Baltimore City Council
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Meeting Name: Baltimore City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/20/2025 5:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Du Burns Council Chamber, 4th floor, City Hall
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EA25-0064 0  Executive NominationTimothy Keane Director - Department of Planning   Not available Not available
EA25-0065 0  Executive NominationElijah Davis, Jr. Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force    Not available Not available
EA25-0066 0  Executive NominationDr. Kevin Daniels Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force    Not available Not available
EA25-0067 0  Executive NominationDr. Melissa Buckley Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force    Not available Not available
EA25-0068 0  Executive NominationTheresa Bruce Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force    Not available Not available
EA25-0069 0  Executive NominationMollie Young Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force    Not available Not available
EA25-0070 0  Executive NominationCorey Witherspoon Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force    Not available Not available
EA25-0071 0  Executive NominationAngie Winder Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force    Not available Not available
EA25-0072 0  Executive NominationFareeha Waheed Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force    Not available Not available
EA25-0073 0  Executive NominationTica Torres Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force    Not available Not available
EA25-0074 0  Executive NominationJasmine Pope Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force    Not available Not available
EA25-0075 0  Executive NominationDr. Tanya Nichols Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force    Not available Not available
EA25-0076 0  Executive NominationDawnya Johnson Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force    Not available Not available
EA25-0077 0  Executive NominationRobert Holmes Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force    Not available Not available
EA25-0078 0  Executive NominationDr. Panagis Galiatsatos Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force    Not available Not available
EA25-0079 0  Executive NominationDr. Andrew Gaddis Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force    Not available Not available
EA25-0080 0  Executive NominationJessica Fauntleroy Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force    Not available Not available
EA25-0081 0  Executive NominationTaya Dunn Johnson Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force    Not available Not available
EA25-0082 0  Executive NominationCaryn Dayhoff Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force    Not available Not available
25-0102 0  Mayor and City Council Res.Charles Village Community Benefits District and Management Authority FOR the purpose of renewing and continuing the Charles Village Community Benefits District and Management Authority; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the activities and authority of the Charles Village Community Benefits District and Management Authority.    Not available Not available
25-0103 0  OrdinanceZoning – Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 3 Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District – 1224 West Lafayette Avenue FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the conversion of a single-family dwelling unit into 3 dwelling units on the property known as 1224 West Lafayette Avenue (Block 0078, Lot 005), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; and providing for a special effective date.    Not available Not available
25-0104 0  OrdinanceSale of Property – 2405 Linden 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 located at 2405 Linden Avenue (Block 3463A, Lot 008A) and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.    Not available Not available
25-0105 0  OrdinanceSupplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Baltimore City Public Schools – $12,911,344 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $12,911,344 to Baltimore City Public Schools – Service 352 (Baltimore City Public Schools), to provide funding for a deficit caused by the City’s contribution to the development agreement for City Spring Elementary/Middle School; and providing for a special effective date.    Not available Not available
25-0106 0  OrdinanceSupplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Fire Department – $38,520,093 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $38,520,093 to the Fire Department – Service 602 (Fire Suppression and Emergency Rescue), to provide funding to balance the Fire Department’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget to cover a deficit caused by overtime, staffing costs, and contractual EMS services; and providing for a special effective date.    Not available Not available
25-0107 0  OrdinanceSupplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Department of Law – $81,393 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $81,393 to the Department of Law – Service 862 (Transactions), to provide funding to balance the Department of Law’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget to cover a deficit caused by contractual spending; and providing for a special effective date.    Not available Not available
25-0108 0  OrdinanceSupplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Liquor License Board – $454,415 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $454,415 to the Liquor License Board – Service 851 (Liquor License Compliance), to provide funding to balance the Liquor License Board’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget for a deficit caused by office lease costs, use of privately leased vehicles, and overtime; and providing for a special effective date.    Not available Not available
25-0109 0  OrdinanceSupplementary Special Grant Fund Operating Appropriation – Mayor’s Office of Employment Development – $300,000 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Special Grant Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $300,000 to the Mayor’s Office of Employment Development – Service 795 (Workforce Services for Baltimore Residents), to provide funding to support the creation of recovery friendly workplaces and care navigators; and providing for a special effective date.    Not available Not available
25-0110 0  OrdinanceSupplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Police Department – $47,492,889 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $47,492,889 to the Police Department – Service 622 (Police Patrol), to provide funding to balance the Police Department’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget for a deficit caused by overtime and staffing costs; and providing for a special effective date.    Not available Not available
25-0111 0  OrdinanceSupplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Department of Recreation and Parks – $5,630,976 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $5,630,976 to the Department of Recreation and Parks – Service 654 (Urban Forestry), to provide funding to balance the Department of Recreation and Parks’ Fiscal Year 2025 budget for a deficit caused by overtime and unbudgeted contractual costs; and providing for a special effective date.    Not available Not available
25-0112 0  OrdinanceSupplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Sheriff’s Office – $3,425,454 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $3,425,454 to the Sheriff’s Office – Service 882 (Deputy Sheriff Enforcement), to provide funding to balance the Sheriff’s Office’s budget for Fiscal Year 2025 for a deficit caused by overtime, fleet costs, and various contractual and supply spending; and providing for a special effective date.    Not available Not available
25-0113 0  OrdinanceSupplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Department of Transportation – $4,457,580 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $4,457,580 to the Department of Transportation – Service 688 (Snow and Ice Control), to provide funding to balance the Department of Transportation’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget for a deficit caused by snow removal costs; and providing for a special effective date.    Not available Not available
25-0034R 0  City Council ResolutionWorkers’ Rights in Baltimore City FOR the purpose of recognizing key rights of workers across Baltimore City.    Not available Not available
25-0035R 0  City Council ResolutionInformational Hearing – Safekeeping and Storage of Baltimore City Wills FOR the purpose of inviting the Register of Wills, the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, the Director of the Department of General Services, and the City Administrator to appear before the City Council to discuss the current space allocated to store wills in the Clarence J. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse, the lack of fire and flood protection in said storage space, and the need to digitize and protect the 100 years of wills being stored in a room in the aging courthouse.    Not available Not available
25-0036R 0  City Council ResolutionInformational Hearing – Human Trafficking Investigations and Prosecutions FOR the purpose of inviting representatives from the Baltimore City Office of the State’s Attorney, the Baltimore Police Department, the Baltimore City Fire Department, the Baltimore City Public School System Police, the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office, the Baltimore City Human Trafficking Collaborative Co Chairs and all subcommittee Chairs, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, the Maryland State Police, the Maryland United States Attorney’s Office, the Maryland Department of Social Services, the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services, The Hope Center (formerly known as Baltimore Child Abuse Center), BlueDOT, and other collaborators from the Baltimore Human Trafficking Collaborative who provide victims of human trafficking with emergency interventions and support services to brief the City Council on the scope of the human trafficking problem in Baltimore City, current efforts to investigate and prosecute perpetrators of human trafficking, further strategies that could be    Not available Not available
EA25-0039 0  Executive NominationCatalina Rodriguez Lima Director - Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs   Not available Not available
25-0063 0  OrdinanceZoning Administrator – Transfer to Department of Planning FOR the purpose of transferring the Office of Zoning Administrator and all attendant authorities and duties from the Department of Housing and Community Development to the Department of Planning.    Not available Not available
25-0040 0  OrdinanceZoning – 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.    Not available Not available
25-0064 0  OrdinanceZoning – Bulk and Yard Requirements - Amendments FOR the purpose of amending certain bulk and yard requirements in residential zoning districts.    Not available Not available
25-0065 0  OrdinanceZoning – Eliminating Off-Street Parking Requirements FOR the purpose of repealing requirements for providing a minimum number of off-street parking spaces per use type; setting certain parking maximums; and correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions and tables.    Not available Not available
25-0082 0  OrdinancePlanned Unit Development – Amendment – Under Armour Headquarters FOR the purpose of approving certain amendments to the Under Armour Headquarters Planned Unit Development; and providing for a special effective date.    Not available Not available
25-0018 0 Emergency Scene – Unauthorized Persons ProhibitedOrdinanceEmergency Scene – Unauthorized Persons Prohibited FOR the purpose of prohibiting the presence of an unauthorized person within the boundaries of an emergency scene; establishing certain penalties; defining certain terms; and generally relating to unauthorized persons within the boundaries of an emergency scene.    Not available Not available
25-0062 0  OrdinanceBuilding Code – Single Exit from Residential Occupancy FOR the purpose of permitting certain residential buildings to have a single exit or access to a single exit, so long as certain conditions are met regarding the construction of the exit.    Not available Not available
25-0072 0  OrdinanceZoning – Conditional Use Conversion of Single-Family Dwelling Units to 2 Dwelling Units Each in the R-8 Zoning District – 1703 and 1709 Edmondson Avenue 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 1703 Edmondson Avenue (Block 0121, Lot 017) and a single-family dwelling unit to 2 dwelling units in the R-8 Zoning District on the property known as 1709 Edmondson Avenue (Block 0121, Lot 020), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; granting variances regarding off-street parking requirements; and providing for a special effective date.    Not available Not available
25-0077 0  OrdinanceZoning – Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit in the R-8 Zoning District – Variances – 541 Lafayette Avenue 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 541 Lafayette Avenue (Block 0414, Lot 062), 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.    Not available Not available
25-0078 0  OrdinanceCity Streets – Closing – Portions of Certain Streets and Alleys Bounded by Riggs Avenue, N. Payson Street, and the Land of National Railroad Passenger Company (Amtrak) FOR the purpose of condemning and closing portions of certain streets and alleys bounded by Riggs Avenue, N. Payson Street, the former bed of Mosher Street and the Land of National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) as shown on a plat numbered 316 C 5 Series for Group A prepared by the Survey Section and filed in the Office of the Department of Transportation; and providing for a special effective date.    Not available Not available
25-0079 0  OrdinanceSale of Property – Certain Streets Lying Within the Area Bounded by Riggs Avenue, N. Payson Street, West Lafayette Avenue and the Land of National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) 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 parcels of land known as portions of certain streets lying within the area bounded by Riggs Avenue, N. Payson Street, West Lafayette Avenue and the land of National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) as shown on Plat 316 C 5 Group A, and filed with the Department of Transportation; and providing for a special effective date.    Not available Not available
25-0083 0  OrdinanceRPP Area 30 – Exception – 15 E West Street FOR the purpose of amending the Parking Management Plan Restatement for RPP Area 30 (South Baltimore East) to add an exception to the Plan’s general permit allotments for dwelling units.    Not available Not available
25-0084 0  OrdinanceCity Streets – Closing – A 6 Foot Portion of West Saratoga Street and an Alley 10.67 Feet Wide, Bounded By Pearl Street, West Saratoga Street, and North Greene Street FOR the purpose of condemning and closing a 6 foot portion of West Saratoga Street and an alley 10.67 feet wide bounded by Pearl Street, West Saratoga Street and North Greene Street, as shown on a plat numbered 307 A 23A, prepared by the Survey Section and filed in the Office of the Department of Transportation; and providing for a special effective date.    Not available Not available
25-0085 0  OrdinanceSale of Property – Section of West Saratoga Street Bounded by Pearl Street, West Saratoga Street, and North Greene 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 no longer needed for public use known as the former bed of a 6 foot portion of West Saratoga Street bounded by Pearl Street, West Saratoga Street, and North Greene Street; and providing for a special effective date.    Not available Not available
25-0086 0  OrdinanceCity Streets – Closing – A Portion of North Chapel Street FOR the purpose of condemning and closing a portion of North Chapel Street extending northerly 305.2 feet more or less, from the north side of Jefferson Street bounded by McElderry Street, North Washington Street, Jefferson Street, and North Wolfe Street, as shown on a plat numbered 309 A 30A, prepared by the Survey Section and filed in the Office of the Department of Transportation; and providing for a special effective date.    Not available Not available
25-0092 0  OrdinanceZoning – Conditional Use Conversion to a Banquet Hall in the C-2 Zoning District – Variance – 1123 West Baltimore Street FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a banquet hall on the property known as 1123 West Baltimore Street (Block 0217, Lot 012) in the C-2 Zoning District, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; granting a variance regarding off-street parking requirements; and providing for a special effective date.   Not available Not available