Monday, October 29, 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 Luigi Esposito, Our Lady of Pompei Church
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Showcase Baltimore
Avrahom Sauer, Hatzalah of Baltimore Inc.
Approval of the Journal
October 15, 2007
Communications from the Mayor
October 29, 2007
Bills Signed by the Mayor
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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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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)
Executive Nominations - Withdrawn
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Member - Public Art Commission - 11th District |
EA07-0221
Bills Introduced
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Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Housing |
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and Community Development - $3,000,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital |
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Appropriation in the amount of $3,000,000 to the Department of Housing and |
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Community Development (Account #9910-600-878), to provide funding for the |
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Howard Park Grocery Store Project; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0836
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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Sale of Property - SWS Potee Street 35-11 FT SE of Bristol Avenue (Block |
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7027J, Lot 013) |
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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 SWS Potee |
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Street 35-11 FT SE of Bristol Avenue (Block 7027J, Lot 013) and no longer needed |
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for public use; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0837
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: The Comptroller (Dept. of Real Estate) |
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TAXATION AND FINANCE COMMITTEE |
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Sale of Property - A Descriptive Property Located at Block 1265A Lot 007 |
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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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20,473 square foot portion of land at the southeast corner of Hillen Street and |
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Fallsway, Block 1265A Lot 007, in Ward 5, Section 4 and no longer needed for |
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public use; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0838
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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City Property - Renaming the Old Town Fire Station to the Chief Thomas J. |
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Burke Fire Station |
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FOR the purpose of changing the name of the Old Town Fire Station, located at |
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1100 Hillen Street, to the Chief Thomas J. Burke Fire Station. |
07-0839
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Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, James B. Kraft, Sharon |
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Green Middleton and Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr. |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
Resolutions Introduced
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Congratulations to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and |
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Albert Arnold Gore Jr. on Winning the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 |
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FOR the purpose of congratulating the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
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(IPCC) and former Vice President Albert (Al) Gore, Jr. on sharing the Nobel Peace |
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Prize for 2007, in recognition for their efforts to "build up and disseminate greater |
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knowledge about man-made climate change, and for laying the foundations for the |
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measures that are needed to counteract such change." |
07-0339R
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James B. Kraft, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Robert |
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W. Curran, Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr., Belinda K. Conaway and Sharon Green |
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Middleton |
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Request for State Legislation - Exempt Baltimore City from the State |
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Preemption of Firearm Regulation |
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FOR the purpose of requesting that the Honorable Chair and Members of the |
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Baltimore City Senate and House Delegations to the 2008 Maryland General |
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Assembly introduce legislation amending the current State law that preempts the |
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right of any local jurisdiction from regulating the sale of regulated firearms to |
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exclude Baltimore City. |
07-0340R
James B. Kraft and Robert W. Curran
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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In Support of American Education Week - November 11-17, 2007 |
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FOR the purpose of expressing support for American Education Week 2007, |
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endorsing this year's theme of Great Public Schools: A Basic Right and Our |
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Responsibility that reflects the National Education Association's calling upon |
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America to provide students with quality public schools so that they can grow, |
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prosper, and achieve in the 21st century, and reiterating the commitment of the City |
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Council to ensure that every student in the Baltimore City public school system is |
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the recipient of a quality education on parity to that provided to public school |
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students throughout the State of Maryland. |
07-0341R
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Helen L. Holton, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Robert |
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W. Curran, James B. Kraft, Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr., Sharon Green |
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Middleton and Belinda K. Conaway |
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In Support of International Education Week - November 12-16, 2007 |
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FOR the purpose of expressing support for International Education Week, a |
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celebration of international education and exchange worldwide and a joint initiative |
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of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education to promote |
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programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future |
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leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences in the United States, |
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and encouraging young people throughout Baltimore City to open their minds to |
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learn from and appreciate young people of other cultures, their histories, and their |
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customs. |
07-0342R
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Helen L. Holton, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Robert |
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W. Curran, James B. Kraft, Belinda K. Conaway, Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr. |
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and Sharon Green Middleton |
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In Support of Federal Legislation - The National Affordable Housing Trust |
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Fund Act of 2007 |
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FOR the purpose of commending the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the |
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National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007 that will expand federal |
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housing programs to produce, rehabilitate, and preserve 1.5 million housing units |
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over the next 10 years; urging the Honorable Chair and Members of the U.S. Senate |
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Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs to act favorably on the |
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legislation; and exhorting the Honorable Members of the Maryland Delegation to |
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the 110th Congress to secure adoption of the National Affordable Housing Trust |
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Fund Act of 2007. |
07-0343R
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President Rawlings-Blake, James B. Kraft, Helen L. Holton, Bernard C. |
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'Jack' Young, Robert W. Curran, Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr., Belinda K. |
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Conaway and Sharon Green Middleton |
Consent Calendar
(See Section A at back of Agenda)
2R
Second Reader
Executive Appointments
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Member - Public Art Commission - 4th District |
EA07-0220
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Public Art Commission - 7th District |
EA07-0222
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Public Art Commission - 5th District |
EA07-0223
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Public Art Commission - 14th District |
EA07-0224
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Public Art Commission - 14th District |
EA07-0225
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Public Art Commission - 14th District |
EA07-0226
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Public Art Commission |
EA07-0227
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
Budget and Appropriations
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Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Health Department - |
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$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 Health Department - Program |
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308 (Maternal and Child Health), to provide funding for the Operation - Safe |
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Streets Program; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0815
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE
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Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Housing |
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and Community Development - $500,000 |
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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 to the Department of Housing and |
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Community Development (Account #9910-587-037), to provide funding for |
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Charter Schools - School Repairs and Competitive Capital Grants; and providing |
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for a special effective date. |
07-0816
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE
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Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Police Department - |
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$50,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating |
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Appropriation in the amount of $50,000 to the Police Department - Program 224 |
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(Office of Criminal Justice), to provide funding for Citizens on Patrol and |
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Neighborhood Watch Groups; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0821
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE
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Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Police Department - |
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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 Police Department (Account |
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#9918-206-900), to provide funding for renovations to various police district |
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buildings; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0822
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE
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Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Police Department - |
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$90,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating |
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Appropriation in the amount of $90,000 to the Police Department - Program 200 |
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(Administrative Direction and Control), to provide funding for Civil Service Exam |
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Preparation Classes; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0823
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE
Highways and Franchises
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Release of Right of Way - a Portion of a 16-Foot Wide Right of Way Granted |
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to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore Through the Property of the |
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Maryland Port Administration |
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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 its interests in and to a portion of a 16-foot wide right of |
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way granted to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore through the property of |
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the Arundel Sand and Gravel Company currently owned by the Maryland Port |
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Administration, as shown on Plat R.W. 20-33198 prepared by the Right of Way |
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Division. The location and course of the portion of the 16-foot wide right of way to |
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be released being shown on Plat R.W. 20-33198A prepared by the Survey Control |
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Section; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0594
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE
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City Streets - Closing - Two 10-Foot Alleys and a 25-Foot Alley |
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FOR the purpose of condemning and closing a 10-foot alley laid out in the rear of |
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the property known as 4 East 32nd Street, a 10-foot alley laid out in the rear of the |
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property known as 3 East 33rd Street, and a 25-foot alley laid out in the rear of the |
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properties known as 3204 through 3222 St. Paul Street, as shown on Plat 114-A-19 |
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in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special |
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effective date. |
07-0614
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE
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City Streets - Opening - 10-Foot Alley |
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FOR the purpose of condemning and opening a 10-foot alley laid out in the rear of |
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the properties known as 1401 through 1477 Reynolds Street, extending from Fort |
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Avenue northeasterly to Clement Street, as shown on Plat 114-A-20 in the Office of |
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the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0637
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE
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City Streets - Closing - 10-Foot Alley |
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FOR the purpose of condemning and closing a 10-foot alley laid out in the rear of |
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the properties known as 1401 through 1477 Reynolds Street, extending from Fort |
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Avenue northeasterly to Clement Street, as shown on Plat 114-A-20A in the Office |
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of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0638
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE
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City Streets - Closing - A Portion of Lancaster Street |
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FOR the purpose of condemning and closing a portion of Lancaster Street, |
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extending from the southwest side of President Street westerly and northwesterly to |
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the south side of Aliceanna Street, as shown on Plat 114-A-22 in the Office of the |
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Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0691
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE
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City Streets - Opening - Certain Streets and Alleys Lying Within the Area |
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Bounded by North Avenue, Thomas Avenue, Presbury Street, and the CSX |
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Transportation, Inc.Railroad Right-of-Way |
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FOR the purpose of condemning and opening certain streets and alleys lying within |
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the area bounded by North Avenue, Thomas Avenue, Presbury Street, and the CSX |
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Transportation, Inc. Railroad Right-of-Way, as shown on Plat 114-A-23 in the |
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Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective |
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date. |
07-0735
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE
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City Streets - Closing - Certain Streets and Alleys Lying Within the Area |
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Bounded by North Avenue, Thomas Avenue, Presbury Street, and the CSX |
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Railroad Right-of-Way |
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FOR the purpose of condemning and closing certain streets and alleys lying within |
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the area bounded by North Avenue, Thomas Avenue, Presbury Street, and the CSX |
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Railroad Right-of-Way, as shown on Plat 114-A-23A in the Office of the |
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Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0736
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE
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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)
REPORTED FAVORABLE
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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)
REPORTED FAVORABLE
Judiciary and Legislative Investigations
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Building, Fire, and Related Codes - 2007 Edition |
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FOR the purpose of adopting a revised Building, Fire, and Related Codes Article, |
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comprising the Maryland Building Performance Standards (effective |
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___________________, 2007), the International Building Code (2006 Edition), the |
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National Electrical Code (2005 Edition), the National Fuel Gas Code (2006 |
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Edition), the International Mechanical Code (2006 Edition), the National Standard |
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Plumbing Code (2006 Edition, 2007 Supplement), the International Property |
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Maintenance Code (2006 Edition), the International Fire Code (2006 Edition), the |
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International Energy Conservation Code (2006 Edition), and the International |
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Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings, all as supplemented, |
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amended, or otherwise modified by this Ordinance; providing for the effect, |
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construction, and effective date of these new standards and codes; conforming, |
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correcting, and clarifying certain language; and generally relating to the adoption of |
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new building, fire, property maintenance, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and |
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related codes for Baltimore City. |
07-0632
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT
Land Use and Transportation
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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-3-2 R-6P Zoning District. |
06-0540
Mary Pat Clarke
REPORTED FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT
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Zoning - Conditional Use Parking, Open Off-Street Area - 511 Willow 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 parking, open off-street area on the property |
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known as 511 Willow Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat. |
07-0694
Kenneth N. Harris, Sr. and Robert W. Curran
REPORTED FAVORABLE
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Planned Unit Development - Saint Agnes Hospital |
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FOR the purpose of repealing the existing Development Plan for Saint Agnes |
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Hospital and approving a new Development Plan for the Saint Agnes Hospital |
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Planned Unit Development. |
07-0703
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Helen L. Holton, Edward L. Reisinger, Nicholas C. D'Adamo and Agnes |
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Welch |
REPORTED FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT
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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
REPORTED FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT
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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.
REPORTED FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT
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Rezoning - 2001-2031 and 2401-2417 Kloman Street |
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FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 2001-2031 |
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Kloman Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-2-3 |
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Zoning District to the B-2-2 Zoning District; and changing the zoning for the |
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property known as 2401-2417 Kloman Street, as outlined in blue on the |
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accompanying plat, from the M-2-1 Zoning District to the B-2-3 Zoning District. |
07-0808
Edward L. Reisinger
REPORTED FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT
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Planned Unit Development - Designation - Westport Waterfront (2001, 2033, |
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2099, 2101-2121, 2201-2221-2301, and 2401-2417 Kloman Street) |
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FOR the purpose of approving the application of Westport Development Group |
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LLC, Inner Harbor West LLC, Inner Harbor West II LLC, and Turner Development |
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Group Inc., which are the owners of 2001, 2033, 2099, 2101-2121, and |
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2201-2221-2301 Kloman Street and the contract purchaser of 2401-2417 Kloman |
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Street (collectively, the "Property"), to have the Property designated a Business |
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Planned Unit Development; and approving the Development Plan submitted by the |
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applicant. |
07-0809
Edward L. Reisinger
REPORTED FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT
Urban Affairs and Aging
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Mt. Royal Terrace-Reservoir Hill Historic and Architectural District |
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FOR the purpose of enlarging the boundaries of the Mt. Royal Terrace-Reservoir |
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HillHistorical and Architectural District. |
06-0535
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE
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Urban Renewal - Carroll Camden - Amendment _ |
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FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Carroll Camden to |
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revise the boundary description for the Project Area and to revise exhibits to reflect |
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the changes in the Plan; waiving certain content and procedural requirements; |
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making the provisions of this Ordinance severable; providing for the application of |
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this Ordinance in conjunction with certain other ordinances; and providing for a |
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special effective date. |
06-0536
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT
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Historical and Architectural Preservation - Interior Protections |
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FOR the purpose of extending certain historical and architectural preservation |
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procedures and protections to apply to the interiors of covered structures; |
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conforming related references; correcting and clarifying certain language; and |
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generally relating to historical and architectural preservation. |
07-0610
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James B. Kraft, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Keiffer J. |
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Mitchell, Jr., Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector and Helen L. Holton |
REPORTED FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT
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Fells Point Historic District |
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FOR the purpose of designating the area located within certain boundaries as the |
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Fells Point Historic District; and providing for a review process by the Commission |
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for Historical and Architectural Preservation for Planned Unit Developments in the |
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Fells Point Historic District. |
07-0645
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE
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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)
REPORTED FAVORABLE
3R
Third Reader
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Third Reader (requires invocation of CC Rule 12-1 for same day advance from |
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2nd to 3rd Reader) |
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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)
Third Reader (to be held one meeting)
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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
Third Reader (for final passage)
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Acquisition of Property - 3200 East Biddle Street (Block 6150A, Lot 004) |
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FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to |
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acquire, by purchase or condemnation, the fee simple or other interests in certain |
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property known as 3200 East Biddle Street (Block 6150A, Lot 004), and needed for |
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industrial growth; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0644
City Council President (Administration)
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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 |
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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)
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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
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FOR the purpose of authorizing certain actions to abate certain nuisances; |
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providing for notice and opportunity for hearing; prohibiting certain conduct; |
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imposing penalties; and generally relating to abating public nuisances. |
07-0717
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Helen L. Holton, James B. Kraft, Sharon Green Middleton, Mary Pat |
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Clarke, Vernon E. Crider, Edward L. Reisinger, Agnes Welch, Belinda K. |
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Conaway, Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr., Robert W. Curran and President |
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Rawlings-Blake |
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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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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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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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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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East Baltimore Research Park Phase II - Development District |
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FOR the purpose of designating a "development district" to be known as "East |
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Baltimore Research Park Phase II Development District"; providing for and |
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determining various matters in connection with the establishment of the |
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development district; creating a special tax increment fund for that development |
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district; allocating certain property taxes to that fund; making certain findings and |
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determinations; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the |
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designation and operation of the development district, the establishment and use of |
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the tax increment fund and the issuance and payment of and other matters |
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pertaining to any special obligation bonds or notes issued in connection with the |
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development district. |
07-0784
City Council President (Administration)
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East Baltimore Research Park - Special Obligation Bonds |
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FOR the purpose of providing for the issuance of special obligation bonds in an |
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amount not exceeding $85,000,000 for the purpose of financing and of refinancing |
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the acquisition of property, the relocation of businesses and/or residents, site |
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removal, and certain public improvements; providing for the method and sources of |
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payment for these special obligation bonds; authorizing the Board of Finance to |
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specify, prescribe, determine, provide for, and approve the details, forms, |
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documents, or procedures in connection with the special obligation bonds and any |
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other matters necessary or desirable in connection with the authorization, issuance, |
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sale, and payment of these special obligation bonds; providing that the City, in each |
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fiscal year in which any bonds are outstanding, use its best efforts to obtain the |
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appropriation of the Tax Increment Revenues, the Special Tax Revenues, and the |
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Enterprise Zone Tax Credit Revenues (as such terms are defined herein) in the |
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amounts and at the times specified in a trust agreement or agreements between the |
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City and a bank or trust company appointed as trustee thereunder; providing for a |
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special effective date; and generally relating to the issuance and payment of special |
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obligation bonds. |
07-0786
City Council President (Administration)
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State Related Economic Development Projects |
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FOR the purpose of authorizing and providing for negotiated payments in lieu of |
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taxes ("PILOTs") in connection with multi-use projects that combine at least 150 |
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units of newly constructed residential housing, a parking structure containing at |
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least 1000 parking spaces, and attendant retail space (collectively referred to as a |
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"State Related Economic Development Project(s)") constructed on land owned by |
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the State of Maryland; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to |
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enter into all arrangements necessary to effectuate PILOTs for such State Related |
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Economic Development Projects, by any and all necessary and proper means; |
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making certain legislative findings concerning the public benefits of this |
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Ordinance; providing that the assessment of the property shall be carried on the |
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assessment books as though the property were taxable for the purposes of |
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determining the amount of any State aid that is based on the assessable base of the |
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City; authorizing the Board of Estimates to approve the final terms of the PILOT |
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Agreements; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0802
City Council President (Administration)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
Bills Withdrawn
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Retail Business Districts - Collection of License Fees |
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FOR the purpose of authorizing the Business Association for a Retail Business |
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District to bring a civil action for the recovery of an unpaid license fee, penalty, |
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interest, and reasonable attorney's fees; correcting, conforming, and clarifying |
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certain language; deleting certain obsolete references; and generally relating to the |
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operation of Retail Business Districts. |
06-0444
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James B. Kraft, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Helen L. Holton, Rochelle 'Rikki' |
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Spector and President Dixon |
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FOR the purpose of requiring certain public notices to be given of any hearing on a |
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positive appeal before the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals; defining |
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certain terms; conforming certain language; and generally relating to required |
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notice and hearing of conditional uses, variances, appeals from the Zoning |
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Administrator, and certain other matters before the Board. |
06-0475
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James B. Kraft, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Robert W. Curran, Mary Pat |
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Clarke, Edward L. Reisinger, Belinda K. Conaway and Keiffer J. Mitchell, |
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Jr. |
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Off-Street Parking - Required Spaces |
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FOR the purpose of increasing the number of off-street parking spaces that must be |
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provided for various dwellings, apartment hotels, rooming houses, hotels, motels, |
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and schools. |
07-0589
James B. Kraft and Helen L. Holton
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Historical and Architectural Preservation - Special List |
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FOR the purpose of imposing certain safeguards on structures being considered for |
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the Special List; imposing a deadline for the Commission's making a decision; |
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correcting, clarifying, and conforming certain language; and generally relating to |
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the proposal and adoption of the Special List. |
07-0611
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James B. Kraft, Helen L. Holton, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Nicholas C. |
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D'Adamo, Mary Pat Clarke, Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr., Agnes Welch and |
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Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector |
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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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FOR the purpose of regulating the provision of valet parking services; requiring |
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valet parking operators to be licensed; requiring permits for valet parking zones; |
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establishing certain standards of operation; establishing an Appeals Board for the |
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review of administrative decisions; providing for judicial and appellate review of |
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Appeals Board decisions; defining certain terms; imposing certain penalties; |
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correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions governing passenger |
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loading zones and freight loading zones; designating passenger loading zones, |
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freight loading zones, and valet parking zones as impoundment areas; clarifying |
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responsibility for collecting applicable parking taxes; providing for a special |
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effective date; and generally relating to the licensing and regulation of valet |
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parking services. |
07-0803
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, NOVEMBER 19, 2007, AT 5:00 P.M. |
Adjournment
Cable Hearing Schedule
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2007 AT 5:00 PM |
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Executive Appointments Committee, Councilmember Curran - Chair |
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EA07-0219 - Frederick H. Bealefeld, III, Police Commissioner of Baltimore City |
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2007 AT 5:00 PM |
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Public Safety Subcommittee, Councilmember Curran - Chair |
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06-0190R - Investigation Hearing - Fighting "Quality of Life" Crimes |
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2007 AT 5:15 PM |
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Public Safety Subcommittee, Councilmember Curran - Chair |
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06-0191R - A Request for Legal, Enforcement, and Legislative Action Against Illegal Guns |
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2007 AT 5:30 PM |
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Judiciary and Legislative Investigations Committee, Councilmember Kraft - Chair |
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07-0327R - Informational Hearing - Is Legalization of Drugs the Answer for Baltimore City? |
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2007 AT 5:00 PM |
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Committee of the Whole, Councilmember Young - Chair |
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07-0336R - Informational Hearing - Homelessness in Baltimore City |