The Prince George's County Council, sitting as the Committee of the Whole, convened on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at 1:53 PM and adjourned at 3:26 PM. The meeting included budget worksessions for multiple agencies, the deferral of a resolution on the FY27 Annual Action Plan (CR-022-2026), and discussion and a vote on a contract approvals resolution (CR-036-2026). Council Member Fisher took a point of personal privilege to commemorate the birthday of her late friend, Mr. Joseph Lin Kitchen.
All right, good afternoon. We have returned and now are sitting as the committee of the whole again. Today is Tuesday, May 5th, 2026. Madam Clerk, can I please have a roll call? Good afternoon, Chair Oyeha. Here, Mr. Adams. President. Ms. Blagay. Present. Mr. Donoga. President. Miss Fisher. Present. Ms. Ivy. Here. Vice Chair Olson. Here. Seven members. President Roll Call. Thank you. Now I'll lead to yield uh to my colleague, Councilmember Fisher for a point of privilege. Yeah. Thank you, Madam Chair. Yes, colleagues. I I was remiss this morning when we did um the prayer, and I just wanted to lift up his name. A dear friend to many of us, uh Joseph Lynn Kitchen passed away several years ago, and he was uh the president of Young Dems and um in our re our state and was just a big leader for young people and advocacy. And today would have been his birthday. And so I'm just missing my friend, and I just wanted to uplift his name for all that he did for Prince George's and for Maryland. Thank you. Well, thank you for that, and thank you for reminding us and uh the community. So today in our committee of the whole, um, we will have a few different uh budget work sessions. Uh, we'll be starting with the work session and CIP review for uh redevelopment authority, and I will start with um the staff budget report, then we'll have comments from the agency, and then any questions from colleagues. Good afternoon, madam chair and members of the committee. For the record, my name is Sylvia King, senior legislative budget officer. These are the agencies whose proposed 2732 CIP budgets will be presented today. The proposed budget for the CIP consists of various projects totaling 4.1 billion dollars. The proposed six CIP for 27 expenditures by agency is approximately 861.7 million. Please note that the park and planning and board of education CIPs are presented to the council separately. I will turn it over to Miss Miller Y to begin with the Redevelopment Authorities CIP budget report. Good afternoon, Madam Chair and members of the county council. For the record, my name is Shaylin Miller Y. For the fiscal year 2027 Redevelopment Authority CIP overview, the redevelopment authority supports residential, commercial, and industrial development through revitalization, construction, land assembly, and relocation efforts. And fiscal year 2027, 65.8% of funding comes from the state, with the remaining from land sales, county contributions, and bonds. The authority is managing seven projects totaling 20.5 million within a broader 207.6 million CIP portfolio. Some key projects include the Chevrolet development, which is currently um accelerated, which includes a demolition inside preparation to support future mixed use growth, county re county revitalization, which is an ongoing project, which is an investment in underserved areas in management of county-owned assets. The old Fairmount High School Heights project is on the Blue Line Career Corridor and is featuring mixed-use civic and cultural space.