Monday, June 11, 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: Vernon E. Crider - District 14: Mary Pat Clarke |
Meeting Agenda - Final
Call to Order
Invocation
Reverend Beverley Simpson, Mt. Tabor Baptist Church
Roll Call
Showcase Baltimore
City Council Pages, Advocacy Project
Motion to Change the Order of Business
Third Reader
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Ordinance of Estimates for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2008 |
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FOR the purpose of providing the appropriations estimated to be needed by each |
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agency of the City of Baltimore for operating programs and capital projects during |
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the fiscal 2008 year. |
07-0657
City Council President (Administration)
Motion to recess to Board of Estimates
President Rawlings-Blake Reconvenes Meeting
3R
Third Reader
Third Reader (to be held one meeting)
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Rezoning - 242 West 29th Street and Block 3658, Lot 134 |
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FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 242 West 29th |
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Street and Block 3658, Lot 134, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from |
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the B-3-2 Zoning District to the B-3-2P Zoning District. |
06-0540
Mary Pat Clarke
Third Reader (for final passage)
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FOR the purpose of requiring certain residential projects to provide units at |
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affordable ownership costs or affordable rents; defining certain terms; authorizing |
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certain modifications, waivers, or substitutions under certain circumstances; |
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providing for certain cost-offsets for certain purposes; setting certain standards for |
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affordable units; granting the Housing Commissioner and certain designated |
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housing providers right of first refusal to purchase or rent certain units; requiring |
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the continued affordability of units for a certain period; establishing an Inclusionary |
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Housing Board and providing for its powers and duties; authorizing the Board, the |
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Housing Commissioner, and the Planning Commission to adopt certain rules and |
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regulations; establishing an Inclusionary Housing Trust Fund for certain purposes |
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and providing for its governance; establishing an inclusionary-housing property-tax |
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credit, contingent on enactment of State enabling legislation; authorizing certain |
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adjustments to lot area per dwelling requirements; establishing an Inclusionary |
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Housing Overlay Zoning District for certain rezoned properties; providing for |
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certain special effective dates; and generally relating to the promotion of affordable |
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residential units. |
06-0558
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Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Mary Pat Clarke, Helen L. Holton, Paula |
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Johnson Branch, Edward L. Reisinger, Stephanie Rawlings Blake, |
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Belinda K. Conaway, Robert W. Curran, Kenneth N. Harris, Sr., James B. |
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Kraft, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Agnes Welch and Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr. |
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Sale of Property - A 6-Foot Wide Portion of Maryland 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 a |
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6-foot wide portion of the former bed of Maryland Avenue, contiguous to the west |
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side thereof, extending from Mt. Royal Avenue, Northerly 200.8 feet, more or less, |
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and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0566
City Council President (Administration)
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Sale of Property - Freedomway North and Freedomway West |
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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 beds of Freedomway North and Freedomway West and no longer needed for |
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public use; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0600
City Council President (Administration)
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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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Property Tax Credits - Newly Constructed Dwellings |
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FOR the purpose of altering the termination date applicable to the property tax |
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credit granted against the local property tax imposed on certain newly constructed |
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dwellings; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to property |
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tax credits for newly constructed dwellings. |
07-0655
City Council President (Administration)
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Annual Property Tax - Fiscal Year 2008 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a tax for the use of the Mayor and City Council of |
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Baltimore for the period July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008; providing for |
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estimated billings pursuant to State law; and setting the semiannual payment |
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service charge for that period. |
07-0658
City Council President (Administration)
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Operating Budget for the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners for |
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the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2008 |
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FOR the purpose of approving the budget estimated to be needed for the Baltimore |
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City Board of School Commissioners for operating programs during Fiscal 2008: |
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providing for certification of the approved budget to the State Superintendent of |
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Schools; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0662
City Council President (Administration)
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Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - MR-Art and |
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Culture Grants - $1,000,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating |
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Appropriation in the amount of $1,000,000 to the MR-Art and Culture Grants - |
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Program 493 (Art and Culture Grants), to provide funding to support the Creative |
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Baltimore program; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0667
City Council President (Administration)
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Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - MR-Commission on |
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Aging and Retirement Education - $250,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating |
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Appropriation in the amount of $250,000 to the MR-Commission on Aging and |
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Retirement Education - Program 325 (Senior Services), to provide funding for the |
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Urban Institute on Aging; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0668
City Council President (Administration)
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Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - MR-Employees' |
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Retirement Contribution - $5,000,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating |
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Appropriation in the amount of $5,000,000 to the MR-Employees' Retirement |
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Contribution - Program 355 (Employees' Retirement Contribution), to provide |
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funding to pay for Other Post Employment Benefit costs; and providing for a |
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special effective date. |
07-0670
City Council President (Administration)
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Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Fire Department - |
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$4,800,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating |
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Appropriation in the amount of $4,800,000 to the Fire Department - Program 212 |
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(Fire Suppression), to provide funding to pay for additional operating expenses; and |
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providing for a special effective date. |
07-0671
City Council President (Administration)
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Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - MR-General Debt |
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Service - $971,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating |
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Appropriation in the amount of $971,000 to the MR-General Debt Service - |
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Program 123 (General Debt Service), to provide funding to pay for additional debt |
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service costs ; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0672
City Council President (Administration)
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Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of |
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Health - $600,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating |
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Appropriation in the amount of $600,000 to the Department of Health - Program |
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301 (Baltimore Homeless Services), to provide funding to support the |
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implementation of a plan to end homelessness in the City; and providing for a |
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special effective date. |
07-0674
City Council President (Administration)
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Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of |
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Housing and Community Development - $200,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating |
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Appropriation in the amount of $200,000 to the Department of Housing and |
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Community Development - Program 585 (Baltimore Development Corporation), to |
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provide funding for a Clean and Green initiative; and providing for a special |
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effective date. |
07-0675
City Council President (Administration)
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Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Housing |
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and Community Development - $200,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital |
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Appropriation in the amount of $200,000 to the Department of Housing and |
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Community Development (Account #9910-588-074), to provide funding for a Land |
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Bank; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0676
City Council President (Administration)
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Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Housing |
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and Community Development - $1,000,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital |
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Appropriation in the amount of $1,000,000 to the Department of Housing and |
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Community Development - (Account #9910-587-907), to provide funding for the |
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Healthy Neighborhoods program; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0677
City Council President (Administration)
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Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Mayoralty-Related - |
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$50,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital |
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Appropriation in the amount of $50,000 to the Mayoralty-Related (Account |
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#9904-127-152), to provide funding for Baltimore Heritage Area projects; and |
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providing for a special effective date. |
07-0680
City Council President (Administration)
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Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of |
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Planning - $300,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating |
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Appropriation in the amount of $300,000 to the Department of Planning - Program |
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187 (City Planning), to provide funding to support the implementation of a |
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Citywide comprehensive rezoning initiative; and providing for a special effective |
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date. |
07-0683
City Council President (Administration)
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Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Police Department - |
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$2,900,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating |
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Appropriation in the amount of $2,900,000 to the Police Department - Program 200 |
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(Administrative Direction and Control), to provide funding to pay for additional |
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operating expenses; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0684
City Council President (Administration)
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Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Police Department - |
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$5,400,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating |
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Appropriation in the amount of $5,400,000 to the Police Department - Program 202 |
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(Investigations), to provide funding to pay for additional operating expenses; and |
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providing for a special effective date. |
07-0685
City Council President (Administration)
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Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Police Department - |
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$11,500,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating |
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Appropriation in the amount of $11,500,000 to the Police Department - Program |
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201 (Field Operations Bureau), to provide funding to pay for additional operating |
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expenses; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0686
City Council President (Administration)
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Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of |
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Public Works - $300,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating |
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Appropriation in the amount of $300,000 to the Department of Public Works - |
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Program 515 (Solid Waste Collection), to provide funding for a Clean and Green |
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initiative; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0687
City Council President (Administration)
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Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation and Other Fund Capital |
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Appropriation - Department of Recreation and Parks - $1,000,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital |
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Appropriation in the amount of $500,000 and an Other Fund Capital Appropriation |
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in the amount of $500,000 to the Department of Recreation and Parks (Account |
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#9938-475-600), to provide funding to erect a fountain in the Inner Harbor's West |
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Shore Park; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0688
City Council President (Administration)
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Supplementary Motor Vehicle Fund Operating Appropriation - Department |
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of Transportation - $3,150,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Motor Vehicle Fund Operating |
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Appropriation in the amount of $3,150,000 to the Department of Transportation - |
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Program 501 (Highway Maintenance), to provide funding to pay for additional |
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operating expenses; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0689
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, JULY 16, 2007 AT 5:00 P.M. |
Adjournment
Cable Hearing Schedule
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MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2007 AT 5:00 P.M. |
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Public Safety Subcommittee, Councilmember Curran - Chair |
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07-0290R - Inter-Agency Violent Crime Reduction Strategy |
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2007 AT 5:00 P.M. |
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Public Safety Subcommittee, Councilmember Curran - Chair |
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07-0624 - Public Nuisance Premises - Extending Applicability |