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COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
The Council Committee of the Whole met on September 13, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. with Council President
Sudler presiding. Members of Council present were Mr. Anderson, Ms. Arndt, Mr. Boggerty,
Mr. Hare, Mr. Neil, Dr. Pillsbury, Mr. Rocha, Mr. Taylor (arrived at 6:10 p.m.), and Mr. Hare. Mayor
Christiansen was also present. Civilian members present for their Committee meetings were
Mr. Tholstrup and Mr. Lewis (Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement), Mr. Shevock (via
WebEx), and Mr. Contant (arrived at 6:15 p.m.) (Legislative, Finance, and Administration.
Mr. Shelton and Mr. McCutcheon (Utility) were absent.
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
Mr. Neil moved for adoption of the agenda, seconded by Mr. Boggerty, and unanimously
carried.
PARKS, RECREATION, AND COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT COMMITTEE
The Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement Committee met with Chairman Boggerty
presiding.
Adoption of Agenda
Mr. Neil moved for adoption of the agenda, seconded by Mr. Hare, and unanimously carried.
Mayor and Council Reports
Council President Sudler
Mr. Sudler reviewed Attachment #1 entitled Council-President/District 4 Report.
First District
Dr. Pillsbury stated that she missed a lot of events due to COVID-19. Dr. Pillsbury reported that she
attended the barbeque for employees and the redistricting meeting. Dr. Pillsbury also reported that
along with Mr. Boggerty, she met the developers at Railroad Avenue last Friday and noted that it is
very interesting.
Mr. Rocha reported that he organized and attended the Providing Dream Achievement last Saturday
at Dover Christian Church. Mr. Rocha noted it was a wonderful time and was attended by a lot of
people. Mr. Rocha explained that Comcast and Westside Healthcare came out, gave out book bags
and school supplies and that they were pretty much exhausted. Mr. Rocha noted Mayor Christiansen
also attended.
Mr. Rocha thanked the Permit department and Public Works department for helping him with the
permit and providing resources, such as trash cans that they put out, and Dover PD for putting out
cones. Mr. Rocha stated that he also attended the redistricting meeting, but for the most part, was
engaged with taking care of his dad when he was in the hospital. Mr. Rocha explained that his dad is
home and resting after being in the hospital since June 24th. Mr. Rocha noted that he appreciated the
services from Bayhealth for taking care of his dad, and all the nurses, doctors, and staff in the
Bayhealth facility.
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Second District
Mr. Hare stated that Mr. Taylor had been in contact with numerous people about the pond on Westview
Terrace and Woodbrook and the stream that runs off that pond behind properties on Westview Terrace.
Mr. Hare stated that they are going to get the pond cleaned up and cleaned out.
Mr. Taylor stated that he had met with the Patel Group and Council President regarding Raymond
Street, to get a visual of exactly what it looked like as it was presented a month ago. Mr. Taylor
explained that the maps on the screen were not good for him as he is a visual learner and needed to
visit the site. Mr. Taylor stated that he got a real understanding of exactly what is happening on
Raymond Street and the request.
Mr. Taylor stated that he attended the Downtown Dover Partnership Safety Committee at the end of
the month and that they will have the results of that. Mr. Taylor noted that a PowerPoint presentation
will discuss the direction that they need to go.
Mr. Taylor noted that he also attended the site visit at 235-239 West Loockerman Street to understand
what was happening. Mr. Taylor stated that some bids have now come in for the building to be sold
and some bids are on their way.
Mr. Taylor stated that he attended the Police Chief Advisory Committee meeting, and it was very
enlightening, just hearing feedback. Mr. Taylor noted that the feedback was good, letting them know
that they are heading in the right direction and that a few changes here and there will be just fine.
Mr. Taylor stated that he had attended multiple meetings in Woodbrook about the pond that is viewed
to be unhealthy and the property owners in the area are very upset over it. Mr. Taylor noted that the
area across the street from the pond has overgrowth that has blocked the waterways. Mr. Taylor stated
that he would like to sit down with David S. Hugg, III, City Manager, or Sharon Duca, Assistant City
Manager, and talk about the out-of-state ownership, the expectations of out-of-state owners, and their
responsibilities.
Mr. Taylor stated he attended the Riverwalk meeting and thanked Councilman Rocha, for an
outstanding job bringing people together so that everyone could see the vision.
Mr. Taylor noted that several meetings have referenced the electric rate, just like everyone else.
Mr. Taylor stated that it is real and needs to be discussed.
Mr. Taylor stated that he attended Councilman Rocha’s function at the church, and as usual it was
excellent.
Third District
Mr. Neil stated that he had been working with City staff crafting an amendment for Chapter 66 which
deals with land-lease communities. Mr. Neil stated that the result of that effort will be presented before
Council soon. Mr. Neil stated that he had a fruitful conversation with our new Planning Director, Mary
Ellen Gray. Mr. Neil stated that he had met with an official from the Housing Alliance concerning
housing issues statewide, Police Night out, diversity barbecue for city staff, the Academy of Dover
Charter ribbon cutting, the Capital School District kickoff, Habitat wall raising at 11 3rd South New
Street, and the Persimmon Park Place back to school kickoff.
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Mr. Neil stated that he also met with officials from the Town Point White Oak Civic Association twice
in the Mayor’s office over their concerns and problems that they have during NASCAR. Mr. Neil
noted that he served on the committee for the 10th Anniversary of the library, which was held on
September 10th, and that he introduced their guest author. Mr. Neil noted that he also dealt with
numerous issues with constituents regarding bad landlords, electric rates, health issues, and Firefly,
which begins on September 22nd.
Ms. Arndt stated that she recently spoke with the Executive Director of the Murphy School regarding
the purchase and use of a house in the Third District for transitional housing for up to four young
adults, aged 18 to 23. Ms. Arndt explained that the Murphy School is a non-profit that provides
residential group care for children without stable homes. She further explained that they have
expanded to address the needs of children aging out of the foster care system by providing housing
and transitional services for young adults. Ms. Arndt stated that she was contacted by a constituent
who expressed concerns with the transitional housing program, regarding the fact that nearby
homeowners had not been notified of the proposed sale and the proposed use.
Ms. Arndt stated that she had requested the Murphy School to hold an open house at the property to
allow neighbors to ask questions and to open the lines of communication between the school and the
community. Ms. Arndt stated that no date had been set, but that she hopes to have this scheduled in
the next two weeks.
Ms. Arndt stated that last week, she toured Dover's parks and city-maintained open spaces with Parks
and Recreation Director, Robin Eaton. Ms. Arndt thanked Mr. Eaton for taking the time to discuss
opportunities and challenges with providing recreational spaces and programming. Ms. Arndt noted
that she would like to have him on next month’s agenda to discuss how council can best support his
department's mission.
Ms. Arndt stated that two weeks ago, she also met with Planning Director, Mary Ellen Gray at her
request to discuss planning issues and council priorities. Ms. Arndt stated that she shared her thoughts
on potential actions to explore, such as evaluating vacant building fines, considering basing the fines
on square footage, evaluating the requirement of proof of property insurance for buildings with multi-
unit rentals, and exploring federal funding opportunities for energy efficiency upgrades, and electric
vehicle infrastructure. Ms. Arndt noted that Ms. Gray has a tremendous amount of knowledge and
experience and that she appreciates her joining Team Dover.
Lastly, Ms. Arndt stated that she received multiple emails and calls regarding electric rates and will
be speaking to the Wesley United Methodist pastor tomorrow. Ms. Arndt stated that the pastor
contacted her to discuss what she is hearing about financial struggles in the community, and how to
incentivize landlords to install energy efficiency, upgrades to rental properties to help lower costs.
Fourth District
Mr. Anderson stated that he attended several events, but one in particular that he could not go to but
heard great things about was the 302 event. Mr. Anderson thanked the council members who were
involved with this event, that helped several constituents with school supplies, et cetera. Mr. Anderson
noted that he would have loved to attend but had reserve duty. Mr. Anderson stated that he had the
opportunity to engage with the Mosaic and attended all three charettes in August. Mr. Anderson noted
that there are a lot of exciting things going on, that they will have the opportunity to weigh in on in
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the future. Mr. Anderson explained that there is a meeting coming up Friday, to help draft legislation
that council will get to see by the end of October and that is the goal.
Mr. Anderson thanked Mr. Hugg and Ms. Mary Ellen Gray for taking time and meeting with him
multiple times. Mr. Anderson noted that part of the product is on the agenda tonight. Mr. Anderson
also thanked the staff for the work that they are doing for the city.
Mr. Anderson stated that the constituent meetings during the monthly office hours, have been
successful in his view and will restart in October. Mr. Anderson stated that this month, he is going to
be in the field meeting with constituents who have certain concerns regarding the Solid Rock
Community Center. He stated that they had one meeting this month and will have another one coming
up as well which is the regular neighborhood watch meetings that they also attend in the district.
Mr. Anderson stated that one good thing was compiling some results of a walkthrough by a committee
led by Chairman and Councilman Taylor in the Downtown Partnership Safety committee. Mr.
Anderson stated that he was pleased to be part of that and that Council will see some results from that
later in the month or next month.
Mr. Anderson thanked the Police Civilian Advisory Committee, they had some good discussions when
it came to loitering and other issues, which he believes will result in legislation that will be on the
Safety, Advisory, and Transportation Committee’s agenda soon. Mr. Anderson stated that Delaware
State University (DSU) has some very interesting things that they are doing downtown and that they
did a presentation today at the Economic Development Committee Meeting. Mr. Anderson explained
that DSU is going to have a meeting for the community Thursday, which he plans to attend, that will
address the Schwartz Center. Mr. Anderson stated that he is very grateful that DSU is going around
the community and having community meetings for their estate development and their downtown plan.
Mr. Sudler reviewed Attachment #1 entitled Council-President/District 4 Report.
At-Large
Mr. Boggerty stated that he attended a stellar Veterans Program Recognition and feeding the hungry,
which was organized by none other than Faye White. Mr. Boggerty stated that Ms. White recognized
many of our leaders and that most of all, we were able to feed veterans and he appreciates that. Mr.
Boggerty stated that he also toured the 235-239 West Loockerman building, he went inside the
building to make decisions, and analyze to see exactly which way we were going to go. Mr. Boggerty
noted that it is still pending based on some information, but we were able to do that. Mr. Boggerty
also attended and hosted a few of the Music in the Park this year and he congratulated Chairwoman
Arndt, Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement, and the Parks and Recreation staff for a
stellar Music in the Art program. Mr. Boggerty noted that he is looking forward to an even bigger
event next year.
Mr. Boggerty stated that he attended the River Walk meeting, which was a very educational,
exploratory meeting and he learned a lot about the land and the potential of the river walk. Mr.
Boggerty commended David S. Hugg, III, City Manager, Sharon Duca, Assistant City Manager, and
the staff in response to a concern that he had regarding the frequent dumping of bulk trash on a corner
of New Street and Division Street. Mr. Boggerty explained that roughly every month somebody comes
and dumps an exorbitant amount of bulk trash, and that code enforcement is addressing that issue. Mr.
Boggerty thanked them for their prompt response and for educating him on the matter.
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Mr. Boggerty noted that today, he had met with Mary Ellen Gray, City Planner, shared ideas, and
welcomed her to our team. Mr. Boggerty stated that the city is blessed to have her and her vision. Mr.
Boggerty stated that he attended the meeting with the Police Chief Advisory Council. Also, Mr.
Boggerty stated that today he was able to meet with one of the owners of a business downtown who
had concerns about the electric rates. Mr. Boggerty explained that he had a sit-down meeting to educate
the owners on what happened and why they had to do what they had to do. Mr. Boggerty followed up
this meeting, by meeting with David S. Hugg, III, City Manager, and Mayor Christiansen to discuss
it, which gave him further education. Mr. Boggerty also thanked Rachel Engle, Assistant City Clerk,
and the Clerk’s Office, who is working on something that will be announced soon as well.
Mr. Boggerty addressed the City of Dover residents, stating that Council hears them, that they are
going to do their best, not overpromise but look at what they can do to ease some of these electric
pains. Mr. Boggerty stated that it will not happen tomorrow, but they are being heard.
Mayor Christiansen
Mayor Christiansen reviewed Attachment #2 – Mayor’s Report
Ms. Arndt moved for adjournment of the Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement
Committee, hearing no objection, the meeting adjourned at 6:36 p.m.
UTILITY COMMITTEE
The Utility Committee met with Chairman Rocha presiding.
Adoption of Agenda
Mr. Neil moved for adoption of the agenda, seconded by Mr. Sudler, and unanimously carried.
Resolution Application for Drinking Water Matching Planning Grant (Jason Lyon, Director of Water
Wastewater)
Mr. Jason Lyon, Director of Water Wastewater, reviewed the background and analysis regarding
Resolution NO. 2022-07 Application for Drinking Water Matching Planning Grant.
Staff recommended adopting the Resolution as submitted, so that staff may complete the application
for a Water Matching Planning Grant.
Mr. Neil moved to recommend adopting the Resolution as submitted so staff may complete the
application for a Water Matching Planning Grant, as recommended by staff. The motion was
seconded by Mr. Hare and unanimously carried.
Mr. Rocha moved for adjournment of the Utility Committee, hearing no objection, the meeting
adjourned at 6:40 p.m.
LEGISLATIVE, FINANCE, AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
The Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee met with Chairman Anderson presiding.
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Adoption of Agenda
Mr. Neil moved for adoption of the agenda, seconded by Mr. Hare, and unanimously carried.
History of Controller/Treasurer Position (Mayor Robin R. Christiansen)
Mayor Christiansen stated that in 1983 when he was elected to council, he was mentored by two of
our Councilmen, Bob Tudor, and Francis Weyandt, who before he was sworn into office showed him
the financials for the two years before his election, and the upcoming city budget. Mayor Christiansen
stated that when he was sworn in, he knew the budget backward and forward. Mayor Christiansen
stated that the reason they tutored him on it was that, they had their suspicions that the true numbers,
facts, and figures that were required for the council to do their job with authority, were being cooked.
Mayor Christiansen explained that at that time, the City Manager, would not allow any of the city staff
to speak with members of Council.
Mayor Christiansen stated that one day Councilman Lyon, who was the Chairman of the Legislative,
Finance, and Administration Committee, finally got fed up and threw his budget book during a budget
hearing. Mayor Christiansen stated that Councilman Lyon said, he would get to the bottom of what
was transpiring between the Finance Director and the City Manager, and why city employees were
not allowed to speak to members of Council. Mayor Christiansen explained that after doing a little bit
of research and finally pinning the current Treasurer at that time down, they found that he was not
allowed to talk to Council, and he had been given strict orders. Mayor Christiansen further explained
that the books indeed did not reflect the revenues that were available on a month-to-month basis.
Mayor Christiansen stated that the budget had hidden projects in there, that were not identified on the
proper lines, that they were supposed to be on.
Mayor Christiansen stated to him it resembled malfeasance in office, however, the Council chose not
to go in the direction of allowing that person to exercise their options at that time.
Mayor Christiansen stated that a Charter change was made, presented by Councilman Lyon, and
seconded by Councilman Tudor. Mayor Christiansen stated that Councilman Shevock, and Mayor
Richter, who was a member of the council were also present. Mayor Christiansen stated that it was
unanimously put through the Council that henceforth via a charter change, the Finance Director
Controller/Treasurer would report directly to the Council, an arrangement that has worked well over
the years. Mayor Christiansen explained that it guaranteed that Council, whose job, is on a daily basis,
well, on the times they have their meetings, is to legislate and finance the projects that are brought
forward by the City Manager and the city staff. Mayor Christiansen noted that the policy of
Department Heads not being allowed to communicate directly with members of Council suddenly
disappeared.
Mayor Christiansen stated that he believes that today, they have transparency that they were unable to
have until our founding fathers decided to change it.
Mr. Hugg, City Manager stated for the record, Council may talk to any of the city employees anytime
they want. Mr. Hugg stated that they have a team in Dover, that the team works very closely together,
and that he trusts all of them.
Review of the Special Events and Permit Process (David S. Hugg, III, City Manager)
The current process the city uses was adopted back in July 2021, it was an attempt to bring together,
20 or more individual processes that people would have to go through, from the Police to Parks and
Recreation, to Public Works, and consolidate it all into one document. Mr. Hugg noted that the
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problem with that is this one application is thirty-one pages long and that if you were to sit down and
start trying to read it if you were not familiar with all the things that go on in city government, it might
be somewhat scary.
Mr. Hugg stated that it is a consolidated application, it does have a very big checklist on page three,
and that if you go through the checklist, half of it may not pertain to your event. Mr. Hugg stated that
it does include about nine levels of approval, which is probably too many but each Department Head
that has a responsibility has an obligation to review and comment, including the City Manager. Mr.
Hugg noted that so while it may seem somewhat excessive, it does serve a good purpose.
Mr. Hugg stated that they had about 227 events last fiscal year and that includes projects that went
through Parks and Recreation as well as downstairs. Mr. Hugg noted that Nikki Arnold is the point
person for the special applications. Mr. Hugg stated that Ms. Arnold said that not many people
complain about the application once she sits down with them and shows them what they must fill out.
Mr. Hugg noted the application covers everything from trash cans to fireworks, campgrounds, and
open burning, and that it is a complex process.
Mr. Hugg noted that one issue Councilman Anderson expressed concern with the application, is the
permit process, which only applies to public property except where a private property requires the
assistance or the resources of one of our agencies. Mr. Hugg stated if a church picnic is in the parking
lot of the church, and it does not need, for example, a police officer or trash cans from the city, this
process is not required.
Mr. Hugg referenced Ordinance #2020-05 Amending Chapter 22 - Buildings and Building
Regulations, Art IX – Lodging houses, and Art X - Rental Dwellings, which includes a provision that
says you cannot use a short-term rental, like on private property, for weddings, graduation parties and
a whole list of things unless you have a permit. Mr. Hugg admitted that he wrote those words, but he
never really thought about the fact that they may be inconsistent with some of the private property
rights. Mr. Hugg explained that the reason they are there, as you probably all have experienced, is
somebody rents a great big party house, invites 25 people down for the weekend, they eat, drink, make
a lot of noise and disrupt the neighborhood, particularly where the Airbnb or the short-term rental
might be in an established neighborhood. Mr. Hugg noted that is the rationale for why they created
the ordinance.
Mr. Hugg stated that recognizing that private events can raise problems for neighbors with noise, trash,
and parking because often you see activities going on at the end of a cul-de-sac and there are 25 cars
parked in the cul-de-sac every which way direction. Mr. Hugg stated that a public permit is not
required, but it does create problems for Police and Fire.
Mr. Hugg stated that there is a fee, but not everybody pays the fee. Mr. Hugg noted that it is because
in many cases, even though we asked for the permit application 30 days in advance, we might get it
30 minutes in advance, then we try to get everything processed, but they are not diligent about getting
the 25 dollars. Mr. Hugg noted that it is not a big revenue producer.
Mr. Rocha noted that he paid for his special event permit.
Mr. Hugg stated that it is included in the permit, but the City of Dover does not regulate public health,
alcoholic beverages, or state-maintained roads. Mr. Hugg explained that the applicant must go to
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another state or county agency to get approval. Mr. Hugg noted that we give them that guidance but
more times than not, we find out that somebody is about to serve food and they do not have the proper
public health requirement. Mr. Hugg stated that if Council decides to revisit the application, they need
to work towards improving that coordination.
Mr. Hugg stated that for the safety of the public and the city, they do require a Certificate of Insurance
which is confirmed by Mr. Jeff Dill in the City Manager’s Office. Mr. Hugg explained that sometimes
it is a stumbling block for folks who want to have a neighborhood party but have never really been
through the process.
Mr. Anderson stated that he felt Mr. Hugg helped clear up a few things, where there was a little bit of
confusion that some people had with what was required for private property versus public.
Mr. Anderson requested that the application be made easier to find on the city website.
Mr. Rocha stated that he had an event on private property and it was his first time going through the
special event permit process but when he got through it, it was more of a benefit than a headache.
Mr. Rocha noted that you yourself must figure out how to navigate the thirty-one pages, but Ms.
Arnold walked him through some things and Ms. Kay Sass helped him out in some areas. Mr. Rocha
noted that there were things that he did not realize were being offered and that he ended up needing
them, like the trash cans and barrels to block the street and stuff like that.
Mr. Rocha requested to make the application more automated down the road, which might speed up
the process. Mr. Rocha stated that he submitted his application thirty days prior as requested and it
took thirty days for the approval to get back to him. Mr. Rocha noted that last-minute requests make
us jump through hoops as a city and that people take them for granted. Mr. Rocha stated that our city
needs the time to circulate the application through all of the channels and come back and forth with
questions and documents, such as the insurance writers and things of that nature but he does commend
Ms. Arnold and the department.
Mr. Taylor asked what the process for a popup business is, for example, October Fest or a popup cigar
bar.
Responding to Mr. Taylor, Mr. Hugg stated that it could be a two-part process. Mr. Hugg continued
that the actual popup business would be covered under the business license provisions, which go
through the Planning and Inspections Department. Mr. Hugg stated that whether that would constitute
a special event or not, could be a question. Mr. Hugg stated that somebody could use a storefront for
a few days for retail use, or business use. Mr. Hugg stated that the only requirements are through the
business license process and that they did not trigger this kind of activity because they were not using
city resources to facilitate a public event. Mr. Hugg noted that they were operating as a business.
Mr. Neil stated that any event, that is on private property that affects the neighbors, affects the city.
Mr. Neil noted that it is a privilege and not something that is an automatic given. Mr. Neil stated that
they had people in the East Lake area, who want to have weddings, but there is no parking, and it
becomes a very difficult situation for the people who are living around it. Mr. Neil stated that he
believes there absolutely must be the regulation, it has to be on time, and if they do something that is
not on time, they should be fined so that they understand that it is not just, we are going to pass it
over and you got away with it because it does affect the neighbors.
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Mr. Neil noted in his area there is a problem outside of city limits called “Afterfly” that drives the
neighbors crazy and is a private business. Mr. Neil stated that he and Commissioner Angel have been
fighting it.
Mr. Neil stated that if someone does not have insurance to protect what is happening, they should not
be able to have the event. Mr. Neil stated that usually, you can get event insurance and that the city
should require a Certificate of Insurance by a certain date because if the event is held and there is a
problem, there is no way for the city to get the money back. Mr. Neil stated it would hurt the city as
well as everybody who lives in that area.
Responding to Ms. Arndt, Mr. Hugg confirmed the $25 fee is a processing fee, which is why we do
not sometimes get that concerned about it. Mr. Hugg noted that if there are other costs, for example,
an extra duty police force, then it is charged separately. Mr. Hugg explained that it would be recorded
in the document and that there is a box on the police services paper that provides paying for extra duty.
Responding to Ms. Arndt, Mr. Hugg stated that the city staff’s time facilitating the event, trash cans,
and collecting trash after the event, do not have a fee and that it is a courtesy to the city residents. Mr.
Hugg stated that we make facilities and equipment available when we can and that it does give us a
little opportunity to talk to them about not blocking the street with their cars and all that kind of stuff.
Ms. Arndt stated that when she and Councilman Boggerty had an event at Williams Park, the amount
of city staff that was needed to help facilitate that event, they were at the event all day, and even they
were after the event cleaning up. Ms. Arndt explained the amount of time, effort, and overtime if they
continued their regular duties is the reason that she felt that a $25 fee is probably woefully inadequate
for what we are providing. Ms. Arndt suggested looking at the fee and determining whether it should
be increased, reevaluated, or maybe pay for the services that you need prior to the event.
Responding to Mr. Boggerty, Mr. Hugg stated regarding the area behind the old post office, if it is a
city-sponsored, city-operated event that there is no charge for the special event application. Mr. Hugg
explained that if a constituent wanted to use the property, then that is something the city would need
to investigate.
Mr. Anderson stated that if someone wanted to use the city park for an event, there are fees that are
separate from the special event permit.
Proposed Ordinance #2022-09 - Amending Chapter 114 –Vegetation, Article II-Weeds, Section 114-
34 - Fines and Appendix F - Fees and Fines
Responding to Mr. Hare, Mr. Hugg confirmed that Proposed Ordinances #2022-09 and #2022-13 are
in the packet that Council reviewed.
Mr. Hare moved to recommend approval of Ordinance #2022-09 for First Reading on
September 26, 2022, Regular City Council Meeting, as recommended by staff. The motion was
seconded by Mr. Contant and unanimously carried.
Mr. Hare moved to recommend approval of Ordinance #2022-13 for First Reading on
September 26, 2022, Regular City Council Meeting, as recommended by staff. The motion was
seconded by Mr. Rocha and unanimously carried.
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Mr. Contant moved for adjournment of the Legislative, Finance, and Administration
Committee meeting, seconded by Mr. Shevock and unanimously carried.
Meeting adjourned at 7:09 p.m.
Mr. Sudler moved for adjournment of the Council Committee of the Whole meeting, hearing
no objection, the meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m.
Roy Sudler, Jr.
Council President
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Attachments
Attachment #1 - Council-President/District 4 Report.
Attachment #2 - Mayor’s Report