Mayor and City Council

MINUTES OF CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP MEETING CITY OF NEW CARROLLTON FEBRUARY 5, 2025 Present were Council Members Briana Urbina, Lincoln Lashley, David Lai and Duane H. Rosenberg; Mayor Katrina R. Dodro, Administrative Officer Maisha Williams, and City Clerk Ashli Pressey. I. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Council Chair Urbina in the Municipal Center, Room 230. II. Public Comments The following members of the public made comment: ●​ Ryan Hussey addressed the council regarding his resignation. ●​ June Garrett inquired about the timeline of the council's awareness of Ryan Hussy's residency. ●​ Stephen John expressed the importance of city officials residing in New Carrollton. ●​ Council Member Rosenberg expressed that the Council should send an email about Ryan Hussey. ●​ Phelecia Nembhard asked for updates on the Audit and inventories that were previously completed by the City. ●​ Agnelli Sybel came to the podium. III. Council Announcements Council Chair Urbina asked if any of the Councilmembers had announcements. Councilmembers Urbina, Lashley, Lai & Rosenberg made announcements. The Mayor also made an announcement. ●​ The Council made various announcements regarding community events, updates on county executive candidate forums, Black History Month celebrations, and safety precautions for the weather, immigration enforcement concerns and resources, and tax preparation assistance. ●​ The Mayor announced changes to the upcoming Mayor's Meet and Greet locations and dates. IV. Toole Design Presentation Representatives from Tool Design Group presented their qualifications and experience related to transportation, public safety, and street safety projects. V. Walker Consultants Representatives from Walker Consultants presented their expertise in parking studies and their proposed work plan to address parking issues in New Carrollton. VI. Coalition to Support PGC Fire and EMS Mayor Dodro asked the Council to join the Coalition to Support PGC Fire and EMS. VII. Discussion of an Asset Management Consultant Information was presented about potentially contracting an Asset Management Consultant for the City for the Council to consider. VIII. Budget Amendment for Second Quarter Discussion Council reviewed information for a Budget Amendment that will be presented for vote during the February Legislative Workshop. The Council questioned how it would integrate with Samsara and OpenGove, what the City would do to implement the data produced, and what budget year it would be in. IX. Electec Poll Machine Contract An Election Vendor contract for Electec Poll Machines for $30,562.50 was discussed. X. Election Laws Discussion The Council discussed potential election law legislation such as Ballot Harvesting and campaign signage regulation. The Council Members discussed the topic including whether this is already thoroughly addressed in the Hatch Act Legislation, implementation and enforcement. XI. Motion to Adjourn Council Member Lai moved to Adjourn the Council Workshop Meeting. Council Member Lashley seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously (4-0-0). The meeting was adjourned at 10:02 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Kaitlyn Schisler City Clerk Note: These minutes are a summary of the actions taken by the City Council and do not include all details of the discussions. Please refer to the official meeting transcript for a complete record.