Title
Market House Amendments - For the purpose of amending the Market House policy to reflect a tenant and sub-tenant relationship, clarifying Market House product and service policies, and removing the requirement for an enterprise fund.
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CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis
Ordinance 17-17
Introduced by: Alderman Budge
Referred to
Economic Matters Committee
Finance Committee
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Market House Amendments
FOR the purpose of amending the Market House policy to reflect a tenant and sub-tenant relationship, clarifying Market House product and service policies, and removing the requirement for an enterprise fund.
BY repealing and re-enacting with amendments the following portions of the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2016 Edition
Section 7.28.010
Section 7.28.020
WHEREAS, the Annapolis City Council believes a thriving Market House contributes to the overall social and economic vitality of the City's historic downtown; and
WHEREAS, the Annapolis City Council desires to re-establish the Market House as a vibrant public resource, as a key anchor of the City's downtown commercial area, and as a gathering space for residents, tourists, and workers from all walks of life; and
WHEREAS, the Annapolis City Council wishes to lease the Market House to one tenant who will operate the facility under Section 7.28.020 of the Annapolis City Code either as the sole tenant or in conjunction with sub-tenants selected by the tenant; and
WHEREAS, Article III, Section 2 of the Annapolis City Charter states the City has the power to erect and regulate markets; and
WHEREAS, the Fiscal 2017 Annual Operating Budget adopted by the Annapolis City Council on June 20, 2016 consolidated the Dock Fund and the Market House Fund into the General Fund.
NOW, THEREFORE,
SECTION I: BE IT ESTABLISHED AND ORDAINED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that the Code of the City of Annapolis shall be amended to read as follows:
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