A private vendor presented data showing thousands of daily stop‑sign violations at seven Glenarden intersections, and the City Council moved the city's emergency ordinance to the county review process and a required public hearing.

The presentation came from Rob Carl of Aveo and Dhruv (co‑founder and president of Aveo), who showed results from pilots in Prince George's County and nearby municipalities and described required local steps under county bill HB364. Aveo reported an aggregate average of 2,967 violations per day across seven monitored intersections in their sample and said one pilot location recorded a 50% drop in violations within the first 60 days. The company recommended a local ordinance, a county approval letter and a posted public hearing as prerequisites for siting their solar‑powered cameras.

Why it matters: Council members framed the issue as a public safety matter, citing pedestrian and school‑zone concerns along Glenarden Parkway near Glenarden Woods Elementary School and other high‑traffic corridors. The ordinance would allow the city to seek Prince George's County approval to install camera poles and enroll in the county process that Aveo said enables automated enforcement at certain intersections.

Councilwoman Robin Jones presented the emergency ordinance (Ordinance 0112025) and said the measure would “immensely help the police department” by providing continuous, technology‑based enforcement while officers address other duties. Jones told colleagues she had received legal sufficiency review from the city attorney earlier in the evening and would circulate the revisions the next morning.

Several members asked technical and procedural questions. Aveo said the county requires a local ordinance, an approval letter from the municipality and a posted public hearing as part of HB364 compliance; the company estimated about a 30‑day county review period after filing the required packet but warned that county business such as budget season could lengthen that window. Aveo said the devices are solar powered, have a low visual profile, and provide an online portal that allows motorists shown violating to view their recorded violation and learn from it.

Councilwoman Fareed and others pressed whether the data shown for neighboring jurisdictions demonstrated an “egregious” problem in Glenarden; Jones and Aveo responded that while they did not find the highest‑speed violations in Glenarden, the observed rates of noncompliance — in some locations above 70–80% — raised safety concerns. Chief Bryant and Captain Robinson (Glenarden Police) supported a multi‑pronged approach that combined technology with continued officer traffic enforcement.

Outcome: Council members agreed the ordinance should proceed to the county filing and a local public hearing. City staff and Aveo said they will prepare the county packet and public‑hearing notices; Aveo offered to draft sample ordinances and to attend the public hearing if asked.

Next steps: City staff will circulate the final legal language of Ordinance 0112025 to council members and prepare the county packet. The county process requires a posted public hearing and an approval letter; Aveo estimated about 30 days for county review once the packet is filed.