City of Baltimore

City Council

City Hall, Room 408

100 North Holliday Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Meeting Agenda - Final

Monday, March 4, 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

Executive Pastor Michael Gaines, Sr from Manna Bible Baptist Church

Pledge of Allegiance

Showcase Baltimore

Tameka Gray, Park Heights Community Health Alliance (PHCHA)

Roll Call

Approval of the Journal

February 26, 2024

Communications from the Mayor

Bills Signed by the Mayor

January 25, 2024

23-0460

Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Health Department -

$12,300,000

For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $12,300,000 to the Health Department - Service 315

(Emergency Services), to provide funding for balancing the Health Department budget

for Fiscal Year 2023 due to costs associated with provider contracts and support

services related to COVID; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

Bills Introduced

24-0501

Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 2

Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances - 1833 West Lexington

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 1833 West Lexington Street (Block 0178, Lot 017), as outlined

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

requirements; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

John T. Bullock

ORDINANCE

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Resolutions Introduced

24-0214R

Study and Report - Crime Prevention through Environmental Design

For the purpose of requiring the City Administrator, the Baltimore City Police

Commissioner, the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and

Engagement, the Director of the Department of Planning, the Director of the

Department of Recreation and Parks, the Director of the Department of Public

Works, the Director of the Department of Transportation, the Chair of the Board of

Commissioners for the Housing Authority of Baltimore, and the President and CEO

of the Baltimore Development Corporation to submit a report detailing how Baltimore

City can prevent and reduce crime using Crime Prevention Through Environmental

Design strategies.

Sponsors:

James Torrence

RESOLUTION

PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

Consent Calendar

(See Section A at back of Agenda)

2R Second Reader

Economic and Community Development

23-0351

Rezoning - 1801 to 1807 Bloomingdale Road and 1800 to 1816 North

Rosedale Street

For the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 1801 to 1807

Bloomingdale Road (Block 2427, Lots 032 to 035) and 1800 to 1816 North

Rosedale Street (Block 2427, Lots 001 to 009), as outlined in red on the

accompanying plat, from the R-8 Zoning District to the C-1 Zoning District.

Sponsors:

James Torrence

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

23-0437

Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 3

Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - 1600 South Charles Street

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

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

property known as 1600 South Charles Street (Block 1013, Lot 065), as outlined in

red on the accompanying plat.

Sponsors:

Eric T. Costello

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

23-0443

Rezoning - 3500 West Forest Park Avenue

For the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 3500 West Forest

Park Avenue (Block 2911, Lot 023), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat,

from the C-1 Zoning District to the R-1 Zoning District.

Sponsors:

24-0485

Sponsors:

James Torrence

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

Tenant Opportunity to Purchase - Corrective Bill

For the purpose of clarifying a definition under Article 13, Subtitle 6 “Opportunity to

Purchase”; and providing for a special effective date.

Odette Ramos

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

Public Safety and Government Operations

23-0416

Baltimore City Office of Returning Citizens

For the purpose of establishing a Baltimore City Office of Returning Citizens; defining

certain terms; providing for the appointment of the Director of the Office; establishing

the duties of the Office; providing for the staff and budget of the Office; establishing

the Re-Entry Action Council to advise and collaborate with the Office; providing for

the appointment, structure, and governance of the Council; requiring the Director,

Council members, and staff of the Office to file financial disclosures under the Ethics

Code; and requiring that the Office submit an annual report to the Mayor and City

Council.

Sponsors:

James Torrence

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

23-0419

Study and Report - North Franklintown Road

For the purpose of requiring that the Department of Public Works submit a report to

the Mayor and City Council evaluating the effectiveness of closing the portion of

North Franklintown Road extending through Leakin Park to deter illegal dumping;

specifying the contents of the report; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Kristerfer Burnett, President Nicholas J. Mosby

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

24-0480

Motor Fuel Credit Price - Signage

For the purpose of requiring a certain retail dealer in motor fuel to display the credit

price of motor fuel on a certain sign; defining certain terms; establishing certain

penalties; and generally relating to a retail dealer in motor fuel’s credit price for motor

fuel.

Sponsors:

Mark Conway

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

3R Third Reader

Third Reader (for final passage)

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

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:

Eric T. Costello, President Nicholas J. Mosby

23-0446

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.

Sponsors:

Eric T. Costello, President Nicholas J. Mosby

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

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

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)

Committee Announcements

Announcements

THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL

WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2024 AT 5:00 P.M.

Adjournment

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