College Park council adopts several measures, approves new task force and charter amendments

College Park’s mayor and city council approved a series of measures at their April 8 regular meeting, formalizing a new affordable‑housing task force, adopting a change to local rules on refuse and recycling containers, and adopting two charter amendments, including a change to allow 16‑ and 17‑year‑olds to register and vote in municipal elections.

Why it matters: the package of actions includes both policy steps (a task force charged with advising on affordable housing) and changes to municipal government rules that affect how elections and vacancies are handled. Several items will change how the city administers neighborhood issues and how eligible younger residents can participate in City of College Park elections.

Key decisions and outcomes

- Resolution establishing an Affordable Housing Task Force (agenda item 25R06): Councilmember Whitney moved the amended resolution; the item was approved during the meeting and will proceed to the mayor and council appointment process. The resolution sets a task force composition (preference for representative coverage across council districts, inclusion of a student liaison, and liaison representation from the Age‑Friendly/Livable Community work group), and allows outside experts to be called in to advise the group.

- Adoption of ordinance on placement and use of refuse and recycling containers (ordinance 25‑O‑01): The council adopted the ordinance…