* 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 Burnett
A Resolution Entitled
A Council Resolution concerning
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B-more Clean: Coordinated Agency Community Clean-up and Maintenance Strategy
For the purpose of requesting that the Director of the Department of Public Works, the Director of the Department of Transportation, the Commissioner of the Department of Housing and Community Development, the Commissioner of the Health Department, and the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Performance and Innovation present to the City Council a plan for coordinated community clean-up and maintenance throughout Baltimore and a plan for increased community involvement.
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Baltimore residents’ sense of “place” and “health” are based, in part, on their perceptions of a safe, healthy, and happy place to live. A fundamental determinant of social health is the physical environment. One of the cornerstones of “community” is cultural identity, perception, social involvement and interactions between a city’s government and that city’s residents. The improvement in health outcomes begin when one’s physical environment is free from trash, toxins, vermin, and overgrowth. Residents’ willingness to participate in improving their own physical environment is based on their belief that the city, themselves, and their neighbors are “all in this together.”
As Baltimore seeks to professionalize City government and make it more efficient, it is imperative that our City agencies coordinate with each other when it comes to the ...
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