Housing and Human Welfare Committee

City of Annapolis 160 Duke Of Gloucester Street Annapolis, MD 21401 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final Monday, March 20, 2023 6:00 PM Regular Meeting Mayor John T. Chambers, Jr. City Council Chambers Housing and Human Welfare Committee Housing and Human Welfare Standing Committee Meeting March 20, 2023 Committee Minutes - Final Call To Order Alderman Gay called the meeting to order at 6:18 pm. Roll Call Present: 3- Alderman Gay, Alderwoman Tierney and Alderman Schandelmeier Approval of Agenda (any changes to the agenda should be made here) Alderwoman Tierney moved to amend the agenda to move General Discussion section to before the Legislation due to lack of quorum. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote. Business and Miscellaneous Approval of Minutes HHW 2.21.23 Regular Meeting Minutes Attachments: HHW 2.21.23 Alderwoman Tierney moved to approve HHW 2.21.23. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote. General Discussion ID-35-23 Public Safety Officials: Property Tax Exemption Legislative & Policy Analyst Reuter and Assistant Attorney Braithwaite were present to answer questions from the committee. Discussion on Purposed Legislation: Landlord-Tenant Relations- Relocation Expenses Legislation O-50-22 Landlord And Tenant Relations - Rent Guidelines - For the purpose of developing rent guidelines; creating a Rent Stabilization Board to create and oversee the guidelines; setting rent increase notice requirements; generally concerning rents and landlord-tenant relations; and removing a misplaced word in Section 18.10 of the Code. Sponsors: Gay Attachments: O-50-22 First Reader O-50-22 Staff Report There was no action taken on O-50-22. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote. City of Annapolis Page 2 Housing and Human Welfare Standing Committee Meeting March 20, 2023 Committee Minutes - Final O-40-22 Workforce Housing - For the purpose of the purpose of allowing workforce housing as a permitted use subject to standards in certain residential, commercial, office and mixed use districts; establishing the standards for workforce housing; and generally related to zoning. Sponsors: Gay and Alderman Schandelmeier Attachments: O-40-22 First Reader Workforce Housing overview for PC_11.17.22 O-40-22 Staff Report to Planning Commission with Attachments O-40-22 Addendum to Staff Report to Planning Commission 11.18 O-40-22 Planning Commission Findings O-40-22 Public Hearing Notice O-40-22 Fiscal Impact Note City Clerk Watkins-Elkridge, Chief of Comprehensive Planning Leshinsky and Legislative & Policy Analyst Reuter were present to answer questions. Alderman Gay moved to postpone O-40-22. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote. R-1-23 Workforce Housing Development Planning in the City of Annapolis - For the purpose of emphasizing the important role the “Annapolis Ahead 2040 Comprehensive Plan” can and will play in identifying, planning, and furthering our workforce housing goals; ensuring an equitable distribution of such housing, factoring in nearby County zoning; ensuring City Council and public input; postponing significant zoning changes and decisions until the Plan is completed; setting dates for drafts of the Plan; and generally dealing with City housing development. Sponsors: Savidge, Alderman Arnett, Alderwoman O'Neill, Alderwoman Pindell Charles and Finlayson Attachments: R-1-23 First Reader R-1-23 Amendment 1 - Gay, Tierney, Schandelmeier (Housing & Human Welfare Cmte) R-1-23 Amendment 2 - Schandelmeier R-1-23 Amendment 3 - Savidge R-1-23 Fiscal Impact Note R-1-23 Staff Report R-1-23 Signed Chief of Comprehensive Planning Leshinsky was present and answered questions from the committee. Alderman Gay moved to postpone R-1-23. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote. City of Annapolis Page 3 Housing and Human Welfare Standing Committee Meeting March 20, 2023 Committee Minutes - Final Adjournment Upon motion duly made, seconded and adopted, the Special Meeting was adjourned at 8:20 pm. Kalyn Jackson City Council Associate Anyone needing reasonable accommodation to be able to participate in a public meeting held by the City of Annapolis should contact Kalyn Jackson at 410.263.7030, by MD Relay (711), or by email at kajackson@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, and on Facebook by selecting: http://www.facebook.com/CityofAnnapolis and on Youtube by selecting: http://www.youtube.com/CityofAnnapolis during the meetings. If you miss the live meeting, recordings are available for viewing on http://www.facebook.com/CityofAnnapolis and http://www.youtube.com/CityofAnnapolis. City of Annapolis Page 4