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REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA JULY 9, 2012 - 7:30 P.M. CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 15 LOOCKERMAN PLAZA DOVER, DELAWARE OPEN FORUM - 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO OFFICIAL MEETING (7:15 P.M.) The “Open Forum” segment is provided to extend the opportunity to the general public to share their questions, thoughts, comments, concerns, and complaints. Discussion of any item appearing on the agenda as a public hearing is prohibited during the Open Forum as an opportunity will be provided during consideration of that item. Citizen comments are limited to three (3) minutes. Council is prohibited from taking action since they are not in official session; however, they may schedule such items as regular agenda items and act upon them in the future. INVOCATION BY CHAPLAIN WALLACE DIXON PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY COUNCILMAN HARE AGENDA ADDITIONS/DELETIONS * CONSENT AGENDA Those items on the Council Agenda which are considered routine and non-controversial shall be marked with an asterisk (*) and will be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the Council. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of Council so requests, in which event the matter shall be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered a separate item. * 1. Adoption of Minutes - Regular Council Meeting of June 25, 2012 2. Presentation - Lutheran Senior Services of Dover, Inc. - Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) * 3. Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee Report - June 25, 2012 A. Review and Recommendation - Filling Critical Positions - Library Page (4) - Library (Committee Recommended Approval of the Request to Fill the Four (4) Library Page Positions, as Recommended by Staff) B. FY 2013 Hiring Freeze and Recruitments (Committee Recommended Removing the Hiring Freeze and Granting the City Manager the Authority to Recruit for Vacant Positions Within the Confines of the Budget) C. Reduced Rates for All-Electric Homes in December, January, and February (Committee Recommended That the Proposal to Reduce Electric Rates for All-electric Homes Be Referred to Staff for Cost Analysis and Review)

Council Agenda - July 9, 2012 Page 2 * 4. Safety Advisory and Transportation Committee Report - June 27, 2012 A. Request for Two (2) Hour Parking Designation - Gooden Avenue (Committee Recommended Approval of the Request for a Two (2) Hour Parking Designation on Gooden Avenue) B. Update - Dover High School Construction (Committee Recommended That City Council Send a Letter to the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) Requesting the Installation of a Traffic Signal at the East Entrance of the New Dover High School and Sidewalks on the North Side of Route 8 in That Area) 5. Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee Report - July 9, 2012 (Except for the Following Time Sensitive Issue, the Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee Report from July 9, 2012 Will Be Presented to Council During Their Regular Meeting of July 23, 2012 for Review and Consideration) A. Review of Grant Application - Disaster Recovery for Critical Infrastructure (DEMA) * 6. Monthly Reports - May 2012 A. Budget Report B. Chief of Police Report C. City Assessor’s Report D. City Manager’s Report E. City Planner’s Report F. Dover Fire Department Report G. Capital Investment Plan (CIP) Report 7. Final Readings - Proposed Ordinances The First Reading of the Following Proposed Ordinances was accomplished during the Council Meeting of June 25, 2012. Copies of the proposed ordinances are available at the entrance of the Council Chambers. A. #2012-16 - Amendment to Chapter 114 - Vegetation, to Create a New Article III - Bamboo B. #2012-17 - Amending Chapter 26 - Businesses, Article I - In General, Section 26-1 - Sale of Dangerous Substances 8. Council Members Announcements /tm S:\AGENDAS-MINUTES-PACKETS\Council-Agendas\2012\07-09-2012.wpd THE AGENDA ITEMS AS LISTED MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED IN SEQUENCE. THIS AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE TO INCLUDE THE ADDITION OR THE DELETION OF ITEMS, INCLUDING EXECUTIVE SESSIONS.