Monday, December 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
Reverend Frank M. Reid, III, Bethel AME Church
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Showcase Baltimore
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Jeff Singer, President and CEO, Healthcare for The Homeless, will speak about December |
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21st Homeless Persons Memorial Commemoration Ceremony |
Approval of the Journal
November 20, 2006
Communications from the Mayor
Bills Signed by the Mayor
November 21, 2006
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Building Code - Penalties |
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FOR the purpose of increasing the criminal penalties for certain violations of the |
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Building Code; conforming certain language; and generally relating to enforcement |
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of the Building Code. |
06-0345
James B. Kraft, Edward L. Reisinger and Nicholas C. D'Adamo
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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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Rezoning - 1412-1418 South Carey Street |
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FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 1412-1418 |
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South Carey Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-2-2 |
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Zoning District to the R-8 Zoning District. |
06-0423
Agnes Welch
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Maryland Department of Transportation - County Transportation Revenue |
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Bonds - Series 200_ |
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FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to enter |
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into an agreement with the Maryland Department of Transportation in connection |
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with the participation by the City in the proceeds derived from the sale of certain |
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bonds, to be known as Department of Transportation of Maryland - County |
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Transportation Revenue Bonds, Series 200 and to be issued pursuant to State |
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Transportation Article, Title 3, Subtitle 5; authorizing the City to take any other |
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action that may be necessary and proper to secure the share to which it is entitled of |
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the proceeds derived from the sale of these bonds; and providing for a special |
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effective date. |
06-0456
City Council President (Administration)
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The Baltimore City Comprehensive Master Plan |
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FOR the purpose of establishing a Comprehensive Master Plan for the City of |
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Baltimore; and providing for a special effective date. |
06-0466
City Council President (Administration)
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Zoning - Conditional Use Convalescent, Nursing, and Rest Home (Assisted |
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Living) - 3617-19 Seven Mile Lane |
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FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, |
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maintenance, and operation of a convalescent, nursing, and rest home (assisted |
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living) on the property known as 3617-19 Seven Mile Lane, as outlined in red on |
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the accompanying plat. |
06-0471
Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector
November 28, 2006
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Zoning - Conditional Use Day Nursery -5001 Harford Road |
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FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, |
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maintenance, and operation of a day nursery on the property known as 5001 |
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Harford Road, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat. |
06-0472
Robert W. Curran
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Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - MR-Miscellaneous |
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General Expenses - $900,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating |
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Appropriation in the amount of $900,000 to the MR-Miscellaneous General |
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Expenses - Program 122 (Miscellaneous General Expenses), to provide funding for |
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the Success by Six Program; and providing for a special effective date. |
06-0494
City Council President (Administration)
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Minority and Women's Business Program - "Sunset" - Interim Extension |
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FOR the purpose of postponing, for an interim period, the automatic termination of |
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the Minority and Women's Business Program; providing for a special effective |
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date; and generally relating to minority and women's business enterprises. |
06-0526
City Council President (Administration)
City Council Proposed Rule Change
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Chapter 5. Councilmembers |
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(1) The Nominating Committee must hold a public hearing to interview applicants for the |
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vacant seat. |
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(2) IN CASE OF A VACANCY WITHIN A CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT, THE HEARING |
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MUST PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS IN |
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THAT DISTRICT TO PRESENT THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CANDIDATES TO |
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FILL THE VACANCY. ALL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS IN THAT DISTRICT |
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(AS RECOGNIZED BY THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT) MUST BE NOTIFIED AT |
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LEAST 7 DAYS BEFORE THE HEARING OF THEIR RIGHT TO BE HEARD AND OF |
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THE DATE, TIME, AND LOCATION OF THE HEARING. |
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(3) [(2)] The hearing must be held within 30 days after the vacancy occurs. |
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(4) [(3)] Public notice of the hearing must be given at least 7 days before it is held. |
Executive Nominations
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Member - Compensation Commission for Elected Officials - 6th District |
EA06-0173
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Member - Compensation Commission for Elected Officials - 14th District |
EA06-0174
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Member - Compensation Commission for Elected Officials |
EA06-0175
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Member - Compensation Commission for Elected Officials - 11th District |
EA06-0176
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Member - Compensation Commission for Elected Officials |
EA06-0177
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Member - Compensation Commission for Elected Officials |
EA06-0178
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Member - Compensation Commission for Elected Officials - 4th District |
EA06-0179
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
Bills Introduced
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Urban Renewal - Canton Waterfront - Amendment _ |
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FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Canton Waterfront to |
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revise certain height restrictions; 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. |
06-0551
City Council President (Administration)
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At the Request of: Department of Housing and Community Development |
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE |
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Planned Unit Development - Amendment 5 - Lighthouse Point |
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FOR the purpose of approving certain amendments to the Development Plan of the |
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Lighthouse Point Planned Unit Development. |
06-0552
City Council President (Administration)
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At the Request of: Department of Planning |
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE |
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Downtown Management District and Downtown Management Authority |
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FOR the purpose of renewing and continuing the Downtown Management District |
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and Downtown Management Authority, subject to certain conditions, for an |
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additional 5 years; generally relating to the activities and authority of the |
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Downtown Management District and Downtown Management Authority; and |
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providing for a special effective date. |
06-0553
City Council President (Administration)
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MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION |
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At the Request of: Downtown Partnership of Baltimore |
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Zoning - Conditional Use Parking, Open Off-Street Area - 1600 North Dallas |
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Street |
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FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, |
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maintenance, and operation of parking, open off-street area on the property known |
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as 1600 North Dallas Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat. |
06-0554
Bernard C. 'Jack' Young
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At the Request of: Zion Baptist Church, c/o Walter Barham, Director of Operations |
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE |
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Zoning - Conditional Use Parking, Open Off-Street Area - 1601 North Dallas |
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Street |
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FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, |
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maintenance, and operation of a parking, open off-street area on the property |
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known as 1601 North Dallas Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat. |
06-0555
Bernard C. 'Jack' Young
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At the Request of: Zion Baptist Church, c/o Walter Barham, Director of Operations |
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE |
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Children, Youth, and Families |
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FOR the purpose of expanding the definition of "youth" for certain purposes; and |
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generally relating to the Office of Children, Youth, and Families and the Baltimore |
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City Youth Commission. |
06-0556
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Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Paula Johnson |
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Branch, Mary Pat Clarke, Edward L. Reisinger, James B. Kraft and |
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Belinda K. Conaway |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Zoning - Conditional Use - Amending Ordinance 03-488 - Adding 1928 West |
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North Avenue |
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FOR the purpose of amending Ordinance 03-488 to expand the boundaries of the |
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home for homeless persons at 1930 and 1932 West North Avenue to add 1928 West |
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North Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat. |
06-0557
Belinda K. Conaway
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At the Request of: Mission Possible Ministries, Inc., c/o James Roberts |
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE |
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FOR the purpose of requiring certain residential projects to provide units at |
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affordable ownership costs or affordable rents; defining certain terms; authorizing |
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certain modifications, waivers, or substitutions under certain circumstances; |
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providing for certain cost-offsets for certain purposes; setting certain standards for |
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affordable units; granting the Housing Commissioner and certain designated |
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housing providers right of first refusal to purchase or rent certain units; requiring |
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the continued affordability of units for a certain period; establishing an Inclusionary |
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Housing Board and providing for its powers and duties; authorizing the Board, the |
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Housing Commissioner, and the Planning Commission to adopt certain rules and |
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regulations; establishing an Inclusionary Housing Trust Fund for certain purposes |
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and providing for its governance; establishing an inclusionary-housing property-tax |
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credit, contingent on enactment of State enabling legislation; authorizing certain |
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adjustments to lot area per dwelling requirements; establishing an Inclusionary |
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Housing Overlay Zoning District for certain rezoned properties; providing for |
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certain special effective dates; and generally relating to the promotion of affordable |
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residential units. |
06-0558
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Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Mary Pat Clarke, Helen L. Holton, Edward L. |
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Reisinger, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Belinda K. Conaway |
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE |
Resolutions Introduced
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Pilot Program - Schools Buildings Open on Weekends and During the Summer |
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FOR the purpose of requesting that the City of Baltimore develop a pilot program |
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to keep certain schools in Baltimore City open on weekends and during the |
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summer, in order to provide young people who otherwise would be on the streets |
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and potentially breaking curfew, with a safe place to have activities on the |
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weekends and during the summer months. |
06-0237R
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Belinda K. Conaway, James B. Kraft, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Kenneth |
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N. Harris, Sr., Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr., Edward L. Reisinger and Mary Pat |
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Clarke |
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EDUCATION, HOUSING, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE |
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Baltimore City Health and Fitness Coordinator |
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FOR the purpose of requesting the Health Commissioner to appoint a member of |
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his staff to serve as the Baltimore City Health and Fitness Coordinator to work with |
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private, corporate, and community organizations, public and private schools, |
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communities of faith, hospitals, health systems, health clubs and gyms, |
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pharmaceuticals, medical outlets, local, state and federal government agencies, |
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non-profit health agencies, and sports teams to form a coalition to promote healthy |
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living and fitness and to combat preventable disease and illness that threaten the |
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lives of our adults and that threaten to detrimentally impact the quality of life and |
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shorten the expected life span of our young people; and to require the Coordinator |
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to develop a system to provide a single point of entry for Baltimore residents |
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seeking information about how to access governmental and private industry fitness |
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and healthy living services. |
06-0238R
Helen L. Holton, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young and Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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EDUCATION, HOUSING, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE |
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Baltimore City Tax and Fee Structure Task Force |
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FOR the purpose of establishing the Baltimore City Tax and Fee Structure Task |
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Force to study and examine the application and use of Baltimore City's tax |
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structure and fee system. |
06-0239R
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Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr., Kenneth N. Harris, Sr., Paula Johnson Branch, |
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Edward L. Reisinger and Mary Pat Clarke |
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TAXATION AND FINANCE COMMITTEE |
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Request for State Legislation - Registration of Homeless Sex Offenders |
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FOR the purpose of requesting the Honorable Chairs and Members of the |
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Baltimore City Senate and House Delegations to the 2007 Maryland General |
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Assembly to introduce legislation to amend Maryland's sex offender registration |
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law to provide for the registration of homeless persons convicted of sex offenses, in |
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a manner that enables law enforcement officials and members of the general public |
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to know when these sex offenders are present in communities throughout the State; |
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urging the Honorable Chairs and Members of the Senate Judicial Proceedings and |
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House Judiciary Committees to give the bills favorable consideration; and, should |
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both Houses of the legislature report the measures favorably, calling upon the |
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Governor to sign the bills into law. |
06-0240R
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Kenneth N. Harris, Sr., Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr., Edward L. Reisinger, |
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Belinda K. Conaway and Mary Pat Clarke |
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Informational Hearing - Baltimore City Gang Violence Reduction Plan |
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FOR the purpose of requesting the Executive Director of the Baltimore City |
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Criminal Justice Coordinating Council to present to the City Council The |
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Baltimore City Gang Violence Reduction Plan, as submitted to the Governor's |
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Office of Crime Control and Prevention, describing Baltimore City's public health |
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and law enforcement strategies for reducing violence and presenting a |
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comprehensive approach for combating the growing problem of gang violence in |
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our neighborhoods. |
06-0241R
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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PUBLIC SAFETY SUBCOMMITTEE |
Consent Calendar
(See Section A at back of Agenda)
2R
Second Reader
Economic Development and Public Financing
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Sale of Property - 400 South Broadway |
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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 located at 400 South |
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Broadway and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special |
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effective date. |
06-0347
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT
Highways and Franchises
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Franchise - Bridgeway over the 2600 Block of West North Avenue |
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FOR the purpose of granting a franchise to Coppin State University to construct, |
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use, and maintain a private pedestrian bridgeway above and across the 2600 Block |
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of West North Avenue, connecting a classroom and laboratory building to be |
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constructed on the south side of West North Avenue, to a parking garage to be |
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constructed on the north side of West North Avenue; subject to certain terms, |
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conditions, and reservations; and providing for a special effective date. |
06-0410
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT
Judiciary and Legislative Investigations
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FOR the purpose of prohibiting smoking in certain enclosed areas; defining |
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certain terms; providing for certain exceptions and waivers; imposing certain |
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penalties; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to |
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smoking in enclosed areas. |
05-0073
Robert W. Curran and Kenneth N. Harris, Sr.
REPORTED FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT