City of Baltimore  
City Council  
City Hall, Room 408  
100 North Holliday Street  
Baltimore, Maryland 21202  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Monday, February 12, 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 Stevie Thompson, Pastor of Wilson Park Christian Community Church  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Showcase Baltimore  
Roll Call  
Approval of the Journal  
January 29, 2024  
Communications from the Mayor  
Bills Signed by the Mayor  
January 24, 2024  
Residential Permit Parking Program Area ___ - Brunt Street Area  
For the purpose of establishing a new statutory Residential Permit Parking Area ___  
for the Brunt Street Area.  
Sponsors:  
James Torrence  
Bills Introduced  
Charter Amendment - Baltimore City Redistricting Commission  
For the purpose of amending the City Council redistricting process; creating the  
Redistricting Commission; establishing the duties of the Commission; requiring that the  
Commission submit a redistricting plan to the City Council before a certain deadline;  
requiring the Mayor and City Council to take certain action before a certain deadline;  
defining certain terms; generally relating to the Baltimore City Council redistricting  
process; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for  
adoption or rejection.  
Sponsors:  
Zeke Cohen  
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION  
RULES AND LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - M-R: Arts and  
Culture - $581,334  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $581,334 to M-R: Arts and Culture - Service 824  
(Events: Art: Culture: and Film), to provide funding for general operations; and  
providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
ORDINANCE  
At the request of: Department of Finance  
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE  
Children Youth and Families - Youth Commission - Amendment  
For the purpose of amending the composition of the Youth Commission; providing for  
the compensation of Commission members; providing for the selection of certain  
officers; establishing the Executive Committee; providing for the membership and  
duties of the Executive Committee; requiring the adoption of a constitution and  
bylaws; updating the powers and duties of the Commission; providing for staff to the  
Commission; requiring agency cooperation with the Commission; and generally  
related to amending certain provisions related to the Commission.  
Sponsors:  
Sharon Green Middleton, Robert Stokes, Sr.  
ORDINANCE  
At the request of: Office of Children and Family Success  
EDUCATION, WORKFORCE, AND YOUTH COMMITTEE  
Residential Property Wholesalers - The Do Not Call Act  
For the purpose of requiring a person to obtain a license to act as a residential  
property wholesaler; defining certain terms; providing for the denial, suspension, or  
revocation of a residential property wholesaler license under certain circumstances;  
providing for judicial and appellate review of an administrative decision related to a  
residential property wholesaler license; imposing certain penalties; establishing  
protections to homeowners from certain solicitations; providing for a special effective  
date; and generally relating to the regulation of residential property wholesalers.  
Sponsors:  
James Torrence  
ORDINANCE  
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE  
Footway Repairs - Citations and Billing  
For the purpose of altering the notice and appeal time lines for certain footway  
improvements, gradings, pavings, repavings, or repairs; excepting an assessment from  
bearing interest under certain circumstances; making conforming changes; and  
generally relating to the citation and billing process for footway repairs.  
Sponsors:  
Ryan Dorsey  
ORDINANCE  
PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE  
Redistricting Commission - Establishment  
For the purpose of establishing the composition of the Redistricting Commission;  
creating the application and nomination process for members of the Commission;  
requiring the Commission to select a certain consultant; establishing certain  
qualifications for the consultant; creating leadership and procedural requirements for  
the Commission; defining certain terms; generally relating to the Baltimore City  
Council redistricting process; making this Ordinance contingent on the ratification of a  
certain City Charter amendment by a certain date; and providing for a special  
effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Zeke Cohen  
ORDINANCE  
RULES AND LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE  
Resolutions Introduced  
Request for State Action - Pass House Bill 477/Senate Bill 644 - Landlord  
and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Just Cause  
Termination Provisions  
For the purpose of urging the Maryland General Assembly to pass HB 477/SB 644  
(Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Just  
Cause Termination Provisions), which would allow local jurisdictions to enact “just  
cause eviction” laws and protect residents from arbitrary, discriminatory, or retaliatory  
displacement from their communities.  
Sponsors:  
Antonio Glover, Odette Ramos  
RESOLUTION  
IMMEDIATE ADOPTION  
Consent Calendar  
(See Section A at back of Agenda)  
3R Third Reader  
Third Reader (for final passage)  
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  
Committee Announcements  
Announcements  
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL  
WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2024 AT 5:00 P.M.  
Adjournment  
Cable Hearing Schedule  
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