City of Baltimore

City Council

City Hall, Room 408

100 North Holliday Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Meeting Agenda - Final

Thursday, December 4, 2025

5:00 PM

Virtual Meeting Link: https://bmore.webex.com/bmore/j.php?

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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. Danté Upshaw, Stillmeadow Community Fellowship

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

Approval of the Journal

November 24, 2025

Bills Signed by the Mayor

December 3, 2025

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

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

25-0095

Commercial Motor Vehicle Repair on City Streets – Prohibition

FOR the purpose of prohibiting the practice of commercial non-emergency

motor vehicle repairs on City streets or footways; establishing certain

penalties; and defining certain terms.

Sponsors:

Mark Parker, Ryan Dorsey, Mark Conway, Sharon Green Middleton, James Torrence,

Paris Gray, John Bullock, Phylicia Porter, Zac Blanchard, Jermaine Jones, Antonio

"Tony" Glover, Odette Ramos

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)

25-0105

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)

25-0106

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)

25-0107

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)

25-0108

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)

25-0109

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)

25-0110

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)

25-0111

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)

25-0112

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)

25-0113

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)

Bills Introduced

25-0136

Rezoning – 3009 Greenmount Avenue

FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 3009

Greenmount Avenue (Block 4074, Lot 004), as outlined in red on the

accompanying plat, from the R-6 Zoning District to the C-2 Zoning District.

Sponsors:

Odette Ramos, Mark Parker

LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

25-0137

Rezoning – 4308 Hayward Avenue, 4310 Hayward Avenue,

4312 Hayward Avenue, and Lot 31

FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 4308

Hayward Avenue (Block 4502A, Lot 003), 4310 Hayward Avenue (Block

4502A, Lot 003A), 4312 Hayward Avenue (Block 4502A, Lot 003B), and

Lot 31 (Block 4502A, Lot 031), as outlined in red on the accompanying

plat, from the R-5 Zoning District to the TOD-1 Zoning District; and

providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer

LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

25-0138

Excise Tax Increase – Passenger-for-Hire Services

FOR the purpose of increasing the amount of tax imposed per trip for

passenger-for-hire services; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration), Ryan Dorsey, Paris Gray, Zac Blanchard

BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

25-0139

Zoning – Rezoning – Conditional Use Conversion to a Commercial

Composting Facility – 6101 Bowleys Lane

FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 6101

Bowleys Lane (Block 6195, Lot 008), as outlined in red on the

accompanying plat from the OIC Zoning District to the IMU 2 Zoning

District; permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment,

maintenance, and operation of a commercial composting facility on the

same property; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration), Mark Parker

LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

25-0140

City Property – 414 North Calvert Street – Grant of Easement

FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to

grant a Perpetual Easement to Vicinity Energy Baltimore Cooling, LLP, for

cold water lines through the property of the Mayor and City Council of

Baltimore addressed as 414 North Calvert Street, also known as Ward 4,

Section 1, Block 583, Lot 21, as shown on plat RW 20-36466 dated

November 19, 2024, filed in the Department of Transportation; and

providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

Resolutions Introduced

25-0039R

Recognizing December 10 as Human Rights Day

FOR the purpose of recognizing December 10 as Human Rights Day;

reaffirming the City Council’s commitment to aligning its policy with the

human rights obligations of international law; and calling on all City

agencies, organizations, and residents to reaffirm their commitment to the

fundamental rights and intrinsic worth of all human beings.

Sponsors:

Phylicia Porter, Mark Parker, Paris Gray, John Bullock, Zac Blanchard, Odette Ramos

IMMEDIATE ADOPTION

25-0040R

Recognizing December as Small and Minority-Owned Business Month

FOR the purpose of recognizing December as Small and Minority

Business Month; and affirming the City’s commitment to supporting local

entrepreneurship that is inclusive of all backgrounds.

Sponsors:

Paris Gray, Mark Parker, John Bullock, Zac Blanchard, Odette Ramos

IMMEDIATE ADOPTION

Consent Calendar

(See Section A at back of Agenda)

2R Second Reader

Land Use and Transportation

25-0055

Zoning – Conditional Use – Parking Lot (Principal Use) – Variances

701 Mura 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 701 Mura Street (Block 1155, Lot 70), as

outlined in red on the accompanying plat; granting certain variances from

minimum lot area, minimum interior side yard, and minimum rear yard

requirements; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Jermaine Jones

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

25-0056

Zoning – Conditional Use – Parking Lot (Principal Use) – Variances

702 Mura 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 702 Mura Street (Block 1155, Lot 101), as

outlined in red on the accompanying plat; granting certain variances from

minimum lot area, minimum interior side yard, and minimum rear yard

requirements; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Jermaine Jones

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

25-0073

Zoning – Conditional Use Conversion to a Banquet Hall in the IMU-1

Zoning District – Variances – 1100 Wicomico Street

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

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

property known as 1100 Wicomico Street (Block 0811, Lot 060), as

outlined in red on the accompanying plat; granting variances regarding

off-street parking requirements; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Phylicia Porter

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

25-0090

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

Dwelling Units in the R-7 Zoning District – Variance – 220 North Culver

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-7

Zoning District on the property known as 220 North Culver Street (Block

2275A, Lot 135), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; granting a

variance regarding certain bulk regulations (lot size area); and providing for

a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Paris Gray

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

3R Third Reader

25-0071

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

Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District – Variances – 15 East West

Street

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

conversion of a single-family dwelling unit to 2 dwelling units in the R-8

Zoning District on the property known as 15 East West Street (Block 0965,

Lot 046), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; granting a variance

regarding certain bulk regulations (lot size area); and providing for a

special effective date.

Sponsors:

Zac Blanchard

25-0091

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

Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District – Variance – 1425 West Fayette

Street

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

conversion of a single-family dwelling unit to 4 dwelling units in the R-8

Zoning District on the property known as 1425 West Fayette Street (Block

0197, Lot 013), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; granting a

variance regarding certain bulk regulations (lot size area); and providing for

a special effective date.

Sponsors:

John Bullock

Committee Announcements

Announcements

THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL

WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2025, AT 5:00 P.M.

Adjournment

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