City of Baltimore

City Council

City Hall, Room 408

100 North Holliday Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Meeting Agenda - Final

Monday, April 8, 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

Bishop Damian A. Hinton, Sr., Pastor of Life Changing Ministries

Pledge of Allegiance

Showcase Baltimore

Home Depot and Edmondson-Westside Men’s Basketball Team, MPSSAA 1A State Champions,

Baltimore Polytechnic Women’s Basketball Team, MPSSAA 3A State Champions

Roll Call

Approval of the Journal

March 18, 2024

Communications from the Mayor

Executive Nominations

EA24-0235

Melissa Deveraux

Member - Baltimore City LGBTQ Commission Member - District 7

RULES AND LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Bills Introduced

24-0503

Charter Amendment - Department of Finance

For the purpose of transferring the Department of Finance from Mayoral oversight to

the Office of the Comptroller; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of

the City for adoption or rejection.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Office of the Comptroller)

MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION

At the request of: The Office of the Comptroller

RULES AND LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

24-0504

Zoning - Open Space District - Conditional Use Cultural Facility and Parking

Lot - Variances - C.C. Jackson Park and Library - 4910 Park Heights Avenue

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

maintenance, and operation of a cultural facility and an open off-street parking area

on the property known as C.C. Jackson Park and Library, 4910 Park Heights

Avenue (Block 4605, Lots 001-018, 021, 055-065) as outlined in red on the

accompanying plats; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Sharon Green Middleton

ORDINANCE

At the request of: Department of Recreation and Parks

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

24-0505

Rental Dwellings - Mold Inspection and Remediation

For the purpose of requiring a rental dwelling to be inspected for mold prior to the

issuance or renewal of a certain license; defining certain terms; providing for a special

effective date; establishing certain penalties; and generally relating to rental dwellings

and mold inspection and remediation.

Sponsors:

Kristerfer Burnett

ORDINANCE

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

24-0506

Managed Natural Landscapes

For the purpose of permitting certain plants and grasses to exceed 8 inches in height

under certain circumstances; requiring the promulgation of certain regulations; defining

certain terms; and generally relating to managed natural landscapes.

Sponsors:

Mark Conway

ORDINANCE

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

24-0507

Study and Report - Infrastructure and Urban Meadows

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

Sustainability, and the Baltimore Commission on Sustainability to submit a report to

the Mayor and City Council assessing the costs and benefits of installing and

maintaining 100 acres of low-maintenance and self-sustaining native plant communities

(otherwise known as “urban meadows”) and mapping vacant lots and existing areas

with packed dirt that could be transformed into urban meadows; and providing for a

special effective date.

Sponsors:

Mark Conway

ORDINANCE

PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

24-0508

City Streets - Opening - Certain Streets and Alleys Bounded by North

Avenue, Pennsylvania Avenue, Cumberland Street, and North Carey Street

and a Portion of North Stockton Street

For the purpose of condemning and opening certain streets and alleys bounded by

North Avenue, Pennsylvania Avenue, Cumberland Street, and North Carey Street

and a portion of North Stockton Street as shown on the accompanying plat, on file

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

Sponsors:

James Torrence

ORDINANCE

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

24-0509

City Streets - Closing - Certain Streets and Alleys Bounded by North

Avenue, Pennsylvania Avenue, Cumberland Street, and North Carey Street

and a Portion of North Stockton Street

For the purpose of condemning and closing certain streets and alleys bounded by

North Avenue, Pennsylvania Avenue, Cumberland Street, and North Carey Street

and a portion of North Stockton Street as shown on the accompanying plat, on file

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

Sponsors:

James Torrence

ORDINANCE

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

24-0510

Sale of Property - Certain Streets and Alleys Bounded by North Avenue,

Pennsylvania Avenue, Cumberland Street, and North Carey Street and a

Portion of North Stockton 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 streets and alleys bounded by

North Avenue, Pennsylvania Avenue, Cumberland Street, and North Carey Street

and a portion of North Stockton Street, as marked on the accompanying plat, and is

no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

James Torrence

ORDINANCE

WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

24-0511

Repeal of Ordinance 01-284 - Home Depot at Reisterstown Plaza Planned

Unit Development

For the purpose of repealing Ordinance 01-284, which designated certain properties

a Business Planned Unit Development known as Home Depot at Reisterstown Plaza;

and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer

ORDINANCE

WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

24-0512

Repeal of Ordinance 01-257, as Amended by Ordinance 02-447 -

Reisterstown Road Plaza Shopping Center Planned Unit Development

For the purpose of repealing Ordinance 01-257, as amended by Ordinance 02-447,

which designated certain properties a Business Planned Unit Development known as

Reisterstown Road Plaza Shopping Center; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer

ORDINANCE

WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

24-0513

Repeal of Ordinance 99-533, as Amended by Ordinance 16-569 - New Shiloh

Baptist Church Planned Unit Development

For the purpose of repealing Ordinance 99-533, as amended by Ordinance 16-569,

which designated certain properties a Business Planned Unit Development known as

New Shiloh Baptist Church; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

James Torrence

ORDINANCE

WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

24-0514

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

Dwelling Units in the R-7 Zoning District - Variances - 3040 Barclay Street

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

single-family dwelling units to 2 dwelling units in the R-7 Zoning District on the

property known as 3040 Barclay Street (Block 357A8, Lot 033), as outlined in red

on the accompanying plat; granting variances from certain bulk regulations (lot area

size) and off-street parking requirements; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Odette Ramos

ORDINANCE

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

24-0515

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

Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances - 223 South Stricker

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 know as 223 South Stricker Street (Block 264, Lot 19) as outlined in red

on the accompanying plat; granting variances to certain bulk regulations (lot area size)

and off-street parking requirements; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

John T. Bullock

ORDINANCE

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

24-0516

Zoning - Conditional Use - Parking Lot (Principal Use) - 1211 Jefferson Street

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

maintenance, and operation of a principal use parking lot on the property known as

1211 Jefferson Street (Block 1295, Lot, 001G), as outlined in red on the

accompanying plat; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Robert Stokes, Sr.

ORDINANCE

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

24-0517

Rezoning - 1500, 1502, and 1508 Desoto Road

For the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 1500, 1502, and

1508 Desoto Road (Block 7765; Lots 7, 14, and 15), as outlined in red on the

accompanying plat, from the R-6 Zoning District to the C-2 Zoning District.

Sponsors:

Phylicia Porter

ORDINANCE

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Resolutions Introduced

24-0215R

Informational Hearing - Late-Night Commercial Operations

For the purpose of inviting representatives from the Baltimore Police Department, the

Board of Liquor License Commissioners for Baltimore City, and the Department of

Finance to review the current licensing requirements for clarity, completeness, and

intent.

Sponsors:

Eric T. Costello, Danielle N. McCray

RESOLUTION

PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

24-0216R

Honoring the Efforts of First Responders in Southeast Baltimore and

Remembering the Victims of the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse

For the purpose of honoring the efforts of first responders to the Francis Scott Key

Bridge Collapse and remembering the victims of the emergency.

Sponsors:

Phylicia Porter, Zeke Cohen, President Nicholas J. Mosby, Danielle N. McCray, James

Torrence

RESOLUTION

IMMEDIATE ADOPTION

24-0217R

Honoring the Efforts of First Responders in Southeast Baltimore and

Remembering the Victims of the Lombard Street Fire

For the purpose of honoring the efforts of the first responders to the recent fire on

Lombard Street in Southeast Baltimore and remembering the victims.

Sponsors:

Zeke Cohen, President Nicholas J. Mosby, Danielle N. McCray, James Torrence

RESOLUTION

IMMEDIATE ADOPTION

Consent Calendar

(See Section A at back of Agenda)

2R Second Reader

Economic and Community Development

23-0432

Rezoning - 3301 Saint Paul Street and 3311 through 3327 Saint Paul Street

For the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 3301, 3311,

3313, 3315, 3317, 3319, 3321, 3323, and 3327 Saint Paul Street (Block 3871,

Lots 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from

the R-8 Zoning District to the C-1 Zoning District.

Sponsors:

23-0433

Sponsors:

23-0468

Sponsors:

Odette Ramos

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

Planned Unit Development - Amendment - North Charles Village

For the purpose of approving certain amendments to the Development Plan of the

North Charles Village Planned Unit Development.

Odette Ramos

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

Off-Street Parking - Affordable Housing

For the purpose of eliminating off-street parking requirements for a residential project

that is subject to inclusionary housing requirements.

Ryan Dorsey, Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer, Mark Conway, Kristerfer Burnett, Zeke Cohen,

Odette Ramos, John T. Bullock, Phylicia Porter

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

23-0470

Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 4

Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances - 704 North Gilmor

Street

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

single-family dwelling unit into 4 dwelling units in the R-8 Zoning District on the

property known as 704 North Gilmor Street (Block 0098, Lot 016), as outlined in

red on the accompanying plat; granting variances from certain bulk regulations (lot

area size) and off-street parking requirements; and providing for a special effective

date.

Sponsors:

John T. Bullock

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

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

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

Health, Environment, and Technology

23-0465

Tree Removal on City Property - Permits and Procedure

For the purpose of establishing certain standards and requirements for authorized tree

removal along certain rights-of-way; requiring that the Department of Recreation and

Parks approve any tree removal on land operated by the Department; specifying the

procedure for tree removal mitigation on land operated by the Department of

Recreation and Parks; conforming, clarifying, and correcting related provisions;

defining certain terms; and generally relating to the removal of trees on certain City

properties.

Sponsors:

Administration City Council, Mark Conway

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

23-0201R

Informational Hearing - Medical Waste Incinerators

For the purpose of inviting representatives from the Department of Public Works, the

Baltimore Health Department, Baltimore City hospitals, institutions that make use of

medical waste incinerators in Baltimore City, and any other relevant stakeholders to

discuss: (1) which local hospitals send waste to medical incinerators in Baltimore City

and which local hospitals do not; (2) what, if any, oversight mechanisms these

hospitals have in place over their hazardous waste disposal service contracts; (3) the

sustainability and environmental justice commitments local hospitals have made and

how those commitments may conflict with service contracts the hospitals have with

medical waste incineration companies that have long histories of environmental

violations; and (4) what hospitals intend to do in the immediate future to mitigate the

negative effects of their medical waste disposal on Baltimore’s communities.

Sponsors:

Phylicia Porter, John T. Bullock

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

Public Safety and Government Operations

23-0427

Baltimore Police Department - Trauma-Informed Care Training

For the purpose of adding the Baltimore Police Department to the list of City agencies

who are required to designate 2 agency staff members to participate in certain

trauma-informed training and activities.

Sponsors:

Zeke Cohen, John T. Bullock

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

3R Third Reader

Third Reader (requires invocation of CC Rule 12-1 for same day advance from 2nd to

3rd Reader)

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

Third Reader (for final passage)

22-0301

Sale of Property - 844 Roundview Road

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 844

Roundview Road (Block 7622; Lot 002) and is no longer needed for public use; and

providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Office of the Comptroller)

23-0430

Rezoning - 2529 Georgetown Road

For the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 2529 Georgetown

Road (Block 7796, Lot 003), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the

R-6 Zoning District to the I-1 Zoning District.

Sponsors:

Phylicia Porter

24-0488

Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - M-R: Arts and

Culture - $581,334

For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $581,334 to M-R: Arts and Culture - Service 824

(Events: Art: Culture: and Film), to provide funding for general operations; and

providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

24-0489

Children Youth and Families - Youth Commission - Amendment

For the purpose of amending the composition of the Youth Commission; providing for

the compensation of Commission members; providing for the selection of certain

officers; establishing the Executive Committee; providing for the membership and

duties of the Executive Committee; requiring the adoption of a constitution and

bylaws; updating the powers and duties of the Commission; providing for staff to the

Commission; requiring agency cooperation with the Commission; and generally

related to amending certain provisions related to the Commission.

Sponsors:

Sharon Green Middleton, Robert Stokes, Sr., President Nicholas J. Mosby, Zeke Cohen

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