Monday, March 16, 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 - Draft
Call to Order
Invocation
Elder James Johnson, New Mount Zion Church of God In Christ
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Showcase Baltimore
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Jill Moss Greenberg, Executive Director of the Maryland Women's Heritage Center, in honor |
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of National Women's History Month. |
Approval of the Journal
March 2, 2009
Communications from the Mayor
Bills Signed by the Mayor
March 12, 2009
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Planned Unit Development - Amendment - 1950 East Fayette Street, 1951 East |
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Fayette Street, and 1921-1939 Orleans Street |
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FOR the purpose of approving certain amendments to the Planned Unit |
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Development for 1950 East Fayette Street, 1951 East Fayette Street, and 1921-1939 |
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Orleans Street. |
08-0165
James B. Kraft and Warren Branch
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Retail Business Districts - Sanitation and Public Safety |
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FOR the purpose of including sanitation and public safety activities to the |
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management services that may be provided by a Business Association within a |
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Retail Business District; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related language; |
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and generally related to the purposes and operations of Retail Business Districts. |
08-0203
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Bill Henry, Mary Pat Clarke, Robert W. Curran, James B. Kraft, Warren |
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Branch, William H. Cole, IV, Belinda K. Conaway, Helen L. Holton, |
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Sharon Green Middleton, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Agnes Welch, Edward |
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L. Reisinger and Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector |
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Planned Unit Development - Designation - Sinai Hospital-Levindale |
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FOR the purpose of repealing the existing Development Plan for the Sinai Hospital |
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Planned Unit Development and approving a new Development Plan for the Sinai |
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Hospital-Levindale Planned Unit Development. |
08-0206
Sharon Green Middleton
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Planned Unit Development - Westport Waterfront (Corrective) |
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FOR the purpose of amending Ordinance 07-609 to include parcel height limits that |
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were previously approved and referenced on an unpublished exhibit but that were |
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inadvertently omitted from the published text of the Ordinance. |
08-0215
City Council President (Administration)
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Tax Credits - Historic Restorations and Rehabilitations |
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FOR the purpose of extending the period within which applications may be |
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accepted for the tax credit for historic restorations and rehabilitations; and |
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providing for a special effective date. |
09-0263
City Council President (Administration)
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Baltimore City Sustainability Plan |
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FOR the purpose of establishing a Sustainability Plan for the City of Baltimore; and |
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providing for a special effective date. |
09-0272
City Council President (Administration) and James B. Kraft
Bills Introduced
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Celebrating National Women’s History Month In Baltimore City |
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FOR the purpose of celebrating National Women’s History Month by paying |
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homage to the women in our lives in recognition of their many accomplishments |
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and selfless devotion to families, friends, and communities; honoring the spirit of |
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enduring hope and strength of character that has provided the foundation for the |
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nation; and providing for a special effective date. |
09-0294
Helen L. Holton
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MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION |
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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)
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At the request of: Department of Finance |
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TAXATION, FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE |
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City Streets - Closing - Oakhill Avenue |
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FOR the purpose of condemning and closing Oakhill Avenue, extending from 20th |
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Street, Northerly 90.0 feet, more or less, to the south side of a 15-foot alley laid out |
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in the rear of the properties known as 800 through 928 East 20th Street, as shown |
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on Plat 190-A-27 in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing |
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for a special effective date. |
09-0296
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 Oakhill 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 a certain parcel of land known as the |
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former bed of Oakhill Avenue, extending from 20th Street, Northerly 90.0 feet, |
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more or less, to a 15-foot alley laid out in the rear of the properties known as 800 |
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through 928 East 20th Street and no longer needed for public use; and providing for |
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a special effective date. |
09-0297
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 - Hunter Street |
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FOR the purpose of condemning and opening Hunter Street, extending from the |
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north side of a 10-foot alley, laid out in the rear of the properties known as 210 |
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through 218/220-222 East Preston Street, Northerly 94.1 feet, more or less, to the |
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south side of a 7-foot alley, laid out in the rear of the properties known as 209 |
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through 217 East Mount Royal Avenue, as shown on Plat 338-A-21 in the Office of |
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the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. |
09-0298
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 - Hunter Street |
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FOR the purpose of condemning and closing Hunter Street, extending from the |
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north side of a 10-foot alley, laid out in the rear of the properties known as 210 |
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through 218/220-222 East Preston Street, Northerly 94.1 feet, more or less, to the |
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south side of a 7-foot alley, laid out in the rear of the properties known as 209 |
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through 217 East Mount Royal Avenue, as shown on Plat 338-A-21A in the Office |
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of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date. |
09-0299
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 Hunter 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 Hunter Street, extending from the north side of a 10-foot alley laid |
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out in the rear of the properties known as 210 through 218/220-222 East Preston |
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Street Northerly 94.1 feet, more or less, to the south side of a 7-foot alley laid out |
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in the rear of the properties known as 209 through 217 East Mount Royal Avenue |
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and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date. |
09-0300
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 SUBCOMMITTEE |
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Property Tax - Partial Exemption for Aircraft Landing Strips and Areas |
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FOR the purpose of granting an exemption from the City property tax for certain |
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portions of aircraft landing strips and areas, subject to certain conditions. |
09-0301
James B. Kraft
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At the request of: Baltimore Heliport - Pier 7, c/o Baltimore Marine Center |
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TAXATION, FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE |
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Parking Facilities - Enforcement |
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FOR the purpose of increasing certain criminal penalties and providing for certain |
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civil fines for violations of certain laws governing the licensing and operation of |
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parking facilities. |
09-0302
William H. Cole, IV
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Cable Communications Advisory Commission - Membership |
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FOR the purpose of modifying the number of members on the Commission to |
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correspond to the changed number of Council Districts; correcting, clarifying, and |
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conforming related provisions; and generally relating to the composition of the |
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Cable Communications Advisory Commission. |
09-0303
William H. Cole, IV
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Urban Renewal - Belair-Erdman Business Area - Amendment _ |
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FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for the Belair-Erdman |
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Business Area to modify the uses in certain land use categories, change certain |
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regulations, controls, and restrictions on land acquired by the City, modify certain |
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rehabilitation standards, modify the duration of the Plan, provide for a penalty for |
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violation of any provision of the Plan, and clarify, correct, and conform certain |
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language and 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. |
09-0304
Warren Branch and Robert W. Curran
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At the request of: Belair-Edison Neighborhood Incorporated (BENI) |
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URBAN AFFAIRS AND AGING COMMITTEE |
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City Property - Renaming Bentalou Elementary School #150 to Mary Ann |
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Winterling Elementary School #150 |
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FOR the purpose of changing the name of Bentalou Elementary School #150, |
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located at 220 North Bentalou Street, to Mary Ann Winterling Elementary School |
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#150. |
09-0305
Agnes Welch
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At the request of: Delegate Melvin Stukes |
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JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE |
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Tax Sales - Deferral for Unemployed |
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FOR the purpose of requiring the Director of Finance to defer, under certain |
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circumstances and subject to certain conditions and limitations, the public sale of |
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tax-delinquent property whose owner is unemployed; requiring certain notices; |
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specifying certain required documentation; authorizing the Finance Director to |
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adopt implementing rules and regulations; and generally relating to the conduct of |
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tax sales. |
09-0306
Agnes Welch
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At the request of: African American Housing Coalition |
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TAXATION, FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE |
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Zoning - Administrative Appeals - Planned Unit Developments - Enforcement |
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FOR the purpose of providing that violations of a Planned Unit Development Plan |
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are enforceable as violations of the Zoning Code; clarifying that cancellation of a |
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Development or a Development Plan for noncompliance may be in whole or in |
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part; and clarifying that aggrieved persons may appeal a failure of the Zoning |
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Administrator to act in a timely manner. |
09-0307
Bill Henry
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LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE |
Resolutions Introduced
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Investigative Hearing - Crime Alerts - Citywide Text Messaging |
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FOR the purpose of requesting the Commissioner of Police to investigate the |
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efficacy of instituting a citywide text messaging system to alert residents about |
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criminal activity in a timely manner and to determine what crimes should be |
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included in a citywide alert. |
09-0118R
President Rawlings-Blake
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PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE |
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Deployment of FIOS Services in Baltimore City through the Verizon |
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Maryland Network |
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FOR the purpose of requesting the Mayor's Office of Cable and Communications, |
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the Chair of the Cable Communications Advisory Commission, and representatives |
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of Verizon to come before the Council to discuss deployment of the newest high |
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speed internet and television technology in Baltimore. |
09-0119R
William H. Cole, IV
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE |
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Informational Hearing - The Park Heights Renaissance, Inc. |
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FOR the purpose of requesting the Commissioner of Housing and Community |
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Development and the CEO of Park Heights Renaissance, Inc., to report to the City |
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Council on the success of the Vacant Housing Initiative in marketing City-owned |
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vacant properties; to discuss the feasibility of expanding the program to include |
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privately-owned vacant houses; and the practicability of duplicating the program in |
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other Baltimore City neighborhoods endangered by a proliferation of vacant |
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houses. |
09-0120R
Sharon Green Middleton and Mary Pat Clarke
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE |
Consent Calendar
(See Section A at back of Agenda)
2R
Second Reader
Education
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Informational Hearing - Baltimore City Public School System - Anonymous |
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Call Hotline |
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FOR the purpose of inviting the CEO of the Baltimore City Public System, the |
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Chief of the Baltimore City School Police, and the Interim Information Chief of the |
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Mayor’s Office of Information Technology to brief the City Council on the |
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feasibility of creating a tip phone hotline, where teachers, students, and parents are |
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able to anonymously report acts of school violence, as well as a possible |
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integration of that hotline with 311. |
08-0062R
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President Rawlings-Blake, Warren Branch, Sharon Green Middleton, |
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Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Bill Henry, Agnes Welch, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, |
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Edward L. Reisinger, Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector and Mary Pat Clarke |
REPORTED FAVORABLE
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Baltimore City Public School Teachers - Gang Related Violence Training |
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FOR the purpose of requesting the CEO of the Baltimore City Public School |
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System to develop and implement a program for teachers to provide them with the |
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tools to recognize gang-related violence, to identify youth most at-risk for gang |
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recruitment, and to provide the necessary intervention resources and law |
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enforcement interaction to insure the safety and security of students, school |
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personnel, and school property. |
08-0068R
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President Rawlings-Blake, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Sharon Green |
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Middleton, Robert W. Curran, William H. Cole, IV, Warren Branch, |
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Nicholas C. D'Adamo, James B. Kraft, Mary Pat Clarke, Edward L. |
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Reisinger, Bill Henry and Agnes Welch |
REPORTED FAVORABLE
Land Use and Transportation
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Zoning - Conditional Use Service and Housing Center - 620 Fallsway |
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FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, |
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maintenance, and operation of a service and housing center on the property known |
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as 620 Fallsway, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat. |
08-0196
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE
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Planned Unit Development - Amendment - Benhurst Park |
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FOR the purpose of approving certain amendments to the Development Plan of the |
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Benhurst Park Planned Unit Development. |
08-0258
Rochelle 'Rikki' Spector
REPORTED FAVORABLE
Taxation, Finance and Economic Development
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Sale of Property - 950 South Caroline 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 property known as 950 |
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South Caroline Street (Block 1817, Lot 04) and no longer needed for public use; |
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and providing for a special effective date. |
08-0015
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE
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Erroneous Tax Sale Notices - Special Benefit District Property |
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FOR the purpose of requesting the Director of Finance and the Chief of the Bureau |
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of Revenue Collections to report to the City Council at a public hearing on what |
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caused many taxpayers to receive erroneous tax sale notices, and alley paving bills |
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and what procedures can be put in place to avoid this situation in the future. |
09-0111R
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Mary Pat Clarke, William H. Cole, IV, Helen L. Holton, Belinda K. |
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Conaway, President Rawlings-Blake, Robert W. Curran, Nicholas C. |
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D'Adamo, Warren Branch, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Sharon Green |
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Middleton, Bill Henry, James B. Kraft, Edward L. Reisinger and Agnes |
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Welch |
REPORTED FAVORABLE
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Building Permit Fees - Demolition |
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FOR the purpose of reinstating a maximum permit fee for demolition work. |
08-0218
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE
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Maryland Department of Transportation - County Transportation Revenue |
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Bonds - Series 2009 |
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FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to enter |
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into an agreement with the Maryland Department of Transportation in connection |
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with the participation by the City in the proceeds derived from the sale of certain |
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bonds, to be known as Department of Transportation of Maryland - County |
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Transportation Revenue Bonds, Series 2009 and to be issued pursuant to State |
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Transportation Article, Title 3, Subtitle 5; authorizing the City to take any other |
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action that may be necessary and proper to secure the share to which it is entitled of |
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the proceeds derived from the sale of these bonds; and providing for a special |
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effective date. |
09-0266
City Council President (Administration)
REPORTED FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT
3R
Third Reader
Third Reader (for final passage)
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Mass Transit Vehicles - Obsolete Provisions |
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FOR the purpose of repealing obsolete or otherwise unnecessary provisions that |
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duplicate prohibitions imposed by State law. |
08-0245
James B. Kraft, Bill Henry and Robert W. Curran
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Enticing Minors - Expanded Coverage |
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FOR the purpose of extending the prohibition against enticing, etc., certain younger |
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children into a vehicle to encompass all minors; increasing the penalties for |
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violations; conforming, correcting, and clarifying certain exceptions and related |
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language; and generally relating to the protection of minors from predators. |
08-0246
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James B. Kraft, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Bill Henry, Nicholas C. |
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D'Adamo, Sharon Green Middleton, William H. Cole, IV, Mary Pat Clarke, |
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Robert W. Curran and Belinda K. Conaway |
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Sale of Contraceptives - Repeal of Ban |
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FOR the purpose of repealing the prohibition against selling contraceptives to |
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minors under a certain age. |
08-0247
James B. Kraft, Bill Henry and Belinda K. Conaway
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Sporting Events - Offenses Involving |
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FOR the purpose of modifying the penalties for certain offenses involving sporting |
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events; and correcting, clarifying, and conforming related language. |
08-0248
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James B. Kraft, Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Sharon |
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Green Middleton, William H. Cole, IV and Robert W. Curran |
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Street Regulations - Obstructions |
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FOR the purpose of consolidating certain provisions governing the obstruction of |
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streets, lanes, sidewalks, footways, or alleys; repealing certain obsolete or |
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otherwise unnecessary provisions; and correcting, clarifying, and conforming |
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related language. |
08-0250
James B. Kraft, Bill Henry and Robert W. Curran
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Parades - Permit Requirements |
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FOR the purpose of increasing the penalty for parading without permit; repealing |
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certain obsolete or otherwise unnecessary provisions relating to parades by political |
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organizations and to parades of drum corps, bands, or other bodies; providing for |
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the issuance of these permits by the Department of General Services and |
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authorizing the adoption of rules and regulations for that purpose; and providing for |
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a special effective date. |
08-0251
James B. Kraft, Nicholas C. D'Adamo and Robert W. Curran
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Snow and Ice Removal - Sidewalks |
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FOR the purpose of transferring certain requirements for snow and ice removal to |
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the Property Maintenance Code; specifying the scope of the required removal; and |
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repealing certain obsolete, redundant, or now otherwise unnecessary provisions. |
08-0252
James B. Kraft and Bill Henry
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Street Regulations - Soliciting |
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FOR the purpose of extending certain prohibitions involving the solicitation of |
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customers to apply to the solicitation of donations; increasing the penalties for a |
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violation of these prohibitions; repealing certain obsolete or otherwise unnecessary |
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sections involving solicitation activities; and correcting, clarifying, and conforming |
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related language. |
08-0253
James B. Kraft
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Street Regulations - Sand, Water, etc. |
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FOR the purpose of repealing obsolete or otherwise unnecessary provisions dealing |
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with the use of sand and other materials on streets and alleys and with the discharge |
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of water on repaved streets. |
08-0254
James B. Kraft, Bill Henry, Nicholas C. D'Adamo and Robert W. Curran
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Taxicabs and Other Common Carriers - Refusal to Pay Fare |
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FOR the purpose of increasing the penalty for wilful refusal to pay proper charges |
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for transport in a taxicab or other common carrier; and correcting, conforming, and |
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clarifying related language. |
08-0255
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James B. Kraft, William H. Cole, IV, Bill Henry, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, |
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Robert W. Curran, Belinda K. Conaway and Mary Pat Clarke |
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Vandalism - Street Lights and Other Utility Structures |
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FOR the purpose of increasing the penalties for damaging or injuring street lighting |
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or other public utility structures; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related |
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language; and generally relating to vandalism of street lighting and other public |
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utility structures, their equipment, parts, and appurtenances. |
08-0257
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James B. Kraft, William H. Cole, IV, Bill Henry, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, |
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Bernard C. 'Jack' Young, Robert W. Curran, Sharon Green Middleton, |
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Belinda K. Conaway, Helen L. Holton and Mary Pat Clarke |
Committee Announcements
Announcements
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THE NEXT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL |
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WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY, MARCH 23, 2009, AT 5:00 P.M. |
Adjournment
Cable Hearing Schedule
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2009 AT 5:00 P.M. |
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Community Development Subcommittee, Councilmember Cole - Chair |
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08-0066R - Informational Hearing - East Baltimore Development, Inc. |
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2009 AT 5:00 P.M. |
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Judiciary and Legislative Investigations/Land Use and Transportation Committee, |
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Councilmember Kraft - Chair |
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08-0163- Live Entertainment - Licensing and Regulation - Hospitality Services - Promotion and |
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Coordination |