City of Baltimore

City Council

City Hall, Room 408

100 North Holliday Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Meeting Agenda - Final

Monday, February 6, 2023

5:00 PM

Du Burns Council Chambers, 4th Floor, City Hall

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

Reverend Brandon McAfee, The Historic St. John AME Church

Pledge of Allegiance

Showcase Baltimore

Greenmount East Leadership, Falema Graham

Roll Call

Approval of the Journal

January 23, 2023

Communications from the Mayor

Committee Appointment

Executive Nominations

EA23-0176

EA23-0177

EA23-0178

Jessica Bell Brown

Member - Public Art Commission - District 7

RULES AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Andre Mazelin

Member - Public Art Commission - District 11

RULES AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Evan Richardson

Member - Public Art Commission - District 3

RULES AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Bills Introduced

23-0347

Department of Business Licensing and Consumer Protection

For the purpose of creating the Department of Business Licensing and

Consumer Protection as an independent City agency; providing for the

leadership and staffing of the Department; establishing the Department’s

purpose, powers, and duties; creating the Commission on Business Licensing

and Consumer Protection; providing for the membership of the Commission;

establishing the purpose, powers, and duties of the Commission; transferring the

administration of certain business licenses to the Department; repealing certain

obsolete Boards; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to

business licensing and consumer protection.

Sponsors:

Ryan Dorsey, Kristerfer Burnett

ORDINANCE

RULES AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

23-0348

Rezoning - 4420 Loch Raven Boulevard

For the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 4420 Loch

Raven Boulevard (Block 3971A, Lot 58), as outlined in red on the

accompanying plat, from the R-4 Zoning District to the C-2 Zoning District.

Sponsors:

Ryan Dorsey

ORDINANCE

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

23-0349

Rezoning - 1600 East Arlington Avenue and North Side Arlington Avenue

North West Corner Hillen Road

For the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 1600 East

Arlington Avenue and North Side Arlington Avenue North West Corner Hillen

Road (Block 52670, Lots 076 and 076A), as outlined in red on the

accompanying plat, from the R-5 Zoning District to the C-2 Zoning District.

Sponsors:

23-0350

Sponsors:

23-0351

Ryan Dorsey

ORDINANCE

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Rezoning - 420 North Haven Street

For the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 420 North

Haven Street (Block 6265A, Lot 011), as outlined in red on the accompanying

plat, from the I-2 Zoning District to the C-3 Zoning District.

Danielle N. McCray

ORDINANCE

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Rezoning - 1801 to 1807 Bloomingdale Road and 1800 to 1816 North

Rosedale Street

For the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 1801 to

1807 Bloomingdale Road (Block 2427, Lots 032 to 035) and 1800 to 1816

North Rosedale Street (Block 2427, Lots 001 to 009), as outlined in red on the

accompanying plat, from the R-8 Zoning District to the C-1 Zoning District.

Sponsors:

James Torrence

ORDINANCE

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

23-0352

City Property - Renaming Playground and Pavilion at Alhambra Park

After Phyllis Gilmore

For the purpose of changing the name of the playground and pavilion at

Alhambra Park, located at 5200 Alhambra Ave, to the Phyllis Gilmore

Playground and Pavilion.

Sponsors:

Mark Conway

ORDINANCE

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

23-0353

Community Reinvestment and Reparations Commission

For the purpose of creating the Community Reinvestment and Reparations

Commission to distribute certain funds in accordance with State law;

establishing the purpose and duties of the Commission; providing for the

composition of the Commission; requiring certain reports; defining certain

terms; requiring certain individuals file certain financial disclosures; and

generally relating to the Community Reinvestment and Reparations

Commission.

Sponsors:

President Nicholas J. Mosby

ORDINANCE

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

23-0354

Administrative Procedure Act - Revisions

For the purpose of clarifying the role of the City Administrator, the Department

of Law, and the Department of Legislative Reference in reviewing proposed

regulations prior to public notice and comment; revising certain provisions

regarding the initial submission period for a proposed regulation; revising

certain provisions regarding Agency noncompliance with the Administrative

Procedure Act; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to

the role of the City Administrator, the Department of Law, and the Department

of Legislative Reference in the review and approval of proposed regulations.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

ORDINANCE

RULES AND LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Resolutions Introduced

23-0154R

Informational Hearing - Department of Public Works - Services and

Vacancies

For the purpose of inviting representatives from the Department of Public

Works and the Office of the City Administrator to brief the City Council on the

status of services provided by the Department of Public Works, including

maintenance processes for water main breaks, the installation of new water

meters, trash and recycling services, and service vehicles that require

replacement, as well as position vacancies throughout the Department of Public

Works, in addition to any mitigation strategies that may be employed to address

these issues.

Sponsors:

Robert Stokes, Sr.

RESOLUTION

EDUCATION, WORKFORCE AND YOUTH COMMITTEE

23-0155R

Request for City Action - Increase the Salary Range for Sanitation

Workers

For the purpose of expressing support for the essential workers of American

Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 67

and Local 44 in their negotiation of a new contract for sanitation workers and

calling on the Mayor and Department of Public Works to improve working

conditions for sanitation workers, raise their pay, and match or surpass the

starting salary of local private contractors.

Sponsors:

Zeke Cohen, Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer

RESOLUTION

IMMEDIATE ADOPTION

23-0156R

Request for State Action - Emergency Rental Assistance

For the purpose of calling upon the Governor and Maryland General Assembly

to allocate $175 million in fiscal year 2024 to help an estimated 17,000

Maryland families avoid eviction.

Sponsors:

Kristerfer Burnett

RESOLUTION

IMMEDIATE ADOPTION

Consent Calendar

(See Section A at back of Agenda)

2R Second Reader

Economic and Community Development

22-0284

Sarah Ann Street Historic District

For the purpose of designating the area located within certain boundaries as the

Sarah Ann Street Historic District.

Sponsors:

John T. Bullock

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

22-0135R

Informational Hearing - Code Enforcement - Non-Residential Property

For the purpose of inviting representatives from the Department of Housing and

Community Development Code Enforcement Division and the Department of

Planning Division of Community Planning and Revitalization to provide: (i)

data detailing code violations at non-residential properties, including

unoccupied, vacant, and abandoned structures, (ii) a review of licensing and

registration requirements for unoccupied, vacant, and abandoned non-residential

properties, (iii) data demonstrating whether unoccupied, vacant, and abandoned

non-residential properties are complying with City Code registration

requirements; and (iv) provide guidance about how to address long-term

vacancies at non-residential properties.

Sponsors:

Phylicia Porter, Odette Ramos, John T. Bullock, Robert Stokes, Sr., Zeke Cohen,

Kristerfer Burnett

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

Ways and Means

22-0266

Sale of Property - 1200 North Freemont 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

1200 North Freemont Avenue (Block 0046; Lot 001) and is no longer needed

for public use; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

22-0268

Sale of Property - 800 Poplar Grove 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

800 Poplar Grove Street (Block 2471; Lot 001) and is no longer needed for

public use; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

Committee Announcements

Announcements

THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL

WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2023 AT 5:00 P.M.

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