Council Meeting This Monday

Neighbors --

The Council will meet this Monday evening, March 15, beginning at 7:30 p.m.  The Council meeting will be conducted entirely remotely with no in-person meeting attendance. To attend the virtual meeting, please see the Zoom and other connection information to the left and below.
 
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:  Transit Task Force to present their draft report providing an overview of the transit options for the future of the Town’s bus services. The draft report is available in the Council packet via the Agenda Center on the Town website.
 
The Task Force is charged with considering the bus services and their future, analyzing costs and benefits, the carbon footprint benefit of transit, related environmental issues, and program changes necessary when the Purple Line is in service. The Task Force reviewed bus options on February 9 at a well-attended virtual public forum and heard Town residents’ perspectives. The public forum (and others) can be viewed through the Town website at www.upmd.org/publicforums.  
 
Other Items on the Council Agenda include:
 
Consent Agenda -- There are 5 items on the Consent Agenda:

• Install a 5’ fence in the rear yard at 6800 Pineway.
• Install a shed and gate at 6900 Wells Parkway.
• Build a 2-story addition and dormer at 4209 Van Buren.
• To extend a new drainage pipe to run under the sidewalk and through the curb and to relocate an existing drainage pipe 15’ from the sidewalk at 6516 40^th Avenue.
• Install an 8’x8’ shed at 6701 44^th Avenue

 
Public Hearing:  Permit Application with Special Exception to construct a non-conforming 26’4” x 23’4” two-car garage at 4201 Tuckerman Street
 
Public Comment
 
Mayor, Council, and Committee Comments and Reports
 
Resolution – Proclaiming a Town Arbor Day and designating Friday, April 30, 2021 as Arbor Day in University Park.
 
Committee Appointment – Appointment of Matthew Jasinski to Committee on Trees, Parks, and Environment.
 
Town Administrator and Staff Reports
  
Zoom and other Connection Information – How to participate
 
The meeting is open to the public.  To join the Council meeting through a video conference, please use this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88283451177?pwd=TFR6aGt6Q1lMQUtWYzJpNVdzd3NXdz09
 
To join with audio only, dial: (301) 715-8592
Meeting ID: 882 8345 1177
Passcode: 922897
 
Public Participation
Participants who join the video/audio conference will be muted and video turned off during the meeting except for Mayor, Council, and staff. Participants will have the opportunity to speak during Public Comment - agenda item #9. 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 Andrea Marcavitch at amarcavitch@upmd.org. All electronic comments must be submitted by 12 p.m. on March 15, 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