City of Annapolis  
160 Duke Of Gloucester Street  
Annapolis, MD 21401  
Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final  
Friday, October 3, 2025  
3:00 PM  
Regular Meeting  
Mayor John T. Chambers, Jr.  
City Council Chambers  
Rules & City Government Committee  
Call To Order  
Roll Call  
Alderwoaman Finlayson called the Regular Meeting to order at 3:31 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 adopt as amended to add CA-1-25 to the Regular  
Meeting Agenda. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.  
Business and Miscellaneous  
Approval of Minutes  
Term Ending Minutes  
RCG 9.8.25  
Attachments: RCG 9.8.25  
Alderman Schandelmeier moved to approve RCG 9.8.25 Term Ending  
Minutes. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.  
Legislation  
O-15-25  
Accessory Dwelling Unit Requirements  
For the purpose of removing the residency requirement for property owners who  
have an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) on their residential property; defining  
"ownership" in Title 21; limiting short-term rentals to one of the two dwelling units on  
an ADU property; and generally related to Accessory Dwelling Unit requirements of  
Titles 21 and 17.  
Schandelmeier  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: O-15-25 First Reader  
O-15-25 Legislative Summary  
O-15-25 Staff Report  
O-15-25 Staffing Impact Report  
O-15-25 Fiscal Impact Note  
O-15-25 Staff Report to the Planning Commission  
O-15-25 Planning Commission Findings  
O-15-25 Public Hearing Notice in the Capital Gazette  
O-15-25 NEW MEETING DATE Capital Gazette Notice  
O-15-25 & O-28-25 Public Notice Affidavit  
O-15-25 Amendment 1 - Schandelmeier  
O-15-25 Amendment 2 - Schandelmeier  
O-15-25 Amendment 3 - Savidge  
Alderman Savidge and Chief of Comprehensive Planning Leshinsky were present  
to answer questions from the committee.  
Amendment #1 - Alderman Schandelmeier moved to recommend Amendment #  
favorably. Seconded. CARRIED. voice vote.  
Aye- Alderman Schandelmeier, Alderwoman Finlayson  
Nay- Alderman Arnett  
Amendment #2 - Alderman Schandelmeier moved to recommend Amendment #2  
favorably. Seconded. CARRIED. voice vote.  
Amendment #3 - Alderman Schandelmeier moved to recommend Amendment #3  
favorably. Seconded. CARRIED. voice vote.  
Aye- Alderman Schandelmeier, Alderman Arnett  
Nay- Alderwoman Finlayson  
Alderwoman Finlayson moved to Recommend O-15-25 Favorably as amended.  
Seconded. DEFEATED on voice vote.  
Aye- Alderman Schandelmeier  
Nay- Alderwoman Finlayson, Alderman Arnett  
O-18-25  
Re-Allowing Historic Duplexes in R2 Zoning Districts  
For the purpose of allowing duplexes to be built in R2 zoning districts, provided they  
resemble the existing single-family homes in the neighborhood; and generally related to  
R2 Single-Family Residence district requirements.  
Huntley  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: O-18-25 First Reader  
O-18-25 Legislative Summary  
O-18-25 Staffing Impact Report  
O-18-25 Staff Report  
O-18-25 Fiscal Impact Note  
O-18-25 Staff Report to Planning Commission  
O-18-25 Planning Commission Findings  
O-18-25 Public Hearing Notice in the Capital Gazette  
O-18-25 NEW MEETING DATE Capital Gazette Notice  
O-15-25 & O-28-25 Public Notice Affidavit  
Alderman Savidge and Chief of Comprehensive Planning Leshinsky were present  
to answer questions from the committee.  
Guest Speaker:  
Katie McDermott  
50 Franklin St.,  
Annapolis, MD 21401  
Amendment #1- Alderman Arnett moved On page 3, line 9 strike "10%" and insert  
"a cap at 30%". Seconded. DEFEATED on voice vote.  
Aye- Alderman Arnett  
Nay- Alderman Schandelmeier, Alderwoman Finlayson  
Alderman Schandelmeier moved to recommend O-18-25 favorably. DEFEATED for  
lack of Second.  
O-29-25  
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.  
Gay  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: O-29-25 First Reader  
O-29-25 Legislative Summary  
O-29-25 Staff Report  
O-29-25 Staffing Impact Report  
O-29-25 Fiscal Impact Note  
O-29-25 Staff Report to Planning Commission  
O-29-25 Planning Commission Findings & Recommendations  
O-29-25 & O-30-25 Affidavit of Public Hearing Notice  
O-29-25 Signed (b&w)  
O-29-25 Signed (color)  
Chief of Comprehensive Planning Leshinsky was present to answer questions  
from the committee.  
Alderman Arnett moved to recommend O-29-25 favorably. Seconded. CARRIED  
on voice vote.  
O-30-25  
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.  
O'Neill and Gay  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: O-30-25 First Reader  
O-30-25 Legislative Summary  
O-30-25 Staff Report  
O-30-25 Staffing Impact Report  
O-30-25 Fiscal Impact Report  
O-30-25 Staff Report to Planning Commission  
O-30-25 Planning Commission Findings and Recommendations  
O-29-25 & O-30-25 Affidavit of Public Hearing Notice  
0-30-25 Amendment 1 - O'Neill  
0-30-25 Amendment 2 - O'Neill  
O-30-25 Signed (b&w)  
O-30-25 Signed (color)  
Amendment #1 - Alderman Arnett moved to recommend favorably. Seconded.  
CARRIED on voice vote.  
Amendment #2 - Alderman Arnett moved to recommend favorably. Seconded.  
CARRIED on voice vote.  
Alderman Arnett moved to recommend O-30-25 favorably. Seconded. CARRIED  
on voice vote.  
O-34-25  
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.  
Buckley  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: O-34-25 First Reader  
O-34-25 Staff Report  
O-34-25 Staffing Impact Report  
O-34-25 Fiscal Impact Note  
O-34-25 Signed (b&w)  
O-34-25 Signed (color)  
Alderman Schandelmeier moved to recommend O-34-25 favorably. Seconded.  
CARRIED on voice vote.  
O-33-25  
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.  
Buckley  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: O-33-25 Market House Lease - July 2025  
O-33-25 Attachment A  
O-33-25 Staffing Impact Report  
O-33-25 Staff Report  
O-33-25 Fiscal Impact Note  
O-33-25 First Reader  
O-33-25 Amendment 1 - Huntley  
O-33-25 Market House Lease - REVISED October 2025  
O-33-25 Market House Lease - REVISED Oct. 2025 Redlined Copy  
O-33-25 OOL Ordinance Staff Report Summary of Changes  
Acting City Manager Buckland was present to answer questions from the  
committee.  
Guest Speaker:  
Jody Danek  
2981 Friends Rd,  
Annapolis MD, 21401  
Keith Bouchard  
18 Brice Road  
Annapolis MD, 21409  
Laurie Sullivan  
25 Wagner Street  
Annapolis MD, 21401  
Alderman Schandelmeier moved to no action taken due to negations still  
underway. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.  
CA-1-25  
City Council Compensation Commission  
For the purpose of updating the process for setting the City Council's compensation;  
removing it from the Council Elections Article of the City Charter and inserting it  
under The City Council Article; and removing the requirement that the Council's  
compensation commission sets the City Manager's compensation.  
Buckley  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: CA-1-25 First Reader  
CA-1-25 Legislative Summary  
CA-1-25 Salary Review Commission Report to Council (from R-8-24  
2025)  
CA-1-25 Fiscal Impact Note  
CA-1-25 Staffing Impact Report  
CA-1-25 Staff Report  
CA-1-25 Capital Gazette Public Notic Affidavit  
O-13-25 First Reader  
CA-1-25 & CA-2-25 - Advertisement Proof  
CA-1-25 Signed Copy (color)  
CA-1-25 Signed Copy (b&w)  
Acting City Manager Buckland and Legislative and Policy Analyst Reuter were  
present to answer questions from the committee.  
Alderman Schandelmeier moved to take no action on CA-1-25. Seconded.  
CARRIED on voice vote.  
Adjournment  
Upon motion duly made, seconded and adopted, the Regular Meeting was  
adjourned at 5:50 pm.  
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City Council Associate  
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