County Council
Committee Room 2027
Agenda — 176 items
- 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 VIEW USING THE LINK PROVIDED AT: https://pgccouncil.us/LIVE
- 4 9:00 A.M. - PLANNING, HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
- 5 (SEE SEPARATE AGENDA)
- 6 10:00 A.M. - DISTRICT COUNCIL
- 7 (SEE SEPARATE AGENDA)
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- 9 12:00 P.M. - CALL TO ORDER - (COMMITTEE ROOM 2027)
- 11 INVOCATION:
- 12 Pastor Gerardo Martinez, Edifcando Las Familias, Upper Marlboro, MD
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- 14 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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- 16 REQUESTS BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL
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- 18 DESIGNATION OF SEPTEMBER 29, 2026 AS LEGISLATIVE DAY NO. 32
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- 20 1. CONSENT AGENDA
- 21 (a) Approval of County Council Minutes
- 22 County Council Minutes dated September 22, 2026
- 23 (b) First Reading of Bills (Presentation)
- 24 AN ACT CONCERNING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND GENERAL OBLIGATION STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BONDS for the purpose of authorizing and empowering Prince George’s County, Maryland to issue and sell an amount not to exceed seven hundred eighty-eight million five hundred eighty-seven thousand dollars ($788,587,000) in aggregate principal amount of general obligation bonds and one hundred sixty-one million four hundred sixty-three thousand dollars ($161,463,000) in aggregate principal amount of general obligation stormwater management bonds for the purpose of providing funds for financing in whole or in part costs of the planning, acquisition, construction, reconstruction, establishment, extension, enlargement, demolition, or improvement of certain capital projects and stormwater projects, respectively, set forth in the capital budget of the County for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027; describing the projects or usable parts to be financed in whole or in part from the proceeds of the bonds hereby authorized and the estimated costs thereof and the probable useful lives thereof; prescribing or providing for the procedures for the issuance and sale of such bonds at private (negotiated) sale or public sale; declaring the County’s official intent to reimburse itself for certain expenditures paid before the issuance of the bonds authorized hereby in accordance with applicable Income Tax Regulations; authorizing the consolidation of such bonds with other bonds for purposes of such sale; showing compliance with the power of the County to incur indebtedness; directing the application of the proceeds of such bonds and the proceeds of bonds previously issued by an act of the County; pledging the full faith and credit and taxing power of the County to the payment of such bonds and providing for the levy and collection of taxes necessary for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds when due; authorizing the pledge of Clean Water Act Fees to the payment of the principal of and interest on such general obligation stormwater management bonds related to clean water projects when due; authorizing and empowering the County to issue and sell an amount not to exceed nine hundred fifty million fifty thousand dollars ($950,050,000) in aggregate principal amount of bond anticipation notes and covenanting to issue bonds in anticipation of which such notes are issued; pledging the full faith and credit and taxing power of the County to the payment of such bond anticipation notes and providing for the levy and collection of taxes necessary for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bond anticipation notes when due and authorizing the pledge of Clean Water Act Fees to the payment of the principal of and interest on such bond anticipation notes related to clean water projects when due; directing the application of the proceeds of such bond anticipation notes; directing the application of the proceeds of such bonds; providing for the issuance of such bond anticipation notes in the form of commercial paper or revolving loan notes; providing for the issuance of such bond anticipation notes and the bonds in the form of variable rate demand obligations; authorizing certain determinations to be made in connection with the sale of any such bond anticipation notes; authorizing the consolidation of such bond anticipation notes with other notes for purposes of such sale; authorizing and empowering the County to issue, sell and deliver general obligation refunding bonds and general obligation stormwater management refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding all or a part of the bonds authorized hereby or in prior Acts of the County in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed 150% of the outstanding principal amount of the bonds to be refunded thereby, the proceeds of such refunding bonds to be used for the public purpose of providing funds sufficient to pay principal of, redemption premium, if any, and interest on such refunded bonds at the respective maturity, redemption, and interest payment dates of such refunded bonds and related issuance costs; prescribing or providing for the procedure for the issuance and sale of such refunding bonds; empowering the County Executive to determine the time and method for the sale of such refunding bonds and other details with respect to the sale of such refunding bonds; pledging the full faith and credit of the County to the payment of the principal of, redemption premium, if any, and the interest on such refunding bonds when due; and providing for the levy and collection of taxes necessary for the payment of the principal of, redemption premium, if any, and interest on such refunding bonds when due, showing compliance with the limitations on the power of the County to incur indebtedness; authorizing the pledge of Clean Water Act Fees to the payment of the principal of and interest on such refunding bonds related to clean water projects when due; covenanting or providing for the making of certain covenants on matters relating to the tax-exempt status of interest on such bonds, bond anticipation notes and refunding bonds, as applicable; providing for compliance with Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 15c2-12; providing for the authorization of and entry into interest rate exchange agreements or contracts in connection with or incidental to any of the obligations authorized by this Act; authorizing the County Executive to delegate to appropriate officials the power to make certain determinations and sign certain documents, certificates or agreements authorized to be made or signed by the County Executive herein; and otherwise generally determining or providing for the determination of certain matters in connection with the issuance, sale and delivery of the general obligation and stormwater management bonds, bond anticipation notes and refunding bonds authorized by this Act.
- 25 CONSENT AGENDA (Continued)
- 26 (c) Introduction of Resolutions
- 27 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING CLIMATE ACTION LEADERSHIP AND ENGAGEMENT BY ALL COUNTY AGENCIES for the purpose of mandating and coordinating a unified, whole-of-government approach to climate change mitigation, requiring full agency participation in the Interagency Climate Committee, establishing strict operational emission reduction targets, and standardizing budget and progress reporting structures for all Prince George's County entities.
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- 29 CONSENT AGENDA (Continued)
- 30 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING CONTRACT APPROVALS for the purpose of approving, pursuant to Section 819 of the Charter for Prince George's County, Maryland, multiyear contract modifications, described in Attachment A, each exercising an available option year and raising the aggregate contract ceiling to an amount in excess of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00), for snow and ice control services; and approving, pursuant to Section 819 of the Charter, increased funding for multiyear contracts for transportation services described in Attachment B, for which previously approved funding is insufficient to meet Fiscal Year 2027 requirements.
- 31 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE LOCAL IMPACT GRANT FUNDS MULTIYEAR PLAN for the purpose of transmitting the Local Impact Grant Funds Multiyear Plan to the County Council for review and approval.
- 33 2. CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
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- 35 3. PROPOSED CORRESPONDENCE/ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER’S REPORT
- 36 Proposed letter to the Honorable Aisha N. Braveboy, County Executive, transmitting the Prince George’s County Council’s appointments to the Fair Election Fund Commission.
- 37 Proposed letter to the Honorable Aisha N. Braveboy, County Executive, transmitting the Prince George’s County Council’s appointments to the Police Accountability Board.
- 38 RECONSIDERATION
- 38 Proposed joint signature letter to Ms. Katie Thomson, Secretary, Maryland Department of Transportation regarding 2026 Projects List for the Fiscal Years (FY) 2027-2032 State Consolidated Transportation Program (CTP).
- 39 Proposed joint signature letter to Ms. Katie Thomson, Secretary, Maryland Department of Transportation regarding 2026 Projects List for the Fiscal Years (FY) 2027-2032 State Consolidated Transportation Program (CTP).
- 39 Proposed joint signature letter to Ms. Katie Thomson, Secretary, Maryland Department of Transportation regarding 2026 Projects List for the Fiscal Years (FY) 2027-2032 State Consolidated Transportation Program (CTP).
- 40 4. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
- 41 Appointment of the following individual to the Prince George’s County Board of Ethics: Krishnan Natesan, MPA, M.Div. Appointment: Member Replacing: Vacant Term Expiration: 12/01/2030
- 42 PUBLIC HEARINGS: (Continued)
- 42 Appointment of the following individual to the Prince George’s County Board of Ethics: Krishnan Natesan, MPA, M.Div. Appointment: Member Replacing: Vacant Term Expiration: 12/01/2030
- 43 RESIDENTIAL AUTOMATED SPEED ENFORCEMENT POTENTIAL SITES Pursuant to State law, Prince George’s County authorized the use of Speed Camera Monitoring Systems to regulate traffic in the County in 2021. The County Council is holding a briefing and seeking to obtain public comment on more potential locations for the installation of speed monitoring systems prior to their installation. The Prince George’s County Department of Public Works & Transportation and Police Department have developed a list identifying additional locations as potential speed camera installation sites in compliance with Section 21-809 of the Transportation Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. A listing of the proposed and potential sites for speed monitoring systems is available on the County Council’s website-https://pgccouncil.us/DocumentCenter/View/15556/SpeedCamera-Proposed-Sites-Briefing-09-29-2026 Members of the public are invited to express their views concerning these sites.
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- 45 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS/BILLS ELIGIBLE FOR THIRD READING – (ENACTMENT)
- 46 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING USE REGULATIONS - SPECIAL EXCEPTION STANDARDS - PRIVATE SCHOOLS for the purpose of exempting certain private school uses in a Residential Zone from the requirement for special exception approval.
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- 47 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING USE REGULATIONS - SPECIAL EXCEPTION STANDARDS - PRIVATE SCHOOLS for the purpose of exempting certain private school uses in a Residential Zone from the requirement for special exception approval.
- 48 PUBLIC HEARINGS/BILLS ELIGIBLE FOR THIRD READING – (ENACTMENT) (Continued)
- 49 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING HOME OCCUPATION AND HOME BUSINESSES - REGULATION AND ENFORCEMENT for the purpose of revising the definition of home occupation; adding the definition of prohibited home business; providing for the presumptive evidence of prohibited home business; providing for property owner responsibility; providing for certain enforcement procedures; providing for certain enhanced penalties for prohibited home businesses; and generally regarding regulation and enforcement of home occupation and home businesses.
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- 51 PUBLIC HEARINGS/BILLS ELIGIBLE FOR THIRD READING – (ENACTMENT) (Continued)
- 51 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING HOME OCCUPATION AND HOME BUSINESSES - REGULATION AND ENFORCEMENT for the purpose of revising the definition of home occupation; adding the definition of prohibited home business; providing for the presumptive evidence of prohibited home business; providing for property owner responsibility; providing for certain enforcement procedures; providing for certain enhanced penalties for prohibited home businesses; and generally regarding regulation and enforcement of home occupation and home businesses.
- 52 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS for the purpose of adding definitions and designating areas for Accessory Dwelling Units consistent with authority set forth in State law; setting forth regulations for permitted Accessory Dwelling Units; providing for the prospective application of provisions and amendments adopted herein; and providing a severability clause for the provisions related to Accessory Dwelling Units in Prince George’s County.
- 52 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING HOME OCCUPATION AND HOME BUSINESSES - REGULATION AND ENFORCEMENT for the purpose of revising the definition of home occupation; adding the definition of prohibited home business; providing for the presumptive evidence of prohibited home business; providing for property owner responsibility; providing for certain enforcement procedures; providing for certain enhanced penalties for prohibited home businesses; and generally regarding regulation and enforcement of home occupation and home businesses.
- 53 6. RESOLUTIONS ELIGIBLE FOR FINAL READING – (ADOPTION)
- 54 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE 2018 WATER AND SEWER PLAN (MARCH 2026 CYCLE OF AMENDMENTS) for the purpose of changing the water and sewer category designations of properties within the 2018 Water and Sewer Plan.
- 55 7. BRIEFING
- 56 FY 2027 BUDGET ALLOCATIONS Arian Albear, Director, Legislative Impact
- 56 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS for the purpose of adding definitions and designating areas for Accessory Dwelling Units consistent with authority set forth in State law; setting forth regulations for permitted Accessory Dwelling Units; providing for the prospective application of provisions and amendments adopted herein; and providing a severability clause for the provisions related to Accessory Dwelling Units in Prince George’s County.
- 57 RECESS
- 58 12:30 P.M. - COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE - (ROOM 2027)
- 59 (SEE SEPARATE AGENDA)
- 60 RECONVENE
- 61 8. SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION)
- 62 AN ACT CONCERNING COMMUNITY SAFE SPACES ACT - REPORTING VIOLATIONS for the purpose of broadening the scope of existing law governing reporting of certain unauthorized use of County-owned or County-controlled property, unauthorized access to nonpublic spaces of County facilities, or harmful conduct by certain individuals; requiring an online platform for submission of reports of violations; providing guidance for the contents of reports; permitting the use of the online platform by the Office of Law to assist in enforcement; and generally relating to the Community Safe Spaces Act.
- 63 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION)
- 64 AN ACT CONCERNING SURPLUS COUNTY PROPERTY - AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT for the purpose of requiring an evaluation of County-owned surplus property for suitability for development as elderly or affordable housing; requiring the determination to be submitted to the County Council with the annual inventory of surplus property; requiring that certain economic development projects that include residential units and that involve the disposition of county surplus property provide a certain percentage of affordable housing units; and generally relating to the sale, lease, or other disposition of County property.
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- 66 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION)
- 67 AN ACT CONCERNING HIGH-WAGE EMPLOYER FAST TRACK PROGRAM for the purpose of creating an expedited, coordinated development review pathway for employers that meet defined wage, investment [,apprenticeship,] and job‑quality standards; establishing a dedicated project‑management structure; and integrating permitting, inspections, for workforce recruitment; providing incentives into a single accelerated approval process; and generally regarding workforce development
- 68 AN ACT CONCERNING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND GENERAL OBLIGATION STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BONDS for the purpose of authorizing and empowering Prince George’s County, Maryland to issue and sell an amount not to exceed seven hundred eighty-eight million five hundred eighty-seven thousand dollars ($788,587,000) in aggregate principal amount of general obligation bonds and one hundred sixty-one million four hundred sixty-three thousand dollars ($161,463,000) in aggregate principal amount of general obligation stormwater management bonds for the purpose of providing funds for financing in whole or in part costs of the planning, acquisition, construction, reconstruction, establishment, extension, enlargement, demolition, or improvement of certain capital projects and stormwater projects, respectively, set forth in the capital budget of the County for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027; describing the projects or usable parts to be financed in whole or in part from the proceeds of the bonds hereby authorized and the estimated costs thereof and the probable useful lives thereof; prescribing or providing for the procedures for the issuance and sale of such bonds at private (negotiated) sale or public sale; declaring the County’s official intent to reimburse itself for certain expenditures paid before the issuance of the bonds authorized hereby in accordance with applicable Income Tax Regulations; authorizing the consolidation of such bonds with other bonds for purposes of such sale; showing compliance with the power of the County to incur indebtedness; directing the application of the proceeds of such bonds and the proceeds of bonds previously issued by an act of the County; pledging the full faith and credit and taxing power of the County to the payment of such bonds and providing for the levy and collection of taxes necessary for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds when due; authorizing the pledge of Clean Water Act Fees to the payment of the principal of and interest on such general obligation stormwater management bonds related to clean water projects when due; authorizing and empowering the County to issue and sell an amount not to exceed nine hundred fifty million fifty thousand dollars ($950,050,000) in aggregate principal amount of bond anticipation notes and covenanting to issue bonds in anticipation of which such notes are issued; pledging the full faith and credit and taxing power of the County to the payment of such bond anticipation notes and providing for the levy and collection of taxes necessary for the payment of the principal of and interest on such bond anticipation notes when due and authorizing the pledge of Clean Water Act Fees to the payment of the principal of and interest on such bond anticipation notes related to clean water projects when due; directing the application of the proceeds of such bond anticipation notes; directing the application of the proceeds of such bonds; providing for the issuance of such bond anticipation notes in the form of commercial paper or revolving loan notes; providing for the issuance of such bond anticipation notes and the bonds in the form of variable rate demand obligations; authorizing certain determinations to be made in connection with the sale of any such bond anticipation notes; authorizing the consolidation of such bond anticipation notes with other notes for purposes of such sale; authorizing and empowering the County to issue, sell and deliver general obligation refunding bonds and general obligation stormwater management refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding all or a part of the bonds authorized hereby or in prior Acts of the County in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed 150% of the outstanding principal amount of the bonds to be refunded thereby, the proceeds of such refunding bonds to be used for the public purpose of providing funds sufficient to pay principal of, redemption premium, if any, and interest on such refunded bonds at the respective maturity, redemption, and interest payment dates of such refunded bonds and related issuance costs; prescribing or providing for the procedure for the issuance and sale of such refunding bonds; empowering the County Executive to determine the time and method for the sale of such refunding bonds and other details with respect to the sale of such refunding bonds; pledging the full faith and credit of the County to the payment of the principal of, redemption premium, if any, and the interest on such refunding bonds when due; and providing for the levy and collection of taxes necessary for the payment of the principal of, redemption premium, if any, and interest on such refunding bonds when due, showing compliance with the limitations on the power of the County to incur indebtedness; authorizing the pledge of Clean Water Act Fees to the payment of the principal of and interest on such refunding bonds related to clean water projects when due; covenanting or providing for the making of certain covenants on matters relating to the tax-exempt status of interest on such bonds, bond anticipation notes and refunding bonds, as applicable; providing for compliance with Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 15c2-12; providing for the authorization of and entry into interest rate exchange agreements or contracts in connection with or incidental to any of the obligations authorized by this Act; authorizing the County Executive to delegate to appropriate officials the power to make certain determinations and sign certain documents, certificates or agreements authorized to be made or signed by the County Executive herein; and otherwise generally determining or providing for the determination of certain matters in connection with the issuance, sale and delivery of the general obligation and stormwater management bonds, bond anticipation notes and refunding bonds authorized by this Act.
- 69 ADDITIONS PACKAGE #1
- 70 CONSENT AGENDA (Continued)
- 71 AN ACT CONCERNING IMMERSIVE ENTERTAINMENT VENUE COMMUNITY IMPACT FUNDING for the purpose of reserving a certain percentage of all revenue directly attributable to an Immersive Entertainment Venue for use in impacted communities within a six (6) mile radius of the Immersive Entertainment Venue; creating the Sphere Community Impact Fund; defining certain terms; providing for the use of reserved revenue; and generally relating to revenue attributable to an Immersive Entertainment Venue.
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- 73 9. ITEM FOR DISCUSSION
- 74 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING LOCAL IMPACT GRANT FUNDS MULTIYEAR PLAN for the purpose of transmitting the Local Impact Grant Funds Multiyear Plan to the County Council for review and approval.
- 75 PAGE BREAK
- 76 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued)
- 77 AN ACT CONCERNING ILLEGAL VENDING PENALTIES AND REMOVAL OF GOODS for the purpose of strengthening enforcement against unlawful sidewalk, motor vehicle, vehicle or stand, right-of-way, and certain public or private property; vending within the County; prompting immediate removal of goods by certain agencies when vendors fail to comply; increasing certain fines for illegal vending; providing for a certain implementation date; generally regarding illegal vending within the County.
- 78 AN ACT CONCERNING THE PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY STREET VENDING PILOT PROGRAM for the purpose of requiring the Office of Homeland Security, Economic Development Corporation and Health Department to develop a regulatory program on certain streets in Prince George’s County where street vending is allowed and a simplified and less cumbersome regulatory process while balancing legitimate health concerns for street foods; requiring a certain implementation date; requiring a certain report; and requiring the pilot to develop a safe and regulated environment for street vending in Prince George’s County.
- 79 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued)
- 80 AN ACT CONCERNING PROHIBITED HOME BUSINESS for the purpose of providing for certain definitions; providing for certain civil monetary fines and citations for a Prohibited Home Business; providing for a certain notice and tax lien for a Prohibited Home Business; providing for certain District Court proceedings; providing for a certain revised definition of neighborhood nuisance; and generally regarding Prohibited Home Business.
- 81 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued)
- 82 AN ACT CONCERNING COUNTY REAL PROPERTY AS SURPLUS PROPERTY for the purpose of amending provisions of the Code regulating the procedure to declare County Real Property as Surplus Property; removing the Redevelopment Authority and adding the Office of Central Services for final disposition of all properties approved as surplus.
- 82 AN ACT CONCERNING ILLEGAL VENDING PENALTIES AND REMOVAL OF GOODS for the purpose of strengthening enforcement against unlawful sidewalk, motor vehicle, vehicle or stand, right-of-way, and certain public or private property; vending within the County; prompting immediate removal of goods by certain agencies when vendors fail to comply; increasing certain fines for illegal vending; providing for a certain implementation date; generally regarding illegal vending within the County.
- 83 AN ACT CONCERNING SENIOR CO-HOUSING EXPANSION PROGRAM for the purpose of establishing a program to increase the use of County real property and financial resources to increase the availability of senior co-housing; providing for the administration of the program by the Redevelopment Authority; identifying funding sources for the program; requiring certain annual reporting; and generally relating to senior housing expansion.
- 83 AN ACT CONCERNING ILLEGAL VENDING PENALTIES AND REMOVAL OF GOODS for the purpose of strengthening enforcement against unlawful sidewalk, motor vehicle, vehicle or stand, right-of-way, and certain public or private property; vending within the County; prompting immediate removal of goods by certain agencies when vendors fail to comply; increasing certain fines for illegal vending; providing for a certain implementation date; generally regarding illegal vending within the County.
- 84 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued)
- 85 AN ACT CONCERNING QUIET AND CLEAN LANDSCAPING EQUIPMENT for the purpose of providing legislative findings and purpose; providing definitions; providing for prohibited acts and a certain phased prohibition; providing for certain exemptions; providing a requirement for County government and the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission; providing for enforcement and measurement; providing for establishing a certain Fund; providing for the purpose, appropriation, eligibility, awards, priority, regulations and availability, and reporting of the Fund; providing for public education and transition assistance; providing for penalties; and generally regarding quiet and clean landscaping equipment.
- 85 AN ACT CONCERNING THE PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY STREET VENDING PILOT PROGRAM for the purpose of requiring the Office of Homeland Security, Economic Development Corporation and Health Department to develop a regulatory program on certain streets in Prince George’s County where street vending is allowed and a simplified and less cumbersome regulatory process while balancing legitimate health concerns for street foods; requiring a certain implementation date; requiring a certain report; and requiring the pilot to develop a safe and regulated environment for street vending in Prince George’s County.
- 86 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued)
- 87 AN ACT CONCERNING HOUSING AND PROPERTY STANDARDS for the purpose of strengthening enforcement of housing and property standards on certain properties; providing the process for application, issuance, and execution of administrative search warrants for the purpose of Code enforcement; defining unmaintained vacant attached vacant dwelling or building; providing for a process for conducting internal inspections for unmaintained vacant attached properties; and generally relating to vacant property.
- 88 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued)
- 89 AN ACT CONCERNING UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR HOUSING for the purpose of revising and adding certain definitions; providing for certain exemptions; making technical corrections to existing County universal design for housing law; providing for the applicability of provisions of this Act; providing for certain exemptions; providing for certain universal design element requirements for certain multifamily dwelling property; providing for revisions to a certain waiver provision; providing for revisions to certain penalty provisions; and generally regarding universal design for housing in the County.
- 90 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued)
- 91 AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTRICAL CODE OF PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY for the purpose of updating the enforcement provisions of the Electrical Code to provide for administrative adjudication of appeals from notices of violation, additional civil and criminal penalties for violations, and the issuance of citations for violations, as well as provisions to prevent the transfer of properties that have existing violations.
- 92 AN ACT CONCERNING CONCURRENT DEVELOPMENT REVIEW ACT OF 2026 for the purpose of streamlining the development review process by authorizing concurrent submission of proposed stormwater management concept plans, natural resources inventory plans, and 100-year floodplain delineations; and generally related to the Water Resources Protection and Grading Code.
- 93 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued)
- 94 AN ACT CONCERNING DEVELOPMENT OMBUDSMAN FOR PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY for the purpose of establishing a Development Ombudsman for Prince George’s County to assist in improving interagency collaboration and efficiency in the development review and permitting processes; and generally relating to the development review process.
- 95 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued)
- 96 AN ACT CONCERNING ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (ADU) for the purpose of providing for accessory dwelling unit requirements; providing for the prohibition on the short-term rental of accessory dwelling units; providing for accessory dwelling unit rental requirements; providing for accessory dwelling units under the Woodland and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Ordinance and the Tree Canopy Coverage Ordinance; providing for accessory dwelling unit impervious surface requirements; providing for accessory dwelling unit individual sewage disposal systems requirements; and generally regarding accessory dwelling units.
- 97 PAGE BREAK
- 98 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued)
- 99 AN ACT CONCERNING AMENDMENTS TO THE CANNABIS REINVESTMENT AND RESTORATION BOARD METHODOLOGY AND PROCESS RECOMMENDATIONS for the purpose of changing the name of the Cannabis Reinvestment and Restoration Board; amending methodology, process and other various provisions of the Prince George’s County Code as it relates to the Cannabis Reinvestment and Restoration Board.
- 100 PAGE BREAK
- 101 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued)
- 102 AN ACT CONCERNING PROPERTY TAX CREDIT FOR ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS OF LIMITED INCOME for the purpose of establishing a property tax credit for elderly individuals of limited income; providing for eligibility criteria and amount of credit; and generally relating to the property tax credit for elderly individuals of limited income.
- 103 PAGE BREAK
- 104 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued)
- 105 AN ACT CONCERNING REAL PROPERTY TAX DEFERRAL FOR ELDERLY OR DISABLED HOMEOWNERS for the purpose of amending the eligibility for elderly or disabled homeowners to defer annual increases in their County property tax; increasing the amount of County property taxes that may be deferred; reducing the interest rate charged on deferred taxes; and generally relating to property tax assessment, collection, and levy.
- 106 PAGE BREAK
- 107 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued)
- 108 AN ACT CONCERNING RESIDENTIAL PARKING ON UNPAVED AREAS for the purpose of clarifying the prohibition against the standing or parking of vehicles on unpaved areas of residential lots and clarifying the enforcement authority.
- 109 AN ACT CONCERNING AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITY SITES PROGRAM for the purpose of requiring an annual publication of potential high quality development sites suitable for affordable housing development in Prince George’s County; and generally related to affordable housing.
- 110 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued)
- 111 AN ACT CONCERNING PROPERTY TAX CREDIT - REDUCED RENT FOR ELDERLY OR DISABLED TENANTS for the purpose of establishing a property tax credit for owners of rental dwellings who provide reduced rent to elderly or disabled tenants; providing for eligibility criteria and amount of credit; and generally relating to the property tax credit for elderly individuals of limited income.
- 112 PAGE BREAK
- 113 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued)
- 113 AN ACT CONCERNING REAL PROPERTY TAX DEFERRAL FOR ELDERLY OR DISABLED HOMEOWNERS for the purpose of amending the eligibility for elderly or disabled homeowners to defer annual increases in their County property tax; increasing the amount of County property taxes that may be deferred; reducing the interest rate charged on deferred taxes; and generally relating to property tax assessment, collection, and levy.
- 114 AN ACT CONCERNING SMALL HOUSING PROVIDER FINANCING PROGRAM for the purpose of establishing a small housing provider financing program within the Housing Investment Trust Fund to provide grants and low-interest financing for small landlords who own a limited number of rental units and agree to preserve affordability; amending the purposes and uses of the Fund to provide for the program; making certain technical corrections; and generally relating to the Housing Investment Trust Fund.
- 114 AN ACT CONCERNING REAL PROPERTY TAX DEFERRAL FOR ELDERLY OR DISABLED HOMEOWNERS for the purpose of amending the eligibility for elderly or disabled homeowners to defer annual increases in their County property tax; increasing the amount of County property taxes that may be deferred; reducing the interest rate charged on deferred taxes; and generally relating to property tax assessment, collection, and levy.
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- 115 AN ACT CONCERNING REAL PROPERTY TAX DEFERRAL FOR ELDERLY OR DISABLED HOMEOWNERS for the purpose of amending the eligibility for elderly or disabled homeowners to defer annual increases in their County property tax; increasing the amount of County property taxes that may be deferred; reducing the interest rate charged on deferred taxes; and generally relating to property tax assessment, collection, and levy.
- 116 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued)
- 117 AN ACT CONCERNING RETURNING CITIZEN EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ACT OF 2026 for the purpose of reducing recidivism and improving public safety by requiring that a certain percentage of new hires on certain public procurement projects be worked by returning citizens, subject to certain conditions; and generally relating to the employment of returning citizens.
- 118 AN ACT CONCERNING RE-ENTRY EMPLOYMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM MODIFICATIONS for the purpose of modifying the Prince George’s County Re-entry Employment Incentive Program to increase employer reimbursement subsidies, adjust timing of reimbursements, and revise definitions; and generally relating to the Prince George’s County Re-entry Employment Incentive Program.
- 119 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued)
- 120 AN ACT CONCERNING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE FUND for the purpose of transitioning the Economic Development Incentive Fund into a performance‑based structure that rewards employers for doing business in the County; providing for the purposes and uses of the Economic Development Incentive Fund; providing for financial assistance and application and approval of awards; providing for selected definitions; and generally regarding the Economic Development Incentive Fund.
- 121 PAGE BREAK
- 122 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued)
- 122 AN ACT CONCERNING PROPERTY TAX CREDIT - REDUCED RENT FOR ELDERLY OR DISABLED TENANTS for the purpose of establishing a property tax credit for owners of rental dwellings who provide reduced rent to elderly or disabled tenants; providing for eligibility criteria and amount of credit; and generally relating to the property tax credit for elderly individuals of limited income.
- 123 AN ACT CONCERNING SHOVEL-READY AND PERMIT-READY EMPLOYMENT SITES PORTFOLIO for the purpose of authorizing the County to identify, prepare, and certify a portfolio of priority employment sites as “Shovel-Ready and Permit-Ready,” including completion of advance zoning, environmental, utility, broadband, transportation, and permitting review to facilitate rapid employer investment; creating regulations and standards; and generally regarding employment sites in the County.
- 124 PAGE BREAK
- 125 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued)
- 126 AN ACT CONCERNING PUBLIC LAND FIRST FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACT for the purpose of providing for property acquisition and disposition powers; providing for the Public Land First requirement; providing for a standardized process for the Land Bank Authority to conduct affordability feasibility assessments prior to the sale or distribution of real property; providing for a certain waiver; and generally providing for publicly owned land to be considered for housing affordability.
- 127 AN ACT CONCERNING PUBLIC LAND AFFORDABILITY REQUIREMENT for the purpose of requiring residential developments built on County-owned land to include affordable housing units; establishing a “Public Land Affordability Requirement” that ensures that any residential development of ten or more units on County-owned property dedicates at least one-third of the units as affordable for the life of the development as secured through long-term affordability covenants; defining a certain term; and generally regarding affordable housing on County-owned land.
- 128 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued)
- 129 AN ACT CONCERNING THE FAIR ELECTION FUND POST-ELECTION FUND RETENTION AND DISTRIBUTIONS IN UNCONTESTED ELECTIONS for the purpose of permitting a Certified Candidate to retain a limited amount of unspent funds after a general election to pay for post-election expenses, under certain conditions; requiring the return of retained funds if the candidate does not continue in the public campaign financing system for the next election cycle; authorizing a partial distribution of Public Contributions to a Certified Candidate who is unopposed in a primary election, under certain conditions; providing for the cessation of further distributions when a race remains uncontested through the candidate filing deadline; and generally relating to the Fair Election Fund.
- 130 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued)
- 131 AN ACT CONCERNING RENTAL HOUSING - TENANT RELOCATION RIGHTS DISCLOSURE for the purpose of requiring landlords to provide certain duties regarding the notice of relocation; requiring County agencies to establish certain enforcement procedures and submit certain implementation reports to the County Council; and generally regarding landlord-tenant relocation rights disclosure.
- 132 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued)
- 133 AN ACT CONCERNING TENANT RIGHTS EDUCATION AND ACCESSIBILITY ACT for the purpose of requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development, the Office of Community Relations, and the Office of Homeland Security to prepare and distribute a centralized, plain-language, multilingual tenant rights resource guide to improve access to information to the public about landlord-tenant relations; and generally regarding a landlord-tenant rights resource guide.
- 134 AN ACT CONCERNING RENTAL HOUSING - EXPEDITED HEALTH AND SAFETY ENFORCEMENT for the purpose of providing for landlord obligations regarding a unit that is unsafe for occupancy; providing a clear and accelerated process for addressing serious housing conditions; providing for the landlord to provide notification and information in response to health safety issues; providing that relevant County agencies shall prioritize the most urgent cases, and unsafe conditions; providing that relevant County agencies shall provide certain enforcement procedures and certain reports; and generally regarding rental housing expedited health and safety enforcement.
- 135 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued)
- 136 AN ACT CONCERNING STORMWATER MANAGEMENT - WATERSHED PROTECTION AND RESTORATION PROGRAM REVENUE OBLIGATIONS - MARYLAND WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING ADMINISTRATION LOANS for the purpose of authorizing and empowering Prince George’s County, Maryland (the “County”) to borrow money and incur indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding Thirty-Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($38,500,000) (the “Loan”) under one or more loan agreements (each, a “Loan Agreement”) to be executed and delivered by the County and the Maryland Water Infrastructure Financing Administration (“MWIFA”) to be evidenced and secured by one or more revenue notes or other obligations (each, a “Note”) in an aggregate principal amount equal to the amount of the Loan under the Loan Agreements and to borrow money and incur indebtedness in order to refund or refinance the Loan and the Notes and any other indebtedness authorized hereby in a maximum principal amount not to exceed one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the aggregate principal amount of the indebtedness refunded or refinanced (collectively, the “Obligations”), pursuant to the Maryland Water Infrastructure Financing Administration Act, Sections 9-1601 to 9-1622, inclusive, of the Environment Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended, replaced or recodified from time to time (the “Water Infrastructure Act”) and Section 10-203(b) of the Local Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended, replaced or recodified from time to time (collectively, the “Enabling Acts”), for the purpose of financing and refinancing in whole or in part costs of the design, planning, construction, equipping, installation, reconstruction, establishment, expansion, extension, enlargement, demolition, improvement and acquisition of certain capital improvement projects of the County’s Stormwater Management - Watershed Protection and Restoration Program set forth in the capital program and the capital budget of the County adopted by the County pursuant to Council Bill CB-32-2016, passed by the County Council on May 26, 2016, and approved by the County Executive of the County (the “County Executive”) on May 31, 2016, including without limitation expenditures authorized pursuant to Council Bill CB-63-2023, passed by the County Council on May 25, 2023, Council Bill CB-45-2024, passed by the County Council on May 23, 2024, and approved by the County Executive on May 30, 2024, Council Bill CB-056-2025, passed by the County Council on May 29, 2025, and approved by the County Executive on June 6, 2025, including describing the capital projects to be financed, refinanced and reimbursed in whole or in part from the proceeds of the Loan hereby authorized and the estimated costs thereof; approving the form and authorizing and providing for the execution of the Loan Agreements and the Notes; prescribing or providing for the form and tenor of the Notes and the terms and conditions for the issuance and sale thereof at private sale to MWIFA created pursuant to the Water Infrastructure Act; directing the application of the proceeds of the Loan; providing that the Obligations and the interest and any premium on them shall be limited obligations of the County payable from and secured by certain amounts from time to time on deposit in the Local Watershed Protection and Restoration Fund established pursuant to Section 10-301 of the Prince George’s County Code, as amended, replaced or recodified from time to time, and shall never constitute an indebtedness or charge against the full faith and credit or taxing powers of the County within the meaning of any constitutional or charter provision or statutory limitation; authorizing the private (negotiated) or public sale of the Obligations as determined by the County Executive to be in the best interest of the County and other details with respect to the sale of such Obligations; providing for the preparation and distribution of a preliminary official statement and a final official statement to be used in connection with the sale of the Obligations; covenanting or providing for the making of certain covenants on matters relating to the tax-exempt status of interest on the Obligations; providing for compliance with Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 15c2-12; providing for the authorization of and entry into interest rate exchange agreements or contracts in connection with or incidental to any of the obligations authorized by this Act; authorizing the County Executive to delegate to appropriate officials the power to make certain determinations and sign certain documents, certificates or agreements authorized to be made or signed by the County Executive herein; and otherwise generally determining or providing for the determination of certain matters in connection with the authorization, issuance, sale, delivery and payment of the Obligations and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Act.
- 137 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued)
- 138 AN ACT CONCERNING PROPERTY TAX CAP FOR ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS for the purpose of establishing a property tax cap, in the form a tax credit, for eligible elderly individuals; providing for eligibility criteria and the amount and duration of the credit; providing for application procedures and reporting requirements; and generally relating to the property tax credit for elderly individuals of limited income.
- 139 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued)
- 140 AN ACT CONCERNING LANDLORD TENANT CODE - AIR CONDITIONING IN RENTAL HOUSING for the purpose of requiring an owner of rental housing to provide air conditioning in each rental unit; and generally relating to equipment provided by the landlord in rental housing.
- 141 PAGE BREAK
- 141 AN ACT CONCERNING RENTAL HOUSING - TENANT RELOCATION RIGHTS DISCLOSURE for the purpose of requiring landlords to provide certain duties regarding the notice of relocation; requiring County agencies to establish certain enforcement procedures and submit certain implementation reports to the County Council; and generally regarding landlord-tenant relocation rights disclosure.
- 142 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued)
- 143 AN ACT CONCERNING AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING SEARCH PORTAL for the purpose of requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to establish and maintain a property listing portal as a service for residents to search affordable rental properties throughout Prince George’s County; requiring the portal to be searchable by certain information; requiring regular updating of the portal; and generally relating to affordable rental housing in Prince George’s County.
- 144 AN ACT CONCERNING ORPHANS’ COURT JUDGES - COMPENSATION for the purpose of setting the amount of annual compensation for the Associate Judges and Chief Judge of the Orphans’ Court for Prince George’s County, as prescribed by State law; and generally relating to the compensation of Orphans’ Court Judges.
- 145 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued)
- 145 AN ACT CONCERNING RENTAL HOUSING - EXPEDITED HEALTH AND SAFETY ENFORCEMENT for the purpose of providing for landlord obligations regarding a unit that is unsafe for occupancy; providing a clear and accelerated process for addressing serious housing conditions; providing for the landlord to provide notification and information in response to health safety issues; providing that relevant County agencies shall prioritize the most urgent cases, and unsafe conditions; providing that relevant County agencies shall provide certain enforcement procedures and certain reports; and generally regarding rental housing expedited health and safety enforcement.
- 146 AN ACT CONCERNING TRANSFER OF ENFORCEMENT FUNCTIONS TO THE OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY for the purpose of amending several provisions of the County Code to transfer certain responsibilities and functions from the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement to the Office of Homeland Security. To increase fines and penalties for prohibited acts or violations of the County Code.
- 147 AN ACT CONCERNING FINE INCREASES for the purpose of increasing certain fines for violations of the Building Code and Zoning Ordinance.
- 148 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued)
- 149 AN ACT CONCERNING HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAX CREDIT for the purpose of establishing the homestead property tax credit percentage for Prince George’s County at one hundred four percent (104%) for the taxable year beginning July 1, 2027; and generally regarding the homestead property tax credit.
- 150 AN ACT CONCERNING THE CLASSIFICATION PLAN FOR PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY for the purpose amending certain class titles and grades, adding new classes of work, and abolishing certain classes of work.
- 151 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued)
- 152 AN ACT CONCERNING INTERPROJECT TRANSFERS OF APPROPRIATIONS IN THE APPROVED FISCAL YEAR 2027 CAPITAL BUDGET AND SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATIONS IN THE APPROVED FISCAL YEAR 2027 CAPITAL BUDGET for the purpose of transferring appropriations to the District VI Police Station (3.50.0001) project from the County Administration Building Refresh (4.31.0003) project and providing supplementary appropriations for the Public Safety Infrastructure Upgrades (4.31.0004) project.
- 153 AN ACT CONCERNING VEHICLE PARKING AND IMPOUNDMENT for the purpose of aligning County parking code with Maryland Senate Bill 111 - Vehicle Laws - Out-of-State Vehicles - Improper Registration.
- 154 SECOND READING OF BILLS – (INTRODUCTION) (Continued)
- 155 AN ACT CONCERNING SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATIONS for the purpose of declaring transferring appropriation within the General Fund to provide for costs that were not anticipated and included in the Approved Fiscal Year 2026 Budget.
- 156 AN ACT CONCERNING IMMERSIVE ENTERTAINMENT VENUE COMMUNITY IMPACT FUNDING for the purpose of reserving a certain percentage of all revenue directly attributable to an Immersive Entertainment Venue for use in impacted communities within a six (6) mile radius of the Immersive Entertainment Venue; creating the Sphere Community Impact Fund; defining certain terms; providing for the use of reserved revenue; and generally relating to revenue attributable to an Immersive Entertainment Venue.
- 157 RESOLUTIONS ELIGIBLE FOR FINAL READING – (ADOPTION) (Continued)
- 158 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS - STATE DEADLINE FOR ENACTMENT OF LOCAL LAW for the purpose of approving, with the force and effect of law, the filling of a potential gap between the State accessory dwelling unit local law deadline and the date of enactment of certain County accessory dwelling unit legislation; and generally regarding accessory dwelling units in the County.
- 160 REMINDERS
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- 169 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS - STATE DEADLINE FOR ENACTMENT OF LOCAL LAW for the purpose of approving, with the force and effect of law, the filling of a potential gap between the State accessory dwelling unit local law deadline and the date of enactment of certain County accessory dwelling unit legislation; and generally regarding accessory dwelling units in the County.
- 172 Prepared by: ___________________________________ Edgar L. Reese, III, Legislative Reference Aide Submitted by: _________________________________ Donna J. Brown, Clerk of the Council
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