City of Annapolis  
160 Duke Of Gloucester Street  
Annapolis, MD 21401  
Special Meeting Agenda - Final  
Monday, April 28, 2025  
7:00 PM  
Special Meeting  
Mayor John T. Chambers, Jr.  
City Council Chambers  
City Council  
Call To Order  
Invocation  
Mayor Buckley  
Alderwoman Finlayson  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Mayor Buckley  
Roll Call  
City Clerk Watkins-Eldridge  
Approval of Agenda  
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.  
BUSINESS & MISCELLANEOUS  
Appointments  
Re-Appointment - Recommendation - Ms. Sharon Ellis  
Attachments:  
Supplemental Appropriations $50,000 & Above  
Capital - Department of Public Works - Capital Reserve  
Attachments:  
Legislative History  
4/21/25  
Finance Committee  
recommend favorably  
General - Department of Planning Zoning - Reserve for one time uses  
Attachments:  
Legislative History  
4/23/25  
Finance Committee  
recommend favorably  
General Fund - Federal Emergency Management Agency Grant - City  
Manager/Supplies and Other  
Attachments:  
Legislative History  
4/21/25  
Finance Committee  
recommend favorably  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
Ordinances  
Annual Budget and Appropriation and Property Tax Levy - For the  
purpose of adopting the City Budget, comprising the Annual Operating Budget for  
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the Capital Budget for the fiscal year ending  
June 30, 2026, the Capital Improvement Program for the fiscal years ending June  
30, 2027, June 30, 2028, June 30, 2029, June 30, 2030, and June 30, 2031;  
appropriating funds for all expenditures for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025,  
and ending June 30, 2026; levying and imposing a property tax for the use of the  
City of Annapolis for the taxable year beginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30,  
2026; and fixing the rate of the City property tax for the taxable year.  
Sponsors:  
Buckley  
Attachments:  
Legislative History  
4/14/25  
4/14/25  
City Council  
City Council  
adopt on first reader  
refer to Planning Commission to the  
Planning Commission  
4/14/25  
4/14/25  
City Council  
City Council  
refer  
refer  
Arts in Public Places Commission Update and Revisions  
For the purpose of moving the Arts in Public Places Commission from Title 6, the  
revenue and finance Title of the City Code, to Title 2, Chapter 2.48 dealing with  
boards, commissions, and committees; placing oversight of the Arts in Places  
Commission under the Planning and Zoning Director instead of the Recreation and  
Parks Director; and generally dealing with the Arts in Public Places Commission  
duties and responsibilities.  
Sponsors:  
O'Neill and Huntley  
Attachments:  
Legislative History  
3/24/25  
3/24/25  
City Council  
City Council  
adopt on first reader  
refer  
Resolutions  
2025 Transit Development Plan for the City of Annapolis  
For the purpose of approving the City of Annapolis Transit Development Plan that  
is updated every five years.  
Sponsors:  
Buckley  
Attachments:  
Legislative History  
4/14/25  
4/14/25  
4/14/25  
4/14/25  
City Council  
City Council  
City Council  
City Council  
adopt on first reader  
refer  
refer  
refer  
FY 2026 Annual Fees Schedule - For the purpose of specifying fees that will  
be charged for the use of City services for Fiscal Year 2026; and providing an  
effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Buckley  
Attachments:  
Legislative History  
4/14/25  
4/14/25  
City Council  
City Council  
adopt on first reader  
refer  
4/14/25  
City Council  
refer  
FY 2026 Fines Schedule - For the purpose of specifying fines that will be  
charged for Fiscal Year 2026; and providing an effective date.  
Sponsors:  
Buckley  
Attachments:  
Legislative History  
4/14/25  
4/14/25  
4/14/25  
City Council  
City Council  
City Council  
adopt on first reader  
refer  
refer  
LEGISLATIVE ACTION  
SECOND READERS  
Resolutions  
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:  
Legislative History  
2/10/25  
2/10/25  
City Council  
City Council  
adopt on first reader  
refer to Annapolis Education Commission  
to the Finance Committee  
2/10/25  
City Council  
refer to Annapolis Education Commission  
to the Environmental Matters Committee  
2/19/25  
2/24/25  
Finance Committee  
City Council  
recommend favorably  
refer to Annapolis Education Commission  
to the Environmental Matters Committee  
3/13/25  
3/17/25  
4/10/25  
Environmental Matters  
Committee  
postpone  
Housing and Human Welfare  
Committee  
recommend favorably  
recommend favorably  
Environmental Matters  
Committee  
Friendship City Relationship with Frankston, Australia - For the  
purpose of authorizing a friendship city relationship between Annapolis, Maryland  
and Frankston, in the State of Victoria, Australia.  
Attachments:  
Legislative History  
3/24/25  
City Council  
adopt on first reader  
Memorial Honoring the Life and Legacy of the Late U.S.  
Representative Parren J. Mitchell For the purpose of dedicating a  
memorial at the City of Annapolis Pip Moyer Recreation Center in honor of the late  
U.S. Representative Parren J. Mitchell (D-MD), the first African-American elected  
to Congress from Maryland.  
Sponsors:  
Buckley, Schandelmeier, Finlayson and Huntley  
Attachments:  
Legislative History  
4/14/25  
4/14/25  
4/14/25  
City Council  
City Council  
City Council  
adopt on first reader  
Cosponsor added  
Cosponsor added  
ADJOURNMENT  
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City of Annapolis should contact Regina Watkins-Eldridge at 410.263.7942, by MD Relay (711), or by  
email at cityclerk@annapolis.gov at least five days prior to the meeting date to request assistance.  
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