City of Baltimore

City Council

City Hall, Room 408

100 North Holliday Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Meeting Agenda - Final

Monday, October 16, 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

Rabbi Shmuel Silber, of the Surburban Orthodox

Pledge of Allegiance

Showcase Baltimore

Dr. Steve Czinn, Chair of the Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland Children's Hospital,

Medical System

Roll Call

Approval of the Journal

October 2, 2023

Communications from the Mayor

Bills Signed by the Mayor

October 11, 2023

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

Bills Introduced

23-0438

Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs - Establishment

For the purpose of establishing the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs; defining

certain terms, providing for the establishment of the Office; articulating the purpose of

the Office; establishing the powers and duties of the Office; providing for the

administration, staffing, and budget of the Office; and requiring the Office to submit a

certain annual report.

Sponsors:

Odette Ramos, Administration City Council

ORDINANCE

At the request of: Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs

PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

23-0439

Zoning - Variance - Side Yard - 6709 Western Run Drive

For the purpose of granting a variance from certain side yard regulations in the R-1E

Zoning District for the expansion of a residential dwelling on the property known as

6709 Western Run Drive (Block 4250, Lot 016), as outlined in red on the

accompanying plat.

Sponsors:

Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer

ORDINANCE

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

23-0440

Sale of Property - Market Center Renewal Plan Area - 32 Properties

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 properties that are located within

that area formerly known as the Market Center Renewal Plan Area, originally

established by Ordinance 77-579, as last amended by Ordinance 18-214,.and are no

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

Sponsors:

Eric T. Costello

ORDINANCE

WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

23-0441

RPP Area 30 (South Baltimore East) - Exception - 1600 South Charles Street

For the purpose of amending the Parking Management Plan Restatement for RPP

Area 30 (South Baltimore East) to add an exception to the Plan’s general permit

allotments for dwelling units.

Sponsors:

Eric T. Costello

ORDINANCE

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

23-0442

Rezoning - 2220 Reisterstown Road

For the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 2220 Reisterstown

Road (Block 3227, Lot 050), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the

C-2 Zoning District to the C-1 Zoning District.

Sponsors:

James Torrence

ORDINANCE

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

23-0443

Rezoning - 3500 West Forest Park Avenue

For the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 3500 West Forest

Park Avenue (Block 2911, Lot 023), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat,

from the C-1 Zoning District to the R-1 Zoning District.

Sponsors:

James Torrence

ORDINANCE

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Resolutions Introduced

23-0195R

Informational Hearing - Addressing Youth Violence in Baltimore City

For the purpose of inviting representatives from the Baltimore City Police

Commissioner; the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City; the Chief Academic Officer

of the Baltimore City Public School System; the Deputy Commissioner of Youth

Wellness & Community Health from the Baltimore City Health Department; the Chief

of Police for the Baltimore City School Police; the Director of the Mayor's Office of

Neighborhood Safety and Engagement; the Director of the Mayor’s Office of

Children and Family Success; the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Employment

Development; the Director of the Mayor’s Office of African-American Male

Engagement; the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Performance and Innovation; and

interested members of the Baltimore City Youth Commission to come before the City

Council to discuss the increase in youth violence across the city; and the risk factors

that are driving these incidents.

Sponsors:

Robert Stokes, Sr.

RESOLUTION

EDUCATION, WORKFORCE, AND YOUTH

Consent Calendar

(See Section A at back of Agenda)

2R Second Reader

Economic and Community Development

23-0356

Zoning - Modifications to Research and Development Facility Use

For the purpose of amending the definition of research and development

establishment; creating use standards for research and development establishments;

amending certain Tables of Uses to reflect revised use provisions for research and

development establishments in certain Zoning Districts.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

23-0396

City Streets - Closing - A 20 Foot Alley and Two 10 Foot Alleys

For the purpose of condemning and closing a 20 foot alley and two 10 foot alleys

bounded by Park Heights Avenue, Woodland Avenue, Denmore Avenue, and West

Garrison Avenue, as shown on a plat numbered 317-A-28A dated March 6, 2023,

and filed in the Department of Transportation; and providing for a special effective

date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

23-0361

Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 2

Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances - 1613 Edmondson

Avenue

For the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the conversion of a

single-family dwelling unit to 2 dwelling units in the R-8 Zoning District on the

property known as 1613 Edmondson Avenue (Block 122, Lot 025), as outlined in

red on the accompanying plat; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

John T. Bullock

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

23-0343

Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 3

Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances - 633 South Montford

Avenue

For the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the conversion of a

single-family dwelling unit to 3 dwelling units in the R-8 Zoning District on the

property known as 633 South Montford Avenue (Block 1837, Lot 074), as outlined

in red on the accompanying plat; and granting a variance from certain off-street

parking requirements.

Sponsors:

Zeke Cohen

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

Education, Workforce, and Youth

23-0375

City Property - Renaming REACH! Partnership School Field to Senator

Robert L. Dalton Stadium

For the purpose of changing the name of REACH! Partnership School Field, located

at 2555 Harford Road, Baltimore, MD 21218, to Senator Robert L. Dalton Stadium.

Sponsors:

Odette Ramos

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

22-0137R

Informational Hearing - Hiring Initiatives - Spanish Speakers

For the purpose of inviting representatives from the Mayor’s Office of Employment

Development, the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, the Department of Human

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

Community Development, the Department of Recreation and Parks, the Department

of Transportation, the Department of General Services, the Office of Equity and Civil

Rights, and the Baltimore City Public School System to discuss the hiring of Spanish

speakers for employment in City government.

Sponsors:

Odette Ramos, Zeke Cohen, Ryan Dorsey, Mark Conway, Kristerfer Burnett

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

Public Safety and Government Operations

23-0372

Office of CitiStat - Establishment and Administration

For the purpose of establishing the Office of CitiStat; defining certain terms; providing

for the appointment and confirmation of the Director of the Office; establishing the

power and duties of the Office; providing for a staff and budget for the Office;

establishing a data-driven officer for each principal agency of the Office; and

providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Mark Conway, President Nicholas J. Mosby, Phylicia Porter, John T. Bullock, Sharon

Green Middleton, Ryan Dorsey, James Torrence, Odette Ramos

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

Ways and Means

21-0159

Procurement - Zero-Emission Vehicles

For the purpose of converting the City fleet of vehicles, subject to certain exceptions,

to zero-emission vehicles; defining certain terms; authorizing rules and regulations; and

generally related to the City’s procurement of vehicles.

Sponsors:

Mark Conway, Ryan Dorsey, John T. Bullock, Zeke Cohen, Kristerfer Burnett, James

Torrence, Sharon Green Middleton, Odette Ramos, Phylicia Porter, Antonio Glover

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

3R Third Reader

Third Reader (for final passage)

23-0387

Minority and Women’s Business Program - Reauthorization

For the purpose of reauthorizing and continuing the Minority and Women’s Business

Program; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to minority and

women’s business enterprises.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

Committee Announcements

Announcements

THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL

WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2023 AT 5:00 P.M.

Adjournment

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