DDP Board Meeting Packet Revised

DOWNTOWN DOVER PARTNERSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS April 24, 2019 7:30 AM City Hall Conference Room BOARD AGENDA REVISED April 23, 2019 1. Agenda Additions/Deletions 2. Approval of Minutes – February 2019 3. Police report (Nothing to report as related to downtown this month per Chad Bernat.) 4. Executive Session i. Item 1 ii. Item 2 5. Executive Committee Report/Action Items i. Sale of Loockerman Way Plaza, update ii. Establishment of Working Group to assist Interfaith on 2021 relocation iii. By laws edits, per city request iv. Annual report (draft) v. Budget FY 2019 to date and FY 2020 vi. Work Plan overview 6. Committee Reports i. Parking & Safety ii. Economic Vitality 7. City Manager Update 8. Planning Department Update 9. Other Reports 10. Quarterly updates 11. Budget 12. Public Comment 13. Adjourn Next meeting: May 22 at 7:30 a.m., City Hall conference room

DOWNTOWN DOVER PARTNERSHIP BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING MINUTES February 27, 2019 in City Council Chambers REVISED DRAFT ATTENDANCE: Councilman David Anderson, Mayor Robin Christiansen, Anita Evans, Maxine Lewis, Donna Mitchell, Trey Paradee, Councilman Fred Neil, Council President Tim Slavin, Councilman Bill Hare, Todd Stonesifer, Erin Thwaites, John Van Gorp, Bob Clark, Donna Mitchell, Dave Hugg, Mitchell May, Lucy Findlay ABSENT: Mike Harrington STAFF: Diane Laird, Tina Bradford COMMITTEE CHAIRS, PRESENTERS AND OTHER ATTENDEES: Jonathan Street, Captain Chad Bernat Call to Order: Anita Evans, Chair, opened the meeting at 7:29 a.m. City of Dover Police report - Captain Chad Bernat • Cadets: Authorized for nine. Five are active. Of the 4 remaining four, one is injured and anticipated to return in March, one is on military leave and two are unfilled positions. OF the two unfilled, the CDPD is actively trying to fill one and is seeking authorization to fill the other. • Safety training to be provided Saturday, March 1, 8 a.m. to downtown merchants. • Welsey College President Clark commended the CDPD efforts in assisting with missing student. Agenda and meeting minutes (December and January meetings) – Motions duly made and unanimously accepted. Executive Session: • Motion duly made and unanimously accepted to move into Executive Session. • John Van Gorp motioned to move out of Executive Session; Dave Hugg seconded. Unanimous agreement. Revised 990 – Was provided to the board. There were no questions and unanimous vote to approve signing the document. John Van Gorp motioned, Lucy Findlay seconded. By Laws proposed revisions – Diane Laird presented recommended edits to the DDP by laws. Tim Slavin voted to approve with said edits; John Van Gorp seconded. Parking Committee Report Update- Jonathan Street • A second meeting of a parking working group (ad hoc) was held • Verizon: Jonathan and Trey have received no response. • Thought is to try to work with business owners to make leases independent of DDP to free up spaces for customers. • Next working group meeting to take place on March 6. This group will continue to look at solutions going forward. DRAFT DDP Board Meeting Minutes – February 27, 2018 1

Workplan update – Diane Laird • Diane continues to work with each committee to develop and finalize draft for April delivery to the board for review consideration. • Economic Vitality committee will focus more on traditional recruitment/retention. • All committee chairs have been offered opportunity to take a break, thus there will be new infusion of volunteers and committee chairs as some have chosen to take a break. Wesley Update – President Bob Clark • State/private collaboration would strengthen Welsey offering, and state investment is critical, especially considering healthcare course of study. City/State partnerships are strong. Retaining talent in state is a goal. • Sports are strong, particularly track team, individuals. • Constabilization of guards and safety done in concert with CDPD to ensure safety of students and nearby community. • Welsey is working with Becker Morgan on plans for the former Dover Library. • Friends of Old Dover to lease old carriage house for museum. • Clinic to be provided; working with CERTS for student clinical and clinic for community. Planning Department Update – Dave Hugg • Vacancy ordinance being implemented. • Old Simon’s buildings purchased (four parcels) for apt., residential, retail, professional use. • Detailed building/business inventory now underway between City and DDP. • Parking and pedestrian walkways being considered. • DE State University Foundation took over the Parsonage. • Comprehensive Plan goals and recommendations are finished. • Per Donna Mitchell, Parking garage RFP is underway and there could be, or be appearance of, conflict of interest with Mr. Street as Parking and Safety Committee Chair position. Recommended resignation from Parking and Safety committee. Three and possibly four developers have expressed interest in responding to the RFP. Per Board President Evans, anticipate that a March board meeting will not likely be held, though the April board meeting will be a very important meeting. Public Comments – N/A Meeting Adjourned: 8:33 a.m. NEXT DDP BOARD MTG- April 24 at 7:30 AM @ City Hall Conference Room DRAFT DDP Board Meeting Minutes – February 27, 2018 2