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Brentwood council approves consultant recommendation for Safe Streets plan, pending legal review
Summary
At a special April 30 meeting, Brentwood council members voted to accept the recommended consultant (listed in materials as AMT, shown as AMT 70/71 in the record) to develop a Safe Streets safety action plan. The recommended bid exceeds the $160,000 grant by about $12,500; the award is subject to legal sufficiency review.
The Marion Town Council of Brentwood voted April 30 to approve a recommendation to award the town’s Safe Streets for All planning contract to a consultant listed in the meeting materials as AMT (appearing in the record as AMT 70 and AMT 71), with the award contingent on town attorney review.
Council member Jerry Burgess, who led the selection presentation, said the town posted the request for proposals on April 2 and received seven bids. He told the council the proposals were evaluated on capacity, technical skill, reputation and financial resources, and that "all of these proposals were quality. They were good. All of them are qualified to do this work." Burgess recommended the AMT submission because it demonstrated local knowledge and had included preliminary crash observations and site suggestions in its proposal materials.
The grant Brentwood received is for $160,000 through the Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All program, Burgess said. He reported the bids ranged from roughly $172,000 to about $460,000 and that the recommended AMT proposal was listed at $172,500, meaning the proposal exceeds the grant award by approximately $12,500. Burgess told members the town will either ask the vendor to lower costs or consider a small town contribution to cover the gap.
Council member Marcus Monroe, who moved approval of the recommendation, said the planning grant is intended to produce a comprehensive safety action plan the town can use to pursue future implementation funding. "This plan is designing the improvements," Monroe said, adding that implementation and upkeep would require separate funding decisions and that the town typically funds routine maintenance through local budgeting mechanisms such as highway user revenues.
Monroe’s motion to accept the AMT proposal pending legal sufficiency review was seconded; the clerk conducted a roll call and recorded yes votes from Council member Jerry Burgess, Council member Lauren Rauch, Vice Mayor Keanu Taylor and Mayor Lopez. The presiding official instructed the clerk and designated staff to forward the contract documents to the town attorney for a legal sufficiency review before final execution.
Council members noted the RFP and evaluation matrix remain available on the town website. No members of the public provided spoken comment during the meeting; residents were instructed to submit public comment via the chat or by email to info@BrentwoodMD.gov. The council adjourned at approximately 7:26 p.m., and members confirmed a separate meeting scheduled for the next day to discuss flooding and stormwater issues.
What happens next: the contract documents will be reviewed by the town attorney for legal sufficiency and the next administration will proceed with execution and procurement notices if the review is favorable.
