Baltimore City Council
Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Draft
Meeting date/time: 1/9/2006 5:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Not available  
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04-0007 0 Charter Amendment - Compensation Commission for Elected OfficialsMayor and City Council Res.Charter Amendment - Compensation Commission for Elected Officials For the purpose of establishing a Compensation Commission for Elected Officials; providing for the composition, procedures, powers, and duties of the Compensation Commission; requiring certain procedures for setting the salaries or other compensation paid to elected official; correcting, clarifying, and conforming certain language; and generally relating to the establishment and modification of the salaries or other compensation paid to elected official; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.   Action details Not available
05-0233 0 Rezoning - 719-729 East Fort AvenueOrdinanceRezoning - 719-729 East Fort Avenue FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 719-729 East Fort Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-2-2 and B-2-2 Zoning Districts to the R-8 Zoning District.   Action details Not available
05-0241 0 Non-Owner-Occupied Dwellings - Registration Fees - Repeal of "Sunset"OrdinanceNon-Owner-Occupied Dwellings - Registration Fees - Repeal of Sunset" FOR the purpose of abrogating the automatic termination of Ordinance 01-191, as amended by Ordinance 03-526; continuing the fees and per-owner maximums set by Ordinance 01-191 for the annual registration of non-owner-occupied dwelling units; clarifying, correcting, and conforming certain language; defining a certain term; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the registration and regulation of non-owner-occupied dwellings.   Action details Not available
05-0227 0 City Property - Naming Engine Company 29 to be Littleton Boyer Wyatt Fire HouseOrdinanceCity Property - Naming Engine Company 29 to be Littleton Boyer Wyatt Fire House FOR the purpose of naming the Engine Company 29 fire house, located at 4312 Park Heights Avenue, to be the Littleton Boyer Wyatt Fire House.   Action details Not available
05-0231 0 Zoning - Conditional Use Home for Homeless Persons - 1023 East Baltimore StreetOrdinanceZoning - Conditional Use Home for Homeless Persons - 1023 East Baltimore Street FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a home for homeless persons on the property known as 1023 East Baltimore Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat.   Action details Not available
05-0242 0 Retirement Systems - BenefitsOrdinanceRetirement Systems - Benefits FOR the purpose of extending the period for filing applications for disability retirement benefits; conforming certain provisions that govern in-service military leaves of absence to federal and state law; establishing effective dates for disability retirement benefits; amending provisions granting certain disability and death benefits to members on military leaves of absence; clarifying the calculation for figuring the minimum years of service credit needed to be eligible to receive certain death benefits; abolishing certain offsets against disability benefits and the authority for reexamining certain disability applicants; conforming the basis for determining retirement allowances for elected officials to that provided in the Employees' Retirement System law and the Fire and Police Employees' Retirement System law; providing certain transitional rules; clarifying, correcting, and conforming certain language; providing for a special effective date; providing for certain transitional rules; and generally relating to the Retirement Systems of Baltimore   Action details Not available
05-0244 0 Ethics - Baltimore Development CorporationOrdinanceEthics - Baltimore Development Corporation FOR the purpose of placing the Baltimore Development Corporation, its directors, officers, and employees within the purview of the Baltimore City Public Ethics Law; providing for the application of the Ethics Law, including its provisions on conflicts of interest, financial disclosure, and lobbying, to those directors, officers, and employees; establishing certain transitional rules and requirements; and generally relating to ethics in the public sector.   Action details Not available
05-0247 0 Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Health Department - $300,000OrdinanceSupplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Health Department - $300,000 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $300,000 to the Health Department - Program 308 (Maternal and Child Health), to provide funding for a grant to the Baltimore City Healthy Start Program; and providing for a special effective date.   Action details Not available
05-0266 0 Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Public Works - $3,000,000OrdinanceSupplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Public Works - $3,000,000 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $3,000,000 to the Department of Public Works (Account #9916-194-160), to provide funding for improving school facilities maintenance; and providing for a special effective date.   Action details Not available
05-0267 0 Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $425,000OrdinanceSupplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $425,000 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $425,000 to the Department of Transportation - (Account #9950-528-107), to provide funding for an Inner Harbor Dredging Project; and providing for a special effective date.   Action details Not available
EA05-0110 0 Annette Palmer Annette Palmer Annette PalmerExecutive NominationAnnette Palmer Member - Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation   Action details Not available
06-0311 0 Supplementary Mayoralty-Related Capital Appropriation - Babe Ruth House and Museum Renovations Project - $250,000OrdinanceSupplementary Mayoralty-Related Capital Appropriation - Babe Ruth House and Museum Renovations Project - $250,000 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Mayoralty-Related Capital Appropriation in the amount of $250,000 to the Mayoralty (Account #9904-127-400 and Account #9904-129-400), to provide funding for a Babe Ruth House and Museum Renovations Project; and providing for a special effective date.Assigned  Action details Not available
06-0312 0 Sale of Property - Parcels of Land Being a Part of the Loch Raven WatershedOrdinanceSale of Property - Parcels of Land Being a Part of the Loch Raven Watershed 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 being a part of Loch Raven Watershed, Baltimore County, and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.Assigned  Action details Not available
06-0313 0 Sale of Property - Parcels of Land Lying Within the Loch Raven WatershedOrdinanceSale of Property - Parcels of Land Lying Within the Loch Raven Watershed 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 being a part of Loch Raven Watershed, Baltimore County, as shown on Plat 116-A-5G filed in the Office of the Department of Public Works, and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.Assigned  Action details Not available
06-0314 0 City Officers and Employees - VehiclesOrdinanceCity Officers and Employees - Vehicles FOR the purpose of prohibiting the use of City vehicles for travel outside City limits except on official City business; delimiting certain terms; and generally relating to the use of City vehicles.Assigned  Action details Not available
06-0315 0 City Employees - Leave Conversion for Home PurchaseOrdinanceCity Employees - Leave Conversion for Home Purchase FOR the purpose of enabling City employees to convert certain unused leave, subject to certain conditions, to assist in a home purchase in the City; requiring the Director of Human Resources to adopt rules and regulations governing these conversions; and generally relating to the conversion of leave.Assigned  Action details Not available
06-0316 0 Residential Permit Parking ProgramOrdinanceResidential Permit Parking Program FOR the purpose of reorganizing and clarifying the Residential Permit Parking Law; requiring continued maintenance and use of available or required off-street parking spaces; specifying eligibility requirements for parking permits, including compliance with certain Zoning Code requirements; modifying the criteria for and scope of administrative amendments to a Parking Management Plan; prohibiting certain conduct by permit applicants, permit holders, and others; imposing certain penalties; authorizing certain enforcement procedures; establishing a Residential Permit Parking Advisory Board; correcting, clarifying, and conforming certain language; and generally relating to the Residential Permit Parking Program.Assigned  Action details Not available
06-0317 0 Zoning - Conditional Use Convalescent, Nursing, and Rest Home (Assisted Living) - 3007 Louise AvenueOrdinanceZoning - Conditional Use Convalescent, Nursing, and Rest Home (Assisted Living) - 3007 Louise Avenue FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a convalescent, nursing, and rest home (assisted living) on the property known as 3007 Louise Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat.Assigned  Action details Not available
06-0318 0 Weapons - Paintball, Pellet GunsOrdinanceWeapons - Paintball, Pellet Guns FOR the purpose of prohibiting the possession, sale or transfer, or discharge of paintball guns and similar devices; defining certain terms; imposing certain penalties; correcting, clarifying, and conforming certain related provisions governing gas- and air-pellet devices; and generally relating to guns and other devices that discharge pellets and other objects.   Action details Not available
06-0120R 0 Investigative Hearing - Are Existing Local, State, and Federal Laws Sufficient to Prohibit the Use of BB, Pellet, and Paintball Guns in Baltimore City?City Council ResolutionInvestigative Hearing - Are Existing Local, State, and Federal Laws Sufficient to Prohibit the Use of BB, Pellet, and Paintball Guns in Baltimore City? FOR the purpose of determining if current laws are effective in controlling the use of BB, pellet and paintball guns by minors; investigating laws in other states to determine what measures have been effective in jurisdictions across the country, and ascertaining at what government level changes are needed to address the problems associated with the use of lookalike guns by minors, by closing loopholes in existing law or by adopting new statutes.Assigned  Action details Not available
06-0121R 0 Informational Hearing - BCPSS Studio Course Curriculum ConcernsCity Council ResolutionInformational Hearing - BCPSS Studio Course Curriculum Concerns FOR the purpose of requesting that the Chief Executive Officer of the Baltimore City Public School System brief the Council on current and future public school curriculum, detailing the options for change, ways of implementing such options, and the current implementation of the "Studio Course" curriculum in the Baltimore City Public School System.Assigned  Action details Not available
06-0122R 0 Request for State Legislation - Civilian Review Board - Additional PowersCity Council ResolutionRequest for State Legislation - Civilian Review Board - Additional Powers FOR the purpose of requesting the Honorable Chairs and Members of the Baltimore City Senate and House Delegations to the 2006 session of the Maryland General Assembly to introduce legislation to amend the Public Local Laws of Baltimore City to grant the Civilian Review Board the additional power to investigate allegations from the public of false arrest and false imprisonment, allowing citizens up to 1 year following the alleged incident to file complaints with the Internal Investigation Division of the Police Department or the Civilian Review Board.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
06-0123R 0 In Support of Federal Legislation - ( HR 4197) - The Hurricane Katrina Recovery, Reclamation, Reconstruction and Reunion Act of 2005City Council ResolutionIn Support of Federal Legislation - ( HR 4197) - The Hurricane Katrina Recovery, Reclamation, Reconstruction and Reunion Act of 2005 FOR the purpose of expressing support for the Congressional Black Caucus' Hurricane Relief Legislation that seeks to provide for the recovery of the Gulf Coast region and for the reunion of families devastated by Hurricane Katrina and urging members of the Maryland State Delegation to the 109th Congress to work to secure passage of this comprehensive legislative response to the spiritual, emotional, and economic toll exacted by the wrath of Katrina.AdoptedPass Action details Not available
06-0124R 0 Informational Hearing - Has The Time Come For Baltimore To Get Zipped Up Tight?City Council ResolutionInformational Hearing - Has The Time Come For Baltimore To Get Zipped Up Tight? FOR the purpose of requesting representatives of the Zipcar company to address the City Council on the feasibility of providing this innovative web-based car-sharing service to citizens and workers in Baltimore City, determining the logistics of providing this service within the City's infrastructure, and requesting the Department of Planning and the Department of Transportation to study the issue and submit recommendations to the Council within 6 months of the date of the hearing.Assigned  Action details Not available
05-0235 0 Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Housing and Community Development - $10,000,000OrdinanceSupplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation - Department of Housing and Community Development - $10,000,000 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Capital Appropriation in the amount of $10,000,000 to the Department of Housing and Community Development (Account # 9910-587-904) to provide funding for the Baltimore Affordable Housing Program; and providing for a special effective date.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. ReportPass Roll call Not available
05-0248 0 Baltimore Affordable Housing ProgramOrdinanceBaltimore Affordable Housing Program FOR the purpose of establishing a program for certain purposes; providing for the administration of that program; defining certain terms; and generally relating to promoting certain types of housing.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. ReportPass Action details Not available
05-0238 0 Food Service Facilities - Licensing and RegulationOrdinanceFood Service Facilities - Licensing and Regulation FOR the purpose of authorizing the Health Commissioner to designate licensing classes and, with the approval of the Board of Estimates, to set license and processing fees for various types of food service facilities; authorizing the issuance of provisional licenses under certain circumstances; increasing certain civil penalties relating to the operation of food service facilities; correcting, clarifying, and conforming certain language; and generally relating to the licensing and regulation of food service facilities.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. ReportPass Action details Not available
05-0260 0 Animal Control - Exotic, Farm, and Other AnimalsOrdinanceAnimal Control - Exotic, Farm, and Other Animals FOR the purpose of requiring a permit to keep any exotic animal, farm animal, pigeon, or bees; defining certain terms; and generally relating to the regulation and control of animals.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. ReportPass Action details Not available
05-0262 0 Daytime and Nighttime CurfewsOrdinanceDaytime and Nighttime Curfews FOR the purpose of authorizing certain minors to be taken to a juvenile holding facility under certain circumstances; defining certain terms; specifying the type of civil citation to be used for violations by parents; authorizing the use of civil citations for violations by establishments; modifying certain penalties; conforming, correcting, and clarifying certain language; deleting certain obsolete language; and generally relating to minors and to the enforcement of the daytime and nighttime curfews.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. ReportPass Action details Not available
05-0219 0 Rezoning - 1107 East Fayette StreetOrdinanceRezoning - 1107 East Fayette Street FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 1107 East Fayette Street (Ward 5, Section 7, Block 1338, Lots 5/18), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-1-3 Zoning District to the B-3-3 Zoning District.Approved and Sent to the MayorPass Action details Not available
05-0228 0 Planned Unit Development - Designation - Harbor EastOrdinancePlanned Unit Development - Designation - Harbor East FOR the purpose of approving the application of Harbor East Parcel D-Hotel, LLC, and Harbor East Parcel D-Residential, LLC, collectively the developer of certain property in the Inner Harbor East Urban Renewal Area identified as Parcel D and consisting of approximately 2.31 acres, more or less, to have that property designated a Business Planned Unit Development; approving the Development Plan submitted by the applicant.Approved and Sent to the MayorPass Action details Not available