# City Council Meeting; October 26, 2026


**Body:** CharmTV Citizens' Hub
**Date:** October 25, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

The Baltimore City Council held its 37th regular meeting of the 74th term on October 26, 2026. The council advanced several urban renewal bills to third reading, referred two zoning bills to the Land Use and Transportation Committee, and adopted an informational resolution on youth peer violence. It also considered legislation establishing a Department of Neighborhood Safety; the bill, recommended favorably as amended by the Committee of the Whole, passed with Councilmember Conway voting no and was set to move to third reading. Debate addressed the department’s operating costs, oversight, and potential funding from opioid restitution funds and the existing Muncie budget, with a possible future transition to general-fund support.

The council also approved floor amendments to the Mental Health Resource Awareness Act, including renaming it the Behavioral Health Resource Awareness Program and making training optional; the transcript’s account of the final vote is unclear. No contract awards, vendor selections, bids, or other procurement actions were identified.

**Source:** CharmTV Citizens' Hub