City Council
City Hall, Room 408
100 North Holliday Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
AGENDA
Monday, March 21, 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. Adrienne Terry, Pastor, St. Matthews United Methodist Church | |
| Pledge of Allegiance | |
| Roll Call | |
| Showcase Baltimore | |
| Dr. Ruthe T. Sheffey, Founder, Zora Neale Hurston Society (Women's History Month) | |
| Approval of the Journal | |
| March 14, 2005 | |
| Communications from the Mayor | |
| Bills Signed by the Mayor | |
| Executive Nominations | |
| EA-0022 | Alfred H. Foxx, Jr. |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Director - Department of Transportation - (050137) | |
| EA-0023 | Otis Rolley, III |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Director - Department of Planning - 5th District (050138) | |
| Bills Introduced | |
| 05-0072 | Sale of Property - 42-44 East Cross 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 located at 42-44 East Cross Street (Block 935A, Ward 23, Section 4, Lot 13/15) and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date. - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC FINANCING SUBCOMMITTEE (050139) | |
| 05-0073 | Health - Indoor Smoking |
| Sponsors: Curran, Harris. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of prohibiting smoking in certain enclosed areas; defining certain terms; providing for certain exceptions and waivers; imposing certain penalties; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to smoking in enclosed areas. - EDUCATION, HOUSING, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES/JUDICIARY & LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS (050140) | |
| 05-0030R | Congratulations to Dr. Solomon H. Snyder on being Named a Co-Recipient |
| Sponsors: Kraft, D'Adamo, President Dixon, Young, Branch, Holton, Welch, Conaway, Rawlings-Blake, Mitchell, Clarke, Curran. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of congratulating The Johns Hopkins neuroscientist Dr. Solomon H. Snyder, on being named a co-recipient of the 2003 National Medal of Science, the United States' top medal of scientific recognition. - IMMEDIATE ADOPTION (050141) | |
| 05-0031R | Congratulations to Dr. Riccardo Giacconi on being Named a Co-Recipient |
| Sponsors: Kraft, D'Adamo, President Dixon, Branch, Holton, Young, Welch, Conaway, Mitchell, Clarke, Rawlings-Blake. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of congratulating The Johns Hopkins astrophysicist Dr. Riccardo Giacconi, on being named a co-recipient of the 2003 National Medal of Science, the United States' top medal of scientific recognition. - IMMEDIATE ADOPTION (050142) | |
| 05-0032R | Baltimore Medical System, Inc. Community Health Care Facility |
| Sponsors: President Dixon, Young, Branch, Welch, Kraft, Conaway, Curran, Mitchell. | |
| Requester: Baltimore Medical System, Inc. c/o Meghan Montone, Development & Special Events Manager. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of expressing approval of the application of Baltimore Medical System, Inc., to the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development for approval of a project to build a new community health care facility in Highlandtown, at the 3800 block of Bank Street, to meet the increasing demands for needed primary care services and to attract new business to the community to create a public gathering space as a medical and social support resource center that addresses lifestyle factors and the relationship to community health. - IMMEDIATE ADOPTION (050143) | |
| 05-0033R | In Support of House Bill 1297 - Funding for Public Schools |
| Sponsors: Clarke, D'Adamo, Young, Branch, Holton, Curran, Welch, Kraft, Mitchell, Rawlings-Blake. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of expressing strong support for House Bill 1297 (Education-Public Schools-Funding) that would require the State to provide, among other fair funding components, and in addition to any current or budgeted funding, an annual grant of $30 million a year to the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners for access to pre-kindergarten and early childhood education, smaller class sizes, art and music education, the purchase of classroom supplies and textbooks and recruitment and retention of qualified teachers. - IMMEDIATE ADOPTION (050144) | |
| Consent Calendar | |
| (See Section A at back of Agenda) | |
| Second Reader | |
| Executive Appointments | |
| EA-0014 | John P. Stewart |
|
EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Executive Director - Commission on Aging and Retirement Education - 3rd District (050107) Recommend Confirmation. | |
| EA-0015 | George L. Winfield |
|
EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Director - Department of Public Works - 4th District (050108) Recommend Confirmation. | |
| Third Reader | |
| Third Reader (for final passage) | |
| 04-0001 | Supplementary Federal Grant Operating Appropriation - Baltimore City Police Department -- $800,000 |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Federal Grant Operating Appropriation in the amount of $800,000 to the Baltimore City Police Department - Program 201 (Field Operations Bureau), to provide funding to procure and connect remote microwave cameras in the Port of Baltimore area; and providing for a special effective date. (040011) | |
| 05-0046 | Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Baltimore City Council - $69,993 |
| 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. (050090) | |
| 05-0047 | Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Mayoralty - City Council Information Technology Project - $214,000 |
| 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. (050091) | |
| Bills Withdrawn | |
| Committee Announcements | |
| Announcements | |
| THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL | |
| Adjournment | |
| Cable Hearing Schedule | |
| WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2005 AT 5:00 P.M. | |
| Aging Subcommittee, Councilmember Welch - Chair | |
| 04-0004R - Lifeline Exemption - Let's Let Seniors Know | |
| WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2005 AT 5:00 P.M. | |
| Taxation and Finance Committee, Councilmember Mitchell - Chair | |
| 05-0007R - Informational Hearing - The Abell Foundation Report on Commercial Property Assessments in Baltimore | |