City Council
City Hall, Room 408
100 North Holliday Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
AGENDA
Monday, August 9, 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 | |
| Rabbi Elon Adler, Liberty Jewish Center | |
| Pledge of Allegiance | |
| Roll Call | |
| Showcase Baltimore | |
| Medicare Drug Card, Betty S. Burrier | |
| Approval of the Journal | |
| July 12, 2004 | |
| Communications from the Mayor | |
| Bills Signed by the Mayor | |
| August 6, 2004 | |
| 03-1226 | Sale of Property - 11001 Owings Mills Boulevard (Ravens Practice Facility) Baltimore County, Maryland 21117 |
| 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 11001 Owings Mills Boulevard, located in Baltimore County, Maryland 21117, k/a Map 58, Grid 15, Parcel 252, Lot 2, and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date. (031170) | |
| 04-1369 | Urban Renewal - Jonestown - Amendment __ |
| 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. (041392) | |
| 04-1397 | Sale of Property - Vacant Properties |
| 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 City-owned vacant properties that are no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date. (041430) | |
| 04-1398 | Charter Amendment - City Council - Vacancy |
| MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RES. - FOR the purpose of proposing a charter amendment to delete an inoperative provision relating to the filling of vacancies in the Council; clarifying certain language; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection. (041431) | |
| 04-1416 | Charter Amendment - Department of Transportation |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of amending the City Charter to establish a Department of Transportation among the Executive Departments; providing for the powers and duties of that department; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection. (041456) | |
| Executive Nominations | |
| Bills Introduced | |
| 04-1503 | Supplementary Special Fund Capital Appropriation - Commission on Aging and Retirement Education - $68,000 |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Finance. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Special Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $68,000 to the Commission on Aging and Retirement Education - (Account #9904-127-067), to provide funding for the renovation of the Eleanor E. Hooper Adult Day Care Center; and providing for a special effective date. - BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE (041552) | |
| 04-1504 | Franchise - COMCAST of Baltimore City, L.P. |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Mayor's Office of Cable and Communications. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of granting a franchise to COMCAST of Baltimore City, L.P., to construct, operate, and maintain a cable communications system in and across certain streets and public ways, subject to certain terms, conditions, and reservations; and providing for a special effective date. - COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE (041553) | |
| 04-1505 | Sale of Property - 4504 Harford Road |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Baltimore Development Corporation. | |
| 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 4504 Harford Road (Ward 27, Section 07, Block 5342, Lot 002) and is no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date. - FINANCE COMMITTEE (041554) | |
| 04-1506 | Sale of Property - 1110 East Baltimore Street |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Baltimore Development Corporation. | |
| 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 1110 East Baltimore Street (Ward 5, Section 7, Block 1338, Lot 2) and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date. - FINANCE COMMITTEE (041556) | |
| 04-1507 | Acquisition of Property - Perpetual Easements for Municipal Utilities and Services for the Key Highway East Project (Locust Point Industrial Road) |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Public Works. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to acquire, by purchase or condemnation, the fee simple or other interests in certain properties located along Key Highway East between Lawrence Street and Armour Street, and needed for the Key Highway East Project (Locust Point Industrial Road), as shown on plats numbered R.W. 20-36112 through R.W. 20-36115 in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. - FINANCE COMMITTEE (041557) | |
| 04-1508 | Acquisition of Property - Perpetual Easements and Temporary Rights of Access Needed for The Upper Jones Falls Interceptor Improvements Project |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Public Works. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to acquire, by purchase or condemnation, the fee simple or other interests in certain properties located along the Upper Jones Falls between Union Avenue and Smith Avenue and needed for the Upper Jones Falls Interceptor Improvements Project, as shown on plats numbered R.W. 20-36091, R.W. 20-36092, R.W. 20-36102, R.W. 20-36103, and Figure 2 through Figure 12 in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. - FINANCE COMMITTEE (041558) | |
| 04-1509 | City Streets - Closing - Certain Streets or Portions of them Lying Within the Area Bounded by Monument Street, Constitution Street, Exeter Street, Hillen Street, the Orleans Street |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Public Works. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of condemning and closing certain streets or portions of them lying within the area bounded by Monument Street, Constitution Street, Exeter Street, Hillen Street, the Orleans Street Viaduct, and the Fallsway, as shown on Plat 293-A-3C in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. - HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES SUBCOMMITTEE (041559) | |
| 04-1510 | City Streets - Opening - Certain Streets and Alleys Lying Within the Middle East Urban Renewal Project |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Public Works. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of condemning and opening certain streets and alleys lying within the Middle East Urban Renewal Project, bounded by Washington Street, Madison Street, Rutland Avenue, and Ashland Avenue, as shown on Plat 346-A-48 in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. - HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES SUBCOMMITTEE (041560) | |
| 04-1511 | City Streets - Closing - Certain Streets and Alleys Lying Within the Middle East Urban Renewal Project |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Public Works. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of condemning and closing certain streets and alleys lying within the Middle East Urban Renewal Project, bounded by Washington Street, Madison Street, Rutland Avenue, and Ashland Avenue, as shown on Plat 346-A-48A in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. - HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES SUBCOMMITTEE (041561) | |
| 04-1512 | Maryland Department of Transportation - County Transportation Revenue Bonds |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Finance. | |
| MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RES. - FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to enter into an agreement with the Maryland Department of Transportation in connection with the participation by the City in the proceeds derived from the sale of certain bonds, to be known as Department of Transportation of Maryland - County Transportation Revenue Bonds - Series 2004, and to be issued pursuant to State Transportation Article, Title 3, Subtitle 5; and authorizing the City to take any other action that may be necessary and proper to secure the share to which it is entitled of the proceeds derived from the sale of these bonds. - TAXATION COMMITTEE (041562) | |
| 04-1513 | Rezoning - 2305-2311 Essex Street |
| Sponsors: Cain. | |
| Requester: Jack McGlasson. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 2305-2311 Essex Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-2-2 Zoning District to the R-8 Zoning District. - LAND USE AND PLANNING COMMITTEE (041567) | |
| 04-1514 | City Property - Expanding Name of Senator Troy Brailey Park to be "Senator Troy Brailey - Easterwood Park" |
| Sponsors: Welch, Mitchell, Pugh, Spector, D'Adamo, Curran, Reisinger, Rawlings-Blake. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of expanding the name of Senator Troy Brailey Park, located at 1522 North Bentalou Street, to be "Senator Troy Brailey - Easterwood Park". - JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS (041564) | |
| 04-1515 | Rezoning -- 1301 Covington Street |
| Sponsors: Reisinger. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 1301 Covington Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-2-2 Zoning District to the O-R-2 Zoning District. - LAND USE AND PLANNING COMMITTEE (041565) | |
| 04-1516 | Zoning - Conditional Use Massage Therapist's Office - 211 East Mount Royal Avenue |
| Sponsors: Branch, Young. | |
| Requester: Sherrill Gardner. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a massage therapist's office on the property known as 211 East Mount Royal Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat. - LAND USE AND PLANNING COMMITTEE (041566) | |
| 04-1517 | School Rezoning |
| Sponsors: President Dixon, D'Adamo, Pugh, Curran, Holton, Young, Reisinger, Mitchell, Rawlings-Blake, Spector. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of requesting that the School Board conduct a rezoning process within the next 2 years, and come in line with legislative redistricting in 2013. - EDUCATION AND LABOR SUBCOMMITTEE (041571) | |
| 04-1518 | How Does the Department of Public Works Work? |
| Sponsors: Young, D'Adamo, Pugh, Curran, Holton, Reisinger. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of acknowledging the many contributions of the Department of Public Works' personnel to the general well being and decent standard of living of the residents of, and visitors to, Baltimore City and exploring the funding and staffing trends of the Department's bureaus to determine if there is sufficient support for the agency to continue to perform its varied functions in the future. - JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS (041568) | |
| 04-1519 | False Arrest - Let's Protect Our Citizens |
| Sponsors: Abayomi, President Dixon, Curran, Holton, Young, Mitchell, Reisinger, Rawlings-Blake, Spector. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of holding a hearing to examine and investigate how widespread the issues of false arrest and false imprisonment have become, and how these issues affect the economic and social well being of the lower income and indigent populations of Baltimore City. - PUBLIC SAFETY SUBCOMMITTEE (041569) | |
| Consent Calendar | |
| (See Section A at back of Agenda) | |
| Second Reader | |
| Committee of the Whole | |
| 04-1404 | Operating Budget for the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2005 |
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MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RES. - FOR the purpose of approving the budget estimated to be needed for the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners for operating programs during Fiscal
2005: providing for certification of the approved budget to the State Superintendent of Schools; and providing for a special effective date. (041437) Reported Favorable with Amendment. | |
| Judiciary and Legislative Investigations | |
| 04-1341 | City Property - Naming the Boardroom in the Department of Planning to be the Phoebe B. Stanton Boardroom |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of naming the boardroom in the Department of Planning located at 417 East Fayette Street to be the Phoebe B. Stanton Boardroom. (041341) Reported Favorable. | |
| 04-1399 | City Property - Renaming Engine Company #36 to be the Charles Ridgely Thomas, Sr. Engine Company |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of changing the name of Engine Company #36, located at Bentalou Street and Edmondson Avenue, to the Charles Ridgely Thomas, Sr. Engine Company.
(041432) Reported Favorable with Amendment. | |
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| Land Use and Planning | |
| 03-1227 | Zoning - Conditional Use Parking, Open Off-Street Area - Block 5093, Lots 47, 49, 60/61, and (if Acquired by the Applicant) a Portion of Lot 62 |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a parking, open off-street area on the properties known as Block
5093, Lots 47, 49, 60/61, and (if acquired by the applicant) a Portion of Lot 62, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat. (031171) Reported Favorable with Amendment. | |
| 04-1345 | Zoning - Amending Ordinance 03-484 |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of amending Ordinance 03-484 to correct a typographical error in the zoning district designation; and providing for a special effective date.
(041344) Reported Favorable with Amendment. | |
| 04-1419 | Rezoning - 700 South Caroline Street |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 700 South Caroline Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-3 Zoning District to the
B-2-2 Zoning District. (041459) Reported Favorable. | |
| Taxation | |
| 04-1324 | Bond Issue - Public Buildings Loan - $7,580,000 |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore ... to issue and sell its certificates of indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $7,580,000, the proceeds ... thereof to be used for the cost of issuance, ... and the remainder of such proceeds to be used for the acquisition ... of land or property, ... and for constructing and erecting ... new buildings, structures and other auxiliary facilities owned by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, and for the renovation, alternation, construction, reconstruction, installation, improvement and repair of existing buildings, structures and facilities to be or now being used in connection with ... buildings owned by the Mayor and City | |