Regular Council Packet - Revised2 - Compressed

CITY OF DOVER, DELAWARE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, February 13, 2023, at 6:30 PM City Hall Council Chambers, 15 Loockerman Plaza, Dover, Delaware AGENDA THIS AGENDA HAS BEEN REVISED TO INCLUDE ITEM #24, SELECTION OF POLLING PLACES FOR THE 2023 REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION, AND INCLUDE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS FOR AGENDA ITEMS #24 AND #25. VIRTUAL MEETING NOTICE This meeting will be held in the City Hall Council Chambers with electronic access via WebEx. Public participation information is as follows: Dial: 1-650-479-3208 Link: https://rb.gy/koaeqq Event number: 2533 316 0969 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 (6:15 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 B. Louden PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Councilman Neil ADOPTION OF AGENDA ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA Page 1

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - February 13, 2023 PAGE 2 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. PRESENTATIONS 1. Recognition of Service - William A. Hufnal- Board of Adjustment (November 2005 - July 2022) 2. Downtown Dover Partnership 2022 Annual Report 3. Planning and Community Development 2022 Annual Report 4. Robbins Hose Company 2022 Annual Report CONSENT AGENDA ADOPTION OF MINUTES 5. Regular City Council Meeting of January 23, 2023 6. Special Council Meeting of January 26, 2023 7. Executive Session Meeting of February 1, 2023 COMMITTEE REPORTS 8. Council Committee of the Whole Report January 24, 2023 Safety Advisory and Transportation Committee 9. Quarterly Briefing on Dover/Kent Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Projects (Marilyn Smith, Executive Director, Dover/Kent MPO) (Committee Action Not Required) 10. Request for Waiver – Appendix A - Subdivisions, Article VI - Subdivision - General Requirements and Design Standards, Section E - Lots (Plan for East Carolina Supply Warehouse at 631 Ridgely Street) - Waiver to Create Lot without Frontage on a Public Street associated with Site Plan and Minor Subdivision Plan to subdivide property consisting of 28.65 acres into two parcels (Parcel A and Residual) (Property Owner: Clara Ridgely Project, LLC. Property Address: 631 Ridgely Street. Tax Parcel: ED05- 076.08-01-01.00-000. Planning Reference: S-23-01) (Mary Ellen Gray, Director of Planning and Inspections) (Planning Commission Recommendation: Pending Consideration at 1/17/2023 Meeting) Page 2

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - February 13, 2023 PAGE 3 Utility Committee 11. Mid-Atlantic Justice Coalition Presentation (Kerri Evelyn Harris, Jay Monteverde, Rosie Stone) (Committee Action Not Required) Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee 12. Update from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) on Membership Priorities (Jamie Sack, IBEW) (Committee Action Not Required) 13. Update on American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Allocations (Tracey Harvey, CDBG Program Manager, and Jeff Dill, Budget Analyst) (Committee Action Not Required) MONTHLY REPORTS - December 2022 14. City Assessor's Report 15. City Council’s Community Enhancement Fund Report 16. City Manager’s Report 17. City Planner's Report 18. Controller/Treasurer's Budget Report 19. Fire Chief's Report 20. Police Chief's Report QUARTERLY REPORTS 21. Quarterly Revenue Report as of December 31, 2022 (Staff Recommendation: Acceptance of the report) 22. Quarterly Review - Capital Investment Plan (CIP) (October, November, and December) (Staff Recommendation: Acceptance of the report) CONFIRMATION OF POLICE PENSION ELECTION 23. Confirmation of Police Pension Election - Retired Lieutenant Timothy Mullaney, Sr. - Three (3) Year Term to Expire January 31, 2026 Page 3

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - February 13, 2023 PAGE 4 ITEMS NOT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA 24. SELECTION OF POLLING PLACES FOR 2023 REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION (Election Board Recommendation: Approve the Elks Lodge #1903, 200 Saulsbury Road, as the polling place for the First (1st) District, Second (2nd) District, and Mayor.) ORDINANCES FIRST READING REFERRAL - The First Reading is offered on the Proposed Ordinances. It is recommended for referral to the Planning Commission for a public hearing on MARCH 20, 2023, and that a Public Hearing before City Council be set for APRIL 10, 2023, at 6:30 p.m., at which time the Final Reading and Council action will take place. 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 302-736-7008 or cityclerk@dover.de.us. 25. Annexation/Rezoning Request/First Reading of Proposed Ordinance #2023-02 The First Reading is offered on the Proposed Ordinance #2023-02. It is recommended for referral to the Utility Committee on February 28, 2023; the Planning Commission on March 20, 2023; and that a Public Hearing/Final Reading before Council be set for April 10, 2023, at 6:30 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. Amending the Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map of the City of Dover by changing the zoning designation from a Kent County zoning classification to the City of Dover zoning classification as follows for two parcels on White Oak Road: Parcel A: The parcel consists of 144.83 acres +/- located to the north of White Oak Road. The property owner is Calpine Holdings, LLC. Property Address: unaddressed parcel near White Oak Road. Tax Parcel: LC-00-058.00-02-49.00-000. The property is currently zoned AR (Agricultural Residential District) in Kent County. The proposed Zoning is IPM-2 (Industrial Park Manufacturing Zone – Business and Technology Center) and subject to the SWPOZ (Source Water Protection Overlay Zone). Parcel B: The parcel consists of 104.06 acres +/- located on the north side of White Oak Road and west side of Bayside Drive. The property owner is Calpine Holdings, LLC. Property Address: 3015 White Oak Road. Tax Parcel: LC-00-058.00-02-48.00-000. The property is currently zoned AC (Agricultural Conservation District) and AR (Agricultural Residential District) in Kent County. The proposed Zoning is IPM-2 (Industrial Park Manufacturing Zone – Business and Technology Center) and subject to the SWPOZ (Source Water Protection Overlay Zone). Planning Reference: AX-23-01A and B; Third Council District 26. Annexation/Rezoning Request/First Reading of Proposed Ordinance #2023-03 Page 4

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - February 13, 2023 PAGE 5 The First Reading is offered on the Proposed Ordinance #2023-03. It is recommended for referral to the Utility Committee on February 28, 2023; the Planning Commission on March 20, 2023; and that a Public Hearing/Final Reading before Council be set for April 10, 2023, at 6:30 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. A. Amending the Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map of the City of Dover by changing the zoning designation from RS-1- Residential Single Family Zone (Kent County zoning classification) to R-8 - One Family Residence Zone (City of Dover zoning classification) on that property located at 273 Acorn Lane, consisting of 0.611 acres +/-, owned by Christina L. Kelleher. (Tax Parcel: ED-00-068.19-01-13.00-000; Planning Reference: AX-23-02; Third Council District) CITY MANAGER’S ANNOUNCEMENTS MAYOR'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 Page 5

Item #2. 2022 Annual Report Following the selection process for most qualified vendor in 2021, the hire of Mosaic Development Partners in early 2022, and nearly a year of broad community engagement, research, and plan development that builds on plans and progress of partnering entities, the Capital City 2030: Transforming Downtown Dover! master plan is now complete! This document suggests at once the culmination of one project, yet more importantly, the beginning of a new era for downtown Dover. Consider with me just a few soundbites from the plan… …the team engaged more than 800 residents, business owners, property owners, elected officials, and public and private stakeholders… … areas of focus included key destination points, business attraction and connection, public financial support tools, architectural strategies, ground floor activation, multi modal transportation, public space, permits and zoning… …the central premise of a reignited downtown district calls for density and connection to become the engines that drive change… ... nearly 1000 new residential units, a boutique hotel, centralized parking, more contemporary architecture, upgraded existing building structures, restaurants with outdoor seating, authentic retail, programmed public spaces, streamlined government approvals and government-assisted financial incentives… … we start from a position of strength …these anchors… government entities, healthcare, and education [that] employ and/or house thousands of people who currently are not fully engaged with downtown. To prepare for this exciting transformation, the Downtown Dover Partnership and partnering entities are now prioritizing implementation recommendations and strategies detailed in the plan. Simultaneously, several important initiatives are already underway to ready downtown for redevelopment, including the $1.2 M Critical Improvements Grant Program to get vacant, underutilized, and dated buildings ready for occupancy by business categories that the community, national and regional trends, and market research indicate are needed - and will be successful - here in downtown Dover. 2023 is setting up to be a very exciting year—the year to begin a new era for the Capital City of Delaware! To learn much more, see the insert and visit: www.DowntownDover.com Diane Laird, Executive Director Shop Eat Explore and Repeat in Downtown Dover! Our vision for Downtown Dover… An increasingly vibrant and thriving downtown. A regional destination. People of all ages will fill downtown to visit museums and cul- tural attractions, have a nice meal, shop at unique retail stores, and enjoy numerous, varied and playful things to do, both inside and outdoors. It’s happening downtown! “Breakfast at Tina’s” by Theresa Rodriguez, Paint Dover! 2022 Our Mission The Downtown Dover Partnership is committed to driving an improved quality of life for the residents and visitors of Dover, Delaware, through collective collaboration, economic development and promotion of downtown Dover’s unique historic properties. Page 6

Item #2. ECONOMIC VITALITY 1 VIRTUAL ART EXHIBITION REVOLVING LOAN FUND BUSINESSES ASSISTED—2022 . Ethnicity: 134 cards sold! First REAP* loan awarded African American 21 72 cards redeemed! *Retention Expansion Assistance Program Caucasian 17 $5,630 for downtown purchases! Hispanic 4 $5,000 BOGO match by DDP Net gain of 2 downtown businesses Other 3 resulting in 7 closures—9 openings Gender: $10,000 downtown sales! Female 26 DESIGN Disadvantaged Small Businesses: Male 16 DDP INVESTMENT OF... Veteran 3 Anticipate significant $24,876 growth in private property Persons with SD 1 Supported reinvestment and Minority 20 3 redevelopment in 2023! Focus of Assistance: Façade Improvements SBA/EDGE/Other 1 1 Façade/Signage/Architectural 10 Architectural Grant Downtown Development Districts 11 and Seeking downtown location 16 Pop Up at 136 W. Loockerman 8 + ...LEVERAGED $51,000 IN PRIVATE INVESTMENT Loans/Grants/Business Transition Many EVENTS & ACTIVITIES Fourth Annual! DOVER AIR FORCE BASE Newcomers Reception New partners... 29 Artists The Biggs & Dover Art League! $1,025 ARTWORK SALES 405 VIEWS—VIRTUAL EXHIBITION MARKETING & PROMOTIONS PROMOTED, IMPLEMENTED, AND/OR PARTNERED ON EVENTS: First Saturday’s — Small Business Saturday – Capital City Holiday Celebration STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS 9,212 The Cendel Foundation, Central Delaware Chamber of Commerce, City of Dover (Finance, Mayor, Council & FOLLOWERS City Manager’s Office, Planning & Inspections, Police, Department, Public Works), Delaware Division of Arts (DDOA), Delaware State Housing Authority, Delaware State University, Delaware Technical Community College, Destination Downtown Dover (D3), Dover Air Force Base, Dover Interfaith Mission for Housing, Greater Kent Committee, Kent County Tourism, Office of State Planning Coordination, DE Small Business Development Center, True Access Capital. BOARD MEMBERSHIPS OR COMMITTEE POSITIONS HELD BY DDP STAFF: 29% INCREASE City of Dover Economic Development Committee, Dover Days Celebration Committee, Equitable Entrepre- Over 2021 neurial Ecosystem (Pete DuPont Freedom Foundation), Habitat For Humanity Revitalization, HELP Initiative, Kent County Tourism, NeighborGood Partners/Restoring Central Dover (Steering Committee) Page 7

Item #2. MERCHANTS • Five merchant window decorating contests took place Unlock value shopping! to beautify downtown, light up windows, and uniquely display merchandise. • Redesigned Downtown Dover Business Directory. • Held three merchant mixers to increase camaraderie and communications among business owners. 292 • Committee members met with Kent County Tourism to REGISTERED USERS explore tourism opportunities. Doubled over last year! Forney’s Too • Provided weekly communications to promote news, 18 October’s First Place Winner! PARTICIPATING MERCHANTS grants, training and resources to assist merchants. PARKING & SAFETY 2021 DOWNTOWN PARKING SOLUTION SAFETY WORKING GROUP Assessing parking needs and implementation Met bi-monthly for purpose of ongoing collaboration among —present and future— merchants, City Transportation Safety Advisory Committee, with Downtown Dover Master Plan. and Dover Police Dept. to address downtown safety concerns. ORGANIZATION COMMUNITY $1.275 M DE State Bond Bill Along with community partners, DDP staff 200 K DE State Bond Bill facilitated administration and dispersement of funding to victims of the fire at W. Loockerman 100 K Grant In Aid and New Streets, and provided technical assis- 3,550 Corporate Sponsors tance to three small business owners who were 1,000 DE Division of Arts adversely affected by the blaze. 502 DSU DOWNTOWN COLLABORATION VOLUNTEER HOURS Solidified partnership with DSU and aligned efforts to coordinate respective master plans. $15,035 VALUE OF INTERNAL OFFICE MOVE VOLUNTEER HOURS in preparation for increased activity relating to $1.580 M master plan implementation and redevelop- https://independentsector.org ment efforts., DDP expanded operations to GRANTS, SPONSORSHIPS RECEIVED* second floor office space in the Cendel Foundation Community Building. Preparing for a New Era... A new era of transformation of downtown requires letting go of some aspects of previous times. To be a bit poetic, it’s important to “keep the most valued treasures in the attic that portray the essence of a time and place, and make room for new treasures, new abundance, and refreshing of what has become less valued.” This can mean physical, mental, and even philosophical change. Change can be challenging. Sentimentals remember what was, and may wish to bring it back. But change can also be invigorating – new neighbors, new businesses, new buildings, and new modes of getting around! But most importantly, change is essential. What we have is not working. It is important to consider new generations of leaders investing in the heart of Dover – working, living, recreating, and enjoying its diversity and the new opportunities that will come as a result of re-envisioning, reinvestment and redevelopment. We must ensure that we are preparing the foundation now to attract this new generation for years to come. Post-COVID timing could not be better for the new master plan as we are able to make better decisions considering the many changes in living and working in 2023 and can anticipate going forward. At the DDP, our focus and workload is transitioning toward this bigger picture of transforming downtown, while letting go - at least temporarily - of some of the events and activities that thrived before 2020 when foot traffic was plentiful and days were abuzz with shoppers, visitors, workers coming for lunch, and the Page 8 weekly farmers market. But be assured, we will keep the best of what was, while setting the stage for this exciting new era!

Item #2. 2023 On the horizon! • Downtown Dover Master Plan: Identify short and long term wins; implement recommendations in the plan:  Promote plan widely through media/in-person presentations to local groups; hold public presentation March 22.  Prioritize recommendations, review DDP organizational structure, and hire Projects Director with development experience to lead implementation of plan.  Administer Critical Improvements Program with existing buildings; begin dispersement of associated grant funds.  Seek and secure (public/private/non-profit) funding for planning and implementation of key projects.  Collaborate with Dover Kent MPO (Metropolitan Planning Organization) to finalize planning for 3-4 transportation projects.  Work with City Council to implement financial programs/incentives (I.e.; Tax Increment Financing, Conduit Bonds, RAISE, others.)  Work with City of Dover Planning & Inspections to review/update design standards, create expedited approvals. • Ensure current merchant stability/access to funds and revenue through DDP programs and activities. • Continue to work collaboratively with local partners to address downtown safety & vagrancy issues. • Develop a mobile phone app to promote business, events, activities and opportunities in downtown Dover. • Collaborate closely with DSU leadership to further integrate DSU Downtown into the community. • Design and install new banners, including DSU banners to ensure visible presence of DSU in downtown. Thank you The Downtown Dover Partnership (DDP) values the solid financial and philosophical support of the City of Dover Mayor, City Council, and City Manager, as well as that of the Dover delegates to the State Legislature. The DDP Leadership further extends appreciation to key partners and volunteers, including those listed within this report and so many who are unnamed herein, who inform and carry out the strategies, events, and activities of this organization — a public-private partnership in its truest and finest sense. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BOARD MEMBERS David Hugg, City Manager Todd Stonesifer, President Kim Adams Donny Legans John Van Gorp, Vice President Representative Bill Bush Dawn Melson, Acting City Planner * Jonathan Street, Secretary Codi Canasa Councilman Fred Neil Pete Bradley, Treasurer Dr. Michael Casson * Linda Parkowski STAFF Mayor Robin Christiansen Senator Trey Paradee Diane Laird, Executive Director Dr. Stacy Downing Councilman Ralph Taylor Tina Bradbury, Operations Manager Mary Ellen Gray, City Planner Carla Wilson Jordan Resh, Office Administrator * Served through June 30, 2022 ASSETS / BALANCE SHEET June 2022 Cash and investments 812,099 Land & Buildings, Equipment, Accum Deprec. 4,393,882 TOTAL ASSETS 5,205,981 DowntownDover.com Leases/Sales Contracts, Notes Payable 101 W. Loockerman St TOTAL LIABILITIES 2,102,407 Suite 2-B Invested: Land/Buildings, Unreserved Dover, DE 19904 302-678-2940 FUND BALANCES 3,103,575 TOTAL LIABILITIES & FUND BALANCES 5,205,981 Page 9

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Item #3. City of Dover, Delaware Department of Planning, Inspections & Community Development 2022 Annual Report Page 14

Item #3. Planning, Inspections & Community Development 2022 Annual Report Introduction In 2022, while the COVID-19 Pandemic and its impacts on City operations and on life in general was still lingering with COVID pandemic spikes in January, Febru- ary, and May, overall City operations and life in general has returned to a “new normal.” In-person meetings with a virtual meeting component (using WebEx) is now the standard meeting format utilized for all Boards and Commission meetings supported by the Planning, Inspections & Community Development Department (Department). During the year the Department achieved and maintained a full staffing level. This Annual Report for 2022 shares information on the activities of the five Department Divisions: Planning Office, Building Inspections, Permits & Licensing, Code Enforcement, and the Office of the Fire Marshal. In Dover, the efforts of the Department guided development, redevelopment, and new construction in a vari- ety of new projects starting, renovation activities establishing new tenants and projects being completed. As with 2021 this Report will show that numbers related to development applications, permits, and licensing generally continue to hold steady with some sectors seeing rebounds. New home starts continued to increase from last year in residential subdivisions (Eden Hill Farm TND, Patriot Village, Oak Shadows, and Lexing- ton Glen) with over 119 Permits issued for a mix of one-family detached dwellings, duplexes and town- homes. A series of permits for one-family residential infill projects were also issued throughout the year in- cluding within the Downtown Development District and other scattered lots citywide as well as a number of manufactured home placements. For the City, the number of Rental Dwelling Permits held steady again fol- lowing a multi-year trend at 3,013 Permits. Census data as reported in the 2019 American Community Sur- vey (ACS) indicates that of the 14,098 Occupied Housing Units in the City 48.31% are owner occupied and 51.69% are renter occupied. Construction Permit activity in the non-residential sectors shows a continued focus on a mix of renovation activities of existing facilities and tenant fit-outs for new commercial businesses. A new warehouse building project commenced on 679 Horsepond Road, new construction buildings were completed at Dover Fire State #2 for a building addition, a new office building at 600 Bay Road, a car wash at 656 N. DuPont Highway and new school building at Academy of Dover were all completed in 2022. In Downtown Dover, several building locations on Loockerman Street obtained permits for renovations including several buildings on the Delaware State University (DSU) campus, restaurant space at 201 West Loockerman and office space at 500 West Loockerman. There were also numerous renovation projects that were completed including, Bayhealth Medical Center, Eden Hill Medical Center, and projects at Dover Mall, the main campus of DSU and Del Tech as well as various office and retail spaces throughout the City. The City was awarded $91,931 of CARES Act Funding administered through the Community Block Grant Program and partnered with Dover Interfaith Mission for Housing to provide motel vouchers and rental sub- sidies that serviced homeless persons or those at risk for becoming homeless. The also City received $8.6 million in American Rescue Plan Act (APRA) in 2022 to respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency and its economic impacts. $2.5 million was allocated for Housing and Community Services projects with a Page 15 2

Item #3. total of 49% of funds drawn down throughout the program year. The Code Enforcement Division and the Planning Director worked with the City Manager and City Council to revise four ordinances to increase the quality of life through improved property maintenance provisions and enforcement mechanisms. This includes: revising the Rental Licensing Ordinance which raised the rental li- cense fees to cover rising operating costs and require property insurance for landlords; Unpaid fines Ordi- nance which makes unpaid property maintenance fines become a tax lien; Unlawful Deposits Ordinance which decreases the time that an unlawful deposit becomes a violation from seven to two days; and the Vege- tation and Weeds Ordinance which raises the fines for grass violations as well as the time for a reoccurring offense from eighteen to twelve months. The Fire Marshall’s Division conducted 332 annual Fire/Life Safety inspections, issued 147 Certificates of Occupancy Inspections/Fire Protection Acceptances Tests, conducted 214 Administrative Walk-through In- spections and Meetings, responded to 371 Fire/Life Safety Complaints, conducted 114 Plan Reviews, issued 67 Fire Permits, and conducted a 37 Fire Investigations with a total fire loss of $1,421,905. The Permit and Licensing Staff continued to provide high quality, prompt and professional service processing business, permits and rental licenses. 3,013 rental permits, 479 public occupancies, and 44 lodging house li- censes were processed and $1,450,000 business license revenue was collected. We look forward to 2022 as we continue to make the City of Dover a place where people want to live, work, play, and visit! Page 16 3

Item #3. Department of Planning, Inspections & Community Development Our Mission remains:  Guide and direct future development;  Provide timely, friendly, helpful and efficient services;  Protect the public health, safety and welfare; and  Strive for a vibrant, balanced and sustainable economy. The Report that follows describes the activities of the Department of Planning, Inspections & Commu- nity Development and its Divisions of Building Inspections, Office of the Fire Marshal, Permitting & Licensing, Code Enforcement, and Planning. Personnel Changes The continued dedication and professionalism of the staff of the Department of Planning, Inspections & Community Development is a critical element in providing services to the community. These quali- ties allow Staff to successfully interact with the residents of our City and support continued communi- ty improvement. The Department consists of 22 Staff (authorized level is 22 positions). There were a number of staffing changes within the Department during 2022. The change is as follows:  Mary Ellen Gray, AICP joined the Department of Planning, Inspections & Community De- velopment as the Director on July 18, 2022.  Michael Bailey joined the Code Enforcement Staff as an Inspector I on September 26, 2022.  Ray Morris joined the Code Enforcement Staff as an Inspector I on October 31, 2022.  Katherine Oehmke joined the Planning Staff as a Planner I on January 3, 2023. Welcome to the Department of Planning & Inspections team! And Thank You to all Staff for their continued dedication to DOVER! Page 17 4

Item #3. Building Inspections Staff: Greg Akers, Chief Building Inspector/Plans Examiner Mike McGregor, Building Inspector II Chris Scott, Licensed Plumbing / HVAC Inspector II New Construction, Renovations, Additions and Tenant Fit-Outs Mr. Akers supervises construction inspectors, reviews construction documents and permits, meets with design professionals regarding construction projects and Dover’s permit process. Mr. McGregor reviews plans and permits, performs inspections of commercial, residential and manufactured buildings. Mr. Scott’s responsibili- ties include plans review and performance of plumbing and HVAC inspections for commercial and residential buildings under construction. The combined efforts of all staff resulted in the performance of 3,590 Building Inspections, 3,869 Plumbing/Mechanical Inspections, and 141 Certificates of Occupancy Inspections this year. A total of 2,078 Permits were applied for in 2022 of all Permit Types (Building, Plumbing, Mechanical, Fire Protection, Demolition, and Sign Permits). Additional Duties The Building & Inspections Staff assists in revitalizing existing structures through the plans and permits pro- cess, responds to inquiries related to construction, assists in property damage assessment after significant damage causing events occur, and enforces licensing of contractors and design professionals. The team pro- vides guidance, support and proper enforcement of the codes for construction and or repairs regulated by the Building and Life Safety Codes. Summary Description Building and Life Safety Codes address occupancy, structural strength, means of egress, sanitation, adequate lighting and ventilation, accessibility, energy conservation, and life safety in regard to new and existing build- ings, facilities and systems. These issues are specific to structures and adjacent structures as they may relate. Staff continues to look forward to Dover adopting the International Code Council’s latest codes to replace pre- vious versions. Qualifications Dover’s Building Inspectors are qualified via a combination of certifications and licenses. Our inspectors are required to achieve or exceed 45 hours of training within 3 year time periods in order to maintain their certifi- cations. These qualifications combined with years of experience in both private and public sectors places them among the best in the industry. Greg has 20 years of private sector experience, this combined with 20 years of City service brings 40 years of industry experience to the team. Greg holds certifications in Building, Com- mercial, Residential and Housing. Mike is ICC certified in Building, Commercial Building, Residential and is licensed through the State in Manufactured Home Compliance. Chris over the years has achieved 10 ICC cer- tifications in several disciplines and is also licensed through the State of Delaware as both a Plumber and HVAC Mechanic. In addition, Chris has taught the Plumbing trade at Polytech night school for over 11 years. Page 18 5

Item #3. Fire Marshal’s Office Staff: (left to right) Jason Osika , Fire Marshal/Inspector III Sean Christiansen, Deputy Fire Marshal / Inspector I Matthew Brown, Deputy Fire Marshal / Inspector II Phillip Lewis, Deputy Fire Marshal / Inspector II The Fire Marshal’s Office has a staffing level of 4 full time employees. The breakdown is the Fire Marshal/ Inspector III and three Deputy Fire Marshals which can hold the position of Inspector I or II. Currently, the of- fice has two Inspector II’s and one Inspector I. The Fire Marshal’s Office is responsible for conducting annual inspections in various public occupancies to in- clude assembly’s such as halls, auditoriums, club rooms, conference rooms, courtrooms, dance halls, drinking es- tablishments, gymnasiums, libraries, chapels, motion picture theaters, places of religious worship, restaurants, and theaters, educational facilities, day cares, health care, ambulatory health care, residential occupancies such as 2 McKee Rd lodging and rooming, hotel, dormitory, apartments, and bed and breakfast, residential board and care, mercantile over 10,000 SF, business over 10,000 SF, industrial, storage over 10,000 SF, and assembly special provisions such as special events. The Fire Marshal’s Office han- dles a variety of fire related complaints such as over- crowding, blocked means of egress, fire lanes, and im- paired fire protection. New fire suppression systems (sprinklers), fire alarm systems, hood suppression sys- tems, and other forms of fire protection are accepted into service by the Fire Marshal’s Office. The Fire Marshal’s Office is also part of the Certificate of Occupancy ap- 1 W Loockerman Street proval process. In addition to the inspection related responsibilities the Fire Marshal’s Office is responsible for the investigation of origin and cause of fires and explosions within the City of Dover. All employees of the office are on an on- call rotation for any after-hours fire or life safety com- plaints received, structural complaints, and buildings/ residences needing condemnation. When not on call, all deputies are subject to call back. All employees also work special events such as race weekends, Firefly, and July 4th. Firefly Page 19 6

Item #3. For the Calendar Year 2022, the following is a breakdown of activity for the Fire Marshal’s Office:  Annual Fire/Life Safety Inspections: 332 with 552 deficien- cies-This is where deficiencies are noted for correction to make sure the building is safe prior to an emergency hap- pening.  Certificates of Occupancy Inspections /Fire Protection Ac- ceptances Tests: 147-This number identifies new areas be- ing occupied, and new/additional fire systems being put into place.  Administrative Walk-through Inspections & Meetings: 214- This is a very important function that Dover does, and many oth- er municipalities do not do. When you have an upcoming project in Dover, you can meet the Chief Building Inspector and Fire Marshal on site for a walk through to help guide you towards a plan for success!  Fire/Life Safety Complaints: 371-These are citizen complaints on life safety items and deficiency reports from authorized con- tractors reporting issues with the fire system. We check on all of these to ensure compliance.  Plan Review: 114  Fire Permits: Issued 67 with an income of $37,718-This is the 3 Eden Hill first full fiscal year in which the increased permit fees were im- plemented. The past fiscal year averaged $457.62 for a fire pre- vention permit. This fiscal year the average was $562.95. Total of 37 Fire Investigations with a Total Fire Loss of $1,421,905:  Accidental: 31 with a total amount of $341,701 in damage.  Incendiary: 6 with a total amount of $27,702 in damage. Arrest in conjunction with Dover Police Department. Total 1  Undetermined: 14 with a total amount of $1,052,502 in damage.  Subject Injured/Burned Investigations: Total of 14 4 Forest Street  Fire Deaths: Total of 1  The last fire fatality was in February of 2013  Investigation Time: 145 hours  Fire System Saves: 8 This is where a smoke detector, fire alarm system, fire sup- pression system (sprinkler) pr fire extinguisher played a fac- tor in providing early notice to occupants to exit or sup- pressed the fire until the fire department arrived. Page 20 7

Item #3. Code Enforcement & Property Maintenance Staff: (left to right in photo) John England, Inspector I Ray Morris, Inspector I (center) Eddie Kopp, Inspector III-Supervisor Michael Bailey, Inspector I Sierra Brown, Inspector II Ronald Coburn, Inspector II/Vacant Building’s (not pictured) The Code Enforcement Division is responsible for Property Maintenance within the city. The division hired two new inspector’s bringing the division to full staffing. Types of Cases Staff opened a total of 4,760 cases with regards to vio- lations of the Dover Code of Ordinances, Zoning Ordi- Annual Rental Housing Inspections 713 nance and Property Maintenance Code. Code En- Property Maintenance Exterior/Interior 804 forcement staff also conducted a total of 12,105 in- Tall Grass and Weeds 897 spections related to property maintenance. No Valid Business License 68 VACANT BUILDING REGISTRATIONS: No Valid Rental Permit 233 Dangerous Building’s 81 The Code Enforcement Officers registered a total of 125 new Vacant Buildings within the City limits of Dover City Ordinances (Violations) 962 Dover and collected $215,106 in registration fees from Abandoned Vehicle’s 192 those registrations. Collection of the fees occurs at Other Case 820 Planning & Inspections, Customer Service and on the TOTAL 4,760 Tax Bill. Currently, Staff estimates that there are ap- proximately 160 of these structures still vacant. Causes for Case Citizen/Tenant Complaint 700 TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS: Other Department Referral 221 John England passed the International Code Council Staff Initiated 3,226 Exam and is now a certified Housing and Property Maintenance Inspector. Other Cause 613 TOTAL 4,760 Page 21 8

Item #3. Licensing and Permitting Staff: (right to left in photo) Nichole Arnold, Office Assistant II; Kristen Mullaney, Licensing & Permitting Supervisor; and Taryn Bauer, Office Assistant II. The Permit and Licensing Staff is the first contact most customers have with the Department of Planning, In- spections & Community Development with the City of Dover especially as they enter the City Hall Building. This Staff is responsible for the receipt and processing of all Permits, Business Licenses, Occupancy Permits, and Rental Dwelling Permits and their associated fee payments. These Staff schedule all Inspections per- formed by the Department, assist customers, and answer inquires. They respond directly to questions regard- ing permitting and licensing procedures and schedule appointments and meetings as required. The charts in- cluded later in this Report are examples of the volume of Permits and Licenses received by this Staff. Their contributions to customer service are immeasurable. While much of their work cannot be directly quantified, without their efforts, the Department could not function. They present a high standards of prompt and courte- ous service. Page 22 9

Item #3. Planning Office Staff: (left to right in photo) Tracey Harvey, Planner I Dawn Melson-Williams AICP, Principal Planner Julian Swierczek AICP, Planner II Katherine Oehmke, Planner I Maretta Savage-Purnell, Secretary II The Planning Office is focused on both current and long-range planning activities including zoning and land use administration, support of three Boards and Commissions, and administration of various programs. The Planning Office is part of the review process for certain types of construction activity permits (Building Per- mits, Sign Permits, etc.) and Certificate of Occupancy permits. The review and inspection efforts of the Plan- ning Staff resulted in a 2022 calendar year total of 848 Permits and 144 Certificates of Occupancy (Temporary & Final). Additionally, Staff reviews new applications for Business Licenses and Rental Dwell- ing Permits. The Planning Office coordinates the review and approval of all development applications including the asso- ciated support of the Planning Commission, Board of Adjustment, and Historic District Commission as they review applications. In 2022, the Planning Office processed 42 new applications and continued review of applications from previous years. See the Application Tables in this Report. Our Board and Commission meetings in January, February, and May 2022 due to COVID pandemic spikes were conducted only in a Vir- tual Meeting format using the audio/video conferencing system WebEx for the meetings. For the other months of the year, these Board and Commission Meetings returned to a Hybrid format as In-person Meet- ings with a Virtual meeting component (using WebEx). The Hybrid format is now the standard format uti- lized for all Board and Commission meetings supported by the Planning Office. Planning Staff continues to utilize the Municode Meetings software system for Meeting Agendas and Packet preparation for the three Boards & Commissions we support. Electronic communications and conducting Meetings and Trainings in virtual formats are commonplace due to realized efficiencies. For example, learning activities for Planning Staff included numerous virtual work- shops and seminars during the year including offerings by the Delaware APA Chapter Annual Conference, Annual Meeting, and other workshops; training sessions by the Institute for Public Administration at the University of Delaware; the Preservation Delaware Annual Conference; and the American Planning Associa- tion’s National Planning Conference as the NPC22 as many continued to be conducted on virtual platforms. Many programs during the year focused on COVID-19 recovery, development activities, and land use law. These are training opportunities for all Staff but especially for the three AICP Planners with continuing edu- cation (Certification Maintenance for AICP) requirements. Staff changes for the Planning Office in 2022 included Samantha Bulkilvish, AICP (Planner II) who left in April 2022 to join the Office of State Planning Coordination; and the hiring of Katherine Oehmke (Planner I) started on January 3, 2023. Page 23 10

Item #3. Community Development The Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) expands opportunities and housing choices for low and moderate income persons living in Dover and protects the public health and welfare of Dover citi- zens. It performs the following tasks:  Provides CDBG grants to sub-recipients that provide services to low/moderate income persons.  Provides rehabilitation assistance to sub-recipients who service low/moderate income persons.  Provides housing assistance to emergency shelters for the homeless.  Provides homeownership assistance to first-time homebuyers that purchase affordable housing in the City of Dover. The following projects were completed during the program year:  Homeownership Assistance Program—Throughout the year, eight (8) families received a grant from the City of Dover’s Homeownership Assistance Program and purchased affordable housing in the City.  Dover Interfaith Mission to the Homeless—CDBG funds were used to provide operations costs for the homeless shelter. A total of 138 homeless men were serviced throughout the program year.  Milford Housing Emergency Repair Program and Homeowner Rehabilitation Programs— CDBG funds were provided to complete emergency home repairs and minor rehabilitation repairs for seven (7) owner occupied homes eliminating health and safety hazards.  Central Delaware Housing Collaborative —CDBG funds were used to provide operations cost for a 16 bed women’s homeless shelter.  CARES Act Funding The City of Dover was awarded $91,931 in a special allocation to the Community Development Block Grant to be used to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19. The City partnered with Dover Interfaith Mis- sion for Housing to administer the grant that was used to provide motel vouchers and rental subsidies that serviced homeless persons or those at risk of becoming homeless. Five families have been serviced from July through December 2022. American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) On March 11, 2022. President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) into law. The $1.9 trillion Fiscal Recovery Funds package is intended to combat the COVID-19 pandemic including pub- lic health and economic impacts. The City of Dover was allocated $8,619,257 over a five-year period to respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency and its economic impacts. $2.5 million was allocated for Housing and Community Service Projects with a total of 49% of funds drawn down throughout the program year. Page 24 11

Item #3. Downtown Development District/Restoring Central Dover Dover received designation as a Downtown Development District in January 2015. Governor Markell formally announced that the cities of Dover, Seaford and Wil- mington were selected as the first Districts in Delaware with visits to each commu- nity. In 2017, the City of Dover Planning Office dedicated new staff to the admin- istration of the Downtown Development District Program as well as increase coop- eration with groups like the Downtown Dover Partnership. This was done to help better ensure the continued success of the incentives program to attract new businesses and homeowners to the downtown area. In 2022, Mary Ellen Gray was brought into the team as Director of Planning, Inspections and Community Development. With this, Ms. Gray also became the new Administrator of the Downtown Development District. The City Planning Staff administers a series of Incentives in the Downtown Development District. Over the course of 2022, the City authorized $23,608.50 in Permit Fee Waivers for 19 properties for the purpose of new housing or business. This includes projects working towards fifteen new homes which have been built or are in the process of being built within the Downtown Development District. Housing efforts include four on South Queen Street (67, 101, 127, and 133 South Queen Street); eight on South New Street (2, 11, 13, 102, 106, 110, 112 and 145 South New Street); one on North West Street (101 North West Street), and two on South Governors Avenue (23 and 25 South Governors Avenue). Business Efforts include two on West Loockerman Street (201 and 204 West Loockerman Street); one on North West Street (92 North West Street). The City also waived Business License Fees in the amount of $250.00 in the aim of incentivizing business growth in the Downtown Development District. Business License Fee Waivers may be utilized by an appli- cant for a period of no more than three years. Dover has seen several Businesses License Fee Waivers expire in 2021 as the businesses had been established for a period of over three years. Both incentive types are part of the City’s compliment to the State of Delaware’s incentives through the Downtown Development District Program. Together, we are seeing increasing evidence of the renewal being brought to the City of Dover, particularly after the difficulties posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. This is even more so evident in housing areas near the Downtown, as groups like NeighborGood Partners (formally NCALL) and Central Delaware Habitat for Humanity continue their investment in providing new single- family homes on previously blighted properties. Dover being one of the designated Downtown Development Districts in the State of Delaware, eligible in- vestors may qualify for rebates on a portion of their investment if located within the City of Dover’s DDD. Through the end of Fiscal Year 2022, the State has issued $1,427,601 in rebates towards $11,871,951 in total investment in Dover’s Downtown Development District. This includes four large scale projects (over $350,000), and forty-nine small projects ($25,000-$350,000) since the start of the program in 2015. Staff notes that the “Large Projects” threshold had been changed by the Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) from $250,000 to $350,000 in 2020. However, no Large Projects have been active in Dover in 2021. Throughout much of 2022, the Downtown Dover Partnership (DDP) worked with multiple public and non- profit agencies together with the Mosaic Development Partners of Philadelphia, PA to study and develop a Strategic Plan which covers the High Priority Target Area as designated by the City of Dover for Downtown Page 25 12

Item #3. Redevelopment Incentives. The goal of the Plan as stated by the DDP was to address the continued physical decline and disinvestment, identify needs and opportunities for redevelopment and reinvestment, and detail implementation and investment strategies. This was in order to “guide the community toward an equitable, sustainable, and economically-sound future, with the goal of transforming this vital core of housing and com- merce towards its highest and best potential by a target date of the year 2030.” The Downtown Dover Part- nership expects publication of this new Downtown Strategic Master Plan in late January 2023. This new Strategic Master Plan will be the basis of the City of Dover’s Application to renew the Downtown Develop- ment District designation as Dover’s designation expires in 2025. New Homes in the Downtown Development District Page 26 13

Item #3. 2019 Comprehensive Plan The 2019 Comprehensive Plan was recommended by Planning Commission and adopted by City Council on January 13, 2020 and then achieved Certification by Governor Carney in a letter dated March 10, 2020. The Plan was amended in 2021 with a series of Com- prehensive Plan Amendments to Map 12-1: Land De- velopment Plan. Then as part of the 2021 Comprehen- sive Rezoning Project additional amendments were made to Map 12-1: Land Development Plan and Table 12-1: Land Use and Zoning Matrix. Comprehensive Plan Implementation Activities Implementation of the 2019 Comprehensive Plan continues as Departments citywide focus on the plan im- plementation items as found in Implementation Plan (Chapter 15) items such as the projects, studies, code amendments, and other activities associated with the Plan goals and recommendations.  A copy of the Final 2019 Comprehensive Plan (as amended) is available on the Comprehensive Plan website: https://www.cityofdover.com/2019-comprehensive-plan  Visit the Dover Parcel and Zoning Viewer on the City’s website to see zon- ing information for properties located in Dover. Use the Quick Link on the main page  www.cityofdover.com Comprehensive Plan Amendments Each December is the annual opportunity for requests to be made for Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan in accordance with the approved procedure for amending the Comprehensive Plan. The Planning Office did not receive any requests for amendments in December 2021 for consideration as 2022 Amendments. However, the Planning Office did receive two (2) Requests for the filing deadline of December 15, 2022. The two properties made Comprehensive Plan Amendments Requests for changes to the Map 13-1: Potential Annexation Areas Plan Map and Map 13-2: Potential Land Use for Annexation Areas Map. These Compre- hensive Plan Amendments 2023 Requests will be submitted for Preliminary Land Use Services Review (PLUS) in January 2023 and will begin their formal review process. Page 27 14

Item #3. Special Studies & Projects DAFB Compatible Use Study City Planning Staff was part of the Technical Committee for the DAFB Compatible Use Study. As part of a Department of Defense program initiative, DelDOT is leading this study of uses in a Study Area of a 5-miles radius of the Dover Air Force Base. Consultant assistance for the Study included the University of Delaware – Institute for Public Administration and Century Engineering. The Study kick-off meeting was held on Janu- ary 13, 2022 for the 18-month study that will also include community outreach efforts. Technical Committee Meetings were held throughout the year. The Planning Office shared a series of GIS Map Layers on Land Use and Zoning as part of the Study’s data collection efforts. A Public Workshop was held on May 17, 2022 as an In-Person and in Virtual formats. A second round of Public Workshops were held on September 27, 2022 and October 4, 2022 for redevelopment visioning for a borrow pit area (located outside of City limits). Another Public Workshop was held on November 29, 2022 for review of issues and strategies in the study area with the results discussed by the Technical Committee on December 5, 2022. At year’s end, the Project Team was working an initial Draft of the Compatible Use Study Report. See the project website for more information on activities: https://deldot.gov/projects/Studies/dafb/ Downtown Dover Strategic Master Plan The Downtown Dover Partnership retained consult services for the development of a Strategic Master Plan. The Project Team lead by Mosaic Development Partners spent 2022 completing collection data, meeting with stakeholders, analyzing data, and refining concepts. City Staff provided data and information for the study and participated in the process by attending stake holder meetings and update meetings on study progress. At the end of 2022, initial draft was in review with the Downtown Dover Partnership core project team. The plan document Capital City 2030: Transforming Downtown Dover! is expected to be released in late January 2023. See the project webpage for more information activities: https://www.downtowndoverpartnership.com/ddp/ Downtown-Dover-Strategic-Master-Plan/ Redistricting Project With the release of population and other demographic information from the 2020 Census, a Staff Working Group of the City Clerk’s Office, Planning Office, and GIS Staff have begun the task of looking at the Redis- tricting process for City Council Districts. An initial Staff meeting to define the task and understand proce- dures was held in January and in the following months Staff analyzed the available population data for the City using GIS (Geographic Information Systems). New options for reporting of race in the 2020 Census were challenging to create a Black majority district in the City; it was decided that the Consent Decree need- ed to be modified or abandoned all together given the current diversity overall in the City. Using GIS, a new map of City Council Districts was developed dividing the City into four districts of similar population with efforts to minimize revisions between districts. Following Meeting of the Election Board in late September 2022, the City Council conducted public hearings in October and November. The reapportionment of Council Districts (Maps) was adopted on November 14, 2022. The City Solicitor continues to explore the next steps with the Consent Decree and a future petition to U.S. District Court. Page 28 15

Item #3. Wireless Communications Facilities Ordinance Implementation Planning Staff continues review of Wireless Communications Facilities (WCF) Building Permits for compli- ance with Zoning Ordinance, Article 5 Section 23 – Wireless Communications Facilities (Ordinance #2020- 13 adopted November 2020). While 2022 activity included construction for placement of three (3) Small Wireless Communications Facilities (Small WCF) and proposals for three (3) additional Small WCFs, the majority of the WCF Permits received were Eligible Facilities projects for the replacement of equipment on existing Tower Based Facilities and Non-tower Based Facilities like buildings and water tanks. Enterprise Resource Planning Project The phased implementation of the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system by Tyler Technologies con- tinues citywide. Staff utilizes the Tyler MUNIS financial system (implemented in December 2018) for in- voice & payment processing, grant project management, and Budget entry. Later ERP Project phases will include implementation of our application, permits, inspections, and case management processes to replace our current system (Naviline and HTE). Floodplain Management - The City of Dover is a participating community of the NFIP – National Flood Insurance Program. Staff regu- larly field questions on the Floodplains from property owners citywide. The Floodplain Management webpage at https://www.cityofdover.com/floodplain-management assists in information distribution on this topic. Ordinance Amendments: Research and Development One text amendment to the Zoning Ordinance occurred in 2022. The process of text amendment and ordi- nance development and adoption involves research by the Planning Staff, consultation with stakeholders on specific topics, review by City Council Committees, and then formal review and public hearings by the Plan- ning Commission (for recommendation) and City Council (final action). The text amendment focused on re- visions to the permitted uses and conditional uses in the IPM-2 zoning district. See Summary Table as fol- lows for 2022 activity. Ordinance Amendments 2022 File Number Topic Text Amendment Ac on Date & Ordinance MI‐22‐05 Text Amendment: IPM2 (Ins tu onal Park Zoning Ordinance, Ar cle Recommenda on by Manufacturing Zone – Business and Tech‐ 3, Sec on 20A and Ar ‐ Planning Commis‐ Ordinance nology Center) cle 12 sion: December 19, #2022‐21 2022 Added purpose statement; added addi on‐ al permi ed uses including prin ng, bind‐ Adopted: January 9, ing & packaging and certain accessory uses; 2023 added condi onal uses for building con‐ tractor’s yard, voca onal educa on facili‐ es, associated retail, and cra dis lleries and microbreweries Page 29

Item #3. Boards and Commissions Historic District Commission The City of Dover, Delaware Historic District Commis- sion currently consists of four members with one member not appointed. The members during 2022 include Eric Czerwinski, Ann Baker Horsey, Jonathan Street, and Mary Terry Mason. The Commission receives staff sup- port from the Planning Office. During 2022 Eric Czerwin- ski served as Chairman and Ann Horsey served as Vice- Chairman. At the Commission’s Annual Meeting in No- vember 2022, Eric Czerwinski was reelected Chair and Ann Horsey was reelected Vice Chair. The fifth member of the Historic District Commission has yet to be appoint- ed (to fill the seat vacated by Mr. McDaniel in 2020). The Historic District Commission held seven meetings in 2022. The Historic District Commission reviewed a total of seven (7) applications and referral items for consultation on Architectural Review Certificates in the calendar year. The applications included the rezoning of the block of South Governors Avenue between Bank Lane and West Water Street into the H (Historic District Zone) (HI-22-02); and then the Architectural Review Certification/ Site Plan Review for the Kent County Family Courthouse & Parking Garage project (HI-22-03). Items referred to the Commission included permits/projects for fences, a parking lot, roof replacement, and an accessory structure (Restroom and Storage) for the John Bell House at 43 The Green. Reviews also included the referral of Demolition Activities for the demolition of a fire-damaged Commercial/Residential Building at 235-239 W. Loockerman Street. For this building, the Historic District Commission determined as “Demolition by Neglect” and sought review for a strategy to retain the building but was superseded by the City Council’s declaration of it as a “Dangerous Building” which led to the City’s bidding its demolition when the property owner took no action to remedy. Of the thirty-nine (39) permits in the Historic District in 2022, a total of thirty-four (34) required Architectural Review Certification for exterior work activities. The significant majority of the Permits were eligible for Staff Review during the Building Permit process due to their scope of work. For example, exterior renovations and restoration/repair of exterior finishes for a several buildings Downtown area were completed. Several other locations implemented fence projects or new signage. However, the most significant were Demolition Permits associated with a series of buildings in the 400 block of South Governors Avenue in preparation for the up- coming Kent County Family Courthouse construction. Also of note is the demolition of the three story brick commercial/apartment building at 235-239 West Loockerman Street following a fire and its declaration as a Dangerous Building by City Council. Certified Local Government Program The City of Dover was designated a Certified Local Government in 2015. As part of the Certified Local Gov- ernment Program, grant funding was received in the FFY2019 CLG Grant Application (HI-19-02) to seek con- sultant assistance to develop an Addendum to the Design Standards & Guidelines for the City of Dover Histor- ic District Zone document focusing on Modern Materials & Technologies. This grant project was delayed due to Planning Staff’s focus on other major projects and then further delayed due to implications of the State of Emergency for the COVID-19 Pandemic. The timeframe to utilize this FFY2019 CLG Grant has been extend- ed into 2023. Page 30 17

Item #3. Planning Commission In 2022, The Planning Commission consisted of nine members with Ms. Andrea Maucher as Chair and Mr. Robert Harman as Vice Chair. At their Annual Meeting in August 2022, Ms. Andrea Maucher was re-elected Chair of the Planning Commission and Mr. Robert Hartman was re-elected Vice Chair. One new member was appointed to the Planning Commission to take the seat previously held by Kelli Lord (resigned in December 2021; Ms. Joan Denney was appointed to the Planning Commission in January 2022. The Planning Commission met in ten months in 2022 and reviewed a total of 26 applications. The year started out with virtual meetings while COVID-19 continued to present issues. By March 202 the meetings transi- tioned into hybrid meetings where meetings were held in person in the Council Chambers and also virtually through the WebEx audio/video conferencing software. The Site Plans reviewed by the Planning Commission included a restaurant; a retail store; a Master Plan Revision for DuPont Plaza at N. DuPont Highway and Leip- sic Road; multiple warehouse project ranging in size from 17,000 SF to 234,000 SF; another car wash near DuPont Highway; and a street improvements project. The most significant Site Development Plan was the Kent County Family Courthouse & Parking Garage along South Governors Avenue. The Conditional Use approval was granted to a new Child Day Care Center on Walker Road. One Conditional Use application for conversation of an existing to offices with second floor apartments on College Park Drive was denied. The Planning Commission made recommendations to City Council on three rezoning applications. These applications involved expansion of the Historic District Zone along South Governors Avenue; rezoning of 25-acres to RM-2 for potential multi-family (apartment) project; and rezoning of a property on the edge of Downtown to C-2A (Limited Central Commercial Zone). There were five applications for Subdivision in 2022 with two involving commercial/industrial properties and the others creating or rebalancing residential lots. There were three applications for Annexation of property varying in scale including two single-family resi- dences with one proposed for office redevelopment and three tracts of lands on West Denneys Road for a fu- ture residential development project. A total of seven applications were submitted to the Planning Office for Administrative Review including five Administrative Site Plans and two Minor Lot Line Adjustment Plans. Board of Adjustment The Planning Office received no applications for review by the Board of Adjustment in 2022. Therefore, no meetings of the Board were held. During 2022 long-term member Mr. William Hufnal did not seek reappoint- ment. Ms. E. Jane Warren was appointed in October 2022 to become a member of the Board of Adjustment. Page 31 18

Item #3. Building in Dover! Page 32 19

Item #3. 2022: Dover by the Numbers Cer ficates of Occupancy, Building, Plumbing and HVAC Inspec ons 5 Years View 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2018 thru 2022 Cer ficates of Occupancy 203 329 73 64 141 Building Inspec ons 4,837 5,726 3,710 3,024 3,590 + Preliminary Mee ngs Plumbing and Me‐ 6,070 7,402 2,931 2,869 3,859 chanical Inspec‐ ons Total for that year column 10,907 13, 128 6,714 5,967 7,534 Page 33 20

Item #3. Rental Licenses 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Lodging Houses 51 49 48 52 44 Public Occupancies 475 494 401 432 479 Rental Dwellings 3,158 3,249 3,176 3,111 3,013 TOTALS 3,158 3,249 3,176 3,111 3,013 BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED FOR NEW HOMES 2018-2022 Page 34 21

Item #3. BUSINESS LICENSING Business Licenses 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Manufactured Homes 355 335 317 299 290 Merchants 378 367 326 354 326 Contractors 1,276 1,273 1,213 1,270 1,274 Business Licenses 2,229 2,116 1,756 1,802 1,885 TOTALS 4,238 4,091 3,613 3,725 3,775 Page 35 22

Item #3. Major Projects and Construction Activity 2021 Residential Construction Activity Construction activities continued at a higher pace in residential subdivisions in 2022 for the City with over 119 Permits issued for a mix of one-family detached dwellings, duplexes, and townhomes. There was resi- dential construction activity in Eden Hill Farm TND, Patriot Village, Oak Shadows, and Lexington Glen PND. A series of permits for one-family dwelling infill projects were also issued throughout the year includ- ing within the area of the Downtown Development District and other scattered lots citywide. A number of manufactured home placements also occurred on existing lots in Dover East Estates and Persimmon Park Place. Approximately 94 new dwelling units were completed and received Certificates of Occupancy (or Temporary Certificates of Occupancy) by year’s end. Over half of the new dwellings were located in Eden Hill Farm TND and Patriot Village. 2022 also saw continued activity with Fence, Shed, and Deck Permits as people made improvements at their residences. Construction activity for multi-family units only included the completion of a Multiplex Building (three units) on College Road. Non-Residential & Commercial Construction Activity Commercial and other construction activity continued in 2022 with a variety of new projects starting, renova- tion activities establishing new tenants, and projects being completed. New Permits Issued & Projects Underway in 2021 New Permits were issued in 2022 for a variety of renovation projects and new building construction projects. The following list consists of projects that were started in 2022 and may not be fully complete as of yet.  Multiple office renovation projects including on Silver Lake Boulevard and at 500 W. Loockerman Street  New Warehouse Building at Union Whole Company at 679 Horsepond Road (S-20-09)  Tenant fit-out projects at 131 Rosemary Road  Restaurant space at 201 W. Loockerman Street  Calvary Baptist Church project at 2285 Forrest Avenue (pending resubmission) (C-19-06)  Building expansion and renovations of the Winner Hyundai facility at 591 N. DuPont Highway (S-21-13)  Renovations of the Dunkin Donuts at 470 S. DuPont Highway  Lion of Judah Ministry Church (place of worship) at 951 White Oak Road (S-19-11)  Renovations at RaceTrack Car Wash  Improvements to the drive-through at the North Dover McDonald’s  Renovations to Loockerman Hall on the Delaware State University Campus  Building renovations on the DSU Downtown Campus.  Renovation to building façade at 304 S. State Street  Renovations at Bayhealth Medical Center  Renovation of exterior stair project at Legislative Hall  Roof replacement project at Delaware Technical & Community College  Renovations for the expansion Dollar General store in the Dover Mart Shopping Center  Three (3) Wireless Communications Facilities Permits for Small WCFs for AT&T Page 36 23

Item #3.  Renovation projects including renovations in Kohl’s  Tenant space renovations at 506 Jefferic Boulevard  Interior renovation project at Blue Hen Corporate Center for Bayhealth  Infiltration repair project for the Kent County Courthouse at 38 The Green  Construction activities for the Rail Haus at 92 N West Street (S-21-12)  Demolition Permit issued for 235-239 West Loockerman Street (Dangerous Building Declaration) Completed Projects for Renovation Activities Building Permits were issued for building rehabilitation/renovation projects and tenant space fit-outs citywide in 2022. The following are a sample of the Renovations Activities completed from the year.  Various Office renovations citywide including at 1106 College Road, 1012 College Road, 1202 College Park Drive, the Kent County Department of Elections Offices, offices for Brandywine Counseling & Community Services, offices at DelDOT, and office space in Courtney Square  Renovations at Bayhealth Medical Center  Office renovations at the Eden Hill Medical Center Building  Restaurant renovations for Royal Prime (previously Michelle’s) at Bally’s Dover  Tenant fit-outs for Golden Poppy and for Veronica’s Pizzeria, and Walgreens Pharmacy in Capital Station (S-17-12)  Renovations and Tenant fit-outs along the North DuPont Highway corridor including Seasons Pizza at 1211 N. DuPont Highway Suite D and retail at 516 Jefferic Boulevard Suite A  Restaurant at 484 N. DuPont Highway (S-20-04)  Tenant renovations for Sally Beauty (retail) and a service establishment in the North Dover Shopping Center  Tenant fit-out for Boot Barn in Dover Commons  Renovations at the Macy’s facility at the Dover Mall  Multiple renovation projects at Delaware State University main campus including a Chick-Fil-A loca- tion, renovations in Price Hall, and for renovations to the Village Café  Classroom renovations at the Campus Community School  Interior renovation project on the Del Tech Campus  Interior renovations for a Café at 25 W. Loockerman Street  Establishment of Kind Kids Day Care at 725 Walker Road (C-22-01)  Office renovations at 34 Starlifter Avenue for a warehouse tenant  Bell Well Massage & Skin Care on Garton Road  Tenant fit-out for Nutrition Shake Bar in Greentree Shopping Center  Tenant Fit-out for a Plasma Center at 277 DuPont Highway in the Centre at Dover  Tenant space renovations in the Shoppes of the Hamlet  Tenant fit-out for Citizens Bank at 779 N. DuPont Highway (Old Pizza Hut location) Page 37 24

Item #3. Completed Projects for New Building Construction The following projects involved the development of properties resulting in construction of New Buildings. They were completed in 2022 and note the associated Site Plan Applications.  Renovations and Building Addition Project at Dover Fire Station #2 (S-20-15)  New Office Building at 600 Bay Road as part of Landing Square (C-20-02)  Tommy Express Car Wash at 656 N. DuPont Highway (previous Kirby & Holloway Restaurant loca- tion) (S-19-01)  New School Building at Academy of Dover on Saulsbury Road (S-21-02) Page 38 25

Item #3. 2022: Welcome to Dover! Progress in Pictures The Capital City – Growing and in motion, every day NEW CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATIONS PERMITS KEEP US MOVING FORWARD WHILE SETTING THE STANDARD ALONG THE WAY D O V E R B U I L T Page 39 26

Item #3. 2022: Welcome to Dover! Progress in Pictures DelDOT Garage Silver Lake Nursing at 1080 Silver Lake Boulevard— Commercial Renova on Courthouse Renovations— 1351 W. North Street 55 The Green DGKP – Interior Tenant Fit Out Suite A Macy’s Omni Service Center 1365 N DuPont Highway Page 40 27

Item #3. 2022: Welcome to Dover! Progress in Pictures William Henry Middle School—Storm Damage Repairs‐ 65 Carver Road Bayhealth Center for Neurology Renova ons— 1074 South State Street Page 41 28

Item #3. 2022: Welcome to Dover! Progress in Pictures 42 Wellington Drive No ngham Meadows 117 S. Queen Street Habitat for Humanity 159 Revolu onary Blvd. 1506A College Road Patriot Village Habitat for Humanity — 15 N. New Street Page 42 29

Item #3. 2022: Welcome to Dover! Progress in Pictures Page 43 30

Item #3. 2022: Welcome to Dover! Progress in Pictures Page 44 31

2022 Subdivision Item #3. File # Plan Name Location Type Lots Acreage Action1 SB-22-01 Lands of Four M Investments LLC 1601 POW/MIA Parkway Minor Subdivision Plan 2 37.447 PC Conditional Approval 01/18/22 SB-22-02 Lands of Raul M Juarez 508 Acorn Lane Minor Subdivision Plan 3 2.455 PC Conditional Approval 02/23/22 Lands of Bayroadcap LLC for Landing SB-22-03 Square 600 Bay Road Minor Subdivision Plan 2 12.9366 PC Conditional Approval 04/18/22 SB-22-04 Lands of Iris and William Wilson 838 Forest Street Minor Subdivision Plan 2 0.5429 PC Conditional Approval 09/19/22 SB-22-05 Lands of NCALL 217, 225, and 235 N Kirkwood St Minor Subdivision Plan 5 1.0176 PC Conditional Approval 10/17/22 Page 45

2022 Site Plan Item #3. File # Plan Name Location Zoning Description Review Type Bldg Sq Ft (new) DU Acres Parcels Action1 Action2 S-22-01 Caliber Car Wash 280 Cowgill St C-4 New Car Wash Site Plan 3,500 1 ED-05-077.10-01-17.00-000, Tabled 02/22/22 PC Conditional Approval 04/18/22 S-22-02 Frito Lay Exchange Center 300 Lafferty Lane M, Warehouse and Distribution Facility Site Development Plan, 7,884 23 ED-05-077.16-02-05.00-000, PC Conditional Approval Final Approval 03/21/22 AEOZ Subdivision Plan 03/21/22 S-22-03 El Azteca 801 N State Street C-2A Restaurant PC Review - Site Plan 7,681 2 ED-05-068.09-01-13.00-000, PC Conditional Approval Final Approval 03/21/22 03/21/22 S-22-04 Street Improvements Plan: Raymond Raymond Street/Railroad NA Street Improvements PC Review - Site Plan 2 ED-05-067.00-02-53.00-000, PC Approval 03/21/22 Street & Railroad Avenue Avenue ED-05-067.00-02-56.00-000 S-22-05 Capital Baptist Church - Accessory 401 Kesselring Avenue R-10 Accessory Structure (Storage) Administrative Review 1,800 8 ED-05-085.08-02-02.01-000, Administrative Review Structure (Filed) 03/03/22 S-22-06 Kent County Family Courthouse and 415 and 445 S Governors IO, H Courthouse and Parking garage PC Review - Site Plan and 105,259 4 ED-05-077.09-03-33.00-000, PC Conditional Approval Parking Garage Avenue Architectural Review ED-05-077.09-03-35.00-000, 06/21/22 Certification ED-05-077.09-03-32.00-000, ED-05-077.09-03-36.00-000, ED-05-077.09-03-37.00-000, ED-05-077.09-03-48.00-000, ED-05-077.09-03-50.00-000, ED-05-077.09-03-51.00-000, ED-05-077.09-03-52.00-000, ED-05-077.09-03-61.00-000, S-22-07 Parking Lot at 446 S. Governors 446 S Governors Avenue C-2A Parking Lot PC Review - Site Plan 0 ED-05-077.09-03-21.00-000, PC Conditional Approval Avenue 06/21/22 S-22-08 Delaware Brain and Spine Center: 487 S Queen Street C-1A Parking Lot Administrative Site Review 0 ED-05-077.09-03-03.00-000, Administrative Review Final Approval 06/01/22 Parking Lot Expansion Filed 04/26/22 S-22-09 Dover Apartments South side of Leipsic Road SC-2, Apartment Complex PC Review - Site Plan 46,800 216 15 ED-05-068.05-01-15.01-000, PC Conditional Approval SWPOZ 06/21/22 S-22-10 Lands of Mamie Futrell: Parking Lot 955 Forest St CPO Parking Lot Administrative Site Review 0 ED-05-076.07-01-63.00-000, Administrative Review for Office Filed 06/02/22 S-22-11 Bank at 837 N DuPont Highway 837 North DuPont Highway C-4, Administrative Site Plan Administrative Site Review 3,467 12 ED-05-057.00-01-43.00-000, Administrative Review Final Approval 11/14/22 SWPOZ Filed 08/09/22 S-22-12 DuPont Plaza at 747 N DuPont Hwy 747 N DuPont Hwy SC2 Revised Site Development Master PC Review - Master Plan 52,190 10 ED-05-068.05-01-15.00-000, PC Conditional Approval Revised Master Plan Plan 10/17/22 S-22-13 Garrison Homes LLC - Warehouse at 119 Rosemary Road and 110 M, Site Development Plan PC Review - Site Plan 17,485 2 ED-05-077.16-02-12.02-000, PC Conditional Approval 119 Rosemary Rd Lafferty Lane AEOZ ED-05-077.16-02-12.01-000 11/21/22 S-22-14 Commerce Way Dover DE LLC: 165 Commerce Way IPM Site Development Plan PC Review - Site Plan 234,000 23 ED-05-076.10-02-07.03-000, PC Conditional Approval Warehouse at 165 Commerce Way 12/19/22 S-22-15 Lafferty Lane Secure Storage on Lafferty Lane: Lots 2, 3, IPM Site Development Plan Administrative Site Review 68,600 ED-05-077.00-01-25.01-000, Admin Review Filed and 4 ED-05-077.00-01-25.02-000, 11/09/22 ED-05-077.00-01-25.03-000 S-22-16 Retail Store Dollar General at 293 293 South Saulsbury Rd C-2A, Site Development Plan PC Review - Site Plan 14,886 4 ED-05-076.11-01-43.00-000, PC Conditional Approval South Saulsbury Road (with Royal COZ-1 12/19/22 Farms) Page 46

2022 Rezoning Item #3. File # Applicant Location Zfrom Zto Acres Parcels Ordinance Action1 Action2 Action3 Z-22-01 Lands of State of Delaware at S Governors 411/429/435/441/447 S IO IO/H 1.74 ED-05-077.09-03- 2022-02 CC First Reading PC Approval CC Approval Avenue and W Water St: Rezoning to H Governors Avenue & 117 W Water 37.00-000, ED-05- 2/28/2022 3/21/2022 3/14/2022 Street 077.09-03-48.00-000, ED-05-077.09-03- Z-22-02 Part of Lands of Calvary Baptist Church at Part of 2285 Forrest Avenue R-10/COZ-1 RM-2/COZ-1 25 ED-05-075.00-01- 2022-11 CC First Reading PC Approval CC Approval 2285 Forrest Ave: Rezoning of 25 acres 06.00-000 9/12/2022 9/19/2022 10/10/2022 Z-22-03 Lands of Silver Linings Holding Corp 630 W Divisions Street C-3/COZ-1 C-2A/COZ-1 1.0853 ED-05-076.08-01- 2022-12 CC First Reading PC Approval CC Approval 40.01-000, ED-00- 9/26/2022 10/17/2022 11/14/2022 056.00-01-41.00-000, Page 47

2022 Misc Item #3. File # Plan Name Location/Topic Type Ordinance Action1 Action2 MI-22-01 Intergovernmental Coordination with Town Consultation with Adjacent Town on Staff Review and Consultation Letter Letter of No Objection to of Wyoming on Comprehensive Plan their Comprehensive Plan Comprehensive Plan 03/01/22 MI-22-02 Redistricting of City Council Districts City of Dover Reapportionment of Council Districts Staff Analysis and CC Adopted following 2020 Census Preparation of Draft Ordinance Map of Council Districts 11/14/22 Spring 2022 MI-22-03 Lands of Barbara M. Cummings 311 and 319 Wyoming Avenue Minor Lot Line Adjustment Staff Approval of Record Plan 09/01/22 MI-22-04 Lands of Blue Hen Mall LLC & Bayhealth 655 Bay Road Minor Lot Line Adjustment Staff Approval of Record Properties LLC Plan 07/06/22 MI-22-05 Text Amendment: IPM2 Zone Zoning Ordinance Amendment to Zoning Ordinance, Article 3 2022-21 PC Recommended CC Approved Section 20A. IPM2 to revisions to Approval 11/28/22 12/19/22 permitted and conditional uses, purpose statement Page 48

2022 Historic Item #3. File # Plan Name Location Type Parcels Action1 Action2 HI-22-01 Referral of Fence Permit #21-1556 at 506 S. State 502-506 S. State Street & 100 W. Water Fence Permit ED05-077.09-03-70.00-000 HDC Recommended Approval of HDC Recommended St Street Architectural Review Certification Approval of for 6 ft. black aluminum picket style Architectural Review fence 01/20/22 Certification for 6 ft. black aluminum picket style fence 01/20/22 HI-22-02 Lands of State of Delaware at S Governors 411/429/435/441/447 S Governors Ave & Rezoning properties to the H (Historic ED05-077.09-03-37.00-000, ED- HDC Recommended Approval to HDC Recommended Avenue and W Water St: Rezoning to H 117 W Water Street District Zone) 05-077.09-03-48.00-000, ED-05- include 6 properties in the H zone, Approval to include 6 077.09-03-50.00-000, ED-05- the base Zone IO not to change. properties in the H 077.09-03-51.00-000, ED-05- 03/17/22 zone, the base Zone IO 077.09-03-52.00-000, ED-05- not to change. 077.09-03-61.00-000 03/17/22 HI-22-03 Kent County Family Courthouse & Parking Garage East side of S Governors Ave between Site Plan Review for Architectural Review ED05-077.09-03-33.00-000, ED- HDC Recommendation of Approval HDC Recommendation Bank Lane and W Water St: 415 and 445 S Certification 05-077.09-03-35.00-000, ED-05- for Architectural Review of Approval for Governors Avenue 077.09-03-32.00-000, ED-05- Certification with Conditions Architectural Review 077.09-03-36.00-000, ED-05- 04/21/22 Certification with 077.09-03-37.00-000, ED-05- Conditions 04/21/22 077.09-03-48.00-000, ED-05- 077.09-03-50.00-000, ED-05- 077.09-03-51.00-000, ED-05- 077.09-03-52.00-000, ED-05- 077.09-03-61.00-000, ED-05- 077.09-03-53.00-000 HI-22-04 Referral of Permit #22-661 at 527-529 S. State 527-529 S State Street Permit for Parking Improvements ED05-077.09-05-47.00-000 HDC Recommended Approval of HDC Recommended Street Architectural Review Certification Approval of subject to conditions on screening Architectural Review 05/19/22 Certification subject to conditions on screening 05/19/22 HI-22-05 Delaware Public Archives: Consultation on Roof 121 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd N Roof Project Consultation ED05-077.09-05-13.00-000 HDC made recommendation on roof HDC made Project material options 05/19/22 recommendation on roof material options 05/19/22 HI-22-06 Referral of Permit #22-1298 at 43 The Green 43 The Green, John Bell House Accessory Structure (Restroom & Storage ED05-077.09-05-28.00-000 HDC Recommended Approval of HDC Recommended Space) Architectural Review Certification Approval of with reduction of rear setback Architectural Review 08/18/22 Certification with reduction of rear setback 08/18/22 HI-22-07 Referral of Demolition Activities at 235-239 W. 235-239 West Loockerman St Update on Dangerous Building ED05-077.09-03-35.00-000 HDC made Determination of HDC made Loockerman St Designations and Demolition Activities Demolition by Neglect and Determination of Recommendations for continued Demolition by Neglect evaluation of building; Superseded and Recommendations by City Council declaration as for continued Dangerous Building 10/20/22 evaluation of building; Superseded by City Council declaration as Dangerous Building 10/20/22 Page 49

2022 Conditional Use Item #3. File # Plan Name Location Zoning Type Bldg Sq Ft DU Primary Tax Parcel Action1 (new) C-22-01 Kind Kids Early Learning Center 725 Walker Road C-1A Child Daycare Center 4,729 ED-05-067.15-05-34.00-000 PC Conditional Approval 01/24/22 C-22-02 Apartment 773 S. Queen Street CPO Apartment 3,864 1 ED-05-077.13-01-30.04-000 Withdrawn at Request of Applicant 02/15/22 C-22-03 Lands of Chiang & Sons Properties 1241 College Park Dr CPO Office with Apartments on 2nd 11,700 9 ED-05-067.00-02-12.08-000 Denied by PC 08/19/22 LLC Office/Retail and Apartments floor Page 50

2022 Annexations Item #3. File # OrdNo Plan Name Location County City Zoning Lots Acreage Parcel Action1 Action2 Zoning AX-22-01 2022-01 Lands of Ernestine F Huff 166 Mifflin Road RS-1 R-8 1 0.574 ED-00-076.14-01-02.00-000 PC PC Recommended Approval Approval 02/22/22 02/09/22 AX-22-02 2022-19 Lands of Ditko Properties LLC 1107 S Bradford St RM C-2A 1 0.2582 ED-00-076.14-01-02.00-000 PC PC Recommended Approval Approval 11/21/22 11/09/22 AX-22-03 2022-25 Lands of Craig, Keller, & Burkett 57 Rocky Road, 4085 W AR, RM RM-2 3 40.1157 ED-00-056.00-01-40.00-000, First Reading PC Denneys Rd, 1.9662 Acres W SWPOZ ED-00-056.00-01-41.00-000, before City Approval Denneys Road ED-00-056.00-01-42.00-000 Council 12/19/22 11/14/22 Page 51

Item #4. DOVER FIRE DEPARTMENT Annual Fire Chief's Report Volunteers Since 1882 2022 Year in Review Presented by Fire Chief David Carey Page 52

2022 Fire Line Officers Item #4. (L-R) 2nd Fire Line Captain Chad Knotts, 1st Fire Line Captain Jason Boc, 4th Asst Chief Sierra Brown, 3rd Asst Chief Wes Liberto / 53Jim Page Iannucci, 2nd Asst Chief Brian Bashista, 1st Asst Chief Ben Smetana, Deputy Chief, Sean Christiansen, Fire Chief David Carey

Item #4. FIRE DEPARTMENT VISION •To continue providing Fire/Rescue protection to the Citizens of the City of Dover and surrounding communities. •Improve initial response times by creating a paid per point/per call system for the volunteer fire service. • Continue to recruit new volunteers to create a well diverse, professional atmosphere like no other fire department offers,​ in order to retain volunteers •Work towards members staffing stations 24 hours a day while running over 1,500 calls a year, creating a like home environment for students and remote employees with street experience like no other Page 54

Dover Fire Department Item #4. 2022 Response Stats • The Fire Department responded to: • 1530 Calls for Service • 55 Working Fires • 38 Motor Vehicle Accidents where someone was trapped • 716 General Alarms • 603 Silent Alarms (Duty Crew) • 47 Crew Call • 164 Officers Call Page 55

Incidents by Type Item #4. 0 3 162 15 143 717 115 159 214 Fire (162) 10.60% Overpressure (15) .98% Rescue & EMS (143) 9.36% Hazardous Condition (115) 7.53% Service Call (159) 10.41% Good Intent Call (214) 14.01% False Alarm (717) 46.92% Weather (0) 0% Special Incident (3) 0.20% Page 56

Fires Broken Down by Type Item #4. 5 24 55 19 1 4 29 26 6 Building (55) Out Building (4) Cooking (26) Heater (6) Rubbish (29) Mobile Home (1) Vehicle (19) Brush (24) Dumpster (5) Page 57

2022 Accomplishments Item #4. by the Dover Fire Department • Recruitment - Increase volunteer members • Through Marketing on Facebook, Instagram, Capital School District and Community Outreach • In 2022 the Dover Fire Department brought in 21 new members. Consisting of: 20 Males 1 Female • New Member Diversity 15 - Caucasian 5 - African American 1 – Hispanic Page 58

2022 Accomplishments Item #4. by the Dover Fire Department Implementation of an Incentive Program • Consist of setting goals for members to obtain for Training, Responses and Duty Crew hours. • Instituted a Duty Crew meal stipend Continued Implementation of a Duty Crew Program • Staffing fire apparatus for over half of the fire department responses in the past year. • Volunteers staffed a fire station for a combined total of 25,886 hours. • Reducing our average turnout time to 2 minutes and 32 seconds over the course of the year. Page 59

2022 Accomplishments Item #4. by the Dover Fire Department Worked with Kent County Levy Court for American Rescue plan funding. We were able to obtain 1.2 million in American Rescue Plan funding which allowed us to make the following improvements • Funded 23 bunkrooms and Furniture for both Fire Stations • Funded 16 AED’s for Fire Apparatus to ensure the Firefighter and Public Safety for Cardiac Arrest patients. • Funded an Alerting System in both Fire Stations to alert Firefighters for emergencies • Funded Firefighter Gear Washers and Dryers to fight firefighter cancer • Funded New Computer Tablets and mounting systems for Fire Apparatus for interoperability with Kent County 911 and County Fire Stations • Funded Body substance Isolation equipment for protection against COVID • Funded HVAC Replacement, Repairs and Maintenance • Reimbursement for Food during COVID when stations were staffed around the clock. Page 60

2022 Accomplishments Item #4. By the Dover Fire Department • Instituted Training requirements for Drivers, Firefighters and Fire Officers • Reduced the Insurance Services Office rating from a ISO 4/4B to an ISO 3/3A. Saving property owners on their Home Owners Insurance • Received two utility vehicles replacing a 1996 GMC and 2005 Ford F350 pickup truck – This was funded through our State Representatives • Received two new Command Vehicles replacing two 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe's. – Funded through our State Representatives Page 61

Item #4. Call Volume by Month 1,530 Calls for Service 180 154 160 147 134 140 140 140 119 123 118 113 120 113 120 109 100 80 60 40 20 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Page 62

Item #4. Call Volume by Day of Week 1,530 Calls for Service 300 250 250 230 227 215 199 206 201 200 150 100 50 0 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Page 63

Item #4. Call Volume by Hour of Day 1,530 Calls for Service 120 100 98 95 95 92 80 88 87 86 84 84 79 79 79 71 60 58 57 40 50 42 43 40 39 20 45 23 22 14 0 Page 64

Total Personnel Hours Item #4. Overall 2022 11 0 Incident Duration Times 13,488 Hours 3,024 3,285 Increase 835 Hours from 2021 144 37 Man hours per day 1,750 2,535 1,068 1,671 False Alarm (3,285) Good Intent (2,535) Service Call (1,671) Hazmat (1,068) Rescue/EMS (1,750) Overpressure (144) Fire (3,024) Special (11) Severe Weather (0) Page 65

Item #4. Training To Protect and Serve Members attended 3,076 hours in State Fire School and In-House training offered throughout the year. Members were instructed on numerous topics from fire suppression, to Emergency Medical Technician. Page 66

Item #4. Fire Prevention The fire department contacted approximately 5,000 children in Community outreach programs. Page 67

Item #4. Challenges for the Fire Department Staffing – Volunteerism is suffering Nationwide, even in the City of Dover. • In a NFPA report it is estimated that there are 1,149,300 firefighters in the United States. • 341,150 are career firefighters. • 808,150 are Volunteer Firefighters that make up 70 percent of all firefighters in the United States. Page 68

Item #4. CHALLENGES FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT • Several of our active members have moved out of the City of Dover, especially in the Downtown area. Majority of them are still active, however this makes it difficult for home response. • Several members are now working two jobs to pay bills, spending time with family and the fire department is a huge commitment that takes away from that Page 69

CHALLENGES FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT Item #4. • Funding – Fund Drive is at an all time low. What contributes to this: • Citizen awareness - Many residents of the communities are completely unaware that their local fire department are staffed and protected by volunteer firefighters • In a national survey, it is estimated that 80 percent of community members reported not knowing if their local department is looking for volunteers. • Community members have a hard time differentiating between paid and volunteer personnel based on their training requirements, their performance on the fireground, their physical appearance, and the willingness to risk their lives in their community. • Increasing demands challenges retention - Volunteer firefighters save localities an estimated $140 billion a year, Page 70

Item #4. Goals for 2023 • Improve initial response times by creating a Nationally known paid per point/per call system • Continue recruit new volunteers to create a well diverse, living and family atmosphere • Work towards members staffing stations 24 hours a day • Create a Career Ladder for promotional opportunities at the Fire Department • Add (6) six additional employees to the Fire Department staff • Consisting of: • 5 Operational employees • 1 Fire Service Administrative Manager Page 71

Item #4. Goals for 2023 • Replacement of a 18 year old Ladder truck FY23-24 Budget. This was approved by Council and Ordered, Delivery projected November 2023. • Begin the future replacement of a 18 year old Fire Engine, for FY 25. This has a 30 – 40 month Delivery window. Projected cost will be between 900K to a Million Dollars. • Begin installation of New World Computer Aided Dispatch System in the Communications Center • Design a Fire Department Training Facility/Area at the Rear of Fire Station 2. Page 72

Create a Paid Per Call/Point Program Item #4. • Create a Paid Per Call/Point Program to recruit and retain volunteer firefighters to provide fire protection for the City of Dover. • This is a nationally known Fire Department program to entice recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters to provide fire protection at a minimum cost in comparison to a Career Fire Department. • This program would consist of volunteer firefighters, volunteering their time to provide fire protection while receiving a stipend to entice their efforts as well as continuing to provide a volunteer fire service to the City of Dover. • This type of program would save the City of Dover approximately 20 million dollars a year based on fire department of equal size. Page 73

Paid Per Call/Point Program vs Item #4. Career Fire Departments in comparison • City of Dover​ • City of Salisbury (19 Million) • Population of 38,992​ • Population of 33,050​ • All Volunteer • Combination Department​ • Annual Budget​ • 13 Million Annual Budget​ • 5 engines, 2 Ladders​ • 3 ALS, 1 BLS​ • 5 Engines, 3 Ladders, 1 Rescue​ • City of Annapolis (22 Million) • City of Wilmington (28 Million) • Population of 40,812​ • Population of 70,898​ • All Career Fire Department​ • All Career Fire Department​ • 23 Million Annual Budget​ • 27.5 Million annual Budget​ • 6 Engines, 2 Ladders, 1 Rescue​ • 12 Engines, 2 Ladders​ • 3 Paramedic units​ • 140 Firefighters on staff​ Page 74

Item #4. Incentives for Volunteer members • City Reimbursement Program for College Tuition – To entice younger people in the community to join the fire department. • City Property Tax Discount – The intent is for a property tax discount is to retain volunteer firefighters within the City of Dover and entice City residence to join the fire department. • Volunteer Firefighter Stipend – Any active Dover firefighter who responded to 125 incidents over the course of a year. • A Paid Per Point/Call Program – Members of the fire department to get a stipend of $15.00 per point/ Call. Points are obtained by members responding in to calls or staffing the fire stations for a given amount of time. One-point equals 3 hours. • Volunteer Elected Fire Chief – Add a Fire Chief’s Stipend of $23,000 per year. (Supported By the Fire Department Membership) Page 75

Item #4. Duty Crew Incentive Program • Staff both fire stations with six (6) firefighters, 24 hours a day with the ability to cross staff the Engine, Ladder or Squad depending on the incident and location. • Staff one (1) Duty Officer per day. • Totaling (13) firefighters on Duty each day on a Paid Per Point System. • The Paid Per Point System would be based on one point per every three hours for those committing to a Duty Crew or one (1) point per response from home. Page 76

Item #4. Funding Options • Work with City Management /Council to fund this program through the quarterly Fire Department Stipend. • The Fire Department would apply for a Staffing For Adequate Fire And Emergency Response (SAFER) grant to fund the program. • If the SAFER grant was awarded, the Paid Per Call Program would be funded through the grant as well as the additional employees and later taken back over by the City after a period of time outlined by the SAFER grant. Page 77

Item #4. Other Incentive Option Funding • Tuition Reimbursement would be paid by the City either directly to the student or through a reimbursement to the fire department. • A City Property Tax Discount or volunteer firefighter stipend granted by the City of Dover. • Those Eligible for the property tax discount or stipend would need to obtain 125 points or more to receive the benefit. A list would be provided to the city each calendar year. Page 78

Item #4. Incentive Program Cost • Paid Per Point Program for (13) firefighters including one Duty officer. • Total: $1,708,200 • General Alarm Home response $45,000 based on 300 General Alarms • Total: $919,800 Page 79

Current City of Dover Item #4. Fire Department Employees • We currently have 5 Full time Fire Dispatchers, who dispatch fire and rescue emergencies for the City of Dover and our surrounding areas. The five dispatchers are City of Dover Employees.​ • We have a part-time contract position for a Fire Chief's Assistant that is now vacant. • This position at one time was a full time City of Dover employee. We would like to revert to a Full-time employee and give this person additional responsibilities to assist with administrative and operational duties of the fire department. • The Contract position is paid for by the City of Dover through the annual contribution to the fire department.​ Page 80

Future City of Dover Fire Department Item #4. Employees • Fire Chief's Assistant – Re-establish a full-time administrative position that will be capable of performing administrative duties for the Fire Department as well as be trained and certified to ride fire apparatus as needed. • Request an Additional five employees • Four employees for fire station 1. 24/72 schedule • One employee for Fire Station 2. 2, 2, 3 schedule (Day Shift)​ • These employees would be universal employees that would be cross trained as Fire Dispatchers and Firefighter Technicians Page 81

City of Dover Fire Department Employee Promotional Item #4. Opportunities • Fire Dispatcher I • Entry Level​ • 2 years of Fire Service Experience • Fire Dispatcher II • Certified in Emergency Fire Dispatch​ • National Certified Firefighter I and II​ • Driver/Operator of all Fire Department Apparatus​ • Firefighter Technician​ • Certified in Emergency Fire Dispatch​ • National Pro Board Firefighter I and II​ • National Certified Fire Officer I​ • Certified Rescue Technician • Driver/Operator of all Fire Department Apparatus​ • These would be automatic promotions based on training, Certifications and time in service. Page 82

Item #4. Employee Benefits • The City of Dover offers vision insurance, a choice of health care and dental plans, flexible spending accounts, short and long- term disability insurance, life insurance and a choice of 401a/457 deferred compensation plans.​ • We would like to offer them the following along with the other City Benefits:​ • 20 State of Delaware Fire/Police Pension Plan. • 100 percent Employee of Health Care, Dental and Vison Page 83

Item #4. Employee Cost • Addition of six (6) additional employees • (5) Operational • (1) Administrative/Operational • Total: 478,000​ Page 84

Department Social Media Item #4. Facebook Instagram DFD Website Over 13K followers Over 2.1K followers Over 2.3 million views Page 85

Item #4. The Officers, men and women of the Dover Fire Department remain the only State capital in the Nation to be protected by a 100% volunteer fire department. We are prepared and ready to provide the City of Dover with the finest fire protection in the State. We look forward to a safe and productive year working with City officials and the Mayor and Council. Page 86

Item #4. It would not be possible to do what we do without the City’s support. The City of Dover makes it possible for us to be the successful department that we are. Questions???? Page 87

Item #5. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING The Regular City Council Meeting was held on January 23, 2023, at 6:30 p.m., with Councilman Hare presiding. Council members present were Mr. Anderson, Mr. Boggerty, Mr. Neil, Dr. Pillsbury, Ms. Arndt, Mr. Rocha, Mr. Taylor, and Mr. Hare. Mr. Sudler was absent. Staff members present were Police Chief Johnson, Ms. Peddicord, Mr. Hugg (via Webex), Mrs. Gray, Mr. Rodriguez, and Ms. Bennett. Mayor Christiansen was also present. OPEN FORUM The Open Forum was held at 6:21 p.m., prior to the commencement of the Official Council Meeting. Acting Council President Hare declared the Open Forum in session and reminded those present that Council was not in official session and could not take formal action. There was no one present wishing to speak during the Open Forum. INVOCATION The invocation was given by Elder Ellis Louden. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilman Boggerty ADOPTION OF AGENDA Mr. Neil moved for adoption of the agenda, seconded by Mr. Rocha, and unanimously carried (Sudler absent). 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. Mr. Neil moved for adoption of the consent agenda, seconded by Mr. Pillsbury and carried by a unanimous roll call vote (Sudler absent). Councilman Taylor thanked his colleagues and staff for their dedication and professionalism during his tenure on City Council. Mr. Taylor also thanked the residents of Dover for trusting him. PROCLAMATION – BLACK HISTORY MONTH The City Clerk read the following Proclamation into the record: WHEREAS in 1915, Carter G. Woodson founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, now known as the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. He believed that historical truth would diminish lies and usher in a new era of equality, opportunity, and racial democracy; and Page 88

CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 23, 2023 PAGE 2 Item #5. WHEREAS, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History has selected “Black Resistance” as the 2023 National Black History Month theme, which recognizes, from America’s earliest days, how African Americans have fought repression, oppression, discrimination, and prejudice. From escaping the plantation to the rise out of poverty and the struggle for equal housing and education to the struggle for voting rights, the resistance lives on into the 21st century; and WHEREAS, the important contributions of black faith organizations, cultural centers, black medical professionals, black athletes, and black musicians who have all challenged injustice and have worked tirelessly to achieve equality, advocacy, and change; and WHEREAS, currently, the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement carries on the long and deep legacy of African American resistance that is ongoing. NOW, THEREFORE, I, ROBIN R. CHRISTIANSEN, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DOVER, DELAWARE, do hereby proclaim February 2023 as BLACK HISTORY MONTH in the City of Dover and urge all citizens to recognize the essential role of African Americans in shaping our nation’s history and commit to working together to build a society that lives up to its dynamic of liberty and justice for all. PROCLAMATION – HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS MONTH The City Clerk read the following Proclamation into the record: WHEREAS, according to the National Human Trafficking Hotline, “human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery in which traffickers use force, fraud or coercion to control victims for the purpose of engaging in commercial sex acts or labor services against his or her will, affecting every community across age, gender, ethnicity, and socio-economic backgrounds”; and WHEREAS, human trafficking generates over $150 billion in profits worldwide every year. The 2021 International Labour Organization report projected that approximately 50 million adults and children were victims of modern slavery globally. An estimated 27.6 million were in forced labor, including 17.3 million exploited in the private sector, 6.3 million in forced commercial sexual exploitation, and 3.9 million in forced labor imposed by the state. Traffickers often take advantage of the instability caused by natural disasters, conflict, or a pandemic to exploit others; and WHEREAS, since 2007, the Human Trafficking Hotline for Delaware has received close to 680 signals, such as phone calls, texts, emails, and online tips, and identified over 500 victims included in 212 cases of human trafficking; and WHEREAS, in 2009, Trafficking Victims Protection Act was passed by Congress establishing methods for prosecuting traffickers, preventing human trafficking, and protecting victims and survivors of trafficking. Recognizing potential red flags and knowing the indicators of human trafficking is a key step in identifying more victims and helping them find assistance. Delaware leaders, social organizations, and Delaware Healthcare Association all are devoting efforts to raising awareness and helping stop the epidemic. NOW, THEREFORE, I, ROBIN R. CHRISTIANSEN, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DOVER, DELAWARE, do hereby proclaim January 2023 as HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS Page 89

CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 23, 2023 PAGE 3 Item #5. MONTH in the City of Dover and urge all residents to take action by being informed, spread awareness and know the signs for it could save someone’s life. CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION – PIZZA DELIGHT BY GIACOMO The City Clerk read the following Certificate of Recognition into the record: WHEREAS, after moving to the United States from Italy in 1959, Giacomo D’Ambrosi opened Pizza Delight by Giacomo in 1972, offering the first fresh dough pizza in Dover at the Blue Hen Mall; and WHEREAS, in 1983, they opened across from the Dover Air Force Base for a few years and then moved in 1988 to the Route 8 Greentree Shopping Center. In 1998, they opened a second location in the Route 10 Gateway South Shopping Center; WHEREAS, Pizza Delight by Giacomo has been a trusted and dependable business in the Dover community for over 50 years. Giacomo’s commitment to providing fresh, quality food to the citizens of Dover has made Pizza Delight by Giacomo, a landmark in our community and, WHEREAS, it is deemed an honor and a privilege to present this Certificate of Recognition to Giacomo “Jack” D’Ambrosi & Vicki D’Ambrosi Owners of Pizza Delight by Giacomo We thank you for serving exceptional homemade food with love, for providing outstanding service, and for being a vital part of the Dover community. The City of Dover extends best wishes on all of your future endeavors. Mayor Christiansen presented the Certificate to Mr. and Mrs. D’ Ambrosi of Pizza Delight by Giacomo and commended them for the service provided to the community. Mr. and Mrs. D’ Ambrosi thanked the City of Dover for the recognition. ADOPTION OF MINUTES – ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MEETING OF OCTOBER 11, 2022 The Minutes of the Economic Development Meeting of October 11, 2022, were unanimously approved by motion of Mr. Neil, seconded by Dr. Pillsbury, and bore the written approval of Mayor Christiansen (Sudler absent). ADOPTION OF MINUTES – ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MEETING OF NOVEMBER 15, 2022 The Minutes of the Economic Development Meeting of November 15, 2022, were unanimously approved by motion of Mr. Neil, seconded by Dr. Pillsbury, and bore the written approval of Mayor Christiansen (Sudler absent). ADOPTION OF MINUTES - REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 9, 2023 The Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of January 9, 2023, were unanimously approved by motion of Mr. Neil, seconded by Mr. Boggerty, and bore the written approval of Mayor Christiansen (Sudler absent). Page 90

CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 23, 2023 PAGE 4 Item #5. COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE REPORT-JANUARY 10, 2023 The Council Committee of the Whole met on January 10, 2023, at 6:03 p.m. with Councilwoman Dr. Pillsbury presiding. Members of Council present were Mr. Anderson, Ms. Arndt, Mr. Boggerty, Mr. Hare, Mr. Neil, and Mr. Rocha. Mr. Sudler and Mr. Taylor were absent. Mayor Christiansen was also present. Civilian members present for their Committee meetings were Mr. Shelton (Utility), Mr. Contant (via WebEx), and Mr. Shevock (via WebEx) (Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee). Mr. McCutcheon (Utility), Dr. Jackson, and Mr. Hosfelt (Safety, Advisory, and Transportation) were absent. ADOPTION OF AGENDA Mr. Neil moved for adoption of the agenda, seconded by Mr. Boggerty and unanimously carried. UTILITY COMMITTEE The Utility Committee met with Chairman Rocha presiding. Adoption of Agenda Mr. Neil moved for adoption of the agenda, seconded by Mr. Boggerty and unanimously carried. Evaluation of Bids – FY 2023 Street and Alley Program (Jason Lyon, Director of Water and Wastewater) Mr. Jason Lyon, Director of Water and Wastewater, reviewed the background and analysis of the evaluation of bids for the FY 2023 Street and Alley Program. Staff recommended awarding the contract to Sam’s Construction, LLC, for the City of Dover FY 2023 Street and Alley Program, Bid #23-0005PW, for $1,037,595.25. Responding to Ms. Arndt, Mr. Lyon stated that the total amount of repaving is 0.99 miles. Responding to Ms. Arndt, Mr. Lyon stated that if this project is approved, the process to notify the residents of the paving project would be by sending a letter that states this project is coming forward. Mr. Lyon explained that the next step would be to set up a kickoff meeting with the contractor to schedule a start time and send a second notice of when the work will begin. Mr. Lyon further explained that a third handwritten, hand-delivered notice would be delivered one week before the start of work. Mr. Boggerty requested that Mr. Lyon state what process he followed to ensure that everyone, including minorities, had ample opportunity to bid on the construction. Mr. Lyon stated that they publicly advertise through the newspaper and the City of Dover website. Mr. Lyon explained that they solicit from the State of Delaware’s list of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise. Mr. Lyon further explained Page 91

CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 23, 2023 PAGE 5 Item #5. that they use that database to reach out to qualified vendors that could do this work. Responding to Mr. Boggerty, Mr. Lyon stated that the City of Dover does not require the vendor to provide a diversity statement or proof of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO). Responding to Mr. Lyon, Mr. Boggerty stated that he thought it sounded like Mr. Lyon did his due diligence and wanted the process on record. Mr. Boggerty stated that he appreciated Mr. Lyon. Responding to Mr. Shelton, Mr. Lyon stated that the city will coordinate with the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) and notify police, fire, emergency services, and schools of any road construction that would cause any detour or delays. Mr. Hare moved to recommend awarding the contract to Sam’s Construction, LLC, for the City of Dover FY 2023 Street and Alley Program, Bid #23-0005PW, for the amount of $1,037,595.25, as recommended by staff. The motion was seconded by Mr. Neil and unanimously carried. By consent agenda, Mr. Neil moved for approval of the Committee’s recommendation seconded by Dr. Pillsbury and carried by a unanimous roll call vote. Evaluation of Bids – Williams Park Storm Pipe Replacement (Jason Lyon, Director of Water and Wastewater) Mr. Jason Lyon, Director of Water and Wastewater, reviewed the background and analysis of the evaluation of bids for the Williams Park Storm Pipe Replacement. Staff recommended awarding the contract to Gateway Construction, Inc. for the Williams Park Storm Pipe Replacement, ITB #23-0004PW, for $148,000. Responding to Ms. Arndt, Mr. Lyon stated that the corroded pipe led to a washout of soil around the pipe. Mr. Lyon explained that the pipe had started to disintegrate, and that sediment and dirt were going into the river. Mr. Lyon noted that the river is stormwater, and drinking water quality has not been affected. Responding to Mr. Anderson, Mr. Lyon stated that they had anticipated 60 days for this project's construction process, including the allocation of materials. Mr. Lyon stated that the process should take at least four weeks once the contractor receives the materials. Mr. Lyon noted that this area is grass and that they will not have to worry about pavement, detours, or traffic control. Responding to Mr. Anderson, Mr. Lyon stated that the project could start roughly around late spring. Mr. Lyon noted that they had seen a wide range of time delays with getting materials that could affect this time frame. Responding to Mayor Christiansen, Mr. Lyon stated that both projects require a performance bond. Mr. Lyon explained that if the contractor does not complete Page 92

CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 23, 2023 PAGE 6 Item #5. the work, then the city can pull the bond and use that money to hire another contractor to do the work. Mr. Hare moved to recommend awarding the contract to Gateway Construction, Inc. for the Williams Park Storm Pipe Replacement, ITB #23- 0004PW, for $148,000, as recommended by staff. The motion was seconded by Mr. Neil and unanimously carried. By consent agenda, Mr. Neil moved for approval of the Committee’s recommendation seconded by Dr. Pillsbury and carried by a unanimous roll call vote. Annual Review and Approval of Governing Policy for Energy Commodity Risk Management (Lori Peddicord, Controller/Treasurer) Ms. Lori Peddicord, Controller/Treasurer, reviewed the background and analysis of the amendments to the Governing Policy for Energy Commodity Risk Management. Staff recommended approving the proposed amendments to the Governing Policy for Energy Commodity Risk Management. Mr. Neil stated that he thought everybody here was being hurt so badly by the cost of electricity. Mr. Neil explained that the city went through a period for several years where they could purchase advances that held down electric rates very comfortably and very low. Mr. Neil stated that the city does not make money from this and that they are not a profit-making organization. Responding to Mr. Neil, Ms. Peddicord stated that there is too much in the mix to say if the increase in purchasing power would result in lower costs to the customer. Ms. Peddicord explained that this allows the city to purchase the equivalent of what the city used to purchase in 2015 and larger lump sums to capture a better price. Mr. Neil stated that for those who may need to be made aware, everything Ms. Peddicord explained is always available to the public. Mr. Neil explained that any member of the public could go to www.cityofdover.com and look under Agendas; they will be able to see and read what has been presented to council tonight. Mr. Neil stated that what Ms. Peddicord says is not surprising to council members because they have done their homework and reviewed the material before the meeting. Mr. Neil explained that members of the public could review the same information and understand what they are going through to try to keep electric rates down and to be fair. Mr. Neil stated that the prices are coming down and that council will be able to take the surcharge off or drop it down as soon as possible. Ms. Peddicord reviewed the chart entitled On Peak Purchasing MW By Year – Current $20M Limit on page 50 of the packet. Ms. Peddicord explained that before 2020 the city was buying a lot more peak or megawatts. Ms. Peddicord stated that the limit increase would increase the city’s ability to capture more in the future. Ms. Peddicord noted that the difference between the gray and red lines Page 93

CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 23, 2023 PAGE 7 Item #5. is a large variance between the pricing of what they were capturing and what it is currently costing. Ms. Peddicord stated that increasing the limit to 40 million will allow the city to purchase larger quantities at a lesser price and more than what they used to be able to do at a lesser value. Mr. Neil moved to recommend approving the proposed amendments to the Governing Policy for Energy Commodity for Risk Management, as recommended by staff. The motion was seconded by Ms. Arndt. Mr. Anderson stated that this was an important change, and he congratulated the board for that because it had been a concern. Mr. Anderson noted that he has been bugging the board that the city needs to be able to buy more when the price drops. Mr. Anderson explained that the city needs that flexibility when the price drops. Mr. Anderson congratulated the staff and stated that this is an intelligent policy for the ratepayers of the City of Dover. Mr. Neil moved to recommend approving the proposed amendments to the Governing Policy for Energy Commodity Risk Management, as recommended by staff. The motion was seconded by Ms. Arndt and unanimously carried. By consent agenda, Mr. Neil moved for approval of the Committee’s recommendation seconded by Dr. Pillsbury and carried by a unanimous roll call vote. Mr. Rocha moved for adjournment of the Utility Committee, hearing no objection; the meeting adjourned at 6:26 p.m. SAFETY, ADVISORY, AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE The Safety, Advisory, and Transportation Committee met with Chairwoman Pillsbury presiding. Adoption of Agenda Mr. Neil moved for adoption of the agenda, seconded by Mr. Rocha and unanimously carried. Dover Roundabout Analysis for Governors Boulevard, Ross Street, and Bradford Street (Sharon Duca, Assistant City Manager) Ms. Sharon Duca, Assistant City Manager, reviewed the background and analysis regarding the Dover Roundabout Analysis for Governors Boulevard, Ross Street, and Bradford Street. Ms. Duca introduced Ms. Wendy Carpenter, Traffic Calming Manager, DelDOT, and Ms. Nicole Wilson, Consultant, DelDOT. Ms. Carpenter and Ms. Wilson reviewed the traffic calming measures in Attachment #1 – Governors Boulevard at Ross and North Bradford – Intersection Improvement Options. Page 94

CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 23, 2023 PAGE 8 Item #5. Ms. Carpenter noted that Representative Sean Lynn is willing to fund most options through the Community Transportation Fund. However, the larger two roundabouts on pages 9 and 10 of Attachment #1 would require a capital project through the Dover/Kent Metropolitan Planning Organization (Dover/Kent MPO). Staff recommended that Council receive public input regarding the options presented and allow for additional research into low-impact traffic calming options. Mr. Neil stated that this is just the first step because they have many people who will be concerned about this. Mr. Neil emphasized that every time they had this, they had to give everybody a chance to say what they thought. Mr. Neil explained that these are things that DelDOT and Council will have to take a very close look at in terms of presenting this to an audience of neighbors who will be affected by this. Mr. Neil stated that Councilwoman Arndt, himself, and Mayor Christiansen had been inundated with complaints about the accidents in this intersection and that they must do something; they are concerned about safety. Mr. Neil stated that he wanted everybody to know that this is a first step and that this process will consider everyone’s thoughts before deciding. Responding to Mr. Rocha, Ms. Carpenter stated that CTF funds could not be used for anything that has right-of-way, drainage, or environmental impacts. Responding to Mr. Rocha, Ms. Carpenter stated that CTF funds could not be used for the larger roundabouts on pages 9 and 10 of Attachment #1. Ms. Carpenter noted that the smaller roundabout on page 11 of Attachment #1 would qualify for CTF funds, but you must drive in a complete circle around it. Mr. Rocha stated that he grew up in an area with roundabouts his whole life. Mr. Rocha stated that he felt the ones that are here, that are small, really are not effective at all. Mr. Rocha explained that if someone is going to speed, they will go right over the bricks in the middle. Mr. Rocha further explained that where he grew up, it was grass, and if it rained, you would be stuck there, so they learned not to do that. Mr. Rocha suggested either putting grass in the middle or not making it so appealing to drive straight across. Mr. Rocha noted that he felt the small roundabouts were ineffective. For example, the one on Mifflin Road might as well just be ripped out. Mr. Anderson stated that there is just not enough room for the large roundabouts and that they are trying to protect neighborhoods, not disrupt them. Mr. Anderson continued to state that taking away houses and getting rid of a couple of his neighbors is something that he would never support. Mr. Anderson explained that it is just not practical and would absorb the money the city desperately needs to repair other roads. Page 95

CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 23, 2023 PAGE 9 Item #5. Responding to Mr. Anderson, Ms. Carpenter stated that there are options, such as 1A on page one of Attachment #1, which is just signing and striping; there is no closure or anything like that. Ms. Carpenter explained that for options such as the all-way stop and the closures, DelDOT would need to do some analysis just to ensure that if they close this road, what will that mean? Where are the cars going to detour to? Does it cause issues somewhere else, then? Ms. Carpenter explained that they needed to do a study for those questions. Ms. Carpenter stated that for the options that are just signing and striping, it is just installing the signs and putting the striping down. Ms. Carpenter explained that for DelDOT, the striping season is spring and summer, depending on when they can get on the schedule. Ms. Carpenter further explained that striping and signing in Kent County are quick, and the City of Dover may install signage. Responding to Mr. Anderson, Ms. Carpenter stated that they have yet to set a time frame for the larger projects as DelDOT would need to do more analysis. Mr. Hare stated that there was a similar issue on Wyoming Avenue, and what prevailed was what the people that lived there wanted. Mr. Hare stated that he is more concerned about the people who live there, right on it, around it, and what they want. Mr. Hare stated that he would not sit there and say they would do this if the residents did not want it. Mr. Hare stated that the residents who live there are whom he wants to hear from and what they want. Ms. Arndt stated that she wanted to reiterate Councilman Neil's point that this is the first step; this is a preliminary assessment. Ms. Arndt apologized and stated that she could certainly appreciate the folks from the neighborhood who, when they first saw this in the packet and saw this giant roundabout, she knew that caused them considerable anxiety. Ms. Arndt explained that residents had heard tonight that that is not an option worth pursuing, it is too large for that area, and certainly, they are not going to take anyone's home. Ms. Arndt noted that council is not choosing any of these options tonight. Ms. Arndt stated that the point of tonight was to say, okay, council is going to move this forward. The council will take it to the public, and they will hold a workshop. Council will be getting input from the public. Ms. Arndt explained that there is more work that DelDOT needs to do regarding researching these alternatives to see what can happen in this area. Responding to Ms. Arndt, Ms. Duca stated that one of the key factors is working with DelDOT directly. One of the things that she would foresee on this is something similar to some of the charettes DelDOT does for some other projects so that they can have time with the public to go over the options. Ms. Duca stated that Ms. Carpenter could speak on this and that DelDOT may want to do some additional analysis before holding those charettes so that they can answer more questions. Ms. Duca noted that she appreciates that they ruled out some of the options to begin with, so they do not need to research the large roundabouts. Ms. Duca explained that, looking forward, the city is trying to get that public input Page 96

CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 23, 2023 PAGE 10 Item #5. before it comes back to the council. Ms. Duca noted that the dates would be posted when those meetings were occurring with the public so that interested council members could attend. Mayor Christiansen requested that Madam Chair Pillsbury allow members of the audience who live in that area of Governors Boulevard, Ross Street, and Bradford Street an opportunity to speak. Mr. James Frazier, 643 North Bradford Street, stated that he lives on the corner of North Bradford Street and Ross Street. Mr. Frazier stated that in the 43 years he has lived on the corner of North Bradford Street and Ross Street, almost all of his neighbors, including himself, have had a vehicle or property damage. Mr. Frazier explained that there had been single-car accidents caused by reckless driving, carelessness, and some cases, drunk driving. The number of these accidents equates to about one every five years. Other accidents in the intersection have been due to inattentive driving and speeding. Mr. Frazier noted that many times, he has observed drivers sitting at the stop sign at North Bradford and Ross Street, talking, texting on their cell phones, and then pulling into the intersection, nearly missing cars traveling on Governors. The recent addition of signs on the corners of North Bradford Street and Ross Street, alerting motorists that traffic on Governors Boulevard does not stop, has been a help. Mr. Frazier stated that one constant problem at the intersection is excess speed. The speed limit on Governors Boulevard is 25 miles per hour. When drivers are coming from the north or coming north from Silver Lake and have a green light at Governors Boulevard and Walker Road, they start to slow down once they get through the intersection and see the solar-powered speed sign flashing at them. Mr. Frazier stated that he consistently sees speeds of 35 to 50 miles an hour registered on that sign. Drivers need to realize that they are entering a residential neighborhood when they travel down Governors Boulevard and State Street from the stop light at State Street, Governors Boulevard, and Walker Road. Mr. Frazier suggested that it would be helpful to have another solar-powered sign placed on Governors Boulevard, between the intersection and the traffic light at Governors Boulevard and Walker Road. Drivers need to be reminded of their speed before they get to the intersection, not after it. Mr. Frazier requested to step up traffic speed enforcement. Mr. Frazier explained that the sight of a police car is one of the best traffic-calming devices he knows of. Mr. Frazier also suggested that one other thing that might slow down people is to paint crosswalk hash marks across the north and south sides of the intersection on Governors Boulevard, and the same for Ross Street and North Bradford Street and putting the State Law Yield to Pedestrian signs in the middle of them like there are on Governor's Avenue down by Delaware State Universities Downtown Campus. Mr. Frazier asked council to please keep in mind that, with the problems mentioned, traffic through the intersection travels, or traffic moves through the intersection 99% of the time without a problem. Before they spend millions of dollars and start condemning houses and destroying parts of the neighborhood, he Page 97

CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 23, 2023 PAGE 11 Item #5. would like for them to consider less destructive and cheaper ways to enhance the safety of both motorists and homeowners. Jim Barron, 640 North Governors Avenue, stated that in 35 years, six fences, telephone poles, and multiple accidents at all times. Mr. Barron noted that he gets to see most of his neighbors when there is an accident, and they come out and try to work with people. The speeding is still there, last night at 3:45 pm, a car went through at 54 miles per hour on the flashing sign. Mr. Barron stated that they needed enforcement. Mr. Barron stated that he is encouraged by the bigger roundabouts going away and seeing some of the ideas of making streets one way. Mr. Barron explained that vehicles are coming south on Bradford Street in the morning, heading across and not stopping to see if they can get through. He explained that this started happening when they changed the Walker Road intersection, which created more traffic on Ross Street because people are trying to avoid the light by coming up Ross Street, coming through that intersection, and cutting over to Walker Road. Mr. Barron noted that DelDOT buses do that a lot. Mr. Barron thanked the city and DelDOT for getting this started. He noted they do not need to take people's homes but need to make them safe. Mr. Neil stated that the only point he made was that the residents made the point they had already heard. Mr. Neil explained that the only option given tonight that looked promising would have been the small roundabout on page 11 of Attachment #1. Mr. Neil stated that DelDOT must complete their program and study this because they are the experts. Mr. Neil stated that DelDOT would come to the council to educate them about its effect and then to the public for input on what they prefer. Mr. Neil stated that anything that helps, he is in favor of. Mr. Neil stated that he is sure that the residents will get support from this entire group when that occurs, and it will happen. Mr. Neil explained that it would not happen in 35 years or 40 years, it is happening now, and the community has council’s attention. Mr. Neil thanked the residents for coming out and participating. Mr. Neil reminded the residents that this was the first step. Ms. Arndt moved to recommend that Council receive public input regarding the options presented and allow for additional research into low-impact traffic calming options, as recommended by staff. The motion was seconded by Mr. Neil. Mr. Anderson moved to amend the motion to include Community Transportation Fund (CTF) funded options. Ms. Arndt and Mr. Neil accepted the amendment and unanimously carried. Ms. Arndt moved to recommend that Council receive public input regarding the Community Transportation Fund (CTF) funded options presented and allow for additional research into low-impact traffic calming options, as Page 98

CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 23, 2023 PAGE 12 Item #5. recommended by staff. The motion was seconded by Mr. Neil and unanimously carried. By consent agenda, Mr. Neil moved for approval of the Committee’s recommendation seconded by Dr. Pillsbury and carried by a unanimous roll call vote. Dr. Pillsbury moved for adjournment of the Safety Advisory and Transportation Committee, hearing no objection; the meeting adjourned at 7:01 p.m. LEGISLATIVE, FINANCE, AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE The Legislative, Finance and Administration Committee met with Chairman Anderson presiding. Adoption of Agenda Ms. Arndt moved for adoption of the agenda, seconded by Mr. Rocha and unanimously carried. Draft Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) (Lori Peddicord, Controller/Treasurer) Mr. Anderson congratulated Ms. Peddicord and her staff for an unmodified audit and a Certificate of Excellence in financial reporting. Ms. Lori Peddicord, Controller/Treasurer, introduced Mr. Bill Seymour, Engagement Partner, S&B Company. Mr. Seymour reviewed the presentation entitled Fiscal Year 2022 Audit Results. Staff recommended acceptance of the draft report. Mr. Neil moved to recommend acceptance of the draft report, as recommended by staff. The motion was seconded by Ms. Arndt and unanimously carried. By consent agenda, Mr. Neil moved for approval of the Committee’s recommendation seconded by Dr. Pillsbury and carried by a unanimous roll call vote. Library Rebranding Presentation (Brian Sylvester, Library Director) Mr. Brian Sylvester, Library Director, reviewed the presentation entitled Dover Public Library Brand Guide. Mr. Sylvester stated that the Dover Public Library hired Kristine Arth, Brand Consultant, Lobster Phone. Mr. Sylvester noted that the rebranding campaign was covered by the state’s side of the budget and did not include municipal funds. Mr. Boggerty thanked Mr. Sylvester for the great work they had done. Mr. Boggerty stated that the L does not have an L shape. Mr. Boggerty also stated that he wants to see a space between the D and P. He explained that the letters are so exaggerated that they look more like shapes than letters. Page 99

CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 23, 2023 PAGE 13 Item #5. Ms. Arndt stated that they could ask a hundred different people and get a hundred different points of view. Ms. Arndt stated that she thought the design looked great, fun, and modern and loved the color choices. Ms. Arndt also liked that the Dover Public Library staff could fully customize this design without returning to the designer. Responding to Mr. Rocha, Mr. Sylvester stated that he reached out to Ms. Diane Laird, Director of the Downtown Dover Partnership (DDP) but had not heard back from her. Mr. Sylvester stated that he would contact Ms. Tina Bradbury, DDP, regarding the banners in front of the library to ensure cohesiveness with Mosaic’s Downtown Master Plan. Mr. Neil stated that he is a fan and customer of the Dover Public Library. Mr. Neil stated that the programs are phenomenal for kids and everyone there. Mr. Neil explained that there is space available for things such as DDP will be there to show and tell for Mosaic. Mr. Neil stated that he believes that when you have a great library, if you are bringing in businesses and economic development, you can show them what Dover has. Mr. Neil stated that he was very proud of the library. Mr. Neil explained that sometimes you must change the feel or the look to kind of freshen it and give excitement to the staff. Mr. Neil noted they are a great staff. Committee action was optional. Mr. Neil moved for acceptance of the Dover Public Library’s report. The motion was seconded by Mr. Rocha and unanimously carried. By consent agenda, Mr. Neil moved for approval of the Committee’s recommendation seconded by Dr. Pillsbury and carried by a unanimous roll call vote. Mr. Anderson moved for adjournment of the Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee meeting; hearing no objection, the meeting adjourned at 7:23 p.m. Mr. Hare moved for an adjournment of the Council Committee of the Whole meeting. The motion was seconded by Mr. Rocha and unanimously carried. The meeting adjourned at 7:23 p.m. APPOINTMENT-RECOMMENDED BY MAYOR CHRISTIANSEN – DOVER PUBLIC LIBRARY ADVISORY COMMISSION – THERESA L. WHALEN – TERM TO EXPIRE JUNE 2028 Appointment Recommended by Mayor Christiansen – Dover Public Library Advisory Commission – Theresa L. Whalen (Term to expire June 2028) Page 100

CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 23, 2023 PAGE 14 Item #5. By consent agenda, Mr. Neil moved for acceptance of the appointment of Theresa L. Whalen to the Dover Public Library Commission, as recommended by Mayor Christiansen. The motion was seconded by Dr. Pillsbury and carried by a unanimous roll call vote. ITEMS NOT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT FUNDS-PROJECT ALLOCATION (JASON LYON, DIRECTOR OF WATER AND WASTEWATER) Jason Lyon, Director of Water and Wastewater, explained that they were told in the fall of 2022 that they were afforded three million dollars for projects such as infrastructure. He explained that his team decided to look at projects that could be used that were already in the pipelines to get that money out and get it working. His team identified three different projects in no particular order. The first one is to supplement the North State Street water main replacement project, which is underway. Mr. Lyon explained that due to the state of inflation with construction projects, the project was underfunded; utilizing the Community Reinvestment Fund will allow this project to be completed. Mr. Lyon stated that the second project was an Inflow and Infiltration Repair project. He explained that the city recently completed a large-scale evaluation of our sanitary sewer mains and manholes. The report provided several locations throughout the city that required rehabilitation. The total amount of pipe relined will be approximately 2,600 linear feet, and this project will rehabilitate 52 manholes. The repairs will decrease the infiltration into our infrastructure and increase the structural condition of the sewer pipes and manholes. Mr. Lyon explained that the third project would be for the street and alley program. The city originally budgeted six (6) streets/alleys to be rehabilitated in FY23. However, due to the current economic state will only allow three (3) streets/alleys to be worked on within the original budget. This project would rehabilitate Buckson Street, Carvel Drive, and Ross Street. Mr. Anderson moved to recommend accepting the $3M from the Community Reinvestment Fund and approving the project allocation plan. The motion was seconded by Mr. Rocha and unanimously carried. WELL #9 CHANGE ORDER (JASON LYON, DIRECTOR OF WATER AND WASTEWATER Jason Lyon, Director of Water and Wastewater, explained that the request is the change order to break the current side project. He explained that they are working on the redevelopment of a well that we have currently. Mr. Lyon stated that when the water reaches a certain height, they have to shut down that water source, which becomes more taxing on the system and the other wells. Mr. Lyon stated that this project is underway. The original contract price was in favor of $79,000, and the requested change is $90,000. The reason for the change orders is that there are different environments with various structural capacities. Mr. Lyon further explained that the new requirement is to take a structural analysis of the underground, and they did not have any in the nearby areas. He explained that the second component is water requirements for changing a building. Page 101

CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 23, 2023 PAGE 15 Item #5. Mr. Rocha moved to approve the change order request from AECOM, Inc. in the amount of $19,500 in accordance with the City of Dover Purchasing Policy and Procedures. The motion was seconded by Mr. Neil and unanimously carried. FIRST READING - PROPOSED ORDINANCE #2023-01 AMENDING THE 2019 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BY REPLACING TABLE 12-1: LAND DEVELOPMENT PLAN, MAP 13-1: ANNEXATION AREAS, AND MAP 13-2: POTENTIAL LAND USE FOR ANNEXATION AREAS Acting Council President Hare reminded the public that copies of the proposed ordinance were available at the entrance of the Council Chambers and also could be obtained from the City Clerk's Office. Members reviewed Proposed Ordinance #2023-01, which would amend the 2019 Comprehensive Plan. The amendments include consideration of the following associated with Annexation Application AX-23-01 Lands of Calpine Holdings, LLC. Two properties on White Oak Road: Requests for amendment of Map 13-1: Potential Annexation Areas to review the Annexation Plan category of two properties and requests for amendment of Map 13-2: Potential Land uses for Annexation Areas to identify the Land Use Classification of two properties. Since the ordinance is an amendment to the 2019 Comprehensive Plan, a public hearing is required. Staff recommended that a public hearing be scheduled before the Planning Commission on February 21, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. and that a public hearing before City Council be set for Monday, March 13, 2023, at 6:30 p.m., at which time final action by Council will take place. Mrs. Gray, Director of Planning and Community Development, explained that this is a series of requests which amend the 2019 Comprehensive Plan. The specific request is to amend maps 13- 1 and 13-2. These requests were submitted by the property owner associated with the City of Dover. Responding to Mr. Anderson, Mary Ellen Gray, Director of Planning and Community Development, stated that there are two types of comprehensive plan amendments minor and major. Ms. Gray explained that minor amendments are such things as zoning revisions, and this is a major request, and major requests can only happen once a year within a specific time frame. These requests must be made and applied to the Office of State Planning by December 15th. She further explained that if there were another major amendment to the comprehensive plan application, the applicant would have to wait until December 15, 2023. Responding to Mr. Neil, Ms. Gray explained that it is her understanding that the application is for a solar farm, which is a utility. By motion of Mr. Neil, seconded by Mr. Boggerty, Council unanimously referred the request to the Planning Commission and set a public hearing for March 13, 2023, at 6:30 p.m., as recommended by staff. In accordance with Section 1-9 of the Dover Code, Council acknowledged the First Reading of the Zoning Ordinance Amendment as read by the City Clerk, by title only, as follows: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2019 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BY AMENDING MAP 13-1: BY CHANGING THE ANNEXATION PLAN Page 102

CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 23, 2023 PAGE 16 Item #5. CATEGORY AND BY AMENDING MAP 13-2: BY IDENTIFYING THE LAND USE CLASSIFICATION OF TWO PROPERTIES LOCATED ON WHITE OAK ROAD. CITY MANAGER'S ANNOUNCEMENTS City Manager did not have any announcements. CITY MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS Mayor Christiansen did not have any announcements. COUNCIL MEMBERS' ANNOUNCEMENTS Councilman Boggerty stated that when he sat down, his stomach dropped because he wanted to say something else about what he received and that he is normally good at speaking off the cuff. He gets to work with two individuals, one outside his profession, Councilwoman Arndt, and his friend Dr. Pillsbury. Years ago, a black man working with a white woman would never happen. This is black history when they all come together. He also publicly apologized, but he means it with all of his heart, to the degree that everyone knows he is big on diversity, equity, and inclusion. He has been called to a meeting Wednesday to discuss the government’s diversity. Hopefully, he will have something to report back to council so that they can continue to move Dover forward in their push for diversity and will include anyone that wants to be a part of that meeting. Councilman Neil stated that the largest bounce house and obstacle course is coming to NASCAR on NASCAR weekend when it arrives here in Dover. The announcement was made today, and they are making more festivities around the monster. He and Ms. Arndt thought it was worthwhile letting their people know because the people in the 3rd district are affected by it more than anyone else. So, he is making that announcement on behalf of the speedway. They released it today, and the word is out. Councilman Anderson reminded everyone about the Special Council Meeting on Thursday, January 26, 2023, and there will be a couple of items discussed. The intended list is regarding the proposed loitering ordinance and some citizen complaints regarding an establishment downtown. He would like to also thank some people who have helped bring a consensus towards the loitering ordinance. Even though they did not necessarily have any agreement at the beginning, it is where you end. He wanted to thank Mr. Cecil Wilson and Ms. Lachelle Paul for working productively and bringing a consensus. It is something that their community has proudly supported. They had meetings in the 2nd and 4th districts at different times. He hopes he can continue to move forward because it is something that the people definitely said they wanted, just part and parcel of the new ordinance. If anyone has feelings regarding that, please come out or join online. The instructions are online, or they can email cityclerk@dover.de.us. Mr. Anderson congratulated the Finance Office led by Controller/Treasurer Lori Peddicord. The Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting was put on the consent agenda, but nobody noticed unless they reviewed the packet. He just wanted to highlight that because that is phenomenal. The city had an audit that was unmodified, which means that things look very good. That is something that the city has a great heritage of, and considering the project management that is being done, with the newish computer systems, newish for 7 years. Considering that the fundamental work in the city is being done with excellence and recognized excellence, he would like to applaud the finance department. Page 103

CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 23, 2023 PAGE 17 Item #5. Councilman Rocha announced that February 1st is World Read Aloud Day, and March 2nd is Read Across America Day. He explained that the participating school is W. Reily Brown, in the Caesar Rodney School District. The school is in the City of Dover limits, and an author will read a book to 1st or 2nd graders. He is unsure of which grade but that each 1st or 2nd grader, whichever one it is, will receive the author's book. It is all about encouraging our young to want to read, no matter what economic background they may have; reading at a level by the time they reach 3rd grade gives them the strongest chance to graduate high school and therefore move on to have some form of higher academics. So, he just wanted to point out that if anybody wants to support that, bring it up with him, and he will point them in the right direction. The meeting adjourned at 7:27 p.m. ANDRIA BENNETT CITY CLERK All ordinances, resolutions, motions, and orders adopted by City Council during their Regular Meeting of January 23, 2023, are hereby approved. ROBIN R. CHRISTIANSEN MAYOR /AB \\VMFILEPRINT\CityClerk\AGENDAS-MINUTES-PACKETS\Council-Minutes\2023\01-January\01-23-2023 REGULAR COUNCIL MINUTES.doc Page 104

Item #6. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING A Special Council Meeting was held on January 26, 2023, at 6:00 p.m., with Council President Sudler presiding. Council members present were Mr. Anderson, Mr. Boggerty, Mr. Neil, Dr. Pillsbury, Ms. Arndt, Mr. Rocha, and Mr. Hare. Mr. Taylor and Mayor Christiansen were absent. Council staff members present were Mr. Hugg, Ms. Bennett, and Ms. Walls. Other staff members present were Ms. Gray and Ms. Sass. Constituent’s Loitering Ordinance Language Concerns Madam Clerk Bennett explained the ground rules for the Special Council meeting. President Sudler reviewed his Loitering PowerPoint presentation with council and the public. President Sudler then asked for questions from the public. Crystal Chapman, 834 Woodcrest Drive, stated that she has been a City of Dover resident for 15 years. Ms. Chapman asked if the ordinance involves the homeless, and if the police come up, where are they supposed to go? If they are being asked to move on in this mandate, they have nowhere to move, where are they supposed to go? Ms. Chapman asked if City Council and everyone else involved with this would make it their priority to figure out where to put these people. Is housing going to be developed for them, places where they can go so that they are not on the street? Is City Council considering anything for that? Responding to Ms. Chapman, Mr. Anderson stated that he appreciates her question; it is a very good one, but part of it is a little bit of a misconception of what loitering is. It is very explicit in that it does not mean that you happen to be outside, on the street, walking along, or anything of that nature. It is very specific, dealing with interesting areas and impeding entrances congregated in a way that creates alarm. It is not just like if somebody were sleeping at 9:00 AM in front of somebody's door, as a picture was sent to him recently. You wake them up, and they get up, they can walk, they can go anywhere. They can sit on a bench as long as they are not blocking anybody. Mr. Anderson explained that as long as they are not impeding anybody else, they have the right to be in any public area, just like anybody else. That is when it comes to what the city is doing to provide for them. If they are a homeless individual, then the city has recently allocated over $1.2 million to provide facilities in the daytime, provide to help The People's Church with renovations, help the House of Hope, help Dover Interfaith Mission develop a day facility, and other such things. As well as job training and other buildings that are not finished yet. Mr. Anderson noted that council believes that in this city, they are committed to helping the people who need their help and are willing to receive it. Mr. Anderson stated that the city had made its biggest commitment yet. Teresa Campbell, Vice President of Code Purple, asked Mr. Anderson where they should go? Where are the homeless supposed to go on the holidays? The only shelter for day treatment right now is Hopes and Dreams, which opens around 8:00 AM and closes at 3:00 PM. So where do they go on Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, and Black Friday? Where do they go? Responding to Ms. Campbell, Mr. Anderson said he wanted to remind her that this ordinance Page 105

Item #6. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2023 PAGE 2 does not tell people they cannot be in a park. This explicitly recognizes people's right to be in a building, be on a bench, be out here, or go to the public youth facility. Mr. Anderson noted that he sees people in the library, he sees the homeless there, and that is fine. Council does not have a problem with that. People are not being excluded from public areas. It is just a matter of how you conduct yourself in those public areas. Responding to Mr. Anderson, Ms. Campbell asked when did the library become open on a holiday. Ms. Campbell also asked about Christmas. She thinks that council needs to understand that there is nowhere for these people to go. They need somewhere to go when Code Purple lets out at 8:00 AM. If there is frigid weather, Hopes and Dreams closes. Ms. Campbell does not see anyone coming to Code Purple to volunteer, to help them open for the homeless. This is going to cause loitering. Responding to Ms. Campbell, Mr. Anderson stated that it does make loitering very objective. Mr. Anderson thanked Ms. Campbell for her dedication. Responding to Ms. Campbell, Mr. Neil asked if this problem is just in Dover or anywhere else, she knows of in the State of Delaware. Responding to Mr. Neil, Ms. Campbell stated that it is a problem everywhere in Delaware. Ms. Campbell stated that she knows 60 homeless men she feeds every night, which is her problem. Responding to Ms. Campbell, Mr. Neil stated that they know it is a universal problem, but that they also have another problem within the problem, do they not? How many of those people simply, you know, have offered help strictly through Interfaith? Mr. Neil stated that he had asked this question back then if they accept that help or want that help to go on to be back into society to be constructive members, who are willing to do that? Mr. Neil stated that he understood that when the Supreme Court opened the chronic hospitals, people did not have to stay there and come out. Mr. Neil continued to state that he does know, he even asked Jane Clima from Interfaith, and it is his understanding that they have people who break down into three different categories; some who have mental problems and do not want to be there. They have some who fall into addiction and go into crime. You try to help the homeless and have to be out there, and they try to do that, and they fall out of the program. The economy hits those addicted; that is where the Interfaith Center does a fantastic job of bringing them back in. Responding to Mr. Neil, Ms. Campbell stated that Interfaith has the cream of the crop. She goes over there and runs Interfaith every single day. They are not allowing alcoholics; they are not allowing drug addicts; they are not allowing those with mental health issues. Ms. Campbell invited all of council to Code Purple. She will tell them anytime, any time of the day, she will be there from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, and she is the only woman down there most of the time. Ms. Campbell invited anyone to come to deal with mental health; they do not even have to touch the addiction or the alcoholism; they just come down for their mental health. Ms. Campbell stated that if council has any idea about mental health, addiction, and alcoholism, first of all, mental health, alcoholism, and addiction are under the mental health guidelines. So, they are dealing with 60 men with mental health with nowhere in Dover to take them, absolutely nowhere, because when they offer Dover Behavioral Health, they said they would rather die. Mr. Sudler asked Ms. Campbell, regarding the homeless if they talked with or had gotten a petition from taxpayers stating that they are willing to put their taxpayers' dollars towards a Page 106

Item #6. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2023 PAGE 3 facility. Mr. Sudler stated that he thinks that is what needs to be done because he is in housing. Mr. Sudler noted that he deals with these types of things, and with low income, he deals with mental health. Mr. Sudler stated that he does a lot for our community, separate from being for- profit. Everyone who knows him knows he is, but she cannot sit here and say, "City Council has to build facilities for homeless individuals for you to support a loitering ordinance." Mr. Sudler explained that it is because it is not the city council's dollars, it is the taxpayer’s dollars, and if the taxpayers say, "We want this to be our priority," bring them to council. Council serves at the will of their constituents. Mr. Sudler noted that they must have their constituents, have people petition, and come out to say, "We are willing to put forth our tax dollars to build a facility." Now the city has offered land to Interfaith next to the Dover Police Department, a lot of land that they were going to, he believes, maybe charge them $1 a year to build their facility, and they rejected it. Mr. Sudler asked City Manager Hugg if he would please get her contact information so that the city can explore offering it to Code Purple, but that council has gone above and beyond, so he does not want the city council to be viewed as "They are not doing anything for the homeless." Mr. Sudler stated that the council supports initiatives just like Councilman Anderson said the council provides funding. Interfaith gets funding from the council. Ms. Campbell stated that the city is also taking time away from the police force when they do this. She knows she has personally called the police and waited 30 minutes. So why is the city going to take time from a police force that is already understaffed? Responding to Ms. Campbell, Mr. Sudler stated that this is already their mandate to police. These officers are getting paid good money. Mr. Sudler noted that loitering is a state statute that they enforce. The only thing the city is doing here is sharing and engaging in the struggle of decriminalizing homelessness through a certain language, the criminal offense language. Council is showing that we understand. Council is showing that they are with them as much as they can in that struggle. Despite what other organizations or individuals may feel, it is in layman's terms if you get a citation right now, do you want to be cited a criminal citation or a citation where you get a ticket? Mr. Sudler stated that they could get a ticket or a criminal offense so that when they get where they need to be, whether they are no longer homeless and go and apply for housing or a job, they will not have a criminal record. Mr. Sudler stated that he just wanted Ms. Campbell to understand the situation, what council is doing, which is separate from homelessness, and the need for more housing and homeless buildings. He respectfully disagrees with her, and council understands the need for resources, but they are two separate topics. She must understand that they are trying to decriminalize the criminal component of loitering in which the state gives someone a criminal record. Council is dialing it down, and they are taking out language about prowling and all that, which could lead to the probability of arrest or profiling because they are dealing with it. Council is trying to address that they are not targeting the homeless. Council is not targeting marginalized groups or individuals. That is the way they tried to explain it. Reginald Daniel II, 1211 Pondersoa Drive, asked how the city intends to enforce these citations and the homeless. What about those who unfortunately do not have the mental capacity to deal with it? How are we addressing those issues? Responding to Mr. Daniel, Mr. Sudler stated that the City of Dover recently authorized the Chief of Police to have a mental health specialist. Page 107

Item #6. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2023 PAGE 4 Chief Johnson explained that what happens when they move there is a $25 fine associated with the electronic ticket handed to someone. Chief Johnson stated that there is a window of time to answer that charge at the station locally, and it is not an offense that gets entered into the state system. It is just that they have a window of time that, once it passes, the fine increases because of the delayed response and enters a schedule. Eventually, the schedule leads to just the transfer to one of two things. The practice of converting local ordinances into a state of action. Many years ago, that used to be a practice for anybody that is still in practice. It is not a City of Dover vendor, and the city is unaware of what they do with it from there. Responding to Mr. Daniel, Chief Johnson stated that he was trying to think how extreme the circumstance would have to be. The mere fact you have a local ordinance violation at the beginning, that they were probably not belligerent and abide by the request, so he is not going to say that it is impossible, but there would be a set of circumstances where it would happen. Chief Johnson noted that it would be so small that he is talking less than once a year, maybe, a couple of times every five years. The set of circumstances that would be there for them to feel like they needed to do that, in most cases, the witness would be levied as a low-hold situation. Responding to Mr. Daniel, Chief Johnson stated that whenever they make that contact, the individual that they believe is at risk of mental health, substance abuse, or anything that one of their clinical field partners might be able to have an impact on, they work every day, 12 hours a day. The city has two of them under contract. Their job is to assess before engaging the individual. It allows the police department to take a step back, and that way there is a little bit of privacy, perhaps if the person dislikes the presence of an officer. They can be with someone who is 100% identifiable as a healthcare professional, and they can try to connect them to services. Chief Johnson stated that he would say the data he has been tracking were about 50% successful. For every two individuals they have contact with, they can at least start somebody down the path of getting help. Chief Johnson stated that they are not a services organization, which would be too big for their mission as a police department. So, there is a point where they try to hand off to agencies and organizations that do the right thing, full-time, and professionally. The hope is that they will get what they need and those that they can connect with services, great. Sometimes the ones that they do, especially if it is an outpatient kind of situation, are doing the best they can to keep track of them to try to monitor their progress and make sure that they have continued connections to support. Chief Johnson explained that the idea behind all that, or the loop on the rationale, is that if these two clinicians with their officer partners meet a significant number of folks, they will not be able to offend in any capacity. Chief Johnson noted that they could do their small part in helping to improve their quality of life. Phil McGinnis, 555 East Loockerman Street, stated that at this point, there is a statute in place that you can be arrested for loitering, which is a criminal violation. Responding to Mr. McGinnis, Mr. Hare stated they are proposing that if someone gets arrested for loitering, they will get a parking ticket. It would be a criminal offense just to that. So, what he hears is that the different organizations have no problem following the state ordinance. If they do give a ticket, they get a criminal record form because that is what they want to have, which is a criminal record. Responding to Mr. McGinnis, Mr. Sudler stated that they are taking two components of language out of the state’s ordinance, which the city did mirror the state ordinance word for word. The city is changing a line that discusses tackling a high-target area which could create an issue of Page 108

Item #6. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2023 PAGE 5 profiling, or an arrest based on a subjective view. So they are addressing the state's actions. The city is taking those elements out that could lead to profiling claims and hardship on marginalized individuals, and they are also taking out the criminal components. Council is dialing it back so that when they go to get a job or housing, whenever they need their record reviewed, it will not say you have a criminal offense. Mr. Hare stated that to follow up on what someone said earlier, yes, the city does have a great police department. They do have a lot on this language. Their sole purpose, driving around Dover, is not to look for people loitering, they have other things to do. They ignore the police. That is why they got arrested, not for just standing somewhere in the street. The ones that have been arrested are not homeless, and some people who are not homeless have received tickets. If everyone wants council to do that, they will follow the state code. Jean Bauer, 152 Westminster Terrace, stated that she had been a resident of Dover since her family moved here in 1948. Ms. Bauer stated that she wanted to know about issuing citations paid by cash or by some kind of monetary value for $25. Which none of these people have. Why not consider, instead of a citation payment, some civic responsibility, trying to pick up, clean up, and tidy up? Responding to Ms. Bauer, Mr. Sudler stated that the council had discussed this with the Chief. Mr. Sudler thinks that at one point, they discussed that that kind of order must come from the Justice of the Peace, it is a very good suggestion. That is definitely something to explore. Responding to Ms. Bauer, Chief Johnson stated that doing that is not advisable. The difficulty comes in the administration of service. It is a little bit difficult for the police department to charge the entity and then administer that disposition. Now with the concern that has been discussed, there is a lot of discretion that comes into play. Chief Johnson noted that the barriers are infinite, but at the end of the day, they would have arrived at some alternative program, a retrial, or pre-events disposition. It would have to be set up with the local board and start with a state-charging document. The idea is that when the person has completed their community service and necessary things, a judge could dismiss the original offense, and it is done through the judiciary, and kind of record cleaning, and then the administration of community service, and the verification. The things that would have to be elements of an appropriate program would be managed and administered by the judiciary rather than the police department responsible in the executive branch. Fleur McKendall, President of the Central Delaware NAACP, asked what the expected revenue is if this were to roll out? Responding to Ms. McKendall, Mr. Sudler stated that they do not have any expected revenue. Council is just trying to decriminalize the component. That is their mission, but they have not gone into "How much money is this going to make us?" Ms. McKendall asked if it would not make the city any money, how much it would cost then? Responding to Ms. McKendall, Chief Johnson stated that other than the normal wear and tear of the hardware that they use to either generate a local ordinance e-ticket or a state summons, there is probably a time component, there is no official cost that he can project based on their current practices and current resources. Page 109

Item #6. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2023 PAGE 6 Ms. McKendall asked what evidence the city has, or do they even have anything that shows they have a loitering problem? Where is the evidence? Has there been an assessment? What has been done for council to conclude that there is a loitering problem in the City of Dover? Responding to Ms. McKendall, Mr. Sudler stated that council has received many complaints from constituents. Whether they were complaints driven from or reported with Dover PD or just complaints to a council person. So, it is complaints driven, but do they have statistical data to support that if someone says something to us about it? Mr. Sudler stated that he does not know, but what he does know is that his constituents are concerned about that. Maybe some of the emergencies are here, or community members or homeowners can speak to that. Mr. Sudler noted that he does not know. Chief Johnson stated that the only data he could find were calls from residents. 285 calls for concerns related to citizen complaints, he believes it was Councilman Hare that referenced the window of 2022, the vast majority were handled in ways that did not involve a charging document. Eight ended up being disposed of with a state summons. Mr. Neil stated that he thinks that Mosaic took an extremely important survey. A poignant study by Mosaic pointed out safety was an extreme problem in Dover. There are concerns about people going down there safely, and safety is something that council has looked at before. From their point of view of rejuvenating Downtown, she cannot dismiss it as just hearsay, it is there. Council knows it is there, and they want to do something about it, that is not going to hurt the people who are disenfranchised in other ways. Ms. McKendall asked Mr. Neil if he believed that issuing out fines and fees to those who are scrambling to take care of their basic living necessities are going to be able to pay these fines? And if they cannot, what then happens, and at what point does it escalate? Responding to Ms. McKendall, Mr. Neil stated that, as Councilman Hare pointed out, it is state law. As the Chief has said, the city tries to avoid that. It becomes a weapon without an ending penalty that would cost somebody a job, or housing, which is essential and one of his soapbox stances. So on that point, it is still there. What they are doing is not going to change that because the same person that is fined by the state is going to have a criminal record and is going to have a hard time. Council is trying to avoid that to help those who have said, "Help us keep our business Downtown." Responding to Ms. McKendall, Mr. Neil stated that, no, it is about the civil rights of the business owner to have customers be able to come through their doors. Council is talking about the civil rights of people who are trying to do business, and they do not want to hurt others if council is a sponsor of this. Did you do that against homeless people? Did you do this against people who are panhandlers? Homeless people show up where people are. It was not designated to hurt them. It was designed to give the police a way to say, "We have a complaint, let us see what we can do.” Council is talking about something later this evening about Irish Mike’s. No civil rights interfere with other individuals' civil rights if they feel like they are being punished, then the city has to deal with it. This is a way of dealing with it that my colleagues have come up. What can council do to keep those businesses in business because they pay the taxes that will pay for the homeless shelter. If they are not in business, they are not paying taxes, then the city does not have the money for homeless shelters. Page 110

Item #6. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2023 PAGE 7 President Sudler stated that he believes Ms. McKendall’s initial question was regarding fines and fees. When they get a criminal record, they go to jail. How much of the taxpayer's allowance does it cost to keep them in jail and feed them versus giving them a pink slip? Just food for thought, not to answer that. Responding to Ms. McKendall, Mr. Sudler stated that he thinks that he would know that in regards to homelessness and getting funds for the homeless. So creating this ordinance as well as itself is an act saying, "Hey, council acknowledges that there is some adverse effect on loitering on the state level." These are little things that council could do if it got passed, which the council serves its constituents because, again, it is not their bank account or budget. Council’s constituents pretty much drive where they are supposed to be going to at a certain extent. Responding to Ms. McKendall, Chief Johnson stated that if they are having a first encounter with someone about a query, they do not necessarily need to get to know each other because it is a low-level infraction. Sometimes, it is a roll-up, wind down the window, "Hey, come on, man. You know you are not supposed to be here." "Yeah, I am on my way." Chief Johnson stated that the officer drives away, then they drive away. So if it gets to someone who is defying them with correction, then they have a one-on-one official encounter. If they do not have an ID, it is almost impossible for an adult not to have some kind of electronic record in one of their databases just so that they can verify their identity. That does not necessarily mean they are going to create a charging document or execute an enforcement action at that point. At the very least, they know that they are not talking to a fugitive, someone that is wanted, or there are other concerns. Chief Johnson stated that if they did get to the point of a charging document, they have the database to fill in the basic demographics of the charging document. If they have ID, that expedites the process, but if they do not, they have other means. Responding to Ms. McKendall, Chief Johnson stated that at the end of a predetermined period, if the object of the enforcement action is not responsive, does not send anything, or does not communicate and pay the fine, it gets turned over to the city's collection agency down here. Whatever happens to an unpaid debt, do they stall that course of action? Chief Johnson noted that they probably would. Responding to Ms. McKendall, Chief Johnson stated that he could not speak intelligently to that, so he is going to stop because he would not be able to answer her question. Responding to Ms. Paul, Chief Johnson stated that he wants to be clear about when they say decreasing the consequence. Officers have discretion just like any other section of the criminal code that might have a mirrored section. There are times when the right thing to do is an ordinance. Sometimes the correct thing to do is a warning. Sometimes you have to think of the state statute. So his position and the police department's position is, this is an extra option that they have in certain situations where it is appropriate for enforcement action, but fortunately, they feel is necessary. Chief Johnson stated that they can issue an enforcement action that does not have the consequences that come with a state-level action where there is an official record. Chief Johnson stated that there is an unofficial record that is automatically triggered by being charged with anything in the state. If you do not respond, you get double-marked in the system. There is a lot that comes with that, and that is not necessary for everyone to have those consequences of getting the point across to people. So from their perspective, this created a layer where they have the authority to act, but they do not have to issue something that has additional Page 111

Item #6. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2023 PAGE 8 consequences that are of concern to certain persons. Lachelle Paul stated that anybody in law enforcement generally does not decrease the consequence of an offense. Where has it been known or shown that decreasing the consequences lessens the offense because "We are saying one thing, and we are going back to another thing to say why this should be." If council is saying that businesses are having the issue with people loitering, it would be backward for them to decrease the consequence for these individuals that are offending the offense. Now also to add to that, she believes it was a meeting that was held in City Hall, where council stated that this particular ordinance was not supposed to deal with anything with panhandling or dealing with people in the homeless shelter. This ordinance was not supposed to deal with anything of that nature. So this particular argument with regards to this particular ordinance, unless she is mistaken here, it was said that this ordinance was not to be addressing those issues. So now is council saying that this ordinance is addressing those issues? Responding to Ms. Paul, Mr. Sudler stated that he is not saying this law and ordinance is addressing panhandling. Council is addressing everything under the ordinance of loitering and everything that is in the state's statute. Now to the concept of decriminalizing the penalty, which may increase the actual offenses made. Mr. Sudler suggested that she get with the ACLU. Mr. Sudler stated that she should ask the ACLU because they are also talking about decriminalizing homelessness. So if council decriminalizes homelessness, will that increase homelessness, or would that decrease homelessness? Mr. Sudler noted that council cannot answer that because that would be an assumption. Council does not have any data to say that if they do this, then it is going to have a different effect. That is just a small part. Ms. Paul stated that what he stated on the record is what this ordinance is supposed to do. So for him to try to sell this to the community because he is saying that council is decreasing the consequence for this particular offense. Now the first thing is if council is decreasing the consequence for the offense, and of course, the Chief just said it is under the discretion of the actual officer. So then creating this ordinance does not even necessarily mean that the person is actually in trouble for the ordinance. It does not say whether they are going to get the state law consequence and a ticket to appear in court or they are going to get the actual written order after all, per the discretion of the officer. Now with that being said, she had a previous meeting, and people were speaking about the Attorney General's Office not prosecuting some of the loitering offenses that come in front of them. She thinks that was maybe 15 cases if she was not mistaken. With that being said, did anybody ask the Attorney General's office why they did not follow through with those violations because the state law is already under appeal? People are scrutinizing it because the question is about the Eighth Amendment right or the Fourth Amendment right. Ms. Paul stated they cannot preserve the Fourth Amendment right if they use that act because it is vague. With that being said, this is why the Attorney General's Office will not touch it now, which council says this ordinance mirrors the state law. Then when they talk about the children and the college students, she does not know about everyone, but when she was going to Delaware State, going to the yard was a beautiful thing because she was going to a party. Where does this come in for the kids, regardless of what they intend for it, it only takes one person not to go through this? Responding to Ms. Paul, Mr. Sudler stated that the students are only one component. Council is talking about marginalized individuals, which could be the homeless, it could be people with mental health issues, or it could be anyone that is most likely or has traditionally been, how should he say, profiled or experienced some disparities from society. Mr. Sudler noted that it also Page 112

Item #6. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2023 PAGE 9 includes the criminal justice system. Council is only aiming to adopt the penalty part, and they are enforcing the loitering component. The loitering component does not talk about panhandling, and it does not talk about what the public thinks could be brought forth. Mr. Sudler stated that the Chief said that there is going to come a time when loitering is not the right violation to give them. Council is only dealing with the loitering language; they are only dealing with the criminal component. They see that some disparities and discrepancies exist and are brought forward. However, at this present moment, they have brought forth concerns, but there have been no court cases stating, nor has there been any judgment from a court stating, that the State of Delaware’s loitering statute is illegal or unconstitutional. Therefore, at this present moment to date, an individual can receive a criminal offense. Regardless of the things that have been brought forth. Right now, no court says loitering in the State of Delaware’s state statute is unconstitutional. Those that have argued, he has seen the arguments, but right now, it is still on the books. So council is just trying to lessen the adverse effects for a homeless individual, a student, or just someone of a marginalized group. That is what council is doing, and that is where they are. Ms. Paul stated that they have a state law, and the violations that they have, they can still enforce that law that is already there. She stated that she is not going to sit here and say, "Oh, yeah, that sounds good, decrease the penalty." She has never seen, in this great United States, where they decrease the penalty and get a better result. So, if you have somebody that is selling fentanyl and cocaine, and you go tell them, "Okay, well, we are not going to give you a charge, we are just going to give you a fine." Then you will see how much it increases as opposed to decreases Alani Ray stated that she has only two questions. Ms. Ray stated that her main question is why council does not meet to talk about it and speak with constituents. To assess how that money is invested, council is already making efforts to provide for the homeless. Why does council not speak with the nonprofits that are working with constituents one-on-one and make sure that that money is invested in creating the best? Responding to Ms. Ray, Mr. Sudler stated that council is doing that with the Chief of Police Advisory Committee, where they have students from Dover high school, parents, and community members. Council also held community meetings at senior living communities. Council has already had a prior discussion at Luther Towers, he believes. Council has had meetings where they have advertised, and even tonight, this is an additional component of meetings. Council has done that with respect and maybe to make it clear that council has done their due diligence. Mr. Sudler asked where the individuals are when they have City Council meetings when they have open forum sessions. Mr. Sudler stated that they have meetings throughout the year. He has a pulse on his constituents which consists of the downtown area, the surrounding area, and also students. Mr. Sudler stated that he thinks that some of the other council members should convey whether or not they have a pulse on their jurisdictions. Councilman Anderson, is there any other council person that may or may not have had conversations with their constituents regarding this topic with themselves? Do they want to give a sentiment if they are concerned or not? Responding to Mr. Sudler, Mr. Anderson stated that when it comes to nonprofits, all of the members of council are aware. Council is very much with their coalitions; they create affordable housing. The City of Dover has recently not only given numerous properties to Habitat for Humanity but also allocated $600,000 to help build affordable housing. They also donated many properties to NCALL. Council is very much in collaboration with the health code. They sat down with Hope and Dreams, Code Purple, and with Dover Interfaith Mission, and they sat down at People’s Place. Council will work with them one-on-one. Council has started by having 18 Page 113

Item #6. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2023 PAGE 10 different organizations come before committee to address these issues. Council also set aside money from the Care Act funding, he cannot give the exact number, but it exceeded half a million dollars to get people off the streets and put them in hotels. An active coalition partner in the last 10 years, has helped 2,000 people in housing. When he talks with people who are homeless, they say they are from Virginia, Maryland, and Sussex County. Dover gets more people from other places; they cannot control the influx of people from other places. Our local city cannot do social services and solve a regional problem. These people come here because the city has services and transportation. Also, the fact that they are a passionate community and will remain so. Thousands of people directly get calls from people saying, "Thank you for your help. Thank you for helping me. I have a job now." Your reference helped. Now there are lots of people who are working that are involved. Plus, when you get people from all over the place, that is not a reflection of the city in a negative. In a way, that is a positive reflection of council’s investment and compassion. Responding to Ms. Ray, Mr. Sudler stated that he asked the Delaware Central Branch President at the beginning of this January to schedule the meeting to provide Council with questions. Council did not approve it, and the only comment in the response was, "Noted, I got it." They never provided council with any information so that they can be prepared. Responding to Mr. Sudler, Ms. Ray stated that all she is saying is as a constituent, she would like to be treated with integrity and respect. Ms. Ray stated that she is just telling him her concerns, and as her legislator, he should be taking those concerns seriously. Sue Harris, 241 Pine Street, first wanted to touch base she was at the ACLU in the City of Dover, discussing her questions about whether this is constitutional, but it is very disingenuous to say that the homeless population and the loitering are not connected. She thinks that everyone knows if they did not have the homeless population, then there would not be a loitering problem. Can council please tell her where somewhere else is? Where is this illustrious somewhere else? She can imagine somewhere else, it is a place of compassion and empathy, where fellow human beings understand the needs of all, including the mentally ill, the addicts, and the alcoholics. Ms. Harris imagines it is a place that has small houses and amenities that those who live on disability, have social security checks, or depend on a small part-time job can afford. She imagines it as a place for people who accept each other, help each other, and live with each other in a community that cares about one another. Ms. Harris imagines it as a neighborhood very much like Europe, where you have people next door to lend a hand to, give a smile in the morning, and wave hello as you come home at night. She imagines it as a place where you can feel safe when you go inside and shut your door behind you and know you are okay for the night. She imagines it as a place that has friendly faces, caring hearts, and small houses for simple living. Ms. Harris stated that she is hoping that council can give them an answer as to where somewhere else is. She is sure they would rather be somewhere else instead of being in the way and in full view of everyone who sees the results of their worst decision. The fact that they are as poor as they can be is that they have mental health issues and addictions. Ms. Harris is sure that instead of having a neon sign on their forehead as people pass by on the streets, they could also go inside their homes like many, close the door, and hide these kinds of secrets from everyone. Everyone has those things they regret or left behind a closed door, but when you are this kind of poor, then you have these kinds of challenges. You live in a community where municipal leaders do not even see you, just think that you are in the way and somewhere else does not exist. They are finally accepting their role in creating infrastructure, which does, in fact, include affordable Page 114

Item #6. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2023 PAGE 11 housing. Many people continue to struggle to find somewhere else to go. Council’s recent infrastructure funding needs to consider that the National Low Income Housing Coalition reports that affordable housing is a critical element of any infrastructure package. Not only because housing informs other infrastructure needs but because it provides an enduring investment and economic growth. It says that housing is infrastructure. They encourage states and localities preparing to implement infrastructure investments to consider and coordinate these investments with affordable housing plans. So as soon as council and the elected officials accept their responsibility to create the opportunity for somewhere else, somewhere will continue to be nowhere but the city’s streets for them. Javonne Rich, Policy and Advocacy Director at the ACLU of Delaware, stated that the ACLU has an invested interest to preserve and advance civil liberties and civil rights in the State of Delaware. That is why they have weighed in on this topic. Ms. Rich stated that she has sat in a couple of Dover City Council meetings, and many of them are because constituents are reaching out to them about policies and all that they believe will infringe upon their constitutional rights. This ordinance is unconstitutional and should be withdrawn. The ACLU of Delaware has already submitted a letter to the City of Dover outlining the reasons why this ordinance is unconstitutional. They have also stated that should city council pass this ordinance; it will likely result in costly and unnecessary litigation. Ms. Rich has heard discussions about state solicitation and loitering codes. The ACLU of Delaware, just last week, sent a letter to the Delaware State Attorney General requesting a moratorium on enforcing those codes, as well as for the Attorney General to support a local appeal as well. Responding to Ms. Rich, Mr. Anderson asked if she thinks it is unconstitutional, then why are all 50 states having to pass similar legislation? Why is it in thousands and thousands of jurisdictions all over the country and in court to uphold it? His second question is if she thinks there is further language, would ACLU be willing to provide council with such language? Responding to Mr. Anderson, Ms. Rich stated that she will pass along his first question. Although she is certain that in the letter that was sent to the city council it outlined case law that did not support loitering and panhandling ordinances and laws. Regarding the second question about the language, ACLU’s attorneys have already spoken with the Dover City Attorney to say that they are not in the business of giving language and that the city has an attorney to help them with city ordinances. Ms. Rich stated that they are asking for a full appeal of this ordinance. Ms. Rich stated that people are allowed to loiter, and that people are allowed to congregate. Mr. Sudler asked Ms. Rich if there are any reports regarding the moratorium. Have they received any response in regards to whether they are going to hear about this or any outcome? Mr. Sudler stated that the ACLU sent the letter, but have they received a response saying, "We are going to review this, or we are going to hear the arguments out on this date and time"? Also, at this present moment, the ACLU put in a request for a moratorium and a full repeal, will they go back and take it off their record? Is it as of right now, that it still will stay on their record moving forward? For example, if he gets a ticket today for a loitering criminal offense and then tomorrow, the court says it is illegal. Will they go back and erase that offense? Mr. Sudler stated that his main concern is in the meanwhile if that is not the case, individuals are receiving a criminal offense. So in the meanwhile, they cannot help mitigating that by just providing a ticket. So when or if the full repeal is granted, they will not be in harm’s way. So, see where council is coming from at the same time, he understands where she is coming from. Page 115

Item #6. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2023 PAGE 12 Responding to Mr. Sudler, Ms. Rich stated that was a good question and that she would like to spend some time connecting with her expert in expungements. Ms. Rich will be able to provide that information to council. Councilman Hare stated that he would just like to say that council appreciates everything that everybody is saying, but opposition right now is until all state laws and federal laws change. Council should follow state law as the constituents want, so what is the use? That is part of the issue right now. Vonderlear Smack, White Oak Road, stated that she is going to start by saying what has council done for her lately except a 40% increase in electricity. Now they are here about this ordinance that council wants to impose. This man has already discussed something that is already in place, he has already decided to keep it the way it is. So why does the city need to create its ordinance, the law? If they have a situation that happened to them downtown, they will be telling the story. They can get pictures sent to them, why are they only sending them to council? Why are they not calling the police? Council is not the police, why are they not calling the police to handle the situation? Out of 280 incidences of loitering, only eight resulted in a criminal offense. She stated that they owe a hand to Dover PD for de-escalating situations. Ms. Smack asked once again what has city council done for her lately. Ms. Smack stated that is where she is at with this. Ms. Smack continued to state that city council can use their voices as an advocate with the State Government to ensure that funding is available and allocated to the city's needs. Council sitting up there having meetings about a loitering ordinance. Really? How about getting out there, speaking, and trying to get some money for the homeless people? People get evicted. How about they get behind them so they can keep homes for the homeless people? They desperately need council, they probably will not come out and say it, but she will. Ms. Smack stated that city council can allocate Senate bills on behalf of their residents for the right to counsel. These people would not be affected if they had council there with them. Ms. Smack stated that she wants everyone to get on Senate Bill 14, go to the ACLU page, and pick both of them. Get behind it, stand behind it. City Council can advocate on behalf of these residents and ensure that people are not denied housing because of their income source or are participating in voucher programs. This housing discrimination matter will also be before the State Legislature this year. Council’s residents, their constituents, last time she checked, City of Dover African Americans, is that not most of the population here? Ms. Smack thanked Councilman Neil for being the only one that responded to her in an email, and she salutes him. So now, what has council done for her lately? Ms. Smack noted that they have to march to council for a meeting. Basically, what has council done for her? Ms. Smack stated that today, the Governor announced their spending plan that would include $101.5 million for affordable homes, which is the largest investment into affordable housing ever, according to the News Journal. Ms. Smack wants council to think that she is bringing everyone some good stuff, but she fights for her community, and they know that. Everybody knows Smack, but that is in the News Journal. Ms. Smack noted that she is speaking for her work, and she is passionate about her community. Ms. Smack explained that council does not like what she says, she has to say what she has to say so that people can understand, constituents are her homies, and they are her people. Ms. Smack stated that she tried to email President Sudler for about three years, but it has not been able to go through. Responding to Ms. Smack, President Sudler stated that he has not received anything from her. Page 116

Item #6. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2023 PAGE 13 Mr. Sudler stated that city council has reached out on a state level to Trey Paradee and others. Mr. Sudler stated that they have also obtained liaisons for the state level, who obtained, what, $10 million that they were not getting before through the City Council initiative. Also, Council Hare can speak to the fact that they do not qualify for the bigger amount of money because of the population. Mr. Sudler stated that when Ms. Smack comes to council to ridicule or scrutinize them, please do her homework. Responding to Ms. Smack & President Sudler on what they were saying, Mr. Hare explained that the state has a program where they give pilot money to the county seats. Wilmington has, at least the last time he checked, $1.2 billion worth of state property that is tax-free, and Dover has $2.5 million tax-free. Georgetown is insignificant compared to those two. Mr. Hare stated that of the $4 billion that the state gives in pilot money, 85% of that $4 billion goes to Wilmington because they have a population of over 50,000. Mr. Hare stated that he has spent the last 10 years talking to the different Governors trying to get them to not add more money, just divide it equally. So if they did that, Dover might get close to 60% of the money, maybe 55%, which would be money that council could use. Mr. Hare explained that he does not know the breakdown of that $101 million, but he almost thinks 75% of it is going to Wilmington. He noted that he does not know the breakdown, so they might be able to find that out. Someone is knocking on the doors trying to get that money from the state, but Dover does not have the population. Mr. Hare is sure Dover will reach 50,000, and the legislature could change it to 70,000. Dover is working its way close to 50,000, but he is sure it will change when they get there. Mr. Anderson stated that he does think it is valid that they make sure that the taxpayers get to share money collectively for their work and effort. That is why for the last couple of years, they have been taking a much more aggressive approach. Council just had a meeting to help figure out a strategy for this year. Council is taking a much more aggressive approach to this, and that is something that has gotten a lot, especially with so many increased costs that they have with council’s projects, building parts, construction, materials, and the government’s price in electricity, utility cost, and fuel, tripled in price. Council has the same cost concerns that each of the residents do as well, but therefore, they are taking a much more aggressive approach when it comes to that, and they have been very successful with it. Council would appreciate it if the constituents let the state and federal legislators know that they want to see more happen and increase council’s voice in that if everyone stands together. Mr. Anderson stated that he sat down with the Housing Alliance, and it was pointed out that they have in the city, because of the services, 22% of the homeless population in the state, but they are getting just a small percentage of the federal money that comes in. Mr. Anderson pointed out that they are trying to work with them to bring an appropriate share of that money. Council is looking at a grant with the city’s new representative Kerry Harris on how to bring more money in. Mr. Anderson stated that he went to a meeting with the state to look at how to get more. Mr. Anderson continued to state that he has written grants that have brought in many different services, including healthcare and other things for the city. He explained that they have gotten other council people to do the same in the last two years. So including bringing coalitions together, council can be one voice. The city’s non-profit department has helped, written letters to them, and once received $1.6 million. Council has helped other organizations get funding, and they have advocated for nonprofits. So that organizations and nonprofits, and economic development will be able to borrow at lower rates. Council is going to do things that transform the city with the constituent’s help. Page 117

Item #6. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2023 PAGE 14 Mr. Neil stated that he agrees. Basically, what they need is the resident’s help. Mr. Neil stated that he is constantly writing and having commentaries in Mike Finney's newspaper, Delaware State News, the former paradigm for changing how they handle rights. The thing that is killing the state, that no single legislator has ever passed, is how much money coming out of this state goes into the pockets of landlords. How much tax money is being paid from that grant? What has happened is that a hundred million dollars or whatever is being given before that grant cannot be sustained as soon as the private equity function buys it up, whatever they pay for, the people are renters. The tenants are going to pay that difference in higher rates, leaving the state and giving the city no value. Mr. Neil explained that he has written column after column and thanked goodness for Delaware State News’ reporting when they go directly to these state legislators asking the same thing over again. Pay the landlord for what it costs them to operate and give them a profit from the operation and maintenance because so many properties are not maintained and are not healthy. As long as they are going to give many maintenance loans, Fannie May loans, Freddie Mac loans, HUD money, state money, and taxpayer’s money unless they have a tax, it is not going to happen. As soon as it happens, if you sell that property, it has to go to a not-for-profit. Then they are going to have homes for the homeless, then they will have reasonably cost housing. Then raising the minimum wage is not going to be wiped out and booked into some passive investors' hands who do not pay taxes in the state. Mr. Neil stated that he needs the residents, he needs the ACLU, and he needs the NAACP. Any organization that will stand up and say paradigm, a public service commission for records, and does what the city does with utilities, make them show the money. All they are saying is it is private, and they do not monitor the money. The money is so tremendous. Mr. Neil stated that he figured out in his leased land that his rent would drop by $300 a month. More to spend in this economy, more to spend in this state. So, understand if they do not go to those legislators, and they do not raise hell, his voice does not mean much. Mr. Neil noted that by them joining him, maybe it will have an effect. The same thing goes for everything that they do in the city, one person cannot do it. It takes a community to do it. Ennio Emmanuel stated that by pretty much listening to everything, he thanked everyone for being there. He knows it is a lot of work to do, the work that they all do, and knows they do a lot, everyone has their needs, and council has all of their constituents. So, he is just going to state from his standpoint he is the Director and CFO at Code Purple. He is also the president of Kent County Alliance and Chaplain and Director at Maranatha Life-Changing Church. He is also an avid volunteer at People's Church and works a lot with getting them funding for grants and their programs. So, did council know that the People's Church was established and consecrated before the creation of the City of Dover? So, there are gardens there, and a lot of people who they say are loitering go to church there, it is their holy ground. So, he knows some of this conversation might be around that area on Bradford, where he used to live, and they hear a lot of gunshots and a lot of cars getting stolen. That never happened to any of his cars or any of his friends that visited. So, he just wanted council to know to expect that People's Church is always going to be a haven for people in need. Mr. Emmanuel asked if council knew that People's Church is also working on opening a harm reduction center that will also go along with the opioid abuse and ER injuries, and things that people go to the ER for that they could probably care for. They are on- site with a small kind of medical unit, which is something that they are working on with BB Hospital. Mr. Emmanuel asked if they knew that when Theresa Campbell was saying earlier that maybe Page 118

Item #6. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2023 PAGE 15 she did not feel that council was doing enough or while the NAACP was saying what has council done because, for him, he could say how much Code Purple has done historically from 2015 to 2019, they took in around 50 to 90 people a night on winter nights. They did that with a budget of $25,000 or less. So, it was not until 2019 that Code Purple’s Kent County budget went over $25,000, and so they are at a weird place where they can say for eight years, they have been dealing with this as an organization. Did council know that a good idea is to create a non-profit assistance program for education to non-profits or donate money to organizations like Dana or statewide support organizations? Mr. Emmanuel thinks that in the Kent County Alliance, he has 12 to 16 non-profits or companies that are members, and they have not applied for the Lieutenant Governor's outreach program for opioid abuse. Mr. Emmanuel had to tell them, he had applied for it for Code Purple, but other groups there had not applied because they did not know how. So that is part of what he is working on with the Kent County Alliance. He thinks that the money that council gets should be used for support, he knows NCALL just opened up a business empowerment center. Mr. Emmanuel noted that they need to have a nonprofit empowerment center that he thinks should be led by the council. Do they remember that Code Purple did not receive any ARPA funds last year when they applied? He is thankful that they did receive $3,000 from the council and $150 from David Anderson's discretionary funds. Mr. Emmanuel stated that right now, just with those monies they did not get last year, they will apply this year, right now, they are at around 89 people in their emergency sanctuary. That includes men, women, and children. Does council know that this makes Code Purple currently the largest homeless organization providing shelter nightly in Kent County? A lot of people think that their people are the ones that are loitering, and it is not that easy to say. People’s housing is a human right, and they are just providing sanctuary. What they provide is the same equivalent to a youth program at any church, anywhere doing a lock-in. They just do it periodically because of weather and mental health issues. Council also needs to know that Kent General has even sent people to them with defibrillator machines and oxygen tanks. Kent General is sending people to Code Purple Sanctuary, not Code Purple Homeless Shelter, not Code Purple Clinic. They are sending them to a Code Purple Sanctuary where there are volunteers. They do not have the funding for nurses with oxygen tanks, and those people have to come upstairs and downstairs. They are trying to afford an elevator at People's Church, but it is almost $100,000. Did they know Bayhealth sent those people to them even though Code Purple asked them not to, and then they had to send them to the James William Center because they do not know what to do? After all, they cannot take people in those situations, health-wise, but then the James Williams Center sends them back to Code Purple. Mr. Emmanuel stated that the issue is that council does not know any of these things because they are not coming to any of their nightly dinners. They are not going to the board meetings, which is not their fault. Maybe Code Purple needs to reach out more. That is not just Code Purple, it is the life-changing church, the People Church, Kent County Alliance, and Dream for Foundation Tag Unlimited. These are all Milford Advocacy for the homeless and Dover Advocacy for the homeless. Mr. Emmanuel stated that he is on the board or leads one of those he just mentioned. So, they are all represented here, and he just also wants council to know that they are also going to be working alongside the ACLU, as is every organization. He said that they will be making sure that they support them in the lawsuit if this pushes forth. Andrew Freud stated that this is his first time here, and he has learned a great deal tonight. He apologizes if any of his comments are a little redundant. It sounds like everyone agrees, most of the reasonable people here, that there is a balance that needs to be found between creating the Page 119

Item #6. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2023 PAGE 16 conditions that will allow the downtown area to be safe for pedestrians, the non-homeless community, the homeless community, the business owners, and also managing the homeless population in a humane way that does not ignore their civil liberties. Mr. Freud continued to state that he thinks that the number of complaints that have been received is evidence that there is an imbalance here. He has lived here for 30 years, and there about easily, he would say, there are 10 times as many homeless people in the area as he lives on South Bradford in the last 10 years. Mr. Freud explained that if this is about safety concerns, he knows it seems like there is far more that could be done. The downtown area has the ability for people to go to these businesses, and the willingness for people to spend time in that area, he thinks, has been decimated and has continued. There has been a steady decline there, he feels for most of his life. The neighborhood that he is in, which is just a couple blocks away near the fire department, has got less and less safe. He believes that he has family members that walk to work downtown, they have been doing it for 20 years, and they are reluctant to do it anymore. The Code Purple shelter is there, and there is a fairly regular kind of borderline harassment that occurs there with the people outside. Mr. Freud noted that he is not that type of person, but he is not reporting anybody specifically, but it is enough to make the area uncomfortable. He lives there and many of their neighbors have moved from that location in the last 10 years. Mr. Freud stated that he happens to know there were AA meetings that were at the People's Church that were stopped because of concerns. There was an elderly population there that had concerns about leaving just to go to their car. That is another vital resource to the community that he feels was compromised by the current status quo. It is just sort of an unpleasant situation. Any money that he thinks is going to be put into the downtown area that is not aimed at limiting the presence of the homeless population there or getting them the services they need is going to fail. Mr. Freud stated that he thinks that the constituents of the city this is just purely an opinion, but he thinks it is based on their not wanting an unsafe downtown area. Mr. Freud noted that he thinks some of the people dominating the conversation are a little bit of a squeaky wheel trying to get the grease here. Mr. Freud stated that he commends the council for their efforts, but if he had one criticism, it is that he thinks there may not be as much of an effort to reach out and get the pulse of the constituents that might be a little more apprehensive about speaking out on the issue because it is sort of sensitive and it is not an easy thing to talk about. Mr. Freud explained that he is frankly pretty reluctant to do it right now. All these arguments about civil liberties are very relevant, but he feels like the people taking the hardcore stance on them are being pretty unimaginative about what kind of solutions can be reached. Mr. Freud stated that he is a little skeptical of any representative from a national organization that may or may not have any stake in the community. He thinks they can get creative with this, but there are too many of these members of these national organizations. He just wants to point out that there is a biased perspective that they are bringing to it. He acknowledged his bias as somebody that lives in the area as well. Mr. Freud explained that he is not trying to say they should get rid of the Code Purple there, but just trying to make everybody aware of what he thinks the situation is there. He would happily pay more taxes to fund a homeless village somewhere. Something in line with what was done in Georgetown within the last few months. He has heard good things about it, but he does not know what is happening with that vacant campus community high school. Lauren Tinsley stated that she is the co-owner of the Center of Criminal Wellness at 121 West Loockerman Street downtown. They have been in business now for 14 years, and it is a big deal Page 120

Item #6. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2023 PAGE 17 for them. They have been right in the center of downtown there. Their experience as a downtown business they opened back in 2008, compared to what it is now is night and day. Their doctors, their nurses, their therapists, and their staff are increasingly afraid to come to work. While they went all virtual due to COVID back in March of 2020, they have many of their providers who have returned downtown to provide in-person services. However, the majority of their clients do not want to come back downtown. They regularly ask, “when are you moving?” When they move out of downtown, they will feel safe to come down and feel safe to bring their children. Ms. Tinsley stated that this week on Monday morning, their 74-year-old neuropsychologist was mugged while trying to get her belongings out of her car to come inside their office for work. She was mugged by a woman who began by approaching her asking for $2, and from there, it escalated, she went into her car and manhandled her, and she is now having a hard time coming back to work. They are fortunate that they have the virtual option for some of these things. Ms. Tinsley stated that several weeks ago while walking outside to where her car was parked in the Minor Street lot, a man was grunting and yelling while staggering in and out of traffic in the street. She went and got her staff because she could not decide what was going on. They call the police regularly, and they have responded, but if it is somebody they are familiar with, then they are like, he has the right to do that, which is very concerning to her staff. Her staff is questioning her, and they take this as a very big responsibility. They have over 70 employees in their business. They are also community-based providers, and they are going in and out of the homes of their most at-risk families, and that is getting scarier as well. While this person, after staggering in and out of the street, walked into the back parking lot, and she witnessed this multiple times, proceeded to drop his pants and defecate between two of the cars in the Minor Street lot. She has heard this from so many people, and he is a regular, like this is his restroom or something, but people are nervous. This is very scary behavior when someone is walking downtown with their children. Her sister Erin Sweets, who allowed Ms. Tinsley to speak on her behalf tonight, owned two different retail stores on Loockerman Street for many years, Bell Boutique and The Look. While she had several reasons why she chose to close her physical stores on Loockerman Street, one of the main reasons that she chose to leave downtown was out of fear for the safety of herself, her employees, and her customers. Ms. Tinsley stated that these are nice boutiques, that people are coming out with bags of clothing and stuff, and that people are standing on the street. It got to the point where they were regularly walking people to their cars so that the customers were feeling safe along the street without getting harassed. Ms. Tinsley stated that they completely support the homeless and their community and provide mental health and substance use treatment. They do their best to provide resources and assistance in any way they can. The majority of the homeless that they work with every day are not violent and are very appreciative of any support they receive. Her concern is that they are experiencing an increase in people scaring their employees and clients. When they call the police, it seems like it is an ongoing matter. The police seem familiar with the person they are describing and frustrated that they want to be able to assist, but there is not much with what is going on unless it escalates. Ms. Tinsley stated that she does not know if this legislation is the answer, but she can say if something does not begin to change quickly, they will not have anyone left to feel safe to open businesses in the downtown area. Councilman Rocha stated that it was good to hear from the business’s perspective, but what he did not hear was anything that pertained to loitering. Council already has an ordinance for panhandling, and it sounds like a lot of those actions that were described were more criminal. So is loitering even a problem is what he is saying? Somebody has to come forward and say something about locking the entrance, he wants to get more of that stuff other than the Page 121

Item #6. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2023 PAGE 18 panhandling. Mr. Rocha stated that he is just pointing out how they can resolve this issue by hearing some facts, and so far, he has not heard that yet. So if someone has a comment, he suggests they go ahead and sign up so that council can hear what they have to say. Todd Stonesifer, 115 North State Street, stated that he also owns two businesses in downtown Dover, a Real Estate office, and is currently partners in a business called The House of Coffi. Mr. Stonesifer continued to state that he lives, works and spends a lot of time downtown. Mr. Stonesifer is also the leader of the Downtown Dover Partnership, and for the record, he is not speaking on behalf of the Downtown Dover Partnership. He is speaking on behalf of himself and his businesses. Where his real estate office is located, he parks in the rear and has to walk around in front of the office to get inside. His office is in the former Wells Fargo parking lot. He walks around Bradford Street, where he has to pass the Cendel parking lot, and for the record, Downtown Dover Partnership does not own the parking lot behind the Cendel building. It is mentioned in the Delaware State News they do not own that parking lot. That includes walking in front of the liquor store, where there is usually a congregation of people. His clients also have to do that, and they will not come to the office anymore. He also has all glass windows on his building in which he is there typically an eight-hour day, and within direct eyeshot is the building that he would call the former Sears building, which is now an apartment building with commercial units on the bottom. When he sits where he can see that every day and people are sitting along that wall right there. They have signs up that say No Loitering. He works near Ms. Tinsley; her sister's name is Ms. Erin Sweets. He would see her business, and her customers would not walk past that building when they were sitting there, they got harassed. Look, he does not know where it is for these folks to go, and he does not think that they need to go anywhere if they are respectful. Mr. Stonesifer stated that he thinks that the whole point behind all of this is that the mechanism right now puts them in a position where they cannot get ahead. The mechanism in the future, if this passes, would be such that allows them to get ahead in life and they are trying to help them. He wants nothing more than for everybody to succeed. He would like to succeed, and he cannot. Council has a very tough job ahead of them. Mr. Stonesifer appreciates and respects the courage that it takes for council to put themselves in the line of fire. Fleur McKendall 44 East Circle Camden, DE, stated that she is there on behalf of Central Delaware NAACP, where she serves as president. Ms. McKendall wants to address President Sudler’s comments to Alani earlier about the City Manager emailing her multiple times on his behalf, asking Ms. McKendall to submit any questions that he can answer before tonight's meeting, which is true. She did get all the emails, and that is true because, for one, she had to almost beg to have this type of community meeting with the council and other community organizations and discuss alternatives. So no, she was not willing to have an off-the-record conversation with Council President or anyone else about anything that they were going to say or that they were thinking because President Sudler was President in 2021 when councilman Taylor promised to bring the NAACP, the ACLU, and other community organizations to the table to have a discussion when this came up the first time around. Ms. McKendall stated that council is well aware that he did not keep on that promise. So she was not willing to engage in a conversation with him via email for providing any additional information. Secondly, she just wants to ensure that, for the record, a text message that she received this morning from Councilman Taylor that went to Councilman Anderson is on the record. Ms. McKendall stated that she presumes that this text message was not meant for her Page 122

Item #6. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2023 PAGE 19 eyes and that it was sent to her by accident. The message read, and she quotes, "I have remained silent since I move in days, but no non-citizen should be able to determine how citizens should live and conduct business. Ms. Paul is currently engaged in a lawsuit against the city, no one from the ACLU lives here, nor does the NAACP president. Local reporters have already spoken about this. When that goes public, you will hear from the rest of the city. Pass it, and trust law enforcement to do the right thing." End quote. Ms. McKendall, continued to state that she is the president of the Central Delaware branch of the largest, oldest, most forthright civil rights organization in the country. Yes, she does live in Camden, but the majority of her branch's members and constituents, live in Dover. So where ever her people are, she will also be. She has just as much of a right as anyone else that is here to be able to be there tonight and make comments. Organizations like the NAACP and the ACLU are the reason why four men of color are sitting before her as elected officials when everyone knows that some 60 years ago, they would not have even been able to vote, much less run for office as an elected official. Now that is cleared up, she expressed that back in 2021, when this same council proposed this type of ordinance under the guise of anti-dawdling, the NAACP did have some severe concerns that this type of ordinance would have a disproportionate impact on underserved and already marginalized communities, subjecting them to increased police oversight. As she has said many times, it is nonsensical to subject this population, who more often than not cannot meet their necessities, their basic living needs, to this type of ordinance in the name of public safety for all, it just does not make any sense. Given the police murders and excessive use of force cases all over this country, of which Dover is not exempt, let her be clear on that. The NAACP has engaged in direct actions to demand police accountability, transparency, and transformative community policing strategies that build community trust. Ms. McKendall stated that they have been doing a great job with that. This ordinance, in their view, will not be conducive to promoting the advancement of those goals. She thinks this will achieve the exact opposite, which is increased resentment towards police, that is going to fuel a barely contained fire. There are severe and irreversible consequences when people are subjected to vague, ambiguous, and crime-based laws that involve the subjective judgment of their criminal propensity. Regardless of how pretty you try to gift-wrap this ordinance or offer it as some great option, the bottom line is, it gives officers another stick in their belt to force unwanted people from public places. As the Chief has said tonight, more than once, "Officers can use their discretion to either enforce the state or the local ordinance if it were passed." Which in their view, will have a further propensity to have a disparate impact on black, brown, and already marginalized communities. This council, despite what it claims, she does not believe has done all it can to address the problem it claims this ordinance will alleviate. They have heard no substantive information from any council to support that statement. In her view, it is a lazy approach that will not solve the problem. She is requesting that they kill this bill and invest in long-term planning that should include adequate funding for programs where people experiencing homelessness can have somewhere to go, such as community centers. Loitering ordinances have been challenged by the NAACP in other municipalities, and they will continue to be vigilant as they work to secure quality, equity, and justice for all in partnership with the ACLU and other like-minded civil rights organizations. Ms. McKendall quoted the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., "In the end, it will not be the words of our enemies that we will remember, but the silence of our friends." So she would ask all of them to take a moment to ask themselves if council is their enemy or if council is their friend Page 123

Item #6. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2023 PAGE 20 and then act accordingly. Responding to Ms. McKendall, President Sudler stated that he would like to add a point of clarity to her statements. One, it was not the City Manager, it was the City Clerk’s office that reached out to her. Two, Councilman Taylor did not make him aware that he did not fulfill his promise. Mr. Sudler stated that he was there after the meeting, where he said he was going to meet with her. Mr. Sudler stated that he does not babysit people, they are grown. He is not checking with him to say, "Hey, did you meet with her?" That is not his responsibility, and he is sorry that Mr. Taylor did not meet with her and fulfill his obligation, according to her. Mr. Sudler stated that he had nothing to do with that. Mr. Sudler stated that his last comment is regarding the text. There were only four individuals that had that text message, and he also received that same text. He could be wrong, but maybe that same text was sent to the four individuals, as well. Mike Harrington, a property owner in downtown Dover stated that, in fact, he got his start in downtown Dover in 1968, he was the manager of a discount drug store and worked his way up his whole life dedicated to downtown Dover. Mr. Harrington stated that his comment is that council can hear from somebody who deals with loitering every day. He owns 33 West, the home of La Hacienda, and it is next door to a package store, which he thinks is a draw. There is not a single day that he does not have to send somebody down there to clean up feces off of the sidewalk and his door to get upstairs, 155 South Bradford, which is the second floor of that building. Mr. Harrington has eight offices up there; it is a revolving door because many of these businesses that rent small offices upstairs are young ladies. When they come down the stairs to get into the building or get out of the building, many times they are approached. It is crazy, he will sign a lease with somebody, they will give him a deposit, and a week later, they will say, "Just keep the deposit, I cannot deal with this." Mr. Harrington stated that he commends council for the approach that they are taking here. He served in the Delaware Legislature for a while, he has been in their shoes, and he knows they are damned if they do, and they are damned if they do not. The only reason he is talking is to prove a point that there is a really severe loitering problem on Bradford Street and then downtown. Mr. Harrington noted that he recently had La Hacienda tell him they are giving up the property next door in his building. They were going to expand, but because they said of the loitering problem, they just do not have the volume, and being a good guy, he released them. Responding to President Sudler, Mr. Harrington stated that Rebel Cove, which was a restaurant that closed because it did not have the volume of business to survive. They can talk about the reasons and all that. It was just basically a lack of business, and he also let them out of their lease. Councilman Rocha stated that he just wanted to provide some clarity. It is not that he does not believe there is loitering downtown because he has walked the streets downtown. Mr. Rocha’s office was there, and he has spent many days and evenings in the parking lot behind the Cendel building because he accessed that building. It is not that he does not know the issues out there. It is just that in the testimonial that is going on record, he is just asking for specifics to loitering like Mr. Harrington just provided him. That is what he wants to see so that he can sort through all of this and make his determination without hearing other things that do not sound like anything unique or do not pertain to loitering, in his opinion. For the business owners downtown, if they can just show up and come to the podium and explain their experiences with loitering, be specific, that is all he is looking for. Page 124

Item #6. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2023 PAGE 21 Brett Scott, Loockerman Square Apartments, stated that he did not come there tonight with the express purpose of this particular ordinance. After hearing the conversations that he has heard, he did feel compelled to get his opinion on the record as someone who is a downtown resident. When he moved into Loockerman Square Apartments, he made it a point to support all downtown businesses. When he first moved in, Rebel Cove was a nice restaurant, but shortly after he moved in, they left. There was a period of time when the building was empty, and then La Hacienda came. While he has enjoyed going to La Hacienda, he has since learned that they are going to leave downtown because they are not getting the business. As far as loitering is concerned, what he can tell council from his experience is that if he exits his apartment building on any given day, there is a group of guys hanging out in front of his apartment building drinking beer, drinking rum, open containers, and nothing is done about it. Mr. Scott believes that it is a problem and that something needs to be done about it. He stated that he is not opposed to guys hanging out on the street. What he is concerned about is when alcohol is involved. Mr. Scott noted that he is going to kill two birds, one stone here. They know the issue of Irish Mike's is going to come up later, he is not going to hang around for that conversation. What he will say to council is that Irish Mike’s has made Loockerman Street dangerous to be on, particularly late at night. He does not think that enough is being done. They have been given opportunities to police themselves and are not doing it. Lachelle Paul stated that the way people are trying to make this seem is as if they do not already have something in place for the issues of loitering that are already going on. They have a state law. There is nothing prohibiting the Chief or any one of Dover PD's officers from enforcing the state law. So with that being said, this ordinance, come on think about it, they mirrored the ordinance from the existing state law. So, what is this ordinance going to do that is any different than what the state law is? It is not the problem of the ordinance; it is the problem of enforcing it. To be clear, you have business owners like Irish Mike's, and she did have the opportunity to speak with the owners of Irish Mike's. Ms. Paul stated that she was just there, and they talked about the people in front of Driftwood, the liquor store, and things of that nature they are having issues with. Those are loitering issues, but this ordinance is not going to be how you get results by lessening the punishment for that particular violation, it will not help these business owners. Ms. Paul stated that for those violators, they need to have the state ordinance. Is the state law actually enforced? It is not a matter of the law not working, it is not being enforced. They have kept on talking about this ordinance for 15 months. They already have a law, use it, and enforce it. Use street residents, they have their barbecues, chilling out in the parking lot, and it is real, they are doing this. Playing cards on the sidewalk, she cannot make this stuff up. With that being said, this ordinance is not going to stop that behavior, the law does. It is what they have laws for. To sit here and say, "Oh, we are going to pass an ordinance so that we can make it easier." makes no sense to her. If they can make it a crime, they want to make it harder, think twice before going out here to do it again. What council is saying does not make sense to her. These businesses like Irish Mike's and this gentleman right here with his real estate company do not need this ordinance, they need the law enforced. Council said they were going to have a mobile substation. Council talks about everything that was supposed to be done. Now, if they are not going to do so, they need to get a plan to do something that makes sense. This is not going to solve the problem and it is not the be an end-all because they already have a law. So what is council going to do about it? Nothing. Let us get it together, go back to the basics, and get back on track so they can actually do something. With Page 125

Item #6. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2023 PAGE 22 regard to not living in this area. Yes, for everyone within this great United States, even in this local government, including our mayor. If it were not for them, people from these organizations going out to speak would not be afforded the seat they are in. Ms. Paul noted that council has a City Solicitor, and he is an attorney. Ms. Paul stated that she is a paralegal by profession. If council’s attorney tells them not to do something, then they do not do it. It is common sense because if it was council’s own money and they paid for their own council, they would not do it. This is the constituent’s money, go out and make your own. Councilman Anderson stated that what they need is something that is more easily enforced. The problem with the state law is that if they do not want to enforce it, and therefore if it is not enforced, it is not abided by. It is not the penalty, but it is the consistency of enforcement. It is not about how harsh the penalty is. If they put in penalties, and throw people in jail for a year, if that is enforced, then that would not matter. It is when they actually enforce something with consistency that gives them the response. Also, the city ordinance can be enforced by all officers, including candidates who hopefully graduate in the spring but cannot enforce state law. The people who actually have eyes on the street and are actually on the street would not have to call in to get a sworn officer to come in to enforce it. There is a reason behind it when it comes to the survey. If there is a survey, he would like to ask that the DPD release the report, and if they can get a survey which shows that residents and people who talk here, he believes it is not top three, but certainly one of the top five challenges that they see in the city. That is what people can tell them with surveys, and that is what they are telling council. Diana Palmer-Welch, 6 Shadow Court, stated that she owns two businesses, the Golden Fleece Tavern and the Grey Fox Grille. Yes, loitering is a problem because they are pushing guys out of their patios more now than they ever have. Even the back patio at the Grey Fox. They hang around the front of the Golden Fleece, and they push them along. Ms. Palmer-Welch stated that she has a very good security group that pushes them along, and they can only push them so far once it stops being her property. One of the issues that she sees here is that there is a huge difference between private property and public property. The NAACP has been extremely successful, and rightfully so, in challenging these unconstitutional laws. They are unconstitutional under the Fourth Amendment, the 14th Amendment, sometimes the Fifth Amendment, and sometimes the First Amendment when you are talking about panhandling. These loitering ordinances are very, very hard to put in place, so good luck with that challenge. That is because, in Chicago vs. Morales and Reed vs. Todd Gilbert 1999, the Supreme Court is constantly striking these down. So, be very careful about the loitering ordinance, it might be a lot of exercise for no payback whatsoever. If they take the teeth out of it like the young lady said from Wilmington, what is the point? There are no teeth, why are they here? Since council cannot write a loitering ordinance with teeth or a panhandling ordinance with a lot of teeth, then they have to look at possibly when the behavior becomes criminal, right? Well, the problem is, they are balancing that with waiting until it becomes criminal. Look, she does not envy their positions at all right now. Ms. Palmer-Welch stated that, full disclosure, she is running for Mayor. Probably should have said that when she got up there. Yeah, she is running in the next election, so vote. If council has to balance the unconstitutionality of a loitering and panhandle law with the fact that businesses will pull up roots and leave. There was a point where she actually considered it, it is getting too hard out there. Fortunately, they have eventually been able to overcome it, but a new business that does not have an already established clientele who are going to literally step Page 126

Item #6. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2023 PAGE 23 over the bodies, and she is not kidding when she says that it is a problem. Rebel Cove could not overcome it. Bad timing, COVID, heightened crime. This also plays into the homeless, she does not really want to address that, but somebody said that nobody is addressing it. Ms. Palmer-Welch stated that they have all talked about possibly a tiny home village that land council is talking about. These are all things that are being looked at, obviously. A community center cannot be done overnight. She does agree with what everyone says that a community center could get a lot of those folks off the street during the day, but she would caution not to do it on New Street. That is not of benefit to someone who is trying to get clean. She knows everyone thinks not in my backyard, but it needs to be somewhere where it is away from that temptation. Ms. Palmer-Welch stated that if they are trying to get clean, she does not know that living on New Street is a good idea. She knows when she was trying to quit smoking and was unsuccessful because she lived with a smoker. It is really hard when someone around you is doing that thing that you are addicted to. Anyway, that is all she has to say. She appreciates council, but this is very difficult, and she, unfortunately, has to side with the NAACP on this, they are going to be successful at what they do, and these ordinances usually are typically unconstitutional. The wording has to be extremely, extremely careful. She actually sent Mr. President a link to the white paper on why they are unconstitutional. Bobby Wilson, 32 West Loockerman Street, stated that the loitering problem, guys that are loitering, think that the policing is a joke. They are getting slapped on the wrist, and they will brave this law. They will think it is a joke because they think it is a joke now. He has been in downtown Dover ever since 1986, and this is the worst he has ever seen. He is on the West End, 32, and he just sent pictures, pictures do not lie. How many times has he sent the city pictures? All of the time. They are shooting up and OD'ing right in front of the building. Is that enough loitering? Loitering and panhandling go together. This is what they are dealing with, and this city is going completely down to crap if they do not do something immediately. Cody Canasa, the owner of Agape Body Piercings on Bradford Street, stated that they have been down there for three and a half years. Ms. Canasa stated that she does not have a lot of contexts, but what she does have is an observation of this evening. She will admit she does see a loitering problem. Her business is run completely by women, four ranging from ages 22 to about 39. There is a concern about safety when there are predominantly men saying words. Ms. Canasa stated that she does not know if this is the answer, and she does not have enough context to speak on that. She just wanted to make an observation, not of the proposal, but more of tonight’s meeting. The fact that they have continued to keep the language that entails that it is not us versus them, she is so grateful to have witnessed tonight's meeting. Because is about the homeless, not them. They have said it is not us versus them or us versus the homeless. It is “our” homeless, she lives in Dover, so they are a part of everyone. They have equal rights to be here. Ms. Canasa stated that they do believe that there should be a middle ground between what they are permitted to do. That does affect the rights of others, being a business owner. She opened up three once before Covid, and it was not easy. It is only by the grace of God that they are still open. They need to have a solution. Again, she does not know if it is this one, but she does believe as long as they keep the language as our homeless, not them. As long as they say, it is not “us versus them”. As long as everyone stays united and together, what she loves is the passion behind her comes from concern, not from wanting to fight a fight. Ms. Canasa stated that she is Page 127

Item #6. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2023 PAGE 24 so grateful that God continues to keep their hearts open to receive one another and the ideas and understandings of each other and not a blockade between those seats and these seats. Ms. Canasa continued to state that these are not her words, but Samuel 2:8 says, "He raises the poor from the dust, and he lifts the needy from the ash. He seats them with princes and has them inherit the throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the Lord's, on them, he has set the world. It is not those of us that have already had the door open that more are concerned with, but those that are still waiting for that door.” Otis Brooks, Caribbean Cuisine, stated that he has been on Loockerman now for about almost 14 years. One of his stores that he opened in February had to close by early December because it caught fire. However, no one has ever divulged any communication with him, nor has even heard any of his concerns about what happened to him and to his business. As if it does not matter. He has been a businessman for the past 14 years and has seen so much. The whole problem with loitering also has been here that long, he has lived it and experienced it. Mr. Brooks stated that he is unsure how he has survived 14 years. Mr. Brooks noted that he always asks for more police for a fix. A competitor just opened up on New Street, and everyone knows what New Street is known for, but again, why do they need an ordinance? More police and a stronger police presence would be a big deterrence. All the criminals see a cop sitting there, and they do not care at all. Mr. Brooks stated that he would like to see more police because that is the ultimate deterrence. In the summertime, once in a while, there may be a beat cop walking by but they need more than that. Mr. Brooks stated that he also wants to mention the closing of New Street, there was no organization and no support from the city. Those are poor people, which affects the city. This cannot be the way council is going or operating. Mr. Brooks stated that he sees what is said about a person that is strong in media by their vision. He has seen that for 14 years. Mr. Brooks noted that he currently has two businesses and two businesses coming up shortly. If he did not have a vested interest, a vested life, he would leave. Several people had advised him to, but he was not bold enough. So he is glad to see someone reach out to him, especially for some degree of restitution as far as his business and to help him get back, so he can go on and get the store opened back up. Mr. Brooks stated that they need to see some degree of change. Responding to Mr. Brooks, President Sudler asked City Manager Hugg & the Director of Planning and Zoning if they initially reach out to business owners in that area, and if so, he will be looking to get some concerns and what Mr. Brooks is speaking about. Mr. Sudler also asked if there is anything the city can do retribution-wise, for example, giving them a break or a reduction on something. Do they have something in the works? Mary Ellen Gray, Director of Planning, Inspections, and Community Development, stated that, yes, they have been in contact with Mr. Otis about this, as well as the businesses immediately impacted. The city did it the old-fashioned way by knocking on doors and talking with them. Ms. Gray stated that Eddie Kopp, Chief Code Enforcement Officer, also has been in contact regarding Mr. Otis’s business, episodically with updates as far as what is been going on, which Dan Bross has been talking about this with Tina Bradbury, who builds downtown apartments. Working with Tina to see if there is any grant money available. This is how it flows. Also, all of the businesses down there have been contacted by social media on the updated process. David Hugg III, City Manager, stated that he would just repeat what Ms. Gray indicated. Mr. Hugg has had some conversations with her staff regarding making sure that the folks in the area Page 128

Item #6. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2023 PAGE 25 affected are kept apprised of what is going on. He has also been looking at establishing funding opportunities that could help Tina from the Downtown Partnership. Ms. Gray also indicated that the demolition process should be completed by the end of the next week, and New Street should be open. President Sudler stated that he would like for Mr. Brooks to contact the City Manager's office and provide them with his thoughts in regard to restitution or how the city can assist him. President gave Mr. Brooks his cell phone number and stated maybe they can get with other business owners who have been affected by that and do something jointly. Reginald Bernard Daniel II, 1211 Pondersoa Drive, stated that his concerns regarding this ordinance are this, first and foremost, that when coming up with an ordinance, it is important to take into account most of all the affected, and in this regard, the most affected is through those who suffer addiction or mental illness. College students will likely not be affected by this ordinance. All these are important laws that already existed. Trespassing, assault, public indecency, defecating, and so on and so forth, which this ordinance would not cover those threats and issues. What even constitutes loitering? Is it, are they here for five minutes, are they here for 10, are they here for three hours? How far along do they have until they have to move? To some of them, that means enforcing the laws that currently exist. If they have issues with defecation on the streets, public indecency is already a statute, and most importantly, they honestly do not. Businesses are important. They need businesses, and he wants everyone to feel safe. For revitalization of a community is not just about making money and profits in the business, it is about investing in the people running it for you. They would certainly chill if they are definitely going to get housing, rentals, or anything else that they would need to survive, and they know about this. Janaid Kareem, Janaid's Salon for Men, stated that they just celebrated their 33rd anniversary on November 22nd. He started downtown, probably 35 years ago, with Mr. Bobby Wilson. He understands the loitering issue, but he thinks the issue stems from the drug issue that is a block away. They have to be honest with their selves, realistically, you set up businesses on Loockerman Street, right? One block from Loockerman Street, you are dealing with drug usage and drug dealing right there in that area. So at some point, they have to enforce those laws, and it is going to prevent the overflow coming to Loockerman Street. So the difficult position that he put himself in is he drives downtown every day, honestly, in his area, he does not really see too much loitering. People ride by, he has guys outside, they smoke cigarettes and that sort of thing, but he does not really have that issue. He has not seen any of the stuff that Bobby was talking about, the loitering and the pictures, he showed him some of the pictures. He can see that, but that stuff stems from the drug activity a block away. If any of council has ridden down Reed Street as he is sure some of them have, and after they blocked off Loockerman and Reed, excuse him, Queen and Reed or New and Reed. They blocked off New and Reed for the demolition of the building where drug traffic is now in front of Reverend Lot's house. All those people, all they did was put them in front of Reverend Lot's house, so at some point, there have to be some reports made to get enforcement. He is not calling for people to get locked up and that sort of thing. They are going to see eventually, maybe in two years or three years down the road a change in the area. Page 129

Item #6. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2023 PAGE 26 He remembers years ago, he was talking to Mr. McGinnis before he had passed away, and he said, "Janaid, one of the things that he does not see when he drives down Loockerman Street is people coming back downtown, right?" So he said, "The only place he sees open is his barber shop and a couple of bars." "We need residents. We need people coming back." They go to work, like all downtowns, they go out to work, and they are coming back right to their homes, to the apartments, or whatever. Dover does not have that with the houses, some of the apartments, and things that they have there. They need more residents, but residents are not going to come downtown if you have this drug element one block, not two blocks, it is one block away. Unfortunately, the police station is a few blocks in the other direction. So at some point, to the sisters point, at some point, they have to enforce those laws that are already on the books. They have to enforce those laws. He and Harrington have a place for people who graduate from the program and launched a program into some of his properties, and fortunately, those individuals are doing well. If they continue to have this criminal element, they are not going to come. So they can talk about loitering all day long, talk about the consequences of that. They can talk about all of that, but the reality is they are going to get that if they keep having the opposite of that one block away. Councilman Neil stated that one of the things that everybody is missing, many of them who are in the room are aware of the presentations on the master plan, on the previous emphasis of that program, housing. The biggest emphasis to improve crime is to have more people downtown, more emphasis on improving the city’s crime is to have restaurants and things that people will come to. Therefore, when it comes to this piece of ordinance, if this piece of ordinance lives up to what they have said to the merchants who have begged for it because their constitutional rights are being crushed, saying, "We are going to do this as another weapon to be able to dupe people without giving them a record", then that is where they are going to because that is what is going to help their life. Mr. Neil stated that they have a lighting system. He thinks that they have about $750,000 dollars invested in a three-million-dollar system in the downtown area, and have never been able to have a ceremony where the council is there, but those lights are on. He does not see a person defecating if they are not taking a picture of them and they have evidence that it is there, and then people follow up. Those things are happening. He is not going to see it 10 years from now because he is not going to be around. Mr. Neil stated that he wants to be there when the first shovel gets into the ground and that the master plan starts to build downtown, actually bringing housing, and bringing businesses. There are going to be all kinds of things that people will come down to, but they have to feel safe. No question about it, if they do not feel safe, they are not going to be there. The more people that are there, the safer they will feel because of the circulation of the people. Tolano Anderson stated that he just wanted to comment on one of the bigger aspects of this. Something has got to happen, whether it is this ordinance or whether it is enforcing the state law. He is listening to both sides of the argument here, it is very, very polarized. Mr. Anderson noted that he is just thinking about where is the unity in this thing. They are talking about crimes and giving people a leg up, and some of those people do not want help. Some of them might like where they are and what they are doing. Some of them need help, but it seems to him like there is somewhere in the middle where a compromise has to happen or some sort of agreement because the status quo is unsustainable. Something has got to happen; they are losing downtown. Mr. Anderson stated that they have 16 units, 8 on Monument Street, 8 on New Street, and 38 people, Page 130

Item #6. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2023 PAGE 27 period. Next month is going to be even colder. Wait until June or July because how many of them remember last summer when people pulled out on Loockerman Street in front, they were ground zero. Mr. Anderson stated that they have both sides of New Street and Loockerman Street. He can barely keep business owners in the businesses because of the issues with people loitering, what he considers loitering. A gentleman said, "Well, what is loitering?" When a person pulls up with their friends, stops their car, parks on the street, and turns on the music. They pull out lawn chairs, sit on Loockerman Street in lawn chairs, and refuse to move, when they eat their food, they throw their wrappers down, and you come the next day, and you have to clean up after grown people, that is loitering. It is not sustainable, he cannot stand cleaning this up, but he has to do it. It is unacceptable, and something has got to happen. Maybe it is the state law, or maybe it is this ordinance, but he applauds council because they have a very hard job. It is a balancing act, and he understands they want to protect people's rights. Business owners have rights as well, and he has people that cannot feed their families to pay their mortgage from their business because they have people that do not want to address this on the street because they do not want to get into an altercation. The businesses are being hurt because customers do not want to go in. They have two new businesses down there right now, one more getting ready to open, and he is concerned about it. Mr. Anderson stated that he heard the young lady read scriptures, but the one that comes to mind told him that they should all join together and are all together in unity. That is really what the Lord wants, and he thinks that they can find a solution that helps everybody. Constituent’s Safety Concerns Regarding Irish Mikes Pub Michael Pillsbury, 141 Shinnecock Road, stated that the thing with Irish Mike's is he cannot speak to what happens late at night there, but he worked at the car wash over the summer, and at the end of the day, he and the guys would go get a beer there. They played pool, and it was very cordial. People were nice, they were kind, and he just thinks that there are not enough places for people to congregate in the city as it is, and if you close down Irish Mike’s, it is just going to go across the street to the Fleece, or they are going to go to Tom's, they are going to go to the Touchdown, and there will be fights there. Mr. Pillsbury stated that he knows this was an issue with the nightclub on 13, some years ago. They had to close for that reason, and he feels like it is a systemic thing. Trying to close one establishment would just be like trying to put a Band-aid on a bullet hole-type thing. They have to come up with something that is going to rejuvenate downtown Dover really. Same thing with the loitering issue and the homeless issue. When he was growing up 20 years ago, and in high school, they did not have that many homeless people. Andrew was right when he said there has been 10 times increase in the last decade, and it is not just Dover, it is nationwide. He is not sure what the illustrious council can do to fix the problem, but he does applaud them all for working on it. He thinks it is great that they are starting to decriminalize, but Irish Mike's is good in his book. Lachelle Paul, 40501 Silverside Road, Wilmington, Delaware, stated that the first thing she wanted to speak about on this particular matter is the issue of the safety concern that is based on the length of time that it took to actually get to this fight with regards to how long it took to reverse it or even to get it to be done. Ms. Paul stated that she did have someone who gave her a call because they have had other businesses where people think that they have a fair shot of being able to keep their businesses open. One was the El Tone, they had the Square Club and Allure. She has always been the person when someone comes to her with something, not only does she address it, but she also thinks about the rational part of it. What they said to her was, "It was not Page 131

Item #6. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2023 PAGE 28 right when those establishments were shut down and the way that they were shut down. Why? Because they were not given the opportunity to get it together." Ms. Paul stated that she went through and knows the history, but if it was not right for those black owners, it is still not right if this business is not given a fair opportunity. So when it comes in as not being right, they have to go through it, they have to follow a certain protocol and make sure that everybody is given the opportunity to be able to do what they need to do to keep their establishment open. Ms. Paul stated that Ms. Howard actually reached out to her, and some of the questions that she had were very simple. “What do we need, what is it that we can do? What do we need to do? What do constituents want?” One of the things that were an issue is that it is a nightclub. You cannot hear when you have music, people moving around, and it is dark. The security cannot hear everybody, so everybody now has the use of their earbuds and walkie-talkies where they can hear what is going on within that club, so it is not going to take seven to ten minutes for someone to get to a certain position when they are fighting, and it is not going to take them seven to ten minutes to turn the lights on. Those are things that they implemented that make sense because they said they do not want these things to happen because the issue is safety. They increased their security. Ms. Paul noted that everything the constituents had concerns about, they actually did it immediately, even with regard to providing food for their patrons. They basically are in support of allowing other businesses to come and take their menus, allowing them to come out, the food trucks, giving them the ability to feed them and have food where they can eat. That was one of the big major concerns, and that is one of the things that she can say that Ms. Howard did put forth the effort. Ms. Paul stated that she does not have time to call people. She will send emails all day long, but she does not have time to be sitting up and going to play patty cake with people. It is just not something she has time to do because she has a life. Ms. Paul continued to state that not only did she go to the establishment, but she also looked at some of the concerns that had actually been stated. If she comes to someone with something, she must have it on video, or she is going to go there that way, she can prove what she says. With that being said, she actually did go out to that establishment, and one thing that she did notice is that, over in the parking lot on the side of the liquor store, there were people that were actually sitting in their cars, and they were just chilling. They were just doing what they wanted to do, and then some of these people you did not see go in and patronize Irish Mike's. What they need is for the city to enforce the law. They do not have to go home; they best get out of there. That is what they need to be doing. Ms. Paul stated that the safety issue is concerning with the amount of time that it took to break up that fight. Responding to Ms. Paul, President Sudler discussed multiple community meetings that they have had. Mr. Sudler continued to state that they have at least two to three community meetings where the community said, "This is what we need from you. We need you to have tighter security, and we need you to not have people come in, or at least when they are out, making sure that they are not fighting about certain things they were doing." So when they got shut down, it had nothing to do with the city per se, nothing to do with the city trying to hush up. If they are in violation, then they are in violation. They had a conditional use, so they were functioning as if it was a public entity, but it was actually a private entity where they have to sign people in. Mr. Sudler noted that he went there, and he has not signed in. Mr. Sudler stated that he is a local from here, and Irish Mike's, he supports them because he grew up here in Dover, so he can tell her the real deal. So with that, they were not in compliance. They got jammed up with the state, which forced the Page 132

Item #6. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2023 PAGE 29 city to revoke its license. Mr. Sudler stated that council sort of got blamed for that, but they did not really want them to shut down. Usually, everything is complaint-driven, and he can personally say that in every experience he has had at Irish Mike's, him personally, he has never seen a fight. He has never seen any disorderly conduct. Kate was always professional, and he is just giving her his personal experience. Mr. Sudler noted again that he is from Dover, Delaware, Dover High School, and has lived here all his life, so he can speak to that. Mr. Sudler stated that he also has seen the food trucks, which he was glad to see recently. So, he can also testify to some of what they are saying about the food truck, he knows the Howard family and definitely Kate as well, that they will do whatever they need to do to be successful and adhere to the community. They are part of the community, and he knows for a fact that Kate is very receptive to ideas. Councilman Anderson stated that he would like to add one clarification, and that is the Elk Lodge had their liquor license revoked due to serving under-aged people. That they did not adhere to the conditional use or do anything to reopen. There were about three years of negotiations beforehand to avoid problems, but they messed up on them. Phil McGinnis, McGinnis Commercial Real Estate Company, stated that he works downtown and he has been promoting downtown since he came back from college in 1980 and got his license. Mr. McGinnis continued to state that he has tried to bring businesses downtown. They constantly fight the problem of older buildings that do not comply with the updated building codes and require a huge capital investment. They always have some sort of disadvantage. They have businesses that fail all the time, but he does not want to confront the reputation that the City of Dover closes businesses anytime they get upset about something. That is tough, and he cannot bring businesses to a place that is fearful of being closed. He hopes they consider that in their deliberations and, after that, roll the building codes back a little bit. Reginald Daniel II stated that in regard to the conversation he had, he thought there was an amount of concern. He came tonight wanting to see what changes have been made in his town from 2022 to 2023. What he wanted to see is just what changes have been made and a chance to show where changes have been made. Mr. Daniels fully believes stigmas can be tough. Diana Palmer-Welch, the owner of the Golden Fleece, stated that she is right across the street from Irish Mike's and has been for 13 years. She has had a pretty good relationship with them, and in mid-2021, things got a little out of hand, and she was pretty angry about it. She had several talks with Kate, and she does not think Kate got serious until it got serious. She does think that Kate is serious now. What she will tell council is that a lot of the things happening are out of Irish Mike's control. She thinks they have their space under control, but once it becomes out of their space, they move to that parking lot. Ms. Palmer-Welch stated that she is struggling with making a bar. Next thing you know, some rocks are thrown. So she has to be very careful about this. She will throw a couple of rocks, however, at city council, the Mayor, and a little bit of Dover PD. Ms. Palmer-Welch explained that there are about 10 things they could be doing that are pretty simple, very effective, pretty quick, and pretty cheap. They have been asking for this for about three years. The cameras downtown, all six of them, do not work half the time, maybe they do, but the other half of the time, they are pointed in the wrong direction, or the Wi-Fi is spotty, or, "Gee, I cannot pull that up." She cannot tell them how many times a Detective has had to come Page 133

Item #6. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2023 PAGE 30 to either one of her businesses and ask her for footage from outside. She covers her bar, but the city needs to cover outside, it is not her job. It is not their job to light up the parking lot if it does not belong to them. That belongs to either that building or the City of Dover. They need a 24/7 monitored multi-camera system covering all downtown areas with special attention to high crime areas. They have been asking for it for years, but instead, they have six rackety old cameras that never point in the right direction. Ms. Palmer-Welch stated that they know what is going on and still do not have a camera that only costs $500. She stated that she will buy them a ring and just point it at that parking lot. That is what needs to happen, and they need to be real-time because of officer safety. She stated that she is a retired federal agent, full disclosure, and her husband is a retired Dover Police Officer. She would love for him to roll up to a situation knowing how many guys they have and how many shots were fired. One of her employees lives across from that parking lot and has a shoot policy for his family. They know exactly what to do because eight times in 2022, eight times, shots have been fired at him. No one should have to live with that, and that has nothing to do with something that they cannot influence. These are crimes that have to be dealt with. They need to examine the feasibility to place a substation downtown. She has been hearing that for a while and thinks they need to move on that. They need to add lighting to all municipal parking lots and light them up. Ms. Palmer-Welch stated that they need to partner with State Social Services, and that is a whole other thing. She has a 10-point document that she would like to submit to council in writing. Ms. Palmer-Welch discussed Dover’s Livability Score and Crime index. People do not want to live here anymore once they pull those up. Ms. Palmer-Welch stated that she was not there to throw rocks at Irish Mike's, she is there to ask the City why this was the case. Responding to Ms. Palmer-Welch, Chief Johnson stated that he brought the cameras to the council just a few months ago. He found funding for $5 million to invest in the specific issues she spoke of. Chief Johnson stated that Council has given him the authorization to hire two more telecommunicators and believes they are on their way to 16 when the resources are available. He stated that they are moving in that direction. Responding to President Sudler, Chief Johnson stated that one of the chronic problems that they are having is that they have a conflict between two council priorities. They want the cameras, but they also want the trees. Whether they are discussing the technology that was initially installed, which is using infrared to cut down the amount of money that the city would have to spend on fiber to make the system go, is one of the biggest reasons there is spotty coverage. Once they bloom the leaves get in the way of that signal, they lose it. So part of the plan for the money that council authorized just a few months ago is they are in the process of just getting everything on wires, so they get to keep the trees but get the cameras. They are upgrading every piece of equipment at the end of that wire on every pole to provide their technology with better pixels and resolution. Ms. Palmer-Welch stated that she sent out an email a while ago when they started having problems. Not only detailing what was happening to all the council members and to the Chief. She only received four responses, and she wanted to thank Mr. Anderson, Mr. Sudler, Mr. Hare, and Chief Johnson. They were very, very good about reaching out to her about a lot of her concerns, and she does appreciate that. One more thing that she wanted to talk about is adding lighting, they talked about that and addressed the Cendel building, which is their property, and Page 134

Item #6. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2023 PAGE 31 they need to do that. Things have gotten so bad that they might need to chalk it off for a little bit and just send a load of officers there, even on overtime. She knows that the city is going to have to approve the overtime, but they need something down here. Ms. Palmer-Welch stated that they go hours and hours without seeing a single cop car. She knows they are 15% down, she knows it, and she knows what is happening. Focus on two block areas, gobs of cops for like three weeks. It may just be a shock and awe-kind of thing that could be used to move them along. They have been doing it for a long time. Chief Johnson asked Ms. Palmer-Welch to submit her documents to the City Manager’s office. Mike Harrington, a property owner in downtown Dover stated that he owns a building that is alongside that parking lot that they are talking about. Last year, he upgraded the lighting all around there just to hold down safety factors and all of that. As he said earlier, he was a merchant on Loockerman Street from 1967 to 1978 and managed the corner store, Wise Discount Center, for 11 years. The point he is telling council is that Irish Mike's, which was not called Irish Mike's back in those days but it was that way of life. He used to go, and it is a nice place now. He feels safe when he goes in there, he does not feel safe when he comes out. The moral of the story is to give a solution, and he has offered to give, free, an office located off of that parking lot. It is about 2500 square feet of space. It could be a substation. He knows that the Police Chief is not in favor of a substation, that is what he has been told, not by him personally. Mr. Harrington stated that he agrees with practically everything Diana said and really thinks council is taking it to heart; lighting, cameras, more police protection, and all of that. The real problem is the liquor store, and he has discussed it with practically every councilman, practically everyone, including the mayor. Mr. Harrington does not want to speak out of term for the mayor, but he said, "Jeepers, I wish there was some way that we could make this work.". People were there getting their alcohol fix, creating a lot of traffic. Janaid Kareem stated that he does not even think that this should be a discussion. Mr. Kareem remembers years ago, Councilman Sudler knows, after the Dover High games, people would load up, go to McDonald's, and there would be fights. There would be a lot of people over there, and before that, it was Hardee’s. People would go to Hardee’s, and there would be fights and all kinds of stuff, but they did not blame Hardee's for that. They did not blame McDonald's for that. Before Hardee’s, it was Rodney Village. People went to Rodney Village, and there would be a bunch of fights, but they did not blame those entrepreneurs trying to survive in the Rodney Village shopping center. He does not think that Kate should be blamed for what is going on. She employs people, she employs a brother of his here, and he does not have anything to say about her or her business. Everybody that comes in at his place always talks highly about it. Especially on Friday and Saturday, you want a safe place to go. They were having a conversation about going to First Fridays, and she had a little table out there and everything, feeding people and stuff. The city does not need to shut down people invested in the community the way that she is invested in the community. Todd Stonesifer, 115 North State Street, stated that they are trying to bring business, life, and energy back to downtown, which has been depressing. His experience in regard to the comments that he has heard from working with constituents as well as his staff, most of the problems are happening in parking lots that are not able to be controlled by someone that does not go there. Things happen in bars; everyone goes there and has fun. Sometimes it gets out of hand, he thinks they control it when it gets out of hand pretty quickly. When it goes out onto the streets, he thinks it is really hard to tell if any of the people have even been inside of that establishment that Page 135

Item #6. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2023 PAGE 32 is causing some of the issues that are out on the streets. Mr. Stonesifer stated that he sees it in the parking lot behind his office, and he sees it in the Cendel parking lot, and again, it is loitering. People are coming and setting up grills, they are setting up chairs. They are hanging out in these parking lots, and sometimes the owners of these parking lots are home asleep and do not see this trespassing issue or loitering issue. He is hearing that it is not enforced because the owner of this property has not called in and complained. Anyone can see what is going on, and they need to enforce that. They cannot be expected to control something that is not theirs because they are going to get into trouble for trying to do that. They should not be penalized for something happening beyond their control. Jerell Farrakhan, Carolina Place, stated that he would like to say that the City does not acknowledge that some of the smaller businesses downtown have changed. They are not out there walking the streets. They are not out there every day, not going to Walmart, not going to Target, and going home. Actually, going down there, getting out of their vehicle. Walking up and down the streets for a few years, every day, and keeping a real experience of what is going on downtown. He does not feel like people think it happens. He has been sitting here all night, listening to people. When it comes down to downtown, once the college closed, do not take that as a small thing, it is a large thing. They used to have their alumni coming down, too, and they do not come back to visit now. If they close these businesses, they take away all of that, so what do you really have then? Those people who say, "I have nothing else to do," are the same people that say, "I'm going to tear it up, let’s go out.” Council is making it seem like it is the business owner’s problem, it is “our” problem, it is everybody's problem, it is the whole city's problem. He has been around a lot of business owners since he was a kid. He stated that if the city wants to start somewhere, start with the minorities, start bringing the mentoring programs back and get around to that. As far as Irish Mike’s, nothing but love for everybody there, Kate is an amazing person. Everyone makes mistakes, especially with business. He is sure a lot of councilmembers have a business, have big decisions where they have to go back and look and say, "I need to change this." Unfortunately, on the scale that she is at, with the amount of attention that she has on a daily basis, it is hard to just go back and decide that decision. With that being said, he just wanted to get up and say he thinks the city needs to look at the general town as a whole. Kiera Johnson stated that as an employee of Irish Mike's for about two years now, she would actually like to come up and say firsthand how it has affected them all a lot. Ms. Johnson stated that the problem is not inside their bar and that they are fine. She feels as safe as she could have ever felt at any job. The problem is outside. As other people have said about the parking lots. She does not park in the parking lots around the corner or behind the building because she does not feel safe. She has to drive around a few times till she finds a space just because she does not feel safe. People come up and cannot handle it, and they are convinced, but these things are beyond our control. There is generally nothing that they can do. They cannot see outside of their windows. There have been times that she has been in charge, and she has had to call the cops, and the cops have never shown up. There have been times when she has called the line like they are supposed to. They are like, "So what is it? What's going on?" "I do not know. I am inside my bar. The car is outside." She has had a cop laugh at her and be like, "You should have known the model." There are a lot of different things that they cannot control, and everything that has gone wrong has affected their pockets tremendously. Now, she is a single mom with three kids, and their business has been, before it came out, falsely accused, does not do anything that they have Page 136

Item #6. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2023 PAGE 33 control over. They are not fair at all, so she asks that the city thinks about the lives that are being affected by this. The employee, the owners, just everything. She has never worked for people that are more caring and giving. She appreciates them because they come in and see their employees. They have regulars that genuinely have spent their lives with the employees. Really, and to repeat their thoughts, and frankly, they feel attacked. It is not fair because they are trying. That is just what she wanted to say as an actual employee of the business. Nobody puts themselves in their shoes and sees how it affects them, not just the owners and the people still there. They are trying to support their families and their children. Responding to Ms. Johnson, President Sudler stated he just want to assure her that it was complaint-driven and not by city council. However, once things occur, they have a responsibility to the community to at least hear the complaints. That does not mean they have already made a decision and that they are going to do this now. Council does have a fiduciary duty to their constituents and the community to at least have a meeting, like what they are having tonight, and he thanks her for bringing forth a different view on it. Cody Canasa, the owner of Agape Body Piercings, stated that seeing both sides of things, she has herself, when she is sitting in her apartment late at night, has had a lot of issues, being the spill over into her parking lot, even though it is significantly further than those two closer lots. She does have a genuine concern about how some of the overflow or the flow over from the events happening within Irish Mike’s. She also agrees with the fact that a lot of that does not have to do with anything they have or have not done on their end. Yes, being concerned, having it literally in her backyard, she cannot deny that it is concerning both as a citizen as well as, as a business owner. Ms. Canasa stated that she just wanted to again, just bring the tiniest bit of encouragement. She has been downtown for three years now, and she does not know, again, she cannot speak to what other people have or have not. This is just her, and she will say there have been leaps and bounds of a difference between when they were first opening up Agape and today. She has seen nothing but improvement. All the transient population has been gone. The people that are left are the people that live there, and they are not dangerous. They are just concerned people when it is late at night, and they are all in front of her. She will say she does not think anybody in this chamber wants another business shut down. she does not think anybody in this chamber has any ill intent toward wanting that to be the end result. She is just grateful that there are conversations around it, that the people that have a concern are being valid in their feeling, but the people that are being criticized the most are saying, "Hey, what can we do because we cannot help what we cannot, but we can help what we can." So she is hoping that this discussion tonight is less about an end decision and more about open dialog. Kevin Howard, 107 W. Loockerman, stated that has learned that when you are ahead, you should just sit down and shut up. Now, he is an old player, so he going to say a few things anyway. In September 2021, they lost their business license temporarily. The good people of the city office work shopped serious issues with them. Their suggestions, the Police Chief, Mr. Hugg, and they met several times. They took all of their suggestions to heart. They attempted to implement all of the changes that they thought were appropriate, including additional and better-trained security. Mr. Howard stated that he has spent $10,000 on a camera system and lights on the exterior front and back of his business, with a dedicated feed to the City of Dover Police, and they have heard about two parking lots. One lot is roughly to the rear of Irish Mike’s by the Cendel Trust lot. The other lot he will call it the Wells Fargo lot because their kiosk still sits out there. He is unsure if they still own it, but you cannot see them. When you leave Irish Mike’s, you make a left, go East on Loockerman, and then turn on Bradford Street, they cannot see you once you get Page 137

Item #6. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2023 PAGE 34 out the front door. So what they did was mount cameras back there, with that dedicated feed, so that, at least, there would be a record of what happens, and the police could react to what happens. If they wanted to watch that, and he would encourage additional personnel, they want to watch what is happening on that lot, so they lit it up like a Christmas tree, even though they do not own it. They have created a camera system so that they can watch. That is something they did. They did the same thing in front of the building because of the park. Mr. Howard stated that he is not involved in the park, and he uses that phrase loosely. The park is another trouble spot because it is where things can happen at night. It is dark, so they lit it up to the best of their ability. They also added two exterior cameras at the front of the building, which gives them a perfect view of the parking lot, and they record those inside. They are available to the police, and the police have used that information to solve other offenses that have occurred downtown that have nothing to do with the operation of his business. The police also have had access to, over the years, the 14 cameras that they put inside Irish Mike’s, and Irish Mike’s is not even as big as the council chamber. Not even this big, but there are 14 cameras to show them every square inch of Irish Mike’s, and there have been cases where the police needed to know whether, during the course of the night, "Somebody was downtown, can we look at your cameras?" They have made identification of perpetrators from events that they have had. The State police have done it, and the City of Dover police have done it. They have co-operated over the years. Getting back to what happened in 2021. There were concerns, things were happening. It seemed like the momentum building downtown toward a violent circumstance centered around the vicinity of Irish Mike’s. They took that seriously, and they made whatever changes they could to contribute to the safety of downtown. They spend now, on Friday and Saturday night, 25% of their gross revenue on security. How many businesses can say they do that? He does not even know how many businesses can afford that. He does not even know if he can afford it because their business is affected by the lack of traffic downtown too. They do not open until 4:00 or 4:30 in the afternoon, and they are open seven days a week. At one o'clock, whenever the number of patrons, 30 or 50 people left in the tavern, go onto the sidewalk. They cannot make them leave, but you would think they would leave. It is one o'clock in the morning, and he does not know about everyone except for tonight, he is usually in bed by this time. There were occasions when people would not leave, they would gather, and the Police Chief said yes to this. At that time, if they get the sense that something is going to happen, they should contact the police because they were not doing it enough. They took that to heart because his people have standing instructions. If the bar lets out, and they do not leave or get a sense that something is going to happen, they proactively call. Whether a car is dispatched or not depends on the discretion of the people that work there, but they convey their concerns, and they have a standing policy there. They reopened in November of 2021 when their business license was restored. Once it was restored, since then, until, he wants to say, New Year's Eve, an event occurred inside the bar that was picked up on social media, and he thinks it is the source of these current complaints. So he wanted to explain the event because what they saw on social media is the event, not what was happening immediately before and not what happened after. Mr. Howard stated that he did not mean to get into the weeds about this, but he wants them to understand it because a tavern is a dynamic business. They are a tavern, and, Kate was working that night, so she is an eyewitness. Kate is Katherine Howard; she is his middle daughter. She runs Irish Mike’s. Mr. Howard does not have any daily role or actually much of any role at all except to sometimes sign a check. That is about it, but Kate is there all the time. Page 138

Item #6. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2023 PAGE 35 She has her finger on the pulse, and she is behind the bar. They have security working the door. At some time, prior to 11 o'clock, ABC representatives come into the bar and say, "Hey, we are in the neighborhood. We are going to be going to the restaurants and the other establishments. We are going to be checking IDs. Make sure your door security is carding customers. Make sure you are up to snuff on your routine." They put two guys on the door, which was, in retrospect, a mistake because unbeknownst to those two guys, at 11 o'clock at night, a girl was dancing in the rear of the bar, back in the dark. Since they have cameras there, with enough interaction, they were able to watch what actually transpired, both before and after. The young lady came in, she was at the bar for six minutes. She did not buy anything. She walked immediately to the back, where some people were gathered, and they were dancing, and for some unknown reason, she snatched a wig off of another woman's head. That did not go over that well, and the lady, whose hair got pulled off her head, got violent. So for about 30 seconds, these two women were at each other. Fortunately, neither of them were hurt, and Irish Mike’s security responded from the front of the business and separated the two people. They then expelled them, but they first found out whether anybody was hurt. Nobody was hurt, and they declined medical attention. Then they asked if they wanted Irish Mike’s to call the police, either of them, because somebody, a guest, could have said that they were the victim in that circumstance, but they did not want to call the police. It is 11 o'clock, New Year's Eve, and should they send a car, the City of Dover Police, to a disturbance that has been resolved on New Year's Eve night? So Kate made the discretionary call not to call the police. Maybe in retrospect, they should have because he does not know if they would be there now if they had called the police. He does not think they would have been right calling the police because they controlled the situation. The people they hired as security did their jobs, and things went on for the rest of the night, and it was uneventful. He has not counted the number of days since council restored their business license, but it has got to be somewhere in the 400 to the 500-day range. This is one event in 500 days for a business open seven days a week. If they put this business on lock because they have been open 30 years. He bought the tavern from Busting at the time, they called it the Towne Tavern, but it was the Olde Towne Pub. They still use that in the title. This is Irish Mike’s Olde Towne Pub. They are good citizens, and they try to contribute. They do create employment for the people downtown, and they are a lovely environment. He knows that the Chief of Police will hear him out on this. In this business, most of it is the reaction, how to react to a circumstance. They get called to a scene, they get called to a disturbance, and they do their jobs. The tavern is not much different. They try to anticipate problems. They stop people coming in who are intoxicated or people who get loud or are trouble. They try to get them out of the business before trouble kicks off, but sometimes that is all they can do. They try to react in ways that are the least troublesome. Mr. Howard noted that he feels like they are good citizens and they have done their part. Now, that is not to say if somebody has an idea that will make their operation better and safer and further support the safety of the people and the property owners downtown, they are going to do it. They put their money where their mouth is. He wants somebody, some other business owner, to raise their hand if they invested $10,000 last year in the security of downtown because he did. Mr. Howard does not think anybody else can say that, and they are ready to do more. So that the record is clear, half of Irish Mike’s is the property he rents from Mr. Harrington and has for 20 years. Council President Sudler stated that they are not there to decide whether Irish Mike’s is going to Page 139

Item #6. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2023 PAGE 36 stay open or close. Council is there just to hear the community, and he is glad it is getting shared with them, from Mr. Howard’s perspective. Councilman Boggerty stated that it is obvious that he was contacted a few times. He wanted to add on record, saying he does not want to see Irish Mike’s closed. At night, some of the biggest parties in the city were happening, and at his barber shop, he was vexed. Mr. Boggerty emailed them, thinking of the barbershop, but he was unable to sleep the next day, so he absolutely understands what that feels like. In regard to what he said in the paper and all that, he does not want to see them close, but council wants to make sure that everybody is safe. Mr. Boggerty noted that he went to visit Coney Island. He goes everywhere down there, and it is timeless. Tina's is timeless, and he will buy records from there. Grey Fox, the event that he will not say what it was, but he was there, and he cannot wait till the next one because he will be there. See, his barber shop is down there, and Harry Louie, his cleaners. Miss Cartwright does his tailoring, and when that ice cream shop is open, he gets the Oreo sundae. It is probably not open, but there, they do not stay open too much. Councilman Boggerty stated that he is excited and grateful. He knows what the investments look like because he had to put cameras in his place, and he understands that Coney Island is going to stay open to help feed people. Mr. Boggerty stated that he does not know if they worked that out. He does know about the food trucks, so they do have his support to stay open, and he hopes that it was clear. Whatever he can do to help, it is for them to make sure of it. Mr. Howard stated that he wanted to emphasize one more thing, they have created a new account. They create a video record every night of what happens in Irish Mike’s. They do that for a couple of reasons, but the primary reason is to save some proof of this if they can do something better. So that is his anticipation. Mr. Howard stated that the gentleman who left early said that they make downtown Dover dangerous, he does not necessarily agree. If he is apprehensive that they are not doing something, he wants him to feel safe downtown. They want people in their business. Councilman Neil stated that they are the victim of their success. He means, basically, there are businesses that would love to be able to have their reputation and be packed with bar clientele. Struggling to resist when they go outside is a problem. That is something that he thinks they have to look at in terms of what everybody says because they are fighting. He wants businesses down here to be safe. One other thing, he knows Mr. Howard based a lot of this on the mugging, but he never saw that incident. Mr. Neil stated that it is his job to put this down or die, and in fact, as one person who is here, who is saying, even he will say, "Oh my heavens, this is the best." They have had all kinds of reports, and basically, that is what they are referring to. It is the funniest thing, he started life back in 1960, as a newsman, as a reporter in Longwood. They cannot be in every place, even if they wanted to. Responding to Mr. Howard, Mr. Neil stated that they need people to report to council once and for all. That is why he knows they have a deal. That is why he knows they have to make a different type of emergence downtown to protect them. If, for any reason, the state gives up or does not force their law, begging your pardon for uttering. He does not want the safety of the bill that they have to be able to at least use that or have that, to move people around. This would go, in their case, they could move those people around without throwing them in jail, without giving them additional problems with all the things they have in life. So he congratulates Mr. Howard, and he hopes they can figure out to leave his place, that they really leave his place, because he is Page 140

Item #6. SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 26, 2023 PAGE 37 a victim of success. Irish Mike’s does not belong on both sides. President Sudler stated that he would just like to say that, after hearing the sentiment of the majority of individuals separate from his own personal view that he stated earlier, he supports Mr. Howard and Kate. He never had a negative experience there. It has always been a professional experience. Mr. Sudler supports all businesses from here, and he believes that their problem is bigger than Irish Mike’s. It is a multitude of problems that happen to be centered around their establishment. Mr. Sudler stated that he will continue to support them and to please reach out to him, Kate has his number. Stay in contact with him so that if they are having concerns or things are not going their way, in regards to they are trying to reach people or contact people within the city, department heads, or managers. Mr. Sudler noted that they have an excellent team at Team Dover. They do a great job, but sometimes they all get overwhelmed, including himself. So let them keep the dialog coming, and they have his support. Councilman Rocha just wanted to say that he applauds them for leaning in on this situation and providing the resources, such as lighting and cameras in the back of their establishment and going above and beyond for their city. It is appreciated, and he thinks he can speak for everybody, for the rest of the council, regarding the appreciation that he is a business owner and caring enough to do that. Mr. Sudler moved for adjournment of the Special Council meeting, hearing no objection; the meeting adjourned at 10:21 p.m. ANDRIA BENNETT CITY CLERK ROBIN R. CHRISTIANSEN MAYOR /AW S:\AGENDAS-MINUTES-PACKETS\Council-Minutes\2022\08-August 2022\08-15-2019 SPECIAL COUNCIL VDBO.docx Page 141

Item #7. SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING A Special City Council Meeting was held on February 1, 2023, at 5:15 p.m., with Council President Sudler presiding. Members present were Mr. Anderson, Mr. Neil, Dr. Pillsbury, Ms. Arndt, Mr. Rocha, and Mr. Hare. Mr. Boggerty was absent. Mayor Christiansen was present. Council staff members present were Mr. Junge, Ms. Bennett, and Chief Johnson. ADOPTION OF AGENDA Mr. Hare moved for the adoption of the agenda, seconded by Mr. Neil, and unanimously carried. Mr. Hare moved to recess into Executive Session pursuant to 29 Del. C. § 10004 (b)(4) - Strategy sessions, including those involving legal advice or opinion from an attorney-at-law, with respect to collective bargaining or pending or potential litigation, but only when an open meeting would have an adverse effect on the bargaining or litigation position of the public body. The motion was seconded by Ms. Arndt and unanimously carried. The Special Council Meeting recessed into Executive Session at 5:18 p.m. The Executive Session adjourned at 6:44 p.m. ACTION RESULTING FROM THE EXECUTIVE SESSION During the Executive Session, members of Council discussed potential litigation. Mr. Anderson, the author of the ordinance, moved to strike proposed ordinance 2022-26, seconded by Mr. Hare, and unanimously carried. Mr. Sudler moved for adjournment of the Special Council Meeting, hearing no objection, the meeting adjourned at 6:46 p.m. ANDRIA L. BENNETT CITY CLERK All ordinances, resolutions, motions, and orders adopted by City Council during their Special Meeting of February 1, 2023, are hereby approved. ROBIN R. CHRISTIANSEN MAYOR Page 142

Item #8. COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE The Council Committee of the Whole met on January 24, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. with Councilman Boggerty presiding. Members of Council present were Mr. Anderson, Ms. Arndt, Mr. Hare, Mr. Neil, Dr. Pillsbury, and Mr. Rocha. Mr. Sudler and Mr. Taylor were absent. Mayor Christiansen was also present. Civilian members present for their Committee meetings were Dr. Jackson (Safety, Advisory, and Transportation Committee, Mr. Shelton (Utility), Mr. Contant (via WebEx), and Mr. Shevock (via WebEx) (Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee). Mr. McCutcheon (Utility) and Mr. Hosfelt (Safety, Advisory, and Transportation) were absent. ADOPTION OF AGENDA Mr. Neil moved for adoption of the agenda, seconded by Dr. Pillsbury and unanimously carried. SAFETY, ADVISORY, AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE The Safety, Advisory, and Transportation Committee met with Chairman Boggerty presiding. Adoption of Agenda Mr. Neil moved for adoption of the agenda, seconded by Ms. Arndt and unanimously carried. Quarterly Briefing on Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Projects (Marilyn Smith, Executive Director, Dover/Kent MPO) Ms. Marilyn Smith, Executive Director, Dover/Kent MPO reviewed the presentation entitled Dover/Kent County MPO Dover City Council, Committee of the Whole. Committee action was not required. Responding to Mr. Neil, Ms. Smith stated that contacting property owners is outside the scope of the Dover/Kent County MPO. Ms. Smith explained that they do not do economic development and that would be more in the purview of Ms. Linda Parkowski, Director of Kent Economic Partnership. Responding to Mr. Neil, Ms. Smith stated that if a property owner wanted to rezone their property that would go through the City of Dover Planning Office, not the Dover/Kent County MPO. Responding to Mr. Neil, Ms. Smith stated that when Dover/Kent County MPO started the rail study they started with 600 parcels along the rail. Ms. Smith explained that they went through a process of eliminating parcels that should not be considered due to having houses on them, wetlands, and agricultural land preservation. Ms. Smith further explained that this process brought the number down to 140 parcels and those parcels can be found in the study. Mr. Anderson thanked Ms. Smith and the Dover/Kent County MPO for the work that they do and their engagement. Mr. Anderson stated that there is a tremendous concern regarding the east and west parts of State College Road. Mr. Anderson stated that his concern is that it has fallen years behind the Kenton Road project, which is about to begin. Mr. Anderson explained that residents of the first and fourth districts Page 143

COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING JANUARY 24, 2023 PAGE 2 Item #8. have expressed several concerns. Mr. Anderson further explained that when it comes to houses and residents, this area is a safety concern. Mr. Anderson stated that State College Road is a real concern of the people and that he wanted to make sure the importance of that is known during the time it is being evaluated. Responding to Mr. Anderson, Ms. Smith stated that State College Road is on the radar of Dover/Kent County MPO. Ms. Smith explained that she does not know which fiscal year the project is currently in but would send an update to the City Clerk’s Office. Mr. Neil stated that about seven years ago, Councilman Anderson was very prescient when he noticed that White Oak Road should be elevated on the project list. Mr. Neil stated that the area of White Oak Road is the link between Route 9, the airport, and potential economic development prospects. Responding to Mr. Neil, Ms. Smith stated that White Oak Road and the area Mr. Neil identified, were both included in the Dover Air Cargo Study that was completed 18 months ago. Ms. Smith stated that the recommendations in that study were to improve all the roads at one time or they could be done in pieces. Ms. Smith noted those recommendations were updated in the long-range plan. Mayor Christiansen stated that the other day he noticed signs along West State College Road preparing for either 2025 or 2026. Mayor Christiansen stated that they were conducting surveys on how much they are going to take off the front of the properties that are there to accommodate the repairs council has sought out. Mayor Christiansen noted that he was really concerned about the work on Dover Kenton Road in conjunction with Salisbury Road and State Street. Responding to Mr. Anderson, Mayor Christiansen stated that last week he and Ms. Linda Parkowski, Director of Kent Economic Partnership had been in contact with the senatorial delegation and Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester. Mayor Christiansen explained that the Joint Use Agreement with Dover Air Force Base should be signed by this spring. Mayor Christiansen further explained that the Joint Use Agreement will allow the number of civilian air flights at the Civilian Air Terminal to go from 2,500 to 10,000 a year. Mayor Christiansen stated that businesses are interested in using the Joint Use Agreement as an overflow for their freight operations. Mayor Christiansen explained that is why the city is supporting the construction of large warehouses on Lafferty Lane to accommodate the impact of the Joint Use Agreement. Mayor Christiansen further explained that FedEx is already using a warehouse in the area as a dump point for their operation in anticipation of being able to use the Joint Use Agreement. Mayor Christiansen stated that it is encouraging that the city is headed in the right direction because POLYTECH has opened its school of aircraft maintenance for certificates in aircraft repair. Ms. Smith explained that once this was brought to the Dover/Kent County MPO’s attention, that was the reason for the study. They needed to find out beyond the Civil Air Terminal, what other airport operations are already here, licensed, and available to support expanded operations. Page 144

COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING JANUARY 24, 2023 PAGE 3 Item #8. Responding to Mr. Anderson, Ms. Smith stated that she would provide a map to the City Clerk’s Office showing the airports that are identified in the Air Cargo Study. Ms. Smith explained that most of the existing airports are surrounded by farmland, wetlands, or other environments that do not allow them to expand their footprint. Ms. Smith further explained that what they can do is refine and expand their operation within their existing footprint. Request for Waiver – Appendix A - Subdivisions, Article VI - Subdivision – General Requirements and Design Standards, Section E - Lots (Plan for East Carolina Supply Warehouse at 631 Ridgely Street) - Waiver to Create Lot without Frontage on a Public Street associated with Site Plan and Minor Subdivision Plan to subdivide property consisting of 28.65 acres into two parcels (Parcel A and Residual) (Property Owner: Clara Ridgely Project, LLC. Property Address: 631 Ridgely Street. Tax Parcel: ED05-076.08-01- 01.00-000. Planning Reference: S-23-01) (Mary Ellen Gray, Director of Planning and Inspections) Mr. Hare moved to recommend approval of the requested Subdivision Waiver to allow the creation of a lot without Frontage on a Public Street, as recommended by the Planning Commission, the motion was seconded by Mr. Neil. Ms. Arndt requested a brief overview of the Request for Waiver by Ms. Gray. Ms. Mary Ellen Gray, Director of Planning and Inspections, reviewed the background and analysis of the Request for Waiver. Responding to Mr. Neil, Ms. Gray referenced the maps on pages 49 and 50 of the Council Committee of the Whole Packet. Ms. Gray explained this property is a 25-acre parcel that is being subdivided just south of the Playtex property. Responding to Mr. Neil, Ms. Gray stated that he was correct, waiving the lot facing a public street would decrease the parking. Planning Commission recommended approval of the requested Subdivision Waiver to allow the creation of a lot without Frontage on a Public Street. Mr. Anderson stated that this is a reminder to council that they need to look over the parking lot requirements. Adjusting those to make them match the needs of the use, could also benefit the stormwater management plan. Mr. Hare moved to recommend approval of the requested Subdivision Waiver to allow the creation of a Lot without Frontage on a Public Street, as recommended by the Planning Commission. The motion was seconded by Mr. Neil and unanimously carried. Mr. Boggerty moved for adjournment of the Safety, Advisory, and Transportation Committee, hearing no objection, the meeting adjourned at 6:39 p.m. UTILITY COMMITTEE The Utility Committee met with Chairman Rocha presiding. Adoption of Agenda Page 145

COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING JANUARY 24, 2023 PAGE 4 Item #8. Ms. Arndt moved for adoption of the agenda, seconded by Mr. Neil and unanimously carried. Mid-Atlantic Justice Coalition Presentation (Kerri Evelyn Harris, Jay Monteverde, Rosie Stone) Ms. Harris, Mr. Monteverde, and Ms. Stone reviewed the presentation MAJC Now. Committee action was not required. Mr. Anderson thanked the Mid-Atlantic Justice Coalition for their presentation and the valuable information they brought forth. Responding to Mr. Anderson, Mr. Monteverde stated that they are staff at the non-profit organization, Namati, and that they do not request to be included in any budgets or line items of grants that they may be able to support the applications for. Mr. Monteverde explained that Namati is funded through philanthropic donors and individual donors. Responding to Mr. Anderson, Ms. Stone stated that they mostly focus on federal program funds, learning more about and tracking new opportunities and new programs that are coming out of the Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Bill from 2021. Ms. Harris stated that they primarily focus on federal funds, however, if something comes up and they cannot find federal funding for it but can find it elsewhere they will identify it. Ms. Harris explained that they are not only trying to get the funding but also sending information up to the federal level to give suggestions on improving the process. Responding to Mr. Anderson, Ms. Harris stated Mid-Atlantic Coalition is currently grant assisted. Ms. Harris noted that after speaking with Mr. Lyon, Director of Water and Wastewater, the City of Dover does not have a grant writer and that it became clear how important it is. Ms. Harris explained that they have added hiring grant writers to their hiring plan and are working with the federal government to create grants for municipalities to hire grant writers. Ms. Harris further explained as they learn of gaps, they are doing their best to fill those gaps internally or externally. Responding to Mr. Anderson, Ms. Stone stated that she did not have the filing deadline for the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) filing deadline but would provide it to the City Clerk’s Office. Mr. Neil stated that Mosaic developed the Master Plan for the Downtown Dover Partnership (DDP) and that more sources of funding that the city could go to for the purpose of rebuilding the downtown were found. Mr. Neil stated that he was happy the voters found an alternate source of income by electing Ms. Harris to the State’s Legislature with the full understanding that she understands what they need. Mr. Neil stated that his soapbox is housing, affordable housing, breaking the stranglehold of private equity with public service commission for renters. Mr. Neil stated that is going to help with everything that Mid-Atlantic Coalition is trying to do. Responding to Mr. Rocha, Ms. Stone stated that there are different programs that fall under the broader umbrella of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) that deal with the façade and building Page 146

COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING JANUARY 24, 2023 PAGE 5 Item #8. rehabilitation for residential and commercial properties. Ms. Stone noted that council should consult with the City’s CDBG Program Manager. Mr. Rocha moved for adjournment of the Utility Committee meeting, hearing no objection, the meeting adjourned at 7:13 p.m. LEGISLATIVE, FINANCE, AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE The Legislative, Finance and Administration Committee met with Chairman Anderson presiding. Adoption of Agenda Mr. Hare moved for adoption of the agenda, seconded by Mr. Neil and unanimously carried. Update from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) on Membership Priorities (Jamie Sack, IBEW) Mr. Jamie Sack, System Operation Crew Leader, Electric Department, and Shop Steward, IBEW Mr. Sack stated that their local union encompasses other entities outside the City of Dover and that they have a full-time Business Manager. Mr. Sack explained that the Business Manager was here in November, Steve Newberry, unfortunately, Tuesday night is Union Night at their hall up north, so it is difficult for him to come to the Council Committee of the Whole meetings. Mr. Sack stated that the IBEW was supposed to present at the beginning of December, but the executive session ran long, and they are back now. Mr. Sack stated that since that night, he has sent a copy of a letter to everyone on council along with some comparable items. Mr. Sack explained that since that time, IBEW has had a sit-down meeting with Mr. Dave Hugg, City Manager, Ms. Sharon Duca, Assistant City Manager, and Ms. Poole, Human Resources Director to discuss the letter that was sent. Mr. Sack noted that there were some positives that come from that meeting, but unfortunately, there has not been any update since. Mr. Sack explained that the biggest priority of the IBEW at this time is for the city to complete a comparable wage study. Mr. Sack stated that the IBEW was left out of the wage equity study and that they felt it was disheartening to try to compare them to other municipalities in the state. Mr. Sack explained that the City of Dover Electric Department has different responsibilities than other municipal electric departments. Mr. Sack further explained that Mr. Newberry, covered in the letter, they are not full- time, and now their job title may be linemen, but they are changing light bulbs in buildings, cutting the grass, and hanging Christmas lights. Mr. Sack stated that the City of Dover linemen and operators go out every day, work hot primary, terminate on the ground, and relay tech from substations. Mr. Sack stated that their field engineers are working. Mr. Sack stated that the IBEW wants their jobs to be compared to other entities that they are comparable to for example, Chesapeake Utilities and Delaware Electric Co-op. Responding to Mr. Anderson, Mr. Sack stated that IBEW would be interested in having a conversation regarding buying into the pension plan. Page 147

COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING JANUARY 24, 2023 PAGE 6 Item #8. Update on American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Allocations (Tracey Harvey, CDBG Program Manager, and Jeff Dill, Budget Analyst) Ms. Tracey Harvey, CDBG Program Manager, and Jeff Dill, Budget Analyst provided an update regarding the ARPA allocations. Staff recommended awarding $499,610.82 in ARPA funds to sub-grantees to carry out projects in response to Covid-19. Mr. Rocha moved to recommend awarding $499,610.82 in ARPA funds to sub-grantees to carry out projects in response to Covid-19, as recommended by staff. The motion was seconded by Mr. Neil and unanimously carried. Mr. Contant requested an update regarding the structural engineer report for the old Dover Post Office. Mr. Anderson moved for the adjournment of the Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee meeting, hearing no objection, the meeting adjourned at 7:24 p.m. Mr. Boggerty moved for adjournment of the Council Committee of the Whole meeting, hearing no objection, the meeting adjourned at 7:24 p.m. Roy Sudler, Jr. Council President RS/re \\VMFILEPRINT\CityClerk\AGENDAS-MINUTES-PACKETS\Committee-Minutes\2023\01- January\01-24-2023 CCW Minutes RE.docx Page 148

Item #14. Monthly Report December 2022 Office of City Assessor Page 149

Item #14. ASSESSOR’S REPORT Number of Deeds Stamped for Transfer Tax Dollar Amount for the Month of Dec. 2021/2022 the Month of Dec. 2021/2022 48 50 $400 Thousands 40 28 29 $206 30 21 21 16 $200 $102 $120 20 $42 $17 5 4 $51 $0 10 1 0 2021 $0 2021 0 $0 2022 2022 First Time Buyer for the Month Dec. 2021/2022 Realty Property of Dec. 2021/2022 Sales in Dollars Received Prior to 48 Recording 50 $11 $14 40 29 $15 $8 28 $7 Millions Res. Non‐First $10 $6 30 21 $4 $1 Time Buyers $5 $0 2021 20 $0 Res. First Time 2022 10 Buyers 0 2021 2022 Major Updates October November December Assessment Change $0 $0 $3,917,400 Residential Sales Ratio Report Sales in Study Total Assessed Total Sale Price Ratio PRD Value 46 $8,196,500 $11,800,515 0.69 1.04 Ratio – Assessed Value divided by Sale Price. PRD – Mean – A PRD above 1.03 tends to indicate assessment regressivity – high valued properties are under appraised relative to low valued properties. A PRD below .98 tends to indicate assessment progressivity – high valued properties are relatively over appraised. 1 Page 150

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Item #15. CITY COUNCIL COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT FUND JULY 1, 2022 - JUNE 30, 2023 100-10-12-99-000-53037 Current Balance- $ 19,000.00 COM M UNI TY ENHANCEM ENT FUND - $2,500 FOR EACH COUNCI L M EM BER PER DI STRI CT AND $5,000 FOR THE AT-LARGE COUNCI L BUDGETED AM OUNT M EM BER. THE PURPOSE OF THE FUND I S TO ALLOW M EM BERS TO CONTRI BUTE FUNDS TO A SM ALL PROJECT OR COM M UNI TY $ 25,000.00 NEEDS I N EACH DI STRI CT. Inner City Cultural League Vendor # 200 FI NAL BUDGET TOTAL $ 25,000.00 COUNCI L TOTAL YEAR TO DATE SPONSOR VENDOR DESCRI PTI ON I NVOI CE # CHARGES DATE BALANCE Councilman Boggerty authorized the designation of Email from Andre Boggerty dated $100.00 of his community enhancement funds to 07/21/2022 and email from Leandra 7/26/2022 Boggerty DEMCO DEMCO for the Annual Back to School Event Marshall dated 07/13/2022 $100.00 $100.00 $24,900.00 Batch # 9222 Councilman Anderson authorized the designation of Email from David Anderson dated $300.00 of his community enhancement funds to The 06/29/2022 and email from Tracey 7/26/2022 Anderson The 302 Movement 302 Movement for the backpack program. Weems dated 06/28/2022 $300.00 $400.00 $24,600.00 Batch # 9222 Councilman Anderson authorized the designation of $1000.00 of his community enhancement funds to The Email from David Anderson dated The Inner City Cultural Inner City Cultural League for the reasons stated in the 06/23/2022 and email from Elizabeth 7/26/2022 Anderson League letter. Daniels dated 06/23/2022 $1,000.00 $1,400.00 $23,600.00 Batch # 9222 Councilman Neil authorized the designation of $200.00 of Email from Fred Neil dated 08/10/2022 his community enhancement funds to Persimmon Park and email from Joyce Talley dated 8/15/2022 Neil Persimmon Park Place Place for the Backpack Giveaway 08/09/2022 $200.00 $1,600.00 $23,400.00 Batch #9391 Councilwoman Arndt authorized the designation of Email from Tricia Arndt dated $200.00 of her community enhancement funds to 08/10/2022 and email from Joyce Talley 8/15/2022 Arndt Persimmon Park Place Persimmon Park Place for the Backpack Giveaway dated 08/09/2022 $200.00 $1,800.00 $23,200.00 Batch #9391 Councilwoman Arndt authorized the designation of Email from Tricia Arndt dated $500.00 of her community enhancement funds to the 08/31/2022 and email from Elena 9/6/2022 Arndt Dover Art League Dover Art League for the Grand Opening Stewart dated 8/31/2022 $500.00 $2,300.00 $22,700.00 Batch # 9512 Interdenomonational Councilman Boggerty authorized the designation of Email from Andre Boggerty dated Ministerial Alliance of $600.00 of his community enhancement funds to the 09/06/2022 and email from Theodore 9/12/2022 Boggerty Dover and Visinity (IMA) Annual Community Unity Family Day Henderson dated 9/6/2022 $600.00 $2,900.00 $22,100.00 Batch # 9567 Councilman Anderson authorized the designation of Email from Dave Anderson dated $300.00 of his community enhancement funds to the 10/05/2022 and email from Bishop Carol 10/6/2022 Anderson The Well Church Faith and Blue Weekend E. Harris dated 10/5/2022 $300.00 $3,200.00 $21,800.00 Batch # 9727 Councilman Hare authorized the designation of $400.00 Email from City Clerk Bennett dated of his community enhancement funds to the Faith and 10/05/2022 and email from Bishop Carol 10/6/2022 Hare The Well Church Blue Weekend E. Harris dated 10/5/2022 $400.00 $3,600.00 $21,400.00 Batch # 9727 Councilwoman Arndt authorized the designation of Email from Tricia Arndt dated $150.00 of her community enhancement funds to the 10/07/2022 and email from Bishop Carol 10/7/2022 Arndt The Well Church Faith and Blue Weekend E. Harris dated 10/5/2022 $150.00 $3,750.00 $21,250.00 Batch # 9727 Councilman Rocha authorized the designation of $200.00 Email from Gerald Rocha dated of his community enhancement funds to the Faith and 10/07/2022 and email from Bishop Carol 10/7/2022 Rocha The Well Church Blue Weekend E. Harris dated 10/5/2022 $200.00 $3,950.00 $21,050.00 Batch # 9727 Councilman Anderson authorized the designation of $500.00 of of his community enhancement fund to Tracy Email from Dave Anderson dated Tracy Palmer Ministries, Palmer Ministries, Inc for Thanksgiving Dinner & Winter 10/12/2022 and email/letter from Paster 10/12/2022 Anderson Inc Food Events Tracy Palmer dated 10/12/2022 $500.00 $4,450.00 $20,550.00 Batch #9784 Councilman Anderson authorized the designation of Email from Dave Anderson dated $250.00 of of his community enhancement fund to 11/03/2022 and email/letter from 11/3/2022 Anderson United Way of Delaware United Way of Delaware Wonderland Coat and Toy Drive Kenyatta Livingston dated 11/03/2022 $250.00 $4,700.00 $20,300.00 Batch #9946 Councilwoman Pillsbury authorized the designation of Email from Julia Pillsbury dated $500.00 of of his community enhancement fund to 11/05/2022 and email/letter from 11/7/2022 Pillsbury United Way of Delaware United Way of Delaware Wonderland Coat and Toy Drive Kenyatta Livingston dated 11/03/2022 $500.00 $5,200.00 $19,800.00 Batch #9946 Councilman Taylor authorized the designation of $650.00 of his community enhancement funds to the Hometown Email from Ralph Taylor dated 11/15/2022 Taylor Dover Police Department Holiday Event 11/15/2022 $650.00 $5,850.00 $19,150.00 Batch #9984 Councilman Boggerty authorized the designation of $825.00 of his community enhancement funds to the Email from Andre Boggerty dated 11/16/2022 Boggerty Dover Police Department Hometown Holiday Event (Returned-Not Needed) 11/16/2022 $0.00 $0.00 $19,150.00 Batch #6 Email from Dave Anderson dated Councilman Anderson authorized the designation of 01/12/2023 and email/letter from Ennio $150.00 of of his community enhancement fund to Code Emmanuel (Code Purple) dated 1/12/2023 Anderson Code Purple Purple. 01/03/2023 $150.00 $6,000.00 $19,000.00 Batch #302 $6,000.00 $19,000.00 Budgeted Amount District Council Sponsor YTD Expenditures Balance $5,000.00 At-Large Boggerty $700.00 $4,300.00 $2,500.00 1st District Pillsbury $500.00 $2,000.00 $2,500.00 1st District Rocha $200.00 $2,300.00 $2,500.00 2nd District Hare $400.00 $2,100.00 $2,500.00 2nd District Taylor $650.00 $1,850.00 $2,500.00 3rd District Arndt $850.00 $1,650.00 $2,500.00 3rd District Neil $200.00 $2,300.00 $2,500.00 4th District Anderson $2,000.00 $0.00 $2,500.00 4th District Sudler $2,500.00 TOTAL $5,500.00 $19,000.00 Page 154

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Item #16. December 2022 Activities Energy Education Visit: helpinitiativede.org • Tax Collections, Agreements Or call 833-888-0410 • Recruitment • DE&I Activities • LIHEAP Program Assistance To register for a Home Energy Audit DIVERSITY, EQUITY, & INCLUSION ACTIVITIES DECEMBER 2022 The City of Dover Customer Service Department values Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We strive to provide quality services to external and internal customers through our daily activities. This segment will highlight activities provided to internal department staff. • Signage to encourage inclusion of all. • Goodwill Committee – Birthday / Life Events recognition • Annual seasonal department events. • Retirement recognition, Sherry Dixon – Cashier Supervisor Customer Service Mission Continually provide quality public service to our diverse group of customers with professionalism, respect, & integrity. ~ City of Dover Customer Service Department Page 158

ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT Item #16. Electric Divisions System Peak Total System Load Number of New Month outages customers Feb 21 58,116 Services Feb 21 103.54 Mar 21 56,803 Oct 20 5 738 Oct 20 8 Mar 21 96.05 Nov 20 7 3,230 Nov 20 12 Apr 21 106.06 Apr 21 52,494 Dec 20 0 0 Dec 20 15 May 21 135.17 May 21 56,801 Jan 21 1 2 Jan 21 9 Jun 21 69,150 Feb 21 3 1518 Feb 21 7 Jun 21 156.90 Mar 21 4 568 Mar 21 20 Jul 21 156.16 Jul 21 79,792 Apr 21 4 1,287 Apr 21 14 Aug 21 164.90 Aug 21 77,971 May 21 9 733 May 21 6 Sep 21 140.78 Sep 21 65,002 Jun 21 10 736 Jun 21 40 Oct 21 58,157 Jul 21 13 3,730 Jul 21 9 Oct 21 117.77 Aug 21 11 728 Aug 21 11 Nov 21 95.71 Nov 21 55,279 Sep 21 7 1,037 Sep 21 20 Dec 21 96.13 Dec 21 58,299 Oct 21 9 4,693 Oct 21 16 Jan 22 107.95 Jan 22 65,916 Nov 21 6 347 Nov 21 23 Feb 22 55,827 Dec 21 13 1540 Dec 21 22 Feb 22 103.87 Jan 22 11 1599 Jan 22 17 Mar 22 99.08 Mar 22 56,876 Feb 22 6 1005 Feb 22 8 Apr 22 92.65 Apr 22 50,847 Mar 22 5 512 Mar 22 18 May 22 59,233 Apr 22 1 350 Apr 22 20 May 22 143.11 May 22 13 4,199 May 22 21 June 22 June 22 June 22 19 6,639 June 22 11 July 22 July 22 July 22 7 357 July 22 16 Aug 22 Aug 22 Aug 22 8 395 Aug 22 47 Sep 22 Sep 22 6 2920 Sep 22 27 Sep 22 Oct 22 3 732 Oct 22 21 Oct 22 Oct 22 Nov 22 4 1328 Nov 22 17 Nov 22 Nov 22 Dec 22 3 6,703 Dec 22 12 Nov 22 We have the meter; however, the information is not accurately registering. NAES Dec 22 staff is working with the contractor to resolve the issues. Electric Monthly Outage Report The annual outage goal will be less than 295 minutes per customer, which is a Delaware Standard. This will be measured by calculating the System Average Interruption Duration Index. SAIDI Long Time looks at the previous 24months of outages FY 23 YTD FY 22 FY 21 61.14 129.99 296.7 Outages Average Response Time Goal is less than 30 minutes Month Year-to-date Month Year-to-date 3 31 48 31.28 PROGRAM UPDATES DEC 22 DEC 21 FY22 YTD Tree Trimming 190 264 1669 Number of Oil Releases 0 0 0 Lost Time Accidents – All Electric Utility Divisions 0 0 0 New Services 12 22 140 Page 159

Item #16. MEMORANDUM Department of Central Services P.O. Box 475 Dover, Delaware 19903 Phone: (302) 674-7567 Fax: (302) 736-7178 E-mail: mhamlett@dover.de.us TO: Dave Hugg, City Manager Sharon Duca, Assistant City Manager FROM: Michael C. Hamlett, Central Services Director DATE: 1/5/2023 SUBJECT: Fiscal Year Project Update ______________________________________________________________________________ Outlined below are the stages of each project in process for Fiscal Year 2023 FC2001 City Hall HVAC Renovation: Currently under contract with Statewide Mechanical and all equipment has been installed. System is complete and contractor is working with Anaconda to install duct detectors. EA2204 Weyandt Hall HVAC Renovation: Currently in the engineering and design phase with E2engineering. The mechanical, electrical drawings and specifications are complete. Preparing RFP phase. EA2202 Electric Admin Window Replacement: COMPLETED. EA2203 Weyandt Hall Window Replacement and LED Lighting Upgrade: Window installation is complete. Facilities staff is currently working on LED upgrades, 90% complete. LB2201 Library HVAC Controls Upgrade: Contractor is currently onsite installing upgrades. CS2301 Warehouse LED Lighting Upgrade: Materials are on hand and awaiting Facilities staff completion of Weyandt Hall LED upgrade. CS2302 Warehouse Replacement of Tile Flooring and Exterior Painting: Flooring replacement has been completed. Painting has been completed. COMPLETED FC2303 City Hall Window Replacement: Currently awaiting quotes 1 Page 160

Item #16. Fiscal Year Project Updates FC2304 Old Post Office Hazardous Material Abatement: COMPLETED Weyandt Hall Security Upgrades: All cameras and swipe badges have been installed and functional. Ballistic glass has been mostly installed; however, 2 panels came in wrong and had to be reordered, awaiting eta for delivery. Michael Hamlett, Central Services Director Phone: 302‐674‐7567 Email: mhamlett@dover.de.us 2 Page 161

Item #16. Fleet & Facilities Management Monthly Report DECEMBER 2022 Fleet Maintenance PM Work Orders Completed: 39 Number of Tire Repairs: 19 Number of Road Repairs: 8 Other Work Orders: 69 Repair Hours: 268 Road Repair Hours: 8 Total Work Orders: 108 Fabrication Hours: 0 Misc. Hours: 7 PM Hours: 89 # of Scheduled PM’s: 12 # of PM’s Completed: 39 Major Program Updates DECEMBER DECEMBER MEASURE 2022 2021 DIFFERENCE Fleet Maintenance - Completed PM 39 out of 12 38 out of 12 appointments vs scheduled PM’s 8.33 % 325.00 % 316.67 % (Quantity and Percentage) Facilities Maintenance Facilities - Routine work orders 53 out of 56 40 out of 49 completed within 5 days 13.01 % 94.64 % 81.63 % (Quantity and Percentage) Facilities - Emergency work orders 6 out of 8 4 out of 6 completed within 2 days 8.33 % 75.00 % 66.67 % (Quantity and Percentage) Facilities: Total Work Orders Written in December: 64 Total Work Orders Completed in December: 69 (includes previous months’ W/O’s that were incomplete) Page 162

HUMAN RESOURCES Item #16. December 2022 Monthly Hired vs Resigned vs Promoted 10 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 33 3 2 2 2 2 22 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dec '21 Jan '22 Feb '22 Mar '22 Apr '22 May '22 Jun '22 Jul '22 Aug '22 Sept '22 Oct '22 Nov ' 22 Dec '22 Hired Resigned/Term/Retired Transferred/Promoted November – Retire 0; Resigned 2; Terminated 0 CY Hired, Resigned, Promoted 80 70 67 61 60 57 54 49 50 47 44 41 42 41 40 35 33 32 30 22 20 18 20 15 9 10 0 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Hired Terminated, Resigned, Retired Transferred or Pormoted Page 163

HUMAN RESOURCES Item #16. (Continued) Five year Full-Time vs Part-Time Employees 450 400 32 22 26 350 30 26 300 250 200 366 373 379 337 346 150 100 50 0 Dec '18 Dec '19 Dec '20 Dec '21 Dec '22 Full-Time Part-Time -Numbers do not reflect, temporary, seasonal, relief fire dispatchers, committee or council members Part-time employees (4 Pitts Center, 1 Recreation, 24 Library, 2 Police Department, 1 Central Services) EEOC Demographics 450 400 350 83 85 97 81 78 300 250 200 150 294 305 313 304 286 100 50 0 Dec '18 Dec '19 Dec '20 Dec '21 Dec '22 Caucasian Minority Page 164

HUMAN RESOURCES Item #16. (Continued) Position Hired: Administrative Assistant – Public Works, Communication Operator Transferred/Promoted: Position Terminated/Resigned/Retired/Other: Human Resource Coordinator, Police Clerk Terminal Leave: Customer Service Clerk (January) Open or Currently Recruiting* Open or Currently Recruiting by Dept. November 2022 Electric 0 Public Works 7 Police 9 Water Wastewater 0 All Other Departments 5 Totals 21 *Not used for Budgeting Purposes Electric: Public Works: Motor Equipment Operator I – Streets (2), Motor Equipment Operator I – Stormwater, Motor Equipment Operator I – Sanitation (2), Sign Street Painter, MEOII – Night Street Sweeper Police: (4) Cadet (PT), Police Officer (3), Police Clerk II, Central Services Coordinator, Communications Operator, Animal Control Officer, Sex Offender Registry Agent, Police Clerk Water/Wastewater: All Other Departments: Administrative Assistant – Finance, Planner II, Customer Service Clerk I, Fire Dispatcher, Human Resource Coordinator Turnover Statistics 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Total Turnover % 6.75 11.00 10.91 6.02 12.05 8.68 15.36 10.33 9.66 13.96 9.69 15.93 Termination Turnover % 1.08 0.29 1.47 0.57 0.28 0.54 1.92 1.36 0.54 1.42 .25 1.62 Resignation Turnover % 4.05 5.21 5.01 2.29 7.56 6.24 7.41 5.98 6.17 7.98 7.14 9.01 Retirement Turnover % 1.62 5.50 4.42 3.15 4.20 1.90 4.39 2.45 2.68 4.27 2.29 1.15 Other - - - - - - 1.65 0.54 0.27 0.28 .25 .23 2012 Healthcare cost sharing implemented 2013 Healthcare cost sharing implemented for DOE 2016 RIF in Economic Development; 2018 RIF in Electric Page 165

HUMAN RESOURCES Item #16. (Continued) Average Employees 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Total Number of Employees Separating 25 38 37 21 42 32 56 38 36 49 38 48 from Service Average Number of 356 333 325 331 333 340 337 340 346 **355 370 405 Full-time Employees Average Number of 25 23 15 12 14 18 24 28 28 28 26 28 Part-time Employees * Healthcare cost sharing implemented **Updated Worker’s Compensation December December Category 2021 2022 Monthly Workers Comp. Injuries 2 2 Monthly Workers Comp. 827 0 Hours used by employees Workers Compensation Cost FY2022 $6 $6 Department $3 $48 Total Cost (In thousands) Total: $63,000 *8/2021 graph changed to FY Page 166

Item #16. Information Technology Department December 2022 Report Larry Josefowski, Director Network Security (Internal): We installed several switches for the SCADA system and received more switches to replace ones that are out of support. Meetings with our vendor continue for replacement. Network Security (External): As part of our cybersecurity renewal, we clarified or made several changes at the bequest of our vendors to keep our policy intact. There was a bit of a surprise when they required, we obtain a Security Information and Event Management system to maintain the same level of coverage. We had met with some vendors, and we had quotes for FY-24, with plans to coordinate with the vendor and install it, likely in January 2023. Other: Issues continue to develop with the phone system, but working with our vendor, we restored service. We continue to plan to replace the system after the first of the year, contingent on an additional funding request. We continue to meet as part of the State of Delaware’s Local Cybersecurity Grant Focus Group. This group provides recommendations regarding how the 2.2M the state will be receiving should be distributed in terms of increasing cybersecurity for Delaware’s local governments. Tyler/Munis: We continue to support the Tyler/Munis deployment, troubleshooting issues such as their middleware application. We also coordinated the upgrade of the login process that is now cloud-based. SCADA for Electric: Configured and delivered systems for the SCADA system and looking at additional security options that may be available through a Department of Energy grant program. Metrics: The metrics below tell a mixed, but important stories, as they point to the ever-changing variables that go into securing the city’s resources. Sometimes it is items we discover that we have minimal control, sometimes it is where we change the conditions on what we measure and sometimes it is a direct correlation to what we’re doing. The “CISA Detected Vulnerabilities” are issues with the code in some of our customer-facing services. These are almost all regarding our ERP solution, and we have incidents with them, but are dependent on them to fix this area. Our goal would be less than 2 issues in this area. The next chart, the Risk Score, has gone up because of two factors. The first is that we have entered more specific data into the tool, instead of relying on more generic values, so that individual risk levels are generally reporting higher than they were in earlier months. The second is that although we did get 85% of the cybersecurity training complete, the 15% remaining are generally key individuals. Our initial goal is to get it under 40, which is on a scale from 0 to 100. The third chart on Network Infrastructure is really a chart on how well we are doing replacing our network switches and routers. This number will increase, as more have arrived that we have not yet replaced but will still end the year not at 100%, which is the eventual goal. The fourth chart is an example where our regular patching increased our security score. In this case, Microsoft provided some fixes to some vulnerable areas. This is interesting because many of their fixes require additional licensing costs. This was the first time these fixes increased their metric this year. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 1 Page 167

Item #16. CISA Detected Vulnerabilities Risk Score (From KnowBe4) 16.00 41.5 14.00 41 12.00 40.5 40 10.00 39.5 8.00 39 6.00 38.5 4.00 38 37.5 2.00 37 0.00 36.5 Network Infrastructure System Security Scores Under Support 100% 35% 80% 30% 60% 25% 40% 20% 15% 20% 10% 0% 5% 0% Microsoft Compliance Score Microsoft Secure Store INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 2 Page 168

Reference Transactions December 2022 Item #16. Adults 822 Teens 57 Children 214 0 250 500 750 1000 1250 1500 1750 2000 * Electronic Materials include Overdrive & Hoopla starting July 2022 Circulation Dec. '22 FYTD '23 Dec. '21 FYTD '22 Dover Residents 8,170 63,254 9,489 69,461 * Electronic Materials 4,287 26,137 3,306 21,452 Kent Residents Total - 5,583 43,392 5,338 36,255 ~Harrington 68 30 ~Milford 35 12 ~Smyrna 261 463 ~Unincorporated Kent Co. 5,219 4,833 Non-County Residents 1,120 7,493 930 6,014 New Registrations Dover Residents 183 1,440 141 1,204 Kent Residents Total - 80 671 60 366 ~Harrington 1 0 ~Milford 1 0 ~Smyrna 3 0 ~Unincorporated Kent Co. 75 60 Non-County Residents 5 25 6 23 Registered Library Users as of 12/31/22 Registered Library Users as of 12/31/21 City of Dover Residents 17,089 City of Dover Residents 18,627 Kent County Residents 6,578 Kent Co. Residents 6,149 Sussex County Residents 251 Sussex Co. Residents 267 New Castle Co. Residents 338 New Castle Co. Residents 354 Out of State 22 Other 19 TOTAL 24,278 25,416 Other Visitors 12,145 78,982 10,685 69,375 *Visitors - Curbside Pick-up 0 0 0 0 Meeting Room Usage 2,205 10,928 1,170 11,465 Photocopier Usage 286 1,992 362 1,891 Computer Printing Usage 2,324 14,319 1,912 12,090 Computer Users 1,370 9,413 1,184 7,471 Wireless Computer Users 1,321 8,623 975 5,401 Inter/Intralibrary - Loaned 24 29 Inter/Intralibrary - Borrowed 70 57 Holds Sent 2,367 2,499 Holds Received 1,491 1,613 TOTAL 3,952 29,057 4,198 28,334 Tech Services/Items Added 630 907 Tech Services/Items Deleted 2,406 284 2,374 Passport Services/Customers 170 926 113 883 Passport Services/Revenue $7,070 $46,351 $4,712 $35,401 Monthly Highlights ►150 attended / viewed 36 programs for adults. ►180 attended / viewed 10 program for teens. ►1,083 attended / viewed 30 programs for children. ► 0 volunteers. * Estimated Figure Page 169

Parks & Recreation Item #16. Monthly Report - December 2022 Parks & RecreaƟon Highlights  December’s Capital Holiday Fes val was another successful event. Staff provided logis cs and assisted in ensuring Santa Claus arrived right on me!  Annual Food Drive was successful and provided five area food banks with a variety of non‐perishable foods for their pantries. We thank all those that supported this year’s food drive.  Youth Basketball League bounced off to a great start. Prac ces started the week of December 12 with 250+ youth from 6 ‐ 14 years of age (with over 20 children on a wai ng list). Games are set to begin January 7, 2023. Stop by the John W. Pi s Recrea on Center on Saturday mornings for real basketball ac on!  Indoor Field Hockey League is thundering off to a fabulous indoor season. With seven adult co‐ed teams, five high school teams, eight middle school teams and four adult women teams, games are hosted on Saturday a er‐ noons (following basketball) and all day Sunday. Want to see fast paced ac on? This is the place to check it out!  Director Eaton treated his staff to breakfast for a Christmas treat. He cooked a scrump ous meal for the en re Parks & Recrea on/Grounds department. Staff truly appreciated this gesture and many complimented the chef! Recreation Revenue Breakdown December 2022 December 2021 General Recrea on $1,491 General Recrea on $289 Trips $540 Trips $95 Leagues $1,570 Leagues $2,320 Bldg./Field/Pavilions 0 Bldg./Field/Pavilions $150 Sports 0 Sports $720 JWP Program FYTD FYTD December Outdoor Sports & Leagues Dec 22 Dec 21 ParƟcipant & Spectator Count ParƟcipants 23 22 AcƟvity ParƟcipants Spectators LocaƟon General Recrea on 235 1,139 54 294 Youth Soccer League Schu e Park Open Gym 131 591 128 860 Healthy Kids Running Schu e Park Sports 0 597 0 0 DHS Cross Country Schu e Park Leagues 2,799 11,741 3,509 4,313 CMS Cross Country Schu e Park Everything is inside December to March Page 170

Item #16. Grounds Monthly Report Dec-23 Arborist Crew: Arborist Crew - Repaired downed light strands on Loockerman St. Tree Work Completed - Trimmed street trees. Tree's Trimmed 30 Tree's Removed 25 Beautification Crew: Root Pruning 0 - Trimmed bushes on City property. Stumps Removed 3 - Assisted with tree work. Trees Planted 0 Mowing Crew: - Mowing finished middle of November. - Crews began clean up of mowing locations. Litter Removal: - Litter is being picked up on city property as per the weekly schedule. - Litter person has been diligent in the reporting of destruction in City parks. - 248 Total 90 gallon cans collected. Parks Crew: - Removed leaves from Dover park pavilion and roadway. - Completed Parks Route Daily. Miscellaneous: - Bush hogged at Turner Dr, Williams Park, Mallard Pond, Nimitz Rd and Dover Park - Salted Doorways for ice. - All employees attended the Holiday Luncheon. - Blew leaves off Loockerman St for parade. - Removed Bushes from City Hall and Weyandt Hall. Page 171

Item #16. Trees Trimmed 150 100 50 0 Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 2021 2022 Trees Removed 40 30 20 10 0 Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 2021 2022 90 Gallon Litter Cans Collected 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 2021 2022 Page 172

December 2022 Procurement & Inventory Report Item #16. Measure FY 2023 FY 2022 DIFFERENCE Issue Effectiveness – How often the FY 2023 (To date) FY 2022 (Total) warehouse has what the departments [782/ (782+179)] *100 [1610/ (1610+241)] *100 -5.61% need when it’s needed. 81.37% 86.98% [issues / (issues + back orders)] * 100 Turn Over Rate – Indicates that the material stocked is the material being -0.15 Turnovers per 0.81 Turnovers per year 0.96 Turnovers per year used. (2020-2021 Goal 1 per year) year WITHOUT TRANSFORMERS FUEL USE FY 2023 TO DATE FY 2022 TO DATE STOCK WITH OVER 60 MONTH SUPPLY (5 YEARS) Unleaded: 72,762 gallons 70,692 gallons Electric: $ 499,548.15 207 Line Items Diesel: 41,790 gallons 41,899 gallons Water: $ 14,159.75 35 Line Items Dollars Spent: $403,673.51 $274,977.49 General: $ 21,213.55 83 Line Items Total: $ 534,921.45 325 Line Items Purchase Orders for Stock by Fund Issues from Stock by Fund FY 2023 TO DATE FY 2022 TO DATE FY 2023 TO DATE FY 2022 TO DATE Electric: $296,300.74 $1,503,501.07 Electric: $743,699.10 $765,840.16 Water: $40,908.40 $39,026.60 Water: $27,051.30 $39,136.07 Wastewater: $0.00 $0.00 Wastewater: $32.14 $3,148.13 General: $47,841.63 $93,656.40 General: $70,592.15 $63,163.96 Total: $385,050.77 $1,636,184.07 *Total: $841,374.69 $871,510.08 Warehouse Stock Money Spent for Postage/Postal Services FY2023 FY2022 FY 2023 TO DATE FY2022 TO DATE Total Dollar Value: $3,005,104.41 $2,447,063.63 $86,096.15 $77,870.76 Total Line Items: 998 1,014 * Total of Issues from Stock by Fund includes Issues from Electric Returns (ER) warehouse. Current Bid/RFP Status BID REQUESTING COMMODITY TERM Status as of January 1, 2023 NUMBER DEPARTMENT College Road Pump Station 23-0001WW One Time Water/Wastewater Forwarded to W/WW on 9/7/2022 Williams Park Pipe Replacement 23-0004PW One Time Public Works Forwarded to Public Works on 11/16/2022 FY23 Street and Alley Program 23-0005PW One Time Public Works Forwarded to Public Works on 12/12/2022 Mirror Lake Drainage Improvements 23-0006PW One Time Public Works Bid opening scheduled for January 4, 2023 @ 2:00 PM Hazards Response Services for City of 23-0007EL One Time Electric Department Bid opening scheduled for January 25, 2023 @ 2:00 PM Dover Page 173

Item #16. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS December 2022 MONTHLY REPORT GIS GIS PROJECT HOURS Create Data Requests Printing Technical Support Updates Configure Training 1% 0% 23% 36% 15% 2% 23% GIS PROJECT HOURS Other City-Wide DWW DPW Tax Mayor IT Cust. Service Dover PD City Manager City Clerk Planning & Insp. Library Parks & Rec Electric 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 GIS Project Hours Page 174

Item #16. SANITATION MONTHLY REFUSE (TONS) Bulk Rear Automated 943.45 919.01 888.37 879.47 865.91 885.75 846.68 861.69 846.3 830.2 792.94 798.79 720.09 174.23 129.76 155.48 128.04 121.09 116.32 113.92 95.93 83.01 72.46 155.37 147.1 91.5 60.86 71.85 124.26 156.68 128.4 135.88 146.31 118.57 106.41 127.28 133.5 81.45 104.93 DEC 21 JAN 22 FEB 22 MAR 22 APRIL 22 MAY 22 JUNE 22 JULY 22 AUG 22 SEPT 22 OCT 22 NOV 22 DEC 22 SANITATION HOURS 600 508 518 500 395 380 400 328 304 300 265.5 200 111 100 0 Bulk Automated Hand Trash Yard Waste Dec 2021 Dec 2022 SANITATION Dec 22 FYTD 23 Dec 21 FYTD 22 Trips to DSWA Sandtown Landfill 198 1,247 211 1,064 Total Tonnage to DSWA 995.99 6,521.88 1,048.26 7,171.26 90-gallon Containers Delivered 50 355 36 191 300-gallon Containers Delivered 0 2 0 2 Total Man Hours Containers Delivered 20 134 18 91 CURBSIDE RECYCLING TOTAL CANS COLLECTED TOTAL ACCOUNTS WEIGHT (LBS) AVE. WEIGHT (LBS) December 2022 22,098 9,986 270,760 12.25 Page 175

Item #16. STREETS / STORMWATER MONTHLY STREET SWEEPING & LEAF COLLECTION Sweeper Waste (cu.yd.) Street Sweeping (miles) Leaf Collection (miles) Leaf Debris (cu.yd.) 5552 3451 6322 93.5 410 0 1765 3279 13450 12041 3177 0 0 78.5 634645 970 0 1208 0 1170331 0 135 0 585 0 1783 75 78 92 0 0 1085 Leaf Debris (cu.yd.) 1570 0 122 0 1914 0 0 0 Leaf Collection (miles) 122 2 12 Street Sweeping (miles) 133.5 1630 0 0 0 Sweeper Waste (cu.yd.) STREETS / STORMWATER December 22 FYTD 23 December 21 FYTD 22 Signs Installed 0 33 2 42 Signs Repaired 5 78 13 115 Curbs Painted Yellow (ft) 0 1,716 0 4,315 New Posts Installed 3 49 12 29 Storm Catch Basins Repaired 0 6 0 5 Storm Catch Basin Repairs (hrs) 0 16.5 0 27.75 Storm Catch Basins Cleaned (l.f.) 0 0 9 15 Storm Catch Basin Cleaning (hrs) 0 2.75 2 11.5 Hot Mix Patching (tons) 0 31.25 0 31.37 Hot Mix Patching (hrs) 0 82.5 0 42.5 Cold Mix Patching (hrs) 1.25 53.50 0 33.0 Concrete Work (hrs) 0 224 0 297.5 Concrete Patching (cu.yd.) 0 39.18 0 66.40 Ditch Work (hrs) 0 4 0 4 Street and Alley Maintenance (hrs) 0 8 0 4 Street Sweeping (miles) 12 3,302.5 0 5,328 Street Sweeping (cu.yd.) 2 471.5 0 436 Leaf Collection (miles) 3,177 3,762 3,451 8,181 Leaves Collected (cu.yd.) 1,765 8,087 5,552.5 11,888.5 Page 176

Item #16. CITY OF DOVER DEPARTMENT OF WATER & WASTEWATER MONTHLY REPORT Dec-22 This chart indicates the amount of money the City is spending on treating ground and / or rain water Inflow & Infiltration Costs through Kent County. This cost is being offset by the $200,000.00 Ground Water Inflow Adjustment rate passed on to the customers. The July and September flow is showing as a negative cost due to the timing of the Kent County reporting vs the timing of the City billing. $150,000.00 $100,000.00 $50,000.00 $- 1-Dec 1-Jan 1-Feb 1-Mar 1-Apr 1-May 1-Jun 1-Jul 1-Aug 1-Sep 1-Oct 1-Nov 1-Dec $(50,000.00) I & I Cost Water & Wastewater Repairs 7 Water mains and services are typically repaired at a higher rate when drastic change in temperature occurs. This freeze and 6 thaw cycle expands and contracts the soil, causing cracks in the water line. This was evident in the month of January 2022, 6 5 water main breaks. Weather started to become colder in Novemrber 2022, causing issues. 4 3 2 1 0 Water Mains Repaired Water Services Repaired Wastewater Mains Repaired Wastewater Laterals Repaired This chart indicates the number of Number of Brown Water Complaints complaints the Department receives. Please note that our flushing 14 operatinons occured in October 2021, March and October 2022, hence the 12 higher volume. Volume was high in January 2022 due to a private issue at Delaware State University. 10 8 6 4 2 0 Number of Brown Water Complaints Linear (Number of Brown Water Complaints) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Activities Sending all staff to Unconscious Bias training – this will provide some enlightenment to staff members on the pitfalls of bias. We are sending office staff out to meet with field staff to collaborate on current operational and future capital projects to gather insight from all team members Two (2) staff members have joined the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee. This will hopefully open up some ideas from other City team members on what they are trying to accomplish. Attended June meeting and participated with entire committee. A Department wide picnic occurred on September 30, 2021. The team was able to come together and talk about the vision of the Department and where we want to go. An emphasis was provided to the team to provide any and all ideas to grow the Department. A Department wide event was held on May 2, 2022 to celebrate National Drinking Water Week. A State of the Department is scheduled for late July / early August to bring team together. One on one sessions with all team members and the Director to solicit any ideas and / or improvements for the Department has been initiated and conversations have been promising. Encouraged and provided all staff the ability to participate in the DEI survey to understand the needs and desires of City staff. 90 % of the team attending the "Together We Succeed" cookout Emergency Exercise including three (3) different divisions, requested feedback and input during event Team members attended a Coffee & Conversation meeting at the Pitts Center Team participated in the DE&I December initiative, Universal Human Rights Month, with pushing out content to staff Page 177

Item #17. City Planner’s Monthly Report Department of Planning & Inspections DECEMBER 2022 Planning & Inspections Highlights Some Items to Call to Your Attention Planning Staff was involved with the review of 42 Building Permits and 13 Cer ficates of Occupancy permits that were issued for a calendar year total of 992. This tally amount is higher than the last few years when compared to a 2021 year‐to‐date total of 844 Permits and COs and 2020 year‐to‐date total of 764 Permits and COs; it is more inline with pre‐pandemic Permit volumes experienced. As of December, the Permits and Licensing Office has collected $1,450,000 which is 98% of our Planning and Inspec ons revenue budget for business licenses. In December the Inspec ons and Permi ng Division conducted 28 building inspec‐ ons and on‐site mee ngs; conducted 328 plumbing/mechanical inspec ons and is‐ sued 18 cer ficates of occupancy, compared to last year at this me of 122 building inspec ons, 154 plumbing/mechanical inspec ons and 4 cer ficates of occupancy. In December 2022, Residen al Building Permits were issued for 1 single family de‐ tached dwelling in Dover East Estates. Temporary Cer ficate of Occupancies were is‐ sued for 12 townhouse units on Ridgely Blvd in Eden Hill farm, a single family detached dwelling in Oak Shadows and a single family detached dwelling in Fox Hall. Building permit ac vi es included an interior renova on project at Blue Hen Corporate Center; an infiltra on repair project for the Kent County Courthouse at 38 The Green; and construc on ac vi es for the Rail Haus at 92 N West Street. A Demoli on Permit was issued for 235‐239 West Loockerman Street (Dangerous Building Declara on). A Temporary Cer ficate of Occupancy was issued for a tenant fit‐out for Ci zens Bank at 779 N. DuPont Highway (Old Pizza Hut loca on). Cer ficates of Occupancy were issued for the tenant fit‐out of offices at 1106 College Road and renova ons of a Nail Salon. The Fire Marshal’s Office Staff inves gated five (5) incidents during the month of De‐ cember and responded to 18 calls for service for broken sprinkler/water pipes over Christmas weekend due to the freezing temperatures. Staff members conducted 21 Annual Fire & Life Safety Inspec ons of mercan le occupancies. Staff also par cipated in 15 mee ngs and walk through with businesses. The Code Enforcement Division con nued to spend considerable me on prepara on for and the start of the asbestos abatement and demoli on of the 235‐239 West Loockerman Street Building. Page 178

Item #17. PROGRESS IN PICTURES Macy’s Omni Service Center 1365 N DuPont Highway Delaware State Housing Authority—500 West Loockerman Street, First Floor Delaware Back Pain and Sports Rehabilita on—1006 College Rd Page 179

Item #17. PROGRESS IN PICTURES 49 S. Perfect Nails ‐ Edgehill Shopping Center ‐ 13 S. DuPont Hwy 239 Tea Party Trail Patriot Village Oak Shadows ‐111 Mourning Dove Lane Fox Hall ‐ 18 Winged Foot Road Page 180

Item #17. PROGRESS IN PICTURES Eden Hill Farm TND ‐ 410, 412, 414 Ridgely Blvd Eden Hill Farm TND ‐ 400 , 402, 404, 406 Ridgely Blvd Eden Hill Farm TND ‐ 416 , 418, 420, 424 Ridgely Blvd Page 181

Item #17. Planning & Inspections Revenue FY2023 Revenue FY2022 Actual Revenue Stream Estimates for Budget (YTD) December % of Budget Business License $1,450,000 $ 1,421,570 98% Manufactured Home License $16,000 $ 12,516 78% Building Permits $550,000 $ 284,857 52% Cert. of Occupancy $8,000 $ 8,870 111% Public Occupancy $45,000 $ 4,365 10% Lodging House $14,000 $ 28 0% Plumbing/Heating/Air $80,000 $ 64,393 80% Rental Inspection Fee $410,000 $ 8,839 2% Miscellaneous $20,000 $ 7,573 38% Fire Protection Fees $70,000 $ 52,437 75% Code Enforcement Fines $60,000 $ 60,725 101% Vacant Building Reg. $70,000 $ 17,250 25% Total P&I Revenue $2,793,000 $ 1,943,423 70% Department Opera ons—Planning Office The Mee ngs of the Boards and Commission supported by the Planning Office con nue to be presented in the Hybrid format with both In‐Person and Virtual (using WebEx) mee ng op ons for par cipa on. Electronic communica ons and conduc ng Mee ngs and Trainings in virtual formats are commonplace due to realized efficiencies. An example of this is the Planning Staff’s par cipa on in the (American Plan‐ ning Associa on) APA Delaware Chapter Annual Mee ng held on December 14, 2022. Mary Ellen Gray and Tracey Harvey a ended the mee ng In‐Person and Dawn Melson‐Williams and Julian Swierczek a ended virtually. PLANNING OFFICE—Permit Reviews The Planning Office is part of the review process for certain types of construc on ac vity permits (Building Permits, Sign Permits, etc.) and Cer ficate of Occupancy permits in order to confirm compliance with the Zoning Ordinance provisions. For December 2022, Planning Staff was involved with the review of 42 Building Permits and 18 Cer ficates of Occupancy permits that were issued for a calendar year total of 992. This tally amount is higher than the last few years when compared to a 2021 year‐to‐date total of 844 Permits and COs and 2020 year‐to‐date total of 764 Permits and COs; it is more inline with pre‐ pandemic Permit volumes experienced. Staff also reviews new applica ons for Business Licenses and Rental Dwelling Permits. Page 182

Item #17. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IMPLEMENTATION 2019 Comprehensive Plan Implementa on of the 2019 Comprehensive Plan con nues as Departments citywide focus on the plan im‐ plementa on items as found in Implementa on Plan (Chapter 15) items such as the projects, studies, code amendments, and other ac vi es. A copy of the Final Plan (as amended) is available on the Comprehensive Plan website: h ps://www.cityofdover.com/2019‐comprehensive‐plan . Visit the Dover Parcel and Zoning Viewer on the City’s website to see zoning informa on for proper es located in Dover. Use the Quick Link on the main page www.cityofdover.com .  Each December is the annual opportunity for requests to be made for Amendments to the Compre‐ hensive Plan. By the filing deadline of December 15, 2022, there were two (2) Requests (2 proper es) for Comprehensive Plan Amendments filed reques ng changes to the Map 13‐1: Poten al Annexa on Areas Plan Map and Map 13‐2: Poten al Land Use for Annexa on Areas Map. These Comprehensive Plan Amendments 2023 Requests will be submi ed for Preliminary Land Use Services Review (PLUS) in January 2023 and will begin their formal review process.  DAFB Compa ble Use Study: City Planning Staff is part of the Technical Commi ee for the DAFB Com‐ pa ble Use Study. As part of a Department of Defense program ini a ve, DelDOT is leading this study of uses in a Study Area of a 5‐miles radius of the Dover Air Force Base. Consultant assistance for the Study includes the University of Delaware – Ins tute for Public Administra on and Century Engineering. A Technical Commi ee Mee ng was held on December 5, 2022 discussing updates of issues and strat‐ egies in the study area. See the project website for more informa on on ac vi es: h ps://deldot.gov/ projects/Studies/da /  Downtown Dover Strategic Master Plan: The Downtown Dover Partnership has retained consult ser‐ vices for the development of a Strategic Master Plan. The Project Team lead by Mosaic Development Partners is preparing the final plan document. See the project webpage for more informa on ac vi es: h ps://www.downtowndoverpartnership.com/ddp/Downtown‐Dover‐Strategic‐Master‐Plan/ CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY  In December 2022, Residen al Building Permits were issued for a single family detached dwelling in Oak Shadows, and a manufactured home placement in Dover East Estates.  Temporary Cer ficates of Occupancy were issued to twelve (12) Townhouse Units on Ridgely Boulevard in Eden Hill Farm TND. Cer ficates of Occupancy were issued to a single family detached dwelling in Oak Shadows and a single family detached dwelling in Fox Hall.  Building Permits ac vi es included an interior renova on project at Blue Hen Corporate Center for Bayhealth; an infiltra on repair project for the Kent County Courthouse at 38 The Green; and construc‐ on ac vi es for the Rail Haus at 92 N West Street (S‐21‐12). A Cer ficate of Occupancy was issued for at 500 West Loockerman St (1st floor) for the Delaware State Housing Authority. A Demoli on Permit was issued for 235‐239 West Loockerman Street (Dangerous Building Declara on).  A Temporary Cer ficate of Occupancy was issued for a tenant fit‐out for Ci zens Bank at 779 N. DuPont Highway (Old Pizza Hut loca on). Cer ficates of Occupancy were issued for the tenant fit‐out of offices at 1106 College Road and renova ons of a Nail Salon. DECEMBER 2022 (FY23) TOTAL FOR FY23 New Home Permits Issued 1 66 Value of Commercial Projects $2,709,300.00 $19,469,681.00 Downtown Incen ves (Fees Waived) $9654.50 $20,559.50 Page 183

Item #17. BOARD AND COMMISSION ACTIVITY The December Mee ngs of the Boards and Commissions supported by the Planning Office were held in the Hybrid Format with the In‐Person Mee ng and a Virtual Mee ng op on using the WebEx telephone/video conferencing pla orm. The Planning Commission Mee ng of December 19, 2022 included considera on of four applica ons: an Annexa on Request, two Site Plans, and a Text Amendment. The Historic District Commission and the Board of Adjustment did not meet in December due to lack of agenda items. Board of Adjustment: The Board of Adjustment did not meet on December 21, 2022. The next Board of Adjustment mee ng is scheduled for January 18, 2023. Historic District Commission: The Historic District Commission did not meet on December 15, 2022. The next Historic District Commission mee ng is scheduled for January 19, 2023. Planning Commission: The Planning Commission met on December 19, 2022 to consider several new applica ons consis ng of the following. The next Planning Commission mee ng is scheduled for January 17, 2023. AX‐22‐03 Lands of Craig, Keller, and Burke : Annexa on of Three Parcels on West Denneys Road – The Planning Commission recommended approval to City Council of an Annexa on Request and Rezoning Request of three parcels of land totaling 40.1157 +/‐ acres located on the north side of West Denneys Road. Lands of Craig, Keller, and Burke based upon Staff recommenda ons and DAC comments as they are in the Comprehensive Plan and it is consistent with the land use designa on Medium Density Residen al and to include the change in zoning to RM‐2 (Medium Residen al Density Zone) and to include the SWPOZ (Source Water Protec on Overlay Zone). S‐22‐14 Commerce Way Dover DE LLC Warehouse on Commerce Way – The Planning Commission granted condi on‐ al approval of a Site Development Plan to permit construc on of a 234,000 SF +/‐ warehouse and associated site im‐ provements on Commerce Way to include the approval of the waiver for par al elimina on of the fence component, and based on the recommenda on of the Planning Staff to confirm the proposed development will not violate any of the provisions found in the Zoning Ordinance regarding dangerous objec onable elements (Performance Standards Review). The property is zoned IPM (Industrial Park Manufacturing Zone). The property is located on the northwest side of Commerce Way, north of W. North Street. The owner of record is H & M Proper es, LLC. The Equitable Own‐ er is Commerce Way Dover DE, LLC. Property Address: 22.967‐acre unaddressed parcel on Commerce Way. Tax Par‐ cel: ED‐05‐076.10‐02‐07.03‐000. Council District 1. PLUS #2022‐09‐05. S‐22‐16 Retail Store at 293 South Saulsbury Road – The Planning Commission granted condi onal approval of a Site Development Plan to permit construc on of a 9,100 SF, one‐story retail building and associated site improvements. The proposed development is to be located on the undeveloped northern por on of the parcel already containing a retail building (convenience store) and associated fuel pumps (Royal Farms). The property is zoned C‐2A (Limited Central Commercial Zone) and subject to the COZ‐1 (Corridor Overlay Zone). The property is located on the east side of South Saulsbury Road and north of W. North Street. The owner of record is West Dover Roadway, LLC. Property Address: 293 S. Saulsbury Road. Tax Parcel: ED‐05‐076.11‐01‐43.00‐000. Council District 4. MI‐22‐05 Text Amendment: IPM‐2 (Industrial Park and Manufacturing Zone) ‐ The Planning Commission recommend‐ ed approval to City Council of a Text Amendment to the Zoning Ordinance, Ar cle 3 – District Regula ons, Sec on 20A – Industrial Park Manufacturing Zone – Business and Technology Center (IPM‐2), Sec on 20A and Ar cle 12 – Defini ons to include VocaƟonal educaƟon facility. The proposed Ordinance outlines addi onal permi ed land uses within the IPM‐2 Zone to include prin ng, publishing, binding, and packaging, as well as various accessory uses. The Ordinance proposes adding several Condi onal Uses to include Building contractor’s yard with restric ons; Voca on‐ al educa on facili es; Associated retail uses in conjunc on with and accessory to a permi ed use with restric ons; Cra dis lleries and microbreweries with restric ons. The proposed Ordinance adds a purpose statement and in‐ cludes guidelines and performance standards for the regula on of the above. Ordinance #2022‐21. Page 184

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM Item #17. CDBG FY21 Projects  Homeownership Assistance Program CDBG funds will be used to provide homeownership assistance to first‐ me homebuyers who purchase affordable housing in the City of Dover. Two (2) families have purchased homes and two (2) families are scheduled to close early next year.  Dover Interfaith Mission for Housing (DIMH) CDBG funds will be used to provide opera ons cost for the shelter. DIMH has purchased a building for its new shelter loca on that will be renovated with CDBG funds. The project is underway.  Central Delaware Housing Collabora ve CDBG funds will be used to provide opera ons cost for a women’s shelter. This project is underway.  Milford Housing Homeowner Rehabilita on/Emergency Home Repair Pro‐ grams CDBG funds will be used to rehabilitate exis ng owner‐occupied housing in the City that is in viola on of the City’s Housing Code and complete emergen‐ cy home repairs to eliminate housing condi ons that threaten the health and safety of low‐income homeowners. Emergency Home Repairs have been completed on four (4) owner occupied homes and two (2) single family homes have been renovated.  American Rescue Act (ARPA) Funding City Council approved to award a li le under $1.8 million in grant funding for Housing and Community Service projects. All projects are underway. Dover Interfaith Mission for Housing has expended $50,000 in ARPA funding provid‐ ing motel vouchers and rental assistance in response to those persons affect‐ ed by COVID‐19 and the Department of Health and Social Services has spent 87% of their grant award by providing motel vouchers and u lity payment as‐ sistance in response to persons affected by COVID‐19. A total of $836,546 or 44% of funds have been spent on all projects year to date. Page 185

Item #17. CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY Dangerous Buildings, Vacant Buildings & Demoli ons  Vacant Buildings currently registered ‐ 150  Dangerous Buildings – 46  235‐239 W Loockerman Street ‐ Demoli on is nearing comple on. Page 186

Building Inspections & Licensing Summary Item #17. July 2021— July 2022– Current June 2023 DECEMBER 2021 June 2022 PERMITTING AND LICENSING Permits Issued DECEMBER (2022) DECEMBER FY 23 FYTD 23 (2021) FY22 FYTD 22 Administra ve Permit 3 35 2 29 Building Addi on/Renova on Permits 29 167 34 187 Building Permits 9 147 21 133 Demoli on Permits 2 14 1 8 Fence Permits 9 193 11 79 Fire Preven on Permits 5 32 2 25 Mechanical Permits 26 238 39 207 Plumbing Permits 52 235 19 134 Sign Permits 6 47 26 104 Swimming Pool Permits 0 7 1 2 Subtotal 1115 908 Business Licenses 34 1682 24 1683 Merchant Licenses 26 318 15 331 Contractor Licenses 19 1110 19 1092 Subtotal 3110 3106 Lodging House Licenses 0 3 0 14 Public Occupancy 9 71 1 70 Rental Dwelling 25 143 17 116 Subtotal 217 200 Manufactured Homes 3 269 1 272 BUILDING INSPECTIONS Inspec ons DEC (2022) DEC (2021) FY 23 FYTD 23 FY22 FYTD 22 Building (Inspec ons/CBI/Site Mee ngs) 28 1759 122 1438 Plumbing/Mechanical 328 2470 154 1743 Cer ficate of Occupancy 18 92 4 37 Page 187

Item #17. Fire Marshal’s Office—At a Glance DECEMBER 2022 The Fire Marshal’s Office Staff investigated five (5) incidents during the month of December to include 3 Single Family, 1 commercial, and 1 apartment. Staff responded to 18 calls for service for broken sprinkler/water pipes in the City over Christ- mas weekend due to the freezing temperatures. Staff has concluded Annual Fire and Life Safety Inspections at mercantile occupancies and will be starting to inspect restaurants this month. Month Year to Date Previous Year to Date Annual Fire & Life Safety Inspec ons 21 146 177 Deficiencies From the Above Inspec ons 74 676 802 Fire Code Viola ons/Deficiencies/ 13 147 238 C/O & Fire Equipment Acceptance Tests 12 83 44 Mee ngs & Walk Through 15 102 98 Fire Plan Review & DAC 6 64 60 Month Year to Date Previous Year to Date Accidental 5 totaling $96,000 24 totaling $363,601 10 totaling $55,001 Undetermined 1 totaling $75,000 1 totaling $75,000 1 totaling $20,000 Incendiary 0 3 totaling $4,000,002 1 totaling $1,500 Arrest Made with DPD 0 1 0 Inves ga on Time 22 112 hours 51 hours Injuries 0 0 3 Deaths 0 0 0 Page 188

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Item #18. Finance Department Monthly Report December 2022 CITY OF DOVER ACTIVITY REPORTS December 2022 FINANCE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LEVELS FY22 YTD FY23 YTD BANK TRENDS Number of Deposits Made (Hand, ACH & Wire, Lockbox) 3,315 3,302 Total Amount of All Deposits $ 104,282,057 $ 126,793,465 Other Activity Number of Pay Periods 14 14 Number of Payroll Checks & Direct Deposits Issued 5,790 5,789 Number of Pension Checks Issued 1,610 1,597 Total Pension Benefits Paid - Defined Benefit Plan $ 3,063,319 $ 3,046,982 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE Number of Check Vouchers 2,885 3,174 Number of EFT Vouchers 1,473 1,670 Vouchers Dollar Amount Disbursed $ 39,554,490 $ 50,980,272 $48,626 FY22 YTD Wages FY23 YTD Wages $32,829 $686,609 $49,276 $59,273 $212,645 $502,205 $126,947 $454,712 $455,503 $1,019,329 $1,162,608 $1,108,310 $1,053,155 $9,739,611 $10,450,140 Regular Regular All over time All over time Vacation Vacation Sick Sick Terminal Leave - Retiree Vacation/Sick Payout Terminal Leave - Retiree Vacation/Sick Payout Personal Personal Other Comp Time Other Comp Time Page 3 Page 191

Item #18. Finance Department Monthly Report December 2022 City of Dover General Fund Summary Fiscal Year to Date (December 2022) Revenues Original Budget Revised Budget Actual % Property & Transfer Taxes $ 17,625,000 $ 17,625,000 $ 17,253,735 98% Program Revenues 10,329,400 10,488,400 6,718,247 64% Utility Transfers 10,000,000 10,000,000 4,999,992 50% Grants 1,051,000 1,118,600 501,230 45% Interfund Services 6,181,400 6,181,400 3,012,171 49% All Other 1 820,000 820,000 442,483 54% $ 46,006,800 $ 46,233,400 $ 32,927,858 71% Expenditures Original Budget Revised Budget Actual % Program Expenses $ 31,054,300 $ 31,209,300 $ 14,554,491 47% Interfund Services 11,588,500 11,592,500 5,572,736 48% Debt Service 630,000 630,000 315,816 50% Post Retirement Benefits 2,328,500 2,328,500 1,164,246 50% Pension Fund Contributions 1,000,000 1,000,000 - 0% Capital Project Transfers 3,536,500 3,554,600 1,768,250 50% All Other 2 2,210,400 2,210,400 936,758 42% $ 52,348,200 $ 52,525,300 $ 24,312,298 46% 1 Includes Cable Franchise Revenue, Miscellaneous Receipts, Garrison Farm Rent, Sales of Assets, Fund Invest Manager Cost. 2 Includes Bank and CC Fees, Street Lights Expense, DDP Contribution, Trf to Cable Franchise Reserve, Trf to Electric I & E, and Trf to Electric Revenue Fund, Trf to Uncollectible Reserve and Misc. Grant Expense. Page 4 Page 192

Item #18. Finance Department Monthly Report December 2022 General Fund Revenues $20,000,000 $18,000,000 $16,000,000 $14,000,000 $12,000,000 $10,000,000 $8,000,000 $6,000,000 $4,000,000 $2,000,000 $- Property & Transfer Taxes Program Revenues Utility Transfers Grants Interfund Services All Other 1 Original Budget Revised Budget Actual General Fund Expenditures $35,000,000 $30,000,000 $25,000,000 $20,000,000 $15,000,000 $10,000,000 $5,000,000 $- Program Expenses Interfund Services Debt Service Post Retirement Benefits Pension Fund Contributions Capital Project Transfers All Other 2 Original Budget Revised Budget Actual Page 5 Page 193

Item #18. Finance Department Monthly Report December 2022 City of Dover Water Fund Summary Fiscal Year to Date (December 2022) Revenues Original Budget Revised Budget Actual % Customer Sales $ 6,500,000 $ 6,500,000 $ 3,706,517 57% Impact Fees 220,000 220,000 159,375 72% Rents 425,400 425,400 460,013 108% Miscellaneous 1 59,600 59,600 96,072 161% $ 7,205,000 $ 7,205,000 $ 4,421,977 61% Expenditures Original Budget Revised Budget Actual % Program Expenses $ 3,228,600 $ 3,228,600 $ 1,675,647 52% Interfund Services 1,096,400 1,096,400 542,344 49% Debt Service 692,000 692,000 389,133 56% Post Retirement Benefits 207,400 207,400 103,698 50% Capital Project Transfers 920,700 920,700 460,350 50% Electric I&E Fund Transfer 25,000 25,000 25,000 100% General Fund Transfer 1,000,000 1,000,000 499,998 50% All Other 2 72,000 72,000 15,634 22% $ 7,242,100 $ 7,242,100 $ 3,711,803 51% 1 Includes Penalties, Income from Sale of Assets, Miscellaneous Income, and Reconnect Fees. 2 Includes Bank & CC Fees. Page 6 Page 194

Item #18. Finance Department Monthly Report December 2022 Water Revenues $7,000,000 $6,000,000 $5,000,000 $4,000,000 $3,000,000 $2,000,000 $1,000,000 $- Customer Sales Impact Fees Rents Miscellaneous 1 Original Budget Revised Budget Actual Water Expenditures $3,500,000 $3,000,000 $2,500,000 $2,000,000 $1,500,000 $1,000,000 $500,000 $- Program Expenses Interfund Services Debt Service Post Retirement Benefits Capital Project Transfers Electric I&E Fund Transfer General Fund Transfer All Other 2 Original Budget Revised Budget Actual Page 7 Page 195

Item #18. Finance Department Monthly Report December 2022 City of Dover Wastewater Fund Summary Fiscal Year to Date (December 2022) Revenues Original Budget Revised Budget Actual % Customer Sales $ 9,922,700 $ 9,922,700 $ 5,115,127 52% Impact Fees 180,000 180,000 144,211 80% Miscellaneous 1 4,200 6,700 77,699 1160% $ 10,106,900 $ 10,109,400 $ 5,337,037 53% Expenditures Original Budget Revised Budget Actual % Program Expenses $ 1,454,800 $ 1,454,800 $ 694,651 48% Kent County Treatment Fee 4,850,000 4,850,000 1,934,840 40% Interfund Services 841,600 841,600 407,417 48% Debt Service 715,000 715,000 319,153 45% Post Retirement Benefits 100,500 100,500 50,250 50% Capital Project Transfers 756,400 756,400 378,200 50% Electric I&E Transfer 25,000 25,000 25,000 100% General Fund Transfer 1,000,000 1,000,000 499,998 50% All Other 2 30,000 30,000 8,620 29% $ 9,773,300 $ 9,773,300 $ 4,318,128 44% 1 Includes Interest Income, Penalties, Loss on Disposal, and Miscellaneous Income. 2 Includes Bank & CC Fees and transfer to Impact Reserve. Page 8 Page 196

Item #18. Finance Department Monthly Report December 2022 Wastewater Revenues $12,000,000 $10,000,000 $8,000,000 $6,000,000 $4,000,000 $2,000,000 $- Customer Sales Impact Fees Miscellaneous 1 Original Budget Revised Budget Actual Wastewater Expenditures $6,000,000 $5,000,000 $4,000,000 $3,000,000 $2,000,000 $1,000,000 $- Program Expenses Kent County Treatment Interfund Services Debt Service Post Retirement Capital Project Electric I&E Transfer General Fund Transfer All Other 2 Fee Benefits Transfers Original Budget Revised Budget Actual Page 9 Page 197

Item #18. Finance Department Monthly Report December 2022 City of Dover Electric Fund Summary Fiscal Year to Date (December 2022) Revenues Original Budget Revised Budget Actual % Customer Sales $ 82,505,800 $ 82,505,800 $ 41,253,167 50% Distribution of Earnings 21,840,000 21,840,000 11,457,976 52% All Other 1 10,892,000 10,934,200 949,042 9% $ 115,237,800 $ 115,280,000 $ 53,660,184 47% Expenditures Original Budget Revised Budget Actual % Power Supply & Generation $ 86,970,700 $ 87,000,700 $ 32,177,214 37% Electric Operating Div. Exp. 7,919,700 7,919,700 3,839,240 48% Interfund Services 4,243,400 4,243,400 2,062,410 49% Debt Service 1,591,600 1,591,600 701,102 44% Post Retirement Benefits 911,000 911,000 455,496 50% Capital Project Transfers 6,435,200 6,435,200 3,217,600 50% General Fund Transfer 8,000,000 8,000,000 3,999,996 50% All Other 2 3,120,700 3,120,700 1,579,526 51% $ 119,192,300 $ 119,222,300 $ 48,032,584 40% 1 Includes Rental Revenue, Miscellaneous Service Revenue, Interest Earnings, Investment Management Fees, New Service Fees, Sale of Assets, Trf from Uncollectible Reserves, General Service Billing, Revenue from Rate Stabilization, Penalties, and Green Energy Charges. 2 Includes Utility Tax, Interest on Deposits, Bank & CC Fees, Bond Issuance Costs, Transfer to Uncollectible Reserve, and Green Energy. Megawatt Hours Sold & Purchased Budget Rev. Budget Actual Sales to Customers MWh (excl. Street Light MWh) 747,331 747,331 381,882 Sales per MWh $137.42 $137.42 $135.80 Purchased/Generated MWh 765,382- 765,382- 397,093- All In MWh Supply & Generation $113.57 $113.60 $81.01 Page 10 Page 198

Item #18. Finance Department Monthly Report December 2022 Electric Fund - Revenues Mi l lions $- $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 $70 $80 $90 $100 $110 $120 $130 Original Budget Revised Budget Actual Customer Sales Distribution of Earnings All Other 1 Electric Fund - Expenditures $95,000,000 $90,000,000 $85,000,000 $80,000,000 $75,000,000 $70,000,000 $65,000,000 $60,000,000 $55,000,000 $50,000,000 $45,000,000 $40,000,000 $35,000,000 $30,000,000 $25,000,000 $20,000,000 $15,000,000 $10,000,000 $5,000,000 $- Power Supply & Electric Operating Post Retirement Capital Project General Fund Interfund Services Debt Service All Other 2 Generation Div. Exp. Benefits Transfers Transfer Original Budget $86,970,700 7,919,700 4,243,400 1,591,600 911,000 6,435,200 8,000,000 3,120,700 Revised Budget $87,000,700 7,919,700 4,243,400 1,591,600 911,000 6,435,200 8,000,000 3,120,700 Actual $32,177,214 3,839,240 2,062,410 701,102 455,496 3,217,600 3,999,996 1,579,526 Original Budget Revised Budget Actual Page 11 Page 199

Item #18. Finance Department Monthly Report December 2022 City of Dover Division Expense Summary (General Fund) Fiscal Year to Date (December 2022) Original Budget Revised Budget Actual % General Fund Divisions % of Budget City Clerk $ 379,300 $ 379,300 $ 177,208 47% Council 256,800 256,800 109,158 43% Mayor Fire 724,000 724,000 372,638 51% Human Resources Grounds 1,611,100 1,610,600 797,273 50% Customer Services Library 1,916,500 1,916,500 929,412 48% Fleet Maintenance Recreation 1,341,300 1,341,300 609,122 45% Procurement & Inventory Life Safety 594,700 594,700 276,582 47% Code Enforcement 821,300 980,300 385,753 39% Engineering Planning 757,600 757,600 299,873 40% Facilities Management Public Inspections 758,200 758,200 379,339 50% Pub. Services Administration Police 19,206,200 19,206,200 9,097,363 47% Finance Police Extra Duty 405,000 405,000 396,344 98% Information Technology Streets 674,800 673,800 254,910 38% Sanitation 2,801,100 2,799,100 1,185,683 42% City Manager Stormwater 864,900 863,900 288,603 33% Stormwater City Manager 1,251,200 1,251,200 553,411 44% Sanitation Information Technology 832,700 832,700 468,334 56% Streets Finance 1,109,500 1,109,500 523,328 47% Police Extra Duty Pub. Services Administration 541,800 541,800 262,293 48% Police Facilities Management 844,200 844,200 430,582 51% Engineering 188,700 188,700 78,868 42% Public Inspections Procurement & Inventory 754,800 754,800 395,055 52% Planning Fleet Maintenance 941,100 940,600 516,473 55% Code Enforcement Customer Services 1,393,300 1,393,300 657,197 47% Life Safety Human Resources 488,300 493,300 196,125 40% Recreation Mayor 234,400 234,400 91,240 39% $ 41,692,800 $ 41,851,800 $ 19,732,167 47% Library Grounds Fire Council City Clerk 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120% Page 12 Page 200

Finance Department Monthly Report December 2022 Item #18. City of Dover Utilities Expenditure Summary Fiscal Year to Date (December 2022) Water Divison Original Budget Revised Budget Actual % Engineering & Inspection $ 338,200 $ 338,600 $ 170,288 50% Water Department 690,800 690,400 355,007 51% Water Treatment Plant 2,199,600 2,199,600 1,150,352 52% $ 3,228,600 $ 3,228,600 $ 1,675,647 52% Wastewater Divison Original Budget Revised Budget Actual % Engineering & Inspection * $ 279,100 $ 279,100 $ 178,437 64% Wastewater Department 1,175,700 1,175,700 516,213 44% $ 1,454,800 $ 1,454,800 $ 694,651 48% Electric Division Original Budget Revised Budget Actual % Transmission/Distribution $ 4,196,300 $ 4,196,300 $ 2,048,995 49% Electrical Engineering 1,611,300 1,611,300 715,192 44% Administration 894,100 894,100 497,641 56% Meter Reading 353,600 353,600 210,062 59% Systems Operations 864,400 864,400 367,350 42% $ 7,919,700 $ 7,919,700 $ 3,839,240 48% Page 201 Page 13

Finance Department Monthly Report December 2022 Item #18. Water Division % of Budget Water Treatment Plant Water Department Engineering & Inspection 49% 50% 50% 51% 51% 52% 52% 53% Wastewater Division % of Budget Wastewater Department Engineering & Inspection * 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% Electric Division % of Budget Systems Operations Meter Reading Administration Electrical Engineering Transmission/Distribution 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% Page 202 Page 14

Finance Department Monthly Report December 2022 Item #18. City of Dover Division Expense Summary (Electric Fund) Fiscal Year to Date (December 2022) Budget YTD (Over)/Under Original Budget Actual December Budget YTD 3rd Party Hedge Purchases $ 32,617,500 $ 14,499,323 $ 14,938,500 $ 439,177 Capacity Charges 13,528,300 6,225,793 6,833,600 607,807 Solar Power Supply 3,153,300 1,290,469 1,497,700 207,231 Solar Renewal Energy Crdt 388,300 184,679 216,100 31,421 Renewable Energy Credits 5,177,000 1,287,750 2,588,400 1,300,650 Regional Greenhouse Gas 53,500 - 26,750 26,750 PJM Charges Trans & Fees 10,111,200 6,185,284 5,073,800 (1,111,484) PJM Charges 25,850,300 4,067,347 11,498,300 7,430,953 Page 203 Page 15

Finance Department Monthly Report December 2022 Item #18. City of Dover Capital Outlay Summary (All Funds) Fiscal Year to Date (December 2022) General Fund Original Budget Revised Budget Actual % Fire $ 360,800 $ 507,100 $ 80,509 16% Code Enforcement 25,300 25,200 - 0% Inspections - 29,800 - 0% Police 858,200 1,352,000 422,730 31% Streets 128,000 3,302,500 7,115 0% Sanitation 527,000 1,225,400 - 0% Stormwater 1,865,700 3,206,600 319,468 10% Grounds 93,900 163,100 118,067 72% Library County Grant - 154,500 - 0% Recreation 1,940,000 1,945,700 79,382 4% Purchasing 172,000 172,000 71,292 41% Information Technology 153,100 160,600 6,529 4% Facilities Management 200,000 969,300 681,600 70% General Fund Capital Projects $ 6,324,000 $ 13,213,800 $ 1,786,693 14% Water Fund Water $ 797,000 $ 2,811,300 $ 158,325 6% Water Treatment Plant 148,700 518,500 - 0% Water Fund Capital Projects $ 945,700 $ 3,329,800 $ 158,325 5% Wastewater Fund Wastewater 1,012,000 2,249,000 97,187 4% Wastewater Fund Capital Projects $ 1,012,000 $ 2,249,000 $ 97,187 4% Electric Fund Electric Generation $ 4,000,000 $ 12,851,800 $ 261,962 2% Transmission/Distribution 2,075,900 2,524,900 546,765 22% Electrical Engineering 745,000 8,891,400 1,155,290 13% Metering 44,300 44,300 - 0% ERP System 500,000 1,967,400 55,855 3% Electric Administration 1,570,000 1,899,400 224,922 12% Electric Fund Capital Projects $ 8,935,200 $ 28,179,200 $ 2,244,794 8% TOTAL CAPITAL PROJECTS $ 17,216,900 $ 46,971,800 $ 4,286,999 9% Page 204 Page 16

Finance Department Monthly Report December 2022 Item #18. Capital Outlay - All Divisions $14,000,000 $12,000,000 $10,000,000 $8,000,000 $6,000,000 $4,000,000 $2,000,000 $- Original Budget Revised Budget Actual Capital Outlay - By Fund $30,000,000 $28,179,200 $25,000,000 $20,000,000 $15,000,000 $13,213,800 $10,000,000 $8,935,200 $6,324,000 $5,000,000 $3,329,800 $2,249,000 $1,786,693 $2,244,794 $945,700 $1,012,000 $158,325 $97,187 $- Original Budget Revised Budget Actual General Fund Capital Projects Water Fund Capital Projects Wastewater Fund Electric Fund Capital Projects Page 205 Page 17

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Item #19. DOVER FIRE DEPARTMENT December 2022 FIRE CHIEFS REPORT Page 207

Item #19. Mayor and Council, The Dover Fire Department responded to 145 calls in the month of December. Members performed 39 hours of training with a total of 1,204-man hours responding to emergencies. Crews responded to the following working fires: Apartment Fire – Country Village Apartments Structure fire – 800 block Forrest Street House fire - Star Hill Village House Fire - Jebb Road House Fire - Eagle Meadows Development Members assisted with six nights of Operation Santa. Crews took Santa throughout the Dover Fire District spreading Christmas cheer throughout the city and attended the Holiday Parade in Downtown Dover. Mayor Christiansen, along with the Officers and Members of the fire department honored fallen Delaware Firefighters on Christmas Eve by placing a wreath on the Fireman’s Monument on Legislative Hall. Attended Fire Department Company and Board meeting Attended the City Council meeting. Attended Executive Session with City Council regarding a Personnel issue. Met with the City Manager and Assistant City Manager reference the Wage Study for the Fire Dispatchers. Documentation has been turned into the city for the Firefighter Incentive Program as well as additional employee and employee change request. January will be a very busy month: Engine 1 will arrive the week of the 23rd The new Command Vehicles will be delivered. Engine 5 will be renamed Engine 2 New AEDs are being delivered New Tablets will start to be installed in all apparatus. Page 208

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Item #20. DEPARTMENT OF POLICE Thomas A. Johnson, Jr. 400 South Queen Street Chief of Police Dover, Delaware 19904 302-736-7111 February 13, 2023 Honorable Robin Christiansen, Mayor Members of Dover City Council City Hall Dover, DE 19901 Mayor Christiansen and Council Members: The following is the monthly report of Dover Police Department activities for December: COMPLAINTS/EVENTS YTD Totals compiled through December numbered 40,443. This represents an increase of 535 from the 40,443 reported over the same period in 2021. 50,000 43,026 41,580 39,908 40,443 40,000 33,513 30,000 20,000 10,000 0 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS Burglary: 1 case reported, 1 case cleared and 1 case cleared from previous months. Robbery: 3 cases reported, 3 cases cleared and 1 case cleared from previous months. Sex Assault: 3 cases reported, 3 cases cleared and 1case cleared from previous months. Homicide: 1 case reported, 0 cases cleared and 0 cases cleared from previous months. There were 7 Non-Criminal Death Investigations, 7 cases cleared and 0 cases cleared from previous months. 1|Page Page 213

Item #20. DRUG, VICE, & ORGANIZED CRIME / STREET CRIMES UNIT ENFORCEMENT Marijuana: 273 grams seized Cocaine: 0.7 grams seized Ecstasy: 0 doses seized Prescription Pills: 0 doses seized Heroin: .056 grams seized Methamphetamine: 1.5 grams seized Fentanyl: 0 grams seized Other Rx Drugs: 0 grams/doses seized Drug Proceeds: $0 seized FIREARM SEIZURES/INSIDE CITY LIMITS 15 10 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CI DVOC/STREET CRIMES PATROL SEU HANDGUN RIFLE SHOTGUN Firearms: 3 Handguns & 1 Shotgun TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT YTD Citation Totals compiled through December numbered 5,785. This represents a decrease of 2,022 from the 7,807 reported over the same period in 2021. 10,000 9,353 8,920 9,000 7,807 8,000 7,000 5,785 6,000 5,182 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 TRAFFIC CRASHES: YTD = 2,503 2|Page Page 214

Item #20. 911 CENTER ACTIVITY Total compiled during December numbered 7,503 calls. This represents an increase of 691from the 6,812 reported during the same period in 2021. 8,200 8,060 8,000 7,800 7,600 7,503 7,400 7,200 7,043 7,000 6,907 6,812 6,800 6,600 6,400 6,200 6,000 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 CITY ORDINANCE SUMMONS YTD Totals compiled through December numbered 3,761. This represents a decrease of 336 from the 4,097 reported over the same period in 2021. 6,000 5,018 5,280 5,000 4,097 3,568 3,761 4,000 3,000 2,370 1,889 1,714 2,000 1,030 890 1,000 0 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 ISSUED 5,018 5,280 3,568 4,097 3,761 PAID 2,370 1,889 1,714 1,030 890 3|Page Page 215

Item #20. COMMUNITY POLICING This proactive unit takes the lead on community engagement and supporting our community organizations. They have administrative responsibilities and also support other departmental units, such as patrol, during times of high work volumes or special operations with enforcement activities. In addition to those duties, the unit accomplished the following in December:  Planning for, delivery of, and debrief of the December Holiday Extravaganza Event  Follow up with an ongoing neighborhood issue in Cranberry Run  Attended Presidential Court HOA meeting  Contacted an apartment inside Mapleton Square ref. ongoing disconnected 911 calls  Assisted City Inspectors with a condemned residence on North West Street  Assisted with Municipal Police Academy Instruction  Liaison with the property managers at Blue Hen, Cedar Chase and Bay Tree Apartments  Participation in Downtown Dover Partnership Tree Lighting ceremony  Liaison with Liberty Court manager regarding children being bullied at school  Follow up on a dog problem along Tribbitt Street.  Participation in the W. Reilly Brown Elementary School Holiday Culture Festival  Assisted with the Holiday Heroes Event at the Target store  Addressed homeless situations near New City Church, Williams Park, and the Kohl’s  Met with resident of 457 E Water St. in reference to ongoing neighbor issue  Planning and Participation in the installation of cameras provided by the HELP initiative  While checking on a homeless encampment, a stolen vehicle was recovered  Property Checks at 132/137 S. New St. with multiple trespass arrests plus city referrals  Participated in a community safety outreach program at Maple Dale Country Club  Addressed a situation related to a possible fugitive at Persimmon Tree  Distributed neighborhood crime stats to property managers & HOA/Neighborhood Watch  Continue to address a neighborhood challenge at 457 E. Water Street  Community Response Vehicle event at Liberty Court, Persimmon Park Place  Participation in the Downtown Dover Partnership Crime Watch meeting  Assisted Patrol Units during major incidents, high 911 call volume and/or low staffing  Participation in Fairview & East Dover Elementary safety patrol ceremonies  Continued foot patrols and traffic enforcement along Loockerman Street Corridor  Assisted the Motor Unit with hearings at JP Court 7  Contacted the Bridge Clinic in relation to the challenge of homeless camps  Multiple CPU Officers attended schools for topics including Active Shooter, Crisis Negotiations, & SORT  Participated in the Dover Christmas Parade  Attended the Kent County Crime Watch Meeting  The Behavioral Health Unit made 30 field contacts and took official actions with 17 clients who needed substance abuse or mental health care Members of the CPU attend numerous meetings with community associations and organizations as a part of our ongoing liaison relationships. CHIEF’S ADVISORY COMMITTEE The Police Chief’s Advisory Committee (PCAC) is comprised of nine (9) diverse stakeholders living/working in the City of Dover. It meets regularly to provide input/feedback to the Chief on the various operations of the agency. December activity is as follows:  The Advisory Committee met on December 21, 2022. The Committee welcomed Ms. Lonya Roberts as a guest to the meeting. She is in the freshman class at Delaware State University 4|Page Page 216

Item #20. and has interest in replacing our departed member who was the collegiate representative to the group. Ms. Roberts was well received.  The November GVI “call-in” was summarized by Dr. Jackson-Short and rated as a significant success and step forward for the initiative. With professional connections to the program office she was able to relate that Dover’s first effort was recognized as well above average for a first event.  The Youth Sub-Committee reported that they are making progress on the confusion that many students have over the mission and goals of the School Resource Officers. PSA like videos are planned to better educate the student body. They will feature students and SROs having conversations about their roles and responsibilities.  Sergeant Thompson briefed the committee on the Hometown Holiday and Holiday Heroes events. It was estimated that roughly 400 people came out to Legislative Mall to enjoy the hometown holiday attractions made possible through collaboration with Habitat for Humanity and NeighborGood Partners (formerly NCALL). The Target store came through again to help our Officers support needed families with the annual holiday heroes “shop with a cop” program. The children got a few things that “wanted” but just as many things that they “needed.”  Ideas were exchanged to try and make the Coffee with a Cop events draw more participation. The next event will assess if there is an appetite for evening sessions that might attract folks on their way home from work.  The committee set a next meeting date for January 19, 2023. The noon meeting did not help with attendance so there will be a return to Thursday evenings. PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES  The Department invested a significant amount of time during the month to ensure that the switch to Kronos had every chance of being successful on the “go-live” date. There were several meetings with the Controller/Treasurer that helped achieve this goal.  Departmental staffing continues to be a growing challenge. Our Records Manager is leaving for another opportunity. The 911 Dispatcher who previously worked in Florida elected to go with another agency. Offers of employment were made to three new police recruit candidates and another who is returning from military service. Unfortunately, there were not enough qualifying candidates to fill all open positions. We did manage to attract a veteran officer from Sussex County and will be looking for candidates with existing credentials for the two slots that currently remain unfilled. One of our retiring Sergeants chose to stay with us as a Sex Offender Agent so that need has been filled. Please visit our website at www.doverpolice.org for up to date information on crimes and activities in the City of Dover. Respectfully Submitted, Thomas A. Johnson, Jr. Chief of Police 5|Page Page 217

Item #21. CITY OF DOVER FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2022 TO JUNE 30, 2023 QUARTERLY REVENUE REPORT As of December 31,2022 FY23 FY23 50% ORIGINAL REVISED YTD % BUDGET FY22 Audited FY21 Audited GENERAL FUND BUDGET BUDGET REVENUES RECEIVED COMMENTS REVENUES REVENUES 1 Property Taxes $ 15,360,600 $ 15,360,600 $ 15,512,600 101.0% $ 14,709,100 $ 14,328,100 2 Payment In Lieu of Taxes 464,400 464,400 540,700 116.4% 532,000 514,400 3 Transfer from Electric Fund 8,000,000 8,000,000 4,000,000 50.0% 11,000,000 10,000,000 4 Intrafund Service Receipts Electric 4,206,500 4,206,500 2,049,800 48.7% 3,686,300 3,291,500 5 Transfer from Transfer Tax Fund 1,800,000 1,800,000 1,200,200 66.7% 3,902,200 4,833,300 6 Business Licenses 1,450,000 1,450,000 1,416,900 97.7% 1,400,900 1,378,100 7 Intrafund Service Receipts Water 1,147,900 1,147,900 559,400 48.7% 1,029,900 919,700 8 Intrafund Service Receipts Wastewater 826,900 826,900 403,000 48.7% 704,700 629,300 9 Sanitation Fees 3,564,200 3,564,200 1,825,300 51.2% 3,371,700 3,125,100 10 Permits & Other Licenses 1,383,000 1,542,000 1,106,100 71.7% 1,641,900 1,595,700 11 Transfer from Municipal Street Aid Fund 750,000 750,000 397,300 53.0% 792,300 797,800 12 Fines & Police Revenue 610,100 610,100 293,300 48.1% 508,100 379,400 13 Police Extra Duty Fees 240,000 240,000 298,000 124.2% 412,000 138,700 14 Transfer from Police Grant Funds 165,000 165,000 19,600 11.9% 312,500 228,300 15 Transfer from Police Fed Grant Funds 287,500 287,500 43,800 15.2% 127,400 - 16 Court of Chancery Fees 1,500,000 1,500,000 896,400 59.8% 2,095,800 1,834,600 17 Transfer from Water/Wastewater Fund 2,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 50.0% 1,000,000 1,000,000 18 Transfer from Civil Traffic Penalties Fund 400,000 400,000 - 0.0% ERLSP only month of July received. 198,600 267,100 19 Library Revenues & County Reciprocal Pymt 303,100 303,100 410,200 135.3% 260,600 78,900 20 Franchise Fees 600,000 600,000 140,000 23.3% Franchise Fee's received for 1st Qtr only. 605,300 592,300 21 General Fund Grant Receipts 598,500 666,100 437,900 65.7% 802,800 1,135,000 22 Recreation Revenue 129,000 129,000 74,800 58.0% 128,600 46,500 23 Other Miscellaneous Receipts 135,000 135,000 90,400 67.0% 373,300 203,300 24 Interest Income 85,000 85,000 212,100 249.5% 94,600 88,800 TOTALS $ 46,006,700 $ 46,233,300 $ 32,927,800 71.2% $ 49,690,600 $ 47,405,900 Final Budget $ 49,690,600 $ 47,405,900 Page 218

Item #21. CITY OF DOVER FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2022 TO JUNE 30, 2023 QUARTERLY REVENUE REPORT As of December 31,2022 FY23 FY23 50.0% ORIGINAL REVISED YTD % BUDGET FY22 Audited FY21 Audited WATER FUND BUDGET BUDGET REVENUES RECEIVED COMMENTS REVENUES REVENUES 1 Water Fees $ 6,500,000 $ 6,500,000 $ 3,706,500 57.0% $ 6,144,800 $ 5,777,200 2 Water Impact Fees 220,000 220,000 159,400 72.5% 176,700 172,100 3 Water Tank Space Leasing 425,400 425,400 460,000 108.1% Billed 91% at beginning of FY 502,800 529,800 4 Interest Income 7,000 7,000 66,400 948.6% 16,200 9,500 5 Other Miscellaneous Revenues 52,600 52,600 29,700 56.5% 105,600 206,600 TOTALS $ 7,205,000 $ 7,205,000 $ 4,422,000 61.4% $ 6,946,100 $ 6,695,200 Final Budget $ 6,946,100 $ 6,695,200 FY23 FY23 50.0% ORIGINAL REVISED YTD % BUDGET FY22 Audited FY21 Audited WASTEWATER FUND BUDGET BUDGET REVENUES RECEIVED COMMENTS REVENUES REVENUES 1 Wastewater Fees 4,580,300 4,580,300 2,395,000 52.3% 4,349,200 4,232,200 2 Wastewater Adjustment Fees - County Trtmt 3,205,400 3,205,400 1,595,500 49.8% 3,022,600 3,122,500 3 Groundwater Inflow Adjustment 2,137,000 2,137,000 1,124,700 52.6% 2,013,800 1,948,300 4 Wastewater Impact Fees 180,000 180,000 144,200 80.1% 177,000 151,700 5 Interest Income 4,000 4,000 54,100 1352.5% 11,200 14,500 6 Other Miscellaneous Revenues 200 2,700 23,700 877.8% 17,700 36,100 TOTALS $ 10,106,900 $ 10,109,400 $ 5,337,200 26.2% $ 9,591,500 $ 9,505,300 Final Budget $ 9,591,500 $ 9,505,300 FY23 FY23 50.0% ORIGINAL REVISED YTD % BUDGET FY22 Audited FY21 Audited ELECTRIC REVENUE FUND BUDGET BUDGET REVENUES RECEIVED COMMENTS REVENUES REVENUES 1 Sales to Customers $ 80,857,100 $ 80,857,100 $ 40,400,000 50.0% $ 77,465,400 $ 77,487,700 2 Purchase Power Adjustment 21,840,000 21,840,000 11,458,000 52.5% (5,060,700) (5,007,600) 3 Utility Tax 1,648,700 1,648,700 853,200 51.7% 1,151,100 1,137,000 4 Rate Stabilization Reserve 10,000,000 10,000,000 - 0.0% 2,800,000 2,500,000 5 Miscellaneous Revenue 767,000 809,200 554,400 68.5% 815,700 474,500 6 Interest Income 125,000 125,000 394,600 315.7% 144,000 122,100 TOTALS $ 115,237,800 $ 115,280,000 $ 53,660,200 28.8% $ 77,315,500 $ 76,713,700 Final Budget $ 77,315,500 $ 76,713,700 Page 219

Item #22. City of Dover 2nd Quarter FY23 Capital Investment Plan and Project Status Report As of December 31, 2022 Points to Remember * Original Project Budget = Original Total Project Budget initially included in approved annual budget. * Latest Project Budget = Revised Total Project Budget included in most recent approved annual budget or one of the following: bond resolution, revolving fund loan agreement, Council approved budget amendment, or City Manager approved amendment as per the Budget Amendment Procedure. * Water Quality, Inflow/Infiltration, Distribution Upgrades and New Development projects are budgeted as a blanket project, and once individual projects are identified and estimated, they are created using an allocation of the overall budgeted amount. Community Total Current Year Budget Funding Sources General Transportation ARPA Water Wastewater Electric CIP Budget Balance $ 6,036,100 $ 200,000 $ 1,809,600 $ 5,460,500 $ 1,114,700 $ 22,875,200 $ 37,496,100 General Billings for Reimbursement of Expense 400,000 400,000 State Grants 1,604,500 400,000 25,000 2,029,500 ARPA Fund 4,300,000 4,300,000 Other (Loan) 8,321,900 8,321,900 Transfer from Electric 6,435,200 6,435,200 Transfer from WW Impact Fee Reserve 255,600 255,600 Transfer from Water Impact Fee Reserve 746,400 746,400 Transfer from Water/Wastewater Oper. Fund 920,700 756,400 1,677,100 Transfer from General Fund 3,554,600 3,554,600 Transfer from Lodging Tax 275,000 275,000 Transfer from Depreciation Reserve 9,803,100 9,803,100 Transfer from Parkland Reserve 1,045,000 1,045,000 Transfer from Capital Asset Reserve 290,000 290,000 Interest Income 50,000 10,000 218,200 278,200 Total Funding Sources $ 12,805,200 $ 600,000 $ 6,109,600 $ 7,202,600 $ 2,136,700 $ 48,053,600 $ 76,907,700 Page 220 1 of 10 2ND QTR FY23 CIP-PROJECT STATUS REPORT

PROJECT STATUS REPORT - GENERAL FUND Item #22. 2nd Quarter FY23 PAST, CURRENT & FUTURE BUDGETS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR Original Latest Project Original Revised Fiscal Project Project Project To Date Fiscal Year Fiscal Year YTD Budget Code Item Budget Budget Expenses Budget Budget Charges Balance Status Fire Department FR1800 Annual Contribution for Engine 5 $ 777,000 $ 777,000 $ 268,216 $ 77,700 $ 77,700 $ 41,673 $ 36,027 Paying monthly FR2000 Annual Contribution for Squad #1 (Rescue) 956,000 956,000 163,856 95,600 95,600 38,836 56,764 Paying monthly FR2200 Annual Contribution for Engine 1 770,000 770,000 - 77,000 77,000 - 77,000 On order FR2301 New Brush Truck 110,500 110,500 - 110,500 110,500 - 110,500 Ordering in progress CT2303 Command Vehicles 146,300 146,300 - - 146,300 - 146,300 To be put in service in January Total Fire Department $ 2,759,800 $ 2,759,800 $ 432,072 $ 360,800 $ 507,100 $ 80,509 $ 426,591 Library LB2201 Replace HVAC Controller $ 38,500 $ 38,500 $ - $ 38,500 $ - $ 38,500 Work has not begun on this project. LB2301 Replace Heat Pumps 116,000 116,000 - 116,000 - 116,000 Work has not begun on this project. Total Library $ 154,500 $ 154,500 $ - $ - $ 154,500 $ - $ 154,500 Parks & Recreation --- Misc Automobiles $ 115,000 $ 115,000 $ 36,595 $ 78,405 Rec'd van #591; veh #593 ordered AARP Community Grant received; --- Misc Equipment - Bicycle Repair Stations - 5,700 4,503 1,197 installation in progress Cameras complete; budget to be PR2100 Dover Park Improvements $ 310,000 $ 310,000 $ 20,365 - - 13,358 (13,358) carried forward Budget to be carried forward. Tube and slide complete. 11 of 33 picnic tables replaced. Mayfair Park PR2200 Park & Playground Improvement 66,000 66,000 23,277 - - 14,376 (14,376) improvements pending. PR2300 Dover Park Building Improvement 800,000 800,000 - 800,000 800,000 - 800,000 Not started PR2301 FY23 Dover Park Splash Pad 200,000 200,000 1,150 200,000 200,000 - 200,000 RFP developed/ready for posting PR2302 Schutte Park Skate Park 750,000 750,000 10,550 750,000 750,000 10,550 739,450 RFP developed/ready for posting PR2304 Schutte Park Dog Park 75,000 75,000 - 75,000 75,000 - 75,000 RFP developed/ready for posting Total Parks & Recreation $ 2,201,000 $ 2,201,000 $ 55,343 $ 1,940,000 $ 1,945,700 $ 79,382 $ 1,866,318 Code Enforcement --- Misc Automobiles $ 25,300 $ 25,200 $ - $ 25,200 Replace Veh #17 - order pending Total Code Enforcement $ 25,300 $ 25,200 $ - $ 25,200 Inspections --- Misc Automobiles $ - $ 29,800 $ - $ 29,800 Replace Veh #19 - ordered Total Inspections $ - $ 29,800 $ - $ 29,800 Police 15 Chevy Tahoes on order; 3 received on 12/27/22, 10 received 1/3/23. Installation schedule for --- Misc Automobiles $ 637,200 $ 1,131,000 $ 299,549 $ 831,451 equipment to start soonest. Equipment received in Jun 22. Year 2 PD2301 Police Officer Body Worn Cameras & Tasers $ 876,400 $ 876,400 $ 123,181 202,900 202,900 123,181 79,719 invoice anticipated PD2302 Axion In-car Cameras 368,000 368,000 - 18,100 18,100 - 18,100 On order Total Police $ 1,244,400 $ 1,244,400 $ 123,181 $ 858,200 $ 1,352,000 $ 422,730 $ 929,270 Streets --- Misc Equipment $ 128,000 $ 138,500 $ - $ 138,500 Ordered; awaiting delivery ST2003 Meeting House Branch Improvement $ 1,115,600 $ 1,115,600 $ 216,194 - 707,500 473 707,028 Design work is underway ST2007 Operations Yard Relocation and Impr. 445,000 445,000 115,306 - 106,200 - 106,200 Finalizing bid documents ST2101 FY21 Street, Concrete, and Alley Program 936,000 936,000 700,231 - 815,300 6,643 808,657 Finalizing report to present to public Project contingent on the results of ST2201 FY22 Street, Concrete, and Alley Program 1,168,000 1,168,000 - - 350,000 - 350,000 ST2101 Total Streets $ 3,664,600 $ 3,664,600 $ 1,031,731 $ 128,000 $ 2,117,500 $ 7,115 $ 2,110,385 Page 221 101 2 of 10 2ND QTR FY23 CIP-PROJECT STATUS REPORT

PROJECT STATUS REPORT - GENERAL FUND Item #22. 2nd Quarter FY23 PAST, CURRENT & FUTURE BUDGETS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR Original Latest Project Original Revised Fiscal Project Project Project To Date Fiscal Year Fiscal Year YTD Budget Code Item Budget Budget Expenses Budget Budget Charges Balance Status Sanitation --- Trucks $ 527,000 $ 1,225,400 $ - $ 1,225,400 2 trucks ordered; awaiting delivery Total Sanitation $ 527,000 $ 1,225,400 $ - $ 1,225,400 Grounds --- Trucks $ 43,300 $ 43,300 $ - $ 43,300 Ordered; awaiting delivery --- Maint. Equipment 50,600 119,800 118,067 1,733 Received chipper veh #586 Total Grounds $ 93,900 $ 163,100 $ 118,067 $ 45,033 Stormwater New leaf vac ordered; awaiting --- Trucks $ 230,700 $ 242,700 $ - $ 242,700 delivery --- Misc Equipment - 667,500 268,452 399,048 New street sweeper #357 received Design Complete, construction phase ST2005/SW2204 East Lake Garden Drainage Basin Improvement $ 580,000 $ 580,000 $ 42,275 - 542,200 4,450 537,750 planned for FY24 Project will be reprogrammed to SW2105 West Street Flooding Improvements 60,000 60,000 - - 60,000 - 60,000 future year. SW2205 Water Street Flooding Improvements 39,000 39,000 22,500 - 39,000 22,500 16,500 Feasibility Study Complete Awaiting easement documents to be ST2009/SW2303 Persimmon Park Place Drainage Basin Impr. 1,200,000 1,201,600 646 1,200,000 1,201,600 646 1,200,954 executed by homeowners ST2004/SW2305 Mirror Lake Drainage Basin Improvements 350,000 352,800 1,020 350,000 352,800 1,020 351,780 Bids due in early January SW2206 MS4 Inventory/Inspection & Green Technology 43,600 43,600 43,519 - 15,800 12,400 3,400 Complete SW2301 Miscellaneous Emergency Storm Sewer Repairs 537,000 537,000 10,000 85,000 85,000 10,000 75,000 Awaiting emergencies Total Stormwater $ 2,809,600 $ 2,814,000 $ 119,960 $ 1,865,700 $ 3,206,600 $ 319,468 $ 2,887,132 Information Technology IT2303 Phone System Replacement $ 80,000 $ 80,000 $ - $ 80,000 $ 80,000 $ - $ 80,000 Project to start in January Request to consolidate/push forward IT2301 Server Replacement 17,000 17,000 - 17,000 17,000 - 17,000 for TY-24 Leasing model; will see additional IT2302 Network Infrastructure; CISCO switches 50,000 50,000 2,803 50,000 50,000 2,803 47,197 costs as we purchase more switches. IT2304 iSeries Hardware Service 20,700 20,700 18,279 6,100 13,600 3,726 9,874 Continuing Total Information Technology $ 167,700 $ 167,700 $ 21,082 $ 73,100 $ 160,600 $ 6,529 $ 154,071 Facilities Management FC2001 - MNT City Hall HVAC Replacement $ 852,000 $ 852,000 $ 766,800 $ - $ 766,800 $ 681,600 $ 85,200 99% complete. FC2303 City Hall Window Replacement 50,000 50,000 - 50,000 50,000 - 50,000 In bid process FC2304 Environmental Abatement of old Post Office 150,000 152,500 - $ 150,000 152,500 - 152,500 Completed, awaiting invoice Total Facilities Management $ 852,000 $ 852,000 $ 766,800 $ 200,000 $ 969,300 $ 681,600 $ 287,700 Procurement/Inventory --- Misc Equipment $ 70,000 $ 70,000 $ - $ 70,000 On order CS2301 Warehouse LED Lighting $ 12,000 $ 12,000 $ - 12,000 12,000 - 12,000 In-house; on schedule CS2302 Warehouse Improvements 90,000 90,000 71,292 90,000 90,000 71,292 18,708 In progress Total Procurement/Inventory $ 102,000 $ 102,000 $ 71,292 $ 172,000 $ 172,000 $ 71,292 $ 100,708 TOTAL GENERAL FUND $ 13,955,600 $ 13,960,000 $ 2,621,461 $ 6,244,000 $ 12,028,800 $ 1,786,693 $ 10,242,107 Page 222 101 3 of 10 2ND QTR FY23 CIP-PROJECT STATUS REPORT

Item #22. PROJECT STATUS REPORT - COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION FUND 2nd Quarter FY23 PAST, CURRENT & FUTURE BUDGETS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR Original Latest Project Original Revised Fiscal Project Project Project To Date Fiscal Year Fiscal Year YTD Budget Code Item Budget Budget Expenses Budget Budget Charges Balance Status Community Transportation - 203-12-99 TE0601 TCSP Lincoln Park $ 602,500 $ 602,500 $ 523,277 $ - $ 79,200 $ - $ 79,200 To be reprogrammed ST1908 FY19 Street and Alley Bond Bill 500,000 500,000 478,088 - 21,900 - 21,900 To be reprogrammed CT2151 FY21 Bond Bill-W Water/Turnberry Dr 238,500 238,500 149,942 - 88,600 - 88,600 To be reprogrammed Project to be bid out in CT2268 E Loockerman St & State St Concrete 356,900 356,900 - - 356,900 - 356,900 January Plan has been developed, staff to coordinate with Downtown Dover Master CT2315 Various Concrete Repair Locations 252,600 252,600 - - 252,600 - 252,600 Plan Project to be bid out in CT23xx Dover Little League 221,400 221,400 - - 221,400 - 221,400 January CTXXXX Unapplied CT Projects (placeholder) - 400,000 (620,600) - (620,600) TOTAL COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION FUND $ 2,171,900 $ 2,171,900 $ 1,151,308 $ 400,000 $ 400,000 $ - $ 400,000 Page 223 203 4 of 10 2ND QTR FY23 CIP-PROJECT STATUS REPORT

Item #22. PROJECT STATUS REPORT - ARPA FUND 2nd Quarter FY23 PAST, CURRENT & FUTURE BUDGETS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR Original Latest Project Original Revised Fiscal Project Project Project To Date Fiscal Year Fiscal Year YTD Budget Code Item Budget Budget Expenses Budget Budget Charges Balance Status Bids to be heard by CCW on January ST2301 FY23 Street, Concrete, and Alley Program $ 1,200,000 $ 1,200,000 $ - $ 1,200,000 $ 1,200,000 $ - $ 1,200,000 10, 2023 WD2302 Elevated Water Tower Maint. - Aero Park 655,000 655,000 - 655,000 655,000 - 655,000 Work to begin in Spring of 2023 Design 75% complete, once finalized, WD2303 Future Well Installation 2,234,500 2,234,500 - 2,234,500 2,234,500 - 2,234,500 construction phase to begin. Project open and underway, awaiting WD2304 Well #9 Improvements 319,000 319,000 38,688 319,000 319,000 38,688 280,312 invoices WQ2301 Water Quality Improvements-N State St 1,287,500 941,000 461,270 1,287,500 941,000 461,270 479,730 Project approximately 35% complete WQ2304 Water Quality Improvements-West St Alley 346,500 346,500 - - 346,500 - 346,500 Bids to be advertised in January Equipment has been ordered and WW2306 Puncheon Run Pump Sta. Pump Repl. 85,000 90,000 - 85,000 90,000 - 90,000 awaiting delivery Staff has to redesign, based on WW2307 Lepore Road Sanitary Sewer Upgrade 317,000 317,000 - 317,000 317,000 - 317,000 DelDOT requirements TOTAL ARPA FUND $ 6,444,500 $ 6,103,000 $ 499,958 $ 6,098,000 $ 6,103,000 $ 499,958 $ 5,603,042 Page 224 210 5 of 10 2ND QTR FY23 CIP-PROJECT STATUS REPORT

Item #22. PROJECT STATUS REPORT - WATER FUND 2nd Quarter FY23 PAST, CURRENT & FUTURE BUDGETS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR Original Latest Project Original Revised Fiscal Project Project Project To Date Fiscal Year Fiscal Year YTD Budget Code Item Budget Budget Expenses Budget Budget Charges Balance Status Water --- Misc. Equipment $ 28,000 $ 24,100 $ 24,050 $ 28,000 $ 24,100 $ 24,050 $ 50 Received Air Compressor V#407 WD2300 Meter Reading Technology Upgrade 30,000 30,000 - 30,000 30,000 - 30,000 Awaiting quotes for equipment Design 75% complete, once finalized, WD2205 Future Well Installation 1,415,400 1,415,400 47,815 - 659,900 - 659,900 construction phase to begin. WD2301 Wellhead Redevelopment Program 488,000 488,000 60,343 188,000 188,000 60,343 127,657 Project open and upgrades are occuring Grant approved, bids received, awaiting PO WD2305 Scada Equipment Upgrade 50,000 50,000 - 50,000 50,000 - 50,000 from State WD2306 Water Tank Concrete Rehabilitation 145,000 145,000 6,000 20,000 6,000 6,000 - Complete WD2307 Stonebrook East Water Main Increase 26,000 26,000 - 26,000 26,000 - 26,000 Awaiting development to be built WQ2302 Miscellaneous Emergency Water Repairs 425,000 425,000 6,995 85,000 84,600 6,995 77,605 Project open and awaiting emergencies. WQ2303 Water Quality Impr. - North State Street 370,000 949,900 - 370,000 949,900 - 949,900 Project approximately 35% complete WQ2304 Water Quality Improvements-West St Alley - - - - 33,700 - 33,700 Bids to be advertised in January WD2309 Aeropark Tank Equipment Relocation 61,000 61,000 60,937 - 61,000 60,937 63 Work to occur in Spring of 2023 - Water Treatment Plant - --- Trucks - $ 53,000 $ 216,800 $ - $ 216,800 Trucks ordered, awaiting delivery WD2308 Security Fencing Upgrades $ 95,700 $ 95,700 $ - 95,700 95,700 - 95,700 Awaiting grant agency to approve plan TOTAL WATER FUND $ 3,038,400 $ 3,614,400 $ 206,140 $ 945,700 $ 2,425,700 $ 158,325 $ 2,267,375 Page 225 401 6 of 10 2ND QTR FY23 CIP-PROJECT STATUS REPORT

PROJECT STATUS REPORT - WASTEWATER FUND Item #22. 2nd Quarter FY23 PAST, CURRENT & FUTURE BUDGETS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR Original Latest Project Original Revised Fiscal Project Account Project Project To Date Fiscal Year Fiscal Year YTD Budget Code Item Obj/Ele Budget Budget Expenses Budget Budget Charges Balance Status Wastewater 41-69-99 Vehicles ordered and awaiting delivery (#655 --- Trucks 54023 $ 134,000 $ 277,900 $ - $ 277,900 delayed) WW2300 Meter Reading Technology Upgrade 54025 $ 30,000 $ 30,000 $ - 30,000 30,000 - 30,000 Awaiting quotes for equipment WW2301 Lateral Camera 54025 13,000 11,100 9,521 13,000 11,100 9,521 1,579 Complete WW2302 Ground Penetrating Radar 54025 16,000 16,800 16,800 16,000 16,800 16,800 - Complete WW2103 College Rd. Pump Station Repl. 54031 655,000 655,000 2,977 - 800 727 73 Complete WW2101 FY21 Inflow/Infiltration Removal 54031 800,000 800,000 467,717 - 158,600 504 158,096 Complete Design complete working with HOA for WW2203 Turnberry Pump Station Replacement 54031 677,000 677,000 20,592 - 24,700 2,248 22,452 easement WW2303 Miscellaneous Emer. Sewer Repairs 54031 160,000 160,000 57,460 160,000 160,000 57,460 102,541 Project open and awaiting emergencies Project started, awaiting materials to be WW2304 College Rd. Pump Station Repl. 54031 580,000 580,000 - 580,000 580,000 - 580,000 delivered WW2305 GIS Utility Network Upgrade 54031 175,000 175,000 5,901 20,000 19,200 5,901 13,299 Awaiting final invoice Design underway, started mid November, WW2308 Heatherfield Pump Station Repl. 54031 663,000 663,000 - 45,000 45,000 - 45,000 approximately 25% complete WW2309 Cedar Chase Pump Station Repl. 54031 697,500 697,500 - 14,000 14,000 4,026 9,974 Feasibility to be completed in January TOTAL WASTEWATER FUND $ 4,466,500 $ 4,465,400 $ 580,968 $ 1,012,000 $ 1,338,100 $ 97,187 $ 1,240,913 Page 226 403 7 of 10 2ND QTR FY23 CIP-PROJECT STATUS REPORT

Item #22. PROJECT STATUS REPORT - ELECTRIC FUND 2nd Quarter FY23 PAST, CURRENT & FUTURE BUDGETS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR Original Latest Project Original Revised Fiscal Project Project Project To Date Fiscal Year Fiscal Year YTD Budget Code Item Budget Budget Expenses Budget Budget Charges Balance Status Engineering EE2113 ArcFM Migration to Elec. Util. Network $ 160,000 $ 160,000 $ 160,021 $ - $ 6,100 $ 6,090 $ 10 80% Complete; EE2202 SCADA Master Hardware Replacement 550,000 550,000 - - - - - 50% Complete EE2304 Substation Component Replacement 150,000 150,000 - 30,000 30,000 - 30,000 Recurring Project EE2202/EE2315 SCADA Upgrade 100,000 511,600 146,185 100,000 511,600 146,185 365,415 80% Complete EE2316 Electric Admin & Substation Cameras 50,000 50,000 - 50,000 50,000 - 50,000 Waiting on revised quote EE2308 Electric Admin Access Gate 15,000 15,000 13,800 15,000 15,000 13,800 1,200 100% Complete EE2312 Small Cell Wireless Improvements 30,000 30,000 - 30,000 30,000 - 30,000 Recurring Project EE2211 LED Lighting Conversion Phase 2 2,575,000 2,575,000 190,943 - - 803 (803) 100% Complete; budget to be carried fwd EE2090 DAFB CT/PT Replacement 73,000 73,000 71,514 - - - - 80% Complete (revisit in Feb) EE2313 Transmission Line Maintenance 50,000 50,000 38,682 50,000 50,000 38,682 11,318 Recurring Project EE2016 Garrison Oak Tech Park Substation 750,000 750,000 189,894 - 559,800 - 559,800 80% Complete; budget to be carried fwd EE2215 Garrison Oak Tech Park Substation 7,000,000 7,000,000 1,048,004 - 6,821,900 869,930 5,951,970 25% Complete; budget to be carried fwd EE2303 Towne Point Conversion (OH to UG) 360,000 520,000 48,550 360,000 520,000 48,550 471,450 70% Complete EE2317 ArcFM Migration to Elec. Util. Network 110,000 297,000 31,251 110,000 297,000 31,251 265,750 16% Complete (Q/A'd) Total Engineering $ 11,973,000 $ 12,731,600 $ 1,938,842 $ 745,000 $ 8,891,400 $ 1,155,290 $ 7,736,110 Electric Generation Internal modifications are in progress to include computer upgrades, cable routing for remote start capabilities, and HVAC EG2201 Van Sant Office Trailer $ 70,000 $ 70,000 $ 25,480 $ - $ 48,700 $ 4,223 $ 44,477 modifications for trailer and server room. 15% Complete; environmental reports at EG2203/EG2302 Plant Decommissioning 14,000,000 14,000,000 367,002 4,000,000 12,803,100 257,739 12,545,361 DNREC; draft demo RFP in progress Total Electric Generation $ 14,070,000 $ 14,070,000 $ 392,483 $ 4,000,000 $ 12,851,800 $ 261,962 $ 12,589,838 T&D --- Automobiles $ - $ 36,600 $ 36,462 $ 138 --- Trucks 214,400 626,800 - 626,800 Will order in FY24 due to rising costs --- Other Equipment 364,500 364,500 - 364,500 Price increased; need Council approval EE2321 Emergency Component Replacement $325,000 $325,000 $49,662 65,000 65,000 49,662 15,338 Replacing as needed UG Transformers locations as follows: EE2222 New Developments 650,000 648,000 - 650,000 593,400 - 593,400 TD2110 DAFB Welch Elementary 23,500 - - - - - - 90% Complete-waiting on technicians TD2115 Eden Hill Phase 2 13,600 - - - - - - 90% Complete-waiting on technicians TD2202 Dover Middle School 66,900 30,900 90,891 - 30,900 30,850 50 90% Complete TD2205 Calvary Baptist Church 10,200 - - - - - - 0% Complete-waiting on customer TD2210 Verona Woods Phase 3/4 23,500 - - - - - - 50% Complete-waiting on technicians TD2211 Hancock-Hopkins Avenue 6,700 - - - - - - 50% Complete-waiting on technicians TD2215 DE Agricultural Museum 8,500 7,000 6,952 - 7,000 6,952 48 90% Complete-waiting on technicians TD2218 515 S Dupont Hwy Retail 2,200 4,200 4,128 - 4,200 4,128 72 100% Complete TD2301 Rojan Meadows Phase 1 - - - - - - - 0% Complete-waiting on developer TD2302 Eden Hill OKH Phase 1 11,300 11,300 11,297 - 11,300 11,297 3 40% Complete-waiting on technicians TD2305 Lion of Judah 12,300 - - - - - - 0% Complete-waiting on customer TD2306 Verizon Tudor Tower 2,600 2,600 2,098 - 2,100 2,098 2 100% Complete TD2307 King Cole Wedding Venue 8,500 8,500 1,033 - 1,100 1,033 67 100% Complete TD2308 El Azteca Dover - - - - - - - 0% Complete-waiting on customer Page 227 411 8 of 10 2ND QTR FY23 CIP-PROJECT STATUS REPORT

Item #22. PROJECT STATUS REPORT - ELECTRIC FUND 2nd Quarter FY23 PAST, CURRENT & FUTURE BUDGETS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR Original Latest Project Original Revised Fiscal Project Project Project To Date Fiscal Year Fiscal Year YTD Budget Code Item Budget Budget Expenses Budget Budget Charges Balance Status UG Conductors locations as follows: EE2222 New Developments 513,000 512,100 - 500,000 100,200 - 100,200 TD2110 DAFB Welch Elementary 15,200 15,200 1,455 - - - - 90% Complete-waiting on technicians TD2115 Eden Hill Phase 2 311,000 311,000 165,176 - 5,900 5,825 75 50% Complete-waiting on technicians TD2202 Dover Middle Schools 292,000 292,000 361,337 - 234,800 234,734 66 50% Complete TD2205 Calvary Baptist Church 43,400 43,400 3,539 - - - - 0 % Complete-waiting on customer TD2206 DELDOT Interim Kenton Rd 174,900 71,700 71,685 - 71,700 71,685 15 80% Complete TD2210 Verona Woods Phase 3/4 63,000 63,000 65,872 - 4,300 4,227 73 50% Complete-waiting on technicians TD2211 Hancock-Hopkins Avenue 25,100 25,100 3,088 - - - - 50% Complete-waiting on technicians TD2215 Delaware Agricultural Museum 13,700 13,700 5,268 - 13,700 5,268 8,432 80% Complete TD2218 515 S Dupont Hwy Retail 1,100 1,100 944 - - - - 100% Complete TD2302 Eden Hill OKH Phase 1 26,600 36,400 36,391 - 36,400 36,391 9 40% Complete-waiting on technicians TD2304 Little Creek Lighting UPG 6,500 6,500 6,190 - 6,200 6,190 10 100% Complete TD2305 Lion of Judah 14,600 14,600 1,933 - 2,000 1,933 67 10% Complete TD2306 Verizon Tudor Tower 5,000 5,900 5,829 - 5,900 5,829 71 100% Complete TD2307 King Cole Wedding Venue 30,000 30,000 18,851 - 18,900 18,851 49 100% Complete TD2308 El Azteca Dover - - - - - - - 0% Complete-waiting on customer UG Meters locations as follows: EE2222 New Developments 250,000 250,000 - 250,000 245,300 - 245,300 TD2110 DAFB Welch Elementary 5,200 5,200 1,758 - - - - 0% Complete-waiting on contractor TD2115 Eden Hill Phase 2 1,800 1,800 4,916 - - - - 50% Complete-waiting on technicians TD2123 Patriot Village Phase 2 1,500 1,500 7,033 - - - - 90% Complete-waiting on technicians TD2202 Dover Middle Schools 1,300 1,300 25,396 1,200 1,190 10 90% Complete-waiting on technicians TD2205 Calvary Baptist Church 7,100 7,100 - - - - - 0% Complete-waiting on customer TD2208 Tommy's Express Carwash 2,200 2,200 15,469 100 43 58 100% Complete TD2210 Verona Woods Phase 3/4 1,600 1,600 6,097 - - - - 50% Complete TD2211 Hancock-Hopkins Avenue 1,500 1,500 - - - - - 40% Complete-waiting on technicians TD2215 DE Agricultural Museum 3,100 3,100 1,390 - 1,400 1,390 10 50% Complete TD2302 Eden Hill OKH Phase 1 700 700 674 - 700 674 26 15% Complete-waiting on technicians TD2305 Lion of Judah 500 500 - - - - - 0% Complete-waiting on technicians TD2306 Verizon Tudor Tower 100 100 67 - 100 67 33 100% Complete TD2307 King Cole Wedding Venue 1,500 1,500 1,180 - 1,200 1,180 20 100% Complete TD2314 CT Site Repairs & Maintenance 32,000 32,000 8,806 32,000 32,000 8,806 23,194 15% Complete Total T & D $ 3,010,000 $ 2,789,300 $ 986,405 $ 2,075,900 $ 2,524,900 $ 546,765 $ 1,978,135 Page 228 411 9 of 10 2ND QTR FY23 CIP-PROJECT STATUS REPORT

Item #22. PROJECT STATUS REPORT - ELECTRIC FUND 2nd Quarter FY23 PAST, CURRENT & FUTURE BUDGETS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR Original Latest Project Original Revised Fiscal Project Project Project To Date Fiscal Year Fiscal Year YTD Budget Code Item Budget Budget Expenses Budget Budget Charges Balance Status Administration EE2101 Reed St IT Room Generator $ 20,000 $ 20,000 $ 6,825 $ - $ 48,200 $ - $ 48,200 50% Complete Engineering in design; to be carried EE1819 Reed St HVAC Major Overhaul 1,175,200 21,950 1,153,300 - 22,000 21,950 50 forward EA2304 Reed St HVAC Overhaul 1,500,000 1,478,000 - 1,500,000 1,478,000 - 1,478,000 In Engineering EA2309 Electric Admin Rear Lot Renovation 70,000 73,000 - 70,000 73,000 - 73,000 Moved to FY24 due to price increases EA2103 2021 Electric Utility Admin Facility Imp. 25,000 25,000 23,778 - - - - Metal work complete EA2202 2022 Electric Utility Admin Facility Imp. 138,000 133,000 86,148 - 92,900 46,040 46,861 Windows complete EA2203 Weyandt Hall Facility Improvements 130,000 135,000 131,390 - 126,600 123,029 3,571 Windows complete; lights 90% Badge swipes complete; waiting on EA2205 Security Install at Reed Street 72,100 72,100 63,615 - 58,700 33,904 24,796 reordered ballistic glass to arrive. Total Administration $ 3,130,300 $ 1,958,050 $ 1,465,056 $ 1,570,000 $ 1,899,400 $ 224,922 $ 1,674,478 Metering EM2301 Itron Metering Equipment $ 44,300 $ 44,300 $ - $ 44,300 $ 44,300 $ - $ 44,300 On hold; researching other options FN1701 Purchase of ERP System $ 1,313,400 $ 2,289,500 $ 886,794 $ 500,000 $ 1,967,400 $ 55,855 $ 1,911,545 In progress TOTAL ELECTRIC FUND $ 33,541,000 $ 33,882,750 $ 5,669,579 $ 8,935,200 $ 28,179,200 $ 2,244,794 $ 25,934,406 Page 229 411 10 of 10 2ND QTR FY23 CIP-PROJECT STATUS REPORT

DEPARTMENT OF POLICE Item #23. Thomas A. Johnson, Jr. 400 South Queen Street Chief of Police Dover, Delaware 19904 302-736-7111 January 29, 2023 The Police Pension Plan Retirement Committee Board Election scheduled for January 30, 2023 & January 31, 2023 has been cancelled. Only one name was submitted therefore, there is no need for a vote. Retired Lieutenant Timothy Mullaney, Sr. will serve on the Police Pension Plan Retirement Committee upon confirmation from City Council. The term of office will be from February 1, 2023 to January 31, 2026. Sincerely, Thomas A. Johnson Chief of Police Page 230

Item #25. PETITION TO ANNEX AND REZONE PROPERTY First Reading Before the Dover City Council February 13, 2023 File Number: AX-23-01 Ordinance 2023-02 Number: Property Two properties located on the north side of White Oak Road and west of Information: Bayside Drive. Total Size: 248.89 +/- acres Owner: Calpine Holdings, LLC Parcel A: Owner of Record: Calpine Holdings, LLC Property Address: unaddressed parcel near White Oak Road, Dover DE Tax Parcel: LC-00-058.00-02-49.00-000 Lot Size: 144.83 +/- acres Current Zoning: AR (Agricultural Residential District) in Kent County Proposed Zoning: IPM-2 (Industrial Park Manufacturing Zone – Business and Technology Center) and subject to the SWPOZ (Source Water Protection Overlay Zone) 2019 2019 Comprehensive Plan, Map 13-1 – Annexation Plan Category: None Comprehensive Plan Designation: *Proposed Comprehensive Plan Designation, Map 13-1 Annexation Plan Category: Category 2 – Priority Annexation Area 2019 2019 Comprehensive Plan, Map 13-2 – Land Use Classification: None Comprehensive Plan Land Use *Proposed Comprehensive Plan Designation, Map 13-2 Land Use Category: Classification: Public & Private Utilities Parcel B: Owner of Record: Calpine Holdings, LLC Property Address: 3015 White Oak Road, Dover DE Tax Parcel: LC-00-058.00-02-48.00-000 Lot Size: 104.06 +/- acres Current Zoning: AC (Agricultural Conservation District) and AR (Agricultural Residential District) in Kent County Proposed Zoning: IPM-2 (Industrial Park Manufacturing Zone – Business and Technology Center) and subject to the SWPOZ (Source Water Protection Overlay Zone) Page 231

Item #25. 2019 Comprehensive 2019 Comprehensive Plan, Map 13-2 – Land Use Classification: None Plan Land Use Category: *Proposed Comprehensive Plan Designation, Map 13-2 Land Use Classification: Public & Private Utilities 2019 Comprehensive 2019 Comprehensive Plan, Map 13-2 – Land Use Classification: None Plan Land Use Category: *Proposed Comprehensive Plan Designation, Map 13-2 Land Use Classification: Public & Private Utilities *There are Comprehensive Plan Amendments (MI-23-01A and MI-23-01B; Ordinance #2023-01) to Dover’s 2019 Comprehensive Plan currently under consideration to revise the annexation plan category to Category 2: Priority Annexation Area and to identify the land use classification as Public & Public Utilities for these properties. The Comprehensive Plan Amendments are scheduled for review by the Planning Commission on February 21, 2023 and City Council on March 13, 2023. Page 232

City of Dover Application No.: AX-23-01 Item #25. Department of Planning & Inspections Site Ap ril Legend Dr IPM-2 R-8 Subject Property Rd IPM oa Dover Boundary k Dr k Ln Oa Whit R-8 rriso n e ar k Zoning Ga Me n eL ad g Dover Parcels ow D ov l R- 8 in KentA County Parcels urn R-8 Mo R-20 Tile: Calpine Holdings, LLC – Two Properties on White Oak Road « Ordinance #: 2023-02 Addresses: Parcel A: Unaddressed Parcel Parcel B:3015 White Oak Road Parcel IDs: Parcel A: LC-00-058.00-02-49.00-000 Parcel B: LC-00-058.00-02-48.00-000 Existing Zoning: Parcel A: AR (Agricultural Residential District) Parcel B: AC (Agricultural Conservation District and AR (Agricultrual Residential District) Proposed Zoning (Both): IPM-2 (Industrial Park Manufacturing Zone – Business and Technology Center) SWPOZ (Source Water Protection Overlay Zone) Owner (Both): Calpine Holdings, LLC Date: 1/30/2023 0 625 Page 233 1,250 2,500 Feet

City of Dover Application No.: AX-23-01 Item #25. Department of Planning & Inspections Site Legend Ap ril Dr SWPOZ: Tier 3 IPM-2 R-8 Subject Property Ln d Dr IPM W O ak hit eo ea do Kent County Parcels on ak wl rris R ar Ga L n k SWPOZ Tier 2 g D ove M R-8 urn in Dover Boundary Mo d R-20 Zoning Oa R-8 A kR A Dover Parcels Whit RM-2 e « Tile: Calpine Holdings, LLC – Two Properties on White Oak Road Ordinance #: 2023-02 Addresses: Parcel A: Unaddressed Parcel Parcel B: 3015 White Oak Road Parcel IDs: Parcel A: LC-00-058.00-02-49.00-000 Parcel B: LC-00-058.00-02-48.00-000 Existing Zoning: Parcel A: AR (Agricultural Residential District) Parcel B: AC (Agricultural Conservation District) and AR (Agricultural Residential District) Proposed Zoning (Both): IPM-2 (Industrial Park Manufacturing Zone – Business and Technology Center) SWPOZ (Source Water Protection Overlay Zone) Owner (Both): Calpine Holdings, LLC Page 234 Date: 1/30/2023 0 750 1,500 3,000 Feet

. Item #25. BA BA BA Y SI DE Y SI DE TeA SI D Y SITE DATA DR DR EXCELLENT RECHARGE E D 1. OWNERS OF RECORD: CALPINE MID-ATLANTIC DEVELOPMENT, LLC IV IV RI E E AREA VE N/F LeA 2 CHRISTY DRIVE, SUITE 302 WETLAND AREA CHADS FORD, PA 19317 JOSEPH MCDANIEL TeA c/o WILLIAM FERGUSON, VP REGIONAL OPERATIONS - PH. 925 382-1316 SATTERFIELD, JR. E-40-0015 LC-00-058.00-01-37.00 ZONED: AR RO AD N CsA CsA LeA RO AD RO AD 3. ENGINEER / SURVEYOR: BECKER MORGAN GROUP INC. 309 SOUTH GOVERNORS AVE. DOVER, DELAWARE 19904 SITE OA K SITE OA K SITE OA K 302-734-7950 N N 50 HI TE KnA TeA HI TE HI TE 4. PROPERTY ADDRESS: WHITE OAK ROAD TO °09' DOVER, DE 19901 FS 09" E W W W E ARCH I T E C TURE 840.98' 8" CU K N N N CsA 5. TAX PARCEL NUMBERS: 4-00-05800-02-4800-00001 (CALPINE HOLDINGS 1 LLC) E- AR 9'1 4-00-05800-02-4900-00001 (CALPINE HOLDINGS 1 LLC) ENG I NE E R I NG /M T °1 -W 685. 35' 6. DEED REFERENCE : D.R. 6821 - 153 (CALPINE HOLDINGS) Delaware NE 47 ' TeA TO N 4.53 N/F 7. SITE AREA SUMMARY: PARCEL 4800-00001= 104.06 ± AC± TeA 309 South Governors Avenue FS LUTHER D. & DONNA SHANK, III PARCEL 4900-00001= +144.83 ± AC± Dover, DE 19904 13 I-50-186, 1-50-188 TeA TOTAL PROPERTY AREA= 248.39 AC± (AFTER CONSOLIDATION) LC-00-058.00-01-38.00 PROJECT FENCED AREA= 135.40 AC± (5,898,393 S.F.) 302.734.7950 ZONED: AR PROJECT PANEL AREA= 91.4 AC± (3,983,348 S.F.) (36.7%) The Tower at STAR Campus S 51°01'37 100 Discovery Boulevard, Suite 102 8. ZONING CLASSIFICATION: AC - AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION DISTRICT (KENT COUNTY) AR - AGRICULTURAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (KENT COUNTY) Newark, DE 19713 IPM-2 - BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER (CITY OF DOVER) 302.369.3700 9. PROPERTY USE: PRESENT USE: AGRICULTURE Maryland "E KENT COUNTY TAX ASSESSMENT MAP KENT COUNTY SOIL SURVEY ON-SITE WETLANDS PROPOSED USE: UTILITY SOLAR FACILITY (PUBLIC UTILITY) 312 West Main Street, Suite 300 VICINITY MAP SOILS MAP WETLANDS MAP Salisbury, MD 21801 N 50°00'4 SCALE : 1" = 2,000' SCALE : 1" = 2,000' SCALE : 1" = 2,000' 10. SETBACKS: AC - AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION DISTRICT (KENT COUNTY) FRONT YARD: 40 FEET / 75 FEET (MAJOR ROAD) 410.546.9100 0" W SIDE YARD: 25 FEET MINIMUM, 60 FEET COMBINED North Carolina TRAFFIC GENERATION DIAGRAM ROAD TRAFFIC DATA : REAR YARD: 40 FEET 3333 Jaeckle Drive, Suite 120 N/F "VEHICLES IN A.M. / P.M. PEAK HOUR" KCR - 66 (WHITE OAD ROAD) - SPEED LIMIT = 50 MPH AR - AGRICULTURAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (KENT COUNTY) Wilmington, NC 28403 STANLEY C. MIKELL, JR. AADT = 637 Trips (from 2020 Deldot Traffic Summary) FRONT YARD: 100 FEET 910.341.7600 A.M. (P.M.) S-24-0241 10 YEAR PROJECTED AADT: 1.16 x 115 = 134 TRIPS SIDE YARD: 75 FEET LC-00-058.00-02-45.00 N 10 YEAR PROJECTED AADT + SITE ADT: 136 TRIPS REAR YARD: 75 FEET www.beckermorgan.com ZONED: AR DIRECTIONAL SPLIT: 50% / 50% 717.85' 68 PEAK HOUR : 16.22% = 22 TRIPS {Design Hourly Volume (DHV)} IPM-2 - BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER (CITY OF DOVER) 8.47% TRUCKS: 12 FRONT YARD: 60 FEET WHITE OAK ROAD PEAK HOUR TRUCKS: 16.22% = 2 TRIPS SIDE YARD: 40 FEET (100' ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL) REAR YARD: 75 FEET SITE WWW.beckermorgan.com SITE TRIPS GENERATED: 11. BULK STANDARDS: COVERAGE: 65% MAX IMPERVIOUS ENTRANCE N 40°18'2 KCR - 66 0 (2) MINIMUM FRONTAGE: 100 FEET 3" E N ITE: NO ITE DEFINITION FOR THIS USE TO TO 2 (0) BUILDING HEIGHT: EQUAL TO DISTANCE OF THE NEAREST LOT LINE N FS FS (CALCULATIONS ARE ESTIMATES) FIP W NE 1,021.49' K TOTAL SITE ADT = 4 TRIPS PER MONTH 7" AR 12. BUILDING: EXISTING BUILDINGS: 0 S.F. °08'3 W /M A.M. PEAK HR. TRIPS = 2 (50% IN / 50% OUT) PR. BUILDING AREA: 0 S.F. 965.95' 83 35' 1,415.28' E- P.M. PEAK HR. TRIPS = 2 (50% IN / 50% OUT) W TOTAL AT COMPLETION: 0 S.F. 7. 68 DIRECTIONAL DISTRIBUTION: 17 FS TO 393.78' NT Z 50% FROM WEST (2 TRIPS) (1 a.m. pk.) 13. UTILITIES: WATER - ON SITE NE MO 2 F V. 38 50% TO WEST (2 TRIPS) (1 p.m. pk.) SEWER - ON SITE N/ ICE 8-0 0 6.0 0 AL -0 14. IMPERVIOUS AREA: EXISTING: +/- 3,000 S.F. (TO BE REMOVED) S & WR 02-4 4 E. 0 - 1 PROPOSED: +/- 4,000 S.F. (<0.01%) R 133 .00 AP/ °11' TE -0 58 : MAX ALLOWABLE: 1,356,545 S.F. (23%) 30" AL -024 0-0 NED B ECKER M ORGAN G ROUP ARCHITECTURE - ENGINEERING DOVER, DE SALISBURY, MD WILMINGTON, NC TOTAL AT COMPLETION: +/- 4,000 S.F. (<0.01%) E P C-0 ZO L 15. WETLAND AREA: 3,725,003 S.F. (85.51 AC.) LANDS N/F 16. WOODLAND AREA: EXISTING WOODED WETLAND: 3,725,003 S.F. (85.51 AC.) CALPINE HOLDINGS, LLC EXISTING WOODED UPLAND: 146,866 S.F. (3.37 AC.) LC-00-058.00-02-49.00 DEED BOOK: 6821 PAGE: 153 TOTAL EXISTING WOODLAND: 3,871,869 S.F. (88.88 AC.) 144.33 ACRES ± 17. TREE PRESERVATION EXISTING WOODED AREA: 3,871,869 S.F. (88.88 AC.) AND PLANTING REQ.: WOODED UPLAND TO BE CLEARED: 0 S.F. (0.00 AC.) (0.00%) TOTAL WOODED REMAINING: 3,871,869 S.F. (88.88 AC.) TOTAL NON-WOODLAND PROJECT AREA: 5,898,024 S.F. = 5,898,024 S.F. / 3,000 = 1,966 = 1,966 TREES REQUIRED EXISTING TREES TO BE RETAINED: 0 PROPOSED TREES (ON-SITE): 1,966 N 49°51'0 813. 18. ROAD CLASSIFICATION: WHITE OAK ROAD - LOCAL ROAD - 50 M.P.H. 98' 19. KENT COUNTY GROWTH ZONE: PARCELS NOT WITHIN GROWTH ZONE -D FIP 20. DelDOT TID: PARCELS OUTSIDE OF DELDOT TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS 8" W T 432.78' IST FP OS N 27°59'30" E 21. INVESTMENT LEVEL: PARCEL WITHIN LEVEL 4 INVESTMENT AREA "E 22. PROPERTY LOCATION: LATITUDE N 39° 11' 36" GRS80 - NAD83 (2011) S 63°05'33 S 38°20'36" LONGITUDE W 075° 29' 15" GRS80 - NAD83 (2011) W FIP FIR C TO 287.23' 23. SURVEY DATUM: NGS MONUMENTS 228.54' FS NE 2,129.55' VERTICAL: NAVD 88 - GPS - NC1 HORIZONTAL: NAD 83 (2011) DSP - DEDO -COR N 53°50'41" W 164.04' 24. MONUMENTATION: 53 FOUND / XX SET S 49°52'09" E S 36°06'12" W 25. SURVEY CLASSIFICATION: SUBURBAN SURVEY 167.95' FIP FIP 308.22' N N 39°45'06 F LANE FIR C "E 26. AVERAGE SITE SLOPE: 0-1% A N/F SILVER LE 27. AREA WITHIN SWM: 28. SOLAR FIELD EQUIPMENT: N/A ± 55,680 MODULES BRIAN C. & MARYELLEN C. CARBAUGH ± 98 INVERTERS (FINAL LOCATIONS TO BE DETERMINED) 50°29'33" D-303-22 29. NUMBER OF LOTS: EXISTING: 2 LC-00-058.00-02-47.00 PROPOSED: 1 ZONED: AR P.B. 63 / 82 FIP W 5/8/02 N/F WETLAND LANDS N/F CITY OF DOVER AREA CALPINE HOLDINGS, LLC D-327-136 FIP LC-00-058.00-02-49.00 V LC-05-068.00-01-03.00 V DEED BOOK: 6821 PAGE: 153 3,653.70' ZONED: IPM2 N 144.33 ACRES ± V 26 V FIP V V V V V V V V V S 54°40'28" E 286.91' °46 V V V V V V V '0 V V V V N 42°41'18" E 1" V V 67.23' FIP-DIST V W V N/F V JOSE E. & MARIA J. MENDEZ LC-00-059.03-01-01.00 V V V V D-494-190 ZONED: AR GENERAL NOTES : 71 8.9 V FIP N/F HARMAN BROTHERS, LLC 1. TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY DATA SHOWN HEREON WAS PREPARED BY BECKER MORGAN GROUP, DOVER, IN JUNE . FIP 2006. VERTICAL DATUM IS BASED ON NAVD 88. THE BOUNDARY LINES PORTRAYED HEREON HAVE BEEN V D-383-322 2' LC-00-059.03-01-06.00 ESTABLISHED BASED SOLEY ON PHYSICAL EVIDENCE DISCOVERED IN THE FIELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH V ZONED: AR DETERMINATIONS DERIVED FROM A SOURCE OF TITLE AND ADJACENT DEED RECORD INFORMATION. N S 53°45'08" E V FIP N/F V V WILLIAM H. WARE 2. THE BOUNDARY LINES PORTRAYED HEREON HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED BASED SOLELY ON PHYSICAL EVIDENCE V R-47-0282 DISCOVERED IN THE FIELD, IN CONJUNCTION WITH DETERMINATIONS DERIVED FROM SOURCE OF TITLE AND 233.95' FIP V LC-00-059.03-01-11.00 ADJACENT DEED RECORD INFORMATION. FIP V V V V ZONED: AR V V N/F V 1819.38' 1339.84' V V V 3. PROPERTY SHOWN HEREON IS SUBJECT TO ANY RIGHT-OF-WAY, EASEMENTS, RESTRICTIONS, ETC. AS MAY BE SUNSHINE BUILDERS, INC. FIRC FIRC N/F SHOWN OR NOTED IN ANY RECORD, PUBLIC OR OTHERWISE, OR ANY REQUIREMENT OR REGULATION OF ANY V EXISTING 80' TAX W-34-0315 V V V ROBERT L. ANTHONY PUBLIC AGENCY. V DITCH BUFFER D-658-0127 LC-00-058.00-02-70.00 479.V53' FIR (SEE NOTES 4 AND 5) LC-00-059.03-01-12.00 PROJECT TITLE ZONED: MULT N/F FC S 37°44'16" W C V N 36°28'54" E 483.99' ZONED: AR 4. NO PORTION OF THIS SITE IS AFFECTED BY THE HUNDRED YEAR FLOOD PLAIN BASED ON FIRM MAP #10001C0178j, DEER STREET PANEL 178 OF 435, DATED MAY 2003, REVISED 7/7/14. M CALPINE'S KENT V SUNSHINE BUILDERS, INC. 250.04' N/F W-34-0315 N/F HEATHER LEE GREENLY 5. WETLANDS SHOWN HEREON WERE IDENTIFIED AND FIELD LOCATED BY ECT, DATED JULY 2021. LC-00-058.00-02-69.00 HAZEL M. VOSHEL PARCEL DEED LINE COUNTY SOLAR D-3021-0010 ZONED: AR LC-00-058.00-02-56.00 2,298.03' LC-00-059.03-01-13.00 N 35°13'39" E 531.93' ZONED: AR 6. NO OBSERVABLE EVIDENCE OF SITE USE AS A CEMETERY, SOLID WASTE DUMP, SUMP OR SANITARY LANDFILL C-18-0340 FIRC WHEN FIELD SURVEY WAS COMPLETED IN MARCH 2021. ENERGY CENTER ZONED: AR FIRC ZONED AC RADIUS = 1176.13' LENGTH = 394.01' 7. THE APPLICANT SHALL SUBMIT A RECLAMATION PLAN AND A DECOMMISSIONING SECURITY IN THE FORM OF CH. BEARING = S 73°57'43" E BONDS TO GUARANTEE THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR SYSTEM REMOVAL PRIOR TO FINAL SITE PLAN CH. LENGTH = 392.17' APPROVAL. THE BOND AMOUNT SHOULD BE EQUIVALENT TO THE DECOMMISSIONING AND RECLAMATION COSTS TANGENT = 198.87' FOR THE ENTIRE PROJECT. THE SITE RECLAMATION PLAN SHALL DEFINE THE RECLAMATION, RE-VEGETATION, Δ = 19°11'41" . RESTORATION, AND SOIL STABILIZATION PLANS FOR THE PROJECT AREA. THE DECOMMISSIONING AND RECLAMATION ACTIVITIES SHOULD INSURE EXPEDITIOUS RECLAMATION OF CONSTRUCTION AREAS AND THE RE-VEGETATION OF DISTURBED AREAS TO REESTABLISH THE INHERENT AGRICULTURAL VALUE OF THE LAND. . THIS SHOULD OCCUR WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE CLOSING OF THIS FACILITY. N/F ZONED AR 60 ) JOHN M. & REBECCA 9) 676 CLENDANIEL M-29-0063 ZONED AC FT R. T # LC-00-058.00-02-51.00 WHITE OAK ROAD E N 51°37'42" 3" ZONED: AR (S. AC DOVER, DE 19901 3'3 EXISTING WETLANDS LANDS N/F W S8 LITTLE CREEK HUNDRED 3°3 CALPINE HOLDINGS, LLC 3°3 S8 LC-00-058.00-02-48.00 KENT COUNTY, DE TR DEED BOOK: 6821 PAGE: 153 E E 104.07 ACRES ± 3" LEGEND 3'3 IV CON SHEET TITLE C ITEM EXISTING PROPOSED ZONED AR DRLDOT FIR COVER SHEET ZONED AC 6 ' SANITARY GRAVITY SEWER LINE, EX. 10"S 10" S 1'5 .50 SIZE & FLOW DIRECTION N/F °4 ' 32 S 7.67 E JOHN M. & REBECCA 519 SANITARY SEWER FORCE MAIN, SIZE EX. 10" F.M. 12" F.M. & FLOW DIRECTION CLENDANIEL 27 ID (DE 30.5' SANITARY SEWER MANHOLE (S.M.H.) W-32-102 YS .W. LC-00-058.00-02-50.00 SANITARY SEWER CLEANOUT ZONED: AR FIP-DIST ZONED AC 1518.29' EX. 10" W 12" W FIP BA . R.O WATER MAIN & SIZE FIP F.H. F.H. LOT 19 FIP FIRE HYDRANT "W S 57°04'04" E HILLDALE ROAD WATER VALVE (W.V.) OR METER (W.M.) FIP W.M. W.V. W.M. W.V. LOT 17 ZONED AC STORM DRAIN MANHOLE (S.D.M.H.) N/F LOT 15 JOHN M. & REBECCA FIR ZONED AR STORM DRAIN LINE (CMP OR RCP) CLENDANIEL FIRC C V-31-124 LOT 13 688 0 100 200 400 WETLAND CERTIFICATION CATCH BASIN LC-00-058.00-02-50.01 ' ZONED: AR FIRC 2014092-CERT-WETLAND UTILITY POLE W/ OVERHEAD SERVICE LOT 11 (TELEPHONE OR ELECTRIC OR BOTH) THIS PROPERTY, TAX MAPS # 4-00-05800-02-4800-00001 & 4-00-05800-02-4900-00001 HAVE BEEN EXAMINED BY ECT FOR Do Not Explode - Select Scale FIP ZONED AC FIRC THE PRESENCE OF SUBAQUEOUS LANDS AND STATE AND/OR FEDERALLY REGULATED WETLANDS AS ESTABLISHED UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC U.E. U.E. FIP LOT 9 BY THE REVIEWING AGENCIES IN THE FORM OF MANUALS, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES IN PLACE AT THE TIME THAT SCALE: 1" = 200' UNDERGROUND TELEPHONE U.T. U.T. THE INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED. THE WETLAND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PLAN SET IS IN LOT 7 ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CRITERIA. UNDERGROUND GAS MAIN EX. 2" G 2" G ISSUE BLOCK FIP 605.64' PAVEMENT TO BE REMOVED N/A FIR LOT 4 679 LOT 5 FIP FIP V C CONCRETE CURB & GUTTER V V V .66 FIR V V 69' SIGNATURE DATE PO V V ' CONCRETE SIDEWALK, SLAB / PAVING C V V FIP SIRC IN FIP OWNERS CERTIFICATION 149' IMPERVIOUS SURFACED ROAD, DRIVE 17 RO 2' T OR LOT 1923.63' S 33°05'00" W FA FA 580.84' FIR S 33°05'00" W I C AD WE, CALPINE MID ATLANTIC LLC, HEREBY CERTIFY THAT WE ARE THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED AND I WHITE OAK ROAD (C.R. 66) INDIVIDUAL TREE OR BUSH N/A 45' EVERGREEN DECIDUOUS G FIP FC M- SHOWN ON THIS PLAN, THAT THE PLAN WAS MADE AT OUR DIRECTION, AND THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE SAME TO BE S 37°12'00" W 22.5' LO WIRE FENCE X X X X X X 298.38' 42.5 FT. R.O.W. (DELDOT CONTRACT # 921) DI S OUR ACT AND DESIRE THE PLAN TO BE DEVELOPED AS SHOWN IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS AND CHAINLINK FENCE N S 38°44'00" W RADIUS = 2269.50' T REGULATIONS. N/ ALE N STOCKADE FENCE 595.55' F LENGTH = 223.60' P D IO LL IS HI DIV 227 CH. BEARING = S 35°54'30" W . STRUCTURE (CONCRETE, WOOD, CH. LENGTH = 223.71' . . METAL, ETC.) B 1P . TANGENT = 111.99' SU .B. MARK DATE DESCRIPTION DRAINAGE DITCH OR SWALE Δ = 5°39'00" SIGNATURE DATE LAYER STATE: C-001 EMBANKMENT SIDESLOPES (DOWN) PROJECT NO.: 2021314.00 ENGINEERS CERTIFICATION CONTOUR 49 55 I, J. MICHAEL RIEMANN, P.E, HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I AM A REGISTERED ENGINEER IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE, THAT DATE: 02/03/2022 ELEVATION SPOT SHOT 43.55 25.50 T.C. THE INFORMATION SHOWN HEREON HAS BEEN PREPARED UNDER MY SUPERVISION AND TO MY BEST KNOWLEDGE AND 25.15 25.00 B.C. BELIEF REPRESENTS GOOD ENGINEERING PRACTICES AS REQUIRED BY THE APPLICABLE LAWS OF THE STATE OF SCALE: 1" = 200' BENCH MARK N/A DELAWARE. PROPERTY OR RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE DRAWN BY: JNS PROJ. MGR.: JNS CENTERLINE SHEET LIGHT POLE CONSTRUCTION NOTE N/A J. MICHAEL RIEMANN P.E. NO. 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Item #25. FIP FIP C FIR 18 18 ARCH I T E C TURE 18 18 ENG I NE E R I NG Delaware N/F 309 South Governors Avenue N/F BRIAN C. & MARYELLEN C. Dover, DE 19904 CITY OF DOVER CARBAUGH D-327-136 302.734.7950 D-303-22 LC-05-068.00-01-03.00 LC-00-058.00-02-47.00 The Tower at STAR Campus ZONED: IPM2 WETLAND ZONED: AR 100 Discovery Boulevard, Suite 102 AREA 100' WETLAND BUFFER LINE P.B. 63 / 82 Newark, DE 19713 302.369.3700 V 5/8/02 FIP LANDS N/F WETLAND LINE V 19 19 Maryland CALPINE HOLDINGS, LLC V V 312 West Main Street, Suite 300 LC-00-058.00-02-49.00 BLUELINE STREAM Salisbury, MD 21801 100' WETLAND BUFFER LINE DEED BOOK: 6821 PAGE: 153 V 19 1 144.33 ACRES ± V V 19 20 410.546.9100 100' BLUELINE STREAM BUFFER LINE 81 8 WETLAND LINE North Carolina 3333 Jaeckle Drive, Suite 120 V V V V V V 19 V V V V V V V V V V V V Wilmington, NC 28403 V V V V V V V V 20 18 910.341.7600 V V V V EXISTING DITCH 18 V V V V V V V V V 19 www.beckermorgan.com V V V 19 V V 19 V V V 20 19 19 V V 19 V 20 V 18 19 19 19 19 19 19 18 18 19 19 19 20 19 19 V V 18 V V 19 V 19 V 19 19 V 19 16 161717 18 V 19 18 18 V 19 V 18 16 16 17 18 19 19 17 18 15 18 18 17 1 19 19 61 V 19 19 18 18 V V V 18 6 17 WETLAND LINE 19 V 18 18 18 V 19 18 100' WETLAND BUFFER LINE 19 19 19 20 18 V V 18 GRAVEL ACCESS ROAD 18 19 V 20 19 19 18 19 18 V 19 V 18 17 19 18 V 20 19 V V V V 19 19 FIP 17 V V V 18 V 19 18 V V 19 V V 19 18 20 18 19 V V V 20 N/F V V 20 SUNSHINE BUILDERS, INC. V V 18 V V V V 18 W-34-0315 18 19 LC-00-058.00-02-70.00 V V 19 V 19 ZONED: MULT V 19 WETLAND LINE V V 19 20 V 19 18 18 V 19 18 V 19 DEED LINE N/F V PARCEL 100' WETLAND BUFFER LINE V 19 FIR V SUNSHINE BUILDERS, INC. 18 19 19 W-34-0315 LC-00-058.00-02-69.00 C V 20 ZONED: AR FC M 18 20 V V V 19 18 20 N/F HAZEL M. VOSHEL N/F 19 20 LC-00-058.00-02-56.00 JOHN M. & REBECCA CLENDANIEL 19 19 C-18-0340 M-29-0063 18 ZONED: AR LC-00-058.00-02-51.00 18 171616 19 17 ZONED: AR 18 19 19 19 19 18 20 19 19 19 PARCEL DEED LINE 20 19 20 20 20 20 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 18 19 19 19 20 20 19 19 19 19 18 18 19 19 19 19 19 . 19 20 N 19 19 21 20 19 19 19 EXISTING WETLANDS 18 19 19 20 19 PROJECT TITLE 19 19 20 CALPINE'S KENT 19 21 19 19 20 19 20 COUNTY SOLAR ZONED AR ENERGY CENTER 19 19 19 19 20 ZONED AC 18 19 20 . 19 . 19 19 19 20 WHITE OAK ROAD DOVER, DE 19901 18 19 LITTLE CREEK HUNDRED N/F 20 JOHN M. & REBECCA 19 19 19 KENT COUNTY, DE CLENDANIEL V-31-124 SHEET TITLE 19 LC-00-058.00-02-50.01 ZONED: AR 19 20 PRELIMINARY SITE 19 PLAN 18 19 20 19 ZONED AC 19 19 18 19 1817 20 19 1718 19 ZONED AR 18 19 19 19 19 0 50 100 200 19 20 20 18 Do Not Explode - Select Scale SCALE: 1" = 100' 19 19 19 ISSUE BLOCK 20 20 19 N/F 20 20 20 JOHN M. & REBECCA 19 CLENDANIEL W-32-102 19 19 18 LC-00-058.00-02-50.00 ZONED: AR 19 19 19 20 19 1918 15' WIDE PAVED ACCESS FIP FIP 20 19 19 18 19 191818 19 1918 19 TO REPLACE EXISTING CROSSING 20 18 19 V V V BLUELINE STREAM 191817 VV V V 19 20 19 19 17 20 V V NG FIR 17 19 VV V V 191817 V V V 18 19 19 17 18 V VV 100' BLUELINE STREAM BUFFER LINE . . . 19 RO PO V C . FIP MARK DATE DESCRIPTION AD INT LAYER STATE: C-201 17 19 19 18 17 16 1 16 16 17 18171616 1718 PROJECT NO.: 2021314.00 25' REQUIRED BUFFER 6 1718 19 18 18 LO 18 18 17 16 15 18 19 DATE: 02/03/2022 WETLAND LINE 14 18 13 SCALE: 1" = 100' WHITE OAK ROAD (C.R. 66) DRAWN BY: JNS PROJ. MGR.: JNS 15 15 42.5 FT. R.O.W. (DELDOT CONTRACT # 921) SHEET 13 13 C-201 COPYRIGHT 2020 Page 236 F:\AutoCAD\Projects\2021\2021314\DWG\2021314-SITE-C3D21-DE.dwg, Dec 14, 2022 - 1:03pm 2022-12-14

Item #25. FI P 18 ARCH I T E C TURE 18 ENG I NE E R I NG 18 18 Delaware 309 South Governors Avenue N/F Dover, DE 19904 BRIAN C. & MARYELLEN C. 302.734.7950 CARBAUGH The Tower at STAR Campus D-303-22 LC-00-058.00-02-47.00 FIP 100 Discovery Boulevard, Suite 102 ZONED: AR Newark, DE 19713 P.B. 63 / 82 302.369.3700 100' WETLAND BUFFER LINE Maryland V 5/8/02 PROPOSED FENCELINE LANDS N/F WETLAND LINE 19 312 West Main Street, Suite 300 19 Salisbury, MD 21801 V CALPINE HOLDINGS, LLC V V LC-00-058.00-02-49.00 BLUELINE STREAM 410.546.9100 DEED BOOK: 6821 PAGE: 153 19 19 North Carolina V V 19 20 20 144.33 ACRES ± V 23 100' BLUELINE STREAM BUFFER LINE 3333 Jaeckle Drive, Suite 120 V V 22 FIP Wilmington, NC 28403 V V V 19 20 19 V V V V 23 910.341.7600 21 V V V EXISTING DITCH 20 18 18 www.beckermorgan.com V V 19 V 21 V 22 V V V V V 19 FIP-DIST V 20 V 21 V 25' OPAQUE BUFFER V 20 V 19 19 19 21 19 19 20 19 19 V 21 V 18 V V 19 V 19 V V 19 16 161717 18 V 20 18 18 FIP V 19 19 V 18 16 16 17 18 17 1 19 17 18 15 19 19 FIP21 20 V 19 18 6 16 19 18 18 V 20 WETLAND LINE 19 19 1718 19 FIP V 18 100' WETLAND BUFFER LINE 19 V 19 20 21 20 N/F GRAVEL ACCESS ROAD 18 20 JOSE E. & MARIA J. 19 MENDEZ V 19 20 21 V 19 LC-00-059.03-01-01.00 18 19 21 D-494-190 20 ZONED: AR V 19 19 21 V 19 18 20 V 20 EXISTING 80' TAX 20 20 V 21 DITCH BUFFER 18 (SEE NOTES 4 AND 5) 18 19 19 V 19 20 FIRC 21 FIRC 20 19 V 19 20 19 19 V 19 DEED LINE V V PARCEL 19 FIR V 19 19 C V 20 20 N/F 18 20 HARMAN BROTHERS, LLC DEER STREET V V 22 V 19 18 20 D-383-322 22 N/F 19 20 LC-00-059.03-01-06.00 JOHN M. & REBECCA ZONED: AR CLENDANIEL 19 19 21 18 N/F M-29-0063 20 N/F ROBERT L. ANTHONY N/F LC-00-058.00-02-51.00 18 171616 21 WILLIAM H. WARE D-658-0127 HEATHER LEE GREENLY 19 20 19 19 20 17 ZONED: AR R-47-0282 18 19 20 LC-00-059.03-01-12.00 D-3021-0010 19 LC-00-059.03-01-11.00 ZONED: AR LC-00-059.03-01-13.00 19 19 20 ZONED: AR ZONED: AR 18 19 20 20 20 19 18 18 19 20 FIRC 20 21 19 20 FIRC 21 ZONED AC 19 PARCEL DEED LINE 20 19 20 22 20 20 20 20 19 19 19 19 19 21 19 19 18 19 22 19 21 20 19 20 20 19 21 22 19 20 19 ZONED AR 19 18 18 19 19 20 19 20 . ZONED AC 19 19 19 PROPOSED SWITCHYARD N 19 19 20 19 19 20 21 20 19 19 19 22 60 EXISTING WETLANDS 18 19 20 FT BA ) 21 9) 676 19 20 .R PROJECT TITLE 19 R. T # 19 19 CALPINE'S KENT 20 (S.TRAC 19 20 22 21 COUNTY SOLAR 23 19 21 19 E 20 ENERGY CENTER IV CON 19 21 20 DRLDOT 19 ZONED AR 22 E 19 19 20 ZONED AC ID (DE . 19 LANDS N/F CALPINE HOLDINGS, LLC YS.O.W. LC-00-058.00-02-48.00 . 19 21 20 DEED BOOK: 6821 PAGE: 153 18 21 104.07 ACRES ± 22 20 19 19 19 21 30.5' WHITE OAK ROAD 19 20 DOVER, DE 19901 LITTLE CREEK HUNDRED 18 20 22 19 KENT COUNTY, DE 23 20 N/F 19 20 19 19 FIP-DIST FIR ZONED AC JOHN M. & REBECCA 21 21 SHEET TITLE CLENDANIEL C V-31-124 19 FIP PRELIMINARY SITE LC-00-058.00-02-50.01 ZONED: AR 20 FIP 19 19 LOT 19 FIP PLAN 18 20 19 21 20 21 FIP 23 LOT 17 19 19 ZONED AC 19 22 19 19 18 21 LOT 15 1817 20 19 1718 19 23 FIR ZONED AR 23 18 20 FIRC C 19 LOT 13 0 50 100 200 HILLDALE ROAD 19 19 19 20 23 20 19 FIRC 18 LOT 11 Do Not Explode - Select Scale 20 SCALE: 1" = 100' FIP ZONED AC 19 19 19 FIRC ISSUE BLOCK LOT 9 21 20 20 19 N/F 20 20 20 FIP JOHN M. & REBECCA 19 20 CLENDANIEL W-32-102 LC-00-058.00-02-50.00 19 19 18 20 LOT 7 ZONED: AR 19 19 20 19 FIP 23 20 19 21 23 FIR LOT 4 21 15' WIDE PAVED ACCESS LOT 5 20 18 19 191818 19 TO REPLACE EXISTING CROSSING 23 C 19 1918 20 18 19 V V V BLUELINE STREAM VV 19 20 19 17 V V V V 22 . 20 FIR . . 17 19 VV V V V V 19 . 191817 V V V 18 19 100' BLUELINE STREAM BUFFER LINE 21 C 17 18 19 V V MARK DATE DESCRIPTION 20 15' WIDE PAVED ACCESS LAYER STATE: C-202 FIP TO REPLACE EXISTING ACCESS SIRC PROJECT NO.: 2021314.00 17 21 19 18 16 16 18171616 1918 19 20 19 20 20 19 19 20 25' REQUIRED BUFFER 19 17 16 1 6 19 17 18 18 1718 1819 20 19 21 20 19 21 DATE: 02/03/2022 1718 22 FIR 20 19 20 21 18 17 16 18 15 14 18 18 20 21 21 FA FA SCALE: 1" = 100' WETLAND LINE I I C 13 DRAWN BY: JNS PROJ. MGR.: JNS FIP FC WHITE OAK ROAD (C.R. 66) M- SHEET 22.5' C-202 15 15 42.5 FT. R.O.W. (DELDOT CONTRACT # 921) DI 13 ST COPYRIGHT 2020 Page 237 F:\AutoCAD\Projects\2021\2021314\DWG\2021314-SITE-C3D21-DE.dwg, Dec 14, 2022 - 1:04pm 2022-12-14

F:\AutoCAD\Projects\2021\2021314\DWG\2021314-SITE-C3D21-DE.dwg, Dec 14, 2022 - 11:53am 1" = 500' 2022-12-14 12/12/2022 2021314.00 Item #25. ZONING . N SCALE: DRAWN BY: JNS BMG: DATE: ARCH I T E C TURE 309 S. Governors Ave. Dover, DE CITY OF DOVER Dover, DE 19904 Ph. 302.734.7950 ENG I N E E R I NG GARRISON OAK Fax 302.734.7965 TECHNICAL PARK ZONING - IPM-2 KENT COUNTY LANDS N/F LAYER STATE: ZONING CALPINE HOLDINGS, LLC LC-00-058.00-02-49.00 DEED BOOK: 6821 PAGE: 153 144.33 ACRES ± 600 SCALE: 1" = 600' Do Not Explode - Select Scale 300 0 LANDS N/F CALPINE HOLDINGS, LLC LC-00-058.00-02-49.00 DEED BOOK: 6821 PAGE: 153 144.33 ACRES ± CALPINE'S KENT COUNTY SOLAR ENERGY CENTER ZONED AC KENT COUNTY LANDS N/F 60 B T. R ZONED AR CALPINE HOLDINGS, LLC ZONED AC 9) 676 LC-00-058.00-02-48.00 F EXISTING DEED BOOK: 6821 PAGE: 153 WETLANDS R. T # 104.07 ACRES ± (S.TRAC ZONED AR ZONED AC E ZONED AC IV CON LOT 19 LOT 17 DR OT ZONED AC KENT COUNTY / DELAWARE LOT 15 ZONED AR ZONING EXHIBIT LOT 13 LOT 11 E ELD ZONED AC LOT 9 SID . (D LOT 7 LOT 5 LOT 4 CITY OF DOVER AY .O.W SIRC ZONING - R8 WHITE OAK ROAD (C.R. 66) 42.5 FT. R.O.W. (DELDOT CONTRACT # 921) CITY OF DOVER CITY OF DOVER ) ZONING - RM-2 Page 238

Item #25. FIRST READING CITY OF DOVER PROPOSED ORDINANCE 2023-02 1 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND ZONING MAP OF THE CITY 2 OF DOVER BY CHANGING THE ZONING DESIGNATION OF TWO (2) PROPERTIES 3 LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF WHITE OAK ROAD AND WEST OF BAYSIDE DRIVE. 4 WHEREAS, the City of Dover has enacted a zoning ordinance regulating the use of property within the 5 limits of the City of Dover; and 6 WHEREAS, it is deemed in the best interest of zoning and planning to change the permitted use of an 7 unaddressed property located to the north of White Oak Road (Parcel A) described below from AR 8 (Agricultural Residential District) (Kent County Zoning Classification) to IPM-2 (Industrial Park 9 Manufacturing Zone – Business and Technology Center), and partially subject to the SWPOZ (Source 10 Water Protection Overlay Zone)(City of Dover zoning classifications). 11 WHEREAS, it is deemed in the best interest of zoning and planning to change the permitted use of property 12 located at 3015 White Oak Road (Parcel B), described below from AC (Agricultural Conservation District) 13 and AR (Agricultural Residential District) (Kent County Zoning Classifications) to IPM-2 (Industrial Park 14 Manufacturing Zone – Business and Technology Center), and partially subject to the SWPOZ (Source Water 15 Protection Overlay Zone)(City of Dover zoning classifications). 16 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 17 DOVER, IN COUNCIL MET: 18 A. That from and after the passage and approval of this ordinance the Zoning Map and Zoning 19 Ordinance of the City of Dover have been amended by changing the zoning designation from AR 20 (Agricultural Residential District) (Kent County Zoning Classification) to IPM-2 (Industrial Park 21 Manufacturing Zone-Business and Technology Center), and partially subject to the SWPOZ (Source 22 Water Protection Overlay Zone) (City of Dover zoning classifications) on an unaddressed parcel near 23 White Oak Road (Parcel A) (located to the north of White Oak Road), consisting of 144.83+/- acres., 24 owned by Calpine Holdings, LLC. 25 (Parcel A; Tax Parcel: LC-00-058.00-02-49.00-000; Planning Reference: AX-23-01; Third Council District) 26 B. That from and after the passage and approval of this ordinance, the Zoning Map and Zoning 27 Ordinance of the City of Dover have been amended by changing the zoning designation from AC 28 (Agricultural Conservation District) and AR (Agricultural Residential District) (Kent County Zoning 29 Classifications) to IPM-2 (Industrial Park Manufacturing Zone-Business and Technology Center), 30 and partially subject to the SWPOZ (Source Water Protection Overlay Zone)(City of Dover zoning 31 classifications) on that property located at 3015 White Oak Road (Parcel B) (located on the north 32 side of White Oak Road and the west side of Bayside Drive), consisting of 104.06+/- acres., owned by 33 Calpine Holdings, LLC. 34 (Parcel B; Tax Parcel: LC-00-058.00-02-48.00-000; Planning Reference: AX-23-01; Third Council District) 35 ADOPTED: * 36 Actions History 37 04/10/2023 - Scheduled for Public Hearing/Final Reading - City Council 38 03/20/2023 - Scheduled Public Hearing - Planning Commission 39 02/28/2023 - Scheduled for Utility Committee Page 239 40 02/13/2023 - Scheduled for First Reading - City Council

Item #26. PETITION TO ANNEX AND REZONE PROPERTY First Reading Before the Dover City Council February 13, 2023 File Number: AX-23-02 Ordinance Number: 2023-03 Applicant/ Owner of Christina L. Kelleher Record: Property Address: 273 Acorn Lane, Dover DE Tax Parcel ID #: ED-00-068.19-01-13.00-000 Lot Size: 0.611 acres +/- Present Zoning: RS-1 (Residential Single Family Zone) Proposed Zoning: R-8 (One Family Residence Zone) 2019 Comprehensive Category 1: High Priority Annexation Areas Plan Designation: 2019 Comprehensive Residential Medium Density Plan Land Use Category: Present Use: Single Family Detached Dwelling Proposed Use: Single Family Detached Dwelling Page 240

City of Dover Application No.: AX-23-02 Item #26. Department of Planning & Inspections Ste ns ve ROS on Dr R-20 RG-2 rna Ln Suva R-10 l y Tr Part Tea Do RM-1 ve r rk Pa R-10 l vd yB nar utio Aco vol Re n rn L Site R-8 Ave oc k anc SH ROS R-8 R-20 Ave k ins Hop n Ln Nixo C ir m er Cly R-8 R-20 ROS R-20 R-8 R-8 cia Aca R-8 o Mah Pl RG-2 Sc y Girl RM-1 gan R-8 out L Pl n Tile: Lands of Christina L. Kelleher Ordinance #: 2023-03 Addresses: 273 Acorn Lane Legend Parcel ID: ED-00-068.19-01-13.00-000 Subject Property Existing Zoning: RS-1 (Residential Single Family Zone) Proposed Zoning: R-8 (One Family Residence Zone) Dover Boundary Owner: Christina L. Kelleher Zoning Date: 1/24/2023 Dover Parcels 0 150 300 600 Feet « Kent County Parcels Page 241

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Item #26. FIRST READING CITY OF DOVER PROPOSED ORDINANCE #2023-03 1 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND ZONING MAP OF THE 2 CITY OF DOVER BY CHANGING THE ZONING DESIGNATION OF PROPERTY 3 LOCATED AT 273 ACORN LANE 4 WHEREAS, the City of Dover has enacted a zoning ordinance regulating the use of property within the 5 limits of the City of Dover; and 6 WHEREAS, it is deemed in the best interest of zoning and planning to change the permitted use of 7 property described below from RS-1 – Residential Single Family Zone (Kent County zoning 8 classification) to R-8 - One Family Residence Zone (City of Dover zoning classification). 9 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY 10 OF DOVER, IN COUNCIL MET: 11 A. That from and after the passage and approval of this ordinance, the Zoning Map and Zoning 12 Ordinance of the City of Dover have been amended by changing the zoning designation from 13 RS-1- Residential Single Family Zone (Kent County zoning classification) to R-8 – One Family 14 Residence Zone (City of Dover zoning classification) on that property located at 273 Acorn 15 Lane, consisting of 0.611 +/- acres, owned by Christina Kelleher. 16 (TAX PARCEL: ED-00-068.19-01-13.00-000; PLANNING REFERENCE: AX-23-02; COUNCIL DISTRICT: 3) 17 ADOPTED: 18 Actions History 19 04/10/2023 - Scheduled for Public Hearing/Final Reading - City Council 20 03/20/2023 - Scheduled Public Hearing - Planning Commission 21 02/28/2023 - Scheduled for Utility Committee 22 02/13/2023 - Scheduled for First Reading - City Council Page 243