City Council
Regular MeetingHyattsville, MD · March 15, 2021
Agenda
City of Hyattsville
Hyattsville Municipal Building
4310 Gallatin Street, 3rd Floor
Hyattsville, MD 20781
(301) 985-5000
www.hyattsville.org
Agenda Regular Meeting
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Monday, March 15, 2021
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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 March 15, 2021
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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-260-FY21
I move that the Mayor and Council approve the City Council meeting minutes of February 16,
2021 and the Public Hearing minutes of March 1, 2021.
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: City Clerk
Attachments: Minutes Feb 16 FINAL
Minutes Mar 1 2021 PH 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. - 7:35 p.m.)
7. Presentations (7:35 p.m. - 7:55 p.m.)
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7.a) Presentation of the 2021 Election Candidates HCC-259-FY21
For Presentation
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: City Clerk
7.b) Magruder Park Renaming - Presentation HCC-256-FY21
Presentation
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: Community Services
Attachments: Park Name Slides
Recommendations Memo Renaming Magruder Park updated 2 11 21
8. Consent Items (7:55 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.)
8.a) DPW New Construction - Outfitting of New Vehicle Maintenance Bays HCC-250-FY21
I move that the Mayor and Council authorize the City Administrator to purchase equipment for
the outfitting of the new DPW facility vehicle maintenance bays from Liftnow for an amount
not to exceed $160,000.00. Liftnow was selected because they are a member of the Sourcewell
Cooperative Purchasing agreement and can provide both turnkey sales & installation, as well as
ongoing maintenance.
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: Public Works
Attachments: Hyattsville Exhaust System Quote Through Sourcewell
Hyattsville Equipment Portion - Quote through Sourcewell
Hyattsville Lube Parts Final
Hyattsville Air and Lube Systems
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8.b) Nicholson Street Tree Planting Pilot Project HCC-251-FY21
I move that the Mayor and Council Authorize an expenditure not to exceed $70,000 to
Stormwater Management, LLC (SMC) for the installation of Silva Cells and Street trees on the
3100 block of Nicholson Street under their existing contract.
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: Public Works
Attachments: 2021 02 23 SMC ES-21-054 - Nicholson Street Improvements
Construction Phase I, II and III (1) (1)
8.c) Award of Building Cleaning Contract HCC-252-FY21
I move that the Mayor and Council authorize the City Administrator to enter into an agreement
with Sentral Services for cleaning of City buildings and authorize an expenditure not to exceed
$100,000 per year for the life of contract, pending review of the City Attorney.
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: Public Works
Attachments: 210201 - RFP 20-001 - Sentral Services proposal
8.d) Award of Landscape Maintenance Contract HCC-253-FY21
I move that the Mayor and Council authorize the City Administrator to enter into a contract
with Professional Lawn Maintenance Service (PLMS) to provide landscape maintenance in
response to a request for proposal, and authorize an expenditure not to exceed $72,000 for the
first year of the contract pending review of the City Attorney.
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: Public Works
Attachments: Landscaping Maintenance Attachment (revised)
8.e) Award of Alley Maintenance Contract HCC-254-FY21
I move that the Mayor and Council authorize the City Administrator to enter into an agreement
with Professional Lawn Maintenance Service (PLMS) for alley maintenance in response to
Request for Proposal (RFP) DPW 20-003, for an expenditure not to exceed $30,000.00 pending
review of the City Attorney.
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: Public Works
Attachments: RFP DPW 20-003 - Alley maintenance - PLMS proposal
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8.f) Extension of current contract with Johnson, Mirmiran, and Thompson (JMT) HCC-255-FY21
I move that the Mayor and Council authorize the City Administrator to execute an extension of
two (2) years to the current contract with JMT. There are no other changes to the contract at
this time.
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: Public Works
8.g) Magruder Park Renaming - Schedule Public Hearing HCC-258-FY21
I move the Mayor and Council schedule a Public Hearing on the Magruder Park renaming
suggestions for April 6, 2021 at 6 PM.
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: City Clerk
9. Action Items (8:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.)
9.a) Traffic Calming Decision - Oliver Street HCC-249-FY21
I move that the Mayor and Council authorize the City Administrator and DPW staff to conduct
the following tasks: implement temporary traffic calming measures, conduct additional data
collection, and further evaluate infrastructure to achieve traffic calming/mitigation on Oliver
Street.
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: Public Works
10. Discussion Items (8:15 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.)
10.a) Magruder Park Renaming - Discussion HCC-257-FY21
For Discussion
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: City Clerk
Attachments: Park Name Slides
Recommendations Memo Renaming Magruder Park updated 2 11 21
11. Council Dialogue (8:30 p.m. - 8:40 p.m.)
12. Community Notices and Meetings
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12.a) Main City Calendar March 16 - March 24, 2021 HCC-261-FY21
N/A
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: City Clerk
Attachments: Main City Calendar Mar 16 - Mar 24, 2021 FINAL
13. Motion to Adjourn
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