City Council  
City of Baltimore  
City Hall, Room 408  
100 North Holliday Street  
Baltimore, Maryland 21202  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Ways and Means  
Tuesday, October 22, 2024  
10:01 AM  
Virtual/Du Burns Chambers, 4th Floor, City Hall, Phone:  
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CALL TO ORDER  
INTRODUCTIONS  
ATTENDANCE  
4 -  
Present  
Eric T. Costello, Sharon Green Middleton, Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer, and Robert  
Stokes Sr.  
3 - Kristerfer Burnett, Ryan Dorsey, and Danielle N. McCray  
Absent  
ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING  
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.  
A motion was made by Stokes, seconded by Middleton, that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Favorably. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Costello, Middleton, "Yitzy" Schleifer, and Stokes Sr.  
3 - Burnett, Dorsey, and McCray  
Yes:  
Absent:  
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.  
A motion was made by Stokes, seconded by Middleton, that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Favorably. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Costello, Middleton, "Yitzy" Schleifer, and Stokes Sr.  
3 - Burnett, Dorsey, and McCray  
Yes:  
Absent:  
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.  
A motion was made by Stokes, seconded by Middleton, that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Favorably. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Costello, Middleton, "Yitzy" Schleifer, and Stokes Sr.  
3 - Burnett, Dorsey, and McCray  
Yes:  
Absent:  
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.  
A motion was made by Stokes, seconded by Schleifer, that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Favorably. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Costello, Middleton, "Yitzy" Schleifer, and Stokes Sr.  
3 - Burnett, Dorsey, and McCray  
Yes:  
Absent:  
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.  
A motion was made by Stokes, seconded by Middleton, that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Favorably. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Costello, Middleton, "Yitzy" Schleifer, and Stokes Sr.  
3 - Burnett, Dorsey, and McCray  
Yes:  
Absent:  
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.  
A motion was made by Stokes, seconded by Schleifer, that this Ordinance be  
Recommended Favorably. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Costello, Middleton, "Yitzy" Schleifer, and Stokes Sr.  
3 - Burnett, Dorsey, and McCray  
Yes:  
Absent:  
ADJOURNMENT