Regular Council Meeting - Monday, May 18, 2026

AGENDA I. CALL MEETING TO ORDER II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. QUORUM IV. AGENDA ADDITIONS/DELETIONS/AMENDMENTS V. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION VI. PRESENTATIONS A. Benjamin Tasker Middle School Student Service Learning Project - Students will present to Council letters from their service learning project on the effects of F.O.G. (fats, oils, and grease) on the environment, with a focus on impacts to community pipes and waterways. B. Arts Committee Inaugural Poet Laureate Introduction C. Diversity Committee Asian American and Pacific Islander and Jewish-American Heritage Month Presentation - The City of Bowie Diversity Committee will give a presentation on Asian American and Pacific Islander and Jewish-American Heritage Month. VII. CITY BOARDS AND COMMITTEES A. Appointments/Reappointments/Swearing-in VIII. COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS IX. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT X. CONSENT AGENDA A. Approval of February 17, 2026 Council Meeting Minutes B. Approval of March 2, 2026 Council Meeting Minutes C. Adoption of Proclamation P-5-26 Celebrating Memorial Day 2026, by Honoring Those Whose Lives Were Given in Service to Their Country D. Adoption of Resolution R-41-26 Accepting the Right-of-Way Improvements Constructed Under Permit SDP-0004-21 at South Lake Residential Phase 1A and Authorizing the Release of Construction Securities E. Adoption of Resolution R-45-26 Accepting the Driveway Apron Improvements Constructed Under Permit SDP-0007-25 at 8003 River Gate Lane and Authorizing the Release of Construction Securities F. Adoption of Resolution R-46-26 Waiving the Competitive Bidding Requirements of Section 61 “Purchasing and Contracting” of the Charter of the City of Bowie and Awarding a Contract to Rehrig Pacific Company in the Amount of $98,050 for the Purchase of Food Compost Bins G. Adoption of Resolution R-47-26 Awarding a Professional Services Contract to KCI Technologies, Inc. to Advance the Recently Developed Vision and Strategy for Revitalizing Bowie Town Center Through Community Engagement and Strategy Refinement in an Amount of Forty-Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Forty Dollars ($48,940.00) XI. OLD BUSINESS A. Adoption of Amended Ordinance O-5-26 and Amended Resolution R-38-26 - Adoption of Fiscal Year 2027 Budget and Fiscal Years 2027-2032 Capital Improvements Program - Eligible for Action B. Adoption of Resolution R-48-26 Expressing the Sense of the Council on the Adoption of the FY27 Budget and a Commitment to Act to Restore Reserves in Future Budgets - Eligible for Action XII. NEW BUSINESS A. Introduction and Adoption of Emergency Ordinance O-6-26 Amending the Adopted Budget for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2025 and Ending June 30, 2026, as Embodied in Ordinance O-4-25 and Amended by Ordinances O-11-25, O-13-25, O-1-26, O-3-26 and O-4-26 to Appropriate and Reallocate Funds for the Following Projects: $50,000 for the Administration of the June 30, 2026 District 1 Election, $70,000 for the Golf Course Driving Range Contingency, $835,800 to Purchase Weapons, Ammunition, Protective Apparel and a Utility Vehicle for the Police Department and $110,000 for the Public Works Department for Equipment Repairs - Public Hearing/Eligible for Action XIII. ADJOURNMENT AND MOVE TO CLOSED SESSION