Regular Council Agenda - REVISED

CITY OF DOVER, DELAWARE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, October 09, 2023, at 6:30 PM City Hall Council Chambers, 15 Loockerman Plaza, Dover, Delaware AGENDA THIS AGENDA AND PAPERLESS PACKET HAVE BEEN REVISED TO ADD ITEM #19 RECONSIDERATION - VIOLATIONS OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS ORDINANCE - B. PROPERTY LOCATED AT 207 NORTH WEST STREET (COUNCILMAN DAVID ANDERSON AND COUNCILMAN ROY SUDLER, JR.) VIRTUAL MEETING NOTICE This meeting will be held in the City Hall Council Chambers with electronic access via WebEx. Public participation information is as follows: Dial: 1-650-479-3208 Link: https://rb.gy/jvfaz Event number: 2539 816 7653 Event password: DOVER (if needed) If you are new to WebEx, get the app now at www.webex.com/ to be ready when the meeting starts. The meeting can also be viewed on Comcast Channel 14, Verizon Channel 20, and on the City's Streaming Player located at www.cityofdover.com under "Quick Links". OPEN FORUM - 15 Minutes Prior to Official Meeting (6:15 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 - Elder Ellis B. Louden PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Council President Hare ADOPTION OF AGENDA ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - October 09, 2023 PAGE 2 All Consent Agenda items are considered routine and non-controversial 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. PROCLAMATIONS 1. Indigenous Peoples’ Day PRESENTATIONS 2. Certificate of Recognition - Ms. Lolita Lopez - Westside Family Healthcare RESOLUTIONS 3. PROPOSED RESOLUTION NO. 2023-15 - STATE OF DELAWARE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS' PENSION PLAN (David Carey, Dover Fire Chief) (Staff Recommendation: Council approval of Resolution No. 2023-15) CONSENT AGENDA ADOPTION OF MINUTES 4. Regular City Council Meeting of September 25, 2023 COMMITTEE REPORTS 5. Council Committee of the Whole Report of September 26, 2023 Utility Committee 6. Customer Advance Agreement for Supply of Natural Gas Services at Garrison Oak Business Park (David S. Hugg III, City Manager) (Committee Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager to complete negotiations and execute the Customer Advance Agreement to facilitate the timely installation of gas services throughout the park.) Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee 7. Disposal of Fifteen Excess Properties (David S. Hugg III, City Manager) (Committee Recommendation: Approval of disposition of properties as outlined.) 8. FY23 Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program – Joint Grant with Smyrna Police Department and Kent County (Thomas Johnson, Dover Police Chief) (Committee Recommendation: Approve the grant application for the items listed below.)

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - October 09, 2023 PAGE 3 9. Discussion and Next Steps of Delaware House Bill 2 - Delaware Marijuana Control Act (David S. Hugg III, City Manager, and Mary Ellen Gray, Planning and Community Development Director) (Committee Action Not Required) MONTHLY REPORTS - August 2023 10. City Assessor's Report 11. City Council’s Community Enhancement Fund Report 12. City Manager’s Report 13. City Planner's Report 14. Controller/Treasurer's Budget Report 15. Fire Chief's Report 16. Police Chief's Report APPOINTMENTS/REAPPOINTMENTS RECOMMENDED BY MAYOR CHRISTIANSEN 17. Board of Adjustment - Three-Year Term to Expire July 2026 A. Clarence Cobaugh Wagner, II ITEMS NOT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA 18. Holiday Schedule Discussion (William Hare, Council President) (Council Action Not Required) 19. Reconsideration - Violations of Dangerous Buildings Ordinance - B. Property Located at 207 North West Street (Councilman David Anderson and Councilman Roy Sudler, Jr.) (Staff recommendation: 1) Declaring these buildings and all accessory structures on these properties dangerous; 2) Ordering the properties demolished by November 2, 2023, by the owners or equity owners at their own risk; 3) Ordering the Building Inspector to cause the demolition of the structures if not completed by the owners within 10 days of the date established by City Council; and 4) Ordering the City Manager, with the assistance of the City Solicitor, to cause the cost of demolition to be charged against the lands on which the buildings exist as municipal liens or cause such costs to be added to the tax duplicate as assessments, or to be levied as a special tax, or to be recovered in a suit at law against the owners.) (Motion made during Special City Council Meeting of October 3, 2023: Mr. Neil moved to follow staff recommendations in terms of the dangerous building ordinance to have the property demolished. The motion was carried by a roll call vote of 6-2, with Mr. Sudler and Mr. Lewis voting no.) (Arndt absent)

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - October 09, 2023 PAGE 4 (Recommendation: Reconsideration of the property located at 207 North West Street due to the owner having technical issues during the Special City Council Meeting of October 3, 2023.) ORDINANCES FIRST READING - The First Reading is offered on the Proposed Ordinance. Final action by Council will take place during the Second Reading on October 23, 2023. 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 302-736-7008 or cityclerk@dover.de.us. 20. Proposed Ordinance #2023-10 - Amending Chapter 114 - Vegetation, Article II - Weeds (Mary Ellen Gray, Planning and Community Development Director) (Staff Recommendation: Amend code as requested) FINAL READING - The First Reading of the Proposed Ordinance was accomplished during the Council Meeting of September 25, 2023. The ordinance is available at the entrance of the Council Chambers and on the City's website at www.cityofdover.com under "Government." 21. Proposed Ordinance #2023-09 - Project Carry-Forward Budget Balances - Budget Amendments(Lori Peddicord, Controller/Treasurer) (Staff Recommendation: Approval of the proposed budget amendments totaling $37,845,241 for Fiscal Year 2024 and adoption of Proposed Ordinance #2023-09.) CITY MANAGER’S ANNOUNCEMENTS MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS COUNCIL MEMBERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS ADJOURNMENT 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