Baltimore City Council
Meeting Name: Baltimore City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 2/22/2022 5:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Webex Meeting: Phone: +1-408-418-9388, Access Code: 2340 241 3891, Password: Baltimore, Link: https://bmore.webex.com/bmore/onstage/g.php?MTID=e4e94159c0ed2c5112898217c7a48eeb6
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Journal 2-22-22 Journal 2-22-22  
Attachments: Consent Calendar - Section A
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EA22-0089 0 Alexandra GraysonExecutive NominationAlexandra Grayson Member - Commission on Sustainability - District 9Assigned  Action details Not available
EA22-0090 0 Staci GriffinExecutive NominationStaci Griffin Member - Affordable Housing Trust Fund Commission - District 4Assigned  Action details Not available
EA22-0091 0 Cedrick LeeExecutive NominationCedrick Lee Member - Commission on Sustainability - District 10Assigned  Action details Not available
EA22-0092 0 Jared LylesExecutive NominationJared Lyles Member - Commission on Sustainability - District 14Assigned  Action details Not available
EA22-0093 0 Kevin O'ConnorExecutive NominationKevin O'Connor Member - Board of Fire CommissionersAssigned  Action details Not available
22-0197 0 RPP Area 31 (Townes at the Terraces) - RevisionsOrdinanceRPP Area 31 (Townes at the Terraces) - Revisions For the purpose of modifying the hours of applicable parking restrictions for Residential Parking Plan Area 31 (Townes at the Terraces); reducing the non-permit parking time threshold; establishing an exception to the applicable permit limit; and correcting and conforming related provisions.Assigned  Action details Not available
22-0198 0 City Property - Naming the Baltimore City Health Department Building to the Dr. Maxie T. Collier Health Department BuildingOrdinanceCity Property - Naming the Baltimore City Health Department Building to the Dr. Maxie T. Collier Health Department Building For the purpose of naming the Baltimore City Health Department Building, located at 1001 East Fayette Street, to the Dr. Maxie T. Collier Health Department Building.Assigned  Action details Not available
22-0199 0 Firefighter Safety ActOrdinanceFirefighter Safety Act For the purpose of establishing basic operational approaches to risk assessments; outlining emergency response rules of engagement; requiring all fire suppression personnel employed by the Baltimore City Fire Department to be equipped with digital audio and video recording devices by a certain date; requiring the implementation of a safety and risk management system; defining certain terms establishing reporting requirements; and providing for a special effective date.Assigned  Action details Not available
22-0200 0 Urban Renewal - Central Business District - Amendment 2OrdinanceUrban Renewal - Central Business District - Amendment 2 For the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for the Central Business District to revise the signage provisions provisions; waiving certain content and procedural requirements; making the provisions of this Ordinance severable; providing for the application of this Ordinance in conjunction with certain other ordinances; and providing for a special effective date.Assigned  Action details Not available
22-0090R 0 Informational Hearing - Fire Department - Office of the Chief - Annual ReviewCity Council ResolutionInformational Hearing - Fire Department - Office of the Chief - Annual Review For the purpose of requesting that the Chief of the Baltimore City Fire Department come before the City Council to initiate the process of annually reviewing the duties of the Office of the Chief; requiring the review to include an evaluation of the Department’s efforts to meet performance goals; requesting that the Chief, in consultation with the City Council, establish goals and objectives for the upcoming year; and requesting that the Chief identify service delivery gaps that need to be addressed.Assigned  Action details Not available
22-0091R 0 Informational Hearing - The Effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder on First RespondersCity Council ResolutionInformational Hearing - The Effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder on First Responders For the purpose of inviting the Commissioner of the Baltimore City Police Department, the Chief of the Baltimore City Fire Department, the Baltimore City Sheriff, the Chief of the Baltimore City School Police, the Director of the Office of Emergency Management, the Chief of the Baltimore City Environmental Police, and the Director of the Department of Human Resources to appear before the Baltimore City Council to discuss how post-traumatic stress symptoms, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), compassion fatigue, and burnout effect first responders and to inform the Council on intervention programs that are currently in place to provide City employees with relief from trauma and burnout.Assigned  Action details Not available
22-0092R 0 Investigative Hearing - Addressing Vacant Housing through General Obligation BondsCity Council ResolutionInvestigative Hearing - Addressing Vacant Housing through General Obligation Bonds For the purpose of requesting the City Administrator, the Deputy Mayor for Community and Economic Development, the Commissioner of the Department of Housing and Community Development, the Director of the Department of Finance, the City Solicitor, and the Director of the Department of Planning to appear before the Baltimore City Council to discuss the ways that loans through the Community and Economic Development Fund have helped to eliminate blight through vacant home demolition, provide an overview of projects that are currently being developed to resolve the vacant home problem in the City, and assess available funding sources that can be used to end the problem of vacant homes in Baltimore City.Assigned  Action details Not available
22-0093R 0 Request for State Action - Stability for RentersCity Council ResolutionRequest for State Action - Stability for Renters For the purpose of calling on calling on the Maryland General Assembly to pass and for Governor Lawrence J. Hogan to sign legislation that would provide stability to renters as a matter of fundamental fairness during these economically-challenging times.Adopted  Action details Not available
22-0094R 0 Approval for the Exchange of a Class B-D-7 License to a Class A-7 License for Use at 1807-1811 Baker Street, 21217City Council ResolutionApproval for the Exchange of a Class B-D-7 License to a Class A-7 License for Use at 1807-1811 Baker Street, 21217 For the purpose of providing the required approval under Md. Code Ann., Alc. Bev. § 12-902.1(d)(1) to allow the license holder holding a valid Class B-D-7 Beer, Wine, and Liquor License issued for use at 1807-1811 Baker Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21217 to apply to the Board of Liquor License Commissioners for Baltimore City to exchange their Class B-D-7 Beer, Wine, and Liquor License for a Class A-7 Beer, Wine, and Liquor License.Assigned  Action details Not available
21-0179 0 City Property - Naming a Skate Park in the Joseph H. Rash Playfield to be Jake’s Skate ParkOrdinanceCity Property - Naming a Skate Park in the Joseph H. Rash Playfield to be Jake’s Skate Park For the purpose of naming a portion of the Joseph H. Rash Playfield (Block 890, Lot 006), to be located at the coordinates of 39.281387, - 76.610944, Jake’s Skate Park.3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
21-0064R 0 Investigational Hearing - Urban FarmingCity Council ResolutionInvestigational Hearing - Urban Farming For the purpose of inviting the City Solicitor and representatives from the Office of the City Administrator, the Department of Housing and Community Development’s Code Enforcement Division, the Baltimore City Health Department’s Office of Animal Control, the Baltimore Police Department, the Environmental Control Board, the Department of Planning, and other relevant stakeholders to brief the City Council regard the standards, procedures, policies, and practices for regulating urban farms in Baltimore City, and to discuss possible revisions of current standards to allow urban farms to operate safely and successfully in Baltimore City.Adopted  Action details Not available
21-0079R 0 Informational Hearing - Mold in HousingCity Council ResolutionInformational Hearing - Mold in Housing For the purpose of inviting the Commissioner of the Department of Housing and Community Development, the Executive Director of the Housing Authority of Baltimore City, the Health Commissioner, and the Secretary of the Maryland Department of Health or his designee to appear before the City Council to discuss the potential dangers of mold in housing.Adopted  Action details Not available
21-0101 0 Corrective Bill 2021 - GeneralOrdinanceCorrective Bill 2021 - General For the purpose of correcting various errors and omissions in the City Code; correcting, clarifying and conforming certain inconsistent, superfluous, vague, ungrammatical, misnumbered, and other unclear language; and providing for a special effective date.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
21-0124 0 Corrective Bill 2021 - Definitions; Rules of Interpretation; Time ComputationsOrdinanceCorrective Bill 2021 - Definitions; Rules of Interpretation; Time Computations For the purpose of repealing the many definitions and rules of statutory interpretation and time computation that have been superseded by the enactment of Code-wide, standardized definitions and rules; clarifying certain purposeful variations; and providing for a special effective date.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
21-0162 0 Urban Renewal - Brooklyn-Curtis Bay - Amendment __OrdinanceUrban Renewal - Brooklyn-Curtis Bay - Amendment __ For the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Brooklyn-Curtis Bay to extend the time the Urban Renewal Plan for Brooklyn-Curtis Bay remains in full force and effect; amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Brooklyn-Curtis Bay to reauthorize the acquisition of properties within the Project Area and to extend the life of the Plan; waiving certain content and procedural requirements; making the provisions of this Ordinance severable; providing for the application of this Ordinance in conjunction with certain other ordinances; and providing for a special effective date.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
21-0165 0 South Baltimore Gateway Community Impact District and Management AuthorityMayor and City Council Res.South Baltimore Gateway Community Impact District and Management Authority For the purpose of reviewing the South Baltimore Gateway Community Impact District and Management Authority and renewing the South Baltimore Gateway Community Impact District and Management Authority if the Council finds that District and the Management Authority are effective and should continue; and providing for a special effective date.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
21-0183 0 Sale of Property - WS S Hanover StreetOrdinanceSale of Property - WS S Hanover 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 property that is located at WS S Hanover Street, known as 1996 S Hanover Street, (Block 1028, 005D) and is no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
22-0187 0 Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $18,000,000OrdinanceSupplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $18,000,000 For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $18,000,000 to the Department of Transportation - Service 548 (Conduit Enterprise Fund), to provide funding to continue development, maintenance, and control of the miles of conduit ducts under Baltimore City which carry electrical, telephone and optic lines; and providing for a special effective date.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available