Mayor and City Council Meeting Monday, April 13, 2026 06:00 PM Virtual Meeting

VIRTUAL ZOOM MEETING

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

Contact the Clerk for Zoom information at clerk@laurel.md.us no later than 2:00 pm the day of the meeting.

• 1.Call to Order - Council President Brencis D. Smith

• 2.Roll Call - Sara A. Green, CPM, MMC, Clerk

• 3.Report of the Mayor and City Council

• 4.Appointments

  Redistricting and Ward Boundary Advisory Committee:

  The Honorable Fred Smalls, Chair (Ward 2)                                                                  04/13/2026

  Dr. Atokatha Ashmond Brew, Vice-Chair  (Ward 1)                                                                             04/13/2026

  The Honorable G. Rick Wilson, Planning Commission Representative                     04/13/2026

  Bill Wellford, Board of Election Supervisor Representative                                          04/13/2026           

  Gabrielle Whitfield, At-Large Representative                                                                  04/13/2026

  Committee Advisors (Ex-Officio members)

  Sara A. Green, CPM, MMC, City Clerk

• 5.General Public Hearing

• 6.Bid Recommendation- Department of Public Works- LA 26-002- Van Dusen Road Improvement Project Phase 3 (from north side of Route 198 to Old Sandy Spring Road)

• 7.Approval Request- Department of Public Works- Cherry Lane Bikeway 65% Design Grant

• 8.Introduction and First Public Hearing on Resolution No. 2-2026- A Resolution of the Mayor and City Council of Laurel, Maryland to Adopt the City of Laurel Bikeway Master Plan

• 9.Introduction and First Public Hearing on Resolution No. 4-2026- A Resolution of the Mayor and City Council of Laurel, Maryland for the Purpose of Approving an Agreement Between the City of Laurel and the Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 11

• 10.Introduction and First Public Hearing on Ordinance No. 2054- An Ordinance of the Mayor and City Council of Laurel, Maryland Amending and Renumbering Former Section 18-181.1 “Trimming of Hedges, Shrubs, and Trees” to Section 18-181.3 and Renumbering Former Section 18-181.2 “Snow and Ice Removal” to Section 18-181.4, and Renumbering Former Section 18-181.3 “Prohibited Disposal of Refuse on Property of Another Without Consent” to Section 18-181.5 of the Laurel City Code to Permit Intentional Native Plantings, Pollinator Gardens, and other Managed Landscapes as an Exemption from the Weed Height Requirement, and to Update Requirements for the Trimming and Maintenance of Hedges, Shrubs, and Trees along Streets and Sidewalks to Ensure Pedestrian Access, Visibility, and Public Safety and Providing an Effective Date

11.Adjournment