Hey folks! Alderman Brooks here. This upcoming meeting Monday is a pretty light one so we will be having a briefing from our parking contractors and the city’s transportation department. 

I do want to flag before getting into the agenda that we are currently watching a potential snow storm for Sunday, February 22nd going into Monday, February 23rd. The National Weather Service has under “Slight Threat” for this upcoming storm. The current estimate is approximately 4 inches of snow but this storm is unique because no one really has a clear idea on what will happen, although it will NOT be as severe as the last one thank goodness. I’ve included the map below but the best advice I can give is download the Prepare Me Annapolis app for free in either the Apple Store or Google Play.

Finally we will be having a townhall with Mayor Littman and the Department Directors (not a bad band name) on Tuesday, March 3rd from 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM at the Pip Moyer Rec Center. Residents can ask questions to myself, the Mayor, or departments heads. I’ve attached the flier below and ask that folks REGISTER HERE to help us get a head count, although it’s not required.  

Now onto the meeting!

CALL TO ORDER

Moment of Silence, Pledge of Allegiance, Roll Call, & Approval of Agenda

PETITIONS, REPORTS & COMMUNICATIONS

Update from Mayor and Reports by Committees

Comments be the General Public - A person speaking before the City Council with a petition, report, or communication shall be limited to no more than three minutes. Comments must be limited to things not up for Public Hearing on the agenda.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

O-2-26 - Mooring Requirements in City Water - Clarifies in the City Code that moorings cannot be installed within 75 feet of another mooring or structure, and that the City doesn't allow private moorings in City waters. The code currently intends for moorings (a permanent, fixed structure in the water used to secure a boat, keeping it in a specific location by using a buoy, a chain, and a helical that secures the mooring to the seabed) to be 75 feet from each other. However the language as written makes it a violation if a mooring is within 75 feet of a vessel. Since vessels drift this means they are constantly floating in and out of violation to each other and if our Harbor Master enforced this to the letter, everyone would be fined all the time. This legislation clarifies that we intend for the distance to be 75 feet from OTHER MOORINGS along with being 75 feet from the shore.\

PUBLIC HEARINGS

ID-42-26 Public Parking Briefing A briefing from our parking contractors and transportation department.

Consent Calendar

Supplemental Appropriations Under $50,000 

• SA-15-26 - Grant Anne Arundel County: Senator Amoss Grant - Fire 

Appointments

• AP-12-26 Appointment - Mr. Ross Arnett - Financial Advisory Commission

End of Consent Calendar

LEGISLATIVE ACTION 

First Readers

O-4-26 - Temporary Dissolution and Restructuring of the City of Annapolis Arts in Public Places Commission - Temporarily dissolves the Arts in Public Places Commission (AiPPC) until the City Council can restructure the commission and its duties. In the meantime, AiPPC duties will be handled by the Planning and Zoning Director, who already oversees the arts fund.

O-3-26 - Annapolis Harbor Lines at Hawkins Cove - This is City Council authorization to change the Hawkins Cove harbor lines so that the City can move forward on the Hawkins Cove Restoration project. Hawkins Cove is off Spa Creek.

ADJOURNMENT