County Council

Council Hearing Room

Agenda — 42 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 0:02
4. 4 10:30 A.M. - AGENDA BRIEFING - (COMMITTEE ROOM 2027) (Cancelled)
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6. 6 11:00 A.M. - CALL TO ORDER - (COUNCIL HEARING ROOM) ▶ jump to 0:41
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8. 8 INVOCATION: ▶ jump to 1:40
9. 9 Pastor Daniel T. Mangrum, Cornerstone Peaceful Bible Baptist Church of Upper Marlboro, Maryland ▶ jump to 1:53
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11. 11 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 6:58
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13. 13 REQUESTS BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ▶ jump to 7:22
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15. 15 LEGISLATIVE DAY NO. 7 ▶ jump to 7:32
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17. 17 1. CONSENT AGENDA ▶ jump to 7:35
18. 18 (a) Approval of County Council Minutes ▶ jump to 7:38
19. 19 County Council Minutes dated March 26, 2024 MIN 03262024 approved ▶ jump to 7:42
20. 20 (b) First Reading of Bills (Presentation) ▶ jump to 7:46
21. 21 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING NONRESIDENTIAL BASE ZONES-PERMITTED PRINCIPAL USES-CIGAR CLUB/LOUNGE for the purpose of defining the use, “Cigar Club/Lounge,” in the Zoning Ordinance; permitting the use in the CN (Commercial, Neighborhood), CS (Commercial, Service), and CGO (Commercial, General, and Office) zones of the County; and establishing regulations governing the use in furtherance of the public safety, health, and welfare of the residents of Prince George’s County. CB-028-2024 presented and referred ▶ jump to 8:30
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23. 23 CONSENT AGENDA (Continued) ▶ jump to 9:14
24. 24 (c) Introduction of Resolutions ▶ jump to 9:16
25. 24 CONSENT AGENDA (Continued) ▶ jump to 9:14
26. 25 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE 2018 WATER AND SEWER PLAN (DECEMBER 2023 CYCLE OF AMENDMENTS) for the purpose of changing the water and sewer category designations of properties within the 2018 Water and Sewer Plan. CR-023-2024 introduced and referred ▶ jump to 10:12
27. 26 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING FISCAL YEAR (“FY”) 2025 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT for the purpose of approving and adopting the Prince George’s County Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2025 Annual Action Plan for Housing and Community Development (“FY 2025 Annual Action Plan”). CR-024-2024 introduced and referred ▶ jump to 11:18
28. 28 2. CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA ▶ jump to 11:57
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30. 30 3. PROPOSED CORRESPONDENCE/ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER’S REPORT ▶ jump to 12:08
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32. 32 4. SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) ▶ jump to 11:59
33. 33 AN ACT CONCERNING WOODLAND AND WILDLIFE HABITAT CONSERVATION ORDINANCE for the purpose of revising the existing subtitle in order to comply with state mandated revisions as per the Maryland Forest Conservation Act; revising and adding definitions; revising applicability and exemption requirements; revising plan review, validity and grandfathering requirements; revising a certain definition; providing for a certain fee-in-lieu; establishing a certain Fund; revising the variance and appeal process; revising enforcement process; revising the conservation requirements including priority areas, thresholds and replacement ratios; revising conservation requirements design criteria, priorities, options and bonding; revising forest stand delineation area; and revising forest harvesting. CB-020-2024 amended (1) Pass ▶ jump to 17:33
34. 33 AN ACT CONCERNING WOODLAND AND WILDLIFE HABITAT CONSERVATION ORDINANCE for the purpose of revising the existing subtitle in order to comply with state mandated revisions as per the Maryland Forest Conservation Act; revising and adding definitions; revising applicability and exemption requirements; revising plan review, validity and grandfathering requirements; revising a certain definition; providing for a certain fee-in-lieu; establishing a certain Fund; revising the variance and appeal process; revising enforcement process; revising the conservation requirements including priority areas, thresholds and replacement ratios; revising conservation requirements design criteria, priorities, options and bonding; revising forest stand delineation area; and revising forest harvesting. CB-020-2024 introduced ▶ jump to 18:34
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36. 35 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued) ▶ jump to 18:41
37. 36 AN ACT CONCERNING TREE CANOPY COVERAGE ORDINANCE for the purpose of revising the existing applicability language, requiring a certain grandfather provision, revising the tree canopy coverage requirements, revising the credit and security requirements, and adding the Planning Director to those that can issue waivers. CB-021-2024 introduced ▶ jump to 20:54
38. 37 AN ACT CONCERNING SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS’ ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY AREA for the purpose of removing environmental strategy area from definitions, and removing environmental strategy area from environmental standard and replacing with development location, and amending the required minimum stream buffer widths. CB-022-2024 introduced ▶ jump to 22:55
39. 38 5. BRIEFING – (COUNCIL HEARING ROOM) ▶ jump to 23:07
40. 39 COUNCIL MEMBER WORKGROUP UPDATES Climate, Energy and Environment Policy Committee (Council Member Ivey) BR 04022024 Briefing held ▶ jump to 24:35
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42. 42 Prepared by: ___________________________________ Edgar Reese, III, Legislative Reference Aide Submitted by: _________________________________ Donna J. Brown, Clerk of the Council ▶ jump to 24:57