City Council

City of Baltimore

City Hall, Room 408

100 North Holliday Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Meeting Minutes - Final

Budget & Appropriations Committee

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

9:10 AM

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CALL TO ORDER

INTRODUCTIONS

ATTENDANCE

5 -

Present

Danielle N. McCray, Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer, Sharon Green Middleton, Paris Gray,

and Antonio "Tony" Glover

ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING

25-0045

Supplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation –

Department of Recreation and Parks – Service 654 (Urban Forestry) –

$90,000

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary State Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $90,000 to the Department of Recreation

and Parks – Service 654 (Urban Forestry), to provide funding for

addressing the pressing concerns surrounding the detrimental impact of

deer on the forested natural areas within Baltimore City parks, particularly

those affecting forest ecology in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

(“EPA”) Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA”) Disadvantaged Communities; and

providing for a special effective date.

A motion was made by Chairwoman McCray, seconded by member Gray, that

Ordinance 25-0045 be Recommended Favorably with Amendments. The motion

carried the following vote:

5 - McCray, Schleifer, Middleton, Gray, and Glover

Yes:

25-0046

Supplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation –

Health Department (Service 723 - Advocacy for Seniors) – $90,236

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary State Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $90,236 to the Health Department – Service

723 (Advocacy for Seniors), to provide funding for assisting and guiding

care givers of persons with dementia, building community awareness of

dementia, and strengthening the ability of area agencies on aging to

provide services to the growing number of Marylanders with ADRD and

their family care givers; and providing for a special effective date.

A motion was made by Chairwoman McCray, seconded by member Middleton,

that Ordinance 25-0046 be Recommended Favorably with Amendments. The

motion carried the following vote:

5 - McCray, Schleifer, Middleton, Gray, and Glover

Yes:

25-0047

Supplementary Federal Fund Operating Appropriation –

M-R Office of Employment Development – Service 795

(Workforce Services for Baltimore Residents) – $206,822

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Federal Fund Operating

Appropriation in the

amount of $206,822 to the M-R Office of Employment Development –

Service 795 (Workforce Services for Baltimore Residents), to provide

funding for a Recovery-Friendly Workplace pilot (RFW) to educate the

business community about the benefits of providing resources for

employees struggling with substance use disorder, and for job seekers in

recovery that have barriers to employment because of their previous

struggles with substance use; and providing for a special effective date.

A motion was made by Chairwoman McCray, seconded by member Middleton,

that Ordinance 25-0047 be Recommended Favorably with Amendments. The

motion carried the following vote:

5 - McCray, Schleifer, Middleton, Gray, and Glover

25-0048

Supplementary Federal Fund Operating Appropriation –

M-R Office of Employment Development – Service 795

(Workforce Services for Baltimore Residents) – $1,375,655

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Federal Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $1,375,655 to the M-R Office of

Employment Development – Service 795 (Workforce Services for

Baltimore Residents), to provide funding for case management,

barrier removal, supportive services, and skills training to workers

dislocated by the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, as well as offering

occupational skills training to prepare workers to assist with disaster

recovery efforts and, eventually, the reconstruction of the bridge; and

providing for a special effective date.

A motion was made by Chairwoman McCray, seconded by member Middleton,

that Ordinance 25-0048 be Recommended Favorably with Amendments. The

motion carried the following vote:

5 - McCray, Schleifer, Middleton, Gray, and Glover

ADJOURNMENT