MEETING NOTES: Council Approves Grant Request for Sidewalk Upgrades

Couldn't make it to Tuesday evening's College Park Mayor and Council meeting, but want to know how the votes unfolded? Here are Patch's meeting notes to the rescue.

All eight council members were present for a unanimous vote to oppose a State House bill that would amend current speed camera legislation. .

Council also voted unanimously to support the following:

• The filing of a block grant request to the county for $90,000 to reconstruct curbs, gutters and sidewalks in the Old Town, Lakeland and Berwyn neighborhoods.
• The procurement and use of a new two-way radio system that complies with new federal regulations. The cost is not to exceed $90,000 and the funds have already been designated in the approved 2012 budget.
• A letter in support of a Maryland State Senate bill that limits the financial information that local jurisdictions would have to disclose. According to the letter, “The bill does not seek to dilute the financial disclosure requirements for local officials; instead it ensures the relevancy of the information reported on financial disclosure forms.”
• A switch in city employee health insurance coverage, from CareFirst to Maryland Local Government Health Cooperative.
• The awarding of contracts for city employee’s dental insurance, workers compensation insurance, and city liability insurances.
• The reappointment of Jack Robson to both the and the ; the reappointment of Mark Wimer to the ; the reappointment of Rita Zito to the .