Monday, January 25, 2010
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 Glenna Reed, Church of the Holy Nativity
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Showcase Baltimore
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Gary J. Ouellette, Chief Executive Officer, American Red Cross, Greater Chesapeake and |
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Potomac Blood Services Region |
Approval of the Journal
Communications from the Mayor
Bills Signed by the Mayor
January 19, 2010
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Scrap Metal Processors - Second-Hand Property Dealers - Reporting |
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Requirements |
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FOR the purpose of expressly including used motor vehicle parts among the items |
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to be reported to the Police Commissioner and held by scrap metal processors, |
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second-hand property dealers, and others; modifying certain definitions; and |
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generally relating to the regulation of scrap metal processors, second-hand property |
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dealers, and others. |
08-0064
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Bill Henry, Mary Pat Clarke, Belinda K. Conaway, Edward L. Reisinger, |
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Robert W. Curran, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, James B. Kraft, Warren |
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Branch, Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector and Helen L. Holton |
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Charter Amendment - Surplus Funds |
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FOR the purpose of repealing a requirement for certain unanticipated surplus funds |
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to be transferred to a capital bond fund appropriation reduction account and used |
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only for certain purposes; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of |
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the City for adoption or rejection. |
09-0338
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Belinda K. Conaway, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, President Rawlings-Blake, |
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Sharon Green Middleton, Agnes Welch, Edward L. Reisinger, Mary Pat |
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Clarke, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, James B. Kraft, Warren Branch and Helen |
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L. Holton |
Executive Nominations - Withdrawn
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Member - Cable Communications Advisory Commission - 11th District |
EA09-0213
Bills Introduced
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Sale of Property - Baltimore County Map 100, Parcel 1365 |
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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 Baltimore |
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County Map 100, Parcel 1365 and no longer needed for public use; and providing |
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for a special effective date. |
10-0440
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: The Comptroller (Department of Real Estate) |
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TAXATION, FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE |
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Sale of Property - Block 7774A, Lot 009A |
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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 Block |
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7774A, Lot 009A and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special |
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effective date. |
10-0441
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: The Comptroller (Department of Real Estate) |
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TAXATION, FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE |
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Urban Renewal - Upton - Amendment _ |
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FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Upton to allow the |
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unenclosed display of certain merchandise in a certain land use classification in the |
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Upton Urban Renewal Area, subject to certain conditions; 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. |
10-0442
William H. Cole, IV
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URBAN AFFAIRS AND AGING COMMITTEE |
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Urban Renewal - Penn-North Transit Station - Amendment _ |
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FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Penn-North Transit |
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Station to allow the unenclosed display of certain merchandise in a certain land use |
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classification in the Penn- North Transit Station Urban Renewal Area, subject to |
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certain conditions; waiving certain content and procedural requirements; making |
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the 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. |
10-0443
William H. Cole, IV
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URBAN AFFAIRS AND AGING COMMITTEE |
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Charter Amendment - Board of Estimates - Composition |
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FOR the purpose of reconstituting the Board of Estimates to comprise the Mayor, |
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Comptroller, and City Council President; correcting, conforming, and clarifying |
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related provisions; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the |
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City for adoption or rejection. |
10-0444
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Belinda K. Conaway, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Bill Henry, Bernard C. 'Jack' |
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Young, James B. Kraft, Helen L. Holton and Sharon Green Middleton |
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MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Public Ethics Law - Ethics Board Composition, Tenure, etc. - Ethics Training |
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FOR the purpose of reconstituting the Baltimore City Board of Ethics; providing |
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for the Board’s composition and for the qualifications, tenure, and removal of its |
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members; requiring the Board to submit certain annual and special reports; |
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expressly including certain entities within the purview of the Public Ethics Law; |
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expanding the requirements for mandatory ethics training to encompass certain |
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boards, commissions, and other multi-member entities; providing for a special |
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effective date; and generally relating to ethics in the public sector. |
10-0445
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President Rawlings-Blake, James B. Kraft, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, |
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William H. Cole, IV, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Mary Pat Clarke, Bill Henry, |
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Helen L. Holton, Robert W. Curran, Sharon Green Middleton, Edward L. |
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Reisinger, Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector and Warren Branch |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Public Ethics Law - Clarifications and Expanded Coverage |
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FOR the purpose of redefining and clarifying certain terms as applicable to certain |
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prohibited acts, required disclosures, and other ethics regulation; clarifying and |
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expanding the scope of those to whom certain prohibitions apply; correcting, |
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conforming, and clarifying related provisions; providing for a special effective date; |
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and generally relating to ethics in the public sector. |
10-0446
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William H. Cole, IV, James B. Kraft, Robert W. Curran, Bill Henry, Warren |
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Branch, Mary Pat Clarke, Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector, Sharon Green |
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Middleton, Edward L. Reisinger and Stephanie Rawlings Blake |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
Resolutions Introduced
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Investigative Hearing - The Status of the 311 Non-Emergency and 911 |
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Emergency Response Systems |
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FOR the purpose of requesting the Baltimore Police Commissioner, the Baltimore |
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Fire Chief, and the Interim Chief of the Mayor’s Office of Information Technology |
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(MOIT) to report to the City Council on the efficacy of the separate systems, on the |
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effect of the 311 non-emergency response system in abating the number of police |
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and fire units deployed to non-emergency calls, and the rationale for the proposed |
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merger of the 911 Emergency and 311 Non-emergency response call centers. |
10-0186R
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Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, James B. Kraft, Helen L. Holton, Bill Henry, |
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Edward L. Reisinger, Agnes Welch, Sharon Green Middleton and Mary |
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Pat Clarke |
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PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE |
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To Encourage Humanitarian Aid to Haiti |
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FOR the purpose of urging all citizens of Baltimore City to give what they can to |
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aid the victims of the January 12, 2010 earthquake that devastated Haiti, to express |
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support for bipartisan legislation in Congress that encourages Americans to donate |
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to the Haitian recovery, and to entreat all those who give aid to continue their |
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efforts even after the disaster has been displaced in media headlines. |
10-0187R
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Helen L. Holton, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, James |
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B. Kraft, Robert W. Curran, William H. Cole, IV, Bill Henry, Edward L. |
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Reisinger, Agnes Welch, Sharon Green Middleton, Mary Pat Clarke and |
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Warren Branch |
Consent Calendar
(See Section A at back of Agenda)
2R
Second Reader
Land Use and Transportation
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Informational Hearing - SmartBoot |
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FOR the purpose of requesting the Director and the Chief of Safety of the |
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Department of Transportation to report to the City Council on the status of the |
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PayLock SmartBoot system, citizen response to the institution of self-release |
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vehicle immobilization devices, and the efficacy of the 24/7 Boot Release Help |
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Center in the processing of payments and collection of fees owed to the City by |
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parking ticket scofflaws. |
09-0152R
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Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, William H. Cole, IV, |
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Sharon Green Middleton, Belinda K. Conaway, Warren Branch, Edward |
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L. Reisinger, Bill Henry, Mary Pat Clarke and Agnes Welch |
REPORTED FAVORABLE
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Zoning - Conditional Use - Amending Ordinance 00-94 |
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FOR the purpose of amending Ordinance 00-94 to increase the maximum number |
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of resident clients allowed at the convalescent, nursing, and rest home facility |
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(assisted living) on the property known as 3009 Evergreen Avenue. |
09-0386
Robert W. Curran
REPORTED FAVORABLE
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Zoning - Conditional Use Incinerator - Amending Conditional Use |
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FOR the purpose of amending Ordinances 89-323, 93-224, and 97-127, which |
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authorized a conditional use for an incinerator, to repeal certain geographic |
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restrictions on the use of the incinerator; clarifying, conforming, and correcting |
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certain citations and related language; and providing for a special effective date. |
09-0400
Edward L. Reisinger, Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector and Helen L. Holton
REPORTED FAVORABLE
3R
Third Reader
Third Reader (for final passage)
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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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Fire and Police Employees’ Retirement System - 100% Line-of-Duty Disability |
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Benefits |
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FOR the purpose of increasing retirement benefits for members who retire on a |
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100% line-of-duty disability; providing special rules for the applicability of this |
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benefit increase to members currently retired and receiving a 100% line-of-duty |
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disability; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the Fire |
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and Police Employees’ Retirement System. |
09-0403
City Council President (Administration)
Committee Announcements
Announcements
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THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL |
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WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2010, AT 5:00 P.M. |
Adjournment