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PARKS, RECREATION, AND COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT COMMITTEE AGENDA JANUARY 13, 2014 - 3:30 P.M. CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 15 LOOCKERMAN PLAZA DOVER, DELAWARE Public comments are welcomed on any item and will be permitted at appropriate times. When possible, please notify the City Clerk (736-7008 or e-mail at CityClerk@dover.de.us) should you wish to be recognized. AGENDA ADDITIONS/DELETIONS 1. Semi-Annual Review - Statistics Regarding Jobs and Businesses Gained and Lost in the City of Dover Since July 2013 (Committee Action Not Required) 2. Update - Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program (Committee Action Not Required) 3. Recreational Needs Assessment 4. Adjournment by 4:50 p.m. /tm S:\AGENDAS-MINUTES-PACKETS\Committee-Agendas\2014\01-13-2014 PR&CE.wpd THE AGENDA ITEMS AS LISTED MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED IN SEQUENCE. THIS AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE TO INCLUDE THE ADDITION OR THE DELETION OF ITEMS, INCLUDING EXECUTIVE SESSIONS.

Economic Development Office 101 W Loockerman St, 1A Dover DE 19904 CITY OF DOVER TOP EMPLOYERS COMPANY # EMPLOYEES BY DATE 1/28/2013 7/25/2013 12/16/2013 Bayhealth-Kent General & Milford 3000 3213 3290 640 S. State St Dover DE 19901 (302) 674-4700 Mr. Terry Murphy Dover Downs, Inc. Hotel & Casino- Hotel & Casino- Hotel & Casino- 1131 N. DuPont Hwy 1407 1339 1342 Dover DE 19901 (302) 674-4600 Speedway – 47 Speedway – 53 Speedway – 43 Ms. Janie Libby Dover Air Force Base Active -3463 Active -3900 Active -3534 (302) 677-3372 Reserve – 1874 Reserve – 1500 Reserve – 1874 Public Affairs Office Civilian - 1167 Civilian - 1000 Civilian - 1167 www.dover.af.mil State of Delaware Est. 4500-5000 Est. 4500-5000 Est. 4500-5000 Office of Mgmt & Budget Laura Simmons Delaware State University FT – 770 FT – 770 FT – 791 1200 N. DuPont Hwy PT - 188 PT - 188 PT - 321 Dover DE 19901 (302) 857-7027 Dr. Phyllis Edamatsu Energizer (Playtex Products) 499 480 475 P.O. Box 7016 Dover DE 19903-7016 (302) 678-6176 Ms. Gina Sullivan Kraft Foods Hourly & Salaried Hourly & Salaried Hourly & Salaried – 1250 W. North St – 544 – 570 570 Dover DE 19903-0600 Contract – 60+ Contract – 60+ Contract – 60+ (302) 734-6100 Kool-Aid will add Kool-Aid will add Kool-Aid will add Mr. Bruce Robinson (HR) 29 jobs 29 jobs 29 jobs

Comcast Cable 130 – Dover Only 130 – Dover Only 101 – Dover Only 5729 W. Denney’s Rd Dover DE 19901 (302) 672-5936 Mr. Tom Worley Delaware Technical & Community FT 222 FT 222 FT 226 College Temp/PT 227 Temp/PT 227 Temp/PT 348 100 Campus Dr includes Adjunct includes Adjunct includes Adjunct Dover DE 19901 Faculty Faculty Faculty (302) 857-1000 Proctor & Gamble P&G 185 P&G 182 P&G 186 P.O. Box 7010C Contract - 195 Contract - 187 Contract - 200 Dover DE 19903 (302) 678-2600 x2189 Ms. Teresa Dean Wesley College FT Staff – 94 FT Staff – 93 FT Staff – 97 120 N. State St FT Faculty-78 FT Faculty-70 FT Faculty-71 Dover DE 19901 Aramark (Dining) Aramark (Dining) Aramark (Dining) – (302) 736-2300 - 71 – 64 60 Dr. William Johnston Nat’l Management (FT 34/ (FT 32/ –(Maintenance)-26 PT 23/Students 7) PT 18/Students 10) Barnes & Noble-2 Nat’l Management Nat’l Management – –(Maintenance)-26 (Maintenance)-28 Sam’s Club 180 186 175 1572 N. DuPont Hwy Dover DE 19901 (302) 678-4220 Mr. Steven Bromley Hirsh Industries 183 184 186 1525 McKee Rd Dover DE 19904 (302) 678-3454 Ms. Meg Shivone ILC Dover (Kent County) 440 469 471 One Moonwalker Rd Frederica, DE 19946 (302) 335-3911 Chesapeake Utilities 193 204 Silver Lake Blvd Dover, DE 19904 (302)736-7828 Ms. Sydney Hawthorne Davis

Status of FY-13 CDBG Projects U Monthly statistics for the month of December 2013 CDBG FY13 Projects Contracts for FY13 projects have been executed and projects are underway. Homeownership Assistance Program CDBG funds will be used to provide settlement assistance to assist qualifying families purchase properties in the City of Dover. MHDC Homeowner Rehabilitation Program CDBG funds will be used to rehabilitate owner occupied homes in the City of Dover found in violation of the City’s housing code. Two (2) homes have been completed. Dover Interfaith Mission to the Homeless CDBG funds will be used for operations cost for the shelter. MHDC Emergency Home Repair Project CDBG funds will be used to assist very low income homeowners with emergency repairs to eliminate severe housing conditions that constitute health and safety hazards. Two (2) homes have been completed. NCALL Research CDBG funds will be utilized for foreclosure prevention and pre-purchase homeownership counseling services for up to ten (10) Dover residents. Elizabeth W. Murphey School CDBG funds will be used for minor renovations for one of the facilities that services children that are at risk for homelessness. Replacement of the windows has been completed. Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) The city was awarded $1,426,740 for the acquisition and rehab of foreclosed properties to be sold to qualifying families. A total of $2,080,554 including program income has been expended on the acquisition and renovations for 11 properties. Nine properties have been sold, one is a lease purchase and one is a rental that serves persons with disabilities. Ten (10) first-time homebuyers have purchased homes through the NSP Settlement Assistance Program. 218 Ann Avenue (sold) 337 N. Governors Avenue (sold) 343 Mimosa Avenue (sold) 254 Green Blade Drive (sold) 907 Woodcrest Avenue (sold) 302 Stone Brook Place (lease purchase) 1430 S. Hancock (group home rental) 11 Westover Drive (sold) 1415 S. Hancock (sold) 110 Thames Drive (sold)

4 Bennington Street (sold)

Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement 1/13/2014 Status of FY12-13 Program Funds Spent - Fiscal Year 7/1/12- 6/30/14 2012-13 Grant Projects Project Details Total Grant Funds Expended Unencumbered Balance Six families have Homeownership Assistance Program $60,000 $60,000 $0 purchased homes Housing Counseling and NCALL Reaearch $7,803 $5,000 $2,803 Foreclosure Prevention Funding for utility and Dover Interfaith Mission to Homeless $27,500 $27,500 $0 lease cost Serenity Place project completed $30,000 $30,000 $0 Home repairs have been MHDC Emergency Home Repairs $35,000 $20,972 $14,028 completed on 2 homes Replacement windows Elizabeth W. Murphey School FY13 $39,700 $25,716 $13,984 have been installed MHDC Housing Rehabilitation Rehabilitation of 2 homes $52,782 $0 $52,782 Program underway Total $252,785 $169,188 $83,597

MEMORANDUM Department of Parks and Recreation P.O. Box 475 Dover, Delaware 19903 Phone: 302.736.7050 Date: January 3, 2014 To: Parks, Recreation & Community Enhancement Committee From: Ann Marie Townshend, AICP RE: Recreation Needs Assessment As you are aware, there has been much discussion in recent months about the future of the recreation center building at Dover Park. The Parks, Recreation and Community Enhancement Committee has twice recommended to City Council that the building be demolished due to the conditions of the building, the cost of upgrading the building, and the building’s functional obsolescence in meeting recreational programming needs. This recommendation for demolition was ultimately approved by City Council on November 25, 2013 and subsequently vetoed by Mayor Carey. The concerns that caused dissention on the issue of demolition related primarily to the concern that we have failed to meet the needs of residents on the east side of Route 13, and that demolition of this building furthers this disinvestment in an area of the City that is underserved. The concern appears to be that the City needs to perform a recreation needs assessment for the area prior to demolition of the building to ensure that funds are invested wisely. On October 14, 2013, I made a presentation to the Parks, Recreation and Community Enhancement Committee recommending that the City move forward on a citywide Parks and Recreation Needs Assessment and Plan. My concern with focusing too closely on only Dover Park, and more specifically the recreation center building at Dover Park, is that we would fail to address the City’s recreation needs and develop a plan for investment in our parks in a holistic way. It has been many years since the City has performed a comprehensive recreation needs assessment. The City of Dover’s 1996, 2003 and 2008 Comprehensive Plans each included a recommendation to develop a citywide Recreation and Parks Plan. To date such a plan has not been developed. In the past 20 years, there have been many changes in the City, and in order to invest limited funds wisely, a citywide Parks and Recreation Needs Assessment and Plan is necessary. My recommendation for a citywide Parks and Recreation Needs Assessment and Plan is as follows: • In-house staff from the Planning Department and Parks and Recreation Department will lead the development of the Parks and Recreation Needs Assessment and Plan, with assistance from the State Division of Parks and Recreation.

MEMO 2 • We will use a variety of means to engage the public and assess the recreation needs identified by the public, including workshops and a survey. In the outreach efforts we will gather information to assess the needs based on location. • We will include an inventory of our parks and work to gather information about the desired capital improvements for our parks, focusing on our three “anchor” parks (Dover Park, Schutte Park, and Silver Lake Park). • We will include specific recommendations for investments in our parks based on the needs of the public, as well as for potential partnerships for meeting the needs of the City’s residents. As we would be using in-house staff who have a number of other obligations with the City, I expect that the development of the Parks and Recreation Needs Assessment and Plan would take about twelve months to complete. I look forward to discussing this with you in more detail at the meeting on January 13, 2014.