Baltimore City Council
Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/15/2018 5:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Du Burns Council Chamber, 4th floor, City Hall
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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18-0270 0 Planned Unit Development - Designation - 5601 Eastern AvenueOrdinancePlanned Unit Development - Designation - 5601 Eastern Avenue For the purpose of repealing the existing Development Plan for the 5601 Eastern Avenue Planned Unit Development and approving a new Development Plan for the 5601 Eastern Avenue Planned Unit Development.   Action details Not available
EA18-0155 0 Dawn L. BrownExecutive NominationDawn L. Brown Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women - District 7Withdrawn by Request of the Mayor  Action details Not available
EA18-0177 0 Jasper D. JonesExecutive NominationJasper D. Jones Member - Adult Public Guardianship Review Board - District 6Assigned  Action details Not available
EA18-0178 0 Henry M. KayExecutive NominationHenry M. Kay Member - Parking Authority Board of Directors - District 6Assigned  Action details Not available
EA18-0179 0 Nicholas A. MongelluzzoExecutive NominationNicholas A. Mongelluzzo Member - Civilian Review Board - District 1Assigned  Action details Not available
EA18-0180 0 Sarah Louise MatthewsExecutive NominationSarah Louise Matthews Member - Commission on Aging and Retirement Education - District 6Assigned  Action details Not available
EA18-0181 0 Ann P. PowellExecutive NominationAnn P. Powell Member - Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation - District 6Assigned  Action details Not available
EA18-0182 0 Jacqueline F. BershadExecutive NominationJacqueline F. Bershad Member - Public Art Commission - District 6Assigned  Action details Not available
EA18-0183 0 Kuo Pao LianExecutive NominationKuo Pao Lian Member - Public Art Commission - District 1Assigned  Action details Not available
EA18-0184 0 Brian A. OsterExecutive NominationBrian A. Oster Member - Public Art CommissionAssigned  Action details Not available
EA18-0185 0 Danielle M. BrockExecutive NominationDanielle M. Brock Member - Public Art Commission - District 3Assigned  Action details Not available
EA18-0186 0 Sam Christian HolmesExecutive NominationSam Christian Holmes Member - Public Art Commission - District 5Assigned  Action details Not available
18-0293 0 Baltimore Tourism Improvement District - EstablishmentOrdinanceBaltimore Tourism Improvement District - Establishment For the purpose of establishing the Baltimore Tourism Improvement District; specifying the boundaries of the District; designating an Association and providing for its rights, duties, and powers; designating the District Management Committee and providing for its rights, duties, and powers; mandating the financial responsibilities of the Association and the City in conjunction with the operation of the District; providing for the assessment, collection, and enforcement of a supplemental assessment to be collected by the City for the Association; specifying the City’s role in maintaining existing tourism funding to the Association; designating the Board of Estimates as the agency charged with reviewing and approving various matters relating to the District, the Association, and the District Management Committee; providing for the renewal, expiration, termination, and approval of the District and the Association; providing for an effective date; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the existence, operAssigned  Action details Not available
18-0294 0 Rezoning - Certain Properties to be Rezoned to the New IMU-2 Zoning DistrictOrdinanceRezoning - Certain Properties to be Rezoned to the New IMU-2 Zoning District For the purpose of changing the zoning for certain properties, as outlined in red on the accompanying plats, from the I-MU Zoning District or the I-2 Zoning District, to the IMU-2 Zoning District, to reflect the establishment, by separate ordinance, of the new IMU-2 Zoning District; and making this ordinance subject to a certain contingency.Assigned  Action details Not available
18-0295 0 Baltimore City Landmark List: Exteriors - Hanlon ParkOrdinanceBaltimore City Landmark List: Exteriors - Hanlon Park For the purpose of designating Hanlon Park in its entirety, 3051 Liberty Heights Avenue (Block 3099, Lot 001), 3001 North Hilton Street (Block 3099, Lot 002), and 2731 North Longwood Street (Block 3099, Lot 004), as an historical landmark: exterior.Assigned  Action details Not available
18-0296 0 Licensing and Regulation - National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline Information Sign PostingOrdinanceLicensing and Regulation - National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline Information Sign Posting For the purpose of requiring certain businesses to post a National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline information sign in designated areas; requiring certain reports; defining certain terms; and establishing certain penalties.Assigned  Action details Not available
18-0297 0 Prevailing Wages - Tax Increment Financing ProjectsOrdinancePrevailing Wages - Tax Increment Financing Projects For the purpose of extending the existing prevailing wage requirement to projects receiving funds from tax increment financing in excess of a certain amount; and clarifying and conforming related provisions.Assigned  Action details Not available
18-0105R 0 Legislative Oversight Hearing - Employees’ Retirement System and Retirement Savings PlanCity Council ResolutionLegislative Oversight Hearing - Employees’ Retirement System and Retirement Savings Plan For the purpose of requesting the Employees’ Retirement System Board of Trustees chairs and members from the current term of office and last term of office and the Retirement Savings Plan Board of Trustees chairs and members from the current term of office and last term of office, the current and preceding executive directors of the Employees’ Retirement System and the Retirement Savings Plan, the Operations Manager of the Retirement Savings Plan, the Chief Investment Officer of the Employees’ Retirement System, and the City Solicitor to report to the City Council on the workings of the Employees’ Retirement System and the Retirement Savings Plan; to clarify how pension funds are managed; and to identify measures that can be implemented to make both the Employees’ Retirement System (“ERS”) and the Retirement Savings Plan (“RSP”) more transparent to the employees of Baltimore City.Assigned  Action details Not available
18-0106R 0 The Community Reinvestment ActCity Council ResolutionThe Community Reinvestment Act For the purpose of supporting the Community Reinvestment Act, which encourages lending and investment in low-and moderate-income communities.Adopted  Action details Not available
18-0107R 0 Investigative Hearing - Arson and Fire Fatality Awareness: Community Risk Reduction ProgramCity Council ResolutionInvestigative Hearing - Arson and Fire Fatality Awareness: Community Risk Reduction Program For the purpose of calling on representatives from the Baltimore City Fire Department, the Baltimore Police Department, the Baltimore City Public School System, the Baltimore City Health Department, the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development, the Mayor’s Office of Human Services, and the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice to appear before the City Council to discuss arsons, fire fatalities and injuries, and school fires; and to discuss what steps the City can take to reduce the risk of these incidents occurring to protect the children and residents of Baltimore City.Assigned  Action details Not available
18-0108R 0 Recognition of October as National Fire Prevention MonthCity Council ResolutionRecognition of October as National Fire Prevention Month For the purpose of recognizing October as National Fire Prevention Month.Adopted  Action details Not available
18-0109R 0 Recognizing October as Anti-Bullying MonthCity Council ResolutionRecognizing October as Anti-Bullying Month For the purpose of recognizing October as Anti-Bullying Month and calling on all schools and organizations dealing with youth in Baltimore to do their part to bring awareness to the bullying crisis and work to end bullyingAdopted  Action details Not available
18-0110R 0 Investigative Hearing - Residency Requirements for City OfficialsCity Council ResolutionInvestigative Hearing - Residency Requirements for City Officials For the purpose of having a hearing to measure the compliance of City Officials with residency and voting registration requirements, and to determine how to move forward so that 100% compliance is reached.Assigned  Action details Not available
18-0111R 0 Informational Hearing - Baltimore Metropolitan Drinking SupplyCity Council ResolutionInformational Hearing - Baltimore Metropolitan Drinking Supply For the purpose of investigating the quality of source water for the Baltimore Metropolitan drinking supply, the impacts of activities and land uses at City-owned reservoir lands and throughout their watersheds, costs associated with such activities and land uses; and calling on representatives of the Department of Public Works, the Environmental Police, the Department of Real Estate, the Office of Sustainability, the Department of Transportation, the Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management, and the Baltimore Metropolitan Council to report on such concerns.Assigned  Action details Not available
18-0112R 0 Worker Cooperatives Month in Baltimore - October 2018City Council ResolutionWorker Cooperatives Month in Baltimore - October 2018 For the purpose of declaring the month of October 2018 to be Worker Cooperatives Month in Baltimore.Adopted  Action details Not available
EA18-0150 0 Avery B. StrachanExecutive NominationAvery B. Strachan Member - Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals - District 11Confirmed  Action details Not available
EA18-0151 0 Dowindlyn A. AlexanderExecutive NominationDowindlyn A. Alexander Member - Baltimore City Commission for WomenConfirmed  Action details Not available
EA18-0156 0 Catalina ByrdExecutive NominationCatalina Byrd Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women - District 11Confirmed  Action details Not available
EA18-0159 0 Elizabeth GetzoffExecutive NominationElizabeth Getzoff Member - Baltimore City Commission for WomenConfirmed  Action details Not available
EA18-0161 0 Nianta HollowayExecutive NominationNianta Holloway Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women - District 12Confirmed  Action details Not available
EA18-0165 0 Shantay M. McKinilyExecutive NominationShantay M. McKinily Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women - District 2Confirmed  Action details Not available
EA18-0168 0 Sharmaine K. Taylor-AndersonExecutive NominationSharmaine K. Taylor-Anderson Member - Baltimore City Commission for Women - District 8Confirmed  Action details Not available
EA18-0169 0 Michelle WilliamsExecutive NominationMichelle Williams Member - Baltimore City Commission for WomenConfirmed  Action details Not available
18-0242 0 Urban Renewal - Broadway East - Amendment _OrdinanceUrban Renewal - Broadway East - Amendment _ For the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Broadway East to reauthorize the acquisition of properties 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.3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
18-0243 0 Urban Renewal - Poppleton - Amendment _OrdinanceUrban Renewal - Poppleton - Amendment _ For the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Poppleton to reauthorize the acquisition of properties 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.3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
18-0246 0 Urban Renewal - Coldstream Homestead Montebello - Amendment __OrdinanceUrban Renewal - Coldstream Homestead Montebello - Amendment __ For the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Coldstream Homestead Montebello to reauthorize the acquisition of properties 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.3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
18-0247 0 Urban Renewal - Johnston Square - Amendment __OrdinanceUrban Renewal - Johnston Square - Amendment __ For the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Johnston Square to reauthorize the acquisition of properties within the Project Area, to extend the life of the Plan, and to remove certain properties from the lists in Appendices A and B; 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.3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
18-0248 0 Urban Renewal - Middle East - Amendment __OrdinanceUrban Renewal - Middle East - Amendment __ For the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Middle East to to reauthorize the acquisition of properties within the Project Area, to extend the life of the Plan, and to remove certain properties from the list in Appendices A and D; 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.3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
18-0252 0 Urban Renewal - York-Woodbourne Business Area - Amendment __OrdinanceUrban Renewal - York-Woodbourne Business Area - Amendment __ For the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for York-Woodbourne Business Area to reauthorize the acquisition of properties 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.3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
18-0232 0 Diaper-Changing AmenityOrdinanceDiaper-Changing Amenity For the purpose of requiring certain buildings and occupancies to provide diaper-changing amenities accessible to both male and female occupants; and providing for a special effective date.3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
18-0275 0 Unidentifiable Vehicles - Immediate TowingOrdinanceUnidentifiable Vehicles - Immediate Towing For the purpose of prohibiting the parking of unidentifiable vehicles on City streets; authorizing the immediate removal of unidentifiable vehicles parked on City streets; setting a certain penalty; and generally relating to unidentifiable vehicles.3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
17-0102 0 Complete StreetsOrdinanceComplete Streets For the purpose of requiring the Transportation Department to construct and operate a comprehensive Complete Streets Transportation System; creating a Complete Streets Coordinating Council to make certain recommendations and oversee certain activities regarding the Complete Streets Transportation System; establishing certain design standards and requiring the Transportation Department to use the latest and best design standards in constructing and operating the Complete Streets Transportation System; requiring the Transportation Department, in consultation with the Coordinating Council and after public notice and a public comment period, to adopt a Complete Streets Manual to carry out this Ordinance; requiring that the Transportation Director, in consultation with the Coordinating Council, to prepare an Annual Complete Streets Report, assessing the status of the Complete Streets Transportation System, and to conduct public meetings and other community engagement and outreach activities to present the Complete Streets Annual Report to the public and to solicit input;3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
17-0122 0 Rezoning - 1 North Haven StreetOrdinanceRezoning - 1 North Haven Street For the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 1 North Haven Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the I-2 Zoning District to the I-MU Zoning District.3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
18-0256 0 Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 3 Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances - 1747 East Lombard StreetOrdinanceZoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to 3 Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances - 1747 East Lombard Street For the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the conversion of a single-family dwelling unit to 3 dwelling units in the R-8 Zoning District on the property known as 1747 East Lombard Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; and granting variances from certain bulk regulations (lot area size), off-street parking, and gross floor area requirements.3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
18-0197 0 Sale of Property - 1215 West Lafayette Avenue (Block 0090, Portion of Lot 011A)OrdinanceSale of Property - 1215 West Lafayette Avenue (Block 0090, Portion of Lot 011A) 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 1215 West Lafayette Avenue (Block 0090, portion of Lot 011A) and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
18-0221 0 Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Surtax - Dedicating Surtax Proceeds to Affordable Housing Trust FundOrdinanceRecordation and Transfer Taxes - Surtax - Dedicating Surtax Proceeds to Affordable Housing Trust Fund For the purpose of imposing a surtax on recordations subject to the recordation tax and a surtax on property transfers subject to the transfer tax; providing for an exemption from these surtaxes for certain residential properties; dedicating the proceeds from these surtaxes to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund created by City Charter Article 1, § 14; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related language; and generally relating to the City’s recordation and transfer taxes.3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
18-0226 0 Sale of Property - Former Beds of Eastbourne Avenue and a Portion of Savage StreetOrdinanceSale of Property - Former Beds of Eastbourne Avenue and a Portion of Savage 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 certain parcels of land known as the former bed of Eastbourne Avenue, lying between Rappallo Street and Savage Street, and the former bed of a portion of Savage Street, extending from the north side of Holabird Avenue northerly 659 feet, more or less, to the northernmost extremity of it and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
18-0249 0 Sale of Property - 222 West Read StreetOrdinanceSale of Property - 222 West Read 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 certain property known as 222 West Read Street (Block 0503, Lot 012) and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
18-0250 0 Sale of Property - 2200 Sinclair LaneOrdinanceSale of Property - 2200 Sinclair Lane 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 2200 Sinclair Lane (Block 4199, Lot 001) and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
18-0230 0 Ethics Code - Transparency in Lobbying ActOrdinanceEthics Code - Transparency in Lobbying Act For the purpose of requiring quarterly rather than annual lobbying reports from lobbyists; requiring the Ethics Board to post lobbying reports online within 30 days of their receipt; requiring that lobbyists affirmatively identify themselves and their clients when engaging in lobbying activities; allowing the Ethics Board to prohibit a person found to have violated the lobbying provisions of the Ethics Code from lobbying City public servants for up to 3 years; clarifying and conforming related provisions; and generally relating to the regulation of lobbyists.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
18-0241 0 Urban Renewal - Druid Heights - Amendment _OrdinanceUrban Renewal - Druid Heights - Amendment _ For the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Druid Heights to reauthorize the acquisition of properties within the Project Area and to extend the life of the Plan; 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.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
18-0244 0 Urban Renewal - Oliver - Amendment __OrdinanceUrban Renewal - Oliver - Amendment __ For the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Oliver to reauthorize the acquisition of properties within the Project Area, to extend the life of the Plan, and to remove certain properties from the list in Exhibit B; 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.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
18-0245 0 Urban Renewal - Park Heights - Amendment _OrdinanceUrban Renewal - Park Heights - Amendment _ For the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Park Heights to reauthorize the acquisition of properties within the Project Area and to remove certain properties from the list in Appendix B; 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.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
18-0255 0 Rezoning - Certain Properties in the Old Goucher CommunityOrdinanceRezoning - Certain Properties in the Old Goucher Community For the purpose of changing the zoning for certain properties in the Old Goucher community, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the OR-1 Zoning District to the C-1 Zoning District.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available