Baltimore City Council
Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 6/14/2010 5:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall
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10-0525 0 Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Mayoralty Related - $60,000,000OrdinanceSupplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Mayoralty Related - $60,000,000 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $60,000,000 to the Mayoralty Related - Program 122 (Miscellaneous General Expenses), to provide funding for additional operating expenses; and providing for a special effective date.Assigned  Action details Not available
10-0526 0 Supplementary Motor Vehicle Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $24,200,000OrdinanceSupplementary Motor Vehicle Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $24,200,000 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Motor Vehicle Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $24,200,000 to the Department of Transportation - Program 501 (Highway Maintenance), to provide funding for additional operating expenses; and providing for a special effective date.Assigned  Action details Not available
10-0527 0 Motor Vehicle Fund Operating Appropriation Transfer - Department of Public Works (Program 513) and Department of Recreation and Parks (Program 505) to Department of Transportation (Program 501) - $2,500,000OrdinanceMotor Vehicle Fund Operating Appropriation Transfer - Department of Public Works (Program 513) and Department of Recreation and Parks (Program 505) to Department of Transportation (Program 501) - $2,500,000 FOR the purpose of transferring a Motor Vehicle Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $2,000,000 from the Department of Public Works (Program 513 - Solid Waste Special Services) and $500,000 from the Department of Recreation and Parks (Program 505 - Park and Tree Services) to the Department of Transportation (Program 501 - Highway Maintenance) to provide funding for additional operating expenses; and providing for a special effective date.Assigned  Action details Not available
10-0528 0 Amusement Devices - ClarificationOrdinanceAmusement Devices - Clarification FOR the purpose of correcting an error in the stated scope of certain provisions allowing certain payments to be made quarterly; clarifying the intended scope of those provisions; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the licensing and regulation of amusement devices.Assigned  Action details Not available
10-0213R 0 Investigative Hearing - Dirt Bikes on City StreetsCity Council ResolutionInvestigative Hearing - Dirt Bikes on City Streets FOR the purpose of requesting the Police Commissioner, the Director of Recreation and Parks, and the Director of Transportation to present to the City Council a comprehensive report on the impact of illegal dirt bikes on the welfare, safety, and enjoyment of Baltimore City’s residential neighborhoods, parks, and transportation system; asking the Interim Health Commissioner to report on the impact to the health care system in terms of uncompensated care for injuries arising from incidents involving dirt bikes; and urging all parties to work with the Council to develop a comprehensive plan to address the persistent problem of illegal dirt bikes in Baltimore City.Assigned  Action details Not available
10-0214R 0 Informational Hearing - Department Public Works - Personnel ActionsCity Council ResolutionInformational Hearing - Department Public Works - Personnel Actions FOR the purpose of requesting the Director and the Human Resource Executive of the Department of Public Works to report to the City Council on recent personnel actions; on the number, titles, and classes of positions slated for layoff or abolishment driven by budgetary constraints; the number, titles, and classes of new positions and new hires projected to be filled in the upcoming fiscal year; and the number of new positions to be filled by persons slated for layoff or job abolishment.Assigned  Action details Not available
10-0202R 0 Informational Hearing - Fiscal 2011 - Elimination of Senior Citizens Division, Department of Recreation and ParksCity Council ResolutionInformational Hearing - Fiscal 2011 - Elimination of Senior Citizens Division, Department of Recreation and Parks FOR the purpose of requesting the Director of the Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks and the Director of the Senior Citizens Division to report to the City Council on the Fiscal 2011 preliminary budget plan to eliminate the Senior Citizens Division, the number of seniors who participate in the programs and services provided by the Division, and plans to find alternatives to replace the programs and services that will be discontinued.Adopted  Action details Not available
10-0467 0 Hotel Room Tax - RateOrdinanceHotel Room Tax - Rate FOR the purpose of modifying the rate of the hotel room tax; correcting, clarifying and conforming related language; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the imposition and collection of the hotel room tax.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
10-0470 0 Energy Tax - RatesOrdinanceEnergy Tax - Rates FOR the purpose of modifying the basic rate of the energy tax; curtailing the tax reduction for certain users; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the imposition and collection of an energy tax.Amended  Action details Not available
10-0470 0 Energy Tax - RatesOrdinanceEnergy Tax - Rates FOR the purpose of modifying the basic rate of the energy tax; curtailing the tax reduction for certain users; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the imposition and collection of an energy tax.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Floor Amendment  Action details Not available
10-0472 0 Parking, etc.,Violations - FinesOrdinanceParking, etc.,Violations - Fines FOR the purpose of modifying the fines for certain parking, standing, stopping, and other offenses; and generally relating to the regulation of transit and traffic.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
10-0484 0 Downtown Management District - Adjustment to Supplemental TaxOrdinanceDowntown Management District - Adjustment to Supplemental Tax FOR the purpose of changing the procedures for setting the surcharge rate for the Downtown Management District; changing the procedures for borrowing capital funds by the District; increasing the authorized amount of outstanding long term debt that the District may issue; conforming related provisions; and generally relating to the Downtown Management District.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
10-0503 0 Taxes - Outdoor Advertising Excise TaxOrdinanceTaxes - Outdoor Advertising Excise Tax FOR the purpose of imposing a tax on the privilege of exhibiting outdoor advertising displays in the City; providing for the administration and collection of the tax; defining certain terms; imposing certain penalties; making the provisions of this ordinance severable; and generally relating to a tax on the privilege of exhibiting outdoor advertising displays .Held to a date uncertain  Action details Not available
10-0519 0 Fire and Police Employees’ Retirement System - BenefitsOrdinanceFire and Police Employees’ Retirement System - Benefits FOR the purpose of modifying certain Fire and Police Employees’ Retirement System interest rate assumptions; changing the definition of "average final compensation" for all System members who do not meet certain conditions; clarifying the definition of "earnable compensation;" making the Director of Finance an ex-officio member of the Board of Trustees of the System; allowing the Director of Finance to authorize a designated representative to act in his or her stead at board meetings; adding 1 additional Board of Trustees appointee, appointed from a list of recommended candidates submitted by the President of the City Council, to the existing 2 City resident mayoral appointees; establishing new qualifications for the mayoral appointees; exempting the Board of Trustees from the City Charter provision requiring minority party representation on City boards; changing the age and service requirements for the normal service retirement benefit for all System members who do not meet certain conditions; establishing a new early servicAdvanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
10-0442 0 Urban Renewal - Upton - Amendment _OrdinanceUrban Renewal - Upton - Amendment _ FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Upton to allow the unenclosed display of certain merchandise in a certain land use classification in the Upton Urban Renewal Area, subject to certain conditions; 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. Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
10-0443 0 Urban Renewal - Penn-North Transit Station - Amendment _OrdinanceUrban Renewal - Penn-North Transit Station - Amendment _ FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Penn-North Transit Station to allow the unenclosed display of certain merchandise in a certain land use classification in the Penn- North Transit Station Urban Renewal Area, subject to certain conditions; 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. Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
10-0449 0 Urban Renewal - Druid Heights - Amendment _OrdinanceUrban Renewal - Druid Heights - Amendment _ FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Druid Heights to allow the unenclosed display of certain merchandise in a certain land use classification in the Druid Heights Urban Renewal Area, subject to certain conditions, and to conform a certain reference; 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. Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
10-0521 0 Charles Village Community Benefits District - Board RepresentationOrdinanceCharles Village Community Benefits District - Board Representation FOR the purpose of replacing representatives from the Better Greenmount Alliance on the Charles Village Community Benefits District Board of Directors with representatives from the Waverly Merchants Association; and generally relating to the Board of Directors for the Charles Village Community Benefits District.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
09-0395 0 Zoning - Nonconforming Use - Discontinuance or AbandonmentOrdinanceZoning - Nonconforming Use - Discontinuance or Abandonment FOR the purpose of repealing certain exceptions to the general rules applicable to the discontinuance or abandonment of Class III nonconforming uses; extending the periods for reestablishing a Class III nonconforming use in certain Residential Districts; and generally relating to the reestablishment of Class III nonconforming uses.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
10-0447 0 Zoning - Conditional Use Housing for the Elderly - 616, 618, 620, 622, 624, 626, 628, 630, and 634 Baker StreetOrdinanceZoning - Conditional Use Housing for the Elderly - 616, 618, 620, 622, 624, 626, 628, 630, and 634 Baker Street FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, maintenance, and operation of housing for the elderly on the properties to be consolidated and presently known as 616, 618, 620, 622, 624, 626, 628, 630, and 634 Baker Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
10-0460 0 Bond Issue - Community Development Loan - $18,050,000OrdinanceBond Issue - Community Development Loan - $18,050,000 FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (pursuant to Resolution III of 2010 approved by the members of the Maryland General Assembly representing Baltimore City) to create a debt, and to issue and sell its certificates of indebtedness as evidence thereof, and proceeds not exceeding $18,050,000 from the sale of such certificates of indebtedness to be used for the cost of issuance, including the expense of engraving, printing, advertising, attorneys' fees, and all other incidental expenses connected therewith, and the remainder of such proceeds to be used for or in connection with planning, developing, executing, and making operative the community development program of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, including, but not limited to, the acquisition, by purchase, lease, condemnation or any other legal means, of land or property, or any right, interest, franchise, easement or privilege therein, in the City of Baltimore; the payment of any and all costs and expenses incurred in connection with Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
10-0461 0 Bond Issue - Economic Development Loan - $16,775,000OrdinanceBond Issue - Economic Development Loan - $16,775,000 FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (pursuant to Resolution IV of 2010 approved by the members of the Maryland General Assembly representing Baltimore City) to create a debt, and to issue and sell its certificates of indebtedness as evidence thereof, and proceeds not exceeding $16,775,000 from the sale of such certificates of indebtedness to be used for the cost of issuance, including the expense of engraving, printing, advertising, attorneys' fees, and all other incidental expenses connected therewith, and the remainder of such proceeds to be used for or in connection with planning, developing, executing, and making operative the commercial and industrial economic development program of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, including, but not limited to, the acquisition, by purchase, lease, condemnation or any other legal means, of land or property, or any right, interest, franchise, easement or privilege therein, in the City of Baltimore; the payment of any and all costs and expenses incurApproved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
10-0463 0 Bond Issue - Public Buildings Loan - $16,200,000OrdinanceBond Issue - Public Buildings Loan - $16,200,000 FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore (pursuant to Resolution V of 2010 approved by the members of the Maryland General Assembly representing Baltimore City) to create a debt, and to issue and sell its certificates of indebtedness as evidence thereof, and proceeds not exceeding $16,200,000 from the sale of such certificates of indebtedness to be used for the cost of issuance, including the expense of engraving, printing, advertising, attorneys' fees, and all other incidental expenses connected therewith, and the remainder of such proceeds to be used for the acquisition, by purchase, condemnation, or any other legal means, of land or property, or any rights therein, in the City of Baltimore, and for constructing and erecting, on said land or property, or on any land or property, new buildings, structures and other auxiliary facilities owned by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, and for the renovation, alternation, construction, reconstruction, installation, improvement and repair of existing buiApproved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
10-0468 0 Local Income Tax - RateOrdinanceLocal Income Tax - Rate FOR the purpose of modifying the City income-tax rate for calendar year 2011 and subsequent calendar years; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the imposition and collection of a local income tax.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
10-0469 0 Property Tax - Discount for Early PaymentOrdinanceProperty Tax - Discount for Early Payment FOR the purpose of changing the time allotted for the early-payment property-tax discount and the rate of the discount; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the imposition and collection of a local tax on real estate, chattels real, and personal property.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
10-0471 0 Parking Tax - RateOrdinanceParking Tax - Rate FOR the purpose of modifying the rate of the parking tax; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the imposition and collection of a parking tax.Amended  Action details Not available
10-0471 0 Parking Tax - RateOrdinanceParking Tax - Rate FOR the purpose of modifying the rate of the parking tax; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the imposition and collection of a parking tax.Advanced to Enrolled 3rd Reader  Action details Not available
10-0473 0 Telecommunications Tax - RateOrdinanceTelecommunications Tax - Rate FOR the purpose of modifying the rate of the telecommunications tax; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the imposition and collection of a telecommunications tax.Amended  Action details Not available
10-0473 0 Telecommunications Tax - RateOrdinanceTelecommunications Tax - Rate FOR the purpose of modifying the rate of the telecommunications tax; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the imposition and collection of a telecommunications tax.Advanced to Enrolled 3rd Reader  Action details Not available
10-0477 0 Charles Village Community Benefits District and Management AuthorityMayor and City Council Res.Charles Village Community Benefits District and Management Authority FOR the purpose of renewing and continuing the Charles Village Community Benefits District and Management Authority; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the activities and authority of the Charles Village Community Benefits District and Management Authority.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
10-0516 0 Non-Owner-Occupied Dwellings and Vacant Structures - Multiple-Family Dwellings and Rooming HousesOrdinanceNon-Owner-Occupied Dwellings and Vacant Structures - Multiple-Family Dwellings and Rooming Houses FOR the purpose of extending the registration requirements for non-owner-occupied dwelling units to encompass vacant structures; modifying the information required for registration statements; modifying the fees for registration; modifying or repealing certain registration fee exceptions; modifying the civil penalty for violation of these registration requirements; repealing the license fee for multiple-family dwellings and rooming houses; repealing certain obsolete provisions; defining and redefining certain terms; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions; and generally relating to the registration of non-owner-occupied dwellings and vacant structures and to the licensing of multiple-family dwellings and rooming houses.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available