Baltimore City Council
Du Burns Council Chamber, 4th floor, City Hall
Agenda — 45 items
- 1 Call to Order
- 2 Invocation
- 3 Pledge of Allegiance
- 4 Roll Call
- 5 Approval of the Journal
- 6 September 28, 2026
- 7 Bills Signed by the Mayor
- 8 October 5, 2026
- 9 Community Healthy Food Access Act FOR the purpose of establishing the Healthy Foods Grant Program; providing criteria for participating in the Program; requiring a certain report; defining certain terms; and generally relating to the Healthy Foods Grant Program.
- 10 Executive Nominations
- 17 Bills Introduced
- 26 Resolutions Introduced
- 28 Consent Calendar
- 29 (See Section A at back of Agenda)
- 2R Second Reader
- 31 Committee on Legislative Investigations
- 32 Ren Southard Director - Department of Planning
- 33 Land Use & Transportation Committee
- 34 Zoning – Grocery Stores FOR the purpose of establishing retail: grocery store as a zoning use; exempting a grocery store from certain parking maximums; defining a certain term; and making conforming changes.
- 35 Pubic Health & Environment Committee
- 36 Mental Health Resource Awareness Act FOR the purpose of establishing the Mental Health Resource Awareness Program; requiring specified information be posted at certain business and certain City buildings; requiring specified employees distribute certain information regarding mental health resources; requiring specified employees to take a certain training; establishing certain penalties; defining certain terms; and generally relating to mental health resource awareness.
- 3R Third Reader
- 38 Third Reader (requires invocation of CC Rule 12-1 for same day advance from 2nd to 3rd Reader)
- 39 Zoning – Grocery Stores FOR the purpose of establishing retail: grocery store as a zoning use; exempting a grocery store from certain parking maximums; defining a certain term; and making conforming changes.
- 40 Third Reader (for final passage)
- 41 Zoning – Harford Road Overlay District FOR the purpose of establishing the Harford Road Overlay District; delineating the boundaries of the district; creating applicable use regulations within the district; establishing bulk and yard regulations within the district; detailing other applicable standards within the district; amending certain off-street parking requirements; and generally relating to the establishment of the Harford Road Overlay District.
- 42 Zoning – Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 3 Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District – 1118 N Carey Street FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the conversion of a single-family dwelling unit into 3 dwelling units on the property known as 1118 N Carey Street (Block 0055B, Lot 010), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; and providing for a special effective date.
- 43 Rental Dwelling Health and Safety Enforcement Act FOR the purpose of updating certain provisions regarding the licensing of rental dwellings; establishing certain penalties; requiring certain information be filed with a registration statement when applying for a rental dwelling license; requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to promulgate certain regulations; creating a registry of rental inspectors; prohibiting certain actions based on actual or perceived immigration status; establishing certain grounds for the revocation of a rental dwelling license; establishing a process for rental dwelling receivership; making conforming changes; providing for the effective dates of this Ordinance; and generally relating to the enforcement of rental dwelling health and safety standards.
- 44 Rezoning – 205-209 E Cold Spring Lane FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 205-209 E Cold Spring Lane (Block 5053I, Lots 001 and 002), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the R 1 C Zoning District to the EC-2 Zoning District.
- 45 Rezoning – 2441-2449 W Baltimore Street FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 2441-2449 W Baltimore Street (Block 2152, Lot 001), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the I-1 Zoning District to the C-2 Zoning District; and providing for a special effective date.
- 46 Sale of Property – 221-233 N Gay Street, 300 N Front Street, 320 N Front Street, and 332 N Front 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 221-233 N Gay Street (Block 1306C, Lot 23), 300 N Front Street (Block 1306C, Lot 11), 320 N Front Street (Block 1306C, Lot 14), and 332 N Front Street (Block 1306C, Lot 18) and is no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.
- 47 Municipal Identification Cards – Applications and Personal Information FOR the purpose of updating the application and approval process for obtaining a municipal identity card; making conforming changes; updating obsolete language; and generally relating to applications for municipal identity cards and an applicant’s personal information.
- 48 Rezoning – 432 E 32nd Street FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 432 E 32nd Street (Block 3881A, Lot 019), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the C-1 Zoning District to the OS Zoning District; and providing for a special effective date.
- 49 City Streets – Closing – Portions of Certain Streets and Alleys Bounded by W. Lafayette Avenue, N. Brice Street, W. Lanvale Street, N. Pulaski Street, Harlem Avenue, and the Land of National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) FOR the purpose of condemning and closing portions of certain streets and alleys bounded by W. Lafayette Avenue, N. Brice Street, W. Lanvale Street, N. Pulaski Street, Harlem Avenue, and the Land of National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) as shown on a plat numbered 316-C-6 Series for Group B prepared by Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP and filed in the Office of the Department of Transportation; and providing for a special effective date.
- 49 Bills Withdrawn
- 50 Sale of Property – Certain Streets Lying Within the Area Bounded by W. Lafayette Avenue, N. Brice Street, W. Lanvale Street, N. Pulaski Street, Harlem Avenue, and the Land of National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) 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 parcels of land known as portions of certain streets lying within the area bounded by W. Lafayette Avenue, N. Brice Street, W. Lanvale Street, N. Pulaski Street, Harlem Avenue, and the Land of National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) as shown on Plat 316-C-6A prepared by Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP and filed with the Department of Transportation.
- 51 Transit-Oriented Development – Downtown Baltimore FOR the purpose of supporting a State Transit-Oriented Development designation for the area surrounding and including the Lexington Market, Charles Center, and Shot Tower Metro Stations; the Mount Vernon, Lexington Market, Baltimore Arena, Convention Center, and Camden Station Light Rail Stations; and the Camden Yards MARC Station.;and providing for a special effective date.
- 52 Transit-Oriented Development – Rogers Avenue FOR the purpose of supporting a State Transit-Oriented Development designation for the area surrounding and including the Rogers Avenue Metro Station; and providing for a special effective date.
- 53 Committee Announcements
- 54 Announcements
- 55 District Spotlight - 11th District
- 56 THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2026, AT 5:00 P.M.
- 57 Adjournment
- 58 Thank you all for attending this meeting. Please check the area around your seat to make certain that you have everything that you brought with you.
- 59 We will be closing the room shortly and ask that everyone exit promptly to the 1st floor main entrance. Thank you for visiting City Hall.
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