Baltimore City Council
File #: 15-0226R    Version: 0 Name: Community - Economic Development in Struggling Neighborhoods
Type: City Council Resolution Status: Failed - End of Term
File created: 5/11/2015 In control: Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee
On agenda: Final action: 12/5/2016
Enactment #:
Title: Community - Economic Development in Struggling Neighborhoods FOR the purpose of requesting that the Baltimore Development Corporation, Finance Department, Department of Housing and Community Development, Health Department, Baltimore City Public Schools, Mayor's Office of Employment Development, and Planning Department report to the City Council on the community - economic development tools available to distressed neighborhoods in Baltimore City, how those tools are currently being used to develop and reinvest in neighborhoods, and how City agencies can further collaborate with private, state, and federal partners to foster positive community change and create strong, vibrant, economically successful neighborhoods.
Sponsors: President Young, Warren Branch, Eric T. Costello, Carl Stokes, James B. Kraft, Helen L. Holton, Sharon Green Middleton, Mary Pat Clarke, Rochelle Spector, Edward Reisinger, Bill Henry, Nick Mosby, Brandon M. Scott, William "Pete" Welch
Attachments: 1. 15-0226R~1st Reader, 2. BDC 15-0226R, 3. Planning 15-0226R, 4. Finance 15-0226R, 5. HCD 15-0226R, 6. Health 15-0226R, 7. MOED 15-0226R, 8. Position Statement - 15-0226R, 9. Targeted Comprehensive Community and Economic Development Initiatives, 10. Good Fortune, Dire Poverty, and Inequality in Baltimore - An American Story
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsVideo
6/1/20150 Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee Scheduled for a Public Hearing  Action details Meeting details Not available
5/14/20150 The City Council Refer to Mayor’s Office of Employment Development  Action details Meeting details Not available
5/14/20150 The City Council Refer to Baltimore City Public School System  Action details Meeting details Not available
5/14/20150 The City Council Refer to Dept. of Planning  Action details Meeting details Not available
5/14/20150 The City Council Refer to Dept. of Housing and Community Development  Action details Meeting details Not available
5/14/20150 The City Council Refer to Dept. of Health  Action details Meeting details Not available
5/14/20150 The City Council Refer to Dept. of Finance  Action details Meeting details Not available
5/14/20150 The City Council Refer to Baltimore Development Corporation  Action details Meeting details Not available
5/11/20150 City Council Assigned  Action details Meeting details Not available
5/11/20150 City Council Introduced  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: President Young
                                                                                                                                                           
 
 
      A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
 
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Community - Economic Development in Struggling Neighborhoods
FOR the purpose of requesting that the Baltimore Development Corporation, Finance Department, Department of Housing and Community Development, Health Department, Baltimore City Public Schools, Mayor's Office of Employment Development, and Planning Department report to the City Council on the community - economic development tools available to distressed neighborhoods in Baltimore City, how those tools are currently being used to develop and reinvest in neighborhoods, and how City agencies can further collaborate with private, state, and federal partners to foster positive community change and create strong, vibrant, economically successful neighborhoods.
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   Over the last five years, Baltimore City has seen significant new investments and development; however it appears only a handful of neighborhoods have attracted the interest of investors and developers.  This economic interest reflects the social, economic, and health disparities between Baltimore City neighborhoods.  Distressed neighborhoods in Baltimore City are isolated, struggling, and unable to leverage their human capital into community and economic development opportunities that could and should build stronger, healthier, sustainable neighborhoods.
 
  Residents in distressed neighborhoods concurrently struggle with high unemployment rates, high crime rates, health disparities, inadequate early child care and education, and economic insecurity. These neighborhoods face unaffordable, inconsistent, or limited access to basic goods and services.  Residents in highpoverty neighborhoods are unable to leverage assets to provide a basis for community and economic growth and improvement.
 
   The question facing the City of Baltimore is how to support the transformation of distressed neighborhoods into choice neighborhoods of opportunity?  How can the City of Baltimore support the development of distressed neighborhoods into neighborhoods with highquality, safe, and affordable housing; thriving commercial amenities that provide access to affordable goods and services; accessible parks and recreational spaces; and highquality schools.  
 
 
   The City of Baltimore currently offers numerous programs and services that provide critical support to residents of distressed neighborhoods.  These programs range across various agencies and departments and provide assistance for fundamental services such as education, child care, workforce training, and health care.
 
   The City Council calls on agencies to report on current efforts to help struggling and distressed neighborhoods and to identify ways to integrate existing programs and identify opportunities for new programs that will develop the existing, underutilized human capital, leverage existing assets, and build strong, sustainable neighborhoods.  
 
   NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Council requests that the Baltimore Development Corporation, Finance Department, Department of Housing and Community Development, Health Department, Baltimore City Public Schools, Mayor�s Office of Employment Development, and Planning Department report to it on the community  economic development tools available to distressed neighborhoods in Baltimore City, how those tools are currently being used to develop and reinvest in neighborhoods, and how City agencies can further collaborate with private, state, and federal partners to foster positive community change and create strong, vibrant, economically successful neighborhoods.
      
  AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be sent to the President & CEO of the Baltimore Development Corporation, the Director of Finance, the Housing Commissioner, the Health Commissioner, the CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools, the Director of the Mayor�s Office of Employment Development, the Director of Planning, and the Mayor�s Legislative Liaison to the City Council.
 
 
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