City of Baltimore Legistar System

Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, President of the Council

Edward L. Reisinger, Vice President

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

District 3: Robert W. Curran - District 4: Bill Henry

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

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

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

District 11: William H. Cole, IV - District 12: Bernard C. "Jack" Young

District 13: Warren Branch - District 14: Mary Pat Clarke

Urban Renewal - Key Highway East Industrial Area - Amendment _

FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Key Highway East

Industrial Area to permit a new land use in the Renewal Area, modify the

objectives of the Renewal Plan, add a new Appendix to the Renewal Plan, clarify,

conform, and correct certain language and references in the Plan, and revise certain

exhibits to the Plan; waiving certain content and procedural requirements; making

the provisions of this Ordinance severable; providing for the application of this

Ordinance in conjunction with certain other ordinances; and providing for a special

effective date.

Rezoning - 1301 Boyle Street and 1414 Key Highway

FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 1301 Boyle

Street and 1414 Key Highway, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from

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

Pawnbrokers - Dealers in Second - Hand Property, etc. - Daily Reports

FOR the purpose of requiring the daily reports of pawnbrokers and of dealers in

second-hand property, antiques, and consignment goods to contain certain

photographs; requiring daily reports to be made electronically; conforming,

correcting, and clarifying certain language; and generally relating to the reporting

requirements for pawnbrokers and for dealers in second-hand property, antiques,

and consignment goods.

President Rawlings-Blake, Bill Henry, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Helen L.

Holton, James B. Kraft, William H. Cole, IV, Mary Pat Clarke, Warren

Branch, Edward L. Reisinger, Agnes Welch, Sharon Green Middleton,

Belinda K. Conaway, Robert W. Curran and Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector

Public Parks, Squares, etc. - Closure Requirements

FOR the purpose of requiring City Council approval before a public park, square,

or recreational facility may be closed for longer than a certain period; providing for

certain exceptions; and generally relating to the public’s right of access to public

parks, squares, and recreational facilities.

William H. Cole, IV, President Rawlings-Blake, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young,

Warren Branch, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Sharon Green Middleton, Belinda

K. Conaway, Edward L. Reisinger, Bill Henry, James B. Kraft, Agnes

Welch, Helen L. Holton and Robert W. Curran

Zoning - Conditional Use Nonprofit Home and Transitional Housing Facility

for the Care and Custody of Homeless Persons - 2031 St. Paul Street

FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment,

maintenance, and operation of a nonprofit home and transitional housing facility

for the care and custody of homeless persons on the property known as 2031 St.

Paul Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat.

Scrap - Collectors, Scavengers, Processors, and Others - Penalties

FOR the purpose of increasing the penalties for violations by scrap collectors,

scavengers, scrap metal processors, and others who collect, buy, process, sell,

transport, or otherwise deal in scrap; and correcting, conforming, and clarifying

related provisions.

Belinda K. Conaway, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Sharon Green Middleton,

Bill Henry, Warren Branch, William H. Cole, IV, Mary Pat Clarke, Rochelle

'Rikki' Spector, Agnes Welch and Helen L. Holton

In Tribute to the Honorable Kenneth N. Harris, Sr. - A Distinguished Son

of Baltimore City Gone Far too Soon

FOR the purpose of paying tribute to Ken Harris, our dear friend; expressing

appreciation for his many years of dedicated public service to the citizens of the

City of his birth; acknowledging his strength of character that carried him from

personal poverty to political purpose; offering the deepest sympathy to his loving

family, loyal friends, and dedicated colleagues on the sad occasion of his untimely

and senseless death; and urging the citizens of Baltimore City to unite to secure the

better future that Ken envisioned for us all; and providing for a special effective

date.

Robert W. Curran, President Rawlings-Blake, Edward L. Reisinger,

James B. Kraft, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Bill Henry, Rochelle 'Rikki'

Spector, Sharon Green Middleton, Belinda K. Conaway, Helen L. Holton,

Agnes Welch, William H. Cole, IV, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Warren

Branch and Mary Pat Clarke

Accident and Disabled-Vehicle Towing

FOR the purpose of clarifying and revising the laws governing accident and

disabled-vehicle towing to, among other things, further protect the public from

unauthorized, predatory towers; conforming these laws to current practices;

correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions; increasing certain

penalties; authorizing the issuance of civil citations, subject to certain penalties, for

violations; and generally relating to the towing of vehicles disabled by accident.

Robert W. Curran, Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young,

James B. Kraft, Bill Henry, Warren Branch, Helen L. Holton, Sharon

Green Middleton, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Mary Pat Clarke, Agnes Welch

and Edward L. Reisinger

Zoning - Parking Lot District - Conditional Use - Parking Lot - 801-833

Madison Avenue

FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment,

maintenance, and operation of an open off-street parking area on the property

known as 801-833 Madison Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat.

Robert W. Curran, Helen L. Holton, Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector, Bernard C.

'Jack' Young, Sharon Green Middleton, Warren Branch, William H. Cole,

IV, Bill Henry and Edward L. Reisinger

Illegal Dumping - Penalties - Enforcement

FOR the purpose of adding to the penalties for and otherwise enhancing the

enforcement of the provisions governing waste disposal; authorizing the Health

Commissioner to abate violations and collect costs, expenses, and penalties from

the persons responsible; establishing a reward program for persons who provide

information that leads to a finding of illegal dumping; requiring contracts awarded

by the City to specify illegal dumping as constituting a breach of contract;

conforming related provisions; and generally relating to the disposal of waste and

other material.

President Rawlings-Blake, Sharon Green Middleton, Bernard C. 'Jack'

Young, Robert W. Curran, Warren Branch, Helen L. Holton, William H.

Cole, IV, Bill Henry and Edward L. Reisinger

Informational Hearing - Vector Control

FOR the purpose of requesting the Commissioner of the Health Department, the

Director of the Bureau of Vector Control, and the members of the Interagency

Sweep Team to brief the City Council on the effectiveness of Vector Control

Bureau activity in controlling the rat population in City neighborhoods, the success

of outreach efforts in enlisting the citizenry in rat eradication efforts, the methods

used to measure the efficacy of rat control and abatement efforts, and the level of

coordinated, rat-density based, interagency strategic coordination and application

for long-term control of the rodent population.

President Rawlings-Blake, Sharon Green Middleton, Mary Pat Clarke,

Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Robert W. Curran, Edward L. Reisinger, Warren

Branch, William H. Cole, IV and Bill Henry

Parking Authority of Baltimore City - Advertising Revenue

FOR the purpose of requesting the Executive Director of the Parking Authority of

Baltimore City to address the City Council on the feasibility of selling advertising

and marketing space in City-owned garages, as a means of generating new revenue.

President Rawlings-Blake, Sharon Green Middleton, Bernard C. 'Jack'

Young, Robert W. Curran, Warren Branch, Helen L. Holton, William H.

Cole, IV and Edward L. Reisinger

Board of Liquor License Commissioners - Location of Outlets Near Church or

School

FOR the purpose of requesting the members of the Baltimore City Board of Liquor

License Commissioners to report to the City Council on the procedures utilized to

enforce the prohibition against the existence of liquor establishments within 300

feet of a church or of a school and to consider the feasibility of requesting the

Honorable Chairs and Members of the Baltimore City Senate and House

Delegations to the 2009 Maryland General Assembly to introduce legislation to

increase the distance of the prohibition.

President Rawlings-Blake, Sharon Green Middleton, Mary Pat Clarke,

Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Warren Branch, William H. Cole, IV, Bill Henry

and Helen L. Holton

RESOLUTION

PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE

Informational Hearing - TIFs and PILOTs

FOR the purpose of requesting the Director of Finance to brief the Council on the

current use and necessity of TIFS and PILOTS in Baltimore City, the impact they

have on jobs and housing, and the importance of the role they play in regard to the

property tax rate in Baltimore City.

Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Mary Pat Clarke, Robert W. Curran, Sharon

Green Middleton, Warren Branch, William H. Cole, IV, Bill Henry and

Edward L. Reisinger

RESOLUTION

TAXATION, FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

(See Section A at back of Agenda)

Community Development

Investigative Hearing - Hospitality Industry - Employment of the Homeless

and Ex-Offenders

FOR the purpose of exploring the opportunity for employment of the homeless and

ex-offenders in the City’s growing hospitality industry; requesting the Director of

Baltimore Homeless Services, Inc, the Director of the Mayor’s Office of

Employment Development, and the Director of the Mayor’s Coordinating Council

on Criminal Justice to provide a list of employment training their offices provide or

are associated with; calculating the size of the target population comprising a

potential employment pool of unskilled labor; and determining the respective roles

of private industry and government in placing workers and providing support

services to ensure their successful reentry into the workforce and the community.

President Rawlings-Blake, Bill Henry, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Warren

Branch, Helen L. Holton, James B. Kraft, William H. Cole, IV, Nicholas C.

D'Adamo, Belinda K. Conaway, Sharon Green Middleton, Agnes Welch,

Mary Pat Clarke, Edward L. Reisinger, Robert W. Curran and Rochelle

'Rikki' Spector

City Property - Naming the Clubhouse at Forest Park Golf Course to be the

Rawlings-Fulton Clubhouse

FOR the purpose of naming the clubhouse at Forest Park Golf Course, located near

the southeast corner of Block 8393, Lot 008, 120 feet north of the intersection of

Forest Park Avenue and Hillsdale Road, to be the Rawlings-Fulton Clubhouse.

Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector, Sharon Green Middleton, Helen L. Holton, Bill

Henry, William H. Cole, IV, James B. Kraft, Warren Branch, Bernard C.

'Jack' Young, Agnes Welch, Belinda K. Conaway and Mary Pat Clarke

Sale of Property - 712 Cathedral Street

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

either public or private sale, all its interest in certain property located at 712

Cathedral Street (Block 0523, Lot 003) and no longer needed for public use; and

providing for a special effective date.

Sale of Property - SES Roland Heights Avenue SWC Evans Chapel Road

(Block 4917, Lot 18)

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

either public or private sale, all its interest in certain property known as SES

Roland Heights Avenue SWC Evans Chapel Road (Block 4917, Lot 18) and no

longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.

Minimum, Prevailing, and Living Wages - Penalties

FOR the purpose of modifying the penalties applicable to violations of certain hour

and wage laws; clarifying, correcting, and conforming related language; and

generally relating to enforcement of the laws governing minimum, prevailing, and

living wages.

Prevailing Wages for Work Under Construction Contracts - Living Wages for

Work Under Service Contracts

FOR the purpose of clarifying and distinguishing the nomenclature used for the

minimum wages to be paid workers under a construction contract and those to be

paid workers under a service contract; deleting certain obsolete language; and

correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions.

City Property - Naming the Clubhouse at Forest Park Golf Course to be the

Rawlings-Fulton Clubhouse

FOR the purpose of naming the clubhouse at Forest Park Golf Course, located near

the southeast corner of Block 8393, Lot 008, 120 feet north of the intersection of

Forest Park Avenue and Hillsdale Road, to be the Rawlings-Fulton Clubhouse.

Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector, Sharon Green Middleton, Helen L. Holton, Bill

Henry, William H. Cole, IV, James B. Kraft, Warren Branch, Bernard C.

'Jack' Young, Agnes Welch, Belinda K. Conaway and Mary Pat Clarke

Rezoning - 5901 Falls Road

FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 5901 Falls

Road, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the R-5 Zoning District to

the O-R-1 Zoning District.

Solid Waste, Garbage, and Mixed Refuse - Hours of Collection

FOR the purpose of setting and conforming the hours during which certain

collection activities may not be conducted near residential structures; and generally

relating to the collection of solid waste, garbage, and mixed refuse.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2008 AT 5:00 P.M.

Public Safety and Health Committee, Councilmember Young - Chair

08-0063R - Public Information Campaign - "Dirt Bikes" - Unregistered Motorcycles and Similar

Vehicles

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2008 AT 5:00 P.M.

Education Committee, Councilmember Clarke - Chair

08-0064R - Informational Hearing - Baltimore City Public School System - Transitional Years

Intervention Program