City of Baltimore

City Council

City Hall, Room 408

100 North Holliday Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Meeting Agenda - Final

Monday, March 21, 2022

5:00 PM

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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

Pledge of Allegiance

Showcase Baltimore

Roll Call

Approval of the Journal

March 7, 2022

Communications from the Mayor

Bills Signed by the Mayor

March 7, 2022

21-0106

Study and Report - Oversight of the Baltimore City Fire Department

For the purpose of requiring that the Baltimore City Fire Department, in consultation

with certain other agencies, submit a report to the Mayor and City Council evaluating

the policies, practices, and internal control systems of the Department and evaluating

the potential establishment of an office dedicated to compliance and investigations

within the Fire Department; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Kristerfer Burnett, Zeke Cohen, Ryan Dorsey, John T. Bullock, Phylicia Porter, James

Torrence

21-0107

Study and Report - Operations of the Baltimore City Fire Department

For the purpose of requiring that the Baltimore City Fire Department, in consultation

with certain other agencies, submit a report to the Mayor and City Council evaluating

departmental operations, fire suppression and Emergency Medical Services staffing,

community risk reduction programs, and performance management programs; and

providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Kristerfer Burnett, Zeke Cohen, Ryan Dorsey, John T. Bullock, Phylicia Porter, James

Torrence

21-0112

Charter Amendment - Supplementary Criminal Apprehension and Conviction

Fund

For the purpose of establishing a continuing, nonlapsing Supplementary Criminal

Apprehension and Conviction Fund, to be used exclusively to supplement rewards

offered to the public for information leading to the apprehension, arrest, and

conviction of criminal suspects; providing for certain modes of appropriation to this

Fund; authorizing the Mayor and City Council, by Ordinance, to provide for the

oversight, governance, and administration of this Fund; and submitting this amendment

to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.

Sponsors:

Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer, John T. Bullock

21-0164

Decennial Fire and Emergency Medical Services Redistricting Plan

For the purpose of requiring the Baltimore City Fire Chief to prepare a Decennial Fire

and Emergency Medical Services Redistricting Plan; requiring the Fire Chief to

present the Plan to the Mayor and City Council; requiring the Plan to be approved by

resolution of the Mayor and City Council; allowing the Mayor and City Council to

amend the Plan under certain circumstances; and generally relating to redistricting the

Baltimore City fire battalions and emergency medical services districts.

Sponsors:

Kristerfer Burnett, Ryan Dorsey, Phylicia Porter, John T. Bullock, Zeke Cohen, Sharon

Green Middleton, James Torrence

Executive Nominations

Nichole Battle

Member - Historical and Architectural Preservation - District 12

RULES AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Jill Dennis

Member - Historical and Architectural Preservation - District 6

RULES AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Katherine Good

Member - Historical and Architectural Preservations - District 7

RULES AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Peter Morrill

Member - Historical and Architectural Preservation - District 12

RULES AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Kuo Pao Lian

Member - Historic and Architectural Preservation - District 1

RULES AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Ann Powell

Member - Historical and Architectural Preservation - District 6

RULES AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Dr. Gary D. Rodwell

Member - Historic and Architectural Preservation - District 4

RULES AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

EA22-0113

Harry T. Spikes, II

Member - Historic and Architectural Preservation - District 12

RULES AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Bills Introduced

22-0204

Vacant Structures - 3-1-1 Complaint Fines

For the purpose of establishing a fee structure for repeated substantiated 3-1-1

service requests; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to fining

the owner of a vacant structure for repeated service requests.

Sponsors:

President Nicholas J. Mosby, Sharon Green Middleton

ORDINANCE

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

22-0205

Vacant Structures - Emergency Response Fee

For the purpose of establishing a fee structure for City emergency response services

provided or rendered at vacant structures; defining certain terms; providing for a

special effective date; and generally relating to emergency response fees for vacant

structures.

Sponsors:

President Nicholas J. Mosby, Sharon Green Middleton

ORDINANCE

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

22-0206

Vacant Structures - Registration Fees and Penalties

For the purpose of revising the registration process for vacant structures; modifying

the registration fee for vacant structures; modifying the registration renewal process

for vacant structures; modifying the penalties applied to vacant structures in violation

of City Code; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to

registration fees and penalties for vacant structures.

Sponsors:

President Nicholas J. Mosby, Sharon Green Middleton

ORDINANCE

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

22-0207

Vacant Building Notices

For the purpose of defining the term “vacant building notice”; creating and amending

certain penalties for failing to abate a vacant building notice; and generally related to

the issuance and enforcement of vacant building notices.

Sponsors:

Odette Ramos, Sharon Green Middleton, Phylicia Porter, Danielle N. McCray, James

Torrence, Kristerfer Burnett, Zeke Cohen

ORDINANCE

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

22-0208

In Rem Foreclosure - Post-Filing Notice

For the purpose of conforming certain requirements regarding notice of an in rem

foreclosure action with State law; repealing the requirement for service of process of

a certain complaint; and generally relating to in rem foreclosures.

Sponsors:

Odette Ramos, Sharon Green Middleton, Phylicia Porter, John T. Bullock, Danielle N.

McCray, Zeke Cohen, Kristerfer Burnett, Ryan Dorsey, James Torrence

ORDINANCE

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

22-0209

Sale of Property - 620 North Caroline 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 620

North Caroline Street (Block 1280, Lot 003) and is no longer needed for public use;

and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Robert Stokes, Sr.

ORDINANCE

WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

22-0210

Blight Elimination Task Force - Establishment

For the purpose of establishing the Baltimore City Blight Elimination Task Force and

its members; setting forth certain duties of the Task Force; requiring an annual report;

defining certain terms; and generally relating to the elimination of blight in Baltimore

City.

Sponsors:

Robert Stokes, Sr., Sharon Green Middleton, Phylicia Porter, Danielle N. McCray

ORDINANCE

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

22-0211

City Employees and Retirees - Healthcare Reform

For the purpose of establishing the Employee and Retiree Health Benefits Program

for Baltimore City employees; defining certain terms; providing for the administration

of the Program; establishing membership, procedures, and duties for the City Health

Insurance Committee; requiring certain reports and the provision of certain data; and

generally relating to healthcare for City employees, retirees, their spouses, and their

dependents.

Sponsors:

Robert Stokes, Sr., Phylicia Porter, James Torrence, Antonio Glover

ORDINANCE

EDUCATION, WORKFORCE AND YOUTH COMMITTEE

22-0212

Residential Retention Tax Credit - Amendment

For the purpose of amending application requirements for the portable homestead tax

credit; terminating the sunset of the credit; and generally relating to the portable

homestead property tax credit.

Sponsors:

Eric T. Costello, President Nicholas J. Mosby, Sharon Green Middleton, John T. Bullock,

Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer, James Torrence, Robert Stokes, Sr., Antonio Glover

ORDINANCE

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

Resolutions Introduced

22-0098R

Upkeep and Maintenance of Vacant Lots and Public Green Spaces

For the purpose of requesting the Director of the Department of Recreation and

Parks, the Director of the Department of Planning, the Director of the Department of

Transportation, the Director of the Department of Housing and Community

Development, the Head of the Bureau of Solid Waste, the Sustainability Coordinator,

a representative from the Office of the Comptroller, and the Chief of the Bureau of

Budget and Management Research to report on the annual cumulative total of calls for

service for the upkeep and maintenance of vacant lots and green spaces.

Sponsors:

Kristerfer Burnett, Sharon Green Middleton, Phylicia Porter, John T. Bullock

RESOLUTION

EDUCATION, WORKFORCE AND YOUTH COMMITTEE

22-0099R

Approval for the Exchange of a Class B-D-7 License to a Class A-7 License

for Use at 2301 East Biddle Street

For the purpose of providing the required approval under Md. Code Ann., Alc. Bev.

§ 12-902.1(d)(1) to allow the license holder holding a valid Class B-D-7 Beer, Wine,

and Liquor License issued for use at 2301 East Biddle Street, Baltimore,

Maryland 21213 to apply to the Board of Liquor License Commissioners for

Baltimore City to exchange their Class B-D-7 Beer, Wine, and Liquor License

for a Class A-7 Beer, Wine, and Liquor License.

Sponsors:

Antonio Glover

RESOLUTION

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Consent Calendar

(See Section A at back of Agenda)

2R Second Reader

Economic and Community Development

21-0102

Building Permits - Disposal Plan Requirement (The John F. Chalmers Sr.

Act)

For the purpose of requiring certain holders of permits issued by the Department of

Housing and Community Development to submit a disposal plan with the permit

application; requiring permit holders to submit proof of disposal to the Department

within a certain period of time after the permit work has concluded; establishing a

certain citation amount; and generally relating to requiring permit holders dispose of

waste and refuse in a proper and legal manner.

Sponsors:

James Torrence, Zeke Cohen, John T. Bullock, Phylicia Porter, Sharon Green Middleton,

Kristerfer Burnett, Odette Ramos

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

21-0166

Rezoning - Block 3635, Lot 055

For the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as Block 3635, Lot

055, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the C-4 Zoning District to the

C-1 Zoning District.

Sponsors:

Robert Stokes, Sr.

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

21-0171

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

Dwelling Units in the R-7 Zoning District - Variance - 811 Chauncey 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-7 Zoning District on the

property known as 811 Chauncey Avenue (Block 3463A, Lot 013C), as outlined in

red on the accompanying plat; and granting a variance from bulk (lot area)

requirements.

Sponsors:

James Torrence

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

21-0180

Rezoning - 2525 Insulator Drive

For the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 2525 Insulator

Drive (Block 1079, Lot 001), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the

I-2 Zoning District to the PC-3 Zoning District; and providing for a special effective

date.

Sponsors:

Eric T. Costello

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

22-0086R

Approval for the Exchange of a Class B-D-7 License to a Class A-7 License

for Use at 2343 East Monument Street

For the purpose of providing the required approval under Md. Code Ann., Alc. Bev.

§ 12-902.1(d)(1) to allow the license holder holding a valid Class B-D-7 Beer, Wine,

and Liquor License issued for use at 2343 East Monument Street, Baltimore,

Maryland 21205 to apply to the Board of Liquor License Commissioners for

Baltimore City to exchange their Class B-D-7 Beer, Wine, and Liquor License for a

Class A-7 Beer, Wine, and Liquor License.

Sponsors:

Antonio Glover

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

Health, Environment and Technology

21-0161

City Operations - Net-Zero Emissions of Greenhouse Gases

For the purpose of making City operations achieve net-zero emissions of greenhouse

gases by 2050; defining certain terms; authorizing rules and regulations; and generally

related to the City’s emission of greenhouse gasses.

Sponsors:

Mark Conway, Ryan Dorsey, Phylicia Porter, John T. Bullock, Sharon Green Middleton,

Kristerfer Burnett, Zeke Cohen, Odette Ramos, Antonio Glover

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

21-0082R

Investigative Hearing - What is the State of Stat?

For the purpose of requesting that the City Administrator, the Deputy City

Administrator, each of the Deputy Mayor’s, the Chief Data Officer, the Director of

the Office of Performance and Innovation, the Director of the Baltimore City Office of

Information Technology and the heads of Data Driven Strategies and Performance

Management from each city agency come before the City Council to discuss the

current state of data collection, evaluation, and how we are using the tenets of CitiStat

to address internal process issues to help close service delivery gaps.

Sponsors:

Mark Conway, John T. Bullock, Sharon Green Middleton, Phylicia Porter, James

Torrence, President Nicholas J. Mosby, Odette Ramos, Kristerfer Burnett, Zeke Cohen,

Antonio Glover

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

Ways and Means

21-0182

Sale of Property - 900-912 Baltic 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 900-912

Baltic Avenue (Block 7271, Lot 001) and no longer needed for public use; and

providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Office of the Comptroller)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

21-0184

Sale of Property - 606 South Ann 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 606

South Ann Street (Block 1828, Lot 045) and is no longer needed for public use; and

providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Zeke Cohen

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

22-0190

Repeal of Ordinances 08-94, 08-95, and 08-96 - Westport Waterfront

Development District, Westport Special Taxing District, and State

Obligations Pledge

For the purpose of repealing Ordinance 08-94, which created the Westport

Waterfront Development District; repealing Ordinance 08-95, which created the

Westport Waterfront Special taxing District; repealing Ordinance 08-96, which

authorized the pledge by the City of Tax Increment Revenues and Special Tax

Revenues for the purpose of financing infrastructure improvements; and providing for

a special effective date.

Sponsors:

Phylicia Porter

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

22-0201

Sale of Property - 4601 East Monument 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 4601

East Monument Street (Block 6469, Lot 001F) and is no longer needed for public

use; and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE