City of Baltimore

City Council

City Hall, Room 408

100 North Holliday Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Meeting Agenda - Draft

Monday, April 27, 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

Call to Order

Invocation

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

Approval of the Journal

April 6, 2026

Bills Introduced

26-0173

Department of Housing and Community Development – Disposition of

Property – Exemption for Property Less Than $25,000

FOR the purpose of exempting dispositions by the Department of Housing

and Community Development of property valued at less than $25,000 from

requiring approval of the Board of Estimates; and requiring a monthly

report by the Department of Housing and Community Development of all

dispositions of property worth less than $25,000.

Sponsors:

Zac Blanchard

HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

26-0174

Zoning – Conditional Use – Health Equity Assessment – Data Centers

FOR the purpose of establishing data centers as a conditional use by

ordinance; establishing the Health Equity Assessment as an additional

requirement for certain conditional uses; requiring a Health Equity

Assessment for a data center conditional use; and defining certain terms.

Sponsors:

Phylicia Porter

LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

26-0175

Street Names – Authority to Change Suffix

FOR the purpose of granting to the City Council the authority to change the

suffix of a street name.

Sponsors:

Zac Blanchard

LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

26-0176

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

2 Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District – Variance – 812 N Carey

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 812 N Carey Street (Block 0089,

Lot 057), 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

LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

26-0177

Rezoning – 901 S Caton Avenue

FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 901 S

Caton Avenue (Block 2108C, Lot 001), as outlined in red on the

accompanying plat, from the OR-2 Zoning District to the C-2 Zoning

District; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

John Bullock

LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

26-0178

Baltimore Harbor – Transfer of Authority to Department of Transportation

FOR the purpose of repealing obsolete provisions of Subtitle 5 {“Harbor”}

of the Public Local Laws of Baltimore City and Article 10 {“Harbors, Docks,

and Wharves”} of the Baltimore City Code regarding Baltimore Harbor;

transferring the authority to regulate Baltimore Harbor from the Department

of Housing and Community Development to the Department of

Transportation; establishing the Office of the Harbormaster and all

attendant authorities and duties under the Department of Transportation;

and otherwise relating to the use and management of Baltimore Harbor

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

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)

BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

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)

BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

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)

BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

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)

BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

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)

BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

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)

BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

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)

BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

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)

BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

Resolutions Introduced

26-0052R

Baltimore Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights

FOR the purpose of affirming the Baltimore Children’s Outdoor Bill of

Rights as a guiding framework for City policy, aligning existing City plans

related to tree canopy, climate resilience, parks, and public health with

equitable access to nature, supporting district level planning efforts, and

requesting development of recommendations for ordinances that increase

equitable access to nature.

Sponsors:

Zeke Cohen, John Bullock

IMMEDIATE ADOPTION

26-0053R

Doulas and Perinatal Care

FOR the purpose of recognizing doulas as essential members of the

perinatal care team, calling on the Health Department and City hospitals to

increase access to doulas, provide coverage for doulas at a sustainable

wage, and invest in a strong and diverse perinatal workforce in local

hospitals and clinics.

Sponsors:

Phylicia Porter

IMMEDIATE ADOPTION

Consent Calendar

(See Section A at back of Agenda)

2R Second Reader

Budget and Appropriations Commitee

26-0152

Installment Payment Plans – Property Taxes in Arrears – Residential

Property

FOR the purpose of authorizing certain property tax arrearages to be paid

through an installment payment plan; requiring the Director of Finance to

establish an installment payment program; setting eligibility requirements

for the program; prohibiting the Director from taking certain action against

a person if compliant with a plan; establishing the effect of non-compliance

with a plan; specifying the contents of the notice of an offer of a plan;

specifying certain terms of the installment payment plan; requiring the

publication of certain information on the City Tax Sale Ombudsman’s

website; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to

installment payments of certain property taxes in Baltimore City.

Sponsors:

Odette Ramos, Sharon Green Middleton, Phylicia Porter, Paris Gray, Mark Parker, Mark

Conway, James Torrence, John Bullock, Zac Blanchard, Jermaine Jones, Zeke Cohen

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

Education, Youth, and Older Adults Committee

25-0100

Children and Youth Fund – Updates

FOR the purpose of updating the process and procedures by which the

Fund may disperse grants; altering the composition of the Board of

Directors; requiring a certain report; defining certain terms; and generally

relating to the administration of the Children and Youth Fund.

Sponsors:

Mark Parker, John Bullock, Ryan Dorsey, Zac Blanchard, Mark Conway, Zeke Cohen

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

Land Use and Transportation Committee

25-0114

Zoning – Uses – Smoke Shop

FOR the purpose of making smoke shops a conditional use by approval of

the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals in all commercial zoning and

mixed-use districts; setting use standards for smoke shops; making

conforming changes; and defining certain terms.

Sponsors:

Zac Blanchard, Mark Parker, Ryan Dorsey, Mark Conway, Paris Gray, John Bullock,

Jermaine Jones, Antonio "Tony" Glover, Odette Ramos, Zeke Cohen

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

Public Health and Environment Committee

25-0126

Accessibility in City Programs, Services, and Activities

FOR the purpose of implementing subtitle A of title II of the Americans with

Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, and 28 CFR Part 35

{“Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local

Government Services”}; establishing the mandate that no qualified

individual with a disability shall, on the basis of disability, be excluded from

participation in or be denied the benefits of the services, programs, or

activities of a City agency, or be subjected to discrimination by a City

agency; defining certain terms; establishing a special effective date; and

generally relating to the provision of public services to qualified individuals

with a disability.

Sponsors:

Odette Ramos, Mark Parker, Mark Conway, Paris Gray, John Bullock, Isaac "Yitzy"

Schleifer, Sharon Green Middleton, James Torrence, Phylicia Porter, Zac Blanchard,

Jermaine Jones, Antonio "Tony" Glover, Zeke Cohen

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

3R Third Reader

25-0136

Rezoning – 3009 Greenmount Avenue

FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 3009

Greenmount Avenue (Block 4074, Lot 004), as outlined in red on the

accompanying plat, from the R-6 Zoning District to the C-2 Zoning District.

Sponsors:

Odette Ramos, Mark Parker

26-0145

Commercial Vehicle Parking

FOR the purpose of amending the definition of “commercial vehicle”;

prohibiting commercial vehicles from standing, stopping, or parking on City

streets under certain circumstances; defining a certain term; and generally

relating to commercial vehicles in the City.

Sponsors:

Ryan Dorsey, Mark Parker, Sharon Green Middleton, Paris Gray, John Bullock, Phylicia

Porter, Zac Blanchard, Antonio "Tony" Glover, Odette Ramos, Zeke Cohen, Mark

Conway

Third Reader (Requires 12 votes for same-day advancement - Rule 12-1)