<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1">
</head>
<body text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
Mayor Archer<br>
<br>
I am reading the agenda for Special Legislative Meeting for Monday
March 17, 2014 and noticed that the following Legislative Action
Item.<br>
<br>
3. Introduction of <b>Emergency Ordinance 2014-OR-02</b> to
amend the franchise agreement with Comcast of Maryland.<br>
<br>
<br>
Why is the Town introducing an <b>Emergency Ordinance</b> to amend
the franchise agreement with Comcast of Maryland? The Town had
posted a notice in March 2012 under Resolution 2012-R-02 to
participate in joint negotiations with other Prince George's County
and municipalities for the renewal of the Town's cable franchise
with Comcast.<br>
<br>
If you had appointed a Riverdale Park Cable TV Franchise Committee
to oversee the renewal of this contract, there would be no need to
introduce an <b>Emergency Ordinance</b> to prevent the current
contract from expiring on April 5, 2014.<br>
<br>
Additionally, is the Town planning to correct a problem with the
unequal franchise fees being collected between Comcast and Verizon?<br>
<br>
Comcast has collected up to <b>6.5%</b> of the Cable TV Bill vs.
Verizon collecting <b>5% </b>.<br>
<br>
The Riverdale Park Franchise Fee should be set at a maximum 5% flat
fee for the Cable TV portion of the monthly bill. No other fees
should be added.<br>
<br>
Over the past 10 years, Comcast has increased the Cable TV charges
over <b>88%</b>. What has the Town done to protect the residents
from these unjustified increases?<br>
<br>
<br>
J. Holmes<br>
<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-forward-container"><br>
<br>
-------- Original Message --------
<table class="moz-email-headers-table" cellpadding="0"
cellspacing="0" border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">Subject:
</th>
<td>[RP TownTalk] Special Legislative Meeting Agenda: March
17, 2014</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">Date: </th>
<td>Fri, 14 Mar 2014 12:10:25 -0400</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">From: </th>
<td>Jessica Barnes <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jbarnes@riverdaleparkmd.gov"><jbarnes@riverdaleparkmd.gov></a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT">To: </th>
<td><a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:townannounce@riverdale-park.org"><townannounce@riverdale-park.org></a>,
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:towntalk@riverdale-park.org"><towntalk@riverdale-park.org></a></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<br>
<br>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;
charset=ISO-8859-1">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered
medium)">
<style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Cambria;
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Harlow Solid Italic";
panose-1:4 3 6 4 2 15 2 2 13 2;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
/* List Definitions */
@list l0
{mso-list-id:713310717;
mso-list-type:hybrid;
mso-list-template-ids:-628838608 67698703 67698713 67698715 67698703 67698713 67698715 67698703 67698713 67698715;}
@list l0:level1
{mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level2
{mso-level-number-format:alpha-lower;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level3
{mso-level-number-format:roman-lower;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:right;
text-indent:-9.0pt;}
@list l0:level4
{mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level5
{mso-level-number-format:alpha-lower;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level6
{mso-level-number-format:roman-lower;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:right;
text-indent:-9.0pt;}
@list l0:level7
{mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level8
{mso-level-number-format:alpha-lower;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level9
{mso-level-number-format:roman-lower;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:right;
text-indent:-9.0pt;}
ol
{margin-bottom:0in;}
ul
{margin-bottom:0in;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Town of Riverdale Park<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Special Legislative Meeting <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>March 17, 2014<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>8:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>AGENDA<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Call to Order<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Approval of Agenda<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Legislative Action Items:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Motion
to reject bid response to the Town of Riverdale Park RFP for
the Town Hall Addition project<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="2" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Motion
to waive bid requirements and award a contract to McInturff
Architects in the amount of $127,000 for schematic design of
Town Hall<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="3" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Introduction
of Emergency Ordinance 2014-OR-02 to amend the franchise
agreement with Comcast of Maryland<o:p></o:p></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>New Business <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Unfinished Business <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Adjournment <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Harlow Solid
Italic"">Jessica<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Jessica
E. Barnes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Town
Clerk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Riverdale
Park<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">5008
Queensbury Road<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Riverdale
Park, MD 20737<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.riverdaleparkmd.info/">www.riverdaleparkmd.info</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">301-927-6381<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
<br>
</div>
<br>
</body>
</html>