Baltimore City Council
Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 12/10/2009 5:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall
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09-0270 0 City Property - Renaming Benjamin Franklin Middle School #239 to Masonville Cove Community Academy #239OrdinanceCity Property - Renaming Benjamin Franklin Middle School #239 to Masonville Cove Community Academy #239 FOR the purpose of changing the name of Benjamin Franklin Middle School #239, located at 1201 Cambria Street, to Masonville Cove Community Academy #239.   Action details Not available
09-0377 0 Acquisition of Property - Block 6990, Lots 1 - 7, and Block 6991, Lots 1 - 26OrdinanceAcquisition of Property - Block 6990, Lots 1 - 7, and Block 6991, Lots 1 - 26 FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to acquire, by purchase or condemnation, the fee simple or other interests in certain property known as Block 6990, Lots 1 through 7, and Block 6991, Lots 1 through 26, and needed to create a public park; and providing for a special effective date.   Action details Not available
08-0149 0 Sale of Property - 101 South Ellwood AvenueOrdinanceSale of Property - 101 South Ellwood 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 101 South Ellwood Avenue (Block 1752, Lot 1/54) and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.   Action details Not available
09-0357 0 Baltimore City Landmark List - Ann Wiggins Brown HouseOrdinanceBaltimore City Landmark List - Ann Wiggins Brown House FOR the purpose of designating the Ann Wiggins Brown House, 1501 Presstman Street, as a historical landmark.   Action details Not available
09-0358 0 Baltimore City Landmark List - Kresge BuildingOrdinanceBaltimore City Landmark List - Kresge Building FOR the purpose of designating the Kresge Building, 117 West Lexington Street, as a historical landmark.   Action details Not available
09-0359 0 Baltimore City Landmark List - Sellers MansionOrdinanceBaltimore City Landmark List - Sellers Mansion FOR the purpose of designating the Sellers Mansion, 801 Arlington Avenue, as a historical landmark.   Action details Not available
09-0368 0 Zoning - Junk or Scrap Storage and Yards - Critical Area Overlay DistrictOrdinanceZoning - Junk or Scrap Storage and Yards - Critical Area Overlay District FOR the purpose of defining "junk or scrap storage and yards" to clarify the scope of that term; expressly prohibiting the storage of junk or scrap on barges, docks, piers, and belt conveyor systems in the Critical Area Overlay District, but excepting certain activities limited to unloading and loading; prohibiting construction- and demolition-debris processing facilities in the Critical Area Overlay District; and generally relating to prohibited and permitted uses in the Critical Area Overlay District.   Action details Not available
09-0380 0 Parking Revenue Obligations - Authorized Aggregate AmountOrdinanceParking Revenue Obligations - Authorized Aggregate Amount FOR the purpose of increasing the maximum aggregate principal amount of Revenue Obligations authorized to be issued by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore under Ordinance 83-998, as amended; and providing for a special effective date.   Action details Not available
09-0406 0 Limited-Service Pregnancy Centers - DisclaimersOrdinanceLimited-Service Pregnancy Centers - Disclaimers FOR the purpose of requiring limited-service pregnancy centers to provide a certain disclaimer to clients and potential clients; defining a certain term; imposing certain penalties; and generally relating to required disclaimers by limited-service pregnancy centers.   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.    Action details Not available
EA09-0213 0 Robert G. GinyardExecutive NominationRobert G. Ginyard Member - Cable Communications Advisory Commission - 11th DistrictAssigned  Action details Not available
EA09-0214 0 Charles U. SmithExecutive NominationCharles U. Smith Member - Cable Communications Advisory Commission - 13th DistrictAssigned  Action details Not available
EA09-0215 0 Lou Ann BlakeExecutive NominationLou Ann Blake Member - Mayor's Commission on Disabilities - 11th DistrictAssigned  Action details Not available
EA09-0216 0 Hector L. TorresExecutive NominationHector L. Torres Member - Planning Commission - 3rd DistrictAssigned  Action details Not available
EA09-0217 0 Melvin G. Mercer, B.A.Executive NominationMelvin G. Mercer, B.A. Member - Cable Communications Advisory Commission - 12th DistrictAssigned  Action details Not available
09-0424 0 Sale of Property - Block 530, Lot 43/46 (the Mayfair Theater Dressing Rooms)OrdinanceSale of Property - Block 530, Lot 43/46 (the Mayfair Theater Dressing Rooms) 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 Block 530, Lot 43/46 (the Mayfair Theater Dressing Rooms) and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0425 0 Sale of Property - NS Eastern Avenue 402-9 Feet West of Kane Street (Block 6345D, Lot 9)OrdinanceSale of Property - NS Eastern Avenue 402-9 Feet West of Kane Street (Block 6345D, Lot 9) 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 NS Eastern Avenue 402-9 feet west of Kane Street (Block 6345D, Lot 9) and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0426 0 Urban Renewal - Harlem Park Project II - Amendment _OrdinanceUrban Renewal - Harlem Park Project II - Amendment _ FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Harlem Park Project II to amend the uses permitted in certain areas of the Plan, to revise an exhibit to reflect the changes in the Plan, to provide that to the extent there exists any conflict between the provisions of the Renewal Plan and the standards and controls of any Planned Unit Development legislation approved by the Mayor and City Council, the standards and controls of the Planned Unit Development control; conforming 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
09-0427 0 Planned Unit Development - Designation - Wylie Funeral HomeOrdinancePlanned Unit Development - Designation - Wylie Funeral Home FOR the purpose of approving the application of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and Wylie Funeral Homes, P.A., which are either the owner, potential owner, developer, and/or contract purchaser of the following properties: 1602, 1604, 1606, 1606 ½, 1608, 1610, 1612, 1614, 1616, 1618, 1620, 1622, 1624, and 1626 Harlem Avenue; 703, 705, 707, 709, 711, 713, 715, 717, 719, 721, 723, and 725 North Mount Street; and 634, 636, and 638 North Gilmor Street (collectively, the “Property”), to have the Property designated a Residential Planned Unit Development; and approving the Development Plan submitted by the applicant.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0428 0 Zoning - Conditional Use Parking, Open Off-Street Area - 5401 Tippett Avenue, 5451 Tippett Avenue, 4033 Lewiston Avenue, and Portions of Rockfield Avenue and Tippett AvenueOrdinanceZoning - Conditional Use Parking, Open Off-Street Area - 5401 Tippett Avenue, 5451 Tippett Avenue, 4033 Lewiston Avenue, and Portions of Rockfield Avenue and Tippett Avenue FOR the purpose of repealing Ordinance 65-640 and permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a parking, open off-street area (including driving test area) on the properties known as 5401 Tippett Avenue, 5451 Tippett Avenue, 4033 Lewiston Avenue, and portions of Rockfield Avenue and Tippett Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0429 0 Required Parking for BicyclesOrdinanceRequired Parking for Bicycles FOR the purpose of requiring certain new or expanded structures, premises, and uses to provide bicycle parking that meets certain standards; requiring certain employers to provide their employees with bicycle parking that meets certain standards; defining and redefining certain terms; imposing certain penalties; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to required parking spaces for bicycles.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0430 0 Transit and Traffic - Bike LanesOrdinanceTransit and Traffic - Bike Lanes FOR the purpose of allowing the creation of bike lanes; defining certain terms; prohibiting parking or standing in bike lanes; requiring bike-safe grates in bike lanes; imposing certain penalties; and generally relating to bike lanes on City streets.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0431 0 City Streets - Bike-Safe GratesOrdinanceCity Streets - Bike-Safe Grates FOR the purpose of requiring that all City street paving and repaving contracts require that drainage grates be installed in a bike-safe alignment; requiring anyone undertaking a street paving project to install drainage grates in a bike-safe alignment; and generally relating to bike-safe grates on City streets.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0432 0 Parking, Standing, and Stopping of Vehicles - Obstructing AlleysOrdinanceParking, Standing, and Stopping of Vehicles - Obstructing Alleys FOR the purpose of clarifying the law relating to obstructing the free passage of traffic with a vehicle; providing a certain exception for parking in alleys; and generally relating to parking, standing, or stopping that obstructs traffic.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0433 0 Street and Transportation Projects - Complete StreetsMayor and City Council Res.Street and Transportation Projects - Complete Streets FOR the purpose of directing the Departments of Transportation and Planning to apply "Complete Streets" principals to the planning, design, and construction of all new City transportation improvement projects; providing certain exceptions; requiring annual reports on the implementation of "Complete Streets" principals; and generally relating to transportation improvement projects.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0175R 0 Informational Hearing - Baltimore Police Department - Police and CyclistsCity Council ResolutionInformational Hearing - Baltimore Police Department - Police and Cyclists FOR the purpose of inviting the Baltimore Police Commissioner to report to the City Council on the Police Department's procedures for responding to incidents involving cyclists and the Department's general approach to the bicycling community.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0176R 0 The Cyclists’ Bill of RightsCity Council ResolutionThe Cyclists' Bill of Rights FOR the purpose of reaffirming support for efforts to improve conditions for cyclists and encouraging more widespread awareness of the "Cyclists' Bill of Rights" .Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0177R 0 BMore Streets for PeopleCity Council ResolutionBMore Streets for People FOR the purpose of calling upon the Department of Transportation to develop and conduct BMore Streets for People, the special and periodic closing of City arteries to vehicular traffic for the purpose of welcoming jogging, biking, skateboarding and other people-engaging activities in temporary closed-roadbed havens; and calling upon the collaborative commitments of the Departments of Transportation (DOT), Health, Police (BPD), General Services and the Offices of Promotion and the Arts (BOPA) and Sustainability to engage in formal fashion among themselves, and with co-sponsoring organizations and neighborhoods, to plan and implement regular BMore Streets for People events throughout the City with venues as approved by proposed "host" communities. Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0178R 0 Retention of Baltimore Convention Center Food Services Workers Retention of Baltimore Convention Center Food Services WorkersCity Council ResolutionRetention of Baltimore Convention Center Food Services Workers FOR the purpose of calling on the Baltimore Convention Center to ensure that the change in food service contractors does not result in the loss of jobs for current Convention Center food services workers and strongly endorsing the transition proposal offered by the Convention Center food service employees to the incoming food services contractor. Advanced to 2nd Reader on same day  Action details Not available
09-0178R 0 Retention of Baltimore Convention Center Food Services Workers Retention of Baltimore Convention Center Food Services WorkersCity Council ResolutionRetention of Baltimore Convention Center Food Services Workers FOR the purpose of calling on the Baltimore Convention Center to ensure that the change in food service contractors does not result in the loss of jobs for current Convention Center food services workers and strongly endorsing the transition proposal offered by the Convention Center food service employees to the incoming food services contractor. Adopted  Action details Not available
09-0179R 0 Carryout Plastic Bag Waste - Department of Public Works StudyCity Council ResolutionCarryout Plastic Bag Waste - Department of Public Works Study FOR the purpose of calling on the Department of Public Works to study the amount of waste generated due to the use of plastic carryout bags, and the environmental impact of carryout plastic bag use, in Baltimore and to report the results of this study to the City Council by a specified date.Assigned  Action details Not available
09-0180R 0 Development of a National Student Bill of RightsCity Council ResolutionDevelopment of a National Student Bill of Rights FOR the purpose of endorsing and supporting the effort by the Baltimore Algebra Project to develop local proposals for development of the National Student Bill of Rights and commending the Baltimore City Youth Commission for convening a Citywide Youth Forum to discuss and debate the rights to be locally adopted. Advanced to 2nd Reader on same day  Action details Not available
09-0180R 0 Development of a National Student Bill of RightsCity Council ResolutionDevelopment of a National Student Bill of Rights FOR the purpose of endorsing and supporting the effort by the Baltimore Algebra Project to develop local proposals for development of the National Student Bill of Rights and commending the Baltimore City Youth Commission for convening a Citywide Youth Forum to discuss and debate the rights to be locally adopted. Adopted  Action details Not available
09-0181R 0 Request for State Action - Support of the Maryland Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax CreditCity Council ResolutionRequest for State Action - Support of the Maryland Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit FOR the purpose of urging the Baltimore City House and Senate Delegations to the 2010 Maryland General Assembly and the Governor of Maryland to extend and expand the Maryland Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit, a program which has contributed greatly to Baltimore City and to the State of Maryland as a whole, and which, without reauthorization, will expire in July 2010. Advanced to 2nd Reader on same day  Action details Not available
09-0181R 0 Request for State Action - Support of the Maryland Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax CreditCity Council ResolutionRequest for State Action - Support of the Maryland Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit FOR the purpose of urging the Baltimore City House and Senate Delegations to the 2010 Maryland General Assembly and the Governor of Maryland to extend and expand the Maryland Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit, a program which has contributed greatly to Baltimore City and to the State of Maryland as a whole, and which, without reauthorization, will expire in July 2010. Adopted  Action details Not available
09-0182R 0 Request for State Legislation - Split-Level Property Tax RateCity Council ResolutionRequest for State Legislation - Split-Level Property Tax Rate FOR the purpose of requesting the Baltimore City House and Senate Delegations to the 2010 Maryland General Assembly and the Governor of Maryland to introduce and ensure passage of local legislation to enable the City of Baltimore to establish a split-level property tax rate wherein vacant, nonoccupiable or uninhabitable properties would be taxed at a higher rate than occupiable or habitable properties. Advanced to 2nd Reader on same day  Action details Not available
09-0182R 0 Request for State Legislation - Split-Level Property Tax RateCity Council ResolutionRequest for State Legislation - Split-Level Property Tax Rate FOR the purpose of requesting the Baltimore City House and Senate Delegations to the 2010 Maryland General Assembly and the Governor of Maryland to introduce and ensure passage of local legislation to enable the City of Baltimore to establish a split-level property tax rate wherein vacant, nonoccupiable or uninhabitable properties would be taxed at a higher rate than occupiable or habitable properties. Adopted  Action details Not available
EA09-0212 0 Helena S. HicksExecutive NominationHelena S. Hicks Member - Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation - 5th DistrictConfirmed  Action details Not available
08-0064 0 Scrap Metal Processors - Second-Hand Property Dealers - Reporting RequirementsOrdinanceScrap Metal Processors - Second-Hand Property Dealers - Reporting Requirements FOR the purpose of expressly including used motor vehicle parts among the items to be reported to the Police Commissioner and held by scrap metal processors, second-hand property dealers, and others; modifying certain definitions; and generally relating to the regulation of scrap metal processors, second-hand property dealers, and others.Amended  Action details Not available
08-0064 0 Scrap Metal Processors - Second-Hand Property Dealers - Reporting RequirementsOrdinanceScrap Metal Processors - Second-Hand Property Dealers - Reporting Requirements FOR the purpose of expressly including used motor vehicle parts among the items to be reported to the Police Commissioner and held by scrap metal processors, second-hand property dealers, and others; modifying certain definitions; and generally relating to the regulation of scrap metal processors, second-hand property dealers, and others.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
09-0338 0 Charter Amendment - Surplus FundsMayor and City Council Res.Charter Amendment - Surplus Funds FOR the purpose of repealing a requirement for certain unanticipated surplus funds to be transferred to a capital bond fund appropriation reduction account and used only for certain purposes; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
09-0370 0 Planned Unit Development - Designation - Irvington KnollsOrdinancePlanned Unit Development - Designation - Irvington Knolls FOR the purpose of repealing the existing Development Plan for the Irvington Knolls Village Planned Unit Development and approving a new Development Plan for the Irvington Knolls Planned Unit Development.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
09-0414 0 Rezoning - A portion of 6130 O’Donnell Street (Block 6694, Lot 001)OrdinanceRezoning - A portion of 6130 O’Donnell Street (Block 6694, Lot 001) FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for a portion of the property known as 6130 O’Donnell Street (Block 6694, Lot 001), as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the M-2-1 Zoning District to the R-6 Zoning District.Withdrawn  Action details Not available