COUNCIL AGENDA

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA September 27, 2010 - 7:30 P.M. - Council Chambers - City Hall - City of Dover OPEN FORUM - 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO OFFICIAL MEETING (7:15 P.M.) INVOCATION BY CHAPLAIN WALLACE DIXON PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY COUNCILWOMAN WILLIAMS 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 September 13, 2010 2. Presentations A. Recognition of Service a-1. Gerald Foss - Election Board (September 1991 - July 1994 and May 2000 - September 2010) a-2. Paul Fleming - Dover Human Relations Commission (March 2004 - August 2010) a-3. Mark Monroe - Dover Human Relations Commission (October 2008 - August 2010) B. Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting - Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2009 C. Cry Out America - Dover Police Department 3. Presentation by Dover/Kent County MPO (Metropolitan Planning Organization) - Scope and Purpose of the Neighborhood Plan for the South Side of Downtown 4. Proclamation - Fire Prevention Week

Council Agenda - September 27, 2010 Page 2 * 5. Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement Committee Report - September 13, 2010 A. Proposed Ordinance #2010-25 - Amendment to Appendix B - Zoning, Article 5 - Supplementary Regulations, Section 11 - Environmental Protections and Section 16 - Tree Planting and Preservation; and Article 12 - Definitions (See Item #10) (Committee Recommended Approval of Staff's Recommendation that Proposed Ordinance #2010-25, with the Recommended Adjustments Suggested by the Committee, Be Forwarded to City Council for a First Reading on September 27, 2010, Referred to the Planning Commission for Consideration on October 18, 2010, and that the Final Reading and Public Hearing Be Set Before City Council on November 8, 2010) B. Presentation - St. Jones River Stabilization (Committee Recommended Approval of the St. Jones River Stabilization Presentation) C. Fund Expenditure Guidelines - Youth Advisory Committee (Committee Recommended Acceptance of Finance Procedure #F358: “Youth Advisory Committee Spending,” as Recommended by Staff) D. Benchmarks Established for the Economic Development Office (Committee Recommended Acceptance of the Report Provided on the Benchmarks Established for the Economic Development Office) E. Updates e-1. Puncheon Run Watershed Action Team Update (Committee Action Not Required) e-2. Planning and Funding for New Library (Committee Recommended Acceptance of the Updates) * 6. Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee Report - September 13, 2010 A. Review and Recommendation - Filling Critical Positions a-1. Librarian II (Committee Recommended Approval to Recruit for the Position of Library II: Head of Adult Services, as Requested by Staff) a-2. Motor Equipment Operator I (MEO I) (Streets) (Committee Recommended Approval to Immediately Recruit for the Position of Motor Equipment Operator I (MEO I) in the Streets Division) B. Presentation - Energy Savings Procurement Contracting - Ralph Nigro of Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU) (Committee Action Not Required) C. Disposition of City Owned Land - 45 S. State Street and Associated Parking Lot Property (Committee Recommended that Council Designate the Property as Excess Real Estate and Authorize the City Manager to Publicize the Pertinent Information Concerning the Surplus Parcel and its Availability for Purchase at Least Once a Week for Two (2) Weeks in a Local Newspaper, and Hold a Public Hearing Before Council to Allow Public Comment on the Proposed Sale) D. FY 2011 Budget Amendment - Project Budgets (See Item #11) (Committee Recommended Adoption of Proposed Ordinance #2010-26, Proposed Budget Amendment - Fiscal Year 2011, with the Recommendation to Transfer $1M to the Depreciation Reserve from the Electric Improvement & Extension (I & E) Fund, to Be Forwarded to City Council for a First Reading on September 27, 2010, as Recommended by Staff) E. Discussion - Public Notice for Planning Applications (Committee Action Not Required)

Council Agenda - September 27, 2010 Page 3 * 7. Monthly CIP Report - June 2010 8. Evaluation of Bids A. Substation Potential Transformers (PT) and Current Transformers (CT) Replacement B. Master Electrician Contract C. Electric System Modeling Software D. Replacement of 69 kV Breaker * 9. Appointment - Prevention Policy Board for GAMES Grant (Aid in Dover) 10. First Reading - Proposed Ordinance #2010-25 The First Reading is offered on the following proposed ordinance. Since it is an amendment to the Zoning Code, it is recommended for referral to the Planning Commission on October 18, 2010, and that a Public Hearing be set for November 8, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. and that the Second Reading and Final Action by Council take place at that time. Copies of all proposed ordinances are available at the entrance of the Council Chambers or can be obtained from the City Clerk's Office. A. Amendment to Appendix B - Zoning, Article 5 - Supplementary Regulations, Section 11 - Environmental Protections and Section 16 - Tree Planting and Preservation; and Article 12 - Definitions (Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement Committee) 11. First Reading - Proposed Ordinance #2010-26 The First Reading is offered on the following proposed ordinance. Final action by Council will take place during the Second Reading of the ordinance on October 11, 2010. Copies of all proposed ordinances are available at the entrance of the Council Chambers or can be obtained from the City Clerk's Office. A. FY 2011 Budget Amendment - Project Budgets (Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee) 12. Council Members Announcements /tm S:\AGENDAS-MINUTES-PACKETS-PRESENTATIONS-ATT&EXH\Council-Agendas\2010\09-27-2010.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.