Baltimore City Council
Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 1/26/2009 5:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall
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08-0050 0 Animal Control - PenaltiesOrdinanceAnimal Control - Penalties FOR the purpose of increasing the prepayable citation penalties for certain animal control offenses.   Action details Not available
08-0118 0 Confiscated Assets for NeighborhoodsOrdinanceConfiscated Assets for Neighborhoods FOR the purpose of establishing a grant program to fund community-based safety initiatives; providing for the funding of the program and the allocation of those funds; directing the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice to administer the program and to adopt rules and regulation further defining program elements; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the Confiscated Assets for Neighborhoods Grant Program.   Action details Not available
09-0265 0 In Support of the City Solicitor’s Formation of a Multi-City Litigation Work Group on ForeclosuresMayor and City Council Res.In Support of the City Solicitor’s Formation of a Multi-City Litigation Work Group on Foreclosures FOR the purpose of supporting the City Solicitor’s efforts to partner with other cities to create a united local government front for addressing the foreclosure crisis, to hold lenders accountable, to reduce the number of foreclosures, and to eliminate vacant homes; and providing for a special effective date.   Action details Not available
EA09-0160 0 Pierce Flanigan, IVExecutive NominationPierce Flanigan, IV Member - Parking Authority Board - 10th DistrictAssigned  Action details Not available
EA09-0161 0 Thomas J. StosurExecutive NominationThomas J. Stosur Director - Department of Planning - 14th DistrictAssigned  Action details Not available
09-0270 0 City Property - Renaming Benjamin Franklin Middle School #239 to Masonville Cove Community Academy #239OrdinanceCity Property - Renaming Benjamin Franklin Middle School #239 to Masonville Cove Community Academy #239 FOR the purpose of changing the name of Benjamin Franklin Middle School #239, located at 1201 Cambria Street, to Masonville Cove Community Academy #239.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0271 0 Tobacco Products - Unpackaged Cigarettes or Cigars OrdinanceTobacco Products - Unpackaged Cigarettes or Cigars FOR the purpose of strengthening the prohibition against the sale or transfer of unpackaged cigarettes and extending that prohibition to include certain unpackaged cigars; defining and redefining certain terms; providing for certain exceptions; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the sale or other distribution of unpackaged cigarettes and cigars.Assigned  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.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0273 0 Loading Zones - Fee for MaintainingOrdinanceLoading Zones - Fee for Maintaining FOR the purpose of imposing an annual fee for establishing and maintaining passenger loading zones and freight loading zones; and correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions governing loading zones.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0274 0 Unsafe Structures - Enforcement by CitationOrdinanceUnsafe Structures - Enforcement by Citation FOR the purpose of authorizing the issuance of environmental citations for violations of the Building Code provisions governing unsafe structures; and generally relating to enforcement of the City Building Code.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0275 0 Parking Facilities - Towing ServicesOrdinanceParking Facilities - Towing Services FOR the purpose of imposing certain conditions on the right of a parking facility to use towing services to enforce parking restrictions; and generally relating to the licensing and regulation of parking facilities.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0276 0 Zoning - Conditional Use Housing for the Elderly - 6400 East Pratt StreetOrdinanceZoning - Conditional Use Housing for the Elderly - 6400 East Pratt Street FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, maintenance, and operation of housing for the elderly on the property known as 6400 East Pratt Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0104R 0 Informational Hearing - Parking TaxCity Council ResolutionInformational Hearing - Parking Tax FOR the purpose of requesting the Baltimore City Comptroller and the City Auditor to report to the City Council on Parking Tax collections; the number of facilities in the City the parking tax should apply to; the number of facilities from which the tax is currently being collected; and the amount of revenue that would be collected if all parking facilities subject to the tax remitted the appropriate amount to City government.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0105R 0 Informational Hearing - Baltimore Police Commissioner - Policy ChangeCity Council ResolutionInformational Hearing - Baltimore Police Commissioner - Policy Change FOR the purpose of requesting the Baltimore Police Commissioner to brief the City Council on the change in policy that dictates that the names of police officers who kill or injure citizens will no longer be disclosed to the general public.Assigned  Action details Not available
08-0043R 0 Program Request - RPP "Lite" ProgramCity Council ResolutionProgram Request - RPP "Lite" Program FOR the purpose of requesting the Baltimore City Parking Authority to create and promote an RPP "Lite" program, where the restrictions would be for no more than one day of the week, and for no more than eight hours, and requesting that representatives from the Parking Authority inform the Baltimore City Council at a public hearing as to any issues involved in creating and promoting such a program.Adopted  Action details Not available
08-0152 0 City Streets - Opening - Certain Streets Lying Within the Area Bounded by Patterson Avenue - Parr Avenue - Spring Avenue and the CSX Transportation, Inc. Railroad Right-of-WayOrdinanceCity Streets - Opening - Certain Streets Lying Within the Area Bounded by Patterson Avenue - Parr Avenue - Spring Avenue and the CSX Transportation, Inc. Railroad Right-of-Way FOR the purpose of condemning and opening (1) Vincennes Avenue, extending from Patterson Avenue, Northwesterly 505.0 feet, more or less, to Ridge Avenue, (2) Ridge Avenue, extending from the Armstrong Avenue, Northeasterly 275.6 feet, more or less, to Vincennes Avenue, and (3) Armstrong Avenue, extending from Ridge Avenue, Northwesterly 475.0 feet, more or less, to Spring Avenue, as shown on Plat 114-A-30 in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
08-0153 0 City Streets - Closing - Certain Streets or Portions of them Lying Within the Area Bounded by Patterson Avenue, Parr Avenue, Spring Avenue, and the CSX Transportation, Inc. Railroad Right-of-WayOrdinanceCity Streets - Closing - Certain Streets or Portions of them Lying Within the Area Bounded by Patterson Avenue, Parr Avenue, Spring Avenue, and the CSX Transportation, Inc. Railroad Right-of-Way FOR the purpose of condemning and closing certain streets or portions of them lying within the area bounded by Patterson Avenue, Parr Avenue, Spring Avenue and the CSX Transportation, Inc. Railroad Right-of-Way, as shown on Plat 114-A-30A in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
08-0197 0 City Streets - Opening - Callendar StreetOrdinanceCity Streets - Opening - Callendar Street FOR the purpose of condemning and opening Callendar Street, extending from Baltimore Street, Southerly 137.4 feet, more or less, to Booth Street, as shown on Plat 114-A-45 in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
08-0198 0 City Streets - Closing - Callendar StreetOrdinanceCity Streets - Closing - Callendar Street FOR the purpose of condemning and closing Callendar Street, extending from Baltimore Street, Southerly 137.4 feet, more or less, to Booth Street, as shown on Plat 114-A-45A in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
08-0200 0 City Streets - Closing - A Portion of Baltimore StreetOrdinanceCity Streets - Closing - A Portion of Baltimore Street FOR the purpose of condemning and closing a portion of Baltimore Street, contiguous to the south side thereof and extending from Fremont Avenue, Westerly 247.0 feet, more or less, as shown on Plat 111-D-55 in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
08-0037R 0 Investigative Hearing - Foreclosures - Impact on Baltimore CityCity Council ResolutionInvestigative Hearing - Foreclosures - Impact on Baltimore City FOR the purpose of investigating the foreclosure crisis in Baltimore City to ascertain the effects on prospective home buyers, current homeowners, and mortgage lenders; to project the consequence to Baltimore City's property tax base; and to evaluate the immediate and long-range affect of mortgage lending reform legislation and other foreclosure-related legislation recently passed in the 2008 Session of the Maryland General Assembly.Adopted  Action details Not available
08-0136 0 Sale of Property - Map 96 Parcel 340, Baltimore County, MarylandOrdinanceSale of Property - Map 96 Parcel 340, Baltimore County, Maryland 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 property known as Map 96 Parcel 340, Baltimore County, Maryland and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  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.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
08-0138 0 Baltimore City Landmark List - Saint Paul Community Baptist ChurchOrdinanceBaltimore City Landmark List - Saint Paul Community Baptist Church FOR the purpose of designating Saint Paul Community Baptist Church, 1901 East Federal Street, as a historical landmark.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
08-0172 0 Baltimore City Landmark List - Mount Calvary ChurchOrdinanceBaltimore City Landmark List - Mount Calvary Church FOR the purpose of designating Mount Calvary Church, 816 North Eutaw Street, as a historical landmark.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
08-0173 0 Baltimore City Landmark List - St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran ChurchOrdinanceBaltimore City Landmark List - 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.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
08-0174 0 Baltimore City Landmark List - Scottish Rite TempleOrdinanceBaltimore City Landmark List - Scottish Rite Temple FOR the purpose of designating the Scottish Rite Temple, 3800 North Charles Street, as a historical landmark.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
08-0176 0 Baltimore City Landmark List - Nazarene Baptist ChurchOrdinanceBaltimore City Landmark List - Nazarene Baptist Church FOR the purpose of designating the Nazarene Baptist Church, 1201 Harford Avenue, as a historical landmark.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
08-0178 0 Baltimore City Landmark List - St. Stanislaus Kostka ChurchOrdinanceBaltimore City Landmark List - St. Stanislaus Kostka Church FOR the purpose of designating St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, 700 block of South Ann Street, as a historical landmark.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
08-0026 0 Rezoning - Block 2024, Lot 6A, 1000-1050 Hull Street, 1450 Beason Street, 1100 Haubert Street, 1134 Hull Street, 1116 Hull Street, and 1113 Hull StreetOrdinanceRezoning - Block 2024, Lot 6A, 1000-1050 Hull Street, 1450 Beason Street, 1100 Haubert Street, 1134 Hull Street, 1116 Hull Street, and 1113 Hull Street FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as Block 2024, Lot 6A, 1134 Hull Street, and 1116 Hull Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-2-2 Zoning District to the R-8 Zoning District; changing the zoning for the properties known as 1450 Beason Street and 1100 Haubert Street, as outlined in blue on the accompanying plat, from the M-3 Zoning District to the R-8 Zoning District; and changing the zoning of the properties known as 1000-1050 Hull Street, as outlined in green on the accompanying plat, from the M-3 Zoning District to the B-2-3 Zoning District.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
08-0027 0 Planned Unit Development - Tide PointOrdinancePlanned Unit Development - Tide Point FOR the purpose of repealing the existing Development Plan for the Whetstone Point Planned Unit Development; and approving a new Development Plan for the Tide Point Planned Unit Development.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
08-0092 0 Building Addresses - PlacementOrdinanceBuilding Addresses - Placement FOR the purpose of requiring the address number of a building to be affixed or otherwise placed, in a certain manner, at the rear of the building as well as at the front; increasing the penalty for a violation of the laws governing building addresses; providing for alternative enforcement by environmental citation; conforming, correcting, and clarifying related language; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the numbering of houses and other buildings in the City of Baltimore.Amended  Action details Not available
08-0159 0 Rezoning - Properties in Park HeightsOrdinanceRezoning - Properties in Park Heights FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for certain properties in Park Heights: as outlined in green on the accompanying plats, from the B-1 Zoning District to the OS Zoning District and from the R-6 Zoning District to the OS Zoning District; as outlined in orange on the accompanying plats from the B-1 Zoning District to the R-10 Zoning District, from the M-2 Zoning District to the R-10 Zoning District, from the O-R Zoning District to the R-10 Zoning District, and from the R-6 Zoning District to the R-10 Zoning District; as outlined in red on the accompanying plats from the B-2 Zoning District to the B-3 Zoning District, from the R-5 Zoning District to the B-3 Zoning District, and from the R-7 Zoning District to the B-3 Zoning District; as outlined in yellow on the accompanying plats from the B-2 Zoning District to the R-6 Zoning District, from the B-3 Zoning District to the R-6 Zoning District, from the M-2 Zoning District to the R-6 Zoning District, from the O-R Zoning District to the R-6 Zoning District, and from the R-7 Zoning District to tApproved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
08-0168 0 City Streets - Opening - Certain Streets Lying Within the Middle East Urban Renewal ProjectOrdinanceCity Streets - Opening - Certain Streets Lying Within the Middle East Urban Renewal Project FOR the purpose of condemning and opening certain streets lying within the Middle East Urban Renewal Project, bounded by Ashland Avenue, McDonogh Street, Chase Street, and Washington Street, as shown on Plat 348-A-80D in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
08-0169 0 City Streets - Closing - Certain Streets or Portions of them Lying Within the Middle East Urban Renewal ProjectOrdinanceCity Streets - Closing - Certain Streets or Portions of them Lying Within the Middle East Urban Renewal Project FOR the purpose of condemning and closing certain streets or portions of them lying within the Middle East Urban Renewal Project, bounded by Ashland Avenue, McDonogh Street, Chase Street, and Washington Street, as shown on Plat 348-A-80E in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  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.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  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.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
08-0256 0 Ticket Sales - Public Carriers OrdinanceTicket Sales - Public Carriers FOR the purpose of repealing obsolete or otherwise unnecessary provisions prohibiting transactions involving certain tickets, reservations, or passenger accommodations issued by railroads or other public carriers.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available