MEMORANDUM

TO: City Council

FROM: David J. Deutsch, City Manager

SUBJECT: Status Report/Council Poll

DATE: August 10, 2006

Status Report

1. Truck #409 Replacement

The Public Works Department has identified a replacement for truck #409. The FY 2007 amount allocated is $34,000. The purchase amount is $35,348.67. There are sufficient funds in the water and wastewater machinery and equipment accounts to cover the additional $1,348.67. This unit is available on a Montgomery County Contract #4507000076CC. As provided in Section 62 of the City Charter, this will serve as the required seven (7) day notice of intent to purchase this vehicle.

2. Census Bureau Information On Bowie Business Patterns

Economic Development staff has recently compiled information from the US Census Bureau detailing certain facts about the businesses in the zip codes that can be used to describe Bowie (20715 through 20721). According to the Census Bureau, there are 1,380 businesses in the Bowie area; that is 9 1/2 per cent of all of the 14,522 businesses in Prince George's County. Additionally, those Bowie area businesses employ 15,673 people, or 6 per cent of the 258,949 employees in our County. A handout with the data is in your package.

3. Adult Care Center - 3112 Belair Drive

City staff has been informed that the Christian Community Presbyterian Church (CCPC) will need to obtain a Special Exception to continue operating an Adult Care Center at 3112 Belair Drive. CCPC is in the process of obtaining a Temporary Use and Occupancy Permit that will allow them to operate the Adult Care Center on an interim basis, until they obtain a Special Exception. The City owned this property from 1977 until 2005. During the City's ownership, an Adult Care Center was
operated on this site by CCPC. The proposed use that will require the Special Exception is the same as the use which occurred during the City's ownership. Staff will continue to keep City Council updated regarding this matter.

4. Assessable Base

The City has recently received a summary for all municipalities and the County pertaining to assessable base for FY 2006 and FY 2007. Below are some observations regarding this table.

· Bowie's assessable base is 8.55% of the County total for FY 2007 ($4,243,998,846 versus $49,655,137,479).

· Bowie's assessable base is 33.26% of the municipal total for FY 2007 ($4,243,998,846 versus $12,760,160,000).

· The growth in assessable base in the City was 7.69% between FY 2006 and FY 2007 ($302,894,000).

· The growth in assessable base in the County was 5.74% between FY 2006 and FY 2007 ($2,694,435,000).

· Bowie accounted for 11.24% of the County growth between FY 2006 and
` FY 2007.

· The growth in assessable base for municipalities was 5.47% between
FY 2006 and FY 2007.