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May 23, 2024 ·11:00 AM Final ·Budget Adoption

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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 0:01
  4. 4 10:30 A.M. - AGENDA BRIEFING - (ROOM 2027)
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  6. 6 11:00 A.M. - CALL TO ORDER - (COUNCIL HEARING ROOM) ▶ jump to 0:03
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  8. 8 INVOCATION: ▶ jump to 0:52
  9. 9 Rev. Dr. Valdes Snipes from L.O.V.E. AME Church, Upper Marlboro, MD ▶ jump to 0:53
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  11. 11 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 4:06
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  13. 13 REQUESTS BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ▶ jump to 4:36
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  15. 15 DESIGNATION OF MAY 23, 2024 AS LEGISLATIVE DAY NO. 13 ▶ jump to 6:29
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  17. 17 1. PUBLIC HEARINGS/BILLS ELIGIBLE FOR THIRD READING – (ENACTMENT) ▶ jump to 6:36
  18. 17 AN ACT CONCERNING THE BOARD OF APPEALS COMPOSITION AND SALARY REVISION for the purpose of decreasing the composition of the Board of Appeals, increasing the monthly salary rate for each member of the Board of Appeals and the additional annual salary rate for the Chairman of the Board of Appeals. CB-017-2024 enacted Pass ▶ jump to 7:19
  19. 18 AN ACT CONCERNING THE BOARD OF APPEALS COMPOSITION AND SALARY REVISION for the purpose of decreasing the composition of the Board of Appeals, increasing the monthly salary rate for each member of the Board of Appeals and the additional annual salary rate for the Chairman of the Board of Appeals. CB-017-2024 public hearing held ▶ jump to 7:14
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  21. 20 2. ADOPTION OF WSSC, WSTC, REVENUE AUTHORITY AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BUDGETS ▶ jump to 7:53
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  23. 21 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS OF THE WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMMISSION AND THE RECOMMENDATION OF WATER AND SEWER RATES AND AD VALOREM TAX LEVIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 for the purpose of adopting the Fiscal Year 2025 Operating and Capital Budgets of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission and the recommended Water and Sewer Rates and Ad Valorem Tax Levies for Fiscal Year 2025 CR-041-2024 adopted Pass ▶ jump to 9:06
  24. 22 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGETS OF THE WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMMISSION AND THE RECOMMENDATION OF WATER AND SEWER RATES AND AD VALOREM TAX LEVIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 for the purpose of adopting the Fiscal Year 2025 Operating and Capital Budgets of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission and the recommended Water and Sewer Rates and Ad Valorem Tax Levies for Fiscal Year 2025 CR-041-2024 introduced ▶ jump to 9:01
  25. 23 ADOPTION OF WSSC, WSTC, REVENUE AUTHORITY AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BUDGETS (Continued)
  26. 24 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMMISSION FISCAL YEARS 2025-2030 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM AND FISCAL YEAR 2025 CAPITAL BUDGET FOR PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY FOR WATER AND SEWERAGE for the purpose of adopting with amendments the WSSC Fiscal Years 2025-2030 Capital Improvements Program and Fiscal Year 2025 Capital Budget for Water and Sewerage. CR-042-2024 introduced ▶ jump to 10:29
  27. 24 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMMISSION FISCAL YEARS 2025-2030 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM AND FISCAL YEAR 2025 CAPITAL BUDGET FOR PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY FOR WATER AND SEWERAGE for the purpose of adopting with amendments the WSSC Fiscal Years 2025-2030 Capital Improvements Program and Fiscal Year 2025 Capital Budget for Water and Sewerage. CR-042-2024 adopted Pass ▶ jump to 10:33
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  29. 26 ADOPTION OF WSSC, WSTC, REVENUE AUTHORITY AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BUDGETS (Continued)
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  31. 28 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 WASHINGTON SUBURBAN TRANSIT COMMISSION BUDGET AND TAX RATES for the purpose of approving the Washington Suburban Transit Commission's administration of the County's Fiscal Year 2025 Mass Transit Plan; approving the levy of property tax rates necessary to support the expenses and obligations of the Commission including County mass transit operations; and approving the Commission’s administrative budget. CR-043-2024 introduced ▶ jump to 12:09
  32. 28 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 WASHINGTON SUBURBAN TRANSIT COMMISSION BUDGET AND TAX RATES for the purpose of approving the Washington Suburban Transit Commission's administration of the County's Fiscal Year 2025 Mass Transit Plan; approving the levy of property tax rates necessary to support the expenses and obligations of the Commission including County mass transit operations; and approving the Commission’s administrative budget. CR-043-2024 adopted Pass ▶ jump to 12:15
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  34. 30 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE REVENUE AUTHORITY OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY FISCAL YEAR 2025 OPERATING BUDGET AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM for the purpose of approving the Capital Improvement Program of the Revenue Authority of Prince George's County for Fiscal Years 2025-2030, prepared pursuant to the authority contained in Subtitle 21A of the Prince George's County Code and providing comments on the proposed Operating Budget of the Authority for Fiscal Year 2025. CR-044-2024 introduced ▶ jump to 13:42
  35. 30 ADOPTION OF WSSC, WSTC, REVENUE AUTHORITY AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BUDGETS (Continued)
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  37. 32 ADOPTION OF WSSC, WSTC, REVENUE AUTHORITY AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BUDGETS (Continued)
  38. 32 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE REVENUE AUTHORITY OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY FISCAL YEAR 2025 OPERATING BUDGET AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM for the purpose of approving the Capital Improvement Program of the Revenue Authority of Prince George's County for Fiscal Years 2025-2030, prepared pursuant to the authority contained in Subtitle 21A of the Prince George's County Code and providing comments on the proposed Operating Budget of the Authority for Fiscal Year 2025. CR-044-2024 adopted Pass ▶ jump to 13:47
  39. 33 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY FISCAL YEAR 2025 OPERATING BUDGET AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM for the purpose of approving the Capital Improvement Program of the Redevelopment Authority of Prince George's County for Fiscal Years 2025-2030; prepared pursuant to the authority contained in Subtitle 15B of the Prince George's County Code; and providing comments on the proposed Operating Budget of the Redevelopment Authority for Fiscal Year 2025. CR-045-2024 introduced ▶ jump to 15:15
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  41. 35 3. ADOPTION OF THE PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PORTION OF THE MARYLAND - NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION BUDGET AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS AND LEVYING TAXES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 FOR THE M-NCPPC
  42. 36 AN ACT CONCERNING MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION for the purpose of approving the Prince George's County portion of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission budget and making appropriations and levying certain taxes for Fiscal Year 2025 for the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, pursuant to the provisions of the Land Use Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended ("Land Use Article"). CB-044-2024 introduced ▶ jump to 16:43
  43. 36 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY FISCAL YEAR 2025 OPERATING BUDGET AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM for the purpose of approving the Capital Improvement Program of the Redevelopment Authority of Prince George's County for Fiscal Years 2025-2030; prepared pursuant to the authority contained in Subtitle 15B of the Prince George's County Code; and providing comments on the proposed Operating Budget of the Redevelopment Authority for Fiscal Year 2025. CR-045-2024 adopted Pass ▶ jump to 15:19
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  45. 38 4. ADOPTION OF THE COUNTY CURRENT EXPENSE BUDGET, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, CAPITAL BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 ▶ jump to 20:22
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  47. 40 AN ACT CONCERNING FISCAL YEAR 2025 APPROPRIATIONS for the purpose of making appropriations for the support of the County government and for the Prince George's Community College and for the schools, institutions, departments, offices, boards, commissions, and agencies of Prince George's County, and for other purposes, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025; adopting the current expense budget, the capital improvement program, and the capital budget prepared according to the Charter of Prince George's County and submitted by the County Executive to the County Council; appropriating the items of expense in said current expense budget; establishing rates of reimbursement for subsistence expenses for employees of the County; providing for the inclusion of all State, Federal and private grants received subsequent to adoption of the current expense budget; imposing the applicable income and special area tax rates under the public general laws and public local laws of Maryland; all to be known as the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance of Prince George's County for Fiscal Year 2025. CB-045-2024 introduced ▶ jump to 22:57
  48. 40 AN ACT CONCERNING MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION for the purpose of approving the Prince George's County portion of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission budget and making appropriations and levying certain taxes for Fiscal Year 2025 for the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, pursuant to the provisions of the Land Use Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended ("Land Use Article"). CB-044-2024 rules suspended Pass ▶ jump to 16:51
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  50. 41 AN ACT CONCERNING MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION for the purpose of approving the Prince George's County portion of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission budget and making appropriations and levying certain taxes for Fiscal Year 2025 for the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, pursuant to the provisions of the Land Use Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended ("Land Use Article"). CB-044-2024 enacted Pass ▶ jump to 17:43
  51. 42 5. PROPOSED CORRESPONDENCE/ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER’S REPORT ▶ jump to 24:55
  52. 43 Proposed letter to the Honorable Judy Mickens-Murray, Chair, Prince George’s County Board of Education, transmitting the Fiscal Year 2025 Operating Budget. LTR 05232024 authorized for Chair's signature Pass ▶ jump to 25:12
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  54. 45 6. INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS ▶ jump to 26:14
  55. 45 AN ACT CONCERNING FISCAL YEAR 2025 APPROPRIATIONS for the purpose of making appropriations for the support of the County government and for the Prince George's Community College and for the schools, institutions, departments, offices, boards, commissions, and agencies of Prince George's County, and for other purposes, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025; adopting the current expense budget, the capital improvement program, and the capital budget prepared according to the Charter of Prince George's County and submitted by the County Executive to the County Council; appropriating the items of expense in said current expense budget; establishing rates of reimbursement for subsistence expenses for employees of the County; providing for the inclusion of all State, Federal and private grants received subsequent to adoption of the current expense budget; imposing the applicable income and special area tax rates under the public general laws and public local laws of Maryland; all to be known as the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance of Prince George's County for Fiscal Year 2025. CB-045-2024 enacted Pass ▶ jump to 23:03
  56. 46 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMMISSION for the purpose of modifying the System Development Charge (SDC) to help finance the capital costs of expanding and augmenting water and sewage systems to accommodate service to subscribers in the Washington Suburban Sanitary District (WSSD) and to provide a financing mechanism to aid the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (Commission) in paying for the capital projects thereof by providing methods and procedures by which the SDC is to be implemented and/or collected. CR-046-2024 introduced ▶ jump to 27:18
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  59. 50 REMINDERS Mon., May 27, 2024 Holiday (Memorial Day) Tues., May 28, 2024 10:00 a.m. - County Council Meeting 11:30 a.m. - Committee of the Whole 1:30 p.m. - Board of Health Meeting ▶ jump to 37:11
  60. 52 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMMISSION for the purpose of modifying the System Development Charge (SDC) to help finance the capital costs of expanding and augmenting water and sewage systems to accommodate service to subscribers in the Washington Suburban Sanitary District (WSSD) and to provide a financing mechanism to aid the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (Commission) in paying for the capital projects thereof by providing methods and procedures by which the SDC is to be implemented and/or collected. CR-046-2024 rules suspended Pass ▶ jump to 27:53
  61. 53 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMMISSION for the purpose of modifying the System Development Charge (SDC) to help finance the capital costs of expanding and augmenting water and sewage systems to accommodate service to subscribers in the Washington Suburban Sanitary District (WSSD) and to provide a financing mechanism to aid the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (Commission) in paying for the capital projects thereof by providing methods and procedures by which the SDC is to be implemented and/or collected. CR-046-2024 adopted Pass ▶ jump to 28:32
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  63. 59 Prepared by: ___________________________________ Edgar Reese, III, Legislative Reference Aide Submitted by: _________________________________ Donna J. Brown, Clerk of the Council