Regular Council Agenda

CITY OF DOVER, DELAWARE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, January 22, 2024 at 6:30 PM City Hall Council Chambers, 15 Loockerman Plaza, Dover, Delaware AGENDA VIRTUAL MEETING NOTICE This meeting will be held in the City Hall Council Chambers with electronic access via WebEx. Public participation information is as follows: Dial: 1-650-479-3208 Link: https://rb.gy/7qz5vm Event number: 2539 009 0545 Event password: DOVER (if needed) If you are new to WebEx, get the app now at www.webex.com/ to be ready when the meeting starts. The meeting can also be viewed on Comcast Channel 14, Verizon Channel 20, and on the City's Streaming Player located at www.cityofdover.com under "Quick Links". OPEN FORUM - 15 Minutes Prior to Official Meeting (6:15 p.m.) The “Open Forum” segment is provided to extend the opportunity to the general public to share their questions, thoughts, comments, concerns, and complaints. Discussion of any item appearing on the agenda as a public hearing is prohibited during the Open Forum as an opportunity will be provided during consideration of that item. Citizen comments are limited to three (3) minutes. Council is prohibited from taking action since they are not in official session; however, they may schedule such items as regular agenda items and act upon them in the future. INVOCATION - Elder Ellis B. Louden PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Councilwoman Pillsbury ADOPTION OF AGENDA ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA All Consent Agenda items are considered routine and non-controversial and will be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the Council. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of Council so requests, in which event the matter shall be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered a separate item.

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - January 22, 2024 PAGE 2 PRESENTATIONS 1. Delaware State University Choral Students Musical Presentation under the direction of Dr. Gregory McPherson PROCLAMATIONS 2. Black History Month 3. Human Trafficking Awareness Month CONSENT AGENDA ADOPTION OF MINUTES 4. Regular City Council Meeting of January 8, 2024 COMMITTEE REPORTS 5. Council Committee of the Whole Report of January 9, 2024 Utility Committee 6. Evaluation of Proposals - Downtown Dover Upgrades Engineering Design (Jason Lyon, Water/Wastewater Director) (Committee Recommendation: Award the contract to KCI Technologies for the engineering design of the Water Street Flooding Improvements, RFP# 24-0010WW, for $223,027.) Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee 7. Change Order - Mirror Lake Drainage Basin Improvements (Jason Lyon, Water/Wastewater Director) (Committee Recommendation: Approve the change order request from Gateway Construction, Inc. in the amount of $154.559. in accordance with the City of Dover Purchasing Policy & Procedures. The design engineer of the project will split the cost of the change order with the city.) 8. Update on potential revisions to the Zoning Ordinance for C-2 (Central Commercial Zone) per the Transforming Downtown Dover: Capital City 2023 Plan (Dawn Melson-Williams, Principal Planner) QUARTERLY REPORTS 9. Quarterly Revenue Report as of December 31, 2023 (Staff Recommendation: Acceptance of the Quarterly Revenue Report) 10. Quarterly Review - Capital Investment Plan (CIP) (October, November, and December)

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - January 22, 2024 PAGE 3 (Staff Recommendation: Acceptance of the Capital Investment Plan (CIP) report) CONFIRMATION OF POLICE PENSION ELECTION 11. Confirmation of Police Pension Election - Retired Captain Larry Gray - Three (3) Year Term to Expire January 31, 2027 ITEMS NOT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA 12. Consideration of Rescinding Resolution No. 2023-16 (Resolution Adopted by City Council on October 23, 2023) ORDINANCES FIRST READING REFERRAL - The First Reading is offered on the Proposed Ordinance. It is recommended for referral to the Planning Commission for a public hearing on FEBRUARY 20, 2024 and that a Public Hearing before City Council be set for MARCH 11, 2024 at 6:30 p.m., at which time the Final Reading and Council action will take place. The ordinance is available at the entrance of the Council Chambers, on the City's website at www.cityofdover.com under "Government," or by contacting the City Clerk's Office at 302-736-7008 or cityclerk@dover.de.us. 13. Proposed Ordinance #2024-03 Comprehensive Plan Amendment 2024-Consideration of Amendment to Map 12-1: Land Development Plan Map A. Ordinance 2024-03 - Review of an Amendment to the 2019 Comprehensive Plan with consideration of an amendment of Map 12-1: Land Development Plan to revise the Land Use Classification of the property located at 1079 Silver Lake Boulevard. The Request is to revise the Land Use Classification from Office to Mixed Use on Map 12-1: Land Development Plan Map. (Property Owner: Dover Federal Credit Union and equitable owner Charles Chiang. Property Address: 1079 Silver Lake Boulevard. Tax Parcel: ED-05-067.12-02-04.00-000. This is associated with Rezoning Application Z-24-02. Council District 4.) 14. Proposed Ordinance #2024-04-Lands of Dover Federal Credit Union at 1079 Silver Lake Boulevard: CPO to C-2A A. Ordinance 2024-04 Review and Recommendation of a Rezoning application for a parcel of land consisting of 5.04 acres+/-. The property is zoned CPO (Commercial and Professional Office Zone). The proposed zoning is C-2A (Limited Central Commercial Zone). The property is located at the eastern terminus of Silver Lake Boulevard. (The owner of record is Dover Federal Credit Union and equitable owner Charles Chiang. Property Address: 1079 Silver Lake Boulevard. Tax Parcel: ED-05-067.12-02-04.00-000. This is associated with Comprehensive Plan Amendment Application MI-24-01. Planning Reference: Z-24-02 Council District 4.) 15. Proposed Ordinance #2024-01 - Amending Appendix B - Zoning, Article 3 - District Regulations, Section 13 - Central Commercial Zone (C-2), Article 4 - Zoning and Bulk Parking Regulations, Section 4.14 - [C-1, C-1A, C-2, C-2A zones], Article 5 -

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - January 22, 2024 PAGE 4 Supplementary Regulations, Section 6 - Dumpsters for trash and recycling, Article 6 - Off-Street Parking, Driveways and Loading Facilities, Section 3 - Required Off-Street Parking Spaces, Article 12 - Definitions. CITY MANAGER’S ANNOUNCEMENTS MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS COUNCIL MEMBERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS ADJOURNMENT THE AGENDA ITEMS AS LISTED MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED IN SEQUENCE. PURSUANT TO 29 DEL. C. §10004(e)(2), THIS AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE TO INCLUDE THE ADDITION OR THE DELETION OF ITEMS, INCLUDING EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, WHICH ARISE AT THE TIME OF THE MEETING