City of Baltimore - File #: 19-0156R

• File #: 19-0156R
• Version: 0
• Name: Informational Hearing - Water Outages
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Failed - End of Term
• File created: 6/24/2019
• In control: Land Use Committee
• Final action: 12/7/2020
• Title: Informational Hearing - Water Outages For the purpose of inviting representatives from the Department of Public Works, Department of Housing and Community Development, Housing Authority of Baltimore City, Baltimore City Public School System, Department of Recreation and Parks, and the Baltimore City Health Department to discuss protocols in place for and best practices to provide assistance to Baltimore City residents in the event they lose access to water.
• Sponsors: Mayor Brandon M. Scott, Bill Henry, Ryan Dorsey, John T. Bullock, Robert Stokes, Sr., Zeke Cohen, Shannon Sneed, Kristerfer Burnett, Mary Pat Clarke, Danielle McCray, Edward Reisinger, Sharon Green Middleton, Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer, Eric T. Costello, Leon F. Pinkett, III
• Indexes: Informational Hearing, Outages, Water

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/7/2020	0	City Council	Failed - End of Term
10/7/2019	0	Land Use Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
8/19/2019	0	Land Use Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
7/22/2019	0	City Council	Reassigned
6/27/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to Mayor's Office of Emergency Management
6/27/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Health
6/27/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to Housing Authority of Baltimore City
6/27/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to Baltimore City Public School System
6/27/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Recreation and Parks
6/27/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Public Works
6/27/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Housing and Community Development
6/24/2019	0	City Council	Assigned
6/24/2019	0	City Council	Introduced

* Warning: This is an unofficial, introductory copy of the bill.
The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.
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City of Baltimore
Council Bill R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: President Scott



A Resolution Entitled

A Council Resolution concerning
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Informational Hearing - Water Outages
For the purpose of inviting representatives from the Department of Public Works, Department of Housing and Community Development, Housing Authority of Baltimore City, Baltimore City Public School System, Department of Recreation and Parks, and the Baltimore City Health Department to discuss protocols in place for and best practices to provide assistance to Baltimore City residents in the event they lose access to water.
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Recitals

Whereas, Baltimore City has an aging water and wastewater infrastructure; and

Whereas, Baltimore City has suffered numerous severe water main breaks in recent years; and

Whereas, More recently and urgently, a water main break has left residents of Poe Homes without access to water for nearly a week; and

Whereas, Given that water is a necessity for basic daily functions and is essential to addressing the basics of life, any event that causes City residents to go without water must be handled with the utmost seriousness.

Now, therefore, be it resolved by the City Council of Baltimore, That the Council invites representatives from Department of Public Works, Department of Housing and Community Development, Housing Authority of Baltimore City, Baltimore City Public School System, Department of Recreation and Parks, and the Baltimore City Health Department to discuss protoco...