City Council

CITY OF TAKOMA PARK, MARYLAND CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING PUBLIC HEARING, WORK SESSION, AND BUDGET WORK SESSION Wednesday, April 16, 2025 – 7:30 PM Takoma Park Community Center Auditorium The public can view the meeting on Zoom, on City TV (RCN – 13, HD 1060; Comcast/xfinity – 13, HD 997; Verizon Fios – 28), on the City Council Video Page of the City Website; on YouTube, or on Facebook AGENDA CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL CHANGES TO THE AGENDA / AGENDA SCHEDULING UPDATE • Rolling Agenda (PDF) FOR THE RECORD • Introduction of Montgomery College Scholarship Recipients • Arbor Day Proclamation (PDF) PUBLIC HEARING* via Zoom 1. Public Hearing on the FY 2026 Budget (PDF) GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS* via Zoom (*Sign up for the public hearing and public comments over Zoom will be open until 5:00 PM on the day of the meeting. Registration is not required to comment in person.) COUNCIL COMMENTS CITY MANAGER COMMENTS • City Manager Comments (PDF) BUDGET WORK SESSION 2. Budget Reconciliation (Sidewalk and Traffic Calming Project Recommendations Follow Up) (PDF) (revised on 4/16) • Spreedsheet Tool (MS Excel file to download) 3. Budget Reconciliation (PDF) (revised on 4/16) • Reconciliation Sheet (MS Excel file to download) City Council Meeting Agenda Wednesday, April 16, 2025 Page 1 of 2 WORK SESSION 4. Establishment of a Council Compensation Task Force (PDF) ADJOURNMENT Closed Session/Administrative Notice Disclaimer From time-to-time circumstances may require the City Council to meet in closed session or administrative session to protect City interests and the interests of others. As such, the Council reserves the right to meet in administrative session or closed session as needed. The Council, through staff, will make every effort to provide as much advance notice as possible of any administrative session or closed session. The City Council also reserves the right to adjourn an open meeting and proceed with an administrative session or closed session, with or without notice, pursuant to Maryland Code, § 3-104 of the General Provisions Article or Maryland Code, § 3-305 of the General Provisions Article and any other applicable provisions of the Open Meetings Act. ADA Notice The City of Takoma Park is committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are able to fully participate in public meetings. Anyone with a disability who wishes to receive auxiliary aids, services, or accommodations at a City of Takoma Park public meeting or public hearing is invited to contact Jessie Carpenter, City Clerk, at jessiec@takomaparkmd.gov or 301-891-7267 at least 48 hours in advance. View in HTML City Council Meeting Agenda Wednesday, April 16, 2025 Page 2 of 2