City of Baltimore  
City Council  
City Hall, Room 408  
100 North Holliday Street  
Baltimore, Maryland 21202  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Monday, December 18, 2023  
3:00 PM  
Special Meeting of the Baltimore City Council  
Du Burns Chambers, 4th Floor, City Hall  
Baltimore City Council  
Nicholas J. Mosby, President of the Council - District 1: Zeke Cohen - District 2:  
Danielle N. McCray - District 3: Ryan Dorsey - District 4: Mark Conway - District 5:  
Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer - District 6: Sharon Green Middleton - District 7: James  
Torrence - District 8: Kristerfer Burnett - District 9: John T. Bullock - District 10:  
Phylicia Porter - District 11: Eric T. Costello - District 12: Robert Stokes, Sr. - District  
13: Antonio Glover - District 14: Odette Ramos  
Call to Order  
Invocation  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Showcase Baltimore  
The Oldtown Gators Football and Cheer Program, this program is free and dedicated to helping boys  
and girls, 4-13, to strive for excellence by helping them make more positive and informed choices.  
Roll Call  
Approval of the Journal  
December 7, 2023  
Communications from the Mayor  
2R Second Reader  
Committee of the Whole  
23-0445  
Charter Amendment - Baltimore City Police Department  
For the purpose of establishing the objectives, powers, and duties of the  
Baltimore City Police Department; defining certain terms; creating the role of  
the Police Commissioner and establishing the Commissioner as the head of the  
Department; providing for the appointment and confirmation of the  
Commissioner; establishing the powers and duties of the Commissioner;  
establishing the powers and duties of police officers; providing for police  
officers’ enjoyment of certain immunities and defenses; and submitting this  
amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.  
Sponsors:  
Mark Conway, Administration City Council, President Nicholas J. Mosby  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS  
23-0449  
Public Safety - Baltimore City Police Department  
For the purpose of repealing Subtitle 16 of the Public Laws of Baltimore City;  
creating a new article in the Baltimore City Code designated “Police  
Department”; defining certain terms; requiring the promulgation of certain rules  
and regulations; requiring the Police Commissioner to maintain the records of  
the Department; requiring that the Department be composed of a certain  
percentage of civilian employees; establishing a procedure for redistricting  
police districts; providing for collective bargaining and negotiations relating to  
direct compensation of police officers; establishing certain provisions relating to  
the qualifications, appointment, promotion, and probation of police officers;  
permitting police officers to earn witness fees; providing for a special effective  
date; and generally relating to the Baltimore City Police Department.  
Sponsors:  
Mark Conway, Administration City Council, President Nicholas J. Mosby  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS  
Finance and Performance  
23-0457  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Board of  
Elections - $1,300,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $1,300,000 to the Board of Elections - Service  
899 (Fair Conduct of Elections), to provide funding for balancing the Board of  
Elections budget for Fiscal Year 2023 due to costs associated with the 2022  
Primary Election; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
23-0458  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - MR: Office of  
Cable and Communications - $300,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $300,000 to the MR: Office of Cable and  
Communications - Service 876 (Media Production), to provide funding for  
balancing the MR: Office of Cable and Communications budget for Fiscal Year  
2023 due to costs associated with staffing the service; and providing for a  
special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
23-0459  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Fire Department  
- $18,900,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $18,900,000 to the Fire Department - Service  
609 (Emergency Medical Services), to provide funding for balancing the Fire  
Department budget for Fiscal Year 2023 due to costs associated with staff  
overtime payments and contractual services to provide Basic Life Service  
ambulance services; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
23-0460  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Health  
Department - $12,300,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $12,300,000 to the Health Department - Service  
315 (Emergency Services), to provide funding for balancing the Health  
Department budget for Fiscal Year 2023 due to costs associated with provider  
contracts and support services related to COVID; and providing for a special  
effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
23-0461  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of  
Law - $1,900,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $1,900,000 to the Department of Law - Service  
860 (Administration-Law), to provide funding for balancing the Department of  
Law budget for Fiscal Year 2023 due legal fees and support services fees  
exceeding the adopted budget; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
23-0462  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Liquor License  
Board - $300,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $300,000 to the Liquor License Board - Service  
850 (Liquor Licensing), to provide funding for balancing the Liquor License  
Board budget for Fiscal Year 2023 due to costs associated with staff overtime  
payments; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
23-0463  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - MR: Office of  
Children and Family Success - $400,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $400,000 to the MR: Office of Children and  
Family Success - Service 109 (Administration-Children and Family Success), to  
provide funding for balancing the MR: Office of Children and Family Success  
budget for Fiscal Year 2023 due to costs associated with unplanned contractual  
staffing costs that were not fully offset by vacancy savings; and providing for a  
special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
23-0464  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of  
Public Works - $1,900,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $1,900,000 to the Department of Public Works -  
Service 663 (Waste Removal and Recycling), to provide funding for balancing  
the Department of Public Works budget for Fiscal Year 2023 due to landfill  
tipping fees and vehicle rental fees exceeding the adopted budget; and providing  
for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
Ways and Means  
23-0452  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - M-R: Arts and  
Culture - $581,334  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $581,334 to M-R: Arts and Culture - Service  
824 (Events: Art: Culture: and Film), to provide funding for general operations;  
and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
3R Third Reader  
Third Reader (requires invocation of CC Rule 12-1 for same day advance from  
2nd to 3rd Reader)  
23-0452  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - M-R: Arts and  
Culture - $581,334  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $581,334 to M-R: Arts and Culture - Service  
824 (Events: Art: Culture: and Film), to provide funding for general operations;  
and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
23-0445  
Charter Amendment - Baltimore City Police Department  
For the purpose of establishing the objectives, powers, and duties of the  
Baltimore City Police Department; defining certain terms; creating the role of  
the Police Commissioner and establishing the Commissioner as the head of the  
Department; providing for the appointment and confirmation of the  
Commissioner; establishing the powers and duties of the Commissioner;  
establishing the powers and duties of police officers; providing for police  
officers’ enjoyment of certain immunities and defenses; and submitting this  
amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.  
Sponsors:  
Mark Conway, Administration City Council, President Nicholas J. Mosby  
23-0449  
Public Safety - Baltimore City Police Department  
For the purpose of repealing Subtitle 16 of the Public Laws of Baltimore City;  
creating a new article in the Baltimore City Code designated “Police  
Department”; defining certain terms; requiring the promulgation of certain rules  
and regulations; requiring the Police Commissioner to maintain the records of  
the Department; requiring that the Department be composed of a certain  
percentage of civilian employees; establishing a procedure for redistricting  
police districts; providing for collective bargaining and negotiations relating to  
direct compensation of police officers; establishing certain provisions relating to  
the qualifications, appointment, promotion, and probation of police officers;  
permitting police officers to earn witness fees; providing for a special effective  
date; and generally relating to the Baltimore City Police Department.  
Sponsors:  
Mark Conway, Administration City Council, President Nicholas J. Mosby  
23-0457  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Board of  
Elections - $1,300,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $1,300,000 to the Board of Elections - Service  
899 (Fair Conduct of Elections), to provide funding for balancing the Board of  
Elections budget for Fiscal Year 2023 due to costs associated with the 2022  
Primary Election; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
23-0458  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - MR: Office of  
Cable and Communications - $300,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $300,000 to the MR: Office of Cable and  
Communications - Service 876 (Media Production), to provide funding for  
balancing the MR: Office of Cable and Communications budget for Fiscal Year  
2023 due to costs associated with staffing the service; and providing for a  
special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
23-0459  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Fire Department  
- $18,900,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $18,900,000 to the Fire Department - Service  
609 (Emergency Medical Services), to provide funding for balancing the Fire  
Department budget for Fiscal Year 2023 due to costs associated with staff  
overtime payments and contractual services to provide Basic Life Service  
ambulance services; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
23-0460  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Health  
Department - $12,300,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $12,300,000 to the Health Department - Service  
315 (Emergency Services), to provide funding for balancing the Health  
Department budget for Fiscal Year 2023 due to costs associated with provider  
contracts and support services related to COVID; and providing for a special  
effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
23-0461  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of  
Law - $1,900,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $1,900,000 to the Department of Law - Service  
860 (Administration-Law), to provide funding for balancing the Department of  
Law budget for Fiscal Year 2023 due legal fees and support services fees  
exceeding the adopted budget; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
23-0462  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Liquor License  
Board - $300,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $300,000 to the Liquor License Board - Service  
850 (Liquor Licensing), to provide funding for balancing the Liquor License  
Board budget for Fiscal Year 2023 due to costs associated with staff overtime  
payments; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
23-0463  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - MR: Office of  
Children and Family Success - $400,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $400,000 to the MR: Office of Children and  
Family Success - Service 109 (Administration-Children and Family Success), to  
provide funding for balancing the MR: Office of Children and Family Success  
budget for Fiscal Year 2023 due to costs associated with unplanned contractual  
staffing costs that were not fully offset by vacancy savings; and providing for a  
special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
23-0464  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of  
Public Works - $1,900,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $1,900,000 to the Department of Public Works -  
Service 663 (Waste Removal and Recycling), to provide funding for balancing  
the Department of Public Works budget for Fiscal Year 2023 due to landfill  
tipping fees and vehicle rental fees exceeding the adopted budget; and providing  
for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
Third Reader (for final passage)  
23-0408  
Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 2  
Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances - 1046 Brantley  
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 1046 Brantley Avenue (Block 0115, Lot 071), as outlined in  
red on the accompanying plat; and granting variances from certain bulk  
regulations (lot area size), and off-street parking requirements; and providing  
for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
John T. Bullock  
23-0425  
Improving Safety and Habitability in Supportive and Other Residential  
Housing  
For the purpose of defining the term “supportive housing facility” in the  
Baltimore City Building Code; requiring a permit before any person may  
transfer ownership or operation of certain property in certain circumstances;  
updating use and occupancy classifications; and categorizing congregate living  
facilities as rental dwellings and requiring their licensing.  
Sponsors:  
Administration City Council, Odette Ramos  
23-0440  
Sale of Property - Market Center Renewal Plan Area - 32 Properties  
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 properties that are  
located within that area formerly known as the Market Center Renewal Plan  
Area, originally established by Ordinance 77-579, as last amended by Ordinance  
18-214,.and are no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special  
effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Eric T. Costello  
Committee Announcements  
Announcements  
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL  
WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 2024 AT 5:00 P.M.  
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