Meeting Agendas: Riverdale Park, University Park Town Councils

Below are the agendas for Monday night's meetings of the University Park Town Council and Riverdale Park Town Council.

UNIVERSITY PARK COUNCIL MEETING

7:30 p.m.,

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

4. PUBLIC COMMENT

5. SWEARING IN

• OFFICIAL SWEARING IN OF THE MAYOR BY THE CLERK OF THE COURT SWEARING-IN OF THE MAYOR-ELECT AND THE CEREMONIAL SWEARING-IN OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS-ELECT: The Honorable Marylin Bland, Clerk of the Circuit Court; and John Rogard Tabori, Mayor
• CEREMONIAL SWEARING IN OF COUNCILMEMBERS-ELECT BY THE MAYOR: Arlene Christiansen, Ward 3 Councilmember; Roy Alvarez, Ward 7 Councilmember

6. PERMITS

• A. UPCA JULY 4th STREET CLOSURE | Motion: To approve/disapprove the UPCA request for closing Queens Chapel Road between Town Hall/Baltimore Avenue and University Park Elementary School on Monday, July 4th, 2012 from 10:30 AM to 12 PM   
• B. APPLICATION TO REPLACE EXISTING FRONT STEPS (Meier, 6713 Adelphi Road) Ward 6 | Motion: To approve/disapprove the replacement of existing front concrete steps located on Lot: 42, Block: 39, Section: 7 at 6713 Adelphi Road 

7. CONSENT AGENDA

• A. APPLICATION TO REPLACE AN EXISTING STORAGE SHED (Harvey (Teigh) and Sarahjean Thompson, 6506 41st Avenue) Ward 2; Located on Lot: 8 & part of Lot 7, Block: 20, Section: 5-A at 6506 41st Avenue
• B. APPLICATION TO REPLACE EXISTING WALKWAY WITH BRICK (Mowery, 4201 Van Buren Street) Ward 4; Located on Lot: 18, Block: 14, Section: 3, at 4406 Underwood Street

8. DEPARTMENT REPORTS

• A. MAYOR’S REPORT:  Mayor John Rogard Tabori
• B. REPORT ON STEP-UP GRANT ACTIVITIES: Chuck Wilson, Step-UP
• C. REPORT ON THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS: Michael Beall, Director Public Works
• D. REPORT FROM THE TOWN ATTORNEY: Suellen Ferguson, Town Attorney
• E. REPORT ON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES: Chief Wynnyk
• F. REPORT OF THE TOWN TREASURER: Dan Baden

9. CONTINUING BUSINESS

• A. EMERGENCY AMENDED ORDINANCE 12-O-05 TO AMEND ORDINANCE 
• 12-O-02: EMPLOYEE SERVICE RECOGNITION BONUS: 2nd Reading  
• Motion: To approve/disapprove the adoption of Emergency Amended Ordinance 12-O-05, which amends Ordinance 12-O-02, and provides that Town employees in otherwise good standing, in addition to his/her regular compensation, shall receive monetary and other recognition for specified years of service. The Ordinance is adopted as an emergency measure to allow it to be effective immediately. 
• B. BUDGET TRANSFERS: 2nd Reading
• Motion: To approve/disapprove the transfer of $16,000 from Capital Outlay Equipment line item to be divided as needed among General Government Office Supplies and the respective Salaries line items for each department to cover the potential costs for both monetary and non-monetary awards associated with each line item.   
• C.  BUDGET TRANSFERS: 2nd Reading
• Motion: To approve/disapprove the transfer of $9,000 from Capital Outlay Equipment line item to the Vehicle Maintenance line item to cover the cost of repairs made on the trash packer when circumstances did not allow the purchase of a replacement truck.
• D. BUDGET TRANSFERS: 2nd Reading
• Motion:  To approve/disapprove the transfer of $500,000 from the Road & Sidewalk (Bond Proceeds) Reserved - Designated account to the Town Wide Street Repair 2011-13 Expenditure account.

10. NEW BUSINESS

• Save the date: Representatives from Bolan-SMART will present the results of the Route 1 Market Study on Monday, July 2, 2012 at 8PM at the Riverdale Park Town Hall, 5008 Queensbury Road, Riverdale Park, Maryland 20737 for residents of University Park and Riverdale Park. 

11. PUBLIC HEARING AND COUNCIL DISCUSSION

• A. PUBLIC HEARING ON JUNE 18, 2012 AT THE TOWN’S REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING TO DISCUSS NEGOTIATIONS AND RENEWAL OF THE CABLE FRANCHISE WITH COMCAST
• B. PEPCO AND TREE TRIMMING

12. ADJOURNMENT

RIVERDALE PARK COUNCIL WORKSESSION

8:00 p.m.,

Reports:

• Call to Order
• Approval of Agenda
• Mayors Report
• Town Administrators Report
• Chief of Police's Report
• Public Works Report
• Council Committee & Ward Reports
• Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items

Worksession discussion items:

• 1. DSP 04061-01, Redeemed Christian Church of God, 5617 54th Avenue
• 2. ROSP 3473-01, Little Workers of Sacred Hearts Nursery, 4805 Queensbury Rd (Ward 2)
• 3. Variance V-38-12, a request to validate existing conditions and obtain a building permit for a deck at 5315 Patterson Road (Ward 4)
• 4. Building permit request for street opening on 46th Avenue at the intersections of Riverdale Road and Queensbury Road
• 5. Review of existing parking permit zones
• 6. Resolution 2012-R-13 concerning restatement of town employee defined benefit plan
• 7. Review of cost estimates for FY 13 defined benefit actuarial valuation
• 8. Street closing: Town Center on August 7, 2012, from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. for National Night Out
• 9. Waiver of bids for new police vehicles, through a State of Maryland contract with Hertrich
• 10. Waiver bids for equipment to outfit new police vehicles, through a State of Maryland contract with Breckford
• 11. Community Parks and Playground grant application
• 12. Minutes from regular legislative meeting on June 4, 2012
• 13. Minutes from public hearing on June 4, 2012
• 14. Minutes from public hearing on May 29, 2012

Other business:

• Unfinished Business
• New Business
• Adjournment