Monday, May 15, 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
Reverend Dr. Peggy Wall, St. John AME Church
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Approval of the Journal
May 8, 2006
Communications from the Mayor
Bills Signed by the Mayor
May 4, 2006
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Rezoning - 1240 Nanticoke Street and Tax Block 790, Lot 55 |
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FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 1240 |
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Nanticoke Street and Tax Block 790, Lot 55, as outlined in red on the |
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accompanying plat, from the M-2-2 Zoning District to the R-8 Zoning District. |
05-0265
Agnes Welch
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Planned Unit Development - Designation - Holy City of Zion |
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FOR the purpose of approving the application of the Mayor and City Council of |
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Baltimore, acting by and through the Department of Housing and Community |
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Development and The New Psalmist Church of Baltimore City, Inc., to have those |
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properties located at 6011 Marian Drive, 6020 Marian Drive, and Ward 28, Section |
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2, Block 4285, Lot 17A designated a Business Planned Unit Development; and |
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approving the Development Plan submitted by the applicant. |
05-0307
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Rezoning - 3402 and 3404 Hillsdale Road and 4603, 4605, 4607, and 4609 |
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Maine Avenue |
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FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 3402 and |
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3404 Hillsdale Road and 4603, 4605, 4607, and 4609 Maine Avenue, as outlined in |
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red on the accompanying plat, from the R-4 Zoning District to the B-2-2 Zoning |
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District. |
06-0329
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Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, President Dixon and |
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Helen L. Holton |
May 10, 2006
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FOR the purpose of establishing special requirements governing legislative |
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consideration of certain multi-property rezonings; defining certain terms; |
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correcting, clarifying, and conforming certain language; and generally relating to |
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statements for, public notice of, hearings on, and amendments to multi-property |
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rezonings and other legislative authorizations. |
06-0336
City Council President (Administration)
Executive Appointments - Withdrawn
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Wilhelmina Spencer Burford |
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Member - Mayor's Commission on Disabilities - 8th District |
EA06-0147
EA06-0149
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Member - Commission on Aging and Retirement Education |
EA06-0156
Bills Introduced
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Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Fire Department - |
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$1,300,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating |
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Appropriation in the amount of $1,300,000 to the Fire Department - Program 319 |
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(Ambulance Service), to provide funds for additional operating expenses; and |
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providing for a special effective date. |
06-0424
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Dept. of Finance |
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BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Fire Department - |
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$2,100,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating |
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Appropriation in the amount of $2,100,000 to the Fire Department - Program 212 |
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(Fire Suppression), to provide funds for additional operating expenses; and |
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providing for a special effective date. |
06-0425
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Dept. of Finance |
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BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Health Department - |
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$250,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating |
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Appropriation in the amount of $250,000 to the Health Department - Program 305 |
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(Health Services Initiatives), to provide funds for additional operating expenses; |
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and providing for a special effective date. |
06-0426
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Dept. of Finance |
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BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Health Department - |
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$325,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating |
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Appropriation in the amount of $325,000 to the Health Department - Program 240 |
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(Animal Control), to provide funds for additional operating expenses; and |
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providing for a special effective date. |
06-0427
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Dept. of Finance |
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BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - MR-Art and |
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Culture - $400,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating |
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Appropriation in the amount of $400,000 to the MR-Art and Culture - Program 493 |
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(Art and Cultural Grants), to provide funds for the Free Fall Baltimore Program; |
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and providing for a special effective date. |
06-0428
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Dept. of Finance |
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BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Police Department - |
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$1,000,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating |
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Appropriation in the amount of $1,000,000 to the Police Department - Program 200 |
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(Administration Direction and Control), to provide funds for additional operating |
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expenses; and providing for a special effective date. |
06-0429
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Dept. of Finance |
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BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Police Department - |
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$10,150,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating |
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Appropriation in the amount of $10,150,000 to the Police Department - Program |
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201 (Field Operations Bureau), to provide funds for additional operating expenses; |
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and providing for a special effective date. |
06-0430
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Dept. of Finance |
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BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Police Department - |
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$125,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating |
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Appropriation in the amount of $125,000 to the Police Department - Program 207 |
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(Research and Development), to provide funds for additional operating expenses; |
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and providing for a special effective date. |
06-0431
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Dept. of Finance |
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BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Police Department - |
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$2,125,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating |
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Appropriation in the amount of $2,125,000 to the Police Department - Program 202 |
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(Investigations), to provide funds for additional operating expenses; and providing |
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for a special effective date. |
06-0432
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Dept. of Finance |
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BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of |
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Transportation - $250,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating |
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Appropriation in the amount of $250,000 to the Department of Transportation - |
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Program 503 (Engineering and Construction), to provide funds for additional |
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operating expenses; and providing for a special effective date. |
06-0433
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Dept. of Finance |
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BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Supplementary Motor Vehicle Fund Operating Appropriation - Department |
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of Transportation - $2,500,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Motor Vehicle Fund Operating |
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Appropriation in the amount of $2,500,000 to the Department of Transportation - |
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Program 501 (Highway Maintenance), to provide funds for additional operating |
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expenses; and providing for a special effective date. |
06-0434
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Dept. of Finance |
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BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Charter Amendment - Multi-Year Collective Bargaining |
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FOR the purpose of authorizing the Board of Estimates to approve certain |
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multi-year collective bargaining agreements, subject to certain conditions; |
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providing for the funding of those agreements; and submitting this amendment to |
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the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection. |
06-0435
City Council President (Administration)
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MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION |
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At the request of: Labor Commissioner |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Sale of Property - 251-253 South Ann Street (Block 1754, Lot 26) |
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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 certain property known as 251-253 |
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South Ann Street (Block 1754, Lot 26) and no longer needed for public use; and |
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providing for a special effective date. |
06-0436
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: The Comptroller (Dept. of Real Estate) |
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC FINANCING SUBCOMMITTEE |
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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. |
06-0437
James B. Kraft, Kenneth N. Harris, Sr. and Edward L. Reisinger
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BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Mopeds and Motor Scooters - Registration and Operation |
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FOR the purpose of reauthorizing the use of certain mopeds and motor scooters, |
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subject to certain conditions; reinstating registration requirements for these |
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vehicles; prohibiting certain uses of these and other vehicles; defining certain |
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terms; imposing certain penalties; clarifying certain language; authorizing |
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enforcement and administration by the Department of Transportation; and |
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generally relating to mopeds, motor scooters, dirt bikes, and unregistered |
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motorcycles and similar vehicles. |
06-0438
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James B. Kraft, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Robert W. Curran, Agnes Welch, |
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Helen L. Holton and Belinda K. Conaway |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Charter Amendment - Grievance and Arbitration |
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FOR the purpose of authorizing collective bargaining agreements to provide for |
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grievance and arbitration procedures for employees who have been discharged, |
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reduced in pay or position, or suspended for more than 30 days; correcting, |
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clarifying, and conforming certain language; and submitting this amendment to the |
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qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection. |
06-0439
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Robert W. Curran, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector, |
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Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Kenneth N. Harris, Sr., James B. Kraft, Helen L. |
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Holton, President Dixon, Belinda K. Conaway, Edward L. Reisinger, |
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Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr. and Mary Pat Clarke |
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MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Baltimore City Veterans Commission |
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FOR the purpose of establishing the Baltimore City Veterans Commission; |
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providing for the appointment, terms, powers, and duties of the Commission; |
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providing for staff to the Commission; defining certain terms; and generally |
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relating to assisting veterans and their families. |
06-0440
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Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr., Robert W. Curran, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Bernard |
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C. 'Jack' Young, Kenneth N. Harris, Sr., James B. Kraft, Helen L. Holton, |
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President Dixon, Mary Pat Clarke, Agnes Welch, Stephanie Rawlings |
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Blake, Edward L. Reisinger and Belinda K. Conaway |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Rezoning - 1624 Beason Street |
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FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 1624 Beason |
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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. |
06-0441
Edward L. Reisinger
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At the Request of: 1624 Beason Street, LLC, c/o Jon Laria, Esq. |
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE |
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Retirement Systems - Travel Expenses |
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FOR the purpose of imposing certain conditions on the payment or reimbursement |
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for expenses incurred by members or staff of the Board of Trustees of the |
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Employees' Retirement System and Board of Trustees of the Fire and Police |
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Employees' Retirement System for travel to, attendance at, or participation in |
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conferences, conventions, seminars, or other meetings or events; and generally |
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relating to the administration of the City's Retirement Systems. |
06-0442
Kenneth N. Harris, Sr., James B. Kraft and Helen L. Holton
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TAXATION AND FINANCE COMMITTEE |
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Workers' Compensation Award - Police Agent Eugene Cassidy |
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FOR the purpose of causing the Fire and Police Employees' Retirement System of |
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Baltimore City to cease recouping a workers' compensation award received by |
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police agent (now retired) Eugene Cassidy and to return to police agent Cassidy |
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that portion of the workers' compensation award that the System has already |
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recouped. |
06-0443
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Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Belinda K. Conaway, |
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Agnes Welch, Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector, Kenneth N. Harris, Sr., James B. |
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Kraft, Helen L. Holton and Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr. |
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TAXATION AND FINANCE COMMITTEE |
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Retail Business Districts - Collection of License Fees |
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FOR the purpose of authorizing the Business Association for a Retail Business |
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District to bring a civil action for the recovery of an unpaid license fee, penalty, |
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interest, and reasonable attorney's fees; correcting, conforming, and clarifying |
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certain language; deleting certain obsolete references; and generally relating to the |
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operation of Retail Business Districts. |
06-0444
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James B. Kraft, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Helen L. Holton and Rochelle |
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'Rikki' Spector |
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TAXATION AND FINANCE COMMITTEE |
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Urban Renewal - Carroll Camden - Amendment _ |
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FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Carroll Camden to |
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revise the uses allowed in the General Industrial C area; waiving certain content |
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and procedural requirements; making the provisions of this Ordinance severable; |
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providing for the application of this Ordinance in conjunction with certain other |
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ordinances; and providing for a special effective date. |
06-0445
Edward L. Reisinger
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At the request of: Two Farms, Inc., c/o Stanley S. Fine, Esq. |
Resolutions Introduced
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Informational Hearing - Graduation Rates - Baltimore City Public Schools |
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FOR the purpose of requesting the CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools to |
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address the City Council on graduation rates in public schools; to present an |
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analysis of graduation rates by gender and national origin; and to discuss the |
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applicability of the Manhattan Institute report " |