City of Baltimore

City Council
City Hall, Room 408
100 North Holliday Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202

AGENDA
Monday, September 15, 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 Jonathan Seidemann, Kehilath B'nai Torah
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Showcase Baltimore
Marion Borowiecki, CEO of Transplant Resource Center of Maryland
Approval of the Journal
August 11, 2003
Communications from the Mayor
Bills Signed by the Mayor
August 14, 2003
 
00-0268 Commercial Vehicles and Trailers - Parking, Standing, or Stopping
ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of authorizing the removal and impoundment of semitrailers that are parked, standing, or stopped near residences for longer than permitted; increasing the penalty for certain vehicles that are parked, standing, or stopped near residences for longer than permitted or that are parked, standing, or stopped during certain nighttime hours for longer than permitted; correcting, clarifying, and conforming certain language; and generally relating to parking, standing, and stopping regulations for commercial vehicles and for vehicles that exceed a certain weight. (200476)
 
03-1014 Acquisition of Property - Rights-of-Way for Public Utilities Needed for the West Branch of Moores Run Drain Improvements Project
ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to acquire, by purchase or condemnation, the fee simple or other interests in certain property located along Moores Run between Belle Vista Avenue and Belair Road, and needed for the West Branch of Moores Run Drain Improvements; and providing for a special effective date. (030867)
 
03-1042 City Property - Grant of Easement
ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to grant an easement for drainage and utility in that certain parcel of land known as the Robert E. Lee Park in Baltimore County, Maryland; and providing for a special effective date. (030899)
 
03-1043 Zoning - Health-Care Facilities - Conditional Use Non-Profit Home for the Rehabilitation of Non-Bedridden Alcoholics and for the Care and Custody of Homeless Persons - 2926 Harford Road
ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a non-profit home for the rehabilitation of non-bedridden alcoholics and for the care and custody of homeless persons on the property known as 2926 Harford Road, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat. (030900)
 
03-1109 Civil Citations
ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing for the issuance, service, enforcement, and adjudication of prepayable civil citations for certain offenses; specifying the offenses for which these citations may be issued; specifying the amount of the prepayable fine applicable to each offense; defining certain terms; conforming, correcting, and clarifying certain language; and generally relating to the issuance and enforcement of civil citations. (030985)
 
03-1113 Operating Budget for the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2004
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RES. - FOR the purpose of approving the budget estimated to be needed for the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners for operating programs during Fiscal 2004: providing for certification of the approved budget to the State Superintendent of Schools; and providing for a special effective date. (030989)
 
03-1120 Parking Fines and Penalties - Amnesty - Discounts
ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing for a special amnesty from penalties imposed on parking, stopping, and standing violations; imposing a moratorium on further amnesties for a certain period; authorizing certain discounts for persons who, during that moratorium period, pay their fines by a certain date; clarifying, correcting, and conforming certain language; deleting certain obsolete provisions; and generally relating to parking, stopping, and standing violations, fines, penalties, and procedures. (030996)
 
03-1153 Sale of Property - Former Bed of McDonogh Street, a Portion of the former Bed of Shuter Street, and a Portion of the Former Bed of a 20-foot Alley
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 known as the former bed of McDonogh Street, a portion of the former bed of Shuter Street, and a portion of the former bed of a 20-foot alley laid out in the rear of the properties known as 801 through 825 North Broadway and no longer needed for highway or other public use; and providing for a special effective date. (031058)
 
03-1166 Metropolitan District of Baltimore County - Extension 148
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. (031092)
Executive Nominations
Bills Introduced
 
03-1200 Supplementary Tax Increment Loan Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Housing and Community Development - $5,500,000
Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin.
Requester: Dept. of Finance.
ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Tax Increment Loan Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $5,500,000 to the Department of Housing and Community Development - (Account #9910-601-486), to provide tax increment financing for public infrastructure improvements at the Clipper Mill project; and providing for a special effective date. - TAXATION COMMITTEE (031134)
 
03-1201 Expansion of the Existing State Enterprise Zones
Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin.
Requester: Baltimore Development Corporation.
CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of approving the submission of an application to the State of Maryland for the expansion of the existing State Enterprise Zones to include the Harford Road commercial corridor. - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE (031135)
 
03-1202 Planned Unit Development - Amendment 1 - North Charles Village
Sponsors: Branch, Young.
Requester: The Johns Hopkins University, c/o Johns Hopkins Office of Real Estate, Johns Hopkins at Eastern.
ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of approving certain amendments to the Development Plan of the North Charles Village Planned Unit Development. - LAND USE AND PLANNING COMMITTEE (031136)
 
03-1203 Stand Up for Steel - Steel Safeguard Tariff Program
Sponsors: President Dixon, Spector, Young, Harris, Mitchell, Pugh, Welch, Reisinger, Garey, Carter, Rawlings-Blake, Branch.
Requester: The International Steel Group at Sparrows Point; The United Steelworkers of America, District 8.
CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of supporting the Steel Safeguard Tariff Program and urging President George W. Bush to allow that Program to operate for its full term. - IMMEDIATE ADOPTION (031137)
Consent Calendar
(See Section A at back of Agenda)
Second Reader
Executive Appointments
 
EA-0329 Kimberley Amprey Flowers
EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Director - Department of Recreation and Parks - 4th District (031112)
Recommend Confirmation.
Finance
 
03-1151 Sale of Property - The Former Beds of Sarril Road, Strathdale Road, and a Portion of Relcrest Road
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 known as the former beds of (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, and no longer needed for highway or other public use; and providing for a special effective date. (031056)
Reported Favorable.
Highways and Franchises
 
03-1141 City Streets - Opening - Sarril Road, Strathdale Road, and a Portion of Relcrest Road
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. (031029)
Reported Favorable.
 
03-1142 City Streets - Closing - Sarril Road, Strathdale Road, and a Portion of Relcrest Road
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. (031030)
Reported Favorable.
Urban Affairs
 
03-1088 Urban Renewal - Poppleton - Amendment __
ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Poppleton to revise the land use category for certain properties; providing for Planned Unit Development Standards and Controls; revising certain exhibits attached to the Plan to reflect changes in the Plan; revising and deleting certain disposition lots; 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. (030961)
Reported Favorable with Amendment.
 
03-1089 Planned Unit Development - Designation - UMB Health Sciences Research Park
ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of approving the application of University of Maryland Baltimore and UMB Health Sciences Research Park Corporation, contract purchaser and contract lessee of certain properties located in Baltimore City (the "Property"), to have the Property designated a Business Planned Unit Development; and approving the Development Plan submitted by the applicant. (030962)
Reported Favorable with Amendment.
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)
 
02-0955 Planned Unit Development - Amendment - Sinai Hospital
ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of approving certain amendments to the Development Plan of the Sinai Hospital Planned Unit Development. (020788)
Third Reader (for final passage)
 
03-1068 Sale of Property - 1401 Jackson Street
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. (030932)
 
03-1118 Zoning - Conditional Use Convalescent, Nursing, and Rest Home (Assisted Living) - 3616 Frederick Avenue
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 3616 Frederick Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat. (030994)
 
03-1119 Rezoning - A Portion of 4118 Southern Avenue, A Portion of 4800-4810 Belair Road, A Portion of 4812 Belair Road, and 4824-4842 Belair Road
ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the following properties: for a portion of the property known as 4118 Southern Avenue, for a portion of the properties known as 4800-4810 Belair Road and a portion of the property known as 4812 Belair Road, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the R-5 Zoning District to the B-3-2 Zoning District; and for the properties known as 4824-4842 Belair Road, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the B-2-2 Zoning District to the B-3-2 Zoning District. (030995)
 
03-1131 Payments in Lieu of Taxes - Newly Constructed Market Rate Rental Housing Buildings on State Land
ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of authorizing and providing for negotiated payments in lieu of taxes ("PILOTs") in connection with certain newly constructed market rate rental housing buildings on land owned by the State of Maryland; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to enter into all arrangements necessary to effectuate PILOTs for newly constructed market rate rental housing buildings, by any and all necessary and proper means; making certain legislative findings concerning the public benefits of this Ordinance; providing that the assessment of the property shall be carried on the assessment books as though the property were taxable for the purposes of determining the amount of any State aid that is based on the
 
03-1132 Sale of Properties - 625, 629, and 631 Portland Street
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 properties located at 625, 629, and 631 Portland Street and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date. (031008)
Bills Withdrawn