Town of Bladensburg Council Meeting | January 13, 2025 Monday, January 13, 2025 07:00 PM 4229 Edmonston RD, Bladensburg, MD 20710

Public Access Virtual via live stream of the Town's Facebook and YouTube pages:

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1.Call to Order  – 1 min 

2.Opening Prayer – 2 min

3.Pledge of Allegiance – 1 min

4.Approval of Agenda – 1 min

5.Presentations

1. A.Promotion and Recognition of Police Officers moving to the rank of Private First Class | Presenter Chief Tyrone Collington, Bladensburg Police Department 

   Officer Alex Hur

   Officer Joel Pichardo

   Officer Kane Tappscott

   Officer John Threlfall

   Officer Kraig Webb

2. B.Patriotic Committee | Presenter Renee Green

6.Approval of Minutes

1. A.Town Council Minutes | December 9, 2024

• Town of Bladensburg Council Meeting corrected.pdf (0.10 MB)

2. B.Town Council Public Hearing Minutes | December 19, 2024

• Town Council Public Hearing December 19 2024.pdf (0.09 MB)

7.Public Comments

Written comments can be submitted prior to the meeting to be ready into the record.

Comments can be submitted too Clerk@BladensburgMD.gov

8.Unfinished Business

1. A.ORDNANCE 09-2025 | AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A FRAMEWORK FOR PROPER TREE MAINTENANCE – SECOND READING

• Council Meeting 09-2025 Tree Ord Cover.pdf (0.05 MB)
• 09-2025 Tree Care Ordinance Bladensburg.pdf (0.02 MB)

9.Financial Business

1. A.FY 2026 Budget Overview | FY 2025 Budget Update

• Council Meeting Items Cover Budget Overview 011225.pdf (0.04 MB)
• Treasurer's Report - December 2024.pdf (5.00 MB)

10.New Business

1. A.Resolution 13-2025 | A Resolution changing the Town’s Resident Agent to Regine Watson, Town Clerk.

• Council cover 13-2025 Change of Resident Agent.pdf (0.04 MB)
• 13-2025 Change of Resident Agent.pdf (0.05 MB)

2. B.Resolution 14-2025 | Appointment of BOSOE Members for 2025 - 2027

• Council Meeting BOSOE Res 14 2025.pdf (0.04 MB)
• 14-2025 BOSOE Appointment.pdf (0.05 MB)

3. C.Resolution 15-2025 | Appointment of Ethics Commission Members for 2025 - 2027

• 15-2025 Ethics Appointments REV.pdf (0.05 MB)
• Council Meeting Ethics Res 15 2025 REV.pdf (0.04 MB)

4. D.NFWF Urban Forestry Update | January 2025

• Council Meeting NWF Urban Forestry Presentation.pdf (0.04 MB)
• NFWF Urban Forestry Update email.pdf (0.37 MB)
• The Canopy of Bladensburg - Town Meeting.pdf (10.44 MB)

5. E.Bostwick House Update | ULI Report Final – January 2025 

• Council Cover Report Bostwick Update Jan 2025.pdf (0.05 MB)
• Bostwick TAP Report.pdf (4.83 MB)

6. F.Legislative Session Update | January 2025

• Council MeetingLegislative Update011325.pdf (0.04 MB)
• LA Perez Monthly Report - Dec 2024.pdf (0.03 MB)
• 2025rs-session-dates_Interest.pdf (0.48 MB)
• Bill_Tracker.pdf (0.01 MB)

7. G.PEPCO | Street Light Update – January 2025

• Council Meeting Cover Pepco Update Jan 205.pdf (0.05 MB)
• Model Agreement for Sale of Streetlights.pdf (0.16 MB)
• Townhall Mtg_FAQs_12-6-2024_vf.pdf (0.46 MB)

11.Staff Reports (3 minutes each)

Treasurer; Public Safety and Code Enforcement; Town Clerk; Public Works; Town Administrator

1. A.Town Administrator Report | January 2025

• TOWN ADMINISTRATOR Jan 2025.pdf (1.08 MB)
• Council MeetingLegislative Update011325.pdf (0.04 MB)
• LA Perez Monthly Report - Dec 2024.pdf (0.03 MB)
• 2025rs-session-dates_Interest.pdf (0.48 MB)
• Bill_Tracker.pdf (0.01 MB)
• Council Cover Report 250th Anniversary Update.pdf (0.04 MB)

2. B.Town Clerk Report | January 2025

• Town Clerk- Asst. Town Admi Report.pdf (0.17 MB)

3. C.Town Treasurer Report | January 2025

• Treasurer's Report - December 2024.pdf (5.00 MB)

4. D.Public Works Report | December 2024

• Dec. 2024 Public Works report.pdf (0.74 MB)

12.Mayor and Council Reports (3 minutes each)

Council Member Brown – Ward 1

Council Member McBryde – Ward 2

Council Member – Ward 2

Mayor James

13.Adjournment