City of Baltimore

City Council

City Hall, Room 408

100 North Holliday Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Meeting Agenda - Final

Monday, February 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

Rabbi Yoni Sonnenblick, Congregation Ohel Torah

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

Approval of the Journal

February 9, 2026

Bills Introduced

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

BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

At the request of: The Administration

26-0153

Measurement of Building Height – Gambrel Roofs

FOR the purpose of amending the calculation of building height

measurement for buildings with gambrel roofs.

Sponsors:

Mark Parker

LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

26-0154

Zoning – Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 2

Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District – Variance – 1610 E Chase

Street

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 1610 E Chase Street (Block

1164B, Lot 016), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; granting a

variance regarding certain bulk regulations (lot size area); and providing for

a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Jermaine Jones

LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

26-0155

Franchise – Installation of a Private 1 ½ Inch Diameter Sanitary Sewer –

South Newkirk Street

FOR the purpose of granting a franchise to SI Baltimore QOZB#1, LLC

(Developer’s Agreement #1757-A) to construct, use, and maintain a 1 ½

inch diameter sanitary sewer main, under South Newkirk Street, subject to

certain terms, conditions, and reservations; and providing for a special

effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

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)

LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

Resolutions Introduced

26-0047R

“Good Cause” Eviction – Request for State Action

FOR the purpose of calling on the Maryland General Assembly to pass HB

744/SB 462, Landlord and Tenant – Residential Leases and Holdover

Tenancies – Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction), which

would allow local jurisdictions to enact “good cause” eviction laws and

protect residents from arbitrary, discriminatory, or retaliatory displacement

from their homes and communities.

Sponsors:

Odette Ramos, Phylicia Porter

IMMEDIATE ADOPTION

26-0048R

Approving the Submission of an Application to the State of Maryland for

the Redesignation of Baltimore City’s Modified Consolidated Enterprise

Zone and its Focus Areas

FOR the purpose of approving the submission of an application to the

State of Maryland to redesignate Baltimore City’s modified Consolidated

Enterprise Zone and its Focus Areas.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

IMMEDIATE ADOPTION

26-0049R

Recognizing March 11 as National 311 Day

FOR the purpose of recognizing March 11 as National 311 Day in

Baltimore.

Sponsors:

Antonio "Tony" Glover, Phylicia Porter

IMMEDIATE ADOPTION

Consent Calendar

(See Section A at back of Agenda)

2R Second Reader

Budget & Appropriations Committee

25-0129

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)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

Land Use & Transportation Committee

25-0118

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

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

25-0139

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

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

3R Third Reader

25-0102

Charles Village Community Benefits District and Management Authority

FOR the purpose of renewing and continuing the Charles Village

Community Benefits District and Management Authority; providing for a

special effective date; and generally relating to the activities and authority

of the Charles Village Community Benefits District and Management

Authority.

Sponsors:

Odette Ramos, Jermaine Jones, Mark Parker

25-0138

Excise Tax Increase – Passenger-for-Hire Services

FOR the purpose of increasing the amount of tax imposed per trip for

passenger-for-hire services; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration), Ryan Dorsey, Paris Gray, Zac Blanchard

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