City of Baltimore

City Council

City Hall, Room 408

100 North Holliday Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Meeting Agenda - Final

Monday, September 29, 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

Chaplain Avery L. Thurman, Sr., Baltimore City Fire Department

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

Approval of the Journal

September 15, 2025

Bills Enacted without Mayoral Signature after Three Regular Meetings

September 15, 2025

25-0003

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 Bullock, Mark Conway, Sharon Green Middleton, James Torrence, Paris Gray,

Phylicia Porter, Zac Blanchard, Jermaine Jones, Antonio "Tony" Glover, Odette Ramos,

Zeke Cohen

Executive Nominations

EA25-0056

EA25-0057

EA25-0058

EA25-0059

EA25-0060

Jonathan DeWar

Member - Baltimore City Veteran's Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Qamryn Askew

Member - Baltimore City Youth Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Tylea Booker

Member - Baltimore City Youth Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Caleb Kurlantzick

Member - Baltimore City Youth Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Marceline White

Member - Board of Consumer Protection and Business Licensing

Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

EA25-0061

EA25-0062

EA25-0063

Michael Stewart

Member - Board of Consumer Protection and Business Licensing

Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Brina Furman

Member - Board of Consumer Protection and Business Licensing

Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Rian Hargrave

Member - Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Bills Introduced

25-0099

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)

BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

Children and Youth Fund – Updates

25-0100

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

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

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

relating to the administration of the Children and Youth Fund.

Sponsors:

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

EDUCATION, YOUTH, AND OLDER ADULTS COMMITTEE

25-0101

Repeal of Ordinances 86-711 and 92-147 Planned Unit Development

–Mount Clare Junction

FOR the purpose of repealing Ordinance 86-711, as amended by

Ordinance 92-147, which designated certain properties a Business

Planned Unit Development known as Mount Clare Junction; and providing

for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Phylicia Porter

LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

Consent Calendar

(See Section A at back of Agenda)

2R Second Reader

Land Use & Transportation

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 AMENDMENT

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

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT

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 AMENDMENT

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 AMENDMENT

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

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

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

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

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

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

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

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

RPP Area 30 – Exception – 15 E West Street

25-0083

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

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT

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)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

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)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

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)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

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

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

Public Safety

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

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT

3R Third Reader

25-0050

Water Bill – Tenant Right to Review

FOR the purpose of requiring the Department of Public Works to provide a

specified person with a copy of a certain water or wastewater bill upon

request and submission of specified documentation.

Sponsors:

Paris Gray, Mark Parker, Ryan Dorsey, Mark Conway, James Torrence, John Bullock,

Phylicia Porter, Zac Blanchard, Jermaine Jones, Odette Ramos, Zeke Cohen, Sharon

Green Middleton

25-0059

Building, Fire, and Related Codes – Vacant Building Receivers –

Failure to Sell

FOR the purpose of permitting a vacant building receiver to offer the

property for sale to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City, if the

property fails to sell at public auction; and providing certain limitations on

the sale price.

Sponsors:

Paris Gray, Ryan Dorsey, Mark Conway, Sharon Green Middleton, John Bullock,

Phylicia Porter, Zac Blanchard, Jermaine Jones, Odette Ramos, Zeke Cohen, Mark

Parker, James Torrence, Antonio "Tony" Glover

25-0069

Sale of Property – 1820 North Charles 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

located at 1820 North Charles Street (Block 0388, Lot 009) and is no

longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration), James Torrence

25-0074

Repeal of Ordinance 06-222 – Planned Unit Development – 1100

Wicomico Street

FOR the purpose of repealing Ordinance 06-222, which designated certain

property located at 1100 Wicomico Street an Industrial Planned Unit

Development; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Phylicia Porter

Committee Announcements

Announcements

District Spotlight - 10th District

THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL

WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2025, AT 5:00 P.M.

Adjournment

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