City Council
Regular MeetingHyattsville, MD · January 3, 2023
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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Tuesday, January 3, 2023
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City Council
Robert S. Croslin, Mayor
Joseph Solomon, Council President, Ward 5
Danny Schaible, Council Vice President, Ward 2
Sam Denes, Ward 1
Joanne Waszczak, Ward 1
Emily Strab, Ward 2
Ben Simasek, Ward 3
Jimmy McClellan, Ward 3
Edouard Haba, Ward 4
Daniel Peabody, Ward 4
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, 2023
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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
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4.a. Approval of the Minutes HCC-190-FY23
I move that the Mayor and Council approve the following Council Meeting Minutes: Public
Hearing of December 19, 2022, Council Meeting of December 19, 2022, Council Meeting of
January 10, 2022, 6 p.m. Public Hearing of February 22, 2022, 6:30 p.m. Public Hearing of
February 22, 2022, and Council Meeting of April 18, 2022.
Sponsors: City Administrator
Attachments: MeetingMinutes_December 19_2022
Public Hearing Minutes_Dec 19 2022
MeetingMinutes_Jan 10 2022
Public Hearing 1 Minutes_Feb 22 2022
Public Hearing 2 Minutes_Feb 22 2022
MeetingMinutes_April 18 2022
5. Public Comment (7:10 p.m. – 7:20 p.m.) Complete Speaker Card, Limit 2 minutes per speaker
6. Community Notices and Meetings
6.a. Main City Calendar: January 4, 2023 - January 17, 2023 HCC-189-FY23
N/A
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: City Clerk
Attachments: City Calendar January 4, 2023 - January 17, 2023
7. City Administrator Update (7:20 p.m. - 7:50 p.m.)
8. Appointments (7:50 p.m)
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8.a. Re-appointments to Board of Supervisors of Elections HCC-193-FY23
I move the Mayor, with Council approval, re-appoint Zachary Peters, Juan Castillo, and Erin
Payne to the Board of Supervisors of Elections for a term of four (4) years beginning January 4,
2023 through January 12, 2027.
Sponsors: Croslin
Department: City Clerk
Attachments: Peters_BOSE Reappointment
Castillo_BOSE Reappointment
Payne_BOSE Reappointment
9. Consent Items (7:50 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. Zoning Variance Request: V-76-22 - 6117 42nd Avenue, Hyattsville HCC-182-FY23
I move the City Council authorize the Mayor to send correspondence to the Board of Zoning
Appeals in support V-76-22 for the subject property at 6117 42nd Avenue, Hyattsville, as the
side yard width is an existing condition of the dwelling.
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: Community & Economic Development
Attachments: Memo - V-76-22
City of Hyattsville Zoning Variance Policy Statement & Variance
Process_ENGLISH
V-76-22 Binder
9.b. Authorization for Temporary Use Lease Agreement HCC-187-FY23
I move the Council authorize the City Administrator to execute a Temporary Lease/Use
Agreement with Urban Investment Partners for temporary use of the subject property at 4508
Hamilton Street, Hyattsville, upon review by the City Attorney for legal sufficiency.
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: Community & Economic Development
Attachments: Memo -Temporary Use Lease Agreement
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9.c. 8th Amendment to Agreement with Applied Digital Solutions, Inc. (ATS) HCC-188-FY23
d/b/a Verra Mobility
I move that Mayor and Council authorize the City Administrator to sign the eighth amendment
to the agreement between the City of Hyattsville and American Traffic Solutions, Inc. (ATS) to
continue the Red Light Camera program for a term of one (1) year, beginning on January 1,
2023 and ending on December 31, 2023.
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: Police Department
Attachments: HYATTSVILLE 8th Amendment Renewal
9.d. 3505 Hamilton Street Mural Restoration HCC-192-FY23
I move that the Mayor and Council authorize an expenditure not to exceed $17,000 to Griffin
Studios, Inc. for the restoration and repair of the Cedric Egeli mural located at 3505 Hamilton
St.
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: Public Works
Attachments: Etimate Restoration Cost for City Council Hyattsville
3505 Mural Pictures
9.e. Pennoni On-call Transportation Projects HCC-195-FY23
I move that the Mayor and Council authorize an expenditure not to exceed $100,000 to
Pennoni for transportation related projects to included speed and traffic calming studies,
roadway analysis and design, and transportation grant proposal preparation, writing, and
management, as well as additional tasks as required under their existing contract with the City.
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: Public Works
Attachments: Reconnecting Communities proposal-Hyattsville
Pennoni Hyattsville- Task 24 Project Rate Sheet
Hyattsville_Task 24_Emerson St Pool_Excavation Investigation
Pennoni Proposal Truck Wash At Arundel Place 102122 (1)
Pennoni Proposal Bike Racks and Reapir Station 091222 (1)
Pennoni Hyattsville- Task 25 Project Rate Sheet
Hyattsville_Task 25_King Park Gazebo Investigation
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9.f. Hyattsville Ordinance 2022-06: 5G Permits HCC-196-FY23
I move the Mayor and Council adopt Hyattsville Ordinance 2022-06, an ordinance whereby the
City Council amends Chapter 105, Articles VII and VIII of the Hyattsville Code (SECOND READING
& ADOPTION).
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: Public Works
Attachments: Hyattsville Ordinance 2022-06 amending Chapter 105 - small cell -
Final Memo - 5G Draft Ordinance
9.g. Hyattsville Ordinance 2022-08: Updates to Ethics Code HCC-197-FY23
I move the Mayor and Council adopt Hyattsville Ordinance 2022-08, an Ordinance whereby the
City of Hyattsville amends its ethics provisions to conform to recent updates to State law as to
financial reporting and conflicts of interest (SECOND READING & ADOPTION).
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: City Clerk
Attachments: 8.26.22 Letter Regarding Changes to Ethics Law
Ordinance 2022-08 Amended Ethics Code - City of Hyattsville
9.h. Disbursement of Mayoral Discretionary Funds HCC-198-FY23
I move that the Mayor and Council authorize the disbursement of $500 from the Mayor’s
discretionary fund to Pyramid Atlantic in support of “A Collaboration of Creativity”, an
exhibition on the print work of David C. Driskell.
Sponsors: Croslin
Department: City Clerk
9.i. Disbursement of Ward 1 Discretionary Funds HCC-199-FY23
I move that the Mayor and Council authorize the disbursement of $500 from the Ward 1
discretionary fund to Pyramid Atlantic in support of “A Collaboration of Creativity”, an
exhibition on the print work of David C. Driskell.
Sponsors: Denes and Waszczak
Department: Legislative
10. Action Items (8:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.)
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10.a. ARPA: Non-Profit Program Reallocation to Household Emergency Relief HCC-194-FY23
Program
I move that the Mayor and Council reallocate $500,000 of American Rescue Plan Act funds from
the Non-Profit Emergency Relief program to the Household Emergency Relief Program and
establish and end-date for the Non-Profit Emergency Relief Programs of March 31, 2023.
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: Finance
10.b. ARPA: Small Business Emergency Relief Program HCC-201-FY23
I move that the Mayor and Council reallocate $100,000 of American Rescue Plan Act funds from
the Permit Expediting Program to the Small Business Emergency Relief program, and to
establish an end date for the Small Business Emergency Relief program of March 31, 2023.
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: Finance
11. Discussion Items (8:15 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.)
11.a. ARPA: Household Emergency Relief Program Future Allocation HCC-200-FY23
For discussion. This item is tentatively scheduled to return to Council for action on January 17,
2023.
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: Finance
12. Council Dialogue (9:00 p.m. - 9:10 p.m.)
13. Motion to Adjourn
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