Monday, April 7, 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
Rabbi Dovid Gottlieb, Shomrei Emunah Congregation
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Showcase Baltimore
Downtown Baltimore Family Alliance, Judy O'Brien
Approval of the Journal
March 17, 2008
Communications from the Mayor
Bills Signed by the Mayor
March 20, 2008
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Food Service Facilities - Trans Fats |
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FOR the purpose of prohibiting food service facilities from serving, using, storing, |
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distributing, or holding food containing trans fat; defining certain terms; providing |
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certain exceptions; requiring the retention of certain labels or documentation; |
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providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the prohibition of |
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trans fats in or by a food service facility. |
08-0034
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Agnes Welch, President Rawlings-Blake, Robert W. Curran, James B. |
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Kraft, Edward L. Reisinger, Bill Henry, Helen L. Holton, William H. Cole, |
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IV, Mary Pat Clarke, Belinda K. Conaway, Warren Branch, Sharon Green |
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Middleton, Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector and Bernard C. 'Jack' Young |
Executive Nominations
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Director - Department of Public Works |
EA08-0070
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Member - Social Services Commission - 4th District |
EA08-0071
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Member - Social Services Commission |
EA08-0072
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Member - Social Services Commission - 6th District |
EA08-0073
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Member - Social Services Commission |
EA08-0074
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Member - Social Services Commission - 6th District |
EA08-0075
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Anna R. McPhatter, Ph.D., LCSW |
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Member - Social Services Commission |
EA08-0076
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Member - Social Services Commission -8th District |
EA08-0077
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Member - Planning Commission - 3rd District |
EA08-0078
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
Bills Introduced
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Sale of Property - 712 Cathedral 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 certain property located at 712 |
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Cathedral Street (Block 0523, Lot 003) and no longer needed for public use; and |
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providing for a special effective date. |
08-0088
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Department of Housing and Community Development |
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TAXATION, FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE |
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Street Encroachment - 2400 North Howard Street |
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FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the construction and |
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maintenance of a portion of a building, projecting into the public right-of-way on |
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the north side of West 24th Street, of the property known as 2400 North Howard |
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Street; and providing for a special effective date. |
08-0089
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Department of Public Works |
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HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES SUBCOMMITTEE |
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City Solicitor and Director of Public Works - Salaries |
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FOR the purpose of setting the annual salaries of the City Solicitor and the Director |
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of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. |
08-0090
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Department of Finance |
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TAXATION, FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE |
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Pawnbrokers - Dealers in Second - Hand Property, etc. - Daily Reports |
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FOR the purpose of requiring the daily reports of pawnbrokers and of dealers in |
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second-hand property, antiques, and consignment goods to contain certain |
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photographs; requiring daily reports to be made electronically; conforming, |
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correcting, and clarifying certain language; and generally relating to the reporting |
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requirements for pawnbrokers and for dealers in second-hand property, antiques, |
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and consignment goods. |
08-0091
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President Rawlings-Blake, Bill Henry, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Helen L. |
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Holton, James B. Kraft, William H. Cole, IV, Mary Pat Clarke, Warren |
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Branch, Edward L. Reisinger, Agnes Welch, Sharon Green Middleton, |
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Belinda K. Conaway and Robert W. Curran |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Building Addresses - Placement |
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FOR the purpose of requiring the address number of a building to be affixed or |
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otherwise placed, in a certain manner, at the rear of the building as well as at the |
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front; increasing the penalty for a violation of the laws governing building |
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addresses; providing for alternative enforcement by environmental citation; |
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conforming, correcting, and clarifying related language; providing for a special |
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effective date; and generally relating to the numbering of houses and other |
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buildings in the City of Baltimore. |
08-0092
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Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector, Mary Pat Clarke, Helen L. Holton, Bill Henry, |
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James B. Kraft, William H. Cole, IV, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, President |
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Rawlings-Blake, Agnes Welch, Belinda K. Conaway, Sharon Green |
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Middleton and Edward L. Reisinger |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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FOR the purpose of modifying the start of the daytime curfew for certain minors |
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required to be in school; and generally relating to the related obligations of minors, |
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of parents, guardians, etc., and of business establishments. |
08-0093
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Mary Pat Clarke, President Rawlings-Blake, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, |
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Warren Branch, Bill Henry, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Agnes Welch, Sharon |
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Green Middleton, Belinda K. Conaway, James B. Kraft and Robert W. |
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Curran |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Construction Debris - Proof of Proper Disposal |
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FOR the purpose of prohibiting the issuance of an occupancy permit or a certificate |
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of completion for certain work without evidence of the lawful disposal of the debris |
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or other waste produced by that work; requiring that notice of this requirement be |
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stamped on certain buildings permits; conforming certain language; and generally |
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relating to the proper disposal of construction debris and other waste. |
08-0094
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Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Warren Branch, Bill Henry, James B. Kraft, |
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Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Mary Pat Clarke, Sharon Green Middleton, Edward |
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L. Reisinger and Belinda K. Conaway |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Illegal Dumping - Forfeiture of Vehicle |
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FOR the purpose of authorizing the seizure and forfeiture of vehicles used for the |
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illegal disposal of waste or other material; correcting, conforming, and clarifying |
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related language; and generally relating to the prohibited disposal of waste and |
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other material. |
08-0095
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Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Warren Branch, Bill Henry, James B. Kraft, |
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William H. Cole, IV, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, President Rawlings-Blake, |
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Mary Pat Clarke, Sharon Green Middleton, Belinda K. Conaway, Edward |
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L. Reisinger and Robert W. Curran |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Public Parks, Squares, etc. - Closure Requirements |
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FOR the purpose of requiring City Council approval before a public park, square, |
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or recreational facility may be closed for longer than a certain period; providing for |
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certain exceptions; and generally relating to the public’s right of access to public |
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parks, squares, and recreational facilities. |
08-0096
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William H. Cole, IV, President Rawlings-Blake, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, |
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Warren Branch, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Sharon Green Middleton, Belinda |
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K. Conaway, Edward L. Reisinger, Bill Henry, James B. Kraft and Agnes |
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Welch |
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE |
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Sale of Residential Property - Disclosure of Property Tax |
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FOR the purpose of requiring certain materials used in connection with the sale of |
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certain residential property to disclose the estimated amount of property taxes and |
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assessments a buyer would be obligated to pay; defining certain terms; imposing |
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certain penalties; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related language; raising |
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the penalty for failure to disclose a certain zoning limitation; providing for a special |
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effective date; and generally relating to the sale of residential property. |
08-0097
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James B. Kraft, Bill Henry, William H. Cole, IV, Helen L. Holton, Mary Pat |
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Clarke, Belinda K. Conaway, Edward L. Reisinger, Agnes Welch and |
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President Rawlings-Blake |
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TAXATION, FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE |
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City Property - Naming the Engine Company 41 Fire Station to be the Chief |
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William J. Goodwin, Jr. Fire Station |
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FOR the purpose of naming the Engine Company 41 Fire Station, located at 520 |
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South Conkling Street, to be the Chief William J. Goodwin, Jr. Fire Station. |
08-0098
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Nicholas C. D'Adamo, James B. Kraft, William H. Cole, IV, Bernard C. |
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'Jack' Young and Belinda K. Conaway |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
Resolutions Introduced
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Investigative Hearing - Hospitality Industry - Employment of the Homeless |
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and Ex-Offenders |
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FOR the purpose of exploring the opportunity for employment of the homeless and |
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ex-offenders in the City’s growing hospitality industry; requesting the Director of |
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Baltimore Homeless Services, Inc, the Director of the Mayor’s Office of |
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Employment Development, and the Director of the Mayor’s Coordinating Council |
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on Criminal Justice to provide a list of employment training their offices provide or |
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are associated with; calculating the size of the target population comprising a |
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potential employment pool of unskilled labor; and determining the respective roles |
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of private industry and government in placing workers and providing support |
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services to ensure their successful reentry into the workforce and the community. |
08-0033R
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President Rawlings-Blake, Bill Henry, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Warren |
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Branch, Helen L. Holton, James B. Kraft, William H. Cole, IV, Nicholas C. |
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D'Adamo, Belinda K. Conaway, Sharon Green Middleton, Agnes Welch, |
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Mary Pat Clarke and Edward L. Reisinger |
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE |
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Informational Hearing - Baltimore City Police Department - Women in Law |
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Enforcement |
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FOR the purpose of requesting the Baltimore Police Commissioner to report to the |
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City Council on the status of women in the Baltimore City Police Department; the |
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number and percentage of women in supervisory or high-ranking positions; |
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promotional opportunities for career advancement; gender specific training to |
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address issues that might arise among officers within the Department and in |
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interaction with the general public; and recruitment efforts to attract more women |
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to law enforcement. |
08-0034R
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Belinda K. Conaway, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Warren Branch, Helen L. |
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Holton, Bill Henry, James B. Kraft, William H. Cole, IV, Edward L. |
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Reisinger, Mary Pat Clarke, Sharon Green Middleton and Agnes Welch |
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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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Wilbur E. "Bill" Cunningham |
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Chair - Planning Commission - 14th District |
EA08-0039
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Darlene Lizette A. Kennedy |
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Member - Planning Commission - 11th District |
EA08-0042
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Michelle Nicole Lipkowitz |
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President - Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals - 12th District |
EA08-0044
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals - 5th District |
EA08-0045
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals - 8th District |
EA08-0046
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals - 5th District |
EA08-0047
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals - 10th District |
EA08-0048
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Chair - Baltimore City Commission for Women - 6th District |
EA08-0049
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women - 9th District |
EA08-0050
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women - 8th District |
EA08-0051
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women - 6th District |
EA08-0052
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women - 3rd District |
EA08-0053
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women - 5th District |
EA08-0055
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women - 11th District |
EA08-0056
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women - 14th District |
EA08-0057
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women - 13th District |
EA08-0058
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women - 4th District |
EA08-0059
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women - 1st District |
EA08-0060
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women - 7th District |
EA08-0061
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women - 10th District |
EA08-0062
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
