Baltimore City Council
Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 6/1/2015 5:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Du Burns Council Chamber, 4th floor, City Hall
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14-0439 0 Planned Unit Development - Amendment 1 - Greektown RedevelopmentOrdinancePlanned Unit Development - Amendment 1 - Greektown Redevelopment FOR the purpose of approving certain amendments to the Development Plan of the Greektown Redevelopment Planned Unit Development.   Action details Not available
14-0464 0 Hotels - Human Trafficking PreventionOrdinanceHotels - Human Trafficking Prevention FOR the purpose of requiring the registration of all hotels in the City; prohibiting hotels from renting out sleeping accommodations for a period of less than ½ day; requiring that all hotel employees receive training in how to identify human trafficking activities and human trafficking victims; requiring hotels to certify that all employees have been given anti-human trafficking training; defining certain terms; providing for certain penalties; and generally relating to the operation of hotels in Baltimore City.   Action details Not available
15-0468 0 Zoning - Conditional Use Restaurant: Drive-in - 5960-5980 Belair RoadOrdinanceZoning - Conditional Use Restaurant: Drive-in - 5960-5980 Belair Road FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a restaurant: drive-in on the property known as 5960-5980 Belair Road, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat.   Action details Not available
15-0472 0 Urban Renewal - Franklin Square - Amendment _OrdinanceUrban Renewal - Franklin Square - Amendment _ FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Franklin Square to amend certain Exhibits to reflect the change in the land use plan and the change in zoning, on approval by separate ordinance, for the property known as 31-35 North Fulton Avenue; 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
15-0477 0 Rezoning - 4526, 4600, 4618, 4620, 4622, and 4624 O'Donnell StreetOrdinanceRezoning - 4526, 4600, 4618, 4620, 4622, and 4624 O'Donnell Street FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 4526, 4600, 4618, 4620, 4622, and 4624 O'Donnell Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-3 Zoning District to the B-3-1 Zoning District.   Action details Not available
15-0485 0 Urban Renewal - Sharp-Leadenhall - Amendment _OrdinanceUrban Renewal - Sharp-Leadenhall - Amendment _ FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Sharp-Leadenhall to modify certain permitted land uses, to delete certain provisions that allow property acquisition and the creation of disposition lots in the Renewal Plan, to modify certain provisions regarding community review and the process for amending the Renewal Plan, to clarify, conform, and correct certain language and references, to delete from the Plan certain provisions relating to inclusionary housing that have been superseded by an Ordinance of the Mayor and City Council, to delete Appendix A in its entirety, to reletter Appendix B to be Appendix A and to modifying certain of its provisions, to delete certain exhibits from the Renewal Plan, to revise, renumber, and rename certain exhibits, and to add a new exhibit to 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.   Action details Not available
15-0512 0 Baltimore DayOrdinanceBaltimore Day FOR the purpose of declaring August 8 of each year to be Baltimore Day; requiring the Mayor to proclaim Baltimore Day on August 8 of each year; and providing for a special effective date.   Action details Not available
15-0524 0 Labor and Employment - Human Trafficking Whistleblower ProtectionOrdinanceLabor and Employment - Human Trafficking Whistleblower Protection FOR the purpose of prohibiting retaliation against employees of certain employers for reporting suspected human trafficking; defining certain terms; providing for certain penalties; and generally relating to employee reports of suspected human trafficking.   Action details Not available
15-0531 0 City Property - Naming the Marble Fountain in Patterson Park to be the Dr. Levi Watkins, Jr. Memorial FountainOrdinanceCity Property - Naming the Marble Fountain in Patterson Park to be the Dr. Levi Watkins, Jr. Memorial Fountain FOR the purpose of naming the marble fountain in Patterson Park, located at the entrance on Patterson Park Avenue at Lombard Street, adjacent to the property known as 27 South Patterson Park Avenue, to be the Dr. Levi Watkins, Jr. Memorial Fountain.   Action details Not available
15-0537 0 Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Police Department - $16,000,000OrdinanceSupplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Police Department - $16,000,000 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $16,000,000 to the Police Department - Service 622 (Police Patrol), to provide funding for additional operating expenses due to the new contract with the Fraternal Order of Police and to overtime expenditures that include targeted crime reduction initiatives; and providing for a special effective date.Assigned  Action details Not available
15-0538 0 Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $6,500,000OrdinanceSupplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $6,500,000 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $6,500,000 to the Department of Transportation - Service 688 (Snow and Ice Control), to provide funding for additional operating expenses incurred for the response to winter weather events; and providing for a special effective date.Assigned  Action details Not available
15-0539 0 Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Miscellaneous General Expenses - $20,000,000OrdinanceSupplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Miscellaneous General Expenses - $20,000,000 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $20,000,000 to the Miscellaneous General Expenses - Service 122 (Miscellaneous General), to provide funding for the response to the events of the recent civil unrest, which included heightened police presence, fire suppression, waste removal and clean up, sheltering, extended hours of operation at City facilities, and mutual aid from other government agencies; and providing for a special effective date.Assigned  Action details Not available
15-0540 0 Social Host Regulation - Neighborhood Nuisances and Unruly Social EventsOrdinanceSocial Host Regulation - Neighborhood Nuisances and Unruly Social Events FOR the purpose of extending the provisions governing the issuance of citations for certain "neighborhood nuisances" to include various types of "unruly social events"; specifying the responsibilities of owners, operators, tenants, and occupants of and persons with possessory interests in a premises to prevent use of those premises for neighborhood nuisances and unruly social events; prohibiting these persons from conducting, causing, permitting, aiding, or condoning neighborhood nuisances and unruly social events on their premises; providing for the civil liability of the parents and legal guardians of juveniles who violate this prohibition; repealing criminal penalties for violations and providing for enforcement by civil citations; defining certain terms; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the civil enforcement of certain activities involving conduct that disturbs the quiet enjoyment by others of private or public property or that includes underage consumption of alcoholic bevAssigned  Action details Not available
15-0541 0 Flavored Tobacco - No Distribution Within 500 Feet of SchoolsOrdinanceFlavored Tobacco - No Distribution Within 500 Feet of Schools FOR the purpose of prohibiting the distribution of flavored tobacco products within 500 feet of any elementary, middle, or secondary school; defining and redefining certain terms; setting certain penalties; clarifying and conforming related provisions; and generally relating to flavored tobacco products.Assigned  Action details Not available
15-0229R 0 Employee Listening Hearing - Department of Public WorksCity Council ResolutionEmployee Listening Hearing - Department of Public Works FOR the purpose of inviting policymakers from the Department of Public Works to join Councilmembers for a hearing to provide an opportunity for direct, unfiltered communication from ground-level DPW employees.Assigned  Action details Not available
15-0230R 0 Approving the Submission of an Application to the Maryland Transit Administration for Transportation Funding through the Statewide Special Transportation Assistance Program (SSTAP)City Council ResolutionApproving the Submission of an Application to the Maryland Transit Administration for Transportation Funding through the Statewide Special Transportation Assistance Program (SSTAP) FOR the purpose of approving the submission of an application with the Maryland Transit Administration of the Maryland Department of Transportation for a grant under the Federal Transit Act.Adopted  Action details Not available
15-0231R 0 Informational Hearing - Community Policing - Officer FriendlyCity Council ResolutionInformational Hearing - Community Policing - Officer Friendly FOR the purpose of inviting the Police Commissioner, the Youth Commission, and community leaders from across Baltimore City to appear before the Council to discuss the process of improving the relationship between the Police Department and the youth of Baltimore, and to explore reinvigorating the "Officer Friendly" program.Assigned  Action details Not available
15-0232R 0 Teaching Non-Violent Conflict Resolution in City SchoolsCity Council ResolutionTeaching Non-Violent Conflict Resolution in City Schools FOR the purpose of calling on Baltimore City Public Schools to take steps to systematically integrate lessons in non-violent conflict resolution into its K-12 curriculum to help provide our children with the conflict resolution skills they will need to succeed in life.Assigned  Action details Not available
15-0233R 0 Allocating Federal Criminal Seizure Funds for Police Van and Body CamerasCity Council ResolutionAllocating Federal Criminal Seizure Funds for Police Van and Body Cameras FOR the purpose of calling on the Police Department and the Department of Finance to take steps to immediately direct federal criminal seizure funds, or other quickly available funds, towards accelerating the Baltimore City Police Department's deployment of cameras in all police vans and body cameras for all appropriate officers.Assigned  Action details Not available
15-0234R 0 Request for State Action - Keep the Preakness in BaltimoreCity Council ResolutionRequest for State Action - Keep the Preakness in Baltimore FOR the purpose of calling on the Maryland General Assembly to join Governor Hogan, the 41st Delegation of Baltimore City, and the Baltimore City Council in affirming the established policy that recognizes Baltimore City as the only possible home for the historic Preakness Stakes leg of the Triple Crown, and requesting that they refuse any attempts to change Maryland law to allow the Preakness to be moved out of Baltimore City.Adopted  Action details Not available
15-0235R 0 Trauma Counseling for Children Affected by ViolenceCity Council ResolutionTrauma Counseling for Children Affected by Violence FOR the purpose of calling on the Mayor and the CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools to act to ensure that all of Baltimore's children who have been affected by the recent violence have access to trauma counseling to help them move past this difficult time in their lives.Assigned  Action details Not available
EA15-0284 0 Michael FurbishExecutive NominationMichael Furbish Member - Commission on SustainabilityConfirmed  Action details Not available
EA15-0285 0 Avis RansomExecutive NominationAvis Ransom Member - Commission on Sustainability - 3rd DistrictConfirmed  Action details Not available
EA15-0286 0 Inez RobbExecutive NominationInez Robb Member - Commission on Sustainability - 9th DistrictConfirmed  Action details Not available
EA15-0287 0 Mary Denise DavisExecutive NominationMary Denise Davis Member - Civilian Review Board - 14th DistrictConfirmed  Action details Not available
15-0213R 0 Informational Hearing - Sugar Free KidsCity Council ResolutionInformational Hearing - Sugar Free Kids FOR the purpose of inviting members of the Sugar Free Kids coalition to appear before the Council to discuss the effects that sugar has on our children, as well as ways that these effects can be reduced and mitigated to ensure a healthy future for all of Baltimore's children.Adopted  Action details Not available
14-0459 0 City Streets - Closing - Certain Alleys in the Area Bounded by West 29th Street, Fox Street, West 28th Street, and Huntingdon AvenueOrdinanceCity Streets - Closing - Certain Alleys in the Area Bounded by West 29th Street, Fox Street, West 28th Street, and Huntingdon Avenue FOR the purpose of condemning and closing a 3-foot alley and a 4-foot alley in the area bounded by West 29th Street, Fox Street, West 28th Street, and Huntingdon Avenue, as shown on Plat 309-A-27A in the Office of the Department of General Services; and providing for a special effective date.Advanced to 3rd Reader, for Final Passage  Action details Not available
14-0460 0 City Streets - Opening - Certain Alleys in the Area Bounded by West 29th Street, Fox Street, West 28th Street, and Huntingdon AvenueOrdinanceCity Streets - Opening - Certain Alleys in the Area Bounded by West 29th Street, Fox Street, West 28th Street, and Huntingdon Avenue FOR the purpose of condemning and opening a 3-foot alley and a 4-foot alley in the area bounded by West 29th Street, Fox Street, West 28th Street, and Huntingdon Avenue, as shown on Plat 309-A-27 in the Office of the Department of General Services; and providing for a special effective date.Advanced to 3rd Reader, for Final Passage  Action details Not available
15-0498 0 Public Ethics Law - Prohibited Gifts - Duplicative ExemptionsOrdinancePublic Ethics Law - Prohibited Gifts - Duplicative Exemptions FOR the purpose of consolidating certain overlapping and redundant exemptions for gifts related to the payment of expenses for a speaking engagement or for participation on a panel; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to ethics in the public sector.Advanced to 3rd Reader, for Final Passage  Action details Not available
15-0499 0 Public Ethics Law - Prohibited Gifts - Closing GapsOrdinancePublic Ethics Law - Prohibited Gifts - Closing Gaps FOR the purpose of clarifying expressly that certain prohibitions encompass gifts from persons that a public servant knows or has reason to know seek to engage in an activity that is regulated by the public servant's agency or from persons that have recently been lobbyists with respect to matters within the jurisdiction of the public servant; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to ethics in the public sector.Advanced to 3rd Reader, for Final Passage  Action details Not available
15-0500 0 Public Ethics Law - Prohibited Interests - ClarificationsOrdinancePublic Ethics Law - Prohibited Interests - Clarifications FOR the purpose of clarifying expressly that certain prohibitions encompass employment by or financial interests in persons having or negotiating certain "blanket" and other contracts with the City or with any agency of the City; requiring certain disclosures; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to ethics in the public sector.Advanced to 3rd Reader, for Final Passage  Action details Not available
15-0501 0 Public Ethics Law - Financial Disclosure - Repeal of Pointless ExceptionOrdinancePublic Ethics Law - Financial Disclosure - Repeal of Pointless Exception FOR the purpose of repealing an inapposite and effectively meaningless exception from local disclosure requirements for persons who submit copies of State disclosure statements; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to ethics in the public sector.Advanced to 3rd Reader, for Final Passage  Action details Not available
15-0476 0 Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a 1-Family Dwelling Unit to a 2-Family Dwelling Unit in the R-7 Zoning District - 2515 Brookfield AvenueOrdinanceZoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a 1-Family Dwelling Unit to a 2-Family Dwelling Unit in the R-7 Zoning District - 2515 Brookfield Avenue FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the conversion of a 1-family dwelling unit to a 2-family dwelling unit in the R-7 Zoning District on the property known as 2515 Brookfield Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat.Advanced to 3rd Reader, for Final Passage  Action details Not available
15-0478 0 Rezoning - 801-809 Eastern AvenueOrdinanceRezoning - 801-809 Eastern Avenue FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 801-809 Eastern Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-2-2 Zoning District to the B-2-4 Zoning District.Advanced to 3rd Reader, to be held one meeting  Action details Not available
15-0496 0 Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to a 2-Family Dwelling Unit in the R-8 Zoning District - Variance - 1301 North BroadwayOrdinanceZoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a Single-Family Dwelling Unit to a 2-Family Dwelling Unit in the R-8 Zoning District - Variance - 1301 North Broadway FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the conversion of a single-family dwelling unit to a 2-family dwelling unit in the R-8 Zoning District on the property known as 1301 North Broadway, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; and granting a variance from certain off-street parking requirements.Advanced to 3rd Reader, for Final Passage  Action details Not available
15-0505 0 Rezoning - 5601 Eastern AvenueOrdinanceRezoning - 5601 Eastern Avenue FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 5601 Eastern Avenue, 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
15-0506 0 Planned Unit Development - Designation - 5601 Eastern AvenueOrdinancePlanned Unit Development - Designation - 5601 Eastern Avenue FOR the purpose of approving the application of TRP-MCB 5601 Eastern, LLC, owner of certain property located at 5601 Eastern Avenue, to have that property designated a Business Planned Unit Development; and approving the Development Plan submitted by the applicant.Advanced to 3rd Reader, to be held one meeting  Action details Not available
15-0208R 0 Informational Hearing - Eye PledgeCity Council ResolutionInformational Hearing - Eye Pledge FOR the purpose of inviting the Police Commissioner and community leaders from the 13th District to appear before the Council to discuss the establishment of a pilot partnership between the Police Department and the community to improve neighborhood conditions through the - Eye Pledge - campaign.Adopted  Action details Not available
14-0430 0 Sale of Property - 3314-3318 Ayrdale AvenueOrdinanceSale of Property - 3314-3318 Ayrdale 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 property known as 3314-3318 Ayrdale Avenue (Block 2900, Lot 009) and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
14-0437 0 City Streets - Closing - A Portion of Old Hawkins Point Road Between Curtis Creek and Pennington AvenueOrdinanceCity Streets - Closing - A Portion of Old Hawkins Point Road Between Curtis Creek and Pennington Avenue FOR the purpose of condemning and closing a portion of Old Hawkins Point Road between Pennington Avenue and the waters of Curtis Creek, as shown on Plat 204-A-28A in the Office of the Department of General Services; and providing for a special effective date.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
14-0438 0 Sale of Property - Former Bed of a Portion of Old Hawkins Point Road Between Curtis Creek and Pennington AvenueOrdinanceSale of Property - Former Bed of a Portion of Old Hawkins Point Road Between Curtis Creek and Pennington 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 a certain parcel of land known as the former bed of a portion of Old Hawkins Point Road, extending from Pennington Avenue to the waters of Curtis Creek and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
14-0452 0 Sale of Property - 17, 19, and 23 South Gay StreeOrdinanceSale of Property - 17, 19, and 23 South Gay 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 properties known as 17, 19, and 23 South Gay Street (Ward 04, Section 11, Block 1351, Lots 014, 015, and 016), consisting of approximately 0.3 acres, and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
14-0461 0 Sale of Property - Former Beds of a 3-Foot Alley and a 4-Foot Alley Bounded by West 29th Street, Fox Street, West 28th Street, and Huntingdon AvenueOrdinanceSale of Property - Former Beds of a 3-Foot Alley and a 4-Foot Alley Bounded by West 29th Street, Fox Street, West 28th Street, and Huntingdon 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 property known as the former beds of a 3-foot alley and a 4-foot alley bounded by West 29th Street, Fox Street, West 28th Street, and Huntingdon Avenue and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.Held for 1 meeting  Action details Not available
15-0473 0 Rezoning - 31-35 North Fulton AvenueOrdinanceRezoning - 31-35 North Fulton Avenue FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 31-35 North Fulton Avenue, as outlined in black on the accompanying plat, from the R-9 Zoning District to the B-2-2 Zoning District.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
15-0475 0 Drug Paraphernalia and Smoking Aids - Commercial Display to MinorsOrdinanceDrug Paraphernalia and Smoking Aids - Commercial Display to Minors FOR the purpose of prohibiting the commercial display of certain drug paraphernalia and smoking aids to minors; defining a certain term; clarifying and conforming related provisions; and generally relating to drug paraphernalia and smoking aids.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
15-0482 0 Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a 2-Family Dwelling Unit to a 3-Family Dwelling Unit in the R-7 Zoning District - 3425-3427 Keswick RoadOrdinanceZoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a 2-Family Dwelling Unit to a 3-Family Dwelling Unit in the R-7 Zoning District - 3425-3427 Keswick Road FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the conversion of a 2-family dwelling unit to a 3-family dwelling unit in the R-7 Zoning District on the property known as 3425-3427 Keswick Road, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available