Comments are by Councilmembers Llatetra Brown Esters and Susan Whitney and are not approved or sanctioned by the City of College Park.
Announcements
Councilmember Kabir mentioned the Community Clean up that will take place in Hollywood on April 16th.
Councilmember Kennedy wished everyone Happy Spring!
Councilmember Esters mentioned the upcoming meeting for the Greenbelt Corridor Plan on March 23rd at 8pm. She also mentioned the upcoming District 2 Community Forum that will be held April 9th from 2pm – 3:30pm for residents to share input and ask questions of Councilmembers. (Click here to view the flyer. Click here at 2pm on April 9th to attend via zoom.)
Councilmember Whitney indicated that the District 2 Community Forum will be held virtually. She also invited those who missed College Park’s Age Friendly Action Plan Visioning meeting on March 14th to share their ideas about creating age-friendly policies in the city on the Planning Department’s Vision Board. (Click here to access the Vision Board.)
Councilmember Adams offered thanks for drainage pipe repairs that took place in Calvert Hills.
Councilmember Riggs mentioned the upcoming Cleanup day in Calvert Hills on March 26th. He acknowledged that he would not be able to attend due to the Council’s all-day budget meeting.
Councilmember Mackie announced the Hyattsville Library is slated to open on March 30th
Councilmember Mitchell announced the District 4- Community & Budget Meeting in April (more details to come) . She acknowledged Councilmember Kennedy’s presentation on the preservation trust for the recent National League of Cities Conference and recognized Dan Alpert, former SGA Liaison, for filing to join the Montgomery County Central Committee.
City Manager Report
Kenny Young, City Manager, indicated starting March 25th, the State Highway Administration will shift the lanes on Route 1 (Baltimore Ave) to start working on the median.
The City Manager will be traveling to the Black City Administrators conference in Grand Rapids Michigan the week of March 28.
Amendments to the Agenda
Councilmember Mitchell requested that we send a letter of support for HB 227, which would
establish Juneteenth National Independence Day as a legal State holiday and a State employee holiday in Maryland. Motion made and accepted to add to the consent agenda
Comments from the Audience on Consent or non-Consent agenda items
Mary King – Two presentations and the city is ready to commit $3 million. How will one hundred homes in this program help to provide housing stabilization? Not convinced the program will help to attract people to College Park. Are we helping the city or long-term renters?
Former College Park resident (Currently lives in Hyattsville) – Concerned about the health of Old Town and College Park generally. Concerned about the qualifications for those who commit to living in the house for 5 years. Industry categories seem arbitrary, why weren’t teachers and nurses included? If you want to benefit people, open it up to everybody. Others should have the opportunity to benefit from the grant. Suggested restrictions that reference renting to two others be clarified to indicate it is concurrent. Did not understand why the City is waiving the covenant.
The State of the City Address- Mayor Wojahn – Mayor Patrick Wojahn gave his first State of the City Address
Consent Agenda (See complete meeting agenda to see consent items listed)
Action Items – None
Closed Session- Mayor and Council reviewed applications for the Restorative Justice Commission and discussed the City Manager’s performance evaluation. They did not return to open session after the closed session ended.
Meeting Adjourned
Click here to see the meeting agenda for March 22, 2022
Click here to view the Mayor and Council Regular Meeting held on March 22, 2022
City of College Park Proposed Operation Budget and CIP (Fiscal Year 2023) held on Saturday, March 26, 2022 – Agenda
The next regular meeting of College Park City Council will be April 5, 2022.
The College Park District 2 Digest 