Baltimore City Council
Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 3/16/2009 5:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall
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08-0165 0 Planned Unit Development - Amendment - 1950 East Fayette Street, 1951 East Fayette Street, and 1921-1939 Orleans StreetOrdinancePlanned Unit Development - Amendment - 1950 East Fayette Street, 1951 East Fayette Street, and 1921-1939 Orleans Street FOR the purpose of approving certain amendments to the Planned Unit Development for 1950 East Fayette Street, 1951 East Fayette Street, and 1921-1939 Orleans Street.   Action details Not available
08-0203 0 Retail Business Districts - Sanitation and Public SafetyOrdinanceRetail Business Districts - Sanitation and Public Safety FOR the purpose of including sanitation and public safety activities to the management services that may be provided by a Business Association within a Retail Business District; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related language; and generally related to the purposes and operations of Retail Business Districts.   Action details Not available
08-0206 0 Planned Unit Development - Designation - Sinai Hospital-LevindaleOrdinancePlanned Unit Development - Designation - Sinai Hospital-Levindale FOR the purpose of repealing the existing Development Plan for the Sinai Hospital Planned Unit Development and approving a new Development Plan for the Sinai Hospital-Levindale Planned Unit Development.   Action details Not available
08-0215 0 Planned Unit Development - Westport Waterfront (Corrective) OrdinancePlanned Unit Development - Westport Waterfront (Corrective) FOR the purpose of amending Ordinance 07-609 to include parcel height limits that were previously approved and referenced on an unpublished exhibit but that were inadvertently omitted from the published text of the Ordinance.   Action details Not available
09-0263 0 Tax Credits - Historic Restorations and RehabilitationsOrdinanceTax Credits - Historic Restorations and Rehabilitations FOR the purpose of extending the period within which applications may be accepted for the tax credit for historic restorations and rehabilitations; and providing for a special effective date.   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.   Action details Not available
09-0294 0 Celebrating National Women’s History Month In Baltimore CityMayor and City Council Res.Celebrating National Women’s History Month In Baltimore City FOR the purpose of celebrating National Women’s History Month by paying homage to the women in our lives in recognition of their many accomplishments and selfless devotion to families, friends, and communities; honoring the spirit of enduring hope and strength of character that has provided the foundation for the nation; and providing for a special effective date.Advanced to 2nd Reader on same day  Action details Not available
09-0294 0 Celebrating National Women’s History Month In Baltimore CityMayor and City Council Res.Celebrating National Women’s History Month In Baltimore City FOR the purpose of celebrating National Women’s History Month by paying homage to the women in our lives in recognition of their many accomplishments and selfless devotion to families, friends, and communities; honoring the spirit of enduring hope and strength of character that has provided the foundation for the nation; and providing for a special effective date.Advanced to 3rd Reader on same day  Action details Not available
09-0294 0 Celebrating National Women’s History Month In Baltimore CityMayor and City Council Res.Celebrating National Women’s History Month In Baltimore City FOR the purpose of celebrating National Women’s History Month by paying homage to the women in our lives in recognition of their many accomplishments and selfless devotion to families, friends, and communities; honoring the spirit of enduring hope and strength of character that has provided the foundation for the nation; and providing for a special effective date.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
09-0295 0 Fire and Police Employees’ Retirement System - BenefitsOrdinanceFire and Police Employees' Retirement System - Benefits FOR the purpose of amending provisions of the Fire and Police Employees' Retirement System law pertaining to the Deferred Retirement Option Plan ("DROP") benefits; clarifying, correcting, and conforming certain technical provisions of the existing DROP benefits law; discontinuing the current DROP benefit structure for all System members not yet eligible for DROP participation and establishing a new DROP 2 benefit structure for System members; providing for certain tests to be conducted to determine the savings to the City of enacting the DROP 2 benefit; giving the City the option to modify or terminate the DROP 2 benefit under certain conditions; clarifying, correcting, and conforming certain provisions; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the Fire and Police Employees' Retirement System of the City of Baltimore.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0296 0 City Streets - Closing - Oakhill AvenueOrdinanceCity Streets - Closing - Oakhill Avenue FOR the purpose of condemning and closing Oakhill Avenue, extending from 20th Street, Northerly 90.0 feet, more or less, to the south side of a 15-foot alley laid out in the rear of the properties known as 800 through 928 East 20th Street, as shown on Plat 190-A-27 in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0297 0 Sale of Property - The Former Bed of Oakhill AvenueOrdinanceSale of Property - The Former Bed of Oakhill 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 Oakhill Avenue, extending from 20th Street, Northerly 90.0 feet, more or less, to a 15-foot alley laid out in the rear of the properties known as 800 through 928 East 20th Street and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0298 0 City Streets - Opening - Hunter StreetOrdinanceCity Streets - Opening - Hunter Street FOR the purpose of condemning and opening Hunter Street, extending from the north side of a 10-foot alley, laid out in the rear of the properties known as 210 through 218/220-222 East Preston Street, Northerly 94.1 feet, more or less, to the south side of a 7-foot alley, laid out in the rear of the properties known as 209 through 217 East Mount Royal Avenue, as shown on Plat 338-A-21 in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0299 0 City Streets - Closing - Hunter StreetOrdinanceCity Streets - Closing - Hunter Street FOR the purpose of condemning and closing Hunter Street, extending from the north side of a 10-foot alley, laid out in the rear of the properties known as 210 through 218/220-222 East Preston Street, Northerly 94.1 feet, more or less, to the south side of a 7-foot alley, laid out in the rear of the properties known as 209 through 217 East Mount Royal Avenue, as shown on Plat 338-A-21A in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0300 0 Sale of Property - The Former Bed of Hunter StreetOrdinanceSale of Property - The Former Bed of Hunter 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 Hunter Street, extending from the north side of a 10-foot alley laid out in the rear of the properties known as 210 through 218/220-222 East Preston Street Northerly 94.1 feet, more or less, to the south side of a 7-foot alley laid out in the rear of the properties known as 209 through 217 East Mount Royal Avenue and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0301 0 Property Tax - Partial Exemption for Aircraft Landing Strips and AreasOrdinanceProperty Tax - Partial Exemption for Aircraft Landing Strips and Areas FOR the purpose of granting an exemption from the City property tax for certain portions of aircraft landing strips and areas, subject to certain conditions.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0302 0 Parking Facilities - EnforcementOrdinanceParking Facilities - Enforcement FOR the purpose of increasing certain criminal penalties and providing for certain civil fines for violations of certain laws governing the licensing and operation of parking facilities.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0303 0 Cable Communications Advisory Commission - MembershipOrdinanceCable Communications Advisory Commission - Membership FOR the purpose of modifying the number of members on the Commission to correspond to the changed number of Council Districts; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions; and generally relating to the composition of the Cable Communications Advisory Commission.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0304 0 Urban Renewal - Belair-Erdman Business Area - Amendment _OrdinanceUrban Renewal - Belair-Erdman Business Area - Amendment _ FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for the Belair-Erdman Business Area to modify the uses in certain land use categories, change certain regulations, controls, and restrictions on land acquired by the City, modify certain rehabilitation standards, modify the duration of the Plan, provide for a penalty for violation of any provision of the Plan, and clarify, correct, and conform certain language and certain references; 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
09-0305 0 City Property - Renaming Bentalou Elementary School #150 to Mary Ann Winterling Elementary School #150OrdinanceCity Property - Renaming Bentalou Elementary School #150 to Mary Ann Winterling Elementary School #150 FOR the purpose of changing the name of Bentalou Elementary School #150, located at 220 North Bentalou Street, to Mary Ann Winterling Elementary School #150.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0306 0 Tax Sales - Deferral for UnemployedOrdinanceTax Sales - Deferral for Unemployed FOR the purpose of requiring the Director of Finance to defer, under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions and limitations, the public sale of tax-delinquent property whose owner is unemployed; requiring certain notices; specifying certain required documentation; authorizing the Finance Director to adopt implementing rules and regulations; and generally relating to the conduct of tax sales.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0307 0 Zoning - Administrative Appeals - Planned Unit Developments - EnforcementOrdinanceZoning - Administrative Appeals - Planned Unit Developments - Enforcement FOR the purpose of providing that violations of a Planned Unit Development Plan are enforceable as violations of the Zoning Code; clarifying that cancellation of a Development or a Development Plan for noncompliance may be in whole or in part; and clarifying that aggrieved persons may appeal a failure of the Zoning Administrator to act in a timely manner.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0118R 0 Investigative Hearing - Crime Alerts - Citywide Text MessagingCity Council ResolutionInvestigative Hearing - Crime Alerts - Citywide Text Messaging FOR the purpose of requesting the Commissioner of Police to investigate the efficacy of instituting a citywide text messaging system to alert residents about criminal activity in a timely manner and to determine what crimes should be included in a citywide alert.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0119R 0 Deployment of FIOS Services in Baltimore City through the Verizon Maryland NetworkCity Council ResolutionDeployment of FIOS Services in Baltimore City through the Verizon Maryland Network FOR the purpose of requesting the Mayor's Office of Cable and Communications, the Chair of the Cable Communications Advisory Commission, and representatives of Verizon to come before the Council to discuss deployment of the newest high speed internet and television technology in Baltimore.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0120R 0 Informational Hearing - The Park Heights Renaissance, Inc.City Council ResolutionInformational Hearing - The Park Heights Renaissance, Inc. FOR the purpose of requesting the Commissioner of Housing and Community Development and the CEO of Park Heights Renaissance, Inc., to report to the City Council on the success of the Vacant Housing Initiative in marketing City-owned vacant properties; to discuss the feasibility of expanding the program to include privately-owned vacant houses; and the practicability of duplicating the program in other Baltimore City neighborhoods endangered by a proliferation of vacant houses.Assigned  Action details Not available
08-0062R 0 Informational Hearing - Baltimore City Public School System - Anonymous Call HotlineCity Council ResolutionInformational Hearing - Baltimore City Public School System - Anonymous Call Hotline FOR the purpose of inviting the CEO of the Baltimore City Public System, the Chief of the Baltimore City School Police, and the Interim Information Chief of the Mayor’s Office of Information Technology to brief the City Council on the feasibility of creating a tip phone hotline, where teachers, students, and parents are able to anonymously report acts of school violence, as well as a possible integration of that hotline with 311.Adopted  Action details Not available
08-0068R 0 Baltimore City Public School Teachers - Gang Related Violence TrainingCity Council ResolutionBaltimore City Public School Teachers - Gang Related Violence Training FOR the purpose of requesting the CEO of the Baltimore City Public School System to develop and implement a program for teachers to provide them with the tools to recognize gang-related violence, to identify youth most at-risk for gang recruitment, and to provide the necessary intervention resources and law enforcement interaction to insure the safety and security of students, school personnel, and school property.Adopted  Action details Not available
08-0196 0 Zoning - Conditional Use Service and Housing Center - 620 FallswayOrdinanceZoning - Conditional Use Service and Housing Center - 620 Fallsway FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a service and housing center on the property known as 620 Fallsway, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
08-0258 0 Planned Unit Development - Amendment - Benhurst ParkOrdinancePlanned Unit Development - Amendment - Benhurst Park FOR the purpose of approving certain amendments to the Development Plan of the Benhurst Park Planned Unit Development.Advanced to 3rd Reader, to be held one meeting  Action details Not available
08-0015 0 Sale of Property - 950 South Caroline StreetOrdinanceSale of Property - 950 South Caroline 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 property known as 950 South Caroline Street (Block 1817, Lot 04) 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
09-0111R 0 Erroneous Tax Sale Notices - Special Benefit District PropertyCity Council ResolutionErroneous Tax Sale Notices - Special Benefit District Property FOR the purpose of requesting the Director of Finance and the Chief of the Bureau of Revenue Collections to report to the City Council at a public hearing on what caused many taxpayers to receive erroneous tax sale notices, and alley paving bills and what procedures can be put in place to avoid this situation in the future.Adopted  Action details Not available
08-0218 0 Building Permit Fees - DemolitionOrdinanceBuilding Permit Fees - Demolition FOR the purpose of reinstating a maximum permit fee for demolition work.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
09-0266 0 Maryland Department of Transportation - County Transportation Revenue Bonds - Series 2009Mayor and City Council Res.Maryland Department of Transportation - County Transportation Revenue Bonds - Series 2009 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 2009 and to be issued pursuant to State Transportation Article, Title 3, Subtitle 5; authorizing the City to take any other action that may be necessary and proper to secure the share to which it is entitled of the proceeds derived from the sale of these bonds; and providing for a special effective date.Re-referred to Committee  Action details Not available
08-0245 0 Mass Transit Vehicles - Obsolete ProvisionsOrdinanceMass Transit Vehicles - Obsolete Provisions FOR the purpose of repealing obsolete or otherwise unnecessary provisions that duplicate prohibitions imposed by State law.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
08-0246 0 Enticing Minors - Expanded CoverageOrdinanceEnticing Minors - Expanded Coverage FOR the purpose of extending the prohibition against enticing, etc., certain younger children into a vehicle to encompass all minors; increasing the penalties for violations; conforming, correcting, and clarifying certain exceptions and related language; and generally relating to the protection of minors from predators.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
08-0247 0 Sale of Contraceptives - Repeal of BanOrdinanceSale of Contraceptives - Repeal of Ban FOR the purpose of repealing the prohibition against selling contraceptives to minors under a certain age.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
08-0248 0 Sporting Events - Offenses InvolvingOrdinanceSporting Events - Offenses Involving FOR the purpose of modifying the penalties for certain offenses involving sporting events; and correcting, clarifying, and conforming related language.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
08-0250 0 Street Regulations - ObstructionsOrdinanceStreet Regulations - Obstructions FOR the purpose of consolidating certain provisions governing the obstruction of streets, lanes, sidewalks, footways, or alleys; repealing certain obsolete or otherwise unnecessary provisions; and correcting, clarifying, and conforming related language.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
08-0251 0 Parades - Permit RequirementsOrdinanceParades - Permit Requirements FOR the purpose of increasing the penalty for parading without permit; repealing certain obsolete or otherwise unnecessary provisions relating to parades by political organizations and to parades of drum corps, bands, or other bodies; providing for the issuance of these permits by the Department of General Services and authorizing the adoption of rules and regulations for that purpose; and providing for a special effective date.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
08-0252 0 Snow and Ice Removal - SidewalksOrdinanceSnow and Ice Removal - Sidewalks FOR the purpose of transferring certain requirements for snow and ice removal to the Property Maintenance Code; specifying the scope of the required removal; and repealing certain obsolete, redundant, or now otherwise unnecessary provisions.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
08-0253 0 Street Regulations - SolicitingOrdinanceStreet Regulations - Soliciting FOR the purpose of extending certain prohibitions involving the solicitation of customers to apply to the solicitation of donations; increasing the penalties for a violation of these prohibitions; repealing certain obsolete or otherwise unnecessary sections involving solicitation activities; and correcting, clarifying, and conforming related language.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
08-0254 0 Street Regulations - Sand, Water, etc.OrdinanceStreet Regulations - Sand, Water, etc. FOR the purpose of repealing obsolete or otherwise unnecessary provisions dealing with the use of sand and other materials on streets and alleys and with the discharge of water on repaved streets.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
08-0255 0 Taxicabs and Other Common Carriers - Refusal to Pay FareOrdinanceTaxicabs and Other Common Carriers - Refusal to Pay Fare FOR the purpose of increasing the penalty for wilful refusal to pay proper charges for transport in a taxicab or other common carrier; and correcting, conforming, and clarifying related language.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
08-0257 0 Vandalism - Street Lights and Other Utility StructuresOrdinanceVandalism - Street Lights and Other Utility Structures FOR the purpose of increasing the penalties for damaging or injuring street lighting or other public utility structures; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related language; and generally relating to vandalism of street lighting and other public utility structures, their equipment, parts, and appurtenances.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available