City Council

City of Hyattsville Hyattsville Municipal Building 4310 Gallatin Street, 3rd Floor Hyattsville, MD 20781 (301) 985-5000 www.hyattsville.org Agenda Regular Meeting Register in advance for this webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_E_AGSNgESmeRf04xVmE2GA Monday, February 1, 2021 7:00 PM Virtual City Council Kevin Ward, Interim Mayor, Ward 1 Carrianna Suiter, Council Vice President, Ward 3 Bart Lawrence, Ward 1 Robert S. Croslin, Ward 2 Danny Schaible, Ward 2 Ben Simasek, Ward 3 Edouard Haba, Ward 4 Daniel Peabody, Ward 4 Joseph Solomon, Ward 5 Erica Spell Wolf, Ward 5 ADMINISTRATION Tracey E. Douglas, City Administrator Laura Reams, City Clerk, 301-985-5009, cityclerk@hyattsville.org City Council Agenda Regular Meeting February 1, 2021 WELCOME TO THE CITY OF HYATTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING! Your participation at this public meeting is valued and appreciated. AGENDA/PACKET: The Agenda/Packet is available for review at the Hyattsville Municipal Building and online at www.hyattsville.org prior to the scheduled meeting (generally available no later than the Friday prior to the scheduled Monday meeting). Please note, times given for agenda items are estimates only. Matters other than those indicated on the agenda may also be considered at Council discretion. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT: In compliance with the ADA, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting or other services in conjunction with this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (301) 985-5009. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. AUDIBLE DEVICES: Please ensure all audible devices are turned off or otherwise not audible when the City Council is in session. Thank you. 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You may also view meetings live online at hyattsville-md.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?camera_id=2 REPLAY SCHEDULE: The meetings will be re-broadcast on cable television, channel 71 (Comcast) and channel 12 (Verizon) daily at 7:00 a.m., 1 p.m., and 8 p.m. Meetings are also able for replay online at www.hyattsville.org/meetings. CITY INFORMATION: Sign up to receive text and email notifications about Hyattsville events, government, police and programs at www.hyattsville.org/list.aspx INCLEMENT WEATHER: In the event of inclement weather, please call 301-985-5000 to confirm the status of the Council meeting. City of Hyattsville Page 1 of 5 Monday, February 1, 2021 7:00 PM City Council Agenda Regular Meeting February 1, 2021 Meeting Notice: As we continue to take precautions due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, the Hyattsville City Council will hold its meeting on Monday, February 1, 2021 remotely via video conference. The Council meeting will be conducted entirely remotely; there will be no in-person meeting attendance. The meeting will be broadcast live on cable television channel 71 (Comcast), channel 12 (Verizon), and available via live stream at www.hyattsville.org/meetings. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Public comment may be made using the e-comment feature at www.hyattsville.org/meetings or by emailing cityclerk@hyattsville.org. All electronic comments must be submitted by 5 PM on February 1, 2021. Comments received will be read by City staff during the public comment portion of the meeting. Members of the public who wish to attend the virtual Council meeting must register in advance using the link below. https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_E_AGSNgESmeRf04xVmE2GA 1. Call to Order and Council Roll Call 2. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag 3. Approval of Agenda 4. Approval of the Minutes 4.a) Approval of the Minutes HCC-207-FY21 I move that the Mayor and Council approve the Council Meeting Minutes of January 4, 2021. Sponsors: City Administrator Attachments: Minutes Jan 4, 2021 CM FINAL 5. Public Comment (7:10 p.m. – 7:20 p.m.) Complete Speaker Card, Limit 2 minutes per speaker 6. City Administrator Update (7:20 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.) 7. Treasurer Update (7:30 p.m. - 7:40 p.m.) 8. Presentations (7:40 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.) City of Hyattsville Page 2 of 5 Monday, February 1, 2021 7:00 PM City Council Agenda Regular Meeting February 1, 2021 8.a) Educational Facilities Task Force HCC-209-FY21 Presentation Only Sponsors: City Administrator Department: Educational Facilities Task Force Attachments: Presentation to Council 2-1-2021 PGCPS_PPC_Hyattsville_ BlueprintSchools_Hyattsville_Townhall Jan_12_2021.amemded1.21.21 (1) 9. Proclamations (8:00 p.m. - 8:05 p.m.) 9.a) Proclamation Celebrating February 2021 as Black History Month in the City HCC-206-FY21 of Hyattsville I move that the Mayor and Council adopt a proclamation recognizing February 2021 as Black History Month in the City of Hyattsville. Sponsors: City Administrator Attachments: CM 0201 Black History Month 2021 10. Consent Items (8:05 p.m. - 8:10 p.m.) 10.a) Hyattsville Ordinance 2021-01: Close of Candidate Registration (Adoption) HCC-204-FY21 I move that the Mayor and Council adopt Hyattsville Ordinance 2021-01, an ordinance whereby the City Council amends Chapter 8 of the Hyattsville Code to change the day by which candidates for office are required to register as candidates (SECOND READING & ADOPTION). Sponsors: City Administrator Department: City Clerk Attachments: Sec. 8-7, Ordinance Changing Candidate Registration Date 1.4.20 City of Hyattsville Page 3 of 5 Monday, February 1, 2021 7:00 PM City Council Agenda Regular Meeting February 1, 2021 10.b) Disbursement of FY21 Education Enrichment Grant Funds HCC-205-FY21 I move that the Mayor and Council authorize the expenditure of $2,809.19 to support the grant proposals recommended from the Education Advisory Committee and listed in the attached memo for the dissemination of the FY21 Education Enrichment Grants. Sponsors: City Administrator Department: City Clerk Attachments: Memo - EEGP 2021.01.26 BARS_Felegy_Redacted Development Library_University Park Distance Learning_Rosa Parks_Redacted Parent Workshops_Rosa Parks KEMS_HMS_Redacted Little Mermaid_NWH_Redacted 10.c) Schedule Public Hearing for Traffic Calming Petition - Oliver Street HCC-211-FY21 I move that the City Council schedule a Public Hearing for Monday, March 1, 2021 at 6:30 PM, to consider public testimony regarding a Traffic Calming Petition submitted for the 3900 block of Oliver Street, located in Ward 3. Sponsors: City Administrator Department: City Clerk Attachments: PetitionOliverStSpeedBump_Redacted 20210113_TrafficCalming_4000Oliver Traffic Calming Flowchart 114-8 Traffic Calming Devices 11. Discussion Items (8:10 p.m. - 8:40 p.m.) City of Hyattsville Page 4 of 5 Monday, February 1, 2021 7:00 PM City Council Agenda Regular Meeting February 1, 2021 11.a) Hyattsville COVID-19 Restaurant Relief HCC-210-FY21 I move that the Mayor and Council amend the Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) Special Revenue Funds Budget and re-appropriate $66,000 of the remaining $74,000 originally allocated to Employ Prince George’s from the Hyattsville Pandemic Relief fund to support regionally and locally owned full-service restaurants, distilleries, breweries, and wineries/meaderies in the City of Hyattsville. This funding will provide $2,000 to each qualifying restaurant to be used towards rent, utilities, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), takeout supplies, and other pandemic related overhead. These funds should be allocated by April 30, 2021. Sponsors: Suiter, Lawrence, Simasek, Spell Wolf and Ward Department: Legislative Attachments: Hyattsville COVID-19 Restaurant Relief_Suiter 11.b) Purchase of BolaWrap Devices and Cartridges HCC-214-FY21 I move that the Mayor and Council authorize the expenditure in the amount of $12,039 to East Coast Tactical for the purchase of 10 BolaWrap devices and 90 cartridges to be divided between each squad and our Emergency Response Team. The funding source for this purchase is the speed camera special revenue fund. I further move that, upon procurement, the Hyattsville City Police Department move swiftly to adequately train and staff members of each squad and the Emergency Response Team on the appropriate use and deployment of the BolaWrap Device. Sponsors: City Administrator Department: Police Department Attachments: BolaWrap Pictures 12. Council Dialogue (8:40 p.m. - 8:50 p.m.) 13. Community Notices and Meetings 13.a) Main City Calendar February 2 - February 16, 2021 HCC-208-FY21 N/A Sponsors: City Administrator Attachments: Main City Calendar Feb 2 - Feb 16 2021 FINAL 14. Motion to Adjourn City of Hyattsville Page 5 of 5 Monday, February 1, 2021 7:00 PM