Adrian for Laurel

This coming Monday, Nov 9 there’ll be a double-header: a Special Work Session at 5:30 p.m. followed by a Regular Council Meeting at 6 p.m.

The Special Work Session will cover an additional items for consideration this month that weren’t in the normal monthly Work Session last Wednesday, and if Council consensus is reached on these items, they will advance to the Regular Meeting immediately to follow at 6 p.m.

See the City of Laurel’s meeting page for the official record and meeting packets (Special Work Session & Regular Meeting). If any agenda item holds interest for you, please reach out to me as your voice helps me shape legislation and decisions.

Watch live online via LaurelTV or the MyLaurel app, or on your TV via Comcast Channel 996 (HD)/ 71 (SD) or Verizon FiOS Channel 12.

Note for the Special Work Session: Work Sessions don’t generally have a Public Hearing component, but you can still send me your thoughts as they are always helpful as I approach the meeting.

And for the Regular Meeting: If you’d like to register to speak, you can sign-up by reaching out to the City Clerk’s office by 2 p.m. of the meeting day. (See my post for how to share your voice at Council Meetings.)

AGENDA for Special Work Session at 5:30 p.m.

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

2. Ordinance No. 2064- 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, 2026 through June 30, 2027 and to Provide an Effective Date

3. Bid Recommendation- Motorola Public Safety Radios- Department of Information Technology

4. Adjournment

AGENDA for Regular Meeting at 6 p.m.

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

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

3. Report of the Mayor and City Council

4. General Public Hearing

5. Bid Recommendation- Staggers Road Improvements- Department of Public Works

6. Bid Recommendation- Cybersecurity Services- Department of Information Technology

7. Bid Recommendation- Police Interview Rooms Systems- Department of Information Technology

8. Introduction and First Public Hearing on Resolution No. 7-2026- A Resolution of the Mayor and City Council of Laurel, Maryland Creating a Youth Leadership Council and Providing an Effective Date

9. Introduction and First Public Hearing on Resolution No. 8- 2026- A Resolution of the Mayor and City Council of Laurel, Maryland to Rename the No-Kill Community Animal Shelter Citizens Advisory Committee as the Animal Welfare Citizens Advisory Committee (AWCAC), and to Revise its Purpose and Duties

10. Introduction and First Public Hearing on Ordinance No. 2063- An Ordinance of the Mayor and City Council of Laurel, Maryland, Amending the Title of Article XI, Division 1, “Storage of Unregistered, Inoperable, Dismantled, Partially Dismantled and Wrecked Motor Vehicles and Trailers; Snow and Ice Removal,” of Chapter 18, “Buildings And Building Regulations,” and Repealing Section 18-181.4, “Snow and Ice Removal,” of Article XI, Division 2, “Accumulations and Obnoxious Conditions, Etc.,” of the Laurel City Code, and Providing an Effective Date

11. Introduction and First Public Hearing on Ordinance No. 2064- 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, 2026 through June 30, 2027 and to Provide an Effective Date

12. Introduction and First Public Hearing on Charter Amendment Resolution No. 184- A Charter Resolution of the Mayor and Council of the City of Laurel, Maryland Amending Article 500 “Finance”, Section 502- “Budget Preparation”