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REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA
JULY 28, 2014 - 7:30 P.M.
REVISED TO CORRECT THE TITLES FOR ITEM #8
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 HUTCHISON
AGENDA ADDITIONS/DELETIONS
* 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 July 14, 2014
2. Presentation by Lutheran Senior Services of Dover, Inc. - Payment In Lieu of Taxes
(PILOT)
* 3. Dover Human Relations Commission Report - July 8, 2014
A. Development of DHRC 2014-2017 Strategic Plan
(Commission action not required)
B Discussion - DHRC Organizational Structure
(Deferred due to time constraints)
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* 4. Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee Report - July 14, 2014
A. Proposed Financial Reforms - Public Safety Fund
(Committee recommended approval of the proposed financial reforms related to Public
Safety)
B. Parkway Academy Central School Resource Officer (SRO) Memorandum of
Agreement (MOA)
(Committee recommended authorization for the position, that staff's recommendation
be followed, and that the Police Chief and City Manager be authorized to sign the
Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Parkway Academy Central)
C. Village at McKee Branch (Formerly Walker Woods) Redevelopment Pay-in-Lieu of
Taxes (PILOT)
(Committee recommended that the City Manager be authorized to negotiate a final
agreement with Milford Housing Development Corporation (MHDC) regarding a
proposed PILOT for the Village at McKee Branch)
D. One-Year Follow-Up - Disposal of Excess Property - 70 Mifflin Road, 299 College
Road, and 29 North Kirkwood Street - Offer from Habitat for Humanity
(Committee recommended acceptance of the follow-up report provided by staff on the
disposal of excess properties)
* 5. Quarterly Revenue Report
6. Evaluation of Proposals - Furnishing and Installation of Air Cooled Condensers for the
John W. Pitts Center
(Staff recommends awarding the contract to Joseph T. Richardson, Inc., in response to City
of Dover Request for Proposal #14-0046PW, for the amount not to exceed $104,000)
* 7. Election to Fill Vacancies - Robbins Hose Company
A. Deputy Fire Chief - Mark A. Hall III
B. Second Assistant Fire Chief - Glenn Whitt
* 8. Reappointments - Recommended by Mayor Christiansen
A. Downtown Dover Partnership Board of Directors - Annual Appointment to Expire
May 11, 2015 - Laura Simmons, State of Delaware Representative (Deferred during
the Annual Meeting)
B. Downtown Dover Partnership Board of Directors - Three (3) Year Terms to Expire
May 2017
b-1. Paul Lakeman - Chief Executive Officer of Bayhealth Foundation
b-2. Dr. William Johnston - President of Wesley College
b-3. Anita Evans - Undesignated Representative
b-4. Lucy Findlay - Undesignated Representative
b-5. Gerald I. H. Street - Undesignated Representative
C. Dover Housing Authority - Raymond L. Paylor - To Fill the Unexpired Term of
C. Terry Jackson - Term to Expire August 15, 2015
D. Dover Public Library Commission - Beth Petit De Mange - Five (5) Year Term to
Expire June 2019
E. Public Advisory Committee (PAC) of the Dover-Kent County MPO -
Dr. Carlton L. Cannon, Jr. - Two (2) Year Term to Expire July 2016
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9. Final Reading - Proposed Ordinance #2014-15 with Staff Amendment #1 (SA#1)
The First Reading of the proposed ordinance was accomplished during the Council
Meeting of July 14, 2014. Copies of the proposed ordinance are available at the entrance
of the Council Chambers.
A. Proposed Ordinance #2014-15 Amending Chapter 110 - Utilities, Article III - Water
Service, Division 3 - Water Impact Fees, Section 110-207 - Establishment of
Equivalent Dwelling Units and Article IV - Sanitary Sewer Service, Division 3 -
Wastewater Collection Impact Fees, Section 110-282 - Establishment of Equivalent
Dwelling Units
10. Council Members’ Announcements
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