Mayor and City Council Meeting Monday, March 25, 2024 06:00 PM 8103 Sandy Spring Road

SIXTH MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2024 6:00 PM

              Watch the meeting on Laurel TV streaming live in your web browser at https://laureltv.org/watch-liveor locally Laurel TV can be found on Comcast Channel 996 (HD), 71 (SD) or Verizon FiOS Channel 12.

1.Call to Order - Council President James Kole

2.Pledge of Allegiance - Cub Scout Pack 1250 

3.Roll Call - Sara A. Green, CPM, CMC, Clerk

4.Approval of Minutes

February 7, 2024- Work Session

February 12, 2024- Regular Meeting

5.Report of the Mayor and City Council

6.Appointments/Reappointments

James Agbai        Youth Services Commission                              03/25/2024-03/25/2027

Clyde Williams      Public Safety and Transportation Committee   03/25/2024-03/25/2026

Alontè Cross         Arts Council                                                       03/25/2024-03/25/2026

1. Appointment of Natalie Williams, Director, Department of Communications

7.General Public Hearing

• 8.Second Public Hearing with Possible Action on Ordinance No. 2022- An Ordinance Amending the General Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Program of the Mayor and City Council of Laurel, Maryland, for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 and to Provide an Effective Date

• 9.Second Public Hearing with Possible Action on Ordinance No. 2023- Mayor and City Council of Laurel, Maryland Infrastructure Bonds, 2024 Series AA- An Ordinance of the Mayor and City Council of Laurel, a Municipal Corporation of the State of Maryland (The “Issuer”), Providing for the Issuance and Sale of an Aggregate Principal Amount not to Exceed Eight Million Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($8,400,000) of Bonds of Mayor and City Council of Laurel, Maryland, to be Known as “Mayor and City Council of Laurel, Infrastructure Bonds, 2024 Series A” (or by Such Other or Additional Designations as Required by the Community Development Administration Identified Herein) (the “Bonds”), to be Issued and Sold Pursuant to the Authority of Sections 4-101 through 4 255 of the Housing and Community Development Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, as Amended, for the Purpose of (I) Providing all or a Portion of the Funds Necessary for Financing and/or Refinancing the Following Projects: Facility Improvements, Fleet Equipment Acquisition and Street Improvements, (Ii) Funding a Portion of a Capital Reserve Fund and/or Other Reserves, and (Iii) Paying Issuance and Other Costs Related to the Bonds; Providing that the Bonds Shall be Issued Upon the Full Faith and Credit of the Issuer; Providing for the Disbursement of the Proceeds of the Sale of the Bonds and for the Levy of Annual Taxes Upon all Assessable Property Within the Corporate Limits of the Issuer for the Payment of the Principal of and Interest on the Bonds as they Shall Respectively Mature; Providing for the Form, Tenor, Denomination, Maturity Date or Dates and Other Provisions of the Bonds; Providing for the Sale of the Bonds; and Providing for Related Purposes, Including (Without Limitation) the Method of Fixing the Interest Rate or Rates to be Borne by the Bonds, the Approval, Execution and Delivery of Documents, Agreements, Certificates and Instruments and the Making of or Providing for the Making of Representations and Covenants Concerning the Tax Status of Interest on the Bonds.

• 10.Possible Adjournment to Closed Session The reason for adjournment to a Closed Session is to consult with counsel to obtain legal advice. The authority for this Closed Session is contained in the  General Provisions Article Subsection 3-305 (b) (7).

8.Adjournment