Public Hearing Schedule
City of Baltimore
March 18, 2008
10:00 AM
Judiciary and Legislative Investigations
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Building Code - Dwellings - Carbon Monoxide Alarms |
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FOR the purpose of requiring the installation and maintenance of carbon monoxide alarms in |
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dwellings, hotels, motels, boarding or rooming houses, or other structures that provide living |
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or sleeping facilities; defining certain terms; adopting certain standards; prohibiting certain |
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conduct; and generally relating to protection from carbon monoxide poisoning. |
08-0019
4:00 PM
Public Safety and Health Committee
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Inter-Agency Violent Crime Reduction Strategy |
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FOR the purpose of requesting members of the Mayor's Cabinet, including the Baltimore City |
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Police Commissioner, the Baltimore City Health Commissioner, the Director of Recreation |
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and Parks, the Director of the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice, the Director of the Mayor's |
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Office of Employment Development, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Baltimore City |
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Public School System, with coordinated assistance from the Director of the Family League of |
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Baltimore, to combine the unique resources of each agency to develop an interactive, |
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inter-agency strategy to address health, criminal justice, recreation, employment, and other |
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socio-economic issues confronting Baltimore City youth in a comprehensive response to the |
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factors that contribute to or facilitate acts of violence by or upon our City's most vulnerable |
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citizens. |
08-0004R
4:15 PM
Public Safety and Health Committee
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Informational Hearing - Police Department Shortages and Suspensions |
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FOR the purpose of requesting the Baltimore Police Commissioner to brief the City Council |
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regarding the number of officers currently suspended from their positions, the different types |
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of suspensions available for use in disciplining officers, the number of officers on paid |
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suspensions, and the impact of these suspensions on the Department's current crime fighting |
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strategies. |
08-0009R
March 19, 2008
10:00 AM
Executive Appointments Committee
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Wilbur E. "Bill" Cunningham |
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Chair - Planning Commission - 14th District |
EA08-0039
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Darlene Lizette A. Kennedy |
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Member - Planning Commission - 11th District |
EA08-0042
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Member - Planning Commission - 6th District |
EA08-0066
10:30 AM
Executive Appointments Committee
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Member - Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals - 5th District |
EA08-0045
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Member - Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals - 10th District |
EA08-0046
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Member - Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals - 5th District |
EA08-0047
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Member - Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals - 10th District |
EA08-0048
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Member - Public Art Commission - 14th District |
EA08-0069
2:00 PM
Land Use and Transportation Committee
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Rezoning - 1110-1112 Race Street |
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FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 1110-1112 Race Street, as |
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outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-2-2 Zoning District to the O-R-3 Zoning |
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District. |
08-0030
March 20, 2008
4:00 PM
Education Committee
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Informational Hearing - Middle School Children - "What's Up?" |
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The Education Committee will meet to gather information on the transformation of grades |
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K-8, 6-12, etc. |
LO08-0008
March 25, 2008
10:00 AM
Judiciary and Legislative Investigations
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Boards, Commissions, etc. - Meetings on Election Days |
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FOR the purpose of precluding boards, commissions, councils, authorities, committee, and |
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other multi-member units of City government from holding public meetings on a primary- or |
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general-election day. |
08-0021
March 26, 2008
10:00 AM
Executive Appointments Committee
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Michelle Nicole Lipkowitz |
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President - Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals - 12th District |
EA08-0044
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Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women - 9th District |
EA08-0050
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Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women - 8th District |
EA08-0051
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Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women - 6th District |
EA08-0052
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Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women - 3rd District |
EA08-0053
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Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women - 3rd District |
EA08-0054
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Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women - 5th District |
EA08-0055
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Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women - 11th District |
EA08-0056
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Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women - 14th District |
EA08-0057
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Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women - 4th District |
EA08-0059
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Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women - 1st District |
EA08-0060
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Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women - 7th District |
EA08-0061
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Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women - 10th District |
EA08-0062
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Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women - 12th District |
EA08-0063
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Robin L. Truiett-Theodorson |
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Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women - 14th District |
EA08-0064
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Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women |
EA08-0067
March 27, 2008
4:00 PM
Education Committee
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Informational Hearing - Building a Skatepark in Baltimore City |
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FOR the purpose of requesting that the President of The Skatepark of Baltimore, Inc., brief the |
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Council on the rapid growth of skateboarding across the country, the impact that this trend has |
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on Baltimore City, the necessity for building a skatepark in Baltimore City, the current status |
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of grants and donations that The Skatepark of Baltimore, Inc., has obtained, and the status of |
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its goals to raise funds, build partnerships, secure a location, design, and begin construction of |
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a skatepark in Baltimore City. |
08-0023R
April 01, 2008
11:30 AM
Judiciary and Legislative Investigations
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Informational Hearing - Bureau of Accounting and Payroll Services - Payroll Activities |
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FOR the purpose of requesting the Director of Finance, the Director of Human Resources, and |
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the Chief, Bureau of Accounting and Payroll Services to report to the City Council on the |
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effectiveness and accuracy of the Enterprise eTIME payroll and Human Resources |
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Information System, the number and substance of complaints received from payroll |
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processors, the steps taken to address these complaints, and any plans to adapt, revise, or |
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replace the Enterprise system. |
08-0018R
April 02, 2008
10:00 AM
Executive Appointments Committee
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Chair - Baltimore City Commission for Women - 6th District |
EA08-0049
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Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women - 13th District |
EA08-0058
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Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women - 8th District |
EA08-0065
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Thurman W. Zollicoffer, Jr. |
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Member - Board of Trustees, Employees Retirement and Elected Officials Retirement - 4th |
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District |
EA08-0068
2:00 PM
Land Use and Transportation Committee
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Planned Unit Development - Amendment 2 - Harbor Point |
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FOR the purpose of approving certain amendments to the Development Plan of the Harbor |
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Point Planned Unit Development. |
08-0017
April 03, 2008
10:00 AM
Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee
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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 either |
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public or private sale, all its interest in a certain property known as 950 South Caroline Street |
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(Block 1817, Lot 04) and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective |
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date. |
08-0015
11:00 AM
Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee
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Informational Hearing - Maryland Homestead Property Tax Credit |
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FOR the purpose of requesting the Director of the Baltimore City Department of Finance and |
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the Director of the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation to brief the Council |
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regarding the new Homestead Tax Credit law, the new application requirements, the process |
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by which citizens must apply, the new deadlines for applying, and the efforts that the State and |
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City are putting forth to inform the citizens who need to apply about the new process, in order |
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to make sure that all of those who are entitled to the credit are able to receive it. |
08-0007R
5:00 PM
Urban Affairs and Aging Committee
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Baltimore City Landmark List - American Brewery |
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FOR the purpose of designating the American Brewery, 1701 North Gay Street, as a historical |
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landmark. |
08-0005
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Baltimore City Landmark List - Bolton Square |
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FOR the purpose of designating Bolton Square, 1400 to 1420 Mason Street, 300 to 310 West |
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Lafayette Avenue, 236 to 250 West Lafayette Avenue, and 1401 to 1421 Jordon Street, as a |
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historical landmark. |
08-0006
CANCELLED - TO BE RESCHEDULED AT A LATER DATE
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Baltimore City Landmark List - W.E.B. Du Bois House |
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FOR the purpose of designating the W.E.B. Du Bois House, 2302 Montebello Terrace, as a |
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historical landmark. |
08-0007
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Baltimore City Landmark List - Riverside Park |
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FOR the purpose of designating Riverside Park, 301 East Randall Street, as a historical |
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landmark. |
08-0008
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Baltimore City Landmark List - Roland Park Water Tower |
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FOR the purpose of designating the Roland Park Water Tower, 4210 Roland Avenue, as a |
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historical landmark. |
08-0009
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Baltimore City Landmark List - Upton Mansion |
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FOR the purpose of designating the Upton Mansion, 811 West Lanvale Street, as a historical |
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landmark. |
08-0010
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Urban Renewal - Carroll Camden - Amendment _ |
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FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Carroll Camden to permit |
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additional land use categories within the Project Area, to waive existing height limitations |
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within the Project Area, to revise certain exhibits to reflect the changes in the Plan, and |
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conforming certain references and language; waiving certain content and procedural |
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requirements; making the provisions of this Ordinance severable; providing for the application |
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of this Ordinance in conjunction with certain other ordinances; and providing for a special |
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effective date. |
08-0023
5:05 PM
Land Use and Transportation Committee
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Rezoning - 1501, 1601, 1629, 1633, and 1645 Warner Street; 2110 and 2119 Haines |
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Street; 1501, 1525, and 1551 Russell Street; 2102 Oler Street; 2104 Worcester Street; |
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Block 840, Lots 14 and 15, and Block 844A, Lots 5A, 6, 7, and 8/9 |
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FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 1501, 1601, 1629, 1633, |
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and 1645 Warner Street; 2110 and 2119 Haines Street; 1501, 1525, and 1551 Russell Street; |
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2102 Oler Street; and 2104 Worcester Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, |
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from the M-2-3 Zoning District to the B-2-3 Zoning District; and changing the zoning for the |
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properties known as Block 840, Lots 14 and 15, and Block 844A, Lots 5A, 6, 7, and 8/9, as |
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outlined in blue on the accompanying plat, from the M-2-3 Zoning District to the OS Zoning |
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District. |
08-0024
5:10 PM
Land Use and Transportation Committee
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Planned Unit Development - Designation - Gateway South |
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FOR the purpose of approving the application of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and |
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Gateway South, LLC, which are either the owner, potential owner, developer, and/or contract |
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purchaser of the following properties: 1501, 1601, 1629, 1633, and 1645 Warner Street; 2110 |
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and 2119 Haines Street; 1501, 1525, and 1551 Russell Street; 2102 Oler Street; 2104 |
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Worcester Street; and portions of Warner Street, Russell Street, Worcester Street, Bayard |
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Street, Haines Street, Oler Street, and South Eutaw Street (collectively, the "Property"); to |
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have the Property designated a Business Planned Unit Development; and approving the |
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Development Plan submitted by the applicant. |
08-0025
April 08, 2008
10:00 AM
Judiciary and Legislative Investigations
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FOR the purpose of redefining "public nuisance" to require that there have been a certain |
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number of offenses within a certain period; clarifying the effect of a conviction for an offense; |
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and generally relating to laws governing public nuisances. |
08-0070
4:00 PM
Public Safety and Health Committee
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Informational Hearing - Fire Department Recruitment Policies |
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FOR the purpose of requesting that the acting Chief of the Baltimore City Fire Department |
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brief the Council on the current hiring processes and recruiting programs the department is |
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utilizing to bring new firefighters onto the force, and the changes, if any, that have taken place |
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in the recruitment qualifications for Fire Department personnel over the last few years. |
08-0025R
April 09, 2008
5:00 PM
Community Development Subcommittee
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Task Force on Noise Laws and Enforcement |
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FOR the purpose of establishing the Baltimore City Noise Law Task Force to study the |
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potential for an overhaul of the City's current noise laws and the feasibility of creating a more |
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defined, easily enforced, and encompassing noise law for the City of Baltimore. |
08-0024R
Cable TV 25
April 10, 2008
4:00 PM
Education Committee
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Informational Hearing - Apprenticeship Opportunities for Baltimore Youth |
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Informational hearing on job training and preparation for City youth that will expand the talent |
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pool and provide job opportunities in the marketplace. |
LO08-0009
April 16, 2008
5:00 PM
Land Use and Transportation Committee
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Zoning - Group Homes - Nursing Homes - Emergency Shelters |
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FOR the purpose of specifying the districts within which group homes, nursing homes, and |
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emergency shelters are allowed as permitted uses, as conditional uses requiring approval by |
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the Zoning Board, or as conditional uses requiring approval by ordinance; defining or |
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redefining certain terms; conforming and modifying the schedule of off-street parking spaces |
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required for these uses; requiring the Zoning Administrator to provide reasonable |
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accommodation to certain persons; repealing provisions that require an ordinance to establish |
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certain health facilities; and generally relating to the zoning of group homes, nursing homes, |
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and emergency shelters. |
07-0002
Cable TV 25
April 29, 2008
9:30 AM
Judiciary and Legislative Investigations
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Charter Amendment - Sustainability Funds |
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FOR the purpose of expressly authorizing the establishment of 1 or more continuing, |
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nonlapsing funds to be used for promoting sustainability and a clean and safe environment in |
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the City and for related purposes; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the |
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City for adoption or rejection. |
08-0055
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HEARING WILL BE HELD AT: Frederick Douglass - Isaac Myers Maritime Park and Museum, |
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1417 Thames Street, Baltimore, MD 21231 |
9:45 AM
Judiciary and Legislative Investigations
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Sanitation - Mixed Refuse Collections |
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FOR the purpose of modifying the rules for mixed refuse collections following a holiday; |
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clarifying and correcting certain language; and generally relating to the collection of garbage |
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and mixed refuse. |
08-0056
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HEARING WILL BE HELD AT: Frederick Douglass - Isaac Myers Maritime Park and Museum, |
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1417 Thames Street, Baltimore, MD 21231 |
10:00 AM
Judiciary and Legislative Investigations
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Beverage Containers - Refund Value |
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FOR the purpose of imposing a refund value on certain nonreusable beverage containers; |
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defining certain terms; requiring certain markings on these beverage containers; requiring |
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dealers and distributors to accept these containers for refund under certain circumstances; |
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imposing penalties; and generally relating |