Baltimore City Council agendas target data center moratorium, $2.5M homeless funding, and FY 2027 budget
The Baltimore City Council's June 22 and June 24 agendas included votes on a citywide data center moratorium, $2.5 million in supplementary homeless services funding, and the fiscal year 2027 budget. However, minutes from those meetings have not yet been published, so outcomes are not confirmed.
City Council agendas
The June 22 City Council agenda listed several consequential items: increasing the homestead property tax credit for the taxable year starting July 2026, banning private detention centers, prohibiting data centers citywide, and approving $2.5 million in supplementary funding for homeless rental assistance and case management. The agenda also included rezoning 4308-4312 Hayward Avenue to TOD-1 and 3605 Hickory Avenue to IMU-1, closing portions of Remington Avenue and Falls Road, and selling former public property.
The June 24 agenda focused on fiscal year 2027 finances and a structural change to city government. Items included a charter amendment to establish a Department of Water and Wastewater, the annual property tax for fiscal year 2027, the operating budget for the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners, and the ordinance of estimates for all city agencies.
Because both meetings are listed as "agenda only" with minutes not yet published, it is not possible to confirm which items passed, failed, or were delayed.
Committee hearings
The Public Health & Environment Committee held public hearings on June 24 and July 1 on LO25-0022, which concerns oversight of the Opioid Restitution Fund. The agenda states the goal is to evaluate whether opioid restitution money supports evidence-based strategies for vulnerable residents. No other substantive items were on the July 1 agenda.
The Land Use & Transportation Committee met July 2 to discuss transferring authority to regulate Baltimore Harbor from the Housing department to Transportation, establishing the Office of the Harbormaster, amending building height measurement calculations for gambrel roofs, increasing parking permit allotment and hours for churches in RPP Area 48 (Riverside), and authority to change street name suffixes.
Coming up
- **July 8 — Public Health & Environment Committee:** A hearing on psychiatric rehabilitation programs (LO25-0023) was cancelled and will be rescheduled. The item would have examined accessibility, effectiveness, and regulatory oversight of mental health services.
- **July 8 — Labor & Workforce Committee:** Public hearing on Ordinance 26-0211, which would extend Employees' Retirement System eligibility to select staff at the Baltimore Museum of Art and the Walters Art Museum. The measure requires an actuarial study on financial impact. Hearing is at City Hall Room 408.
- **July 9 — Land Use & Transportation Committee:** Public hearings on rezoning 901 S Caton Avenue from OR-2 to C-2, converting 1118 N Carey Street to three dwelling units, converting 812 N Carey Street to two dwelling units with a lot-size variance, and a retail goods establishment with alcohol sales at 600 W North Avenue.
- **July 14 — Public Safety Committee:** Informational hearing on missing persons policies and procedures (Item 25-0022R). The committee will request five years of Baltimore City Police Department missing persons case data and review staffing and turnover rates for the Missing Persons Unit and district offices. Briefings are expected from the State's Attorney, Maryland DJS, Maryland DHS, and Black and Missing.
Earlier weeks
- week of 2026-06-29 — Council Advances FY2027 Budget, Considers Data Center Ban and Homeless Aid
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