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February 4, 2025 ·11:00 AM Final

Council Hearing Room

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Agenda — 47 items

  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 0:03
  4. 4 9:00 A.M. - GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE (COMMITTEE ROOM 2027)
  5. 5 (SEE SEPARATE AGENDA)
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  7. 7 10:30 A.M. - AGENDA BRIEFING - (COMMITTEE ROOM 2027)
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  9. 9 11:00 A.M. - CALL TO ORDER - (COUNCIL HEARING ROOM) ▶ jump to 0:06
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  11. 11 INVOCATION: ▶ jump to 0:56
  12. 12 Walter J.J. Smith, Pastor of Decatur Heights Baptist Church in Bladensburg, MD ▶ jump to 5:00
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  14. 14 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 9:26
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  16. 16 REQUESTS BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ▶ jump to 9:47
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  18. 18 LEGISLATIVE DAY NO. 3 ▶ jump to 9:53
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  20. 20 1. CONSENT AGENDA ▶ jump to 9:56
  21. 21 (a) Approval of County Council Minutes ▶ jump to 9:58
  22. 22 County Council Minutes dated January 28, 2025 MIN 01282025 approved ▶ jump to 10:00
  23. 23 (b) First Reading of Bills (Presentation) ▶ jump to 10:04
  24. 24 AN ACT CONCERNING THE REVISED PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER REAL PROPERTY TAX CREDIT for the purpose of revising the definition of public safety officers eligible for the real property tax credit. CB-008-2025 presented and referred ▶ jump to 10:22
  25. 25 AN ACT CONCERNING THE REVISED ELDERLY PROPERTY TAX CREDIT for the purpose of revising the current elderly property tax credit to make its applicability exclusive of and separate and distinct from the Homestead and Maryland Homeowner’s Property Tax Credit and changing the yearly thresholds for eligibility as well as addressing any hardships resulting thereof. CB-009-2025 presented and referred ▶ jump to 10:57
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  27. 27 CONSENT AGENDA (Continued)
  28. 28 (c) Introduction of Resolutions ▶ jump to 11:05
  29. 29 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING PRINCE GEORGE’S AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY COUNCIL’S COMMITMENT TO REDUCING EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES for the purpose of expressing Prince George’s County Council’s commitment to work collaboratively with Montgomery County Council on a shared concern about ever increasing emergency room wait times in their respective hospitals. CR-004-2025 introduced and referred ▶ jump to 12:06
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  31. 30 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE EXTENSION OF TIME FOR THE TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM WAIT TIMES for the purpose of extending the reporting time for the Task Force to Address Hospital Emergency Room Wait Times and adding two additional members. CR-006-2025 introduced and referred ▶ jump to 12:48
  32. 30 CONSENT AGENDA (Continued)
  33. 31 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING WATERSHED PROTECTION AND RESTORATION for the purpose of Prince George's County's Watershed Protection and Restoration Financial Assurance Plan (FAP) for approving the Prince George's County Financial Assurance as required by State law. CR-007-2025 introduced and referred ▶ jump to 13:31
  34. 33 2. CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA ▶ jump to 14:37
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  36. 34 3. PROPOSED CORRESPONDENCE/ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER’S REPORT ▶ jump to 14:07
  37. 35 Proposed letter to the Honorable Michael A. Jackson, Chair, Prince George’s County Senate Delegation, and the Honorable Nicole Williams, Chair, Prince George’s County House Delegation, transmitting the position of the Prince George's County Council on proposed State legislation. LTR 02042025 authorized for Chair's signature Pass ▶ jump to 15:49
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  39. 37 4. BRIEFING – (COUNCIL HEARING ROOM) ▶ jump to 16:21
  40. 38 BRIEFING - BUDGET, BONDING, SPENDING AFFORABILITY COMMITTEE Stanley Earley, Director, Office of Management and Budget BR 02042025 Briefing held ▶ jump to 85:32
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  42. 40 12:15 PM - COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE - (ROOM 2027) ▶ jump to 88:07
  43. 41 (SEE SEPARATE AGENDA)
  44. 42 1:00 PM - EXECUTIVE SESSION – (1ST FLOOR EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM) ▶ jump to 85:59
  45. 43 Motion to convene in executive session to consult with counsel to seek legal advice and to discuss pending or potential litigation in accordance with Section 3-305(b)(7, 8), General Provisions Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, more specifically, to discuss legal impacts of recent federal immigration law enactments on the County, and to receive a litigation update for the Prince George’s County Office of Law. EX 02042025 convened into Executive Session Pass ▶ jump to 86:07
  46. 44 Prepared by: ___________________________________ Edgar L. Reese, III, Legislative Reference Aide Submitted by: _________________________________ Donna J. Brown, Clerk of the Council
  47. 45 REMINDERS Thurs., Feb. 6, 2025 1:30 p.m. - HHSPS Committee (Cancelled) Mon., Feb. 10, 2025 11:00 a.m. - Board of Health (Cancelled) 1:30 p.m. - EWD Committee Tues., Feb. 11, 2025 9:00 a.m. - General Assembly Committee 10:30 a.m. - Agenda Briefing 11:00 a.m. - County Council Meeting