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SAFETY ADVISORY AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AGENDA November 28, 2006 - 6:00 P.M. - Council Chambers - City Hall - City of Dover Public comments are welcomed on any item and will be permitted at appropriate times. When possible, please notify the City Clerk (736-7008 or e-m ail at Tm cdowell@dover.de.us) should you wish to be recognized. AGENDA ADDITIONS/DELETIONS 1. Briefing on Status of Area Transportation Projects (Juanita Wieczoreck) A. DelDOT Mega Traffic Study (SR1/Route 8 and East Dover Housing Development Projects) B. West Dover Connector C. Traffic Signal at Greenway Lane and Kenton Road D. South Governors Avenue Improvements E. Signalization Project F. Wyoming Mill Road Project 2. Proposed Ordinance Amendment - Maintaining a Known Hazzard /tm S:\ClerksOffice\Agendas&Minutes\Committee-Agendas\2006\11-28-2006 SA&T.wpd THE AGENDA ITEMS AS LISTED MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED IN SEQUENCE. THIS AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE TO INCLUDE THE ADDITION OR THE DELETION OF ITEMS, INCLUDING EXECUTIVE SESSIONS.

Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization Project Status Report - Dover Area Projects Project Projected Cost (X1,000) Design ROW acquisition Construction Comments Arterials SR 1/SR 9 Intersection Improvements $12,573 In design; semi-final plans are near ROW acquisition may begin Spring of Could be advertised in Fall of 2007; Design is being done in-house. completion 2007 Construction could begin Spring of Funding has been authorized for 2008 Design and ROW acquisition. Governors Avenue Corridor $17,080 In final design In ROW acquisition; need to acquire Scheduled to start construction in the Funding has been authorized for PE, Improvements approximately 75 parcels Spring of 2008; utility work could ROW and Construction. Another begin in the Winter of 2007/2008. public workshop is being considered. Loockerman Street/Forest St. $4,200 Project development is complete, but Project is on hold until additional funds Transportation Enhancement design has not been started. Design is are programmed anticipated to be funded and begin in FY 2008. SR 8/SR 15 Safety Improvement $600 Being designed in-house. No ROW acquisition is anticipated. Project is anticipated to be advertised in the Fall of 2007 with construction beginning in the Spring of 2008. US 13 Pedestrian Improvements - DSU $1,100 Project development is complete, but Work cannot progress beyond project to Denneys Road design has not been started. development until additional funds are programmed. Total $35,553 Collectors West Dover Connector $51,471 Detailed civil engineering and Funding has been authorized for environmental studies are being done PE/Design and ROW acquisition. for the retained build alternatives. Anticipate selection of a preferred alternative in calendar year 2007. Wyoming Mill Road Realignment $1,875 All funding has been authorized. Project is being completed through a developer agreement. Total $53,346 November 2006

Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization Project Status Report - Dover Area Projects Project Projected Cost (X1,000) Design ROW acquisition Construction Comments Locals Clarence St. Extension unknown Project development is in progress. Project is being managed by the City of Dover. Other DuPont Manor Drainage Improvements $923 Being designed in-house. Scheduled to be advertised in the No additional funding authorized in the Summer of 2007 with construction in FY 2007 Bond Bill. the Fall of 2007. St. Jones River Greenway - Capital $718 Contract awarded; construction should Park to DE 10 start the Winter of 2006. Total $1,641 Grand Total $90,540 November 2006

ACTION FORM PROCEEDING: Safety Advisory & Transportation Committee AGENDA ITEM NO.: 2 DEPARTMENT OF ORIGIN: Planning & Inspections (Fire Marshal) DATE SUBMITTED: Nov 6, 2006 PREPARED BY: David Truax Fire Marshal SUBJECT: Maintaining a Known Fire Code Violation or Hazard REFERENCE: N/A RELATED PROJECT: N/A APPROVALS: N/A EXHIBITS: N/A EXPENDITURE REQUIRED: $ AMOUNT BUDGETED: $ FUNDING SOURCE (Dept./Page in CIP & Budget): N/A TIMETABLE: RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adoption of Ordinance by January of 2007 BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS The proposed ordinance amendment would provide the Fire Marshal with a means to take corrective action when property owners and/or tenants have been made aware of fire code violations and continue to maintain the hazard or violation. It will also help to insure that violations do not go uncorrected for long periods of time, and to make it more costly to pay the fine than to fix the violations. The proposed amendment was prepared with the assistance of Deputy City Solicitor Pepper.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOVER, IN COUNCIL MET: That Chapter 46, Article I, be amended by adding Section 46-8, as follows: Sec. 46-8 Maintaining a Know Violation or Hazard a. Any person is guilty of maintaining a known violation or hazard if, (1) after having been informed in writing by a code enforcement officer of a violation of the fire code, property maintenance code, a city ordinance, or state law existing on property he or she owns or occupies, he or she fails to correct the said violation; (2) if he or she causes or knows of a cause that would prohibit a fire protection system from functioning as designed; (3) if he or she causes or knows of a cause that would interfere with any occupant's egress from a building; or (4) he or she engages in any act written or verbal that obstructs, delays, hinders or interferes with the operations of the fire department during an emergency. a. For the purposes of this section, (1) "code enforcement officer" shall include fire marshals, police officers, and inspectors employed by the City. (2) "fire protection system" shall include any electronic or mechanical system designed and installed to detect and alert, suppress, or seal off smoke and fire from the occupants of a building. (3) "emergency" shall mean any situation where the Dover Fire Department or any assisting fire department is called to perform firefighting, rescue, or life saving operations within the limits of the City. ADOPTED: * S:\ClerksOffice\Ordinances\2006\DRAFT Ordinances\Maintaining a Known Hazard.wpd