City of Annapolis  
160 Duke Of Gloucester Street  
Annapolis, MD 21401  
Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final  
Thursday, January 30, 2025  
6:30 PM  
Regular Meeting  
Mayor John T. Chambers, Jr.  
City Council Chambers  
Public Safety Committee  
Call To Order  
Roll Call  
Alderwoman Pindell Charles called the Regular Meeting to order at 6:30 pm.  
2 - Alderwoman Pindell Charles and Gay  
1 - Alderwoman O'Neill  
Present:  
Absent:  
Approval of Agenda (any changes to the agenda should be made here)  
Alderman Gay moved to adopt as amended to remove O-34-24. Seconded.  
CARRIED on voice vote.  
Business and Miscellaneous  
Approval of Minutes  
Special Meeting Minutes  
PSC  
11.13.24  
Attachments: PSC 11.13.24  
This Journal was no action taken.  
General Discussion  
No HARM VIP/NAM Update  
ID-25-25  
Attachments: UPLIFT - Program Collaboration Status Report  
Alderman Huntley, Chief of Staff Petit, Office of Emergency Management Chief  
Simmons and African American Liaison Ajayi were present to answer questions  
from the committee.  
Alderwoman Pindell Charles requested this program be in the Mayor's Budget  
presentation.  
Office of Emergency Management Update (OEM)  
ID-36-25  
Attachments: Jan 30 2025-Public Safety Commitee-OEM Update  
Feb 13 Public Safety Committee Meeting Ward 4  
March 3rd, 2025, Public Safety Committee  
Alderman Huntley and Office of Emergency Management Chief Simmons were  
present to answer questions from the committee.  
Annapolis Fire Department Update (AFD)  
ID-35-25  
Attachments:  
01.30.25 City of Annapolis Fire Department - Public Safety Committee  
Presentation  
02.13.2025 CoA Fire Department - Public Safety Committee  
Presentation  
03.06.2025 - CoA Fire Department - Public Safety Committee  
Presentation  
Alderman Huntley, Fire Chief Remaley, Deputy Chief Lopez and Deputy Chief  
Powell were present to answer questions from the committee.  
Annapolis Police Department Update (APD)  
ID-34-25  
Attachments: CRIME DATA - Public Safety Meeting December 2024  
WARD 8 - DATA 2024  
Alderman Huntley, Chief Jackson, Deputy Chief Brandford, Assistant City Attorney  
Berger, Captain Miguez, Operations Captain Howard and PIO Officer Jackson  
were present to answer questions from the committee.  
Alderman Gay requested an email from the Chief of Police Jackson for how  
Annapolis Police Department(APD) deals with parents of teens with firearms.  
Legislation  
O-28-24  
Police Department -- Property and Contraband Disposal - For the purpose of  
clarifying that Annapolis will follow state rules on the disposal of abandoned vehicles  
and generally dealing with property and contraband disposal.  
Pindell Charles  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: O-28-24 First Reader  
O-28-24 Legislative Summary  
O-28-24 Staff Report  
O-28-24 Fiscal Impact Note  
O-28-24 Amendment 1 - Savidge  
O-28-24 Signed (b&w)  
O-28-24 Signed (color)  
Chief Jackson, Deputy Chief Brandford, Assistant City Attorney Berger, Captain  
Miguez, Operations Captain Howard and PIO Officer Jackson were present to  
answer questions from the committee.  
Amendment #1 - Alderman Gay moved to Recommend Amendment #1 Favorably  
as Amended. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.  
Alderman Gay moved to Recommend O-28-24 Favorably as Amended. Seconded.  
CARRIED on voice vote.  
Adjournment  
Upon motion duly made, seconded and adopted, the Regular Meeting was  
adjourned at 9:43pm.  
Kalyn Jackson  
City Council Associate  
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