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  REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING A G E N D A November 9, 2009 - 7:30 P.M. - Council Chambers - City Hall - City of Dover OPEN FORUM - 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO OFFICIAL MEETING (7:15 P.M.) INVOCATION BY COUNCILMAN RUANE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 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 October 26, 2009 - Special Council Meeting of November 2, 2009 2. Proclamation - Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day and Geographic Awareness Week 3. Tax Appeals Committee Report - October 19, 2009 A. Stipulation - Tudor Properties, LLC - Lafferty Lane (Committee Recommended Approval of Stipulated Value) B. Exemptions b-1. Wesley United Methodist Church - 15-17 E. North Street (Committee Recommended Approval of Requested Exemption) b-2. Bayhealth Medical Center - 622 S. State Street (Committee Recommended Approval of Requested Exemption) C. Clerical Error - Tinman Enterprises LLC - 28 W. Loockerman St. (Committee Recommended Approval of a Refund for the Current Year) D. Senior Citizen Property Tax Reduction - Elizabeth A. Lewis (Committee Recommended Denial of Requested Reduction) E. Withdrawal e-1. Harman Brothers - White Oak Road (Committee Recommended Acceptance of Withdrawal of Appeal) e-2. Harman Brothers - White Oak Road (Committee Recommended Acceptance of Withdrawal of Appeal) F. Appeal f-1. Harman Brothers - White Oak Road (ED05-068.11-01-01.00) (Committee Recommended Approval of the Assessor’s Opinion of Value) f-2. Harman Brothers - White Oak Road (ED05-068.11-01-02.00) (Committee Recommended Approval of the Assessor’s Opinion of Value) * 4. Utility Committee Report - October 26, 2009 A. Garrison Oak Concept Plan (Committee Recommended Acceptance of the Garrison Oak Concept Plan) B. Request for Street Abandonment (paper) - Portion of Galaxy Drive (Between Lot 12 and Lot 22) - Kent County Aeropark (Committee Recommended Approval of the Abandonment, If There Are No Objections from Adjacent Owners) (City Clerk's Note: In Accordance with the City's Procedure for Alley Abandonments, Resolution No. 2009-20 Setting the Public Hearing for Monday, November 23, 2009 at 7:30 P.M. Will Be Presented to Council for Consideration for Adoption.) C. PACE/NAES Monthly Report (August) (Committee Recommended Acceptance of the Report) * 5. Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee Report - October 26, 2009 A. Review and Recommendation - Filling Critical Positions (Committee Action Not Required) B. MAG Overview of Recommendations (Committee Deferred Discussion Due to Time Constraints) C. Request for Legal Opinion - Other Post Employment Benefits (OPEB) (Committee Recommended Approval of the Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP Proposal, Not to Exceed $12,000, to be Funded by the OPEB Trust Fund) * 6. Safety Advisory and Transportation Committee Report - October 28, 2009 A. Waiver Request - Villages of Maple Dale: Planned Neighborhood Design - Senior Citizen Housing Option - Appendix A: Land Subdivision Regulations, Article VI - Subdivision-General Requirements and Design Standards, Section A - Streets and Appendix B: Zoning, Article 5 - Supplementary Regulations, Section 17 - Emergency Access Requirements (Committee Recommended Approval of the Requested Waiver, as Recommended by the Planning Commission) B. Traffic Calming Solutions - Kesselring Avenue (Committee Recommended that Kesselring Avenue be Adopted as a Project to Attempt to Find Ways to Calm Traffic on Roadways and Direct Staff to Begin Working to Find a Method to Improve That Roadway) 7. Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee Report - November 9, 2009 (Except for the following time sensitive issue, the LF&A Committee Report from November 9, 2009 will be presented to Council during their Regular Meeting of November 23, 2009 for Council’s review and consideration.) A. Letter of Support for "Communities Putting Prevention to Work" ARRA Funding * 8. Monthly Reports - September 2009 A. Budget Report B. Chief of Police Report C. City Assessor Report D. City Manager’s Report E. City Planner’s Report F. Dover Fire Department Report G. CIP Report 9. Authorization to Purchase City of Dover Defining and Information Pages in the Kent County Delaware 2010 Profile *10.Election of Officers - Robbins Hose Company - Year 2010 Fire Line Officers (All Positions Uncontested) Fire Chief - Sean P. M. Christiansen Deputy Fire Chief - Cole Enright First Assistant Fire Chief - David C. Carey Second Assistant Fire Chief - Michael O’Connor, Jr. Third Assistant Fire Chief - David Hiser Fourth Assistant Fire Chief - Timothy Mullaney, Jr. First Fire Line Captain - David Knight Second Fire Line Captain - Carl Troubetaris 11. Final Reading - Proposed Ordinances The First Reading of the following proposed ordinances was accomplished during the Council Meeting of October 26, 2009. Copies of the proposed ordinances are available at the entrance of the Council Chambers. A. Proposed Ordinance #2009-17 » Proposed Amendment #1 to Ordinance #2009-17 » Chapter 2 – Administration, Article IV - Officers and Employees, Division I - Generally - Section 2-201 - Compensation and Expenses for Mayor, Council, Employees and Other Elected or Appointed Officials » Chapter 102 – Taxation, Article I - In General, Section 102-1 - Annual Valuation and Assessment » Chapter 102 - Taxation, Article VI - Exemptions; Tax Appeals Committee B. Proposed Ordinance #2009-24 - Chapter 82 - Planning, Section 82-2 - City Planner C. Proposed Ordinance #2009-25 - Chapter 102 - Taxation, Section 102-3 - Administrative Reporting 12. Council and Committee Meetings - Holiday Schedule 13. Council Members Announcements /tm S:ClerksOfficeAgendas&MinutesCouncil-Agendas200911-09-2009.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.

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