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May 16, 2024 ·12:00 PM Final ·Special Meeting of the Baltimore City Council

100 Holliday Street, 4th Floor, Du Burns Chambers

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Agenda — 54 items

  1. 1 Call to Order
  2. 2 Invocation
  3. 3 Pledge of Allegiance
  4. 4 Showcase Baltimore
  5. 5 Roll Call
  6. 6 Approval of the Journal
  7. 7 Special Meeting, May 1, 2024, 5:00 P.M.
  8. 8 Communications from the Mayor
  9. 9 Bills Signed by the Mayor
  10. 10 May 16, 2024
  11. 11 Sale of Property - 3750 Greenspring 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 that is located at 3750 Greenspring Avenue (Block 3327E; Lot 001) and is no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.
  12. 12 Sale of Property - 1807 Harlem 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 that is located at 1807 Harlem Avenue (Block 0108, Lot 030) and is no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date. 24-0493
  13. 13 page break
  14. 14 Bills Introduced
  15. 15 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 Assigned
  16. 16 Charter Amendment - Board of Estimates - Revenue Certification For the purpose of requiring the Board of Estimates to hold a certain hearing to present certain fiscal estimates; requiring the Board to provide certain final fiscal estimates; making conforming changes; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection. 24-0524 Assigned
  17. 17 Charter Amendment - Board of Finance - Membership For the purpose of expanding the membership of the Board of Finance; establishing terms for appointed members of the Board; providing for the election of a Chair and Vice-Chair; establishing rules for quorum and voting; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection. 24-0525 Assigned
  18. 18 Charter Amendment - Board of Estimates - Membership For the purpose of amending the membership of the Board of Estimates; making conforming changes; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection. 24-0526 Assigned
  19. 19 Charter Amendment - City Council - Director of Budget and Finance For the purpose of authorizing the City Council to retain the services of an independent director budget and finance; providing for the qualifications and term of that director; specifying the duties of that director; providing for the director’s compensation and expenses; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection. 24-0527 Assigned
  20. 20 Charter Amendment - Board of Estimates - Budget Schedule For the purpose of establishing a date certain when the Board of Estimates shall deliver the Ordinance of Estimates to the City Council; making conforming changes; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection. 24-0528 Assigned
  21. 21 Transit-Oriented Development - Reisterstown Plaza - Amendment For the purpose of amending Ordinance 23-232; supporting the designation of an expanded State Transit-Oriented Development for Reisterstown Plaza, the area surrounding and including the Reisterstown Plaza metro Subway Link Station; and providing for a special effective date. 24-0529 Assigned
  22. 22 Transit-Oriented Development - West Baltimore For the purpose of supporting a State Transit-Oriented Development designation for the area surrounding and including the West Baltimore MARC Station; and providing for a special effective date. 24-0530 Assigned
  23. 23 Midtown Community Benefits District and Management Authority - Renewal Through June 30, 2028 For the purpose of reviewing, renewing and continuing the Midtown Community Benefits District and the Midtown Community Benefits Management Authority; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the activities and authority of the Midtown Community Benefits District and the Midtown Community Benefits Management Authority. 24-0531 Assigned
  24. 24 Fire and Police Employees’ Retirement System - Benefits Enhancements FOR the purpose of amending certain provisions of the Fire and Police Employees’ Retirement System; changing the definition of “average final compensation”; providing a new deferred vested benefit; eliminating the 2-year waiting period for commencement of post-retirement benefit increases; repealing obsolete provisions relating to post-retirement benefit increases; changing the interest earned on DROP 2 accounts; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the Fire and Police Employees’ Retirement System. 24-0532 Assigned
  25. 25 Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 4 Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances - 15 North Stricker Street For the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the conversion of a single-family dwelling unit to 4 dwelling units in the R-8 Zoning district on the property known as 15 North Stricker Street (Block 0197, Lot 020), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; and granting variances from off-street parking requirements; and providing for a special effective date. 24-0533 Assigned
  26. 26 Bond Issue - Affordable Housing Loan - $20,000,000 For the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (pursuant to General Assembly House Resolution I and Senate Resolution I of 2024 approved by the members of the Maryland General Assembly representing Baltimore City) to create a debt, and to issue and sell, at any time or from time to time and in one or more series its certificates of indebtedness as evidence thereof, and proceeds not exceeding TWENTY Million ($20,000,000.00) from the sale of such certificates of indebtedness to be used for the cost of issuance, including the expense of engraving, printing, advertising, attorneys’ fees, and all other incidental expenses connected therewith (which may include the proportion of the compensation of employees and general administrative expenses of the Department of Finance reasonably allocated to the issuance of the bonds); and the remainder of such proceeds shall be used for or in connection with planning, developing, executing, and making operative the Affordable Housing program of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, including, but not limited to, the acquisition, by purchase, lease, condemnation or any other legal means, of land or property, or any right, interest, franchise, easement or privilege therein, in the City of Baltimore; the payment of any and all costs and expenses incurred in connection with or incidental to the acquisition and management of said land or property, including any and all rights of interest therein hereinbefore mentioned; the payment of any and all costs and expenses incurred for or in connection with relocating and moving persons or other legal entities displaced by the acquisition of said land or property, or any of the rights or interest therein hereinbefore mentioned, in the City of Baltimore; the development or redevelopment, including, but not limited to, the comprehensive renovation or rehabilitation of, any land or property, or any rights or interests therein hereinbefore mentioned, in the City of Baltimore, and the disposition of land and property for such purposes; costs related to the rehabilitation and new construction of and operation of rental and homeownership developments, such costs to include but not be limited to relocation assistance, rental payment and home purchase assistance, housing counseling and project financing comprised of loans(including forgivable or fully amoritizing) or grants or other related activities and buyer education assistance, and activities to support the orderly and sustainable planning, preservation, rehabilitation, and development of economically diverse housing in City neighborhoods; support for the Affordable Housing Trust Fund; the elimination of unhealthful, unsanitary or unsafe conditions, lessening density, eliminating obsolete or other uses detrimental to the public welfare or otherwise removing or preventing the spread of blight or deterioration in the City of Baltimore; the demolition, removal, relocation, renovation or alteration of land, buildings, streets, highways, alleys, utilities or services, and other structures or improvements, and for the construction, reconstruction, installation, relocation or repair of buildings, streets, highways, alleys, utilities or services, and other structures or improvements; the payment of any and all costs and expenses incurred for, or in connection with, doing any or all of the things herein mentioned, including, but not limited to, the costs and expenses of securing administrative, appraisal, economic analysis, engineering, planning, designing, architectural, surveying, and other professional services; and for doing any and all things necessary, proper or expedient in connection with or pertaining to any or all of the matters or things hereinbefore mentioned; authorizing the submission of this Ordinance to the legal voters of the City of Baltimore, for their approval or disapproval, at the General Election to be held in Baltimore City, on Tuesday, the 5th day of November, 2024; and providing generally for the issuance and sale of such certificates of indebtedness in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, and by the municipal agency designated in the annual Ordinance of Estimates of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore. 24-0534 Assigned
  27. 27 Bond Issue - School Loan - $55,000,000 For the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (pursuant to General Assembly House Resolution II and Senate Resolution II of 2024 approved by the members of the Maryland General Assembly representing Baltimore City) to create a debt, and to issue and sell, at any time or from time to time and in one or more series its certificates of indebtedness as evidence thereof, and proceeds not exceeding FIFTY-FIVE Million Dollars ($55,000,000.00) from the sale of such certificates of indebtedness to be used for the cost of issuance, including the expense of engraving, printing, advertising, attorneys’ fees, and all other incidental expenses connected therewith (which may include the proportion of the compensation of employees and general administrative expenses of the Department of Finance reasonably allocated to the issuance of the bonds); and the remainder of such proceeds shall be used for the acquisition, by purchase, lease, condemnation or any other legal means, of land or property, or any rights therein, in the City of Baltimore, and demolishing, constructing and erecting on said land or property, or on any land or property now or hereafter owned by the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners and/or the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, new school buildings, athletic and other auxiliary facilities including community health and recreation facilities, and for additions and improvements to, or the modernization or reconstruction of, including the inspection, removal, encapsulation, management, containment and abatement of asbestos from existing facilities, and for equipment for any and all new or existing facilities authorized to be constructed, erected, added, improved, modernized or reconstructed by the provisions hereof; the payment of any and all costs and expenses incurred for or in connection with doing any or all of the things herein mentioned, including, but not limited to, the costs and expenses of securing administrative, appraisal, economic analysis, engineering, planning, designing, architectural, surveying, and other professional services, including, without limitation, services relating to planning for future projects of the same general character which may be constructed out of future loans; and for doing any and all things necessary, proper or expedient in connection with or pertaining to any or all of the matters or things hereinbefore mentioned; authorizing the issuance of refunding bonds; conferring certain powers upon the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners; imposing certain conditions in connection with the expenditure of the proceeds derived from the sale of said certificates of indebtedness; conferring and imposing upon the Board of Finance of Baltimore City certain powers and duties; authorizing the submission of this Ordinance to the legal voters of the City of Baltimore, for their approval or disapproval, at the Election to be held on Tuesday, the 5th day of November, 2024, and providing for the expenditure of the proceeds of sale of said certificates of indebtedness in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, and by the municipal agency designated in the annual Ordinance of Estimates of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore. 24-0535 Assigned
  28. 28 Bond Issue - Community and Economic Development Loan - $50,000,000 For the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (pursuant to General Assembly House Resolution III and Senate Resolution III of 2024 approved by the members of the Maryland General Assembly representing Baltimore City) to create a debt, and to issue and sell its certificates of indebtedness as evidence thereof, and proceeds not exceeding FIFTY Million Dollars ($50,000,000.00) from the sale of such certificates of indebtedness to be used for the cost of issuance, including the expense of engraving, printing, advertising, attorneys’ fees, and all other incidental expenses connected therewith (which may include the proportion of the compensation of employees and general administrative expenses of the Department of Finance reasonably allocated to the issuance of the bonds); and the remainder of such proceeds to be used for or in connection with planning, developing, executing, and making operative the community, commercial and industrial economic development programs of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, including, but not limited to, the acquisition, by purchase, lease, condemnation or any other legal means, of land or property, or any right, interest, franchise, easement or privilege therein, in the City of Baltimore; the payment of any and all costs and expenses incurred in connection with or incidental to the acquisition and management of said land or property, including any and all rights or interest therein hereinbefore mentioned; the payment of any and all costs and expenses incurred for or in connection with relocating and moving persons or other legal entities displaced by the acquisition of said land or property, or any of the rights or interest therein hereinbefore mentioned; the development or redevelopment, including, but not limited to, the comprehensive renovation or rehabilitation of any land or property, or any rights or interests therein hereinbefore mentioned, in the City of Baltimore; and the disposition of land and property for such purposes; the elimination of unhealthful, unsanitary, or unsafe conditions, lessening density, eliminating obsolete or other uses detrimental to the public welfare or otherwise removing or preventing the spread of blight or deterioration in the City of Baltimore; building from strength; stabilizing middle neighborhoods, strengthening neighborhood retail corridors, the creation of healthy, sanitary, and safe, and green conditions in the City of Baltimore; the demolition, removal, relocation, renovation or alteration of land, buildings, streets, highways, alleys, utilities or services, and other structures or improvements and for the construction, reconstruction , installation, relocation or repair of buildings, streets, highways, alleys, utilities or services, and other structures or improvements; making loans and grants to various projects and programs related to growing businesses in the City; attracting and retaining jobs; providing homeownership incentives and home repair assistance; making loans and grants to various projects and programs related to improving the cultural life and promotion of tourism in Baltimore City; and the lending or granting of funds to any person or other legal entity to be used for or in connection with the rehabilitation, renovation, redevelopment, improvement or construction of buildings and structures to be used or occupied for residential or commercial purposes and the payment of any and all costs and expenses incurred for, or in connection with, doing any or all of the things herein mentioned, including, but not limited to, the costs and expenses of securing administrative, appraisal, economic analysis, engineering, planning, designing, architectural, surveying, and other professional services; and for doing any and all things necessary, proper, or expedient in connection with or pertaining to any or all of the matters or things hereinbefore mentioned; all such land or property shall be acquired, developed, redeveloped, renovated, rehabilitated, altered, improved, held or disposed of, as provided by law; authorizing the issuance of refunding bonds; conferring and imposing upon the Board of Finance of Baltimore City certain powers and duties; authorizing the submission of this Ordinance to the legal voters of the City of Baltimore, for their approval or disapproval, at the General Election to be held in Baltimore City, on Tuesday, the 5th day of November, 2024; and providing for the expenditure of the proceeds of sale of said certificates of indebtedness in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, and by the municipal agency designated in the annual Ordinance of Estimates of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore. 24-0536 Assigned
  29. 29 Bond Issue - Public Infrastructure Loan - $125,000,000 For the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (pursuant to General Assembly House Resolution IV and Senate Resolution IV of 2024 approved by the members of the Maryland General Assembly representing Baltimore City) to create a debt, and to issue and sell its certificates of indebtedness as evidence thereof, and proceeds not exceeding ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE Million Dollars ($125,000,000.00) from the sale of such certificates of indebtedness to be used for the cost of issuance, including the expense of engraving, printing, advertising, attorneys’ fees, and all other incidental expenses connected therewith (which may include the proportion of the compensation of employees and general administrative expenses of the Department of Finance reasonably allocated to the issuance of the bonds); for the development of the public infrastructure owned or controlled by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and the Enoch Pratt Free Library, and the construction and development of streets, bridges, courthouses, city office buildings, police stations, fire stations, solid waste facilities, information technology, public park and recreational and related land, property, buildings, structures or facilities including but not limited to, the acquisition by purchase, lease, condemnation or any other legal means, of land or property, or any rights therein, in the City of Baltimore, and constructing and erecting on said land or property, or on any land or property, new buildings, structures, and auxiliary facilities; and for the renovation, alteration, construction, reconstruction, installation, improvement and repair of existing infrastructure, buildings, structures or facilities, to be or now being used for or in connection with the operations, functions and activities of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and the Enoch Pratt Free Library, the demolition, removal, relocation, renovation or alteration of land, buildings, streets, highways, alleys, utilities or services, and other structures or improvements, and for the construction, reconstruction, installation, relocation or repair of buildings, streets, highways, alleys, utilities or services, including information technology infrastucture, and other structures or improvements; for the acquisition and installation of trees or for tree planting programs; and for the acquisition and installation of equipment and fixtures for any and all facilities authorized to be constructed, erected, altered, reconstructed, renovated, installed or improved by the provisions hereof; the payment of any and all costs and expenses incurred for or in connection with doing any or all of the things herein mentioned, including but not limited to, the costs and expenses of securing administrative, appraisal, economic analysis, engineering, planning, designing, architectural, surveying and other professional services; and for doing any and all things necessary, proper or expedient in connection with or pertaining to any or all of the matters or things hereinbefore mentioned; authorizing the issuance of refunding bonds; conferring and imposing upon the Board of Finance of Baltimore City certain powers and duties; authorizing the submission of this Ordinance to the legal voters of the City of Baltimore, for their approval or disapproval, at the General Election to be held in Baltimore City on Tuesday, the 5th day of November, 2024; and providing for the expenditure of the proceeds of sale of said certificates of indebtedness in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, and by the municipal agency designated in the annual Ordinance of Estimates of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore. 24-0537 Assigned
  30. 30 Sale of Property - 411 East Old Cold Spring Lane 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 411 East Old Cold Spring Lane (Block 5070A, Lot 022) and is no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date. 24-0538 Assigned
  31. 31 City Streets - Renaming Cromwell Street to Vision Street For the purpose of changing the name of Cromwell Street, between Clarkson Street and McComas Street, to Vision Street. 24-0539 Assigned
  32. 32 Urban Renewal - Coldstream Homestead Montebello - Amendment ___ For the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Coldstream Homestead Montebello to prohibit development of multi-family dwelling units within the Project Area; waiving certain content and procedural requirements; making the provisions of this Ordinance severable; providing for the application of this Ordinance in conjunction with certain other ordinances; and providing for a special effective date. 24-0540 Assigned
  33. 33 Real Estate Practices - Disclosures - Urban Renewal Plans For the purpose of requiring certain disclosures in order to sell a property that is located in an area subject to an Urban Renewal Plan; defining certain terms; and providing for certain penalties. 24-0541 Assigned
  34. 34 Rezoning - 3701-3733 Towanda Avenue For the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 3701-3733 Towanda Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the R-6 Zoning District to the C-1 Zoning District. 24-0542 Assigned
  35. 35 page break
  36. 36 Resolutions Introduced
  37. 37 Informational Hearing - Citywide Rat Abatement Efforts For the purpose of inviting representatives from the Baltimore City Health Department, the Department of Public Works, and the Department of Housing and Community Development to discuss citywide rat abatement efforts, including reducing the rodent population, collaboration of City agencies on coordinated abatement measures, and the status of the Health Department’s Bureau of Vector Control. . 24-0219R Assigned
  38. 38 Consent Calendar
  39. 39 (See Section A at back of Agenda)
  40. 2R Second Reader
  41. 41 Rules and Legislative Oversight
  42. 42 Building, Fire, and Related Codes - 2021 Edition For the purpose of adopting a revised Building, Fire, and Related Codes Article, comprising the Maryland Building Performance Standards (effective May 29, 2023), the International Building Code (2021 Edition), the National Electrical Code (2020 Edition), the International Fuel Gas Code (2021 Edition), the International Mechanical Code (2021 Edition), the International Plumbing Code (2021 Edition), the International Property Maintenance Code (2021 Edition), the International Fire Code (2021 Edition), the International Energy Conservation Code (2021 Edition), the International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings (2021 Edition), the International Green Conservation Code (2021 Edition), and the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (2021 Edition), all as supplemented, amended, or otherwise modified by this Ordinance; providing for the effect, construction, and effective date of these new standards and codes; conforming, correcting, and clarifying certain language; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the adoption of new building, fire, property maintenance, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and related codes for Baltimore City. 24-0502 Advanced to 3rd Reader on same day
  43. 43 page break
  44. 3R Third Reader
  45. 45 Third Reader (requires invocation of CC Rule 12-1 for same day advance from 2nd to 3rd Reader)
  46. 46 Building, Fire, and Related Codes - 2021 Edition For the purpose of adopting a revised Building, Fire, and Related Codes Article, comprising the Maryland Building Performance Standards (effective May 29, 2023), the International Building Code (2021 Edition), the National Electrical Code (2020 Edition), the International Fuel Gas Code (2021 Edition), the International Mechanical Code (2021 Edition), the International Plumbing Code (2021 Edition), the International Property Maintenance Code (2021 Edition), the International Fire Code (2021 Edition), the International Energy Conservation Code (2021 Edition), the International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings (2021 Edition), the International Green Conservation Code (2021 Edition), and the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (2021 Edition), all as supplemented, amended, or otherwise modified by this Ordinance; providing for the effect, construction, and effective date of these new standards and codes; conforming, correcting, and clarifying certain language; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the adoption of new building, fire, property maintenance, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and related codes for Baltimore City. 24-0502 Approved and Sent to the Mayor
  47. 47 Committee Announcements
  48. 48 Announcements
  49. 49 THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, JUNE 3, 2024 AT 5:00 P.M.
  50. 50 Adjournment
  51. 51 Cable Hearing Schedule
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  53. 53 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.
  54. 54 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.