Tuesday, April 4, 2006
5:00 PM
City of Baltimore
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100 North Holliday Street |
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Baltimore, Maryland 21202 |
City Hall
City Council
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Sheila Dixon, President of the Council |
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Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Vice President |
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District 1: James Kraft - District 2: Nicholas C. D'Adamo |
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District 3: Robert W. Curran - District 4: Kenneth N. Harris, Sr. |
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District 5: Rochelle "Rikki" Spector - District 6: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake |
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District 7: Belinda Conaway - District 8: Helen L. Holton |
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District 9: Agnes Welch - District 10: Edward L. Reisinger |
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District 11: Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr. - District 12: Bernard C. "Jack" Young |
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District 13: Paula Johnson Branch - District 14: Mary Pat Clarke |
Meeting Agenda - Final
Call to Order
Invocation
Father Joseph Muth, St. Matthews Catholic Church
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Showcase Baltimore
Officer Jerry Heid, Senior Citizen Liaison Officer for the Baltimore City Police Department
Approval of the Journal
March 20, 2006
Communications from the Mayor
Bills Signed by the Mayor
March 22, 2006
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Rezoning - 120 South Oldham Street, 160 South Oldham Street, and 4600 |
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Gough Street |
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FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 120 South |
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Oldham Street, 160 South Oldham Street, and 4600 Gough Street, as outlined in |
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red on the accompanying plat, from the M-2-2 Zoning District to the R-8 Zoning |
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District. |
05-0291
Nicholas C. D'Adamo and James B. Kraft
Executive Nominations - Withdrawn
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Member - Commission on Aging and Retirement Education - 6th District |
EA06-0125
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Member - Commisssion for Historical and Architectural Preservation - 5th District |
EA06-0140
Bills Introduced
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Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Finance |
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- $3,500,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital |
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Appropriation in the amount of $3,500,000 to the Department of Finance (Account |
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#9908-149-032), to provide funding for the purchase of a Human Resources/Payroll |
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System; and providing for a special effective date. |
06-0363
City Council President (Administration)
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BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS |
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Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - MR-Civic |
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Promotion - $297,500 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating |
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Appropriation in the amount of $297,500 to the MR-Civic Promotion - Program |
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590 (Civic Promotion), to provide funding for support of the 2006 National Baptist |
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Convention; and providing for a special effective date. |
06-0364
City Council President (Administration)
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BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS |
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Sale of Property - A Portion of Wells Street |
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FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to sell, at |
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either public or private sale, all its interest in a certain parcel of land known as a |
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portion of the former bed of Wells Street, contiguous to the south side thereof, and |
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extending from Light Street easterly to the former bed of Johnson Street, and no |
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longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date. |
06-0365
City Council President (Administration)
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC FINANCING |
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Baltimore City Parking Authority - Reauthorization |
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FOR the purpose of abrogating the automatic termination of Ordinance 00-071 |
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{"Baltimore City Parking Authority"}; renewing and continuing the Authority; |
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specifying a dollar amount for contracts of the Authority that are subject to the |
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approval of Board of Estimates; and generally relating to the operations of the |
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Baltimore City Parking Authority. |
06-0366
City Council President (Administration)
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS |
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Metropolitan District of Baltimore County - Extension 149 |
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FOR the purpose of consenting to and approving a petition to extend the |
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Metropolitan District of Baltimore County to a certain tract of land; and providing |
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for a special effective date. |
06-0367
City Council President (Administration)
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS |
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Metropolitan District of Baltimore County - Extension 150 |
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FOR the purpose of consenting to and approving a petition to extend the |
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Metropolitan District of Baltimore County to a certain tract of land; and providing |
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for a special effective date. |
06-0368
City Council President (Administration)
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS |
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Metropolitan District of Baltimore County - Extension 151 |
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FOR the purpose of consenting to and approving a petition to extend the |
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Metropolitan District of Baltimore County to a certain tract of land; and providing |
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for a special effective date. |
06-0369
City Council President (Administration)
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS |
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Fire and Police Employees' Retirement System - DROP 2 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a new deferred retirement option plan (DROP 2) for |
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certain members of the Fire and Police Employees' Retirement System; clarifying |
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certain provisions pertaining to the System's existing DROP; mandating the |
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performance of a cost savings test by the System's actuary with regard to the DROP |
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2 benefit; providing the City with the option of legislatively modifying or |
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terminating the DROP 2 benefit if certain cost savings are not realized; providing |
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certain transitional rules; clarifying, correcting, and conforming certain language; |
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providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the Fire and Police |
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Employees' Retirement System. |
06-0370
City Council President (Administration)
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Fire and Police Employees' Retirement System |
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Urban Renewal - Canton Industrial Area - Amendment _ |
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FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Canton Industrial Area |
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to revise the boundary of the existing Urban Renewal Plan and revising exhibits to |
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reflect the changes in the Plan; waiving certain content and procedural |
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requirements; making the provisions of this Ordinance severable; providing for the |
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application of this Ordinance in conjunction with certain other ordinances; and |
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providing for a special effective date. |
06-0371
City Council President (Administration)
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Rezoning - Certain Properties in the Brewer's Hill Area |
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FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for certain properties in the Brewer's Hill |
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Area, as outlined in yellow on the accompanying plat, from the M-3 Zoning |
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District to the R-8 Zoning District; as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, |
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from the M-3 Zoning District to the B-2-2 Zoning District; as outlined in blue on |
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the accompanying plat from the M-2-2 Zoning District to the R-8 Zoning District; |
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and as outlined in orange on the accompanying plat, from the M-2-2 Zoning |
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District to the B-2-2 Zoning District. |
06-0372
City Council President (Administration)
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Planned Unit Development - Amendment 1 - Waterview |
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FOR the purpose of approving a certain amendment to the Development Plan of the |
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Waterview Planned Unit Development. |
06-0373
Edward L. Reisinger and Bernard C. 'Jack' Young
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Waterview Avenue, LLC, c/o Martin F. Cadogan, Esq. |
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION |
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Rezoning - 1401/07 Woodall Street and 1446 Stevenson Street |
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FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 1401/07 |
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Woodall Street and 1446 Stevenson Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying |
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plat, from the M-3 Zoning District to the R-8 Zoning District. |
06-0374
Edward L. Reisinger
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Joseph R. Woolman, III, Gildea & Schmidt, LLC |
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION |
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Rezoning - 2/40 East Wells Street |
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FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 2/40 East Wells |
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Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-2-2 Zoning District |
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to the R-8 Zoning District. |
06-0375
Edward L. Reisinger
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Joseph R. Woolman, III, Gildea & Schmidt, LLC |
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION |
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Rezoning - 1800 South Hanover Street |
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FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 1800 South |
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Hanover Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-2-2 |
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Zoning District to the B-2-4 Zoning District. |
06-0376
Edward L. Reisinger
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Joseph R. Woolman, III, Gildea & Schmidt, LLC |
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION |
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Rezoning - 1834 South Charles Street |
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FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 1834 South |
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Charles Street , as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-2-2 |
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Zoning District to the B-2-3 Zoning District. |
06-0377
Edward L. Reisinger
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Joseph R. Woolman, III, Gildea & Schmidt, LLC |
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION |
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Zoning - Conditional Use -Amending Ordinance 90-441 |
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FOR the purpose of amending the maximum bed capacity for the convalescent |
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home (senior assisted housing) on the property known as 3912 Dorchester Road, as |
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outlined in red on the accompanying plat, conforming certain language and |
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references, and deleting certain obsolete references. |
06-0378
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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Dorchester House Assisted Living, c/o Stephanie Goodwin |
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION |
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Urban Renewal - Coldstream Homestead Montebello - Amendment _ |
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FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Coldstream Homestead |
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Montebello to authorize the acquisition by purchase or by condemnation of certain |
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properties for urban renewal purposes, amend Appendix A, and revise a certain |
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exhibit to reflect the changes in the Plan; waiving certain content and procedural |
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requirements; making the provisions of this Ordinance severable; providing for the |
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application of this Ordinance in conjunction with certain other ordinances; and |
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providing for a special effective date. |
06-0379
Mary Pat Clarke and Robert W. Curran
URBAN AFFAIRS
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Annual Property Tax - Fiscal Year 2007 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a tax for the use of the Mayor and City Council of |
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Baltimore for the period July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007; setting the semiannual |
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payment service charge for that period; and providing for a special effective date. |
06-0380
Edward L. Reisinger
BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS
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Annual Property Tax - Fiscal Year 2007 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a tax for the use of the Mayor and City Council of |
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Baltimore for the period July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007; setting the semiannual |
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payment service charge for that period; and providing for a special effective date. |
06-0381
Nicholas C. D'Adamo
BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS
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Property Maintenance Code - Rain Barrels |
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FOR the purpose of excepting certain rain barrels from the requirement to elevate |
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objects and materials stored outdoors; clarifying, correcting, and conforming |
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certain language; and generally relating to the outdoor storage of objects and |
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materials. |
06-0382
Mary Pat Clarke, Nicholas C. D'Adamo and Robert W. Curran
LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION
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Nuisance Abatement - Community or Neighborhood Associations |
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FOR the purpose of authorizing the Commissioner of Health to designate |
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community or neighborhood associations to remove or abate certain nuisances; |
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providing that the costs and expenses incurred by an association are a lien on the |
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property for which the nuisance was removed or abated; modifying the definition of |
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"nuisance" to encompass expressly certain sanitary maintenance requirements of |
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the Property Maintenance Code; correcting, clarifying, and conforming certain |
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language; and generally relating to the removal or abatement of nuisances. |
06-0383
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Mary Pat Clarke, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr., Kenneth N. |
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Harris, Sr., Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Robert W. Curran and James B. |
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Kraft |
JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS
Resolutions Introduced
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A Request for Improved Practices for Baltimore City's Environmentally |
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Friendly Food and Beverage Service Businesses |
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FOR the purpose of requesting Baltimore City's Recycling Program to assist food |
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and beverage service businesses either by organizing them to make collection by |
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private contractors economically feasible or by implementing a more efficient and |
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effective City collection of their recyclables, and by creating a local food waste |
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composting program for them. |
06-0161R
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James B. Kraft, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Robert W. Curran, Edward L. |
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Reisinger and Mary Pat Clarke |
EDUCATION, HOUSING, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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Baltimore Green Week 2006 |
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FOR the purpose of declaring April 22 through April 28, 2006, Baltimore Green |
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Week 2006 and to continue to encourage the development of initiatives for |
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Baltimore City, which can help Baltimore become cleaner and environmentally |
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safer for all who live and work in the region, especially our children, whose futures |
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are being invested in through the promotion of sustainable lifestyles now. |
06-0162R
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James B. Kraft, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, President Dixon, Robert W. |
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Curran, Edward L. Reisinger, Mary Pat Clarke, Agnes Welch and Helen |
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L. Holton |
IMMEDIATE ADOPTION
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In Support of the Baltimore Buy Local Campaign |
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FOR the purpose of supporting the Baltimore Buy Local Campaign, which |
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recognizes locally-owned small businesses and innovative entrepreneurs who live |
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and work in the Baltimore metropolitan region as the engine of our economy, and |
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to encourage residents to shop in Baltimore's locally-owned stores and buy |
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locally-made products. |
06-0163R
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James B. Kraft, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, President Dixon, Bernard C. 'Jack' |
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Young, Robert W. Curran, Edward L. Reisinger, Mary Pat Clarke and |
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Agnes Welch |
IMMEDIATE ADOPTION
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In Support of State Legislation - (Senate Bill 1060/House Bill 1484) - |
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Task Force to Study Prison Violence in Maryland |
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FOR the purpose of expressing support for this legislation that seeks to establish a |
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Task Force to Study Prison Violence in Maryland, focusing on the scope, nature, |
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patterns, the fundamental relationship of violence in the State's prisons, the impact |
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of illegal drugs and exposure to other pollutants as it relates to violence, as well as |
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the best practices of other state correctional systems in dealing with prison |
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violence; urging the Honorable Members of the Baltimore City Delegation to the |
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2006 session of the Maryland General Assembly to secure passage of Senate Bill |
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1060/House Bill 148; and calling upon the Governor to sign the legislation into |
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law. |
06-0164R
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President Dixon, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, James |
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B. Kraft, Robert W. Curran, Edward L. Reisinger, Mary Pat Clarke and |
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Agnes Welch |
IMMEDIATE ADOPTION
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The Youth Commission Comprehensive Summit on Juvenile Homicide in |
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Baltimore City |
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FOR the purpose of calling upon the Baltimore City State's Attorney, the Director |
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of the Department of Juvenile Services, the Baltimore Police Commissioner, the |
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Baltimore Health Commissioner, the Director of the Mayor's Office of Children |
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and Youth, and the Chief of School Police for the Baltimore City Public School |
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System to brief the Commission and the City Council on the current homicide rate |
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among youth, the effect of limited length of life expectation on the behavior of |
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certain youth, and the response of the criminal justice system to youthful offenders; |
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to assess the ability of existing law enforcement, education, mental health, and |
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faith-based programs to address the educational, psychological, and spiritual needs |
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of youth who are involved in antisocial behavior; and to engage the Commission |
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and Baltimore's youth in the formulation of youth-driven policies that would better |
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address the needs of their generation and result in a de-escalation of the juvenile |
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homicide rate in Baltimore City. |
06-0165R
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President Dixon, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, James |
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B. Kraft, Robert W. Curran, Edward L. Reisinger, Stephanie Rawlings |
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Blake, Agnes Welch and Helen L. Holton |
IMMEDIATE ADOPTION
Consent Calendar
(See Section A at back of Agenda)
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