City of Baltimore  
City Council  
City Hall, Room 408  
100 North Holliday Street  
Baltimore, Maryland 21202  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Monday, December 5, 2022  
5:00 PM  
Du Burns 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  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Showcase Baltimore  
Roll Call  
Approval of the Journal  
November 21, 2022  
Communications from the Mayor  
Vetoed Bills from the Mayor (Appendix A on back of Agenda)  
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  
Bills Signed by the Mayor  
November 29, 2022 and December 5, 2022  
City Property - Renaming Robert E. Lee Park to Lake Roland Park  
For the purpose of changing the name of the park known as Robert E. Lee Park,  
located at 1000 Lakeside Drive, Baltimore, Maryland, 21210, to Lake Roland  
Park.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
Commercial Vehicle Monitoring System  
For the purpose of modifying the maximum number of operational cameras  
authorized to enforce Baltimore City’s commercial vehicle monitoring system.  
Sponsors:  
Danielle N. McCray, Mark Conway, John T. Bullock, Odette Ramos, Robert Stokes, Sr.,  
Kristerfer Burnett, Sharon Green Middleton, James Torrence, Zeke Cohen  
Bills Introduced  
Sale of Property - 2801 Harford Road; A Portion of Block 4199, Revised  
Lot 9  
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  
2801 Harford Road, and consisting of a portion of Block 4199, Revised Lot 9,  
and is no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective  
date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Office of the Comptroller), Odette Ramos  
ORDINANCE  
At the request of: Office of the Comptroller (Department of Real Estate)  
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE  
City Streets - Closing - A Portion of Marion Street  
For the purpose of condemning and closing air rights above a portion of Marion  
Street, extending Westerly 103 feet, more or less, from Kimmel Alley beginning  
at a horizontal plane of 14 feet above street level, and closing subterranean  
rights below a portion of Marion Street extending Westerly 62.5 feet, more or  
less, from Kimmel Alley, beginning at a horizontal plane at elevation 62 feet  
based on Baltimore City Survey Control System, as shown on a plat numbered  
330-A-28A, Sheets 1 and 2, dated June 20, 2022, prepared by the Survey  
Section and filed with the Department of Transportation; and providing for a  
special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Administration City Council  
ORDINANCE  
At the request of: Department of Transportation  
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Health  
Department - $310,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $310,000.00 to the Health Department - Service  
723 (Advocacy for Seniors), to provide funding for Fiscal Year 2022 expenses;  
and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
ORDINANCE  
At the request of: Department of Finance  
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Health  
Department - $1,500,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $1,500,000.00 to the Health Department -  
Service 303 (Clinical Services), to provide funding for Fiscal Year 2022  
expenses; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
ORDINANCE  
At the request of: Department of Finance  
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Health  
Department - $32,000,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $32,000,000.00 to the Health Department -  
Service 315 (Emergency Services - Health), to provide funding for Fiscal Year  
2022 expenses; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
ORDINANCE  
At the request of: Department of Finance  
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Health  
Department - $35,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $35,000.00 to the Health Department - Service  
310 (School Health Services), to provide funding for Fiscal Year 2022  
expenses; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
ORDINANCE  
At the request of: Department of Finance  
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of  
General Services - $750,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $750,000.00 to the Department of General  
Services - Service 726 (Administration - General Services), to provide funding  
for Fiscal Year 2022 expenses; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
ORDINANCE  
At the request of: Department of Finance  
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of  
General Services - $675,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $675,000.00 to the Department of General  
Services - Service 734 (Capital Projects Division), to provide funding for Fiscal  
Year 2022 expenses; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
ORDINANCE  
At the request of: Department of Finance  
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of  
General Services - $8,400,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $8,400,000.00 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)  
ORDINANCE  
At the request of: Department of Finance  
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of  
Finance - $1,900,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $1,900,000.00 to the Department of Finance -  
Service 704 (Accounting), to provide funding for Fiscal Year 2022 expenses;  
and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
ORDINANCE  
At the request of: Department of Finance  
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Mayoralty:  
Convention Center Hotel - $5,375,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $5,375,000.00 to the Mayoralty: Convention  
Center Hotel - Service 535 (Convention Center Hotel), to provide funding for  
Fiscal Year 2022 expenses; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
ORDINANCE  
At the request of: Department of Finance  
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Mayoralty:  
Miscellaneous General Expenses - $22,400,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $22,400,000.00 to the Mayoralty: Miscellaneous  
General Expenses - Service 122 (Miscellaneous General Expenses), to provide  
funding for Fiscal Year 2022 expenses; and providing for a special effective  
date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
ORDINANCE  
At the request of: Department of Finance  
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of  
Planning - $485,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $485,000.00 to the Department of Planning -  
Service 768 (Administration - Planning), to provide funding for Fiscal Year  
2022 expenses; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
ORDINANCE  
At the request of: Department of Finance  
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of  
Planning - $13,520,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $13,520,000.00 to the Department of Planning -  
Service 765 (Planning for a Sustainable Baltimore), to provide funding for  
Fiscal Year 2022 expenses; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
ORDINANCE  
At the request of: Department of Finance  
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of  
Public Works - $2,725,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $2,725,000.00 to the Department of Public  
Works - Service 676 (Administration - DPW), to provide funding for Fiscal  
Year 2022 expenses; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
ORDINANCE  
At the request of: Department of Finance  
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of  
Transportation - $1,575,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $1,575,000.00 to the Department of  
Transportation - Service 688 (Snow and Ice Removal), to provide funding for  
Fiscal Year 2022 expenses; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
ORDINANCE  
At the request of: Department of Finance  
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of  
Transportation - $275,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $275,000.00 to the Department of  
Transportation - Service 500 (Street Lighting), to provide funding for Fiscal  
Year 2022 expenses; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
ORDINANCE  
At the request of: Department of Finance  
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of  
Transportation - $2,575,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $2,575,000.00 to the Department of  
Transportation - Service 697 (Traffic Safety), to provide funding for Fiscal Year  
2022 expenses; and providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
City Council President (Administration)  
ORDINANCE  
At the request of: Department of Finance  
WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE  
Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 2  
Dwelling Units in the R-7 Zoning District - Variances - 427 Gusryan Street  
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 427 Gusrayn Street (Block 6345, Lot 037), as outlined in red  
on the accompanying plat; and granting variances from certain bulk regulations  
(lot area size).  
Sponsors:  
Zeke Cohen  
ORDINANCE  
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE  
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  
ORDINANCE  
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE  
Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 2  
Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances - 1801 Hollins Street  
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 1801 Hollins Street (Block 0225, Lot 001), as outlined in red  
on the accompanying plat; and granting variances from certain bulk regulations  
(lot area size) and off street parking requirements.  
Sponsors:  
John T. Bullock  
ORDINANCE  
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE  
Zoning - Conditional Use Parking Lot - 3618 and 3620 Elm Avenue  
For the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment,  
maintenance, and operation of an open off-street parking area on the properties  
known as 3618 Elm Avenue (Block 3538, Lot 038) and 3620 Elm Avenue  
(Block 3538, Lot 037), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; and  
providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Odette Ramos  
ORDINANCE  
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE  
Zoning - Conditional Use Parking - 4001 Roland Avenue  
For the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment,  
maintenance, and operation of an open off-street parking area on the property  
known as 4001 Roland Avenue (Block 3594A, Lot 001), as outlined in red on  
the accompanying plat.  
Sponsors:  
Odette Ramos  
ORDINANCE  
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE  
Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 2  
Dwelling Units in the R-7 Zoning District - Variances 466 Hornel Street  
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 466 Hornel Street (Block 6345, Lot 023), as outlined in red  
on the accompanying plat; and granting variances from certain bulk regulations  
(lot area size) and off-street parking requirements.  
Sponsors:  
Zeke Cohen  
ORDINANCE  
ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE  
Consent Calendar  
(See Section A at back of Agenda)  
2R Second Reader  
Ways and Means  
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)  
RECOMMEND FAVORABLE  
Clearing of the Bill Status  
Ordinances: 21-0088, 22-0188, 22-0196, 22-0217, 22-0267  
Resolutions: 21-0046R, 22-0108R  
Committee Announcements  
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