Baltimore City Council

City Hall, 4th Floor, Du Burns Chambers

Agenda — 34 items

1. 1 Call to Order
2. 2 Invocation
3. 3 Reverend Stevie Thompson, Pastor of Wilson Park Christian Community Church
4. 4 Pledge of Allegiance
5. 5 Showcase Baltimore
6. 7 Roll Call
7. 8 Approval of the Journal
8. 9 January 29, 2024
9. 10 Communications from the Mayor
10. 11 Bills Signed by the Mayor
11. 12 January 24, 2024
12. 13 Residential Permit Parking Program Area ___ - Brunt Street Area For the purpose of establishing a new statutory Residential Permit Parking Area ___ for the Brunt Street Area.
13. 14 Bills Introduced
14. 15 Charter Amendment - Baltimore City Redistricting Commission For the purpose of amending the City Council redistricting process; creating the Redistricting Commission; establishing the duties of the Commission; requiring that the Commission submit a redistricting plan to the City Council before a certain deadline; requiring the Mayor and City Council to take certain action before a certain deadline; defining certain terms; generally relating to the Baltimore City Council redistricting process; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection. 24-0487 Assigned
15. 16 Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - M-R: Arts and Culture - $581,334 For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $581,334 to M-R: Arts and Culture - Service 824 (Events: Art: Culture: and Film), to provide funding for general operations; and providing for a special effective date. 24-0488 Assigned
16. 17 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 Assigned
17. 18 Residential Property Wholesalers - The Do Not Call Act For the purpose of requiring a person to obtain a license to act as a residential property wholesaler; defining certain terms; providing for the denial, suspension, or revocation of a residential property wholesaler license under certain circumstances; providing for judicial and appellate review of an administrative decision related to a residential property wholesaler license; imposing certain penalties; establishing protections to homeowners from certain solicitations; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the regulation of residential property wholesalers. 24-0490 Assigned
18. 19 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 Assigned
19. 20 Redistricting Commission - Establishment For the purpose of establishing the composition of the Redistricting Commission; creating the application and nomination process for members of the Commission; requiring the Commission to select a certain consultant; establishing certain qualifications for the consultant; creating leadership and procedural requirements for the Commission; defining certain terms; generally relating to the Baltimore City Council redistricting process; making this Ordinance contingent on the ratification of a certain City Charter amendment by a certain date; and providing for a special effective date. 24-0492 Assigned
20. 21 Resolutions Introduced
21. 22 Request for State Action - Pass House Bill 477/Senate Bill 644 - Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Just Cause Termination Provisions For the purpose of urging the Maryland General Assembly to pass HB 477/SB 644 (Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Just Cause Termination Provisions), which would allow local jurisdictions to enact “just cause eviction” laws and protect residents from arbitrary, discriminatory, or retaliatory displacement from their communities. 24-0212R Read for the First Time and Referred
22. 23 Consent Calendar
23. 24 (See Section A at back of Agenda)
24. 3R Third Reader
25. 26 Third Reader (for final passage)
26. 27 Tobacco Products - Tobacco Product Use in Stadiums - Prohibition For the purpose of prohibiting the use of tobacco products in stadiums; defining certain terms; establishing certain penalties; and providing for a special effective date. Approved and Sent to the Mayor
27. 28 Committee Announcements
28. 29 Announcements
29. 30 THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2024 AT 5:00 P.M.
30. 31 Adjournment
31. 32 Cable Hearing Schedule
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33. 34 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.
34. 35 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.