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 -Testimony regarding Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Legislative Investigations Hearing on Baltimore City’s Analysis on the Sale or Control of the Conduit System Other / Non Listed LO23-0033 Local Control of the Baltimore Police DepartmentLO23-0037 - Legislative Oversight - Youth Curfew For the purpose of the committee holding a hearing to discuss Baltimore City's youth curfew.EA23-0197 - Robin Russell Allen Member - Planning Commission - District 14EA23-0196 - Barbara Cornman Member - Adult Public Guardianship Review Board - District 14EA23-0195 - Lady Brion Member - Public Arts Commission - District 223-0175R - Informational Hearing - Parity in Women’s Sports For the purpose of inviting representatives from the Baltimore City Public School System and other relevant stakeholders to brief the City Council ...23-0174R - Informational Hearing - Middle School Sports Programs For the purpose of inviting representatives from the Baltimore City Public School System and other relevant stakeholders to discuss the ...23-0173R - Informational Hearing - Chronic Absenteeism For the purpose of inviting representatives from the Baltimore City Public School System and other relevant stakeholders to brief the City Council on the ...23-0172R - Informational Hearing - Baltimore City Broadband and Digital Equity For the purpose of inviting the Office of Broadband and Digital Equity, Baltimore City Department of Finance, the Comptroller, ...23-0388 - Urban Renewal - Lauraville Business District - Amendment 1 For the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for the Lauraville Business District to extend the life of the Plan; waiving certain ...23-0387 - Minority and Women’s Business Program - Reauthorization For the purpose of reauthorizing and continuing the Minority and Women’s Business Program; providing for a special effective date; and ...23-0386 - Landmark List - Home of the Friendless For the purpose of designating the Home of the Friendless, 1313 Druid Hill Avenue, as an historical landmark: exterior; and providing for a special effective ...23-0385 - Study and Report - Baltimore City Climate Resilience Authority For the purpose of requiring the Director of Finance, the City Solicitor, the Director of Transportation, the Director of Public Works, ...23-0384 - Sale of Property - 14 - 18 Light Street (7 East Redwood Street) For the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to sell, at either public or private sale, all its interest in ...23-0383 - Operating Budget for the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2024 For the purpose of approving the budget estimated to be needed for the Baltimore City ...23-0382 - Annual Property Tax - Fiscal Year 2024 For the purpose of providing a tax for the use of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore for the period July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024; and setting the ...23-0381 - Ordinance of Estimates for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2024 For the purpose of providing the appropriations estimated to be needed by each agency of the City of Baltimore for operating programs ...23-0168R - Informational Hearing - State of Maternal Health in Baltimore City For the purpose of inviting representatives from the Baltimore City Health Department, Baltimore City Fire Department, Baltimore ...23-0379 - Facial Recognition Technology For the purpose of regulating the use of facial recognition technology; requiring possessors of data recovered from facial recognition technology to develop a certain ...23-0378 - Unlawful Practices - Discrimination Based on Characteristics or Status For the purpose of extending certain protections against discrimination to an individual regardless of the individual’s HIV or ...23-0377 - Surveillance Technology - Procurement For the purpose of creating the Community Advisory Commission on Surveillance; providing for the membership and duties of the Commission; requiring City Council ...23-0376 - Accountability and Transparency in City Grantmaking For the purpose of defining certain terms; requiring certain recipients of City grants to submit certain documentation; requiring the Board of ...23-0375 - City Property - Renaming REACH! Partnership School Field to Senator Robert L. Dalton Stadium For the purpose of changing the name of REACH! Partnership School Field, located at 2555 Harford Road, ...23-0374 - Sale of Property - 707 East 34th Street For the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to sell, at either public or private sale, all its interest in certain property that is ...EA23-0194 - David A. Rosario Member - Baltimore Hispanic Commission - District 5EA23-0193 - Noelle W. Newman Member - Board of Ethics - District 14EA23-0192 - Douglas B. McCoach Member - Planning Commission - District 4EA23-0191 - Tracey Barbour-Gillett Member - Fair Election Fund Commission - District 11EA23-0190 - Victor Clark Member - Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals - District 923-0373 - Real Property Tax - Installment Plans - Tax in Arrears For the purpose of authorizing that certain real property taxes owed on qualifying properties may be paid through a monthly installment plan; ...EA23-0189 - Kim Rogers Member - Administrative Charging Committee23-0165R - Informational Hearing - Trauma and Violence in Baltimore City - Involvement and Assistance from City Hospitals For the purpose of inviting representatives from the Baltimore City Health Department, ...23-0164R - Informational Hearing - Board of School Commissioners - Reporting and Structure For the purpose of inviting representatives from the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners and other relevant ...23-0163R - Informational Hearing - Baltimore City Disaster Preparedness For the purpose of inviting representatives from the Office of Emergency Management, the Baltimore City Fire Department, the Baltimore ...23-0372 - Office of CitiStat - Establishment and Administration For the purpose of establishing the Office of CitiStat; defining certain terms; providing for the appointment and confirmation of the Director of ...23-0371 - Zoning - Conditional Use - Residential-Care Facility (Age-Restricted) - 201 Homeland Avenue and a Portion of Block 5027, Lot 003 For the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the ...23-0370 - Zoning - Use Regulation - Residential-Care Facilities (Age-Restricted) For the purpose of permitting certain residential-care facilities in the EC-2 Zoning District as a conditional use requiring ...23-0161R - Informational Hearing - Anti-Littering Campaign in Baltimore City For the purpose of inviting the Director of the Office of Sustainability, the Director of Public Works, and the Zero Waste Manager of ...23-0369 - High-Performance Inclusionary Housing Tax Credit For the purpose of establishing a High-Performance Inclusionary Housing Tax Credit; providing for the eligibility criteria of the tax credit; ...23-0363 - Land Bank Authority For the purpose of providing certain unamended authorizing language for context of this Ordinance; establishing the Land Bank Authority of Baltimore City; providing for the ...23-0160R - Study and Report - Eviction Chattels - Disposal of Tenant’s Possession For the purpose of requiring the Commissioner of the Department of Housing and Community Development, the City Solicitor, the ...23-0366 - Zoning - Conditional Use of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 2 Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - 2001 Boone Street For the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the ...23-0365 - Rezoning - 601 through 621 East Biddle Street, 1101 through 1129 Forrest Street, 602 East Chase Street, and 1110 Nursery Place For the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 601, ...23-0364 - Baltimore City Fiscal Policy Democratization Task Force - Establishment For the purpose of establishing the Baltimore City Fiscal Policy Democratization Task Force; providing for the composition, ...23-0367 - Prohibition - Gas-Powered Debris Removal Equipment For the purpose of prohibiting the use of gas-powered debris removal equipment in Baltimore City; defining certain terms; establishing procedures ...23-0362 - In Rem Foreclosure - Scope of Subtitle For the purpose of amending City Code, Article 28, Subtitle 8.1 {“In Rem Foreclosure - Vacant and Abandoned Property”} to permit a Land Bank Authority of ...LO23-0034 - Investigative Hearing - Clean Core Program For the purpose of the committee holding an investigative hearing on the Clean Core Program.LO23-0035 - Baltimore City Public Schools - Math Scores For the purpose of representatives from the BCPS to come before the Committee to discuss the students' math scores.23-0361 - Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 2 Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances - 1613 Edmondson Avenue For the purpose of permitting, subject to ...23-0360 - Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 2 Dwelling Units in the R-7 Zoning District - Variances - 2206 West Saratoga Street For the purpose of permitting, subject to ...23-0358 - Urban Renewal - Key Highway - Amendment 4 For the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Key Highway to revise the boundaries of the plan to remove a certain property, to strike certain ...23-0157R - Informational Hearing - Housing Authority of Baltimore City - Broadband Requirements and Access For the purpose of inviting representatives from the Housing Authority of Baltimore City, the ...23-0357 - Strengthening Renters’ Safety Act For the purpose of establishing a priority inspection; establishing criteria for priority dwellings and priority inspections; requiring the Commissioner of the ...23-0356 - Zoning - Modifications to Research and Development Facility Use For the purpose of amending the definition of research and development establishment; creating use standards for research and ...LO23-0033 - Local Control of the Baltimore Police Department For the Purpose of reviewing the legislation currently before the local control board in Annapolis, to allow community response, and to provide a ...LO23-0032 - Legislative Oversight - City Hiring of Day Laborers For the purpose of inviting representatives from the Mayor's Office of Employment Development, Department of Human Resources, Department of Public ...23-0354 - Administrative Procedure Act - Revisions For the purpose of clarifying the role of the City Administrator, the Department of Law, and the Department of Legislative Reference in reviewing proposed ...23-0154R - Informational Hearing - Department of Public Works - Services and Vacancies For the purpose of inviting representatives from the Department of Public Works and the Office of the City Administrator to ...23-0351 - Rezoning - 1801 to 1807 Bloomingdale Road and 1800 to 1816 North Rosedale Street For the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 1801 to 1807 Bloomingdale Road (Block 2427, Lots ...23-0350 - Rezoning - 420 North Haven Street For the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 420 North Haven Street (Block 6265A, Lot 011), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the ...23-0349 - Rezoning - 1600 East Arlington Avenue and North Side Arlington Avenue North West Corner Hillen Road For the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 1600 East Arlington Avenue and ...23-0348 - Rezoning - 4420 Loch Raven Boulevard For the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 4420 Loch Raven Boulevard (Block 3971A, Lot 58), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, ...23-0347 - Department of Business Licensing and Consumer Protection For the purpose of creating the Department of Business Licensing and Consumer Protection as an independent City agency; providing for the ...LO23-0031 - Baltimore City's Analysis on the Sale or Control of Conduit System For the purpose of discussing the deal with Baltimore Gas and Electric regarding the city's conduit system and to obtain information ...23-0346 - RPP Area 48 (Riverside) - Revisions For the purpose of modifying the hours of applicable parking restrictions for Residential Parking Plan Area 48 (Riverside); reducing the non-permit parking time ...23-0345 - Salary - City Solicitor For the purpose of establishing the salary of the City Solicitor; and providing for a special effective date.23-0153R - Investigative Hearing - Vacant Building Water Shut Offs For the purpose of inviting representatives from the Department of Public Works, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the ...23-0152R - Informational Hearing - Executive Leadership - Vacancies For the purpose of inviting the Mayor’s Chief of Staff, the City Administrator, representatives from the Department of Public Works, ...23-0151R - Informational Hearing - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - Inflation Reduction Act For the purpose of inviting representatives from the Office of the City Administrator, the Mayor’s Office of ...23-0344 - Rezoning - 1302 Key Highway For the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 1302 Key Highway (Block 1927A, Lot 034A), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the C-2 Zoning ...23-0343 - Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 3 Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances - 633 South Montford Avenue For the purpose of permitting, subject to ...23-0150R - Informational Hearing - Crime at Gas Stations For the purpose of inviting representatives from the Baltimore City Police Department, the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement, the ...23-0329 - Minor Curfew - Conduct of Establishments - Penalty For the purpose of increasing a certain penalty on the operator of an establishment for knowingly permitting any minor to remain on the premises ... 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 21-0048 - 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 21-0055R - Informational Hearing - Holding Gun Offenders Accountable 21-0062R - American Rescue Plan Quarterly Oversight Hearings 21-0067 - Baltimore City Residency Requirements - Prohibition Against Purposeful Evasion 21-0068 - Curing Mistakes in Bids 21-0069 - 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 21-0076R - 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 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 22-0102R - Investigational Hearing - Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant 22-0103R - Investigational Hearing - Sewage Backup - Expedited Reimbursement and Direct Assistance Program Feasibility Study 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 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 22-0136R - 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 22-0205 - 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 22-0217 - 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 22-0229 - Commercial Vehicle – Definition 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 22-0256 - 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 22-0262 - 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 22-0267 - Sale of Property - 1630 North Patterson Park Avenue 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 22-0277 - Landmark List - Reed Calloway House 22-0278 - Vacant Structures - Required Safeguarding 22-0283 - Urban Renewal - Poppleton - Amendment ___ 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 22-0290 - South Baltimore Gateway Community Impact District Management Authority - Board of Directors - Term Limits 22-0291 - Urban Renewal - Market Center - Amendment __ 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 Please specify the bill: Name * Affiliation If you are representing an organization, community group, or business please list it here. 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