* 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: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration (Baltimore Development Corporation)
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
Title
Approving the Submission of an Application to the State of Maryland for the Expansion of Baltimore City's Consolidated Enterprise Zone
FOR the purpose of approving the submission of an application to the State of Maryland for the expansion of Baltimore City's Consolidated Enterprise Zone.
Body
WHEREAS, The City Council recognizes that there is a significant need to stimulate the creation of jobs in the southern and western areas adjacent to the Carroll Camden Focus Area and Consolidated Enterprise Zone (neighborhoods of Violetville, Morrell Park, and Lakeland and also see the attached map for a complete listing of all areas affected by the approval of this Resolution); and
WHEREAS, The City of Baltimore and representatives of the Baltimore Development Corporation (BDC) have been working towards this end; and
WHEREAS, The General Assembly of the State of Maryland established an Enterprise Zone Program to focus state and local resources on the encouragement of economic growth in economically distressed areas and employment opportunities for the unemployed; and
WHEREAS, The City of Baltimore, through the Baltimore Development Corporation (BDC), has prepared an application for the expansion of the Enterprise Zone to include these aforementioned areas; and
WHEREAS, The regulations of the Enterprise Zone Program require the written expression of the sentiment of the Baltimore City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the City Council of Baltimore:
1. Hereby endorses this October 2007 application of the City for the expansion of the existing Enterprise Zone.
2. Resolves that copies of this Resolution be sent to the Secretary of the Department of Business and Economic Development, State of Maryland, Honorable Mayor of the City of Baltimore, and President of the Baltimore Development Corporation (BDC).
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