City of Baltimore Legistar System

Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, President of the Council

Robert Curran, Vice President

District 1: James Kraft - District 2: Nicholas C. D'Adamo

District 3: Robert W. Curran - District 4: Kenneth N. Harris, Sr.

District 5: Rochelle "Rikki" Spector - District 6: Sharon Green Middleton

District 7: Belinda Conaway - District 8: Helen L. Holton

District 9: Agnes Welch - District 10: Edward L. Reisinger

District 11: Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr. - District 12: Bernard C. "Jack" Young

District 13: Vernon E. Crider - District 14: Mary Pat Clarke

Baltimore City Observance of World AIDS Day - December 1, 2007

FOR the purpose of observing World Aids Day that focuses global attention on the

devastating impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and provides an opportunity for

governments, national AIDS programs, faith organizations, community

organizations and individuals to demonstrate the importance of the fight against

HIV/AIDS and directing attention to the HIV/AIDS crisis among African

Americans in Baltimore City.

The Victorine Q. Adams Memorial Garden at City Hall

FOR the purpose of calling upon the Mayor to join with the City Council in

dedicating the flower beds that grace the entrance to City Hall in celebration of the

life of Victorine Q. Adams, the 1st African American woman to serve on the

Baltimore City Council, founder of the Baltimore Fuel Fund, and tireless worker

for Civil Rights and Women's Rights, who, for more than 6 decades, enriched the

lives of the citizens of the City of Baltimore and the State of Maryland.

Informational Hearing - Is Legalization of Drugs the Answer for Baltimore

City?

FOR the purpose of requesting representatives of the Baltimore City Health

Department and the Baltimore City Police Department to brief the council about

the effects of the War on Drugs and discuss alternatives to our current drug

policies; to encourage an open dialogue on the effectiveness of the imprisoning

non-violent drug offenders; and examining the potential for treatment centers

where care is available on demand and where drugs can be provided legally by

medical professionals

Request for State Legislation - Exempt Baltimore City from the State

Preemption of Firearm Regulation

FOR the purpose of requesting that the Honorable Chair and Members of the

Baltimore City Senate and House Delegations to the 2008 Maryland General

Assembly introduce legislation amending the current State law that preempts the

right of any local jurisdiction from regulating the sale of regulated firearms to

exclude Baltimore City.

Rezoning - 242 West 29th Street and Block 3658, Lot 134

FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 242 West 29th

Street and Block 3658, Lot 134, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from

the B-3-2 Zoning District to the B-3-2P Zoning District.

Urban Renewal - Fells Point Waterfront - Renewal Area Designation and

Urban Renewal Plan

FOR the purpose of designating as a "Renewal Area" an area situated in Baltimore

City, Maryland known as Fells Point Waterfront, bounded generally by the

northwest branch of the Patapsco River on the south, South Caroline Street on the

west, Thames Street on the north, and South Chester Street on the east; approving a

Renewal Plan for Fells Point Waterfront; establishing the objectives of the Plan;

establishing permitted land uses and uses permitted in any Planned Unit

Development in the Renewal Area; providing for review by the Department of

Housing and Community Development of development in the Renewal Area;

providing for controls on waterfront property and on disposition lots and for

specific lots; providing that where there may be a conflict between the provisions

of the Renewal Plan and the provisions of any Planned Unit Development, the

provisions of the Planned Unit Development control; providing for height

limitations; authorizing the acquisition by purchase or by condemnation of any

properties needed for urban renewal purposes; providing that the Department of

Housing and Community Development may demolish, sell, or lease acquired

properties; providing for review by the Commission for Historical and

Architectural Preservation of development in the Renewal Area, according to the

standards that it has set for the Fells Point Local Historic District; providing for

land disposition within the Project Area; providing that the provisions of the

Zoning Code of Baltimore City apply to the properties in the Project Area;

providing for the term of the Plan; establishing procedures for amending the Plan;

approving an appendix and an exhibit to the Plan; repealing the Fells Point Urban

Renewal Plan and the Washington Hill-Chapel Urban Renewal Plan; waiving

certain content and procedural requirements; making the provisions of this

Ordinance severable; and providing for the application of this Ordinance in

conjunction with certain other ordinances.

City Council President (Administration)

Retirement Systems - Precluded Investments - Republic of Sudan

FOR the purpose of prohibiting the investment of public pension or retirement

funds in Sudan or in companies doing business in or with Sudan.

Helen L. Holton, James B. Kraft, Robert W. Curran, President

Rawlings-Blake, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector,

Belinda K. Conaway and Paula Johnson Branch

Urban Renewal - Coldstream Homestead Montebello - Amendment _

FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Coldstream Homestead

Montebello to authorize the acquisition by purchase or by condemnation of certain

properties for urban renewal purposes, amend Appendix A, and revise a certain

exhibit to reflect the changes in the Plan; waiving certain content and procedural

requirements; making the provisions of this Ordinance severable; providing for the

application of this Ordinance in conjunction with certain other ordinances; and

providing for a special effective date.

Sale of Property - Former Bed of a 10-Foot Alley

FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to sell, at

either public or private sale, all its interest in a certain parcel of land known as the

former bed of a 10-foot alley laid out in the rear of the properties known as 1401

through 1477 Reynolds Street, and extending from Fort Avenue northeasterly to

Clement Street, and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special

effective date.