The Authority's charge is to promote and market the South Baltimore Gateway Community Impact District, provide supplemental security and maintenance services, provide amenities in public areas, provide park and recreational programs and functions, and after the Authority is established, other services and functions as requested by the Authority and approved through an ordinance by the Mayor and City Council.
Within the South Baltimore Gateway Community Impact District are properties in the Barre Circle, Carroll Park, Carroll–Camden Industrial Area, Cherry Hill, Federal Hill, Lakeland, Middle Branch/Reedbird Parks, Mount Winans, Otterbein, Pigtown/Washington Village, Ridgely’s Delight, Riverside, Saint Paul, South Baltimore, Stadium Area, Spring Garden Industrial Area, and Westport Neighborhood Statistical Areas according to the 2011 Neighborhood Statistical Areas Map.
The Authority's Board of Directors consists of twenty-one members, the majority of whom are residents of the South Baltimore Gateway Community Impact District. Four members are appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates, and two are chosen by the State Senators representing Legislative Election Districts 40 and 46. The Baltimore City Council President appoints two members, and the Mayor appoints one. Appointed members serve two-year terms. Those twelve members of the Local [Video Lottery] Development Council who are not elected officials serve as ex officio members of the Board, at least until December 31, 2018.
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