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Regular Council Meeting
Agenda
December 14, 2020 - 7:30 p.m.
Revised by adding a new item #11 - Consideration of Christmas Eve Holiday
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Invocation by Mayor Christiansen
Pledge of Allegiance Led by Councilman Slavin
Adoption of Agenda
* Consent Agenda
Those items on the Council Agenda which are considered routine and non-controversial shall be marked
with an asterisk (*) and will be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the Council. There will be no separate
discussion of these items unless a member of Council so requests, in which event the matter shall be
removed from the Consent Agenda and considered a separate item.
* 1. Adoption of Minutes - Regular Council Meeting of November 23, 2020
2. Proposed Resolution No. 2020-14/Presentation - Scott W. Cole
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3. Public Hearing/Final Readings of Proposed Rezoning Ordinances
The First Reading of the Proposed Ordinances was accomplished during the Council meeting of
October 26, 2020. The ordinances are available on the City's website at www.cityofdover.com under
"Government."
A. Ordinance #2020-15 - Z-20-02 Lands of NCALL at 35 and 39 North New Street
Review and Recommendation for a rezoning application for two adjacent parcels of land consisting
of 5,952 SF +/- and 3,877 SF +/-. The properties are zoned RG-3 (Group Housing Zone). The
proposed zoning is RG-1 (General Residence Zone). The properties are located at the southeast
corner of North New Street and Fulton Street on the east side of North New Street. The owner of
record is National Council on Agricultural Life & Labor Research Fund, Inc. (NCALL).
(Property Addresses: 35 North New Street and 39 North New Street. Tax Parcels: ED-05-076.08-05-39.00-000 and
ED-05-076.08-05-40.00-000. Council District 4)
B. Ordinance #2020-16 - Z-20-03 Lands of Silver Linings Holding Corporation at 630 West
Division Street
Review and Recommendation for a rezoning application for a parcel of land consisting of 1.0853
acres (47,275.3 SF +/-). The properties are zoned C-3 (Service Commercial Zone) subject to the
COZ-1 (Corridor Overlay Zone). The proposed zoning is IO (Institutional and Office Zone)
subject to the COZ-1 (Corridor Overlay Zone). The property is located on the south side of West
Division Street and opposite the intersection with Ridgely Street. The owner of record is Silver
Linings Holding Corporation c/o Tolano Anderson and the equitable owner is Dover Interfaith
Mission for Housing.
(Property Address: 630 West Division Street. Tax Parcel: ED-05-076.08-01-40.01-000. Council District 4)
4. Public Hearing/Final Reading of Staff Substitute #3 to Proposed Ordinance #2020-05
The First Reading of the Proposed Ordinance was accomplished during the Council meeting of
October 12, 2020. The ordinance is available on the City's website at www.cityofdover.com under
"Government."
A. #2020-05 Amending Chapter 22 - Buildings and Building Regulations, Article IX -
Lodginghouses; Article X - Rental Dwellings; Appendix B - Zoning; and Appendix F - Fees
and Fines
* 5. Council Committee of the Whole Report - November 24, 2020
A. Utility Committee - Actionable Items
1. Evaluation of Proposals - Update to the City of Dover Water Master Plan
(Committee recommendation: Award the contract to Whitman, Requardt &Associates for
the Update to the City of Dover Water Master Plan, RFP #21-0013WW, for the amount of
$143,501)
B. Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee - Actionable Items
1. Evaluation of Bids - Dover Police Department - CIP Projects: Chiller, Cooling Tower &
Pumps Replacement
(Committee recommendation: Award the replacement contract, based upon RFP
#21-0012PD for the Furnishing and Installation of Chiller, Cooling Tower and Pumps
Replacement for the City of Dover Police Department, to Service Unlimited in the amount
of $362,952 based on the graded criteria)
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* 5. Council Committee of the Whole Report - November 24, 2020 (Continued)
B. Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee - Actionable Items (Continued)
2. Emergency COVID-19 Relief Economic Retention Electric Fund
(Committee recommendation: Deferred until the next meeting)
* 6. Monthly Reports - October 2020
A. City Assessor's Report
B. City Council's Community Enhancement Fund Report
C. City Manager's Report
D. City Planner's Report
E. Controller/Treasurer's Budget Report
F. Fire Chief's Report (September and October)
G. Police Chief's Report
* 7. Election of Officers - Robbins Hose Company - Year 2021 Fire Line Officers
Fire Chief - David Carey
Deputy Fire Chief - Cole Enright
First Assistant Fire Chief - Ben Smetana
Second Assistant Fire Chief - Sean Christiansen
Third Assistant Fire Chief - Wes Liberto
Fourth Assistant Fire Chief - Sierra Brown
First Fire Line Captain - Jason Boc
Second Fire Line Captain - Charles Entenman
8. Update on Code Enforcement and Crime Mitigation - Reed and New Streets
9. Update on Grants
10. Annexation/Rezoning Request/First Reading of Proposed Ordinance #2020-17
The First Reading is offered on the Proposed Ordinance. It is recommended for referral to the Utility
Committee on January 26, 2021; the Planning Commission on February 16, 2021; and that a Public
Hearing before Council be set for March 8, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. The ordinance is available on the City's
website at www.cityofdover.com under "Government," or by contacting the City Clerk's Office at
736-7008 or cityclerk@dover.de.us.
A. Amending the Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map of the City of Dover by changing the
zoning designation from RS-1 - Residential Single Family (Kent County zoning classification)
to R8 - One Family Residence zone and subject to SWPOZ - Source Water Protection
Overlay zone (City of Dover zoning classification) on that property located at 228 Mifflin
Road, consisting of 0.6087+/- acres, owned by Debora G. Hansen
(Tax Parcel: ED-00-076.14-01-08.00-000; Planning Reference: AX-21-01; Council District 1)
11. Consideration of Christmas Eve Holiday
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12. City Manager’s Announcements
13. Council Members’ Announcements
14. Adjournment
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