Monday, February 12, 2007
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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Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, President of the Council |
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Robert Curran, 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: Vacant |
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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 Brenda White, New Hope African Methodist Episcopal Church
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Showcase Baltimore
Baltimore City Police Department, "From Girls to Young Ladies" (Mentoring Group)
Approval of the Journal
January 29, 2007
Communications from the Mayor
Bills Signed by the Mayor
February 6, 2007
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Planned Unit Development - Designation - Chimes School |
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FOR the purpose of approving the application of The Chimes, owner of certain |
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property located at 4815 Seton Drive, to have that property designated an |
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Industrial Planned Unit Development; and approving the Development Plan |
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submitted by the applicant. |
05-0229
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Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, President Dixon, |
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Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Helen L. Holton, Kenneth N. Harris, Sr., |
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Belinda K. Conaway and Robert W. Curran |
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Weapons - Paintball, Pellet Guns |
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FOR the purpose of prohibiting the possession, sale or transfer, or discharge of |
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paintball guns and similar devices; defining certain terms; imposing certain |
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penalties; correcting, clarifying, and conforming certain related provisions |
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governing gas- and air-pellet devices; and generally relating to guns and other |
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devices that discharge pellets and other objects. |
06-0318
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Helen L. Holton, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Agnes Welch, Edward L. |
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Reisinger and Mary Pat Clarke |
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Planned Unit Development - Amendment - Benhurst Park |
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FOR the purpose of approving certain amendments to the Development Plan of the |
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Benhurst Park Planned Unit Development. |
06-0470
Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector
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Urban Renewal - Coldspring Neighborhood Development Program - |
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Amendment __ |
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FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Coldspring |
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Neighborhood Development Program to provide that the provisions of the Cylburn |
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Hills Planned Unit Development supercede the provisions of the Urban Renewal |
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Plan; waiving certain content and procedural requirements; making the provisions |
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of this Ordinance severable; providing for the application of this Ordinance in |
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conjunction with certain other ordinances; and providing for a special effective |
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date. |
06-0508
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector
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Zoning - Conditional Use Convalescent, Nursing, and Rest Home (Assisted |
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Living) - 3702 Gwynn Oak Avenue |
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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 3702 Gwynn Oak Avenue, as outlined in red on |
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the accompanying plat. |
06-0513
Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector
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The Comprehensive Water and Wastewater Plan for Baltimore City |
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FOR the purpose of adopting a Comprehensive Water and Wastewater Plan for |
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Baltimore City; and providing for a special effective date. |
06-0529
City Council President (Administration)
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City Streets - Opening - Certain Streets and Alleys Lying Within the Area |
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Bounded by Biddle Street, Collington Avenue, Preston Street, and Patterson |
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Park Avenue and Lying Within the Broadway East Urban Renewal Project |
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FOR the purpose of condemning and opening certain streets and alleys lying within |
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the area bounded by Biddle Street, Collington Avenue, Preston Street, and |
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Patterson Park Avenue and lying within the Broadway East Urban Renewal Project, |
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as shown on Plat 346-A-57 in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and |
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providing for a special effective date. |
06-0533
City Council President (Administration)
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City Streets - Closing - Certain Streets and Alleys Lying Within the Area |
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Bounded by Biddle Street, Collington Avenue, Preston Street, and Patterson |
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Park Avenue and Lying Within the Broadway East Urban Renewal Project |
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FOR the purpose of condemning and closing certain streets and alleys lying within |
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the area bounded by Biddle Street, Collington Avenue, Preston Street, and |
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Patterson Park Avenue and lying within the Broadway East Urban Renewal Project, |
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as shown on Plat 346-A-57A in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and |
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providing for a special effective date. |
06-0534
City Council President (Administration)
February 7, 2007
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Building Code - Visitability Requirements for Publicly Assisted Dwellings |
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FOR the purpose of requiring certain visitability features for dwellings newly |
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constructed with public assistance; setting certain standards for accessible entries |
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and interior features; authorizing waivers under certain circumstances; defining |
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certain terms; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to |
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visitability requirements for publicly assisted dwellings. |
06-0415
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Robert W. Curran, James B. Kraft, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Helen L. |
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Holton, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Belinda K. Conaway, Nicholas C. |
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D'Adamo, Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector, Edward L. Reisinger, Kenneth N. |
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Harris, Sr., Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr. and Mary Pat Clarke |
Executive Nominations
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Chair - Parking Authority Board - 1st District |
EA07-0184
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
Bills Introduced
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Supplementary State Fund Capital Appropriation - Fire Department - |
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$815,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary State Fund Capital Appropriation |
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in the amount of $815,000 to the Fire Department (Account #9920-209-031), to |
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provide funding for improvements to the 800 Megahertz Emergency Response |
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System; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0579
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Department of Finance |
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BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Supplementary Loan Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of |
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Transportation - $30,000,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Loan Fund Capital Appropriation |
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in the amount of $30,000,000 to the Department of Transportation (Account |
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#9950-514-800), to provide capital appropriations for resurfacing various roadways |
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within the City; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0580
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Department of Finance |
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BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Waterfront Management District - Establishment |
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FOR the purpose of creating a community benefits district, to be known as the |
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Waterfront Management District; specifying the boundaries of the District; creating |
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an Authority and providing for its rights, duties, and powers; designating the initial |
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interim board of the Authority and providing for the selection and approval of a full |
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board; providing for an Administrator for the Authority; mandating the financial |
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responsibilities of the Authority and the City in conjunction with the operation of |
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the District; providing for the assessment, collection, and enforcement of a |
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supplemental tax to be collected by and for the Authority; specifying the City's role |
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in maintaining and enhancing existing services; encouraging the creation of |
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partnerships among the Authority, the City, the State, the Federal Government, and |
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property owners not subject to the supplemental tax; designating the Board of |
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Estimates as the agency charged with reviewing and approving various matters |
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relating to the District and the Authority; providing for the renewal, expiration, |
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termination, and approval of the District and the Authority; providing for a special |
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effective date; and generally relating to the existence, operation, and control of the |
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Waterfront Management District and Authority. |
07-0581
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Baltimore Development Corporation |
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URBAN AFFAIRS AND AGING COMMITTEE |
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FOR the purpose of renaming the Commission on Resource Conservation and |
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Recycling to be the Commission on Resource Sustainability; reconstituting the |
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Commission's membership; restating and modifying the Commission's duties; |
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expanding the information to be included by City agencies in their annual energy |
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consumption reports; requiring City agencies to submit an annual greenhouse gas |
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emissions reduction report; providing for the Commission to develop a |
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comprehensive recycling plan for the City; and generally relating to resource |
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conservation, recycling, and sustainability. |
07-0582
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James B. Kraft, President Rawlings-Blake, Helen L. Holton and Mary Pat |
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Clarke |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Sanitation - Mixed Refuse Collections |
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FOR the purpose of modifying the rules for mixed refuse collections following a |
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holiday; clarifying and correcting certain language; and generally relating to the |
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collection of garbage and mixed refuse. |
07-0583
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James B. Kraft, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Helen L. Holton, Edward L. |
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Reisinger and Mary Pat Clarke |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Tenant's Right of First Refusal - Application to Ground Rents |
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FOR the purpose of extending the provisions governing a tenant's right of first |
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refusal to apply to the proposed transfer of a reversionary (ground rent) interest; |
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deleting certain exemptions as applicable to both rental properties and leaseholds |
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subject to a reversionary interest; providing for certain civil relief and penalties; |
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correcting, conforming, and clarifying certain language; and generally relating to |
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tenants' rights of first refusal. |
07-0584
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James B. Kraft, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Robert W. Curran, President |
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Rawlings-Blake, Helen L. Holton, Edward L. Reisinger, Mary Pat Clarke |
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and Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr. |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Vacant Structures - Water Cut-Off |
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FOR the purpose of providing for notice to the Director of Public Works of |
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structures determined to be vacant; and requiring the Director to take immediate |
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action to cut off the water from vacant structures for which bills are in arrears. |
07-0585
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Belinda K. Conaway, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, President Rawlings-Blake, |
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Edward L. Reisinger and Mary Pat Clarke |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Rezoning - Ward 28, Section 02, Block 4264 (Portions of Lots 1 through 12), |
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Ward 28, Section 02, Block 4265 (Portions of Lots 1 through 15), Ward 28, |
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Section 02, Block 4267 (Portions of Lots 17 through 25), Ward 28, Section 02, |
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Block 4275 (Portions of Lots 12 through 21) and Portions of Public |
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Right-of-Ways of Wabash Avenue, Vincennes Avenue, Ridge Avenue, Spring |
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Avenue, and Armstrong Avenue |
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FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as Ward 28, |
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Section 02, Block 4264 (portions of Lots 1 through 12), Ward 28, Section 02, |
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Block 4265 (portions of Lots 1 through 15), Ward 28, Section 02, Block 4267 |
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(portions of Lots 17 through 25), Ward 28, Section 02, Block 4275 (portions of |
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Lots 12 through 21) and portions of public right-of-ways of Wabash Avenue, |
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Vincennes Avenue, Ridge Avenue, Spring Avenue, and Armstrong Avenue, as |
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outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-1-1 Zoning District to the |
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R-4 Zoning District. |
07-0586
Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector
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At the request of: Brighton Development Group, LLC, c/o D. Dusky Holman, Gildea & |
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Schmidt, LLC |
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE |
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Planned Unit Development - Designation - Marketplace at Fells Point |
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FOR the purpose of approving the application of South Broadway Properties, LLC, |
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owner of 600, 606, 610, 616, 622, 607, 609, 611, 617, 619, 621, 623, 625, and 627 |
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South Broadway, 611, 613, 615, 617, 619, 621, and 623 South Bethel Street, 1621, |
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1625-1631, and 1641 Fleet Street, and 608 and 614 South Regester Street; John E. |
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Demirjian, the owner of 602 South Broadway; and the Mayor and City Council of |
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Baltimore, the owner of 1640 and 1641 Aliceanna Street and 1641 Lancaster Street |
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(collectively the "Property"), to have that property designated a Business Planned |
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Unit Development; and approving the Development Plan submitted by the |
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applicant. |
07-0587
James B. Kraft
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At the request of: South Broadway Properties, LLC, c/o Stanley S. Fine, Esq., |
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Rosenberg Martin Greenberg, LLP |
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE |
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Zoning Variances - Information Required |
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FOR the purpose of requiring certain additional information to accompany an |
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application for a zoning variance; and generally relating to the procedures for |
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obtaining a variance. |
07-0588
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James B. Kraft, Helen L. Holton, Edward L. Reisinger and Mary Pat |
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Clarke |
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE |
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Off-Street Parking - Required Spaces |
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FOR the purpose of increasing the number of off-street parking spaces that must be |
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provided for various dwellings, apartment hotels, rooming houses, hotels, motels, |
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and schools. |
07-0589
James B. Kraft and Helen L. Holton
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE |
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Rezoning - Block 7027D, Lots 9-12 (100 Block of Riverside Road) |
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FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as Block 7027D, |
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Lots 9-12 (100 block of Riverside Road), as outlined in red on the accompanying |
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plat, from the M-2-1 Zoning District to the R-6 Zoning District. |
07-0590
Edward L. Reisinger
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At the request of: JBL Real Estate, c/o AB Associates |
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE |
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Retirement Systems - Precluded Investments - Republic of Sudan |
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FOR the purpose of prohibiting the investment of public pension or retirement |
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funds in Sudan or in companies doing business in or with Sudan. |
07-0591
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Helen L. Holton, James B. Kraft, Robert W. Curran and President |
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Rawlings-Blake |
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TAXATION AND FINANCE COMMITTEE |
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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. |
07-0592
Mary Pat Clarke and Robert W. Curran
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URBAN AFFAIRS AND AGING COMMITTEE |
Resolutions Introduced
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Baltimore City Police Department - Overtime Budget Expenditures - |
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Quarterly Detailed Reports |
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FOR the purpose of requesting the Baltimore Police Commissioner to submit |
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quarterly detailed reports to the City Council on actual and anticipated overtime |
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expenditures for police personnel and to submit the information by number of |
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personnel, district deployment, and type of duty assignment. |
07-0249R
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Kenneth N. Harris, Sr., Robert W. Curran, Helen L. Holton, James B. |
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Kraft, Edward L. Reisinger and Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr. |
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BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Ordinance of Estimates for Fiscal Year 2007 - Program 187 (Department of |
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Planning) - Release of Withheld Funds |
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FOR the purpose of approving a report by the Department of Planning on its efforts |
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to allocate capital expenditures among the various Council Districts; and |
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authorizing the release of appropriations withheld pending that report. |
07-0250R
Robert W. Curran and Bernard C. 'Jack' Young
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Investigative Hearing - Should Baltimore City Have A Partially Elected School |
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Board? |
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FOR the purpose of inviting parents, students, teachers, |