City of Baltimore

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

AGENDA
Monday, January 24, 2005
5:00 PM
City Hall


City Council

Sheila Dixon, President of the Council
District 1: James Kraft - District 2: Nicholas C. D'Adamo
District 3: Robert W. Curran - District 4: Kenneth N. Harris, Sr.
District 5: Rochelle "Rikki" Spector - District 6: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
District 7: Belinda Conaway - District 8: Helen L. Holton
District 9: Agnes Welch - District 10: Edward L. Reisinger
District 11: Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr. - District 12: Bernard C. "Jack" Young
District 13: Paula Johnson Branch - District 14: Mary Pat Clarke

Call to Order
Invocation
Reverend Neta Pringle, Interim Pastor, Govans Presbyterian Church
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Showcase Baltimore
BALTIMORESPONDS, Baltimore City Tsunami Relief Effort, Mark Smith, Director of Disaster Response, World Relief and Carl Foreman, Constituency Relations Manager, Catholic Relief Services
Approval of the Journal
December 9, 2004
Communications from the Mayor
Executive Nominations
 
EA-0001 Edward J. Gallagher
EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Parking Authority Board - 4th District (050026)
Bills Introduced
 
05-0009 Supplementary Loan Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $604,259
Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin.
Requester: Dept. of Finance.
ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Loan Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $604,259 to the Department of Transportation - (Account # 9950-514-802), to provide capital appropriations for resurfacing various roadways within the City (Job Order Contract B); and providing for a special effective date. - BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE (050023)
 
05-0010 Supplementary Loan Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $500,000
Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin.
Requester: Dept. of Finance.
ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Loan Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $500,000 to the Department of Transportation - (Account #9950-514-801), to provide capital appropriations for resurfacing various roadways within the City (Job Order Contract A); and providing for a special effective date. - BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE (050024)
 
05-0011 Supplementary Loan Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $6,000,000
Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin.
Requester: Dept. of Finance.
ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Loan Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $6,000,000 to the Department of Transportation - (Account # 9950-514-800), to provide capital appropriations for resurfacing various roadways within the City (Job Order Contract 1); and providing for a special effective date. - BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE (050025)
 
05-0012 Supplementary Loan Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $450,000
Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin.
Requester: Dept. of Finance.
ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Loan Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $450,000 to the Department of Transportation - (Account # 9950-514-803), to provide capital appropriations for resurfacing various roadways within the City (Job Order Contract C); and providing for a special effective date. - BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE (050027)
 
05-0013 Sale of Property - 101 West Cromwell 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 101 West Cromwell Street (Block 1060, Lot 006) and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date. - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC FINANCING SUBCOMMITTEE (050028)
 
05-0014 Sale of Property - 2300 South Hanover 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 2300 South Hanover Street (Block 1060, Lot 004) and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date. - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC FINANCING SUBCOMMITTEE (050029)
 
05-0015 Sale of Property - 101 West Dickman 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 101 West Dickman Street (Block 1060, Lot 001) and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date. - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC FINANCING SUBCOMMITTEE (050030)
 
05-0016 Sale of Property - 1407 Key Highway
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 1407 Key Highway (Block 1998, Lot 001) and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date. - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC FINANCING SUBCOMMITTEE (050031)
 
05-0017 City Streets - Opening - Warden Street
Requester: Dept. of Public Works.
ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of condemning and opening Warden Street, extending from Chase Street Southerly, 76 feet, more or less, as shown on Plat 347-A-68 in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. - HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES SUBCOMMITTEE (050032)
 
05-0018 City Streets - Closing - Warden Street
Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin.
Requester: Dept. of Public Works.
ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of condemning and closing Warden Street, extending from Chase Street Southerly, 76 feet, more or less, as shown on Plat 347-A-68A in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. - HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES SUBCOMMITTEE (050033)
 
05-0019 City Streets - Opening - A 30-Foot Lane
Requester: Dept. of Public Works.
ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of condemning and opening a 30-foot lane lain out southwest of the northeast outline of the property known as 4141 Hillen Road, extending from Hillen Road, southeasterly 473 feet, more or less, to the end thereof, as shown on Plat 347-A-67 in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. - HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES SUBCOMMITTEE (050036)
 
05-0020 City Streets - Closing - A 30-Foot Lane
Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin.
Requester: Dept. of Public Works.
ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of condemning and closing a 30-foot lane lain out southwest of the northeast outline of the property known as 4141 Hillen Road, extending from Hillen Road, southeasterly 473 feet, more or less, to the end thereof, as shown on Plat 347-A-67A in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. - HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES SUBCOMMITTEE (050037)
 
05-0021 City Streets - Closing - A 10-Foot Alley
Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin.
Requester: Dept. of Public Works.
ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of condemning and closing a 10-foot alley laid out in the rear of the property known as 21 West Mt. Royal Avenue, as shown on Plat 347-A-66 in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. - HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES SUBCOMMITTEE (050038)
 
05-0022 Urban Renewal - Brooklyn-Curtis Bay Business Area - Amendment _
Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin.
Requester: Dept. of Housing and Community Development.
ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Brooklyn-Curtis Bay Business Area to delete an industrial area from the project boundary; creating revised exhibits attached to the Renewal Plan to reflect the proposed change; making minor technical corrections; 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 (050039)
 
05-0023 Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation - Reconstitution
Sponsors: President Dixon, Kraft, D'Adamo.
ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of reconstituting the Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation as a unit of the Planning Department; modifying the composition of the Commission; imposing certain term limits on appointed members of the Commission; abolishing the position of Executive Director and providing, instead, for the appointment of a Division Chief for Historical and Architectural Preservation; increasing the penalties for violations; correcting, conforming, and clarifying certain language; and generally relating to the administration of the laws governing historical and architectural preservation. - URBAN AFFAIRS (050040)
 
05-0024 Charter Amendment - Ordinance of Estimates - Council Special Services Fund
Sponsors: Rawlings-Blake, President Dixon, Harris, Young, Holton, Kraft, Spector, Welch, Mitchell.
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RES. - FOR the purpose of authorizing an annual appropriation to a special fund for the exclusive use of the City Council, for certain purposes and subject to certain conditions; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection. - JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS (050041)
 
05-0025 Commission on Homelessness - Repeal of Obsolete Provisions
Sponsors: Kraft, Harris, Mitchell, Young, Curran, D'Adamo, Clarke.
ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of repealing obsolete statutory provisions for a Commission on Homelessness. - JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS (050042)
 
05-0026 Zoning - Conditional Use - Amending Ordinance 01-166
Sponsors: Harris.
Requester: Rodney McCoy.
ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of amending certain conditions for the convalescent, nursing, and rest home on the property known as 901 Woodbourne Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat. - LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE (050043)
 
05-0027 Impoundment - Lawfully Parked Vehicles
Sponsors: Clarke, D'Adamo, Young, Kraft, Welch, Conaway.
ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of extending an exception to the imposition of towing or storage fees to certain parked vehicles; clarifying, correcting, and conforming certain language; and generally relating to the towing, impoundment, and storage of vehicles. - LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE (050044)
 
05-0028 Rezoning - 2301 and 2303 Essex Street
Sponsors: Kraft, D'Adamo.
Requester: John and Andronikos Argetakis, c/o Fred Lauer, Esq..
ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 2301 and 2303 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 TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE (050045)
 
05-0029 Burglar Alarms - Registration Fees - Noncommercial Users
Sponsors: Conaway, D'Adamo, Young, Welch, Kraft, Mitchell.
ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of limiting the fees that may be charged noncommercial users for the registration of an alarm system; and generally relating to the registration and regulation of burglar alarm systems. - TAXATION AND FINANCE COMMITTEE (050046)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
05-0004R Lifeline Exemption - Let's Let Seniors Know
Sponsors: President Dixon, Kraft, D'Adamo, Harris, Young, Holton, Spector, Rawlings-Blake, Conaway, Welch, Mitchell, Clarke.
CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of requesting officials of CARE, the Baltimore City Department of Social Services, and HABC to brief the Council on their effort to educate senior citizens and their constituencies about the Lifeline exemption to the Telecommunications Tax. - AGING SUBCOMMITTEE (050047)
 
05-0005R Termination of Employees Assigned to Light Duty - Adding Insult to Injury
Sponsors: Young, President Dixon, D'Adamo, Harris, Holton, Kraft, Welch, Mitchell, Clarke.
CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of requesting the Director of Human Resources to advise the City Council on current City policy for placing workers who have been injured on the job in "light duty" assignment until their recovery, or for the remainder of the service requirements needed to qualify for full retirement benefits; inviting the Labor Commissioner to share with this Body specific clauses, if any, in union contracts that provide for these contingencies; asking the Director of the Department of Public Works, the Director of the Department of Transportation and the Baltimore City Health Commissioner to address reports that workers assigned to alternative duties in those departments have been terminated
 
05-0006R Informational Hearing - Baltimore Truancy Assessment Center
Sponsors: Harris, President Dixon, D'Adamo, Young, Holton, Spector, Rawlings-Blake, Welch, Mitchell, Clarke.
CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of requesting officials of the Baltimore Truancy Assessment Center, personnel of the Baltimore Police Department, and the CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools to address the City Council on the efficacy of the Center in identifying contributing factors to student truancy, achievements in securing inter-agency services to prevent truancy, and demonstrated success rates in impacting the overall problem of student truancy in the Baltimore City Public School system. - EDUCATION, HOUSING, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (050049)
 
05-0007R Informational Hearing - The Abell Foundation Report on Commercial Property Assessments in Baltimore
Sponsors: Mitchell, Kraft, D'Adamo, Harris, Young, President Dixon, Spector, Rawlings-Blake, Welch, Clarke.
CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of inviting officials of the Abell Foundation to share with the City Council the findings and conclusions contained in the report "Commercial Property Assessments in Baltimore - A Costly Problem - A Strategic Opportunity" that explores the belief that many commercial and industrial real estate properties in the City are, and have historically been, undervalued for purposes of tax assessment. - TAXATION AND FINANCE COMMITTEE (050050)
 
05-0008R A Tribute to Samuel T. Daniels
Sponsors: President Dixon, D'Adamo, Kraft, Harris, Holton, Young, Spector, Conaway, Welch, Mitchell, Clarke.
CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of expressing our deep appreciation for the contributions of a native son for his selfless dedication to the improvement of mankind in general, and African Americans in particular, through his contributions during the struggles of the civil rights movement, his promotion of minority business enterprise, his service to Baltimore City and Maryland State government, his 40-year stewardship of the Prince Hall Masons, and his deep commitment to friends and family. - IMMEDIATE ADOPTION (050051)
 
05-0009R A Request for State Legislation - Auto Insurance Rates - Fair Rate Calculation
Sponsors: Conaway, D'Adamo, Young, Kraft, Harris, Welch, Mitchell, Clarke.
CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of requesting the Honorable Chair and Members of the Baltimore City Senate and House Delegations to the 2005 Session of the Maryland General Assembly to introduce legislation to eliminate disparities in the amount charged for car insurance by removing location as a consideration in calculating the amount charged for auto insurance coverage. - IMMEDIATE ADOPTION (050052)