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CITY OF DOVER, DELAWARE
COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING
Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 6:00 PM
City Hall Council Chambers, 15 Loockerman Plaza, Dover, Delaware
AGENDA
THIS PAPERLESS PACKET HAS BEEN REVISED BY ADDING SUPPORTING
DOCUMENTS FOR THE SAFETY, ADVISORY, AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
ITEM #1 – PRIORITIZATION OF CITY OF DOVER STATE CAPITAL TRANSPORTATION
PROGRAM (CTP) PROJECTS (DAVID S. HUGG, III, CITY MANAGER)
Public comments are welcomed on any item and will be permitted at the appropriate time. When possible,
please notify the City Clerk (302-736-7008 or email at cityclerk@dover.de.us) should you wish to be
recognized.
VIRTUAL MEETING NOTICE
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participation information is as follows:
Dial: 1-650-479-3208
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CALL COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING TO ORDER
PARKS, RECREATION, AND COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT COMMITTEE
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
1. Review of Active Recreation Area Plan - Walker Road Apartments at Guinn Property on
Walker Road (Property of 6.83 acres +/- located on the north side of Walker Road and west
of Independence Boulevard. Planning Reference: Site Plan S-23-22) (Dawn Melson-
Williams, Principal Planner)
(Staff Recommendation: Approval of the active recreation area plan with the comments and
conditions provided.)
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2. Silver Lake Dam – Annual Inspection Review (Jason Lyon, Water/Wastewater Director)
(Staff Recommendation: To accept the Silver Lake Dam 2023 Dam Safety Inspection Report
and the FY 2024 Silver Lake Dam Inspection Updated Memorandum.)
MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS
Council President Hare
First District
Second District
Third District
Fourth District
At-Large
Mayor Christiansen
ADJOURNMENT OF THE PARKS, RECREATION, AND COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT
COMMITTEE MEETING
SAFETY ADVISORY AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
1. Prioritization of City of Dover State Capital Transportation Program (CTP) Projects
(David S. Hugg, III, City Manager)
(Staff Recommendation: Approval of 2024 Transportation Priorities)
2. Request for Waiver – Appendix A - Subdivisions, Article VI - Subdivision - General
Requirements and Design Standards, Section A – Streets: Subdivision Waiver of
Requirement for Two Connections to Public Street as associated with Site Plan for
Windward Ridge Apartments. (Property Owners: George L. Craig and Deborah J. Craig;
Robert G. Keller and Gloria K. Keller; and Bruce A. Burkett. Equitable Owner: Jack
Lingo Asset Management, LLC. Property Addresses: 57 Rocky Road, 4085 West Denneys
Road, and unaddressed parcel on West Denny’s Road. Tax Parcels: ED-05-056.00-01-
02.00-000, ED-05-056.00-01-03.00-000, and ED-05-056.00-01-04.00-000. Planning
Reference: S-23-19) (Dawn Melson-Williams, Principal Planner)
(Planning Commission Recommendation: The Site Development Plan Application S-23-19 was
represented by the developer/equitable owner of Jack Lingo Asset Management LLC, the
applicant’s engineering firm Morris & Ritchie Associates, Inc., the applicant’s traffic engineering
firm The Traffic Group, and their attorney from Saul Ewing. A Public Hearing was conducted
on October 16, 2023, where five members of the public spoke, and two written comments were
received. The Planning Commission deferred action on the Site Plan seeking additional
information. The Planning Commission received the additional information and continued the
review on November 20, 2023 and then moved by vote of 5-4 to grant conditional approval of
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the Site Development Plan and including a recommendation of approval of the Subdivision
Waiver allowing for one connection to the Public Street.)
ADJOURNMENT OF THE SAFETY ADVISORY AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
MEETING
LEGISLATIVE, FINANCE, AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
1. Evaluation of Proposals – Water Street Flooding Improvements Design (Jason Lyon,
Water/Wastewater Director)
(Staff Recommendation: Award contract to Century Engineering, LLC for the engineering
design of Water Street Flooding Improvements, RFP #24-0003WW, for $115,000.)
2. Civilian Pension Committee Report regarding COLA (Bob Gedney, General Employee
Pension Chair)
Committee Action Not Required.
3. Sanitation Enterprise Fund Discussion (Sharon Duca, Assistant City Manager / Mark
Nowak, Public Works Director)
(Staff Recommendation: Authorize staff to include the Sanitation Enterprise Fund in the
FY25 Budget.)
4. Discussion on Recruitment and Retention (Councilman David Anderson, David S. Hugg,
III, City Manager)
Committee Action Not Required.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE, FINANCE, AND ADMINISTRATION
COMMITTEE MEETING
ADJOURNMENT OF THE COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
THE AGENDA ITEMS AS LISTED MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED IN SEQUENCE. PURSUANT TO
29 DEL. C. §10004(e)(2), THIS AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE TO INCLUDE THE ADDITION
OR THE DELETION OF ITEMS, INCLUDING EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, WHICH ARISE AT THE
TIME OF THE MEETING