Mayor and City Council Meeting Monday, January 27, 2025 06:00 PM 8103 Sandy Spring Road

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 Kyla Clark

• 2.Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America- Keith R. Sydnor, Mayor

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

• 4.Approval of Minutes

• 5.Report of the Mayor and City Council

• 6.Appointment

  Naomi McMillen           Board of Election Supervisors          01/27/2025-01/27/2030

  Veronica Martin            Juneteenth Executive Committee

  Artesa Jones                Juneteenth Committee

  Reappointments

  The Honorable G. Rick Wilson      Planning Commission                      01/27/25-01/27/30

  William Wellford                             Planning Commission                      01/27/25-01/27/30

  Sean LeVere                Community Redevelopment Authority        01/27/25-01/27/28           

• 7.General Public Hearing

• 8.Second Public Hearing with Possible Action on Charter Amendment No. 180- A Charter Resolution of the Mayor and City Council of Laurel, Maryland Amending Article 400 "Administration" of the Charter of the City of Laurel to Reflect the Dissolution of the Department of Community Resources and Emergency Management (CREM) and the Establishment of Two New Departments: The Department of Human Services and Emergency Management and Amending Section 469 to Reflect “Director of the Department of Emergency Management” and add Section 470 “Director of the Department of Human Services.”

• 9.Second Public Hearing with Possible Action on Ordinance No. 2036- 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, 2024 through June 30, 2025 and Providing an Effective Date.

• 10.Second Public Hearing with Possible Action on Resolution No. 1-2025- A Resolution of the Mayor and City Council of Laurel, Maryland to Rename and Expand the Scope of the Citizens Advisory Committee for Persons with Disabilities.

• 11.Second Public Hearing with Possible Action on Resolution No. 2-2025- A Resolution of the Mayor and City Council of Laurel, Maryland Authorizing the Purchase of 7701 Old Sandy Spring Road Laurel, Maryland 20707, for the Purpose of Acquiring Real Property for City Operations.

12.Adjournment