City of Annapolis  
160 Duke Of Gloucester Street  
Annapolis, MD 21401  
Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final  
Thursday, October 9, 2025  
3:00 PM  
Regular Meeting  
Mayor John T. Chambers, Jr.  
City Council Chambers  
Environmental Matters Committee  
Call To Order  
Roll Call  
Alderman Savidge called the Regular Meeting to order at 3:04 pm.  
2 - Alderman Savidge and Alderman Arnett  
1 - Alderwoman Finlayson  
Present:  
Absent:  
Approval of Agenda (any changes to the agenda should be made here)  
Alderman Arnett moved to adopt as amended to move R-4-25 to the top of the  
agenda. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.  
Business and Miscellaneous  
Approval of Minutes  
Term Ending Minutes  
ENV 10.3.25  
Attachments: ENV 10.3.25  
Alderman Arnett moved to approve ENV 10.3.25. Seconded. CARRIED on  
voice vote.  
Legislation  
R-40-25  
Equitable Public Water Access Plan  
For the purpose of adopting the City of Annapolis Equitable Public Water Access  
Plan.  
Buckley  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: R-40-25 First Reader  
R-40-25 Annapolis Equitable Public Water Access Plan  
R-40-25 Fiscal Impact Note  
R-40-25 Staff Report  
R-40-25 Staffing Impact Report  
R-40-25 Annapolis Environmental Commission (AEC) Review  
R-40-25 Amendment 1 - Savidge  
Deputy City Manager for Resilience and Sustainability Guild, Director of Public  
Works Vogel and were present to answer questions from the committee.  
Amendment #1 - Alderman Arnett moved to recommend Amendment #1  
favorably. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.  
Alderman Arnett moved to recommend R-40-25 favorably as amended.  
Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.  
O-38-25  
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.  
Buckley  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: O-38-25 First Reader  
O-38-25 Legislative Summary  
O-38-25 Staffing Impact Report  
O-38-25 Staff Report  
O-38-25 Fiscal Impact Note  
Director of Public Works Vogel was present to answer questions from the  
committee.  
Alderman Arnett moved to recommend O-30-25 favorably. Seconded. CARRIED  
on voice vote.  
R-35-25  
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.  
Buckley  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: R-35-25 First Reader  
R-35-25 Fiscal Impact Note  
R-35-25 Staffing Impact Report  
R-35-25 Staff Report  
Director of Public Works Vogel was present to answer questions from the  
committee.  
Alderman Arnett moved to recommend R-35-25 favorably. Seconded. CARRIED on  
voice vote.  
General Discussion  
Resilience & Sustainability Update  
ID-21-25  
Attachments: January R&S Highlights  
February R&S Highlights  
March R&S Highlights  
April R&S Highlights  
July 2025 R&S Highlights  
September R&S Highlights  
October R&S Highlights  
Deputy City Manager for Resilience and Sustainability Guild was present to  
answer questions from the committee.  
Alderman Arnett recommended Deputy City Manager for Resilience and  
Sustainability Guild make sure to share this report with the full Council and not  
just theEnvironmental Matters Committee.  
Adjournment  
Upon motion duly made, seconded and adopted, the Regular Meeting was  
adjourned at 3:52 pm.  
Kalyn Jackson  
City Council Associate  
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