Baltimore Council Agenda, produced by Legistar

City of Baltimore

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

AGENDA
Monday, June 7, 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

Rev. Donald Palmore, Pastor, New Good Samaritan Baptist Church

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

Showcase Baltimore

Darren Williams, Precision Youth Program

Approval of the Journal

May 24, 2004

Communications from the Mayor

Bills Signed by the Mayor

May 28, 2004


04-1334	City Streets - Opening - Buren Street


	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)


04-1335	City Streets - Closing - Buren Street


	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)


04-1336	City Streets - Opening - Cardiff Avenue and a 19-foot Alley


	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)


04-1337	City Streets - Closing - Cardiff Avenue and a 19-foot Alley


	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)


04-1366	Revenue Obligations - Water Projects - Maximum Aggregate Principal Amount


	ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of increasing the maximum aggregate principal amount of revenue obligations that may be issued by the City under Ordinance 02-331; and providing for a special effective date. (041389)

Executive Nominations


04-0392	Robert L. Bogomolny


	EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Chair - Board of Ethics - 2nd District (041441)


EA-0393	Dana Moore


	EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Board of Ethics - 2nd District (041442)


EA-0394	Ralph S. Tyler


	EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - City Solicitor for Baltimore City - 5th District (041443)

Bills Introduced


04-1405	Housing and Community Development - License and Registration Fees
	Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin.
	Requester: Dept. of Housing and Community Development.
	ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of increasing the annual registration fee for vacant lots; defining and redefining certain terms applicable to the registration of vacant lots; modifying certain terminology applicable to late payments of license or registration fees for vacant lots, rental properties, or multiple-family dwellings and rooming houses; correcting, clarifying, and conforming certain language; and generally relating to the licensing or registration of certain properties. - TAXATION COMMITTEE (041444)


04-1406	Planned Unit Development - Designation - Harbor East
	Sponsors: Garey.
	Requester: Harbor East Parcel D-Hotel, LLC, and Harbor East Parcel D-Residential, LLC, c/o Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse.
	ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of approving the application of Harbor East Parcel D-Hotel, LLC, and Harbor East Parcel D-Residential, LLC, collectively the developer of certain property in the Inner Harbor East Urban Renewal Area identified as Parcel D and consisting of approximately 2.31 acres, more or less, to have that property designated a Business Planned Unit Development; and approving the Development Plan submitted by the applicant. - LAND USE AND PLANNING COMMITTEE (041445)


04-1407	Rezoning -- 1901 Light Street, 1921 Light Street, Bed of Johnson Street, and Block 1947, Lot 1
	Sponsors: Reisinger.
	Requester: L-A Investment Acquisitions, LLC, c/o Stanley S. Fine, Esq.
	ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 1901 Light Street, 1921 Light Street, bed of Johnson Street, and Block 1947, Lot 1, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-3 Zoning District to the R-8 Zoning District. - LAND USE AND PLANNING COMMITTEE (041446)


04-1408	Planned Unit Development - Designation - 1901 Light Street, 1921 Light Street, Bed of Johnson Street, and Block 1947, Lot 1
	Sponsors: Reisinger.
	Requester: L-A Investment Acquisitions, LLC, c/o Stanley S. Fine, Esq.
	ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of approving the application of Mark Eisenberg, L-A Investment Acquisitions, LLC, Ossani Investments, Inc., and the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, which are the owners or contract purchaser of 1901 Light Street, 1921 Light Street, bed of Johnson Street, and Block 1947, Lot 1 (collectively, the "Property"), to have the Property designated a Residential Planned Unit Development; and approving the Development Plan submitted by the applicant. - LAND USE AND PLANNING COMMITTEE (041447)


04-1409	Transit and Traffic - Bicycles on Sidewalks
	Sponsors: Stancil, D'Adamo, Young, Branch, Holton, Mitchell, Spector, Welch, Abayomi.

	ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of repealing the prohibition against riding bicycles on sidewalks and footways; conforming related provisions; and generally relating to the regulation of bicycles. - TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE (041452)


04-1410	Charter Amendment - Procurement - Competitive Sealed Proposals
	Sponsors: Curran, Welch, Abayomi.

	MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RES. - FOR the purpose of authorizing the use, under certain circumstances, of competitive sealed proposals in procurement; defining certain terms; conforming, correcting, and clarifying certain language; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection. - JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS (041448)


04-1411	Ensuring Public Access Television for the Citizens of Baltimore City
	Sponsors: Abayomi, Holton, Welch.
	Requester: Baltimore Grass Roots Media, c/o Amanda Bowers.
	CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of reaffirming the Baltimore City Council's commitment to public access television and democratic, grassroots, media access for all individuals living in Baltimore City by ensuring that public access television will be adequately provided for in the new cable television franchise agreement now being negotiated and by determining that provisions to guarantee ongoing financial support for public access television throughout the term that the agreement remains in effect will be included in the agreement to be signed in December 2004. - JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS (041449)


04-1412	In Support of Re-opening the COINTELPRO Hearing with Respect to Intelligence Activities in the 1975-1976 and Expansion of the Hearings to Include Activities Sanctioned by the USA Patriot
	Sponsors: Abayomi.
	Requester: The American Friends Service Committee, c/o Dominique Stevens.
	CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of supporting the American Friends Service Committee and the Partnership for Social Justice in requesting the Maryland Delegation to the 108th Congress to call for a Congressional hearing into the covert operations of COINTELPRO; the impact of COINTELPRO on the organizations and individuals who were victimized over 30 years ago through the obstruction of their human and civil rights; the impact of the more recently enacted USA Patriot Act on organizations and individuals who have come under similar scrutiny; and legal redress for victims of both of these intrusive operations. - JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS (041450)


04-1413	Informational Hearing - Why Don't Baltimore's Children Fare Well
	Sponsors: Young, President Dixon, Holton, Mitchell, Abayomi, Stancil, Carter, Welch.

	CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of requesting the Interim Director of the Baltimore Department of Social Services and Members of the Social Service Commission to share with the City Council the department's efforts to address continuing personnel shortages, technological inadequacies, and fiscal constraints that interfere with the mission of safeguarding children within the system and reaching children and families that should be monitored by social service professionals; to report on efforts to coordinate services with local agencies to increase the effectiveness of existing programs; and to submit to the Council a plan to ensure that no more of our children are neglected, abused, or murdered. - HOUSING, HEALTH, AND


04-1414	Informational Hearing - BCCC
	Sponsors: President Dixon, Young, Branch, Holton, Mitchell, Stancil, Welch, Abayomi.

	ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of requesting that the interim administration of Baltimore City Community College address the Council regarding the concerns recently raised in the latest Abell Foundation Report. - COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE (041453)

Consent Calendar

(See Section A at back of Agenda)

Second Reader

Executive Appointments


EA-0384	Edie Brown


	EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Civil Service Commission - 5th District (041403) Recommend Confirmation.


EA-0385	Paula L. Purviance


	EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Civilian Review Board - 3rd District (041404) Recommend Confirmation.


EA-0387	Shannon E. Avery


	EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Community Relations Commission - 2nd District (041406) Recommend Confirmation.


EA-0388	Joseph Brown, Jr.


	EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Community Relations Commission - 5th District (041407) Recommend Confirmation.


EA-0389	Dean S. Harrison


	EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Recreation and Parks Board - 5th District (041408) Recommend Confirmation.


EA-0390	Martin G. Knott, Jr.


	EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Recreation and Parks Board (041409) Recommend Confirmation.


EA-0391	Carolyn D. Wainwright


	EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Recreation and Parks Board - 4th District (041410) Recommend Confirmation.

Budget and Appropriations


04-1378	Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Baltimore City Fire Department - $2,528,000


	ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $2,528,000 to the Baltimore City Fire Department - Program 319 (Ambulance Service), for additional operating expenses for Fiscal Year 2004; and providing for a special effective date. (041411) Reported Favorable.


04-1379	Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Baltimore City Health Department - $100,000


	ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $100,000 to the Baltimore City Health Department - Program 304 (Health Promotion and Disease Prevention), for additional operating expenses for Fiscal Year 2004; and providing for a special effective date. (041412) Reported Favorable.


04-1380	Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Baltimore City Health Department - $50,000


	ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $50,000 to the Baltimore City Health Department - Program 300 (Administration), for additional operating expenses for Fiscal Year 2004; and providing for a special effective date. (041413) Reported Favorable.


04-1381	Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Baltimore City Health Department - $50,000


	ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $50,000 to the Baltimore City Health Department - Program 306 (General Nursing Service), for additional operating expenses for Fiscal Year 2004; and providing for a special effective date. (041414) Reported Favorable.


04-1382	Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Baltimore City Police Department - $3,500,000


	ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $3,500,000 to the Baltimore City Police Department - Program 201 (Field Operations), for additional operating expenses for Fiscal Year 2004; and providing for a special effective date. (041415) Reported Favorable.


04-1383	Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Baltimore City Police Department - $1,700,000


	ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $1,700,000 to the Baltimore City Police Department - Program 204 (Services), for additional operating expenses for Fiscal Year 2004 ; and providing for a special effective date. (041416) Reported Favorable.