City of Baltimore - Meeting of Baltimore City Council on 3/24/2025 at 5:00 PM

25-0007

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 14:29:21 GMT

File #: 25-0007
Ver.: 0
Agenda #:
Type: Ordinance
Title: Supplementary Special Revenue Fund Operating Appropriation – Mayor’s Office of Recovery Programming – $270,000 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Special Revenue Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $270,000 to the Mayor’s Office of Recovery Programming – Service 916 (Opioid Restitution Administration), to provide funding for additional positions to oversee grants awarded through the Opioid Restitution Fund; and providing for a special effective date.
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25-0008

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:45:42 GMT

File #: 25-0008
Ver.: 0
Agenda #:
Type: Ordinance
Title: Supplementary Special Revenue Fund Operating Appropriation – Mayor’s Office of Recovery Programming – $10,000,000 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Special Revenue Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $10,000,000 to the Mayor’s Office of Recovery Programming – Service 917 (Opioid Grants - Named Organizations), to provide partial grant funding for non-profit organizations named in settlement agreements; and providing for a special effective date.
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25-0009

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:45:42 GMT

File #: 25-0009
Ver.: 0
Agenda #:
Type: Ordinance
Title: Supplementary Special Revenue Fund Operating Appropriation – Mayoralty – $1,773,000 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Special Revenue Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $1,773,000 to the Mayoralty – Service 918 (Opioid Restitution Administration), to provide funding for additional positions to provide direction and guidance regarding the City’s opioid response, establishment of the Restitution Advisory Board, contractual support to establish a trust fund for litigation proceeds, and community engagement; and providing for a special effective date.
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25-0010

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:45:42 GMT

File #: 25-0010
Ver.: 0
Agenda #:
Type: Ordinance
Title: Supplementary Special Revenue Fund Operating Appropriation – Department of Law – $100,000 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Special Revenue Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $100,000 to the Department of Law – Service 862 (Transactions Contracts), to provide funding to create 2 additional positions to oversee contract agreements with grant organizations; and providing for a special effective date.
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25-0011

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:55:43 GMT

File #: 25-0011
Ver.: 0
Agenda #:
Type: Ordinance
Title: Supplementary Special Revenue Fund Operating Appropriation – Baltimore City Health Department – $500,000 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Special Revenue Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $500,000 to the Baltimore City Health Department – Service 715 (Health - Administration), to provide funding for planning costs for a replacement facility for the Westside clinic; and providing for a special effective date.
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25-0012

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:55:43 GMT

File #: 25-0012
Ver.: 0
Agenda #:
Type: Ordinance
Title: Supplementary Special Revenue Fund Operating Appropriation – Baltimore City Health Department – $2,000,000 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Special Revenue Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $2,000,000 to the Baltimore City Health Department – Service 307 (Health - Substance Use Disorder), to provide funding for staffing and support costs for opioid response and recovery strategies; and providing for a special effective date.
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EA25-0004

Tue, 13 May 2025 18:05:35 GMT

File #: EA25-0004
Ver.: 0
Agenda #:
Type: Executive Nomination
Title: Makeda Drake Member - Public Art Commission
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EA25-0005

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 18:35:47 GMT

File #: EA25-0005
Ver.: 0
Agenda #:
Type: Executive Nomination
Title: Jaz Erenberg Member - Public Art Commission
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EA25-0006

Tue, 13 May 2025 18:05:35 GMT

File #: EA25-0006
Ver.: 0
Agenda #:
Type: Executive Nomination
Title: Shanek Kumi Member - Public Art Commission
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EA25-0007

Tue, 13 May 2025 18:05:35 GMT

File #: EA25-0007
Ver.: 0
Agenda #:
Type: Executive Nomination
Title: Mary Ann Mears Member - Public Art Commission
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EA25-0008

Tue, 13 May 2025 18:05:35 GMT

File #: EA25-0008
Ver.: 0
Agenda #:
Type: Executive Nomination
Title: Amy Raehse Member - Public Art Commission
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EA25-0009

Tue, 13 May 2025 18:05:35 GMT

File #: EA25-0009
Ver.: 0
Agenda #:
Type: Executive Nomination
Title: Evan Richardson Member - Public Art Commission
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EA25-0010

Tue, 13 May 2025 18:05:35 GMT

File #: EA25-0010
Ver.: 0
Agenda #:
Type: Executive Nomination
Title: Stanley Mazaroff Member - Public Art Commission
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25-0040

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 17:09:22 GMT

File #: 25-0040
Ver.: 0
Agenda #:
Type: Ordinance
Title: Zoning – Uses – Retail: Small Box Establishment FOR the purpose of making small box discount retail stores a conditional use by approval of the Board of Municipal Zoning Appeals in all commercial zoning districts; setting use standards for new small box discount retail stores; and defining certain terms.
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25-0041

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 14:45:57 GMT

File #: 25-0041
Ver.: 0
Agenda #:
Type: Ordinance
Title: Zoning – Conditional Use Conversion of Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 3 Dwelling Units in the R-7 Zoning District – Variances – 2628 Edmondson Avenue FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the conversion of a single-family dwelling unit to 3 dwelling units in the R-7 Zoning District on the property known as 2628 Edmondson Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; granting variances regarding certain bulk regulations (lot size area) and off-street parking requirements; and providing for a special effective date.
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25-0042

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 14:29:21 GMT

File #: 25-0042
Ver.: 0
Agenda #:
Type: Ordinance
Title: Retirement Savings Plan – Clarifying Amendment FOR the purpose of clarifying the definition of “service” for the members of the Retirement Savings Plan; and providing for a special effective date.
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25-0043

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 14:38:51 GMT

File #: 25-0043
Ver.: 0
Agenda #:
Type: Ordinance
Title: Employees’ Retirement System – Class C – Filing Period – Amendment FOR the purpose of increasing the time period required between filing for and commencing receipt of service retirement benefits by Class C members; and providing for a special effective date.
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25-0044

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 21:29:23 GMT

File #: 25-0044
Ver.: 0
Agenda #:
Type: Ordinance
Title: Employees’ Retirement System – Board of Trustees – Membership and Qualifications FOR the purpose of making certain amendments to the membership and qualifications of the members of the Employees’ Retirement System’s Board of Trustees; and providing for a special effective date.
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25-0045

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 14:29:21 GMT

File #: 25-0045
Ver.: 0
Agenda #:
Type: Ordinance
Title: Supplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation – Department of Recreation and Parks – Service 654 (Urban Forestry) – $90,000 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $90,000 to the Department of Recreation and Parks – Service 654 (Urban Forestry), to provide funding for addressing the pressing concerns surrounding the detrimental impact of deer on the forested natural areas within Baltimore City parks, particularly those affecting forest ecology in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”) Disadvantaged Communities; and providing for a special effective date.
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25-0046

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 21:19:57 GMT

File #: 25-0046
Ver.: 0
Agenda #:
Type: Ordinance
Title: Supplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation – Health Department (Service 723 - Advocacy for Seniors) – $90,236 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $90,236 to the Health Department – Service 723 (Advocacy for Seniors), to provide funding for assisting and guiding care givers of persons with dementia, building community awareness of dementia, and strengthening the ability of area agencies on aging to provide services to the growing number of Marylanders with ADRD and their family care givers; and providing for a special effective date.
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25-0047

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 21:19:57 GMT

File #: 25-0047
Ver.: 0
Agenda #:
Type: Ordinance
Title: Supplementary Federal Fund Operating Appropriation – M-R Office of Employment Development – Service 795 (Workforce Services for Baltimore Residents) – $206,822 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Federal Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $206,822 to the M-R Office of Employment Development – Service 795 (Workforce Services for Baltimore Residents), to provide funding for a Recovery-Friendly Workplace pilot (RFW) to educate the business community about the benefits of providing resources for employees struggling with substance use disorder, and for job seekers in recovery that have barriers to employment because of their previous struggles with substance use; and providing for a special effective date.
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25-0048

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 21:19:57 GMT

File #: 25-0048
Ver.: 0
Agenda #:
Type: Ordinance
Title: Supplementary Federal Fund Operating Appropriation – M-R Office of Employment Development – Service 795 (Workforce Services for Baltimore Residents) – $1,375,655 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Federal Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $1,375,655 to the M-R Office of Employment Development – Service 795 (Workforce Services for Baltimore Residents), to provide funding for case management, barrier removal, supportive services, and skills training to workers dislocated by the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, as well as offering occupational skills training to prepare workers to assist with disaster recovery efforts and, eventually, the reconstruction of the bridge; and providing for a special effective date.
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25-0049

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 14:45:58 GMT

File #: 25-0049
Ver.: 0
Agenda #:
Type: Ordinance
Title: Release of Access Easement – Vehicular Access to U.S. Route 40 through 6709 Pulaski Highway FOR the purpose of authorizing the release and surrender by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore of all of its interests in and to the access easement generally described as a 30 foot wide parcel, which extends from Pulaski Highway on the north to the southern boundary of the Property along the entire eastern boundary of the Property (“the Easement Area”), previously granted by WH-Pulaski, LLC, predecessor in interest to the current land owner, 6709 Pulaski, LLC; the location and course of the access easement to be released being created and described by that certain Access Easement Agreement dated October 7, 2011 and recorded among the Land Records of Baltimore City, Liber 13806, Page 235 (“the Access Easement”).
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25-0015R

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 18:58:57 GMT

File #: 25-0015R
Ver.: 0
Agenda #:
Type: City Council Resolution
Title: Informational Hearing – Well-being of the Transgender Community in Baltimore FOR the purpose of inviting representatives from the Mayor’s Office, the Baltimore City Health Department, the Baltimore Police Department, the Baltimore City Public School System, the Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services, the Mayor’s Office of Employment Development, the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs, the Baltimore City Office of Equity and Civil Rights, the Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City, the Baltimore City Department of Social Services, the Maryland Department of Health, and Behavioral Health Systems Baltimore to update the Council on services provided to, and the general well being of, the transgender community in Baltimore.
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25-0003

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:19:49 GMT

File #: 25-0003
Ver.: 0
Agenda #:
Type: Ordinance
Title: Historic Preservation – Conservation Districts – Establishment FOR the purpose of establishing Conservation Districts; providing a study, proposal, and review process; defining certain terms; and providing for a special effective date.
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25-0001

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 21:10:35 GMT

File #: 25-0001
Ver.: 2
Agenda #:
Type: Ordinance
Title: Department of Consumer Protection and Business Licensing FOR the purpose of creating the Department of Consumer Protection and Business Licensing; providing for the leadership and staffing of the Department; establishing the Department’s purpose, powers, and duties; creating the Board of Consumer Protection and Business Licensing; providing for the membership of the Board; establishing the purpose, powers, and duties of the Board; transferring the administration of certain business licenses to the Department; repealing certain obsolete Boards; allowing the Department to suspend a certain license if the licensee engages in unfair, abusive, and deceptive trade practices; providing for a special effective date; making conforming changes; and generally relating to consumer protection and business licensing.
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25-0002

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 21:10:35 GMT

File #: 25-0002
Ver.: 0
Agenda #:
Type: Mayor and City Council Res.
Title: Study and Report – Absences in Baltimore City Schools FOR the purpose of requiring the Baltimore City Public School System (“City Schools”) to prepare a report exploring the causes of student absences to better identify solutions to address the most persistent barriers students face to attending school; requiring City Schools to collaborate with certain City agencies to propose recommendations to address the root causes of unexcused absences found in the report; and providing for a special effective date.
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