Baltimore City Council
Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 7/17/2014 3:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall
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14-0335 0 Newly Constructed Dwellings - Property Tax Credit - ReauthorizationOrdinanceNewly Constructed Dwellings - Property Tax Credit - Reauthorization FOR the purpose of reauthorizing and extending for a certain period the property tax credit for newly constructed dwellings; and generally relating to a property tax credit for newly constructed dwellings.   Action details Not available
14-0348 0 Rezoning - 859 Washington BoulevardOrdinanceRezoning - 859 Washington Boulevard FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the property known as 859 Washington Boulevard , as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the R-8 Zoning District to the B-2-3 Zoning District.   Action details Not available
EA14-0248 0 Reverend Joseph Muth, Jr.Executive NominationReverend Joseph Muth, Jr. Member - Commission on HIV/AIDS - 4th District   Action details Not available
14-0415 0 The Solid Waste Management Plan for Baltimore CityMayor and City Council Res.The Solid Waste Management Plan for Baltimore City FOR the purpose of adopting a new Solid Waste Management Plan for Baltimore City; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to solid waste disposal systems, solid waste acceptance facilities, and the systematic collection and disposal of solid waste.Assigned  Action details Not available
14-0416 0 Franchise - Correction to Ord. 06-293OrdinanceFranchise - Correction to Ord. 06-293 FOR the purpose of amending Ordinance 06-293 to correct an error in the description and stated size of the franchise area; providing for a correction to the resultant franchise charge; and providing for a special effective date.Assigned  Action details Not available
14-0417 0 Corrective Bill 2014OrdinanceCorrective Bill 2014 FOR the purpose of correcting certain technical errors and omissions in the City Code; repealing certain obsolete, obsolescent, or otherwise preempted, superseded, or superfluous provisions; correcting, clarifying, and conforming certain language; and providing for a special effective date.Assigned  Action details Not available
14-0418 0 Alley-Gating and -Greening ProgramOrdinanceAlley-Gating and -Greening Program FOR the purpose of clarifying and simplifying the law governing and procedures for alley-gating and greening projects; lowering the percentage of abutting property owners required to initiate a petition to gate an alley; simplifying the process for obtaining review of petitions by the Police and Fire Departments; clarifying the different requirements for gating, but not greening, an alley, gating and greening an alley, and greening an alley for which gating has already been approved; consolidating and conforming repetitive requirements that are common to all processes; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions; and generally relating to the gating, greening, and leasing of alleys under the authority of City Charter Article II, § 35(e) and (f). BY repealing and reordaining Article 26 - Surveys, Streets, and Highways Subtitle 8A - Gating and Greening Alleys Baltimore City Code (Edition 2000)Assigned  Action details Not available
14-0419 0 Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a 2-Family Dwelling Unit to a 4-Family Dwelling Unit in the R-8 Zoning District - 100 South Stricker StreetOrdinanceZoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a 2-Family Dwelling Unit to a 4-Family Dwelling Unit in the R-8 Zoning District - 100 South Stricker Street FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the conversion of a 2-family dwelling unit to a 4-family dwelling unit in the R-8 Zoning District on the property known as 100 South Stricker Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat.Assigned  Action details Not available
14-0420 0 Property Tax Credits - Urban AgricultureOrdinanceProperty Tax Credits - Urban Agriculture FOR the purpose of establishing a property tax credit for urban agricultural property; providing for the amount, duration, and possible early termination of the credit; imposing certain limitations, conditions, and qualifications; providing for the administration of the credit; requiring that the credit be repaid under certain circumstances; defining certain terms; and generally relating to the a property tax credit for urban agricultural property.Assigned  Action details Not available
14-0179R 0 Approving the Submission of an Application to the State of Maryland to Approve a Tenant Improvement Grant for Wide Angle Youth MediaCity Council ResolutionApproving the Submission of an Application to the State of Maryland to Approve a Tenant Improvement Grant for Wide Angle Youth Media FOR the purpose of approving the submission of an application to the State of Maryland for a Tenant Improvement Grant for Wide Angle Youth Media, a nonprofit organization in the City of Baltimore that provides media education and skills training to Baltimore City Youth, for the purpose of expanding and improving its offices in Miller's Court in the Remington neighborhood, which project will enable Wide Angle Youth Media to expand the high school program's capacity by 20%, to increase the number of high school programs from 3 to 5, to increase the staff by 25%, and to provide adequate space to fully launch a social enterprise that will create new apprenticeship opportunities in media technology for Baltimore City youth. Adopted  Action details Not available
14-0180R 0 Summer Jobs For YouthCity Council ResolutionSummer Jobs For Youth FOR the purpose of supporting the efforts of the U.S. Conference of Mayors to bring attention to the importance of summer youth employment and joining its call to all levels of government, and the private sector, to do their part to ensure that our youth have the employment opportunities they need to prepare themselves for a brighter future.Adopted  Action details Not available
EA14-0242 0 Maxine CantyExecutive NominationMaxine Canty Member - Veterans Commission - 3rd DistrictConfirmedPass Action details Not available
EA14-0243 0 Catherine ConroyExecutive NominationCatherine Conroy Member - Veterans Commission - 12th DistrictConfirmedPass Action details Not available
EA14-0244 0 Richard LaneExecutive NominationRichard Lane Member - Veterans CommissionConfirmedPass Action details Not available
EA14-0245 0 Robert MaloneyExecutive NominationRobert Maloney Member - Veterans Commission ConfirmedPass Action details Not available
EA14-0246 0 Willie WilliamsExecutive NominationWillie Williams Member - Veterans Commission - 11th DistrictConfirmedPass Action details Not available
EA14-0247 0 Dr. Elizabeth NixExecutive NominationDr. Elizabeth Nix Member - Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation - 9th DistrictConfirmedPass Action details Not available
14-0398 0 Operating Budget for the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2015Mayor and City Council Res.Operating Budget for the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2015 FOR the purpose of approving the budget estimated to be needed for the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners for operating programs during Fiscal 2015; 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
14-0400 0 Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of Transportation - 2,500,000OrdinanceSupplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $12,500,000 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $12,500,000 to the Department of Transportation - Service 688 (Snow and Ice Removal), 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
14-0401 0 Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $818,461OrdinanceSupplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $818,461 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $818,461 to the Department of Transportation - Service 683 (Street Management), 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
14-0402 0 Supplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $2,000,000OrdinanceSupplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $2,000,000 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $2,000,000 to the Department of Transportation - Service 690 (Complete Streets and Sustainable Transportation), to provide funding to support Charm City Circulator operations; and providing for a special effective date.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
14-0403 0 Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $18,563,863OrdinanceSupplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $18,563,863 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $18,563,863 to the Department of Transportation – Service 683 (Street Management), to provide funding for repairs related to the collapse of a portion of a block of East 26th Street in the Charles Village neighborhood; and providing for a special effective date.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
14-0404 0 Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $2,500,000OrdinanceSupplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $2,500,000 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $2,500,000 to the Department of Transportation - Service 500 (Street and Park Lighting), 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
14-0350 0 Public Towing - Maximum FeesOrdinancePublic Towing - Maximum Fees FOR the purpose of setting the maximum fee that can be charged per tow by an accident towtruck operator; setting a maximum daily storage fee for vehicles that have been towed under certain circumstances; setting the maximum fee that a vehicle’s owner can be charged if the vehicle is moved under certain circumstances; and generally relating to the towing and storage of vehicles.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
14-0352 0 Immobilization of Vehicles - Booting FeeOrdinanceImmobilization of Vehicles - Booting Fee FOR the purpose of authorizing a change in the fee charged for the release of an immobilized vehicle.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
14-0377 0 Charter Amendment - Transfer of Powers and DutiesMayor and City Council Res.Charter Amendment - Transfer of Powers and Duties FOR the purpose of transferring from the Department of General Services to the Department of Transportation certain Charter powers and duties relating to streets and rights-of-way, including the approval of new streets, the naming or renaming of streets, the opening and closing of streets, the numbering of buildings, the preparation of street plats and plans, and the maintenance of plats and records of all parcels of real property and underground structures, and the maintenance a system of uniform property identification; 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
14-0382 0 Charter Amendment - Minor PrivilegesMayor and City Council Res.Charter Amendment - Minor Privileges FOR the purpose of amending the provisions regulating franchises to authorize the Mayor and City Council to regulate, by local law, minor privileges and the issuance of minor privilege permits; defining certain terms; conforming, correcting, and clarifying related language governing franchises; 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
14-0396 0 City Property - Renaming Leith Walk Recreation Center to the Kenneth N. Harris Sr. Community CenterOrdinanceCity Property - Renaming Leith Walk Recreation Center to the Kenneth N. Harris Sr. Community Center FOR the purpose of changing the name of Leith Walk Recreation Center, located at 1235 Sherwood Avenue, to the Kenneth N. Harris Sr. Community Center.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
13-0270 0 Rezoning - Certain Properties - New East Baltimore CommunityOrdinanceRezoning - Certain Properties - New East Baltimore Community FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for certain properties in the New East Baltimore Community: as outlined in green on the accompanying plat, from the B-3-2 Zoning District to the B-2-3 Zoning District; as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the R-8 Zoning District to the B-2-3 Zoning District; as outlined in purple on the accompanying plat, from the R-7 Zoning District to the R-8 Zoning District; and as outlined in blue on the accompanying plat, from the R-8 Zoning District to the R-10 Zoning District. Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
13-0271 0 Planned Unit Development - Amendment 2 - New East Baltimore CommunityOrdinancePlanned Unit Development - Amendment 2 - New East Baltimore Community FOR the purpose of repealing Ordinance 11-418 (Amendment 1 of the New East Baltimore Community Planned Unit Development) and approving certain amendments to the Development Plan of the New East Baltimore Community Planned Unit Development.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
13-0285 0 Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a 1-Family Dwelling Unit to a 2-Family Dwelling Unit in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances - 1601 West Pratt StreetOrdinanceZoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a 1-Family Dwelling Unit to a 2-Family Dwelling Unit in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances - 1601 West Pratt Street FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the conversion of a 1-family dwelling unit to a 2-family dwelling unit in the R-8 Zoning District on the property known as 1601 West Pratt Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; and granting variances from certain lot area size and certain off-street parking requirements.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
13-0300 0 Zoning - Conditional Use Second-hand Store - 2007-2009 West Pratt StreetOrdinanceZoning - Conditional Use Second-hand Store - 2007-2009 West Pratt Street FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a second-hand store on the property known as 2007-2009 West Pratt Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
14-0378 0 Zoning - Conditional Use - Amending Ordinance 13-176OrdinanceZoning - Conditional Use - Amending Ordinance 13-176 FOR the purpose of amending Ordinance 13-176 to amend the site plan attached to and made part of that Ordinance, which permitted the establishment, maintenance, and operation of housing for the elderly on the property known as 1600 North Chester Street (Block 1469, Lots 11-22, 24-31A, and 67-75); permitting modification of the site plan by approval of the Planning Commission; and modifying the variance granted by Ordinance 13-176 for a certain yard setback requirement.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
14-0380 0 Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a 1-Family Dwelling Unit to a 2-Family Dwelling Unit in the R-8 Zoning District - Variance - 1312 West Lombard StreetOrdinanceZoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a 1-Family Dwelling Unit to a 2-Family Dwelling Unit in the R-8 Zoning District - Variance - 1312 West Lombard Street FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the conversion of a 1-family dwelling unit to a 2-family dwelling unit in the R-8 Zoning District on the property known as 1312 West Lombard Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; and granting a variance from an off-street parking requirement.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
14-0381 0 Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a 2-Family Dwelling Unit to a 3-Family Dwelling Unit in the R-8 Zoning District - Variance - 1327 West Lombard StreetOrdinanceZoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a 2-Family Dwelling Unit to a 3-Family Dwelling Unit in the R-8 Zoning District - Variance - 1327 West Lombard Street FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the conversion of a 2-family dwelling unit to a 3-family dwelling unit in the R-8 Zoning District on the property known as 1327 West Lombard Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; and granting a variance from an off-street parking requirement.Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report  Action details Not available
14-0363 0 Rezoning - 1100 East Baltimore Street, 1110-1112 East Baltimore Street, 1101-1105 East Fayette Street, 1107-1133 East Fayette Street, and a Portion of East Fairmount AvenueOrdinanceRezoning - 1100 East Baltimore Street, 1110-1112 East Baltimore Street, 1101-1105 East Fayette Street, 1107-1133 East Fayette Street, and a Portion of East Fairmount Avenue FOR the purpose of changing the zoning for the properties known as 1100 East Baltimore Street, 1110-1112 East Baltimore Street, 1101-1105 East Fayette Street, 1107-1133 East Fayette Street, and a portion of East Fairmount Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat, from the B-3-3 Zoning District to the B-2-4 Zoning District.Held for 1 meeting  Action details Not available
14-0317 0 Housing - Source of Income DiscriminationOrdinanceHousing - Source of Income Discrimination FOR the purpose of requiring that housing projects subject to affordable housing requirements make their dwellings available to individuals without distinction based on source of income; prohibiting certain predatory representations based on the source of income of housing occupants; defining certain terms; and generally relating to source of income discrimination.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
14-0345 0 Minority and Women's Business Program - ReauthorizationOrdinanceMinority and Women's Business Program - Reauthorization FOR the purpose of reauthorizing and continuing the Minority and Women’s Business Program; providing for the automatic termination of this Ordinance; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to minority and women’s business enterprises.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
14-0359 0 Tax Credits - Citywide High-Performance Market-Rate Rental HousingOrdinanceTax Credits - Citywide High-Performance Market-Rate Rental Housing FOR the purpose of providing a Citywide property tax credit for certain newly constructed or converted high-performance market-rate rental housing projects; imposing certain limitations, conditions, and qualifications; providing for the administration of the credit; defining certain terms; setting a date for termination of the program; and generally relating to property tax credits.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
14-0366 0 Fire and Police Employees’ Retirement System - Technical AmendmentsOrdinanceFire and Police Employees' Retirement System - Technical Amendments FOR the purpose of redefining "regular interest" for valuation purposes; clarifying who may serve on the Board of Trustees as designee of the Fire Chief; increasing the number of Board members required for a quorum; providing for vesting of members on termination or partial termination of the System; requiring the adoption of rules and regulations to govern the deferral of payments to certain minor children pending verification of their full-time student status; correcting and clarifying certain related language; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the Fire and Police Employees' Retirement System.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available