City of Annapolis  
160 Duke Of Gloucester Street  
Annapolis, MD 21401  
Standing Committee Meeting Agenda - Final  
Wednesday, February 19, 2025  
10:30 AM  
Regular Meeting  
Mayor John T. Chambers, Jr.  
City Council Chambers  
Finance Committee  
Call To Order  
Roll Call  
Alderman Huntley  
Approval of Agenda (any changes to the agenda should be made here)  
Business and Miscellaneous  
Approval of Minutes  
Special Meeting Minutes  
Attachments:  
Fund Transfers  
General/Affordable Housing Trust - Transfer - Office of Community  
Services/Department of Planning & Zoning  
Attachments:  
Supplemental Appropriations  
Capital Fund - Department of Public Works - Donation from Barish Foundation  
Attachments:  
General Fund - Planning & Zoning - Reserve for one time uses  
Attachments:  
Legislation  
WRNR Radio Tower Lease With the City - For the purpose of entering a ground  
lease of the City-owned radio tower located at 25 Silopanna Road with Cortona  
Media LLC dba WRNR Radio, a Maryland limited liability company; and all matters  
relating to said lease.  
Sponsors:  
Attachments:  
Buckley  
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:  
Thompson Street Park - For the purpose of designating specific City of  
Annapolis-owned property as a street-end park; naming the street-end park at the  
southeast end of Thompson Street the “Thompson Street Park”; and generally relating  
to park amenities.  
Sponsors:  
Huntley, Finlayson and Arnett  
Attachments:  
Demonstration Program to Build Green Roofs on City Bus Shelters - For the  
purpose of requiring the City Manager to establish a demonstration program to  
evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of green roof bus shelters; and to include that  
project in the Fiscal Year 2026 City budget; and generally related to the establishment  
of eco-friendly bus shelters.  
Sponsors:  
Gay  
Attachments:  
Non-Profit Vendors During Fall 2025 Boat Shows  
For the purpose of authorizing sales by certain vendors in the City Dock area of the  
Historic District during the Fall 2025 U.S. Sailboat and Powerboat Shows.  
Sponsors:  
Attachments:  
Huntley  
Itinerant Merchant Sales in the Historic District During Calendar Year 2025  
For the purpose of authorizing hawker, peddler, and itinerant merchant sales in the  
Historic District in conjunction with certain special events during calendar year 2025.  
Sponsors:  
Huntley  
Attachments:  
FY 2025 Changes to Executive Pay Ranges - For the purpose of updating the  
Fiscal Year 2025 annual position classifications and grades; and specifying an effective  
date.  
Sponsors:  
Buckley  
Attachments:  
General Discussion  
HR Update (hiring status for new positons in the previous budget)  
Presenter: Human Resource Manager Hopkins  
Finance Department Update  
Attachments:  
Presenter: Director Dickinson  
Adjournment  
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