Monday, April 14, 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
Reverend Ted Durr
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Showcase Baltimore
Carol Silldorff and John Campagna, Baltimore Green Week
Approval of the Journal
April 7, 2008
Communications from the Mayor
Executive Nominations
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Chief - Baltimore City Fire Department |
EA08-0079
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Member - Social Services Commission - 5th District |
EA08-0080
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Member - Social Services Commission |
EA08-0081
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
Bills Introduced
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Sale of Property - SES Roland Heights Avenue SWC Evans Chapel Road |
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(Block 4917, Lot 18) |
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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 SES |
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Roland Heights Avenue SWC Evans Chapel Road (Block 4917, Lot 18) and no |
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longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date. |
08-0099
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: The Comptroller (Department of Real Estate) |
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TAXATION, FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE |
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Tax Sales - "Property to be Acquired" - Agency Coordination |
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FOR the purpose of prohibiting the tax sale of property that is designated or being |
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considered for possible future acquisition by or on behalf of the City under a plan |
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for development or redevelopment; requiring certain notices to and certain |
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verifications from certain entities before a property may be advertised for tax sale; |
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and generally relating to tax and other lien sales. |
08-0100
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Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, President Rawlings-Blake, Nicholas C. |
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D'Adamo, William H. Cole, IV, Bill Henry, Robert W. Curran, Helen L. |
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Holton, Sharon Green Middleton, Warren Branch, Agnes Welch, Belinda |
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K. Conaway and Mary Pat Clarke |
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TAXATION, FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE |
Resolutions Introduced
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Maryland Can Do Better for Children! - In Support of Advocates for Children |
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and Youth |
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FOR the purpose of endorsing the goals and solutions of Advocates for Children |
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and Youth for improving opportunities for young people and addressing specific |
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deficits in the areas of education, health, and safety, by 2010; joining the Maryland |
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Can Do Better for Children! campaign; and urging all policymakers throughout |
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Maryland to join the Campaign and an army for children to secure for Maryland’s |
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youth the support services they need to thrive and excel. |
08-0035R
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Mary Pat Clarke, President Rawlings-Blake, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Bill |
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Henry, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Robert W. Curran, Warren Branch, |
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William H. Cole, IV, Helen L. Holton, Agnes Welch, Sharon Green |
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Middleton and Belinda K. Conaway |
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At the request of: Advocates for Children and Youth, c/o Ken Strong, Deputy Director |
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for External Affairs |
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Celebrate Baltimore Green Week - April 25 - May 2 - Healthy Cities & |
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Healthy Lives |
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FOR the purpose of joining in the celebration of Baltimore Green Week, |
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encouraging Baltimore residents and guests to attend the 2008 EcoFestival and to |
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participate in the week-long program of community events celebrating sustainable |
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living, and endorsing Baltimore Green Week sponsors’ and participants’ mission of |
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furthering the voice of organizations that promote a healthy living environment |
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and, in turn, a healthy city and people. |
08-0036R
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Helen L. Holton, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Bill Henry, William H. Cole, IV, |
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Warren Branch, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Mary Pat Clarke, Sharon Green |
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Middleton, Belinda K. Conaway and Agnes Welch |
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Investigative Hearing - Foreclosures - Impact on Baltimore City |
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FOR the purpose of investigating the foreclosure crisis in Baltimore City to |
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ascertain the effects on prospective home buyers, current homeowners, and |
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mortgage lenders; to project the consequence to Baltimore City's property tax base; |
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and to evaluate the immediate and long-range affect of mortgage lending reform |
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legislation and other foreclosure-related legislation recently passed in the 2008 |
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Session of the Maryland General Assembly. |
08-0037R
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Helen L. Holton, President Rawlings-Blake, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Bill |
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Henry, William H. Cole, IV, Warren Branch, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, |
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Robert W. Curran, Sharon Green Middleton, Agnes Welch, Mary Pat |
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Clarke and Belinda K. Conaway |
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TAXATION, FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
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Informational Hearing - The Dental Network |
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FOR the purpose of requesting that representatives from the Dental Network brief |
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the Council regarding the notification system the network uses to let members |
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know what their payments should be, whether or not the current system of |
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notification is working at the highest level possible, and how the Dental Network is |
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providing information to Baltimore City employees regarding their current plans |
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and how these plans can be utilized in the most efficient manner possible. |
08-0038R
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Belinda K. Conaway, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, William H. Cole, IV, Bill |
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Henry, Robert W. Curran, Warren Branch, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Mary |
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Pat Clarke, Agnes Welch, Sharon Green Middleton and Helen L. Holton |
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TAXATION, FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
Consent Calendar
(See Section A at back of Agenda)
2R
Second Reader
Executive Appointments
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Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women - 3rd District |
EA08-0054
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Planning Commission - 3rd District |
EA08-0078
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
Judiciary and Legislative Investigations
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Informational Hearing - Bureau of Accounting and Payroll Services - Payroll |
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Activities |
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FOR the purpose of requesting the Director of Finance, the Director of Human |
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Resources, and the Chief, Bureau of Accounting and Payroll Services to report to |
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the City Council on the effectiveness and accuracy of the Enterprise eTIME payroll |
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and Human Resources Information System, the number and substance of |
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complaints received from payroll processors, the steps taken to address these |
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complaints, and any plans to adapt, revise, or replace the Enterprise system. |
08-0018R
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President Rawlings-Blake, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Robert W. Curran, |
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James B. Kraft, Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector, Sharon Green Middleton, |
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Belinda K. Conaway, Helen L. Holton, Warren Branch, Bill Henry and |
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Bernard C. 'Jack' Young |
REPORTED FAVORABLE
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Boards, Commissions, etc. - Meetings on Election Days |
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FOR the purpose of precluding boards, commissions, councils, authorities, |
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committee, and other multi-member units of City government from holding public |
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meetings on a primary- or general-election day. |
08-0021
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James B. Kraft, Mary Pat Clarke, William H. Cole, IV, Robert W. Curran, |
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Helen L. Holton, Belinda K. Conaway, Edward L. Reisinger, Bill Henry, |
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Warren Branch, Agnes Welch, Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector and Sharon |
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Green Middleton |
REPORTED FAVORABLE
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FOR the purpose of redefining "public nuisance" to require that there have been a |
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certain number of offenses within a certain period; clarifying the effect of a |
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conviction for an offense; and generally relating to laws governing public |
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nuisances. |
08-0070
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James B. Kraft, Robert W. Curran, Bill Henry, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, |
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Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Edward L. Reisinger, Agnes Welch, Mary Pat |
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Clarke, Sharon Green Middleton, William H. Cole, IV and Warren Branch |
REPORTED FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT
Public Safety and Health
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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 |
REPORTED FAVORABLE
3R
Third Reader
Third Reader (to be held one meeting)
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Rezoning - 1501, 1601, 1629, 1633, and 1645 Warner Street; 2110 and 2119 |
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Haines Street; 1501, 1525, and 1551 Russell Street; 2102 Oler Street; 2104 |
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Worcester Street; Block 840, Lots 14 and 15, and Block 844A, Lots 5A, 6, 7, |
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and 8/9 |
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FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 1501, 1601, |
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1629, 1633, and 1645 Warner Street; 2110 and 2119 Haines Street; 1501, 1525, and |
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1551 Russell Street; 2102 Oler Street; and 2104 Worcester Street, as outlined in red |
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on the accompanying plat, from the M-2-3 Zoning District to the B-2-3 Zoning |
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District; and changing the zoning for the properties known as Block 840, Lots 14 |
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and 15, and Block 844A, Lots 5A, 6, 7, and 8/9, as outlined in blue on the |
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accompanying plat, from the M-2-3 Zoning District to the OS Zoning District. |
08-0024
Edward L. Reisinger
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Planned Unit Development - Designation - Gateway South |
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FOR the purpose of approving the application of the Mayor and City Council of |
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Baltimore and Gateway South, LLC, which are either the owner, potential owner, |
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developer, and/or contract purchaser of the following properties: 1501, 1601, 1629, |
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1633, and 1645 Warner Street; 2110 and 2119 Haines Street; 1501, 1525, and 1551 |
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Russell Street; 2102 Oler Street; 2104 Worcester Street; and portions of Warner |
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Street, Russell Street, Worcester Street, Bayard Street, Haines Street, Oler Street, |
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and South Eutaw Street (collectively, the "Property"); to have the Property |
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designated a Business Planned Unit Development; and approving the Development |
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Plan submitted by the applicant. |
08-0025
Edward L. Reisinger
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Rezoning - 1110-1112 Race Street |
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FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 1110-1112 |
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Race Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-2-2 Zoning |
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District to the O-R-3 Zoning District. |
08-0030
Edward L. Reisinger
Third Reader (for final passage)
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Baltimore City Landmark List - American Brewery |
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FOR the purpose of designating the American Brewery, 1701 North Gay Street, as |
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a historical landmark. |
08-0005
City Council President (Administration)
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Baltimore City Landmark List - W.E.B. Du Bois House |
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FOR the purpose of designating the W.E.B. Du Bois House, 2302 Montebello |
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Terrace, as a historical landmark. |
08-0007
City Council President (Administration)
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Baltimore City Landmark List - Riverside Park |
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FOR the purpose of designating Riverside Park, 301 East Randall Street, as a |
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historical landmark. |
08-0008
City Council President (Administration)
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Baltimore City Landmark List - Roland Park Water Tower |
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FOR the purpose of designating the Roland Park Water Tower, 4210 Roland |
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Avenue, as a historical landmark. |
08-0009
City Council President (Administration)
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Baltimore City Landmark List - Upton Mansion |
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FOR the purpose of designating the Upton Mansion, 811 West Lanvale Street, as a |
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historical landmark. |
08-0010
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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permit additional land use categories within the Project Area, to waive existing |
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height limitations within the Project Area, to revise certain exhibits to reflect the |
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changes in the Plan, and conforming certain references and language; 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. |
08-0023
Edward L. Reisinger
Committee Announcements
Announcements
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THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL |
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WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2008, AT 5:00 P.M. |
Adjournment
Cable Hearing Schedule
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2008 AT 5:00 P.M. |
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Public Safety and Health Committee - Councilmember Young - Chair |
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08-0031R - Informational Hearing - Board of Liquor Licenses Commissioners for Baltimore |
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City |
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2008 AT 5:00 P.M. |
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Land Use and Transportation Committee, Councilmember Reisinger - Chair |
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07-0002 - Zoning - Group Homes - Nursing Homes - Emergency Shelters |