Monday, November 24, 2008
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 - Draft
Call to Order
Invocation
Reverend Dr. H. Walden Wilson, Israel Baptist Church
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Showcase Baltimore
Allyson Covino, Baltimore Rowing Club Juniors Program
Approval of the Journal
November 17, 2008
Communications from the Mayor
Executive Nominations
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Member - Youth Commission - 6th District |
EA08-0153
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Member - Youth Commission - 11th District |
EA08-0154
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Member - Youth Commission - 10th District |
EA08-0155
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Member - Youth Commission - 1st District |
EA08-0156
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
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Member - Youth Commission - 12th District |
EA08-0157
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE
Bills Introduced
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City Streets - Opening - Diamond Street |
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FOR the purpose of condemning and opening Diamond Street, extending from |
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Fayette Street northerly 195.2 feet, more or less, as shown on Plat 347-A-63 in the |
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Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective |
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date. |
08-0234
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Department of Public Works |
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HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES SUBCOMMITTEE |
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City Streets - Closing - Diamond Street |
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FOR the purpose of condemning and closing Diamond Street, extending from |
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Fayette Street northerly 220.2 feet, more or less, to Shad Alley, as shown on Plat |
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347-A-63A in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a |
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special effective date. |
08-0235
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Department of Public Works |
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HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES SUBCOMMITTEE |
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Sale of Property - the Former Bed of Diamond 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 Diamond Street, extending from Fayette Street, northerly 195.2 feet, |
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more or less, and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special |
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effective date. |
08-0236
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Department of Public Works |
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TAXATION, FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE |
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City Streets - Opening - 2 10-Foot Alleys |
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FOR the purpose of condemning and opening (1) a 10-foot alley laid out in the rear |
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of the properties formerly known as Nos. 2203-2227 North Howard Street and (2) a |
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10-foot alley laid out contiguous to the north outline of the property formerly |
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known as No. 2214 Mace Street, as shown on Plat 114-A-47 in the Office of the |
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Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. |
08-0237
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Department of Public Works |
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HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES SUBCOMMITTEE |
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City Streets - Closing - 2 10-Foot Alleys |
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FOR the purpose of condemning and closing (1) a 10-foot alley laid out in the rear |
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of the properties formerly known as Nos. 2203 through 2227 North Howard Street |
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and (2) a 10-foot alley laid out contiguous to the north outline of the property |
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formerly known as No. 2214 Mace Street, as shown on Plat 114-A-47A in the |
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Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective |
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date. |
08-0238
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Department of Public Works |
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HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES SUBCOMMITTEE |
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Sale of Property - the Former Beds of 2 10-Foot Alleys |
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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 (1) a 10-foot alley laid out in the rear of the properties formerly |
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known as Nos. 2203 through 2227 North Howard Street and (2) a 10-foot alley laid |
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out contiguous to the north outline of the property formerly known as No. 2214 |
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Mace Street and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special |
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effective date. |
08-0239
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Department of Public Works |
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TAXATION, FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE |
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City Streets - Opening - Pleasant Street |
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FOR the purpose of condemning and opening Pleasant Street, extending from St. |
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Paul Place, Easterly 223.9 feet, more or less, to Calvert Street, as shown on Plat |
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114-A-54 in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a |
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special effective date. |
08-0240
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Department of Public Works |
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HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES SUBCOMMITTEE |
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City Streets - Closing - Subterranean Rights Under Pleasant Street |
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FOR the purpose of condemning and closing the subterranean rights under Pleasant |
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Street, 23.35 feet east of St. Paul Place and extending Easterly 26.00 feet, as shown |
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on Plat 114-A-54A in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing |
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for a special effective date. |
08-0241
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Department of Public Works |
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HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES SUBCOMMITTEE |
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Sale of Property - Subterranean Rights Under Pleasant 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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subterranean rights under Pleasant Street, 23.35 feet east of St. Paul Place and |
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extending Easterly 26.00 feet and no longer needed for public use; and providing |
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for a special effective date. |
08-0242
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Department of Public Works |
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TAXATION, FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE |
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Release of Right of Ways - (1) a 12-Foot Right of Way and (2) a Varying in |
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Width Right of Way Granted to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore |
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Through the Property of Pompeian, Inc. |
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FOR the purpose of authorizing the release and surrender by the Mayor and City |
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Council of Baltimore of all of its interests in and to (1) a 12-foot wide right of way |
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heretofore granted to the City of Baltimore through the property of Union Railroad |
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Company of Baltimore and the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, currently owned |
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by Pompeian, Inc., the location and course of the 12-foot wide right of way to be |
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released being shown on Plat B.S.20-20589 prepared by the Department of Public |
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Works - Bureau of Sewers and (2) a varying in width right of way granted to the |
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City of Baltimore through the property of Pompeian, Inc., the location and course |
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of the varying in width right of way to be released being shown on Plat |
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R.W.20-36189 prepared by the Survey Control Section; and providing for a special |
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effective date. |
08-0243
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Department of Public Works |
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HIGHWAYS AND FRANCHISES SUBCOMMITTEE |
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Baltimore City Landmark List - President Street Station |
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FOR the purpose of designating the President Street Station, 601 President |
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Street/801 Fleet Street, as a historical landmark. |
08-0244
City Council President (Administration)
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At the request of: Commission for Historical and Architectual Preservation |
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URBAN AFFAIRS AND AGING COMMITTEE |
Resolutions Introduced
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Greektown - Application for Community Legacy Program |
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FOR the purpose of supporting the application by the Greektown Community |
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Development Corporation to the State of Maryland Community Legacy Program. |
08-0094R
James B. Kraft
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At the request of: Greektown Community Development Corp., c/o Salem Reiner, Johns |
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Hopkins University |
Consent Calendar
(See Section A at back of Agenda)
2R
Second Reader
Executive Appointments
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Member - Board of Fire Commissioners - 9th District |
EA08-0148
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Board of Fire Commissioners - 7th District |
EA08-0149
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Board of Fire Commissioners - 2nd District |
EA08-0150
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Youth Commission - 10th District |
EA08-0109
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Youth Commission - 14th District |
EA08-0111
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Youth Commission - 8th District |
EA08-0112
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Youth Commission - 9th District |
EA08-0113
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Youth Commission - 13th District |
EA08-0114
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Youth Commission - 7th District |
EA08-0116
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Youth Commission - 4th District |
EA08-0117
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
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Member - Youth Commission - 2nd District |
EA08-0119
RECOMMEND CONFIRMATION
Land Use and Transportation
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Zoning - Conditional Use Banquet Hall - 2103-2105 West North 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 banquet hall on the property known as 2103-2105 |
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West North Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat. |
08-0141
Belinda K. Conaway
REPORTED FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT
Taxation, Finance and Economic Development
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Westport Waterfront Development District |
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FOR the purpose of designating a "development district" to be known as the |
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"Westport Waterfront Development District"; providing for and determining |
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various matters in connection with the establishment of the development district; |
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creating a special, tax increment fund for the development district; allocating |
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certain property taxes to that fund; making certain findings and determinations; |
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providing for a special effective date; and generally providing for matters relating |
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to the designation and operation of the development district and the establishment |
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and use of the special, tax increment fund to provide for the payment by or |
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reimbursement to the City for debt service which the City is obligated to pay or has |
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paid (whether such obligation is general or limited) on any special obligation bonds |
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or notes issued by the City or any "state obligations" issued in connection with the |
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development district, the replenishment of any reserve fund, and the payment of |
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certain expenses and administrative costs related to the operation of the |
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development district. |
08-0160
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT
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Westport Waterfront Special Taxing District |
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FOR the purpose of designating a "special taxing district" to be known as the |
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"Westport Waterfront Special Taxing District"; providing for and determining |
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various matters in connection with the establishment of the special taxing district; |
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creating a special fund for the special taxing district; providing for the levy of a |
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special tax on all taxable real and personal property located in the special taxing |
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district; providing for a special effective date; and generally providing for matters |
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relating to the designation and operation of the special taxing district, the |
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establishment and use of the special fund as well as authorizing the pledge of the |
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special tax revenues to the payment by or reimbursement to the City for debt |
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service or related costs which the City is obligated to pay or has paid (whether such |
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obligation is general or limited) on any special obligation bonds or notes issued by |
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the City or any "state obligations" issued in connection with the special taxing |
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district, the replenishment of any reserve fund, and the payment of certain expenses |
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and administrative costs related to the operation of the special taxing district. |
08-0161
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT
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State Obligations Pledge for Westport Waterfront Development |
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FOR the purpose of authorizing the pledge by the City of Tax Increment Revenues |
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and Special Tax Revenues (as such terms are defined herein), subject to |
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appropriation, to the payment of debt service on State Obligations (as defined |
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herein), issued from time to time and in one or more issues or series in an aggregate |
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principal amount not exceeding $160,000,000, the replenishment of any reserves |
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and the payment of certain expenses and administrative costs, for the purpose of |
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financing infrastructure improvements, including, without limitation, street and |
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road improvements, site removal, the acquisition of land, the construction of |
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buildings that will provide units of affordable housing and certain other |
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infrastructure improvements permitted by the Acts (as defined herein); authorizing |
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the execution and delivery by the City of a contribution agreement or other such |
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agreement providing for such pledge; authorizing the Board of Finance to specify, |
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prescribe, determine, provide for and approve the method and sources of such |
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pledge, the details, forms, documents or procedures in connection with such |
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pledge, and any other matters necessary or desirable in connection with such |
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pledge; and providing for a special effective date. |
08-0162
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT
Urban Affairs and Aging
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Urban Renewal - Hamilton Business Area - Amendment _ |
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FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for the Hamilton Business |
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Area to specify uses to be allowed, not allowed, regulated, conditioned, or |
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otherwise limited in a certain land use area, clarifying certain language, and |
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conforming certain references; 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. |
08-0022
Robert W. Curran
REPORTED FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT
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Urban Renewal - Park Heights - Renewal Area Designation and Urban |
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Renewal Plan |
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FOR the purpose of repealing the existing Park Heights Urban Renewal Plan and |
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replacing it by designating as a "Renewal Area" an area situated in Baltimore City, |
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Maryland known as Park Heights, bounded generally by Druid Park Drive on the |
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south, Wabash Avenue on the west, Northern Parkway on the north, and |
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Greenspring Avenue on the east; approving a Renewal Plan for Park Heights; |
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establishing the objectives of the Plan; establishing permitted land uses in the |
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Renewal Area; providing that where there may be a conflict between the provisions |
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of the Renewal Plan and the provisions of any Planned Unit Development, the |
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provisions of the Planned Unit Development control; authorizing the acquisition by |
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purchase or by condemnation of any properties needed for urban renewal purposes; |
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providing that the Department of Housing and Community Development may |
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demolish, sell, or lease acquired properties; creating disposition lots and providing |
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for controls on specific lots; providing that streets and alleys within the disposition |
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lots may be sold in whole or in part consistent with the redevelopment of the lots; |
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providing that scattered City-owned sites within the Renewal Area may be sold or |
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leased for development or rehabilitation; providing that properties identified as |
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"Public""may not be sold; providing for review by the Department of Housing and |
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Community Development of development or rehabilitation plans in the Renewal |
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Area with respect to their conformance with the provisions of the Renewal Plan; |
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providing that the provisions of the Zoning Code apply to the properties in the |
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Project Area; providing for the term of the Plan; establishing procedures for |
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amending the Plan; approving appendices and exhibits to the Plan; waiving certain |
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content and procedural requirements; making the provisions of this Ordinance |
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severable; and providing for the application of this Ordinance in conjunction with |
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certain other ordinances. |
08-0158
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT
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Urban Renewal Plan - Uplands (Corrective) |
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FOR the purpose of amending Ordinance 04-887 to correct, clarify, and conform |
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certain language that was inadvertently omitted. |
08-0207
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE
3R
Third Reader
Third Reader (to be held one meeting)
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Planned Unit Development - Designation - Mt. Washington Mill |
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FOR the purpose of repealing the existing Development Plan for the Mt. |
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Washington Mill Planned Unit Development and approving a new Development |
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Plan for the Mt. Washington Mill Planned Unit Development. |
08-0164
Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector
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Planned Unit Development - Designation - The State Center - Transit Oriented |
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Development Business Planned Unit Development |
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FOR the purpose of approving the application of the State of Maryland (the |
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"State") and the City of Baltimore (the "City"), owners of certain property located |
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in and around the State Center area, including 1100 North Eutaw Street (Block 459, |
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Lot 1), "No address" (Block 459, Lot 2), "No address" (Block 459, Lot 3), 300 |
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West Preston Street (Block 460, Lot 1), "No address" (Block 460, Lot 2), 231 29th |
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Division Street (Block 460, Lot 3), 301 West Preston Street (Block 478, Lot 1), 201 |
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West Preston Street (Block 478, Lot 2), and "Armory Parking Lot North" and |
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"Armory Parking Lot East" comprising 1.70 acres (No Block or Lot, but |
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constituting Rights-of-Way), respectively, (collectively, the "State Center" or the |
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"Property"), consisting of approximately 32.65 acres of land, streets and open space |
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inclusive, more or less, to have the State Center designated a Business Planned |
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Unit Development; and approving the Development Plan submitted by the State |
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and City. |
08-0166
William H. Cole, IV
Third Reader (for final passage)
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Sale of Property - 3904 White 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 property known as 3904 White |
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Avenue (Block 5691, Lot 005) and no longer needed for public use; and providing |
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for a special effective date. |
08-0180
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 THURSDAY DECEMBER 4, 2008, AT 5:00 P.M. |
Adjournment
Cable Hearing Schedule
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2008 AT 5:00 PM |
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Judiciary and Legislative Investigations Committee, Councilmember Kraft - Chair |
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08-0118 -- Confiscated Assets for Neighborhoods |
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2008 AT 5:00 PM |
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Public Safety and Health Committee, Councilmember Young - Chair |
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08-0034R Informational Hearing - Baltimore City Police Department - Women in Law |
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Enforcement |
08-0081R - Infromational Hearing - Baltimore Police Department - Recruitment Efforts