Agenda - Baltimore City Council

City of Baltimore

City Council

City Hall, Room 408

100 North Holliday Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Meeting Agenda - Draft

Monday, June 8, 2026

5:00 PM

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Du Burns Council Chamber, 4th floor, City Hall

Baltimore City Council

Zeke Cohen, Council President - District 1: Mark Parker - District 2: Danielle

McCray - District 3: Ryan Dorsey - District 4: Mark Conway - District 5: Isaac "Yitzy"

Schleifer - District 6: Vice President Sharon Green Middleton - District 7: James

Torrence - District 8: Paris Gray - District 9: John Bullock - District 10: Phylicia

Porter - District 11: Zac Blanchard - District 12: Jermaine Jones - District 13: Antonio

Glover - District 14: Odette Ramos

26-0179

Bond Issue – Affordable Housing Loan – $22,000,000

FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore

(pursuant to General Assembly House Resolution I and Senate Resolution

I of 2026 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 TWENTY

TWO Million ($22,000,000.00) from the sale of such certificates of

indebtedness to be used for or in connection with planning, developing,

executing, and making operative the Affordable Housing program of the

Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, including, but not limited to, the

acquisition, by purchase, lease, condemnation or any other legal means, of

land or property, or any right, interest, franchise, easement or privilege

therein, in the City of Baltimore; the payment of any and all costs and

expenses incurred in connection with or incidental to the acquisition and

management of said land or property, including any and all rights of interest

therein hereinbefore mentioned; the payment of any and all costs and

expenses incurred for or in connection with relocating and moving persons

or other legal entities displaced by the acquisition of said land or property,

or any of the rights or interest therein hereinbefore mentioned, in the City of

Baltimore; the development or redevelopment, including, but not limited to,

the comprehensive renovation or rehabilitation of, any land or property, or

any rights or interests therein hereinbefore mentioned, in the City of

Baltimore, and the disposition of land and property for such purposes;

costs related to the rehabilitation and new construction of and operation of

rental and homeownership developments, such costs to include but not be

limited to relocation assistance, rental payment and home purchase

assistance, housing counseling and project financing comprised of loans

(including forgivable or fully amortizing) or grants or other related activities

and buyer education assistance, and activities to support the orderly and

sustainable planning, preservation, rehabilitation, and development of

economically diverse housing in City neighborhoods; support for the

Affordable Housing Trust Fund; the elimination of unhealthful, unsanitary or

unsafe conditions, lessening density, eliminating obsolete or other uses

detrimental to the public welfare or otherwise removing or preventing the

spread of blight or deterioration in the City of Baltimore; the demolition,

removal, relocation, renovation or alteration of land, buildings, streets,

highways, alleys, utilities or services, and other structures or improvements,

and for the construction, reconstruction, installation, relocation or repair of

buildings, streets, highways, alleys, utilities or services, and other

structures or improvements; the payment of any and all costs and expenses

incurred for, or in connection with, doing any or all of the things herein

mentioned, including, but not limited to, the costs and expenses of securing

administrative, appraisal, economic analysis, engineering, planning,

designing, architectural, surveying, and other professional services; and for

doing any and all things necessary, proper or expedient in connection with

or pertaining to any or all of the matters or things hereinbefore mentioned;

26-0180

Bond Issue – School Loan – $60,000,000

FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore

(pursuant to General

Assembly House Resolution II and Senate Resolution II of 2026 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 SIXTY Million Dollars

($60,000,000.00) from the sale of such certificates of indebtedness to 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

Baltimore, and demolishing, constructing and erecting on said land or

property, or on any land or property now or hereafter owned by the

Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners and/or the Mayor and City

Council of Baltimore, new school buildings, athletic and other auxiliary

facilities including community health and recreation facilities, and for

additions and improvements to, or for the modernization of reconstruction

of, including the inspection, removal, encapsulation, management,

containment and abatement of asbestos from existing facilities, and for

equipment for any and all new or existing facilities authorized to be

constructed, erected, added, improved, modernized or reconstructed by

the provisions hereof; the payment of any and all costs and expenses

incurred for or in connection with doing any or all of the things herein

mentioned, including, but not limited to, the costs and expenses of securing

administrative, appraisal, economic analysis, engineering, planning,

designing, architectural, surveying, and other professional services,

including, without limitation, services relating to planning for future projects

of the same general character which may be constructed out of future

loans; and for doing any and all things necessary, proper or expedient in

connection with or pertaining to any or all of the matters or things

hereinbefore mentioned; authorizing the issuance of refunding bonds;

conferring certain powers upon the Baltimore City Board of School

Commissioners; imposing certain conditions in connection with the

expenditure of the proceeds derived from the sale of said certificates of

indebtedness; conferring and imposing upon the Board of Finance of

Baltimore City certain powers and duties; authorizing the submission of

this Ordinance to the legal voters of the City of Baltimore, for their approval

or disapproval, at the Election to be held on Tuesday, the 3rd day of

November, 2026, and providing for the expenditure of the proceeds of sale

of said certificates of indebtedness in accordance with the provisions of

the Charter of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, and by the

municipal agency designated in the annual Ordinance of Estimates of the

Mayor and City Council of Baltimore.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

26-0181

Bond Issue – Community and Economic Development Loan –

$50,000,000

FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore

(pursuant to General Assembly House Resolution III and Senate

Resolution III of 2026 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 FIFTY Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00) from the sale of such

certificates of indebtedness to be used, with or without complementary

funding sources, for or in connection with planning, developing, executing,

and making operative the community, commercial and industrial economic

development programs of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore,

including, but not limited to, the acquisition, by purchase, lease,

condemnation or any other legal means, of land or property, or any right,

interest, franchise, easement or privilege therein, in the City of Baltimore;

the payment of any and all costs and expenses incurred in connection with

or incidental to the acquisition and management of said land or property,

including any and all rights or interest therein hereinbefore mentioned; the

payment of any and all costs and expenses incurred for or in connection

with relocating and moving persons or other legal entities displaced by the

acquisition of said land or property, or any of the rights or interest therein

hereinbefore mentioned; the development, or redevelopment, including, but

not limited to, the comprehensive renovation or rehabilitation of any land or

property, or any rights or interests therein hereinbefore mentioned, in the

City of Baltimore; and the disposition of land and property for such

purposes; the elimination of unhealthful, unsanitary or unsafe conditions,

lessening density, eliminating obsolete or other uses detrimental to the

public welfare or otherwise removing or preventing the spread of blight or

deterioration in the City of Baltimore; building from strength; stabilizing

middle neighborhoods, strengthening neighborhood retail corridors, the

creation of healthy, sanitary, and safe, and green conditions in the City of

Baltimore; the demolition, removal, relocation, renovation or alteration of

land, buildings, streets, highways, alleys, sidewalks, utilities or services,

parks or other recreational land or facilities, and other structures or

improvements and for the construction, reconstruction, installation,

relocation or repair of buildings, streets, highways, alleys, sidewalks,

utilities or services, parks or other recreational land or facilities, and other

structures or improvements; making loans and grants to various projects

and programs related to growing businesses in the City; attracting and

retaining jobs; providing homeownership incentives and home repair

assistance; promoting economic inclusion and facilitating transformational

change and achieving whole block outcomes; making loans and grants to

various projects and programs related to improving the cultural life and

promotion of tourism in Baltimore City; and the lending or granting of funds

to any person or other legal entity to be used for or in connection with the

rehabilitation, renovation, redevelopment, improvement or construction of

buildings and structures to be used or occupied for residential or

commercial purposes and the payment of any and all costs and expenses

incurred for, or in connection with, doing any or all of the things herein

mentioned, including, but not limited to, the costs and expenses of securing

administrative, appraisal, economic analysis, engineering, planning,

designing, architectural, surveying, and other professional services and for

doing any and all things necessary, proper or expedient in connection with

or pertaining any or all of the matters or things hereinbefore mentioned; all

such land or property shall be acquired, developed, redeveloped,

renovated, rehabilitated, altered, improved, held or disposed of, as

provided by law; authorizing the issuance of refunding bonds; conferring

and imposing upon the Board of Finance of Baltimore City certain powers

and duties; authorizing the submission of this Ordinance to the legal voters

of the City of Baltimore, for their approval or disapproval, at the General

Election to be held in Baltimore City, on Tuesday, the 3rd day of

November, 2026; and providing for the expenditure of the proceeds of sale

of said certificates of indebtedness in accordance with the provisions of

the Charter of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, and by the

municipal agency designated in the annual Ordinance of Estimates of the

Mayor and City Council of Baltimore.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

26-0182

Bond Issue – Public Infrastructure Loan – $148,000,000

FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore

(pursuant to General Assembly House Resolution IV and Senate

Resolution IV of 2026 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 ONE HUNDRED FORTY EIGHT Million Dollars

($148,000,000.00) from the sale of such certificates of indebtedness to be

used for the development of the public infrastructure owned or controlled by

the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, and the construction and

development of streets, bridges, courthouses, city office buildings, police

stations, fire stations, solid waste facilities, information technology public

park and recreational and related land, property, buildings, structures or

facilities including but not limited to, the acquisition by purchase, lease,

condemnation or any other legal means, of land or property, or any rights

therein, in the City of Baltimore, and constructing and erecting on said land

or property, or on any land or property, new buildings, structures,

infrastructure and auxiliary facilities; and for the renovation, alteration,

construction, reconstruction, installation, improvement and repair of

existing infrastructure, buildings, structures or facilities, to be or now being

used for or in connection with the operations, functions and activities of the

Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, the demolition, removal, relocation,

renovation or alteration of land, buildings, streets, highways, alleys, utilities

or services, and other structures or improvements, and for the construction,

reconstruction, installation, relocation or repair of buildings, streets,

highways, alleys, utilities or services, including information technology

infrastructure, and other structures or improvements; for the acquisition and

installation of trees or for tree planting programs; and for the acquisition

and installation of equipment and fixtures for any and all facilities

authorized to be constructed, erected, altered, reconstructed, renovated,

reconstructed, installed or improved by the provisions hereof; the payment

of any and all costs and expenses incurred for or in connection with doing

any or all of the things herein mentioned, including but not limited to, the

costs and expenses of securing administrative, appraisal, economic

analysis, engineering, planning, designing, architectural, surveying and

other professional services; and for doing any and all things necessary,

proper or expedient in connection with or pertaining to any or all of the

matters or things hereinbefore mentioned; authorizing the issuance of

refunding bonds; conferring and imposing upon the Board of Finance of

Baltimore City certain powers and duties; authorizing the submission of

this Ordinance to the legal voters of the City of Baltimore, for their approval

or disapproval, at the General Election to be held in Baltimore City on

Tuesday, the 3rd day of November, 2026; and providing for the expenditure

of the proceeds of sale of said certificates of indebtedness in accordance

with the provisions of the Charter of the Mayor and City Council of

Baltimore, and by the municipal agency designated in the annual

Ordinance of Estimates of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

Executive Nominations

Blanca Cecilia Gonzales

EA26-0145

EA26-0146

EA26-0147

EA26-0148

EA26-0149

EA26-0150

EA26-0151

EA26-0152

EA26-0153

EA26-0154

EA26-0155

EA26-0156

Member - Baltimore City Hispanic Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Crisaly De Los Santos

Member - Baltimore City Hispanic Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Desiree Velazquez-Martinez

Member - Baltimore City Hispanic Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Erica J. Puentes

Member - Baltimore City Hispanic Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Ernesto Villaseñor, Jr.

Member - Baltimore City Hispanic Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Faviola Donato-Falindo

Member - Baltimore City Hispanic Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Giuliana Valencia-Banks

Member - Baltimore City Hispanic Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Dr. Jonathan Montalvo Román

Member - Baltimore City Hispanic Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Luis A. Espinoza

Member - Baltimore City Hispanic Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Marly Cardona Moz

Member - Baltimore City Hispanic Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Whitney Iridiana Visker

Member - Baltimore City Hispanic Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Dr. Emma Jean Stokes

Member - Board of Recreation and Parks

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

EA26-0157

EA26-0158

EA26-0159

EA26-0160

EA26-0161

EA26-0162

EA26-0163

EA26-0164

EA26-0165

EA26-0166

EA26-0167

EA26-0168

EA26-0169

Dr. Franklin Lance

Member - Board of Recreation and Parks

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Garfield S. Thompson

Member - Board of Recreation and Parks

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Jeffrey Oguamanam

Member - Board of Recreation and Parks

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Katie Long

Member - Board of Recreation and Parks

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Talib Horne

Member - Board of Recreation and Parks

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Tiffany Byrd

Member - Board of Recreation and Parks

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Carolyn A. Griffin

Member - Mayor's Anti-Animal Abuse Advisory Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Erika Kovacs

Member - Mayor's Anti-Animal Abuse Advisory Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

James Smith

Member - Mayor's Anti-Animal Abuse Advisory Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Jennifer Driban

Member - Mayor's Anti-Animal Abuse Advisory Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Lauren Sibel

Member - Mayor's Anti-Animal Abuse Advisory Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Jamal Turner

Member - Affordable Housing Trust Fund Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Alyn Pearson

Member - Board of Consumer Protection and Business Licensing

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

EA26-0170

EA26-0171

EA26-0172

EA26-0173

EA26-0174

Shanae Tierra Jones

Member - Board of Consumer Protection and Business Licensing

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Katelyn Marie Brown

Member - Inclusionary Housing Board

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Christopher Douglas

Member - Police Accountability Board

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Daniel Russo

Member - Wage Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Nelson Vasconcelos

Member - Wage Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Bills Introduced

26-0201

Charter Amendment – Parking Benefits District – Local Fund

FOR the purpose of establishing a continuing, nonlapsing parking benefits

district fund to return a portion of parking meter revenues to a certain

geographic area; specifying the allowed uses of the fund; and submitting

this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.

Sponsors:

Zac Blanchard

CHARTER REVIEW SPECIAL COMMITTEE

26-0202

Charter Amendment – Department of Water and Wastewater

FOR the purpose establishing a Department of Water and Wastewater

among the Executive Departments; providing for the powers and duties of

the Department of Water and Wastewater; transferring certain powers and

duties from the Department of Public Works to the Department of Water

and Wastewater; repealing certain obsolete provisions; conforming,

correcting, and clarifying related provisions; and submitting this

amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

CHARTER REVIEW SPECIAL COMMITTEE

26-0203

Rental Dwellings – Pricing Algorithm Use – Disclosure

FOR the purpose of requiring a landlord to disclose certain information

regarding rental fees to current and prospective tenants; defining certain

terms; establishing certain penalties; and granting the Department of

Housing and Community Development authority to promulgate certain rules

and regulations.

Sponsors:

Paris Gray

HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

26-0204

Landmark List – Juanita Jackson Mitchell Law Offices

FOR the purpose of designating the Juanita Jackson Mitchell Law Offices,

located at 1239 Druid Hill Avenue, as a historical landmark: exterior;

providing for a special effective date; and honoring the legacy of Juanita

Jackson Mitchell.

Sponsors:

Zac Blanchard

HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

26-0205

Rezoning – 3840 Bank Street

FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 3840

Bank Street (Block 6311, Lot 055), as outlined in red on the accompanying

plat, from the I-1 Zoning District to the IMU-2 Zoning District; and providing

for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Mark Parker

LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

26-0206

Rezoning – 432 E 32nd Street

FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 432 E

32nd Street (Block 3881A, Lot 019), as outlined in red on the

accompanying plat, from the C-1 Zoning District to the OS Zoning District;

and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Odette Ramos

LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

26-0207

Zoning – Conditional Use – Parking Lot (Principal Use) – 1732-1736

Gorsuch Avenue

FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the

establishment, maintenance, and operation of a principal use parking lot in

the R-6 Zoning District on the properties known as 1732-1736 Gorsuch

Avenue (Block 4127, Lots 012 and 013), as outlined in red on the

accompanying plat; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Odette Ramos

LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

Resolutions Introduced

26-0054R

Informational Hearing – Law Enforcement Asset Forfeiture

FOR the purpose of requiring the Baltimore Police Department, and

inviting the Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City, the Police

Accountability Board, the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office, and relevant

stakeholders to appear before the City Council to discuss Baltimore City

law enforcement’s policies and procedures for safeguarding, accounting

for, and disposing of property, including money, that it confiscates during

the course of its work.

Sponsors:

Paris Gray, Phylicia Porter, James Torrence

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

Consent Calendar

(See Section A at back of Agenda)

2R Second Reader

Budget & Appropriations

26-0166

Supplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation – Circuit Court for

Baltimore City – $784,251

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary State Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $784,251 to the Circuit Court for Baltimore

City – Service 110 (Circuit Court), to provide funding for the installation of

aluminum storefront framing and Level 3

bullet-resistant glazing at doors and service windows in multiple locations

within the Mitchell and Cummings Courthouses, and the installation of an

audiovisual intercom system to enable communication through

bullet-resistant materials; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

26-0167

Supplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation – Office of Equity and

Civil Rights – $204,750

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary State Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $204,750 to the Office of Equity and Civil

Rights – Service 849 (Police Civilian Oversight), to provide funding for

travel and lodging, event space, guest speakers, and materials and

equipment for the Police Accountability Board Summit, a gathering of up to

20 jurisdictions throughout the State of Maryland; and providing for a

special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

26-0168

Supplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation – M-R Office of

Homeless Services – $500,000

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary State Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $500,000 to M-R Office of Homeless

Services – Service 895 (Temporary Housing for the Homeless), to provide

funding for case management services through the Y in Central Maryland

and the University of Maryland, Baltimore/Uplift Alliance Inc.; and providing

for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

26-0169

Supplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation – M-R Office of

Homeless Services – $2,000,000

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary State Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $2,000,000 to M-R Office of Homeless

Services – Service 895 (Temporary Housing for the Homeless), to provide

funding for rental assistance and supportive services through rapid re

housing and homelessness prevention for homeless individuals and

families in the City of Baltimore; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

26-0170

Supplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation – Department of

Public Works – $2,177,758

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary State Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $2,177,758 to the Department of Public

Works – Service 673 (Wastewater Management), to provide funding for

enhanced nutrient removal operations and maintenance activities at the

Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant; and providing for a special

effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

26-0171

Supplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation – Office of the State’s

Attorney – $2,000,000

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary State Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $2,000,000 to the Office of the State’s

Attorney for Baltimore City – Service 786 (Victim and Witness Services),

to provide funding for personnel, travel, relocation assistance, and other

items to help support the State’s Attorney’s Victim and Witness Services

Program; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

26-0183

Supplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation – Baltimore City

Sheriff’s Office – $121,308

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary State Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $121,308 to the Baltimore City Sheriff’s

Office – Service 882 (Deputy Sheriff Enforcement), to provide funding for

diversion services, treatment access, and overdose response within the

Sheriff's Office; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

26-0184

Supplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation – Baltimore City

Sheriff’s Office – $100,000

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary State Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $100,000 to the Baltimore City Sheriff’s

Office – Service 882 (Deputy Sheriff Enforcement), to provide funding for

the establishment of the Neighborhood Services Unit to improve

neighborhood safety and cohesion by addressing persistent public

nuisances and environmental factors that contribute to crime; and providing

for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

26-0185

Supplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation – Baltimore City

Sheriff’s Office – $74,667

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary State Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $74,667 to the Baltimore City Sheriff’s

Office – Service 882 (Deputy Sheriff Enforcement), to provide funding for

the establishment, modification, enforcement, and recovery of child support

payments from noncustodial parents of children; and providing for a special

effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

26-0186

Supplementary Special Revenue Fund Operating Appropriation –

Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office – $612,096

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Special Revenue Fund

Operating Appropriation in the amount of $612,096 to the Baltimore City

Sheriff’s Office – Service 882 (Deputy Sheriff Enforcement), to provide

funding for a wide range of law enforcement needs, including

investigations, training, facilities, equipment, travel, and operational costs,

as well as awards, memorials, and prevention programs such as drug or

gang education; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WIITH AMENDMENTS

26-0187

Supplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation – Department of

Housing and Community Development – $459,169

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary State Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $459,169 to the Department of Housing and

Community

Development – Service 738 (Weatherization Services), to provide funding

for professional services and in service training for weatherization and

energy efficiency services for low income households; and providing for a

special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

Charter Review Special Committee

26-0190

Charter Amendment – Procurement Reform

FOR the purpose of repealing the requirement for the Board of Estimates

to make a bid award to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder;

setting a special effective date; and submitting this amendment to the

qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.

Sponsors:

Zeke Cohen, Mark Parker, Ryan Dorsey, Paris Gray, John Bullock, Phylicia Porter, Zac

Blanchard, Jermaine Jones, Odette Ramos

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

26-0191

Charter Amendment – Budget, Veto, and Board of Estimates Reform

FOR the purpose of amending certain processes, requirements, and

permissions relating to the adoption and rejection of ordinances and

resolutions; amending certain processes, requirements, and permissions

relating to the adoption and rejection of the City’s budget and certain tax

rates; removing certain improper, non-essential, obsolete, and redundant

provisions; setting a special effective date; and submitting this amendment

to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.

Sponsors:

Zeke Cohen, Mark Parker, Ryan Dorsey, Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer, Paris Gray, John

Bullock, Phylicia Porter, Zac Blanchard, Jermaine Jones, Odette Ramos

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

26-0192

Charter Amendment – Minor Privileges

FOR the purpose of providing for the grant of certain minor privilege rights

under a process established by ordinance; removing certain improper,

non-essential, obsolete, and redundant provisions; setting a special

effective date; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the

City for adoption or rejection.

Sponsors:

Zeke Cohen, Ryan Dorsey, John Bullock, Phylicia Porter, Zac Blanchard, Jermaine

Jones, Odette Ramos

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

3R Third Reader

25-0039

City Streets – Closing – A 16 Foot Alley and a Portion of a 10 Foot Alley

FOR the purpose of condemning and closing a 16 foot alley and a portion

of a 10 foot alley bounded by Presstman Street, Brunt Street, Robert

Street, and Pennsylvania Avenue, as shown on a plat numbered

312-A-11A, prepared by the Survey Section and filed in the Office of the

Department of Transportation; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

25-0088

Taxes – Property Tax – Vacant Lots and Vacant Structures

FOR the purpose of amending the special real property tax rate for vacant

and abandoned property to include vacant lots; establishing a subclass of

real property of vacant lots and vacant structures; applying a special real

property tax rate to the subclass of real property; requiring the provision of

notice of the special real property tax rate; providing for the promulgation of

rules and regulations; requiring a certain annual report; defining certain

terms; repealing certain sections of Ordinance 24-431 that ordained an

abrogation date for the Ordinance; and generally relating to the special real

property tax rate levied on vacant lots and vacant structures.

Sponsors:

Odette Ramos, Sharon Green Middleton, Paris Gray, John Bullock, Zac Blanchard,

Jermaine Jones

25-0103

Zoning – 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.

Sponsors:

John Bullock

25-0130

City Streets – Closing – A Portion of Remington Avenue Bounded by West

27th Street, Remington Avenue, West 28th Street, and Cresmont Avenue

FOR the purpose of condemning and closing a portion of Remington

Avenue bounded by West 27th Street, Remington Avenue, West 28th

Street, and Cresmont Avenue as shown on a plat numbered 310 A 25A,

prepared by the Survey Section and filed in the Office of the Department of

Transportation; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

25-0131

Sale of Property – A Portion of Remington 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 no

longer needed for public use known as the former bed of a portion of

Remington Avenue bounded by West 27th Street, Remington Avenue,

West 28th Street, and Cresmont Avenue; and providing for a special

effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

25-0132

City Streets – Closing – North Vincent Street, Forney Street, and a 2 Foot

Alley

FOR the purpose of condemning and closing North Vincent Street, Forney

Street, and a 2 foot alley bounded by West Lexington Street, North Gilmor

Street, West Fayette Street, and North Mount Street, as shown on a plat

numbered 340-A-30A, prepared by the Survey Section and filed in the

Office of the Department of Transportation; and providing for a special

effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

25-0133

City Streets – Opening – A Portion of Falls Road at the Intersection of

West Cold Spring Lane

FOR the purpose of condemning and opening a portion of Falls Road

located on the east side of Falls Road Northerly 135.5 Feet from the north

side of West Cold Spring Lane, as shown on a plat numbered 284 A 17A

and dated March 1, 2025, prepared by the Survey Section, and filed in the

Office of the Department of Transportation; and providing for a special

effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

25-0134

City Streets – Closing – A Portion of Falls Road at the Intersection of West

Cold Spring Lane

FOR the purpose of condemning and closing a portion of Falls Road

located on the east side of Falls Road Northerly 135.5 Feet from the north

side of West Cold Spring Lane, as shown on a plat numbered 284 A 17A

and dated March 1, 2025, prepared by the Survey Section, and filed in the

Office of the Department of Transportation; and providing for a special

effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

25-0135

Sale of Property – A Portion of Falls Road at the Intersection of West Cold

Spring Lane

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 the east side of Falls Road Northerly 135.5 Feet from the north side of

West Cold Spring Lane and no longer needed for public use; and providing

for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

25-0137

Rezoning – 4308 Hayward Avenue, 4310 Hayward Avenue,

4312 Hayward Avenue, and Lot 31

FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 4308

Hayward Avenue (Block 4502A, Lot 003), 4310 Hayward Avenue (Block

4502A, Lot 003A), 4312 Hayward Avenue (Block 4502A, Lot 003B), and

Lot 31 (Block 4502A, Lot 031), as outlined in red on the accompanying

plat, from the R-5 Zoning District to the TOD-1 Zoning District; and

providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer

25-0140

City Property – 414 North Calvert Street – Grant of Easement

FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to

grant a Perpetual Easement to Vicinity Energy Baltimore Cooling, LLP, for

cold water lines through the property of the Mayor and City Council of

Baltimore addressed as 414 North Calvert Street, also known as Ward 4,

Section 1, Block 583, Lot 21, as shown on plat RW 20-36466 dated

November 19, 2024, filed in the Department of Transportation; and

providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

25-0142

Rezoning – 3605 Hickory Avenue

FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 3605

Hickory Avenue (Block 3539, Lot 003), as outlined in red on the

accompanying plat, from the R-7 Zoning District to the IMU-1 Zoning

District; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

James Torrence, Odette Ramos

Committee Announcements

Announcements

District Spotlight - 1st District

THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL

WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2026, AT 5:00 P.M.