City of Baltimore - File #: 15-0220R

• File #: 15-0220R
• Version: 0
• Name: Informational Hearing - Cleaner Streets
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 3/30/2015
• In control: Judiciary and Legislative Investigations
• Final action: 6/22/2015
• Title: Informational Hearing - Cleaner Streets FOR the purpose of requesting that representatives from the Department of Public Works, and other City agencies working to make Baltimore cleaner, appear before the Council to discuss the City's plan for cleaner streets and neighborhoods, the current results of this plan, and what additional steps can be taken to progress towards a cleaner Baltimore.
• Sponsors: Helen L. Holton, President Young, James B. Kraft, Bill Henry, Sharon Green Middleton, Eric T. Costello, Brandon M. Scott, Edward Reisinger, Mary Pat Clarke, Robert Curran, Nick Mosby, Rochelle Spector, Carl Stokes, William "Pete" Welch
• Indexes: Cleaner Streets, Informational Hearing

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/22/2015	0	City Council	Adopted
6/22/2015	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Recommended Favorably
6/17/2015	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Recommended Favorably	Pass
4/20/2015	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
4/2/2015	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Recreation and Parks
4/2/2015	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Health
4/2/2015	0	The City Council	Refer to Housing and Community Development
4/2/2015	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Public Works
3/30/2015	0	City Council	Assigned
3/30/2015	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.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmember Holton



A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Informational Hearing - Cleaner Streets
FOR the purpose of requesting that representatives from the Department of Public Works, and other City agencies working to make Baltimore cleaner, appear before the Council to discuss the City's plan for cleaner streets and neighborhoods, the current results of this plan, and what additional steps can be taken to progress towards a cleaner Baltimore.
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Recitals

A common concern raised by Baltimore residents is the cleanliness of our streets and neighborhoods. Litter, debris, and trash are not only an aesthetic concern, they also harm the environment, drive down property values, and discourage people from investing time, effort, and money into our City.

Last Spring, the Department of Public Works and the Administration unveiled an expanded street sweeping effort intended to regularly clean 90% of Baltimore?s streets. This effort has had mixed results, with some areas showing a clear improvement while residents in other areas report no changes.

It is also not clear if he City has a real, comprehensive, plan to address the problems of litter, illegal dumping, and general grime that continue to plague too many City neighborhoods. Street sweeping, done properly, can be an important element in the City?s efforts to combat these scourges, but it cannot succeed on its own without parallel inve...