City Council
City of Baltimore
City Hall, Room 408
100 North Holliday Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Meeting Agenda - Final
Housing & Economic Development Committee
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
4:30 PM
Virtual/Du Burns Council Chamber, 4th Floor,
City Hall, Phone: 1-408-418-9388, Access Code:
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25-0019 Midtown Community Benefits District & Management Authority - Establishment
CALL TO ORDER
INTRODUCTIONS
ATTENDANCE
ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING
Midtown Community Benefits District and Management Authority —
Establishment
FOR the purpose of creating a community benefits district within Baltimore
City; specifying the boundaries of the District; creating an Authority and
describing its rights, duties, and powers; designating the initial interim
Board of the Authority and providing for the selection and approval of a full
Board; creating the administrator for the Authority to administer the District;
mandating the financial responsibilities of the Authority and the City in
conjunction with the operation of the District; providing for a supplemental
tax to be collected by and for the Authority; establishing limits and
minimums on the amount of the supplemental tax; incorporating the
assessment, collection, and enforcement process for the supplemental tax
within the procedures and processes already existing; specifying the role
of the City in maintaining and enhancing existing services; encouraging the
creation of partnerships between and among the Authority, the City, the
State, the federal government, and other property owners not subject to the
supplemental tax; establishing the Board of Estimates as the entity
charged with reviewing and approving various matters relating to the
District and the Authority; providing for the renewal, expiration, termination,
and approval of the District and the Authority; and otherwise providing for
the existence, operation, and control of the District and the Authority.
Sponsors:
Zac Blanchard, Mark Parker, Mark Conway, James Torrence, Phylicia Porter, Jermaine
Jones, Antonio "Tony" Glover, Odette Ramos
At the request of the Administration