Baltimore City Council
Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/19/2009 5:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall
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09-0279 0 Rezoning - Certain Properties in the Reisterstown Plaza Transit Station Urban Renewal AreaOrdinanceRezoning - Certain Properties in the Reisterstown Plaza Transit Station Urban Renewal Area FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for certain properties or portions of them in the Reisterstown Plaza Transit Station Urban Renewal area: as outlined in blue on the accompanying plats, from the B-3-1 Zoning District to the B-2-1 Zoning District; as outlined in green on the accompanying plats, from the R-6 Zoning District to the O-R-2 Zoning District; as outlined in pink on the accompanying plats from the M-1-1 Zoning District to the O-R-2 Zoning District; as outlined in yellow on the accompanying plats from the R-6 Zoning District to the B-2-2 Zoning District; and as outlined in purple on the accompanying plats from the M-1-1 Zoning District to the B-2-2 Zoning District.   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.   Action details Not available
09-0327 0 City Property - Naming the Visitors’ Orientation and Education Center of the Cylburn Arboretum Association to be the Vollmer CenterOrdinanceCity Property - Naming the Visitors’ Orientation and Education Center of the Cylburn Arboretum Association to be the Vollmer Center FOR the purpose of naming the Visitors’ Orientation and Education Center of the Cylburn Arboretum Association, located at 4915 Greenspring Avenue, to be the Vollmer Center.   Action details Not available
09-0360 0 City Streets - Closing - Two Portions of Penn StreetOrdinanceCity Streets - Closing - Two Portions of Penn Street FOR the purpose of condemning and closing (1) a portion of Penn Street, extending from Lombard Street, North 02° 49' 40" West 346.42 feet to Redwood Street and (2) a portion of Penn Street at a point on the east side thereof, distant North 02° 49' 40" West 107.33 feet from the north side of Lombard Street and extending North 02° 49' 40" West 239.09 feet, as shown on Plat 184-A-23A in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date.   Action details Not available
09-0361 0 Sale of Property - the Former Beds of Two Portions of Penn StreetOrdinanceSale of Property - the Former Beds of Two Portions of Penn 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 beds of two portions of Penn Street and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.   Action details Not available
09-0366 0 Zoning - Noncomplying Rowhouses - Expansions OrdinanceZoning - Noncomplying Rowhouses - Expansions FOR the purpose of authorizing certain expansions of noncomplying attached or semi-detached dwellings; establishing procedures and standards for the review, approval, and disapproval of applications for expansion; authorizing the imposition of conditions on the approval of an expansion; requiring compliance with those conditions; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to noncomplying attached or semi-detached dwellings.   Action details Not available
09-0371 0 Urban Renewal - Park Heights - Amendment _OrdinanceUrban Renewal - Park Heights - Amendment _ FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Park Heights to create a new disposition lot, to amend Appendix A to add certain properties for clearance and redevelopment, to amend Appendix B to add the new disposition lot, and to revise certain exhibits to reflect the changes in 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
09-0408 0 In Support of National Breast Cancer Awareness MonthMayor and City Council Res.In Support of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month FOR the purpose of celebrating 25 years of awareness, education, and empowerment given the nation by the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month organization, supporting the efforts of the Baltimore City Health Department to combat the disease, and encouraging Baltimore City residents to increase their knowledge concerning the causes, prevention, and treatment of breast cancer; and providing for a special effective date.   Action details Not available
EA09-0198 0 Lillian Louise TreherneExecutive NominationLillian Louise Treherne Member - Commission on HIV/AIDS for Baltimore CityWithdrawn by Request of the Mayor  Action details Not available
09-0409 0 Release of Right of Way - a 20-Foot Right of Way (Lovegrove Street) - 2 10-Foot Alleys - and an Unnamed Street Granted to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore Through the Property of the State of Maryland for the Benefit of the University System of MarOrdinanceRelease of Right of Way - a 20-Foot Right of Way (Lovegrove Street) - 2 10-Foot Alleys - and an Unnamed Street Granted to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore Through the Property of the State of Maryland for the Benefit of the University System of Maryland on Behalf of its Constituent Institution, University of Baltimore (Formerly Known Variously as State of Maryland to the Use of the Board of Trustees of the State Colleges or as University of Baltimore, a Public Institution Governed by the Board of Trustees of the Maryland State Universities and Colleges) FOR the purpose of authorizing the release and surrender by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore of all its interests in and to (1) a 20-foot right of way, formerly known as Lovegrove Street, (2) the former bed of a 10-foot alley laid out 90.0 feet north of the north side of Mount Royal Avenue, (3) the former bed of a 10-foot alley laid out parallel with and distant 90.0 feet east of the east side of Charles Street, and (4) the former bed of an unnamed street, extending from Charles Street to the west right-of-way line ofAssigned  Action details Not available
09-0410 0 Urban Renewal - Carroll Camden - Amendment _OrdinanceUrban Renewal - Carroll Camden - Amendment _ FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Carroll Camden to revise an exhibit to reflect the disposition changes in 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. Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0411 0 Sale of Property - 4900 Boston StreetOrdinanceSale of Property - 4900 Boston 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 4900 Boston Street (Block 6820, Lot 055) and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0412 0 Zoning - Cell TowersOrdinanceZoning - Cell Towers FOR the purpose of requiring that conditional use applications for antenna towers, microwave relay towers, and similar installations for communications transmission or receiving be referred to the Historical and Architectural Preservation Division, Department of Planning, for certain determinations; and specifying certain required findings and conditions of approval for these uses.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0413 0 Water and Sewer Service Rates and Charges - Domestic UsersOrdinanceWater and Sewer Service Rates and Charges - Domestic Users FOR the purpose of requiring water and sewer service rates and charges for certain domestic users to be based exclusively on the amount of water consumed by the user and not contain any periodic minimum charge; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related language; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the rates and charges for water and sewer servicesAssigned  Action details Not available
09-0164R 0 Informational Hearing - Procurement Approval Process StudyCity Council ResolutionInformational Hearing - Procurement Approval Process Study FOR the purpose of requesting representatives of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies, the Baltimore Economy and Efficiency Foundation, and the Baltimore City Director of Finance to report to the City Council on the recent Procurement Approval Process Study of Baltimore City government.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0165R 0 Flu Vaccines - Outreach to African Americans and HispanicsCity Council ResolutionFlu Vaccines - Outreach to African Americans and Hispanics FOR the purpose of urging the Baltimore Health Commissioner to initiate a campaign, in concert with area healthcare providers, faith-based organizations, Baltimore City Public Schools, and senior care-givers, to inform African Americans and Hispanics of the disproportionate dangers of the flu pandemic to their communities and to encourage African Americans and Hispanics to get vaccinated against both the seasonal and H1N1 (swine) flu.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0166R 0 In Recognition - Baltimore City Public Schools - Good Health, Great Kids!City Council ResolutionIn Recognition - Baltimore City Public Schools - Good Health, Great Kids! FOR the purpose of expressing appreciation to the CEO, the Director of Food and Nutrition, and the employees of Baltimore City Public Schools for their leadership in promoting healthier eating habits, more active lifestyles, and other interventions that assist children in avoiding or correcting behaviors that lead to childhood obesity and other life-threatening or life-altering medical conditions; and inviting Baltimore City Public School officials to brief the City Council on their innovative approaches to addressing the challenges of childhood obesity.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0167R 0 Baltimore City Public Schools - Are Current Physical Education Requirements Enough?City Council ResolutionBaltimore City Public Schools - Are Current Physical Education Requirements Enough? FOR the purpose of requesting the CEO, the Director of the Office of Curriculum and Instruction, and the Education Specialist for Physical Education and Athletics of the Baltimore City Public School System to brief the City Council on the Physical Education requirements for students grades Pre-K through 12, to present an analysis of the impact of the physical education program on the rate of childhood obesity in public school students.Assigned  Action details Not available
EA09-0180 0 Earl H. MatthewsExecutive NominationEarl H. Matthews Member - Mayor's Commission on Disabilities - 6th DistrictConfirmed  Action details Not available
EA09-0181 0 Keith HoltExecutive NominationKeith Holt Member - Youth Commission - 3rd DistrictConfirmed  Action details Not available
EA09-0182 0 Stephanie WardExecutive NominationStephanie Ward Member - Youth Commission - 5th DistrictConfirmed  Action details Not available
EA09-0183 0 William BlattnerExecutive NominationWilliam Blattner Member - Commission on HIV/AIDS for Baltimore CityConfirmed  Action details Not available
EA09-0184 0 Rena G. Boss-VictoriaExecutive NominationRena G. Boss-Victoria Member - Commission of HIV/AIDS for Baltimore City - 5th DistrictConfirmed  Action details Not available
EA09-0185 0 Terry BrownExecutive NominationTerry Brown Member - Commission on HIV/AIDS for Baltimore City - 11th DistrictConfirmed  Action details Not available
EA09-0186 0 Cleo EdmondsExecutive NominationCleo Edmonds Member - Commission on HIV/AIDS for Baltimore City - 12th DistrictConfirmed  Action details Not available
EA09-0189 0 Debra HickmanExecutive NominationDebra Hickman Member - Commission on HIV/AIDS for Baltimore CityConfirmed  Action details Not available
EA09-0192 0 Cyd LacanientaExecutive NominationCyd Lacanienta Member - Commission on HIV/AIDS for Baltimore City - 6th DistrictConfirmed  Action details Not available
EA09-0193 0 Sandy RawlsExecutive NominationSandy Rawls Member - Commission on HIV/AIDS for Baltimore City - 2nd DistrictConfirmed  Action details Not available
EA09-0194 0 Edna ReynoldsExecutive NominationEdna Reynolds Member - Commission on HIV/AIDS for Baltimore CityConfirmed  Action details Not available
EA09-0195 0 Hamilton RichardsonExecutive NominationHamilton Richardson Member - Commission on HIV/AIDS for Baltimore City - 9th DistrictConfirmed  Action details Not available
EA09-0196 0 R. Michael SmithExecutive NominationR. Michael Smith Member - Commission on HIV/AIDS for Baltimore CityConfirmed  Action details Not available
EA09-0200 0 Gregory C. WarrenExecutive NominationGregory C. Warren Member - Commission on HIV/AIDS for Baltimore CityConfirmed  Action details Not available
09-0334 0 Repeal of Franchise - Private Bridgeway Above and Across the Bed of Hunter StreetOrdinanceRepeal of Franchise - Private Bridgeway Above and Across the Bed of Hunter Street FOR the purpose of repealing Ordinance 05-31, approved May 16, 2005, which granted permission to Printers’ Square Apartments Limited Partnership, to use and maintain a private enclosed bridgeway above and across the Hunter Street right-of-way; and providing for a special effective date.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
09-0335 0 Repeal of Franchise - Private Bridgeway Above and Across the Bed of Hunter StreetOrdinanceRepeal of Franchise - Private Bridgeway Above and Across the Bed of Hunter Street FOR the purpose of repealing Ordinance No. 05-32, approved May 16, 2005, which granted permission to Printers’ Square Apartments Limited Partnership, to use and maintain a private enclosed 2-story bridgeway above and across the Hunter Street right-of-way; and providing for a special effective date.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
09-0362 0 City Streets - Closing - Certain Streets Lying Within the Uplands Apartment Complex and Bounded by Edmondson Avenue, Athol Avenue, Pen-Lucy Road, and Uplands ParkwayOrdinanceCity Streets - Closing - Certain Streets Lying Within the Uplands Apartment Complex and Bounded by Edmondson Avenue, Athol Avenue, Pen-Lucy Road, and Uplands Parkway FOR the purpose of condemning and closing certain streets lying within the Uplands Apartment Complex and bounded by Edmondson Avenue, Athol Avenue, Pen-Lucy Road, and Uplands Parkway, as shown on Plat 342-A-13A in the Office of the Department of Public Works; and providing for a special effective date.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
09-0385 0 Tobacco Products - Unpackaged Cigarettes or CigarsOrdinanceTobacco Products - Unpackaged Cigarettes or Cigars FOR the purpose of strengthening the prohibition against the sale or transfer of unpackaged cigarettes and extending that prohibition to include certain unpackaged cigars; defining and redefining certain terms; providing for certain exceptions; authorizing the Health Commissioner to take certain actions against a food service facility that violates these provisions; authorizing confiscation of items offered for sale or distribution in violation of these provisions; imposing certain criminal and civil penalties; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the sale or other distribution of unpackaged cigarettes and cigars.Re-referred to Committee  Action details Not available
09-0387 0 Zoning - Conditional Uses - Suspension, Revocation, etc. OrdinanceZoning - Conditional Uses - Suspension, Revocation, etc. FOR the purpose of authorizing the nonrenewal, modification, suspension, or revocation of a conditional use for failure to comply with a condition, restriction, or limitation imposed on that use; providing for the automatic lapse of a conditional use that has been discontinued for a certain continuous period; authorizing the grant of a conditional use subject to a time limit and periodic renewal; and generally relating to the imposition and enforcement of conditions, restrictions, and limitations on conditional uses.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
09-0373 0 Food Service Facilities - Suspension or Nonrenewal of Licenses - Multiple or Unpaid CitationsOrdinanceFood Service Facilities - Suspension or Nonrenewal of Licenses - Multiple or Unpaid Citations FOR the purpose of authorizing the suspension or nonrenewal of a license for a food service facility that has received multiple environmental or civil citations or is in default of an environmental or civil citation; requiring notice and an opportunity to be heard; and generally relating to the licensing and regulation of food service facilities.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
09-0364 0 Sale of Properties - 3322½-3328½ Woodland Avenue, 3400-3404 Woodland Avenue, 4410 Pall Mall Road, and 4309-4311 Pimlico Road, and 4500-4504 Pimlico RoadOrdinanceSale of Properties - 3322½-3328½ Woodland Avenue, 3400-3404 Woodland Avenue, 4410 Pall Mall Road, and 4309-4311 Pimlico Road, and 4500-4504 Pimlico Road 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 3322½-3328½ Woodland Avenue, 3400-3404 Woodland Avenue, 4410 Pall Mall Road, 4309-4311 Pimlico Road, and 4500-4504 Pimlico Road and are no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
09-0365 0 Sale of Property - Portion of City Property - Poplar Hill Road - Baltimore CountyOrdinanceSale of Property - Portion of City Property - Poplar Hill Road - Baltimore County 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 located in Baltimore County in the vicinity of Poplar Hill Road 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
09-0407 0 October 5, 2009 - United Nations World Habitat DayMayor and City Council Res.October 5, 2009 - United Nations World Habitat Day FOR the purpose of celebrating World Habitat Day and endorsing the United Nations' mission to encourage the world to reflect on the state of human settlements, the basic right to adequate shelter for all, and our collective responsibility for the future of human habitat; and providing for a special effective date.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
09-0372 0 Planned Unit Development - Designation - Union MillOrdinancePlanned Unit Development - Designation - Union Mill FOR the purpose of approving the application of Seawall Union Ave, LLC, contract purchaser of certain property located at 1500 Union Avenue, to have that property designated an Industrial Planned Unit Development; and approving the Development Plan submitted by the applicant.Advanced to 3rd Reader, for Final Passage  Action details Not available
09-0274 0 Unsafe Structures - Enforcement by CitationOrdinanceUnsafe Structures - Enforcement by Citation FOR the purpose of authorizing the issuance of environmental citations for violations of the Building Code provisions governing unsafe structures; and generally relating to enforcement of the City Building Code.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  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.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
09-0388 0 Flavored Tobacco Wrappings - Sale or DistributionOrdinanceFlavored Tobacco Wrappings - Sale or Distribution FOR the purpose of prohibiting the sale or distribution of flavored tobacco wrappings; defining certain terms; providing certain exceptions; imposing certain criminal and civil penalties, and generally relating to the sale of flavored tobacco wrappings.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available