City of Baltimore

City Council

City Hall, Room 408

100 North Holliday Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Meeting Agenda - Final

Monday, November 7, 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

Tyron and April Harper, Harp Vision

Roll Call

Approval of the Journal

October 24, 2022

Communications from the Mayor

Executive Nominations

Michael Moiseyev

Director - Department of Finance - District 11

RULES AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Paris O'Conor Bienert

Member - Fair Election Fund Commission - District 14

RULES AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Mansur Abdul-Malik

Member - Police Accountability Board - District 8

RULES AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Marc Broady, Esq.

Member - Police Accountability Board - District 3

RULES AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Janetta Gilmore

Member - Police Accountability Board - District 13

RULES AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Lisa Nguyen

Member - Police Accountability Board - District 11

RULES AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Avi Wolasky

Member - Police Accountability Board - District 5

RULES AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

Bills Introduced

22-0293

Sale of Property - 1321 Filbert 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 1321

Filbert Street (Block 7200; Lot 060A) and is no longer needed for public use; and

providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Office of the Comptroller)

ORDINANCE

At the request of: The Office of the Comptroller (Dept. of Real Estate)

WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

22-0294

Sale of Properties - 500 North Pulaski Street and 502 North Pulaski 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 properties that are located at 500

North Pulaski Street (Block 0117, Lot 001) and 502 North Pulaski Street (Block

0117, Lot 002) and are no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special

effective date.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Office of the Comptroller)

ORDINANCE

At the request of: The Office of the Comptroller (Dept. of Real Estate)

WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

22-0295

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:

Kristerfer Burnett

ORDINANCE

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

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

ORDINANCE

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

22-0297

Rezoning - 2101 Washington Boulevard

For the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 2101 Washington

Boulevard (Block 0770, Lot 006) , as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from

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

Sponsors:

Phylicia Porter

ORDINANCE

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

22-0298

Rezoning - 3905 Bank Street

For the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 3905 Bank Street

(Block 6315 B, Lot 028) , as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the

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

Sponsors:

Danielle N. McCray

ORDINANCE

ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

22-0299

Tax Credits - Historic Properties - Application Extension

For the purpose of extending the period within which applications may be accepted

for the historic improvement tax credit and providing for a special effective date.

Sponsors:

John T. Bullock, Eric T. Costello, James Torrence

ORDINANCE

WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

Consent Calendar

(See Section A at back of Agenda)

2R Second Reader

Economic and Community Development

21-0113

Zoning Code - Modifications

For the purpose of making needed changes to certain provisions that, during the

course of actively operating under the new Zoning Code, were discovered to be

functionally impractical or otherwise in need of modification to abate previously

unanticipated consequences; specifying that certain applications under the Zoning

Code be filed either with the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals or the Zoning

Administrator; extending certain time limits for the Board to act; authorizing the

Zoning Administrator or the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals to deny an

application under certain circumstances; modifying the outdoor seating specifications;

authorizing certain reviews by the Site Plan Review Committee; authorizing that

certain matters reviewed by the Site Plan Review Committee be approved by the

Director of Planning; modifying certain off-street parking requirements; clarifying and

establishing certain exceptions to bicycle parking design standards; establishing certain

standards for long-term bicycle standards; establishing certain rules for certain

circumstances involving signs; providing for measurement methodologies for building

frontages; allowing electronic signs and painted/mural signs in residential districts,

subject to conditional approval by the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals;

specifying a time period after which the authorization for a conditional sign expires;

specifying certain zoning district requirements; defining certain terms; correcting,

clarifying, and conforming certain provisions; and generally relating to the zoning and

land-use laws of the City of Baltimore.

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

22-0200

Urban Renewal - Central Business District - Amendment 2

For the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for the Central Business

District to revise the signage provisions provisions; 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:

Eric T. Costello

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

Education, Workforce and Youth

22-0292

Elected Officials’ Retirement System - Benefits - Eligibility

For the purpose of modifying certain provisions of the Elected Officials’ Retirement

System of the City of Baltimore relating to eligibility for service retirement benefits and

deferred vested benefits; making this Ordinance contingent on the ratification of a

certain City Charter amendment by a certain date; and providing for a special

effective date.

Sponsors:

President Nicholas J. Mosby

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS

Health, Environment and Technology

22-0127R

Informational Hearing - 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

For the purpose of inviting representatives from the Baltimore City Health

Department, the Baltimore City Fire Department, the Baltimore Police Department,

the Department of Finance, the Baltimore City Law Department, and other interested

parties to appear before the City Council to discuss the implementation of the 988

Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, its anticipated impact on individuals that use this resource,

and the implementation plan for Baltimore City.

Sponsors:

Danielle N. McCray, Sharon Green Middleton

RECOMMEND FAVORABLE

Committee Announcements

Announcements

THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL

WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2022 AT 5:00 P.M.

Adjournment

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