Monday, September 17, 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 William Hopkins, Open Door Church of Baltimore
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Showcase Baltimore
Gladys Kenney, Anointed Touch Dance Ministry
Approval of the Journal
August 13, 2007
Communications from the Mayor
Bills Signed by the Mayor
August 14, 2007
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Baltimore City Office of Sustainability |
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FOR the purpose of establishing the Baltimore City Office of Sustainability; |
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providing for the appointment of an Executive Director and staff for the Office; |
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providing for the establishment and implementation of an Environmental |
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Management Program; specifying the powers and duties of the Office and the |
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Executive Director; and generally relating to an Office of Sustainability. |
06-0506
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James B. Kraft, Robert W. Curran, Mary Pat Clarke, Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr. |
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and Kenneth N. Harris, Sr. |
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Franchise - Private Communications Ductbanks Under the Beds of North |
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Wolfe Street and Ashland Avenue |
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FOR the purpose of granting a franchise to Forest City - New East Baltimore |
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Partnership, LLC, to construct, use, and maintain private communications |
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ductbanks under and across the 900 block of North Wolfe Street, the 800 block of |
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North Wolfe Street, and the 1900 block of Ashland Avenue, subject to certain |
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terms, conditions, and reservations; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0567
City Council President (Administration)
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Franchise - Private Bridgeway and Foundation Above and Within the Bed of |
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East Madison Street |
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FOR the purpose of granting a franchise to 855 N. Wolfe Street, LLC, to construct, |
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use, and maintain a private pedestrian bridgeway above and across East Madison |
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Street right-of-way and a portion of the bridgeway foundation within East Madison |
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Street right-of-way, subject to certain terms, conditions, and reservations; and |
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providing for a special effective date. |
07-0568
City Council President (Administration)
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Zoning - Parking Lot District - Conditional Use Parking Lot - 1205 Maryland |
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Avenue |
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FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, |
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maintenance, and operation of an open off-street parking area on the property |
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known as 1205 Maryland Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat. |
07-0577
Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr., Bernard C. 'Jack' Young and Agnes Welch
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FOR the purpose of renaming the Commission on Resource Conservation and |
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Recycling to be the Commission on Resource Sustainability; reconstituting the |
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Commission's membership; restating and modifying the Commission's duties; |
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expanding the information to be included by City agencies in their annual energy |
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consumption reports; requiring City agencies to submit an annual greenhouse gas |
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emissions reduction report; providing for the Commission to develop a |
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comprehensive recycling plan for the City; and generally relating to resource |
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conservation, recycling, and sustainability. |
07-0582
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James B. Kraft, President Rawlings-Blake, Helen L. Holton, Mary Pat |
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Clarke, Kenneth N. Harris, Sr., Robert W. Curran, Rochelle 'Rikki' |
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Spector and Paula Johnson Branch |
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FOR the purpose of establishing a Public Art Commission; providing for its |
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composition, functions, powers, and duties; requiring the allocation of certain |
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construction-project funds to be used for artwork; defining certain terms; |
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abolishing the Civic Design Commission; and generally relating to public |
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construction projects. |
07-0596
City Council President (Administration)
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Building Code - Green Building Requirements |
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FOR the purpose of requiring certain non-residential buildings and certain |
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multi-family residential buildings to achieve certain standards for energy efficiency |
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and environmental design; requiring certain applicants for building permits to |
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submit certain plans relating to energy efficiency and environmental design; |
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requiring that compliance with certain energy efficiency and environmental design |
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standards be a condition of certain building permits and occupancy permits; |
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requiring certain regulations to implement these requirements; defining certain |
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terms; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the |
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construction of buildings. |
07-0602
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James B. Kraft, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Kenneth N. Harris, Sr., Helen L. |
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Holton, Mary Pat Clarke, Paula Johnson Branch and Keiffer J. Mitchell, |
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Jr. |
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Metropolitan District of Baltimore County - Extension 152 |
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FOR the purpose of consenting to and approving a petition to extend the |
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Metropolitan District of Baltimore County to a certain tract of land; and providing |
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for a special effective date. |
07-0620
City Council President (Administration)
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Metropolitan District of Baltimore County - Extension 155 |
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FOR the purpose of consenting to and approving a petition to extend the |
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Metropolitan District of Baltimore County to a certain tract of land; and providing |
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for a special effective date. |
07-0621
City Council President (Administration)
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Metropolitan District of Baltimore County - Extension 156 |
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FOR the purpose of consenting to and approving a petition to extend the |
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Metropolitan District of Baltimore County to a certain tract of land; and providing |
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for a special effective date. |
07-0622
City Council President (Administration)
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Zoning - Health-Care Facilities - Conditional Use Hospital - On Certain |
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Property Bounded by Calvert Street to the East, St. Paul Street to the West, |
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Orleans Street to the North, and Pleasant Street to the South |
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FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, |
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maintenance, and operation of a hospital on certain property bounded by Calvert |
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Street to the east, St. Paul Street to the west, Orleans Street to the north, and |
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Pleasant Street to the south, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat. |
07-0625
Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr., Bernard C. 'Jack' Young and Edward L. Reisinger
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Hotel Room Tax - Clarification |
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FOR the purpose of defining certain terms to clarify and conform certain |
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provisions; providing for a special effective date; and generally related to the |
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application of the hotel room tax. |
07-0664
City Council President (Administration)
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FOR the purpose of providing for the disposition of certain eviction chattels; |
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requiring certain notice prior to execution of a warrant of restitution; providing for |
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a tenant's right to reclaim property within a certain period; providing that |
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unclaimed property is deemed abandoned under certain circumstances; prohibiting |
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the placement of eviction chattels in certain public ways; defining certain terms; |
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imposing certain penalties; and generally relating to the removal and disposition of |
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property from leased dwellings. |
07-0665
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Kenneth N. Harris, Sr., Mary Pat Clarke, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Helen |
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L. Holton, Robert W. Curran, James B. Kraft, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, |
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Sharon Green Middleton, President Rawlings-Blake, Belinda K. Conaway, |
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Agnes Welch, Edward L. Reisinger, Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr. and Vernon E. |
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Crider |
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Indoor Smoking Ban - Conforming Effective Date |
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FOR the purpose of conforming the effective date of Ordinance 07-392 {"Health - |
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Indoor Smoking"} to that of the State's Clean Indoor Act of 2007; and providing for |
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a special effective date. |
07-0697
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Robert W. Curran, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, James B. Kraft, Helen L. |
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Holton, Mary Pat Clarke, Sharon Green Middleton, Vernon E. Crider and |
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Kenneth N. Harris, Sr. |
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Charter Amendment - Procurement |
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FOR the purpose of updating the rules governing the procurement of public works, |
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supplies, materials, equipment, or services; authorizing the adjustment from time to |
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time, by Ordinance, of certain threshold dollar amounts; modifying the advertising |
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requirements; authorizing certain performance bonds, letters of credit, or |
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certifications to be on an annual contract-price basis; correcting, clarifying, and |
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conforming certain language; and submitting this amendment to the qualified |
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voters of the City for adoption or rejection. |
07-0712
City Council President (Administration)
Executive Nominations
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Member - Mayor's Commission on Disabilities - 3rd District |
EA07-0213
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Member - Mayor's Commission on Disabilities - 7th District |
EA07-0214
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Member - Mayor's Commission on Disabilities - 4th District |
EA07-0215
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Member - Mayor's Commission on Disabilities - 12th District |
EA07-0216
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Member - Mayor's Commission on Disabilities - 5th District |
EA07-0217
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Member - Mayor's Commission on Disabilities |
EA07-0218
Bills Introduced
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Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - MR-Miscellaneous |
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General Expenses - $100,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating |
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Appropriation in the amount of $100,000 to the MR-Miscellaneous General |
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Expenses - Program 122 (Miscellaneous General Expenses), to provide funding for |
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the Child Care Resource Center Program of the Maryland Committee for Children, |
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Inc.; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0771
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 - Closing - Dallas Street and a 2.5 Foot Wide Alley |
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FOR the purpose of condemning and closing (1) Dallas Street, extending from |
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Fleet Street southerly to Aliceanna Street and (2) a 2.5 foot wide alley laid out in |
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the rear of the properties known as 1508 through 1514 Aliceanna Street, extending |
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from Dallas Street easterly to its easternmost extremity, and lying within the Fells |
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Point Urban Renewal Project, as shown on Plat 346-A-59 in the Office of the |
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Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0772
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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Release of Right of Way - for Various Existing Variable Width Rights of Way |
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Granted to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore through the Property of |
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the Baltimore Development Corporation, Formerly Known as Hollander |
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Ridge |
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FOR the purpose of authorizing the release and surrender by the Mayor and City |
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Council of Baltimore of all of its interests in and to various existing variable width |
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rights of way for Perpetual Easements for Municipal Utilities and Services granted |
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to the City of Baltimore through the property of the Baltimore Development |
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Corporation, formerly known as Hollander Ridge, the location and course of the |
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various existing variable width rights of way to be released being shown on Plat |
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R.W. 80-36211 in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for |
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a special effective date. |
07-0773
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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Sale of Property - A Portion of the Former Bed of Water Street |
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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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portion of the former bed of Water Street, extending from a point distant westerly |
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89.75 feet measured along the south side of the former bed of Water Street from |
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Light Street, westerly to the west side of Lovegrove Street, and no longer needed |
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for public use; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0774
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Dept. of Public Works |
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TAXATION AND FINANCE COMMITTEE |
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Sale of Property - NWS Pulaski Highway NEC of Moravia Park Drive (Block |
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6202, Sheets 3 and 4, Portion of Lot 2/22) |
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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 certain property known as NWS |
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Pulaski Highway NEC of Moravia Park Drive (Block 6202, Sheets 3 and 4, Portion |
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of Lot 2/22) and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special |
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effective date. |
07-0775
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Dept. of Real Estate |
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TAXATION AND FINANCE COMMITTEE |
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Baltimore City Landmark List - American Brewery |
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FOR the purpose of designating the American Brewery, 1701 North Gay Street, as |
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a historical landmark. |
07-0776
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 - Bolton Square |
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FOR the purpose of designating Bolton Square, 1400 to 1420 Mason Street, 300 to |
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310 West Lafayette Avenue, 236 to 250 West Lafayette Avenue, and 1401 to 1421 |
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Jordon Street, as a historical landmark. |
07-0777
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 - Riverside Park |
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FOR the purpose of designating Riverside Park, 301 East Randall Street, as a |
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historical landmark. |
07-0778
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 - Union Baptist Church |
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FOR the purpose of designating Union Baptist Church, 1219 Druid Hill Avenue, as |
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a historical landmark. |
07-0779
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 - W.E.B. Du Bois House |
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FOR the purpose of designating the W.E.B. Du Bois House, 2302 Montebello |
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Terrace, as a historical landmark. |
07-0780
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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Sale of Property - 1101 North Wolfe Street (Elmer Henderson Elementary |
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School) |
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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 Elmer Henderson Elementary School located at 1101 North Wolfe Street |
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(Block 1550, Lot 1) and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a |
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special effective date. |
07-0781
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Dept. of Housing and Community Development |
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TAXATION AND FINANCE COMMITTEE |
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Sale of Property - 1731 East Chase Street (Luther Craven Mitchell |
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Elementary School) |
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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 Luther Craven Mitchell Elementary School located at 1731 East Chase |
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Street (Block 1565, Lot 39) and no longer needed for public use; and providing for |
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a special effective date. |
07-0782
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Dept. of Housing and Community Development |
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TAXATION AND FINANCE COMMITTEE |
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Supplementary Tax Increment Loan Fund Capital Appropriation - |
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Department of Housing and Community Development - $85,000,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Tax Increment Loan Fund Capital |
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Appropriation in the amount of $85,000,000 to the Department of Housing and |
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Community Development (Account #9910-587-979), to provide tax increment |
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financing and refinancing of the acquisition of property, the relocation of |
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businesses and/or residents, site removal, and certain public improvements in the |
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East Baltimore Research Park area; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0783
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Dept. of Housing and Community Development |
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TAXATION AND FINANCE COMMITTEE |