Baltimore City Council
Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/6/2008 5:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall
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08-0028 0 Urban Renewal - Key Highway East Industrial Area - Amendment _OrdinanceUrban Renewal - Key Highway East Industrial Area - Amendment _ FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Key Highway East Industrial Area to permit a new land use in the Renewal Area, modify the objectives of the Renewal Plan, add a new Appendix to the Renewal Plan, clarify, conform, and correct certain language and references in the Plan, and revise certain exhibits 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
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.   Action details Not available
08-0091 0 Pawnbrokers - Dealers in Second - Hand Property, etc. - Daily ReportsOrdinancePawnbrokers - Dealers in Second - Hand Property, etc. - Daily Reports FOR the purpose of requiring the daily reports of pawnbrokers and of dealers in second-hand property, antiques, and consignment goods to contain certain photographs; requiring daily reports to be made electronically; conforming, correcting, and clarifying certain language; and generally relating to the reporting requirements for pawnbrokers and for dealers in second-hand property, antiques, and consignment goods.   Action details Not available
08-0096 0 Public Parks, Squares, etc. - Closure RequirementsOrdinancePublic Parks, Squares, etc. - Closure Requirements FOR the purpose of requiring City Council approval before a public park, square, or recreational facility may be closed for longer than a certain period; providing for certain exceptions; and generally relating to the public’s right of access to public parks, squares, and recreational facilities.   Action details Not available
08-0134 0 Zoning - Conditional Use Nonprofit Home and Transitional Housing Facility for the Care and Custody of Homeless Persons - 2031 St. Paul StreetOrdinanceZoning - Conditional Use Nonprofit Home and Transitional Housing Facility for the Care and Custody of Homeless Persons - 2031 St. Paul Street FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a nonprofit home and transitional housing facility for the care and custody of homeless persons on the property known as 2031 St. Paul Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat.   Action details Not available
08-0186 0 Scrap - Collectors, Scavengers, Processors, and Others - PenaltiesOrdinanceScrap - Collectors, Scavengers, Processors, and Others - Penalties FOR the purpose of increasing the penalties for violations by scrap collectors, scavengers, scrap metal processors, and others who collect, buy, process, sell, transport, or otherwise deal in scrap; and correcting, conforming, and clarifying related provisions.   Action details Not available
08-0211 0 In Tribute to the Honorable Kenneth N. Harris, Sr. - A Distinguished Son of Baltimore City Gone Far too SoonOrdinanceIn Tribute to the Honorable Kenneth N. Harris, Sr. - A Distinguished Son of Baltimore City Gone Far too Soon FOR the purpose of paying tribute to Ken Harris, our dear friend; expressing appreciation for his many years of dedicated public service to the citizens of the City of his birth; acknowledging his strength of character that carried him from personal poverty to political purpose; offering the deepest sympathy to his loving family, loyal friends, and dedicated colleagues on the sad occasion of his untimely and senseless death; and urging the citizens of Baltimore City to unite to secure the better future that Ken envisioned for us all; and providing for a special effective date.   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.   Action details Not available
08-0212 0 Zoning - Parking Lot District - Conditional Use - Parking Lot - 801-833 Madison AvenueOrdinanceZoning - Parking Lot District - Conditional Use - Parking Lot - 801-833 Madison Avenue 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 801-833 Madison Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat.Assigned  Action details Not available
08-0213 0 Vacant Lot Registration - ExceptionsOrdinanceVacant Lot Registration - Exceptions FOR the purpose of excepting certain lots from the requirement to register vacant lots.Assigned  Action details Not available
08-0214 0 Illegal Dumping - Penalties - EnforcementOrdinanceIllegal Dumping - Penalties - Enforcement FOR the purpose of adding to the penalties for and otherwise enhancing the enforcement of the provisions governing waste disposal; authorizing the Health Commissioner to abate violations and collect costs, expenses, and penalties from the persons responsible; establishing a reward program for persons who provide information that leads to a finding of illegal dumping; requiring contracts awarded by the City to specify illegal dumping as constituting a breach of contract; conforming related provisions; and generally relating to the disposal of waste and other material.Assigned  Action details Not available
08-0070R 0 Informational Hearing - Vector ControlCity Council ResolutionInformational Hearing - Vector Control FOR the purpose of requesting the Commissioner of the Health Department, the Director of the Bureau of Vector Control, and the members of the Interagency Sweep Team to brief the City Council on the effectiveness of Vector Control Bureau activity in controlling the rat population in City neighborhoods, the success of outreach efforts in enlisting the citizenry in rat eradication efforts, the methods used to measure the efficacy of rat control and abatement efforts, and the level of coordinated, rat-density based, interagency strategic coordination and application for long-term control of the rodent population.Assigned  Action details Not available
08-0071R 0 Parking Authority of Baltimore City - Advertising RevenueCity Council ResolutionParking Authority of Baltimore City - Advertising Revenue FOR the purpose of requesting the Executive Director of the Parking Authority of Baltimore City to address the City Council on the feasibility of selling advertising and marketing space in City-owned garages, as a means of generating new revenue.Assigned  Action details Not available
08-0072R 0 Board of Liquor License Commissioners - Location of Outlets Near Church or SchoolCity Council ResolutionBoard of Liquor License Commissioners - Location of Outlets Near Church or School FOR the purpose of requesting the members of the Baltimore City Board of Liquor License Commissioners to report to the City Council on the procedures utilized to enforce the prohibition against the existence of liquor establishments within 300 feet of a church or of a school and to consider the feasibility of requesting the Honorable Chairs and Members of the Baltimore City Senate and House Delegations to the 2009 Maryland General Assembly to introduce legislation to increase the distance of the prohibition.Assigned  Action details Not available
08-0073R 0 Informational Hearing - TIFs and PILOTsCity Council ResolutionInformational Hearing - TIFs and PILOTs FOR the purpose of requesting the Director of Finance to brief the Council on the current use and necessity of TIFS and PILOTS in Baltimore City, the impact they have on jobs and housing, and the importance of the role they play in regard to the property tax rate in Baltimore City.Assigned  Action details Not available
08-0033R 0 Investigative Hearing - Hospitality Industry - Employment of the Homeless and Ex-Offenders City Council ResolutionInvestigative Hearing - Hospitality Industry - Employment of the Homeless and Ex-Offenders FOR the purpose of exploring the opportunity for employment of the homeless and ex-offenders in the City’s growing hospitality industry; requesting the Director of Baltimore Homeless Services, Inc, the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Employment Development, and the Director of the Mayor’s Coordinating Council on Criminal Justice to provide a list of employment training their offices provide or are associated with; calculating the size of the target population comprising a potential employment pool of unskilled labor; and determining the respective roles of private industry and government in placing workers and providing support services to ensure their successful reentry into the workforce and the community.Adopted  Action details Not available
08-0130 0 City Property - Naming the Clubhouse at Forest Park Golf Course to be the Rawlings-Fulton Clubhouse OrdinanceCity Property - Naming the Clubhouse at Forest Park Golf Course to be the Rawlings-Fulton Clubhouse FOR the purpose of naming the clubhouse at Forest Park Golf Course, located near the southeast corner of Block 8393, Lot 008, 120 feet north of the intersection of Forest Park Avenue and Hillsdale Road, to be the Rawlings-Fulton Clubhouse.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
08-0130 0 City Property - Naming the Clubhouse at Forest Park Golf Course to be the Rawlings-Fulton Clubhouse OrdinanceCity Property - Naming the Clubhouse at Forest Park Golf Course to be the Rawlings-Fulton Clubhouse FOR the purpose of naming the clubhouse at Forest Park Golf Course, located near the southeast corner of Block 8393, Lot 008, 120 feet north of the intersection of Forest Park Avenue and Hillsdale Road, to be the Rawlings-Fulton Clubhouse.Advanced to 3rd Reader on same day  Action details Not available
08-0088 0 Sale of Property - 712 Cathedral StreetOrdinanceSale of Property - 712 Cathedral 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 located at 712 Cathedral Street (Block 0523, Lot 003) 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
08-0099 0 Sale of Property - SES Roland Heights Avenue SWC Evans Chapel Road (Block 4917, Lot 18)OrdinanceSale of Property - SES Roland Heights Avenue SWC Evans Chapel Road (Block 4917, Lot 18) 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 SES Roland Heights Avenue SWC Evans Chapel Road (Block 4917, Lot 18) 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
08-0145 0 Minimum, Prevailing, and Living Wages - PenaltiesOrdinanceMinimum, Prevailing, and Living Wages - Penalties FOR the purpose of modifying the penalties applicable to violations of certain hour and wage laws; clarifying, correcting, and conforming related language; and generally relating to enforcement of the laws governing minimum, prevailing, and living wages.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
08-0146 0 Prevailing Wages for Work Under Construction Contracts - Living Wages for Work Under Service ContractsOrdinancePrevailing Wages for Work Under Construction Contracts - Living Wages for Work Under Service Contracts FOR the purpose of clarifying and distinguishing the nomenclature used for the minimum wages to be paid workers under a construction contract and those to be paid workers under a service contract; deleting certain obsolete language; and correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
08-0130 0 City Property - Naming the Clubhouse at Forest Park Golf Course to be the Rawlings-Fulton Clubhouse OrdinanceCity Property - Naming the Clubhouse at Forest Park Golf Course to be the Rawlings-Fulton Clubhouse FOR the purpose of naming the clubhouse at Forest Park Golf Course, located near the southeast corner of Block 8393, Lot 008, 120 feet north of the intersection of Forest Park Avenue and Hillsdale Road, to be the Rawlings-Fulton Clubhouse.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
08-0031 0 Rezoning - 5901 Falls RoadOrdinanceRezoning - 5901 Falls Road FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 5901 Falls Road, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the R-5 Zoning District to the O-R-1 Zoning District.Advanced to 3rd Reader, for Final Passage  Action details Not available
08-0140 0 Solid Waste, Garbage, and Mixed Refuse - Hours of CollectionOrdinanceSolid Waste, Garbage, and Mixed Refuse - Hours of Collection FOR the purpose of setting and conforming the hours during which certain collection activities may not be conducted near residential structures; and generally relating to the collection of solid waste, garbage, and mixed refuse.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available