City Council
City Hall, Room 408
100 North Holliday Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
AGENDA
Monday, March 8, 2004
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 | |
| Sister Mary Fitzgerald, S.S.N.D., Institute of Notre Dame High School | |
| Pledge of Allegiance | |
| Roll Call | |
| Showcase Baltimore | |
| Verna Lee Day-Jones, Women that changed theater in Baltimore | |
| Approval of the Journal | |
| February 23, 2004 | |
| Communications from the Mayor | |
| Bills Signed by the Mayor | |
| March 3, 2004 | |
| 03-1082 | Payments in Lieu of Taxes - Ward 04, Section 10, Block 620, Lot #004 "206-218 West Fayette Street" |
| MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RES. - FOR the purpose of authorizing an economic development project to be known as "206-218 West Fayette Street", in order that the Board of Estimates may enter into a Payment in Lieu of Taxes Agreement with West Fayette Parking Associates, LLC, its successors or assigns, for a 500-space structured parking garage; generally relating to payments in lieu of taxes for 206-218 West Fayette Street development; and providing for a special effective date. (030954) | |
| 03-1207 | City Property - Grant of Easement |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to grant an easement for a parking lot beneath the Russell Street Viaduct between Ostend Street and the bridge abutment north of West Street as shown on a plat numbered 115-B-1D prepared by the Survey Control Section and filed in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. (031146) | |
| 03-1208 | City Streets - Opening - Granby Street |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of condemning and opening Granby Street, extending from Albemarle Street southwesterly to President Street, as shown on Plat 346-A-45 in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. (031147) | |
| 03-1209 | City Streets - Closing - Granby Street |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of condemning and closing Granby Street, extending from a point 94.0 feet, more or less, from the southwest side of Albemarle Street southwesterly to President Street, as shown on Plat 346-A-45A in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. (031148) | |
| 03-1217 | Sale of Property - A Portion of the Former Bed of Buren 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 known as a portion of the former bed of Buren Street, extending from Monument Street southerly 14.5 feet, more or less, and no longer needed for highway or public use; and providing for a special effective date. (031160) | |
| Executive Nominations | |
| EA-0359 | S. Rebecca Galloway |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Commission on Aging and Retirement Education (041280) | |
| EA-0360 | Kenneth N. Gelula |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Commission on Aging and Retirement Education - 5th District (041281) | |
| EA-0361 | Miyong T. Kim, RN, Ph.D. |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Commission on Aging and Retirement Education (041282) | |
| EA-0362 | James Mosley |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Commission on Aging and Retirement Education - 5th District (041284) | |
| EA-0363 | Jennifer Mead |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Animal Control Advisory Committee - 5th District (041283) | |
| EA-0364 | Bonaventure A. Achinanya |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Mayor's Commission on Disabilities - 1st District (041285) | |
| EA-0365 | Toni Y. Blair |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Mayor's Commission on Disabilities - 3rd District (041286) | |
| EA-0366 | Francine I. Coleman |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Mayor's Commission on Disabilities - 5th District (041287) | |
| EA-0367 | Camilo Quintero |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Mayor's Commission on Disabilities - 6th District (041288) | |
| EA-0368 | Elaine W. Vogelhut |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Mayor's Commission on Disabilities - 2nd District (041289) | |
| EA-0369 | Regina Clay Drake |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Planning Commission - 4th District (041290) | |
| EA-0370 | Kristen Stamile Kinkopf |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Social Services Commission - 5th District (041291) | |
| Bills Introduced | |
| 04-1298 | Sale of Property - S/S West 34th Street, 69 Feet 11 Inches West of Elm Avenue |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Comptroller (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 property known as the S/S West 34th Street, 69 feet 11 inches west of Elm Avenue, Block 3511, Lot 017 and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date. - FINANCE COMMITTEE (041293) | |
| 04-1299 | Sale of Property - the Former Bed of Clinton Street |
| 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 a certain parcel of land known as the former bed of Clinton Street, extending from Mertens Avenue southerly 444 feet to Newgate Avenue, and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date. - FINANCE COMMITTEE (041294) | |
| 04-1300 | City Streets - Closing - Clinton Street |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Public Works. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of condemning and closing Clinton Street, extending from Mertens Avenue southerly 444 feet to Newgate Avenue, as shown on Plat 347-A-64 in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. - HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES SUBCOMMITTEE (041295) | |
| 04-1301 | Taxes - 911 Telephone Fee |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Finance. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of increasing the additional charge for the 911 system; correcting a codification omission; correcting, clarifying, and conforming certain language; and generally relating to the imposition of a charge for the operation and maintenance of the 911 system. - TAXATION COMMITTEE (041296) | |
| 04-1302 | Amusement Devices - Licensing and Regulation |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Finance. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of consolidating and expanding the provisions governing the licensing, registration, and regulation of amusement devices; defining certain terms; requiring certain devices to be licensed and registered; establishing certain fees; correcting, clarifying, and conforming certain language; imposing certain penalties; and generally relating to the licensing, registration, and regulation of amusement devices. - TAXATION COMMITTEE (041297) | |
| 04-1303 | Public Ethics Law - Board Composition - Board Staff |
| Sponsors: Young, Branch, Harris, Reisinger, Carter, Rawlings-Blake. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of modifying the composition of the Ethics Board; providing that the City Solicitor or the Solicitor's designee serves as staff to the Ethics Board; clarifying, conforming, and correcting certain language; and generally relating to the administration of the City Public Ethics Law. - JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS (041298) | |
| 04-1304 | A Plea for Help to Baltimore Area Colleges and Universities |
| Sponsors: Pugh, President Dixon, Young, Branch, Harris, Mitchell, Reisinger, Carter, Spector, Curran, Rawlings-Blake, Garey. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of calling upon Baltimore area colleges and universities to assist the innocent victims of the Baltimore City Public School System's fiscal crisis by hosting summer school curriculums on their campuses; requesting the State Superintendent of Schools and the CEO of Baltimore City Public School to cooperate in this endeavor and devise a system whereby students who attend these classes can be given school credit and; urging the Governor, the Mayor, and Maryland State legislators to support this initiative. - EDUCATION AND LABOR SUBCOMMITTEE (041299) | |
| 04-1305 | Support for an Inquiry Into the Administration's Role |
| Sponsors: Abayomi, Rawlings-Blake, Branch. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of supporting members of the Congressional Black Caucus in calling for an investigation into the role the current administration played in the exile of the President of Haiti and claims by the ousted Jean-Bertrand Aristide of a "modern kid-napping" and active U. S. participation in a "coup d'etat." - JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS (041300) | |
| 04-1306 | An Open Letter to the State - Please Let Us Put Our Money Where Our Hearts Are |
| Sponsors: Stukes, President Dixon, Young, Harris, Mitchell. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of requesting the Chairs and Members of the Baltimore City Delegation to the 2004 Maryland General Assembly to introduce emergency legislation to allow the tax payers of Baltimore City and the rest of the State to earmark a certain amount of their taxable income for use in the Baltimore City School system to alleviate the current fiscal and operational crisis; encouraging the Mayor, the State Superintendent of Schools, the teacher's unions, and parents to support introduction and passage of Education Tax Credit legislation; and urging the Governor to sign such provisions into law. - EDUCATION AND LABOR SUBCOMMITTEE (041301) | |
| 04-1307 | In Support of Proposed State Legislation - Baltimore City Public School System Authority |
| Sponsors: President Dixon, Branch, Reisinger, Spector, Rawlings-Blake, Garey. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of urging the Governor of the State of Maryland and members of the Baltimore City Delegation to the Maryland General Assembly to support instituting a five member Baltimore City Public School System Authority under certain conditions, with monthly reports to the Mayor and to the City Council of Baltimore; and providing for ongoing oversight of the authority by the Governor, the Maryland General Assembly, the Mayor, and the City Council of Baltimore. - IMMEDIATE ADOPTION (041302) | |
| Consent Calendar | |
| (See Section A at back of Agenda) | |
| Second Reader | |
| Committee of the Whole | |
| 03-1259 | Baltimore City Public Schools - Reports |
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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.
(031213) Reported Favorable. | |
| 04-1289 | Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - MR-Miscellaneous General Expense - $8,000,000 |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $8,000,000 to MR-Miscellaneous General Expense, to provide special cash flow
assistance to the Baltimore City Public School System; and providing for a special effective date. (041271) Reported Favorable with Amendment. | |
| Land Use and Planning | |
| 03-1222 | Planned Unit Development - The Maryland Jockey Club of Baltimore City, Inc. |
|
ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of repealing the existing Development Plan for the Maryland Jockey Club of Baltimore City, Inc., Planned Unit Development and approving a new Development Plan
for the Maryland Jockey Club of Baltimore City, Inc. Planned Unit Development. (031165) Reported Favorable with Amendment. | |
| 03-1223 | Rezoning - A Portion of Block 1946, Lot 18 (1800 Block of Webster Street) |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the southernmost portion of the property known as Block 1946, Lot 18 (1800 Block of Webster Street), as outlined in red on the
accompanying plat, from the M-2-2 Zoning District to the R-8 Zoning District. (031166) Reported Favorable. | |
| 03-1228 | |