April 24, 2015
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Alderman, Ward 5, Annapolis
912 Forest Drive
(office at K&B True Value)
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Upcoming Events
Friday-Sunday, April 22-24
Friday, April 29
- Four Rivers Garden Club Annual Flower Mart, 8AM-12:30PM, Hopkins Plaza
Saturday, April 30
- Weather it Together Planning Charrette
Sunday, May 1
- Maryland Avenue & State Circle Spring Festival, 10AM-5PM
- First Sunday Arts Festival, noon-5PM, West & Calvert Streets
Wednesday, May 4
- City Dock Reopening Ribbon Cutting, 11 AM, Haley Memorial, Ego Alley
- Environmental Commission Meeting, 7PM, Gorman 3rd floor conference room
Saturday, May 7
- MRE .05 Run Across the Spa Creek Bridge, noon
For details of City Council events click here.
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The City Council will meet on Monday, April 25, at 7 p.m. in City Council Chambers. My analysis of the agenda is below. The Council is scheduled for a vote on the Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance for school capacity.
Folks, a close vote is expected. Speak up now! Phone numbers and email addresses for the Council and Mayor are here. Let your representatives know that this is an election issue for you next year during City elections.
I welcome Annapolis City residents, particularly those from Ward 5, and other concerned individuals to offer me their views on issues or to discuss other concerns in person. Please contact me via email with your views or to set up a time to chat in my office at K&B True Value (912 Forest Drive).
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Sincerely,
Jared Littmann
Alderman, Ward 5, Annapolis
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Special Meeting of the City Council
Agenda
The Annapolis City Council will meet on Monday, April 25, at 7 p.m., in the Council Chambers. All Council meetings are available online through live streaming and broadcast on Comcast channels 99 or 100 and on Verizon channel 34. Below is a synopsis of the agenda. You can access the unabridged version here.
CEREMONIAL ITEMS
Proclamation
Municipal Clerk's Week
PETITIONS, REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
A. HACA Quarterly Report
B. Reports by Committee
C. Comments by the General Public
Early in each Council Meeting there is an opportunity for comments by the General Public. The public may comment on any subject that is not on the agenda for a Public Hearing. Comments during this time are limited to five minutes per person.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Comment: The Consent Calendar is used to quickly get through items that have unanimous support from Council in order to reduce unnecessary time on procedure. Any council member can request that an item be removed from the Consent Calendar for any reason. Any item remaining on the consent calendar has the unanimous support of Council for the limited action described below.
BEGINNING OF CONSENT CALENDAR
GT-19-16 Transfer from: Fire Equipment Transfer to: UPWP Fleet - Salary - Fire
Comments: Request for a transfer of $3k within the Fire Department Budget for one new hire in June. I will support this transfer.
GT-20-16 Transfer from: Salaries Transfer to: Accounting Services - Finance Comments: Request for a transfer of $55k within the Finance Department to hire a third-party to administer a City-wide internal audit. I support this initiative and place a high value on an internal audit. In the long-term, I'd prefer that the City create an Audit Committee and hire an auditor that reports to that Committee. In the meantime, I will support this transfer.
SECOND READERS
O-15-16 Lease of City Dock Space to Chesapeake Marine Tours - For the purpose of authorizing for fiscal year 2022 the lease of certain municipal property located at the City Dock to Chesapeake Marine Tours, Inc. for the docking and mooring of certain boats.
Sponsors: Pantelides, Arnett, Budge, Littmann, Pfeiffer, Paone, Finlayson, Pindell Charles
Comments: This is an annual lease that is getting renewed in 1 year increments. This lease is valuable to the City both in terms of economics and the services provided. I support this lease.
R-07-16 City Sponsored Special Events in Fiscal Year 2017
- For the purpose of identifying City Sponsored Special Events and waiving certain related City Fees during Fiscal Year 2017.
Sponsor: Budge
Comments: This legislation would approve and waive fees for a number of events including the (1) MLK Parade, (2) Memorial Day Parade, (3) Independence Day Celebration, (4) USNA Band Operations, (5) Kunte Kinte Heritage Festival, (6) MRE Tug of War, (7) Jaycees' Grand Illumination, (8) EYC Lights Parade, and the (9) New Year's Eve Celebration. These events all serve a valuable purpose that improves City life. Although the City incurs costs for these events, those costs have been absorbed into the budget. I will support this legislation.
R-08-16 Itinerant Merchant Sales in the Historic District - 2016 - For the purpose of authorizing hawker, peddler, and itinerant merchant sales in the Historic District in conjunction with certain special events during calendar year 2016. Sponsor: Budge
Comments: Another piece of legislation, O-8-16, proposes to revise some regulation of Itinerant Merchant Sales in the Historic District, but that Ordinance has not been adopted (yet) by the City Council. If that Ordinance was adopted as introduced, then this Resolution would not be needed. This resolution permits for specifically named events in 2016, the sale of merchandise in the Historic District in specific geographic locations. I intend to support this Resolution.
R-16-16 BEE CITY USAŽ - For the purpose of accepting the designation and committing to the standards of BEE CITY USA. Sponsor: Pantelides
Comments: This legislation requires the City to educate the community about the benefits and of the need for bees and the pollinating services they provide. I support this legislation.
FIRST READERS
O-19-16 Traffic Impact Analyses - For the purpose of changing the threshold for when a traffic impact analysis is required from four hundred trips to two hundred fifty trips. Sponsors:
Littmann, Pfeiffer
Comments: Development projects of all sizes contribute to the demands on our roads and the increase in traffic. With the 400 trips per day standard, some decent sized projects have been permitted to proceed without a traffic impact analysis. This legislation lowers the trigger to 250 trips per day for doing such an analysis.
O-20-16 Title 17 Updates and Amendments - For the purpose of updating and amending Chapters 17.04 and 17.08 of the Annapolis City Code to prohibit the use and sale of coal tar pavement products; and matters generally relating to prohibiting the use and sale of coal tar pavement products.
Sponsors: Littmann, Pfeiffer
Comment: Coal tar sealants are a harmful type of sealant used on asphalt driveways. There are acrylic alternatives that are less harmful to the environment. This legislation mirrors a bill passed in Anne Arundel County to prohibit the sale and use of coal tar sealants.
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
PUBLIC HEARINGS CONTINUED
O-08-16 Title 7 - Business Licenses, Taxes and Regulations - For the purpose of amending Chapter 7.40 to provide for the regulation of peddlers, hawkers, and itinerant merchants within the City.
Sponsor: Budge
O-13-16 Annual Operating Budget: Fiscal Year 2017 - For the purposes of adopting an operating budget for the City of Annapolis for Fiscal Year 2017; appropriating funds for expenditures for Fiscal Year 2017; defraying all expenses and liabilities of the City of Annapolis and levying same for the purposes specified; specifying certain duties of the Director of Finance; and specifying a rate of interest to be charged upon overdue property taxes.
Sponsor: Pantelides
R-01-16 Comprehensive Maritime Review - For the purpose of conducting a comprehensive economic and zoning review of all maritime zones.
Sponsors: Budge, Arnett
R-10-16 Position Classifications and Pay Plan - For the purpose of approving the FY 2017 position classification and pay plan effective July 1, 2016.
Sponsor: Pantelides
R-12-16 FY 2017 Fees Schedule Effective July 1, 2016 - For the purpose of specifying fees that will be charged for the use of City services for FY 2017.
Sponsor: Pantelides
R-13-16 FY 2017 Fines Schedule Effective July 1, 2016 - For the purpose of specifying fines that will be charged for FY 2017.
Sponsor: Pantelides
PUBLIC HEARINGS O-17-16 Lease of Public Parking Lots to FRESHFARM Markets, Inc. - For the purpose of authorizing a Lease of municipal property located at Parcel 1246, Parcel 1248, and Parcel 1256 as indicated on Attachment A of the lease, each and every Sunday from May 1, 2016 through November 20, 2016 from 6
a.m. to 1 p.m., expressly excluding April 24, 2016 (which is reserved for the Spring 2016 Boat Show), and further expressly excluding October 9, 2016 and October 16, 2016 (which are reserved for the Fall 2016 Boat Show) to FRESHFARM Markets, Inc.
Sponsors: Pantelides, Budge
O-18-16 Amendment No. 1 to Eisenhower Golf Course Lease Agreement - For the purpose of approving an Amendment No. 1 to the Lease for certain City-owned property to Anne Arundel County; and matters generally relating to said lease.
Sponsor: Pantelides
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
SECOND READERS O-36-15 Adequate Public Facilities - For the purpose of adding review criteria and certification for adequate school facilities to Title 22 of the Code of the City of Annapolis; and matters generally relating to the adequacy of school facilities.
Sponsors: Arnett, Littmann Comment: For far too long, the City of Annapolis has not considered during the review process the impact of residential developments on public schools. This legislation would finally add "schools" to the list of services, such as water, sewer, police, and fire, which would be evaluated for sufficiency prior to allowing new residential developments. For a fuller analysis of what Adequate Public Facilities is, why it is important, and responses to common objections, please read this explanation. FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER
Proposed Motion to Postpone to Date Certain not to exceed 90 days pursuant to Section 2.16.090.B
R-17-15 Personnel Rules and Regulations - For the purpose of approving updated and modified Rules and Regulations of the Personnel System.
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