Baltimore City Council
Meeting Name: City Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 8/8/2016 5:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Du Burns Council Chamber, 4th floor, City Hall
Special Meeting of the City Council
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16-0654 0 Sale of Property - Block 4756A, Lots 001A and 001B (2000 West Cold Spring Lane and Right of Way at West Cold Spring Lane)OrdinanceSale of Property - Block 4756A, Lots 001A and 001B (2000 West Cold Spring Lane and Right of Way at West Cold Spring Lane) 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 properties known as Block 4756A, Lots 001A and 001B (2000 West Cold Spring Lane and right of way at West Cold Spring Lane) and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.   Action details Not available
16-0699 0 Charter Amendment - Biennial Agency AuditsMayor and City Council Res.Charter Amendment - Biennial Agency Audits For the purpose of amending the section on agency audits to require that the City Auditor conduct performance audits of principal agencies at least twice during every 4-year term of the Mayor and City Council; adding to the list of agencies subject to these audits; establishing a staggered schedule for these audits; redefining certain terms; providing for public posting of audit reports; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.   Action details Not available
16-0720 0 City Streets - Opening - Portion of a 12-Foot AlleyOrdinanceCity Streets - Opening - Portion of a 12-Foot Alley For the purpose of condemning and opening a portion of a 12-foot alley, extending from another 12-foot alley Northeasterly 52 feet, more or less, to the southernmost extremity of Block 3563A, Lot 42B, as shown on Plat 128-A-35A in the Office of the Department of Transportation; and providing for a special effective date.Assigned  Action details Not available
16-0721 0 City Streets - Closing - Portion of a 12-Foot AlleyOrdinanceCity Streets - Closing - Portion of a 12-Foot Alley For the purpose of condemning and closing a portion of a 12-foot alley, extending from another 12-foot alley Northeasterly 52 feet more or less to the southernmost extremity of Block 3563A, Lot 42B, as shown on Plat 128-A-35B in the Office of the Department of Transportation; and providing for a special effective date.Assigned  Action details Not available
16-0722 0 Sale of Property - Former Bed of a Portion of a 12-Foot AlleyOrdinanceSale of Property - Former Bed of a Portion of a 12-Foot Alley For the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to sell, at either public or private sale, all its interest in a certain parcel of land known as the former bed of a portion of a 12-foot alley, extending from another 12-foot alley Northeasterly 52 feet, more or less, to the southernmost extremity of Block 3563A, Lot 42B and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.Assigned  Action details Not available
16-0723 0 Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises - Small Local Business Enterprise Procurement PreferencesOrdinanceMinority and Women’s Business Enterprises - Small Local Business Enterprise Procurement Preferences For the purpose of creating a Small Local Business Enterprise (“SLBE”) Program, to be administered by the Minority and Women’s Business Opportunity Office; requiring the establishment of Goal Setting Committees for certain specified industry categories; defining certain terms; establishing the eligibility requirements for firms seeking to participate in the SLBE Program; establishing graduation and suspension criteria for firms in the SLBE Program; authorizing the City to employ various affirmative procurement initiatives to promote the award of City contracts to SLBEs; requiring annual reports on the SLBE Program; requiring periodic hearings on and review of the SLBE Program; providing for the appeal of certain adverse determinations by the Minority and Women’s Business Opportunity Office; setting certain penalties; correcting, conforming, and clarifying related provisions; and generally relating to City procurement requirements.Assigned  Action details Not available
16-0668 0 Operating Budget for the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2017Mayor and City Council Res.Operating Budget for the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2017 FOR the purpose of approving the budget estimated to be needed for the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners for operating programs during Fiscal 2017; providing for certification of the approved budget to the State Superintendent of Schools; and providing for a special effective date.3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
16-0677 0 Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $40,000,000OrdinanceSupplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $40,000,000 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $40,000,000 to the Department of Transportation - Service 688 (Snow and Ice Control), to provide funding for additional operating expenses; and providing for a special effective date.3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
16-0678 0 Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Police Department - $26,000,000OrdinanceSupplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Police Department - $26,000,000 FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $26,000,000 to the Police Department - Service 622 (Police Patrol), to provide funding for additional operating expenses; and providing for a special effective date.3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
16-0701 0 General Fund Operating Appropriation Transfer - Transfer in the Aggregate Amount of $3,700,000 from Various Agency Services to the Department of Housing and Community Development and to M-R: Educational GrantsOrdinanceGeneral Fund Operating Appropriation Transfer - Transfer in the Aggregate Amount of $3,700,000 from Various Agency Services to the Department of Housing and Community Development and to M-R: Educational Grants For the purpose of transferring a General Fund Operating Appropriation in the aggregate amount of $3,700,000 from various agency services to the Department of Housing and Community Development (Service 604 - Before and After Care), in the amount of $173,078, and to M-R- Educational Grants (Service 446 - Educational Grants), in the aggregate amount of $3,526,922; and providing for a special effective date.3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
16-0702 0 Federal Grant Fund Operating Appropriation Transfer - Department of Housing and Community Development (Service 593 - Community Support Projects) to M-R: Educational Grants (Service 446 - Educational Grants) - $500,000OrdinanceFederal Grant Fund Operating Appropriation Transfer - Department of Housing and Community Development (Service 593 - Community Support Projects) to M-R: Educational Grants (Service 446 - Educational Grants) - $500,000 For the purpose of transferring a Federal Grant Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $500,000 from the Department of Housing and Community Development (Service 593 - Community Support Projects) to M-R: Educational Grants (Service 446 - Educational Grants), to redirect CDGB Grant funding to increase the funding for out of school time programs; and providing for a special effective date.3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
16-0679 0 Street Encroachment - 201 North Schroeder StreetOrdinanceStreet Encroachment - 201 North Schroeder Street FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the construction and maintenance of a portion of a building projecting into the public right-of-way on the east side of North Schroeder Street, the north side of Lexington Street, and the west side of North Amity Street of the property known as 201 North Schroeder Street; and providing for a special effective date.3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
16-0680 0 Street Encroachment - 101 North Schroeder StreetOrdinanceStreet Encroachment - 101 North Schroeder Street FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the construction and maintenance of a portion of a building projecting into the public right-of-way on the east side of North Schroeder Street, the south side of West Lexington Street, the west side of North Amity Street, and the north side of West Fayette Street of the property known as 101 North Schroeder Street; and providing for a special effective date.3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
16-0681 0 City Streets - Closing - A Portion of West Franklin StreetOrdinanceCity Streets - Closing - A Portion of West Franklin Street FOR the purpose of condemning and closing a portion of West Franklin Street, extending from Allendale Street easterly 105 feet to the east side of a 15-foot alley, as shown on Plat 306-A-22A in the Office of the Department of Transportation; and providing for a special effective date.3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
16-0683 0 City Streets - Opening - The Beds of Henneman Avenue and a 10-Foot AlleyOrdinanceCity Streets - Opening - The Beds of Henneman Avenue and a 10-Foot Alley FOR the purpose of condemning and opening the beds of Henneman Avenue and a 10-foot alley bounded by East Biddle Street, North Wolfe Street, East Chase Street, and Rutland Avenue, as shown on Plat 299-A-16 in the Office of the Department of Transportation; and providing for a special effective date.3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
16-0684 0 City Streets - Closing - The Beds of Henneman Avenue, a 10-Foot Alley, and a 20-Foot AlleyOrdinanceCity Streets - Closing - The Beds of Henneman Avenue, a 10-Foot Alley, and a 20-Foot Alley FOR the purpose of condemning and closing the beds of Henneman Avenue, a 10-foot alley, and a 20-foot alley, bounded by East Biddle Street, North Wolfe Street, East Chase Street, and Rutland Avenue, as shown on Plat 299-A-16A in the Office of the Department of Transportation; and providing for a special effective date.3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
15-0275R 0 "There's a Better Way" to Assist HomelessCity Council Resolution"There's a Better Way" to Assist Homeless FOR the purpose of encouraging the Administration to examine how best to incorporate elements of Albuquerque, New Mexico's "There's a Better Way" program to assist homeless individuals with work and support into Baltimore's efforts to make homelessness a rare and brief experience.Adopted  Action details Not available
16-0704 0 Water, Sewer, and Stormwater-Remediation Charges - Billings and CollectionsOrdinanceWater, Sewer, and Stormwater-Remediation Charges - Billings and Collections For the purpose of providing that water charges, sewer charges, and stormwater-remediation charges be assessed, billed, due, and payable on a monthly basis; deleting certain obsolete or obsolescent references; correcting, clarifying, and conforming certain related provisions; providing for special effective dates; and generally relating to billings for and collections of water, sewer, and stormwater-remediation charges and all increases, interest, and penalties on those charges.3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
16-0705 0 Building, Fire, and Related Codes - Liability and Lien for ExpensesOrdinanceBuilding, Fire, and Related Codes - Liability and Lien for Expenses For the purpose of providing that the provisions governing liability and liens for and collection of expenditures incurred by the Building Official in connection with enforcement of the Building Code apply also to expenditures incurred by State departments, agencies, units, and entities in connection with that enforcement.3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
16-0706 0 Speed Monitoring or Control Systems - CorrectiveOrdinanceSpeed Monitoring or Control Systems - Corrective For the purpose of adding a provision, newly required by State law, that imposes certain limits on the enforcement of a school zone speed monitoring system that has been moved to or placed at a new location; clarifying certain distinctions between a school zone speed monitoring system and a work zone speed control system; and conforming, correcting, and clarifying related language.3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
16-0655 0 Labor and Employment - City Minimum WageOrdinanceLabor and Employment - City Minimum Wage FOR the purpose of setting Baltimore City's minimum wage rate for the years 2016 through 2021; setting the formula to determine Baltimore City's minimum wage rate from 2021 onward; defining certain terms; setting the terms and qualifications for Wage Commission members; requiring the production and posting of multilingual posters summarizing Baltimore City's minimum wage laws; setting Baltimore City's tipped minimum wage rate through 2025; eliminating the lower tipped minimum wage rate from 2025 onward; limiting the withholdings employers may make from employee wages; allowing any person to make a complaint to the Wage Commission; changing the Wage Commission's procedures for responding to complaints; repealing the prohibition of bad faith employee complaints to the Wage Commission; establishing certain penalties; clarifying and conforming related provisions; and generally relating to the minimum wage to be paid to employees in Baltimore City.3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
16-0656 0 Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of 2 Dwelling Units to 3 Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances - 844 North Carey StreetOrdinanceZoning - Conditional Use Conversion of 2 Dwelling Units to 3 Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances - 844 North Carey Street FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the conversion of 2 dwelling units to 3 dwelling units in the R-8 Zoning District on the property known as 844 North Carey Street, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; and granting variances from certain lot area size, off-street parking, and floor area ratio requirements.3rd Reader, to be held one meeting  Action details Not available
16-0649 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 to the Maryland State Highway Administration for the maintenance of 3 storm water drainage inlets along Dulaney Valley Road, through the property of the Loch Raven Reservoir, in Baltimore County, Maryland, as shown on Plats 60060 and 60061 filed in the State Highway Administration State Roads Commission; and providing for a special effective date.3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
16-0650 0 Sale of Property - 111 South Hanover StreetOrdinanceSale of Property - 111 South Hanover Street 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 111 South Hanover Street (Ward 04, Section 10, Block 0670, Lot 002) and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
16-0682 0 Sale of Property - The Former Bed of a Portion of West Franklin StreetOrdinanceSale of Property - The Former Bed of a Portion of West Franklin Street FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to sell, at either public or private sale, all its interest in a certain parcel of land known as the former bed of a portion of West Franklin Street, extending from Allendale Street easterly 105 feet to the east side of a 15-foot alley, and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
16-0685 0 Sale of Property - The Former Beds of Henneman Avenue, a 10-Foot Alley, and a 20-Foot AlleyOrdinanceSale of Property - The Former Beds of Henneman Avenue, a 10-Foot Alley, and a 20-Foot Alley 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 parcels of land known as the former beds of Henneman Avenue, of a 10-foot alley, and of a 20-foot alley, bounded by East Biddle Street, North Wolfe Street, East Chase Street, and Rutland Avenue, and no longer needed for public use; and providing for a special effective date.3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Not available
16-0613 0 Corrective Bill 2016OrdinanceCorrective Bill 2016 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.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
16-0644 0 Zoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a Single Dwelling Unit to 2 Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances - 305 East Lafayette AvenueOrdinanceZoning - Conditional Use Conversion of a Single Dwelling Unit to 2 Dwelling Units in the R-8 Zoning District - Variances - 305 East Lafayette Avenue FOR the purpose of permitting, subject to certain conditions, the conversion of a single dwelling unit to 2 dwelling units in the R-8 Zoning District on the property known as 305 East Lafayette Avenue, as outlined in red on the accompanying plat; and granting variances from certain lot area size and floor area ratio requirements.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
16-0657 0 Baltimore City Landmark List: Exteriors - Apostolic Faith Church of God BuildingOrdinanceBaltimore City Landmark List: Exteriors - Apostolic Faith Church of God Building FOR the purpose of designating the Apostolic Faith Church of God Building, 1939 Walbrook Avenue, as an historical landmark: exterior.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
16-0658 0 Baltimore City Landmark List: Exteriors - Ambassador TheatreOrdinanceBaltimore City Landmark List: Exteriors - Ambassador Theatre FOR the purpose of designating the Ambassador Theatre, 4604 Liberty Heights Avenue, as an historical landmark: exterior.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
16-0659 0 Baltimore City Landmark List: Exteriors - St. Mark's Institutional Baptist ChurchOrdinanceBaltimore City Landmark List: Exteriors - St. Mark's Institutional Baptist Church FOR the purpose of designating St. Mark's Institutional Baptist Church, 655 North Bentalou Street, as an historical landmark: exterior.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
16-0674 0 Transit and Traffic - No Camper or Mobile Home Parking on Residential StreetsOrdinanceTransit and Traffic - No Camper or Mobile Home Parking on Residential Streets FOR the purpose of prohibiting extended parking, standing, or stopping of camping trailers, mobile homes, motor homes, or travel trailers on residential streets; providing certain exceptions; setting certain penalties; and generally relating to the parking, standing, and stopping of camping trailers, mobile homes, motor homes, or travel trailers on City streets.Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available
16-0694 0 South Baltimore Gateway Community Impact District - EstablishmentOrdinanceSouth Baltimore Gateway Community Impact District - Establishment FOR the purpose of creating a Community Impact District, to be known as the South Baltimore Gateway Community Impact District; specifying the boundaries of the District; creating an Authority and providing for its rights, duties, powers, and funding; providing for the selection and composition of the Authority's Board of Directors; providing for an Administrator for the Authority; mandating the financial responsibilities of the Authority and the City in conjunction with the operation of the District; specifying the City's role in maintaining and enhancing existing services; designating the Board of Estimates as the agency charged with reviewing and approving various matters relating to the District and the Authority; providing for the renewal, expiration, and termination of the District and the Authority; including the Authority, its Board of Directors, and its staff within the purview of the City Public Ethics Law; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the existence, operation, and controlApproved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Not available