Regular Council

CITY OF DOVER, DELAWARE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, July 22, 2024 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/tby75n Event number: 2531 629 6135 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 - Councilwoman Arndt 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 - July 22, 2024 PAGE 2 RESOLUTIONS 1. Resolution No. 2024-11 - Enacting a Moratorium on Recreational Marijuana Land Uses While Considering Zoning Regulations to Address Such Uses CONSENT AGENDA ADOPTION OF MINUTES 2. Regular City Council Meeting of July 08, 2024 COMMITTEE REPORTS 3. Council Committee of the Whole Report July 09, 2024 Council Reports - June 2024 4. First District 5. Second District 6. Third District 7. Fourth District 8. At-Large 9. Council President Anderson Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement 10. Discussion - Update on the Consideration of a Public Space Naming Policy (Tricia K. Arndt, Chair of Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement Committee) (Committee Recommendation: Defer back to staff to draft, an ordinance, and bring it back to the committee for review.) Utility Committee 11. Evaluation of Bids - Well #9 Improvements (Jason Lyon, Water/Wastewater Director) (Committee Recommendation: Award the contract to A-Del Construction, for the construction phase of Well #9 Improvements, ITB #24-0026WW, for $1,699,000) Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee 12. Evaluation of Bids - Garrison Oak Steel (Paul Waddell, Electric Director) (Committee Recommendation: Award the contract to AUI, Bid #24-0037EL, for the amount of $162,688.82)

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - July 22, 2024 PAGE 3 13. Proposed Ordinance #2024-07 - Amending Chapter 80 - Personnel, Article IV - Pension Plans and Retirement Benefits (Except Police), Division 3. - General Employee Pension Plan (Committee Recommendation: Approval of Proposed Ordinance #2024-07) 14. Discussion - Possible Moratorium on Recreational Marijuana Land Uses While Considering Zoning Regulations to Address Such Uses (David S. Hugg, III, City Manager, and Ann Marie Townshend, Rossi Group) (Committee Recommendation: Forward Resolution No. 2024-11 to City Council with a recommendation of approval, extend the survey closing date to August 31, 2024, have an update brought back to a Legislative, Finance, and Administration meeting, and place a copy of the survey in with the electric bill, and have the city manager provide council with a memo on the logistics of doing so.) QUARTERLY REPORTS 15. Quarterly Revenue Report as of June 30, 2024 16. Quarterly Review - Capital Investment Plan (CIP) (April, May, and June) APPOINTMENTS/REAPPOINTMENTS RECOMMENDED BY MAYOR CHRISTIANSEN 17. Board of Adjustment Christian Joshua Swalm - One-Year Term to Expire July 2025 (to fill the unexpired term of E. Jane Warren) Richard D. Senato - Three-Year Term to Expire July 2027 18. Planning Commission Andrea B. Maucher - Second District - Three-Year Term to Expire June 2027 William L. Witham, Jr. - Second District - Three-Year Term to Expire June 2027 APPOINTMENTS/REAPPOINTMENTS RECOMMENDED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT 19. Economic Development Committee - One-Year Term to Expire May 13, 2025 Kim I. Adams - Minority Voting Member Clayton E. Hammond - Minority Voting Member 20. Interview Committee for Controller/Treasurer Councilwoman Tricia K. Arndt - Chair Councilwoman Julia M. Pillsbury Councilman Fred A. Neil Councilman Gerald L. Rocha

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - July 22, 2024 PAGE 4 ITEMS NOT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA 21. Proposed Cancellation of August 26 and 27, 2024 Meetings (Staff Recommendation: Cancellation of Council Meeting of August 26, 2024 and Council Committee of the Whole Meeting of August 27, 2024.) 22. Tentative Labor Contract with Dover Organization of Employees (DOE) 23. Tentative Labor Contract with International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) ORDINANCES FIRST READING - The First Reading is offered on the Proposed Ordinance. Final action by Council will take place during the Second Reading on AUGUST 12, 2024. 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. 24. Proposed Ordinance #2024-07 - Amending Chapter 80 - Personnel, Article IV - Pension Plans and Retirement Benefits (Except Police), Division 3. - General Employee Pension Plan (Staff Recommendation: Approve Proposed Ordinance #2024-07.) FINAL READING - The First Reading of the Proposed Ordinance was accomplished during the Council Meeting of JULY 08, 2024. The ordinance is available at the entrance of the Council Chambers and on the City's website at www.cityofdover.com under "Government." 25. Proposed Ordinance #2024-27 – Amending Appendix F – Fees and Fines: Chapter 82 – Planning, Appendix A – Subdivisions, Appendix B – Zoning (David S. Hugg, III, City Manager, and Dawn Melson-Williams, Principal Planner) (Staff Recommendation: Approve Proposed Ordinance #2024-27.) 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