City of Baltimore  
City Council  
City Hall, Room 408  
100 North Holliday Street  
Baltimore, Maryland 21202  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Monday, November 24, 2025  
5:00 PM  
MTID=m8dbdede975a88c525c08fb49156bb8a8 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  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Roll Call  
Approval of the Journal  
November 10, 2025  
Executive Nominations  
Gerome Brooks, Jr.  
Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force  
EA25-0099  
EA25-0100  
EA25-0101  
EA25-0102  
EA25-0103  
EA25-0104  
EA25-0105  
EA25-0106  
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS  
Michael Ross-Jones  
Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force  
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS  
Cianni Phillips  
Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force  
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS  
Marvin Mason  
Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force  
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS  
Taylor Fraling-Taylor  
Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force  
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS  
Dr. Lindsay Gavin  
Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force  
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS  
Dr. Philip Leaf  
Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force  
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS  
Anna Moore  
Member - Wage Commission  
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS  
Bills Introduced  
Accessibility in City Programs, Services, and Activities  
25-0126  
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  
PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE  
Rezoning – 4188 ½ O’Donnell Street and Block 6543A, Lot 001B  
25-0127  
FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as  
4188 ½ O’Donnell Street (Block 6543A, Lot 001A) and Block 6543A, Lot  
001B, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the I-2 Zoning  
District to the C-2 Zoning District; and providing for a special effective  
date.  
Sponsors:  
Mark Parker  
LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE  
Zoning – Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to  
3 Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District – 1118 N Carey Street  
25-0128  
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 1118 N Carey Street (Block 0055B, Lot 010), as  
outlined in red on the accompanying plat; and providing for a special  
effective date.  
Sponsors:  
John Bullock  
LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE  
Supplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation – Department of  
Recreation and Parks (Service 654 - Urban Forestry) – $415,146  
25-0129  
FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary State Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $415,146 to the Department of  
Recreation and Parks – Service 654 (Urban Forestry), to provide  
funding for 2 positions, a job training program, and a green building  
class to expand the Camp Small wood recycling operations in hopes of  
advancing Baltimore’s sustainability and equity goals; and providing for  
a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITEE  
City Streets – Closing – A Portion of Remington Avenue Bounded by  
West 27th Street, Remington Avenue, West 28th Street, and Cresmont  
Avenue  
25-0130  
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)  
LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE  
Sale of Property – A Portion of Remington Avenue  
25-0131  
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)  
LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE  
City Streets – Closing – North Vincent Street, Forney Street, and a 2  
Foot Alley  
25-0132  
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)  
LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE  
City Streets – Opening – A Portion of Falls Road at the Intersection of  
West Coldspring Lane  
25-0133  
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 Coldspring 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)  
LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE  
City Streets – Closing – A Portion of Falls Road at the Intersection of  
West Coldspring Lane  
25-0134  
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 Coldspring 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)  
LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE  
Sale of Property – A Portion of Falls Road at the Intersection of West  
Coldspring Lane  
25-0135  
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 Coldspring Lane and no longer needed for public  
use; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE  
Consent Calendar  
(See Section A at back of Agenda)  
2R Second Reader  
Committee on Legislative Investigations  
Timothy Keane  
Director - Department of Planning  
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION  
Land Use & Transportation Committee  
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  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
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  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
3R Third Reader  
Commercial Motor Vehicle Repair on City Streets – Prohibition  
FOR the purpose of prohibiting the practice of commercial  
non-emergency motor vehicle repairs on City streets or footways;  
establishing certain penalties; and defining certain terms.  
Sponsors:  
Mark Parker, Ryan Dorsey, Mark Conway, Sharon Green Middleton, James Torrence,  
Paris Gray, John Bullock, Phylicia Porter, Zac Blanchard, Jermaine Jones, Antonio  
"Tony" Glover, Odette Ramos  
Supplementary Municipal Telephone Exchange Fund Operating  
Appropriation – Municipal Telephone Exchange (Service 133 -  
Telecommunications) – $1,400,000  
FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Municipal Telephone  
Exchange Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $1,400,000 to  
the Municipal Telephone Exchange (Service 133 -  
Telecommunications), to provide funding for a series of one time  
improvements to help upgrade the City’s Call Center, support ongoing  
telework technology, increase wireless phone security, and support  
upgrades at the Courthouse and Pratt Library; and providing for a  
special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Baltimore City  
Public Schools – $12,911,344  
FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $12,911,344 to Baltimore City Public  
Schools – Service 352 (Baltimore City Public Schools), to provide  
funding for a deficit caused by the City’s contribution to the development  
agreement for City Spring Elementary/Middle School; and providing for  
a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Fire  
Department – $38,520,093  
FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $38,520,093 to the Fire Department –  
Service 602 (Fire Suppression and Emergency Rescue), to provide  
funding to balance the Fire Department’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget to  
cover a deficit caused by overtime, staffing costs, and contractual EMS  
services; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Department of  
Law – $81,393  
FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $81,393 to the Department of Law –  
Service 862 (Transactions), to provide funding to balance the  
Department of Law’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget to cover a deficit caused  
by contractual spending; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Liquor License  
Board – $454,415  
FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $454,415 to the Liquor License Board –  
Service 851 (Liquor License Compliance), to provide funding to balance  
the Liquor License Board’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget for a deficit caused  
by office lease costs, use of privately leased vehicles, and overtime; and  
providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
Supplementary Special Grant Fund Operating Appropriation – Mayor’s  
Office of Employment Development – $300,000  
FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Special Grant Fund  
Operating Appropriation in the amount of $300,000 to the Mayor’s Office  
of Employment Development – Service 795 (Workforce Services for  
Baltimore Residents), to provide funding to support the creation of  
recovery friendly workplaces and care navigators; and providing for a  
special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Police  
Department – $47,492,889  
FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $47,492,889 to the Police Department –  
Service 622 (Police Patrol), to provide funding to balance the Police  
Department’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget for a deficit caused by overtime  
and staffing costs; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Department of  
Recreation and Parks – $5,630,976  
FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $5,630,976 to the Department of  
Recreation and Parks – Service 654 (Urban Forestry), to provide  
funding to balance the Department of Recreation and Parks’ Fiscal Year  
2025 budget for a deficit caused by overtime and unbudgeted  
contractual costs; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Sheriff’s Office  
– $3,425,454  
FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $3,425,454 to the Sheriff’s Office –  
Service 882 (Deputy Sheriff Enforcement), to provide funding to balance  
the Sheriff’s Office’s budget for Fiscal Year 2025 for a deficit caused by  
overtime, fleet costs, and various contractual and supply spending; and  
providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Department of  
Transportation – $4,457,580  
FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $4,457,580 to the Department of  
Transportation – Service 688 (Snow and Ice Control), to provide funding  
to balance the Department of Transportation’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget  
for a deficit caused by snow removal costs; and providing for a special  
effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
Committee Announcements  
Announcements  
District Spotlight - 8th District  
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL  
WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2025, AT 5:00 P.M.  
Adjournment  
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