City Council
Regular MeetingHyattsville, MD · June 10, 2024
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, June 10, 2024
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 June 10, 2024
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Meeting Notice:
The Hyattsville City Council will hold its meeting on Monday, June 10, 2024 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 via
email to cityclerk@hyattsville.org no 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 dialogue or discussion.
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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. City Administrator Update (7:20 p.m - 7:40 p.m.)
6. Presentations (7:40 p.m. - 8:10 p.m.)
6.a. City of Hyattsville 10 Year Financial Forecast HCC-367-FY24
For presentation.
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: Finance
7. Appointments
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7.a. Appointment to Board of Supervisors of Elections HCC-366-FY24
I move that the Mayor, with Council approval, appoint Nicola Konigkramer (Ward 3) to the
Board of Supervisors of Elections for a term to expire on January 12, 2027.
Sponsors: Croslin
Department: City Clerk
Attachments: Nicola Konigkramer 5.24.2024 redc.pdf
8. Consent Items (8:10 p.m. - 8:15 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.
8.a. Disbursement of Ward 3 Discretionary Funds HCC-372-FY24
I move that the Mayor and Council authorize the disbursement of $90.46 to Kareem Redmond
for reimbursement for refreshments provided at the community meeting held on June 6, 2024
at the City Building.
Sponsors: McClellan and Redmond
Department: Legislative
Attachments: Receipt.jpeg
9. Action Items (8:15 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.)
9.a. Hyattsville Ordinance 2024-02: Fiscal Year 2025 Budget (Second Reading and HCC-364-FY24
Adoption)
I move the Mayor and Council adopt Hyattsville Ordinance 2024-02, an ordinance adopting an
annual budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, for the general purpose,
fixing the tax rates for the Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2024; authorizing collection of taxes
herein levied, and appropriating funds for the fiscal year (Second Reading and Adoption).
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: Finance
Attachments: Hyattsville Ordinance 2024-02 Fiscal Year 2025 Budget_Final DRAFT .pdf
University Town Center Special Tax Report (2024).pdf
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9.b. Hyattsville Ordinance 2024-03: Authorizing the Issue and Sale of General HCC-365-FY24
Obligation Bonds (Second Reading and Adoption)
I move that the Mayor and Council adopt Hyattsville Ordinance 2024-03 authorizing and
empowering the City of Hyattsville to issue and sell from time to time one or more series of
general obligation bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed Seventeen Million Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($17,500,000), the proceeds of the sale of the bonds to be used and
applied for the public purpose of financing, reimbursing or refinancing costs of the project
identified as 3505 Hamilton Street Public Safety Building, together with related costs; specifies
the amount of the bonds to be allocated to the project, provides that each series of the
authorized bonds may be sold at public sale or private sale; authorizes the City Council to
determine or provide by resolution for various matters relating to the authorization, sale,
security, issuance, delivery, payment, and redemption or repayment of, and for each series of
bonds. The City pledges its full faith and credit and unlimited taxing power to the payment of
debt service on the bonds and provides for the imposition of ad valorem taxes sufficient for
such purposes. Details of any series of the bonds to be issued shall be determined or provided
for by resolution of the City Council.
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: Finance
Attachments: City of Hyattsville Ordinance 2024(189724225.4)_1.pdf
9.c. Contract with Motorola Solutions for New Dispatch Center Equipment and HCC-369-FY24
Installation
I move that the Mayor and Council authorize the City Administrator to enter into a contract
with Motorola Solutions for dispatch center equipment and installation not to exceed
$2,000,000, with $650,000 funded by ARPA.
I further move that the Mayor and Council authorize the City Administrator to enter into an
equipment maintenance and support contract for the dispatch center equipment with
Motorola Solutions for years 2-5, at a cost not to exceed $560,000.
The total expenditure for this project is not to exceed $2,560,000. The contracts are subject to
review and approval of the City Attorney for legal sufficiency.
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: Police Department
Attachments: Motorola Proposal_Communications Center
10. Council Dialogue (8:45 p.m. - 8:55 p.m.)
11. Motion to Close (8:55 p.m. - 9:25 p.m.)
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11.a. Motion to Close - Note: Council will Not Return to Open Session HCC-370-FY24
I move the Mayor and Council close the Council Meeting of June 10, 2024, to discuss the
performance evaluation and compensation of an employee over whom this public body has
jurisdiction.
This session will be closed under the authority of the Annotated Code of Maryland State
Government General Provisions Article Section 3-305 (b)(1) To discuss the appointment,
employment, assignment, promotion, discipline, demotion, compensation, removal,
resignation, or performance evaluation of appointees, employees, or officials over whom this
public body has jurisdiction; any other personnel matter that affects one or more specific
individuals.
Sponsors: City Administrator
Department: City Clerk
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