Agenda

City of Hyattsville Council Meeting
June 5, 2000, 8:00 p.m.
AGENDA

There will be a Public Hearing at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers to
discuss the FY2001 Budget and Tax Rate.

1.	Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
2.	Council Roll Call
3.	Hearing of Citizens
4.	Approval of Minutes
5.	Payment of Bills
6.	Communications
7.	City Staff Reports
8.	Unfinished Business
	HR 2000-05 - Parking, 33rd Avenue - Perry
	HB 2000-02 - FY 2001 Budget and Tax Rate - Smith

9.	New Business

	MOTION	To approve CB-x-2000 which is a text amendment to the County Zoning
Ordinance, with corrections, to facilitate the redevelopment as a senior
housing and community center project at the 4307 Jefferson Street location.
- Wilson

	MOTION	To adopt recommendations concerning the Gateway Arts District. 
( Listed below)  - Walker

	MOTION	To approve an appropriation of $9,521.81 to the Department of
Public Works from the City’s general funds. - Perry	

	MOTION	To approve a vehicle violation extension for the resident at 5300
42nd Avenue for a 1957 Alfa Romeo until July 11, 2000. - Walker	

10.	Council Dialogue	
11.	Community Notices

Recommendations for the Gateway Arts District

1. Adopt, on a preliminary basis, the uses and sites identified, to begin
exploration of funding and grants for development of such sites; 

E/W Highway area
- exhibit/gallery space in plaza 
- exhibit/gallery Presidential building area
- retail arts space in plaza
- development of a performance stage, perhaps in connection with the
theater development in the Presidential area

Queens Chapel Town Center
- gallery/exhibit space
- retail art space
- interim performance/gallery space while not redeveloped, rented
- arts education/meeting space
- kids recreation space/arts education space

East Hyattsville
- studio space in warehouses
- live/work space in warehouses
- education/meeting space
- performance space/ practice space

Route 1
- Castle building - performance space, gallery/office/exhibit space,
meeting space
- silent theater - arts education, meeting space
- Lustine complex - performance space, retail, possible work/gallery space
- rehearsal space in empty buildings
- new senior building - arts education/community meeting space
- WSSC - arts education/community meeting space; possible live/work
- Marche's - arts education/gallery space/possible retail space

2. Ask staff, as time permits over the summer to conduct an inventory of
such sites, beginning with the East Hyattsville area as it has useful
warehouse sites and is connected to the area that will be studied in the
Park/Planning zoning sector survey;

3. Enthusiastically support the effort to create an arts district and
pursue the expansion of the visual, performing, electronic and other arts
as one mechanism of revitalization of the Hyattsville area and collaborate
with Brentwood, North Brentwood, Mount Rainier in developing sites, events
and activities that would benefit all four cities.  As part of this
activity, the liaison report to the Council be passed on to the planning
and WSSC committees for use in their work, asking that the Planning
Committee look into forming a CDC for Hyattsville.