City of Annapolis  
160 Duke Of Gloucester Street  
Annapolis, MD 21401  
Regular Meeting Agenda - Final  
Monday, April 14, 2025  
7:00 PM  
Regular Meeting  
Mayor John T. Chambers, Jr.  
City Council Chambers  
City Council  
Call To Order  
Invocation  
Mayor Buckley  
Alderwoman Pindell Charles  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Mayor Buckley  
Roll Call  
City Clerk Watkins-Eldridge  
STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS  
Mayor Buckley  
Approval of Agenda  
PETITIONS, REPORTS & COMMUNICATIONS  
Reports by Committees  
Comments by the General Public  
A person speaking before the City Council with a petition, report, or communication shall  
be limited to not more than three minutes.  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
Approval of Journal Proceedings  
Regular Meeting Minutes  
CCM 3.10.25  
Attachments:  
DRAFT - Regular Meeting Minutes 3.10.25  
Special Meeting Minutes  
CCM 3.24.25  
Attachments:  
DRAFT-Special Meeting Minutes 3.24.25  
Appointments  
Appointment - Mr. Todd Trapnell - Heritage Commission  
AP-7-25  
Attachments:  
AP-7-25  
Legislative History  
3/19/25  
Economic Matters Committee  
recommend favorably  
Appointment - Ms. Heather Ersts - Heritage Commission  
AP-8-25  
Attachments:  
AP-8-25  
Legislative History  
3/19/25  
Economic Matters Committee  
recommend favorably  
Appointment - Mr. Tom Weaver - Maritime Advisory Board  
AP-9-25  
Attachments:  
AP-9-25  
Legislative History  
3/19/25  
Economic Matters Committee  
recommend favorably  
End of Consent Calendar  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
Ordinances  
O-30-24  
Fence Permit Requirements Related to Use and Development  
Standards in the City Zoning Code Title 21 - For the purpose of creating  
additional standards related to home fencing along forests and open spaces;  
clarifying undue obstructions related to fencing; stating Council preference for extra  
consideration regarding fences on an up-slope; and generally related to fence  
regulation in Title 21.  
Sponsors:  
Savidge  
Attachments:  
O-30-24 First Reader  
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-30-24 Amendment 1 - Savidge  
O-30-24 Amendment 2 - Savidge  
O-30-24 Amendment 3 - Savidge  
O-30-24 Staff Report to Planning Commission with Attachments  
O-30-24 Planning Commission Findings  
O-30-24 Capital Gazette Affidavit  
Legislative History  
11/12/24  
11/12/24  
City Council  
City Council  
adopt on first reader  
refer to Annapolis Education Commission  
to the Planning Commission  
11/12/24  
City Council  
refer to Annapolis Education Commission  
to the Rules & City Government Committee  
O-1-25  
Expansion of Child Care Options in Annapolis - For the purpose of  
allowing large family child care homes pending zoning approval; removing City  
restrictions on hiring home-operated child care service employees who live outside  
the home; combining sections dealing with child care centers; updating the related  
City Code sections to align with state child care standards; and address the  
requirements of Title 21 concerning child care in Annapolis.  
Sponsors:  
Attachments:  
Schandelmeier  
O-1-25 First Reader  
O-1-25 Legislative Summary  
O-1-25 Staff Report  
O-1-25 Fiscal Impact Note  
O-1-25 Amendment 1 - Savidge  
O-1-25 Amendment 2 - Savidge  
O-1-25 Staff Report to PC with Attachments  
O-1-25 Planning Commission Findings  
Legislative History  
1/13/25  
1/13/25  
City Council  
City Council  
adopt on first reader  
refer to Annapolis Education Commission  
to the Rules & City Government Committee  
1/13/25  
1/13/25  
1/13/25  
1/13/25  
City Council  
City Council  
City Council  
City Council  
refer to Annapolis Education Commission  
to the Environmental Matters Committee  
refer to Annapolis Education Commission  
to the City Council  
refer to Annapolis Education Commission  
to the Planning Commission  
Cosponsor added  
LEGISLATIVE ACTION  
FIRST READERS  
Ordinances  
O-9-25  
Expanding Waterfront Uses in R4 General Residence (Zoning)  
Districts  
For the purpose of changing the residential table of uses to allow for limited  
commercial waterfront activities, such as boat rentals, charters, and charter  
services, in R4 General Residence Districts; and requiring a special exception use  
reviewed and approved by the city's Board of Appeals.  
Sponsors:  
Arnett and Savidge  
Attachments:  
O-9-25 First Reader  
O-9-25 Legislative Summary  
O-9-25 Staff Report  
O-9-25 Staffing Impact Report  
R-20-25 Fiscal Impact Note  
O-10-25  
Annual Budget and Appropriation and Property Tax Levy - For the  
purpose of adopting the City Budget, comprising the Annual Operating Budget for  
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the Capital Budget for the fiscal year ending  
June 30, 2026, the Capital Improvement Program for the fiscal years ending June  
30, 2027, June 30, 2028, June 30, 2029, June 30, 2030, and June 30, 2031;  
appropriating funds for all expenditures for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025,  
and ending June 30, 2026; levying and imposing a property tax for the use of the  
City of Annapolis for the taxable year beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30,  
2026; and fixing the rate of the City property tax for the taxable year.  
Sponsors:  
Buckley  
Attachments:  
O-10-25 First Reader  
O-10-25 Fiscal Impact Note  
O-10-25 Appendix A  
O-10-25 Appendix B  
O-10-25 Appendix C  
O-10-25 Appendix D  
O-10-25 Appendix E  
Resolutions  
R-12-25  
Street-end Park on Annapolis Street  
For the purpose of designating certain City of Annapolis-owned property as a  
street-end park; naming the street-end park at the northwest end of Annapolis  
Street on Weems Creek the “Annapolis Street Park”; and generally relating to park  
amenities.  
Sponsors:  
O'Neill and Savidge  
Attachments:  
R-12-25 First Reader  
R-12-25 Staff Report  
R-12-25 Staffing Impact Report  
R-12-25 Fiscal Impact Note  
R-13-25  
City Dock Holiday Market and Itinerant Merchant Sales in the  
Historic District - For the purpose of authorizing a City Dock event and  
hawker, peddler, and itinerant merchant sales in the Historic District in conjunction  
with the Annapolis City Dock Holiday Market event.  
Sponsors:  
Buckley  
Attachments:  
R-13-25 First Reader  
R-13-25 Staff Report  
R-13-25 Staffing Impact Report  
R-13-25 Fiscal Impact Note  
R-17-25  
2025 Transit Development Plan for the City of Annapolis  
For the purpose of approving the City of Annapolis Transit Development Plan that  
is updated every five years.  
Sponsors:  
Buckley  
Attachments:  
R-17-25 First Reader  
R-17-25 Staff Report  
R-17-25 Staffing Impact Report  
R-17-25 Fiscal Impact Note  
R-19-25  
Memorial Honoring the Life and Legacy of the Late U.S.  
Representative Parren J. Mitchell For the purpose of dedicating a  
memorial at the City of Annapolis Pip Moyer Recreation Center in honor of the late  
U.S. Representative Parren J. Mitchell (D-MD), the first African-American elected  
to Congress from Maryland.  
Sponsors:  
Buckley and Schandelmeier  
R-19-25 First Reader  
Attachments:  
R-19-25 Staffing Impact Report  
R-19-25 Staff Report  
R-19-25 Fiscal Impact Note  
R-20-25  
FY 2026 Annual Fees Schedule - For the purpose of specifying fees that will  
be charged for the use of City services for Fiscal Year 2026; and providing an  
effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Buckley  
Attachments:  
R-20-25 First Reader  
R-20-25 Fiscal Impact Note  
R-20-25 Proposed FY 2026 Fees Schedule  
R-21-25  
FY 2026 Fines Schedule - For the purpose of specifying fines that will be  
charged for Fiscal Year 2026; and providing an effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Buckley  
Attachments:  
R-21-25 First Reader  
R-21-25 Fiscal Impact Note  
R-21-25 Proposed FY 2026 Fines Schedule  
R-23-25  
Emergency Management & Public Safety During Flood Awareness  
Month  
For the purpose of recognizing April as Maryland Flood Awareness Month and the  
City of Annapolis public safety experts' efforts each year, both personally and  
professionally, to protect our residents from flooding and other natural  
emergencies.  
Sponsors:  
Pindell Charles  
Attachments:  
R-23-25 First Reader  
R-23-25 Staffing Impact Report  
R-23-25 Staff Report  
R-23-25 Fiscal Impact Note  
SECOND READERS  
Ordinances  
O-5-25  
Speed Monitoring Cameras - For the purpose of authorizing speed  
monitoring systems in the City of Annapolis to comply with changes in the State law  
changes; and generally related to traffic monitoring systems in the City.  
Sponsors:  
Schandelmeier, Huntley and Savidge  
O-5-25 First Reader  
Attachments:  
O-5-25 Legislative Summary  
O-5-25 Staffing Impact Report  
O-5-25 Staff Report  
O-5-25 Fiscal Impact Note  
O-5-25 Amendment 1 - Savidge  
Legislative History  
2/10/25  
2/10/25  
City Council  
City Council  
adopt on first reader  
refer to Annapolis Education Commission  
to the Rules & City Government Committee  
2/10/25  
2/10/25  
City Council  
City Council  
City Council  
refer to Annapolis Education Commission  
to the Transportation Committee  
refer to Annapolis Education Commission  
to the Transportation Board  
2/24/25  
3/7/25  
declare the public hearing closed  
recommend favorably  
Rules & City Government  
Committee  
3/12/25  
Transportation Committee  
recommend favorably  
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.  
Sponsors:  
Arnett, Savidge and O'Neill  
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  
O-10-24 Amendment 6 - Savidge  
Legislative History  
10/14/24  
10/14/24  
City Council  
City Council  
adopt on first reader  
refer to Annapolis Education Commission  
to the Finance Committee  
10/14/24  
10/14/24  
10/14/24  
City Council  
City Council  
City Council  
City Council  
refer to Annapolis Education Commission  
to the Economic Matters Committee  
refer to Annapolis Education Commission  
to the Rules & City Government Committee  
refer to Annapolis Education Commission  
to the Planning Commission  
1/13/25  
2/7/25  
declare the public hearing closed  
postpone  
Rules & City Government  
Committee  
2/19/25  
2/19/25  
3/7/25  
Finance Committee  
Recommend Favorably-Amendment  
postpone  
Economic Matters Committee  
Rules & City Government  
Committee  
Recommend Favorably-Amendment  
3/19/25  
Economic Matters Committee  
Recommend Favorably-Amendment  
O-23-24  
Parking and Towing Regulations - For the purpose of eliminating the  
requirement that towing companies be within one mile of the City; allowing City  
contractors to oversee towing; and generally updating parking and towing  
regulations in Titles 7 and 12.  
Sponsors:  
Schandelmeier, Pindell Charles and Huntley  
O-23-24 First Reader  
Attachments:  
O-23-24 Legislative Summary  
O-23-24 Staffing Impact Report  
O-23-24 Staff Report revised  
O-23-24 Fiscal Impact Note  
O-23-24 Amendment 1 - O'Neill  
Legislative History  
10/14/24  
10/14/24  
City Council  
City Council  
adopt on first reader  
refer to Annapolis Education Commission  
to the Transportation Committee  
10/14/24  
City Council  
refer to Annapolis Education Commission  
to the Economic Matters Committee  
10/28/24  
12/11/24  
2/19/25  
2/24/25  
3/24/25  
City Council  
declare the public hearing closed  
recommend favorably  
recommend favorably  
postpone  
Transportation Committee  
Economic Matters Committee  
City Council  
City Council  
postpone  
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