City of Baltimore - File #: 17-0048R

• File #: 17-0048R
• Version: 0
• Name: Approving the Submission of an Application to the State of Maryland for the Redesignation/Renewal of Baltimore City’s Enterprise Zone Focus Areas
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 9/25/2017
• In control: Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee
• Final action: 10/30/2017
• Title: Approving the Submission of an Application to the State of Maryland for the Redesignation/Renewal of Baltimore City’s Enterprise Zone Focus Areas For the purpose of approving the submission of an application to the State of Maryland to redesignate and renew Baltimore City’s Enterprise Zone Focus Areas.
• Sponsors: City Council President (Administration)
• Indexes: Baltimore City, Enterprise, Focus Area, Redesignation/Renewal, State of Maryland, Zone

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/30/2017	0	City Council	Adopted
10/30/2017	0	Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee	Recommended Favorably
10/19/2017	0	Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee	Recommended Favorably	Pass
9/28/2017	0	The City Council	Refer to Baltimore Development Corporation
9/28/2017	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Finance
9/25/2017	0	City Council	Assigned
9/25/2017	0	City Council	Introduced
9/25/2017	0	Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing

* 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: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration (Baltimore Development Corporation)

A Resolution Entitled

A Council Resolution concerning
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Approving the Submission of an Application to the State of Maryland for the Redesignation/Renewal of Baltimore City’s Enterprise Zone Focus Areas
For the purpose of approving the submission of an application to the State of Maryland to redesignate and renew Baltimore City’s Enterprise Zone Focus Areas.
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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 Council recognizes that there is a significant need to stimulate the creation of jobs by establishing Focus Areas, and, that by doing so, opportunities will increase for revitalization, property rehabilitation, and job creation (See the attached Exhibit A, “Proposed City Focus Area Redesignation/Renewal”, for a map of the area affected by approval of this Resolution); and

Whereas, The Jones Falls Focus Area (Exhibit B), Carroll Camden Industrial Focus Area, (Exhibit C), and Oldtown Focus Area (Exhibit D) expired on June 30, 2017, and must be redesignated as Enterprise Zone Focus Areas by the State of Maryland; and

Whereas, The Orangeville/Holabird Industrial Focus Ar...