City Council Meeting Agenda - Wednesday, October 23, 2024

City Council meetings usually take place in the Community Center Auditorium. Meetings are hybrid. The public may attend the meeting or view the meeting as always: 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.   Meetings may also be viewed on Zoom.

Upcoming Agendas (PDF)

AGENDA (PDF)

CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL

CHANGES TO THE AGENDA / AGENDA SCHEDULING UPDATE

FOR THE RECORD

PUBLIC COMMENTS ON VOTING ITEMS

Comment in person or via Zoom*

*To comment on Zoom, registration is required by 5 pm on the day of the meeting. There is no registration requirement to comment in person.

GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS

Comment in person or via Zoom*

*To comment on Zoom, registration is required by 5 pm on the day of the meeting. There is no registration requirement to comment in person.

COUNCIL COMMENTS

CITY MANAGER COMMENTS

• City Manager Comments (PDF)

VOTING SESSION

1. and 2. First Reading Ordinance Approving FY25 Budget Amendment No. 2 – General Fund and Stormwater; First Reading Ordinance Approving FY25 Budget Amendment No. 2 – ARPA Reallocations (PDF) (5 minutes each)

3. Single Reading Ordinance Authorizing Award of FY25 Food Insecurity Reduction Grant Funds (PDF) (5 minutes)

4. and 5. First Reading Ordinance Amending Title 6 of the Takoma Park Code to Add Provisions to Create a Housing Preservation Tax Credit;  First Reading Ordinance Amending Title 6 of the Takoma Park Code to Add Provisions to Create a New Rental Housing Tax Credit (PDF) (15 minutes each)

• Revised Ordinances (revised for clarity)
  • Housing Preservation Tax Credit (clean version) (PDF)
  • Housing Preservation Tax Credits (showing edits) (PDF)
  • New Rental Housing Tax Credit (clean version) (PDF)
  • New Rental Housing Tax Credit (showing edits) (PDF)
  • Combined Ordinance (clean version) (PDF)
  • Combined Ordinance (showing edits) (PDF)

WORK SESSION

6. Procurement of 12 Police Patrol Vehicles (PDF) (10-minute presentation; 15-minute discussion)

7. Resolution on the Removal of Unlawful Restrictive Covenants (PDF) (20 minutes) (resolution revised since posting)

ADJOURNMENT

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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.

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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.