City of Annapolis  
160 Duke Of Gloucester Street  
Annapolis, MD 21401  
Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final  
Wednesday, March 4, 2026  
6:00 PM  
Regular Meeting  
Mayor John T. Chambers Jr.,  
City Council Chambers  
Economic Matters Committee  
Call To Order  
Roll Call  
Alderman Schandelmeier called the Regular Meeting to order at 6:05 pm.  
3 - Alderman Schandelmeier, Alderman Savidge and Alderwoman Allsup-Johnson  
Present:  
Approval of Agenda (any changes to the agenda should be made here)  
Alderman Savidge moved to adopt as amended to move ID-45-26:New Maritime  
District Business: Blackwood to be the first item on the Regular Meeting agenda.  
Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.  
Business and Miscellaneous  
Approval of Minutes  
Regular Meeting Minutes  
Attachments: EMC 2.4.26  
Alderman Savidge moved to approve EMC 2.4.26. Seconded. CARRIED on  
voice vote.  
General Discussion  
New Maritime District Business: Blackwood  
Economic Development Manager Strott and President of Blackwood Maritime  
Business Ryan Morris were present to answer questions from the committee.  
Alderwoman Allsup-Johnson arrived at 6:13 pm.  
Legislation  
Establishing a 12-Month Moratorium on New Short-Term Rental Licenses  
For the purpose of establishing a moratorium on the issuance of new licenses for  
short-term rentals for a period of 12 months from the effective date of this ordinance.  
O'Neill, Littmann and Smith-Brown  
Sponsors:  
Alderman Huntley, Acting City Manager Buckland, Assistant City Attorney  
Leonard and Legislative & Policy Analyst Reuter were present to answer  
questions from the committee.  
Amendment #1 - Alderman Savidge moved to Recommend Amendment #1  
Unfavorably. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.  
Amendment #1A - Alderman Savidge moved to Recommend Amendment #1A  
Favorably. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.  
Amendment #2 - Alderman Savidge moved to take no action. Seconded.  
CARRIED on voice vote.  
Amendment #3 - Alderman Savidge moved to Recommend Amendment #3  
Favorably. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.  
Economic Matters Committee Amendment (Amendment #3A) - On pg. 3 line 31  
remove "60 days prior to". Alderman Savidge moved to Recommend Economic  
Matters Committee Amendment Favorably. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.  
Amendment #4 - Alderman Savidge moved to take no action. Seconded.  
CARRIED on voice vote.  
Amendment #5 - Alderman Savidge moved to recommend Amendment #5  
favorably. Seconded. A roll call vote was taken. The motion CARRIED by the  
following vote:  
Aye - Alderman Savidge, Alderwoman Allsup-Johnson  
Nay - Alderman Schandelmeier  
Amendment #6 - Alderwoman Allsup-Johnson moved to Recommend Amendment  
#6 Favorably. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.  
Alderman Schandelmeier requested the sponsors address the issues with the  
whereas clause regarding owner occupancy and non owner occupancy for legal  
sufficiency.  
Alderman Savidge moved to Recommend Favorably O-40-25 as Amended.  
Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.  
General Discussion  
Special Exception Process - Findings & Recommendation Discussion  
Alderman Schandelmeier requested ID-40-20 be postponed until the April 1st,  
2026 meeting.  
Economic Development Update  
Attachments:  
Economic Development Manager Strott was present to answer the questions from  
the committee.  
Adjournment  
Alderman Schandelmeier requested an update on the Maritime Apprenticeship  
Program at the next meeting April 1st, 2026.  
Upon motion duly made, seconded and adopted, the Regular Meeting was  
adjourned at 7:33 pm.  
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