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Additions package — Adopted (motion carries 9-0). The council voted to accept the meeting additions package; the motion was moved by Council member Hawkins and seconded on the floor. The clerk recorded the adoption as 9-0.

Consent agenda — Adopted (motion carries 10-0). The council adopted the consent agenda, which included a set of minutes and routine items. The clerk recorded the motion as carrying with 10 affirmative votes.

Recess into Committee of the Whole — Approved (motion carries 10-0). The council recessed into the Committee of the Whole and later returned to full session.

CR 60 (World Car Free Day 2025) — Adopted (motion carries 9-0). The resolution declares support for World Car Free Day in September 2025 and was recommended favorably by the Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy, and Environment Committee.

Authorizations to transmit and sign letters related to the Board of Education:
- Letter supporting Board of Education financial review and transfer request No. 2 (repurposing $59,359,036) — Authorized (motion carries 6-0). The Education and Workforce Development Committee reported the item favorable; the report said $44,300,000 would go toward early payoff of lease-purchase agreements for buses, textbooks and technology and $15,000,000 toward the other post-employment benefits contribution.
- Letter supporting Board of Education FY 2026 budget reconciliation (total $2,960,705,651) — Authorized (motion carries 7-0). The report summarized a $10,100,000 net increase from the council-approved FY 2026 operating budget and noted the county contribution remains $969,590,100.

Suspension of rules to consider draft 2 of CR98 — Approved (motion carries 8-0). The council suspended rules to take draft 2 up on the floor (the same draft later adopted; see separate article).

Introductions (items introduced and referred to committees; no final action on first reading):
- CB 75-2025 (Moderately Priced Dwelling Unit volunteer program) — presented by Council member Oriada; referred to PHED; details not specified in transcript.
- CB 76-2025 (administration, pre-application neighborhood meetings, transparency and land use) — sponsors included Adam Stafford and others; removed from the agenda at sponsor request.
- CB 77-2025 (municipal use and occupancy permit documentation) — presented by Council member Oriada; referred to PHED.
- CB 76 (sick leave for immigration proceedings) — presented by Council member Ivy; referred to GOFP.
- CP 79 and CB 80-2025 (nuisance/promoter provisions) — presented by Council member DeNoga and Council member Harrison; referred to TIE.
- CB 81-2025 (Animal Welfare Advisory Committee) — presented by Council member Watson; referred to TIE.
- CB 82-2025 (supplementary appropriations within the general fund) — presented by the chair at the request of the county executive; referred to GOFP.
- A suite of resolutions (CR 97/99/101/102/103/104/120 etc.) were introduced on a range of topics including black maternal health, park and planning budgets, fire official compensation, smart trash receptacle pilot, and economic development tools; each was referred to its stated committee per the clerk’s announcement. Where the transcript lists only the title and referral, substantive details were not specified.

Several bills were reported out of committee for favorable recommendation (for example CB 35-2025 on universal design revisions and CB 47-2025 updating county building-code provisions to align with 2021 model codes) and were recorded as standing introduced for second reading. The clerk recorded committee recommendations and sponsors in the transcript; no final floor amendments were adopted on those bills during the session.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Prince George - County Council","oneSentenceSummary","Summary of motions and introductions from the Sept. 16 Prince George's County Council meeting, including passage of an additions package, consent agenda, and approvals related to Board of Education finances.","taxTitle","Prince George's County, Maryland","taxId",3378,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6471507,"Prince George's County Council endorses data-center task force recommendations, backs executive order pausing permits",707,1504000,2211000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5777872-7a64833722014ad36b9c173c12cb8e80&start=1504&end=2211","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5777872-7a64833722014ad36b9c173c12cb8e80/thumbnail_1504000.jpg","/articles/6471507/Prince-Georges-County/Maryland/Prince-Georges-County-Council-endorses-data-center-task-force-recommendations-backs-executive-order-pausing-permits","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6471507-730c477837fbfce39effab9e5b1ccd17/orig.mp4?Expires=1770845689&Signature=PFp4fjL9GGQpNi8KYIpOrRJhFp5oKGI7bmslAL99mGKoV43CFSWw9PiwfUnKkVlSjvVAKrquiwpHM~KIae23M6KjrBYdiQ46QdYuQMUTio7HDbMJyiN80IbaO-eZZ-YobzctcDeRVzTawzappfusIEicJ9IdFnW6QE0neiQ7TLpJPG5TVUsl5FEfcpkJJE4~d9iUHXMPG8PgXL4r6L7SR2E1kZ9xPqNLk3knXAUmmsYqVp02s-w9anZHsZWxTP5~7dWBro9QCmnlnAvA9bjSPWwGcM68N47MSbWm9h2xbCz1vUfbb2YP2eG9UWeeNJYz-KUd41wpm2UgFEA5T~4w8Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Prince George's County Council on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, voted 8-0 to adopt resolution CR98 (draft 2), endorsing the qualified data center task force recommendations and supporting County Executive Ayesha M. Braveboy’s executive order pausing permitting associated with data center construction while the council and planning board develop comprehensive zoning and building provisions.

The resolution, introduced as draft 2, removes direct references to building and grading permits from the council’s text and explicitly cites the executive order as the measure pausing those permits. The resolution directs the council to collaborate with the planning board and to work toward comprehensive implementing legislation and regulations within 180 days of adoption.

Staff gave an overview of the draft before floor action. A county staff member, Mr. Irvin, told the council that “this bill would temporarily pause review and approval of preliminary plans and subdivision, which proposed the development of data centers to allow the county council to develop and consider, comprehensive legislation on zoning, siding, and construction of new data centers.” The drafted amendment removed repeated references to building and grading permits on the grounds that the executive order already addresses permitting and added legislative-history language about prior data‑center zoning bills.

Public comment preceded the council debate. Taylor Frazier, a Landover resident who said she has more than 20,000 signatures on a petition opposing a data center at the Landover Mall site, told the council: “my position on change.org to stop the data center from being built at Landover Mall site is at over 20,000 signatures currently. And I truly appreciate all the council members who've been working behind the scenes to help us in our fight against the data center.”

Sponsors and backers on the floor described the vote as intended to preserve the task force process while the county considers technical and safety standards. Council member Begay said the council wanted “to preserve our task force” and stressed that the panel “does not make any decisions on any actual data center project.” Council member Adam Stafford thanked colleagues and the county executive for listening to constituents, saying she appreciated “your willingness to work collaboratively.”

The council voted on draft 2, with a motion to approve moved on the floor and seconded; the final adoption was recorded as 8-0 in favor. The resolution also corrects a prior bill reference to CB0012021 and records that a 2024 amendment (CB15 2024, amendment 5) allowing a qualified data center use in an agricultural zone was stricken by the circuit court of Prince George’s County for violating section 20-7-35.01D of the zoning ordinance.

The council and staff said the next step is collaborative work with the planning board to produce detailed legislative language and implementing regulations within the 180‑day window specified in the adopted resolution. No specific changes to existing permits or project approvals were described in the council text beyond the support for the executive order and the timeline for drafting additional regulation.","The County Council on Sept. 16 adopted resolution CR98 (draft 2) — 8-0 — to support the qualified data center task force recommendations and the county executive's pause on permitting while the council and planning board draft zoning and construction rules within 180 days.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Prince George's County Council actions on Sept. 16, 2025

Prince George's County Council endorses data-center task force recommendations, backs executive order pausing permits