MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
Held Wednesday, April 26, 2000
For purposes of reviewing candidates for a State Highway Administration task force on Greenbelt Road

The meeting began at 7:35 p.m. It was held in the Multipurpose Room of the Community Center.

PRESENT WERE: Council members Rodney M. Roberts and Alan Turnbull, and Mayor Judith F. Davis. Mr. Thomas X. White arrived shortly after the meeting began.

STAFF PRESENT: David E. Moran, Assistant to the City Manager; Kathleen Gallagher, City Clerk.

By the deadline, seven people had either requested or been nominated for consideration for five positions on the task force being set up by the State Highway Administration (SHA) for their Neighborhood Conservation Project to improve Greenbelt Road.

Council discussed various criteria for the composition of the task force and agreed that, in addition to the request from SHA that someone with sensory disability be considered, such factors as length of residence, knowledge of environmental, planning, or design issues, and representation from Greenbelt’s three sectors be included.

The meeting was temporarily adjourned at 7:55 p.m. for another work session. It was briefly resumed following that meeting at about 1:20 a.m. on Thursday, April 27. At this time, Councilmember Edward V. J. Putens had joined the group and Mr. Turnbull had departed.

Council reached preliminary agreement on the applications and nominations that were currently in house and wished to consider further the following five: Joyce Chestnut, Bill Clarke, Scott Fifield, John Pak, and Steve Perez.

The meeting was adjourned at 1:30 a.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Kathleen Gallagher

City Clerk

City of Greenbelt, Maryland
City Offices, 25 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD 20770
Phone: 301-474-8000 FAX: 301-441-8248