City Council
City Hall, Room 408
100 North Holliday Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
AGENDA
Monday, February 28, 2005
5:00 PM
City Hall
City Council
Sheila Dixon, President of the Council
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Vice President 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 | |
| Rev. Dr. Anita Hendrix, Pastor, Hunting Ridge Presbyterian Church | |
| Pledge of Allegiance | |
| Roll Call | |
| Showcase Baltimore | |
| Frederick Douglass, IV, Black History Month | |
| Approval of the Journal | |
| February 14, 2005 | |
| Bills Introduced | |
| 05-0045 | Supplementary Federal Fund Operating Appropriation - Baltimore City Police Department - $626,000 |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Finance. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Federal Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $626,000 to the Baltimore City Police Department - Program 201 (Field Operations), to provide funding to acquire necessary equipment and training needs for first responders to threats or acts of terrorism; and providing for a special effective date. - BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE (050089) | |
| 05-0046 | Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Baltimore City Council - $69,993 |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Finance. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $69,993 to the Baltimore City Council - Program 100, to provide additional operating funds; and providing for a special effective date. - BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE (050090) | |
| 05-0047 | Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Mayoralty - City Council Information Technology Project - $214,000 |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Finance. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $214,000 to the Mayoralty - City Council Information Technology Project - (Account #9904-127-030), to provide funding for an IT project; and providing for a special effective date. - BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE (050091) | |
| 05-0048 | Supplementary Conduit Enterprise Operating Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $3,071,000 |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Finance. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Conduit Enterprise Operating Appropriation in the amount of $3,071,000 to the Department of Transportation - Program 548 (Conduits), to provide funds for system operations and maintenance; and providing for a special effective date. - BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE (050092) | |
| 05-0049 | Sale of Property - 3304, 3308, 3312 Hawkins Point Road and Block 7005, Lot 22 |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Real Estate. | |
| 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 properties known as 3304, 3308, 3312 Hawkins Point Road (Block 7005, Lots 6, 7, and 8) and a descriptive lot known as Block 7005, Lot 22 located 200 feet north of Hawkins Point Road and at the rear of 3308 Hawkins Point Road and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date. - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC FINANCING SUBCOMMITTEE (050093) | |
| 05-0050 | Zoning - Conditional Use Incinerator - Geographical and Related Restrictions |
| Sponsors: Reisinger, Curran, Young, Kraft, Mitchell, Clarke, President Dixon, Holton, Conaway, Welch. | |
| Requester: Community of Curtis Bay Association, Inc.; Concerned Citizens for a Better Brooklyn, Inc.; Healthcare Without Harm; Clean Water Action; and the Maryland Public Interest | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of modifying certain geographical and related restrictions on the use of the incinerator previously authorized by Ordinance 89-323, as amended by Ordinances 93-224 and 97-127; providing for a special effective date; excepting from the modified restrictions certain uses under certain preexisting contracts; and generally relating to the establishment, maintenance, and operation of an incinerator for the disposal of medical waste. - LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE (050070) | |
| 05-0051 | Illegal Signs - Penalties - Private Enforcement |
| Sponsors: Clarke, Curran, Kraft, Young, Holton, Harris, Reisinger, Welch, Rawlings-Blake, President Dixon, D'Adamo. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of increasing the civil penalties for illegally posting certain signs or other objects; authorizing individuals to summarily remove certain illegally posted signs or other objects; providing for the payment to certain associations, under certain circumstances, of a percentage of the fines collected in connection with certain illegally posted signs or other objects; and generally relating to the enforcement of the laws prohibiting the placement of objects on or affecting public property or on property owned or controlled by a public utility. - JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS (050094) | |
| 05-0052 | Zoning - Conditional Use Amendment - 3132 Harview Avenue |
| Sponsors: Curran. | |
| Requester: Blossom Goodwin. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of amending the maximum bed capacity for the convalescent, nursing, and rest home (assisted living) on the property known as 3132 Harview Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; and correcting certain references. - LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE (050095) | |
| 05-0053 | Planned Unit Development - Amendment - 1000 and 1001 Fell Street |
| Sponsors: Kraft. | |
| Requester: Henderson's Wharf Marina, LLC, and Henderson's Wharf Baltimore, LLC, c/o Susan Williams, STV Inc.. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of approving certain amendments to the Development Plan of the 1000 and 1001 Fell Street Planned Unit Development. - LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE (050096) | |
| 05-0022R | Submission of an Application for the Renewal of the Carroll Camden Focus Area |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Baltimore Development Corporation. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of approving the submission of an application to the State of Maryland for the renewal of the Carroll Camden Focus Area. - CITY COUNCIL (050097) | |
| 05-0023R | Performance Audit - Division of Environmental Health, Bureau of Food Control, Baltimore City Health Department - Remedial Action |
| Sponsors: President Dixon, Young, Kraft, Curran, Holton, Harris, Mitchell, Welch, Reisinger. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of Baltimore City Health Commissioner to report to the City Council on actions taken to comply with recommendations made. - TAXATION & FINANCE/EDUCATION, HOUSING, HEALTH, & HUMAN SERVICES (050098) | |
| 05-0024R | Meetings of the Planning Commission and the Board of Municipal |
| Sponsors: Curran, President Dixon, Clarke, Kraft, Young, Harris, Reisinger, Welch, Rawlings-Blake, Mitchell, Spector, Holton, D'Adamo. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of requesting the Director of the Mayor's Office of Cable and Communications to address the City Council on the feasibility of televising live and recorded meetings of the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals and the Planning Commission to provide citizens of Baltimore with important information regarding the physical, economic, social, and community development of their City. - JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS (050099) | |
| 05-0025R | Informational Hearing - 2005 Baltimore City Police Department Plan of Action |
| Sponsors: Kraft, Young, Harris, Mitchell, Clarke, President Dixon. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of respectfully requesting the Baltimore City Police Commissioner to address the City Council on the details of his January 2005 Police Department Plan of Action and how the implementation of his plan will help reduce violent crime in Baltimore City. - PUBLIC SAFETY SUBCOMMITTEE (050100) | |
| 05-0026R | In Support of State Legislation - (Senate Bill 674/House Bill 921) - Real Property - |
| Sponsors: Holton, President Dixon, Clarke, Kraft, Curran, Young, Harris, Rawlings-Blake, Welch, Reisinger, Spector, D'Adamo, Mitchell. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of expressing support for state legislation that broadens the nuisance abatement law to address drug related activity in owner-occupied and commercial properties and authorizes law enforcement officials attempting to abate a drug nuisance to discuss the results of an authorized search with certain affected parties; requesting the Chair and Members of the Senate Judicial Proceedings and House Environmental Matters Committees to give the legislation a favorable report; urging the Chair and Members of the Baltimore City Senate and House Delegations to the 2005 Maryland General Assembly to work to secure passage of the legislation; and asking the Governor to sign the legislation into law | |
| Consent Calendar | |
| (See Section A at back of Agenda) | |
| Second Reader | |
| Budget and Appropriations | |
| 05-0009 | Supplementary Loan Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $604,259 |
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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. (050023) Reported Favorable. | |
| 05-0010 | Supplementary Loan Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $500,000 |
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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. (050024) Reported Favorable. | |
| 05-0011 | Supplementary Loan Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $6,000,000 |
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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. (050025) Reported Favorable. | |
| 05-0012 | Supplementary Loan Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $450,000 |
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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. (050027) Reported Favorable. | |
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| Education, Housing, Health and Human Services | |
| 05-0012R | A Permanent Shelter for Day Laborers Awaiting Employment |
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CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of supporting the establishment of a center for day workers to assemble while awaiting transport to day jobs or temporary employment offered by
employers who are committed to reimbursing them with a fair day's wages for a fair day's work . (050074) Reported Favorable. | |
| Third Reader | |
| Committee Announcements | |
| Announcements | |
| THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2005, AT 5 P.M. | |
| Adjournment | |
| Cable Hearing Schedule | |
| WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2005 AT 5:00 P.M. | |
| Executive Appointments Committee, Councilmember Young - Chair | |
| EA-0012 - Leonard D. Hamm | |
| MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2005 AT 5:00 P.M. | |