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Regular City Council Meeting Agenda
April 13, 2020 - 7:30 p.m.
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Invocation by Mayor Christiansen
Pledge of Allegiance Led by Council President Hare
Adoption of Agenda
* 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
A. Special Council Meeting of January 27, 2020
B. Regular Council Meeting of March 9, 2020
2. Emergency Ordinance #2020-06 Waiving Certain Charter, Code, Policy and Procedure
Requirements During the COVID-19 Virus State of Emergency
3. Amendment to Community Development Block Grant Action Plan - Coronavirus Aid,
Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES)
4. Postponement of Public Hearings and Final Action on Requests for Annexation/Rezoning
of Properties Located at 1448 North Little Creek Road (Tax Parcel:
ED-00-077.00-01-02.00-000; Planning Reference: AX-20-01; Council District 2) and
1385-1389 McKee Road (Tax Parcel: ED-00-067.00-01-01.00-000; Planning Reference:
AX-20-02; Council District 4)
(Staff recommendation: Postponement until new Planning Commission and City Council
Public Hearing dates can be scheduled upon the withdrawal of the State of Emergency)
5. City Manager’s Update on COVID-19 Operations
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* 6. Council Committee of the Whole Report - March 10, 2020
* A. Utility Committee
(1) Evaluation of Bids - Puncheon Run Pump Station Improvements
(Committee recommendation: Award the contract to Kuhn Construction
Company for the City of Dover Puncheon Run Pump Station Improvement
Project, Bid #20-0017PW, for $732,200)
* B. Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement Committee
(1) Report from Silver Lake Commission
(2) Review of Active Recreation Area Plans (Request for Cash-in-Lieu) - 1504 and
1506 College Road (Planning Reference #SB-20-01)
(Committee recommendation: Acceptance of the $4,250 Cash-in-Lieu of
Recreation Area Construction donation, as the amount complies with the
requirements of the Zoning Ordinance)
(3) Presentation from the Hope Commission
(Committee recommendation: Acceptance of the report)
C. Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee
(1) Purchase of Replacement IBM Power System S914 Server (Sole Source Vendor)
(Committee recommendation: Authorize the City Manager or her designee to
accept the proposals and purchase the equipment and operating system while also
directing Staff to provide answers to the specific issues that were addressed
during the Committee meeting)
* 7. Monthly Reports - February 2020
A. City Assessor’s Report
B. City Council’s Community Enhancement Fund Report
C. City Planner’s Report (January and February 2020)
D. Fire Chief’s Report
E. Police Chief’s Report (January and February 2020)
* 8. Appointment Recommended by Council President Hare - Utility Committee -
Andrea B. Maucher (to fill the unexpired term of Margaret (Scarborough) Haass - term
to expire May 2020)
9. Annexation/Rezoning Request/First Reading of Proposed Ordinance #2020-07
The First Reading is offered on the following Proposed Ordinance. It is recommended for
referral to the Utility Committee and the Planning Commission at their next scheduled meetings
and that a Public Hearing be set before City Council following Planning Commission action.
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
736-7008 or cityclerk@dover.de.us.
A. Amending the Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map of the City of Dover by changing
the zoning designation from BG - General Business District (Kent County zoning
classification) to C-3 - Service Commercial Zone and AEOZ - Airport Environs
Overlay Zone (City of Dover zoning classification) on that property located at
679 Horsepond Road, consisting of 2.00 +/- acres, owned by JACJIM, LLC
(Tax Parcel: ED-00-078.00-01-02.02-000; Planning Reference: AX-20-03; Council District: Second)
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10. City Manager’s Announcements
11. Council Members’ Announcements
12. Adjournment
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