City Council
City Hall, Room 408
100 North Holliday Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
AGENDA
Monday, March 24, 2003
5:00 PM
City Hall
City Council
Sheila Dixon, President of the Council
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Vice President
District One: Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Jr., John L. Cain, Lois A. Garey
District Two: Paula Johnson
Branch, Bernard C. "Jack" Young, Pamela V. Carter
District Three: Robert W. Curran, Kenneth N. Harris, Sr., Lisa Joi Stancil
District Four: Agnes Welch, Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr.,
Catherine E. Pugh
District Five: Rochelle "Rikki" Spector, Helen L. Holton, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
District Six: Melvin L. Stukes, Kwame Abayomi, Edward L. Reisinger
| Call to Order | |
| Invocation | |
| Reverend Johnny Golden, Pastor, New Unity Baptist Church | |
| Pledge of Allegiance | |
| Roll Call | |
| Showcase Baltimore | |
| Carol Alexander, House of Ruth | |
| Approval of the Journal | |
| March 17, 2003 | |
| Communications from the Mayor | |
| Bills Signed by the Mayor | |
| March 17, 2003 | |
| 02-0951 | Department of Transportation - Establishment |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of establishing a Department of Transportation and providing for its powers and duties; providing for a Director of Transportation and other staff; transferring to the Department certain powers and duties; and generally relating to transit and traffic, surveys, streets, highways, and sanitation. (020784) | |
| March 18, 2003 | |
| 02-0870 | Planned Unit Development - Designation - Swann's Wharf |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of approving the application of 1001 Fell Street Limited Partnership and The Belt's Corporation, owners of 935 South Wolfe Street and 951 Fell Street, respectively (collectively, the "Property"), to have the Property designated a Business Planned Unit Development; and approving the Development Plan submitted by the applicants. (020685) | |
| 02-0940 | Urban Renewal - Brooklyn Business Area - Amendment 2 |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Brooklyn Business Area to extend the life of the Plan; waiving certain content and procedural requirements; making the provisions of this Ordinance severable; providing for the application of this Ordinance in conjunction with certain other ordinances; and providing for a special effective date. (020772) | |
| 02-0977 | Zoning - Conditional Use Parking, Open Off-Street Area and Off-Street Garage - 1712 East Madison Street |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a parking, open off-street area and an off-street garage on the property known as 1712 East Madison Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat. (020818) | |
| 03-0991 | Metropolitan District of Baltimore County - Extension 146 |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of consenting to and approving a petition to extend the Metropolitan District of Baltimore County to a certain tract of land; and providing for a special effective date. (030834) | |
| Executive Nominations | |
| EA-0268 | Alfred H. Foxx, Jr. |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Director - Department of Transportation - 2nd District (030917) | |
| Bills Introduced | |
| 03-1058 | City Streets - Opening - Spring Street and Duker Alley |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Public Works. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of condemning and opening (1) Spring Street, extending from Eastern Avenue southerly to Fleet Street, and (2) Duker Alley, extending from Eden Street Easterly 271 feet, more or less, to a 10-foot alley, as shown on Plat 346-A-43 in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. - HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES SUBCOMMITTEE (030918) | |
| 03-1059 | City Streets - Closing - Spring Street and Duker Alley |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Public Works. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of condemning and closing (1) Spring Street, extending from Eastern Avenue southerly to Fleet Street, and (2) Duker Alley, extending from Eden Street Easterly 271 feet, more or less, to a 10-foot alley, as shown on Plat 346-A-43A in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. - HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES SUBCOMMITTEE (030919) | |
| 03-1060 | Metropolitan District of Baltimore County - Extension 144 |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Public Works. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of consenting to and approving a petition to extend the Metropolitan District of Baltimore County to a certain tract of land; and providing for a special effective date. - JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS (030920) | |
| 03-1061 | Baltimore City Public School System - School System Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A - Approval |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Board of School Commissioners. | |
| MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RES. - FOR the purpose of approving the issuance by the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners of its revenue bonds, designated "School System Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A", subject to certain conditions; requiring certain statements, disclosures and reports; and providing for a special effective date. - TAXATION COMMITTEE (030923) | |
| 03-1062 | Urban Renewal - Inner Harbor East - Amendment 13 |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Baltimore Development Corporation. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Inner Harbor East to change the land use category for 701 East Pratt Street and to revise Exhibit C to reflect the change; waiving certain content and procedural requirements; making the provisions of this Ordinance severable; providing for the application of this Ordinance in conjunction with certain other ordinances; and providing for a special effective date. - URBAN AFFAIRS (030924) | |
| 03-1063 | Rezoning - 1300 Race Street |
| Sponsors: Garey, Cain. | |
| Requester: 1300 Race Street, LLC, c/o Stanley Fine, Esq.. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 1300 Race Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-3 Zoning District to the R-8 Zoning District. - LAND USE AND PLANNING COMMITTEE (030925) | |
| 03-1064 | Solid Waste Haulers - Scrap Metal Processors |
| Sponsors: Stukes, Young. | |
| Requester: Mid-Atlantic Chapter, Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc., c/o Gary R. Jones, Esq.. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of exempting from the regulations governing solid waste collection certain scrap metal processors under certain conditions; and generally related to scrap metal processors and solid waste collection. - JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS (030926) | |
| 03-1065 | In Support of State Legislation - (House Bill 545) Correctional Education - Waiting List Reduction |
| Sponsors: President Dixon, Young, Holton, Spector, Rawlings-Blake, Carter, Mitchell, Pugh, Cain. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of expressing support for House Bill 545 that requires the State Department of Education to reduce the number of inmates on the waiting list for educational programs in correctional institutions over a 5 - year period, beginning in Fiscal Year 2005; requesting the Chair and Members of the House Ways and Means Committee to give the bill a favorable report; and urging members of the Baltimore City Delegation to the 2003 Maryland General Assembly to secure passage of House Bill 545. - IMMEDIATE ADOPTION (030928) | |
| Consent Calendar | |
| (See Section A at back of Agenda) | |
| Second Reader | |
| Finance | |
| 02-0910 | Sale of Property - the Former Beds of Certain Streets and Alleys or Portions Thereof Lying Within the Madison Park North Urban Renewal Project |
|
ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to sell, at either public or private sale, all its interest in and to certain parcels of land no longer
needed for highway or other public use and known as the former beds of certain streets and alleys or portions thereof bounded by Howard Street, Mount Royal Avenue, Lafayette Avenue, and
the CSX Railroad Right of Way and lying within the Madison Park North Urban Renewal Project; and providing for a special effective date. (020734) Reported Favorable. | |
| Third Reader | |
| Third Reader (requires invocation of CC Rule 12-1 for same day advance from 2nd to 3rd Reader) | |
| Third Reader (to be held one meeting) | |
| 02-0953 | Planned Unit Development - Amendment - Baltimore Inner Harbor East |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of approving certain amendments to the Development Plan of the Baltimore Inner Harbor East Planned Unit Development. (020786) | |
| 02-0954 | Planned Unit Development - Amendment - Inner Harbor East II |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of approving certain amendments to the Development Plan of the Inner Harbor East II Planned Unit Development. (020787) | |
| 02-0974 | Rezoning - Rosemont Urban Renewal Area |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for certain properties in the Rosemont Urban Renewal Area, as outlined in red on the accompanying plats, from the M-2-1 Zoning District to the M-1-2 Zoning District. (020816) | |
| 03-1006 | Planned Unit Development - Designation - 921 Fort Avenue and Ward 24, Section 10, Block 2034, Lot 001 |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of approving the application of Fort Avenue Property Inc., and Fort Avenue Properties, LLC, which are the owner and ground lessee, respectively, of 921 Fort Avenue and Fort Avenue MWLW Company, which is the contract purchaser of Ward 24, Section 10, Block 2034, Lot 001 (collectively, the "Property"), to have that Property designated an Industrial Planned Unit Development; and approving the Development Plan submitted by the applicant. (030854) | |
| Third Reader (for final passage) | |
| 02-0898 | Urban Renewal - Market Center - Amendment 15 |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Market Center to allow general advertising signs erected or placed on publicly-owned stadiums and arenas if approved by ordinance as a conditional use; waiving certain content and procedural requirements; making the provisions of this Ordinance severable; providing for the application of this Ordinance in conjunction with certain other ordinances; and providing for a special effective date. (020721) | |
| 02-0899 | Zoning - General Advertising Signs - Stadiums and Arenas |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of authorizing in the B-5 District, as a conditional use that requires approval by ordinance, general advertising signs on publicly-owned stadiums and arenas. (020722) | |
| 02-0900 | Zoning - Conditional Use General Advertising Signs - Baltimore Arena |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, maintenance, and operation of general advertising signs on the property known as the Baltimore Arena, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat. (020723) | |
| 02-0949 | Sale of Property - Inner Harbor Project I, Lot 2 (at the Maryland Science Center) |
| ORDINANCE - 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 located at Inner Harbor Project I, Lot 2 (at the Maryland Science Center) and is no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date. (020782) | |
| 02-0976 | Urban Renewal - Greenmount West - Amendment 6 |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Greenmount West to add a new land use category, revising the land use category for certain properties; providing for Planned Unit Development Standards and Controls; revising exhibits attached to the Plan to reflect changes in the Plan; waiving certain content and procedural requirements; making the provisions of this Ordinance severable; providing for the application of this Ordinance in conjunction with certain other ordinances; and providing for a special effective date. (020817) | |
| 02-0987 | Commission on HIV/AIDS |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of establishing a Commission on HIV/AIDS; providing for its membership, organization, and officers; specifying its duties; and generally relating to HIV/AIDS prevention, control, and treatment (020828) | |
| 03-0999 | Urban Renewal - Inner Harbor East - Amendment 12 |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Inner Harbor East to amend Exhibit E to reflect the change in the Plan; waiving certain content and procedural requirements; making the provisions of this Ordinance severable; providing for the application of this Ordinance in conjunction with certain other ordinances; and providing for a special effective date. (030842) | |
| 03-1004 | Mayor's Redistricting Plan |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of establishing the boundaries of the Council Districts for the election of members of the City Council of Baltimore. (030852) | |
| Bills Withdrawn | |