Regular Council Agenda

CITY OF DOVER, DELAWARE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, November 13, 2023 at 6:30 PM City Hall Council Chambers, 15 Loockerman Plaza, Dover, Delaware AGENDA 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/acrlgh Event number: 2538 957 1987 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 - Councilman Anderson ADOPTION OF AGENDA ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA 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.

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - November 13, 2023 PAGE 2 PROCLAMATIONS 1. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day and Geography Awareness Week PUBLIC HEARING 2. Appeal of Denial of Utilities, Services, or Approvals - 34 New Street (Double JR, LLC, and Jill Sussman) CONSENT AGENDA ADOPTION OF MINUTES 3. Regular City Council Meeting of October 23, 2023 COMMITTEE REPORTS 4. Council Committee of the Whole Report of October 24, 2023 Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee 5. Recommendation of Award for McKee Generation Station Abatement and Demolition (Paul Waddell, Electric Director, and The Energy Authority) (Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends awarding the contract to Total Wrecking & Environmental, LLC.) 6. Potential Revisions to Zoning Ordinance for C-2 (Central Commercial Zone) per the Transforming Downtown Dover: Capital City 2023 Plan (Dawn Melson-Williams, Principal Planner) (Staff Recommendation: Allow Staff to draft Text Amendment language (Proposed Ordinance) from presented Concepts of Revisions to C-2 (Central Commercial Zone) and associated provisions of the Zoning Ordinance.) Safety Advisory and Transportation Committee 7. N. State Street - Transportation Alternatives Program (Jason Lyon, Water/Wastewater Director) (Staff Recommendation: Allow staff to submit a Transportation Alternatives Program Application to DelDOT for improvements to N. State Street.) Utility Committee 8. Evaluation of Bids - Turnberry Pump Station Replacement (Jason Lyon, Water/Wastewater Director) (Staff Recommendation: Award contract to Teal Construction for the Turnberry Pump Station Replacement, RFP#24-0002WW, for $1,148,888.)

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - November 13, 2023 PAGE 3 9. Well #9 Change Order (Jason Lyon, Water/Wastewater Director) (Staff Recommendation: Approve the change order request from AECOM, Inc. in the amount of $27,400, in accordance with the City of Dover Purchasing Policy and Procedures.) 10. 2023 Electric Service Handbook Revisions (Paul Waddell, Electric Director) (Staff Recommendation: Approval of the presented revisions to the Electric Service Handbook) 11. Evaluation of Bids - Electrical Substation Multiplexer Upgrade (Paul Waddell, Electric Director) (Staff Recommendation: Award contract to Avista Realtime for the Electrical Substation Multiplexer Upgrade, RFP#24-0005EL, for $149,814.) MONTHLY REPORTS - September 2023 12. City Assessor's Report 13. City Council’s Community Enhancement Fund Report 14. City Manager’s Report 15. City Planner's Report 16. Controller/Treasurer's Budget Report 17. Fire Chief's Report 18. Police Chief's Report APPOINTMENTS/REAPPOINTMENTS - RECOMMENDED BY THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT 19. Dover Human Relations Commission - Fourth District Appointment - Bishop Marion Lott, Sr. - Three-Year (3) Term to Expire February 2026 ELECTION OF OFFICERS - ROBBINS HOSE COMPANY - YEAR 2024 FIRE LINE OFFICERS 20. Fire Chief - David Carey 21. Deputy Fire Chief - Sean Christiansen 22. First Assistant Fire Chief - Sierra Brown 23. Second Assistant Fire Chief - Brian Bashista 24. Third Assistant Fire Chief - James Iannucci

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - November 13, 2023 PAGE 4 25. Fourth Assistant Fire Chief - Jason Boc 26. First Fire Line Captain - Chad Knotts 27. Second Fire Line Captain - Troy Christiansen ITEMS NOT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA 28. Dover Fire Department Station 2 Site Improvements Change Order (Jason Lyon, Water/Wastewater Director) (Staff Recommendation: Approve change order request from Gateway Construction, Inc. in the amount of $19,500, in accordance with the City of Dover Purchasing Policy & Procedures.) ORDINANCES FINAL READING - The First Reading of the Proposed Ordinance was accomplished during the Council Meeting of October 23, 2023. The ordinance is available at the entrance of the Council Chambers and on the City's website at www.cityofdover.com under "Government." 29. Proposed Ordinance #2023-11 - Amending Chapter 30 - Standards of Ethical Conduct and Ethics Commission, Article 3 - Ethics Commission, Section 30-71 - Established; composition; removal; terms of office; vacancies; chairperson; quorum; compensation; legal counsel (Councilman Anderson, and Dr. Pillsbury) (Staff Recommendation: Approve the proposed Ordinance #2023-11, adding a residency requirement to serve on the Ethics Commission.) 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