City Council
City Hall, Room 408
100 North Holliday Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
AGENDA
Monday, September 26, 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 Edward M. Miller, Pastor, St. Bernardine Catholic Church | |
| Pledge of Allegiance | |
| Roll Call | |
| Showcase Baltimore | |
| Bea Gaddy Day and Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Wanda Watts | |
| Approval of the Journal | |
| September 19, 2005 | |
| Communications from the Mayor | |
| Executive Nominations | |
| Bills Introduced | |
| 05-0260 | Animal Control - Exotic, Farm, and Other Animals |
| Sponsors: Council Pres.-Admin. | |
| Requester: Dept. of Health. | |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of requiring a permit to keep any exotic animal, farm animal, pigeon, or bees; defining certain terms; and generally relating to the regulation and control of animals. - EDUCATION, HOUSING, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (050480) | |
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| 05-0261 | Zoning - Conditional Use Parking, Open Off-Street Area - 5809-5817 Park Heights Avenue |
| Sponsors: Spector. | |
| Requester: Associated Jewish Charities of Baltimore, c/o Jeffrey Scherr, Esq. | |
| 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 5809-5817 Park Heights Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat. - LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE (050481) | |
| 05-0089R | Investigative Hearing - Do the New Bus Routes Meet the Mobility Needs of Older Baltimoreans? |
| Sponsors: Welch, President Dixon, D'Adamo, Young, Kraft, Harris, Conaway, Reisinger, Holton, Clarke. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of requesting the Secretary of Transportation and the Maryland Transit Administrator to report to the City Council on the recent proposed changes to City bus routes to make certain that our seniors are able to safely and conveniently access public transportation sufficient to meet the needs of their social, business, cultural, and spiritual lives. - JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS (050483) | |
| 05-0090R | The 21st Century Commission on African American Males in the Baltimore Metropolitan Area |
| Sponsors: Harris, President Dixon, Young, Kraft, Holton, Welch, Conaway, Reisinger, Clarke. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of re-convening the Commission on African American Males to assess the current health, welfare, social, and spiritual condition of African American males in the Baltimore metropolis, to determine the progress made in the decade since the formation of the 1995 Mayor's Commission on African American Males, to identify issues that must be addressed to guarantee the comprehensive forward movement of African American males in decades to come, to confirm the need for a permanent commission to continue to access and promote this essential population, and to establish the mission, structure, and authority of a statutory Commission on African American Males. - JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE | |
| 05-0091R | Jobs, Housing, and Recovery Workforce Reentry Project |
| Sponsors: Branch, D'Adamo, Young, Kraft, Harris, President Dixon, Holton, Conaway, Clarke, Welch. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of expressing approval of the application of the Jobs, Housing, and Recovery Workforce Reentry Program to the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development for approval of a project to improve the workforce reentry success of the 68 men in its program by designing and implementing a new job skills assessment, work readiness, job placement, and employment support system, which will be integrated with Jobs, Housing and Recovery's ongoing work, therapy, counseling, education and training components. - IMMEDIATE ADOPTION (050485) | |
| 05-0092R | The Shepherd's Clinic Endowment Project |
| Sponsors: Clarke, President Dixon, Welch. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of expressing approval of the application of the Shepherd's Clinic, to the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development for approval of a project to relocate from 1901 St. Paul Street, to a building that will be renovated at 2800 Kirk Avenue and for an allocation of tax credits for business entities that contribute to the project. - IMMEDIATE ADOPTION (050486) | |
| 05-0093R | Informational Hearing - Comprehensive Master Plans |
| Sponsors: Reisinger, President Dixon, Young, Kraft, Harris, Holton, Welch, Conaway, Clarke. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of requesting the Director of the Department of Planning of Baltimore City to brief the Council on the nature, process, effect, use, and legal effect of comprehensive master plans, and how they are being developed under the auspices of the Department of Planning, as required under State Law, Article 66B, and the Baltimore City Charter. - LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE (050487) | |
| 05-0094R | Race Equality Week - Erasing Racism - Connecting People - September 26, 2005 - September 30, 2005 |
| Sponsors: Holton, President Dixon, D'Adamo, Young, Kraft, Harris, Conaway, Reisinger, Clarke, Welch. | |
| CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of joining the National League of Cities and cities across the country in celebrating the 6th Annual Race Equality Week, a continuation of a multi-year effort to improve race relations, achieve racial justice, and create inclusive communities, and proclaiming September 26, 2005 - September 30, 2005 Racial Equality Week in Baltimore City. - IMMEDIATE ADOPTION (050488) | |
| Consent Calendar | |
| (See Section A at back of Agenda) | |
| Second Reader | |
| Committee of the Whole | |
| 04-0001R | The Baltimore City Economic Advisory Committee |
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CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION - FOR the purpose of creating the Baltimore City Economic Advisory Committee by bringing together elected officials and the local business community in order to
provide practical assistance in forcasting economic growth and City revenues. (040018) Reported Favorable with Amendment. | |
| Land Use and Transportation | |
| 05-0192 | Rezoning - 2033 Kloman Street, 2099 Kloman Street, 2101-2121 Kloman Street, 2200 Kloman Street, 2201-2221-2301 Kloman Street, 2831 Waterview Avenue, 2841 Waterview Avenue, Portions of MTA |
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ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 2033 Kloman Street, 2099 Kloman Street, 2101-2121 Kloman Street, 2200 Kloman Street, 2201-2221-2301 Kloman
Street, a portion of 2831 Waterview Avenue, a portion of 2841 Waterview Avenue, portions of MTA Rights-of-Way, and a portion of CSX Right-of-Way, as outlined in red on the accompanying
plat, from the M-2-3 Zoning District to the B-2-3 Zoning District; and changing the zoning for the properties known as a portion of 2831 Waterview Avenue, a portion of 2841 Waterview
Avenue, and a portion of MTA Right-of-Way, as outlined in blue on the accompanying plat, from the M-2-1 Zoning District to the B-2-3 Zoning District. (050324) Reported | |
| Third Reader | |
| Third Reader (to be held one meeting) | |
| 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) | |
| Third Reader (for final passage) | |
| 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) | |
| 05-0081 | City Streets - Renaming Nome Street to Manor Avenue |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of changing the name of Nome Street, between Holabird Avenue and Eastbourne Avenue, to Manor Avenue. (050157) | |
| 05-0210 | Bond Fund Capital Appropriation Transfer - Department of Public Works (Account #9916-197-318) to the Baltimore City Public Schools (Account #9932-418-222) - $1,633,000 |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of transferring a Bond Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $1,633,000 from Department of Public Works (Account #9916-197-318) to the Baltimore City Public Schools (Account #9932-418-222); and providing for a special effective date. (050363) | |
| 05-0211 | Bond Fund Capital Appropriation Transfer - Department of Public Works (Account #9916-197-212) to |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of transferring a Bond Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $4,867,000 from Department of Public Works (Account #9916-197-212) to the Baltimore City Public Schools (Account #9932-417-209); and providing for a special effective date. (050364) | |
| 05-0212 | Bond Fund Capital Appropriation Transfer - Department of Public Works (Account #9916-197-313) to the Baltimore City Public Schools (Account #9932-418-020) - $500,000 |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of transferring a Bond Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $500,000 from Department of Public Works (Account #9916-197-313) to the Baltimore City Public Schools (Account #9932-418-020); and providing for a special effective date. (050365) | |
| 05-0213 | Bond Fund Capital Appropriation Transfer - Department of Public Works (Account #9916-197-321) to |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of transferring a Bond Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $2,575,000 from Department of Public Works (Account #9916-197-321) to the Baltimore City Public Schools (Account #9932-418-401); and providing for a special effective date. (050366) | |
| 05-0218 | Civil Citations - Repeal of "Sunset" |
| ORDINANCE - FOR the purpose of abrogating the automatic termination of Ordinance 03-595 {"Civil Citations"}; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the issuance and enforcement of civil citations. (050371) | |
| Committee Announcements | |
| Announcements | |
| THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL | |
| Adjournment | |
| Cable Hearing Schedule | |
| WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2005 AT 5:00 P.M. | |
| Land Use and Transportation, Councilmember Reisinger - Chair | |
| 05-0069 - Hazardous Materials - Transportation | |