City of Baltimore  
City Council  
City Hall, Room 408  
100 North Holliday Street  
Baltimore, Maryland 21202  
Meeting Agenda - Draft  
Monday, May 11, 2026  
5:00 PM  
Virtual Meeting Link https://bmore.webex.com/bmore/j.php?  
MTID=m5b0fd2b95529e17f20a3372e57c329c6  
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  
Pastor Arnel Marshall, Community Outreach Ministry  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Roll Call  
Approval of the Journal  
April 27, 2026  
Bills Signed by the Mayor  
April 27, 2026  
25-0126  
Accessibility in City Programs, Services, and Activities  
FOR the purpose of implementing subtitle A of title II of the Americans with  
Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, and 28 CFR Part 35  
{“Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local  
Government Services”}; establishing the mandate that no qualified  
individual with a disability shall, on the basis of disability, be excluded from  
participation in or be denied the benefits of the services, programs, or  
activities of a City agency, or be subjected to discrimination by a City  
agency; defining certain terms; establishing a special effective date; and  
generally relating to the provision of public services to qualified individuals  
with a disability.  
Sponsors:  
Odette Ramos, Mark Parker, Mark Conway, Paris Gray, John Bullock, Isaac "Yitzy"  
Schleifer, Sharon Green Middleton, James Torrence, Phylicia Porter, Zac Blanchard,  
Jermaine Jones, Antonio "Tony" Glover, Zeke Cohen  
26-0152  
Installment Payment Plans – Property Taxes in Arrears – Residential  
Property  
FOR the purpose of authorizing certain property tax arrearages to be paid  
through an installment payment plan; requiring the Director of Finance to  
establish an installment payment program; setting eligibility requirements  
for the program; prohibiting the Director from taking certain action against  
a person if compliant with a plan; establishing the effect of non-compliance  
with a plan; specifying the contents of the notice of an offer of a plan;  
specifying certain terms of the installment payment plan; requiring the  
publication of certain information on the City Tax Sale Ombudsman’s  
website; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to  
installment payments of certain property taxes in Baltimore City.  
Sponsors:  
Odette Ramos, Sharon Green Middleton, Phylicia Porter, Paris Gray, Mark Parker, Mark  
Conway, James Torrence, John Bullock, Zac Blanchard, Jermaine Jones, Zeke Cohen  
May 7, 2026  
26-0144  
Baltimore City Policies and Procedures - Safe Spaces and Communities  
FOR the purpose of prohibiting a covered entity from discriminating  
against an individual based on actual or perceived immigration status;  
restricting a covered entity from coordinating with federal immigration  
officials under certain circumstances; requiring a covered entity to adhere  
to certain data governance standards; requiring a covered entity to adopt a  
certain immigration action response plan; establishing policies and  
procedures for the Baltimore Police Department’s interactions with federal  
immigration officials; defining certain terms; providing for a special  
effective date; and generally relating to a covered entity’s interactions with  
federal immigration officials.  
Sponsors:  
Paris Gray, Mark Parker, Odette Ramos, Ryan Dorsey, Mark Conway, Sharon Green  
Middleton, John Bullock, Phylicia Porter, Zac Blanchard, Jermaine Jones, Antonio "Tony"  
Glover, Zeke Cohen, Danielle McCray, James Torrence  
May 8, 2026  
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  
26-0145  
Commercial Vehicle Parking  
FOR the purpose of amending the definition of “commercial vehicle”;  
prohibiting commercial vehicles from standing, stopping, or parking on City  
streets under certain circumstances; defining a certain term; and generally  
relating to commercial vehicles in the City.  
Sponsors:  
Ryan Dorsey, Mark Parker, Sharon Green Middleton, Paris Gray, John Bullock, Phylicia  
Porter, Zac Blanchard, Antonio "Tony" Glover, Odette Ramos, Zeke Cohen, Mark  
Conway  
Bills Introduced  
26-0188  
Ordinance of Estimates for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2027  
FOR the purpose of providing the appropriations estimated to be needed  
by each agency of the City of Baltimore for operating programs and capital  
projects during the Fiscal 2027 year.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE  
26-0189  
Annual Property Tax – Fiscal Year 2027  
FOR the purpose of providing a tax for the use of the Mayor and City  
Council of Baltimore for the period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027;  
and setting the semiannual payment service charge for that period.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE  
26-0190  
Charter Amendment – Budget and Procurement Reform  
FOR the purpose of amending certain processes, requirements, and  
permissions relating to the adoption and rejection of the City’s budget and  
certain tax rates; repealing certain procurement provisions and providing  
for their establishment by ordinance or regulation; removing certain  
improper, non-essential, obsolete, and redundant provisions; setting a  
special effective date; and submitting this amendment to the qualified  
voters of the City for adoption or rejection.  
Sponsors:  
Zeke Cohen  
CHARTER REVIEW SPECIAL COMMITTEE  
At the Request of the Charter Review Special Committee  
City Charter - Veto Reform  
26-0191  
Sponsors:  
Zeke Cohen  
CHARTER REVIEW SPECIAL COMMITTEE  
At the Request of the Charter Review Special Committee  
26-0192  
Charter Amendment – Minor Privileges  
FOR the purpose of providing for the grant of certain minor privilege rights  
under a process established by ordinance; removing certain improper,  
non-essential, obsolete, and redundant provisions; setting a special  
effective date; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the  
City for adoption or rejection.  
Sponsors:  
Zeke Cohen  
CHARTER REVIEW SPECIAL COMMITTEE  
At the Request of the Charter Review Special Committee  
26-0193  
Public Nuisances – Illegal Distribution or Manufacture of Cannabis or  
Controlled Dangerous Substances  
FOR the purpose of updating the applicability of public nuisance  
abatement to include certain additional offenses; referring certain public  
nuisance processes to the Department of Consumer Protection and  
Business Licensing; defining certain terms; generally relating to public  
nuisance abatement related to cannabis and controlled dangerous  
substances; and providing for the effective dates of this Ordinance.  
Sponsors:  
Antonio "Tony" Glover, Zeke Cohen  
COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS  
26-0194  
Municipal Identification Cards – Applications and Personal Information  
FOR the purpose of updating the application and approval process for  
obtaining a municipal identity card; making conforming changes; updating  
obsolete language; and generally relating to applications for municipal  
identity cards and an applicant’s personal information.  
Sponsors:  
Odette Ramos  
PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE  
At the Request of the Administration  
26-0195  
Zoning – Accessory Dwelling Units  
FOR the purpose of permitting an accessory dwelling unit on a property  
with a principal dwelling unit; defining accessory dwelling unit; establishing  
certain bulk and yard requirements for an accessory dwelling unit; allowing  
an accessory dwelling unit as a permitted encroachment to a required rear  
yard; and generally relating to accessory dwelling units.  
Sponsors:  
Ryan Dorsey  
LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE  
26-0196  
Zoning – Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling to 2  
Dwelling Units in the R-7 Zoning District – 2243 Eutaw Place  
FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the  
conversion of a single-family dwelling unit to 2 dwelling units on the  
property known as 2243 Eutaw Place (Block 3427, Lot 029), as outlined in  
red on the accompanying plat; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
James Torrence  
LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE  
26-0197  
RPP Area 48 (Riverside) – Revisions  
FOR the purpose of increasing the allotment of parking permits for  
churches and increasing the hours for those permits in the Parking  
Management Plan Restatement for RPP Area 48.  
Sponsors:  
Zac Blanchard  
LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE  
26-0198  
Rezoning – 505 E 28th Street, 507 E 28th Street, and 515 E 28th Street  
FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 505 E  
28th Street (Block 4071, Lot 020), 507 E 28th Street (Block 4071, Lot  
021), and 515 E 28th Street (Block 4071, Lot 025), as outlined in red on  
the accompanying plat, from the R-7 Zoning District to the IMU-1 Zoning  
District; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Odette Ramos  
LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE  
26-0199  
Charter Amendment – Repeal – Term Limits  
FOR the purpose of repealing term limits for Baltimore City elected  
officials, including the Mayor, Comptroller, City Council President, and City  
Council members; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of  
the City for adoption or rejection.  
Sponsors:  
Ryan Dorsey, Mark Parker  
CHARTER REVIEW SPECIAL COMMITTEE  
26-0200  
Operating Budget for the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners  
for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2027  
FOR the purpose of approving the budget estimated to be needed for the  
Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners for operating programs  
during Fiscal 2027; providing for certification of the approved budget to the  
State Superintendent of Schools; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Council President (Board of School Commissioners)  
BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE  
Consent Calendar  
(See Section A at back of Agenda)  
2R Second Reader  
Budget and Appropriations Committee  
26-0179  
Bond Issue – Affordable Housing Loan – $22,000,000  
FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore  
(pursuant to General Assembly House Resolution I and Senate Resolution  
I of 2026 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  
TWO Million ($22,000,000.00) from the sale of such certificates of  
indebtedness to 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 amortizing) 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 issuance of refunding bonds; 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 3rd day of November, 2026; 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:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
26-0180  
Bond Issue – School Loan – $60,000,000  
FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore  
(pursuant to General  
Assembly House Resolution II and Senate Resolution II of 2026 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 SIXTY Million Dollars  
($60,000,000.00) from the sale of such certificates of indebtedness to 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 for the modernization of 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 3rd day of  
November, 2026, 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:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
26-0181  
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 2026 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, with or without complementary  
funding sources, 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, sidewalks, utilities or services,  
parks or other recreational land or facilities, and other structures or  
improvements and for the construction, reconstruction, installation,  
relocation or repair of buildings, streets, highways, alleys, sidewalks,  
utilities or services, parks or other recreational land or facilities, 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; promoting economic inclusion and facilitating transformational  
change and achieving whole block outcomes; 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 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 3rd day of  
November, 2026; 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:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
26-0182  
Bond Issue – Public Infrastructure Loan – $148,000,000  
FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore  
(pursuant to General Assembly House Resolution IV and Senate  
Resolution IV of 2026 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 FORTY EIGHT Million Dollars  
($148,000,000.00) from the sale of such certificates of indebtedness to be  
used for the development of the public infrastructure owned or controlled by  
the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, 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,  
infrastructure 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, 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  
infrastructure, 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,  
reconstructed, 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 3rd day of November, 2026; 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:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
Housing and Economic Development Committee  
25-0088  
Taxes – Property Tax – Vacant Lots and Vacant Structures  
FOR the purpose of amending the special real property tax rate for vacant  
and abandoned property to include vacant lots; establishing a subclass of  
real property of vacant lots and vacant structures; applying a special real  
property tax rate to the subclass of real property; requiring the provision of  
notice of the special real property tax rate; providing for the promulgation of  
rules and regulations; requiring a certain annual report; defining certain  
terms; repealing certain sections of Ordinance 24-431 that ordained an  
abrogation date for the Ordinance; and generally relating to the special real  
property tax rate levied on vacant lots and vacant structures.  
Sponsors:  
Odette Ramos, Sharon Green Middleton, Paris Gray, John Bullock, Zac Blanchard,  
Jermaine Jones  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS  
Land Use and Transportation Committee  
25-0039  
City Streets – Closing – A 16 Foot Alley and a Portion of a 10 Foot Alley  
FOR the purpose of condemning and closing a 16 foot alley and a portion  
of a 10 foot alley bounded by Presstman Street, Brunt Street, Robert  
Street, and Pennsylvania Avenue, as shown on a plat numbered  
312-A-11A, 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 WITH AMENDMENTS  
25-0103  
Zoning – Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 3  
Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District – 1224 West Lafayette Avenue  
FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the  
conversion of a single-family dwelling unit into 3 dwelling units on the  
property known as 1224 West Lafayette Avenue (Block 0078, Lot 005), as  
outlined in red on the accompanying plat; and providing for a special  
effective date.  
Sponsors:  
John Bullock  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
25-0130  
City Streets – Closing – A Portion of Remington Avenue Bounded by West  
27th Street, Remington Avenue, West 28th Street, and Cresmont Avenue  
FOR the purpose of condemning and closing a portion of Remington  
Avenue bounded by West 27th Street, Remington Avenue, West 28th  
Street, and Cresmont Avenue as shown on a plat numbered 310 A 25A,  
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  
25-0131  
Sale of Property – A Portion of Remington Avenue  
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 portion of  
Remington Avenue bounded by West 27th Street, Remington Avenue,  
West 28th Street, and Cresmont Avenue; and providing for a special  
effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
25-0132  
City Streets – Closing – North Vincent Street, Forney Street, and a 2 Foot  
Alley  
FOR the purpose of condemning and closing North Vincent Street, Forney  
Street, and a 2 foot alley bounded by West Lexington Street, North Gilmor  
Street, West Fayette Street, and North Mount Street, as shown on a plat  
numbered 340-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  
25-0133  
City Streets – Opening – A Portion of Falls Road at the Intersection of  
West Coldspring Lane  
FOR the purpose of condemning and opening a portion of Falls Road  
located on the east side of Falls Road Northerly 135.5 Feet from the north  
side of West Coldspring Lane, as shown on a plat numbered 284 A 17A  
and dated March 1, 2025, 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  
25-0134  
City Streets – Closing – A Portion of Falls Road at the Intersection of West  
Coldspring Lane  
FOR the purpose of condemning and closing a portion of Falls Road  
located on the east side of Falls Road Northerly 135.5 Feet from the north  
side of West Coldspring Lane, as shown on a plat numbered 284 A 17A  
and dated March 1, 2025, 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  
25-0135  
Sale of Property – A Portion of Falls Road at the Intersection of West  
Coldspring 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 located  
at the east side of Falls Road Northerly 135.5 Feet from the north side of  
West Coldspring Lane and no longer needed for public use; and providing  
for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
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  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
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)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
25-0142  
Rezoning – 3605 Hickory Avenue  
FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 3605  
Hickory Avenue (Block 3539, Lot 003), as outlined in red on the  
accompanying plat, from the R-7 Zoning District to the IMU-1 Zoning  
District; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
James Torrence, Odette Ramos  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
26-0156  
Sale of Property – 6325 and 6327 Hudson Street and South Side Hudson  
Street, South West Corner, and Joplin 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 6325 Hudson Street (Block 6722, Lot 38), 6327 Hudson Street  
(Block 6722, Lot 39), and South Side Hudson Street, South West Corner,  
and Joplin Street (Block 6722, Lot 40) and is no longer needed for public  
use; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Office of the Comptroller)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
26-0157  
Private Detention Centers – Citywide Ban  
FOR the purpose of establishing a private detention center as a prohibited  
use Citywide; defining certain terms; making conforming changes; and  
providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Zeke Cohen, Mark Parker, Odette Ramos, Paris Gray, Mark Conway, Sharon Green  
Middleton, John Bullock, Zac Blanchard, Jermaine Jones, Antonio "Tony" Glover, Ryan  
Dorsey, James Torrence  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS  
26-0158  
Data Centers – Moratorium  
FOR the purpose of establishing a data center as a prohibited use  
Citywide; defining certain terms; making conforming changes; providing for  
a special effective date; and providing for the termination of certain  
provisions of this Ordinance.  
Sponsors:  
Zeke Cohen, Mark Parker, Ryan Dorsey, Mark Conway, Sharon Green Middleton,  
Phylicia Porter, Jermaine Jones, Antonio "Tony" Glover, Odette Ramos, Paris Gray, John  
Bullock, Zac Blanchard  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS  
3R Third Reader  
25-0100  
Children and Youth Fund – Updates  
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, Mark Conway, Zeke Cohen  
25-0114  
Zoning – Uses – Smoke Shop  
FOR the purpose of making smoke shops a conditional use by approval of  
the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals in all commercial zoning and  
mixed-use districts; setting use standards for smoke shops; making  
conforming changes; and defining certain terms.  
Sponsors:  
Zac Blanchard, Mark Parker, Ryan Dorsey, Mark Conway, Paris Gray, John Bullock,  
Jermaine Jones, Antonio "Tony" Glover, Odette Ramos, Zeke Cohen  
26-0172  
Charter Amendment - Charter Committee Recommendations  
For the purpose of amending certain processes, requirements, and  
permissions relating to the adoption and rejection of ordinances and  
resolutions, the City's budget, and establishing certain tax rates; providing  
for the grant of certain minor privilege rights under a process established  
by ordinance; removing certain improper, non-essential, obsolete, and  
redundant provisions; setting a special effective date; and submitting this  
amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.  
Sponsors:  
Zeke Cohen, Ryan Dorsey, Mark Conway, John Bullock, Phylicia Porter, Zac Blanchard,  
Jermaine Jones, Antonio "Tony" Glover, Odette Ramos  
At the Request of the Charter Review Special Committee  
Third Reader (Requires 12 votes for same-day advancement - Rule 12-1)  
26-0157  
Private Detention Centers – Citywide Ban  
FOR the purpose of establishing a private detention center as a prohibited  
use Citywide; defining certain terms; making conforming changes; and  
providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Zeke Cohen, Mark Parker, Odette Ramos, Paris Gray, Mark Conway, Sharon Green  
Middleton, John Bullock, Zac Blanchard, Jermaine Jones, Antonio "Tony" Glover, Ryan  
Dorsey, James Torrence  
26-0158  
Data Centers – Moratorium  
FOR the purpose of establishing a data center as a prohibited use  
Citywide; defining certain terms; making conforming changes; providing for  
a special effective date; and providing for the termination of certain  
provisions of this Ordinance.  
Sponsors:  
Zeke Cohen, Mark Parker, Ryan Dorsey, Mark Conway, Sharon Green Middleton,  
Phylicia Porter, Jermaine Jones, Antonio "Tony" Glover, Odette Ramos, Paris Gray, John  
Bullock, Zac Blanchard  
26-0179  
Bond Issue – Affordable Housing Loan – $22,000,000  
FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore  
(pursuant to General Assembly House Resolution I and Senate Resolution  
I of 2026 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  
TWO Million ($22,000,000.00) from the sale of such certificates of  
indebtedness to 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 amortizing) 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 issuance of refunding bonds; 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 3rd day of November, 2026; 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:  
City Council President (Administration)  
26-0180  
Bond Issue – School Loan – $60,000,000  
FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore  
(pursuant to General  
Assembly House Resolution II and Senate Resolution II of 2026 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 SIXTY Million Dollars  
($60,000,000.00) from the sale of such certificates of indebtedness to 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 for the modernization of 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 3rd day of  
November, 2026, 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:  
City Council President (Administration)  
26-0181  
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 2026 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, with or without complementary  
funding sources, 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, sidewalks, utilities or services,  
parks or other recreational land or facilities, and other structures or  
improvements and for the construction, reconstruction, installation,  
relocation or repair of buildings, streets, highways, alleys, sidewalks,  
utilities or services, parks or other recreational land or facilities, 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; promoting economic inclusion and facilitating transformational  
change and achieving whole block outcomes; 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 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 3rd day of  
November, 2026; 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:  
City Council President (Administration)  
26-0182  
Bond Issue – Public Infrastructure Loan – $148,000,000  
FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore  
(pursuant to General Assembly House Resolution IV and Senate  
Resolution IV of 2026 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 FORTY EIGHT Million Dollars  
($148,000,000.00) from the sale of such certificates of indebtedness to be  
used for the development of the public infrastructure owned or controlled by  
the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, 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,  
infrastructure 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, 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  
infrastructure, 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,  
reconstructed, 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 3rd day of November, 2026; 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:  
City Council President (Administration)  
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District Spotlight - 12th District  
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL  
WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2026, AT 5:00 P.M.  
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