Monday, August 13, 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
Rabbi Dovid Katz, Beth Abraham
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Showcase Baltimore
Ron Rosenbluth, Shomrim of Baltimore, Neighborhood Policing/Safety
Approval of the Journal
July 16, 2007
Communications from the Mayor
Bills Signed by the Mayor
July 27, 2007
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Franchise - Structural Projections into the South Potomac Street |
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Right-of-Way |
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FOR the purpose of granting a franchise to Randolph and Marisa Capone to |
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construct, use, and maintain structural projections into a portion of the South |
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Potomac Street right-of-way, subject to certain terms, conditions, and reservations; |
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and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0690
City Council President (Administration)
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In Appreciation of Cardinal William H. Keeler |
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FOR the purpose of expressing appreciation to Cardinal Keeler for his 18 years of |
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spiritual leadership to Baltimore's Catholic faithful, his untiring efforts to promote |
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interfaith communication among Baltimoreans of divergent faiths, and his |
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exemplary ministry of tending to the physical hunger, as well as to the spiritual |
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needs, of the less fortunate among us; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0748
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Agnes Welch, Robert W. Curran, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Mary Pat Clarke, |
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James B. Kraft, Belinda K. Conaway, Sharon Green Middleton, Bernard |
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C. 'Jack' Young, Kenneth N. Harris, Sr., Edward L. Reisinger, Vernon E. |
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Crider, Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr. and President Rawlings-Blake |
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Baltimore City Welcomes Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien |
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FOR the purpose of welcoming Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien to our City, |
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expressing appreciation for his brave ministering to U.S. troops on the battlefield, |
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recognizing his many years of dedicated service to the Archdiocese of New York |
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and the North American College in Rome, and celebrating his installation as the |
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15th Bishop of this Premier See on October 1, 2007; and providing for a special |
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effective date. |
07-0749
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Robert W. Curran, Agnes Welch, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Mary Pat Clarke, |
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James B. Kraft, Belinda K. Conaway, Sharon Green Middleton, Keiffer J. |
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Mitchell, Jr., Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Kenneth N. Harris, Sr., Edward L. |
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Reisinger, Vernon E. Crider and President Rawlings-Blake |
Bills Introduced
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Supplementary Federal Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of |
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Recreation and Parks - $98,723 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Federal Fund Operating |
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Appropriation in the amount of $98,723 to the Department of Recreation and Parks |
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- Program 480 (Regular Recreational Services), to provide funding for teen |
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violence prevention programs; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0750
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Dept. of Finance |
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BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE |
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City Streets - Opening - Water Street |
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FOR the purpose of condemning and opening Water Street, extending from Light |
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Street westerly to the west side of Lovegrove Street, as shown on Plat 346-A-58 in |
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the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective |
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date. |
07-0751
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Dept. of Public Works |
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HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES SUBCOMMITTEE |
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City Streets - Closing - Water Street |
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FOR the purpose of condemning and closing Water Street, extending from Light |
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Street westerly to the west side of Lovegrove Street, as shown on Plat 346-A-58A |
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in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special |
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effective date. |
07-0752
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Dept. of Public Works |
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HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES SUBCOMMITTEE |
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Animal Control and Protection - Feral Cats |
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FOR the purpose of enabling the Health Commissioner to approve of programs to |
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trap, alter, vaccinate, ear tip, and return feral cats; enabling the Health |
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Commissioner to regulate the circumstances and procedures under which feral cats |
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are seized, impounded, and reclaimed; modifying the presumption that unlicensed |
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feral cats are unvaccinated for rabies; providing that feral cat caregivers who act in |
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accordance with an approved program to trap, alter, vaccinate, ear tip, and return |
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feral cats are not deemed to have abandoned the cats; defining and redefining |
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certain terms; and generally relating the regulation of feral cats. |
07-0753
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Dept. of Health |
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HOUSING, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE |
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City Property - Naming the Playground on Grove Road to be the Arthur F. |
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Fedeli, Jr. Playground |
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FOR the purpose of naming the playground on Grove Road, located in Druid Hill |
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Park, the Arthur F. Fedeli, Jr. Playground. |
07-0754
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Dept. of Recreation and Parks |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Signs on or Affecting Public Property - Enforcement by Housing and |
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Community Development |
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FOR the purpose of transferring from the Department of Public Works to the |
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Department of Housing and Community Development the enforcement of the laws |
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governing signs on or affecting public property. |
07-0755
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Dept. of Housing and Community Development |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Rezoning - 1654 East Pratt Street |
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FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 1654 East Pratt |
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Street, as outlined in orange on the accompanying plat, from the B-1-2 Zoning |
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District to the B-2-2 Zoning District. |
07-0756
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Dept. of Planning |
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE |
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Retirement Systems - Defining Job Removal |
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FOR the purpose of defining and clarifying the circumstances under which the |
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agency head of a member of the Employees' Retirement System or the Fire and |
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Police Employees' Retirement System would be authorized to request that he or she |
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be granted a "job removal" retirement and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0757
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Employees' Retirement System |
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TAXATION AND FINANCE COMMITTEE |
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Wyndhurst Historic District |
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FOR the purpose of designating the area located within certain boundaries as the |
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Wyndhurst Historic District. |
07-0758
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 - Senator Theatre |
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FOR the purpose of designating the Senator Theatre, 5904 York Road, as a |
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historical landmark. |
07-0759
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 - Upton Mansion |
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FOR the purpose of designating the Upton Mansion, 811 West Lanvale Street, as a |
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historical landmark. |
07-0760
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 - Roland Park Water Tower |
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FOR the purpose of designating the Roland Park Water Tower, 4210 Roland |
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Avenue, as a historical landmark. |
07-0761
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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Environmental Citations - Work Without Building Permit |
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FOR the purpose of adding certain Building Code violations to those subject to |
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environmental citations. |
07-0762
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President Rawlings-Blake, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, James B. Kraft, |
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Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Vernon E. Crider, Sharon Green Middleton, Mary |
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Pat Clarke and Edward L. Reisinger |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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City Property - Naming Squad 40 Truck 12 BC 5 RA44 Fire Station, located at |
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3906 Liberty Heights Avenue, the Marion C. Bascom Fire Station |
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FOR the purpose of naming Squad 40 Truck 12 BC 5 RA44 Fire Station, located at |
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3906 Liberty Heights Avenue, the Marion C. Bascom Fire Station. |
07-0763
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Sharon Green Middleton, Agnes Welch, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, James |
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B. Kraft, Helen L. Holton, Vernon E. Crider, Mary Pat Clarke and Edward |
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L. Reisinger |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Planned Unit Development - Amendment - Harbor Point |
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FOR the purpose of approving certain amendments to the Development Plan of the |
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Harbor Point Planned Unit Development. |
07-0764
James B. Kraft
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At the request of: Harbor Point Development, LLC, c/o Lawrence White, Struever Bros. |
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Eccles & Rouse |
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE |
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Planned Unit Development - Designation - 6541 Eastern Avenue |
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FOR the purpose of approving the application of Eastside Site LLC, owner of |
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certain property known as 6541 Eastern Avenue and contract purchaser of an |
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adjacent parcel of land (collectively, the "Property"), to have that Property |
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designated a Business Planned Unit Development; and approving the Development |
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Plan submitted by the applicant. |
07-0765
James B. Kraft
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At the request of: Eastside Site, LLC and BTR Capital Group, c/o Alan T.L. Sun, Esq., |
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McGuire Woods, LLP |
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE |
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FOR the purpose of authorizing an alternative parking method on 2-way roadways |
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that have only 1 traffic lane; correcting, conforming, and clarifying certain |
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language; and generally relating to parking, stranding, and stopping regulations. |
07-0766
Mary Pat Clarke, James B. Kraft and Sharon Green Middleton
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE |
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Zoning - Conditional Use - Amending Ordinance 01-166 |
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FOR the purpose of amending the maximum bed capacity for the convalescent, |
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nursing, and rest home (assisted living) on the property known as 901 Woodbourne |
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Avenue. |
07-0767
Kenneth N. Harris, Sr.
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At the request of: Sentinel "The Guarded Place" Inc., c/o Rodney McCoy |
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE |
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Zoning - Conditional Use Convalescent, Nursing, and Rest Home (Assisted |
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Living) - 3201 Windsor Avenue |
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FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, |
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maintenance, and operation of a convalescent, nursing, and rest home (assisted |
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living) on the property known as 3201 Windsor Avenue, as outlined in red on the |
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accompanying plat. |
07-0768
Belinda K. Conaway
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At the request of: Heavenly Grace Assisted Living Facility 2, c/o Brenda West |
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE |
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Urban Renewal - Washington Village Urban Renewal Area - Amendment _ |
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FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for the Washington Village |
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Urban Renewal Area to amend Exhibits 1 and 4 to reflect the change in zoning, |
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upon approval by separate ordinance, for a portion of 1100 James Street; waiving |
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certain content and procedural requirements; making the provisions of this |
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Ordinance severable; providing for the application of this Ordinance in conjunction |
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with certain other ordinances; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0769
Agnes Welch
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At the request of: New City Partners, LLC, c/o Jon Laria, Esq. |
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URBAN AFFAIRS AND AGING COMMITTEE |
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Rezoning - A Portion of 1100 James Street |
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FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for a portion of the property known as |
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1100 James Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the B-2-2 |
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Zoning District to the R-8 Zoning District. |
07-0770
Agnes Welch
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At the request of: New City Partners, LLC, c/o Jon Laria, Esq. |
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE |
Resolutions Introduced
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FOR the purpose of welcoming Baltimore City school students back to school, |
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congratulating City elementary and middle public school students for impressive |
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gains on the 2007 Maryland School Assessment, supporting high school students in |
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their quest to "stay the course" until graduation, encouraging all students to strive |
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for academic excellence in the upcoming 2007-2008 session, urging parents and |
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guardians to take an active role in assisting students in academic and |
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extra-curricular endeavors, and committing to direct governmental resources to |
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improving schools, making our streets safe, and providing safe havens and |
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meaningful after-school activities for Baltimore City's youth. |
07-0316R
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President Rawlings-Blake, Helen L. Holton, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, |
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James B. Kraft, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Vernon E. Crider, Agnes Welch, |
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Sharon Green Middleton, Mary Pat Clarke and Edward L. Reisinger |
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Informational Hearing - Retirement Benefit Enhancement |
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FOR the purpose of requesting the Executive Director of the Employee's |
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Retirement System to report to the City Council on the feasibility of providing |
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optional benefit improvements to better reflect the City's appreciation of it's |
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dedicated workforce; to compare the benefits provided to public safety personnel |
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with those provided for the rest of the city workforce; to present an analysis of the |
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most appropriate and cost-effective benefit enhancements that could be made |
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available to members of the Retirement System; to provide a comparison of benefit |
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enhancements available with mandatory employee contribution, with cost-sharing |
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between employee and employer, as well as cost-neutral options; to contrast the |
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benefits provided to Baltimore City employees with those enjoyed by employees of |
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governmental units of similar size and characteristics and well as the benefits |
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enjoyed by members of Retirement Systems in other subdivisions within the State |
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of Maryland. |
07-0317R
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President Rawlings-Blake, Helen L. Holton, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, |
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Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Mary Pat Clarke and Edward L. Reisinger |
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TAXATION AND FINANCE COMMITTEE |
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Special Inter-Agency Police Training Initiative |
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FOR the purpose of requesting the Baltimore City State's Attorney and the |
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Baltimore City Police Commissioner to cooperatively develop an inter-agency |
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training program for police officers to ensure the protection of citizen's rights, the |
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promotion of police integrity, and the implementation of arrest policies that support |
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effective prosecution of criminals and the removal of dangerous individuals that |
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threaten the law abiding citizens of Baltimore City's neighborhoods. |
07-0318R
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President Rawlings-Blake, Helen L. Holton, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, |
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James B. Kraft, Vernon E. Crider, Sharon Green Middleton, Mary Pat |
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Clarke and Edward L. Reisinger |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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In Support of the Family of Zachary Sowers in Their Search for Justice |
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FOR the purpose of respectfully requesting the Baltimore City State's Attorney's |
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Office to seek maximum sentences for the attempted murder of Zachary Sowers, |
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and extending an expression of support to Mr. Sowers' family. |
07-031