City of Baltimore  
City Council  
City Hall, Room 408  
100 North Holliday Street  
Baltimore, Maryland 21202  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Monday, January 29, 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 Ayanna L. Franklin, Pastor of Ray of Hope Baptist Church  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Showcase Baltimore  
Valarie Matthews and Shannon Morgan, Co-founders, Catherine’s Family and Youth Services (CFYS)  
Roll Call  
Approval of the Journal  
January 22, 2024  
Communications from the Mayor  
Bills Signed by the Mayor  
January 23, 2024 and January 25, 2024  
Inclusionary Housing for Baltimore City  
For the purpose of defining certain terms; repealing certain findings and policy  
statements; repealing rules of statutory interpretation that have been superseded by  
the enactment of Code-wide revisions; requiring the Commissioner of the Department  
of Housing and Community Development to adopt an inclusionary housing manual;  
requiring annual reporting by the Commissioner of the Department of Housing and  
Community Development; amending the duties of the Inclusionary Housing Board;  
amending certain affordability requirements; clarifying a certain City policy regarding  
mixed income communities; repealing off-site substitutions; repealing the Inclusionary  
Housing Offset Fund; repealing density bonuses; requiring residential projects to  
submit inclusionary housing plans; amending requirements for continued affordability;  
clarifying the applicability of certain fair housing laws and regulations; establishing  
certain penalties; and generally relating to inclusionary housing.  
Sponsors:  
Odette Ramos, President Nicholas J. Mosby, Ryan Dorsey, Antonio Glover, Mark  
Conway, John T. Bullock, James Torrence, Sharon Green Middleton, Robert Stokes, Sr.,  
Zeke Cohen  
High-Performance Inclusionary Housing Tax Credit  
For the purpose of establishing a High-Performance Inclusionary Housing Tax Credit;  
providing for the eligibility criteria of the tax credit; establishing the amount of the tax  
credit; requiring a certain annual report; defining certain terms; and generally relating  
to the High-Performance Inclusionary Housing Tax Credit.  
Sponsors:  
Odette Ramos, John T. Bullock, James Torrence, Zeke Cohen, Kristerfer Burnett, Ryan  
Dorsey  
Charter Amendment - Baltimore City Police Department  
For the purpose of establishing the objectives, powers, and duties of the Baltimore  
City Police Department; defining certain terms; creating the role of the Police  
Commissioner and establishing the Commissioner as the head of the Department;  
providing for the appointment and confirmation of the Commissioner; establishing the  
powers and duties of the Commissioner; establishing the powers and duties of police  
officers; providing for police officers’ enjoyment of certain immunities and defenses;  
and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or  
rejection.  
Sponsors:  
Mark Conway, Administration City Council, President Nicholas J. Mosby  
Public Safety - Baltimore City Police Department  
For the purpose of repealing Subtitle 16 of the Public Laws of Baltimore City;  
creating a new article in the Baltimore City Code designated “Police Department”;  
defining certain terms; requiring the promulgation of certain rules and regulations;  
requiring the Police Commissioner to maintain the records of the Department;  
requiring that the Department be composed of a certain percentage of civilian  
employees; establishing a procedure for redistricting police districts; providing for  
collective bargaining and negotiations relating to direct compensation of police  
officers; establishing certain provisions relating to the qualifications, appointment,  
promotion, and probation of police officers; permitting police officers to earn witness  
fees; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the Baltimore City  
Police Department.  
Sponsors:  
Mark Conway, Administration City Council, President Nicholas J. Mosby  
Bills Introduced  
Zoning - Conditional Use Banquet Hall - Variance - 601 Cherry Hill Road  
For the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment,  
maintenance, and operation of a banquet hall on the property known as 601 Cherry  
Hill Road (Block 7625, Lot 046), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat;  
granting a variance from off-street parking requirements; and providing for a special  
effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Phylicia Porter  
ORDINANCE  
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE  
Resolutions Introduced  
Request for State Action - Passage of HB002/SB138 - Baltimore City  
Property Taxes - Authority to Set a Special Rate for Vacant and Abandoned  
Property  
For the purpose of calling on the General Assembly to pass and Governor Wes  
Moore to sign HB002/SB138 - Baltimore City Property Taxes - Authority to Set a  
Special Rate for Vacant and Abandoned Property.  
Sponsors:  
Odette Ramos  
RESOLUTION  
IMMEDIATE ADOPTION  
Consent Calendar  
(See Section A at back of Agenda)  
2R Second Reader  
Health, Environment and Technology  
Tobacco Products - Tobacco Product Use in Stadiums - Prohibition  
For the purpose of prohibiting the use of tobacco products in stadiums; defining  
certain terms; establishing certain penalties; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Kristerfer Burnett, Phylicia Porter, Ryan Dorsey, Sharon Green Middleton, Odette  
Ramos, John T. Bullock, Zeke Cohen, James Torrence  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
Finance and Performance  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of  
General Services - $8,700,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $8,700,000 to the Department of General Services -  
Service 734 (Capital Projects Division - Design and Construction), to provide funding  
for emergency repairs to the Baltimore Police Department headquarters’ parking  
garage; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
3R Third Reader  
Third Reader (requires invocation of CC Rule 12-1 for same day advance from 2nd to  
3rd Reader)  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of  
General Services - $8,700,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $8,700,000 to the Department of General Services -  
Service 734 (Capital Projects Division - Design and Construction), to provide funding  
for emergency repairs to the Baltimore Police Department headquarters’ parking  
garage; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
Third Reader (for final passage)  
Zoning - Discontinuance or Abandonment of Nonconforming Use - Reporting  
For the purpose of establishing a process for a person to report to the Zoning  
Administrator that a nonconforming use, or any part of that use, has been  
discontinued for 12 consecutive months or actually abandoned.  
Sponsors:  
Odette Ramos  
Committee Announcements  
Announcements  
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL  
WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2024 AT 5:00 P.M.  
Adjournment  
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