Monday, January 23, 2012
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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Bernard C. "Jack" Young, President of the Council |
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District 1: James Kraft - District 2: Brandon M. Scott |
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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: Nick Mosby - District 8: Helen L. Holton |
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District 9: William "Pete" Welch - District 10: Edward L. Reisinger |
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District 11: William H. Cole, IV - District 12: Carl Stokes |
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District 13: Warren Branch - District 14: Mary Pat Clarke |
Meeting Agenda - Final
Call to Order
Invocation
Pastor Bill Gohl, Epiphany Lutheran Church
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Showcase Baltimore
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Natalie Meade, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Maryland and the Maryland Mentoring |
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Partnership |
Approval of the Journal
January 9, 2012
Communications from the Mayor
Executive Nominations
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Member - Board of Ethics - 2nd District |
EA12-0001
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
Bills Introduced
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Comprehensive Rezonings - Amendments |
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FOR the purpose of excepting amendments to comprehensive rezoning bills from |
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certain rules that govern amendments to multi-property rezoning bills; defining |
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certain terms; and generally relating to the processing of comprehensive rezoning |
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bills. |
12-0019
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Department of Planning |
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE |
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Veterans Commission - Member Qualifications |
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FOR the purpose of providing that one of the appointments by the City Council |
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President must be a City Councilmember, who need not be a veteran. |
12-0020
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Veterans Commission |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Youth Commission - Voting Member Qualifications |
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FOR the purpose of providing that a youth is not qualified for appointment to a |
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term as a voting member of the Youth Commission if that youth would become 26 |
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years old during that term. |
12-0021
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Youth Commission |
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EDUCATION AND YOUTH COMMITTEE |
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Sale of Properties - 1801 East Oliver Street and 1731 Llewelyn Avenue |
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FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to sell, at |
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either public or private sale, all its interest in certain properties known as 1801 East |
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Oliver Street (Ward 08, Section 10, Block 1495, Lot 001) and 1731 Llewelyn |
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Avenue (Ward 08, Section 10, Block 1494, Lot 101) and no longer needed for |
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public use; and providing for a special effective date. |
12-0022
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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Charter Amendment - Municipal Elections |
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FOR the purpose of providing for the election of the Mayor, the Comptroller, and |
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the President and Members of the City Council in 2016 and in every succeeding |
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fourth year; adjusting the terms of office for those elected in 2011; and submitting |
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this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection. |
12-0023
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Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector, Bill Henry, President Young, Sharon Green |
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Middleton, Robert W. Curran, James B. Kraft, Helen L. Holton, Brandon |
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M. Scott, Nick Mosby, William "Pete" Welch, Edward L. Reisinger, Mary |
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Pat Clarke and William H. Cole, IV |
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MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Rezoning - A Portion of 1201-1207 Dundalk Avenue (to be Known as 1201 |
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Dundalk Avenue) |
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FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for a portion of the properties known as |
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1201-1207 Dundalk Avenue (to be known as 1201 Dundalk Avenue), as outlined in |
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red on the accompanying plat, from the R-3 Zoning District to the B-2-2 Zoning |
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District. |
12-0024
James B. Kraft
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At the request of: K Group, c/o Fred Lauer |
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE |
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Zoning - Conditional Use Parking, Open Off-Street Area - 1201-1207 Dundalk |
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Avenue (to be Known as 1201 Dundalk Avenue) |
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FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, |
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maintenance, and operation of a parking, open off-street area on the properties |
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known as 1201-1207 Dundalk Avenue (to be known as 1201 Dundalk Avenue), as |
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outlined in red on the accompanying plat. |
12-0025
James B. Kraft
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At the request of: K Group, c/o Fred Lauer |
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE |
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Zoning - Conditional Use Second-hand Store - 914 West 36th Street |
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FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, |
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maintenance, and operation of a second-hand store on the property known as 914 |
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West 36th Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat. |
12-0026
Mary Pat Clarke and Nick Mosby
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At the request of: Keith Rattray |
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE |
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Zoning - Conditional Use - Amending Ordinance 02-422 |
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FOR the purpose of amending the maximum bed capacity for the home for |
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homeless persons on the property known as 1017 East Baltimore Street, as outlined |
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in red on the accompanying plat. |
12-0027
Carl Stokes
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At the request of: Helping Up Mission, c/o Caroline L. Hecker, Esq., Rosenberg | Martin |
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| Greenberg, LLP |
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE |
Resolutions Introduced
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Informational Hearing - Property Tax Reassessments |
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FOR the purpose of inviting representatives from the State Department of |
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Assessments and Taxation’s Baltimore City office to appear before the Council to |
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discuss the process by which properties in Baltimore were reassessed for tax |
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purposes, and to explain what rights homeowners have if they believe these |
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assessments are not correct. |
12-0010R
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Carl Stokes, Bill Henry, Mary Pat Clarke, James B. Kraft, William "Pete" |
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Welch, President Young, Robert W. Curran, Helen L. Holton, Sharon |
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Green Middleton, Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector, Brandon M. Scott, Nick Mosby, |
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William H. Cole, IV and Edward L. Reisinger |
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TAXATION, FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE |
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Congratulations to the Baltimore Ravens |
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FOR the purpose of congratulating the Baltimore Ravens on their successes in both |
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the regular season and the playoffs, and expressing the City’s appreciation for how |
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their consistent excellence continues to be a great source of pride for Baltimore. |
12-0011R
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Robert W. Curran, President Young, Bill Henry, Sharon Green Middleton, |
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William H. Cole, IV, James B. Kraft, Helen L. Holton, Brandon M. Scott, |
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Nick Mosby, Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector, Carl Stokes, Mary Pat Clarke, |
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Edward L. Reisinger and William "Pete" Welch |
Consent Calendar
(See Section A at back of Agenda)
2R
Second Reader
Judiciary and Legislative Investigations
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Request for State Action - Equal Access to Marriage |
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FOR the purpose of urging the Baltimore City delegation to the Maryland General |
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Assembly to maintain the recent momentum toward ending discrimination against |
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same-sex couples and their families by introducing and securing passage of |
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legislation providing for equal access to marriage and all of its legal benefits and |
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obligations for all persons, regardless of sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation. |
11-0002R
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James B. Kraft, Edward L. Reisinger, Bill Henry, Robert W. Curran, Mary |
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Pat Clarke, William "Pete" Welch, Sharon Green Middleton, William H. |
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Cole, IV, Brandon M. Scott and Nick Mosby |
REPORTED FAVORABLE
Committee Announcements
Announcements
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THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL |
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WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012, AT 5:00 P.M. |
Adjournment
