160 Duke Of Gloucester  
Street  
Annapolis, MD 21401  
City of Annapolis  
Regular Meeting Agenda - Final  
City Council  
Mayor John T. Chambers, Jr.  
City Council Chambers  
Monday, September 8, 2025  
7:00 PM  
Regular Meeting  
Call To Order  
Invocation  
Mayor Buckley  
Alderwoman Pindell Charles  
Mayor Buckley  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Roll Call  
City Clerk Watkins-Eldridge  
Approval of Agenda  
Ceremonial Items  
Citation: Boatyard Bar & Grill  
Attachments:  
City Council Member Recognition  
Citation: Chick and Ruth's Delly 60th Anniversary  
Attachments:  
PETITIONS, REPORTS & COMMUNICATIONS  
Update from Mayor  
Mayor Buckley  
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  
Action Item  
Reschedule the September City Council Special Meeting  
For the purpose of moving the regularly scheduled City Council Special  
Meeting approved in ID-125-24 from September 15 to September 29,  
2025.  
Approval of Journal Proceedings  
Attachments:  
Regular Meeting Minutes  
Attachments:  
Special Meeting Minutes  
Supplemental Appropriations Under $50,000  
Grant – APD – Maryland’s Governor's Office of Crime & Policy  
Attachments:  
General – City Council – Reserve for One Time Uses  
Attachments:  
End of Consent Calendar  
BUSINESS & MISCELLANEOUS  
Supplemental Appropriations $50,000 & Above  
Capital – Department of Transportation – Capital Reserve  
Attachments:  
Grant – Fire – DSCI: Maryland Department of Service & Civic  
Innovation  
Attachments:  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
Ordinances  
Tyler Avenue Complete Community Overlay District  
For the purpose of establishing the Tyler Avenue Complete Community  
overlay district as a new zoning district, which will supersede the existing  
zoning districts within the boundary of the new district.  
Sponsors:  
Gay  
Attachments:  
Business Revitalization District Regulation Change  
For the purpose of correcting a key bulk standard for the Business  
Revitalization (BR) zoning district by increasing the allowable floor area  
compared to the size of the lot from a 2.0 to 2.5 floor area ratio; require  
conformance with the general architectural design of the buildings  
around the property; and generally related to Business Revitalization  
District requirements.  
Sponsors:  
O'Neill and Gay  
Attachments:  
Lease of City Property - 2031-2036 Fall Boat Shows  
For the purpose of authorizing a lease of municipal property located in  
the City Dock area, including docking spaces, boat slips, boat moorings,  
adjacent City waters, and certain portions of nearby boardwalks,  
sidewalks, parking lots, and City roadways, , as well as an additional  
area on Edgewood Road to United States Yacht Shows, Inc. from  
January 1, 2031 through December 31, 2036 for the purpose of carrying  
on its business of annual fall boat shows.  
Sponsors:  
Buckley  
Attachments:  
Lease of City Property - Market House  
For the purpose of authorizing the lease of the Market House to New  
Market House, LLC, the Tenant for an initial term of July 1, 2033,  
through June 30, 2038, with additional optional renewal terms, subject to  
certain terms, provisions, and conditions; and matters generally relating  
to said lease.  
Sponsors:  
Buckley  
Attachments:  
FY 2026 Changes in Exempt Service Job Classifications  
For the purpose of updating the list of exempt service positions; and  
generally related to exempt service positions.  
Sponsors:  
Buckley  
Attachments:  
Ranked-Choice Voting in Annapolis City Elections  
For the purpose of electing the Mayor, City Council members, and party  
committee members by ranked-choice voting during elections involving  
only City-wide candidates; and generally relating to municipal voting  
regulations.  
Sponsors:  
Huntley and Savidge  
Attachments:  
Lease of City Property - 2031-2036 Spring Boat Shows  
For the purpose of authorizing a lease of municipal property located in  
the City Dock area, including docking spaces, boat slips, boat moorings,  
adjacent City waters, and certain portions of nearby boardwalks,  
sidewalks, parking lots, and City roadways, to United States Yacht  
Shows, Inc. from January 1, 2031 through December 31, 2036 for the  
purpose of carrying on its business of annual spring boat shows.  
Sponsors:  
Buckley  
Attachments:  
LEGISLATIVE ACTION  
FIRST READERS  
Ordinances  
City Capital Facilities Charges Payment Plan  
For the purpose of changing when capital facilities charges for sewer and  
water installation are collected from developers constructing six or fewer  
dwelling units; and generally related to the Plumbing Code.  
Sponsors:  
Schandelmeier  
Attachments:  
Exception to the City's Prohibition on Doors or Gates Opening Over  
Sidewalks  
For the purpose of allowing the Director of Public Works to allow  
exceptions to § 14.20.090 of the City Code dealing with doors or gates  
opening over sidewalks.  
Sponsors:  
Buckley  
Attachments:  
Resolutions  
Speed Monitoring System Fines  
For the purpose of establishing updated fines for Speed Monitoring  
Systems, also known as speed cameras, pursuant to § 12.08.140.  
Sponsors:  
Huntley and Savidge  
Attachments:  
Market Space Interest Charge Waiver  
For the purpose of waiving interest charges from unpaid monthly rent  
for parking spaces on Market Space, the street used for dining next to  
Market House in downtown Annapolis.  
Sponsors:  
Buckley  
Attachments:  
181 Prince George Street Sidewalk Easement  
For the purpose of the City Council waiving City restrictions on a trash  
can enclosure that encroaches on the City sidewalk in front of 181 Prince  
George Street; and generally relating to waiver of requirements of §  
14.20.080 of the City Code.  
Sponsors:  
Buckley  
Attachments:  
Fees for Clearing Snow and Ice from City Sidewalks  
For the purpose of setting fees for O-6-25, Clearing Snow and Ice from  
City Sidewalks.  
Sponsors:  
Huntley and Savidge  
Attachments:  
Re-assigning Fiscal Year 2025 and Fiscal Year 2026 Community Grants  
For the purpose of reassigning the Fiscal Year 2025 and Fiscal Year 2026  
Community Grants allocated by the City Council to GVO Sound, LLC,  
and reallocating the funds to Superior Future, Inc., a not-for-profit  
organization.  
Sponsors:  
Buckley  
Attachments:  
Itinerant Merchant Sales in the Historic District for a Flea Market  
For the purpose of authorizing hawker, peddler, and itinerant merchant  
sales in the Historic District in conjunction with certain special events for  
a flea market on an October 19, 2025.  
Sponsors:  
Buckley  
Attachments:  
Equitable Public Water Access Plan  
For the purpose of adopting the City of Annapolis Equitable Public  
Water Access Plan.  
Sponsors:  
Buckley  
Attachments:  
2025 Go Bowling Military Bowl Parade and Football Game  
For the purpose of identifying the Go Bowling Military Bowl Parade and  
Football Game that will be held on Saturday, December 27, 2025, as a  
Major Special Event; and waiving charges for specific City of Annapolis  
costs related to the Go Bowling Military Bowl.  
Sponsors:  
Buckley  
Attachments:  
SECOND READERS  
Ordinances  
Prioritizing Affordable Spending Through Expansion of Financial  
Advisory Commission Duties  
For the purpose of listing the duties of the Financial Advisory  
Commission; adding "spending affordability" to review the City's  
finances so that spending levels align with the City's income, and  
reviewing projected revenue, debt levels, and long-term fiscal outlook;  
and generally related to the Financial Advisory Commission.  
Sponsors:  
Arnett  
Attachments:  
Issuance of General Obligation Bonds and Bond Anticipation Notes  
For the purpose of authorizing and empowering the City of Annapolis  
(the “City”) to issue and sell, upon its full faith and credit, (i) one or  
more series of its general obligation bonds in the aggregate principal  
amount not to exceed $73,561,499 (the “Bonds”), pursuant to Sections  
19-301 through 19-309, inclusive, of the Local Government Article of the  
Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended, and Article VII, Section 11 of  
the Charter of the City of Annapolis, as amended (the “Charter”), (ii)  
one or more series of its general obligation bond anticipation notes in  
anticipation of the issuance of the Bonds in the maximum aggregate  
principal amount equal to the maximum aggregate principal amount of  
the Bonds (the “Notes”), pursuant to Sections 19-211 through 19-221,  
inclusive, of the Local Government Article of the Annotated Code of  
Maryland, as amended, and the Charter and (iii) one or more series of its  
general obligation bonds to refund specified bonds previously issued by  
the City in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed 120% of the  
principal amount of bonds to be refunded (the “Refunding Bonds”),  
pursuant to Section 19-207 and Sections 19-301 through 19-309,  
inclusive, of the Local Government Article of the Annotated Code of  
Maryland, as amended, and the Charter; providing that the Bonds,  
Notes and Refunding Bonds shall be issued and sold for the public  
purpose of financing and refinancing certain capital projects of the City  
as provided in this Ordinance; prescribing the form and tenor of the  
Bonds, Notes and Refunding Bonds; providing for the method of sale of  
the Bonds, Notes and Refunding Bonds and other matters relating to the  
issuance and sale thereof; providing for the disbursement of the proceeds  
of the Bonds, Notes and Refunding Bonds; covenanting to levy and  
collect all taxes necessary to provide for the payment of the principal of  
and interest on the Bonds, Notes and Refunding Bonds; and generally  
providing for and determining various matters relating to the issuance,  
sale and delivery of the Bonds, Notes and Refunding Bonds.  
Sponsors:  
Buckley  
Attachments:  
ADJOURNMENT  
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