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REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES

MONDAY, JULY 10, 2017

CALL MEETING TO ORDER:

The Regular Meeting of the Bowie City Council was held on Monday, July 10, 2017 in the Council Chambers at City Hall. Mayor Robinson called the meetin to order at 8: 00 p. m.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG:

Mayor Robinson led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

QUORUM:

In attendance were Mayor Robinson, Councilmembers Esteve, Gardner, Glass, Marcos, Polangin, and Trouth; City Manager Lott, Assistant City Manager Fitzwater, Executive Assistant Ransom, Staff, the Press, and the Public.

CONSENT AGENDA:

Councilmember Polangin moved the approval of Consent Agenda Items: A) Approval of Proclamation P- 17- 17 Recognizing Cpl. Raford Moten for his Work on the Citizens Police Academy; B) Approval of Proclamation P- 18- 17 Recognizing Sgt. Antoine Gibson for his Work on the Citizens Police Academy; C) Approval of Proclamation P- 19- 17 Recognizing PFC Ellise Saunders for her Work on the Citizens Police Academy; D) Approval of Resolution R- 38- 17 Authorizing the Issuance of a Purchase Order to Frederick Ward Associates for Task Order # 1 Professional Services- Development Plan Review, Engineering and Design Services in Accordance With the Master Contract Approved on January 20, 2015; E) Approval of Resolution R- 40- 17 Waiving the Competitive Bidding Requirements City Charter, Section 61( b) for Good Cause Shown and Awarding the Purchase and Configuration of Network Equipment fo Clearpath Solutions. Mayor Pro Tem Gardner seconded the motion and it carried 6- 0.

NEW BUSINESS:

A. Baltimore Washington Rapid Rails MAGLEV Project Briefing — The Project Director, Mr. David Henley briefed Council on the project. Baltimore-Washington Rapid Rail is an American-owned, Maryland- based franchised railroad; it is associated with The Northeast Maglev firm promoting the deployment of SCMAGLEV Technology and is partnered with Central Japan Railway Company, the developer/operator of the superconducting Maglev system. The SCMAGLEV utilizes strong magnetic forces between guideway coils and superconducting magnets on the train for acceleration, deceleration, guidance and levitation. Instead of running on rails, the trains levitate between the walls of a U- shaped guideway containing coils. This project is the Washington to Baltimore corridor which eventually should connect all the way to New York. Study area is approximately 40 miles long by 10 miles wide. The project is funded via a $ 27. 8 million grant awarded to Maryland DOT from the Federal

MAYOR G. Frederick Robinson MAYOR PRO TEM Henri Gardner COiJNCIL Michael P. Esteve Courtney D. Glass James L. Marcos 1 Diane M. Polangin Isaac C. Trouth CITY MANAGER Alfred D. Lott City Hall ( 301) 262- 6200 FAX( 301) 809- 2302 TDD( 301) 262- 5013 WEB www.cityofbowie. org July 10, 2017

Railroad Administration; $ 7 million contribution by BWRR and millions invested by private sector. No state money is being utilized. ( A copy of the presentation attached).

Delegate Valentino- Smith stated that she will, follow up as to why MTA was not present at this meeting and will make sure that they come before the citizens of Bowie in the near future.

Senator Peters stated that the delegation' s position will be based on what our residents want.

Citizens Comments:

1. Adrian Rad, Laurel Bowie Road — is opposed to the project; presentation has raised more questions than answers. 2. Tara Guevara, Hillmeade Road — is opposed to the project; it will destroy Old Bowie and the WB&A trail. 3. Aviva Nebesky, Laurel Bowie Road — is opposed to the project; it will disseminate the land. 4. AI Bauman, Brunswick Lane— is opposed to the project; it has no benefit to Prince George' s or Anne Arundel counties. 5. Gerry lacouzze, Mackell Lane — is opposed to the project; fund responsible infrastructure improvements, not unneeded projects. 6. Laurie Thompson, Twisting Lane — is opposed to the project; it makes no sense to build one leg of the project when there is no buy in for the rest of the route to New York. 7. John Allender, Pleasant View Drive — is opposed to the project; it is ill conceived and there is a big danger when you build a project through a sole source procurement project. 8. Geoff Holdridge, Martha' s Choice Circle — is opposed to the project; the Japanese project has needed 30% government funding to bail out. 9. Elizabeth Loo Vinnedge, Rocky Spring Lane — is opposed to the project; it will kill property values in the City. 10. Dennis Brady, Paisley Lane — is opposed to the project; concerned that until last week this meeting was only to be a briefing and not treated as a development project with all notifications, reviews, etc. that are done for those projects. 11. Bruce Milam, Laurel Bowie Road — is opposed to the project; technology is questionable and maintenance costs paid by the state would take funding from other needed infrastructure projects. 12. Darrell Carrington, Hillmead Road — is opposed to the project; the presentation by residents was more informative that the project manager' s. 13. Katherine Leavitt, Maureen Lane — is opposed to the project; we already have train service. 14. Robert Bunge, Arden Forest— supports this project; technology will drive job creation. 15. Edward Wysocki, Rocky Spring Lane — is opposed to the project; there are not enough people using trains to make it viable. 16. Linda Tucker, Ridgeview Lane — is opposed to the project; there is a lawsuit in Japan challenging a similar project on some of the same grounds as those in Bowie. 17. Joan Glynn, Red Farm Lane - is opposed to the project; thanked Council for hosting the meeting. The scoping report is final and has been accepted by MTA. 18. Bob Ross, President, Prince George' s County NAACP - is opposed to the project; concerned about historic properties especially those owned by African Americans. 19. Terry O' Neill, Rockingham Lane - is opposed to the project; this came out of nowhere and has been proceeding behind our backs, questions can't be answered tonight. 20. Mr. Dixon, Crimson Court - is opposed to the project; the people have spoken. 21. Stacey Hawkins, Dubarry Street ( Glenn Dale) - is opposed to the project; WB&A trail is heavily used and parts of it are in a historic district. 22. N. Pierre, Guardian - is opposed to the project; this is not the result of careful analysis, but

political connections.

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23. Fiona Moodie, Ithan Lane - is opposed to the project; will irreparably harm our community. 24. John Cabala, Running Park Court - is opposed to the project; use money to fix Metro and our roads not this project.

Councilmember Polangin stated that she has concerns about the 263 homes that will be lost by eminent domain and would really prefer to see this money go to improving our streets and infrastructures. She does not see what is in it for Bowie and feels that this is already a done deal.

Councilmember Esteve asked Mr. Henley if he has a timeframe of when this project would take place. Mr. Henley replied that currently a decision would be made by 2019 and depending on that decision, a potential of 7 to 9 years for construction.

Councilmember Esteve also has concerns that the state will end up picking up the tab for this project and we will not see the return in our investment.

Councilmember Marcos stated that there is just no benefit to Bowie from this project.

Mayor Pro Tem Gardner thanked Mr. Henley for his presentation; and echoes the comments from his colleagues and the residents of Bowie.

Councilmember Glass thanked the residents for coming out this evening and the great information provided and does not see the benefits of this project.

Councilmember Trouth stated that it was unfortunate that the other representatives were not able to attend this evening, and has concerns that he has not seeing anything which makes him feel comfortable that this does not have a negative effect on people that have health devices.

Mr. Henley closed by saying that he can only promise that this process will be fairer and he has a lot of respect for the residents of Bowie.

Mayor Robinson thanked Mr. Henley for being here and making his presentation, and thanked the residents for their comments. Council will continue discussions with State and Federal representatives on this matter.

County Council Member Turner will also continue to work with State and Federal partners.

ADJOURNMENT:

Mayor Pro Tem Gardner moved to adjourn the City Council meeting. Councilmember Trouth seconded the motion and it carried 7- 0. The meeting adjourned at 10: 35 p. m.

Respectfully submitted,

Awilda Hernandez, MM City Clerk

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Send comments to: Send comments to: Send comments to SCMaglev SCMaglev SCMaglev c/ o David Henley, c/ o Bradley M. Smith c/ o John G. Trueschler Project Director Director of Office of Freight and Multimodalism Manager, Environmental Planning Baltimore- Washington Rapid Rail Maryland Department of Transportation Office of Planning& Programming, MTA 6 S Gay St 7201 Corporate Center Dr 6 Saint Paul St Baltimore MD 21202 Hanover MD 21076 Baltimore MD 21202

dhenley@bwrapidrail. com bsmith9@mdot. state. md. us jtrueschlerl@mta. maryland. gov

23 The Northeast Corridor has outgrown its infrastructure, and future growth will continue to strain it

The need for high- speed is long recognized

SCMAGLEV is a proven technology that will provide a transformational alternative

SCMAGLEV will spur economic development in the

Baltimore- Washin gton re g ion —and bev ond

The NEPA process is progressing appropriately and the public will continue to be engaged at every step