City of Baltimore  
City Council  
City Hall, Room 408  
100 North Holliday Street  
Baltimore, Maryland 21202  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Monday, August 26, 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  
Pastor Marcia Williams, Abundant Life Purpose Center  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Showcase Baltimore  
Roll Call  
Approval of the Journal  
July 22, 2024  
Communications from the Mayor  
Bills Signed by the Mayor  
July 23, 2024  
24-0486  
Zoning - Conditional Use Banquet Hall - Variance - 601 Cherry Hill Road  
For the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment,  
maintenance, and operation of a banquet hall on the property known as 601 Cherry  
Hill Road (Block 7625, Lot 046), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat;  
granting a variance from off-street parking requirements; and providing for a special  
effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Phylicia Porter  
24-0534  
Bond Issue - Affordable Housing Loan - $20,000,000  
For the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (pursuant to  
General Assembly House Resolution I and Senate Resolution I of 2024 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 Million ($20,000,000.00) from the sale of such certificates of  
indebtedness to be used for the cost of issuance, including the expense of engraving,  
printing, advertising, attorneys’ fees, and all other incidental expenses connected  
therewith (which may include the proportion of the compensation of employees and  
general administrative expenses of the Department of Finance reasonably allocated to  
the issuance of the bonds); and the remainder of such proceeds shall 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 amoritizing) 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; 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 5th day of November, 2024; and providing generally for the issuance  
and sale of such 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:  
Administration City Council  
24-0535  
Bond Issue - School Loan - $55,000,000  
For the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (pursuant to  
General Assembly House Resolution II and Senate Resolution II of 2024 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 FIFTY-FIVE Million Dollars ($55,000,000.00) from the sale of such  
certificates of indebtedness to be used for the cost of issuance, including the expense  
of engraving, printing, advertising, attorneys’ fees, and all other incidental expenses  
connected therewith (which may include the proportion of the compensation of  
employees and general administrative expenses of the Department of Finance  
reasonably allocated to the issuance of the bonds); and the remainder of such  
proceeds shall 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 the modernization or  
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 5th day of November, 2024,  
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:  
Administration City Council  
24-0536  
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 2024 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 for the cost of issuance, including the  
expense of engraving, printing, advertising, attorneys’ fees, and all other incidental  
expenses connected therewith (which may include the proportion of the compensation  
of employees and general administrative expenses of the Department of Finance  
reasonably allocated to the issuance of the bonds); and the remainder of such  
proceeds to be used 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, 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; 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; 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 to 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 5th day of November, 2024; 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:  
Administration City Council  
24-0537  
Bond Issue - Public Infrastructure Loan - $125,000,000  
For the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (pursuant to  
General Assembly House Resolution IV and Senate Resolution IV of 2024 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 TWENTY-FIVE Million Dollars  
($125,000,000.00) from the sale of such certificates of indebtedness to be used for  
the cost of issuance, including the expense of engraving, printing, advertising,  
attorneys’ fees, and all other incidental expenses connected therewith (which may  
include the proportion of the compensation of employees and general administrative  
expenses of the Department of Finance reasonably allocated to the issuance of the  
bonds); for the development of the public infrastructure owned or controlled by the  
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and the Enoch Pratt Free Library, 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, 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 and the Enoch Pratt Free Library, 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 infrastucture, 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, 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 5th day of November, 2024; 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:  
Administration City Council  
Bills Introduced  
24-0575  
City Streets - Closing - Certain Streets and Alleys in the Poppleton Urban  
Renewal Area  
For the purpose of condemning and closing certain streets and alleys, bounded by  
West Mulberry Street, North Schroeder Street, West Fairmount Avenue and North  
Stockton Street, lying within the Poppleton Urban Renewal Area, as shown on a plat  
numbered 343-A-27A, Sheets 1 through 6, dated January 16, 2024, 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), John T. Bullock  
ORDINANCE  
At the request of: Department of Transportation  
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE  
24-0576  
Historic Preservation - Conservation Districts - Establishment  
For the purpose of establishing Conservation Districts; providing a study, proposal,  
and review process; defining certain terms; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
John T. Bullock  
ORDINANCE  
At the request of: Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation  
RULES AND LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE  
24-0577  
Zoning - Conditional Use - Parking Lot (Principal Use) - 1032 Homewood  
Avenue  
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  
1032 Homewood Avenue (Block 1182, Lot, 042), as outlined in red on the  
accompanying plat; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Robert Stokes, Sr.  
ORDINANCE  
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE  
24-0578  
Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 3  
Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - 2732 Reisterstown Road  
For the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the conversion of a  
single-family dwelling unit to 3 dwelling units in the R-8 Zoning District on the  
property known as 2732 Reisterstown Road (Block 3250, Lot 017), as outlined in  
red on the accompanying plat; and granting variances from off-street parking  
requirements; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
James Torrence  
ORDINANCE  
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE  
24-0579  
Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 2  
Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances - 523 North Calhoun  
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 523 North Calhoun Street (Block 0125, Lot 043), as outlined in  
red on the accompanying plat; and granting variances from off-street parking  
requirements; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
John T. Bullock  
ORDINANCE  
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE  
24-0580  
Rezoning - 901 Aisquith Street  
For the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 901 Aisquith Street  
(Block 1207, Lot 065), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the R-8  
Zoning District to the R-10 Zoning District.  
Sponsors:  
Robert Stokes, Sr.  
ORDINANCE  
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE  
24-0581  
Rezoning - 200 North Central Avenue  
For the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 200 North Central  
Avenue (Block 1320, Lot 001), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the  
EC-2 Zoning District to the C-2 Zoning District.  
Sponsors:  
Robert Stokes, Sr.  
ORDINANCE  
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE  
24-0582  
Rezoning - 3305 Esther Place  
For the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 3305 Esther Place  
(Block 6265, Lot 064), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the R-8  
Zoning District to the C-2 Zoning District.  
Sponsors:  
Zeke Cohen  
ORDINANCE  
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE  
Resolutions Introduced  
24-0226R  
Informational Hearing - East Baltimore Development Incorporated Audit  
For the purpose of requesting that representatives from East Baltimore Development  
Incorporated (EBDI) brief the Council regarding the status of the ongoing  
revitalization of an 88-acre portion of East Baltimore and the upcoming forensic audit  
of EBDI, including considerations for auditor selection, community involvement, and  
clarification of financial outlay.  
Sponsors:  
Robert Stokes, Sr., Antonio Glover  
RESOLUTION  
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE  
24-0227R  
Informational Hearing - Fair Election Fund Administration  
For the purpose of inviting the Fair Election Fund Administrator, the Director of  
Finance, and the City Administrator to appear before the City council to discuss: (1)  
who supervises the Fair Election Fund Administrator; (2) the process by which the  
Fair Election Fund recoups leftover money from candidates following an election; and  
(3) the timeline and procedures a candidate is required to follow to return funds to the  
Fair Election Fund.  
Sponsors:  
Phylicia Porter  
RESOLUTION  
RULES AND LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE  
24-0228R  
Informational Hearing - Vendor Lien Program  
For the purpose of inviting representatives from the Office of the Comptroller,  
representatives from the Department of Real Estate, and the City Solicitor to report  
on the Baltimore City Vendor Lien Program and provide additional information as  
requested by the Committee.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Office of the Comptroller)  
RESOLUTION  
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE  
24-0229R  
Informational Hearing - Baltimore Gas and Electric Company - Outages  
For the purpose of inviting the leadership of Baltimore Gas and Electric Company and  
its parent company, the Exelon Corporation, to come before the Baltimore City  
Council to address the frequent non-weather-related power outages across the City  
this summer, and to: (1) present the results of BGE’s Resiliency Study, conducted  
after the fourth such outage; (2) present their plan for long-term resolution of this  
problem and others like it; (3) explain the lack of accurate and efficient  
communication with residents and Councilmembers about the status of these outages;  
(4) explain the process by which residents may make claims for any damages  
sustained to their homes or personal property, including lost food, during these  
outages; and (5) explain the process by which residents may ask for discounts on  
their BGE bills for the lack of power during these non-weather related outages.  
Sponsors:  
Odette Ramos  
RESOLUTION  
HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE  
24-0230R  
Informational Hearing - Inclusionary Housing - Implementation and  
Oversight  
For the purpose of requiring the Department of Housing and Community  
Development, Department of Finance, Department of Planning, and City  
Administrator to attend a hearing to outline the implementation of the Inclusionary  
Housing Program in Baltimore City, specifically to provide: (1) an explanation of the  
delays; (2) a new timeline for the appointment of the Inclusionary Housing Board; (3)  
a new timeline for promulgation of the Inclusionary Housing Program regulations and  
implementation of its guidelines; (4) the number of permits already given for projects  
that would be eligible for the program; and (5) a timeline for the promulgation of the  
High Performance Inclusionary Tax Credit regulations and its application.  
Sponsors:  
Odette Ramos  
RESOLUTION  
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE  
Consent Calendar  
(See Section A at back of Agenda)  
2R Second Reader  
Economic and Community Development  
23-0350  
Rezoning - 420 North Haven Street  
For the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 420 North Haven  
Street (Block 6265A, Lot 011), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the  
I-2 Zoning District to the C-3 Zoning District.  
Sponsors:  
Danielle N. McCray  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
23-0357  
Strengthening Renters’ Safety Act  
For the purpose of establishing a priority inspection; establishing criteria for priority  
dwellings and priority inspections; requiring the Commissioner of the Department of  
Housing and Community Development to post certain notices; amending certain rental  
dwelling license application requirements; amending certain prerequisites for new and  
renewed rental dwelling licenses; amending license fees; updating inspection  
requirements; requiring the posting of license numbers; updating causes for denial,  
suspension, or revocation of a license; bolstering public access to information;  
authorizing the initiation of enforcement of the subtitle by complaint; providing for  
certain data collection; establishing the Baltimore City Rental Licensing and Inspection  
Task Force; providing for the composition, terms, and organization of the Task  
Force, establishing the duties of the Task Force, adding a civil citation fine for  
violating of licensing requirements; requiring annual reporting; amending certain  
definitions; providing a time period when the Task Force shall first convene; and  
providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Zeke Cohen, James Torrence, Odette Ramos, Kristerfer Burnett, Ryan Dorsey, John T.  
Bullock, Antonio Glover  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS  
23-0467  
Repeal of Ordinance 10-397 - 25th Street Station Planned Unit Development  
For the purpose of repealing Ordinance 10-397, which designated certain properties  
a Business and Industrial Planned Unit Development known as 25th Street Station;  
and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Robert Stokes, Sr.  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
24-0498  
Rezoning - 3014-3030 Darby Street East; 3021-3039 Elm Avenue; 800-810  
Darby Street South; North Side Darby Street South Adjacent 810 East;  
3000-3012 Darby Street East; and 3003-3019 Elm Avenue  
For the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 3014-3030  
Darby Street East; 3021-3039 Elm Avenue; 800-810 Darby Street South; North  
Side Darby Street South Adjacent 810 East; 3000-3012 Darby Street East; and  
3003-3019 Elm Avenue , as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the R-7  
Zoning District to the R-8 Zoning District; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Odette Ramos  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
24-0501  
Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 2  
Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances - 1833 West Lexington  
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 1833 West Lexington Street (Block 0178, Lot 017), as outlined  
in red on the accompanying plat; granting certain variances from off-street parking  
requirements; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
John T. Bullock  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
24-0542  
Rezoning - 3701-3733 Towanda Avenue  
For the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 3701-3733  
Towanda Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the R-6 Zoning  
District to the C-1 Zoning District.  
Sponsors:  
Sharon Green Middleton  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
Education, Workforce, and Youth  
24-0532  
Fire and Police Employees’ Retirement System - Benefits Enhancements  
FOR the purpose of amending certain provisions of the Fire and Police Employees’  
Retirement System; changing the definition of “average final compensation”; providing  
a new deferred vested benefit; eliminating the 2-year waiting period for  
commencement of post-retirement benefit increases; repealing obsolete provisions  
relating to post-retirement benefit increases; changing the interest earned on DROP 2  
accounts; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the Fire and  
Police Employees’ Retirement System.  
Sponsors:  
Administration City Council  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
Rules and Legislative Oversight  
22-0275  
Ethics - Conforming Changes  
For the purpose of updating the City Ethics Article to conform to state law.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
24-0559  
Francis Scott Key Bridge - Actions and Remedies  
For the purpose of exercising the City’s authority granted under City Charter, Article  
II, §§ (10) {“Harbor, docks, and wharves”} and (47) {“General welfare”} to: (1)  
provide for the preservation of the navigation of the Patapsco River and its tributaries;  
(2) prevent injury to navigation or health; and (3) maintain the peace, good  
government, and health and welfare of the City of Baltimore, by establishing that in a  
cause of action arising out of the allision between a ship, the M/V Dali, and the  
Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024, the City of Baltimore shall be entitled  
to recover for economic loss; providing the City Solicitor with the authority to  
establish certain rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this Ordinance;  
providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the allision between a  
ship, the M/V Dali, and the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
EA24-0240  
Ronnie Brown  
Member - Civilian Review Board - District 4  
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION  
EA24-0242  
EA24-0243  
EA24-0251  
EA24-0253  
Shannon Harris  
Member - Civilian Review Board - District 11  
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION  
Aaron Maybin  
Member - Civilian Review Board - District 9  
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION  
Priscilla A. Batten  
Member - Civilian Review Board - District 5  
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION  
Darren G. Rogers  
Member - Civilian Review Board - District 8  
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION  
Ways and Means  
23-0392  
Sale of Property - A Portion of Boston 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 that is known as the  
former bed of a portion of Boston Street, bounded by the east side of Haven Street,  
the southernmost property line of 1201 South Haven, LLC, the west side of Canton  
Railroad Right-of-Way, and the north side of Boston Street, and no longer needed  
for public use; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
24-0499  
Rezoning - 2101 Gould Street  
For the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 2101 Gould Street  
(Block 1053, Lot 005A), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the I-2  
Zoning District to the PC-2 Zoning District.  
Sponsors:  
24-0500  
Sponsors:  
24-0511  
Eric T. Costello  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
Zoning - Port Covington Area of Special Signage Control - Amendment  
For the purpose of revising the criteria for the Port Covington Area of Special  
Signage Control; and providing for a special effective date.  
Eric T. Costello  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
Repeal of Ordinance 01-284 - Home Depot at Reisterstown Plaza Planned  
Unit Development  
For the purpose of repealing Ordinance 01-284, which designated certain properties  
a Business Planned Unit Development known as Home Depot at Reisterstown Plaza;  
and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
24-0512  
Repeal of Ordinance 01-257, as Amended by Ordinance 02-447 -  
Reisterstown Road Plaza Shopping Center Planned Unit Development  
For the purpose of repealing Ordinance 01-257, as amended by Ordinance 02-447,  
which designated certain properties a Business Planned Unit Development known as  
Reisterstown Road Plaza Shopping Center; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
24-0513  
Repeal of Ordinance 99-533, as Amended by Ordinance 16-569 - New Shiloh  
Baptist Church Planned Unit Development  
For the purpose of repealing Ordinance 99-533, as amended by Ordinance 16-569,  
which designated certain properties a Business Planned Unit Development known as  
New Shiloh Baptist Church; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
James Torrence  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
24-0519  
Port Covington Community Benefits District and Management Authority -  
Renewal Through June 30, 2028  
For the purpose of reviewing, renewing and continuing the Port Covington  
Community Benefits District and the Port Covington Community Benefits  
Management Authority; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to  
the activities and authority of the Port Covington Community Benefits District and the  
Port Covington Community Benefits Management Authority.  
Sponsors:  
Eric T. Costello  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
24-0538  
Sale of Property - 411 East Old Cold Spring Lane  
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 that is located at 411  
East Old Cold Spring Lane (Block 5070A, Lot 022) and is no longer needed for  
public use; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Mark Conway, City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
24-0548  
Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 3  
Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances 2035 McCulloh Street  
For the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the conversion of a  
single-family dwelling unit to 3 dwelling units in the R-8 Zoning District on the  
property known as 2035 McCulloh Street (Block 0316, Lot 022), as outlined in red  
on the accompanying plat; and granting variances from off-street parking  
requirements; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Eric T. Costello  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
24-0550  
Zoning - Conditional Use - Retail Goods Establishment with Alcoholic  
Beverage Sales - 3601 Elm Avenue  
For the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment,  
maintenance, and operation of a retail goods establishment with alcoholic beverage  
sales on the property known as 3601 Elm Avenue, as outlined in red on the  
accompanying plat; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Odette Ramos  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
24-0551  
Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 2  
Dwelling Units in the R-7 Zoning District - 3115 Walbrook 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-7 Zoning District on the  
property known as 3115 Walbrook Avenue (Block 3002, Lot 019), as outlined in  
red on the accompanying plat; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
James Torrence  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
24-0557  
Zoning - Conditional Use - Parking Lot (Principal Use) - 1200 Brentwood  
Avenue  
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  
1200 Brentwood Avenue (Block 1152, Lot, 026), as outlined in red on the  
accompanying plat; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Robert Stokes, Sr.  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS  
24-0558  
Repeal of Ordinance 95-572, as Amended by Ordinance 96-096 - Planned  
Unit Development - Lighthouse Point  
For the purpose of repealing Ordinance 95-572, as amended by Ordinance 96-096,  
which designated certain properties a Business Planned Unit Development known as  
Lighthouse Point; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Zeke Cohen  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
3R Third Reader  
Third Reader (requires invocation of CC Rule 12-1 for same day advance from 2nd to  
3rd Reader)  
24-0559  
Francis Scott Key Bridge - Actions and Remedies  
For the purpose of exercising the City’s authority granted under City Charter, Article  
II, §§ (10) {“Harbor, docks, and wharves”} and (47) {“General welfare”} to: (1)  
provide for the preservation of the navigation of the Patapsco River and its tributaries;  
(2) prevent injury to navigation or health; and (3) maintain the peace, good  
government, and health and welfare of the City of Baltimore, by establishing that in a  
cause of action arising out of the allision between a ship, the M/V Dali, and the  
Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024, the City of Baltimore shall be entitled  
to recover for economic loss; providing the City Solicitor with the authority to  
establish certain rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this Ordinance;  
providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the allision between a  
ship, the M/V Dali, and the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
Third Reader (for final passage)  
22-0303  
City Streets - Closing - A Portion of Marion Street  
For the purpose of condemning and closing air rights above a portion of Marion  
Street, extending Westerly 103 feet, more or less, from Kimmel Alley beginning at a  
horizontal plane of 14 feet above street level, and closing subterranean rights below a  
portion of Marion Street extending Westerly 62.5 feet, more or less, from Kimmel  
Alley, beginning at a horizontal plane at elevation 62 feet based on Baltimore City  
Survey Control System, as shown on a plat numbered 330-A-28A, Sheets 1 and 2,  
dated June 20, 2022, prepared by the Survey Section and filed with the Department  
of Transportation; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Administration City Council  
23-0391  
City Streets - Closing - A Portion of Boston Street  
For the purpose of condemning and closing a portion of Boston Street, bounded by  
the east side of Haven Street, the southernmost property line of 1201 South Haven,  
LLC, the west side of Canton Railroad Right-of-Way, and the north side of Boston  
Street, as shown on a plat numbered 307-A-22A, dated March 17, 2022, and filed  
in the Department of Transportation; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
23-0395  
Air Rights - Closing - A Portion of Newkirk Street  
For the purpose of condemning and closing the air rights area, extending over a  
portion of the public right of way of Newkirk Street, as shown on a plat numbered  
337-A-29A, dated February 25, 2022, and filed in the Department of  
Transportation; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
23-0441  
RPP Area 30 (South Baltimore East) - Exception - 1600 South Charles 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:  
Eric T. Costello  
23-0447  
Landmark List: Exteriors - 3110 Elm Avenue  
For the purpose of designating 3110 Elm Avenue (Block 3504B, Lot 006), as an  
historical landmark: exterior.  
Sponsors:  
Odette Ramos  
24-0481  
Revenue Obligations - Wastewater Projects  
For the purpose of increasing the City’s authorization to issue revenue obligations  
within the maximum aggregate principal amount of the revenue obligations authorized  
and calculated, as of June 30 of each year, by the City to finance or refinance  
wastewater facilities and, in that connection, amending and restating Ordinance  
02-332, as amended by Ordinances 07-421, 11-430, and 14-293; authorizing the  
Board of Finance to specify, prescribe, determine, provide for, approve, and amend  
the form, terms, provisions, manner or method of issuing and selling, the time or times  
of issuance, and all other details of the revenue obligations and any other matters  
necessary or desirable in connection with the authorization, issuance, sale, and  
payment of these revenue obligations; providing for a special effective date; and  
generally relating to the issuance and payment of revenue obligations.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
24-0482  
Revenue Obligations - Water Projects  
For the purpose of increasing the City’s authorization to issue revenue obligations  
within the maximum aggregate principal amount of the revenue obligations that may be  
outstanding authorized and calculated, as of June 30 of each year by the City to  
finance or refinance water facilities and, in that connection, amending and restating  
Ordinance 02-331, as amended by Ordinances 04-687, 07-420, 11-429, and  
14-292; authorizing the Board of Finance to specify, prescribe, determine, provide  
for, approve, and amend the form, terms, provisions, manner or method of issuing  
and selling, the time or times of issuance, and all other details of the revenue  
obligations and any other matters necessary or desirable in connection with the  
authorization, issuance, sale, and payment of these revenue obligations; providing for  
a special effective date; and generally relating to the issuance and payment of revenue  
obligations.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
24-0483  
Revenue Obligations - Stormwater Projects - Maximum Aggregate Principal  
Amount  
For the purpose of increasing the maximum aggregate principal amount of the revenue  
obligations that may be outstanding, as of June 30 of each year, under Ordinance  
18-174, as amended, by the City to finance or refinance stormwater facilities and, in  
that connection, amending and restating sections of Ordinance 18-174; providing for  
a special effective date; and generally relating to the issuance and payment of revenue  
obligations.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
24-0504  
Zoning - Open Space District - Conditional Use Cultural Facility and Parking  
Lot - Variances - C.C. Jackson Park and Library - 4910 Park Heights Avenue  
For the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment,  
maintenance, and operation of a cultural facility and an open off-street parking area  
on the property known as C.C. Jackson Park and Library, 4910 Park Heights  
Avenue (Block 4605, Lots 001-018, 021, 055-065) as outlined in red on the  
accompanying plats; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Sharon Green Middleton  
24-0514  
Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of Single-Family Dwelling Units to 2  
Dwelling Units in the R-7 Zoning District - Variances - 3040 Barclay Street  
For the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the conversion of certain  
single-family dwelling units to 2 dwelling units in the R-7 Zoning District on the  
property known as 3040 Barclay Street (Block 357A8, Lot 033), as outlined in red  
on the accompanying plat; granting variances from certain bulk regulations (lot area  
size) and off-street parking requirements; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Odette Ramos  
24-0518  
South Baltimore Gateway Community Impact District and Management  
Authority - Renewal Through June 30, 2028  
For the purpose of reviewing, renewing, and continuing the South Baltimore Gateway  
Community Impact District and the South Baltimore Gateway Community Impact  
District Management Authority; providing for a special effective date; and generally  
relating to the activities and authority of the South Baltimore Gateway Community  
Impact District and the South Baltimore Gateway Community Impact District  
Management Authority.  
Sponsors:  
Eric T. Costello, Phylicia Porter  
24-0545  
Tax Credits - Historic Properties - Application Extension  
For the purpose of extending the period within which applications may be accepted  
for the historic improvement tax credit and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
John T. Bullock, Eric T. Costello  
24-0547  
RPP Area B (Washington Village) - Revisions  
For the purpose of altering the hours of applicable parking restrictions in the Parking  
Management Plan for RPP Area B (Washington Village).  
Sponsors:  
Phylicia Porter  
Bills Withdrawn  
24-0539  
City Streets - Renaming Cromwell Street to Vision Street  
For the purpose of changing the name of Cromwell Street, between Clarkson Street  
and McComas Street, to Vision Street.  
Sponsors:  
Eric T. Costello  
WITHDRAWN  
24-0540  
Urban Renewal - Coldstream Homestead Montebello - Amendment ___  
For the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Coldstream Homestead  
Montebello to prohibit development of multi-family dwelling units within the Project  
Area; waiving certain content and procedural requirements; making the provisions of  
this Ordinance severable; providing for the application of this Ordinance in  
conjunction with certain other ordinances; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Odette Ramos  
WITHDRAWN  
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