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November 10, 2025 ·11:00 AM Final

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  1. 1 RULES OF COURTESY (In-Person) You are now participating in the process of representative government. We welcome your interest and hope you will attend Prince George's County Council meetings often. Good government depends on the interest and involvement of you and your fellow citizens. REGULAR COUNCIL MEETINGS The Prince George's County Council meets at 10:00 a.m. each Tuesday in the Council Hearing Room in the Wayne K. Curry Administration Building, Largo, Maryland. Legislative sessions are held on the first and third Tuesday of each month and business meetings are scheduled on the alternate weeks. All County Council Sessions are public meetings, however, a part of the meeting may be conducted in closed session. In addition to its normal function as the County Council, the Council will frequently sit as the District Council for zoning matters or as the Board of Health. The capacity in which the Council acts on agenda items will be recorded in the minutes for each meeting. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN COUNCIL MEETINGS The County Council is proud to announce its return to in-person meetings. To encourage civic engagement, the Council has established an eComment portal to serve as an alternative method of public participation in the Council's virtual meetings. The portal allows citizens to register to speak on agenda items that are scheduled for public hearing and/or submit a comment or letter into the official public record, in lieu of verbal testimony. To register to speak or submit comments or written testimony please use the Council’s eComment portal at: https://pgccouncil.us/Speak. For those unable to use the portal, comments/written correspondence may be emailed to: clerkofthecouncil@co.pg.md.us or faxed to (301) 952-5178. Written comments must be submitted by 3:00 p.m. on the day BEFORE the meeting. Testimony and comments will not be accepted via social media or by telephone/voice mail message. Register to speak, in advance, by 3:00 p.m. on the day BEFORE the meeting. Additionally, on-site registration for live testimony is now available; however, advance registration to testify is strongly encouraged. In accordance with ADA requirements, accommodations for hearing impaired, disabled persons, and visually impaired persons can be provided upon reasonable notice to the Clerk of the Council. Sign language and interpreters for non-english speakers are available with reasonable advance notice by emailing clerkofthecouncil@co.pg.md.us or calling 301-952-3600. VIEW USING THE LINK PROVIDED AT: https://pgccouncil.us/LIVE PLEASE SILENCE ALL CELLULAR PHONES DURING COUNCIL SESSIONS
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  3. 3 VIEW USING THE LINK PROVIDED AT: https://pgccouncil.us/LIVE ▶ jump to 0:02
  4. 3 (SEE SEPARATE AGENDA)
  5. 4 9:30 A.M. - BOARD OF HEALTH - (COUNCIL HEARING ROOM)
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  7. 6 10:30 A.M. - DISTRICT COUNCIL - (COUNCIL HEARING ROOM)
  8. 6 (SEE SEPARATE AGENDA)
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  10. 8 11:00 A.M. - CALL TO ORDER - (COUNCIL HEARING ROOM) ▶ jump to 0:14
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  12. 10 PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATIONS/COMMENDATIONS - (COUNCIL HEARING ROOM) ▶ jump to 0:49
  13. 11 Council Chair Edward Burroughs III, Vice Chair Kyrstal Oriadha, Council Member Calvin Hawkins, Council Member Ingrid Watson and Council Member Wala Blegay presented a proclamation to Turkessa Green, County Auditor, recognizing her “19 Years of Service for the Prince George’s County Council”. ▶ jump to 1:31
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  15. 13 INVOCATION: ▶ jump to 11:09
  16. 14 Pastor John Odukoya, Fountain Community Enrichment, Inc., Bowie, Maryland. ▶ jump to 18:02
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  18. 16 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 26:56
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  20. 18 REQUESTS BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ▶ jump to 27:24
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  22. 20 DESIGNATION OF NOVEMBER 10, 2025 AS LEGISLATIVE DAY NO. 29 ▶ jump to 27:30
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  24. 22 1. CONSENT AGENDA ▶ jump to 27:34
  25. 23 (a) Approval of County Council Minutes ▶ jump to 27:35
  26. 24 County Council Minutes dated November 4, 2025 MIN 11042025 approved ▶ jump to 27:36
  27. 26 2. CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
  28. 27 3. PROPOSED CORRESPONDENCE/ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER’S REPORT ▶ jump to 28:07
  29. 28 Proposed joint letter to the Honorable Ron Watson, Acting Chair, Prince George’s County Senate Delegation, and the Honorable Nicole Williams, Chair, Prince George’s County House Delegation, transmitting the County's State Legislative Priorities for the 2026 General Assembly Session. LTR 11042025a deferred ▶ jump to 28:26
  30. 29 4. PUBLIC HEARINGS/BILLS ELIGIBLE FOR THIRD READING – (ENACTMENT) ▶ jump to 28:35
  31. 30 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING MODERNIZING ACCESS TO TREATMENT SERVICES for the purpose of defining State-licensed medical clinics as a new principal use type; establishing the zones in which this new use type is permitted, as shown on the principal use tables; setting forth conditions under which this new principal use may be approved; establishing off-street parking requirements for this new use type; amending the description of the Health Care Uses principal use category; amending the definition of Medical facility; and removing Methadone treatment center as a principal use type. CB-027-2025 public hearing held ▶ jump to 32:26
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  33. 31 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING MODERNIZING ACCESS TO TREATMENT SERVICES for the purpose of defining State-licensed medical clinics as a new principal use type; establishing the zones in which this new use type is permitted, as shown on the principal use tables; setting forth conditions under which this new principal use may be approved; establishing off-street parking requirements for this new use type; amending the description of the Health Care Uses principal use category; amending the definition of Medical facility; and removing Methadone treatment center as a principal use type. CB-027-2025 enacted Pass ▶ jump to 32:53
  34. 32 PUBLIC HEARINGS/BILLS ELIGIBLE FOR THIRD READING – (ENACTMENT) (Continued)
  35. 33 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING APPLICATION PREPARATION, SUBMISSION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES AND DECISION STANDARDS for the purpose of amending certain definitions; amending pre-application requirements to require applicants to demonstrate the proposal’s conformance with applicable Master Plans; amending pre-application procedures to allow applicants to hold an informational consultation with relevant Council members; amending pre-application procedures to make neighborhood meeting notices publicly searchable; amending pre-application procedures to allow neighborhood meeting participants to become persons of record; amending certain development application submittal requirements to demonstrate the proposal’s conformance with applicable Master Plans; and amending the decision standards for approval of detailed site plan and special exception applications to include Master Plan consistency as a required standard for site plan approval. CB-042-2025 public hearing held ▶ jump to 68:03
  36. 34 PUBLIC HEARINGS/BILLS ELIGIBLE FOR THIRD READING – (ENACTMENT) (Continued)
  37. 35 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING CANNABIS USES for the purpose of reconciling areas for Cannabis uses consistent with authority set forth in State law; revising use-specific standards for permitted Cannabis uses; establishing parking regulations for permitted Cannabis uses; providing for the prospective application of provisions and amendments adopted herein; providing a severability clause for the provisions related to Cannabis uses in Prince George’s County; and generally regarding Cannabis areas and uses in Prince George’s County. CB-065-2025 public hearing held ▶ jump to 39:41
  38. 35 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING CANNABIS USES for the purpose of reconciling areas for Cannabis uses consistent with authority set forth in State law; revising use-specific standards for permitted Cannabis uses; establishing parking regulations for permitted Cannabis uses; providing for the prospective application of provisions and amendments adopted herein; providing a severability clause for the provisions related to Cannabis uses in Prince George’s County; and generally regarding Cannabis areas and uses in Prince George’s County. CB-065-2025 enacted Pass ▶ jump to 39:45
  39. 36 PUBLIC HEARINGS/BILLS ELIGIBLE FOR THIRD READING – (ENACTMENT) (Continued)
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  41. 37 AN ACT CONCERNING HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAX CREDIT for the purpose of establishing the homestead property tax credit for the County property tax for the taxable year beginning July 1, 2026, as required by State law. CB-074-2025 public hearing held ▶ jump to 43:55
  42. 38 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS: - (COUNCIL HEARING ROOM) ▶ jump to 44:33
  43. 39 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING FISCAL YEAR (“FY”) 2026 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT for the purpose of amending the Prince George’s County Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2026 Annual Action Plan for Housing and Community Development by adding the New Carrollton - Affordable - Phase 4 project, an eligible activity not originally funded or described in the FY 2026 Annual Action Plan, and the reprogramming and reallocation of two million, five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) in HOME Investment Partnerships (“HOME”) Program funds from Annual Action Plans approved in prior fiscal years to support the New Carrollton - Affordable - Phase 4 project. CR-114-2025 public hearing held ▶ jump to 45:29
  44. 39 AN ACT CONCERNING HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAX CREDIT for the purpose of establishing the homestead property tax credit for the County property tax for the taxable year beginning July 1, 2026, as required by State law. CB-074-2025 enacted Pass ▶ jump to 43:59
  45. 40 PUBLIC HEARINGS: - (COUNCIL HEARING ROOM) (Continued) ▶ jump to 46:01
  46. 41 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING HOUSING INVESTMENT TRUST FUND (“HITF”) FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT for the purpose of committing and allocating the amount of three million, five hundred thousand dollars ($3,500,000) in Prince George’s County Housing Investment Trust Fund (“HITF”) Program funds to the Flats at Glenridge Station project, an eligible activity, for gap financing of new affordable rental housing construction. CR-116-2025 public hearing held ▶ jump to 46:39
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  48. 43 PUBLIC HEARINGS: - (COUNCIL HEARING ROOM) (Continued)
  49. 44 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE 2018 WATER AND SEWER PLAN (JUNE 2025 CYCLE OF AMENDMENTS) for the purpose of changing the water and sewer category designations of properties within the 2018 Water and Sewer Plan. CR-119-2025 public hearing held ▶ jump to 47:33
  50. 45 6. RESOLUTIONS ELIGIBLE FOR FINAL READING – (ADOPTION)
  51. 46 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT for the purpose of urging the Maryland General Assembly to provide Prince George’s County with additional economic tools to support the development of key industries within the County. CR-104-2025 adopted Pass ▶ jump to 49:43
  52. 47 RESOLUTIONS ELIGIBLE FOR FINAL READING – (ADOPTION) (Continued)
  53. 48 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS GENERAL SCHEDULE EMPLOYEES - SALARY SCHEDULE G for the purpose of amending the Salary Plan of the County to reflect modified pay rates for General Schedule Employees for Fiscal Year 2026. CR-107-2025 adopted Pass ▶ jump to 51:55
  54. 49 7. INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS
  55. 50 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE WEST HYATTSVILLE-QUEENS CHAPEL SECTOR PLAN for the purpose of approving, with amendments herein based on the joint public hearing record of testimony, as an Act of the County Council of Prince George’s County, Maryland sitting as the District Council for that part of the Maryland-Washington Regional District in Prince George’s County, the West Hyattsville-Queens Chapel Sector Plan, thereby approving a new vision to guide growth and redevelopment for the West Hyattsville-Queens Chapel areas comprised of portions of Planning Areas 68 (Hyattsville-Riverdale-Mt. Rainier-Brentwood) and 65 (Langley Park & Vicinity), an area generally defined by the Prince George’s Plaza Regional Transit District to the northeast, Eastern Avenue to the southwest, Arundel Road to the southeast, and the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River to the northwest, including portions of City of Mount Rainier, City of Hyattsville, and the Town of Brentwood and the portions of the unincorporated communities of West Hyattsville-Queens Chapel CR-137-2025 introduced ▶ jump to 80:22
  56. 51 INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS (Continued)
  57. 52 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE WEST HYATTSVILLE-QUEENS CHAPEL SECTIONAL MAP AMENDMENT for the purpose of approving, with revisions herein based on the joint public hearing record of testimony, as an Act of the County Council of Prince George’s County, Maryland sitting as the District Council for that part of the Maryland-Washington Regional District in Prince George’s County, the West Hyattsville-Queens Chapel Sectional Map Amendment (SMA), thereby setting forth and adopting detailed zoning proposals for the West Hyattsville-Queens Chapel areas, comprised of portions of Planning Areas 68 (Hyattsville-Riverdale-Mt. Rainier-Brentwood) and 65 (Langley Park & Vicinity), an area generally defined by the Prince George’s Plaza Regional Transit District to the northeast, Eastern Avenue to the southwest, Arundel Road to the southeast, and the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River to the northwest, including portions of City of Mount Rainier, City of Hyattsville, and the Town of Brentwood and the portions of the unincorporated communities of West Hyattsville-Queens Chapel CR-138-2025 introduced ▶ jump to 84:18
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  59. 53 RECESS ▶ jump to 68:33
  60. 54 EXECUTIVE SESSION – (1ST FLOOR EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM) ▶ jump to 85:53
  61. 54 RECONVENE ▶ jump to 78:13
  62. 55 Motion to convene in Executive Session pursuant to Section 3-305 (b)(1)(i, ii), (7), and (8), General Provisions Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, in order to discuss the appointment, employment, assignment, promotion, discipline, demotion, compensation, removal, resignation, or performance evaluation of an appointee, employee, or official over whom it has jurisdiction; or any other personnel matter that affects one or more specific individuals; to consider pending or potential litigation and to consult with counsel to seek legal advice-more specifically, to discuss Council Administrator staffing, and to discuss the status of a case in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, and to maintain confidentiality regarding the current status of ongoing litigation and as to the Council’s position on pending litigation. EX 10212025 convened into Executive Session Pass ▶ jump to 86:50
  63. 55 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING APPLICATION PREPARATION, SUBMISSION AND REVIEW PROCEDURES AND DECISION STANDARDS for the purpose of amending certain definitions; amending pre-application requirements to require applicants to demonstrate the proposal’s conformance with applicable Master Plans; amending pre-application procedures to allow applicants to hold an informational consultation with relevant Council members; amending pre-application procedures to make neighborhood meeting notices publicly searchable; amending pre-application procedures to allow neighborhood meeting participants to become persons of record; amending certain development application submittal requirements to demonstrate the proposal’s conformance with applicable Master Plans; and amending the decision standards for approval of detailed site plan and special exception applications to include Master Plan consistency as a required standard for site plan approval. CB-042-2025 deferred ▶ jump to 68:06
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  66. 58 REMINDERS
  67. 59 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE WEST HYATTSVILLE-QUEENS CHAPEL SECTOR PLAN for the purpose of approving, with amendments herein based on the joint public hearing record of testimony, as an Act of the County Council of Prince George’s County, Maryland sitting as the District Council for that part of the Maryland-Washington Regional District in Prince George’s County, the West Hyattsville-Queens Chapel Sector Plan, thereby approving a new vision to guide growth and redevelopment for the West Hyattsville-Queens Chapel areas comprised of portions of Planning Areas 68 (Hyattsville-Riverdale-Mt. Rainier-Brentwood) and 65 (Langley Park & Vicinity), an area generally defined by the Prince George’s Plaza Regional Transit District to the northeast, Eastern Avenue to the southwest, Arundel Road to the southeast, and the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River to the northwest, including portions of City of Mount Rainier, City of Hyattsville, and the Town of Brentwood and the portions of the unincorporated communities of West Hyattsville-Queens Chapel CR-137-2025 rules suspended Fail ▶ jump to 80:25
  68. 60 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE WEST HYATTSVILLE-QUEENS CHAPEL SECTOR PLAN for the purpose of approving, with amendments herein based on the joint public hearing record of testimony, as an Act of the County Council of Prince George’s County, Maryland sitting as the District Council for that part of the Maryland-Washington Regional District in Prince George’s County, the West Hyattsville-Queens Chapel Sector Plan, thereby approving a new vision to guide growth and redevelopment for the West Hyattsville-Queens Chapel areas comprised of portions of Planning Areas 68 (Hyattsville-Riverdale-Mt. Rainier-Brentwood) and 65 (Langley Park & Vicinity), an area generally defined by the Prince George’s Plaza Regional Transit District to the northeast, Eastern Avenue to the southwest, Arundel Road to the southeast, and the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River to the northwest, including portions of City of Mount Rainier, City of Hyattsville, and the Town of Brentwood and the portions of the unincorporated communities of West Hyattsville-Queens Chapel CR-137-2025 adopted Pass ▶ jump to 80:53
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  70. 64 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE WEST HYATTSVILLE-QUEENS CHAPEL SECTIONAL MAP AMENDMENT for the purpose of approving, with revisions herein based on the joint public hearing record of testimony, as an Act of the County Council of Prince George’s County, Maryland sitting as the District Council for that part of the Maryland-Washington Regional District in Prince George’s County, the West Hyattsville-Queens Chapel Sectional Map Amendment (SMA), thereby setting forth and adopting detailed zoning proposals for the West Hyattsville-Queens Chapel areas, comprised of portions of Planning Areas 68 (Hyattsville-Riverdale-Mt. Rainier-Brentwood) and 65 (Langley Park & Vicinity), an area generally defined by the Prince George’s Plaza Regional Transit District to the northeast, Eastern Avenue to the southwest, Arundel Road to the southeast, and the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River to the northwest, including portions of City of Mount Rainier, City of Hyattsville, and the Town of Brentwood and the portions of the unincorporated communities of West Hyattsville-Queens Chapel CR-138-2025 rules suspended Pass ▶ jump to 84:21
  71. 65 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE WEST HYATTSVILLE-QUEENS CHAPEL SECTIONAL MAP AMENDMENT for the purpose of approving, with revisions herein based on the joint public hearing record of testimony, as an Act of the County Council of Prince George’s County, Maryland sitting as the District Council for that part of the Maryland-Washington Regional District in Prince George’s County, the West Hyattsville-Queens Chapel Sectional Map Amendment (SMA), thereby setting forth and adopting detailed zoning proposals for the West Hyattsville-Queens Chapel areas, comprised of portions of Planning Areas 68 (Hyattsville-Riverdale-Mt. Rainier-Brentwood) and 65 (Langley Park & Vicinity), an area generally defined by the Prince George’s Plaza Regional Transit District to the northeast, Eastern Avenue to the southwest, Arundel Road to the southeast, and the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River to the northwest, including portions of City of Mount Rainier, City of Hyattsville, and the Town of Brentwood and the portions of the unincorporated communities of West Hyattsville-Queens Chapel CR-138-2025 adopted Pass ▶ jump to 84:58
  72. 67 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
  73. 68 (SEE SEPARATE AGENDA)
  74. 73 Prepared by: ___________________________________ Edgar L. Reese, III, Legislative Reference Aide Submitted by: _________________________________ Donna J. Brown, Clerk of the Council