City Council
City Hall, Room 408
100 North Holliday Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
AGENDA - DRAFT
Thursday, December 4, 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 Romaine Williams, Pastor, Star of Bethlehem Church | |
| Pledge of Allegiance | |
| Roll Call | |
| Showcase Baltimore | |
| Dawn Eslinger, Project Director, Shock Trauma Center, Violence Intervention Project | |
| Approval of the Journal | |
| November 24, 2003 | |
| Communications from the Mayor | |
| Bills Signed by the Mayor | |
| December 2, 2003 | |
| 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) | |
| 03-1075 | Health Code - Ephedrine Products |
| 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. (030939) | |
| 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) | |
| 03-1100 | City Streets - Closing - Born Court |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of condemning and closing Born Court, extending from Arch Street westerly to the end thereof and lying within the Market Center West Project, as shown on Plat 346-A-44A in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. (030973) | |
| 03-1133 | City Property - Grant of Easement |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to grant an easement for telecommunication and electric systems through the parcel of land known as 1829/1901 Russell Street as shown on Plat RW20-36074 prepared by Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson (JMT) and filed in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. (031009) | |
| 03-1134 | Release of Rights-of-Way - a 30-Foot Wide Right-of-Way and a 10-Foot Wide Right-of-Way Granted to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore Through the Property of the State of Maryland |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of authorizing the release and surrender by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore of all its interests in and to the portion of (1) a 30-foot wide right-of-way and (2) a 10-foot wide right-of-way heretofore granted to the City of Baltimore through the property of the State of Maryland, the location and course of the portions to be released being shown on Plats R.W. 20-36069 and R.W. 20-35380 prepared by the Survey Control Section of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. (031010) | |
| 03-1156 | Rezoning - 701 South Eden Street and 710 and 722 South Caroline Street |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 701 South Eden Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-3 Zoning District to the B-2-4 Zoning District, and for the properties known as 710 and 722 South Caroline Street, as outlined in blue on the accompanying plat, from the M-3 Zoning District to the B-2-3 Zoning District. (031061) | |
| 03-1164 | City Streets - Opening - Walpert Avenue and a 10-Foot Alley |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of condemning and opening (1) Walpert Avenue, extending from Loch Raven Road southeasterly to 25th Street and (2) a 10-foot alley, laid out in the rear of the properties known as 601 through 609 Walpert Avenue, extending from Loch Raven Road southeasterly 66.3 feet, more or less, to 25th Street, as shown on Plat 346-A-47 in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. (031090) | |
| 03-1165 | City Streets - Closing - Walpert Avenue and a 10-Foot Alley |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of condemning and closing (1) Walpert Avenue, extending from Loch Raven Road southeasterly to 25th Street and (2) a 10-foot alley, laid out in the rear of the properties known as 601 through 609 Walpert Avenue, extending from Loch Raven Road southeasterly 66.3 feet, more or less, to 25th Street, as shown on Plat 346-A-47A in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. (031091) | |
| 03-1183 | City Streets - Closing - Mince Alley |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of condemning and closing Mince Alley, extending from Caroline Street, westerly to Ballou Street, as shown on Plat 343-A-24 in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. (031116) | |
| 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) | |
| 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) | |
| 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) | |
| 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) | |
| 03-1206 | Release of Right-of-Way - a 25-Foot Right-of-Way and a 10- Foot Right-of-Way Granted to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, Through the Property of Loch Raven Shopping Center, LLC |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of authorizing the release and surrender by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore of all of its interests in and to a 25-foot right-of-way and a 10-foot right-of-way heretofore granted to the Mayor and City Council City of Baltimore through the property of Loch Raven Shopping Center, LLC, the location and course of the rights-of-way to be released being shown on Plats R.W. 20-36088 and R.W. 20-36087, respectively, prepared by the Survey Control Section of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. (031145) | |
| Executive Nominations | |
| Executive Nominations - Withdrawn | |
| EA-0333 | James D. David |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Adult Public Guardianship Review Board - 2nd District (031142) | |
| EA-0337 | Michael A. Gervais |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Commission on HIV/AIDS - 2nd District (031186) | |
| Bills Introduced | |
| 03-1254 | City Streets - Opening - Maryland Avenue |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Public Works. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of condemning and opening Maryland Avenue, extending from Mt. Royal Avenue northerly to Oliver Street and lying within the Mid-Town Belvedere Urban Renewal Project, as shown on Plat 347-A-62 in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. - HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES SUBCOMMITTEE (031208) | |
| 03-1255 | City Streets - Closing - A Variable Width Portion of Maryland Avenue |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Public Works. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of condemning and closing a variable width portion of Maryland Avenue contiguous to the west side thereof, extending from a point 11.8 feet, more or less, north of Mt. Royal Avenue, Northerly 189.0 feet, more or less, at and above a plane 14.0 feet above the sidewalk on the west side of Maryland Avenue and lying within the Mid-Town Belvedere Urban Renewal Project, as shown on Plat 347-A-62A in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. - HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES SUBCOMMITTEE (031209) | |
| 03-1256 | Zoning - Health-Care Facilities - Conditional Use Substance Abuse Treatment Center - 4620 Doll Avenue |
| Sponsors: Holton, Rawlings-Blake, Spector. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Health. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a substance abuse treatment center on the property known as 4620 Doll Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat. - LAND USE AND PLANNING COMMITTEE (031211) | |
| 03-1257 | Midtown Community Benefits District and Management Authority - Renewal Through June 30, 2008 |
| Sponsors: Young, Welch. | |
| 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; 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 (031210) | |
| 03-1258 | In Support of Federal Legislation - The Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2003 |
| Sponsors: Abayomi, Mitchell, Pugh. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of supporting passage of this legislation that will require that all voting machines produce a voter-verified record of all votes cast in federal elections by mandating that all funds expended under the 2002 Help America Vote Act (HAVA) be utilized in a manner that ensures that this minimum standard of voter protection will be built into computer voting systems before the next general election; and respectfully requesting that the Maryland Delegation to the 108th Congress work to secure passage and enactment of the Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2003. - JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS (031212) | |
| Consent Calendar | |
| (See Section A at back of Agenda) | |
| Second Reader | |
| Budget and Appropriations | |
| 03-1204 | Supplementary Capital Fund Appropriation - Department of Public Works - $14,000,000 |
|
ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Capital Fund Appropriation in the amount of $14,000,000 to the Department of Public Works - (Account #9948-517-042), to provide
funding for the completion of Cell #6, Phase II at the Quarantine Road Landfill; and providing for a special effective date. (031143) Reported Favorable. | |
| 03-1236 | Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Public Works - $360,000 |
|
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. (031187) Reported Favorable. | |
| 03-1237 | Supplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation - Orphans' Court - $17,869 |
|
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. (031188) Reported Favorable. | |
| 03-1238 | Supplementary Federal Fund Operating Appropriation - Police Department - $5,134,350 |
|
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. (031190) Reported Favorable. | |
| 03-1239 | Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Public Works - $410,000 |
|
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. (031191) Reported Favorable. | |
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| Finance | |
| 03-1139 | Sale of Property - 1201-1221 Wall 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 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. (031027) Reported Favorable. | |
| Housing, Health, and Human Services | |