City Council  
City of Baltimore  
City Hall, Room 408  
100 North Holliday Street  
Baltimore, Maryland 21202  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Ways and Means  
Tuesday, February 21, 2023  
10:00 AM  
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CALL TO ORDER  
INTRODUCTIONS  
ATTENDANCE  
6 -  
Present  
Eric T. Costello, Kristerfer Burnett, Ryan Dorsey, Danielle N. McCray, Sharon  
Green Middleton, and Robert Stokes Sr.  
1 - Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer  
Absent  
ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING  
22-0316  
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.  
City Council President (Administration)  
Sponsors:  
A motion was made by member Burnett, seconded by member Middleton, that  
Ordinance 22-0316 be recommended favorably. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
6 - Costello, Burnett, Dorsey, McCray, Middleton, and Stokes Sr.  
1 - "Yitzy" Schleifer  
Yes:  
Absent:  
22-0317  
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.  
City Council President (Administration)  
Sponsors:  
A motion was made by member Middleton, seconded by member Burnett, that  
Ordinance 22-0317 be recommended favorably. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
6 - Costello, Burnett, Dorsey, McCray, Middleton, and Stokes Sr.  
1 - "Yitzy" Schleifer  
Yes:  
Absent:  
22-0318  
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.  
City Council President (Administration)  
Sponsors:  
A motion was made by member Middleton, seconded by member Stokes, Sr.,  
that Ordinance 22-0318 be recommended favorably. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
6 - Costello, Burnett, Dorsey, McCray, Middleton, and Stokes Sr.  
1 - "Yitzy" Schleifer  
Yes:  
Absent:  
22-0319  
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.  
City Council President (Administration)  
Sponsors:  
A motion was made by member Middleton, seconded by member Stokes, Sr.,  
that Ordinance 22-0319 be recommended favorably. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
6 - Costello, Burnett, Dorsey, McCray, Middleton, and Stokes Sr.  
1 - "Yitzy" Schleifer  
Yes:  
Absent:  
23-0328  
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Office of Equity and  
Civil Rights - $2,388,311  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $2,388,311.00 to the Office of Equity and Civil Rights  
- Service 849 (Police Accountability Board), to provide funding to secure the  
necessary staffing, equipment, technology, and training resources to support the  
Baltimore City Police Accountability Board and Administrative Charging Committee  
and to implement related police accountability; and providing for a special effective  
date.  
City Council President (Administration)  
Sponsors:  
A motion was made by member Burnett, seconded by member Stokes, Sr., that  
Ordinance 23-0328 be recommended favorably. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
6 - Costello, Burnett, Dorsey, McCray, Middleton, and Stokes Sr.  
1 - "Yitzy" Schleifer  
Yes:  
Absent:  
23-0330  
Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Housing  
and Community Development - $6,600,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation in  
the amount of $6,600,000.00 to the Department of Housing and Community  
Development - PRJ002743 (PSO Perkins Phase II Public Infrastructure), to provide  
funding for the Perkins Somerset Project; and providing for a special effective date.  
City Council President (Administration)  
Sponsors:  
A motion was made by member Stokes, Sr., seconded by member McCray, that  
Ordinance 23-0330 be recommended favorably. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
6 - Costello, Burnett, Dorsey, McCray, Middleton, and Stokes Sr.  
1 - "Yitzy" Schleifer  
Yes:  
Absent:  
23-0332  
Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Baltimore City  
Convention Center - $1,000,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation in  
the amount of $1,000,000.00 to the Baltimore City Convention Center - PRJ001759  
(918004 West Side Freight Elevator), to provide funding to maintain the Baltimore  
City Convention Center in good working order; and providing for a special effective  
date.  
City Council President (Administration)  
Sponsors:  
A motion was made by member Middleton, seconded by member Stokes, Sr.,  
that Ordinance 23-0332 be recommended favorably. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
6 - Costello, Burnett, Dorsey, McCray, Middleton, and Stokes Sr.  
1 - "Yitzy" Schleifer  
Yes:  
Absent:  
23-0333  
Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Baltimore City  
Convention Center - $1,543,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation in  
the amount of $1,543,000.00 to the Baltimore City Convention Center - PRJ002746  
(East Building Elevator Replacement), to provide funding to maintain the Baltimore  
City Convention Center in good working order; and providing for a special effective  
date.  
City Council President (Administration)  
Sponsors:  
A motion was made by member Stokes, Sr., seconded by member Middleton,  
that Ordinance 23-0333 be recommended favorably. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
6 - Costello, Burnett, Dorsey, McCray, Middleton, and Stokes Sr.  
1 - "Yitzy" Schleifer  
Yes:  
Absent:  
23-0334  
Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Baltimore City  
Convention Center - $3,757,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation in  
the amount of $3,757,000.00 to the Baltimore City Convention Center - PRJ002747  
(East Building Escalator), to provide funding to maintain the Baltimore City  
Convention Center in good working order; and providing for a special effective date.  
City Council President (Administration)  
Sponsors:  
A motion was made by member Stokes, Sr., seconded by member Burnett, that  
Ordinance 23-0334 be recommended favorably. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
6 - Costello, Burnett, Dorsey, McCray, Middleton, and Stokes Sr.  
1 - "Yitzy" Schleifer  
Yes:  
Absent:  
23-0340  
Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - PRJ002758 -  
$9,000,000  
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation in  
the amount of $9,000,000.00 to PRJ002758 (Walbrook Junction/Edmondson Village  
Center Support), to provide funding for redeveloping the Walbrook Junction and  
Edmondson Village Center shopping centers; and providing for a special effective  
date.  
City Council President (Administration), Kristerfer Burnett  
Sponsors:  
A motion was made by member Burnett, seconded by member Stokes, Sr., that  
Ordinance 23-0340 be recommended favorably. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
6 - Costello, Burnett, Dorsey, McCray, Middleton, and Stokes Sr.  
1 - "Yitzy" Schleifer  
Yes:  
Absent:  
ADJOURNMENT