Council Meetings | College Park, MD

Effective March 17 and until further notice, meetings of the College Park Mayor and Council will be held virtually. The link for the meeting will be provided ON THE CITY CALENDAR EACH Friday before the meeting along with the agenda packet. Interested parties may observe and/or participate by computer and/or by telephone. The Granicus internet stream of Council meetings is suspended.

The College Park City Council meets on Tuesday nights Davis Hall, 9217 51st Avenue, College Park, Maryland unless otherwise noted. All meetings are open to the public except Closed Sessions.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 240-487-3501 at least 48 hours in advance and describe the assistance that is necessary.

Council Worksessions are held on the first and third Tuesdays of the month. Regular Business Meetings are on the second and fourth Tuesdays. Worksessions are non-voting, informational meetings, with no public comment. Regular Business Meetings are the Council’s voting meetings, with several opportunities for public comment. Unless otherwise indicated on the meeting agenda, Worksessions and Regular Business meetings begin at 7:30 p.m.

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City Council Meetings
Tuesday nights at 7:30 p.m.

2020 Approved Meeting Schedule

Mayor and Council meetings will now be held virtually. Residents can watch or participate in the meetings via Zoom Webinar by accessing the link or by calling-in. You DO NOT need to download the app unless you are using a mobile device.

Mayor & Council Meeting:
Tuesday, July 9, 2020
CLICK HERE to join the meeting

Zoom ID Number: 923 9857 4069
Zoom Password: CPjoinMCM

Dial in Phone Number: 301-715-8592
Meeting ID: 923 9857 4069

After dialing the phone number, enter the meeting ID when prompted and press #.
There is no participant ID, press #.
Enter the meeting password and press #.
One-tap dial-in number: 13017158592,,92398574069#,,1#,419048#

For detailed instructions on how to use Zoom please CLICK HERE

Meeting Schedule
The approved Council Meeting schedule is posted here.
This schedule is subject to change. For current information, please contact the City Clerk.

Meeting Agendas
Meeting agendas for both Worksessions and Regular Business Meetings are posted here prior to the meeting.
Agendas are subject to change. For up-to-date information, please contact the City Clerk.

Meeting Minutes
Approved minutes of Regular Business Meetings are posted here.

To Watch a Council Meeting
City Council Meetings, Worksessions and Public Hearings are broadcast live on Tuesday nights on Comcast Cable Channel 71 and on Verizon Channel 25. The most recent meeting is rebroadcast on those stations at the following times: Monday through Friday at 9:00 a.m. (please note that the rebroadcasts on Wednesdays at 9:00 a.m. are from the previous week; the first rebroadcast of the Tuesday Council Meeting is on Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m.), Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m., Thursdays and Fridays at 6:00 p.m. and Saturdays at 10:00 a.m.

City Council Meetings, Worksessions and Public Hearings are also live-streamed for viewing. Prior meetings of the Mayor and City Council are archived and available for on-demand viewing.

Watch what’s currently on the City’s Cable Channels (Comcast channel 71 and FiOS channel 25) here.

Public Comment is heard during Regular Business meetings on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month:

To comment on any matter that is not on the meeting agenda
Speakers are given three minutes to address the Council during “Comments From The Audience On Non-Agenda Items” at the beginning and end of each Regular Business meeting.

To comment on an agenda item during a Regular Business meeting
When an agenda item comes up for consideration by the Council, the Mayor will invite public comment prior to Council deliberation. Speakers are given three minutes to address the Council on that agenda item.

To comment on proposed legislation
The City Council schedules Public Hearings prior to the adoption of proposed legislation. Public Hearings are advertised in advance and all interested parties have the opportunity to be heard.

Written comment for an agenda item or for a public hearing may be submitted in writing prior to the Council meeting. In order to be received by the Council as part of the record, the comment must include the specific agenda item to which it relates and the full name and address of the person submitting the comment. Written comment should be addressed to the Mayor and City Council, and submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting to cpmc@collegeparkmd.gov

For more information, or if you have any questions, please contact the City Clerk.