Monday, March 26, 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
Bishop Durant Harvin, III, Emmanuel Christian Community Church
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Showcase Baltimore
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Steve Alpern, Baltimore City Public School System Chess Project: Three State Championship |
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Teams: Dr. Rayner Browne Elem. #25 (Primary Varsity State Champion), Cross Country E/M |
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#247 (Primary JV State Champion) and Hampstead Hill (MS JV State Champion) |
Approval of the Journal
March 19, 2007
Communications from the Mayor
Bills Signed by the Mayor
March 19, 2007
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Rezoning - 2/40 East Wells Street |
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FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 2/40 East Wells |
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Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-2-2 Zoning District |
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to the R-8 Zoning District. |
06-0375
Edward L. Reisinger
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Sale of Property - 251-253 South Ann Street (Block 1754, Lot 26) |
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FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to sell, at |
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either public or private sale, all its interest in certain property known as 251-253 |
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South Ann Street (Block 1754, Lot 26) and no longer needed for public use; and |
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providing for a special effective date. |
06-0436
City Council President (Administration)
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Mopeds and Motor Scooters - Registration and Operation |
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FOR the purpose of reauthorizing the use of certain mopeds and motor scooters, |
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subject to certain conditions; reinstating registration requirements for these |
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vehicles; prohibiting certain uses of these and other vehicles; defining certain |
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terms; imposing certain penalties; clarifying certain language; authorizing |
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enforcement and administration by the Department of Transportation; and |
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generally relating to mopeds, motor scooters, dirt bikes, and unregistered |
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motorcycles and similar vehicles. |
06-0438
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James B. Kraft, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Robert W. Curran, Agnes Welch, |
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Helen L. Holton, Belinda K. Conaway, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Rochelle |
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'Rikki' Spector and Paula Johnson Branch |
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Special Enforcement Officers - Transportation Department |
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FOR the purpose of authorizing the appointment of Special Enforcement Officers |
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from among employees of the Department of Transportation; and generally relating |
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to Special Enforcement Officers. |
06-0478
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Mary Pat Clarke, President Dixon, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Edward L. |
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Reisinger, Belinda K. Conaway and Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr. |
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Building Code - Design Professionals - Permits - Violations |
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FOR the purpose of authorizing the Building Official to require the use of a |
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registered or licensed design professional or other specialist or expert for certain |
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work; modifying the circumstances under which a permit may be revoked and |
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future permits withheld for certain violations; correcting, clarifying, and |
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conforming certain language; and generally relating to building permits and |
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sanctions for violations by owners, contractors, and design professionals. |
06-0504
City Council President (Administration)
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Vacant Building Receivers |
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FOR the purpose of extending the provisions authorizing vacant building receivers |
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to apply to all vacant buildings, as defined; and generally relating the appointment |
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of and procedures applicable to vacant building receivers. |
06-0514
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Mary Pat Clarke, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, James B. Kraft, Bernard C. 'Jack' |
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Young, Helen L. Holton, Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector, Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr., |
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Kenneth N. Harris, Sr., Robert W. Curran, Stephanie Rawlings Blake, |
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Belinda K. Conaway, Agnes Welch, President Dixon and Edward L. |
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Reisinger |
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Sale of Property - An 85-Foot Wide Portion of Fort Avenue |
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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 the |
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former bed of an 85-foot wide portion of Fort Avenue, extending from Fort |
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McHenry National Monument, Northwesterly 130.3 feet, and no longer needed for |
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public use; and providing for a special effective date. |
06-0521
City Council President (Administration)
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Baltimore City Landmark List - Saint Matthew United Church of Christ |
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FOR the purpose of designating Saint Matthew United Church of Christ, 2320 |
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Mayfield Avenue, as a historical landmark. |
06-0527
City Council President (Administration) and Robert W. Curran
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Baltimore City Landmark List - Baltimore City College |
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FOR the purpose of designating Baltimore City College, 3320 The Alameda, as a |
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historical landmark. |
06-0528
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City Council President (Administration), Kenneth N. Harris, Sr. and Mary |
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Pat Clarke |
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Rezoning - 1001 South Lakewood Avenue |
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FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 1001 South |
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Lakewood Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-2-2 |
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Zoning District to the B-3-2 Zoning District. |
06-0538
James B. Kraft
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Supplementary MVR Capital Appropriation and Special Fund Appropriation |
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- CBD Sidewalk Reconstruction Project - $1,029,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary MVR Fund Appropriation in the |
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amount of $503,000 and Special Fund Appropriation in the amount of $526,000 to |
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provide funding for the Sidewalk Reconstruction Project in the Central Business |
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District; and providing for a special effective date. |
06-0548
City Council President (Administration)
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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)
March 23, 2007
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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)
Executive Nominations
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Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women - 5th District |
EA07-0207
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women |
EA07-0208
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women - 9th District |
EA07-0209
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
Bills Introduced
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Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Public |
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Works - $2,000,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital |
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Appropriation in the amount of $2,000,000 to the Department of Public Works |
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(Account #9916-194-134), to provide capital appropriations for the removal of |
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asbestos from City-owned buildings; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0616
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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Baltimore City Landmark List - Johnny Eck House |
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FOR the purpose of designating the Johnny Eck House, 622 North Milton Avenue, |
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as a historical landmark. |
07-0617
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation |
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URBAN AFFAIRS AND AGING COMMITTEE |
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Baltimore City Landmark List - Christ Church United Church of Christ |
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FOR the purpose of designating Christ Church United Church of Christ, 1308 |
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Beason Street, as a historical landmark. |
07-0618
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation |
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URBAN AFFAIRS AND AGING COMMITTEE |
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Baltimore City Landmark List - Ruscombe Mansion |
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FOR the purpose of designating the Ruscombe Mansion, 4901 Greenspring Avenue |
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- 4901 Springarden Drive, as a historical landmark. |
07-0619
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation |
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URBAN AFFAIRS AND AGING COMMITTEE |
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Metropolitan District of Baltimore County - Extension 152 |
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FOR the purpose of consenting to and approving a petition to extend the |
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Metropolitan District of Baltimore County to a certain tract of land; and providing |
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for a special effective date. |
07-0620
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Department of Public Works |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Metropolitan District of Baltimore County - Extension 155 |
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FOR the purpose of consenting to and approving a petition to extend the |
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Metropolitan District of Baltimore County to a certain tract of land; and providing |
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for a special effective date. |
07-0621
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Department of Public Works |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Metropolitan District of Baltimore County - Extension 156 |
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FOR the purpose of consenting to and approving a petition to extend the |
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Metropolitan District of Baltimore County to a certain tract of land; and providing |
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for a special effective date. |
07-0622
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Department of Public Works |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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City Streets - Renaming the 1200 Block of Weldon Avenue to Appleby Place |
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FOR the purpose of changing the name of the 1200 block of Weldon Avenue, |
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between Falls Road and Elsa Terrace, to Appleby Place. |
07-0623
Belinda K. Conaway, Mary Pat Clarke and Sharon Green Middleton
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Public Nuisance Premises - Extending Applicability |
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FOR the purpose of extending the provisions governing public nuisance premises |
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to encompass certain additional offenses; defining and redefining certain terms; |
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clarifying, conforming, and correcting certain language; and generally relating to |
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abating public nuisance premises. |
07-0624
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Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr., Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Mary Pat Clarke, James B. |
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Kraft, Sharon Green Middleton, Helen L. Holton, Agnes Welch, Edward L. |
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Reisinger and Bernard C. 'Jack' Young |
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PUBLIC SAFETY SUBCOMMITTEE |
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Zoning - Health-Care Facilities - Conditional Use Hospital - On Certain |
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Property Bounded by Calvert Street to the East, St. Paul Street to the West, |
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Orleans Street to the North, and Pleasant Street to the South |
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FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, |
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maintenance, and operation of a hospital on certain property bounded by Calvert |
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Street to the east, St. Paul Street to the west, Orleans Street to the north, and |
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Pleasant Street to the south, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat. |
07-0625
Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr., Bernard C. 'Jack' Young and Edward L. Reisinger
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At the request of: Mercy Medical Center, Inc., c/o Judith A. Weiland |
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE |
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Water and Sewer Charges - Residential Property - Limitations on Lien |
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Foreclosure |
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FOR the purpose of precluding the City from foreclosing on residential property |
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solely to satisfy a lien imposed for either or both water service charges or sewer |
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service charges; conforming, clarifying, and correcting certain language; and |
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generally relating to the assessment and collection of charges for water and sewer |
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services. |
07-0626
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Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, James B. Kraft, Helen L. |
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Holton, Mary Pat Clarke, Sharon Green Middleton, Agnes Welch, Keiffer |
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J. Mitchell, Jr., Edward L. Reisinger and President Rawlings-Blake |
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TAXATION AND FINANCE COMMITTEE |
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Office of Consumer Affairs |
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FOR the purpose of establishing an Office of Consumer Affairs and providing for |
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its administration, powers, and duties; establishing an Advisory Board on |
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Consumer Affairs and providing for its composition, appointment, powers, and |
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duties; prohibiting certain unfair or deceptive trade practices; defining certain |
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terms; imposing certain penalties; and generally relating to the promotion of |
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consumer affairs and the prohibition of unfair or deceptive trade practices. |
07-0627
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James B. Kraft, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Mary Pat Clarke, Agnes Welch |
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and Edward L. Reisinger |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE |
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Urban Renewal - Inner Harbor East - Amendment __ |
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FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Inner Harbor East to |
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revise the specific lot controls applicable to Development Area Q3 and correcting |
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certain references; waiving certain content and procedural requirements; making |
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the provisions of this Ordinance severable; providing for the application of this |
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Ordinance in conjunction with certain other ordinances; and providing for a special |
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effective date. |
07-0628
James B. Kraft and Robert W. Curran
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At the request of: Harbor East Parcel D - Acquisition, LLC, c/o H&S Properties |
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Development Corp. |
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URBAN AFFAIRS AND AGING COMMITTEE |
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Planned Unit Development - Amendment - Harbor East |
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FOR the purpose of approving certain amendments to the Development Plan of the |
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Harbor East Planned Unit Development. |
07-0629
James B. Kraft and Robert W. Curran
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At the request of: Harbor East Parcel D - Acquisition, LLC, c/o H&S Properties |
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Development Corp. |
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE |
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Urban Renewal - Key Highway - Amendment __ |
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FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Key Highway to amend |
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certain development area controls for Development Area A and to add new Exhibit |
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G; waiving certain content and procedural requirements; making the provisions of |
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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. |
07-0630
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Department of Housing and Community Development |
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URBAN AFFAIRS AND AGING COMMITTEE |
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Rezoning - 1301 Boyle Street, 900 East Fort Avenue, 1421 Lawrence Street, |
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and 1401, 1407, 1414, 1415, 1421, 1425, 1437, 1440, 1447, 1449, 1457, and 1465 |
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Key Highway |
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FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 1421 |
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Lawrence Street, 900 East Fort Avenue, and 1465 Key Highway, as outlined in red |
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on the accompanying plat, from the M-3 Zoning District to the B-2-2 Zoning |
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District; changing the zoning for the properties known as 1301 Boyle Street, 1401, |
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1407, 1414, 1415, 1421, 1425, 1437, 1440, 1447, 1449, and 1457 Key Highway, as |
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outlined in yellow on the accompanying plat, from the M |