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REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA OCTOBER 28, 2013 - 7:30 P.M. CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 15 LOOCKERMAN PLAZA DOVER, DELAWARE OPEN FORUM - 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO OFFICIAL MEETING (7:15 p.m.) The “Open Forum” segment is provided to extend the opportunity to the general public to share their questions, thoughts, comments, concerns, and complaints. Discussion of any item appearing on the agenda as a public hearing is prohibited during the Open Forum as an opportunity will be provided during consideration of that item. Citizen comments are limited to three (3) minutes. Council is prohibited from taking action since they are not in official session; however, they may schedule such items as regular agenda items and act upon them in the future. INVOCATION BY REVEREND THEODORE HENDERSON PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY MAYOR CAREY AGENDA ADDITIONS/DELETIONS * CONSENT AGENDA Those items on the Council Agenda which are considered routine and non-controversial are marked with an asterisk (*) and will be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the Council. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of Council so requests, in which event the matter shall be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered a separate item. * 1. Adoption of Minutes A. Council Workshop of September 18, 2013 B. Regular Council Meeting of October 14, 2013 2. Public Hearings - Violations of the Dangerous Building Ordinance A. Property Located at 24 North New Street, Owned by Mary Bessie M. Brokenbrough (Staff Recommends: 1. Declaring This Building and All Accessory Structures on This Property Dangerous; 2. Ordering the Property Demolished Immediately by the Owner or Equity Owner at Their Own Risk; 3. Ordering the Building Inspector to Cause the Demolition of the Structure If Not Completed by the Owner by October 30, 2013; 4. Ordering the City Manager with the Assistance of the City Solicitor to Cause the Cost of Demolition to Be Charged Against the Land on Which the Building Exists as a Municipal Lien or Cause Such Cost to Be Added to the Tax Duplicate as an Assessment, or to Be Levied as a Special Tax, or to Be Recovered in a Suit at Law Against the Owner.)

Council Agenda - October 28, 2013 Page 2 2. Public Hearings - Violations of the Dangerous Building Ordinance (Continued) B. Property Located at 142 Brandywine Drive, Owned by the United States of America/VET20 (Staff Recommends: 1. Declaring This Building and All Accessory Structures on This Property Dangerous; 2. Ordering the Property Repaired or Demolished by November 28, 2013 by the Owner or Equity Owner at Their Own Risk; 3. Ordering the Building Inspector to Cause the Repair or Demolition of the Structures If Not Completed by the Owner Within 10 Days of the Date Established by City Council; 4. Ordering the City Manager with the Assistance of the City Solicitor to Cause the Cost of Repairs or Demolition to Be Charged Against the Land on Which the Building Exists as a Municipal Lien or Cause Such Cost to Be Added to the Tax Duplicate as an Assessment, or to Be Levied as a Special Tax, or to Be Recovered in a Suit at Law Against the Owner.) 3. Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement Committee Report - October 14, 2013 A. Future Use of the Dover Park Recreation Center (Committee Recommended Assigning the Dover Park Study to the Planning Department for the Purpose Of: 1) Developing a Request for Proposals (RFP) to Address the Most Appropriate Investment of City-Wide Park Resources in Dover Park, Schutte Park, and the Parks Located in the Southwest and Southeast Corners of the City; 2) to Determine Whether the Investment of Sufficient Resources Is Necessary to Address All Outdoor Use, Indoor Use, Restroom Facilities, Security Facilities; 3) as a Part of the RFP, to Make a Recommendation on What the Best and Most Effective Expenditure of Resources Is Before a Decision Is Made to Expend Additional Resources on Any of the Park Facilities Within the City; 4) as a Part of this Review, There Should Be a Resource Inventory to Determine Whether or Not the City Has Any of the Prior Studies and to Determine If They Are Practical for Future Use; and, 5) to Gather Additional Input Not Only from the Communities on the East Side of Route 13, But Also from Communities That Have Parks in the Southern, Western, and Northern Parts of the City. This Is to Be Accomplished Before the City Commits to Expending Any Resources to Demolish Any Park Buildings or for the Purposes of Creating or Constructing Additional Park Services in the City.) (Committee Recommended That the City Re-open the Dover Park Recreation Center for Use, Noting That Anyone Wishing to Rent the Facility Can Do So by Contacting the City of Dover to Coordinate the Event as Needed; the Building Itself Will Not Be Closed for Future Use until the Recommended Dover Park Study Is Reviewed.) * B. Benchmarks Established for the Economic Development Office (Due to Time Constraints, This Item Was Deferred Until the Next Meeting) * C. Update - CDBG Program (Due to Time Constraints, This Item Was Deferred Until the Next Meeting) 4. Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee Report - October 14, 2013 A. Creation of Ad Hoc Financial and Operational Advisory Committee (Committee Recommended Forwarding This Matter to City Council for Discussion of a Reconfigured Composition of the Proposed Committee, with the Understanding That the Members Endorsed the Idea in Principle)

Council Agenda - October 28, 2013 Page 3 * 5. Quarterly Revenue Report (Staff Recommends Acceptance of the Report) * 6. Semi-Annual Inspection by City Manager - Robbins Hose Company (Staff Recommends Acceptance of the Report) 7. Evaluation of Bids - Bucket Truck Replacement (Electric) (Staff Recommends Purchasing the 2014 Bucket Truck from Dueco (Vendor of Terex) for the Total Cost of $241,828) * 8. Appointment of Judges - Robbins Hose Company Election - November 18, 2013 A. Jim Hurley B. Bill Hurley C. Jim Howlett (Alternate) 9. Council Members’ Announcements /tm S:\AGENDAS-MINUTES-PACKETS\Council-Agendas\2013\10-28-2013.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.