Monday, October 15, 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 Ryan Preston Palmer, Pastor, Seventh Baptist Church
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Showcase Baltimore
Elizabeth Alex, Casa de Maryland
Approval of the Journal
October 1, 2007
Communications from the Mayor
Bills Signed by the Mayor
October 11, 2007
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Street Encroachment - 1901 Elgin Avenue |
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FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the construction and |
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maintenance of portions of a building projecting into the public right-of-way on the |
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east side of North Payson Street of the property known as 1901 Elgin Avenue; and |
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providing for a special effective date. |
07-0699
City Council President (Administration)
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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)
Executive Nominations
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Frederick H. Bealefield, III |
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Police Commissioner of Baltimore City |
EA07-0219
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Member - Public Art Commission - 4th District |
EA07-0220
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Member - Public Art Commission - 11th District |
EA07-0221
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Member - Public Art Commission - 7th District |
EA07-0222
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Member - Public Art Commission - 5th District |
EA07-0223
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Member - Public Art Commission - 14th District |
EA07-0224
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Member - Public Art Commission - 14th District |
EA07-0225
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Member - Public Art Commission - 14th District |
EA07-0226
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Member - Public Art Commission |
EA07-0227
Executive Nominations - Withdrawn
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Member - Mayor's Commission on Disabilities - 7th District |
EA07-0214
Bills Introduced
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City Streets - Opening - Milliman Street, a 10-Foot Alley and Portions of 2 |
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Alleys |
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FOR the purpose of condemning and opening (1) Milliman Street, extending from |
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Broadway westerly to its westernmost extremity thereof, (2) a 10- foot alley, laid |
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out along the north outline of the property known as No. 722 N. Broadway and |
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extending from Broadway westerly 80.0 feet, more or less, (3) a 1.5-foot portion of |
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a varying in width alley laid out in the rear of the properties known as Nos. 724 |
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through 730 N. Broadway and extending from Madison Street southerly 70.0 feet, |
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more or less, and (4) a 7.5-foot portion of a varying in width alley laid out in the |
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rear of the properties known as Nos. 718 and 720 N. Broadway and distant |
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northerly 26.0 feet, more or less, measured along the east side of said varying in |
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width alley from the north side of Milliman Street, as shown on Plat 314-A-15F in |
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the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective |
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date. |
07-0831
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Dept. of Public Works |
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HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES COMMITTEE |
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City Streets - Closing - Milliman Street, a 10-Foot Alley, and Portions of 2 |
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Alleys |
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FOR the purpose of condemning and closing (1) Milliman Street, extending from |
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Broadway westerly to its westernmost extremity thereof, (2) a 10-foot alley, laid |
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out along the north outline of the property known as No. 722 N. Broadway and |
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extending from Broadway westerly 80.0 feet, more or less, (3) a 7.5-foot portion of |
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a varying in width alley laid out in the rear of the properties known as Nos. 724 |
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through 730 N. Broadway and extending from Madison Street southerly 70.0 feet, |
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more or less, and (4) a 7.5-foot portion of a varying in width alley laid out in the |
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rear of the properties known as Nos. 718 and 720 N. Broadway and distant |
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northerly 26.0 feet, more or less, measured along the east side of said varying in |
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width alley from the north side of Milliman Street, as shown on Plat 314-A-15G in |
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the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective |
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date. |
07-0832
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Dept. of Public Works |
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HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES COMMITTEE |
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Sale of Property - The Former Beds of Milliman Street, a 10-Foot Alley, and |
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Portions of 2 Alleys |
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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 parcels of land known as the |
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former beds of (1) Milliman Street, extending from Broadway westerly 80.0 feet, |
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more or less, (2) a 10- foot alley, laid out along the north outline of the property |
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known as No. 722 N. Broadway and extending from Broadway westerly 80.0 feet, |
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more or less, (3) a 7.5-foot portion of a varying in width alley laid out in the rear of |
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the properties known as Nos. 724 through 730 N. Broadway and extending from |
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Madison Street southerly 70.0 feet, more or less, and (4) a 7.5- foot portion of a |
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varying in width alley laid out in the rear of the properties known as Nos. 718 and |
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720 N. Broadway, and distant northerly 26.0 feet, more or less, measured along the |
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east side of said varying in width alley from the north side of Milliman Street and |
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no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0833
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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Baltimore City's Membership in the International Council for Local |
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Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI)'s Cities for Climate Protection Campaign |
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FOR the purpose of expressing approval for the City of Baltimore to join ICLEI as |
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a full member, to participate in the Cities for Climate Protection Campaign, and, as |
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a participant, to pledge to take a leadership role in promoting public awareness |
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about the causes and impacts of climate change; and providing for a special |
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effective date. |
07-0834
City Council President (Administration)
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MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION |
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Planned Unit Development - Amendment 4 - Canton Crossing |
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FOR the purpose of approving certain amendments to the Development Plan of the |
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Canton Crossing Planned Unit Development. |
07-0835
James B. Kraft
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At the request of: Canton Crossing, LLC, c/o Stanley S. Fine, Esq. |
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE |
Resolutions Introduced
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Informational Hearing - Homelessness in Baltimore City |
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FOR the purpose of requesting the Baltimore City Health Commissioner and the |
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President of Baltimore Homeless Services, Inc., to report to the City Council on the |
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state of homelessness in Baltimore City; the number, gender, and age of the |
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homeless population; the array of services needed by the homeless and the success |
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of public and private service delivery agencies in meeting these needs; transitional |
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and permanent housing inventory currently available to the homeless and plans to |
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provide adequate and appropriate housing in future years; and inter-agency, |
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inter-governmental, and inter-jurisdictional immediate and far-ranging plans to |
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reverse the socio-economic factors that contribute to homelessness in Baltimore |
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City. |
07-0336R
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Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Helen L. Holton, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Belinda |
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K. Conaway, Sharon Green Middleton, Edward L. Reisinger, James B. |
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Kraft and Mary Pat Clarke |
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In Support of Baltimore City Public School Teachers - Retain Lesson Planning |
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Time |
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FOR the purpose of requesting the CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools and the |
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Chair and Members of the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners to keep |
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intact the current policy regarding teacher lesson planning activities. |
07-0337R
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Sharon Green Middleton, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Edward L. Reisinger |
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and Mary Pat Clarke |
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Investigative Hearing - Affordable Housing Trust Funds |
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FOR the purpose of requesting the Commissioner of Housing and Executive |
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Director of the Housing Authority of Baltimore City to report to the City Council |
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and the citizens of Baltimore on how Affordable Housing funds are being used; the |
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amount of funds expended to-date for demolition of public housing and the amount |
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of money expended for the development of low-income and affordable housing; the |
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number of public housing units razed and the number of replacement units built |
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since the establishment of the first Affordable Housing Trust Fund; plans for the |
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development of low-income and affordable housing in future years; and to provide |
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for regular reports to the City Council on the management and disbursement of |
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funds under current and all future Affordable Housing Trust Funds |
07-0338R
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Helen L. Holton, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Belinda |
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K. Conaway, Sharon Green Middleton, Edward L. Reisinger, Mary Pat |
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Clarke and James B. Kraft |
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URBAN AFFAIRS AND AGING COMMITTEE |
Consent Calendar
(See Section A at back of Agenda)
2R
Second Reader
Executive Appointments
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Member - Mayor's Commission on Disabilities - 3rd District |
EA07-0213
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Mayor's Commission on Disabilities - 4th District |
EA07-0215
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Mayor's Commission on Disabilities - 12th District |
EA07-0216
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Mayor's Commission on Disabilities - 5th District |
EA07-0217
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Mayor's Commission on Disabilities |
EA07-0218
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
Budget and Appropriations
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Bond Fund Capital Appropriation Transfer - Baltimore City Public Schools |
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(Account #9904-129-086) to The Department of Housing and Community |
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Development (Account #9910-587-037) - $1,500,000 |
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FOR the purpose of transferring a Bond Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount |
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of $1,500,000 from the Baltimore City Public Schools (Account #9904-129-086) to |
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the Department of Housing and Community Development (Account |
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#9910-587-037); and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0814
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT
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Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - MR-Miscellaneous |
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General Expenses - $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 MR-Miscellaneous General |
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Expenses - Program 122 (Miscellaneous General Expenses), to provide funding for |
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Dr. Bob's Pediatric Hospice; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0817
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE
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Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of |
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Legislative Reference - $65,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating |
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Appropriation in the amount of $65,000 to the Department of Legislative Reference |
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- Program 107 (Archives and Records Management), to provide funding for the |
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Consultant Study - Archives; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0818
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE
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Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - MR-Miscellaneous |
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General Expenses - $301,696 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating |
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Appropriation in the amount of $301,696 to the MR-Miscellaneous General |
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Expenses - Program 122 (Miscellaneous General Expenses), to provide funding for |
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After School Programs; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0819
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE
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Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - MR-Miscellaneous |
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General Expenses - $70,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating |
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Appropriation in the amount of $70,000 to the MR-Miscellaneous General |
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Expenses - Program 122 (Miscellaneous General Expenses), to provide funding for |
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Baltimore Partners for Enhanced Learning; and providing for a special effective |
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date. |
07-0820
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE
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Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Recreation and Parks - |
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$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 Recreation and |
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Parks (Account #9938-475-752), to provide funding for various parks |
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improvements in City parks; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0824
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE
Judiciary and Legislative Investigations
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Multiple-Family Dwellings - First Amendment Accommodations |
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FOR the purpose of preserving the constitutional rights of occupants of |
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multiple-family dwellings; prohibiting bylaws, rules, regulations, or actions that |
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impair certain constitutional rights or that prohibit or deny reasonable |
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accommodation for religious practices; imposing certain penalties; providing for a |
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special effective date; and generally relating to the regulation of apartment houses, |
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condominiums, and other multiple-family dwellings. |
07-0648
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Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector, Robert W. Curran, President Rawlings-Blake, |
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James B. Kraft, Sharon Green Middleton, Helen L. Holton, Agnes Welch, |
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Edward L. Reisinger, Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr., Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, |
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Vernon E. Crider and Mary Pat Clarke |
REPORTED FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT
Land Use and Transportation
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Zoning - Open Space Zoning District |
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FOR the purpose of establishing a new zoning district, to be known as the Open |
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Space District; stating the purpose and scope of the district; establishing certain use |
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and bulk regulations for properties in the district; establishing certain off-street |
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parking and sign requirements; and generally relating to the establishment and |
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requisites of an Open Space Zoning District. |
07-0710
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT
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Zoning - Conditional Use Restaurant: Drive-In - 5711 Belair Road |
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FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, |
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maintenance, and operation of a restaurant: drive-in on the property known as 5711 |
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Belair Road, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat. |
07-0715
Nicholas C. D'Adamo
REPORTED FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT
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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