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CASB General Meeting Minutes - May 12, 2016
New meeting attendees signed in on a sign-in sheet.
Returning attendees checked their names off on another sheet.
Meeting called to order at 7:05 p.m.
CASB Board Members present: Norm Constantine (arrived ~7:20
p.m.), Duff Durkin, Steve Lord, Patrice Murray, and Terry Rogers.
Local elected officials present: Also in attendance were
Marvin Holmes, District 23B Member of the House of Delegates; City Mayor Fred
Robinson; City Councilman Ike Trouth.
Agenda
items and related discussion:
The meeting was called to order the Pointer Ridge
Elementary School. In addition to the
Board members, residents signed in on the attached form.
Ø CASB President Duff Durkin made
announcements –
o
Introduced the Board members present
o
He announced that residents who had paid annual
dues memberships would be voting on the final bylaws this evening. The dues are
$10 per household per year.
Ø Guest Speakers – District 5 PGCPS School
Board candidates Cheryl Landis and Raaheela Ahmed
o
Ms. Landis spoke first about her priorities for
the school system and the local district and then answered questions from
attendees. Her total speaking time was about 30 minutes.
o
Ms. Ahmed spoke second about her priorities for
the school system and the local district and then answered questions from
attendees. Her total speaking time was about 25 minutes.
Ø Guest Speaker – Ron Watson – Member of the
county’s
Blue Ribbon Commission on Examining Prince George’s County’s Structural
Deficit.
o
Mr. Watson shared with residents a number of
details about the commission’s work and findings in recent months
o
One of the core findings is that the county’s
spending trends are unsustainable
o
Mr. Watson stated that the TRIM law that limits
property tax increases in the county limits the amount of revenue that the
county can generate
o
Mr. Watson stated that the county’s budget
deficit will continue to grow unless a combination of spending cuts and revenue
increases occurs
o
He mentioned several opportunities for raising
revenue, including having non-profit organizations to pay sales tax; leasing
county-owned land instead of selling it outright; examining procurement
policies;
o
Next meeting of the commission will be May 16,
at the County’s Administration Building
o
Topics of questions from to Mr. Watson included
whether the county has an inspector general or oversight of waste, fraud, and
abuse; whether the county participates in a cooperative bidding process
Ø CASB Updates
o
Mr. Durkin said Central Avenue will be re-paved
this fiscal year. The work will not begin until at least June 1
o
Mr. Durkin said CSX railroad grade crossing
replacement is scheduled to be done on weekend of June 3-5
Ø Committee Updates
o
Community Relations – Met and next meeting will
be June 7th at 6:30 South Bowie Library
o
Schools -
Have been meeting and coming up with ideas for improvements
o
Communications and Outreach – Looking for
members
o
Roads – information under updates
Ø Citizen Questions/Comments
o
The recent repaving of US-301 is outstanding
o
There are a number of potholes on Mitchellville
Road
o
Councilman Trouth said that apartments were
taken out of the plan at the Karington development
o
Councilman Trouth said the planned Wal-Mart at
Mill Branch is in the hands of the county
o
There was a complaint about the condition of
the entrance/exit ramps from US-301 to Bel Air Drive as well as MD-214 and
US-301
o
There was a complaint and a question about why
there are so few food stores in South Bowie – only the Safeway at Bowie Town
Center and the Giant at Collington Plaza
Ø Bowie City Announcements
o
Imagine Bowie celebration event is the evening
of May 17th from 5-9 at City Hall
Ø By-Laws
o
The bylaws were approved by a vote of 15-0 with
one abstention.
Submitted
by Patrice Murray and Duff Durkin
Thursday, May 12, 2016
CASB General Meeting Agenda – May 12, 2016
CASB General
Meeting Agenda – May 12, 2016
·
Address by / Q & A with candidates
for School Board District 5: Raaheela Ahmed and Cheryl Landis
·
Address by / Q & A with Dr. Ron
Watson, member, County Blue Ribbon Commission on
Examining Prince George's County's Structural Deficit
Examining Prince George's County's Structural Deficit
·
CASB Committee Updates
·
Update on repaving of Central
Avenue
·
Other updates and announcements
·
Resident questions and concerns
·
Voting on CASB bylaws by member
households
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