Council Agenda

Regular City Council Meeting Agenda February 24, 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 Lindell 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 February 10, 2020 2. Presentation - 2019 Planning and Community Development Annual Report * 3. Council Committee of the Whole Report - February 11, 2020 A. Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement Committee 1. Citizen Quality of Life and Community Enhancement Concerns 2. Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Semi-Annual Report (September 2019 - February 2020) 3. Proposed Budget Amendments to the 2019 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Action Plan and Carry-Forward Undisbursed Obligations (Committee recommendation: Approval of the proposed Budget Amendments totaling $154,209.73 for Fiscal Year 2019) B. Utility Committee 1. Proposed Utility Rate Changes 2. Presentation - Streetlight Inventory and Photometric Analysis (Citelum) (Committee recommendation: Directing City staff to work with Citelum to develop a strategic proposal to include scope and potential financial implications of the proposed project)

Council Agenda - February 24, 2020 Page 2 * 3. Council Committee of the Whole Report - February 11, 2020 (Continued) B. Utility Committee (Continued) 3. Discussion - Wireless Communications Facilities C. Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee 1. Proposed Amendments to Personnel Policy (Employee Handbook) - Discrimination and Harassment Section (Committee recommendation: Approval of the proposed amendments to the Personnel Policy (Employee Handbook) - Discrimination and Harassment Sections) 2. Amendments to Travel Policy (Committee recommendation: Approval of the proposed amendments to the City of Dover Travel Policy) 3. Extension of Contract Services for Third Party Payroll Processing provided by Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) (Committee recommendation: Authorize the Controller/Treasurer to extend the ADP contract through December 31, 2020, unless the ERP implementation results in an earlier cancellation) 4. Proposed Ordinance #2020-04 - Amending Chapter 22 - Buildings and Building Regulations, Article I - In General, Section 22-1 - Construction and Property Maintenance Code Board of Appeals (Committee recommendation: Referring Proposed Ordinance #2020-04 - Amending Chapter 22 - Building and Building Regulations, Article I - In General, Section 22-1 - Construction and Property Maintenance Code Board of Appeals, back to staff to work on the concerns expressed, and bring it back in March) * 4. 2020 Staff Appointment - Janella M. Tauchus - Assistant Treasurer 5. City Manager’s Announcements 6. Council Members’ Announcements 7. Adjournment /tm S:\AGENDAS-MINUTES-PACKETS-PRESENTATIONS-ATT&EXH\Council-Agendas\2020\02-24-2020 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; 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.