On the agenda: Charlescountymd Charles County Board of County Commissioners - Oct 30, 2025 — Data Center (Oct 30)

Tuesday, October 7, 2025
*Charles County Board of County Commissioners Regular Session (Legislative Day)
Charles County Commissioners' Meeting-Hybrid Virtual/In-Person
The County Commissioners will be holding these public meetings virtually and limited in-person.
The public can watch this meeting on Comcast 95 (SD) and 1070 (HD), Verizon FIOS 10, Roku or
Apple TV streaming devices (Charles County Government), and the web at
www.CharlesCountyMD.gov. Residents without internet service can listen to the meeting at 301645-0500.
Link: Live Streaming (Day of Meeting)
Link: Meetings on Demand (Previously Recorded Meetings)
[9:00 a.m.] Open Session (In Person) Commissioners' Meeting Room, 200 Baltimore Street, La
Plata, MD 20646
Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Recognition
Light the Way Foundation Summer Youth Film Camp Participants
Proclamations
Charles County Proclamations for October 2025
2025-61 Global Diversity Awareness Month.pdf
2025-62 Domestic Violence Awareness Month.pdf
2025-63 National Cybersecurity Awareness Month.pdf
2025-64 National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.pdf
2025-65 National Disability Employment Awareness Month.pdf
2025-66 Child Health Month.pdf
2025-67 National Bullying Prevention Month.pdf
2025-68 Fire Prevention Week.pdf
2025-69 White Cane Awareness Day.pdf
2025-70 First Responders Appreciation Day.pdf
2025-71 Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness and Remembrance Month.pdf
2025-72 PANS PANDA Awareness Day.pdf
2025-73 Economic Development Week.pdf

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[9:45 a.m.] Open Session (Hybrid- Virtual and Limited In Person) Government Building
Conference Room, 200 Baltimore Street, La Plata, MD 20646
Roll Call
Briefings-Morning
*TO BE RESCHEDULED*Annual Update: Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)
(Mr. Jack Wilson, President, and Mr. Michael Sanderson, Executive Director, Maryland Association of
Counties (MACo))
MACo Road Trip Packet Updated 2025 w Board Final.pdf

*TO BE RESCHEDULED*Bi-Annual Health Department Report
(Dr. Dianna Abney, Health Officer, and Ms. Amber Starn, Director of Community Health and Evaluation,
Charles County Department of Health)
CCDoH FY26 Update Oct 7 2025.pdf

*TO BE RESCHEDULED*Annual Update: Docket 90
(Mr. Mark Anderson, Vice President of Land Development, Mr. Matthew Wineman, Division President,
Lennar; Mr. Andrew Vail, Associate Vice President, Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP; and Mr. Rick
Barnas, President, Barnas Engineering, PC)
2025 Docket 90 Presentation.pdf

* RESCHEDULED TO THE AFTERNOON*Briefing and Request to Initiate Zoning Text
Amendment (ZTA) Process with Planning Commission on Data Centers
(Ms. Michelle Frye, Deputy Director, Mr. Jim Chandler, Director, and Mr. Mark Thompson,
Chief of Commercial Development, Department of Economic Development; Mr. Jason Groth,
Director, and Mr. Charles Rice, Planning Director, Department of Planning and Growth
Management)
County Commissioner Data Center Briefing 10-7-25.pdf
ZTA DATA CENTER DRAFT BILL (10-7-25).pdf

[2:30 p.m.] Open Session (Hybrid- Virtual and Limited In Person) Government Building
Conference Room, 200 Baltimore Street, La Plata, MD 20646
Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
[2:30 p.m.] Closed Session (Hybrid- Virtual and In Person) Government Building Conference
Room, 200 Baltimore Street, La Plata, MD 20646
Closed Session: All or a portion of this session may be closed pursuant to Section 3-305(b)(1)(3)(7) of
the General Provisions Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
[3:30 p.m.] Open Session (Hybrid- Virtual and Limited In Person) Government Building
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Conference Room, 200 Baltimore Street, La Plata, MD 20646
Roll Call
Commissioners' Comments
Approval of the Minutes
Minutes of September 23, 2025
Minutes of September 30, 2025
Announcement(s)
Next Scheduled Session(s): October 21-22, 2025
Approval Items
Budget Amendment(s) and Budget Transfer(s):
(Mr. Samantha Chiriaco, Chief of Budget, Department of Fiscal and Administrative)

FY2025 Budget Amendment Increase #991 Opioid Settlement Funds for Correctional Officers in Operational
Readiness Course for First Respondersc.pdf

Action on Boards and Commissions
Briefings-Afternoon
Work Session #2: 2026 Preliminary State Legislative Proposal
(Ms. Danielle Mitchell, Acting Deputy County Administrator, Office of the County Administrator)
Link to Public Comment on State Legislative Proposal
UPDATED 2026_Prelim_Legis_Pkg3.pdf
Charles County Board of License Commissioners.pdf

Briefing and Request to Initiate Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) Process with Planning
Commission on Data Centers
(Ms. Michelle Frye, Deputy Director, Mr. Jim Chandler, Director, and Mr. Mark Thompson,
Chief of Commercial Development, Department of Economic Development; Mr. Jason Groth,
Director, and Mr. Charles Rice, Planning Director, Department of Planning and Growth
Management)
County Commissioner Data Center Briefing 10-7-25.pdf
ZTA DATA CENTER DRAFT BILL (10-7-25).pdf

Charles County Departmental Highlights
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Departmental Highlights:
Department of Emergency Services
Office of the County Administrator
Link HazMutt
2025.10_Department Highlightsbpptx.pdf

Commissioners' New Business
*CANCELED *[5:00 p.m.] Commissioners' Public Comment Session
The Board of Commissioners will receive public comments as part of its normal agenda for this
meeting today.
Each speaker will be called up to share their comments in the order that they signed up, and will be
limited to three minutes, after which the Clerk will call up the next person on the list.
Link to View Public Comments
Registration for Commissioners' Public Comment Session
In-person: Speaker sign-up will begin at 4:30 p.m. at the Charles County Government Building (200
Baltimore Street, La Plata).
Virtually: Call (240) 776-6709, between 8 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, to register to
speak. Once registered, citizens will receive a virtual link to present comments. If you are not available
to speak when your name is announced, we have the right to move on to the next caller. Each speaker
will be allotted three (3) minutes.
[5:15 p.m.] Open Session (Hybrid- Virtual and Limited In Person) Government Building
Conference Room, 200 Baltimore Street, La Plata, MD 20646
Briefings-Evening
Update: Impact of Federal Executive Orders and Federal Budget
(Ms. Danielle Mitchell, Acting Deputy County Administrator, Office of the County
Administrator; Mr. Joseph Green and Ms. Jeanette Tejeda de Gomez, G.S. Proctor & Associates,
Inc.; Mr. Jim Chandler, Director, Department of Economic Development; Charles County
Chamber of Commerce; and Tri-County Council of Southern Maryland)
Charles County Resource Connection
National Association of Counties (NACo) Primer and FAQ Resource
Senator Alsobrooks Resources for Federal Employees

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Charles County - Federal Budget and Executive Impacts - 10.1.25 v1.pdf
Chas Co Presentation Federal Separations TCCSMD 10-07-25.pdf
Maryland Department of Labor.pdf
Federal Impacts on Maryland.pdf
US Federal Shutdown.PDF
Federal Impacts on Maryland.pdf
US Federal Shutdown.PDF
Federal Workforce Transition Impact_EDD_100725b.pdf
Food Access Resources .pdf

Adjournment
AGENDAS ARE TENTATIVE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE

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