City Council Meeting October 12, 2026 part 2

Annapolis City Council meeting, October 12, 2026 (Part 2), focused on public hearings and legislative business. The Council heard comments on proposed outdoor dining rules, with speakers raising concerns about enforcement, restaurant capacity, neighborhood impacts, and whether amendments should receive further public input; the Mayor closed the hearing and noted that a substantially changed bill could return for another hearing. Other hearings covered short-term rental compliance, a charter amendment naming the City Attorney as resident agent, mobile food vendors at historic-district events, residential parking districts, water-service-line right of entry, and transportation fines and waivers. No contract awards, bids, vendor selections, or other procurement activity were identified.

The Council approved its consent calendar, which included supplemental appropriations under $50,000, and approved Fund Transfer FT 227 for $50,000 or more, covering general public works salaries and benefits. First-reader measures were advanced, including a fiscal year 2027 fine schedule resolution referred to the Finance Committee and resolutions concerning a community event fee waiver and historic-district flea-market sales. On second reading, the Council approved an amendment to the charter measure expanding the Board of Supervisors of Elections; discussion of whether the changes were substantive and whether further public review was needed was underway when the transcript ended.