Takoma Park public meetings in 2023
3 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Sustainable Maryland Committee (Green Team)
The Committee adopted the July 10, 2023 minutes and agreed to change its meeting logistics. Members discussed a complaint regarding Open Meetings Code compliance and reviewed the Draft Maryland Climate Pathways Report.
- Adopted July 10, 2023 meeting minutes
- Agreed to stop recording meeting minutes
- Agreed to meet occasionally in person with a virtual option
- Scheduled October 3, 2023 meeting as a hybrid format
Ethics Commission
The Commission approved the previous meeting's minutes and reviewed financial statement responses from City Council members. Responses from Gibson were accepted, while others were deemed illegible or not submitted. Members assigned tasks to follow up on missing information.
- Approved minutes of the last meeting
- Accepted financial statement responses from Gibson
- Assigned Jessie Carpenter and Keli Cochran to verify and communicate corrected information from Small by 8/15/23
Tree Commission
The Tree Commission approved the May meeting minutes and elected Long Do as vice chair and Paul Obrien as secretary. The Urban Forest Manager provided updates on canopy analysis, emergency storm response, and the removal of a willow oak for the Library Renovation Project.
- Approved May meeting minutes
- Elected Long Do as vice chair
- Elected Paul Obrien as secretary