City of Baltimore

City Council

City Hall, Room 408

100 North Holliday Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Meeting Agenda - Final

Monday, December 2, 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

Pledge of Allegiance

Showcase Baltimore

Oldtown Gators 11U - American Youth Football Big East Regional Champions

Roll Call

Approval of the Journal

November 18, 2024

Communications from the Mayor

Bills Signed by the Mayor

November 27, 2024

23-0367

Prohibition - Gas-Powered Debris Removal Equipment

For the purpose of prohibiting the use of gas-powered debris removal equipment in

Baltimore City; defining certain terms; establishing procedures for reporting the use of

gas-powered debris removal equipment; establishing certain penalties; and providing

for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Ryan Dorsey, Kristerfer Burnett, Odette Ramos

24-0507

Study and Report - Infrastructure and Urban Meadows

For the purpose of requiring the Baltimore City Administrator, the Baltimore Office of

Sustainability, and the Baltimore Commission on Sustainability to submit a report to

the Mayor and City Council assessing the costs and benefits of installing and

maintaining 100 acres of low-maintenance and self-sustaining native plant communities

(otherwise known as “urban meadows”) and mapping vacant lots and existing areas

with packed dirt that could be transformed into urban meadows; and providing for a

special effective date.

Sponsors:

Mark Conway

24-0516

Zoning - Conditional Use - Parking Lot (Principal Use) - 1211 Jefferson Street

For the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment,

maintenance, and operation of a principal use parking lot on the property known as

1211 Jefferson Street (Block 1295, Lot, 001G), as outlined in red on the

accompanying plat; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Robert Stokes, Sr.

24-0529

Transit-Oriented Development - Reisterstown Plaza - Amendment

For the purpose of amending Ordinance 23-232; supporting the designation of an

expanded State Transit-Oriented Development for Reisterstown Plaza, the area

surrounding and including the Reisterstown Plaza metro Subway Link Station; and

providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer, City Council President (Administration)

24-0530

Transit-Oriented Development - West Baltimore

For the purpose of supporting a State Transit-Oriented Development designation for

the area surrounding and including the West Baltimore MARC Station; and providing

for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

John T. Bullock, City Council President (Administration)

24-0533

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

Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances - 15 North Stricker

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 15 North Stricker Street (Block 0197, Lot 020), 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

24-0549

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

Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances 1002 West Lanvale

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 1002 West Lanvale Street (Block 0092, Lot 040), 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

24-0552

Zoning - Commercial 1 Village Center District - Conditional Use Retail

Goods Establishment (With Alcoholic Beverage Sales) - Variances - 6242

Bellona Avenue

For the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the continued operation

and expansion of a retail goods establishment (with alcoholic beverage sales) on the

property known as the Pinehurst Wine Shoppe, 6242 Bellona Avenue (Block 4976,

Lot 011), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; granting a variance from

corner side-yard setback requirements; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Mark Conway

24-0572

Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 3

Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances 1730 North Broadway

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 1730 North Broadway (Block 1109, Lot 053), as outlined in red

on the accompanying plat; and granting variances from certain bulk regulations (lot

area size), gross floor area per unit type, and off-street parking requirements; and

providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Robert Stokes, Sr.

24-0573

Repeal of Ordinance 04-824 - Planned Unit Development - 1901 Light Street,

1921 Light Street, Bed of Johnson Street, and Block 1947, Lot 1

For the purpose of repealing Ordinance 04-824, which designated certain property

located at 1901 Light Street, 1921 Light Street, Bed of Johnson Street, and Block

1947, Lot 1 a Residential Planned Unit Development; and providing for a special

effective date.

Sponsors:

Eric T. Costello

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

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

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

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.

24-0583

The 2024 Comprehensive Master Plan for the City of Baltimore

For the purpose of reviewing, revising, and adopting the 2024 Comprehensive

Master Plan for the City of Baltimore; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

24-0586

Urban Renewal - Oldtown Mall - Amendment 11

For the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Oldtown Mall to strike all

provisions of the Plan other than those pertaining to authority over disposition; 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:

Robert Stokes, Sr.

24-0589

Rezoning - 601 West West Street (Lot N), 616 West West Street (Lot NN),

and 701 West Ostend Street (Lot O)

For the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 601 West West

Street (Lot N) (Block 0688C, Lot 019), and 616 West West Street (Lot NN)

(Block 0688C, Lot 009), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the C-4

Zoning District to the C-5-DC Zoning District, and the property known as 701 West

Ostend Street (Lot O) (Block 0954, Lot 001), as outlined in red on the

accompanying plat, from the I-2 Zoning District to the C-5-DC Zoning District; and

providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Phylicia Porter

24-0590

Zoning - Sign Regulations - C-5-DC Zoning District - Amendment

For the purpose of amending sign regulations to permit the sign type “Freestanding

(Pole)” in an Area of Special Signage Control within the C-5-DC Zoning District; and

providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Phylicia Porter

24-0591

Rezoning - 121 Riverside Road

For the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 121 Riverside

Road (Block 7027D, Lot 001), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the

R-6 Zoning District to the IMU-1 Zoning District; and providing for a special effective

date.

Sponsors:

Phylicia Porter

24-0592

Zoning - Conditional Use Parking Lot - 301 East Lombard Street (a/k/a 300

East Pratt Street)

For the purpose of reauthorizing and continuing the permission for, subject to certain

conditions, the establishment, maintenance, and operation of an open off-street

parking area on the property known as 301 East Lombard Street (aka 300 East Pratt

Street) (Block 1381, Lot 002), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; and

providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Eric T. Costello

24-0593

Ordinance 24-362 - Revenue Obligations - Water Projects - Repeal and

Replace

For the purpose of repealing and replacing Ordinance 24-362 due to clerical error;

maintaining 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, 7-420, 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)

24-0601

Property Taxes - Special Rate for Vacant and Abandoned Property

For the purpose of requiring a special property tax rate for vacant and abandoned

property; providing for the promulgation of rules and regulations; requiring a certain

notice be sent to owners of real property within the City limits; requiring a certain

annual report; defining certain terms; providing for a special effective date; and

generally relating to the property tax levied on vacant and abandoned property.

Sponsors:

President Nicholas J. Mosby, Odette Ramos, Eric T. Costello, Zeke Cohen, Ryan

Dorsey, Mark Conway, Sharon Green Middleton, James Torrence, John T. Bullock,

Robert Stokes, Sr., Antonio Glover, Phylicia Porter, Kristerfer Burnett, Isaac "Yitzy"

Schleifer, Danielle N. McCray

24-0602

Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of

Transportation - $25,000

For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $25,000 to the Department of Transportation -

Service 692 (Bridge and Culvert Management), to provide funding for bridge

assessments; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

24-0603

Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of

Recreation and Parks - $905,000

For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating

Appropriation in the aggregate amount of $905,000 to the Department of Recreation

and Parks, specifically, $55,000 to Service 646 (Park Maintenance) to provide

funding for playground and court repairs, $50,000 to Service 647 (Youth and Adult

Sports) to provide capital planning support for Upton Boxing, and $800,000 to

Service 648 (Community Recreation Centers) to expand after-school programming;

and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

24-0604

Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation- Mayoralty -

$41,355,000

For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating

Appropriation in the aggregate amount of $41,355,000 to the Mayoralty, specifically,

$100,000 to Service 109 (Mayoralty: Mayor’s Office of Children and Family

Success - Administration) to provide funding for summer programming, $39,990,000

to Service 122 (Mayoralty: Miscellaneous General Expenses) to provide funding for

multi-year purchasing activity, Economic Development projects, and increase in

PAYGO Capital for Recreation and Parks and Transportation projects, $250,000 to

Service 125 (Mayoralty - Executive Direction and Control) to provide funding for

priority projects, $200,000 to Service 617 (Mayoralty: Mayor’s Office of

Neighborhood Safety and Engagement - Criminal Justice Coordination) to provide

funding for the Human Trafficking Grant Program, $500,000 to Service 618

(Mayoralty: Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement -

Neighborhood Safety and Engagement) to provide funding for increased staff costs,

and $315,000 to Service 834 (Mayoralty: Mayor’s Office of Small and Minority

Business Advocacy Development - MWB Opportunity Office) to provide funding for

increasing funding for Main Streets; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

24-0605

Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation- Department of

Housing and Community Development - $315,000

For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operations

Appropriation in the amount of $315,000 to the Department of Housing and

Community Development - Service 745 (Housing Code Enforcement), to provide

funding for additional staffing costs; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

24-0606

Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of

Public Works - $6,000,000

For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $6,000,000 to the Department of Public Works -

Service 663 (Waste Removal & Recycling), to provide funding for solid waste

staffing support; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

24-0607

Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - City Council -

$5,250,000

For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $5,250,000 to the City Council - Service 100 (City

Council), to provide funding for priority projects; and providing for a special effective

date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

Consent Calendar

(See Section A at back of Agenda)

2R Second Reader

Committee of the Whole

24-0594

City-Wide Affordable Housing Bond Issuance

For the purpose of authorizing the issuance of special obligation bonds and the

pledge, subject to appropriation, of Tax Increment Revenues (as such term is defined

herein) to the payment of debt service thereon; providing that such bonds may be

issued from time to time and in one or more issues or series in an aggregate principal

amount not exceeding $65,000,000 (to support, subject to additional Mayor and City

Council approval, a borrowing program in the aggregate principal amount of

$150,000,000) for the purpose of financing costs associated with the rehabilitation of

vacant units and the development of affordable housing, certain public infrastructure

improvements, and other related costs, including, without limitation, the Project

(defined herein), and other necessary improvements to, from, or within the

development district, and certain other improvements permitted by the Tax Increment

Act (defined herein); providing for the method and sources of payment for such

special obligation bonds; authorizing the Board of Finance to specify, prescribe,

determine, provide for and approve the details, forms, documents or procedures in

connection with such special obligation bonds and any other matters necessary or

desirable in connection with the authorization, issuance, sale, and payment of such

special obligation bonds; authorizing the Board of Finance to specify, prescribe,

determine, provide for, and approve the method and sources of such pledge, the

details, forms, documents, or procedures in connection with such pledge, and any

other matters necessary or desirable in connection with such pledge; providing for a

special effective date; providing that the City, in each fiscal year in which any such

bonds are outstanding, use its best efforts to obtain the appropriation of the Tax

Increment Revenues in the amounts and at the times specified in a trust agreement or

agreements between the City and a bank or trust company appointed as trustee

thereunder; and generally relating to the issuance and payment of special obligation

bonds.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

24-0595

City-Wide Affordable Housing Development District

For the purpose of designating a “development district” to be known as the

“City-Wide Affordable Housing Development District”; providing for and determining

various matters in connection with the establishment of the development district;

creating a special, tax increment fund for the development district; to provide for the

financing of costs associated with the rehabilitation of vacant units and the

development of affordable housing; allocating certain property taxes to that fund;

making certain findings and determinations; providing for a special effective date; and

generally providing for matters relating to the designation and operation of the

development district, the establishment and use of the special, tax increment fund to

provide for the payment by or reimbursement to the City for debt service which the

City is obligated to pay or has paid (whether such obligation is general or limited) on

any special obligation bonds or notes issued by the City, the replenishment of any

reserve fund established for any bonds, and the payment of certain expenses and

administrative costs related to the operation of the development district; and providing

for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

Rules and Legislative Oversight

EA24-0260

Danise A. Jones-Dorsey

Member - Community Reinvestment and Reparations Commission -

District 2

RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION

EA24-0261

Doris Minor Terrell

Member - Community Reinvestment and Reparations Commission -

District 12

RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION

EA24-0262

EA24-0263

Leland Shelton

Member - Baltimore City Inclusionary Housing Board - District 6

RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION

Shelley Halstead

Member - Inclusionary Housing Board Member - District 9

RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION

Ways and Means

24-0587

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

Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances 1817 North Broadway

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 1817 North Broadway (Block 1446, Lot 009), as outlined in red

on the accompanying plat; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Robert Stokes, Sr.

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

3R Third Reader

Third Reader (requires invocation of CC Rule 12-1 for same day advance from 2nd to

3rd Reader)