The Town of GLEN ECHO Chartered 1904 lownhallaglemechoors  Town Hall e 6106 Harvard Avenue . Glen Echo . Maryland 20812 . (301)320-4041  TOWN COUNCIL WORK SESSION MINUTES  March 10, 2021 Held Virtually Via Zoom  CALLTO ORDER: MAYOR WILLEM POLAK. 7:00 PM  PRESENT Mayor: Willem Polak. Town Manager: (TM) Beth Boa. Volunteer Advisor to the Town: Jean Sperling Residents: Gloria Levin (University Ave). DISCUSSION OF DRAFTEY 2022 TOWN BUDGET  Councilmembers: (CM) Dia Costello, Dan Spealman, Matt Stiglitz, and Julia Wilson.  The Mayor and Council discussed the proposed FY22 Town budget, capital improvement plan, sources and projected level of revenue. The budget ordinance and tax resolution will be introduced at the March 29, 2021 Council Meeting. A public hearing on the budget will be held at the April 12 Council Meeting. A vote on  adoption will then bel held at the. April 26, 2021 Council Meeting. Proposed Council Action resulting from a review of thel FY 2022 budget:  Revenue projections were discussed. No changes were proposed to the draft budget.  21.21 Town Attorney. Thej proposed amount budgeted for the Town Attorney in the FY 2022 budget was $25,000. The Council reduced it to $20,000 as attorney fees were not as high as expected in FY21. 21.5 Traffic Study Consultant. The proposed amount was $4,000 for street sign consulting and a traffic count study. The Council reduced. it to $3,000 as there are no immediate plans for either project. 22.61 Dues, Subscriptions, Conferences. The proposed amount was $2,500. The Council proposed raising it toj pre-pandemic levels which was $5,000, in anticipation of the resumption ofinj person  conferences.  22.110' TH Capital Maintenance for' Town Hall. The proposed amount was $3,500 to include welding and painting the iron fence in the front. The Town Hall paint is peeling near the front door and may need touch up although the entire Town Hall was painted a few years ago. No change was proposed.  1    23.3 Street Signs/Repairs. This amount was proposed at $1,000. The Council discussed street name sign replacement which was supported by Gloria Levin (University Ave) for improved access by emergency responders and ordinary traffic access through the town. This project may be considered in 23.4 Stormwater Projects: The amount proposed was $20,000 which is the same as FY21.7 There are noj proposed projects yet. The fund can be used fori incidental stormwater projects as needed. 24.24 Storm Clean Up Services. The proposed amount was $1,000. The Council discussed eliminating this line item as there has not been a need for this in the past. This new total for this category is $0. 24.7Community Events. The proposed amount was $7,000. The Council proposed reducing it to $6,500 as some events may not occur due to COVID. $500 oft this is dedicated tot the Livable Community Committee for its events SO that the Committee does not have to request funds from the 24.8 Wynne Repayment: The proposed annual amount is $305. However, the Council considered paying offt the full amount ($6,910) rather than having the repayment taken out ofincome taxes  the multi-year Capital Improvements Plan.  Council for each event.  quarterly for 20 years. This will be discussed at the next Council Meeting. 24.1 Community Contributions: Original: budget proposal of $4,000  Contribution to GEPPAC: The Council supported a contribution of $2,000 to GEPPAC (Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture) which has been the standard contributions for several years. Contribution to Glen Echo Fire Department: The Council was not in agreement on the donation to the fire department. They discussed splitting the donation between the Glen Echo Fire Department Board and Cabin John Fire Department Board because both Fire Departments serve Glen Echo. This would result in splitting $1,000 between the two departments. The new total for this category would be $3,000. Resident Gloria Levin (University Ave) supported a donation to the Glen Echo Fire Department. TM Boa previously explored whether other municipalities made similar contributions to Capital Improvement Projects: The Council supported Digitizing Town Archives and Records which was added to the budget as 22.7. The first year's cost would be $5,750. The remaining proposed Capital Improvement Projects were removed from the FY22 Budget and will be considered after the start of  their Fire Boards which was reported at the February 2021 Council Meeting.  FY22 as part ofa multi-year plan.  ADJOURNMENT:  Motion to adjourn: CM Stiglitz; 2nd CM Wilson. All in favor. Meeting Adjourned 9:30 pm  Minutes Prepared by: Beth Boa, Town Manager  e2lA  Approved by: Mayor, Willem Polak  Date: Gpb72021  2