Baltimore City Council
Meeting Name: Baltimore City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 7/11/2022 5:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Du Burns Chambers, 4th Floor, City Hall
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Accessible Agenda Accessible Agenda Published minutes: Journal 7-11-22 Journal 7-11-22  
Attachments: Consent Calendar - Section A
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21-0047 0 Charter Amendment - Dante Barksdale Career Technology Apprenticeship FundOrdinanceCharter Amendment - Dante Barksdale Career Technology Apprenticeship Fund For the purpose of establishing a continuing, non-lapsing Dante Barksdale Career Technology Education Fund, to be used exclusively to supplement pre-apprenticeship programs and other workforce development programs; requiring a minimum monthly appropriation to this Fund; 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.   Action details Not available
21-0094 0 Public Safety Apprenticeship Program - Establishment (The Hometown Heroes Act)OrdinancePublic Safety Apprenticeship Program - Establishment (The Hometown Heroes Act) For the purpose of providing for the establishment and implementation of a Public Safety Apprenticeship Program for Baltimore City; providing for the development and oversight of the Program by the Baltimore City Fire Department in partnership with certain other public safety agencies in Baltimore City; establishing the purposes of the Program; and requiring that the Baltimore City Fire Department report annually certain information to the Mayor and City Council and requiring the report to be made available on the Department’s website.   Action details Not available
21-0156 0 Zoning - Conditional Use Parking Lot - 1207 and 1209 E. 43rd Street and 1204 Springfield AvenueOrdinanceZoning - Conditional Use Parking Lot - 1207 and 1209 E. 43rd Street and 1204 Springfield Avenue For the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, maintenance, and operation of an open off-street parking area on the properties known as 1207 and 1209 E. 43rd Street (Block 5208 Lots 004 and 005) and 1204 Springfield Avenue (Block 5208, Lot 012) as outlined in green on the accompanying plat; and providing for a special effective date.   Action details Not available
22-0191 0 Homeless Shelters and Transitional Housing Units - Human Trafficking Notice RequirementsOrdinanceHomeless Shelters and Transitional Housing Units - Human Trafficking Notice Requirements For the purpose of requiring homeless shelters and transitional housing units within the City of Baltimore to place a notice regarding a certain human trafficking prevention hotline in certain locations; providing that the required human trafficking notices may be obtained from the United States Department of Homeland Security’s Blue Campaign website; providing for certain penalties; and generally relating to human trafficking notice requirements for homeless shelters and transitional housing units.   Action details Not available
22-0209 0 Sale of Property - 620 North Caroline StreetOrdinanceSale of Property - 620 North Caroline 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 620 North Caroline Street (Block 1280, Lot 003) and is no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.   Action details Not available
22-0222 0 Fire and Police Employees’ Retirement System - Technical AmendmentsOrdinanceFire and Police Employees’ Retirement System - Technical Amendments For the purpose of amending provisions of the Fire and Police Employees’ Retirement System law pertaining to the definition of regular interest for valuation purposes; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the Fire and Police Employees’ Retirement System of the City of Baltimore.   Action details Not available
22-0234 0 Police AccountabilityOrdinancePolice Accountability For the purpose of establishing the Baltimore City Police Accountability Board; providing for the membership, staffing, budget, and procedures of the Board; requiring the Board to deliver a certain annual report; establishing the Administrative Charging Committee for the City; providing for the membership, staffing, budget, and procedures of the Committee; requiring a member of the Committee to maintain confidentiality; requiring the Committee to deliver a certain annual report; requiring the Director of the Baltimore City Office of Equity and Civil Rights to adopt rules and regulations to carry out this Ordinance; defining certain terms; requiring certain individuals assigned to either the Board or the Committee to file certain financial disclosures; and generally relating to police accountability.   Action details Not available
22-0252 0 Commercial Vehicle Monitoring SystemOrdinanceCommercial Vehicle Monitoring System For the purpose of modifying the maximum number of operational cameras authorized to enforce Baltimore City’s commercial vehicle monitoring system.Assigned  Action details Not available
22-0253 0 City Property - Renaming Barclay Elementary/Middle School to Gertrude S. Williams Barclay SchoolOrdinanceCity Property - Renaming Barclay Elementary/Middle School to Gertrude S. Williams Barclay School For the purpose of changing the name of Barclay Elementary/Middle School (School 54), located at 2900 Barclay Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, to Gertrude S. Williams Barclay School.Assigned  Action details Not available
22-0117R 0 Informational Hearing - Baltimore Public Sanitation - Homeless EncampmentsCity Council ResolutionInformational Hearing - Baltimore Public Sanitation - Homeless Encampments For the purpose of inviting representatives from the Department of Public Works, the Department of Housing and Community Development, the Baltimore City Health Department, the Baltimore City Police Department, and the Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services to brief the City Council on potential strategies for mitigating waste left by homeless encampments, including a discussion regarding the procurement of a contracted service to clear hazardous waste from such encampments.Assigned  Action details Not available
22-0118R 0 Investigational Hearing - Prostitution - Diversion and TreatmentCity Council ResolutionInvestigational Hearing - Prostitution - Diversion and Treatment For the purpose of inviting representatives from the Baltimore City Health Department, the Baltimore City Police Department, and the Mayor’s Office of Children and Family Success to discuss current and proposed strategies to deter and treat prostitution in Baltimore City, including a review of diversion programs and services in use in other jurisdictions that may assist Baltimore City communities struggling with prostitution.Assigned  Action details Not available
22-0119R 0 Park and Recreation Professionals DayCity Council ResolutionPark and Recreation Professionals Day For the purpose of proclaiming July as Park and Recreation Month and July 15 as Park and Recreation Professionals Day and encouraging all citizens to recognize the importance of park and recreation services and celebrate the dedicated service of Baltimore’s park and recreation professionals.Adopted  Action details Not available
22-0120R 0 Resolution of Council Support - Neighborhood Revitalization Project - 1743 Park AvenueCity Council ResolutionResolution of Council Support - Neighborhood Revitalization Project - 1743 Park Avenue For the purpose of formally recognizing the City Council’s support for the ongoing neighborhood revitalization project at 1743 Park Avenue (block 0355, lot 034) undertaken by the Bolton Hill Community Association and Midtown Community Benefits District.Adopted  Action details Not available
22-0211 0 City Employees and Retirees - Healthcare ReformOrdinanceCity Employees and Retirees - Healthcare Reform For the purpose of establishing the Employee and Retiree Health Benefits Program for Baltimore City employees; defining certain terms; providing for the administration of the Program; establishing membership, procedures, and duties for the City Health Insurance Committee; requiring certain reports and the provision of certain data; and generally relating to healthcare for City employees, retirees, their spouses, and their dependents.3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
22-0248 0 Charter Amendment - Baltimore City Police Department - Local Control - EstablishmentMayor and City Council Res.Charter Amendment - Baltimore City Police Department - Local Control - Establishment For the purpose of creating a Baltimore City Police Department as an agency and instrumentality of the City of Baltimore; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.Advanced to 3rd Reader on same day  Action details Not available
22-0212 0 Residential Retention Tax Credit - AmendmentOrdinanceResidential Retention Tax Credit - Amendment For the purpose of amending application requirements for the portable homestead tax credit; terminating the sunset of the credit; and generally relating to the portable homestead property tax credit.Held for 1 meeting  Action details Not available
22-0230 0 Bond Issue - Public Infrastructure Loan - $72,000,000OrdinanceBond Issue - Public Infrastructure Loan - $72,000,000 For the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (pursuant to General Assembly House Resolution IV and Senate Resolution IV of 2022 approved by the members of the Maryland General Assembly representing Baltimore City) to create a debt, and to issue and sell its certificates of indebtedness as evidence thereof, and proceeds not exceeding SEVENTY-TWO Million Dollars ($72,000,000.00) from the sale of such certificates of indebtedness to be used for the cost of issuance, including the expense of engraving, printing, advertising, attorneys’ fees, and all other incidental expenses connected therewith (which may include the proportion of the compensation of employees and general administrative expenses of the Department of Finance reasonably allocated to the issuance of the bonds); for the development of the public infrastructure owned or controlled by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and the Enoch Pratt Free Library, and the construction and development of streets, bridges, courthouses, city office building3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
22-0231 0 Bond Issue - Community and Economic Development Loan - $36,000,000OrdinanceBond Issue - Community and Economic Development Loan - $36,000,000 For the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (pursuant to General Assembly House Resolution III and Senate Resolution III of 2022 approved by the members of the Maryland General Assembly representing Baltimore City) to create a debt, and to issue and sell its certificates of indebtedness as evidence thereof, and proceeds not exceeding THIRTY-SIX Million Dollars ($36,000,000.00) from the sale of such certificates of indebtedness to be used for the cost of issuance, including the expense of engraving, printing, advertising, attorneys’ fees, and all other incidental expenses connected therewith (which may include the proportion of the compensation of employees and general administrative expenses of the Department of Finance reasonably allocated to the issuance of the bonds); and the remainder of such proceeds to be used for or in connection with planning, developing, executing, and making operative the community, commercial and industrial economic development programs of the Mayor and City Coun3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
22-0232 0 Bond Issue - School Loan - $38,000,000OrdinanceBond Issue - School Loan - $38,000,000 For the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (pursuant to General Assembly House Resolution II and Senate Resolution II of 2022 approved by the members of the Maryland General Assembly representing Baltimore City) to create a debt, and to issue and sell, at any time or from time to time and in one or more series its certificates of indebtedness as evidence thereof, and proceeds not exceeding THIRTY-EIGHT Million Dollars ($38,000,000.00) from the sale of such certificates of indebtedness to be used for the cost of issuance, including the expense of engraving, printing, advertising, attorneys’ fees, and all other incidental expenses connected therewith (which may include the proportion of the compensation of employees and general administrative expenses of the Department of Finance reasonably allocated to the issuance of the bonds); and the remainder of such proceeds shall be used for the acquisition, by purchase, lease, condemnation or any other legal means, of land or property, or any rights therein, in the City of Bal3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
22-0233 0 Bond Issue - Affordable Housing Loan - $14,000,000OrdinanceBond Issue - Affordable Housing Loan - $14,000,000 For the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (pursuant to General Assembly House Resolution I and Senate Resolution I of 2022 approved by the members of the Maryland General Assembly representing Baltimore City) to create a debt, and to issue and sell, at any time or from time to time and in one or more series its certificates of indebtedness as evidence thereof, and proceeds not exceeding FOURTEEN Million ($14,000,000.00) from the sale of such certificates of indebtedness to be used for the cost of issuance, including the expense of engraving, printing, advertising, attorneys’ fees, and all other incidental expenses connected therewith (which may include the proportion of the compensation of employees and general administrative expenses of the Department of Finance reasonably allocated to the issuance of the bonds); and the remainder of such proceeds shall be used for or in connection with planning, developing, executing, and making operative the Affordable Housing program of the Mayor and City Council of 3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
22-0248 0 Charter Amendment - Baltimore City Police Department - Local Control - EstablishmentMayor and City Council Res.Charter Amendment - Baltimore City Police Department - Local Control - Establishment For the purpose of creating a Baltimore City Police Department as an agency and instrumentality of the City of Baltimore; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available