- motion to approve the minutes, Jane B. seconded by Nicole
Topics:
- Sprinkler systems required due to low water pressure and the issues it is causing rehabilitation projects
- Lifebridge is meeting with Mayor’s office to come up with a solution, alerted to the City of water pressure issues. Pressure has gone down over a one year period.
- Nicole Orr is having to pay $20,000 to DPW for the water issues
- Jane: we should not be being treated like second class citizens, they want us to redevelop the area and are not doing their part. Let’s give them a time frame to fix this and then make a stink
- BGE Seed program could help
- Howard: are there infrastructure grants for property owners to help offset the cost?
- ACTION: Kurt will draft a letter, Carrie will send to those affected for them to sign, will send to Mayor’s Office, if no response or unsatisfactory response, we go to the press
Announcements
Hiring New Commercial Development Manager
Goals/Priorities/Incentives for 2023
- Permit expedition with Housing Committee
- Permit taskforce
- Business Roundtable
- Business Highlights
- CHAP Historic District lead in a more equitable way
- Local lenders refusing to lend to Baltimore Street projects
- Showcase of businesses
- Vacant properties through tax sale
- Business directory
- Retail Study Followup
Updates
- Pigtown Mainstreet Updates – Meghan
- West Baltimore Street/Capital Projects Updates – Carrie
- 1504/1506 RFP due Sept 15th
- Innovation Works – Lamontre
- BDC – Curtis
- Terrell barbershop looking for new spot @1502
- Interest in opening marijunia dispensary – 1104 W. Balto
- Divine Light Zoning Hearing
- postponed until September 5th
- they are supposed to meet with Hollins and Poppleton
