Commission Work Session Tuesday, May 06, 2025 06:30 PM 3820 40th Avenue Cottage City, Maryland 20722

This meeting will be hosted Hybrid: Town Hall & Zoom

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Phone: 301-715-8592 | Meeting ID: 896 7022 5884  | Passcode: 922160 

Call to Order and Roll Call

Review of Agenda

Public Hearing:

For the taxable year beginning July 1, 2025, the Commission of the Town of Cottage City of Prince George's County proposed to increase commercial real property tax rates from $.6735 per 100 of assessment to $.72 per 100 of assessment.  

Anyone seeking to speak must sign in prior to the end of the Public Hearing. There is a 3-minute time limit. When you come up to speak, you will need to state your name, address, what organization that you represent.

Business

• 1.New Website & SeeClickFix Introduction (Civic Plus Team)

• 2.Port Towns Joint Resolution 2025-01: Form A Community Development Corporation (CDC) (Commission Discussion)

• 3.Port Town Composting (Commission Discussion)

• 4.America In Bloom Tour Date: July 21 to July 25 (Commission Discussion)

• 5.Cottage City Resident Stickers (Commission Discussion)

• 6.43rd Avenue Stormwater Maintenance RFP (Commission Discussion)

• 7.1st Reading: Ordinance 2025-02: Adopt Budget & Levy Property Taxes FY 2025-2026 (Commission Discussion)

Public Comments

Anyone seeking to speak under Public Comments must sign in prior to the end of the Board Work Session. There is a 3-minute time limit. When you come up to speak, you will need to state your name, address, what organization that you represent and your topic of concern(s).

Updates

Motion To Go Into A Closed Session:

This meeting will be closed under General Provisions Art. § 3-305(b) only: (1)___“To discuss the
appointment, employment, assignment, promotion, discipline, demotion, compensation, removal,
resignation, or performance evaluation of appointees, employees, or officials over whom this public
body has jurisdiction; any other personnel matter that affects one or more specific individuals". 

The Commission plans to go into a closed session to conduct interviews for the Skilled Public Works Laborer Position.

Open Session Following Closed Session

Adjournment

All meetings are subject to closure pursuant to the Maryland Open Meetings Act: Pursuant to the Annotated Code of Maryland, State Government Article Section 10-508(a), the Council by majority vote may retire to executive or closed session at any time during the meeting. Should the Commission retire to executive or closed session the Chair will announce the reasons and a report will be issued at a future meeting disclosing the reasons for such closed session.