Regular City Council Meeting
Monday, August 9, 2021, City Hall, City of Dover, Delaware
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CITY OF DOVER, DELAWARE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, August 09, 2021 at 7:30 PM City Hall Council Chambers, 15 Loockerman Plaza, Dover, Delaware AGENDA VIRTUAL MEETING NOTICE This meeting will be held in City Hall Council Chambers with electronic access via WebEx. Public Participation information is as follows: Dial: 1-408-418-9388 Link: https://rb.gy/6p4bsw Event number: 179 798 7325 Event password: DOVER (if needed) If you are new to WebEx, get the app now at www.webex.com to be ready when the meeting starts. The meeting can also be viewed on Comcast Channel 14, Verizon Channel 20, and on the City's Streaming Player located at www.cityofdover.com under "Quick Links". 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 - Elder Ellis Louden PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Councilman Lindell ADOPTION OF AGENDA ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA All Consent Agenda items are considered routine and non-controversial 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.Page 2
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - August 09, 2021 PAGE 2 PUBLIC HEARING REZONING REQUEST/FINAL READING - The First Reading of the Proposed Ordinance was accomplished during the Council meeting of May 24, 2021. The ordinance is available at the entrance of the Council Chambers and on the City's website at www.cityofdover.com under "Government." 1. Ordinance #2021-14 - Lands of Draper Farm Properties at 1617 Forrest Avenue Review of a Rezoning Application for a parcel of land consisting of 5.04 acres. The property is zoned R-10 (One Family Residence Zone) subject to the COZ-1 (Corridor Overlay Zone). The proposed zoning is C-2A (Limited Central Commercial Zone) subject to the COZ-1 (Corridor Overlay Zone). The property is located on the north side of Forrest Avenue and adjacent to Cranberry Run Drive. (Property Owner: Draper Farm Properties LLC. Property Address: 1617 Forrest Avenue. Tax Parcel: ED-05-075.00-01-07.00-000. Planning Reference: Z-21-05. Council District 1.) (Postponed during the Council Meeting of July 12, 2021) CONSENT AGENDA ADOPTION OF MINUTES 2. Regular Council Meeting of July 26, 2021 COMMITTEE REPORTS 3. Council Committee of the Whole Report - July 27, 2021 Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee 4. Replacement of 2003 Pierce Lance Engines 3 and 6 (Matt Harline, Interim City Manager) (Committee recommendation: Approval of the purchase of 2022 Pierce Enforcer Pumper) 5. Discussion of Regular Council Meeting Start Time (Councilman William Hare) (Committee recommendation: Change Regular Council Meeting start time to 6:30 p.m. beginning in September 2021) 6. Evaluation of New Monthly Reports by the Mayor, Council President, and Members of City Council (Committee recommendation: New monthly reports by the Mayor, Council President, and Members of City Council be presented at the first Council Committee of the Whole meeting each month either written or verbally and would be limited to three (3) minutes in length)Page 3
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - August 09, 2021 PAGE 3 Safety Advisory and Transportation Committee 7. Dover Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan Update (Marilyn Smith, Executive Director, Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and Leah Kacanda, Project Manager, Whitman, Requardt & Associates, LLP) (Committee recommendation: Approval of the Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (MPO) recommendation with the provision that the delineator discussion be revisited) (Committee recommendation: Declare the delineators on West Division Street, primarily in front of the Bennie Smith Funeral Home, undesirable, and potentially unsafe for that particular area and to instruct the City Manager and the Planning and Community Development Director to meet with DelDOT to discuss an alternative such as the multi-use eight foot asphalt pad) MONTHLY REPORTS - JUNE 2021 8. City Assessor's Report 9. City Council’s Community Enhancement Fund Report 10. City Manager’s Report 11. City Planner's Report 12. Fire Chief's Report (May and June) 13. Police Chief's Report APPOINTMENTS 14. Appointment of Interim Assistant City Clerk/Assistant Treasurer - Megan Ramsey (Effective August 4, 2021) RESOLUTION 15. Resolution No. 2021-20 - Authorizing Signatures for Banking Services on Behalf of the City of Dover - Controller/Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, and Interim Assistant Treasurer ITEMS NOT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ORDINANCES Annexation/Rezoning Request/First Reading of Proposed Ordinance The First Reading is offered on the Proposed Ordinance. It is recommended for referral to the Utility Committee on September 14, 2021; the Planning Commission on September 20, 2021; and that a Public Hearing be set for October 11, 2021 at 7:30* p.m. The ordinance is available at the entrance of the Council Chambers, on the City's website at www.cityofdover.com under "Government," or by contacting the City Clerk's Office at 736-7008 or cityclerk@dover.de.us.Page 4
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - August 09, 2021 PAGE 4 16. Ordinance #2021-16 Amending the Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map of the City of Dover by changing the zoning designation from AR - Agricultural Residential District (Kent County zoning classification) to RC - Recreational and Commercial Zone (City of Dover zoning classification) on that property located at 633 Persimmon Tree Lane, consisting of 3.1707 +/- acres, owned by Dover Indoor Tennis, Inc. (Tax Parcel: LC-00-058.00-01-32.00-000; Planning Reference: AX-21-03; Council District 3) INTERIM CITY MANAGER’S ANNOUNCEMENTS COUNCIL MEMBERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS 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 - REGULAR AND EXHIBIT 1 (Minutes)
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING The Regular City Council Meeting was held on August 9, 2021 at 7:35 p.m. with Council President Sudler presiding. Council members present were Mr. Anderson, Mr. Boggerty, Mr. Neil, Mr. Hare, Mrs. Arndt, Mr. Rocha, Mr. Taylor, and Mr. Lindell. Staff members present...
- Regular Council Packet - MM (Meeting packet)
CITY OF DOVER, DELAWARE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, August 09, 2021 at 7:30 PM City Hall Council Chambers, 15 Loockerman Plaza, Dover, Delaware AGENDA VIRTUAL MEETING NOTICE This meeting will be held in City Hall Council Chambers with electronic access via WebEx. Public Participation...