2026-10-19 - City Council

00:04Try that again.

00:08>> Good evening.

00:09This the 736th regular meeting of the

00:1274th term of the Baltimore City Council

00:14is now called to order.

00:18Councilman Blanchard will lead us in the

00:20Pledge of Allegiance.

00:36Thank you, Councilman. The clerk will

00:39now call the roll of the members.

00:41>> Parker

00:42>> Here.

00:42>> McCrae Dorsey

00:44>> Here.

00:45>> Conway

00:46Schaefer

00:49Middleton

00:50>> Here.

00:51>> Torrence

00:52>> Present.

00:53>> Gray

00:53>> Present.

00:54>> Bullock

00:54>> Present.

00:55>> Porter

00:56>> Here.

00:56>> Blanchard

00:57>> Here.

00:57>> Jones

00:58>> Present.

00:59>> Glover

01:00Ramos

01:01>> Here.

01:02>> Cohen

01:03>> Here.

01:03>> Mr. President, we have a quorum. Please

01:05note Council members McCray and Glover

01:07as excused absences and Council member

01:10Schaefer is absent.

01:12>> We will now proceed with the adoption of

01:14the journals.

01:15>> Mr. President, the journals for the

01:16September 28th regular meeting are in

01:18members inboxes in the desk documents

01:20folder.

01:23>> Without objection, the journals will be

01:24adopted.

01:26Hearing none, the journals are adopted.

01:28Bills signed by the mayor can be found

01:30on the meeting agenda. We will proceed

01:33with executive nominations.

01:35>> EA26-0225,

01:38Keon T. Abdul Malik, member Compensation

01:42Commission for Elected Officials.

01:44EA26-0226,

01:47Thomas E. Dame, member Compensation

01:49Commission for Elected Officials.

01:51EA26-0227,

01:54Thurman W. Zalacopher, Esquire, members

01:58member compensation commission for

02:00elected officials EA26-0228

02:03Nathaniel Nate Golden, member

02:05compensation commission for elected

02:07officials EA26-0229

02:10Chris Michelle Chrissy Thornton, member

02:13compensation commission for elected

02:15officials EA26-0230

02:19Laura Larson, member planning

02:21commission.

02:23>> All of these nominees have been assigned

02:25to the committee on legislative

02:27investigations.

02:29We now move to bills being introduced.

02:31Will the clerk please read the first

02:34bill?

02:34>> City Council Bill 26-0257

02:37dirt bikes used by educational

02:39nonprofits for the purpose of creating a

02:42license for educational nonprofit

02:43organizations to use and maintain dirt

02:46bikes in the city exempting licensed

02:48educational nonprofit institutions from

02:51certain restrictions on dirt bike use in

02:54the city permitting licensed educational

02:56nonprofit organizations to bid on dirt

02:58bikes sold at auction by the city

02:59granting licensed educational nonprofit

03:01organizations the right of first offer

03:03on any dirt bike to be sold at auction

03:05by the city and defining certain terms.

03:08Lead sponsor Torrence, co-sponsors Gray

03:11and Porter.

03:12>> Chair, let me ask Councilman Torrence.

03:14>> Thank you Mr. President. After careful

03:15conversations with multiple community

03:17members and understanding where we are

03:19and I will say this out loud and proudly

03:21that Baltimore has a culture of dirt

03:23biking. Um it is one that we are proud

03:25of, one that we celebrate in our

03:27community, but also one that we have to

03:29provide avenues for young people to have

03:30positive influences on. Um I say that as

03:33someone who has ridden a dirt bike

03:34himself in Baltimore City, but also

03:36understanding that two things twofold.

03:39When we confiscate these vehicles, they

03:41end up supposedly going to chop shops or

03:43somewhere else, but they also end up

03:44back on our streets. Why not put it in

03:46the hands of nonprofits that can educate

03:48our young people in STEM, but also it

03:51them how to maintain the vehicles as

03:52well in a way that provides what took

03:54maybe a negative activity and turned it

03:57into something that's positive in the

03:58firm's a culture and the humanity of the

04:00young people who choose to ride in the

04:01city.

04:02Uh while we may not legally allow them

04:05to, we have opportunities where they can

04:07partake and be a part of camps where

04:09they learn the STEM activities behind

04:11it, the maintenance behind it. Um

04:13it's interesting when you teach a young

04:15person the theory of

04:18power as well as many of the physics

04:20theories behind a dirt bike and the

04:22power that that connects to their

04:24educational opportunities. Uh so with

04:26that, Mr. President, I yield back to

04:27you, but also I invite my colleagues to

04:30celebrate and provide opportunities for

04:31young people to have a positive culture

04:33in our city. Thank you.

04:35>> Thank you, Councilman Torrence. Please

04:37note Councilman Bullock and Middleton as

04:41co-sponsor.

04:43This bill has been assigned to the

04:44Public Safety Committee.

04:46>> City Council Bill 26-0258.

04:49Multi-family buildings, recycling

04:51required. For the purpose of requiring

04:53the owner of a multi-family building to

04:55ensure recycling pickup is available,

04:57requiring separate containers for mixed

04:59refuse and recyclable materials to be

05:01provided to certain properties in the

05:03city, making conforming changes,

05:05defining certain terms, and providing

05:07for a special effective date. Lead

05:08sponsor, Ramos. Co-sponsors, Dorsey,

05:11Conway, Middleton, Gray, Bullock,

05:13Porter, Blanchard, Jones.

05:15>> Chair recognizes Councilman Ramos.

05:17>> Uh thank you, Mr. President, and thank

05:19you, colleagues. This bill comes from

05:21the work of the System Street Task

05:23Force, but it also comes from the notion

05:26that we need to improve our recycling.

05:28Uh one of the things that we did during

05:29the System Street Task Force process was

05:32to get public input on three of the of

05:34the options that we were

05:36uh considering, and over 400 emails came

05:39in from a lot of different um

05:41stakeholders. And one thing that we

05:43learned from that we learned a lot of

05:44things from those emails, but one thing

05:46was

05:47uh that a lot of people were utilizing

05:49Sisson and our other drop-off spots

05:52because they didn't have recycling in

05:54their building in which they live

05:56because they live in an apartment

05:57building. And in looking at the building

05:59code, there was no requirement that

06:03recycling was going to be available for

06:06people who want to recycle in those

06:08buildings. So, what this bill does is it

06:10requires that recycling be available for

06:14residents who want to recycle and that

06:16that would be a part of

06:18so, they would have to provide different

06:20bins for mixed refuse as well as for

06:23recycling.

06:24And again, not only does that help us

06:26with what the objectives are from the

06:29Sisson Street Task Force,

06:30but also we have a very low recycling

06:33rate in our city and we so, we need to

06:35make it a lot easier for people to

06:37recycle and this will be one way to do

06:38that. Thank you, Mr. President.

06:40>> Thank you, Councilwoman Ramos. This bill

06:43has been assigned to the Housing and

06:45Economic Development Committee.

06:46>> City Council Bill 26-0259,

06:49Planned Unit Development Amendment,

06:51North Charles Village. For the purpose

06:53of approving certain amendments to the

06:55development plan of the North Charles

06:57Village Planned Unit Development, lead

06:59sponsor Ramos.

07:01>> Hearing none, Councilwoman Ramos.

07:03>> Thank you, Mr. President. The North

07:05Charles Village area has had a PUD for

07:08decades. And this just amends a few more

07:11buildings into that PUD and allows for

07:13height. John Hopkins University will be

07:15building another dorm on the 3200 block

07:18of North Charles Street and this

07:20amendment will allow them to do that.

07:21Thank you.

07:22>> Thank you. This bill has been assigned

07:23to the Land Use and Transportation

07:25Committee.

07:26>> City Council Bill 26-0260,

07:29Rezoning, 1 East Mount Vernon Place and

07:32600 Saint Paul Street. For the purpose

07:34of changing the zoning for the

07:35properties known as 1 East Mount Vernon

07:37Place, Block 0536, Lot 001 and 600 Saint

07:42Paul Street, Block 0536, lot 011A as

07:46outlined in red on the accompanying plat

07:48from the OR2 zoning district to the C2

07:50zoning district and providing for a

07:52special effective date. Lead sponsor

07:54Blanchard.

07:56>> Chair, recognize Councilman Blanchard.

07:58>> Thank you, Mr. President. This bill will

08:00allow Hopkins Peabody to redevelop a

08:03space that they're currently already

08:04using to make better for

08:06their musical spaces as well as the

08:08Better Gates community. I'm really

08:10excited about the plan and ask community

08:11support. Thank you.

08:13>> Thank you, Councilman. This bill has

08:15been signed assigned to the Land Use and

08:18Transportation Committee.

08:19>> City Council Bill 26-0261

08:22zoning conditional use conversion of a

08:24single-family dwelling to two dwelling

08:26units in the R8 zoning district 1321

08:29North Carey Street for the purpose of

08:31permitting subject to certain conditions

08:33the conversion of a single-family

08:34dwelling unit to two dwelling units on

08:36the property known as 1321 North Carey

08:38Street block 0037 lot 014 as outlined in

08:42red on the accompanying plat and

08:44providing for a special effective date.

08:46Lead sponsor Torrence.

08:47>> This bill has been assigned to the Land

08:49Use and Transportation Committee.

08:50>> City Council Bill 26-0262

08:53zoning conditional use conversion of a

08:55single-family dwelling unit to three

08:57dwelling units in the R8 zoning district

08:59variance 2905 Parkwood Avenue for the

09:02purpose of permitting subject to certain

09:04conditions the conversion of a

09:06single-family dwelling unit to three

09:07dwelling units on the property known as

09:102905 Parkwood Avenue block 3232A

09:14lot 003 as outlined in red on the

09:16accompanying plat granting a variance

09:18regarding certain bulk regulations lot

09:20size area and providing for a special

09:22effective date. Lead sponsor Torrence.

09:24>> Chair, recognize Councilman Torrence.

09:26Thank you, Mr. President. I just want to

09:27break from the norm and provide a

09:28special note on this. This bill is a

09:31part of a package

09:32of homes that we're redeveloping in the

09:342900 block of Parkwood. The 2900 block

09:37of Parkwood up until

09:392 months ago only had three actual homes

09:41that were actually occupied and we just

09:442 months ago opened the first house that

09:45was on the non-contiguous TIF. Um in

09:48addition to that, we will now be

09:49providing 10 new homes plus three

09:52affordable housing and this is one of

09:53them. So, I just want to note

09:54colleagues, our vote last term it turns

09:56out in a non-contiguous TIF is now

09:58leading to an entire block being

10:00completely occupied in the next couple

10:01months.

10:05>> Thank you. This bill has been assigned

10:08to the land use and transportation

10:10committee.

10:11>> City Council Bill 26-0263

10:14rezoning 100 East Cromwell Street, 200

10:16East Cromwell Street, 300 East Cromwell

10:19Street Block 1053 Lot 009A and Block

10:231053 Lot 001E. For the purpose of

10:27changing the zoning for the properties

10:28known as 100 East Cromwell Street Block

10:311053 Lot 001A, 200 East Cromwell Street

10:35Block 1053 Lot 001B, 300 East Cromwell

10:39Street Block 1053 Lot 001, Block 1053

10:42Lot 009A and Block 1053 Lot 001E as

10:47outlined in red on the accompanying plot

10:49from the PC-2 zoning district to the

10:52PC-3 zoning district and providing for a

10:54special effective date. Lead sponsor

10:56Blanchard.

10:56>> This bill has been assigned to the land

10:58use and transportation committee.

10:59>> City Council Bill 26-0264

11:01York Corridor Business Improvement

11:03District and Management Authority

11:05renewal through June 30th, 2031. For the

11:08purpose of reviewing, renewing, and

11:10continuing the York Corridor Business

11:12Improvement District and the York

11:13Corridor Business Improvement District

11:15Management Authority. Providing for a

11:17special effective date and generally

11:19relating to the activities and authority

11:21of the York Corridor Business

11:22Improvement District and the York

11:23Corridor Business Improvement District

11:25Management Authority. Lead sponsor

11:27Conway, co-sponsor Cohen.

11:29>> Chair, I can ask Councilman Conway.

11:30>> Thank you, Mr. President. Um this is our

11:33fourth year Uh we are going into our

11:35fourth year since the establishment of

11:38the York Corridor Business Improvement

11:39District

11:41which was established in order to clean,

11:43green, and improve the York Road

11:45Corridor.

11:46This is a labor of love. It took a lot

11:48of work in order to get it across the

11:49finish line. We're proud of the work

11:51that it's accomplished so far.

11:53This is a renewal bill and so we need to

11:55move pretty quickly on this. The current

11:58authorization expires

12:00November 21st. So we want to make sure

12:02that we get this done as quickly as

12:03possible and I'm working with the chair

12:04to do that and I look forward to all the

12:07support and us getting this done quickly

12:09as a council. So thank you, Mr.

12:10President, for the support and

12:11appreciate the opportunity to move this

12:13forward.

12:14>> Thank you. This bill has been assigned

12:16to the Housing and Economic Development

12:18Committee. We will now move to

12:19resolutions of the City Council being

12:21introduced.

12:22>> City Council Resolution 26-0067R.

12:26Informational hearing surveillance

12:27technology. For the purpose of requiring

12:29representatives from the Police

12:30Department, the Mayor's Office of

12:32Neighborhood Safety and Engagement, the

12:33Department of Transportation, the City

12:35Solicitor, the Office of the

12:37Comptroller, and the Department of

12:38Finance, and inviting the Sheriff's

12:40Office, the Office of the State's

12:41Attorney for Baltimore City, and

12:43concerned parties from Baltimore's

12:44legal, academic, security, and

12:46non-profit sectors to discuss the use of

12:49surveillance technology in Baltimore and

12:51any local legislative options for the

12:53Council to consider to protect privacy

12:55and civil liberties. Lead sponsor Gray.

12:58Co-sponsors Conway, Bullock, Porter,

13:00Ramos, Cohen.

13:01>> This

13:02Councilman Gray, take it away.

13:04>> Yep.

13:06Thank you, Council President Cohen and

13:07colleagues. This resolution I introduce

13:09today is more is about more than

13:12technology. It's about the public trust,

13:14constitutional rights, government

13:16accountability, and the kind of city we

13:18want Baltimore to be.

13:20George Orwell's 1984 gave us a stark

13:22warning that Big Brother is watching

13:24you. And today as surveillance

13:25technology becomes more advanced and

13:27more widespread, that warning raises an

13:30important question. How do we use

13:32technology to protect public safety

13:34without compromising the privacy,

13:35rights, and dignity of the people we

13:37serve?

13:39This resolution requires the police

13:40department, Mante, DOT, the city

13:44solicitor, comptroller, and department

13:46of finance to come before this body and

13:47answer our questions. It also invites

13:49the sheriff's office, state's attorney's

13:51office, and experts from Baltimore's

13:53legal, academic, security, and

13:55non-profit communities to help us

13:57understand what safeguards we need and

13:59what legislation this council should

14:01consider.

14:02But why now, you might ask? And that's

14:04because the ground beneath us is

14:05shifting.

14:06Just this past June, the Supreme Court

14:08ruled in Sault Tree versus United States

14:11that using digital location is a Fourth

14:13Amendment search.

14:14Baltimore knows this fight well. In the

14:16case of Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle,

14:17the federal federal appeals court found

14:19our own aerial surveillance program

14:22unconstitutional.

14:23Cities across the country are drawing

14:25the line. In Tempe, Arizona, and it is

14:27flat contract and took cameras down. New

14:29Bedford, Massachusetts, moved to bar

14:31their use. And allegations of misuse

14:34have surfaced in Wisconsin, Kentucky,

14:36Georgia, and beyond. Meanwhile, public

14:38records show that data from local police

14:40license plate readers have been

14:42aggregated on federal government

14:44servers.

14:46Here at home, the scale of what we are

14:47buying is growing fast.

14:49BPD's 10-year contract with Axon began

14:52at $46 million

14:53is now proposed to jump to $153 million

14:57covering body cameras, drones, virtual

14:59reality headset sets, and artificial

15:01intelligence that draft report and

15:03answers questions from officers'

15:05recordings. It was It was awarded

15:08without competitive bidding with no

15:10alternatives evaluated. BPD is also

15:13contracted with Motion Safe, a company

15:14whose trademark was filed only last

15:16November, and Baltimore is the only

15:18police department in the country

15:19piloting it.

15:21We must look beyond the camera on on the

15:23street and examine the entire chain.

15:26What is being collected, how long it's

15:27kept, who has access, and can it be

15:29shared with outside agencies including

15:31federal authorities like ICE, and what

15:33protections exist for Baltimore

15:34residents at every step.

15:36We must also remember that the

15:38technology is not infallible.

15:40Misidentifications, bad data, and

15:42algorithmic errors can mean wrongful

15:44suspicion, wrongful investigations, and

15:46even the loss of someone's freedom. And

15:48when the machine gets it wrong, who is

15:50accountable and what recourse does that

15:51person

15:52uh the person harmed have?

15:54Public safety and privacy are not

15:56competing priorities.

15:58And a city that protects one at the

16:00unnecessary expense of the other has

16:02failed both.

16:03Baltimore deserves to know what

16:05surveillance is lawful, responsible, and

16:06subject to real oversight. They deserve

16:08answers, and this hearing is how we

16:10begin to get those. Thank you.

16:12>> Thank you. Uh please note Councilman

16:14Dorsey as co-sponsor, Mr. Parker,

16:17Torrence, and Vice President Middleton

16:20as well. This resolution has been

16:23assigned to the Public Safety Committee.

16:26The consent calendar was sent to

16:28members' inboxes in the desk documents

16:30folder, and I will now move it for

16:32approval. All those in favor of

16:34approving the consent calendar say I.

16:36>> I.

16:37>> Opposed say nay.

16:40The motion carries. The consent calendar

16:42is approved. We will now move on to

16:44bills on second reader. The chair

16:47recognizes Councilman Dorsey.

16:51>> Thank you, Mr. President. I move that we

16:53read short titles for the remainder of

16:54the meeting.

16:55>> Without objection, we will proceed with

16:57reading short titles.

16:59We will proceed with reading short

17:00titles. Now we have executive

17:02nominations from Legislative and

17:04Investigations Committee. We will vote

17:06on various board and commission nominees

17:08in one batch, and then we'll vote

17:11separately on each of the nominees to

17:13the mayor's cabinet. So again, we're

17:15going to do all of the boards and

17:17commissions in one. If anyone has any

17:20objection to any specific nominee,

17:24uh please indicate so.

17:26Uh otherwise, we're going to vote in one

17:29batch. And then for the mayor's cabinet,

17:33we will vote individually.

17:35Mr. Councilmember Dorsey.

17:37>> Thank you. I wish to abstain from voting

17:40on all of the Arts and Cultural Advisory

17:42Committee members.

17:44>> Duly noted. Please note Councilmember

17:46Dorsey as abstaining on all Arts and

17:49Culture members.

17:52>> EA26-0175, Quintell

17:56Harcum, member Arts and Culture Advisory

17:58Committee. EA26-0176,

18:01Samantha Herr, member Arts and Culture

18:03Advisory Committee. EA26-0179,

18:07Carlos Rava, member Arts and Culture

18:09Advisory Committee. EA26-0181,

18:13Conrad Woody, member Arts and Culture

18:15Advisory Committee. EA26-0182,

18:19Katie Olson, member Baltimore City

18:21Reentry Action Council. EA26-0183,

18:25Shanice Anderson, member Baltimore City

18:28Reentry Action Council. EA26-0184,

18:32Kofi Apaya, member Baltimore City

18:34Reentry Action Council. EA26-0187,

18:39Shantae C. Brookshire, member Baltimore

18:42City Reentry Action Council. EA26-0189,

18:47Angelese T. Evans, member Baltimore City

18:49Reentry Action Council. EA26-0190,

18:54Jenette Gonzales-Graham, member

18:56Baltimore City Reentry Action Council.

18:58EA26-0194,

19:01Jewell Logan, member Baltimore City

19:03Reentry Action Council. EA26-0197,

19:08Kevin Dwayne Nock, member Baltimore City

19:11Reentry Action Council. EA26-0199

19:16and Bocchini Pack member

19:18Baltimore City Reentry Action Council.

19:20EA26-0200

19:24Gordon Rhiny Pack Jr. member Baltimore

19:26City Reentry Action Council. EA26-0201

19:31Wanita A. Scott member Baltimore City

19:33Reentry Action Council. EA26-0202

19:38Trina Selden member Baltimore City

19:40Reentry Action Council. EA26-0203

19:44Kevin Nathaniel Tyler Sr. member

19:47Baltimore City Reentry Action Council.

19:50EA26-0204

19:52Dennis Wise member Baltimore City

19:55Reentry Action Council. EA26-0205

19:59Dr. Steven R. Davis member Baltimore

20:02City Commission on Aging Resources and

20:04Empowerment.

20:06EA26-0206

20:08Kevin Anthony Mason member Baltimore

20:11City Commission on Aging Resources and

20:13Empowerment.

20:14EA26-0207

20:17Zachary Alberts member Police

20:19Accountability Board.

20:21>> this chair, Schleifer.

20:26>> Thank you, Mr. President. The Committee

20:27on Legislative Investigations uh held a

20:30hearing on uh these EAs. Um some of them

20:34didn't didn't attend the hearing um and

20:37there was some miscommunication between

20:39whoever was scheduling it for them to

20:40attend and the ones who attended and so

20:44um we are going to uh move these

20:46nominations favorable uh but in the

20:49future we probably won't do the same

20:50thing uh for those who don't who don't

20:52attend the hearing. Um so I'd like to

20:55move uh these those following uh EAs

20:57favorable.

21:00>> Uh is there any Thank you, Mr. Chair. Is

21:04there any additional debate or

21:06discussion on these nominees.

21:10Uh Councilman Dorsey.

21:11>> I'll just say again for the record, I'm

21:13abstaining from all of the ones on the

21:15Arts and Cultural Advisory Committee.

21:17>> Understood.

21:19Is there any additional debate or

21:20discussion on these nominees?

21:24Hearing and seeing none, all those in

21:26favor of approving these nominations,

21:28say I.

21:29>> I.

21:30>> Opposed, say nay.

21:33These nominees are confirmed. Please,

21:35again, note Mr. Dorsey as abstaining on

21:38the Arts and Culture

21:40versions.

21:41>> EA26-0208,

21:44Mamadou Samba, Director, Baltimore City

21:46Department of Consumer Protection and

21:48Business Licensing.

21:50>> Chair recognizes Chief Slyfer.

21:51>> Yeah, I'd like to move this nomination

21:53favorable.

21:55>> Is there any additional debate or

21:57discussion on this nomination?

22:04Hearing and seeing none, all those in

22:06favor of approving this nomination, say

22:08I.

22:08>> I.

22:09>> Opposed, say nay.

22:12The nomination is confirmed.

22:14>> EA26-0209,

22:17Ryan Sutherd, Director, Department of

22:19Planning.

22:20>> Chair recognizes Chief Slyfer.

22:22>> I'd like to move this nomination

22:23favorable.

22:25>> Is there any debate or discussion on

22:28this nomination?

22:31Seeing and hearing none, all those in

22:33favor of approving the nomination, say

22:36I.

22:37>> I.

22:38>> Opposed, say nay.

22:40>> Nay.

22:41>> Uh please note Councilman Torrence as a

22:43nay. This nominee is confirmed.

22:46>> Abstain.

22:47>> Uh please note Councilman Porter as

22:49abstain.

22:50>> Make my note from

22:52>> Sure can.

22:54Uh Councilman Torrence.

22:55>> Thank you, Mr. President. I do not vote

22:57and take the votes in this Council

22:59personal. I'm I'll be frank, I'm voting

23:02on behalf of what my constituents have

23:03said. Um Um, while I have no questions

23:06about her qualifications, I must carry

23:08out the duties of an elected official

23:09who represents the persons, not my own

23:11personality, nor my own thoughts. At

23:13this point, you know, I have to vote no.

23:15So, to the district members of District

23:167 community who have said that they

23:19would like me to vote no, I am being

23:20honoring my word today. Thank you.

23:23>> Thank you, Councilman. This nominee is

23:26confirmed. Chair recognize I'm sorry.

23:29>> CH26-0210,

23:31Timothy Keene, Commissioner of Housing

23:33and Community Development.

23:35>> Chair recognize Chair Schleifer.

23:37>> I'd like to move this nomination

23:38favorable.

23:39>> Is there any debate or discussion on

23:42this nomination?

23:45Seeing and hearing none, all those in

23:48favor of approving this nomination say

23:50I.

23:54Good over there?

23:54>> Should be good.

23:55>> All right.

23:56Uh, those opposed say nay.

24:00This nominee is confirmed. We will now

24:02move on to bills from the Land Use and

24:05Transportation Committee.

24:07>> City Council Bill 26-0220,

24:11Zoning, Grocery Stores.

24:12>> Chair recognize Chair Dorsey.

24:18>> Um, thank you, Mr. President. This bill

24:22was heard last week

24:24on October 14th. It is recommended

24:27favorable with amendments. There are

24:29committee amendments on my colleague's

24:31desk.

24:32These uh amendments include one to

24:36remove a footnote in a table that would

24:40in the TOD zone, specifically, have

24:43disallowed a grocery store from being

24:46over 5,000 square feet. And the other

24:49amendment,

24:50um,

24:51adds to the definition

24:54that a grocery store must be at least

24:565,000 square feet. Um I move these

25:00amendments favorably.

25:04>> Before we vote, is there any debate or

25:06discussion on the committee amendments?

25:10Seeing and hearing none, all those in

25:12favor of adopting the amendments say I.

25:15>> I.

25:16>> Opposed say nay.

25:18Motion passes and the amendments are

25:20adopted. The chair recognize Chair

25:21Dorsey.

25:22>> Thank you, Mr. President. Uh I want to

25:25move the bill favorable uh as amended,

25:27but before I do that, I do want to

25:29recognize the collaboration and

25:31partnership of Councilman Torrence

25:33uh on this bill and um if the president

25:36would give him an opportunity to speak

25:38if he wishes.

25:39>> Steve, Councilman Torrence, cheers.

25:41Floor is yours.

25:43>> Thank you, Mr. President, and I thank my

25:45colleague. Um we see different ends of

25:48the spectrum sometimes, but sometimes on

25:49this council we have to meet in the

25:51middle and figure out what's best for

25:52our residents. Um Mr. President, I rise

25:55thankful to this council for supporting

25:56the previous bill at 600 West North

25:58Avenue, delivering our first grocery

26:00store in 30 years on West North Avenue

26:02in a historically black neighborhood,

26:04but also the partnership and not only of

26:06Councilman Dorsey, but the planning

26:07commission on figuring this out because

26:09at this point um I will I'll say this

26:11hard. It is hard to attract a grocery

26:13store in a black neighborhood. Um we

26:15talked about redlining in this in this

26:17actual chamber and how it started.

26:19Redlining has gone into financial means

26:21outside of what the council has could

26:22provided. One of the ways that the

26:24council in this

26:26bureaucracy that we call government can

26:27get out the way is making sure that we

26:29help them meet the means. Um

26:31grocery stores are special. They have

26:33the lowest margins of any other

26:35specialized store in the in in the

26:37world. To give you an idea, there's a

26:39reason why you walk into a grocery

26:40store, you see fresh produce on the

26:42left, and then you see chips and

26:43everything else on the right because

26:45that's where the profit comes from.

26:46Everything else is minor profits. But in

26:49a black neighborhood, to get financing

26:51for a grocery store. They take into

26:53account, no matter what neighborhood,

26:55um,

26:56the unemployment rate, the average

26:57income of persons, and looking at it

27:00within a mile radius. We did a lot of

27:02economic development in this

27:03neighborhood and around West North

27:05Avenue. We proved that middle-class

27:07incomes can come back to West Baltimore,

27:09and those middle-class incomes allowed

27:11us to attract the grocery store. And

27:12we're doubling down on it that we can

27:14make black neighborhoods thriving, and

27:16with that being said, Mr. President, I

27:18will continue to remove this tagline

27:19until black neighborhoods thrive in

27:21Baltimore. Baltimore will not thrive.

27:23Thank you, sir.

27:24>> Thank you, Councilman Torrence. Back to

27:26Councilman Dorsey.

27:28>> I move this bill favorable as amended.

27:31>> Before we vote, is there any debate or

27:33discussion on the amended bill?

27:38All those in favor of approving this

27:40bill, say I.

27:42Those opposed, say nay.

27:44This bill will be printed for third

27:45reading. The chair recognizes Chair

27:47Dorsey.

27:50>> Thank you, Mr. President. I would like

27:52to move for

27:54the suspension of Council Rule 20 12-1

27:58to allow for same-day advancement from

28:00second to third reader.

28:02>> I believe you have to invoke Council

28:04Rule 12-1

28:06for advancement to same day

28:10versus waiving it. Tell me if I'm wrong

28:12here.

28:14>> Uh, it says invoke in the in the script

28:16here, but I thought it was a rule that

28:18says you have to do this thing, so that

28:20uh, so waiving the rule seemed to make

28:22sense, but I'll say invoke if that makes

28:23sense enough. I don't know.

28:25>> All right. Is there any debate or

28:26discussion on the motion for same-day

28:28advancement?

28:32Hearing and seeing none,

28:34will the clerk please call the roll?

28:37>> Parker.

28:39>> I.

28:39>> McCreary is excused. Dorsey.

28:41>> Yes.

28:42>> Conway.

28:42>> I.

28:43>> Schleifer.

28:44>> I.

28:44>> Middleton.

28:45>> I.

28:46>> Torrence.

28:46>> I.

28:47>> Gray.

28:47>> I.

28:48>> Bullock.

28:49>> I.

28:49>> Porter.

28:50Blanchard Jones

28:54Jones

28:56Glover is excused. Ramos

28:59Cohen

29:00>> Aye.

29:01I I I do want to recognize and thank

29:04council members Torrence and Dorsey for

29:08their partnership in advancing this

29:11bill. Uh

29:13once again, this council is affirming

29:15that while we do not want more smoke

29:19shops, we do not want more small dollar

29:21stores, we do want more grocery stores

29:24in the city of Baltimore. And sometimes

29:27it takes

29:28non-traditional [clears throat]

29:29partnerships to make it happen, but I

29:31appreciate the work that uh the two

29:34council members put into this and the

29:35entire council for supporting it and

29:38supporting moving it uh

29:40for same-day advancement on third reader

29:43today.

29:44This bill moves to third reader today.

29:47Finally, we have one bill from the

29:50Public Health and Environment Committee.

29:52>> City Council Bill 26-0225, Mental

29:56Health Resource Awareness Act.

29:59>> Chair recognizes Chair Porter.

30:01>> Thank you so much, Mr. President. The

30:02Public Health and Environment Committee

30:04>> Hang on.

30:07>> Oh, yes, sorry. The Public Health and

30:09Environment Committee held a hearing on

30:10this bill on September 30th. I moved the

30:12bill favorably.

30:14>> Is there any debate or discussion on

30:16this bill?

30:19Seeing and hearing none, all those in

30:21favor of approving this bill say aye.

30:24>> Aye.

30:24>> Aye.

30:25>> Opposed, say nay.

30:27This bill will be printed for third

30:29reading. We now move to bills on third

30:31reading. Will the clerk please read the

30:33bills and call the roll?

30:35>> City Council Bill 26-0220,

30:39Zoning Grocery Stores. Park and McCray,

30:42Dorsey, Conway, Schleifer, Middleton,

30:43Torrence, Gray, Bullock, Porter,

30:45Blanchard, Jones, Glover, Ramos, Cohen,

30:48noting McCray and Glover as excused

30:50absences.

30:51>> This bill is approved.

30:52>> City Council bill 25-0093

30:56Harford Road Overlay District.

30:58>> Before we vote on the bill, I would like

31:00to recognize Council member Dorsey, who

31:02I understand has a floor amendment.

31:04Council member Dorsey, the floor.

31:06>> Thank you, Mr. President. There is a

31:08floor amendment that um

31:11derived from the committee hearing. Uh

31:14Council members

31:16uh Parker and Blanchard pointed out a

31:19missing P in a table related to um

31:24uh child care and adult day care. Um

31:28and so this amendment puts that P into

31:32the table where it very reasonably

31:34should have been.

31:36Um and so I move this amendment

31:39favorable.

31:40>> Is there any debate or discussion on the

31:42floor amendment?

31:44Seeing and hearing none, all those in

31:46favor of adopting the floor amendment

31:48say I.

31:49>> I.

31:50>> Opposed say nay.

31:51>> Nay.

31:53>> Please note two nays. The

31:56motion passes and the bill is amended by

31:58the floor amendment. Would the clerk

32:00please call the roll for final passage

32:02of the

32:04third reader version of the bill.

32:07>> Parker.

32:08>> Aye.

32:08>> McCray. Dorsey. Conway.

32:11>> Aye.

32:12>> Schleifer.

32:13Middleton.

32:14>> Aye.

32:15>> Torrence.

32:16>> No.

32:19>> Gray.

32:20>> Aye.

32:21>> Bullock.

32:21>> Aye.

32:22>> Porter.

32:23>> No.

32:24>> Blanchard.

32:25>> Aye.

32:26>> Jones.

32:27>> Aye.

32:27>> Glover.

32:29Ramos.

32:30>> Aye.

32:32>> Cohen.

32:32>> Aye. This bill is approved.

32:35>> Shame on this council.

32:36>> Yeah!

32:46>> We will We will recess the hearing and

32:50we will re-adjourn in 5 minutes after

32:53the chamber has been cleared. Thank you.

33:05And we're back.

33:06Uh thank you to our guests that stuck

33:08around. We appreciate you participating

33:11in your democracy.

33:12Uh

33:14this bill is approved.

33:16I'm clerk.

33:17>> City Council Bill 25-0128

33:20Zoning Conditional Use Conversion of a

33:22Single Family Dwelling Unit

33:26Conditional Use Conversion of a Single

33:28Family Dwelling Unit to Three Dwelling

33:30Units in the R8 Zoning District, 1118

33:33North Carey Street. Parker, McCreary,

33:36Dorsey, Conway, Schleifer, Middleton,

33:38Torrence, Gray, Balark, Porter,

33:40Blanchard, Jones, Glover, Ramos, Cohen,

33:43noting McCreary and Glover's excused

33:44absences.

33:46>> This bill is approved.

33:47>> City Council Bill 25-0141

33:50Rental Dwelling Health and Safety

33:52Enforcement Act.

33:54>> Before we vote on this bill, I'd like to

33:56recognize Council Member Ramos, who I

33:57understand has a floor amendment.

33:59Council Member Ramos, the floor is

34:02yours.

34:02>> Uh thank you, Mr. President, and thank

34:04you, colleagues. This is uh over a year

34:06of work that is finally

34:09um concluding uh tonight. Uh although

34:11the real work is going to happen after

34:13we pass this bill, um but I do

34:15gratefully

34:16uh uh greatly appreciate your support.

34:18Um on your desks and uh that was given

34:21in the desk documents um prior to the

34:23Council Luncheon and then in a uh email

34:26I sent around is the floor amendment.

34:28All this amendment does is it changes

34:32the enactment date for certain sections

34:35of the bill. And the reason we needed to

34:38do that was because VCA, as I explained

34:40in the last meeting, needed a little bit

34:42more time to implement parts of the bill

34:44that needed the technology to be

34:47upgraded. The policy parts of the bill

34:50that do not need the technology to be

34:53upgraded will be then implemented right

34:56away after the signing of the bill.

34:59And the technology parts will be at the

35:01end of December of next year.

35:05You will see that those parts that are

35:07going to be enacted immediately were

35:10moved to a different section of the

35:12bill. That's all this does. So the

35:15rental licensing receivership, excuse

35:17me, the rental property receivership

35:19part,

35:20the

35:22the ramp run way off of the priority

35:25dwelling,

35:27the

35:29the administrative

35:32appeals piece

35:34as well as

35:36the

35:37constituent complaint process and also

35:41the

35:42the part around the

35:45there's some pieces of this that allow

35:46for the bill to the license to be

35:49revoked.

35:50And so

35:52Mr. President, I move the amendment on

35:55this bill.

35:57>> Uh

35:58Is there any debate or discussion on the

36:02floor amendment?

36:07Seeing and hearing none. All those in

36:09favor of adopting the floor amendment

36:10say I.

36:11>> I.

36:12>> Opposed say nay.

36:14Motion passes and the bill is amended by

36:16the floor amendment. Would the clerk

36:18please call the roll for final passage

36:21of the enrolled third reader version of

36:24the bill.

36:24>> Parker, McCray, Dorsey, Conway,

36:27Schleifer, Middleton, Torrence, Gray,

36:29Bullock, Porter, Branchard, Jones,

36:31Glover, Ramos, Cohen, with McCray and

36:33Glover being excused.

36:34>> This bill is approved.

36:37>> City Council Bill 26-0148

36:40rezoning 205 through 209 East Cold

36:44Spring Lane. Parker, McCray, Dorsey,

36:46Conway, Schleifer, Middleton, Torrence,

36:48Gray, Bullock, Porter, Branchard, Jones,

36:51Glover, Ramos, Cohen, with McCray and

36:53Glover excused.

36:54>> This bill is approved.

36:56>> City Council Bill 26-0149

36:59rezoning 2441 through 2449 West

37:03Baltimore Street. Parker, McCray,

37:05Dorsey, Conway, Schleifer, Middleton,

37:07Torrence, Gray, Bullock, Porter,

37:09Branchard, Jones, Glover, Ramos, Cohen,

37:11with McCray and Glover excused.

37:13>> This bill is approved.

37:14>> City Council Bill 26-0162

37:17sale of property 221 through 233 North

37:21Gay Street, 300 North Front Street, 320

37:24North Front Street, and 332 North Front

37:26Street. Parker, McCray, Dorsey, Conway,

37:29Schleifer, Middleton, Torrence, Gray,

37:30Bullock, Porter, Branchard, Jones,

37:32Glover, Ramos, Cohen, McCray and Glover

37:35excused.

37:35>> This bill is approved.

37:37>> City Council Bill 26-0194

37:40municipal identification cards,

37:42applications, and personal information.

37:44Parker, McCray, Dorsey, Conway,

37:46Schleifer, Middleton, Torrence, Gray,

37:48Bullock, Porter, Branchard, Jones,

37:50Glover, Ramos, Cohen, McCray and Glover

37:52excused.

37:53>> This bill is approved.

37:54>> City Council Bill 26-0205

37:56rezoning 432 East 32nd Street. Parker,

38:00McCray, Dorsey, Conway, Schleifer,

38:01Middleton, Torrence, Gray, Bullock,

38:03Porter, Branchard, Jones, Glover, Ramos,

38:05Cohen, McCray and Glover excused.

38:07>> This bill is approved.

38:08>> City Council Bill 26-0209

38:11city streets closing portions of certain

38:14streets and alleys bounded by West

38:16Lafayette Avenue, North Bryce Street,

38:18West Lanvale Street, North Pulaski

38:20Street, Harlem Avenue, and the land of

38:22National Railroad Passenger Corporation

38:24Amtrak. Parker, McCray, Dorsey, Conway,

38:26Schleifer, Middleton, Torrence, Gray,

38:28Bullock, Porter, Blanchard, Jones,

38:30Glover, Ramos, Cohen, McCray, and Glover

38:32excused.

38:33>> This bill is approved.

38:35>> City Council Bill 26-0210,

38:38sale of property, certain streets lying

38:40within the area bounded by West

38:41Lafayette Avenue, North Brice Street,

38:43West Lanvale Street, North Pulaski

38:45Street, Harlem Avenue, and the land of

38:47National Railroad Passenger Corporation

38:49Amtrak. Parker, McCray, Dorsey, Conway,

38:51Schleifer, Middleton, Torrence, Gray,

38:53Bullock, Porter, Blanchard, Jones,

38:54Glover, Ramos, Cohen, McCray, and Glover

38:57excused.

38:57>> This bill is approved.

38:58>> City Council Bill 26-0218,

39:01Transit-Oriented Development, Downtown

39:03Baltimore. Parker, McCray, Dorsey,

39:05Conway, Schleifer, Middleton, Torrence,

39:06Gray, Bullock, Porter, Blanchard, Jones,

39:08Glover, Ramos, Cohen, McCray, and Glover

39:11excused.

39:11>> This bill is approved.

39:13>> City Council Bill 26-0219,

39:15Transit-Oriented Development, Rogers

39:17Avenue. Parker, McCray, Dorsey, Conway,

39:20Schleifer, Middleton, Torrence, Gray,

39:21Bullock, Porter, Blanchard, Jones,

39:23Glover, Ramos, Cohen, McCray, and Glover

39:25excused.

39:26>> This bill is approved. We now move on to

39:30committee announcements. Chairs, when

39:32you hear your committee, please proceed

39:33with your committee announcements.

39:35Budget and Appropriations.

39:39Vice Chair Schleifer.

39:43>> Thank you, Mr. President. The Budget and

39:45Appropriations Committee uh will hold a

39:48hearing on Tuesday, November 10th at

39:509:00 a.m. in the Council Chambers for

39:5226-0245,

39:55supplementary general fund operating

39:57appropriation, Health Department, and

40:0026-0246,

40:01supplementary state grant fund operating

40:04appropriation, Fire Department, 26-0247,

40:08uh supplementary state grant fund

40:10operating appropriation for Fire

40:11Department, 26-0248,

40:14uh supplementary general fund operating

40:17appropriation for the fire department

40:1826-0249.

40:21Uh supplementary general fund operating

40:24appropriation for the department of

40:25transportation 26-0250.

40:28Supplementary general fund operating

40:30appropriation for the police department

40:3226-0251.

40:33Supplementary general fund operating

40:35appropriation for the sheriff's

40:36department.

40:39That's it. Thank you.

40:39>> Thank you.

40:41Education, youth, and older adults,

40:42Chair Parker.

40:49>> Thank you, Mr. President.

40:52Uh

40:53Mr. President, the education, youth, and

40:54older adults committee will hold an

40:55informational hearing on the condition

40:58of housing occupied by older adults here

41:00in the city and uh discussing ways we

41:02can improve housing conditions for them

41:03on Thursday, October 29th, starting at

41:0512:30 p.m. here in council chambers.

41:08Uh this comes at the request of Vice

41:10Chair Ramos.

41:11Next month, the committee will hold a

41:12hearing on bill 25-0027R.

41:16An informational hearing on home repair

41:17assistance for older adults on Thursday,

41:19November 12th at 12:30 p.m.

41:22also here in council chambers

41:24at the request of uh the committee vice

41:25chair.

41:26And on Thursday, November 19th at 12:30

41:29p.m., the committee will hold a

41:29legislative oversight hearing on outdoor

41:32early learning centers programs, which

41:34will take place here in the Du Burns

41:36council chamber at the request of the

41:37council president.

41:39Thank you, Mr. Chair.

41:39>> Thank you, Chair Parker. Housing and

41:42economic development, Chair Torrence.

41:45>> Thank you, Mr. President. Um

41:47the housing and economic development

41:48committee will hear council bills

41:5126-0215

41:53on dwellings pricing algorithm

41:55algorithm use disclosure November 17th.

42:00Uh actually, yes, November 17th at um

42:04at 5:15 p.m. as well as 25-0068

42:08study and report disparity study um

42:11returning citizens owned and employed

42:14employing businesses as well as sorry,

42:1826059

42:19our information hearing affordable

42:21housing trust as well as 260146

42:25business licensing used tire dealers

42:27will be heard on December 1st at 5:15

42:31p.m. in Council Chambers. And then for

42:33tomorrow LO 250030

42:37financing for vacant and abandoned

42:39properties as well as LO 250033

42:43tax sale reform and vacancy prevention

42:46will be scheduled scheduled for tomorrow

42:48will be rescheduled at a later date. Um,

42:50I would like also to I would like also

42:52to suspend rules 10 3 for required

42:56reports for scheduling. Um

43:00Um

43:02the

43:05to do for that. Without objection, the

43:06rules will be suspended. Perfect. Uh, we

43:09are

43:10The rules are suspended. Thank you.

43:13Uh, and given the urgency for Councilman

43:15Conway's bill, we are scheduling Council

43:18bill 260264

43:20York Road Corridor Business Improvement

43:22District and Management Authority

43:24renewal through June 30th, 20 2031

43:29on October 27th, 2026 at 5:15 in Council

43:33Chambers. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

43:36Uh, labor and workforce Chair Jones.

43:40Land use and transportation Chair

43:42Dorsey.

43:45Thank you, Mr. President.

43:47Um, I have four announcements. Um

43:50260195

43:53zoning accessory dwelling units is being

43:56rescheduled to November 5th at 9:00 a.m.

44:04The committee will hear Council Bill 26

44:080241

44:10sale of property 210 Guilford Avenue

44:13this Thursday October 22nd along with

44:17other bills at 9:00 a.m. Uh Councilman

44:20Middleton, I rescheduled my doctor's

44:22appointment so I will be here to chair

44:24it.

44:26Um

44:29land use and trans- 260198

44:34rezoning

44:36505 East 28th Street, 507 East 28th

44:40Street, and 515 East 28th Street will be

44:44heard on November 19th at 9:00 a.m.

44:47Councilman Ramos, the um

44:50applicant is already aware of the app-

44:52of the 30-day advertising period so

44:54they've taken care of that.

44:56Um and Council Bill 260208

45:00repeal of Ordinance 87-1040

45:03Planned Unit Development Sherwood Ford

45:05Inc. 5104 York Road is being canceled.

45:11>> Thanks, Chair.

45:13Um

45:14Legislative Investigations, Chair

45:16Slyfer.

45:17>> Thank you, Mr. President. The

45:18Legislative Investigations Committee uh

45:20is going to be postponing LO 26-00050

45:24the credit rating oversight and it will

45:26be rescheduled at a later date. Thank

45:28you so much.

45:29>> Thank you, Mr. Chair.

45:31Public Health and the Environment, Chair

45:32Porter.

45:33>> Thank you so much, Mr. President. The

45:35Public Health and Environment Committee

45:36will hold a hearing on Council Bill

45:3825-0052

45:40city buildings provision of menstrual

45:42products for the purpose of requiring

45:44municipal agencies to provide menstrual

45:46products free of cost under certain

45:48circumstances.

45:56Okay.

45:56>> Madam Madam Chair, please proceed.

45:58>> All right.

45:59Remember we move this one.

46:02All right?

46:03Okay.

46:04All right.

46:05And generally relating to the provision

46:08provision of menstrual products and

46:09buildings owned or leased by the city at

46:11the request of Council members Gray and

46:14Porter on Wednesday, December 9th, 2026

46:17beginning at 10:00 a.m. The hearing will

46:19be held in the Council Chambers and is

46:21open to the public.

46:23>> Thank you, Madam Chair.

46:25Public Safety Chair Bullock.

46:29>> Uh thank you, Mr. President and

46:31colleagues. The Public Safety Committee

46:33will be having is announcing two

46:35hearings for October 27th, uh both at

46:381:00 p.m. First, we'll be having Bill

46:40260240,

46:43domestic violence resources city-owned

46:45and occupied buildings require posting.

46:48And then uh 260240,

46:52also Oh, it's the same one. And then uh

46:55we'll also be having uh 260160,

46:59um as firearm dealers mental health and

47:02gun safety. Again, both of those on

47:04October 27th here in Council Chambers at

47:06the request of Council member Porter.

47:08Thank you.

47:09>> Thank you, Mr. Chair.

47:12Uh Charter Review Special Committee,

47:14Councilmember Dorsey.

47:17No announcements. Finally, the Committee

47:19of the Whole will reconvene on Monday,

47:21October 26th at 1:00 p.m. to hear City

47:24Council Bill 26-0221,

47:28Department of Neighborhood Safety. The

47:29hearing will take place here in the Due

47:31Burns Council Chambers. We mount and we

47:34now move to regular announcements. I'd

47:37like to begin by sending my best wishes

47:40to J.J., the mayor's photographer, who

47:43has fallen ill and asked the Council to

47:46send their best wishes his way. We are

47:49all hoping for a speedy recovery.

47:53I also want to call for a moment of

47:54silence for former Council member Pete

47:58Welch, father of delegate-elect Tiffany

48:01Welch, who we lost last week. And I'd

48:04like to like to recognize Vice President

48:06Middleton, who served alongside Council

48:09Member Welch on the council to share

48:11some words of recognition.

48:14Council member.

48:16>> Thank you, Mr. President. Um

48:19before I even came on the council, um

48:23Pete Welch was the latest was a

48:25legislative aid for um

48:29uh former councilwoman Agnes Welch.

48:32Uh

48:33back during that time, relatives could

48:36work in the council offices and

48:39um I think when I came on board, it

48:43uh you know, things had changed and it

48:46grandfathered in that that couldn't

48:47happen anymore.

48:49So, um

48:51he served as her legislative aid. When I

48:54came on board, I met uh

48:57Pete and uh just was very knowledgeable

49:00in the processes of

49:03what goes on in City Hall and um

49:06worked with all the council members. I

49:08He He finished out um a year of Agnes

49:13Welch's term and then he ran and did the

49:16four-year term.

49:18And um just, you know, was a very kind

49:22person and

49:25um I I think the the blessing of all of

49:29this is that his um

49:32daughter, as we know, uh ran for office

49:36and uh won her primary and will probably

49:40be installed as um a delegate. So,

49:43uh just um just some of the legacy and

49:47family history of uh you know, what

49:50continues to

49:52make our wonderful city uh historical

49:55city great. You know, we have a

49:58lot of folks that

50:01um

50:02public service is what keeps this city

50:04going and that was definitely a public

50:07service family and

50:10I understand that his death was

50:12unexpected. So, we want to continue to

50:15uplift um

50:17uh soon-to-be delegate Tiffany Welch as

50:21as we move forward. And I think you

50:24mentioned a moment of silence for the

50:26victims

50:27of the shooting in Oregon

50:30that happened not to We'd like to have a

50:32moment of silence

50:33>> go ahead.

50:34>> for for them as well as we both are

50:38former educators and

50:41um

50:42just these

50:44massive shootings that are happening

50:46around the country is just

50:48really terrible and it just shows how we

50:52really have to start thinking about um

50:56uh how we can stop this gun violence.

50:59So, thank you.

51:00>> Thank you. Uh Councilman Cohen.

51:03>> [clears throat]

51:04>> Um Mr. President, I I just have to say a

51:07couple words because I think something

51:09just happened here that a lot of people

51:10don't appreciate that happened. I

51:11apologize for my outburst in the middle

51:13of the meeting.

51:14Um at the conclusion of the vote that

51:17just happened, of course we saw the

51:19disturbance here. Um a member of this

51:21council who leads a committee canceled

51:24the hearing

51:26for one of my bills

51:27as retaliation for my abstention.

51:31Mr. President, we all know how serious

51:33the work is that we do on this council.

51:36We know how important the development of

51:37the city is, the investment, the money

51:40that goes into the work that happens in

51:42the city is.

51:43And I could not stand here

51:45and pretend

51:48like that was acceptable.

51:51Mr. President, I look forward to working

51:52with you to rectify the cancellation of

51:54that hearing.

51:55Mr. Chair,

51:57I look forward to working with you

51:58to rectify the cancellation of that

52:00hearing.

52:02I look forward to getting real work done

52:03here, not playing petty politics.

52:05We have work to do, people.

52:07This is disgusting.

52:10This is disgusting.

52:14That's all.

52:16>> Thank you, Councilman Conway. Other

52:17regular announcements, I got Councilman

52:19Gray.

52:23>> Yep. Um, if we also could do a moment of

52:25silence for Ms. Patricia Alsobrooks, who

52:28is the uh mother of uh Al U.S. Senator

52:31Angela Alsobrooks.

52:33Um, many may or may not know, but she

52:35was uh caretaker as well as a U.S.

52:37Senator. Um, just want to send love her

52:39way. Um, and if we could do a moment of

52:42silence for her mother, Ms. Patricia

52:44Alsobrooks.

52:45>> Duly noted. Thank you.

52:47Uh, Councilman Bullock.

52:50>> Uh, thank you, Mr. President and

52:51colleagues. Um, just really quickly, I

52:53do [clears throat] want to also echo uh

52:56the thoughts and sentiments as it

52:57relates to uh my predecessor, former

52:59Councilman uh Pete Welch. Been able to

53:01develop a relationship with him over the

53:03years, even though we did have some

53:04disagreements at times, but also develop

53:06a great relationship with Tiffany Welch.

53:08I look forward to um serving West

53:10Baltimore. I will say it's not lost upon

53:12me that my two most immediate

53:14predecessors in this role passed on, and

53:17so it's a reminder for all of us that

53:19you know, the work that we do is going

53:20to live beyond us, and that these seats

53:23are not ours forever, right? But it also

53:26it's important to think about the

53:27contributions that we do uh for our city

53:29and for our families and for society.

53:31Um, the other point that I want to make,

53:32just thinking about our city, um many of

53:35you know um obviously I'm a runner. I

53:37think Councilman Parker, we both

53:38participated in the Baltimore Running

53:40Festival, marathon and half marathon.

53:42But what I will say is whether you ran

53:44the 5K, the 10K, the 13 mi or 26 mi,

53:48it's a wonderful opportunity for us to

53:49really see Baltimore. You see Baltimore

53:51in a different way when you're running

53:53and you're going through those different

53:54neighborhoods. But, also to all the

53:56people who were out there supporting,

53:57the people who were giving us, you know,

53:59gummies and water and Gatorade and had

54:02DJ booths set up and giving us high

54:04fives. All those things that give us

54:07difference.

54:08>> Calm down.

54:09>> Not those kind.

54:10>> I know.

54:10These are

54:11>> Settle down.

54:12>> These are for runners.

54:14Little gels, excuse me. But, again, we

54:15appreciate those folks being out there

54:17again to help lift our spirits. But,

54:19also a great a great turnout for our

54:21city. So, again, thank you everybody for

54:22being there.

54:24>> Thank you, Council member Bullock. Other

54:27regular announcements, Madam Vice

54:29President.

54:33>> piece of information. So, um

54:36I think the time has passed. It might

54:38have been a couple council meetings ago.

54:42I had a conversation with former council

54:45person, now comptroller, Bill Henry. And

54:49he had had a tradition that we always

54:53uplift and continue to shout out every

54:56year the family of Ken Harris, former

55:00council person, in a moment of silence

55:04um for the tragic

55:06shooting that occurred in um

55:10really was a murder of him. So,

55:14uh and and to remind us, we as council

55:16members have dangerous jobs and make

55:20a lot of um hard decisions as we move

55:25forward. So, please have a moment of

55:27silence for him as well.

55:31>> Noted.

55:32Um all right. Other regular Council

55:34member Conway.

55:35>> Yeah, um Mr. President, I just also want

55:37to note that this bill required 30 days

55:41of preparation. It required signage.

55:44It required

55:45Loyola University going above and beyond

55:48to make sure that they comply with the

55:50city law.

55:51And this is happening spuriously.

55:54I just like I

55:56Mr. President and colleagues

55:59This is a joke.

56:01>> Councilman, we've heard you. I

56:03understand. We'll discuss it after the

56:05council meeting in my chambers. Thank

56:07you.

56:10Other colleagues?

56:14Hearing and seeing none, we will now

56:15observe a moment of silence for former

56:18council member Pete Welch, for the

56:21Oregon

56:23school shooting, for Patricia Alston

56:26Brooks, for Ken Harris, and Councilman

56:29Gray.

56:33>> All the days are running together. I

56:34can't remember if we were here last

56:35time, but obviously for Chloe Ishway,

56:39a moment of silence for her who lost her

56:41life tragically to essentialist

56:44act of violence

56:46should be a

56:47reminder for people to one control your

56:49emotions, two

56:51to settle things outside of kids

56:54organized events, and three just pray

56:56for the city and make sure that these

56:57things aren't the accepted norm.

57:00>> Please add Chloe Ishway

57:04to our moments of silence. With that,

57:07we'll now take a moment for Chloe,

57:10Patricia Alston Brooks, Ken Harris, the

57:13Oregon school shooting victims, as well

57:16as Councilman Pete Welch.

57:36>> Thank you.

57:37Uh immediately at

57:40What what time is it?

57:42At 6:10 we will convene the Audit

57:46Commission in Chambers.

57:49Uh before then Mr. Council Member Conway

57:52and Council Member Dorsey, please see me

57:54in my chambers.

57:56Uh the next regular meeting of the

57:58Baltimore City Council will be held on

58:00Monday, October 26th at 5:00 p.m. There

58:03being no further business, this

58:05concludes the 36th regular meeting of

58:07the 74th term of the Baltimore City

58:10Council.