City of Baltimore

City Council

City Hall, Room 408

100 North Holliday Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Meeting Agenda - Draft

Monday, October 20, 2025

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

Rev. Dr. Walter L. Parrish III, Northside Baptist Church

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

Approval of the Journal

September 29, 2025

Executive Nominations

EA25-0064

EA25-0065

EA25-0066

EA25-0067

EA25-0068

EA25-0069

EA25-0070

EA25-0071

Timothy Keane

Director - Department of Planning

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Elijah Davis, Jr.

Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Dr. Kevin Daniels

Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Dr. Melissa Buckley

Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Theresa Bruce

Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Mollie Young

Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Corey Witherspoon

Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Angie Winder

Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

EA25-0072

EA25-0073

EA25-0074

EA25-0075

EA25-0076

EA25-0077

EA25-0078

EA25-0079

EA25-0080

EA25-0081

EA25-0082

Fareeha Waheed

Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Tica Torres

Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Jasmine Pope

Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Dr. Tanya Nichols

Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Dawnya Johnson

Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Robert Holmes

Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Dr. Panagis Galiatsatos

Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Dr. Andrew Gaddis

Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Jessica Fauntleroy

Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Taya Dunn Johnson

Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Caryn Dayhoff

Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Bills Introduced

25-0102

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

LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

25-0103

Window Display – Luminance

FOR the purpose of creating limits on the luminance of a window display;

and defining certain terms.

Sponsors:

Jermaine Jones

LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

25-0104

Charles Village Community Benefits District and Management Authority

FOR the purpose of renewing and continuing the Charles Village

Community Benefits District and Management Authority; providing for a

special effective date; and generally relating to the activities and authority

of the Charles Village Community Benefits District and Management

Authority.

Sponsors:

Odette Ramos, Jermaine Jones

HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

25-0105

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

LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

25-0106

Sale of Property – 2405 Linden 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 located

at 2405 Linden Avenue (Block 3463A, Lot 008A) and no longer needed for

public use; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Office of the Comptroller)

LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

25-0107

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)

BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

25-0108

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)

BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

25-0109

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)

BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

25-0110

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)

BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

25-0111

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)

BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

25-0112

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)

BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

25-0113

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)

BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

25-0114

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)

BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

25-0115

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)

BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

Resolutions Introduced

25-0034R

Workers’ Rights in Baltimore City

FOR the purpose of recognizing key rights of workers across Baltimore

City.

Sponsors:

Zeke Cohen, Jermaine Jones

IMMEDIATE ADOPTION

25-0035R

Informational Hearing – Safekeeping and Storage of Baltimore City Wills

FOR the purpose of inviting the Register of Wills, the Clerk of the Circuit

Court for Baltimore City, the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court for Baltimore

City, the Director of the Department of General Services, and the City

Administrator to appear before the City Council to discuss the current

space allocated to store wills in the Clarence J. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse,

the lack of fire and flood protection in said storage space, and the need to

digitize and protect the 100 years of wills being stored in a room in the

aging courthouse.

Sponsors:

Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

25-0036R

Informational Hearing – Human Trafficking Investigations and Prosecutions

FOR the purpose of inviting representatives from the Baltimore City Office

of the State’s Attorney, the Baltimore Police Department, the Baltimore

City Fire Department, the Baltimore City Public School System Police, the

Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office, the Baltimore City Human Trafficking

Collaborative Co Chairs and all subcommittee Chairs, the Federal Bureau

of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, the Maryland State

Police, the Maryland United States Attorney’s Office, the Maryland

Department of Social Services, the Maryland Department of Juvenile

Services, The Hope Center (formerly known as Baltimore Child Abuse

Center), BlueDOT, and other collaborators from the Baltimore Human

Trafficking Collaborative who provide victims of human trafficking with

emergency interventions and support services to brief the City Council on

the scope of the human trafficking problem in Baltimore City, current efforts

to investigate and prosecute perpetrators of human trafficking, further

strategies that could be implemented to bring these individuals to justice,

and resources that are needed to assist survivors of human trafficking.

Sponsors:

Phylicia Porter

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

Consent Calendar

(See Section A at back of Agenda)

2R Second Reader

Committee on Legislative Investigations

EA25-0039

Catalina Rodriguez Lima

Director - Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs

RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION

Housing & Economic Development Committee

25-0063

Zoning Administrator – Transfer to Department of Planning

FOR the purpose of transferring the Office of Zoning Administrator and all

attendant authorities and duties from the Department of Housing and

Community Development to the Department of Planning.

Sponsors:

Sharon Green Middleton, Ryan Dorsey, Mark Conway, James Torrence, Paris Gray, John

Bullock, Zac Blanchard, Odette Ramos, Zeke Cohen

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

Land Use & Transportation Committee

25-0040

Zoning – Uses – Retail: Small Box Establishment

FOR the purpose of making small box discount retail stores a conditional

use by approval of the Board of Municipal Zoning Appeals in all

commercial zoning districts; setting use standards for new small box

discount retail stores; and defining certain terms.

Sponsors:

Sharon Green Middleton, Odette Ramos, Mark Parker, Ryan Dorsey, Mark Conway,

James Torrence, Paris Gray, John Bullock, Phylicia Porter, Antonio "Tony" Glover, Zac

Blanchard

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

25-0064

Zoning – Bulk and Yard Requirements - Amendments

FOR the purpose of amending certain bulk and yard requirements in

residential zoning districts.

Sponsors:

Paris Gray, Ryan Dorsey, Sharon Green Middleton, James Torrence, Zac Blanchard,

Odette Ramos, Zeke Cohen, John Bullock, Phylicia Porter

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

25-0065

Zoning – Eliminating Off-Street Parking Requirements

FOR the purpose of repealing requirements for providing a minimum

number of off-street parking spaces per use type; setting certain parking

maximums; and correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions

and tables.

Sponsors:

Zac Blanchard, Ryan Dorsey, Paris Gray, Zeke Cohen

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

25-0082

Planned Unit Development – Amendment – Under Armour Headquarters

FOR the purpose of approving certain amendments to the Under Armour

Headquarters Planned Unit Development; and providing for a special

effective date.

Sponsors:

Zac Blanchard

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

3R Third Reader

25-0018

Emergency Scene – Unauthorized Persons Prohibited

FOR the purpose of prohibiting the presence of an unauthorized person

within the boundaries of an emergency scene; establishing certain

penalties; defining certain terms; and generally relating to unauthorized

persons within the boundaries of an emergency scene.

Sponsors:

Odette Ramos, Mark Parker, Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer, Sharon Green Middleton, James

Torrence, Paris Gray, Phylicia Porter, Zac Blanchard, Antonio "Tony" Glover, Mark

Conway

25-0062

Building Code – Single Exit from Residential Occupancy

FOR the purpose of permitting certain residential buildings to have a single

exit or access to a single exit, so long as certain conditions are met

regarding the construction of the exit.

Sponsors:

Ryan Dorsey, Mark Conway, Paris Gray, John Bullock, Zac Blanchard, Odette Ramos,

Zeke Cohen

25-0072

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

Dwelling Units Each in the R-8 Zoning District – 1703 and 1709

Edmondson Avenue

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 1703 Edmondson Avenue (Block

0121, Lot 017) and a single-family dwelling unit to 2 dwelling units in the

R-8 Zoning District on the property known as 1709 Edmondson Avenue

(Block 0121, Lot 020), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat;

granting variances regarding off-street parking requirements; and

providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

John Bullock

25-0077

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

the R-8 Zoning District – Variances – 541 Lafayette Avenue

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 541 Lafayette Avenue (Block

0414, Lot 062), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; granting

variances regarding certain bulk regulations (lot size area) and off-street

parking requirements; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Zac Blanchard

25-0078

City Streets – Closing – Portions of Certain Streets and Alleys Bounded by

Riggs Avenue, N. Payson Street, and the Land of National Railroad

Passenger Company (Amtrak)

FOR the purpose of condemning and closing portions of certain streets

and alleys bounded by Riggs Avenue, N. Payson Street, the former bed of

Mosher Street and the Land of National Railroad Passenger Corporation

(Amtrak) as shown on a plat numbered 316 C 5 Series for Group A

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

Transportation; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

John Bullock

25-0079

Sale of Property – Certain Streets Lying Within the Area Bounded by

Riggs Avenue, N. Payson Street, West Lafayette Avenue and the Land of

National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)

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 parcels of land

known as portions of certain streets lying within the area bounded by Riggs

Avenue, N. Payson Street, West Lafayette Avenue and the land of National

Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) as shown on Plat 316 C 5

Group A, and filed with the Department of Transportation; and providing for

a special effective date.

Sponsors:

John Bullock

25-0083

RPP Area 30 – Exception – 15 E West Street

FOR the purpose of amending the Parking Management Plan Restatement

for RPP Area 30 (South Baltimore East) to add an exception to the Plan’s

general permit allotments for dwelling units.

Sponsors:

Zac Blanchard

25-0084

City Streets – Closing – A 6 Foot Portion of West Saratoga Street and an

Alley 10.67 Feet Wide, Bounded By Pearl Street, West Saratoga Street,

and North Greene Street

FOR the purpose of condemning and closing a 6 foot portion of West

Saratoga Street and an alley 10.67 feet wide bounded by Pearl Street,

West Saratoga Street and North Greene Street, as shown on a plat

numbered 307 A 23A, 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)

25-0085

Sale of Property – Section of West Saratoga Street Bounded by Pearl

Street, West Saratoga Street, and North Greene Street

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 6 foot portion of

West Saratoga Street bounded by Pearl Street, West Saratoga Street,

and North Greene Street; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

25-0086

City Streets – Closing – A Portion of North Chapel Street

FOR the purpose of condemning and closing a portion of North Chapel

Street extending northerly 305.2 feet more or less, from the north side of

Jefferson Street bounded by McElderry Street, North Washington Street,

Jefferson Street, and North Wolfe Street, as shown on a plat numbered

309 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)

25-0092

Zoning – Conditional Use Conversion to a Banquet Hall in the C-2 Zoning

District – Variance – 1123 West Baltimore Street

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

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

property known as 1123 West Baltimore Street (Block 0217, Lot 012) in

the C-2 Zoning District, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat;

granting a variance regarding off-street parking requirements; and

providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

John Bullock

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