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REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA
AUGUST 8, 2016 - 7:30 P.M.
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AMENDMENT #1 (SA#1) AMENDING APPENDIX B - ZONING
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2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, AND 12; AND APPENDIX F - FEES AND FINES
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* 4. HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION REPORT - JULY 20, 2016
A. ELECTION OF CHAIR - COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE
(COMMISSION DEFERRED UNTIL THERE ARE MORE MEMBERS SERVING ON THE DHRC)
B. ELECTION OF CHAIR - COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE
(COMMISSION DEFERRED UNTIL THERE ARE MORE MEMBERS SERVING ON THE DHRC)
C. DHRC COMMITTEE UPDATES
D. OLD BUSINESS
(1) DHRC VACANCIES (FIRST AND FOURTH DISTRICTS)
* 5. COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE REPORT - JULY 26, 2016
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(2) ASSESSMENT OF THE POSSIBILITY OF A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF EMERGENCY
MEDICAL SERVICES WITHIN THE CITY OF DOVER
(COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT STAFF PREPARE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
(RFP) TO LOOK AT EMERGENCY SERVICES)
(3) OVERVIEW OF THE AIRPORT ENVIRONS OVERLAY ZONE RELATED TO DOVER AIR
FORCE BASE AND FORDHAM BREWERY
(COMMITTEE ACTION NOT REQUIRED)
B. UTILITY COMMITTEE
(1) EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS - UNDERGROUND UTILITY LOCATING SERVICES
CONTRACT
(COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED AWARDING A ONE (1) YEAR CONTRACT WITH THE
OPTION FOR TWO (2) ONE (1) YEAR EXTENSIONS TO W LOCCO, LLC AS PER THE
PROPOSAL SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO RFP #16-0044COD)
(2) DEDICATION OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE - DOVER HIGH SCHOOL PUMP STATION
AND FORCE MAIN
(COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED ACCEPTANCE OF THE PUMP STATION AND
ASSOCIATED FORCE MAIN AT DOVER HIGH SCHOOL, WITH DEDICATION TO
INCLUDE THE ENTIRE REFERENCED INFRASTRUCTURE)
C. LEGISLATIVE, FINANCE, AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
(1) DISCUSSION OF DUTIES AND ASSIGNMENTS OF CITY PERSONNEL
(COMMITTEE DEFERRED THIS MATTER UNTIL MEMBERS HAVE ALL THE
INFORMATION THEY NEED)
(2) PROPOSAL FOR DOVER PUBLIC LIBRARY TO SERVE AS A PASSPORT ACCEPTANCE
FACILITY
(COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT THE
NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION TO PROVIDE PASSPORT SERVICES AT THE DOVER
PUBLIC LIBRARY AND INCUR THE NECESSARY EXPENSES TO IMPLEMENT AND
MANAGE THE PROGRAM)
(3) PROPOSAL FOR DOVER PUBLIC LIBRARY TO ADOPT A SMOKE-FREE POLICY
(COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO IMPLEMENT
A SMOKE-FREE POLICY ON THE CAMPUS AND GROUNDS OF THE DOVER PUBLIC
LIBRARY)
(4) REQUEST TO SOLICIT REAL ESTATE SERVICES - GARRISON OAK TECHNICAL
PARK
(COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SOLICIT
INTEREST AND PROPOSALS FOR PROVIDING REAL ESTATE SERVICES FOR
AVAILABLE PROPERTY IN THE GARRISON OAK TECHNICAL PARK)
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* 5. COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE REPORT - JULY 26, 2016 (CONTINUED)
C. LEGISLATIVE, FINANCE, AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE (CONTINUED)
(5) CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATIVE, FINANCE, AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF ANY POSITIONS THAT REMAIN OPEN FOR OVER
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OPEN POSITIONS AS THE CITY MANAGER DEEMS NECESSARY)
(6) PROPOSED ORDINANCE #2016-19 AMENDING CHAPTER 22 - BUILDINGS AND
BUILDING REGULATIONS, CHAPTER 46 - FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION,
AND CHAPTER 50 - FLOODS (CONSOLIDATION OF CONSTRUCTION CODE APPEALS
C OMMITTEE AND P ROPERTY M AINTENANCE C ODE B OARD OF
APPEALS)(SPONSORS: COLE, HUTCHISON, AND NEIL)(SEE ITEM #9)
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CITY MANAGER WITH AN ELECTED CITY OFFICIAL)
* 6. MONTHLY REPORTS - JUNE 2016
A. CITY ASSESSOR’S REPORT
B. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
C. CITY PLANNER’S REPORT
D. CONTROLLER/TREASURER’S BUDGET REPORT (PRE-AUDIT)
E. FIRE CHIEF’S REPORT
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(STAFF RECOMMENDS AWARDING THE CONTRACT TO EASTERN STATES CONSTRUCTION
SERVICE, INC. FOR THE CITY OF DOVER NORTH STATE STREET GRAVITY SEWER REPAIR
PROJECT, BID #16-0045PW, FOR THE AMOUNT OF $335,470.00)
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WHOLE/LEGISLATIVE, FINANCE, AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE AMENDMENT #1
(CCW/LF&A #1)
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WILL TAKE PLACE DURING THE SECOND READING ON AUGUST 22, 2016. THE ORDINANCE IS
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WWW.CITYOFDOVER.COM UNDER "GOVERNMENT," OR BY CONTACTING THE CITY CLERK'S
OFFICE AT 736-7008 OR CITYCLERK@DOVER.DE.US.
A. PROPOSED ORDINANCE #2016-19 WITH CCW/LF&A#1 AMENDING CHAPTER 22 -
BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS, CHAPTER 46 - FIRE PREVENTION AND
PROTECTION, AND CHAPTER 50 - FLOODS (CONSOLIDATION OF CONSTRUCTION CODE
APPEALS COMMITTEE AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE BOARD OF APPEALS)
(LEGISLATIVE, FINANCE, AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE)
10. CITY MANAGER’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
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11. COUNCIL MEMBERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS
12. ADJOURNMENT
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REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
The Regular Council Meeting was held on July 25, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. with Council President Slavin
presiding. Council members present were Mr. Anderson (arrived at 7:31 p.m.), Mr. Sudler, Mr. Neil,
Mr. Lewis, Mr. Cole, Mr. Hosfelt, Mr. Hare, and Mr. Hutchison (departed at 7:44 p.m. and returned at
7:46 p.m.).
Council staff members present were Deputy Police Chief Mailey, Mrs. Mitchell, Mr. Koenig,
Mrs. Townshend, Deputy Fire Chief Rhodes, City Solicitor Rodriguez, and Mrs. McDowell.
Mayor Christiansen was absent.
OPEN FORUM
The Open Forum was held at 7:15 p.m., prior to commencement of the Official Council Meeting.
Council President Slavin declared the Open Forum in session and reminded those present that
Council was not in official session and could not take formal action.
Mr. Ted George, 77 Billings Drive, informed members that he had been a member of Christ
Episcopal Church, at the corner of Water and State Streets, for almost 50 years, and was very
concerned about something that occurred beyond everyone's control, including the City Manager and
the Mayor. He stated that in December and January of 2014 the City had snow and ice, and the City
and State trucks piled ice and snow approximately 100 feet on the sidewalk that borders Water
Street, noting that they also piled it up on top of the church's short wall. Mr. George explained that
the result was that 100 feet of the short wall bowed and buckled, noting that many bricks were
broken. He stated that a section of the curb was also broken, and for parishioners to be able to park
they have to be careful not to run their car tire into the curb because it juts out.
Mr. George stated that the Mayor was well aware of this situation when he called him about it,
noting that Mayor Christiansen took his oath of office on July 25, 2014 and was the Mayor at the
time this snow and ice hit. Mr. George explained that when he asked the Mayor when this would
get fixed, his answer was to get the City Manager, Mr. Scott Koenig involved. He stated that in
early May 2015 he met with Mr. Koenig and the Mayor, and Mr. Koenig indicated that the City had
three (3) projects to get to. Mr. George noted that it was now July 2016, nothing had been done
towards the repair, and his church is frustrated. He stated that the 100 foot sidewalk is so bad that
ladies with high heels can twist and sprain an ankle in a heartbeat.
Mr. George advised that he was turning to members of City Council to try to expedite this and get
the problem on Water Street fixed for the church as quickly as possible. He stated that he could
answer any questions regarding this matter, noting that he is the historian and was in buildings and
grounds on the vestry at the time this happened.
The invocation was given by Chaplain Wallace Dixon, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
AGENDA ADDITIONS/DELETIONS
Mr. Hutchison moved for approval of the agenda, seconded by Mr. Neil and unanimously
carried.
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Mr. Neil moved for approval of the Consent Agenda, seconded by Mr. Hosfelt and carried by
a unanimous roll call vote.
ADOPTION OF MINUTES - REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF JULY 11, 2016
The Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of July 11, 2016 were unanimously approved
by motion of Mr. Neil, seconded by Mr. Hosfelt and bore the written approval of
Mayor Christiansen.
PRESENTATION - LUTHERAN SENIOR SERVICES OF DOVER, INC. -
PAYMENT-IN-LIEU OF TAXES (PILOT)
On behalf of members of Council, Councilmen Cole, Hare, Lewis, and Neil accepted a contribution
from Mr. Gary Coy, Executive Director of Lutheran Senior Services of Dover, Inc., in the amount
of $27,227 as payment-in-lieu of taxes (PILOT) for expenses associated with City services provided
to Lutheran Senior Services of Dover throughout the year.
Mr. Coy informed members that Lutheran Senior Services of Dover, Inc. is a non-profit organization
that provides housing for seniors at Luther Towers and Luther Village. He noted that the
organization began in 1979 and, according to articles he had read, it was controversial. Mr. Coy
stated that they built their first building with a bond bill with the State, and had a contract with
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide 149 units for low-income seniors, 62 years old
and above. The first building opened in 1980, and the second building, Luther Towers II, opened
in 1984, with another 50 apartments through a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan that
HUD guaranteed with a Housing Assistance Payments (HAPs) contract. He noted that they changed
programs and became a Project Rental Assistance Contract (PRAC), a project assigned program for
seniors. In 1994 they built Luther Towers III with 49 apartments, and in 1998 they built the fourth
building on Silver Lake with 44 apartments.
Mr. Coy stated that they ran out of room, so the board set out on a search for more property and
bought 35 acres from John Hunn Brown, behind Safeway. He advised that, in November of 2006,
they opened Luther Village I and provided 68 apartments. Mr. Coy stated that he came along in
2008, in 2009 Luther Village II opened, and in November 2015 they dedicated Luther Village III,
with 45 apartments. He informed members that Lutheran Senior Services of Dover, Inc. currently
has 436 apartments and approximately 460 seniors living in those apartments, noting that they have
a nice proportion of the population of the seniors 62 and above in the City.
Mr. Coy explained that the seniors living in the Lutheran Senior Services of Dover, Inc. apartments
are your fathers, your mothers, your brothers, sisters, grandfathers, and grandmothers, they are
seniors trying to make it, and most of them are living on Social Security. He asked members how
they would like to live on $7,500. Mr. Coy advised that the rents are set based on a formula, which
is 30% of their income, and HUD subsidizes the rest so that Lutheran Senior Services of Dover, Inc.
can make operating costs. He reiterated that they do not make a profit. Mr. Coy explained that they
do not have overhead and their entire board of directors works for nothing and dedicates their time
to the vision of providing safe, affordable housing.
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Mr. Coy noted that the average age is 75 years old in all the buildings. Referring to the impact that
Lutheran Senior Services of Dover, Inc. has on the City, he stated that they provide a service by
providing housing. He indicated that they have approximately 30 employees, noting that they are
currently down a couple of employees. Mr. Coy stated that there are 12 full-time employees in
addition to himself, and the rest are part-time employees. He noted that they have hired individuals
ranging from 18 years old to 82 and employ some of their residents. They pay about one and a half
times the minimum wage and, although it is not a lot of money, it helps out and is also money
pumped into the community.
Mr. Coy informed members that Luther Village III has 45 apartments and the waiting list for that
income level was five (5) years when they built the building. He asked members to imagine being
on a list for five (5) years when you are 62 years old, noting that individuals can put in an
application, but seniors are growing in need. Mr. Coy indicated that HUD is also hurting for money,
explaining that last year, the building that Lutheran Senior Services of Dover, Inc. built for $8.5M,
for 45 apartments, was not subsidized by HUD. He stated that last year, for the entire United States,
those particular senior projects were approximately $60M total and Lutheran Senior Services of
Dover, Inc. built an $8.5M building with private funding grants. Mr. Coy explained that although
they do not receive a subsidy, they only charge rent that is approximately 30% of what the residents
earn. He stated that they have a wonderful facility and invited members to visit for a tour.
In addition to housing, Mr. Coy stated that Lutheran Senior Services of Dover, Inc. also provides
transportation to medical appointments, shopping, and banking for their seniors, noting that a lot of
them cannot afford cars. He asked members to imagine having no income and a $9 per month rent.
Mr. Coy advised that there are a lot of needs out there, and he is concerned when he reads about
non-profits needing to pay taxes. He explained that HUD allows Lutheran Senior Services of Dover,
Inc. to budget because they understand; however, there are a lot of non-profits that cannot budget
because they are totally dependent upon gifts and grants that are not from the government, including
the Food Bank, Mom's House, homeless shelters, and many other places. Mr. Coy stated that
Lutheran Senior Services of Dover, Inc. has people that have come in off the street after being on
the waiting list for a year and a half, noting that their lowest income category is a year and a half.
He informed members that they receive calls almost daily from seniors and senior veterans that are
looking for a place to stay, and the staff has to tell them to "please fill out an application, but it might
be a year and a half." Mr. Coy stated that it is tough out there.
Referring to the Lutheran Senior Services of Dover, Inc. PILOT, Mr. Coy stated that HUD has
allowed them to budget for it. He stated that they had a good year, met all of their goals, and were
able to live within their budget, noting that fortunately it did not snow too much, so they did not have
to pay much for snow removal. Mr. Coy stated that this year’s contribution of $27,227 was the same
amount as last year. He expressed his hope that next year they will have a little more with their new
building, since they plan to do that. Mr. Coy stated that he could not say enough about their police
support, noting that they do get problems and have people coming in with warrants out. He advised
that when they find out, they call the police, and they show up. Mr. Coy stated that he was also
grateful to the fire department, noting that they have not had any fires; however, the seniors have a
lot of stove incidents. He stated that the members of the fire department are professionals all the
way.
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Mr. Sudler thanked Mr. Coy for all that he does, noting that he understands the needs because his
family, the Mishoe family, has served the community, veterans, handicapped, and senior individuals
off State College Road. He explained that, as a manager of that facility, he understands Mr. Coy’s
sacrifice and the challenges that he faces. Mr. Sudler stated that he supports non-profit organizations
and would not be voting for taxes for non-profits.
Mr. Hutchison expressed sincere thanks to Mr. Coy and the board of trustees for their leadership and
commitment to the people that they take care of, and for the relationship which they have with the
City of Dover. He stated that since 1989, Lutheran Senior Services of Dover, Inc. has voluntarily
contributed a PILOT to the City. Their initial payment in 1989 was $5,000 and, with this year's
contribution of $27,227, the approximate total contribution to date is $464,756.
On behalf of members of Council, Mr. Slavin thanked Mr. Coy.
PRESENTATION - RECOGNITION OF SERVICE - CINDY SMALL - DOWNTOWN
DOVER PARTNERSHIP - JUNE 2008 THROUGH MARCH 2016
On behalf of members of Council, Councilmen Anderson, Hare, and Neil presented
Mrs. Cindy Small with a Dover Cup in recognition of her many years of service on the Downtown
Dover Partnership (DDP). Mr. Neil noted that although Mrs. Small was being honored for her role
in the DDP, she was also a legend with Kent County Tourism and greater Dover tourism. He stated
that he had a great deal of respect for Mrs. Small for everything she had done, including the
outstanding job she did for the events that continue to happen, particularly Dover Days which has
been a phenomenal success.
Mrs. Small thanked members of Council. She stated that it was her honor and privilege to serve the
City of Dover, members of Council, the downtown, and the citizens, noting that it will always be
close to her heart.
PRESENTATION - COMIC CON
Mrs. Margery Cyr, Director of the Dover Public Library, reminded members that during the Regular
Council meeting of July 11, 2016, she and Ms. Catherine Wimberley, Head of Youth Services,
provided a presentation regarding the Maurice Sendak Memorial Exhibition which will have its
grand opening on Friday evening, July 29, 2016, and Saturday, July 30, 2016. She stated that the
summer just keeps getting better, explaining that she had asked Ms. Katherine Goff, Teen Librarian,
and Ms. Kerri Hollyday, Library Assistant in the Teen Loft, to provide a presentation regarding
Comic Con, which will take place on Saturday, August 6, 2016.
Ms. Goff and Ms. Hollyday reviewed a presentation entitled “Dover Comic Con 2016” (Exhibit #1).
Ms. Hollyday explained that one of the Dover Public Library’s goals is to provide patrons with an
experience that extends beyond the traditional expectations of a library. She stated that libraries
today are more than just books on shelves, noting that the Dover Public Library has different
collections, programs, and activities for everyone of all ages. Ms. Hollyday advised that Comic Con
came about as a new way and a unique platform to introduce new people to the library and the
services offered. She stated that over the past three (3) years, it has expanded beyond the borders
of the library into other community groups such as the Biggs Museum, First State Heritage Park, and
the Schwartz Center, and this year to the Dover Art League and Delaware Pride as well.
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Referring to page 3 of the presentation, Ms. Hollyday reviewed two (2) graphs depicting the growth
of Dover Comic Con, noting that the event began in 2014 with eight (8) artists, four (4) panels and
programs, five (5) vendors, and two (2) food trucks, and this year they were expecting 41 artists,
19 panels, 60 vendors, and 15 food trucks. She stated that attendance had also increased, explaining
that in the first year staff would have been happy with about 500 people and 2,500 people attended.
Ms. Hollyday informed members that last year approximately 7,000 people attended, and they were
preparing for 10,000 this year.
Ms. Goff, referring to pages 4-5 of the presentation, reviewed graphs depicting the statistics for
comparable events, explaining that the projected attendance per day for the 2016 Dover Comic Con
was similar to the per day attendance for the Baltimore Comic Con; Otakon, held in Baltimore; and
Awesome Con, held in Washington, D.C. She noted that these events run for several days; however,
per day, Dover Comic Con is on par with them. Ms. Goff advised members that the projected
attendance per day for the 2016 Dover Comic Con was exactly the same as the attendance for Firefly
Music Festival when it began in 2012 and Big Barrel Country Music Festival when it began in 2015.
She indicated that Dover Comic Con can only grow from this, and they are seeing evidence of that
daily.
Ms. Goff shared the public service announcement (PSA) that WBOC put together and began airing
on July 22, 2016. Ms. Hollyday informed members that the PSA was posted on the Library’s
Facebook page, had reached over 10,000 people, was shared 118 times, and more than 4,000 people
had viewed the whole video. She stated that the Library was really excited and looking forward to
everyone coming in and everyone from the community coming out for this event.
Mr. Neil stated that he thought it was marvelous when he went last year, noting that he was greeted
like a character even though he was not in uniform. He noted that, with the Maurice Sendak exhibit
beginning on July 29, 2016 and running through the middle of September, and Comic Con, it was
like hitting a double header. Mr. Neil indicated that this event is terrific for young people and the
young at heart. He explained that, even though he was one of the old guys, he appreciated what was
going on, talking to the people, and he noted how much they appreciated it. Mr. Neil applauded the
effort of the Library.
Responding to Mr. Anderson regarding the hours of Comic Con, Ms. Hollyday stated that this year
Comic Con would begin on Friday night with a kick-off event on Loockerman Way Plaza with the
arrival of the Ghost Busters and Ecto 1 at 5:30 p.m., and an In Harmony concert scheduled for
6:30 p.m. She informed members that the Schwartz Center would be showing the original Star Wars
movie and tickets would be $7, noting that this was the same place that the film was originally
shown in Dover in 1977. Ms. Hollyday stated that Kent County Tourism was providing the
fireworks that were cancelled for Dover Days on Friday night as well. She advised that staff decided
to begin the event on Friday night this year to make sure that people have something to do on Friday,
explaining that last year staff was shocked that people were coming from out of state and staying.
Ms. Hollyday announced that the event on Saturday was scheduled from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
In response to Mr. Anderson, Ms. Hollyday stated that the TARDIS would be at Comic Con again
this year; however, it would be outside the Old State House this year because the Division of
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Historical and Cultural Affairs are bringing back their play “Caesar Rodney Meets Dr. Who.” She
informed members that the play would be held at 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m.
COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE REPORT - JULY 12, 2016
The Council Committee of the Whole Meeting was held on July 12, 2016 at
6:00 p.m., with Council President Slavin presiding (departed at 6:22 p.m., returned at
6:23 p.m., and departed at 6:45 p.m.). Members of Council present were Mr. Anderson
(arrived at 6:18 p.m.), Mr. Sudler, Mr. Neil, Mr. Lewis (arrived at 6:16 p.m.), Mr. Cole,
Mr. Hare, and Mr. Hutchison. Mr. Hosfelt was absent. Mayor Christiansen was also
present. Civilian members present for their Committee meetings were Mr. Caldwell
(Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement), Ms. Arndt and Mr. Blakeman
(Utility), and Mr. Shevock and Ms. Stewart (Legislative, Finance, and
Administration). Mrs. Horsey (Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement)
was absent.
LEGISLATIVE, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
COMMITTEE
The Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee meeting was held with
Chairman Hare presiding.
Wesley College Proposal for Former Dover Public Library Building
Members were provided correspondence dated July 12, 2016 from Robert E. Clark II,
President, Wesley College, and a proposal entitled “The Adaptive Re-use of the
Former Dover Public Library Proposal.” President Clark stated that the proposal was
related to the College’s acquisition of the old Dover Public Library, but more
accurately it related to the community of Dover. He indicated that he did not look
at Wesley College as a small college in Dover but as Dover’s college. President
Clark stated that the proposal would provide the community with an educational
building and infrastructure for health care, which was a very highly needed service
in the community. He noted that Wesley College would be starting a Master’s of
Occupational Therapy program this fall, which would be the only such program in
the Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey region. President Clark advised that
there are a couple of hundred registered occupational therapists in Delaware and a
need for almost 250 more, stating that the proposal would meet this need and, more
importantly, connect the downtown to Wesley College and provide an area where
there would be students, faculty, and families 24/7. He estimated that there would
be at least 500 students using the facility as the program starts off and then grows.
President Clark indicated that this would be a walking area that would be an
extension of the campus and revitalize that portion of State Street. He noted that he
was new to Wesley College; however, the tradition of the Wesley College/Dover
partnership goes way back and this partnership was a strong suit of the community
and area and one (1) of the things that attracted him to Dover. President Clark stated
that he and the Wesley faculty, staff, and students must meet the extended family
members in Dover. He noted that the City is also very interested in the future and
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understands service above self. President Clark advised members that education is
not bound by brick and mortar and a four (4) year time continuum but is a lifelong
process. He believed that this facility and this partnership, with the City providing
the skeleton, would provide the heart and soul that would move this particular
building into an arena where it becomes something living that not only educates the
future but gives back to the community right away.
Mr. Hutchison noted that Wesley College would be looking at spending money on
the building in order to meet standards and bring it up to code. President Clark stated
that engineers had gone through the building. The estimated cost to meet
mechanical, electrical, American Disabilities Act (ADA), and fire suppression codes,
as well as to provide services for their educators, would be approximately $2M.
Members were provided an email from Mr. Thomas Leary, former City Council
President, dated July 12, 2016, regarding Library Giveaway. Referring to this email,
Mr. Neil expressed sympathy for the idea of spreading the Wesley Campus into the
downtown area; however, stated concerns regarding the issues that had been
expressed by Mr. Leary. Mr. Neil noted that the value of the building was not known
at this time, and he was unsure how much of a delay examining this would cause in
the process. He indicated that it was unknown what the building would bring to the
City in taxes and other development if it were used for commercial purposes, and he
believed this must be determined before saying yes to the proposal. Mr. Neil loved
the idea and what it could mean to the City; however, he felt that this step needed to
be taken before going ahead. He stated that this was the first time he was seeing the
proposal and wanted to be able to study it. Mr. Neil advised that if action is delayed
on the proposal, this would not be because he was personally opposed; however, as
a member of Council and representative of his constituents in the Third District, he
believed this step must be taken.
President Clark stated that he understood, and he appreciated everyone’s interest and
desire to take a very hard look at the proposal and what it would bring to the
community. He felt that the harder the proposal was looked at, the more it would be
realized how beneficial it would be to the City and its future. President Clark stated
that there is a balance, noting that this matter could be looked at in terms of cash flow
and immediacy in terms of fiscal reality and money in hand. He advised that time
and time again, history had shown that this approach works very well for the short
term; however, the long term is the economic development and the potential that
something provides. President Clark stated that, as members review the proposal and
receive other input, they would see the long-term benefits, noting that research shows
that educational institutions, partnering with communities, provide stimuli. He
indicated that a business would bring in the eight (8) to five (5), Monday through
Friday presence of those who come to work and leave; however, an educational
institution has a 24/7 life of its own. President Clark stated that people would be
coming and going, and there would be not only the immediacy of education and the
opportunities provided by the curriculum, but the interest that would be drawn from
external entities, whether health care consortiums or future students. He indicated
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that people would be brought into Dover and, more importantly, closer to downtown.
President Clark advised that they had done an economic impact study, and the results
surprised him, noting that Wesley College alone brings $86M into Kent County
annually. He felt that everyone was one (1) team, family, and future, that Wesley is
Dover and Dover is Wesley, and he felt that Wesley was blessed to be part of this
partnership. He thanked members for what had been done in the past and looked
forward to continuing this partnership going forward.
Mr. Slavin thanked President Clark and stated his appreciation that Wesley College
had come forward with this proposal. He advised that President Clark had indicated
to him that he wanted to make sure this was heard with full, open transparency both
at the committee and Council levels.
In response to Mr. Slavin regarding whether there was an appraisal on this property,
Mr. Koenig indicated that there was an appraisal from 2011, and another had been
ordered and should be available next week. Mr. Slavin advised that this information
would be available in 13 days time when this matter comes forward before the full
Council.
Mr. Slavin noted that if the City were to make such an investment, it would not be
desired for the property to be flipped and sold for a drive-through McDonald’s or
something of that nature. He questioned, as an institution, what Wesley College
would be willing to take on to ensure that this would be used for educational
purposes. Responding, President Clark stated that there could be any type of clause
stating that if at any point Wesley College looks to sell or turn the property over, the
City would get first rights of refusal. He gave his word that the purpose was not to
flip the property or make money but to provide opportunities for the futures of the
young men and women who will be the future Doverites that impact the economy and
the culture of the City. President Clark reiterated that this was about our community
and our kids. He agreed to a clause that has a safe out so that 20, 50, or 100 years
down the road, if something gets tight, that will not be used as a bargaining chip.
President Clark indicated that it would be an educational institution and an
educational building that will provide the opportunities for our children and the
community in the future.
Mr. Slavin expressed his opinion that economic development strategy begins with
taking care of the existing employers and job base to protect them. He advised that
if he was told that an existing employer had come forward, was willing to make a
multi-million dollar investment, and would adaptively reuse a building that had been
vacant for a number of years, and that all of this would occur in a downtown
revitalization area where the City had focused time, energy, and money in getting this
exact thing to be done, his only question would be what could be done to help.
Mr. Slavin felt that the answer would be that the City would give abatements, tax
credits, waivers, and may put other incentives on the table. For example, he felt
members should think about the Garrison Oak Technical Park and what incentives
the City would put in place. Mr. Slavin indicated that if calculated over the life cycle
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of the building, the incentives would probably far outstrip the value that the City has
in the building. In addition, he expressed concern that there had been no other plan
for this building, and it was suffering because of this. He stated the need to address
the issue of what would be done with the building because there is very little capacity
inside a municipal government to think strategically about vacant properties.
Mr. Slavin expressed the need to take advantage of the opportunity when it presents
itself. He indicated that he was very supportive of the proposal and thanked
President Clark for coming forward and answering questions. Mr. Slavin stated that
if there were questions regarding the appraisal, this information could be available
at the next full meeting of Council in 13 days and President Clark would be invited
back for this.
Mr. Shevock advised that he would like to see the appraisal and, if the proposal is
approved, that clawback phrasing would indicate that the building would come back
in the same way that it went through.
Responding to Mr. Shevock, President Clark stated that the project would be started
almost immediately and the date of project completion would be determined when
they decide where things would be put in the footprint. He explained that Wesley’s
Master’s of Occupational Therapy program shares some rooms in Johnston Hall, the
former Frear Building. President Clark noted that this new program would start in
the fall and was allowed 20 new students by their accreditors. They were now
interviewing almost double this number. It was projected that in the next two (2) to
three (3) years, they would be at 90 plus, and a couple of rooms would not satisfy
this. President Clark advised that there are a lot of preliminary courses for health
care programs, including math, science, and higher core freshman courses. As the
program grows, these will also grow. He indicated that Cannon Hall was almost at
capacity for labs. President Clark stated that the proposal would allow some relief
by bringing some of the core science programs to the old Dover library, possibly
including some labs that specifically support the health science and health care
curriculum.
President Clark noted that starting the Master’s of Occupational Therapy would be
great for bringing people in. In addition, he noted that Wesley College was looking
at what they can do for their existing infrastructure, and one (1) of the core
components of this would be expanding kinesiology. President Clark advised that
this would mean bringing in more professors, adjuncts, and staff to support the
undergraduate feed that would lead to the Master’s of Occupational Therapy
program. He noted that some large schools have pro bono type clinics where
children and the community are brought in and pay less than the full price of a large
health care institution for these educational and collegiate services. President Clark
stated the desire to start immediately and get faculty chairs to lay out what they think
would be piece and parcel of the proposal. He stated that he, Provost Jeff Gibson,
and the Vice President for Finance had considered this, and he did not want to make
decisions for his experts until they had a chance to lay this out. President Clark
indicated that he did not want to talk too much about this within his organization and
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raise undue expectations before coming before Council and until there was a firm
path.
Mr. Shevock questioned if part of the proposal would be up and running within three
(3) or six (6) months. Responding, President Clark indicated that the former Frear
Building had taken a couple of years; however, he felt the current proposal would
take a little less time, based on his own engineering background and the engineers
who were brought in. He indicated that, although $2M was substantial for them, it
was not quite as behind as the former Frear Building was. President Clark stated that
he would provide a report once he receives more firm data.
Mr. Shevock questioned how much parking would be required. Responding,
President Clark indicated that they were only asking for the parking alongside the old
Dover library, noting that the point was not to create a Wesley entity but to join the
community. It was desired that students would be walking through town to attend
health care courses from the main campus. President Clark believed that the parking,
though minimal, would meet their needs because it would provide spaces for extra
instructional professors, etc. He expressed the desire for people to be in the streets.
His vision and hope that, at sometime in the future, if someone was brought in
blindfolded to Bradford, Loockerman, or State Street, or to Wesley College and the
blindfold was removed, that they would identify their location as Dover.
President Clark desired that it would all look the same and that Wesley would not be
a college in a town but the college of the town and the same community.
Mr. Hare informed members that he had heard it said that to make a downtown area
grow, “med or ed” is needed. He felt that this was something that would help
downtown grow. Mr. Hare indicated that he had spoken to some commercial
realtors, stating his belief that when the appraisal comes out and everything needed
to make this building acceptable is determined, this would be a benefit. He indicated
that the building had expenses that were costing the City and he was totally in favor
of doing this. He felt it would be a benefit for the City and stated that if Wesley
College decided to sell the building in 100 years, he did not care.
Mr. Lewis questioned if there had been other bids received or solicited for the
building. Responding, Mr. Hare stated that there had not. Mr. Neil noted that there
had been a bid; however, the bidder did not identify what he would be using it for.
Mr. Hare indicated that there were quite a few things that would have to be done that
the City was not willing to do. Mr. Hutchison advised that there had also been many
discussions with the State of Delaware pertaining to this building; therefore, there
had been more than one (1). Mr. Hare noted that each time, there had been a cost of
renovation. Mr. Lewis questioned if the property had been well advertised and
Mr. Hare stated that it had been. Mr. Neil indicated that he did not think it had been
advertised. Mr. Hare stated that the Economic Development Office had been trying
to get rid of the building for the last five (5) years. Mr. Neil advised that the bid that
he was aware of was unsolicited.
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(City Clerk’s Office Note: Subsequent to the meeting, members of Council were
advised that during their meeting of October 21, 2015, the President’s Counsel on
Public/Private Partnerships and the Future of City Hall, Weyandt Hall, Former
Dover Library, and Other City Properties considered an unsolicited proposal for the
purchase of 45 South State Street and 5 East Reed Street from Mr. L. D. Shank,
Dover Renaissance LLC and this matter was referred to City Council for discussion
in Executive Session.)
(City Clerk’s Office Note: According to Mr. Scott Koenig, City Manager, the
building, which was vacated by the library in September 2012, was briefly used by
the State for the restoration of artifacts damaged in a fire at Legislative Hall and
utilized by City staff for several months during the roof replacement at 5 East Reed
Street. He advises that the building has never been placed on the market for sale
with any real estate company or advertised for sale in any public venue.)
Ms. Stewart indicated that she would not be voting on this matter because she is a
member of the Wesley College Alumni Association.
The Committee referred the Wesley College proposal to City Council for a final
decision at their next meeting.
Mr. Hare moved to defer the Wesley College proposal for the former Dover Public Library building
for future consideration, seconded by Mr. Sudler.
Mr. Neil noted that it was a good idea to defer this item.
The motion to defer the Wesley College proposal for the former Dover Public Library building
for future consideration was unanimously carried.
PARKS, RECREATION, AND
COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT COMMITTEE
Proposed Ordinance #2016-18 Amending Appendix B - Zoning, Article 3 -
District Regulations, Section 27 - Corridor Overlay Zone 1 (COZ-1), Subsection
27.66 - Building Height (Sponsors: Hare and Hutchison)
Mrs. Dawn Melson-Williams, Principal Planner, advised members that Proposed
Ordinance #2016-18 related to the height of buildings within the Corridor Overlay
Zone 1 (COZ-1). She explained that this Zoning Text Amendment was being
brought forth by an applicant who sought sponsors of several City Council members.
Mrs. Melson-Williams noted that the applicant, Mr. Phil McGinnis, McGinnis
Commercial Real Estate Company, was in the audience. She informed members that
the Corridor Overlay Zone is a zoning overlay that exists along the corridors of Route
8, Saulsbury Road, and McKee Road in the City. This Corridor Overlay Zone places
additional design parameters on development along those corridors in order to
present a more urbanized style of land development activity in that area.
Mrs. Melson-Williams indicated that one (1) of the components is a building height
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limitation of two (2) stories or 35 feet, which may be more restrictive than the base
zoning of properties along that corridor, where the building height may be taller.
This proposal would make changes to how the building height is presented on the
property. Within the first 100 feet of depth of the property from the corridor, it
would continue to be limited to two (2) stories or 35 feet in height, but beyond that
100-foot depth it would revert to whatever the base zoning allows. Mrs. Melson-
Williams advised, for example, that some areas along that corridor are zoned C-2A,
which allows for a building height up to six (6) stories and 75 feet.
Mrs. Melson-Williams advised that the proposal would be an amendment to the
Zoning Ordinance; therefore, it would begin at the committee level, would be
referred to City Council to set the public hearing dates required for the Planning
Commission and City Council, and final action would be taken by City Council.
Mrs. Melson-Williams advised that the ordinance specifically related to building
height within the Corridor Overlay Zone and staff’s recommendation would be
formally presented with the Planning Commission part of the process. She noted that
staff assisted Mr. McGinnis in crafting the language for his concept. She indicated
that staff recognized that there are some issues within the Corridor Overlay Zone
related to how some other portions of the Zoning Ordinance had been updated over
the years, but had not had the opportunity to concentrate on the Corridor Overlay
Zone, noting that this was on their to-do list.
Members were provided correspondence dated July 12, 2016 from
Michael J. Harrington, Jr., President, Kent County Association of Realtors,
regarding Proposed Ordinance #2016-18 - Corridor Overlay Zone Height Limitation
Amendment.
Mr. Sudler questioned if there had been feedback from property owners or
community members in the surrounding areas and, if so, what the recognized issues
were. Responding, Mrs. Melson-Williams indicated that the current agenda item was
the first step in the process of the proposed zoning amendment, that a public hearing
would be advertised, and the community would then have the opportunity to give
input. She indicated that there were several development applications along the
corridor that would probably be interested in the potential change and what it may
mean for their development opportunities in those areas.
Mr. Neil questioned if the height of the building would interfere with the Dover Air
Force Base and the planes flying over. Responding, Mrs. Melson-Williams indicated
that it would not, noting that the Corridor Overlay Zone is not on the east side of
town but is specific to the corridors of Route 8, Saulsbury Road, and McKee Road.
She advised that there is a different zoning overlay in the area of the Dover Air Force
Base called the Airport Environs Overlay Zone that has some limitations related to
height.
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Mr. Neil asked if other buildings could also be expanded in height if this were
permitted. Responding, Mrs. Melson-Williams indicated that there was potential that
others could seek to add stories along that corridor if they were in a portion of the
property that would be subject to this limitation. Mr. Neil questioned if this would
add to the assessments. In response, Mrs. Melson-Williams advised that the tax
liability could potentially be impacted if buildings were being expanded or
renovated.
Mr. Anderson stated he was glad that this was coming about, stating that he had been
concerned about a lot of the restrictions in the Corridor Overlay Zone. He questioned
if there was a timetable for the whole concept to be evaluated. In response,
Mrs. Melson-Williams advised that this was identified as one (1) of the research
projects for potential zoning text amendments that the Planning Office needed to put
on their list, noting that there are currently others that have higher priority. She noted
it was identified several years ago when staff focused on some of the commercial
zones, clarifying uses, and some of the bulk standards, and this would be a natural
next step to that; however, there was no time frame for this.
The Committee recommended adoption of Proposed Ordinance #2016-18.
By consent agenda, Mr. Neil moved for approval of the Committee’s recommendation,
seconded by Mr. Hosfelt and carried by a unanimous roll call vote. (The First Reading of the
ordinance will take place during the latter part of the meeting.)
Review of Active Recreation Area Plan (Request for Cash-in-Lieu) - The
Grande, Building 4: Planned Neighborhood Design - Senior Citizen Housing
Option (Planning Reference C-15-04)
Mrs. Dawn Melson-Williams, Principal Planner, advised members that this item was
related to the project known as The Grande. She noted that the Active Recreation
Area Plan was associated with construction of a fourth building on the north side of
Forrest Avenue just to the east of the Modern Maturity Center. Mrs. Melson-
Williams stated that three (3) buildings were in place and a fourth building project
would soon start. As part of the approval process for this building, the active
recreation area was reviewed, and there are requirements for the amount of active
recreation area based on the number of dwelling units provided on the site.
Mrs. Melson-Williams advised that a number of recreational amenities were
constructed previously with the three (3) buildings, including items such as walking
paths, horseshoe pits, shuffleboard, a swingset, benches, and picnic tables. The
cumulative effect of those amenities still left the applicant with a deficiency in active
recreation area for the project. Mrs. Melson-Williams informed members that this
was proposed to be satisfied by a cash-in-lieu donation at the time, noting that the
Zoning Ordinance specifically outlines how that cash-in-lieu amount is calculated.
She stated that, as part of the procedure, the amount, once calculated, must be
presented to the Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement Committee for
confirmation, to City Council, and to the Planning Commission for acceptance.
Mrs. Melson-Williams stated that the Planning Office had received the appraisal,
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which is the starting point for calculating the cash-in-lieu amount and is based on a
land value per acre and the amount of recreation area that is deficient. This resulted
in a cash-in-lieu requirement of $22,914. She advised that cash-in-lieu payments for
active recreation area are specifically designated for the Parkland Reserve Fund and
earmarked for the development of parkland throughout the City. Mrs. Melson-
Williams explained that members were being asked to consider accepting that
calculation amount. The process going forward would be for Council to consider the
Committee’s recommendation and then the Planning Commission would consider
this amount during their August meeting.
Staff recommended acceptance of the $22,914 cash-in-lieu of recreation area
construction donation, as the amount complies with the requirements of the Zoning
Ordinance.
The Committee recommended approval of staff’s recommendation.
By consent agenda, Mr. Neil moved for approval of the Committee’s recommendation,
seconded by Mr. Hosfelt and carried by a unanimous roll call vote.
UTILITY COMMITTEE
The Utility Committee meeting was held with Chairman Cole presiding.
Presentation - Stormwater Utility
Mr. Scott Koenig, City Manager, advised that the City of Dover Stormwater Utility
Feasibility Study represented close to a year of background work associated with a
potential stormwater utility. He indicated that this would be important because it lays
out a conceptual foundation for a potential avenue to fund infrastructure and
infrastructure repairs going into the future. Mr. Koenig noted that there had been
discussions for a long time regarding difficulties with the Municipal Separate Storm
Sewer System (MS4) permit, stating that the stormwater utility concept could
potentially provide value to the City in the permit over time. He indicated that this
would be a very detailed and technical discussion tonight, and the point would be to
introduce the concept to Council and address any questions they may have.
Mr. Koenig stated that no direct action was needed because this was the first of many
discussions that would be held over a 12 to 18 month period if Council wishes to
move forward.
Mr. David Athey, URS Corporation/AECOM, reviewed a presentation entitled, “City
of Dover Stormwater Utility Feasibility Study.” He noted that there would be many
details if the intent was to explore some of the issues, develop a framework for what
a utility might look like, and start honing in on potential costs. In regard to Slide 2,
Mr. Athey explained that a stormwater utility is totally different from existing
enterprise funds, since the water, sewer, and electric utilities have meters so that
usage can be gauged. Mr. Athey commented that it is impractical to put a meter on
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stormwater; therefore, there are various ways that an approximate measure can be
done. He stated that members may be asking why there is a fee to handle rain, and
explained that rain has been and will be around forever and is natural; however,
stormwater is manmade and brings with it a lot of quality issues. In reference to
Slide 5, Mr. Athey advised that unmanaged stormwater can do a number of things
and can overtax drainage systems, referring to an event that occurred on Water Street
two (2) years ago.
Referring to Slide 6, Mr. Athey explained that the main focus of a stormwater utility
is that it is a very stable source of revenue. He noted that if there are a couple of
northeasters, there is a lot of focus on drainage; however, it is not uncommon for a
public body’s money for drainage systems to dry up if there is a drought for a couple
of years. Mr. Athey stated that a steady, constant investment is needed, and
fluctuating investment is not good asset management. He commented that a
stormwater utility must be adequate and that there had been approximately a year of
effort of really looking at what the City’s costs are. Mr. Athey explained that such
a utility can be flexible and stormwater rates can be modified depending on changing
conditions, as water, sewer, and electric rates can be modified, and it is equitable.
He informed members that this idea had been around Delaware for approximately 10
years, going back to former Governor Ruth Ann Minner’s task force, which
concluded its work in 2006.
In reference to Slide 9, Mr. Athey stated that the costs of National Pollution
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) MS4 permit compliance were not
diminishing as permitting requirements increase. He advised that many quantity
issues were not currently being addressed. In regard to funding stability, he indicated
that this would allow funding for drainage infrastructure to be taken from the General
Fund. It would no longer compete with things that are totally different from
stormwater, and this would allow for a very focused, detailed, and well understood
effort for costs to manage these programs.
Referring to Slide 11, Mr. Athey reviewed the steps that had been taken to date. He
informed members that he worked with the City a little more than a year ago on
helping to get a grant from the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and
Environmental Control (DNREC), which helped to offset half of the costs of the
study. There was a detailed investigation into City programs and expenditures and
a significant amount of Geographic Information System (GIS) electronic mapping
analyses. A complicated spreadsheet model was developed that can be modified to
develop different scenarios, and this was used to develop preliminary costs.
In reference to Slide 12, Mr. Athey pointed out that the EFC logo at the bottom right
of the slides represented the Environmental Finance Center at the University of
Maryland, which was a subcontractor to URS/AECOM. He indicated that they are
very good at public outreach materials, which is one (1) of the City’s permitting
obligations. Mr. Athey stated that EFC made enhancements to the website, came up
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with a couple of presentations that were posted, and developed a citizen survey to
gauge people’s understanding of stormwater issues and recommendations.
In reviewing Slide 13, Enterprise Funds and Rates, Mr. Athey indicated that it
is easier to develop assessments for individual properties for the City’s
Water/Wastewater and Electric Funds because properties can be metered. This
cannot be done with stormwater. He noted that this type of work would have been
very difficult 20 years ago before electronic mapping and GIS systems came in to
vogue and greatly simplified things. Mr. Athey indicated that because stormwater
cannot be metered, a surrogate or proxy is needed to estimate how much any property
is contributing to the system.
Referring to Slide 14, Mr. Athey explained that there is a very direct correlation
between the amount of imperviousness, relating to rooftops, pavement, and gravel
on a property, and the amount of run-off. Mr. Athey stated that with aerial
photography it is possible to determine, with fairly high accuracy, the amount of
impervious surface, and the State of Delaware furnishes this every several years.
This information can be overlaid on top of an aerial tax parcel map to determine
relatively precisely how many square feet or acres of impervious surface are on a
given property. The amount of impervious surface then becomes the proxy.
In response to Mr. Blakeman, Mr. Athey explained that the impervious surface
includes the rooftops, paving, driveways, parking lots, sheds, sidewalks and anything
that will not let water seep into the ground.
Mr. Neil questioned how wetlands affect stormwater. Responding, Mr. Athey
indicated that wetlands are more a receiver than a discharger of stormwater. The
desire is to seek to develop a proxy or surrogate for the amount of run-off leaving a
property. If a parcel is nothing but wetlands, very little runoff is leaving the
property. Mr. Athey noted that if five (5) acres of a 10-acre parcel are developed, it
would have much less run-off than a 10-acre parcel that is totally built out.
Mr. Neil commented that his community has 223 homes and a drainage ditch which
fills. He was unsure where the drainage ditch goes or how it affects the community.
Mr. Hare questioned if this would be similar to a rain tax and if more would be paid
when it rains more. Responding, Mr. Athey indicated that some people refer to it as
a rain tax. He explained that more would be paid if there was more runoff from a
property, which relates to being equitable. Mr. Athey stated that a lot of
municipalities and counties do not have a water and sewer fund, as the City of Dover
does, and these jurisdictions pay for stormwater out of their general or sewer funds.
For clarification, he advised that a 10-acre parking lot with one (1) office and one (1)
bathroom would contribute tons of runoff; however, if sewer revenues were used,
they would hardly be paying anything. He noted that a large facility with many
bathrooms and other production facilities would pay a different rate. Mr. Athey
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explained the desire was for the rate not to be based on the amount it rains but on the
amount of stormwater leaving a property.
Mr. Hare commented that if there was no rain for 12 months, there would be no
stormwater leaving his property. Responding, Mr. Athey pointed out that there
would still be permitting obligations, pipes that fail, and stream banks that are eroded
up to the point of the drought. He noted that any utility, whether water, sewer,
electric, or stormwater, needs a fairly steady level of investment to be properly
managed.
Responding to Mr. Lewis regarding how the fee paid by property owners would be
proportional to their impact on the systems, Mr. Athey referred to Slide 14. He
indicated that the amount of impervious cover on every parcel in Dover could be
measured, estimating that there were approximately 10,800 parcels in the City,
approximately 80% of which are single-family lots. Mr. Athey advised that it would
be administratively burdensome to measure the imperviousness on each of these lots,
noting that they only make up approximately 17% of the total imperviousness in the
City. He stated that it takes a lot of time and does not provide much additional
information. Conversely, he indicated that non-residential uses, such as commercial
lots and lots on the Route 13 corridor are predominantly larger lots with a lot of
imperviousness; therefore, it would be worth the time and effort to calculate the
square footage on each of those lots. Mr. Athey stated that what is commonly done
in single-family uses is to use tiers.
In reference to Slide 15, Mr. Athey explained that an Equivalent Runoff Unit (ERU)
was developed that is an average amount of imperviousness on smaller-zoned
parcels. A commercial facility that is 40 times that area would have 40 ERUs, and
this would address the equity issue.
Responding to Mr. Blakeman, Mr. Athey explained that the schematic on Slide 15
depicted a house, driveway, and a sidewalk. He stated that the surface area that water
will run off would be measured. Mr. Athey indicated that there are ratios,
development intents, and other ways to do this; however, he chose a more simplistic
route. He advised that purely the amount of imperviousness was considered, and the
amount of imperviousness does not change whether it is on a 10-acre or a one (1)
acre parcel.
Mr. Athey informed members that through a fairly time-consuming exercise, working
with Mrs. Ann Marie Townshend, Director of Planning and Community
Development, and the Public Works Department staff, a detailed analysis and GIS
mapping were developed to determine the amount of imperviousness on residential
parcels and then aggregated and averaged. Referring to Slide 16, he explained that
the RG-1, RG-2, RG-3, and RM-1 zoning districts had an average imperviousness
in the general area of 2,200 square feet. The RM-2, R-7, and R-8 zoning districts
averaged to 3,060 square feet or 1.4 ERUs. Larger lots in the R-10, R-15, and R-20
were approximately 4,850 square feet or over two (2) times the base ERU rate.
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Mr. Blakeman noted that there were would have been many parcels larger than 2,200
square feet and many smaller to reach an average of 2,200 feet. Mr. Athey stated that
parcel size fluctuated; however, there was a break where none were averaging until
close to the 3,000 square foot level, when the next zoning district began. He advised
that the idea was to balance administrative efficiency with equity, explaining that it
would be possible to continue to measure each parcel in the City; however, it would
be very time consuming. In addition, if someone were to put an addition on their
home in the future or do additional paving, it would be necessary to account for this
change, which would become an administrative burden in future years. Mr. Athey
noted that this would be a policy discussion.
Mr. Blakeman expressed concern about some of the smaller homeowners being
lumped into the group. In addition, he noted that owners of larger properties would
be penalized less than others. He indicated that he would like to get a feel for how
much inequity there would be in the process. Responding, Mr. Athey indicated that
they could obtain this information, reiterating that this would be a policy discussion.
He advised that some of the 1,500 or so stormwater utilities across the country
measure each and every lot and that there is no wrong answer.
Mr. Anderson asked if there was information regarding the median figures, where
half the properties would fall above and half below, to compare with the average
figures. In response, Mr. Athey stated that he did not have this information but this
could easily be done.
Referring to Slide 17, Mr. Athey pointed out that single-family residential lots, which
comprised approximately 80% of the total parcels, accounted for only 16% of the
overall land. He noted that most of the City is commercial land and that Dover Air
Force Base is huge. In reference to Slide 18, Mr. Athey advised that it is not
uncommon for tax-exempt entities to challenge a stormwater utility legally on the
basis that they are property tax exempt. He informed members that case law is pretty
consistently solid behind tax-exempt entities paying into the stormwater utility, just
as they may pay a water, sewer, or electric bill, assuming that all of the i’s are dotted
and all revenues received from the utility are being used for stormwater issues.
Mr. Athey indicated that for this study, in coordination with the City of Dover Public
Works and Planning staff, it was decided that Dover Air Force Base would be
considered an anomaly because the Base is truly a city in and of itself. He noted that
the Base has its own systems and maintenance people, even though it is a large
percentage of overall imperviousness in the City, and this would be a policy question.
Other than the Base, it was assumed that all of the square footage would have an
associated fee.
Ms. Arndt asked if tax exempt properties would pay into the stormwater fund.
Responding, Mr. Athey explained that this was also a policy question that the City
would have to address. His personal opinion was yes, and he advised that case law
in general supports this; however, this did not mean that every entity that has
stormwater utilities had not carved out some uses in public policy.
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In reference to Slide 19, Mr. Athey indicated that existing levels of service were
determined to set a benchmark. It was estimated that there were at least 27
employees that spend at least 80% of their time doing stormwater-related work, and
he believed that this cost was estimated at approximately $700,000. Mr. Athey stated
there were many vehicles and some capital projects, noting that the City had
discussed the Tar Ditch project for some time. Referring to Slide 20, Mr. Athey
noted that the Public Works staff maintains a number of stormwater-related
structures and facilities.
Referring to Slides 21 - 23, Mr. Athey stated that the permitting requirements were
not decreasing; therefore, additional expenditures were anticipated. He explained the
features of achieving the compliance and optimum levels of services. Mr. Athey
noted that the optimum level would include ongoing maintenance of privately-owned
stormwater management structures. He indicated that various other programs could
be put into place to have a more gold-plated program. This would include funding
for proposed future capital projects.
In reference to Slide 24, Preliminary Rates and Credits, Mr. Athey stressed that a lot
of assumptions were made and the data was not perfect. He reviewed the estimated
rates and credits for the existing program, compliance level of service, and optimum
level of service, stating that the compliance level of service included additional
expenditures to pay for various MS4-related programs. The optimum level would
include the capital program needs and had a significantly higher rate. Mr. Athey
stated that many facilities have stormwater structures on site, such as ponds and more
modern controls such as bioswales. He stated that the argument is often made that
if a property has some sort of stormwater control or if a subdivision has all the lots
drained to a stormwater control, they should receive some sort of credit, and this
should also apply to commercial properties. Mr. Athey advised that a policy decision
would have to be made in this regard. He noted that a 33% credit was assumed and
that there are many different ways to assign credits; however, in the interest of
feasibility, it was decided to keep this fairly simple.
In regard to Slide 25, Mr. Athey indicated that a number of policy questions would
need to be raised, such as the exemption for Dover Air Force Base. He noted that an
impervious cover cap was set at two (2) million square feet. Mr. Athey advised that
only nine (9) or ten (10) properties in Dover were larger than this size. He stated that
the racetrack, which is in two (2) parcels, fits into that category, which would
artificially lower their fee, and whether or how this would be handled would be a
policy question. Mr. Athey had also assumed certain escalation rates for all the
City’s expenditures. He reiterated that the mapping was not perfect, noting if there
were a second phase to this, there would need to be a little more specificity.
Mr. Athey informed members that Dover is fairly complicated from a planning
standpoint in that single-family uses are allowed in multi-family districts and, to
some degree, vice versa. Certain assumptions were made regarding how many
single-family uses were in multi-family zones, which he had termed a “filter.”
Mr. Athey stated that this was a little arbitrary, but he felt it was fairly close. If a
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point was reached where a defendable fee was needed, he felt this would have to be
looked at more closely.
In regard to Slide 26, Mr. Athey indicated that the fee structure would relate to the
ERUs, the type of use, and then various credits. Referring to Slide 27, Fee Examples
- Single-Family Residential Lot, Mr. Athey explained that the tier rate for Tier 1
would be the same as the base rate because this is the base. If there were a credit for
a stormwater control, it would be 33% of the fee. He noted that, in this case, if the
compliance level rate was $3.25 per ERU, with the credit the rate would be reduced
to approximately $2.17. Mr. Athey reviewed the fee examples for Tier 2 and Tier 3
properties on Slides 28 and 29.
Ms. Arndt noted that there may be a large house, with more impervious surface, on
a large lot, with more pervious surface for the water to run off and dissipate and,
therefore, less stormwater issues for the City. Referring to the examples, she felt that
a larger house with a larger lot should be paying less than a larger home on a small
lot since there would be more runoff. Responding, Mr. Athey stated that some places
enact a development intensity factor or ratio to reflect this point. He noted that 5,000
square feet of imperviousness on a one (1) acre lot would have more runoff than on
a 10-acre lot. Mr. Athey indicated that this is a policy question, noting that it would
be more complicated and difficult to explain but is doable, and some people do it.
He reiterated that, in the interest of a feasibility study, it was chosen to keep it fairly
simple.
Ms. Arndt suggested looking at the possibility of having a credit if the impervious
surface was 5% or 10% of the lot to account for the runoff on the property. In
response, Mr. Athey advised that a previous client had asked them to consider soil
types, which is another complicating factor.
Mr. Athey reviewed Slide 30, Fee Examples - Commercial, explaining the credits for
stormwater controls.
Mr. Blakeman stated that pervious concrete had been developed in response to the
problems in New Orleans. He explained that water percolates down through
pervious concrete, and since it is not runoff, owners do not have to pay.
Mayor Christiansen expressed his opinion that, if this system is implemented, funds
should be specifically dedicated to infrastructure, where it was supposed to go, rather
than to other General Fund issues, and that doing anything else would be totally
unconscionable. He stated that he had seen what had been done with transfer taxes
and other things that were supposed to be dedicated to specific budget items that
suddenly became part and parcel of the General Fund or other issues that they
were not dedicated to. Noting that he does not have a vote in this matter,
Mayor Christiansen insisted that the money be lockboxed from Council
spending for anything other than a deemed emergency. Mr. Athey agreed with
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Mayor Christiansen, noting that the City could open itself up to legal challenges by
not doing this.
Mr. Lewis felt the question was whether this system was needed. Mr. Athey
responded that that would be a budget discussion. He indicated that, in working with
Public Works and the Planning Departments, expenditures of approximately $1.3M
or $1.4M per year had been identified, stating that he could get the exact number.
Mr. Athey advised that compliance for MS4 would add a couple hundred thousand
dollars to this. In addition, he was unsure how capital projects estimated at several
million dollars would be paid for.
Mr. Anderson stated that much of this was now being paid by the Wastewater Fund
and questioned if this fund would be lowered, if funds would credited to people, or
if people would be double charged. Responding, Mr. Koenig advised that existing
expenses are General Fund expenses and not Water or Wastewater Fund expenses.
He indicated that the requirements were for the City to get to a compliance level of
expenditures, whether through the General Fund or an alternative financing
mechanism. The stormwater utility would be an alternative funding mechanism that
would lay out financing for a public improvement among all contributing properties.
Mr. Koenig stated that there would not be cutouts for properties, noting that the
equity issue would have to be addressed. Mr. Koenig indicated that if the City does
not identify alternative funding mechanisms, there would be a need to look at general
obligation bond debt for large projects, such as the Tar Ditch, or the tax rate. He
explained that the general obligation bond rate and General Fund expenses related
to MS4 would be paid off by tax revenues or some other fee that is feeding the
General Fund. Mr. Koenig stated that this alternative financing mechanism could be
called a rain tax, a development tax, or a number of things, but its purpose would be
to obtain equity in addressing an infrastructure issue that everyone has in common.
Mr. Koenig did not believe that the fees mentioned, such as $5 a month or $7 per
residential house were unreasonable to address infrastructure; however, he noted that
the fees in regard to large commercial or industrial properties get very high. He
advised members that the message being proposed was not that it was being proposed
to hit Dover Downs with a rain tax of an unidentified number of thousands of dollars,
it was whether members were interested in alternative financing solutions that were
being used in some areas of the country, or if they wish to determine that these are
General Fund issues and that the City must accommodate bond issues or additional
tax increases as the financing mechanism.
Mr. Anderson questioned why this would necessarily be a General Fund issue as
opposed to a Water/Wastewater issue when it comes to infrastructure like the Tar
Ditch. Responding, Mr. Koenig advised that expenses of the water/wastewater utility
are all dedicated to a specific, recognized enterprise utility with a certificate to serve.
He noted that this matter is a little different in that it is very difficult to get an
accurate measurement; therefore a measurement must be estimated. Mr. Koenig
stated that the amount of water used by a water utility customer is based on how their
faucet is turned on, is very definable, and is read and billed every month; however,
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stormwater utility billing is based on estimates. He noted that rainfall is not
homogeneous across the City, and the calculations made to obtain the estimated
impervious area, unless done parcel by parcel, are estimated or averaged. There is
a certain margin of inequity that people can claim, depending on the public policy
decisions that are made, and the City would have to be able to defend this. He
indicated that assigning ERUs to zoning categories is defendable by running through
the calculations.
In regard to stormwater designs and controls, Mr. Koenig advised that the question
becomes how detailed a stormwater utility is desired and whether it should include
grass mowing around stormwater ponds, or if this would still be a General Fund
expense. He questioned if it would get into the public outreach costs, or if the utility
would only be related to the capital infrastructure engineering and construction.
Mr. Koenig stated that this would depend upon how much weight is desired to put
on the stormwater utility to carry the burden of all of the MS4 permitting and the
infrastructure that is associated with the handling of stormwater. Mr. Koenig noted
that when it is not raining, there are no problems with stormwater, but when it starts
raining, there are flooding problems, and undersized pipe, so future financing
mechanisms will be needed for the major costs to resolve these problems.
Mr. Anderson questioned if a reduction in property taxes would be proposed if the
stormwater utility were implemented, since items would be pulled from the General
Fund. Responding, Mr. Koenig advised that although the current presentation did not
address this, he felt that there should be some equalization. If $1M in expenses was
pulled from the General Fund, he felt it would seem reasonable to reduce the General
Fund burden by $1M and the tax rate could be recalculated, everything else being
equal.
Mr. Neil questioned how Kent County Conservation District fits into this. In
response, Mr. Koenig indicated that when a development comes in, development
application fees are paid to the Conservation District related to design, review, and
construction. If the utility were created, he felt there would be less burden on the
Conservation District in the long run because the City would have a better
mechanism to control maintenance on stormwater management facilities.
Mr. Koenig stated that currently if a homeowners’ association has a pond that they
are not maintaining, there is a routing through the Conservation District. If this
utility were created, he assumed that additional legal authority would be given to the
City to compel those types of maintenance to be done very quickly by the
homeowners’ association, or the City would be able to step in under the utility and
create those improvements. Mr. Koenig informed members that Council had
approved resolutions for several subdivisions that had entered into the Kent County
maintenance district. The City put a caveat in those resolutions saying that the City
had no objections to those subdivisions entering into the County maintenance district
if they chose to. If the City creates a stormwater utility, Mr. Koenig believed that the
City would want to ensure that those properties revert out of the County district and
into the City’s utility so that everyone is on the same footing. Mr. Koenig advised
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that as the City gets bigger and has a utility 15-30 years down the road, the City
would be on better footing if it had its own approval process. The City would
assume the Conservation District duties of being able to review plans, etc.
Mr. Koenig stated that downtown redevelopment is very difficult for the City because
there is no way to trade stormwater, and stormwater created on one (1) property
cannot be moved to another property for treatment. He indicated that utility planning
tends to encourage regional or multi-property addressing of stormwater management
because there is an umbrella government entity that can help facilitate this issue.
Mr. Koenig noted that a couple of developments in the area were sharing ponds, and
this seemed to be working. It was unknown what would happen in the future if
parties cannot agree on what needs to be done. He advised that if the utility were
created, there is potential that the City, at some point, would want to take over the
types of functions currently performed by the Conservation District. Mr. Koenig
advised that the City is in partnership with the Conservation District, which is part
of the City’s MS4 permit, so there is no intent to do this immediately, since it would
be necessary for the City to add staff. If the utility were set up, Council could make
a better argument to the State saying that the City would like to control its own
destiny with development and hire staff to address those issues. Without the utility,
Mr. Koenig did not believe the City would have a very strong case to become a
delegated agency at the State because of the way the system currently works. He
advised that the utility was not being proposed under any circumstances so that the
City can become a delegated agency, but this is something that could happen in the
future if the circumstances are correct.
Mr. Hutchison asked if Mr. Athey had looked at the stormwater utilities in Lewes and
Wilmington. Responding, Mr. Athey explained that he had helped to set up the
utility in Lewes. He was not as familiar with Wilmington’s utility, which was
enacted 10 years ago; however, he noted that Wilmington has a combined sewer,
with sanitary and stormwater in the same line, and has enormous permitting problems
that they must address. Mr. Athey advised that Lewes had kept their rate low. He did
not believe they were funding capital projects from it but that it was purely for
operational recovery. Mr. Hutchison asked Mr. Athey to go to Wilmington to look
at this specifically. He noted that the City of Dover has a larger land mass than the
City of Wilmington, and he felt it would be interesting to look at their project, the
cost, and how it has impacted them and return with a recommendation. Mr. Athey
stated that he could do this; however, he felt it would be an apples and oranges
comparison because Wilmington spent tens of millions of dollars on an enormous
storage tunnel to store their combined sewage. He noted that Dover does not have
those issues to deal with. Mr. Athey indicated that he would be more than happy to
develop a summary of some of the things that Wilmington was doing.
Mr. Blakeman stated that the City of Dover owns the streets and questioned if the
City would be charged a fee for stormwater control. Mr. Athey explained that this
had been debated, noting that the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT)
owns some of streets as well. He stated that enacting a fee for DelDOT would not
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be easy to do and noted that DelDOT maintains a lot of their storm drainage
infrastructure. Mr. Athey indicated that everyone was not on the same page as far as
who should be maintaining what. In regard to City streets, he indicated that this
would involve one (1) department writing a check to another and felt that this did not
seem worth it.
Ms. Arndt noted that a survey of residents had been referenced earlier in the
presentation and questioned how many residents were surveyed and what their
responses were. Responding, Mr. Athey indicated that the EFC did this survey,
stating his belief that there were approximately 70 - 80 responses and a summary was
compiled. He offered to make this available.
Mr. Hare moved for acceptance of the Council Committee of the Whole Report. The motion
was seconded by Mr. Sudler and unanimously carried.
QUARTERLY REVENUE REPORT (PRELIMINARY-UNAUDITED)
Members were provided the Quarterly Revenue Report (Preliminary-Unaudited) as of June 30, 2016.
Staff recommended acceptance of the report.
By consent agenda, Mr. Neil moved for acceptance of the Quarterly Revenue Report
(Preliminary-Unaudited) as of June 30, 2016. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hosfelt and
carried by a unanimous roll call vote.
COUNCIL APPOINTMENT - COMPENSATION COMMISSION - JEAN TAYLOR -
TWO (2) YEAR TERM TO EXPIRE MAY 14, 2018 (Deferred during the Annual Meeting of
May 9, 2016)
Councilman Hare recommended the appointment of Mrs. Jean Taylor to serve on the Compensation
Commission for a two-year term to expire May 14, 2018, to fill the expired term of Louise Webb.
By consent agenda, Mr. Neil moved for approval of the appointment of Mrs. Taylor, as
recommended by Councilman Hare. The motion was seconded by Mr. Hosfelt and carried by
a unanimous roll call vote.
APPOINTMENTS/REAPPOINTMENTS - RECOMMENDED BY MAYOR CHRISTIANSEN
- HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION - THREE (3) YEAR TERMS TO EXPIRE
JULY 26, 2019
Mayor Christiansen requested the following appointments/reappointments to the Historic District
Commission for three-year terms to expire July 26, 2019:
Eric S. Czerwinski, Professional (To fill the expired term of Charles A. Salkin)
Richard Scrafford, Professional
By consent agenda, Mr. Neil moved for approval of the appointments/reappointments to the
Historic District Commission, as recommended by Mayor Christiansen, seconded by
Mr. Hosfelt and carried by a unanimous roll call vote.
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FIRST READING - PROPOSED ORDINANCE #2016-18
Council President Slavin reminded the public that copies of the proposed ordinance were 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.
Since the ordinance amends the Zoning Code, a public hearing is required. Staff recommended
referral of the amendment to the Planning Commission on August 15, 2016 and that a public hearing
be set for September 12, 2016 at 7:30 p.m., at which time final action by Council will take place.
Mrs. Ann Marie Townshend, Director of Planning and Community Development, informed members
that this is a Council-sponsored ordinance that would amend the Corridor Overlay Zone, which
includes properties along Route 8, west of the railroad tracks, as well as properties on Saulsbury and
McKee Roads. She stated that currently no building can exceed 35 feet, or two (2) stories within
those areas. Mrs. Townshend explained that the proposed amendment would keep the 35-foot,
two-story restriction for the first 100 feet from the property line, and then allow for the zoning
district height to be applied beyond the first 100 feet. This will keep the buildings lower closer to
the road, but allow for height beyond 100 feet from the property line.
Mr. Hare moved to refer the amendments and set a public hearing before City Council for
September 12, 2016 at 7:30 p.m., as recommended by staff. The motion was seconded by
Mr. Neil and carried with Mr. Lewis voting no.
In accordance with Section 1-9 of the Dover Code, Council acknowledged the First Reading of the
Zoning Ordinance Amendments as read by the City Clerk, by title only, as follows:
PROPOSED ORDINANCE #2016-18 AMENDING APPENDIX B - ZONING, ARTICLE 3 -
DISTRICT REGULATIONS, SECTION 27 - CORRIDOR OVERLAY ZONE 1 (COZ-1),
SUBSECTION 27.66 - BUILDING HEIGHT
(Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement Committee)
UPDATE ON PROPERTY TAX BILLING ISSUE
Mr. Anderson informed members that he had received some complaints regarding the 30-day notice
that traditionally happens for tax billing. He reminded members that some of the bills for the
property taxes went out later than normal because of problems with some of the multi-unit taxes.
Mr. Anderson explained that, now that people are receiving their tax bills, he has received
complaints that they need the 30 days, particularly since the taxes are a little bit higher. He stated
that these individuals want a month to adjust, rather than receiving the bill and having a couple of
weeks to pay it while other people have received their bills and with proper notice. Mr. Anderson
indicated that the mortgage companies and big banks had plenty of notice; however, a few thousand
people were being overlooked. He requested that the City provide a couple weeks’ extension for the
people who received their bills late, so that they would have the same fairness as everyone else.
Mr. Anderson moved that the people who received their property tax bills late receive 30 days to pay
their property taxes, seconded by Mr. Sudler.
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Responding to Mr. Hare, Mr. Anderson clarified that these individuals would have 30 days from the
date they received their bill, explaining that instead of their bills being due August 1, 2016, they
would be due August 15, 2016.
Mrs. Cheryl Bundek, City Assessor, advised that staff was currently aware of approximately
159 properties that were affected and asked if it would be possible to do this on a case-by-case basis
as individuals call or come in. She explained that she could not just pick and choose which
properties to provide the 30-day extension to, noting that some of them had paid. Mrs. Bundek
stated that staff would be able to keep track much easier if they are able to take care of this as
individuals call or come in and explain that they had a multiple billing issue. In response,
Mr. Anderson stated that there is definitely a list of people who received their bills late. He indicated
that some of these individuals will pay because it is not an issue, and for those who are late, staff
would know when they come in late.
Mr. Slavin asked what the effect on the City’s cash flow would be if Council were to provide a
30-day extension to all tax payers. Responding, Mrs. Donna Mitchell, Controller/Treasurer, believed
that the City’s cash flow would be okay with an extension to August 15, 2016, since it would only
be two (2) weeks. Mr. Slavin asked what the effect would be if Council provided an extension to
allow all tax bills to be due by August 31, 2016. In response, Mrs. Mitchell stated that the City’s
cash flow would be okay, explaining that staff might have to do a temporary advance from the
Electric Fund for a couple of weeks, which is occasionally done when there is low cash flow. She
noted that this would be the worst-case scenario, as she believed the General Fund would still be
okay.
Responding to Mr. Slavin, Mrs. Mitchell confirmed that approximately 93% of the taxpayers pay
within the first 30 days. She explained that the budget balance of approximately 8% equates to
one (1) month, which provides the cash flow needed to make it through until property taxes are
received.
Mr. Slavin asked if Mr. Anderson and Mr. Sudler would consider withdrawing the current motion
and introducing a motion to simply extend the tax deadline to August 31, 2016 for all taxpayers.
Mr. Anderson noted that the banks are going to pay since this is already in the process.
The motion that the people who received their property tax bills late receive 30 days to pay their
property taxes was withdrawn.
Mr. Anderson moved to extend the tax collection deadline to August 31, 2016 for all taxpayers.
The motion was seconded by Mr. Sudler and carried by a unanimous roll call vote.
CITY MANAGER’S ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mr. Scott Koenig, City Manager, stated that, with the extreme heat being experienced recently, the
electric and water systems are under heavy demands. He thought that both systems had performed
very well and expected that to continue.
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Mr. Koenig stated that his thoughts were with the numerous City employees, across all departments,
who are out in the heat. He indicated that, the last time he checked the weather forecast, at least
another 15 days of heat was expected. Mr. Koenig thanked staff for their efforts to run the utility
systems and to continue to provide service in the significant heat that the City is experiencing.
Mr. Slavin noted that it occurred to him, as he came in this evening, that if the City were in the
middle of a snow storm or about to have a snow storm, dire warnings would be sent out regarding
the severe weather. He explained that this is just as serious but a much different version of severe
weather, and it is one that requires us to carry on. Mr. Slavin stated that Council would keep in mind
all of the workers that are outside during this time.
COUNCIL MEMBERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mr. Slavin extended early wishes for a happy birthday to Councilman Anderson, whose birthday is
July 29th.
Mr. Hare stated that he attended the Fourth District Empowerment Barbecue Fair, hosted by
Councilman Sudler at Mishoe Park on July 16, 2016. He noted that it was well attended and
complimented Councilman Sudler’s ribs.
Mr. Sudler announced that Mt. Zion AME Church, located on Queen and Fulton Streets, would be
hosting its Annual Back to School and Community Fair on Saturday, August 13, 2016 from
11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. He stated that Dr. Wilma Mishoe of Mt. Zion AME Church had invited
the Mayor and members of Council to participate in the event by serving as celebrity chefs, helping
to cook and serve their constituents hot dogs and hamburgers.
Mr. Sudler thanked Councilmen Hare and Hutchison, State Representative Sean Lynn, Kent County
Commissioner Brad Eaby, Mr. Greg Fuller, and all of the individuals who participated in his Fourth
District Empowerment Barbecue Fair for coming out and making the event such a nice gathering.
Mr. Anderson stated that citizens had made inquiries regarding ShotSpotter and reminded everyone
that Viability of the ShotSpotter Gunshot Detection and Location Service was scheduled for
discussion during the Council Committee of the Whole/Safety Advisory and Transportation
Committee scheduled for tomorrow evening, Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. He invited the
public to attend the meeting to gain an understanding of this service and how it may or may not fit
in with Dover at this time.
Mr. Anderson announced that he would be celebrating his 19th wedding anniversary on July 26, 2016
and thanked his wife for 19 great years.
Mr. Neil moved for adjournment, seconded by Mr. Anderson and unanimously carried.
Meeting adjourned at 8:08 p.m.
TRACI A. McDOWELL
CITY CLERK
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All ordinances, resolutions, motions, and orders adopted by City Council during their Regular
Meeting of July 25, 2016, are hereby approved.
ROBIN R. CHRISTIANSEN
MAYOR
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Exhibits
Exhibit #1 - Presentation - “Dover Comic Con 2016”
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EXHIBIT #1
City Council Meeting of 07/25/2016
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One of our goals as a library is
to provide our patrons with an
experience that extends beyond
the traditional expectations of a
library.
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Dover Comic Con Growth
2014-2016
12000
70 10000
60
8000
50
40 6000
30 4000
20 2000
10
0
0
2014 2015 2016
Artists Vendors Panels Food Trucks (Projected)
2014 2015 2016 Expected Attendance Actual Attendance
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Other Comic Conventions
Attendance per Day
Dover Comic Con 2016 (Projected)
Baltimore Comic Con
Otakon
Awesome Con
0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000
Attendance per Day
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Other Dover Events
Attendance per Day
Dover Comic Con 2016 (Projected)
Big Barrel Country Music Festival 2015
Firefly Music Festival2012
Dover Days 2016
0 4,000 8,000 12,000 16,000 20,000
Attendance per Day
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The above video is a Public Service Announcement prepared by WBOC
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PETITION TO AMEND TEXT of
Dover Code of Ordinances and Zoning Ordinance
Report to the
Dover City Council
August 8, 2016
Proposed Changes: Text Amendments to the following:
Dover Code of Ordinances, Chapter 22 – Building and
Building Regulations, Article X – Rental Dwellings, Division 1
– Generally, Section 22-331
Dover Code of Ordinances, Chapter 26 – Business, Article II –
Licenses, Section 26-31 – Definitions
Dover Code of Ordinances, Chapter 50 – Floods, Article III –
Requirements in All Special Flood Hazard Areas, Section 50-
36 – Recreational Vehicles
Dover Code of Ordinances, Chapter 66 – Manufactured Homes
Dover Code of Ordinances, Chapter 106 – Traffic and
Vehicles, Article III – Stopping, Standing and Parking,
Division I – Generally, Sections 106-123 and 106-128
Dover Code of Ordinances, Chapter 110 – Utilities, Article III
– Water Service and Article IV – Sanitary Sewer Service
Dover Code of Ordinances, Appendix B: Zoning (Zoning
Ordinance)
o Article 2 – Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map,
Section 1
o Article 3 – District Regulations, Section 8 – Mobile
Home Park Zone
o Article 3 – District Regulations, Section 22 –
Airport Environs Overlay Zone
o Article 3 - District Regulations, Section 24 –
Planned Neighborhood Design
o Article 4 – Zoning Bulk and Parking Regulations
o Article 5 – Supplementary Regulations, Section 4 –
Supplementary Sign Regulations
o Article 6 - Off Street parking, Driveways and
Loading Facilities
o Article 7 – Nonconforming Buildings and Uses
o Article 12 – Definitions
Dover Code of Ordinances, Appendix F – Fees and Fines,
Chapter 26 Businesses, Article II – Licenses and Chapter
66 – Manufactured Homes and Trailers
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MI-16-10 Text Amendment: Manufactured Homes
Report to City Council
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Summary of Amendment: The proposed amendment would update the standards and
terminology related to manufactured homes. The proposed
amendment also implements standards for management and
maintenance of land lease communities.
Planning Commission
Recommendation: Following a public hearing on July 18, 2016, where no members of
the public spoke, the Planning Commission voted unanimously (8-
0) to recommend in favor of adoption of the proposed ordinance.
Ordinance Number: Proposed Ordinance #2016-16
File Number: MI-16-10
Development of the Ordinance
Following the issuance of a building permit for the construction of a manufactured home on a
property within the R-8 (One Family Residence Zone), several residents and members of City
Council expressed concerns about the appropriateness of this housing type within the One
Family Residence Zones. The need for revisions to the code requirements in the Dover Code of
Ordinances, Chapter 66 – Manufactured Homes and Trailers, and Appendix B – Zoning was
identified. Staff subsequently reviewed literature available about manufactured housing and a
developed a number of recommendations related to Manufactured Housing to be considered for
implementation.
The initial recommendation involved amending the code to prohibit manufactured housing in
the One Family Residence Zones and to refine definitions. Amendments to Zoning Ordinance,
Article 12 –Definitions, to add a definition for “manufactured home” and to amend the
definition for “dwelling, one family” to preclude manufactured homes were adopted with
Ordinance #2015-20 (Application MI-15-13). Planning Commission recommended approval of
these text amendments on December 16, 2015 and the Ordinance #2015-20 was adopted by City
Council on January 11, 2016. The definitions as adopted are as follows:
Dwelling, one-family: A permanent dwelling unit placed on a permanent foundation and
designed and intended for use by only one family. One-family dwellings shall not include
manufactured homes or mobile homes but shall include modular homes constructed to the
standards of the Dover Code of Ordinances, Chapter 22—Buildings and Building
Regulations.
Manufactured home: A factory-built housing unit designed and constructed to meet the
Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards of the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD) Code. A manufactured home is built on a chassis that
supports the structural integrity of the home and to allow transport to the site. Factory-built
units built to meet the HUD Code and constructed after the code took effect on June 15,
1976 are classified as "manufactured homes."
Current Proposed Ordinance
This second series of proposed text amendments (MI-16-10) were developed by the Planning
Staff as part of this specific research/study project related to Manufactured Housing. This set of
text amendments will update the standards and terminology throughout the Dover Code of
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Report to City Council
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Ordinance including the Zoning Ordinance. Additionally, the proposed Ordinance implements
standards for management and maintenance of land lease communities.
City Council Committee of the Whole/Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee was
presented with this proposed Ordinance #2016-16 at its June 14, 2015 Meeting. The Committee
recommended approval of the Proposed Ordinance.
Key components of this proposed Ordinance #2016-16:
Update of related terminology
Update of definitions for manufactured home and mobile home
Define and establish regulations for Land Lease Communities
Limitations on placements of recreational vehicles in Special Flood Hazard Areas
Revisions to Chapter 66 regarding licensing, taxation, placement of manufactured homes
Revisions to parking of recreational vehicles
Rename Mobile Home Park Zone (MHP) zoning district to Manufactured Housing Zone
(MH) zoning district and update requirements of the zone. (Zoning Ordinance, Article 3 §8)
Establish bulk and parking requirements in the MH zone
Clarify in the Land Use Compatibility Table that Manufactured Homes are not permitted
uses in the Airport Environs Overlay Zone (AEOZ)
Update terminology in the Nonconforming Uses
Add definitions for condominium, land lease community, mobile home, and modular
home
Establish Business License and associated fees for Land Lease Community Operator
As text amendments are proposed to the Zoning Ordinance, a Public Hearing and
Recommendation by the Planning Commission is required. City Council will conduct a Public
Hearing and take Final Action on the proposed Ordinance #2016-16 at their meeting of August 8,
2016.
Planning Review and Recommendations of Staff and the Planning Commission:
The Planning Staff developed the proposed Ordinance #2016-16 regarding Manufactured
Housing and Land Lease Communities and therefore, recommends its adoption. As a result of
comments received from other Development Advisory Committee (DAC) members, Planning
Office is currently reviewing these comments and may offer several minor clarifications to the
proposed Ordinance. The comments are summarized below.
DAC Agency Ordinance Proposed Revision Reason/Notes
Review Comment Lines
Electric 121-186 Add requirement that land lease To establish duty to
community owners and coordinate electric equipment
occupants of manufactured removal on unoccupied lots
homes coordinate with City
Customer Service regarding City
Electric Equipment (electric
meters, etc.)
Fire Marshal 407-416 Clarify approving authority in Clarify approval
regards to NFPA Publication responsibilities associated
501A with the Site Development
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Report to City Council
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Plan process and
requirements
Following a public hearing on July 18, 2016, where no members of the public spoke with regard
to the proposed ordinance, the Planning Commission unanimously (8-0) recommended in favor
of adoption of the ordinance.
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CITY OF DOVER Y E
DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE O M
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APPLICATION REVIEW COMMENTARY
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APPLICATION: Text Amendment: Manufactured Homes
FILE #: MI-16-10 REVIEWING AGENCY: City of Dover, Office of the Fire Marshal
CONTACT PERSON: Jason Osika, Deputy Fire Marshal PHONE #: (302) 736-4457
THE SUBJECT PROPOSAL HAS BEEN REVIEWED FOR CODE COMPLIANCE, PLAN CONFORMITY, AND
COMPLETENESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS AGENCY’S AUTHORITY AND AREA OF EXPERTISE.
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS ELEMENTS WHICH NEED TO BE ADDRESS BY THE
APPLICANT:
ADDITIONAL / SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS TO OBTAIN APPROVAL:
1. Page 12-13, 8.81, the end states: Where applicable, the approving authority shall be the Dover
Planning Commission. Need clarification on what they are/can approve. If it is in regards to NFPA, the
AHJ/Fire Marshal should be the approving authority.
APPLICABLE CODES LISTED BELOW (NOT LIMITED TO):
2015 NFPA 1 Fire Code (NFPA; National Fire Protection Association)
2015NFPA 101 Life Safety Code (NFPA; National Fire Protection Association)
2013 NFPA 72 National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code (NFPA; National Fire Protection Association)
2013 NFPA 13 Installation of Sprinkler Systems (NFPA; National Fire Protection Association)
2009 IBC (International Building Code)
Latest editions of all other NFPA Codes as defined by the Delaware State Fire Prevention Regulations
2015 Delaware State Fire Prevention Regulations
City of Dover Code of Ordinances
*If you have any questions or need to discuss any of the above comments, please call the above
contact person listed.
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CITY OF DOVER
DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
APPLICATION REVIEW COMMENTARY
STAFF D.A.C. MEETING DATE: JUNE 29, 2016
APPLICATION: TEXT AMENDMENTS: MANUFACTURED HOMES
FILE #: MI-16-10
REVIEWING AGENCY: City of Dover Electric and Public Works Departments
CONTACT PERSON: Paul Waddell - Electric
Jason A. Lyon, P.E. – Public Works
CONTACT PHONE #: ELECTRIC - 302-736-7070 PUBLIC WORKS – 302-736-7025
T HE S UBJECT P ROPOSAL HAS BEEN R EVIEWED FOR C ODE C OMPLIANCE , P LAN C ONFORMITY AND C OMPLETENESS IN
A CCORDANCE WITH THIS A GENCY ’ S A UTHORITY AND A REA OF E XPERTISE .
T HE F OLLOWING I TEMS HAVE BEEN I DENTIFIED AS E LEMENTS W HICH N EED TO BE A DDRESSED BY THE A PPLICANT :
CITY AND STATE CODE REQUIREMENTS
ELECTRIC / WATER / WASTEWATER / STORMWATER / SANITATION / STREETS / GROUNDS
1. Our office has no objections to the proposed text amendments.
RECOMMENDATIONS SUGGESTED AS CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL TO MEET CODE OBJECTIVES
ELECTRIC / WATER / WASTEWATER / STORMWATER / SANITATION / STREETS / GROUNDS
1. Reference Sec. 66-5. Duties of land lease community owners and operators, page 5, paragraph a iv.
Electric requests addition of a requirement for the land lease community owners and operators and/or occupants of
the manufactured home to coordinate with Customer Service on unoccupied lots so City of Dover Electric equipment;
e.g. meters, can be removed from the site until occupancy resumes again.
ADVISORY COMMENTS TO THE APPLICANT
ELECTRIC / WATER / WASTEWATER / STORMWATER / SANITATION / STREETS / GROUNDS
1. None.
I F Y OU H AVE A NY Q UESTIONS OR N EED TO D ISCUSS ANY OF THE A BOVE C OMMENTS , P LEASE C ALL THE A BOVE
C ONTACT P ERSON AND THE P LANNING D EPARTMENT AS S OON AS P OSSIBLE .
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APPLICATION: Text Amendments: Manufactured Homes
FILE#: MI-16-10 REVIEWING AGENCY: DelDOT
CONTACT PERSON: Jonathan T. Moore PHONE#: 760-2145
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THE SUBJECT PROPOSAL HAS BEEN REVIEWED FOR CODE COMPLIANCE, PLAN CONFORMITY AND COMPLETENESS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THIS AGENCY'S AUTHORITY AND AREA OF EXPERTISE.
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS ELEMENTS WHICH NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE APPLICANT:
CITY & STATE CODE REQUIREMENTS:
DelDOT has no comments regarding city & state code at this time.
RECOMMENDATIONS SUGGESTED AS CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL TO MEET CODE
OBJECTIVES:
DelDOT has no recommendations at this time.
ADVISORY COMMENTS TO THE APPLICANT:
DelDOT has no advisory comments at this time.
If you have any questions or need to discuss any of the above comments, please call the
above contact person and the planning department as soon as possible.
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FINAL READING
CITY OF DOVER PROPOSED ORDINANCE #2016-16
WITH STAFF AMENDMENT #1 (SA#1)
(Staff Amendment #1 indicated in green text)
1 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOVER, IN COUNCIL
2 MET:
3 That Chapter 22 - Building and Building Regulations, Article X - Rental Dwellings, Division 1 - Generally,
4 Section 22-331 - Purpose; applicability; definitions; compliance, (c) - Definitions, (5) - Single-family
5 dwellings of the Dover Code be amended by deleting the text indicated in red strikeout and inserting the
6 bold, blue text, as follows:
7 (5) Single-family dwellings means dwelling units operated singly, and separated from other units.
8 In general, this definition shall apply to single-family detached dwellings, including; mobile
9 homes and manufactured homes;, and attached units, including duplexes, and townhouses.
10 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED:
11 That Chapter 26 - Businesses, Article II - Licenses, Section 26-31 - Definitions of the Dover Code be
12 amended by deleting the definitions indicated in red strikeout, inserting the definitions indicated in bold,
13 blue text, and placing the new definition in the correct alphabetical order, as follows:
14 Land Lease Community Operator includes every person engaged in the business of providing
15 home sites and facilities, for rent or lease, to owners of separately owned dwellings, including owners
16 of mobile homes and manufactured homes.
17 Mobile home park includes every person engaged in the business of providing space and
18 facilities for rent or lease to owners of mobile home units, on a permanent or semipermanent basis.
19 Trailer park, recreational vehicle park and tenting recreation park include any person engaged
20 in the business of operating any place where space is furnished for units to park and hook up to or
21 use sanitary and/or electrical facilities. This definition shall not apply to mobile home parks.
22 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED:
23 That Chapter 50 - Floods, Article III - Requirements in All Special Flood Hazard Areas, Section 50-36 -
24 Recreational Vehicles of the Dover Code be amended by deleting the text indicated in red strikeout and
25 inserting the bold, blue text, as follows:
26 Sec. 50-36. - Recreational vehicles.
27 (a) Recreational vehicles in special flood hazard areas shall be fully licensed and ready for highway use,
28 and shall be placed on a site for less than 180 consecutive days.
29 (b) Recreational vehicles that are not fully licensed and ready for highway use, or that are to be placed
30 on a site for more than 180 consecutive days, shall meet the requirements of section 50-38 for
31 manufactured homes are prohibited in special flood hazard areas.
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32 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED:
33 That Chapter 66, Manufactured Homes and Trailers, of the Dover Code be amended by deleting the text
34 indicated in red strikeout and inserting the bold, blue text, as follows:
35 CHAPTER 66 - MANUFACTURED HOMES AND TRAILERS, MOBILE HOMES, AND LAND
36 LEASE COMMUNITIES
37 Sec. 66-1. - Definitions.
38
39 The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed
40 to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
41 Land lease community means a residential development typified by single ownership of the land
42 within the development, with the landowner retaining the rights of ownership. Home sites or
43 individual lots within the community are leased to individual homeowners, who retain customary
44 leasehold rights.
45 Manufactured home means a factory-built housing unit designed and constructed to meet the
46 Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards of the U.S. Department of Housing and
47 Urban Development (HUD) Code. A manufactured home is built on a chassis that supports the
48 structural integrity of the home and to allow transport to the site. Factory-built units built to meet the
49 HUD Code and constructed after the code took effect on June 15, 1976 are classified as
50 "manufactured homes."
51 Mobile home means a single-family dwelling designed for transportation, after fabrication, on
52 streets and highways on its own wheels or on flatbeds or other trailers, and arriving at the site where
53 it is to be occupied as a dwelling, complete and ready for occupancy, except for minor and incidental
54 unpacking and assembly operations, location of jacks or foundations, connections to utilities and the
55 like. The term "mobile home" shall not include a single-family dwelling which is designed to be placed
56 on a permanent foundation, is not designed to be readily movable after the original occupancy as a
57 single-family dwelling, and conforms to the city's building, plumbing, electrical and housing codes
58 factory-built housing unit constructed on a chassis and completed before June 15, 1976. Prior to the
59 HUD code, mobile homes were not subject to uniform construction or safety standards.
60 Permanently placed mobile home means a single-family dwelling designed for transportation,
61 after fabrication, on streets and highways on its own wheels or on flatbeds or other trailers, and
62 arriving at the site where it is to be occupied as a dwelling, complete and ready for occupancy, except
63 for placement upon a permanent, unmovable foundation, removal of all wheels and axles, and other
64 minor incidental operations, such as unpacking, connections or utilities and the like. The term
65 "permanently placed mobile home" shall be construed as being synonymous with that of the term
66 "single-family dwelling," a dwelling which is designed to be placed on a permanent foundation, is not
67 designed to be readily movable after the original occupancy as a single-family dwelling, and conforms
68 to the city's building, plumbing, electrical and housing codes, except for the purpose of zoning in
69 which it shall be considered a mobile home.
70 Owner of a manufactured home or mobile home means the person designated in the vehicle title
71 of the manufactured home or mobile home, whether the title is issued by this state or by some other state.
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72 Owner of a permanently placed mobile home manufactured home means the person designated
73 in the vehicle or real property title of the mobile home permanently placed manufactured home,
74 whether the title is issued by this state or by some other state, and such person must also be the owner of
75 the lot upon which the mobile home is permanently affixed. The term "lot" shall mean a parcel of
76 land that conforms to the multiple ownership provisions of the laws of the state dealing with unit
77 properties and condominiums, and must be located within a mobile home park.
78 Permanently placed manufactured home means a factory-built housing unit designed and
79 constructed to meet the Manufactured Home Consturction and Safety Standards of the U.S.
80 Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Code, and that has also been placed upon
81 a permanent, unmovable foundation.
82 (Ord. of 2-23-1970, § 2; Code 1981, § 12-1; Ord. of 11-10-1986, § 1)
83 Sec. 66-2. - Licenses.
84 (a) Required fee. The owner of a mobile home or manufactured home that is not to be permanently
85 placed shall obtain an annual license for it and shall pay a fee for such license as provided for in
86 Appendix F-Fees and Fines.
87 (b) Payment; penalties. Such license shall be obtained and the license fee paid by July August 1 of each
88 year and if such fee is not paid before August September 1 of such year, then, in addition to any
89 penalty incurred pursuant to Appendix F-Fees and Fines, a penalty fee of ten percent per month shall
90 accrue on the unpaid balance of the license fee.
91 (c) Moving into city. Upon the moving of a mobile home manufactured home into the city, such if the
92 manufactured home requires a license it shall be obtained and the license fee paid within seven
93 days. Payment of such license fee shall be prorated on a quarterly basis for each fractional part of a
94 year during which the mobile home manufactured home is in the city.
95 (d) Sticker; where placed. Once the annual license fee has been paid by the owner of a mobile
96 home, he shall be issued a sticker or other evidence of payment by the city manager or his
97 authorized agent. This sticker or other evidence of payment must be placed upon the mobile
98 home on the front of the mobile home facing the street on the righthand side when facing said
99 mobile home one foot up from the bottom of the skirting and one foot over from the side of the
100 mobile home.
101 (d) Required fee for landowners. The owner of any land leased out as part of a land lease
102 community shall obtain an annual land lease community operator business license under the
103 provisions of Chapter 26 - Businesses.
104 (Ord. of 2-23-1970, § 2; Ord. of 5-24-1976; Ord. of 3-27-1980; Code 1981, § 12-2; Ord. of 8-8-1988; Ord.
105 of 3-22-1993; Ord. No. 2009-09, 6-22-2009)
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106 Sec. 66-3. - Real property taxes.
107 A permanently placed mobile home manufactured home as defined in section 66-1, and the lot
108 upon which it is located shall be considered as being real property for purposes of valuation, assessment and
109 taxation in accordance with section 47 of the Charter, but shall be considered a mobile home as defined
110 in section 66-1 for purposes of zoning and shall only be permitted to be located in the mobile home
111 park zone (MPH), as spelled out in appendix B to this Code (article 3, section 8). This section shall not
112 apply to permanently placed mobile homes that were in place on January 1, 1985, which shall
113 continue to be licensed in accordance with section 66-2.
114 (Code 1981, § 12-2.1; Ord. of 11-10-1986, § 2)
115 Sec. 66-4. - Placement permit.
116 Every owner of a mobile home manufactured home, before moving the same into the city, shall
117 apply for and obtain from the city manager planner or his/her authorized agent a placement permit for such
118 mobile home manufactured home. The city manager planner or his/her authorized agent shall issue no
119 placement permit until the license fee required in this chapter is paid in full.
120 (Ord. of 2-23-1970, §§ 3, 6; Ord. of 5-24-1976; Code 1981, § 12-3)
121 Sec. 66-5. - Duties of mobile home park land lease community owners and operators.
122 (a) Documents to mobile home owners. Copies of this chapter and placement permit application
123 forms shall be furnished to each mobile home park operator, who shall give a copy of the same
124 to every mobile home owner who moves a mobile home into his park, before the 15th day of
125 the next succeeding month after placement of the mobile home.
126 (b) Lease record; report. Mobile home park operators who lease land to two or more persons for
127 parking mobile homes shall maintain a lease record, which shall be open for inspection at all
128 reasonable times by the city manager. Before June 1 of each year, the mobile home park
129 operator shall report to the city manager the names and addresses of all persons having mobile
130 homes on his land.
131 (Ord. of 2-23-1970, §§ 4, 5, 7; Code 1981, § 12-4)
132 (a) The following regulations shall apply to owners and operators of all land lease communities:
133 i. Private road access. It shall be the responsibility of land lease community owners and
134 operators to maintain all private streets, driveway access to such streets, access to fire
135 hydrants, and access to central mailboxes so as to be clear from obstructions, including but
136 not limited to potholes, snow piles, and debris.
137 ii. Debris clearance. It shall be the responsibility of land lease community owners and
138 operators to ensure that all facilities and common areas within the community are kept in
139 good repair and maintained in such a manner as to prevent the accumulation of materials
140 which could cause a fire hazard or would cause insect or rodent breeding and harborage.
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141 iii. Landscaping. All trees, shrubbery, lawns, and other landscaping features within the
142 community shall be maintained by the land lease community operator to be in healthy
143 condition at all times.
144 iv. Utilities. All water, sewer, electric, and gas lines and connections intended to serve common
145 areas or the private property of tenants within the community shall be kept in good repair
146 at all times by the land lease community operator. Stormwater management facilities shall
147 be maintained so as to be free of blockage and to prevent the accumulation of standing
148 water. Community owners shall coordinate with the City of Dover regarding utility
149 services and equipment.
150 v. Office hours. The land lease community operator shall be present on site at a minimum
151 during regular business hours, so as to facilitate communication between tenants of the
152 community and the owner, and a 24-hour emergency contact shall be available to residents.
153 vi. Receipt for lot payment. The Land Lease community operator shall provide a written
154 receipt or electronic receipt at the time rent payment has been made, regardless of the form
155 of payment.
156 (b) The following regulations shall additionally apply to owners and operators of land lease
157 communities leasing land to manufactured homes:
158 i. Documents to manufactured home owners. Copies of this chapter and placement permit
159 application forms shall be furnished to each land lease community owner, who shall give
160 a copy of the same to every manufactured home owner who moves a manufactured home
161 into the community, before the 15th day of the next succeeding month after placement of
162 the manufactured home.
163 ii. Enforcement. It shall be the responsibility of land lease community owners and operators
164 to ensure that all mobile homes and manufactured homes placed on their land maintain
165 a current license under Section 66-2.
166 iii. Lease record; report. Land lease community owners who lease land to two or more
167 persons for siting manufactured homes shall maintain a lease record, which shall be open
168 for inspection at all reasonable times by the city planner. Before June 1 of each year, the
169 land lease community owner shall report to the city planner the names and addresses of
170 all persons having manufactured homes on his land.
171 iv. Sale of home. Before a home is sold by the homeowner, home owner’s estate, foreclosure,
172 eviction or other means, the City of Dover must be notified and all delinquent taxes, fees,
173 or other charges must be paid.
174 v. The land lease community owner must notify the City of Dover if the community is placed
175 for sale.
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176 (c) The following shall be considered appropriate methods of redress if the duties outlined in this
177 section are not fulfilled:
178 i. Any land lease community owner found to be in violation of the provisions of this section,
179 regardless of corrective actions taken, shall be assessed a fine as provided for in Appendix
180 F- Fees and Fines. Any such fine shall be in addition to any charges imposed upon the
181 violator in accordance with subsection (c)(ii) below.
182 ii. If required, the City of Dover may perform maintenance in the owner's stead following
183 official notice, and place a lien on the property to recover costs, including a 15%
184 administrative charge.
185 iii. Repeated failure to perform the required duties shall be cause to take action upon an
186 owner's land lease community operator license in accordance with the provisions of
187 Chapter 26 - Businesses, Article II, Section 26-59.
188 Sec. 66-6. - Anchoring and skirting.
189 Within 30 days after Prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for of all mobile homes,
190 the mobile homes any manufactured home not placed on a permanent foundation, the manufactured
191 home shall be firmly anchored to the ground and the open space beneath the unit shall be skirted with
192 approved material in accordance with the requirements of the building inspector.
193 (Ord. of 9-13-1976; Code 1981, § 12-5)
194 Sec. 66-7. - Use of city utilities.
195 The owner or occupant of any mobile home or manufactured home shall not be entitled to receive
196 city utilities until the license fee required in this chapter is paid in full, and city personnel shall refuse to
197 provide sewage, water and electricity to the mobile home or manufactured home until satisfactory proof
198 is furnished that such license fee has been paid.
199 (Ord. of 7-28-1975; Code 1981, § 12-6)
200 Sec. 66-8. - Exemptions.
201 This chapter shall not apply to:
202 (1) Dealers. Unoccupied mobile home manufactured homes located on a dealer's display lot; or
203 (2) State license tag Manufactured homes in transit. Mobile homes bearing a current license tag
204 of this state Unoccupied manufactured homes temporarily occupying the public right-of-way prior
205 to placement on a lot or home site.
206 (Ord. of 2-23-1970, § 8; Code 1981, § 12-7)
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207 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED:
208 That Chapter 102 - Taxation, Article III - Realty Transfer Tax, Section 102-71 - Definitions, (a)(1)s of the
209 Dover Code be amended by deleting the text indicated in red strikeout and inserting the bold, blue text, as
210 follows:
211 s. Any conveyance of a "mobile home," or “manufactured home” as defined in 25 Del. C. § 7003;
212 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED:
213 That Chapter 106 - Traffic and Vehicles, Article III - Stopping, Standing and Parking, Division 1 -
214 Generally, Section 106-123 - Vehicle Parking Time Limited Where Carrying Capacity Is in Excess of One
215 Ton and Section 106-128 - Parking Mobile Homes, etc. of the Dover Code be amended by deleting the text
216 indicated in red strikeout and inserting the bold, blue text, as follows:
217 Sec. 106-123. - Vehicle parking time limited where carrying capacity is in excess of one ton, and trailer
218 and motor home recreational vehicle parking.
219 (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle with a carrying capacity of more than one ton,
220 any trailer, which includes, but is not limited to, boat, utility, construction or one that is used to carry
221 goods regardless of weight capacity and is designed to be towed or pulled by another vehicle, or any
222 vehicle or trailer on the city streets for a period longer than two consecutive hours.
223 (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to park any commercial vehicle with a carrying capacity of more
224 than one ton, any trailer, which includes, but is not limited to, utility, construction or one that is used
225 to carry goods regardless of weight capacity and is designed to be towed or pulled by another vehicle,
226 or any vehicle or trailer combination thereof, or any travel trailer in any residential zone in the city
227 except for temporary parking for immediate deliveries, pickups, and/or service calls to residences
228 or for construction work on residential properties. A commercial vehicle shall be one which is used
229 or maintained for the transportation of persons or property for hire, compensation or profit, except
230 taxicabs.
231 (c) It shall be unlawful for any person to park a trailered boat under 25 feet on the streets of Dover for
232 a period longer than 12 consecutive hours. For any trailered boat 25 or greater, refer to subsection
233 (a).
234 (d) It shall be unlawful for any motor home recreational vehicle to park on any residential street for
235 a period longer than 12 consecutive hours without a permit. A resident owner of a motor home
236 recreational vehicle may request a parking permit from the city to park on a residential street in the
237 vicinity of their residence for a period not to exceed 72 hours. The permit would be made available
238 at no cost to the resident. The parking permit shall be displayed in the front window of the vehicle
239 visible from the street. A resident may only request such a permit three times in any 12-month
240 period.
241 (e) Nonresidents are exempt from subsection (d) for a period of up to seven days as long as their motor
242 home or travel trailer recreational vehicle does not create a safety hazard or interfere with traffic
243 in the residential area that they are parked in.
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244 (f) All parking allowed in this section only applies to streets that can accommodate parking in
245 compliance with appendix A, article VI, section A.
246 (Code 1981, § 13-30.2; Ord. of 2-22-1982; Ord. of 9-10-1990; Ord. of 12-11-1995; Ord. of 7-25-2005)
247 Sec. 106-128. - Parking mobile homes Occupancy of recreational vehicles, etc.
248 It shall be unlawful and a nuisance to keep, either as owner, tenant or possessor, any mobile home
249 recreational vehicle, bus, motor vehicle, portable structure or vehicle of any kind designed or adapted
250 for long-term occupancy, except while it is being used as a business office in connection with the
251 construction of a permanent building or structure on the same premises. The person desiring to park and use
252 the vehicle or structure as a construction business office shall first obtain a permit therefor from the city
253 manager, and the permit shall be effective for no more than six months, but in no event for longer than the
254 period of construction.
255 (Code 1968, § 17-62; Code 1981, § 13-35)
256 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED:
257 That Chapter 110 - Utilities, Article III - Water Service, Division 3 - Water Impact Fees, Section 110-207 -
258 Establishment of Equivalent Dwelling Units, (a)(1) of the Dover Code be amended by deleting the text
259 indicated in red strikeout and inserting the bold, blue text, as follows:
260 (a) Determination for residential dwellings. Whenever by ordinance or by contract the city imposes or
261 assesses water charges or fees on the basis of EDUs, an EDU shall be determined in the same
262 manner as wastewater collection charges or fees and as defined in the most recent impact fee
263 ordinance adopted by Kent County Levy Court. An EDU for a residential dwelling shall be
264 determined as follows:
265 (1) Houses, dwellings, mobile homes, manufactured homes, and apartments with one kitchen and
266 one or more baths and bedrooms separate from the kitchen .....1.0 EDU
267 (2) Efficiency unit or cottage having a living space in one room and having one bath .....1.0 EDU
268 (3) Dwelling with one kitchen and one or more baths and bedrooms separate from the kitchen and
269 attached to other dwellings or structures .....1.0 EDU
270 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED:
271 That Chapter 110 - Utilities, Article IV - Sanitary Sewer Service, Division 3 - Wastewater Collection Impact
272 Fees, Section 110-282 - Establishment of Equivalent Dwelling Units, (a)(1) of the Dover Code be amended
273 by deleting the text indicated in red strikeout and inserting the bold, blue text, as follows:
274 (a) Determination for residential dwellings. Whenever by ordinance or by contract the city imposes or
275 assesses wastewater collection and transmission charges or fees on the basis of EDUs, an EDU shall
276 be determined as defined in the most recent impact fee ordinance adopted by the Levy Court of the
277 county. An EDU for a residential dwelling shall be determined as follows:
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278 (1) Houses, dwellings, mobile homes, manufactured homes, and apartments with one kitchen and
279 one or more baths and bedrooms separate from the kitchen .....1.0 EDU
280 (2) Efficiency unit or cottage having a living space in one room and having one bath .....1.0 EDU
281 (3) Dwelling with one kitchen and one or more baths and bedrooms separate from the kitchen and
282 attached to other dwellings or structures .....1.0 EDU
283 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED:
284 That Appendix B - Zoning, Article 2 - Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map, Section 1 - List of Zones of the
285 Dover Code be amended by deleting the text indicated in red strikeout and inserting the bold, blue text in
286 the correct alphabetical order, as follows:
287 Manufactured housing zone .....MH
288 Mobile home park zone .....MHP
289 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED:
290 That Appendix B - Zoning, Article 3 - District Regulations, Section 8 - Mobile Home Park Zone (MHP) of
291 the Dover Code be amended by deleting the text indicated in red strikeout and inserting the bold, blue text,
292 as follows:
293 Section 8. - Mobile home park zone (MHP) Manufactured Housing Zone (MH).
294 8.1 Uses permitted. In a manufactured housing zone, No no building or premises shall be used, and
295 no building shall be erected, which is arranged, intended or designed to be used, in whole or in part, for any
296 purpose, except as a mobile home park for the leasing of mobile home stands for mobile homes
297 designed for single-family occupancy, provided that for any uses, except the following:
298 8.11 The minimum number of mobile home stands completed and ready for occupancy
299 before the first mobile home is permitted on the premises for residential use is 35
300 mobile home stands. Manufactured homes on individual lots, held in any type of
301 ownership.
302 8.12 No mobile home stand shall be leased or occupied for residential use of a mobile home,
303 except for periods of 30 consecutive days or more. Multiple manufactured homes on
304 a lot, provided that:
305 (a) The lot is operated as a condominium; or
306 (b) The lot is operated as a land lease community; and
307 (c) There are at least 15 manufactured homes on the lot, or else sufficient home sites
308 for rent or sale on the lot to accommodate 15 manufactured homes. Such home sites
309 need not be expressly delineated but must be improved so as to be complete and
310 ready for occupancy by a manufactured home.
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311 8.13 No mobile home shall be permitted in any mobile home park unless it can be
312 demonstrated that the mobile home meets the requirements of the United States of America
313 Standards Institute publication "Standard for Mobile Homes, Body and Frame Design and
314 Construction Requirements and the Installation of Plumbing, Heating and Electrical
315 Systems," USA Standard A119, 1-1969. One-family detached homes on individual lots, held
316 in any type of ownership.
317 8.14 The entire land area occupied by a mobile home park shall be maintained in single
318 ownership throughout the entire life of the mobile home park or in multiple ownership under
319 the provisions of the laws of the State of Delaware dealing with unit properties and
320 condominiums, subject to the following requirements:
321 (a) Multiple ownership shall not be permitted in existing parks previously in single
322 ownership;
323 (b) Multiple ownership shall be permitted only in new established parks where application
324 is made for multiple ownership at the time the application to establish the mobile home
325 park is presented to the planning commission.
326 8.15 A permanent standard residence for not more than one family shall be permitted,
327 incidental to each mobile home park, for the use of the owner, manager or caretaker of the
328 mobile home park.
329 8.16 A permanent management office facility shall be permitted, which may include only the
330 following:
331 (a) A management office with rooms for the usual office furniture and supplies;
332 (b) Storage space for utility connection supplies in quantity, mobile home accessories and
333 maintenance materials and equipment;
334 (c) Laundry facilities equipped with washing machines and dryers;
335 (d) Community building facilities, including indoor recreation areas;
336 (e) One beauty shop and/or one barbershop in each mobile home park complex.
337 8.17 Maintenance of private streets. In mobile home parks with private streets, such streets,
338 driveway access to such streets, access to fire hydrants, and access to central mailboxes shall
339 be maintained by the mobile home park so as to be clear of obstructions including, but not
340 limited to, potholes, snow piles, and debris.
341 8.18 Signs shall meet the regulations found in article 5, section 4, supplementary sign
342 regulations.
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343 8.2 Site development plan approval. Site development plan approval in accordance with article
344 10, section 2 hereof shall be required prior to the issuance of building permits for the erection
345 of any buildings and mobile home stands and related accessory structures. After initial site
346 development plan approval, reapproval shall not be required prior to the issuance of building
347 permits for the alterations to individual mobile home stands or accessory buildings such as
348 storage areas and patios, which, in the judgment of the city planner, do not materially alter
349 the site development plan approval by the planning commission and are requested as
350 adjustments to the mobile home lot leased by an individual family and designed for the
351 convenience and comfort of the individual lessee. Conditional uses. Conditional uses shall be
352 consistent with those conditionally permitted in the One-Family Residence Zones.
353 8.21 For purposes of preparing a site development plan for approval by the planning
354 commission, and all subsequent improvements, alterations or additions, the applicant shall
355 conform to current submission requirements and site development standards as set forth by
356 the National Fire Protection Association publication 501A, "Standards for Mobile Home
357 Parks." Where applicable, the approving authority shall be the Dover Planning Commission.
358 8.3 Maximum density. The gross residential density in an MHP zone shall not exceed six dwelling
359 units per acre. Accessory uses. Accessory uses shall be consistent with those permitted in the
360 One-Family Residence Zones, with the following additions and exceptions:
361 8.31 Management facilities. The following shall be permitted accessory to lots providing
362 home sites for multiple manufactured homes:
363 (a) Management offices with rooms for the usual office furniture and supplies, limited
364 to one per lot;
365 (b) Storage space for utility connection supplies in quantity, manufactured home
366 accessories and maintenance materials and equipment;
367 (c) Laundry facilities equipped with washing machines and dryers;
368 (d) Community building facilities, including indoor recreation areas;
369 (e) Commercial establishments consistent with uses permitted in the C-1 Neighborhood
370 Commercial Zone, limited to one such establishment per lot;
371 (f) One-family detached homes intended for the use of a manager or caretaker, limited
372 to one such dwelling per lot.
373 8.32 Accessory home occupations. Accessory home occupations shall be permitted consistent
374 with the conditions outlined for home occupations in the One-Family Residence Zones,
375 with the exception that no home occupation shall be permitted if not also permitted by
376 the owner of the lot on which the home is sited.
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377 8.4 Uses prohibited. The following uses are specifically prohibited:
378 8.41 Mobile homes, house trailers, and recreational vehicles as principal uses on a lot. Any
379 such structures or vehicles located within the zone and being used as dwellings shall
380 upon the effective date of this ordinance be deemed non-conforming uses in accordance
381 with article 7.
382 8.42 Any other kind of factory-built housing that does not meet the Manufactured Home
383 Construction and Safety Standards of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
384 Development (HUD) Code as approved June 15, 1976, unless it can be demonstrated
385 that such housing is constructed to the standards of the Dover Code of Ordinances,
386 Chapter 22 - Buildings and Building Regulations. Any such housing located within the
387 zone and being used as dwellings shall upon the effective date of this ordinance be
388 deemed non-conforming uses in accordance with article 7.
389 8.5 Minimum occupation length. No lot or home site within the Manufactured Housing Zone
390 reserved for occupation by a manufactured home shall be leased or occupied for residential
391 use except for periods of 30 consecutive days or more.
392 8.6 Land Lease Communities. The following regulations shall apply to land lease communities
393 within the MH zone:
394 8.61 The entire land area occupied by a land lease community, regardless of the number of
395 home sites or individual lots therein, shall be maintained in single ownership, or if in
396 multiple ownership, under the provisions of the laws of the State of Delaware dealing
397 with unit properties and condominiums.
398 8.62 Changes to site plan. After initial site development plan approval of a land lease
399 community, reapproval for the entire community shall not be required prior to the
400 issuance of building permits for alterations to individual manufactured homes, or their
401 accessory buildings such as storage areas and patios, which, in the judgement of the city
402 planner, do not materially alter the site development plan approval by the planning
403 commission and are requested as adjustments to the individual manufactured home
404 sites or lots leased by an individual family and designed for the convenience and
405 comfort of the individual lessee.
406 8.7 Performance Standards. All uses are subject to performance standards as set forth in article 5,
407 section 8.
408 8.8 Site development plan approval. Site development plan approval in accordance with article 10,
409 section 2 hereof shall be required prior to the issuance of building permits for the erection or
410 enlargement of all structures and related accessory structures. Such approval shall also be
411 required prior to the issuance of certificates of occupancy for a change of use.
412 8.81 For purposes of preparing a site development plan for approval by the planning
413 commission, and all subsequent improvements, alterations or additions, the applicant
414 shall conform to current submission requirements and site development standards as
415 set forth by the National Fire Protection Association publication 501A,"Standard for
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416 Fire Safety Criteria for Manufactured Home Installations, Sites, and Communities."
417 Where applicable, the approving authority shall be the Dover Planning Commission
418 Fire Marshal’s Office.
419 8.82 No site development plan proposing the siting of a manufactured home outside of a
420 land lease community shall be approved unless the plan shows the manufactured home
421 is to be permanently placed, as defined in the Dover Code of Ordinances, Chapter 66
422 - Manufactured Homes, Mobile Homes, and Land Lease Communities.
423 8.9 Maximum density. The gross residential density in an MH zone shall not exceed six dwelling
424 units per acre.
425 8.10 Signs. Signs shall meet the regulations found in Article 5 - Supplementary Regulations,
426 Section 4 - Supplementary Sign Regulations.
427 (Ord. of 10-13-1981; Ord. of 3-20-1983; Ord. of 3-24-1986; Ord. of 7-10-2000; Ord. of 2-12-2001; Ord. of
428 4-28-2008(2); Ord. No. 2010-29, 1-10-2011)
429 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED:
430 That Appendix B - Zoning, Article 3 - District Regulations, Section 22 - Airport Environs Overlay Zone
431 (AEOZ), Subsection 22.6 - Land Use Compatibility Table - Residential of the Dover Code be amended by
432 inserting the bold, blue text in the correct alphabetical order, as follows:
433 Manufactured homes N N N N N N N
434 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED:
435 That Appendix B - Zoning, Article 3 - District Regulations, Section 24 - Planned Neighborhood Design
436 Option [(PND)], Subsection 24.3 - Permitted Uses of the Dover Code be amended by deleting the text
437 indicated in red strikeout and inserting the bold, blue text, as follows:
438 24.3 Permitted uses:
439 (a) Any use permitted in one-family residence zones;
440 (b) Any other residential use, including one-family lot line dwelling units, duplexes, multiplexes,
441 townhouses, patio houses, garden apartments, [and] mid-rise apartments, but not including high-rise
442 apartments, and mobile homes;, or manufactured homes;
443 (c) Accessory dwelling units may be proposed in conjunction with detached single-family houses if
444 approved by the planning commission as an integral part of planned neighborhood design;
445 (d) Commercial uses accessory to the development as a whole in accordance with the standards of the
446 C-1A zone;
447 (e) Under the senior citizen housing option, all housing types, and including congregate housing
448 structures and uses, assisted living residences, and nursing homes. All such housing units and/or
449 property shall be deed restricted to require that the head of household for each housing unit be at
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450 least 55 years of age or older.
451 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED:
452 That Appendix B - Zoning, Article 4 - Zoning Bulk and Parking Regulations, Section 4.12 - Mobile Home
453 Park (MHP) Zone of the Dover Code be amended by deleting the text indicated in red strikeout and inserting
454 the bold, blue text, as follows:
455 Section 4.12. - Mobile home park (MHP) Manufactured Housing (MH) zone.
456 [(a)] Bulk and parking regulations for the mobile home park (MHP) manufactured housing (MH) zone
457 [are as follows]:
Mobile Home Park
Individual Individual All Other
Manufactured Home
Single-Wide Double-Wide Individual Unit
Community ($ 15
Unit Lots Unit Lots Lots
home sites per lot)
458 Minimum required:
459 Lot area 15 acres 4,000 sq. ft. 5,000 sq. ft. 6,000 sq. ft.
460 Lot width (ft.) 200 40 55 60
461 Front yard (ft.) 40 25 25 25
462 Side yard (ft.) 25 8 8 8
463 Rear yard (ft.) 25 11 11 11
464 Off-street parking space 2 2 2 2
(a) Per mobile home home/home site 2 2 2 2
Per 300 sq. ft. of floor area in permanent
(b) 1
management office facility
465 Maximum permitted:
Building height of permanent management
office facility
Stories 2 2 2 2
Feet 30 30 30 30
466 [(b)] Special requirements for corner lots with frontage on two internal streets, public or private,
467 within a mobile home park shall be as follows:
468 1. Minimum lot width for a single-wide unit lot shall be 54 feet, and minimum lot width for a
469 double-wide unit lot shall be 68 feet, and minimum lot width for any other individual unit
470 lot shall be 75 feet.
471 2. The minimum setback for any structure from the edge of the cartway of either street shall be
472 22 feet.
473 3. Off-street parking shall not be permitted within 30 feet of the corner of the lot at the street
474 intersection.
475 [(c)] Special requirements for cul-de-sac streets within a mobile home park lots accessed by cul de
476 sac streets shall be as follows:
477 1. The minimum lot frontage at the edge of the street cartway shall be 16 feet.
478 2. The minimum lot width at the building setback and for the full depth of the lot behind the
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479 building setback line shall be 40 feet for a single-wide unit lot area and 55 feet for a
480 double-wide unit lot. (Ord. of 4-28-1986)
481 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED:
482 That Appendix B - Zoning, Article 5 - Supplementary Regulations, Section 4 - Supplementary Sign
483 Regulations, Subsection 4.7 - Permitted Signs of the Dover Code be amended by deleting the text
484 indicated in red strikeout and inserting the bold, blue text, as follows:
485 4.7 Permitted signs. Signs are permitted in all zones in accordance with the following table, which is
486 a list of permitted sign types by use, proximity to residential uses and road classification.
487 SIGN TABLE
488 Use Permitted Signs
Road Percentage Setback
Number Max. Max. Exclusio
489 Specific Type Sign Type of Total (R.O.W.
Permitted Size Height n Zone
Wall Area )
Single-Family Detached/ All
Signs permitted in § 4.5 only
Semi-Detached Streets
Post or 12
1/entrance 7 feet N/A 5 feet 20 feet
All Monument S.F.
490 Residential Professional Office
Streets 16
491 Uses and Wall 1/frontage N/A # 15% N/A N/A
S.F.
492 Nonresidentia Subdivisions
493 l Uses in Multi-Family 32
494 Residential
Wall 1/frontage N/A # 15% N/A N/A
Residential Uses S.F.
495 Districts All
Streets Monument
Manufactured Home 32
Parks Housing
or Post and 2/entrance 7 feet N/A 5 feet 20 feet
S.F.
Communities Panel
32
Wall 2/frontage N/A # 15% N/A N/A
S.F.
Monument
32
Urban or Post and 1/entrance 7 feet N/A 10 feet 20 feet
S.F.
Principal Panel OR
Places of Worship Arterial Post** 1/frontage 16 7 feet N/A 5 feet 5 feet
496 Nonresidentia S.F.
Daycare Centers
497 l Uses 32
Approved Conditional Uses Pylon* 1/frontage 30 feet N/A 30 feet 50 feet
498 Adjacent to S.F.
Educational/Institution
499 Residential 32
al Wall 2/frontage N/A # 15% N/A N/A
500 Districts or S.F.
All Other Approved Urban Monument
501 Uses
Nonresidential Uses Minor or Post and 1/entrance 32 7 feet N/A 5 feet 20 feet
S.F.
Arterial Panel OR
16
Post** 1/frontage 7 feet N/A 5 feet 10 feet
S.F.
UrbanLocal/ 32
Wall 2/frontage N/A # 15% N/A N/A
Collector S.F.
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Monument
32
or Post and 1/entrance 7 feet N/A 5 feet 20 feet
S.F.
Panel OR
16
Post** 1/frontage 7 feet N/A 5 feet 10 feet
S.F.
No
Wall 2/frontage N/A # 15% N/A N/A
max
Monument
100
Urban or Post and 1/entrance 10 feet N/A 10 feet 20 feet
S.F.
Principal Panel
Arterial Pylon OR 100
1/frontage 30 feet N/A 15 feet 50 feet
* S.F.
150
Pylon* 1/frontage 30 feet N/A 31 feet 50 feet
S.F.
64
502 Nonresidentia Wall 2/frontage N/A #15% NA N/A
S.F.
503 l Uses in
Nonresidential Uses Urban Monument
504 Nonresidentia 64
Minor or Post and 1/entrance 7 feet N/A 5 feet 20 feet
505 l Districts S.F.
Arterial Panel OR
16
Post** 1/frontage 7 feet N/A 5 feet 10 feet
S.F.
32
Wall 2/frontage N/A # 15% N/A N/A
S.F.
Monument
UrbanLocal/ 32
or Post and 1/entrance 7 feet N/A 5 feet 20 feet
Collector S.F.
Panel OR
16
Post** 1/frontage 7 feet N/A 5 feet 10 feet
S.F.
506 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED:
507 That Appendix B - Zoning, Article 6 - Off-Street Parking, Driveways and Loading Facilities, Section 1 -
508 Permitted Accessory Parking of the Dover Code be amended by deleting the text indicated in red strikeout
509 and inserting the bold, blue text, as follows:
510 Section 1. - Permitted accessory parking.
511 1.1 [Off-street parking spaces.] Off-street parking spaces, open or enclosed, are permitted accessory to
512 any use. One commercial vehicle may be parked on a lot in any residence zone only if less than one
513 ton in carrying capacity.
514 1.12 [1.2] Trailers and boats. The storage or parking and use of a house trailer long-term use of a
515 recreational vehicle as a residence by any person or persons is prohibited in all residential
516 zones, except the mobile home park (MHP) zone. A boat with its trailer, or a utility trailer,
517 and an unoccupied travel trailer under 31 feet body length or an unoccupied motor home
518 recreational vehicle, may be parked within a garage or anywhere behind the setback line if
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519 screened from adjacent lots. However, none of the vehicles shall be parked in a required side
520 yard if alley parking adjacent to the lot is available.
521 1.13 [1.3] Driveways. No driveway shall provide access to a lot located in another zone, which lot is used
522 for any use prohibited in the zone in which such driveway is located.
523 1.14 [1.4] The minimum width of a residential driveway shall be nine feet.
524 (Ord. of 9-12-1983; Ord. of 1-10-1996; Ord. of 11-13-2007)
525 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED:
526 That Appendix B - Zoning, Article 7 - Nonconforming Buildings and Uses, Section 1 - Nonconforming
527 Buildings and Uses, Subsection 1.51 of the Dover Code be amended by deleting the text indicated in red
528 strikeout and inserting the bold, blue text, as follows:
529 1.5 Each of the nonconforming uses specified below is deemed sufficiently objectionable, undesirable,
530 and out of character in the district in which such use is located as to depreciate the value of other property
531 and uses permitted in the district, and blight the proper and orderly development and general welfare of such
532 district and the city to the point that each of such nonconforming uses shall be terminated on or before the
533 expiration of the specified period of time after the effective date of this ordinance; which period of time is
534 specified for the purpose of permitting the amortization of the remaining value, if any, of such use.
535 1.51 In any residence zone, any nonconforming use of open land, including such uses as a parking
536 lot, junkyard, or open storage yard for materials or equipment, may be continued for three years after
537 the effective date of this ordinance, or after annexation of the property into the City of Dover,
538 provided that, after the expiration of that period, such nonconforming use shall be terminated (see
539 also article 6, section 1.12). Any "house trailer," “mobile home” as that term is defined in article
540 12 hereof, that was located within the limits of the City of Dover at the effective date of this
541 ordinance [November 22, 1976], or that was in place on any land subsequently annexed into the City
542 of Dover, in any zone other than the mobile home park zone (MHP), shall constitute a
543 nonconforming use and shall be permitted to be maintained as a nonconforming use indefinitely.
544 However, such house trailer mobile home shall be required to connect to city sewer and water
545 mains, if available, and such house trailer mobile home shall be subject to and shall comply with
546 all other city codes and ordinances applicable to structures and residences.
547 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED:
548 That Appendix B - Zoning, Article 12 - Definitions of the Dover Code be amended by inserting the
549 following new definitions, indicated in bold, blue text, in the correct alphabetical order:
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550 Condominium: A form of property ownership providing for individual ownership of a
551 dwelling unit together with an individual interest in land or parts of a building held in common with
552 other owners. Condominiums follow the provisions of the laws of the State of Delaware dealing with
553 unit properties and condominiums.
554 Land Lease Community: A residential development typified by single ownership of the land
555 within the development, with the landowner retaining the rights of ownership. Home sites or
556 individual lots within the community are leased to individual homeowners, who retain customary
557 leasehold rights.
558 Mobile home: A factory-built housing unit constructed on a chassis and completed before June
559 15, 1976. Prior to the HUD code, mobile homes were not subject to uniform construction or safety
560 standards.
561 Modular Home: A factory built housing unit constructed to the standards of the Dover Code
562 of Ordinances, Chapter 22 - Buildings and Building Regulations.
563 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED:
564 That Appendix B - Zoning, Article 12 - Definitions of the Dover Code be amended by deleting the
565 definitions indicated in red strikeout, as follows:
566 Mobile home: A single-family dwelling designed for transportation, after fabrication, on
567 streets, and highways on its own wheels or on flatbed or other trailers, and arriving at a site in a
568 mobile home park where it is to be occupied as a dwelling, complete and ready for occupancy, except
569 for minor and incidental unpacking and assembly operations, location on jacks or permanent
570 foundations, connections to utilities, and the like; excluding, however, the single-family dwelling
571 which is designed to be readily moveable after the original occupancy as a single-family dwelling, and
572 conforms to the building code, plumbing code, electrical code and housing code of the City of Dover.
573 Single-wide mobile homes are those units built as a complete home measuring up to 14 feet in width
574 and finished on all exterior sides prior to transportation to a site for installation. Double-wide mobile
575 homes are those units built in two halves intended to be assembled together on the site at the time of
576 installation, each half measuring up to 14 feet in width and each finished on three exterior sides.
577 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED:
578 That Appendix B - Zoning, Article 12 - Definitions of the Dover Code be amended by inserting the text
579 indicated in bold, blue text and deleting the text indicated in red strikeout, for the following definitions:
580 Dwelling unit: A building or entirely self-contained portion thereof containing complete
581 housekeeping facilities for only one family, including any domestic servants employed on the premises, and
582 having no enclosed space (other than vestibules, entrance or other hallways or porches) or cooking or
583 sanitary facilities in common with any other dwelling unit. A boarding[house] or roominghouse,
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584 convalescent home, dormitory, fraternity or sorority house, hotel, inn, lodging, nursing, or other similar
585 home, house trailer, travel trailer, recreational vehicle, or other similar structures or vehicles shall not
586 be deemed to constitute a dwelling unit.
587 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED:
588 That Appendix F - Fees and Fines, Chapter 26 - Businesses, Article II - Licenses, Section 26-35 - License
589 Required; Fees, Subsection (d)(1) - Businesses Licensed of the Dover Code be amended by inserting the
590 bold, blue text and deleting the text indicated in red strikeout, as follows:
Fees and Fines
591 Chapter 26 - Businesses, Article II - Licenses
592 Fines not paid within 14 days of the day the fine was issued, including the day the fine was issued,
593 shall be automatically doubled in amount.
594 Sec. 26-35 - License required; fees
Subsec. (d)(1) - Businesses licensed
Advertising agency $95.00
Amusement operator $157.00
Architect $250.00
Attorney-at-law $313.00
ATM machines (third-party or off bank premises) $50.50
Auctioneer $157.00
Automobile race operator $375.00
Bank, or loan and trust company $313.00
Barber $63.00
each additional chair over two $4.00
Beautician $63.00
each additional chair over two $4.00
Broadcasting station $313.00
Broker $157.00
Car wash $188.00
Certified public accountant $250.00
Cesspool cleaner $125.00
Chiropractor $313.00
Clinical social worker $96.00
$3.00
Coin-operated amusement machine owner
Per machine
Coin-operated vending machine owner $3.00
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Per machine
$125.00
Coin-operated electronic video machine
Per machine
Commercial sign business $125.00
Computer-related services $125.00
Consultant $50.50
Day care operator:
Center or home provider with greater than six children $50.50
Dentist $313.00
Distributor $63.00
Dray person or mover $125.00
Eating establishment and/or eating establishment operator $125.00
Employment agency $125.00
Entertainer:
One - three entertainers per group $50.50
Four - nine entertainers per group $95.00
Ten or more $125.00
Entertainment agent $188.00
Finance or small loan agency $250.00
Fitness trainer $69.00
Funeral director $250.00
Gaming position $155.00
Gas, light, power, cable TV and telephone company $938.00
General repairman $63.00
Health spa or health club $188.00
Home day care operator $25.50
Hotel:
Per room $9.50
Per suite $12.50
Income tax consultant $188.00
Incorporator $125.00
Insurance adjustor office $125.00
Itinerant merchant, per event $100.00
Janitorial and cleaning service:
One - three employees $50.50
Four - nine employees $95.00
Ten or more employees $125.00
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Land lease community operator, per home site within
$25.00
community
Landscape service company:
One - three employees $50.50
Four - nine employees $95.00
Ten or more employees $125.00
Laundry service operator:
Primary facility $125.00
Additional drop-off locations $50.50
Linen supplier $125.00
Manicurist $32.00
Manufacturer's agent or representative $125.00
Mercantile agency or collection agency $125.00
Mobile home park, per space $7.00
Motel, per room $7.00
Motion picture theater $188.00
Motor vehicle serviceman $95.00
Nursing, rest or convalescent home $188.00
Open market operator:
First 20 spaces, per rented space $22.50
21st - 50th space, per rented space $11.50
Each space over 50, per rented space $6.00
Outdoor tables, per table $6.00
Optometrist $313.00
Pawnbroker $188.00
Pest control services $95.00
Pharmacist $188.00
Photographer $125.00
Physical therapist $188.00
Physician and/or surgeon $313.00
Plant nursery and florist $95.00
Podiatrist $313.00
$63.00/
Pool table operator, per table Maximum fee
$189.00
Printer $125.00
Private investigator agency $188.00
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Professional counselor $63.00
Professional engineer $250.00
Professional land surveyor $250.00
Psychologist $313.00
Public accountant $188.00
Public stenographer $38.00
Publisher $313.00
Real estate broker, appraiser, and manager $157.00
Real estate development corporation $344.00
Real estate property manager:
One - three units managed $50.50
Four - ten units managed $125.00
Ten + units managed $125.00
Real estate salesperson or associated broker $50.50
Rental service $125.00
Sales representative $50.50
School and educational service (nonvocational) $63.00
School and educational service (vocational) $125.00
Scientific laboratory $250.00
Scrap and waste material service $125.00
Secondhand dealer of precious metals $125.00
Security service $188.00
Self-service laundry or dry cleaner $125.00
Shoe repairman $50.50
Sound truck, per hour $33.00
Tailor and garment service $50.50
Taxicab or bus operator:
First vehicle $26.00
Each additional vehicle $26.00
Tourist home, per room $7.00
Trailer park, per space $7.00
Travel agency $125.00
Veterinarian $313.00
Warehouseman $250.00
Wholesale news agency $63.00
All other businesses not listed:
One - three employees $50.50
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Four - nine employees $95.00
Ten - 50 employees $125.00
51 - 100 employees $313.00
595 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED:
596 That Appendix F - Fees and Fines, Chapter 66 - Manufactured Homes and Trailers of the Dover Code be
597 amended by inserting the bold, blue text and deleting the text indicated in red strikeout, as follows:
Fees and Fines
598 Chapter 66 - Manufactured Homes and Trailers, Mobile Homes, and Land Lease Communities
599 Sec. 66-2 - Licenses
Subsec. (a) - Required fee $45.00 each license
A fine of not less than
$50.00 $25.00, nor
more than $1,000.00
and a penalty fee of
Subsec. (b) - Payment; penalties
ten percent per month
shall accrue on the
unpaid balance of the
license fee
600 Sec. 66-5 - Duties of Land Lease Community Owners and Operators
A fine of not less
than $ 5 0 .0 0 i n
addition to any
Subsec. (c)(i) - Failure to perform required duties charges imposed to
cover cost of
maintenance by the
City
$75.00 per hour for
such work that must
be done to render
the property in
Subsec. 66-5 (c)(ii) - Cost of maintenance by the City
compliance with this
article, plus a 15%
administrative
charge
601 ADOPTED: *
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603 SYNOPSIS
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604 The proposed ordinance updates the standards and terminology throughout the Dover Code as they relate
605 to manufactured homes. The proposed ordinance also implements standards for management and
606 maintenance of land lease communities. (SPONSORS: NEIL, SLAVIN, AND COLE)
607 Actions History
608 08/08/2016 - Scheduled for Public Hearing/Final Reading - City Council
609 07/18/2016 - Public Hearing - Planning Commission
610 06/27/2016 - First Reading - City Council
611 06/14/2016 - Introduction - Council Committee of the Whole/Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee
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DOVER HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
The Dover Human Relations Commission (DHRC) meeting was held on July 20, 2016 at 6:07 p.m.
with Chairman Henderson presiding. Members present were Mr. McGiffin and Mrs. Sadusky.
Ms. Bogle and Ms. Mullen were absent.
AGENDA ADDITIONS/DELETIONS
Mr. McGiffin moved for approval of the agenda, seconded by Mrs. Sadusky and unanimously
carried.
Election of Chair - Communications Committee
By unanimous consent, this item was deferred until there are more members serving on the
DHRC.
Election of Chair - Community Engagement Committee
By unanimous consent, this item was deferred until there are more members serving on the
DHRC.
DHRC Committee Updates
Government Policy, Programs, and Practices Committee (McGiffin)
Mr. McGiffin advised members that all of the data research had been completed for the Government
Policy, Programs, and Practices (GPPP) Committee’s online survey of employees with regard to
diversity in the City of Dover.
Responding to Mr. McGiffin, Mrs. Jody Stein, Administrative Assistant, City Clerk’s Office, advised
that no hard copies of the survey had been submitted to the City Clerk’s Office.
Mr. McGiffin indicated that there were 23 responses to the online survey and he had started to put
together the results from the interviews conducted with management employees regarding diversity
in the City. Mr. McGiffin stated that he would write up the results of the survey and interviews and
share them with Mr. Henderson, who also serves on the GPPP Committee. He indicated that they
would advise the Commission regarding what they believe the results mean, and the Commission
would then decide whether to accept, modify, or reject their analysis. Mr. McGiffin advised that
that the GPPP Committee may suggest the next steps to address what was learned. He felt that both
the survey and the interviews were useful.
Responding to Mrs. Sadusky, Mr. McGiffin stated that approximately ten (10) City management
employees were interviewed. He stated that the online survey was for non-management employees;
however, respondents were not asked to identify themselves and responses could have come from
any employee. Mr. McGiffin noted that one (1) employee who had been interviewed called to see
if they should complete the survey as well, and they were told not to do so. He informed members
that the surveys and interviews provided a broad range of feedback and that the GPPP would present
their findings at the next meeting.
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Community Engagement Committee
By unanimous consent, this item was deferred.
Education Committee
By unanimous consent, this item was deferred.
Communications Committee
By unanimous consent, this item was deferred.
Old Business
DHRC Vacancies (First and Fourth Districts)
Mr. Henderson noted that the Commission has two (2) vacancies for representatives in the First
District and two (2) vacancies for representatives in the Fourth District. He indicated that he would
reach out to the City Council representatives in these districts for suggestions for possible
appointees.
Mr. Henderson advised that he would be away during the month of August and asked that the next
meeting be scheduled for September 21, 2016.
Mr. McGiffin moved for adjournment. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Sadusky and
unanimously carried.
Meeting adjourned at 6:23 p.m.
Theodore A. Henderson
Chair
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COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
The Council Committee of the Whole Meeting was held on July 26, 2016 at 6:00 p.m., with Council
President Slavin presiding. Members of Council present were Mr. Anderson (arrived at 6:11 p.m. and
departed at 6:20 p.m.), Mr. Sudler (arrived at 6:08 p.m.), Mr. Neil, Mr. Cole, Mr. Hosfelt, Mr. Hare, and
Mr. Hutchison. Mr. Lewis was absent. Mayor Christiansen (departed at 8:05 p.m.) was also present.
Civilian members present for their Committee meetings were Mr. Keller (Safety Advisory and
Transportation), Mr. Blakeman (Utility), and Mr. Shevock and Ms. Stewart (Legislative, Finance,
and Administration). Mr. Shelton and Ms. Arndt were absent.
SAFETY ADVISORY AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
The Safety Advisory and Transportation Committee met with Councilman Hosfelt presiding.
AGENDA ADDITIONS/DELETIONS
Mr. Hutchison moved for approval of the agenda, seconded by Mr. Neil and unanimously
carried.
Viability of the ShotSpotter Gunshot Detection and Location Service
Deputy Police Chief Marvin Mailey informed members that gunfire is a major concern in the City,
noting that the communities most affected are the least likely to report calls to 911, so gunfire is
vastly under-reported. He advised that the Police Department had responded to 95 calls for service
for shots fired in various areas throughout the City in 2016, stating that people are often gone when
they respond. On the rare occasions when someone is hit, the Department conducts an investigation;
however, these incidents are largely under-investigated due to lack of evidence. Deputy
Chief Mailey explained that the ShotSpotter gunshot detection and location system works by
triangulating the noise emitted from gunfire and helping to pinpoint the exact location. He noted that
several audio devices or sound listening posts would be located throughout a sector of the City, and
they would be able to pick up the noise, report it to a center, de-conflict that noise as a backfire from
a car or other device, and report it to the Police Department to determine the location. Deputy Chief
Mailey indicated that the current system depends on citizens calling from their residence or cell
phone to report gunfire. Officers then respond to the area and conduct a grid search. He stated that
the ShotSpotter would allow officers to go to the exact area of the shots. If subsequent shots are
fired, they would be able to follow this on a grid map and possibly arrest those firing the shots, locate
the handgun, and conduct their investigation in a professional way.
Deputy Chief Mailey advised that ShotSpotter claims that 80% of all shootings go unreported, and
he noted that it is not a foolproof system. Under daytime circumstances, the accuracy dips to about
25 meters from the sound device. He explained that when shootings are outside, the sensors
triangulate to the system and help officers locate the exact location. Deputy Chief Mailey stated that
the City of Wilmington currently uses the ShotSpotter system and Wilmington Police Chief
Bobby Cummings was interviewed about this system in March. He explained that, even though
ShotSpotter did not capture all of the data, it appeared that three (3) sensors would capture gunshots
and alert the Police Department. ShotSpotter had enabled the City of Wilmington to respond to
unreported gunfire and collect evidence, including shell casings, from crime scenes that would
otherwise not have been collected. Deputy Chief Mailey stated that these shell casings were now
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being entered into the Integrated Ballistics Identification System (IBIS) so they can be tied back to
firearms.
Deputy Chief Mailey indicated that the cost to cover a three (3) square mile area of the City would
be approximately $195,000 per year, noting that the equipment would leased rather than owned and
that grant funds were available. He stated that three (3) sources of grants and funding had been
identified; however, they had expired since the research was done on the system. Deputy Chief
Mailey advised that the federal government traditionally renews these grants each fiscal year, so
more grants would be available in the next federal budget year. He informed members that there had
been 17 shootings so far this year, no homicides, and 40 handguns had been recovered from the
streets of Dover without having the benefit of the ShotSpotter. Deputy Chief Mailey felt this system
could increase those numbers, reduce the rate of shootings, and keep the homicide numbers down
to the desired level of zero (0).
Responding to Mr. Hosfelt regarding the success rate or number of cases cleared in Wilmington as
a result of the ShotSpotter, Deputy Chief Mailey stated that he did not have those exact numbers but
that he could get them and report back.
In response to Mr. Hosfelt regarding the availability of the $195,000 in grant funds that was
mentioned for next year, Deputy Chief Mailey stated that he could contact Mr. Windley in
Senator Carper’s Office, who helps the Police Department with federal grants on a routine basis.
He noted that Mr. Windley is very good at finding grants and identifying sources to purchase
equipment.
Mr. Neil advised that a resident in White Oak Park had reported a shot fired, and questioned if the
equipment would cover an area that distance from downtown. Responding, Deputy Chief Mailey
stated that White Oak Park would be outside the area of coverage, which is approximately 400
meters from the site. He explained that the equipment would cover the area where the microphone
is in position and, if located in the downtown area, it would not collect data from outlying areas
across Route 13. Deputy Chief Mailey explained that gunshots outside the network of microphones
would not be collected.
In response to Mr. Neil, Deputy Chief Mailey stated that the cost would be approximately $65,000
per square mile and microphones must be affixed to light poles and raised areas to collect audio
feedback. Only a small footprint would be covered, and ideally the system would be placed in the
highest crime areas.
Mr. Neil stated his understanding that if this system was wanted now, it would have to be the result
of a grant.
Having cursorily researched this system, Mr. Slavin advised that one of the complaints was about
accuracy. He noted that the ShotSpotter would provide guidance to a certain grid, and within that
grid it did not give any additional coordinates to someone who would be dispatched.
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Deputy Chief Mailey stated that, according to his reading, the ShotSpotter triangulates and is
supposed to pinpoint a location. Theoretically, if gunshots were in the network of the sound
gathering devices, it should be able to pinpoint an exact spot on a grid map so that officers could go
directly there. He noted that a certain amount of disturbance would affect the system during daytime
hours.
Mr. Slavin indicated that this was what he was referring to, noting that other noise interferes. He
noted that some police departments had purchased and then abandoned the ShotSpotter because they
learned that for every shot that was fired where ShotSpotter identified a location, there was a
correlation with a number of calls telling them where it occurred. They found it was cheaper to
allow people to call on their cell phones and the calls tended to come quicker.
In response to Mr. Slavin regarding any soft costs on the City’s end and how information would be
received and what the intervention would be, Deputy Chief Mailey stated that the information would
go directly to the dispatch center. The information on the dispatchers’ display would be sent to the
responding officers and they would be given an exact location, rather than an area, to start their
search. Deputy Chief Mailey indicated this would be additional information for dispatchers.
Deputy Chief Mailey explained that the City of Wilmington has vastly different problems than
Dover. He indicated that there are a lot of citizens who pick up the phone to let the Police
Department know that shots have been fired in their neighborhood; however, it becomes very
difficult for the Police Department to respond to a general area rather than a specific point to pick
up the search. Deputy Chief Mailey advised that there are other systems on the market, noting that
he and Councilman Hosfelt had attended a presentation at Dover Downs on a very good Verbi
system. He noted that the equipment would be owned and the City would have it until the sensors
need replacement. Deputy Chief Mailey advised that this system comes with a lofty price tag, but
it includes military grade software and materials that are currently being used in the Middle East.
He informed members that this would integrate directly with camera systems and go directly to any
iOS device. Since it is web-based, if an officer had the application and shots went off, the officer
would receive a message on their phone or tablet telling them where to go.
Mr. Hutchison expressed interest in looking at Wilmington’s statistics and results and questioned
how long they had been using this system. Deputy Chief Mailey believed that it was very new
technology that was born out of the engagement in the Middle East, so he estimated that it had been
within the last ten (10) years. He indicated that the ShotSpotter system must be leased rather than
owned; however, the Verbi system would be purchased at a much higher price. Deputy Chief Mailey
indicated that, although the up-front cost would be high, after five (5) to ten (10) years, less would
be paid over the life of the equipment compared to a lease. He reiterated that ShotSpotter would cost
$195,000 each year for three (3) square miles. He indicated that the Verbi representative had sent
him a spreadsheet that indicated that over ten (10) years, there would be a savings of approximately
$840,000 if the two (2) products were compared side by side. Deputy Chief Mailey noted that the
Verbi system would cover a six (6) mile footprint rather than three (3) miles.
Mr. Hutchison stated that the City of Dover Police Department has a great working relationship with
the Dover community. He realized that this equipment could be considered; however, when the
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price tag is considered, he felt that putting boots on the ground and possibly paying extra duty
officers to become more involved in community policing would provide a better value than this
device. Deputy Chief Mailey advised that the Department was currently doing this, and extra duty
officers were assigned in high crime areas. In addition, he explained that the Department’s crime
analyst identifies areas in the City that require police attention, and specific dates and times and
patrols are assigned based on that intelligence. Deputy Chief Mailey noted that this system would
take officers’ searches down from an area to a specific point, and this would be a benefit.
Mr. Anderson indicated that Wilmington started testing this program in approximately 2014 in a
small area and seemed to like it, so it was very new in Delaware. In regard to a cost/benefit analysis,
he would like to evaluate if it fits Dover and not to commit to it. Mr. Anderson believed that there
had been incidences when seven (7) or eight (8) calls were received about shots fired, but because
of echoes and the way sound carries, it was indicated that gunfire came from different areas. He
questioned if this system would have helped in this type of situation. Responding, Deputy Chief
Mailey stated that, rather than looking at a sector of a couple of blocks, it would narrow the search
to a specific point on a street where the first shot was fired. If several shots were fired during a
drive-by shooting, it would tell the direction of vehicle travel and indicate in red dots on a grid map
exactly where the first and sequential shots were fired. Deputy Chief Mailey explained that, in
general, officers currently go from one (1) block to another and look for shell casings or stop to try
to solicit responses from the people on the street. Having been on the street when shots were fired,
he noted that sound bounces all over at night. Mr. Anderson advised that he had also been on the
street when shots were fired.
Mr. Neil questioned if upgrades would be part of the system or if it would fall behind if technology
accelerates. Responding, Deputy Chief Mailey believed that if equipment was leased and newer
technology came out, newer equipment would be provided; however, he stated he would have to
confirm this information with ShotSpotter. If the equipment was purchased, an upgrade to newer
equipment would have to be purchased.
In response to Mayor Christiansen, Deputy Chief Mailey was not aware of any other cities in the area
currently using the equipment. Mayor Christiansen suggested taking a trip to other communities that
have a system in place to confirm the information provided by Mr. Slavin and learn about the success
or failure in other communities before purchasing the equipment, and Deputy Chief Mailey
concurred. Mayor Christiansen felt it sounded like a great system that would assist the City’s police
officers in doing what is necessary.
In response to Mayor Christiansen, Deputy Chief Mailey stated that he believed that preventive
maintenance would be included in a contract but indicated that he would have to check.
Mayor Christiansen requested that Deputy Chief Mailey provide he and the Committee information
on other communities within a reasonable radius of Dover that are using a system. He expressed the
desire to hold a conference call with officials or take a trip to find out the worthiness and
effectiveness of the product. Mr. Hosfelt suggested, once it is established that a city or township is
to be visited, that a member of Council attend such a meeting.
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Mr. Hutchison moved to defer Viability of the ShotSpotter Gunshot Detection and Location
Service for further investigation, seconded by Mr. Anderson and unanimously carried.
Assessment of the Possibility of a Comprehensive Review of Emergency Medical Services
Within the City of Dover
During the Special Council Meeting - Budget Review held on May 24, 25, and 26, 2016, concern
was expressed regarding ambulance service, partially due to the result of the Operational and
Administrative Analysis - Dover Fire Department - Final Report - March 2016. Chairman Hosfelt
indicated that, at that time, there was discussion about possibly forming a committee or getting a
group together to look at the City’s ambulance service. He stated that he believed that the City was
in its second year of at least a three (3) year ambulance contract, with two (2) possible one (1) year
extensions. He advised that he had held preliminary discussions with people in the industry
throughout the State and desired to form a committee or at least bring back to Council suggestions
regarding a committee to look at the City’s ambulance service to see if it is deficient, if there is
agreement with the study, and move forward from there. Mr. Hosfelt noted that he did not have
knowledge regarding the ambulance service and was unsure if other members did, noting that there
may be a couple of members of staff that have more knowledge. He felt that getting a committee
of experts throughout the State together may be a good idea to see if the best interests of the citizens
are being served.
Mrs. Kay Sass, Public Affairs and Emergency Management Coordinator, explained that she would
address questions that were raised during the Special Council Meeting - Budget Review. She
advised that, at that time, Mayor Christiansen had asked how PrimeCare bills for each individual
transported. Mrs. Sass stated that the City’s contract with PrimeCare specifically lists how fees are
charged. She advised that the contractor accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and contracted insurance
carriers as full reimbursement unless there is a deductible or coinsurance payment on the patient’s
insurance. Mrs. Sass indicated that PrimeCare can bill for the deductible, and outside of that they
do not bill.
Mrs. Sass advised members that Mayor Christiansen had noted that Hartly responded to an incident
and questioned if Hartly was eligible for the fee. She explained that Hartly’s numbers were low and
the City reciprocates what Hartly does for Dover, noting that Dover reciprocated 110 times in 2015.
She expressed the importance of understanding the magnitude of the number of calls that Dover
takes in, noting that calls had doubled in the last ten (10) years. In 2015 there were 8,856 calls for
PrimeCare and in 2005 there were 4,460.
In regard to the number of times that the Fire Department was called to assist PrimeCare, Mrs. Sass
indicated that this information had been requested from the Fire Department multiple times. She
explained that she had documentation from 2009 and 2013 asking that this information be provided
when issues occur so that the City can investigate these incidents. Mrs. Sass stated that both she and
the Mayor had asked for this information, and on July 20, 2016 they received only the numbers for
each year. To date in 2016 there were 13 calls, and in 2015 the Fire Department assisted with 37
calls, which was less than 0.5 percent. Without knowing the date or time of the calls, Mrs. Sass had
no way to investigate what occurred that caused the call. She felt it likely that calls were related to
an obese population, noting this is particularly common for elderly, non-ambulatory individuals, and
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two (2) people arriving at such a scene in an ambulance sometimes need assistance to lift these
people. Mrs. Sass advised that in one such documented case from 2013, the weight of a Kent
General Hospital patient was estimated at 465 lbs. and the two (2) people in the ambulance requested
assistance. She indicated that if she had more details, she would be able to determine why assistance
was needed; however, she had been able to get documentation for only two (2) incidents since 2009.
Mrs. Sass noted that Mr. Hosfelt had expressed concern that PrimeCare knows that they can make
insurance money if they are in a position to make a run. He felt they were taking runs when they
should be on standby in the City to handle its issues. Mrs. Sass explained that neither the City nor
PrimeCare determines which calls they go on since everything goes through the Kent County 911
Center. She explained that Mr. Kevin Sipple, Assistant Director, Kent County 911, and the rest of
the group do a superb job of providing documentation every month to the City so that calls can be
reviewed. Mrs. Sass stated that if they are dispatched to a call, they must make that run. They do
this in the order of runs, and when Dover is not available, they go down a list. Mrs. Sass noted that
since the City particularly relies on Camden and Cheswold, who help Dover out tremendously, the
City started giving them a donation a couple of years ago. To her knowledge, this is the largest
donation that these organizations receive to keep their services going. Mrs. Sass explained that this
is part of being a good neighbor, noting that the City deals with a lot more runs than Camden and
Cheswold.
In response to Mr. Hosfelt, Mrs. Sass indicated that she did not have the numbers with her regarding
the number of times Camden and Cheswold had assisted the City; however, she explained that the
City had just made its donation to them. Mrs. Sass noted that the donation amount is determined by
a formula based on the number of calls that they responded to and the number of times the City
responded to them. She stated that the number of scratches is deducted, a certain percentage is given
to other things, and the recent total was roughly $15,000.
Mr. Hosfelt questioned if two (2) ambulances were run during the day and one (1) at night in 2015.
Responding, Mrs. Sass stated that PrimeCare was required by the City’s contract to run one (1)
ambulance 24 hours per day, seven (7) days per week, and the other ambulance runs from 7:00 a.m.
to 7:00 p.m. seven (7) days per week. She advised that this is when additional coverage is needed,
noting that data supplied by Kent County shows how many calls come in per hour and a spike in
calls could be seen. Mrs. Sass stated that the 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. coverage had started prior to her
involvement with the contract.
In response to Mr. Hosfelt regarding the number of ambulances and shifts in 2005, Mrs. Sass stated
her belief that just one (1) ambulance was run until 2009. Responding to Mr. Hosfelt, Mrs. Sass
indicated that the City’s current contract with PrimeCare extends until March 30, 2018.
Mr. Hutchison noted that one of Mrs. Sass’ duties and responsibilities is to be the personal contact
to work with PrimeCare and questioned if she was aware of any problems or issues this year.
Responding, Mrs. Sass explained that if any issues come through, she talks them over with the City
Manager, contacts PrimeCare and tells them what she has heard or needs information on, and within
24 hours they provide all necessary documentation. She noted that there had been a couple of cases
where accusations were made; however, Kent County does a great job of providing information.
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Mrs. Sass cited an instance where they were able to provide her with a recorded conversation from
an individual who made a complaint, which cleared PrimeCare of any wrongdoing.
In response to Mr. Hutchison, Mrs. Sass indicated that she was not aware of any issues that the City
had regarding the total service that PrimeCare does for the City of Dover and surroundings.
Mayor Christiansen asked if the 8,856 calls were single carries or multiple patients. Responding,
Mrs. Sass indicated that to determine the call details she would have to go through and check each
call. She stated that she could ask PrimeCare if they could provide that information. In regard to
the average billing per run, she stated that this would depend on the insurance; however, a basic
breakdown of the fees indicated that emergency stretcher transports are $425, emergency stretcher
mileage per load and mile is $9.95 per mile, and a flat rate service call fee is $125.
Responding to Mayor Christiansen regarding billing for refusals once an ambulance goes on
location, Mrs. Sass indicated that PrimeCare does not bill for refusals. She advised that she had
spoken to a private fraud investigator from the Department of Insurance in February 2013 when
complaints were made by some local individuals, and they did a thorough investigation of PrimeCare
and all of their billing. They stated that Delaware does not have a fee schedule and the amounts
charged are based on usual and customary fees for the area. Mrs. Sass explained that, as far as the
investigator was aware, PrimeCare ambulance service charges logical prices for responding. She
stated that he indicated that all ambulance services charge for responding to a scene, whether they
end up transporting a patient or not. Mrs. Sass advised that the fraud investigator found absolutely
nothing wrong; however, they had suggested verbiage that could be added, some of which was used
for the new contract.
Mayor Christiansen expressed appreciation for Mrs. Sass’ efforts and the information she provided,
stating that she does an outstanding job juggling all of the jobs that she does.
Mr. Hosfelt questioned if Mrs. Sass, as a City resident ,was satisfied with the service received from
PrimeCare, and she responded that she was.
Mr. Scott Koenig, City Manager, questioned if the Committee wanted to form a committee for the
Request for Proposals (RFP). He stated that the City had just entered the second year of the contract
and the City had approximately 19 or 20 months before the contract ends. Mr. Koenig stated that
if Council wants to issue an RFP, staff would be more than happy to. He noted that the operational
study indicated that Dover has enough activity and call volume to attract a national carrier.
Mr. Koenig stated that the difference between local and national carriers is that a national carrier may
not charge the City a standby charge. He estimated that approximately $20,000 to $21,000 per
month is paid to PrimeCare as a standby charge and a national carrier would survive on pure billing.
He explained that the City pays a monthly fee for the 24/7 unit and a separate bill for the 7/7 unit.
Mr. Koenig informed members that a couple of years ago there was discussion about adding a third
shift, at a value of approximately $10,000 per month or $120,000 per year. This was compared to
making an approximate $15,000 contribution to the volunteer fire departments that are helping the
City. Mr. Koenig stated that the volunteer fire department contribution was better financially both
for the City and for the companies that were assisting.
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From a contract management standpoint, Mr. Koenig stated, in his opinion, that the PrimeCare
contract was reasonable. The complaints heard, after investigation, had been generally unfounded
as they worked their way through the system. He noted that the consultant had stated that if the City
was not already in the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) business, this would not be a business
to begin incurring the start-up cost and billing responsibility. From a managerial standpoint,
Mr. Koenig stated that staff was not recommending bringing the service in-house because the City
was getting reasonable service from the private providers and would recommend continuing the
operational relationship between a private service provider and the City of Dover. If an RFP was
done, he recommended doing it in a format that could be distributed nationally and incurring the cost
to do a national advertisement in a national publication, which, to his knowledge, the City had not
done previously.
Mr. Hosfelt stated that this could be budgeted for in the next fiscal year. Mr. Koenig suggested
working on the RFP within the next three (3) months, noting that the cost to advertise would be part
of the very late FY 17 or very early FY 18 budget. The RFP could be issued at the beginning of
FY 18, which would allow enough time to get proposals back, select a provider, and have a transition
period if the City changed providers.
Mr. Neil stated his understanding from the study that there would be a cost savings if a national
provider were used and if the ambulance could use the City’s facilities to house the ambulance.
Mr. Koenig stated his understanding that the cost components from the study were twofold, noting
that if the City obtained a national provider: 1) the City would not be paying the monthly standby
charge currently being paid for service; and 2) instead of renting building space from the private
sector, as PrimeCare currently does, a national provider could potentially rent space inside the
firehouses from Robbins Hose Company. Mr. Koenig noted that this relationship is not within the
control of the City Manager but would have to be authorized by Robbins Hose Company.
Mr. Neil moved to recommend that staff prepare a Request for Proposals (RFP) to look at
emergency services. The motion was seconded by Mr. Keller and unanimously carried.
Overview of the Airport Environs Overlay Zone Related to Dover Air Force Base and
Fordham Brewery
Mrs. Ann Marie Townshend, Director of Planning and Community Development, explained that,
in December, Fordham and Dominion Brewery Co. had applied to the Planning Commission for an
expansion of the brewery on Horsepond Road. When that application came in, there was some
discussion at the Development Advisory Committee (DAC) meeting. Mrs. Townshend indicated
that the Dover Air Force Base community planner is part of the DAC and attends meetings when
there are applications that are near the Base, or specifically within what they identify as the Air
Installations Compatible Use Zones (AICUZ). She advised that, for the City’s purposes, the AICUZ
zone is the Airport Environs Overlay Zone (AEOZ). Mrs. Townshend stated that, at the time, staff
did not have a lot of detail, but there seemed to be an increase in events being seen at the Base.
Unfortunately, a lot of these events did not come to the Department of Planning and Inspections for
permits, so staff did not have a clear number. Mrs. Townshend explained that at the DAC meeting,
staff talked to Mr. Jim Lutz, who was then serving as Fordham’s Chief Executive Officer, about the
importance of getting permits when they have special events and the fact that they are in what is
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called the Accident Potential Zone (APZ) II, which does not allow for public assembly. Staff
advised that if Fordham was planning to have more events than they had in the past, there would be
a need to look at the restrictions. Mrs. Townshend indicated that staff was assured by Mr. Lutz that
Fordham did not have any interest in having more than two (2) to three (3) events in a year.
Mrs. Townshend informed members that approximately one (1) month later, the City Fire Marshal’s
Office happened to see a post on Facebook by the brewery that showed overcrowding at a release
party held in the brewery. This raised a flag from the Fire Marshal’s standpoint because Fordham
is a manufacturing facility from a building and fire code standpoint and had not been reviewed and
approved as an assembly. Mrs. Townshend noted that it became a concern when people were packed
in elbow to elbow in a facility that had not been reviewed for egress and those types of things
associated with an assembly use. At that point, the Fire Marshal’s Office reached out and Fordham
was instructed that anything other than the standard tours and tastings that would be incidental to the
brewery use would require additional review. Mrs. Townshend stated that the Fire Marshal’s Office
also reminded Fordham that if that side of their business was going to grow, this would require a
discussion with the Planning Office because of the AEOZ.
Mrs. Townshend stated that by April, Fordham was starting to have more events, staff was finding
out about them, and they were not getting permits. There had been some staffing changes at the
brewery, and she felt that some of this fell through the cracks. Staff reached out again and reminded
Fordham that they had to get permits when they have events. Mrs. Townshend indicated that in early
May, staff received a number of special event permit applications that included multiple events in
a month. The initial series of applications included three (3) during the month of May, farmers
markets throughout the summer on Saturdays, and a release party once per month, in addition to
other community events. Mrs. Townshend stated that staff then looked hard at the AEOZ and
reached out to the Base community planner so that staff was not making assumptions about the zone
that were not what the AICUZ’s expectations were. She stated that the zone specifies temporary uses
no more than five (5) days. When staff met with the Base, they believed that this type of use was
not what Fordham had presented when they came through the process. Referring to correspondence
dated May 31, 2016 from Mr. Matthew Jordan, Dover AFB Community Planner, Mrs. Townshend
stated that this letter reiterated that, under their AICUZ, Fordham is a manufacturing facility. She
alerted Council that staff was going to need to address this issue and staff sent a letter to Fordham.
Mrs. Townshend indicated that, at that point, the issue began to get more publicity, legislators
expressed concerns, and ultimately there was a meeting at the end of June to discuss what resolution
there might be.
Mrs. Townshend stated that Fordham’s attorney had presented an alternative for the City to look at
to modify the City’s Zoning Determination and Administrative Policy. She advised that the
determination was drawn from the zoning district itself and from the City’s Comprehensive Plan.
Mrs. Townshend indicated that the purpose of the AEOZ is to protect public safety in the areas
around the Base and to protect the viability of the Base. She informed members that one of the
City’s commitments to the United States Air Force was to protect the areas around the Base from
encroachment of incompatible uses. Mrs. Townshend noted that the issue was not that the City was
trying to do something to a business but that this business had changed. When they opened in 2004,
they were strictly a brewery and did not have any events. Mrs. Townshend advised that a review of
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the City’s records revealed that the first special event permits were issued in 2012. She indicated
that this issue grew up under the radar and the City’s responsibility to the Base was to make sure that
the City lives up to the commitment made in adopting the AEOZ. Mrs. Townshend stated that the
AEOZ was initially adopted in 2001, so it was in place when Fordham located there. She stated that
some people had indicated that there are events on the Base. Mrs. Townshend noted that the APZs
are not necessarily just the areas around the Base. Referring to the maps, she explained that the
APZs were the pink linear areas off the ends of the runways where there is an increased risk of crash,
based on statistics provided by the Air Force. Mrs. Townshend noted that this is something that
other military towns with air installations have and felt that a lot of people did not understand the
purpose of the zone and, in particular, the locations of the APZs.
In response to Mr. Sudler regarding a related the meeting that was held at the end of June,
Mrs. Townshend advised that she was not part of that meeting. She indicated that this was a meeting
with the Mayor, Council President, City Manager, and representatives of Fordham, noting that
Mr. William Pepper, Deputy City Solicitor, was also in attendance.
Mr. Sudler questioned what kind of staff changes were made that allowed the concern to fall through
the cracks. Mrs. Townshend indicated that this matter did not fall through the cracks on the City’s
end but she believed it fell through the cracks on Fordham’s end. She stated that she was not entirely
familiar with their staffing changes; however, she knew that the CEO to whom staff talked in
December was no longer there by spring; therefore, the person who made the commitment that they
were not looking to grow their event business was no longer there. When Mrs. Townshend talked
to the director of marketing after staff sent the letter on June 6, 2016, that person relayed to her that
the events were a very big part of their business.
Responding to Mr. Sudler, Mrs. Townshend advised that staff had not issued fines and at this point
was trying to get things to be compliant. She indicated that staff did not necessarily know when
Fordham was having events.
Mr. Neil requested that his memorandum to the Mayor and Council dated July 25, 2016 Re: Airport
Overlay Zone (AEOZ) and the Fordham and Dominion Brewery be included in the record
(Attachment #1). He stated that, in the event of an air accident, there would be a chance that the
City could be sued if the City did not insist that the brewery follow what is in the crash zone.
Mr. Neil pointed out that there was a second liability issue dealing with the Fire Marshal. He felt
this was not entrapment on the City’s part, noting that there was evidence of a broken agreement on
social media. Mr. Neil stated that no fines had been levied, only counseling. He reiterated that the
City could be sued if what was discovered by the Fire Marshal was not enforced. Mr. Neil felt that
there was a second issue related to good faith in dealing with the Air Force. He stated that if it was
free enterprise, the Air Force Base could leave because the City had broken its agreement with them
by not enforcing what is in that zone. Mr. Neil noted that they could pack up and leave, and if they
cannot do so, he questioned if this meant the City should break its agreement with them to allow the
business to expand without doing anything about it. He questioned if the City could move actively
with an ancillary location that is not in the zone to allow them to expand. For example, Mr. Neil
noted that the Kent County Tourism wine trail will now be at Harrington. He questioned if the City
could acknowledge that Fordham had broken the agreement and the Fire Marshal laws, note that the
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City had not fined but only counseled Fordham, and take an active step as a Council by turning to
the committee that is dealing with economic expansion and find someplace for Fordham away from
this zone where they could have their events. He did not feel the City could break faith with the Air
Force simply because they cannot pack up and leave.
Mr. Slavin expressed his hope that neither Fordham nor the Air Force Base were being portrayed as
the bad guys in this matter, stating that this would be a disservice. He noted that these two (2)
entities were simply doing their business and it was evolving. Mr. Slavin stated that the City is
growing. He thought that, as a City government, Dover needed to be out of the business of being
siloed and make sure that zoning and enforcement are in line with economic development policies,
so that the City does not approach businesses saying that they are wrong and the City wants them to
move. Mr. Slavin asked members to imagine being the business owner receiving this news, noting
that they may have been a loyal, taxpaying business in Dover for the past 10 years, built up their
brand and business and become successful, and now the City wants them to move. He stated that
the answer would be that they would move to Milford, Smyrna, or someplace else that is beating the
City to the punch on all of the businesses being lost. Mr. Slavin indicated that Dover was not losing
to Annapolis or Anaheim but to Smyrna and Milford for this very reason. He felt that these are the
moments when Dover can become viable as a City or not. Mr. Slavin stated that this zoning was
passed in 2001 and felt that when something is passed and becomes a zone, it is not sacrosanct or
unchanged forever. He stated that in the past 15 years, the entire business model for Fordham and
Dominion and that industry had changed. Mr. Slavin noted that he is not a defender of their business
and understood that they must catch up on some things. Mr. Slavin advised that this industry was
no longer just about putting product in bottles and they need the ability to sell it in a very personal
way by mixing it with food and the experience of being there. He felt that this is what had made
Dogfish Head in Milton so successful, noting that their plant does not just have bottling but has
much more. Mr. Slavin felt that there was a need to respect the fact that this had changed since
2001, noting that since 2001 the entire fleet and the types of airplanes that fly in and out of Dover
Air Force Base had changed since 2001. When they recently did renovations on their runways, they
used temporary flight patterns with airplanes over the City. Mr. Slavin did not recall them coming
to the City saying that there was a need to change the zones during that temporary period.
Mrs. Townshend stated that the AEOZ was updated in 2011 after the Air Force adopted their AICUZ
study for 2010, so this zoning district had not remained static. The text and maps had been updated
based on the most current information provided by the Air Force.
Mr. Slavin stated that the City had shown moments where it could be viable and flexible and take
activities, zoning, and enforcement and align them with economic development, for example the
Firefly Festival. When Dover Downs wanted to put 80,000 people there listening to rock music, the
City found every possible way to make this happen, and Mr. Slavin was glad that this was done. He
felt that now there was a desire to snag on a single business in a single location that had dedicated
itself to being in Dover. Mr. Slavin advised that, when he spoke to them, they indicated that they
were very happy and proud to be in Dover but were at the end of the line with this matter. He stated
that picking up and moving and building new infrastructure was not something that they wanted to
do. Mr. Slavin suggested that the City should become smart and more nimble, and understand that
the City is growing and, as it grows, there is a need to respond to that growth. He felt that the City
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should not simply hold up a book of ordinances and say sorry, no we can’t do that, we are in the
enforcement business, period. In his opinion, this was the wrong approach to take.
Responding to Mr. Hare regarding what the zoning was prior to being updated in 2011,
Mrs. Townshend stated that the Air Force did not change the APZs, which are the same as they were
prior to the update. Based on the change of the fleet, they updated the noise contours, which shrank.
She indicated that some areas went from a more restrictive too a less restrictive noise zone, and some
came out of the noise zone entirely.
Mr. Hutchison advised that Dover Air Force Base is one of the City’s largest employers. He stated
that the Base operation is unique and there is no other air base that has the relationship this Base has
with Dover’s community. He noted that many people work every day with the personnel at Dover
Air Force Base, including the leadership team, congressional leaders, governors, and members of
the General Assembly, Kent County Levy Court, and the City. Mr. Hutchison stated that the Base
has two (2) major missions, including the C5 and the C17, and they are strongly being considered
for a third mission involving a tanker unit. Because of the relationship that the City has with the
Base and the new addition to the runway, he felt that Dover had an excellent opportunity to have
another mission, and he noted that the mortuary is there as well. Looking at the Fordham business,
Mr. Hutchison noted that they had a business license and he had no problems being flexible, but
when it came to encroachment or perceived encroachment on Dover Air Force Base, he had serious
concerns. He hoped that everyone would be very sensitive to this issue moving forward.
Mr. Hutchison stated that he feels the City is very open-minded about protecting existing businesses.
Mr. Sudler concurred with Mr. Slavin, stating his concern that at times the book of nos is pulled out
but when it comes to major events the answer is yes. He questioned how a yes was pulled out in an
agricultural zone area for the Firefly Festival when there are other events that do not have that major
restriction and the City finds nos. He felt the need to be consistent with leniency and flexibility when
it comes to zoning issues.
Mr. Neil felt that the City should do what was done with the Firefly Festival but do not encroach
upon the City’s deal with the Air Force Base. He felt that Fordham needed an ancillary base that is
not in a crash zone where they can hold their events. In terms of economic development, Mr. Neil
believed that the City should consider what can be done to help Fordham that is not in a crash zone
that sets up a liability issue for the City, and also in regard to what the Fire Marshal had asked for.
He suggested seeing if something can be arranged for them to have their events not in a crash zone.
Mr. Neil also believed the City should live up to what they had said to the Base as far as this zone
is concerned. He stated the need to develop something outside the box.
Mr. Hare agreed with Mr. Slavin, expressing his belief that a compromise could be reached.
Referring to events in the crash zone, Mr. Hare stated that the Air Force Base was extending
invitations to set up and have big events in the crash zone. He indicated that they were not just
holding events on their property but were being invited to do events at the Air Force Base where
hundreds of people show up. Mr. Hare felt that a happy medium could be reached and that there was
a lot more to this than having an event at the brewery in the crash zone, noting that peripheral things
go on that needed to be looked at.
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Mrs. Townshend advised members that Chapter 10 of the 2008 Comprehensive Plan deals with
economic development, and one of the top goals of the plan as it relates to economic development
is to protect the viability of the Dover Air Force Base, since it is a major driver of the City’s
economy. Mrs. Townshend advised that the Planning Office had worked very diligently with the
business and the development communities to update ordinances over the last five (5) to seven (7)
years so that they are more flexible, more things can happen in the commercial zones, and there are
more opportunities for economic development. She noted that this does not necessarily mean saying
yes to everything everywhere.
In regard to the issue of consistency raised by Mr. Sudler, Mrs. Townshend indicated that this was
one of her biggest concerns about making an administrative decision that she believed would go
exactly against what the City committed to the Base in adopting the AEOZ. She noted that other
businesses had wanted to locate within this zone and to do things that included public assembly that
the City had said no to. Mrs. Townshend stated that people had come to her stating that the City said
no to them and questioned why Fordham kept having these events; therefore, this was an issue of
consistency. She noted that there are a lot of things in the Zoning Ordinance that are black and white
and have a yes or no answer, and staff abides by that; however, there will always be gray areas.
When there is gray area, Mrs. Townshend advised that she does her best to work with the applicants
to make sure that the gray area is used in a way that benefits the public interest and the applicants.
She indicated that there are zoning determinations that do this. Mrs. Townshend stated that many
people in the business community would say that she is fair and consistent, and if the flexibility is
there, she will use it and if it is not she does not. In this case, Mrs. Townshend did not believe that
the Code had given staff flexibility, and she did not believe it was appropriate for her to make an
administrative decision that could potentially have a long-term impact on the viability of the Base.
She explained that the Zoning Ordinance and State statute set it up that zoning appeals go to the
Board of Adjustment. Mrs. Townshend talked to Fordham about this and they did not want to go
to the Board of Adjustment. She advised that there was the possibility of them getting a variance
to allow that use but not to expand it so that it goes on to other places. Mrs. Townshend indicated
that the issue of encroachment starts when there is one incompatible use, and then another down the
road, and before you know it there is a Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) commission that
suddenly finds that there has been encroachment. Mrs. Townshend explained that, although
members may not think this is a possibility in Dover, from the research staff had done in 2005 when
the BRAC Commission looked at bases for closure, the Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach
was not on the Secretary’s list for closure. However, the Commission put it on the list simply
because there was encroachment of incompatible uses. Mrs. Townshend explained that in order for
the base to keep their military installation, Virginia Beach had to adopt a lot of code amendments
and purchase land to eliminate some of the incompatible uses. During the past winter, Norfolk’s city
council approved a special exception for a banquet hall that would have a capacity of 80 people,
which is less than those attending many of the Fordham events. Mrs. Townshend noted that Norfolk
is APZ II, which is essentially what Dover was looking at. In Virginia, the person in the cabinet
position in charge of military affairs, as well as the mayor of Norfolk, came out stating that the city
had made a mistake, and the city had to go back and work with this property owner at the city’s
expense to relocate this business.
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For clarification, Mrs. Townshend indicated that this was not something that she takes lightly or that
she is looking at an antiquated zone that does not take into account current priorities. She explained
that this was about the commitment the City made to the Base and the long-term economic viability
of the Base. If City Council wished to amend the zone, she stated that this was within the purview
of the Council. In Mrs. Townshend’s determination, the statement she made was that she did not
believe that the discretion was there to go beyond where things were. Mrs. Townshend stated that
this matter was being looked at based on what the attorney had provided to the City. She reiterated
that she did not believe it appropriate for an administrative official to make a decision that was
absolutely contrary to the Comprehensive Plan and the adopted Zoning Ordinance.
Referring to Mrs. Townshend’s comment that economic development was not to say yes to every
opportunity, Mr. Slavin wanted the record to reflect that this was not what he said.
Mr. Hutchison questioned if the City had a temporary agreement with Fordham between now and
the end of the year. Responding, Mr. Hare said yes. [City Clerk’s Office Note: Subsequent to the
meeting, Mrs. Townshend sent correspondence to the Fordham and Dominion Brewing Company
dated August 1, 2016 regarding events at the brewery that included details pertaining to this
agreement (Attachment #2).] Mr. Hutchison stated that the concerns had already been addressed
to take care of the issue until the end of the year and there was no need to take any action on this;
however, between now and the end of the year there would be a need to come to an understanding.
Mayor Christiansen indicated that the agreement was in the vein of compromise to allow Fordham
to work with the planner and was not to supercede the requirements of the particular zoning. He
stated that, at that point in time, he and the Council President felt it was incumbent upon them to sit
down with them and discuss the issue. Mayor Christiansen commented that he had never seen
anything that was so dangerous that it could not be talked about. He advised that no carte blanche
was given to Fordham and it was still open to discussion and massaging so that they could continue
to operate there within the parameters and permitting. Mayor Christiansen indicated that the City
emphasized that Fordham has to have permitting to hold any of the events that they wish to have
because no person or business in the City should be above the rules and regulations in place.
Mr. Hare moved for adjournment of the Safety Advisory and Transportation Committee
meeting, seconded by Mr. Keller and unanimously carried.
Meeting adjourned at 7:14 p.m.
UTILITY COMMITTEE
The Utility Committee meeting was held with Chairman Cole presiding.
AGENDA ADDITIONS/DELETIONS
Mr. Hutchison moved for approval of the agenda, seconded by Mr. Sudler and unanimously
carried.
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Evaluation of Proposals - Underground Utility Locating Services Contract
Mr. Scott Koenig, City Manager, informed members that the Underground Utility Locating Service
Contract would affect both the Public Works and Electric Departments. He advised that, years ago,
the City did its own locating services through City staff; however, over the past ten (10) years this
had been privatized. Mr. Koenig stated that the current provider is W Locco, LLC and this contract
would be coming to an end. Staff issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) through the City’s
procurement manager for services similar to those currently being received, and two (2) proposals
were received, one (1) from Century Engineering, Inc. and one (1) from W Locco, LLC. Based on
the staff evaluation, staff recommended W Locco, LLC of Georgetown, Delaware, because they are
the current provider and their proposal was lower than Century Engineering, Inc., even with granting
Century Engineering local vendor preference. Mr. Koenig noted that the savings would be
substantial. He indicated that the estimated expense to this year’s budget would be approximately
$66,000. Using the average cost over the past three (3) years, it was expected that an amount
between $60,320 and $61,495 would be spent, based on evaluation of the proposal.
Staff recommended awarding a one (1) year contract with the option for two (2) one (1) year
extensions to W Locco, LLC, as per the proposal submitted in response to RFP #16-0044COD.
In response to Mr. Hare, Mr. Koenig stated that average spending over the last three (3) years for
locating services was $61,495.
Mr. Sudler moved to recommend acceptance of staff’s recommendation to award a one (1)
year contract with the option for two (2) one (1) year extensions to W Locco, LLC, as per the
proposal submitted in response to RFP #16-0044COD. The motion was seconded by
Mr. Blakeman and unanimously carried.
Dedication of Public Infrastructure - Dover High School Pump Station and Force Main
Mr. Scott Koenig, City Manager, advised members that the Dover High School pump station was
constructed in accordance with City specifications with the intent to be turned over as public
infrastructure. He explained that this pump station currently serves only the Dover High School
facility but was intended and sized to cover extended infrastructure that will serve the Leander Lakes
apartment complex, and potentially other areas to be developed in the vicinity of the City.
Mr. Koenig indicated that the developer of the pump station had reached a point where they would
like to dedicate the infrastructure. He stated that one (1) Smith and Loveless 4B2B Vacuum Primed
Pump Station would be dedicated, as well as approximately 1,512 linear feet of six (6) inch sanitary
sewer force main. Mr. Koenig noted that the estimated value based on construction would be
$565,070.
Staff recommended acceptance of the pump station and associated force main at the Dover High
School, with dedication to include the entire referenced infrastructure. Mr. Koenig advised that,
once dedicated, staff would do the maintenance and it would become part of the City’s renewals over
a very long period of time. Mr. Koenig stated that this was public infrastructure, so the City would
have ownership of all the infrastructure dedicated.
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Mr. Blakeman questioned if Leander Lakes Apartments would put any money into the pump station
or if Dover High School was responsible for building a pump big enough to handle the apartments
without being compensated. Responding, Mr. Koenig stated that he had not brought this
information; however, he believed that the station was designed and sized for all of it. He indicated
that it may have been a matter of changing some of the impellers on the pump, and if this was
determined during the construction agreements, Leander Lakes may have paid for a larger pump
impeller. Mr. Koenig advised that the station, as currently constructed, was adequate to serve what
is currently proposed. He noted that details were worked out early in the construction and he did not
have them available. Mr. Koenig indicated that there would not be a payment from them to the City
of Dover for any type of infrastructure improvement.
Mr. Sudler moved to recommend acceptance of the pump station and associated force main
at Dover High School, with dedication to include the entire referenced infrastructure. The
motion was seconded by Mr. Hutchison and unanimously carried.
Mr. Sudler moved for adjournment of the Utility Committee meeting. The motion was
seconded by Mr. Hosfelt and unanimously carried.
Meeting adjourned at 7:21 p.m.
LEGISLATIVE, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
The Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee meeting was held with Chairman Hare
presiding.
AGENDA ADDITIONS/DELETIONS
Mr. Sudler moved for approval of the agenda, seconded by Mr. Hutchison and unanimously
carried.
Discussion of Duties and Assignments of City Personnel
Council President Slavin indicated that the issue of the duties and assignments of City personnel had
arisen on a number of occasions and indicated a need for clarification. He advised that, in
March 2013, City Council took action to reorganize City government which involved reorganizing
the duties assigned to employees in the Public Works, Information Technology, Finance, and
Planning Departments. Mr. Slavin requested that the City Clerk send an excerpt from the minutes
of the Regular City Council Meeting of March 25, 2013 (Attachment #3) to all members of Council,
as well as the citizen members of the Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee. (City
Clerk’s Office Note: Subsequent to the meeting, this information was emailed to all members of
Council and the civilian members of the Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee.)
Mr. Slavin advised that the first vote on this matter had not passed and the second vote passed by
a vote of five (5) to three (3), with one (1) member absent. He felt it would be worthwhile for
members to look at what actions Council took to reorganize City government at that time.
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Mr. Hosfelt moved to defer this matter until members have all the information they need. The
motion was seconded by Mr. Sudler and unanimously carried.
Mr. Hare indicated that this matter would possibly be brought back in the second week of August.
Proposal for Dover Public Library to Serve as a Passport Acceptance Facility
Mr. Kirby Hudson, Assistant City Manager, reminded members that during the Regular City Council
Meeting of July 25, 2016, members had the opportunity to listen and learn about two (2) major
events that the Dover Public Library would be putting on: 1) a Maurice Sendak Exhibit which was
anticipated to bring in huge numbers of people, and 2) Dover Comic-Con. Mr. Hudson advised that
in the few years that Comic-Con had been held, its numbers had grown exponentially, not by the
hundreds but the thousands. Mr. Hudson advised members that everything the library does costs
money.
Mr. Hudson reviewed correspondence from Ms. Margery Cyr, Library Director, dated July 11, 2016,
RE: Passport Services. He stated that at the end of May or beginning of June, Senator Chris Coons’
office contacted the library to let them know that the U. S. State Department was anticipating a major
increase in people renewing or requesting passports. Senator Coons wanted the libraries to know
that this could be an opportunity for extra revenue. Mr. Hudson explained that the Dover Public
Library could meet all of the requirements to become a Passport Acceptance Facility. He reviewed
the benefits to the City and to the library, stating his belief that this service would aid an area that
is greater than the City. Mr. Hudson indicated that the library would retain a $25 acceptance fee for
each passport application, as well as income from any added services, such as passport photos, fees
for expediting, etc. He noted that the U. S. Passport Services would provide email and telephone
support from their regional offices in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. Mr. Hudson stated that
the hours proposed for passport services were Monday - Friday, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. and Saturday -
Sunday, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Mr. Hudson advised that not all posts offices provide passport service, and although the Dover Post
Office does, their hours are very irregular and he been told that they are not convenient. Mr. Hudson
indicated that this was one of the reasons that Senator Coons had asked libraries to look at this
possibility.
Mr. Hudson explained that Ms. Margery Cyr, Library Director, advised him that when she worked
at a public library in central New Jersey in 2008, they were engaged in passport services operating
during evening and weekend hours. She indicated that they were easily bringing in over $90,000 per
year. Ms. Cyr advised that she was told that eight (8) years later they were pocketing a healthy six
(6) figure income, with the service paying for itself since funds did not have to be shared.
Mr. Hudson noted that this library has a full-time program that operates 67 hours per week.
Mr. Hudson stated that staff was proposing that two (2) passport agents could come in at the Library
Clerk I level, with a hiring preference for veterans. After removing operating expenses, 75% of the
funds collected would go to the library and 25% to the General Fund. The library funds would be
used for programs such as the Maurice Sendak Exhibit and Dover Comic-Con. Mr. Hudson noted
that the library is not short on ideas but does not necessarily have all the funds needed for them. He
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felt that something like this could bring in dollars to be able to do those sorts of things without
having to ask the City for extra funds.
Staff recommended authorizing the City Manager to submit the necessary documentation to provide
passport services at the Dover Public Library and incur the necessary expenses to implement and
manage the program.
Mr. Sudler felt that these were great, common sense thoughts and stated that he would support the
proposal.
Responding to Mr. Sudler regarding the projection for labor costs, Mr. Hudson stated that a Library
Clerk I makes $13.40 per hour. At 15 hours per week, the cost would be $201 per week, with an
annual cost of $10,452. Mr. Hudson estimated, including FICA and Workers Compensation in the
amount of $1,780, that two (2) part-time employees working 15 hours per week would cost $23,000
annually.
Mr. Hudson advised that only 21 states were currently beginning this program and Dover would have
the only such program in Delaware and Maryland. Mr. Hudson advised that this could become very
busy, explaining that individuals in Maryland and in this area who need these services and do not
go to the post office go to Washington, D.C. or Philadelphia. He stated that staff anticipated a lot
of traffic and felt this could be a good revenue source for the City.
Mr. Cole questioned if this would be addressed on a year-to-year basis or would be a two (2) or (3)
year undertaking. He asked what would happen if the first year did not go as planned. Responding,
Mr. Hudson stated that the City could discontinue the service whenever it wanted to. He stated that
he and Ms. Cyr wanted to ensure that the individuals hired would know that this is experimental.
He noted that this would be the first such program in the State, and staff knew of only one (1) library
in New Jersey where this had been done successfully. Mr. Hudson indicated that it had the potential
to blossom and that Senator Coons had reached out to other libraries. Mr. Hudson felt that the Dover
Public Library was perfectly suited for it, believing that there was no other larger library, other than
perhaps the Wilmington Library.
Mrs. Donna Mitchell, Controller/Treasurer, stated that she did not recall reviewing all of this
information.
Mr. Hutchison questioned if a database or filing system would be needed if the City were to issue
passports. Responding, Mr. Hudson stated that the library would be a service center that collects
information and would not issue passports. Applicants would fill out an application and the agent
would use a checklist to ensure that all information is complete. Mr. Hudson indicated that this
would be the beginning of the process and the final portion would be taken care of at the
Philadelphia or Washington, D. C. regional office. Passports would be shipped directly to the
applicant.
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Mr. Hosfelt questioned why the City would not start with one (1) additional employee rather than
two (2). In response, Mr. Hudson stated that the requirement for two (2) employees was included
in the guidelines for eligibility.
Mr. Hosfelt asked if it would make more sense to wait until the new budget year. Responding,
Mr. Hudson questioned why this would be necessary. He noted that the supplies would be provided,
it was known that the Dover Post Office was not adequately serving the public and, according to the
U. S. State Department, an up-tick in people applying for or renewing passports was anticipated. In
response, Mr. Hosfelt stated that this item was not budgeted.
Mr. Hudson stated that there would be no funds coming from the City. Responding, Mr. Hosfelt
noted that $23,000 in salary expenses were expected. Mr. Hudson presumed that the money
collected from all of the business would cover this expense. Mr. Hosfelt indicated that he was not
opposed but wondered why this was being considered now.
In response to Mr. Hosfelt regarding whether the budget could absorb a $23,000 change if this
proposal did not work out, Mr. Scott Koenig, City Manager, stated that staff desired to apply for the
program, and Council’s authorization was needed. Mr. Koenig was unsure whether the employees
would be new staff members or if existing staff members would be trained. He believed that the
thought was to try to make current employees available during passport service hours. Mr. Koenig
noted that numbers had not been fine tuned because staff was unsure how detailed this program
would be. He advised that staff saw this as a positive service and a potential revenue generator for
the library and the City. Mr. Koenig was reluctant to commit to the estimated $90,000 in revenue,
stating that he did not believe this would happen the first year. He indicated that he wanted to make
the application, tie down the numbers, and report back to Council, stating that staff wanted
authorization to go through the process to place the City on the list to become a passport facility.
Mr. Koenig believed that this would be a positive revenue source but stated the need to understand
what it takes to exit the program.
Referring to the recommendation that veterans be given preference in the hiring process, Mayor
Christiansen stated his understanding that there would be additional personnel. He asked if it would
be permissible for these employees to perform other library-oriented work when they are not
processing applications. In response, Mr. Hudson stated that he felt they could probably do other
things and that he would obtain the information.
Mr. Shevock questioned how the program would be promoted. Responding, Mr. Hudson indicated
that the U.S. government would assist with promotion at no additional cost to the City. Mr. Shevock
suggested that this service be placed on the City’s website.
Mr. Hare questioned if there would be overtime hours if existing staff were used. In response,
Mr. Koenig stated that there would not be overtime hours, reiterating his belief that part-time
employees at the library would be used and some of the hours would be back-filled. Mr. Koenig
stated that all guidelines would be followed and the intent was not to convert an existing part-time
person to a full-time person to administer the program but to try to perform the service at the lowest
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cost possible. He stated that there would be no benefits associated with the part-time Library Clerk I
positions credentialed to be passport clerks.
Mr. Hare stated that to break even or a little above, it would be necessary to process 1,000 passports.
He indicated that he had no problem with this as a temporary program to see how it goes.
Mr. Neil stated that he was very much in favor of the proposal because it would be very convenient
to have this service at the library.
Mr. Sudler moved to recommend acceptance of staff’s recommendation to authorize the City
Manager to submit the necessary documentation to provide passport services at the Dover
Public Library and incur the necessary expenses to implement and manage the program. The
motion was seconded by Mr. Hutchison and unanimously carried.
Proposal for Dover Public Library to Adopt a Smoke-Free Policy
Ms. Michelle Hughes, Assistant Library Director, stated that it was proposed to adopt a smoke-free
policy for the library grounds. She reviewed a request for the Library property to be designated as
a smoke-free area. Ms. Hughes advised that staff often receives complaints from library visitors
about people who sit outside and smoke on a continuous basis, and referenced two such complaints
received within the past month. She indicated that another reason for the proposal was that there had
been several mulch fires, most recently in June 2016, when the Dover Police cadet on duty used a
fire extinguisher to put out a fire. Ms. Hughes stated that staff knows there are people on library
property outside of library hours and there is concern about the possibility of significant damage to
the building if a mulch fire started when staff was not present to notice it. Ms. Hughes cited several
current proposals for smoke-free policies that were under evaluation. She indicated that the Dover
Public Library respectfully requested that the Committee recommend the Library grounds be
designated as a smoke-free area. A map of the Dover Public Library Proposed Landscape
Improvement Plan designating the proposed border of the smoke-free area was displayed
(Attachment #4).
Mr. Sudler believed that the State of Delaware had a no-smoking policy within 25-feet from any
public facility and questioned if the Dover Police Department would be able to issue citations with
this law in place. He questioned how this would work in conjunction with what was being asked and
felt that if this was in place, the City could be capitalizing on it and giving out citations. Mr. Sudler
stated that he agreed with the no-smoking zone for the library.
Mr. Scott Koenig, City Manager, advised that the library has signs indicating that there is no
smoking within 25 feet of the building; however, there is no reference in the Code, to his knowledge,
that would allow enforcement. He indicated that he was unsure if there was a fine. Mr. Koenig
advised that staff’s request was to designate the library as a smoke-free campus, and the cadets
would enforce the policy under the Dover Code of Ordinances rather than code enforcement staff.
He believed that cadets are present during most or all hours of operation of the library. In response
to Mr. Hare, Mr. Koenig stated that the cadets have the ability to write tickets for a series of things.
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Mr. Hare questioned if this could be expanded to all City property. He noted that there are many
people from the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) walking
across the street to the former library and Weyandt Hall and throwing cigarette butts down.
Mr. Koenig advised that this discussion was limited to the library to address very specific issues at
the library. He advised that this discussion could be expanded; however, this request was related to
the library.
Mr. Slavin stated that he supported the proposal 100%. He indicated that two other pieces were in
the proposal’s favor: 1) the Clean Indoor Air Act, which prohibits people from smoking within so
many feet of an entrance to a public building, and 2) the National Fire Protection Act, which
prohibits people from congregating around egress points for a building. Mr. Slavin noted the need
to anticipate where smokers would go once they are banned from this campus. He indicated that
urns could be set up at certain places; however, he noted that the pictures in the presentation entitled
“Dover Public Library - Smoke Free” showed that no one was really paying attention to urns.
Mr. Slavin stated that he would also support looking at further banning of smoking on all City
property, similar to what the State of Delaware had done, noting that the State does not allow
smoking. He felt that smoking had no place in City parks.
Mr. Neil moved to recommend authorizing the City Manager to implement a smoke-free policy
on the campus and grounds of the Dover Public Library, seconded by Mr. Hosfelt and
unanimously carried.
Request to Solicit Real Estate Services - Garrison Oak Technical Park
Mr. Scott Koenig, City Manager, informed members that staff was requesting authorization to solicit
commercial real estate services, primarily for the Garrison Oak Technical Park (GOTP). He noted
that one (1) of the shortcomings of that piece of property was that, in discussions over the past
two (2) years, some real estate agents had been reluctant to bring buyers to the City because the
property was not listed. Mr. Koenig stated that there was concern that they would be left out of the
transaction and not be awarded a commission. One of the ideas discussed to help market the
available property at GOTP was to list the available properties with the commercial real estate
industry with the understanding that they will be granted a commission.
Mr. Koenig stated that he would like to prepare a one page letter of interest/Request for Proposals
(RFP) to be submitted to the City Manager’s Office. He advised that the RFP would go out with the
required notification and staff would be allowed to evaluate those submissions and select a
commercial real estate broker, and the properties would then be listed. Mr. Koenig advised that if
Council wanted to review the evaluations, staff would bring them to Council for consideration. He
stated that the request was to authorize staff to put out the RFP, evaluate the proposals, and award
a listing contract without further Council review.
Staff recommended authorizing the City Manager to solicit interest and proposals for providing real
estate services for available property in the Garrison Oak Technical Park and award of the services
contract will be delegated to staff unless otherwise requested by City Council.
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Responding to Mr. Sudler, Mr. Koenig stated that there would be no direct cost, but there would be
the indirect cost of a commission transaction if there was a buyer.
Mr. Hare questioned if this would be given to one commercial realtor. In response, Mr. Koenig
advised that the property would be listed by a commercial real estate firm. When listed, all agents
from any commercial firm would understand that there is a commission involved. He stated, for
example, if Company A was selected to represent the City in commercial services and it was listed
with Company B, they would split the commission, similar to a regular real estate transaction.
Mayor Christiansen questioned if selection of the realtor would be approved by the Economic
Development Committee. Responding, Mr. Koenig advised that this request came out of staff-
related discussions with that Committee; however, that Committee does not have authorization to
take official action. Mr. Koenig explained that the official action would be the current request to
allow staff to put out the RFP, select the company, and list the property. He noted that the Economic
Development Committee would not vote.
Mr. Hosfelt moved to recommend authorizing the City Manager to solicit interest and proposals for
providing real estate services for available property in the Garrison Oak Technical Park. The motion
was seconded by Mr. Cole.
Mr. Sudler questioned, when the listing is provided to one agency, if that information would be
provided to other realtors. Responding, Mr. Koenig stated his belief that they would use a
multi-listing service and it would be picked up electronically by other people.
Mr. Shevock questioned if the City would have to go through the exclusive listing if the economic
development group had a major company that was interested in a big portion of the properties.
Responding, Mr. Koenig stated that if a prospect came in before the property was listed, that
transaction may occur without a commission; however, once it is listed he felt that, ethically, the City
would have to go through that person for any transaction.
Mr. Slavin stated that he was supportive of this request. Noting that the Economic Development
Committee had no authority to enter into these kinds of agreements, Mr. Slavin strongly encouraged
the Economic Development Committee members to draft language granting them a way to act on
contracts without further review by a Committee or City Council in order to expedite the process.
Mr. Hare suggested putting an exclusion in the RFP that the commission may be reduced if the City
finds the buyer.
Mr. Sudler suggested that this request be referred to the Economic Development Committee.
Responding, Mr. Slavin indicated that, because the Economic Development Committee did not have
the authority to take any action, the item would come back to the Council Committee of the Whole.
The motion to recommended authorizing the City Manager to solicit interest and proposals
for providing real estate services for available property in the Garrison Oak Technical Park
was unanimously carried.
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Consideration of Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee Review and Approval
of Any Positions that Remain Open for Over Six (6) Months Without Being Recruited
During the Special City Council Meeting - Budget Review of May 26, 2016, Council referred
consideration of whether any position that remains open for six (6) months without being recruited
to the Council Committee of the Whole/Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee.
Mr. Scott Koenig, City Manager referred to the spreadsheet entitled “Positions Open for Six (6)
Months or More - July 20, 2016.” He advised that most of these positions were being actively
recruited and provided an update, as follows:
1) Part-time Customer Service Representative - Collections - This employee
left approximately six (6) months ago and discussions had been held through
this morning on recruiting for this position. There was an internal request to
recruit differently than is on the posting sheet, and staff was reviewing the
request in accordance with policy.
2) Electric Generation Superintendent - This position was created in the last
budget and was funded for six (6) months in the FY 16 budget from
December through June. This recruitment is out and there were interested
applicants. This employee would serve as the bridge between the Electric
Department and the City’s generation assets. This is a critical function in the
long term for the viability of the electric utility. At least one (1) interview
was scheduled for later this month with a viable candidate.
3) Key Accounts Representative - This was listed as a new position with a new
title since a position in Customer Service was re-titled. The position was
being actively recruited and had been vacant approximately 13 months ago
beginning in Customer Service, but staff was nearly ready to offer a job,
provided that the final interviews go well. This employee would develop
significant relations with the City’s major customers so that the City can
address their needs in the future. The industry is very dynamic and there
were discussions about how to accurately project changes in load demands,
interactions with customers, and new types of metering and interaction. This
employee would be key to making those relationships work.
4) Public Works Operations Manager - This position had been moved in and out
of the budget, most recently when several labor grade positions were moved
around to obtain funding for this opening. It had now been actively recruited
and interviews were tentatively scheduled for August 3rd through August 5th.
5) Motor Equipment Operator II Grounds - Mr. Koenig advised that staff had
been playing a lot of leapfrog with some of the labor positions, noting that the
hiring of one (1) person can create a cascade effect. This position had been
open for eight (8) months, was currently being recruited, and would be open
until filled.
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6) Crew Leader Grounds - An offer had been made and this employee would
start shortly.
7) Utility Maintenance Mechanic II - This is a pump station mechanic, and there
had been incredible difficulty filling these positions over the last couple of
years. Mr. Koenig advised that this is a technical expertise that people are
not running to at this point at the pay the City is offering. Several people had
been hired in this capacity who had moved to the electric utility in metering
and substations. With these technical skills, there is ability to transfer to the
electric utility with a higher rate of pay, so there had been internal pirating of
staff with employees in the water/wastewater utility going to the electric
utility.
8) Motor Equipment Operator I Water (2) - Two (2) positions were open.
Mr. Koenig advised that although the time of vacancy was listed as three (3)
years and three (3) months, this was not continuous because one (1) position
had been filled and another became vacant; therefore, there had been a
revolving vacancy for some time. Mr. Koenig stated that, in addition to the
work being difficult, these employees are out in the weather and have on-call
requirements, and this dynamic adds difficulty in recruitment. They are
sometimes on call once per month for a week.
9) Motor Equipment Operator I Sanitation - This had also been a revolving
door. Staff had been recruiting and intended to fill this position to maintain
the service.
10) AS400/System Operator - This position had not been recruited due to
discussions related to the Enterprise Resource Program (ERP). The AS400
System Operator Program left 13 months ago, and this position was
purposely left open due to the desire to develop a clear vision as to what HTE
would be replaced with and what skill set is needed for that.
11) Administrative Assistant - IT - This position was also left open so that a
vision could be formulated for the future of the ERP system. The
AS400/System Operator and Administrative Assistant positions would likely
support any transition that happens with that system. Mr. Koenig indicated
that at the next committee-level meeting, staff would be making a
recommendation on the consulting side of the ERP system to begin that
process. This salary will be used shortly thereafter to help support the
internal implementation of either a new system or continue to support the
existing system.
Mr. Koenig stated that these positions were all important in different aspects to different components
of the City. He stated that he was steadfastly behind continuing recruitment for each of the positions
and getting them filled so that it could be determined if the City has the right people and skill sets
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to provide service. Mr. Koenig thought that all departments feel stretched in some ways.
Recruitment had been very difficult and there had been a number of retirements and resignations.
He stated that it seemed that every time an employee was hired, after a brief period there is a
resignation, retirement, or a shift to another department. One higher-level opening can create a
cascade effect that, through the normal recruitment process, leaves an opening for quite some time.
Mr. Koenig advised that the Human Resources Department had been very active in recruitment,
noting that Ms. Corinne Mosher, Human Resources Coordinator, had spent almost all of her time
over the past year heavily involved in recruitment. He stated that staff was proud of the people hired,
especially those brought in over the past few years, because the markets are seeking good workers.
Mr. Koenig explained that there was pressure to fill positions at the equipment and labor levels
because there are many people out there simply chasing the dollar and, in some cases, this hurts the
City because the benefit package for certain professions and occupations gets overlooked by those
who simply look through the paper at the dollar per hour. Mr. Koenig expressed his hope that
members would support staff in continuing to recruit all of these positions and get them hired and
underway to continue to provide service as indicated in the budget.
Mr. Hosfelt stated that what he hears most often is that the City is not willing to pay enough for the
positions to beat the marketplace. He questioned if the City was at the point that Human Resources
should do another study. Responding, Mr. Koenig recalled that the last study done by the
Management Advisory Group was updated in 2009. He indicated that this is a very sticky question,
noting that labor unions had negotiated with the City in good faith and came to agreement on costs.
Mr. Koenig stated that the City was being squeezed in a couple of areas where there were concerns;
however, doing a full-blown labor study using a disinterested third party is significantly expensive
and takes quite some time. Mr. Koenig felt that this would create a massive level of distraction
during that timeframe and, at this point, he was not of the opinion that the City should solicit any
type of pay study. He believed that they might be surprised at some of the numbers that would come
back from the study. Mr. Koenig thought that certain positions in the marketplace were having
competitive difficulty. He advised that it is typically found that the City is overpaying for certain
positions and underpaying for others. Mr. Koenig indicated that in the labor contracts, for example
IBEW, it is recognized that the City posts in-house first, and there is usually a cascading effect up
the ladder in the electric utility. System knowledge is important in the electric utility, so they like
to hire at the groundworker, entry level and work employees up through the system so they gain all
the system knowledge. Mr. Koenig stated that this is also the preference in the water and sewer
utility, and in this utility the City is competing with construction companies such as Teal
Construction, Inc., where the City typically loses in the dollars per hour area. In regard to sanitation,
Mr. Koenig stated that responses come in spurts, and they may get two (2) people from one (1)
advertisement and nobody from another. For this reason, filling some of these positions had been
sporadic.
Mr. Koenig stated that the City had held a number of job fairs over the last year, one at the Pitts
Center and one at the Dover Public Library. They were well attended and the City had obtained
several recruits as a result; however, staff had been on a constant hamster wheel of recruiting over
the past year or more and there were still quite a few open positions. Mr. Koenig stated that staff
would always know the pulse of the market and what the market was paying; however, in reading
any of the magazines, especially at the professional level of recruitment, some of the numbers were
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getting significantly high. He was not in favor of a salary studying because he did not feel the
options had been exhausted at this point.
Mr. Hutchison questioned how long the recruiting process was for the Electric Director position.
Responding, Mr. Koenig stated that a headhunter was used with an agreement that the City would
pay based on the hiring of a successful candidate. The headhunter brought a number of recruits,
some of whom were extremely highly paid, some in the $170,000 plus range. Mr. Koenig advised
that there was a struggle to find someone and Mr. Harry Maloney, Electric Director, came to him
through a discussion with Mr. Kirk Betts, the City’s utility attorney. He stated that the reason the
City was able to get Mr. Maloney was because he was retiring from the City of Vineland, New Jersey
and had retirement benefits. Because he was dedicated to public power and was willing to give the
City of Dover what he hopes is a number of years as both an Electric Director and a teacher of the
distribution system discipline. Without Mr. Betts’ help and Mr. Maloney’s interest in being a
teacher, Mr. Koenig did not feel the City would have found the person that it did. When staff came
to Council to discuss this recruitment, Mr. Koenig’s concern was that it would cost $150,000 or
more to hire an Electric Director because that was the low end of the market. The actual market for
that type of expertise is significantly higher than what the City is paying.
Mr. Hutchison noted that there were a lot of changes taking place in the electric system while they
were seeking an Electric Director. He agreed with Mr. Koenig’s approach to getting the director in
place to see what their needs were. Many positions in the electric system were on hold until the
director was identified so that he could make his own assessment, sit down with the City Manager,
and work out a master plan. Mr. Hutchison stated that those positions on hold each have a special
skill set in the workplace, noting that this takes a lot of time. He credited the City Manager for his
patience in getting staff in place. Although it was slower than Mr. Hutchison liked, he noted the
need to work with the market.
Mr. Koenig stated that Mr. Maloney treats the Dover electric system as he treated the Vineland
system, which is like a child. Mr. Maloney’s requests had been very deliberate and he had made
some very good hiring decisions, in some cases taking a non-traditional approach. Some of the hires
attracted to the electric utility had basic knowledge and electrical experience, and were learning the
positions. Mr. Koenig stated that he and Mr. Maloney had discussed the need to rebuild the
managerial function of the electric system because a number of people had retired and that expertise
left with them. He noted that the electric utility had been extremely beneficial for the City of Dover;
however, the units are getting older and decisions will have to be made regarding potential
replacement. Mr. Koenig advised that replacing capacity in the system requires a great deal of work
and the human component is very important. He reminded members that none of this work is done
without a human hand touching it and it is important to have the staff expertise to do it.
Mr. Hare stated that Mr. Koenig had commented last year that Mr. Maloney spends a lot of time
managing the plant. Responding, Mr. Koenig stated that Mr. Maloney spends a lot of time working
hand-in-hand with NAES, who is the plant operator. Mr. Hare questioned why the City was paying
NAES $7M per year if Mr. Maloney was going to work hand-in-hand with them. In response,
Mr. Koenig stated that this had been previously discussed.
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Mr. Hare recalled that during last year’s budget discussions it was said that there would be a meeting
to review the total picture of the City’s electric utility over the next five (5) and 10 years and decide
where the City was headed and if plants would be rebuilt. He indicated that this meeting had not
been held. In addition, he stated that Mr. Hutchison had brought forward a motion to have the City
get better control of its pay system and compare it to the market, the State of Delaware, and towns
around Dover and this had not been done. In regard to the Electric Generation Superintendent,
Mr. Hare stated that Mr. Koenig could look for this individual; however, it must come back to
Council for approval when Mr. Koenig decides that he has the individual. Responding, Mr. Koenig
stated that this was one of the reasons that this discussion was being held, noting that he wanted
authorization to hire the Assistant Generation Manager position. He stated that this position was
placed on hold because a lot of things had been going on.
In response to Mr. Hare regarding the five (5) and 10 year plan, Mr. Koenig stated that every budget
includes a five (5) year Capital Investment Plan (CIP). He stated that power supply contracts had
been brought before Council over the last year that included the purchase of generation and long-
term energy, so these issues were coming before Council as a series of packages rather than in one
package. Mr. Koenig advised that when the City renegotiated the NAES contract that was authorized
by Council several months ago, one of the reasons that the fee for The Energy Authority (TEA) was
reduced, and he believed for the flat contract renewal for NAES, was due to the current active
management at the City level that had previously been turned over to the third-party contracts. He
stated that the purpose of having the human interaction at the Electric Director and Assistant
Generation Manager level was to reduce the outside labor that the City was previously paying for.
Mr. Koenig stated that the power plant, especially with a unit that was built in 1961, is a specialty
trade and, in his opinion, it was better for the City to privatize the plant operation because they can
use whatever means necessary to hire an operator, such as flying someone in from across the country
and bringing in expert talent, because the burden is on them to provide the operators. Mr. Koenig
reminded members that the City had a lot of difficulty running the plant efficiently years ago. The
purpose of privatization was to help the City get out of the long-term liabilities of employees. He
noted that a premium is paid for that in some cases; however, the City would have no long-term
liability associated with that plant, other than the contract. Mr. Koenig reiterated that it is specialty
work. He noted that Mr. Maloney knows the running of the plant, but the City is not tasked with
that. Mr. Koenig stated that the whole purpose of the Assistant Generation Manager position was
to rebuild the managerial capacity of the utility, which is the golden goose for the City, referring to
the $10M cash transfer, plus an additional $3M - $4M in like services that are part of the utility. He
stated that the City would either have the unit for another 10 or 15 years, and may build new units,
or the units may be retired over the next 10 or 15 years, but the City would likely have some type of
generation asset in the system. Mr. Koenig stated that the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) was
authorized several months ago and that study is underway. He advised that, as recommendations are
made from the study, they will be presented to Council. Mr. Koenig stated that the Assistant
Generation Manager position and these projects were discussed during the budget authorization and
he stated that the only thing that had not been done, which was done internally, was a comparison
of pay rates with the State and some other municipalities.
Regarding a salary study, Mr. Koenig noted that it is very difficult, if not impossible, to get an apples
to apples comparison because of the way that jobs are formulated in each municipality and there is
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always subjectivity. He stated that there are cases where Smyrna is hiring entry-level people at a
higher rate of pay than Dover and the City would have to address this issue in the future. Mr. Koenig
stated that he expects that if a pay study was done, it would come back that the City would need to
pay more, and this was his concern, since, in some cases, it may be substantially more. He explained
that, when using the recruiter for the electric director, the people being sent to him were not even on
the pay scale of the components in the City’s current pay scale.
Mr. Hare stated that he felt that the City should get the IRP done before doing anything, stating that
the meeting had not been held to discuss what would be done. He noted that the plant was over 50
years old and questioned what would be done in the next five (5) or 10 years and if the City would
rebuild this plant. Responding, Mr. Koenig stated that the next five (5) years was laid out in the
capital plan.
Mr. Hare questioned if the grid would continue to pay the City in the next five (5) years or if Dover
would no longer be needed because of the number of other plants around Dover. He expressed the
need to talk about the electric utility and make a decision about what would be done. In response,
Mr. Koenig stated that the electric utility had been discussed and Council decided when the system
was valued that they wanted to keep the electric utility.
Mr. Hare stated that there were two parts to the issue, the plants and the network. He noted that two
(2) plants had been closed and questioned if these plants were getting close to being closed also.
Mr. Cole stated that this matter could be discussed at a Utility Committee meeting.
Mr. Hare stated that the positions in IT had been vacant for 13 and 16 months. He indicated that
when it is decided to list the positions, they should come back to justify why they were needed.
Mr. Koenig requested that they not be required to be presented to the committee and stated that he
would abide by whatever Council decides.
Mr. Hare felt that the Electric Generation Superintendent should be put on hold until the IRP was
completed and reviewed. Mr. Koenig disagreed.
In response to Mr. Hutchison, Mr. Koenig stated that all positions except the two (2) in IT were
currently being recruited. The Assistant Generation Superintendent had been advertised and
candidates were being interviewed.
Mr. Hutchison felt that members should support pursuing the positions that Mr. Koenig was already
working on.
Mr. Neil moved to recommend acceptance of staff’s recommendation to reaffirm the authorization
to recruit all open positions as the City Manager deems necessary. The motion was seconded by
Mr. Hutchison.
Mr. Sudler concurred with Councilman Hare that further information was needed to determine
exactly what would be done. He stated that there had been a lot of discussion in the past, noting that
he had only been on Council for one (1) year; however, he felt it would be pertinent to this decision.
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Responding, to Mr. Sudler, Mr. Hare indicated that two (2) positions had been vacant for 13 and 16
months and the Electric Generation Superintendent was a new position.
Mr. Sudler questioned if there would be any harm to the City to wait another 60 days before filling
those positions. Responding, Mr. Koenig stated that if a viable candidate were to seek another
position and take a job somewhere in the next 60 days, it could hurt the City.
Mr. Hare mentioned the two (2) positions that had not been filled for 13 and 16 months and noted
that Mr. Koenig had indicated that he was waiting to get the ERP report back before filling these
positions. He asked why there was a rush to hire them now if they had not been filled for over a
year. Responding, Mr. Koenig stated that staff had not rushed into hiring them and the simple
request was that the hiring of those positions be left to the City Manager because that is an
operational function of the City. He stated that this is what Council hired him for as the Chief
Administrative Officer.
Mr. Hare noted that the positions had been left to the City Manager for 13 months and 16 months
and had not been filled. In response, Mr. Koenig stated that this was a courtesy that the Finance
Director and he had talked about so that they could potentially pool money. Mr. Hare stated that they
had been using the funds for those positions for other things. Responding, Mr. Koenig stated that
the funds were not used for other things.
Mr. Hutchison reminded members that there was a motion and a second on the floor.
Mr. Hutchison called for the question. The motion was seconded by Mr. Cole and carried by
a roll call vote of seven (7) yes (Neil, Cole, Hosfelt, Hutchison, Slavin, Shevock, and Stewart),
two (2) no (Sudler and Hare), and one (1) absent (Lewis).
The motion to recommend acceptance of staff’s recommendation to reaffirm the authorization
to recruit all open positions as the City Manager deems necessary was carried with Mr. Sudler
and Mr. Hare voting no.
Proposed Ordinance #2016-19 Amending Chapter 22 - Buildings and Building Regulations,
Chapter 46 - Fire Prevention and Protection, and Chapter 50 - Floods (Consolidation of
Construction Code Appeals Committee and Property Maintenance Code Board of
Appeals)(Sponsors: Cole, Hutchison, and Neil)
Mrs. Ann Marie Townshend, Director of Planning and Community Development, advised members
that this ordinance was drafted by the City Clerk’s Office as a result of a number of discussions
between the Department of Planning and Inspections and the City Clerk’s Office related to the
Construction Code Appeals Committee and Property Maintenance Code Board of Appeals. She
stated that these are two (2) separate boards that hear appeals of different sections of the building
code. The Construction Code Appeals Committee is currently made up of the City Manager and two
(2) members of Council and the Property Maintenance Code Board of Appeals is made up of the City
Manager, one (1) City resident generally selected as a representative of homeowners, and a
representative of the real estate industry. Mrs. Townshend stated that staff proposed that the Code
be amended to join these two (2) boards, noting that there is a bit of overlap in the jurisdiction. She
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indicated that because these are three (3) member boards, there had been a number of cases where
there had not been a quorum. Mrs. Townshend explained that the ordinance would take the
membership of those two (2) boards and consolidate them into one (1), which would include the City
Manager, two (2) members of City Council, a City resident that is generally selected as a
representative of homeowners, and a representative of the local real estate industry. This body would
hear appeals of building and fire code issues, as well as property maintenance appeals, such as
exterior property maintenance, suspension of rental permits, and vacant buildings. Mrs. Townshend
stated that staff believed this would improve the functionality of the board and the ability to get a
quorum, as well as eliminate the need to comb through the code to decide which of the two (2)
boards would hear an appeal.
In response to Mr. Sudler, Mrs. Townshend stated that this would also include an appeal for denial
of a construction permit. She indicated that there would be five (5) members on the board, noting
that currently there are two (2), three (3) member committees and the City Manager is on both;
therefore, it would merge the two (2) compositions together.
As the former Chair of the Construction Code Appeals Committee, Mr. Sudler stated that, although
he supported this amendment, he did not feel that Mr. Koenig should be member of this committee
due to the fact that code enforcement and planning work closely together. It was Mr. Sudler’s
opinion that it was a conflict of interest for Mr. Koenig to approve or disapprove of
Mrs. Townshend’s judgment. He stated that he did not feel this was fair to the appellant because
their working relationship creates a conflict of interest.
Mrs. Townshend suggested, if any one (1) of those positions were to come off the committee, that
it remain a five (5) member committee; otherwise, there would be challenges with an even number.
Mr. Sudler moved to recommend adoption of Proposed Ordinance #2016-19, as amended to
change the composition of the members by replacing the City Manager with an elected City
official (Attachment #5), due to the close working relationship between the City Manager’s
Office and the Planning Department. The motion was seconded by Mr. Slavin and
unanimously carried.
Mr. Sudler moved for adjournment of the Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee
meeting. The motion was seconded by Mr. Cole and unanimously carried.
Meeting adjourned at 8:41 p.m.
By unanimous consent, the Council Committee of the Whole meeting was adjourned at
8:41 p.m.
Timothy A. Slavin
Council President
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Attachments
Attachment #1 - Memorandum from Councilman Neil dated July 25, 2016 Re: Airport Overlay Zone (AEOZ) and the
Fordham and Dominion Brewery
Attachment #2 - Correspondence to the Fordham and Dominion Brewing Company from Mrs. Ann Marie Townshend
dated August 1, 2016
Attachment #3 - Excerpt from the Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of March 25, 2013
Attachment #4 - Map of the Dover Public Library Depicting the Proposed Border of the Smoke-Free Area
Attachment #5 - Proposed Ordinance #2016-19 with CCW/LF&A Amendment #1
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ATTACHMENT #1
Council Committee of the Whole
July 25, 2016 Meeting of 07/26/2016
To: Members of the Dover City Council
cc: Mayor Robin Christensen, Scott Koenig, City Management and Ann Marie Townshend,
Director of Planning and Community Development
From: Fred Neil, 3rd District
Re: Airport Overlay Zone (AEOZ) and the Fordham and Dominion Brewery
Frankly, I am not certain where we stand in regards to the expanded events program as
proposed by the Brewery. I know that our friends in the State Legislature have expressed their
support for those additional events. Unfortunately, they do not share the liability issues we
face.
My concerns are as follows:
1. Our relationship with the Dover Air Force Base is at stake. As I understand it, the AEOZ was
created with the information provided by the Air Base’s Air Installation Compatible Use Zone.
Do we really wish to break faith with the Air Base by pushing the limits agreed upon,
particularly since this Base or the role of this Air Base can be down graded or lost entirely as
the military is shrunk? I believe we need to tread carefully.
2. How does this affect other businesses that may wish to operate in the Zone? Have we
already had others who have been turned down? Are we to deny them the right to locate in the
zone and have public events beyond what is currently permitted?
3. In addition to the Good Faith the City has developed with the Air Base, what liability does
the city have in the event a disaster does occur? We can not deny we were aware of the
possibility of an accident or the high level of noise, which can be a health hazard. Will the
brewery sign off on a liability agreement protecting the City? Will their patrons or the patrons’
family sign off each time they attend an event?
4. Adding to the risk and Good Faith Issues with the Air Force Base, and the zoning liability
issues, there is the Fire Marshall liability issue. Does the Brewery meet the basic requirements
of the facility being used by large crowds for egress? Have they already broken the law in the
past with events if the building does not meet the requirements set by the Fire Marshal?
I think we all want to see the businesses located in Dover be successful and wanting to expand.
If there is a way to help them with an auxiliary facility, I am for it. However, until we resolve
these issues, the Fordham and Dominion Brewery issue can’t be a done deal.
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ATTACHMENT #2
Council Committee of
the Whole Meeting of
City of Dover 07/26/2016
August 1, 2016
Dan Louder
Fordham and Dominion Brewery Company
1284 McD Drive
Dover, DE 19901
Dear Mr. Louder:
On June 6, 2016, I sent you a letter regarding the temporary events at the Fordham and
Dominion Brewery. Fordham and Dominion Brewery is located within the Airport Environs
Overlay Zone – Accident Potential Zone (AEOZ-APZ II), which restricts public assemblies and
other people intensive uses. In my letter, I referenced a zoning interpretation and administrative
policy that would limit the number of public events at the brewery to five per year. This is based
on the Zoning Ordinance’s limit of five days for temporary uses.
Mark Dunkle submitted an alternative proposal on behalf of Fordham and Dominion Brewery,
and on June 29, 2016, representatives from Fordham and Dominion Brewery met with
representatives of the City of Dover. The following individuals were present at that meeting:
Mayor Robin Christiansen, Council President Tim Slavin, City Manager Scott Koenig, Deputy
City Solicitor William Pepper, Fordham Marketing Director Ryan Telle, and attorney Mark
Dunkle.
As I understand, at that meeting that a compromise position was reached that would allow for 40
hours of events (five “8-hour” days) for the remainder of 2016, and that Mayor Christiansen and
Council President Slavin would propose ordinance amendments to address the issue of events in
this area on a more permanent basis.
I have shared this direction with the Department of Planning and Inspections staff, and to date,
they have approved nine hours of events on July 8, August 5, and August 18. They will continue
to monitor the total hours as event permit applications are received.
As previously shared with brewery staff by the Fire Marshal’s Office, small tours and tastings
are permitted as incidental to the brewery use. This number of people to meet this threshold will
be governed by the occupant load of the tasting room. As there is no posted occupant load, the
Fire Marshal’s Office will measure the tasting room and provide an occupant load to be posted.
Any event that exceeds this number is subject to a special event permit.
P. O. Box 475 Dover, DE 19903
Community Excellence Through Quality Service
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Letter to Fordham Brewery
August 1, 2016
2 of 2
If you have any questions, please contact me at (302) 736-7196.
Sincerely,
Ann Marie Townshend, AICP
Director, Planning & Community Development
cc: Scott D., Koenig, P.E., ICMA-CM, City Manager
The Honorable Robin R. Christiansen, Mayor
Members of Dover City Council
Mark Dunkle
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ATTACHMENT #3
Council Committee of the Whole
Meeting of 07/26/2016
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
The Regular Council Meeting was held on March 25, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. with Council President
Leary presiding. Council members present were Mr. Anderson, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Lynn, Mr. Perza,
Mr. Bonar, Mr. Hare, and Mr. Hutchison. Mrs. Williams was absent.
Council staff members present were Police Chief Hosfelt, Mrs. Mitchell, Mr. Koenig,
Mrs. Townshend, Fire Chief West, City Solicitor Rodriguez, and Mrs. McDowell. Mayor Carey
was also present.
AGENDA ADDITIONS/DELETIONS
Mr. Anderson requested that Item #5A - Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee Report
- March 11, 2013 - Permanent Assignment of Duties Associated with Interim Managerial Plan and
Organizational Changes be removed from the Consent Agenda.
Mr. Bonar moved for approval of the consent agenda as amended, seconded by Mr. Dixon and
carried by a roll call vote of seven (7) yes (Anderson, Dixon, Lynn, Bonar, Hare, Hutchison,
and Leary), one (1) no (Perza), and one (1) absent (Williams).
LEGISLATIVE, FINANCE, AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE REPORT -
MARCH 11, 2013
The Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee met on March 11, 2013 with Chairman
Lynn presiding.
Permanent Assignment of Duties Associated with Interim Managerial Plan and Organizational
Changes
Mr. Scott Koenig, City Manager, reminded members that in December of 2011, he requested and
implemented a number of organizational changes related to several staff vacancies and the changing
needs of the City’s organization. He noted that since that time, a number of staff positions had been
filled while others had been vacated through resignation or retirement.
Mr. Koenig reviewed and requested support of permanent changes to staff assignments, salary and
organizational structure, as follows:
Public Works
Under the original Interim Plan, Ms. Sharon Duca, P.E. was elevated to the position of Interim
Public Works Director. Since that time, Ms. Duca has been offered and accepted the position of
Public Works Director. One of her tasks has been to review the organizational structure of the
reformed Public Works Department. In June 2012, the Public Utilities Operations/Construction
Manager resigned from his position. Instead of filling this position, which supervised the City’s
construction crew in addition to other duties, the staff members that formerly reported to the position
were placed under the supervision of the Water/Wastewater Maintenance Supervisor,
Mr. Ralph McDougall. Originally, their assignments were related mostly to general maintenance
items. In February 2013, the construction crew aspect of their duties was re-activated to begin
construction of a new water line to support the Garrison Farm Development. New projects will
continue to be assigned to this crew under the supervision of Mr. McDougall. Since the construction
crew was not formerly the responsibility of the Water/Wastewater Maintenance Supervisor, the
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Director of Public Works had requested a review of the position to ensure internal equity in pay with
respect to other positions given the new duties. The Water/Wastewater Maintenance Supervisor
position is a Labor Grade 122. Human Resources completed an internal review of this position
related to other positions within the Department of Public Works. They also reviewed the salary
range with respect to a similar position at Kent County. Based upon this review, staff recommended
that the salary for this position be increased from $54,576 to $61,000. This is an increase of $6,424
or 11.77%. The effective date of this salary change should be retroactive to February 1, 2013.
Mr. Koenig advised members that currently, there is still one (1) remaining position in the
Department of Public Works that is receiving a managerial bonus related to the Interim Plan from
December 2011. Due to recent retirements, a formal recommendation will be forthcoming in the
next several months regarding this position and others within the department.
Information Technology
Mr. Koenig advised members that upon his appointment as Interim City Manager, he was informed
of the capacity that Mr. Andy Siegel was serving in the Information Technology Department. In
August 2010, Mr. Siegel was temporarily upgraded to the position of Interim Information
Technology Director by the former City Manager. His salary was placed at the entry level value of
$76,314 for the grade of the Director’s position. Earlier this year, Mr. Koenig decided to offer
Mr. Siegel the position of Information Technology Director, thus removing the interim label;
however, no adjustment to his salary was made. Upon review of the circumstances, he was made
aware that he had made no consideration for the roughly 2.5 years that Mr. Siegel served as the
Interim Director. If Mr. Siegel had been credited with 2.5 years of experience in the salary offer for
the Director’s position, the salary offer would have been $82,059; therefore, he recommended that
his salary be increased from $76,314 to $82,059, an increase of $5,745 or 7.53%. He felt that the
recommended salary should be retroactive to the date of promotion to the Director’s position.
Finance
Since becoming the City Manager, Mr. Koenig advised members that a large bulk of the
responsibility of preparing the City’s Annual Budget had been shifted to the staff in the Finance
Department. This was an effort to reduce duplication of effort and centralize budgeting efforts.
With the retirement of the former Senior City Administrator in the City Manager’s office, it would
have been necessary to hire additional staff to assist with the budget preparation and management.
The transfer of the budget preparation function to the Finance Department has made it unnecessary
to hire additional staff in the City Manager’s office. The Controller personally assumed much of the
budget functions in prior years and opted to not accept compensation for these additional duties.
Instead, the Controller offered a portion of the proposed managerial bonus to the Financial Reporting
and Accounting Manager (Labor Grade 125), Mrs. Tracey Lisiecki, in the amount of $175 per month.
This was done on a temporary basis and the bonus ceased in October 2012. The Human Resources
Director has reviewed the position based on internal equity within the organization. Staff
recommended the salary for this position be increased from $68,835.24 to $71,600. This is an
increase of $2,764.76 or 4.01%.
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Planning
In 2011 as part of the Interim Plan, the Director of Planning and Community Development,
Mrs. Ann Marie Townshend, accepted the managerial responsibilities for the following divisions:
Life Safety, Building Inspections, and Economic Development. These areas represented ten (10)
positions and were in addition to her regular permanent responsibilities for Planning, Community
Development and Code Enforcement. A managerial bonus of $350 per month was implemented to
compensate Mrs. Townshend for these additional responsibilities. Her current salary ($91,775) plus
the monthly managerial bonus ($350) equates to annual compensation of $95,975.
In June of 2012, the Dover City Council voted to assign the oversight of the Economic Development
Office and its three (3) employees to the Mayor. Also in June of 2012, Mr. Zachary Carter elected
to retire from the City. Mr. Carter served as the Director of Parks and Recreation. Upon
Mr. Carter’s retirement, the Library function became a direct report to the City Manager. In addition,
discussions between the City Manager and Mrs. Townshend resulted in the temporary assignment
of managerial oversight for the Parks and Recreation staff to Mrs. Townshend. Mrs. Townshend has
been serving as the Department Head for the Parks and Recreation function since July 1, 2012.
Mr. Koenig provided a summary of the Parks and Recreation functions.
Mr. Koenig advised members that the assignment of these duties to Mrs. Townshend has allowed
the City to eliminate the Parks and Recreation Director position from the budget. This amounts to
an annual salary savings of roughly $81,000 per year. The City also has realized a saving in benefit
load over and above the $81,000 in annual salary. Mrs. Townshend has requested consideration of
the following annual salary: Current Salary ($91,775) + Current Managerial Bonus ($4,200) + Parks
and Recreation Function ($11,340) = $107,315. Based on a business case review, the salary request
of $11,340 to continue the managerial oversight of the Parks and Recreation Division is the lowest
cost option. The City cannot hire managerial staff for less than $11,340 in salary. In viewing the
current organizational structure of the City, the Parks and Recreation function cannot be easily
assigned to another manager and the facts support that the assignment to the Director of Planning
and Community Development has been a benefit to the City. Since the Director of Planning and
Community Development is a Council-appointed position, the City Council must endorse the
transfer of the managerial responsibilities as well as the proposed salary. The total increase from
$91,775 to $107,315 is $15,540 or 16.93%. Currently, Mrs. Townshend’s position is the sixth
highest paid position in the City. If the request is approved, the position will become the fourth
highest paid position in the City.
Summary
As a follow up to the December 2011 Interim Managerial Plan which saved the City an estimated
$215,000 in annual salary, Mr. Koenig requested salary increases for those positions served by
specific members of City staff who have taken on additional duties or permanent assignments since
the Interim Managerial Plan was placed into action, as follows:
Percent
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Position Current Adjusted Difference Increase
Water/Wastewater Supervisor $54,576 $ 61,000 $ 6,424 11.77
Information Technology Director $76,314 $ 82,059 $ 5,745 7.53
Fin. Reporting & Acct. Manager $68,835 $ 71,600 $ 2,765 4.01
Director of Planning & Insp. $91,775 $107,315 $15,340 16.93
Mr. Koenig indicated that the salary increases total $30,274. Total budgetary impact would be salary
plus 40% load, which is roughly $42,383.60. Funding for these increases would need to be covered
by unused salary in the current year and would need to be budgeted for in FY-2014.
Mrs. Ann Marie Townshend, Director of Planning and Community Development, read the following
statement into the record:
“Thank you for the opportunity to explain my compensation proposal. The details of the
proposal are in the packet, so I will not go over each and every detail, but I would like to
highlight and clarify a few items.
• Throughout my seven years with the City of Dover, I have been a devoted
employee and have always worked hard to make sure that my efforts and those
of my staff are in the best interest of the City. This is my home too, and I am
firmly committed to making Dover a great place to live and work.
• As outlined in the proposal, there have been added responsibilities to my position
over the years that I have enthusiastically accepted, including the addition of
economic development responsibilities in 2008, and again in 2011; and the
management of the City's Municipal Storm Sewer Permit and reversing the City's
non-compliance with the permit.
• In December 2011, I was officially assigned oversight of Building Inspections,
Licensing and Permitting, and Fire Marshal's Office and compensated with a
$350/month bonus, total of $4,200 annually. I had been providing oversight for
these areas without added compensation since Mr. Koenig was appointed interim
City Manager in June 2011.
• In July 2012, I gladly accepted oversight of the Recreation Division following
Zach Carter's retirement. I indicated that I did not believe it necessary to delay
the responsibilities until compensation could be worked out because I was well
aware of the City's fiscal challenges, and I wanted to get a sense of what the
demands of the new responsibilities would be.
• For the last eight months, I have managed the Recreation Division, working
closely with staff to evaluate the business operations, to reverse the declining
revenues and to improve our programming – as stated at a recent seminar I
attended, to make better best. We have had great success.
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N We have restructured the City's summer camp program so that it will make
money instead of lose money – while making the program better for meeting
the needs of working families by adding extended day camp. Our prices are
still far less than many other camps, but we will make money instead of lose
money on the program.
N We have improved our outreach with the schools regarding our
programming and seen an increase in participation.
N We have adjusted our field rental fee schedule.
N I have given staff the support needed to try new ideas and see if they work,
including offering birthday party packages at the Pitts Center, and improving
partnerships with other sports and recreation providers in the region.
• All the while, I have continued working with the business community to
modernize and simplify our zoning ordinance; continued our tough approach to
code enforcement and addressing vacant and dangerous buildings; worked with
the Police Department to develop our proposed Safe Communities program;
worked with the Capital School District and DelDOT to address safe pedestrian
access to the new High School; worked closely with Planning and Inspection
staff to ensure that our business operation remains strong and improved it in a
number of areas; and taken on many other projects and issues.
• The City does not have to hire a Parks and Recreation Director, which is a
savings of a minimum of $72,000 per year plus associated benefits. And our
Recreation programs are thriving.
• For me personally, this has meant more hours put in to get the job done,
including many evenings and weekends.
• What is the value of this to the City? The savings of eliminating the department
head position (nearly $100,000 when benefits are factored in) combined with the
business improvements we are implementing.
• My request is for $11,340 annual salary for the Recreation function and $4,200
annual salary (my existing bonus amount) for the oversight of Licensing and
Permitting, Fire Marshal's Office, and Building Inspection, for total of $15,540.
And yes, technically speaking it is a 16.9% salary increase, but if the bonus is
factored in, the increase is 11.8% over my current compensation.”
Responding to Mr. Shevock, Mr. Koenig stated that the salaries for the vacated positions were
eliminated from the FY2013 Budget; therefore, there was no unused salary for the Senior City
Administrator or the Parks and Recreation Director.
In response to Mr. Hare regarding salary comparisons for the positions, Mr. Koenig stated that the
Water/Wastewater Supervisor position was compared to the City of Dover Water Production
Supervisor, who is paid slightly higher but the technical requirements differ. He indicated that Kent
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County salary ranges were reviewed and were similar to the salary increases that staff recommended.
In regard to the IT Director position, he explained that when the employee was assigned to the
Interim IT Director position, he was paid the minimum amount; however, if the City had actually
recruited to fill the IT Director’s position and the employee had been selected within the four (4) to
six (6) months, the salary would have been appropriate. He explained that there was a 2½ year lapse
between the time the employee began serving as the Interim IT Director and when he was actually
offered the permanent Director’s position. As a result, this employee acquired 2½ years experience
serving as a Director that he was not credited for in the salary calculation. He further explained that
if a person had been selected from outside the City’s employment to fill the position and that
individual had 2½ years of experience serving as an IT Director, the City would credit the individual
for this experience as a Director in developing their salary.
Referring to the IT Director, Mr. Hare suggested that the employee be provided a one-time bonus
($5,500-$6,000), noting that his salary was considerably less than $76,000 2½ years ago, and he
questioned if his salary would have been set at the higher level if this individual had been selected
at that time. Responding, Mr. Koenig stated that in every other instance when an employee is
promoted, their years of experience are considered and salaries are offered accordingly. In the case
of the IT Director, this did not occur and the recommendation would correct this error.
The Committee recommended approval of staff’s recommendation for the permanent assignment of
duties as outlined by the City Manager.
During the Council meeting, Mr. Hare reiterated his feeling that action regarding this matter should
be deferred until the City’s budget was approved and that any increase in compensation should be
accomplished through some form of a bonus system until that time.
Mr. Lynn moved for approval of the Committee’s recommendation, seconded by Mr. Anderson.
Mr. Anderson indicated that he concurred with Mr. Hare and, therefore, would not support the
Committee’s recommendation. Mr. Bonar advised members of his concurrence in this regard as
well.
The motion to approve the Committee’s recommendation for the permanent assignment of duties
as outlined by the City Manager failed by a roll call vote of five (5) no (Anderson, Dixon, Perza,
Bonar, and Hare), three (3) yes (Lynn, Hutchison, and Leary), and one (1) absent (Williams).
Mr. Lynn suggested that the recommendations of the City Manager be considered individually.
Mr. Anderson moved to reconsider the recommendations of the City Manager individually,
seconded by Mr. Perza and carried by a roll call vote of five (5) yes (Anderson, Lynn, Perza,
Hutchison, and Leary), three (3) no (Dixon, Bonar, and Hare), and one (1) absent (Williams).
In response to Mr. Perza, Mr. Koenig stated that of the four (4) positions identified in the
recommendation, only (1) was currently receiving a bonus. He stated that, under the proposal, all
four (4) salaries would be adjusted and there would be no more bonus payments. He explained that
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the only bonus paid was to the Planning Director, as a result of her taking on an additional division
on December 11, 2012.
Responding to Mr. Hare, Mr. Koenig explained that the proposal was being recommended since it
had been demonstrated that the total amount of funding for salaries that would be cut from the
budget for these positions would exceed $300,000, plus the overhead load. In addition, it was his
feeling that this proposal would resolve a fairness and equity issue that he would prefer to resolve
now rather than later during the budget consideration.
Responding to Council President Leary, Mr. Koenig confirmed that 345 full-time employees were
proposed for the next fiscal year, compared to an estimated 370 five (5) years ago. He indicated that
this recommendation would reduce the employee head count as well as salary and benefit costs.
Council President Leary reminded members that one (1) of the positions was formerly occupied by
an individual who retired at a salary level of approximately $80,000 plus benefits, and that the
individual who assumed those duties had realigned contracts, found internal cost savings, and would
be provided an increase of approximately $1,000 per month. Council President Leary noted that the
savings from contract re-negotiations and the Human Resources issues more than exceeded the
proposed increase in salary over a one (1) year period. As a result, he felt that if the proposal were
approved, the City would be ahead $80,000.
Concurring, Mr. Lynn stated that his support was not offered in an effort to rush to spend money but
rather to realize a bargain. He also noted that, as mentioned in the material provided, there were
some exemplary issues of employee selflessness. As an example, he stated that there were instances
of department heads being given an opportunity for extra earnings and declining in order to protect
other employees, and others who had assumed additional department head responsibilities. He
reiterated that there was an equity and fairness issue and cautioned members that the City could not
afford to lose talent, which had recently occurred in the Electric Department.
Mr. Perza explained that the City sets salaries based on what the City can afford to pay and if an
employee were to leave the City’s employment, several individuals would be in line to fill the
position. Although it was not the City’s desire to lose an employee and this would not be the intent
if salary increases were not provided, he stated that the City must live within the financial reality of
the current economy. After further discussions with the City Manager, he agreed that it would be
beneficial for the City to approve staff’s recommendation since it would save the City additional
funds in the near future, explaining his preference would be to consolidate the positions rather than
hire additional people at this time.
Mr. Perza moved for approval of the Committee’s recommendation, rather than voting on
each recommendation individually, as a result of the additional information provided by the
City Manager. The motion was seconded by Mr. Bonar and carried by a roll call vote of five
(5) yes (Lynn, Perza, Bonar, Hutchison, and Leary), three (3) no (Anderson, Dixon, and Hare),
and one (1) absent (Williams).
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ATTACHMENT #5
Council Committee of the
Whole Meeting of 07/26/2016
CITY OF DOVER PROPOSED ORDINANCE #2016-19
WITH COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE/LEGISLATIVE, FINANCE, AND
ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE AMENDMENT #1 (CCW/LF&A#1)
(CCW/LF&A#1 indicated in green text)
1 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOVER, IN COUNCIL
2 MET:
3 That Chapter 22 - Buildings and Building Regulations, Article I - In General, Section 22-1 - Construction
4 Code Appeals Committee of the Dover Code be amended by deleting the text indicated in red strikeout and
5 inserting the blue text, as follows:
6 Sec. 22-1. - Construction code appeals committee Construction and property maintenance code board
7 of appeals.
8 (a) Established; composition; appointment. There shall be a committee to be referred to as the
9 "construction code appeals committee," “construction and property maintenance code
10 board of appeals,” consisting of three five (5) members, one of whom shall be the city
11 manager. The council president shall appoint and the other two (2) three (3) being
12 elected city officials and the mayor shall appoint one (1) city resident generally selected
13 as a representative of homeowners and one (1) representative of the local real estate
14 industry association. The city officials shall be appointed by the city council president
15 at the council annual meeting. Members shall serve one-year terms unless sooner
16 removed. All appointments are subject to confirmation by the city council at its second
17 regular meeting in May. The construction and property maintenance code board of
18 appeals shall elect one of its members as chairperson.
19 (b) Appeals. Whenever any person is aggrieved by a decision of the building inspector with
20 respect to the provision of this chapter, it is the right of that person to appeal to the
21 construction code appeals committee construction and property maintenance code
22 board of appeals. Such appeal must be filed, in writing, within 30 days after the
23 determination by the building inspector.
24 (c) Notice; hearing. Upon receipt of such an appeal, the construction code appeals committee
25 construction and property maintenance code board of appeals shall set a time and place
26 in not less than ten, nor more than 30 days for the purpose of hearing the appeal. Notice of
27 the time and place of the hearing of the appeal shall be given to all parties, at which time they
28 may appear and be heard. The determination by the construction code appeals committee
29 construction and property maintenance code board of appeals shall be final in all cases.
30 (Code 1981, § 5-3; Ord. of 4-25-1994)
31 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED:
32 That Chapter 22 - Buildings and Building Regulations, Article III - Building Code, Section 22-61 - Adopted,
33 Subsection (a) - International Building Code adopted, Section 113 - Board of Appeals of the Dover Code
34 be amended by deleting the text indicated in red strikeout and inserting the blue text, as follows:
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35 Section 113 BOARD OF APPEALS. See Chapter 22-Buildings and Building Regulations, Article I-In
36 General, Sec. 22-1 Construction code appeals committee Construction and property maintenance code
37 board of appeals.
38 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED:
39 That Chapter 22 - Buildings and Building Regulations, Article III - Building Code, Section 22-61 - Adopted,
40 Subsection (b) - International Residential Code Adopted, Section R112 - Board of Appeals of the Dover
41 Code be amended by deleting the text indicated in red strikeout and inserting the blue text, as follows:
42 SECTION R112 BOARD OF APPEALS See Chapter 22 - Buildings and Building Regulations, Article I
43 - In General, Sec. 22-1 Construction code appeals committee Construction and property maintenance
44 code board of appeals.
45 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED:
46 That Chapter 22 - Buildings and Building Regulations, Article VII - Property Maintenance Code, Section
47 22-221 - Adopted, Subsection (a), Section 111 - Means of Appeal of the Dover Code be amended by
48 deleting the text indicated in red strikeout and inserting the blue text, as follows:
49 SECTION 111 MEANS OF APPEAL See Chapter 22 - Buildings and Building Regulations, Article VII
50 - Property Maintenance Code, Sec. 22-225 Property maintenance code board of appeals Article I - In
51 General, Sec. 22-1 Construction and property maintenance code board of appeals.
52 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED:
53 That Chapter 22 - Buildings and Building Regulations, Article VII - Property Maintenance Code, Section
54 22-225 - Property Maintenance Code Board of Appeals of the Dover Code be amended by deleting it in its
55 entirety, as follows:
56 Sec. 22-225. - Property maintenance code board of appeals.
57 There shall be a board to be referred to as the "property maintenance code board of appeals,"
58 consisting of three members, one of whom shall be the city manager, one a resident generally selected
59 as a representative of homeowners, and one representative of the local real estate industry association.
60 The members shall be appointed by the mayor, subject to confirmation of a voting majority of the city
61 council at its annual meeting. Decisions of the board shall be final.
62 (Code 1981, § 10-5; Ord. of 7-10-1989; Ord. of 4-10-2000)
63 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED:
64 That Chapter 22 - Buildings and Building Regulations, Article XII - Vacant Buildings, Section 22-406 -
65 Appeals of the Dover Code be amended by deleting the text indicated in red strikeout and inserting the blue
66 text, as follows:
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67 Sec. 22-406. - Appeals of the 25 percent over market rate.
68 (a) Any appeal of the building inspector's decision must be made in writing within 30 days of the
69 decision. The appeal would be heard by the property maintenance code board of appeals.
70 (b) An appeal of the 25 percent over market rate (from the actively for sale or lease definition) can be
71 considered through an appraisal using accepted appraisal standards to determine market rate. The owner has
72 the option of asking the city tax assessor to perform the appraisal or having one performed (using accepted
73 appraisal standards) at their own expense.
74 (Ord. of 6-26-2006; Ord. No. 2013-03, 3-11-2013)
75 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED:
76 That Chapter 46 - Fire Prevention and Protection, Article III - Fire Codes, Section 46-125 - Construction
77 Code Appeals Committee of the Dover Code be amended by deleting the text indicated in red strikeout and
78 inserting the blue text, as follows:
79 Sec. 46-125. - Construction code appeals committee Appeal; hearing.
80 (a) Composition; appointment. There shall be a committee to be referred to as the "construction
81 code appeals committee," consisting of three members, one of whom shall be the city manager and
82 the other two being elected city officials. The city officials shall be appointed by the city council
83 president at its annual meeting.
84 (b) Appeal; hearing. Whenever any person is aggrieved by a decision of the fire marshal with respect
85 to the provisions of this chapter, it is the right of that person to appeal to the construction code appeals
86 committee construction and property maintenance code board of appeals, as provided for in Chapter
87 22 - Buildings and Building Regulations, Article I - In General, Section 22-1 - Construction and
88 property maintenance code board of appeals. Such appeal must be filed, in writing, within 30 days after
89 the determination by the fire marshal. Upon receipt of such appeal, the construction code appeals
90 committee construction and property maintenance code board of appeals shall set a time and place, in
91 not less than ten or more than 30 days, for the purpose of hearing the appeal. Notice of the time and place
92 of the hearing of the appeal shall be given to all parties, at which time they may appear and be heard. The
93 determination by the construction code appeals committee construction and property maintenance code
94 board of appeals shall be final in all cases.
95 (Code 1981, § 7-60; Ord. of 5-10-1982; Ord. of 11-22-1993)
96 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED:
97 That Chapter 50 - Floods, Article IV - Variances, Section 50-46 - Variances of the Dover Code be amended
98 by deleting the text indicated in red strikeout and inserting the blue text, as follows:
99 Sec. 50-46. - Variances.
100 The City of Dover Construction Code Appeals Committee construction and property maintenance code
101 board of appeals, as provided for in Chapter 22 - Buildings and Building Regulations, Article I - In
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102 General, Section 22-1 - Construction and property maintenance code board of appeals, shall have the
103 power to authorize, in specific cases, such variances from the requirements of these regulations and the flood
104 load and flood load and flood-resistant construction of the building code, not inconsistent with federal
105 regulations, as will not be contrary to the public interest where, owing to special conditions of the lot or
106 parcel, a literal enforcement of the provisions of these regulations would result in unnecessary hardship.
107 (1) Application for a variance.
108 a. Any owner, or agent thereof, of property for which a variance is sought shall submit an
109 application for a variance to the floodplain administrator.
110 b. At a minimum, such application shall contain the following information: Name, address, and
111 telephone number of the applicant; legal description of the property; parcel map; description
112 of the existing use; description of the proposed use; location of the floodplain; description
113 of the variance sought; and reason for the variance request. Each variance application shall
114 specifically address each of the considerations in section 50-46(2) and the limitations and
115 conditions of section 50-46(3).
116 (2) Considerations for variances. In considering variance applications, the City of Dover Construction
117 Code Appeals Committee construction and property maintenance code board of appeals shall
118 consider and make findings of fact on all evaluations, all relevant factors, requirements specified in
119 other sections of these regulations, and the following factors:
120 a. The danger that materials may be swept onto other lands to the injury of others.
121 b. The danger to life and property due to flooding or erosion damage.
122 c. The susceptibility of the proposed development and its contents (if applicable) to flood
123 damage and the effect of such damage on the individual owner.
124 d. The importance of the services provided by the proposed development to the community.
125 e. The availability of alternative locations for the proposed use which are not subject to, or are
126 subject to less, flooding or erosion damage.
127 f. The necessity to the facility of a waterfront location, where applicable, or if the facility is a
128 functionally dependent use.
129 g. The compatibility of the proposed use with existing and anticipated development.
130 h. The relationship of the proposed use to the comprehensive plan for that area.
131 i. The safety of access to the property in times of flood for ordinary and emergency vehicles.
132 j. The expected heights, velocity, duration, rate of rise, and sediment transport of the flood
133 waters and the effects of wave action, if applicable, expected at the site.
134 k. The costs of providing governmental services during and after flood conditions, including
135 maintenance and repair of public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical, and
136 water systems, and streets and bridges.
137 (3) Limitations for variances.
138 a. An affirmative decision on a variance request shall only be issued upon:
139 1. A showing of good and sufficient cause. A "good and sufficient" cause is one that
140 deals solely with the physical characteristics of the property and cannot be based on
141 the character of the planned construction or substantial improvement, the personal
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142 characteristics of the owner or inhabitants, or local provisions that regulate standards
143 other than health and public safety standards.
144 2. A determination that failure to grant the variance would result in exceptional
145 hardship due to the physical characteristics of the property.
146 3. Increased cost or inconvenience of meeting the requirements of these regulations
147 does not constitute an exceptional hardship to the applicant.
148 4. A determination that the granting of a variance for development within any
149 designated floodway, or special flood hazard area with base flood elevations but no
150 floodway, will not result in increased flood heights beyond that which is allowed in
151 these regulations.
152 5. A determination that the granting of a variance will not result in additional threats to
153 public safety; extraordinary public expense, nuisances, fraud on or victimization of
154 the public, or conflict with existing local laws.
155 6. A determination that the structure or other development is protected by methods to
156 minimize flood damages.
157 7. A determination that the variance is the minimum necessary, considering the flood
158 hazard, to afford relief.
159 b. Upon consideration of the individual circumstances, the limitations and conditions, and the
160 purposes of these regulations, the City of Dover Construction Code Appeals Committee
161 construction and property maintenance code board of appeals may attach such
162 conditions to variances as it deems necessary to further the purposes of these regulations.
163 c. The City of Dover Construction Code Appeals Committee construction and property
164 maintenance code board of appeals shall notify any applicant in writing to whom a
165 variance is granted for a building or structure with a lowest floor elevation below the base
166 flood elevation that the variance is to the floodplain management requirements only, and that
167 the cost of federal flood insurance will be commensurate with the increased risk.
168 (Ord. No. 2014-09, 6-9-2014)
169 ADOPTED: *
170 S:\ORDINANCES\2016\DRAFT\ORDINANCE #2016-19 CONSOLIDATION OF PROPERTY MAINTENANCE & CONTRUCTION CODE BOARDS OF APPEAL\Proposed Ordinance #2016-19 Amending
171 Ch 22; Ch 46; and Ch 50 with CCW-LF&A#1-Attachment to 07-26-2016 CCW minutes.wpd
172 SYNOPSIS
173 The proposed ordinance would consolidate the Construction Code Appeals Committee and
174 the Property Maintenance Code Board of Appeals. This consolidation will put appeals
175 related to Chapters 22, 46, and 50 under one committee consisting of five members instead
176 of three and change the composition of the members by replacing the City Manager
177 with an elected City official. The plan is to create the Construction and Property
178 Maintenance Code Board of Appeals with the sitting members of the existing groups. The
179 appointments will continued to be shared by the Mayor and Council President.
180 (SPONSORS: COLE, HUTCHISON, AND NEIL)
181 Actions History
182 07/26/2016 - Introduction - Council Committee of the Whole/Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee
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Monthly Report
June 2016
Office of City Assessor
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ASSESSOR’S REPORT
Number of Deeds Stamped for Transfer Tax Dollar Amount for
the Month of June 2015/2016 the Month of June 2015/2016
26 28 30 $100
30 23
Thousands
25 $56 $50
20 14 15 12 $50 $16 $32
15
10 2015 $2 $0 $0 $9
5 0 1 0 2015
0 $0
2016 2016
First Time Buyer for the Month June 2015/2016 Realty
of June 2015/2016 PropertySales in Dollars Received
Prior to Recording
26
30 23 $4 $3
$3
Res. Non‐First $4 $2 $2
Millions
20 14 15 $3
Time Buyers $2 $0 $1
$1 $0
2015
10 Res. First Time $0
Buyers 2016
0
2015 2016
Major Updates
April ‐16 May ‐ 16 June‐ 16
Assessment Change $1,815,900 $1,256,000 $4,247,400
Residential Sales Ratio Report
Sales in Study Total Assessed Total Sale Price Ratio PRD
Value
24 $3,515,200 $3,785,685 0.93 1.09
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Ratio – Assessed Value divided by Sale Price.
PRD – Mean – A PRD above 1.03 tends to indicate assessment regressivity – high valued properties are under
appraised relative to low valued properties. A PRD below .98 tends to indicate assessment progressivity – high
valued properties are relatively over appraised.
Points of Interest
Scanning & Filing
‐ All new deeds are being scanned and attached to the CAMA software for easy retrieval.
‐ All appeal documents and correspondence are being scanned and attached to the CAMA software for
easy retrieval.
‐ All old property record cards are being scanned and indexed into Fortis.
Assessor’s Office
‐ Preparing for 2016 Tax billing.
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02:33 PM SALES RATIO REPORT CA324
PARID NBHD LUC ADDRESS UNITS STYLE YRBLT STORIES SFLA GRADE CDU TOTAL APPR SALE DT PRICE ASR
ED05-066.00-01-14.00 3 R10 1889 KENTON RD 14 2015 1 1255 C+ AV 181,300 21-JUN-16 184,000 .99
ED05-067.07-01-14.00 10 R10 5 MISHOE ST 1 14 2007 1 1120 C FR 110,200 28-JUN-16 157,000 .70
ED05-067.09-01-31.00 18 R10 221 MERION RD 1 16 1976 1 1840 C AV 152,200 17-JUN-16 212,000 .72
ED05-067.11-01-18.00 10 R10 5 TERRY CIR 1 5 1970 2 2492 C AV 179,300 24-JUN-16 130,000 1.38
ED05-067.12-03-33.00 8 R10 971 SILVER LAKE DR 1 13 1987 2 1200 B GD 147,200 29-JUN-16 145,500 1.01
ED05-067.12-04-49.00 8 R0 45 REPRESENTATIVE LN 13 2016 2 2643 B- AV 205,600 15-JUN-16 203,025 1.01
ED05-067.17-04-60.00 3 R10 125 SWEETGUM DR 1 6 1993 2 1842 B- GD 179,400 03-JUN-16 205,000 .88
ED05-067.20-03-13.00 9 R10 329 N NEW ST 1 1 1925 2 2415 C AV 121,700 21-JUN-16 90,000 1.35
ED05-068.09-02-28.00 13 R10 12 BACON CT 1 5 1974 2 1723 C AV 143,400 28-JUN-16 167,310 .86
ED05-068.14-03-28.00 13 R10 1245 HARRISON DR 1 5 1964 2 1524 C+ AV 122,100 14-JUN-16 164,900 .74
ED05-068.14-04-02.00 7 R10 163 SPRUANCE RD 1 13 1985 2 1100 C- FR 63,200 22-JUN-16 69,000 .92
ED05-068.18-02-80.01 7 R10 50 N HALSEY RD 1 14 2005 1 1316 C AV 129,700 03-JUN-16 157,750 .82
ED05-068.19-01-39.00 7 R10 1331 N LITTLE CREEK RD 1 14 1958 1 1164 C FR 116,300 17-JUN-16 96,000 1.21
ED05-068.20-01-16.00 14 R10 14 NICHOLAS DR 1 8 2006 1 1244 C+ GD 160,200 30-JUN-16 175,000 .92
ED05-068.20-01-18.00 14 R10 18 NICHOLAS DR 1 8 2006 2 1814 C+ GD 184,000 24-JUN-16 201,900 .91
ED05-076.08-02-06.00 9 R10 530 MARY ST 14 2015 1 1512 C+ AV 144,200 17-JUN-16 159,000 .91
ED05-076.12-01-20.00 2 R10 810 FOREST ST 1 1 1947 1 1008 C FR 95,100 02-JUN-16 33,500 2.84
ED05-076.20-01-05.00 5 R10 846 WESTVIEW TER 1 16 1959 1 1678 C+ AV 154,300 10-JUN-16 173,900 .89
ED05-076.20-01-48.00 5 R10 944 SHANK RD 1 16 1960 1 1626 C+ AV 149,200 15-JUN-16 159,900 .93
ED05-077.06-01-36.00 8 R10 534 GREENHILL RD 1 1 1941 2 1741 B- AV 143,600 17-JUN-16 195,000 .74
ED05-077.06-01-65.00 8 R10 512 E LOOCKERMAN ST 1 14 1980 1 1344 C FR 149,500 17-JUN-16 154,000 .97
ED05-077.11-02-24.00 6 R10 644 CRAWFORD AVE 1 14 1967 1 1130 C AV 132,600 15-JUN-16 167,000 .79
ED05-077.17-05-61.00 4 R10 19 ROOSEVELT AVE 1 5 1940 2 1874 C AV 133,000 27-JUN-16 145,000 .92
ED05-085.06-01-04.00 11 R10 15 RIVERSIDE RD 1 5 2005 2 1843 B AV 217,900 17-JUN-16 240,000 .91
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CITY
MANAGER’S
MONTHLY
REPORT
June 2016
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CUSTOMER SERVICE
FY 2016
Major Program Updates Jun 2016 Jun 2015 Difference
Year-to-Date
Number of Customers Served 20,308 20,156 152 252,578
Final Bills 735 757 (22) 8,157
Estimated Bills 202 205 (3) 2,689
Penalties Posted $ 5,638 $ 14,287 (8,649) $ 149,723
Extensions of Credit - Amount Extended $ 22,690 $ 92,850 (70,160) $ 922,764
Balance Transfers $ 3,631 $ 2,488 1,142 $ 236,115
Utility Collections $ 20,111 $ 41,127 (21,016) $ 439,124
Special Assessments $ - $ - - $ -
Miscellaneous Billings $ 67,099 $ 100,085 (32,987) $ 1,435,556
Total Taxes Collected $ - $ 64,865 (64,865)
Taxes Outstanding $ 144,711 $ 306,873 (162,161)
Mar 2016 Apr 2016 May 2016 Jun 2016
Number of Customers Served 19,452 20,051 22,294 20,308
Final Bills 625 563 606 735
Estimated Reads 238 184 200 202
Penalties Applied $8,193.25 $7,061.31 $5,162.58 $5,638.09
Work Orders Written-Service Request 1,659 1,507 1,646 2,002
Extension of Credit 76 111 127 122
Extensions of Credit-Amount Extended $23,013.26 $27,830.28 $28,266.35 $22,690.32
Transfers $51,870.75 $51,870.75 $5,529.52 $3,630.52
Utility Collections $26,753.27 $20,709.78 $27,157.42 $20,110.65
Miscellaneous Bills $86,380.64 $124,669.21 $127,835.40 $67,098.56
Returned Checks $12,926.29 $11,899.12 $9,973.08 $9,581.80
Returned Item Fee $1,480.00 $1,980.00 $720.00 $2,400.00
Drive-up Window 2,438 2,321 2,097 2,553
Walk-in Counter 4,864 4,393 4,744 4,136
Payments by Mail 14,615 12,922 14,893 13,155
Credit Card Payments 179 166 189 182
Bank Drafts 2,081 1,780 1,947 1,810
Transfer Tax Received $ 78,922.28 $60,960.32 $116,930.09 $110,811.27
City Manager's Monthly Report 1
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HUMAN RESOURCES
Category June July August Sept Oct Dec Jan Feb March April May June Total
15 16
15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16
Caucasian* 290 291 290 296 300 298 297 296 299 301 302 301 N/A
Minorities* 63 64 64 67 66 67 66 67 68 67 70 70 N/A
Hired 3 8 2 12 1 3 0 2 9 3 3 3 55
Terminated/Resigned/ 4 4 1 4 1 5 2 2 5 2 0 4 34
Retired/Other
Transferred/Promoted 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 0 1 13
Jobs Posted 2 1 7 9 4 3 3 2 5 10 2 3 50
Workers Comp. 2 0 4 6 7 1 3 0 1 4 2 0 32
Injuries
Workers Comp. 115 260 42 24 211 10 0 166 144 73 0 32 1276
Hours
Insurance Claims 2 0 3 1 3 1 5 4 5 1 4 2 31
339 Full-time Employees:
33 Part-time Employees: (*4 Pitts Center, 1 Recreation, 15 Library, 3 Customer Service, 1 Central Services, 9 Police Department)
Numbers do not reflect, temporary, seasonal, relief fire dispatchers, committee or council members.
** August 2015 Pitts Center Number reduced to 4 to reflect error in July 2015
Turnover Statistics
2010 2011 2012* 2013 * 2014 2015 2016
Total Turnover % 5.57 6.75 11.00 10.91 6.02 11.77 4.08
Termination Turnover % 0.27 1.08 0.29 1.47 .57 .28 --
Resignation Turnover % 2.12 4.05 5.21 5.01 2.29 7.56 2.45
Retirement Turnover % 3.18 1.62 5.50 4.42 3.15 4.20 .82
* Healthcare cost sharing implemented
** Healthcare cost sharing implemented for DOE
Unfilled/Open Positions June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb March April May June
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16
By Department
Electric 2 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 3
Public Works 16 18 17 16 16 14 12 13 14 12 10 10 12
Police 3 5 5 1 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 1 2
All Other Depart- 6 11 9.5 7.5 7 8.5 10 12 10.5 8 7 7 8
ments
Totals 27 35 33.5 26.5 27 27.5 27 30 30.5 29 26 23 25
²
The following has been updated to reflected the Fiscal 2015-16 Budget
Electric: Electric Generation Superintendent, Transmission and Distribution Coordinator, Key Accounts Representative
Public Works: Utility Maintenance Mechanic II/Wastewater; Utility Maintenance Mechanic I; Motor Equipment Operator I (Sanitation); Motor Eq uipment
Operator I (Streets); Gardener II (Grounds); (2) Motor Equipment I Water/wastewater; Public Works Operations Manager; Motor Equipment Operator II
(Grounds); Motor Equipment Operator II (Water/wastewater); Crew Leader (Grounds); Environmental Scientist
Police: Building Maintenance Craftsperson, Police Officer
All Other Departments: Customer Service Clerk, Collections (Part-time), (1) Library Clerk I (part-time), Administrative Assistant (Information Technology-part-
time); Accountant I, Finance (part-time), AS400/System Operator (Information Technology), Fire Dispatcher; Library Assistant (In-House); Library Clerk II (In-
House); Fire Marshall; Inspector I (Code Enforcement)
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HUMAN RESOURCES
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Service Requests Resolved Programming Requests Completed
100 35
88
90 30
30
77
80 74 74
71
70 66 25 22 23
62
58 56
60 52 52 20 18
16 17
50 14
15 13 13
40 11
31
27 9
30 10 7
20 4
5
10
0
0 Jun-15
Jul-15
Aug-15
Sep-15
Oct-15
Nov-15
Dec-15
Jan-16
Feb-16
Mar-16
Apr-16
May-16
Jun-16
Jun-15
Jul-15
Aug-15
Sep-15
Oct-15
Nov-15
Dec-15
Jan-16
Feb-16
Mar-16
Apr-16
May-16
Jun-16
Page Views - City of Dover Web Page
40,000
35,000
30,000
Pages Viewed
25,000
20,000
32,737 33,605 33,344 34,436 34,652 31,824
15,000
28,802 28,730 30,073 27,473 30,300
10,000
26,032 26,071
5,000
0
Jun -15
Jul-1 5
Aug -1 5
Sep -1 5
Oct-1 5
Nov-1 5
Dec-1 5
Jan -16
Fe b-1
Ma6 r-1 6
Apr-1
Ma6 y-16
Jun -16
Current
Performance Indicators Last Month Same Month
Month
Last Year
iSeries Availability 100% 100% 100%
Server Availability 100% 100% 100%
AS/400 Connections
(concurrent/authorized users)
N/A N/A N/A
PCs Supported 362 360 372
Scheduled PCs Replaced - - -
Servers Supported 35 35 30
People Trained 12 7 11
Availability Statistics based on 7:00 AM until 5:00 PM Monday—Friday
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LIBRARY
Reference Transactions
June 2016
Adult 1700
Teen 385
Children 625
0 250 500 750 1000 1250 1500 1750 2000
Circulation JUNE 16 JUNE 15
Dover residents 21,273 22,012
Ebooks 2,527 2,224
Kent residents* 11,289 14,061
Non-county residents 1,765 2,013
Registrations
Dover residents 293 362
Kent residents* 60 37
Non-county residents 5 10
Other
Visiting Patrons 31,047 28,056
Meeting Room Usage 1,256 1,381
Photocopier Usage 809 1,019
Computer Printing Usage 3,456 2,506
Computer Users 4,518 4,566
Wireless Computer Users 1,246 2,000
Holds (Total) 7,348 7,195
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PUBLIC WORKS
Construction Inspection
Subdivisions Site Development
The following required inspection services The following required inspection services
Seskinore Court Dover Dental
Chestnut Groove Dover High School
Clearview Meadows Kent County Recreation Center / Boys and Girls Club
Eden Hill Winner Ford
Nottingham Meadows 365 North DuPont Hwy (Mission Bbq)
Senators Lake Dover Town Center (Old Walmart Renovation)
Garrison Oak Technical Park Capital Commons (Old Kmart Renovation)
Dover Volkswagen
Leander Lakes
Eden Hill Commercial Center
Sanitation
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JUNE 16 FYTD 16 JUNE 15 FYTD 15
Trips to DSWA Sandtown Landfill 181 2,072 181 2,159
Total Tonnage to DSWA 1,082.74 11,718.53 1,108.59 14,675.91
90-Gallon Containers Delivered 65 681 23 358
300-Gallon Containers Delivered 0 0 0 38
Total Man Hours-containers Delivered 34 221 22 392
CURBSIDE RECYCLING TOTAL # OF TOTAL # OF
STATS HOUSEHOLDS ACCOUNTS WEIGHT/LBS AVE. LBS.
COLLECTED .
June 2016 20,213 9,201 323,320 16.00
Streets JUNE 16 FYTD 16 JUNE 15 FYTD 15
Signed Installed 0 92 10 338
Signs Repaired 6 104 3 134
Curbs Painted Yellow (feet) 2,755 19,411 55 15,957
New Post Installed 6 90 3 46
Storm Catch Basins Repaired 10 24 4 25
Storm Catch Basin Repairing (Hrs.) 29 101 48 209
Storm Catch Basins Cleaned 59 482 3 218
Storm Catch Basins Cleaning (Hrs.) 14 96 6 127
Hot Mix Patching (Tons) 5 20 14 20.00
Hot Mix Patching (Hrs.) 8 20 112 185
Cold Mix Patching Hrs.) 13.5 117 89 355
Concrete Work (Hrs) 26 117 24 188
Concrete Patching (Cubic Yards) 2.36 11 0 0
Ditch Work (Hrs). 0 28 0 39
Street and Alley Maintenance (Hrs) 9 97 20 727
Street Sweeping (Miles) 1,726 13,221 1,626 10,975
Street Sweeping (Cubic Yards) 98 1,043 318 2,566
Leaves Collected (Cubic Yards) 0.0 11,378 0 8,676
Leaf Collection (Miles) 0 7,099 0 4,796
GROUNDS
Work Orders
Total Work Orders = 7 General = 6 Arborist = 1
Arborist Crew June 2016 June 2015
Trees Trimmed 20 3
Trees Removed 3 22
Stumps Removed 2 0
Root Pruning 0 0
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Beautification Crew
Hung baskets along W Loockerman Street
Planted flowers in stationary pots
Planted flowers in beds at Kings Hwy, the Plaza, Memorial Bed, White Oak,
Electric Admin, Route 8 Point
Mowing Crews
Mowed, trimmed, and edged designated mowing sites
Sprayed weeds
Athletic Field Maintenance
.
Lined athletic fields
Filled, dragged, and prepped infields
Litter Removal
Litter person has been doing an outstanding job with emptying trash cans and picking up litter
Helped with prepping beds
Miscellaneous
Cleaned up and mowed City owned properties on S New Street
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS)
City Manager's Office Used data from the Tax Assessors office to create a layer of residential
structures built in 1978 or earlier. Created a 30"x40" map of all the structures
for an AC/Lead Disposal program.
Information Technology Reviewed and modified frequently asked questions area for website
Multiple Upgraded multiple computers to ArcGIS 10.4
Planning Created and printed maps for Plan4Health Charrette
Planning & Inspections Created a buffer layer of 1500 ft around the Restoring Central Dover boundary.
Created a 24"x36" map of both areas. Provided to requester as a PDF.
Planning & Inspections Resized the Plan4Health Maps to 1:300 scale and created a new map of the
“Area of Concentration”. Provided both maps as PDFs.
Public Works Created GeoForm for monthly additions and subtractions of recycling customers
Public Works Updated multiple feature classes and set privilages
Public Works Created water, sanitary sewer & storm sewer plan maps for the areas around
Kings Highway and Route 13.
Public Works Created eleven 8.5"x11" maps of the locations proposed to be added to the grass
maintenance contract. Provided the maps in PDF form to requester.
Public Works Created three 30"x40" maps of the water, sanitary sewer & storm sewer for the
area around Wild Meadows and Persimmon Park Place. Provided PDF copies
to requester.
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Public Works Created a CIP feature class and associate Web Application
FLEET AND FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
Fleet Maintenance
PM Work Orders Completed: 27 Number of Tire Repairs: 7 Number of Road Repairs: 9
Other Work Orders: 81 Repair Hours: 264 Road Repair Hours: 7
Total Work Orders: 108 Fabrication Hours: 28 Misc. Hours: 11.5
PM Hours: 105
Major Program Updates
June June
MEASURE 2016 2015 DIFFERENCE
Fleet Maintenance - Scheduled
Preventative Maintenance 6 out of 26 1 out of 26
+ 19.23%
appointments being kept (Quantity 23.08 % 3.85%
and Percentage)
Facilities Maintenance
Facilities - Routine work orders
35 out of 35 20 out of 23
completed within 5 days (Quantity + 13.04%
100 % 86.96 %
and Percentage)
Facilities - Emergency work orders
0 out of 0 6 out of 6
completed within 2 days (Quantity 0%
100 % 100 %
and Percentage)
Water/Wastewater Divisions
May 15 June 15 July 15 Aug 15 Sept 15 Oct 15 Nov 15
159,582,000 162,426,000 180,682,000 182,622,000 168,970,000 145,299,000 121,642,000
Total Water Prod.
121,826,000 161,697,000 154,332,000 171,100,000 156,671,000 144,888,000 115,248,000
Billed Consumpt.
Total Flow to County 143,139,000 178,294,000 143,028,000 160,434,000 126.593,000 132,777,000 138,535,000
City Readings 141,900,215 151,433,568 136,587,837 122,281,550 147,211,292 124,737,856 119,588,481
Dec 15 Jan 16 Feb 16 March 16 April 16 May 16 June 16
Total Water Prod. 133,437,000 137,229,000 137,059,000 148,722,000 159,483,000 146,101,000 172,331,000
Billed Consumpt. 116,923,000 118,062,000 129,346,000 127,945,000 141,806,000 125,105,000 147,393,000
Total Flow to County 126,640,000 120,192,000 187,336,000 132,852,000 129,035,000 161,418,000 129,309,000
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City Readings 144,997,084 131,263,852 152,102,705 195,225,608 148,682,761 157,406,385 158,898,575
ENGINEERING SUMMARY
Major Program Updates JUNE 16 JUNE 15 DIFF FY16 YTD FY15 YTD
State and Federal Violations 0 violations 0 violations - - -
Water Quality Complaints 8 5 +3 102 111
Plan Review Completed
17 plans 8 Plans +9 104 110
Within 30 days of Submission
100% 100%
OPERATIONAL SUMMARY
Task JUNE 16 JUNE 15 CURRENT FY
Water Production - Daily Average 5,744,367 5,414,200 1,833,577,000
Average Field Response Time (goal is <30 minutes) 17.87 18.45 17.51
Water Mains Repaired 1 2 15
Water Service Lines Repaired 4 3 18
Wastewater Mains Repaired 3 1 9
Wastewater Service Lines Repaired 0 0 6
Sewer Lines Flushed - linear feet 71,119 131,496 682,770
Sewer Mains Videoed -linear feet 1,454 0 13,759
Total Fire Hydrants in Service 1,820 1,820 1,820
Total Water Meters in City Distribution System 14,440 14,212 14,440
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ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT
System Peak Total System Load # of Number Customers
Outages customers
outages Gained
June 15 155.6 June 15 68,704
June 15 11 1385 June 15 6
July 15 158.5 July 15 76,060
July 15 9 405 July 15 14
Aug 15 148.0 Aug 15 74,133
Aug 15 6 122 Aug 15 9
Sept 15 148.0 Sept 15 66,383
Sept 15 9 334 Sept 15 5
Oct 15 101.3 Oct 15 55,011
Oct 15 1 1 Oct 15 9
Nov 15 95.5 Nov 15 53,746
Nov 15 5 2629 Nov 15 61
Dec 15 94.64 Dec 15 56,155
Dec 15 2 17 Dec 15 20
Jan 16 116.96 Jan 16 62,563
Jan 16 5 245 Jan 16 21
Feb 16 110.15 Feb 16 57,888
Feb 16 2 106 Feb 16 14
Mar 16 98.93 Mar 16 55,967
Mar 16 7 353 Mar 16 16
Apr 16 100.37 Apr 16 53,202
Apr 16 5 672 Apr 16 29
May 16 128.16 May 16 56,586
May 16 2 206 May 16 13
June 16 133.59 June 16 65,414 601
June 16 14 June 16 53
Electric Monthly Outage Report
The annual outage goal will be less than 295 minutes per customer, which is a Delaware Standard. This will be measured by
calculating the System Average Interruption Duration Index.
FY 16 YTD FY 15 FY 14
24.98 45.76 67.9
Controllable Outages Average Response Time
Annual goal is less than 40 Goal is less than 30 minutes
Month Year-to-date Month Year-to-date
5 25 31.92 Minutes 32.95 Minutes
PROGRAM UPDATES JUNE 16 JUNE 15 FY16 YTD
Tree Trimming 337 574 3795
Number of Oil Releases 1 2 6
Lost Time Accidents – All Electric Utility Divisions 0 0 0
New Services 53 6 264
Major Goals Completed in the Past Two Months
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June 2016 Electric (EE Capitol Improvement Projects (CIP)
S:\Shared Data\Electric Department Bi Weekly Meetings\Capital Improvement Projects Status\2016
Project Number Description Update
EE1500 69kV Rebuild Progress: In discussion about possible relocation of some poles for irrigation |
(Horsepond to Received permit
Long Point)
Schedule: FY15 is for Design |FY16 budget is for construction
EE1509 West Dover Progress: Poles are in| 1 phase is moved. Need to rework replacing poles and UG
Connector -
State of DE Schedule: OH Next week Tuesday
EE1513 Town Pointe Progress: 10% Complete on setting TXs and peds
Distribution
Feeders Schedule: In progress
EE1524 Lenders Lake Progress: Phase I complete except for meter install
Apartments
Schedule: Phase I complete except for meter install
EE1537 Kirby & Progress: Primary Design complete | Waiting for primary fee payment
Holloway
Restaurant Schedule: Waiting on customer
EE1607 Horsepond URD Progress: Complete
Distribution
Feeder Schedule: Complete
EE1636 Clearview Progress: Complete except for meter install
Meadows Phase
4
Schedule: Complete except for meter install
EE1640 Round Barn Progress: Installing 480 volt service for new grain elevator | Waiting on customer
Farm
Schedule: Waiting on customer
EE1643 Winner Progress: New service to new show room |Design complete | Waiting on pipe
Volkswagen install
Schedule: Primary fee paid, waiting customer go-ahead
EE1644 Retreat Pump Progress: Station upgrade from 120/240 Volt to 208Y/120 volt | Design completed
Station and waiting on public works | Contracts are awarded vault | 8-12 weeks lead time
Renovation
Schedule: Waiting on customer. Should start soon
EE1629 Tall Pines Progress: Seeing movement, waiting customer go-ahead
Schedule: Waiting on customer
EE1648 Blue Hen - UG Progress: Met with customer and received updated drawings | Waiting on payment
| Starting foundations
Schedule: In progress
EE1520 69Kv Cable Progress: Work to begin this fiscal year | In planning stages | May push out to
Replacement FY18
North St. Schedule: Planning stages
Substation
EE1650 Progress: Preliminary design | waiting on finance
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Live Front with Schedule: Waiting on finance
Dual TX
Replacement
EE1509 West Dover Progress: Poles are in| 1 phase is moved. Need to rework replacing poles and UG
Connector
Schedule: OH Next week Tuesday
EE1603 Horsepond to Progress: Received permit | 100% complete
DAFB, 69
Insulator Install Schedule: Complete
EE1658 Central Progress: Need to relocate ped and lights at entrance
Delaware
Islamic Society Schedule: Waiting on customer
EE1627 Dover East Progress: Start live front transformer swap FY16 | Shut down is scheduled.
Schedule: UG crews start soon
EE1500 69kV Rebuild Progress: In discussion about possible relocation of some poles for irrigation |
(Horsepond to Received permit
Long Point)
Cartanza Schedule: FY15 is for Design |FY16 budget is for construction
EE1657 Creekstone 2 Progress: Project request submitted | Primary request in work
Schedule: Waiting on customer
EE1619 Route 8 - Mifflin Progress: Work to begin this fiscal year | Might be night bore | Need to complete
Road design
Schedule: FY17 complete
EE1617 Oak Grove Progress: Work to begin this fiscal year | Preliminary design completed | Permit
trailer park received, boring start 31st
Schedule: In progress
EE1652 New Street Progress: | Standard poles are set | Waiting for the heads to come in (ETD
Lights beginning of Jun?)
Schedule: In progress
EE1610 Fraizer 900 Progress: 85% complete | (11) OH sets are installed | Waiting on (2) UG sets to be
Circuit Fault delivered from vendor
Indicators
Schedule: Waiting on UG arrival from vendor
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Monthly Management Committee Update
June 2016
Prepared By:
Arline Holloway
Client Services Manager
Phone: 904-360-1347
Email: aholloway@teainc.org
Date:
August 1, 2016
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Table of Contents
I. Executive Summary 1
Power Supply Summary 1
Supply Source Summary 2
Supply Variance 2
Generation Summary 3
Emissions Summary 5
Risk Management Summary 9
II. Budget Report 10
III. Operations Management 13
Operations Summary 13
IV. Appendix: PJM Invoice 27
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I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
POWER SUPPLY SUMMARY
Power Supply Costs FY2015-16
$7,000,000
$6,000,000
$5,000,000
$4,000,000
$3,000,000
$2,000,000
$1,000,000
$0
Jul-15 Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 Apr-16 May-16 Jun-16
Budget Actual
Overall Power Supply costs were $769,967 below budget, predominantly driven by bearish PJM-Energy,
Congestion and Losses and lower PJM-ARR Transmission and Fees. PJM Energy, Congestion and Losses for
the month totaled $65,857.
Dover’s budgeted cost for all power supply (capacity AND energy) was $64.80/MWh. The actual cost of
all power supply (capacity AND energy) was $56.69/MWh.
The actual cost of energy alone was $36.62/MWh as opposed to a budgeted energy cost of $42.82.
Dover’s total load was 66,087 MWh versus a forecasted load of 69,700 MWh. Hedge purchases totaled
54,928 MWh, which was 83% of the actual load. The budgeted hedge purchase totaled 40,768 MWh,
which was 58% of the budgeted load.
Dover’s planned energy purchase from the SunPark solar installation was 2,328 MWhs. Dover’s actual
energy purchase from the SunPark installation was 2,227 MWhs.
Dover’s power purchases from hedge transactions totaled $2,055,414. Purchases from PJM (energy and
fees) totaled $1,278,523. PJM Revenue (Generation Credits) totaled $(683,353).1 The Grand Total owed
to PJM for the month of June $595,170.
1PJM Revenue (RPM Revenue) stepped down for the month of June. The new effective RPM Auction pricing point of $119.13 (VS.
167.46). The 2016-2017 pricing point values are effective from June 1, 2016 thru May 31, 2017.
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Supply Source Summary
June
2016 Power Supply Sources
Dover SunPark
3%
PJM Purchases
14%
Hedge Purchases
83%
Hedge Purchases PJM Purchases Dover SunPark
Supply Variance
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GENERATION SUMMARY
Generation Revenue FY2015-16
$700,000
$600,000
$500,000
$400,000
$300,000
$200,000
$100,000
$-
Jul-15 Apr-16 Jun-16
Aug-15 Sep-15 Oct-15 Nov-15 Dec-15 Jan-16 Feb-16 Mar-16 May-16
$(100,000)
Budget Actual
Net Generation Revenue for the month of April was $106,428 versus a budget of $298,600.
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Generation Breakdown:
City of Dover
Monthly Wholesale Generation Formula
June 2016
Net Generation
832.54 D
Production Margin
PJM - Generation
Economic and Reliability Dispatch $ 23,654.66 A
Natural Gas & Oil Consumption
Purchases for Generation $ (30,170.00)
Natural Gas Transport $ (8,366.88)
Eastern Shore Cashout $ (1,418.83)
Oil Consumption $ -
Subtotal: Natural Gas & Oil Consumption $ (39,955.70) B
Gross Production Margin $ (16,301.04) C = (A + B)
$/MWh Generation Production Gross Margin $ (19.58) E = (C/D)
PJM - Capacity
Generation Capacity Credit $ 612,326.40
Reactive Supply and Transmission Losses $ 47,372.40
Subtotal: PJM - Capacity $ 659,698.80 F
All in Generation Margin
All in Generation Margin Total $ 643,397.76 (G = C + F)
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EMISSIONS SUMMARY
Emissions Allowance and Solar Renewable Energy Summary through June 30, 2016
The reinstated Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) replaced the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR)
beginning January 1, 2015. The State of Delaware was included in the CAIR footprint but is not included
in the CSAPR footprint.
The separate Clean Air Act acid rain deposition control program (CAA Title IV) which governs SO2 national
allowance trading program remains in effect for Dover. Beginning with the January 2015 report, TEA no
longer includes a CAIR summary. It will continue to report on Dover’s Clean Air Act Title IV SO2 allowances.
Market liquidity for Title IV SO2 allowances is very low, with few transactions occurring. The following
table shows estimated values for Dover’s banked allowances, based on a market price assessment
published by SNL Energy.
Market Value for Clean Air Act Title IV Allowances
Commodity $/Ton2 Tons Market Value
SO2 Allowances – Title IV $0.56 15,015 $8,408
Total $8,408
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
The State of Delaware is a participant in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). The City of Dover
must comply with RGGI by surrendering carbon dioxide (CO2) allowances pursuant to the State of
Delaware’s laws (Title 7, Chapter 60, Sub-Title II-A).
Dover had more than a sufficient number of RGGI allowances allocated to it to cover its requirements
through the first compliance period (calendar years 2009-2011) and second compliance period (2012 –
2014). Any unused allowances are carried over (“banked”) for subsequent years. The table below
includes Dover’s historical activities, and includes projections through 2020. Two projections are
presented: (1) future annual emissions based on the average for 2009 – 2015, and (2) future annual
emissions based on 2010 actual CO2 emissions which was the highest emissions year between 2009 and
2015.
The table and chart indicate that Dover could run out of banked allowances as early as the end of 2018
under the high emissions scenario and by the end of 2020 under the average scenario. Therefore, Dover
has initiated a program to participate in RGGI’s quarterly auctions to ensure it has adequate allowances
in the future.
2 July 22, 2016 Daily Power Report by SNL Energy
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Dover, DE RGGI Allowance History and Forecast - June 2016
CO2 Tons
EOY Historical CO2 Tons CO2 Tons Projected EOY
Compliance CO2 Allowances Allocated CO2 Emitted & Projected EOY
Allowance Emitted - Proj. Emitted - Proj. Balance
Year (CY) Purchased Allowances Adjustments- Balance (High)
Balance (Avg) (High) (Average)
Historical
2009 62,184 5,796 56,388
2010 49,747 32,971 73,164
2011 37,311 17,746 92,729
2012 27,983 15,957 104,755
2013 24,818 10,230 119,343
2014 1,000 N/A 25,427 94,916
2015 14,000 N/A 15,188 90,075
2016 14,000 N/A 3,653 100,408 19,384 33,000 81,025 67,408
2017 N/A 19,384 33,000 61,641 34,408
2018 N/A 19,384 33,000 42,258 1,408
2019 N/A 19,384 33,000 22,874 -31,592
2020 N/A 19,384 33,000 3,491 -64,592
Dover RGGI Allowance History and Projection
June 30, 2016
150,000
100,000
Includes the 14,000 allowances
awarded in this year's Auction 31
and Auction 32
Tons of CO2
50,000
0
-50,000
-100,000
Historical CO2 Emissions Projected CO2 Emissions - Avg CO2 Tons Emitted - Proj. (High)
EOY Historical Allowance Balance Projected EOY Balance (Average) Projected EOY Balance (High)
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In anticipation of needing additional RGGI allowances in the future, Dover has participated the six out of
the last seven auctions and plans to continue to participate as required. The table below shows details
for Dover’s allowance purchases for each of these previous Auctions.
Dover’s RGGI Allowance Purchase History
Quantity Of
RGGI Auction Auction Clearing Allowances
Number Auction Date Price ($/Ton) Awarded Total Cost
26 Dec 3, 2014 $5.21 1,000 $ 5,210
27 Mar 11, 2015 $5.41 6,000 32,460
28 June 3, 2015 $5.50 4,000 22,000
29 Sept 3, 2015 $6.02 4,000 24,080
30 Dec 2, 2015 $7.50 0 0
31 Mar 9, 2016 $5.25 8,000 42,000
32 Jun 1, 2016 $4.53 6,000 27,180
Totals 29,000 $152,930
As mentioned in previous reports, RGGI Futures prices dropped dramatically after the U.S. Supreme Court
issued a stay on EPA’s Clean Power Plan (CPP) and fell even further after the US Court of Appeals
rescheduled oral arguments from June until September. Last month’s $1.00+ recovery bounce failed to
break through the $6.00/ton level and allowance prices have since fallen to trade back below the June
auction settlement price. Allowance pricing will be sensitive to future program cap limits (2.5% & 5.0%
per year program cap reduction scenarios were discussed at the June stakeholder program review
meeting).
RGGI Futures - July 22, 2016
5.40
5.20
5.00 RGGI V13
4.80
$/Ton
RGGI V14
4.60 RGGI V15
4.40 RGGI V16
RGGI V17
4.20
RGGI V18
4.00 7/1/2016
RGGI V19
8/1/2016
9/1/2016
10/1/2016
11/1/2016
12/1/2016
1/1/2017
2/1/2017
3/1/2017
4/1/2017
5/1/2017
6/1/2017
7/1/2017
8/1/2017
9/1/2017
10/1/2017
11/1/2017
12/1/2017
3/1/2018
6/1/2018
9/1/2018
12/1/2018
12/1/2019
12/1/2020
The next RGGI auction will be held on September 7, 2016. The Cost Containment Reserve will be 10 Million
tons with a CCR price of $8.00/ton. Dover submitted its intent to bid in the upcoming auction and will be
required to post financial security by August 31, 2016.
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Based on the July 22, 2016 ICE price for the July 2016 futures price ($4.48/ton), the estimated market
value of Dover’s existing 100,4083 ton RGGI allowance bank is $449,828.
Renewable Energy Certificates
Dover owns two photovoltaic systems totaling 15 kW, consisting of one 5 kW unit at the Utilities
Administration Building and two 5 kW units at the McKee Run generating station. Dover also receives solar
energy produced by the 10 MW Dover Sun Park which is owned by White Oak Solar Energy, LLC. In
addition to all of the physical energy produced by the Sun Park, Dover receives 15% of Sun Park’s Solar
Renewable Energy Credits (SRECS).
Dover participates in the Delaware Municipal Electric Renewable Portfolio Standard (DMERPS) for
compliance with the State of Delaware’s RPS laws applicable to municipal utilities. The first compliance
period under DMERPS was for the 12 months ending May 2014 and the second compliance period was
for the 12 months ending May 2015.
Through the end of generation month May 2016, Dover had accumulated a net total of 7,918 SRECs from
these renewable energy resources. This total includes SRECs reported in PJM’s GATS account and Bonus
allowances for Sun Park labor. This total is reduced by 2,941 SREC transferred to DEMEC for surrender on
October 3, 2014 for the first compliance period and 2,861 SRECs and 574 bonus SRECs for the second
compliance period on November 9, 2015.
Delaware periodically holds SRECs auctions; however, these auctions are for size tiers N1 – N3, E1 and E2.
The Dover Sun Park is in the N4 tier for large-scale facilities. State-wide carve outs for Tier 4 have been
fully subscribed, so there is not a market for tier T4 SRECs in Delaware.
The nearest viable market for Dover’s SRECs is Pennsylvania. The most recent daily settlement prices for
Pennsylvania SRECs from Bloomberg and SRECTrade are used in the table below.
Net SREC
PJM-GATS
10% Bonus Balance
Market Balance
SREC Vintage SRECs for Transferred to DEMEC After Market
Clearing Before
(June 1 – May 31) Sun Park for 2014/15 Transfer Value
Price 2014/15
Labor(3) Compliance and
Compliance
Surrender
GATs Bonus
2011/2012 $0.00 0 290.2 290.2 0 $0
2012/2013 $0.00 2,173 215.7 2,173 215.7 0 $0
2013/2014 $8.00 2,701 268 688 68.1 2,212.8 17,702
2014/2015 $12.00 2,685 266.3 0 0 2,951.3 35,416
2015/2016 $12.00 2,586 168 0 0 2,754.0 33,048
Totals 10,145 1,208.20 2,861 574 7,918.1 $86,166
TEA continues to recommend to Dover to retain these allowances for compliance with its Renewable
Portfolio Standard (RPS). Additionally, Dover will need to acquire additional SRECs resources in future
3 Subject to verification from RGGI COATS account.
3 Note: Retroactive Bonus Allowances were not transferred within PJM’s GATS system, but were used to offset 2014/2015
compliance obligation.
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years. It is apparent that Dover’s portion of SRECs produced by White Oak Solar Energy Center will not
be sufficient future years as the compliance requirements increase. DEMEC has indicated that it expects
to have excess SRECs available for Dover’s compliance requirements. This and other alternatives will need
to be evaluated in the near future.
RISK MANAGEMENT SUMMARY
Forward power prices in PJM have decreased.
Blended Monthly
Hedge Cost Change
PY Ratio ($/MWh) ($/MWh)
2015-16 76% $ 39.33 ($1.97)
2016-17 67% $ 38.14 ($2.58)
2017-18 56% $ 37.90 ($2.57)
2018-19 88% $ 37.54 ($2.09)
2019-20 80% $ 35.10 ($2.12)
2020-21 56% $ 34.40 ($2.67)
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II. BUDGET REPORT
Budget Actual Variance
Jun-16 Jun-16
Gross Load 69,700 66,087 3,613
Power Supply
Hedged Energy $1,605,400 $2,055,414 ($450,014)
PJM - Energy, Congestion & Losses $1,076,000 65,857 $1,010,143
PJM - ARR, Transmission and Fees $650,000 349,927 $300,073
Dover SUN Park Energy $303,000 $298,849 $4,151
Dover SUN Park RECs $38,300 $30,647 $7,653
RECS (Solar and Non-Solar) $56,100 $0 $56,100
RGGI Credit Costs $43,700 $0 $43,700
Management Fees $83,000 $83,000 $0
PJM - Capacity UCAP Obligated Purchased $660,900 $862,739 ($201,839)
Subtotal - Power Supply $4,516,400 $3,746,433 $769,967
Power Generation O&M
Plant O&M $ 446,900 $ 536,970 $ (90,070)
Subtotal Generation O&M $446,900 $ 536,970 ($90,070)
Power Generation Production Margin
PJM - Economic and reliability dispatch ($284,700) ($23,655) ($261,045)
Fuel Costs - Natural Gas $194,600 $39,956 $154,644
Fuel Costs - Oil $0 $0 $0
Testing Costs $0 $0 $0
Subtotal Generation Production Margin ($90,100) $16,301 $ (106,401)
Power Generation Non-Production Revenue
PJM - Generation Capacity Credit ($625,400) ($612,326) ($13,074)
Emissions Allowance Sales $0 $0 $0
Reactive Supply - Gas ($30,000) ($47,372) $17,372
Subtotal - Non-Production Revenue ($655,400) ($659,699) $4,299
SubTotal - All Generation ($298,600) ($106,428) ($192,172)
Total - Utilities Cost $4,217,800 $3,640,006 $577,794
Unit Costs
Total - Power Supply $64.80 $56.69 $8.11
Total - Power Generation ($4.28) ($1.61) ($2.67)
Final Cost of Service to City of Dover Ratepayers $60.51 $55.08 $5.43
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June Variance Analysis
Power Supply
o Dover consumed 3,613 MWh more than forecasted for the month.
o Dover saw an unfavorable variance for budgeted Hedged Energy of $450,014.
o Dover experienced a favorable variance for budgeted PJM - Energy, Congestion & Losses
of $1,010,143 and a favorable variance for PJM ARR, Transmission and Fees of $300,073.
o The City of Dover realized a favorable variance of $769,967 for power supply vs. the
monthly budget.
o Dover Sun Park generated 101 MWhs less than forecasted.
o This resulted in a net power supply cost positive budget variance of $8.11/MWh below
budget.
Generation
o Non Production Revenue had a favorable variance of $4,299
o Net All Generation Revenue had an unfavorable variance of $192,172.
PY 2015-2016 Variance Analysis
Power Supply
o Dover total Planning Year consumption variance was 328 MWh less than budgeted.
o Dover actual variance for Hedged Energy was $208,286 more than forecasted this year.
o Dover experienced the largest favorable variance for the planning year in the PJM-
Energy, Congestion & Losses with a difference of $5,005,504 from budgeted.
o The City experienced the second largest favorable variance for PJM ARR, Transmission
and Fees of $2,684,840.
o Overall these resulted in a realized favorable variance of $7,967,299 for power supply vs.
the Planning Year 2015-2016 budget.
Generation
o Total Non-Production Revenue had an unfavorable variance of $387,070.
o The Net All Generation Revenue had an unfavorable variance of $236,088 for the year.
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Budget Actual Variance
YTD YTD
Gross Load 741,200 740,872 328
Power Supply
Hedged Energy $23,402,400 $23,610,686 ($208,286)
PJM - Energy, Congestion & Losses $7,966,100 2,960,596 $5,005,504
PJM - ARR, Transmission and Fees $7,932,500 5,247,660 $2,684,840
Dover SUN Park Energy $2,313,600 $2,280,044 $33,556
Dover SUN Park RECs $363,300 $344,438 $18,862
RECS (Solar and Non-Solar) $673,200 $0 $673,200
RGGI Credit Costs $175,000 $66,080 $108,920
Management Fees $996,000 $996,000 $0
PJM - Capacity UCAP Obligated Purchased $10,224,900 $10,574,198 ($349,298)
Subtotal - Power Supply $54,047,000 $46,079,701 $7,967,299
Power Generation O&M
Plant O&M $ 6,382,700 $ 5,714,678 $ 668,022
Subtotal Generation O&M $6,382,700 $ 5,714,678 $668,022
Power Generation Production Margin
PJM - Economic and reliability dispatch ($1,708,200) ($1,002,972) ($705,228)
Fuel Costs - Natural Gas $1,167,600 $236,940 $930,660
Fuel Costs - Oil $0 $742,471 ($742,471)
Testing Costs $0 $0 $0
Subtotal Generation Production Margin ($540,600) ($23,560) $ (517,040)
Power Generation Non-Production Revenue
PJM - Generation Capacity Credit ($10,472,400) ($9,827,426) ($644,974)
Emissions Allowance Sales $0 $0 $0
Reactive Supply - Gas ($360,000) ($617,904) $257,904
Subtotal - Non-Production Revenue ($10,832,400) ($10,445,330) ($387,070)
SubTotal - All Generation ($4,990,300) ($4,754,212) ($236,088)
Total - Utilities Cost $49,056,700 $41,325,489 $7,731,211
Unit Costs
Total - Power Supply $72.92 $62.20 $10.72
Total - Power Generation ($6.73) ($6.42) ($0.32)
Final Cost of Service to City of Dover Ratepayers $66.19 $55.78 $10.41
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III. OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
OPERATIONS SUMMARY
Executive Summary:
During the month of June, there were no recordable accidents or lost time accidents. The facility has
gone 441 days through June 30th, 2016 without an OSHA Recordable Accident and has not had a Lost
Time Accident since the January 12th, 2015 incident, (535 days).
Unit 11 was started and completed a Full Speed No Load (FSNL) run on June 8th with no issues. Units 1,
2, and 11 were not dispatched during the month of June by PJM or the City of Dover. Unit 3 was self-
dispatched one time during June and ran thru the night with no issues.
Monthly Budget Variance – The actual expenses attributable to O&M of the two sites for the month of
June are $536,970 against a budgeted amount of $446,425 for an unfavorable variance of $90,545 or
20.28%. The variance was due to: Personnel Expenses had an unfavorable variance of $33,944 which
was due to not having two payroll periods and a partial payroll accrual expensed which was more than
the two payroll periods budgeted for. The Materials and Supplies variance was unfavorable by $10,633,
this was due to the completion of building maintenance related items and water treatment chemical
purchases that were budgeted for earlier in the year. The Administrative Expense variance was also
unfavorable $45,968 due primarily to the initial costs of the accelerated unit startup that was not
originally budgeted for this fiscal year and the accrual of additional utility bills for the month of June
(standard City practice for years end).
The table for Unit 3 at MRGS, page 8, represents the #2 fuel oil burned in BTU’s and the natural gas
burned in BTU’s for Unit 3 by month. The stipulation of the Title V permit only allows #2 fuel oil
combustion during testing, emergencies and gas curtailments. We have combusted Unit 3 on
approximately 181,000 gallons of oil to date with approximately 61,000 of those gallons used for unit
“testing”. That leaves about 120,000 gallons of oil MMBTU which needs to be burned as gas at 9 times
the MMBTU content to meet the Title V requirements. This table was updated to reflect the June Unit
operations on natural gas and the remaining operations on natural gas required to meet Title V
compliance for the current reporting year.
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NAES Corporation
Dover, Delaware
June 2016
Monthly Report
Jesse Kummerer receives his One Year Anniversary Certificate with NAES at the
City of Dover Generation Facilities4
4Cover Photo: Jesse Kummerer completes One Year of Service at the City of Dover Generation Stations as
a NAES employee.
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Table of Contents
1.0 Environmental, Health and Safety
2.0 Financials
3.0 Operations
4.0 Maintenance
5.0 Capital Improvement Projects (CIP
6.0 General Plant Information
7.0 Training
8.0 Calendar of Upcoming Events
9.0 “Value Added” Accomplishments during June
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1.0 Environmental, Health and Safety
During the month of June, there were no recordable accidents, lost time accidents or environmental
incidents. The facility has gone 535 days through June 30, 2016 without a Lost Time Accident (LTI) and 441
days since the April 16, 2015 recordable accident. There was one (1) Near Miss reported in June 2016 at
McKee Run or VanSant Generating Station.
During the month of June, there were 226,400-gallons of industrial wastewater discharged to the Kent
County Public Works sewer system. McKee Run collected a representative sample of the discharge on
June 1, 2016 and submitted the monthly SIU Report to Kent County Public Works. Based on laboratory
analytical data, no environmental exceedances or violations occurred.
During the month of June, there were no NPDES storm water sampling events at McKee Run’s Outfall
001, 004, 005 and 006. The June e-DMR was completed and is awaiting City of Dover to submit to
DNREC.
The McKee Run and VanSant Station underwent their quarterly 40 CFR Part 60 Title V opacity
inspections on Units 1, 2, 3 and 11. All units passed the inspections.
1.1 Environmental, Health and Safety Tables
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5
1.2 Air Permit Fuel Operation Title V Permit Compliance
McKee Run Generating Station: The Title V Permit dictates that natural gas is the primary fuel
source for the unit operations and stipulates that by April 16, 2015, the boiler shall not combust
oil for more than 10.0% of the average annual heat value MMbtu input during any 3 calendar
years or no for more than 15% of the annual heat rate during any single calendar year. The
tables below track fuel combustion operations to ensure compliance with the respective site
Title V permits are maintained. Up to 48 hours can be used for “testing” purposes and gas
curtailments are an allowable exception to the rule. The plant is communicating with Eastern
Shore to obtain the required written confirmation of NG outages for compliance purposes. We
are also and determining how many operating hours were done for “testing” which will also
reduce the required natural gas to combust to be incompliance for Unit 3.
5 Not actual RGGI balances, NAES’ accounting of allowance balance per COMPAS reports and emissions for the year.
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Van Sant Station: The Title V Air permit restrictions with regards to operations, is limited to 70,080 MW-
hr. per calendar year with a rolling average of 35,040 MW-hr. over the previous 3 calendar years.
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2.0 Financials
Monthly and year to date financial results as compared with the approved power plant budget for the
Generation Units are provided below.
2.1 Variance analysis:
The actual expenses for the month of June are $536,970 against a budgeted amount of
$446,425 for an unfavorable variance of $90,545 or 20.28%. The variance was due to the
following:
PERSONNEL EXPENSES – An unfavorable monthly variance of $33,944 was due to having (2)
payroll periods and a partial payroll accrual expensed vs. the (2) that were budgeted. Note a
portion of this unfavorable variance was offset by not having a full complement of employees
for this time period. As a result, this impacted three (3) labor accounts – Straight Time,
Overtime, and Labor Burdens.
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES EXPENSES- An unfavorable monthly variance of $10,633 was due to
completion of building maintenance related items and water treatment chemical purchases that
were budgeted for earlier in the fiscal year.
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES – An unfavorable monthly variance of $45,968 was due primarily to
costs associated with the accelerated unit startup work that was not budgeted for this FY and
accrual of additional utility bills for the month of June.
Note: These are not the final results for the end of the 2015-2016 fiscal year. The City of Dover
hasn’t closed fiscal year entirely. The expenses listed are as of 07/21/16.
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3.0 Operations
Unit Operations / Outages / Trips: Team completed a full speed no load test on Unit 11 on June 8th for
thirty minutes with no issues.
Units 1, 2 and 11 were not dispatched during the month of June by PJM or by the City of Dover. City of
Dover self-dispatched Unit 3 one time during June. A successful start-up was achieved and the unit ran
thru the night with no issues.
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3.1 Team Report:
The Operations Department continues to utilize the on duty Day Shift Team to support plant Operations
and general Maintenance of the plant. The Operations Team continues to support maintenance by
completing Preventative Maintenance (PM) work orders and other plant related work orders utilizing
their skills to successfully complete the task.
The Operations Team continues to complete GPI Learning courses to improve their knowledge and skills.
The GPI online training targets OSHA safety training and OSHA environmental training. Also GPI online
training is utilized to completed NAES SMP (Safety & Environmental) Training; the operators review the
plant’s safety and environmental permits/policies/manuals and complete a final test for knowledge of
the material.
4.0 Maintenance
During the month of June, the Plant Maintenance staff continued addressing the backlog of work orders,
preventative maintenance (PM’s) and new work orders received during the month. Back logged Work
Orders are work orders that have been open for greater than thirty days. There were 90 new work
orders issued with 63 work orders being completed, and 15 of the back logged work orders completed
during the month. There were no new Safety Work Orders entered into the plant’s Computerized
Maintenance Management System (MP2) for the McKee Run site during the month and 1 was
completed. The table below summarizes the monthly work order activities based on MP2 work order
records and will continue to improve with time. This table gives a representation of identified
outstanding work; Preventative Maintenance tasks completion and remaining corrective work orders
and back logged work orders that require attention.
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Notable activities during the month include:
The IC&E, Maintenance and Operation staff completed a water wash on the gas turbine
machine. The machine was washed in accordance with the GE procedure for water washing the
machine with soap.
The IC&E staff completed the installation of the electrical systems for the wet compression
building. The system included lighting indoors and outdoors, house heating, air compressor
circuit and general outlet wiring.
The Maintenance Supervisor attended the Frame 6 User Group Conference. There was a great
deal of information that was acquired during the conference that will assist the facility in
performing maintenance and looking toward the upcoming major inspection of the Frame 6B
gas turbine.
The IC&E technicians and STI CEMS technician completed the quarterly audit and maintenance
of the opacity monitors at the McKee Run and VanSant stations. There were no issues with the
audit or the maintenance.
The Maintenance staff & IC&E staff completed installation of an electrical fuel pump with an
automatic overflow shut off on the diesel fuel storage tank for mobile equipment. The pump will
allow safer operation when filling mobile equipment and lessen the possibility of a fuel spill.
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5.0 Capital Improvement Projects (CIP)
This month’s report for CIP project planned and budgeted for the current budget year 2015/2016 with
the status to date for the project.
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6.0 General Plant Information
Plant employees celebrated with a Pizza Party to recognize the 1 Year Anniversary of Jesse
Kummerer. Jesse came to us from the Williamson School of Free Trade and has become an
integral part of our Plant processes. He continues to learn and train as an Operator for the
facility.
Phil Marvel, Maintenance Supervisor, attended the annual Frame 6 training in West Palm Beach,
Florida from June 13 through June 17.
During June, we offered the position of IC&E Technician to applicant Jonathan Evans, who
th
accepted. Jonathan will start his new position at McKee Run on July 8 . More information will be
forthcoming on Jonathan in the July Monthly Report.
Negotiations for a renewed contract between NAES and IBEW Local 1238 continued on June 14.
A one month extension was agreed to and negotiations are going to resume in July, the next
meeting is scheduled on July 12, 2016.
7.0 Training
Safety Topics discussed during the June monthly safety committee meeting were reviewed by
the entire staff. The monthly safety topic was on Circular Saw Safety Tips covering the proper
use of a circular saw and safety related practices for safe use and proper operation of a circular
saw.
The Operating Teams continued to utilize PJM and OES-NA computer based training programs
for maintaining their PJM/NERC Generation Owner Certification/Continuing Education Hours.
(CEH’s) All staff continued to work on their GPi Learn topic subjects and NAES Safety Manual
review.
8.0 Calendar of Upcoming Events
A forecast of general event dates for the power plant projects, outages and various agency
reporting dates are listed below.
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9.0 “Value Added” Accomplishments during May
During the month the power plant staff accomplished the normal preventative and corrective
maintenance for the generation units. We are tasked with maintaining and protecting the City of
Dover power generation assets and keeping them “available” for dispatch when called.
Listed below are some of the work accomplishments that have been completed this month that
NAES feels added value to the generation unit assets, protected the assets from deterioration or
inoperability, and overall increased the life expectancy through maintenance practices including
preventative and predictive maintenance tasks (see Section 4 - Maintenance Work Orders) for
the City of Dover assets.
The construction of the equipment shed for the inlet fogging system at the Van Sant
facility was completed. The maintenance staff completed all conduit runs, and wiring for
the building, installed building insulating materials, installed a space heater and ordered
concrete for the building flooring to eliminate ankle twists or trip hazards because of the
pump skids that were originally installed to support the inlet fogging equipment.
The Inlet Fogging System was taken out of winter lay-up and made ready to run for the
summer season during June. This system effectively increases the overall generation
capacity approximately 6.3 MW according to testing performed in June 2015.
The Nitrogen generator was received in June and installation of the unit is in progress.
The forecast for installation completion is the end of July.
The plant is analyzing the possibility of having Unit 1 and Unit 2 converted to
synchronous condensers which would result in a revenue gain to the City of Dover. The
feasibility study will be completed this year to determine what the conversion would cost
and what potential revenue can be earned by those two units. We are working with PJM
to determine approximately what amount of revenue could be possible. The company
providing the feasibility study is visiting the McKee Run Generating Station in August as
part of their efforts to determining the success for converting these units.
During the GE 6B Users Conference in Florida this year the Maintenance Supervisor
learned that it is possible to change the ratcheting device (clutch) on the combustion
turbine unit which could also allow the Van Sant unit to be used as a synchronous
condenser as well. The cost effectiveness of this modification will also be explored as
another means of achieving additional revenue for the City of Dover.
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IV. APPENDIX: PJM INVOICE
Monthly Billing Statement - CSV
REPORT NAME: and XML
CUSTOMER
ACCOUNT: City of Dover, Delaware
CUSTOMER CODE: DOVDE
CUSTOMER ID: 76.000000
FINAL BILLING
STATEMENT ISSUED: 7/8/2016 9:56
BILLING PERIOD
START DATE: 6/1/2016
BILLING PERIOD END
DATE: 6/30/2016
INVOICE NUMBER: 2016063000076.000000
INVOICE DUE DATE: 7/15/2016 12:00
SOURCE BILLING PERIOD
CHARGES ADJ BILLING LINE ITEM NAME START AMOUNT ($)
Network Integration
1100.000000 Transmission Service 288576.000000
1108.000000 Transmission Enhancement 50813.400000
Firm Point-to-Point
1130.000000 Transmission Service 0.000000
Non-Firm Point-to-Point
1140.000000 Transmission Service 0.000000
1200.000000 Day-ahead Spot Market Energy 312614.070000
1205.000000 Balancing Spot Market Energy -45381.470000
Day-ahead Transmission
1210.000000 Congestion -232057.800000
Balancing Transmission
1215.000000 Congestion 11868.480000
Day-ahead Transmission
1220.000000 Losses -2283.860000
1225.000000 Balancing Transmission Losses 1383.710000
1230.000000 Inadvertent Interchange -555.020000
Day-Ahead Load Response
1242.000000 Charge Allocation 49.610000
Real-Time Load Response
1243.000000 Charge Allocation 131.550000
1250.000000 Meter Error Correction -1527.680000
PJM Scheduling, System
Control and Dispatch Service -
1301.000000 Control Area Administration 11014.900000
PJM Scheduling, System
Control and Dispatch Service -
1302.000000 FTR Administration 2.400000
PJM Scheduling, System
Control and Dispatch Service -
1303.000000 Market Support 2569.670000
PJM Scheduling, System
Control and Dispatch Service -
Regulation Market
1304.000000 Administration 84.250000
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PJM Scheduling, System
Control and Dispatch Service -
Capacity Resource/Obligation
1305.000000 Mgmt. 922.500000
PJM Scheduling, System
Control and Dispatch Service -
Advanced Second Control
1306.000000 Center 1468.990000
PJM Scheduling, System
Control and Dispatch Service -
1307.000000 Market Support Offset -224.160000
1313.000000 PJM Settlement, Inc. 224.160000
Market Monitoring Unit (MMU)
1314.000000 Funding 384.690000
1315.000000 FERC Annual Recovery 4238.000000
Organization of PJM States, Inc.
1316.000000 (OPSI) Funding 45.580000
North American Electric
1317.000000 Reliability Corporation (NERC) 800.740000
Reliability First Corporation
1318.000000 (RFC) 1308.520000
Transmission Owner
Scheduling, System Control and
1320.000000 Dispatch Service 4836.920000
Reactive Supply and Voltage
Control from Generation and
1330.000000 Other Sources Service 29983.200000
Regulation and Frequency
1340.000000 Response Service 5751.520000
1360.000000 Synchronized Reserve 3270.900000
1362.000000 Non-Synchronized Reserve 652.220000
1365.000000 Day-ahead Scheduling Reserve 524.860000
1370.000000 Day-ahead Operating Reserve 4336.020000
1375.000000 Balancing Operating Reserve 2582.280000
Balancing Operating Reserve for
1376.000000 Load Response 0.470000
1378.000000 Reactive Services 3689.130000
1380.000000 Black Start Service 5342.190000
Load Reconciliation for Spot
1400.000000 Market Energy -1862.590000
Load Reconciliation for
1410.000000 Transmission Congestion 11.680000
Load Reconciliation for
1420.000000 Transmission Losses 27.490000
Load Reconciliation for
1430.000000 Inadvertent Interchange 0.190000
Load Reconciliation for PJM
Scheduling, System Control and
1440.000000 Dispatch Service -13.320000
Load Reconciliation for
Schedule 9-6 - Advanced
1442.000000 Second Control Center -1.380000
Load Reconciliation for Market
1444.000000 Monitoring Unit (MMU) Funding -0.370000
Load Reconciliation for FERC
1445.000000 Annual Recovery -4.200000
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Load Reconciliation for
Organization of PJM States, Inc.
1446.000000 (OPSI) Funding -0.050000
Load Reconciliation for North
American Electric Reliability
1447.000000 Corporation (NERC) -0.790000
Load Reconciliation for
Reliability First Corporation
1448.000000 (RFC) -1.300000
Load Reconciliation for
Transmission Owner
Scheduling, System Control and
1450.000000 Dispatch Service -4.790000
Load Reconciliation for
Regulation and Frequency
1460.000000 Response Service -6.690000
Load Reconciliation for
1470.000000 Synchronized Reserve 1.150000
Load Reconciliation for Non-
1472.000000 Synchronized Reserve 0.670000
Load Reconciliation for Day-
1475.000000 ahead Scheduling Reserve 0.400000
Load Reconciliation for
1478.000000 Balancing Operating Reserve -1.310000
Load Reconciliation for Reactive
1490.000000 Services -2.390000
1600.000000 RPM Auction 14308.500000
1610.000000 Locational Reliability 654857.100000
CP Transitional Locational
1611.000000 Reliability 211492.500000
1932.000000 Generation Deactivation Refund -328.470000
1230.000000 A Inadvertent Interchange 4/1/2016 -18.910000
1230.000000 A Inadvertent Interchange 5/1/2016 -0.430000
1250.000000 A Meter Error Correction 5/1/2016 19.210000
PJM Scheduling, System
Control and Dispatch Service -
Regulation Market
1304.000000 A Administration 10/1/2014 0.020000
PJM Scheduling, System
Control and Dispatch Service -
Regulation Market
1304.000000 A Administration 11/1/2014 0.020000
PJM Scheduling, System
Control and Dispatch Service -
Regulation Market
1304.000000 A Administration 12/1/2014 -0.020000
PJM Scheduling, System
Control and Dispatch Service -
Regulation Market
1304.000000 A Administration 1/1/2015 0.010000
PJM Scheduling, System
Control and Dispatch Service -
Regulation Market
1304.000000 A Administration 2/1/2015 0.020000
PJM Scheduling, System
Control and Dispatch Service -
Regulation Market
1304.000000 A Administration 3/1/2015 0.000000
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PJM Scheduling, System
Control and Dispatch Service -
Regulation Market
1304.000000 A Administration 4/1/2015 0.030000
PJM Scheduling, System
Control and Dispatch Service -
Regulation Market
1304.000000 A Administration 5/1/2015 0.090000
PJM Scheduling, System
Control and Dispatch Service -
Regulation Market
1304.000000 A Administration 6/1/2015 0.010000
PJM Scheduling, System
Control and Dispatch Service -
Regulation Market
1304.000000 A Administration 7/1/2015 0.020000
PJM Scheduling, System
Control and Dispatch Service -
Regulation Market
1304.000000 A Administration 8/1/2015 0.020000
PJM Scheduling, System
Control and Dispatch Service -
Regulation Market
1304.000000 A Administration 9/1/2015 0.040000
PJM Scheduling, System
Control and Dispatch Service -
Regulation Market
1304.000000 A Administration 10/1/2015 0.010000
PJM Scheduling, System
Control and Dispatch Service -
Regulation Market
1304.000000 A Administration 5/1/2016 0.290000
PJM Scheduling, System
Control and Dispatch Service -
Advanced Second Control
1306.000000 A Center 10/1/2015 -0.010000
Reactive Supply and Voltage
Control from Generation and
1330.000000 A Other Sources Service 5/1/2016 1.770000
Regulation and Frequency
1340.000000 A Response Service 10/1/2014 1.170000
Regulation and Frequency
1340.000000 A Response Service 11/1/2014 1.850000
Regulation and Frequency
1340.000000 A Response Service 12/1/2014 1.180000
Regulation and Frequency
1340.000000 A Response Service 1/1/2015 3.450000
Regulation and Frequency
1340.000000 A Response Service 2/1/2015 22.470000
Regulation and Frequency
1340.000000 A Response Service 3/1/2015 4.990000
Regulation and Frequency
1340.000000 A Response Service 4/1/2015 3.290000
Regulation and Frequency
1340.000000 A Response Service 5/1/2015 7.650000
Regulation and Frequency
1340.000000 A Response Service 6/1/2015 2.560000
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Regulation and Frequency
1340.000000 A Response Service 7/1/2015 4.500000
Regulation and Frequency
1340.000000 A Response Service 8/1/2015 2.160000
Regulation and Frequency
1340.000000 A Response Service 9/1/2015 6.870000
Regulation and Frequency
1340.000000 A Response Service 10/1/2015 1.310000
Regulation and Frequency
1340.000000 A Response Service 5/1/2016 19.800000
1360.000000 A Synchronized Reserve 10/1/2014 -35.250000
1360.000000 A Synchronized Reserve 5/1/2016 -1.420000
1375.000000 A Balancing Operating Reserve 1/1/2015 63.470000
1375.000000 A Balancing Operating Reserve 8/1/2015 2.250000
1375.000000 A Balancing Operating Reserve 2/1/2016 -22.090000
1375.000000 A Balancing Operating Reserve 4/1/2016 -21.600000
1375.000000 A Balancing Operating Reserve 5/1/2016 12.240000
1380.000000 A Black Start Service 5/1/2016 492.310000
Michigan - Ontario Interface
1911.000000 A Phase Angle Regulators 5/1/2016 177.980000
Total Charges 1346666.300000
SOURCE BILLING PERIOD
CREDITS ADJ BILLING LINE ITEM NAME START AMOUNT ($)
Network Integration
2100.000000 Transmission Service 0.000000
2108.000000 Transmission Enhancement 10899.800000
Firm Point-to-Point
2130.000000 Transmission Service 0.000000
Non-Firm Point-to-Point
2140.000000 Transmission Service 472.770000
2210.000000 Transmission Congestion 0.000000
2220.000000 Transmission Losses 17879.480000
Transmission Owner
Scheduling, System Control and
2320.000000 Dispatch Service 0.000000
Reactive Supply and Voltage
Control from Generation and
2330.000000 Other Sources Service 29388.000000
Regulation and Frequency
2340.000000 Response Service 0.000000
2360.000000 Synchronized Reserve 0.000000
2365.000000 Day-ahead Scheduling Reserve 3.300000
2370.000000 Day-ahead Operating Reserve 0.000000
2375.000000 Balancing Operating Reserve 0.000000
2380.000000 Black Start Service 0.000000
Load Reconciliation for
2420.000000 Transmission Losses -12.300000
2510.000000 Auction Revenue Rights 62555.700000
2600.000000 RPM Auction 626634.900000
Incremental Capacity Transfer
2640.000000 Rights 1071.300000
2661.000000 Capacity Resource Deficiency 1984.840000
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Non-Firm Point-to-Point
2140.000000 A Transmission Service 5/1/2016 27.260000
2210.000000 A Transmission Congestion 5/1/2016 0.000000
2220.000000 A Transmission Losses 4/1/2016 -0.810000
2220.000000 A Transmission Losses 5/1/2016 -0.050000
Transmission Owner
Scheduling, System Control and
2320.000000 A Dispatch Service 5/1/2016 3.110000
2661.000000 A Capacity Resource Deficiency 9/1/2014 386.400000
2661.000000 A Capacity Resource Deficiency 10/1/2014 168.000000
Generation Resource Rating
2662.000000 A Test Failure 12/1/2015 17.360000
Generation Resource Rating
2662.000000 A Test Failure 1/1/2016 17.360000
Generation Resource Rating
2662.000000 A Test Failure 2/1/2016 16.240000
Generation Resource Rating
2662.000000 A Test Failure 3/1/2016 17.360000
Generation Resource Rating
2662.000000 A Test Failure 4/1/2016 16.800000
Generation Resource Rating
2662.000000 A Test Failure 5/1/2016 17.360000
2666.000000 A Load Management Test Failure 12/1/2015 -39.760000
2666.000000 A Load Management Test Failure 1/1/2016 -5.750000
2666.000000 A Load Management Test Failure 2/1/2016 -5.380000
2666.000000 A Load Management Test Failure 3/1/2016 -5.750000
2666.000000 A Load Management Test Failure 4/1/2016 -5.570000
2666.000000 A Load Management Test Failure 5/1/2016 -5.750000
Total Credits 751496.220000
Monthly Billing Net
Total 595170.080000
Previous Weekly Billing Net
Total 500292.840000
Total Due / Receivable 94877.240000
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City Planner’s Monthly Report
Planning, Inspections & Recreation
JUNE 2016
Planning, Inspections & Recreation Highlights
Courtney Kenton joined the Inspections Staff as a new Office Assistant
on June 20, 2016 .
Plan4Health -The Plan4Health Charrette: Dover Health Planning Week
was held June 13-15, 2016 to gather information and ideas on planning for
healthy living in Dover. A series of open house events were hosted in the
Community Room of Bayard Plaza in Downtown Dover. See
www.deplan4health.org.
Summer Camps - With the start of summer, our camps have offered fam-
ilies affordable options. Camp Small Wonder sold out again this year with
97 youth, our sports camps have touted 47 attendees for featured sports, and Super Summer Playground
has seen higher than last year participant numbers with more than 100 youth in the first 3 weeks. In July,
we expect participation numbers to continue to grow.
Concerts on The Green - June hosted wonderful entertainers with Miss Delaware show casing their
activities, Steffi & Tim pleased the crowed with their lyrics, Joe Baione returned again this season and of
course the popular Honeycombs were a pleasure to see. Imagine offered an evening of joyous sounds
during their concert. Be sure to check out the series on Thursday’s at 7 pm. Sponsored in part, this year
by Eden Hill Medical Center, Chesapeake Utilities and the YMCA of Dover.
Mallard Pond Playground Equipment - With a grant from the State of Delaware, we’ve installed
new playground equipment for the residents of Mallard Pond and the surrounding neighborhoods. This
equipment came after hosting a public meeting asking for input
on what types of equipment residents would like to see, with
their drawings our staff and GameTime representatives put to-
gether another outstanding playground. Next look for the path-
way improvements to continue our enhancement efforts in this
area.
Summer Youth Basketball - Our annual summer youth
basketball program is underway. With 146 youth in the league,
these youth now have a place to go one evening a week for
practice and their awesome games are played on Saturdays.
Come on out to see this league in action, you will be amazed at the fun these kids are having.
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PROGRESS IN PICTURES
ROSS DRESS FOR LESS
1574 North DuPont Highway,
Suite 500
Shoe Carnival
1574 North DuPont Highway,
Suite 400
CRICKET
1225 North DuPont Highway
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Planning, Inspections & Recreation Revenue
FY '16 Budget FY '16 Actual
Revenue Stream
Revenue Note: Several revenue
Business License $1,425,000 $ 1,475,794 100%
lines finished the year above
Trailer License $21,000 $ 20,167 96%
the budget projections. In most
Building Permits $600,000 $ 583,900 97%
cases, this related to the fee
Cert. of Occupancy $6,500 $ 12,840 198%
increased adopted by City
Public Occupancy $9,700 $ 23,356 241%
Council in late 2015. In the
Lodging House $14,100 $ 13,666 97%
case of the increase in Recrea-
Plumbing/Heating/Air $75,000 $ 97,804 130%
tion revenue, this is related to
Rental Inspection Fee $350,000 $ 399,409 114%
the addition of new program-
Miscellaneous $15,000 $ 43,630 291%
ming, including our new youth
Fire Protection Fees $62,000 $ 75,001 121%
soccer league and the Dover
Code Enf. Fines $25,000 $ 41,750 167%
Duathlon planned by the Bicy-
Vacant Building Reg. $100,000 $ 210,567 211%
cle and Pedestrian Subcom-
mittee.
Total P&I Revenue $2,703,300 $ 2,997,883 109%
Recreation $149,800 $ 183,174 123%
PERSONNEL AND TRAINING
June 23, 2016 was Jared Boesenberg’s last day with the City of Dover. Jared
took on a position with the Anne Arundel County, Maryland Fire Department.
PLANNING OFFICE
The Planning Office is part of the review process for certain types of construc-
tion activity permits (Building Permits, Sign Permits, etc.) and Certificate of Oc-
cupancy permits. For June 2016, Planning Staff was involved with review of 103
Permits and 18 Certificates of Occupancy permits. (2016 calendar year total of
554 Permits and CO’s compared to 467 for 2015). Thus Permit activity is up
when compared to previous years. Planning Staff also reviews new applications
for Business Licenses and Rental Dwelling Permits.
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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
Planning Staff continues to focus on the various implementation items identified in the 2008
Comprehensive Plan as amended.
The Planning Office is also involved in the following studies and projects: Restoring Cen-
tral Dover Community Plan implementation, Transportation Improvement Districts, and
the Division Street/Forest Street Design Week Charrette.
Planning Office Staff is also assisting in developing conceptual plans for improvements to
the recreational amenities at Schutte Park in preparation for a public workshop to be held
in July.
The Planning Office continues the use of the mobile GIS application for data collection in
the study of “Non-conforming Uses” to identify non-compliant uses in residential zones.
Proposed Ordinance #2016-16 for a series of amendments to the Dover Code of Ordinanc-
es and Zoning Ordinance pertaining to Manufactured Housing began the review process
in June with the Legislative Finance & Administration Committee on June 14 th and the
First Reading at the June 27, 2016 City Council Meeting. It is scheduled for a Public Hear-
ing and Review by the Planning Commission in July. The proposed amendments update
the standards and terminology related to manufactured homes and also implement stand-
ards for management and maintenance of land lease communities.
Construction Activity
Construction activities continue at several multi-family residential projects. These include
the Leander Lakes Apartments project south of Forrest Avenue/Route 8 (S-12-18), the re-
development of Walker Woods as the Village of McKee Branch (S-13-18), and the re-start
of construction at the Tall Pines project at 1655 and 1665 Kenton Road (S-14-18) and this
first building of Phase 2 at the Blue Hen Apartments Complex. There are also residential
construction activity in Clearview Meadows PND, Nottingham Meadows, Senators Lake,
Village of Westover Phase VI, and Village of Cannon Mill.
Permits were issued to begin construction of a building addition at Dover Behavioral
Health on Horsepond Road (S-16-04)
Construction activities for site work and infrastructure improvements began for the Neigh-
borhood Commercial District of the Eden Hill Farm Traditional Neighborhood District
project in preparation for the first building. (S-16-08)
JUNE 16 TOTAL FOR 2016
New Home Permits Issued 11 33
Value of Commercial Projects $4,192,535.00 $19,845,905.00
Downtown Incentives (Fees $2,281.00 $4,453.00
Waived)
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BOARD AND COMMISSION ACTIVITY
Planning Commission
The Planning Commission met on June 20, 2016. The next Planning Commission
meeting is scheduled for July 18, 2016. The following application was considered:
MI-16-07 Clearview Meadows PND: Lots 213-265 Minor Lot Line Adjustment
Plan and Consideration of Alternative Bulk Standards— Commission moved
to recommend approval of Alternative Bulk Standards, specifically lot width for
townhouses to allow for approval of a Minor Lot Line Adjustment Plan to resize
fifty-three (53) townhouse lots.
Board of Adjustment
The Board of Adjustment met on June 15, 2016. The next regular scheduled meet-
ing of the Board of Adjustment is scheduled for July 20, 2016. The following ap-
plications were considered:
V-16-05 385 Saulsbury Road: Family Dental Associates c/o Christopher A. Na-
crelli—The Board moved to approve variance application V-16-05 for parking
as related to the maximum allowed parking for the proposed use.
V-16-06 Project at 1310-1324 Forrest Avenue—The Board moved to table vari-
ance V-16-06 pertaining to the maximum allowed height of buildings located
with the COZ-1.
Historic District Commission
The Historic District Commission did not meet on June 16, 2016. The next His-
toric District Commission meeting is scheduled for July 21, 2016.
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM
CDBG FY15 Projects
Homeownership Assistance Program
CDBG funds will be used to provide homeownership assistance to first-time homebuyers who purchase
affordable housing in the Downtown Development District (DDD) Target Area. Two (2) families pur-
chased a property in the DDD Target Area. This project is completed.
Dover Interfaith Mission for Housing
CDBG funds will be used to provide operations cost for the shelter. This project is completed. A total
of 250 men were sheltered during the program year.
Connections Community Support Program
CDBG funds will be used to provide rapid re-housing/rental assistance services for homeless households
within the City. Rental assistance was provided for two (2) low income persons.
Milford Housing Homeowner Rehabilitation Program
CDBG funds will be used to rehabilitate existing owner occupied housing in the City that is in violation
of the City’s Housing Code and complete emergency home repairs to eliminate housing conditions that
threaten the health and safety of low income homeowners. Emergency home repairs were completed for
five (5) low income households and homeowner rehabs for three (3) low income families.
Habitat for Humanity
CDBG funds will be used to rehabilitate an existing home to provide affordable housing to a family in
the Downtown Development District Target Area. Habitat for Humanity purchased 111 S. Queen Street
on November 2, 2015, renovated the property, and sold the property on December 18, 2015 to a first time
homebuyer. Remainder of the funding was utilized for asbestos removal for properties in the DDD Tar-
get Area that will be renovated and sold to low income families.
Peoples Place Whatcoat Homeless Shelter
CDBG funds will be utilized for minor renovations to a facility that shelters the homeless. This Project is
completed.
Neighborhood Stabilization Program
Settlement assistance was provided for five (5) families who purchased affordable housing in the City of
Dover and was able to assist in stabilizing our neighborhoods by purchasing properties that have been
vacant for at least 90 days or foreclosed. The following properties were purchased providing NSP settle-
ment assistance:
40 Spruance Road
310 Crickle Creek Lane
155 Periwinkle Drive
12 Bacon Court
1231 Harrison Drive
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Code Enforcement Activity—JUNE
Case Type # cases current # cases % staff initiated % staff initiated
month YTD current month YTD
No valid Rental Permit 15 94 98% 99%
No valid Building Permit 1 26 95% 98%
Tall grass and weeds 38 326 82% 80%
Unregistered vehicle 12 28 75% 60%
Abandoned vehicle 5 27 60% 80%
Annual Housing Inspection 29 123 93% 80%
Property Maintenance – 39 230 72% 79%
Exterior
Electric Termination 12 67 100% 99%
Dover Code of Ordinances 51 280 67% 81%
Zoning 7 28 57% 75%
Total Cases 209 1229
Total # of Inspections For 301
Month
528 Bay Road-Dangerous Building
House at 411 W. Reed Street—Dangerous Building
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Dangerous Buildings, Vacant Buildings & Demolitions
35 N. Queen Street—Property is condemned and a lien search is complete; home has been
placed on the market for sale. An adjacent land owner has inquired about purchasing the
property and demolishing the structure; they currently are in contact with City Staff.
2 S. Queen Street—Property was brought forward to City Council on December 9th as a
dangerous building. Council declared that the owner would have 15 days to submit a con-
tractor’s plan for renovations to City Staff and to place the issue back on the City Council
agenda for January 11, 216, for further review. Council has ordered that the home be de-
molished by February 11, 2016. The demolition of the structure has been delayed.
53 S. New Street—A fire occurred within this residence on January 14, 2016. City Staff
scheduled an emergency hearing for Dover Council on January 25, 2016, where City
Council declared the structure dangerous and ordered it demolished or repaired by Febru-
ary 10, 2016. The property has been sold and the new owners have advised that they are
going to demolish the structure and build a new home on the site.
234 N. Kirkwood Street—Property was condemned when the Dover Police Department
discovered that a meth lab was being operated in a vacant home.
200 N. West Street—A Demolition Permit was submitted by the new owners of the proper-
ty and was approved. The property has been demolished.
528 Bay Road—Commercial property is condemned and will be going to City Council in
August as City Staff will request permission to have the structure demolished.
139 Mitscher Road—This property was condemned in July of 2015 as unfit for habitation.
City Staff had scheduled it to go to City Council on August 24, 2015, to request permis-
sion to have the structure demolished, but the property sold and the new owner obtained
permits for renovations. Since that date, minimal work has been performed and City Staff
will be taking this to City Council in August 2016 to request permission to have the home
demolished.
126 N. Ann Avenue—Notice sent to owner advising them that this property will be going
forward to City Council on August 1st as a dangerous building.
145 N. Ann Avenue—Notice sent to owner advising them that this property will be going
forward to City Council on August 1st as a dangerous building.
Vacant Buildings—During the month of June, twenty (20) additional buildings were regis-
tered as vacant, and $22,950.00 in vacant building registration fees were collected.
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Fire Marshal’s Office, Building Inspections & Licensing Summary
LIFE SAFETY Current July15-June16 June 2015 July14-June15
Inspections JUNE 16 FYTD 16 JUNE 15 FYTD 15
Annual Fire/Life Safety Inspections
10 322 35 403
Fire/Code/DCO Complaints 21 349 30 478
Inspection Deficiencies from AFI 34 1231 73 983
C/O & Acceptance Tests
14 180 27 118
Administrative Walk Thru 14 138 19 106
Plan Review 23 125 9 -
Accidental $1.00 $315,000 $16,100 $421,000
Incendiary $0.00 $17,716 $0.00 $73,600
Undetermined $36,001 $482,951 $0.00 $22,900
PERMITTING AND LICENSING
Permits Issued
JUNE 16 FYTD 16 JUNE 15 FYTD 15
Administrative Permit 6 53 2 27
Building Addition/Renovation Permits 42 369 28 407
Building Permits
27 169 26 210
Demolition Permits
2 54 3 50
Fence Permits 13 110 12 97
Fire Prevention Permits 9 113 8 98
Mechanical Permits
53 432 35 309
Plumbing Permits
60 420 26 285
Sign Permits 15 247 20 253
Swimming Pool Permits
1 6 4 13
Business Licenses
49 1339 966 2032
Merchant Licenses
1 284 91 299
Contractor Licenses
24 927 368 1022
Lodging House Licenses
0 42 0 55
Mobile Homes
1 273 115 418
Public Occupancy 17 396 8 407
Rental Dwelling 46 398 18 3539
BUILDING INSPECTIONS
Inspections JUNE 16 FYTD 16 JUNE 15 FYTD 15
Building
407 3777 341 3863
Plumbing/Mechanical
327 3819 244 3373
Certificate of Occupancy 18 171 8 160
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Fire Marshal’s Office—At a Glance
The Fire Marshal’s Office investigated a total of six (6)
incidents in the month of June, to include a fire at 1220
N. Farmview Drive which resulted in a large fire loss.
During the month of June, the Fire Marshal’s Office
conducted several inspections and acceptance tests.
The Office also worked 152 hours to ensure the safety
of the citizens and visitors in the lots and festival
grounds utilized for the Firefly Music Festival. This
festival is now completely inside the City of Dover lim-
its.
Recreation Division
Enrollment Summary
JUNE FY 16 verses JUNE FY 15
800
FY15
600
FY16
400
200
0
Ge n Rec Sports Trips Leagues Camps
Category FY15 FY16
General Recreation 170 248
Sports 115 11
Trips 0 7
Leagues 572 616
Camps 253 405
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Revenue Breakdown: June 2016 verses June 2015
General Recreation General Recreation
Sports Sports
Trips Trips
Leagues Leagues
Building & Field Rentals Building & Field Rentals
Camps
Camps
Youth Connections/CSW
Youth Connections/CSW
General Recreation 2,505.15 General Recreation 2,435
Sports 100 Sports 180
Trips 0 Trips 0.00
Leagues 8,525 Leagues 7,505
Building & Field Rentals 750 Building & Field Rentals 1,025
Camps 14,325 Camps 6300
Youth Connections/CSW 21925.10 Youth Connections/CSW 26,040.10
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John W. Pitts Recreation Center – JUNE 2016
Total Program Attendance Facility Usage By The Hour
20,000 1,000
15,000 800
600
10,000
400
5,000 200
0 June 15 0 June 15
July 15
Aug 15
Sept 15 July 15
Aug 15
Sept 15
Oct 15
Nov 15
Dec 15 Oct 15
Nov 15
Dec 15
Jan 16
Feb 16
Mar 16 Jan 16
Feb 16
Mar 16
Apr 16
May 16
June 16 Apr 16
May 16
June 16
** Program Attendance figures includes daily participants, parents and spectators in the facility.
Facility Usage By The Hour JUNE 16 FYTD 16 JUNE 15 FYTD 15
Open Gym 230.5 4,335.75 357 4,746.5
Fitness Classes 30.5 403 41.5 465.5
Leagues 119.5 1,293.5 42.5 905
Camps 392.5 1,390.5 302 1,066
Sports Classes 0 160.5 12 257
Meetings & Rentals 2 269 12 376
Enrichment Classes 0 27 0 14
Total Facility Usage Hours 775 7,879.25 767 7,830
Daily Program Attendance** JUNE 16 FYTD 16 JUNE 15 FYTD 15
Total 3,386 60,326 2,511 55,860
Open Gym 197 4,367 464 6,222
Fitness Classes 158 2,274 273 3,231
Leagues 2,473 46,981 1345 33,803
Camps 503 1,734 228 1,413
Sports Classes 0 2,126 77 2,416
Meetings & Rentals 55 2,711 124 8,720
Enrichment Classes 0 133 0 55
Since our opening in late April 2008, we have had 446,853 guests at the John W. Pitts Recreation Center.
June Open Gym Registrations and Packages Sold
Packages Sold: JUNE MTD YTD FYTD
Daily: 17 $51 159 $477
Individual Quarterly: 0 $15 11 $165
Individual Annual: 0 $0 0 $0
Family Quarterly: 0 $0 0 $0
Family Annual: 0 $0_ 0 __ $0_
Revenue: 17 $64 170 $642
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CITY OF DOVER
FINANCE AND PROCUREMENT & INVENTORY DEPARTMENTS
JUNE 2016 - MONTHLY BUDGET REPORTS
PLEASE NOTE – THIS REPORT PROVIDES TOP LINE INFORMATION ON THE OPERATING
FUNDS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO
CONTACT THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
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CITY OF DOVER
ACTIVITY REPORTS
JUNE 2016
FINANCE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LEVELS
FY15 YTD FY16 YTD
BANK TRENDS
Number of Deposits Made (Hand, ACH & Wire, Lockbox) 7,081 7,173
Total Amount of All Deposits $ 139,660,260 $ 127,466,922
PAYROLL
Hours % Amount Hours % Amount
Gross wages per registers 867,258 100.0% $ 20,657,461 896,060 100.0% $ 21,823,511
Wages and Hours Worked
Regular 711,148 82.0% $ 15,756,209 739,453 82.5% $ 16,614,278
All over time 36,281 4.2% $ 1,503,340 36,855 4.1% $ 1,618,456
Other Paid or Unpaid Wages and Hours
Vacation 43,356 5.0% $ 1,162,408 41,766 4.7% $ 1,095,930
Sick 18,354 2.1% $ 463,386 16,216 1.8% $ 410,015
Terminal Leave - Retiree Vacation/Sick Payout 21,385 2.5% $ 689,232 17,434 1.9% $ 567,908
Comp Time 9,204 1.1% $ 266,393 7,689 0.9% $ 232,192
Personal 1,909 0.2% $ 57,643 3,544 0.4% $ 117,579
Leave Without Pay 3,630 0.4% $ - 2,984 0.3% $ -
Other (description below) 22,002 2.5% $ 758,850 30,121 3.4% $ 1,102,810
Other includes: pay adjustments, military differential pay, training, committee meetings, worker compensation tracking/adjustments, etc.
Other Activity
Number of Pay Periods 26 26
Number of Payroll Checks & Direct Deposits Issued 9,614 10,151
Number of Pension Checks Issued 3,038 3,045
Total Pension Benefits Paid - Defined Benefit Plan $ 5,212,267 $ 5,221,593
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
Number of Check Vouchers 5,856 6,295
Number of EFT Vouchers 2,405 2,614
Vouchers Dollar Amount Disbursed $ 80,281,328 $ 73,007,738
PROCUREMENT & INVENTORY ACTIVITY LEVELS
Contingency & Warehouse Stock
3,500,000 1440
3,000,000 1430
2,500,000
1420
2,000,000
1410
Total Dollar Value
1,500,000
1400 Total Line Items
1,000,000
500,000 1390
0 1380
Value: $2,652,972.76 Line Items: 1,399
Fuel Use
Unleaded: 12,501.3 gallons
Diesel: 6,738.6 gallons
Total Cost: $ 32,289.40
2
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City of Dover
Finance Department
Monthly Report - June 2016 (Preliminary)
General Fund Summary
Revised 100%
Budget Budget YTD Balance Budget
Beginning Balance $ 3,977,500 $ 4,820,400 $ 4,820,414 $ (14) 100.0%
Revenues
Court of Chancery Fees 1,065,100 1,090,400 1,239,300 (148,900) 113.7%
Police Extra Duty, Fines & Revenue 1,235,300 1,112,900 1,197,813 (84,913) 107.6%
Franchise Fees 672,300 682,300 510,633 171,667 74.8%
Grants 623,500 623,500 522,561 100,939 83.8%
Intrafund Services 5,231,200 5,006,900 5,050,092 (43,192) 100.9%
Library & Recreation Revenues 671,000 528,600 602,851 (74,251) 114.0%
Licenses & Permits 2,861,300 2,908,300 3,211,644 (303,344) 110.4%
Property Taxes (Includes BID Revenue) (1) 12,894,200 12,833,500 12,846,772 (13,272) 100.1%
Miscellaneous Revenues 57,700 196,600 232,862 (36,262) 118.4%
Sanitation Revenues 2,580,000 2,530,000 2,527,478 2,522 99.9%
Garrison Farm Rent Revenue 93,700 93,900 93,858 42 100.0%
Transfers-In from Special Funds & Utilities
Municipal Street Aid Fund 564,200 673,100 673,345 (245) 100.0%
Civil Traffic Penalties 450,000 480,000 499,226 (19,226) 104.0%
Transfer Taxes 1,340,000 2,090,200 2,188,606 (98,406) 104.7%
Verizon & Other Reserves 63,200 63,200 51,800 11,400 82.0%
Police Grants/Extra Duty 74,400 172,700 159,617 13,083 92.4%
Water/Wastewater Fund 850,000 850,000 850,000 - 100.0%
Electric Fund 10,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 - 100.0%
Total Revenues 41,327,100 41,936,100 42,458,458 (522,358) 101.2%
Total Beginning Balance & Revenues $ 45,304,600 $ 46,756,500 $ 47,278,872 $ (522,372) 101.1%
Expenditures
City Clerk & Council $ 501,500 $ 496,400 $ 467,669 $ 28,731 94.2%
Mayor, City Manager & Human Resources 1,210,300 1,363,400 1,342,101 21,299 98.4%
Police & Police Extra Duty 15,761,400 16,557,500 16,623,763 (66,263) 100.4%
Public Services 4,669,500 4,522,900 4,350,403 172,497 96.2%
Engineering 181,400 173,400 166,579 6,821 96.1%
Procurement & Inventory, Facilities Mgmt., Fleet Maint. 2,036,200 2,022,500 1,997,481 25,019 98.8%
Planning, Inspections, Life Safety, Code Enf., & Economic Dev. 2,338,300 2,421,200 2,349,518 71,682 97.0%
Finance, Info Tech & Customer Services 2,803,400 2,700,100 2,617,658 82,442 96.9%
Library & Recreation 2,239,500 2,179,200 2,138,913 40,287 98.2%
Fire Department 745,400 735,400 687,479 47,921 93.5%
Assessor 234,800 240,700 237,364 3,336 98.6%
Contribution to DDP 70,000 70,000 70,000 - 100.0%
Miscellaneous Grant Expense 25,000 25,000 - 25,000 0.0%
Other Employment Expenses 520,100 43,300 - 43,300 0.0%
Bank & CC Fees 15,000 10,600 7,346 3,254 69.3%
Insurance 690,000 690,000 680,148 9,852 98.6%
New Street Property Acquisitions - 240,400 240,362 38 100.0%
OPEB - Retiree’s Health Care Contribution 1,895,600 1,567,700 1,567,700 - 100.0%
Police Pension Trust Contribution - State Grant 500,000 500,000 415,128 84,872 83.0%
Appropriation to Employee Pension Fund - 594,300 594,300 - 100.0%
Appropriation to Police Pension Fund 570,000 676,500 676,500 - 100.0%
Street Lights 797,700 797,700 804,246 (6,546) 100.8%
Debt Service 660,800 669,400 672,389 (2,989) 100.4%
Transfers Out
Capital Asset Reserve - 229,600 229,600 - 100.0%
Inventory Write-offs 10,000 10,000 10,000 - 100.0%
Capital Projects Fund 2,625,400 2,625,400 2,625,400 - 100.0%
Verizon Reserve 50,000 50,000 50,000 - 100.0%
Uncollectibles: Trash & Other 50,000 50,000 350,000 (300,000) 700.0%
Total Expenditures 41,201,300 42,262,600 41,972,047 290,553 99.3%
Budget Balance -Working Capital (Unaudited) 4,103,300 4,493,900 5,306,825 (812,925) 118.1%
Total Budget Balance & Expenditures $ 45,304,600 $ 46,756,500 $ 47,278,872 $ (522,372) 101.1%
Reserve Balances (Unaudited)
Contingency $ 720,300 $ 731,000 $ 732,833
(1) Property Taxes are the taxes billed and not cash received. The outstanding receivable balance as of 6/30/16 is $112,778
as compared to $159,782 in June 2015.
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City of Dover
Finance Department
Monthly Report - June 2016 (Preliminary)
Water/Wastewater Fund Summary
Revised 100%
Budget Budget YTD Balance Budget
Beginning Balance - Water $ 861,600 $ 1,072,900 $ 1,072,915 $ (15) 100.0%
Beginning Balance - Wastewater 293,400 206,900 206,894 6 100.0%
1,155,000 1,279,800 1,279,809 (9) 100.0%
Revenues
Water Fees 6,200,000 5,366,600 5,457,061 (90,461) 101.7%
Wastewater Fees 3,728,000 3,823,800 3,745,497 78,303 98.0%
Wastewater Treatment Services 3,026,500 2,997,600 2,936,831 60,769 98.0%
Groundwater Inflow Adjustment 1,864,300 1,965,600 1,878,057 87,543 95.5%
Water Tank Space Leases 341,900 341,900 337,989 3,911 98.9%
Miscellaneous Service Fee 67,000 66,200 74,190 (7,990) 112.1%
Impact Fees - Water 250,000 222,400 238,030 (15,630) 107.0%
Impact Fees - Wastewater 250,000 253,400 207,516 45,884 81.9%
Total Revenues 15,727,700 15,037,500 14,875,171 162,329 98.9%
Total Beginning Balance & Revenues $ 16,882,700 $ 16,317,300 $ 16,154,980 $ 162,320 99.0%
Expenses
Water/Wastewater Operating Divisions
Engineering & Inspection $ 517,500 $ 512,500 $ 499,239 $ 13,261 97.4%
Water Department 673,300 650,900 618,676 32,224 95.0%
Water Treatment Plant 1,910,000 1,743,100 1,642,140 100,960 94.2%
Wastewater Department 968,600 840,600 773,575 67,025 92.0%
Kent County Treatment Charge 4,130,000 4,130,000 3,894,341 235,659 94.3%
Intrafund Service Fees 1,492,700 1,420,200 1,422,049 (1,849) 100.1%
Retiree's Health Care 178,600 60,200 60,200 - 100.0%
Debt Service 1,132,100 1,132,400 1,132,410 (10) 100.0%
Other Employment Expenses 20,000 142,300 - 142,300 0.0%
Bank & CC Fees 46,200 25,000 23,481 1,519 93.9%
Transfers Out
General Fund 850,000 850,000 850,000 - 100.0%
Contingency Reserve 32,000 32,000 32,000 - 100.0%
Appropriation to Pension Fund - 248,400 248,400 - 100.0%
Water I & E Fund 1,800,000 1,800,000 1,800,000 - 100.0%
Wastewater I & E Fund 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 - 100.0%
Impact Fee Reserve - Wastewater - - 54,389 (54,389) 0.0%
Total Expenses 15,251,000 15,087,600 14,550,900 536,700 96.4%
Budget Balances
Budget Balance - Work. Cap Water (Unaudited) 1,048,600 566,500 884,647 (318,147) 156.2%
Budget Balance - Work. Cap WW (Unaudited) 583,100 663,200 719,431 (56,231) 108.5%
Total Budget Balances (Unaudited) 1,631,700 1,229,700 1,604,078 (374,378) 130.4%
Total Budget Balances & Expenses $ 16,882,700 $ 16,317,300 $ 16,154,978 $ 162,322 99.0%
Reserve Balances (Unaudited)
Contingency-Water $ 137,700 $ 138,000 $ 117,894
Contingency-Wastewater $ 191,100 $ 191,600 $ 214,629
Impact Fee Reserve - Water $ 202,000 $ 430,700 $ 434,156
Impact Fee Reserve - Wastewater $ 1,309,500 $ 1,590,900 $ 3,075,416
Bond Coverage Ratio (Covenant 1.20) 4.30 4.30 4.31
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City of Dover
Finance Department
Monthly Report - June 2016 (Preliminary)
Electric Revenue Fund Summary
Revised 100%
Budget Budget YTD Balance Budget
Beginning Balance $ 6,177,600 $ 8,337,500 $ 8,337,466 $ 34 100.0%
Revenues
Direct Sales to Customers 78,279,200 78,493,800 77,844,937 648,863 99.2%
Utility Tax 1,281,100 1,309,600 1,309,701 (101) 100.0%
Weyandt Hall Rents 202,600 202,600 238,862 (36,262) 117.9%
Miscellaneous Revenues 725,200 1,039,400 972,711 66,689 93.6%
Interest Earnings 47,900 35,000 65,702 (30,702) 187.7%
Transfer from Rate Stabilization 3,000,000 750,000 750,000 - 100.0%
Total Revenues 83,536,000 81,830,400 81,181,913 648,487 99.2%
Total Beginning Balance & Revenues $ 89,713,600 $ 90,167,900 $ 89,519,379 $ 648,521 99.3%
Expenses
Power Supply & Generation
Hedged Energy $ 23,402,600 $ 23,402,600 $ 23,610,686 $ (208,086) 100.9%
Power Supply Management 996,000 996,000 996,000 - 100.0%
Capacity Charges 10,225,100 10,225,100 10,574,198 (349,098) 103.4%
Dover Sun Park Energy 2,313,900 2,313,900 1,981,195 332,705 85.6%
Renewal Energy Credits (Incl. Solar) 1,036,800 1,036,800 313,930 722,870 30.3%
RGGI 175,000 175,000 66,080 108,920 37.8%
PJM Charges - Energy 7,966,100 7,966,100 2,960,596 5,005,504 37.2%
PJM Charges - Transmission & Fees 7,932,500 7,932,500 5,247,660 2,684,840 66.2%
Total Power Supply 54,048,000 54,048,000 45,750,345 8,297,655 84.6%
Plant Operations 6,434,600 6,382,900 5,714,785 668,115 89.5%
Generation Fuels 1,167,300 1,167,300 1,218,659 (51,359) 104.4%
Capacity Credits (10,472,100) (10,472,100) (9,827,426) (644,674) 93.8%
PJM Spot Market Energy (1,708,300) (1,708,300) (1,002,972) (705,328) 58.7%
PJM Credits (360,000) (360,000) (617,904) 257,904 171.6%
Total Generation (4,938,500) (4,990,200) (4,514,858) (475,342) 90.5%
Total Power Supply & Generation 49,109,500 49,057,800 41,235,487 7,822,313 84.1%
Electric Operating Divisions:
Transmission/Distribution 4,068,600 3,437,300 3,273,616 163,684 95.2%
Electrical Engineering 1,335,800 1,120,900 1,064,795 56,105 95.0%
Administration 839,300 834,300 709,297 125,003 85.0%
Meter Reading 360,500 363,200 358,571 4,629 98.7%
Systems Operations 679,800 601,500 593,428 8,072 98.7%
Intrafund Services 3,738,500 3,586,200 3,628,043 (41,843) 101.2%
Utility Tax 1,281,100 1,309,600 1,420,887 (111,287) 108.5%
OPEB Trust Contribution - Unfunded Liability 1,030,000 - - - 0.0%
Retirees Health Care 537,800 57,700 57,700 - 100.0%
Interest on Deposits 20,500 20,500 18,283 2,217 89.2%
Green Energy Payment to DEMEC 128,000 128,000 137,108 (9,108) 107.1%
Accounts Receivable Write-Offs 200,000 200,000 200,000 - 100.0%
Other Employee Expenses 72,000 353,400 - 353,400 0.0%
Bank & CC Fees 242,300 259,300 258,388 912 99.6%
Debt Service 3,402,000 1,617,700 1,621,463 (3,763) 100.2%
Transfers Out:
General Fund 10,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 - 100.0%
Electric Improvement & Extension Fund 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,665,375 (165,375) 104.7%
Rate Stabilization Reserve - 394,800 394,800 - 100.0%
Transfer to Insurance Reserve 10,000 10,000 10,000 - 100.0%
Transfer to Contingency Reserve 13,000 13,000 13,000 - 100.0%
Total Expenses 80,568,700 76,865,200 68,660,241 8,204,959 89.3%
Budget Balance - Work. Capital (Unaudited) 9,144,900 13,302,700 20,859,138 (7,556,438) 156.8%
Total Budget Balance & Expenses $ 89,713,600 $ 90,167,900 $ 89,519,379 $ 648,521 99.3%
Reserve Balances (Unaudited)
Contingency Reserve $ 844,600 $ 841,900 $ 849,980
Insurance Reserve $ 758,700 $ 756,300 $ 763,515
Rate Stabilization Reserve $ 4,602,600 $ 7,207,100 $ 7,269,177
Bond Coverage Ratio (Covenant 1.25) 2.62 7.29 5.26
Megawatt Hours Sold & Purchased
Sales to Customers MWh (excluding Street Light MWh) 712,390 712,390 705,125 99.0%
Sales per MWh $ 109.88 $ 109.88 $ 110.40 100.5%
Purchased/Generated MWh 741,522 741,522 740,871 99.9%
All In MWh Supply & Generation $ 66.23 $ 66.23 $ 55.66 84.0%
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City of Dover
Finance Department
Monthly Report - June 2016 (Preliminary)
General Capital Project Fund Summary
Revised 100%
Budget Budget YTD Balance Budget
Beginning Balance - Projects $ 154,800 $ 2,926,700 $ 2,926,738 $ (38) 100.0%
Revenues
State Grant - Other - 80,500 63,890 16,610 79.4%
Interest Earnings 5,000 5,000 5,614 (614) 112.3%
Income from Sale of Assets 20,300 120,800 112,568 8,232 93.2%
Transfer from General Fund for Projects 2,625,400 2,625,400 2,625,400 - 100.0%
Miscellaneous Receipts (2) - 74,700 77,663 (2,963) 104.0%
Total Revenues 2,650,700 2,906,400 2,885,135 21,265 99.3%
Total Beginning Balance & Revenue $ 2,805,500 $ 5,833,100 $ 5,811,873 $ 21,227 99.6%
Expenditures
Fire $ 145,600 $ 445,800 $ 445,594 $ 206 100.0%
Grounds Maintenance 201,100 185,200 68,352 116,848 36.9%
Recreation - 73,900 7,850 66,050 10.6%
Life Safety 55,700 55,700 56,411 (711) 101.3%
Police 262,100 302,700 251,602 51,098 83.1%
Streets 1,428,500 3,735,000 2,409,116 1,325,884 64.5%
Sanitation 449,000 449,000 402,484 46,516 89.6%
City Manager 24,700 24,700 - 24,700 0.0%
Fleet Maintenance 84,000 84,500 84,234 266 99.7%
Transfer to Capital Asset Reserve - 92,700 92,700 - 100.0%
Transfer to Parkland Reserve - - 33,000 (33,000) 0.0%
Total Expenditures 2,650,700 5,449,200 3,851,343 1,597,857 70.7%
Budget Balance - Bond Proceeds - - - - 0.0%
Current Year Balance - Projects (Unaudited) 154,800 383,900 1,960,530 (1,576,630) 510.7%
Budget Balance - Library Project - - - - 0.0%
Total Budget Balance & Expenditures $ 2,805,500 $ 5,833,100 $ 5,811,873 $ 21,227 99.6%
Reserve Balances (Unaudited)
Capital Asset Replacement Reserve $ 916,500 $ 1,251,300 $ 1,253,780
Parkland/Recreation $ 296,700 $ 324,900 $ 359,364
(2) Reimb for Village of Cannon Mills & Sheldrake Circle
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City of Dover
Finance Department
Monthly Report - June 2016 (Preliminary)
Water/Wastewater Improvement & Extension Fund Summary
Revised 100%
Budget Budget YTD Balance Budget
Beginning Balance - Water $ 833,500 $ 4,990,300 $ 4,990,310 $ (10) 100.0%
Beginning Balance - Wastewater $ 1,027,600 $ 4,551,700 $ 4,551,722 $ (22) 100.0%
Revenues
Grants Receipts - 20,300 18,952 1,348 93.4%
Miscellaneous Receipts - 61,400 70,247 (8,847) 114.4%
Interest Earnings 25,000 69,900 119,966 (50,066) 171.6%
Transfer from Operating Fund for Water 1,800,000 1,800,000 1,800,000 - 100.0%
Transfer from Operating Fund for Wastewater 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 - 100.0%
Transfer from Impact Fee Reserve - Wastewater 165,000 165,000 20,800 144,200 12.6%
Total Revenues 3,490,000 3,616,600 3,546,444 70,156 98.1%
Total Beginning Balance & Revenues $ 5,351,100 $ 13,158,600 $ 13,088,476 $ 70,124 99.5%
Expenses
Bond Issue Costs $ - $ - $ - $ - 0.0%
Engineering & Inspection - - - - 0.0%
Water $ 2,028,600 $ 5,396,100 $ 1,717,187 $ 3,678,913 31.8%
Wastewater 1,822,100 5,299,100 2,159,386 3,139,714 40.8%
Water Treatment Plant - 330,900 233,278 97,622 70.5%
Bank Fees - - - - 0.0%
Transfer to Impact Fee Reserve - Wastewater - - 1,271,343 (1,271,343) 0.0%
Total Expenses 3,850,700 11,026,100 5,381,194 5,644,906 48.8%
Budget Balance Water - Working Capital (Unaudited) 617,400 1,179,900 3,690,800 (2,510,900) 312.8%
Budget Balance Wastewater - Working Capital (Unaudited) 883,000 952,600 4,016,482 (3,063,882) 421.6%
Total Budget Balances 5,351,100 13,158,600 14,359,819 (1,201,219) 109.1%
Total Budget Balances & Expenses $ 5,351,100 $ 13,158,600 $ 13,088,476 $ 70,124 99.5%
Reserve Balances (Unaudited)
Capital Asset Replacement - Water $ 518,500 $ 514,600 $ 519,543
Capital Asset Replacement - Wastewater $ 515,200 $ 513,400 $ 518,354
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City of Dover
Finance Department
Monthly Report - June 2016 (Preliminary)
Electric Improvement & Extension Fund Summary
Revised 100%
Budget Budget YTD Balance Budget
Beginning Balance $ 3,623,600 $ 7,095,300 $ 7,095,270 $ 30 100.0%
Revenues
Interest Earnings 26,700 57,900 94,620 (36,720) 163.4%
Transfer from 2010 Bond Reserve - 2,108,000 1,942,628 165,372 92.2%
Miscellaneous Receipts - 15,000 - 15,000 0.0%
Transfer from Electric Revenue Fund 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,665,375 (165,375) 104.7%
Income from Sale of Assets - - 6,200 (6,200) 0.0%
General Service Billing 1,900,000 1,900,000 327,453 1,572,547 17.2%
Total Revenues 5,426,700 7,580,900 6,036,276 1,544,624 79.6%
Total Beginning Balance & Revenues $ 9,050,300 $ 14,676,200 $ 13,131,546 $ 1,544,654 89.5%
Expenses
Electric Generation $ 1,655,000 $ 2,299,800 $ 964,880 $ 1,334,920 42.0%
Transmission/Distribution 2,887,600 3,524,900 1,104,911 2,419,989 31.3%
Electrical Engineering 1,724,300 3,288,000 1,740,110 1,547,890 52.9%
Meter Reading - 23,000 - 23,000 0.0%
Total Expenses 6,266,900 9,135,700 3,809,901 5,325,799 41.7%
Budget Balance Bond - Work. Capital 2,783,400 5,540,500 9,321,645 (3,781,145) 168.2%
Total Budget Balance & Expenses $ 9,050,300 $ 14,676,200 $ 13,131,546 $ 1,544,654 89.5%
Reserve Balances (Unaudited)
Depreciation Reserve $ 10,066,400 $ 10,083,600 $ 10,130,667
Future Capacity Reserve $ 10,218,000 $ 10,134,700 $ 10,283,292
City of Dover
Electric Revenue Fund
FY16 - White Oak Solar Park Incremental Cost
Original
Budget YTD Balance
Power Supply & Generation
Dover Sun Park - Energy $ 2,313,861 $ 2,280,044 $ 33,817
Dover Sun Park - REC's 363,381 304,435 58,946
Total Power Supply Cost 2,677,242 2,584,478 92,764
Non-Solar Power Supply Cost (1,496,447) (1,024,520) (471,927)
Incremental Energy Cost $ 1,180,795 $ 1,559,958 $ (379,163)
Revenues
Customer Sales - Electricity (93,900) (96,701) 2,801
Rent Receipts (93,700) (61,468) (32,232)
Total Revenues (187,600) (158,169) (29,431)
Incremental Sun Park Cost $ 993,195 $ 1,401,789 $ (408,593)
MWh Purchased/Generated - Solar 18,159.000 17,400.544
MWh $ Solar Energy $ 127.42 $ 131.03
Solar REC's MWh 2,275.000
MWh $ Solar REC (one month lag)* $ 133.82
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City of Dover
Finance Department
Monthly Report - June 2016 (Preliminary)
Community Transportation Improvement Fund
Revised 100%
Budget Budget YTD Balance Budget
Beginning Balance $ 144,000 $ 57,800 $ 57,798 $ 2 100.0%
Revenues
Grants Revenue 500,000 839,300 574,559 264,741 68.5%
Interest Earned 500 500 145 355 29.0%
Total Revenues 500,500 839,800 574,704 265,096 68.4%
Total Beginning Balance & Revenues $ 644,500 $ 897,600 $ 632,502 $ 265,098 70.5%
Expenses
Program Expenses - Del Dot $ 644,000 $ 805,500 $ 541,803 $ 263,697 67.3%
Total Expenses 644,000 805,500 541,803 263,697 67.3%
Budget Balance - Working Capital (Unaudited) 500 92,100 90,699 1,401 98.5%
Total Budget Balance & Expenses $ 644,500 $ 897,600 $ 632,502 $ 265,098 70.5%
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City of Dover
Finance Department
Monthly Report - June 2016 (Preliminary)
Police Grant Funds
Revised 100%
Budget Budget YTD Balance Budget
Beginning Balance $ 125,000 $ 154,900 $ 154,944 $ (44) 100.0%
Revenues
State & Federal Grants Received 527,300 1,111,900 960,750 151,150 86.4%
Interest Earnings - - 2,021 (2,021) 0.0%
Total Revenues 527,300 1,111,900 962,771 149,129 86.6%
Total Beginning Balance & Revenues $ 652,300 $ 1,266,800 $ 1,117,715 $ 149,085 88.2%
Expenses
Cadet Program $ 80,300 $ 80,300 $ 76,423 $ 3,877 95.2%
Equipment & Program Supplies 410,600 384,600 177,888 206,712 46.3%
Technology Equipment 20,000 20,000 2,825 17,175 14.1%
Telephone/Fax 15,000 15,000 19,690 (4,690) 131.3%
Training/Conference/Food/Travel 17,000 72,600 80,203 (7,603) 110.5%
Consulting/Audit Fees 1,000 1,000 - 1,000 0.0%
Contractual services - 299,400 90,714 208,686 30.3%
Operating Transfers - Out 74,400 172,700 - 172,700 0.0%
Total Expenses 618,300 1,045,600 447,743 597,857 42.8%
Budget Balance - Working Capital (Unaudited) 34,000 221,200 669,972 (448,772) 302.9%
Total Budget Balances & Expenses $ 652,300 $ 1,266,800 $ 1,117,715 $ 149,085 88.2%
City of Dover
Finance Department
Monthly Report - June 2016 (Preliminary)
Library Grant Fund
Revised 100%
Budget Budget YTD Balance Budget
Beginning Balance $ 17,300 $ 30,600 $ 30,571 $ 29 99.9%
Revenues
Grants Received 278,900 305,500 293,835 11,665 96.2%
Federal Grants 2,500 2,500 2,500 - 100.0%
Total Revenues 281,400 308,000 296,335 11,665 96.2%
Total Beginning Balance & Revenues $ 298,700 $ 338,600 $ 326,906 $ 11,694 96.5%
Expenses
Program Expenses/Supplies-State Grants $ 24,100 $ 27,500 $ 25,544 $ 1,956 92.9%
Program Expenses/Supplies-Federal Grants 2,500 2,500 2,500 - 100.0%
Office Supplies 24,000 30,800 24,413 6,387 79.3%
Printing/Duplicating 13,200 12,500 12,306 194 98.4%
Postage 100 100 43 57 43.0%
Books 129,200 133,300 129,605 3,695 97.2%
Furniture 3,100 7,000 9,827 (2,827) 140.4%
Audio Visual Supplies 75,100 77,200 74,127 3,073 96.0%
Training/Conference/Food/Travel 2,000 8,800 3,303 5,497 37.5%
Contractual Services 900 - - - 0.0%
Office Equipment/Repairs & Maintenance 6,000 6,300 5,314 986 84.3%
Other Equipment - Lease 1,200 2,000 1,850 150 92.5%
Total Expenses 281,400 308,000 288,832 19,168 93.8%
Budget Balance - Working Capital (Unaudited) 17,300 30,600 38,074 (7,474) 124.4%
Total Budget Balances & Expenses $ 298,700 $ 338,600 $ 326,906 $ 11,694 96.5%
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City of Dover
Finance Department
Monthly Report - June 2016 (Preliminary)
After School Program/Substance Abuse Prevention Fund
Revised 100%
Budget Budget YTD Balance Budget
Beginning Balance $ 41,000 $ 98,200 $ 98,181 $ 19 100.0%
Revenues
Grants Received 55,700 28,000 28,030 (30) 100.1%
Recreation Revenue 33,000 50,000 65,145 (15,145) 130.3%
Total Revenues 88,700 78,000 93,175 (15,175) 119.5%
Total Beginning Balance & Revenues $ 129,700 $ 176,200 $ 191,356 $ (15,156) 108.6%
Expenses
Temporary Help/Benefits $ 60,200 $ 60,200 $ 57,228 $ 2,972 95.1%
Program Expenses/Supplies 55,700 55,700 34,355 21,345 61.7%
Total Expenses 115,900 115,900 91,583 24,317 79.0%
Budget Balance - Working Capital (Unaudited) 13,800 60,300 99,773 (39,473) 165.5%
Total Budget Balances & Expenses $ 129,700 $ 176,200 $ 191,356 $ (15,156) 108.6%
City of Dover
Finance Department
Monthly Report - June 2016 (Preliminary)
CDBG Fund
Revised 100%
Budget Budget YTD Balance Budget
Beginning Balance $ 2,100 $ 2,100 $ 87,290 $ (85,190) 4156.7%
Revenues
Grants Received 265,400 272,800 256,662 16,138 94.1%
Total Revenues 265,400 272,800 256,662 16,138 94.1%
Total Beginning Balance & Revenues $ 267,500 $ 274,900 $ 343,952 $ (69,052) 125.1%
Expenses
Closing Cost/Down Payment Program $ 60,000 $ 60,900 $ 60,000 $ 900 98.5%
Connection Community Supply Program 7,400 7,400 4,952 2,448 66.9%
Dover Interfaith Ministry 27,000 27,000 27,000 - 100.0%
MHDC Emergency Home Repair 35,300 35,300 12,989 22,311 36.8%
MHDC Homeowner Rehab 52,900 52,900 39,506 13,394 74.7%
Habitat For Humanity 40,000 40,000 37,047 2,953 92.6%
NCALL Research Inc. - 6,500 5,500 1,000 84.6%
Peoples Place 6,800 6,800 6,722 78 98.9%
Salaries 36,000 36,000 37,444 (1,444) 104.0%
NSP Expense - - 90,460 (90,460) 0.0%
Total Expenses 265,400 272,800 321,620 (48,820) 117.9%
Budget Balance - Working Capital (Unaudited) 2,100 2,100 19,838 (17,738) 944.7%
Total Budget Balances & Expenses $ 267,500 $ 274,900 $ 341,458 $ (66,558) 124.2%
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MONTHLY REPORT
JUNE 2016
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Date Range: From 06/01/2016 to 06/30/2016
Incident Run Log Company: All Companies
Dover Fire Department Sorted by: Not selected
Date FDID Incident# Alarm ### Address Suite Type Lgth
06/01/2016 30046 2016-000493 20:36 1289 WALKER RD A16 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 0.3
06/02/2016 30046 2016-000494 10:58 1200 N DUPONT HWY Unintentional transmission of alarm, other 0.0
06/02/2016 30046 2016-000495 21:17 N DUPONT HWY & KINGS HWY N E Extrication of victim(s) from vehicle 0.5
06/03/2016 30046 2016-000496 09:39 1350 N DUPONT HWY Unintentional transmission of alarm, other 0.4
06/03/2016 30046 2016-000497 19:04 255 WEBBS LN H Alarm system activation, no fire - unintentional 0.2
06/04/2016 30046 2016-000498 01:20 165 WILLIS RD B Carbon monoxide incident 0.3
06/04/2016 30046 2016-000499 02:13 Bay Rd Assist police or other governmental agency 1.1
06/04/2016 30046 2016-000500 03:21 SOUTH LITTLE CREEK ROAD Dispatched & canceled en route 0.2
06/05/2016 30046 2016-000501 01:15 1155 WALKER RD Cooking fire, confined to container 0.4
06/05/2016 30046 2016-000502 01:22 835 BAY RD Smoke detector activation, no fire - unintentional 0.3
06/05/2016 30046 2016-000503 08:25 430 COLLEGE RD 400 0.2
06/05/2016 30046 2016-000504 08:45 655 N DUPONT HWY Cooking fire, confined to container 0.3
06/07/2016 30046 2016-000505 10:43 FORREST AVE Motor vehicle accident with injuries 0.3
06/07/2016 30046 2016-000506 11:09 293 S SAULSBURY RD Combustible/flammable gas/liquid condition, other 1.2
06/07/2016 30046 2016-000507 14:20 100 CAMPUS DR Smoke detector activation, no fire - unintentional 0.4
06/07/2016 30046 2016-000508 15:07 150 SAULSBURY RD Good intent call, other 0.3
06/08/2016 30046 2016-000509 02:40 S QUEEN ST Rescue, EMS incident, other 0.3
06/08/2016 30046 2016-000510 03:43 215 COMMERCE ST. Assist invalid 1.9
06/08/2016 30046 2016-000511 11:05 22 N QUEEN ST Good intent call, other 0.3
06/08/2016 30046 2016-000512 11:23 2056 GENERALS WAY Public service 0.4
06/08/2016 30046 2016-000513 11:45 850 S STATE ST Good intent call, other 0.2
06/08/2016 30046 2016-000514 12:09 39 N AMERICAN AVE Power line down 0.1
06/08/2016 30046 2016-000515 12:52 139 BALTUSROL RD Good intent call, other 0.5
06/08/2016 30046 2016-000516 15:59 141 OLD FORGE DR False alarm or false call, other 0.3
06/08/2016 30046 2016-000517 21:25 1700 N DUPONT HWY BLDG D Carbon monoxide incident 0.3
06/09/2016 30046 2016-000518 08:47 805 RIVER RD Smoke from barbecue, tar kettle 0.3
06/09/2016 30046 2016-000519 12:22 155 S BRADFORD ST Smoke detector activation due to malfunction 0.1
06/09/2016 30046 2016-000520 17:49 160 GREENTREE DR Good intent call, other 0.1
06/10/2016 30046 2016-000521 08:25 209 S STATE ST Alarm system activation, no fire - unintentional 0.3
06/10/2016 30046 2016-000522 12:53 W. NORTH STREET Motor vehicle accident with injuries 0.2
06/10/2016 30046 2016-000523 16:33 S DUPONT HIGHWAY Grass fire 0.2
06/10/2016 30046 2016-000524 21:40 631 S STATE ST Good intent call, other 0.3
06/11/2016 30046 2016-000525 17:29 1365 N DUPONT HWY Good intent call, other 0.3
06/11/2016 30046 2016-000526 18:51 MCKEE ROAD Extrication of victim(s) from vehicle 0.3
06/11/2016 30046 2016-000527 19:42 5 S. QUEEN STREET Smoke detector activation due to malfunction 0.2
06/12/2016 30046 2016-000528 07:30 WEBBS LA & S DUPONT HWY Extrication of victim(s) from vehicle 0.4
06/12/2016 30046 2016-000529 12:37 800 N STATE ST Dispatched & canceled en route 0.1
06/12/2016 30046 2016-000530 12:48 1001 FORREST AVE Natural vegetation fire, other 0.2
06/12/2016 30046 2016-000531 14:16 143 OLD FORGE DR Smoke detector activation due to malfunction 0.4
06/12/2016 30046 2016-000532 17:30 162 VIOLA DRIVE Assist invalid 3.0
06/12/2016 30046 2016-000533 19:03 1051 SOUTH LITTLE CREEK ROAD Outside rubbish fire, other 0.0
06/12/2016 30046 2016-000534 19:38 49 ROUNDTREE DR WEST Good intent call, other 0.0
06/12/2016 30046 2016-000535 19:51 293 S SAULSBURY RD Public service 0.6
06/13/2016 30046 2016-000536 12:04 1220 FARMVIEW DR Building fire 1.5
06/13/2016 30046 2016-000537 14:17 1220 FARMVIEW DRIVE Smoke or odor removal 0.4
06/13/2016 30046 2016-000538 15:07 1001 FORREST AVE Outside rubbish fire, other 0.2
06/14/2016 30046 2016-000539 18:11 411 LEGISLATIVE AVE Outside rubbish fire, other 0.3
06/14/2016 30046 2016-000540 19:15 120 N STATE ST Smoke detector activation, no fire - unintentional 0.5
06/14/2016 30046 2016-000541 20:31 22 VIRGINIA AVE Special outside fire, other 0.3
06/15/2016 30046 2016-000542 14:20 992 WHATCOAT DR Smoke detector activation, no fire - unintentional 0.2
06/16/2016 30046 2016-000543 03:10 213 N BRADFORD ST Smoke detector activation, no fire - unintentional 0.0
06/16/2016 30046 2016-000544 14:27 914 BOGGS DR Breakdown of light ballast 0.5
06/16/2016 30046 2016-000545 18:31 PUNCHERUN No incident found on arrival at dispatch address 0.3
06/16/2016 30046 2016-000546 22:09 SR1 & WHITE OAK RD OVERPASS Motor vehicle accident with injuries 0.4
06/17/2016 30046 2016-000547 13:16 2735 FORREST AVE Smoke detector activation, no fire - unintentional 0.5
06/17/2016 30046 2016-000548 22:14 26 STONEY DR Smoke detector activation, no fire - unintentional 0.4
06/18/2016 30046 2016-000549 12:41 S. DUPONT HIGHWAY Gasoline or other flammable liquid spill 0.3
06/18/2016 30046 2016-000550 13:07 SR1 & M/M 103 Medical assist, assist EMS crew 0.0
06/18/2016 30046 2016-000551 16:12 599 PERSIMONE TREE LANE Smoke scare, odor of smoke 0.3
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Date FDID Incident# Alarm ### Address Suite Type Lgth
06/18/2016 30046 2016-000552 18:17 1037 N DUPONT HWY Fire, other 0.3
06/18/2016 30046 2016-000553 18:37 1131 N DUPONT HWY Medical assist, assist EMS crew 0.0
06/18/2016 30046 2016-000554 18:37 1131 N DUPONT HWY Medical assist, assist EMS crew 0.0
06/18/2016 30046 2016-000555 18:52 25 BALTRAY RD Smoke detector activation due to malfunction 0.4
06/19/2016 30046 2016-000556 01:40 835 BAY RD Smoke detector activation, no fire - unintentional 0.4
06/19/2016 30046 2016-000557 03:04 57 S NEW ST CO detector activation due to malfunction 0.4
06/19/2016 30046 2016-000558 04:11 500 PERSIMMON TREE LA 4 System malfunction, other 0.3
06/19/2016 30046 2016-000559 05:13 77 STONEY DR Good intent call, other 0.4
06/20/2016 30046 2016-000560 09:06 1285 COLLEGE PARK DR Sprinkler activation, no fire - unintentional 0.6
06/20/2016 30046 2016-000561 10:54 1570 N DUPONT HWY Sprinkler activation, no fire - unintentional 0.0
06/20/2016 30046 2016-000562 22:59 1325 GARFIELD DR Heat from short circuit (wiring), defective/worn 0.5
06/21/2016 30046 2016-000563 10:11 300 W WATER ST Carbon monoxide incident 1.4
06/21/2016 30046 2016-000564 13:14 N GOVERNORS AVE Motor vehicle accident with no injuries. 0.4
06/21/2016 30046 2016-000565 15:12 35 LOOCKERMAN PLAZA Water & ice-related rescue, other 0.2
06/18/2016 30046 2016-000566 12:50 1131 N DUPONT HWY Medical assist, assist EMS crew 0.0
06/19/2016 30046 2016-000567 03:32 1131 N DUPONT HWY Medical assist, assist EMS crew 0.0
06/19/2016 30046 2016-000568 06:13 1131 N DUPONT HWY Medical assist, assist EMS crew 0.0
06/19/2016 30046 2016-000569 09:31 1131 N DUPONT HWY Medical assist, assist EMS crew 0.0
06/21/2016 30046 2016-000570 22:03 101 BABB DR 3306 Smoke detector activation, no fire - unintentional 0.5
06/22/2016 30046 2016-000571 14:16 1650 FORREST Good intent call, other 0.4
06/23/2016 30046 2016-000572 09:58 120 GREENTREE DR Dispatched & canceled en route 0.1
06/23/2016 30046 2016-000573 09:58 369 BEECHWOOD AVE Smoke detector activation, no fire - unintentional 0.6
06/23/2016 30046 2016-000574 13:06 9 PAR HAVEN DR C Smoke scare, odor of smoke 0.5
06/23/2016 30046 2016-000575 14:55 97 COMMERCE WAY 101 Smoke detector activation, no fire - unintentional 0.4
06/23/2016 30046 2016-000576 17:07 1137 Woodstock court Unauthorized burning 0.4
06/23/2016 30046 2016-000577 19:21 213 N BRADFORD ST Smoke detector activation, no fire - unintentional 0.1
06/24/2016 30046 2016-000578 10:30 105 HOLMES ST Water or steam leak 0.4
06/24/2016 30046 2016-000579 13:07 655 N DUPONT HWY False alarm or false call, other 0.5
06/24/2016 30046 2016-000580 20:24 491 FIDDLERS GREEN Medical assist, assist EMS crew 1.1
06/25/2016 30046 2016-000581 02:23 K22 Country Club Apts J Cooking fire, confined to container 0.5
06/25/2016 30046 2016-000582 11:27 11 FAIRWAY LAKE DR Building fire 0.4
06/26/2016 30046 2016-000583 13:41 39 PAR HAVEN DR E Water problem, other 0.8
06/26/2016 30046 2016-000584 18:56 490 N DUPONT HWY Motor vehicle accident with injuries 0.2
06/27/2016 30046 2016-000585 15:01 1180 WALKER RD System malfunction, other 0.2
06/27/2016 30046 2016-000586 23:00 119 SAXTON RD Cooking fire, confined to container 1.1
06/28/2016 30046 2016-000587 05:23 341 SAULSBURY RD Smoke detector activation due to malfunction 0.7
06/28/2016 30046 2016-000588 08:13 1102 S GOVERNORS AVE Smoke scare, odor of smoke 0.3
06/28/2016 30046 2016-000589 09:12 51 WEBBS LN C Trash or rubbish fire, contained 0.8
06/29/2016 30046 2016-000590 04:46 213 N BRADFORD ST Dispatched & canceled en route 0.2
06/29/2016 30046 2016-000591 07:21 14 S. Governors Ave Carbon monoxide incident 0.5
06/30/2016 30046 2016-000592 07:07 18 GREENWICH DR Water or steam leak 0.5
06/30/2016 30046 2016-000593 10:08 516 JEFFERIC BLVD Alarm system activation, no fire - unintentional 0.3
06/30/2016 30046 2016-000594 12:06 CECIL ST Passenger vehicle fire 0.5
06/30/2016 30046 2016-000595 13:13 341 SAULSBURY RD Detector activation, no fire - unintentional 0.3
06/30/2016 30046 2016-000596 17:25 1200 N DUPONT HWY Alarm system activation, no fire - unintentional 0.0
06/30/2016 30046 2016-000597 19:28 177 WILLIS RD Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other 0.6
Total Number of Incidents: 105
Total Length of Incidents: 41.6 Hours
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Accrual Basis Profit & Loss Detail
June 2016
Type Date Num Name
Ordinary Income/Expense
Expense
Apparatus Repairs & Maintenance
Check 06/12/2016 1582 Atlantic Emergency Solutions
Check 06/12/2016 1589 Dover Automotive
Check 06/12/2016 1590 Kunkel Auto Supply
Check 06/12/2016 1590 Kunkel Auto Supply
Check 06/12/2016 1590 Kunkel Auto Supply
Check 06/12/2016 1590 Kunkel Auto Supply
Check 06/25/2016 1601 Dover Automotive
Check 06/25/2016 1601 Dover Automotive
Check 06/30/2016 1603 Atlantic Emergency Solutions
Check 06/30/2016 1604 Awards, Trophies & More
Check 06/30/2016 1609 Witmer Public Safety
Total Apparatus Repairs & Maintenance
Building Maintenance Supplies
Check 06/12/2016 1585 City of Dover
Total Building Maintenance Supplies
Electricity
Check 06/12/2016 1586 City of Dover Utility
Check 06/12/2016 1587 City of Dover
Check 06/30/2016 1611 City of Dover Utility
Total Electricity
Gasoline
Check 06/12/2016 1585 City of Dover
Check 06/12/2016 1585 City of Dover
Total Gasoline
Heating Expenses- Gas
Check 06/12/2016 1583 Chesapeake Utilities
Check 06/12/2016 1584 Chesapeake Utilities
Check 06/30/2016 1607 Chesapeake Utilities
Total Heating Expenses- Gas
Medical Supplies & Physicals
Check 06/30/2016 1608 Southeastern Emergency Equipment
Total Medical Supplies & Physicals
Office Supplies
Check 06/12/2016 1585 City of Dover
Check 06/25/2016 1602 Staples
Total Office Supplies
Other Equipment Repairs
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June 2016
Type Date Num Name
Check 06/25/2016 1599 Pasco of Dover
Total Other Equipment Repairs
Program Expenses
Check 06/12/2016 1593 Witmer Public Safety
Check 06/12/2016 1593 Witmer Public Safety
Check 06/25/2016 1598 Municipal Emergency Services
Check 06/25/2016 1600 Priority Dispatch Corporation
Check 06/30/2016 1612 Witmer Public Safety
Check 06/30/2016 1612 Witmer Public Safety
Total Program Expenses
Radio Repairs
Check 06/12/2016 1591 Magnum
Check 06/25/2016 1597 Magnum
Total Radio Repairs
Safety & Security Material
Check 06/30/2016 1606 ARK SAFETY
Total Safety & Security Material
Small Tools
Check 06/12/2016 1594 WL Construction Supply, Inc.
Total Small Tools
Telephone
Check 06/12/2016 1585 City of Dover
Check 06/12/2016 1585 City of Dover
Check 06/12/2016 1595 Verizon Wireless
Check 06/30/2016 1610 Verizon Wireless
Total Telephone
Training & Travel Expenses
Check 06/12/2016 1588 Delaware State Fire School
Check 06/12/2016 1588 Delaware State Fire School
Check 06/30/2016 1605 Delaware State Fire School
Check 06/30/2016 1605 Delaware State Fire School
Total Training & Travel Expenses
Uniforms
Check 06/12/2016 1592 Municipal Emergency Services
Check 06/25/2016 1596 Dover Army-Navy Store
Total Uniforms
Water/Sewer
Check 06/12/2016 1586 City of Dover Utility
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June 2016
Type Date Num Name
Check 06/12/2016 1586 City of Dover Utility
Check 06/12/2016 1587 City of Dover
Check 06/30/2016 1611 City of Dover Utility
Check 06/30/2016 1611 City of Dover Utility
Total Water/Sewer
Total Expense
Net Ordinary Income
Net Income
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June 2016
Memo Clr Split
Ordinary Income/Expense
Expense
Apparatus Repairs & Maintenance
Invoice # 11361DEL- Ladder 2 window motor City Fund Account
Inv # 800861- brake pads for B-9 City Fund Account
Invoice # 056492915-detailer City Fund Account
Invoice # 056493450- hyper wash City Fund Account
Invoice # 056493445-aerso City Fund Account
Invoice # 056494005-hyper wash City Fund Account
Invoice # 801411 City Fund Account
Invoice # 801752 City Fund Account
Invoice # 11425DEL- Eng 6 drivers window City Fund Account
Name plates for lockers City Fund Account
Invoice # 1705404- Face Piece Cleaners City Fund Account
Total Apparatus Repairs & Maintenance
Building Maintenance Supplies
6 bags of stay dry material City Fund Account
Total Building Maintenance Supplies
Electricity
Acct # 44343-32052 City Fund Account
Acct # 44255-31966 City Fund Account
Acct # 44343-32052 City Fund Account
Total Electricity
Gasoline
April Unleaded Fuel charges City Fund Account
April Bio-Diesel Fuel charges City Fund Account
Total Gasoline
Heating Expenses- Gas
Station 1 from 05/03 to 06/02 City Fund Account
Station 2 gas from 04/26 to 05/25 City Fund Account
Station 2 from 05/25 to 06/27 City Fund Account
Total Heating Expenses- Gas
Medical Supplies & Physicals
Invoice # 644356- AED Battery City Fund Account
Total Medical Supplies & Physicals
Office Supplies
April Postage charges City Fund Account
Invoice # 1578795561-1578795721-1578903851 City Fund Account
Total Office Supplies
Other Equipment Repairs
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June 2016
Memo Clr Split
Order # 34783/6 City Fund Account
Total Other Equipment Repairs
Program Expenses
Inv # 1685666- MSA 6000 City Fund Account
Inv # 1699717- fill station parts City Fund Account
Invoice # IN1037364 City Fund Account
Invoice # 129513- Maint. Agreement for annual cardset City Fund Account
Invoice # 1702281- 5 " hose City Fund Account
Invoice # 1706005- MSA Fill Station adapters City Fund Account
Total Program Expenses
Radio Repairs
Impress Temple Transducer City Fund Account
Resue door controls to radio console City Fund Account
Total Radio Repairs
Safety & Security Material
Rope Rescue Equipment City Fund Account
Total Safety & Security Material
Small Tools
Blue Rescue Master Diamond Blades City Fund Account
Total Small Tools
Telephone
April Verizon charges City Fund Account
April Cavalier charges City Fund Account
IPAD cahrges from 04/21 to 05/20 City Fund Account
IPAD charges from 05/21 to 06/20 City Fund Account
Total Telephone
Training & Travel Expenses
Rope Rescue- Dickson City Fund Account
Advance Veh Rescue- Dickson,Gartrell City Fund Account
Inv # 16-3000- Structual & Vehicle Rescue City Fund Account
Inv # 16-3001- Fire Ground Operations City Fund Account
Total Training & Travel Expenses
Uniforms
Invoice # IN1034535- structual gloves City Fund Account
2 pr. shorts for Jacobs City Fund Account
Total Uniforms
Water/Sewer
Acct # 44345-32054 City Fund Account
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June 2016
Memo Clr Split
Acct # 44341-32050 City Fund Account
Acct # 44253-31964 City Fund Account
Acct # 44345-32054 City Fund Account
Acct # 44341-32050 City Fund Account
Total Water/Sewer
Total Expense
Net Ordinary Income
Net Income
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Accrual Basis Profit & Loss Detail
June 2016
Amount Balance
Ordinary Income/Expense
Expense
Apparatus Repairs & Maintenance
1,059.18 1,059.18
60.10 1,119.28
40.55 1,159.83
131.53 1,291.36
31.83 1,323.19
174.61 1,497.80
29.99 1,527.79
15.71 1,543.50
1,957.06 3,500.56
38.00 3,538.56
57.00 3,595.56
Total Apparatus Repairs & Maintenance 3,595.56 3,595.56
Building Maintenance Supplies
45.67 45.67
Total Building Maintenance Supplies 45.67 45.67
Electricity
2,512.01 2,512.01
491.07 3,003.08
3,294.52 6,297.60
Total Electricity 6,297.60 6,297.60
Gasoline
185.49 185.49
661.29 846.78
Total Gasoline 846.78 846.78
Heating Expenses- Gas
523.40 523.40
120.57 643.97
53.48 697.45
Total Heating Expenses- Gas 697.45 697.45
Medical Supplies & Physicals
203.24 203.24
Total Medical Supplies & Physicals 203.24 203.24
Office Supplies
16.97 16.97
262.36 279.33
Total Office Supplies 279.33 279.33
Other Equipment Repairs
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June 2016
Amount Balance
198.00 198.00
Total Other Equipment Repairs 198.00 198.00
Program Expenses
6,177.00 6,177.00
330.00 6,507.00
2,675.00 9,182.00
147.00 9,329.00
1,416.50 10,745.50
3,470.00 14,215.50
Total Program Expenses 14,215.50 14,215.50
Radio Repairs
182.00 182.00
190.00 372.00
Total Radio Repairs 372.00 372.00
Safety & Security Material
1,636.79 1,636.79
Total Safety & Security Material 1,636.79 1,636.79
Small Tools
809.98 809.98
Total Small Tools 809.98 809.98
Telephone
290.34 290.34
20.29 310.63
300.20 610.83
300.20 911.03
Total Telephone 911.03 911.03
Training & Travel Expenses
70.00 70.00
400.00 470.00
1,345.00 1,815.00
1,000.00 2,815.00
Total Training & Travel Expenses 2,815.00 2,815.00
Uniforms
4,072.81 4,072.81
53.90 4,126.71
Total Uniforms 4,126.71 4,126.71
Water/Sewer
77.50 77.50
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June 2016
Amount Balance
14.49 91.99
42.96 134.95
92.50 227.45
14.49 241.94
Total Water/Sewer 241.94 241.94
Total Expense 37,292.58 37,292.58
Net Ordinary Income -37,292.58 -37,292.58
Net Income -37,292.58 -37,292.58
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FY 15-16 City Funded Account Balance Sheet
ACCOUNT BUDGET SPENT BALANCE
Apparatus Repairs & Maintenance $ 85,300.00 $ 157,773.17 $ (72,473.17)
Building Maintenace Supplies $ 1,500.00 $ 230.99 $ 1,269.01
Command Vehicle $ 50,000.00 $ 46,973.93 $ 3,026.07
Contractual Services $ 10,500.00 $ 10,500.00 $ -
Electricity $ 45,000.00 $ 44,059.02 $ 940.98
Gasoline $ 20,000.00 $ 10,743.25 $ 9,256.75
Heating Expenses- Gas $ 16,000.00 $ 10,885.76 $ 5,114.24
Medical Supplies $ 1,000.00 $ 818.46 $ 181.54
Office Supplies $ 2,000.00 $ 1,277.29 $ 722.71
Other Equipment Repairs $ 2,000.00 $ 935.39 $ 1,064.61
Program Expenses $ 37,000.00 $ 45,565.89 $ (8,565.89)
Radio Repairs $ 2,000.00 $ 1,339.40 $ 660.60
Safety & Security $ 1,500.00 $ 1,663.09 $ (163.09)
Small Tools $ 4,500.00 $ 1,371.42 $ 3,128.58
Telephone $ 10,000.00 $ 8,536.04 $ 1,463.96
Training & Travel $ 10,000.00 $ 6,005.00 $ 3,995.00
Uniforms & Firefighting Gear $ 30,000.00 $ 9,812.41 $ 20,187.59
Water/ Sewer $ 3,000.00 $ 1,601.57 $ 1,398.43
Balance as of: June 30, 2016
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DEPARTMENT OF POLICE
Paul M. Bernat 400 South Queen Street
Chief of Police Dover, Delaware 19904
F.B.I.N.A. 302-736-7111
Fax: 302-672-1842
August 8, 2016
Honorable Robin Christiansen, Mayor
Member of Dover City Council
City Hall
Dover, DE 19901
Mayor Christiansen and Council Members:
The following is the monthly report for Dover Police Department activities for the month of June
2016:
COMPLAINTS
Total complaints received through June 30th, numbered 21,942, this is an increase of 3,545
complaints over the same period last year.
25,000 21,942
20,000 17,942 17,773 18,397
16,884
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
8 7
6 5 5
4 4
4 3 3
2 2
2 1 1
0 0 0 0
0
Burglary Robbery Rape Homicide Sudden Death
Cases Reported in June Cases Cleared In June Cases Cleared from Previous Months
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DRUGS, VICE, & ORGANIZED CRIME SECTION (DVOC) SEIZURES
Along with the drug seizures below, the DVOC also recovered $8,994.00 USD during the month of June.
1,000.00 830.60
493.3
500.00
90 32 7.65
0.00
Marijuana Cocaine Ectasy (Doses) Oxycodone Heroin
(Doses)
GRAMS/DOSES
FIREARM SEIZURES
3
2 2
2
1
1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
CI DVOC PATROL SEU
HANDGUN RIFLE SHOTGUN
COMMUNITY POLICING
COMMUNITY POLICING CONTACTS
ABANDONED VEHICLES 2
ALCOHOL VIOLATIONS/DUI’S 0
ASSIST OTHER 13
WARRANTS ON FILE 0
CITY PARK VIOLATIONS 0
CRIMINAL ARRESTS 0 CADETS CONTACTS
DRUG RELATED ARRESTS 0 PARKING 12
LOUD MUSIC 0 DCO’S 36
MISCELLANEOUS VIOLATIONS 0 OPEN CONTAINER 19
PARKING VIOLATIONS 13 LOUD NOISE 0
PEDDLER 0 LEWDNESS 0
MEETINGS 114 OTHER 5
CRIME PREVENTION CHECK 0 BUSINESS CONTACTS 95
TRAFFIC ARRESTS 2 LIBRARY CHECKS 3
WARNINGS 0 COMPLAINTS ASSIGNED 61
FUGITIVE 0 SPECIAL EVENT 4
DCO 0 TOTAL CONTACTS 235
PROSTITUTION 0
TOTAL CONTACTS 144
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SAFE STREETS
SAFE STREETS
ENFORCEMENT CONTACTS
ABANDONED VEHICLES 0
ALCOHOL VIOLATIONS/DUI'S 0
ASSIST OTHER 19
WARRANTS ON FILE 0
CITY PARK VIOLATIONS 0
CRIMINAL ARRESTS 156
DRUG RELATED ARRESTS 74
LOUD MUSIC 0
MISCELLANEOUS VIOLATIONS 4
PARKING VIOLATIONS 0
PEDDLER 0
MEETINGS 0
GUNS 2
CURFEW CHECKS 120
CRIME PREVENTION CHECKS 0
TRAFFIC ARRESTS 24
WARNINGS 26
FUGITIVES 21
DCO'S 0
PROSTITUTION 0
TOTAL CONTACTS 446
TRAFFIC ARRESTS
The department issued 8,401 traffic citations through this reporting period, this is an increase of 1,770
citations over the number issued during the same period last year.
9,000 8,439 8,401 8,401
8,045
8,000
7,000 6,631
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
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TRAFFIC CRASHES
Through June 30th, the Dover Police investigated 900 traffic crashes, an increase of 9 crashes investigated
during the same period last year.
1050 1019
1000 978
951
950
891 900
900
850
800
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
911 Center
During the month of June, the Dover Police Department handled a total of 9,505 calls averaging 317 calls
per day. Dispatchers handled 2,338 on the 911 wireless lines, 488 on the 911 landlines, and 174 on the
Voice Over Internet Protocol lines, the remaining 6,505 were administrative calls.
25%
5%
68%
2%
911 Wireless 911 Landline VoIP Administrative
CITY ORDINANCE SUMMONS
Through June 30th, we issued 3,493 city ordinance summons, an increase of 359 summonses for the same
period last year. Note: Of those summonses issued in June, 6 DCO’s were issued for handicapped parking
violations and 0 for fire lane parking violations, 134 for false alarms (113, for 1-2 alarms, 16, for 3-5
alarms, 4, for 6-9 alarms, 1, for 10-15 alarms, and 0, for 16 or more alarms) and 9, for noise violations
8, for vehicle violations and 1, for residence violations).
4,000 3,727 3,680 3,521 3,493
3,241 3,134
3,500
3,000 2,507
2,500 2,144
1,866 1,742
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
ISSUED 3,727 3,680 3,521 3,134 3,493
PAID 3,241 2,144 2,507 1,866 1,742
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SEX OFFENDER STATISTICS/JUNE
MONTHLY NON COMPLIANT
VERIFICATIONS NOTIFICATIONS
REVERIFICATIONS WARRANTS
TIER 1 0 0 0 0
TIER 2 22 2,046 16 3
TIER 3 18 1,672 34 0
ACTIVE SEX OFFENDERS THAT RESIDE IN THE CITY OF DOVER (please note, Tier 1
offenders are not contacted by Dover Police Sex Offender Agents).
250
194
200 185
150
94
100 88
50
0
MAY JUNE
TIER 2 185 194
TIER 3 88 94
(Please note, Tier 1 offenders are not contacted by Dover Police Sex Offender Agents).
Please visit our website at www.doverpolice.org for up to date information on crimes and activities
in the City of Dover.
Respectfully Submitted,
Paul M. Bernat
Chief of Police
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City of Dover
Capital Investment Plan
Project Tracking Report
Quarterly Report as of June 30, 2016
Points to Remember -
* Original Project Budget = Original Total Project Budget initially included in approved annual budget.
* Latest Project Budget = Revised Total Project Budget included in most recent approved annual budget or one of the following:
bond resolution, revolving fund loan agreement, Council approved budget amendment, or City Manager approved amendment as per
the Budget Amendment Procedure.
* Current Fiscal Year - Revised Fiscal Year Budget = Current Year approved project budgets plus carry forward balances of unspent
budgets in the prior fiscal year. Project Carry Forward balances will be submitted to City Council for amendment in January 2010.
Can also be amended with City Manager approval per the Budget Amendment Procedure.
* Water Quality, Inflow/Infiltration, Distribution Upgrades and New Development projects are budgeted as a blanket project and once
individual projects are identified and estimated they are created using an allocation of the overall budgeted amount.
* Status and Comments provided by City Manager.
Community Water & Total
Current Year Budget Funding Sources General Transportation Wastewater Electric CIP
Budget Balance $ 2,524,800 $ - $ 7,470,900 $ 3,662,800 $ 13,658,500
General Billings for Reimbursement of Expense 80,500 - 20,300 1,900,000 2,000,800
Income from Sale of Assets 120,800 - - - 120,800
State Community Transportation Funds - 890,100 - - 890,100
Transfer from WW Impact Fee Reserve - - 165,000 - 165,000
Transfer from General Fund 2,625,400 - - - 2,625,400
Transfer from Operating Funds - - 3,300,000 3,500,000 6,800,000
Transfer from Parkland Reserve - - - - -
Development Grant - - - 15,000 15,000
Interest Income 5,000 - 69,900 57,900 132,800
Total Funding Sources (Unaudited) $ 5,356,500 $ 890,100 $ 11,026,100 $ 9,135,700 $ 26,408,400
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City of Dover
General Fund - Major CIP Projects
Quarterly Report as of June 30, 2016
PRELIMINARY
TOTAL PROJECT - PAST, CURRENT & FUTURE BUDGETS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR
Original Latest Project Project % Original Revised Fiscal %
Project Project Project To Date Budget Budget Fiscal Year Fiscal Year YTD Budget Budget
Code Type Description Budget Budget Expenses Balance Spent Budget Budget Expenses Balance Spent Status Comments
1 FY 2013
2 ST1304 M B/L Garrison Farm Improvements $ 2,000,000 $ 4,641,000 $ 4,218,860 $ 422,140 90.9% $ 1,496,500 $ 1,537,500 $ 1,115,279 $ 422,221 72.5% In Process Project approximately 98% complete
3 Totals - FY 2013 $ 2,000,000 $ 4,641,000 $ 4,218,860 $ 422,140 90.9% $ 1,496,500 $ 1,537,500 $ 1,115,279 $ 422,221 72.5%
4
5 FY 2015
6 FR1501 SCBA Equipment/Radios $ 588,800 $ 588,800 $ 588,632 $ 168 100.0% $ 300,200 $ 300,200 $ 299,981 $ 219 99.9% Complete
18 GO1501 GOTP Farmhouse Demo/Project 35,000 35,000 28,104 6,896 0.0% 35,000 35,000 28,104 6,896 80.3% Complete
7 PR1501 Park & Playground Impr Equipment 66,000 66,000 - 66,000 0.0% 66,000 66,000 - 66,000 0.0%
8 ST1502 R Streets, Alleys and Concrete Prog. 900,000 505,100 504,731 369 99.9% 441,500 322,200 321,744 456 99.9% Complete
9 ST1503 R Misc Emergency Street/Storm Repairs - 71,800 71,881 (81) 100.1% 35,000 31,800 31,791 9 100.0% Complete
10 ST1504 Old PW2 Site Improvements 535,000 603,500 493,276 110,224 81.7% 330,000 497,400 387,081 110,319 77.8% In Process Design work ongoing 95% level
11 ST1506 Stormwater Ditch Maintenance 15,000 15,000 13,284 1,716 88.6% 15,000 15,000 13,284 1,716 88.6% Complete
12 ST1508 G Stormwater Utility Planning 90,000 90,000 85,000 5,000 94.4% 82,400 82,400 77,350 5,050 93.9% Complete
13 Totals - FY 2015 $ 2,229,800 $ 1,975,200 $ 1,784,907 $ 190,293 90.4% $ 1,305,100 $ 1,350,000 $ 1,159,334 $ 190,666 85.9%
14
15 FY 2016
16 --- Vehicles & Equipment $ 1,095,200 $ 1,135,800 $ 851,032 $ 284,768 74.9% $ 1,095,200 $ 1,135,800 $ 851,032 $ 284,768 74.9% In Process
17 --- Annual Contribution to Robbins Hose 145,600 145,600 145,614 (14) 100.0% 145,600 145,600 145,614 (14) 100.0% Complete
19 PD1601 Camera Monitoring Station 19,900 19,900 19,900 0 100.0% 19,900 19,900 19,900 0 100.0% Complete
20 ST1601 R FY16 Street and Alley Program 1,000,000 933,100 400,932 532,168 43.0% 1,000,000 933,100 400,932 532,168 43.0% In Process 75% complete with project
21 ST1603 Valve Replacement - Silver Lake Dam 60,000 84,600 3,651 80,949 0.0% 60,000 84,600 3,651 80,949 4.3% In Process Awaiting materials to be delivered
Proposals received, under review by
22 ST1604 Salt Storage Barn (originally proj ST1303) 50,000 75,000 12,562 62,438 16.7% 75,000 75,000 12,562 62,438 16.7% In Process CM/Controller
23 ST1605 R Misc Emergency Street/Storm Repairs - 75,000 17,339 57,661 23.1% - 75,000 17,339 57,661 23.1% Complete
24 Totals - FY 2016 $ 2,370,700 $ 2,469,000 $ 1,451,030 $ 1,017,970 58.8% $ 2,395,700 $ 2,469,000 $ 1,451,030 $ 1,017,970 58.8%
25
26 Grand Totals $ 6,600,500 $ 9,085,200 $ 7,454,797 $ 1,630,403 82.1% $ 5,197,300 $ 5,356,500 $ 3,725,643 $ 1,630,857 69.6%
Legend
M = Multi-year project - a project with a specific schedule to occur over multiple years.
R = Recurring project - a project that begins and ends each fiscal year and is re-budgeted to start over each fiscal year.
G = Grant funded project
B/L = To be financed through bonds or commercial loan.
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City of Dover
Community Transportation - Major CIP Projects
Quarterly Report as of June 30, 2016
PRELIMINARY
TOTAL PROJECT - PAST, CURRENT & FUTURE BUDGETS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR
Original Latest Project Project % Original Revised Fiscal %
Project Project Project To Date Budget Budget Fiscal Year Fiscal Year YTD Budget Budget
Code Type Description Budget Budget Expenses Balance Spent Budget Budget Expenses Balance Spent Status Comments
Prior to FY 2014
1 ST0232 Pat Lynn Drive/D.H.S. Storm Drain Pipe $ 155,200 $ 190,300 $ 184,778 $ 5,522 97.1% $ - $ 5,500 $ - $ 5,500 0.0% Started
2 TE0601 TCSP Lincoln Park 900,000 602,425 523,277 79,148 86.9% - 79,100 - 79,100 0.0% Started
3 CT0708 E Water Street Brick 65,000 65,000 1,000 64,000 1.5% 65,000 65,000 1,000 64,000 1.5% In Process Bids to be received in August
4 Totals - Prior to FY 2014 $ 1,120,200 $ 857,725 $ 709,055 $ 148,670 82.7% $ 65,000 $ 149,600 $ 1,000 $ 148,600 0.7%
5
6 FY 2014
7 CT1405 Lakeview Drainage Study $ 24,400 $ 24,400 $ 24,371 $ 29 99.9% $ 6,300 $ 6,300 $ 6,184 $ 116 98.2% Complete
8 Totals - FY 2014 $ 24,400 $ 24,400 $ 24,371 $ 29 99.9% $ 6,300 $ 6,300 $ 6,184 $ 116 98.2%
9
10 FY 2015
11 CT1562 Village of Cannon Mill Repavement $ 315,000 $ 386,900 $ 375,680 $ 11,220 97.1% $ 361,000 $ 361,000 $ 349,683 $ 11,317 96.9% Complete
12 CT1599 Signage Agreement 2,700 2,700 2,520 180 93.3% 1,600 1,600 1,350 250 84.4% Complete
13 Totals - FY 2015 $ 317,700 $ 389,600 $ 378,200 $ 11,400 97.1% $ 362,600 $ 362,600 $ 351,033 $ 11,567 96.8%
14
15 FY 2016
16 CT1616 The Meadows $ 22,200 $ 22,200 $ 22,200 $ - 100.0% $ 22,200 $ 22,200 $ 22,200 $ - 100.0% Complete
17 CT1627 FY16 Paving Projects 247,400 247,400 139,762 107,638 56.5% 247,400 247,400 139,762 107,638 56.5% In Process Buck Drive to be completed in FY17
18 CT1632 FY16 Signs Projects 14,600 14,600 11,415 3,185 78.2% 14,600 14,600 11,415 3,185 78.2% Complete
19 CT1669 Persimmon Park Place Drainage Project 2,800 2,800 - 2,800 0.0% 2,800 2,800 - 2,800 0.0% In Process 90% complete with design
20 CT1681 Pedestrian Enhancement-Mallard Pond Pathway 50,000 50,000 - 50,000 0.0% 50,000 50,000 - 50,000 0.0% In Process Bids to be received in August
21 CT1687 Parking Lot Improvements-Schutte Park 8,100 8,100 8,015 85 99.0% 8,100 8,100 8,015 85 99.0% Complete
22 CTxxxx Unapplied CT Projects (placeholder) 644,000 26,500 - 26,500 0.0% 144,000 26,500 - 26,500 0.0%
23 Totals - FY 2016 $ 989,100 $ 371,600 $ 181,392 $ 190,208 48.8% $ 489,100 $ 371,600 $ 181,392 $ 190,208 48.8%
24
25 Grand Totals $ 2,451,400 $ 1,643,325 $ 1,293,018 $ 350,308 78.7% $ 923,000 $ 890,100 $ 539,608 $ 350,492 60.6%
Legend
M = Multi-year project - a project with a specific schedule to occur over multiple years.
R = Recurring project - a project that begins and ends each fiscal year and is re-budgeted to start over each fiscal year.
C = Project funded by combination of CT Funds and General Fund
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City of Dover
Water/Wastewater Improvement & Extension Fund - Major CIP Projects
Quarterly Report as of June 30, 2016
PRELIMINARY
TOTAL PROJECT - PAST, CURRENT & FUTURE BUDGETS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR
Original Latest Project Project % Original Revised Fiscal %
Project Project Project To Date Budget Budget Fiscal Year Fiscal Year YTD Budget Budget
Code Type Description Budget Budget Expenses Balance Spent Budget Budget Expenses Balance Spent Status Comments
1 FY 2008 - FY 2013
2 WD0804 M 1.0 MG Elevated Water Storage $ 4,196,600 $ 2,556,000 $ 87,827 $ 2,468,173 3.4% $ 2,468,200 $ 2,468,200 $ - $ 2,468,200 0.0% In Process Staff to meet with property owner in August
3 WD1302 M Garrison Farm Water Storage Tank 2,695,000 4,677,000 4,546,261 130,739 97.2% 1,297,300 1,297,300 1,166,521 130,779 89.9% In Process Awaiting final invoice from contractor
4 WW1304 M Garrison Farm WW Improvements 2,000,000 3,738,400 3,654,281 84,119 97.7% 628,500 628,500 544,305 84,195 86.6% In Process Awaiting final invoice from contractor
5 Totals - FY 2008 - FY 2013 $ 8,891,600 $ 10,971,400 $ 8,288,369 $ 2,683,031 75.5% $ 4,394,000 $ 4,394,000 $ 1,710,827 $ 2,683,173 38.9%
6
7 FY 2014
Awaiting final deliverables and paperwork from
8
WW1206 Brandywine Pump Station $ 402,000 $ 375,600 $ 274,381 $ 101,219 73.1% $ 101,200 $ 101,200 $ - $ 101,200 0.0% In Process contractor
9 WW1303 Westover PS & Force Main Upgrade 768,800 1,403,900 290,518 1,113,382 20.7% 1,292,400 1,345,900 232,516 1,113,384 17.3% In Process Contractor is on site, approximately 25% complete
10 Totals - FY 2014 $ 1,170,800 $ 1,779,500 $ 564,899 $ 1,214,601 31.7% $ 1,393,600 $ 1,447,100 $ 232,516 $ 1,214,584 16.1%
11
12 FY 2015
13 WQ1503 West Dover Connector Project $ 336,000 $ 338,800 $ 337,787 $ 1,013 99.7% $ 73,600 $ 76,400 $ 75,319 $ 1,081 98.6% Complete
14 WW1504 Lakeview Dr Pump Stn Replacement 450,000 425,000 360,867 64,133 84.9% 359,600 376,200 312,050 64,150 82.9% Complete Awaiting final invoices
15 WW1507 Retreat Pump Station Replacement 412,500 483,900 36,331 447,569 7.5% 360,500 447,700 157 447,543 0.0% In Process Awaiting delivery of materials, August
16 WW1509 West Dover Connector Road Utility Relo 922,000 922,300 922,221 79 100.0% 387,300 387,300 387,180 120 100.0% Complete
17 Totals - FY 2015 $ 2,120,500 $ 2,170,000 $ 1,657,206 $ 512,794 76.4% $ 1,181,000 $ 1,287,600 $ 774,706 $ 512,894 60.2%
18
19 FY 2016
20 --- R Vehicles & Equipment $ 409,500 $ 416,900 $ 369,874 $ 47,026 88.7% $ 103,700 $ 416,900 $ 369,874 $ 47,026 88.7% In Process
WD1600/
21
WW1600 R Meter Replacement Project 300,000 300,000 94,511 205,489 31.5% 300,000 300,000 94,511 205,489 31.5% Complete
22 WD1601 R Wellhead Redevelopment 82,500 82,500 51,625 30,875 62.6% 82,500 82,500 51,625 30,875 62.6% Complete
23 WD1605 R Future Well Installation 80,000 80,000 20,772 59,228 26.0% 80,000 80,000 20,772 59,228 26.0% Complete
24 WD1606 New Fence-Bayard Ave Water Tower 89,000 84,200 81,213 2,987 96.5% 89,000 84,200 81,213 2,987 96.5% Complete
25 WD1607 R SCADA Equipment Tech Upgrade 83,000 83,000 80,339 2,661 96.8% 83,000 83,000 80,339 2,661 96.8% Complete
26 WD1608 Shallow Well #7 Abandonment 15,000 15,000 8,815 6,185 58.8% 15,000 15,000 8,815 6,185 58.8% Complete
27 WD1609 R WTP Process Improvements 284,400 330,900 233,278 97,622 70.5% 284,400 330,900 233,278 97,622 70.5% In Process Design work continuing, approcimately 80%
28 WQ1601 R Water Quality Improvements 1,000,000 839,800 10,330 829,470 1.2% 1,000,000 839,800 10,330 829,470 1.2% In Process Bids for New Street in July
29 WQ1602 R/T Misc Emerg Water Quality Repairs - 83,700 83,604 96 99.9% - 83,700 83,604 96 99.9% Complete
30 WQ1603 T Reimb KC for Water Main Increase - 30,000 30,000 - 100.0% - 30,000 30,000 - 100.0% Complete
31 WW1503 Hazzletteville Road Interceptor 755,000 774,100 20,250 753,850 2.6% 462,100 774,100 20,250 753,850 2.6% In Process Project ongoing, approximately 20% complete
32 WW1601 R Inflow/Infiltration Removal 875,000 118,300 - 118,300 0.0% 875,000 118,300 - 118,300 0.0% Complete
33 WW1602 Puncheon Run 160,000 160,000 - 160,000 0.0% 160,000 160,000 - 160,000 0.0% In Process Bids to be received in August/September
34 WW1602 US 13 East PS #7 Repairs 140,000 140,000 - 140,000 0.0% 140,000 140,000 - 140,000 0.0% In Process Bids to be received in August/September
35 WW1603 Rolling Acres PS Replacement 52,000 52,000 27,894 24,106 53.6% 52,000 52,000 27,894 24,106 53.6% In Process Design work underway, approx 95% complete.
Bids received too high, construction scheduled for late
36
WW1605 DE Ave Sanitary Sewer Extension 25,000 25,000 - 25,000 0.0% 25,000 25,000 - 25,000 0.0% In Process fall
37 WW1607 T US 13 East PS #7 Repairs - 105,700 105,514 186 99.8% - 105,700 105,514 186 99.8% Complete
38 WW1608 T St Jones River Sewer Repair - 47,300 45,494 1,806 96.2% - 47,300 45,494 1,806 96.2% Complete
39 WW1609 T McKee Tax Ditch Sewer Repair - 27,300 26,662 638 97.7% - 27,300 26,662 638 97.7% Complete
40 II1603 R/T Misc Emergency I&I Repairs - 101,700 101,628 72 99.9% - 101,700 101,628 72 99.9% Complete
41 Totals - FY 2016 $ 4,350,400 $ 3,897,400 $ 1,391,802 $ 2,505,598 35.7% $ 3,751,700 $ 3,897,400 $ 1,391,802 $ 2,505,598 35.7%
42
43
44 Grand Totals $ 16,533,300 $ 18,818,300 $ 11,902,276 $ 6,916,024 63.2% $ 10,720,300 $ 11,026,100 $ 4,109,851 $ 6,916,249 37.3%
Legend
M = Multi-year project - a project with a specific schedule to occur over multiple years.
R = Recurring project - a project that begins and ends each fiscal year and is budgeted to start over each fiscal year. No carry forward.
SL = State Loan Project - construction phase is financed
I = Impact Fee (partially) financed project
T = Transfer from blanket WQ or I&I original budget
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City of Dover
Electric Improvement & Extension Fund - Major CIP Projects
Quarterly Report as of June 30, 2016
PRELIMINARY
TOTAL PROJECT - PAST, CURRENT & FUTURE BUDGETS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR
Original Latest Project Project % Current Revised Fiscal %
Project Project Project To Date Budget Budget Fiscal Year Fiscal Year YTD Budget Budget
Code Type Description Budget Budget Expenses Balance Spent Budget Budget Expenses Balance Spent Status Comments
1 FY 2012 - FY 2013
2 EG1212 M Unit 3 Turbine Inspection/Repair $ 1,760,000 $ 1,713,600 $ 1,699,848 $ 13,752 99.2% $ 53,500 $ 53,500 $ 39,700 $ 13,800 74.2% Complete
3 EE1312 M General Scott Switchgear 1,150,000 1,145,000 840,047 304,953 73.4% 1,107,200 1,097,200 792,252 304,948 72.2% Complete
4 Totals - FY 2012 - FY 2013 $ 2,910,000 $ 2,858,600 $ 2,539,895 $ 318,705 88.9% $ 1,160,700 $ 1,150,700 $ 831,952 $ 318,748 72.3%
5
6 FY 2014
7 EE1443 GOTP Transmission Line Relocation $ 550,000 $ 550,000 $ 310,603 $ 239,397 56.5% $ 408,500 $ 408,500 $ 169,076 $ 239,424 41.4% Complete
8 EG1407 Metering System Upgrades - Plant 150,000 80,000 $ - $ 80,000 0.0% 80,000 80,000 - 80,000 0.0% In Process Meters on order
9 EE1415 R Metering Infrastructure $ 150,000 $ 150,000 $ - $ 150,000 0.0% $ 150,000 $ 150,000 $ - $ 150,000 0.0% In Process
10 EG1416 M VanSant Capacity Increase 1,500,000 1,000,000 729,148 270,852 72.9% 492,200 492,200 221,308 270,892 45.0% In Process Install air compressor and equipment shed.
11 Totals - FY 2014 $ 2,350,000 $ 1,780,000 $ 1,039,751 $ 740,249 58.4% $ 1,130,700 $ 1,130,700 $ 390,384 $ 740,316 34.5%
12
13 FY 2015
14 EG1504 McKee Unit 3 Boiler System $ 890,000 $ 180,000 $ 126,638 $ 53,362 70.4% $ 80,800 $ 122,800 $ 69,351 $ 53,449 56.5% In Process Multi-year project
15 EG1506 McKee & VanSant Safety Improvement 52,000 52,000 34,623 17,377 66.6% 18,300 18,300 847 17,453 4.6% In Process
16 EE1500 69 kV Rebuild 393,500 330,500 79,910 250,590 24.2% 318,500 318,500 67,881 250,619 21.3% In Process On hold until fall & farmer coordination.
17 EE1509 West Dover Connector 250,000 250,000 108,563 141,437 43.4% 155,800 155,800 14,355 141,445 9.2% In Process Awaiting State for go ahead to move forward.
18 EE1513 M Town Point Distribution Feeders 600,000 590,800 511,478 79,322 86.6% 350,000 350,000 270,641 79,359 77.3% In Process Phase 1 about 80% complete
19 EE1516 Chestnut Grove 299,000 255,000 164,799 90,201 64.6% 136,000 136,000 45,801 90,199 33.7% Complete Phase 1 complete except meters.
20 EE1522 Garrison Oak Park 184,000 184,000 166,523 17,477 90.5% 17,500 17,500 - 17,500 0.0% Complete
21 EE1525 Leander Lakes Apt Phase 1 73,000 73,000 64,866 8,134 88.9% 69,400 69,400 61,257 8,143 88.3% Complete Phase 1 complete except meters.
22 EE1526 Playtex Addition 354,100 344,100 285,503 58,597 83.0% 150,000 140,000 81,367 58,633 58.1% Complete
23 EE1544 Nottingham Meadows 28,600 28,600 27,299 1,301 95.5% 26,600 26,600 25,288 1,312 95.1% Complete
24 EE1547 NBR Properties 16,600 14,200 14,012 188 98.7% 11,500 11,325 175 98.5% Complete
25 Totals - FY 2015 $ 3,140,800 $ 2,302,200 $ 1,584,214 $ 717,986 68.8% $ 1,322,900 $ 1,366,400 $ 648,113 $ 718,287 47.4%
26
27 FY 2016
28 --- R Vehicles & Equipment 464,300 460,600 401,141 59,459 87.1% 464,300 460,600 401,141 59,459 87.1% In Process
29 EG1601 R McKee Building Equipment Replacement 42,000 42,000 40,018 1,982 95.3% 42,000 42,000 40,018 1,982 95.3% In Process Building heating modifications.
30 EG1607 Unit 3 Auxilary Equipment 135,000 135,000 98,331 36,669 72.8% 135,000 135,000 98,331 36,669 72.8% In Process Nitrogen generator installation in process.
31 EG1608 McKee & VanSant CEMS Upgrade 89,000 9,000 7,299 1,701 81.1% 89,000 9,000 7,299 1,701 81.1% Complete Work completed.
32 EG1609 R VanSant Unit 11 Component Replacem 21,000 21,000 13,051 7,949 62.1% 21,000 21,000 13,051 7,949 62.1% In Process Work completed on gas skid regulators.
Front lobby access improvements, replace obsolete 2-
33 EG1610 R McKee/VanSant Safety & Compliance 157,000 157,000 20,860 136,140 13.3% 157,000 157,000 20,860 136,140 13.3% In Process way radios
Expenditures have been in support of T&D
34 EG1611 R McKee/VanSant Preserve Structure 215,000 215,000 28,832 186,168 13.4% 215,000 215,000 28,832 186,168 13.4% In Process transformer repairs.
35 EG1612 Van Sant Exhaust Plenum Replacement 469,000 469,000 422,659 46,341 90.1% 469,000 469,000 422,659 46,341 90.1% In Process Work to be completed in fall 2016.
36 EG1613 McKee Unit 3 Stack Repairs 485,000 485,000 2,624 482,376 0.5% 485,000 485,000 2,624 482,376 0.5% In Process Bids received and in evaluation process.
37 EE1603 R Transmission Line Maintenance Program 75,000 75,000 31,881 43,119 42.5% 75,000 75,000 31,881 43,119 42.5% In Process
38 EE1604 R Lighting Proj & Rehab 67,000 67,000 68,101 (1,101) 101.6% 67,000 67,000 68,101 (1,101) 101.6% In Process
69 kV Cable Replacement North Street
39 EE1605 (originally proj EE1520) 565,700 135,000 - 135,000 0.0% 135,000 135,000 - 135,000 0.0% In Process Awaiting survey
40 EE1606 R Distribution Capacitors and Controls 50,000 50,000 - 50,000 0.0% 50,000 50,000 - 50,000 0.0% In Process
41 EE1607 Horsepond URD - Distribution Feeders 67,000 112,000 49,450 62,550 44.2% 67,000 112,000 49,450 62,550 44.2% In Process
42 EE1610 R Fault Indicators 10,000 10,000 8,828 1,172 88.3% 10,000 10,000 8,828 1,172 88.3% In Process
43 EE1612 Dover AFB Substation Rebuild 30,000 30,000 - 30,000 0.0% 30,000 30,000 - 30,000 0.0% In Process
44 EE1616 R New Developments 2,500,000 1,684,000 - 1,684,000 0.0% 2,500,000 1,684,000 - 1,684,000 0.0% In Process
45 EE1617 Oak Grove Trailer Park - Dist Upgrade 78,500 78,500 1,137 77,363 1.4% 78,500 78,500 1,137 77,363 1.4% In Process
46 EE1618 Lakeland - Distribution Upgrades 63,000 63,000 33,626 29,374 53.4% 63,000 63,000 33,626 29,374 53.4% Complete
47 EE1619 Route 8/Mifflin Road - Dist Upgrade 51,500 51,500 - 51,500 0.0% 51,500 51,500 - 51,500 0.0% Deferred Possible cancel (TBD)
48 EE1620 Route 8 Taps - Distribution Upgrade 38,500 38,500 34,778 3,722 90.3% 38,500 38,500 34,778 3,722 90.3% Complete
49 EE1621 Townsend Brothers - Dist Upgrade 14,500 14,500 6,944 7,556 47.9% 14,500 14,500 6,944 7,556 47.9% Complete
50 EE1622 Persimmon Tree Apts - Dist Upgrade 62,000 17,000 16,980 20 99.9% 62,000 17,000 16,980 20 99.9% Complete
51 EE1623 T DNREC R&R Metering - 41,000 - 41,000 0.0% - 41,000 - 41,000 0.0% Deferred Possible cancel (TBD). Awaiting DNREC.
52 EE1625 T Public Works Wetland Project - - - - 0.0% - - - - 0.0% Deferred Deferred until FY17
53 EE1626 T Washington Street Lights - - - - 0.0% - - - - 0.0% Cancel Rolled funds into New Street lights project
54 EE1627 Dover East Estates - Dist Upgrade 130,000 130,000 4,530 125,470 3.5% 130,000 130,000 4,530 125,470 3.5% In Process
55 EE1629 T Tall Pine Condos - 43,000 - 43,000 0.0% - 43,000 - 43,000 0.0% In Process
56 EE1630 Reed Street Roof Repair/Replacement 201,800 151,800 132,083 19,718 87.0% 201,800 151,800 132,083 19,718 87.0% In Process INW
57 EE1631 North Street OH to UG - Dist Upgrade 100,000 - - - 0.0% 100,000 - - - 0.0% Deferred Deferred until FY18
58 EE1632 T Blue Hen Corp - Phase I - 25,600 23,150 2,450 90.4% - 25,600 23,150 2,450 90.4% Complete
59 EE1633 T State Street Commons Fiber Optic Proj - 64,000 40,233 23,767 62.9% - 64,000 40,233 23,767 62.9% Complete
60 EE1635 T McKee Road - Edgewell - 7,000 6,952 48 99.3% - 7,000 6,952 48 99.3% Complete
61 EE1636 T Clearview - Phase 4 - 160,000 148,779 11,221 93.0% - 160,000 148,779 11,221 93.0% Complete Complete except for meters
62 EE1637 T Dover Town Center Flex Site - 13,900 13,526 374 97.3% - 13,900 13,526 374 97.3% Complete
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City of Dover
Electric Improvement & Extension Fund - Major CIP Projects
Quarterly Report as of June 30, 2016
PRELIMINARY
TOTAL PROJECT - PAST, CURRENT & FUTURE BUDGETS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR
Original Latest Project Project % Current Revised Fiscal %
Project Project Project To Date Budget Budget Fiscal Year Fiscal Year YTD Budget Budget
Code Type Description Budget Budget Expenses Balance Spent Budget Budget Expenses Balance Spent Status Comments
63 EE1638 T Dover Town Center - 35,200 25,332 9,868 72.0% - 35,200 25,332 9,868 72.0% Complete
64 EE1639 T Outback Steakhouse - 30,600 27,647 2,953 90.3% - 30,600 27,647 2,953 90.3% Complete Complete except for meters
65 EE1641 Reed St - Building/Safety Improvements - 50,000 46,181 3,819 92.4% - 50,000 46,181 3,819 92.4% In Process
66 EE1642 T Del Homes Warehouse - 18,000 15,374 2,626 85.4% - 18,000 15,374 2,626 85.4% Complete
67 EE1643 T Winner Volkswagen - 13,300 12,772 528 96.0% - 13,300 12,772 528 96.0% Complete Complete except for meters
68 EE1644 T Retreat Pump Station - 7,300 - 7,300 0.0% - 7,300 - 7,300 0.0% In Process Awaiting Public Works go-ahead
69 EE1645 T Dover Family Cosmetic - 10,300 10,197 103 99.0% - 10,300 10,197 103 99.0% Complete
70 EE1646 T Loockerman Retail - 26,500 23,753 2,747 89.6% - 26,500 23,753 2,747 89.6% Complete
71 EE1647 T Ollies Transformer Replacement - 22,600 11,198 11,402 49.5% - 22,600 11,198 11,402 49.5% Complete
72 EE1648 T New Service - Blue Hen Apartments - 23,900 - 23,900 0.0% - 23,900 - 23,900 0.0% In Process
73 EE1649 T New Service - K-Mart Store - 20,300 19,567 733 96.4% - 20,300 19,567 733 96.4% Complete Complete except for meters
74 EE1651 T Papen Farms Irrigation - 28,000 25,735 2,265 91.9% - 28,000 25,735 2,265 91.9% Complete
75 EE1652 T/G S New Street Lighting - 70,000 9,851 60,149 14.1% - 70,000 9,851 60,149 14.1% In Process Install inwork
76 EE1653 Switchgear - Westover Entrance - 18,800 18,752 48 99.7% - 18,800 18,752 48 99.7% Complete
77 EE1654 Switchgear - Woodmill Apartments - 18,700 18,648 52 99.7% - 18,700 18,648 52 99.7% Complete
78 EE1655 Switchgear - Lewis Drive - 18,700 18,648 52 99.7% - 18,700 18,648 52 99.7% Complete
79 EE1656 T Royal Farms Car Chargers - 9,600 - 9,600 0.0% - 9,600 - 9,600 0.0% On hold Waiting on customer go-ahead
80 EE1657 T Creek Stone Office 2 - 10,200 - 10,200 0.0% - 10,200 - 10,200 0.0% On hold Waiting on customer go-ahead
81 Totals - FY 2016 $ 16,463,400 $ 13,022,300 $ 6,876,778 $ 6,145,522 52.8% $ 5,751,100 $ 5,487,900 $ 1,939,452 $ 3,548,448 35.3%
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83 Grand Totals $ 24,864,200 $ 19,963,100 $ 12,040,637 $ 7,922,463 60.3% $ 9,365,400 $ 9,135,700 $ 3,809,901 $ 5,325,799 41.7%
Legend
M = Multi-year project - a project with a specific schedule to occur over multiple years. B = Bonded Project
R = Recurring project - a project that begins and ends each fiscal year and is re-budgeted to start over each fiscal year. S = State fully or partially reimbursed project
T = Transfer from blanket New Development original budget G = Grant funded project
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ACTION FORM
PROCEEDING: City Council
DEPARTMENT OF ORIGIN: Public Works DATE SUBMITTED: 7/29/16
PREPARED BY: Sharon Duca, P.E., Public Works Director/City Engineer
SUBJECT: Evaluation of Bids – North State Street Gravity Sewer Repair
REFERENCE: CIP- Inflow / Infiltration
RELATED PROJECT: N/A
APPROVALS: City Manager, Controller
EXHIBITS: Attachment A – Aerial Map
EXPENDITURE REQUIRED: $335,470.00 BUDGET: $1,121,000.00 REMAINING BUDGET: $785,530.00
FUNDING SOURCE (Dept./Page in CIP & Budget): Department of Public Works - Wastewater Management,
CIP Project # II1701, CIP Project Name: Inflow / Infiltration Removal Account No.: 417-6900-569.40-31.
TIME TABLE: Notice to proceed to be issued within thirty (30) days of Council approval. Project anticipated to
be completed in 60 calendar days.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Award the contract to Eastern States Construction Service, Inc. for the City of
Dover North State Street Gravity Sewer Repair Project, Bid #16-0045PW, for the amount of $335,470.00.
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The Fiscal Year 2017 Capital Improvement Plan includes a project called Inflow / Infiltration Removal. Staff
identified this project through physical sinkholes in State Street. This project was created to repair existing
infrastructure to reduce the impacts of a failing sanitary sewer main. The sewer main was also investigated
with a camera, which showed breaks in the pipe, allowing ground water to enter the system. The work
includes the removal of existing 12” sanitary sewer main, re-lining of existing 18” sanitary sewer main and
relocation of existing sanitary sewer laterals
The bid was advertised to the public as an Invitation to Bid in accordance with the City’s purchasing policy by
the City’s Purchasing Agent under ITB #16-0045PW. Bids were opened on July 6, 2016. The City of Dover
received two (2) bids shown in the table below:
CONTRACTOR LOCATION BASE BID
AZTECH CONTRACTING, INC. DOVER, DE $299,575.50*
EASTERN STATES CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC. WILMINGTON, DE $335,470.00
* = Aztech Contracting, Inc., did not submit the necessary documents for the bid, and as such, are
deemed non-responsive and cannot be awarded the bid.
City staff reviewed the submissions and found that Eastern States Construction Services, Inc. bid met all
requirements for the qualifications of the project. The staff recommends awarding the contract to Eastern
States Construction Services, Inc. in the amount of $335,470 for the North State Street Gravity Sewer Repair
Project.
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FIRST READING
CITY OF DOVER PROPOSED ORDINANCE #2016-19
WITH COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE/LEGISLATIVE, FINANCE, AND
ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE AMENDMENT #1 (CCW/LF&A#1)
(CCW/LF&A#1 indicated in green text)
1 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOVER, IN COUNCIL
2 MET:
3 That Chapter 22 - Buildings and Building Regulations, Article I - In General, Section 22-1 - Construction
4 Code Appeals Committee of the Dover Code be amended by deleting the text indicated in red strikeout and
5 inserting the blue text, as follows:
6 Sec. 22-1. - Construction code appeals committee Construction and property maintenance code board
7 of appeals.
8 (a) Established; composition; appointment. There shall be a committee to be referred to as the
9 "construction code appeals committee," “construction and property maintenance code
10 board of appeals,” consisting of three five (5) members, one of whom shall be the city
11 manager. The council president shall appoint and the other two (2) three (3) being
12 elected city officials and the mayor shall appoint one (1) city resident generally selected
13 as a representative of homeowners and one (1) representative of the local real estate
14 industry association. The city officials shall be appointed by the city council president
15 at the council annual meeting. Members shall serve one-year terms unless sooner
16 removed. All appointments are subject to confirmation by the city council at its second
17 regular meeting in May. The construction and property maintenance code board of
18 appeals shall elect one of its members as chairperson.
19 (b) Appeals. Whenever any person is aggrieved by a decision of the building inspector with
20 respect to the provision of this chapter, it is the right of that person to appeal to the
21 construction code appeals committee construction and property maintenance code
22 board of appeals. Such appeal must be filed, in writing, within 30 days after the
23 determination by the building inspector.
24 (c) Notice; hearing. Upon receipt of such an appeal, the construction code appeals committee
25 construction and property maintenance code board of appeals shall set a time and place
26 in not less than ten, nor more than 30 days for the purpose of hearing the appeal. Notice of
27 the time and place of the hearing of the appeal shall be given to all parties, at which time they
28 may appear and be heard. The determination by the construction code appeals committee
29 construction and property maintenance code board of appeals shall be final in all cases.
30 (Code 1981, § 5-3; Ord. of 4-25-1994)
31 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED:
32 That Chapter 22 - Buildings and Building Regulations, Article III - Building Code, Section 22-61 - Adopted,
33 Subsection (a) - International Building Code adopted, Section 113 - Board of Appeals of the Dover Code
34 be amended by deleting the text indicated in red strikeout and inserting the blue text, as follows:
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35 Section 113 BOARD OF APPEALS. See Chapter 22-Buildings and Building Regulations, Article I-In
36 General, Sec. 22-1 Construction code appeals committee Construction and property maintenance code
37 board of appeals.
38 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED:
39 That Chapter 22 - Buildings and Building Regulations, Article III - Building Code, Section 22-61 - Adopted,
40 Subsection (b) - International Residential Code Adopted, Section R112 - Board of Appeals of the Dover
41 Code be amended by deleting the text indicated in red strikeout and inserting the blue text, as follows:
42 SECTION R112 BOARD OF APPEALS See Chapter 22 - Buildings and Building Regulations, Article I
43 - In General, Sec. 22-1 Construction code appeals committee Construction and property maintenance
44 code board of appeals.
45 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED:
46 That Chapter 22 - Buildings and Building Regulations, Article VII - Property Maintenance Code, Section
47 22-221 - Adopted, Subsection (a), Section 111 - Means of Appeal of the Dover Code be amended by
48 deleting the text indicated in red strikeout and inserting the blue text, as follows:
49 SECTION 111 MEANS OF APPEAL See Chapter 22 - Buildings and Building Regulations, Article VII
50 - Property Maintenance Code, Sec. 22-225 Property maintenance code board of appeals Article I - In
51 General, Sec. 22-1 Construction and property maintenance code board of appeals.
52 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED:
53 That Chapter 22 - Buildings and Building Regulations, Article VII - Property Maintenance Code, Section
54 22-225 - Property Maintenance Code Board of Appeals of the Dover Code be amended by deleting it in its
55 entirety, as follows:
56 Sec. 22-225. - Property maintenance code board of appeals.
57 There shall be a board to be referred to as the "property maintenance code board of appeals,"
58 consisting of three members, one of whom shall be the city manager, one a resident generally selected
59 as a representative of homeowners, and one representative of the local real estate industry association.
60 The members shall be appointed by the mayor, subject to confirmation of a voting majority of the city
61 council at its annual meeting. Decisions of the board shall be final.
62 (Code 1981, § 10-5; Ord. of 7-10-1989; Ord. of 4-10-2000)
63 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED:
64 That Chapter 22 - Buildings and Building Regulations, Article XII - Vacant Buildings, Section 22-406 -
65 Appeals of the Dover Code be amended by deleting the text indicated in red strikeout and inserting the blue
66 text, as follows:
67 Sec. 22-406. - Appeals of the 25 percent over market rate.
68 (a) Any appeal of the building inspector's decision must be made in writing within 30 days of the
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69 decision. The appeal would be heard by the property maintenance code board of appeals.
70 (b) An appeal of the 25 percent over market rate (from the actively for sale or lease definition) can be
71 considered through an appraisal using accepted appraisal standards to determine market rate. The owner has
72 the option of asking the city tax assessor to perform the appraisal or having one performed (using accepted
73 appraisal standards) at their own expense.
74 (Ord. of 6-26-2006; Ord. No. 2013-03, 3-11-2013)
75 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED:
76 That Chapter 46 - Fire Prevention and Protection, Article III - Fire Codes, Section 46-125 - Construction
77 Code Appeals Committee of the Dover Code be amended by deleting the text indicated in red strikeout and
78 inserting the blue text, as follows:
79 Sec. 46-125. - Construction code appeals committee Appeal; hearing.
80 (a) Composition; appointment. There shall be a committee to be referred to as the "construction
81 code appeals committee," consisting of three members, one of whom shall be the city manager and
82 the other two being elected city officials. The city officials shall be appointed by the city council
83 president at its annual meeting.
84 (b) Appeal; hearing. Whenever any person is aggrieved by a decision of the fire marshal with respect
85 to the provisions of this chapter, it is the right of that person to appeal to the construction code appeals
86 committee construction and property maintenance code board of appeals, as provided for in Chapter
87 22 - Buildings and Building Regulations, Article I - In General, Section 22-1 - Construction and
88 property maintenance code board of appeals. Such appeal must be filed, in writing, within 30 days after
89 the determination by the fire marshal. Upon receipt of such appeal, the construction code appeals
90 committee construction and property maintenance code board of appeals shall set a time and place, in
91 not less than ten or more than 30 days, for the purpose of hearing the appeal. Notice of the time and place
92 of the hearing of the appeal shall be given to all parties, at which time they may appear and be heard. The
93 determination by the construction code appeals committee construction and property maintenance code
94 board of appeals shall be final in all cases.
95 (Code 1981, § 7-60; Ord. of 5-10-1982; Ord. of 11-22-1993)
96 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED:
97 That Chapter 50 - Floods, Article IV - Variances, Section 50-46 - Variances of the Dover Code be amended
98 by deleting the text indicated in red strikeout and inserting the blue text, as follows:
99 Sec. 50-46. - Variances.
100 The City of Dover Construction Code Appeals Committee construction and property maintenance code
101 board of appeals, as provided for in Chapter 22 - Buildings and Building Regulations, Article I - In
102 General, Section 22-1 - Construction and property maintenance code board of appeals, shall have the
103 power to authorize, in specific cases, such variances from the requirements of these regulations and the flood
104 load and flood load and flood-resistant construction of the building code, not inconsistent with federal
105 regulations, as will not be contrary to the public interest where, owing to special conditions of the lot or
106 parcel, a literal enforcement of the provisions of these regulations would result in unnecessary hardship.
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107 (1) Application for a variance.
108 a. Any owner, or agent thereof, of property for which a variance is sought shall submit an
109 application for a variance to the floodplain administrator.
110 b. At a minimum, such application shall contain the following information: Name, address, and
111 telephone number of the applicant; legal description of the property; parcel map; description
112 of the existing use; description of the proposed use; location of the floodplain; description
113 of the variance sought; and reason for the variance request. Each variance application shall
114 specifically address each of the considerations in section 50-46(2) and the limitations and
115 conditions of section 50-46(3).
116 (2) Considerations for variances. In considering variance applications, the City of Dover Construction
117 Code Appeals Committee construction and property maintenance code board of appeals shall
118 consider and make findings of fact on all evaluations, all relevant factors, requirements specified in
119 other sections of these regulations, and the following factors:
120 a. The danger that materials may be swept onto other lands to the injury of others.
121 b. The danger to life and property due to flooding or erosion damage.
122 c. The susceptibility of the proposed development and its contents (if applicable) to flood
123 damage and the effect of such damage on the individual owner.
124 d. The importance of the services provided by the proposed development to the community.
125 e. The availability of alternative locations for the proposed use which are not subject to, or are
126 subject to less, flooding or erosion damage.
127 f. The necessity to the facility of a waterfront location, where applicable, or if the facility is a
128 functionally dependent use.
129 g. The compatibility of the proposed use with existing and anticipated development.
130 h. The relationship of the proposed use to the comprehensive plan for that area.
131 i. The safety of access to the property in times of flood for ordinary and emergency vehicles.
132 j. The expected heights, velocity, duration, rate of rise, and sediment transport of the flood
133 waters and the effects of wave action, if applicable, expected at the site.
134 k. The costs of providing governmental services during and after flood conditions, including
135 maintenance and repair of public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electrical, and
136 water systems, and streets and bridges.
137 (3) Limitations for variances.
138 a. An affirmative decision on a variance request shall only be issued upon:
139 1. A showing of good and sufficient cause. A "good and sufficient" cause is one that
140 deals solely with the physical characteristics of the property and cannot be based on
141 the character of the planned construction or substantial improvement, the personal
142 characteristics of the owner or inhabitants, or local provisions that regulate standards
143 other than health and public safety standards.
144 2. A determination that failure to grant the variance would result in exceptional
145 hardship due to the physical characteristics of the property.
146 3. Increased cost or inconvenience of meeting the requirements of these regulations
147 does not constitute an exceptional hardship to the applicant.
148 4. A determination that the granting of a variance for development within any
149 designated floodway, or special flood hazard area with base flood elevations but no
150 floodway, will not result in increased flood heights beyond that which is allowed in
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151 these regulations.
152 5. A determination that the granting of a variance will not result in additional threats to
153 public safety; extraordinary public expense, nuisances, fraud on or victimization of
154 the public, or conflict with existing local laws.
155 6. A determination that the structure or other development is protected by methods to
156 minimize flood damages.
157 7. A determination that the variance is the minimum necessary, considering the flood
158 hazard, to afford relief.
159 b. Upon consideration of the individual circumstances, the limitations and conditions, and the
160 purposes of these regulations, the City of Dover Construction Code Appeals Committee
161 construction and property maintenance code board of appeals may attach such
162 conditions to variances as it deems necessary to further the purposes of these regulations.
163 c. The City of Dover Construction Code Appeals Committee construction and property
164 maintenance code board of appeals shall notify any applicant in writing to whom a
165 variance is granted for a building or structure with a lowest floor elevation below the base
166 flood elevation that the variance is to the floodplain management requirements only, and that
167 the cost of federal flood insurance will be commensurate with the increased risk.
168 (Ord. No. 2014-09, 6-9-2014)
169 ADOPTED: *
170 S:\ORDINANCES\2016\DRAFT\ORDINANCE #2016-19 CONSOLIDATION OF PROPERTY MAINTENANCE & CONTRUCTION CODE BOARDS OF APPEAL\Proposed Ordinance #2016-19 Amending
171 Ch 22; Ch 46; and Ch 50 with CCW-LF&A#1-FIRST READING.wpd
172 SYNOPSIS
173 The proposed ordinance would consolidate the Construction Code Appeals Committee and
174 the Property Maintenan