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City of Annapolis 160 Duke Of Gloucester Street Annapolis, MD 21401 Regular Agenda - Final City Council Monday, July 13, 2020 7:00 PM Mayor John T. Chambers, Jr. City Council Chambers Virtual Meeting A virtual meeting is when people, regardless of their location, use video and audio to link up online. Virtual Meetings allow people to share information and data in real-time without being physically located together. Call to Order Mayor Buckley Invocation Alderman Arnett Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Buckley Roll Call City Clerk Watkins-Eldridge Approval of Agenda Consent Calendar Approval of Journal of Proceedings CCM Regular Meeting Minutes 06.08.2020 Attachments: DRAFT - Regular Meeting Minutes 6.08.2020.pdf CCM Special Meeting Minutes 06.15.2020 Attachments: DRAFT - Special Virtual Meeting Minutes 06.15.2020.pdf CCM Special Meeting Minutes 06.22.2020 Attachments: DRAFT - Special Virtual Meeting Minutes 06.22.2020.pdf Page 1 Printed on 7/13/2020 City Council Regular Agenda - Final July 13, 2020 Legislative Actions First Readers O-28-20 Parking Permit Display - For the purpose of requiring that a residential parking permit must be visibly displayed on the vehicle to which it was issued. Sponsors: Tierney Attachments: O-28-20 Parking Permit Display First Reader.pdf O-28-20 Staff Report.pdf O-30-20 Issuance of General Obligation Bonds and Bond Anticipation Notes - For the purpose of authorizing and empowering the City of Annapolis (the “City”) to issue and sell, upon its full faith and credit, (i) one or more series of its general obligation bonds in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $24,278,662 (the “Bonds”), pursuant to Sections 19-301 through 19-309, inclusive, of the Local Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended, and Article VII, Section 11 of the Charter of the City of Annapolis, as amended (the “Charter”), (ii) one or more series of its general obligation bond anticipation notes in anticipation of the issuance of the Bonds in the maximum aggregate principal amount equal to the maximum aggregate principal amount of the Bonds (the “Notes”), pursuant to Sections 19-211 through 19-221, inclusive, of the Local Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended and the Charter and (iii) one or more series of its general obligation bonds to refund specified bonds previously issued by the City in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed 120% of the principal amount of bonds to be refunded (the “Refunding Bonds”), pursuant to Section 19-207 and Sections 19-301 through 19-309, inclusive, of the Local Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended, and the Charter; providing that the Bonds, Notes and Refunding Bonds shall be issued and sold for the public purpose of financing and refinancing certain capital projects of the City as provided in this Ordinance; prescribing the form and tenor of the Bonds, Notes and Refunding Bonds; providing for the method of sale of the Bonds, Notes and Refunding Bonds and other matters relating to the issuance and sale thereof; providing for the disbursement of the proceeds of the Bonds, Notes and Refunding Bonds; covenanting to levy and collect all taxes necessary to provide for the payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds, Notes and Refunding Bonds; and generally providing for and determining various matters relating to the issuance, sale and delivery of the Bonds, Notes and Refunding Bonds. Sponsors: Buckley Page 2 Printed on 7/13/2020 City Council Regular Agenda - Final July 13, 2020 Attachments: O-30-20 Bond Ordinance First Reader.pdf O-30-20 Exhibit I FY21 Bond Ord.pdf O-30-20 Exhibit II FY21 Bond Ord.pdf R-43-20 Five-Year Consolidated Housing and Community Development Strategic Plan - For the purpose of adopting a Five-Year Consolidated Housing and Community Development Strategic Plan for the period beginning July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2025. Sponsors: Buckley, Gay, Tierney and Rodriguez Attachments: R-43-20 HCD Five Year Consolidated Plan First Reader.pdf R-43-20 City of Annapolis Con Plan and AAP.pdf R-43-20 Staff Report.pdf Second Readers R-35-20 2021 Election - For the purpose of authorizing the City of Annapolis to contract with the Anne Arundel County Board of Elections to administer the City of Annapolis Primary and General Elections that will take place on September 21, 2021 and November 2, 2021, respectively; and providing for the option of voting by mail as may be mutually agreed to by the City of Annapolis Board of Supervisors of Elections and the Anne Arundel County Board of Elections. Sponsors: Buckley Attachments: R-35-20 2021 Elections Delegation First Reader.pdf R-35-20 Staff Report.pdf R-35-20 Fiscal Impact Note.pdf Legislative History 6/22/20 City Council adopt on first reader 6/22/20 City Council refer to the Rules & City Government Committee 6/22/20 City Council refer to the Housing and Human Welfare End of Consent Calendar Legislative Actions First Readers Proposed motion to suspend the rules to adopt R-39-20 at the meeting of its introduction R-39-20 Community Grant Allocations for FY 2021- For the purpose of allocating Community Grant Funds for FY 2021. Sponsors: Finlayson and Arnett Page 3 Printed on 7/13/2020 City Council Regular Agenda - Final July 13, 2020 Attachments: R-39-20 Comunity Grant Allocations FY2021 First Reader.pdf R-39-20 Attachment A Community Grants 2021 Finance Cmte Recs 7-13-20.pdf R-39-20 Staff Report.pdf R-39-20 Fiscal Impact Note.pdf Second Readers O-34-19 Planning and Zoning - Appeal Procedures - For the purpose of clarifying the procedures governing an appeal of a decision of the Planning and Zoning Director; making stylistic changes; and generally related to appeal procedures. Sponsors: Arnett Attachments: O-34-19 PandZ Appeal Procedures First Reader.docx O-34-19 Fiscal Impact Note.docx O-34-19 Staff Report.pdf O-34-19 PandZ Staff to PC.pdf O-34-19 PC Findings and Recommendations.pdf O-34-19 Amendments 1 - 7 Rules Committee.docx O-34-19 Office of Law Legal Note.pdf Legislative History 9/23/19 City Council adopt on first reader 9/23/19 City Council refer to the Planning Commission 9/23/19 City Council refer to the Rules & City Government Committee 11/18/19 City Council declare the public hearing closed 1/27/20 City Council postpone 2/11/20 Rules & City Government Continue Committee 4/27/20 City Council postpone 5/26/20 City Council postpone 6/9/20 Rules & City Government recommend with amendments Committee 6/9/20 Rules & City Government Recommend Favorably-Amendment Committee O-38-19 Housing and Community Development Committee - For the purpose of renaming the Housing and Community Development Committee; clarifying certain powers and functions; and making stylistic changes. Sponsors: Rodriguez and Gay Page 4 Printed on 7/13/2020 City Council Regular Agenda - Final July 13, 2020 Attachments: O-38-19 Housing and Community Development Cmte Renaming First Reader.pdf O-38-19 Fiscal Impact Note.pdf O-38-19 Staff Report.pdf O-38-19 Amendments 1-3 Savidge, Finlayson, Arnett.docx O-38-19 Amendment 4 Gay.docx O-38-19 Amendment 5 Savidge 5-12-20.docx Legislative History 12/9/19 City Council adopt on first reader 12/9/19 City Council refer 12/9/19 City Council forwarded to next agenda due date to the City Council 1/27/20 City Council declare the public hearing closed 2/11/20 Rules & City Government Continue Committee 2/11/20 Rules & City Government Recommend Favorably-Amendment Committee 3/10/20 Rules & City Government postpone Committee 4/13/20 City Council postpone 5/12/20 Rules & City Government recommend with amendments Committee 5/12/20 Rules & City Government Recommend Favorably-Amendment Committee 5/12/20 Rules & City Government recommend unfavorably Committee 5/26/20 City Council postpone O-39-19 Accessory Dwelling Units - For the purpose of allowing accessory dwelling units in all zoning districts that allow single-family detached dwellings; establishing use requirements for accessory dwelling units; adding certain definitions; making stylistic changes; and generally related to accessory dwelling units. Sponsors: Gay, Rodriguez and Savidge Attachments: O-39-19 Accessory Dwelling Units First Reader.pdf O-39-19 Staff Report.pdf O-39-19 Fiscal Impact Note.pdf O-39-19 PZ Staff Report to PC.pdf O-39-19 PC Findings and Recommendations.pdf O-39-19 Amendments 1-5 Rodriguez, Savidge, Gay 7-7-20.docx O-39-19 Amendment 6 Gay 7-9-20.pdf Legislative History 12/9/19 City Council adopt on first reader Page 5 Printed on 7/13/2020 City Council Regular Agenda - Final July 13, 2020 12/9/19 City Council presented 12/9/19 City Council refer to the Planning Commission 12/9/19 City Council refer to the Rules & City Government Committee 12/9/19 City Council forwarded to next agenda due date to the City Council 1/13/20 City Council declare the public hearing left open 1/27/20 City Council postpone 4/13/20 City Council declare the public hearing left open 4/13/20 City Council presented 4/27/20 City Council declare the public hearing closed 4/27/20 City Council declare the public hearing left open 5/12/20 Rules & City Government recommend with amendments Committee 5/12/20 Rules & City Government Recommend Favorably-Amendment Committee 5/26/20 City Council postpone O-7-20 Designated Loading Zones - For the purpose of authorizing designated loading zones in the City of Annapolis; creating certain definitions; and generally related to designated loading zones. Sponsors: Gay and Tierney Attachments: O-7-20 Designated Loading Zones First Reader.pdf O-7-20 Staff Report.pdf O-7-20 Fiscal Impact Note.pdf Legislative History 2/10/20 City Council adopt on first reader 2/10/20 City Council refer to the Public Safety Committee 2/10/20 City Council refer to the Transportation Committee 2/10/20 City Council refer to the Rules & City Government Committee 2/24/20 City Council declare the public hearing closed 2/24/20 City Council refer to the Rules & City Government Committee 3/2/20 Public Safety Committee recommend favorably 3/10/20 Rules & City Government postpone Committee 4/14/20 Rules & City Government Continue Committee 5/7/20 Transportation Committee recommend favorably 5/12/20 Rules & City Government postpone Committee Page 6 Printed on 7/13/2020 City Council Regular Agenda - Final July 13, 2020 5/26/20 City Council postpone 6/9/20 Rules & City Government postpone Committee O-8-20 Harbors and Waterfront Areas - Code Updates - For the purpose of updating certain definitions; removing obsolete language; requiring regular pump out of a vessel’s holding tank; making stylistic changes; and generally related to updating Title 15. Sponsors: Buckley and Tierney Attachments: O-8-20 Title 15 Updates First Reader.pdf O-8-20 Staff Report.pdf O-8-20 Fiscal Impact Note.pdf O-8-20 Amendments 1-4 Rules and Environ Matters Cmte.pdf Legislative History 3/9/20 City Council approve 3/9/20 City Council refer to the Environmental Matters Committee 4/13/20 City Council declare the public hearing left open 4/27/20 City Council declare the public hearing closed 5/20/20 Environmental Matters Committee postpone 6/9/20 Rules & City Government postpone Committee 7/2/20 Environmental Matters Committee recommend with amendments 7/2/20 Rules & City Government recommend with amendments Committee 7/2/20 Rules & City Government Recommend Favorably-Amendment Committee 7/2/20 Rules & City Government Recommend Favorably-Amendment Committee 7/2/20 Rules & City Government Recommend Favorably-Amendment Committee 7/2/20 Environmental Matters Committee Recommend Favorably-Amendment 7/2/20 Environmental Matters Committee Recommend Favorably-Amendment 7/2/20 Environmental Matters Committee Recommend Favorably-Amendment O-14-20 Parking Spaces Reserved for Plug-in Electric Drive Vehicles - For the purpose of establishing reserved parking spaces for plug-in electric drive vehicles; creating certain definitions; establishing penalties; and making stylistic changes. Sponsors: Savidge and Tierney Page 7 Printed on 7/13/2020 City Council Regular Agenda - Final July 13, 2020 Attachments: O-14-20 Electric Vehicle Parking Spaces First Reader.pdf O-14-20 Staff Report.pdf O-14-20 Fines Cross-filed with R-27-20 Amendment 1 Savidge.docx O-14-20 Fiscal Impact Note.pdf Legislative History 4/27/20 City Council adopt on first reader 4/27/20 City Council refer to the Public Safety Committee 4/27/20 City Council refer to the Transportation Committee 5/11/20 City Council declare the public hearing closed 7/6/20 Public Safety Committee recommend favorably 7/9/20 Transportation Committee recommend favorably R-30-20 Youth Violence - For the purpose of declaring youth violence a public health epidemic; and supporting the establishment of City-wide trauma-informed education and response methods. Sponsors: Gay and Tierney Attachments: R-30-20 Youth Violence a Public Health Epidemic.pdf R-30-20 Staff Report.pdf R-30-20 Fiscal Impact Note.pdf Legislative History 5/26/20 City Council adopt on first reader 6/1/20 Housing and Human Welfare postpone R-31-20 Hiring Freeze - For the purpose of imposing a hiring freeze on non-critical positions in the City of Annapolis, providing for an effective date; and providing for a termination date. Sponsors: Paone Attachments: R-31-20 Hiring Freeze FY 2021 First Reader.pdf R-31-20 Staff Report.pdf R-31-20 Fiscal Impact Note.pdf R-31-20 Amendment 1 Savidge.pdf R-31-20 Amendments 2-3 Paone.docx Legislative History 6/8/20 City Council adopt on first reader Adjournment Page 8 Printed on 7/13/2020 City Council Regular Agenda - Final July 13, 2020 All Annapolis City Council and standing committee meetings are broadcast on City of Annapolis TV as well as Facebook Live and YouTube Live, including virtual meetings during the State of Emergency for COVID-19. First, check-in with the meetings that you want to attend (and subscribe to the CivicSend link to have meeting dates and adjustments sent to you by email). The calendar can be found here: https://www.annapolis.gov/calendar.aspx?CID=23,24,14,46,42,47,40,51,44,50,27,36,31,26,33,49 Next, at the appointed time, go to these web links for viewing the meetings live: http://www.youtube.com/CityofAnnapolis http://www.facebook.com/CityofAnnapolis The live stream is available about 10 minutes prior to the start of the meeting (there is a countdown clock that says the meeting is starting in...) The completed meetings are then archived on the same platforms (above) as well as on the website through the Legistar portal here: https://annapolismd.legistar.com/DepartmentDetail.aspx? ID=23680&GUID=8CC9DA25-D92A-491F-984C-946DCA0F51DE&Mode=MainBody If you would like to submit public testimony, we have included a new link allowing written testimony to be submitted into the recorded minutes of the meeting. Submit written testimony: http://www.annapolis.gov/testimony. Anyone needing reasonable accommodation to be able to participate in a public meeting held by the 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. Page 9 Printed on 7/13/2020