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

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, Edward L. Reisinger, James B. Kraft, Nicholas C.

D'Adamo, Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector, Agnes Welch, Mary Pat Clarke and

Belinda K. Conaway

Sale of Property - the Former Bed of Diamond 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

former bed of Diamond Street, extending from Fayette Street, northerly 195.2 feet,

more or less, and no longer needed for public use; 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.

City Council President (Administration)

Baltimore City Landmark List - President Street Station

FOR the purpose of designating the President Street Station, 601 President

Street/801 Fleet Street, as a historical landmark.

City Council President (Administration)

Supplementary Special Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of

Transportation - $3,021,730

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Special Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $3,021,730 to the Department of Transportation -

Program 234 (Transit and Marine Services), to provide funding for the operation of

a Downtown Circulator system; and providing for a special effective date.

City Council President (Administration)

City Streets - Closing - A 15-Foot Alley

FOR the purpose of condemning and closing a 15-foot alley laid out in the rear of

the properties known as Nos. 2501/2507 through 2511/2517 Eutaw Place,

extending from Chauncey Avenue, Northwesterly 108.0 feet, more or less, to the

southeast side of a 15-foot alley laid out in the rear of the properties known as Nos.

914 through 934 Chauncey Avenue, as shown on Plat 316-C-1 in the Office of the

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

City Council President (Administration)

City Streets - Closing - Hawkins Point Road

FOR the purpose of condemning and closing Hawkins Point Road, extending from

Fort Armistead Road Southwesterly 449.8 feet, more or less, to an access ramp to

northbound Interstate Route No. 695, as shown on Plat 114-A-50 in the Office of

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

City Council President (Administration)

Planned Unit Development - Amendment 1 - Chesapeake Paperboard

FOR the purpose of approving certain amendments to the Development Plan of the

Chesapeake Paperboard Planned Unit Development.

Downtown Management District - Adjustment of Boundaries

FOR the purpose of extending the Downtown Management District to encompass

an area bounded by Franklin Street to the north, Howard Street to the east, Saratoga

Street to the south, and Eutaw Street to the west, as well as properties fronting on

the west side of Eutaw Street; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related

language; making this Ordinance subject to a certain contingency; and generally

related to the Downtown Management District and Authority.

City Streets - Closing - Oakhill Avenue

FOR the purpose of condemning and closing Oakhill Avenue, extending from 20th

Street, Northerly 90.0 feet, more or less, to the south side of a 15-foot alley laid out

in the rear of the properties known as 800 through 928 East 20th Street, as shown

on Plat 190-A-27 in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing

for a special effective date.

City Streets - Opening - Hunter Street

FOR the purpose of condemning and opening Hunter Street, extending from the

north side of a 10-foot alley, laid out in the rear of the properties known as 210

through 218/220-222 East Preston Street, Northerly 94.1 feet, more or less, to the

south side of a 7-foot alley, laid out in the rear of the properties known as 209

through 217 East Mount Royal Avenue, as shown on Plat 338-A-21 in the Office of

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

City Streets - Closing - Hunter Street

FOR the purpose of condemning and closing Hunter Street, extending from the

north side of a 10-foot alley, laid out in the rear of the properties known as 210

through 218/220-222 East Preston Street, Northerly 94.1 feet, more or less, to the

south side of a 7-foot alley, laid out in the rear of the properties known as 209

through 217 East Mount Royal Avenue, as shown on Plat 338-A-21A in the Office

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

Sale of Property - The Former Bed of Hunter 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

former bed of Hunter Street, extending from the north side of a 10-foot alley laid

out in the rear of the properties known as 210 through 218/220-222 East Preston

Street Northerly 94.1 feet, more or less, to the south side of a 7-foot alley laid out

in the rear of the properties known as 209 through 217 East Mount Royal Avenue

and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.

Zoning - Parking Lot District - Conditional Use Parking Lots - Block 3635,

Lots 17 and 17A

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

maintenance, and operation of open off-street parking areas on the properties

known as Block 3635, Lots 17 and 17A (WS Maryland Avenue SWC 26th Street

and ES North Howard Street SEC 26th Street), as outlined in red on the

accompanying plat.

Ordinance of Estimates for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2010

FOR the purpose of providing the appropriations estimated to be needed by each

agency of the City of Baltimore for operating programs and capital projects during

the fiscal 2010 year.

Annual Property Tax - Fiscal Year 2010

FOR the purpose of providing a tax for the use of the Mayor and City Council of

Baltimore for the period July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010; providing for

estimated billings pursuant to State law; and setting the semiannual payment

service charge for that period.

Operating Budget for the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners for

the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2010

FOR the purpose of approving the budget estimated to be needed for the Baltimore

City Board of School Commissioners for operating programs during Fiscal 2010:

providing for certification of the approved budget to the State Superintendent of

Schools; and providing for a special effective date.

Urban Renewal - Carroll Camden - Amendment _

FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Carroll Camden to

revise an exhibit to reflect land use changes in 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.

Newly Constructed Dwellings - Property Tax Credit - Reauthorization

FOR the purpose of reauthorizing and extending for a certain period the property

tax credit for newly constructed dwellings; redefining certain terms; providing for

two application periods; establishing a one-time amnesty period for certain

qualified owners who previously failed to apply timely; repealing certain obsolete

provisions; and generally relating to a property tax credit for newly constructed

dwellings.

President Rawlings-Blake, James B. Kraft, Bill Henry, Mary Pat Clarke,

Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Sharon Green Middleton,

Helen L. Holton, Robert W. Curran, William H. Cole, IV, Agnes Welch,

Edward L. Reisinger, Warren Branch, Belinda K. Conaway and Rochelle

'Rikki' Spector

General Fund Operating Appropriation Transfer - Department of Public

Works (Program 515 - Solid Waste Collection) to the Baltimore City Police

Department (Program 201 - Field Operations Bureau) - $3,546,000

FOR the purpose of transferring a General Fund Operating Appropriation in the

amount of $3,564,000 from the Department of Public Works - Program 515 (Solid

Waste Collection) to the Baltimore City Police Department - Program 201 (Field

Operations Bureau) to provide funding to pay for additional operating expenses in

Fiscal 2009; and providing for a special effective date.

Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Police Department -

$2,964,000

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $2,964,000 to the Police Department - Program 201

(Field Operations Bureau), to provide funding to pay for additional operating

expenses; and providing for a special effective date.

Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Public

Works - $550,000

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital

Appropriation in the amount of $550,000 to the Department of Public Works

(Account #9916-194-134), to provide funding for the removal of asbestos from

City-owned buildings; and providing for a special effective date.

Supplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of Housing

and Community Development - $145,672

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary State Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $145,672 to the Department of Housing and

Community Development - Program 119 (Neighborhood Service Centers), to

provide funding to pay for additional operating expenses; and providing for a

special effective date.

City Streets - Closing - Two Portions of Penn Street

FOR the purpose of condemning and closing (1) a portion of Penn Street, extending

from Lombard Street, North 02° 49' 40" West 346.42 feet to Redwood Street and

(2) a portion of Penn Street at a point on the east side thereof, distant North 02° 49'

40" West 107.33 feet from the north side of Lombard Street and extending North

02° 49' 40" West 239.09 feet, as shown on Plat 184-A-23A in the Office of the

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

Sale of Property - the Former Beds of Two Portions of Penn 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 parcels of land known as the

former beds of two portions of Penn Street and no longer needed for public use;

and providing for a special effective date.

City Streets - Closing - Certain Streets Lying Within the Uplands Apartment

Complex and Bounded by Edmondson Avenue, Athol Avenue, Pen-Lucy Road,

and Uplands Parkway

FOR the purpose of condemning and closing certain streets lying within the

Uplands Apartment Complex and bounded by Edmondson Avenue, Athol Avenue,

Pen-Lucy Road, and Uplands Parkway, as shown on Plat 342-A-13A in the Office

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

Sale of Property - The Former Beds of Certain Streets Lying Within the

Uplands Apartment Complex and Bounded by Edmondson Avenue, Athol

Avenue, Pen-Lucy Road and Uplands Parkway

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 certain streets lying within the Uplands Apartment Complex and

bounded by Edmondson Avenue, Athol Avenue, Pen-Lucy Road and Uplands

Parkway and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective

date.

Sale of Properties - 3322½-3328½ Woodland Avenue, 3400-3404 Woodland

Avenue, 4410 Pall Mall Road, and 4309-4311 Pimlico Road, and 4500-4504

Pimlico Road

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 properties known as

3322½-3328½ Woodland Avenue, 3400-3404 Woodland Avenue, 4410 Pall Mall

Road, 4309-4311 Pimlico Road, and 4500-4504 Pimlico Road and are no longer

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

Sale of Property - Portion of City Property - Poplar Hill Road - Baltimore

County

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 located in

Baltimore County in the vicinity of Poplar Hill Road and no longer needed for

public use; and providing for a special effective date.

Zoning - Noncomplying Rowhouses - Expansions

FOR the purpose of authorizing certain expansions of noncomplying attached or

semi-detached dwellings; establishing procedures and standards for the review,

approval, and disapproval of applications for expansion; authorizing the imposition

of conditions on the approval of an expansion; requiring compliance with those

conditions; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to

noncomplying attached or semi-detached dwellings.

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Designation of Baltimore

City Recovery Zone

FOR the purpose of designating a "recovery zone" in which the proceeds of

Recovery Zone Economic Development Bonds and Recovery Zone Facility Bonds

may be invested; making certain findings; and providing for a special effective

date.

Zoning - Junk or Scrap Storage and Yards - Critical Area Overlay District

FOR the purpose of defining "junk or scrap storage and yards" to clarify the scope

of that term; expressly prohibiting the storage of junk or scrap on barges, docks,

piers, and belt conveyor systems in the Critical Area Overlay District, but excepting

certain activities limited to unloading and loading; prohibiting construction- and

demolition-debris processing facilities in the Critical Area Overlay District; and

generally relating to prohibited and permitted uses in the Critical Area Overlay

District.

Carbon Monoxide Alarms - Installation

FOR the purpose of authorizing the installation of carbon monoxide alarms by

attachment to a ceiling, in accordance with certain standards; and providing for a

special effective date.

James B. Kraft, Bill Henry, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Robert W. Curran,

Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Edward L. Reisinger, Sharon Green Middleton,

Mary Pat Clarke, Agnes Welch, Warren Branch and William H. Cole, IV

Planned Unit Development - Designation - Irvington Knolls

FOR the purpose of repealing the existing Development Plan for the Irvington

Knolls Village Planned Unit Development and approving a new Development Plan

for the Irvington Knolls Planned Unit Development.

Urban Renewal - Park Heights - Amendment _

FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Park Heights to create a

new disposition lot, to amend Appendix A to add certain properties for clearance

and redevelopment, to amend Appendix B to add the new disposition lot, and to

revise certain exhibits to reflect the changes in 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.

Planned Unit Development - Designation - Union Mill

FOR the purpose of approving the application of Seawall Union Ave, LLC,

contract purchaser of certain property located at 1500 Union Avenue, to have that

property designated an Industrial Planned Unit Development; and approving the

Development Plan submitted by the applicant.

Food Service Facilities - Suspension or Nonrenewal of Licenses - Multiple or

Unpaid Citations

FOR the purpose of authorizing the suspension or nonrenewal of a license for a

food service facility that has received multiple environmental or civil citations or is

in default of an environmental or civil citation; requiring notice and an opportunity

to be heard; and generally relating to the licensing and regulation of food service

facilities.

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

Henry, Robert W. Curran, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, James B. Kraft,

Edward L. Reisinger, Warren Branch, Agnes Welch and William H. Cole,

Informational Hearing - Baltimore Substance Abuse Systems, Inc.

FOR the purpose of requesting the Interim President and CEO of Baltimore

Substance Abuse Treatment Systems, Inc. (BSAS) to report to the City Council on

the administration of the City’s substance abuse treatment system; the criteria

applied to determine recommendations for funding of treatment and prevention

programs; and the process involved in rescinding funding from participating service

providers.

Informational Hearing - Baltimore Police Department - Dismissal of

Misconduct Cases

FOR the purpose of inviting the Baltimore Police Commissioner to report to the

City Council on the recent mass dismissal of internal misconduct cases involving

city police officers and to explain the Police Department's procedures for handling

such discrimination cases and misconduct complaints.

Informational Hearing - Bon Secours Baltimore Health Systems

FOR the purpose of inviting the CEO of Bon Secours Baltimore Health Systems to

share with the City Council the current operational and fiscal status of the health

and social services corporation; and the forecast for the future continuation of

delivery of health care and human services to the some of the most needy residents

of Baltimore City.

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

Henry, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, James B. Kraft, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young,

Agnes Welch, Warren Branch, Edward L. Reisinger and William H. Cole,

Informational Hearing - The Park Heights Renaissance, Inc.

FOR the purpose of requesting the Commissioner of Housing and Community

Development and the CEO of Park Heights Renaissance, Inc., to report to the City

Council on the success of the Vacant Housing Initiative in marketing City-owned

vacant properties; to discuss the feasibility of expanding the program to include

privately-owned vacant houses; and the practicability of duplicating the program in

other Baltimore City neighborhoods endangered by a proliferation of vacant

houses.

Sharon Green Middleton, Mary Pat Clarke, Bill Henry, Bernard C. 'Jack'

Young, William H. Cole, IV, Agnes Welch, Robert W. Curran, James B.

Kraft, Belinda K. Conaway, Helen L. Holton, Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector and

Warren Branch

Metropolitan District of Baltimore County - Extension 160

FOR the purpose of consenting to and approving a petition to extend the

Metropolitan District of Baltimore County to a certain tract of land; and providing

for a special effective date.

Speed Monitoring Systems - Establishment

FOR the purpose of authorizing the certain speed monitoring systems, in certain

areas, and subject to certain standards, procedures, requirements, and limitations;

authorizing certain civil penalties for violations; defining certain terms; requiring

certain rules and regulations; mandating a certain period during which violations

may be enforced only by the issuance of warnings; and providing for a special

effective date.

Live Entertainment - Licensing and Regulation - Hospitality Services -

Promotion and Coordination

FOR the purpose of deleting live entertainment and dancing as a zoning use

category; requiring the licensing of certain establishments that provide live

entertainment or dancing; establishing the Board of Licenses for Live

Entertainment and providing for its powers and duties; establishing an Office of

Hospitality Services and providing for its powers and duties; defining certain terms;

imposing certain penalties; and generally relating to the licensing and regulation of

live entertainment and to the promotion and coordination of hospitality services.

Rezoning - Certain Properties in the Uplands Renewal Area

FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for certain properties in the Uplands

Renewal Area, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the R-6 Zoning

District to the R-5 Zoning District.

Planned Unit Development - Designation - Uplands

FOR the purpose of approving the application of the Mayor and City Council of

Baltimore and Uplands Visionaries, LLC, which are either the owner, potential

owner, developer and/or awardee of development rights for the properties listed on

Exhibit 1, attached to and made part of this Ordinance, together with certain

adjoining roads, highways, alleys, and rights-of-way (collectively, the "Property"),

to have the Property designated a Residential Planned Unit Development; and

approving the Development Plan submitted by the applicant.

Rezoning - 1500 Greenmount Avenue

FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 1500

Greenmount Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the

O-R-3-P Zoning District to the O-R-3 Zoning District.

A Request for Constructive Change - Budgeting for Outcomes

FOR the purpose of requesting the Director of Finance to present to the Mayor and

City Council a proposal to redefine the budget process in Baltimore City as a

system of outcome-based budgeting that accurately reflects the priorities of the City

residents whose tax dollars pay for City services.

Informational Hearing - Baltimore Economic Recovery Team

FOR the purpose of requesting the Co-Chairs of the Baltimore Economic Recovery

Team to report to the City Council on the procedures in place to monitor the funds

that Baltimore will receive through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act;

to present a list of stimulus activities presently determined eligible for funding; to

share how these projects and programs will serve Baltimore in the present and the

future; and to submit a schedule of regular reports planned for updates to the City

Council on BERT activities.

President Rawlings-Blake, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Robert W. Curran,

Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, William H. Cole, IV, James B. Kraft, Helen L.

Holton, Warren Branch, Sharon Green Middleton, Agnes Welch, Bill

Henry, Belinda K. Conaway, Edward L. Reisinger and Mary Pat Clarke

Fire and Police Employees' Retirement System - Benefits

FOR the purpose of amending provisions of the Fire and Police Employees'

Retirement System law pertaining to the Deferred Retirement Option Plan

("DROP") benefits; clarifying, correcting, and conforming certain technical

provisions of the existing DROP benefits law; discontinuing the current DROP

benefit structure for all System members not yet eligible for DROP participation

and establishing a new DROP 2 benefit structure for System members; providing

for certain tests to be conducted to determine the savings to the City of enacting the

DROP 2 benefit; giving the City the option to modify or terminate the DROP 2

benefit under certain conditions; clarifying, correcting, and conforming certain

provisions; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the Fire

and Police Employees' Retirement System of the City of Baltimore.

Urban Renewal - Uplands - Amendment _

FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Uplands to revise the

Land Use Plan for residential uses permitted under a certain zoning district;

clarifying certain references and language; amending Appendix B to provide that

where there may be a conflict between the provisions of the Renewal Plan and the

provisions of any Planned Unit Development in the Renewal Area, the provisions

of the Renewal Plan control; modifying certain design guidelines of Appendix B;

and replacing certain Exhibits; 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 - Greenmount West - Amendment _

FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Greenmount West to

amend certain exhibits to reflect the change of zoning, upon approval by separate

ordinance, for the property known as 1500 Greenmount Avenue; 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.