City Council
City Hall, Room 408
100 North Holliday Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
AGENDA
Monday, June 9, 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 Samuel Ray, Pastor, Morning Star Baptist Church | |
| Pledge of Allegiance | |
| Roll Call | |
| Showcase Baltimore | |
| Jerome A. Bivens, Esq., will speak about Prostate Cancer | |
| Approval of the Journal | |
| June 2, 2003 | |
| Communications from the Mayor | |
| Executive Nominations | |
| EA-0279 | Otis Bentley Michael, M.D. |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Chair - Commission on Aging and Retirement Education - 1st District (031015) | |
| EA-0280 | Betty A. Clark |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Cable Communications Advisory Commission - 4th District (031016) | |
| EA-0281 | Stephanie Redmond-Gilliam |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Cable Communications Advisory Commission - 2nd District (031017) | |
| EA-0282 | John Guerriero |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Cable Communications Advisory Commission - 1st District (031018) | |
| EA-0283 | Jonathan L. Shorr |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Cable Communications Advisory Commission (031019) | |
| EA-0284 | Carl S. Hyman |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Human Services Commission - 5th District (031020) | |
| EA-0285 | Alvin Johnson, Jr. |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Human Services Commission - 3rd District (031021) | |
| EA-0286 | Gwendolyn Johnson |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Human Services Commission - 6th District (031022) | |
| EA-0287 | Dale McArdle |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Human Services Commission - 5th District (031023) | |
| EA-0288 | Ralph E. Moore, Jr. |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Human Services Commission - 2nd District (031024) | |
| EA-0289 | Lillian Sydnor |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Human Services Commission - 5th District (031025) | |
| EA-0290 | Andre R. Weitzman |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Human Services Commission - 2nd District (031026) | |
| EA-0291 | Stephen T. Baron |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Commission on HIV/AIDS (031038) | |
| EA-0292 | John G. Bartlett, MD |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Commission on HIV/AIDS (031039) | |
| EA-0293 | William A. Blattner, MD |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Commission on HIV/AIDS (031040) | |
| EA-0294 | Rena G. Boss-Victoria |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Commission on HIV/AIDS - 5th District (031041) | |
| EA-0295 | Terry T. Brown, Sr. |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Commission on HIV/AIDS - 4th District (031042) | |
| EA-0296 | Dr. C. Patrick Chaulk |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Commission on HIV/AIDS (031043) | |
| EA-0297 | Dr. Marisela B. Gomez |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Commission on HIV/AIDS (031044) | |
| EA-0298 | Reverend Bertha Greene |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Commission on HIV/AIDS - 2nd District (031045) | |
| EA-0299 | Venessa Perry Hadley |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Commission on HIV/AIDS (031046) | |
| EA-0300 | Delgracia B. Hendricks |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Commission on HIV/AIDS (031047) | |
| EA-0301 | Debra Hickman |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Commission on HIV/AIDS - 6th District (031048) | |
| EA-0302 | Michael Douglas |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Commission on HIV/AIDS (031050) | |
| EA-0303 | Debbie Rock |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Commission on HIV/AIDS (031051) | |
| EA-0304 | Terry Staudenmaier |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Commission on HIV/AIDS - 3rd District (031053) | |
| Bills Introduced | |
| 03-1139 | Sale of Property - 1201-1221 Wall Street |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Housing and Community Development. | |
| 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 1201-1221 Wall Street (Block 966, Lot 75) and is no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date. - FINANCE COMMITTEE (031027) | |
| 03-1140 | Sale of Property - 3509 Hamilton Avenue |
| 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 unimproved property known as 3509 Hamilton Avenue, Block 5779, Lot 007 and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date. - FINANCE COMMITTEE (031028) | |
| 03-1141 | City Streets - Opening - Sarril Road, Strathdale Road, and a Portion of Relcrest Road |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Public Works. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of condemning and opening (1) Sarril Road, extending from Frankford Avenue easterly to Strathdale Road, (2) Strathdale Road extending from Sarril Road northeasterly to a 16-foot alley, and (3) a portion of Relcrest Road, contiguous to the north side thereof, and extending from a point 300 feet, more or less, east of Frankford Avenue easterly 476 feet, more or less, as shown on Plat 346-A-46A in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. - HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES SUBCOMMITTEE (031029) | |
| 03-1142 | City Streets - Closing - Sarril Road, Strathdale Road, and a Portion of Relcrest Road |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Public Works. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of condemning and closing (1) Sarril Road extending from Frankford Avenue easterly to Strathdale Road, (2) Strathdale Road extending from Sarril Road northeasterly to a 16-foot alley, and (3) a portion of Relcrest Road, contiguous to the north side thereof, and extending from a point 300 feet, more or less, east of Frankford Avenue easterly 476 feet, more or less, as shown on Plat 346-A-46 in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. - HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES SUBCOMMITTEE (031030) | |
| 03-1143 | Urban Renewal - Charles/North Revitalization Area - Amendment __ |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Charles/North Revitalization Area to authorize the acquisition by purchase or by condemnation of certain properties for urban renewal purposes, create new disposition lots, and revise exhibits attached to the Plan to reflect the 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. - URBAN AFFAIRS (031031) | |
| 03-1144 | Urban Renewal - Inner Harbor East - Amendment __ |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Housing and Community Development. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Inner Harbor East to expand the project area boundary, propose certain land use and zoning district changes, establish special districts, and revise exhibits to reflect the 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. - URBAN AFFAIRS (031032) | |
| 03-1145 | City Liens - Transfer with Property |
| Sponsors: President Dixon, Branch, Cain, Abayomi, Reisinger. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of authorizing certain assessments to be paid to the City in installments, subject to certain conditions; authorizing liens for certain assessments to be transferred with the property if they are being paid in installments; clarifying, correcting, and conforming certain language; and generally relating to assessments and liens for work done on streets, alleys, and footways. - FINANCE COMMITTEE (031033) | |
| 03-1146 | Urban Renewal - Fells Point - Amendment _ |
| Sponsors: Cain. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Fells Point to expand the area boundary, propose certain land use and zoning district changes, establish special districts, amend Appendix C, and revise certain exhibits to reflect the 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. - URBAN AFFAIRS (031034) | |
| 03-1147 | In Support of Federal Legislation - House Joint Resolution 29 - Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States Regarding the Right of All Citizens of the United States to |
| Sponsors: Stukes, President Dixon, Cain, Abayomi, Reisinger. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of urging the Maryland State Delegation to the 108th Congress of the United States to support House Joint Resolution 29 and work to secure passage of this legislation that seeks to right the historical wrong of a separate and unequal system of education that slighted generations of minority Baltimoreans in the past and that has evolved into a separate and unequal present-day public education system that continues to deliver a substandard education to minority and poor students whose families cannot afford the private education that is the privilege of their peers whose wealthier families can affored to secure for them the rich educational and social experience that is offered by the many | |
| 03-1148 | The Arthur "Smokestack" Hardy International Black Fire Museum - S. H. C. Fire Association |
| Sponsors: Branch, Stukes, Carter, Abayomi, Reisinger, Pugh, Cain, President Dixon. | |
| Requester: Arthur "Smokestack" Hardy International Black Fire Museum, c/o Skip Barbee, Public Information Officer; East Coast National Black Firefighters Association, c/o James Crockette, | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of supporting the establishment of the Arthur "Smokestack" Hardy International Black Fire Museum of the S.H.C. Fire Association at the 1220 East Oliver Street Fire House, in the heart of the Oliver Community of East Baltimore, in honor of 50 years of dedicated service to the citizens of Baltimore City by the esteemed Black members of the Baltimore City Fire Department. - JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS (031037) | |
| Consent Calendar | |
| (See Section A at back of Agenda) | |