Baltimore City Council
File #: 21-0047R    Version: 0 Name: Upkeep and Maintenance of Vacant Lots and Public Green Spaces
Type: City Council Resolution Status: Withdrawn
File created: 6/8/2021 In control: Baltimore City Council
On agenda: Final action: 12/9/2021
Enactment #:
Title: Upkeep and Maintenance of Vacant Lots and Public Green Spaces For the purpose of requesting the Director of the Department of Recreation and Parks, the Director of the Department of Planning, the Director of the Department of Transportation, the Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development, the Head of the Bureau of Solid Waste, the Sustainability Coordinator, a representative from the Office of the Comptroller, and the Chief of the Bureau of Budget and Management Research to report on the annual cumulative total of calls for service for the upkeep and maintenance of vacant lots and green spaces; and recommending to the Administration that a single City agency be charged with the responsibility for mowing all City-owned lots, parcels, parks, and green spaces.
Sponsors: Kristerfer Burnett, Zeke Cohen, Ryan Dorsey, John T. Bullock
Indexes: Maintenance, Vacant Lot, Vacant Structures
Attachments: 1. 21-0047R~1st Reader, 2. Law 21-0047R, 3. Planning 21-0047R, 4. Sustainability 21-0047R, 5. BCRP 21-0047R, 6. Comptroller 21-0047R, 7. DHCD 21-0047R, 8. City Administrator 21-0047R, 9. DOT 21-0047R, 10. Finance 21-0047R, 11. DPW 21-0047R, 12. XX Final Synopsis 21-0047R, 13. Hearing Notes 21-0047R X
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsVideo
12/9/20210 Baltimore City Council Withdrawn  Action details Meeting details Not available
8/19/20210 Education Workforce and Youth    Action details Meeting details Not available
7/19/20210 Education Workforce and Youth Scheduled for a Public Hearing  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/11/20210 Baltimore City Council Refer to Dept. of Housing and Community Development  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/11/20210 Baltimore City Council Refer to Dept. of Public Works  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/11/20210 Baltimore City Council Refer to Office of the Comptroller  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/11/20210 Baltimore City Council Refer to Dept. of Finance  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/11/20210 Baltimore City Council Refer to City Solicitor  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/11/20210 Baltimore City Council Refer to Baltimore City Administrator   Action details Meeting details Not available
6/11/20210 Baltimore City Council Refer to Dept. of Planning  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/11/20210 Baltimore City Council Refer to Office of Sustainability  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/11/20210 Baltimore City Council Refer to Dept. of Transportation  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/11/20210 Baltimore City Council Refer to Dept. of Recreation and Parks  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/8/20210 Baltimore City Council Introduced  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/8/20210 Baltimore City Council Assigned  Action details Meeting details Not available
* 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: Councilmembers Burnett, Cohen, and Dorsey

A Resolution Entitled

A Council Resolution concerning
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Upkeep and Maintenance of Vacant Lots and Public Green Spaces
For the purpose of requesting the Director of the Department of Recreation and Parks, the Director of the Department of Planning, the Director of the Department of Transportation, the Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development, the Head of the Bureau of Solid Waste, the Sustainability Coordinator, a representative from the Office of the Comptroller, and the Chief of the Bureau of Budget and Management Research to report on the annual cumulative total of calls for service for the upkeep and maintenance of vacant lots and green spaces; and recommending to the Administration that a single City agency be charged with the responsibility for mowing all City-owned lots, parcels, parks, and green spaces.
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According to data provided by the Department of Housing and Community Development and the Department of Planning, there are currently 9,297 vacant or abandoned properties owned by the City of Baltimore and 7,946, or over 85%, of these are vacant lots requiring mowing. With the total number of vacant City-owned lots hovering around 8,000, a single bureau would increase both the efficiency and effectiveness of this City service.

In 2010, 4,000 lots owned by the Mayor and City Council, which are managed by the Department of Housing and Community Development, averaged $760 per lot for 3 grass cutting seasons and $1,015 per lot ...

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