City of Baltimore

City Council

City Hall, Room 408

100 North Holliday Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Meeting Agenda - Final

Monday, February 26, 2024

5:00 PM

City Hall, 4th Floor, Du Burns Chambers

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

Reverend Robert R.A. Turner, Pastor of Empowerment Temple A.M.E. Church

Pledge of Allegiance

Showcase Baltimore

Steve Frantz and Justyna Nicinska, Mount Washington Farmers Market

Roll Call

Approval of the Journal

February 12, 2024

Communications from the Mayor

Bills Signed by the Mayor

February 20, 2024

23-0407

Zoning - Discontinuance or Abandonment of Nonconforming Use - Reporting

For the purpose of establishing a process for a person to report to the Zoning

Administrator that a nonconforming use, or any part of that use, has been

discontinued for 12 consecutive months or actually abandoned.

Sponsors:

Odette Ramos

24-0477

Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of

General Services - $8,700,000

For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $8,700,000 to the Department of General Services -

Service 734 (Capital Projects Division - Design and Construction), to provide funding

for emergency repairs to the Baltimore Police Department headquarters’ parking

garage; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

Executive Nominations

EA24-0231

EA24-0232

EA24-0233

William D. Hudson

Member - Auction Advisory Board

RULES AND LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Katherine Howard

Member - Board of Municipal Zoning and Appeals - District 1

RULES AND LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Cory Anotado

Member - LGBTQ Commission - District 1

RULES AND LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Executive Appointments to be Withdrawn

EA24-0219

Berneatta Barnes

Member - Baltimore City LGBTQ Commission - District 11

WITHDRAWN

Bills Introduced

24-0493

Sale 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.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

ORDINANCE

At the request of: Department of Housing and Community Development

WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

24-0494

Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Overlay Zoning District - Prohibited Uses

For the purpose of amending certain prohibited uses within the Chesapeake Bay

Critical Area Overlay Zoning District; defining certain terms; and establishing a special

effective date.

Sponsors:

Eric T. Costello

ORDINANCE

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

24-0495

Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of Single-Family Dwelling Units to 2

Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances - 509, 511, and 516

North Carrollton Avenue

For the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the conversion of certain

single-family dwelling units to 2 dwelling units in the R-8 Zoning District on the

properties known as 509 North Carrollton Avenue (Block 0127, Lot 018), 511

North Carrollton Avenue (Block 0127, Lot 019), and 516 North Carrollton Avenue

(Block 0126, Lot 008), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; granting

variances from off-street parking requirements; and providing for a special effective

date.

Sponsors:

John T. Bullock

ORDINANCE

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

24-0496

Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of Single-Family Dwelling Units to 3

Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances - 2904, 2910, and 2914

Parkwood Avenue

For the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the conversion of certain

single-family dwelling units to 3 dwelling units in the R-8 Zoning District on the

properties known as 2904 Parkwood Avenue (Block 3244, Lot 044), 2910

Parkwood Avenue (Block 3244, Lot 041), and 2914 Parkwood Avenue (Block

3244, Lot 039), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; granting variances

certain bulk regulations (lot size area) and off-street parking requirements; and

providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

James Torrence

ORDINANCE

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

24-0497

Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of Single-Family Dwelling Units to 2

Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances - 1005 West Lanvale

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-8 Zoning District on the

property known as 1005 West Lanvale Street (Block 0104, Lot 003), as outlined in

red on the accompanying plat; granting variances from off-street parking

requirements; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

John T. Bullock

ORDINANCE

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

24-0498

Rezoning - 3014-3030 Darby Street East; 3021-3039 Elm Avenue; 800-810

Darby Street South; North Side Darby Street South Adjacent 810 East;

3000-3012 Darby Street East; and 3003-3019 Elm Avenue

For the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 3014-3030

Darby Street East; 3021-3039 Elm Avenue; 800-810 Darby Street South; North

Side Darby Street South Adjacent 810 East; 3000-3012 Darby Street East; and

3003-3019 Elm Avenue , as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the R-7

Zoning District to the R-8 Zoning District; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Odette Ramos

ORDINANCE

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

24-0499

Rezoning - 2101 Gould Street

For the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 2101 Gould Street

(Block 1053, Lot 005A), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the I-2

Zoning District to the PC-2 Zoning District.

Sponsors:

Eric T. Costello

ORDINANCE

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

24-0500

Zoning - Port Covington Area of Special Signage Control - Amendment

For the purpose of revising the criteria for the Port Covington Area of Special

Signage Control; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Eric T. Costello

ORDINANCE

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Resolutions Introduced

24-0213R

Request for State Action - Support for HB332 - Baltimore City - Out of State

Vehicles - Improper Registration

For the purpose of urging the General Assembly to pass and Governor Wes Moore

to sign HB332 - Baltimore City - Out of State Vehicles - Improper Registration.

Sponsors:

Robert Stokes, Sr.

RESOLUTION

IMMEDIATE ADOPTION

Consent Calendar

(See Section A at back of Agenda)

2R Second Reader

Baltimore City Council

24-0212R

Request for State Action - Pass House Bill 477/Senate Bill 644 - Landlord

and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Just Cause

Termination Provisions

For the purpose of urging the Maryland General Assembly to pass HB 477/SB 644

(Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Just

Cause Termination Provisions), which would allow local jurisdictions to enact “just

cause eviction” laws and protect residents from arbitrary, discriminatory, or retaliatory

displacement from their communities.

Sponsors:

Antonio Glover, Odette Ramos

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

Economic and Community Development

22-0297

Rezoning - 2101 Washington Boulevard

For the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 2101 Washington

Boulevard (Block 0770, Lot 006) , as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from

the C-2 Zoning District to the I-1 Zoning District.

Sponsors:

Phylicia Porter

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

23-0444

Charter Amendment - Inner Harbor Park

For the purpose of amending the provision dedicating for public park uses the portion

of the City that lies along the north west and south shores of the Inner Harbor, south

of Pratt Street to the water’s edge, east of Light Street to the water’s edge, and north

of Key Highway to the water’s edge, from the World Trade Center around the

shoreline of the Inner Harbor and including Rash Field to permit multifamily residential

development and off-street parking within the dedicated boundaries of Inner Harbor

Park; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or

rejection.

Sponsors:

23-0446

Sponsors:

Eric T. Costello, President Nicholas J. Mosby

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

Zoning - C-5-IH Inner Harbor Subdistrict - Amendment

For the purpose of amending the description C-5-IH Inner Harbor Subdistrict; and

amending the bulk and yard regulations for the Subdistrict.

Eric T. Costello, President Nicholas J. Mosby

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

23-0448

Urban Renewal - Inner Harbor Project I - Amendment 21

For the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Inner Harbor Project I;

amending the Development Area Controls for certain development areas; amending

the Land Use and Proposed Zoning exhibits to the Plan; waiving certain content and

procedural requirements, making the provisions of this Ordinance severable;

providing the application of this Ordinance in conjunction with certain other

ordinances; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Eric T. Costello, President Nicholas J. Mosby

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

24-0474

Acquisition of Property - Block 6990, Lots 1 - 7, and Block 6991, Lots 1 - 26,

and the bed of Woodhouse Avenue

For the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to acquire,

by purchase or condemnation, the fee simple or other interests in certain property

known as Block 6990, Lots 1 through 7, and Block 6991, Lots 1 through 26, and

the bed of Woodhouse Avenue needed for the purpose of laying out or extending a

public road and the widening of Ralls Avenue as shown on Plat 240-A-56-A in the

Office of the Department of Transportation; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

Rules and Legislative Oversight

Dr. Ihuoma Emenuga

Commissioner - Health Commissioner - District 13

RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION

Tiane Harrison

Member - Baltimore City LGBTQ Commission - District 12

RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION

Isaiah Lawrence

Member - Baltimore City LGBTQ Commission - District 12

RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION

Aubrey Livi

Member - Baltimore City LGBTQ Commission - District 13

RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION

Lamar Wills Martin

Member - Baltimore City LGBTQ Commission - District 12

RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION

Dante Merrell

Member - Baltimore City LGBTQ Commission Member - District 12

RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION

Kayla Morgan

Member - Baltimore City LGBTQ Commission - District 10

RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION

Trystan Sill

Member - Baltimore City LGBTQ Commission - District 11

RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION

Tica Torres Bolivar

Member - Baltimore City LGBTQ Commission - District 1

RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION

Tramour Wilson

Member - Baltimore City LGBTQ Commission - District 9

RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION

Ondoria Harmon

Director - Office of Older Adults Affairs and Advocacy - District 10

RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION

Ways and Means

23-0471

Sale of Property - 3000 Highman 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 3000

Highman Avenue (Block 7703D, Lot 009A) and is no longer needed for public use;

and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration), City Council President (Office of the

Comptroller), Phylicia Porter

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

Committee Announcements

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