Baltimore City Council
Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 6/25/2012 2:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall
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12-0022 0 Sale of Properties - 1801 East Oliver Street and 1731 Llewelyn AvenueOrdinanceSale of Properties - 1801 East Oliver Street and 1731 Llewelyn 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 1801 East Oliver Street (Ward 08, Section 10, Block 1495, Lot 001) and 1731 Llewelyn Avenue (Ward 08, Section 10, Block 1494, Lot 101) and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.   Action details Not available
12-0034 0 Repeal of Planned Unit Development Designation - Gateway South OrdinanceRepeal of Planned Unit Development Designation - Gateway South FOR the purpose of repealing Ordinance 08-10, approved May 12, 2008; and providing for a special effective date.   Action details Not available
12-0057 0 Sale of Property - Former Beds of Pinkney Road and a 10-foot AlleyOrdinanceSale of Property - Former Beds of Pinkney Road and a 10-foot Alley 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 parcels of land known as the former beds of Pinkney Road, located 481.3 feet, more or less, southwesterly from Reisterstown Road and extending southerly 51.0 feet, more or less, to its southernmost extremity thereof and a 10-foot alley laid out in the rear of the property known as 4120 Menlo Drive and extending 51.0 feet, more or less, to its southernmost extremity thereof and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.   Action details Not available
12-0060 0 Sale of Property - Former Bed of Toone StreetOrdinanceSale of Property - Former Bed of Toone 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 Toone Street, extending from Ponca Street easterly to the Right of Way Line of Interstate Route No. 895 (Baltimore Harbor Tunnel) and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.   Action details Not available
12-0071 0 Sale of Property - Former Bed of a 15-Foot AlleyOrdinanceSale of Property - Former Bed of a 15-Foot Alley 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 15-foot alley laid out in the rear of the properties known as 4406 and 4410 Pall Mall Road and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.   Action details Not available
12-0076 0 Maryland Department of Transportation - County Transportation Revenue Bonds - Series 2012Mayor and City Council Res.Maryland Department of Transportation - County Transportation Revenue Bonds - Series 2012 FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to enter into an agreement with the Maryland Department of Transportation in connection with the participation by the City in the proceeds derived from the sale of certain bonds, to be known as Department of Transportation of Maryland - County Transportation Revenue Bonds, Series 2012 or as otherwise designated by the Secretary of Transportation and to be issued pursuant to State Transportation Article, Title 3, Subtitle 5; authorizing certain officials of the City to take certain actions in connection with the City's participation in the proceeds of the sale of such bonds; providing for the pledge of the City's share of Highway User Revenues to the payment of such bonds; providing that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the City shall be pledged to the City's payment obligations under the Participation Agreement identified herein; providing for the severability of the provisions of this Resolution; provi   Action details Not available
12-0079 0 Sale of Property - Former Beds of Certain Streets and Alleys Bounded by Sun Street, the CSX Transportation, Inc. Railroad Right of Way, Vera Street, and Chesapeake AvenueOrdinanceSale of Property - Former Beds of Certain Streets and Alleys Bounded by Sun Street, the CSX Transportation, Inc. Railroad Right of Way, Vera Street, and Chesapeake 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 parcels of land known as the former beds of certain streets and alleys bounded by Sun Street, the CSX Transportation, Inc. Railroad right of way, Vera Street, and Chesapeake Avenue and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.   Action details Not available
EA12-0059 0 Paul T. GrazianoExecutive NominationPaul T. Graziano Commissioner - Department of Housing and Community Development - 11th DistrictAssigned  Action details Not available
EA12-0060 0 Deborah Moore-CarterExecutive NominationDeborah Moore-Carter Labor Commissioner for Baltimore City - 7th DistrictAssigned  Action details Not available
EA12-0061 0 Thomas J. StosurExecutive NominationThomas J. Stosur Director - Department of Planning - 14th DistrictAssigned  Action details Not available
EA12-0062 0 Donna A. CypressExecutive NominationDonna A. Cypress Member - Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation - 7th DistrictAssigned  Action details Not available
EA12-0063 0 Miriam AvinsExecutive NominationMiriam Avins Member - Commission on Sustainability - 14th DistrictAssigned  Action details Not available
EA12-0064 0 Frances FlaniganExecutive NominationFrances Flanigan Member - Commission on Sustainability Assigned  Action details Not available
EA12-0065 0 Earl JohnsonExecutive NominationEarl Johnson Member - Commission on Sustainability - 12th DistrictAssigned  Action details Not available
EA12-0066 0 Geraldine Cook OkwesaExecutive NominationGeraldine Cook Okwesa Member - Commission on Sustainability - 7th DistrictAssigned  Action details Not available
EA12-0067 0 Cindy ParkerExecutive NominationCindy Parker Member - Commission on Sustainability - 12th DistrictAssigned  Action details Not available
12-0104 0 Food Establishments - Polystyrene ProductsOrdinanceFood Establishments - Polystyrene Products FOR the purpose of prohibiting food service establishments from using certain polystyrene products.Assigned  Action details Not available
12-0105 0 Urban Renewal - Fells Point Waterfront - Amendment _OrdinanceUrban Renewal - Fells Point Waterfront - Amendment _ FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Fells Point Waterfront to add to Appendix A an additional promenade standard that would regulate the number of newspaper vending boxes along the promenade; 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. Assigned  Action details Not available
12-0106 0 Animal Control and Protection - Companion Animal ProtectionOrdinanceAnimal Control and Protection - Companion Animal Protection FOR the purpose of requiring animal shelters to take steps to reduce the number of animals they kill; repealing the requirement that cats be licensed; prohibiting the immediate killing of animals when their owner’s license is revoked; regulating the use of live animal traps to catch cats; establishing standards for the operations of animal shelters; establishing standards for the killing of animals in shelters; prohibiting the use of animals from shelters for medical research; requiring that certain information about shelter operations be made available to the public; defining and redefining certain terms; clarifying and conforming related provisions; providing for certain penalties; and generally relating to the treatment of animals commonly kept as companions.Assigned  Action details Not available
12-0107 0 Rezoning - 235-239 North Gay StreetOrdinanceRezoning - 235-239 North Gay Street FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 235-239 North Gay Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-2-3 Zoning District to the B-2-3 Zoning District.Assigned  Action details Not available
12-0108 0 Rezoning - 1101 North Patterson Park AvenueOrdinanceRezoning - 1101 North Patterson Park Avenue FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 1101 North Patterson Park Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the R-8 Zoning District to the B-2-2 Zoning District.Assigned  Action details Not available
EA12-0052 0 George A. NilsonExecutive NominationGeorge A. Nilson City Solicitor for Baltimore City - 7th DistrictConfirmed  Action details Not available
EA12-0053 0 Alfred H. FoxxExecutive NominationAlfred H. Foxx Director - Department of Public Works - 11th DistictConfirmed  Action details Not available
12-0067 0 Ordinance of Estimates for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2013OrdinanceOrdinance of Estimates for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2013 FOR the purpose of providing the appropriations estimated to be needed by each agency of the City of Baltimore for operating programs and capital projects during the fiscal 2013 year.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
12-0068 0 Annual Property Tax - Fiscal Year 2013OrdinanceAnnual Property Tax - Fiscal Year 2013 FOR the purpose of providing a tax for the use of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore for the period July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013; providing for estimated billings pursuant to State law; and setting the semiannual payment service charge for that period.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
12-0053 0 Biennial Agency AuditsOrdinanceBiennial Agency Audits FOR the purpose of requiring all City agencies to have their operations audited every second fiscal year; defining certain terms; specifying who may conduct the audits; requiring certain reports; providing for a stagger in undergoing the audits; and generally relating to the biennial audit of City agencies.Amended  Action details Not available
12-0053 0 Biennial Agency AuditsOrdinanceBiennial Agency Audits FOR the purpose of requiring all City agencies to have their operations audited every second fiscal year; defining certain terms; specifying who may conduct the audits; requiring certain reports; providing for a stagger in undergoing the audits; and generally relating to the biennial audit of City agencies.Re-referred to Committee  Action details Not available
12-0054 0 Zoning - Conversion of Single-Family Dwellings - Coldstream Homestead Montebello Urban Renewal AreaOrdinanceZoning - Conversion of Single-Family Dwellings - Coldstream Homestead Montebello Urban Renewal Area FOR the purpose of prohibiting the conversion of buildings used for single-family dwellings in the Coldstream Homestead Montebello Urban Renewal Area, unless expressly authorized in the Urban Renewal Plan for that Area.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
12-0088 0 Employees', Elected Officials', and Fire and Police Employees' Retirement Systems - Technical RevisionsOrdinanceEmployees', Elected Officials', and Fire and Police Employees' Retirement Systems - Technical Revisions FOR the purpose of providing that the Employees', Elected Officials', and Fire and Police Employees' Retirement Systems need comply only with a "reasonable good faith interpretation" of Internal Revenue Code § 401(a)(9); expanding the vehicles into which eligible distributions from these Systems can be rolled over, to include qualified defined benefit plans, § 403(b) tax-deferred annuity plans, certain § 457(b) plans, and Roth IRAs; permitting non-spouse beneficiaries of Systems members to make rollovers; removing a restriction on rollovers by surviving spouses of members of the Employees' and Elected Officials' Systems; clarifying the availability of the non-line-of-duty death benefit for members of the Fire and Police Employees' System who are on military service; applying cost-of-living adjustments to increase the $160,000 limit on annual Fire and Police Employees' Retirement System benefits under § 415 of the Internal Revenue Code and applying those cost-of-living adjustmentAdvanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
12-0023 0 Charter Amendment - Municipal ElectionsMayor and City Council Res.Charter Amendment - Municipal Elections FOR the purpose of providing for the election of the Mayor, the Comptroller, and the President and Members of the City Council in 2016 and in every succeeding fourth year; adjusting the terms of office for those elected in 2011; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
12-0031 0 Employees’ and Elected Officials’ Retirement Systems - ModificationsOrdinanceEmployees’ and Elected Officials’ Retirement Systems - Modifications FOR the purpose of updating the regular interest and other economic assumptions used to evaluate benefits under and the level of City funding for the Employees’ and Elected Officials’ Retirement Systems; modifying certain provisions relating to the method of financing the Elected Officials’ Retirement System; removing the separate account structure for retiree and active funds of the Elected Officials’ Retirement System; reducing prospectively the rate of interest credited on member contributions; repealing certain obsolete restrictions on investments by the Employees’ Retirement System and the Elected Officials’ Retirement System; modifying time periods within which members of the Employees’ and Elected Officials’ Retirement Systems must apply for retirement; repealing an obsolete time limit for Trustees to take their oaths of office; correcting, conforming, and clarifying related provisions; and providing for a special effective date.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
12-0051 0 Rezoning - 1220 South East Avenue OrdinanceRezoning - 1220 South East Avenue FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 1220 South East Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-2-2 Zoning District to the R-8 Zoning District.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
12-0061 0 Baltimore City Hispanic Commission - Voting MembersOrdinanceBaltimore City Hispanic Commission - Voting Members FOR the purpose of increasing the number of voting members on the Commission from 9 to 13, all to be appointed by the Mayor; conforming the number of members required to meet certain qualifications; providing that 1 of the members shall be a member of the City Council, nominated by the City Council President; and generally relating to the Baltimore City Hispanic Commission.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
12-0084 0 Midtown Community Benefits District and Management Authority - Renewal Through June 30, 2016Mayor and City Council Res.Midtown Community Benefits District and Management Authority - Renewal Through June 30, 2016 FOR the purpose of renewing and continuing the Midtown Community Benefits District and Management Authority; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the activities and authority of the Midtown Community Benefits District and Management Authority.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
12-0091 0 Operating Budget for the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2013Mayor and City Council Res.Operating Budget for the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2013 FOR the purpose of approving the budget estimated to be needed for the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners for operating programs during Fiscal 2013; providing for certification of the approved budget to the State Superintendent of Schools; and providing for a special effective date.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
12-0092 0 Charter Amendment - Stormwater UtilityMayor and City Council Res.Charter Amendment - Stormwater Utility FOR the purpose of establishing a financially self-sustaining stormwater utility; authorizing supplemental legislation to implement the provisions governing water, sanitary wastewater, and stormwater utilities; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related language; providing for a special effective date; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
12-0093 0 Charter Amendment - Minority Party Representation on Boards and CommissionsMayor and City Council Res.Charter Amendment - Minority Party Representation on Boards and Commissions FOR the purpose of allowing voters registered as unaffiliated or as third party members to sit on City boards and commissions as minority party representatives; defining a certain term; generally relating to minority party representation on City boards and commissions; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
12-0050 0 Sales to Minors in Proximity of Liquor StoreOrdinanceSales to Minors in Proximity of Liquor Store FOR the purpose of prohibiting persons in close proximity to a liquor store from selling any food, goods, wares, or merchandise to any person under the age of 21; defining certain terms; imposing certain penalties; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions; and generally relating to preventing minors from accessing alcoholic beverages.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
12-0067 0 Ordinance of Estimates for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2013OrdinanceOrdinance of Estimates for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2013 FOR the purpose of providing the appropriations estimated to be needed by each agency of the City of Baltimore for operating programs and capital projects during the fiscal 2013 year.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available