County Council
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Agenda — 86 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 9:30 A.M. - AGENDA BRIEFING - (ROOM 2027)
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- 6 10:00 A.M. - CALL TO ORDER - (COUNCIL HEARING ROOM)
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- 8 INVOCATION:
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- 11 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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- 13 REQUESTS BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL
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- 15 DESIGNATION OF OCTOBER 29, 2024 AS LEGISLATIVE DAY NO. 24
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- 17 1. CONSENT AGENDA
- 18 (a) Approval of County Council Minutes
- 19 County Council Minutes dated October 22, 2024
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- 21 CONSENT AGENDA (Continued)
- 22 (b) Introduction of Resolutions
- 23 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING URBAN RENEWAL AREA DESIGNATION FOR THE TOWN OF FOREST HEIGHTS for the purpose of designating the National View Site as an Urban Renewal Area in the Town of Forest Heights in Prince George’s County and recognizing the authority granted to the municipality by the State of Maryland.
- 24 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING A PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES (“PILOT”) AGREEMENT BETWEEN PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MARYLAND (“COUNTY”) AND PETRA DEVELOPMENT (“DEVELOPER”) for the National View Project.
- 24 CONSENT AGENDA (Continued)
- 26 2. CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
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- 28 3. PROPOSED CORRESPONDENCE/ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER’S REPORT
- 29 Extension to the Timeframe for Preparation of the Staff Draft Central Avenue- Blue/Silver Line Sector Plan and Sectional Map Amendment.
- 30 4. BRIEFING – (COUNCIL HEARING ROOM)
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- 31 MARYLAND ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES (MACO) Johnny Olszewski, MACo President Michael Sanderson, MACo Executive Director
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- 33 STATE LEGISLATIVE REQUESTS
- 35 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS/BILLS ELIGIBLE FOR THIRD READING – (ENACTMENT)
- 35 STATE LEGISLATIVE REQUESTS
- 36 AN ACT CONCERNING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT - PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY POLICE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION for the purpose of approving the labor agreement by and between Prince George's County, Maryland and the Prince George's County Police Civilian Employees Association to provide for wages and certain other terms and conditions of employment for personnel classifications initially certified by the Prince George's County Public Employee Relations Board and amended by the Office of Human Resources Management from time to time.
- 37 6. PUBLIC HEARING – RESOLUTION ELIGIBLE FOR FINAL READING (ADOPTION)
- 38 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION for the purpose of transferring certain appropriations and expenditures between certain programs in the FY 2024-25 Operating Budget for the Recreation and Park Funds.
- 39 7. RESOLUTIONS ELIGIBLE FOR FINAL READING – (ADOPTION)
- 39 AN ACT CONCERNING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT - PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY POLICE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION for the purpose of approving the labor agreement by and between Prince George's County, Maryland and the Prince George's County Police Civilian Employees Association to provide for wages and certain other terms and conditions of employment for personnel classifications initially certified by the Prince George's County Public Employee Relations Board and amended by the Office of Human Resources Management from time to time.
- 40 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE HEALTHY FOOD IN PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES TASK FORCE for the purpose of creating a task force that will recommend to the County Council, sitting as the Board of Health, nutritional, food safety, and other standards suitable for the correctional facility meal program that support the health, well-being, and religious and cultural identities of detained individuals and incarcerated individuals, align with the GFPP (Center for Good Food Purchasing’s Good Food Purchasing Program) core values, meet or exceed the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and consider the daily caloric and serving size needs of the populations served.
- 41 RESOLUTIONS ELIGIBLE FOR FINAL READING – (ADOPTION) (Continued)
- 42 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATION COUNCIL FOR PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY for the purpose of expressing the County Council’s strong support and encouragement for the creation of a Criminal Justice Coordination Council.
- 42 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION for the purpose of transferring certain appropriations and expenditures between certain programs in the FY 2024-25 Operating Budget for the Recreation and Park Funds.
- 43 RESOLUTIONS ELIGIBLE FOR FINAL READING – (ADOPTION) (Continued)
- 43 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION for the purpose of transferring certain appropriations and expenditures between certain programs in the FY 2024-25 Operating Budget for the Recreation and Park Funds.
- 44 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS, PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY POLICE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION SALARY SCHEDULE P, SCHEDULE OF PAY GRADES for the purpose of amending the Salary Plan of the County to reflect the terms of the labor agreement by and between Prince George’s County, Maryland and the Prince George’s County Police Civilian Employees Association (PCEA).
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- 45 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING SUPPLEMENTARY APPROPRIATION OF FEDERAL, STATE AND OTHER FUNDS for the purpose of appropriating funding from grants in the amount of $6,706,154 for the Fire/EMS Department, Department of Corrections, Department of Family Services, Health Department, Department of Social Services, Department of Public Works and Transportation, Department of the Environment, Office of Homeland Security, and the Circuit Court.
- 46 RESOLUTIONS ELIGIBLE FOR FINAL READING – (ADOPTION) (Continued)
- 47 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING ADJUSTMENTS TO APPROVED POSITION GRADES for the purpose of adjusting the number of positions in certain grades in the Office of Information Technology, Office of Law, Circuit Court, Police Department, Fire/EMS Department, Office of Homeland Security, Department of Environment, Department of Permitting, Licensing and Enforcement, Department of Social Services, and the Health Department.
- 47 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE HEALTHY FOOD IN PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES TASK FORCE for the purpose of creating a task force that will recommend to the County Council, sitting as the Board of Health, nutritional, food safety, and other standards suitable for the correctional facility meal program that support the health, well-being, and religious and cultural identities of detained individuals and incarcerated individuals, align with the GFPP (Center for Good Food Purchasing’s Good Food Purchasing Program) core values, meet or exceed the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and consider the daily caloric and serving size needs of the populations served.
- 48 RESOLUTIONS ELIGIBLE FOR FINAL READING – (ADOPTION) (Continued)
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- 49 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 pay rates and other modified benefits for General Schedule Employees.
- 50 8. INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS
- 51 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING 2024 WORLD REMEMBRANCE DAY FOR ROAD TRAFFIC VICTIMS for the purpose of observing Sunday, November 17, 2024, as World Remembrance Day for Road Traffic Victims.
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- 53 INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS (Continued)
- 54 A RESOLUTION ON THE ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOWIE AMENDING CHAPTER 26 “ZONING” ARTICLE II SEC. 26-48 “FINAL DECISION OF THE CITY COUNCIL” OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF BOWIE to clarify the timing of actions required of the City Council regarding recommendations of the Advisory Planning Board.
- 55 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING SPENDING AFFORDABILITY LIMITS FOR THE WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMMISSION for the purpose of establishing spending control limits on the Fiscal Year 2026 Water and Sewer Operating and Capital Budgets of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC).
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- 57 INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS (Continued)
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- 58 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION - GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT WITH PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MARYLAND AT THE NATIONAL HARBOR for the purpose of approving, by legislative action of the District Council in accordance with State law, a Ground Lease Agreement between Prince George’s County, Maryland and the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission.
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- 60 9. BRIEFING – (COUNCIL HEARING ROOM)
- 60 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 pay rates and other modified benefits for General Schedule Employees.
- 61 COUNCIL MEMBER WORKGROUP UPDATES COG Transportation Planning Board (Council Member Olson)
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- 63 ADJOURN
- 64 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING 2024 WORLD REMEMBRANCE DAY FOR ROAD TRAFFIC VICTIMS for the purpose of observing Sunday, November 17, 2024, as World Remembrance Day for Road Traffic Victims.
- 65 REMINDERS Tues., Nov. 5, 2024 No Council Session (General Election) Thurs., Nov. 7, 2024 10:00 a.m. - PHED Committee 1:30 p.m. - HHSPS Committee
- 65 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING 2024 WORLD REMEMBRANCE DAY FOR ROAD TRAFFIC VICTIMS for the purpose of observing Sunday, November 17, 2024, as World Remembrance Day for Road Traffic Victims.
- 69 A RESOLUTION ON THE ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOWIE AMENDING CHAPTER 26 “ZONING” ARTICLE II SEC. 26-48 “FINAL DECISION OF THE CITY COUNCIL” OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF BOWIE to clarify the timing of actions required of the City Council regarding recommendations of the Advisory Planning Board.
- 70 A RESOLUTION ON THE ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOWIE AMENDING CHAPTER 26 “ZONING” ARTICLE II SEC. 26-48 “FINAL DECISION OF THE CITY COUNCIL” OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF BOWIE to clarify the timing of actions required of the City Council regarding recommendations of the Advisory Planning Board.
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- 72 INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS (Continued)
- 74 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING SPENDING AFFORDABILITY LIMITS FOR THE WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMMISSION for the purpose of establishing spending control limits on the Fiscal Year 2026 Water and Sewer Operating and Capital Budgets of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC).
- 75 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING SPENDING AFFORDABILITY LIMITS FOR THE WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMMISSION for the purpose of establishing spending control limits on the Fiscal Year 2026 Water and Sewer Operating and Capital Budgets of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC).
- 76 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING SPENDING AFFORDABILITY LIMITS FOR THE WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMMISSION for the purpose of establishing spending control limits on the Fiscal Year 2026 Water and Sewer Operating and Capital Budgets of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC).
- 79 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION - GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT WITH PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MARYLAND AT THE NATIONAL HARBOR for the purpose of approving, by legislative action of the District Council in accordance with State law, a Ground Lease Agreement between Prince George’s County, Maryland and the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission.
- 80 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION - GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT WITH PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MARYLAND AT THE NATIONAL HARBOR for the purpose of approving, by legislative action of the District Council in accordance with State law, a Ground Lease Agreement between Prince George’s County, Maryland and the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission.
- 84 Prepared by: ___________________________________ Edgar L. Reese, III, Legislative Reference Aide Submitted by: _________________________________ Donna J. Brown, Clerk of the Council
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