Baltimore City Council
Meeting Name: Baltimore City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 5/16/2024 12:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: 100 Holliday Street, 4th Floor, Du Burns Chambers
Special Meeting of the Baltimore City Council
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Accessible Agenda Accessible Agenda Published minutes: Not available  
Attachments: Consent Calendar - Section A
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22-0273 0 Sale of Property - 3750 Greenspring AvenueOrdinanceSale of Property - 3750 Greenspring Avenue For the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to sell, at either public or private sale, all its interest in certain property that is located at 3750 Greenspring Avenue (Block 3327E; Lot 001) and is no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.   Action details Not available
24-0493 0 Sale of Property - 1807 Harlem AvenueOrdinanceSale of Property - 1807 Harlem Avenue For the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to sell, at either public or private sale, all its interest in certain property that is located at 1807 Harlem Avenue (Block 0108, Lot 030) and is no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.   Action details Not available
24-0523 0 Operating Budget for the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2025Mayor and City Council Res.Operating Budget for the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2025 For the purpose of approving the budget estimated to be needed for the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners for operating programs during Fiscal 2025; providing for certification of the approved budget to the State Superintendent of Schools; and providing for a special effective date.Assigned  Action details Not available
24-0524 0 Charter Amendment - Board of Estimates - Revenue CertificationMayor and City Council Res.Charter Amendment - Board of Estimates - Revenue Certification For the purpose of requiring the Board of Estimates to hold a certain hearing to present certain fiscal estimates; requiring the Board to provide certain final fiscal estimates; making conforming changes; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.Assigned  Action details Not available
24-0525 0 Charter Amendment - Board of Finance - MembershipMayor and City Council Res.Charter Amendment - Board of Finance - Membership For the purpose of expanding the membership of the Board of Finance; establishing terms for appointed members of the Board; providing for the election of a Chair and Vice-Chair; establishing rules for quorum and voting; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.Assigned  Action details Not available
24-0526 0 Charter Amendment - Board of Estimates - MembershipMayor and City Council Res.Charter Amendment - Board of Estimates - Membership For the purpose of amending the membership of the Board of Estimates; making conforming changes; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.Assigned  Action details Not available
24-0527 0 Charter Amendment - City Council - Director of Budget and FinanceMayor and City Council Res.Charter Amendment - City Council - Director of Budget and Finance For the purpose of authorizing the City Council to retain the services of an independent director budget and finance; providing for the qualifications and term of that director; specifying the duties of that director; providing for the director’s compensation and expenses; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.Assigned  Action details Not available
24-0528 0 Charter Amendment - Board of Estimates - Budget ScheduleMayor and City Council Res.Charter Amendment - Board of Estimates - Budget Schedule For the purpose of establishing a date certain when the Board of Estimates shall deliver the Ordinance of Estimates to the City Council; making conforming changes; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.Assigned  Action details Not available
24-0529 0 Transit-Oriented Development - Reisterstown Plaza - AmendmentMayor and City Council Res.Transit-Oriented Development - Reisterstown Plaza - Amendment For the purpose of amending Ordinance 23-232; supporting the designation of an expanded State Transit-Oriented Development for Reisterstown Plaza, the area surrounding and including the Reisterstown Plaza metro Subway Link Station; and providing for a special effective date.Assigned  Action details Not available
24-0530 0 Transit-Oriented Development - West BaltimoreMayor and City Council Res.Transit-Oriented Development - West Baltimore For the purpose of supporting a State Transit-Oriented Development designation for the area surrounding and including the West Baltimore MARC Station; and providing for a special effective date.Assigned  Action details Not available
24-0531 0 Midtown Community Benefits District and Management Authority - Renewal Through June 30, 2028Mayor and City Council Res.Midtown Community Benefits District and Management Authority - Renewal Through June 30, 2028 For the purpose of reviewing, renewing and continuing the Midtown Community Benefits District and the Midtown Community Benefits Management Authority; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the activities and authority of the Midtown Community Benefits District and the Midtown Community Benefits Management Authority.Assigned  Action details Not available
24-0532 0 Fire and Police Employees’ Retirement System - Benefits EnhancementsOrdinanceFire and Police Employees’ Retirement System - Benefits Enhancements FOR the purpose of amending certain provisions of the Fire and Police Employees’ Retirement System; changing the definition of “average final compensation”; providing a new deferred vested benefit; eliminating the 2-year waiting period for commencement of post-retirement benefit increases; repealing obsolete provisions relating to post-retirement benefit increases; changing the interest earned on DROP 2 accounts; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the Fire and Police Employees’ Retirement System.Assigned  Action details Not available
24-0533 0 Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 4 Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances - 15 North Stricker StreetOrdinanceZoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 4 Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances - 15 North Stricker Street For the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the conversion of a single-family dwelling unit to 4 dwelling units in the R-8 Zoning district on the property known as 15 North Stricker Street (Block 0197, Lot 020), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; and granting variances from off-street parking requirements; and providing for a special effective date.Assigned  Action details Not available
24-0534 0 Bond Issue - Affordable Housing Loan - $20,000,000OrdinanceBond Issue - Affordable Housing Loan - $20,000,000 For the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (pursuant to General Assembly House Resolution I and Senate Resolution I of 2024 approved by the members of the Maryland General Assembly representing Baltimore City) to create a debt, and to issue and sell, at any time or from time to time and in one or more series its certificates of indebtedness as evidence thereof, and proceeds not exceeding TWENTY Million ($20,000,000.00) from the sale of such certificates of indebtedness to be used for the cost of issuance, including the expense of engraving, printing, advertising, attorneys’ fees, and all other incidental expenses connected therewith (which may include the proportion of the compensation of employees and general administrative expenses of the Department of Finance reasonably allocated to the issuance of the bonds); and the remainder of such proceeds shall be used for or in connection with planning, developing, executing, and making operative the Affordable Housing program of the Mayor and City Council of BalAssigned  Action details Not available
24-0535 0 Bond Issue - School Loan - $55,000,000OrdinanceBond Issue - School Loan - $55,000,000 For the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (pursuant to General Assembly House Resolution II and Senate Resolution II of 2024 approved by the members of the Maryland General Assembly representing Baltimore City) to create a debt, and to issue and sell, at any time or from time to time and in one or more series its certificates of indebtedness as evidence thereof, and proceeds not exceeding FIFTY-FIVE Million Dollars ($55,000,000.00) from the sale of such certificates of indebtedness to be used for the cost of issuance, including the expense of engraving, printing, advertising, attorneys’ fees, and all other incidental expenses connected therewith (which may include the proportion of the compensation of employees and general administrative expenses of the Department of Finance reasonably allocated to the issuance of the bonds); and the remainder of such proceeds shall be used for the acquisition, by purchase, lease, condemnation or any other legal means, of land or property, or any rights therein, in the City of BaltiAssigned  Action details Not available
24-0536 0 Bond Issue - Community and Economic Development Loan - $50,000,000OrdinanceBond Issue - Community and Economic Development Loan - $50,000,000 For the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (pursuant to General Assembly House Resolution III and Senate Resolution III of 2024 approved by the members of the Maryland General Assembly representing Baltimore City) to create a debt, and to issue and sell its certificates of indebtedness as evidence thereof, and proceeds not exceeding FIFTY Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00) from the sale of such certificates of indebtedness to be used for the cost of issuance, including the expense of engraving, printing, advertising, attorneys’ fees, and all other incidental expenses connected therewith (which may include the proportion of the compensation of employees and general administrative expenses of the Department of Finance reasonably allocated to the issuance of the bonds); and the remainder of such proceeds to be used for or in connection with planning, developing, executing, and making operative the community, commercial and industrial economic development programs of the Mayor and City Council ofAssigned  Action details Not available
24-0537 0 Bond Issue - Public Infrastructure Loan - $125,000,000OrdinanceBond Issue - Public Infrastructure Loan - $125,000,000 For the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (pursuant to General Assembly House Resolution IV and Senate Resolution IV of 2024 approved by the members of the Maryland General Assembly representing Baltimore City) to create a debt, and to issue and sell its certificates of indebtedness as evidence thereof, and proceeds not exceeding ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE Million Dollars ($125,000,000.00) from the sale of such certificates of indebtedness to be used for the cost of issuance, including the expense of engraving, printing, advertising, attorneys’ fees, and all other incidental expenses connected therewith (which may include the proportion of the compensation of employees and general administrative expenses of the Department of Finance reasonably allocated to the issuance of the bonds); for the development of the public infrastructure owned or controlled by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and the Enoch Pratt Free Library, and the construction and development of streets, bridges, courthouses, city ofAssigned  Action details Not available
24-0538 0 Sale of Property - 411 East Old Cold Spring LaneOrdinanceSale of Property - 411 East Old Cold Spring Lane For the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to sell, at either public or private sale, all its interest in certain property that is located at 411 East Old Cold Spring Lane (Block 5070A, Lot 022) and is no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.Assigned  Action details Not available
24-0539 0 City Streets - Renaming Cromwell Street to Vision StreetOrdinanceCity Streets - Renaming Cromwell Street to Vision Street For the purpose of changing the name of Cromwell Street, between Clarkson Street and McComas Street, to Vision Street.Assigned  Action details Not available
24-0540 0 Urban Renewal - Coldstream Homestead Montebello - Amendment ___OrdinanceUrban Renewal - Coldstream Homestead Montebello - Amendment ___ For the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Coldstream Homestead Montebello to prohibit development of multi-family dwelling units within the Project Area; waiving certain content and procedural requirements; making the provisions of this Ordinance severable; providing for the application of this Ordinance in conjunction with certain other ordinances; and providing for a special effective date.Assigned  Action details Not available
24-0541 0 Real Estate Practices - Disclosures - Urban Renewal PlansOrdinanceReal Estate Practices - Disclosures - Urban Renewal Plans For the purpose of requiring certain disclosures in order to sell a property that is located in an area subject to an Urban Renewal Plan; defining certain terms; and providing for certain penalties.Assigned  Action details Not available
24-0542 0 Rezoning - 3701-3733 Towanda AvenueOrdinanceRezoning - 3701-3733 Towanda Avenue For the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 3701-3733 Towanda Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the R-6 Zoning District to the C-1 Zoning District.Assigned  Action details Not available
24-0219R 0 Informational Hearing - Citywide Rat Abatement EffortsCity Council ResolutionInformational Hearing - Citywide Rat Abatement Efforts For the purpose of inviting representatives from the Baltimore City Health Department, the Department of Public Works, and the Department of Housing and Community Development to discuss citywide rat abatement efforts, including reducing the rodent population, collaboration of City agencies on coordinated abatement measures, and the status of the Health Department’s Bureau of Vector Control. .Assigned  Action details Not available
24-0502 0 Building, Fire, and Related Codes - 2021 EditionOrdinanceBuilding, Fire, and Related Codes - 2021 Edition For the purpose of adopting a revised Building, Fire, and Related Codes Article, comprising the Maryland Building Performance Standards (effective May 29, 2023), the International Building Code (2021 Edition), the National Electrical Code (2020 Edition), the International Fuel Gas Code (2021 Edition), the International Mechanical Code (2021 Edition), the International Plumbing Code (2021 Edition), the International Property Maintenance Code (2021 Edition), the International Fire Code (2021 Edition), the International Energy Conservation Code (2021 Edition), the International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings (2021 Edition), the International Green Conservation Code (2021 Edition), and the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (2021 Edition), all as supplemented, amended, or otherwise modified by this Ordinance; providing for the effect, construction, and effective date of these new standards and codes; conforming, correcting, and clarifying certain language; providing for a special effective date; and generally relAdvanced to 3rd Reader on same day  Action details Not available
24-0502 0 Building, Fire, and Related Codes - 2021 EditionOrdinanceBuilding, Fire, and Related Codes - 2021 Edition For the purpose of adopting a revised Building, Fire, and Related Codes Article, comprising the Maryland Building Performance Standards (effective May 29, 2023), the International Building Code (2021 Edition), the National Electrical Code (2020 Edition), the International Fuel Gas Code (2021 Edition), the International Mechanical Code (2021 Edition), the International Plumbing Code (2021 Edition), the International Property Maintenance Code (2021 Edition), the International Fire Code (2021 Edition), the International Energy Conservation Code (2021 Edition), the International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings (2021 Edition), the International Green Conservation Code (2021 Edition), and the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (2021 Edition), all as supplemented, amended, or otherwise modified by this Ordinance; providing for the effect, construction, and effective date of these new standards and codes; conforming, correcting, and clarifying certain language; providing for a special effective date; and generally relApproved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available