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October 20, 2025 ·5:00 PM Final ·Virtual Meeting Link: https://bmore.webex.com/bmore/j.php?MTID=m806fbcf20f4f09cf13d20a9fb9126abe Password: Public

Du Burns Council Chamber, 4th floor, City Hall

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Agenda — 74 items

  1. 1 Call to Order
  2. 2 Invocation
  3. 3 Rev. Dr. Walter L. Parrish III, Northside Baptist Church
  4. 4 Pledge of Allegiance
  5. 5 Roll Call
  6. 6 Approval of the Journal
  7. 7 September 29, 2025
  8. 8 Executive Nominations
  9. 9 Timothy Keane Director - Department of Planning EA25-0064
  10. 10 Elijah Davis, Jr. Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force EA25-0065
  11. 11 Dr. Kevin Daniels Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force EA25-0066
  12. 12 Dr. Melissa Buckley Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force EA25-0067
  13. 13 Theresa Bruce Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force EA25-0068
  14. 14 Mollie Young Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force EA25-0069
  15. 15 Corey Witherspoon Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force EA25-0070
  16. 16 Angie Winder Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force EA25-0071
  17. 17 Fareeha Waheed Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force EA25-0072
  18. 18 Tica Torres Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force EA25-0073
  19. 19 Jasmine Pope Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force EA25-0074
  20. 20 Dr. Tanya Nichols Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force EA25-0075
  21. 21 Dawnya Johnson Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force EA25-0076
  22. 22 Robert Holmes Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force EA25-0077
  23. 23 Dr. Panagis Galiatsatos Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force EA25-0078
  24. 24 Dr. Andrew Gaddis Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force EA25-0079
  25. 25 Jessica Fauntleroy Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force EA25-0080
  26. 26 Taya Dunn Johnson Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force EA25-0081
  27. 27 Caryn Dayhoff Member - Trauma-Informed Care Task Force EA25-0082
  28. 28 Bills Introduced
  29. 29 Charles Village Community Benefits District and Management Authority FOR the purpose of renewing and continuing the Charles Village Community Benefits District and Management Authority; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the activities and authority of the Charles Village Community Benefits District and Management Authority. 25-0102
  30. 30 Zoning – Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 3 Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District – 1224 West Lafayette Avenue 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 1224 West Lafayette Avenue (Block 0078, Lot 005), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; and providing for a special effective date. 25-0103
  31. 31 Sale of Property – 2405 Linden 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 2405 Linden Avenue (Block 3463A, Lot 008A) and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date. 25-0104
  32. 32 Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Baltimore City Public Schools – $12,911,344 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $12,911,344 to Baltimore City Public Schools – Service 352 (Baltimore City Public Schools), to provide funding for a deficit caused by the City’s contribution to the development agreement for City Spring Elementary/Middle School; and providing for a special effective date. 25-0105
  33. 33 Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Fire Department – $38,520,093 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $38,520,093 to the Fire Department – Service 602 (Fire Suppression and Emergency Rescue), to provide funding to balance the Fire Department’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget to cover a deficit caused by overtime, staffing costs, and contractual EMS services; and providing for a special effective date. 25-0106
  34. 34 Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Department of Law – $81,393 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $81,393 to the Department of Law – Service 862 (Transactions), to provide funding to balance the Department of Law’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget to cover a deficit caused by contractual spending; and providing for a special effective date. 25-0107
  35. 35 Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Liquor License Board – $454,415 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $454,415 to the Liquor License Board – Service 851 (Liquor License Compliance), to provide funding to balance the Liquor License Board’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget for a deficit caused by office lease costs, use of privately leased vehicles, and overtime; and providing for a special effective date. 25-0108
  36. 36 Supplementary Special Grant Fund Operating Appropriation – Mayor’s Office of Employment Development – $300,000 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Special Grant Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $300,000 to the Mayor’s Office of Employment Development – Service 795 (Workforce Services for Baltimore Residents), to provide funding to support the creation of recovery friendly workplaces and care navigators; and providing for a special effective date. 25-0109
  37. 37 Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Police Department – $47,492,889 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $47,492,889 to the Police Department – Service 622 (Police Patrol), to provide funding to balance the Police Department’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget for a deficit caused by overtime and staffing costs; and providing for a special effective date. 25-0110
  38. 38 Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Department of Recreation and Parks – $5,630,976 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $5,630,976 to the Department of Recreation and Parks – Service 654 (Urban Forestry), to provide funding to balance the Department of Recreation and Parks’ Fiscal Year 2025 budget for a deficit caused by overtime and unbudgeted contractual costs; and providing for a special effective date. 25-0111
  39. 39 Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Sheriff’s Office – $3,425,454 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $3,425,454 to the Sheriff’s Office – Service 882 (Deputy Sheriff Enforcement), to provide funding to balance the Sheriff’s Office’s budget for Fiscal Year 2025 for a deficit caused by overtime, fleet costs, and various contractual and supply spending; and providing for a special effective date. 25-0112
  40. 40 Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Department of Transportation – $4,457,580 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $4,457,580 to the Department of Transportation – Service 688 (Snow and Ice Control), to provide funding to balance the Department of Transportation’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget for a deficit caused by snow removal costs; and providing for a special effective date. 25-0113
  41. 41 Resolutions Introduced
  42. 42 Workers’ Rights in Baltimore City FOR the purpose of recognizing key rights of workers across Baltimore City. 25-0034R
  43. 43 Informational Hearing – Safekeeping and Storage of Baltimore City Wills FOR the purpose of inviting the Register of Wills, the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, the Director of the Department of General Services, and the City Administrator to appear before the City Council to discuss the current space allocated to store wills in the Clarence J. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse, the lack of fire and flood protection in said storage space, and the need to digitize and protect the 100 years of wills being stored in a room in the aging courthouse. 25-0035R
  44. 44 Informational Hearing – Human Trafficking Investigations and Prosecutions FOR the purpose of inviting representatives from the Baltimore City Office of the State’s Attorney, the Baltimore Police Department, the Baltimore City Fire Department, the Baltimore City Public School System Police, the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office, the Baltimore City Human Trafficking Collaborative Co Chairs and all subcommittee Chairs, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, the Maryland State Police, the Maryland United States Attorney’s Office, the Maryland Department of Social Services, the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services, The Hope Center (formerly known as Baltimore Child Abuse Center), BlueDOT, and other collaborators from the Baltimore Human Trafficking Collaborative who provide victims of human trafficking with emergency interventions and support services to brief the City Council on the scope of the human trafficking problem in Baltimore City, current efforts to investigate and prosecute perpetrators of human trafficking, further strategies that could be implemented to bring these individuals to justice, and resources that are needed to assist survivors of human trafficking. 25-0036R
  45. 45 Consent Calendar
  46. 46 (See Section A at back of Agenda)
  47. 2R Second Reader
  48. 48 Committee on Legislative Investigations
  49. 49 Catalina Rodriguez Lima Director - Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs EA25-0039
  50. 50 Housing & Economic Development Committee
  51. 51 Zoning Administrator – Transfer to Department of Planning FOR the purpose of transferring the Office of Zoning Administrator and all attendant authorities and duties from the Department of Housing and Community Development to the Department of Planning. 25-0063
  52. 53 Land Use & Transportation Committee
  53. 54 Zoning – Uses – Retail: Small Box Establishment FOR the purpose of making small box discount retail stores a conditional use by approval of the Board of Municipal Zoning Appeals in all commercial zoning districts; setting use standards for new small box discount retail stores; and defining certain terms. 25-0040
  54. 55 Zoning – Bulk and Yard Requirements - Amendments FOR the purpose of amending certain bulk and yard requirements in residential zoning districts. 25-0064
  55. 56 Zoning – Eliminating Off-Street Parking Requirements FOR the purpose of repealing requirements for providing a minimum number of off-street parking spaces per use type; setting certain parking maximums; and correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions and tables. 25-0065
  56. 57 Planned Unit Development – Amendment – Under Armour Headquarters FOR the purpose of approving certain amendments to the Under Armour Headquarters Planned Unit Development; and providing for a special effective date. 25-0082
  57. 3R Third Reader
  58. 59 Emergency Scene – Unauthorized Persons Prohibited FOR the purpose of prohibiting the presence of an unauthorized person within the boundaries of an emergency scene; establishing certain penalties; defining certain terms; and generally relating to unauthorized persons within the boundaries of an emergency scene. 25-0018
  59. 60 Building Code – Single Exit from Residential Occupancy FOR the purpose of permitting certain residential buildings to have a single exit or access to a single exit, so long as certain conditions are met regarding the construction of the exit. 25-0062
  60. 61 Zoning – Conditional Use Conversion of Single-Family Dwelling Units to 2 Dwelling Units Each in the R-8 Zoning District – 1703 and 1709 Edmondson 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-8 Zoning District on the property known as 1703 Edmondson Avenue (Block 0121, Lot 017) and a single-family dwelling unit to 2 dwelling units in the R-8 Zoning District on the property known as 1709 Edmondson Avenue (Block 0121, Lot 020), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; granting variances regarding off-street parking requirements; and providing for a special effective date. 25-0072
  61. 62 Zoning – Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit in the R-8 Zoning District – Variances – 541 Lafayette 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-8 Zoning District on the property known as 541 Lafayette Avenue (Block 0414, Lot 062), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; granting variances regarding certain bulk regulations (lot size area) and off-street parking requirements; and providing for a special effective date. 25-0077
  62. 63 City Streets – Closing – Portions of Certain Streets and Alleys Bounded by Riggs Avenue, N. Payson Street, and the Land of National Railroad Passenger Company (Amtrak) FOR the purpose of condemning and closing portions of certain streets and alleys bounded by Riggs Avenue, N. Payson Street, the former bed of Mosher Street and the Land of National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) as shown on a plat numbered 316 C 5 Series for Group A prepared by the Survey Section and filed in the Office of the Department of Transportation; and providing for a special effective date. 25-0078
  63. 64 Sale of Property – Certain Streets Lying Within the Area Bounded by Riggs Avenue, N. Payson Street, West Lafayette 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 Riggs Avenue, N. Payson Street, West Lafayette Avenue and the land of National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) as shown on Plat 316 C 5 Group A, and filed with the Department of Transportation; and providing for a special effective date. 25-0079
  64. 65 RPP Area 30 – Exception – 15 E West Street FOR the purpose of amending the Parking Management Plan Restatement for RPP Area 30 (South Baltimore East) to add an exception to the Plan’s general permit allotments for dwelling units. 25-0083
  65. 66 City Streets – Closing – A 6 Foot Portion of West Saratoga Street and an Alley 10.67 Feet Wide, Bounded By Pearl Street, West Saratoga Street, and North Greene Street FOR the purpose of condemning and closing a 6 foot portion of West Saratoga Street and an alley 10.67 feet wide bounded by Pearl Street, West Saratoga Street and North Greene Street, as shown on a plat numbered 307 A 23A, prepared by the Survey Section and filed in the Office of the Department of Transportation; and providing for a special effective date. 25-0084
  66. 67 Sale of Property – Section of West Saratoga Street Bounded by Pearl Street, West Saratoga Street, and North Greene 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 no longer needed for public use known as the former bed of a 6 foot portion of West Saratoga Street bounded by Pearl Street, West Saratoga Street, and North Greene Street; and providing for a special effective date. 25-0085
  67. 68 City Streets – Closing – A Portion of North Chapel Street FOR the purpose of condemning and closing a portion of North Chapel Street extending northerly 305.2 feet more or less, from the north side of Jefferson Street bounded by McElderry Street, North Washington Street, Jefferson Street, and North Wolfe Street, as shown on a plat numbered 309 A 30A, prepared by the Survey Section and filed in the Office of the Department of Transportation; and providing for a special effective date. 25-0086
  68. 69 Zoning – Conditional Use Conversion to a Banquet Hall in the C-2 Zoning District – Variance – 1123 West Baltimore Street FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a banquet hall on the property known as 1123 West Baltimore Street (Block 0217, Lot 012) in the C-2 Zoning District, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; granting a variance regarding off-street parking requirements; and providing for a special effective date. 25-0092
  69. 70 Committee Announcements
  70. 71 Announcements
  71. 72 District Spotlight - 9th District
  72. 73 THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2025, AT 5:00 P.M.
  73. 74 Adjournment
  74. 75 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.