City Council
Regular MeetingHyattsville, MD · November 20, 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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Monday, November 20, 2023
7:00 PM
Virtual
City Council
Robert S. Croslin, Mayor
Joseph Solomon, Council President, Ward 5
Joanne Waszczak, Council Vice President, Ward 1
Sam Denes, Ward 1
Danny Schaible, Ward 2
Emily Strab, Ward 2
Jimmy McClellan, Ward 3
Kareem Redmond, Ward 3
Edouard Haba, Ward 4
Michelle Lee, 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 November 20, 2023
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Meeting Notice:
The Hyattsville City Council will hold its meeting on Monday, November 20, 2023 remotely via video
conference. The Council meeting will be conducted entirely remotely; there will be no in-person
meeting attendance.
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available via live stream at www.hyattsville.org/meetings.
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feature in the virtual meeting interface. Participants may also submit statements electronically using
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later than two (2) hours prior to the start of the meeting. Submitted electronic statements will be sent
to Councilmembers prior to the meeting and included in the official meeting record. Electronically
submitted statements will not be read aloud. All participants shall remain respectful in their
contributions and associated functions of the virtual meeting interface are not intended for public
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1. Call to Order and Council Roll Call
2. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
3. Moment of Silence
4. Approval of Agenda
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 - 7:40 p.m.)
7. Presentations (7:40 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.)
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7.a. Ager Road Townhomes Preliminary Plan of Subdivision 2023-030 HCC-133-FY24
Presentation only.
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: Community & Economic Development
Attachments: Presentation Memo - Ager Road Townhomes - PPS 2022-030
Preliminary Plan of Subdivision 2023-030
Statement of Justification
Stormwater Management Concept Plan 46389-2022-01
Concept Erosion and Sediment Control Plan 88-2023
8. Proclamations
8.a. Proclamation Recognizing December 1, 2023 as World AIDS Day in the City HCC-136-FY24
of Hyattsville
I move that the Mayor and Council recognize December 1, 2023 as World AIDS Day in the City
of Hyattsville.
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: City Clerk
Attachments: CM 1120 World AIDS Day Proclamation
9. Appointments
9.a. Appointments to the Police and Public Safety Citizens’ Advisory Committee HCC-130-FY24
I move that the Mayor and Council approve the appointments of Bob Kantor (Ward 2) and Julia
Dezelski (Ward 1) to the Police and Public Safety Citizen’s Advisory Committee for a term of
two (2) years to expire on November 30, 2025.
Sponsors: Strab
Department: City Clerk
Attachments: Julia Dezeiski, W1 Nov 2023 redac
Bob Kantor, W2 Nov 2023 redac
10. Consent Items (8:00 p.m. - 8:05 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.
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10.a. Variance Request V-84-23 - 6414 Burlington Road, Hyattsville HCC-131-FY24
I move the City Council authorize the Mayor to provide correspondence to the Prince George's
County Board of Zoning Appeals in support of zoning variance application V-84-23, a request to
permit a 200 square foot net lot area and 10-foot front building line width, a variance request
of 1.3 feet left side yard width and 1.3 feet right side yard width, 15.9% net lot coverage and
support for the applicant's use of pervious materials for the driveway structure for the subject
property located at 4614 Burlington Road, Hyattsville.
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: Community & Economic Development
Attachments: Staff Memo - V-84-23
Staff Memo - V-82-19
V-84-23 Application
10.b. Special Exception request SPE-2023-01 7207 - Hitching Post Lane, Hyattsville HCC-134-FY24
(Espirales Montessori Bilingual Childcare Center)
I move the City Council authorize the Mayor to provide correspondence to the Prince George's
County Planning Director in support special exception application SPE-2023-001, a request to
allow a day care center for children in the RSF-95 zone at 7207 Hitching Post Lane, Hyattsville.
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: Community & Economic Development
Attachments: Memo - SPE-2023-001
Statement of Justification
SPE-2023-001 Site Plan
10.c. Procurement of OSCR360 Camera HCC-138-FY24
I move that the Mayor and Council authorize an expenditure not to exceed $15,865.00 for the
purchase of an OSCR360 Camera from L-Tron Corporation.
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: Police Department
Attachments: OSCR
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10.d. Procurement of Cellebrite HCC-139-FY24
I move that Mayor and Council authorize the purchase of Cellbrite not to exceed the amount of
$15,745.00.
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: Police Department
Attachments: Cellebrite
10.e. HPD Contract with Community Advocates for Family and Youth (CAFY) HCC-140-FY24
I move that the Mayor and Council authorize the City Administrator to enter into a contract
with Community Advocates for Family and Youth (CAFY), upon the review and approval by the
City Attorney for legal sufficiency.
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: Police Department
10.f. Installation of Pedestrian Safety Improvements on Nicholson Street HCC-141-FY24
I move that the Mayor and Council authorize an expenditure not to exceed $110,000 to NZI
Construction for the construction and installation of pedestrian safety improvements on
Nicholson Street from Ager Road to 31st Avenue, under their existing contract with the City.
This project will be funded with CIP funds as approved in the FY24 budget.
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: Public Works
Attachments: Proposal_ Nicholson Street Improvement-Ager to 31st Ave
11. Action Items (8:05 p.m. - 8:20 p.m.)
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11.a. Adoption of FY24 Legislative Agenda HCC-146-FY24
I move that the Mayor and Council adopt the following legislative and bond bill priorities to be
presented at a Joint District 22 Legislative Dinner on November 28, 2023.
Legislative Priorities:
· Affordable Housing
· Environmental Sustainability
· Grants/Programs for Recruitment & Retention of Police Officers
· Infrastructure & State Rd Improvements
· Juvenile Justice Reform
· Mental Health & Addiction Support
· Regional Economic Development & Growth
Bond Bill Priorities:
Communications & Technology for Public Safety Headquarters: Funding Request - $2.0M
Stormwater Mitigation & Repairs at City Municipal Building: Funding Request - $550K
Environmental Depot: Funding Request - $650K
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: City Clerk
12. Discussion Items (8:20 p.m. - 9:05 p.m.)
12.a. ARPA Spending Plan Discussion HCC-144-FY24
For discussion.
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: Finance
Attachments: Category Restricted Proposals November 2023
ARPA Spending Plan Update Discussion #2 November 2023
ARPA Projects Status Report Category Restricted Projects November
2023
ARPA Projects Status Report Revenue Replacement Projects November
2023
ARPA Projects Status Report All Projects November 2023
Revenue Replacement Proposals November 2023
Category Restricted Proposals November 2023
13. Council Dialogue (9:05 p.m. - 9:15 p.m.)
14. Motion to Adjourn
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