City of Baltimore

City Council

City Hall, Room 408

100 North Holliday Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Meeting Agenda - Draft

Monday, March 23, 2026

5:00 PM

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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

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

Approval of the Journal

March 9, 2026

Bills Signed by the Mayor

March 18, 2026

Planned Unit Development – Designation – Tivoly Eco-Village

FOR the purpose of approving the application of Urban Green LLC, acting

as authorized agent of the owner of certain real property located at

2700-2798 Tivoly Avenue, 2701-2793 Tivoly Avenue, 2700-2770 Fenwick

Avenue, 1701-1711 28th Street, 1811-1813 28th Street, 2700-2740 Hugo

Avenue, and 2701-2735 Hugo Avenue, to have that property designated

Planned Unit Development; and approving the Development Plan

submitted by the applicant; and approving a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Odette Ramos

Supplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation – Department of

Recreation and Parks (Service 654 - Urban Forestry) – $415,146

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary State Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $415,146 to the Department of Recreation

and Parks – Service 654 (Urban Forestry), to provide funding for 2

positions, a job training program, and a green building class to expand the

Camp Small wood recycling operations in hopes of advancing Baltimore’s

sustainability and equity goals; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

Zoning – Rezoning – Conditional Use Conversion to a Commercial

Composting Facility – 6101 Bowleys Lane

FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 6101

Bowleys Lane (Block 6195, Lot 008), as outlined in red on the

accompanying plat from the OIC Zoning District to the IMU 2 Zoning

District; permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment,

maintenance, and operation of a commercial composting facility on the

same property; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration), Mark Parker

Executive Nominations

Jacia Falcon

EA26-0139

EA26-0140

EA26-0141

EA26-0142

EA26-0143

EA26-0144

Director - Department of Human Resources

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Tabitha Drum

Member - Baltimore City Veterans Commission

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Leon Pinkett

Member - Compensation Commission for Elected Officials

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Dan Kiselik

Member - Compensation Commission for Elected Officials

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Toni Moore-Duggan

Member - Board of Ethics

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Karenthia Barber

Member - Administrative Charging Committee

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Bills Introduced

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

LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

26-0159

Retirement Systems – Divestment from Private Detention Companies

FOR the purpose of requiring the trustee of the City’s Employees’

Retirement System and Elected Officials’ Retirement System to divest

funds from private detention companies; specifying the terms and time line

of the divestment; requiring a certain report; defining certain terms; and

providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Mark Conway

BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

26-0160

Firearm Dealers – Mental Health and Gun Safety – Required Posting

FOR the purpose of requiring a firearm dealer operating in Baltimore City

to provide suicide and self-harm prevention information and safe firearms

storage education materials at the point of sale; and providing for a special

effective date.

Sponsors:

Phylicia Porter

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

26-0161

City Streets – Renaming Eutaw Street to Eutaw Place

FOR the purpose of changing the name of Eutaw Street, between Dolphin

Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, to Eutaw Place.

Sponsors:

Zac Blanchard

LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

26-0162

Natural Resources – Forest and Tree Conservation – Conforming

Amendments

FOR the purpose of amending the Forest and Tree Conservation

provisions of Article 7 of the Baltimore City Code to comply with new State

requirements; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE

26-0163

Sale of Property – 221-233 N Gay Street, 300 N Front Street, 320 N Front

Street, and 332 N Front 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 221-233 N Gay Street (Block 1306C, Lot 23), 300 N Front

Street (Block 1306C, Lot 11), 320 N Front Street (Block 1306C, Lot 14),

and 332 N Front Street (Block 1306C, Lot 18) and is no longer needed for

public use; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Office of the Comptroller)

HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Resolutions Introduced

26-0050R

Informational Hearing – Data Centers – Community Impact and Use

Standards

FOR the purpose of inviting the Office of the People’s Counsel and the

Public Service Commission and requiring the Department of Planning,

Law Department, Department of Finance, Health Department, and the

Department of Public Works to appear before the City Council to discuss:

(1) the impact a data center may have on Baltimore City’s infrastructure,

environment, and its community as a whole; (2) best practices for data

center zoning, use standards, and other development standards; and (3)

which techniques and technologies are available to limit the public health

and environmental impact of these increasingly common facilities.

Sponsors:

Zac Blanchard, Phylicia Porter

PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE

26-0051R

Request for State Action – Authorize Beer and Wine Sales for Food

Retailers

FOR the purpose of calling on the General Assembly to pass legislation to

allow food retailers to sell beer and wine.

Sponsors:

Phylicia Porter, Antonio "Tony" Glover

IMMEDIATE ADOPTION

Consent Calendar

(See Section A at back of Agenda)

2R Second Reader

3R Third Reader

Zoning – Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling to 3

Dwelling Units in the R-7 Zoning District – 6901 Reisterstown Road

FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the

conversion of a single-family dwelling unit to 3 dwelling units in the R-7

Zoning District on the property known as 6901 Reisterstown Road (Block

4218D, Lot 001), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; and

providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer

Repeal of Ordinances 86-711 and 92-147 Planned Unit Development –

Mount Clare Junction

FOR the purpose of repealing Ordinance 86-711, as amended by

Ordinance 92-147, which designated certain properties a Business

Planned Unit Development known as Mount Clare Junction; and providing

for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Phylicia Porter

Sale of Property – 2405 Linden 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 located

at 2405 Linden Avenue (Block 3463A, Lot 008A) and no longer needed for

public use; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Office of the Comptroller)

Zoning – Conditional Use Live Entertainment – 1421 Ridgely Street

FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the

establishment, maintenance, and operation of the premises for live

entertainment on the property known as 1421 Ridgely Street (Block 0839,

Lot 004) in the C-4 Zoning District, as outlined in red on the accompanying

plat; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Phylicia Porter

Rezoning – 4188 ½ O’Donnell Street and Block 6543A, Lot 001B

FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 4188

½ O’Donnell Street (Block 6543A, Lot 001A) and Block 6543A, Lot 001B,

as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the I-2 Zoning District to

the C-2 Zoning District; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Mark Parker

Bills Withdrawn

Committee Announcements

Announcements

THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL

WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2026, AT 5:00 P.M.

Adjournment

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