Ward 3 Council Member· 2025-06-02–2029-06-01 (start June 2 2025: Oath of Office Ceremony 5 PM June 2 2025 per City of Hyattsville calendar [search result snippet]; month-level end: June 2029 per hyattsville.org Mayor & Council page term 2025-2029 [read] and city statement that officials are elected to four-year terms [read]; current-term start, earlier first-office day unsourced)
Gopi Dhokai
Hyattsville
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 13
- Total speaking time
- 26:12
- Avg per meeting
- 2:01
- Segments
- 247
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Top issues during term (16)(Environment)
Bird City designation
A $200 application fee now and $200 at each renewal every other year, which residents could optionally help cover.
Trash collection and public cans
Costs of the strategies aren't final yet — the committee's cost document still needs updated numbers.
Climate Action Plan final draft
No direct appropriation tonight; actions are intended to be folded into existing budget and capital cycles with state and county grant opportunities.
Heritage Tree program for the City's 140th Anniversary
Roughly $700 from the board's budget for about 15 plaques at $56 each.
City waste reduction options
County Green Festival participation
Illegal tree removals and fines
Residents caught removing trees illegally could face $1,000 fines per tree — potentially $2,000 or more if repeat-offense rules apply.
Invasive vine removal efforts
No direct cost to the city was discussed; CCAN's work is grant-funded.
Waste reduction options and cost estimates
Unknown pending cost estimates, though the city's FY 2026 municipal solid waste budget figures have been requested.
Board membership discrepancy
Tree ordinance revisions and hazard claims
Proposed merger of Shade Tree Board with Hyattsville Environment Committee
Hyattsville Environment Committee Appointments
Tree permit appeals process
Climate Action Plan and vehicle electrification
No fiscal action taken; future fleet electrification and charging infrastructure spending expected under the draft policy.
Regional COG Committee Representation
Decisions during term (2)
Recorded while Dhokai was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Voting record (1)(Environment)
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