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REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA
March 22, 2010 - 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 CHAPLAIN WALLACE DIXON
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 March 8, 2010
2. Proclamation - Lights Out Delaware - Earth Hour
* 3. Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement Committee Report - March 8, 2010
A. Presentations
a-1. Beautification Partnership Project - Dover Housing Authority and Habitat for
Humanity
(Committee Recommended Acceptance of the Report and that the City of Dover
Provide Support for the Event in Every Way Possible)
a-2. Overview of Salvation Army Programs
(Committee Action Not Required)
a-3. Silver Lake Revitalization
(Committee Recommended Supporting the Plan as Presented)
B. Library Bid Package A
(Committee Recommended Approval of Staff's Recommendation that the Professional
Services Contract for Dover Anchor Public Library Bid Package A – Early Site Package
for the Construction Documents, Bidding and Negotiation, and Construction
Administration for the Exit Road to Innovation Way and the Relocation of Utilities in this
Area be Awarded to Holzman Moss Bottino Architecture for the Amount of $25,300
(Including Reimbursables) and that Authorization Be Granted to the City Manager to
Enter into this Contractual Agreement)
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* 3. Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement Committee Report - March 8, 2010
(Continued)
C. Construction Manager and Construction Documents
(Committee Recommended Approval of Staff's Recommendation that EDiS Company be
Hired as the Construction Management Firm for Pre-construction for the Dover Public
Anchor Library and That the City Manager Be Authorized to Enter into a Contractual
Agreement for the Construction Document Services in the Amount of $38,500 (Including
Reimbursables)
D. After-School Grant - Capital School District
(Committee Recommended that the City of Dover Assume Oversight Responsibility for an
After-school Program at Dover High School if the Capital School District Receives Grant
Funding)
E. Updates
e-1. Puncheon Run Watershed Action Team Update
(Committee Action Not Required)
e-2. Planning and Funding for New Library
(Committee Action Not Required)
e-3. CDBG Program
(Committee Action Not Required)
e-4. Housing and Recovery Act of 2008 Funds (Neighborhood Stabilization Fund)
(Committee Action Not Required)
e-5. Comprehensive Plan Implementation Status Report
(Committee Recommended that Staff Explore Ways of Requiring Additional
Performance Bonding Related to the Open Space Creation Program)
e-6. Youth Advisory Committee
(Committee Action Not Required)
* 4. Utility Committee Report - March 8, 2010
A. Garrison Energy Center
a-1. Option to Lease Garrison Tract Lot
a-2. Lease Garrison Tract Lot
(Committee Recommended that the City Manager be Authorized to Execute the Lease
Agreement with Garrison Energy, LLC, as per the Terms Outlined in the Agreement and with
Final Approval of City Council)
B. Discussion - Green Energy Grant Program Amendment
(Committee Action Not Required)
C. PACE/NAES Monthly Report (January)
(Committee Recommended Acceptance of the Report)
* 5. Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee Report - March 8, 2010
A. Review and Recommendation - Filling Critical Positions
a-1. Utility Maintenance Mechanic I - Public Utilities
(Committee Recommended That Staff Be Granted Permission to Recruit for the
Position of a Utility Maintenance Mechanic I - Public Utilities, as Requested)
a-2. Utility Maintenance Mechanic II - Public Utilities
(Committee Recommended that Staff Be Granted Permission to Recruit for the
Position of a Utility Maintenance Mechanic II - Public Utilities, as Requested)
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* 5. Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee Report - March 8, 2010 (Continued)
B. Proposed Amendment No. 1 to Proposed Ordinance #2010-05 - Chapter 2 -
Administration, Article VI - Other Post-Employment Benefits Fund, Section 2-505
- Medicare Part B Premium Reimbursements (Referred Back to the Committee by City
Council on February 22, 2010)
(Committee Recommended Reaffirming the Committee Action of January 25, 2010 for
Adoption of Ordinance #2010-05 with the Original Language) (See Item #10)
* 6. Monthly Reports - January 2010
A. CIP
B. Dover Fire Department Report
7. Evaluation of Bids - Underground Utility Locating Services
8. Appointment of Board of Assessment Appeals Committee
A. Thomas Burns, James Galvin, William Garfinkel - Three-Year Terms to Expire
March 2013
B. John Kelly, Todd Stonesifer, and James Welsh - Four-Year Terms to Expire
March 2014
9. Rezoning Requests/First Readings (Recommended for referral to the Planning
Commission on April 19, 2010 and that a Public Hearing be set for May 24, 2010 at
7:30 p.m.)
A. Property located at 1059 Horsepond Road, owned by David and Sherry Blake,
consisting of 1.8612+/- acres. The property is currently zoned M (Manufacturing) and
AEOZ (Airport Environs Overlay Zone). The proposed zoning is C-3
(Service Commercial) and AEOZ (Airport Environs Overlay Zone). The subject
property is located on the east side of Horsepond Road, south of Lafferty Lane.
(Tax Parcel: ED05-078.13-01-17.00-000; Second Council District; Planning Reference: Z-10-03)
B. Property located at 1169 South State Street, owned by Young Men's Christian
Association of Delaware, Inc. (YMCA), consisting of 0.6899 +/- acres (30,052 s.f.). The
property is currently zoned RG-O (General Residence and Office) and the proposed
zoning is IO (Institutional and Office). The subject property is located on the east
side of South State Street, north of Roosevelt Avenue/Wyoming Avenue.
(Tax Parcel: ED05-077.17-05-58.00-000. Second Council District; Planning Reference: Z-10-04)
10. First Reading - Proposed Ordinance #2010-05
The First Reading is offered on the following proposed ordinance. Final action by Council
will take place during the Second Reading of the ordinance on April 12, 2010. Copies of
all proposed ordinances are available at the entrance of the Council Chambers or can be
obtained from the City Clerk's Office.
A. CHAPTER 2 - ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE VI - OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
FUND, SECTION 2-505 - MEDICARE PART B PREMIUM REIMBURSEMENTS
(Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee)
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11. Final Reading - Proposed Ordinances
The First Reading of the following Proposed Ordinances was accomplished during the
Council Meeting of March 8, 2010. Copies of the proposed ordinances are available at the
entrance of the Council Chambers.
A. PROPOSED ORDINANCE #2010-06 AMENDING CHAPTER 102 - TAXATION, ARTICLE VI -
EXEMPTIONS; BOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS, SECTION 102-183 - TAX EXEMPTIONS
FOR SENIOR CITIZENS, SUBSECTION (B) - QUALIFICATIONS, SUBSECTION (3) -
EXCLUSIONS FROM INCOME
B. PROPOSED ORDINANCE #2010-07 AMENDING CHAPTER 98 - STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND
OTHER PUBLIC PLACES, CHAPTER 110 - UTILITIES, ARTICLE III - WATER SERVICE,
CHAPTER 110 - UTILITIES, ARTICLE IV-SEWER SERVICE, AND APPENDIX F - FEES AND
FINES
12. Council Members Announcements
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