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160 Duke Of Gloucester City of Annapolis Street Annapolis, MD 21401 Regular Meeting Minutes - Final City Council Monday, September 9, 2024 7:00 PM Mayor John T. Chambers, Jr. City Council Chambers Regular Meeting Call To Order Call To Order Call To Order Mayor Buckley 7:01 Ivocation Invocation Saviodge. Pledge of Allegiance Oath of Office - Ward 1 Alderman Harry Huntley Roll Call Present: 9- Mayor Buckley, Alderwoman O'Neill, Alderwoman Pindell Charles, Alderwoman Finlayson, Alderman Schandelmeier, Alderman Gay, Alderman Savidge, Alderman Arnett and Alderman Huntley Approval of Agenda See the Script... with the addition - Arnett. s. C R-44-24 to the top of the agena.. Citations City of Annapolis Page 1 Printed on 10/18/2024 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes - Final September 9, 2024 ID-127-24 Gone Fishing Award in honor of Lt. Della Presented. Presented. Presented. ID-128-24 Rotary Club and Sheehy Lexus ID-136-24 Bill Eubanks for his timely service to the Mayor and City of Annapolis City Council Citation - Christopher Brianas. - Presented. Email Mitchele for Mayor's Update.... Presented. PETITIONS, REPORTS & COMMUNICATIONS Update from Mayor Mayor's Update..... Add. Ald. Schandelmeier arrived at 7:28 pm. Reports by Committees Dates thru 9/23/24 Gay. s. R-44-24 s. C. Gay Co-Sponsor. Housing and Rules.... See Script... for referrals City of Annapolis Page 2 Printed on 10/18/2024 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes - Final September 9, 2024 Comments by the General Public Speakers - Comments of the General Public: Brian Barrett... Peggy Randall.. Asson Powell... Sara Gross 1138 Merger Evers Street, - Spoke for Kindra Snowden - Listen to Tape... Odessa Ellis, 110 Dorsey Drive Edgewater Md... Argo Durango, 1050 Eagle Wood Road.... Eliza Mae Robinson..... Renetta Anderson ... Dana Bailer..59 Calvert Street.. Denise Lyndon hall...1915 S. Central Blvd... Robert Hector....1505 Bay Ridge Avenue.... Anna Betawing.. see sign up sheet... Terry Tanner... see sign up sheet... Michael Brown...704 Fox Tail Drive, Cambridge md... Ald. Cynthia Carter...965 on Tape... Lynda Mundy...Sign up Sheet..55 Primrose Hill Lane... Sign up sheet.. Renard Bailer..sign up sheet... Bruce Bailer, 1208 McKinley Street. ..see sign up sheet... Crawford McPherson... 608 Severn Island Court, Annapolis, Maryland... Scotty Preston...602 Hammonds Lane... Bernadette Pulley... Sign up sheet... Linda Davis.. 215 ... sign up sheet... Elder Charles James... Sign up sheet.. Geoffrey Phelps, 701 Glenwood Street,.. Terrell freeman, tape.. Mike Henson, Tape... Hazel Snowden.... 2314 Columbia Place, ..... Vicky Gibson, 1907 West Street, Annapolis, Maryland 21401. Lisa Robian, district 6, council woman...104 Clay Street (tape) Mayor Buckley declared comments from the general public closed. Tonight's roll call began with Ald. Finlayson..................................... City of Annapolis Page 3 Printed on 10/18/2024 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes - Final September 9, 2024 Steven Conn... CONSENT CALENDAR Approval of Journal Proceedings CCM 7.8.24 Regular Meeting Minutes CCM 7.22.24 Special Meeting Minutes Appointments AP-6-24 Re-Appointment - Ms. Barbara Torreon - Arts in Public Places AP-7-24 Re-Appointment - Ms. Leona Tartasky - Civil Service Board AP-8-24 Re-Appointment - Mr.David Bliden - Ethics Commission AP-9-24 Re-Appointment - Mr.Christian Zazzali - Board of Appeals AP-10-24 Appointment - Mr. Patrick Hogan - Ethics Commission AP-11-24 Re-Appointment - Ms.Chrissa Rich - Arts in Public Places End of Consent Calendar BUSINESS & MISCELLANEOUS Action Item ID-125-24 2025 City Council Meeting Dates (Election Year) Savidge. s. c Discussion Issue ID-138-24 Standing Committee Membership after the New Alderperson's Swearing-in s. c. Ap- Chin. s. sc. PUBLIC HEARINGS City of Annapolis Page 4 Printed on 10/18/2024 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes - Final September 9, 2024 Ordinances O-6-24 City-wide Prohibition on New Drive-through Windows - For the purpose of prohibiting new drive-through window facilities that allow people to remain in vehicles while receiving products or services; eliminating City Code references to drive-through windows and facilities; and generally related to drive-through facilities in Annapolis. Sponsors: Savidge, Schandelmeier, Buckley and Gay Speakers: Robert Enton, see sign up sheet... 2nd person on sign up sheet... Maryland Coolidge, 7101 Bayfront drive, apt 512, Annapolis, MD Sara Price, 171 Conduit Street, Annapolis, Maryland 21401. Brendon Mahoney, 6301 Columbia Court , Columbia Maryland **** Efe Brock, see sign up sheet... (add his info under comments)**** Eric Mc Williams, ..... Mayor accepted.... Mayor Closed.... O-12-24 Maritime Industry Economic Development Fund - For the purpose of establishing a Maritime Industry Economic Development Fund is to promote, stabilize, and protect the maritime industry in the City of Annapolis; and generally dealing with maritime development in the City. Sponsors: Buckley No Speakers Mayor Accepts... Mayor Closed... LEGISLATIVE ACTION FIRST READERS Ordinances City of Annapolis Page 5 Printed on 10/18/2024 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes - Final September 9, 2024 O-16-24 Special Residential Parking Districts - Permit Renewals - For the purpose of changing when Special Residential Parking District permits need to be renewed; and generally related to parking district fee criteria. Sponsors: O'Neill Savidge. s. c. fin/ trans O-17-24 Elections - Definitions - For the purpose of updating the definitions in Title 4, Elections. Sponsors: Buckley Arnett .s c. Rules O-18-24 Elections - Mail-in Voting - For the purpose of replacing the entire Annapolis City Code chapter on absentee voting with state-required mail-in voting standards set in the Election Law Article of the Maryland Code; and generally related to mail-in voting. Sponsors: Buckley sch. s.c. Rules O-19-24 Elections - Ballot Questions - For the purpose of updating the procedures for ballot questions that may be requested for the 2025 election and beyond. Sponsors: Buckley Arnett. s. c rules City of Annapolis Page 6 Printed on 10/18/2024 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes - Final September 9, 2024 O-20-24 Elections - Surplus Funds and Reporting Deadlines - For the purpose of updating candidate reporting deadline requirements and penalties for municipal elections; moving fees from the City Code to the annual Fees Schedule; and generally related to failure to file required campaign and election reports. Sponsors: Buckley Arnett. s.c. rules . fin O-21-24 Taxicab Driver License Criteria - For the purpose of updating the criteria for a City taxicab driver license; requiring a Class C driver's license from the State instead of a Class D license; requiring a driver-for-hire tag from the State; limiting the size of a taxicab vehicle; and generally dealing with taxicab driver qualifications. Sponsors: Buckley fin. s.c. econ O-25-24 Special Residential Parking Districts - Technical Corrections - For the purpose of making technical corrections to parking rules on King George Street and St. John Street, Special Residential Parking District Numbers 2, 3, and 4; removing Calvert Street and St. John's Street from parking District 4; removing North Acton Place and South Acton Place from District 3 and placing those streets in District 2; placing a portion of Shaw Street in District 2; and generally related to City of Annapolis parking. Sponsors: Buckley Oneill.s.c. tran comm.board City of Annapolis Page 7 Printed on 10/18/2024 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes - Final September 9, 2024 O-26-24 City of Annapolis Purchasing and Procurement - For the purpose of updating the procurement chapter of the City Code; increasing micro purchase and small procurement limits; clarifying language; copyediting and format changes; and generally dealing with Title 6 purchasing and procurement rules. Sponsors: Buckley arnet .s.c. Fin ... Resolutions R-42-24 Establishment of Salaries Review Commission - For the purpose of establishing a Salaries Review Commission to make recommendations to the City Council on the pay and compensation for the Mayor, City Council, and City Manager to be effective for the four years beginning December 1, 2025; and matters generally relating to said pay and compensation. Sponsors: Buckley Arnett .s.c. R-43-24 Fees Schedule Updated for Title 4 - Elections - For the purpose of establishing fees required by the adoption of ordinances updating Title 4 - Elections. Sponsors: Buckley Arnett. s.c. Rules . Finance R-44-24 Fund Authorization for Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis (HACA) - For the purpose of rehabilitation funding for the Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis by repurposing $500,000 in the Fiscal Year 2025 City budget. Sponsors: Buckley City of Annapolis Page 8 Printed on 10/18/2024 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes - Final September 9, 2024 R-45-24 Procurement Fees Related to § 6.08.330 - For the purpose of adding fees related to purchasing and procurement chapter of Title 6 into the annual Fees Schedule. Sponsors: Buckley Harles. s.c. SECOND READER R-14-24 City of Annapolis Plastic Bag Reduction Act Fines - For the purpose of establishing fines required by the adoption of Ordinance 5-24, Health and Safety - City of Annapolis Plastic Bag Reduction Act. Sponsors: Savidge Oneill postpone. s. c Arnett.s. c. 10:12 pm. ADJOURNMENT City of Annapolis Page 9 Printed on 10/18/2024 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes - Final September 9, 2024 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. We encourage citizens to attend and participate in City Council Meetings. If you are unable to attend, the meetings can be viewed live on Channel 99/100 for all Comcast subscribers and on Channel 34 for Verizon customers. The meeting can also be viewed on computer and mobile devices by going to http://bit.ly/1gCd4pL during the meetings. 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