City of Annapolis  
160 Duke Of Gloucester Street  
Annapolis, MD 21401  
Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final  
Friday, February 7, 2025  
1:00 PM  
Regular Meeting  
Mayor John T. Chambers, Jr.  
City Council Chambers  
Rules & City Government Committee  
Call To Order  
Roll Call  
Alderwoman Finlayson started the Regular Meeting agenda at 1:01 pm.  
3 - Alderwoman Finlayson, Alderman Arnett and Alderman Schandelmeier  
Present:  
Approval of Agenda (any changes to the agenda should be made here)  
Alderman Arnett moved to approve the Regular Meeting agenda. Seconded.  
CARRIED on voice vote.  
Business and Miscellaneous  
Approval of Minutes  
Regular Meeting Minutes  
RCG 1.3.25  
Attachments: RCG 1.3.25  
Alderman Arnett moved to approve RCG 1.3.25. Seconded. CARRIED on voice  
vote.  
General Discussion  
Comprehensive Rezoning Discussion  
ID-173-24  
Attachments: Comprehensive Rezoning Tyler Avenue - Mar25  
Chief of Comprehensive Planning Leshinsky was present to answer questions  
from the committee.  
Alderman Savidge and Chief of Comprehensive Planning Leshinsky suggested  
he return for the March meeting to present a presentation.  
Alderwoman Finlayson requested Chief of Comprehensive Planning Leshinsky  
provide a tentative list of the areas that the City plans on working on next.  
Appointments and Re-appointments  
Appointment - Ms. Rebecca Britt - Civil Service Board  
AP-1-25  
Attachments: AP-1-25  
Appointment Britt was present to answer questions from the committee.  
201 Georgetown Road  
Annapolis, MD 21403  
Alderman Schandelmeier moved to recommend AP-1-25 favorably. Seconded.  
CARRIED on voice vote.  
Appointment - Mr. Clinton E. Ramsden - Board of Appeals  
AP-2-25  
Attachments: AP-2-25  
Appointment Ramsden was present to answer questions from the committee.  
23 College Avenue  
Annapolis, MD 21401  
Alderman Schandelmeier moved to recommend AP-2-25 favorably. Seconded.  
CARRIED on voice vote.  
Legislation  
O-10-24  
Outdoor Dining Requirements in Annapolis - For the purpose of codifying and  
consolidating the City's outdoor dining programs; defining outdoor dining and its  
different types; requiring permits for outdoor dining; setting common standards for  
outdoor dining; creating a fund for outdoor dining permit fees to be used for  
alternative transportation options when restaurants use their parking lot for outdoor  
dining; making technical corrections to the various code sections to conform with the  
outdoor dining section; and generally dealing with restaurant standards for outdoor  
dining.  
Arnett, Savidge and O'Neill  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: O-10-24 First Reader  
O-10-24 Legislative Summary  
O-10-24 Fiscal Impact Report  
O-10-24 Staffing Impact Report & Staff Report  
O-10-24 Planning Commission Report  
O-10-24 Public Notice of Hearing  
O-10-24 Capital Gazette Affidavit of Public Hearing Notice  
O-10-24 Amendment 1 - Arnett (Sponsor's Amendment)  
O-10-24 Amendment 2 - Savidge  
O-10-24 Amendment 2A - Huntley (Finance Cmte. Amdt. to Amdt 2)  
O-10-24 Amendment 3 - O'Neill  
O-10-24 Amendment 3A - Huntley (Finance Cmte. Amdt. to Amdt. 2)  
O-10-24 Amendment 4 - O'Neill  
O-10-24 Amendment 5 - Huntley  
Alderman Savidge and Assistant City Attorney Corace was present to answer  
questions from the committee.  
Guest Speaker:  
Phil Dales  
Dales Associates  
113 Cathedral Street  
Annapolis, MD 21401  
Alderman Schandelmeier moved to postpone until March 7th, 2025 Rules & City  
Government meeting. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.  
O-29-24  
Fence Permit Requirements Related to Buildings and Construction Standards  
in Title 17  
- For the purpose of requiring a completed application and permit issued before  
removing fences of a certain size; requiring plans to show the location of trees of a  
certain size; and clarifies when a stop-work order will be issues; reformatting these  
sections to current Code style; and generally related for fence requirements in Title  
17.  
Savidge and Arnett  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: O-29-24 First Reader  
O-29-24 Legislative Summary  
O-29-24 and O-30-24 Staff Report  
O-29-24 and O-30-24 Staff Report UPDATED  
O-29-24 and O-30-24 Staffing Impact Report  
O-29-24 and O-30-24 Fiscal Impact Report  
O-29-24 Amendment 1 - Savidge  
O-29-24 Amendment 2 - Savidge  
O-29-24 Amendment 3 - Finlayson (Rules Cmte.)  
O-29-24 Amendment 4 - Savidge  
O-29-24 Amendment 5 - Savidge  
O-29-24 Signed Copy (b&w)  
O-29-24 Signed Copy (color)  
Alderman Savidge and Assistant City Attorney Corace were present to answer  
questions from the committee.  
Amendment #4 - Alderman Arnett moved to Recommend Amendment #4  
Favorably. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.  
Amendment #5 - Alderman Arnett moved to Recommend Amendment #5  
Favorably-Amendment. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.  
Alderman Arnett moved to Recommend O-29-24 Favorably as Amended.  
Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.  
R-53-24  
FY 2025 Changes to Executive Pay Ranges - For the purpose of updating the  
Fiscal Year 2025 annual position classifications and grades; and specifying an  
effective date.  
Buckley  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: R-53-24 First Reader  
R-53-24 Staffing Impact Report  
R-53-24 Staff Report revised  
R-53-24 Fiscal Impact Note  
R-53-24 Summary of supplementary data for E scale  
Assistant City Manager Buckland and Human Resources Manager Hopkins were  
present to answer questions from the committee.  
Alderman Arnett moved to recommend R-53-24 unfavorably. Seconded. CARRIED  
on voice vote.  
R-54-24  
FY 2025 Changes in the Position Classifications and Pay Plan - For the purpose  
of updating the Fiscal Year 2025 annual position classifications and grades; and  
specifying an effective date.  
Buckley  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: R-54-24 First Reader  
R-54-24 Staffing Impact Report & Staff Report with table  
R-54-24 Fiscal Impact Note  
R-54-24 Amendment 1 - Savidge  
R-54-24 Amendment 2 - Huntley  
R-54-24 Amendment 3 - Savidge  
R-54-24 Amendment 4 - Buckley  
R-54-24 Amendment 5 - O'Neill  
R-54-24 Amendment 6 - O'Neill  
R-54-24 Amendment 7 - Finlayson (Rules Cmte.)  
Assistant City Manager Buckland, Human Resources Manager Hopkins and  
Legislative & Policy Analyst Reuter were present to answer questions from the  
committee.  
Amendment #1 (Savidge) - Alderman Arnett moved to postpone R-54-24 until  
March 7th, 2025 Rules & City Government meeting. Seconded. CARRIED on voice  
vote.  
Amendment #2 (Huntley) - Alderman Arnett moved to recommend Amendment #2  
favorably. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.  
Amendment #3 (Savidge) - Alderman Arnett moved to recommend Amendment  
#3 favorably. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.  
yay- Alderwoman Finlayson, Alderman Arnett  
nay - Alderman Schandelmeier  
Amendment #4 (Buckley) - Alderwoman Finlayson moved to recommend  
Amendment #4 favorably. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.  
Amendment #5 (O'Neill) - Alderman Arnett moved to recommend Amendment #5  
favorably. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.  
Amendment #6 (O'Neill) - Alderman Arnett moved to recommend Amendment #6  
favorably. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.  
Amendment #7 (Finlayson-Rules Committee) - On page 9, in Class #4200, in the  
Grade column, strike "N17" and insert "N18". Alderman Arnett moved to  
recommend Amendment #7 favorably. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.  
Alderwoman Finlayson requested Deputy City Manager for Resilience &  
Sustainability, City Clerk Watkins-Eldridge, Planning & Zoning Director Jakubiak,  
and Public Works Director Vogel to be present at the next Rules and City  
Government meeting March 7th, 2025 to answer questions about the employees  
in their department.  
Alderman Schandelmeier moved to postpone R-54-24 until March 7th, 2025 Rules  
& City Government meeting. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.  
R-1-25  
Thompson Street Park - For the purpose of designating specific City of  
Annapolis-owned property as a street-end park; naming the street-end park at the  
southeast end of Thompson Street the “Thompson Street Park”; and generally relating  
to park amenities.  
Huntley, Finlayson and Arnett  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: R-1-25 First Reader  
R-1-25 Staffing & Staff Reports  
R-1-25 Fiscal Impact Note  
Assistant City Manager Buckland and Legislative & Policy Analyst Reuter were  
present to answer questions from the committee.  
Alderman Arnett and Alderwoman Finlayson requested to be added as a  
co-sponsor.  
Alderman Arnett moved to recommend R-1-25 favorably. Seconded. CARRIED on  
voice vote.  
Adjournment  
Upon motion duly made, seconded and adopted, the Regular Meeting was  
adjourned at 5:18pm.  
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