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Why Are We Here? • New Ideas from City • Re-validate Vision, Critical Success and Mission • Review Current and Pending Initiatives • Review Progress since Last Retreat

Ideas Made Real Ideas From The Past That Became Reality • Main Street Dover • Pay for Performance • Youth In Government Day • Quality of Life Task Force • Blue Light Safety Program Ideas That Became Reality – 2005 • Tax Exemption to Buy Home in Target Area • Real Estate Tax Abatement in Target Area • Garrison Tract Commission

Are These Still Valid? VISION The City of Dover is a place where people want to live! 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. CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS With these, we can achieve our Vision . . . . • Customer Satisfaction • Employee Satisfaction • Cost & Revenue Efficiency • Improve Downtown & Surrounding Neighborhoods • Citywide Safety • Effective Organizational and Community Communications

Are These Still Valid? Mission Statement During the next two years, it shall be the mission of the City of Dover to advance the following policies and projects however and whenever possible: | Establish a Regional Library in Dover | Establish the “Delaware Civic Center and Arena” in Dover | Promote Homeownership | Promote Affordable Housing | Implement Brown Water Solutions | Strengthen Property Maintenance and Enforcement | Replace Generating Capacity | Support the building of Cultural Center

Do We Keep Moving Forward? Current & Pending Initiatives 1. Brown Water Solutions 2. Reducing Cost of Medical & Retirement Benefits 3. Future Generating Capacity – Dover Energy 2030 4. Reducing Inflow & Infiltration 5. Centralized Customer Relations Tracking 6. Revenue Forecast Model 7. Silver Lake Management 8. Hyatt-Palma Study – Economic Development Professional 9. New Revenue Sources – Water Impact Fee – Pole Attachment 10. Comprehensive Plan Update

Don’t Forget Our Citizen Concerns 2006 Citizen Survey Results Low Scores & Below Norm of Other Cities Surveyed Core City Services Major Problem Areas 1. Snow Removal 1. Violent Crimes 2. Public Parking 2. Property Crimes 3. Recreation Programs 3. Crime Prevention 4. Drinking Water 4. Safety Downtown – After Dark 5.Services to Youth 5. Safety in Parks – After Dark Quality of Life Issues A lack of . . 1. Openness and Acceptance 2. Sense of Community 3. Recreational Opportunities

Remember Last Year’s Retreat? Top Recommendations from 2006 #Votes Recommendations 7 Proactive/stronger property maintenance code enforcement 7 Inner-city Cultural Center 6 Nail down site for Library and develop initial plans; move faster 6 Increase debt from $1M to $5M 5 Financing plan for new replacing generating capacity 5 Continue the Blue Light Safety Program in Parks 4 Utility GIS to map crime 4 Explore single point customer service staff 4 Encourage State to close homeless loophole in sex offender laws

EXHIBIT #2 COUNCIL RETREAT MINUTES 03/15/2007 2007 COUNCIL RETREAT VOTES DESCRIPTION OF PRIORITY VOTES FOR McGlumphy - to receive reports in a timely fashion to make better decisions / Salters - four year terms for Council (in Charter) Russell - improve language in codes so they are easily understood McGiffin - green buildings - LEEDS certified // Ruane - explore common intergovernmental revenue and services that can be shared (municipal, county, state) // Williams - return of City Planner to direct supervision under City Council //// Carey - convince legislature to increase debt service amount Speed - creative nuisance property maintenance enforcement (N. Little Road, Arkansas Model) ///// McGlumphy - better effort to complete capital projects on time Salters - loitering ordinance ///// Russell - convert municipal utility to a citizen-owned co-op / McGiffin - review property tax exemption protocol (all exceptions) /// Ruane - Council quarterly issue focused workshops (focus on single topic) //

2007 COUNCIL RETREAT VOTES PAGE 2 DESCRIPTION OF PRIORITY VOTES FOR Williams - transfer of development rights ordinance (companion to County ordinance) / Carey - more incentives to bring businesses to downtown business district //// Speed - BID along Rt 13 corridor to provide a revenue stream for the civic center arena /// McGlumphy - look at Charter, policy, and procedural restrictions on Council communication and between Council and staff Salters - pay adjustment for Council, Council President, and Mayor Russell - Council quarterly news letter McGiffin - improve pedestrian safety downtown (State Street and Governors Avenue) / Ruane - “How to” compliance pamphlets, with graphics on property maintenance codes Williams - collaborative and cooperative interaction with downtown developers to stimulate downtown Dover / Carey - energy and water efficiency pamphlets to customers / Speed - use GIS to map crime McGlumphy - demonstrate progress of CIP projects // Salters - greater involvement with school district/educational process for children / Russell - more aggressive action against absent landowners

2007 COUNCIL RETREAT VOTES PAGE 3 DESCRIPTION OF PRIORITY VOTES FOR McGiffin - ordinance that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation or trans-gender orientation /// Ruane - bus station/terminal ////// Williams - look at alternative methods on energy generation, different from those being discussed (not wind/solar) // Carey - more aggressive grant writing // Speed - Downtown overlay zone to accomplish more flexibility to handle different construction (circumstance) / McGlumphy - more cohesiveness/cost sharing among departments Russell - building use co-location - multi-purpose buildings Williams - “aggressive” pursuit of water infrastructure replacement ///// Salters - consolidation o f committees Ruane - stormwater management / Expanding Digital Government Develop Economic Development Strategy ///// Develop Ordinance that sets up a committee of non-elected officials to periodically review Council and Mayor Compensation ///// and Make Recommendations TM/jg S:\ClerksOffice\Attachments and Exhibits\Council Exhibits\2007 Exhibits\03-15-2007 Council Retreat Exhibits\2007 Retreat Votes.wpd

Tally Color - 2007 Council Retreat (each member received 7 votes unless otherwise noted) HOGAN Red /6 MAYOR Brown /6 SLAVIN Purple / MCGLUMPHY Green / CAREY Magenta / MCGIFFIN Pink / SALTERS Dark Blue / RUANE Orange /8 RUSSELL Light Blue / WILLIAMS Black / TM/jg S:\C lerksO ffice\Attachments and Exhibits\C ouncil Exhibits\2007 Exhibits\03-15-2007 C ouncil R etreat Exhibits\tally colors.w pd