Council Meeting This Monday

Neighbors --

The Council will meet this Monday evening, December 6. The Council meeting will be conducted entirely remotely with no in-person meeting attendance. The Agenda for the meeting, including many supporting details, is posted via the Agenda Center on the Town's website (http://www.upmd.org/agendacenter). I urge you to review the full Agenda of the meeting for items of interest to you.

Presentation: Prince George’s County Climate Action Plan.
Prince George’s County Department of Environment Andrea Crooms and staff will present and discuss the County Climate Action Plan. The Climate Action Plan (CAP) aims to help the County reach its carbon emissions goal of 50% reduction by 2030 (compared with 2005 levels). The goal aligns with the State's projection for 50% emission reduction by 2030 through the implementation of the Maryland 2030 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Government's goals for the region.

Other Items on the Council Agenda include:

Consent Agenda -- There are three items on the Consent Agenda. Consult the Agenda for details.

Replace an existing 6’ fence and install a patio and retaining wall at 4004 College Heights Drive
Replace an existing driveway, walkways, steps, stoop and part of a retaining wall at 4303 Woodberry Street
Block party and Street closure for 4100 Block of Woodberry Street, 4-11 p.m. December 12.

Public Comment

Mayor Report

Council and Committee Comments and Reports

Accept Fiscal Year 2021 Audit Report -- Presented at the November 15 Council Meeting.

Amend FY2022 Budget for ARPA Funds – To adopt amendment to the FY 2022 Budget Ordinance to establish a new expenditure line item for ARPA Premium Pay and transfer into it $ 49,400 from the appropriate Designated Reserve to make provision for premium pay for Town employees from ARPA funds.

Climate Action Plan – To authorize a letter supporting the County Climate Action Plan and to refer the Plan to the Sustainability Committee for development of a Climate Action Plan for the Town.

Approve special Holiday compensation for Town employees.

Approve 2022 Council Meeting Schedule

Administrator Report

Report from Chief of Police Harvey Baker

Public Participation:
Participants who join the video/audio conference will be muted during the meeting except for Mayor, Council, and staff. Participants can turn their video on during the meeting, so we can all see each other, or can turn it off if they would rather. Participants will have the opportunity to speak during Public Comment - agenda item #7. During that time, all participants will be taken off mute. If you would like to comment, please state your name and Mayor Carey will call on you to speak. Public comments will be limited to three minutes.

Public comments or questions may also be made by emailing the Town Clerk TC Hegeman at thegeman@upmd.org. All electronic comments must be submitted by 12 p.m. on December 6, 2021. Comments received will be read by the Town Clerk during public comment.

Please share this with neighbors who may not be on the Mayor’s email list. University Park residents wishing to be added to this list or removed from it can subscribe or unsubscribe via the Notify Me feature on the Town website at www.upmd.org. You may email me directly at mayorcarey@upmd.org.

With best regards,

Len Carey

Lenford C. Carey
Mayor, Town of University Park
(240) 338-2826 – Cellular is best, as I am teleworking
(301) 927-4262, Extension 100 - Office