Monday, June 15, 2009
3:00 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
Dr. Errol T. Stoddart, Senior Pastor, Miracle Temple Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Approval of the Journal
June 8, 2009
Communications from the Mayor
Bills Signed by the Mayor
Bills Introduced
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Zoning - Conditional Use Parking, Open Off-Street Area - the Properties to be |
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Known as 1731 North Gay Street (Block 1462, Lot 1) and 1650 North |
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Patterson Park Avenue (Block 1462, Lot 20A) |
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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 properties to |
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be known as 1731 North Gay Street (Block 1462, Lot 1) and 1650 North Patterson |
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Park Avenue (Block 1462, Lot 20A), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat. |
09-0350
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Department of Housing and Community Development |
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE |
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Zoning - Conditional Use - Amending Ordinance 03-546 |
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FOR the purpose of amending Ordinance 03-546 to expand the boundaries of the |
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parking, open off-street area at 3010 East Northern Parkway to include the property |
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known as 3012 East Northern Parkway; and providing for a new Site Plan to reflect |
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this change. |
09-0351
Robert W. Curran
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At the request of: 3010 East Northern Parkway, LLC and Mintz Realty, LLC, c/o Azrael, |
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Gann and Franz, LLP |
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE |
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Environmental Citations - Penalties |
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FOR the purpose of precluding the penalties for certain environmental offenses |
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from creating liens on residential property; and generally relating to the |
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enforcement of environmental citations. |
09-0352
Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Warren Branch, Bill Henry and Mary Pat Clarke
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Commercial Vehicles - Stopping by Residence |
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FOR the purpose of qualifying an exception to the prohibition against commercial |
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vehicles being left parked, standing, or stopped near residences; requiring a certain |
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notice and providing for verification before issuing a citation; and generally |
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relating to parking, standing, and stopping regulations. |
09-0353
Bill Henry, James B. Kraft, Warren Branch and Mary Pat Clarke
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Stopping, Standing, or Parking Citations - Request for Nolle Prosequi |
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FOR the purpose of modifying the local law governing the invalidation or |
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cancellation of stopping, standing, or parking citations to conform to the |
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requirements of State law; authorizing the Director of Transportation to request the |
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State’s Attorney to nolle prosequi stopping, standing, or parking citations under |
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certain circumstances, subject to certain limitations and requirements; and |
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generally relating to the administration of stopping, standing, and parking |
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violations. |
09-0354
Bill Henry, Warren Branch, James B. Kraft and Mary Pat Clarke
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Open-Flame Cooking Devices - Limitations |
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FOR the purpose of extending the prohibition against using open-flame cooking |
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devices on or near combustible construction to apply to attached and semi-detached |
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dwellings. |
09-0355
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Agnes Welch, Warren Branch, James B. Kraft, Nicholas C. D'Adamo and |
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Mary Pat Clarke |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
Resolutions Introduced
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Informational Hearing - Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and the |
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Baltimore Police Department - Cause of Death |
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FOR the purpose of inviting the Chief Medical Examiner to report to the City |
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Council on the number of persons in Baltimore City whose cause of death remains |
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undetermined each year and requesting the Baltimore Police Commissioner to |
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explain the Department’s involvement in the classification of deaths that are the |
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subject of police investigation. |
09-0134R
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Belinda K. Conaway, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Bill Henry, Warren Branch, |
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James B. Kraft, Nicholas C. D'Adamo and Mary Pat Clarke |
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PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE |
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Informational Hearing - Vacant Property Security, Inc. |
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FOR the purpose of inviting the Regional Sales Manager of Baltimore-Washington |
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Vacant Property Security, Inc., to make a presentation to the City Council on |
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services to provide temporary security for vacant and abandoned properties that the |
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company offers. |
09-0135R
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Bill Henry, William H. Cole, IV, Warren Branch, James B. Kraft, Nicholas |
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C. D'Adamo, Sharon Green Middleton, Mary Pat Clarke and Edward L. |
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Reisinger |
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE |
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Investigative Hearing - Urban Modular Home Factory |
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FOR the purpose of scheduling an investigative hearing on the feasibility of |
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Baltimore City creating and operating an urban modular home factory; requesting |
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the Commissioner of Housing to explore the efficacy of modular homes in urban |
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areas; and asking the Director of Finance to determine the fiscal impact of the City |
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entering into the modular home building arena. |
09-0136R
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Bill Henry, William H. Cole, IV, Warren Branch, James B. Kraft, Nicholas |
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C. D'Adamo, Sharon Green Middleton, Edward L. Reisinger and Mary Pat |
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Clarke |
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE |
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The Baltimore City Youth Development Task Force |
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FOR the purpose of establishing a citywide task force to work with the Department |
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of Recreation and Parks, the Enoch Pratt Free Library, the Mayor’s Office of |
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Employment Development, and the Family League to provide substantive direction |
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on how best to expand and allocate resources being spent on positive |
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youth-centered activities for Baltimore’s communities. |
09-0137R
Bill Henry, Mary Pat Clarke, Warren Branch and Nicholas C. D'Adamo
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
Consent Calendar
(See Section A at back of Agenda)
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Second Reader
Executive Appointments
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Member - Board of Recreation and Parks - 7th District |
EA09-0169
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Board of Recreation and Parks |
EA09-0170
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Board of Recreation and Parks - 11th District |
EA09-0171
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Board of Recreation and Parks - 6th District |
EA09-0172
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Board of Recreation and Parks - 14th District |
EA09-0174
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Board of Recreation and Parks - 11th District |
EA09-0175
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Commission on Aging and Retirement Education - 6th District |
EA09-0176
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Youth Commission - 12th District |
EA09-0177
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
Budget and Appropriations
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Supplementary Special Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of |
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Transportation - $3,021,730 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Special Fund Operating |
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Appropriation in the amount of $3,021,730 to the Department of Transportation - |
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Program 234 (Transit and Marine Services), to provide funding for the operation of |
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a Downtown Circulator system; and providing for a special effective date. |
09-0277
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE
Judiciary and Legislative Investigations
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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 |
REPORTED FAVORABLE
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Informational Hearing - Department of Transportation - Increase in Towing |
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Fees |
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FOR the purpose of requesting the Director of Transportation to report to the City |
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Council on the proposed increase in towing fees; the rationale for the increase as |
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based on fuel utility and operational costs; the possible effect the increases will |
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have on the general public’s ability to reclaim towed vehicles in a timely fashion; |
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and the possibility that the increases will result in an increase in the number of |
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vehicles that are abandoned in towing storage facilities. |
09-0127R
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Robert W. Curran, James B. Kraft, Bill Henry, William H. Cole, IV, Mary |
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Pat Clarke and Helen L. Holton |
REPORTED FAVORABLE
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Illegal Dumping - Penalties - Enforcement |
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FOR the purpose of adding to the penalties for and otherwise enhancing the |
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enforcement of the provisions governing waste disposal; authorizing the Health |
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Commissioner to abate violations and collect costs, expenses, and penalties from |
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the persons responsible; establishing a reward program for persons who provide |
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information that leads to a finding of illegal dumping; requiring contracts awarded |
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by the City to specify illegal dumping as constituting a breach of contract; |
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conforming related provisions; and generally relating to the disposal of waste and |
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other material. |
08-0214
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President Rawlings-Blake, Sharon Green Middleton, Bernard C. 'Jack' |
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Young, Robert W. Curran, Warren Branch, Helen L. Holton, William H. |
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Cole, IV, Bill Henry, Edward L. Reisinger, James B. Kraft, Nicholas C. |
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D'Adamo, Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector, Agnes Welch, Mary Pat Clarke and |
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Belinda K. Conaway |
REPORTED FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT
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Third Reader
Third Reader (for final passage)
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City Streets - Opening - 2 10-Foot Alleys |
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FOR the purpose of condemning and opening (1) a 10-foot alley laid out in the rear |
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of the properties formerly known as Nos. 2203-2227 North Howard Street and (2) a |
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10-foot alley laid out contiguous to the north outline of the property formerly |
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known as No. 2214 Mace Street, as shown on Plat 114-A-47 in the Office of the |
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Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. |
08-0237
City Council President (Administration)
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City Streets - Closing - 2 10-Foot Alleys |
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FOR the purpose of condemning and closing (1) a 10-foot alley laid out in the rear |
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of the properties formerly known as Nos. 2203 through 2227 North Howard Street |
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and (2) a 10-foot alley laid out contiguous to the north outline of the property |
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formerly known as No. 2214 Mace Street, as shown on Plat 114-A-47A in the |
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Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective |
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date. |
08-0238
City Council President (Administration)
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Release of Right of Ways - (1) a 12-Foot Right of Way and (2) a Varying in |
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Width Right of Way Granted to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore |
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Through the Property of Pompeian, Inc. |
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FOR the purpose of authorizing the release and surrender by the Mayor and City |
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Council of Baltimore of all of its interests in and to (1) a 12-foot wide right of way |
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heretofore granted to the City of Baltimore through the property of Union Railroad |
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Company of Baltimore and the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, currently owned |
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by Pompeian, Inc., the location and course of the 12-foot wide right of way to be |
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released being shown on Plat B.S.20-20589 prepared by the Department of Public |
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Works - Bureau of Sewers and (2) a varying in width right of way granted to the |
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City of Baltimore through the property of Pompeian, Inc., the location and course |
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of the varying in width right of way to be released being shown on Plat |
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R.W.20-36189 prepared by the Survey Control Section; and providing for a special |
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effective date. |
08-0243
City Council President (Administration)
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City Streets - Closing - A 15-Foot Alley |
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FOR the purpose of condemning and closing a 15-foot alley laid out in the rear of |
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the properties known as Nos. 2501/2507 through 2511/2517 Eutaw Place, |
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extending from Chauncey Avenue, Northwesterly 108.0 feet, more or less, to the |
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southeast side of a 15-foot alley laid out in the rear of the properties known as Nos. |
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914 through 934 Chauncey Avenue, as shown on Plat 316-C-1 in the Office of the |
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Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. |
09-0280
City Council President (Administration)
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City Streets - Closing - Hawkins Point Road |
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FOR the purpose of condemning and closing Hawkins Point Road, extending from |
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Fort Armistead Road Southwesterly 449.8 feet, more or less, to an access ramp to |
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northbound Interstate Route No. 695, as shown on Plat 114-A-50 in the Office of |
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the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. |
09-0282
City Council President (Administration)
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Downtown Management District - Adjustment of Boundaries |
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FOR the purpose of extending the Downtown Management District to encompass |
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an area bounded by Franklin Street to the north, Howard Street to the east, Saratoga |
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Street to the south, and Eutaw Street to the west, as well as properties fronting on |
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the west side of Eutaw Street; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related |
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language; making this Ordinance subject to a certain contingency; and generally |
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related to the Downtown Management District and Authority. |
09-0293
William H. Cole, IV and Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector
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City Streets - Closing - Oakhill Avenue |
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FOR the purpose of condemning and closing Oakhill Avenue, extending from 20th |
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Street, Northerly 90.0 feet, more or less, to the south side of a 15-foot alley laid out |
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in the rear of the properties known as 800 through 928 East 20th Street, as shown |
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on Plat 190-A-27 in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing |
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for a special effective date. |
09-0296
City Council President (Administration)
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City Streets - Opening - Hunter Street |
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FOR the purpose of condemning and opening Hunter Street, extending from the |
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north side of a 10-foot alley, laid out in the rear of the properties known as 210 |
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through 218/220-222 East Preston Street, Northerly 94.1 feet, more or less, to the |
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south side of a 7-foot alley, laid out in the rear of the properties known as 209 |
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through 217 East Mount Royal Avenue, as shown on Plat 338-A-21 in the Office of |
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the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. |
09-0298
City Council President (Administration)
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City Streets - Closing - Hunter Street |
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FOR the purpose of condemning and closing Hunter Street, extending from the |
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north side of a 10-foot alley, laid out in the rear of the properties known as 210 |
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through 218/220-222 East Preston Street, Northerly 94.1 feet, more or less, to the |
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south side of a 7-foot alley, laid out in the rear of the properties known as 209 |
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through 217 East Mount Royal Avenue, as shown on Plat 338-A-21A in the Office |
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of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. |
09-0299
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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revise an exhibit to reflect land use changes in the Plan; waiving certain content |
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and procedural requirements; making the provisions of this Ordinance severable; |
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providing for the application of this Ordinance in conjunction with certain other |
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ordinances; and providing for a special effective date. |
09-0329
City Council President (Administration)
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Zoning - Video Lottery Facilities |
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FOR the purpose of allowing a video lottery facility as a permitted use in certain |
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districts; defining certain terms; and providing for a special effective date. |
09-0330
City Council President (Administration)
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Newly Constructed Dwellings - Property Tax Credit - Reauthorization |
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FOR the purpose of reauthorizing and extending for a certain period the property |
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tax credit for newly constructed dwellings; redefining certain terms; providing for |
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two application periods; establishing a one-time amnesty period for certain |
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qualified owners who previously failed to apply timely; repealing certain obsolete |
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provisions; and generally relating to a property tax credit for newly constructed |
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dwellings. |
09-0331
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President Rawlings-Blake, James B. Kraft, Bill Henry, Mary Pat Clarke, |
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Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Sharon Green Middleton, |
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Helen L. Holton, Robert W. Curran, William H. Cole, IV, Agnes Welch, |
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Edward L. Reisinger, Warren Branch, Belinda K. Conaway and Rochelle |
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'Rikki' Spector |
Committee Announcements
Announcements
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THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL |
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WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, JUNE 15, 2009, AT 5:00 P.M. |
Adjournment
Cable Hearing Schedule
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2009 AT 5:00 P.M. |
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Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee, Councilmember Holton - Chair |
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09-0261 - Land Bank Authority |
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2009 AT 5:00 P.M. |
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Urban Affairs and Aging Committee, Councilmember Welch - Chair |
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09-0313 - Urban Renewal - Uplands - Amendment |
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Land Use and Transportation Committee, Councilmember Reisinger - Chair |
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09-0314 - Rezoning - Certain Properties in the Uplands Renewal Area |
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09-0315 - Planned Unit Development - Designation - Uplands |
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MONDAY, JUNE 29, 2009 AT 5:00 P.M. |
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Public Safety and Health Committee, Councilmember Young - Chair |
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09-0122R - Informational Hearing - The Housing Authority of Baltimore City |
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2009 AT 5:00 P.M. |
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Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee, Councilmember Holton - Chair |
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08-0049R - A Request for Constructive Change - Budgeting for Outcomes |