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REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA SEPTEMBER 24, 2012 - 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 CHAPLAIN WALLACE DIXON PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY COUNCILMAN ANDERSON 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 - Regular Council Meeting of September 10, 2012 2. Certificate of Recognition - Charles H. Boyer - President of the Delaware Firefighter's Association 3. Proclamations A. Cyber Security Awareness Month B. Fire Prevention Week 4. Public Hearing - Violation of the Dangerous Building Ordinance - 212 N. Governors Avenue, Owned by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company 5. Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement Committee Report - September 10, 2012 A. Presentations a-1. Restoration and Remediation of Mirror Lake - Rick Greene, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) (Committee Recommended Support for the Restoration and Remediation of Mirror Lake, as Presented) * a-2. Overview of City of Dover Recreation Programs (Committee Action Not Required) * B. Updates (Committee Action Not Required)

Council Agenda - September 24, 2012 Page 2 6. Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee Report - September 10, 2012 * A. Transfer of Street Light Accounting to Electric Fund (Committee Recommended Acceptance of the Bond Counsel's Recommendation to Use the Provisions of 507A(e) of the Resolution to Transfer Necessary Funds to the General Fund, (Since) Trying to Get a General Fund Expense Paid Out of the Electric Fund in a Different Way Runs the Risk of Bondholders Claiming an Event of Default Has Occurred Under the Resolution and, Ultimately, Could Result in Acceleration of the Bonds) * B. Reduced Rates for All-Electric Homes in December, January, and February (Committee Referred the Proposal to Reduce Electric Rates for All-Electric Homes Back to Staff for a More In-depth Analysis, and That Staff Determine the Cost for the City to Administer Such a Program (Including Whether an Additional Employee Would Be Necessary) and the Number of Houses That Would Be Involved, and Provide a Cost Analysis to Determine Whether the Program Would Be Cost Effective for the City, Based on the Additional Cost to the City Versus the Savings That Would Be Realized by the Customers) C. Discussion - Renaming of Division Street as Martin Luther King Boulevard (Committee Recommended that a Public Hearing Regarding the Renaming of Division Street as Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard Be Set for Monday, October 8, 2012 at 7:30 P.M. and that the Language for the Renaming of Division Street to Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard Include Division Street from "City Limit to City Limit") * 7. Monthly Reports (July) A. Budget B. Capital Investment Plan (CIP) 8. Engineering Service Agreements A. Engineering Design of Wastewater Facilities - Garrison Farm Subdivision B. Engineering Design of Elevated Water Storage Tank - Garrison Farm Subdivision 9. Final Reading - Proposed Ordinance #2012-05 The First Reading of the Proposed Ordinance was accomplished during the Council Meeting of September 10, 2012. Copies of the proposed ordinance are available at the entrance of the Council Chambers. A. Ordinance #2012-05 Amending Chapter 46 - Fire Prevention and Protection and Appendix F - Fees and Fines 10. Council Members Announcements /tm S:\AGENDAS-MINUTES-PACKETS\Council-Agendas\2012\09-24-2012.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.