City of Baltimore

City Council

City Hall, Room 408

100 North Holliday Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Meeting Agenda - Final

Monday, June 24, 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

Pastor Alvin Gwynn, Leadenhall Baptist Church

Pledge of Allegiance

Showcase Baltimore

Recognizing Chloé Nicole

Roll Call

Approval of the Journal

Special Meeting - 6/17/24 - 5PM

Communications from the Mayor

Bills Signed by the Mayor

June 20, 2024 and June 24, 2024

24-0489

Children Youth and Families - Youth Commission - Amendment

For the purpose of amending the composition of the Youth Commission; providing for

the compensation of Commission members; providing for the selection of certain

officers; establishing the Executive Committee; providing for the membership and

duties of the Executive Committee; requiring the adoption of a constitution and

bylaws; updating the powers and duties of the Commission; providing for staff to the

Commission; requiring agency cooperation with the Commission; and generally

related to amending certain provisions related to the Commission.

Sponsors:

Sharon Green Middleton, Robert Stokes, Sr., President Nicholas J. Mosby, Zeke Cohen

24-0521

Ordinance of Estimates for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2025

For the purpose of providing the appropriations estimated to be needed by each

agency of the City of Baltimore for operating programs and capital projects during the

Fiscal 2025 year.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

24-0522

Annual Property Tax - Fiscal Year 2025

For the purpose of providing a tax for the use of the Mayor and City Council of

Baltimore for the period July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025; and setting the

semiannual payment service charge for that period.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

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

Executive Nominations

Mansur Abdul-Malik

Member - Baltimore City Inclusionary Housing Board - District 8

RULES AND LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Margaret Allen

Member - Baltimore City Inclusionary Housing Board - District 4

RULES AND LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Haki Shakur Ammi

Member - Civilian Review Board - District 8

RULES AND LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Ronnie Brown

Member - Civilian Review Board - District 4

RULES AND LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Catheryn Debevec

Member - LGBTQ Commission - District 12

RULES AND LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Shannon Harris

Member - Civilian Review Board - District 11

RULES AND LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Aaron Maybin

Member - Civilian Review Board - District 9

RULES AND LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Bills Introduced

24-0553

Mayor’s Anti-Animal Abuse Advisory Commission - Amendments

For the purpose of amending the composition of the Mayor’s Anti-Animal Abuse

Advisory Commission; altering procedures for meetings of the Commission; providing

for staff to the Commission; providing for a special effective date; and generally

relating to the Mayor’s Anti-Animal Abuse Advisory Commission.

Sponsors:

Administration City Council

ORDINANCE

At the request of: The Administration

HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE

24-0554

Building, Fire, and Related Codes - Corrective Amendment

For the purpose of correcting an amendment regarding permit extensions made during

the course of adopting the 2021 Edition of the Building, Fire, and Related Codes; and

providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

ORDINANCE

At the request of: Department of Housing and Community Development

RULES AND LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

24-0555

Zoning - Educational Campus Districts - Bulk and Yard Regulations -

Amendment

For the purpose of increasing the minimum yard requirements in the EC-2 District;

and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Odette Ramos

ORDINANCE

WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

24-0556

Fair Wages for Tipped Employees

For the purpose of limiting and phasing out the amount of tip credit an employer may

deduct from the hourly wage of a certain employee; requiring certain disclosures

before an employer may charge a consumer a service fee; requiring an employer to

submit a certain quarterly report to the Director of Finance; defining certain terms;

and generally relating to fair wages for tipped employees.

Sponsors:

John T. Bullock

ORDINANCE

WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

24-0557

Zoning - Conditional Use - Parking Lot (Principal Use) - 1200 Brentwood

Avenue

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

1200 Brentwood Avenue (Block 1152, Lot, 026), as outlined in red on the

accompanying plat; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Robert Stokes, Sr.

ORDINANCE

WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

24-0558

Repeal of Ordinance 95-572, as Amended by Ordinance 96-096 - Planned

Unit Development - Lighthouse Point

For the purpose of repealing Ordinance 95-572, as amended by Ordinance 96-096,

which designated certain properties a Business Planned Unit Development known as

Lighthouse Point; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Zeke Cohen

ORDINANCE

WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

Resolutions Introduced

24-0222R

Informational Hearing - Asset Forfeiture

For the purpose of requiring the Baltimore City Police Department, and inviting the

Office of State’s Attorney for Baltimore City, the Police Accountability Board, the

Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office, and relevant stakeholders, to appear before the City

Council to discuss Baltimore City Law enforcement’s polices and procedures for

safeguarding, accounting for, and disposing of property it confiscates, including

money, during the course of its work.

Sponsors:

Kristerfer Burnett, James Torrence

RESOLUTION

PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

24-0223R

Declaring Baltimore City a Sanctuary for Individuals Receiving

Gender-Affirming Care, Their Families, and Providers of Gender-Affirming

Care

For the purpose of declaring Baltimore City a sanctuary city for transgender and

nonbinary individuals and calling on all units of City government receiving City funds

to safeguard an individual’s right to gender-affirming health care by refraining from

using City funds or resources to impose criminal punishment, civil liability,

administrative penalties, or professional sanctions on recipients, the families of

recipients, or providers of gender-affirming health care.

Sponsors:

Zeke Cohen

RESOLUTION

IMMEDIATE ADOPTION

24-0224R

Honoring Carlton Ray Smith and Residents Impacted by the HIV/AIDS

Epidemic

For the purpose of honoring the advocacy of Carlton Ray Smith and affirming the

City’s commitment to relentlessly pursuing funding to provide HIV/AIDS treatment

and services to those in financial need.

Sponsors:

Zeke Cohen

RESOLUTION

IMMEDIATE ADOPTION

Consent Calendar

(See Section A at back of Agenda)

2R Second Reader

Education, Workforce, and Youth

23-0200R

Informational Hearing - School-based Health Clinics

For the purpose of inviting representatives from the Baltimore City Public School

System, the Baltimore Health Department, the Maryland Department of Health, the

Mayor’s Office of Children and Family Success, and other relevant stakeholders to

discuss the development, expansion, and preservation of school-based health clinics

throughout the Baltimore City Public School System.

Sponsors:

Phylicia Porter, John T. Bullock

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

3R Third Reader

Third Reader (for final passage)

24-0491

Footway Repairs - Citations and Billing

For the purpose of altering the notice and appeal time lines for certain footway

improvements, gradings, pavings, repavings, or repairs; excepting an assessment from

bearing interest under certain circumstances; making conforming changes; and

generally relating to the citation and billing process for footway repairs.

Sponsors:

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

24-0520

Parking Facilitators and Taxes

For the purpose of requiring online, mobile, and other third-party booking platforms

for parking spaces to pay the City parking tax required by City Code Article 28,

Subtitle 22 and defining certain terms.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

Bills Withdrawn

24-0503

Charter Amendment - Department of Finance

For the purpose of transferring the Department of Finance from Mayoral oversight to

the Office of the Comptroller; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of

the City for adoption or rejection.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Office of the Comptroller), Zeke Cohen

24-0543

Charter Amendment - Department of Audits

For the purpose of transferring the Department of Audits from the Office of the

Comptroller to the City Council; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters

of the City for adoption or rejection.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Office of the Comptroller)

Clearing of the Bill Status

Ordinances: 21-0048, 21-0163, 22-0253, 22-0283, 22-0288, 22-0320, 23-0329, 23-0364, 23-0376,

23-0398, 23-0402, 23-0415, 23-0434, 23-0442, 23-0453, 23-0472

Resolutions: 21-0004R, 21-0005R, 21-0027R, 21-0035R, 21-0046R, 21-0080R, 22-0095R, 22-0103R,

22-0107R, 22-0108R, 22-0114R, 22-0126R, 22-0128R, 22-0129R, 22-0138R, 22-0143R, 22-0148R,

23-0150R, 23-0152R, 23-0154R, 23-0157R, 23-0160R, 23-0163R, 23-0165R, 23-0176R, 23-0179R,

23-0180R, 23-0181R, 23-0185R, 23-0195R

Committee Announcements

Announcements

THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL

WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, JULY 22, 2024 AT 5:00 P.M.

Adjournment

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