City Council
City Hall, Room 408
100 North Holliday Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
AGENDA
Monday, April 7, 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 | |
| Rabbi Chaim Landau, Ner Tamid Congregation | |
| Pledge of Allegiance | |
| Roll Call | |
| Showcase Baltimore | |
| Marsha Robinson-Johnson, National Aquarium at Baltimore, Henry Hall Youth Program | |
| Approval of the Journal | |
| March 24, 2003 | |
| Communications from the Mayor | |
| Bills Signed by the Mayor | |
| March 25, 2003 | |
| 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) | |
| March 27, 2003 | |
| 02-0921 | Zoning - Conditional Use Parking, Open Off-Street Area - 2216 Garrison Boulevard |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a parking, open-off street area, for the parking of 4 or more automobiles, on the property known as 2216 Garrison Boulevard, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat. (020746) | |
| 03-0990 | Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Housing and Community Development - $800,000 |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $800,000 to the Department of Housing and Community Development (Account 9910-588-310) to provide capital expenses for the Strathdale Manor Project; and providing for a special effective date. (030833) | |
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| Bills Introduced | |
| 03-1066 | Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - MR-Walters Art Museum - $115,000 |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Finance. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $115,000 to the MR-Walters Art Museum (Account #9904-127-116), to provide funding for cooling tower replacement and chiller overhaul; and providing for a special effective date. - BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE (030930) | |
| 03-1067 | Sale of Property - 1353, 1355, 1357, 1359, and 1361 Ponca Street and Block 6820, Lot 055/56 |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Real Estate. | |
| 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 located at 1353, 1355, 1357, and 1359 Ponca Street (Block 6820, Lots 36, 37, 38, 39, and 40) and Block 6820 Lot 55/56 and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date. - FINANCE COMMITTEE (030931) | |
| 03-1068 | Sale of Property - 1401 Jackson Street |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Real Estate. | |
| 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 located at 1401 Jackson Street, Block 1932, Lot 052 and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date. - FINANCE COMMITTEE (030932) | |
| 03-1069 | City Streets - Closing - A Portion of Bloede Avenue |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Public Works. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of condemning and closing a portion of Bloede Avenue, contiguous to the southeast side of it, extending from a point 216.6 feet northeast of Caton Avenue, northeasterly 259.7 feet, more or less, to Ellamont Street, as shown on Plat 346-A-40A in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. - HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES SUBCOMMITTEE (030933) | |
| 03-1070 | Park Rules - Penalties |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Recreation and Parks. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of reestablishing penalties for violation of certain rules or regulations adopted by the Director of Recreation and Parks. - RECREATION AND PARKS SUBCOMMITTEE (030934) | |
| 03-1071 | Better Waverly Historic District |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Comm. for Historical & Architectural Preservation. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of designating the area located within certain boundaries as the Better Waverly Historic District. - URBAN AFFAIRS (030935) | |
| 03-1072 | Urban Renewal - Lauraville Business District - Designation and Urban Renewal Plan |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Housing and Community Development. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of designating as a "Renewal Area" an area situated in Baltimore City, Maryland known as Lauraville Business District, fronting and along the Harford Road corridor between Walther Avenue and Echodale Avenue; approving a renewal plan for the Lauraville Business District area; establishing permitted land uses; establishing certain property rehabilitation and development standards; providing for the review by the Department of Housing and Community Development of all plans for new construction, exterior rehabilitation, demolition, or any exterior change of any kind; authorizing the acquisition by purchase or by condemnation of certain properties for urban renewal purposes; creating new disposition lots; | |
| 03-1073 | Retirement Systems Benefits |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Fire and Police Employees' Retirement System. | |
| ORDINANCE - For the purpose of establishing conditions for termination of membership in the Fire And Police Employees' Retirement System; amending and clarifying provisions pertaining to in-service military leaves of absence to conform to federal and state law; enabling certain members of the System to repurchase service credit lost due to separation of service; enabling certain members of the System to repurchase up to 6 months of certain training time as service credit; allowing transfers of service for former federal and out-of-state uniformed employees and providing certain limits for new members transferring in service from former pension systems; amending the eligibility requirements for certain members of the System's Board | |
| 03-1074 | Midtown Community Benefits District and Management Authority |
| Sponsors: Welch, Pugh, Mitchell. | |
| Requester: Midtown Community Benefits District and Management Authority, c/o Charles L. Smith, Executive Director. | |
| MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RES. - FOR the purpose of renewing and continuing the Midtown Community Benefits District and Management Authority, subject to certain terms and conditions; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the activities and authority of the Midtown Community Benefits District and Management Authority. - URBAN AFFAIRS (030938) | |
| 03-1075 | Health Code - Ephedrine Products |
| Sponsors: Carter, Young, Welch, Cain. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of prohibiting the distribution of ephedrine products to minors; regulating the display, storage, or placement of ephedrine products; defining certain terms; establishing certain exceptions; imposing certain penalties; and generally relating to ephedrine products. - HOUSING, HEALTH, AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE (030939) | |
| 03-1076 | Daytime Curfew - Truancy Center |
| Sponsors: Harris, Curran, Mitchell, Young, D'Adamo, Holton, Pugh, Welch, Cain, Carter, Rawlings-Blake, Reisinger, Stukes. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of authorizing certain minors to be taken to a truancy center under certain circumstances; defining certain terms; correcting, clarifying, and conforming provisions relating to the enforcement of the daytime and nighttime curfews; and generally relating to minors and to enforcement of the daytime and nighttime curfews. - JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS (030940) | |
| 03-1077 | Rezoning - 3224 Toone Street |
| Sponsors: Cain, D'Adamo, Garey. | |
| Requester: Dewar's Landing, LLC, c/o Patricia A. Massey. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 3224 Toone Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-2-2 Zoning District to the R-8 Zoning District. - LAND USE AND PLANNING COMMITTEE (030941) | |
| 03-1078 | Public Schools - Inspections of Water Fountains |
| Sponsors: President Dixon, Carter, Reisinger, Garey, D'Adamo, Harris, Young, Holton, Welch, Cain, Rawlings-Blake, Pugh. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of requiring the Health Commissioner to ensure that functional water fountains in public schools are periodically inspected and tested to determine the lead content of the water. - HOUSING, HEALTH, AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE (030943) | |
| 03-1079 | Lighting the Streets of Baltimore |
| Sponsors: Pugh, D'Adamo, Harris, Young, Holton, Welch, Cain, Garey, Carter, Mitchell, Rawlings-Blake, Reisinger. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of requesting Baltimore Gas & Electric and the Department of Public Works to discuss with the City Council the issue of street lights being out for extended amounts of time, efforts being made to insure that neighborhood streets are better lit, and the effect that the lack of street lighting has on crime and the image of Baltimore City. - PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE (030942) | |
| 03-1080 | Planned Unit Development - Amendment - Loch Raven Shopping Center (Loch Raven Planned Unit Development) |
| Sponsors: Curran, Harris. | |
| Requester: HDW Northern LLC, c/o Michael H. Davis, Esq. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of approving certain amendments to the Development Plan of the Loch Raven Shopping Center Planned Unit Development (Loch Raven Planned Unit Development). - LAND USE AND PLANNING COMMITTEE (030944) | |
| Consent Calendar | |
| (See Section A at back of Agenda) | |
| Second Reader | |
| Finance | |
| 02-0950 | Property Taxes - Semiannual Payments |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of amending the provisions authorizing semiannual payments for property taxes on owner-occupied residential property to conform to the requirements of State
law; clarifying, correcting, and conforming certain language; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the payment of property taxes on owner-occupied residential
property. (020783) Reported Favorable. | |
| 02-0970 | Sale of Property - A 14.5-Foot Alley and a 24-Foot Alley |
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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 parcels of land no longer needed
for highway or other public use and known as the former beds of (1) a 14.5-foot alley laid out in the rear of the properties known as Nos. 201/225 and 227 West Monument Street, extending
from Howard Street easterly 167.5 feet, more or less, and (2) a 24-foot alley laid out in the rear of the property known as No. 201/225 West Monument Street, extending from Park Avenue
westerly 195 feet, more or less; and providing for a special effective date. (020812) Reported Favorable. | |
| 03-1000 | Rental Properties - Registration Fees |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of repealing the termination provisions of Ordinance 00-191; continuing the fees and per-owner maximums set by that Ordinance for the annual registration of
nonowner-occupied dwelling units; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the registration of dwellings and dwelling units. (030846) Reported Favorable with Amendment. | |
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| Highways and Franchises | |
| 02-0928 | City Property - Grant of Easement |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to grant an easement for an electrical transformer through the parcel of land known as 3051 Liberty
Heights Avenue, as shown on the plat numbered RW20-36021 and filed in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. (020760) Reported Favorable. | |
| 03-1019 | City Streets - Opening - Fairmount Avenue and a 10.5-Foot Alley |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of condemning and opening (1) Fairmount Avenue, extending from Eutaw Street easterly to Howard Street and (2) a 10.5-foot alley laid out 94 feet, more or
less, north of Baltimore Street extending from Howard Street westerly to the end thereof, and lying within the Market Center West project, as shown on Plat 346-A-42 in the Office of the
Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. (030872) Reported Favorable. | |
| 03-1020 | City Streets - Closing - Fairmount Avenue and a 10.5-Foot Alley |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of condemning and closing (1) Fairmount Avenue, extending from Eutaw Street easterly to Howard Street and (2) a 10.5-foot Alley laid out 94 feet, more or less,
north of Baltimore Street, extending from Howard Street westerly to the end thereof, and lying within the Market Center West project, as shown on Plat 346-A-42A in the Office of the
Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. (030873) Reported Favorable. | |
| Land Use and Planning | |
| 02-0941 | Zoning - Conditional Use Convalescent, Nursing, and Rest Home (Assisted Living) - 472 South Bentalou Street |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a convalescent, nursing, and rest home (assisted living) on the
property known as 472 South Bentalou Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat. (020773) Reported Favorable with Amendment. | |
| 03-0998 | Rezoning - 802 South Caroline Street |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 802 South Caroline Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-3 Zoning District to the
B-2-2 Zoning District. (030841) Reported Favorable. | |
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| Transportation | |
| 03-1008 | Red Light Cameras - Is Something Wrong With This Picture? |
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CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of requesting the Director of the Office of Transportation and the Director of Operations for Affiliated Computer Systems, Inc., to report to the
City Council on the red light camera program in the City: the methods used to determine the duration of yellow lights at specific intersections; the contract setting forth the terms of
compensation to the operating company; and the level of involvement of the Baltimore Police Department in the development, operation, and monitoring of the red light camera system in
Baltimore City. (030856) Reported Favorable. | |
| Urban Affairs | |
| 02-0701 | Acquisitions for Industrial Growth |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of authorizing and clarifying the authority of the Department of Housing and Community Development to exercise certain powers in connection with the
acquisition and disposition of land and other property for purposes of industrial growth; expressly authorizing these acquisitions to be made by condemnation; correcting, clarifying, and
conforming certain language; and generally relating to the authority of the Mayor and City Council to acquire property for industrial growth. (020486) Reported Favorable with Amendment. | |