CITY OF MT. RAINIER MARYLAND Issue 296 March 2012 The challenge in providing services for youth offenders transitioning back into the community is to replace negative influences with intensive and comprehensive training and support. MRPD Street- Corps provides academic remediation, employment and training services, support services, counseling/ case management, leadership development, job placement, and follow-up services to youth offenders. The goal of StreetCorp is to connect at-risk youth and young offenders to their community through attainment of their high school diploma, training and employment, when and where possible. In addition to minimizing recidivism among youth participants, this program design allows program participants to serve as models for peers and curb peer involvement in delinquent behaviors. Through the innovative alignment of academic skill remediation with workforce development training, IN THIS ISSUE MRTV Schedule 2 Community Building 3 Fiscal Year 13 Budget Calendar 4 Green Happenings 5 Winter Safety Tips 8 Public Works Schedule 9 Directory of Important Contacts 10 youth participants are poised to advance academically and professionally by being able to sit for and pass credentialing/certificating programs in their area of choice. This program leverages the area's Gateway Arts District designation and the successes of existing programs operating in close proximity to Mount Rainier for positive youth development. Participants establish a connection to their community through its assets while learning work, academic, and life skills that will allow them to contribute to the community in positive, meaningful ways. The program participants receive progressive academic skillbuilding toward the attainment of a GED and/or at least 1-2 gradelevel improvements as measured by TABE. In addition to academic remediation, participants receive training in four (4) areas: A/V technology, deconstruction, urban farming and weatherization/ renewable energy. Progressions through these training experiences are closely aligned with the development of academic skills needed to attain CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 Maryland Milestones, a program established in 2012 by ATHA Inc., highlights the many firsts and unique which have occurred in the Anacostia Trails Heritage Area. This program brings information about these milestones to the public and makes connections between the history, culture, and nature of the region. Additionally, the Maryland Milestones program emphasizes the importance that travel, trade, and communication have played in the region through turnpikes, highways, parkways, aviation, telegraphs, and train travel. In Spring 2012 look for the formal rollout of this program with new signage, milestone markers, and interpretive program trails. MARCH 2012 MESSAGE
MRTV Programs appear on Comcast 71, Verizon 21, and On Demand daily. MRTV now provides a 24/7 programming schedule. Watch for the daily Program Guide for a list shows and times. LIVE Programs City Council Meetings and Work Sessions 7 pm the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month. For MRTV comments, suggestions and show ideas: mrtvchannel71@yahoo.com or call 301-985- CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND SPECIAL DATES Unless noted all council meetings occur at 7 pm at City Hall MARCH 6, 2012 MARCH 20, 2012 APRIL 10, 2012 APRIL 17, 2012 MAY 1, 2012 MAY 15, 2012 Questions, comments and submissions to the Mount Rainier MESSAGE should be sent to Michael Jackson, Assistant City Manager, via mail at One Municipal Place, Mount Rainier, MD 20712 or via e-mail at mjackson@mountrainiermd.org. All submissions for the April 2012 MESSAGE must be received by close of business on Wednesday, March 21, 2012. Submissions received after that time will be considered on a space available basis. The Mount Rainier Message is published monthly except for the combined July-August and December-January issues. Route 1 is experiencing a renaissance and the Route 1 Ride (TheBus 17) can take you to every part of it. The Route 1 Ride goes from Mount Rainier to IKEA, and comes every 30 minutes to a bus stop near you. Avoid the hassles of traffic and parking, get there quickly and inexpensively by taking the Route 1 Ride. Find out more at www.route1ride.com or visit your local town or city hall for more information. MARCH 2012 MESSAGE 2
ongratulations to each of the following Mount Rainier Elementary School students for making the principal s honor roll: Lesly Chicas, Marcela Moreno-Escobar, Karla Vasquez, Natalia Villegas, Keydy Cerrato, Samantha Dominguez, Salisa Goffney, Cheyanne Menard, Hasanna Robinson, Charlisse Suarez, Daniella Chavez, Frida Pale, Lishanelly Alvarez Richardson, Ashly Velasquez, Corinne Couch, Emilia Cornejo Barrientos, Brando Diaz Benitez, Manuel Fuentes, Michael D. Bigesby, Jordan Whittle, Nayeli Garcia, Julia Rodriguez, Hana Aidibe, Jazmine Flores, Madelin Mendez, Avery Alexander, Terah Carter, Lucia Delcid, Carina Azuine, Jayson Jones, Angel Vera-Mendez, Ansel Robin, Estelle Robin, Di Chen, Kamila Surujballi, Shannon Chick, Diana Chavez and Jame k Turner. Well Done Everyone! There is a NEW shadow program at Hyattsville Middle School that allows prospective CPA students to accompany a current student to classes for a morning to find out more about HMS and the CPA before they apply. In order to schedule and sign your child up for a shadow opportunity (or to find out more info), contact Mr. Cutler, director of HMS CPA program at: Tracey.Cutler@pgcps.org or HMS principal Ms. Kimberly Washington at Kimberly.Washington@pgcps.org. You can also get a hold of Mr. Cutler or Ms. Washington through the school phone number: 301-209-5830. Open house for sixth grade students & parents, Tuesday March 6th @ 7pm, Hyattsville Middle School Cafeteria CPA. The nest tours of the CPA program are on Mar. 8 @ 8:15 am and 3:15pm and Mar. 15 @ 3:15 pm. Reserve space with Mr. Cutler: 301-209-5830 tracey.cutler@pgcps.org. Little Friends For Peace offers two Summer Peace Camps in Mount Rainier. July 30th to August 3rd, Peace Explorers, ages 4 to 11 yrs. And August 6th to August 10 th, Peace Builders in Action, ages 8 to 12 yrs. For more information contact the Parks, 240 838-4549 or visit www.lffp.org ARTWORKS Studio School, 3711 Rhode Island Avenue, offers three summer sessions, Teen Camp, ages 13 and up, June 18- June 22; Camp for ages 9 to 12, June 25 - June 29; Camp for Ages 5 to 8, July 9 - July 13. For more information contact 301-454-0808 or visit artworksnow.org Joe s Movement Emporium offers five summer arts camps, from Fine Arts, Dance, Culture & Creative Movement, for various ages, June 18 August 17. Financial aid available until May 18, 2012. Contact Ms. Robinson at 301-699- 1819 or visit joesmovement.org. Mount Rainier Nature/ Recreation Center, 4701 31st Place, Offers five Specialty Day Camps and serves as a Summer Playground location. Summer activities serve pre-school ages to teens. Contact the Nature Center staff for more information, 301-445-4500, or visit www. pgparks.com MARCH 2012 MESSAGE 3
March 2 Alma Tropicalia Live. Alma Tropicália (Portuguese for Tropicália Soul) is a new creative project and DC's first ever tribute to the classic Brazilian 1960's tropicália movement. The group combines traditional Brazilian rhythms with the outrageous sounds of psychedelic pop - equal parts samba, bossa nova, forró and rock 'n' roll. March 2-4 The Love 2 Dance Weekend. Three days full of dance based events for Prince George s County youth. Friday, March 2, 7-10pm, catch Prince George s Best Dance Crew. Several youth crews from Prince George s County will compete to see who has the best moves in PG. Publick Playhouse, 5445 Landover Road, Cheverly, MD 20784, 301.446.3232. Saturday, March 3, 9-3pm, Love 2 Dance Summit for Teens. Allow your child to celebrate and share his or her love for dance with other teens. Enjoy fun, informative dance workshops, performances and sessions about great opportunities in the field of dance. Sunday, March 4, 4pm, Love to Dance Teen Showcase. Top dancers from local schools and studios perform their latest moves and steps in this high-energy performance. Publick Playhouse,, 301.227-1710. March 3 Subcontinental Drift in Beyond Bhangra. A night of South Asian art, music and dance featuring the latest music stylings from the subcontinent and cutting-edge performances from the DC-based collective. March 10 Nancy Havlik s Confluence of Stars. Nancy Havlik's Dance Performance group proudly joins kids from Joe's Movement Emporium to present an evening of new dance works. Youth will perform a piece choreographed by the members of Nancy Havlik's Dance Performance Group. The company will present "Silence is varied as snow" addressing the questions, What is silence, what is sound & how do we feel about each of them? Live music permeates this evening of dance/theater. When you produce peace and happiness in yourself, you begin to realize peace for the whole world." Thank you to all the Christmas Peace Angels who flew in to help bring Christmas gifts to families and children in Mt. Rainier Peace is not a season it is a way of life: We want to highlight peace activities during the month of May. For the fourth year May is Month of Peace in Mount Rainier. The theme for 2012 is Make each moment an occasion to live deeply, happily and in peace. It is a time to sponsor, attend, and do peace activities. If your group, school, church or organization would like to offer something please contact LFFP. We would like to put together a calendar of events for May. Contact MJ and Jerry Park at LFFP at mjpeace@gmail.com by March 20th. For more information visit our website www.lffp.org MRBA is hosting a Networking Happy Hour for local artists, business owners and residents at Urban Eats Cafe, Thursday. March 15, 6 pm -8 pm. Saturday April 28th 12 5 pm March 24-25 Tehreema Mitha Dance Company in an evening-length South Asian American Dance Performance. A company with creativity, energy and precision, this pioneering dance company is known for its athletic dancing, dramatic style, colorful costumes and specially composed music. The evening begins with classical dances, moves on to classical/ contemporary items and ends with a flourish in the contemporary style dances. MARCH 2012 MESSAGE 4
MRPD continued from page 1 the GED and reach grade-level improvements. As youth participate in Street- Corp, staff provide one-on-one case management and assessment to identify the individual youth offender s particular needs and develop a comprehensive plan that includes short and long term goals in academics, career exploration, work readiness and vocational skills training, leadership and life skills and post program follow-up. Participants are referred to the program through MRPD, community service organizations, schools, and/or selfreferrals. Upon enrollment, participants will work with program staff to complete an individual development plan to identify program goals and measure individual s progress towards those goals. Youth, ages 16-24, who are out of school, out of work, transitioning from gangs and/or incarceration back into the community. For more information about Streetcorps or to make a referral contact MRPD at 301-985-6580 or grants@mountrainierpd.org. MARCH 2012 MESSAGE 5
MARCH 2012 MESSAGE 6 March is INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S HERSTORY MONTH and Urban Eats is celebrating by hosting Women Jazz, Blues, RnB, Latin Musicians. "Women's History Month is an annual declared month worldwide that highlights contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. Plan on attending one or all of these performers: Friday, March 2, 2012 7:30pm-9:30pm JULIE SIEGEL and FRIENDS featuring: Karen Deans, Trumpet; Sara Rasmussen, Guitar; Carla Thomas, Bass; Cindy Woods, Piano; and Julie Siegel, Trombone performing Jazz and Blues. March 4, 2012 11:30am-1:30pm, Sunday Brunch Music with Mount Rainier s ALEX MARTIN, Guitar. Alex has always sought to create music that expresses his unique confluence of world cultures, what he calls New World jazz.
Mount Rainier s Community Tool Shed held its second workshop the morning of February 11 around the theme of Weatherization. About 10 people arrived armed with questions for builder Pete McAvoy, as we assessed from bottom up the weatherizing needs and options of a 1920s bungalow. Pete, an expert in energy efficient building methods, covered such topics as: prioritizing energy improvements in your house; determining what is cost effective weatherization steps; how to insulate an existing wall; interior storm windows; insulating as a cornerstone to energy efficiency; condensation problems in walls and attic ceilings; and different types of hot water heat pumps. It was a great session and much was learned. The next free Tool Shed event will be Saturday, April 7th, 10 am Noon, at 4213 34th Street (corner of Tilden & 34th Streets). Please note, this workshop is not at the Tool Shed. Steve McKindley-Ward and Jodi Beder will present a Native Plant workshop. Answering the hows and whys of using native plants in your home landscape. For more information contact the Tool Shed at 301-660-7433. This Tool Shed event is free to the public. The Mount Rainier Farmers Market needs volunteers on Saturdays, May 5th through October 27th, 2012 to help staff the City table. The Market hours are 10 am to 2 pm. Please contact Ivy Thompson at friendsforivy@gmai.com if you are interested. Department of Public Works RECYCLE, BULK TRASH AND YARD WASTE COLLECTION All recyclables (aluminum cans, bottles, paper and cardboard) can be put in the same yellow recycle bin which will be picked up Friday of each week. These items will be taken to the County recycle plant as they now have the capability to separate the items. All appointments must be made before 12 Noon on the Friday preceding the pick up day. All bulk must be set out before 7:00 AM on pick up day. Beginning March Yard Waste will be picked up every Monday. Call 301-985-6558, selection 2. DATE March 2 March 5 March 7 March 9 March 12 March 14 March 16 March 17 March 19 March 21 March 23 March 26 March 28 March 30 April 2 April 4 April 6 PUBLIC WORKS CALENDAR PARTICULARS Bulk Trash Pick Up (By appointment only, call 301 985 6558) Yard Waste Yard Waste Pick Up ELECTRONIC RECYCLING 9 AM - 1 PM at the Public Works Department Bulk Trash Pick Up (By appointment only, call 301 985 6558) Yard waste collection Yard Waste Pick Up Bulk Trash Pick Up (By appointment only, call 301 985 6558) Yard waste collection MARCH 2012 MESSAGE 7
www.mountrainiermd.org Mayor Malinda Miles 301-699-1378 mayormiles@malindamiles.com City Manager Jeannelle B. Wallace 301-985-6585, ext. 22 fax: 301-985-6595 jwallace@mountrainiermd.org Asst. City Manager Michael D. Jackson 301-985-6585 ext.30 mjackson@monutrainiermd.org City Treasurer Vijay Manjani vmanjani@mountrainiermd.org) Councilmembers Ward 1 Jimmy Tarlau 301-335-6099 Jtarlau@cwa-union.org Bill Updike 301-367-5649 updikew@yahoo.com Ward 2 Ivy Thompson friendsforivy@gmail.com Brent Bolin 301-744-9465 brentcbolin@gmail.com Message Michael D. Jackson mjackson@mountrainiermd.org Important Numbers City Hall open: Mon. Fri., 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Police Department admin. offices open 9:00 a.m. to 11 p.m. Public Works open 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 47th District Reps Victor Ramirez 301-858-3745 Del. Doyle Niemann Del. Jolene Ivey Del. Michael Summers 301-858-3326 Call-A-Bus 301-985-6586 (hours M F, 9 am 2 pm) City Code Enforcement Office 301-985-6551 Alex Brown 301-674-9175 Kevin Simpson 240-508-4187 Michael Warrick 240-882-9788 City Hall 301-985-6585; fax: 301-985-6595 City Police Department Chief Michael E. Scott Mscott@mountrainiermd.org 301-985-6565 (emergency calls) 301-985-6566 (nonemergency calls) 301-985-6590 (administrative) City Public Works 301-985-6583, Bulk Trash Appts. 301-985-6558 Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline 301-699-8605 Congressman Chris Van Hollen s Satellite Office: 6475 New Hampshire Ave, Suite C-201 Hyattsville MD 20783 301-891-6982 (voice) 301-891-6985 (fax) Monday Friday 9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Consumer Affairs 301-470-7534 County Animal Control 301-780-7200 County Building Permits 301-883-5784 County Executive Rushern Baker 301-952-4131 County Councilman Will Campos 301-952-4436 CSX railroad 1-877-Tell CSX Energy Assistance 301-422-5110 Family Services 301-699-2680 Fire Department 301-985-5406 (non-emergency) 911 (emergency) Gateway CDC 4102 Webster Street 301-864-3860 Gazette Circulation 301-670-7350 Health Department 301-386-0300 Library 301-864-8937 Hours: M W 10-6:30 (closed 2-2:30) Sat. 10-5 Landlord-Tenant Commission 800-487-6007 Mt. Rainier Nature/Rec Center 4701 31st Place 301-927-2163 M National Capital Park and Planning, Park Permit Office 301-699-2400 North Brentwood Comm. Ctr 4012 Webster St. 301-864-0756 Office of Handicapped Services TDD 301-627-3352 Park Police 301-459-3232 (emergency) 301-459-9088 (non-emergency) Parks and Recreation 301-699-2407 Pepco Lights Out 1-877-737-2662 (you must give the 10-digit phone number or 10-digit account number for location of outage) Live Wire, Other Emergency 202-872-3432 P. G. Animal Control 3750 Brown Station Road Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 (301) 780-7201 Post Office 301-864-5168 Public Defender 301-699-2760 Public Schools 301-952-6000 State s Attorney 301-952-3500 Washington Gas Light 703-750-1000 WSSC 301-206-8000 301-206-4002 (emergency) The City of Mount Rainier is an equal opportunity employer, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, ancestry, marital status, age, sexual orientation, disability, political or union affiliation. February 2012 Message City of Mount Rainier One Municipal Place Mount Rainier, MD 20712 Pre-sorted Standard U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 171 Postal Customer Mount Rainier, MD 20712