Baltimore City Council
Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 3/2/2009 5:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall
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08-0137 0 Baltimore City Landmark List - Raffel BuildingOrdinanceBaltimore City Landmark List - Raffel Building FOR the purpose of designating the Raffel Building, 107 West Heath Street, as a historical landmark.   Action details Not available
08-0170 0 Baltimore City Landmark List - Four Bay HouseOrdinanceBaltimore City Landmark List - Four Bay House FOR the purpose of designating the Four Bay House, 1733 Aliceanna Street, as a historical landmark.   Action details Not available
08-0171 0 Baltimore City Landmark List - Dr. Giering HouseOrdinanceBaltimore City Landmark List - Dr. Giering House FOR the purpose of designating the Dr. Giering House, 3906 Parkside Drive, as a historical landmark.   Action details Not available
08-0175 0 Baltimore City Landmark List - Melvin Cade ArmoryOrdinanceBaltimore City Landmark List - Melvin Cade Armory FOR the purpose of designating the Melvin Cade Armory, 2620 Winchester Street, as a historical landmark.   Action details Not available
08-0177 0 Baltimore City Landmark List - Harford Commons (William Fuld Company)OrdinanceBaltimore City Landmark List - Harford Commons (William Fuld Company) FOR the purpose of designating the Harford Commons (William Fuld Company), 1508 Harford Avenue, as a historical landmark.   Action details Not available
08-0199 0 Sale of Property - Portion of the Former Bed of Callendar StreetOrdinanceSale of Property - Portion of the Former Bed of Callendar Street FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to sell, at either public or private sale, all its interest in a certain parcel of land known as the former bed of a portion of Callendar Street, contiguous to the east side thereof and extending from Baltimore Street, Southerly 137.4 feet, more or less, to Booth Street and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.   Action details Not available
08-0201 0 Sale of Property - Portion of the Former Bed of Baltimore StreetOrdinanceSale of Property - Portion of the Former Bed of Baltimore Street FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to sell, at either public or private sale, all its interest in a certain parcel of land known as the former bed of a portion of Baltimore Street, contiguous to the south side thereof and extending from Fremont Avenue, Westerly 247.0 feet, more or less, and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.   Action details Not available
08-0217 0 City Property - Renaming 2 Schools - Woodbourne Center #372 and Central Career Center at Briscoe #451 to New Hope Academy #345OrdinanceCity Property - Renaming 2 Schools - Woodbourne Center #372 and Central Career Center at Briscoe #451 to New Hope Academy #345 FOR the purpose of changing the names of schools, Woodbourne Center #372 and Central Career Center at Briscoe #451, both located at 900 Druid Hill Avenue, to New Hope Academy #345.   Action details Not available
08-0219 0 Waterfront Management District - Supplemental TaxOrdinanceWaterfront Management District - Supplemental Tax FOR the purpose of providing that property tax credits applicable to the regular, citywide property tax do not apply to the Supplemental Tax imposed in the Waterfront Management District; and providing for a special effective date.   Action details Not available
08-0222 0 City Streets - Naming an Unnamed Alley Gascony LaneOrdinanceCity Streets - Naming an Unnamed Alley Gascony Lane FOR the purpose of naming an unnamed alley, located between West Northern Parkway and St. Georges Road and parallel with Roland Avenue and Falls Road, Gascony Lane.   Action details Not available
08-0223 0 Zoning - Conditional Use - Amending Ordinance 02-355OrdinanceZoning - Conditional Use - Amending Ordinance 02-355 FOR the purpose of amending Ordinance 02-355 to amend a certain condition and to amend the street address of the property.   Action details Not available
09-0264 0 Motor Vehicle Fund Capital Appropriation Transfer - Department of Public Works (Account #9958-526-994) to Department of Recreation and Parks (Account #9936-475-755) - $500,000OrdinanceMotor Vehicle Fund Capital Appropriation Transfer - Department of Public Works (Account #9958-526-994) to Department of Recreation and Parks (Account #9936-475-755) - $500,000 FOR the purpose of transferring a Motor Vehicle Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $500,000 from the Department of Public Works (Account #9958-526-994) to the Department of Recreation and Parks (Account #9938-475-755); and providing for a special effective date.   Action details Not available
09-0291 0 Gun Offender RegistrationOrdinanceGun Offender Registration FOR the purpose of expanding the registration requirements to encompass certain juvenile offenders; expanding the offenses to which the registration requirements apply; modifying the time when a gun offender becomes obligated to sign an acknowledgment of the duty to register; specifying the deadline for registration for one found not criminally responsible; clarifying the requirements for updating residence information; establishing a uniform term for required verification of registration information; clarifying, correcting, and conforming certain language; and generally relating to the registration of gun offenders.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0292 0 City Streets - Renaming South Hilton Street to Unseld’s WayOrdinanceCity Streets - Renaming South Hilton Street to Unseld’s Way FOR the purpose of changing the name of South Hilton Street, between West Caton Avenue and Frederick Road, to Unseld’s Way.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0293 0 Downtown Management District - Adjustment of BoundariesOrdinanceDowntown Management District - Adjustment of Boundaries FOR the purpose of extending the Downtown Management District to encompass an area bounded by Franklin Street to the north, Howard Street to the east, Saratoga Street to the south, and Eutaw Street to the west, as well as properties fronting on the west side of Eutaw Street; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related language; making this Ordinance subject to a certain contingency; and generally related to the Downtown Management District and Authority.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0114R 0 Legislative Oversight - City of Baltimore’s Youth Opportunities Budget - FY 2009City Council ResolutionLegislative Oversight - City of Baltimore’s Youth Opportunities Budget - FY 2009 FOR the purpose of requesting that the City Council Budget and Appropriations Committee conduct a mid-year legislative oversight hearing to determine the expenditures of the Youth Opportunities budget to date, the number of youth served, and any balance accruing.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0115R 0 A Good Start Helps Students Finish First - In Celebration of National School Breakfast Week, March 2 - 6, 2009City Council ResolutionA Good Start Helps Students Finish First - In Celebration of National School Breakfast Week, March 2 - 6, 2009 FOR the purpose of celebrating National School Breakfast Week by commending the Baltimore City Public Schools CEO and school principals for their efforts to increase free breakfast participation among City students; and pledging to work citywide with City Council District schools to overcome the obstacles to full breakfast participation. Advanced to 2nd Reader on same day  Action details Not available
09-0115R 0 A Good Start Helps Students Finish First - In Celebration of National School Breakfast Week, March 2 - 6, 2009City Council ResolutionA Good Start Helps Students Finish First - In Celebration of National School Breakfast Week, March 2 - 6, 2009 FOR the purpose of celebrating National School Breakfast Week by commending the Baltimore City Public Schools CEO and school principals for their efforts to increase free breakfast participation among City students; and pledging to work citywide with City Council District schools to overcome the obstacles to full breakfast participation. Adopted  Action details Not available
09-0116R 0 Peer-to-Peer Youth Enterprises Investment Fund - Recovery and Reinvestment Act FundingCity Council ResolutionPeer-to-Peer Youth Enterprises Investment Fund - Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funding FOR the purpose of requesting that the Administration include a $3 million line item in the 2009-2010 City budget for the Peer-to-Peer Youth Enterprises Investment Fund to expand the number of individual Peer-to-Peer Youth Enterprises in Baltimore City. Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0117R 0 "Sharing the Caring for the Future" - A Baltimore City Celebration of International Women's Day 2009City Council Resolution"Sharing the Caring for the Future" - A Baltimore City Celebration of International Women's Day 2009 FOR the purpose of dedicating the day of March 8, 2009 in Baltimore City in honor of the world's women and joining the United Nations General Assembly and its Member States in celebration of International Women's Day to recognize that peace and social progress require the active participation and equality of women and to acknowledge the contribution of women to international peace and security.Advanced to 2nd Reader on same day  Action details Not available
09-0117R 0 "Sharing the Caring for the Future" - A Baltimore City Celebration of International Women's Day 2009City Council Resolution"Sharing the Caring for the Future" - A Baltimore City Celebration of International Women's Day 2009 FOR the purpose of dedicating the day of March 8, 2009 in Baltimore City in honor of the world's women and joining the United Nations General Assembly and its Member States in celebration of International Women's Day to recognize that peace and social progress require the active participation and equality of women and to acknowledge the contribution of women to international peace and security.Adopted  Action details Not available
08-0050R 0 Informational Hearing - Councilmanic Central CommitteesCity Council ResolutionInformational Hearing - Councilmanic Central Committees FOR the purpose of requesting the President of the African-American Democratic Club of Baltimore City to brief the Council on the idea of altering the process by which vacant Council seats are filled; to request consideration of a change that would create a more democratic process; and opening a dialogue on available options for assuring that the Council is able to better serve the citizens of Baltimore.Re-referred to Committee  Action details Not available
08-0245 0 Mass Transit Vehicles - Obsolete ProvisionsOrdinanceMass Transit Vehicles - Obsolete Provisions FOR the purpose of repealing obsolete or otherwise unnecessary provisions that duplicate prohibitions imposed by State law.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
08-0246 0 Enticing Minors - Expanded CoverageOrdinanceEnticing Minors - Expanded Coverage FOR the purpose of extending the prohibition against enticing, etc., certain younger children into a vehicle to encompass all minors; increasing the penalties for violations; conforming, correcting, and clarifying certain exceptions and related language; and generally relating to the protection of minors from predators.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
08-0247 0 Sale of Contraceptives - Repeal of BanOrdinanceSale of Contraceptives - Repeal of Ban FOR the purpose of repealing the prohibition against selling contraceptives to minors under a certain age.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
08-0248 0 Sporting Events - Offenses InvolvingOrdinanceSporting Events - Offenses Involving FOR the purpose of modifying the penalties for certain offenses involving sporting events; and correcting, clarifying, and conforming related language.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
08-0250 0 Street Regulations - ObstructionsOrdinanceStreet Regulations - Obstructions FOR the purpose of consolidating certain provisions governing the obstruction of streets, lanes, sidewalks, footways, or alleys; repealing certain obsolete or otherwise unnecessary provisions; and correcting, clarifying, and conforming related language.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
08-0251 0 Parades - Permit RequirementsOrdinanceParades - Permit Requirements FOR the purpose of increasing the penalty for parading without permit; repealing certain obsolete or otherwise unnecessary provisions relating to parades by political organizations and to parades of drum corps, bands, or other bodies; providing for the issuance of these permits by the Department of General Services and authorizing the adoption of rules and regulations for that purpose; and providing for a special effective date.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
08-0252 0 Snow and Ice Removal - SidewalksOrdinanceSnow and Ice Removal - Sidewalks FOR the purpose of transferring certain requirements for snow and ice removal to the Property Maintenance Code; specifying the scope of the required removal; and repealing certain obsolete, redundant, or now otherwise unnecessary provisions.Amendment Failed  Action details Not available
08-0252 0 Snow and Ice Removal - SidewalksOrdinanceSnow and Ice Removal - Sidewalks FOR the purpose of transferring certain requirements for snow and ice removal to the Property Maintenance Code; specifying the scope of the required removal; and repealing certain obsolete, redundant, or now otherwise unnecessary provisions.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Committee amendment withdrawn  Action details Not available
08-0253 0 Street Regulations - SolicitingOrdinanceStreet Regulations - Soliciting FOR the purpose of extending certain prohibitions involving the solicitation of customers to apply to the solicitation of donations; increasing the penalties for a violation of these prohibitions; repealing certain obsolete or otherwise unnecessary sections involving solicitation activities; and correcting, clarifying, and conforming related language.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
08-0254 0 Street Regulations - Sand, Water, etc.OrdinanceStreet Regulations - Sand, Water, etc. FOR the purpose of repealing obsolete or otherwise unnecessary provisions dealing with the use of sand and other materials on streets and alleys and with the discharge of water on repaved streets.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
08-0255 0 Taxicabs and Other Common Carriers - Refusal to Pay FareOrdinanceTaxicabs and Other Common Carriers - Refusal to Pay Fare FOR the purpose of increasing the penalty for wilful refusal to pay proper charges for transport in a taxicab or other common carrier; and correcting, conforming, and clarifying related language.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
08-0257 0 Vandalism - Street Lights and Other Utility StructuresOrdinanceVandalism - Street Lights and Other Utility Structures FOR the purpose of increasing the penalties for damaging or injuring street lighting or other public utility structures; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related language; and generally relating to vandalism of street lighting and other public utility structures, their equipment, parts, and appurtenances.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
08-0165 0 Planned Unit Development - Amendment - 1950 East Fayette Street, 1951 East Fayette Street, and 1921-1939 Orleans StreetOrdinancePlanned Unit Development - Amendment - 1950 East Fayette Street, 1951 East Fayette Street, and 1921-1939 Orleans Street FOR the purpose of approving certain amendments to the Planned Unit Development for 1950 East Fayette Street, 1951 East Fayette Street, and 1921-1939 Orleans Street.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
08-0203 0 Retail Business Districts - Sanitation and Public SafetyOrdinanceRetail Business Districts - Sanitation and Public Safety FOR the purpose of including sanitation and public safety activities to the management services that may be provided by a Business Association within a Retail Business District; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related language; and generally related to the purposes and operations of Retail Business Districts.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
08-0215 0 Planned Unit Development - Westport Waterfront (Corrective) OrdinancePlanned Unit Development - Westport Waterfront (Corrective) FOR the purpose of amending Ordinance 07-609 to include parcel height limits that were previously approved and referenced on an unpublished exhibit but that were inadvertently omitted from the published text of the Ordinance.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
09-0263 0 Tax Credits - Historic Restorations and RehabilitationsOrdinanceTax Credits - Historic Restorations and Rehabilitations FOR the purpose of extending the period within which applications may be accepted for the tax credit for historic restorations and rehabilitations; and providing for a special effective date.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
09-0272 0 Baltimore City Sustainability PlanOrdinanceBaltimore City Sustainability Plan FOR the purpose of establishing a Sustainability Plan for the City of Baltimore; and providing for a special effective date.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
08-0206 0 Planned Unit Development - Designation - Sinai Hospital-LevindaleOrdinancePlanned Unit Development - Designation - Sinai Hospital-Levindale FOR the purpose of repealing the existing Development Plan for the Sinai Hospital Planned Unit Development and approving a new Development Plan for the Sinai Hospital-Levindale Planned Unit Development.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
08-0249 0 Police Ordinances - National AnthemOrdinancePolice Ordinances - National Anthem FOR the purpose of repealing provisions purporting to regulate the playing, singing, or rendering of the Star-Spangled Banner.Withdrawn  Action details Not available