City Council
City Hall, Room 408
100 North Holliday Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
AGENDA
Monday, August 15, 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 David Brown, Sr., Pastor, Spirit and Truth Church | |
| Pledge of Allegiance | |
| Roll Call | |
| Showcase Baltimore | |
| Patricia Wallace, Assistant Director for Library Services, Enoch Pratt Free Library, 1st Card for Children, birth to 6, and, Card Sign Up Month in September | |
| Approval of the Journal | |
| July 11, 2005 | |
| Communications from the Mayor | |
| Bills Signed by the Mayor | |
| August 10, 2005 | |
| 05-0077 | Rezoning - 1701 Odell Avenue |
| 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. (050153) | |
| 05-0078 | Rezoning - 7200 Pulaski Highway |
| 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. (050154) | |
| 05-0079 | Rezoning - East Side of Odell Avenue at the Northeast Corner of Hilltop Avenue |
| 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. (050155) | |
| 05-0080 | Rezoning - 1601 62nd Street |
| 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. (050156) | |
| 05-0135 | Residential Permit Parking Program - Oakenshawe Residential Parking Area |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of modifying the parking limitations within the Oakenshawe Residential Parking Area; correcting, clarifying, and conforming certain language; and generally relating to the Residential Permit Parking Program. (050236) | |
| Executive Nominations | |
| EA-0054 | Edward J. Gallagher |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Parking Authority Board - 4th District (050396) | |
| EA-0055 | Douglass Austin |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals - 5th District (050397) | |
| EA-0056 | LaTina Burse Greene |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Chair - Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals - 6th District (050398) | |
| EA-0057 | Lillian Jones Cuffie |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Social Services Commission - 14th District (050399) | |
| EA-0058 | Neil Barclay |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Youth Commission - 2nd District (050400) | |
| EA-0059 | Brian Bieretz |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Youth Commission - 5th District (050401) | |
| EA-0060 | Miranda Braxton |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Youth Commission - 8th District (050402) | |
| EA-0061 | Demetrice Brown |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Youth Commission - 10th District (050403) | |
| EA-0062 | Chante'l Lorraine Clea |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Youth Commission - 6th District (050404) | |
| EA-0063 | Jekia Gardner |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Youth Commission - 11th District (050405) | |
| EA-0064 | Jameeka M. Gillis |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Youth Commission - 14th District (050406) | |
| EA-0065 | Malachi Hammonds |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Youth Commission - 13th District (050407) | |
| EA-0066 | Keith Holt |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Youth Commission - 4th District (050408) | |
| EA-0067 | Chandra Jackson |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Youth Commission - 11th District (050409) | |
| EA-0068 | Sache'-Monet Ashley Jones |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Youth Commission - 5th District (050410) | |
| EA-0069 | Donnise Nole |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Youth Commission - 12th District (050411) | |
| EA-0070 | Shanae Peoples |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Youth Commission - 4th District (050412) | |
| EA-0071 | Tierra Redd |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Youth Commission - 7th District (050413) | |
| EA-0072 | D'Antoine Webb |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Youth Commission - 9th District (050414) | |
| EA-0073 | Calvin Young |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Youth Commission - 3rd District (050415) | |
| EA-0074 | Kostas Zisopoulos |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Youth Commission - 1st District (050416) | |
| EA-0075 | Quanta L. Pierce |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Social Services Commission - 13th District (050445) | |
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| Executive Nominations - Withdrawn | |
| EA-0038 | John M. Hamilton |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Board of Finance (050330) | |
| EA-0041 | Pasquale Bernardi |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Social Services Commission - 4th District (050337) | |
| EA-0048 | Kristen Stamile Kinkopf |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Social Services Commission - 4th District (050344) | |
| EA-0049 | Stephen M. Marz |
| EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Member - Social Services Commission (050345) | |
| Bills Introduced | |
| 05-0235 | Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Housing and Community Development - $10,000,000 |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Finance. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $10,000,000 to the Department of Housing and Community Development (Account # 9910-587-904) to provide funding for the Baltimore Affordable Housing Program; and providing for a special effective date. - COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE (050417) | |
| 05-0236 | Supplementary Convention Center Hotel Loan Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Finance - $305,000,000 |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Finance. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Convention Center Hotel Loan Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $305,000,000 to the Department of Finance (Account #9908-146-031), to provide funds for the acquisition, construction, furnishing, and equipping of a convention center headquarters hotel in the City of Baltimore; and providing for a special effective date. - COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE (050418) | |
| 05-0237 | Sale of Property - a Parcel of Land Lying Within the Market Center West Urban Renewal Project |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Public Works. | |
| 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 a certain parcel of land known as a portion of the former bed of Baltimore Street, extending from Greene Street easterly to Paca Street, and a portion of the former bed of Paca Street, extending from Baltimore Street northerly to Fayette Street, and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date. - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC FINANCING SUBCOMMITTEE (050419) | |
| 05-0238 | Food Service Facilities - Licensing and Regulation |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Health. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of authorizing the Health Commissioner to designate licensing classes and, with the approval of the Board of Estimates, to set license and processing fees for various types of food service facilities; authorizing the issuance of provisional licenses under certain circumstances; increasing certain civil penalties relating to the operation of food service facilities; correcting, clarifying, and conforming certain language; and generally relating to the licensing and regulation of food service facilities. - EDUCATION, HOUSING, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (050420) | |
| 05-0239 | City Streets - Opening - Wells Street |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Public Works. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of condemning and opening Wells Street, extending from Light Street Easterly 697.7 feet, more or less, to Johnson Street, as shown on Plat 346-A-55 in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. - HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES SUBCOMMITTEE (050421) | |
| 05-0240 | City Streets - Closing - A Portion of Wells Street |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Public Works. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of condemning and closing a portion of Wells Street, contiguous to the south side thereof, extending from Light Street Easterly 697.7 feet, more or less, to the former bed of Johnson Street, as shown on Plat 346-A-55A in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. - HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES SUBCOMMITTEE (050422) | |
| 05-0241 | Non-Owner-Occupied Dwellings - Registration Fees - Repeal of "Sunset" |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Housing and Community Development. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of abrogating the automatic termination of Ordinance 01-191, as amended by Ordinance 03-526; continuing the fees and per-owner maximums set by Ordinance 01-191 for the annual registration of non-owner-occupied dwelling units; clarifying, correcting, and conforming certain language; defining a certain term; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the registration and regulation of non-owner-occupied dwellings. - TAXATION AND FINANCE COMMITTEE (050423) | |
| 05-0242 | Retirement Systems - Benefits |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of extending the period for filing applications for disability retirement benefits; conforming certain provisions that govern in-service military leaves of absence to federal and state law; establishing effective dates for disability retirement benefits; amending provisions granting certain disability and death benefits to members on military leaves of absence; clarifying the calculation for figuring the minimum years of service credit needed to be eligible to receive certain death benefits; abolishing certain offsets against disability benefits and the authority for reexamining certain disability applicants; conforming the basis for determining retirement allowances for elected officials to that | |
| 05-0243 | Lead Risk in Housing - Relocation from Non-Compliant Property |
| Sponsors: Kraft, President Dixon, Holton, Young, Conaway, Branch, Spector. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing certain remedies to tenants of properties that fail to comply with certain State standards for lead risk reduction; correcting, clarifying, and conforming certain language; and generally relating to lead hazards in housing. - EDUCATION, HOUSING, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (050425) | |
| 05-0244 | Ethics - Baltimore Development Corporation |
| Sponsors: Young, President Dixon, Holton, Kraft, Curran, Reisinger, Conaway, Clarke, Branch, Spector, Rawlings-Blake. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of placing the Baltimore Development Corporation, its directors, officers, and employees within the purview of the Baltimore City Public Ethics Law; providing for the application of the Ethics Law, including its provisions on conflicts of interest, financial disclosure, and lobbying, to those directors, officers, and employees; establishing certain transitional rules and requirements; and generally relating to ethics in the public sector. - JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS (050426) | |
| 05-0245 | Rezoning - 1901 South Charles Street |
| Sponsors: Reisinger. | |
| Requester: Charles Development, LLC, Stanley S. Fine, Esq. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 1901 South Charles Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-3 Zoning District to the R-8 Zoning District. - LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE (050427) | |
| 05-0246 | Rezoning - 1834 and 1841-1847 Jackson Street |
| Sponsors: Reisinger. | |
| Requester: Mueller Homes, Inc., c/o Joseph R. Woolman, Esq. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 1834 and 1841-1847 Jackson 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 (050428) | |
| 05-0247 | Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Health Department - $300,000 |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Finance. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $300,000 to the Health Department - Program 308 (Maternal and Child Health), to provide funding for a grant to the Baltimore City Healthy Start Program; and providing for a special effective date. - BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE (050442) | |
| 05-0248 | Baltimore Affordable Housing Program |
| Sponsors: President Dixon, Kraft, Holton, Young, Curran, Reisinger, Conaway, Clarke, Branch, Spector, Rawlings-Blake. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of establishing a program for certain purposes; providing for the administration of that program; defining certain terms; and generally relating to promoting certain types of housing. - COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE (050443) | |
| 05-0249 | A Commercial Non-Discrimination Policy |
| Sponsors: Holton, Clarke, Kraft, Spector, Rawlings-Blake. | |
| ORDINANCE - For the purpose of establishing a clear policy against discrimination in business on the basis of race, gender, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, or disability and a clear policy for the City not to engage in business with firms that discriminate in their solicitation, selection, or treatment of vendors, suppliers, subcontractors, or business customers; establishing a formal complaint process and investigation process for alleged violations of this policy; and providing due process for hearing evidence, rendering findings, and imposing sanctions for violations of the commercial non-discrimination policy. - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC FINANCING SUBCOMMITTEE (050446) | |
| 05-0073R | Informational Hearing - Recycling in Baltimore City |
| Sponsors: Holton, Kraft, Young, Curran, Spector, Rawlings-Blake, Reisinger, Conaway, Clarke, Branch. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of reviewing the City's Recycling Program to determine the effectiveness of the program in diverting recyclables from un-reusable waste; to ascertain the percentage of Baltimore residents and businesses participating in the program; and to discover if incentive programs, information campaigns, and community involvement could be utilized to improve the current rate at which city residents participate in the program. - EDUCATION, HOUSING, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (050430) | |
| 05-0074R | Baltimore City Being Kyoto Compliant by 2012 |
| Sponsors: Kraft, President Dixon, Holton, Young, Curran, Reisinger, Conaway, Clarke, Branch. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of requesting the creation of an emission reduction program that will help provide economic and quality of life benefits such as reduced energy bills, green space preservation, air quality improvements, reduced traffic congestion, improved transportation choices, and economic development and job creation through energy conservation and new energy technologies in order to help Baltimore City be Kyoto Compliant by 2012. - EDUCATION, HOUSING, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (050431) | |
| 05-0075R | Investigative Hearing - Establishing the Utilization of Unused Prescription Medications Pilot Program in Baltimore City |
| Sponsors: Harris, Curran, Kraft, Conaway, Branch. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of examining the feasibility of establishing the Utilization of Unused Medications Pilot Program in Baltimore City to determine the efficacy of implementing a program statewide to redirect unused prescription drugs to local government pharmacies where the drugs can be re-dispensed to poor persons at no charge. - JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS (050432) | |
| 05-0076R | Investigative Hearing - BCC + BACVA = Success in the Convention Industry |
| Sponsors: Mitchell, President Dixon, Kraft, Young, Reisinger, Conaway. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of examining the efficacy of merging the Baltimore Convention Center (BCC) and the Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association (BACVA) to make certain that the optimum amount of staff time and financial resources are committed to ensuring that the Baltimore Convention Center reaches its full potential as the premier convention facility in the Baltimore metropolitan area. - JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS (050433) | |
| 05-0077R | Investigative Hearing - Is the Building Permit Process Promoting Non-Compliance ? |
| Sponsors: Reisinger, Kraft, Holton, Young, Spector, Rawlings-Blake, Conaway, Branch, Clarke, Curran. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of requesting the Housing Commissioner and the Executive Director of the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals to report to the City Council on the procedures for issuing permits for construction, to describe the requirements an applicant must meet to be granted a variance to Zoning Code requirements for new and expanded structures; and to demonstrate the integrity of the City's construction permitting process. - JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS (050434) | |
| 05-0078R | Informational Hearing - Violence in the Workplace |
| Sponsors: Conaway, Kraft, Young, Spector, Rawlings-Blake, Reisinger, Clarke, Curran. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of requesting that union leaders, various employers and employees brief the Council regarding their views on violence in the workplace in order to aide in the development of a plan of action to help reduce future occurrences of violence, vandalism and sabotage in the workplaces within the City of Baltimore. - LABOR SUBCOMMITTEE (050435) | |
| 05-0079R | Eyes Wide Open - September 9, 10, and 11, 2005 |
| Sponsors: Clarke, Young, Curran, Holton, Kraft, Spector, Rawlings-Blake, Conaway, Branch. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of recognizing September 9, 10, and 11, 2005 as Days of Reflection on the Human Cost of War as the American Friends Committee shares with Baltimore the Eyes Wide Open Exhibit. - IMMEDIATE ADOPTION (050444) | |
| 05-0080R | Informational Hearing - Foreclosing Tax Liens |
| Sponsors: Curran, Kraft, Young, Holton, Spector, Rawlings-Blake, Reisinger, Conaway, Clarke, Branch, Welch. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of requesting that representatives from the Baltimore City Finance Department, HCD, and CARE brief the Council on the process by which tax liens are created and enforced, which agency is responsible for notifying residents of the placement of tax liens on their homes, and whether a better system for notification of citizens could be created. - TAXATION AND FINANCE COMMITTEE (050437) | |
| 05-0081R | Congratulations - 50th Anniversary of Selfreliance Baltimore Federal Credit Union |
| Sponsors: Kraft, President Dixon, Holton, Young, Curran, Spector, Rawlings-Blake, Reisinger, Conaway, Clarke, Branch. | |
| Requester: Reverend Adam Korenczuh, Board Member, Selfreliance | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of congratulating the members and Board of Directors of the Selfreliance Baltimore Federal Credit Union on the occasion of their 50th Anniversary Gala Banquet and Dance to salute the founders and dedicated volunteers whose steadfast devotion made the past 50 years possible and laid the foundation for the future success of the institution. - IMMEDIATE ADOPTION (050438) | |
| 05-0082R | September 2005 - Library Sign-Up Month |
| Sponsors: President Dixon, Kraft, Holton, Young, Spector, Rawlings-Blake, Reisinger, Conaway, Clarke, Branch, Curran. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of recognizing September 2005 as Library Sign-up Month in the City of Baltimore and encouraging everyone to sign up for the smartest card, a library card. - IMMEDIATE ADOPTION (050439) | |
| 05-0083R | Honoring the Life of James "Big Jim" Parker - The Colt, The Man, the Baltimorean |
| Sponsors: President Dixon, Kraft, Holton, Young, Curran, Spector, Rawlings-Blake, Reisinger, Conaway, Clarke, Branch. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of honoring the life of James "Big Jim" Parker, an exceptional star for 11 seasons with the Baltimore Colts, a dedicated Baltimore business owner, and a valued member of the Baltimore community for over 50 years. - IMMEDIATE ADOPTION (050440) | |
| 05-0084R | Independent Investigation - Police Pursuit Policy and Citizen Safety |
| Sponsors: Conaway, Young, Kraft, Spector. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of urging the Superintendent of the Maryland State Police to independently investigate and review current administrative policies and procedures governing high speed responses to emergency calls and other police pursuits; and requesting the Police Superintendent report back to the Council regarding these issues. - PUBLIC SAFETY SUBCOMMITTEE (050441) | |
| Consent Calendar | |
| (See Section A at back of Agenda) | |
| Second Reader | |
| Executive Appointments | |
| EA-0052 | Joseph A. Kolodziejski |
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EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Bureau Head - Bureau of Solid Waste (050348) Recommend Confirmation. | |
| EA-0053 | Edward J. Gallagher |
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EXECUTIVE NOMINATION - Director of Finance for Baltimore City - 4th District (050389) Recommend Confirmation. | |
| Budget and Appropriations | |
| 05-0196 | Supplementary Federal Fund Operating Appropriation - Baltimore City Police Department - $750,000 |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Federal Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $750,000 to the Baltimore City Police Department - Program 201 (Field
Operations), to provide funding to underwrite acquisition and installation of enhancements for the Closed Circuit Television Monitoring System; and providing for a special effective date.
(050349) Reported Favorable. | |
| 05-0197 | Supplementary Federal Fund Operating Appropriation - Baltimore City Police Department - $4,081,157 |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Federal Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $4,081,157 to the Baltimore City Police Department - Program 201 (Field
Operations), to provide funding for planning, equipment, training, exercises, management and administration to enhance the ability of State and local agencies to prevent, respond to, and
recover from incidents of terrorism; and providing for a special effective date. (050350) Reported Favorable. | |
| 05-0198 | Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Police Department - $255,614 |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $255,614 to the Police Department - Program 224 (Office of Criminal
Justice), to provide funding for operating the Truancy Center; and providing for a special effective date. (050351) Reported Favorable. | |
| 05-0201 | Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - MR-Miscellaneous General Expenses - $250,000 |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $250,000 to the MR-Miscellaneous General Expenses - Program 122
(Miscellaneous General Expenses), to provide a grant to the Experience Corps Baltimore; and providing for a special effective date. (050354) Reported Favorable. | |
| 05-0202 | Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - MR-Miscellaneous General Expenses - $250,000 |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $250,000 to the MR-Miscellaneous General Expenses - Program 122
(Miscellaneous General Expenses), to provide a grant to the Family League of Baltimore City; and providing for a special effective date. (050355) Reported Favorable. | |
| 05-0203 | Bond Fund Capital Appropriation Transfer - Department of Public Works (Account #9916-197-320) to the Baltimore City Public Schools (Account #9932-418-237) - $2,000,000 |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of transferring a Bond Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $2,000,000 from Department of Public Works (Account #9916-197-320) to the Baltimore City
Public Schools (Account #9932-418-237); and providing for a special effective date. (050356) Reported Favorable. | |
| 05-0204 | Bond Fund Capital Appropriation Transfer - Department of Public Works (Account #9916-197-315) to the Baltimore City Public Schools (Account #9932-418-064) - $850,000 |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of transferring a Bond Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $850,000 from Department of Public Works (Account #9916-197-315) to the Baltimore City
Public Schools (Account #9932-418-064); and providing for a special effective date. (050357) Reported Favorable. | |
| 05-0205 | Bond Fund Capital Appropriation Transfer - Department of Public Works (Account #9916-197-316) to the Baltimore City Public Schools (Account #9932-418-095) - $1,375,000 |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of transferring a Bond Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $1,375,000 from Department of Public Works (Account #9916-197-316) to the Baltimore City
Public Schools (Account #9932-418-095); and providing for a special effective date. (050358) Reported Favorable. | |
| 05-0206 | Bond Fund Capital Appropriation Transfer - Department of Public Works (Account #9916-197-317) to the Baltimore City Public Schools (Account #9932-418-122) - $1,700,000 |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of transferring a Bond Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $1,700,000 from Department of Public Works (Account #9916-197-317) to the Baltimore City
Public Schools (Account #9932-418-122); and providing for a special effective date. (050359) Reported Favorable. | |
| 05-0207 | Bond Fund Capital Appropriation Transfer - Department of Public Works (Account #9916-197-319) to the Baltimore City Public Schools (Account #9932-418-226) - $1,000,000 |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of transferring a Bond Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $1,000,000 from Department of Public Works (Account #9916-197-319) to the Baltimore City
Public Schools (Account #9932-418-226); and providing for a special effective date. (050360) Reported Favorable. | |
| 05-0208 | Bond Fund Capital Appropriation Transfer - Department of Public Works (Account #9916-197-314) to the Baltimore City Public Schools (Account #9932-418-031) - $2,085,000 |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of transferring a Bond Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $2,085,000 from Department of Public Works (Account #9916-197-314) to the Baltimore City
Public Schools (Account #9932-418-031); and providing for a special effective date. (050361) Reported Favorable. | |
| 05-0209 | Bond Fund Capital Appropriation Transfer - Department of Public Works (Account #9916-197-312) to The Baltimore City Public Schools (Account #9932-418-013) - $500,000 |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of transferring a Bond Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $500,000 from the Department of Public Works (Account #9916-197-312) to the Baltimore City
Public Schools (Account #9932-418-013); and providing for a special effective date. (050362) Reported Favorable. | |
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| Committee of the Whole | |
| 05-0092 | Convention Center Hotel Development District |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of designating a "development district" to be known as the "Convention Center Hotel Development District"; providing for and determining various matters in
connection with the establishment of the development district; creating a special, tax increment fund for the development district; allocating certain property taxes to that fund; making
certain findings and determinations; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the designation and operation of the development district and the establishment and
use of the tax increment fund. (050182) Reported Favorable with Amendment. | |
| 05-0093 | Convention Center Hotel Revenue Obligations |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of authorizing and providing for the issuance, sale and delivery ... of ... "Convention Center Hotel Revenue Bonds" ... in the aggregate principal amount not exceeding $305,000,000 ... for the public purpose of (a) financing and refinancing ... a convention center headquarters hotel in the City of Baltimore, (b) funding capitalized interest on the Revenue Obligations to the extent ... necessary ..., (c) paying the costs of issuance and all other related costs ..., (d) funding any working capital or reserve funds, (e) paying the cost of any pre-opening expenses ..., and (f) paying the expenses of the Hotel Corporation; ... authorizing the creation of a nonprofit, nonstock corporation (the "Hotel Corporation") | |
| 05-0159 | Urban Renewal - Carroll Camden - Amendment _ |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Carroll Camden to make a minor project boundary change in the text of the Plan and in the Exhibits; 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. (050273) Reported Favorable with Amendment. | |
| 05-0160 | Urban Renewal - Inner Harbor West - Amendment _ |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Inner Harbor West to close certain right-of-way and air-rights, make a minor project boundary change, delete and incorporate certain development areas to create a new development area, make certain land use changes including the incorporation of easements, make certain technical corrections in the text to comply with newly created Exhibits showing current property, rights-of-way, and alignment conditions, include new sign provisions in Exhibit G, and eliminate Exhibit E, Right-of-Way Adjustments, from this Plan; waiving certain content and procedural requirements; making the provisions of this Ordinance severable; providing for the application of this | |
| 05-0163 | City Streets - Opening - Eutaw Street |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of condemning and opening Eutaw Street, extending from Pratt Street southerly to Camden Street, as shown on Plat 347-A-69 in the Office of the Department of
Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. (050280) Reported Favorable. | |
| 05-0164 | City Streets - Closing - Eutaw Street |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of condemning and closing Eutaw Street, extending from Pratt Street southerly to Camden Street, as shown on Plat 347-A-69A in the Office of the Department of
Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. (050281) Reported Favorable. | |
| 05-0165 | City Streets - Opening - Howard Street |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of condemning and opening Howard Street, extending from Pratt Street southerly to Camden Street, as shown on Plat 346-A-53 in the Office of the Department of
Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. (050282) Reported Favorable. | |
| 05-0166 | City Streets - Closing - Air Rights over Howard Street |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of condemning and closing air rights over Howard Street, extending from a point 158.82 feet south of Pratt Street southerly 29.50 feet, as shown on Plat
346-A-53A in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. (050283) Reported Favorable. | |
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| Economic Development and Public Financing | |
| 05-0049 | Sale of Property - 3304, 3308, 3312 Hawkins Point Road and Block 7005, Lot 22 |
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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. (050093) Reported Favorable. | |
| 05-0182 | Sale of Property - Concord Street |
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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 a certain parcel of land known as the
former bed of Concord Street, extending from Pratt Street northerly to Lombard Street, and no longer needed for highway or public use; and providing for a special effective date.
(050310) Reported Favorable. | |
| 05-0064R | Environmental Consent Decree - Minority Business and Worker Participation |
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CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of requesting the Director of the Mayor's Office of Minority Business Development to report to the City Council on the percentage of minority
business participation in contracts awarded to meet the requirements of the Environmental Consent Decree and the percentage of City residents employed by all businesses awarded contracts
to perform any services associated with the Decree; and to ensure that residents and businesses in our City who wish to participate directly benefit from performing services that correct
conditions that for years negatively impacted the public and environmental health of themselves, their families, and their neighborhoods. (050317) Reported Favorable. | |
| Education, Housing, Health, and Human Services | |
| 05-0178 | Health - Animal Waste |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of clarifying and expanding requirements for the removal of animal waste; requiring the possession of certain devices for the removal and sanitary disposal of
animal waste; providing for certain exceptions; and generally relating to the duties of an owner, keeper, or other person with custody of an animal. (050306) Reported Favorable with Amendment. | |
| 05-0191 | Animal Control - Impoundment |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of conforming the minimum period for keeping an unclaimed, impounded animal to that specified by State law; and generally relating to the impoundment of
animals. (050323) Reported Favorable. | |
| 05-0050R | Baltimore City Clean Energy Policy |
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CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of requesting that the City of Baltimore look into formulating a Clean Energy Policy and purchasing a form of clean renewable energy to benefit
the City of Baltimore as well as its citizens. (050243) Reported Favorable. | |
| Highways and Franchises | |
| 05-0180 | City Streets - Opening - Concord Street |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of condemning and opening Concord Street, extending from Pratt Street northerly 315.9 feet, more or less, to Lombard Street, as shown on Plat 346-A-50 in the
Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. (050308) Reported Favorable. | |
| 05-0181 | City Streets - Closing - Concord Street |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of condemning and closing Concord Street, extending from Pratt Street northerly 315.9 feet, more or less, to Lombard Street, as shown on Plat 346-A-50A in the
Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. (050309) Reported Favorable. | |
| Urban Affairs | |
| 05-0023 | Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation - Reconstitution |
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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. (050040) Reported Favorable with Amendment. | |
| Third Reader | |
| Third Reader (requires invocation of CC Rule 12-1 for same day advance from 2nd to 3rd Reader) | |
| 05-0178 | Health - Animal Waste |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of clarifying and expanding requirements for the removal of animal waste; requiring the possession of certain devices for the removal and sanitary disposal of animal waste; providing for certain exceptions; and generally relating to the duties of an owner, keeper, or other person with custody of an animal. (050306) | |
| 05-0191 | Animal Control - Impoundment |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of conforming the minimum period for keeping an unclaimed, impounded animal to that specified by State law; and generally relating to the impoundment of animals. (050323) | |
| Third Reader (to be held one meeting) | |
| 05-0099 | Rezoning - 801 North Broadway |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 801 North Broadway, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the R-8 Zoning District to the B-2-3 Zoning District. (050189) | |
| 05-0100 | Planned Unit Development - Designation - Kennedy Krieger Institute |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of approving the application of Madison Street Properties, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Kennedy Krieger Institute, owner and developer of certain property bounded by North Broadway, Ashland Avenue, Rutland Avenue, and East Madison Street and known as 801 North Broadway (the "Property"), to have that property designated a Residential Planned Unit Development; and approving the Development Plan submitted by the applicant. (050190) | |
| 05-0170 | Rezoning - 1100 and 1110 East Baltimore Street |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 1100 and 1110 East Baltimore Street (Ward 5, Section 7, Block 1338, Lots 1 and 2/3), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-1-3 Zoning District to the B-3-3 Zoning District. (050287) | |
| Third Reader (for final passage) | |
| 04-0004 | Rezoning - New East Baltimore Community |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of changing the zoning of the area outlined in red on the accompanying plat, consisting of the properties listed on Exhibit 1 attached to and made part of this Ordinance, together with the adjoining roads, highways, alleys, rights-of-way, and other similar property, from the R-8 Zoning District to the B-2-3 Zoning District. (040014) | |
| 04-0005 | Planned Unit Development - Designation - New East Baltimore Community |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of approving the application of East Baltimore Development, Inc., its affiliates and assigns, who are either the developer, contract purchaser, potential owner and/or owner of the area consisting of the properties listed on Exhibit 1 attached to and made a part of this Ordinance, together with the adjoining roads, highways, alleys, right-of-way, and other similar property (collectively, the "Properties"), to have the Properties designated a Business Planned Unit Development; and approving the Development Plan submitted by the applicant. (040015) | |
| 05-0043 | Urban Renewal - Middle East - Amendment _ |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Middle East to correct a certain reference and revise Appendix E; 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. (050084) | |
| 05-0133 | Release of Right-of-Way - a 10-Foot Right-of-Way Granted to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore Through the Property of East Harbor Marine Center, L.L.C. |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of authorizing the release and surrender by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore of all its interests in and to the 10-foot wide right-of-way heretofore granted to the City of Baltimore through the property of East Harbor Marine Center, L.L.C. The location and course of the right-of-way to be released is shown on a plat numbered BS20-25263; and providing for a special effective date. (050234) | |
| 05-0161 | Operating Budget for the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2006 |
| MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RES. - FOR the purpose of approving the budget estimated to be needed for the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners for operating programs during Fiscal 2006; providing for certification of the approved budget to the State Superintendent of Schools; and providing for a special effective date. (050251) | |
| 05-0167 | Sale of Property - Orleans Street |
| 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 a certain parcel of land known as (1) subterranean rights under Orleans Street, 290.79 feet, east of Broadway and (2) air rights over Orleans Street 326.46 feet, east of Broadway, and no longer needed for highway or other public use; and providing for a special effective date. (050284) | |
| Committee Announcements | |
| Announcements | |
| THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL | |
| Adjournment | |
| Cable Hearing Schedule | |
| WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2005 AT 5:00 P.M. | |
| Judiciary and Legislative Investigations Committee, Councilmember Curran - Chair | |
| 05-0072R - The Clarence Mitchell Court House - Let's Clean It Up | |
| MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2005 AT 5:00 P.M. | |
| Judiciary and Legislative Investigations Committee, Councilmember Curran - Chair | |
| LO-0007 - Sale of City Property | |