* Warning: This is an unofficial, introductory copy of the bill.
The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.
Introductory*
City of Baltimore
Council Bill
Introduced by: Councilmember Costello
At the request of: Port Covington Community Benefits District Management Authority
Address: c/o Rob Boidock, Member, Board of Directors
c/o Alyssa Domzal, Esq.
Ballard Spahr LLP
111 S. Calvert Street, 27th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202
Telephone: (410) 528-5510
A Resolution Entitled
A Resolution of the Mayor and City Council concerning
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Port Covington Community Benefits District and Management Authority - Renewal Through June 30, 2028
For the purpose of reviewing, renewing and continuing the Port Covington Community Benefits District and the Port Covington Community Benefits Management Authority; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the activities and authority of the Port Covington Community Benefits District and the Port Covington Community Benefits Management Authority.
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By the authority of City Charter Article II, § 69, the Mayor and City Council, through the enactment of Ordinance 20-358 on August 18, 2020 (the “Ordinance”), codified in City Code Article 14, Subtitle 10, established the Port Covington Community Benefits District (the “District”) and the Port Covington Community Benefits Management Authority (the “Authority”), subject to certain terms and conditions.
Article II, § 63(g) {“Periodic review - general”} of the Charter requires that the Mayor and City Council renew the effectiveness and desirability of continuing the existence of the District and the Authority every 4 years from the enactment of the Ordinance. More specifically, Article 14, § 10-16 {“4-year reviews”} of the Code requires that the Mayor and City Council hold 1 or more public hearings every 4 years to evaluate the activities and undertakings of the District and the Authority and to determine whether the District and Authority should continue for another 4 years.
For the purposes of determining whether to again renew and continue the District and the Authority, the City Council has held a hearing, as required by Article 14, § 10-16.
The Mayor and City Council have undertaken the requisite quadrennial review for a proposed 4-year renewal period. Based on their review of the activities and undertakings of the District and Authority, the Mayor and City Council find that the renewal and continuation of the District and the Authority are in the best interest of the citizens of Baltimore.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, That, beginning at its second meeting in April 2024, the Mayor and City Council shall review and determine the desirability of continuing the Port Covington Community Benefits District and the Port Covington Community Benefits Management Authority .
Section 2. Be it resolved by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, That, if the Mayor and City Council find that it is desirable for the District and Authority to continue, the District and the Authority shall be renewed and continued for an additional 4 years, backdating from May 18, 2024, through June 30, 2028.
Section 3. And be it further resolved, That this Resolution of the Mayor and City Council takes effect on the date it is enacted.