City of Baltimore

City Council

City Hall, Room 408

100 North Holliday Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Meeting Agenda - Final

Monday, April 15, 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 Brenda White, Pastor of Allen AME Church

Pledge of Allegiance

Showcase Baltimore

Harry Preston and Esosa Osayande, educators and students from Green Street Academy

Roll Call

Approval of the Journal

April 8, 2024

Communications from the Mayor

Executive Nominations

EA24-0236

Khalil A. Zaied

Director - Department of Public Works - District 11

RULES AND LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Bills Introduced

24-0518

South Baltimore Gateway Community Impact District and Management

Authority - Renewal Through June 30, 2028

For the purpose of reviewing, renewing, and continuing the South Baltimore Gateway

Community Impact District and the South Baltimore Gateway Community Impact

District Management Authority; providing for a special effective date; and generally

relating to the activities and authority of the South Baltimore Gateway Community

Impact District and the South Baltimore Gateway Community Impact District

Management Authority.

Sponsors:

Eric T. Costello, Phylicia Porter

MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

24-0519

Port Covington Community Benefits District and Management Authority -

Renewal Through June 30, 2028

For the purpose of reviewing, renewing and continuing the Port Covington

Community Benefits District and the Port Covington Community Benefits

Management Authority; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to

the activities and authority of the Port Covington Community Benefits District and the

Port Covington Community Benefits Management Authority.

Sponsors:

Eric T. Costello

MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

24-0520

Parking Facilitators and Taxes

For the purpose of requiring online, mobile, and other third-party booking platforms

for parking spaces to pay the City parking tax required by City Code Article 28,

Subtitle 22 and defining certain terms.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

ORDINANCE

At the request of: Department of Finance

FINANCE AND PERFORMANCE COMMITTEE

Consent Calendar

(See Section A at back of Agenda)

2R Second Reader

Economic and Community Development

23-0380

Charter Amendment - Community Reinvestment and Reparations Fund

FOR the purpose of establishing a continuing, non-lapsing Community Reinvestment

and Reparations Fund, to be used exclusively to support the work of the Community

Reinvestment and Reparations Commission; authorizing the Mayor and City Council,

by ordinance, to provide for the oversight, governance, and administration of this

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

or rejection.

Sponsors:

President Nicholas J. Mosby

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

Public Safety and Government Operations

23-0438

Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs - Establishment

For the purpose of establishing the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs; defining

certain terms, providing for the establishment of the Office; articulating the purpose of

the Office; establishing the powers and duties of the Office; providing for the

administration, staffing, and budget of the Office; and requiring the Office to submit a

certain annual report.

Sponsors:

Odette Ramos, Administration City Council

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

Ways and Means

22-0273

Sale 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.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

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)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

3R Third Reader

Third Reader (for final passage)

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

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:

Odette Ramos

23-0433

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.

Sponsors:

Odette Ramos

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

23-0468

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.

Sponsors:

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

Odette Ramos, John T. Bullock, Phylicia Porter

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

Committee Announcements

Announcements

THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL

WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, MAY 6, 2024 AT 5:00 P.M.

Adjournment

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