City Council
City Hall, Room 408
100 North Holliday Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
AGENDA
Monday, October 4, 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 | |
| John A. Krach, Jr., Sr., Pastor, Church on the Rock | |
| Pledge of Allegiance | |
| Roll Call | |
| Showcase Baltimore | |
| Fall Apple Festival, Bertha Pender | |
| Approval of the Journal | |
| September 27, 2004 | |
| Bills Introduced | |
| 04-1549 | Supplementary Water Utility Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of Public Works - $3,000,000 |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Finance. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Water Utility Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $3,000,000 to the Department of Public Works - Program 552 (Water Facilities), to provide funding to cover additional operating expenses; and providing for a special effective date. - BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE (041603) | |
| 04-1550 | Baltimore Benefits Commission |
| Sponsors: President Dixon, Mitchell, D'Adamo, Holton, Curran, Pugh, Reisinger, Garey, Stukes, Cain, Carter, Welch. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of establishing a Baltimore Benefits Commission; providing for its membership, organization, and officers; specifying its duties; and generally relating to benefits provided to active and retired employees of Baltimore City. - TAXATION COMMITTEE (041604) | |
| 04-1551 | Informational Hearing - Lack of Nurses in Baltimore City High Schools |
| Sponsors: Pugh, President Dixon, D'Adamo, Holton, Reisinger, Garey, Mitchell, Welch, Stukes. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of requesting that representatives from the Baltimore City Health Department and the Baltimore City School Administration brief the City Council regarding information from a recent Baltimore Sun article that indicates that there are currently 20 out of 39 Baltimore City high schools without nurses on staff. - HOUSING, HEALTH, AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE (041605) | |
| 04-1552 | Request for State Legislation - Civilian Review Board - Additional Powers |
| Sponsors: Abayomi, President Dixon, Holton, Harris, Reisinger, Mitchell, Cain, Stukes, Welch. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of requesting the Honorable Chairs and Members of the Baltimore City Senate and House Delegations to the 2005 session of the Maryland General Assembly to introduce legislation to amend the Public Local Laws of Baltimore City to grant the Civilian Review Board the additional power to investigate allegations from the public of false arrest and false imprisonment, allowing citizens up to 1 year following the alleged incident to file complaints with the Internal Investigation Division of the Police Department of the Civilian Review Board. - PUBLIC SAFETY SUBCOMMITTEE (041606) | |
| Consent Calendar | |
| (See Section A at back of Agenda) | |
| Second Reader | |
| Executive Appointments | |
| EA-0400 | Laura L. Barrientos |
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EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals - 5th District (041572) Recommend Confirmation. | |
| Budget and Appropriations | |
| 04-1503 | Supplementary Special Fund Capital Appropriation - Commission on Aging and Retirement Education - $68,000 |
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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. (041552) Reported Favorable. | |
| Committee of the Whole | |
| 03-1194 | Youth Commission |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of reconstituting the Commission for Children and Youth as the Baltimore City Youth Commission; providing for the composition, terms, organization, powers, and
duties of the Youth Commission; providing for the establishment, composition, goals, and objectives of a Youth Council; defining certain terms; correcting; clarifying, and conforming
certain language; and generally relating to the development of coordinated community and government policies, programs, and services for children, youth, and their families.
(031126) Reported Favorable with Amendment. | |
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| Land Use and Planning | |
| 04-1407 | Rezoning -- 1901 Light Street, 1921 Light Street, Bed of Johnson Street, and Block 1947, Lot 1 |
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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. (041446) Reported Favorable. | |
| 04-1408 | Planned Unit Development - Designation - 1901 Light Street, 1921 Light Street, Bed of Johnson Street, and Block 1947, Lot 1 |
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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. (041447) Reported Favorable with Amendment. | |
| 04-1429 | Rezoning - 1328 Haubert Street |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 1328 Haubert Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-2-2 Zoning District to the R-8
Zoning District. (041475) Reported Favorable. | |
| Public Safety Subcommittee | |
| 04-1519 | False Arrest - Let's Protect Our Citizens |
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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. (041569) Reported Favorable. | |
| Taxation | |
| 04-1405 | Housing and Community Development - License and Registration Fees |
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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. (041444) Reported Favorable with Amendment. | |
| 04-1512 | Maryland Department of Transportation - County Transportation Revenue Bonds |
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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. (041562) Reported Favorable. | |
| Third Reader | |
| Third Reader (requires invocation of CC Rule 12-1 for same day advance from 2nd to 3rd Reader) | |
| 04-1512 | Maryland Department of Transportation - County Transportation Revenue Bonds |
| 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. (041562) | |
| Third Reader (to be held one meeting) | |
| 04-1426 | Rezoning - 3100 Waterview Avenue |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 3100 Waterview Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-2-1 Zoning District to the R-6 Zoning District. (041472) | |
| 04-1427 | Planned Unit Development - Designation - 3100 Waterview Avenue and Ward 25, Section 05, Block 7610, Lot 019 |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of approving the application of Waterview Avenue, LLC, owner of certain property known as 3100 Waterview Avenue and Ward 25, Section 05, Block 7610, Lot 019, (collectively, the "Property") to have that Property designated a Residential Planned Unit Development; and approving the Development Plan submitted by the applicant. (041473) | |
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| Third Reader (for final passage) | |
| 02-0861 | Urban Renewal - Fairfield |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of establishing the Fairfield Urban Renewal Area; approving a Renewal Plan for the Fairfield Urban Renewal Area; establishing permitted land uses; establishing certain requirements for land acquired; establishing general regulations, controls, and restrictions; establishing standards for review development or rehabilitation plans; establishing procedures for amending the Plan; providing for the term of the Plan; approving certain attachments and exhibits to the Plan; 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. | |
| 04-1308 | Acquisition of Property - Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard |
| 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 property located along Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard at Linden Avenue, and needed for the opening, widening, grading, construction, and maintenance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard; and providing for a special effective date. (041304) | |
| 04-1372 | Barclay Greenmount Historic District |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of designating the area located within certain boundaries as the Barclay Greenmount Historic District. (041398) | |
| 04-1400 | Baltimore City Landmark List - Schwing Motor Company Building |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of designating the Schwing Motor Company Building, 3324 Keswick Road, as a historical landmark. (041433) | |
| 04-1423 | Sale of Property - Former Beds of Certain Alleys Lying Within the Area Bounded by Ramsay Street, Poppleton Street, Ryan Street, McHenry Street, Parkin Street, and the Former Bed of Ramsay |
| 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 parcels of land known as the former beds of (1) a 3.5- foot alley, (2) a 4-foot alley, and (3) a 2-foot alley and no longer needed for highway or other public use; and providing for a special effective date. (041469) | |
| 04-1489 | Zoning - Health-Care Facilities - Conditional Use Substance Abuse Treatment Center - 926-938 East Monument Street |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a substance abuse treatment center on the property known as 926-938 East Monument Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat. (041538) | |
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| 03-1067 | Sale of Property - 1353, 1355, 1357, 1359, and 1361 Ponca Street and Block 6820, Lot 055/56 |
| 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 located at 1353, 1355, 1357, and 1359 Ponca Street (Block 6820, Lots 36, 37, 38, 39, and 40) and Block 6820 Lot 55/56 and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date. (030931) | |
| 04-1522 | Sale of Property - 903 South Curley 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 903 South Curley Street (Block 1879, Lot 075) and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date. (041575) | |
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