Testify Before the Baltimore City Council Your voice matters! Use the form below to register in advance to testify on legislation pending before the Baltimore City Council. Advance registration *is not* required to participate in Council hearings, but ensures your position is included in the public record for the bill. Information about upcoming hearings can be found at https://baltimore.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx The Council's hearing guidelines and procedures can be accessed here. Please contact testimony@baltimorecity.gov with any questions. Which bill would you like to testify on? * - Select - 21-0003R - Informational Hearing - Baltimore’s COVID-19 Vaccination Plan 21-0004 – Office to End Homelessness – Establishment 21-0004R – Recognizing Systemic Racism as a Public Health Crisis 21-0005R - Department of General Services Update on Sanitizing City-Owned Buildings 21-0007R - Investigative Hearing - Water Billing System 21-0009 - Zoning - Residential Conversions 21-0011R - Informational Hearing - Financial Literacy Curriculum Content Within the Baltimore City Public School System 21-0023R - Informational Hearing - “1% for Art” Program 21-0027R - Informational Hearing - Illegal Dumping 21-0033 - Imari’s LGBTQ Procurement Preference Act 21-0035R - Informational Hearing - “Passing Through” Baltimore City Public School Students 21-0039R - Violence Against Women - An Overlooked Public Health Crisis 21-0040R - Informational Hearing - Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design 21-0041R - Informational Hearing - Domestic Violence in Baltimore City 21-0046R - Investigative Hearing - Use of Facial Recognition Technology in Baltimore 21-0048 - Construction Projects - Project Labor Agreements 21-0049R - Investigational Hearing - Existing Alternatives to Policing Strategies 21-0052R - Informational Hearing - Baltimore City Employees - Safe Transition to Work After COVID-19 21-0054 - Rezoning - 605 South Caton Avenue 21-0055R - Informational Hearing - Holding Gun Offenders Accountable 21-0057R - Investigative Hearing - School Performance Improvement 21-0062R - American Rescue Plan Quarterly Oversight Hearings 21-0067 - Baltimore City Residency Requirements - Prohibition Against Purposeful Evasion 21-0068 - Curing Mistakes in Bids 21-0069R - Investigative Hearing - Well-being of the Transgender Community in Baltimore 21-0069 - Transparency in Procurement 21-0070 - Required Market Research 21-0071R - Investigative Hearing - Developing a Coordinated Response to Baltimore City's Overdose Crisis 21-0074 - Office of Emergency Management - Independent Agency 21-0076 - Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 2 Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - Variance - 1049 Brantley Avenue 21-0076R - Investigative Hearing - Baltimore Gas & Electric Decision Making 21-0077R - Informational Hearing - Implementation of Landlord Licensing 21-0078R - Investigative Hearing - Baltimore Police Department Disciplinary and Complaint Process 21-0080R - Informational Hearing - ShotSpotter Program 21-0084R – Informational Hearing – Implementation of the “Water4All” Program and the Water Accountability and Equity Act 22-0086R - Approval for the Exchange of a Class B-D-7 License to a Class A-7 License for Use at 2343 East Monument Street 21-0088 - Study and Report - Integrated Services Model 22-0088R - Informational Hearing - CSX Coal Silo Explosion 22-0090R - Informational Hearing - Fire Department - Office of the Chief – Annual Review 22-0091R - Informational Hearing - The Effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder on First Responders 22-0092R - Investigative Hearing - Addressing Vacant Housing through General Obligation Bonds 21-0092 - Charter Amendment - Homegrown Heroes Fund 22-0095R - The Baltimore City Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy - Baltimore Together: A Platform for Inclusive Prosperity 22-0099R - Approval for the Exchange of a Class B-D-7 License to a Class A-7 License for Use at 2301 East Biddle Street 22-0101R - Informational Hearing - Mayor’s Recommendations - 30-Day Review of Strategies to Eliminate Vacant and Abandoned Properties 22-0102R - Investigational Hearing - Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant 22-0103R - Investigational Hearing - Sewage Backup - Expedited Reimbursement and Direct Assistance Program Feasibility Study 21-0103 - Suicide Prevention Coordinator – Establishment 21-0104 - Baltimore City Workgroup on Women in Public Safety 22-0107R - Informational Hearing - School Safety 22-0108R - Investigative Hearing - Druid Lake and Ashburton Water Tanks 22-0110R - Investigative Hearing - Baltimore City as an Abortion Rights Protection Jurisdiction 22-0111R - Informational Hearing - Addressing Youth Violence in Baltimore City 22-0112R - Informational Hearing - Funding for Eliminating Food Insecurity in Baltimore City 21-0114 - Building, Fire, and Related Codes - Vacant Building Receivers - Failure to Sell 22-0114R - Baltimore City’s Effort to Retain Professional Staff 22-0115R - Reduction to the Ordinance of Estimates for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2023 - Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts 22-0116R - Reduction to the Ordinance of Estimates for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2023 - Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office 21-0117 - Termination of Administrative Parking Regulations - Peak Hour Parking Restrictions 22-0117R - Informational Hearing - Baltimore Public Sanitation – Homeless Encampments 22-0118R - Investigational Hearing - Prostitution - Diversion and Treatment 22-0121R - Informational Hearing - 2022 Primary Election Irregularities 22-0123R - Informational Hearing - Streamlining the Procurement Process 22-0124R - Informational Hearing - Residential Rental Licensing 22-0125R - Informational Hearing - Occupancy Permits - Inspections and Code Enforcement 21-0125 - Trespass Towing – Revisions 22-0126R - Informational Hearing - East Baltimore Development Incorporated Audit 22-0128R - Investigational Hearing - Emergency Rental Assistance Program 22-0129R - Informational Hearing - 311 Requests for Tenants Facing Chronic Mold 22-0130R - Informational Hearing - Routine Maintenance of City-Owned Lots and Buildings 22-0131R - Informational Hearing - Animal Abuse 22-0134R - Informational Hearing - 2022 Labor Day Weekend E. Coli Positive Tests and Baltimore City Government’s Response 22-0135R - Informational Hearing - Code Enforcement - Non-Residential Property 22-0136R - Informational Hearing - Status of the Baltimore City Municipal Identification Card Program 22-0137R - Informational Hearing - Hiring Initiatives - Spanish Speakers 22-0138R - Informational Hearing - Coordination between Police Commissioner, School Police Chief, and Sheriff 22-0139R - Investigative Hearing - Human Trafficking Investigations and Prosecutions 22-0140R - Informational Hearing - Permit Reforms 22-0142R - Informational Hearing - Workday Implementation Status 22-0143R - Informational Hearing - Illegal Disposal of Used Tires 21-0157 - Limiting the Range of City-Owned Take-Home Vehicles 21-0159 - Procurement - Zero-Emission Vehicles 21-0160 - Building Code - Cool Roofs 21-0163 - Study and Report: Evaluation of the Emergency Medical Services System 21-0172 – Baltimore City Legacy Residents – Urban Homesteading Program 21-0173 - Baltimore City Home Repairs Grant Program 21-0174 - Baltimore City Senior Homeowners Grant Program 21-0176 - Zoning Review - Alcoholic Beverages 21-0177 - Renters’ Property Tax Relief Supplement 21-0178 - Tax Credits - Historic Properties - Definition of “Historic Property” 22-0188 - Rezoning - 3101-3113 Eastern Avenue 22-0192 - Transit and Traffic - Impoundment or Immobilization - Chronic Offenders 22-0195 - Inclusionary Housing for Baltimore City 22-0196 - Short-Term Rental Assistance Program 22-0199 - Firefighter Safety Act 22-0204 - Vacant Structures - 3-1-1 Complaint Fines 22-0205 - Vacant Structures - Emergency Response Fee 22-0206 - Vacant Structures - Registration Fees and Penalties 22-0208 - In Rem Foreclosure - Post-Filing Notice 22-0210 - Blight Elimination Task Force – Establishment 22-0214 - Franchise - Underground Snow Melt System 22-0217 - Franchise - Storm Drain Outfall 22-0220 - Study and Report - Tax Increment Financing 22-0224 - Charter Amendment - Sporting Tournament Scholarship Fund 22-0225 - Vacant Structures - Nuisance Abatement – Penalty 22-0226 - Urban Renewal - Charles North - Renewal Area Designation and Urban Renewal Plan 22-0227 - Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 2 Dwellings Units in the R-8 Zoning District - 43-45 South Carey Street 22-0229 - Commercial Vehicle – Definition 22-0239 - Sale of Property - 2001 Park Avenue 22-0241 - Youth Football - Presence of Emergency Medical Services 22-0243 - Charter Amendment - Department of Real Estate 22-0245 - Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of Single Family Dwelling Unit to 3 Dwelling Units - in the R8 Zoning District - 611 North Carey Street 22-0249 - Prevailing Wage - Revisions and Petitions 22-0250 - The Councilmember Mary Pat Clarke Opportunity to Purchase Act 22-0251 - Director of Public Works - Failure to Provide Required Weekly Collection Services 22-0253 - City Property - Renaming Barclay Elementary/Middle School to Gertrude S. Williams Barclay School 22-0254 - Office of Aging - Independent Agency 22-0255 - Arson Offender Registration 22-0256 - Public Safety Apprenticeship Program Advisory Commission 22-0259 - Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Yield Excise Tax - Transactions Assessed 22-0260 - Ethics Board Financial Disclosures - Public Inspection - Identifying Information 22-0261 - Rezoning - 801 South Haven Street, Block 6458/Lot 004A, and Block 6467/Lot 021A, and a Portion of Block 6458/Lot 004 22-0262 - Landmark List: Exteriors - Baltimore City Engine Company 14 Firehouse 22-0263 - Landmark List: Exteriors - Harlem Theater 22-0264 - Landmark List: Exteriors - Canton Railroad Transfer Bridge 22-0265 - Landmark List: Exteriors - 3818 Roland Avenue 22-0266 - Sale of Property - 1200 North Freemont Avenue 22-0267 - Sale of Property - 1630 North Patterson Park Avenue 22-0268 - Sale of Property - 800 Poplar Grove Street 22-0269 - Sale of Property - 301 North Pulaski Street 22-0270 - Sale of Property - 5545 Kennison Avenue 22-0271 - Sale of Property - 1101 Winston Avenue 22-0272 - Sale of Property - 2333 East Chase Street 22-0273 - Sale of Property - 3750 Greenspring Avenue 22-0274 - Water Bills - Right to Review 22-0275 - Ethics - Conforming Changes 22-0276 - Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 2 Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances - 2722 Auchentoroly Terrace 22-0277 - Landmark List - Reed Calloway House 22-0278 - Vacant Structures - Required Safeguarding 22-0279 - Urban Renewal - Coldstream Homestead Montebello - Amendment ___ 22-0280 - Urban Renewal - Johnston Square - Amendment ___ 22-0281 - Urban Renewal - Middle East - Amendment ___ 22-0282 - Urban Renewal - Oliver - Amendment ___ 22-0283 - Urban Renewal - Poppleton - Amendment ___ 22-0284 - Sarah Ann Street Historic District 22-0285 - Abundant Housing Act 22-0286 - Sale of Property - South Side Boston Street, South West Corner, and South Newkirk Street (Block 6587, Lot 008A); and South Side Boston Street, South East Corner, and South Newkirk Street (Block 6587A, Lot 016) 22-0287 - Real Estate Practices - Disclosures - Historic Districts 22-0288 - Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 3 Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances - 2905 Parkwood Avenue 22-0289 - Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 3 Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - 867 Hollins Street 22-0290 - South Baltimore Gateway Community Impact District Management Authority - Board of Directors - Term Limits 22-0291 - Urban Renewal - Market Center - Amendment __ 22-0293 - Sale of Property - 1321 Filbert Street 22-0294 - Sale of Properties - 500 North Pulaski Street and 502 North Pulaski Street 22-0295 - Rezoning - 4911-4917 and 4919-4925 West Forest Park Avenue 22-0296 - Rezoning - 810 Leadenhall Street 22-0297 - Rezoning - 2101 Washington Boulevard 22-0298 - Rezoning - 3905 Bank Street 22-0299 - Tax Credits - Historic Properties - Application Extension Name * Affiliation If you are representing an organization, community group, or business please list it here. Email Phone Position * Support Support With Amendment Oppose Information Type of Testimony * Written Oral Both Upload Testimony Written testimony may be uploaded below or submitted to the council via email (testimony@baltimorecity.gov) up to 24 hours before a hearing's scheduled start time. Please put the bill number(s) you are offering testimony on in the email subject line.Files must be less than 2 MB.Allowed file types: gif jpg jpeg png txt pdf doc docx ppt pptx xls xlsx xml. Leave this field blank CAPTCHAThis question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions. What code is in the image? * Enter the characters shown in the image.