City of Baltimore

City Council

City Hall, Room 408

100 North Holliday Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Meeting Agenda - Final

Monday, November 10, 2025

5:00 PM

Virtual Meeting Link: https://bmore.webex.com/bmore/j.php?

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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

Call to Order

Invocation

Rev. Karen Mercer, Church of the Holy Nativity

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

Approval of the Journal

Bills Signed by the Mayor

November 3, 2025

25-0062

Building Code – Single Exit from Residential Occupancy

FOR the purpose of permitting certain residential buildings to have a single

exit or access to a single exit, so long as certain conditions are met

regarding the construction of the exit.

Sponsors:

Ryan Dorsey, Mark Conway, Paris Gray, John Bullock, Zac Blanchard, Odette Ramos,

Zeke Cohen

25-0063

Zoning Administrator – Transfer to Department of Planning

FOR the purpose of transferring the Office of Zoning Administrator and all

attendant authorities and duties from the Department of Housing and

Community Development to the Department of Planning.

Sponsors:

Sharon Green Middleton, Ryan Dorsey, Mark Conway, James Torrence, Paris Gray, John

Bullock, Zac Blanchard, Odette Ramos, Zeke Cohen

25-0064

Zoning – Bulk and Yard Requirements - Amendments

FOR the purpose of amending certain bulk and yard requirements in

residential zoning districts.

Sponsors:

Paris Gray, Ryan Dorsey, James Torrence, Zac Blanchard, Odette Ramos, Zeke Cohen,

John Bullock, Phylicia Porter

25-0065

Zoning – Eliminating Off-Street Parking Requirements

FOR the purpose of repealing requirements for providing a minimum

number of off-street parking spaces per use type; setting certain parking

maximums; and correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions

and tables.

Sponsors:

Zac Blanchard, Ryan Dorsey, Paris Gray, Zeke Cohen

Bills Introduced

25-0116

Security Officers – Compensation

FOR the purpose of requiring a certain type of employer to provide

specified minimum compensation to a certain class of employee; defining

certain terms; providing for the effective dates of this Ordinance; providing

for the termination of certain provisions of this Ordinance; and generally

relating to compensation for security officers.

Sponsors:

Jermaine Jones, Ryan Dorsey, Mark Conway, Sharon Green Middleton, James Torrence,

John Bullock, Zac Blanchard, Odette Ramos, Zeke Cohen

LABOR AND WORKFORCE COMMITTEE

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

LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

Planned Unit Development – Designation – Tivoly Eco-Village

25-0118

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

LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

25-0119

Footways – Sidewalks – Accessibility

FOR the purpose of requiring a permit applicant to demonstrate that

sidewalks adjoining a subject property comply with certain accessibility

standards; establishing sidewalk accessibility standards; obligating a real

property owner to construct, maintain, and repair accessible sidewalks;

amending the minimum permitted sidewalk width in the City; establishing

that a real property owner shall be responsible for inspection and repair of

sidewalks and curb ramps to meet accessibility standards at or before

certain trigger events; establishing a new authority under which the Director

of Transportation may require repair or replacement of a sidewalk;

amending fines for noncompliance; defining certain terms; and generally

relating to the construction and maintenance of accessible sidewalks in the

City.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

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)

BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

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)

BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

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)

BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

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)

BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

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)

BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

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)

BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

Resolutions Introduced

25-0038R

Recognizing November as National Family Caregivers Month

FOR the purpose of recognizing November as National Family Caregivers

Month; honoring City residents who provide care to their loved ones in

need; and calling on City agencies, organizations, and residents to

celebrate and support the family caregivers of the City.

Sponsors:

Paris Gray, Mark Parker, Mark Conway, Sharon Green Middleton, John Bullock, Zac

Blanchard, Jermaine Jones, Odette Ramos, Zeke Cohen

IMMEDIATE ADOPTION

Consent Calendar

(See Section A at back of Agenda)

2R Second Reader

Budget and Appropriations Committee

25-0099

Supplementary Municipal Telephone Exchange Fund Operating

Appropriation – Municipal Telephone Exchange (Service 133 -

Telecommunications) – $1,400,000

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Municipal Telephone

Exchange Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $1,400,000 to

the Municipal Telephone Exchange (Service 133 - Telecommunications),

to provide funding for a series of one time improvements to help upgrade

the City’s Call Center, support ongoing telework technology, increase

wireless phone security, and support upgrades at the Courthouse and Pratt

Library; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

25-0105

Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Baltimore City

Public Schools – $12,911,344

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $12,911,344 to Baltimore City Public

Schools – Service 352 (Baltimore City Public Schools), to provide funding

for a deficit caused by the City’s contribution to the development

agreement for City Spring Elementary/Middle School; and providing for a

special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

25-0106

Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Fire Department

– $38,520,093

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $38,520,093 to the Fire Department –

Service 602 (Fire Suppression and Emergency Rescue), to provide

funding to balance the Fire Department’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget to cover

a deficit caused by overtime, staffing costs, and contractual EMS services;

and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

25-0107

Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Department of

Law – $81,393

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $81,393 to the Department of Law –

Service 862 (Transactions), to provide funding to balance the Department

of Law’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget to cover a deficit caused by contractual

spending; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

25-0108

Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Liquor License

Board – $454,415

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $454,415 to the Liquor License Board –

Service 851 (Liquor License Compliance), to provide funding to balance

the Liquor License Board’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget for a deficit caused

by office lease costs, use of privately leased vehicles, and overtime; and

providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

25-0109

Supplementary Special Grant Fund Operating Appropriation – Mayor’s

Office of Employment Development – $300,000

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Special Grant Fund

Operating Appropriation in the amount of $300,000 to the Mayor’s Office of

Employment Development – Service 795 (Workforce Services for

Baltimore Residents), to provide funding to support the creation of recovery

friendly workplaces and care navigators; and providing for a special

effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT

25-0110

Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Police

Department – $47,492,889

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $47,492,889 to the Police Department –

Service 622 (Police Patrol), to provide funding to balance the Police

Department’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget for a deficit caused by overtime

and staffing costs; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

25-0111

Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Department of

Recreation and Parks – $5,630,976

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $5,630,976 to the Department of

Recreation and Parks – Service 654 (Urban Forestry), to provide funding

to balance the Department of Recreation and Parks’ Fiscal Year 2025

budget for a deficit caused by overtime and unbudgeted contractual costs;

and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

25-0112

Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Sheriff’s Office –

$3,425,454

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $3,425,454 to the Sheriff’s Office – Service

882 (Deputy Sheriff Enforcement), to provide funding to balance the

Sheriff’s Office’s budget for Fiscal Year 2025 for a deficit caused by

overtime, fleet costs, and various contractual and supply spending; and

providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

25-0113

Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Department of

Transportation – $4,457,580

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $4,457,580 to the Department of

Transportation – Service 688 (Snow and Ice Control), to provide funding to

balance the Department of Transportation’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget for a

deficit caused by snow removal costs; and providing for a special effective

date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

Land Use and Transportation Committee

25-0095

Commercial Motor Vehicle Repair on City Streets – Prohibition

FOR the purpose of prohibiting the practice of commercial non-emergency

motor vehicle repairs on City streets or footways; establishing certain

penalties; and defining certain terms.

Sponsors:

Mark Parker, Ryan Dorsey, Mark Conway, Sharon Green Middleton, James Torrence,

Paris Gray, John Bullock, Phylicia Porter, Zac Blanchard, Jermaine Jones, Antonio

"Tony" Glover, Odette Ramos

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

Public Health and Environment Committee

25-0005R

Informational Hearing - Availability of Naloxone in Public Buildings

FOR the purpose of requiring the City Administrator, Commissioner of the

Baltimore Health Department, and the Director of the Department of

General Services to appear before the City Council to present an

assessment of the City’s readiness to comply with the provisions of

Chapter 764 of the Acts of the Maryland General Assembly of 2024,

“Emergency Services – Automated External Defibrillator and Naloxone

Co-Location Initiative – Requirements for Public Buildings”, by updating its

health and safety protocols for all City buildings.

Sponsors:

Mark Conway, Mark Parker, Sharon Green Middleton, James Torrence, Paris Gray, John

Bullock, Phylicia Porter, Zac Blanchard, Jermaine Jones, Odette Ramos, Zeke Cohen

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

3R Third Reader

25-0051

Labor and Employment – Pregnancy Accommodations

FOR the purpose of requiring reasonable accommodations in the

workplace for certain employees upon request; protecting employees from

adverse actions related to pregnancy, recovery from childbirth, or a related

condition; forbidding denial of employment opportunities based on certain

circumstances; establishing penalties for violations of required

accommodations; defining certain terms; and generally relating to

protecting the rights of employees who are pregnant or recovering from

childbirth or a related condition.

Sponsors:

Paris Gray, Phylicia Porter, Mark Parker, Ryan Dorsey, Mark Conway, James Torrence,

John Bullock, Zac Blanchard, Jermaine Jones, Odette Ramos, Zeke Cohen, Sharon

Green Middleton

Committee Announcements

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