City Council  
City of Baltimore  
City Hall, Room 408  
100 North Holliday Street  
Baltimore, Maryland 21202  
Meeting Agenda - Final  
Housing & Economic Development Committee  
Tuesday, August 18, 2026  
5:15 PM  
Virtual/Du Burns Council Chamber, 4th floor,  
City Hall, Phone: #1-408-418-9388, Access  
code: 2340 861 3785, Password: Public, Link:  
MTID=m37c5d783dd71c8d78b95ff535d734646  
26-0147, 26-0163, LO25-0029, and LO25-0032  
CALL TO ORDER  
INTRODUCTIONS  
ATTENDANCE  
ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING  
Landmark List – St. Peter’s Cemetery  
FOR the purpose of designating St. Peter’s Cemetery, 2310 Laurens  
Street and 1301 Moreland Avenue, as a historical landmark: exterior; and  
providing for a special effective date.  
Sponsors:  
John Bullock, Mark Parker, Antonio "Tony" Glover  
Community Healthy Food Access Act  
FOR the purpose of establishing the Healthy Foods Grant Program;  
providing criteria for participating in the Program; requiring a certain  
report; defining certain terms; and generally relating to the Healthy Foods  
Grant Program.  
Sponsors:  
Phylicia Porter, Mark Parker, Mark Conway, Sharon Green Middleton, Paris Gray, James  
Torrence, John Bullock, Zac Blanchard, Jermaine Jones, Antonio "Tony" Glover, Odette  
Ramos, Zeke Cohen  
Whole Block Strategy & Disposition Timelines  
For the purpose of: calling relevant City Agencies and Representatives, as  
well as 3rd party stakeholders to review and discuss the City’s policies  
around the City’s whole block strategy for vacant and abandoned  
properties as well as the timeline around its implementation.  
Sponsors:  
James Torrence  
Baltimore Vacant Reinvestment Council Oversight  
For the purpose of: calling relevant City Agencies and Representatives, as  
well as 3rd party stakeholders to review and discuss the City’s policies  
around reinvesting in vacant housing in the City. Topics will include but not  
be limited to: interagency cooperation, implementation status, & public  
accountability.  
Sponsors:  
James Torrence  
ADJOURNMENT  
THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC