Baltimore City Council
Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/8/2008 5:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall
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08-0108 0 Charter Amendment - Department of General ServicesMayor and City Council Res.Charter Amendment - Department of General Services FOR the purpose of establishing a Department of General Services among the Executive Departments; providing for the powers and duties of the Department of General Services; transferring certain powers and duties from the Department of Public Works to the Department of General Services; repealing certain obsolete provisions; requiring obstructions to the work of the Department of Transportation or the Department of General Services to be removed; conforming, correcting, and clarifying related provisions; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.   Action details Not available
08-0019 0 Building Code - Dwellings - Carbon Monoxide Alarms OrdinanceBuilding Code - Dwellings - Carbon Monoxide Alarms FOR the purpose of requiring the installation and maintenance of carbon monoxide alarms in dwellings, hotels, motels, boarding or rooming houses, or other structures that provide living or sleeping facilities; defining certain terms; adopting certain standards; prohibiting certain conduct; and generally relating to protection from carbon monoxide poisoning.   Action details Not available
08-0047 0 "Dirt Bikes" - Unregistered Motorcycles and Similar Vehicles - Forfeiture ProceedingOrdinance"Dirt Bikes" - Unregistered Motorcycles and Similar Vehicles - Forfeiture Proceeding FOR the purpose of requiring a person who owns, controls, possesses, or has custody of a dirt bike or an unregistered motorcycle or similar vehicle to immobilize that vehicle while in Baltimore City; modifying certain restrictive provisions relating to published notice of a forfeiture petition; repealing certain provisions authorizing repossession of a vehicle pending a decision on forfeiture; prohibiting a secured party from selling a forfeited vehicle to the owner or other person from whom it was seized; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related language; and generally relating to dirt bikes or unregistered motorcycles or similar vehicles.   Action details Not available
08-0109 0 Zoning - Conditional Use Housing for the Elderly - 5300 Harford RoadOrdinanceZoning - Conditional Use Housing for the Elderly - 5300 Harford Road FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, maintenance, and operation of housing for the elderly on the property known as 5300 Harford Road, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat.   Action details Not available
08-0114 0 Franchise - Private Product Recovery System Pipeline Under and Across a Portion of the Boston Street Right-of-wayOrdinanceFranchise - Private Product Recovery System Pipeline Under and Across a Portion of the Boston Street Right-of-way FOR the purpose of granting a franchise to ExxonMobil to construct, use, and maintain a private product recovery system pipeline under and across a portion of the Boston Street right-of-way, connecting facilities located on the properties known as 4200 Boston Street and 1610 South Newkirk Street, subject to certain terms, conditions, and reservations; and providing for a special effective date.   Action details Not available
08-0115 0 Corrective Bill 2008OrdinanceCorrective Bill 2008 FOR the purpose of correcting certain technical errors and omissions in the City Code and other enactments; repealing certain obsolete provisions; correcting, clarifying, and conforming certain language; and providing for a special effective date.   Action details Not available
08-0139 0 Urban Renewal - Inner Harbor Project I-A - Amendment _OrdinanceUrban Renewal - Inner Harbor Project I-A - Amendment _ FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Inner Harbor Project I-A to amend the height restrictions for certain property within the project area; 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.    Action details Not available
08-0189 0 City Streets - Opening - Brexton StreetOrdinanceCity Streets - Opening - Brexton Street FOR the purpose of condemning and opening Brexton Street, extending from Park Avenue Northwesterly 71.1 feet, more or less, to Tyson Street, as shown on Plat 114-A-40 in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date.Assigned  Action details Not available
08-0190 0 City Streets - Closing - Brexton StreetOrdinanceCity Streets - Closing - Brexton Street FOR the purpose of condemning and closing Brexton Street, extending from Park Avenue, Northwesterly 71.1 feet, more or less, to Tyson Street, as shown on Plat 114-A-40A in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date.Assigned  Action details Not available
08-0191 0 Sale of Property - Former Bed of Brexton StreetOrdinanceSale of Property - Former Bed of Brexton 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 Brexton Street and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.Assigned  Action details Not available
08-0192 0 Sale of Properties - 916, 1016, and 1018 North Arlington AvenueOrdinanceSale of Properties - 916, 1016, and 1018 North Arlington Avenue FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to sell, at either public or private sale, all its interest in certain properties known as 916, 1016, and 1018 North Arlington Avenue and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.Assigned  Action details Not available
08-0193 0 Valet ParkingOrdinanceValet Parking FOR the purpose of regulating the provision of valet parking services; requiring valet parking operators to be licensed; requiring permits for valet parking zones; establishing certain standards of operation; defining certain terms; imposing certain penalties; providing for certain appeals and reviews; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions governing passenger loading zones and freight loading zones; designating passenger loading zones, freight loading zones, and valet parking zones as impoundment areas; clarifying responsibility for collecting applicable parking taxes; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the licensing and regulation of valet parking services.Assigned  Action details Not available
08-0194 0 Parking for Disabled Persons and Helpers - Temporary DisabilitiesOrdinanceParking for Disabled Persons and Helpers - Temporary Disabilities FOR the purpose of authorizing, under certain circumstances, reserved parking for persons with temporary disabilities and their helpers; correcting, conforming, and clarifying related language; and generally relating to reserved parking for disabled persons and their helpers.Assigned  Action details Not available
08-0195 0 Property Tax Credits - Newly Constructed DwellingsOrdinanceProperty Tax Credits - Newly Constructed Dwellings FOR the purpose of extending the time for filing applications for a credit against the tax imposed on newly constructed dwellings; providing a grace period for certain dwellings previously purchased; repealing an obsolete provision; altering the termination date of the credit program; and generally relating to property tax credits for newly constructed dwellings.Assigned  Action details Not available
08-0061R 0 Informational Hearing - Public Wellness and Disease Prevention Program - City EmployeesCity Council ResolutionInformational Hearing - Public Wellness and Disease Prevention Program - City Employees FOR the purpose of inviting representatives from Alternative Medicine Integration of Maryland, LLC (AMI), the Baltimore City Health Department, and the Department of Human Resources to discuss the wellness and disease prevention practices currently available to individuals in Baltimore City and throughout the country, and the benefits to Baltimore City of establishing wellness and disease prevention services to the Baltimore City employees and their dependents through a network of non-pharmaceutical and non-surgically oriented doctors of chiropractic.Assigned  Action details Not available
08-0062R 0 Informational Hearing - Baltimore City Public School System - Anonymous Call HotlineCity Council ResolutionInformational Hearing - Baltimore City Public School System - Anonymous Call Hotline FOR the purpose of inviting the CEO of the Baltimore City Public System, the Chief of the Baltimore City School Police, and the Interim Information Chief of the Mayor’s Office of Information Technology to brief the City Council on the feasibility of creating a tip phone hotline, where teachers, students, and parents are able to anonymously report acts of school violence, as well as a possible integration of that hotline with 311.Assigned  Action details Not available
EA08-0094 0 Marilynn K. DukerExecutive NominationMarilynn K. Duker Member - Board of Finance - 5th DistrictConfirmed  Action details Not available
08-0024R 0 Task Force on Noise Laws and EnforcementCity Council ResolutionTask Force on Noise Laws and Enforcement FOR the purpose of establishing the Baltimore City Noise Law Task Force to study the potential for an overhaul of the City's current noise laws and the feasibility of creating a more defined, easily enforced, and encompassing noise law for the City of Baltimore. Adopted  Action details Not available
08-0029 0 Rezoning - 1301 Boyle Street and 1414 Key HighwayOrdinanceRezoning - 1301 Boyle Street and 1414 Key Highway FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 1301 Boyle Street and 1414 Key Highway, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-3 Zoning District to the B-2-3 Zoning District.Advanced to 3rd Reader, to be held one meeting  Action details Not available
08-0131 0 Zoning - Conditional Use Convalescent, Nursing, and Rest Home (Assisted Living) - 3615 Gwynn Oak AvenueOrdinanceZoning - Conditional Use Convalescent, Nursing, and Rest Home (Assisted Living) - 3615 Gwynn Oak Avenue FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a convalescent, nursing, and rest home (assisted living) on the property known as 3615 Gwynn Oak Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
08-0132 0 Zoning - Parking Lot District - Conditional Use Parking Lot - 204 Clay StreetOrdinanceZoning - Parking Lot District - Conditional Use Parking Lot - 204 Clay Street FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, maintenance, and operation of an open off-street parking area on the property known as 204 Clay Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
08-0179 0 Parking Tax - Tax RateOrdinanceParking Tax - Tax Rate FOR the purpose of establishing a new, uniform tax rate for parking a motor vehicle on a parking lot or in a garage; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the imposing and administration of the parking tax.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
08-0111 0 Planned Unit Development - Amendment 1 - Marketplace at Fell’s PointOrdinancePlanned Unit Development - Amendment 1 - Marketplace at Fell’s Point FOR the purpose of approving certain amendments to the Development Plan of the Marketplace at Fell’s Point Planned Unit Development.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
08-0125 0 Board of Fire Commissioners - NumberOrdinanceBoard of Fire Commissioners - Number FOR the purpose of increasing the number of persons serving on the Board of Fire Commissioners from 3 to 5; and restating for context and clarifying certain Charter provisions governing the Board of Fire Commissioners.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
08-0127 0 Accident and Disabled-Vehicle TowingOrdinanceAccident and Disabled-Vehicle Towing FOR the purpose of clarifying and revising the laws governing accident and disabled-vehicle towing to, among other things, further protect the public from unauthorized, predatory towers; conforming these laws to current practices; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions; increasing certain penalties; authorizing the issuance of civil citations, subject to certain penalties, for violations; and generally relating to the towing of vehicles disabled by accident.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available