Agenda

UTILITY COMMITTEE AGENDA OCTOBER 28, 2013 - 5:30 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. Annexation Requests A. 508 Acorn Lane, Owned by Raul M. Juarez (Staff Recommends Approval of Request) B. Westerly Side of Acorn Lane, Owned by City of Dover (Staff Recommends Approval of Request) 2. Request for Abandonment of Street (Improved) - Harmony Lane (Staff Recommends the Following Actions, If the Committee Favors Abandonment: (1) Abandonment of the Subject Right-of-Way with Conveyance of Sixty Feet (60’) of Said Right-of-Way to Milford Housing Development Corporation. Abandonment Shall Be Conditioned Upon Completion of the Site Development Plan and Parcel Consolidation Plan. Cross-Access and Public Utility Easements Will Be Required for the Existing Wastewater Pump Station and Associated Force Main Infrastructure Located Therein. Ownership Shall Not Be Relinquished Until the Parcel Consolidation Plan is Recorded; (2) Abandonment of All Stormwater, Street, Wastewater, and Water Infrastructure to Milford Housing Development Corporation in Conjunction with the Abandonment of Harmony Lane. The City Shall Retain Ownership of the Existing Pump Station and Associated Force Main Only; and (3) Adoption of a Resolution by Council Setting a Public Hearing Regarding the Proposed Abandonment for November 25, 2013.) 3. Public Notification - Power Outages (Staff Recommends Authorization to Call in Additional Resources During Outages to Assist with Phone Calls and Recording New Automated Phone Messages to Address the Concerns Identified by the Committee, and That Staff Evaluate an Automated Phone/Push Notification System to Be Considered in Future Budgets) 4. Rate Classification/Tariff Amendment for Churches (Staff Recommends That No Action Be Taken on Amending the Current Electric Rate Tariffs and That Staff Be Directed to Assist the Presbyterian Church of Dover with a Green Energy Grant Application to Facilitate Energy Efficiency Within the City’s Electric System) 5. Quarterly Review of Utility Related Capital Investment Plan (CIP) (Electric and Water/Wastewater) (July, August, and September) (Staff Recommends Acceptance of the Report) 6. Adjournment by 5:55 p.m. /tm S:\AGENDAS-MINUTES-PACKETS\Committee-Agendas\2013\10-28-2013 UTILITY.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.