Notice of Public Hearing Ordinance 21-O-12

An Ordinance of the Mayor and Council of the City of College Park Authorizing by Quit Claim Deed the Acquisition and Ownership of, Jurisdiction Over and Responsibility for the Maintenance of Rhode Island Avenue from Paducah Road to Greenbelt Road, in College Park, for a public purpose.

City staff have engaged in negotiations with Prince George’s County to acquire the County’s portion of Rhode Island Avenue between Greenbelt Road and Paducah Road in north College Park. The acquisition would include all streetlights, sidewalks, one storm water management facility, and one traffic light (Edgewood Road). A Transfer Agreement setting out the terms of acquisition was approved by the Mayor and Council on September 14, 2021. The transfer would authorize the City to exercise jurisdiction, control and maintenance of the roadway, which will be acquired by quit claim deed. Click here to view the staff report.

The Mayor and Council will hold a Public Hearing on this Ordinance on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. during the regular Mayor and Council meeting using the virtual Zoom platform. To obtain the meeting link or phone number to join the meeting, please visit the Mayor and Council Meeting page on our website. All interested parties will have the opportunity to be heard.

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Copies of this Ordinance may be obtained from the City Clerk’s Office, 8400 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 375, College Park, MD 20740, by calling 240-487-3501, or from the City’s website: www.collegeparkmd.gov/notices.

If you are unable to participate in the meeting, you may submit written comment prior to the Public Hearing. In order to be received by the Council as part of the record, the comment must include the specific topic to which it relates and the full name and address of the person submitting the comment. Written comment should be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the hearing to cpmc@collegeparkmd.gov.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance, please contact the City Clerk’s Office and describe the assistance that is necessary. For additional information please contact the City Clerk, Janeen S. Miller, at 240-487-3501.

Notice of Adoption/Fair Summary Ordinance 21-O-11

Ordinance 21-O-11 was adopted by the College Park Mayor and Council at their meeting on September 28, 2021 and will become effective October 19. This Ordinance amends Chapter 184, “Vehicles and Traffic”, Article VIII, “Speed Monitoring Systems”, by repealing, renaming and reenacting §184-45, “Systems Within School Zones and Within ½ Mile of an Institution of Higher Education”, to add to the City Code the authorization for placement of speed cameras in residential districts with a maximum posted speed limit of 35 MPH.

In 2010, the Mayor and Council adopted a speed monitoring program to allow the City to place speed cameras in school zones and within ½ mile of the University of Maryland, as authorized by state law. In the 2021 legislative session, the state law was amended to allow municipalities the additional ability to place speed cameras on roadways in residential districts with a maximum posted speed limit of 35 MPH. The City Council has now adopted this enabling legislation to provide the City with the ability to place speed cameras on residential streets where traffic studies have shown there is a speeding problem. The public will be notified before any new cameras are deployed.

Copies of this Ordinance may be obtained from the City Clerk’s Office, 8400 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 375, College Park, MD 20740, by calling 240-487-3501, or from the City’s website: www.collegeparkmd.gov/notices. For additional information please contact the City Clerk, Janeen S. Miller, at 240-487-3501.