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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://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BSlP9n_hS6iJKK4KRiOENg Monday, April 18, 2022 7:00 PM Virtual City Council Robert S. Croslin, Interim Mayor 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 April 18, 2022 WELCOME TO THE CITY OF HYATTSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING! Your participation at this public meeting is valued and appreciated. 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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 10 Monday, April 18, 2022 7:00 PM City Council Agenda Regular Meeting April 18, 2022 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, April 18, 2022 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: If you wish to address the Council during the Public Comment period, please use the "Raise Hand" feature in the virtual meeting interface. Participants may also submit statements electronically using the eComment feature at www.hyattsville.org/meetings or via email to cityclerk@hyattsville.org no later than two (2) hours prior to the start of the meeting. All participants shall remain respectful in their contributions and associated functions of the virtual meeting interface are not intended for public dialogue or discussion. Members of the public who wish to comment during the virtual Council meeting must register in advance using the link below. https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BSlP9n_hS6iJKK4KRiOENg 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: April 19 - May 2, 2022 HCC-337-FY22 N/A Sponsors: City Administrator Department: City Clerk Attachments: City Calendar_Apr 18 - May 2 2022 6. City Administrator Update (7:20 p.m. - 7:35 p.m.) 7. Presentations (7:35 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.) City of Hyattsville Page 2 of 10 Monday, April 18, 2022 7:00 PM City Council Agenda Regular Meeting April 18, 2022 7.a. Presentation of the 2022 Special Mayoral Election Candidates HCC-330-FY22 For Presentation Sponsors: City Administrator Department: City Clerk 7.b. Environmental Depot Concept HCC-296-FY22 Presentation. Sponsors: City Administrator Department: Public Works Attachments: Enviro Depot Presentation 041822 7.c. Hyattsville Volunteer Fire Department (HVFD) Introduction & Overview HCC-334-FY22 Presentation Only. Sponsors: City Administrator Department: City Clerk 8. Proclamations (8:15 p.m. - 8:20 p.m.) 8.a. Arbor Day Proclamation HCC-327-FY22 I move the Mayor and Council proclaim April 29, 2022 as Arbor Day in the City of Hyattsville. Sponsors: City Administrator Department: City Clerk Attachments: CM 0418 Arbor Day 2022 9. Appointments (8:15 p.m. - 8:20 p.m.) City of Hyattsville Page 3 of 10 Monday, April 18, 2022 7:00 PM City Council Agenda Regular Meeting April 18, 2022 9.a. Appointments to the Hyattsville Environment Committee HCC-333-FY22 I move that the Mayor and Council approve the appointments of Melissa Schweisguth (Ward 5) and Daisy Bett (Ward 2) to the Hyattsville Environment Committee for a term of two (2) years to expire on April 30, 2024. Sponsors: Haba and Simasek Department: City Clerk Attachments: Daisy Bett_HEC_redacted Melissa Schweisguth_HEC_redacted 9.b. Appointment to the Police and Public Safety Citizens’ Advisory Committee HCC-336-FY22 I move that the Mayor and Council approve the appointment of Julio Gomez (Ward 2) to the Police and Public Safety Citizen’s Advisory Committee for a term of two (2) years to expire on April 30, 2024. Sponsors: Sandino Department: City Clerk Attachments: PPSCAC_Julio Gomez_redacted 10. Consent Items (8:20 p.m. - 8:25 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. 10.a. MOU Between the City of Hyattsville, Town of Brentwood, and the City of HCC-315-FY22 Mt. Rainier Concerning Hyattsville’s Joint Crisis Response Program I move the Mayor and Council authorize the City Administrator to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Hyattsville, Town of Brentwood and the City of Mt. Rainier for the Joint CIT Mobile Crisis Program, upon the review and approval by the City Attorney for legal sufficiency. Sponsors: City Administrator Department: Police Department Attachments: MOU CIT Final City of Hyattsville Page 4 of 10 Monday, April 18, 2022 7:00 PM City Council Agenda Regular Meeting April 18, 2022 10.b. Change Order to the On-call Transportation and Stormwater/Environmental HCC-321-FY22 Design and Engineering Contracts I move that the Mayor and Council authorize the City Administrator to execute a change order to the Toole On-Call Transportation Design and Engineering contract and to the SMC and Low Impact Design Center On-Call Environmental and Stormwater Design and Engineering contracts to increase the contract value not to exceed $750,000 and to add 2 additional option years. Sponsors: City Administrator Department: Public Works 10.c. Decommissioning and Surplus of Public Works Equipment HCC-326-FY22 I move that the Mayor and Council authorize the decommissioning and disposal of the Public Works vehicles and equipment noted in the memo dated April 8th, 2022. Sponsors: Douglas Department: Public Works Attachments: 220408 - memo - surplus items 10.d. Reschedule Public Hearing for Traffic Calming Petition - Lancer Drive, HCC-328-FY22 Longfellow Street and 41st Place I move that the City Council reschedule the Public Hearing for Traffic Calming on Lancer Drive from Monday, May 2, 2022, to Monday, May 16 at 6:00 PM. The public hearing will be held in order to consider public testimony regarding a Traffic Calming Petition submitted for the 3400 & 3500 blocks of Lancer Drive, located in Ward 5. Additionally, the public hearing will hear testimony on two additional traffic calming petitions received for 3500 block of Longfellow Street and 4900 block of 41st Place. Sponsors: City Administrator Department: City Clerk Attachments: Lancer Drive Petition 3500 block Longfellow Street Traffic Calming Petition_map_redacted 41St Place Between Decatur & Emerson St Petiton_Redacted_with map Traffic Calming Flowchart 114-8 Traffic Calming Devices City of Hyattsville Page 5 of 10 Monday, April 18, 2022 7:00 PM City Council Agenda Regular Meeting April 18, 2022 10.e. Selection of GovDelivery as the City’s new e-mail and text notice provider HCC-331-FY22 I move the Mayor and Council authorize the City Administrator to enter into a contract with Granicus at a cost not to exceed $11,500 for a one-year contract, renewable for up to two additional years, for the purposes of implementing GovDelivery as the City’s new e-mail and text notice provider. The annual contract value for GovDelivery will not exceed $28,000 over the three years. This contract is to be funded through American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for the term of three years and is subject to the review and approval of the City Attorney for legal sufficiency. Sponsors: City Administrator Department: City Clerk Attachments: Hyattsville, MD_govDelivery 10.f. Selection of Hello Lampost as a new Community Engagement Tool HCC-332-FY22 I move the Mayor and Council authorize the City Administrator to enter into a contract with Hello Lampost at a cost not to exceed $16,000 for a one-year contract for the purposes of implementing a new community engagement tool, upon the review and approval of the City Attorney for legal sufficiency. This contract is to be funded through American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding and will support outreach efforts for ARPA programming. Sponsors: City Administrator Department: City Clerk Attachments: Hello Hyattsville! Proposal Hello Hyattsville! service agreement 4.11 Sole Source Justification .docx 10.g. Selection of CitizenLab as the City’s Online Engagement Platform HCC-335-FY22 I move the Mayor and Council authorize the City Administrator to enter into a contract with CitizenLab at a cost not to exceed $10,000 for a one-year contract for the purposes of implementing a new online engagement platform, upon the review and approval of the City Attorney for legal sufficiency. This contract is to be funded through American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding and will support outreach efforts for ARPA programming. Sponsors: City Administrator Department: Communications Attachments: CitizenLab Proposal - Hyattsville, MD CitizenLab Demo Slides - Hyattsville, MD City of Hyattsville Page 6 of 10 Monday, April 18, 2022 7:00 PM City Council Agenda Regular Meeting April 18, 2022 11. Action Items (8:25 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.) 11.a. Awarding of the Contract for the 3505 Hamilton Street Public Safety Building HCC-317-FY22 Adaptive Reuse Project I move that the Mayor and Council authorize the City Administrator to enter into a contract with the Whiting-Turner Company for the 3505 Hamilton Street Public Safety Building Adaptive Reuse Project for an authorized expenditure not to exceed $18,700,000.00, pending legal review. Sponsors: City Administrator Department: Public Works Attachments: 220329 - memo - 3505 contractor selection Whiting-Turner Submission_City of Hyattsville_March 11, 2022 - council motion 220131 - RFP - DPW21-005 - Public Safety Building Adaptive Reuse 11.b. 3505 Hamilton Street Construction Administration, Construction HCC-320-FY22 Management, Third Party Inspection, and Commissioning I move that the Mayor and Council authorize the City Administrator to execute a change order to the Johnson, Mirmiran, & Thompson (JMT) contract to increase the not to exceed value to $4,750,000 and to extend the expiration date of the Contract to February 4, 2024. In addition, an expenditure not to exceed $1,200,000 to provide Construction Administration, Construction Management, Third Party Inspections, and Commissioning for the 3505 Hamilton St Public Safety Building Adaptive Reuse Project under their existing contract and change orders. Sponsors: City Administrator Department: Public Works Attachments: TO 01E CM Services TO 01G Commissioning Services (1) TO 01F - CA Services TO 01H Third Party Inspectors 12. Discussion Items (8:45 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.) City of Hyattsville Page 7 of 10 Monday, April 18, 2022 7:00 PM City Council Agenda Regular Meeting April 18, 2022 12.a. Individual Emergency Relief Programs - ARPA HCC-322-FY22 I move that the Mayor and Council allocate $1,200,000 for emergency relief programs for individuals who have experienced pandemic-related negative economic consequences, with amounts designated for the following purposes: · $900,000 for individual relief payments, which consist of $2,500 per adult individual and $750 per child upon showing that the individual is a resident of the City of Hyattsville and experienced pandemic-related negative economic consequences eligible for relief under the American Rescue Plan Act. · $100,000 for a medical bill relief program, providing up to $5,000 per City resident for medical bills incurred after March 3, 2021. · An amount NTE $100,000 for program administration through a local-serving non-profit organization selected through a public Request for Proposals outlining the criteria needed for implementation. · An amount NTE $100,000 for outreach and application assistance programs to ensure relief programs are accessible for all communities within the City. Sponsors: City Administrator Department: Finance 12.b. Food Assistance Relief Program - ARPA HCC-325-FY22 I move the Mayor and Council allocate $200,000 for non-profit food assistance programs serving Hyattsville residents, authorizing up to $25,000 per food assistance provider. Providers must be in good standing with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation, provide free food to residents, and primarily or significantly serve the City of Hyattsville’s resident communities. Sponsors: City Administrator Department: Finance City of Hyattsville Page 8 of 10 Monday, April 18, 2022 7:00 PM City Council Agenda Regular Meeting April 18, 2022 12.c. Business Emergency Relief - ARPA HCC-323-FY22 I move the Mayor and Council allocate $1,000,000 for business emergency relief programs, authorizing an amount NTE $25,000 per business, provided that businesses that are in good standing with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation, establish pandemic-related negative economic consequences eligible for relief under the American Rescue Plan Act, and are located in the City of Hyattsville. Program funds will be allocated into two programs: 1. $900,000 for general emergency relief needs of Hyattsville businesses, authorizing up to $25,000 per business (criteria to be developed). 2. $100,000 for a permit expediting program. Sponsors: City Administrator Department: Finance 12.d. Non-Profit Emergency Relief - ARPA HCC-324-FY22 I move the Mayor and Council allocate $1,000,000 for non-profit emergency relief programs, authorizing up to $25,000 per non-profit, provided that non-profit that are in good standing with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation, establish pandemic-related negative economic consequences eligible for relief under the American Rescue Plan Act, and primarily or significantly serve the City of Hyattsville’s resident or business communities. Program funds will be allocated into two programs: 1. $900,000 for general emergency relief needs of Hyattsville non-profits, authorizing up to $25,000 per non-profit. 2. $100,000 for a childcare assistance program. Sponsors: City Administrator Department: Finance 12.e. Open FY23 Budget Discussion - Real Property Tax Rate HCC-329-FY22 Open discussion to provide time for follow up items pertaining to the FY23 Budget and the Real Property Tax Rate. The rate has been published at .063 per $100 of assessed valuation. Councilmembers are allotted time to discuss keeping the current tax rate, tax credit program considerations, or options to lower it. Attached is a slide detailing the proposed FY23 Real Property Tax Rate. Sponsors: City Administrator Department: City Clerk Attachments: FY23 Real Property Tax Rate Slide City of Hyattsville Page 9 of 10 Monday, April 18, 2022 7:00 PM City Council Agenda Regular Meeting April 18, 2022 13. Council Dialogue (10:00 p.m. - 10:10 p.m.) 14. Motion to Adjourn City of Hyattsville Page 10 of 10 Monday, April 18, 2022 7:00 PM