City of Baltimore Legistar System

Monday, April 16, 2007

5:00 PM

City of Baltimore

City Council

City Hall, Room 408

100 North Holliday Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

City Hall

City Council

Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, President of the Council

Robert Curran, Vice President

District 1: James Kraft - District 2: Nicholas C. D'Adamo

District 3: Robert W. Curran - District 4: Kenneth N. Harris, Sr.

District 5: Rochelle "Rikki" Spector - District 6: Sharon Green Middleton

District 7: Belinda Conaway - District 8: Helen L. Holton

District 9: Agnes Welch - District 10: Edward L. Reisinger

District 11: Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr. - District 12: Bernard C. "Jack" Young

District 13: Vacant - District 14: Mary Pat Clarke

Meeting Agenda - Final

Call to Order

Invocation

Reverend Lowell S. Thompson, St. Stephen and James Evangelical Church

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

Announcement by Council President

Election of a New Council Member

Recess

Reconvene

Roll Call

Approval of the Journal

March 26, 2007

Communications from the Mayor

Bills Signed by the Mayor

April 9, 2007

Gating Alleys

FOR the purpose of establishing standards and procedures for the gating of

alleys; requiring certain petitions, consents, reviews, notices, and hearings;

specifying certain minimum requirements for a lease of a gated area; authorizing

administrative and judicial reviews of certain decisions; defining certain terms;

and generally relating to the gating and leasing of alleys under the authority of

City Charter Article II, § 35(e) and (f).

05-0034

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

Rezoning - 1800 South Hanover Street

FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 1800 South

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

Zoning District to the B-2-4 Zoning District.

06-0376

Sponsors:

Edward L. Reisinger

Rezoning - 1834 South Charles Street

FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 1834 South

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

Zoning District to the B-2-3 Zoning District.

06-0377

Sponsors:

Edward L. Reisinger

Planned Unit Development - Amendment - Wyndholme Village

FOR the purpose of approving certain amendments to the Development Plan of the

Wyndholme Village Planned Unit Development.

06-0469

Sponsors:

Helen L. Holton

Rezoning - 1043 South Hanover Street

FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 1043 South

Hanover Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the R-8 Zoning

District to the B-2-3 Zoning District.

06-0545

Sponsors:

Edward L. Reisinger

City Streets - Naming an Unnamed Alley Gunther Way

FOR the purpose of naming an unnamed alley, located between the 1000 block of

South Highland Avenue and the 1000 block of South Conkling Street, Gunther

Way.

06-0546

Sponsors:

James B. Kraft

Zoning - Conditional Use - Amending Ordinance 03-488 - Adding 1928 West

North Avenue

FOR the purpose of amending Ordinance 03-488 to expand the boundaries of the

home for homeless persons at 1930 and 1932 West North Avenue to add 1928 West

North Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat.

06-0557

Sponsors:

Belinda K. Conaway

Executive Nominations - Withdrawn

Linda Dapp

Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women - 2nd District

EA07-0186

Nina Noble

Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women - 1st District

EA07-0200

Executive Nominations

Alice G. Pinderhughes

Member - Civil Service Commission - 7th District

EA07-0210

Bills Introduced

Building, Fire, and Related Codes - 2007 Edition

FOR the purpose of adopting a revised Building, Fire, and Related Codes Article,

comprising the Maryland Building Performance Standards (effective

___________________, 2007), the International Building Code (2006 Edition), the

National Electrical Code (2005 Edition), the National Fuel Gas Code (2006

Edition), the International Mechanical Code (2006 Edition), the National Standard

Plumbing Code (2006 Edition, 2007 Supplement), the International Property

Maintenance Code (2006 Edition), the International Fire Code (2006 Edition), the

International Energy Conservation Code (2006 Edition), and the International

Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, all as supplemented,

amended, or otherwise modified by this Ordinance; providing for the effect,

construction, and effective date of these new standards and codes; conforming,

correcting, and clarifying certain language; and generally relating to the adoption of

new building, fire, property maintenance, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and

related codes for Baltimore City.

07-0632

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

ORDINANCE

At the request of: Dept. of Housing and Community Development

JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE

Corrective Bill 2007

FOR the purpose of correcting certain technical errors and omissions in the City

Code and other enactments; repealing certain obsolete provisions; correcting,

clarifying, and conforming certain language; and providing for a special effective

date.

07-0633

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

ORDINANCE

At the request of: Dept. of Legislative Reference

JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE

Supplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of

Transportation - $720,700

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary State Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $720,700 to the Department of Transportation -

Program 239 (Traffic Safety), to provide funding for the Safe Routes to Schools

project; and providing for a special effective date.

07-0634

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

ORDINANCE

At the request of: Dept. of Finance

BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

Supplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of

Transportation - $78,000

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary State Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $78,000 to the Department of Transportation -

Program 230 (Administration), to provide funding for the Community Traffic

Safety Program; and providing for a special effective date.

07-0635

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

ORDINANCE

At the request of: Dept. of Finance

BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

Supplementary Special Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of

Transportation - $250,000

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Special Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $250,000 to the Department of Transportation -

Program 230 (Administration), to provide funding for conducting traffic impact

studies within the City; and providing for a special effective date.

07-0636

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

ORDINANCE

At the request of: Dept. of Finance

BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

City Streets - Opening - 10-Foot Alley

FOR the purpose of condemning and opening a 10-foot alley laid out in the rear of

the properties known as 1401 through 1477 Reynolds Street, extending from Fort

Avenue northeasterly to Clement Street, as shown on Plat 114-A-20 in the Office of

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

07-0637

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

ORDINANCE

At the request of: Dept. of Public Works

HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES SUBCOMMITTEE

City Streets - Closing - 10-Foot Alley

FOR the purpose of condemning and closing a 10-foot alley laid out in the rear of

the properties known as 1401 through 1477 Reynolds Street, extending from Fort

Avenue northeasterly to Clement Street, as shown on Plat 114-A-20A in the Office

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

07-0638

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

ORDINANCE

At the request of: Dept. of Public Works

HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES SUBCOMMITTEE

City Property - Grant of Easements

FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to grant a

Perpetual Easement for a steam line through the parcels of land known as 1400

Orleans Street and 540 North Caroline Street, as shown on Plat R.W. 20-36219

Sheets 1 of 2 and 2 of 2 in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and

providing for a special effective date.

07-0639

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

ORDINANCE

At the request of: Dept. of Public Works

HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES SUBCOMMITTEE

Sanitary Maintenance - Responsibility

FOR the purpose of specifying certain situations in which owners are primarily

responsible for exterior sanitary maintenance; generally relating to the allocation of

responsibility for sanitary maintenance between tenants and owners; and providing

for a special effective date.

07-0640

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

ORDINANCE

At the request of: Dept. of Housing and Community Development

JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE

Environmental Citations - Property Registration or Licensing

FOR the purpose of making violations of certain property registration and licensing

requirements enforceable by environmental citations; and providing for a special

effective date.

07-0641

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

ORDINANCE

At the request of: Dept. of Housing and Community Development

JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE

Environmental Citations - Electronic Signatures

FOR the purpose of authorizing the use of single documents and of electronic

signatures for the issuance and verification of environmental citations; and

providing for a special effective date.

07-0642

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

ORDINANCE

At the request of: Dept. of Housing and Community Development

JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE

Sale of Property - Former Bed of a 10-Foot Alley

FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to sell, at

either public or private sale, all its interest in a certain parcel of land known as the

former bed of a 10-foot alley laid out in the rear of the properties known as 1401

through 1477 Reynolds Street, and extending from Fort Avenue northeasterly to

Clement Street, and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special

effective date.

07-0643

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

ORDINANCE

At the request of: Dept. of Public Works

TAXATION AND FINANCE COMMITTEE

Acquisition of Property - 3200 East Biddle Street (Block 6150A, Lot 004)

FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to

acquire, by purchase or condemnation, the fee simple or other interests in certain

property known as 3200 East Biddle Street (Block 6150A, Lot 004), and needed for

industrial growth; and providing for a special effective date.

07-0644

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

ORDINANCE

At the request of: Baltimore Development Corporation

TAXATION AND FINANCE COMMITTEE

Fells Point Historic District

FOR the purpose of designating the area located within certain boundaries as the

Fells Point Historic District; and providing for a review process by the Commission

for Historical and Architectural Preservation for Planned Unit Developments in the

Fells Point Historic District.

07-0645

Sponsors:

City Council President (Administration)

ORDINANCE

At the request of: Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation

URBAN AFFAIRS AND AGING COMMITTEE

Murray A. Schmoke, Sr. - In Remembrance

FOR the purpose of honoring the life of Murray A. Schmoke, Sr., retired chemist,

learned scholar, gifted musician, loving friend, dedicated family patriarch, and

father of former Mayor Kurt L. Schmoke; and providing for a special effective date.

07-0646

Sponsors:

Helen L. Holton and President Rawlings-Blake

MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION

IMMEDIATE ADOPTION

Renaming Charles Plaza to Walter Sondheim, Jr., Plaza

FOR the purpose of changing the name of Charles Plaza to Walter Sondheim, Jr.,

Plaza; and providing for a special effective date.

07-0647

Sponsors:

President Rawlings-Blake

ORDINANCE

JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE

Multiple-Family Dwellings - First Amendment Accommodations

FOR the purpose of preserving the constitutional rights of occupants of

multiple-family dwellings; prohibiting bylaws, rules, regulations, or actions that

impair certain constitutional rights or that prohibit or deny reasonable

accommodation for religious practices; imposing certain penalties; providing for a

special effective date; and generally relating to the regulation of apartment houses,

condominiums, and other multiple-family dwellings.

07-0648

Sponsors:

Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector

ORDINANCE

JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE

Rezoning - 1415 Anchor Street

FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 1415 Anchor

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

to the R-8 Zoning District.

07-0649

Sponsors:

Edward L. Reisinger

ORDINANCE

At the request of: Stephen Goad, c/o Julie Tice

LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

Ticket Resales Near Stadiums - Repeal of Prohibition

FOR the purpose of repealing the prohibition against reselling, in certain proximity

to certain venues, tickets to events at those venues.

07-0650

Sponsors:

James B. Kraft

ORDINANCE

PUBLIC SAFETY SUBCOMMITTEE

Curfews - "Milk Bars"

FOR the purpose of repealing the curfew on entertainment by and related

provisions governing so-called "milk bars".

07-0651

Sponsors:

James B. Kraft

ORDINANCE

PUBLIC SAFETY SUBCOMMITTEE

Planned Unit Development - Amendment - Union Memorial Hospital

FOR the purpose of approving certain amendments to the Development Plan of the

Union Memorial Hospital Planned Unit Development.

07-0652

Sponsors:

Mary Pat Clarke

ORDINANCE

LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

Debt Collection - Limitation on Referrals

FOR the purpose of precluding the City from selling or referring for collection

certain debts to private entities; and generally relating to the collection of debts by

and for the City.

07-0653

Sponsors:

Mary Pat Clarke

ORDINANCE

TAXATION AND FINANCE COMMITTEE

Resolutions Introduced

In Celebration of - Administrative Professionals Week - April 22-28, 2007 and

Administrative Professionals Day - Wednesday, April 25, 2007

FOR the purpose of honoring secretaries and administrative assistants for their

valuable contributions to the efficient operation of private, public, and government

business offices throughout the world and especially recognizing the efforts of

Baltimore City government administrative professionals who each day quietly toil

to make Baltimore one of America's Greatest Cities.

07-0281R

Sponsors:

Helen L. Holton and President Rawlings-Blake

RESOLUTION

IMMEDIATE ADOPTION

In Celebration of National County Government Week - April 22-28, 2007 -

"Protecting the Environment"

FOR the purpose of joining fellow members and affiliates of the National

Association of Counties (NACo) and the Maryland Association of Counties

(MACo) in the annual celebration of county government to raise public awareness

and understanding about the roles and responsibilities of the nation's counties and

endorsing this year's theme of "protecting the environment".

07-0282R

Sponsors:

Helen L. Holton

RESOLUTION

IMMEDIATE ADOPTION

Baltimore City Animal Control

FOR the purpose of urgently requesting the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore

City to immediately provide adequate funding to the Baltimore City Bureau of

Animal Control, the Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter,