Call to Order

Invocation

Pledge of Allegiance

Showcase Baltimore

Roll Call

Approval of the Journal

Special Meeting, May 1, 2024, 5:00 P.M.

Communications from the Mayor

Bills Signed by the Mayor

May 16, 2024

22-0273

Sale of Property - 3750 Greenspring 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 that is located at 3750

Greenspring Avenue (Block 3327E; Lot 001) and is no longer needed for public use;

and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

24-0493

Sale of Property - 1807 Harlem 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 that is located at 1807

Harlem Avenue (Block 0108, Lot 030) and is no longer needed for public use; and

providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

Bills Introduced

24-0523

Operating Budget for the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners for

the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2025

For the purpose of approving the budget estimated to be needed for the Baltimore

City Board of School Commissioners for operating programs during Fiscal 2025;

providing for certification of the approved budget to the State Superintendent of

Schools; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Administration City Council

MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION

At the request of: Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners

WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

24-0524

Charter Amendment - Board of Estimates - Revenue Certification

For the purpose of requiring the Board of Estimates to hold a certain hearing to

present certain fiscal estimates; requiring the Board to provide certain final fiscal

estimates; making conforming changes; and submitting this amendment to the qualified

voters of the City for adoption or rejection.

Sponsors:

President Nicholas J. Mosby

MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION

RULES AND LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

24-0525

Charter Amendment - Board of Finance - Membership

For the purpose of expanding the membership of the Board of Finance; establishing

terms for appointed members of the Board; providing for the election of a Chair and

Vice-Chair; establishing rules for quorum and voting; and submitting this amendment

to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.

Sponsors:

President Nicholas J. Mosby

MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION

RULES AND LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

24-0526

Charter Amendment - Board of Estimates - Membership

For the purpose of amending the membership of the Board of Estimates; making

conforming changes; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City

for adoption or rejection.

Sponsors:

President Nicholas J. Mosby

MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION

RULES AND LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

24-0527

Charter Amendment - City Council - Director of Budget and Finance

For the purpose of authorizing the City Council to retain the services of an

independent director budget and finance; providing for the qualifications and term of

that director; specifying the duties of that director; providing for the director’s

compensation and expenses; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of

the City for adoption or rejection.

Sponsors:

President Nicholas J. Mosby

MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION

RULES AND LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

24-0528

Charter Amendment - Board of Estimates - Budget Schedule

For the purpose of establishing a date certain when the Board of Estimates shall

deliver the Ordinance of Estimates to the City Council; making conforming changes;

and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or

rejection.

Sponsors:

President Nicholas J. Mosby

MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION

RULES AND LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

24-0529

Transit-Oriented Development - Reisterstown Plaza - Amendment

For the purpose of amending Ordinance 23-232; supporting the designation of an

expanded State Transit-Oriented Development for Reisterstown Plaza, the area

surrounding and including the Reisterstown Plaza metro Subway Link Station; and

providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer, City Council President (Administration)

MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION

At the request of: Department of Transportation

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

24-0530

Transit-Oriented Development - West Baltimore

For the purpose of supporting a State Transit-Oriented Development designation for

the area surrounding and including the West Baltimore MARC Station; and providing

for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

John T. Bullock, City Council President (Administration)

MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION

At the request of: Department of Transportation

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

24-0531

Midtown Community Benefits District and Management Authority - Renewal

Through June 30, 2028

For the purpose of reviewing, renewing and continuing the Midtown Community

Benefits District and the Midtown Community Benefits Management Authority;

providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the activities and

authority of the Midtown Community Benefits District and the Midtown Community

Benefits Management Authority.

Sponsors:

Eric T. Costello

MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

24-0532

Fire and Police Employees’ Retirement System - Benefits Enhancements

FOR the purpose of amending certain provisions of the Fire and Police Employees’

Retirement System; changing the definition of “average final compensation”; providing

a new deferred vested benefit; eliminating the 2-year waiting period for

commencement of post-retirement benefit increases; repealing obsolete provisions

relating to post-retirement benefit increases; changing the interest earned on DROP 2

accounts; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the Fire and

Police Employees’ Retirement System.

Sponsors:

Administration City Council

ORDINANCE

At the request of: Office of the Mayor

EDUCATION, WORKFORCE, AND YOUTH COMMITTEE

24-0534

Bond Issue - Affordable Housing Loan - $20,000,000

For the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (pursuant to

General Assembly House Resolution I and Senate Resolution I of 2024 approved by

the members of the Maryland General Assembly representing Baltimore City) to

create a debt, and to issue and sell, at any time or from time to time and in one or

more series its certificates of indebtedness as evidence thereof, and proceeds not

exceeding TWENTY Million ($20,000,000.00) from the sale of such certificates of

indebtedness to be used for the cost of issuance, including the expense of engraving,

printing, advertising, attorneys’ fees, and all other incidental expenses connected

therewith (which may include the proportion of the compensation of employees and

general administrative expenses of the Department of Finance reasonably allocated to

the issuance of the bonds); and the remainder of such proceeds shall be used for or in

connection with planning, developing, executing, and making operative the Affordable

Housing program of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, including, but not

limited to, the acquisition, by purchase, lease, condemnation or any other legal means,

of land or property, or any right, interest, franchise, easement or privilege therein, in

the City of Baltimore; the payment of any and all costs and expenses incurred in

connection with or incidental to the acquisition and management of said land or

property, including any and all rights of interest therein hereinbefore mentioned; the

payment of any and all costs and expenses incurred for or in connection with

relocating and moving persons or other legal entities displaced by the acquisition of

said land or property, or any of the rights or interest therein hereinbefore mentioned,

in the City of Baltimore; the development or redevelopment, including, but not limited

to, the comprehensive renovation or rehabilitation of, any land or property, or any

rights or interests therein hereinbefore mentioned, in the City of Baltimore, and the

disposition of land and property for such purposes; costs related to the rehabilitation

and new construction of and operation of rental and homeownership developments,

such costs to include but not be limited to relocation assistance, rental payment and

home purchase assistance, housing counseling and project financing comprised of

loans(including forgivable or fully amoritizing) or grants or other related activities and

buyer education assistance, and activities to support the orderly and sustainable

planning, preservation, rehabilitation, and development of economically diverse

housing in City neighborhoods; support for the Affordable Housing Trust Fund; the

elimination of unhealthful, unsanitary or unsafe conditions, lessening density, eliminating

obsolete or other uses detrimental to the public welfare or otherwise removing or

preventing the spread of blight or deterioration in the City of Baltimore; the

demolition, removal, relocation, renovation or alteration of land, buildings, streets,

highways, alleys, utilities or services, and other structures or improvements, and for

the construction, reconstruction, installation, relocation or repair of buildings, streets,

highways, alleys, utilities or services, and other structures or improvements; the

payment of any and all costs and expenses incurred for, or in connection with, doing

any or all of the things herein mentioned, including, but not limited to, the costs and

expenses of securing administrative, appraisal, economic analysis, engineering,

planning, designing, architectural, surveying, and other professional services; and for

doing any and all things necessary, proper or expedient in connection with or

pertaining to any or all of the matters or things hereinbefore mentioned; authorizing the

submission of this Ordinance to the legal voters of the City of Baltimore, for their

approval or disapproval, at the General Election to be held in Baltimore City, on

Tuesday, the 5th day of November, 2024; and providing generally for the issuance

and sale of such certificates of indebtedness in accordance with the provisions of the

Charter of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, and by the municipal agency

designated in the annual Ordinance of Estimates of the Mayor and City Council of

Baltimore.

Sponsors:

Administration City Council

ORDINANCE

At the request of: Department of Planning

WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

24-0535

Bond Issue - School Loan - $55,000,000

For the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (pursuant to

General Assembly House Resolution II and Senate Resolution II of 2024 approved

by the members of the Maryland General Assembly representing Baltimore City) to

create a debt, and to issue and sell, at any time or from time to time and in one or

more series its certificates of indebtedness as evidence thereof, and proceeds not

exceeding FIFTY-FIVE Million Dollars ($55,000,000.00) from the sale of such

certificates of indebtedness to be used for the cost of issuance, including the expense

of engraving, printing, advertising, attorneys’ fees, and all other incidental expenses

connected therewith (which may include the proportion of the compensation of

employees and general administrative expenses of the Department of Finance

reasonably allocated to the issuance of the bonds); and the remainder of such

proceeds shall be used for the acquisition, by purchase, lease, condemnation or any

other legal means, of land or property, or any rights therein, in the City of Baltimore,

and demolishing, constructing and erecting on said land or property, or on any land or

property now or hereafter owned by the Baltimore City Board of School

Commissioners and/or the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, new school

buildings, athletic and other auxiliary facilities including community health and

recreation facilities, and for additions and improvements to, or the modernization or

reconstruction of, including the inspection, removal, encapsulation, management,

containment and abatement of asbestos from existing facilities, and for equipment for

any and all new or existing facilities authorized to be constructed, erected, added,

improved, modernized or reconstructed by the provisions hereof; the payment of any

and all costs and expenses incurred for or in connection with doing any or all of the

things herein mentioned, including, but not limited to, the costs and expenses of

securing administrative, appraisal, economic analysis, engineering, planning, designing,

architectural, surveying, and other professional services, including, without limitation,

services relating to planning for future projects of the same general character which

may be constructed out of future loans; and for doing any and all things necessary,

proper or expedient in connection with or pertaining to any or all of the matters or

things hereinbefore mentioned; authorizing the issuance of refunding bonds; conferring

certain powers upon the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners; imposing

certain conditions in connection with the expenditure of the proceeds derived from the

sale of said certificates of indebtedness; conferring and imposing upon the Board of

Finance of Baltimore City certain powers and duties; authorizing the submission of this

Ordinance to the legal voters of the City of Baltimore, for their approval or

disapproval, at the Election to be held on Tuesday, the 5th day of November, 2024,

and providing for the expenditure of the proceeds of sale of said certificates of

indebtedness in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the Mayor and City

Council of Baltimore, and by the municipal agency designated in the annual Ordinance

of Estimates of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore.

Sponsors:

Administration City Council

ORDINANCE

At the request of: Department of Planning

WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

24-0536

Bond Issue - Community and Economic Development Loan - $50,000,000

For the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (pursuant to

General Assembly House Resolution III and Senate Resolution III of 2024 approved

by the members of the Maryland General Assembly representing Baltimore City) to

create a debt, and to issue and sell its certificates of indebtedness as evidence thereof,

and proceeds not exceeding FIFTY Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00) from the sale

of such certificates of indebtedness to be used for the cost of issuance, including the

expense of engraving, printing, advertising, attorneys’ fees, and all other incidental

expenses connected therewith (which may include the proportion of the compensation

of employees and general administrative expenses of the Department of Finance

reasonably allocated to the issuance of the bonds); and the remainder of such

proceeds to be used for or in connection with planning, developing, executing, and

making operative the community, commercial and industrial economic development

programs of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, including, but not limited to,

the acquisition, by purchase, lease, condemnation or any other legal means, of land or

property, or any right, interest, franchise, easement or privilege therein, in the City of

Baltimore; the payment of any and all costs and expenses incurred in connection with

or incidental to the acquisition and management of said land or property, including any

and all rights or interest therein hereinbefore mentioned; the payment of any and all

costs and expenses incurred for or in connection with relocating and moving persons

or other legal entities displaced by the acquisition of said land or property, or any of

the rights or interest therein hereinbefore mentioned; the development or

redevelopment, including, but not limited to, the comprehensive renovation or

rehabilitation of any land or property, or any rights or interests therein hereinbefore

mentioned, in the City of Baltimore; and the disposition of land and property for such

purposes; the elimination of unhealthful, unsanitary, or unsafe conditions, lessening

density, eliminating obsolete or other uses detrimental to the public welfare or

otherwise removing or preventing the spread of blight or deterioration in the City of

Baltimore; building from strength; stabilizing middle neighborhoods, strengthening

neighborhood retail corridors, the creation of healthy, sanitary, and safe, and green

conditions in the City of Baltimore; the demolition, removal, relocation, renovation or

alteration of land, buildings, streets, highways, alleys, utilities or services, and other

structures or improvements and for the construction, reconstruction , installation,

relocation or repair of buildings, streets, highways, alleys, utilities or services, and

other structures or improvements; making loans and grants to various projects and

programs related to growing businesses in the City; attracting and retaining jobs;

providing homeownership incentives and home repair assistance; making loans and

grants to various projects and programs related to improving the cultural life and

promotion of tourism in Baltimore City; and the lending or granting of funds to any

person or other legal entity to be used for or in connection with the rehabilitation,

renovation, redevelopment, improvement or construction of buildings and structures

to be used or occupied for residential or commercial purposes and the payment of

any and all costs and expenses incurred for, or in connection with, doing any or all of

the things herein mentioned, including, but not limited to, the costs and expenses of

securing administrative, appraisal, economic analysis, engineering, planning, designing,

architectural, surveying, and other professional services; and for doing any and all

things necessary, proper, or expedient in connection with or pertaining to any or all of

the matters or things hereinbefore mentioned; all such land or property shall be

acquired, developed, redeveloped, renovated, rehabilitated, altered, improved, held

or disposed of, as provided by law; authorizing the issuance of refunding bonds;

conferring and imposing upon the Board of Finance of Baltimore City certain powers

24-0537

Bond Issue - Public Infrastructure Loan - $125,000,000

For the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (pursuant to

General Assembly House Resolution IV and Senate Resolution IV of 2024 approved

by the members of the Maryland General Assembly representing Baltimore City) to

create a debt, and to issue and sell its certificates of indebtedness as evidence thereof,

and proceeds not exceeding ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE Million Dollars

($125,000,000.00) from the sale of such certificates of indebtedness to be used for

the cost of issuance, including the expense of engraving, printing, advertising,

attorneys’ fees, and all other incidental expenses connected therewith (which may

include the proportion of the compensation of employees and general administrative

expenses of the Department of Finance reasonably allocated to the issuance of the

bonds); for the development of the public infrastructure owned or controlled by the

Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and the Enoch Pratt Free Library, and the

construction and development of streets, bridges, courthouses, city office buildings,

police stations, fire stations, solid waste facilities, information technology, public park

and recreational and related land, property, buildings, structures or facilities including

but not limited to, the acquisition by purchase, lease, condemnation or any other legal

means, of land or property, or any rights therein, in the City of Baltimore, and

constructing and erecting on said land or property, or on any land or property, new

buildings, structures, and auxiliary facilities; and for the renovation, alteration,

construction, reconstruction, installation, improvement and repair of existing

infrastructure, buildings, structures or facilities, to be or now being used for or in

connection with the operations, functions and activities of the Mayor and City Council

of Baltimore and the Enoch Pratt Free Library, the demolition, removal, relocation,

renovation or alteration of land, buildings, streets, highways, alleys, utilities or

services, and other structures or improvements, and for the construction,

reconstruction, installation, relocation or repair of buildings, streets, highways, alleys,

utilities or services, including information technology infrastucture, and other structures

or improvements; for the acquisition and installation of trees or for tree planting

programs; and for the acquisition and installation of equipment and fixtures for any

and all facilities authorized to be constructed, erected, altered, reconstructed,

renovated, installed or improved by the provisions hereof; the payment of any and all

costs and expenses incurred for or in connection with doing any or all of the things

herein mentioned, including but not limited to, the costs and expenses of securing

administrative, appraisal, economic analysis, engineering, planning, designing,

architectural, surveying and other professional services; and for doing any and all

things necessary, proper or expedient in connection with or pertaining to any or all of

the matters or things hereinbefore mentioned; authorizing the issuance of refunding

bonds; conferring and imposing upon the Board of Finance of Baltimore City certain

powers and duties; authorizing the submission of this Ordinance to the legal voters of

the City of Baltimore, for their approval or disapproval, at the General Election to be

held in Baltimore City on Tuesday, the 5th day of November, 2024; and providing for

the expenditure of the proceeds of sale of said certificates of indebtedness in

accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the Mayor and City Council of

Baltimore, and by the municipal agency designated in the annual Ordinance of

Estimates of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore.

Sponsors:

Administration City Council

ORDINANCE

At the request of: Department of Planning

WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

24-0538

Sale of Property - 411 East Old Cold Spring Lane

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 411

East Old Cold Spring Lane (Block 5070A, Lot 022) and is no longer needed for

public use; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Mark Conway, City Council President (Administration)

ORDINANCE

At the request of: Department of Housing and Community Development

WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

24-0539

City Streets - Renaming Cromwell Street to Vision Street

For the purpose of changing the name of Cromwell Street, between Clarkson Street

and McComas Street, to Vision Street.

Sponsors:

Eric T. Costello

ORDINANCE

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

24-0540

Urban Renewal - Coldstream Homestead Montebello - Amendment ___

For the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Coldstream Homestead

Montebello to prohibit development of multi-family dwelling units within the Project

Area; 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:

Odette Ramos

ORDINANCE

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

24-0541

Real Estate Practices - Disclosures - Urban Renewal Plans

For the purpose of requiring certain disclosures in order to sell a property that is

located in an area subject to an Urban Renewal Plan; defining certain terms; and

providing for certain penalties.

Sponsors:

Odette Ramos

ORDINANCE

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

24-0542

Rezoning - 3701-3733 Towanda Avenue

For the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 3701-3733

Towanda Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the R-6 Zoning

District to the C-1 Zoning District.

Sponsors:

Sharon Green Middleton

ORDINANCE

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Resolutions Introduced

24-0219R

Informational Hearing - Citywide Rat Abatement Efforts

For the purpose of inviting representatives from the Baltimore City Health

Department, the Department of Public Works, and the Department of Housing and

Community Development to discuss citywide rat abatement efforts, including reducing

the rodent population, collaboration of City agencies on coordinated abatement

measures, and the status of the Health Department’s Bureau of Vector Control.

Sponsors:

Phylicia Porter

RESOLUTION

HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE

Consent Calendar

(See Section A at back of Agenda)

2R Second Reader

Rules and Legislative Oversight

24-0502

Building, Fire, and Related Codes - 2021 Edition

For the purpose of adopting a revised Building, Fire, and Related Codes Article,

comprising the Maryland Building Performance Standards (effective May 29, 2023),

the International Building Code (2021 Edition), the National Electrical Code (2020

Edition), the International Fuel Gas Code (2021 Edition), the International

Mechanical Code (2021 Edition), the International Plumbing Code (2021 Edition),

the International Property Maintenance Code (2021 Edition), the International Fire

Code (2021 Edition), the International Energy Conservation Code (2021 Edition),

the International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings (2021

Edition), the International Green Conservation Code (2021 Edition), and the

International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (2021 Edition), all as supplemented,

amended, or otherwise modified by this Ordinance; providing for the effect,

construction, and effective date of these new standards and codes; conforming,

correcting, and clarifying certain language; providing for a special effective date; and

generally relating to the adoption of new building, fire, property maintenance,

electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and related codes for Baltimore City.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

3R Third Reader

Third Reader (requires invocation of CC Rule 12-1 for same day advance from 2nd to

3rd Reader)