Rules and City Government Committee

City of Annapolis 160 Duke Of Gloucester Street Annapolis, MD 21401 Standing Committee Agenda - Final Rules & City Government Committee Tuesday, October 8, 2019 4:00 PM Mayor John T. Chambers, Jr. City Council Chambers 1. Call To Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Agenda (any changes to the agenda should be made here) 4. Business before Committee a. Approval of Minutes RCG09.17.19 Approval of Minutes for the Regular Meeting Attachments: RCG09.17.19 5. Legislation before Committee CA-6-19 Department of the Environment - For the purpose of establishing a department known as the Department of the Environment; and generally relating to the Department of the Environment. Attachments: CA-6-19 Department of the Environment First Reader.docx CA-6-19 Staff Report and Fiscal Impact Note.pdf Legislative History 4/8/19 City Council adopt on first reader 4/8/19 City Council refer to the Rules & City Government Committee 6/3/19 City Council declare the public hearing closed 9/18/19 Environmental Matters Committee recommend favorably 9/18/19 Finance Committee Continue 10/2/19 Finance Committee recommend favorably Page 1 Printed on 10/4/2019 Rules & City Government Standing Committee Agenda - October 8, 2019 Committee Final O-18-19 Department of the Environment - For the purpose of creating a Department of the Environment, dissolving the Office of Environmental Policy; transferring regulatory authority for Forest Conservation from the Department of Planning and Zoning to the Department of the Environment; consolidating environmental compliance, and inspection responsibilities, under the Department of the Environment; transferring the stormwater management program to the Department of the Environment; assigning the liaison for the Annapolis Conservancy Board to the Department of the Environment; assigning consideration of Title 19 matters to the Environmental Matters Committee; making technical corrections; and generally relating to the Department of the Environment. Attachments: O-18-19 Department of the Environment Ordinance First Reader.docx O-18-19 Staff Report and Fiscal Impact Note.pdf O-18-19 Staff Report to PC.pdf O-18-19 PC Findings and Recommendation.pdf Legislative History 4/8/19 City Council adopt on first reader 4/8/19 City Council refer to the Planning Commission 4/8/19 City Council refer to the Economic Matters Committee 4/8/19 City Council refer to the Environmental Matters Committee 4/8/19 City Council refer to the Finance Committee 4/8/19 City Council refer to the Housing and Human Welfare 4/8/19 City Council refer to the Rules & City Government Committee 4/8/19 City Council refer to the Transportation Committee 4/29/19 City Council declare the public hearing closed 9/9/19 City Council declare the public hearing closed 9/9/19 City Council presented 9/18/19 Environmental Matters Committee Continue 9/18/19 Finance Committee Continue 10/2/19 Finance Committee Continue Page 2 Printed on 10/4/2019 Rules & City Government Standing Committee Agenda - October 8, 2019 Committee Final O-10-19 Maryland Public Information Act - For the purpose of adopting City of Annapolis procedures for the processing of requests made pursuant to the Maryland Public Information Act; establishing definitions; providing notice of disclosure requirements; establishing an appeal process; allowing fees to be charged; allowing fee waivers; and generally related to adopting procedures for processing Public Information Act requests. Attachments: O-10-19 Public Information Act Ordinance.docx O-10-19 Amendment No 1 Buckley.docx O-10-19 Staff Report and Fiscal Impact.pdf Legislative History 3/26/19 City Council adopt on first reader 4/8/19 City Council declare the public hearing closed 4/9/19 Rules & City Government Continue Committee 6/11/19 Rules & City Government postpone Committee 6/17/19 City Council postpone O-26-19 Rental Unit and Short-Term Residential Rental Licenses - For the purpose of mitigating significant dislocation of neighborly residential blocks; supporting the City’s experience, visitor and tourist-based local economy by leveraging the sharing economy; ensuring applicable tax collection and remittances; encouraging fair competition; updating and amending the regulation of residential rental properties generally; creating operating license requirements governing the short-term rental of residential dwellings and dwelling units above nonresidential uses; defining certain terms; allowing a delayed effective date for current licensees; and matters generally relating thereto. Attachments: O-26-19 Short-Term Rental Legislation First Reader.docx O-26-19 Fiscal Impact Note.pdf O-26-19 Staff Report to Mayor.pdf O-26-19 Amendments 1-8 Arnett, Finlayson, Savidge.docx O-26-19 Amendments 1-8 Arnett, Finlayson, Savidge.docx Legislative History 6/10/19 City Council adopt on first reader 6/10/19 City Council refer to the Economic Matters Committee 6/10/19 City Council refer to the Finance Committee 6/10/19 City Council refer to the Public Safety Committee 6/10/19 City Council refer to the Rules & City Government Committee 6/10/19 City Council refer to the Housing and Human Welfare 6/17/19 City Council declare the public hearing closed Page 3 Printed on 10/4/2019 Rules & City Government Standing Committee Agenda - October 8, 2019 Committee Final 7/1/19 Public Safety Committee return without recommendation 7/3/19 Finance Committee Continue 7/9/19 Rules & City Government Recommend Favorably-Amendment Committee 7/9/19 Rules & City Government Continue Committee 7/17/19 Finance Committee Continue 9/4/19 Finance Committee Continue 9/12/19 Economic Matters Committee postpone 9/18/19 Finance Committee Continue 10/2/19 Finance Committee postpone R-30-19 Rental Unit and Short Term Residential Rental Licenses - Fees - For the purpose of updating the fees schedule concerning rental unit and short term residential rental licenses. Attachments: R-30-19 Short term rentals - Fees First Reader.docx R-30-19 Staff Report.pdf R-30-19 Fees - Fiscal Impact Note.pdf Legislative History 6/10/19 City Council adopt on first reader 6/10/19 City Council refer to the Economic Matters Committee 6/10/19 City Council refer to the Finance Committee 6/10/19 City Council refer to the Public Safety Committee 6/10/19 City Council refer to the Rules & City Government Committee 6/10/19 City Council refer to the Housing and Human Welfare 9/4/19 Finance Committee Continue 9/12/19 Economic Matters Committee postpone 10/2/19 Finance Committee postpone R-31-19 Rental Unit and Short Term Residential Rental Licenses - Fines - For the purpose of updating the fines schedule concerning rental unit and short term residential rental licenses. Attachments: R-31-19 Short term rentals - Fines First Reader.docx R-31-19 Staff Report.pdf R-31-19 Fiscal Impact Note.pdf Legislative History 6/10/19 City Council adopt on first reader 6/10/19 City Council refer to the Economic Matters Committee 6/10/19 City Council refer to the Finance Committee Page 4 Printed on 10/4/2019 Rules & City Government Standing Committee Agenda - October 8, 2019 Committee Final 6/10/19 City Council refer to the Public Safety Committee 6/10/19 City Council refer to the Rules & City Government Committee 6/10/19 City Council refer to the Housing and Human Welfare 9/4/19 Finance Committee Continue 9/12/19 Economic Matters Committee postpone 9/18/19 Finance Committee Continue 10/2/19 Finance Committee postpone O-20-19 Dwellings above the ground floor of nonresidential uses in the B1, Convenience Shopping District, and B2, Community Shopping District - For the purpose of creating standards for dwellings permitted above nonresidential uses in certain commercial districts; and matters generally relating to regulation of such dwellings. Attachments: O-20-19 Dwellings above Non Residential B1 B2 Zones First Reader.docx O-20-19 Staff Report and Fiscal Impact Note.pdf O-20-19 Staff Report to PC.pdf O-20-19 PC Findings and Recommendation.pdf Legislative History 4/29/19 City Council adopt on first reader 4/29/19 City Council refer to the Planning Commission 4/29/19 City Council refer to the Rules & City Government Committee 4/29/19 City Council refer to the Environmental Matters Committee 9/9/19 City Council declare the public hearing closed 9/9/19 City Council presented O-31-19 City Council Meetings - Rules of Procedure - For the purpose of modifying the time to present petitions, reports, and communications. Attachments: O-31-19 City Council Rules of Procedure First Reader.docx O-31-19 Staff Report.pdf O-31-19 Fiscal Impact Note.pdf Legislative History 7/31/19 City Council adopt on first reader 7/31/19 City Council refer to the Rules & City Government Committee 9/9/19 City Council declare the public hearing closed 9/17/19 Rules & City Government Continue Committee Page 5 Printed on 10/4/2019 Rules & City Government Standing Committee Agenda - October 8, 2019 Committee Final R-36-19 Critical Area Overlay Fees - For the purpose of amending the Fiscal Year 2020 Fees Schedule for fee-in-lieu of planting in accordance with Sections 17.09.070 and 21.54.105 of the Code of the City of Annapolis. Attachments: R-36-19 Critical Area Overlay Fees First Reader.docx Legislative History 7/22/19 City Council adopt on first reader 7/22/19 City Council refer to the Finance Committee 7/22/19 City Council refer to the Rules & City Government Committee 7/31/19 City Council refer to the Environmental Matters Committee 9/4/19 Finance Committee Continue 9/17/19 Rules & City Government Continue Committee 9/18/19 Finance Committee recommend favorably 6. Adjournment Anyone needing reasonable accommodation to be able to participate in a public meeting held by the City of Annapolis should contact Teekia Green at 410.263.7942, by MD Relay (711), or by email at tlgreen@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. Page 6 Printed on 10/4/2019