City of Baltimore - File #: 09-0110R

• File #: 09-0110R
• Version: 0
• Name: 2009 Resolution on the Spending of Federal Economic Renewal Grants to Baltimore City, Maryland
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 2/23/2009
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 2/23/2009
• Title: 2009 Resolution on the Spending of Federal Economic Renewal Grants to Baltimore City, Maryland FOR the purpose of supporting the intent of the United Steel Workers and the Metropolitan Baltimore Council AFL-CIO Unions to maximize the creation of American jobs and restore economic growth and opportunity by spending economic recovery plan funds on products and services that both create jobs and help keep Americans employed.
• Sponsors: Robert Curran, Stephanie President Rawlings-Blake, William H. Cole, IV, Sharon Green Middleton, Warren Branch, Bill Henry, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, James B. Kraft, Agnes Welch, Edward Reisinger, President Young, Mary Pat Clarke, Rochelle Spector, Helen L. Holton, Belinda Conaway
• Indexes: Resolution

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/23/2009	0	City Council	Introduced
2/23/2009	0	City Council	Advanced to 2nd Reader on same day
2/23/2009	0	City Council	Adopted

* 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 R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmember Curran
At the request of: The United Steel Workers of America, District & The Metropolitan Baltimore Council AFL-CIO Unions
Address: 2701 Patapsco Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21230
Telephone: 410-242-1300

A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
Title
2009 Resolution on the Spending of Federal Economic Renewal Grants to Baltimore City, Maryland

FOR the purpose of supporting the intent of the United Steel Workers and the Metropolitan Baltimore Council AFL-CIO Unions to maximize the creation of American jobs and restore economic growth and opportunity by spending economic recovery plan funds on products and services that both create jobs and help keep Americans employed.
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WHEREAS, The economic downturn is having a critical impact on everyday Americans who are struggling to maintain or find jobs in an increasingly difficult environment; and

WHEREAS, Those same Americans are the taxpayers that provide the revenue needed to operate essential government services; and

WHEREAS, Congress and President Obama adopted a taxpayer-sponsored economic recovery package that will provide billions of dollars to help economically devastated cities and states immediately provide jobs to millions of out-of-work Americans through considerable
infrastructure rebuilding, green energy projects, and other projects that will require manufactured components; and

WHEREAS, Our taxpayer dollars should be spent to maximiz...