Downtown Dover Partnership Revised Packet

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Wednesday, September 25, 2024, at 7:30 a.m. City of Dover Conference Room Rev. 9-24-24 AGENDA 1. Welcome 2. Agenda 3. Minutes (September 9 Special Board Meeting) 4. Board Nominations FY 2025 (Dina Vendetti, Nominations Committee Chair) 5. Police Report – Mstr. Crpl. Killen 6. Executive Committee/Staff Updates i. Bank account pending to support grant activity ▪ ARPA $15.1M ▪ EPA $1M ▪ DE Bond Bill and state funds ii. Catalysts Together Program of The Longwood Foundation 7. Executive Session (Personnel) 8. Property Updates i. EZ Pass/Transcore renegotiation of lease ii. 39 W. Street 9. Downtown Dover Master Plan Priorities i. 120 S. Governors Ave. demolition ii. Mobility Center property updates ▪ 148 S. Bradford St. ▪ ITB (Invitations to Bid) update 148 & 150 S. Bradford St. ▪ Multiple parcels fronting on S. Bradford & S. Governors Ave. iii. New 501(c)(3) Entity Creation iv. Other 10. Marketing & Promotions i. Brand Audit and Visual Refresh (Dina – Marketing and Promotions co-chair) ii. Paint Dover! - Oct. 8-10, wet paint exhibit October 10 from 4:30-7 p.m.; Demo and Exhibition at The Biggs: weekend Sept. 12-13, then in shop windows and virtually through early November 11. Legislative Updates 12. Other Business 13. Board member updates 14. Public Comment 15. Adjourn Upcoming DDP board meeting: October 23, 2024 Agenda items as listed may not be considered in sequence. Pursuant to 29 DEL. C. 10004(e)(2), this agenda is subject to change to include the addition or deletion of items, including executive sessions, which arise at the time of the meeting. Downtown Dover Partnership Board Meeting Agenda – September 25, 2024

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Thursday, September 5, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. via ZOOM Board members in attendance: Councilman Neil, Senator Trey Paradee, Codi Canasa, Donny Legans, Todd Stonesifer, Linda Parkowski, Will Grimes, Sharon Duca, Pete Bradley, Sarah Keifer, Stacy Downing, Dave Hugg, Kim Adams, Tricia Arndt Other attendees: Jessika Jackson Team and Staff in Attendance: Diane Laird, Ken Anderson 1. Welcome 2. Agenda Motion duly made and unanimously approved. 3. Minutes (August Special Meeting) Motion duly made by Councilman Neil, seconded by Codi Canasa, and unanimously approved. 4. Action items (Contracts/agreements/MOU’s for grants awarded and services pending) i. ARPA Agreement ($15.2 M) Todd: Agreement has been received and signed. Funds will be advanced on a quarterly basis according to a projected timeline for associated expenses, including predevelopment costs of 120 S. Governors Ave and the Mobility Center, as well as the design/build of the Mobility Center. The ARPA Agreement has been signed and board members concurred that upon receipt of these funds they will be directed to projected expenditures (as outlined in ARPA exhibit). ii. Mobility Center Design Build Agreement Todd: Board members received the Design Build Agreement with EDiS Construction for the Mobility Center for review last Thursday. As was just mentioned relating to the ARPA agreement, ARPA funds will largely be used for construction of the Mobility Center, though there is approximately $4M funding which we still need to secure to reach the projected cost of $18M and we are actively seeking those funds at this time. VOTE: Motion duly made and unanimously approved sign the Design/Build Agreement with EDiS Company for the build of the Mobility Center. No opposition expressed. iii. FY 25 Bond Funds MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) Todd provided an update on the ($8.2M) FY 25 Bond Funds which were approved for DDP projects, largely to be directed to the mixed-use redevelopment project at 120 S. Governors Ave. Downtown Dover Partnership Special Board Meeting Agenda – September 5, 2024 1

iv. New entity formation (Capital City Transformation Alliance, Inc.) We have discussed for some time now the need to create a new 501 (c)(3) entity. You’ll recall DDP is a 501 (c)(6) and is ineligible to receive donations that would allow us to provide donors with affirmation of charitable purposes. The other reason to set up the new entity was to become eligible to receive Downtown Development District rebate funds through DSHA (DE State Housing Authority) for redevelopment projects. While the latter did not come to fruition with DSHA, we have indeed come up with other sources of funding toward the projects. Finally, the new entity will provide additional grant opportunities in furtherance of downtown Dover’s revitalization efforts. VOTE: Motion duly made by Linda Parkowski, seconded by Councilman Neil, and unanimously accepted by the board of directors to file incorporation documents to create the new 501 (c)(3) entity to be named Capital City Transformation Alliance, Inc. v. Annual Insurance binding agreement September 1, 2024, to August 31, 2025 I met with our representatives from Connor Strong to review DDP’s insurance coverage for FY 2025. We anticipated a 10% increase. Our budget for the year is $45,000. With the pending removal of 120 S. Governor’s Ave. building, and then adding coverage back for it (as a vacant property) after demolition, we will save a few dollars. All told, the new amount is not expected to exceed $40,000 (vs. the anticipated $45,000). VOTE: Councilman Neil moved to pay the full invoiced amount of $34,044 for FY 2025 DDP insurance coverage through Connor Strong, plus an amount to be added, but not anticipated to exceed $6,000 for 120 S. Governors Ave. to be added as a vacant parcel. Pete Bradley seconded the motion; unanimous approval. 5. Executive Session (property/land acquisition) VOTE: Move into Executive Session; motion duly made and unanimously approved. VOTE: Move out of Executive Session; Motion by Fred Neil, Second by Codi Canasa; unanimously approved. VOTE: Pete Bradley moved to proceed with acquisition of both 148 and 150 S. Bradford St. properties, as discussed, both of which are required for DDP’s redevelopment of the land mass into the Mobility Center. Councilman Neil seconded; unanimous approval. 6. Updates i. Grant in Aid $250,000 awarded Diane reported that DDP requested $230,000 last September for FY 25 Grant in Aid and received $250,000. Funds can be used for various projects, activities, and legal/operational expenses of the DDP, but having completed the request a year ago, the actual allocations of the funding is yet to be confirmed. Thanks again to Downtown Dover Partnership Special Board Meeting Agenda – September 5, 2024 2

Senator Paradee for supporting DDP’s request. Todd reinforced the Senator’s assistance and support throughout the last several years enabling DDP to move plans forward. ii. West Street transfer of property to Inner City Cultural League (ICCL) Todd reports that DDP received confirmation that taxes were paid and no liens remained on the property at 39 West Street, Dover, on which the ICCL is located and on which the ICCL has built the Sankofa Arts Center. The property deed is now being prepared for transfer from DDP to the Inner City Cultural League. Senator Paradee explained that he was able to help ICCL to clear up the taxes and ensure that the non-profit ICCL was added to the tax-exempt list for the County, and further recommended that the City could consider the same. A celebration to honor Reuben Salters and transfer of the title will be held. 7. New Business City Manager Dave Hugg indicated that in response to the DDP’s request to acquire several City-owned parcels relating to recommendations in the Capital City 230 master plan, a resolution is being brought forth to the Council Committee of the Whole next Tuesday to authorize transfer of requested properties to the DDP and for abandonment of the “paper alley” between S. Bradford and S. Governor’s Ave. It was requested by Todd that the property titles, if approved, should be transferred to the new 501(c)(3) entity. 8. Public Comment – N/A 9. Adjourn VOTE: Councilman Neil moved to adjourn; Pete Bradley seconded; unanimous approval. Upcoming DDP board meeting: September 25, 2024 – City Hall Conference Room Downtown Dover Partnership Special Board Meeting Agenda – September 5, 2024 3