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City Council Meetings. May 10, 2021.

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CITY OF DOVER, DELAWARE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, May 10, 2021 at 6:00 PM Virtual via WebEx AGENDA VIRTUAL MEETING NOTICE This meeting will be held electronically. Public participation information is as follows: Dial: 1-408-418-9388 Link: https://rb.gy/appct0 Event number: 173 636 3714 Event password: DOVER (if needed) If you are new to WebEx, get the app now at https://www.webex.com/ to be ready when the meeting starts. ADOPTION OF AGENDA COUNCIL PRESIDENT CANDIDATES 1. Opening Statements 2. Questions and Answers ADJOURNMENT THE AGENDA ITEMS AS LISTED MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED IN SEQUENCE. PURSUANT TO 29 DEL. C. §10004(e)(2), THIS AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE TO INCLUDE THE ADDITION OR THE DELETION OF ITEMS, INCLUDING EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, WHICH ARISE AT THE TIME OF THE MEETING Page 1

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Item #1. COUNCILMAN SUDLER’S PRESIDENTIAL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Page 2

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Item #1. COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIC MODEL Sudler’s Leadership Ideology: 1. Converges on four behavioral principles of Transformational Leadership Style 2. Centers on accountability, transparency, and a team approach to resolving city matters 3. Advocate’s progression for all councilmember to encounter via training and workshops Page 3

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Item #1. THE PURPOSE  Page 4

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THE VISION Item #1. A. To further advance the consensus-building among the City of Dover and Kent County; consequently, executing a more team strategy to procuring fiscal aid for alleviating inequalities that affect the private, public, faith-based, and higher learning institutions in Dover. B. To help lead City Staff, the Mayor, and City Council Members to triumphantly achieve and grasp the intentions of the cities newly declared Transformational Leadership Style in governing our workforce and facilitating superior service to our constituents. C. To encourage and equip prevailing and brand-new council-members with opportunities to convert to Council-President via training and awareness of the committee’s power and restrictions. Page 5

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Item #1. S U D L E R ’ S L E A D E R S H I P VA L U E S  My proposed leadership style and behavioral dimensions is not only aligned with the City’s Mission Statement that postulates a “balanced growth and opportunity where diversity is valued,” but reflects the demographic population that drives economic development and home ownership throughout the City of Dover. Page 6

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T R A N S F O R M AT I O N A L L E A D E R S H I P Item #1. Four Behavioral Dimensions: 1. 2. 3. 4. Page 7

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SUDLER’S PROPOSED TRAINING Item #1. FOR COUNCIL-MEMBERS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Page 8

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Item #1. NETWORK VISION 1. 2. 3. 4. Page 9

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SUDLER’S COMMITTEE CHAIR Item #1. Legislative Administration & Finance Committee Parks Reactional & Enhancement Utility Chair Committee Council-President Sudler’s Committee Chairs Mental Health Gang Prevention Ad-Hoc Ad-Hoc Committee Committee Chair Safety Advisory & Transportation Committee Page 10

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SUDLER’S LEADERSHIP IN CONSENSUS-BUILDING Item #1. I N I T I AT I V E S I M PA C T I N G D O V E R ’ S C O N S T I T U E N T S . Dover demonstrators say: 'All lives matter' Delaware State News ...delawarestatenews.net › News  Jul 12, 2016 - Dover City Councilman Page 11 Roy Sudler, Jr., center, leads the All Lives Matter March on Loockerman Street in Dover on Tuesday. (Delaware State ...

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ENVIRONMENTAL Item #1. & COMMUNITY HEALTH DELIMMA Woodcrest residents vexed by nearby wetlandsite Delaware State News - May 19, 2018 This week, City Councilman Roy Sudler. Jr. said his research of tax parcel and zoning records indicate that the Capital School District owns ... Page 12

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NCALL’S Item #1. REVITALIZATION COMMITTEE The News Journal Dover can emerge from its deadliest year on record. But it will take 'all hands on deck' Councilman Roy Sudler, Jr. said he's embarrassed the area has become such a ... has improved drastically since Dover, Habitat for Humanity and NCALL, ... This is the kind of policing Dover Chief Thomas Page 13 Johnson Jr. is trying to ...

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M AY O R ’ S L I A I S O N Item #1. FOR BOARD OF TRUSTEES-DHA 2015-2016 Dover Officials, DHA clash over Housing Gripes Dover Housing Authority Chief to Step Down Delaware State News-Aug 16, 2016 Serving as official Delaware State News-Oct 31, 2016 liaison between residents and the DHA, Councilman No matter the reason for the leadership change, Roy Sudler Jr. recently said he was troubled by nine City Councilman Roy Sudler Jr. says he feels like Page 14 complaints he'd ... it is time for the DHA to reinvent itself and its ...

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CONFRONTING INSTITUTIONAL RACISM | T H E D E L A WA R E C O A L I T I O N . . . D E C A G V. O R G / C O N F R O N T I N G - Item #1. I N S T I T U T I O N A L - R A C I S M / J A N 1 8 , 2 0 1 5 - Y W C A D E L AWA R E R E C O G N I Z E S M L K , J R . D AY E A C H Y E A R B Y P R E S E N T I N G A N A C T I O N F O R U M T O R A I S E AWA R E N E S S A N D . . . R O Y S U D L E R , J R . . . . A S K E D H I M T O C O M E B A C K A N D S E RV E O N T H E L E G I S L AT I V E F I N A N C E A N D ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE. Page 15

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C O N V E R S AT I O N A B O U T P O L I C E R E L AT I O N S N E V E R R E A L LY G E T S S TA R T E D I N DOVER Item #1. THE NEWS JOURNAL-SEP 27, 2016 “ T H E C U LT U R E O F T H E P O L I C E D E PA RT M E N T N E E D S T O B E C H A N G E D , S A I D D O V E R C I T Y C O U N C I L M A N R O Y S U D L E R , J R . “ I T T A K E S T H E C O M M U N I T Y, T H E CHURCH, THE ... Page 16

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Item #1. POWER-POINT P R E S E N TAT I O N S O R C H E S T R AT E D AND I N I T I AT E D BY ROY SUDLER, JR. Page 17

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RESIDENT/BUSINESS/PATRON'S NAME & ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD: Item #1. 1 147 3579 145 143 141 1 139 137 11 13 135 0.8 133 15 17 131 129 19 21 127 125 0.6 23 25 123 121 0.4 27 29 119 31 117 0.2 33 115 35 113 0 37 111 39 109 41 107 43 105 103 45 47 101 99 49 51 97 95 53 55 93 91 57 59 89 87 61 63 85 83 81 79 65 67 69 71 77 73 75 D O V E R D O C U M E N T - D E L AWA R E P O L I T I C S . N E T W W W. D E L AWA R E P O L I T I C S . N E T / W P - C ONTENT/ UP LOA DS / 20 13/ 07 / DOV ER DOC UM EN T.P DF, MY NAME IS ROY SUDLER, JR. C H A I R M A N O F T H E D O V E R H U M A N R E L AT I O N S C O M M I S S I O N , Page 18 L A C K O F C O M M U N I T Y M E E T I N G S T H AT F O C U S O N IDENTIFYING GANG ACTIVITY AND ...

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Item #1. City eyes improvements at Dover Park - Delaware State Dover residents seek help to quell gang activity Delaware State News- News May 18, 2016 The meeting, called by Dover City Councilman Roy Sudler, Jr., opened DOVER — Dover Park, more commonly known as with a focus on city council resolution 2013-22 which was passed on ... White Oak Park, is on ... That's not soon enough for Dover Looks to Stop Gang Violence WBOC TV 16-May 19, 2016City Councilman Roy Sudler Jr., who plans to ... Councilman Roy Sudler, Jr. held a community meeting Wednesday Sep 15, 2016 night to talk about solutions to gang activity in Dover, which hePage says19 is ...

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Item #1. Taking back Dover Park: Upcoming fundraiser a big step Delaware State News-Aug 29, 2017 DOVER — City Councilman Roy Sudler Jr. says the best way to keep criminal activity out of Dover's city parks is for the community to Page 20 utilize ...

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Item #1. Indoor recreational facility remains a priority for the Splash pad in the works for Dover Park - Delaware Dover Park ... State News A master plan for Dover Park, crafted by The recommendation to proceed with the Dover Park Master Plan will now go ... City Councilman Wilmington-based Whitman, Requardt ... Dover Roy Sudler Jr. has been the leading voice in ... City Councilman Roy Sudler Jr. has been a long- Aug 15, 2019 Page 21 time ...May 16, 2019

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Item #1. Ukee Washington takes time to inspire Dover youth – Delaware State delawarestatenews.net › People Jun 17, 2017 - Dover Native Ukee Washington chats with children at the Dover ... Dover City Councilman Roy Sudler Jr. was preparing a cookout on the grill ... Page 22

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MENTAL HEALTH Item #1. & SUBSTANCE ABUSE 1. 2. 3. 4. City forum looks at ways the public can help fight heroin epidemic ... www.middletowntranscript.com/.../city-forum-looks-at-ways-public-can-help-fight-he...Dover 5. Post-Dec 20,2016 Sponsored by Roy Sudler, Jr. the meeting also looked at statewide implications of ... to 6. eradicate heroinaddiction in the city of Dover,” City Councilman Roy Sudler said in his opening Page 23 statement. ... SmyrnaJunior Police Academy graduation ceremony ...

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As a State Human Relations Item #1. Commissioner (2014-2017),  I was recognized as one of the major force for supporting the draft of the Apology for Slavery in the State of Delaware.  I advised my commission colleagues that the State Human Relations Commission Chairman could call to order a Special Meeting to vote on approving the draft of the commission’s support letter.  Which significantly influenced Governor Markell’s signing date of the Markell signs resolution apologizing for slavery Resolution Apologizing for Delaware State News-Feb 10, 2016 DOVER— It was a day of celebration, reconciliation and healing, as Gov. Jack Markell signed a resolution apologizing for the state's role in .Delaware slavery apology request gains support - The SLAVERY. Journal News ux.lohud.com/story/news/2015/11/24/slavery-apology-request-gains.../76279182/ Page 24 Delaware's Human Relations Commission, in a special meeting on Tuesday, voted to urge .. Roy Sudler Jr., a Dover city councilman and state human relations ...

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 Item #1.   Dover neighbors say Kirkwood Elks Lodge must go Delaware State News-Nov 3, 2015 Page 25 Councilman Roy Sudler Jr., (4th Dist.) orchestrated the residential vote in a response to residents' concerns about the perception of violence ...

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Item #1. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. City orders Elks Club to close Delaware State News-Jan 13, 2017 Ms. Townshend sent a letter to Willie Alexander of the Elks Club on ... City Councilman Roy Sudler Jr. applauded the moves, pointing Page 26 to ...

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Item #1.  1. 2. 3. PARTNERSHIP: DE – Department of Justice House of Representatives – 31st District SHRC – Human Relations Commission DSU – Police Department DSU- Counseling Department DSU- Freshman Student Dover Community Leaders Page 27 Pg. 18-29 DHRC Annual Report Packet 2012

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Item #1. 1. 2. 3. RE: DHRC – Boys & Girls Club Meeting On February 23, 2011, The Dover Human Relations Commission held an Outreach Community Meeting at the Boys and Girls Club located at Simon Circle Dover, De 19904 Page 28

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EDUCATION: Item #1. Mr. Roy Sudler, Jr., received his early childhood education from Kent Christian Academy and earned his High School Diploma from Dover High School in 1992. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Sociology with a concentration in Family Counseling from Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1999. In 2002, He received his first Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management and his second Master’s Degree in Healthcare Administration in 2006, both from Wilmington University. Mr. Sudler attends Grand Canyon University for his Political Details terminal degree, which his discipline is in the Title: City of Dover Representative - 4th District Philosophy of Psychology with an Emphasis on First Elected: 5/2015 Current Term: 5/2015 - 5/2023 Industrial-Organizational Psychology (IO). Committees: Mr. Sudler is scheduled to graduate in the fall of 2021. •Chair: Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement Subcommittee His Dissertation Proposal Topic is centered on of the Council Committee of the Whole Psychological Contract Breach and Work-Family •Former Chair: Dover Human Relations Commission Conflict as Related to Employee Well-being in •Former Chair: Construction Code Appeals Committee. •Member: Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee; and Postsecondary Education. •Member: City Council Committee of the Whole •Mayor’s Liaison to Dover Housing Authority – Board of Trustees Mr. Sudler has 16 years of experience serving on the Page 29 •NCALL’S Revitalization Committee Member – Data Collection City of Dover’s committees since 2004.

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