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REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA DECEMBER 10, 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 COUNCILMAN PERZA 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 November 26, 2012 2. Election Results - 2012 Special Municipal Election 3. Oath of Office - Administered by The Honorable Henry DuPont Ridgely - Justice, Supreme Court - Council - Fourth District - Wallace R. Dixon 4. Recess (for photographs) - Mayor and Council 5. Certificate of Appreciation - City Electric Workers Who Assisted in New Jersey Hurricane Recovery 6. Public Hearing to Consider Renaming Court Street, Duke of York Street, and William Penn Street as Martin Luther King Street; Renaming Capital Drive as Court Street (Retaining the Court Street Alley Name); The Placement of Plaques of Dedication to William Penn and the Duke of York; Renaming the Dover Public Library in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Council Agenda - December 10, 2012 Page 2 * 7. Board of Assessment Appeals Exemption Report - October 25, 2012 A. Friends of the Capitol Theater - 226 South State Street (Board Recommended Approval of Request for Exemption) B. Rector Wardens and Vestryman of Christ Episcopal Church - 509 South State Street (Withdrawn at Board of Assessment Appeal Hearing) 8. Utility Committee Report - December 10, 2012 (Except for the Following Time Sensitive Issue, the Utility Committee Report from December 10, 2012 Will Be Presented to Council During Their Regular Meeting of January 14, 2013 for Council’s Review and Consideration) A. Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards * 9. Monthly Reports - October 2012 A. Budget B. City Assessor C. City Manager D. City Planner E. Dover Fire Department F. Economic Development Office 10. Evaluation of Bids A. Electrical Engineering Services B. Wesley College Streetscape Enhancement, Phase 1 * 11. Appointments Recommended by Council President Leary A. Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement Committee a-1. David L. Bonar (Chair) a-2. Wallace R. Dixon (To Fill the Unexpired Term of Sophia R. Russell - Term to Expire May 2013) B. Safety Advisory and Transportation Committee - Wallace R. Dixon (To Fill the Unexpired Term of Sophia R. Russell - Term to Expire May 2013) 12. Final Reading - Proposed Ordinance #2012-23 The First Reading of the Proposed Ordinance was accomplished during the Council Meeting of November 26, 2012. Copies of the proposed ordinance are available at the entrance of the Council Chambers. A. Proposed Ordinance #2012-23 - FY13 Budget Revisions 13. Council Members Announcements /tm S:\AGENDAS-MINUTES-PACKETS\Council-Packets\2012\12-10-2012\12-10-2012.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.