City Council  
City of Baltimore  
City Hall, Room 408  
100 North Holliday Street  
Baltimore, Maryland 21202  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Housing & Economic Development Committee  
Tuesday, September 9, 2025  
5:15 PM  
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CALL TO ORDER  
INTRODUCTIONS  
ATTENDANCE  
5 -  
Present  
James Torrence, Odette Ramos, Zac Blanchard, Jermaine Jones, and Antonio  
"Tony" Glover  
ROLL CALL  
ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING  
25-0050  
Water Bill – Tenant Right to Review  
FOR the purpose of requiring the Department of Public Works to provide a  
specified person with a copy of a certain water or wastewater bill upon  
request and submission of specified documentation.  
Sponsors: Paris Gray, Mark Parker, Ryan Dorsey, Mark Conway, James Torrence, John Bullock,  
Phylicia Porter, Zac Blanchard, Jermaine Jones, Odette Ramos, Zeke Cohen, Sharon  
Green Middleton  
Only Amendment 2 of the Gray Amendments was voted on and  
recommended  
This Ordinance was Recommended Favorably with Amendment to the Housing &  
Economic Development Committee. due back on 9/9/2025  
5 - Torrence, Ramos, Blanchard, Jones, and Glover  
Yes:  
25-0059  
Building, Fire, and Related Codes – Vacant Building Receivers –  
Failure to Sell  
FOR the purpose of permitting a vacant building receiver to offer the  
property for sale to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City, if the  
property fails to sell at public auction; and providing certain limitations on  
the sale price.  
Sponsors: Paris Gray, Ryan Dorsey, Mark Conway, Sharon Green Middleton, John Bullock, Phylicia  
Porter, Zac Blanchard, Jermaine Jones, Odette Ramos, Zeke Cohen, Mark Parker,  
James Torrence, Antonio "Tony" Glover  
This Ordinance was Recommended Favorably to the Housing & Economic  
Development Committee. due back on 9/9/2025  
5 - Torrence, Ramos, Blanchard, Jones, and Glover  
Yes:  
ADJOURNMENT  
THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC