MINUTES
Housing Committee
Southwest Partnership
April 11, 2019
Introductions
Review of March Minutes
- George First, Nancy Second
Updates
- Receivership subcommittee report
- 17 properties are scheduled for onsite Receivership auction currently around the end of May.
- N Gilmor properties slated potentially for Caroline Leo
- N Carey properties slated potentially for Noble Baier
- S Gilmor properties slated potentially for Julio Barreto
- McHenry St properties slated potentially for Home Free USA
- What would Franklin Sq properties be sold for?
- SWP will notify Housing Committee of walkthrough of vacant
- SWP will ensure neighborhood leaders have opportunity to meet any developers they have not yet
- 17 properties are scheduled for onsite Receivership auction currently around the end of May.
- Tax sale update – Tony
- The City is willing to pilot a reduced tax certificate payment for non-profits, but will only test one or two at a time as opposed to the entire list SWP sent.
- SWP has only received a handful of applications in part due to uncertainty around the lien abatement, but even for properties that do not qualify for abatement.
- SWP will send reminder and updates to associations
- Promotion of Habitat homes – Pigtown
- Poe Homes planning grant process update
- Discussion of overall structure
- Update provided on Neighborhood Taskforce that deals with $950k
- Live Baltimore – May 11
- Will be at UM campus
- Diana and neighborhood volunteers are working on brochures for each neighborhood
- Please share properties for sale in your neighborhood
Old Business
New Business
- N Carey properties being worked on by Noble Baier were approved for higher zoning (6 units), and will allow development on more properties.
Motion to Adjourn – Nancy, Kim Lane
