Baltimore City Council
Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 6/17/2010 5:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall
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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.   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.   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    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 incur   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 bui   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.   Action details Not available
10-0490 0 Ordinance of Estimates for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2011OrdinanceOrdinance of Estimates for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2011 FOR the purpose of providing the appropriations estimated to be needed by each agency of the City of Baltimore for operating programs and capital projects during the fiscal 2011 year.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
10-0491 0 Annual Property Tax - Fiscal Year 2011OrdinanceAnnual Property Tax - Fiscal Year 2011 FOR the purpose of providing a tax for the use of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore for the period July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011; providing for estimated billings pursuant to State law; and setting the semiannual payment service charge for that period.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
10-0492 0 Operating Budget for the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2011Mayor and City Council Res.Operating Budget for the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2011 FOR the purpose of approving the budget estimated to be needed for the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners for operating programs during Fiscal 2011; providing for certification of the approved budget to the State Superintendent of Schools; and providing for a special effective date.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
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.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  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.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
10-0437 0 Residential Code - Automatic Fire Sprinkler SystemsOrdinanceResidential Code - Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems FOR the purpose of requiring automatic fire sprinkler systems in certain newly constructed or substantially rehabbed townhouses and other dwellings; providing certain exceptions; repealing superceded provisions; and generally relating to sprinkler systems in residences.Amended  Action details Not available
10-0437 0 Residential Code - Automatic Fire Sprinkler SystemsOrdinanceResidential Code - Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems FOR the purpose of requiring automatic fire sprinkler systems in certain newly constructed or substantially rehabbed townhouses and other dwellings; providing certain exceptions; repealing superceded provisions; and generally relating to sprinkler systems in residences.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
10-0474 0 Beverage Container TaxOrdinanceBeverage Container Tax FOR the purpose of imposing an excise tax on distributors who supply beverages in non-reusable containers; providing for the administration and collection of the tax; defining certain terms; prohibiting certain activities; imposing certain penalties; and generally relating to the taxation of non-reusable beverage containers.Amended  Action details Not available
10-0474 0 Beverage Container TaxOrdinanceBeverage Container Tax FOR the purpose of imposing an excise tax on distributors who supply beverages in non-reusable containers; providing for the administration and collection of the tax; defining certain terms; prohibiting certain activities; imposing certain penalties; and generally relating to the taxation of non-reusable beverage containers.Failed  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. Approved and Sent to the Mayor  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. Approved and Sent to the Mayor  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. Approved and Sent to the Mayor  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.Amended  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.3rd Reader, Enrolled for Final Passage  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.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  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.3rd Reader, Enrolled for Final Passage  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.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  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.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  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.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  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 servicAmended  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.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.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  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.3rd Reader, Re-enrolled for Final Passage  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.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available