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REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA
JUNE 24, 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 BISHOP THOMAS L. HOLSEY
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 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
A. Special Council Meeting (Budget Review) of May 29 and June 5, 2013
B. Regular Council Meeting of June 10, 2013
2. State of Delaware Tribute - Honorable Mention for the 2013 Recognition of Community
Health Promotion Program
3. Tribute - Sean W. Mullen
4. Proposed Resolution No. 2013-18 Endorsement of 2013 Kent County Economic
Development Projects to Bring Jobs and Growth to Kent County
5. Violation of the Dangerous Building Ordinance - Property Located at 427 West Division
Street, Owned by Doris A. Cooper and Others
(Tabled by Council for 60 Days on April 22, 2013 - Staff Recommended Declaring this
Building and All Accessory Structures on this Property Dangerous; Ordering the Property
Repaired or Demolished by the Owner or Equity Owner at Their Own Risk; 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; 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)
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* 6. Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement Committee Report - June 10, 2013
A. Pocket Park Design - Corner of North Street and Governors Avenue
(Committee Recommended Approval of the Basic Design Concept for the North Street
Pocket Park, as Amended)
B. Review of Revised Active Recreation Area Plan - Nottingham Meadows
(Committee Recommended Approval of the Revised Active Recreation Area Plan for
Nottingham Meadows, as Recommended by Staff, and Acceptance of the Petition from
28 Lot Owners in the Development in Favor of the Proposal)
C. Update - CDBG Program
(Committee Action Not Required)
* 7. Utility Committee Report - June 10, 2013
A. Proposed Revisions to the Dark Fiber Leasing Standard Operating Policy
(Committee Recommended Approval of the Revisions to the Dark Fiber Leasing
Standard Operating Policy)
B. TEA/NAES Report (February)
(Committee Action Not Required)
C. Quarterly Review of Utility Related Capital Investment Plan (CIP) (Electric and
Water/Wastewater)(January, February, and March)
(Committee Action Not Required)
D. Updates
(Committee Action Not Required)
* 8. Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee Report - June 10, 2013
A. Proposed Bond Resolutions
a-1. A Resolution Amending and Restating Water and Sewer Bond Resolution
Providing for the Issuance by the City of Dover of Water and Sewer Revenue
Bonds and Related Matters
(Committee Recommended Adoption of the Amended and Restated Water and
Sewer Bond Resolution Providing for the Issuance by the City of Dover of Water
and Sewer Revenue Bonds and Related Matters. Note: Designating the Same
Bond Trustee for Water/Wastewater as We Have for Electric Bonds Creates
Efficiencies in the Finance Department in Setting up and Maintaining the Debt
Service Payments to the Financial Institution)
a-2. A Resolution Authorizing the Sale of up to $6,500,000 Water and Sewer
Revenue Bonds of the City of Dover
(Committee Recommended Adoption of the Resolution Authorizing the Sale of Up
to $6,500,000 Water and Sewer Revenue Bonds of the City of Dover)
B. Proposed Ordinance #2013-08 Amending Chapter 70 - Offenses and Miscellaneous
Provisions, Section 70-7 - Registered Sexual Offenders, Subsection (b) - Prohibition
on Residency and Employments (See Item #12)
(Committee Recommended Adoption of Ordinance #2013-08)
C. Proposed Pricing for Sale of Garrison Oak Technology Park Lots
(Committee Recommended Approval of Land Pricing at Garrison Oak Technical Park
at a Price of $35,000 per Acre and That the City Manager Be Authorized to Negotiate
a Price Decrease of Up to $5,000 When Appropriate)
D. Review of Ordinance Sponsorship
(Committee Tabled the Matter to Allow Time to Review the History of the Current
Procedure)
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* 9. Appointments (Reappointments) Recommended by Mayor Carey
A. Board of Adjustment - Three (3) Year Terms to Expire July 2016
a-1. K. C. Sheth, Chairman
a-1. William Hufnal
B. Public Advisory Committee (PAC) of the Dover-Kent County MPO - Two (2) Year
Terms to Expire July 2015
b-1. Prameela Kaza
b-2. James P. Webster
C. Planning Commission - Three (3) Year Terms to Expire June 1, 2016
c-1. Kathleen Still - At-Large
c-2. John H. Baldwin, Sr. - Fourth District
c-3. Edgar C. Cregar, Jr. - Fourth District
10. Support for House Bill Amending Titles 9 and 22 of the Delaware Code Relating to
Military Leave of Absence of Officials of a Municipality or County
11. Setting of Rates for Fiscal Year 2013/2014
A. Property Tax
B. Electric Rate
12. First Reading - Proposed Ordinance #2013-08
The First Reading is offered on the following proposed ordinance. Final action by
Council will take place during the Second Reading of the ordinance on July 8, 2013.
Copies of all proposed ordinances are available at the entrance of the Council
Chambers or can be obtained from the City Clerk's Office.
A. Proposed Ordinance #2013-08 Amending Chapter 70 - Offenses and Miscellaneous
Provisions, Section 70-7 - Registered Sexual Offenders, Subsection (b) - Prohibition
on Residency and Employments
(Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee)
13. Final Reading - Proposed Ordinance #2013-09
The First Reading of the proposed ordinance was accomplished during the Council
Meeting of June 10, 2013. Copies of the proposed ordinance are available at the
entrance of the Council Chambers.
A. Proposed Ordinance #2013-09 - 2013/2014 City of Dover Budget Ordinances
14. Council Members’ Announcements
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