City Council
City Hall, Room 408
100 North Holliday Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
AGENDA
Tuesday, April 5, 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 | |
| Reverend Tyrell Brown, Pastor, Mt. Hebron Baptist Church | |
| Pledge of Allegiance | |
| Roll Call | |
| Showcase Baltimore | |
| Partnership for Parks - A joint program of the Baltimore City Department of Recreation & Parks and The Parks & People Foundation, Kay Sibetta, Director | |
| Approval of the Journal | |
| March 21, 2005 | |
| Communications from the Mayor | |
| Bills Signed by the Mayor | |
| March 23, 2005 | |
| 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) | |
| 05-0009 | Supplementary Loan Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $604,259 |
| 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) | |
| 05-0010 | Supplementary Loan Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $500,000 |
| 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) | |
| 05-0011 | Supplementary Loan Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $6,000,000 |
| 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) | |
| 05-0012 | Supplementary Loan Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $450,000 |
| 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) | |
| 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) | |
| 05-0071 | Chuck Thompson 1921-2005 - May Flights of Angels Sing Thee to Thy Rest |
| 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. (050135) | |
| Executive Nominations | |
| EA-0024 | Sean R. Malone |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Labor Commissioner for Baltimore City - 8th District (050145) | |
| EA-0025 | J. Keith Scroggins |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Head - Bureau of General Services (050146) | |
| EA-0026 | Jay G. Sakai |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Bureau Head - Bureau of Water and Wastewater - 5th District (050147) | |
| EA-0027 | Peter Auchincloss |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Chair - Planning Commission - 8th District (050148) | |
| EA-0028 | Regina Clay Drake |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Planning Commission - 11th District (050149) | |
| Executive Nominations - Withdrawn | |
| EA-0016 | Peter Auchincloss |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Chair - Planning Commission - 8th District (050109) | |
| EA-0020 | Regina Clay Drake |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Planning Commission - 11th District (050113) | |
| Bills Introduced | |
| 05-0074 | Sale of Property - 301 North Broadway |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Housing and Community Development. | |
| 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 301 North Broadway and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date. - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC FINANCING SUBCOMMITTEE (050150) | |
| 05-0075 | Minority and Women's Business Program - "Sunset" - Interim Extension |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Minority Business Development, Mayor's Office of. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of postponing, for an interim period, the automatic termination of the Minority and Women's Business Program; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to minority and women's business enterprises. - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC FINANCING SUBCOMMITTEE (050151) | |
| 05-0076 | Housing Authority of Baltimore City - Amendment to 1950 Cooperation Agreement |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Housing Authority of Baltimore City. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of authorizing and approving amendments to the 1950 Cooperation Agreement between the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and the Housing Authority of Baltimore City, to include certain properties in the Reservoir Hill and Sharp-Leadenhall neighborhoods in Baltimore City; and providing for a special effective date. - EDUCATION, HOUSING, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (050152) | |
| 05-0077 | Rezoning - 1701 Odell Avenue |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Baltimore Development Corporation. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 1701 Odell Avenue (Ward 26, Section 20, Block 6220, Lot 9), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the R-6 Zoning District to the M-1-2 Zoning District. - LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE (050153) | |
| 05-0078 | Rezoning - 7200 Pulaski Highway |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Baltimore Development Corporation. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 7200 Pulaski Highway (Ward 26, Section 20, Block 6220, Lot 28), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the R-6 Zoning District to the B-2-2 Zoning District. - LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE (050154) | |
| 05-0079 | Rezoning - East Side of Odell Avenue at the Northeast Corner of Hilltop Avenue |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Baltimore Development Corporation. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as the east side of Odell Avenue at the northeast corner of Hilltop Avenue (Ward 26, Section 20, Block 6220, Lot 17), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the R-6 Zoning District to the M-1-2 Zoning District. - LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE (050155) | |
| 05-0080 | Rezoning - 1601 62nd Street |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Baltimore Development Corporation. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 1601 62nd Street (Ward 26, Section 20, Block 6220, Lot 030), as outlined on the accompanying plat, by changing the portions of the property outlined in red from the R-6 Zoning District to the M-1-2 Zoning District, by changing the portions of the property outlined in blue from the B-1-2 Zoning District to the M-1-2 Zoning District, and by changing the portion of the property outlined in orange from the R-6 Zoning District to the B-2-2 Zoning District. - LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE (050156) | |
| 05-0081 | City Streets - Renaming Nome Street to Manor Avenue |
| Sponsors: Kraft, President Dixon. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of changing the name of Nome Street, between Holabird Avenue and Eastbourne Avenue, to Manor Avenue. - JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS (050157) | |
| 05-0082 | Unsolicited Advertising Circulars - Vehicles or Residential Property |
| Sponsors: Kraft, D'Adamo, Welch, President Dixon. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of prohibiting the placement, without permission, of advertising circulars in or on vehicles or residential property; defining certain terms; imposing certain penalties; correcting, clarifying, and conforming certain language; and generally relating to the distribution of advertising circulars. - JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS (050158) | |
| 05-0083 | Income Tax - Working Families Income Tax Credit |
| Sponsors: Mitchell, D'Adamo, Clarke, Young, Harris, Welch, President Dixon, Conaway. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of establishing a Working Families Income Tax Credit; defining certain terms; specifying certain eligibility requirements; providing for the administration and payment of the credit; prohibiting certain actions; imposing certain penalties; and providing for a special effective date. - TAXATION AND FINANCE COMMITTEE (050160) | |
| 05-0084 | Water and Sewer Charges - Residential Property - Limitations on Lien Foreclosure |
| Sponsors: Young, D'Adamo, Holton, Harris, Welch, Conaway, Reisinger, Clarke, Spector. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of precluding the City from foreclosing on residential property solely to satisfy a lien imposed for either or both water service charges or sewer service charges; conforming, clarifying, and correcting certain language; and generally relating to the assessment and collection of charges for water and sewer services. - TAXATION AND FINANCE COMMITTEE (050162) | |
| 05-0085 | In Support of State Legislation - House Bill 189 - Transportation |
| Sponsors: Harris, Curran, Mitchell, President Dixon, Clarke, Holton, Young, Reisinger, Welch, Conaway, Rawlings-Blake, Kraft, Spector. | |
| MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RES. - FOR the purpose of expressing support for this legislation that renames Baltimore-Washington International Airport as the Thurgood Marshall Baltimore-Washington International Airport, requesting the Chair and Members of the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee to report the bill favorably, urging the members of the Baltimore City Delegation to the 2005 Maryland General Assembly to work to seek passage of HB 189, entreating the Governor to sign the measure into law, and providing for a special effective date. - IMMEDIATE ADOPTION (050164) | |
| 05-0086 | Pope John Paul II - Son Of Poland, Bishop of Rome, and Champion of All |
| Sponsors: Curran, Welch, D'Adamo, Kraft, Clarke, Reisinger, President Dixon, Young, Harris, Spector, Rawlings-Blake, Holton, Conaway, Branch, Mitchell. | |
| MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RES. - FOR the purpose of celebrating the life of Pope John Paul II, acknowledging his many contributions to his faithful following, his commitment to the sanctity of life, his abundant love for the poor and the young, his pursuit of freedom for all mankind, and his final gift of publicly sharing the dignity and grace that is possible in the final moments that will someday come to us all; and providing for a special effective date. - IMMEDIATE ADOPTION (050176) | |
| 05-0034R | The Youthworks 2005 Summer Program - More Funding, More Jobs, A Better Program |
| Sponsors: Harris, D'Adamo, Clarke, Curran, Young, President Dixon, Reisinger, Welch, Conaway, Kraft, Spector. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of requesting that the Mayor appropriate $2,000,000 for the Youthworks 2005 program, which provides summer work for over 5500 qualified young people in Baltimore City. - BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE (050165) | |
| 05-0035R | The Baltimore City Green Building Task Force |
| Sponsors: Kraft, Clarke, Holton, Curran, Young, Harris, President Dixon, Reisinger, Welch, Spector. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of establishing the Baltimore City Green Building Task Force to study the application of high-performance, sustainable building guidelines and standards to public and private construction and renovation projects. - LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE (050166) | |
| 05-0036R | Investigative Hearing - Requiring Carbon Monoxide Detectors in Baltimore City |
| Sponsors: Young, D'Adamo, Clarke, President Dixon, Reisinger, Welch, Conaway, Kraft, Harris. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of assessing whether the need exists for the requirement of carbon monoxide detectors in residential units in Baltimore City; ascertaining the appropriate party to be responsible for the installation of detectors in rental property; and determining the economic feasibility of providing free carbon monoxide detectors to residents of Baltimore City. - EDUCATION, HOUSING, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (050167) | |
| 05-0037R | Herring Watershed Association Office Model "Green" Renovation |
| Sponsors: Curran, Harris, Clarke, Young, President Dixon, Welch, Kraft. | |
| Requester: Herring Run Watershed Association c/o Mary Sloan Roby, Executive Director. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of expressing approval of the application of Herring Watershed Association to the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development for approval of a project to renovate their office building at 3545 Belair Road. - IMMEDIATE ADOPTION (050173) | |
| 05-0038R | Baltimore Green Week |
| Sponsors: Kraft, Clarke, Holton, Curran, Young, Harris, Reisinger, Welch, Conaway, Rawlings-Blake. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of declaring April 2nd through April 8th 2005 Baltimore Green Week and to encourage the development of green initiatives for Baltimore City, which can help enhance economic development, improve public health, address housing concerns, and address energy use and water quality issues. - IMMEDIATE ADOPTION (050174) | |
| 05-0039R | Police Forfeitures - Let's Keep the Money in the Community |
| Sponsors: Harris, D'Adamo, Clarke, Curran, Young, Kraft. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of requesting that 50% of the total value of seized and forfeited property be made available to Baltimore City Community Associations for the purpose of aiding in future crime prevention and beautification efforts. - PUBLIC SAFETY SUBCOMMITTEE (050170) | |
| 05-0040R | Informational Hearing - Tax Credits |
| Sponsors: Mitchell, D'Adamo, Young, Curran, Reisinger, Welch, Conaway, Clarke, Harris, Kraft. | |