City of Baltimore Legistar System

City Agency Adoption of Recreation Centers

FOR the purpose of requesting that the Director of Recreation and Parks, the Housing

Commissioner, the Director of Transportation, the Police Commissioner, the Director of

Public Works, the Director of General Services, and the Director of Finance appear before the

City Council to discuss the status of the City’s recreation centers and the feasibility of creating

interagency partnerships to allow each of the City’s five largest agencies to sponsor two

recreation centers each to continue operations of the recreation centers slated for closure or

private partnerships after the 2012 summer season.

Informational Hearing - Lessons Learned from the June Derecho

FOR the purpose of calling upon representatives of Baltimore Gas and Electric Company

(BGE) to meet in public discussion with the City Council, and our constituents, to respond to

observations and requests arising from the recent derecho storm and its aftermath; and to

begin a cooperative effort to help us all minimize widespread outages in the future and to

better communicate accurate and timely information to the public during crisis situations.

Informational Hearing - Auditing Best Practices

FOR the purpose of calling on representatives from the from the Department of Audits to

appear before the Council to discuss how the Department currently performs its Charter

mandated duties, the best practices in municipal and government auditing, and how audits of

City agencies can be made more regular, frequent, and effective.

Tax Lien Certificates - Verifications Required Before Issuance For Water Bills

FOR the purpose of requiring that, before the Chief Clerk issues a tax lien certificate including

water or sewer charges, the Chief Clerk must obtain a certification that the charges are based

on certain verified information; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions; and

generally relating to tax lien certificates.

Payments in Lieu of Taxes - Ward 04, Section 10, Block 0620, Lots 4-51 - "Lexington

Square"

FOR the purpose of authorizing an economic development project to be known as "Lexington

Square", in order that the Board of Estimates of Baltimore City (the "Board") may enter into a

Payment in Lieu of Taxes Agreement with Lexington Square Partners, LLC, its successors or

assigns (the "Developer"), for a project encompassing approximately (i) 296 residential

market rate rental units and (ii) a structured parking facility containing approximately 650

parking spaces and related improvements; generally relating to payments in lieu of taxes for

the Lexington Square development; and providing for a special effective date.

Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation - Review of Plans for

City-Owned Property

FOR the purpose of extending the period for the Commission's review and report on the

proposed reconstruction, alteration, or demolition of City-owned property; correcting,

clarifying, and conforming related provisions; and generally relating to historical and

architectural preservation.

Waste Control - Disposal of Garbage and Other Waste in Litter Receptacles

FOR the purpose of prohibiting the disposal of garbage, waste, and other matter, other than

litter, into public trash receptacles located on or along any sidewalk, street, open space, wharf,

or other public place; imposing certain penalties; correcting, clarifying, and conforming

related provisions; and generally relating to the duping or disposal of garbage, waste, or other

matter on public property.

Burglar Alarms - No Fees For User Registrations

FOR the purpose of specifying that a burglar alarm user may not be charged a fee for

registering an alarm with the Police Commissioner, lowering the fines for burglar alarm

violations, and generally relating to the registration and regulation of burglar alarms.

Tracking Open 911 Calls

FOR the purpose of requesting that the Baltimore Police Department implement a system that

shows active 911 calls on its website in order to provide a greater level of service and

transparency to the citizens of Baltimore.

Gas- or Air-Pellet Guns - Redefining

FOR the purpose of redefining "gas - or air - pellet gun", as used in certain prohibitions

against transferring these devices to minors or possessing, discharging, or using these devices

in the City.

Zoning - Conditional Use Parking, Open Off-Street Area - 3718-3720 Gwynn Oak

Avenue

FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, maintenance,

and operation of a parking, open off-street area on the property known as 3718-3720 Gwynn

Oak Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat.

Informational Hearing - Mandatory Patient Transportation for Drug Treatment

Programs

FOR the purpose of requesting that representatives from the City and State agencies that

regulate and support chemical dependency treatment programs appear before the Council to

discuss steps that can be taken to make treatment more accessible to residents of areas far

from existing facilities while minimizing the impact of treatment facilities on their host

neighborhoods, including the possibility of requiring facilities to provide transportation to

their patients.

Food Service Facilities - Public Notice of Inspection Grades

FOR the purpose of establishing a program for grading and posting the results of

food-service-facility inspections; excepting certain types of facilities from this program;

providing for the issuance of grade cards, to be posted on a facility's premises visible to the

general public; providing for the public posting of inspection grades on the Health

Department's website; authorizing a deferral of the grade-card posting pending an appeal of

inspection results; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions; and generally

relating to the regulation of food service facilities.

Informational Hearing and Roundtable Discussion on Developments Affecting the

Education of Older Teens and Young Adults in Baltimore City

FOR the purpose of assessing the status and efficiency of Maryland’s GED program in

Baltimore City; determining the impact of Senate Bill 362’s increase to 18 of the age for

mandatory education in Maryland and the local school system’s “adult education” plans to

attract, retain and successfully educate these older students; and examining the State’s

blueprint for adopting a GED Options Program in response to the SB 362 mandate.

Fire Suppression and Prevention - Closings

FOR the purpose of requiring a public hearing to be held and certain other actions to be taken

before consolidating, relocating, or closing any fire suppression company or unit, emergency

medical care company or unit, or truck company or unit; clarifying, conforming, and

correcting certain language; conforming certain statutory provisions to subsequent Charter

amendments; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the adoption and

implementation of the City Comprehensive Fire Protection Plan and to the procedures for the

consolidation, relocation, or closing of fire companies and units.

Investigative Hearing - Fire Department - Company Closures and the Comprehensive

Fire Protection Plan

FOR the purpose of calling on the Fire Chief, the Director of Finance, and the City Solicitor to

report to the City Council on the effect of the proposed disbandment of three fire companies

and the effect of that policy on the delivery of fire suppression and rescue services to City

residents; the status of the positions identified for demotion in the Fiscal Year 2013 budget in

conjunction with the disbandment of fire companies; the levels of compliance with national

standards for training, safety, and response to fire emergencies; and to furnish the City

Council with copies of the current Comprehensive Fire Protection Plan and a detailed plan for

future development of the required Comprehensive Fire Protection Plan.

Tide Point Special Obligation Bonds

FOR the purpose of providing for the issuance of special obligation bonds or notes in an

amount not exceeding $35,000,000 for the purpose of financing public and other infrastructure

improvements; providing for the method and sources of payment for these special obligation

bonds or notes; authorizing the Board of Finance to specify, prescribe, determine, provide for

and approve the details, forms, documents or procedures in connection with the special

obligation bonds or notes and any other matters necessary or desirable in connection with the

authorization, issuance, sale and payment of these special obligation bonds or notes; providing

for a special effective date; and generally relating to the issuance and payment of special

obligation bonds or notes.

Building, Fire, and Related Codes - 2012 Edition

FOR the purpose of adopting a revised Building, Fire, and Related Codes Article, comprising

the Maryland Building Performance Standards (effective January 1, 2012), the International

Building Code (2012 Edition), the International Electrical Code (2011 Edition), the

International Fuel Gas Code (2012 Edition), the International Mechanical Code (2012

Edition), the International Plumbing Code (2012 Edition), the International Property

Maintenance Code (2012 Edition), the International Fire Code (2012 Edition), the

International Energy Conservation Code (2012 Edition), and the International Residential

Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings (2012 Edition), all as supplemented, amended, or

otherwise modified by this Ordinance; providing for the effect, construction, and effective date

of these new standards and codes; conforming, correcting, and clarifying certain language; and

generally relating to the adoption of new building, fire, property maintenance, electrical,

plumbing, mechanical, and related codes for Baltimore City.

Informational Hearing - Establishing the Baltimore City African-American Civil Rights

Historic Commission

FOR the purpose of calling on representatives from Baltimore's civil rights, historical, and

cultural institutions to meet with the City Council in a hearing to determine how best to

fashion and establish a Baltimore City African-American Civil Rights Historic Commission

whose mission is to catalog, preserve, link, and promote the many resources memorializing

the pioneering civil rights struggle which occurred in Baltimore City in the 1950's and 60's,

the significant benchmarks achieved of both local and national importance, and the continuing

struggle to finish the work begun.