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

City Streets - Closing - 2 10-foot Alleys

FOR the purpose of condemning and closing (1) a 10-foot alley laid out in the rear

of the property known as No. 2320/2340 N. Calvert Street and (2) a 10-foot alley

laid out in the rear of the properties known as Nos. 111 and 113 E. 24th Street, as

shown on Plat 346-A-61A in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and

providing for a special effective date.

Zoning - Conditional Use Nonprofit Home and Transitional Housing Facility

for the Care and Custody of Homeless Persons - 1801 Falls Road

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 1801 Falls

Road, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat.

November 14, 2008 - Alvin Kirby Brunson Day in Baltimore City

FOR the purpose of declaring November 14, 2008, Alvin Kirby Brunson Day in

Baltimore City on the occasion of the 50th celebration of the date of birth of a

remarkable man who dedicated his life to the furtherance and amplification of

Baltimore's unique cultural history and the preservation of the legacy of those

notable citizens that loved, lived, played, and worked along the historic

Pennsylvania Avenue corridor; and providing for a special effective date.

City Streets - Opening - 2 10-Foot Alleys

FOR the purpose of condemning and opening (1) a 10-foot alley laid out in the rear

of the properties formerly known as Nos. 2203-2227 North Howard Street and (2) a

10-foot alley laid out contiguous to the north outline of the property formerly

known as No. 2214 Mace Street, as shown on Plat 114-A-47 in the Office of the

Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date.

City Streets - Closing - 2 10-Foot Alleys

FOR the purpose of condemning and closing (1) a 10-foot alley laid out in the rear

of the properties formerly known as Nos. 2203 through 2227 North Howard Street

and (2) a 10-foot alley laid out contiguous to the north outline of the property

formerly known as No. 2214 Mace Street, as shown on Plat 114-A-47A in the

Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective

date.

Sale of Property - the Former Beds of 2 10-Foot Alleys

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 parcels of land known as the

former beds of (1) a 10-foot alley laid out in the rear of the properties formerly

known as Nos. 2203 through 2227 North Howard Street and (2) a 10-foot alley laid

out contiguous to the north outline of the property formerly known as No. 2214

Mace Street and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special

effective date.

Sale of Property - Subterranean Rights Under Pleasant 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 a certain parcel of land known as the

subterranean rights under Pleasant Street, 23.35 feet east of St. Paul Place and

extending Easterly 26.00 feet and no longer needed for public use; and providing

for a special effective date.

Release of Right of Ways - (1) a 12-Foot Right of Way and (2) a Varying in

Width Right of Way Granted to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore

Through the Property of Pompeian, Inc.

FOR the purpose of authorizing the release and surrender by the Mayor and City

Council of Baltimore of all of its interests in and to (1) a 12-foot wide right of way

heretofore granted to the City of Baltimore through the property of Union Railroad

Company of Baltimore and the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, currently owned

by Pompeian, Inc., the location and course of the 12-foot wide right of way to be

released being shown on Plat B.S.20-20589 prepared by the Department of Public

Works - Bureau of Sewers and (2) a varying in width right of way granted to the

City of Baltimore through the property of Pompeian, Inc., the location and course

of the varying in width right of way to be released being shown on Plat

R.W.20-36189 prepared by the Survey Control Section; and providing for a special

effective date.

Westport Waterfront Development District

FOR the purpose of designating a "development district" to be known as the

"Westport Waterfront Development District"; providing for and determining

various matters in connection with the establishment of the development district;

creating a special, tax increment fund for the development district; allocating

certain property taxes to that fund; making certain findings and determinations;

providing for a special effective date; and generally providing for matters relating

to the designation and operation of the development district and the establishment

and use of the special, tax increment fund to provide for the payment by or

reimbursement to the City for debt service which the City is obligated to pay or has

paid (whether such obligation is general or limited) on any special obligation bonds

or notes issued by the City or any "state obligations" issued in connection with the

development district, the replenishment of any reserve fund, and the payment of

certain expenses and administrative costs related to the operation of the

development district.

Westport Waterfront Special Taxing District

FOR the purpose of designating a "special taxing district" to be known as the

"Westport Waterfront Special Taxing District"; providing for and determining

various matters in connection with the establishment of the special taxing district;

creating a special fund for the special taxing district; providing for the levy of a

special tax on all taxable real and personal property located in the special taxing

district; providing for a special effective date; and generally providing for matters

relating to the designation and operation of the special taxing district, the

establishment and use of the special fund as well as authorizing the pledge of the

special tax revenues to the payment by or reimbursement to the City for debt

service or related costs which the City is obligated to pay or has paid (whether such

obligation is general or limited) on any special obligation bonds or notes issued by

the City or any "state obligations" issued in connection with the special taxing

district, the replenishment of any reserve fund, and the payment of certain expenses

and administrative costs related to the operation of the special taxing district.

State Obligations Pledge for Westport Waterfront Development

FOR the purpose of authorizing the pledge by the City of Tax Increment Revenues

and Special Tax Revenues (as such terms are defined herein), subject to

appropriation, to the payment of debt service on State Obligations (as defined

herein), issued from time to time and in one or more issues or series in an aggregate

principal amount not exceeding $160,000,000, the replenishment of any reserves

and the payment of certain expenses and administrative costs, for the purpose of

financing infrastructure improvements, including, without limitation, street and

road improvements, site removal, the acquisition of land, the construction of

buildings that will provide units of affordable housing and certain other

infrastructure improvements permitted by the Acts (as defined herein); authorizing

the execution and delivery by the City of a contribution agreement or other such

agreement providing for such pledge; authorizing the Board of Finance to specify,

prescribe, determine, provide for and approve the method and sources of such

pledge, the details, forms, documents or procedures in connection with such

pledge, and any other matters necessary or desirable in connection with such

pledge; and providing for a special effective date.

Urban Renewal - Hamilton Business Area - Amendment _

FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for the Hamilton Business

Area to specify uses to be allowed, not allowed, regulated, conditioned, or

otherwise limited in a certain land use area, clarifying certain language, and

conforming certain references; 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.

Urban Renewal - Park Heights - Renewal Area Designation and Urban

Renewal Plan

FOR the purpose of repealing the existing Park Heights Urban Renewal Plan and

replacing it by designating as a "Renewal Area" an area situated in Baltimore City,

Maryland known as Park Heights, bounded generally by Druid Park Drive on the

south, Wabash Avenue on the west, Northern Parkway on the north, and

Greenspring Avenue on the east; approving a Renewal Plan for Park Heights;

establishing the objectives of the Plan; establishing permitted land uses in the

Renewal Area; providing that where there may be a conflict between the provisions

of the Renewal Plan and the provisions of any Planned Unit Development, the

provisions of the Planned Unit Development control; authorizing the acquisition by

purchase or by condemnation of any properties needed for urban renewal purposes;

providing that the Department of Housing and Community Development may

demolish, sell, or lease acquired properties; creating disposition lots and providing

for controls on specific lots; providing that streets and alleys within the disposition

lots may be sold in whole or in part consistent with the redevelopment of the lots;

providing that scattered City-owned sites within the Renewal Area may be sold or

leased for development or rehabilitation; providing that properties identified as

"Public""may not be sold; providing for review by the Department of Housing and

Community Development of development or rehabilitation plans in the Renewal

Area with respect to their conformance with the provisions of the Renewal Plan;

providing that the provisions of the Zoning Code apply to the properties in the

Project Area; providing for the term of the Plan; establishing procedures for

amending the Plan; approving appendices and exhibits to the Plan; waiving certain

content and procedural requirements; making the provisions of this Ordinance

severable; and providing for the application of this Ordinance in conjunction with

certain other ordinances.

City Council President (Administration)

REPORTED FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT

Urban Renewal Plan - Uplands (Corrective)

FOR the purpose of amending Ordinance 04-887 to correct, clarify, and conform

certain language that was inadvertently omitted.

City Council President (Administration)

Third Reader (to be held one meeting)

Planned Unit Development - Designation - Mt. Washington Mill

FOR the purpose of repealing the existing Development Plan for the Mt.

Washington Mill Planned Unit Development and approving a new Development

Plan for the Mt. Washington Mill Planned Unit Development.

Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector

Planned Unit Development - Designation - The State Center - Transit Oriented

Development Business Planned Unit Development

FOR the purpose of approving the application of the State of Maryland (the

"State") and the City of Baltimore (the "City"), owners of certain property located

in and around the State Center area, including 1100 North Eutaw Street (Block 459,

Lot 1), "No address" (Block 459, Lot 2), "No address" (Block 459, Lot 3), 300

West Preston Street (Block 460, Lot 1), "No address" (Block 460, Lot 2), 231 29th

Division Street (Block 460, Lot 3), 301 West Preston Street (Block 478, Lot 1), 201

West Preston Street (Block 478, Lot 2), and "Armory Parking Lot North" and

"Armory Parking Lot East" comprising 1.70 acres (No Block or Lot, but

constituting Rights-of-Way), respectively, (collectively, the "State Center" or the

"Property"), consisting of approximately 32.65 acres of land, streets and open space

inclusive, more or less, to have the State Center designated a Business Planned

Unit Development; and approving the Development Plan submitted by the State

and City.