City of Baltimore

City Council

City Hall, Room 408

100 North Holliday Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Meeting Agenda - Final

Monday, November 4, 2024

5:00 PM

City Hall, 4th Floor, Du Burns Chambers

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

Roll Call

Approval of the Journal

October 21, 2024

Communications from the Mayor

Bills Signed by the Mayor

October 21, 2024 and November 4, 2024

23-0357

Strengthening Renters’ Safety Act

For the purpose of establishing a priority inspection; establishing criteria for priority

dwellings and priority inspections; requiring the Commissioner of the Department of

Housing and Community Development to post certain notices; amending certain rental

dwelling license application requirements; amending certain prerequisites for new and

renewed rental dwelling licenses; amending license fees; updating inspection

requirements; requiring the posting of license numbers; updating causes for denial,

suspension, or revocation of a license; bolstering public access to information;

authorizing the initiation of enforcement of the subtitle by complaint; providing for

certain data collection; establishing the Baltimore City Rental Licensing and Inspection

Task Force; providing for the composition, terms, and organization of the Task

Force, establishing the duties of the Task Force, adding a civil citation fine for

violating of licensing requirements; requiring annual reporting; amending certain

definitions; providing a time period when the Task Force shall first convene; and

providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Zeke Cohen, James Torrence, Odette Ramos, Kristerfer Burnett, Ryan Dorsey, John T.

Bullock, Antonio Glover

23-0392

Sale of Property - A Portion of Boston 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 known as the

former bed of a portion of Boston Street, bounded by the east side of Haven Street,

the southernmost property line of 1201 South Haven, LLC, the west side of Canton

Railroad Right-of-Way, and the north side of Boston Street, and no longer needed

for public use; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

24-0585

Supplementary Special Revenue Fund Operating Appropriation - M-R:

Miscellaneous General Expenses - $2,165,000

For the purpose of providing a Supplementary Special Revenue Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $2,165,000.00 to M-R: Miscellaneous General

Expenses - Service 122 (Miscellaneous General Expenses), Project Fund

6000-SPC006011-RC0609 (SI002046 - Baltimore County - Center Place Road

Extension Project), to provide funding for the purchase of real property; and

providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

Executive Nominations

EA24-0260

Danise A. Jones-Dorsey

Member - Community Reinvestment and Reparations Commission -

District 2

RULES AND LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Resolutions Introduced

24-0234R

Request for State Action - Maryland Railway Safety Act

For the purpose of supporting the introduction, passage, and enrollment of the

Maryland Railway Safety Act.

Sponsors:

Phylicia Porter

RESOLUTION

IMMEDIATE ADOPTION

Consent Calendar

(See Section A at back of Agenda)

2R Second Reader

Public Safety and Government Operations

24-0507

Study and Report - Infrastructure and Urban Meadows

For the purpose of requiring the Baltimore City Administrator, the Baltimore Office of

Sustainability, and the Baltimore Commission on Sustainability to submit a report to

the Mayor and City Council assessing the costs and benefits of installing and

maintaining 100 acres of low-maintenance and self-sustaining native plant communities

(otherwise known as “urban meadows”) and mapping vacant lots and existing areas

with packed dirt that could be transformed into urban meadows; and providing for a

special effective date.

Sponsors:

Mark Conway

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

24-0233R

Informational Hearing - Department of Transportation - Street Paving

Timelines

For the purpose of requiring the Director of the Department of Transportation and

inviting utility partners to discuss the schedule for road resurfacing and the manner by

which the repaving schedule is developed and communicated to affected communities.

Sponsors:

Mark Conway

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

Ways and Means

24-0516

Zoning - Conditional Use - Parking Lot (Principal Use) - 1211 Jefferson 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

1211 Jefferson Street (Block 1295, Lot, 001G), as outlined in red on the

accompanying plat; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Robert Stokes, Sr.

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

24-0533

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

Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances - 15 North Stricker

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 15 North Stricker Street (Block 0197, Lot 020), as outlined in red on the

accompanying plat; and granting variances from off-street parking requirements; and

providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

John T. Bullock

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

24-0573

Repeal of Ordinance 04-824 - Planned Unit Development - 1901 Light Street,

1921 Light Street, Bed of Johnson Street, and Block 1947, Lot 1

For the purpose of repealing Ordinance 04-824, which designated certain property

located at 1901 Light Street, 1921 Light Street, Bed of Johnson Street, and Block

1947, Lot 1 a Residential Planned Unit Development; and providing for a special

effective date.

Sponsors:

24-0583

Sponsors:

24-0586

Eric T. Costello

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

The 2024 Comprehensive Master Plan for the City of Baltimore

For the purpose of reviewing, revising, and adopting the 2024 Comprehensive

Master Plan for the City of Baltimore; and providing for a special effective date.

City Council President (Administration)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

Urban Renewal - Oldtown Mall - Amendment 11

For the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Oldtown Mall to strike all

provisions of the Plan other than those pertaining to authority over disposition; waiving

certain content and procedural requirements; making the provisions of this Ordinance

severable; providing for the application of this Ordinance in conjunction with certain

other ordinances; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Robert Stokes, Sr.

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

24-0588

Area of Special Signage Control - Designation - Stadium Area

For the purpose of approving the application of the Baltimore Ravens Limited

Partnership to designate an Area of Special Signage Control known as the Stadium

Area District; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Phylicia Porter

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

24-0589

Rezoning - 601 West West Street (Lot N), 616 West West Street (Lot NN),

and 701 West Ostend Street (Lot O)

For the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 601 West West

Street (Lot N) (Block 0688C, Lot 019), and 616 West West Street (Lot NN)

(Block 0688C, Lot 009), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the C-4

Zoning District to the C-5-DC Zoning District, and the property known as 701 West

Ostend Street (Lot O) (Block 0954, Lot 001), as outlined in red on the

accompanying plat, from the I-2 Zoning District to the C-5-DC Zoning District; and

providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Phylicia Porter

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

24-0590

Zoning - Sign Regulations - C-5-DC Zoning District - Amendment

For the purpose of amending sign regulations to permit the sign type “Freestanding

(Pole)” in an Area of Special Signage Control within the C-5-DC Zoning District; and

providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Phylicia Porter

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

24-0591

Rezoning - 121 Riverside Road

For the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 121 Riverside

Road (Block 7027D, Lot 001), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the

R-6 Zoning District to the IMU-1 Zoning District; and providing for a special effective

date.

Sponsors:

Phylicia Porter

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

24-0601

Property Taxes - Special Rate for Vacant and Abandoned Property

For the purpose of requiring a special property tax rate for vacant and abandoned

property; providing for the promulgation of rules and regulations; requiring a certain

notice be sent to owners of real property within the City limits; requiring a certain

annual report; defining certain terms; providing for a special effective date; and

generally relating to the property tax levied on vacant and abandoned property.

Sponsors:

President Nicholas J. Mosby, Odette Ramos, Eric T. Costello, Zeke Cohen, Ryan

Dorsey, Mark Conway, Sharon Green Middleton, James Torrence, John T. Bullock,

Robert Stokes, Sr., Antonio Glover, Phylicia Porter, Kristerfer Burnett, Isaac "Yitzy"

Schleifer, Danielle N. McCray

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

24-0602

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.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

24-0603

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.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

24-0604

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.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

24-0605

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.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

24-0606

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.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

24-0607

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.

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)