City Council

City of Baltimore

City Hall, Room 408

100 North Holliday Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Meeting Minutes - Final

Housing & Economic Development Committee

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

5:15 PM

Virtual/Du Burns Council Chamber, 4th floor, City Hall, Phone:

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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

LO25-0018

Homeless Services

FOR the purpose of calling representatives from the Mayor’s Office of

Homeless Services, other City agencies, & community partners to report

on services and projects in the City aimed at creating permanent

supportive housing options for those experiencing homelessness & exiting

homelessness in the City of Baltimore.

This Hearing Was Recessed

25-0080

In Rem Foreclosure – Vacant Structures and Nuisance Properties

FOR the purpose of authorizing certain property located in Baltimore City

identified as a vacant structure or nuisance property under the Baltimore

City Building Code to be subject to a certain in rem foreclosure process;

requiring certain procedures for an in rem foreclosure; requiring the City to

take certain actions to compensate the interested parties in property that is

acquired through an in rem foreclosure; specifying the circumstances under

which an in rem foreclosure judgement may be reopened; making

conforming changes; defining certain terms; and generally relating to in rem

foreclosure of vacant property in Baltimore City.

Sponsors: Odette Ramos, Mark Conway, Mark Parker, Paris Gray, John Bullock, Jermaine Jones,

Zeke Cohen, Zac Blanchard, James Torrence

This Hearing Was Recessed

25-0088

Taxes – Property Tax – Vacant Lots and Vacant Structures

FOR the purpose of amending the special real property tax rate for vacant

and abandoned property to include vacant lots; establishing a subclass of

real property of vacant lots and vacant structures; applying a special real

property tax rate to the subclass of real property; requiring the provision of

notice of the special real property tax rate; providing for the promulgation of

rules and regulations; requiring a certain annual report; defining certain

terms; repealing certain sections of Ordinance 24-431 that ordained an

abrogation date for the Ordinance; and generally relating to the special real

property tax rate levied on vacant lots and vacant structures.

Sponsors: Odette Ramos, Sharon Green Middleton, Paris Gray, John Bullock, Zac Blanchard,

Jermaine Jones

This Hearing was Canceled Pending Rescheduling

ADJOURNMENT

THIS MEETING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC