Title
Market House Tenant Solicitation - For the purpose of establishing a public process for selecting a Market House tenant.
Body
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis
Ordinance 16-17
Introduced by: Alderman Budge
Referred to
Economic Matters Committee
Finance Committee
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Market House Tenant Solicitation
FOR the purpose of establishing a public process for selecting a Market House tenant.
WHEREAS, among the express powers provided to municipal corporations in ?5-204 of the Local Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland is establishing and regulating markets; 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 City of Annapolis established and began operating a market house in Market Space in 1787; and
WHEREAS, the present Market House structure was constructed in 1858 and operated continuously as a market until 2005; and
WHEREAS, the City, with generous financial assistance from the Maryland State Legislature, refurbished the Market House beginning in 2005; and
WHEREAS, City Administrations solicited and selected Market House vendors in 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 46-11, adopted by the Annapolis City Council on November 17, 2011, authorized the Mayor to enter into vendor leases for the Market House on behalf of the City for terms not to exceed five (5) years; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor of Annapolis entered into eight vendor leases for the Market House in 2013; and
WHEREAS, existing vendor leases for Market House tenants expire on December 31, 2017; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor's authorization to enter into further vendor leases for the Market House expired on November 17, 2016; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Article III, Section 8 of the Charter of the City of Annapolis, the City Council must authorize any lease of City land or the improvements on the land; and
WHEREAS, the City Council belie...
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