Monday, September 14, 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
Pastor Billy Humphrey, Brooklyn Church of God
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Showcase Baltimore
Luis Borunda, President and CEO, U.S. Hispanic Youth Entrepreneur Education
Approval of the Journal
August 10, 2009
Communications from the Mayor
Bills Signed by the Mayor
August 17, 2009
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Metropolitan District of Baltimore County - Extension 160 |
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FOR the purpose of consenting to and approving a petition to extend the |
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Metropolitan District of Baltimore County to a certain tract of land; and providing |
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for a special effective date. |
09-0287
City Council President (Administration)
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City Property - Naming the Pavilion in Clifton Park to be the Councilwoman |
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Rita R. Church Pavilion and Recreation Center |
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FOR the purpose of naming the pavilion in Clifton Park, located on the southwest |
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side of Saint Lo Drive between Harford Road and Sinclair Lane in Block 4199, Lot |
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001, more definitely described as 900 feet, more or less, southeast from the |
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intersection of Saint Lo Drive and Harford Road, to be the Councilwoman Rita R. |
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Church Pavilion and Recreation Center. |
09-0312
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Mary Pat Clarke, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, President Rawlings-Blake, |
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Robert W. Curran, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Helen L. Holton, James B. |
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Kraft, Warren Branch, Bill Henry, Belinda K. Conaway, Agnes Welch, |
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Sharon Green Middleton, William H. Cole, IV, Edward L. Reisinger and |
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Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector |
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Urban Renewal - Uplands - Amendment _ |
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FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Uplands to revise the |
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Land Use Plan for residential uses permitted under a certain zoning district; |
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clarifying certain references and language; amending Appendix B to provide that |
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where there may be a conflict between the provisions of the Renewal Plan and the |
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provisions of any Planned Unit Development in the Renewal Area, the provisions |
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of the Renewal Plan control; modifying certain design guidelines of Appendix B; |
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and replacing certain Exhibits; waiving certain content and procedural |
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requirements; making the provisions of this Ordinance severable; providing for the |
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application of this Ordinance in conjunction with certain other ordinances; and |
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providing for a special effective date. |
09-0313
President Rawlings-Blake
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Urban Renewal - Greenmount West - Amendment _ |
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FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Greenmount West to |
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amend certain exhibits to reflect the change of zoning, upon approval by separate |
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ordinance, for the property known as 1500 Greenmount Avenue; waiving certain |
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content and procedural requirements; making the provisions of this Ordinance |
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severable; providing for the application of this Ordinance in conjunction with |
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certain other ordinances; and providing for a special effective date. |
09-0317
Bernard C. 'Jack' Young and Warren Branch
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Speed Monitoring Systems - Establishment |
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FOR the purpose of authorizing the certain speed monitoring systems, in certain |
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areas, and subject to certain standards, procedures, requirements, and limitations; |
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authorizing certain civil penalties for violations; defining certain terms; requiring |
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certain rules and regulations; mandating a certain period during which violations |
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may be enforced only by the issuance of warnings; and providing for a special |
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effective date. |
09-0342
City Council President (Administration)
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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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FOR the purpose of expressing support for the efforts of Baltimore Racing |
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Development, LLC, to develop and conduct the Baltimore Grand Prix; designating |
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Baltimore Racing Development, LLC, as the sole entity authorized to develop and |
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conduct the Baltimore Grand Prix; and providing for a special effective date. |
09-0390
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William H. Cole, IV, President Rawlings-Blake, Bill Henry, Sharon Green |
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Middleton, Robert W. Curran, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Agnes Welch, |
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Belinda K. Conaway, James B. Kraft, Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector, Edward L. |
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Reisinger, Helen L. Holton and Warren Branch |
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In Support of Federal Legislation - Comprehensive Health Reform |
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FOR the purpose of joining the National Association of Counties (NACo) in urging |
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the Honorable Members of the 111th Congress of the United States to enact |
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comprehensive health reform legislation before the close of the 1st session; and |
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providing for a special effective date. |
09-0391
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Helen L. Holton, Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector, Sharon Green Middleton, Bill |
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Henry, President Rawlings-Blake, Belinda K. Conaway, Mary Pat Clarke, |
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Robert W. Curran, James B. Kraft, Agnes Welch, Warren Branch and |
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Edward L. Reisinger |
August 26, 2009
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Fire and Police Employees' Retirement System - Benefits |
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FOR the purpose of amending provisions of the Fire and Police Employees' |
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Retirement System law pertaining to the Deferred Retirement Option Plan |
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("DROP") benefits; clarifying, correcting, and conforming certain technical |
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provisions of the existing DROP benefits law; discontinuing the current DROP |
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benefit structure for all System members not yet eligible for DROP participation |
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and establishing a new DROP 2 benefit structure for System members; providing |
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for certain tests to be conducted to determine the savings to the City of enacting the |
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DROP 2 benefit; giving the City the option to modify or terminate the DROP 2 |
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benefit under certain conditions; clarifying, correcting, and conforming certain |
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provisions; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the Fire |
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and Police Employees' Retirement System of the City of Baltimore. |
09-0295
City Council President (Administration)
Executive Nominations
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Member - Mayor's Commission on Disabilities - 6th District |
EA09-0180
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Member - Youth Commission - 3rd District |
EA09-0181
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Member - Youth Commission - 5th District |
EA09-0182
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
Bills Introduced
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Sale of Property - 1630 Aliceanna Street |
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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 property known as 1630 |
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Aliceanna Street (Ward 02, Section 05, Block 1810, Lot 019) and no longer needed |
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for public use; and providing for a special effective date. |
09-0392
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Baltimore Development Corporation |
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TAXATION, FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE |
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Zoning - Health-Care Facilities - Conditional Use Nonprofit Home for the |
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Rehabilitation of Non-bedridden Alcoholics - 2525 Maryland 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 nonprofit home for the rehabilitation of |
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non-bedridden alcoholics on the property known as 2525 Maryland Avenue, as |
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outlined in red on the accompanying plat. |
09-0393
Bernard C. 'Jack' Young and Agnes Welch
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At the request of: Eleanor McLean and Tuerk House, Inc, c/o Shannon Snow |
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE |
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Rezoning - Block 4916D, Lots 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17 |
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FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as Block 4916D, |
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Lots 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, |
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from the R-5 Zoning District to the R-5-P Zoning District. |
09-0394
Mary Pat Clarke
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE |
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Zoning - Nonconforming Use - Discontinuance or Abandonment |
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FOR the purpose of repealing certain exceptions to the general rules |
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applicable to the discontinuance or abandonment of Class III nonconforming uses; |
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extending the periods for reestablishing a Class III nonconforming use in certain |
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Residential Districts; and generally relating to the reestablishment of Class III |
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nonconforming uses. |
09-0395
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Mary Pat Clarke, James B. Kraft, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Warren Branch, |
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William H. Cole, IV, Robert W. Curran, Sharon Green Middleton, |
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President Rawlings-Blake, Edward L. Reisinger and Bill Henry |
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE |
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Street Vendors - License Renewal - Dormant License |
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FOR the purpose of providing a process for the annual renewal of street vendor |
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licenses; providing for the non-renewal of certain licenses that have gone unused |
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for a certain percentage of the time authorized; and generally relating to the |
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licensing and regulation of street vendors. |
09-0396
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William H. Cole, IV, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, James B. Kraft, Warren |
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Branch, Sharon Green Middleton, Bill Henry, Robert W. Curran and |
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Edward L. Reisinger |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Charter Amendment - Amending or Supplementing Ordinance of Estimates |
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FOR the purpose of authorizing the Board of Estimates, with the consent of the |
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City Council, to submit an amendment or supplement to a pending Ordinances of |
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Estimates for certain purposes; clarifying the authority of the City Council to set |
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the annual levy of full rate property taxes at a rate that exceeds the rate stated by |
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the Board of Estimates; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions; |
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and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or |
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rejection. |
09-0397
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President Rawlings-Blake, Sharon Green Middleton, William H. Cole, IV, |
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James B. Kraft, Warren Branch, Bill Henry, Helen L. Holton, Bernard C. |
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'Jack' Young, Edward L. Reisinger, Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector and Agnes |
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Welch |
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MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
Resolutions Introduced
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Investigative Hearing - Baltimore City Auxiliary Police Unit |
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FOR the purpose of requesting the Baltimore Police Commissioner and the |
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Coordinator of the Auxiliary Police Unit to report to the City Council on the |
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historic and current use of Auxiliary Police in Baltimore City, requirements for |
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service, training program components, and any plans for expansion in size and |
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deployment of the Unit. |
09-0146R
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Belinda K. Conaway, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, James B. Kraft, Sharon |
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Green Middleton, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Mary Pat Clarke and Agnes |
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Welch |
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PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE |
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In Remembrance of the Honorable Kenneth N. Harris, Sr. - July 17, 1963 - |
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September 20, 2008 |
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FOR the purpose of honoring the life of Councilman Kenneth N. Harris, expressing |
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appreciation for the many contributions he made to Baltimore City and its |
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citizenry, acknowledging the senseless circumstances of his passing, and |
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rededicating to the continuation of his mission to ensure quality education, safe |
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communities, and equal justice, and to make Baltimore City a better place to live. |
09-0147R
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Belinda K. Conaway, President Rawlings-Blake, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, |
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Bill Henry, Robert W. Curran, Helen L. Holton, Warren Branch, Sharon |
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Green Middleton, Agnes Welch, Edward L. Reisinger, William H. Cole, IV, |
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James B. Kraft, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young and Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector |
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Investigative Hearing - One Card - Youth Identification Card and Access |
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Card to City Services |
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FOR the purpose of exploring the efficacy of instituting a single identification card |
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system to make accessing services easier and more convenient for Baltimore City |
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residents; examining the mechanism of the D.C. One Card system; and estimating |
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the cost of implementing a similar system in Baltimore City. |
09-0148R
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President Rawlings-Blake, Sharon Green Middleton, William H. Cole, IV, |
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Bill Henry, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Robert W. Curran, Warren Branch, |
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Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector, James B. Kraft, Edward L. Reisinger and Mary |
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Pat Clarke |
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PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE |
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Honoring Baltimore City’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities in |
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Celebration of 2009 National Historically Black Colleges and Universities |
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Week |
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FOR the purpose of joining the President, the United States Congress, and the U.S. |
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Department of Education in acknowledging the significant contributions that |
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Historically Black Colleges and Universities have made to the nation and |
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expressing appreciation and pride in the contributions that Baltimore City’s Coppin |
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State University and Morgan State University have made to our children, our City, |
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our State, and our nation. |
09-0149R
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President Rawlings-Blake, Sharon Green Middleton, William H. Cole, IV, |
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Bill Henry, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Robert W. Curran, James B. Kraft, |
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Warren Branch, Helen L. Holton, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Edward L. |
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Reisinger, Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector and Agnes Welch |
Consent Calendar
(See Section A at back of Agenda)
2R
Second Reader
Executive Appointments
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Director - Department of General Services - 1st District |
EA09-0178
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Mayor's Commission on Disabilities |
EA09-0179
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
Budget and Appropriations
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Supplementary Revenue Bond Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of |
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Transportation $17,000,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Revenue Bond Fund Capital |
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Appropriation in the amount of $17,000,000 to the Department of Transportation |
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(Account #9965-580-068), to provide funding for the construction of the Front |
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Street Garage; and providing for a special effective date. |
09-0374
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE
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Supplementary Revenue Bond Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of |
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Transportation - $17,000,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Revenue Bond Fund Capital |
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Appropriation in the amount of $17,000,000 to the Department of Transportation |
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(Account #9965-580-069), to provide funding for the purchase of the McHenry |
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Row garages; and providing for a special effective date. |
09-0375
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE
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Supplementary Federal Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of |
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Transportation - $1,590,000 |
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FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Federal Fund Capital |
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Appropriation in the amount of $1,590,000 to the Department of Transportation |
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(Account #9950-904663-9508), to provide funding for the purchase of a ferry boat |
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and to make pier improvements at Key Highway; and providing for a special |
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effective date. |
09-0376
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT
Land Use and Transportation
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Rezoning - Certain Properties in the Reisterstown Plaza Transit Station Urban |
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Renewal Area |
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FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for certain properties or portions of them |
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in the Reisterstown Plaza Transit Station Urban Renewal area: as outlined in blue |
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on the accompanying plats, from the B-3-1 Zoning District to the B-2-1 Zoning |
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District; as outlined in green on the accompanying plats, from the R-6 Zoning |
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District to the O-R-2 Zoning District; as outlined in pink on the accompanying plats |
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from the M-1-1 Zoning District to the O-R-2 Zoning District; as outlined in yellow |
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on the accompanying plats from the R-6 Zoning District to the B-2-2 Zoning |
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District; and as outlined in purple on the accompanying plats from the M-1-1 |
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Zoning District to the B-2-2 Zoning District. |
09-0279
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT
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Zoning - Conditional Use Housing for the Elderly - 3020-3026 Garrison |
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Boulevard and 3801 and 3803 Bonner Road |
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FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, |
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maintenance, and operation of housing for the elderly on the properties known as |
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3020-3026 Garrison Boulevard and 3801 and 3803 Bonner Road, as outlined in red |
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on the accompanying plat. |
09-0332
Sharon Green Middleton and President Rawlings-Blake
REPORTED FAVORABLE
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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)
REPORTED FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT
Urban Affairs and Aging
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Urban Renewal - Reisterstown Plaza Transit Station - Renewal Area |
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Designation and Renewal Plan |
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FOR the purpose of repealing the existing Reisterstown Plaza Urban Renewal Plan |
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and replacing it by designating as a "Renewal Area" an area situated in Baltimore |
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City, Maryland known as Reisterstown Plaza Transit Station, bounded generally by |
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Northern Parkway on the south and east, Reisterstown Road on the north, and the |
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western Baltimore City boundary line on the west; approving a Renewal Plan for |
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Reisterstown Plaza Transit Station; establishing the objectives of the Plan; |
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establishing permitted land uses in the Renewal Area; providing that where there |
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may be a conflict between the provisions of the Renewal Plan and the provisions of |
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any Planned Unit Development, the provisions of the Planned Unit Development |
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control; providing for review of all plans for new construction, exterior |
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rehabilitation, change in use, or demolition of any property; providing that the |
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provisions of the Zoning Code apply to the properties in the Project Area; |
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providing for the term of the Plan; approving an Appendix and certain exhibits to |
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the Plan; waiving certain content and procedural requirements; making the |
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provisions of this Ordinance severable; providing for the application of this |
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Ordinance in conjunction with certain other ordinances; and providing for a special |
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effective date. |
09-0278
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT
3R
Third Reader
Third Reader (for final passage)
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Sale of Property - Former Bed of Brexton Street |
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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 a certain parcel of land known as the |
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former bed of Brexton Street and no longer needed for public use; and providing |
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for a special effective date. |
08-0191
City Council President (Administration)
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Parking for Disabled Persons and Helpers - Temporary Disabilities |
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FOR the purpose of authorizing, under certain circumstances, reserved parking for |
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persons with temporary disabilities and their helpers; correcting, conforming, and |
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clarifying related language; and generally relating to reserved parking for disabled |
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persons and their helpers. |
08-0194
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James B. Kraft, Warren Branch, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Bill Henry, Belinda |
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K. Conaway, Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector, Sharon Green Middleton and Helen |
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L. Holton |
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Sale of Property - Certain Streets or Portions of Them Lying Within the |
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Middle East Urban Renewal Project |
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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 known as the |
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former beds of certain streets or portions of them lying within the Middle East |
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Urban Renewal Project, bounded by Ashland Avenue, McDonogh Street, Chase |
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Street, and Washington Street, and no longer needed for public use; and providing |
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for a special effective date. |
09-0281
City Council President (Administration)
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Sale of Property - the Former Bed of Hawkins Point 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 a certain parcel of land known as the |
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former bed of Hawkins Point Road extending from Fort Armistead Road, |
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Southwesterly 449.8 feet, more or less, to an access ramp to northbound Interstate |
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Route No. 695 and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special |
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effective date. |
09-0283
City Council President (Administration)
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Rezoning - Certain Properties in the Uplands Renewal Area |
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FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for certain properties in the Uplands |
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Renewal Area, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the R-6 Zoning |
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District to the R-5 Zoning District. |
09-0314
President Rawlings-Blake
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Planned Unit Development - Designation - Uplands |
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FOR the purpose of approving the application of the Mayor and City Council of |
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Baltimore and Uplands Visionaries, LLC, which are either the owner, potential |
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owner, developer and/or awardee of development rights for the properties listed on |
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Exhibit 1, attached to and made part of this Ordinance, together with certain |
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adjoining roads, highways, alleys, and rights-of-way (collectively, the "Property"), |
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to have the Property designated a Residential Planned Unit Development; and |
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approving the Development Plan submitted by the applicant. |
09-0315
President Rawlings-Blake
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Rezoning - 1500 Greenmount Avenue |
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FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 1500 |
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Greenmount Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the |
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O-R-3-P Zoning District to the O-R-3 Zoning District. |
09-0318
Bernard C. 'Jack' Young and Warren Branch
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FOR the purpose of correcting certain technical errors and omissions in the City |
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Code; repealing certain obsolete or otherwise unnecessary provisions; correcting, |
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clarifying, and conforming certain language; and providing for a special effective |
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date. |
09-0343
City Council President (Administration)
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Carbon Monoxide Alarms - Installation |
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FOR the purpose of authorizing the installation of carbon monoxide alarms by |
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attachment to a ceiling, in accordance with certain standards; and providing for a |
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special effective date. |
09-0369
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James B. Kraft, Bill Henry, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Robert W. Curran, |
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Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Edward L. Reisinger, Sharon Green Middleton, |
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Mary Pat Clarke, Agnes Welch, Warren Branch, William H. Cole, IV, |
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Helen L. Holton, Belinda K. Conaway and Rochelle '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, SEPTEMBER 21, 2009 , AT 5:00 P.M. |
Adjournment