City Council
City Hall, Room 408
100 North Holliday Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
AGENDA
Monday, March 14, 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 | |
| Sister Mary Fitzgerald, S.S.N.D., Institute of Notre Dame High School | |
| Pledge of Allegiance | |
| Roll Call | |
| Showcase Baltimore | |
| Mayor's Workplace Mentoring Program, Denise Parker, Director of Special Projects | |
| Approval of the Journal | |
| February 28, 2005 | |
| Communications from the Mayor | |
| Bills Signed by the Mayor | |
| March 4, 2005 | |
| 05-0039 | In Opposition to State Budget Actions - Dissolution of the Prevailing Wage Unit |
| MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RES. - FOR the purpose of urging the Governor to reverse the action eliminating funding within the Division of Labor and Industry for the Prevailing Wage Unit that, by law, is responsible for enforcing State prevailing wage laws and for the Employment Standards Service Division that investigates violations of employment rights varying from non-payment of minimum wage to child labor violations; and requesting the Chair and Members of the Baltimore City Senate and House Delegations to the 2005 Session of the Maryland General Assembly to work to restore these offices to full funding. (050075) | |
| Executive Nominations | |
| EA-0013 | Ralph S. Tyler |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - City Solicitor for Baltimore City - 4th District (050106) | |
| EA-0014 | John P. Stewart |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Executive Director - Commission on Aging and Retirement Education - 3rd District (050107) | |
| EA-0015 | George L Winfield |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Director - Department of Public Works - 4th District (050108) | |
| EA-0016 | Peter Auchincloss |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Chair - Planning Commission - 8th District (050109) | |
| EA-0017 | Rita Church |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Planning Commission - 14th District (050110) | |
| EA-0018 | Javier Bustamante |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Planning Commission - 8th District (050111) | |
| EA-0019 | Matthews William Wright |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Planning Commission - 14th District (050112) | |
| EA-0020 | Regina Clay Drake |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Planning Commission - 11th District (050113) | |
| EA-0021 | Douglas McCoach |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Planning Commission - 4th District (050114) | |
| Bills Introduced | |
| 05-0054 | Supplementary Capital Fund Appropriation - Department of Public Works - $19,758,000 |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Finance. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Capital Fund Appropriation in the amount of $19,758,000 to the Department of Public Works (Account #9916-197-189), to provide for the construction of a Fleet Maintenance Facility; and providing for a special effective date. - BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE (050116) | |
| 05-0055 | Supplementary Loan Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $2,000,000 |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Finance. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Loan Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $2,000,000 to the Department of Transportation (Account #9950-514-817), to provide capital appropriations for resurfacing various roadways within the City (Gateway Projects Design); and providing for a special effective date. - BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE (050115) | |
| 05-0056 | Supplementary Loan Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $6,592,346 |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Finance. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Loan Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $6,592,346 to the Department of Transportation (Account #9950-514-808), to provide capital appropriations for resurfacing various roadways within the City (Job Order Contract 2); and providing for a special effective date. - BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE (050117) | |
| 05-0057 | 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 #9950-514-809), to provide capital appropriations for resurfacing various roadways within the City (Job Order Contract D); and providing for a special effective date. - BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE (050118) | |
| 05-0058 | Supplementary Loan Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $520,000 |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Finance. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Loan Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $520,000 to the Department of Transportation (Account #9950-514-810), to provide capital appropriations for resurfacing various roadways within the City (Job Order Contract E); and providing for a special effective date. - BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE (050119) | |
| 05-0059 | Supplementary Loan Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $530,000 |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Finance. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Loan Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $530,000 to the Department of Transportation (Account #9950-514-811), to provide capital appropriations for resurfacing various roadways within the City (Job Order Contract F); and providing for a special effective date. - BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE (050120) | |
| 05-0060 | 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 #9950-514-812), to provide capital appropriations for resurfacing various roadways within the City (Job Order Contract G); and providing for a special effective date. - BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE (050121) | |
| 05-0061 | Supplementary Loan Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $550,000 |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Finance. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Loan Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $550,000 to the Department of Transportation (Account #9950-514-813), to provide capital appropriations for resurfacing various roadways within the City (Job Order Contract H); and providing for a special effective date. - BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE (050122) | |
| 05-0062 | Supplementary Loan Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $533,395 |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Finance. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Loan Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $533,395 to the Department of Transportation (Account #9950-514-814), to provide capital appropriations for resurfacing various roadways within the City (Job Order Contract I); and providing for a special effective date. - BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE (050123) | |
| 05-0063 | 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 #9950-514-815), to provide capital appropriations for resurfacing various roadways within the City (Job Order Contract J); and providing for a special effective date. - BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE (050124) | |
| 05-0064 | Supplementary Loan Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $7,270,000 |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Finance. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Loan Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $7,270,000 to the Department of Transportation (Account #9950-514-816), to provide capital appropriations for resurfacing various roadways within the City (Gateway Projects); and providing for a special effective date. - BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE (050125) | |
| 05-0065 | Supplementary Loan Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $3,000,000 |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Finance. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Loan Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $3,000,000 to the Department of Transportation (Account #9950-507-436), to provide capital appropriations for construction of the extension of Key Highway; and providing for a special effective date. - BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE (050126) | |
| 05-0066 | Franchise - Structural Projections over Beds of West Mt. Royal Avenue and Maryland Avenue |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Public Works. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of granting a franchise to the University of Baltimore to construct, use, and maintain structural projections above portions of the West Mt. Royal Avenue and Maryland Avenue rights-of-way, subject to certain terms, conditions, and reservations; and providing for a special effective date. - HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES SUBCOMMITTEE (050127) | |
| 05-0067 | Rezoning - Certain Properties in the Canton Waterfront Urban Renewal Area |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Planning. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties outlined in red on the accompanying plat, consisting of the properties listed on Exhibit 1, attached to and made part of this Ordinance, from the B-3-3 Zoning District to the R-8 Zoning District, and for the properties outlined in blue on the accompanying plat, consisting of the properties listed on Exhibit 2, attached to and made part of this Ordinance, from the M-2-2 Zoning District to the R-8 Zoning District. - LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE (050129) | |
| 05-0068 | Zoning - Conditional Use Parking, Open Off-Street Area - 2000-2030 Herbert Street |
| Sponsors: Conaway. | |
| Requester: New Mount Hebron Baptist Church, c/o Edward W. Taylor. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a parking, open off-street area on the property known as 2000-2030 Herbert Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat. - LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE (050128) | |
| 05-0069 | Hazardous Materials - Transporting |
| Sponsors: Harris, Clarke, Young, Branch, Holton, Curran, Kraft, Conaway, Mitchell, Rawlings-Blake, Reisinger, Welch, President Dixon. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of regulating the transport of certain quantities of certain hazardous materials in or through the City; requiring permits for certain activities and setting certain minimum standards for their issuance; requiring the adoption of certain rules, regulations, and standards; defining certain terms; imposing certain penalties; and generally relating to the transport of hazardous materials. - LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE (050130) | |
| 05-0070 | Mixed-Income Housing - Financial Incentives |
| Sponsors: Young, President Dixon, Holton, Clarke, Branch, Conaway, Rawlings-Blake, Reisinger, Harris, Mitchell, Welch. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of establishing certain requirements related to provision by Baltimore City of certain financial incentives for certain residential development projects; establishing a certain fund for certain purposes; defining certain terms; and generally relating to promoting certain types of housing. - TAXATION AND FINANCE COMMITTEE (050131) | |
| 05-0071 | Chuck Thompson 1921-2005 - May Flights of Angels Sing Thee to Thy Rest |
| Sponsors: Curran, Young, Branch, Rawlings-Blake, Holton, President Dixon, Harris, Mitchell, Clarke, Kraft, Reisinger, Welch. | |
| MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RES. - FOR the purpose of honoring the life, and expressing the deepest sympathy at the passing, of Charles L. "Chuck" Thompson one of Baltimore's most beloved citizens whose melodious voice became analogous with the crack of wood on a hot summer day, the smack of pigskin on a blustery fall afternoon, and the long quenching swallow of a cold sweaty beer at any sports venue throughout the Baltimore area. - IMMEDIATE ADOPTION (050135) | |
| 05-0028R | Community Schools - Let's Implement Strategies Now |
| Sponsors: President Dixon, Holton, Branch, Young, Mitchell, Harris, Kraft, Reisinger, Rawlings-Blake, Welch. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of calling upon the Baltimore City Administration, the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners, and non-profit education related organizations, with the support of parents and students, to implement the Community Schools Strategy to enhance the future of Baltimore by providing its children and their families with highly supportive, full service community schools that aid in learning, strengthen families, and help to build healthy communities. - IMMEDIATE ADOPTION (050136) | |
| 05-0029R | Voter Registration Week - In Remembrance of Dr. King |
| Sponsors: Conaway, Young, Branch, Holton, Curran, Harris, President Dixon, Rawlings-Blake, Mitchell, Kraft, Reisinger, Welch. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of declaring the week of Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday, January 18th through January 25th, Voter Registration Week in the City of Baltimore, encouraging unregistered citizens to register to vote at one of the events conducted during Voter Registration Week and reminding citizens that they may register to vote during normal business hours at their nearest public library, motor vehicle administration, or through the Board of Elections. - COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE (050134) | |
| Consent Calendar | |