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The Greenbelt City Council held its regular meeting on Monday, August 10, 2026, at 7:30 PM, in a hybrid format (in-person at Council Chambers and via Zoom). Mayor Emmett V. Jordan presided, and all seven councilmembers were present. The council approved consent items, adopted a resolution increasing Aquatic and Fitness Center fees, authorized several contracts and purchases, discussed a proposed Tenant Advisory Board, sent comments on county legislation regulating gas-powered leaf blowers, and voted to proceed with a feasibility study for the Greenbelt Armory redevelopment. The meeting concluded with a closed session at 9:41 PM.
I call this meeting at the Greenbelt City Council to order. Madam Clerk, can you call the roll, please? Councilmember Fritz. President. Councilmember Nithu? Here. Councilmember McKinney? Here. Councilmember Pompey? Here. Councilmember Poe. Mayor Proton Weaver? Here. Mayor Jordan. I'm here. If you will, please join us in a moment of silent reflection as we pause to remember residents and others who have passed away since the last council meeting. Uh Dr. David Granite, Greg Giglati, George P. Moore Jr., Elizabeth Wellbourne, Edward Cook, Salange Hess, and also Jeff Keir. So please join us in a moment of silent reflection. Thank you. Councilmember Pompey, will you lead us in the pledge? Pledge the strength of Green Belt as diverse people living together in a spirit of cooperation. We celebrate all people. By sharing together, all are enriched. We strive to be a respectful, welcoming community that is open, accessible, safe, and fair. So uh City Council, we meet uh twice a month, except in July, August, and December, to set policy and take formal actions on behalf of the city. Tonight's meeting is open to the public, as are all council meetings, except for executive sessions as permitted under Maryland state law. We welcome residents who are here in person or joining us on Zoom or watching remotely. If you are joining by Zoom, you can use the QA tab at the bottom of the screen to uh raise your virtual hand or to submit a written question. But you do need to submit your name and an address for the record. Uh we don't accept anonymous comments. And finally, if you're watching remotely and like to uh submit a comment, you can uh email them to questions at Greenbelt MD.gov. And of course, there's always the pen and pencil method. If you have a comment or a thought that you'd like to share, just uh jot it down and send it to us here, uh, Greenbelt City Council uh at 25 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, Maryland at two zero seven seven zero. So with public comment, please uh limit your remarks to three minutes during the regular agenda or uh five minutes during petitions and requests, which is actually the next section of the agenda. And we ask that all speakers uh address the matter currently before council, remain respectful and avoid personal attacks or questioning the motives of others. So at this time, we're going to hear petitions and requests from members of the public. This portion of the meeting allows residents to bring new matters, new concerns to the attention of the city council and city staff. And uh that could be uh requests for city action or concerns not listed on tonight's agenda. Uh and uh speakers, you can uh speak for up to five minutes. Uh council receives these comments during petitions and requests, but generally does not take immediate action during uh this current meeting. Uh, depending on the issue, council usually refers the matter to the city manager, city staff, request uh additional information, or uh we uh sometimes place items on a future agenda. Uh we ask that uh speakers once again uh keep your remarks focused, respectful, and civil so that everybody in the room and online has an opportunity to be heard.