Baltimore City Council
Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/19/2012 5:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall
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12-0063 0 Mayor’s Anti-Animal Abuse Advisory Commission - ModificationsOrdinanceMayor's Anti-Animal Abuse Advisory Commission - Modifications FOR the purpose of reconstituting the membership of the Commission; requiring that the reimbursement of expenses to members be timely; and authorizing the removal of members under certain circumstances.   Action details Not available
12-0064 0 Burglar Alarms - No Fees For User RegistrationsOrdinanceBurglar Alarms - No Fees For User Registrations FOR the purpose of specifying that a burglar alarm user may not be charged a fee for registering an alarm with the Police Commissioner, lowering the fines for burglar alarm violations, and generally relating to the registration and regulation of burglar alarms.   Action details Not available
12-0109 0 Franchise - Private Pedestrian Bridgeways Above and Across and Private Tunnels Under and Across a Portion of Marion Street Right-of-wayOrdinanceFranchise - Private Pedestrian Bridgeways Above and Across and Private Tunnels Under and Across a Portion of Marion Street Right-of-way FOR the purpose of granting a franchise to CB Fayette Street Baltimore, LLC, to use and maintain two existing private pedestrian bridgeways above and across and two existing private tunnels under and across a portion of Marion Street right-of-way, subject to certain terms, conditions, and reservations; and providing for a special effective date.   Action details Not available
12-0115 0 Fire Suppression and Prevention - ClosingsOrdinanceFire Suppression and Prevention - Closings FOR the purpose of requiring a public hearing to be held and certain other actions to be taken before consolidating, relocating, or closing any fire suppression company or unit, emergency medical care company or unit, or truck company or unit; clarifying, conforming, and correcting certain language; conforming certain statutory provisions to subsequent Charter amendments; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the adoption and implementation of the City Comprehensive Fire Protection Plan and to the procedures for the consolidation, relocation, or closing of fire companies and units.   Action details Not available
12-0117 0 Gas- or Air-Pellet Guns - RedefiningOrdinanceGas- or Air-Pellet Guns - Redefining FOR the purpose of redefining "gas - or air - pellet gun", as used in certain prohibitions against transferring these devices to minors or possessing, discharging, or using these devices in the City.   Action details Not available
12-0119 0 Waste Control - Disposal of Garbage and Other Waste in Litter ReceptaclesOrdinanceWaste Control - Disposal of Garbage and Other Waste in Litter Receptacles FOR the purpose of prohibiting the disposal of garbage, waste, and other matter, other than litter, into public trash receptacles located on or along any sidewalk, street, open space, wharf, or other public place; imposing certain penalties; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions; and generally relating to the duping or disposal of garbage, waste, or other matter on public property.   Action details Not available
12-0120 0 Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation - Review of Plans for City-Owned PropertyOrdinanceCommission for Historical and Architectural Preservation - Review of Plans for City-Owned Property FOR the purpose of extending the period for the Commission's review and report on the proposed reconstruction, alteration, or demolition of City-owned property; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions; and generally relating to historical and architectural preservation.   Action details Not available
EA12-0107 0 Alicia FreemanExecutive NominationAlicia Freeman Member - Hispanic Commission - 14th DistrictAssigned  Action details Not available
EA12-0108 0 Kathleen Long Kathleen Long Kathleen LongExecutive NominationKathleen Long Member - Hispanic Commission - 1st DistrictAssigned  Action details Not available
EA12-0109 0 Lourdes Montes-GreenanExecutive NominationLourdes Montes-Greenan Member - Hispanic Commission - 5th DistrictAssigned  Action details Not available
EA12-0111 0 Sheryl R. WoodExecutive NominationSheryl R. Wood Member - Wage Commission - 11th DistrictAssigned  Action details Not available
12-0155 0 Stormwater Remediation FeesOrdinanceStormwater Remediation Fees FOR the purpose of imposing a stormwater remediation fee to fund the costs of the City’s stormwater management system; providing for the setting of rates and calculation of the fee; providing for the establishment of a system of credits; providing for the collection and enforcement of the fee; specifying the uses to which the proceeds of the fee may be expended; specifying the accounting and expenditure system for the stormwater utility; defining certain terms; prohibiting certain conduct; imposing certain penalties; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to fees for stormwater management.Assigned  Action details Not available
12-0156 0 General Fund Operating Appropriation Transfer - M-R: Miscellaneous General Expenses (Program 122) to Fire Department (Program 602) - $300,000OrdinanceGeneral Fund Operating Appropriation Transfer - M-R: Miscellaneous General Expenses (Program 122) to Fire Department (Program 602) - $300,000 FOR the purpose of transferring a General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $300,000 from the M-R: Miscellaneous General Expenses (Program 122 - Miscellaneous General Expenses) to the Fire Department (Program 602 - Fire Suppression and Emergency Rescue); and providing for a special effective date.Assigned  Action details Not available
12-0157 0 Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Fire Department - $1,100,000 OrdinanceSupplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Fire Department - $1,100,000 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $1,100,000 to the Fire Department - Program 602 (Fire Suppression and Emergency Rescue), to provide funding for additional operating expenses; and providing for a special effective date.Assigned  Action details Not available
12-0158 0 City Streets - Closing - Warner Street and a 5-Foot Portion of Eutaw StreetOrdinanceCity Streets - Closing - Warner Street and a 5-Foot Portion of Eutaw Street FOR the purpose of condemning and closing (i) Warner Street, extending from Worcester Street Southeasterly 478.9 feet, more or less, to Bayard Street and (ii) a 5-foot wide portion of Eutaw Street, extending from Oler Street Northeasterly 273.8 feet, more or less, to Worcester Street, as shown on Plat 102-D-60A in the Office of the Department of General Services; and providing for a special effective date.Assigned  Action details Not available
12-0159 0 Finance and Procurement - Local HiringOrdinanceFinance and Procurement - Local Hiring FOR the purpose of requiring employers benefitted by City contracts and subsidies to take measures to hire Baltimore City residents; making certain exceptions; defining certain terms; requiring employment reports; establishing certain penalties; and generally relating to employment in furtherance of City contracts and City-subsidized projects.Assigned  Action details Not available
12-0160 0 Rezoning - 890 Linden Avenue, 905, 909, and 911 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, and 855 and 857 North Eutaw StreetOrdinanceRezoning - 890 Linden Avenue, 905, 909, and 911 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, and 855 and 857 North Eutaw Street FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 890 Linden Avenue, 905, 909, and 911 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, and 855 and 857 North Eutaw Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the B-2-3 Zoning District to the B-5-1 Zoning District.Assigned  Action details Not available
12-0161 0 Zoning - Conditional Use Second-hand Store - 566 Oldtown MallOrdinanceZoning - Conditional Use Second-hand Store - 566 Oldtown Mall FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a second-hand store on the property known as 566 Oldtown Mall, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat.Assigned  Action details Not available
12-0162 0 Baltimore City Landmark List - Union Mill (Historic Druid Mill)OrdinanceBaltimore City Landmark List - Union Mill (Historic Druid Mill) FOR the purpose of designating Union Mill (Historic Druid Mill), 1500 Union Avenue, as a historical landmark.Assigned  Action details Not available
12-0163 0 Public Ethics Law - Prohibited ParticipationOrdinancePublic Ethics Law - Prohibited Participation FOR the purpose of redefining "business entity", as used in Ethics Law provisions that prohibit participation in certain matters, to exclude Baltimore City or any instrumentality, unit, or agency of Baltimore City under certain circumstances; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to ethics in the public sector.Assigned  Action details Not available
12-0164 0 Transit and Traffic - Speed and Red-Light Camera Monitoring Systems -Violations by School VehiclesOrdinanceTransit and Traffic - Speed and Red-Light Camera Monitoring Systems -Violations by School Vehicles FOR the purpose of requiring certain periodic reports on all citations issued to school vehicles under speed and red-light camera monitoring systems; defining certain terms; and generally relating to violations by school vehicles of camera monitoring systems.Assigned  Action details Not available
12-0165 0 Baltimore City Landmark List - Florence Crittenton HomeOrdinanceBaltimore City Landmark List - Florence Crittenton Home FOR the purpose of designating the Florence Crittenton Home, 3110 Crittenton Place, as a historical landmark.Assigned  Action details Not available
12-0074R 0 Shop Small - Spend Big! On Small Business Saturday, November 24, 2012City Council ResolutionShop Small - Spend Big! On Small Business Saturday, November 24, 2012 FOR the purpose of celebrating the third annual Small Business Saturday in Baltimore City, honoring all small businesses for their many contributions to the economy and the quality of life in this country, and encouraging Baltimore City residents to Shop Small - Spend Big! at our City's Main Streets, downtown shops, and the many varied and exciting neighborhood retail establishments, on Small Business Saturday.Advanced to 2nd Reader on same day  Action details Not available
12-0074R 0 Shop Small - Spend Big! On Small Business Saturday, November 24, 2012City Council ResolutionShop Small - Spend Big! On Small Business Saturday, November 24, 2012 FOR the purpose of celebrating the third annual Small Business Saturday in Baltimore City, honoring all small businesses for their many contributions to the economy and the quality of life in this country, and encouraging Baltimore City residents to Shop Small - Spend Big! at our City's Main Streets, downtown shops, and the many varied and exciting neighborhood retail establishments, on Small Business Saturday.Adopted  Action details Not available
12-0075R 0 Funding for State Agencies to Implement the Use of Multidisciplinary Teams to Address Bullying, Harassment, and Intimidation Among StudentsCity Council ResolutionFunding for State Agencies to Implement the Use of Multidisciplinary Teams to Address Bullying, Harassment, and Intimidation Among Students FOR the purpose of encouraging the General Assembly to provide the necessary resources to appropriate agencies to implement the use of multidisciplinary teams to address bullying harassment, and intimidation among students.Advanced to 2nd Reader on same day  Action details Not available
12-0075R 0 Funding for State Agencies to Implement the Use of Multidisciplinary Teams to Address Bullying, Harassment, and Intimidation Among StudentsCity Council ResolutionFunding for State Agencies to Implement the Use of Multidisciplinary Teams to Address Bullying, Harassment, and Intimidation Among Students FOR the purpose of encouraging the General Assembly to provide the necessary resources to appropriate agencies to implement the use of multidisciplinary teams to address bullying harassment, and intimidation among students.Adopted  Action details Not available
12-0076R 0 Informational Hearing - Mayor's Office of Emergency ManagementCity Council ResolutionInformational Hearing - Mayor's Office of Emergency Management FOR the purpose of inviting representatives from the Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management (MOEM) to inform the Baltimore City Council and the citizens of Baltimore about the activities of this agency and how these activities may help protect Baltimore from the impact of natural and man-made disasters.Assigned  Action details Not available
12-0124 0 Supplementary General Fund Appropriation - Baltimore City Public Schools - $12,922,862OrdinanceSupplementary General Fund Appropriation - Baltimore City Public Schools - $12,922,862 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Appropriation in the amount of $12,922,862 to M-R: Baltimore City Public Schools - Program 352 (Baltimore City Public Schools), to provide funding for teacher pensions; and providing for a special effective date.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
12-0071R 0 National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week - November 10th to 18thCity Council ResolutionNational Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week - November 10th to 18th FOR the purpose of proclaiming November 10-18, 2012 as National Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week and encouraging all citizens to recognize that many people do not have housing and need support from citizens, and private or public nonprofit service entities.Adopted  Action details Not available
12-0090 0 City Property - Grant of EasementsOrdinanceCity Property - Grant of Easements FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to grant 3 perpetual easements for the benefit of Mt. Vernon Mill, LLC, its successors and assigns, across the Jones Falls in the area between the properties known as 3000 and 3030 Falls Road (Block 3500, Lots 1 and 3) for the purpose of (1) installing and maintaining a pedestrian footbridge over the property (Jones Falls) that is required by the City of Baltimore as a second means of egress from the building at 3030 Falls Road, (2) permitting the continuation of an existing footbridge and the maintenance of it over the property (Jones Falls) that was originally constructed in 1918, and (3) allowing certain existing piers located in the property (Jones Falls) that support the structure at 3000 Falls Road and allowing the portion of the structure that extends into the property (Jones Falls); and providing for a special effective date.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
12-0154 0 Code Enforcement OfficersOrdinanceCode Enforcement Officers FOR the purpose of redefining the persons authorized to issue environmental citations; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions; and generally relating to the designation of environmental control officers.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
12-0122 0 Planned Unit Development - Amendment 2 - Northwest PlazaOrdinancePlanned Unit Development - Amendment 2 - Northwest Plaza FOR the purpose of approving certain amendments to the Development Plan of the Northwest Plaza Planned Unit Development.Advanced to 3rd Reader, to be held one meeting  Action details Not available
12-0146 0 Planned Unit Development - The District at Canton Crossing - Amendment 2OrdinancePlanned Unit Development - The District at Canton Crossing - Amendment 2 FOR the purpose of approving certain amendments to the Development Plan of the District of Canton Crossing Planned Unit Development.Advanced to 3rd Reader, to be held one meeting  Action details Not available
12-0074 0 Urban Renewal - Waverly Business Area - Amendment _OrdinanceUrban Renewal - Waverly Business Area - Amendment _ FOR the purpose of amending the Urban Renewal Plan for Waverly Business Area to add the property known as 3313-3319 Greenmount Avenue to those properties designated for acquisition, by revising Exhibit 2, "Property Acquisition" of the Plan and to add the property known as 3313-3319 Greenmount Avenue to those properties designated for disposition by revising Exhibit 3, "Land Disposition" of 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. Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
12-0126 0 Baltimore City Landmark List - Abell BuildingOrdinanceBaltimore City Landmark List - Abell Building FOR the purpose of designating the Abell Building, 329-335 West Baltimore Street, as a historical landmark.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
12-0127 0 Baltimore City Landmark List - Appold-Faust BuildingOrdinanceBaltimore City Landmark List - Appold-Faust Building FOR the purpose of designating the Appold-Faust Building, 307-309 West Baltimore Street, as a historical landmark.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
12-0128 0 Baltimore City Landmark List - Baltimore Equitable Society BuildingOrdinanceBaltimore City Landmark List - Baltimore Equitable Society Building FOR the purpose of designating the Baltimore Equitable Society Building, 21 North Eutaw Street, as a historical landmark.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
12-0129 0 Baltimore City Landmark List - Equitable BuildingOrdinanceBaltimore City Landmark List - Equitable Building FOR the purpose of designating the Equitable Building, 10-12 North Calvert Street, as a historical landmark.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
12-0130 0 Baltimore City Landmark List - Old Town National Bank BuildingOrdinanceBaltimore City Landmark List - Old Town National Bank Building FOR the purpose of designating the Old Town National Bank Building, 221 North Gay Street, as a historical landmark.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
12-0131 0 Baltimore City Landmark List - St. Alphonsus HallOrdinanceBaltimore City Landmark List - St. Alphonsus Hall FOR the purpose of designating St. Alphonsus Hall, 125 West Saratoga Street, as a historical landmark.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
12-0132 0 Baltimore City Landmark List - Terminal Warehouse BuildingOrdinanceBaltimore City Landmark List - Terminal Warehouse Building FOR the purpose of designating the Terminal Warehouse Building, 320 Guilford Avenue, as a historical landmark.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
12-0133 0 Baltimore City Landmark List - Turnbull BuildingOrdinanceBaltimore City Landmark List - Turnbull Building FOR the purpose of designating the Turnbull Building, 311-313 West Baltimore Street, as a historical landmark.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
12-0134 0 Baltimore City Landmark List: Public Interiors - St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran ChurchOrdinanceBaltimore City Landmark List: Public Interiors - St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church FOR the purpose of designating St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1920 Saint Paul Street, as a historical landmark: public interior.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
12-0144 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 the specific disposition lot controls for those disposition lots identified on Exhibit 2 of the Plan, to repeal a requirement that an easement be provided for the Gwynns Falls Trail in Disposition Lots 1 and 2, and to amend Appendix A to provide that the design and rehabilitation standards are applicable to all new construction; 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
12-0008 0 Zoning - Advertising Signs on Bike-Sharing StationsOrdinanceZoning - Advertising Signs on Bike-Sharing Stations FOR the purpose of allowing advertising signs on bike-sharing stations; defining and redefining certain terms; allowing bike-sharing stations in required yards; and generally relating to bike-sharing stations.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
12-0085 0 North Locust Point Development District - Amending Ordinance 03-642, as Amended by Ordinance 11-553OrdinanceNorth Locust Point Development District - Amending Ordinance 03-642, as Amended by Ordinance 11-553 FOR the purpose of adding and modifying certain definitions; enlarging the boundaries of the development district; adding new 2012 Exhibit A and revising Exhibit 1 to include additional properties; providing for a special effective date; and making the provisions of this Ordinance severable.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
12-0087 0 Tide Point Special Obligation BondsOrdinanceTide Point Special Obligation Bonds FOR the purpose of providing for the issuance of special obligation bonds or notes in an amount not exceeding $35,000,000 for the purpose of financing public and other infrastructure improvements; providing for the method and sources of payment for these special obligation bonds or notes; authorizing the Board of Finance to specify, prescribe, determine, provide for and approve the details, forms, documents or procedures in connection with the special obligation bonds or notes and any other matters necessary or desirable in connection with the authorization, issuance, sale and payment of these special obligation bonds or notes; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the issuance and payment of special obligation bonds or notes.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
12-0103 0 Zoning - Conditional Use Parking, Open Off-Street Area - 3718-3720 Gwynn Oak AvenueOrdinanceZoning - Conditional Use Parking, Open Off-Street Area - 3718-3720 Gwynn Oak Avenue FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a parking, open off-street area on the property known as 3718-3720 Gwynn Oak Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available