City of Baltimore  
City Council  
City Hall, Room 408  
100 North Holliday Street  
Baltimore, Maryland 21202  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Monday, February 27, 2023  
5:00 PM  
Du Burns Council Chambers, 4th Floor, City Hall  
Baltimore City Council  
Nicholas J. Mosby, President of the Council - District 1: Zeke Cohen - District 2:  
Danielle N. McCray - District 3: Ryan Dorsey - District 4: Mark Conway - District 5:  
Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer - District 6: Sharon Green Middleton - District 7: James  
Torrence - District 8: Kristerfer Burnett - District 9: John T. Bullock - District 10:  
Phylicia Porter - District 11: Eric T. Costello - District 12: Robert Stokes, Sr. - District  
13: Antonio Glover - District 14: Odette Ramos  
Call to Order  
Invocation  
Pastor Bill Medina, Iglesia Comunitaria Baltimore Community Church  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Showcase Baltimore  
Roll Call  
Approval of the Journal  
February 6, 2023  
Communications from the Mayor  
Executive Appointments to be Withdrawn  
EA23-0164  
Deborah N. Austin  
Member - Commission for Women - District 4  
WITHDRAWN  
EA23-0177  
Andre Mazelin  
Member - Public Art Commission - District 11  
WITHDRAWN  
Bills Introduced  
23-0355  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of  
General Services - $660,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $660,000.00 to the Department of General Services -  
Service 731 (Facilities Management), to provide funding for Fiscal Year 2022  
expenses; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
ORDINANCE  
At the request of: Department of Finance  
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE  
23-0356  
Zoning - Modifications to Research and Development Facility Use  
For the purpose of amending the definition of research and development  
establishment; creating use standards for research and development establishments;  
amending certain Tables of Uses to reflect revised use provisions for research and  
development establishments in certain Zoning Districts.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
ORDINANCE  
At the request of: Baltimore Development Corporation  
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE  
23-0357  
Strengthening Renters’ Safety Act  
For the purpose of establishing a priority inspection; establishing criteria for priority  
dwellings and priority inspections; requiring the Commissioner of the Department of  
Housing and Community Development to post certain notices; amending certain rental  
dwelling license application requirements; amending certain prerequisites for new and  
renewed rental dwelling licenses; amending license fees; updating inspection  
requirements; requiring the posting of license numbers; updating causes for denial,  
suspension, or revocation of a license; bolstering public access to information;  
authorizing the initiation of enforcement of the subtitle by complaint; providing for  
certain data collection; establishing the Baltimore City Rental Licensing and Inspection  
Task Force; providing for the composition, terms, and organization of the Task  
Force, establishing the duties of the Task Force, adding a civil citation fine for  
violating of licensing requirements; requiring annual reporting; amending certain  
definitions; providing a time period when the Task Force shall first convene; and  
providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Zeke Cohen, James Torrence, Odette Ramos, Kristerfer Burnett, Ryan Dorsey, John T.  
Bullock, Antonio Glover  
ORDINANCE  
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE  
23-0358  
Urban Renewal - Key Highway - Amendment 4  
For the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Key Highway to revise the  
boundaries of the plan to remove a certain property, to strike certain related  
development area controls, and to amend certain Exhibits to reflect the changes in the  
Plan; 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.  
Sponsors:  
Eric T. Costello  
ORDINANCE  
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE  
23-0359  
Rezoning - 600 North Paca Street  
For the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 600 North Paca  
Street (Block 546, Lot 032), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the  
OS Zoning District to the R-8 Zoning District; and providing for a special effective  
date.  
Sponsors:  
Eric T. Costello  
ORDINANCE  
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE  
23-0360  
Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 2  
Dwelling Units in the R-7 Zoning District - Variances - 2206 West Saratoga  
Street  
For the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the conversion of a  
single-family dwelling unit to 2 dwelling units in the R-7 Zoning District on the  
property known as 2206 West Saratoga Street (Block 144, Lot 004), as outlined in  
red on the accompanying plat; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
John T. Bullock  
ORDINANCE  
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE  
23-0361  
Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 2  
Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances - 1613 Edmondson  
Avenue  
For the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the conversion of a  
single-family dwelling unit to 2 dwelling units in the R-8 Zoning District on the  
property known as 1613 Edmondson Avenue (Block 122, Lot 025), as outlined in  
red on the accompanying plat; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
John T. Bullock  
ORDINANCE  
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE  
Resolutions Introduced  
23-0157R  
Informational Hearing - Housing Authority of Baltimore City - Broadband  
Requirements and Access  
For the purpose of inviting representatives from the Housing Authority of Baltimore  
City, the Department of Housing and Community Development, Baltimore City  
Information Technology, the Department of Recreation and Parks, and other  
interested parties to brief the City Council on the Housing Authority of Baltimore  
City’s progress in furnishing broadband internet access to low-income City residents  
through the Federal Emergency Broadband Benefit program.  
Sponsors:  
Robert Stokes, Sr.  
RESOLUTION  
HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE  
23-0158R  
Request for State Action - Immediate Implementation of Local Control of the  
Baltimore City Police Department  
For the purpose of calling on the Maryland General Assembly to pass, and the  
Governor to sign, legislation that would immediately implement local control of the  
Baltimore City Police Department, as endorsed by City voters during the November  
2022 election.  
Sponsors:  
Robert Stokes, Sr., Mark Conway  
RESOLUTION  
IMMEDIATE ADOPTION  
23-0159R  
Recognizing the Service of Nikki Thompson  
For the purpose of recognizing Nikki Thompson, Esq. for her distinguished service to  
the City of Baltimore.  
Sponsors:  
President Nicholas J. Mosby  
RESOLUTION  
IMMEDIATE ADOPTION  
Consent Calendar  
(See Section A at back of Agenda)  
2R Second Reader  
Rules and Oversight  
EA23-0158  
EA23-0165  
EA23-0166  
EA23-0167  
EA23-0168  
EA23-0169  
EA23-0170  
EA23-0171  
EA23-0172  
Matthew "Mac" Campbell  
Executive Director - Baltimore Convention Center  
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION  
Candace Everette  
Member - Commission for Women - District 12  
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION  
Casey N.R. Brent  
Member - Commission for Women - District 1  
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION  
Kimberly Haven  
Member - Commission for Women - District 1  
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION  
Lynda Davis  
Member - Commission for Women - District 4  
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION  
Luis O. Cardona  
Member - Baltimore Hispanic Commission - District 1  
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION  
Maria Daniella Prieshoff  
Member - Baltimore Hispanic Commission - District 10  
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION  
Luis Espinoza  
Member - Baltimore Hispanic Commission - District 4  
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION  
Desiree Velazquez  
Member - Baltimore Hispanic Commission  
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION  
EA23-0173  
EA23-0174  
EA23-0176  
Whitney Visker  
Member - Baltimore Hispanic Commission - District 14  
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION  
Jaz Erenberg  
Member - Public Art Commission - District 1  
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION  
Jessica Bell Brown  
Member - Public Art Commission - District 7  
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION  
EA23-0178  
Evan Richardson  
Member - Public Art Commission - District 3  
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION  
Ways and Means  
22-0299  
Tax Credits - Historic Properties - Application Extension  
For the purpose of extending the period within which applications may be accepted  
for the historic improvement tax credit and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
John T. Bullock, Eric T. Costello, James Torrence, Robert Stokes, Sr., Kristerfer Burnett,  
Zeke Cohen, Mark Conway, Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer, Antonio Glover, Sharon Green  
Middleton  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS  
22-0304  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Health Department -  
$310,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $310,000.00 to the Health Department - Service 723  
(Advocacy for Seniors), to provide funding for Fiscal Year 2022 expenses; and  
providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
22-0305  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Health Department -  
$1,500,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $1,500,000.00 to the Health Department - Service  
303 (Clinical Services), to provide funding for Fiscal Year 2022 expenses; and  
providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
22-0306  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Health Department -  
$32,000,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $32,000,000.00 to the Health Department - Service  
315 (Emergency Services - Health), to provide funding for Fiscal Year 2022  
expenses; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
22-0307  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Health Department -  
$35,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $35,000.00 to the Health Department - Service 310  
(School Health Services), to provide funding for Fiscal Year 2022 expenses; and  
providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
22-0308  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of  
General Services - $750,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $750,000.00 to the Department of General Services -  
Service 726 (Administration - General Services), to provide funding for Fiscal Year  
2022 expenses; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
22-0309  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of  
General Services - $675,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $675,000.00 to the Department of General Services -  
Service 734 (Capital Projects Division), to provide funding for Fiscal Year 2022  
expenses; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
22-0310  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of  
General Services - $8,400,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $8,400,000.00 to the Department of General  
Services - Service 731 (Facilities Management), to provide funding for Fiscal Year  
2022 expenses; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
22-0311  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of  
Finance - $1,900,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $1,900,000.00 to the Department of Finance -  
Service 704 (Accounting), to provide funding for Fiscal Year 2022 expenses; and  
providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
22-0312  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Mayoralty:  
Convention Center Hotel - $5,375,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $5,375,000.00 to the Mayoralty: Convention Center  
Hotel - Service 535 (Convention Center Hotel), to provide funding for Fiscal Year  
2022 expenses; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
22-0313  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Mayoralty:  
Miscellaneous General Expenses - $22,400,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $22,400,000.00 to the Mayoralty: Miscellaneous  
General Expenses - Service 122 (Miscellaneous General Expenses), to provide  
funding for Fiscal Year 2022 expenses; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
22-0314  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of  
Planning - $485,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $485,000.00 to the Department of Planning - Service  
768 (Administration - Planning), to provide funding for Fiscal Year 2022 expenses;  
and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS  
22-0315  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of  
Planning - $13,520,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $13,520,000.00 to the Department of Planning -  
Service 765 (Planning for a Sustainable Baltimore), to provide funding for Fiscal Year  
2022 expenses; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
22-0316  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of  
Public Works - $2,725,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $2,725,000.00 to the Department of Public Works -  
Service 676 (Administration - DPW), to provide funding for Fiscal Year 2022  
expenses; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
22-0317  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of  
Transportation - $1,575,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $1,575,000.00 to the Department of Transportation -  
Service 688 (Snow and Ice Removal), to provide funding for Fiscal Year 2022  
expenses; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
22-0318  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of  
Transportation - $275,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $275,000.00 to the Department of Transportation -  
Service 500 (Street Lighting), to provide funding for Fiscal Year 2022 expenses; and  
providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
22-0319  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of  
Transportation - $2,575,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $2,575,000.00 to the Department of Transportation -  
Service 697 (Traffic Safety), to provide funding for Fiscal Year 2022 expenses; and  
providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
23-0328  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Office of Equity and  
Civil Rights - $2,388,311  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $2,388,311.00 to the Office of Equity and Civil  
Rights - Service 849 (Police Accountability Board), to provide funding to secure the  
necessary staffing, equipment, technology, and training resources to support the  
Baltimore City Police Accountability Board and Administrative Charging Committee  
and to implement related police accountability; and providing for a special effective  
date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
23-0330  
Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Housing  
and Community Development - $6,600,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation in  
the amount of $6,600,000.00 to the Department of Housing and Community  
Development - PRJ002743 (PSO Perkins Phase II Public Infrastructure), to provide  
funding for the Perkins Somerset Project; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
23-0332  
Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Baltimore City  
Convention Center - $1,000,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation in  
the amount of $1,000,000.00 to the Baltimore City Convention Center - PRJ001759  
(918004 West Side Freight Elevator), to provide funding to maintain the Baltimore  
City Convention Center in good working order; and providing for a special effective  
date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
23-0333  
Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Baltimore City  
Convention Center - $1,543,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation in  
the amount of $1,543,000.00 to the Baltimore City Convention Center - PRJ002746  
(East Building Elevator Replacement), to provide funding to maintain the Baltimore  
City Convention Center in good working order; and providing for a special effective  
date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
23-0334  
Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Baltimore City  
Convention Center - $3,757,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation in  
the amount of $3,757,000.00 to the Baltimore City Convention Center -  
PRJ002747 (East Building Escalator), to provide funding to maintain the Baltimore  
City Convention Center in good working order; and providing for a special effective  
date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
23-0340  
Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - PRJ002758 -  
$9,000,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation in  
the amount of $9,000,000.00 to PRJ002758 (Walbrook Junction/Edmondson  
Village Center Support), to provide funding for redeveloping the Walbrook Junction  
and Edmondson Village Center shopping centers; and providing for a special effective  
date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration), Kristerfer Burnett  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
3R Third Reader  
Third Reader (requires invocation of CC Rule 12-1 for same day advance from 2nd to  
3rd Reader)  
22-0299  
Tax Credits - Historic Properties - Application Extension  
For the purpose of extending the period within which applications may be accepted  
for the historic improvement tax credit and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
John T. Bullock, Eric T. Costello, James Torrence, Robert Stokes, Sr., Kristerfer Burnett,  
Zeke Cohen, Mark Conway, Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer, Antonio Glover, Sharon Green  
Middleton  
23-0330  
Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Housing  
and Community Development - $6,600,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation in  
the amount of $6,600,000.00 to the Department of Housing and Community  
Development - PRJ002743 (PSO Perkins Phase II Public Infrastructure), to provide  
funding for the Perkins Somerset Project; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
23-0332  
Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Baltimore City  
Convention Center - $1,000,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation in  
the amount of $1,000,000.00 to the Baltimore City Convention Center - PRJ001759  
(918004 West Side Freight Elevator), to provide funding to maintain the Baltimore  
City Convention Center in good working order; and providing for a special effective  
date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
23-0333  
Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Baltimore City  
Convention Center - $1,543,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation in  
the amount of $1,543,000.00 to the Baltimore City Convention Center - PRJ002746  
(East Building Elevator Replacement), to provide funding to maintain the Baltimore  
City Convention Center in good working order; and providing for a special effective  
date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
23-0334  
Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Baltimore City  
Convention Center - $3,757,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation in  
the amount of $3,757,000.00 to the Baltimore City Convention Center -  
PRJ002747 (East Building Escalator), to provide funding to maintain the Baltimore  
City Convention Center in good working order; and providing for a special effective  
date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
23-0340  
Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - PRJ002758 -  
$9,000,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation in  
the amount of $9,000,000.00 to PRJ002758 (Walbrook Junction/Edmondson  
Village Center Support), to provide funding for redeveloping the Walbrook Junction  
and Edmondson Village Center shopping centers; and providing for a special effective  
date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration), Kristerfer Burnett  
Third Reader (for final passage)  
22-0266  
Sale of Property - 1200 North Freemont 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 1200  
North Freemont Avenue (Block 0046; Lot 001) and is no longer needed for public  
use; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
22-0268  
Sale of Property - 800 Poplar Grove Street  
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 800  
Poplar Grove Street (Block 2471; Lot 001) and is no longer needed for public use;  
and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
22-0284  
Sarah Ann Street Historic District  
For the purpose of designating the area located within certain boundaries as the Sarah  
Ann Street Historic District.  
Sponsors:  
John T. Bullock  
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