Prince George's County Council Meeting Summary – September 15, 2026

The Prince George's County Council met on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, in Committee Room 2027 of the Wayne K. Curry Administration Building in Largo, Maryland. The agenda called for a 10:00 a.m. start; the minutes record that Chair Krystal Oriadha convened the meeting at 10:45 a.m. All 11 council members were present. The meeting opened with an invocation by Pastor Manny, the Pledge of Allegiance led by Council Member Fisher, and a prayer request for former Delegate Howard. The council then acted on the consent agenda, received committee reports and bill introductions, held a public hearing, and voted to enter Executive Session.

Consent Calendar

• The council adopted the Consent Agenda by an 11–0 roll call vote, with Vice Chair Olson moving and Council Member Fisher seconding. The agenda listed approval of the September 8, 2026 minutes and several routine resolutions, including contract-approval resolution CR-096-2026.
• No items were removed or discussed separately.

Public Comments & Testimony

• A representative of Indivisible Bowie and Beyond urged the council to pursue every strategy, including legal action, to revoke a permit related to Bellcrest Road. The speaker cited ICE's use of the Fallon Building in Baltimore and said the community did not trust ICE not to use the site for detention or to target Black and brown people coming to access services.
• A resident expressed concern about development approvals, arguing that clear-cutting forested land for housing results in permanent loss of forest. The speaker cautioned that describing the process as 'streamlining' or 'fast tracking' short-circuits public participation and careful consideration of major changes.
• Another speaker pushed back on data-center development, saying a council member's comparison to MGM Grand was invalid because MGM uses 15–30 megawatts of power while data centers are entirely different.
• No members of the public signed up to speak at the CR-087-2026 public hearing.

Discussion Items

• CB-23-2026 – Rental license display: Council Member Dernoga presented the bill, which would require long-term and short-term rentals to display licenses, including landlord contact and emergency maintenance information. The Planning, Housing and Economic Development (PHED) Committee met on September 3, 2026, and voted 3–0 favorable on Draft 2. Administration representative Ms. Angel supported the legislation, and Cantu of AIOBA testified in support. Additional sponsors were added: Council Members Blegay, Hunter, Adams-Stafford, Adams, Chair Oriadha, and Vice Chair Olson.
• CB-90-2026 – Simultaneous applications: Council Member Oriadha reported that PHED met that day and discussed the legislation, which would permit certain application types to be considered simultaneously after a robust discussion. No additional sponsors were added.
• CR-087-2026 – M-NCPPC FY2027 budget/project charge: The PHED Committee had considered the resolution on September 3, 2026, and voted 3–0 favorable. The resolution clarifies Section 12 of the budget ordinance and procedures for the Project Charge program within the approved Prince George's County portion of the FY2027 Operating Budget of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. After hearing no public testimony, the council closed the public hearing and adopted the resolution.
• Executive-branch bill introductions: The council also heard introduction of several items, including CB-123-2026 (listed as 'CR-123-2026' in the live transcript), CB-124-2026 (increasing certain building code and zoning ordinance fines), CB-125-2026 (setting the homestead property tax credit at 104% for the taxable year beginning July 1, 2026), and CB-127-2026 (transferring FY2027 capital appropriations for public safety infrastructure and a building refresh project). These items were presented and referred to committees.

Key Outcomes

• Adopted the Consent Agenda 11–0.
• Received the PHED report on CB-23-2026; no separate final vote on the bill is recorded in the available material.
• Closed the public hearing on CR-087-2026 and adopted the resolution by a vote of 8–2, with Council Members Harrison and Ivey voting no.
• Introduced and referred the executive-branch bills and resolutions, including the homestead tax credit measure and fine increases.
• Voted 10–0, by motion of Council Member Adams, to convene into Executive Session; the records do not list Council Member Burroughs among the ayes on that motion.

Executive Session

• After the public portion, the council voted to enter Executive Session. The minutes indicate the Executive Session was held and that the council also referenced convening as a committee of the whole, but no further public decisions appear in the provided materials.