Baltimore, MD - The agenda for the Board of Estimates April 19th meeting is now available. It can be found on the Comptroller’s website under the Board of Estimates tab. 

This agenda was produced by our new, automated BOE portal. The agenda will continue to look a little bit different each week. There are still formatting and processing modifications we are working through. Let us know if you have questions or feedback!

Items of Note

These are transactions we find interesting or may be of interest to the public, organized by agency. A separate list of items on the non-routine/discussion agenda are announced at the BOE meeting.

Baltimore Development Corporation

SB-23-10721, Capital Project Grant Agreement - Warner Street Entertainment Corridor. Transaction amount is $3,000,000. “The funds will be used for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, repair, renovation, reconstruction, site improvements, and capital equipping of properties located on Warner Street, including street improvements, lighting installation, and landscaping.”

SB-23-11181, 4th Amendment to Lease Agreement, Harborplace. 4th Amendment to the Lease Agreement with MCP HP Baltimore, LLC, successor in interest to Ashkenazy Acquisition Corporation, LLC.

Baltimore City Fire Department

SB-23-11239, First Amendment FACETS Consultant Agreement. Transaction amount is $543,025.

Baltimore Police Department

SB-23-11238, Grant Award - Sexual Assault Response Team and Human Trafficking, Award/Acceptance Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services. Period of agreement is 10/1/2022 to 9/30/2023. Transaction amount is $1,168,013.

Budget

SB-23-11324 - Fiscal 2024 Preliminary Budget Transmittal

Employment Development

SB-23-11234, Ratification to First Amendment- Historic East Baltimore Community Action Coalition. Period of agreement is: 7/1/2022 to 6/30/2023. Transaction Amount is $1,200,000.

Finance

SB-23-11291, Payment in Lieu of Taxes (“PILOT”) Request NHP Park Heights Senior, 4710 Park Heights Avenue. The NHP Foundation and The Henson Development Company, NHP Park Heights Senior will include 100 senior apartments with a total development cost of approximately $53,512,303. 

SB-23-11248, Property Transfer Agreement for Alexander Hamilton School Building. Transfer between Schools and the Department of Finance. As a condition of the approval of transfer, pursuant to Section 5-308 of the Education Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, the State has required that the City assume the balance of unpaid bond debt service in the amount of $122,642.64.

General Services

SB-23-11111, Capital Transfer of Funds - Fire Boat Pier Reconstruction - 3/20/2023. Reconstruction of the Fire Boat Pier and all associated in-house costs. Transaction Amount is $2,700,000.

Information & Technology

SB-23-11222, Premier International Enterprises, LLC. - Consultant/Professional Services Agreement for Data Migration Services. The City seeks professional services from Premier International Enterprises, LLC. in support of data migration from mainframe to implementation of a new property tax system. All historic data will need to be migrated into the tax system solution to meet audit and regulatory requirements.

Mayor’s Office

SB-23-11262, Transfer Funds to the Baltimore Civic Fund, Mayor’s Office of African American Male Engagement (MOAAME) is requesting a transfer of funds to Baltimore Civic Fund (BCF) Period of agreement is 4/1/2023 to 8/31/2023. Transaction Amount is $300,000. “To provide support for city-wide Connect 2 Success program for Disconnect Youth ‘Youth that Squeegee’ Alternative Plan.”

SB-23-11173, ARPA Grant Agreement, Enoch Pratt Free Library - Digital Equity. “Will support reimagining public computer spaces to enable social distancing and privacy as more daily activities have migrated online; a digital navigator program; connectivity expansion – including outdoor spaces within the library system’s footprint; and a library of things and programming to provide citizens with access to 21^st century digital skills to learn and work.” Transaction Amount is $4,400,000.

Real Estate

SB-23-11213, Land Disposition Agreement for Roundview Road. The City is proposing to sell the 5.1-acre parcel known as the former Patapsco Elementary School located at 844 Roundview Road in the Cherry Hill Community to the Cherry Hill Community Development Corporation (CHCD). Transaction Amount is $260,000.

Rec & Parks

SB-23-11282, GreenVest, LLC and South Baltimore Gateway Community Impact District Management Authority D/B/A South Baltimore Gateway Partnership.

Public Works

SB-23-11301, Memorandum of Understanding with Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority. Transaction amount is $1,600,000.

Address the Board

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC

Members of the public can submit Statements of Opposition. Statements must be received by noon on the Tuesday prior to the Board of Estimates meeting. A Statement of Opposition means a written statement by a member of the public expressing opposition to an item presented on a Board of Estimates agenda for a vote, provided that the person submitting the statement of opposition is a City resident or taxpayer, or a spokesperson for a City resident or taxpayer, or is directly and specifically affected by a pending matter or decision of the Board, and (d) that is distinct from a Protest.

BIDDERS

Protests for contract awards must be received by noon on the Monday prior to the Board of Estimates meeting. A protest is a written challenge to the award of a bid to a particular bidder that has been presented to the Board of Estimates on an agenda for a vote. Anyone submitting a protest must be registered as a procurement lobbyist with the Board of Ethics in accordance with Baltimore City Ethics Code, §8-12.

Rules for submitting Protests and Statements of Opposition are available at the Comptroller's website. Protests (written challenges to the award of a bid) must be received by noon on the Monday prior to the Board of Estimates meeting. 

The complete regulations on procurement, protests, minority and women-owned business enterprises, and debarment/suspensions can be found on the Comptroller's website.

Protests and Statements of Opposition must be submitted to BOE.Clerk@baltimorecity.gov by mail or hand delivery to Attn: Clerk, Board of Estimates Room 204, City Hall, 100 N. Holliday Street. 

Attend the Meeting

In person. Join us on the second floor of City Hall in the Hyman Pressman Board Room, 100 N. Holliday St.

Streaming. All meetings are streamed live on Charm TV and posted after on Charm TV's Youtube channel.

Listen in. Members of the public can call in via Webex by dialing (408)-418-9388; access code: 2340 997 2335 

Watch on television. Watch Charm TV, channel 25.

Notices

Schedule. The Board meets regularly on the first and third Wednesday of each month, with the exception of June and December. Please see the Comptroller’s website for a detailed BOE meeting schedule and associated submission deadlines.

BOE Database. The Baltimore City Board of Estimates (BOE) Database provides both transparency and easy access to searchable information for the BOE, Comptroller’s Office, internal agency customers and the public. It can be found at https://comptroller.baltimorecity.gov/boe/summaries

Background Information. Requests for background documents for any Board of Estimates items should be made through Geoff.Shannon@baltimorecity.gov.