City of Baltimore Legistar System

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

Unsolicited Advertising Circulars - Vehicles or Residential Property

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.

Urban Renewal - Mount Vernon - Renewal Area Designation and Urban

Renewal Plan

FOR the purpose of designating as a "Renewal Area" an area situated in

Baltimore City, Maryland known as Mount Vernon, bounded generally by

Centre Street on the south, Howard Street on the west, I-83 on the north, and

Guilford Avenue on the east; approving a Renewal Plan for Mount Vernon;

establishing permitted land uses; providing for review of all plans for new

construction, exterior rehabilitation, or change in use of properties in Mount

Vernon; establishing procedures for the issuance and denial of demolition

permits; establishing certain property rehabilitation and development standards;

authorizing the acquisition of certain property by purchase or condemnation for

urban renewal purposes; establishing certain requirements for land acquired;

creating disposition lots with appropriate standards and controls; approving

certain regulations, controls, and restrictions applicable to all land and property

within Mt. Vernon; establishing procedures for amending the Plan; approving

certain exhibits and appendices to the Plan; providing certain definitions;

providing for the term of the Plan; repealing the Mount Vernon Area and the

Mount Vernon Area Urban Renewal Plan and repealing the Mid-Town

Belvedere Area and the Mid-Town Belvedere Area Urban Renewal Plan;

waiving such requirements, if any, as to content or procedure for the

preparation, adoption, and approval of Renewal Plans as set forth in Article 13

of the Baltimore City Code that the Renewal Plan for Mount Vernon may not

meet; providing for the severability of the various parts and applications of this

Ordinance; and providing that where the provisions of this Ordinance may

conflict with any other ordinance, code, or regulation, the provision that

establishes the higher standard shall prevail.

City Council President (Administration)

Zoning - Health-Care Facilities - Conditional Use Home for the

Rehabilitation of Non-bedridden Alcoholics and Substance Abusers - 14

South Broadway

FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment,

maintenance, and operation of a home for the rehabilitation of non-bedridden

alcoholics and substance abusers on the property known as 14 South Broadway,

as outlined in red on the accompanying plat.

James B. Kraft and Robert W. Curran

Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation -

State's Attorney's Office - $1,964,000

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $1,964,000 to the State's Attorney's Office -

Program 115 (Prosecution of Criminals), to provide funding for additional

operating expenses; and providing for a special effective date.

City Council President (Administration)

Release of Right of Way - a 10-Foot Right-of-Way Granted to the Mayor and

City Council of Baltimore, Through the Property of Midtown Baltimore LLC

FOR the purpose of authorizing the release and surrender by the Mayor and City

Councilof Baltimore of all of its interests in and to a 10-foot wide right-of-way

granted to the City of Baltimore through the property of Midtown Baltimore LLC,

the location and course of the 10-foot wide right-of-way to be released being shown

on a plat thereof numbered RW 20-35538 prepared by the Survey Control Section;

and providing for a special effective date.

Supplementary Mayoralty-Related Capital Appropriation - Babe Ruth House

and Museum Renovations Project - $250,000

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Mayoralty-Related Capital

Appropriation in the amount of $250,000 to the Mayoralty (Account

#9904-127-400 and Account #9904-129-400), to provide funding for a Babe Ruth

House and Museum Renovations Project; and providing for a special effective date.

City Streets - Closing - Certain Streets and Alleys Lying Within the Area

Bounded by Dickman Street, Hanover Street, the Middle Branch of the

Patapsco River, and the Former Bed of Leadenhall Street

FOR the purpose of condemning and closing certain streets and alleys lying within

the area bounded by Dickman Street, Hanover Street, the Middle Branch of the

Patapsco River, and the former bed of Leadenhall Street, as shown on Plat

346-A-56A in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a

special effective date.

Supplementary Capital Fund Appropriation - Department of Housing and

Community Development - $3,000,000

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Capital Fund Appropriation in the

amount of $3,000,000 to the Department of Housing and Community Development

- (Account #9910-587-979), to provide funding for infrastructure improvements in

support of the East Baltimore Biotechnology project; and providing for a special

effective date.

Fear the Lady Turtle - Congratulations to the Lady Terrapins on their NCAA

Championship Victory

FOR the purpose of offering our warmest congratulations to the University of

Maryland Lady Terrapins on their NCAA Championship victory, their victorious

achievement in making the University of Maryland only one of four schools to win

both a men's and women's NCAA National Championship; to Laura Harper for

being chosen as the Final Four's most outstanding player; to Coach Brenda Frese

for leading the Lady Terrapins to an exceptional 34-4 season ending with a win in

the Title game; and to the entire Lady Terrapin basketball association who pulled

together and worked until the coveted prize was theirs and who showed us that,

through hard work and perseverance, we can all exceed expectations and achieve

our most lofty of goals; and providing for a special effective date.

Acquisition of Property - A Parcel of Land to be Acquired for the Special

Services Unit of the Solid Waste Collection Division at 6201 Pulaski Highway

FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to

acquire, by purchase or condemnation, the fee simple or other interests in certain

property located at 6201 Pulaski Highway, and needed for the Special Services

Unit of the Solid Waste Collection Division; and providing for a special effective

date.

Zoning - Conditional Use Convalescent, Nursing, and Rest Home (Assisted

Living) - 1612 Gwynns Falls Parkway

FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment,

maintenance, and operation of a convalescent, nursing, and rest home (assisted

living) on the property known as 1612 Gwynns Falls Parkway, as outlined in red on

the accompanying plat.

Urban Renewal - Mount Vernon - Amendment ____

FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Mount Vernon to

incorporate certain bulk regulations; 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.

Baltimore City Police Patrol Cars - Take Home Policy

FOR the purpose of requesting the Baltimore City Police Commissioner to study

the efficacy of adopting a take-home patrol car program for Baltimore City police

officers and to report to the City Council on the success or failure of take-home

patrol car policies in other subdivisions across the country and the comparative

advantages and disadvantages of adopting a take-home patrol car policy for City

officers.

In Honor of Baltimore City Public School Teachers on National Teacher Day -

May 9, 2006

FOR the purpose of recognizing the many contributions local educators make to

our children and our lives and, in keeping with this year's theme of "GREAT

TEACHERS MAKE GREAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS", drawing attention to the

invaluable role teachers have in making sure that every child receives a quality

public education; and paying tribute to the hard work teachers do to make public

schools a positive experience for each and every child on each and every day.

An Open Letter to the Maryland Congressional Delegation - STOP THE

GENOCIDE IN DARFUR

FOR the purpose of respectfully requesting the Honorable Members of the

Maryland Congressional Delegation to demand that the President of the United

States take the steps necessary to end the genocide in Darfur and call for a United

Nations Security Council resolution to create a peacekeeping force to ensure an end

to the violence that has cost thousands of Black Africans their lives, has driven

millions from their homes, and has left countless men, women, and children

without food and without hope.

The Laurence G. Paquin Middle/Senior High School #457 - An Urgent

Request for Restoration to Model and to Mission

FOR the purpose of urging the Chief Executive Officer and the Board of School

Commissioners of the Baltimore City Public School System to immediately

restore transferred personnel to prevent Laurence G. Paquin Middle/Senior High

School # 457, with its onsite health services, GED, after school program, Little

School, and 7 grades - 6th through 12th - from dismantlement as this system's

enduring resource for pregnant girls.

Termination of Employees Assigned to Light Duty - Adding Insult to

Injury

FOR the purpose of requesting the Director of Human Resources to advise the

City Council on current City policy for placing workers who have been injured

on the job in "light duty" assignment until their recovery, or for the remainder of

the service requirements needed to qualify for full retirement benefits; inviting

the Labor Commissioner to share with this Body specific clauses, if any, in

union contracts that provide for these contingencies; asking the Director of the

Department of Public Works, the Director of the Department of Transportation

and the Baltimore City Health Commissioner to address reports that workers

assigned to alternative duties in those departments have been terminated

prematurely, resulting in their disqualification for retirement benefits; and

exploring the need for the formation of an umbrella organization assigned to

determining areas of need and providing for the placement of employees in

agencies that express a need for supplemental services.