City of Baltimore Legistar System

Public Hearing Schedule

City of Baltimore

October 03, 2012

1:00 PM

Land Use and Transportation Committee

Zoning - Conditional Use Banquet Hall - 5503 Richard Avenue

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

and operation of a banquet hall on the property known as 5503 Richard Avenue, as outlined in

red on the accompanying plat.

11-0006

WORK SESSION - To be reconvened after being recessed on June 27, 2012.

5:00 PM

Health Committee

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.

12-0121

CABLE TV 25

October 04, 2012

4:00 PM

Education and Youth Committee

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.

12-0066R

October 10, 2012

10:00 AM

Executive Appointments Committee

Valentina I. Ukwuoma

Bureau Head - Bureau of Solid Waste

EA12-0084

Rudolph S. Chow

Bureau Head, Bureau of Water & Wastewater

EA12-0085

Raymond J. Ehrlich

Member - Commission on Sustainability

EA12-0086

Ali Shah Rasool Smith

Member - Commission on Sustainability - 7th District

EA12-0087

Mary L. Washington

Member - Commission on Sustainability - 14th District

EA12-0088

Howard Aylesworth

Member - Board of Recreation and Parks - 3rd District

EA12-0090

Jabari Bush

Member - Board of Recreation and Parks - 5th District

EA12-0091

Robert Clark

Member - Board of Recreation and Parks - 3rd District

EA12-0092

Stephen J. Kearney

Member - Board of Recreation and Parks - 4th District

EA12-0093

Vernon Reid

Member - Board of Recreation and Parks - 6th District

EA12-0094

David Christopher Ryer

Member - Board of Recreation and Parks - 3rd District

EA12-0095

Melba Saunders

Member - Board of Recreation and Parks - 7th District

EA12-0096

5:00 PM

Judiciary and Legislative Investigations

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.

12-0115

Cable TV 25

5:05 PM

Judiciary and Legislative Investigations

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.

12-0061R

Cable TV 25

October 17, 2012

1:00 PM

Land Use and Transportation Committee

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.

12-0103

Rescheduled from September 26, 2012.

5:00 PM

Executive Appointments Committee

Anthony W. Batts

Police Commissioner of Baltimore City

EA12-0089

CABLE TV 25

October 18, 2012

10:00 AM

Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee

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.

12-0087

10:30 AM

Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee

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.

12-0065

Rescheduled from September 20, 2012.

October 22, 2012

7:00 PM

Land Use and Transportation Committee

Residential Permit Parking - Approving Extension of Area 43

FOR the purpose of approving and extending the Parking Management Plan for Residential

Permit Parking Area 43; and providing for a special effective date.

12-0125

To be held at: Kolbe Center at St. Casimir Church, 2800 O’Donnell St.

On Saturday, November 3, 2012, a 2nd hearing will be held at United Evangelical Church,

3200 Dillon Street

On Wednesday, November 7, 2012, a 3rd hearing will be held in the Council Chambers.

7:05 PM

Land Use and Transportation Committee

Residential Permit Parking Program

FOR the purpose of modifying the procedures and requisites for including an area in a new or

existing Residential Permit Parking Area; modifying the procedures for amending a

Residential Permit Parking Plan; adding certain vehicle types to those eligible for parking

permits in a Residential Permit Parking Area; qualifying permit eligibility for residents of

dwelling units added to an existing Residential Permit Parking Area; limiting parking

durations for non-permit holders; establishing progressive fines for parking, stopping, or

standing in violation of Residential Parking Area restrictions; modifying the composition of

the Residential Permit Parking Advisory Board; providing for the election of Advisory Board

officers; defining and redefining certain terms; prohibiting certain conduct; correcting,

clarifying, and conforming related provisions; and generally relating to the Residential Permit

Parking Program.

12-0102

To be held at: Kolbe Center at St. Casimir Church, 2800 O’Donnell St.

On Saturday, November 3, 2012, a 2nd hearing will be held at: United Evangelical Church,

3200 Dillon Street

On Wednesday, November 7, 2012, a 3rd hearing will be held in the Council Chambers.

October 24, 2012

5:00 PM

Health Committee

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.

12-0065R

CABLE TV 25 (Rescheduled from September 26, 2012).

October 25, 2012

4:00 PM

Urban Affairs and Aging Committee

Baltimore City Landmark List - Abell Building

FOR the purpose of designating the Abell Building, 329-335 West Baltimore Street, as a

historical landmark.

12-0126

Baltimore City Landmark List - Appold-Faust Building

FOR the purpose of designating the Appold-Faust Building, 307-309 West Baltimore Street,

as a historical landmark.

12-0127

Baltimore City Landmark List - Baltimore Equitable Society Building

FOR the purpose of designating the Baltimore Equitable Society Building, 21 North Eutaw

Street, as a historical landmark.

12-0128

Baltimore City Landmark List - Equitable Building

FOR the purpose of designating the Equitable Building, 10-12 North Calvert Street, as a

historical landmark.

12-0129

Baltimore City Landmark List - Old Town National Bank Building

FOR the purpose of designating the Old Town National Bank Building, 221 North Gay Street,

as a historical landmark.

12-0130

Baltimore City Landmark List - St. Alphonsus Hall

FOR the purpose of designating St. Alphonsus Hall, 125 West Saratoga Street, as a historical

landmark.

12-0131

Baltimore City Landmark List - Terminal Warehouse Building

FOR the purpose of designating the Terminal Warehouse Building, 320 Guilford Avenue, as a

historical landmark.

12-0132

Baltimore City Landmark List - Turnbull Building

FOR the purpose of designating the Turnbull Building, 311-313 West Baltimore Street, as a

historical landmark.

12-0133

Baltimore City Landmark List: Public Interiors - St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran

Church

FOR the purpose of designating St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1920 Saint Paul

Street, as a historical landmark: public interior.

12-0134

4:30 PM

Urban Affairs and Aging Committee

Urban Renewal - Waverly Business Area - Amendment _

FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Waverly Business Area to add the

property known as 3313-3319 Greenmount Avenue to those properties designated for

acquisition, by revising Exhibit 2, "Property Acquisition" of the Plan and to add the property

known as 3313-3319 Greenmount Avenue to those properties designated for disposition by

revising Exhibit 3, "Land Disposition" of the Plan; waiving certain content and procedural

requirements; making the provisions of this Ordinance severable; providing for the application

of this Ordinance in conjunction with certain other ordinances; and providing for a special

effective date.

12-0074

November 03, 2012

10:00 AM

Land Use and Transportation Committee

12-0125 Residential Permit Parking - Approving Extension of Area 43

FOR the purpose of approving and extending the Parking Management Plan for Residential

Permit Parking Area 43; and providing for a special effective date.

LO12-0040

This hearing will be held at United Evangelical Church, 3200 Dillon Street.

10:05 AM

Land Use and Transportation Committee

12-0102 Residential Permit Parking Program