City of Baltimore

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

AGENDA
Monday, December 8, 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
The Reverend Dr. Holger Roggelin, Pastor, Zion Church of the City of Baltimore
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Showcase Baltimore
Linwood Carpenter, Director, and Daphne Hicks, Neighborhood Service Center's Campaign for Giving
Bills Introduced
 
03-1259 Baltimore City Public Schools - Reports
Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin.
Requester: Dept. of Finance.
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RES. - FOR the purpose of requiring certain monthly reports from the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners and the School System's Chief Executive Officer. - COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE (031213)
 
03-1260 City Property - Grant of Easement
Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin.
Requester: Dept. of Public Works.
ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to grant a Perpetual Easement for a Telecommunications System Tie-In through the parcel of land known as 5401 Mason Lord Drive as shown Plat RW20-36093 in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. - HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES SUBCOMMITTEE (031214)
 
03-1261 Zoning - Conditional Use Convalescent, Nursing, and Rest Home (Assisted Living) - 6712 Harford Road
Sponsors: Curran.
Requester: Eyes on Us Assisted Living, Inc., c/o Janice Nduara.
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 6712 Harford Road, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat. - LAND USE AND PLANNING COMMITTEE (031215)
 
03-1262 Planned Unit Development - Designation - Harbor Point
Sponsors: Garey.
Requester: SBER Harbor Point, LLC, c/o Tonja Bush, Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse.
ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of repealing Ordinance 93-260, approved August 10, 1993, that established the Allied and Related Sites Planned Unit Development; approving the application of SBER Harbor Point, LLC, authorized by Honeywell International, Inc., fee simple owner of certain property bounded generally by the Baltimore Harbor to the south and west, the Living Classrooms' site to the north, and Caroline Street to the east, consisting of approximately 26.8 acres, more or less, as outlined on the accompanying Development Plan, to have that property designated a Business Planned Unit Development; and approving the Development Plan submitted by the applicant. - LAND USE AND PLANNING COMMITTEE (031218)
 
03-1263 Planned Unit Development - Designation - 1800 E. Fort Avenue and 1700 Beason Street
Sponsors: Garey.
Requester: Silo Point II, LLC, c/o Stanley S. Fine, Esq. and J. Kirby Fowler, Jr., Esq..
ORDINANCE - For the purpose of approving the application of Silo Point II, LLC, which is the owner of 1800 E. Fort Avenue and 1700 Beason Street (collectively, the "Property"); to have the Property designated an Industrial Planned Unit Development and approving the Development Plan submitted by the applicant. - LAND USE AND PLANNING COMMITTEE (031219)
 
03-1264 Creation of the Baltimore City Council Transition Commission
Sponsors: President Dixon, Young, Pugh, Curran, Mitchell, Welch, Garey, Rawlings-Blake, Abayomi, Reisinger, Carter.
CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of creating the Baltimore City Council Transition Commission in partnership with the Baltimore Efficiency and Economy Foundation (BEEF) to evaluate all aspects of the City Council and its operations to ensure a smooth transition from a body comprising 6 3-member districts to a body comprising 14 single-member districts to facilitate a continuing satisfactory level of delivery of services to the citizens of Baltimore. - IMMEDIATE ADOPTION (031220)
 
03-1265 Fiscal Year 2004 City Budget - Funds Contingent Upon Performance - Release of Funds
Sponsors: President Dixon, Pugh, Curran, Rawlings-Blake, Welch, Reisinger, Carter, Garey, Abayomi.
CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of authorizing the Board of Estimates to release certain funds that were withheld from certain City agencies pending the demonstration of compliance with performance prerequisites set by the City Council. - IMMEDIATE ADOPTION (031221)
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Consent Calendar
(See Section A at back of Agenda)
Second Reader
Taxation
 
03-1231 North Locust Point Development District
ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of designating a "development district" to be known as the "North Locust Point 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. (031180)
Reported Favorable with
Third Reader
Third Reader (requires invocation of CC Rule 12-1 for same day advance from 2nd to 3rd Reader)
 
03-1231 North Locust Point Development District
ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of designating a "development district" to be known as the "North Locust Point 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. (031180)
Third Reader (for final passage)
 
01-0619 Zoning - Variances
ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council to grant certain variances as part of the grant of a conditional use; correcting, clarifying, and conforming certain language; and generally relating to zoning variances and conditional uses. (010379)
 
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)
 
03-1202 Planned Unit Development - Amendment 1 - North Charles Village
ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of approving certain amendments to the Development Plan of the North Charles Village Planned Unit Development. (031136)
 
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)
 
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)
 
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)
 
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)
 
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)
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Bills Withdrawn
 
03-1253 Inaugural Event - Baltimore Speaks: A Cry for Justice That Transforms, Heals, and Liberates
CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of congratulating the American Friends Service Committee and the People of Color United for Justice and Peace on the success of the inaugural annual initiative, October 13 - 17, 2003, that united activists, citizens, and policy makers to further the cause of instituting more equitable forms of delivering justice and initiating dialogue around issues related to crime, law enforcement, and the judicial system. (031206)
Committee Announcements
Announcements
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Adjournment
Cable Hearing Schedule
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2003 AT 5:00 P.M.
Judiciary and Legislative Investigations Committee, Councilmember Curran - Chair
03-1112 - Clean Water Act Consent Decree - An Estimated $900 Million in Sewer System Repairs - Full Participation in City Contracts
 
 
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2004 AT 5:00 P.M.
Land Use and Planning Committee, Councilmember Garey - Chair
00-0033 Comprehensive Rezoning of Baltimore City (Briefing by the Dept. of Planning on the progress achieved on the Comprehensive Rezoning of Baltimore City)