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The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.
Introductory*
City of Baltimore
Council Bill R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Ramos
A Resolution Entitled
A Council Resolution concerning
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Informational Hearing - Baltimore’s Plan for our Neighbors Experiencing Homelessness and Residing in Hotels during the Pandemic
For the purpose of inviting the Acting Director of the Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services, the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Children and Family Success, the City Administrator, the Acting Commissioner of the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the advocacy groups Housing Our Neighbors and Homeless Persons Representation Project to brief and advise the City Council as to: the overall outcomes for neighbors experiencing homelessness who were able to reside in the hotels; what is next for them; assistance for those experiencing homelessness in encampments during the crisis; and the availability of programs to access housing.
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Whereas, the COVID-19 pandemic is a serious health crisis in our City, State, and Nation;
Whereas, the Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services has housed over 500 of our neighbors experiencing homelessness in local hotels to allow some to recover from COVID as well as to protect others from COVID;
Whereas, many more of our neighbors experiencing homelessness need protection from the ongoing crisis and need access to stable housing;
Whereas, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) may reimburse cities for temporary hotel stays for our neighbors experiencing homelessness now and throughout the health crisis; an
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