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By Alan KingAFRO Staff Writer

Jennifer Hudson and otherrelatives positively identified

the body of her 7-year-oldnephew Monday, just hoursafter his body was found in a

sport-utility vehicle sought inconnection with the murder ofHudson’s mother and brother.

The white, 1994 ChevroletSuburban with Illinois license

plate X584859 was found onChicago’s West Side afterpolice received a 7 a.m. call

from a neighbor about a suspi-cious vehicle. The man noticedthe vehicle while walking hisdog. According to the ChicagoTribune, the boy had been shotmultiple times in the back seatof the vehicle. The SUV, regis-tered to Hudson’s murderedbrother, was towed with theboy’s body inside and is beingprocessed by evidence techni-cians and workers. The bodywas later removed and taken tothe Cook County MedicalExaminer’s office.

Hudson and other familymembers arrived at the MedicalExaminer’s office mid-after-noon to identify the body.Given the choice between look-ing directly at the body orviewing it on a wall-mounted

video screen, the family chosethe latter. According to theTribune, Hudson said, “Yes,that’s him.”

A spokesman for the officetold the newspaper that Hudson

“remained strong for her fami-ly” and was clearly its leader.“She held hands with her fami-ly,” the spokesman said. “Itwas obviously a very emotionalmoment.”

The boy – the son of JuliaHudson, Jennifer’s sister – hadbeen missing since Friday,when a relative found Julian’sgrandmother, DarnellDonerson, 57, and his uncle,Jason Hudson, 29, shot to deathin his grandmother’s home inthe 7000 block of South YaleAvenue.

An Amber Alert – a desig-nation for high-risk missingchildren – was issued Fridayafter Julian was discoveredmissing after the murders.Police arrested WilliamBalfour, the missing boy’s step-father and estranged husbandof Julia, at his girlfriend’sSouthside apartment severalhours after the murders.Balfour’s mother, Michele, hastold reporters that her son hadnothing to do with the slayings.

Balfour remains a suspect in

the murders but is being held injail for parole violation after

being convicted of attemptedmurder and vehicular hijack-ing. Cook County records showthat he pleaded guilty to bothcharges in 1999. He was alsoconvicted in 1998 for posses-sion of a stolen motor vehicle.He was released from prison in2006 after serving seven yearsfor the attempted murder andcar hijacking charges.

The boy remained missingthrough a long weekend inwhich police and volunteers

posted fliers bearing his photo-graph around the city. OnSunday, Jennifer Hudson askedfor the public’s help in findingher nephew. In her MySpaceblog, she thanked fans and sup-porters for their prayers andoffered a $100,000 reward toanyone who returned the boyalive.

Since the investigation,Hudson – who gained stardomafter appearing on “AmericanIdol,” and then won anAcademy Award for her role inthe movie Dreamgirls – hasstayed out of the public eye.

The Chicago Tribune report-ed that a parade of cars movedslowly past her family’s homeMonday morning, past thenews vans, reporters and curi-

ous onlookers.Neighbors stoodquietly andreflected on the

violence. In front of the Hudson’s

home, men in heavy jacketsand hooded sweatshirts came tokiss the twin white crosses bar-ing the names of Donerson andJason.

“Everybody is sick of goingthrough stuff like this,” ArtishaWest, a former resident of thearea told the Tribune. “We allhave to stick together. All theseyoung children are dying, andfor what?”

By Alan KingAFRO Staff Writer

Presidential candidate JohnMcCain’s attack on ACORN –Associated CommunityOrganization for Reform Now –confirms the success of theorganization, the head of thegroup says.

“This is testimony to the workwe’ve done and success we’vehad,” Maude Hurd, president ofACORN, said in an interviewwith the AFRO.

“When this attack started, wehad just announced that we hadregistered 1.3 million new vot-ers,” she said. “That’s just to saythat someone’s running scaredbecause of ACORN’s success.”

McCain, who is running forpresident on the Republican tick-et, lashed out at ACORN in thefinal debate against BarackObama, contending the group “ison the verge of maybe perpetrat-ing one of the greatest frauds invoter history in this country,maybe destroying the fabric ofdemocracy.”

Factcheck.org, a non-partisanWeb site, found those claims tobe “exaggerated,” with “no evi-dence of any such democracy-destroying fraud.”

Hurd believes the McCaincharges were politically motivat-ed.

She said, “Because it’s low-and moderate-income people,and people of color, I believe theMcCain campaign thinks thosevoters are going to voteDemocratic, which is not neces-sarily true.”

ACORN is no stranger tocontroversy.

For 38 years, the non-partisanorganization has fought for socialand economic justice for low-and moderate-incomeAmericans. With 400,000 mem-ber families organized into morethan 1,200 neighborhood chap-ters in 110 cities nationwide,ACORN has over the years seenits share of criticism while advo-cating for affordable housing,living wages, healthcare for theunderserved— and while organ-izing voter registration drives.But none has been as witheringand baseless as this one.

With the presidential electionless than two weeks away,ACORN’s detractors allege theorganization has engaged in mas-sive voter registration fraud afterthe reported discovery of bogusnames, such as Mickey Mouse

and Dallas Cowboys playersTony Romo and Terrell Owens,among the names submitted toelection officials.

Hurd said those workers, whowere doing those things withoutACORN’s knowledge or permis-sion, were fired.

“The evidence that has sur-faced so far shows they fakedforms to get paid for work theydidn’t do, not to stuff ballotboxes.” ACORN, she said, is thevictim of fraud, not the perpetra-tor of it.

Hurd said the only thingsbogus are the charges them-selves. And factcheck. orgagrees.

It concluded, “NeitherACORN nor its employees havebeen found guilty of, or evencharged with, casting fraudulentvotes.”

The problem came about pri-marily because of the wayACORN operates. Rather thanrely on volunteers, it pays peo-ple, many of them poor or unem-ployed, to sign up new voters.The idea was to help both thosebeing registered and those doingthe registration.

Maud explained, “We have azero tolerance policy for deliber-ate falsification of registration.”

Most news account neglect topoint out that ACORN isrequired by law to turn in all reg-istration forms. And they also failto note that it was the organiza-tion, in many instances, that firstbrought the phony registrationsto the attention of authorities.

The McCain camp apparentlyisn’t interested in those finepoints, preferring to air mislead-ing ads that seek to link Obamato ACORN, thereby undercuttinghis political support.

McCain: I’m John McCainand I approve this message.

Announcer: Who is BarackObama? A man with “a politicalbaptism performed at warpspeed.” Vast ambition. After col-lege, he moved to Chicago.Became a community organizer.There, Obama met MadeleineTalbot, part of the Chicagobranch of ACORN. He was soimpressive that he was asked totrain the ACORN staff.

What did ACORN in Chicagoengage in? Bullying banks.Intimidation tactics. Disruptionof business. ACORN forcedbanks to issue risky home loans.The same types of loans thatcaused the financial crisis we’rein today.

No wonder Obama’s campaign istrying to distance him from thegroup, saying, “Barack ObamaNever Organized with ACORN.”But Obama’s ties to ACORN runlong and deep. He taught classesfor ACORN. They even endorsedhim for President.But now ACORN is in trouble.

Reporter: There are at least11 investigations across thecountry involving thousands ofpotentially fraudulent ACORNforms.

Announcer: Massive voterfraud. And the Obama campaignpaid more than $800,000 to anACORN front for get out the voteefforts.Pressuring banks to issue riskyloans. Nationwide voter fraud.Barack Obama. Bad judgment.Blind ambition. Too risky forAmerica.

Since McCain’s comments,ACORN’s 87 offices have beenbombarded with threats andracist mail.

The day after the presidentialdebate, vandals broke into theorganization’s Boston and Seattleoffices and stole computers.After a Cleveland representativeappeared on TV, an e-mail wassent to the local office saying she“is going to have her life ended.”A worker in Providence, R.I.,received a threatening call say-ing, “We know you get off workat 9” and uttered racial epithets.

A caller to one office left amessage on the answeringmachine, saying: “Hi, I was justcalling to let you know thatBarack Obama needs to gethung. He’s a (expletive deleted)nigger, and he’s a piece of(expletive deleted). You guys arefraudulent, and you need to go tohell. All the niggers on oak trees.They’re gonna get all hung hon-eys, they’re going to get assassi-nated, they’re gonna get killed.”

Another message said, “Youliberal idiots. Dumb (expletivedeleted). Welfare bums. Youguys just (expletive deleted)come to our country, consumeevery natural resource there is,and make a lot of babies. That’sall you guys do. And then suckup the welfare and expect every-one else to pay for your hospitalbills for your kids. I jus’ say letyour kids die. That’s the bestmove. Just let your children die.Forget about paying for hospitalbills for them. I’m not gonna doit. You guys are lowlifes. And Ihope you all die.”

Hurd thinks the hate calls willcease soon.

“In two weeks, I think theseattacks will be over. But I think itwill be harder for us to get ourname back on good gracesbecause they really trashed us inthe last few weeks.”

But ACORN will not bedeterred.

“We’ve been fighting for along time, for over 30 years, forthe rights of low- and moderate-income people all across thecountry,” Hurd said. “We’regoing to continue to fight foreconomic justice in our commu-nities.”

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Jennifer Hudson and Relatives Identify Body of Her Slain Nephew

“She held hands with her family. It was obviously a very emotional moment.” Courtesy Photos

Jennifer Hudson and her mom, Darnell Donerson whowas killed, as well as her brother, Jason.

Jason Hudson

Julian King, Jennnifer Hudson’s nephew.

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A6 The Afro-American, May 5, 2012 - May 11, 2012

MOTHER’S DAY SALE PRICES IN EFFECT 5/2-5/13/12.³ **©Disney. No purchase necessary to enter or to win. Void where prohibited. Sweepstakes runs now through May 14, 2012. ARV $10,588.21 (depending on your itinerary). Open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States (including the District of Columbia) and Puerto Rico who are eighteen (18) years of age or older. For official rules, visit macys.com/gifts

OPEN A MACY’S ACCOUNT FOR EXTRA 20% SAVINGS THE FIRST 2 DAYS, UP TO $100, WITH MORE REWARDS TO COME. Macy’s credit card is available subject to credit approval; new account savings valid the day your account is opened and the next day; excludes services, selected licensed departments, gift cards, restaurants, gourmet food & wine. The new account savings are limited to a total of $100; application must qualify for immediate approval to receive extra savings; employees not eligible.

REMEMBER, MOTHER’S DAY IS SUNDAY, MAY 13

MOTHER’S DAY SALE2O%-5O% OFF STOREWIDE

PLUS, TAKE AN EXTRA 2O% OR 15% OFF† WITH YOUR MACY’S CARD OR PASS †Exclusions apply; see pass.

FREE ONLINE SHIPPING AT MACYS.COM + EXTRA 2O% OFF! Free shipping with $99 purchase. Use promo code: MOM for extra savings; offer valid 5/2-5/7/2012. Exclusions apply; see macys.com for details.

celebrate mom and you can win** the ultimate Disney cruise!Macy’s wants to send Mom sailing away in style on a Disney Cruise Line® family vacation for four that everyone in the family will think was made just for them! 21 Days to Celebrate Mom – 1 Winner a Day: enter for your chance to choose a dream cruise from an array of coveted destinations in the most exciting regions around the country! To enter, text mom to 62297 or visit macys.com/gifts

FREE ONLINE SHIPPING AT MACYS.COM + EXTRA 2O% OFF! Free shipping with $99 purchase. Use promo code: MOM for extra savings; offer valid 5/2-5/7/2012. Exclusions apply; MOM for extra savings; offer valid 5/2-5/7/2012. Exclusions apply; MOM

see macys.com for details.

DON’T MISS SPECTACULAR 2-DAY SPECIALS FRIDAY, MAY 4 & SATURDAY, MAY 5

EXTRA 2O% OFFSELECT REGULAR, SALE & CLEARANCE APPAREL FOR HIM, HER & KIDS; PLUS SELECT HOME ITEMS EXTRA 15% OFF ALL SALE & CLEARANCE &

SELECT REGULAR-PRICED FINE & FASHION JEWELRY, WATCHES, SHOES, HANDBAGS, COATS, SUITS, DRESSES, INTIMATES;

SUIT SEPARATES & SPORTCOATS FOR HIM EXCLUDES: Everyday Values (EDV), specials, super buys, furniture, mattresses & area rugs/floor coverings,

cosmetics, fragrances, electrics/electronics; all regular-priced: bridge & designer handbags & shoes, designer sportswear, watches, Impulse, Oval Room, 28 Shop; eSpot, All-Clad, Eileen Fisher,

Emporio Armani, Tommy Bahama, Coach, Dooney & Bourke, Dyson, Ghurka, Henckels, Juicy, Lacoste, Lalique, Lauren/Polo/Ralph Lauren/Denim & Supply, Levi’s, Lladro, Michael Aram, MICHAEL Michael Kors/Michael Kors, The North Face, Not Your Daughter’s Jeans, kate spade, Sterling flatware, Swarovski, Tumi,

Vera Wang, Louis Vuitton, Wacoal, Waterford China/Crystal/Silver, Wüsthof, selected Licensed Depts. Not valid on: previous purchases, special orders, special purchases, services, gift cards, jewelry trunk

shows, macys.com, payment on credit accounts; bridal salons, restaurants, gourmet foods, wine. Cannot be combined with any savings pass/coupon, extra discount or credit offer,

except opening a new Macy’s account. EXTRA SAVINGS % APPLIED TO REDUCED PRICES.

OR TEXT “CPN” TO MACYS (62297)

WOW! PASS EXTRA SAVINGS ON ALL SALE & CLEARANCE

APPAREL AND SELECT REGULAR-PRICED ITEMS!(EXCEPT SPECIALS & SUPER BUYS)

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May 4-6Maryland Film Festival 2012

Several theaters, Baltimore. At this four-day HYHQW��ZLWQHVV��IHDWXUH�ÀOPV�DQG��VKRUW�ÀOPV�SUHVHQWHG�

by directors from all over the world. For more information: PGÀOPIHVW�FRP��

May 4John Eager Howard School Green Thumb Day

John Eager Howard School, 2011 Linden Ave., %DOWLPRUH��D�P��S�P��The John Eager Howard School will host this Green Thumb Day. At this event, children and volunteers will

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2012 Blue Jean Ball Maryland Food Bank,

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$250. For more information: mdfoodbank.org.

May 5A Book Lovers Brunch

Forest Park Community Church, 3805 Fairview Ave., %DOWLPRUH��S�P��7KH�Forest Park Community &KXUFK�ZLOO�SUHVHQW�WKLV�event featuring Christian authors. $15-$20. For more information: 410-371-2104.

1st Annual Mother’s Day Gala

Knights of Columbus, 201 Homeland Ave., %DOWLPRUH��S�P��Celebrate Mother’s Day early at this event featuring a EXIIHW��JRVSHO�VLQJHUV��D�FDVK�bar and more. $25. For more information: 443-939-0360.

May 5-6Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour By Cirque Du Soleil

1st Mariner Arena, 201 :��%DOWLPRUH��6W��S�P��This once-in-a-lifetime HOHFWULI\LQJ�SHUIRUPDQFH�combines Michael Jackson PXVLF�FKRUHRJUDSK\�ZLWK�Cirque du Soleil creativity. $50-$150. For more information: ticketmaster.com.

May 6Baltimore Urban Book Festival 2012

Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park, 1417 Thames St., Baltimore. ��S�P��7KLV�HYHQW�ZLOO�EH�ÀOOHG�ZLWK�HQWHUWDLQPHQW��information, reading PDWHULDO��ZRUNVKRSV�DQG�activities for all to enjoy. New York Times best-selling author Omar Tyree will also be featured. $5-$10. For more information: baltimoreurbanbookfestival.com.

May 7Delta’s Evening With the Authors

0RQWSHOLHU�$UWV�&HQWHU��0XLUNLUN�5RDG��/DXUHO��0G��S�P��)LYH�'HOWDV�will discuss their books. For more information: 301-362-3223.

May 12Buying Into Baltimore Home Buying Fair 2012

Locations throughout :HVW�%DOWLPRUH��S�P��Take a narrated bus tour of neighborhoods and homes for sale in the western region of Baltimore City. 3DUWLFLSDWH�LQ�KRPH�EX\LQJ�ZRUNVKRSV�DQG�PHHW�ZLWK�UHDO�HVWDWH�SURIHVVLRQDOV��For more information: livebaltimore.com.

Brothers Who Can Cook 2012

Forest Park Golf Course DQG�5DZOLQJV�)XOWRQ�Clubhouse, 2900 Hillsdale 5RDG��%DOWLPRUH��S�P��2YHU��FHUWLÀHG�FKHIV�ZLOO�SUHVHQW�DQ�HYHQLQJ�RI�JUHDW�food and live entertainment. For more information: brotherswhocancook.com.

Community Calendar


MARYLAND LOTTERY WINNING NUMBERS WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 2012

Midday Evening Daily

Date Pick 3 Pick 4 Pick 3 Pick 4 Bonus Match 5 Bonus

04/22/12 258 1479 807 7501 03 05 06 13 35 09

04/23/12 316 7810 462 1371 03 10 16 25 38 33

04/24/12 097 0949 168 7421 05 10 24 31 34 07

04/25/12 000 6980 853 6533 16 17 21 28 37 36

04/26/12 445 9729 318 0355 05 06 18 19 24 38

04/27/12 497 1711 450 7097 12 14 22 27 34 25

04/28/12 776 1688 643 7728 03 20 23 38 39 31

Date

Mega Millions MEGA BALL

Megaplier

04/24/12 03 09 15 37 38 39 4

04/27/12 02 05 45 46 47 37 4

Date Powerball POWER

BALL

04/25/12 04 25 29 34 43 29

04/28/12 31 39 40 57 58 33

Date MULTI-MATCH

04/23/12 02 10 14 16 20 26

04/26/12 02 12 15 27 28 39

For the most current Lottery information, go to mdlottery.com

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He said: “When the architects of our republic wrote the PDJQLÀFHQW�ZRUGV�RI�WKH�&RQVWLWXWLRQ�DQG�WKH�'HFODUDWLRQ�of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir.” The note, he said, was a promise that African-Americans would be guaranteed the same rights as whites. And America had defaulted on this SURPLVVRU\�QRWH�WR�LWV�FLWL]HQV�RI�FRORU��´,QVWHDG�RI�KRQRULQJ�WKLV�VDFUHG�REOLJDWLRQ��$PHULFD�KDG�JLYHQ�WKH�1HJUR�SHRSOH�D�EDG�FKHFN��D�FKHFN�ZKLFK�KDV�FRPH�EDFN�LQVXIÀFLHQW�IXQGV�µ�Dr. King concluded.

�,Q�WKH�HDUO\��V��WKH�HTXDOLW\�HQYLVLRQHG�E\�WKH�QDWLRQ·V�founding documents was far from a reality. People of color were discriminated against, both overtly and covertly. Today, KLV�VSHHFK�DW�WKH�/LQFROQ�PHPRULDO�LV�FUHGLWHG�ZLWK�PRELOL]LQJ�the opponents of segregation, and helping to pass the landmark ��&LYLO�5LJKWV�$FW��%XW�ZH�DUH�VWLOO�ZDLWLQJ�IRU�KLJK�TXDOLW\�SXEOLF�HGXFDWLRQ��ZKLFK�ZRXOG�HQDEOH�DOO�RI�RXU�FLWL]HQV�WR�IXOO\�SDUWLFLSDWH�LQ�RXU�QDWLRQ·V�GHPRFUDF\�DQG�WKH�JOREDO�economy, to be made available to all of our children. Instead,

the equivalent of a bad check has blighted entire communities, leaving millions disenfranchised, and powerless in the face of those with more resources. And those of us trying to cash the check urgently need the bank to respect its promise.

�,Q�WKH�QDWLRQ·V�FDSLWDO��ZKHUH�.LQJ�VSRNH�VR�HORTXHQWO\��our society has ignored its responsibility to properly educate all of its children in the city where our laws are made, and where federal judges are appointed. When the speech was given, children in schools not far from the U.S. Capitol endured a segregated school system. Following desegregation, public education was neglected for a generation, as federal and local lawmakers did little to help the children with whom they shared a city.

By the mid-1990s, the traditional public school system had become notorious for its lack of academic standards, dilapidated buildings, and careless attitude to student safety. Only then were alternative educators allowed to open new SXEOLF�VFKRROV��7RGD\��SHUFHQW�RI�WKH�VWXGHQWV�HQUROOHG�in District public schools are educated at chartered public schools. These new-style public schools can shape their own school culture and curriculum, and can remain open provided WKH\�GHOLYHU�LPSURYHG�VWXGHQW�DFKLHYHPHQW��7KH\�KDYH�EOD]HG�D�WUDLO�IRU�KLJKHU�VWXGHQW�SURÀFLHQF\�LQ�UHDGLQJ�DQG�PDWK��DQG�raised high-school graduation and college-acceptance rates. Such has been their success that they have provided a powerful LQFHQWLYH�WR�LPSURYH�'�&��3XEOLF�6FKRROV��%XW�OLNH�'U��.LQJ·V�observation regarding the Declaration of Independence, the reality of education reform has yet to live up to the rhetoric.

Our mayor campaigned on ensuring equality in per pupil

public funding for chartered public schools and D.C. Public Schools. This is a key provision of an important law passed LQ��WKDW�KDV�QHYHU�EHHQ�UHDOL]HG��5HVHDUFK�E\�HGXFDWLRQ�ÀQDQFH�H[SHUWV�VKRZ�WKDW�RYHU�WKH�SDVW�ÀYH�\HDUV�'&36�VWXGHQWV�UHFHLYHG�EHWZHHQ��DQG��PRUH�DQQXDOO\�than their peers in District public charter schools.

Law and social justice require that public education funds be distributed equally to every public education provider in the District on a per-student basis. The words and the sentiment DUH�WKHUH��EXW�ZH�DUH�WROG�WKHUH�DUH�´LQVXIÀFLHQW�IXQGVµ�EHFDXVH�RI�WKH�'LVWULFW·V�ÀQDQFLDO�SRVLWLRQ�

Dr. King knew that it would take more than his soaring rhetoric to turn worthy ideas into results. Part of that additional effort in the civil rights movement has been sustaining various programs to achieve diversity in the work place, LQFOXGLQJ�DIÀUPDWLYH�DFWLRQ��,Q�WKH�'LVWULFW��ZH�QHHG�WR�EXLOG�public school equity into personnel evaluations in our city government, and into political score cards for elected and DSSRLQWHG�RIÀFLDOV�

Too many children in the District are waiting on that promissory note. Dr. King said: “We refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt.” Our District government must give our children what is their birthright—and honor its obligation to them.

Dr. Ramona Edelin is executive director of the DC

Association of Chartered Public Schools.

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hardship of thousands more. Bishop Blaire also challenged cuts to nutritional programs such as the Supplemental 1XWULWLRQ�$VVLVWDQFH�3URJUDP��61$3��DQG�WKH�VSHFLDO�supplemental program for women, infants, and children �:,&��6XSSRUWHUV�QHYHUWKHOHVV�FRQWLQXH�WR�GHIHQG�WKH�SODQ�which has cuts to programs for the poor, veterans, seniors, students, and even the disabled. And, while lowering the tax UDWHV�IRU�WKH�XSSHU�LQFRPH��WKH�SODQ�DOVR�H[WHQGV�SD\�IUHH]HV�currently in place for government workers and requires higher individual contributions towards their retirement plans.

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of Blacks In Government.

OpinionAre Federal Lawmakers Behaving Like Schoolyard Bullies?

Shirley A. Jones

Dr. Ramona Edelin

The Promissory Note: Time to Deliver

Letters to the Editor

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Lee Session, owner of Mr. Do Hair Design is celebrating 25 years of services to the community as a barbershop owner in the 1500 Block of N. Patterson Park Avenue. His barbershop is very successful and he has always believed in giving back. The barbershop donates to shelters in the Baltimore community and sponsors scholarships. He invites you to his 17th Annual Client Appreciation Party at the Forum Caterers, 4210 Primrose Ave. 4-9 p.m. on May 6.

The Manhattans featuring Gerald Alston and Winfred “Blue” Lovette will perform at a Pre-Mothers’ Day Cabaret on May 12 at the Fifth Regiment Amory. Gerald Alston, whose style paid homage to the legendary Sam Cooke, took over as lead singer, in 1970. “Blue” Lovett, original Manhattan, can be heard in “One Life To Live” and “There’s No Good In Goodbye,” which reached the top 20 R&B charts,. With Alston handling all lead vocals and Lovett providing smooth spoken introductions. The Manhattans moved to Columbia Records in 1973. August 2012, The Manhattans will celebrate their 48th anniversary. For tickets and table reservations to the Mother’s Day Cabaret, call 410-905-3845.

“Slagz Band” will perform at the Fraternity House, located 4500 Garrison Blvd., for the Brothers of Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity at their Jazz/R&B Explosion 5-9 p.m. on May 6. For more information, call 410-521-5806.

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The prequalification categories for City of Bal-timore Department of Public Works SanitaryContract 863-Parking Lots and Other OutdoorImprovements to the Administration Buildingat the Back River Wastewater Treatment Planthas been revised. The required categorycodes for bidding on this project is CategoryA02602-Bituminous Concrete Paving.


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NOTICE OF LETTINGSealed Bids or Proposals, in duplicate addressed to the Board of Estimatesof the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and marked for BALTIMORECITY NO. TR10016; RECONSTRUCTION OF FOOTWAYS CITYWIDEwill be received at the Office of the Comptroller, Room 204 City Hall,Baltimore, Maryland until 11:00 A.M MAY 16, 2012. Positively no bids will bereceived after 11:00 A.M. Bids will be publicly opened by the Board ofEstimates in Room 215, City Hall at Noon. The Contract Documents may beexamined, without charge, at the Department of Public Works ServiceCenter located on the first floor of the Abel Wolman Municipal Building, 200N. Holliday Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 as of APRIL 27, 2012 andcopies may be purchased for a non-refundable cost of $75.00.Conditions and requirements of the Bid are found in the bid package.All contractors bidding on this Contract must first be prerequalified by theCity of Baltimore Contractors Qualification Committee. Interested partiesshould call (410)396-6883 or contact the Committee at Room 634, CharlesL. Benton Bldg., 417 E. Fayette St., Baltimore, Maryland 21202. If a bid issubmitted by a joint venture (“JV”), then in that event, the documentthat established the JV shall be submitted with the bid for verificationpurposes. The Prequalification Category required for bidding on thisproject is (A02601 Portland Concrete Paving).Cost Qualification Range forthis work shall be $500,000.00 to $1,000,000.00. A “Pre-Bidding Informa-tion” session will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. on May 4, 2012 at 417 E.Fayette Street, Room 724, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. Principal Items ofwork for this project are: 5” Concrete Sidewalk - 77,000 SF; 5” ConcreteSidewalk Damaged by Tree Roots - 25,000 SF. The MBE goal is 27%and WBE 10%.APPROVED: :Bernice H. Taylor, ClerkBoard of EstimatesTYPESET: Wed May 02 10:19:27 EDT 2012


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Sealed Bids or Proposals, in duplicate addressed to the Board of Estimatesof the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and marked for F.A.P. No.STP-3049 (3) E; S.H.A. No. BC 315-087-815; Contract No. TR05308DUNDALK AVENUE STREETSCAPE FROM EASTERN AVENUE TOTHE CITY LINE will be received at the Office of the Comptroller, Room 204City Hall, Baltimore, Maryland until 11:00 A.M. JUNE 6, 2012. Positively nobids will be received after 11:00 A.M. Bids will be publicly opened by theBoard of Estimates in Room 215, City Hall at Noon. The ContractDocuments may be examined, without charge, at the Department of PublicWorks Service Center located on the first floor of the Abel Wolman Munici-pal Building, 200 N. Holliday Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 as ofAPRIL 27, 2012 and copies may be purchased for a non-refundable cost of$400.00.Conditions and requirements of the Bid are found in the bid package.All contractors bidding on this Contract must first be prequalified by the Cityof Baltimore Contractors Qualification Committee. Interested partiesshould call (410)396-6883 or contact the Committee at the Eastern AvenuePumping Station, 751 Eastern Avenue and President St, Baltimore,Maryland 21202. If a bid is submitted by a joint venture (“JV”), then inthat event, the document that established the JV shall be submittedwith the bid for verification purposes. The Prequalification Categoryrequired for bidding on this project is A02602 (Bituminous ConcretePaving) & D02620 (Curbs, Gutters & Sidewalks). Cost QualificationRange for this work shall be $15,000,000.00 to $20,000,000.00. A MAN-DATORY “Pre-Bidding Information” session will be conducted at 10:00A.M. on MAY 11, 2012 at the Charles L. Benton Building, 417 E. FayetteStreet, 7th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21201. Principal Items of work for thisproject are: Furnishing & Installing of Ductile Iron Pipe & Fittings (10”)11,389 LF; Type D-1 Ductbank 5-5” PVC Conduits 6,165 LF. The DBEgoal is 25%APPROVED:Bernice H. Taylor, ClerkBoard of Estimates



NOTICE OF LETTING

Sealed Bids or Proposals, in duplicate addressed to the Board of Estimatesof the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and marked for TR12016UTILITY LOCATING TEST HOLES FOR ENGINEERING PROJECTS willbe received at the Office of the Comptroller, Room 204 City Hall, Baltimore,Maryland until 11:00 A.M. MAY 23, 2012. Positively no bids will be receivedafter 11:00 A.M. Bids will be publicly opened by the Board of Estimates inRoom 215, City Hall at Noon. The Contract Documents may be examined,without charge, at the Department of Public Works Service Center locatedon the first floor of the Abel Wolman Municipal Building, 200 N. HollidayStreet, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 as of APRIL 27, 2012 and copies may bepurchased for a non-refundable cost of $75.00.Conditions and requirements of the Bid are found in the bid package.All contractors bidding on this Contract must first be prequalified by the Cityof Baltimore Contractors Qualification Committee. Interested partiesshould call (410) 396-6883 or contact the Committee at the Eastern AvenuePumping Station, 751 Eastern Avenue and President St, Baltimore,Maryland 21202. If a bid is submitted by a joint venture (“JV”), then inthat event, the document that established the JV shall be submittedwith the bid for verification purposes. The Prequalification Categoryrequired for bidding on this project is SPECIAL ATTENTION IS DIRECTEDTO THE FACT THAT PREQUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS IS NOT RE-QUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT. Cost Qualification Range for this work shallbe $200,000.00 to $500,000.00A “Pre-Bidding Information” session will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. onMAY 11, 2012 at the Charles L. Benton Building, 417 E. Fayette Street, 7thFloor, Baltimore, MD 21201. Principal Items of work for this project are: TestHoles Vacuum Excavation Method (Up to 6 Ft. Depth per Hole) 1,200EA The MBE goal is 13% The WBE goal is 3%APPROVED:Bernice H. Taylor, ClerkBoard of Estimates



NOTICE OF LETTING

Sealed Bids or Proposals, in duplicate addressed to the Board of Estimatesof the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and marked for F.A.P. No.STP-3049 (3) E; S.H.A. No. BC 315-087-815; Contract No. TR05308DUNDALK AVENUE STREETSCAPE FROM EASTERN AVENUE TOTHE CITY LINE will be received at the Office of the Comptroller, Room 204City Hall, Baltimore, Maryland until 11:00 A.M. JUNE 6, 2012. Positively nobids will be received after 11:00 A.M. Bids will be publicly opened by theBoard of Estimates in Room 215, City Hall at Noon. The ContractDocuments may be examined, without charge, at the Department of PublicWorks Service Center located on the first floor of the Abel Wolman Munici-pal Building, 200 N. Holliday Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 as ofAPRIL 27, 2012 and copies may be purchased for a non-refundable cost of$400.00.Conditions and requirements of the Bid are found in the bid package.All contractors bidding on this Contract must first be prequalified by the Cityof Baltimore Contractors Qualification Committee. Interested partiesshould call (410)396-6883 or contact the Committee at the Eastern AvenuePumping Station, 751 Eastern Avenue and President St, Baltimore,Maryland 21202. If a bid is submitted by a joint venture (“JV”), then inthat event, the document that established the JV shall be submittedwith the bid for verification purposes. The Prequalification Categoryrequired for bidding on this project is A02602 (Bituminous ConcretePaving) & D02620 (Curbs, Gutters & Sidewalks). Cost QualificationRange for this work shall be $15,000,000.00 to $20,000,000.00. A MAN-DATORY “Pre-Bidding Information” session will be conducted at 10:00A.M. on MAY 11, 2012 at the Charles L. Benton Building, 417 E. FayetteStreet, 7th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21201. Principal Items of work for thisproject are: Furnishing & Installing of Ductile Iron Pipe & Fittings (10”)11,389 LF; Type D-1 Ductbank 5-5” PVC Conduits 6,165 LF. The DBEgoal is 25%APPROVED:Bernice H. Taylor, ClerkBoard of Estimates


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DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKSNOTICE OF LETTING

Sealed Bids or Proposals, in duplicate addressed to the Board of Estimatesof the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and marked for RP 12806-Community Playlot Project 2011 will be received at the Office of theComptroller, Room 204, City Hall, Baltimore, Maryland until 11:00 A.M. onWednesday, June 6, 2012. Positively no bids will be received after 11:00A.M. Bids will be publicly opened by the Board of Estimates in Room 215,City Hall at Noon.The Contract Documents may be examined, withoutcharge, at the Department of Public Works Service Center located on thefirst floor of the Abel Wolman Municipal Building, 200 N. Holliday Street,Baltimore, Maryland 21202 as of Friday, May 4, 2012 and copies may bepurchased for a non-refundable cost of $50.00.Conditions and requirements of the Bid are found in the bid package.All contractors bidding on this Contract must first be prequalified by the Cityof Baltimore Contractors Qualification Committee. Interested partiesshould call 410-396-6883 or contact the Committee at 751 Eastern Avenue,Baltimore, Maryland 21202. If a bid is submitted by a joint venture(“JV”), then in that event, the document that established the JV shallbe submitted with the bid for verification purposes. ThePrequalification Category required for bidding on this project is G90041Playground EquipmentCost Qualification Range for this work shall be $500,000.00 to$1,000,000.00.A “Pre-Bidding Information” session will be conducted at 2600 MadisonAvenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21217 on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 10:00A.M. Principal Items of work for this project are:Installation of Playground Equipment, Earthwork and Site PreparationThe MBE goal is 6%The WBE goal is 1%

RP12806

APPROVED:Bernice H. TaylorClerk, Board of EstimatesAPPROVED:Alfred H. FoxxDirector of Public Works

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“Please don’t forget me”, are the words Susan Lankford’s daughter Polly found as they sat at home looking through the countless survey’s they conducted. Lankford describes the sight of that message and her memory of the little boy, who wrote it as one of the most poignant moments in her study at the Las Colinas Juvenile Detention Center. Born, Not Raised is the culmination of a trilogy of books that started years ago when she rented an

old, abandoned jail in San Diego, California. Her intention was to simply use the jail as a backdrop for a project, but it became so much more as she developed relationships with the homeless or street people as they preferred to be called, who slept in the building at night.

The trilogy grew from an evolving interest in the lives of her subjects. She watched many of the homeless she worked with go in and out jail. This inspired her write Maggot’s in My Sweet Potatoes, a book that details the life of the female population

of prisoners in a San Diego Prison. During this experience she learned about the children these women left behind. Many of them had become victims of the system, either through incarceration or placement in foster care.

Born, Not Raise, not only focuses on the reasons these children have become a part of the system, but on the need to rehabilitate them before sending them back into the world. The book is !lled with expert opinions on why children have ended up in the system, but Lankford herself attributes a lack of parenting, broken homes and early childhood trauma as the reasons. “Juvenile facilities are not good parents, but they do eliminate a lot of chaos and they do create structure and boundaries and they do give three meals and they do give you a cot. So some kids would prefer that to being at home or being in foster care as harsh as that is to believe,” says Lankford.

Lankford sites remediation as perhaps the most important part of incarceration. The lack of literacy programs, skill training and other therapeutic services in detention centers makes reo"ending almost inevitable. This lack of rehabilitation services is amongst the tough issues Susan Lankford’s Humane Exposure project tackles. Through social media, documentaries, books and the future development of a volunteer bureau Humane Exposure is determined to shed light on the issues American’s don’t seem to want to be bothered with. They are concerned with topics varying from America being the most obese nation in the world, to the need to improve our struggling education system, to the U.S having the highest incarceration rate in the world.

Through strong black and white images taken inside the detention center walls, poetic excerpts, essays, surveys and drawings from the children incarcerated in the juvenile detention center Lankford uses very interesting techniques to present this study. This story may not be one you want to see, but it is impossible to ignore.

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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION AND PARKS

NOTICE OF LETTING

Sealed Bids or Proposals, in duplicate addressed to the Board of Estimatesof the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and marked for RP 12806-

Community Playlot Project 2011 will be received at the Office of theComptroller, Room 204, City Hall, Baltimore, Maryland until 11:00 A.M. onWednesday, June 6, 2012. Positively no bids will be received after 11:00A.M. Bids will be publicly opened by the Board of Estimates in Room 215,City Hall at Noon.The Contract Documents may be examined, withoutcharge, at the Department of Public Works Service Center located on thefirst floor of the Abel Wolman Municipal Building, 200 N. Holliday Street,Baltimore, Maryland 21202 as of Friday, May 4, 2012 and copies may bepurchased for a non-refundable cost of $50.00.Conditions and requirements of the Bid are found in the bid package.All contractors bidding on this Contract must first be prequalified by the Cityof Baltimore Contractors Qualification Committee. Interested partiesshould call 410-396-6883 or contact the Committee at 751 Eastern Avenue,Baltimore, Maryland 21202. If a bid is submitted by a joint venture

(“JV”), then in that event, the document that established the JV shall

be submitted with the bid for verification purposes. ThePrequalification Category required for bidding on this project is G90041

Playground Equipment

Cost Qualification Range for this work shall be $500,000.00 to$1,000,000.00.A “Pre-Bidding Information” session will be conducted at 2600 Madison

Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21217 on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 10:00

A.M. Principal Items of work for this project are:Installation of Playground Equipment, Earthwork and Site Preparation

The MBE goal is 6%

The WBE goal is 1%

RP12806

APPROVED:Bernice H. TaylorClerk, Board of EstimatesAPPROVED:Alfred H. FoxxDirector of Public Works

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This position will be responsible for the implementation, maintenance andtotal quality management of CADD delivery systems and end products(drawings) and for electronic data management. Position will also beresponsible for development and annual upgrade of comprehensive util-ity infrastructure base maps for all marine terminals, including migrationsof base map data into GIS system. Professional Engineer (PE) license ispreferred.EDUCATION: A Bachelor´s degree from an accredited college or univer-sity in CivilEngineering or other engineering discipline.For an MDOT application (DTS-1) or more employment information,please refer to our website at: www.marylandtransportation.com or callthe Maryland Port Administration, Human Resources Department at(410) 385-4446 during business hours Monday-Friday. CLOSING

DATE: May 21, 2012

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The author uses biblical principles, bible verses and personal experiences as he guides readers through the steps

he feels will lead them to strong and enduring marriages.

According to Stewart the high divorce rate in the United States can be accredited to one thing, a lack of communication. He agrees that sex and !nances are also contributing factors, but argues those issues can be solved with open lines of communication.

“I feel like if we use his [God’s] principles we can stay married as long as we want. But once we get away from that, issues come up and we don’t know how to solve them, because we’re trying to do things ourselves and solve our own problems. From there I think that’s where we go wrong.”

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Born, Not Raised: Voices from Juvenile HallBy Susan Madden LankfordHumane Exposures Publishing, LLC

Strictly Personal

EXPLANATION: CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

CITY OF BALTIMORE

COUNCIL BILL 12-0067

(First Reader)

Introduced by: The Council President

At the request of: The Administration (Department of Finance)

Introduced and read first time: April 30, 2012

Assigned to: Committee of the Whole

A BILL ENTITLED

1 AN ORDINANCE concerning

2 Ordinance of Estimates for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2013

3 FOR the purpose of providing the appropriations estimated to be needed by each agency of the

4 City of Baltimore for operating programs and capital projects during the fiscal 2013 year.

5 By authority of

6 Article VI - Board of Estimates

7 Section 3 et seq.

8 Baltimore City Charter (1996 Edition)

9 SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the

10 following amounts or so much thereof as shall be sufficient are hereby appropriated subject to the

11 provisions hereinafter set forth for the purpose of carrying out the programs included in the

12 operating budget and the projects listed in the capital budget from the amounts estimated to be

13 available in the designated funds during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013.

14 A. Operating Budget

15 Board of Elections

16 899 Fair Conduct of Elections

General Fund Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,260,38217

18 City Council

19 100 City Council


21 Comptroller

22 130 Executive Direction and Control - Comptroller


24 131 Audits


26 132 Real Estate Acquisition and Management

General Fund Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 957,78927

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1 Council Services

2 103 Council Services


4 Courts: Circuit Court

5 110 Circuit Court


Federal Fund Appropriation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,085,2297

State Fund Appropriation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,177,1428

Special Fund Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 239,7619

10 Courts: Orphans' Court

11 817 Orphans' Court


13 Employees' Retirement Systems

14 152 Employees' Retirement System - Administration

Special Fund Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,361,99815

16 154 Fire and Police Retirement System - Administration


18 Enoch Pratt Free Library

19 788 Information Services




23 Finance

24 148 Revenue Collection



27 150 Treasury and Debt Management


29 698 Administration - Finance


31 699 Procurement


33 700 Surplus Property Disposal


35 702 Accounts Payable


37 703 Payroll


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1 704 Accounting


3 705 Loan and Guarantee Program

Loan and Guarantee Enterprise Fund Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,313,7724

5 708 Operating Budget Management


7 710 Property Tax Billing Integrity and Recovery


9 711 Finance Project Management


11 Fire

12 600 Administration - Fire




16 602 Fire Suppression and Emergency Rescue



State Fund Appropriation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 970,17919

20 609 Emergency Medical Services




24 610 Fire and Emergency Community Outreach


26 611 Fire Code Enforcement



29 612 Fire Investigation


31 613 Fire Facilities Maintenance and Replacement


33 614 Fire Communications and Dispatch



36 615 Fire Recruitment and Training


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1 704 Accounting


3 705 Loan and Guarantee Program

Loan and Guarantee Enterprise Fund Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,313,7724

5 708 Operating Budget Management


7 710 Property Tax Billing Integrity and Recovery


9 711 Finance Project Management


11 Fire

12 600 Administration - Fire




16 602 Fire Suppression and Emergency Rescue




20 609 Emergency Medical Services




24 610 Fire and Emergency Community Outreach


26 611 Fire Code Enforcement



29 612 Fire Investigation


31 613 Fire Facilities Maintenance and Replacement


33 614 Fire Communications and Dispatch



36 615 Fire Recruitment and Training


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1 General Services

2 726 Administration - General Services


4 727 Building Permits and Municipal Consents


6 729 Real Property Database Management


8 731 Facilities Management



11 Health

12 303 Clinical Services





17 305 Healthy Homes





22 307 Substance Abuse and Mental Health


Federal Fund Appropriation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 426,98424


26 308 Maternal and Child Health





31 310 School Health Services





36 311 Health Services for the Aging



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1 315 Emergency Services - Health





6 316 Youth Violence Prevention




10 715 Administration - Health





15 716 Animal Services


17 717 Environmental Health




21 718 Chronic Disease Prevention




25 720 HIV Treatment Services for the Uninsured




29 721 Senior Centers




33 722 Administration - CARE




37 723 Advocacy and Supportive Care for Seniors




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6 316 Youth Violence Prevention




10 715 Administration - Health





15 716 Animal Services


17 717 Environmental Health




21 718 Chronic Disease Prevention




25 720 HIV Treatment Services for the Uninsured




29 721 Senior Centers




33 722 Administration - CARE




37 723 Advocacy and Supportive Care for Seniors




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1 724 Assistive and Directive Care for Seniors





6 725 Senior Education

Federal Fund Appropriation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 676,318 7


9 Housing and Community Development

10 593 Community Support Projects


12 604 Early Childhood Education




16 737 Administration - HCD




Special Fund Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 21120

21 738 Energy Assistance


23 740 Dawson Center



26 742 Promote Homeownership



29 745 Housing Code Enforcement



32 747 Register and License Properties and Contractors


34 748 Housing Development Finance and Project Management


36 749 Blight Elimination


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1 750 Housing Rehabilitation Loans




5 751 Building and Zoning Inspections and Permits


7 752 Community Outreach Services


9 754 Summer Food Service Program


11 809 Retention, Expansion, and Attraction of Businesses



14 810 Real Estate Development



17 811 Inner Harbor Coordination


19 812 Business Support - Small Business Resource Center


21 813 Technology Development - Emerging Technology Center


23 814 Improve and Promote Retail Districts Beyond Downtown



26 815 Live Baltimore


28 Human Resources

29 770 Administration - Human Resources


31 771 Benefits Administration


33 772 Civil Service Management


35 773 COB University


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1 750 Housing Rehabilitation Loans




5 751 Building and Zoning Inspections and Permits


7 752 Community Outreach Services


9 754 Summer Food Service Program


11 809 Retention, Expansion, and Attraction of Businesses



14 810 Real Estate Development



17 811 Inner Harbor Coordination


19 812 Business Support - Small Business Resource Center


21 813 Technology Development - Emerging Technology Center


23 814 Improve and Promote Retail Districts Beyond Downtown



26 815 Live Baltimore


28 Human Resources

29 770 Administration - Human Resources


31 771 Benefits Administration


33 772 Civil Service Management


35 773 COB University


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1 Law

2 860 Administration - Law


4 861 Controversies



7 862 Transactions


9 869 Minority and Women's Business Opportunity Office


11 Legislative Reference

12 106 Legislative Reference Services



15 107 Archives and Records Management


17 Liquor License Board

18 850 Liquor Licensing


20 851 Liquor License Compliance


22 Mayoralty

23 125 Executive Direction and Control - Mayoralty



26 M-R: Art and Culture

27 493 Art and Culture Grants


29 824 Events, Art, Culture, and Film


31 828 Bromo Seltzer Arts Tower


33 M-R: Baltimore City Public Schools

34 352 Baltimore City Public Schools


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A BILL ENTITLED





5 By authority of


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18 City Council

19 100 City Council


21 Comptroller



24 131 Audits




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18 City Council

19 100 City Council


21 Comptroller



24 131 Audits




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1 M-R: Environmental Control Board

2 117 Adjudication of Environmental Citations


4 M-R: Health and Welfare Grants

5 385 Health and Welfare Grants


7 M-R: Innovation Fund

8 833 Innovation Fund



11 M-R: Miscellaneous General Expenses

12 122 Miscellaneous General Expenses


14 M-R: Office of CitiStat Operations

15 347 CitiStat Operations


17 M-R: Office of Criminal Justice

18 757 Crime Camera Management



21 758 Coordination of Public Safety Strategy





26 M-R: Office of Emergency Management

27 608 Emergency Management




31 M-R: Office of Employment Development

32 791 BCPS Alternative Options Academy for Youth


34 792 Workforce Services for TANF Recipients


36 793 Employment Enhancement Services for Baltimore City

37 Residents



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1 794 Administration - MOED


Federal Fund Appropriation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (59,069)3


5 795 Workforce Services for Baltimore Residents


7 796 Workforce Services for Ex-Offenders



10 797 Workforce Services for Out of School Youth-Youth Opportunity


12 798 Youth Works Summer Job Program



15 800 Workforce Services for WIA Funded Youth


17 M-R: Office of Human Services

18 356 Administration - Human Services




Special Fund Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (926)22

23 605 Head Start

General Fund Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 024



27 741 Community Action Centers




31 893 Homeless Prevention



34 894 Outreach to the Homeless



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1 895 Temporary Housing for the Homeless




5 896 Permanent Housing for the Homeless





10 M-R: Office of Information Technology

11 802 Administration - MOIT


13 803 Enterprise Innovation and Application Services


15 804 Enterprise Unified Call Center



18 805 Enterprise IT Delivery Services


20 M-R: Office of Neighborhoods

21 354 Office of Neighborhoods


23 M-R: Office of the Inspector General

24 836 Inspector General


26 M-R: Office of the Labor Commissioner

27 128 Labor Contract Negotiations and Administration


29 M-R: Retirees' Benefits

30 351 Retirees' Benefits


32 M-R: Self-Insurance Fund

33 126 Contribution to Self-Insurance Fund


35 M-R: TIF Debt Service

36 124 TIF Debt Service


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1 895 Temporary Housing for the Homeless




5 896 Permanent Housing for the Homeless





10 M-R: Office of Information Technology

11 802 Administration - MOIT


13 803 Enterprise Innovation and Application Services


15 804 Enterprise Unified Call Center



18 805 Enterprise IT Delivery Services


20 M-R: Office of Neighborhoods

21 354 Office of Neighborhoods


23 M-R: Office of the Inspector General

24 836 Inspector General


26 M-R: Office of the Labor Commissioner

27 128 Labor Contract Negotiations and Administration


29 M-R: Retirees' Benefits

30 351 Retirees' Benefits


32 M-R: Self-Insurance Fund

33 126 Contribution to Self-Insurance Fund


35 M-R: TIF Debt Service

36 124 TIF Debt Service


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1 Municipal and Zoning Appeals

2 185 Zoning, Tax and Other Appeals


4 Office of Civil Rights

5 656 Wage Investigation and Enforcement


7 846 Discrimination Investigations, Resolutions and Conciliations



10 848 Police Community Relations


12 878 Disabilities Commission


14 Planning

15 761 Development Oversight and Project Support


17 762 Historic Preservation


19 763 Community Planning and Resource Management



22 765 Planning for a Sustainable Baltimore



25 768 Administration - Planning


27 Police

28 621 Administration - Police




32 622 Police Patrol




36 623 Crime Investigation



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1 624 Target Violent Criminals




5 625 SWAT/ESU


7 626 Homeland Security - Intelligence



10 628 Police Internal Affairs


12 632 Manage Police Records and Evidence Control Systems


14 634 Crowd, Traffic, and Special Events Management


16 635 Police Recruiting and Training


18 637 Special Operations - K-9 and Mounted Unit


20 638 Marine Unit


22 640 Special Operations - Aviation


24 642 Crime Laboratory



27 Public Works

28 660 Administration - DPW - SW


30 661 Public Right-of-Way Cleaning


32 662 Vacant/Abandoned Property Cleaning and Boarding



35 663 Waste Removal and Recycling


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1 624 Target Violent Criminals




5 625 SWAT/ESU


7 626 Homeland Security - Intelligence



10 628 Police Internal Affairs


12 632 Manage Police Records and Evidence Control Systems


14 634 Crowd, Traffic, and Special Events Management


16 635 Police Recruiting and Training


18 637 Special Operations - K-9 and Mounted Unit


20 638 Marine Unit


22 640 Special Operations - Aviation


24 642 Crime Laboratory



27 Public Works

28 660 Administration - DPW - SW


30 661 Public Right-of-Way Cleaning


32 662 Vacant/Abandoned Property Cleaning and Boarding



35 663 Waste Removal and Recycling


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1 664 Waste Re-Use and Disposal


3 670 Administration - DPW - WWW

Water Utility Fund Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 17,178,0214

Others Fund Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 20,466,6395

6 671 Water Management


8 672 Water and Wastewater Consumer Services


10 673 Wastewater Management


12 674 Surface Water Management


Water Utility Fund Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 507,50614

Others Fund Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 960,38015

16 675 Engineering and Construction Management - Water and

17 Wastewater



20 676 Administration - DPW


22 Recreation and Parks

23 644 Administration - Rec and Parks


Federal Fund Appropriation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 13725



28 645 Aquatics


30 646 Park Maintenance


32 647 Youth and Adult Sports



35 648 Community Recreation Centers




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1 649 Special Facilities Management - Recreation


3 650 Horticulture


5 651 Recreation for Seniors



8 652 Therapeutic Recreation


10 653 Special Events - Recreation


12 654 Urban Forestry



15 Sheriff

16 881 Courthouse Security


18 882 Deputy Sheriff Enforcement


20 884 District Court Sheriff Services


22 889 Child Support Enforcement


24 Social Services

25 365 Public Assistance


27 State's Attorney

28 115 Prosecution of Criminals





33 781 Administration - State's Attorney


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1 649 Special Facilities Management - Recreation


3 650 Horticulture


5 651 Recreation for Seniors



8 652 Therapeutic Recreation


10 653 Special Events - Recreation


12 654 Urban Forestry



15 Sheriff

16 881 Courthouse Security


18 882 Deputy Sheriff Enforcement


20 884 District Court Sheriff Services


22 889 Child Support Enforcement


24 Social Services

25 365 Public Assistance


27 State's Attorney

28 115 Prosecution of Criminals





33 781 Administration - State's Attorney


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1 786 Victim and Witness Services




5 Transportation

6 500 Street and Park Lighting


8 548 Conduits

Conduit Enterprise Fund Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,539,6399

10 681 Administration - DOT


Parking Management Fund Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 363,51312

Conduit Enterprise Fund Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 116,86713



16 682 Parking Management

Parking Management Fund Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,280,56117

Parking Enterprise Fund Appropriation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 33,565,98318

19 683 Street Management


21 684 Traffic Management




25 685 Special Events Support


27 687 Inner Harbor Services - Transportation


29 688 Snow and Ice Control


31 689 Vehicle Impounding and Disposal


33 690 Complete Streets and Sustainable Transportation





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1 691 Public Rights-of-Way Landscape Management


3 692 Bridge and Culvert Management


5 693 Parking Enforcement


7 694 Survey Control


9 695 Dock Master


11 696 Street Cuts Management


13 697 Traffic Safety




17 Internal Service Fund Authorization

18 Comptroller, Department of

19 133 Municipal Telephone Exchange

20 An internal service fund is hereby authorized to provide for operation of a Municipal Telephone

21 Exchange, the costs of which are to be recovered from using agencies.

22 136 Municipal Post Office

23 An internal service fund is hereby authorized to provide for operation of a Municipal Post Office,

24 the costs of which are to be recovered from using agencies.

25 Finance, Department of

26 701 Printing Services

27 An internal service fund is hereby authorized to provide for operation of a Municipal

28 Reproduction and Printing Service, the costs of which are to be recovered from using agencies.

29 707 Risk Management for Employee Injuries

30 An internal service fund is hereby authorized to provide for a Self-Insurance Program for

31 administration of the Employee Health Clinic and Employee Safety and Workers' Compensation

32 Claims Processing, the costs of which are to be recovered from the Self-Insurance Fund.

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1 691 Public Rights-of-Way Landscape Management


3 692 Bridge and Culvert Management


5 693 Parking Enforcement


7 694 Survey Control


9 695 Dock Master


11 696 Street Cuts Management


13 697 Traffic Safety




17 Internal Service Fund Authorization

18 Comptroller, Department of

19 133 Municipal Telephone Exchange

20 An internal service fund is hereby authorized to provide for operation of a Municipal Telephone

21 Exchange, the costs of which are to be recovered from using agencies.

22 136 Municipal Post Office

23 An internal service fund is hereby authorized to provide for operation of a Municipal Post Office,

24 the costs of which are to be recovered from using agencies.

25 Finance, Department of

26 701 Printing Services

27 An internal service fund is hereby authorized to provide for operation of a Municipal

28 Reproduction and Printing Service, the costs of which are to be recovered from using agencies.

29 707 Risk Management for Employee Injuries

30 An internal service fund is hereby authorized to provide for a Self-Insurance Program for

31 administration of the Employee Health Clinic and Employee Safety and Workers' Compensation

32 Claims Processing, the costs of which are to be recovered from the Self-Insurance Fund.

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1 Human Resources, Department of

2 771 and 772 Benefits Administration and Civil Service Management

3 An internal service fund is hereby authorized to provide for the operation of the Unemployment

4 Insurance function, the costs of which are to be recovered from contributions from various fund

5 sources.

6 Law, Department of

7 860, 861, 862 and 871 Legal Services

8 An internal service fund is hereby authorized to provide for a Self-Insurance Program covering

9 Automotive Equipment, Police Animal Liability, Employee Liability and the administration of

10 Workers' Compensation claims, the costs of which are to be recovered from the Self-Insurance

11 Fund. This internal service fund is allocated across multiple services within the Law

12 Department.

13 Mayoralty-Related

14 129 Conditional Purchase Agreements Payments

15 An internal service fund is hereby authorized to provide for principal and interest payments

16 related to the improvements made to the Municipal Telephone Exchange, the costs of which are

17 to be recovered from using agencies.

18 805 IT Infrastructure Support Services

19 An internal service fund is herby authorized to provide for the operation of the 800 Megahertz

20 emergency response system, the costs of which are to be recovered from using agencies.

21 General Services, Department of

22 189 Fleet Management

23 An internal service fund is hereby authorized to provide for operation of a Central Automotive

24 and Mechanical Repair Service, the costs of which are to be recovered from using agencies.

25 730 Energy Office

26 An internal service fund is hereby authorized to provide for an Energy Office to implement and

27 manage technologies to minimize energy usage and maximize opportunities from renewal energy

28 sources, the costs of which are to be recovered from monitoring and management fees from

29 energy projects and from the sale of renewal energy credits.

30 731 Facilities Management

31 An internal service fund is hereby authorized to provide for the maintenance of City buildings,

32 the costs are which are to be recovered from using agencies.

33 B. Capital Budget

34 SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the Capital Improvement Appropriations

35 herein made are for the following Construction Projects provided that the appropriations will be

36 placed in Construction Reserve accounts at the beginning of the fiscal year and transferred by the

37 Board of Estimates to Construction Accounts as project funds are needed.

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1 Baltimore Development Corporation

2 601-990 BDC Commercial Revitalization

General Obligation Bond Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 425,0003

4 601-991 BDC West Baltimore Development


6 601-992 BDC East Baltimore Development

General Obligation Bond Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,500,0007

8 601-993 Inner Harbor Area


10 601-994 BDC Citywide Industrial Development


12 601-995 BDC Industrial and Commercial Financing


14 607-008 Hopkins Plaza Enhancements


16 Baltimore City School System

17 417-212 Systemic Improvements (Fiscal Years 2013-2017)


19 418-051 Waverly PK-8 School #51

General Obligation Bond Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,604,000 20

21 418-245 Leith Walk Elementary School #245


23 418-555 New Southwest Area Elementary School (Uplands)


25 Department of Housing and Community Development

26 588-003 Mural Program

Federal Fund Appropriation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 65,00027

28 588-005 Emergency Demolition

General Fund Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250,00029

30 588-006 HOME Program


Federal Fund Appropriation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,500,00032

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1 Baltimore Development Corporation

2 601-990 BDC Commercial Revitalization


4 601-991 BDC West Baltimore Development


6 601-992 BDC East Baltimore Development


8 601-993 Inner Harbor Area


10 601-994 BDC Citywide Industrial Development


12 601-995 BDC Industrial and Commercial Financing


14 607-008 Hopkins Plaza Enhancements


16 Baltimore City School System

17 417-212 Systemic Improvements (Fiscal Years 2013-2017)


19 418-051 Waverly PK-8 School #51

General Obligation Bond Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,604,000 20

21 418-245 Leith Walk Elementary School #245


23 418-555 New Southwest Area Elementary School (Uplands)


25 Department of Housing and Community Development

26 588-003 Mural Program


28 588-005 Emergency Demolition


30 588-006 HOME Program



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1 588-926 Coldstream, Homestead & Montebello (CHM) Acquisition

2 & Demolition


4 588-935 Healthy Neighborhoods Inc.


6 588-960 Baltimore Community Lending Recapitalization


8 588-961 Green Open Space


10 588-963 Park Heights Redevelopment



State Fund Appropriation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,250,00013

14 588-965 O`Donnell Heights Infrastructure


16 588-970 Urban Agriculture Matching Grants


18 588-974 Baker’s View Infrastructure


20 588-975 Capital Administration


22 588-977 Permanent Supportive Housing


24 588-981 Acquisition/Relocation Fund


26 588-983 Demolition Program



29 588-984 Homeownership Incentive Program



32 588-985 Housing Development

Sale of City Real Property Fund Appropriation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 625,00033

34 588-986 Housing Repair Assistance Programs


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1 588-989 Loan Repayment


3 588-996 Stabilization Program


5 Enoch Pratt Free Library

6 457-200 Library Facilities - Modernization


8 Department of General Services

9 197-830 68th Street Environmental Remediation Project


11 197-840 Race Street Environmental Remediation


13 197-845 City Owned Building Renovation Program


General Fund Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,450,00015

16 197-931 Community Action Centers


18 197-933 Historic Public Buildings


20 197-934 Convention Center – Eastside Renovations


22 Mayoralty

23 127-152 Baltimore City Heritage Area Capital Grants


25 127-335 Mount Vernon Place Conservancy - Restoration Project


27 127-780 Baltimore Museum of Art- Comprehensive Renovation


29 127-782 Everyman Theatre- Renovate New Location at Historic

30 Town Theatre


32 127-787 Port Discovery Children`s Museum`s Green Renovation

33 Project


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3 127-793 National Aquarium - Renovations to the Ray Tray Exhibit


5 127-795 Capital Project Priorities


7 Department of Planning

8 188-004 Critical Area Buffer Offset Program

Other Fund Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 600,0009

10 188-005 Critical Area Stormwater Offset Program


12 188-009 Area Master Plans and Planning Department Initiatives



15 188-010 Historic Public Monuments


17 Department of Public Works

18 517-911 Quarantine Road Landfill Site Improvements

General Fund Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,700,00019

20 520-099 Small Storm Drain and Inlet Rehabilitation

General Fund HUR Eligible Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,00021

22 520-439 On Call Storm Drain Design/Engin. Service


24 525-404 Neighborhood Greening Project


26 525-405 Citywide Stream Restoration


Other Fund Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,00028

29 525-449 Baltimore Harbor Debris Collectors

General Obligation Bond Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 600,000 30

State Fund Appropriation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 582,00031

32 551-144 GIS Updates & Mapping Program

Waste Water Utility Fund Appropriation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,000,00033

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1 551-404 Infiltration / Inflow Correction Program

Revenue Fund Appropriation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,000,0002

3 551-526 Back River Digester Renovations SC-8526

Revenue Bond Fund Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,500,0004

County Grant Fund Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,500,0005

6 551-533 Annual Facilities Improvements

Waste Water Utility Fund Appropriation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,500,0007



10 551-557 Enhanced Nutrient Removal at Back River WWTP, SC-877,

11 SC-882




15 551-569 Urgent Sanitary A/E Services



18 551-609 Southwest Diversion Pressure Sewer Improvements



21 551-614 Sewer System Rehabilitation Program - Dundalk Sewershed



24 551-620 Sewer System Rehabilitation Program - High Level

25 Sewershed


27 551-622 Sewer System Rehabilitation Program - Gwynns Falls

28 Sewershed



31 551-624 Sewer System Rehabilitation Program - Herring Run

32 Sewershed



35 551-626 Sewer System Rehabilitation Program - Jones Falls

36 Sewershed



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1 551-681 Wastewater Facilities Security Improvements

Revenue Bond Fund Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250,0002

County Grant Fund Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250,0003

4 551-689 Back River WWTP Primary and Influent Facilities

5 Rehabilitation



8 551-692 Electrical Systems Upgrade



11 551-752 McComas St Pump Station Force Main Improvements


13 551-754 Quad Ave Pump Station Force Main Improvements



16 551-755 Dundalk Ave Pump Station Force Main Improvements



19 557-002 Water Utility Billing System Upgrade



22 557-031 Water Appurtenance Installation

Water Utility Fund Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,000,00023


25 557-068 Urgent Need for Watershed - Roads & Culvert Maintenance



28 557-099 Mapping Program - Water Supply System



31 557-100 Water Infrastructure Rehabilitation


33 557-101 Water Mains - Installation


35 557-133 Meter Replacement Program



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1 551-681 Wastewater Facilities Security Improvements



4 551-689 Back River WWTP Primary and Influent Facilities

5 Rehabilitation



8 551-692 Electrical Systems Upgrade



11 551-752 McComas St Pump Station Force Main Improvements


13 551-754 Quad Ave Pump Station Force Main Improvements



16 551-755 Dundalk Ave Pump Station Force Main Improvements



19 557-002 Water Utility Billing System Upgrade



22 557-031 Water Appurtenance Installation



25 557-068 Urgent Need for Watershed - Roads & Culvert Maintenance



28 557-099 Mapping Program - Water Supply System



31 557-100 Water Infrastructure Rehabilitation


33 557-101 Water Mains - Installation


35 557-133 Meter Replacement Program



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1 557-300 Expedited Response Water Facilities - Annual Improvements



4 557-400 Expedited Response Water Facilities - Annual Improvements



7 557-687 Susquehanna Transmission Main Valve Replacement

8 WC-1197



11 557-689 Urgent Needs Water Engineering Services



14 557-730 Fullerton Water Filtration Plant (WC-1169)



17 557-731 Montebello Water Recycle Program (WC-1131)



20 557-732 Monitoring + Condition Assessment Water Transmission

21 Mains



24 557-920 Maintenance Building Improvements at Loch Raven Dam

25 (WC-1183)



28 557-921 Maintenance Building Improvements at Liberty Dam

29 (WC-1207)



32 557-922 Vernon Pump Station Rehabilitation

33 Revenue Bond Fund Appropriation $ 725,000


35 557-923 Cromwell Pump Station Rehabilitation



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1 557-929 Ashburton Pump Station Rehabilitation (WC-1199)



4 Department of Recreation and Parks

5 474-001 Islamic Way, Joseph Lee and Wegworth Park Renovations


7 474-002 Gwynns Falls Park Athletic Fields and Park Road

8 Restoration


General Fund HUR Eligible Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 435,00010

11 474-004 Stony Run Trail


13 474-006 Tree Baltimore Program


15 474-007 Farring Baybrook Neighborhood Pool Renovation



18 474-009 Patterson Park Court Resurfacing


20 474-010 Park Lighting and Signage


22 474-011 Elm Ave, Mullen, B&O, and Federal Hill Playlot Renovation



25 474-019 Ripken Baseball Fields at Carroll Park




29 474-624 Gateway Landscaping Improvements-Mt. Vernon Square

General Fund HUR Eligible Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (175,000)30

31 474-670 Druid Hill Park: Three Sisters Pond Renovation

General Obligation Bond Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (880,000)32

State Fund Appropriation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (790,000)33

34 474-673 Mt Vernon Park Masterplan


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4 Department of Recreation and Parks

5 474-001 Islamic Way, Joseph Lee and Wegworth Park Renovations


7 474-002 Gwynns Falls Park Athletic Fields and Park Road

8 Restoration



11 474-004 Stony Run Trail


13 474-006 Tree Baltimore Program


15 474-007 Farring Baybrook Neighborhood Pool Renovation



18 474-009 Patterson Park Court Resurfacing


20 474-010 Park Lighting and Signage


22 474-011 Elm Ave, Mullen, B&O, and Federal Hill Playlot Renovation



25 474-019 Ripken Baseball Fields at Carroll Park




29 474-624 Gateway Landscaping Improvements-Mt. Vernon Square


31 474-670 Druid Hill Park: Three Sisters Pond Renovation


State Fund Appropriation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (790,000)33

34 474-673 Mt Vernon Park Masterplan


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1 474-744 Clifton Park Recreation Center Gymnasium



4 474-776 C.C. Jackson Recreation Center Expansion/Modernization



7 474-779 Swimming Pool and Bathhouse Renovation: Druid Hill Park

General Obligation Bond Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (1,900,000)8

9 474-784 Cherry Hill Recreation Center Construction


11 474-785 Special Facility Expansion: Middle Branch Rowing Center


13 474-888 Cal Ripken Park Heights Youth Development Park


15 Department of Transportation

16 504-100 Footway Reconstruction



19 504-200 Alley Reconstruction



22 504-300 Reconstruct Tree Root Damaged Sidewalks


24 506-315 Edmondson Ave Bridge Reconstruction



27 506-754 Annual Urgent Needs Bridge Repairs


29 507-003 Russell and Monroe Bridges


31 508-003 Fulton Street Streetscape (Reconnecting West Baltimore)



34 508-004 Belair Road Complete Streets



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1 508-006 Roland Park Complete Streets



4 508-007 Preston Gardens



7 508-008 Highlandtown Complete Streets



10 508-009 Red Line Development


12 508-011 Bike Share



15 508-013 Facilities Master Plan (Falls Road ) (509-899)


17 508-014 Midtown Improvements (Mt. Royal) (528-313)


19 508-019 Bike Master Plan


21 508-020 York Road (33rd St)



24 508-021 Central Ave. Phase II Streetscape (design phase)

Sale of City Real Property Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 200,00025


27 508-256 Central Ave Reconstruction Phase I


29 508-378 Capital Program Management Technology Support

30 (Transportation Archive)


32 508-465 Curb Repair-Slab Repairs - ADA Ramps Upgrades Citywide


34 508-550 Neighborhood Street Reconstruction


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1 508-006 Roland Park Complete Streets



4 508-007 Preston Gardens



7 508-008 Highlandtown Complete Streets



10 508-009 Red Line Development


12 508-011 Bike Share



15 508-013 Facilities Master Plan (Falls Road ) (509-899)


17 508-014 Midtown Improvements (Mt. Royal) (528-313)


19 508-019 Bike Master Plan


21 508-020 York Road (33rd St)



24 508-021 Central Ave. Phase II Streetscape (design phase)

Sale of City Real Property Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 200,00025


27 508-256 Central Ave Reconstruction Phase I


29 508-378 Capital Program Management Technology Support

30 (Transportation Archive)


32 508-465 Curb Repair-Slab Repairs - ADA Ramps Upgrades Citywide


34 508-550 Neighborhood Street Reconstruction


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1 508-641 Feasibility Studies (509-641)


3 509-002 Waterview/Hollins Ferry (Design Phase)



6 509-402 Boston Street Reconstruction - Phase I & Phase II



9 510-034 Street Lighting Energy Efficiency Program


11 512-002 Locust Point Quiet Zone Study



14 512-003 Citywide Guide Sign Replacement



17 512-077 Signal Construction



20 512-078 ITS Improvements



23 512-080 Traffic Safety Improvements Citywide


25 514-214 Resurfacing Highways Northwest-Sector 2



28 514-215 Resurfacing Highways Southwest-Sector 3



31 514-216 Resurfacing Highways Southeast - Sector 4



34 514-710 Kent Street Transit Plaza - Westport



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1 514-846 Federal Resurfacing Northeast Sector I (514-766)



4 527-001 Commercial Vehicle Routing and Enforcement Program


6 527-002 Westside Strategic Infrastructure Improvements


8 527-032 Claremont/Freedom Village Streets & Infrastructure

General Fund HUR Eligible Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (2,327,000)9

10 527-293 East Baltimore Development Inc. Site Infrastructure


12 527-301 Broening Highway - Infrastructure/Utility (Canton

13 Industrial Area)


15 527-312 Inner Harbor - Infrastructure/ Utility (Inner Harbor)


17 527-493 Uplands Redevelopment Site Infrastructure


19 527-627 Park Circle Intersection Improvements


21 527-708 Bayview MARC Intermodal Station



24 562-001 Manhole Reconstruction

Conduit Enterprise Fund Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,000,00025

26 562-002 New Conduit Facility

Conduit Enterprise Fund Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 800,00027

28 563-002 Conduit Construction Reserve Account


30 SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the amounts set forth in Section 2 above

31 designated deappropriations and enclosed in parentheses shall revert to the surpluses of the

32 respective funds and be available for appropriation by this or subsequent ordinances.

33 SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That:

34 (a) The City reasonably expects to reimburse the expenditures described in Subsection (b) of

35 this Section with the proceeds of one or more obligations (as such term is used in Treas. Reg.

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4 527-001 Commercial Vehicle Routing and Enforcement Program


6 527-002 Westside Strategic Infrastructure Improvements


8 527-032 Claremont/Freedom Village Streets & Infrastructure


10 527-293 East Baltimore Development Inc. Site Infrastructure


12 527-301 Broening Highway - Infrastructure/Utility (Canton

13 Industrial Area)


15 527-312 Inner Harbor - Infrastructure/ Utility (Inner Harbor)


17 527-493 Uplands Redevelopment Site Infrastructure


19 527-627 Park Circle Intersection Improvements


21 527-708 Bayview MARC Intermodal Station



24 562-001 Manhole Reconstruction

Conduit Enterprise Fund Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,000,00025

26 562-002 New Conduit Facility


28 563-002 Conduit Construction Reserve Account


30 SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the amounts set forth in Section 2 above

31 designated deappropriations and enclosed in parentheses shall revert to the surpluses of the

32 respective funds and be available for appropriation by this or subsequent ordinances.

33 SECTION 4. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That:

34 (a) The City reasonably expects to reimburse the expenditures described in Subsection (b) of

35 this Section with the proceeds of one or more obligations (as such term is used in Treas. Reg.

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1 Section 1.150-1(b) to be incurred by the City (or any entity controlled by the City within the

2 meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.150-1). The City intends that this Section of this Ordinance of

3 Estimates (as this Ordinance of Estimates may be amended from time to time) shall serve as a

4 declaration of the City's reasonable intention to reimburse expenditures as required by Treas.

5 Reg. Section 1.150-2 and any successor regulation.

6 (b) The City intends that this declaration will cover all reimbursement of expenditures for

7 capital projects or programs approved in the capital budget contained in this Ordinance of

8 Estimates to the extent that the City has appropriated in this Ordinance of Estimates to pay the

9 cost thereof from one or more obligations to be issued by the City (or any entity controlled by the

10 City within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.150-1). The term "obligation" (as such term is

11 defined in Treas. Reg. Section 1.150(b) and as used in this Section) includes general obligation

12 bonds and notes, revenue bonds and notes, leases, conditional purchase agreements and other

13 obligations of the City (or any entity controlled by the City within the meaning of Treas. Reg.

14 Section 1.150-1).

15 (c) The maximum anticipated debt expected to be incurred by the City to reimburse the cost

16 of each capital project or program in this Ordinance of Estimates is the applicable appropriation

17 listed in this Ordinance of Estimates from the proceeds of one or more obligations, as such

18 appropriations may be increased or decreased.

19 SECTION 5. The foregoing appropriations in summary consist of:

20 Fund Operating Capital Total

21 General $ 1,548,441,245 $ 4,700,000 $ 1,553,141,245

22 General HUR Eligible 0 5,000,000 5,000,000

23 Parking Management 20,017,664 0 20,017,664

24 Convention Center Bond 4,602,084 0 4,602,084

25 Wastewater Utilities 199,891,732 6,500,000 206,391,732

26 Water Utility 154,251,843 6,000,000 160,251,843

27 Parking Enterprise 33,565,983 0 33,565,983

28 Conduit Enterprise 7,656,506 3,000,000 10,656,506

29 Loan and Guarantee Enterprise 3,852,532 0 3,852,532

30 Federal Grants 192,063,894 48,497,000 240,560,894

31 State Grants 81,027,252 9,188,000 90,215,252

32 Special 59,203,074 632,202,000* 691,405,674

33 General Obligation Bonds 0 50,000,000 50,000,000

34 $ 2,304,574,409 $ 765,087,000 $ 3,069,661,409

35 *Consisting of:

36 County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 227,022,000

37 Revenue Bonds and Notes . . . . . . . . . . 393,505,000

38 Mayor and City Council Real Property . 1,825,000

39 Other Fund Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,850,000

40 $632,202,000

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Myrtle Lee Arthur Atkinson Roselle, fondly called “Publish,” beloved daughter of Arthur John Lafayette Atkinson and Emma Jane Hawkins, was born May 19, 1917. On March 13, she passed away after a lengthy illness and transitioned to be with our Lord and Savior. Myrtle was a devout Christian who loved the Lord until her last breath. Myrtle was the second eldest of nine children. She shared a loving closeness with each of her siblings; always willing to help the youngest among them. Even as a youngster, her mother, Emma, could always rely on her quiet, yet dutiful man-ner. She was responsible for taking care of one of her twin sisters, Ida Mae, while her eldest sister, Rosetta, was responsible for taking care of their other twin sister, Dorothy. She was educated in the Bal-timore City Public School System and was graduated from Frederick Douglass Senior High School in 1934. Myrtle was a conscientious student who never wanted to miss a day of school. She excelled in home economics and became skillful as a seamstress. She was an avid reader and an early member of Girl Scout Troop #502. “Publish” joined Sharon Baptist Church by baptism and received the right hand of fellowship in March, 1930; she was an active member of Sunday school and the Baptist Young Peoples Union (BYPU). Her love for her church and WKH�/RUG�ZDV�H[HPSOLÀHG�E\�KHU�PDQ\�DIÀOLDWLRQV�ZLWK�YDULRXV�FKXUFK�RUJDQL]D-WLRQV��0\UWOH�ZDV�RQH�RI�WKH�ÀUVW�ZRPHQ�selected to serve as a deacon at Sharon. Myrtle met and later married Robert Tompkins Roselle Sr., at Sharon Baptist Church. From that union, three children were born: Barbara Ann (deceased in infancy), Peggy Sylvia and Robert Tompkins Jr. Myrtle loved and adored her children and cherished her child-rearing years; she en-sured that Peggy and Robert were active members of Sharon. “Publish” prayed daily and required her children to pray

on bended knees on Sunday mornings at the breakfast table - where recit-ing scriptures was mandatory. After rearing her children and being employed both as a garment factory worker and substi-tute teacher, Myrtle pursued her college education at age 40, earning both Bach-elors and Masters degrees in educa-tion from Coppin State Teachers Col-lege, now Coppin State University.

Subsequently, she taught elementary school for many years, retiring at ate 65. As an elementary school teacher, she shared her wisdom, patience and love for learning with all those entrusted to her care. She was always eager to provide eye-opening learning experiences for her students. Myrtle formed special relation-ships with her students as teaching was the profession she loved. During those years, she also earned a reputation as a fashion designer. Her creations were individually crafted for her clients or were fashioned from “McCall”, “Butter-ick” or “Vogue” patterns. Her customers were excited and appreciative; they were wearing specially tailed attire, adorned with the “Myrtle A. Roselle” custom label. As a devoted mother and grandmoth-er, Myrtle spent countless hours with her grandchildren, sharing her insight and love for the Lord. She instilled in them the same Christian principals she shared with her own children, as she took an active role in their upbringing. In addition to her two children Peggy and Robert, “Publish” leaves to cherish KHU�EHORYHG�PHPRU\�ÀYH�JUDQGFKLOGUHQ��LeFawn, Kevin, Karen, Robert and Jes-sica; seven great-grandchildren; Mark, Daryl, LaTasha, Monique, Kiana, Maya and Jaylin; four great great-grandchil-dren; a dearly loved sister and brother-in-law, Mildred Howard (Linwood) and a brother Gene Atkinson (Shirley-deceased), Ramona and Synethia-nieces; numerous other nieces and nephews, cousins and a host of other relatives and friends.

Myrtle L.A.A. Roselle, 94Garment Factory Worker/Substitute Teacher

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MYRTLE L.A.A. ROSELLE

Emanuel “Mannie” Dean Sr., son of Maude Powell was born on Sept. 14, 1946 in Baltimore, Md. Emanu¬el’s peace-ful and sudden departure was on March 5. He received his education at Balti-more City Public Schools. Emanuel loved spending time with fam-ily, having a good time with friends, discos, camping and the various Van Clubs and chapters. He was president of “Charm City Roller” Van Club, of which his esteemed club members called him “Mad Mannie.” He worked various jobs in carpentry, and was an occasional mechanic. Emanuel was a man of many talents and was known as “a Jack of all trades.” Emanuel is survived by his loving ZLIH��0DU\�(OL]DEHWK�'HDQ��GDXJKWHU��Manette/Dave Weir; sisters, Laura Prientice and Creloa Wallace of Bal-timore; sister-in-law, O’Dessa/Eddie

4XW]V��WKUHH�EURWK-ers-in-law, Robert Smith (Robert who affectionately called him “Bro”) Roosevelt, and William of Balti-more; two grand-daughters, Cierra King and Whitney Wilford and grand-son, Emanuel Dean III; two special nieces Sheila/Rudell Loud and Sharon/Michael Green; Emanuel raised several children as his

own, Dereke Fellows, Tanya’Donyae Blackmon and Daryl King, (Daryl who was his keeper and by his side dur-ing his untimely departure, Emanuel affec¬tionately known to him as “Son Son”); a very special cousin Patricia Johnson; he also leaves to mourn a host of other family and friends. A very spe-cial bond remained between Emanuel and Gwendolyn. Emanuel was predeceased by his son, Emanuel Dean Jr., daughter, Berna-dette Dean Wilford and his mother, Maude Powell.

Emanuel Dean Sr., 65Carpenter/Mechanic

EMANUEL DEAN SR.

Winifred Craine de-parted this life on Jan. 6. Born on July 18, 1925 in Abbeville, S.C., she was the daughter of the late Sa-mantha Bailey Lomax and George Lomax. She was educated in South Carolina Public Schools.At a very young age, Moth-er Winifred dedicated her life to Christ. Her commit-ment to God was evident in her daily walk. She joined the New St. Mark Baptist Church under the leadership of the Rev. Isaac J. Gilliam and later served under the Rev. Allen Jones. She lived every day to the fullest be-lieving and trusting in God. As a member of the Women’s Gospel Choir, she sang to the glory of God. In 2004, she joined her daughter Linda and transferred her membership to Brown’s Memorial Baptist Church under the leadership of Dr. R. Lee Johnson.��0RWKHU�:LQLIUHG�PHW�WKH�ORYH�KHU�OLIH�$OORQ]R�Craine and they were united in holy matrimony on June 24, 1950. From this union, two children were born, Alphonso and Linda. Their love and commit-ment to each other lasted 19 years until God called him home on May 23, 1969. She worked for more than forty years as a housekeeper for Dr. Earl P. Clemson and his fam-ily. Mother Winifred loved spending many of her hours involved with her family. She was especially

devoted to her grandchildren and great grandchildren. The tele-phone was her source for gather-ing information and keeping in touch with family and friends. She always had sound, honest advice and lovingly doled it out as requested. It is the consensus of the family that she was unique LQ�KHU�DELOLW\�WR�DOZD\V�ÀQG�something good in everyone. As a woman of faith, she shared her love and wisdom with her family and friends. She was a gentle woman, dependable, honest, dedicated, faithful, and always able to make you feel so special with her care packages. God was the center of her life and she loved her church and family. Mother Winifred’s uncondition¬al love is what will

be remembered most. She is preceded in death by her great grandson, Edric Tillery. She leaves to cherish her memorial, a loving son, Alphonso (Ava) Craine; a devoted daughter, Linda (Ricky) Jones; three sisters, Mary Johnson (New York), Gertrude Lomax (South Carolina), and Fannie McNeil (Mary¬land); six grand-children; Crystal (Donald) Graham,Tina (Greg) 'DUE\�%URZQ��.LVKD�)HUQDQGH]��(ULF�7LOOHU\��Katheryn Craine, and Kayline Craine; three great-grandchildren; Katina Artis, Erykah Graham and Elijah Til¬lery; god-children Sammy and Darlene Graham, and Michael Ross; special nieces and nephew, Judy McNeil and Shirley (Homer) Allen; and a host of nieces, nephews and other family and friends.

Winifred Craine, 87Housekeeper

WINIFRED CRAINE