Baltimore City Council
Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 12/5/2013 4:30 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall
Published agenda: Not available Published minutes: Not available  
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13-0280 0 Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of Housing and Community Development - $250,000OrdinanceSupplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of Housing and Community Development - $250,000 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $250,000 to the Department of Housing and Community Development - Service 742 (Promote Homeownership), to provide funding for foreclosure prevention services; and providing for a special effective date.   Action details Not available
13-0228 0 Franchise - Private Pipelines Under and Across or Over and Across Portions of the South Clinton Street, South Highland Avenue, South Haven Street, Boston Street, O’Donnell Street, Eastern Avenue, East Lombard Street, and Pulaski Highway Rights-of-WayOrdinanceFranchise - Private Pipelines Under and Across or Over and Across Portions of the South Clinton Street, South Highland Avenue, South Haven Street, Boston Street, O’Donnell Street, Eastern Avenue, East Lombard Street, and Pulaski Highway Rights-of-Way FOR the purpose of granting a franchise to Petroleum Fuel & Terminal Company, to construct, use, and maintain private pipelines under and across or over and across portions of the 1600 block of South Clinton Street, the 1600 block of South Highland Avenue, the 1400 block of South Haven Street, the 4100 block of Boston Street, the 4100 block of O’Donnell Street, the 4400 block of Eastern Avenue, the 4500 block of East Lombard Street, and the 5100 block of Pulaski Highway rights-of-way, connecting the Company’s North Terminal at 5101 Erdman Avenue to the Company’s South Terminal at 1622 South Clinton Street, subject to certain terms, conditions, and reservations; repealing Ordinance 55-1462, Ordinance 79-1157, and Ordinance 82-851; and providing for a special effective date.   Action details Not available
13-0236 0 Charter Amendment - City Council - Independent CounselMayor and City Council Res.Charter Amendment - City Council - Independent Counsel FOR the purpose of authorizing the City Council to retain the services of independent legal counsel; providing for the qualifications and term of that counsel; specifying the duties of that counsel; providing for the counsel’s compensation and expenses; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.   Action details Not available
13-0249 0 Ethics - Lobbying Registration FeesOrdinanceEthics - Lobbying Registration Fees FOR the purpose of setting the filing fee for lobbying registration forms at $100; clarifying and conforming related provisions; and generally relating to lobbying registration.   Action details Not available
13-0275 0 Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - M-R: Mayor's Office of Human Services - $218,623OrdinanceSupplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - M-R: Mayor’s Office of Human Services - $218,623 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $218,623 to the M-R: Mayor’s Office of Human Services - Service 356 (Administration), to provide funding for additional operating expenses; and providing for a special effective date.   Action details Not available
13-0276 0 Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - MR: Mayor’s Office of Human Services - $600,000OrdinanceSupplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - MR: Mayor's Office of Human Services - $600,000 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $600,000 to the MR: Mayor's Office of Human Services - Service 356 (Administration), to provide funding for additional operating expenses; and providing for a special effective date.   Action details Not available
13-0277 0 Video Lottery Terminal Capital Appropriation Transfer - Dept. of Housing and Community Development - $1,078,000 to the Dept. of Recreation and Parks - $453,000, the Dept. of Transportation - $380,000, BDC - $130,000 and Dept. of General Services - $115,00OrdinanceVideo Lottery Terminal Capital Appropriation Transfer - Department of Housing and Community Development (Account #9910-905962-9587) - $1,078,000 to the Department of Recreation and Parks (Account #9938-918032-9475 - $453,000), the Department of Transportation (Account #9950-916050-9528 - $380,000), Baltimore Development Corporation (Account #9910,921100-9600 - $130,000), and the Department of General Services (Account #9916-920020-9194 - $115,000) FOR the purpose of transferring a Video Lottery Terminal Capital Appropriation in the amount of $1,078,000 from the Department of Housing and Community Development (Account #9910-905962-9587) to the Department of Recreation and Parks (Account #9938-918032-9475 - $453,000), to the Department of Transportation (Account #9950-916050-9528 - $380,000), to Baltimore Development Corporation (Account #9910-921100-9600 - $130,000), and to the Department of General Services (Account #9916-920020-9194 - $115,000) to fund Northwest Neighborhood Improvements capital projects; and providing for a special effective date.   Action details Not available
13-0278 0 General Fund Appropriation Transfer - Department of General Services (Service 731) to State's Attorney (Service 115) - $160,000OrdinanceGeneral Fund Appropriation Transfer - Department of General Services (Service 731) to State’s Attorney (Service 115) - $160,000 FOR the purpose of transferring a General Fund Appropriation in the amount of $160,000 from the Department of General Services (Service 731: Facilities Management) to the State’s Attorney (Service 115: Prosecution of Criminals); and providing for a special effective date.   Action details Not available
13-0279 0 Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - M-R: Art and Culture - $250,000OrdinanceSupplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - M-R: Art and Culture - $250,000 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $250,000 to the M-R: Art and Culture - Service 824 (Events, Art, Culture, and Film), to provide funding to establish the Creative Baltimore Fund; and providing for a special effective date.   Action details Not available
13-0281 0 Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of Recreation and Parks - $200,000OrdinanceSupplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of Recreation and Parks - $200,000 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $200,000 to the Department of Recreation and Parks - Service 654 (Urban Forestry), to provide funding to allow the Department of Recreation and Parks to collaborate with multiple partners, including Baltimore City Public Schools, to create a system-wide process that merges existing Maryland Service-Learning standards with new Environmental Literacy standards, to apply to park and schoolyard restorations; and providing for a special effective date.   Action details Not available
13-0282 0 Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Baltimore City Public Schools - $2,925,582OrdinanceSupplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Baltimore City Public Schools - $2,925,582 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $2,925,582 to M-R: Baltimore City Public Schools - Service 352 (Baltimore City Public Schools), to provide the additional funding needed for the certified Maintenance of Effort (MOE) amount that the Baltimore City Public Schools submitted to the Maryland State Department of Education; and providing for a special effective date.   Action details Not available
13-0301 0 "Ban the Box" - Fair Criminal-Record Screening PracticesOrdinance"Ban the Box" - Fair Criminal-Record Screening Practices FOR the purpose of prohibiting certain employers from making certain inquiries about, or taking certain actions because of, certain arrests or accusations; prohibiting certain employers from conducting a criminal-record check or otherwise inquiring into an applicant's criminal record until after the conclusion of an initial interview; providing for certain exceptions; providing for administrative and judicial review of and remedial relief for violations; prohibiting reprisals against persons who allege a violation of these prohibitions; defining certain terms; imposing certain penalties; providing for a special; effective date; and generally relating to the establishment of fair criminal-record screening practices for employers in the City of Baltimore.Assigned  Action details Not available
13-0302 0 Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a 1-Family Dwelling Unit to a 3-Family Dwelling Unit in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances - 1934 Wilkens AvenueOrdinanceZoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a 1-Family Dwelling Unit to a 3-Family Dwelling Unit in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances - 1934 Wilkens Avenue FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the conversion of a 1-family dwelling unit to a 3-family dwelling unit in the R-8 Zoning District on the property known as 1934 Wilkens Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; and granting variances from certain lot size and off-street parking requirements.Assigned  Action details Not available
13-0138R 0 National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day - December 21, 2013City Council ResolutionNational Homeless Persons' Memorial Day - December 21, 2013 FOR the purpose of recognizing December 21, 2013 as National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day in Baltimore City to bring attention to the struggle of people experiencing homelessness; to mourn the passing of our neighbors who, in life, lacked stable housing; and to rededicate ourselves to ending the conditions that create and maintain homelessness - poverty, a dearth of housing available to low-income households, and a lack of health and supportive services.Advanced to 2nd Reader on same day  Action details Not available
13-0138R 0 National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day - December 21, 2013City Council ResolutionNational Homeless Persons' Memorial Day - December 21, 2013 FOR the purpose of recognizing December 21, 2013 as National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day in Baltimore City to bring attention to the struggle of people experiencing homelessness; to mourn the passing of our neighbors who, in life, lacked stable housing; and to rededicate ourselves to ending the conditions that create and maintain homelessness - poverty, a dearth of housing available to low-income households, and a lack of health and supportive services.Adopted  Action details Not available
13-0139R 0 Request for State Action - Statewide Bottle Deposit LawCity Council ResolutionRequest for State Action - Statewide Bottle Deposit Law FOR the purpose of calling on the General Assembly to address the serious litter problems caused by improperly disposed of beverage containers, while acting to significantly reduce Maryland’s greenhouse gas emissions, by enacting a law creating a refundable bottle deposit in Maryland. Advanced to 2nd Reader on same day  Action details Not available
13-0139R 0 Request for State Action - Statewide Bottle Deposit LawCity Council ResolutionRequest for State Action - Statewide Bottle Deposit Law FOR the purpose of calling on the General Assembly to address the serious litter problems caused by improperly disposed of beverage containers, while acting to significantly reduce Maryland’s greenhouse gas emissions, by enacting a law creating a refundable bottle deposit in Maryland. Adopted  Action details Not available
13-0140R 0 Request for State Action - Admission of Prior Assault Evidence in Sexual Assault Prosecutions City Council ResolutionRequest for State Action - Admission of Prior Assault Evidence in Sexual Assault Prosecutions FOR the purpose of calling for the State of Maryland to adopt a new evidentiary standard in sexual assault cases that would allow for the introduction of relevant prior conduct evidence against perpetrators, just as current law allows for the introduction of some prior conduct evidence against victims. Assigned  Action details Not available
13-0248 0 Employees’ and Elected Officials’ Retirement Systems - Actuarial Funding Method and ClarificationsOrdinanceEmployees’ and Elected Officials’ Retirement Systems - Actuarial Funding Method and Clarifications FOR the purpose of changing the actuarial method used to fund the Employees’ and Elected Officials’ Retirement Systems; clarifying the due dates for the City’s contributions to the Employees’ and Elected Officials’ Retirement Systems; clarifying certain provisions of the Employees’ Retirement System that relate to deferred vested pension benefits; and generally relating to the funding and operation of the Employees’ and Elected Officials’ Retirement Systems.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
13-0248 0 Employees’ and Elected Officials’ Retirement Systems - Actuarial Funding Method and ClarificationsOrdinanceEmployees’ and Elected Officials’ Retirement Systems - Actuarial Funding Method and Clarifications FOR the purpose of changing the actuarial method used to fund the Employees’ and Elected Officials’ Retirement Systems; clarifying the due dates for the City’s contributions to the Employees’ and Elected Officials’ Retirement Systems; clarifying certain provisions of the Employees’ Retirement System that relate to deferred vested pension benefits; and generally relating to the funding and operation of the Employees’ and Elected Officials’ Retirement Systems.Advanced to 3rd Reader on same day  Action details Not available
EA13-0190 0 The Honorable Catherine Curran O'MalleyExecutive NominationThe Honorable Catherine Curran O'Malley Member - Anti-Animal Abuse Advisory CommissionConfirmed  Action details Not available
13-0262 0 Special Traffic Enforcement Officers - Citywide JurisdictionOrdinanceSpecial Traffic Enforcement Officers - Citywide Jurisdiction FOR the purpose of allowing Special Traffic Enforcement Officers authority Citywide; expanding the agencies that can appoint Special Traffic Enforcement Officers; and generally relating to Special Traffic Enforcement Officers.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
13-0246 0 Planned Unit Development - Designation - Whitehall Cotton MillOrdinancePlanned Unit Development - Designation - Whitehall Cotton Mill FOR the purpose of approving the application of Terra Nova Ventures, LLC, contract purchaser of certain property located at 3300 Clipper Mill Road, to have that property designated an Industrial Planned Unit Development; and approving the Development Plan submitted by the applicant.Advanced to 3rd Reader, to be held one meeting  Action details Not available
13-0248 0 Employees’ and Elected Officials’ Retirement Systems - Actuarial Funding Method and ClarificationsOrdinanceEmployees’ and Elected Officials’ Retirement Systems - Actuarial Funding Method and Clarifications FOR the purpose of changing the actuarial method used to fund the Employees’ and Elected Officials’ Retirement Systems; clarifying the due dates for the City’s contributions to the Employees’ and Elected Officials’ Retirement Systems; clarifying certain provisions of the Employees’ Retirement System that relate to deferred vested pension benefits; and generally relating to the funding and operation of the Employees’ and Elected Officials’ Retirement Systems.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
13-0225 0 Zoning - Conditional Use Parking, Open Off-Street Area - 6308 Belair RoadOrdinanceZoning - Conditional Use Parking, Open Off-Street Area - 6308 Belair Road 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 6308 Belair Road, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
13-0235 0 Sale of Property - ES Kane Street, 600 Feet South of Eastern Avenue, 150 Feet Rear of 6571 Eastern Avenue (Block 6703, Lot 005D)OrdinanceSale of Property - ES Kane Street, 600 Feet South of Eastern Avenue, 150 Feet Rear of 6571 Eastern Avenue (Block 6703, Lot 005D) 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 ES Kane Street, 600 feet south of Eastern Avenue, 150 feet rear of 6571 Eastern Avenue (Block 6703, Lot 005D) and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
13-0266 0 Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises - Program ExtensionOrdinanceMinority and Women’s Business Enterprises - Program Extension FOR the purpose of extending the existence of the City’s Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises program by 4 months; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the participation of minority and woman owned business entities in City contracts.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available