City of Baltimore  
City Council  
City Hall, Room 408  
100 North Holliday Street  
Baltimore, Maryland 21202  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Monday, August 21, 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 Brent A Brown, Senior Pastor, Greater Harvest Baptist Church  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Showcase Baltimore  
Brianna Woolford, Founder/CEO of InMySkin  
2023 Orioles Jr. RBI 12U Champions  
Roll Call  
Approval of the Journal  
July 17, 2023  
Communications from the Mayor  
Bills Signed by the Mayor  
July 14, 2023, July 17, 2023 and July 24, 2023  
21-0158  
Landmark List - Truck House No. 5 (Oliver Community Firehouse)  
For the purpose of designating the Truck House No. 5 (Oliver Community  
Firehouse), 1220 E. Oliver St., as an historical landmark: exterior.  
Sponsors:  
Robert Stokes, Sr., Phylicia Porter  
22-0271  
Sale of Property - 1101 Winston 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  
1101 Winston Avenue (Block 5188; Lot 004) and is no longer needed for public  
use; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
22-0296  
Rezoning - 810 Leadenhall Street  
For the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 810  
Leadenhall Street (Block 0902, Lot 006), as outlined in red on the  
accompanying plat, from the IMU-1 Zoning District to the TOD-4 Zoning  
District.  
Sponsors:  
Eric T. Costello  
22-0321  
Rezoning - 1419 to 1431 Bank Street and 409 South Spring Street  
For the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 1419 to  
1431 Bank Street (Block 1433, Lots 043, 044, 045, 046, 047, and 048/050) and  
409 South Spring Street (Block 1433, Lot 051/060), as outlined in red on the  
accompanying plat, from the R-8 and IMU-1 Zoning Districts to the C-2 Zoning  
District, and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Zeke Cohen  
23-0331  
Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of  
Housing and Community Development - $11,000,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital  
Appropriation in the amount of $11,000,000.00 to the Department of Housing  
and Community Development - PRJ002439 (Vacants Initiative), to provide  
funding for the vacants initiative; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
23-0335  
Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Mayor’s Office of  
Information and Technology - $1,250,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital  
Appropriation in the amount of $1,250,000.00 to the Mayor’s Office of  
Information and Technology - PRJ001617 (914017 Enterprise IT  
Infrastructure), to provide funding for enterprise information technology  
infrastructure; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
23-0336  
Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Mayor’s Office of  
Information Technology - $1,750,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital  
Appropriation in the amount of $1,750,000.00 to the Mayor’s Office of  
Information Technology - PRJ002410 (915079 117-079 Infrastructure Platforms  
End of Life Refresh/Upgrades), to provide funding for refreshing and upgrading  
infrastructure platforms that are at the end of their useful lives; and providing  
for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
23-0337  
Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Mayor’s Office of  
Information and Technology - $1,000,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital  
Appropriation in the amount of $1,000,000.00 to the Mayor’s Office of  
Information and Technology - PRJ002418 (923059 117-059 Upgrade  
Application Integration and Infrastructure), to provide funding for upgrading  
information technology application integration and infrastructure; and providing  
for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
23-0338  
Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Mayor’s Office of  
Information and Technology - $500,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital  
Appropriation in the amount of $500,000.00 to the Mayor’s Office of  
Information and Technology - PRJ002405 (912072 117-072 CitiWatch  
Replacement Camera Cycle), to provide funding for the replacement of  
CitiWatch cameras; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
23-0339  
Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Mayor’s Office of  
Information and Technology - $500,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital  
Appropriation in the amount of $500,000.00 to the Mayor’s Office of  
Information and Technology - PRJ002417 (922029 117-029 Citywide Cyber  
Security Systems Upgrade), to provide funding for upgrading citywide cyber  
security systems; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
23-0341  
Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of  
General Services - $16,600,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital  
Appropriation in the amount of $16,600,000.00 to the Department of General  
Services - PRJ000528 (Abel Wolman HVAC and Fire Protection), to provide  
funding to upgrade the HVAC and fire protection at the Abel Wolman  
Municipal Building; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
23-0342  
Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of  
General Services - $500,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital  
Appropriation in the amount of $500,000.00 to the Department of General  
Services - PRJ002749 (City Hall HVAC), to provide funding to upgrade the  
HVAC at City Hall; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
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, Odette Ramos  
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, Kristerfer Burnett  
23-0355  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of  
General Services - $660,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $660,000.00 to the Department of General  
Services - Service 731 (Facilities Management), to provide funding for Fiscal  
Year 2022 expenses; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
Executive Nominations  
EA23-0208  
EA23-0209  
Nancy F. Aiken, PhD  
Member - Adult Public Guardianship Review Board  
RULES AND LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE  
James W. Wallace  
Fire Chief - Baltimore City Fire Department  
RULES AND LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE  
Bills Introduced  
23-0413  
The Solid Waste Management Plan for Baltimore - Repeal and Replace  
For the purpose of repealing the Solid Waste Management Plan for 2013-2023  
that was adopted by Resolution 14-019, effective October 30, 2014, as amended  
by Resolution 15-025, effective December 18, 2015; adopting the Solid Waste  
Management Plan for 2024-2033; providing for a special effective date; and  
generally relating to the Solid Waste Management Plan for Baltimore City.  
Sponsors:  
Administration City Council  
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION  
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE  
23-0414  
Property Tax Credit Reform - Work Group  
For the purpose of forming an inter-departmental work group, including broad  
representation from stakeholders outside Baltimore City government, to study  
and make recommendations for reforms to the City’s property tax credit system.  
Sponsors:  
John T. Bullock, President Nicholas J. Mosby, Odette Ramos, Phylicia Porter, Zeke  
Cohen, James Torrence, Mark Conway, Sharon Green Middleton, Robert Stokes, Sr.,  
Eric T. Costello, Kristerfer Burnett  
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION  
FINANCE AND PERFORMANCE COMMITTEE  
23-0415  
Community Relations Commission - Powers and Duties - Complaint Period  
For the purpose of increasing the time within which complaints of unlawful  
practices must be filed with the Community Relations Commission; making  
certain related amendments; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Phylicia Porter, Administration City Council  
ORDINANCE  
At the request of: Office of Equity and Civil Rights  
EDUCATION, WORKFORCE AND YOUTH COMMITTEE  
23-0416  
Baltimore City Office of Returning Citizens  
For the purpose of establishing a Baltimore City Office of Returning Citizens;  
defining certain terms; providing for the appointment of the Director of the  
Office; establishing the duties of the Office; providing for the staff and budget  
of the Office; establishing the Re-Entry Action Council to advise and  
collaborate with the Office; providing for the appointment, structure, and  
governance of the Council; requiring the Director, Council members, and staff  
of the Office to file financial disclosures under the Ethics Code; and requiring  
that the Office submit an annual report to the Mayor and City Council.  
Sponsors:  
James Torrence  
ORDINANCE  
PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE  
23-0417  
Rezoning - 4911-4917 and 4919-4925 West Forest Park Avenue  
For the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 4911-4917  
West Forest Park Avenue and 4919-4925 West Forest Park Avenue, as outlined  
in red on the accompanying plat, from the R-1 Zoning District to the OS Zoning  
District.  
Sponsors:  
23-0418  
Sponsors:  
Kristerfer Burnett  
ORDINANCE  
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE  
Tobacco Products - Tobacco Product Use in Stadiums - Prohibition  
For the purpose of prohibiting the use of tobacco products in stadiums; defining  
certain terms; establishing certain penalties; and providing for a special effective  
date.  
Kristerfer Burnett, Phylicia Porter, Ryan Dorsey, Sharon Green Middleton, Odette  
Ramos, John T. Bullock, Zeke Cohen, James Torrence  
ORDINANCE  
HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE  
23-0419  
Study and Report - North Franklintown Road  
For the purpose of requiring that the Department of Public Works submit a  
report to the Mayor and City Council evaluating the effectiveness of closing the  
portion of North Franklintown Road extending through Leakin Park to deter  
illegal dumping; specifying the contents of the report; and providing for a  
special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Kristerfer Burnett, President Nicholas J. Mosby  
ORDINANCE  
PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE  
23-0420  
Residential Permit Parking Program Area ___ - Brunt Street Area  
For the purpose of establishing a new statutory Residential Permit Parking Area  
___ for the Brunt Street Area.  
Sponsors:  
James Torrence  
ORDINANCE  
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE  
23-0421  
Public Service Agencies - Gas Metering and Regulation Equipment -  
Required Permits  
For the purpose of requiring certain public service agencies to obtain a certain  
permit before installing gas metering or regulating equipment on certain real  
property; specifying documents to be submitted with a permit application;  
requiring a public service agency to obtain a property owner’s consent before a  
certain permit can be issued; establishing certain exceptions to these  
requirements; and generally relating to public utilities and permits to install gas  
metering and regulation equipment.  
Sponsors:  
Eric T. Costello, President Nicholas J. Mosby, Sharon Green Middleton, Robert Stokes,  
Sr., James Torrence, Mark Conway, Odette Ramos, Phylicia Porter, Antonio Glover  
ORDINANCE  
HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT AND TECHNOLOGY  
23-0422  
Public Nuisances - Modifications  
For the purpose of requiring certain people be notified of a hearing regarding a  
public nuisance; removing prostitution from the definition of public notice;  
altering certain penalties; and generally relating to abating public nuisance  
premises.  
Sponsors:  
Kristerfer Burnett, Odette Ramos, Phylicia Porter  
ORDINANCE  
PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE  
23-0423  
City Property - Renaming Cottage Avenue Park to Candy Stripe Park  
For the purpose of changing the name of Cottage Avenue Park, located at North  
East Side 30 Foot Alley 2nd South West of Cottage Avenue Rear 3700-36  
Cottage Avenue (Block 3335, Lot 067), to Candy Stripe Park.  
Sponsors:  
Sharon Green Middleton, President Nicholas J. Mosby  
ORDINANCE  
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE  
23-0424  
Unfair, Abusive, or Deceptive Trade Practices - Penalties  
For the purpose of prohibiting unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practices;  
establishing certain penalties; authorizing the City Solicitor to take certain  
action if there is reason to believe a person is engaging in certain practices;  
defining certain terms; and generally relating to penalties for unfair, abusive, or  
deceptive trade practices.  
Sponsors:  
Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer  
ORDINANCE  
PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE  
Resolutions Introduced  
23-0184R  
Honoring the Medical Staff of MedStar Harbor Hospital and the R. Adams  
Cowley Shock Trauma Center  
For the purpose of formally recognizing the heroic work of the medical staff at  
MedStar Harbor Hospital and the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at  
the University of Maryland Medical Center in response to the mass shooting at  
Brooklyn Homes on July 2, 2023.  
Sponsors:  
Robert Stokes, Sr., Phylicia Porter, President Nicholas J. Mosby, Sharon Green  
Middleton  
RESOLUITON  
IMMEDIATE ADOPTION  
23-0185R  
Reproductive Options for Everyone  
For the purpose of calling on all units of City government receiving City funds  
to safeguard an individual’s right to abortion care by, unless otherwise required  
by Maryland or federal law, refraining from using City funds to store, catalogue,  
provide, monitor, or collect certain information that could be used to retaliate  
against an individual seeking abortion care.  
Sponsors:  
Phylicia Porter, Odette Ramos, Sharon Green Middleton, Zeke Cohen, Kristerfer  
Burnett, Danielle N. McCray, John T. Bullock, Mark Conway, Robert Stokes, Sr.,  
Antonio Glover, President Nicholas J. Mosby, James Torrence, Eric T. Costello  
RESOLUTION  
HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE  
23-0186R  
Informational Hearing - Examining the State of Baltimore’s Middle  
Neighborhoods  
For the purpose of inviting the Commissioner of the Department of Housing and  
Community Development, the Director of the Department of Planning, the  
Director of the Department of Transportation, the Director of the Department of  
Public Works, the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Children and Family  
Success, the Executive Director of the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety  
and Engagement, the City Administrator, and other interested parties to appear  
before the City Council to discuss: (1) the systemic disinvestment of  
Baltimore’s middle neighborhoods and its connection to the decline in  
Baltimore’s population of working and middle class families; (2) ongoing  
efforts to revitalize these neighborhoods; (3) future strategies to invest in these  
neighborhoods; and (4) present challenges to reversing current trends and  
restoring these once-stable communities.  
Sponsors:  
Danielle N. McCray, President Nicholas J. Mosby, Kristerfer Burnett, John T. Bullock,  
Mark Conway, Sharon Green Middleton, Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer, Robert Stokes, Sr.,  
Odette Ramos, Phylicia Porter, Antonio Glover, Zeke Cohen, James Torrence, Eric T.  
Costello  
RESOLUTION  
HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE  
Consent Calendar  
(See Section A at back of Agenda)  
2R Second Reader  
Economic and Community Development  
23-0388  
Urban Renewal - Lauraville Business District - Amendment 1  
For the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for the Lauraville  
Business District to extend the life of the Plan; 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:  
Ryan Dorsey  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
23-0412  
City Property - Renaming Playground at Hanlon Park After Ruby K.  
Couch  
For the purpose of changing the name of the playground Hanlon Park, located at  
2731 North Longwood Street, to the Ruby K. Couch Playground.  
Sponsors:  
James Torrence  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
Public Safety and Government Operations  
23-0385  
Study and Report - Baltimore City Climate Resilience Authority  
For the purpose of requiring the Director of Finance, the City Solicitor, the  
Director of Transportation, the Director of Public Works, the Director of  
Planning, and the Director of Sustainability to submit a report detailing how  
Baltimore City may establish a local climate resilience authority originally  
authorized by Chapter 236 of the Acts of 2020, now codified as Title 22  
{“Resilience Infrastructure”} of the State Local Government Article.  
Sponsors:  
Mark Conway  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS  
Rules and Legislative Oversight  
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)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS  
Ways and Means  
23-0374  
Sale of Property - 707 East 34th 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  
707 East 34th Street (Block 4053, Lot 076) and is no longer needed for public  
use; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Odette Ramos, City Council President (Administration)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
23-0400  
Port Covington Community Benefits District - Amendment - Boundaries  
For the purpose of amending the boundaries of the Port Covington Community  
Benefits District.  
Sponsors:  
Eric T. Costello  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
3R Third Reader  
Third Reader (requires invocation of CC Rule 12-1 for same day advance from  
2nd to 3rd Reader)  
23-0385  
Study and Report - Baltimore City Climate Resilience Authority  
For the purpose of requiring the Director of Finance, the City Solicitor, the  
Director of Transportation, the Director of Public Works, the Director of  
Planning, and the Director of Sustainability to submit a report detailing how  
Baltimore City may establish a local climate resilience authority originally  
authorized by Chapter 236 of the Acts of 2020, now codified as Title 22  
{“Resilience Infrastructure”} of the State Local Government Article.  
Sponsors:  
Mark Conway  
23-0400  
Port Covington Community Benefits District - Amendment - Boundaries  
For the purpose of amending the boundaries of the Port Covington Community  
Benefits District.  
Sponsors:  
Eric T. Costello  
23-0412  
City Property - Renaming Playground at Hanlon Park After Ruby K.  
Couch  
For the purpose of changing the name of the playground Hanlon Park, located at  
2731 North Longwood Street, to the Ruby K. Couch Playground.  
Sponsors:  
James Torrence