City Council
City Hall, Room 408
100 North Holliday Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
AGENDA
Monday, May 10, 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 | |
| Pastor Benjamin Barnwell, Sr., New Creation Church of Jesus Christ | |
| Pledge of Allegiance | |
| Roll Call | |
| Showcase Baltimore | |
| Tom Saunders, Eye on Baltimore program | |
| Approval of the Journal | |
| May 3, 2004 | |
| Bills Introduced | |
| 04-1368 | Building, Fire, and Related Codes - Fees and Surcharges |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Housing and Community Development. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of authorizing certain credits for permits revoked because of an administrative error; lowering the fees charged for copying certain documents; clarifying that application fees are nonrefundable; increasing the penalty surcharges imposed for permits issued after work is begun; authorizing the reduction of a penalty surcharge under certain circumstances; making certain contractors personally liable for payment of the surcharge; prohibiting those contractors from seeking to recoup the surcharge from the property owner; imposing certain penalties; correcting, clarifying, and conforming certain language; and generally relating to fees and surcharges imposed under the Building, Fire, and Related Codes | |
| 04-1369 | Urban Renewal - Jonestown - Amendment __ |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Housing and Community Development. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Jonestown to authorize the acquisition by purchase or by condemnation of certain properties for urban renewal purposes; 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 (041392) | |
| 04-1370 | City Bicycle Network |
| Sponsors: Pugh, President Dixon, Young, Welch, Cain, Garey, Mitchell, Rawlings-Blake, Spector, Abayomi, Reisinger. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of requiring the development of certain plans and policies, including a network strategy, to accommodate and encourage bicycle and pedestrian traffic; establishing a Bicycle Advisory Committee; requiring City agencies to provide and certain projects to include certain accommodations; and generally relating to a City Bicycle Network Strategy. - TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE (041393) | |
| 04-1371 | Retirement Systems - Assignments - Divorce Settlements |
| Sponsors: Holton, Welch, Spector, Rawlings-Blake, Abayomi. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of authorizing certain deductions to be made pursuant to a divorce-settlement agreement under certain circumstances; correcting, clarifying, and conforming certain language; and generally relating to the assignment of pensions, annuities, and retirement allowances. - TAXATION COMMITTEE (041394) | |
| 04-1372 | Barclay Greenmount Historic District |
| Sponsors: Young, Branch, Carter. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Housing and Community Development. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of designating the area located within certain boundaries as the Barclay Greenmount Historic District. - URBAN AFFAIRS (041398) | |
| 04-1373 | An Open Forum: Is Baltimore's Housing in Order? |
| Sponsors: Stukes, Curran, President Dixon, Young, Branch, Harris, Carter, Mitchell, Abayomi, Welch, Reisinger. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of examining the status of privately-owned, market-rate rental, public, and Section 8/Choice Voucher rental housing in the City to determine if there is an adequate supply of decent housing in safe neighborhoods for Baltimore City residents of all income-levels; to discover the impact of gentrification in the displacement of low- and middle-income residents from neighborhoods that are in transition; to ascertain if there is a clustering of public housing in certain lower socio-economic neighborhoods while housing opportunities are being limited in more affluent neighborhoods; to assess the Department's efforts to encourage public housing tenants to become homeowners when compared with efforts to | |
| 04-1374 | Senior Living Communities - We Need More |
| Sponsors: Pugh, President Dixon, Branch, Welch, Carter, Garey, Mitchell. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of requesting that the City of Baltimore look for a minimum of 40-50 acres of land to create a senior living community complete with pharmaceutical and health needs. - HOUSING, HEALTH, AND HUMAN SERVICES/AGING SUBCOMMITTEE (041396) | |
| 04-1375 | In Recognition of the 50th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education |
| Sponsors: Holton, President Dixon, Young, Branch, Harris, Mitchell, Garey, Carter, Spector, Rawlings-Blake, Reisinger, Pugh, Cain, Abayomi. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of acknowledging the 50th anniversary of the historic United States Supreme Court decision announced on May 17th, 1954 that "separate education facilities are inherently unequal" in the case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas which forced the desegregation of public schools in 21 states; and on this occasion taking note that the state of the Baltimore City Public School System, because of fiscal difficulties and changing demographics, threatens to put children in this jurisdiction in an unequal educational situation that mirrors those of 50 years ago. - IMMEDIATE ADOPTION (041397) | |
| 04-1376 | CC 01-0479 - Performance Evaluations - All Baltimore City Employees |
| Sponsors: President Dixon, Pugh, Young, Branch, Welch, Holton, Harris, Cain, Garey, Carter, Mitchell, Abayomi, Reisinger. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of urging that the Director of Human Resources and the Labor Commissioner take specific actions to insure that the Administration's process in promulgating rules and regulations for a Uniform Performance Evaluation System include input from unions representing Baltimore City employees and providing for specific requirements relating to the adoption of the system. - IMMEDIATE ADOPTION (041399) | |
| 04-1377 | CC 02-0933 - Department of Human Resources - Uniform Termination Policy |
| Sponsors: President Dixon, Pugh, Young, Branch, Welch, Harris, Holton, Mitchell, Garey, Carter, Reisinger, Cain, Abayomi. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of urging that, in addition to the actions requested of the Director of Human Resources by 02-0933 in reference to providing for a uniform termination policy to be adhered to by all agencies, the Director include in the Personnel Manual specific actions to be taken in the termination of City employees. - IMMEDIATE ADOPTION (041400) | |
| Consent Calendar | |
| (See Section A at back of Agenda) | |
| Second Reader | |
| Executive Appointments | |
| EA-0371 | Miyong T. Kim, RN, Ph.D. |
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EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Commission on Aging and Retirement Education (041356) Recommend Confirmation. | |
| EA-0372 | Tracey Frey |
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EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Cable Communications Advisory Commission - 4th District (041357) Recommend Confirmation. | |
| EA-0374 | Michelle Harris Bondima |
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EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Community Relations Commission - 5th District (041360) Recommend Confirmation. | |
| EA-0375 | Victor Clark, Jr. |
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EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Community Relations Commission - 4th District (041361) Recommend Confirmation. | |
| EA-0376 | Tracy K. Gosson |
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EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Recreation and Parks Board - 1st District (041362) Recommend Confirmation. | |
| EA-0378 | Frederick M. Hopkins |
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EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Recreation and Parks Board - 5th District (041364) Recommend Confirmation. | |
| EA-0379 | Wendell Peters Rawlings |
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EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Recreation and Parks Board - 4th District (041365) Recommend Confirmation. | |
| EA-0380 | Samuel Rodriguez, Jr. |
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EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Recreation and Parks Board - 2nd District (041366) Recommend Confirmation. | |
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| Economic Development Subcommittee | |
| 04-1329 | Public Forum - Wages and Living Standards in Baltimore City |
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CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of inviting members of SEIU (Service Employees International Union) and other service industries workers to speak-out on the current state of
employment and standard of living for low wage workers in the Baltimore area; to call upon all stakeholders to participate in a discussion of the changes in the City's employment needs;
and to discover what measures can be undertaken to insure that all working persons can secure a decent level of material comfort for themselves and their families. (041325) Reported Favorable with Amendment. | |
| Highways and Franchises | |
| 04-1334 | City Streets - Opening - Buren Street |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of condemning and opening Buren Street, extending from Madison Street southerly to Monument Street, as shown on Plat 293-A-3D in the Office of the Department
of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. (041334) Reported Favorable. | |
| 04-1335 | City Streets - Closing - Buren Street |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of condemning and closing Buren Street, extending from Madison Street southerly to Monument Street, as shown on Plat 293-A-3E in the Office of the Department
of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. (041335) Reported Favorable. | |
| 04-1336 | City Streets - Opening - Cardiff Avenue and a 19-foot Alley |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of condemning and opening (1) Cardiff Avenue, extending from Baylis Street westerly to Highland Avenue, (2) Cardiff Avenue, extending from Highland Avenue
westerly to Clinton Street, and (3) a 19-foot alley laid out in the rear of the properties known as Nos. 1501/05 through 1555 South Clinton Street, extending from Cardiff Avenue southerly
to the end thereof, as shown on Plat 314-A-11 in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. (041336) Reported Favorable. | |
| 04-1337 | City Streets - Closing - Cardiff Avenue and a 19-foot Alley |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of condemning and closing (1) Cardiff Avenue, extending from Baylis Street westerly to Highland Avenue, (2) Cardiff Avenue, extending from Highland Avenue
westerly to Clinton Street, and (3) a 19-foot alley laid out in the rear of the properties known as Nos. 1501/05 through 1555 South Clinton Street, extending from Cardiff Avenue southerly
to the end thereof, as shown on Plat 314-A-11A in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. (041337) Reported Favorable. | |
| Judiciary and Legislative Investigations | |
| 04-1305 | Support for an Inquiry Into the Administration's Role |
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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." (041300) Reported Favorable. | |
| Third Reader | |
| Third Reader (requires invocation of CC Rule 12-1 for same day advance from 2nd to 3rd Reader) | |
| Third Reader (for final passage) | |
| 03-1230 | Sale of Property - A Portion of the Former Bed of Bloede Avenue |
| 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 a portion of the former bed of Bloede Avenue and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date. (031179) | |
| 04-1266 | Rezoning -- 733-735 East Fort Avenue |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 733-735 East Fort Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-2-2 Zoning District to the R-8 Zoning District. (041235) | |
| 04-1267 | Zoning - Conditional Use Amendment - 5411 Old Walther Avenue |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of amending the maximum bed capacity for the convalescent, nursing and rest home (assisted living) on the property known as 5411 Old Walther Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat. (041236) | |
| Enrolled Third Reader (for final passage) | |
| 03-1192 | Civil Citations - Modifications |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of modifying the amount of a certain prepayable civil fine imposed for violations of park rules; adding to the offenses for which certain civil citations may be issued the prohibition against dispensing fuel for dirt bikes or unregistered motorcycles or similar vehicles; and generally relating to the issuance of civil citations for certain offenses. (031124) | |
| Bills Withdrawn | |
| Committee Announcements | |