Weekly Status Reports

Agenda — 2 items

1. Police Department – Mobile Data TerminalsThe FY26 Budget contains funding to purchase 20 replacement mobile data terminals, 5 docking stations, and 10 power cords for police vehicles. It was determined that the City would utilize the State of Maryland Desktop, Laptop, and Tablet 2015 Master Contract (060B5400007) to purchase the equipment. Requests for quotes were sent to the 36 authorized State of Maryland Dell vendors and 6 responses were received.CDWGovernment$81,203.55Data Networks, Inc$85,450.00Applied Technology Services$92,480.00DSR, Inc.$99,975.00NGEN, LLC$113,455.00Bithgroup Technologies, Inc.$203,758.80As provided by Section 62 of the City Charter, this will serve as the required seven-day notice of intent to issue a purchase order to CDWGovernment in the amount of $81,203.55.
2. Status Report: Development Review Highlight UpdatesNote: The City Department of Planning and Sustainability highlights and reviews development projects that are significant or otherwise of interest. The City does not have planning and zoning authority and can only make recommendations to the County. The Department works with the Bowie Advisory Planning Board and City Council on this, and coordinates with the County Planning Department. For more information on the development review process, tracking of projects etc, please see: <a href="https://www.pgplanning.org/development/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Development - Prince George's County Planning Department</a><br><br><strong>PRE-APP-2026-0010: Hilltop Plaza Zoning Amendment </strong><br><strong>Project Overview:</strong> A request for a zoning map amendment to rezone the property from the RR (Residential, Rural) zone to the RMF-20 (Residential, Multifamily-20) zone.Location: Midsummer Lane (Parcel 19), on the west side of Race Track Road.Purpose: To accommodate approximately 30 single-family attached residential dwelling units and allow for the continued use of a portion of the property as a parking facility to support Hilltop Plaza. (within City limits)Status: An informational mailing was filed on February 13, 2026, to commence with the required pre-application neighborhood meeting which was held March 18th, 2026, at 6:00pm at the Bowie High School Library. Roughly fifty people attended the meeting. The applicant’s team provided an overview of the application and the process. Many issues were discussed including the site and broader area, the development concept, and aspects of the process. Most of the attendees opposed the proposed project citing development, traffic, parking, and related concerns. One attendee stated the area needs more housing and this project would help. The applicant made it clear they are in the very early stages of the development review process and they would continue to provide information and receive comments. There was a sign-up sheet for people to provide their names and email addresses, and the applicant will be sending out a summary of the meeting and other updates. The project is in the pre-application stage and will be given a project number once the application is deemed complete by County Planning (acceptance). At that point the project can be tracked with two County websites:PGAtlas - PGAtlas.comDARTS - M-NCPPC-Prince George's County Planning DepartmentSince this project is seeking a rezoning, there are three major steps after the application is accepted: rezoning, subdivision, and site plan. Each of these steps has its own process and will take time.

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