City of Baltimore

City Council

City Hall, Room 408

100 North Holliday Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Meeting Agenda - Draft

Monday, March 9, 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

Invocation

Rev. Monique Lemmon, Empowering Ministries Outreach Center

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

Approval of the Journal

February 23, 2026

Bills Signed by the Mayor

February 24, 2026

25-0056

Zoning – Conditional Use – Parking Lot (Principal Use) – Variances

702 Mura 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 702 Mura Street (Block 1155, Lot 101), as

outlined in red on the accompanying plat; granting certain variances

from minimum lot area, minimum interior side yard, and minimum rear

yard requirements; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Jermaine Jones

25-0096

Parking for Disabled Individuals and Helpers – Modifications

FOR the purpose of removing certain permit renewal requirements for

an individual with a disability; allowing a certain individual to submit

notice to the Department of Transportation that a reserved parking

permit is no longer needed; removing certain obsolete language; and

generally relating to parking for disabled persons and helpers.

Sponsors:

Paris Gray, Mark Parker, Ryan Dorsey, Mark Conway, James Torrence, John Bullock,

Phylicia Porter, Zac Blanchard, Odette Ramos

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

25-0120

Supplementary Mayoralty Capital Project Fund Capital Appropriation –

Baltimore City Information Technology – $13,650,000

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Mayoralty Capital

Project Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $13,650,000 to the

Baltimore City Information Technology – PRJ002423 911111 127-116

(Broadband for Public Housing Sites), to provide funding for the

Memorandum of Understanding between the City and the Housing

Authority of Baltimore City to install broadband internet service at public

housing sites; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

25-0121

Supplementary Convention Center Capital Project Fund Capital

Appropriation – Convention Center – $200,000

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Convention Center

Capital Project Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $200,000 to

the Convention Center – PRJ002554 998001 534-001 (Convention

Center Annual Contribution), to provide funding for capital

improvements at the Convention Center; and providing for a special

effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

25-0122

Supplementary Department of Transportation Project Fund Capital

Appropriation – Department of Transportation – $2,000,000

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Department of

Transportation Project Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of

$2,000,000 to the Department of Transportation – PRJ002909 (West

Baltimore United), to provide funding for deconstruction and

redevelopment of U.S. 40 Highway to Nowhere; and providing for a

special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

25-0123

Supplementary Department of Transportation Project Fund Capital

Appropriation – Department of Transportation – $15,500,000

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Department of

Transportation Project Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of

$15,500,000 to the Department of Transportation – PRJ002913

(Hanover Street Corridor and Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge

National Environmental Protection Act Study), to advance concept

planning studies for multi-modal transportation improvements to a 30%

Design; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

25-0124

Supplementary Department of Transportation Project Fund Capital

Appropriation – Department of Transportation – $498,000

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Department of

Transportation Project Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of

$498,000 to the Department of Transportation – PRJ003511 (Jones

Falls Gateway), to design a segment of the Jones Falls Trail; and

providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

25-0125

Supplementary Department of Planning Project Fund Capital

Appropriation – Department of Planning – $17,000,000

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Department of Planning

Project Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $17,000,000 to the

Department of Planning – PRJ003617 (Middle Branch Resiliency

Initiative - MBRI), to support the South Baltimore Gateway Partnership

to design and construct the Smith Cove Project (SCP); and providing for

a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

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

25-0143

General Fund Appropriation Transfer – Service 122 (M-R Miscellaneous

General Expenses) to Department of Transportation – PRJ002526

(Neighborhood Traffic Calming (508-151)) – $1,000,000

FOR the purpose of amending the Capital budget to provide previously

authorized and appropriated general funds for a new project in the

amount of $1,000,000 from Service 122 (M-R Miscellaneous General

Expenses) to the Department of Transportation – PRJ002526

(Neighborhood Traffic Calming (508-151)); and providing for a special

effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration), Zac Blanchard

Bills Introduced

26-0157

Private Detention Centers – Citywide Ban

FOR the purpose of establishing a private detention center as a

prohibited use Citywide; defining certain terms; making conforming

changes; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Zeke Cohen, Mark Parker, Odette Ramos, Paris Gray

LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

Resolutions Introduced

Request for State Action – Pass the CHERISH Our Communities Act

26-0050R

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

HB 1268/SB 0781, Environmental Permits – Requirements for Burden

Analysis, Issuance and Renewal, and Public Participation (Cumulative

Harms for Environmental Restoration for Improving Shared Health –

CHERISH Our Communities Act), and HB 1287/SB 0780, Certificate of

Public Convenience and Necessity – BURDEN Analysis (CHERISH Our

Communities Act), which would protect environmentally overburdened

census tracts from additional harm and require permitting decisions for

potentially hazardous uses to have a period of public comment.

Sponsors:

Mark Conway

IMMEDIATE ADOPTION

Consent Calendar

(See Section A at back of Agenda)

2R Second Reader

LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

25-0081

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

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

25-0101

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

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

25-0104

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)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

25-0117

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

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT

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

25-0127

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

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

3R Third Reader

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

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)

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

Bills Withdrawn

Committee Announcements

Announcements

District Spotlight

THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL

WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2026, AT 5:00 P.M.

Adjournment

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