| City Council |
| City Hall, Room 408 |
| 100 North Holliday Street |
| Baltimore, Maryland 21202 |
| 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: Vernon E. Crider - District 14: Mary Pat Clarke |
| Revenue Obligations - Water Projects - Maximum Aggregate Principal |
| Amount |
| FOR the purpose of increasing the maximum aggregate principal amount of |
| revenue obligations that may be issued by the City under Ordinance 04-687; and |
| providing for a special effective date. |
| Sponsors: |
| Revenue Obligations - Wastewater Projects - Maximum Aggregate Principal |
| Amount |
| FOR the purpose of increasing the maximum aggregate principal amount of |
| revenue obligations that may be issued by the City under Ordinance 02-332; and |
| providing for a special effective date. |
| Sponsors: |
| Employees' and Elected Officials' Retirement Systems - Post-Retirement |
| Benefit Increases |
| FOR the purpose of altering the process under which the frequency of the |
| distribution of retirement benefits is determined; requiring retirement dates to be on |
| a certain day of the month; recodifying certain provisions dealing with member |
| contributions; consolidating and altering the accounting procedures for certain |
| funds; providing for a sunset date for certain existing post-retirement benefit |
| provisions; altering certain retirement payment options; altering certain |
| post-retirement increases to periodic benefits; authorizing the Board, under certain |
| circumstances, to serve in a fiduciary capacity for other City trust funds; making |
| the provisions of this Ordinance severable; correcting, clarifying, and conforming |
| certain language; and generally relating to the administration of retirement benefits. |
| Sponsors: |
| 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. |
| Sponsors: |
| 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. |
| Sponsors: |
| 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. |
| Sponsors: |
| Operating Budget for the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners for |
| the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2008 |
| FOR the purpose of approving the budget estimated to be needed for the Baltimore |
| City Board of School Commissioners for operating programs during Fiscal 2008: |
| providing for certification of the approved budget to the State Superintendent of |
| Schools; and providing for a special effective date. |
| Sponsors: |
| MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION |
| At the request of: Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners |
| BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS/COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE |
| Rezoning - Certain Properties in the Charles/North Revitalization Area |
| FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for certain properties in the Charles/North |
| Revitalization Area: as outlined in yellow on the accompanying plat, from the |
| B-3-3 Zoning District to the B-2-3 Zoning District; as outlined in blue on the |
| accompanying plat, from the M-1-3 Zoning District to the B-5-2 Zoning District; as |
| outlined in orange on the accompanying plat, from the B-5-1 Zoning District to the |
| B-5-2 Zoning District; as outlined in purple on the accompanying plat, from the |
| B-2-3 Zoning District to the B-5-2 Zoning District; and as outlined in green on the |
| accompanying plat, from the B-2-3 Zoning District to the O-R-2 Zoning District. |
| Sponsors: |
| ORDINANCE |
| At the request of: Department of Planning |
| LAND USE AND TRANSPORATION COMMITTEE |
| Hotel Room Tax - Clarification |
| FOR the purpose of defining certain terms to clarify and conform certain |
| provisions; providing for a special effective date; and generally related to the |
| application of the hotel room tax. |
| Sponsors: |
| ORDINANCE |
| At the request of: Department of Finance |
| TAXATION AND FINANCE COMMITTEE |
| Eviction Chattels |
| FOR the purpose of providing for the disposition of certain eviction chattels; |
| requiring certain notice prior to execution of a warrant of restitution; providing for |
| a tenant's right to reclaim property within a certain period; providing that |
| unclaimed property is deemed abandoned under certain circumstances; prohibiting |
| the placement of eviction chattels in certain public ways; defining certain terms; |
| imposing certain penalties; and generally relating to the removal and disposition of |
| property from leased dwellings. |
| Sponsors: |
| ORDINANCE |
| COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE |
| In Support of National Family Month |
| FOR the purpose of expressing support for the national celebration of the family |
| and recognizing the importance of the more than 125,000 families in Baltimore |
| City that provide the spiritual, economic, and social "threads" that secure the fabric |
| of our many diverse neighborhoods. |
| Sponsors: |
| Helen L. Holton, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Robert W. Curran, James B. |
| Kraft, Vernon E. Crider, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Agnes Welch, Sharon |
| Green Middleton and Mary Pat Clarke |
| RESOLUTION |
| IMMEDIATE ADOPTION |
| Request to the Governor - Special Session on BGE Rate Increases |
| FOR the purpose of urging the Governor to convene a special session of the |
| Maryland General Assembly to pass legislation to address the 48% increase that |
| BGE is scheduled to impose on electric power customers in the State of Maryland |
| beginning July 1, 2007. |
| Sponsors: |
| Belinda K. Conaway, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, James B. Kraft, Robert W. |
| Curran, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Vernon E. Crider and Mary Pat Clarke |
| RESOLUTION |
| JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
| Informational Hearing - The Waxter Center |
| FOR the purpose of requesting the Executive Director of the Commission on Aging |
| and Retirement Education and the Director of the Waxter Center to report to the |
| City Council on the physical condition of the facility, the prognosis for a building |
| upgrade, and plans for future delivery of services to Baltimore's aged population at |
| the Center. |
| Sponsors: |
| Agnes Welch, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, James B. Kraft, Rochelle 'Rikki' |
| Spector, Helen L. Holton, Robert W. Curran, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Mary |
| Pat Clarke, Vernon E. Crider and Sharon Green Middleton |
| RESOLUTION |
| URBAN AFFAIRS AND AGING COMMITTEE |
| Informational Hearing - Baltimore City Gang Violence Reduction Plan |
| FOR the purpose of requesting the Executive Director of the Baltimore City |
| Criminal Justice Coordinating Council to present to the City Council The |
| Baltimore City Gang Violence Reduction Plan, as submitted to the Governor's |
| Office of Crime Control and Prevention, describing Baltimore City's public health |
| and law enforcement strategies for reducing violence and presenting a |
| comprehensive approach for combating the growing problem of gang violence in |
| our neighborhoods. |
| Sponsors: |
| Stephanie Rawlings Blake, Kenneth N. Harris, Sr., Rochelle 'Rikki' |
| Spector, Edward L. Reisinger, Helen L. Holton, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, |
| James B. Kraft, Robert W. Curran, Belinda K. Conaway, Agnes Welch |
| and Paula Johnson Branch |
| Historic Restorations and Rehabilitations - Tax Credit |
| FOR the purpose of extending the automatic termination of the tax credit for |
| certain improvements to historic properties; providing for a special effective date; |
| and generally relating to tax credits against the Baltimore City real property tax. |
| Sponsors: |
| Rezoning - 1834 and 1841-1847 Jackson Street |
| FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 1834 and |
| 1841-1847 Jackson Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the |
| M-2-2 Zoning District to the R-8 Zoning District. |
| Sponsors: |
| Rezoning - 1500 Woodall Street, 1605 Key Highway, a Portion of 1801 Key |
| Highway, and a Portion of 1215 East Fort Avenue |
| FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 1500 Woodall |
| Street, 1605 Key Highway, a portion of 1801 Key Highway, and a portion of 1215 |
| East Fort Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-3 |
| Zoning District to the B-2-2 Zoning District. |
| Sponsors: |
| Planned Unit Development - Designation - Chesapeake Paperboard |
| FOR the purpose of approving the application of Key Woodall, LLC, which is the |
| owner or contract purchaser of 1500 Woodall Street, 1605 Key Highway, a portion |
| of 1801 Key Highway, and a portion of 1215 East Fort Avenue (collectively, the |
| "Property") and Chesapeake Paperboard Centre, LLC, which is the developer of the |
| Property, to have the Property designated a Business Planned Unit Development; |
| and approving the Development Plan submitted by the applicant. |
| Sponsors: |
| Rezoning - Properties in Historic Southeast Baltimore |
| FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for certain properties in Historic Southeast |
| Baltimore: as outlined in yellow on the accompanying plats, from the B-1-1 Zoning |
| District to the R-8 Zoning District, from the B-1-3 Zoning District to the R-8 |
| Zoning District, from the B-2-2 Zoning District to the R-8 Zoning District, from the |
| B-2-3 Zoning District to the R-8 Zoning District, from the B-3 Zoning District to |
| the R-8 Zoning District, from the B-3-2 Zoning District to the R-8 Zoning District, |
| from the B-3-3 Zoning District to the R-8 Zoning District, from the M-1-3 Zoning |
| District to the R-8 Zoning District, from the M-2-2 Zoning District to the R-8 |
| Zoning District, from the M-3 Zoning District to the R-8 Zoning District, from the |
| R-9 Zoning District to the R-8 Zoning District, from the R-10 Zoning District to the |
| R-8 Zoning District, from the B-2-3 and R-8 Zoning Districts to the R-8 Zoning |
| District, and from the B-3-3 and R-8 Zoning Districts to the R-8 Zoning District; as |
| outlined in purple on the accompanying plats, from the B-1-3 Zoning District to the |
| B-1-2 Zoning District, from the B-2-2 Zoning District to the B-1-2 Zoning District, |
| from the B-2-3 Zoning District to the B-1-2 Zoning District, from the B-3-2 Zoning |
| District to the B-1-2 Zoning District, from the B-3-3 Zoning District to the B-1-2 |
| Zoning District, from the M-2-2 Zoning District to the B-1-2 Zoning District, and |
| from the M-3 Zoning District to the B-1-2 Zoning District; as outlined in orange on |
| the accompanying plats from the B-1-3 Zoning District to the B-2-2 Zoning |
| District, from the B-2-3 Zoning District to the B-2-2 Zoning District, from the |
| B-3-3 Zoning District to the B-2-2 Zoning District, from the M-2-2 Zoning District |
| to the B-2-2 Zoning District, from the M-3 Zoning District to the B-2-2 Zoning |
| District, and from the B-3-3 and R-8 Zoning Districts to the B-2-2 Zoning District; |
| as outlined in brown on the accompanying plats from the B-2-2 Zoning District to |
| the B-2-1 Zoning District; as outlined in red on the accompanying plats from the |
| B-2-2 Zoning District to the B-3-2 Zoning District, from the B-3-3 Zoning District |
| to the B-3-2 Zoning District, from the M-3 Zoning District to the B-3-2 Zoning |
| District, and from the B-3-3 and B-2-3 Zoning Districts to the B-3-2 Zoning |
| District; as outlined in blue on the accompanying plats from the B-2-3 Zoning |
| District to the O-R-2 Zoning District, from the B-3-3 Zoning District to the O-R-2 |
| Zoning District, and from the R-8 Zoning District to the O-R-2 Zoning District; as |
| outlined in green on the accompanying plats from the M-2-2 Zoning District to the |
| B-1-1 Zoning District, and from the M-3 Zoning District to the B-1-1 Zoning |
| District. |
| Sponsors: |
| Campaign Signs in Residential Areas - Size |
| FOR the purpose of limiting the size of campaign signs permitted in residential |
| areas; increasing the penalties for violating the laws governing these signs; |
| imposing certain civil fines; correcting, clarifying, and conforming certain |
| language; and generally relating to campaign signs in residential areas. |
| Sponsors: |
| Robert W. Curran, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Mary Pat Clarke, Edward L. |
| Reisinger, James B. Kraft, Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector, Kenneth N. Harris, |
| Sr., Stephanie Rawlings Blake, Helen L. Holton, Agnes Welch and Paula |
| Johnson Branch |
| Children, Youth, and Families |
| FOR the purpose of expanding the definition of "youth" for certain purposes; and |
| generally relating to the Office of Children, Youth, and Families and the Baltimore |
| City Youth Commission. |
| Sponsors: |
| Stephanie Rawlings Blake, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Paula Johnson |
| Branch, Mary Pat Clarke, Edward L. Reisinger, James B. Kraft, Belinda K. |
| Conaway, Robert W. Curran, President Dixon, Agnes Welch, Rochelle |
| 'Rikki' Spector and Helen L. Holton |
| City Streets - Renaming the Location of the Entrance of the Maryland Zoo in |
| Baltimore from Beechwood Drive in Druid Hill Park to One Safari Place |
| FOR the purpose of changing the name of the location of the entrance of the |
| Maryland Zoo in Baltimore from Beechwood Drive in Druid Hill Park to One |
| Safari Place. |
| Sponsors: |
| Belinda K. Conaway, James B. Kraft, Robert W. Curran, Bernard C. 'Jack' |
| Young, Agnes Welch, Kenneth N. Harris, Sr., Nicholas C. D'Adamo, |
| Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector, Helen L. Holton, Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr., Paula |
| Johnson Branch and Mary Pat Clarke |
| Rezoning - Block 7762, Lots 1-7 |
| FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as Block 7762, |
| Lots 1-7 (1700 Block of Letitia Avenue), as outlined in red on the accompanying |
| plat, from the R-4 Zoning District to the R-6 Zoning District. |
| Sponsors: |
| Vacant Structures - Water Cut-Off |
| FOR the purpose of providing for notice to the Director of Public Works of |
| structures determined to be vacant; and requiring the Director to take immediate |
| action to cut off the water from vacant structures for which bills are in arrears. |
| Sponsors: |
| Belinda K. Conaway, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, President Rawlings-Blake, |
| Edward L. Reisinger, Mary Pat Clarke, Kenneth N. Harris, Sr., James B. |
| Kraft, Helen L. Holton, Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector, Paula Johnson Branch |
| and Nicholas C. D'Adamo |
| Planned Unit Development - Designation - Marketplace at Fells Point |
| FOR the purpose of approving the application of South Broadway Properties, LLC, |
| owner of 600, 606, 610, 616, 622, 607, 609, 611, 617, 619, 621, 623, 625, and 627 |
| South Broadway, 611, 613, 615, 617, 619, 621, and 623 South Bethel Street, 1621, |
| 1625-1631, and 1641 Fleet Street, and 608 and 614 South Regester Street; John E. |
| Demirjian, the owner of 602 South Broadway; and the Mayor and City Council of |
| Baltimore, the owner of 1640 and 1641 Aliceanna Street and 1641 Lancaster Street |
| (collectively the "Property"), to have that property designated a Business Planned |
| Unit Development; and approving the Development Plan submitted by the |
| applicant. |
| Sponsors: |
| 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. |
| Sponsors: |
| 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. |
| Sponsors: |
| 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. |
| Sponsors: |
| THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL |
| WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, MAY 21, 2007, AT 5:00 P.M. |