STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS

Good evening and welcome to my final State of the City address as Mayor of

this

beautiful and historic City of Annapolis - the City we all love.

Tonight, I will introduce the Mayor’s Budget for the 2026 Financial Year. For

the

seventh year in row, we are delivering a balanced budget with NO property

tax

increase. The strong financial position we find ourselves in doesn’t just

happen. It

takes hard work, careful analysis, thoughtful decisions, and a commitment to

accountability. It takes a team effort – as has everything we have achieved

together over the past seven plus years.

And because we did the work to set our finances in order from day one, we

have

also been able to deliver a transformational agenda to ensure that our city

doesn’t

just have a great history, but also a great future.

To achieve this, we focused on five broad policy areas:

1. Greater Financial Transparency and Accountability

2. A More Resilient and Sustainable Future

3. A More Inclusive and Engaged Community

4. Investment in Essential Infrastructure and the Local Economy, and

5. A Community-focused model for Public Health and Safety.

Tonight, I will report on all the ways we’ve worked to deliver on these goals,

and –

forgive me – I am going to take a bit of time and license to look back over the

past

eight years. Above all tonight, I want to give thanks and credit to the

hundreds of

people and partner organizations that have made it all possible – because no

one

ever achieves anything of lasting worth on their own.

Before becoming Mayor, I had a strong sense of what our community

needed.

After listening to fellow business owners, neighbors, and friends, we aspired

“go big.” I promised to be a Mayor for positive change and I tried to be very

honest when I said: “If you don’t want to see change, don’t vote for me.” The

residents of Annapolis elected me with a majority – twice. And they elected a

Council that also believes in transforming people’s lives. We thank you for

that

endorsement of our vision.

One thing I quickly learned after being elected is that the pace of

government can

be painfully slow. But, in spite of setbacks, we continued to push and

persuade

and partner our way to some amazing outcomes - which I’m pleased to

report on

tonight.

But, like mayors around the globe, I also quickly learned that we don’t

always get

to pick the day-to-day priorities.

That was the case when gun violence impacted our community in two,

shocking,

mass casualty events – the Capital Gazette shooting that killed five, and the

Paddington Place shooting that killed three and injured three. Alongside

these

horrific incidents, we also experienced individual incidents of gun violence

that

have killed or injured members of our community. These kinds of challenges

Public Health and Safety require focus.

Gun violence is not just an Annapolis problem. It is a uniquely American

problem

with limits to local solutions.

The big-picture reality of gun violence in our nation has not stopped us from

deploying a comprehensive approach to gun violence in our community. In

Annapolis, we have combined a strong law enforcement response alongside

community and neighborhood initiatives to prevent violence.

In 2019, we brought on a new police chief through an innovative community

process with resident advice and oversight. Annapolis Police Chief Edward

Jackson

has brought a “guardians not warriors” approach to policing in Annapolis,

which

combines community initiatives to deal with the drivers of crime, alongside

active

law enforcement and investigation.

Over the past six-plus years, Annapolis Police have worked with youth on

summer

camps and through the Positive Impact Program. They’ve launched a re-entry

program that provides job and skills training to individuals returning from

incarceration to help them reintegrate into society and reduce recidivism.

APD

regularly hosts movie nights, ‘coffee with a cop’ and other community events

give residents regular and ongoing positive interactions with Annapolis

Police.

Under the ‘Annapolis United’ public safety plan, they’ve established a boxing

program in collaboration with the United States Naval Academy’s boxing

team.

Here, I must take a moment to acknowledge the leadership of Alderwoman

Rhonda Pindell Charles. She’s not only chair of the Public Safety Committee,

but

she’s also championed resources and funding through community programs

Annapolis United, which supports cross-departmental community outreach

efforts

and safety planning and reporting, with an emphasis on ensuring

opportunities for

our youth, especially undeserved and at-risk youth.

Thank you Rhonda for your leadership on these issues and for keeping our

focus

on the men and women who serve in public safety roles.

Alongside Mayor’s office initiatives like the “No Harm,” violence prevention

team,

who also worked with the County health department to bring the Cure

Violence

intervention program to the City, we are reaching deep into neighborhoods

detect and prevent violent crime. I have been deliberate and intentional in

building a Mayor’s Office that is focused on community issues because it

sends a

powerful message about what we stand for.

We have no illusions that those programs will totally eliminate crime, which

has

existed for as long as humans have lived together in societies. But they do

reflect

our commitment to meet people where they are, try new things, and build

partnerships to make a difference.

Our community initiatives are completed by the excellent work of policing

and

detection undertaken by the Annapolis Police Department. Chief Jackson has

hosted gun give-backs to get weapons off the street. Each year, they have

executed numerous warrants, seized weapons, and even uncovered a local

ghost

gun factory. They work closely with the State's Attorney’s office on

prosecutions

so that dangerous offenders are taken off the street.

In the past six years, APD has improved on the case closure rate for violent

crime.

This ensures accountability and justice for victims and families and sends a

clear

deterrent message: if you come here to commit crime, you will be held to

account.

Public safety is also about responding to unexpected emergencies. In 2020,

when

the George Floyd protestors arrived to denounce police violence, Chief

Jackson

and I marched alongside and we took a knee. The chief entered a respectful

dialogue with protestors and I believe that dialogue helped us avoid the

unrest

other communities experienced.

Other unexpected emergencies included the COVID-19 pandemic that began

March of 2020 and the Annapolis tornado, which tore through the Parole

neighborhood in September of 2021 causing millions in economic damages.

Our

Office of Emergency Management expertly managed both of these crises

under

the leadership of Director Kevin Simmons. Thank you Kevin!

Covid was a particularly challenging time. Annapolis lost 104 people to the

virus,

which also sickened 10,000 people in our community. Our Annapolis Fire

Department did an outstanding job not only caring for and transporting

people

who were very sick from corona virus, but also people who had regular

medical

challenges like strokes and heart attacks. Some of our paramedics and EMTs

got

sick too, but Fire department leadership under Fire Chief Doug Remaley kept

staffing levels sufficient to maintain care for members of our community

throughout the pandemic.

I also want to give a shout-out to our IT and TV studio who ensured we could

continue the work of government virtually. Virtual meetings are routine now,

but

they were brand new to us just five years ago!

Huge thanks to Brian Paquin, Julien Jacques, and Mark Hildebrand. Within

two

weeks of the Covid emergency, they had technical solutions in place and

today,

thanks to these technologies, City government is more transparent and

inclusive

than ever before.

Throughout the shutdown, our City Council met virtually, and our essential

employees carried on their missions. Police patrolled the streets; Public

Works

teams kept traffic operations running smoothly, and the trash got picked up

time; the permits office helped homeowners and contractors with plans and

projects; and our office of Economic Development worked with small

businesses,

first through curbside chats and later through ‘Recovery Zones’ where we

opened

the streets and drastically expanded outdoor dining opportunities

This last one was important not only for small businesses, but was also

critical to a

public who quickly grew weary of shutdowns.

The pandemic also required us to re center our focus on Community

Engagement

and Inclusivity.

During Covid we actually expanded community outreach - particularly

through the

Take Care program, which began as a way to help Spanish-speaking

residents

understand the dangers of corona virus. It morphed into a rigorous City of

Annapolis effort that encompassed not only public information, but also

testing,

PPE distribution, and vaccinations.

Covid tested us, but it also showed us how strong we really are as a

community.

All over the city, people worked to support one another. In addition to health

services, volunteers powered food and resource pantries and services. This

has

created a lasting legacy with our enhanced Food Friday program now

serving 300

Annapolis families. I’d like to give a big shout-out and thanks to Alderwoman

Karma O’Neill who stepped up for our community on these efforts and for her

organizational and volunteer recruitment expertise that has kept Food

Fridays

going for the benefit of needy families.

These efforts helped this job Council to recognize the importance of having

permanent staff in place to guide residents to resources.

We established the Office of Community Services, which plays an everyday

role

assisting residents. They’re our clutch players, quickly moving into action in a

crisis. They might be called in the middle of the night to find housing for a

displaced family impacted by flood or fire, or they may sit for hours with a

family

in crisis.

It is that kind of teamwork at the core of making City government function

optimally to benefit residents. When the Substance Use Disorder team in the

Office of Emergency Management wanted to track the availability of beds for

residents seeking treatment, they turned to our Office of Information

Technology

who developed an app called “bed finder” that provides real-time

information on

the availability of treatment beds in the region.

That app won the prestigious SAG Award or “Special Achievement in GIS”

from

ESRI, the international organization that oversees Geographic Information

Systems

architecture.

This kind of teamwork extends into our work with residents challenged by

substance use disorder or S.U.D.

Since 2018, our Naptown Antidope Movement, or NAM, has worked in

neighborhoods on overdose response training, substance use prevention

education, and distributing treatment and recovery information. They’re on

the

ground proactively helping residents who might otherwise be left behind and

the

results of their work show in the data. Overdoses in Annapolis are down

dramatically

Community engagement is also about coming together to have fun and

celebrate

all identities, voices, and stories. We are proud to have hosted events with

community partners, including the Diaspora Festival and Day of the Dead. We

have supported the Pride Parade and Festival and Juneteenth. We have

enjoyed

supporting the arts and youth through our annual poetry book. We’ve

advocated

for murals, including the Breonna Taylor mural in Parole, the Thurgood

Marshall/

Ruth Bader Ginsburg mural on South Street, the Taxi Driver mural on the

Department of Transportation building, and many more.

We were approved for a UNESCO Port Marker to identify Annapolis as an

entry

point in the Mid-Atlantic Slave Trade and we commemorated the victims of

the

Capital Gazette shooting with a First Amendment Memorial on Compromise

Street, sponsored by the Caucus of African American Leaders. The caucus

convener, Carl Snowden is with us tonight and has been a great partner on

this

and many other projects including the upcoming dedication of the new

Parren J

Mitchell Memorial in May. Thank you Carl!

Just before COVID, local cycling group MORE (Mid-Atlantic Off-Road

Enthusiasts)

cut more than a dozen miles of hiker-biker trails at Waterworks Park. There

was no

cost associated with the work, but during Covid, our parks got put to the test

because people longed for sunshine and fresh air during the lengthy

lockdown.

Waterworks is an amazing amenity for Annapolis residents, and one that very

few

people knew about 8 years ago. We now have an opportunity to further open

that

site and have retained the services of Beatty Development Group to make it

happen.

We came together each spring in the dark confines of makeshift movie

theaters to

enjoy the Annapolis Film Festival. For the past three years, we have seen

musicians from around the world descend on City Dock for the

Singer-Songwriter

Festival. We watched City Dock’s transformation for a motocross-style stunt

where

X-gamer Travis Pastrana jumped over Ego Alley in a souped-up Subaru.

We also presented Keys to the City to some of the favorite sons of Annapolis:

filmmaker and author Rodney Barnes; fashion designer Christian Siriano;

hair

stylist Kendall Dorsey; young talent Dylan Gilmer; the family of author Alex

Haley;

and NFL coach and Navy lacrosse enthusiast Bill Belechick.

We do all this because making Annapolis work for our residents means

providing

meaningful opportunities for work and play.

Our Recreation and Parks team definitely has “PLAY” covered and I thank

Director

Roslyn Johnson for her leadership. They worked with DPW to renovate the

Callahan Basketball Courts at Pip Moyer including court resurfacing and new

scoreboards; the tennis and pickleball courts at Truxtun got a facelift and

new

lighting. They revamped, or should I say “reRamped,” the skate park at

Truxtun

and we’ll soon have a ribbon-cutting event to celebrate that project – nearly

five

years in the making.

Rec and Parks have also reworked their field permitting process to align with

the

county to ensure transparency and equity in field allocation and access.

They’ve hosted Juneteenth celebrations at Carr’s/Elktonia and have built up

impressive list of festivals and celebrations including Community Fun Day,

The

Easter Egg Hunt, Fall Harvest Festival, Trunk o’Treat, and special events for

our kids

and teens, to ensure fun for residents in all seasons.

We’ve also focused on being a more inclusive City by installing curb cuts in

sidewalks for wheelchair accessibility, putting a chair lift at the new

municipal

pool, and creating a new entrance to City Hall so that there are no barriers to

navigate. We’ve got adaptive sports programs at the Rec center and we serve

our

transit-riding public with kneeling buses and paratransit services. We also

rebuilt

our City website and revamped our permits portal to ensure that all residents

can

be digitally engaged.

I am also proud of the strong and diverse leadership team we have built. We

have

such incredible talent! We have been very intentional about ensuring our

team

brings a broad perspective to the work of government and I want to

particularly

thank City Manager Michael Mallinoff for his role in forging this strong team.

are very proud that we have City leaders and staff who look like, and share

experience with, the residents we serve.

Throughout my tenure, we have leaned into the belief that we can walk and

chew

gum at the same time. We believed we could meet resident needs, navigate

challenges, and press ahead with work on critical priorities. Big dreams have

shaped our approach to Infrastructure Development and Resilience. We have

worked hard to deliver them.

Our best infrastructure work begins with a good plan. City Dock has needed

love

for a long time. As the flooding at the site grows more frequent and more

intense,

plans for flood resilience have been developed, then shelved; developed,

then

shelved. Like many of you, I never understood why we turned the best City

real

estate into a parking lot.

In 2019, we brought together 100 people with broad experience and strong

expertise to help us tackle the increasing challenge of flooding at historic

City

Dock. Those 100 people, working in 10 issue-specific groups, met regularly

under

the guiding hand of our lead consultant, Eileen Fogarty.

You all know Eileen. She is a nationally recognized, multi-award-winning

City

planner whose outstanding work over three-plus decades has shaped

communities and cities across the country including Annapolis, Alexandria,

Santa

Cruz and Santa Monica. Her ability to listen, adapt, and find consensus is a

rare

talent. We are lucky to have her.

The City Dock Action Committee brought forward two amazing ideas. The

first was

for a local Resilience Authority. That idea required state enabling legislation

and

Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman and then-State Senator

Sarah

Elfreth worked the legislation through the Maryland General Assembly in

2020.

In 2022, the Resilience Authority of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County was

established. Since then we have partnered on critical public infrastructure

projects

including Waterworks Park, Carr's Beach, and the Annapolis Maritime

Museum.

The other idea was using a Public Private Partnership, or P3, to fund the

work at

City Dock. Our P3 was the Hillman Garage, which we razed in 2022 and

reopened

with more parking spaces. The new garage also has 125 percent stormwater

capture to prevent pollution in local waterways; and gateless entry which

cuts

down on idle time inside the garage, reduces pollution, and saves users time.

I would particularly like to acknowledge the leadership of former City

Manager

David Jarrell in the development of the Hillman P3. It brought a $24 million

concession payment for City Dock. I am proud that the resiliency work at City

Dock

is more than 90 percent funded, using the concession payment plus a mix of

federal and state funds.

The new City Dock will protect downtown businesses and residents from

flooding

with a raised, earthen berm and deployable flood gates. It will transform the

current sea of asphalt into a welcoming two-acre park at the water’s edge

that will

be a community space with recreational features including a fountain and

splash

pad for families, a stage for local events, walkways that showcase beautiful

views

of the water and shaded seating areas where we can all gather.

The new park will also celebrate the rich and diverse history of Annapolis

through

a Cultural Legacy Walk.

We will create a new Harbor Master's Office, connected to the Visitor’s Office

with

accessible and adaptable connections to Burtis House, so that it can finally

accessible to the public.

The community planning model worked so well on City Dock that we’ve

applied it

to other projects as well. When we had an opportunity to reimagine public

housing at Harbour House and Eastport Terrace, we applied for $400,000 in

grant

funds from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development to begin a

planning process called Choice Neighborhood Initiative, or CNI.

Over the course of two years, the Housing Authority and City planners worked

together with residents to imagine and design a mixed-use, mixed-income

community that will include popular amenities like parks and pools and

childcare

facilities while still preserving housing options for low-income residents. We

are

now in the running for a $50 million HUD down-payment to kick-start the next

stage of the process in what will be the biggest housing investment and

largest

infrastructure project in the city’s history.

Housing access and equity is one of the biggest issues facing Annapolis. That

why we have prioritized our partnership with HACA and why we are working

with

other partners and communities to ensure that every resident can have safe,

dignified housing options. I want to thank Director of Planning and Zoning,

Chris

Jacubiak, for his leadership on this issue and for all his work to ensure we

are

responsive and service-focused.

Council members also play a critical role in helping us focus on these

priorities and

here I want to thank Alderman DaJuan Gay for his work on programs such as

rental assistance, and repairs and maintenance grants, to keep up the

pressure on

behalf of underserved residents.

I also want to acknowledge Alderman Brooks Schandelmeier for his focus on

affordable housing and legislation designed to unlock opportunity including

childcare rezoning and his work on our Land Use Study. The Childcare

zoning

applies to all neighborhoods and is designed to increase availability to

support

working families. The Land Use Study lays the groundwork for the work we

will

need to do in the future to address housing affordability and infrastructure

needs.

It showed that the City is essentially running what amounts to a $9 billion

corporation. It may be shocking to some that we manage all of the services

provide on a less than $200 million annual operating budget. Thank you

Brooks!

Planning is critical to success when managing multiple, often urgent,

priorities.

We continue to work on resiliency planning with the US Naval Academy and

Department of Defense. I thank our partners at the Academy, especially Zoe

Johnson and Capts. Denius and Schwartz.

We have also introduced the 2040 Annapolis Ahead Comprehensive Plan, the

citizen-led Ward Boundaries Plan, the Hazard Mitigation Plan, the Maritime

Resilience Initiative, and the Maritime Task Force report, which led to the

City’s

first-ever Public Water Access Plan. I’d like to thank Chief Planner, Eric

Leshinsky,

for his work on these plans and his ability to ensure the community is part of

the

conversation.

Alderman Ross Arnett has also worked to keep this council focused on

planning

and good management. I also want to thank him for his focus on maritime

issues.

Annapolis has a long and rich history as a sailing capital. We must work

intentionally to ensure we are supporting maritime industries. Tonight, I

would

like to propose we dedicate the new 5th Street Park to Ald. Arnett for his 20

years

of service. The proposed site name will be “Ross’s Crossing.”

The power to transform a community starts with an ability to imagine

possibilities.

In the movie “Field of Dreams,” Kevin Costner heard a voice in the cornfield

telling

him over and over, “if you build it, he will come.” We have seen, over and

over,

that if we create something of value, people come.

We’ve seen it with street end parks and new playgrounds at Pip Moyer and

Annapolis Walk. We’ve seen our residents - by the thousands - spend their

summer days at the new $4.5 million municipal pool that opened at Truxtun

Park

in 2021 through the driving force of Alderwoman Sheila Finlayson, who after

the

sale of Eisenhower Golf Course, pushed to use those funds to build a fabulous

municipal pool with splash pads, lap pools and a leisure pool with beach

entry and

curly slides.

The work of ‘imaging the possible’ also means learning from others. That is

why

we undertook Resilience Study Tours to the Netherlands and Sweden. These

have

helped inform our direction on flooding and alternative transportation. On

our

international tours, we saw, first-hand, how other countries use infrastructure

handle flooding and ease transportation congestion, through public transit,

bicycles, and rideshares. When we provide safe infrastructure and cheap,

accessible transit options such as cycling and e-transit - we enhance quality

of life.

Every walker or cyclist represents one less car on the road - a benefit to all. I

thank

Director Markus Moore for helping us implement some of the lessons we

learned

in our exchanges.

It is why we negotiated with BIRD e-bikes and scooters: to provide flexibility

short-hop journeys.

We sought and received state grant funding to study, conceive,

conceptualize,

design, and build bike trails including the College Creek Connector, the WEE,

and

along Bay Ridge Avenue.

We’ve also introduced ‘Go Time’ on-demand transit, two ten-minute

all-electric

trollies for downtown and Eastport, and two new 100 percent electric

22-seater

buses to replace aging diesel vehicles.

While working on expanding transit options, we did not forget the basics. We

doubled the number of miles of roads resurfaced from the previous

administration. And we didn’t just double or triple funding for road

maintenance,

we increased it six-fold! We have fully repaved 23 miles of Annapolis

roadways in

addition to regular maintenance and repairs, including nearly 13,000

potholes

filled. We’re also on track to replace 24,000 feet of water mains and replace

reline 14 miles of sewer mains.

Here I want to shout out our Director of Public Works Burr Vogel, who has

stayed

laser-focused on essential services while also making big progress on critical

infrastructure projects.

But we aren’t the only game in town focusing on infrastructure. We also

supported CRAB, the accessible boating nonprofit, in a Project Open Space

collaboration for their new facility on Bembe Beach Road. We are working

with

Preservation Maryland on historic Burtis House at City Dock, which will

become

activated by the construction of the new Maritime Welcome Center, our

harbormaster’s headquarters on the water’s edge.

The Cal Ripken Jr. Foundation funded two new STEAM initiatives - one at Pip

Moyer and one at Stanton Center. And we worked with HACA to rebuild

Newtowne Twenty into Wilbourne Estates.

All these projects are dreams realized for this City and for many of our

neighbors.

None of this would be possible withdrawal out the hard work and service of

staff

from all across the City. I am very proud and very grateful to the dedicated

men

and women who work hard for residents every day and I thank Assistant City

Manager Victoria Buckland and HR Manager Tricia Hopkins for their work on

the

class and comp study — ensuring Annapolis remains competitive and an

employer

of choice for years to come.

One example that exemplifies this service is Remi Sonneville an inspector in

DPW.

Here is what the Scudder family in Eastport wrote about him:

“We are new residents and...wanted to send a compliment to Remi. We

have been in an endless renovation of an 81-year-old-house and since we

met Remi, he has helped us with any situation pertaining to repairs. He

follows through with all commitments and is a true asset to the City.”

Separately, the Bohen family wrote in to say: “I wanted to let you know

about a wonderful encounter I had today with Remi. He willingly and easily

engages with the public, informs us on the upcoming paving schedule and

has kept me and my neighbors well informed. In a time when most are

quick to complain, I wanted you to know that Remi is a model employee for

the City and has an obvious passion and dedicated commitment to the work

he does!”

Remi is with us tonight and I would like to acknowledge him for his

outstanding

commitment to the residents

In the area of Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change, this council

has

an unparalleled record. We have passed legislation on styrofoam, leaf

blowers,

and plastic bags. We worked with Anne Arundel County to establish No

Discharge

Zones, which goes toward our goal of making Annapolis waterways

swimmable

and fishable.

We established the position of Deputy City Manager for Resilience and

Sustainability Jackie Guild to maintain a focus on environmental initiatives

across

all City departments. That could include everything from electrifying our City

fleet,

which I spoke about earlier, but also helping low-income residents get

reusable

grocery bags and ensuring we have a good distribution of EV chargers in all

wards

of the City.

We set ambitious goals for stormwater capture to limit runoff and set up the

Watershed Restoration Grant Program to fund stream and wetlands

restoration,

bioretention cells, rain gardens and living shorelines.

With the public’s help, we are expanding our tree canopy to 50 percent by

2050.

We’ve partnered with groups like Save Our Trees to rid public spaces of

invasives

and worked alongside gardening and environmental groups to beautify parks

with

native species and identify stormwater remediation projects on both public

and

private lands.

We established a waterways cabinet and worked to enhance public water

access

at locations including Wells Cove, Hawkins Cove, Tucker Street, Cheston

Avenue,

College Creek with Robert Eades Park and Gateway Park and Carrs-Elktonia

Beach

- including the acquisition of the Moore property on banks of the Chesapeake

Bay.

Increasing the acreage of water accessible parkland benefits us all!

Here I want to acknowledge the leadership and contribution of Alderman Rob

Savidge on all these efforts. He knows that environmental health is critical to

community health and has spearheaded legislation and big ideas to improve

outcomes in our community. Thank you Rob.

Lastly, I want to return to the theme I began with: Financial Transparency

and

Responsibility. When I came into office, the City’s budget process was not

transparent. “Revolving Funds” accounts, without appropriation or

accountability

were not shown in the annual budget and hid the true cost of running City

government. In addition, the budget was not balanced, requiring our team -

in the

first year in office - to raise property taxes.

We’ve worked hard to be good stewards of taxpayer dollars. As I said earlier,

there

has been only ONE property tax rate increase over eight years. If property

assessments have grown, that is a reflection of the increasing value of real

property within the City not because of a change in the tax rate. Property

values

increase when people want to move here and live here, which tells you

something

about what a great city we all live in.

The strong position we find ourselves in is due, in no small part to the work of

former City Manager Teresa Sutherland and former Finance Dir. Jodee

Dickinson.

They brought modern accounting practices to the City and avoided further

property tax hikes - all while meeting both the needs of our residents and the

goals of City departments.

Now, each expenditure gets a line item and each capital improvement

project

includes a forecast of future monies required. This isn’t a practice unique to

Annapolis, but they didn’t exist here until this administration. Jodee and her

team

also worked with online hotel booking agencies and short-term rental

agencies to

ensure they contributed to hotel tax revenue - particularly important when

you

realize that about 20 percent of properties in Annapolis are not eligible to

pay

property taxes.

This year, our budget analyst team, Jake Trudeau Darren Johnson, Kapri

Turner

and Suzanne Flaherty, have taken things to a new level again. Under the

leadership of new Finance Director Brittany Moran, they have ensured all our

priorities are funded, savings are identified, and emergencies are planned

for.

These budget management improvements are a large part of why all three

rating

agencies upgraded our City bond rating and why we’ve maintained that

improved

rating with each successive budget.

I also want to thank Alderman Harry Huntley, who stepped in as Ward One

representative and Finance Committee Chair when former Alderwoman Elly

Tierney relocated to Cape Cod. (Hi Elly, if you’re watching!) Harry is a quick

study

and with Alderwoman O’Neill and Alderwoman Finlayson at his side on the

Finance Committee, we can be confident of being well-served as Harry helps

guide

us through the FY 26 budget process.

Our transformational agenda of the past eight years has also been made

possible

by finding other new sources of revenue. Last year I highlighted all of the

grants

that we have been able to draw down, including public safety, emerge

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emergency management, transportation, bike lanes and trails, flood

mitigation and more.

Millions of dollars have flowed into the City allowing us to enhance and

improve

quality of life for residents without directly tapping taxpayers.

Thanks to the partnership of the late, great Speaker Mike Busch, and the

subsequent efforts of then-State Senator Sarah Elfreth and our other state

partners, we are now guaranteed PILOT funding, pegged to inflation, each

year.

PILOT stands for Payment in Lieu of Taxes. These State monies help us offset

the

cost of the public safety services we provide to the state. After all, if someone

DNR requires an emergency trip to the hospital, it’s a City ambulance that

will get

them there. We patrol, police and respond to emergencies at these locations

frequently and it makes sense for them to chip in since they don’t pay

property

taxes.

All these efforts are underpinned by a forward- thinking legislative agenda,

driven

by the City Council and underpinned by the work of our Law Office. Since

late

2017, we have passed 528 bills and I thank our City Clerk Regina Watkins

Eldridge,

our legislative and policy analyst Cynthia Reuter, and our City Attorney Mike

Lyles

and all their teams for their legal and legislative advice and oversight.

Looking back on our time serving Annapolis, and all these achievements I

am so

proud of our team and so grateful for all the work. I have seen, up close, the

commitment of the City Council, the dedication of our managers, and the

hard

work of all our staff who work to serve the community at all hours, all days of

the

week, in all kinds of circumstances.

They show up when people are at their most vulnerable, after a fire, crime,

car

accident, or medical incident, and conduct their work with professionalism,

compassion and care.

I want to thank each and every staff member for what you do daily to serve

our

residents. I am incredibly privileged to serve alongside you.

I also thank the residents and businesses who have supported - and

sometimes

criticized - what we do, because support helps us to keep going and the

criticism

spurs us to improve.

I thank the many partners, supporters and friends who also believed big

dreams

are possible and who worked tirelessly to support our campaign and our

efforts in

office. Many of you are here tonight, or possibly watching online from afar.

Please

know how grateful I am. Your support has been critical to our many

successes

because, as I said at the beginning, nobody achieves anything without help.

Finally, I must take time out to thank the most important people in my life: My

wife Jules and our children. Their patience and support over these past eight

years

has never failed. No one can serve in political office without this kind of

strong

personal support. Jules, Dash and Millie - I love you and thank you from the

bottom of my heart!

To conclude this long address (and thank you if you’ve stayed with us

throughout):

this journey began nine years ago with a dream. It was a dream of what our

city

could be: forward-thinking, strong, and inclusive; a city that is more

sustainable,

more accessible and better connected; a city that is family and

community-oriented and where every resident knows they are valued and

have a

voice.

I believe we have delivered on this transformational agenda in all the ways

I’ve

outlined tonight and many, many more. And we’re not done yet! We have a

very

busy seven months to go and we will work up to the very last minute!

I have been honored to be the Mayor of this great American Capital City and

serve our community alongside so many committed and dedicated people.

Thank you for the opportunity you have all given me to dream, work, and

deliver

for the City I love.

Thank you!

Approval of Agenda

Alderman Huntley moved to approve the AGENDA as AMENDED TO REMOVE

R-13-25 City Dock Holiday Market and Itinerant Merchant Sales in the Historic

District on FIRST READER FROM TONIGHT’S AGENDA. Seconded. CARRIED

on voice vote.

PETITIONS, REPORTS & COMMUNICATIONS

Reports by Committees

Standing Committee Dates:

Economic Matters Committee Regular Meeting - Wednesday, April 16, 2025

06:30 PM

Finance Committee Special Meeting - BUDGET - Monday, April 21, 2025

09:00 AM

Finance Committee Special Meeting - BUDGET - Tuesday, April 22, 2025

09:00 AM

Finance Committee Special Meeting - BUDGET - Wednesday, April 23, 2025

09:00 AM

Finance Committee Special Meeting - BUDGET - Thursday, April 24, 2025

09:00 AM

Comments by the General Public

Comments:

Jane ,Harbor Road, Annapolis MD, 21401.(This is what Kalyn had)

Matt Schatlz 312 Severn Ave, Annapolis, Md 21403.

Steven Brown, 706 Giddens Avenue, Annapolis Maryland 21401.

Mayor Buckley declared comments from the general public closed.

CONSENT CALENDAR

Approval of the Consent Calendar

Alderman Brooks Schandelmeier moved to approve the consent calendar.

Seconded.The motion carried by the following vote:

Approval of Journal Proceedings

Regular Meeting Minutes

CCM 3.10.25

Attachments: DRAFT - Regular Meeting Minutes 3.10.25

Alderman Brooks Schandelmeier moved to approve CCM 3.10.25.

Seconded.The motion carried by the following vote:

Special Meeting Minutes

CCM 3.24.25

Attachments: DRAFT-Special Meeting Minutes 3.24.25

Alderman Brooks Schandelmeier moved to approve CCM 3.24.25.

Seconded.The motion carried by the following vote:

Appointments

AP-7-25

Appointment - Mr. Todd Trapnell - Heritage Commission

Attachments: AP-7-25

Alderman Brooks Schandelmeier moved to approve AP-7-25. Seconded.The

motion carried by the following vote:

Appointment - Ms. Heather Ersts - Heritage Commission

AP-8-25

Attachments: AP-8-25

Alderman Brooks Schandelmeier moved to approve AP-8-25. Seconded.The

motion carried by the following vote:

8 -

Aye:

Mayor Buckley, Alderman Huntley, Alderwoman O'Neill, Alderwoman Pindell

Charles, Alderwoman Finlayson, Alderman Schandelmeier, Alderman Savidge

and Alderman Arnett

1 - Alderman Gay

Absent:

Appointment - Mr. Tom Weaver - Maritime Advisory Board

AP-9-25

Attachments: AP-9-25

Alderman Brooks Schandelmeier moved to approve AP-9-25. Seconded.The

motion carried by the following vote:

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.

Savidge

Sponsors:

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 Amendment 4 - Savidge

O-30-24 Staff Report to Planning Commission with Attachments

O-30-24 Planning Commission Findings

O-30-24 Capital Gazette Affidavit

O-29-24 Signed Copy (b&w)

Speakers:

Matt Schatzle, 312 Severn Avenue, Annapolis, Maryland 21403.

Mayor Buckley accepted into the record the Planning Commission Findings &

Recommendations dated March 6, 2025.

Mayor Buckley declared the public hearing on O-30-24 CLOSED.

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.

Schandelmeier and Arnett

Sponsors:

Attachments: 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 Amendment 3 - Schandelmeier

O-1-25 Staff Report to PC with Attachments

O-1-25 Planning Commission Findings

Speakers:

Janet Norman, 1320 Harbor Road, Annapolis, Maryland 21403.

Mayor Buckley accepted into the record the Planning Commission Findings &

Recommendations dated April 3, 2025.

Mayor Buckley declared the public hearing on O-1-25 CLOSED.

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.

Arnett and Savidge

Sponsors:

Attachments: O-9-25 First Reader

O-9-25 Legislative Summary

O-9-25 Staff Report

O-9-25 Staffing Impact Report

O-9-25 Fiscal Impact Note

O-9-25 Staff Report to Planning Commission with Attachments

O-9-25 Capital Gazette Public Hearing Notice 7817086

O-9-25 Amendment 1 - Savidge

Alderman Schandelmeier moved to adopt O-9-25 on first reader. Seconded.

CARRIED on voice vote.

Mayor Buckley referred O-9-25 to the Maritime Advisory Board.

Mayor Buckley referred O-9-25 to the Rules & City Government Committee.

Mayor Buckley referred O-9-25 to Planning Commission.

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.

Buckley

Sponsors:

Attachments: O-10-25 First Reader

O-10-25 Fiscal Impact Note

O-10-25 Staff Report to Planning Commission with Attachments

O-10-25 Planning Commission Findings

O-10-25 Financial Advisory Commission Opinion on FY26 Budget

Alderwoman Pindell Charles moved to adopt O-10-25 on first reader.

Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.

Mayor Buckley referred O-10-25 to the Planning Commission.

Mayor Buckley referred O-10-25 to the Finance Committee.

Mayor Buckley referred O-10-25 to the Financial Advisory Commission.

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.

O'Neill and Savidge

Sponsors:

Attachments: R-12-25 First Reader

R-12-25 Staff Report

R-12-25 Staffing Impact Report

R-12-25 Fiscal Impact Note

Alderman Schandelmeier moved to adopt R-12-25 on first reader. Seconded.

CARRIED on voice vote.

Mayor Buckley referred R-12-25 to the Finance Committee.

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.

Buckley

Sponsors:

Attachments: R-17-25 First Reader

R-17-25 Staff Report

R-17-25 Staffing Impact Report

R-17-25 Fiscal Impact Note

R-17-25 Annapolis Transit Development - Draft Plan - March 2025

Annapolis TDP - Transportation Committee Meeting 5.7.25

Presentation

Alderwoman O'Neill moved to adopt R-17-25 on first reader. Seconded.

CARRIED on voice vote.

Mayor Buckley referred R-17-25 to the Transportation Committee.

Mayor Buckley referred R-17-25 to the Housing and Human Welfare

Committee.

Mayor Buckley referred R-17-25 to Public Hearing.

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.

Buckley, Schandelmeier, Finlayson and Huntley

Sponsors:

Attachments: R-19-25 First Reader

R-19-25 Staffing Impact Report

R-19-25 Staff Report

R-19-25 Fiscal Impact Note

R-19-25 Amendment 1 - Savidge

R-19-25 Signed (color)

R-19-25 Signed (b&w)

Alderman Gay moved to adopt R-19-25 on first reader. Seconded. CARRIED

on voice vote.

Alderwoman Finlayson - Cosponsor Added.

Alderman Huntley - Cosponsor added

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.

Buckley

Sponsors:

Attachments: R-20-25 First Reader

R-20-25 Fiscal Impact Note

R-20-25 Proposed FY 2026 Fees Schedule

Alderman Gay moved to adopt R-20-25 on first reader. Seconded. CARRIED

on voice vote.

Mayor Buckley referred R-20-25 to the Finance Committee.

Mayor Buckley referred R-20-25 to the Financial Advisory Commission.

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.

Buckley

Sponsors:

Attachments: R-21-25 First Reader

R-21-25 Fiscal Impact Note

R-21-25 Proposed FY 2026 Fines Schedule

Alderwoman O'Neill moved to adopt R-21-25 on first reader. Seconded.

CARRIED on voice vote.

Mayor Buckley referred R-21-25 to the Finance Committee.

Mayor Buckley referred R-21-25 to the Financial Advisory Commission.

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.

Pindell Charles and O'Neill

Sponsors:

Attachments: R-23-25 First Reader

R-23-25 Staffing Impact Report

R-23-25 Staff Report

R-23-25 Fiscal Impact Note

R-23-25 Signed (color)

R-23-25 Signed (b&w)

Alderwoman Pindell Charles moved to adopt R-23-25 on first reader.

Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.

Alderman Huntley moved to suspend the rules to allow passage of the

resolution at the meeting of its introduction.Seconded. CARRIED on voice

vote.

Alderwoman Pindell Charles moved to adopt R-23-25 on second reader.

Seconded. A roll call vote was taken. The motion CARRIED by the following

vote:

9 -

Aye:

Mayor Buckley, Alderman Huntley, Alderwoman O'Neill, Alderwoman Pindell

Charles, Alderwoman Finlayson, Alderman Schandelmeier, Alderman Gay,

Alderman Savidge and Alderman Arnett

Alderwoman O'Neill - Cosponsor Added.

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.

Schandelmeier, Huntley and Savidge

Sponsors:

Attachments: O-5-25 First Reader

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

O-5-25 Signed (color)

O-5-25 Signed (b&w)

Alderman Arnett moved to adopt O-5-25 on second reader. Seconded.

Alderman Savidge moved to amend O-5-25 as follows:

Amendment #1:

On page 3, in line 21, after "shall be" insert "placed into the Sustainable

Mobility Service Fund

to be ".

4. Use of Fines. Pursuant to § 7-302 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings

Article of the

Annotated Code of Maryland, any remaining balance after allocating fines

collected

from speed monitoring systems shall be placed into the Sustainable Mobility

Services

Fund to be used solely for the costs of implementing and administering

pedestrian safety,

road redesign, and public transit. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.

Alderman Arnett moved to adopt O-5-25 as amended on second reader.

Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.

Alderman Schandelmeier moved to adopt O-5-25 on third reader. Seconded.

A roll call vote was taken. The motion CARRIED by the following vote:

9 -

Aye:

Mayor Buckley, Alderman Huntley, Alderwoman O'Neill, Alderwoman Pindell

Charles, Alderwoman Finlayson, Alderman Schandelmeier, Alderman Gay,

Alderman Savidge and Alderman Arnett

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 (revised)

O-10-24 Amendment 2 - Savidge (original)

O-10-24 Amendment 3 - O'Neill

O-10-24 Amendment 4 - O'Neill

O-10-24 Amendment 5 - Huntley

O-10-24 Amendment 6 - Savidge

O-10-24 Signed (color)

O-10-24 Signed (b&w)

Alderman Arnett moved to adopt O-10-24 on second reader. Seconded.

Alderman Arnett moved to amend O-10-24 as follows:

Amendment #1:

1) On page 3, in line 6, before the semicolon insert, "as defined in § 7.35.020"

2. Outdoor Dining:

a. Includes Seasonal Parking Lot Dining, Sidewalk Cafés, and Street Cafés as

defined in § 7.35.020;

2) On page 4, in line 11, before "restaurants" insert "the"; strike "such as" and

after the comma

insert "including but not limited to"; strike "etc." and insert "or other suitable

areas".

2. Location. Outdoor Dining areas shall be located within outdoor areas

adjacent to the

restaurants, such as including but not limited to private sidewalks, walkways,

off street parking, patios, etcor other suitable areas.

3) On page 6, in lines 19-through 20, strike "Where a permitted Outdoor

Dining area remains

unused for outdoor dining for 30 consecutive days or more" and insert "If the

designated

Outdoor Dining area remains unused for 30 consecutive days or more during

the permit or

lease period". Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.

Alderman Savidge moved to amend O-10-24 as follows:

Amendment #2:

1) On page 7, in line 27, and page 11 in lines 24 and 25: strike "between April

15 and

November 1 each year" and after "six months" insert "from January 1 to

December

31 and the months do not need to be contiguous."

2) On page 7, in line 23, after "c." insert, "Special exception approvals do not

require

annual renewal provided the applicant is compliant with the issued

approval."; and

renumber the subsection accordingly.

3) On page 8, in line 34, strike "Board of Appeals" and after "the" insert

"Director"

4) On page 8, in line 1, strike "noise mitigation devices,"; and on page 15,

strike lines

16 through 18. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.

Legislative and Policy Analysis Reuter was present and answered questions

from the council

Alderwoman O'Neill moved to amend O-10-24 as follows:

Amendment #3:

1) On page 7, strike line 27, and insert the following, "three, six, or nine

months

between the start of February 1 and end of November 31."

2) On page 11 strike in lines 25 and 25, strike "three months or six months

between

April 15 and November 1 each year" and after "for" insert "three, six, or nine

months between the start of February 1 and end of November 31." Seconded.

DEFEATED on voice vote.

Alderman Huntley moved to reconsider Amendment #3. Seconded. CARRIED

on voice vote.

Alderman Huntley moved to amend O-10-24 as follows:

New Amendment #3:

On page 7, in line 26, after the word "for" strike "either three months or six

months between April 15 and November 1 each year and insert " up to 9

months from January 31 to December 13 and the months do not need to be

continuous but need to be specified."

and

On page 11, in line 24, after the word "for" strike "either three months or six

months between April 15 and November 1 each year and insert " up to 9

months from January 31 to December 13 and the months do not need to be

continuous but need to be specified.". Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.

Alderwoman O'Neill moved to amend O-10-24 as follows:

Amendment #4:

On Page 4, strike lines 13 through 21, and insert the following:

"a. Generally. Outdoor dining is permitted from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven

days a week, unless further restricted by the establishment's liquor license

or expanded pursuant to section b below.

b. Exceptions.

i. Market House Plaza. Outdoor dining is permitted from 7 a.m. to

11 p.m., seven days a week, in the following locations:

a) Streets and sidewalks adjacent to Annapolis Market House

at 25 Market Space;

b) Pinkney Street, from 25 Market Space to 12 Market Space; and

c) Dock Street, from Market Space to Susan Campbell Park; and

ii. Other Outdoor Dining Venues.

Upon approval of the required special exception, the Board

of Appeals may permit outdoor dining venues to operate

until 10:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturday, as well as Sundays when the

following holiday weekends fall on a

Sunday or Monday:

1) New Year’s Day;

2) Martin Luther King, Jr. Day;

3) President’s Day;

4) Maryland Day;

5) Easter;

6) Memorial Day;

7) Juneteenth;

8) Independence Day;

9) Labor Day;

10) Veterans Day;

11) Thanksgiving; and

12) Christmas." Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.

Alderman Gay requested that the record reflect his abstention from voting on

Amendment #4.

Alderman Huntley moved to amend O-10-24 as follows:

Amendment #5:

On Page 10, line 25, strike the comma after insert or

Line 26, strike "or allow consumption of"; and

Lines 30 and 32, strike "30 minutes before". Seconded. CARRIED on voice

vote.

Alderman Gay requested that the record reflect his abstention from voting on

Amendment #5.

Alderman Savidge moved to amend O-10-24 as follows:

Amendment #6:

On page 8, lines 10 and 11, strike "Fees in lieu of off-street parking

requirements must be paid with the original permit application and the

request for a permit renewal."; reinsert that subparagraph as a new “a.”;

insert in a separate paragraph, “b.” followed by “Fees shall be assessed for

each month allocated in the permit, but may be paid annually."; and "c. The

fee criteria is set by annual resolution of the City Council in

the Fees Schedule."Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.

Alderman Huntley moved to amend O-10-24 as follows:

Amendment #7:

To strike "Fleet Street" and Replace it with "Main Street". Seconded.

CARRIED on voice vote.

Alderman Huntley moved to amend O-10-24 as follows:

Amendment #8:

On page 4, in line 18 strike "Streets and sidewalks contiguous to Annapolis

Market House (25

Market Space); ii. Pinkney Street, from 25 Market Space to 12 Market Space;"

and REPLACE with " The Streets between Main Street and Pinkney Street

and Pinkney Street and Randall Street". Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.

Alderwoman O'Neill moved to adopt O-10-24 as amended on second reader.

Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.

Alderman Schandelmeier moved to adopt O-10-24 on third reader.

Seconded. A roll call vote was taken. The motion CARRIED by the following

vote:

9 -

Aye:

Mayor Buckley, Alderman Huntley, Alderwoman O'Neill, Alderwoman Pindell

Charles, Alderwoman Finlayson, Alderman Schandelmeier, Alderman Gay,

Alderman Savidge and Alderman Arnett

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.

Schandelmeier, Pindell Charles and Huntley

Sponsors:

Attachments: O-23-24 First Reader

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

O-23-24 Signed (color)

O-23-24 Signed (b&w)

Alderman Schandelmeier moved to adopt O-23-24 on second reader.

Seconded.

Alderman Savidge moved to amend O-23-24 as follows:

Amendment #1:

On page 3, in line 15, strike "reasonably convenient to and"; in Line 16,

unstrike "within one

mile of"; and strike the comma.

On page 4, strike lines 19 through 25 and after subparagraph 1, insert

subparagraph 2 and the

following:

"2. The City Manager through the Police Department or Department of

Transportation is

hereby authorized to utilize, on a rotating basis, city-licensed towing services

beyond a

one-mile radius of the City but which are otherwise reasonably convenient to

the city

limits, after first determining that city-based services are unavailable."

Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.

Alderman Gay moved to adopt O-23-24 as amended on second reader.

Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.

Alderman Schandelmeier moved to adopt O-23-24 on third reader.

Seconded. A roll call vote was taken. The motion CARRIED by the following

vote:

9 -

Aye:

Mayor Buckley, Alderman Huntley, Alderwoman O'Neill, Alderwoman Pindell

Charles, Alderwoman Finlayson, Alderman Schandelmeier, Alderman Gay,

Alderman Savidge and Alderman Arnett