City of Baltimore

City Council

City Hall, Room 408

100 North Holliday Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Meeting Agenda - Draft

Monday, December 15, 2025

5:00 PM

Virtual Meeting Link: https://bmore.webex.com/bmore/j.php?

MTID=m4e138ed2b62ef28aebee158d3142ebab Password: Public

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

Call to Order

Invocation

Rev. Cassandra Nuñez, Salem-Baltimore United Methodist Church

Informational Presentation - Seasonal Fire Safety

James Wallace, Fire Chief, Baltimore City Fire Department

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

Approval of the Journal

December 4, 2025

Bills Signed by the Mayor

December 11, 2025

25-0051

Labor and Employment – Pregnancy Accommodations

FOR the purpose of requiring reasonable accommodations in the

workplace for certain employees upon request; protecting employees

from adverse actions related to pregnancy, recovery from childbirth, or a

related condition; forbidding denial of employment opportunities based

on certain circumstances; establishing penalties for violations of

required accommodations; defining certain terms; and generally relating

to protecting the rights of employees who are pregnant or recovering

from childbirth or a related condition.

Sponsors:

Paris Gray, Phylicia Porter, Mark Parker, Ryan Dorsey, Mark Conway, James Torrence,

John Bullock, Zac Blanchard, Jermaine Jones, Odette Ramos, Zeke Cohen, Sharon

Green Middleton

25-0071

Zoning – Conditional Use Conversion of Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 2

Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District – Variances – 15 East West

Street

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 15 East West Street (Block

0965, Lot 046), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; granting a

variance regarding certain bulk regulations (lot size area); and providing

for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Zac Blanchard

25-0091

Zoning – Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling to 4

Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District – Variance – 1425 West

Fayette Street

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

conversion of a single-family dwelling unit to 4 dwelling units in the R-8

Zoning District on the property known as 1425 West Fayette Street

(Block 0197, Lot 013), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat;

granting a variance regarding certain bulk regulations (lot size area); and

providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

John Bullock

Executive Nominations

Regina Boyce

EA25-0107

EA25-0108

EA25-0109

EA25-0110

EA25-0111

EA25-0112

EA25-0113

EA25-0114

EA25-0115

Member - Baltimore City Sustainability Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Jared Lyles

Member - Baltimore City Sustainability Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Timothy Ford

Member - Baltimore City Sustainability Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Dr. Nicolette Louissaint

Member - Baltimore City Sustainability Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Dr. Terris King

Member - Baltimore City Sustainability Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Meredith Diloia

Member - Baltimore City Sustainability Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Dr. J. Morgan Grove

Member - Baltimore City Sustainability Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Jennifer Aiosa

Member - Baltimore City Sustainability Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Vito Castelgrande

Member - Baltimore City Sustainability Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Philip Costa

EA25-0116

EA25-0117

Member - Baltimore City Sustainability Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Jeffrey Holland

Member - Baltimore City Sustainability Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Dr. Erica Reaves

Member - Baltimore City Sustainability Commission

EA25-0118

EA25-0119

EA25-0120

EA25-0121

EA25-0122

EA25-0123

EA25-0124

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Elisha Johnson

Member - Baltimore City Sustainability Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Derek Baumgardner

Member - Baltimore City Sustainability Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Carly Hinton

Member - Baltimore City Sustainability Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Benjamin Roush

Member - Baltimore City Sustainability Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Erin Reed Miller

Member - Baltimore City Sustainability Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Dr. Bernat Navarro

Member - Baltimore City Sustainability Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Bills Introduced

Rental Dwelling Health and Safety Enforcement Act

25-0141

FOR the purpose of updating certain provisions regarding the licensing

of rental dwellings; establishing certain penalties; requiring certain

information be filed with a registration statement when applying for a

rental dwelling license; requiring the Department of Housing and

Community Development to promulgate certain regulations; creating a

registry of rental inspectors; prohibiting certain actions based on actual

or perceived immigration status; establishing certain grounds for the

revocation of a rental dwelling license; establishing a process for rental

dwelling receivership; making conforming changes; providing for the

effective dates of this Ordinance; and generally relating to the

enforcement of rental dwelling health and safety standards.

Sponsors:

Odette Ramos

HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Rezoning – 3605 Hickory Avenue

25-0142

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

LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

General Fund Appropriation Transfer – Service 122 (M-R Miscellaneous

General Expenses) to Department of Transportation – PRJ002526

(Neighborhood Traffic Calming (508-151)) – $1,000,000

25-0143

FOR the purpose of amending the Capital budget to provide previously

authorized and appropriated general funds for a new project in the

amount of $1,000,000 from Service 122 (M-R Miscellaneous General

Expenses) to the Department of Transportation – PRJ002526

(Neighborhood Traffic Calming (508-151)); and providing for a special

effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

Resolutions Introduced

Recognizing the Heroic Public Service of the Baltimore City Fire

25-0041R

Department

FOR the purpose of recognizing and celebrating the brave firefighters,

paramedics, and professional staff of the Fire Department (BCFD) after

several notable incident responses in the month of November in 2025.

Sponsors:

Zeke Cohen

IMMEDIATE ADOPTION

Informational Hearing – Impact of Federal Immigration Enforcement on

City Students

25-0042R

FOR the purpose of inviting representatives from the Baltimore City

Public School System, the Health Department, the Mayor’s Office of

Children and Family Success, the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs,

and any interested stakeholders to appear before the City Council to

discuss the impact that escalated federal immigration enforcement is

having on City students.

Sponsors:

Mark Parker, Odette Ramos

EDUCATION, YOUTH AND OLDER ADULT COMMITTEE

Informational Hearing – Process of Permanent School Closures

25-0043R

FOR the purpose of inviting representatives of Baltimore City Public

Schools and the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners to brief

the City Council on the process by which a school in the City is

permanently closed

Sponsors:

John Bullock

EDUCATION, YOUTH AND OLDER ADULT COMMITTEE

Informational Hearing – Status of Computer-Aided Dispatch System

25-0044R

FOR the purpose of inviting officials from Baltimore City Information and

Technology, the Fire Department, and the Baltimore Police Department

to discuss protocols for maintaining the Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD)

system, outages of the CAD system and how they are communicated

and restored, and a timeline and budget for the replacement of the CAD

system.

Sponsors:

Zeke Cohen

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Request for City Action — Administration of Buprenorphine

25-0045R

FOR the purpose of calling on the Mayor and the Fire Chief to equip all

paramedics with buprenorphine and provide them with training in

buprenorphine administration.

Sponsors:

Mark Conway

IMMEDIATE ADOPTION

Consent Calendar

(See Section A at back of Agenda)

3R Third Reader

25-0055

Zoning – Conditional Use – Parking Lot (Principal Use) – Variances

701 Mura Street

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

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

on the property known as 701 Mura Street (Block 1155, Lot 70), as

outlined in red on the accompanying plat; granting certain variances

from minimum lot area, minimum interior side yard, and minimum rear

yard requirements; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Jermaine Jones

25-0056

Zoning – Conditional Use – Parking Lot (Principal Use) – Variances

702 Mura Street

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

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

on the property known as 702 Mura Street (Block 1155, Lot 101), as

outlined in red on the accompanying plat; granting certain variances

from minimum lot area, minimum interior side yard, and minimum rear

yard requirements; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Jermaine Jones

25-0073

Zoning – Conditional Use Conversion to a Banquet Hall in the IMU-1

Zoning District – Variances – 1100 Wicomico Street

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

establishment, maintenance, and operation of a banquet hall on the

property known as 1100 Wicomico Street (Block 0811, Lot 060), as

outlined in red on the accompanying plat; granting variances regarding

off-street parking requirements; and providing for a special effective

date.

Sponsors:

Phylicia Porter

25-0090

Zoning – Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling to 2

Dwelling Units in the R-7 Zoning District – Variance – 220 North Culver

Street

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

conversion of a single-family dwelling unit to 2 dwelling units in the R-7

Zoning District on the property known as 220 North Culver Street (Block

2275A, Lot 135), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; granting a

variance regarding certain bulk regulations (lot size area); and providing

for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Paris Gray

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