Monday, October 26, 2009
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
The Reverend Dr. Melvin B. Tuggle II, Pastor,Garden of Prayer Baptist Church
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Showcase Baltimore
Iye P. Kamara and Kristin Marcantonio, DOVE Project
Approval of the Journal
October 19, 2009
Communications from the Mayor
Executive Appointments - Withdrawn
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Member - Commission on HIV/AIDS for Baltimore City - 4th District |
EA09-0191
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Member - Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation - 5th District |
EA09-0206
Bills Introduced
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Rezoning - A portion of 6130 O’Donnell Street (Block 6694, Lot 001) |
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FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for a portion of the property known as |
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6130 O’Donnell Street (Block 6694, Lot 001), as outlined in red on the |
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accompanying plat, from the M-2-1 Zoning District to the R-6 Zoning District. |
09-0414
James B. Kraft
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At the request of: Oheb Shalom Congregation, c/o Jeffrey Scherr, Kramon and Graham |
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE |
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Zoning - Conditional Use Parking, Open Off-Street Area - 3718-3720 Gwynn |
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Oak Avenue |
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FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, |
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maintenance, and operation of a parking, open off-street area on the property |
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known as 3718-3720 Gwynn Oak Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying |
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plat. |
09-0415
Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector
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At the request of: Gwynn Oak Islamic Community Company, c/o Rod Shakiba, UECI |
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE |
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Environmental and Civil Citations - Notice Requirements |
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FOR the purpose of repealing certain "override" provisions that allow an |
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environmental citation or a civil citation to be issued without the notice otherwise |
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required by the law establishing the violation being cited; conforming related |
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provisions; and generally relating to the use of environmental and civil citations for |
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various offenses. |
09-0416
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Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector, Sharon Green Middleton, Warren Branch, Mary |
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Pat Clarke and Agnes Welch |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
Resolutions Introduced
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Investigative Hearing - The Jury Service Selection Process in Baltimore City |
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FOR the purpose of requesting the Executive Director of the Department of |
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Judicial Information Systems, the Jury Commissioner, and the Jury Judge of the |
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Baltimore City Circuit Court to report to the City Council on the jury selection |
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process in Baltimore City; to explain the genesis of lists of City residents qualified |
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for jury duty; to authenticate the timeliness and accuracy of the lists; and to address |
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the assertions that some citizens are called upon repeatedly to serve as jurors while |
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others are not ever or are rarely called upon to perform their civic duty. |
09-0168R
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Belinda K. Conaway, William H. Cole, IV, Sharon Green Middleton, Agnes |
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Welch, James B. Kraft, Mary Pat Clarke and Robert W. Curran |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
Consent Calendar
(See Section A at back of Agenda)
2R
Second Reader
Executive Appointments
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Member - Commission on HIV/AIDS for Baltimore City - 11th District |
EA09-0197
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation - 11th District |
EA09-0201
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation - 7th District |
EA09-0202
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation - 14th District |
EA09-0204
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation - 1st District |
EA09-0205
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation - 11th District |
EA09-0207
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Veterans Commission - 12th District |
EA09-0208
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
Land Use and Transportation
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Rezoning - Properties in Canton |
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FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for certain properties in the Canton area: |
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as outlined in blue on the accompanying plats, from the B-1-2 Zoning District to |
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the R-8 Zoning District; as outlined in yellow on the accompanying plats from the |
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B-1-3 Zoning District to the R-8 Zoning District; as outlined in red on the |
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accompanying plats, from the B-2-2 Zoning District to the R-8 Zoning District; as |
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outlined in purple on the accompanying plats, from the B-2-3 Zoning District to the |
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R-8 Zoning District; as outlined in turquoise on the accompanying plats, from the |
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B-2-3/B-1-3 Zoning Districts to the R-8 Zoning District; as outlined in green on the |
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accompanying plats, from the B-3-2 Zoning District to the R-8 Zoning District; as |
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outlined in brown on the accompanying plats, from the M-2-2 Zoning District to |
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the B-2-2 Zoning District; as outlined in orange on the accompanying plats, from |
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the M-3 Zoning District to the B-2-2 Zoning District; and as outlined in pink on the |
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accompanying plats, from the R-8 Zoning District to the B-1-2 Zoning District. |
08-0157
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT
3R
Third Reader
Third Reader (for final passage)
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Repeal of Franchise - Private Bridgeway Above and Across the Bed of Hunter |
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Street |
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FOR the purpose of repealing Ordinance 05-31, approved May 16, 2005, which |
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granted permission to Printers’ Square Apartments Limited Partnership, to use and |
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maintain a private enclosed bridgeway above and across the Hunter Street |
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right-of-way; and providing for a special effective date. |
09-0334
City Council President (Administration)
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Repeal of Franchise - Private Bridgeway Above and Across the Bed of Hunter |
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Street |
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FOR the purpose of repealing Ordinance No. 05-32, approved May 16, 2005, which |
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granted permission to Printers’ Square Apartments Limited Partnership, to use and |
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maintain a private enclosed 2-story bridgeway above and across the Hunter Street |
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right-of-way; and providing for a special effective date. |
09-0335
City Council President (Administration)
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City Streets - Closing - Certain Streets Lying Within the Uplands Apartment |
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Complex and Bounded by Edmondson Avenue, Athol Avenue, Pen-Lucy Road, |
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and Uplands Parkway |
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FOR the purpose of condemning and closing certain streets lying within the |
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Uplands Apartment Complex and bounded by Edmondson Avenue, Athol Avenue, |
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Pen-Lucy Road, and Uplands Parkway, as shown on Plat 342-A-13A in the Office |
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of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. |
09-0362
City Council President (Administration)
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Sale of Properties - 3322½-3328½ Woodland Avenue, 3400-3404 Woodland |
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Avenue, 4410 Pall Mall Road, and 4309-4311 Pimlico Road, and 4500-4504 |
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Pimlico Road |
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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 properties known as |
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3322½-3328½ Woodland Avenue, 3400-3404 Woodland Avenue, 4410 Pall Mall |
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Road, 4309-4311 Pimlico Road, and 4500-4504 Pimlico Road and are no longer |
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needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date. |
09-0364
City Council President (Administration)
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Sale of Property - Portion of City Property - Poplar Hill Road - Baltimore |
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County |
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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 parcels of land located in |
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Baltimore County in the vicinity of Poplar Hill Road and no longer needed for |
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public use; and providing for a special effective date. |
09-0365
City Council President (Administration)
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Planned Unit Development - Designation - Union Mill |
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FOR the purpose of approving the application of Seawall Union Ave, LLC, |
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contract purchaser of certain property located at 1500 Union Avenue, to have that |
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property designated an Industrial Planned Unit Development; and approving the |
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Development Plan submitted by the applicant. |
09-0372
Belinda K. Conaway
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Food Service Facilities - Suspension or Nonrenewal of Licenses - Multiple or |
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Unpaid Citations |
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FOR the purpose of authorizing the suspension or nonrenewal of a license for a |
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food service facility that has received multiple environmental or civil citations or is |
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in default of an environmental or civil citation; requiring notice and an opportunity |
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to be heard; and generally relating to the licensing and regulation of food service |
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facilities. |
09-0373
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President Rawlings-Blake, Mary Pat Clarke, Sharon Green Middleton, Bill |
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Henry, Robert W. Curran, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, James B. Kraft, |
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Edward L. Reisinger, Warren Branch, Agnes Welch, William H. Cole, IV, |
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Helen L. Holton, Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector and Belinda K. Conaway |
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Zoning - Conditional Uses - Suspension, Revocation, etc. |
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FOR the purpose of authorizing the nonrenewal, modification, suspension, or |
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revocation of a conditional use for failure to comply with a condition, restriction, or |
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limitation imposed on that use; providing for the automatic lapse of a conditional |
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use that has been discontinued for a certain continuous period; authorizing the grant |
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of a conditional use subject to a time limit and periodic renewal; and generally |
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relating to the imposition and enforcement of conditions, restrictions, and |
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limitations on conditional uses. |
09-0387
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Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector, President Rawlings-Blake, Helen L. Holton, Bill |
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Henry, Sharon Green Middleton, James B. Kraft, Robert W. Curran, |
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Belinda K. Conaway, Agnes Welch, Mary Pat Clarke, Edward L. |
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Reisinger, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young and William H. Cole, IV |
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October 5, 2009 - United Nations World Habitat Day |
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FOR the purpose of celebrating World Habitat Day and endorsing the United |
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Nations' mission to encourage the world to reflect on the state of human |
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settlements, the basic right to adequate shelter for all, and our collective |
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responsibility for the future of human habitat; and providing for a special effective |
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date. |
09-0407
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Helen L. Holton, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, James B. Kraft, William H. Cole, |
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IV, Sharon Green Middleton, Bill Henry, Mary Pat Clarke, Warren Branch, |
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Agnes Welch, Belinda K. Conaway and Robert W. Curran |
Committee Announcements
Announcements
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THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL |
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WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2009, AT 5:00 P.M. |
Adjournment
Cable Hearing Schedule
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2009 AT 5:00 P.M. |
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Public Safety and Health Committee, Councilmember Young - Chair |
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09-0130R - Informational Hearing - The Status of Baltimore City's Gang Violence Reduction |
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Activities |
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09-0146R - Investigative Hearing - Baltimore City Auxiliary Police Unit |
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2009 AT 5:00 P.M. |
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Public Safety and Health Committee, Councilmember Young - Chair |
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08-0048R - Request for State Legislation - Child Tracking System |
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2009 AT 5:00 P.M. |
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Urban Affairs and Aging Committee, Councilmember Welch - Chair |
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09-0109R - Informational Hearing - BGE - Service to Low Income Customers |
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2009 AT 5:00 P.M. |
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Judiciary and Legislative Investigations Committee, Councilmember Kraft - Chair |
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LO09-0051 - Baltimore Development Corporation |