City Council  
City of Baltimore  
City Hall, Room 408  
100 North Holliday Street  
Baltimore, Maryland 21202  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Education, Youth, and Older Adults Committee  
Thursday, March 19, 2026  
12:00 PM  
Virtual/Reeves Room, 4th floor, City Hall, Phone:  
1-408-418-9388, Access code: 2333 169 4040,  
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CALL TO ORDER  
6 -  
Present  
John Bullock, Mark Parker, Sharon Green Middleton, James Torrence, Jermaine  
Jones, and Odette Ramos  
1 - Zac Blanchard  
Excused  
INTRODUCTIONS  
ATTENDANCE  
ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR VOTING SESSION  
Children and Youth Fund – Updates  
FOR the purpose of updating the process and procedures by which the  
Fund may disperse grants; altering the composition of the Board of  
Directors; requiring a certain report; defining certain terms; and generally  
relating to the administration of the Children and Youth Fund.  
Mark Parker, John Bullock, Ryan Dorsey, Zac Blanchard, Mark Conway, Zeke Cohen  
Sponsors:  
This Ordinance was Postponed for a Scheduled Voting Session at a later date.  
ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING  
Baltimore City Children and Youth Fund  
For the purpose of holding a committee hearing to give updates on the  
status of and/or  
activities associated with the fund.  
John Bullock  
Sponsors:  
First Steps, Strong Start: Early Learning in Baltimore City  
For purpose of investigating the early learning landscape in Baltimore City  
in an effort to identify gaps in access, the conditions necessary for fiscal  
sustainability, and the accountability structures that ensure success for both  
Head Start and the mixed-delivery prekindergarten system for 3 and 4 year  
old students required by the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future.  
ADJOURNMENT  
THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC