Staff Report

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MONDAY, APRIL 5, 2010

CALL MEETING TO ORDER:

The Regular Meeting of the Bowie City Council was held on Monday, April 5, 2010 in the Council Chambers at City Hall. Mayor Robinson called the meeting to order at 8:00 p.m.

QUORUM:

In attendance were Mayor Robinson, Councilmembers Brady, Marcos, Polangin, Trouth, Turner and Valentino-Smith; City Manager Deutsch, Asst. City Manager Fitzwater, City Attorney Elissa Levan, City Clerk Fleming, Members of the Staff, the Press and the Public.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG:

The Council led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

CITIZEN PARTICIPATION:

A. Ms. Ruth Anne Snyder, 1707 Pittsfield Lane, thanked the Mayor for performing the wedding ceremony for her daughter.

B. Mr. Tony Slaughter, a resident of the Buckingham section, spoke about the fence along Route 197 which is to be replaced.

PRESENTATIONS:

A. Proclamation P-6-10 - Congratulating the Bowie State Lady Bulldogs Bowling Team On Winning the 2010 CIAA Women's Bowling Championship - Councilmember Trouth read and moved approval of P-6-10. Councilmember Polangin seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. Mr. Trouth congratulated the bowling team and the coaches on behalf of the entire City Council.

County Councilwoman Ingrid Turner presented a proclamation to the Lady Bulldogs Bowling Team on behalf of the Prince George's County Council.

B. Paraprofessional Award - Ms. Carrie Bridges, member of the Education Committee, thanked Jerry's Seafood Restaurant for donating a certificate for dinner for two which they have provided for the honoree. She then introduced Ms. Joanne Stewart from Chapel Forge Early Childhood Center who is being honored for the outstanding work she has exemplified in her position as a paraprofessional.

Mayor Robinson read and presented a Certificate to Ms. Stewart and thanked her for her work on behalf of the entire City Council.

CITY BOARDS AND COMMITTEES:

A. Councilmember Turner moved to appoint Mr. Chris Lawson as a member of the Community Recreation Committee. Mayor Pro Tem Marcos seconded the motion and it carried unanimously.

B. Mayor Robinson swore Mr. Lawson into office in accordance with Sec. 92A of the City Charter.

CITY MANAGER'S REPORT:

City Manager Deutsch reported on the following items: 1) 2010 Census - there is a 50% return rate in Bowie; urged any resident who has not returned their form to send it in as soon as possible. 2) City Hall Project - is approximately 15% complete; work is occurring on the stairwell and work is underway on the masonry foundation, storm drain manholes, underground plumbing, etc. Staff will continue to update Council on a periodic basis.

Councilmember Trouth reported that residents of the Pin Oak Village need census forms.

Councilmember Turner asked for an update on hiring of local residents for the City Hall project.

CONSENT AGENDA:

Mayor Pro Tem Marcos moved approval of the following items: A. Approval of Minutes of March 15, 2010 Council Meeting; B. Approval of Proclamation P-5-10 - Recognizing April 10, 2010 As Arbor Day in Bowie; C. Approval of Resolution R-18-10 - Awarding a Contract to Replace an Existing Fence Along The West Side of Maryland Route 197 Between Long Ridge Lane and Lerner Place to Long Fence Co.; D. Approval of Resolution R-19-10 - Approving the First Amendment to the Water Tower Lease Agreement Between the City and Clearwire US LLC at 3107 Belair Drive; E. Approval of Resolution R-20-10 - Endorsing the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Greater Washington 2050 Compact; F. Approval of Resolution R-21-10 - Awarding a Contract to Gino Schiavone for the Design, Fabrication, and Installation of a Monumental Sundial for the New City Hall.

OLD BUSINESS:

A. Ordinance O-2-10 - Amending the Adopted Budget for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2009, and Ending June 30, 2010, As Embodied in Ordinance O-1-09, As Amended, for the Purpose of Funding the Development of Energy Efficiency & Conservation Strategies for City Facilities and the Purchase of Single Stream Recycling Containers - City Manager Deutsch reported this is a budget amendment ordinance and the amount totals $164,800; Council is being asked to appropriate that amount from the fund balance; it is offset from the federal grant received from the Department of Energy under the American Recovery and Investment Act; the ordinance gives the legal authority to spend the money and $8,000 of the total is for the study that was done by the consultant presented to Council on March 22, 2010. Mr. Deutsch said the other element is for the single stream recycling containers which are expected to be procured shortly; staff will come back to Council with additional items as the grant projects move forward. He urged Council to support the appropriation.

Since there were no persons signed up to speak, Mayor Robinson declared the public hearing to have been held.

Councilmember Brady moved the adoption of Ordinance O-2-10. Mayor Pro Tem Marcos seconded the motion and it carried unanimously.

ADJOURNMENT:

Mayor Pro Tem Marcos moved to adjourn the meeting. Councilman Brady seconded the motion and it carried unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 8:25 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Pamela A. Fleming, MMC
City Clerk