City of Baltimore - File #: 07-0331R

• File #: 07-0331R
• Version: 0
• Name: Maryland Food Bank
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 9/24/2007
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 9/24/2007
• Title: Maryland Food Bank FOR the purpose of expressing approval of the application of the Maryland Food Bank to the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development for approval Emergency Food for Baltimore City, a project that supports food distribution to the more than 500 emergency food providers in Baltimore City and for an allocation of tax credits for business entities that contribute to the project under the Department's Neighborhood Partnership Program.
• Sponsors: Stephanie President Rawlings-Blake, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Helen L. Holton, Robert Curran, James B. Kraft, Edward Reisinger, Rochelle Spector, Belinda Conaway, Sharon Green Middleton, Mary Pat Clarke, Agnes Welch, Kenneth Harris, Keiffer Mitchell, Vernon E. Crider
• Indexes: Resolution

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/24/2007	0	City Council	Introduced
9/24/2007	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: President Rawlings-Blake
At the request of: Maryland Food Bank c/o Deborah Flateman, Chief Executive Officer
Address: 2200 Halethorpe Farms Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21227
Telephone: 410-737-8282, ext. 223
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
Title
Maryland Food Bank

FOR the purpose of expressing approval of the application of the Maryland Food Bank to the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development for approval Emergency Food for Baltimore City, a project that supports food distribution to the more than 500 emergency food providers in Baltimore City and for an allocation of tax credits for business entities that contribute to the project under the Department's Neighborhood Partnership Program.
Body
Recitals

WHEREAS, The Maryland Food Bank, a nonprofit organization, proposes to undertake "Emergency Food for Baltimore City" the project described above (the "Project"); and

WHEREAS, The recipients of the Project's services include food pantries, soup kitchens, youth programs, rehabilitation centers, shelters, and other sites that provide food to the City's impoverished population. The Maryland Food Bank receives food from businesses that donate their salvage and excess inventory and also purchases high protein food to supplement donated products. This food is received, sorted, repackaged, and stored at the appropriate temperature, then either picked up by, or delivered to, the members of the network. These emergency provi...