Monday, March 19, 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: Sharon Green Middleton |
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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: Vacant - District 14: Mary Pat Clarke |
Meeting Agenda - Final
Call to Order
Invocation
Father Lou Esposito, Our Lady of Pompei Church
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Showcase Baltimore
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Omari Todd, Executive Director:Teach For America, Lila Clark, Member: America Corps and |
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7th Grade Students from Mt. Royal Elememtary/ Middle School will speak about education and |
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the youth agenda. |
Approval of the Journal
March 12, 2007
Communications from the Mayor
Bills Signed by the Mayor
March 14, 2007
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Rezoning - Certain Properties in the Brewer's Hill Area |
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FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for certain properties in the Brewer's Hill |
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Area, as outlined in yellow on the accompanying plat, from the M-3 Zoning |
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District to the R-8 Zoning District; as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, |
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from the M-3 Zoning District to the B-2-2 Zoning District; as outlined in blue on |
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the accompanying plat from the M-2-2 Zoning District to the R-8 Zoning District; |
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and as outlined in orange on the accompanying plat, from the M-2-2 Zoning |
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District to the B-2-2 Zoning District. |
06-0372
City Council President (Administration)
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City Property - Naming the Baltimore City Police Department Headquarters |
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to be the Bishop L. Robinson Headquarters |
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FOR the purpose of naming the Baltimore City Police Department Headquarters, |
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located at 601 East Fayette Street, to be the Bishop L. Robinson Headquarters. |
07-0574
City Council President (Administration)
Executive Nominations
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Bureau Head - Bureau of Solid Waste |
EA07-0201
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Member - Mayor's Commission on Disabilities - 3rd District |
EA07-0202
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Member - Mayor's Commission on Disabilities - 2nd District |
EA07-0203
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Member - Mayor's Commission on Disabilities - 5th District |
EA07-0204
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Member - Mayor's Commission on Disabilities - 9th District |
EA07-0205
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women - 14th District |
EA07-0206
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
Bills Introduced
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City Streets - Closing - Two 10-Foot Alleys and a 25-Foot Alley |
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FOR the purpose of condemning and closing a 10-foot alley laid out in the rear of |
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the property known as 4 East 32nd Street, a 10-foot alley laid out in the rear of the |
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property known as 3 East 33rd Street, and a 25-foot alley laid out in the rear of the |
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properties known as 3204 through 3222 St. Paul Street, as shown on Plat 114-A-19 |
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in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special |
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effective date. |
07-0614
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Department of Public Works |
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HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES SUBCOMMITTEE |
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City Employees - Health Benefits |
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FOR the purpose of requiring that various health care benefits offered to City |
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employees provide coverage that begins no later than a specified date. |
07-0615
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President Rawlings-Blake, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, James B. Kraft, |
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Agnes Welch, Mary Pat Clarke, Edward L. Reisinger and Sharon Green |
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Middleton |
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TAXATION AND FINANCE COMMITTEE |
Resolutions Introduced
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In Support of State Legislation - House Bill 1020 - Lead Poisoning Prevention |
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Act of 2007 |
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FOR the purpose of supporting this legislation that would require an applicant for a |
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contractor license to meet a specified accreditation or training requirement under |
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specified circumstances, require a licensee applying for a license renewal to submit |
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to the Maryland Home Improvement Commission proof of compliance with |
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specified lead training requirements, and prohibiting a licensee from violating |
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specified lead paint abatement accreditation requirements; urging the Honorable |
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Chair and Members of the House Environmental Matters Committee and the |
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Honorable Chair and Members of the Baltimore City Delegation to the 2007 |
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Maryland General Assembly to support passage of the legislation; and petitioning |
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the Governor to sign the measure into law. |
07-0271R
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President Rawlings-Blake, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, James B. Kraft, |
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Robert W. Curran, Sharon Green Middleton, Agnes Welch, Mary Pat |
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Clarke and Edward L. Reisinger |
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Informational Hearing - Bureau of Vector Control |
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FOR the purpose of requesting the Commissioner and the Director, Bureau of |
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Vector Control of the Baltimore City Health Department to report to the City |
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Council on the operations of the Bureau, the status of outreach and educational rat |
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abatement programs, and the efficacy of programs to control rat infestations |
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throughout Baltimore City neighborhoods. |
07-0272R
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President Rawlings-Blake, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, James B. Kraft, |
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Agnes Welch, Mary Pat Clarke, Edward L. Reisinger, Sharon Green |
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Middleton and Robert W. Curran |
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EDUCATION, HOUSING, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE |
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Investigative Hearing - Men's Health Center |
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FOR the purpose of requesting the Commissioner of Health and the Director of the |
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Division of Clinical Services of the Baltimore City Health Department to report to |
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the City Council on the status of the Men's Health Center, the utilization rate by the |
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target population, the number and type of direct and referral services provided, and |
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plans for the continuing delivery of primary care, substance abuse treatment, and |
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other medical services to uninsured male residents of Baltimore City. |
07-0273R
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Kenneth N. Harris, Sr., James B. Kraft, Agnes Welch, Mary Pat Clarke, |
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Edward L. Reisinger and Sharon Green Middleton |
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EDUCATION, HOUSING, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE |
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Restoring Baltimore's Football Heritage |
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FOR the purpose of encouraging the Executive Director and the Vice President of |
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Exhibits of the Pro Football Hall of Fame to separate the Colts' storied Baltimore |
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history from the current Indianapolis franchise to more accurately reflect the team's |
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legacy and to pay tribute to those spectacular Hall of Famers who brought to their |
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Baltimore fans many years of team spirit and civic pride and left to them |
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bittersweet memories of balmy days spent with family and friends at the old |
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Memorial Stadium on 33rd Street in the heart of Baltimore City. |
07-0274R
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Robert W. Curran, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, James B. Kraft, President |
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Rawlings-Blake, Agnes Welch, Mary Pat Clarke, Edward L. Reisinger and |
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Sharon Green Middleton |
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FOR the purpose of joining with city councils and state legislatures across the |
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nation in calling upon the U.S. Congress to fulfill its Constitutional duty by |
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enacting binding legislation to end this war; that we join others in expressing our |
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opposition to the present "surge" strategy; that we call upon the U.S. Congress to |
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limit funding for Iraq to money needed to safely withdraw the troops and to provide |
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comprehensive health care and educational benefits to all soldiers who served in |
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Iraq. |
07-0275R
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Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Mary Pat Clarke, Kenneth N. Harris, Sr., James |
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B. Kraft, Agnes Welch, Edward L. Reisinger, Sharon Green Middleton |
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and President Rawlings-Blake |
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In Support of State Legislation - House Bill 150/Senate Bill 231 - Education - |
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Funding Formula for Adult Education and Literacy Grants |
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FOR the purpose of supporting this legislation that would require the State |
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Department of Education to provide competitive adult education grants beginning |
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in fiscal year 2008 for specified eligible adult education providers, that funding for |
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State adult education grants be provided in the State budget, and provide for the |
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manner of calculation of the amount of a specified State adult education grant |
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available for each county for distribution to specified adult education providers; |
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urging the Honorable Chair and Members of the House Ways and Means |
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Committee and the Honorable Chair and Members of the Baltimore City |
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Delegation to the 2007 Maryland General Assembly to support passage of the |
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legislation; and petitioning the Governor to sign the measure into law. |
07-0276R
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Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr., James B. Kraft, Robert W. Curran, Agnes Welch, |
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Mary Pat Clarke, Edward L. Reisinger, Sharon Green Middleton and |
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President Rawlings-Blake |
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In Support of State Legislation - House Bill 10 - Criminal Procedure - |
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Expungement of Police Records - Arrests Without Charge - Automatic |
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FOR the purpose of supporting this legislation that would entitle a person who is |
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arrested or confined by a law enforcement unit, and is released without being |
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charged to automatic expungement of all police records relating to the arrest, and |
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would repeal existing provisions that require written notice for expungement of |
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specified records, as well as provisions prohibiting a person from requesting |
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expungement before a statute of limitations expires; urging the Honorable Chair |
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and Members of the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee and the Honorable |
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Chair and Members of the Baltimore City Delegation to the 2007 Maryland |
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General Assembly to support passage of the legislation; and petitioning the |
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Governor to sign the measure into law. |
07-0277R
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James B. Kraft, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Robert W. Curran, President |
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Rawlings-Blake, Agnes Welch, Mary Pat Clarke, Edward L. Reisinger and |
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Sharon Green Middleton |
Consent Calendar
(See Section A at back of Agenda)
2R
Second Reader
Executive Appointments
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Member - Planning Commission - 2nd District |
EA07-0185
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
Judiciary and Legislative Investigations
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FOR the purpose of establishing standards and procedures for the gating of |
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alleys; requiring certain petitions, consents, reviews, notices, and hearings; |
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specifying certain minimum requirements for a lease of a gated area; authorizing |
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administrative and judicial reviews of certain decisions; defining certain terms; |
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and generally relating to the gating and leasing of alleys under the authority of |
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City Charter Article II, ยง 35(e) and (f). |
05-0034
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT
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City Streets - Naming an Unnamed Alley Gunther Way |
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FOR the purpose of naming an unnamed alley, located between the 1000 block of |
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South Highland Avenue and the 1000 block of South Conkling Street, Gunther |
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Way. |
06-0546
James B. Kraft
REPORTED FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT
Land Use and Transportation
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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
REPORTED FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT
3R
Third Reader
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Third Reader (requires invocation of CC Rule 12-1 for same day advance from |
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2nd to 3rd Reader) |
Third Reader (to be held one meeting)
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Rezoning - 1800 South Hanover Street |
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FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 1800 South |
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Hanover Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-2-2 |
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Zoning District to the B-2-4 Zoning District. |
06-0376
Edward L. Reisinger
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Rezoning - 1834 South Charles Street |
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FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 1834 South |
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Charles Street , as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-2-2 |
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Zoning District to the B-2-3 Zoning District. |
06-0377
Edward L. Reisinger
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Planned Unit Development - Amendment - Wyndholme Village |
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FOR the purpose of approving certain amendments to the Development Plan of the |
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Wyndholme Village Planned Unit Development. |
06-0469
Helen L. Holton
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Rezoning - 1043 South Hanover Street |
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FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 1043 South |
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Hanover Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the R-8 Zoning |
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District to the B-2-3 Zoning District. |
06-0545
Edward L. Reisinger
Third Reader (for final passage)
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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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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)
Committee Announcements
Announcements
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THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL |
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WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, MARCH 26, 2007, AT 5:00 P.M. |
Adjournment
Cable Hearing Schedule
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THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 2005 AT 5 P.M. |
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City Council Nominating Committee, Council President Rawlings-Blake - Chair |
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LO-0030 - City Council Nominating Committee - Interviews - Vacancy in the 13th Council |
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District |