2026-09-28 - City Council

00:01Good evening.

00:02>> Good evening.

00:03>> This 35th

00:06>> meeting of the 74th term of the

00:07Baltimore City Council is now called to

00:11order. Tonight's invocation will be

00:14provided by Chaplain Avery L. Thurman,

00:17Senior of the Baltimore City Def Fire

00:19Department in recognition of Fire

00:22Prevention Week. Uh Chaplain

00:28was here. is here.

00:30>> It's here.

00:31>> All you did is [clears throat]

00:54come on up.

01:01Sir, the floor is yours. Thank you. Good

01:03evening everyone.

01:06>> We all can hear me. Good evening.

01:09>> I'll start with a small prayer so you

01:11can be in the meeting. Lord, Father in

01:13heaven, we thank you for your grace,

01:14your mercy, and love. We thank you for

01:16this assembly of leaders, this assembly

01:19of servants, of individuals who put

01:22other people first. We pray that you

01:24open up their minds of creativity, that

01:27you open up their will of

01:28resourcefulness, that you show them

01:30methods that prior to this moment they

01:32just didn't see. I pray, Lord God, that

01:35you open up ways of communicating things

01:38that individuals need to know so we can

01:40work together to make this city what you

01:43have already anointed it to be. I pray,

01:45Father, that they understand the

01:47infrastructure that's being laid now for

01:49the future that our children will live

01:50in. that that passion runs through their

01:52blood. But I also pray that you bless

01:56them because servants often don't know

02:00when they have given too much. They

02:02don't know when to say when. They don't

02:04know when to take a break. So I pray

02:06that you restore them, that you give

02:08them strength, that you guide them and

02:11protect them, and restore to them

02:13everything that they are making through

02:14their sacrifice that this city may be a

02:17better place, a place that gives you

02:19glory. Amen. Amen.

02:21>> Amen.

02:22>> Thank you.

02:22>> Thank you, Chaplain. Uh we will now turn

02:25to the pledge of allegiance. Council

02:27member Blanchard, please.

02:30>> Yep.

02:30>> That one right there.

02:31>> Please lead us in the pledge.

02:33>> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

02:36United States of America and to the

02:38republic for it stands one nation under

02:42God, indivisible.

02:48>> Thank you. Uh by way of brief

02:50explanation, the reason we are in here

02:52and not in the much more august chamber

02:54in the other room is we had a tech issue

02:57with the sound. So here we are.

03:02>> The clerk will now call the role of the

03:05members.

03:05>> Parker

03:06>> here.

03:07>> McCrae

03:08Dorsy

03:09>> here.

03:09>> Conway Schlifer.

03:12>> Middleton.

03:13>> Torrance

03:14>> here. Gray

03:15>> preser

03:18>> Lanchard

03:19>> Jones

03:20>> Glover

03:21>> Ramos Cohen

03:22>> I

03:23>> Mr. President we have a quorum. Please

03:25note Vice President Middleton has an

03:26excused absence.

03:28>> We will now proceed with the adoption of

03:29the journals.

03:30>> Mr. President, the journals for the

03:32September 14th regular meeting are in

03:33members inboxes in the desk documents

03:35folder.

03:36>> Without objection, the journals will be

03:37adopted.

03:40Hearing and seeing none, the journals

03:41are adopted. We will proceed with

03:43executive nominations.

03:44>> EA26-0211

03:47Sharon Jones, Member, Affordable Housing

03:49Trust Fund Commission. EA260212

03:53Hope M. Hm. Williams, Member, Civil

03:56Service Commission. EA26-0213

03:59Odessa Dawkins, Member, Commission on

04:01Aging Resources and Empowerment.

04:03EA26-0214

04:06Sonia Merchant Jones, Member, Commission

04:08on Aging Resources and Empowerment.

04:10EA26-0215

04:13Anthony Tony Scott, member, Planning

04:15Commission. EA26-0216,

04:18Mark Brody, member, Police

04:19Accountability Board. EA26-217.

04:23>> Uh, hang on one second, madam.

04:25>> Uh, I'm sorry. I didn't hear whether all

04:27of these are on the record for going to

04:30the Committee on Legislative

04:31Investigations.

04:32>> We will send them all to the Committee

04:33on Legislative Investigations. I'm going

04:35to have all of them read and then send

04:37them over there again.

04:38>> Thank you.

04:39>> Thank you. Thanks for looking out.

04:41>> EA26-0217

04:43Jamal Turner, Member, Police

04:44Accountability Board. EA26-0218,

04:48Avi Wasi, Member, Police Accountability

04:50Board. EA26-219

04:53Mener Abdul Malik, Member, Police

04:55Accountability Board. EA26-0220

04:59Mara IU On Yanaka, Member, Police

05:02Accountability Board. EA26-0221

05:05Lakesha McLemore, member, Police

05:08Accountability Board. EA26-0222

05:12Kiana Underwood, member, Women's

05:14Commission. EA26-223,

05:17Jessica Lanelotti, member, mayor's

05:20anti-animal abuse advisory commission.

05:22EA26-0224,

05:25Sherekica Shackleford, Member, Veterans

05:27Commission.

05:28All of these nominations have been

05:30assigned to the committee on legislative

05:32investigations. We now move to bills

05:35being introduced.

05:36>> City Council Bill 26-0237

05:38surveillance technology procurement and

05:40use for the purpose of creating the

05:42community advisory commission on

05:43surveillance providing for the

05:45membership and duties of the commission

05:46establishing certain reporting

05:48requirements creating a certain

05:49exception to certain reporting

05:50requirements defining certain terms and

05:52generally relating to procurement and

05:54use of surveillance technology by city

05:56agencies. Lead sponsor Gray, co-sponsors

05:59Conway, Bulock, Blanchard, Jones.

06:01>> Chair recognizes Council Member Gray.

06:04>> Thank you, Council President. Uh, in

06:062016, the ACLU launched a national

06:09initiative called Community Control Over

06:11Police Surveillance, or as everyone

06:13knows, COPS, which this legislation is

06:15based off of. The idea is simple.

06:18Community should have a say in how their

06:20how surveillance technology is used in

06:22their neighborhoods. That means giving

06:24residents through their elected

06:25representatives an opportunity to review

06:27these technologies and weigh in on how

06:29they're being used. It's not about

06:31banning technology. It's about making

06:33sure decisions are aren't made behind

06:35closed doors. Per the ACLU COP's

06:39website, concerns were raised that

06:40surveillance technology was expanding

06:42across police departments without

06:44meaningful public input or oversight.

06:47And we know too often communities of

06:49color in lower inome neighborhoods were

06:51experiencing the greatest impact. COPS

06:54was created to change that by giving

06:56residents a voice in decisions about

06:57surveillance technology before it's

06:59purchased or put to use.

07:02At its core, it's about making sure that

07:04people most affected by these decisions

07:06have an opportunity to be a part of that

07:08very conversation.

07:10Now, while the council does not have the

07:12authority to require review before

07:14application to BOE or procurement, we do

07:17have the authority to force ongoing

07:19transparency and oversight for how these

07:22technologies are deployed in our

07:24communities. Every day in Baltimore,

07:26cameras, license plate readers, gunshot

07:29detection sensors, facial recognition,

07:31and social media monitoring tools

07:33collect information about residents who

07:35are simply going to work, taking their

07:37kids to school, or sitting on their

07:39front steps. Most of us have no idea

07:41what's being collected, how it's being

07:43collected, and who receives it. The

07:46people of Baltimore have a right to know

07:48how they're being watched, by whom, and

07:50to what end. And this bill is about that

07:52right. The tech this technology is

07:55getting cheaper, more powerful, and more

07:56connected. And our oversight simply has

07:58not kept up with the pace. Some

08:00neighborhoods have carried the burden of

08:02surveillance far more than others. And

08:04at this moment, we need more oversight

08:05of the daily surveillance of our

08:07communities and not less. So what this

08:10bill creates is an 11 member community

08:12advisory commission or surveillance

08:15drawn from civil rights, police

08:16accountability, government reform comm

08:19and community organizations plus a

08:21technology ethics professional and

08:23council nominees. It meets publicly at

08:26least quarterly. It requires a written

08:28surveillance use policy by the agency

08:31for each technology, its purpose, what

08:33data it collects, how the data is being

08:35protected and deleted, and how residents

08:37can file complaints, and whether it's

08:39actually achieving its goal.

08:42Also requires agencies to report

08:44publicly annually on how each technology

08:46was used, who received the data, where

08:48it was deployed, what it cost, and what

08:50complaints came in. agencies hold

08:52community meetings and public comment

08:54windows to hear directly from their very

08:56own residents. And finally, it requires

09:00an annual equity impact assessment and

09:02an annual public report from the

09:04commission so this council can monitor

09:06which communities are bearing the burden

09:08of the surveillance. I want to be

09:10perfectly clear. It does not ban the

09:13procurement of technology or impede any

09:16agency in its investigation. It asks

09:18agencies to what it asks agents to say

09:21what they're doing, why, and whether it

09:24works. An effective tool should welcome

09:25that type of scrutiny. The commission

09:28advises, the council keeps it authority,

09:30and the community is informed and

09:32provides feedback. Now, I want to be

09:34very clear about this. This is the first

09:35step, not the last. And this bill is one

09:37of many to come on surveillance

09:39technology oversight. This builds on the

09:42foundation of transparency, community

09:44voice, and accountability. and I look

09:46forward to working with this body on the

09:48legislation that follows. Now,

09:50surveillance decisions are decisions

09:52about power. They should not be made in

09:55the dark. And with these series of

09:56legislations and the series of

09:58legislation, we'll make sure that all

10:00the decisions come to light. Thank you.

10:03>> Thank you, Councilman. Uh please note,

10:05uh adding this co-sponsor, Councilman

10:07Torrance, Ramos, and Porter uh and

10:10Parker as well, and Councilman Glover.

10:15Thank you, Councilman. Uh, this bill has

10:18been assigned to the public safety

10:20committee,

10:20>> city council bill 26-0238,

10:23real property tax subsidy duplication,

10:26historic properties and high performance

10:27inclusionary housing for the purpose of

10:29allowing a property owner to receive

10:31both a tax credit for eligible

10:32improvements to a historic property and

10:35a high performance inclusionary housing

10:37tax credit under certain circumstances.

10:39Lead sponsor Jones, co-sponsors Conway,

10:42Bulock, Blanchard. sponsor that

10:46>> we'll do that. We'll do that after.

10:48Chair recognizes Council Member Jones.

10:52>> Thank you, Mr. President. Um,

10:54colleagues, this is this legislation is

10:56simply to correct uh oversight that's

10:59been long overdue. Uh, currently, uh,

11:02the way our system is set up, you we

11:05property owners aren't allowed to

11:07collect both, uh, CHAP tax credit along

11:10with an inclusionary housing tax credit.

11:12Um, this is because when the chap tax

11:15credit was first created, it was created

11:17with the emphasis that it cannot be

11:19combined with any other tax credit.

11:21That's what it says. Well, inclusionary

11:24and and chap tax credits were designed

11:27to preserve the historic nature of

11:28Baltimore City. Well, the inclusionary

11:31housing tax credit was also created

11:33later on with the intent that this will

11:35be combined with other tax credits. In

11:38fact, in the legislation when it was

11:40created, it said it's designed to be

11:42included with other tax credit, i.e.,

11:45uh, the enterprise tax credit as well as

11:47the CHAP tax credit. Well, when that

11:50legislation was passed, the enterprise

11:52tax credit was amended to include other

11:55tax credits. While the chap tax credit

11:57was never amended to also include to be

12:01combined, that that amendment never

12:02happened to get rid of the the line that

12:06said it cannot be combined with other

12:07tax credits. Um, so this legislation

12:10will now allow inclusionary housing tax

12:13credit along with the CHAP tax credit to

12:16be combined together because there's

12:18nothing about preserving Baltimore's

12:20history and also creating inclusionary

12:23housing that should not go together. Um

12:26there are many people who are looking to

12:27do development projects throughout

12:29Baltimore City and the combining of

12:31these two tax credits will meet will

12:34help that development continue to happen

12:35in Baltimore while also preserving

12:38Baltimore's historic nature. Uh look

12:40forward to well also look um got

12:43favorable opinions from some of the

12:46agencies while we were creating this

12:48legislation and look forward to my

12:50colleagues supporting this as well.

12:51Thank you all for your time.

12:53>> Thank you Councilman. This bill has been

12:55signed to all right co-sponsors. I'm

12:59seeing Miss Ramos, Mr. Glover, Mr.

13:02Schlifer, and M. Torrance.

13:05Don't want once sold. This bill has been

13:08assigned to the budget and

13:09appropriations committee. City Council

13:12Bill 26-0239,

13:14public and neighborhood nuisances

13:16definition and prima facia evidence for

13:18the purpose of expanding the definition

13:20of public nuisance and neighborhood

13:22nuisance allowing the commissioner to

13:24close a specified premises without a

13:26hearing under certain circumstances and

13:28allowing video footage to be considered

13:30primmaaccia evidence under certain

13:32circumstances. Lead sponsor Blanchard,

13:35co-sponsors Conway, Bullock Jones.

13:38>> Joe recognized Councilman Blanchard.

13:40Thank you, Mr. Mr. Chair, thank you,

13:41colleagues. Our city has thousands of

13:44amazing neighborhood businesses that

13:46make up the beating heart of our

13:48business districts and main streets.

13:51Our city also has some establishments

13:53that profit predatorily off their

13:56patrons and off the places they're in.

13:58They hurt the places they're in, and we

14:00need better tools to address those types

14:01of establishments. My enhanced padlock

14:04bill expands the evidence available to

14:06the police department when they consider

14:08using the padlock tool to address

14:10nuisance establishment. Further, it

14:12allows for emergency closures of a

14:15property when the property threatens the

14:16welfare and safety of a residents.

14:18Finally, it empowers the police to use

14:20its nuisance authority on short-term

14:22rentals. To clarify, this bill does not

14:25focus on any particular type of

14:27commercial establishment. Uh it is most

14:30certainly a compliment to the great

14:32legislation that Council President Cohen

14:34and Councilman Glover uh are have

14:36sponsored and that we will hopefully be

14:39uh voting to pass tonight. I am working

14:42proactively with them and with DLR to

14:44make sure that the new language from

14:45their bill is accounted for uh in

14:47amendments to my bill and I look forward

14:49to my colleague support on this. Thank

14:51you, Mr. President.

14:52>> Thank you, Councilman Blanchard. Any

14:54other co-sponsors?

14:56Uh, seeing council member Ramos, please

14:58add.

15:00This bill has been assigned to the

15:03public safety committee. City Council

15:05Bill 26-0240,

15:07Domestic Violence Resources, City-owned

15:10and Occupied Buildings, required posting

15:12for the purpose of requiring the

15:14placement of domestic violence awareness

15:16and victim resource materials in common

15:18areas of city-owned and occupied

15:20buildings and providing for the

15:21development and distribution of

15:23educational brochures addressing

15:24domestic violence for display in

15:26Baltimore City. Lead sponsor Porter,

15:28co-sponsors Parker, Gray, Block,

15:31Blanchard, Jones. J recognized Council

15:33Member Porter.

15:34>> Thank you so much, Mr. President. I want

15:35to begin by thanking the advocates and

15:37survivors whose courage and persistence

15:39shaped this legislation. This bill did

15:41not start in my office. It started with

15:43people who have lived through domestic

15:45violence and with the community partners

15:46who walk alongside them every single

15:48day. I am proud to carry it forward and

15:50it's fitting that we introduce this bill

15:52ahead of National Domestic Violence

15:54Awareness Month. This is an opportunity

15:56for us to not only acknowledge the harm

15:58domestic violence causes in our

16:00communities, but to also act on it.

16:02Domestic violence touches nearly every

16:04neighborhood in Baltimore, including

16:06here in District 10. Nationally, one in

16:09three women and one in four men

16:11experience it, and children are too

16:13often its direct or silent witnesses.

16:16Yet, many of the people living with the

16:17reality never walk through the door of a

16:19service provider. They do however walk

16:21into our recreation centers, our

16:23libraries, our permits office, and

16:25countless other city buildings. I'm

16:27introducing this bill because of a

16:29simple but powerful principle. Help

16:31should be visible where residents

16:32already are, whether it is at a front

16:34desk or a bulletin board or in the

16:36privacy of a restroom where someone may

16:38finally feel safe enough to receive it.

16:41Council Bill 26-0240

16:43requires every city-owned building

16:45occupied occupied by the city to post a

16:48standardized domestic violence resource

16:50notice in clear common area. These

16:53notices will be available in English,

16:55Spanish, and every other language

16:56required in Baltimore City voting

16:58materials and will prominently feature

17:00the mayor's office of neighborhood and

17:02safety and engagement response line and

17:04victim support email. This bill also

17:06directs the development of educational

17:08brochures so that information about

17:10domestic violence are available across

17:12the city so that residents can reach it.

17:15My goal with this legislation is

17:16straightforward. No resident

17:18experiencing domestic violence should

17:19ever have to wonder where to turn. This

17:21is a lowcost, high visibility step the

17:24city can take now, even as the broader

17:26prevention and education efforts

17:27continue. By working closely with our

17:29agency partners and staying accountable

17:31to the community that brought forward

17:33this bill, we can make sure that these

17:34notices are more than signs on a wall.

17:37They can be a lifeline and a clear

17:39message from the city that survivors are

17:41seen, supported, and not alone. Thank

17:43you so much, Mr. President.

17:44>> Thank you, Council Member Porter. Call

17:46for additional co-sponsors. I'm seeing

17:48Council Member Ramos, Council Member

17:50McCrae, and Council Member Torrance, and

17:52Council Member Glover. Thank you. This

17:55bill has been assigned to the public

17:56safety committee. City Council Bill

17:5826-0241,

18:00sale of property 210 Guilford Avenue for

18:03the purpose of authorizing the mayor and

18:04city council of Baltimore to sell either

18:06at public or private sale all its

18:08interest in certain property that is

18:10located at 210 Guilford Avenue, block

18:120612, lot 013, and is no longer needed

18:15for public use and providing for a

18:17special effective date. Lead sponsor,

18:19council president, on behalf of the

18:20comproller, co-sponsor Blanchard.

18:23>> This bill has been assigned to the land

18:24use and transportation committee. City

18:26Council Bill 26-0242,

18:28Crown Cork and Seal Development

18:30District, for the purpose of designating

18:32a development district to be known as

18:34the Crown Cork and Seal Development

18:36District, providing for and determining

18:38various matters in connection with the

18:39establishment of the development

18:41district, creating a special tax

18:43increment fund for the development

18:44district, allocating certain property

18:46taxes to that fund, making certain

18:48findings and determinations, providing

18:50for a special effective date, and

18:52generally providing for matters relating

18:53to the designation and operation of the

18:55development district and the

18:57establishment and use of the special tax

18:58increment fund. Lead sponsor, council

19:01member Parker, at the request of the

19:03administration.

19:04>> Council member Parker.

19:06>> Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you,

19:08colleagues. Um, [clears throat] I stand

19:10today uh to put before you uh this tax

19:14incre increment financing development

19:16district um proposal which would carve

19:19out 40 acres uh and uh 87 tax properties

19:24uh center around Crown Core Conceal and

19:25Cambridge Iron and Metal um at the

19:28intersection of the Greektown, Highland

19:30Sound and Barusville communities. Um

19:33this property has been long neglected.

19:35It was at one point in time uh one of

19:36the largest employers in the city of

19:37Baltimore and certainly in southeast

19:38Baltimore. Innovative in its own way. Um

19:40but for many many years was owned by out

19:43of town and outside family who were just

19:45sitting on it hoping somebody would come

19:46by and put a bunch of money in their

19:48pocket. Meanwhile, it deteriorated

19:50contributed to significant blight in the

19:52community. Certainly didn't do anything

19:53for the city tax roles or for the

19:55expenses of uh of having a a massive

19:57vacant industrial building um in uh in

20:00our districts which all of us are

20:01familiar with. Um at the same time uh a

20:05group of artists at this point 140 or

20:07150 artists makers light manufacturers

20:09um have been uh have been doing amazing

20:12creative work in the 30% of the property

20:15which is still able to be used for

20:17something productive. And so uh the

20:19proposal under new local ownership um is

20:21to build around that creative community

20:23um to uh add additional uh workshops and

20:25spaces uh that uh that are affordable

20:27for artists and and other makers and

20:29creators. um to add affordable artist

20:31housing, to add affordable housing in

20:33conjunction with Habitat for Humanity,

20:34uh to build new town homes, to build

20:36some multif family buildings in the

20:38existing uh structures, new town homes

20:40on empty land south, which was an old uh

20:44uh an old scrapyard, right? Uh and so a

20:48big step forward. The the reason why um

20:51a tiff is is prudent here, and I want to

20:53especially thank BDC, the Department of

20:55Finance, and the mayor's office for

20:56really working really closely on this

20:58project for for months at this point.

20:59and bringing us to this stage um and I'm

21:02glad to introduce this on behalf of the

21:03administration

21:05um is that the property has significant

21:07challenges um from an infrastructure

21:09standpoint. Uh almost the entire

21:11property is on septic uh which is not a

21:13path forward to success for any kind of

21:15uh any kind of real use in this current

21:17day and age. There's also only two

21:19access points uh by by road um one of

21:22which is across the best one is across

21:23an active rail crossing that's very

21:25active because it's one of the main

21:26lines going to and from the port of

21:27Baltimore. Um, and so access is an

21:29issue, step issue. Um, it also aligns

21:32with the city's interest in the area.

21:33Setting aside Red Line, which is

21:35supposed to go right through this area,

21:37you know, one of these days. Setting

21:39that aside, it's also where the Greenway

21:41Trail network is supposed to come and

21:42connect um up into the 13th district and

21:44and across the to the 12th district um

21:46along the Norfolk Southern Right ofway.

21:48And so the city has significant interest

21:49in planning already in place um to

21:52increase the connectivity um and the

21:54infrastructure and the public uh the

21:56public access to the site. Um this is

21:59today uh the bill before us is simply to

22:02create the development district. Um

22:04later on we'll have uh legislation in

22:06front of us with the department of

22:07finance front and center talking to us

22:09about what the size of the tiff ought to

22:10be uh what the numbers show in terms of

22:12how much tax revenue will be generated

22:13to pay off those bonds what those funds

22:15will go towards all the rest. We'll have

22:16two different bills later on. Um this

22:18simply starts the process begins the

22:20conversation and there is some urgency

22:23around this. The other bills can wait

22:24till next year. The urgency around this

22:26is that um the the uh the assessed value

22:30of the property will reset in January on

22:33the basis of the property sale. So the

22:35the current property is valued pretty

22:36lowly low because it's a 70% vacant you

22:39know for multiple decades abandoned

22:40industrial almost abandoned industrial

22:42property and uh and it's been reset to

22:44the new sale price. We need to capture

22:46that tax increment in order to be able

22:48to effectively pay off the bonds that

22:49we'll be issuing. And so by passing this

22:53before the end of this year, we lock in

22:55that lower assessment and then we as the

22:57city can use that increment as as as the

23:00first step towards um paying off the uh

23:02paying off the bonds that we take out to

23:03build out the infrastructure. So I

23:05appreciate uh my colleagues time and

23:07patience. Look forward to working with

23:08uh the budget committee and chairperson

23:10McCrae um to advance this alongside the

23:12administration. Thank you.

23:14>> Thank you, Councilman Parker. This bill

23:16has been assigned to the budget and

23:17appropriations committee. City Council

23:19Bill 26-0243

23:21zoning conditional use conversion of a

23:23single family dwelling to two dwelling

23:25units in the R8 zoning district 930

23:28North Stricker Street for the purpose of

23:30permitting to object to certain

23:32conditions the conversion of a single

23:33family dwelling unit to two dwelling

23:35units on the property known as 930 North

23:37Stricker Street block 0075 lot 027 as

23:41outlined in red on the accompanying plat

23:43and providing for a special effective

23:45date lead sponsor Bullock

23:47>> this bill has been assigned to Land Use

23:48and Transportation Committee.

23:50>> City Council Bill 26-0244,

23:52Planned Unit Development Amendment,

23:54Under Armour Headquarters, for the

23:56purpose of approving certain amendments

23:57to the development plan of the Under

23:59Armour headquarters planned unit

24:01development lead sponsor Blanchard.

24:03>> This

24:08Yeah, thank you, Mr. President. Uh, I'll

24:09just briefly say to clarify, this is not

24:11the current Under Armour headquarters.

24:13This is the old Under Armour

24:14headquarters at Tide Point. That just

24:15happens to be the name of the PUD from

24:17200 three or whatever. Um, it is an old

24:19warehouse building that is being torn

24:22down and replaced with 122 row homes,

24:25uh, a decentiz parklet, uh, and a

24:29community benefits agreement, um, with

24:31the local elementary middle school. Uh,

24:32really excited about the project. Also

24:34has community support. So, very happy

24:36about this. Thank you, Mr. President.

24:37>> Thank you. This bill has been assigned

24:38to land use and transportation

24:40committee. City Council Bill 26-0245,

24:43Supplementary General Fund Operating

24:45Appropriation, Health Department,

24:46$9,140,000,

24:49for the purpose of providing a

24:50supplementary general fund operating

24:52appropriation in the amount of 9,140,000

24:56to the Baltimore City Health Department

24:58service 310, School of Health Program,

25:00to provide funding to reimburse city

25:01schools for the provision of school

25:03nurses at Baltimore City Public Schools

25:05for fiscal years 2023, 2024, and 2025,

25:09and providing for a special effective

25:10date. Lead sponsor, council president,

25:12on behalf of the administration,

25:14co-sponsor Porter.

25:15>> This bill has been assigned to the

25:16budget and appropriations committee.

25:18City Council Bill 26-0246

25:20Supplementary State Grant Fund Operating

25:22Appropriation Fire Department

25:241,450,162.71

25:29for the purpose of providing a

25:30supplementary state grant fund operating

25:32appropriation in the amount of

25:341,450,162.71

25:38to the fire department service 613 fire

25:41facilities maintenance and replacement

25:43to provide funding for improvements to

25:45fire stations and the purchase of

25:47firefighting equipment. and providing

25:48for a special effective date. Lead

25:50sponsor council president on behalf of

25:52the administration.

25:53>> This bill has been assigned to the

25:54budget and appropriations committee.

25:55City Council Bill 26-0247,

25:58Supplementary State Grant Fund Operating

26:00Appropriation, Fire Department,

26:02$30,91829

26:05for the purpose of providing a

26:07supplementary state grant fund operating

26:09appropriation in the amount of $30,91829

26:13to the fire department service emergency

26:16medical services to provide funding for

26:18the purchase of a life pack 15 advanced

26:21stool battery monitor and defibrillator

26:23device and for advanced life support

26:25training of Baltimore City Fire

26:26Department emergency medical technicians

26:28and paramedics and providing for a

26:30special effective date. Lead sponsor

26:32council president on behalf of the

26:34administration.

26:34>> This bill has been assigned to the

26:35budget and appropriations committee.

26:37City Council Bill 26-0248,

26:39supplementary general fund operating

26:41appropriation, fire department, $30

26:44million, for the purpose of providing a

26:46supplementary general fund operating

26:47appropriation in the amount of $30

26:49million to the fire department service

26:52fire suppression and emergency rescue to

26:54provide funding to balance the fire

26:56department's fiscal year 2026 budget for

26:58a deficit caused by overtime,

27:00implementation of a union agreement and

27:02vehicle maintenance costs, and providing

27:04for a special effective date. Lead spons

27:06lead sponsor council president on behalf

27:08of the administration.

27:09>> This bill has been assigned to the

27:10budget and appropriations committee.

27:12City Council Bill 26-0249,

27:14supplementary general fund operating

27:16appropriation, Department of

27:17Transportation, $88 million. For the

27:20purpose of providing a supplementary

27:21general fund operating appropriation in

27:23the amount of $88 million to the

27:25Department of Transportation Service

27:27688, snow and ice control to provide

27:30funding to balance the Department of

27:31Transportation's fiscal year 2026 budget

27:34for a deficit caused by snow removal

27:36costs and providing for a special

27:38effective date. Lead sponsor, council

27:40president. On behalf of the

27:41administration,

27:42>> this bill has been assigned to the

27:43budget and appropriations committee.

27:45City Council Bill 26-0250,

27:48supplementary general fund operating

27:49appropriation, police department, $22

27:52million for the purpose of providing a

27:54supplementary general fund operating

27:55appropriation in the amount of $22

27:57million to the police department service

27:59622 police patrol to provide funding to

28:01balance the police department's fiscal

28:03year 2026 budget for a deficit caused by

28:06overtime and fleet maintenance costs and

28:08providing for a special effective date.

28:10Lead sponsor council president on behalf

28:12of the administration. This bill has

28:13been assigned to the budget and

28:14appropriations committee. City Council

28:16Bill 26-0251,

28:18Supplementary General Fund Operating

28:19Appropriation, Sheriff's Office,

28:21$2,750,000

28:23for the purpose of providing a

28:25supplementary general fund operating

28:26appropriation in the amount of

28:28$2,750,000

28:30to the Sheriff's Office Service81

28:32Courthouse Security to provide funding

28:34to balance the sheriff's office fiscal

28:36year 2026 budget for deficit caused by

28:39overtime and fleet maintenance costs and

28:41providing for a special effective date.

28:43Lead sponsor, council president. On

28:45behalf of the administration,

28:46>> this bill has been assigned to the

28:48budget and appropriations committee.

28:49>> City council bill 26-0252

28:52city streets closing a 10-foot alley

28:54bounded by Ner Street, East Lanville

28:56Street, Hull Brook Street, and Federal

28:58Street for the purpose of condemning and

29:00closing a 10-ft alley bounded by Ensur

29:03Street, East Lanville Street, Whole

29:04Brook Street, and Federal Street as

29:06shown on a plat numbered 313-24A

29:10and dated June 5th, 2026. prepared by

29:13the survey section and filed in the

29:15office of the department of

29:16transportation and providing for a

29:18special effective date. Lead sponsor

29:20council president on behalf of the

29:21administration.

29:22>> This bill has been assigned to the land

29:23use and transportation committee. City

29:25Council Bill 26-0253,

29:28Air and Subterranean Rights Opening a

29:31portion of Wyman Park Drive lying east

29:33of Remington Avenue and west of San

29:35Martin Drive for the purpose of

29:37condemning and opening the air and

29:39subterranean rights of a portion of

29:41Wyman Park Drive located east of

29:43Remington Avenue and west of San Martin

29:45Drive as shown in plats numbered 303-

29:48A-21 and 303- A-20 respectively and

29:53dated on October May 2025 prepared by

29:56Whitman Redcquart and Associates LLP and

29:59filed in the Office of the Department of

30:01Transportation and providing for a

30:02special effective date. Lead sponsor

30:04Council President on behalf of the

30:06administration.

30:07>> This bill has been assigned to the land

30:08use and transportation committee. City

30:10Council Bill 26-0254,

30:12Air and Subterranean Rights Closing a

30:14portion of Wyman Park Drive, lying east

30:16of Remington Avenue and west of San

30:18Martin Drive for the purpose of

30:20condemning and closing the air and

30:21subterranean rights of a portion of

30:23Wyman Park Drive located east of

30:25Remington Avenue and west of San Martin

30:27Drive as shown on plats numbered 303-21A

30:31and 303-8-20A

30:34respectively and dated October 8, 2025

30:36prepared by Whitman Recart and

30:38Associates LL. LLP and filed in the

30:41office of the department of

30:42transportation providing for a special

30:43effective date. Lead sponsor council

30:46president on behalf of the

30:47administration.

30:48>> This bill has been assigned to the air

30:49and subterranean rights committee.

30:51[gasps]

30:52>> Just checking to see if anyone's paying

30:53attention. Thank you Miss Porter for

30:56paying attention. Just kidding. This

30:58this bill has been assigned to the land

31:00use and transportation committee.

31:03>> City Council bill

31:05>> city council bill 26-0255

31:08sale of property. the air and

31:09subterranean rights a portion of Wyman

31:11Park Drive lying east of Remington

31:13Avenue

31:14and west of San Martin Drive for the

31:17purpose of authorizing the mayor and

31:18city council of Baltimore to sell either

31:20at public or private sale all its

31:22interest in the air and subterranean

31:23rights in a portion of the public

31:24rightway on Wyman Park Drive located

31:26east of Remington Avenue and west of San

31:28Martin Drive and no longer needed for

31:30public use and providing for a special

31:32effective date. Lead sponsor council

31:34president on behalf of the

31:35administration. This bill has been

31:36assigned to the land use and

31:37transportation committee.

31:38>> City Council bill 26-0256,

31:41City Streets, closing portions of

31:43Calbertt Street, Light Street, and Pratt

31:44Street. For the purpose of condemning

31:47and closing portions of Calbertt Street,

31:48Light Street, and Pratt Street as shown

31:50on a plat numbered 326-

31:53A-33A, dated June 30th, 2026, prepared

31:57by SJ Martinet and Co. Incorporated and

32:00filed in the office of the department of

32:02transportation and providing for a

32:03special effective date lead sponsor

32:05council president on behalf of the

32:07administration co-sponsors Blanchard

32:10Jones.

32:10>> This bill has been assigned to the land

32:11use and transportation committee. We now

32:14move to resolutions of the city council

32:16being introduced.

32:18>> City Council resolution 26-0065R

32:22recognizing October 8th as mental health

32:24professionals day. for the purpose of

32:26recognizing October 8th as mental health

32:28professionals day in the city. Lead

32:30sponsor Block, co-sponsors Parker,

32:32Conway, Gray, Porter, Blanchard, Jones.

32:35>> Chair Ness, Council Member Bulock.

32:39>> Uh, thank you, Mr. Chair and colleagues.

32:40Um, I think it's a wonderful thing that

32:42in recent years we've become more

32:44informed around mental health. Um,

32:46knowing that, um, there's a lot of

32:47trauma that people go through, not only

32:48in our city, um, on a daily basis, but

32:50also as relate to family violence, as it

32:53relates to community violence. And the

32:55reality is that these public these

32:57mental health professionals, they're

32:58truly on the front lines. They're the

33:00ones who are giving of their time and

33:02they also have to weigh uh have to carry

33:03a lot of that burden on themselves. So,

33:05I think it's only appropriate that we

33:07that we recognize those mental health

33:09professionals for the great work they

33:10do, the consistent work they do in terms

33:12of helping to heal some of the

33:13challenges that are going on with many

33:14of our members in the city. So, again, I

33:16appreciate the support of our colleagues

33:18and lifting up this very important issue

33:19and these people. Thank you.

33:21>> Thank you. Uh, please note me as a

33:23co-sponsor.

33:25Uh, Torrance Glover and Ramos.

33:30Uh, Councilman, are you wishing to

33:33suspend rules for media adoption?

33:37>> Yes. Like to suspend rules for media

33:38adoption, please?

33:39>> Without objection, the rules will be

33:41suspended.

33:42The rules are suspended.

33:48>> Like to move the bill. Uh, the clerk

33:50will call the role.

33:52>> Parker,

33:53>> yes.

33:54>> McCrae Dorsy,

33:56>> yes.

33:56>> Conway,

33:57>> hi.

33:57>> Schlifer,

33:58>> hi.

33:58>> Middleton is excused. Absent. Torrance,

34:01>> hi.

34:01>> Gray,

34:02>> hi.

34:03>> Bulock,

34:03>> I.

34:04>> Porter.

34:04>> Blanchard.

34:05>> Hi.

34:06>> Jones.

34:06>> Glover.

34:07>> Yes.

34:08>> Ramos,

34:08>> yes.

34:08>> Cohen,

34:09>> I. The motion is approved. The

34:11resolution has been adopted. City

34:13Council Resolution 26-0066R

34:16declaring the intent of Ordinance 25-46

34:20emergency scene unauthorized persons

34:22prohibited for the purpose of declaring

34:24that the intent of ordinance 25-046

34:27emergency scene unauthorized persons

34:29prohibited is to preserve the general

34:31health, safety, and welfare of Baltimore

34:33residents and first responders. Lead

34:35sponsor Ramos, co-sponsors Gray and

34:38Jones.

34:38>> Chair recognized Council Member Ramos.

34:41>> Thank you, Mr. President and thank you

34:42colleagues. I apologize for uh missing

34:44the lunch earlier. Uh I think Erin

34:46described it. But just to clarify um

34:49this resolution for immediate adoption

34:51is to clarify the intent of the bill

34:53that we passed immed last year around

34:55this time uh to create a fire scene or

34:58disaster scene around uh a fire or a

35:01disaster. um being very clear. It's

35:03similar to a crime scene and it is for

35:06the safety of everybody involved, the

35:08first responders, people who might be in

35:10the area, um the the residents affected,

35:13their families. Uh this is for public

35:15safety. There's been some confusion

35:17about whether there's about the the

35:20intent of the bill, which is why we've

35:21been advised to go ahead and put this

35:23in. So, I would appreciate your um

35:25support and uh Mr. President, I uh move

35:28to suspend rule 10 uh7 for immediate

35:31adoption.

35:31>> Without objection, the rule will be

35:33suspended.

35:35>> The rule will be suspended.

35:37>> And Mr. President, I move the resolution

35:40to be adopted for immediate adoption.

35:42>> The clerk will call the role.

35:43>> Parker,

35:44>> yes.

35:44>> McCrae,

35:45>> Dorsy, yes.

35:46>> Conway,

35:47>> hi.

35:47>> Schlifer,

35:48>> Middleton is excused. Torrance,

35:51>> Gray.

35:52>> Block. Hi.

35:53>> Porter.

35:54>> Blanchard. Hi.

35:55>> Jones.

35:55>> Glover. Yes.

35:56>> Ramos.

35:57>> Yes.

35:58>> Cohen.

35:58>> I. The motion is approved. This

36:00resolution has been adopted. The consent

36:02calendar was sent to members inboxes in

36:04the desk documents folder and I will now

36:06move it for approval. All those in favor

36:08of approving the consent calendar say I.

36:11>> I.

36:11>> Post say nay. The motion carries and the

36:14consent calendar is approved. We will

36:16now move to bills on second reader.

36:18Chair recognizes council member Dorsy.

36:21>> Thank you, Mr. President. Uh, I'd like

36:23to move that we read short titles for

36:26the remainder of this evening's meeting.

36:27>> Without objection, we will proceed with

36:29reading short titles. We will proceed

36:31with reading short.

36:33>> Yes.

36:34>> I'd like to make another motion to

36:36suspend the rules. Uh, I have 10 bills

36:39to report on behalf of my committee this

36:41evening. And given my uh physical

36:42condition at the moment, it'd be a lot

36:44easier for me to do that sitting down.

36:46I'd like a motion to suspend the rule 52

36:49so that I can be recognized from my seat

36:51without having to stand up

36:53>> without objection.

36:55Any objection to the rules being

36:57suspended?

36:59Seeing no objections,

37:01the rule will be suspended.

37:03>> Thank you.

37:04>> Thank you.

37:06>> Uh we'll start from with a bill from

37:09housing and economic development

37:10committee. City Council Bill 26-0162,

37:14sale of property 221 through 233 North

37:18Gay Street, 300 North Front Street, 320

37:21North Front Street, and 332 North Front

37:23Street.

37:24>> Chair recognized Chair Torrance.

37:26>> Uh, Mr. President of the Housing and

37:28Economic Development Committee held a

37:30hearing on city council bill 260162,

37:34sale of property 221 through 233 North

37:39Gay Street, 300 North Front Street, 320

37:42North Front Street and 332 North Front

37:46Street. This bill was heard on September

37:4915th, 2026. It was recommended as

37:51favorable. Um, at this time, Mr.

37:53President, I move the bill as favorable.

37:55Is there any debate or discussion on

37:57this bill?

37:59Hearing and seeing none, all those in

38:00favor of approving this bill say I.

38:03Oppose say nay. This bill will be

38:05printed for third reading. Now we move

38:07to bills from the land use and

38:08transportation committee.

38:10>> City Council Bill 25-0093

38:14zoning Hartford Road Overlay District.

38:16>> Chair recognized Chair Dorsy.

38:19>> Thank you, Mr. President. This bill was

38:21heard on September 24th. It is

38:23recommended favorable with amendments by

38:26the committee. Um in your desk

38:29documents, there's a floor amendment

38:31that I'm not moving. Um but there are is

38:34a package of

38:37um six amendments that were voted

38:39favorable by the committee. The first

38:41one uh makes necessary technical

38:44amendments to the title and the removal

38:46of obsolete provisions within the bill

38:49uh because the bill included things in

38:51it about off- streetet parking

38:53requirements that no longer exist. This

38:56bill was introduced before we passed the

38:58bill to eliminate off- streetet parking

39:00requirements. Um, amendment number two,

39:04uh, is a change of the multifamily

39:07standards by which residential

39:09properties within the overlay district,

39:11uh, can be built from the R10, which is

39:14what is in the first reader copy to a

39:16unique table created for the overlay

39:18district. Amendment three addresses uh,

39:22concerns of the law departments uh,

39:24pertaining to elements of the bill about

39:26controlling curb cuts along Harford

39:28Road. Amendment [snorts] four um adds

39:33grocery stores as um a permitted use uh

39:37in the commercial zoning districts in

39:39anticipation of the bill that Councilman

39:41Torrance and I have introduced to

39:43actually create this definition of

39:45grocery stores. Um amendment five uh is

39:51pursuant to the recommendation of the

39:52law department of the planning

39:54commission uh recommending a change from

39:57cons conditional by board uh from

39:59permitted to conditional by board for

40:01alternative energy commercial. And amen.

40:04Amendment six is a transition provision

40:09um recommended by BMCA to sort of

40:13enshrine permits that have already been

40:15uh applied for as uh in under the

40:19existing rules, not the changed rules.

40:21Uh Mr. President, I move these

40:23amendments favorable.

40:25>> Before we vote, is there any debate or

40:27discussion on the committee amendments?

40:31All those in favor of adopting the

40:33committee amendments amendments say I.

40:35>> I.

40:36>> Oppose say nay. Motion passes and the

40:39amendments are adopted. The chair

40:40recognized Chair Dorsy.

40:41>> Mr. President, I move the bill favorable

40:43as amended.

40:44>> Is there any debate or discussion on the

40:47amended bill?

40:50Hearing and seeing none. All those in

40:52favor of approving this bill say I. I.

40:55>> Those opposed say nay. Okay.

40:59Uh, roll call.

41:04>> Parker,

41:05>> yes.

41:06>> McCrae,

41:08>> Dorsy,

41:08>> yes.

41:09>> Conway,

41:11>> Schlifer,

41:12>> Middleton, is excused. Torrance,

41:15>> no.

41:17>> Gray,

41:17>> yes.

41:19>> Block, hi.

41:20>> Porter,

41:21>> no.

41:22>> Blanchard,

41:23>> yes.

41:24>> Jones.

41:25>> Glover, abstain.

41:28Ramos,

41:29>> yes.

41:30>> Cohen,

41:31>> I

41:35>> nine in the affirmative.

41:41>> Three in the negative, two abstained,

41:44one excused. The motion passes.

41:49>> Right.

41:51>> Yes, Mr. Swift.

41:54>> Do we need finding effects?

41:57No,

41:58>> this bill doesn't require finding facts.

42:01>> All right. Um,

42:05>> this bill will move to third reading.

42:10>> City Council Bill 25-0128

42:13zoning conditional use conversion of a

42:14single family dwelling unit to three

42:16dwelling units in the R8 zoning district

42:1918 North Kerry Street.

42:21>> Chair recognized Chair Dorsy.

42:24Thank you. This bill was heard on

42:26September 24th uh as recommended

42:29favorable. I move the finding of facts.

42:32>> Before we vote, is there any debate or

42:33discussion on the finding of facts?

42:36>> Seeing and hearing none, all those in

42:38favor of adopting the finding of facts

42:40say I.

42:41>> I.

42:42>> Oppose say nay.

42:44The motion passes and the finding facts

42:46are adopted. Bless you. The chair

42:48recognizes Chair Dorsy.

42:50>> I move the bill favorable. Is there any

42:53debate or discussion on this bill?

42:55Hearing and seeing none, all those in

42:57favor of approving this bill say I. I.

43:00>> Opposed say nay.

43:02>> This bill will be printed for third

43:03reading.

43:04>> City council bill 26-0148

43:07resoning 205 through 209 East Cold

43:10Spring Lane.

43:11>> Chair recognizes Chair Dorsy.

43:14>> This bill was heard on September 24th

43:16and is recommended favorable by the

43:18committee. I move the finding of facts.

43:20Before we vote, is there any debate or

43:22discussion on the finding of fact?

43:24All those in favor of adopting the

43:26finding of fact say I.

43:27>> I.

43:28>> Oppose say nay.

43:32The finding of facts are adopted. Chair

43:36recognizes. Chair Dorsy.

43:37>> I move the bill favorable.

43:39>> Is there any debate or discussion on

43:41this bill?

43:43Hearing and seeing none. All those in

43:44favor of approving this bill say I.

43:46>> I.

43:47>> Opposed say nay. This bill will be

43:50printed for third reading.

43:51>> City Council Bill 26-0149,

43:54reszoning 2441 through 2449 West

43:58Baltimore Street.

43:59>> Chair recognizes Chair Dorsy.

44:01>> Thank you, Mr. President. This bill is

44:03was heard on September 24th and is

44:06recommended favorable with amendment. Um

44:10the amendment uh

44:14changes the the property is being

44:17reszoned from I1 to

44:22uh the first reader was to C2. It

44:25changes it so that it's being reszoned

44:27from I1 to IMU1.

44:30Uh I move this amendment favorable.

44:33>> Before we vote, is there any debate or

44:34discussion on the amendment? All those

44:36in favor of adopting this amendment say

44:38I. I

44:40>> post say nay. Motion passes. The

44:42amendment is adopted. Chair recognized

44:44chair Dorsy.

44:44>> I move the finding of fact. No. There is

44:49no finding. I move the finding of facts.

44:51Yes.

44:53>> Is there any debate or discussion on the

44:54finding of facts hearing? And seeing

44:58none, all those in favor of adopting the

45:00finding of facts say I.

45:02>> I.

45:02>> Oppose say nay. Finding facts are

45:05adopted. Chair recognized chair Dorsy. I

45:07move the bill favorable as amended.

45:09>> Is there any debate or discussion on

45:11this amended bill? Seeing and hearing

45:14none, all those in favor of approving

45:16this bill say I.

45:18>> I.

45:19>> I.

45:20>> Those post say nay.

45:24This bill is will move to third reading.

45:27>> City council bill 26-0195

45:29zoning accessory dwelling units.

45:32>> Chair recognized Chair Dorsy.

45:34>> Thank you, Mr. President. Um, we held

45:36hearings on this bill on

45:41September 17th and voted on September

45:4524th.

45:47And um, at this time the bill is

45:51recommended favorable with amendments.

45:54Uh, Mr. President, at this time I'd like

45:56to give the floor to Councilman

45:58Blanchard.

45:59>> Councilman Blanchard.

46:03>> Mr. President, I move to withdraw

46:05committee amendments one and two from

46:07consideration.

46:15Without objection, committee amendments

46:17one and two will be withdrawn for

46:20consideration.

46:22Councilman Blanchard, do you want to

46:24briefly explain what those amendments

46:25were that you are withdrawing

46:29>> for the good of the body?

46:30>> Yeah, happily, Mr. President. So,

46:33it's a little um wonky because it's

46:36zoning bill, but the main thing that it

46:37does uh right now the legislation does

46:40not allow any ADUs within a within the

46:43primary residence. So, say um like an

46:46English basement or something that was

46:48within the primary house. Um this was an

46:51amendment that I had that passed 52 out

46:52of committee um that would allow that.

46:56Uh I do think it is you know very

46:59important but um I'll reserve my remarks

47:01for a later time about uh these and I'll

47:04be withdrawing them at this time. Thank

47:05you.

47:06>> Thank you. Without objection, committee

47:08amendments one and two will be withdrawn

47:10for consideration.

47:13Committee

47:14Councilman Glover any unreadiness?

47:17>> You got stand.

47:22states here that uh I was a sponsor of

47:24the bill and that's not correct.

47:26>> Okay.

47:28>> Okay. Please, clerk, please note uh

47:32please remove co-sponsorship from

47:34Council Member Glover and Conway.

47:39>> Um All right, Mr. President, point of

47:42order.

47:43>> Counc Dorsy. to remove a person's name

47:46once they've signed on as a co-sponsor

47:48to a bill requires an amendment to the

47:50bill.

47:51>> Okay.

47:55>> I I'm just saying if the record of the

47:59signatures from the day the bill was

48:00introduced shows otherwise, then those

48:04will only be able to be removed by

48:06amendment.

48:09>> What about the virginity?

48:11>> Okay.

48:12It's a non-s substantive amendment.

48:14>> Hang on. We are

48:16>> check

48:16>> checking right now.

49:03In the meantime, uh so the councilman

49:06has withdrawn his his uh amendments one

49:10and two. Uh

49:20>> point of order, Mr. President

49:21>> Councilman Dorsy,

49:24>> since I am extremely confident that the

49:27members did actually sign on to

49:29co-sponsor the bill in the first place,

49:31I will just speak as if we do need to

49:33amend the bill to remove their names as

49:35co-sponsors, which the rules allow to be

49:38done as a floor amendment

49:41without the bill needing to be returned

49:43to committee because it is

49:44nonsubstantive to the bill. The code on

49:47land use specifically calls out

49:50amendments which can be made on the

49:54floor without returning the bill to the

49:57committee to include things that are

50:00nonsubstantive to the bill. I think that

50:03we could happily do this on third reader

50:05if necessary, but we are not going to

50:07have an amendment to do this today.

50:17Okay. Um, all right. Given that,

50:23Councilman Glover and Conway, uh, why

50:26don't we, if we determine that you did

50:29not sign on to the original bill, uh,

50:32that will be noted. Um, why don't we, if

50:36you indeed did and wish to then remove

50:39yourselves, do so on third reader. Are

50:42you both amendable to that?

50:46I'm pretty sure.

50:47>> Okay. Then can we do it on second? Can

50:51we amend on second reader to

50:55>> have to have

50:57>> we don't have an amendment prepared by

50:59Department of Legislative Reference

51:00right here and right now while we're on

51:02second reader. Uh, I guess the point is

51:06if they are confident that they didn't

51:07sign on, then it's a moot point and we

51:10can just administratively have their

51:12names removed from the bill. But if they

51:14in fact did sign on,

51:16>> then it h it requires an amendment and

51:20>> we can have that prepared by DLR to have

51:22that happen on third reader.

51:24>> Amen.

51:25>> All right. Okay. Uh, the councilman has

51:29a has uh

51:30>> I have a I have not explained the

51:31amendments. has removed amendments one

51:35and two. Chair recognizes chair Dorsy.

51:37>> Great. Thank you, Mr. President. So, um

51:40colleagues, the committee

51:43um

51:44considered a set of seven amendments,

51:48four uh from myself, three from

51:50Councilman Blanchard. He has withdrawn

51:52two of them. Amendments number one,

51:54numbers one and two in the desk

51:57documents from consideration.

51:59Number three

52:04um changes the measurement

52:07the the method of measurement of area

52:09for an ADU uh from floor area to lot

52:14area. Um the the an ADU is not to be

52:20more than 75%

52:22the size of the principal structure on

52:26the lot. And um rather than using floor

52:31area as that measurement because we also

52:33have a height limit so that the ADU

52:36cannot be taller than the existing

52:39structure. If we combine that height

52:42limit with lot coverage limit, it has

52:46the same effect of limiting to at least

52:4975%.

52:51Um

52:53whereas if we use um floor area, it

52:57means that you could actually end up

52:59with an ADU that's 50% larger than say a

53:03twostory. If you built a one-story ADU

53:06on a lot with a twostory principal

53:09structure, your ADU could actually have

53:11a footprint that's 50% larger than your

53:14principal structure. This controls for

53:16that. uh making sure that it's the

53:18actual footprint of the ADU that is not

53:22larger than the principal structure and

53:23then again with the height limit the

53:25overall area of the ADU structure is

53:29going to end up being no more than 75%

53:31as well. Amendment four um has uh

53:37several things within it. One is to

53:40address concerns from the law department

53:43about the effect of attaching an ADU. An

53:46ADU is defined as being either a a

53:50separate dwelling that is attached to

53:52your principal structure or one that is

53:54detached from your principal structure.

53:56and uh law department wanted to make it

53:59clear that

54:01having the ADU attached to the principal

54:04structure does not make it part of that

54:06dwelling that principal structure

54:08dwelling. Um

54:11uh next it uh clarifies at the

54:14recommendation of the zoning board uh

54:17that a lot cannot have more than one ADU

54:20on it.

54:21a first reader is silent on that, but it

54:23was certainly the intent of the bill

54:25that there not be more than one ADU per

54:27lot. And then uh section E uh is again

54:32recommended by BMCA pertaining to the

54:34location of uh ADUs, making sure that

54:38people aren't putting an ADU in the

54:40front yard of your house, but also

54:42allowing that like if you had a garage

54:44or something that was already protruding

54:46into the proud of the front wall of the

54:49house that we're not saying you can't

54:51convert that garage because some part of

54:53it is in front of the front lot of the

54:55house. the structure is already there.

54:57It should be allowed to be an ADU uh

55:00converted like any other garage. Um

55:05uh the next section addresses a concern

55:08that was raised uh by a number of folks

55:10about allowing ADUs at multifamily

55:12properties. The uh first reader bill

55:15would have allowed uh ADUs would allow

55:18ADUs at both single family and

55:20multifamily dwelling properties. It's

55:22not that the ADUs themselves could be

55:24multif family, but that if you had two

55:26or three or four dwellings at a

55:28principal structure, you could also have

55:30an ADU. This takes that away so that

55:32ADUs are only allowed at properties that

55:35um where the principal structure is a

55:37single dwelling. Um, and then the final

55:40part of this amendment uh p pertains to

55:43uh addresses um Councilman Gray's

55:45request that there be a public registry

55:48of ADUs, making it very easy to um look

55:52up whether that thing that's being built

55:53next door to you is a properly permitted

55:56ADU and such. Um,

56:00amendment five uh comes from the law

56:03department. Um,

56:06and uh is another component of a

56:10different part of the bill to address

56:11the same thing that I brought up in the

56:13last one about the effect of um an ADU

56:18that is attached to a principal

56:20structure not being a part of that

56:22principal structure that it is a

56:24separate structure. Uh and the sixth uh

56:27amendment here was a recommendation of

56:29the planning commission and the law

56:32department um to remove what would be

56:37made obsolete by this bill the existing

56:39code pertaining to carriage houses which

56:42we already permit and which are

56:43basically the same as the ADUs that this

56:46bill will permit so that there isn't a

56:48confusing two sets of standards to

56:51permit the same exact thing. Um so uh I

56:55move these um amendments uh committees

56:59uh oh sorry amendment number seven um is

57:02a transition provision from the BMZA

57:07um saying that the the units the like

57:10the carriage houses basically that

57:13already exist even though we take away

57:15the definition the standards for

57:17carriage houses that they um are not

57:20made like an il they they don't become

57:22an illegal structure because we passed

57:24this bill and removed the carriage house

57:26language. It makes them uh permitted um

57:30normal uses. Um so uh with the removal

57:34of uh Councilman Blanchard's amendments

57:38uh from the committee which are

57:40amendments number two, I move amendments

57:42three through seven from the committee.

57:45Mr. President,

57:46>> before we vote, is there any debate or

57:47discussion on the committee amendments?

57:50I see council member Conway.

57:52Thank you, Mr. President. Excuse me.

57:54It's

57:56>> um so I I um I I bit of a concern here

58:02with I'm not sure which amendment it is

58:03because the amendments that I uh that as

58:06they were numbered on the attachment in

58:07the website are slightly different than

58:09the ones um numbered from from the

58:12chair. Um but in what is amendment

58:15number three on the website uh it it

58:18refers to

58:20uh a section that says notwithstanding

58:23any other provision of this code an

58:24accessory dwelling attached or detached

58:26may occupy the area of rear yard and

58:29previous surface required in the zoning

58:31district. I have some concerns about

58:33specifically that provision in part

58:35because we have uh very narrow alleys in

58:38a lot of our um uh neighborhoods and

58:42particularly the ones where u those

58:45alleys don't provide much um space for

58:48our trash trucks. I'm just thinking

58:50logistically here it's already very

58:52difficult for us to get trash trucks

58:54through our alleys. Um, we've had

58:56incidents with DPW workers in the past

58:58in which one was crushed by a trash

59:00truck in an alley. Um, I do have

59:03concerns about folks building up to the

59:05property line in an alley. Um, two, I

59:09think also, um, we already struggle to

59:11find trash trucks. There is only, last

59:13time I checked, two places in the world,

59:16two places in the world that build trash

59:18trucks small enough to fit in Baltimore.

59:21Um, so I I I worry in in situations

59:24where we continue to encroach upon the

59:27rear of properties that we're going to

59:28find ourselves pinched. So, um, I have

59:32some hesitation about specifically that

59:34amendment, but I'll leave that out there

59:36for others to consider.

59:37>> Thank you, Council Member Conway. Any

59:39additional debate or discussion on the

59:41committee amendments?

59:45Hearing and seeing none. All those in

59:48favor of adopting the amendments say I.

59:51>> I.

59:52>> Oppose say nay.

59:53>> Nay.

59:54>> The motion passes and the amendments are

59:57adopted. Please note council member

59:59Conway as a no. Chair recognizes chair

1:00:02Dorsy.

1:00:03>> Thank you Mr. President. Favorable as

1:00:06amended.

1:00:07Is there any debate or discussion on the

1:00:10amended bill?

1:00:14Hearing and seeing none, all those in

1:00:17favor of approving this bill say I.

1:00:20>> I.

1:00:20>> Uh, Councilman Schlifer has asked for a

1:00:22roll call.

1:00:23>> Parker,

1:00:24>> yes.

1:00:25>> McCrae.

1:00:27>> Dorsy,

1:00:27>> yes.

1:00:28>> Conway,

1:00:29>> no.

1:00:29>> Schlifer,

1:00:30>> no.

1:00:31>> Middleton is excused. Torrance,

1:00:33>> no.

1:00:34>> Gray,

1:00:34>> no. Block.

1:00:36>> Hi.

1:00:36>> Porter.

1:00:37>> No.

1:00:37>> Blanchard.

1:00:38>> Hi.

1:00:39>> Jones.

1:00:40>> Hi.

1:00:40>> Glover.

1:00:41>> No.

1:00:43>> Ramos.

1:00:44>> Yes.

1:00:45>> Cohen.

1:00:45>> Hi.

1:00:53>> Indeed. It's tie. Seven. Seven. Yes.

1:00:56Seven. Nice.

1:00:57>> This bill fails to advance.

1:01:02City Council Bill 26-0205

1:01:06reszoning 432 East 32 Street

1:01:12>> chair as chair Dorsy

1:01:29>> thank you

1:01:32this.

1:01:33>> Hang on, Council Member Conway.

1:01:35>> Uh, thank you, Mr. President. Um, I know

1:01:37we have to pass a bill here. Um, we're

1:01:41close, one vote shy of getting this

1:01:43passed. Um, I maybe recommend we move

1:01:47this back to committee for any

1:01:49additional um, kinks to work out so that

1:01:51we could figure out how to make this

1:01:52work.

1:01:53>> Mr. Taran, do I need a second to

1:01:55recommmit the bill to committee? No.

1:02:00Okay. Um,

1:02:03this bill will be recommitted back to

1:02:05the land use and transportation

1:02:07committee. Thank you, Councilman.

1:02:08Councilman Dorsy

1:02:12>> 260205.

1:02:14>> Yep.

1:02:16>> This bill was heard on September 24th

1:02:18and is recommended favorable. I move the

1:02:20findings of fact.

1:02:22>> Before we vote, is there any debate or

1:02:24discussion on the finding of fact?

1:02:27Hearing

1:02:30and seeing none. All those in favor of

1:02:32adopting the findings of facts say I.

1:02:35>> I.

1:02:36>> All oppose say nay.

1:02:39The motion passes and the finding of

1:02:40facts are adopted. The chair recognizes

1:02:42Chair Dorsy.

1:02:44>> I move the bill favorable.

1:02:46>> Is there any debate or discussion on the

1:02:48bill?

1:02:50All those in favor of approving this

1:02:52bill say I.

1:02:53>> I.

1:02:53>> I. Oppos say nay. This bill will be

1:02:57printed for third reading.

1:03:00>> City Council Bill 26-029.

1:03:03City streets closing portions of certain

1:03:06streets and alleys bounded by West

1:03:07Lafayette Avenue, North Bright Street,

1:03:09West Landville Street, North Pilaski

1:03:11Street, Harlem Avenue, and the land of

1:03:13National Railroad Passenger Corporation

1:03:16Amtrak.

1:03:21>> This bill was heard on September 24th

1:03:23and is recommended favorable. I move it

1:03:26as such.

1:03:27>> Is there any debate or discussion on the

1:03:28bill?

1:03:31>> All those in favor of approving this

1:03:32bill say I.

1:03:34>> I.

1:03:35>> Say nay.

1:03:37>> This bill will be printed for third

1:03:39reading. City Council Bill 26-0210

1:03:43sale of property certain streets lying

1:03:45within the area bounded by West

1:03:47Lafayette Avenue, North Bryce Street,

1:03:48West Landell Street, North Pilaski

1:03:51Street, Harlem Avenue in the land of

1:03:52National Railroad Passenger Corporation

1:03:54Amtrak.

1:03:55>> Sure. Dorsy

1:03:5802010.

1:04:04This bill was

1:04:07>> This bill was heard on September 24th

1:04:09and is recommended favorable. I move it

1:04:11as such.

1:04:12>> Is there any debate or discussion on the

1:04:13bill? What order? I've been told from

1:04:16outside the room that your microphone is

1:04:18not on or is not working.

1:04:20>> Thank you for that. All right. Um, is

1:04:23there any debate or discussion

1:04:26on bill 260210?

1:04:33Seeing hearing none, all those in favor

1:04:35of approving this bill say I.

1:04:37>> I.

1:04:38>> Oppose say nay.

1:04:40This bill will be printed for third

1:04:42reading.

1:04:42>> City council bill 26-0218

1:04:45transit oriented development downtown

1:04:47Baltimore.

1:04:48>> Chair recognized Chair Dorsy.

1:04:50>> Thank you. This bill was heard on

1:04:51September 24th is recommended favorable

1:04:54with amendment. The amendment is to I

1:04:58think there's actually two amendments.

1:05:00One is a list of properties

1:05:04and the other is the inclusion of an

1:05:08associated map or maybe it's just one

1:05:10amendment that is both things. Whatever

1:05:12it is, the substance of the amendment is

1:05:14that the uh TOD area to be designated

1:05:21goes a couple blocks farther north on

1:05:22Howard Street. I move the amendment as

1:05:24favorable.

1:05:25>> Before we vote, is there any debate or

1:05:27discussion on the committee amendments?

1:05:31All those in favor of adopting the

1:05:32amendments say I.

1:05:34>> Oppos say nay.

1:05:36>> The motion passes. The amendments are

1:05:38adopted. Chair recognizes Chair Dorsey.

1:05:40>> Thank you. I uh move the bill favorable

1:05:44as amended.

1:05:45>> Is there any debate or discussion on the

1:05:46amended bill?

1:05:48All those in favor, excuse me, of

1:05:51approving this bill say I.

1:05:52>> I.

1:05:54>> Those opposed say nay. This bill will be

1:05:56printed for third reading.

1:05:58>> City council bill 26-0219

1:06:01transit oriented development Rogers

1:06:03Avenue.

1:06:05>> Uh chair recognized chair doors.

1:06:07>> This bill was heard on September 24th

1:06:09and is recommended favorable. I move it

1:06:10as such.

1:06:12>> Is there any debate or discussion on

1:06:14this bill?

1:06:17All those in favor of approving this

1:06:18bill say I.

1:06:20>> I. Those opposed say nay. This bill will

1:06:23be printed for third reading. Finally,

1:06:25we have a bill from the public health

1:06:27and environment committee.

1:06:29>> City Council Bill 26-0194,

1:06:32Municipal Identification Cards,

1:06:34Applications, and Personal Information.

1:06:36>> Chair recognized Chair Porter.

1:06:38>> Thank you so much, Mr. President. The

1:06:39Public Health and Environment Committee

1:06:40held a hearing on this bill on September

1:06:4316th and a voting session on September

1:06:4523rd. [snorts] There are amendments that

1:06:46were voted out of committee and I'm

1:06:48turning the floor over to Councilwoman

1:06:49Ramos for a brief account of those

1:06:51amendments.

1:06:52>> Council member Ramos, floor is yours.

1:06:54>> Uh thank you, Mr. President. Thank you,

1:06:56Madam Chair. Uh thank you to the

1:06:58committee and to colleagues. Uh the

1:07:00amendment, just as background, the bill

1:07:03uh create uh makes changes to the

1:07:05original municipal ID bill that was

1:07:07passed in 2016. It updates the language

1:07:10uh use because the old the former bill

1:07:13uh used terms that we don't use anymore

1:07:15like older adults uh or excuse me like

1:07:18senior citizens we use older adults now

1:07:20uh it has it uses gender affirming

1:07:23language uh which was important as well

1:07:26and then the set of amendments there are

1:07:28one two three amendments

1:07:31four amendments uh the first amendment

1:07:33is a renumeration the second amendment

1:07:36uh creates what's called the primary

1:07:39document, the secondary document, and um

1:07:44the uh supporting identity documents.

1:07:46These are documents that uh you could

1:07:49use to be able or the city will use to

1:07:51be able to um verify somebody's uh

1:07:54identification. It gives examples uh of

1:07:57what those documents would be and then

1:07:59assigns uh a point system. Amendment

1:08:02number three appoints the uh creates the

1:08:04point system. Uh, so I'm sorry.

1:08:07Amendment number three appoints the

1:08:09eligibility

1:08:10um that they will that a resident who

1:08:14wants to have a Baltimore City ID will

1:08:16present the proof of identity, proof of

1:08:18residency that are uh listed in the

1:08:20eligible documents that were listed in

1:08:22the previous amendments. Uh and then uh

1:08:26BIT will make those uh available for

1:08:28folks to to see. And then there will be

1:08:30a point system. So, amendment number

1:08:32three creates a point system so that

1:08:34certain documents are given a point,

1:08:36three points. Um, some documents are

1:08:38given two points and then one point. And

1:08:40so, if you only have docu if you have a

1:08:42document that has one point, you've got

1:08:44to produce three of those documents to

1:08:46be able to make a total of three. The it

1:08:48seems a little confusing, but other

1:08:50cities are doing it. And uh it has been

1:08:53a way to make it much easier to be able

1:08:56to have people uh get identification

1:08:59that don't use traditional ways of you

1:09:02know they may not have a birth

1:09:03certificate but they may have other

1:09:05forms of uh proof of identification. Uh

1:09:08so uh then amendment number four just

1:09:12changes the word identity to identity

1:09:14card. Uh and those are the amendments.

1:09:17Uh thank you Mr. Chair. Uh Mr. President

1:09:20>> is uh Councilman Porter.

1:09:23>> Thank you so much, Mr. President. Mr.

1:09:24President, I move the amendments.

1:09:26>> Is there any debate or discussion on

1:09:28these amendments?

1:09:30Seeing plus hearing none, all those in

1:09:33favor of approving the amendments say I.

1:09:35>> I.

1:09:36>> Oppos say nay.

1:09:39The amendments are adopted.

1:09:41>> Therefore, I move forward the bill as

1:09:43favorable as amended.

1:09:44>> Is there any debate or discussion on

1:09:47this bill?

1:09:49Seeing and hearing none.

1:09:53All those in favor of adopting this of

1:09:55approving this bill say I.

1:09:56>> As amended.

1:09:57>> As amended.

1:09:58>> Yep.

1:09:58>> I

1:10:00try that again. All those in favor of

1:10:02approving this bill as amended say I.

1:10:05>> I.

1:10:06>> Oppose say nay.

1:10:08>> Thank you Mr. President.

1:10:09>> This bill is

1:10:11>> we'll move on. Uh this bill is adopted.

1:10:14Um we are going to return. Thank you uh

1:10:18Mr. Parliamentarian and Mr. Torrance. We

1:10:20are going to return to the previous

1:10:23motion by Mr. Conway. Uh I realize we

1:10:26did not vote on said motion which we

1:10:29need to do to recommit the bill. Council

1:10:32member Conway, if you could remake that

1:10:35motion.

1:10:36>> Couldn't the bill sponsor do that?

1:10:40>> No, anyone can do it. Uh thank you, Mr.

1:10:43President.

1:10:45>> Sure. I guess I don't get uh the chair's

1:10:47courtesy. Uh thank you, Mr. President.

1:10:54[laughter]

1:10:59>> Uh thank you, Mr. President. I move to

1:11:02um recommmit bill 26-0195

1:11:06uh back to committee.

1:11:07>> All those in favor say I. I.

1:11:10>> All those oppos say nay.

1:11:15Roll call.

1:11:16>> Roll call.

1:11:17>> Parker

1:11:18McCrae

1:11:20Dorsy.

1:11:24>> I have a procedural question.

1:11:26>> There's a vote on there's a vote on the

1:11:28floor. Um,

1:11:30>> turn the mic on, please.

1:11:35>> Mr. Parliamentarian. Um,

1:11:38can a bill

1:11:40that has been voted down be voted again

1:11:44at a later date without re recommitting

1:11:46it? There's nothing to say that the vote

1:11:48can't be retaken if uh the if a member

1:11:53uh of

1:11:58it requires a member of the prevailing

1:12:00side to change their vote and in the

1:12:03event of a tie. How's that work?

1:12:06>> Okay, they're doing it to me again.

1:12:10A member can move to re um reconsider

1:12:12the vote on the motion and they must

1:12:15have voted on yes. The prevailing side

1:12:18which in the case of a tie is those who

1:12:20voted no. Anyone who voted no

1:12:30>> no no that's not about recommitting.

1:12:32It's about reconsidering the vote.

1:12:33consider

1:12:35>> um and a member who was not present at

1:12:38the time of the vote cannot

1:12:41can a member who was not present at the

1:12:43time no make cannot

1:12:46>> must have voted on the losing side.

1:12:48>> Yeah. on the prevailing side which is

1:12:50the losing side.

1:12:59>> Um

1:13:03then this bill is either dead or it has

1:13:06to go back to committee and so I have to

1:13:09vote to send it back to committee.

1:13:11>> So council member that is an I to return

1:13:15it. Yes. Conway.

1:13:17>> Hi.

1:13:18>> Schlifer.

1:13:19>> No.

1:13:20>> Middleton is excused. Torrance.

1:13:23>> Gray.

1:13:28>> Block.

1:13:29>> Hi.

1:13:30>> Porter.

1:13:30>> No.

1:13:31>> Blanchard.

1:13:36>> Hi.

1:13:38>> Jones.

1:13:39>> Hey.

1:13:40>> Hi.

1:13:41>> Glover.

1:13:42>> No.

1:13:44>> Ramos.

1:13:45>> Yeah. Cohen

1:13:46>> I

1:13:52nine

1:13:55>> two five

1:13:57>> nine in the affirmative five in the

1:13:58negative.

1:13:59>> This bill has been recommitted back to

1:14:02the land use and transportation

1:14:03committee. Madame clerk please call the

1:14:05next bill.

1:14:10City Council Bill 25-0141,

1:14:14Rental Dwelling Health and Safety

1:14:16Enforcement Act.

1:14:20>> Chair recognizes Chair Dorsy.

1:14:22>> Nope.

1:14:24>> I apologize. Chair recers

1:14:28and I have to I'm rising to talk about

1:14:31my bill.

1:14:31>> Got it. Chair and Council Member Ramos.

1:14:34>> Uh, thank you, Mr. President. Um, I

1:14:36realize that this bill is on third

1:14:37reader. Uh there's been a few things

1:14:40that have come up relative to the

1:14:42enactment date uh that I need to ask uh

1:14:45for the council's consideration to delay

1:14:48the third reader by one meeting uh only

1:14:51to uh change uh some the enactment date.

1:14:54There will be no amendments to the

1:14:56substance of the bill. It is just around

1:14:58enactment date uh based on a couple

1:15:00things that have uh come up in the last

1:15:02couple of days. Um, so I ask the uh

1:15:05council's favorable motion to I move to

1:15:09hold uh 25-0141

1:15:12on third reader uh for one meeting.

1:15:14>> Without objection, we will hold hold

1:15:17over council member Schlifer. Any

1:15:19unreadiness?

1:15:20>> Just move it up.

1:15:21>> Wait a councilman. If you want to be

1:15:23recognized, you got to stand and hit the

1:15:25mic.

1:15:25>> Thank you for that cl for that question.

1:15:27Uh to move

1:15:28>> Wait, hang hang on. Just if you could

1:15:30[clears throat]

1:15:30>> move it up or move it back. But I don't

1:15:32think it's working.

1:15:34>> I can't move it up a meeting because we

1:15:37just have because I can't move it in the

1:15:39future

1:15:39>> to move the date

1:15:41>> the date or the date back.

1:15:43>> I I see what you're asking. Uh so for to

1:15:47move this bill to be placed on third

1:15:49reader on the October 19th agenda.

1:15:53>> You said the enactment date

1:15:56>> you want to move the date. Do you want

1:15:57to be enacted sooner or later?

1:16:00>> Thank you. Thank you. So um the right

1:16:03now in the bill there is one section

1:16:06that has enactment date within the next

1:16:0830 days after um after the uh signature

1:16:13and then in the rest of the bill would

1:16:16be enacted uh in the summertime July 1.

1:16:20Uh there's been a request from the

1:16:22administration to move uh parts of the

1:16:25bill to December 31st and the original

1:16:29section plus a few other sections which

1:16:31are policy in nature will be uh in the

1:16:35amendment that you'll see before you

1:16:36will have an enactment date of immediate

1:16:39enactment and then part of it will be

1:16:41for December of 2027.

1:16:44>> Council Mer. So the enactment of the

1:16:48bill would be sooner

1:16:50>> parts of the bill.

1:16:52>> Why why wouldn't it all be enacted at

1:16:54the same time?

1:16:55>> We have uh two enactment dates currently

1:16:57in the bill. Uh the first enactment date

1:17:00is for 30 days after signature uh for

1:17:03one part of the bill which is the rental

1:17:06uh property receiverhip that DUCD needs

1:17:08immediately. The rest of the bill was

1:17:10going to initially be um uh enacted uh

1:17:15July 1 uh because DHCD needed more time

1:17:18uh to implement the bill. Uh we even

1:17:22though um

1:17:25there has been a request that we move

1:17:27other some parts of that to uh December

1:17:3131st and that's the technical side to

1:17:33give BIT more time to implement the

1:17:36technical parts of the bill. uh but the

1:17:38policy parts of the bill which would

1:17:40include the rental property receiverhip

1:17:43as well as uh a few other components

1:17:46which I'll be happy to provide in the uh

1:17:48explanation of the amendment would be

1:17:50done uh immediately upon signature.

1:17:54It's basically moving the dates back

1:17:57where we need more technical um

1:17:59enhancement of the uh rental portal and

1:18:03those kinds of of things to be able to

1:18:05make the rental portal better. uh that

1:18:07needs more time

1:18:08>> but the punitive side would be moved up

1:18:13[snorts]

1:18:13>> depends on the section.

1:18:19>> Thank you. Council member

1:18:20>> I'll be happy to provide an explanation

1:18:21in a fact sheet prior to the next

1:18:23meeting. Thank you.

1:18:24>> Council member Ramos, could you please

1:18:25make your motion again?

1:18:28>> Yes, Mr. President, I uh move that

1:18:3025-0141

1:18:33uh be held one council meeting until the

1:18:35next meeting which is uh October 19th

1:18:38for third reader.

1:18:40>> Without objection, we

1:18:44Councilman Schlifer

1:18:46objects

1:18:48on in this case I believe we need a

1:18:50vote. Um

1:18:53all that we're going to end up doing

1:18:55roll call. So, madam clerk, please call

1:18:57the role.

1:18:59>> Yes. So, hold it.

1:19:00>> So, council member Ramos

1:19:03>> has a motion to hold her bill for one

1:19:05meeting. Councilman Sliper objects. We

1:19:08will therefore do a vote which will be a

1:19:10roll call.

1:19:12>> Parker,

1:19:13>> yes.

1:19:14>> McCrae,

1:19:15>> yes.

1:19:16>> Dorsy,

1:19:18>> yes.

1:19:18>> Conway,

1:19:19>> I.

1:19:20>> Schlifer,

1:19:20>> no.

1:19:21>> Middleton is excused. Torrance,

1:19:23>> yes. Gray.

1:19:24>> Hi,

1:19:24>> Block.

1:19:25>> Hi,

1:19:26>> Porter.

1:19:26>> Hi.

1:19:27>> Blanchard,

1:19:27>> hi.

1:19:28>> Jones,

1:19:29>> Glover,

1:19:30>> yes.

1:19:30>> Ramos,

1:19:31>> yes.

1:19:31>> Cohen,

1:19:32>> I.

1:19:34>> Uh, the third reader vote on this bill

1:19:36will be held at our next meeting on

1:19:38October 19th.

1:19:41Madam clerk,

1:19:42>> city council bill 26-0147,

1:19:44landmark list, St. Peter Cemetery Park.

1:19:48>> Microphone. Microphone.

1:19:49>> Oops. Thought I know how to press

1:19:51buttons. City Council Bill 26-0147

1:19:55Landmark list St. Peter Cemetery Parker

1:19:58McCrae Dorsy Conway Schlifer Middleton

1:20:00Torrance Gray Bullock Porter Blanchard

1:20:02Jones Glover Ramos Cohen with Middleton

1:20:05excused absent.

1:20:06>> This bill is approved. City Council Bill

1:20:0826-0163,

1:20:10Community Healthy Food Access Act.

1:20:13Parker, McCrae, Dorsey, Conway,

1:20:15Schlifer, Middleton, Excuse Torrance,

1:20:17Gray, Bullock, Porter, Blanchard, Jones,

1:20:20Glover, Ramos, Cohen.

1:20:22>> This bill is approved.

1:20:23>> City Council Bill 26-0193,

1:20:26Public Nuisances, illegal distribution

1:20:28or manufacturer of cannabis or control

1:20:30dangerous substances. Parker, McCrae,

1:20:33Dorsey, Conway, Schlifer, Middleton,

1:20:34Torrance, Gray, Bolock, Porter,

1:20:36Blanchard Jones, Glover, Ramos Cohen

1:20:38with Middleton excused.

1:20:39>> This bill is approved. I'd like to thank

1:20:41Council Member Glover for his

1:20:43collaboration on this bill. Once again,

1:20:46the council is sending a clear message.

1:20:48We welcome grocery stores. We welcome

1:20:51local small businesses. We do not

1:20:53welcome predatory smoke shops within our

1:20:56city. The expectations are high. If

1:21:00someone repeatedly violates the law,

1:21:03they may face penalties up to being

1:21:06padlocked. Once again, this council is

1:21:09focused on quality of life, public

1:21:12safety, and public health. And again, I

1:21:15appreciate uh all the folks who've been

1:21:17working together hard and aggressively

1:21:20on this issue of illegal smoke shops uh

1:21:24operating with too much impunity within

1:21:27our communities. If you want to come

1:21:29here, all we ask is that you operate the

1:21:33right way. Do not sell poison to our

1:21:35kids or our communities and operate with

1:21:39respect and dignity uh to all that

1:21:43patronize your shot. With that, Council

1:21:45Member Glover, any additional words?

1:21:50Just want to say thanks to uh my

1:21:52colleagues uh thanks to our state and

1:21:55local partners that uh played a role in

1:21:58this and also most importantly I want to

1:22:00thank um the community. I see uh my

1:22:03president uh Rita Cruz is here from the

1:22:06Bella as community and also Miss Fanny

1:22:08um that came today. I want to thank you

1:22:10guys for joining us as well. Um, and

1:22:12this is just uh one of the moves as we

1:22:14move forward to making sure that uh we

1:22:17do not create a new generation of

1:22:18addicts in the city of Baltimore. Thank

1:22:20you.

1:22:21>> Thank you, Council Member Glover. This

1:22:24bill is approved. We now move on to

1:22:26committee announcements. Chairs, when

1:22:28you hear a committee, please proceed

1:22:29with your committee announcements,

1:22:30budget, and appropriations. Chair

1:22:32McCrae,

1:22:34>> uh, education, youth, and older adults.

1:22:36Chair Parker.

1:22:37>> Uh, Mr. chair the education youth adults

1:22:40committee is going to be meeting at a

1:22:42meeting already announced. I just want

1:22:43to thank my colleague in my absence uh

1:22:45for mentioning our hearing coming up on

1:22:47the 15th. Thank you vice chair Ramos.

1:22:50>> Councilman Parker, what time is that

1:22:52hearing? It is at 12:30 and the subject

1:22:55once again, not to repeat, but the

1:22:56subject once again is uh it's a second

1:22:59uh it's a second hearing uh getting some

1:23:01updates with updated statistics from

1:23:03Baltimore City Schools and others who

1:23:05are going to contribute to the

1:23:05conversation on the impact of

1:23:07immigration enforcement on uh students

1:23:09in the city.

1:23:10>> Thank you. Councilman

1:23:12Labor, I'm sorry, housing and economic

1:23:14development. Chair Lawrence, no

1:23:16announcements. Labor and Workforce, Mr.

1:23:18Jones,

1:23:20>> no announcements.

1:23:22Land Use and Transportation. Mr. Dorsey.

1:23:26>> Thank you, Mr. President. Um, as I've

1:23:28been home resting for the last several

1:23:31days, I've not put together a list of

1:23:34committee announcements. Um, I would say

1:23:36we have a long list of bills that have

1:23:39been assigned to the land use and

1:23:41transportation committee and a number of

1:23:43applicants for standard uh for routine

1:23:47land use bills that are eager to get

1:23:48their projects moved along. Um, I would

1:23:53like to take some time maybe tomorrow

1:23:56and get an announcement out by memo in

1:24:00order to announce some things. I just

1:24:02haven't had the time to go through uh in

1:24:04the last couple of days um or haven't

1:24:07had the something to go through. Uh, but

1:24:09I will announce that we are definitely

1:24:11going to have a hearing on October 8th

1:24:12about ADU. Um, at 9:00 am we will

1:24:18uh let's say 10 a.m.

1:24:20>> 10:00 a.m. [laughter]

1:24:22on October 8th. I I heard you before I

1:24:24heard you.

1:24:25>> Love you. Thank you. 10:00 a.m. on

1:24:28October 8th, the committee will return

1:24:31to bill 260195

1:24:35in the Duburns Council Chamber, assuming

1:24:38the sound system works.

1:24:40>> Thank you. Uh, legislative

1:24:43investigations, Chair Schliper, no

1:24:45announcements. Public health and the

1:24:47environment. Chair Porter.

1:24:48>> Thank you so much, Mr. President. The

1:24:50Public Health and Environment Committee

1:24:51will reconvene the following hearings on

1:24:53Wednesday, November 4th, beginning at 10

1:24:55a.m. LO25- Z0021, the city's response to

1:24:59the opioid crisis. On Wednesday,

1:25:02December 9th, beginning at 10:00 a.m.,

1:25:03LO25-0017,

1:25:06Legislative Oversight for Zero Waste.

1:25:08Both hearings will be held in the

1:25:10council chambers and are open to the

1:25:11public.

1:25:12>> Thank you, Madame Chair. public safety.

1:25:15Chair Bullock.

1:25:19>> Thank you, Mr. Chair and colleagues. Uh

1:25:21have three updates for the public safety

1:25:23committee. Um the committee meeting will

1:25:25council will cancel tomorrow's uh

1:25:27hearing scheduled for the 29th uh for

1:25:30260054Rformational

1:25:32hearing law enforcement asset force

1:25:34asset forfeite. Uh the committee is also

1:25:37rescheduling our hearing on

1:25:38250022Rformational

1:25:41hearing missing persons policies and

1:25:43procedures. This hearing has now been

1:25:45moved from October 13th to November

1:25:4710th, 2026 and at 1 p.m. in council

1:25:50chambers. And finally, the committee

1:25:52will cancel the November 3rd, 2026

1:25:54hearing for LO25005,

1:25:58legislative oversight, crime reduction,

1:25:59and violence prevention as that happens

1:26:01to be election day. Thank you so much.

1:26:02>> Thank you, Mr. Chair. and charter review

1:26:05special committee chair Dorsy.

1:26:09>> No announcements. We now move to regular

1:26:11announcements.

1:26:13Any regular announcements?

1:26:19[laughter]

1:26:21>> Uh, thank you, Mr. Gray. Anybody else on

1:26:25the regular announcement?

1:26:28Hearing and seeing none, the next

1:26:30regular meeting of the Baltimore Oh,

1:26:32wait. Hang on. Uh, real quick, uh, we

1:26:35have some special guests to recognize

1:26:37this evening that we were not able to

1:26:38accommodate in the Reeves room due to

1:26:40capacity constraints. Uh, join, please

1:26:43join me immediately after the meeting in

1:26:45the chambers as we celebrate the Orioles

1:26:47youth RBI

1:26:5018U regional team who were regional

1:26:53champions this year. Thank you for that.

1:26:56Um, anyone else regular announcements?

1:26:59Hearing and seeing none, the next

1:27:00regular meeting of the Baltimore City

1:27:02Council will be held on Monday, October

1:27:0418th at 19th at 5:00 p.m. There being no

1:27:08further business, this concludes the

1:27:1035th regular meeting of the 74th term of

1:27:12the Baltimore City Council.