City Council
Regular MeetingHyattsville, MD · January 3, 2022
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, January 3, 2022
7:00 PM
Council Chambers
City Council
Mayor Kevin Ward
Robert S. Croslin, Council President, Ward 2
Danny Schaible, Council Vice President, Ward 2
Sam Denes, Ward 1
Joanne Waszczak, Ward 1
Ben Simasek, Ward 3
Jimmy McClellan, Ward 3
Edouard Haba, Ward 4
Daniel Peabody, Ward 4
Joseph Solomon, Ward 5
Rommel Sandino, Ward 5
ADMINISTRATION
Tracey E. Douglas, City Administrator
Laura Reams, City Clerk, 301-985-5009, cityclerk@hyattsville.org
City Council Agenda Regular Meeting January 3, 2022
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As we continue to take precautions due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, the Hyattsville City
Council will hold its meeting on Monday, January 3, 2022 remotely via video conference. The Council
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their contributions and associated functions of the virtual meeting interface are not intended for
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1. Call to Order and Council Roll Call
2. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
3. Approval of Agenda
4. Public Comment (7:10 p.m. – 7:20 p.m.) Complete Speaker Card, Limit 2 minutes per speaker
5. Community Notices and Meetings
5.a) Main City Calendar: January 4 - January 18, 2022 HCC-212-FY22
N/A
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: City Clerk
Attachments: Main City Calendar January 4 - January 18, 2022
6. City Administrator Update (7:20 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.)
7. Presentations (7:30 p.m. - 7:55 p.m.)
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7.a) Preliminary Adelphi Roads Sector Plan HCC-213-FY22
Presentation Only
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: Community & Economic Development
Attachments: Presentation Memo - Preliminary Adelphi Road Sector Plan FINAL
ARSP Boundary Map
Adelphi Road Sector Plan Briefing to Hyattsville City Council
8. Appointments (7:55 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.)
8.a) Council of Governments Policy Committee Appointments HCC-202-FY22
I move that the Mayor and Council make the following appointments to the Council of
Governments (COG) Policy Committees for a term of one (1) year, beginning on January 3,
2022:
· Region Forward Coalition: Mayor Kevin Ward, with staff alternate Jim Chandler
· Human Services and Public Safety Policy Committee: Mayor Kevin Ward, with staff
alternate Police Chief Jarod Towers and Sandra Shephard
· Climate Energy and Environment Policy Committee: Mayor Kevin Ward, with staff
alternate Lesley Riddle
· Chesapeake Bay and Water Resources Policy Committee: Mayor Kevin Ward, with staff
alternate Lesley Riddle
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: Legislative
Attachments: MWCOG_Policy_Committees
8.b) Appointments to Board of Supervisors of Elections HCC-203-FY22
I move that the Mayor, with Council approval, appoint Juan Castillo and Erin Payne to the Board
of Supervisors of Elections to fill two (2) vacant positions on the Board for a term to expire on
January 12, 2023.
Sponsors: Ward
Department: Legislative
Attachments: Castillo_BOSE Application
Payne_BOSE Application
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8.c) Re-appointment to the Ethics Commission HCC-208-FY22
I move that the Mayor, with Council approval re-appoint T. Carter Ross to the Hyattsville Ethics
Commission for a term of three (3) years to expire on January 3, 2025.
Sponsors: Ward
Department: City Clerk
Attachments: T. Carter Ross redac
9. Consent Items (7:55 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.)
Items listed on the Consent Agenda are considered routine in nature, and are approved in one motion. There
will be no separate discussion of these items unless the Mayor/Council request specific items be removed from
the Consent agenda for separate action.
9.a) Casey Trees Residential Tree Plantings HCC-204-FY22
I move that the Mayor and Council authorize an expenditure to Casey Trees in an amount not
to exceed $40,000 for the 2021 Residential Tree Planting program funded by a grant from
Chesapeake Bay Trust.
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: Public Works
Attachments: Hyattsville_20211007- Invoice #764
9.b) Purchase of EnergiPlant System HCC-205-FY22
I move that the Mayor and Council authorize the City Administrator to facilitate the purchase of
an EnergiPlant system from Primo Energy for an expenditure not to exceed $15,000, pending
legal review. The cost of this system may qualify for reimbursement under ARPA Fund
guidelines and will be submitted for consideration.
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: Public Works
Attachments: SpecSheet-EnergiPlant-2021
Estimate_1141_from_Primo_Energy_Inc
terms and conditions 2021
Sole Source Letter 11-22-21 (1)
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9.c) FY22 Budget Amendment: Special Revenues Budget and Appropriation of HCC-209-FY22
Remaining FY21 Grant Funds
I move that the Mayor and Council amend the FY22 Special Revenues Budget and appropriate
the remaining FY21 unencumbered fund balance of $40,078 in fund 43 of the FY21 Chesapeake
Bay Trust Stewardship Grant account.
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: Finance
10. Action Items (8:00 p.m. - 8:20 p.m.)
10.a) David C. Driskell Community Park Re-imagination: Phase 1 HCC-207-FY22
I move that the Mayor and Council authorize the expenditure of $28,000 for the Phase 1
Re-imagination of David C. Driskell Community Park to Neighborhood Design Center (NDC) on
their existing contract.
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: Public Works
Attachments: David C Driskell Community Park - NDC - Phase 1
11. Discussion Items (8:20 p.m. - 8:50 p.m.)
11.a) Civilian Oversight Committee HCC-206-FY22
For discussion:
I move that the Hyattsville City Council establish a Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement
Committee as described in the attached Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement Committee
Worksheet. The work of this Committee will help ensure that investigations into complaints
against officers of the Hyattsville City Police Department (HCPD) carried out by the HCPD
internal affairs unit are fair, impartial, thorough and that the recommended dispositions are
appropriate. This will increase transparency, strengthen relations between the HCPD and the
community, and support continuous improvement of the agency.
Sponsors: Schaible, Peabody, Solomon, McClellan, Croslin and Simasek
Department: Legislative
Attachments: Civilian Oversight Committee Worksheet, Final for Council Consideration
Civilian Oversight, Memo of Support from PPSAC
12. Council Dialogue (8:50 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
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13. Motion to Adjourn
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