Baltimore Council Agenda, produced by Legistar

City of Baltimore

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

AGENDA
Monday, November 17, 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

Dr. Paul C. Schenck, Pastor, Bishop Cummins Memorial Church

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

Showcase Baltimore

Brian Mucci, Director of Church Relations World Relief, will talk about Immigration Services

Approval of the Journal

November 3, 2003

Communications from the Mayor

Bills Signed by the Mayor

Executive Nominations


EA-0337	Michael A. Gervais


	EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Commission on HIV/AIDS - 2nd District (031186)

Bills Introduced


03-1236	Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Public Works - $360,000
	Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin.
	Requester: Dept. of Finance.
	ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $360,000 to the Department of Public Works - (Account #9916-197-053), to provide funding for roof and gutter replacements in City Hall; and providing for a special effective date. - BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE (031187)


03-1237	Supplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation - Orphans' Court - $17,869
	Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin.
	Requester: Dept. of Finance.
	ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $17,869 to the Orphans' Court (Program 112), to provide funding to create a mediation program; and providing for a special effective date. - BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE (031188)


03-1238	Supplementary Federal Fund Operating Appropriation - Police Department - $5,134,350
	Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin.
	Requester: Dept. of Finance.
	ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Federal Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $5,134,350 to the Police Department - Program 204 (Services Bureau), to provide funding for an ultra-modern network radio communications system; and providing for a special effective date. - BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE (031190)


03-1239	Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Public Works - $410,000
	Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin.
	Requester: Dept. of Finance.
	ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $410,000 to the Department of Public Works - (Account #9916-197-132), to provide funding to reimburse the State of Maryland for capital improvements at the War Memorial Building; and providing for a special effective date. - BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE (031191)


03-1240	Sale of Property - Former Street Beds Lying Within the Camden Yards Stadium Site to be Conveyed to the Maryland Stadium Authority
	Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin.
	Requester: Dept. of Public Works.
	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 lying within the Camden Yards Stadium Site and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date. - FINANCE COMMITTEE (031192)


03-1241	Sale of Property - 2 10-Foot Alleys
	Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin.
	Requester: Dept. of Public Works.
	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 known as the former beds of 2 10-foot alleys lying within the area bounded by Holabird Avenue, Rappallo Street, Eastbourne Avenue, and Savage Street and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date. - FINANCE COMMITTEE (031193)


03-1242	Sale of Property - Walpert Avenue and a 10-Foot Alley
	Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin.
	Requester: Dept. of Public Works.
	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 known as (1) the former bed of Walpert Avenue, extending from Loch Raven Road southeasterly to 25th Street and (2) the former bed of a 10-foot alley laid out in the rear of the properties known as 601 through 609 Walpert Avenue and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date. - FINANCE COMMITTEE (031194)


03-1243	Nighttime Soliciting
	Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin.
	Requester: Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, Inc..
	ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of prohibiting certain soliciting during certain hours; imposing certain civil penalties; providing for the automatic termination of this Ordinance; and generally relating to nighttime soliciting. - JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS (031195)


03-1244	Special Benefits Districts - Sidewalk Regulations
	Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin.
	Requester: Downtown Partnership of Baltimore, Inc..
	ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of establishing certain sidewalk regulations for certain districts; defining certain terms; providing for certain enforcement conditions and procedures; imposing certain civil penalties; providing for the automatic termination of this Ordinance; and generally relating to the regulation and use of streets and highways. - JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS (031196)


03-1245	Urban Renewal - Park Heights - Amendment __
	Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin.
	Requester: Dept. of Housing and Community Development.
	ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Park Heights to revise certain land uses, authorize the acquisition by purchase or by condemnation of certain properties for urban renewal purposes, delete certain disposition lots, add new Appendix C, and amend 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 (031197)


03-1246	Investigational Hearing - Smoking or Non-smoking Bars and Restaurants - Who Pays the Real Costs?
	Sponsors: Holton, Branch, Curran, Mitchell, Stukes.

	CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of evaluating the effect of adopting a ban on smoking in all bars and restaurants within Baltimore City and providing a forum for discussion of the issue by those in favor of expanding the ban on smoking to include bars, restaurants, and entertainment establishments and those whose businesses will be impacted by the possible change. - JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS (031198)


03-1247	Declaring A State of Emergency - Baltimore City Public Schools
	Sponsors: Stukes, Young, Branch, Spector, Harris, Carter, Mitchell.

	CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of declaring that the budget crisis in the Baltimore City Public School System has reached emergency status and urgently requesting the President of the United States and the Maryland Delegation to the United States Congress to intervene with special funds to ensure that our schools are able to provide our children with the resources necessary to ensure that they have the tools to succeed in school and to secure a solid academic, social, and cultural foundation upon which to build a fulfilling and productive future. - EDUCATION AND LABOR SUBCOMMITTEE (031199)

Consent Calendar

(See Section A at back of Agenda)

Second Reader

Executive Appointments


EA-0334	Jay G. Sakai


	EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Bureau Head - Bureau of Water and Wastewater, Department of Public Works - 5th District (031158) Recommend Confirmation.


EA-0335	Joseph F. Anastasio


	EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Adult Public Guardianship Review Board - 1st District (031159) Recommend Confirmation.
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Judiciary and Legislative Investigations


03-1175	New Council Districts - Board of Elections - Information Availability


	CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of requesting the Board of Elections to make available on the City of Baltimore internet site user-friendly information regarding the new district to which voters have been assigned following the redistricting that was mandated by passage of the November 2002 voter referendum; asking the Board to add this information to the site by the end of July 2003; and urging the Board to enlist the aid of the City Administration, the public library system, and the print and broadcast media in publicizing the availability of the redistricting information. (031100) Reported Favorable.


03-1176	Let Them Vote!


	CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of encouraging those young adults who will be eligible to vote in September's primary election to exercise this unique opportunity to participate in the democratic process; and urging the Election Director and the Board of Elections to adopt rules that permit those 16-year- and 17-year-olds who come to the polls to exercise their voting rights to use their school Ids as proof of eligibility to take part in the election process. (031101) Reported Favorable.


03-1198	Informational Hearing - Who's Recycling Now?


	CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of requesting the Director of Public Works to address the Council on the status of the City's recycling program; to share the Department's short and long-range plans to absorb the functions of the Recycling Administration within existing programs and activities; and to verify that the City will continue to meet Maryland State Department of the Environment requirements for a local comprehensive recycling plan. (031131) Reported Favorable.

Land Use and Planning


03-1214	Planned Unit Development - Amendment 2 - Canton Crossing


	ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of approving certain amendments to the Development Plan of the Canton Crossing Planned Unit Development. (031153) Reported Favorable with Amendment.
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Taxation


03-1188	Clipper Mill Special Taxing District


	ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of designating a "special taxing district" to be known as the "Clipper Mill Special Taxing District"; providing for and determining various matters in connection with the establishment of the special taxing district; creating a special fund for the special taxing district; providing for the levy of a special tax on all taxable real property located in the special taxing district; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the designation and operation of the special taxing district, the establishment and use of the special fund and the issuance and payment of bonds issued in connection with the special taxing district. (031121) Reported Favorable.


03-1189	Clipper Mill Special Obligation Bonds


	ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing for the issuance of special obligation bonds in an amount not exceeding $8,500,000 for the purpose of financing public infrastructure improvements; providing for the method and sources of payment for these special obligation bonds; authorizing the Board of Finance to specify, prescribe, determine, provide for and approve the details, forms, documents or procedures in connection with the special obligation bonds and any other matters necessary or desirable in connection with the authorization, issuance, sale and payment of these special obligation bonds; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the issuance and payment of special obligation bonds.


03-1190	Clipper Mill Development District


	ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of designating a "development district" to be known as the "Clipper Mill Development District"; providing for and determining various matters in connection with the establishment of the development district; creating a special, tax increment fund for the development district; allocating certain property taxes to that fund; making certain findings and determinations; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the designation and operation of the development district, the establishment and use of the tax increment fund and the issuance and payment of special obligation bonds issued in connection with the development district. (031123) Reported Favorable.


03-1200	Supplementary Tax Increment Loan Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Housing and Community Development - $5,500,000


	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. (031134) Reported Favorable.

Urban Affairs


02-0874	The Committee to Secure Funding for the Perpetual Care of the Historic Mount Auburn Cemetery


	CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of forming a Committee to identify monetary resources to create a continuing and capital revenue fund; to implement a program of restoration of this historic Baltimore City landmark "City of the Dead for Colored People"; and to provide for the perpetual upkeep of Mount Auburn Cemetery in honor of those of African American Ancestry whose lives of earthly toil have secured the deed to a sanctified eternal repose. (020689) Reported Favorable.


03-1187	Washington Hill Historical and Architectural Preservation District


	ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of enlarging the area designated as the Washington Hill Historical and Architectural Preservation District. (031120) Reported Favorable.

Third Reader

Third Reader (for final passage)


02-0919	Police Ordinances - Drug Paraphernalia


	ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of prohibiting the use, possession, sale, or delivery of certain bags, vials, pipes, and other items designed or intended for use with controlled dangerous substances; prohibiting as a separate offense the sale or delivery of these items to certain minors; prohibiting the advertisement of these items to promote their use, sale, or delivery; specifying relevant factors for determining whether an object falls within these prohibitions; defining certain terms; establishing certain penalties; correcting, clarifying, and conforming certain language; and generally relating to the use, possession, sale, delivery, or advertisement of certain drug paraphernalia. (020744)


03-1077	Rezoning - 3224 Toone Street


	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. (030941)