City of Baltimore

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)