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Baltimore City Council

June 24, 2024 ·5:00 PM Final

City Hall, 4th Floor, Du Burns Chambers

Agenda — 60 items

  1. 1 Call to Order
  2. 2 Invocation
  3. 3 Pastor Alvin Gwynn, Leadenhall Baptist Church
  4. 4 Pledge of Allegiance
  5. 5 Showcase Baltimore
  6. 6 Recognizing Chloé Nicole
  7. 7 Roll Call
  8. 8 Approval of the Journal
  9. 9 Special Meeting - 6/17/24 - 5PM
  10. 10 Communications from the Mayor
  11. 11 Bills Signed by the Mayor
  12. 12 June 20, 2024 and June 24, 2024
  13. 13 Children Youth and Families - Youth Commission - Amendment For the purpose of amending the composition of the Youth Commission; providing for the compensation of Commission members; providing for the selection of certain officers; establishing the Executive Committee; providing for the membership and duties of the Executive Committee; requiring the adoption of a constitution and bylaws; updating the powers and duties of the Commission; providing for staff to the Commission; requiring agency cooperation with the Commission; and generally related to amending certain provisions related to the Commission. 24-0489
  14. 14 Ordinance of Estimates for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2025 For the purpose of providing the appropriations estimated to be needed by each agency of the City of Baltimore for operating programs and capital projects during the Fiscal 2025 year. 24-0521
  15. 15 Annual Property Tax - Fiscal Year 2025 For the purpose of providing a tax for the use of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore for the period July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025; and setting the semiannual payment service charge for that period. 24-0522
  16. 16 Operating Budget for the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2025 For the purpose of approving the budget estimated to be needed for the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners for operating programs during Fiscal 2025; providing for certification of the approved budget to the State Superintendent of Schools; and providing for a special effective date. 24-0523
  17. 17 Executive Nominations
  18. 18 Mansur Abdul-Malik Member - Baltimore City Inclusionary Housing Board - District 8 EA24-0237 Assigned
  19. 19 Margaret Allen Member - Baltimore City Inclusionary Housing Board - District 4 EA24-0238 Assigned
  20. 20 Haki Shakur Ammi Member - Civilian Review Board - District 8 EA24-0239 Assigned
  21. 21 Ronnie Brown Member - Civilian Review Board - District 4 EA24-0240 Assigned
  22. 22 Catheryn Debevec Member - LGBTQ Commission - District 12 EA24-0241 Assigned
  23. 23 Shannon Harris Member - Civilian Review Board - District 11 EA24-0242 Assigned
  24. 24 Aaron Maybin Member - Civilian Review Board - District 9 EA24-0243 Assigned
  25. 25 page break
  26. 26 Bills Introduced
  27. 27 Mayor’s Anti-Animal Abuse Advisory Commission - Amendments For the purpose of amending the composition of the Mayor’s Anti-Animal Abuse Advisory Commission; altering procedures for meetings of the Commission; providing for staff to the Commission; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the Mayor’s Anti-Animal Abuse Advisory Commission. 24-0553 Assigned
  28. 28 Building, Fire, and Related Codes - Corrective Amendment For the purpose of correcting an amendment regarding permit extensions made during the course of adopting the 2021 Edition of the Building, Fire, and Related Codes; and providing for a special effective date. 24-0554 Assigned
  29. 29 Zoning - Educational Campus Districts - Bulk and Yard Regulations - Amendment For the purpose of increasing the minimum yard requirements in the EC-2 District; and providing for a special effective date. 24-0155 Assigned
  30. 30 Fair Wages for Tipped Employees For the purpose of limiting and phasing out the amount of tip credit an employer may deduct from the hourly wage of a certain employee; requiring certain disclosures before an employer may charge a consumer a service fee; requiring an employer to submit a certain quarterly report to the Director of Finance; defining certain terms; and generally relating to fair wages for tipped employees. 24-0556 Assigned
  31. 31 Zoning - Conditional Use - Parking Lot (Principal Use) - 1200 Brentwood Avenue For the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a principal use parking lot on the property known as 1200 Brentwood Avenue (Block 1152, Lot, 026), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; and providing for a special effective date. 24-0557 Assigned
  32. 32 Repeal of Ordinance 95-572, as Amended by Ordinance 96-096 - Planned Unit Development - Lighthouse Point For the purpose of repealing Ordinance 95-572, as amended by Ordinance 96-096, which designated certain properties a Business Planned Unit Development known as Lighthouse Point; and providing for a special effective date. 24-0558 Assigned
  33. 33 Resolutions Introduced
  34. 34 Informational Hearing - Asset Forfeiture For the purpose of requiring the Baltimore City Police Department, and inviting the Office of State’s Attorney for Baltimore City, the Police Accountability Board, the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office, and relevant stakeholders, to appear before the City Council to discuss Baltimore City Law enforcement’s polices and procedures for safeguarding, accounting for, and disposing of property it confiscates, including money, during the course of its work. 24-0222R Assigned
  35. 35 Declaring Baltimore City a Sanctuary for Individuals Receiving Gender-Affirming Care, Their Families, and Providers of Gender-Affirming Care For the purpose of declaring Baltimore City a sanctuary city for transgender and nonbinary individuals and calling on all units of City government receiving City funds to safeguard an individual’s right to gender-affirming health care by refraining from using City funds or resources to impose criminal punishment, civil liability, administrative penalties, or professional sanctions on recipients, the families of recipients, or providers of gender-affirming health care. 24-0223R Adopted
  36. 36 Honoring Carlton Ray Smith and Residents Impacted by the HIV/AIDS Epidemic For the purpose of honoring the advocacy of Carlton Ray Smith and affirming the City’s commitment to relentlessly pursuing funding to provide HIV/AIDS treatment and services to those in financial need. 24-0224R Adopted
  37. 37 page break
  38. 38 Consent Calendar
  39. 39 (See Section A at back of Agenda)
  40. 2R Second Reader
  41. 41 Education, Workforce, and Youth
  42. 42 Informational Hearing - School-based Health Clinics For the purpose of inviting representatives from the Baltimore City Public School System, the Baltimore Health Department, the Maryland Department of Health, the Mayor’s Office of Children and Family Success, and other relevant stakeholders to discuss the development, expansion, and preservation of school-based health clinics throughout the Baltimore City Public School System. Adopted
  43. 3R Third Reader
  44. 44 Third Reader (for final passage)
  45. 45 Footway Repairs - Citations and Billing For the purpose of altering the notice and appeal time lines for certain footway improvements, gradings, pavings, repavings, or repairs; excepting an assessment from bearing interest under certain circumstances; making conforming changes; and generally relating to the citation and billing process for footway repairs. 24-0491 Approved and Sent to the Mayor
  46. 46 Parking Facilitators and Taxes For the purpose of requiring online, mobile, and other third-party booking platforms for parking spaces to pay the City parking tax required by City Code Article 28, Subtitle 22 and defining certain terms. 24-0520 Approved and Sent to the Mayor
  47. 47 Bills Withdrawn
  48. 48 Charter Amendment - Department of Finance For the purpose of transferring the Department of Finance from Mayoral oversight to the Office of the Comptroller; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection. 24-0503
  49. 49 Charter Amendment - Department of Audits For the purpose of transferring the Department of Audits from the Office of the Comptroller to the City Council; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection. 24-0543
  50. 50 Clearing of the Bill Status
  51. 51 Ordinances: 21-0048, 21-0163, 22-0253, 22-0283, 22-0288, 22-0320, 23-0329, 23-0364, 23-0376, 23-0398, 23-0402, 23-0415, 23-0434, 23-0442, 23-0453, 23-0472
  52. 52 Resolutions: 21-0004R, 21-0005R, 21-0027R, 21-0035R, 21-0046R, 21-0080R, 22-0095R, 22-0103R, 22-0107R, 22-0108R, 22-0114R, 22-0126R, 22-0128R, 22-0129R, 22-0138R, 22-0143R, 22-0148R, 23-0150R, 23-0152R, 23-0154R, 23-0157R, 23-0160R, 23-0163R, 23-0165R, 23-0176R, 23-0179R, 23-0180R, 23-0181R, 23-0185R, 23-0195R
  53. 53 Committee Announcements
  54. 54 Announcements
  55. 55 THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, JULY 22, 2024 AT 5:00 P.M.
  56. 56 Adjournment
  57. 57 Cable Hearing Schedule
  58. 58 We are live streaming more to you now than ever before! Please visit https://baltimore.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx to view all legislative hearings, work sessions, voting sessions and council meetings that are covered by CHARM TV 25. http://charmtvbaltimore.com/watch-live
  59. 59 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.
  60. 60 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.