Monday, March 3, 2008
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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Edward L. Reisinger, 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: Bill Henry |
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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: William H. Cole, IV - District 12: Bernard C. "Jack" Young |
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District 13: Warren Branch - District 14: Mary Pat Clarke |
Meeting Agenda - Final
Call to Order
Invocation
Senior Pastor Dena S. Jobes, Haven of Rest Sanctuary of Praise
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Showcase Baltimore
Advocates for Children and Youth, Cameron E. Miles
Approval of the Journal
February 25, 2008
Communications from the Mayor
Executive Nominations
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Member - Commission on Sustainability |
EA08-0037
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Member - Commission on Sustainability |
EA08-0038
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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President - Planning Commission - 14th District |
EA08-0039
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Member - Planning Commission - 2nd District |
EA08-0040
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Member - Planning Commission - 4th District |
EA08-0041
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Darlene Lizette A. Kennedy |
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Member - Planning Commission - 11th District |
EA08-0042
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Member - Planning Commission - 14th District |
EA08-0043
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Michelle Nicole Lipkowitz |
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President - Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals - 12th District |
EA08-0044
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Member - Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals - 5th District |
EA08-0045
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Member - Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals - 10th District |
EA08-0046
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Member - Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals - 5th District |
EA08-0047
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Member - Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals - 10th District |
EA08-0048
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
Bills Introduced
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Midtown Community Benefits District and Management Authority - Renewal |
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Through June 30, 2012 |
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FOR the purpose of renewing and continuing the Midtown Community Benefits |
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District and Management Authority; providing for a special effective date; and |
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generally relating to the activities and authority of the Midtown Community |
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Benefits District and Management Authority. |
08-0054
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William H. Cole, IV, Robert W. Curran, Bill Henry, Warren Branch, James |
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B. Kraft, Mary Pat Clarke and Sharon Green Middleton |
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MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION |
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URBAN AFFAIRS AND AGING COMMITTEE |
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Charter Amendment - Sustainability Funds |
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FOR the purpose of expressly authorizing the establishment of 1 or more |
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continuing, nonlapsing funds to be used for promoting sustainability and a clean |
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and safe environment in the City and for related purposes; and submitting this |
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amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection. |
08-0055
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James B. Kraft, William H. Cole, IV, Bill Henry, Robert W. Curran, |
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Nicholas C. D'Adamo and Mary Pat Clarke |
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MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Sanitation - Mixed Refuse Collections |
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FOR the purpose of modifying the rules for mixed refuse collections following a |
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holiday; clarifying and correcting certain language; and generally relating to the |
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collection of garbage and mixed refuse. |
08-0056
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James B. Kraft, William H. Cole, IV, Bill Henry, Warren Branch, Robert |
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W. Curran, Mary Pat Clarke, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Belinda K. Conaway |
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and Edward L. Reisinger |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Property Tax Credits - High-Performance Buildings |
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FOR the purpose of granting a property tax credit for certain high-performance |
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buildings; defining certain terms; establishing certain conditions; imposing certain |
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limitations; and generally relating to tax credits for qualifying high-performance |
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buildings. |
08-0057
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James B. Kraft, William H. Cole, IV, Bill Henry, Robert W. Curran, Belinda |
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K. Conaway and Mary Pat Clarke |
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TAXATION, FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE |
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Property Tax Credits - Energy Devices |
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FOR the purpose of granting a property tax credit for buildings for which certain |
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energy devices have been installed; defining certain terms; imposing certain |
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limitations; and generally relating to tax credits for qualifying energy devices. |
08-0058
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James B. Kraft, William H. Cole, IV, Bill Henry, Warren Branch, Bernard |
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C. 'Jack' Young, Robert W. Curran, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Mary Pat |
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Clarke and Belinda K. Conaway |
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TAXATION, FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE |
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Beverage Containers - Refund Value |
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FOR the purpose of imposing a refund value on certain nonreusable beverage |
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containers; defining certain terms; requiring certain markings on these beverage |
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containers; requiring dealers and distributors to accept these containers for refund |
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under certain circumstances; imposing penalties; and generally relating to |
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nonreusable beverage containers. |
08-0059
James B. Kraft, Bill Henry, Nicholas C. D'Adamo and Belinda K. Conaway
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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FOR the purpose of prohibiting certain markets and formula retail stores from |
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using certain types of checkout bags; defining certain terms; authorizing civil |
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enforcement action; imposing criminal penalties; and providing for a special |
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effective date. |
08-0060
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James B. Kraft, Bill Henry, Robert W. Curran, Mary Pat Clarke and |
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Belinda K. Conaway |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Food Establishments - Polystyrene Products |
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FOR the purpose of prohibiting food service establishments from using certain |
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polystyrene products under certain circumstances; defining certain terms; and |
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providing for a special effective date. |
08-0061
James B. Kraft, Bill Henry and Robert W. Curran
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Property Tax - Homestead Tax Credit |
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FOR the purpose of prohibiting the receipt of a homestead property tax credit for |
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more than 1 dwelling; and providing for civil and criminal penalties for violations. |
08-0062
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Mary Pat Clarke, William H. Cole, IV, Bill Henry, Belinda K. Conaway, |
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Helen L. Holton, Robert W. Curran, Edward L. Reisinger, James B. Kraft, |
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Warren Branch, Sharon Green Middleton, Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector, |
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Nicholas C. D'Adamo and Agnes Welch |
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TAXATION, FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE |
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Property Maintenance - Responsibilities of City as Owner or Operator |
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FOR the purpose of expressly restating and reaffirming the responsibilities of the |
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City for the repair and maintenance of properties owned or operated by it; |
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clarifying certain definitions; requiring certain Departments to submit to the Mayor |
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and the City Council a schedule for bringing all City-owned or -operated properties |
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"to code" within a certain period and to provide periodic progress reports; |
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providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the scope and |
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applicability of the Building, Fire, and Related Codes of Baltimore City. |
08-0063
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Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, William H. Cole, IV, James B. Kraft, Bill Henry, |
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Warren Branch, Robert W. Curran, Edward L. Reisinger, Belinda K. |
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Conaway, Sharon Green Middleton, Agnes Welch and Nicholas C. |
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D'Adamo |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Scrap Metal Processors - Second-Hand Property Dealers - Reporting |
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Requirements |
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FOR the purpose of expressly including used motor vehicle parts among the items |
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to be reported to the Police Commissioner and held by scrap metal processors, |
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second-hand property dealers, and others; modifying certain definitions; and |
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generally relating to the regulation of scrap metal processors, second-hand property |
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dealers, and others. |
08-0064
Bill Henry, Mary Pat Clarke, Belinda K. Conaway and Edward L. Reisinger
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
Resolutions Introduced
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Task Force on Noise Laws and Enforcement |
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FOR the purpose of establishing the Baltimore City Noise Law Task Force to study |
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the potential for an overhaul of the City's current noise laws and the feasibility of |
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creating a more defined, easily enforced, and encompassing noise law for the City |
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of Baltimore. |
08-0024R
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Bill Henry, William H. Cole, IV, James B. Kraft, Warren Branch, Bernard |
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C. 'Jack' Young, Robert W. Curran, Mary Pat Clarke, Nicholas C. |
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D'Adamo, Sharon Green Middleton, Agnes Welch, Edward L. Reisinger |
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and Belinda K. Conaway |
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE |
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Informational Hearing - Fire Department Recruitment Policies |
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FOR the purpose of requesting that the acting Chief of the Baltimore City Fire |
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Department brief the Council on the current hiring processes and recruiting |
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programs the department is utilizing to bring new firefighters onto the force, and |
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the changes, if any, that have taken place in the recruitment qualifications for Fire |
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Department personnel over the last few years. |
08-0025R
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Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Bill Henry, Warren Branch, Belinda K. Conaway, |
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Edward L. Reisinger, Agnes Welch and Mary Pat Clarke |
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PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE |
Consent Calendar
(See Section A at back of Agenda)
2R
Second Reader
Executive Appointments
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Joshua M. Sharfstein, M.D. |
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Health Commissioner for Baltimore City - 5th District |
EA08-0021
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Labor Commissioner for Baltimore City - 7th District |
EA08-0022
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Executive Director of the Environmental Control Board of Baltimore City - 13th |
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District |
EA08-0023
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Director - Department of Human Resources - 10th District |
EA08-0024
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
Education
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Support for Baltimore City Experience Corps |
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FOR the purpose of requesting Experience Corps funding in the 2008-09 City |
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Budget so as to sustain this intergenerational academic program in the 20 BCPSS |
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elementary schools it serves so effectively. |
08-0022R
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Mary Pat Clarke, Bill Henry, James B. Kraft, William H. Cole, IV, Robert |
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W. Curran, Agnes Welch, Edward L. Reisinger, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, |
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Warren Branch, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Sharon Green Middleton, Helen |
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L. Holton and Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector |
REPORTED FAVORABLE
Taxation, Finance and Economic Development
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Informational Hearing - Report of the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Committee on |
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Taxes and Fees |
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FOR the purpose of inviting the Committee Co-Chairs and Members to share with |
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the City Council the findings of the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Committee on Taxes and |
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Fees on alternate revenue options and other viable measures that can be |
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implemented to reduce Baltimore City's property tax rate over the next several |
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years. |
08-0010R
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Helen L. Holton, President Rawlings-Blake, Robert W. Curran, William H. |
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Cole, IV, Belinda K. Conaway, Agnes Welch, Edward L. Reisinger, Bill |
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Henry, Sharon Green Middleton, Warren Branch and James B. Kraft |
REPORTED FAVORABLE
Committee Announcements
Announcements
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THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL |
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WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2008, AT 5:00 P.M. |
Adjournment
