Baltimore City Council

Agenda

1. Untitled item
2. Call to Order
3. Invocation
4. Rev. Dr. Robert Richard Allen Turner, Empowerment Temple AME Church
5. Pledge of Allegiance
6. Roll Call
7. Approval of the Journal
8. March 10, 2025
9. Bills Signed by the Mayor
10. March 17, 2025
11. 25-0007 Supplementary Special Revenue Fund Operating Appropriation – Mayor’s Office of Recovery Programming – $270,000 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Special Revenue Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $270,000 to the Mayor’s Office of Recovery Programming – Service 916 (Opioid Restitution Administration), to provide funding for additional positions to oversee grants awarded through the Opioid Restitution Fund; and providing for a special effective date.
    Ordinance
12. 25-0008 Supplementary Special Revenue Fund Operating Appropriation – Mayor’s Office of Recovery Programming – $10,000,000 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Special Revenue Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $10,000,000 to the Mayor’s Office of Recovery Programming – Service 917 (Opioid Grants - Named Organizations), to provide partial grant funding for non-profit organizations named in settlement agreements; and providing for a special effective date.
    Ordinance
13. 25-0009 Supplementary Special Revenue Fund Operating Appropriation – Mayoralty – $1,773,000 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Special Revenue Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $1,773,000 to the Mayoralty – Service 918 (Opioid Restitution Administration), to provide funding for additional positions to provide direction and guidance regarding the City’s opioid response, establishment of the Restitution Advisory Board, contractual support to establish a trust fund for litigation proceeds, and community engagement; and providing for a special effective date.
    Ordinance
14. 25-0010 Supplementary Special Revenue Fund Operating Appropriation – Department of Law – $100,000 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Special Revenue Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $100,000 to the Department of Law – Service 862 (Transactions Contracts), to provide funding to create 2 additional positions to oversee contract agreements with grant organizations; and providing for a special effective date.
    Ordinance
15. 25-0011 Supplementary Special Revenue Fund Operating Appropriation – Baltimore City Health Department – $500,000 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Special Revenue Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $500,000 to the Baltimore City Health Department – Service 715 (Health - Administration), to provide funding for planning costs for a replacement facility for the Westside clinic; and providing for a special effective date.
    Ordinance
16. 25-0012 Supplementary Special Revenue Fund Operating Appropriation – Baltimore City Health Department – $2,000,000 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Special Revenue Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $2,000,000 to the Baltimore City Health Department – Service 307 (Health - Substance Use Disorder), to provide funding for staffing and support costs for opioid response and recovery strategies; and providing for a special effective date.
    Ordinance
17. Executive Nominations
18. EA25-0004 Makeda Drake Member - Public Art Commission
    Executive Nomination
19. EA25-0005 Jaz Erenberg Member - Public Art Commission
    Executive Nomination
20. EA25-0006 Shanek Kumi Member - Public Art Commission
    Executive Nomination
21. EA25-0007 Mary Ann Mears Member - Public Art Commission
    Executive Nomination
22. EA25-0008 Amy Raehse Member - Public Art Commission
    Executive Nomination
23. EA25-0009 Evan Richardson Member - Public Art Commission
    Executive Nomination
24. EA25-0010 Stanley Mazaroff Member - Public Art Commission
    Executive Nomination
25. Bills Introduced
26. 25-0040 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.
    Ordinance
27. 25-0041 Zoning – Conditional Use Conversion of Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 3 Dwelling Units in the R-7 Zoning District – Variances – 2628 Edmondson Avenue FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the conversion of a single-family dwelling unit to 3 dwelling units in the R-7 Zoning District on the property known as 2628 Edmondson Avenue, 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.
    Ordinance
28. 25-0042 Retirement Savings Plan – Clarifying Amendment FOR the purpose of clarifying the definition of “service” for the members of the Retirement Savings Plan; and providing for a special effective date.
    Ordinance
29. 25-0044 Employees’ Retirement System – Board of Trustees – Membership and Qualifications FOR the purpose of making certain amendments to the membership and qualifications of the members of the Employees’ Retirement System’s Board of Trustees; and providing for a special effective date.
    Ordinance
30. 25-0049 Release of Access Easement – Vehicular Access to U.S. Route 40 through 6709 Pulaski Highway FOR the purpose of authorizing the release and surrender by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore of all of its interests in and to the access easement generally described as a 30 foot wide parcel, which extends from Pulaski Highway on the north to the southern boundary of the Property along the entire eastern boundary of the Property (“the Easement Area”), previously granted by WH-Pulaski, LLC, predecessor in interest to the current land owner, 6709 Pulaski, LLC; the location and course of the access easement to be released being created and described by that certain Access Easement Agreement dated October 7, 2011 and recorded among the Land Records of Baltimore City, Liber 13806, Page 235 (“the Access Easement”).
    Ordinance
31. At the Request of: The Administration (DOT)
32. Resolutions Introduced
33. 25-0015R Informational Hearing – Well-being of the Transgender Community in Baltimore FOR the purpose of inviting representatives from the Mayor’s Office, the Baltimore City Health Department, the Baltimore Police Department, the Baltimore City Public School System, the Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services, the Mayor’s Office of Employment Development, the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs, the Baltimore City Office of Equity and Civil Rights, the Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City, the Baltimore City Department of Social Services, the Maryland Department of Health, and Behavioral Health Systems Baltimore to update the Council on services provided to, and the general well being of, the transgender community in Baltimore.
    City Council Resolution
34. Consent Calendar
35. (See Section A at back of Agenda)
36. Second Reader
37. Housing and Economic Development Committee
38. Third Reader
39. 25-0001 Department of Consumer Protection and Business Licensing FOR the purpose of creating the Department of Consumer Protection and Business Licensing; providing for the leadership and staffing of the Department; establishing the Department’s purpose, powers, and duties; creating the Board of Consumer Protection and Business Licensing; providing for the membership of the Board; establishing the purpose, powers, and duties of the Board; transferring the administration of certain business licenses to the Department; repealing certain obsolete Boards; allowing the Department to suspend a certain license if the licensee engages in unfair, abusive, and deceptive trade practices; providing for a special effective date; making conforming changes; and generally relating to consumer protection and business licensing.
    Ordinance
    Action: Approved and Sent to the Mayor Passed

    A motion was made that this Ordinance be Approved and Sent to the Mayor to the Mayor. The motion carried by the following vote:

40. 25-0002 Study and Report – Absences in Baltimore City Schools FOR the purpose of requiring the Baltimore City Public School System (“City Schools”) to prepare a report exploring the causes of student absences to better identify solutions to address the most persistent barriers students face to attending school; requiring City Schools to collaborate with certain City agencies to propose recommendations to address the root causes of unexcused absences found in the report; and providing for a special effective date.
    Mayor and City Council Res.
    Action: Approved and Sent to the Mayor Passed

    A motion was made that this Mayor and City Council Res. be Approved and Sent to the Mayor to the Mayor. The motion carried by the following vote:

41. Committee Announcements
42. Announcements
43. District Spotlight - District 2
44. THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2025 , AT 5:00 P.M.