Council Agenda

Regular City Council Meeting Agenda February 10, 2020 - 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 Bishop Thomas L. Holsey Pledge of Allegiance Led by Councilman Taylor Adoption of Agenda * 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 January 27, 2020 2. Tribute No. 2020-01 William W. Pepper, Sr. 3. Public Hearing/Final Reading of Proposed Ordinances The First Reading of the Proposed Ordinances was accomplished during the Council meeting of December 9, 2019. The ordinances are available at the entrance of the Council Chambers and on the City's website at www.cityofdover.com under "Government." A. Ordinance #2019-19 with Staff Amendment #1 and Planning Commission Amendment #1 Amending Appendix B - Zoning, Article 3 - District Regulations, Section 9 - General Residence and Office Zoning (RG-O) B. Ordinance #2019-22 - Rezoning of property located at 4 Lakeview Drive, consisting of 0.63+/- acres, owned by William E. Ardito. The property is currently zoned R-7 (One-family Residence) and the proposed zoning is RG-1 (General Residence). (Tax Parcel: ED-05-068.13-01-08.00-000; Planning Reference: Z-20-01; Council District: 3)

Council Agenda - February 10, 2020 Page 2 4. Presentations - 2019 Annual Reports A. Fire Department * 5. Dover Human Relations Commission Report - January 16, 2020 A. Revisions to the DHRC Strategic Plan 2019-2021 (Commission Recommendation: Revising the years of the DHRC Strategic Plan to reflect the years 2020 - 2023) (Commission Recommendation: Approval of the revised Strategic Plan) B. Discussion - Intake Form (Deferred further discussion of the intake form to the Dover Human Relations Commission Meeting scheduled for February 20, 2020) C. Proposed Revisions to DHRC Brochure - Mission Statement (Deferred revisions to the DHRC Brochure until the revised strategic plan is approved by City Council) 6. Council Committee of the Whole Report - January 28, 2020 * A. Utility Committee 1. Dedication of Water and Wastewater Infrastructure - Leander Lakes Apartment Complex (Committee recommendation: Acceptance of water and wastewater infrastructure within the public utility easement in Leander Lakes Apartment Complex. Dedication is to include all of the referenced water and wastewater infrastructure.) 2. Update on Water Main Breaks B. Safety Advisory and Transportation Committee * 1. Evaluation of Bids - Fiscal Year 2020 Street and Alley Program (Committee recommendation: Award a unit price contract, based upon Bid #20-0014PW for the FY 20 Street & Alley Program to George & Lynch, Inc. based on the unit prices for each work item submitted. The estimated value of the contract is $1,037,893.90. Work will be performed in strict accordance to the Bid Specifications.) 2. Reconsideration - Prioritization of City of Dover State Capital Transportation Program (CTP) Projects (Committee recommendation: Switching item #11 - Loockerman Street/Forest Street Intersection with item #5 - Crawford Carroll Avenue Extension) * 3. Quarterly Update - Bicycle and Pedestrian Subcommittee * 4. Discharge of Bicycle and Pedestrian Subcommittee (Committee recommendation: To sunset the Subcommittee) * 7. Monthly Reports - December 2019 A. City Assessor’s Report B. City Council's Community Enhancement Fund Report C. City Manager’s Report D. City Planner’s Report E. Controller/Treasurer’s Budget Report F. Fire Chief’s Report G. Police Chief’s Report

Council Agenda - February 10, 2020 Page 3 8. Annexation/Rezoning Requests/First Readings of Proposed Ordinances The First Reading is offered on the following Proposed Ordinances. They are recommended for referral to the Utility Committee on February 25, 2020; the Planning Commission on March 16, 2020; and that a Public Hearing be set for April 13, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. The ordinance is available at the entrance of the Council Chambers, on the City's website at www.cityofdover.com under "Government," or by contacting the City Clerk's Office at 736-7008 or cityclerk@dover.de.us. A. Ordinance #2020-02 Amending the Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map of the City of Dover by changing the zoning designation from RMH - Residential Manufactured Home (Kent County zoning classification) to R-8 - One Family Residence (City of Dover zoning classification) on that property located at 1448 North Little Creek Road, consisting of 0.22+/- acres, owned by Holly L. Mayer. (Tax Parcel: ED-00-077.00-01-02.00-000; Planning Reference: AX-20-01; Council District 2) B. Ordinance #2020-03 Amending the Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map of the City of Dover by changing the zoning designation from RS1 - Residential Single Family (Kent County zoning classification) to RG-2 - General Residence for 73.34 acres and C-2A - Limited Commercial for 5.26 acres with the property frontage along McKee Road subject to the COZ-1 - Corridor Overlay Zone 1 (City of Dover zoning classifications) on that property located at 1385-1389 McKee Road, consisting of 78.60+/- acres, owned by MEB Properties, LLC and Christopher Custis. The equitable owner is Louis J. Capano, III. (Tax Parcel: ED-00-067.00-01-01.00-000; Planning Reference: AX-20-02; Council District 4) 9. Final Reading - Proposed Ordinance #2020-01 The First Reading of the Proposed Ordinance was accomplished during the Council Meeting of January 27, 2020. The ordinance is available at the entrance of the Council Chambers and on the City's website at www.cityofdover.com under "Government." A. Proposed Budget Amendments * 10. 2020 Staff Appointment - City Council A. Assistant City Clerk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janella M. Tauchus 11. City Manager’s Announcements 12. Council Members’ Announcements 13. Adjournment into Executive Session /tm S:\AGENDAS-MINUTES-PACKETS-PRESENTATIONS-ATT&EXH\Council-Agendas\2020\02-10-2020 Council Agenda.wpd Executive Session Pursuant to: 29 Del. C. §10004(b)(2) - Preliminary discussions on site acquisitions for any publicly funded capital improvements, or sales or leases of real property;

Council Agenda - February 10, 2020 Page 4 Executive Session Pursuant to: 29 Del. C. §10004(b)(4) - Strategy sessions, including those involving legal advice or opinion from an attorney-at-law, with respect to collective bargaining or pending or potential litigation, but only when an open meeting would have an adverse effect on the bargaining or litigation position of the public body; 29 Del. C. §10004(b)(6) - Discussion of the content of documents, excluded from the definition of "public record" in §10002 of this title where such discussion may disclose the contents of such documents; 29 Del. C. §10004(b)(9) - Personnel matters in which the names, competency and abilities of individual employees are discussed, unless the employee requests that such a meeting be open THE 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 THE DELETION OF ITEMS, INCLUDING EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, WHICH ARISE AT THE TIME OF THE MEETING.