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EXHIBIT #1 Annual Council Meeting of 05/14/2007 2007 STATE OF THE CITY Stephen R. Speed, Mayor

Here We Go…

Vision Through the team effort of its elected officials, employees and citizens, Dover is a clean and safe community, with a future of balanced growth and opportunity, where all citizens are heard, enjoy a high quality of life and diversity is valued.

Overall Quality of Service Provided The overall quality of service provided by the City of Dover was rated 62 on 100 point scale in 2006, compared to 61 in 2005, and 60 in 2004. Fair 24% Poor 4% Good 56% Excellent 17% Source: 2006 Citizen Survey Results

Overall Quality of Life When asked to rate the overall quality of life in Dover, 49 % of respondents thought it was “Good” and 12% thought it was “Excellent”. Fair 37% Good *Excellent 49% 12% Poor 2% *Excellent rating increased from 7% in 2005 to 12% in 2006 Source: 2006 Citizen Survey Results

City Population Growth 35,000 33,000 34,079* 31,000 30,460 29,000 27,000 25,000 1996 2006 * Source: DE Population Consortium Estimate October 26, 2006

What’s driving growth?

Taxable Property Values 2,700,000,000 2,650,000,000 2,655,143,000 2,600,000,000 Value 2,550,000,000 2,500,000,000 2,518,805,400 2,450,000,000 2006 2007 % Change: 5.413% Value Change: $ 136,337,600 Missing Assessments: $ 40,359,200

City Budget 1996 - 1997 2006 - 2007 $100,000,000 $96,640,198 $80,000,000 $60,000,000 $55,275,373 $40,000,000 $37,464,249 $20,000,000 $13,222,920 $14,557,442 $9,407,130 $- General Fund Water/Wasterwater

Business Licenses Issued 5000 4800 4500 4673 4574 4447 4000 3500 3358 3469 3369 3000 2889 2933 2500 2000 1500 1000 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006

New Construction 9 49 New Site Plan Applications for Review in 2006 • Applications for commercial construction or rehabilitation • Office buildings • Apartment/condominium units • Governmental or college • Hotels

2006 Planning Commission Approvals 9 Retail 54,419 Square Feet 9 Institutional 45,262 Square Feet 9 Hospitality 130,640 Square Feet 9 Industrial 132,640 Square Feet 9 Office 490,738 Square Feet 9 Residential 1,060 New Housing Units

Construction Permits Issued 3000 2768 2637 2500 2282 2337 2000 2101 1992 1500 1000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Construction Value $110,000,000 $100,000,000 $104.8 $90,000,000 $96.2 $80,000,000 $70,000,000 $68.5 $60,000,000 $59.7 $71.0 $50,000,000 $40,000,000 $47.3 $30,000,000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Growth Activity 9 135 acres of land annexed for residential and commercial uses. 9 13 Rezoning applications were processed.

Future Residential Growth 2006 (Conceptual & Preliminary Plans) Approved Developments: • Kesselring PND • Senators Lake • Creekstone • Dove View • Eden Hill Farm

Construction Projects Completed

The Future

Police Department Crime Clearance Comparison 100 75 50 25 0 Violent Property Forcible Robbery Assaults Burglary Motor Arson Crime Crime Rape Vehicle Theft National Dover National Average vs. Dover PD

Total Complaints Violent Crime Five Year Comparison Five Year Comparison 40,000 400 30,536 30,800 316 29,074 30,133 30,482 276 300 279 255 30,000 228 244 197 181 200 171 20,000 150 100 10,000 0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 TOTAL CLEARED Actual Drug Arrests Drugs, Vice, & Organized Crime Section 2,000 1,595 1,593 1,320 1,389 1,000 728 0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Police Department 9 Implemented TRACS program for accident investigations using in-car computers. 9 Continued increased enforcement of quarterly residence verification checks for registered sex offenders. 9 Implementation of the CrimeWeb Network.

Electronic Red Light Safety Program (ERLSP)

Dover Fire Department 9 1,023 calls required response. 9 5 minutes 54 seconds average response time. 9 3,600 hours of firefighter training provided. 9 3,000 children participated in fire safety programs. 9 1,500 smoke detectors given to City residents. 1,500 1,029 1,046 1,004 Call Responses 1,023 986 5 Year Comparison 0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Additional Fire Protection 9 Renovations to Governor’s Avenue station completed. 9 2 New Utility Trucks received. 9 Technical Rescue Trailer received. 9 Technical Rescue Truck for Special Operation Responses placed in service.

Finance Department 9 Assisted with change of vendors for Power Supply, Energy Management, and Electric Plant operations. 9 Assisted engineering consultant with Electric Cost of Service analysis and revised rates. 9 Coordinated efforts with credit rating agencies to maintain City’s A+ Bond Rating. 9 Conducted a comprehensive review of Departmental Procedures and updated where necessary. 9 Successfully placed Request for Proposals for Audit Services.

Curbside Recycling Program 9 1,640 current customers; 75% participation rate. 9 232 recycle weekly. 9 25 lbs. per week/per customer. 9 30,750 lbs. (15.375 tons) for the month of *April. *First month of Service

Connectivity Study 9 Implementation of new state-of-the-art Voice Over Internet Protocol phone system. 9 Completion of Disaster Recovery Plan. 9 Next steps include: - Providing Internet E-Government Service (on-line bill paying). - Enhancing the fiber network and significantly expanding the imaging system.

Parks & Recreation 9 John W. Pitts Recreation Center construction started. 9 New playground equipment installed in Dover Park, Mary Street Park and Mayfair Park. 9 Purchased new mobile stage for special events and Concerts on The Green series. 9 Adult softball leagues (2006 summer and fall combined) expanded with 49 teams in the men’s division and 23 co- ed teams.

Parks & Recreation 9 Greater Dover Arts Council prepared the criteria and advertised for the Mayor’s Art Award. This is the first year for this award program. 9 Silver Lake received a grant from the State of Delaware for a “buffer” project along the shoreline. 9 Delaware Senior Olympics held a softball tournament in Schutte Park with 13 teams participating.

Dover Library Dover Post Office selected as new library site.

Dover Public Library Visitors Items Loaned Children's Program Attendees Adult Programs & Attendees 398,666 400,000 25,000 350,000 22,000 327,310 300,000 280,000 20,000 356,967 250,000 13,912 14,268 15,000 200,000 150,000 188,378 10,000 180,000 100,000 50,000 5,000 1,500 1,016 1,352 0 2002 2004 2006 0 2002 2004 2006

Transportation Initiatives 9 Governors Avenue Corridor Updates 9Downtown Dover Signalization Upgrades - 35% Complete 9Loockerman Street/Forrest Avenue Improvements 9West Dover Connector Study 9Kenton Road Corridor Upgrades (Concept Plan underway) 9College Road Corridor Upgrades 9U.S. 13 Sidewalk Construction 9Crawford Carroll Avenue Extension – Phase II 9Water Street Railroad Crossing (Eden Hill Farm) 9Inter-modal Transportation Terminal (Water Street) 9Lincoln Park Center/Clarence Street Extended

Public Utilities Improved Electric Service 9 Denneys Road feeder installed to serve new growth on northern end of the system. 9 Kesselring feeder installed to serve new growth on west side of Dover. 9 69KV lines in the rear of Dover Downs relocated. 9 Underground lines to replace older lines throughout the City.

Public Utilities Electric Department 9 Pace Global/NAES awarded electric supply contract. 9 NAES staff celebrated 2-years accident free. 9 Completed annual outage inspection on all 4 units. 9 Dover maintains second lowest electric rates in Delaware.

Public Services 9 Completion of street resurfacing & concrete rehabilitation projects totaling over $575,000. 9 Dedication of more than 11,535 linear feet on new streets within City limits. 9 Engineering design work continued on Clarence Street Extended/Lincoln Park Center Transportation & Community System Preservation Project. 9 Implemented next phase of Geographic Information System. 9 Environmental clean up began on the Capital Scrap Yard site on West Street.

Water System Upgrades 9 Black & Veatch performed surveys and provided design for deep well contact time chambers to mitigate & eliminate brown water concerns. 9 System-wide flushing performed as part of Water Quality Improvement program. 9 Puncheon Run Pump Station upgrade has been completed. 9 First phase of U.S. Route 13 Sanitary Sewer Interceptor installed at Dover Downs. 9 Sanitary sewer system smoke test completed as part of inflow/infiltration study.

Delaware Civic Center Outside View

Delaware Civic Center Inside View – Hockey Mode

Quality of Life Landscaping

High Speed Mower ?

Quality of Life Events African American Heritage Festival Annual 4th of July Parade

Quality of Life Events St. Patrick’s Day Parade Old Dover Days

Quality of Life Events Old Dover Days Old Dover Days

Quality of Life “Boomtowns” 2007 z Ranked #23 in the nation’s top overall cities for non-farm employment . (Up from #33 in 2006) z Ranked #16 in the nation’s small cities (employment base under 150,000) for non- farm employment. Source: Inc.com – Best Cities

2006-2007 Strategic Initiatives 9 Increase home ownership rates. 9 Revitalize the downtown residential area. 9 Creating mixed use downtown zone. 9 Enforcing nuisance property statutes. 9 Continuing working with Senator Carper and Dover Housing Authority on home ownership. 9 Work closely with DEDO and CDEDC to address future job opportunities. 9 Secure funding for building the Delaware Civic Center. 9 Facilitate DelDOT adoption of concept design for the West Dover Connector. 9 Facilitate the adoption of a TDR ordinance.

2007-2008 Proposed Initiatives 9 Anti-Crime Measures. 9 Complete Implementation of Downtown Revitalization/Home Ownership Initiatives. 9 New Downtown Initiatives. 9 Mayor’s Compensation. 9 Delaware Civic Center Arena. 9 Board of Adjustment Compensation.

Government Efficiency State of the City Presentations 60 58 50 53 50 48 40 30 20 10 0 2004 2005 2006 2007 Number of Slides

The City of Dover Continued Community Excellence Through Quality Service!