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

Reverend Millard B. Knowles, Old Otterbein United Methodist Church

Pledge of Allegiance

Maryland Center for Arts and Technology (MCAT), Harry W. Zepp, lll

Approval of the Journal

Communications from the Mayor

Bills Signed by the Mayor

Urban Renewal- Sharp Leadenhall- Amendment_

FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Sharp Leadenhall to

revise the boundary description for the project area, authorize the acquisition by

purchase or by condemnation of certain properties for urban renewal purposes,

revise certain regulations, controls, and restrictions, and revise exhibits and

Appendix A to reflect the changes in the Plan; correcting, clarifying, and

conforming certain language; correcting certain references; 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.

City Council President (Administration)

Rezoning - 180-188 West Ostend Street

FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 180-188 West

Ostend Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-2-2 Zoning

District to the O-R-3 Zoning District.

The Creation for a Center for Aging Services and Research

FOR the purpose of sustaining an initiative to create a "Center for Urban Aging

Services and Policy Development" in the City of Baltimore.

City Council President (Administration)

Zoning - Housing in Downtown Baltimore

FOR the purpose of repealing certain conversion and lot-area restrictions applicable

to dwellings in B-4 and B-5 Districts; preserving the supremacy of all

more-restrictive conditions or requirements imposed by Urban Renewal Plans; and

generally relating to lot area requirements for housing in B-4 and B-5 Districts.

City Streets - Closing - Portland Street

FOR the purpose of condemning and closing Portland Street, extending from

Greene Street Easterly 103.4 feet, more or less, to Washington Boulevard, as shown

on Plat 348-A-85 in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing

for a special effective date.

Illegal Signs - Penalties - Private Enforcement

FOR the purpose of increasing the civil penalties for illegally posting certain

signs or other objects; authorizing individuals to summarily remove certain

illegally posted signs or other objects; providing for the payment to certain

associations, under certain circumstances, of a percentage of the fines collected

in connection with certain illegally posted signs or other objects; and generally

relating to the enforcement of the laws prohibiting the placement of objects on

or affecting public property or on property owned or controlled by a public

utility.

Mary Pat Clarke, Robert W. Curran, James B. Kraft, Bernard C. 'Jack'

Young, Helen L. Holton, Kenneth N. Harris, Sr., Edward L. Reisinger,

Agnes Welch, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, President Dixon and Nicholas

C. D'Adamo

Rezoning - 107-115 West Heath Street, 1700 Clarkson Street, and 138 West

Barney Street

FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 107-115

West Heath Street, 1700 Clarkson Street, and 138 West Barney Street, as

outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-2-2 Zoning District to the

R-8 Zoning District.

Zoning - Display of Merchandise

FOR the purpose of allowing in the B-1 and B-2 Districts, to the extent authorized

by an Urban Renewal Plan, the unenclosed display of certain merchandise; and

generally relating to the use regulations applicable to business districts.

Urban Renewal - Hampden Business Area - Amendment

FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Hampden Business

Area to allow the unenclosed display of certain merchandise in certain land use

classifications in a certain portion of the Hampden Business Area; 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.

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

Living) - 3007 Louise Avenue

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 3007 Louise Avenue, as outlined in red on the

accompanying plat.

Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Finance

- $3,500,000

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital

Appropriation in the amount of $3,500,000 to the Department of Finance (Account

#9908-149-032), to provide funding for the purchase of a Human Resources/Payroll

System; and providing for a special effective date.

Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - MR-Civic

Promotion - $297,500

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $297,500 to the MR-Civic Promotion - Program

590 (Civic Promotion), to provide funding for support of the 2006 National Baptist

Convention; and providing for a special effective date.

City Streets - Opening - Lemmon Street

FOR the purpose of condemning and opening Lemmon Street, extending from

Greene Street Easterly 330.0 feet, more or less, to Paca Street, and lying within the

Market Center West Revitalization Area, as shown on Plat 114-A-13 in the Office

of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date.

City Streets - Closing - Lemmon Street

FOR the purpose of condemning and closing Lemmon Street, extending from

Greene Street Easterly 330.0 feet, more or less, to Paca Street, and lying within the

Market Center West Revitalization Area, as shown on Plat 114-A-13A in the Office

of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date.

Sale of Property - Lemmon Street

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 Lemmon Street, extending from Greene Street Easterly 330.0 feet,

more or less, to Paca Street, and lying within the Market Center West

Revitalization Area, and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a

special effective date.

Rezoning - 1500 Woodall Street, 1605 Key Highway, a Portion of 1801 Key

Highway, and a Portion of 1215 East Fort Avenue

FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 1500 Woodall

Street, 1605 Key Highway, a portion of 1801 Key Highway, and a portion of 1215

East Fort Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-3

Zoning District to the B-2-2 Zoning District.

ORDINANCE

At the Request of: Key Woodall, LLC, and Chesapeake paperboard Centre, LLC, c/o

Stanley S. Fine, Esq.

LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

Planned Unit Development - Designation - Chesapeake Paperboard

FOR the purpose of approving the application of Key Woodall, LLC, which is the

owner or contract purchaser of 1500 Woodall Street, 1605 Key Highway, a portion

of 1801 Key Highway, and a portion of 1215 East Fort Avenue (collectively, the

"Property") and Chesapeake Paperboard Centre, LLC, which is the developer of the

Property, to have the Property designated a Business Planned Unit Development;

and approving the Development Plan submitted by the applicant.

ORDINANCE

At the Request of: Key Woodall, LLC, and Chesapeake paperboard Centre, LLC, c/o

Stanley S. Fine, Esq.

LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

Zoning - Conditional Use Restaurant: Drive-in - 2718 Washington Boulevard

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

maintenance, and operation of a restaurant: drive-in on the property known as 2718

Washington Boulevard, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat.

Zoning - Conditional Use Parking, Open Off-Street Area - 1807 Wickes

Avenue

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 1807 Wickes Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat.

Property Tax Credits - Energy Devices

FOR the purpose of granting a property tax credit for buildings for which certain

energy devices have been installed; defining certain terms; imposing certain

limitations; and generally relating to tax credits for qualifying energy devices.

James B. Kraft, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young,

President Dixon, Mary Pat Clarke, Edward L. Reisinger, Stephanie

Rawlings-Blake and Agnes Welch

City Property - Electrical Safety Inspections

FOR the purpose of requiring City property to be periodically inspected to assure

the safety of all electrical wiring, appliances, and equipment; requiring certain

actions on discovery of a hazard; defining certain terms; and generally relating to

the inspection of City property.

Belinda K. Conaway, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young,

Robert W. Curran, Mary Pat Clarke, James B. Kraft, Stephanie Rawlings

Blake, Agnes Welch and Edward L. Reisinger

Celebrating National NeighborWorks® Week - June 3 - June 10, 2006

FOR the purpose endorsing the celebration of the 23rd National NeighborWorks_

Week, held annually the 1st through the 2nd Saturday in June, in recognition of the

accomplishments of the NeighborWorks_ network working in more that 4,414

urban, suburban, and rural communities across the nation to transform distressed

neighborhoods.

Helen L. Holton, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Kenneth N. Harris, Sr.,

Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, James B. Kraft, Robert

W. Curran, President Dixon, Belinda K. Conaway, Mary Pat Clarke,

Edward L. Reisinger and Agnes Welch

Informational Hearing - Increase in Adolescent Overweight

FOR the purpose of inviting the authors of Trends in the Association of Poverty

with Overweight Among US Adolescents, 1971-2004 to share with the City

Council the results of the study to examine the trends in adolescent overweight by

family poverty status, as well as eating behaviors and physical activity levels.

Kenneth N. Harris, Sr., Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young,

Robert W. Curran, President Dixon, Belinda K. Conaway, Mary Pat

Clarke, Edward L. Reisinger, Agnes Welch and James B. Kraft

Senior Health Alert - Citywide Dissemination of Information

FOR the purpose of requesting the Executive Director of the Commission on Aging

and Retirement Education (Care) to provide information to all pharmacies in

Baltimore City on the hazards of extreme heat to the elderly, for dissemination with

prescription medication.

Agnes Welch, President Dixon, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Bernard C. 'Jack'

Young, James B. Kraft, Robert W. Curran, Belinda K. Conaway, Mary Pat

Clarke, Edward L. Reisinger and Stephanie Rawlings-Blake

Safety On School Buses - What is Being Done?

FOR the purpose of requesting that the Baltimore City Public School System

Department of Transportation brief the Council regarding safety issues on

Baltimore City Public School buses and what is done contractually to ensure that

our children are as safe as they can be while riding on the bus to and from school.

Agnes Welch, President Dixon, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Bernard C. 'Jack'

Young, James B. Kraft, Robert W. Curran, Belinda K. Conaway, Mary Pat

Clarke, Edward L. Reisinger and Stephanie Rawlings-Blake

Investigative Hearing - Police Quotas: Deja Vu All Over Again?

FOR the purpose of requesting the Baltimore Police Commissioner and the State's

Attorney for Baltimore City to report to the City Council on recent allegations that

a quota system that tracks the number of arrests in a number of categories is used as

the basis of a performance evaluation system that determines the placement of

certain members of the Baltimore City Police force.

Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Housing

and Community Development - $6,000,000

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital

Appropriation in the amount of $6,000,000 to the Department of Housing and

Community Development