Finance Committee

City of Annapolis 160 Duke Of Gloucester Street Annapolis, MD 21401 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final Thursday, May 8, 2025 9:30 AM Regular Meeting Mayor John T. Chambers, Jr. City Council Chambers Finance Committee Finance Committee Standing Committee Meeting May 8, 2025 Minutes - Final Call To Order Alderman Huntley called the Special Meeting to order at 9:59 am. Roll Call Present: 3- Alderwoman Finlayson, Alderwoman O'Neill and Alderman Huntley Approval of Agenda (any changes to the agenda should be made here) Alderwoman Finlayson moved to approve the Special Meeting agenda. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote. Business and Miscellaneous Approval of Minutes FC 5.7.25 Regular Meeting Minutes Attachments: FC 5.7.25 Alderwoman Finlayson moved to approve FC 5.7.25. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote. General Discussion City of Annapolis Page 2 Finance Committee Standing Committee Meeting May 8, 2025 Minutes - Final ID-86-25 Finance Committee Deliberations Acting City Manager Buckland, City Attorney Lyles, Director of Finance Moran, Director of Public Works Vogel, Budget Manager Trudeau, and Captain Miguez were present to answer questions from the committee. Finance Committee Amendments/Recommendations - Planning and Zoning: Alderwoman Finlayson requested the "Economic Diversity Specialist" be changed back to "Small Minority Business Liaison". Alderwoman Finlayson requested a code change for Arts in Public Places Commission (AIPPC) to be placed under Planning & Zoning Department. Police Department: Alderwoman Finlayson moved to Include "Adopt a Community" grant program and "Community Ambassadors" be included in the community policing program. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote. Alderwoman O'Neill moved to put a place holder that indicates the Finance Committee supports adding additional funding for additional speed cameras in the city. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote. Fire Department: Alderman Huntley requested Chief Remaley confirm the reasons he needs his own IT specialist. Alderwoman O'Neill requested an estimate for how much it would cost to add an IT position to the Fire Department. Office of Emergency Management (OEM): No recommendations. Public Works: Alderwoman O'Neill requested to move $189,00 from "Contractual Services" to "Salaries and Benefits" for new program manager for the Capitol Improvement Projects (CIP). Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote. Alderman Huntley requested adding a recommendation to cut expense in the Water Restoration Fund to enable less of a fee increase. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote. Recreation & Parks: Alderwoman O'Neill moved to Reallocate “$32,000 - Football and Sports Officials” to a contractual agreement with after school programming. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote. Meeting went into Recess at 11:48 am. Meeting Reconvened at 12:08 pm. Transportation: City of Annapolis Page 3 Finance Committee Standing Committee Meeting May 8, 2025 Minutes - Final No Recommendations. Capitol Improvement Projects (CIP): Alderman Huntley moved to remove $100,000 from Capitol Improvement Project (CIP) 'Pip Moyer Restroom Upgrade".Seconded. A roll call vote was taken. The motion CARRIED by the following vote: Aye: 2 - Alderwoman O'Neill and Alderman Huntley Nay: 1 - Alderwoman Finlayson Alderman Huntley moved to remove $200,000 from bond funding line, from Capitol Improvement Project (CIP) "Acton Cove Waterfront". Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote. Alderwoman Finlayson requested a Parking Analysis for how much a parking spot costs throughout the entire City. Alderman Huntley moved to remove $200,000 from CIP "Traffic Signal Rehabilitation" to allocate elsewhere. Seconded. A roll call vote was taken. The motion CARRIED by the following vote: Aye: 2 - Alderwoman O'Neill and Alderman Huntley Nay: 1 - Alderwoman Finlayson Alderman Huntley moved to add $500,000 to the "General Sidewalk Fund". Seconded. A roll call vote was taken. The motion CARRIED by the following vote: Aye: 2 - Alderwoman O'Neill and Alderman Huntley Nay: 1 - Alderwoman Finlayson Alderwoman Finlayson moved to add $400,000 to the general sidewalk fund. Seconded. A roll call vote was taken. The motion CARRIED by the following vote: Aye: 1 - Alderwoman Finlayson Nay: 2 - Alderwoman O'Neill and Alderman Huntley Fees & Fines: Alderman Huntley moved to amend Fine 7.12.100.C strike and "exceed 90 days in jail" from "Fine for Initial Offense" and "Fine for Repeat or Continuous Violations". Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote. Alderman Huntley moved to amend Fine 7.12.100.C to strike "$500" under "Fine for Initial Offense" and insert $100. Seconded. A roll call vote was taken. The motion CARRIED by the following vote: Aye: 2 - Alderwoman O'Neill and Alderman Huntley Nay: 1 - Alderwoman Finlayson Alderman Huntley moved to amend Fine 12.08.140 to strike "not to exceed" from both offenses and making the first offense $50.00 and the second offense $100.00. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote. Alderwoman O'Neill moved to add to Fine 12.24.130 - Parking at Expired Meter, Strike $50 and replace with: Off-Street Violations: $25 + Amount Due for Parking Session + Processing Fee. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote. Alderman Huntley requested the Finance Committee meet tomorrow @ 1:15pm for a Special Meeting. City of Annapolis Page 4 Finance Committee Standing Committee Meeting May 8, 2025 Minutes - Final Adjournment Upon motion duly made, seconded and adopted, the Regular Meeting was adjourned at 1:40 pm. 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