Monday, December 3, 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 Dr. H. Walden Wilson, II, Israel Baptist Church
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Showcase Baltimore
Jayfus Doswell, Juxtopia
Approval of the Journal
November 19, 2007 and November 26, 2007
Communications from the Mayor
November 26, 2007
Bills Signed by the Mayor
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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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Hill Historical and Architectural District. |
06-0535
City Council President (Administration)
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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)
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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)
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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 |
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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
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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)
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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)
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City Streets - Opening - Water Street |
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FOR the purpose of condemning and opening Water Street, extending from Light |
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Street westerly to the west side of Lovegrove Street, as shown on Plat 346-A-58 in |
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the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective |
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date. |
07-0751
City Council President (Administration)
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City Streets - Closing - Water Street |
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FOR the purpose of condemning and closing Water Street, extending from Light |
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Street westerly to the west side of Lovegrove Street, as shown on Plat 346-A-58A |
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in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special |
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effective date. |
07-0752
City Council President (Administration)
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Rezoning - A Portion of 1100 James Street |
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FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for a portion of the property known as |
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1100 James Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the B-2-2 |
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Zoning District to the R-8 Zoning District. |
07-0770
Agnes Welch
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
November 27, 2007
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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
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Urban Renewal - Fells Point Waterfront - Renewal Area Designation and |
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Urban Renewal Plan |
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FOR the purpose of designating as a "Renewal Area" an area situated in Baltimore |
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City, Maryland known as Fells Point Waterfront, bounded generally by the |
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northwest branch of the Patapsco River on the south, South Caroline Street on the |
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west, Thames Street on the north, and South Chester Street on the east; approving a |
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Renewal Plan for Fells Point Waterfront; establishing the objectives of the Plan; |
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establishing permitted land uses and uses permitted in any Planned Unit |
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Development in the Renewal Area; providing for review by the Department of |
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Housing and Community Development of development in the Renewal Area; |
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providing for controls on waterfront property and on disposition lots and for |
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specific lots; providing that where there may be a conflict between the provisions |
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of the Renewal Plan and the provisions of any Planned Unit Development, the |
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provisions of the Planned Unit Development control; providing for height |
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limitations; authorizing the acquisition by purchase or by condemnation of any |
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properties needed for urban renewal purposes; providing that the Department of |
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Housing and Community Development may demolish, sell, or lease acquired |
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properties; providing for review by the Commission for Historical and |
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Architectural Preservation of development in the Renewal Area, according to the |
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standards that it has set for the Fells Point Local Historic District; providing for |
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land disposition within the Project Area; providing that the provisions of the |
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Zoning Code of Baltimore City apply to the properties in the Project Area; |
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providing for the term of the Plan; establishing procedures for amending the Plan; |
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approving an appendix and an exhibit to the Plan; repealing the Fells Point Urban |
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Renewal Plan and the Washington Hill-Chapel Urban Renewal Plan; waiving |
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certain content and procedural requirements; making the provisions of this |
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Ordinance severable; and providing for the application of this Ordinance in |
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conjunction with certain other ordinances. |
07-0575
City Council President (Administration)
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Retirement Systems - Precluded Investments - Republic of Sudan |
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FOR the purpose of prohibiting the investment of public pension or retirement |
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funds in Sudan or in companies doing business in or with Sudan. |
07-0591
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Helen L. Holton, James B. Kraft, Robert W. Curran, President |
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Rawlings-Blake, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector, |
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Belinda K. Conaway and Paula Johnson Branch |
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Urban Renewal - Coldstream Homestead Montebello - Amendment _ |
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FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Coldstream Homestead |
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Montebello to authorize the acquisition by purchase or by condemnation of certain |
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properties for urban renewal purposes, amend Appendix A, and revise a certain |
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exhibit to reflect the changes in the Plan; waiving certain content and procedural |
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requirements; making the provisions of this Ordinance severable; providing for the |
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application of this Ordinance in conjunction with certain other ordinances; and |
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providing for a special effective date. |
07-0592
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Mary Pat Clarke, Robert W. Curran, Kenneth N. Harris, Sr., Bernard C. |
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'Jack' Young, Belinda K. Conaway and Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr. |
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Sale of Property - Former Bed of a 10-Foot Alley |
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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 bed of a 10-foot alley laid out in the rear of the properties known as 1401 |
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through 1477 Reynolds Street, and extending from Fort Avenue northeasterly to |
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Clement Street, and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special |
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effective date. |
07-0643
City Council President (Administration)
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FOR the purpose of repealing the curfew on entertainment by and related |
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provisions governing so-called "milk bars". |
07-0651
James B. Kraft
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Urban Renewal - Charles/North Revitalization Area - Amendment _ |
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FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for the Charles/North |
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Revitalization Area to correct, by replacing, 2 exhibits that were approved in |
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Amendment 6 to 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. |
07-0660
Bernard C. 'Jack' Young and Vernon E. Crider
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Sale of Property - A Portion of the Former Bed of Lancaster Street |
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FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to sell, at |
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either public or private sale, all its interest in a certain parcel of land known as a |
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portion of the former bed of Lancaster Street and extending from the southwest side |
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of President Street westerly and northwesterly to the south side of Aliceanna Street |
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and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date. |
07-0692
City Council President (Administration)
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Baltimore City Landmark List - Dr. John E.T. Camper House |
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FOR the purpose of designating the Dr. John E.T. Camper House, 639 North Carey |
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Street, as a historical landmark. |
07-0693
City Council President (Administration) and Keiffer J. Mitchell, Jr.
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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 |
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Labor Peace Agreements for Hotel Projects |
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FOR the purpose of requiring labor peace agreements for hotel development |
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projects in which the City has a proprietary interest; defining certain terms; |
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specifying the tenor and contents of these labor peace agreements; establishing |
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certain procedures and criter |