City of Baltimore Legistar System

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

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.

Street Encroachment - 1901 Elgin Avenue

FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the construction and

maintenance of portions of a building projecting into the public right-of-way on the

east side of North Payson Street of the property known as 1901 Elgin Avenue; and

providing for a special effective date.

Payments in Lieu of Taxes - Ward 03, Section 06, Block 1800, Lot #0001, "701

Aliceanna Street"

FOR the purpose of authorizing an economic development project to be known as

"701 Aliceanna Street", in order that the Board of Estimates of Baltimore City (the

"Board") may enter into a Payment in Lieu of Taxes Agreement with Harbor East

Parcel D-Acquisition, LLC, its successors or assigns (the "Owner") covering a

portion of the Owner's property, consisting of (i) office space consisting of

approximately 500,000 rentable square feet, and (ii) a structured parking facility

containing approximately 1,200 parking spaces and related improvements;

generally relating to payments in lieu of taxes for the 701 Aliceanna Street

development; and providing for a special effective date.

Dwelling Units - Utility Cut-Offs

FOR the purpose of requiring gas and electric utilities to provide certain notices

before terminating service to a dwelling; requiring the Fire Department to inspect

for and, if needed, install smoke detectors in dwellings to which the electricity has

been cut off; requiring the Housing Commissioner to revoke the occupancy permit

of a dwelling to which the gas or electricity has been cut off; and generally relating

to the termination of gas or electric service.

Belinda K. Conaway, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Nicholas C. D'Adamo,

Robert W. Curran, Helen L. Holton, Mary Pat Clarke, Edward L.

Reisinger, Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr. and Sharon Green Middleton

Zoning - Conditional Use - Amending Ordinance 97-208

FOR the purpose of amending the maximum bed capacity for the nonprofit home

and transitional housing facility for the care and custody of homeless persons on

the property known as 3500-3502 Clifton Avenue; adding a certain condition, and

correcting and conforming certain references.

Planned Unit Development - Saint Agnes Hospital

FOR the purpose of repealing the existing Development Plan for Saint Agnes

Hospital and approving a new Development Plan for the Saint Agnes Hospital

Planned Unit Development.

Energy Tax - Exemption for Residential Users

FOR the purpose of reinstating an exemption from the energy tax for residential

users; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the imposition

and collection of an energy tax.

Congratulations to the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays Mens Lacrosse Team for

Winning the 2007 NCAA National Lacrosse Championship

FOR the purpose of congratulating the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays on their record

setting 9th national lacrosse championship, and their 2nd in the last 3 years,

winning the 2007 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship in an extremely close

12-11 game in front of a record 48,443 fans in Baltimore's M&.T Bank Stadium;

offering congratulations to Coach Dave Pietramala on another fine Blue Jays

season; sending respect to Hopkins Goalie Jesse Schwartzman who made 15 saves

in the final and was named the tournament's most valuable player; and wishing

many more victorious seasons to the entire Johns Hopkins Lacrosse team, families,

associates and fans; and providing for a special effective date.

Robert W. Curran, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Nicholas C. D'Adamo,

James B. Kraft, Helen L. Holton, Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr., Sharon Green

Middleton, Mary Pat Clarke, Edward L. Reisinger and Belinda K.

Conaway

Charter Amendment - Board of Estimates - Composition

FOR the purpose of reconstituting the Board of Estimates to comprise the Mayor,

Comptroller, and City Council President; correcting, conforming, and clarifying

related provisions; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the

City for adoption or rejection.

Parren J. Mitchell: 1922-2007 - A Champion of Social Justice

FOR the purpose of paying tribute to Parren J. Mitchell, Baltimore's native son,

Maryland's 1st black Congressman, and America's social conscience, expressing

appreciation for his many contributions to achieving a more equal and just society

for all, and providing for a special effective date.

President Rawlings-Blake, Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr., Helen L. Holton, Robert

W. Curran, Agnes Welch, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Nicholas C.

D'Adamo, James B. Kraft, Mary Pat Clarke, Edward L. Reisinger, Sharon

Green Middleton and Belinda K. Conaway

In Honor of Irma Johnson - the National Association of Elementary School

Principals' 2007 Maryland Distinguished Principal of the Year

FOR the purpose of congratulating Irma Johnson, Principal, Dallas F. Nicholas

Elementary School, on being named the 2007 Maryland Distinguished Principal of

the Year by the National Association of Elementary School Principals and

commending her 32 years of dedicated service to the Baltimore City Public School

System; and providing for a special effective date.

President Rawlings-Blake, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Nicholas C.

D'Adamo, James B. Kraft, Robert W. Curran, Helen L. Holton, Mary Pat

Clarke, Edward L. Reisinger, Belinda K. Conaway and Sharon Green

Middleton

In Honor of Leah Waller - 2007 Baltimore City Public School System Teacher

of the Year

FOR the purpose of congratulating Leah Waller, 1st Grade Teacher, Maree Garnett

Farring Elementary School, on being named the Baltimore City Public School

System's Teacher of the Year for 2007, expressing appreciation for her 8 years of

dedicated service to the children of Baltimore, and supporting her candidacy for

Maryland Teacher of the Year; and providing for a special effective date.

President Rawlings-Blake, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Nicholas C.

D'Adamo, James B. Kraft, Robert W. Curran, Helen L. Holton, Edward L.

Reisinger, Belinda K. Conaway, Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr., Sharon Green

Middleton and Mary Pat Clarke

Police Staffing Shortage - Baltimore City's Rainy Day Is Here!

FOR the purpose of respectfully urging the Mayor to approve an emergency

disbursement of $2 million from the City's "Rainy Day Fund" to begin an

immediate and aggressive campaign to recruit new Baltimore City Police Officers

to fill vacancies to enable the Baltimore City Police Department to fully implement

the Commissioner's Public Safety Strategy and Baltimore Against Illegal Guns

initiative.

Warrant Apprehension Task Force - Request for Maryland State Police

Assistance

FOR the purpose of requesting the Secretary of the Maryland State Police to deploy

15 State Troopers to aid the Warrant Apprehension Task Force in furthering its

mission of reducing violent crime in the City by apprehending and removing

dangerous criminals from City neighborhoods and respectfully urging the Governor

to support this request for emergency assistance to protect residents, visitors, and

workers in Baltimore City and the surrounding jurisdictions.

President Rawlings-Blake, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Nicholas C.

D'Adamo, James B. Kraft, Robert W. Curran, Helen L. Holton, Keiffer J.

Mitchell, Jr., Mary Pat Clarke, Sharon Green Middleton, Edward L.

Reisinger and Belinda K. Conaway

Urgent Request for Assistance - Baltimore City Police Staffing Shortage

FOR the purpose of requesting the Director of the Governor's Office of Crime

Control & Prevention to provide Baltimore City with a grant to aid in the

development of a campaign to recruit persons to fill the 140 vacancies on the

Baltimore City Police Force to enable the City to curtail the rise in violent crime;

and respectfully urging the Governor to lend his support to this request for

emergency assistance.

President Rawlings-Blake, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Nicholas C.

D'Adamo, Robert W. Curran, Helen L. Holton, James B. Kraft, Mary Pat

Clarke, Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr., Sharon Green Middleton and Edward L.

Reisinger

Community Task Force on Police Auxiliary Assistance

FOR the purpose of creating a Community Task Force to develop a Police

Auxiliary Unit that will provide civilians, retired law enforcement officers, and

off-duty police officers to assist or replace police officers in the performance of

those duties that can be performed by others, including persons without law

enforcement training, to free up Baltimore City police officers to return to crime

reduction activities in Baltimore's imperiled neighborhoods.

President Rawlings-Blake, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Nicholas C.

D'Adamo, James B. Kraft, Robert W. Curran, Helen L. Holton, Mary Pat

Clarke, Edward L. Reisinger, Belinda K. Conaway, Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr.

and Sharon Green Middleton

Informational Hearing - Project SCOPE and Project 5000

FOR the purpose of inviting the Commissioner of Housing to share with the City

Council the current status of Project SCOPE and Project 5000 and to discuss the

effect these programs have had on decreasing the number of vacant and abandoned

properties that blight our Baltimore City neighborhoods.

President Rawlings-Blake, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Helen L. Holton,

Nicholas C. D'Adamo, James B. Kraft, Robert W. Curran, Keiffer J.

Mitchell, Jr., Sharon Green Middleton, Mary Pat Clarke, Edward L.

Reisinger and Belinda K. Conaway

Restoring Needed Funds to BCPSS

FOR the purpose of urging the Mayor and Board of Estimates to use Rainy Day

Funds to "make whole" the $25 million pledged for BCPSS new construction and

renovation of local school buildings and to maintain the Administration's current

operational budget commitment to after-school and community-school programs.

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, Inc., (BARCS),

and the Baltimore City Police Department to successfully address issues of animal

control, cruelty to animals, and endangerment of persons by vicious animals in

Baltimore City and to increase the funding in succeeding years until the funding

levels are equal to those in other American cities of comparable size and

demographics.

Robert W. Curran, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Kenneth N. Harris, Sr.,

President Rawlings-Blake, James B. Kraft, Nicholas C. D'Adamo,

Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector, Sharon Green Middleton, Belinda K. Conaway,

Helen L. Holton, Agnes Welch, Edward L. Reisinger, Keiffer J. Mitchell,

Jr., Vernon E. Crider and Mary Pat Clarke

Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - MR-Art and

Culture Grants - $900,000

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $900,000 to the MR-Art and Culture Grants -

Program 493 (Art and Culture Grants), to provide funding to support the Free Fall

Baltimore and Baltimore Museum of Art/Walters Art Museum Free Admission

programs; and providing for a special effective date.

Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - MR-Civic

Promotion - $637,000

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $637,000 to the MR-Civic Promotion - Program

590 (Civic Promotion), to provide funding to install a kitchen and repack area and

to purchase related equipment for the Maryland Food Bank; and providing for a

special effective date.

Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of

Health - $175,000

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $175,000 to the Department of Health - Program

310 (School Health Services), to provide funding for training to support the

upgrade of skills of Baltimore City residents who work in organized health care

facilities; and providing for a special effective date.

Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Housing

and Community Development - $2,000,000

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital

Appropriation in the amount of $2,000,000 to the Department of Housing and

Community Development (Account #9910-588-073), to provide funding for an

Inclusionary Housing Trust Fund; and providing for a special effective date.

Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Housing

and Community Development - $4,000,000

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital

Appropriation in the amount of $4,000,000 to the Department of Housing and

Community Development (Account #9910-584-905), to provide funding for the

implementation of the Park Heights Master Plan; and providing for a special

effective date.

Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Mayoralty-Related -

$200,000

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital

Appropriation in the amount of $200,000 to the Mayoralty-Related (Account

#9904-129-301), to provide funding to commission a memorial to the late Mayor

Clarence H. "Du" Burns; and providing for a special effective date.

Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - MR-Office of

Employment Development - $310,000

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $310,000 to the MR-Office of Employment

Development - Program 639 (Special Projects), to provide funding for the Summer

Jobs program; and providing for a special effective date.

Investigative Hearing - Should Baltimore City Have A Partially Elected School

Board?

FOR the purpose of inviting parents, students, teachers, elected officials, education

professionals, and other stakeholders to join the City Council in a discussion of the

efficacy of changing the current method of selection of the Baltimore City Board of

School Commissioners from appointment by the Mayor and the Governor to

majority membership election by the citizens of Baltimore.

City Streets - Closing - A 6-Foot Wide Portion of Maryland Avenue

FOR the purpose of condemning and closing a 6-foot wide portion of Maryland

Avenue, contiguous to the west side thereof, and extending from the north side of

Mt. Royal Avenue, Northerly 200.8 feet, more or less, as shown on Plat 347-A-62A

in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special

effective date.

City Streets - Closing - Certain Streets Lying Within the Freedom and

Claremont Homes Project

FOR the purpose of condemning and closing certain streets lying within the area

bounded by Sinclair Lane, Erdman Avenue, Federal Street, the Baltimore Gas and

Electric Company Right-of-Way, and Shannon Drive, as shown on Plat 114-A-16

in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special

effective date.

City Property - Grant of Easements

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

Perpetual Easements for a proposed 115 KV Underground Duct Bank through the

parcels of land known as Lot 4/5 of Block 7427, Lot 1/2 and 2A of Block 828, and

Block 812 as shown on plats numbered R.W. 20-36215, R.W. 20-36216 and R.W.

20-36217, prepared by Dewberry & Davis LLC, and filed in the Office of the

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

Zoning - Conditional Use Convalescent, Nursing, and Rest Home (Assisted

Living) - 643 Tunbridge Road

FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment,

maintenance, and operation of a convalescent, nursing, and rest home (assisted

living) on the property known as 643 Tunbridge Road, as outlined in red on the

accompanying plat.

Rezoning - Ward 28, Section 02, Block 4264 (Portions of Lots 1 through 12),

Ward 28, Section 02, Block 4265 (Portions of Lots 1 through 15), Ward 28,

Section 02, Block 4267 (Portions of Lots 17 through 25), Ward 28, Section 02,

Block 4275 (Portions of Lots 12 through 21) and Portions of Public

Right-of-Ways of Wabash Avenue, Vincennes Avenue, Ridge Avenue, Spring

Avenue, and Armstrong Avenue

FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as Ward 28,

Section 02, Block 4264 (portions of Lots 1 through 12), Ward 28, Section 02,

Block 4265 (portions of Lots 1 through 15), Ward 28, Section 02, Block 4267

(portions of Lots 17 through 25), Ward 28, Section 02, Block 4275 (portions of

Lots 12 through 21) and portions of public right-of-ways of Wabash Avenue,

Vincennes Avenue, Ridge Avenue, Spring Avenue, and Armstrong Avenue, as

outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-1-1 Zoning District to the

R-4 Zoning District.

Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector

Planned Unit Development - Amendment - Harbor East

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

Harbor East Planned Unit Development.

James B. Kraft and Robert W. Curran

Third Reader (for final passage)

Sale of Property - 4210 Roland Avenue (Roland Park Water Tower)

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

sell, at either public or private sale, all its interest in certain property known as

4210 Roland Avenue (Block 3591A, Lot 005) and no longer needed for public

use; and providing for a special effective date.

City Council President (Administration)

Zoning - Conditional Use Parking, Open Off-Street Area - 1600 North Dallas

Street

FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment,

maintenance, and operation of parking, open off-street area on the property known

as 1600 North Dallas Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat.

Bernard C. 'Jack' Young

Zoning - Conditional Use Parking, Open Off-Street Area - 1601 North Dallas

Street

FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment,

maintenance, and operation of a parking, open off-street area on the property

known as 1601 North Dallas Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat.

Bernard C. 'Jack' Young

Local Business Enterprises

FOR the purpose of establishing a local business opportunity program; providing

for the certification of local businesses that meet certain criteria; granting certain

procurement preferences to certified local businesses; defining certain terms;

prohibiting certain conduct; and generally relating local business enterprises.

Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, James B. Kraft, Robert W. Curran, Paula

Johnson Branch, Mary Pat Clarke, Kenneth N. Harris, Sr., Nicholas C.

D'Adamo, Belinda K. Conaway, Helen L. Holton and Agnes Welch

Urban Renewal - Inner Harbor East - Amendment __

FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Inner Harbor East to

revise the specific lot controls applicable to Development Area Q3 and correcting

certain references; waiving certain content and procedural requirements; making

the provisions of this Ordinance severable; providing for the application of this

Ordinance in conjunction with certain other ordinances; and providing for a special

effective date.

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.

Minority and Women's Business Program - "Sunset" - Interim Extension

FOR the purpose of postponing, for an interim period, the automatic termination of

the Minority and Women's Business Program; providing for a special effective

date; and generally relating to minority and women's business enterprises.