Finance Committee

160 Duke Of Gloucester City of Annapolis Street Annapolis, MD 21401 Standing Committee Minutes Finance Committee Tuesday, September 2, 2014 5:00 PM Mayor John T. Chambers, Jr. City Council Chambers 1. Call To Order Alderman Pfeiffer arrived at 5:23 Present: 3- Alderman Pfeiffer, Alderman Arnett and Alderman Paone 2. Business before Committee a. Approval of Minutes FC031314 Approval of the minutes for the FY15 Budget Hearings Attachments: FY2015 Budget Minutes Packet Alderman Arnett noted that reviewing the minutes reminded him of items that need follow up on the following items 1) Mayors Office staff and job duties 2) Street end Docks 3) Alderman Paone moved to approve. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote. Aye: 2- Alderman Arnett and Alderman Paone Absent: 1- Alderman Pfeiffer b. Grant Approvals GA-08-15 Rental Allowance Program - Department of Housing and Community Development Attachments: GA-8-15 signed Alderman Paone moved to approve. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote. Aye: 2- Alderman Arnett and Alderman Paone Absent: 1- Alderman Pfeiffer GA-09-15 Highway Safety- Maryland Highway Safety Office Attachments: GA-9-15 Short Finance Associate Pletzer introduced the Grant. Capt. Howard discussed the grant. City of Annapolis Page 1 Finance Committee Standing Committee Minutes September 2, 2014 Alderman Arnett moved to approve. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote. Aye: 2- Alderman Arnett and Alderman Paone Absent: 1- Alderman Pfeiffer GA-10-15 Waterways Improvement Fund - Maryland Department of Natural Resources Attachments: GA-10-15 Short Alderman Paone moved to approve. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote. Aye: 3- Alderman Pfeiffer, Alderman Arnett and Alderman Paone GA-11-15 Annual Transportation Plan FY2015. Maryland Transportation Administration Attachments: GA-11-15 City Council Associate Raftovich discussed the grant. Ms. Pletzer discussed the grant. Acting City Manager Jarrell discussed the grant. Alderman Pfeiffer moved to approve. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote. Aye: 3- Alderman Pfeiffer, Alderman Arnett and Alderman Paone ID-273-14 Spa Creek Conservancy. Chesapeake Bay Trust. Rain Gardens at Chambers Park. Attachments: Spa Creek Conservancy $6,500 Ms. Raftovich discussed the grant. Chief of Environmental Programs Biba Discussed the grant. Alderman Paone moved to approve. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote. Aye: 3- Alderman Pfeiffer, Alderman Arnett and Alderman Paone c. Budget Revision Requests GT-03-15 Planning and Zoning Attachments: GT-3-15 Acting director of Planning Nash discussed the Budget Transfer. Alderman Arnett discussed a proposal to have a joint meeting of the City Council and the Financial Advisory Commission. The committee discussed ideas on improving the budget process. Alderman Pfeiffer moved to recommend favorably. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote. Aye: 3- Alderman Pfeiffer, Alderman Arnett and Alderman Paone 3. Adjournment City of Annapolis Page 2 Finance Committee Standing Committee Minutes September 2, 2014 Upon motion duly made, seconded and adopted, the meeting was adjourned at 5:43 PM. City of Annapolis Page 3