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REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA REVISED TO INCLUDE THE MINUTES OF THE JUNE 9, 2014 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 23, 2014 - 7:30 P.M. 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 COUNCILWOMAN WILLIAMS 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 June 9, 2014 2. Proclamation - Civil Rights Act of 1964 Commemoration Day 3. Public Hearings - Violations of Dangerous Building Ordinance A. Property located at 238 North New Street, Owned by John and Soledad Sullivan (Staff recommends: 1. Declaring this building and all accessory structures on this property dangerous; 2. Ordering the property repaired or demolished by July 23, 2014 by the owner or equity owner at their own risk; 3. Ordering the Building Inspector to cause the repair or demolition of the structures if not completed by the owner within 10 days of the date established by City Council; 4. Ordering the City Manager with the assistance of the City Solicitor to cause the cost of repairs or demolition to be charged against the land on which the building exists as a municipal lien or cause such cost to be added to the tax duplicate as an assessment, or to be levied as a special tax, or to be recovered in a suit at law against the owner.)

Council Agenda - June 23, 2014 Page 2 3. Public Hearings - Violations of Dangerous Building Ordinance (Continued) B. Property located at 640 Nimitz Road, Owned by Deutsche Bank National Trust c/o Countrywide Home Loan (Staff recommends: 1. Declaring this building and all accessory structures on this property dangerous; 2. Ordering the property repaired or demolished by July 23, 2014 by the owner or equity owner at their own risk; 3. Ordering the Building Inspector to cause the repair or demolition of the structures if not completed by the owner within 10 days of the date established by City Council; 4. Ordering the City Manager with the assistance of the City Solicitor to cause the cost of repairs or demolition to be charged against the land on which the building exists as a municipal lien or cause such cost to be added to the tax duplicate as an assessment, or to be levied as a special tax, or to be recovered in a suit at law against the owner.) * 4. Utility Committee Report - June 9, 2014 A. Annual Engineering Consultant's Report on the Operation and Maintenance of the Electric System - Fiscal Year 2013 (Committee recommended acceptance of the report) B. TEA/NAES Report (April) (Committee recommended acceptance of the report) C. Updates (Committee action not required) 5. Revenue Report Update (Staff recommends acceptance of the report) 6. 2014 Special Mayoral Election Results 7. Opposition to Transportation Secretary’s Proposal to Cut $1M from Municipal Street Aid 8. Final Reading - Proposed Ordinances The First Reading of the proposed ordinances was accomplished during the Council Meeting of June 9, 2014. Copies of the proposed ordinances are available at the entrance of the Council Chambers. A. Proposed Ordinance #2014-16 Amending Appendix E - Commercial and Industrial Building Redevelopment (Sponsors: Anderson and Townshend) B. Proposed Ordinance #2014-17 - FY2014/15 City of Dover Budget Ordinances 9. Reconsideration of Evaluation of Bids - Dover Park Recreation Center Demolition (This item was considered during the Regular Council Meeting of June 9, 2014. Staff recommends awarding the demolition contract to Delaware Mulch and Stone in the amount of $35,600.) 10. Council Members’ Announcements /tm S:\AGENDAS-MINUTES-PACKETS-PRESENTATIONS-ATT&EXH\Council-Agendas\2014\06-23-2014 - Revised 06-20-2014.wpd THE AGENDA ITEMS AS LISTED MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED IN SEQUENCE. THIS AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE TO INCLUDE THE ADDITION OR THE DELETION OF ITEMS, INCLUDING EXECUTIVE SESSIONS.