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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>All –<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I wanted to point out a correction to the Town Government Calendar. The Special Legislative meeting that was scheduled for Tuesday Jan 31<sup>st</sup> was done in error. There will be a Special Legislative meeting on Monday, Jan 30<sup>th</sup> (I assume prior to the scheduled Work Session) for the purpose of waiving a conflict of interest with College Park thus allowing us to continue to retain our town attorney, Fred Sussman. College Park has already waived their rights to the potential conflict of interest.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The background for this is that CP declined to support the consensus conditions on the Cafritz project. Both their attorney and our attorney work at the same firm thus predicating a potential COI. We explored additional options of securing legal representation but those available were not as qualified as Mr. Sussman by a long shot and their bill rates were over double what we are charged. The Maryland Bar has very strict ethical requirements for any attorney that will supersede any potential COI. We are still formally required to go on record to state that we waive any potential conflict of interest to protect the legal interests of all those involved. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Public comment is of course wanted and requested at the meeting. Hope to see everyone there and a special thanks should go to Joe and Kate Kelly for apprising me of this clerical error.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Jonathan<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#000040'>Jonathan W. Ebbeler | </span></b><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Councilman – Ward One</span></b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#000040'><br><a href="mailto:jebbeler@efusionconsulting.com"><span style='color:#000040;text-decoration:none'>Town</span></a> of Riverdale Park<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#000040'>4711 Oliver Street</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>