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REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA May 23, 2005 - 7:30 P.M. - Council Chambers - City Hall - City of Dover OPEN FORUM - 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO OFFICIAL MEETING (7:15 P.M.) INVOCATION BY CHAPLAIN WALLACE DIXON PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AGENDA ADDITIONS/DELETIONS * CONSENT AGENDA Those items on the Council Agenda which are considered routine and non-controversial shall be marked with an asterisk (*) and will be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the Council. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of Council so requests, in which event the matter shall be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered a separate item. * 1. Adoption of Minutes - Annual Council Meeting of May 9, 2005 2. Presentation of Hand Made Quilt by Mrs. Ann Martin to Inter-City Cultural League 3. Certificate of Recognition - S. Renee Smith - Member of DDDC (May 28, 2002 - April 23, 2005) 4. Presentation - City of Dover Silver Medals - Ms. Theresa Block and Ms. Becky Furr 5. Certificate of Recognition - Dover Little League’s 50th Anniversary 6. Recognition of Accomplishment - Rodeo Competition in Memphis Tennessee - City of Dover Electric Department Employees 7. Presentation - Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for Fiscal Year Beginning July 2004 (Government Finance Officers Association) 8. Public Hearing/Final Reading - Rezoning Property located on the east side of Bay Road (Intersection of Route 113 and Puncheon Run Connector), consisting of 38.12 acres. The property is owned by Delaware Industrial Enterprises (Equitable Owner: Stover Homes, Inc.). The property is currently zoned C-4 (Highway Commercial) for 3.80+/- acres and IPM (Industrial Park Manufacturing) for 34.32+/- acres and the proposed zoning is C-4 (Highway Commercial) for 5.30+/- acres and IPM (Industrial Park Manufacturing) for 32.82+/- acres. The First Reading of the proposed ordinance was accomplished during the Council Meeting of March 28, 2005. 9. Set Public Hearing - Electric Fund Budget (Recommended that a Public Hearing be set for June 13, 2005 at 7:30 p.m.) 1

Council Agenda May 23, 2005 Page 2 * 10. Council Appointment - Construction Code Board of Appeals (Recommendation by Council President Williams) - Councilman Robert M. Sadusky * 11. Appointment - Recommended by Council President Williams A. Chaplain Wallace Dixon - City Chaplain (Annual Appointment expires June 2006) * 12. Monthly Reports - April 2005 A. Budget Report B. Chief of Police Report C. City Clerk/Alderman Report (Fines) D. City Manager’s Report E. Planning and Inspections Report F. Robbins Hose Company No. 1 Report 13. Evaluation of Bids A. Replacement of the HVAC Unit at Dover Parks and Recreation Building B. Maximizing Dover’s Connectivity Infrastructure C. Banking and Cash Management Services 14. Proposed Resolution - Establishment of 2005 Charter Review Committee 15. Rezoning Request/First Reading (Recommended for referral to the Planning Commission on June 20, 2005 and that a Public Hearing be set for July 11, 2005 at 7:30 p.m.) A. Property located at 834 W. North Street, owned by Eden Hill Farm, Inc. and the State of Delaware (equitable owners: Investment Properties Associates, L.L.C. and Dover Medical Properties, L.L.C.). The property is currently zoned IPM (Industrial Park Manufacturing) and A (Agriculture) and the proposed zoning is TND (Traditional Neighborhood Design) 16. Final Reading - Proposed Ordinances The First Reading of the following proposed ordinances was accomplished during the Council Meeting of May 9, 2005. Copies of the proposed ordinances are available at the entrance of the Council Chambers. PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT - CHAPTER 19.5 - TAXATION, SECTION 19.5- 52 - TAX EXEMPTION FOR SENIOR CITIZENS 17. Council Members Comments /jg S:\ClerksOffice\Agendas&Minutes\Council-Agendas\2005\05-23-2005.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. 2

ANNUAL COUNCIL MEETING The Annual Council Meeting was held on May 9, 2005 at 7:30 p.m. with Mayor Speed presiding. Council members present were Council President Williams, Mr. Carey, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Sadusky, Mr. Slavin, Mr. Ritter, Mr. Hogan, Mr. Salters, and Mr. Ruane. Council staff members present were Police Chief Horvath, Ms. Russell, Mrs. Mitchell, Mr. Galvin, Fire Chief Bashista, Mr. DePrima, City Solicitor Rodriguez, and Mrs. Green. The invocation was given by Reverend P. Wayne Zschech, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. AGENDA ADDITIONS/DELETIONS Mr. Carey moved for approval of the agenda, seconded by Mr. Hogan and unanimously carried. Mr. Carey moved for approval of the consent agenda, seconded by Mr. Slavin and carried by a unanimous roll call vote. ADOPTION OF MINUTES - REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF APRIL 25, 2005 The Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of April 25, 2005 were unanimously approved by motion of Mr. Carey, seconded by Mr. Pitts and bore the written approval of Mayor Speed. OATHS OF OFFICE - CITY COUNCIL The Honorable Henry duPont Ridgely, Justice of the Supreme Court, administered the Oath of Office to members of City Council, as follows: Council - At-Large - Carleton E. Carey, Sr. Council - First District - Kenneth L. Hogan Council - Second District - Eugene B. Ruane Council - Third District - Robert G. Ritter, Jr. Council - Fourth District - Rueben Salters ELECTION OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT/VICE-MAYOR Mr. Salters moved for the appointment of Beverly C. Williams to serve as Council President/Vice-Mayor for 2005/2006, seconded by Mr. Slavin and carried with Mr. Ritter voting no. RECESS Mr. Slavin moved to recess to take photographs of the Mayor and members of City Council, seconded by Mr. Hogan and unanimously carried. Meeting recessed at 7:45 p.m. and reconvened at 7:53 p.m. STATE OF THE CITY MESSAGE - MAYOR STEPHEN R. SPEED Mayor Stephen R. Speed presented the State of the City Message (Exhibit #1) and gave a Power Point presentation. 3

ANNUAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MAY 9, 2005 PAGE 2 UTILITY COMMITTEE REPORT - APRIL 25, 2005 The Utility Committee met on April 25, 2005 with Chairman Carey presiding. Water System Master Plan Mr. Koenig, Director of Public Works, introduced Mr. Andrew Cooper with Whitman, Requardt and Associates, and gave a Power Point Presentation on the Water System Master Plan. He noted that this presentation is the second of a series and that the information will be used for the Capital Investments Plan and for budgetary purposes. Mr. DePrima explained that due to the complexity of the issues involved, although staff has budgeted funds for upgrades, the exact uses will not be known until the completed study is received. He requested that members realize that the Plan addresses issues that will not be considered anytime in the near future. There was no further action taken. By consent agenda, Mr. Carey moved for acceptance of the Utility Committee Report, seconded by Mr. Slavin and carried by a unanimous roll call vote. PARKS, RECREATION, AND COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT - APRIL 26, 2005 The Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement Committee met on April 26, 2005 with Chairman Pitts presiding. Open Space/Recreation Plan - Chestnut Grove Farms In accordance with Article 5, Section 10, Subsection 10.16 of the Zoning Code, all residential developments shall provide recreational areas in a size equal to 275 square feet per dwelling unit, or one-half acre of land, whichever is greater. However, in no case shall the City require more than 10% of the gross area of the development be so dedicated or reserved when the gross area is greater than five (5) acres. Chestnut Grove Farms consists of approximately 50.86+/- acres of land, situated on the south side of Chestnut Grove Road, west of Sweetgum Drive. Based on the number of dwelling units proposed (189), this subdivision requires 1.19+/- acres of land for active open space. Ms. Dawn Melson of the Planning and Inspections Department presented the Active Recreation Plan for Chestnut Grove Farms, which proposes a total of two (2) recreation areas, all directly adjacent to the street or sidewalk. Included are a modular play system, walking path, welcome/safety sign, access ramp, and benches. The total investment for the above-mentioned items is $55,000. Staff recommended approval of the Open Space/Recreation Plan with the following: 1. Changing the surface material of the Area 1 walking path to play structure to a hard surface material (i.e. concrete or bituminous). 4

ANNUAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MAY 9, 2005 PAGE 3 2. Provide a hard surface path to access the first bench near the path west of the play structure in Area 1. 3. Consider relocation of several of the benches or proposed tree plantings in the vicinity of the play structure to achieve placement of benches within shady areas. 4. Provide construction details for the walking path construction. 5. The open lawn areas should be established and maintained in conditions suitable for recreation and pedestrian use. These areas should be appropriately graded and seeded with turf grasses as necessary. 6. The applicant should be aware of the requirements for construction phasing of the recreation area as associated with the development of the residential units. Article 5 §10.6 Construction Phasing. The recreation and open space areas shall be completed in a proportion equal to or greater than the proportion of residential dwelling units completed, except that one hundred (100) percent of the recreation and open space areas shall be completed prior to issuing building permits for the final twenty (20) percent of the dwelling units proposed. Building permits shall not be issued for dwelling units unless the requirements of this section are met. 7. There shall be provisions which insure that the common open space land, including the active recreation areas, shall continue as such and be properly managed and maintained. These provisions shall be in a form acceptable to the City of Dover. The developer shall either retain ownership and responsibility for maintenance of such open land; or provide for and establish one (1) or more organizations for the ownership and maintenance of all common open space, i.e. a Homeowners Association. The organization shall be responsible for maintenance, insurance, and taxes on common open space and recreation facilities. During the committee meeting, Mr. Hogan suggested realigning the bottom portion of the walking path near lot 66 in order to provide more open space in the area and to make it more accessible. Mr. Greg Scott of Scott Engineering stated that, although he intended to provide sufficient distance between the walking path and the houses, he could realign the walkway as suggested. The committee recommended approval of the Open Space/Recreation Plan for Chestnut Grove Farms, with the understanding that the applicant will incorporate the changes verbalized by the committee, as well as the staff recommendations contained in the report. By consent agenda, Mr. Carey moved for approval of the committee’s recommendation, seconded by Mr. Slavin and carried by a unanimous roll call vote. By consent agenda, Mr. Carey moved for acceptance of the Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement Committee Report, seconded by Mr. Slavin and carried by a unanimous roll call vote. 5

ANNUAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MAY 9, 2005 PAGE 4 SAFETY ADVISORY AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE REPORT - APRIL 27, 2005 The Safety Advisory and Transportation Committee met on April 27, 2005 with Chairman Ritter presiding. Poor Drainage on Whiteoak Road - Entrance to Oak Shadows (Simpson Log Homes) Mr. Ritter advised members that there has been an ongoing drainage problem at the Oak Shadows development, located off of Whiteoak Road. He noted that the development is located within the City; however, the drainage ditch, which, due to its elevation, is causing ponding on the road and residential lots below it, is located outside of the City limits. Due to its location, there is some uncertainty as to whether the ditch is under the jurisdiction of Kent County government or Kent Conservation. Mr. Ritter also noted that the ponding is presenting a road hazzard. He stated that Mr. Vasuki Hirasaeve, DelDOT Central District Engineer, had been to the site and indicated that the tax ditch needed to be cleaned out or a culvert needed to be installed past the high point on the ditch and then fill in the ditch. This would also provide a shoulder for the road. The committee recommended that the Mayor and Council President send a letter to the State of Delaware, Kent County, and Kent Conservation, requesting them to evaluate the drainage situation. By consent agenda, Mr. Carey moved for approval of the committee’s recommendation, seconded by Mr. Slavin and carried by a unanimous roll call vote. Traffic Signal Timing and DelTrac System - Report by Traffic Management Center Mr. Gary Laing, DelDOT Municipal Liaison, advised members that a recent report grading states on their traffic management indicated that Delaware is addressing its traffic needs with the DelTrac system. He noted that DelTrac is operated from the Traffic Management Center, which is adjacent to the Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA). Mr. Laing noted that the traffic engineers are able to monitor traffic conditions throughout the state via computers and cameras. He stated that adjustments are made to the signals as traffic conditions warrant or demand. Mr. Laing stated that parallel, one-way streets could be timed in such a way that motorists have all green lights; however, multi-lane, two-way streets with varying speeds cannot be timed in that manner. He noted that the signals are timed to provide good traffic flow, eliminate extreme traffic backups, and reduce emissions by limiting idling time. Mr. DePrima advised members that $4M had been committed to upgrading the 18 lights located within the City of Dover in order for them to become a part of the DelTrac system. He noted that conversion would begin on Division Street this year. Mr. Ritter suggested that it may be beneficial for the committee to tour the DelTrac facility. Mr. Laing stated that he would make arrangements for a tour once a date was selected. DART Bus Stop - Wild Meadows Mr. Ritter recently attended a Wild Meadows civic association meeting where members expressed a desire to have a DART bus stop. He also informed members that the president of the Persimmon Park Place Civic Association advised him that the DART bus stop at Persimmon Park Place had 6

ANNUAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MAY 9, 2005 PAGE 5 been eliminated and the residents would like to see it reinstated. Mr. Ritter suggested that the route include both Persimmon Park Place and Wild Meadows. Mr. Laing stated that decisions to vary the bus routes were based on ridership numbers. He noted that residents can call DART 24 hours in advance to arrange for the bus to pick them up and take them to a central stop. Mr. Laing stated that he could provide literature to Wild Meadows regarding the bus services available. Updates - DelDOT Projects College Road Corridor Upgrade Mr. DePrima advised members that this project has been delayed and is now included in either the FY2008 or FY2009 CIP. Crawford Carroll Drive Mr. Laing advised members that this project was delayed for several reasons; however, construction has resumed. Mr. DePrima indicated that it was scheduled for completion by the end of the year. West Dover Connector Mr. Laing advised members that there was a working group meeting three (3) weeks ago, at which time members eliminated some of the proposed conceptual plans from further study. Mr. Laing stated that, during the March working group meeting, the Rodney Village Civic Association and the engineering firm presented concepts for consideration. The information gathered from the meeting will be presented at the next working group meeting scheduled for May 25, 2005 at 5:30 p.m. at the Modern Maturity Center. Walker Road Project Construction Mr. Laing stated that this project appears to be nearing completion. Discussion - Requirement for Fencing - Stormwater Retention Ponds (Mr. Sim m ons and M r. Carey) Mr. Carey advised members that concerns had been brought to his attention regarding the stormwater management ponds throughout the City. It has been suggested that the City consider requiring that the ponds be fenced. Mr. James Galvin, Director of Planning and Inspections, stated that Appendix B, Article 5, Section 11.2 of the Dover Code references abiding by the Engineering Field Manual for the USDA and applying those calculations and regulations to retention ponds, which is what the Kent Conservation District does. No pond should be greater than three (3) feet deep and each pond has a reverse bench built into it so that the slope steps down gradually. He noted that the Kent Conservation District also participates with the City in evaluating any proposals with a disturbance area greater than 5,000 square feet. Mr. Galvin stated that the Delaware Code does not require fencing around stormwater facilities. Mr. Galvin cautioned members that fences tend to collect garbage and it is easier for children to get over fences than adults, making it more difficult for a casual rescuer to reach a child in the pond. 7

ANNUAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MAY 9, 2005 PAGE 6 During the committee meeting, Mr. DePrima stated that the Planning Commission evaluates the stormwater ponds and makes recommendations based on their location. He noted that they have recommended planting thorn bushes around ponds and, in some instances, the developer chooses to have their pond fenced. Mr. DePrima suggested contacting the building community for their insight in this matter. Mr. Galvin noted that underground storage tanks could be used as an alternative to ponds. The committee recommended referring the matter back to staff in order to research options and to confer with members of the community and other agencies to obtain their input and report back to the committee. Mr. DePrima noted that he and Mr. Galvin were currently finishing goals projected for completion this year and would schedule this project for sometime in July 2005. By consent agenda, Mr. Carey moved for approval of the committee’s recommendation, seconded by Mr. Slavin and carried by a unanimous roll call vote. Proposed Ordinance Amendment - Chapter 13, Motor Vehicles and Traffic - Section 13-30.2, Vehicle Parking Limited Where Carrying Capacity is in Excess of One Ton, and Trailer and Motor Home Parking Members reviewed a proposed ordinance amendment to Chapter 13, Motor Vehicles and Traffic, which would impose a time limit of twenty-four (24) consecutive hours for parking a boat trailer on residential streets. Currently, parking of boat trailers on residential streets is limited to two (2) hours. Mr. Carey advised members that he had been contacted by a constituent regarding concerns with the time limit for parking boat trailers on the street. They advised him that the limit prohibits them from parking their boat at home the night before a fishing trip in order to leave early in the morning. Responding to Mr. Lakeman, Mr. Carey stated that he had only received a complaint from one (1) citizen; however, they have been expressing this concern for some time. He stated that the citizen was willing to come to the next meeting to present his case for the committee. The committee moved to defer the matter until the next meeting in order to have the citizen present to provide members additional information. By consent agenda, Mr. Carey moved for acceptance of the Safety Advisory and Transportation Committee Report, seconded by Mr. Slavin and carried by a unanimous roll call vote. SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE, FINANCE, AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE REPORT - MAY 2, 2005 The Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee met on May 2, 2005 with Chairman Salters presiding. 8

ANNUAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MAY 9, 2005 PAGE 7 Proposed Ordinance Amendment - Chapter 19.5 - Taxation, Section 19.5-52 - Tax Exemption for Senior Citizens Section 19.5-52(b) of the Dover Code provides for a tax reduction in the amount of $25,000 for real property owners 65 years of age or over. The $25,000 was set when taxes were based on 60% of value. When the property tax base was increased to 100%, the Assessor’s Office increased the tax reduction amount accordingly, which totaled an amount of $41,700 ($25,000 divided by .6); however, Section 19.5-52(b) had not been amended to reflect this change. Members were provided a proposed ordinance amendment that would bring the Code in line with the City’s current practice. Staff recommended adoption of the proposed amendments to Section 19.5-52(b) of the Dover Code. Members were provided historical information regarding the Over 65 Tax Exemption and correspondence received from Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Alexander, 140 Sweetgum Drive, requesting that the Senior Citizens Tax Exemption formula be reevaluated. Noting that the figures were not realistic since they had not been changed in seven (7) years, Mr. Hogan felt the exemption amount and the property owner income amounts (both single and married) should be increased to provide greater relief to the senior citizens. Concurring, Mr. Slavin noted that the cost of living has increased significantly for senior citizens in the last few years, including health insurance, the cost of prescription drugs, and a wide variety of costs that impact citizens on fixed incomes. Mr. Slavin stated that more and more people are retiring before age 65 and suggested that the age limit be decreased to 60 or 62 years of age. He also questioned why railroad pensions were not considered income. Mr. Salters stated that he objected to lowering the age since many people 65 years of age and older still receive income. Mr. Ruane advised members that, currently, there are 263 property owners with a property value of $10M that are eligible to take advantage of the senior citizen discount. He noted that the City’s tax income is being reduced by $44,710 as a result of those exemptions based on the current limits. Mr. Hogan suggested that the first $41,700 of assessed valuation be increased to $50,000, that individual income be increased from $10,400 to $15,000, and that the income for married couples be increased from $18,000 to $21,000. Mr. Ritter suggested that the ordinance also include verbiage directing Council to revisit the figures at the completion of each reassessment. The committee recommended that Chapter 19.5 - Taxation, Section 19.5-52 - Tax Exemption for Senior Citizens, be amended, as follows: 1) replace “twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00)” with “fifty thousand dollars ($50,000)” in Subsection (b); 2) replace “ten thousand four hundred dollars ($10,400.00)” with “fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000)” in paragraph (1) of Subsection (b); 3) replace “eighteen thousand dollars ($18,000.00)” with “twenty-one thousand dollars ($21,000)” in paragraph (2) of Subsection (b); and by adding a new paragraph (14) to read “City Council will review these numbers at the conclusion of each reassessment.” By consent agenda, Mr. Carey moved for approval of the committee’s recommendation, seconded by Mr. Slavin and carried by a unanimous roll call vote. (The First Reading of the ordinance will take place during the latter part of the meeting). 9

ANNUAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MAY 9, 2005 PAGE 8 By consent agenda, Mr. Carey moved for acceptance of the Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee Report, seconded by Mr. Slavin and unanimously carried. COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS - 2005/2006 City Solicitor Mr. Carey moved for the appointment of Nicholas H. Rodriguez to serve as City Solicitor for 2005/2006, seconded by Mr. Salters and unanimously carried. Deputy City Solicitor Mr. Carey moved for the appointment of William Pepper to serve as Deputy City Solicitor for 2005/2006, seconded by Mr. Salters and unanimously carried. Fire Marshal Mr. Carey moved for the appointment of David J. Truax to serve as Fire Marshal for 2005/2006, seconded by Mr. Salters and unanimously carried. Treasurer/Finance Director Mr. Carey moved for the appointment of Donna S. Mitchell to serve as Treasurer/Finance Director for 2005/2006, seconded by Mr. Slavin and unanimously carried. City Clerk/Alderman Mr. Salters moved for the appointment of Janice C. Green to serve as City Clerk/Alderman for 2005/2006, seconded by Mr. Slavin and unanimously carried. Assistant City Clerk/Deputy Alderman Mr. Salters moved for the appointment of Traci A. McDowell to serve as Assistant City Clerk/Deputy Alderman for 2005/2006, seconded by Mr. Sadusky and unanimously carried. Assistant Treasurers Mr. Carey moved for the appointment of Janice C. Green and Traci A. McDowell to serve as Assistant Treasurers for 2005/2006, seconded by Mr. Salters and unanimously carried. COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS - COUNCIL The City Clerk read the following committee appointments as recommended by Council President Williams: Legislative, Finance, & Administration Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement Committee Committee Reuben Salters, Chairman Robert M. Sadusky, Chairman Kenneth L. Hogan John W. Pitts Timothy A. Slavin Eugene B. Ruane Daniel Shevock (civilian member) William P. Truitt (civilian member) Dana T. Shelton (civilian member appointed by James Long (civilian member appointed by Committee Chair) Committee Chair) 10

ANNUAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MAY 9, 2005 PAGE 9 Safety Advisory Committee Civilian Pension Board Kenneth L. Hogan, Chairman Kenneth L. Hogan Carleton E. Carey, Sr. Eugene B. Ruane Robert G. Ritter, Jr. Paul Lakeman (civilian member) John Link (civilian member appointed by Committee Chair) Utility Committee Carleton E. Carey, Sr., Chairman Eugene B. Ruane Robert M. Sadusky Richard Snaman (civilian member) Edgar Cregar (civilian member appointed by Committee Chair) Construction Code Board of Appeals Eugene B. Ruane, Chairman Robert G. Ritter, Jr. Police Pension Board Kenneth L. Hogan Eugene B. Ruane Noting that the Council President did not discuss his appointment to the Construction Code Board of Appeals and his difficulty in attending daytime meetings, Mr. Ritter stated that he would not be able to serve on the Board. He also noted the many accomplishments of the Safety Advisory and Transportation Committee during this past year while he served as Chair and requested that the Council President provide a public explanation for the decision not to reappoint him to serve as Chair of this committee. Mr. Carey moved for approval of the committee appointments as recommended by Council President Williams, with the elimination of the appointment of Mr. Ritter to the Construction Code Board of Appeals. The motion was seconded by Mr. Slavin and unanimously carried. MISCELLANEOUS COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS - COUNCIL PRESIDENT The City Clerk reading the following miscellaneous appointments, as recommended by Council President Williams: Liaison to Chamber of Commerce Liaison to Kent County (City/County Committee) and Greater Dover Committee Stephen R. Speed, Mayor Stephen R. Speed, Mayor Beverly C. Williams, Council President Beverly C. Williams, Council President Carleton E. Carey, Sr. Reuben Salters Kent County Tourism Timothy A. Slavin John W. Pitts Anthony J. DePrima, City Manager 11

ANNUAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MAY 9, 2005 PAGE 10 Mr. Salters moved for approval of the miscellaneous appointments, as recommended by Council President Williams, seconded by Mr. Carey and unanimously carried. COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS - MAYOR The City Clerk read the following committee appointments, as recommended by Mayor Speed, for Council confirmation: Dover 4th of July Celebration Committee Downtown Dover Development Corporation (Annual) John J. Friedman, President Councilman John W. Pitts Ron Poliquin, Vice-President & COO Councilman Reuben Salters Donna Mitchell, Treasurer Councilman Timothy A. Slavin Dick Bundy, Military Liaison Anthony DePrima, City Manager Tim Slavin James Galvin, City Planner Elaine Brenchley Jim Flood, Jr. Election Board (Three Year Term to Expire 5/2008) Ron Shomo, Musical Director William Garfinkel, At-Large Representative Steve Speed, Chairman (ex-officio member) Housing Code Board of Appeals (Annual) Dover Public Library Advisory Commission (Annual) Rexene Ornauer, Representative of Homeowners Councilman Eugene B. Ruane Charles Martin, Representative of Local Real Estate Mr. Hogan moved for approval of the appointments, as recommended by Mayor Speed, seconded by Mr. Salters and unanimously carried. FIRST READING - PROPOSED ORDINANCE Mayor Speed announced that an ordinance is being presented for a First Reading as referred by the Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee. He reminded the public that copies of the proposed ordinance are available at the entrance of the Council Chambers or can be obtained from the City Clerk's Office. Final action by Council on the proposed ordinance will take place during the Council Meeting of May 23, 2005. In accordance with Section 1-6 of the Dover Code, Council acknowledged the First Reading of the Ordinance as read by the City Clerk, by title only, as follows: CHAPTER 19.5 - TAXATION , SECTION 19.5-52 - TAX EXEMPTION FOR SENIOR CITIZENS Mr. Carey moved for adjournment, seconded by Mr. Slavin and unanimously carried. Meeting Adjourned at 8:34 P.M. JANICE C. GREEN CITY CLERK 12

ANNUAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MAY 9, 2005 PAGE 11 All orders, ordinances, and resolutions adopted by City Council during their Annual Meeting of May 9, 2005, are hereby approved. STEPHEN R. SPEED MAYOR /JG S:\ClerksOffice\Agendas&Minutes\Council-Minutes\2005\05-09-2005 Council.wpd Exhibits Attached to Original Minutes and File Copy Exhibit #1 - State of the City Address 13

CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION Presented to S. Renee Smith Downtown Dover Development Corporation May 28, 2002 - April 23, 2005 STEPHEN R. SPEED BEVERLY C. WILLIAMS MAYOR COUNCIL PRESIDENT 14

RESOLUTION WHEREAS, on February 9, 2005 a near tragedy occurred when a young boy, Christian Poole, fell into an ice-covered pond approximately thirty-five feet from shore and was unable to free himself from the icy water; and WHEREAS, two citizens, Ms. Theresa Block and Ms. Becky Furr, attached a dog’s pull toy to the end of a rope and threw it to Christian Poole, pulling him safely to the shore and preventing his possible drowning in frigid water; and WHEREAS, the ingenuity and quick actions of these women were a significant factor in saving Christian Poole’s life and averting what could have been a tragic loss to family, friends, and community, which deserve special recognition by the governing body of this City. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOVER, IN COUNCIL MET: 1. That the Mayor and Council recognize that Ms. Block and Ms. Furr showed exemplary conduct beneficial to the City and the community. 2. In recognition of their actions, the Mayor and Council award Ms. Theresa Block and Ms. Becky Furr with City of Dover Silver Medals, and direct the City Clerk to make this Resolution a part of the permanent records of the City of Dover. ADOPTED: MAY 23, 2005 STEPHEN R. SPEED MAYOR BEVERLY C. WILLIAMS COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Certificate of Recognition WHEREAS, in 1955 Edward R. Knight, Francis Lore and Robert Reed, Sr., established the Dover Little League and began playing at the Court Street Field; and WHEREAS, in 1992 the Dover Little League and the City of Dover entered into an agreement to transform the 22-acre Schutte Farm into a Little League Complex; and WHEREAS, today with the support of local businesses and the community more than 50 teams and 900 players play tee-ball, softball, baseball, soccer and a host of other sports at Schutte Park; and WHEREAS, throughout the years volunteers have given countless hours of service as administrators, coaches, umpires and cheerleaders; and WHEREAS, during the last 50 years the Dover Little League has provided a solid foundation for character growth, in addition to nurturing courage and loyalty in the youth of our community. NOW, THEREFORE, I, STEPHEN R. SPEED, MAYOR, OF THE CITY OF DOVER, DELAWARE, do hereby present this Certificate on this 23rd day of May 2005 to the Dover Little League in recognition of its 50th Anniversary and urge all citizens to acknowledge the outstanding contributions and the venerable commitment that has been made to children in our community. Stephen R. Speed Mayor 15

PETITION TO AMEND ZONING DISTRICT Before The Dover City Council May 23, 2005 Applicants/Owner Delaware Industrial Enterprises c/o Joshua Twilley 426 South State Street Dover, Delaware 19901 Equitable Owner Stover Homes, Inc. c/o Gary Stover 2099 South DuPont Highway Dover, Delaware 19901 Location: Intersection of US 113 (Bay Rd.) and Puncheon Run Connector across from Delaware DOT offices, Dover, DE Size: full parcel: 38.12 acres +/- Present Zoning: C-4 Highway Commercial Zone (3.8 acres +/-) and IPM Industrial Park Manufacturing Zone (34.3196 acres +/-) (using parcel sizes on the plan) and AEOZ Airport Environs Overlay Zone Proposed Zoning: C-4 Highway Commercial Zone (5.3 acres +/-) and IPM Industrial Park Manufacturing Zone (32.8161 acres +/-) (using parcel sizes on the plan) and AEOZ Airport Environs Overlay Zone Present Use: Vacant land (recently cleared of an orchard) Proposed Use: Multiple buildings including offices, a hotel and a restaurant. File Number: Z-05-02 16

Z-05-02 Lands of Delaware Industrial Enterprises, East side of Bay Road Planning Commission Recommendation Report to City Council for May 23, 2005 Page 2 Findings and Recommendations of the Dover Planning Commission This petition was considered at the April 18, 2005 meeting of the Planning Commission. The following members were present: Chairman Mr. Friedman, Mr. DiMondi, Mrs. Young, Mr. Tolbert, Mr. Holt, Mr. Winsley, and Col. Welsh. Mr. Nichols was absent. The Planning Commission recommends approval of this request (Application Z-05-02 Lands of Delaware Industrial Enterprises) to rezone a 1.5022 acre portion of an existing 38.12 acre parcel of land from IPM (Industrial Park Manufacturing zone) to C-4 (Highway Commercial zone). With this rezoning the property will consist of 5.30 acres zoned C-4 and 32.82 acres zoned IPM. The property is also subject to the AEOZ (Airport Environs Overlay Zone). The motion for approval of the rezoning passed 8-0 of those members present. The following information was considered by the Planning Commission in addition to the guidance provided in the Zoning Ordinance, Article 10 §5.111 for rezonings: Surrounding Land Uses: The area of petition consists of one parcel located on the east side of Bay Road across from the Delaware DOT main campus south entrance. The property has not yet been given an official address according to Assessment records. 3.8 acres +/- of the property is currently zoned C-4 (Highway Commercial Zone) and the remaining 34.3196 acres +/- is zoned IPM (Industrial Park Manufacturing Zone). The proposal is to enlarge the C-4 Highway Commercial Zone area to 5.30 +/- acres thus reducing the IPM Industrial Park Manufacturing Zone area to 32.82 +/- acres. Immediately to the north of the parcel is the Blue Hen Corporate Center zoned SC-3 (Regional Shopping Center Zone), primarily used as offices, with 20 acres of vacant land behind. To the east is vacant land and the Schoolview residential subdivision. To the south is the Puncheon Run connector, a highway that connects SR 1 to Rt. 13. To the west across Bay Road is the main campus for DelDOT which includes offices, maintenance facilities and storage areas. Comprehensive Plan: In the 2003 Comprehensive Plan Update, the Land Development Plan recommends commercial use(s) for this property. The proposal is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan Update of 2003. Request for additional area of C-4 Highway Commercial Zoning The types of permitted uses in the C-4 (Highway Commercial Zone) are outlined in Article 3 §16 and include a variety of retail and other commercial type uses, as follows: Section 16. Highway Commercial Zone (C-4). 16.1 Uses Permitted. No building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected which is arranged, intended, or designed to be used in whole or in part for purposes except the following: 16.11 Uses permitted in Service Commercial Zone (Section 15: 15.11 Service establishments including dry cleaning and laundry plants. 15.12 Wholesale, storage, and warehousing establishments. 15.13 Bowling alleys, and animal hospitals. 15.14 Motor vehicle, boat or farm equipment sales or service. 15.15 Motor vehicle service stations, subject to regulations. 15.16 17

Z-05-02 Lands of Delaware Industrial Enterprises, East side of Bay Road Planning Commission Recommendation Report to City Council for May 23, 2005 Page 3 Manufacturing, assembling, converting, altering, finishing, cleaning or any other processing of products for sale on or off the premises, provided that not more than twenty-five (25) persons shall be engaged in such activity; and provided further that any such use shall be subject to performance standards procedure as set forth in Article 5, Section 8. 15.17 Newspaper and job printing. 15.18 Mini-storage facilities subject to regulations). 16.12 In addition, the following may be permitted: (a) Drive-in facilities designed primarily to provide goods and services to persons while they are in automobiles, including drive-in eating establishments. (b) Motels and eating establishments. (c) Outdoor recreational facilities. (d) Auction establishments, and roadside vegetable markets. (e) Theaters, club houses and places of worship. (f) Establishments selling trailers, and memorial stones. (g) Household moving firms and related storage facilities. (h) Trucking terminals, including service, storage and repair. (i) Building contractors, construction materials and related equipment storage provided that storage areas shall be screened from public view. (j) Offices and retail establishments. (k) Bus terminals. (l) Adult entertainment establishments, subject to the provisions stated in Article 5, Section 13. 16.13 The following uses are permitted, conditional upon the approval of the planning commission in accordance with the procedures and subject to the general conditions set forth in Section 10.1 and to any specified requirements set forth below: (a) Crematory subject to requirements. The additional space requested for the site allows the proposed commercial use, the hotel and restaurant, facing the highway. The IPM zoning for the rear of the property is currently appropriate for their proposed office use, as follows: Section 20. Industrial Park Manufacturing Zone (IPM) 20.11 Manufacturing, assembling, converting, altering, finishing, cleaning, cooking, baking or any other type of manufacturing or industrial processing of any goods, materials, products, instruments, appliances and devices, provided that the fuel used shall be oil, gas or electricity; together with incidental clinics, cafeterias and recreational facilities for the exclusive use of employees of the concern engaged in such undertaking. 20.12 Research, design, testing and development laboratories. 20.13 Printing, publishing, binding, packaging, storage, warehousing, transshipment and distribution, and trucking terminals. 20.14 Business, professional or administrative offices; banks and financial institutions, hotels, motels and restaurants; public parks, playgrounds, and recreational facilities and public utility uses; provided that these uses shall only be located upon a thoroughfare, arterial street or access highway with the IPM zone. Retail sales and service establishments within Planned Industrial parks for local needs and local consumption of the employees and customers of the other permitted uses within the planned industrial park. The applicant submitted a site plan with existing conditions indicating the extent of the area of the proposed zone change. The current area zoned C-4 meets any bulk requirements. Other Considerations: The property was the subject of a rezoning request in 2001 designated as application Z-01-07 which requested SC-3 (Regional Shopping Center Zone). The Zoning was approved for the proposed project, but insufficient action was taken to move it forward. The zoning reverted to the C-4, IPM and AEOZ zoning that existed before the request. The property was recently cleared with consent of Kent Conservation District, but with the requirement that it remain in agricultural use through September, 2005. Please note the KCD comments included separately with this plan submission. 18

Z-05-02 Lands of Delaware Industrial Enterprises, East side of Bay Road Planning Commission Recommendation Report to City Council for May 23, 2005 Page 4 The tax parcel maps the City has available includes a connection with Bay Road on the south side of the American Legion property adjacent to the Puncheon Run Connector. The area between the American Legion parcel and the Puncheon Run Connector remains under DelDOT ownership. The Plan submitted by the applicant is accurate. The map to the right Blue Hen Center indicates the zoning that has since reverted to C-4 and IPM. Recommendation of the Planning Staff: DelDOT The proposal to extend the C-4 into the larger Subject parcel by 150 feet is a relatively minor change Parcel in consideration of the size of the lot and the Del DOT frontage on Bay Road. The change will have American Legion no effect on the setback requirements from the highway. While the development of the parcel as a whole may change the views of the residents of a part of the Schoolview subdivision, the change of zoning in this location will likely have little impact. This is an appropriate area for additional land to be zoned C-4 along the highway. Staff recommends approval of the rezoning of the 1.5022 acres from IPM (Industrial Park Manufacturing) to C-4 (Highway Commercial) as indicated on the submitted plan. Advisory Comments to the Applicant: 1) The applicant shall be aware that approval of the Rezoning does not represent Site Plan approval. A separate application process for Site Plan approval is required for the development of this property due to the change of use. 2) The details of the Plan will be reviewed during the Site Plan process for compliance with the Zoning Ordinance. These items include site access, curbing, parking, utilities, tree plantings, Dumpster location, lighting, etc. Public Comments: The application was represented by the project engineer Mr. Gregg Moore, Becker Morgan Group and equitable owner Mr. Gary Stover, Stover Homes, Inc. No public appeared and spoke in regards to this rezoning application: Agency Comments from DAC Report: • Department of Public Works has no comments regarding this application. The Department provided several advisory comments regarding design of the future development as related to drainage, sewer, and cross access. • The City Electric Department has no comments on the rezoning application. • DelDOT has no comment on the rezoning application. • The Kent Conservation District has no objection to rezoning. They provided advisory comments regarding stormwater management planning and drainage for future development. 19

Z-05-02 Lands of Delaware Industrial Enterprises, East side of Bay Road Planning Commission Recommendation Report to City Council for May 23, 2005 Page 5 A Rezoning Plan Map is available for review at the Department of Planning & Inspections and will be display at the City Council meeting. Attachments to the Report: • Development Advisory Committee Application Review Commentary (comment sheets) from the following: Department of Public Works City Electric Department Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) Kent Conservation District. • Exhibit Location Map 20

C CITY OF DOVER I P T U Y B DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE L O I APPLICATION REVIEW COMMENTARY F C APPLICANT D.A.C. MEETING DATE: March 31, 2005 D W O O V R ======================================================================= E K R S APPLICATION: Lands of Delaware Industrial Enterprises -Rezoning from IPM to C-4 FILE#: Z-05-02 REVIEWING AGENCY: City of Dover Public Works CONTACT PERSON: Andrew Riggi, P.E. PHONE#: 736-7025 ================================================================================== = THE SUBJECT PROPOSAL HAS BEEN REVIEWED FOR CODE COMPLIANCE, PLAN CONFORMITY AND COMPLETENESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS AGENCY'S AUTHORITY AND AREA OF EXPERTISE. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS ELEMENTS WHICH NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE APPLICANT: CITY AND STATE CODE REQUIREMENTS: 1. Our office has no comment regarding this application. RECOMMENDATIONS SUGGESTED AS CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL TO MEET CODE OBJECTIVES: 1. None ADVISORY COMMENTS TO THE APPLICANT: 1. Development of the parcel will require addressing existing drainage concerns associated with the site. 2. Gravity sewer does not extend to the site. The developer is responsible for all costs of extending service to the site. Should a tie-in to the existing force main (located in front of the site) be proposed, all supporting calculations must be submitted to our office for review prior to acceptance of the proposal. 3. Our office recommends that cross access be provided to the adjacent parcels to the north and south of the site. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR NEED TO DISCUSS ANY OF THE ABOVE COMMENTS, PLEASE CALL THE ABOVE CONTACT PERSON AND THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. 21

DD O E CITY OF DOVER V L DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING E E APPLICATION REVIEW COMMENTARY R C T MARCH 31, 2005 - 10:00 A.M. - CAUCUS ROOM R I C APPLICATION: DELAWARE INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES - REZONING FILE NO.: Z-05-02 REVIEWING AGENCY: CITY OF DOVER ELECTRIC CONTACT PERSON: STEPHEN A. ENSS PHONE #: 736-7091 THE SUBJECT PROPOSAL HAS BEEN REVIEWED FOR CODE COMPLIANCE, PLAN CONFORMITY AND COMPLETENESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS AGENCY'S AUTHORITY AND AREA OF EXPERTISE. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS ELEMENTS WHICH NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE APPLICANT: CITY & STATE CODE REQUIREMENTS: The Electric Department reviewed the application and has no comments. RECOMMENDATIONS SUGGESTED FOR AS CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL TO MEET CODE OBJECTIVES: ADVISORY COMMENTS TO THE APPLICANT: If you should have any questions or need to discuss any of the above comments, please contact Stephen Enss at 736- 7091 or contact the Planning Department at 736-7010 as soon as possible. 22

CITY OF DOVER D E DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE L APPLICATION REVIEW COMMENTARY D O D.A.C. MEETING DATE: March 31, 2005 T =============================================================== APPLICATION: Lands of Delaware Industrial Enterprises - Rezoning FILE#: Z-05-02 REVIEWING AGENCY: DelDOT CONTACT PERSON: Richard A. Woodhall PHONE#: 760-2262 =============================================================== THE SUBJECT PROPOSAL HAS BEEN REVIEWED FOR CODE COMPLIANCE, PLAN CONFORMITY AND COMPLETENESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS AGENCY'S AUTHORITY AND AREA OF EXPERTISE. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS ELEMENTS WHICH NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE APPLICANT: CITY & STATE CODE REQUIREMENTS: No comment RECOMMENDATIONS SUGGESTED AS CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL TO MEET CODE OBJECTIVES: ADVISORY COMMENTS TO THE APPLICANT: If you have any questions or need to discuss any of the above comments, please call the above contact person and the planning department as soon as possible. 23

K CITY OF DOVER E C N O D DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE T N I S S APPLICATION REVIEW COMMENTARY E T R R D.A.C. MEETING DATE: April 7, 2005 V I A C T T I APPLICATION: Lands of DE Industrial Enterprises (a.k.a Stover Corporate Center) - rezoningO N FILE #: Z-05-02 REVIEWING AGENCY: Kent Conservation District CONTACT PERSON: Jared Adkins, P.E. PHONE #: 741-2600, ext. 3 THE SUBJECT PROPOSAL HAS BEEN REVIEWED FOR CODE COMPLIANCE, PLAN CONFORMITY AND COMPLETENESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS AGENCY’S AUTHORITY AND AREA OF EXPERTISE. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS ELEMENTS WHICH NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE APPLICANT: CITY AND STATE CODE REQUIREMENTS: • Kent Conservation District has no objection to rezoning this site. RECOMMENDATIONS SUGGESTED FOR AS CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL TO MEET CODE OBJECTIVES: ADVISORY COMMENTS TO THE APPLICANT: • A detailed Sediment and Stormwater Management Plan must be approved by our office prior to any land disturbing activity (i.e. clearing, grading, filling, etc.) over 5000 square feet. • Due to historical drainage issues with the drainage system starting at the west side of the Blue Hen Corporate Center running along School View Subdivision, a downstream analysis will be required as a part of any future stormwater plan for this site. 24

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FINAL READING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF DOVER BY CHANGING THE ZONING DESIGNATION OF PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF BAY ROAD (INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 113 AND PUNCHEON RUN CONNECTOR), CONSISTING OF 38.12 ACRES WHEREAS, the City of Dover has enacted a zoning ordinance regulating the use of property within the limits of the City of Dover; and WHEREAS, it is deemed in the best interest of zoning and planning to change the permitted use of property described below from C-4 (Highway Commercial) for 3.80+/- acres and IPM (Industrial Park Manufacturing) for 34.32+/- acres to C-4 (Highway Commercial) for 5.30+/- acres and IPM (Industrial Park Manufacturing) for 32.82+/- acres. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOVER, IN COUNCIL MET: 1. That from and after the passage and approval of this ordinance the Zoning Map and Zoning Ordinance of the City of Dover have been amended by changing the zoning designation from C-4 (3.80+/- acres) and IPM (34.32+/- acres) to C-4 (5.30+/- acres) and IPM (32.82+/- acres) on that property located at on the east side of Bay Road (Intersection of Route 113 and Puncheon Run Connector), owned by Delaware Industrial Enterprises ADOPTED: * S:\ClerksOffice\Rezonings\2005\Bay Rd East Side of Rt 113\Ordinance - Final Rdg.wpd 26

CITY OF DOVER FINANCE DEPARTMENT MONTHLY BUDGET REPORT APRIL 2005 PREPARED BY: FINANCE DEPARTMENT PLEASE NOTE – THIS NEWLY FORMATTED REPORT PROVIDES TOP LINE INFORMATION ON THE THREE MAJOR OPERATING FUNDS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. 27

Page 2 of 6 City of Dover Finance Department Monthly Report April 2005 Strategic Objectives for Fiscal Year 2004 – 2005 1. Hire Assistant Finance Director in July 2004 – Completed 7/26/04 2. Develop and implement a monthly report to monitor our debt covenants by January 1, 2005 This objective is being worked on after the completion of the annual audit. 3. Develop and implement a monthly cash flow and working capital reconciliation for each major fund by November 30, 2004. This objective has been discussed with Assistant Director and a new deadline was established for the period ended December 31, 2004 due to the delay in filling the position. 4. Publish the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report by November 10, 2004. The report has been completed, published and sent to GFOA on December 29, 2004. Major Projects In Process or Completed: 1. Electric Bond Refinancing and IRS negotiations – Completed 2. Pension Fund Asset Manager & Custody Agreement – Completed 3. Pension Actuarial Analysis – Completed 4. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report & Audit – Completed 5. Annual Report from Electric Engineer Consultant on Electric System – Completed 6. Final Arbitrage Rebate Calculations for Electric Bonds – Completed Activity Levels FY04 – YTD FY05 – YTD Payroll: Number of Pay Periods 22 22 Number of Payroll Checks 8,899 8,661 Number of Pension Checks 2,073 2,118 Total Gross Payroll $ 13,556,053 $ 14,367,346 Total Pension Payments $ 2,919,052 $ 3,040,204 Total Overtime $ 519,915 $ 514,226 Accounts Payable: Number of Vouchers 7,894 7,230 Dollar Amount Disbursed $ 18,719,628 $ 17,257,911 28

Page 3 of 6 City of Dover Finance Department Monthly Report – April 2005 General Fund Summary Budget YTD Balance % of Budget Receipts Property & Transfer Taxes $ 9,096,454 $ 9,321,509 $ (225,055) 102.5% Licenses & Permits 2,170,580 2,081,058 89,522 95.9% Fines & Police Revenues 1,012,740 903,733 109,007 89.2% Sanitation Revenues 1,125,583 928,228 197,355 82.5% Library & Recreation Revenues 423,400 372,103 51,297 87.9% Franchise Fees 360,000 293,433 66,567 81.5% Court of Chancery Fees 520,000 512,460 7,540 98.6% Intrafund Services 4,813,218 3,612,148 1,201,070 75.0% Grants 214,200 258,448 (44,248) 120.7% Transfers-In from Grants & Utilities Electric Fund 5,463,008 5,463,008 - 100.0% Water/Wastewater Fund 848,016 848,016 - 100.0% Civil Traffic Penalties Fund (1) 500,000 252,978 247,022 50.6% Municipal Street Aid Fund 792,000 391,182 400,818 49.4% Contingency Reserve 250,000 250,000 - 100.0% Other Miscellaneous Revenues 290,813 179,377 111,436 61.7% Total $ 27,880,012 $ 25,667,681 $ 2,212,331 92.1% Expenditures City Clerk & Council $ 508,144 $ 307,596 $ 200,548 60.5% Mayor, City Manager & Human Resources 797,710 565,961 231,749 70.9% Police & Police Extra Duty 10,342,063 8,536,482 1,805,581 82.5% Public Works 4,788,415 3,878,676 909,739 81.0% Central Services 2,466,009 1,893,419 572,590 76.8% Planning & Inspections 1,132,404 900,929 231,475 79.6% Finance, I/T & Administrative Services 2,532,145 1,936,696 595,449 76.5% Library & Recreation 1,563,477 1,259,918 303,559 80.6% Fire 925,334 826,158 99,176 89.3% Assessor 234,783 165,331 69,452 70.4% Debt Service 440,372 440,371 1 100.0% Insurance 574,643 374,197 200,446 65.1% Retiree’s Health Care 646,627 495,996 150,631 76.7% Street Lights 460,000 444,764 15,236 96.7% Transfers Out - Parkland/Recreation Fund 374,970 374,970 - 100.0% Transfers Out - Post Retirement Benefit Fund 600,000 600,000 - 100.0% Provision for Uncollectibles 10,000 - 10,000 0.0% Transfer to Workers Compensation Fund 16,000 - 16,000 0.0% Total $ 28,413,096 $ 23,001,464 $ 5,411,632 81.0% Excess Receipts/(Expenditures) $ (533,084) $ 2,666,217 $ (3,199,301) Working Capital & Reserve Balances - Unaudited Working Capital - Budget Balance $ 2,242,963 Contingency $ 547,115 Capital Asset Replacement $ 167,344 Parkland/Recreation $ 975,461 29

Page 4 of 6 City of Dover Finance Department Monthly Report – April 2005 Water/Wastewater Fund Summary Budget YTD Balance % of Budget Revenue Water Fees & Water Tank Leases $ 3,976,170 $ 3,370,998 $ 605,172 84.8% Wastewater Fees & Impact Fees 3,337,119 3,266,399 70,720 97.9% Kent County Treatment Fees (1) 2,974,514 2,157,426 817,088 72.5% Transfer In from Contingency Reserve 241,680 60,420 181,260 25.0% Miscellaneous 111,950 143,892 (31,942) 128.5% Total $ 10,641,433 $ 8,999,135 $ 1,642,298 84.6% Expenses Water & Water Treatment Plant $ 1,428,790 $ 1,144,299 $ 284,491 80.1% Wastewater 712,928 587,472 125,456 82.4% Water Meter Reading 55,081 45,188 9,893 82.0% Construction & Inspection 495,773 404,711 91,062 81.6% Kent County Treatment Fees (1) 3,600,000 2,803,479 796,521 77.9% Retiree’s Health Care 96,330 92,032 4,298 95.5% Debt Service & Arbitrage 1,129,103 842,028 287,075 74.6% Intrafund Services 1,006,288 753,882 252,406 74.9% Transfers Out General Fund 848,016 848,016 - 100.0% Water/Wastewater I & E Fund 480,522 137,151 343,371 28.5% Impact Fee Reserve 565,508 - 565,508 0.0% Post-Retirement Benefit Fund 100,000 100,000 - 100.0% Total $ 10,518,339 $ 7,758,258 $ 2,760,081 73.8% Excess Revenues/(Expenses) $ 123,094 $ 1,240,877 $ (1,117,783) Working Capital & Reserve Balances - Unaudited Working Capital - Budget Balance - Water $ 2,014,336 Working Capital - Budget Balance - WW $ 974,052 Working Capital - Budget Balance - KSA (1) $ (1,711,416) Contingency $ 596,802 Capital Asset Replacement $ 2,401 Impact Fee Reserve $ 1,460,799 Footnotes: (1) The Kent County Treatment Fee expense continues to exceed the revenues. The budgeted working capital of negative $1,364,104 has been increased to negative $1,507,895 or by $143,791 due to actual charges exceeding the budgeted charges in the FY04 Revised Budget. The adjustment is included in the budget revision of 10/25/04. 30

Page 5 of 6 City of Dover Finance Department Monthly Report – April 2005 Electric Revenue Fund Summary Budget YTD Balance % of Budget Revenue Sales to Customers $ 55,633,802 $ 46,343,362 $ 9,290,440 83.3% Purchase Power Adjustment 4,934,544 3,596,910 1,337,634 72.9% Utility Tax 1,182,367 865,568 316,799 73.2% Weyandt Hall Rents 496,000 373,177 122,823 75.2% Miscellaneous Revenues 290,885 277,332 13,553 95.3% Duke Contract Revenue 1,072,000 1,159,527 (87,527) 0.0% Total $ 63,609,598 $ 52,615,876 $ 10,993,722 82.7% Expenses Purchased Power $ 40,555,237 $ 32,951,141 $ 7,604,096 81.3% Electric Operating Divisions 5,798,315 4,467,630 1,330,685 77.1% Utility Tax 1,182,367 890,453 291,914 75.3% Interest on Deposits 25,000 23,628 1,372 94.5% Retirees Health Care 456,656 355,913 100,743 77.9% Accounts Receivable Write-Offs 125,000 125,000 - 100.0% Inventory Write-Offs - 125,000 (125,000) 0.0% Debt Service & Arbitrage 2,665,174 1,908,871 756,303 71.6% Intrafund Services 3,806,930 2,858,266 948,664 75.1% Transfers Out Improvement & Extension 600,000 - 600,000 General Fund 5,463,008 5,463,008 - 100.0% Contingency Reserve 22,000 22,000 - 100.0% Rate Stabilization Reserve 1,072,000 1,159,527 (87,527) 108.2% Future Capacity Reserve 2,000,000 2,000,000 - 100.0% Post-Retirement Benefit Fund 200,000 200,000 - 100.0% Worker's Comp. Fund 8,000 - 8,000 0.0% Total $ 63,979,687 $ 52,550,437 $ 11,429,250 82.1% Excess Revenues/(Expenses) $ (370,089) $ 65,439 $ (435,528) Working Capital & Reserve Balances - Unaudited Working Capital - Budget Balance $ 3,466,290 Contingency Reserve $ 1,140,684 Insurance Reserve $ 218,239 Rate Stabilization Reserve $ 2,588,930 Depreciation Reserve $ 15,215,496 Future Capacity Reserve $ 10,321,649 31

Page 6 of 6 City of Dover Finance Department Monthly Report – April 2005 Major CIP Projects to be Completed Budget YTD Balance Project # Greenway Grant - Fund 709 Silver Lake Park Bridge Replacement $ 117,000 $ - $ 117,000 PR0506 Community Transportation - Fund 317, 318, & 319 Hanson House - 317 $ 36,000 * $ 5,190 $ 30,810 TE0201 Dover High School Ditch - 318 $ 82,757 $ 11,098 $ 71,659 ST0232 Street & Alleys - 318 $ - $ 184,565 $ (184,565) ST0302 FY05 Street Program - 318 $ 1,444,618 $ 225,345 $ 1,219,273 ST0501 Generic Subdivision Signs - 318 $ 75,000 $ 19,805 $ 55,195 ST0505 Garrison Oak Technology Park - 319 $ 294,459 * $ 73,579 $ 220,880 WW0304 General Fund Pear Street Warehouse Renovations $ 40,000 * $ 24,364 $ 15,636 SP0001 Tennis Court Refurbishing $ 59,885 * $ 59,885 $ - PR0401 William Street Warehouse Roof Replacement $ 94,300 * $ 94,300 $ - FM0407 City Hall Roof Replacement $ 47,390 * $ 47,390 $ - FM0408 Remittance Processing System $ 67,650 $ - $ 67,650 N/A Pole Barn for William Street Yard $ 80,000 * $ 56,360 $ 23,640 FM0405 Legislative Management Software $ 64,000 $ - $ 64,000 N/A White Oak Park Enhancements - Grant Funded $ 60,000 $ - $ 60,000 PR0504 Police Radio System Upgrade - Grant Funded $ 375,000 $ - $ 375,000 PD0501 Police Server Upgrade for CAD/RMS - ($170M Grant) $ 200,000 * $ - $ 200,000 PD0405 Playground Equip Replacement-05 $ 50,000 $ 45,305 $ 4,695 PR0503 911/Telephone System Upgrade $ 30,371 $ 30,971 $ (600) PD0502 Concrete Construction Prog 05 $ 40,000 $ 23,492 $ 16,508 ST0502 Water/Wastewater Fund US 13 Sanitary Sewer Interceptor $ 1,171,998 * $ 1,714 $ 1,170,284 WW0101 Puncheon Run Motor Control Replacement $ 578,332 * $ 73,408 $ 504,924 WW0302 Walker Road Pump Station Upgrade $ 347,371 * $ 332,796 $ 14,575 WW0303 Division Street Water Main $ 598,340 * $ - $ 598,340 WD0304 West Rustic Lane Sewer Interceptor $ 75,000 * $ - $ 75,000 WW0401 West Dover Water Loop $ 44,060 * $ 35,414 $ 8,646 WD0402 Elevated Storage Tank Maintenance $ 70,130 $ 32,813 $ 37,318 WS0504 Wellhead Redevelopment Program & VFD's $ 100,000 $ 99,903 $ 97 WS0505 Cast Iron Main Replacement (Brown Water) $ 50,000 $ - $ 50,000 WS0502 Miscellaneous Distribution Improvements (Lakeland) $ 40,449 $ 55,392 $ (14,943) WD0503 Infiltration Removal $ 75,000 $ 3,592 $ 71,408 WS0501 Puncheon Run Sewer Extension $ 75,000 $ 1,770 $ 73,230 WW0505 Electric Revenue Fund Cartanza Substation & Lines $ 938,777 * $ 699,761 $ 239,016 ES0103 Mayfair 69kv/12kv Transformer $ 176,515 * $ - $ 176,515 ES0105 Division Street Substation $ 494,636 * $ 33,536 $ 461,100 ES0301 VanSant to Mayfair 69kv lines $ 300,000 * $ 35,792 $ 264,208 EE0407 Delaware State University $ 60,000 * $ 116,595 $ (56,595) EE0414 4kv to 12 kv Upgrades $ 214,000 $ 40,285 $ 173,715 ED0501 Distribution Upgrades $ 52,842 $ 31,892 $ 20,950 EU0501 Grandview Trailer Park $ 25,074 $ 37,436 $ (12,362) EE0508 Capital Green $ 36,000 $ 29,938 $ 6,062 EE0523 White Oak 69kv Rebuild $ 273,900 $ 62,744 $ 211,156 EE0401 UG Transformers - New Construction $ 205,500 $ 122,785 $ 82,715 Various UG Conductors - Devices - New Construction $ 994,377 $ 497,691 $ 496,686 Various 32

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May 16, 2005 The Honorable Stephen R. Speed, Mayor Members of Dover City Council City Hall Dover, DE 19901 Mayor Speed and Council Members: The following is the report on Police Department activities for the month of April 2005: COMPLAINTS 12,000 9,996 9,517 9,377 9,146 Total complaints received through April 8,392 30th, numbered 9,377. This is a decrease 8,000 of 619 complaints over the same time period for last year. 4,000 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 8 7 6 Cases Reported in CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS 6 April 4 Cases Cleared in 4 3 3 3 April 2 Cases Cleared 0 0 0 from Previous 0 Months Burglary Robbery Rape 34

Report to Mayor and Council April 2005 Page 2 TRAFFIC ARRESTS 8,000 6,717 5,852 6,226 6,139 5,886 The department issued 6,139 traffic citations 6,000 through this reporting period. This is a 4,000 decrease of 578 citations over the number issued during the same period last year. 2,000 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 1,000 747 754 739 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS 800 667 655 600 Through April 30th, police investigated 739 traffic accidents. This is an increase of 84 400 accidents investigated during the same period 200 last year. 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 18% 911 Calls 911 CENTER Administrative During the month of April, our 911 Center Calls handled a total of 11,768 calls averaging 393 82% calls per day. Dispatchers handled 2,109 calls on the 911 lines, an average of 71 calls per day. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS & BASIC LIFE SUPPORT DIVISION: 19% Prime Care Medial Transport, Inc. responded to 366 emergency calls in April Transports resulting in 284 patient transports. The 14% Additional Units average response time from dispatch by No Transport 67% 911 to arrival on scene was 8 minutes and 12 seconds. Additional units responded to 62 of the 366 calls. 35

Report to Mayor and Council April 2005 Page 3 CITY ORDINANCE SUMMONS 6,000 Through April 30th, we issued 3,159 city 4,362 4,007 ordinance summons an increase of 67 4,000 3,244 2,798 summons over April of last year. *Note: 2,895 3,092 3,159 of those summonses issued in April, 18 2,238 2,192 2,180 were issued for handicapped parking 2,000 violations, 17 for fire lane parking violations, 45 for false alarms (33 for 3-5 0 alarms, 9 for 6-9 alarms, 3 for 10-15 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 alarms, and 0 for 16 or more alarms) and 19 for noise violations (9 for vehicle ISSUED PAID violations and 10 for residence violations). Listed below are the major crimes and activities that occurred during the month of April: • On April 1, 2005, Delaware Crime Stoppers awarded Detective Jason Pires with the Crime Stoppers of the Year Award at their annual luncheon. • On April 6, 1005, Drugs, Vice, & Organized Crime officers executed a search warrant at two locations in Dover. As a result of the search warrants, six people were arrested for a total of forty- nine criminal charges. Officers seized 13 grams of cocaine and 105 grams of marijuana. • On April 9, 2005, Dover Officers arrested a subject after he robbed the 7-11 on South New Street. The subject demanded money from the clerk after stating that he had a handgun. The subject was observed by a patrol officer and was apprehended after a brief foot pursuit. • On April 12, 2005, Dover Officers arrested a subject for drug charges after responding to an unrelated complaint at a residence on College Road. While inside the residence, officers detected a strong odor of marijuana. The officers after obtaining consent to search the residence located 118.4 grams of marijuana. • On April 13, 2005, the Annual Crime Victims Tribute was held at the Modern Maturity Center in Dover. The Dover Police Department’s Honor Guard as well as the Dover Police Bagpiper PFC Chad Bernat participated in the event. • On April 14, 2005, Dispatcher Patricia Bashista was awarded with the A.P.C.O. Telecommunicator of the Year Award for the State of Delaware. • On April 24, 2005, Dover Officers responded to the area of River Road for a report of loud noise. Officers contacted a subject after observing him placing a plastic bag under a bush. The subject then fled on foot and was picked up by a friend driving a vehicle. The vehicle then fled the area. Dover Officers pursued the vehicle and stopped it a short distance away. Officers recovered 8.2 grams of cocaine both subjects were placed under arrest. 36

Report to Mayor and Council April 2005 Page 4 • On April 28, 2005, Drugs, Vice, & Organized Crime Officers conducted a vehicle stop in the area of South Governors Avenue and Webbs Lane. Upon making the stop three subjects exited the vehicle and fled on foot. All three subjects were apprehended after a foot pursuit. Officers seized a handgun, 10.9 grams of cocaine, and a small amount of marijuana. • On April 30, 2005, The Office of Domestic Preparedness sponsored Operation Left Turn 2005 at Dover Downs International Speedway. The event was a mock drill for emergency personnel to prepare for a terrorist attack during a race weekend. 27 Dover Police Officers participated in the event. Respectfully Submitted, Jeffrey Horvath Chief of Police 37

CITY CLERK/ALDERMAN REPORT FINES - APRIL 2005 COURT OF CITY J.P. COMMON MONTH ALDERMAN COURT #7 PLEAS April 2005 $14,455.00 $19,328.65 $12,370.32 March 2005 28,200.00 21,975.18 11,384.92 February 2005 16,185.00 19,869.47 14,650.56 January 2005 17,840.00 20,181.57 10,585.96 December 2004 21,710.00 20,921.41 8,388.97 November 2004 17,339.00 22,537.76 10,384.64 October 2004 23,949.10 22,866.23 11,836.94 September 2004 24,680.00 24,093.75 10,857.13 August 2004 23,555.00 29,733.49 8,362.40 July 2004 20,010.00 24,907.85 10,256.28 June 2004 16,290.00 24,313.04 9,826.39 May 2004 12,445.00 21,660.50 7,467.54 April 2004 11,785.00 19,668.20 8,646.52 Accumulated Fines to Date $76,680.00 $81,354.87 $48,991.76 Same Period - 2004 55,275.00 75,592.35 42,867.09 Difference $21,405.00 $5,762.52 $6,124.67 Deferred Payments June 2004 n/a $ 571,666.57 n/a June 2003 n/a $594,839.31 n/a Alderman '05 Alderman '04 JP Court '05 JP Court '04 CCP '05 0.00 10,000.00 20,000.00 30,000.00 40,000.00 50,000.00 60,000.00 70,000.00 80,000.00 90,000.00 CCP ' 04 JCG/rfm SUBMITTED BY: CITY CLERK/ALDERMAN *Please note that the February totals have changed to reflect a late payment of $50.00 from Family Court. 38

CITY MANAGER’S REPORT April 2005 “ROAD TO RESULTS” 39

MONTHLY HIGHLIGHTS Administrative Services Completed Draft Budget/CIP. Documents distributed to Mayor, Council and department heads. CDs were also given to Mayor and Council. RFPs received from bidders for Connectivity consulting contract with review of the RFPs scheduled for May 2005. Press conference was held to reveal the 2006 Draft Budget. Participated in the Bank RFP review with the Finance Department. Terry Tieman attended the HTE Web course – “Understanding the Basics of Budgeting in Payroll/Personnel” and Emergency Preparedness meetings. Electric Participated in the 2005 APPA Linemen’s Rodeo and Conference. Human Resources Supervisory Training focused on the Pay for Performance (PFP) process. Frank Szyjka conducted Pay for Performance training for six members of City Council. Assisted with interviews for seven positions. Participated in process to implement revisions to City’s matching contributions to employees’ 401A and 457 pension plans. Met with representatives from Alpha Benefits to negotiate dental insurance carrier and rates effective July 1, 2005. Coordinated training for employees to become Certified Flaggers. Attend ergonomics training class coordinated by the Electric Department. Information Technology City Council approved I/T Help Desk Software Suite & Network Monitoring System. Products have been received. Formal training is scheduled for June. Wireless networking is now available in all City office buildings. The Public Assembly Room at the Police Department was completed in the last step of the physical implementation. I/T has conducted training for Electric Administration wireless users. GIS coordination has begun with individual State and County meetings as well as attendance at the State’s annual GIS conference. Andy Siegel completed CPR instructor training. Five employees, from various departments attended the Mid-Atlantic HTE User Conference. Approval to hire a new Web programmer has been received. The job advertisement will appear in publications in May. Successfully blocked 178 virus attacks upon our e-mail system. 20 employees have mailboxes with over 100 megabytes of data. Keeping this under control will require the constant watch of each e-mail user during the month or the implementation of technology based restrictions. Parks, Recreation & Library 1,311 patrons attended 21 children’s programs. 400 patrons attend the “In Harmony” program. 2nd Annual Sportstown Classic was held with 305 players on 16 teams. This event grew from the 2004 event which had 12 teams with 210 players. The Youth Sports Festival event was held at Schutte Park. Staff noted 300 youths trying various sporting activities such as football, baseball, and field hockey. Public Works Received 42 brown water complaints. Director of Public Works attended AWR-160-1 WMD Awareness – Level Training Course (Train-the-Trainer). Director of Public Works attended PER-212 WMD/Terrorism Incident Defensive Operations for Emergency Responders. City Council awarded the contract for the St. Jones River pedestrian bridge replacement to George & Lynch. 40 1

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Work Orders Processed Extensions of Credit 552 1,991 2,500 1,891 600 481 498 500 479 467 477 1,700 1,557 463 1,649 442 1,563 1,491 1,551 405 2,000 500 395 1,411 1,451 1,346 1,255 1,316 400 311 1,500 285 300 1,000 200 500 100 0 0 Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb M ar Apr Apr M ay Ju Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb M ar Apr 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 05 05 05 05 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 05 05 05 05 CUSTOMER PAYMENT USAGE CUSTOMER PAYMENT USAGE Fiscal Year 2005 Fiscal Year 2004 Bank Drafts, Drive-Thru Drive-Thru Credit Cards, Bank Drafts, Credit Cards, 14,897 , 6% Window , Window , 12,326 , 5% 12,868 , 5% 16,464 , 7% 29,901 , 12% 46,633 , 20% Over the Counter, Over the 51,967 , 21% Counter, Mail, Drop Box, Mail, Drop Box, 51,413 , 22% 128,675 , 54% 113,621 , 48% REPORT OF OPERATIONS FY 05 FY 04 Apr 2005 Apr 2004 Difference Year-to-Date Year-to-Date Final Bills 573 544 29 5,769 5,388 Estimated Bills 176 183 (7) 2,100 4,729 Cuts for Non-Payment 543 614 (71) 5,097 4,777 Extensions of Credit - Amount Extended $111,581.10 $72,922.92 $38,658.18 $818,232.88 $745,633.0 Balance Transfers $6,016.18 $3,348.86 $2,667.32 $41,931.52 $64,713.63 Utility Collections $20,630.52 $56,802.85 ($36,172.33) $366,754.32 $329,509.9 Special Assessments $80.00 $1,859.06 ($1,779.06) $3,014.68 $6,414.68 Miscellaneous Billings $15,155.00 $34,020.87 ($18,865.87) $403,896.92 $445,806.8 Returns - Checks $14,015.67 $30,816.19 ($16,800.52) $128,959.72 $184,444.7 Return Check Charges $1,100.00 $675.00 $425.00 $11,457.37 $11,590.00 Penalties Posted $9,698.96 $9,744.22 ($45.26) $99,227.48 $95,921.55 Cuts for Non-Payment - Amount $100,433.73 $93,105.07 $7,328.66 $918,552.41 $850,881.9 Reconnects - Service Charges $15,300.00 $14,950.00 $350.00 $123,250.00 $115,600.0 Court Cases $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Tamperings 3 0 3 10 13 SOP / CIP Updates Goal #1 - Install a Remittance Processing System – The system is scheduled to be installed the first week of May, and training will also begin at that time. Goal #2 - Allow new customers to sign up for utility service on the City’s Web site - We anticipate this becoming possible by June 30, 2005. There may be a delay due to personnel changes in I/T. Goal #3 – Design a voluntary check-off program for Council review that will allow citizens to direct one dollar toward charitable organizations – This project will go before the Legislative, Finance and Administration Committee on June 13. Goal #4 – Incorporate performance measurements into the budget in a meaningful way, and move the City towards performance budgeting. The 2004-2005 budget documents were completed using the Performance Budgeting format. The GFOA has rated the budget as “proficient” in this area. 41 2

CENTRAL SERVICES Fleet Operations & Mainteance Costs Item s on Hand With No Usage Over 36 Months SOP Goal #1 SOP Goal #2 70000 200 60000 $800,000 50000 $700,000 150 40000 $600,000 30000 $500,000 100 $400,000 20000 $300,000 10000 $200,000 0 50 $100,000 Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb M ar Apr A pr M ay Jun Jul A ug Sep Oct No v Dec Jan Feb M ar A pr 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 05 05 05 05 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 05 05 05 05 To tal Do llars To tal Wo rk Orders Electric Water General Work Orders 132 Electric $618,218.89 Fleet Maintenance $4,624.87 (Excludes Melvin’s Sunoco) Water $ 29,585.53 Fuel $30,819.23 General $ 40,072.88 Warehouse Stock Stock Purchase by Fund 300,000.00 $ 2,500,000.00 2,780 $ 2,450,000.00 2,760 Total Dollars 250,000.00 $ 2,400,000.00 2,740 200,000.00 $ 2,350,000.00 2,720 $ 2,300,000.00 2,700 150,000.00 $ 2,250,000.00 2,680 $ 2,200,000.00 2,660 100,000.00 $ 2,150,000.00 2,640 50,000.00 $ 2,100,000.00 2,620 $ 2,050,000.00 2,600 0.00 $ 2,000,000.00 2,580 Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb M ar Apr Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb M ar Apr 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 05 05 05 05 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 05 05 05 05 Electric Water General To tal Do llar Value To tal Line Items Electric $254,507.30 Water $5,861.19 General $9,346.67 Total Dollar Value $2,347,518.66 Total Line Items 2,638 SOP / CIP Updates Goals #1 & #2 – See first two graphs above. Goal #4 - Below are CIP projects; percentages of completion are in parentheses. Replace Mail Inserter/Feeder – The missing components were received and installed by Pitney Bowes on August 17, 2004. (100%) Renovation of Pear Street Warehouse – Ongoing – three-year project. (45%) Replace Storage Racks in Warehouse – Storage racks were received and installed. (100%) Replace Postage Machine – Installation of unit is complete and in operation. (100%) Golf Cart/Warehouse Tug – Item is not scheduled for bid until FY 08. (0%) Handicap Accessibility to City Council Chambers – Study in progress. (35%) City Hall Reheat/Air Conditioner Unit Replacement. (100%) City Hall, Council Chambers, and Foyer Carpet – Carpet bid was awarded to Knight’s Carpet. Installation completed on January 13, 2005. (100%) Pole Barn for William Street Yard – Relocation of materials from the yard to the Pear Street Warehouse has been completed. (100%) Council approved purchase of materials for construction of pole barn on November 22, 2004. Materials received from Delmarva Pole Building Supply, Inc. on December 15, 2004. Construction continues as weather permits. (65%) Used Oil Storage Addition - Foundation in place. (100%) 42 3

ELECTRIC System Peak Total System Load 157.5 200 141.9 77,999 100,000 154 76,880 149 150 114.3 106.7 68,251 69,547 69,275 101.8 64,279 119 61,535 112 150 61,130 107 107 59,155 106 57,350 80,000 MW 55,584 56,392 55,149 MWH 100 60,000 50 40,000 0 Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb M ar Apr 20,000 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 05 05 05 05 A pr M ay Jun Jul A ug Sep Oct No v Dec Jan Feb M ar A pr 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 05 05 05 05 Outages - SOP Goal #1 No. of Customers Gained/Lost 20 9000 60 57 8000 53 15 7000 50 45 Customers 6000 Outages 40 33 5000 31 10 4000 30 26 24 23 21 3000 19 18 19 19 5 20 2000 1000 10 0 0 A pr M ay Jun Jul A ug Sep Oct No v Dec Jan Feb M ar A pr 0 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 05 05 05 05 Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Outages Customers 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 05 05 05 05 Outages 6 Customers 3,663 ELECTRIC OUTAGE REPORT – SOP Goal #1 OUTAGE TIME TIME # OF URD # DATE OUT IN CIRCUIT LOCATION DEVICE CUST. CAUSE ACTION OVH 05-20 04-02 07:24 08:43 12903 Bacon Avenue Fuse 127 C Replaced Fuse OVH 05-21 04-14 14:20 14:35 Glen Scott West Dover Breaker 3400 K Closed Breaker OVH 05-22 04-18 12:27 13:24 12804 Persimmon Park Place Fuse 128 J Repaired Cable URD 05-23 04-18 14:14 17:18 12191 Super Fresh, Route 8 Transformer 1 A Replaced Transformer URD 05-24 04-19 16:40 19:37 12502 1499 Whiteoak Road Transformer 1 A Replaced Transformer OVH 05-25 04-29 15:14 15:53 1260 511 Oak Lane Fuse 6 E Removed Animal OVH Replaced Fuse CAUSE A – Equipment Failure F – Overload K – Substation Equip. Q – Unknown B – Lighting G – Overload (Trans) L – Switching Error X – Transformer C – Tree Condition H– Weather Factor M – Bad URD D – Auto Accident I – Primary Tap N – Contractor/Line Crew E – Animal J – Dig In P – Homeowner 43 4

Transmission and Distribution Completed Projects Active Projects / % Completed Projects in Design / % Completed Wild Meadows – Phase II – 90% 69KV to Mayfair Substation – 50% Four Seasons - 80% Mayfair Bus Work – 80% Slaughter Street – Duncan – 90% Dover Air Force Base Line Grandview Mobile Home Park – 75% Relocation – 50% Fiber Line - North Street - West to VanSant – 10% 4KV to 12KV Conversion – 90% Delaware State University - 98% Sherwood Lighting – 100% Cannon Mill – 0% Mayfair Lighting - 100% Hidden Creek (formerly Creekside) – 40% Crossgates Lighting – 100% Crawford Carroll Avenue – 0% Persimmon Park Place Lighting – 100% St. Andrews Church – 90% Bradford Street Meter Relocation – 0% Division Street to Playtex – Fiber Line – 10% Kent Acres Rehab. – 0% 69KV Line to VanSant – 15% Kent Community Center – 100% Overlook at Silver Lake – 80% Governors Avenue Rehab. – State Wolf Creek – 0% Contract – 100% Elks Lodge – 0% Riverwalk Hotel – 0% Enterprise Business Park Lot #4 – 99% Creekstone Center – 0% Emerald Pointe - 0% WAWA Route 8 – 90% Delaware State News – 10% Rodney Village Lighting – 75% Edgewater Farm Lane – 10% Fairfield Farm Addition – 90% Kohl’s Department Store – 10% Water Street Compactor – 100% Robbins Hose Company #1 – 15% 100 Enterprise Business Park – 100% Administration UPS – 80% Loockerman Street Circle – State Stoneridge – 10% Contract – 10% Cartanza Chicken – 20% Malmberg II – 10% George & Lynch - 5% Lexington Farms – 100% Lakeside Hotel – 5% Chick-Fil-A – 0% Fiber Map – 0% 69KV Line Relocated to Garrison Tract (Changed to Whiteoak Road) - 0% SR1/SR9 Rebuild – 0% New Burton Road Office Building – 0% % Underground Work % Completed Overhead Work Completed Install new three phase electric on State 98% Pole replacements for poles tagged 84% College Road through the Pole Testing Program Extend primary electric - Wild Meadows 92% 69KV line VanSant to Mayfair 10% Upgrade electric system – Grand View 95% Repair ballpark lights – Schutte Park, 100% Mobile Home Park Dover Park and Whiteoak Park Post Office Upgrade – 4KV to 12KV 40% Install Phase 3 – Kent Pumping Station 100% Replace 41 street lights – Woodbrook 100% Install Phase 3 – Edgewater Farm 100% Replace 16 street lights - Heatherfield East 100% Overhead maintenance Ongoing Hidden Creek Ongoing Maintenance of City lighting Ongoing Stoney Creek Ongoing Village of Westover Ongoing Four Seasons Ongoing 44 5

FY 04 Meter Stats Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 05 05 05 05 Meter Installations w/electronic registers 362 233 248 289 250 251 200 181 176 290 179 229 340 RX/A1R CT (Current 0 0 10 3 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 Transformer) Radio read 362 232 241 228 250 251 195 179 138 287 176 229 340 Meters Tested Single phase 662 421 480 477 525 371 355 358 248 580 426 361 625 Three phase 8 48 7 23 25 3 17 33 10 46 0 5 41 Customer requests 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Meters Junked 310 204 227 243 201 170 167 134 116 308 184 168 226 Meters Removed 29 14 16 11 13 22 20 12 15 3 22 15 22 Meter Changes 330 200 200 221 199 226 160 146 138 261 136 185 261 New Services 19 19 31 54 34 28 30 31 24 17 30 33 53 Services Retired 0 0 6 0 5 0 2 4 4 0 0 2 0 System Operations Center Switching schedules 5 10 17 4 2 8 8 8 4 3 8 3 3 Work orders 580 606 422 855 1041 870 508 648 792 726 621 861 972 Miss Utility tickets called 1632 1122 1572 1617 2032 1134 1458 1132 1344 1449 1530 1545 2082 Back Tickets located 573 510 550 515 553 563 475 558 341 484 457 536 1950 Substation Relay Substation Status All Substations Performed maintenance; repaired communications. Division Street Breaker, control house and concrete foundation are under construction. All Substations Oil testing, weed control completed. SOP / CIP Updates Goal #1 – Identify and correct causes of electrical outages has been completed. Goal #2 – 20-year plan for maintenance, operation and expansion of electric system presented to Council during the first half of FY 03/04 – Draft submitted to City Manager. Goal #3 – A system has been put in place to record the causes of on-the-job injuries. Goal #4 – Complete CIP projects on time and within budget are ongoing. Goal #5 – Training procedures to have all System Operators fully trained to handle all phases of the System Operations Center have been designed and implemented. Projected Actual Expense For Expense % Work CIP Project FY 2004/2005 To Date % Spent Completed ™ 230KV Tie with Conectiv $9,300,000 $7,786,633 84% 99% ™ Division Street Substation Rebuild $ 537,500 $ 73,958 14% 50% ™ Mayfair 69/12KV Transformer and Breaker $ 207,500 $ 30,985 15% 30% SCADA Remote Control Units $ 24,000 $ 0 0% 0% Whiteoak 69KV Rebuild $ 273,000 $ 61,409 22% 2% 4KV To 12KV Upgrade $ 214,000 $ 27,535 13% 25% Distribution Upgrades $ 294,500 $ 217,162 74% 95% 69KV Line – VanSant to Mayfair $ 300,000 $ 34,051 11% 50% Relay Test Set $ 60,000 $ 63,540 106% 100% Pole Inventory System $ 160,000 $ 0 0% 20% Outage Reporting System $ 35,000 $ 0 0% 20% ™ Project carried over from FY 03/04; projected expense reflects FY 04/05 projection. 45 6

HUMAN RESOURCES Custom er Service Contacts Payroll Hours 8000 700 7000 600 500 6000 400 5000 300 4000 200 3000 100 2000 0 1000 Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb M ar Apr 0 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 05 05 05 05 Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb M ar Apr 171 40 438 73 37 115 11 10 51 98 8 110 72 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 05 05 05 05 Applications Processed Employees Assist ed 174 251 73 111 62 53 47 84 56 62 78 83 93 Overtime 1591 1133 1302 1462 706 1532 1408 1525 1587 1665 2048 2724 960 Citizens Assist ed 163 192 114 127 89 76 58 72 68 83 75 91 68 Sick 1789 1956 2702 3240 1415 2602 2457 2005 2258 2104 3800 4767 2352 Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Category 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 05 05 05 05 Total Caucasian 326 325 326 329 326 328 327 326 326 323 323 323 323 N/A Minorities 58 58 59 60 60 63 64 64 64 64 64 65 64 N/A Hired 7 1 3 4 2 7 1 1 0 1 1 5 1 34 Terminated / Resigned / 3 2 2 0 3 4 2 2 1 4 1 4 2 30 Retired Promoted 1 1 3 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 16 Jobs Posted 3 8 3 3 5 2 1 5 1 5 5 6 9 56 Workers’ Comp. Injuries 4 5 5 6 6 10 1 2 3 7 0 1 7 57 Workers’ Comp. Hours 134 211 147 124 519 76 15 0 1 0 238 240 82 1787 Workers’ Comp. hours may not be the result of injuries that occurred during the current month. Jobs Posted – Motor Equipment Operator III-Sanitation, Athletic Field Technician, Fire Dispatcher, Central Service Coordinator, Programmer Analyst, Customer Service Supervisor, Storekeeper II, Electric Groundworker, Relief Fire Dispatcher Position Hired –Motor Equipment Operator I-Streets Workers' Comp Injuries Workers' Comp. Hours Electric SOP Goal #3 and Public Works SOP Goal #8 Electric SOP Goal #3 and Public Works SOP Goal #8 700 15 600 500 10 400 300 200 5 100 0 0 Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb M ar Apr Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb M ar Apr 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 05 05 05 05 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 05 05 05 05 Electric Public Works Police Others Electric Public Works Police Others Electric – 1 Public Works - 1 Police – 2 Others - 3 Electric – 0 Public Works – 0 Police - 80 Others – 2 SOP / CIP Updates Goal #1 – Institutionalize the City-wide Safety Program by the end of May 2005. The Safety Committee continues to meet monthly. The kickoff was at Munch Lunch. The safety slogan will be Team Up For Safety. The Safety Program is progressing each month with more programs. Goal #2 – Form a committee consisting of representatives from Finance, Administrative Services, and local union leadership to investigate medical benefit alternatives to reduce and/or better control the overall cost of medical benefits for both employees and the City. Our goal is to accomplish this by the end of March 2005. Finance and Human Resources met three times in October to discuss the creation and direction of the full committee. The full committee held meetings in March and April with an additional meeting scheduled in May. Goal #3 – Develop a City of Dover recruitment program at a minimum of two venues that would be visited by minorities by the end of May 2005. The Human Resources Department attended the Career Fair at Delaware State University in October and plan on attending the African American Festival in June 2005. Goal #4 – Develop a City of Dover Retiree Handbook which outlines retiree benefits. The final draft should be ready for distribution by the end of March 2005. The handbook has been completed, and the first copy was issued in March 2005. Goal #5 – Conduct a salary survey to update the pay-for-performance job evaluation system by the end of December 2004. The Human Resources Department continued to participate in salary surveys. The results from these surveys have been analyzed, and a recommendation has been submitted for the budget process. Goal #6 – Implement the Bonus Program as outlined in the Bonus Policy and have all bonus programs operational by December 2004. Information was posted on bulletin boards in each building during December. The first “Caught Doing It Right” award was presented in January, This program is in full operation. Goal #7 – Conduct employee satisfaction survey by June 30, 2005 – Human Resources is currently preparing sample questions and gathering information from previous surveys that the City had distributed. 46 7

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY www.DoverDE.net Service Requests Resolved 120 $950 800 100 $900 80 600 $850 60 $800 400 715 650 714 652 678 643 639 648 40 572 621 570 596 610 $750 20 200 0 $700 0 Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb M ar Apr 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 05 05 05 05 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 05 05 05 05 Active Customer Net Income + Cost Avoidance Active Customers – 86 Net Income + Cost Avoidance - $741 Supported PCs www.CityofDover.com 230 400,000 225 350,000 Pages Viewed 220 300,000 215 395,767 399,062 250,000 375,965 380,425 356,035 382,056 356,260 332,706 340,436 342,793 210 200,000 271,377 289,243 247,120 205 150,000 200 100,000 195 50,000 190 0 A pr M ay Jun Jul A ug Sep Oct No v Dec Jan Feb M ar A pr Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb M ar Apr 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 05 05 05 05 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 05 05 05 05 P Cs Suppo rted Windo ws 2000 o r XP PC s Supported – 219 Windows 2000 or XP - 211 Performance Indicators Current Month Last Month Same Month Last Year iSeries Availability 100% 100% 100% Server Availability 99.93% 99.99% 99.89% Programming Requests Completed 2 3 2 AS/400 Connections (concurrent/authorized users) 35% 40% 40% PCs Supported 219 217 214 Servers Supported 7 7 6 (Availability statistics based on 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. M-F) 47 8

PARKS, RECREATION & LIBRARY Library Adult Services Children Services 2000 4000 3500 1600 3000 2500 1200 2000 1500 800 1000 500 400 0 0 A pr M ay Jun Jul A ug Sept Oct No v Dec Jan Feb M ar A pr Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb M ar Apr 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 05 05 05 05 04 04 04 04 04 05 04 04 04 05 05 05 05 Reference Reader's Advisory Outreach Electronic Assistance Reference Reader's A dviso ry Outreach Electro nic A ssistance Reference – 905 Reader’s Advisory – 512 Reference – 215 Reader’s Advisory - 144 Outreach – 258 Electronic Assistance – 1,027 Outreach – 560 Electronic Assistance - 68 Circulation April 05 FYTD 05 April 04 FYTD 04 Dover residents 15,421 153,241 12,898 135,110 Kent residents 16,627 161,061 13,631 141,976 Non-county residents 1,213 10,756 874 7,803 Registrations Dover residents 130 1,551 118 1,426 Kent residents 150 1,732 112 1,552 Non-county residents 17 129 9 96 Other Visiting patrons 19,309 181,001 17,060 168,994 Meeting room usage 340 1,100 60 1,406 Photocopier usage 2,585 18,895 1,590 18,721 Holds placed 1,192 11,020 737 8,852 Dial-a-Story 1,792 18,079 1,829 19,077 Internet usage 4,826 43,679 4,105 33,654 Other Points of Interest Interlibrary: 2,084 items loaned out Technical services: Added 1,502 items 1,172 items borrowed Deleted 465 items Volunteers completed 101.5 hours of service. SOP / CIP Updates Goal #1 –- Develop a funding plan for new library and identify site for its construction. Met with committee to discuss top site selections. Goal #2 – Continue staff training by providing two training sessions for staff. Training evaluations have been compiled. Goal #3 – Develop a plan for ADA compliance, which can be included with the City ADA Implementation Plan. Current plan has been reviewed. Goal #4 – Improve library Web page to assist patrons with questions. Contacted I/T with updates to Web pages. 48 9

Parks and Recreation Recreation Revenue Recreation Revenue Breakdow n $24,145 $25,000.00 $20,113 $30,000 $20,000.00 $25,000 $13,507 $12,985 $15,000.00 $11,460 $20,000 $8,241 $15,000 $10,000.00 $3,755 $4,474 $3,336 $4,029 $4,331 $1,740 $1,387 $10,000 $5,000.00 $5,000 $0.00 $0 Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb M ar Apr 04 04 04 04 04 05 04 04 04 05 05 05 05 A pr M ay Jun Jul A ug Sep Oct No v Dec Jan Feb M ar A pr 04 04 04 04 04 05 04 04 04 05 05 05 05 General Rental P ayments Spo rts Leagues P A L & Special Events Trips General - $1,860; Rental Payments - $476; Sports - $2,145; Leagues - $5,662; PAL & Special Events - $1,047; Trips - $270 Rentals April 05 FYTD 05 April 04 FYTD 04 Baseball/Softball Field* 55 197 67 216 Dover Park Pavilions (2) 0 4 0 15 Multipurpose/Field Hockey Fields* 1 40 0 36 Recreation Center 27 201 20 226 Silver Lake Pavilions (2) 2 18 2 18 Soccer Field* 3 28 3 29 Stage 2 28 4 25 *These numbers reflect groups that rent the field for practice, season play, and our programs. Program Attendance** Bus Trip - New York City 45 175 45 173 Girl Scouts (Model Citizen) 21 62 27 136 Hip Hop Dance Class 16 54 Not offered in FY04 MLB Pitch, Hit & Run 5 5 9 9 **These numbers reflect programs that ended in April. Delaware Prevention Network Weed and Seed Creating Lasting Family Connections continued to Monthly Steering Committee meeting was held on April establish collaborations with local agencies and 12, 2005. schools. Sherwanda Rachal attended a Youth Crime Prevention Planning has begun on an Anti-Tobacco Summit to Seminar in Miami. be held at the Dover Park Recreation Center. Mt. Zion Resource Center is operational with staff Recruitment planning for the next session volunteering time. continued. McGruff presentations were made at Booker T. Washington Elementary School. SOP / CIP Updates Goal #1 – Complete CIP projects on time and within budget. Projects are being reviewed to ensure we continue to remain on schedule and within budget. Goal #2 - Begin implementation stages of indoor plan. Grant submitted to the Welfare Foundation. Continued to schedule presentations in the local area. Goal #3 – Publish Annual Report for Parks and Recreation. Content collection continued for the FY05 Annual Report. Goal #4 – Develop plan for ADA compliance. ADA approved door handles were installed. Goal #5 – Work with the Greater Dover Arts Council members and the I/T Department to begin implementation steps for an Arts Council Web site. Updates to the GDAC area of the Web site were sent to I/T. 49 10

PUBLIC WORKS Administration and Engineering Administrative review and inspection services continued on all residential and commercial developments. The following residential subdivisions are in various phases of construction: Baytree (Phase III) Oak Shadows Village of Westover (Phases III, IV & V) Four Seasons Fox Hall West Addition (Phases II & III) Stoney Creek (Phase II) Fox Hall West (Phase IV) Wild Meadows Maple Glen Village of Cannon Mill Acorn Farms (Phases II & III) Hidden Creek Construction Inspection continued on 20 subdivisions under construction and 41 individual sites. Utility crew: (1) Schutte Park Retention Pond – Repairs completed. (2) Sackarackin Avenue Water and Sewer Main Replacements – Ran new services to all houses, relocated fire hydrant on south side of the road, and made tie in on the 10” main on the north and south sides. FY-05 Street Program – Concrete work continued on S. New Street. Farmview Drive west of Independence Boulevard, N. Kirkwood and Queen Street alleys were paved. Hidden Creek – Site contractor worked on State entrance. Existing curbing was removed and replaced with correct curb. Catch basins adjusted to align with face of curbs. Emerald Pointe – Installation and testing of 800 LF of 4” sanitary force main occurred. Testing of water mains has begun. Cannon Mill – Contractor has started installation of sanitary sewer mains. Maple Glen – 265 LF of damaged curbing and 630 SF of damaged sidewalk replaced by developer. No progress on other items identified to be completed prior to dedication. 50 11

Sanitation Monthly Total Refuse Collection (Tons) Sanitation Hours 938.99 731.45 1158.79 1250 1107.63 905.5 1400 728.16 940 1249.93 691.55 667.20 1166.82 1000 735 1200 1173.02 734.40 1101.88 743.5 1000 696.10 1004.30 750 576 501.31 1112.92 585 397.98 800 416.57 992.86 500 946.59 540.28 864.26 600 433.55 1050.19 827.661110.44 250 400 52 20 54 0 0 200 0 A pr M ay Jun Jul A ug Sep Oct No v Dec Jan Feb M ar A pr Apr 05 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 05 05 05 05 B ulk A uto mated Apr 04 April 05 FYTD 05 April 04 FYTD 04 Tons Dry Waste Collected 442.87 2,797.98 481.04 2,557.17 Tipping Fee Savings Realized $8,193.10 $51,941.36 $8,899.24 $46,568.05 Trips to DSWA Sandtown Landfill 367 3,212 430 3,303 Total Tonnage to DSWA 1,938.10 16,435.41 2,097.78 16,972.42 90-Gallon Containers Delivered 39 342 37 487 300-Gallon Containers Delivered 9 85 8 58 Streets April 05 FYTD 05 April 04 FYTD 04 Signs Installed 43 330 16 48 Signs Repaired 5 95 4 110 Street Signs Replaced 0 6 0 183 New Posts Installed 15 108 10 108 Storm Catch Basins Cleaned 549 1,298 0 352 Storm Catch Basin Cleaning (Hours) 260 866 0 498 Hot Mix Patching (Tons) 0 28 28 136 Cold Mix Patching (Hours) 44 287 18 293.5 Concrete Work (Hours) 20 1,543.5 116 649.5 Street and Alley Maintenance (Hours) 173 2,728 178 1,408 Street Sweeping (Miles) 1,563 9,338 1,486 8,390 Street Sweeping (Cubic Yards) 198 1,417 240 1,499 51 12

Grounds Arborist Crew April 05 April 04 Trees Trimmed 147 0 Trees Removed 109 18 Stumps Removed 193 7 Trees Planted 3 5 Root Pruning 8 12 Beautification Crew Continued work in the greenhouse, including transplanting the last of the seedlings and planting the first 45 of 137 hanging baskets. All baskets are due to be hung by May 15, 2005. Assisted with chipping brush and hauling wood in removal of dead trees in the parks. Landscape Repair/Special Projects Crew Planted 33 trees, which represented the last of the 208 total trees that were either grants or replacements street trees. Removed stakes from trees planted over a year ago. All tree planting has been completed. Watered all trees planted this fall/winter. Moved tables and books for the Friends of the Dover Public Library book sale. Aerated and top dressed the Dover/New Street ball field and outfield. Hauled three loads of Diamond Tex for ball fields at Dover/New Street and Dover parks. Grounds Maintenance/Mowing Crews Mowed 280 acres of grass including some ditches. Assisted in removal of dead trees in the parks which included chipping brush and hauling wood. All Grounds personnel attended flagger training. Aerated all soccer fields and top dressed with sand at Schutte Park. 52 13

Water Total Water Production Billed Consum ption 160,000,000 200,000,000 180,000,000 140,000,000 Gallons Gallons 160,000,000 120,000,000 140,000,000 100,000,000 120,000,000 100,000,000 80,000,000 80,000,000 60,000,000 60,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 0 0 Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb M ar Apr 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 05 05 05 05 04 04 04 04 04 05 04 04 04 05 05 05 05 April 05 April 04 Water Production – Daily Average 4,536,973 4,537,253 Fire Hydrants – Flushed 0 0 Fire Hydrants – Tested 10 2 Final Readings 112 111 Cutoffs 12 19 Turn-ons 30 13 New Inspections 33 18 Curb Boxes Located 123 58 Curb Boxes Adjusted 9 8 Water Service Lines Repaired 11 3 Water Meters Repaired 18 13 Radio Technology Installations 10 6 New Meters Added 42 33 Total Water Meters in City Distribution System 12,512 12,074 Wastewater Total Flow To Kent County Average Flow to Kent County 225,000,000 7,000,000 200,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 Gallons Gallons 175,000,000 4,000,000 150,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 125,000,000 1,000,000 0 100,000,000 Apr M ay Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb M ar Apr Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oc t Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 05 05 05 05 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 05 05 05 05 June ’04 reading could not be determined due to faulty meter. April 05 April 04 L.F. Sewer Lines Flushed 52,731 58,153 Sewer Lines Inspected 53,631 63,251 Feet Sewer Mains Videotaped 60 2,300 Manholes Inspected 268 432 Manholes Cleaned 260 379 53 14

SOP / CIP Updates SOP Goal #3 – CIP projects and completion percentages are listed below. Projected Expense For Actual CIP Project FY 2004/2005 Expense % Spent % Work To Date Completed Streets & Grounds Division 2003 Street Program $1,261,006 $1,338,924 106% 100% Generic Subdivision Signs $70,000 $19,805 28% 40% FY-2005 Concrete Program $40,000 $23,060 58% 36% Silver Lake Dam Improvements $10,000 $0 0% 0% FY-2005 Street Program $1,461,000 $400,221 27% 40% Richardson Park Fence Replacement $15,000 $0 0% 10% Dover Little League Parking Lot $187,000 $177,540 95% 99% North Street/State Street Traffic Signal Upgrade $15,000 $0 0% 50% Silver Lake Footbridge Replacement $117,000 $0 0% 10% Vehicle Replacements #412 – 2004 Flatbed Dump Truck (Construction) $56,000 $0 0% 75% #572 – 2005 Tractor w/ Loader/Backhoe (Grounds) $31,700 $30,672 98% 100% #690 - 2005 Sewer Jetter (Wastewater) $32,000 $20,652 65% 100% #682 – 2005 Backhoe/Loader (Water/Wastewater) $65,000 $75,614 116% 100% Pipe Laser (Construction) $5,700 $4,064 71% 100% Water Division Miscellaneous Distribution System Improvements $65,000 $75,616 116% 85% West Dover Water Loop $44,060 $35,414 80% 100% U.S. 13 North Water Main Crossing (Wilmington College) $35,000 $0 0% 0% Division Street Water Main Upgrade $598,340 $12,033 2% 3% Water Quality Study $90,000 $0 0% 10% Water Supply Water System Master Plan Update $108,688 $96,042 88% 90% Elevated Storage Tank Painting/Maintenance Contract $70,130 $32,813 47% 75% Meter Reading Technology Upgrade $50,000 $51,663 103% 100% Well Head Redevelopment Program $145,000 $105,772 73% 95% Sanitary Sewer Puncheon Run Motor Control & Pump Replacement $578,332 $103,077 18% 25% Walker Road Pump Station Upgrade (Construction) 347,371 $332,796 96% 100% Garrison Oak Pumping Station (Design) $170,000 $134,906 79% 99% U.S. 13 East Sanitary Sewer Interceptor $1,171,998 $40,112 3% 6% Inflow/Infiltration Removal $75,000 $3,592 5% 5% 54 15

MONTHLY REPORT Department of Planning & Inspections P.O. Box 475 Dover, DE 19903 Phone: (302) 736-7010 Fax (302) 736-4217 Department of Planning and Inspections APRIL 2005 PERSONNEL: Grant Prichard and Diane Metsch attended the Mid-Atlantic HUG Conference held in Norfolk, VA from April 12 through April 15, 2005. New 3.0 Version Upgrades were introduced along with techniques and ways in which different City’s will implement these changes. An overview of each different module was covered in classes that were scheduled in hour and half intervals over the course of the conference. Chris Scott was administered a test for Commercial Building Inspector on March 31, 2005 and successfully passed. Mike McGregor was administered a test for Commercial Building Inspector on April 7, 2005 and successfully passed. Grant Prichard was administered a test for Residential/Mechanical Inspector on April 7, 2005 and successfully passed. Dave Truax met with sprinkler contractors to update them on the new adoption of the new sprinkler ordinance for public assemblies and educational occupancies. Sam Gonzalez and Wayne Hutchison conducted a fire safety display at Home Depot on the weekend of April 16th and 17th. There were 140 people who stopped by to see the display which was located outside in front of the building. Wayne Hutchison and Dave Truax were certified as CPR instructors during the month of April. Wayne and Dave will be used with other employees to help train City staff in CPR and AED. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENTS Planning Staff reviewed a series of Comprehensive Plan Amendments with the State PLUS working group on April 6, 2005. The three Plan Amendments focus on Chapter 11: Land Development Plan, Chapter 12: Annexation Plan and Chapter 14: Implementation Plan. Planning Staff conducted a public workshop on April 5, 2005 in the afternoon and evening to provide an opportunity for public comment. Comment was received from a total of 27 of the properties and received 14 written comments. After these presentations staff continued to prepare the various documents and maps for Planning Commission consideration at a special meeting on May 2, 2005 at 7:00 PM and the City Council on May 17, 2005. The information from the public outreach process did yield some changes that Staff is proposing. COMPREHENSIVE REZONING PROJECT 2005 As a required implementation step of the Comprehensive Plan Update 2003, Planning Staff has reviewed the City of Dover Zoning Map for compliance with the Land Development Plan Map of the Comprehensive Plan. The proposed changes have been identified and the owners of the involved properties have received correspondence on the potential zoning change. A number of individuals contacted staff to discuss the proposals. During April, the staff held the informational workshop identified in the previous item and developed a final proposal to bring to the Planning Commission at their May 2, 2005 Special Meeting. The Special Meeting will include the opportunity for public comment. TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN ORDINANCE: Staff continues to participate in technical discussions on a potential submission for the Eden Hill Farm under the Traditional Neighborhood Design zoning provisions. We have not; however, received an application for TND rezoning to date. We still anticipate such a request within the next few months. DEMOLITIONS There are five properties identified as dangerous buildings at this time. 20 S. Governors Avenue is up for sale with two potential buyers who plan to rehab the property and then sell it. 43 S. Kirkwood Street has been bought and the owner has obtained a permit for renovations. Upon completion a Certificate of Occupancy will be issued and the building removed from the dangerous building list. This leaves five properties on the dangerous building list. 55 299

College Road, 45 S. New Street (House of Pride), 35 N. New Street (House of Pride), 20 S. Governors Avenue, and 29 S. Governors Avenue. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Community policing: 1 Officer on foot patrol, Total hours of coverage 24, Citizen Contacts 213, Total number of arrests 8. NCALL: Down payment and Settlement Assistance: Clients who plan to use the Dover First Start Program breakout as follows: three families applied for a mortgage loan, one family has been approved for a mortgage loan and pending closing, three families are shopping for a home, two families are actively shopping and six other families are still in counseling preparing to become mortgage eligible. A total of nineteen families have closed using the Dover First Start Program. Micro Enterprise Program: During the month of April, intakes were conducted for two (2) new clients to set up a business in the Downtown area. (1) reported minority and (2) low to moderate income status. In addition, three (3) referrals were made to the Innovative Bank for technical assistance. For the month of April, the breakdown of statistics for clients served is: 2 new clients, 2 low moderate income, 1 African American, 3 referrals, 3 walk-ins, 1 jobs loss and 1 business closed. Housing Rehabilitation Program: Eight (8) owner occupied homes in the City are underway to be Rehabilitated with CDBG funds, three have been completed. Community Development staff attended a Davis-Bacon Act and Labor Compliance Principles Workshop for CDBG Grantees on April 27th at the HUD Office in Philadelphia. MEETING REPORTS Board of Adjustment: At its meeting of March 16, 2005 the Board of Adjustment took the following actions: 1. Application # V-05-07: 74 Laurel Drive: Moved to approve. Dover Parking Authority: At its meeting of April 7, 2005 reports were given on the budget, permit sales, Police Department activities, and update on the North Street Parking Lot. Guest speakers at the April meeting included Mrs. Lisa E. Ratliff; Greater Dover Committee regarding the Downtown Market Analysis. Proposed By-Law Changes introduced and agreed to hold elections every two years in July. Staff Report included the KSK Agreement Modification for the College Area Study. The next Parking Authority meeting is scheduled for May 5, 2005. Historic District Commission: The Historic District Commission did not meet during the month of April. The next scheduled meeting of the Historic District Commission is scheduled for May 19, 2005. Planning Commission At its meeting of April 18, 2005, the Planning Commission took the following actions: 1) SB-05-02P Lands of Bellmeyer-Carr, Inc. at 44 Washington Street: Revised Minor Subdivision: Approved with conditions. 2) S-04-13 Marriott Courtyard Hotel at 600 Jefferic Boulevard: Moved to approved one year extension 3) Z-05-02 Lands of Delaware Industrial Enterprises- Rezoning from IPM to C-4: Moved recommendation of approval to City Council. 56

4) C-05-01 College Road Garden Apartments: Planned Neighborhood Design – Senior Housing Option: Application tabled. 5) S-05-04 Delaware Department of Transportation: Building Addition & Renovations: Moved to approve. 6) S-05-05 Chick-fil-A Restaurant: Moved to approve with conditions. 7) S-05-06 Candlewood Suites Hotel: Moved to approve with conditions. 8) S-05-07 New Medical Clinic Building at the Modern Maturity Center: Moved to approve. 9) S-05-08 Walgreens on Route 8: Moved to approve with conditions. INSPECTIONS ACTIVITY Permits and Licenses Rental Dwelling, Public Occupancy & Lodging House Permits: Year to Date ___$1,627___ Number of New Occupancies – April 2005 329___ Permit Fees Collected for Rental, Public Occupancy & Lodging Permits, April 2005 $27,575___ Number of Business Licenses & Mobile Homes Issued – April 2005 56___ Total Number of Business Licenses & Mobile Homes for Year 7/1/04 to 6/30/05 ___ 3,726___ Total Fee Collected for Business Licenses & Mobile Homes for April 2005 $ 2,950.10_ Total all Construction Permits* and Certificate of Occupancies Issued for April 2005 _____ 339___ Value of Construction & Fire Prevention projects permitted in April 2005 $4,338,945.00 Fees Collected for Construction Permits and CO’s for March 2005 __$49,434.50_ *Construction permits include Building, Fire Prevention, Plumbing, and HVAC Permits At the end of April, we passed 900 permits for the Calendar Year, approximately 2 months and 50% ahead of the 2004 and 2003 permits. Property Inspections: April 2005: Fire Marshal – Inspections – Property Maintenance Office of the Fire Marshal Building and Property Fire and Safety Inspections 49 Maintenance Inspections Fire Code Inspections 34 Building 287 Sprinkler and Fire Alarm 5 Plumbing/Mechanical 334 Certificate of Occupancy 10 Certificate of Occupancy 34 Alarm Activation Follow-ups 11 Total New Construction 655 Fire Investigations 7 Complaints 128 Total Inspections 116 Observed by Inspectors 196 Non-Inspection Hours Fire/Life Safety 82 Office 84 Training 26 Total Inspections 1061 Plan Review 18 Non-Inspection Hours Office 362 Training 36 As always, please contact me regarding any Plan Review 132 questions you may have. James J. Galvin, Jr. AICP Director of Planning and Inspections 57

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ACTION FORM PROCEEDING: Council AGENDA ITEM NO. 5/23/05 – 12A DEPARTMENT OF ORIGIN: Central Services DATE SUBMITTED: 5/11/05 PREPARED BY: Pete Gregg SUBJECT: Replacement of the HVAC Unit at Dover Parks and Recreation Building REFERENCE: N/A RELATED PROJECT: N/A APPROVALS: City Manager and Assistant Finance Director EXHIBITS: N/A EXPENDITURE REQUIRED: $ 35,596 AMOUNT BUDGETED $ 38,000 FUNDING SOURCE (Dept./Page in CIP & Budget: FY05 Operating Budget, page 300, Acct. #110-1500-525-40-25 (City Council approved this line item to be increased to $38,000 on April 11, 2005.) TIMETABLE: Upon approval by Council, a purchase order will be issued. Installation will begin upon vendor receipt of material from the manufacturer. Preparatory work will begin upon approval of purchase. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Issue a purchase order to J. Grilli in the amount of $35,596. BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS: A new HVAC unit is required for the Parks and Recreation building on Whiteoak Road. The current unit has exceeded its life span, is broken and cannot be repaired due to the scarcity of parts needed to maintain the unit. The bid request was advertised in the Delaware State News and the Wilmington News Journal on April 20, 2005. It was also posted on the City of Dover Web site and was sent to three suppliers. Bid results are as follows: Vendor Name Local Bid Price Comments Pref Sobieski No $34,500.00 Exclusions on bid J. Grilli 3% $35,596.00 (bid – 3% = $34,528.12) No exclusions The exclusions outlined on the bid from J. F. Sobieski indicate that they would not remove and dispose of the old compressor unit. The bid does not comply with the scope of work as indicated on the bid documents. 60

ACTION FORM PROCEEDING: Council AGENDA ITEM: 5/23/05 – 12B DEPARTMENTS OF ORIGIN: Admin. Services and Electric Admin. DATE SUBMITTED: 5/13/05 PREPARED BY: Terry Tieman and Steve Sax SUBJECT: Maximizing Dover’s Connectivity Infrastructure RELATED PROJECT: N/A APPROVALS: City Manager and Assistant Finance Director EXHIBITS: N/A EXPENDITURE REQUIRED: $ 55,145 AMOUNT BUDGETED: $ 60,000 FUNDING SOURCE (Dept./Page in CIP & Budget): Dover Budget FY 2005, Page 262, 110-2100-515.30-31 (Contractual Services) TIMETABLE: Council approval on 05/23/05; Award Contract 05/24/05; Deliverables vary by task-- 45 days for Connectivity Needs Project, 90 Days for VoIP Project, and 16 weeks for Cable Franchise Fee Review Project. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize the City Manager to retain Virchow, Krause & Company to provide a Telecommunications Infrastructure Needs Assessment and Strategic Plan, Voiceover Internet Protocol RFP Development and Design, and Franchise Fee Review. BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS: In June 2004, the City’s Information Technology Long Range Plan recommended that the City investigate leveraging its fiber optic network. It also recommended that Dover leverage that network to deploy a Citywide voiceover Internet provider telephone system and use of wireless which is not available now. Currently, 30 miles of fiber optic cable have been installed in the City; but only two City departments are taking advantage of this tremendous bandwidth capacity. It is the City’s belief that we are utilizing this network at about ten percent of its capacity. Other cities across the country have taken advantage of their fiber optic networks to reduce telecommunication expense and increase work force efficiency. At the 03/28/05 Council meeting, Council approved the issuance of an RFP for Telecommunications Infrastructure Needs Assessment Strategic Plan, Voiceover Internet Protocol, and Franchise Fee Review. We issued the RFP on April 4, 2005, and we received eight responses to the RFP on April 29, 2005. The table below summarizes the eight vendors. Connectivity Franchise Citywide Needs Fee Vision Assessment VoIP Review Total The Shpigler Group $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 $15,000 $60,000 HM Consulting Services $47,200 $132,000 $63,000 $0 $242,200 ICON Broadband Technologies* $5,375 $38,750 $15,000 $15,000 $74,125 O'Reilley Consulting $15,000 $32,000 $25,000 $18,000 $90,000 TelNet Consulting, Inc. $5,460 $8,400 $6,900 $6,500 $27,260 ONUG Communications, Inc. $21,628 $28,008 $15,641 $26,320 $91,597 Kimball & Associates $34,005 $34,005 $45,100 $85,058 $198,168 Virchow, Krause & Company $8,000 $24,500 $12,650 $9,995 $55,145 61

* ICON Broadband Technologies also offered a discount of $3,706 if we used their firm for all four phases. This brings their proposal to $70,419. They also recommended an alternate Task 5 for $2,500. The Administrative Services Director, Terry Tieman, and the Electric Director, Steve Sax, reviewed the proposals. Staff is not recommending HM Consulting Services or Kimball & Associates because their proposals are cost prohibitive. Staff is not recommending the low bidder, TelNet, because of their level of experience in fiber optics and cable contracts. We did not select O’Reilley Consulting because they are recently established and do not offer the breadth of experience the selected firm offers. Shpigler Group did not respond to the RFP in a way that meaningfully describes their process or deliverables. While ONUG Communications and ICON Broadband Technologies provided quality responses to the RFP, their prices were higher than the selected firm; and they did not offer any advantage over the selected firm. In fact, both firms were proposing the use of subcontractors while the selected firm does not. Staff selected the firm of Virchow, Krause & Company, the second lowest bidder. Virchow, Krause & Company was established in 1931 and today consists of over 1,000 associates in 14 locations. Their Public Sector and Energy and Utilities Group consist of over 120 professionals serving only public entities. They have provided services to nearly 300 utilities and 250 municipalities nationwide. The Virchow, Krause team has assisted clients with the selection of a variety of technologies that include Fiber-in-the-Loop; Voiceover Internet Protocol; Fiber-to-the-Premises; and Wireless. We believe they will provide the depth of service, independence, commitment, and public sector experience Dover needs to complete the tasks before us. 62

ACTION FORM PROCEEDING: City Council AGENDA ITEM NO: 05/23/05 - 12C DEPARTMENT OF ORIGIN: Finance DATE SUBMITTED: 5/12/05 PREPARED BY: Donna Mitchell, Treasurer/Finance Director SUBJECT: Banking & Cash Management Services REFERENCE: N/A RELATED PROJECT: N/A APPROVALS: N/A EXHIBITS: Evaluation Scores & Analysis EXPENDITURE REQUIRED: Bank fees are netted against interest income. AMOUNT BUDGETED: FUNDING SOURCE (Dept./Page in CIP & Budget): TIMETABLE: Effective July 1, 2005 RECOMMENDED ACTION: To approve bank service recommendation. BACKGROUND The City solicited proposals for bank services. We received proposals from five banks (see attached). The proposals were evaluated by the Finance and Administrative Services Department personnel. A considerable amount of information was reviewed along with the responses to the proposal including the last four quarters of their Uniform Bank Performance Reports and their last two year annual reports. Two of the banks submitted no fee proposals, however require compensating balances. All five banks provide interest bearing accounts. We scored all the proposals on content, service, technology, and experience. We also calculated interest income net of bank fees for each bank using the bank’s actual rates for January 2004 through December 2004 on (1) our last twelve months actual cash balances and (2) an average daily balance of $7,500,000. The $7,500,000 is the compensating balance included in the proposal for Citizens and Commerce. For all twelve months of last year we exceeded this average balance. Commerce also provided us different interest rates for a compensating balance of $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. We ran calculations with these rates as well for comparison, which resulted in the same ranking. We also included for information purposes each bank’s current interest rate, which is higher than the historical rates. Based on each bank’s Uniform Bank Performance Report, we calculated capital and net worth ratios to measure each bank’s solvency. The higher the percentage the better. Bauer Financial rates anything over 6% as excellent. References were checked on the two highest scoring banks with good results. RECOMMENDATION The Finance Department recommends awarding the City’s banking services to Citizens Bank. 63

City of Dover Finance Department Bank Services RFP Evaluation Scores Potential Wilmington Points Citizens Commerce PNC Wachovia Trust Technical/Service/Experience Experience in banking, staff expertise in banking, capacity to perform required services, response time, location & availability, record of performance, familiarity with City, and content of response. 0 - 77 70.3 62.0 66.0 74.0 70.3 Price 0 - 23 23.0 18.0 10.0 15.0 14.0 Total Scores 93.3 80.0 76.0 89.0 84.3 Net Interest Income - Jan-Dec 04 Actual interest rate for each bank & w/ last 12 months actual balances or $ 124,667 $ 100,042 $ 52,243 $ 80,470 $ 73,798 w/ $7,500,000 average balance $ 102,010 $ 71,463 $ 30,908 $ 58,834 $ 56,695 Interest less fees X X X Interest/no fees - Compensating Balances X X Current Interest Rates - April 2005 2.55% 1.99% 2.59% 2.66% 2.07% Ratios Capital Ratio 10.8% 4.4% 6.0% 12.3% 7.8% Net Worth Ratio 10.8% 4.4% 8.1% 13.4% 7.8% Capital & Net Worth Ratios measure how solvent a bank is. Over 6% is excellent. *Per Uniform Bank Performance Reports 64

WHEREAS, the City of Dover Charter was developed and incorporated in 1929 by the State of Delaware, and given all powers and functions requisite or appropriate for the government of the City, its peace and order, its sanitation, appearance and beauty, the health, safety convenience, comfort and well-being of its population, and the protection and preservation of property, public and private; and WHEREAS, in the interest of progressive government, it is the opinion of the Mayor and Council that a total review of the Charter is necessary and that strong leadership and guidance is required to ensure that sound and credible recommendations for charter revisions are developed; and WHEREAS, recognizing it is imperative that recommendations for Charter revisions must be objective and well-reasoned by a membership of broad experience and wisdom, it is the desire of the Mayor and Council that a Blue Ribbon Committee be appointed for reviewing the City Charter. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOVER, IN COUNCIL MET, HEREBY FORMALLY ESTABLISHES A 2005 CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE, WHICH SHALL: 1. Serve as an ad-hoc committee to consist of six (6) to nine (9) members appointed by the Council President, with recommendations provided by Council. The Council President will designate the Chairman, who shall be responsible for organizing and calling meetings as needed. 2. Have the objective of studying the City Charter and submit recommendations to the Mayor and Council relative to proposed changes in the form of government, election process, terms of office, and other amendments deemed necessary to assure the continued orderly growth and efficient management of the City. 3. Conduct meetings in a public forum format to allow for input from our citizenry, require at least one public meeting to be held in each of the four council districts, and seek the expertise of the State, City, local universities and colleges, and any others deemed necessary in the development and formulating recommendations. 4. Submit a preliminary report to the Mayor and Council within six (6) months, with a final report, including recommendations, to be submitted within twelve (12) months of organizing. ADOPTED: * S:\ClerksOffice\Resolutions&Proclamations\2005\2005 Charter Review.wpd 65

FIRST READING BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOVER, IN COUNCIL MET: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF DOVER BY CHANGING THE ZONING DESIGNATION OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 834 WEST NORTH STREET WHEREAS, the City of Dover has enacted a zoning ordinance regulating the use of property within the limits of the City of Dover; and WHEREAS, it is deemed in the best interest of zoning and planning to change the permitted use of property described below from IPM (Industrial Park Manufacturing Zone) and A (Agriculture Zone) to TND (Traditional Neighborhood Design Zone) NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOVER, IN COUNCIL MET: 1. That from and after the passage and approval of this ordinance the Zoning Map and Zoning Ordinance of the City of Dover have been amended by changing the zoning designation from IPM (Industrial Park Manufacturing Zone) and A (Agriculture Zone) to TND (Traditional Neighborhood Design Zone) on that property located at 834 West North Street, owned by Eden Hill Farm, Inc. ADOPTED: * S:\ClerksOffice\Rezonings\2005\834 W North Street - Eden Hill Farm\Ordinance - First Reading - 834 W North Street - Eden Hill Farm.wpd 66

MEMORANDUM TO: Members of Council and Mayor Speed FROM: Timothy A. Slavin Councilman - Third District DATE: May 10, 2005 SUBJECT: Senior Citizen Tax Exemption During last night’s annual meeting, I had planned on bringing to the floor a discussion which had occurred during the most recent Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee meeting regarding the tax exemption for senior citizens. Unfortunately, I was operating under the assumption that the report from the Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee was not on the consent agenda; in fact, the revised agenda did place it on the consent agenda. My concern on the tax exemption is the same that I raised during the meeting of the Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee: I believe that we should lower the age for exemption eligibility from 65 to either 62 or, ideally, 60. I believe we should lower the age for the tax exemption because: 1) Many of our seniors are forced to retire before the age of 65. Unfortunately for our society, being able to work in your career until the age of 65 has now become the exception, and not the rule. 2) Retired veterans in Dover deserve this consideration. Many career military veterans retire from their careers before the age of 65. 3) Fixed-income seniors need relief. The costs of living expenses for fixed-income seniors continue to outpace the appreciation of retirement funds and any cost-of-living adjustments within Social Security, Medicare, or other programs. The cost of prescription drugs alone is enough to cause distress to fixed-income seniors. In short, our seniors are asked to pay for more with less and less money. 4) The city has recently seen the development of numerous 55-and-older communities, and has invited these developments into our community. It is our obligation as a city to ensure that are aligning this tax exemption with the senior populations we have encouraged to relocate here. I would encourage you to consider lowering the age eligibility for the senior tax exemption to either 62 or, ideally, 60. It is my intention to bring this to the floor during the second reading of the ordinance scheduled for May 23, 2005. Thank you for your consideration of this and I look forward to working with you on this issue. Should you have any questions or wish to discuss this further, please contact me directly. /jg S:\ClerksOffice\Correspondence\COUNCIL\Slavin\Senior Citizen Tax Exemption - Memo to M&C.wpd 67

FINAL READING Sec. 19.5-52. Tax exemption for senior citizens. (a) This section is adopted to implement Title 22, Chapter 10 of the Delaware Code, as amended, granting exemptions from municipal taxation on real property for persons sixty-five (65) years of age or over. Compliance must be made with Chapter 10 and this section in order to qualify for such exemption. (b) The exemption shall be for real property owners sixty-five (65) years of age or over. If qualified, their real property shall be exempt from municipal taxation to the extent of the first twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) of assessed valuation. This exemption shall be subject to the following qualifications: (1) If the income of a property owner who resides alone exceeds the sum of ten thousand four hundred dollars ($10,400.00) fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) for the income tax year immediately preceding the date of making an application for the exemption, then the exemption shall not be granted. (2) If the income of a property owner and spouse who reside together exceeds the sum of eighteen thousand dollars ($18,000.00) twenty-one thousand dollars ($21,000) for the income tax year immediately preceding the date of making an application for the exemption, then the exemption shall not be granted. (3) In computing income of the property owner in order to determine entitlement for the deduction, social security benefits and railroad pensions shall not be considered as income. (4) The real property must be located within the limits of the city and must be used exclusively for residential purposes. (5) The real property must be the legal residence of, and be occupied in whole or in part by, the property owner. (6) The property owner must be the owner of record of said real property as of December 31 of the calendar year immediately preceding the date of making application for the exemption. (7) The property owner must have attained the age of sixty-five (65) by March 1 of the year in which the exemption application is filed. (8) Applications for exemption shall be filed in accordance with regulations adopted by the city council and for cause shown. The city assessor may accept and act upon applications received after any established application filing date. 68

(9) The city assessor is empowered to refund taxes paid by a qualified applicant who is entitled to an exemption and successfully files for same. (10) The city assessor's office shall be authorized to require any applicant to submit evidence substantiating income reported for receipt of the exemption. The city assessor may deny applications where requested income verification is not submitted by the applicant. (11) Appeals from denial of exemptions by the city assessor and any other complaints regarding the exemption process may be appealed by the taxpayer directly to the tax appeals committee established annually in April to hear taxpayer appeals. The tax appeals committee shall have the power to affirm, overrule or remand the decision of the city assessor. (12) Qualified senior citizens who fail to exercise their property tax exemption shall not be entitled to any interest payments on said exemption amount; nor shall unexercised property tax exemptions be retroactive beyond the current tax year. (13) Penalties, assessed to delinquent property tax accounts that are eligible for a senior citizen exemption that has not been exercised shall not be excused. (Ord. of 3-12-01) (14) City Council will review these numbers at the conclusion of each reassessment. ADOPTED: * 69