City of Baltimore Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee met Nov. 1.
Here is the minutes provided by the committee:
CALL TO ORDER
INTRODUCTIONS
ATTENDANCE
Present 4 - Member Sharon Green Middleton, Member Leon F. Pinkett III, Member Eric T. Costello, and Member Robert Stokes Sr.
Absent 1 - Member Edward Reisinger
ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING
18-0104R Informational Hearing - Subsidies to Baltimore City’s Hospitality and Tourism Industry, Now and in the Future
For the purpose of inviting the President and CEO of Visit Baltimore; the President and CEO of the Baltimore Development Corporation; the Director of the Baltimore City Department of Finance; the Director of the Mayor's Office of Employment Development; representatives of the Baltimore tourism industry; and representatives of the Baltimore labor community to appear before the City Council to discuss the subsidies that the City of Baltimore has provided to the hospitality and tourism industry as well as best methods for ensuring that any future subsidies to the hospitality and tourism industry are conditioned upon the recipients commitment to create quality jobs.
Sponsors: Mary Pat Clarke, Bill Henry, President Young, Sharon Green Middleton, Brandon M. Scott, Kristerfer Burnett, Zeke Cohen, John T. Bullock, Shannon Sneed, Edward Reisinger, Ryan Dorsey, Leon F. Pinkett, III, Robert Stokes, Sr.
A motion was made by member Pinkett, seconded by member Stokes, that Resolution 18-0104 be recommended favorably. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 4 - Member Middleton, Member Pinkett III, Member Costello, and Member Stokes Sr.
Absent: 1 - Member Reisinger
ADJOURNMENT
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