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CITY OF DOVER, DELAWARE COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 6:00 PM City Hall Council Chambers, 15 Loockerman Plaza, Dover, Delaware AGENDA 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 This meeting will be held in City Hall Council Chambers with electronic access via WebEx. Public participation information is as follows: Dial: 1-650-479-3208 Link: https://rb.gy/01xlt5 Event number: 2535 274 5630 Event password: DOVER (if needed) If you are new to WebEx, get the app now at https://www.webex.com/ to be ready when the meeting starts. CALL COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING TO ORDER ADOPTION OF AGENDA SAFETY ADVISORY AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA 1. Debriefing/Post-Mortem on the Phish Music Festival (Kay Sass, Emergency Management Coordinator, Jim Hosfelt, Dover Motor Speedway, and City of Dover Fire Marshal's Office) (Committee Action Not Required) ADJOURNMENT OF THE SAFETY ADVISORY AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING 1

COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING - September 24, 2024 PAGE 2 UTILITY COMMITTEE ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA 1. Evaluation of Bids - Electric System Study (Paul Waddell, Electric Director) (Staff Recommendation: Award to Kinectrics AES.) ADJOURNMENT OF THE UTILITY COMMITTEE MEETING LEGISLATIVE, FINANCE, AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA 1. Discussion - Recreational Marijuana Land Uses, Related Zoning Regulations, and Review of the Marijuana Regulations Survey (David S. Hugg, III, City Manager and Ann Marie Townshend, Rossi Group) (Committee Action Not Required) 2. Sale and Disposition of Excess Real Property - 423 Collins Drive (David S. Hugg, III, City Manager) (Staff Recommendation: Approve sale/donation to Central Delaware Habitat for Humanity.) 3. Sale and Disposition of Excess Real Property - Adjacent to 600 Forest Street - Parcel ID: ED-05-076.12-02-75.00 (David S. Hugg, III, City Manager) (Staff Recommendation: Approve sale of surplus property to adjacent property owner.) 4. Discussion - Update on the State Pension (David S. Hugg, III, City Manager) (Committee Action Not Required) 5. Sole Vendor Purchase Approval for the VirTra Training System (Staff Recommendation: Approve the Sole Source Vendor Purchase for the VirTra Training System) 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 2

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Item 1. PHISH MONDEGREEN Dover Motor Speedway along with AEG Presents August 15-18, 2024 (Fans started loading in on Wednesday the 14th) Approximately + attendees for the weekend, numbers varied 32,000 some due to one day ticket sales Meetings: started planning about 1 year out from the event with various organizations 4 2

Item 1. Doing good.. Raising money for a good cause! 5 3

Item 1. Provided jobs for the local economy Box Office Attendants Festival Staff Production Runners Credentials Staff Hospitality Staff Worked with an organization called Clean Vibes for the Clean Vibes Green Team, to aid in keeping the festival grounds clean and green. 6 4

Item 1. FARMER’S MARKET Locally Sourced 7 5

Item 1. A peek into the grounds • Various artists • Replica of Baltimore’s City Hall stood 83 feet tall and was made completely of cardboard and tape, designed by a French artist Oliver Grossetete • Each festival PHISH does has a “theme” tying a message in with comedy as a surrealist. 8 6

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Item 1. Work with local, state, and federal authorities to ensure the safest possible experience for our fans, staff, volunteers, and artists. Uniformed and plain-clothed security are present throughout the venue and are available 24/7 to respond and assist with any safety or security needs. Info put out in advance to To ensure everyone’s safety, some of the security measures you will notice upon your arrival include vehicle searches, PHISH Fans bag checks, walk-through metal detectors for all staff and attendees, and weapon and explosives dog sweeps. If you see something, say something. If anything seems out of place or suspicious, please notify the nearest security, medical or general staff member. 12 10

Item 1. Participating • Dover Motor Speedway • AEG Presents • Kent County Haz Mat • DIAC Agencies • Dover Police • DEMA (Incident Management Team) • EMS • Dover Fire • Police (State, Smyrna, Cheswold, • Dover Fire Marshal Clayton, Camden) • Dover Emergency Management • Security Companies (4) • Dept. Of Public Health • Dover Planning, Licensing & Code Enforcement • DNREC • Dover Electric • CC TV • Advantech • Dover Water/Wastewater • Kent County 911 Dispatch • DelDOT • Kent County Paramedics • Homeland Security • Bayhealth • State Police EOD • Little Creek Fire • FBI 13 11

Item 1. Behind the Scenes “Build process” takes place approximately 2 months prior to the festival Fire Marshal’s Office has weekly and almost daily communication the final weeks leading up to the event A City of Dover Special Event Permit is submitted prior to the event Staff from the Fire Marshal’s Office conduct a walk through of the entire festival on Monday and Tuesday prior to the gates opening for the public to ensure compliance Electric Department confirms lighting along Persimmon Water/wastewater proactively flushed ahead of the event 14 12

• Michael Walker, the GIS Manager provided us with a layer to document all items handled during the festival. Item 1. • 155 points were plotted to include, but not be limited to: • Burn Patients: 4 – taken to PA • (1 Major, 3 Minor) • Fires: 1 • (Minor Pump Burnt Up) • Capacity/Occupant Load Discussions: 16 • Mobile Cooking Including Inspections: 41 Fire • Open Flame/Tents: 5 • Egress: 22 Marshal’s • Emergency/Exit Lights: 7 • City Electric Concerns and Poles near Power Lines: 3 Office • Unauthorized Structure and Furniture: 2 • EMR Contact: 1 (Golf Cart MVC) • Fire Marshal Contact: 7 • Evacuation Due to Weather: 1 • Lot Designation: 33 • (Includes Lot 18 Reconfiguration and Dead Ends, Lot 2 Overnight Parking Issues, Load In, and Locks for Gates) • Documentation was provided for the following: stages/structures 3rd party inspection, electrical inspections, certificate for flame retardant tents, amusement rides certification and insurance, and public health certificates. 15 13

Fire Item 1. Marshal’s Office • Life Safety Concerns direction of vehicles parked, access to roadways • Maintain clearances to ensure emergency apparatus and equipment can access. 16 14

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Item 1. PHISH 2024 LAW ENFORCEMENT DATA / SUMMARY 16 18

Item 1. Traffic Control / Hard Closures Leipsic @ Plaza to Persimmon Tree La. / Cir. E Jefferic Blvd. from DuPont to Buckson 19 17

Reportable Crime Data (mostly drugs) 18 Item 1. + 500 Grams Ketamine +1000 Grams MDMA/Molly/E +1200 Doses LSD (78 gms. liquid) ~ 3 Pounds Mushrooms / DMT ~ 2 Pounds Marijuana + 150 Tanks Nitrous Oxide 20

Item 1. What is it? 19  Ketamine: Typically used by medical professionals and veterinarians for anesthesia and acute pain in surgical, operative and emergency situations.  MDMA/Molly/E – Commonly known as Ecstasy. Produces an energizing effect, distortions in time and perception, and enhanced enjoyment of experiences.  LSD: A potent hallucinogen; available in saturated absorbent paper  Mushrooms/DMT: Produces short acting intense visual hallucinations  Nitrous Oxide: Known as laughing gas, leads to state of euphoria 21

Item 1. EMS • Ambulnz (Our EMS Provider) put an ambulance on the festival side to ensure that our constituents were being EMERGENCY MEDICAL covered without delay SERVICES 22 20

Item 1. Transported 19 patients to the Emergency Room (Includes the burn victims) EMS DATA Dispatched 17 calls for overdoses Kent County Dept of Public Health administered Naloxone (Narcan) twice throughout the festival, other entities did as well – we do not have the final number of doses administered. 23 21

Item 1. FIRST AID and MEDICAL AVAILABLE ONSITE Main Medical (Temporary Medical facility) owned by FORTIS USA Bayhealth: Staffed with medical professionals. This aids in not inundating the local emergency room. 24 22

Item 1. • Special thanks to Jim Hosfelt of Dover Motor Speedway and Kelly Ford, Katelyn Looking Yount, and Molly Zidow of AEG Presents for their outstanding working relationship forward to with the City staff, particularly the Fire Marshal’s Office. We look forward to our next working with you in the future! • FM Office logged 368 hours from event Wednesday at 5am till Sunday at 6pm (4 staff members, plus members of Code Enforcement used to assist with load in 2025 on the first day) • Thank you to all Dover divisions that worked before, during and after making this another successful event. 25 23

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Item 1. COMMITTEE ACTION FORM PROCEEDING: Council Committee of the Whole - Utility Committee DEPARTMENT OF ORIGIN: Electric DATE SUBMITTED: Sept 9, 2024 PREPARED BY: Paul Waddell, Electric Director SUBJECT: Evaluation of Bids – Electric System Study REFERENCE: N/A RELATED PROJECT: EE2505 – Electric System Study REVIEWED BY: Davis S. Hugg, III, City Manager and Patricia Marney, Interim Controller / Treasurer EXHIBITS: None EXPENDITURE REQUIRED: $110,600 AMOUNT BUDGETED: $750,000 FUNDING SOURCE (Dept./Page in CIP & Budget): Electric / Page 161 of City Budget TIMETABLE: Award after Council Approval RECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends awarding to Kinectrics AES. BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS This Committee Action Form (CAF) is to request the approval of the award of Request for Proposal (RFP) NO.:25-0003EL. The Electric Department released an RFP from qualified, licensed firms, to conduct an electrical system study on various aspects of the City’s electrical system. This will include recommendations for future capital projects, preparation for electric vehicles (EV) and renewable penetration and modifications and upgrades of the current equipment and configurations. Bids were solicited and advertised according to the City policy by the City’s Contract and Procurement Manager under RFP #25-0003EL. Direct solicitation was made to eleven (11) companies and advertised publicly and a total of three responses were received and evaluated with one submission being disqualified for being received after the deadline. After evaluating the three submissions and reviewing responses to reference requests, staff recommendation is to award the work to Kinectrics AES. Kinectrics AES Inc $110,600 Electric Power $395,772 Engineers LND Technical $756,700 Services 27

555 E. Loockerman Street, Suite 220 Dover, DE Item 199011. 443.330.5505 rossitg.com Proven Experts | Smarter Solutions Date: September 16, 2024 To: Dover City Council Committee of the Whole Dave Hugg, City Manager, City of Dover From: Ann Marie Townshend, Senior Project Manager CC: Sharon Duca, Assistant City Manager, City of Dover Dawn Melson-Williams, Principal Planner, City of Dover Re: Dover Marijuana Ordinance Development In preparation for discussion at the City Council Committee of the Whole (CCCW) meeting on September 24, 2024, the materials included in the attached packet are intended to assist in the continued deliberation regarding whether and where marijuana-related land uses will be permitted within the City of Dover. The purpose of this memorandum is to clearly outline the packet materials, identify where CCCW needs to take action, and outline next steps required to finalize and approve ordinances addressing marijuana-related land uses in Dover. I. Overview of Included Packet Materials The following documents have been developed as part of the ordinance development process. The PDF file is bookmarked for ease of navigation. 1. Draft Ordinances – These draft ordinances are the same as those presented at the August 5th meeting. There are four (4) total ordinances: a. Zoning of retail marijuana stores, b. Zoning of marijuana cultivation, manufacturing, and testing, c. Business licensing of retail marijuana stores, and d. Business licensing of cultivation, manufacturing, and testing. 2. Draft Ordinance Amendments a. Draft Amendment #1 – Allowing up to one (1) retail marijuana store as a conditional use in C-2, and b. Draft Amendment #2 – Allowing conversion of existing compassion center while exempting the converted compassion center from proposed distancing requirements. 3. White Paper 4. Questions and Answers from discussion that occurred at the August 5, 2024 meeting 5. Summary of Survey Results 6. Presentation Slides II. Decisions Needed The principal decision needed from the CCCW is whether, where, and in what manner the Committee recommends that marijuana-related land uses be permitted within the City of Dover. To facilitate this decision, the following questions identify areas where direction is needed to prepare ordinances for first reading: 1. Should the City allow any or all of the marijuana-related land uses authorized under the Marijuana Control Act? a. Cultivation b. Manufacturing Diversity. Passion. Synergy. 28

Dover Marijuana Ordinance Development Item 1. September 16, 2024 c. Testing d. Retail Stores 2. In what zones should the City allow each use? a. As presented in draft ordinances b. Draft Amendment #1 would ALSO allow retail marijuana stores as a conditional use in C-2 c. Other potential amendments 3. What additional conditions should the City impose? a. Distancing from certain uses i. K-12 Schools ii. Daycare Centers iii. Substance Rehabilitation Centers iv. Colleges and Universities v. Military Installations vi. Residential Zones b. If distancing is required, should language be included (Draft Amendment #2) to allow the existing compassion center to convert to a retail marijuana store without being held to the distancing requirements? III. Next Steps As discussed at the August 5, 2024, CCCW meeting, once the Committee releases a draft ordinance, Rossi staff will work with the City Clerk’s Office and City Manager to prepare a set of ordinances for first reading. Business license ordinances do not require a public hearing; they can be scheduled for final reading either at the next meeting, or when the zoning ordinances are scheduled for final reading. At the first reading of the zoning-related ordinances, City Council will schedule public hearing dates for Planning Commission and City Council. If the Committee recommends the ordinances following discussion at the meeting on September 24, 2024, the following schedule is anticipated:  First Reading on October 14, 2024  Public Hearing before Planning Commission on November 18, 2024 (zoning only)  Public Hearing before City Council and Final Reading on December 9, 2024 As a reminder, the moratorium on marijuana-related uses expires on December 31, 2024, unless extended. The Office of the Marijuana Commissioner will begin to issue conversion licenses in October 2024, cultivation licenses in November 2024, manufacturing licenses in December 2024, and retail and testing licenses in March 2025. If the City does not have an ordinance in place to address marijuana-related uses, these uses would be permitted based on their more general land use category (retail, agriculture, manufacturing, or laboratory). Page 2 of 2 29

Item 1. City of Dover CITY OF DOVER PROPOSED ORDINANCE #2024-25 1 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOVER, IN 2 COUNCIL MET: 3 4 That Appendix B – Zoning, Article 3 – District Regulations, Section 16 – Highway Commercial 5 Zone (C-4) be amended by inserting the text indicated in bold, blue text as follows: 6 7 Section 16. Highway Commercial Zone (C-4). 8 9 16.1 Uses permitted. In a highway commercial zone (C-4), no building or premises shall be used, 10 and no building or part of a building shall be erected, which is arranged, intended, or designed to 11 be used, in whole or in part, for any purpose, except the following: 12 13 (q) Retail marijuana stores, subject to the requirements outlined in Article 5, Section 24. 14 15 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED: 16 17 That Appendix B – Zoning, Article 5 – Supplementary Regulations, be amended by inserting the 18 text indicated in bold, blue font as follows: 19 20 24.6 Where permitted in accordance with Article 3, retail marijuana stores are 21 subject to the following restrictions: 22 23 24.61 The building footprint upon which a retail marijuana store is to be 24 located shall be at least 500 feet away from any private or public K-12 school 25 or hospital and at least 250 feet away from any residential zone, and from the 26 lot line of any college or university. 27 28 24.62 The building footprint within which a retail marijuana store is to be 29 located shall be at least 1 mile away from the lot line of any other retail 30 marijuana store within the City of Dover. 31 32 24.63 An application for a certificate of occupancy shall be accompanied by a 33 photocopy of a valid license as required by Chapter 13, Title 4 of the Delaware 34 State Code. 35 36 24.64 All building openings, entries, and windows shall be located, covered, or 37 screened in such a manner as to prevent a view into the interior from any public 38 or semipublic area. 30

Item 1. 39 40 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED: 41 42 That Appendix B – Zoning, Article 12 – Definitions, be amended by inserting the text indicated in 43 bold, blue font in proper alphabetical order as follows: 44 45 Article 12. – Definitions. 46 47 Retail marijuana store means an entity licensed by the State of Delaware to purchase 48 marijuana from marijuana cultivation facilities; to purchase marijuana and marijuana 49 products from marijuana product manufacturing facilities; and to sell marijuana and 50 marijuana products to consumers. 51 52 53 ADOPTED: * 54 55 56 SYNOPSIS 57 This ordinance amends Appendix B- Zoning of the Dover Code by adding the definition of retail 58 marijuana store, allowing retail marijuana stores to operate as permitted uses in certain zones, and 59 adding supplementary regulations, by which retail marijuana stores must abide. 60 61 (SPONSORS: ANDERSON and NEIL) 62 63 64 Action History 65 06/11/2024 - Introduction – Council Committee of the Whole/ Legislative, Finance, and 66 Administration Committee 31

Item 1. City of Dover CITY OF DOVER PROPOSED ORDINANCE #2024-25 1 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOVER, IN 2 COUNCIL MET: 3 4 That Appendix B – Zoning, Article 3 – District Regulations, Section 19 – Manufacturing Zone 5 (M) be amended by inserting the text indicated in bold, blue font as follows: 6 7 Section 19. – Manufacturing Zone (M). 8 9 19.1 Uses permitted. No building or premises shall be used, and no building or part of a building 10 shall be erected, which is arranged, intended, or designed to be used, in whole or in part, for any 11 purpose, except the following, and in accordance with performance standards procedure as set 12 forth in article 5, section 8 and subject to the site development plan approval as set forth in article 13 10, section 2: 14 15 19.17 Railroad yards, sidings, and storage facilities. 16 17 19.18 Marijuana cultivation facilities, marijuana manufacturing facilities, and 18 marijuana testing facilities subject to the requirements outlined in article 5, 19 section 24. 20 21 19.18 19.19 Accessory uses: 22 23 (a) On-site offices, clinics, food service facilities, recreation facilities and child day care 24 services collocated within the permitted use and limited to exclusive use by employees, 25 and such other accessory uses and structures clearly incidental to, and customary to and 26 associated with the permitted use. 27 (b) The following uses may be permitted as conditional uses if approved by the planning 28 commission in accordance with the provisions and procedures set forth in article 10, 29 section 1 and any specified requirements set forth below: 30 31 (1) Associated retail uses in conjunction with and accessory to a permitted use, 32 provided that the associated retail uses do not occupy more than 30 percent of 33 the gross floor area of the building or group of buildings on a lot. Parking shall 34 be provided at a rate of one parking space per 300 square feet of retail space for 35 the exclusive use of retail customers in addition to the bulk parking requirements 36 of this zoning district for a particular use. 37 32

Item 1. 38 (2) Outside storage which is incidental to the primary uses on the lot, within a 39 completely enclosed and secure area appropriately screened from public view 40 and not in any required setback from property lines. 41 42 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED: 43 44 That Appendix B – Zoning, Article 3 – District Regulations, Section 20 – Industrial Park 45 Manufacturing Zone (IPM) be amended by inserting the text indicated in bold, blue font as follows: 46 47 Section 20. – Industrial Park Manufacturing Zone (IPM). 48 49 20.1 Uses permitted. No building or premises shall be used and no building or part of a building 50 shall be erected, which is arranged, intended, or designed to be used, in whole or in part, for any 51 purpose, except the following, and in accordance with performance standards procedure as set 52 forth in article 5, section 8, and subject to site development plan approval as set forth in article 10, 53 section 2: 54 55 20.19 Marijuana cultivation facilities, marijuana manufacturing facilities, and 56 marijuana testing facilities, subject to the requirements outlined in Article 5, 57 Section 24. 58 59 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED: 60 61 That Appendix B – Zoning, Article 3 – District Regulations, Section 23 – Agricultural Zone (A) 62 be amended by inserting the text indicated in bold, blue font as follows: 63 64 Section 23 - Agricultural Zone (A). 65 66 23.1 Uses Permitted. In an agricultural zone (A), no land or building shall be used and no building 67 or part of a building shall be erected or altered which is arranged, intended or designed to be used, 68 in whole or in part, for any uses except the following: 69 70 23.17 Marijuana cultivation facilities, subject to the requirements outlined in Article 71 5, Section 24. 72 73 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED: 74 75 That Appendix B – Zoning, Article 5 – Supplementary Regulations, be amended by inserting the 76 text indicated in bold, blue font as follows: 77 78 Section 24. Marijuana Related Businesses. 79 80 24.1 Purpose. The purpose of this section is to protect public health and safety by 81 applying standards under which marijuana related businesses may operate 82 within the City of Dover, Delaware. 83 33

Item 1. 84 24.2 A compassion center is classified as retail use and is permitted in all commercial 85 zones where retail uses are permitted. 86 87 24.3 Where permitted in accordance with Article 3, marijuana cultivation facilities 88 are subject to the following restrictions: 89 90 24.31 The building footprint within which a marijuana cultivation facility is to 91 be located shall be at least 500 feet away from any residential zone, and any 92 private or public K-12 school, hospital, college or university. 93 94 24.32 All marijuana cultivation facilities shall install odor control technology, 95 as necessary, to control ventilation at the establishment in such a manner that 96 no odor from cannabis products can be detected outside the building on the 97 same property or on adjacent properties or in public rights-of-way, or within 98 any other unit located within the same building. The facility owner/operator 99 shall properly maintain all odor mitigation equipment to ensure maximum 100 efficiency. An application for a certificate of occupancy shall be accompanied 101 by a certification by a Professional Engineer, Certified Industrial Hygienist, or 102 other equivalently qualified professional that proposed odor control measures 103 will effectively eliminate outdoor odors associated with the cultivation of 104 marijuana. 105 106 24.33 An application for a certificate of occupancy shall be accompanied by a 107 photocopy of a valid license as required by Chapter 13, Title 4 of the Delaware 108 State Code. 109 110 24.34 All building openings, entries and windows shall be located, covered or 111 screened in such a manner as to prevent a view into the interior from any public 112 or semipublic area. 113 114 24.35 The applicant is responsible for complying with the Code of Ordinances 115 of the City of Dover, Delaware including all provisions in Chapter 110, Article 116 II, Sec. 110-31 and Chapter 110, Article III, Sec. 110-63. 117 118 24.36 The applicant is responsible for all costs associated with infrastructure 119 upgrades, alterations, changes, or extensions required to provide adequate 120 water, wastewater, and electric utility service. 121 122 24.4 Where permitted in accordance with Article 3, marijuana product 123 manufacturing facilities are subject to the following restrictions: 124 125 24.41 The building footprint within which a marijuana product manufacturing 126 facility is to be located shall be at least 500 feet away from any residential zone, 127 and from the lot line of any private or public K-12 school, hospital, college or 128 university. 129 34

Item 1. 130 24.42 All marijuana product manufacturing facilities shall install odor control 131 technology, as necessary, to control ventilation at the establishment in such a 132 manner that no odor from cannabis products can be detected outside the 133 building on the same property or on adjacent properties or in public rights-of- 134 way, or within any other unit located within the same building. The facility 135 owner/operator shall properly maintain all odor mitigation equipment to 136 ensure maximum efficiency. An application for a certificate of occupancy shall 137 be accompanied by a certification by a Professional Engineer, Certified 138 Industrial Hygienist, or other equivalently qualified professional that proposed 139 odor control measures will effectively eliminate outdoor odors associated with 140 the manufacturing of marijuana. 141 142 24.43 An application for a certificate of occupancy shall be accompanied by a 143 photocopy of a valid license as required by Chapter 13, Title 4 of the Delaware 144 State Code. 145 146 24.44 All building openings, entries, and windows shall be located, covered, or 147 screened in such a manner as to prevent a view into the interior from any public 148 or semipublic area. 149 150 24.45 The applicant is responsible for complying with the Code of Ordinances 151 of the City of Dover, Delaware including all provisions in Chapter 110, Article 152 II, Sec. 110-31 and Chapter 110, Article III, Sec. 110-63. 153 154 24.46 The applicant is responsible for all costs associated with infrastructure 155 upgrades, alterations, changes, or extensions required to provide adequate 156 water, wastewater, and electric utility service. 157 158 24.5 Where permitted in accordance with Article 3, marijuana testing facilities are 159 subject to the following restrictions: 160 24.51 The building footprint upon which a marijuana testing facility is to be 161 located shall be at least 500 feet away from any residential zone, and from the 162 lot line of any private or public K-12 school or hospital. 163 164 24.52 An application for a certificate of occupancy shall be accompanied by a 165 photocopy of a valid license as required by Chapter 13, Title 4 of the Delaware 166 State Code. 167 168 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED: 169 170 That Appendix B – Zoning, Article 12 – Definitions, be amended by inserting the text indicated in 171 bold, blue font in proper alphabetical order as follows: 172 173 Article 12. – Definitions. 174 175 Compassion center means a not-for-profit entity registered pursuant to § 4914A of 35

Item 1. 176 Title 16 of the Delaware State Code that acquires, possesses, cultivates, manufactures, 177 delivers, transfers, transports, sells, supplies, or dispenses marijuana, paraphernalia, or 178 related supplies and educational materials to registered qualifying patients who have 179 designated the dispenser to cultivate marijuana for their medical use and the registered 180 designated caregivers of these patients. 181 182 Marijuana cultivation facility or cultivation facility means an entity licensed by the 183 State of Delaware to cultivate, prepare, and package marijuana and sell marijuana to retail 184 marijuana stores, to marijuana product manufacturing facilities, and to other marijuana 185 cultivation facilities, but not to consumers. A marijuana cultivation facility may not produce 186 marijuana concentrates, tinctures, extracts, or other marijuana products. 187 188 Marijuana product manufacturing facility means an entity licensed by the State of 189 Delaware to: purchase marijuana; manufacture, prepare, and package marijuana products; 190 and sell marijuana and marijuana products to other marijuana product manufacturing 191 facilities and retail marijuana stores, but not to consumers. 192 193 Marijuana testing facility means an entity licensed by the State of Delaware to test 194 marijuana for potency and contaminants. 195 196 197 ADOPTED: * 198 199 200 SYNOPSIS 201 This ordinance amends Appendix B- Zoning of the Dover Code by adding definitions of 202 marijuana-related businesses (with the exception of retail stores), allowing these businesses to 203 operate as permitted uses in certain zones, and adding supplementary regulations, by which these 204 businesses must abide. 205 206 (SPONSORS: ANDERSON and NEIL) 207 208 209 Action History 210 06/11/2024 - Introduction – Council Committee of the Whole/ Legislative, Finance, and 211 Administration Committee 36

Item 1. City of Dover CITY OF DOVER PROPOSED ORDINANCE #2024-24 1 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOVER, IN 2 COUNCIL MET: 3 4 That Chapter 26 – Businesses, Article II – Licenses, Section 26-31. – Definitions, be amended by 5 inserting the text indicated in bold, blue, italics in alphabetical order as follows: 6 7 Sec. 26-31. Definitions. 8 9 The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings 10 ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: 11 12 Compassion center means a not-for-profit entity registered pursuant to §4914A of 13 Title 16 of the Delaware State Code that acquires, possesses, cultivates, manufactures, 14 delivers, transfers, transports, sells, supplies, or dispenses marijuana, paraphernalia, or 15 related supplies and educational materials to registered qualifying patients who have 16 designated the dispenser to cultivate marijuana for their medical use and the registered 17 designated caregivers of these patients. 18 19 Retail marijuana store means an entity licensed by the State of Delaware to purchase 20 marijuana from marijuana cultivation facilities; to purchase marijuana and marijuana 21 products from marijuana product manufacturing facilities, and to sell marijuana and 22 marijuana products to consumers. 23 24 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED: 25 26 That Appendix F – Fees and Fines, Chapter 26 – Businesses, Article II. - Licenses be amended 27 by inserting the text indicated in bold, blue font as follows: 28 Chapter 26. Businesses Fees and Fines Article II. Licenses Sec. 26-35. License required; fees Subsec. (d)(3) Merchants/bottlers/retail marijuana $0.00046 of stores/compassion centers rate aggregate gross purchases for resale/ Minimum fee $64.00 29 30 ADOPTED: * 31 37

Proposed Ordinance #2024-24 – Amending Chapter 26, Article II, Sec. 26-31, and Appendix F Page 2 Item 1. 32 SYNOPSIS 33 This ordinance amends Chapter 26 – Businesses of the Dover Code by adding definitions of 34 marijuana retail stores and compassion centers, and by adding marijuana retail store and 35 compassion center license types to Appendix F – Fees and Fines. 36 37 (SPONSORS: ANDERSON and NEIL) 38 39 Action History 38

Item 1. City of Dover CITY OF DOVER PROPOSED ORDINANCE #2024-24 1 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOVER, IN 2 COUNCIL MET: 3 4 That Chapter 26 – Businesses, Article II – Licenses, Section 26-31. – Definitions, be amended by 5 inserting the text indicated in bold, blue, italics in alphabetical order as follows: 6 7 Sec. 26-31. Definitions. 8 9 The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings 10 ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: 11 12 Marijuana cultivation facility or cultivation facility means an entity licensed by the 13 State of Delaware to cultivate, prepare, and package marijuana and sell marijuana to retail 14 marijuana stores, to marijuana product manufacturing facilities, and to other marijuana 15 cultivation facilities, but not to consumers. A marijuana cultivation facility may not produce 16 marijuana concentrates, tinctures, extracts, or other marijuana products. 17 18 Marijuana product manufacturing facility means an entity licensed by the State of 19 Delaware to: purchase marijuana; manufacture, prepare, and package marijuana products, 20 and sell marijuana and marijuana products to other marijuana product manufacturing 21 facilities and retail marijuana stores, but not to consumers. 22 23 Marijuana testing facility means an entity licensed by the State of Delaware to test 24 marijuana for potency and contaminants. 25 26 27 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED: 28 29 That Appendix F – Fees and Fines, Chapter 26 – Businesses, Article II. - Licenses be amended 30 by inserting the text indicated in bold, blue font as follows: 31 Chapter 26. Businesses Fees and Fines Article II. Licenses Sec. 26-35. License required; fees Subsec. (d)(2) Manufacturers/contractors/marijuana cultivation, $0.00046 of product manufacturing, and testing facilities rate aggregate gross receipts/ Minimum fee 39

Item 1. Proposed Ordinance #2024-24 – Amending Chapter 26, Article II, Sec. 26-31, and Appendix F Page 2 $128.00 32 33 ADOPTED: * 34 35 SYNOPSIS 36 This ordinance amends Chapter 26 – Businesses of the Dover Code by adding definitions of 37 marijuana cultivation, product manufacturing, and testing facilities, and by adding these business 38 license types to Appendix F – Fees and Fines. 39 40 (SPONSORS: ANDERSON and NEIL) 41 42 Action History 40

Item 1. Retail Zoning Ordinance Amendments Draft Amendment #1: Zoning Ordinance Amendment adding “Retail marijuana stores” as permitted use in C-2 BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED: That Appendix B – Zoning, Article 3 – District Regulations, Section 13 – Central commercial zone (C-2) be amended by inserting the text indicated in bold, blue text as follows: 13.1 Conditional Uses. The following uses are permitted, condition upon the approval of the planning commission in accordance with the procedures and subject to the general conditions set forth in Article 10, section 1: (b) Retail marijuana stores, subject to the requirements outlined in Article 5, Section 24. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED: That Appendix B – Zoning, Article 5 – Supplementary Regulations, be amended by inserting the text indicated in bold, blue font as follows: 24.65 No more than one (1) retail marijuana store may operate in the central commercial C-2 Zone. 41

Item 1. Retail Zoning Ordinance Amendments Draft Amendment #2: Zoning Ordinance Amendment Exempting Conversion Licenses from Distancing Requirements BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED: That Appendix B – Zoning, Article 5 – Supplementary Regulations, be amended by inserting the text indicated in bold, blue font as follows: 24.7 A Compassion Center licensed by the State of Delaware on or before January 1, 2024, that obtains a conversion license under the State of Delaware Marijuana Regulations, must comply with the requirements of Article 3 District Regulations, and shall be exempt from distancing requirements detailed in Appendix B- Zoning, Article 5- Supplementary Regulations, 24.61 and 24.62. 42

Item 1. Recreational Marijuana White Paper Problem Statement Recreational marijuana became legal in the state of Delaware on July 5, 2023, when The Delaware Marijuana Control Act went into effect. This means that adults (ages 21+) may legally possess personal use quantities of marijuana in Delaware. Adults may also legally consume marijuana on private property. The Delaware Marijuana Control Act allows municipalities to regulate land uses relating to cultivation, manufacturing, testing, and sale of marijuana within their jurisdiction through local ordinance. The City of Dover needs to determine a path forward to best manage the presence of this industry through local zoning ordinance. What can an ordinance accomplish? CAN CANNOT A municipal ordinance may prohibit the operation of A municipal ordinance may not prevent marijuana marijuana establishments within their jurisdiction. establishments from opening outside of City limits in Kent County or in unincorporated areas. A municipal ordinance may regulate the time, place, or A municipal ordinance may not prevent adults from manner in which marijuana establishments operate. legally purchasing recreational marijuana at a licensed establishment, possessing marijuana within City limits, or using marijuana within City limits on private property. A municipal ordinance may not create a specific marijuana licensing fee or tax, though they may collect uniformly imposed fees and taxes. Why is an ordinance needed? The City Code does not currently define, zone land uses, or dictate regulations for marijuana related businesses. It is important that the City of Dover pass an ordinance to provide the public, business owners, City staff, and the Office of the Marijuana Commissioner (OMC) with clear guidance on whether, where, and under what conditions marijuana establishments are permitted within City limits. When is an ordinance needed? The Office of the Marijuana Commissioner will begin to accept applications for recreational marijuana business licenses on September 1, 2024. It is important for the City to have an ordinance in place soon, as licensees will begin selecting business locations as early as November 2024. Four license types will be issued based on the following schedule mandated by The Delaware Marijuana Control Act: License Type License Description Date Licenses Number of Begin Being Licenses Issued Issued Statewide Marijuana Cultivation facilities will grow marijuana plants indoors, 11/1/2024 Up to 60 Cultivation prepare and package marijuana, and sell to cultivation or Facility product manufacturing facilities. They are NOT open to the public. Updated September 9, 2024 Page 1 of 3 43

Item 1. Marijuana Manufacturing facilities will manufacture, prepare, and 12/1/2024 Up to 30 Product package marijuana products and sell to manufacturing Manufacturing facilities or retail marijuana stores. They are NOT open to the public. Retail Marijuana Retail stores will purchase marijuana products from 3/1/2025 Up to 30 Store manufacturing facilities and sell to consumers. They ARE open to the public. Marijuana Testing facilities will test for potency and contaminants to 3/1/2025 Up to 5 Testing Facility ensure that products meet State safety standards. They are NOT open to the public. Ordinance Options OPTION 1 Prohibit all recreational marijuana businesses within the City of Dover PROS CONS This is a straightforward policy to administer and Prohibition would not address common concerns enforce. related to marijuana legalization such as odors, possession or usage on private property. Marijuana businesses may open in the County just outside of Dover City limits or in enclave areas surrounded by Dover. Prevents the existing compassion center from converting to a retail license at their current location. OPTION 2 Allow marijuana related businesses to open as permitted use within certain zones in the City of Dover. PROS CONS This option gives the City control over elements of Lack of community consensus about where and if uses these uses (i.e. time and place). should be allowed in Dover. Retail establishments provide access to legal marijuana Retail marijuana establishments generally operate in products that meet State safety standards. cash, making them potential targets for crime. The public will have an opportunity to object to the Marijuana cultivation and manufacturing facilities may issuance of a license near their property as there is a produce a strong odor and be large consumers of water public notice process mandated by the State. and energy. OPTION 2a Allow marijuana related businesses only with additional restrictions to regulate the time, place, or manner in which businesses operate. PROS CONS Distancing requirements could be utilized to prevent a Spatial evaluation will be needed to ensure that marijuana facility from opening too close to other uses proposed facility locations meet distancing such as K-12 Schools or residential zones. requirements in place. Additionally, the City may: limit hours of operation, Extensive buffering requirements and zoning require additional odor control technology, implement restrictions create administrative challenges for staff standards in terms of architectural design, signage, and and confusion among the public. Each additional outdoor lighting, and require regular removal of litter requirement adds to the administrative burden of and graffiti. executing the ordinance. For example, the City does not maintain a comprehensive list of some types of facilities, which makes applying buffers difficult. Updated September 9, 2024 Page 2 of 3 44

Item 1. Additional Considerations The Office of the Marijuana Commissioner (OMC) is the agency responsible for regulating the recreational marijuana industry in Delaware. The OMC has developed regulations for the recreational marijuana industry that address the application and licensing process, specific facility requirements, staffing, safety and security, product tracking, health standards, packaging and labeling requirements, advertising, product testing, taxation, policy enforcement, and more. Regulations are finalized and in effect as of September 11, 2024. Meanwhile, information regarding the most recent Proposed Marijuana Regulations is available here: Office of the Marijuana Commissioner (delaware.gov) Q&A Can existing compassion centers be ‘grandfathered in’ at their current location? HB408 became effective on 7/17/2024. This bill creates a temporary conversion license for existing medical marijuana compassion centers to operate for recreational marijuana purposes. The OMC will start the licensing process in August. Businesses will be converted by 10/31/2024 with adult use sales beginning no sooner than April 2025. The proposed ordinance would add the definition of a compassion center to City Code and allow compassion centers as a permitted use in all zones. Adding a ‘grandfather’ clause to the ordinance COULD allow the existing compassion center located on Route 13 in Dover to convert to a retail license at their existing location IF recreational marijuana retail uses are permitted in the C-4 Highway Commercial Zone. To do this, language would be added to the proposed ordinance that would exempt compassion centers operating prior to the passage of the Marijuana Control Act from buffering requirements in converting to a marijuana retail store, provided that the facility is located in a zone that allows marijuana retail stores. Can existing shops that sell smoke, vape, and CBD products be ‘grandfathered in’ at their current location? ‘Grandfathering’ is typically used when a use was once permitted but is no longer permitted in a certain zone. ‘Grandfathering’ provisions allow for existing uses that operated legally prior to a change in code to continue operation. In the case of compassion centers, while the use is different, it is similar to the marijuana retail store in that the product is the same and that these compassion centers operate under a license issued by the State. This is not the case for shops that sell smoke, vape, and CBD products. Neither State nor City Code provides a definition of a shop selling smoke, vape, or CBD products, nor maintains a list of these facilities. These establishments are currently treated as retail use within the City’s Zoning Ordinance. This means that there is not an easy way to differentiate between shops selling smoke, vape, and CBD products and any other retail use (i.e. a gas station that sells cigarettes), making it difficult to draft code language to grandfather these uses. Shops that sell vape, smoke, and CBD products are markedly different uses from marijuana retail stores as defined by the Marijuana Control Act, which further complicates efforts to ‘grandfather’ these facilities. Additionally, there are several shops selling smoke, vape, and CBD products throughout commercial zones in Dover, potentially in areas where marijuana retail uses would not be permitted in whatever ordinance is approved by City Council. Updated September 9, 2024 Page 3 of 3 45

Item 1. Marijuana Ordinance Q&A Compassion Centers & Conversion Licenses What is a compassion center? Delaware’s Medical Marijuana Act created the state’s Medical Marijuana Program, which has been operated by the Office of Medical Marijuana within Delaware Health and Social Services (DHSS) Division of Public Health. Under State code, municipalities may regulate but may not prohibit compassion centers from operating within their jurisdiction. Title 16 § 4902A of the Delaware Code defines a Registered Compassion Center as a “not-for-profit entity registered pursuant to §4914A of this title that acquires, possesses, cultivates, manufactures, delivers, transfers, transports, sells, supplies, or dispenses marijuana, paraphernalia, or related supplies and educational materials to registered qualifying patients who have designated the dispenser to cultivate marijuana for their medical use and the registered designated caregivers of these patients.” The Delaware Marijuana Control Act created a new recreational marijuana program to be operated by the Office of the Marijuana Commissioner within the Department of Safety and Homeland Security (DSHS). House Bill 425 became effective in July 2024. This bill moves the Office of Medical Marijuana from DHSS to the Office of the Marijuana Commissioner within DSHS. There are currently 12 open compassion centers in the state of Delaware, one of which is located within the City of Dover on Jefferic Boulevard. Some compassion centers, such as Best Buds, operate as dispensaries that simply sell medical marijuana products to medical cardholders. Others grow, manufacture, and sell medical marijuana. What is a conversion license? House Bill 408 became effective July 2024. This bill creates a conversion license for existing medical marijuana compassion centers to operate for recreational marijuana purposes. The Office of the Marijuana Commissioner plans to begin the conversion license process in early August and have all businesses converted before October 31st of this year. Converted companies will be able to expand growing and manufacturing operations once the license is awarded, though no adult use sales will occur prior to April of 2025, which is when the recreational marijuana retail establishments will open. Will conversion license holders retain not-for-profit status? No. According to Delaware State Code, a Compassion Center must have not-for-profit status. When medical companies convert to dual use, retaining not-for-profit status will no longer be a requirement, though license holders will be required to certify that they will continue to support medical patients. With conversion, the recreational marijuana retail stores will also sell medical marijuana to medical cardholders. What will happen to compassion centers? The Office of the Marijuana Commissioner expects the demand for medical marijuana compassion centers to decline as recreational marijuana retail stores open. As such, they expect all medical locations to request conversion licenses. If an existing compassion center is issued a conversion license by the state, but local code does not allow a 1 of 5 46

Item 1. recreational marijuana business to operate at the existing location, the business would have to relocate to utilize the conversion license. It is expected that medical marijuana cardholders will utilize recreational retailers. The advantage of having a medical card is that these patients will not have to pay the tax levied on recreational marijuana, and those who are not eligible to purchase recreational marijuana would still have access (i.e. a person under 21 years of age with medical need). Water and Energy Consumption How much water and energy does a marijuana cultivation facility utilize? Water Use Local Examples After reaching out to existing operations in Delaware, which include both cultivation and manufacturing activities, we learned that water use varies significantly depending on the cultivation method used. On the lower end, there is a facility of about 10,000 SF that uses an amount of water comparable to 5-6 houses. There is another facility of approximately 100,000 SF whose peak use was 75,000 gallons of water in a month. Additional Research Studies have found that cannabis requires significantly more water than other crops such as wheat, corn, soybeans. A commonly referenced statistic on water usage within cannabis grow operations comes from a 2021 study from the Journal of Cannabis Research, which found that on average, one cannabis plant needs 6 gallons of water per day (Source: How much water does it take to grow cannabis? | Cannabis | Tucson Weekly) The Cannabis Control Commission for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts provides information on Best Management Practices for Water Usage. They note that water usage may differ between indoor marijuana cultivation facilities depending on the plant cultivation method used. Additionally, water recycling systems may be used to clean and filter used water back into irrigation, reducing the amount of freshwater input into the system. That said, medical marijuana studies estimate that a 250 SF grow room would generally require 98 inches of water per year, or 40 gallons of water per day. Dover Water System Analysis The City of Dover Water and Wastewater Department completed an analysis to determine the sufficiency of the water system to support marijuana cultivation in the IPM, M and A zones. Based upon the modeling, the system could support the water demand associated with a 100,000-square-foot cultivation facility in most areas where the current draft ordinance proposes allowing cultivation facilities. In some areas, an increase in the size of the water main might be required to meet fire flow requirements. City staff ran the model using water demand at 108 Thousand gallons (Tgal) per day and also at 75 Tgal per month. The higher number is based on industry research, and the lower number is based on the actual water demand for a cultivation and manufacturing facility in Delaware. The modeling identified several areas where the required fire flow could not be supported even with a water main upgrade. Language could be added to the draft ordinance that specifies that off-site upgrades, including water main replacement to support demand, would be the responsibility of the applicant. For revenue projection, using the conservative estimate of the 75 Tgal per month demand for the Delaware example, the water revenue would be approximately $275 per month or $3,300 annually. 2 of 5 47

Item 1. Electric Consumption Local Example After reaching out to existing operations in Delaware, which include both cultivation and manufacturing activities, we learned that water use varies depending on the cultivation method used. There is a facility of about 10,000 SF whose demand for electricity is roughly equal to 30 houses in the area. There is also a warehouse of approximately 100,000 SF whose monthly electric use peaked at 536,000 kWh in a month. Newark: To address the variability in water and energy use, Newark ensured that their code allows them to deny plans if they would exceed the capacity of existing utility infrastructure, with the option for the developer to pay for necessary upgrades to move the project forward. National Examples Oregon: Within the state, cannabis cultivators are generally required to forecast their energy needs before beginning operation and must also submit annual energy use reports. Oak Creek, Colorado: This is a small town of about 1,000 people with public power. They have a one block industrial area, which now houses a number of cannabis businesses including four grow operations. Their town administrator said that the business brought a 26% increase in load, leading to $800,000 in revenues in 2016. They were projecting $1 million in revenues the following year but invested $460,000 in electric system upgrades. Upgrades were supported, in part, by annual licensing fees as well as plant investment fees collected from cannabis businesses. Boulder, Colorado: Requires commercial growers to pay $2.16 per kilowatt hour or use renewable energy systems to reduce their loads. Source: Putting the ‘Green’ in Renewable Energy at Cannabis Grow Facilities: Pullman & Comley (pullcom.com) Additional Research A 2018 report from the American Public Power Association notes that there is a need for more data regarding marijuana cultivation and energy consumption. It is known that growing cannabis indoors requires the use of lighting, venting, and air conditioning, which all require electricity. However, it has been a challenge for utilities to establish a baseline energy consumption rate for this industry. Based on interviews with medical marijuana growers in California, one utility came up with a rough standard:  A single 1,000-watt high density discharge light consumes 1,100 watts per four foot-by-four foot area. That averages out to 68.8 watts per square foot. However, it is possible to use more energy efficient lighting implements, such as LED’s.  The report also references a 2012 study by Evan Mills published in the journal Energy Policy, which found that it takes about 13,000 kWh a year to operate a four-by-four-by-eight foot grow area.  An account manager from a Public Utility in Washington is quoted in the report comparing a cannabis grow operation with the load profile of a data center or a hospital. The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) reported on average electricity consumption in Boulder County Colorado in 2015.  The average electricity consumption of a 5,000-square-foot indoor marijuana cultivation facility was 41,808 kWh per month. By comparison, the average household in the county used about 630 kWh per month. 3 of 5 48

Item 1. Dover Electric System Analysis The City of Dover Electric Department determined that based on a 100,000-square-foot cultivation facility, with an electric demand of 5.36 kWh per square foot per month, the annual demand would be about 6.4 Megawatts. Such a facility would be the fourth largest electric customer in Dover. The Department determined that the system could support this demand. This hypothetical customer would pay approximately $462,500 for electricity in a year, $100,000 - $150,000 of which would go to purchase of power. How much water and energy does a marijuana manufacturing facility utilize? There is very little available research on this subject. The bulk of literature addressing heavy water and energy consumption in the marijuana industry focuses on cultivation. Manufacturing marijuana may be similar to other manufacturing uses in terms of water and energy use. The demand for water and energy would vary depending on the size of the facility and equipment and practices used. Sustainable Practices There are practices that can help cannabis grow facilities to reduce water and energy consumption. Solar power generation, use of LED light bulbs, and drip water irrigation are some examples. Generally, water and energy standards are handled at the state level. Most states where cannabis is legal, including Colorado, do not require cultivation facilities to meet specific energy standards, though Illinois and Massachusetts do. The Office of the Marijuana Commissioner’s Draft Regulations require that marijuana cultivation facilities have an environmental and sustainability plan that includes efforts the facility will take to minimize the environmental impact of its operations and plans to minimize water usage. Odor Mitigation Unlike sustainable practices, odor mitigation is more often handled at the local level. For example, nearly every county in Colorado has a strict odor ordinance. Ordinances generally require the use of some kind of filtration system. The most common type is Carbon Filtration, though biofilters, ozone generators, and other methods are also used. The National Cannabis Industry Association Policy Council issued a publication addressing industry impacts, best management practices, and policy considerations in 2020. The section titled ‘Best Management Practices: Air Quality’ on page 40 includes a detailed summary of odor control technology used. They note that Carbon Filtration is the most commonly used and recommended technology for reducing odor emissions as they are effective and reliable when properly maintained. Canada has federal requirements for odor filtration. Before obtaining a commercial license for indoor production of cannabis, applicants need to demonstrate that they have an adequate air filtration system. Health Canada’s Good production practices guide for cannabis contains the requirements for filtration and ventilation systems and proper maintenance is required (Section 5.1.5.1). Some ordinances require that the applicant hire a specialist (such as HVAC technician) to help them comply with local odor control requirements. According to an article in Chemical and Engineering News, Byers Scientific is an example of a company working to create emerging odor-mitigation technology. They combine “Carbon Scrubbers” and vaporizers to mitigate odors caused by the venting process, which is when roof vents are opened to control temperature and humidity. The carbon scrubbers absorb odors before air passes through a waterless vapor emitted along the base of each top vent. The vapor neutralizes the odors before they are released into the environment, according to Byers Scientific. 4 of 5 49

Item 1. Cultivation within Agricultural Preservation Districts Are Marijuana Cultivation Facilities permitted within Agricultural Preservation Districts? Agricultural Preservation Districts are administered by the State’s Department of Agriculture. The Department of Agriculture does not have clear guidance to answer this question at this time, although they raised two major considerations. First, according to the Department of Agriculture, agricultural buildings are permitted within Agricultural Preservation Districts, which might allow for cultivation operations. However, ancillary uses, such as offices, laboratories, and processing areas, would not be permitted within an Agricultural Preservation District. The existing cultivation facilities in Delaware also include associated/ancillary uses, including manufacturing, testing, and retail. Any uses other than cultivation would clearly not be permitted (as either a principal or accessory use) within Agricultural Preservation Districts. Second, some Agricultural Conservation Easements were purchased with a combination of State and Federal funds. Marijuana remains illegal under federal law, so this would also need to be considered if a request came forward. Further review and consultation with the Department of Agriculture would be necessary if the City received a request to allow a cultivation facility on a property within an Agricultural Preservation District. 5 of 5 50

Item 1. Summary of City of Dover Marijuana Survey Following several discussions before the City Council Committee of the Whole (CCCW) regarding marijuana legalization and whether and where marijuana-related land uses should be permitted within the City of Dover, City Administration and Rossi Group developed an online survey to gauge public opinion. The survey (attached at the end of this document) was published through Constant Contact on July 2, 2024, and the link to the survey was shared with City Council, through social media outlets, and on the City’s website. At a CCCW meeting on July 9, 2024, the Committee discussed the survey and requested that paper copies be made available and the survey be inserted in City utility bills beginning on July 15, 2024. Further, the closing date for the survey was extended from July 21, 2024 to August 31, 2024. In accordance with this direction, City staff placed paper surveys and drop boxes at City buildings, including Customer Service (5 E. Reed Street), City Hall Inspections Counter, the John W. Pitts Center, and the Dover Public Library. When the survey closed, the City had received a total of 2,228 surveys. Of these 831 were paper surveys and 1,409 surveys were completed online. The following is a summary of both the paper and online surveys received. Not all respondents completed every question, so the number of respondents for each question is indicated a “N=”. For some questions, there were open-ended questions where the respondent could provide a comment. These responses are captured at the end of this document. With the exception of correcting spelling errors and fixing characters that exported from the survey platform incorrectly, the responses documented in this report are verbatim as submitted by the respondents. 1 51

Item 1. Summary of Marijuana Survey Results 1. What is your age? Under Options 21: Under 21: 15 1% 1% 21-34: 21-34: 365 16% 16% 35-44: 387 17% Over 64: 45-54: 298 13% 37% 55-64: 332 15% 35-44: Over 64: 831 37% 17% N= 2228 55-64: 45-54: 15% 13% Non- Prefer 2. What is your gender Binary not to 1% answer Options 3% Male 1053 47% Female 1102 50% Male Non-Binary 12 1% Female 47% 49% Prefer not to 59 3% answer N= 2226 3. What Council District do you live in? Do not live in City, but Options own a business in City:, 4% District 1: 345 17% District 2: 388 19% District 1: Do not live in 17% District 3: 386 19% City: District 4: 192 9% 22% Unknown: 216 10% District 2: Do not live in City, 91 4% 19% but own a business Unknown: in City: 10% Do not live in City: 457 22% District 4: District 3: N= 2075 9% 19% 2 52

Item 1. 4. Which of the following policy options do you support? Other 1% Options Dover should ALLOW recreational 749 34% marijuana businesses within the City without any special restrictions. ALLOW Dover should ALLOW recreational 289 13% without any marijuana businesses within the City restrictions with strong controls. PROHIBIT all 34% Dover should only ALLOW some 262 12% 40% recreational marijuana businesses within the City with strong controls. ALLOW all Dover should only PROHIBIT all 886 40% with strong recreational marijuana businesses from ALLOW some controls opening within City limits. with strong 13% controls ALLOW Other 37 2% 12% 58% N= 2223 5. Do you support allowing any of the following 1250 marijuana related uses in the City? (You can 1188 choose multiple responses) 1200 1150 Options 1100 1059 1068 Cultivation 1059 48% 1050 Manufacturing 1003 45% 1003 Retail 1188 53% 1000 Testing 1068 48% 950 All 2228 Respondents 900 Cultivation Manufacturing Retail Testing 6. Do you support allowing marijuana cultivation, Uncertain manufacturing, and testing facilities in Industrial and 7% Manufacturing zones within the City of Dover? Options Yes 1148 52% No 917 41% Yes No 52% Uncertain 146 7% 41% N= 2211 3 53

Item 1. 7. Do you support allowing marijuana cultivation, Other manufacturing, and testing facilities in other locations Uncertain within the City of Dover? If "yes" please list possible 9% 3% locations in "other" Options Yes Yes 837 38% 38% No 1117 50% Uncertain 213 10% No Other 61 3% 50% N= 2228 Uncertain 8. Do you support allowing marijuana cultivation facilities 6% in Agricultural zones within the City of Dover? Note: Agricultural zones appear in green on the map. Options Yes 1151 52% Yes No 926 42% No 52% Uncertain 139 6% 42% N= 2216 9. Do you support allowing retail marijuana stores along Uncertain the Route 13/Bay Road Corridor within the City of 4% Dover? Options Yes 1192 54% No 940 42% No Yes Uncertain 89 4% 42% 54% N= 2221 4 54

Item 1. 10. Do you support allowing retail marijuana stores in Downtown Dover? Uncertain 4% Options Yes 1008 45% No 1131 51% Uncertain 81 4% Yes N= 2220 No 45% 51% Other 11. Do you support allowing retail marijuana stores in 8% other locations within the City of Dover? If "yes" please respond where in "other" section. Options Yes 976 43% Yes No 1141 50% 42% Other 175 8% No N= 2292 50% 5 55

Item 1. 12. How important is it that there be a buffer or minimum distance required between marijuana cultivation, manufacturing, and testing facilities and the following types of places? 2000 Schools 1632 Schools 1500 Not at all 284 13% 1000 Somewhat 258 12% Very 1632 75% 500 284 258 N= 2174 0 Not at all Somewhat Very 2000 Daycares 1632 Daycares 1500 Not at all 297 14% 1000 Somewhat 253 12% Very 1632 75% 500 297 253 N= 2182 0 Not at all Somewhat Very 1600 Rehabilitation Centers 1353 Rehabilitation Centers 1400 1200 Not at all 461 21% 1000 Somewhat 342 16% 800 Very 1353 63% 600 461 342 400 N= 2156 200 0 Not at all Somewhat Very 1400 Parks 1217 Parks 1200 Not at all 556 26% 1000 Somewhat 391 18% 800 556 600 Very 1217 56% 391 400 N= 2164 200 0 Not at all Somewhat Very 6 56

Item 1. 1400 Residential 1195 1200 Residential 1000 Not at all 582 27% 800 582 Somewhat 391 18% 600 391 Very 1195 55% 400 N= 2168 200 0 Not at all Somewhat Very 1400 Hospitals 1184 Hospitals 1200 Not at all 631 29% 1000 Somewhat 354 16% 800 631 Very 1184 55% 600 354 400 N= 2169 200 0 Not at all Somewhat Very 7 57

Item 1. 13. How important is it that there be a buffer or minimum distance required between marijuana retail stores and the following types of places? Schools Schools 2000 1619 Not at all 265 12% 1500 Somewhat 287 13% 1000 Very 1619 75% 500 265 287 N= 2171 0 Not at all Somewhat Very Daycares Daycares 2000 1566 Not at all 334 15% 1500 Somewhat 270 12% 1000 Very 1566 72% 500 334 270 N= 2170 0 Not at all Somewhat Very Rehabilitation Centers Rehabilitation Centers 1500 1326 Not at all 455 21% Somewhat 367 17% 1000 Very 1326 62% 455 367 500 N= 2148 0 Not at all Somewhat Very Parks Parks 1500 1206 Not at all 574 27% 1000 Somewhat 381 18% 574 Very 1206 56% 500 381 N= 2161 0 Not at all Somewhat Very 8 58

Item 1. Hospitals Hospitals 1500 1150 Not at all 656 30% 1000 Somewhat 349 16% 656 Very 1150 53% 500 349 N= 2155 0 Not at all Somewhat Very Residential Residential 1138 1200 Not at all 666 31% 1000 Somewhat 359 17% 800 666 Very 1138 53% 600 359 400 N= 2163 200 0 Not at all Somewhat Very 14. What concerns do you have about allowing 1600 marijuana related facilities in the City of 1338 1400 Dover? (You can choose more than one) 1145 1200 998 1000 902 Options Total 800 622 Increased Crime 1145 575 600 470 447 Decreased Property Value 902 400 Noise 622 200 Impact on Youth 470 0 Traffic Congestion 998 Environmental Impact 575 Odor 1338 Other 447 15. What potential benefits do you see in allowing marijuana related facilities in the 1400 City of Dover? (You can choose more than 1146 1119 1127 1200 one) 994 1000 800 Options Total 600 477 Economic Growth 1146 400 Increased Licensing Revenue 1119 200 Job Creation 994 0 Better Regulation of Marijuana Products 1127 Economic Increased Job Creation Better Other Growth Licensing Regulation of Other 477 Revenue Marijuana Products 9 59

Item 1. “Other” responses to Question 4: Which of the following policy options do you support?  Dover should prohibit marijuana businesses, tobacco businesses, alcohol businesses, and vaping businesses. All things that can cause harm.  One retail store in Midtown Loockerman to bring customers to shop. No other businesses  It stinks keep it out of town  Regulate the same as alcoholic beverages  just like alcohol, if not within the law, prosecuted as any criminal act  Please do not introduce more addiction to anyone. We have enough addicts now.  Our city has too much trash, addicts, homelessness, hungry people and negative ways of living within the City of Dover. Enough is enough! Drugs are no good anywhere!  Medical only  No sales within the city  I don’t live in the city therefore I shall not answer.  Allow within the city but must not allowed near schools  It should be prohibited in the entire state!  Same as alcohol policies  Dover should allow recreational marijuana businesses within the City of Dover following Liquor Store controls  Please join the beach towns, Middletown, Dagsboro, Millsboro. Ban growing, sales of this in our CITY!  Only for medicinal purposes  It just creates more crime and criminal activity.  There is NO valid reason to encourage public use of ANY drug. Such use is deleterious to public safety and participation to public events.  Against marijuana  My doctor recommends it and I cannot afford a medical card, just move forward and stop waiting on what is everyone else doing. Make a decision for once, Dover!  We have enough crime in Dover  Does alcohol have special restrictions?  Democratize the recreational marijuana industry!  Neighbor always high and don’t feel safe  This will allow more drug related issues for the state! Should never have been allowed at all only for medical issues. I hope they are being treated the same as someone driving drinking same fines!  Dover should only allow minimum number (2) of marijuana businesses within city limits and in close surveillance by security authorities. Police state & federal monitoring  Do not allow at all unless medically prescribed by a Doctor MD  None Every  Dover need to deal with current homeless and fentanyl use. Marijuana smell already in Dover. No one, obeying laws already.  We need law and order for our citizens. Drivers today are bad enough without it (marijuana) . With it---scary. Let people find moral recreation as we did-it's free!  Marijuana makes people numb and dumb and us a gateway to other illegal drugs.  normal restrictions like age.  Dover needs to deal with current homeless and fentanyl use. Marijuana smell already in Dover. No one obeying laws already.  Allow recreational marijuana businesses within the city with strong controls - as well as creating a maximum cap on the total number of rec marijuana businesses within the city to preclude the exclusion of other business types  Dover and the state need to ban Marijuana. It not good. No store can't sell it in DE  DOVER SHOULD ALLOW RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA BUSINESS WHERE EVER ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO IS. SOLD .  Dover should allow recreational marijuana only in the business districts with minimum requirements to open.  Dover should only ALLOW some recreational marijuana businesses within the City with SOME controls.  Dover should PROHIBIT all use of marijuana, recreationally and medicinally. It is a gateway drug, even when used medicinally, and the dangers and harms FAR outweigh any possible helps. We do NOT want to be the next Colorado.  I believe that Dover should allow recreational use but just like alcohol there should be some controls  I feel it should be handled as alcohol is .  Make legal to certain age  Same restrictions as on alcohol and cigarettes  Should allow recreational marijuana business within city limits within control and restrictions  They should be allowed but I'm wondering exactly what "strong controls" means. I believe that marijuana should be treated very similarly to alcohol.  What exactly is strong control? 10 60

Item 1. “Other” responses to Question 7: Do you support allowing marijuana cultivation, manufacturing, and testing facilities in other locations within the City of Dover? If "yes" please list possible locations in "other"  100% for growing the industry within our town with purchasing from illegal vendors. This is also a very profitable  agriculture zones industry that should be accessible to all.  All above items should be allowed in any area within the Dover  Need information on what is involved in manufacture, cultivation, city limits. and testing but generally any zone which allows similar activities  All locations everywhere should allow legal activities. More should allow this government equals more taxes and less rights.  Not in the downtown area  All manufacturing should be treated as though it is a hazard to  On the outskirts of town with distance from residential area and human health. schools.  Any commercial zone  Outside incorporated limits  Any current industrial parks for manufacturing and testing labs  Outskirts of Dover/country  Any farm in Dover should be allowed to grow marijuana  Plaza where buffalo wings is at.  Any location  Plenty of unused fields and plants in the Dover area  ANY location within the City is fine. These facilities pose no  Possibly around the old Playtex apparel area or out around threat to local citizens. Horsepond Rd  Any manufacturing, cultivation, and testing should only exist  Yes – Any within industrial/manufacturing or agricultural zones and regulated  To support low income are as such.  Yes – Wherever  Any place where alcohol would be allowed.  Yes – RT 8 further west plenty of industrial zoned properties  Any where we currently allow alcohol.  Yes – Farms  Any. These are business owners with employees. We should not  Yes – Industrial Parks only make it hard for them to do business in the city.  Yes – any and all must be fenced in  Any/all locations.  Yes – non-residential areas  Anywhere  Yes – Industrial Parks (Testing facilities)  Anywhere alcohol is allowed.  Yes – Business District  Anywhere available.  Yes – West of Dover  anywhere besides on school property  Yes – Where open spaces are  Anywhere business can go they should be allowed to go.  Yes – Any – Why prohibit taxpayers  Anywhere other than near schools  Yes – in a controlled pace!!!  Anywhere other then downtown.  Yes – Don’t know  Anywhere plausible for the resources required for the business to  Yes – Areas designated for such use function.  Yes – Any  Anywhere that isn't next to a school  Yes – All  Anywhere with available space. Possibly a mutually beneficial  Yes – Nonresidential agreement with local colleges like Del Tech to use their labs for  No – None – Stop testing in exchange for educating students on the process.  Yes – Home Grown for personal use only  Anywhere!  Yes – Prive residence  Anywhere, it's not a dangerous substance or process.  Yes – Dover Mall  Camden  Yes – in vacant spaces, in empty buildings/stores, old sears,  Controlled facilities and with regulations. Macys, post office  Cultivation on agricultural properties.  Yes – I do not see a need to limit  Do not care where these locations are stationed.  Yes – Any rural (open air) areas  Downtown, small business  Yes – West Dover  Everywhere  Yes – unknown  Farm land up for sale  Yes – DSU – U.D. Cooperative Extension (Perdue Building)  Farm land. Do not build more homes!  Yes – outside district limits  Farm/Agriculture, fields that have been for sale.  not in the city  Home cultivation  Yes – with limits in scope  In a safe monitored low crime area  Yes – Lots of farmland here  In areas commercially zoned that do not directly abut a  Preferably @ current (existing) I&M Parks/locations residential area  RT. 8 West Dover  In other cities in Delaware  Places with space  In the southern part of Dover and western parts of Dover  Yes – Same as alcohol locations  Make use of current unused buildings?  Yes – Select Business Zones (indoor)  Marijuana is a plant not a crime! Promoting access to safely  Near other factories produced marijuana reduces the risk of use and harm associated  Empty existing built stores, strip malls, business/retail locations 11 61

Item 1.  Not sure of feasible locations  South/North Governors  Garrison Park  West Dover  As long as there is strong control.  Near open fields by packing company/the many vacant plazas.  Commercial and Residential  Where feasible  Map too small  Hamlet Shopping Center  Industrial, manufacturing, and agricultural zones  Possibly the area where General Foods is located  Very limited locations, not near school, etc,  Private dwellings  In commercial area  Safe areas where there is not any type of chemical runoff that  In retail areas gets absorbed into the material and now you're taking in  Empty warehouses something that is a natural product that's going to poison your  Little Creek body  No restrictions  Same locations as alcohol and tobacco cultivation, manufacturing  Everywhere and testing, if any  Enterprise business park  Seaford, Milford, Harrington, rehoboth beach, Bethany  Nearby fields there are enough around  Should have similar regulations as breweries, pubs, and liquor  Repurpose empty buildings stores when it comes to locations.  Any available locations  The agricultural zones, the industrial and manufacturing zones  Carrol’s Corner are too close to my home and I'm afraid marijuana infrastructure  South/North State Street would further deteriorate the safety in my neighborhood.  There's plenty if empty warehouses and buildings all over the City.  Where ever the business owner wishes to locate their business  Wherever tobacco is allowed “Other” responses to Question 11: Do you support allowing retail marijuana stores in other locations within the City of Dover? If "yes" please respond where in "other" section.  ?  Anywhere  A more rural store  Anywhere  All above items should be allowed in any area within the Dover  Anywhere city limits.  Anywhere  All locations everywhere  Anywhere  Allowing a store downtown would drive much needed business to  Anywhere a vape store is permitted the area but really anywhere in Dover would be acceptable  Anywhere available.  Along 13  Anywhere business can go they should be allowed to go.  Along Bay Rd near AFB  Anywhere but in immediate downtown main streets  Along Rt 8, Salisbury Road, New Burton Road  Anywhere in city limits with same zoning as liquor stores.  Along the highway  Anywhere in Dover we absolutely need more marijuana retail  Any area stores everywhere here, this state is too underdeveloped as it is,  Any area. the retail stores will give us something new  Any dormant shopping location  Anywhere liquor can be sold  Any location except the Downtown Dover area.  Anywhere not next to a school  Any location where businesses are allowed, with consideration for  Anywhere plausible for the resources required for the business to possible traffic & parking issues function.  Any place where alcohol would be allowed.  Anywhere that isn't residential but regulated per Delaware laws  Any place where businesses are  Anywhere that it is appropriate to have a retail store. We have  Any property that would allow a tobacco store or liquor store. liquor stores throughout Dover, in and out of Downtown, so I am  Any where like vape or liquor stores are currently okay with rec. marijuana as well.  Any where that is zoned for commercial use  Anywhere where a liquor store could/is located  Any zone where similar retail activity is permitted  Anywhere with available space, maybe the mall  Any.  Anywhere you currently allow a liquor or tobacco store.  Any/all locations  Anywhere!  Anyplace a liquor store is allowed  Anywhere, as long as buffers are given for schools, and medical  Anyplace other then downtown. facilities.  anywhere  Anywhere.  Anywhere  Anywhere. It's not a dangerous product.  ANYWHERE  As previously stated  Anywhere  Away from downtown but still in Dover. For example  Anywhere 12 62

 Away from schools and daycare centers where space is available. should not be restricted further than the others two types of Item 1. Separate from from medical Marijuana store. Some mm patients stores. like privacy.  Maybe. Not certain  CAMDEN  Milford, seaford, rehoboth beach, bethany  Commercial zones 250 feet from schools  Must be a certain amount of miles away from schools or parks.  Depends. You do not want to create a target for crime. A  Near other retail locations cultivation or processing facility may attract those with criminal  Near route 13 or Forest Ave intent. The retail stores are usually fortified much like the  Neutral dispensaries.  Not in Downtown Dover. Downtown attracts too much homeless  Doesn't matter and violent crime offenders.  Dover does not limit the presence of liquor stores, so there should  not near schools be no greater limit on retail marijuana stores.  Not near schools or colleges  Dover Mall  Not the main roads, I believe those types of facilities attract  Downtown negative behavior in the surrounding area.  Downtown  On duPont Highway  Downtown, Loockerman Street  Other major streets with business such as parts of South State ST  Empty business on Governors Ave, Rt. 8, and Rt. 13. and Governors Ave and Forrest.  Everywhere  Other shopping areas  Everywhere  out side the city sure  Everywhere nigga. Fuck the white man  Outside city limits in rural farm land  Everywhere!  Possibly on Forrest Ave, somewhere on the westside  Forrest Avenue, Walker Road, Salisbury Road. Pretty much  Puffster’s! anywhere where there are businesses.  Retail locations outside of downtown and office/industrial parks  I do not see any reason to restrict their physical location. So work well. I hope that members of council will visit recreational anywhere other businesses are allowed is fine facilities in neighboring states before making a decision. There is  I don’t have anywhere particular in mind, but we have a lot of on in Centerville, Annapolis and Elkton. vacant storefronts throughout the City.  Retail marijuana is good for everyone , Delaware will profit from it  I support the growth of the cannabis industry. , create more jobs, and if marijuana is legal , it hurts drugs  If it is just a retail store it can exist within retail areas. I would not dealers!!! want retail stores in residential areas.  Rodney village shopping center, gas stations/ stores that sell  In a low crime area tobacco and marijuana related products  In all locations where liquor stores are permitted.  Route 13  In all places alcohol is sold.  Route 13 corridor  In certain business areas, mostly away from biz that typically  Route 8 and route 15. cater to children and families.  Route 8, 15. Wherever other business can exist  Industrial and Manufacturing zones  RT 8  Industrial and manufacturing zones.  Rt 8 business area  Industrial areas away from schools  Rt. 8  It's hard enough to get parking in the city. Most medical Marijuana  RT. 8 commercial zones places have lines, but have parking. Keep the lines off the  Same as alcohol. sidewalks and in front of other retailers then ok.  Same locations where alcohol and tobacco retail sales are  Local bakeries or coffee shops could work to mutually benefit allowed cannabis retail stores akin to culture in early 21st century  Same or similar where smoke shops/CBD stores are located Netherlands.  service commercial areas  Location regulations should be similar to breweries, pubs, and  Shopping Centers, Office complexes. liquor stores  Shopping centers.  Loockerman street  Shopping plazas or industrial parks  Mall  Should be kept along the main strip and out of residential  Malls/strip malls neighborhoods where there might be stores.  Malls, pretty much anywhere.  Similar to liquor stores  Manage, permit and license like you do for liquor stores.  Somewhere off the main roads. Set up shop in remote,  Marijuana is a plant not a crime! Promoting access to safely unpopulated, low traffic and volume areas produced marijuana reduces the risk of use and harm associated  South Dover in the mostly unused shopping center across from with purchasing from illegal vendors. This is also a very profitable the Blue Hen mall that houses the gym and Dollar Tree industry that should be accessible to all.  stand alone stores, strip malls, etc.  Marijuana retail stores should be allowed in any commercial  Strip mall/pad sites district in the city.  Strip malls/plaza like the smoke shops.  Marijuana retailers should be treated differently than liquor stores and cigarette stores. They are legal products for adults and 13 63

Item 1.  The building south of South street on RT 13 that is on the split  Yes – Anywhere but near high schools before the car sales lot is always empty as well as the old diner  Yes – Rural next to hibachi  Other – Outside of designated Gov’s council target block  The mall neighborhoods that are suppose to restore peaceful, traditional  The outlying edges of north and south dover. life.  The stores should be allowed anywhere any other stores are  Yes – Malls allowed.  Yes – walker square  There are quite a few little shopping centers/strip malls along  Yes – Any place other than downtown route 8 and route 10.  Other – Unknown  They are a legitimate business, they should be allowed anywhere  Other – Anywhere that is safe any others are.  Yes – Dover Downs/Dover Mall  They should be allowed anywhere a liquor store is allowed to be  Yes – on the outskirts of the city  Unsure of area  Other – Limited  Walker Rd  Other – Industrial Park  west dover area  Other – just not in the city  West Dover  Yes – Anywhere not close to schools or daycares  West Dover, RT 8.  RT. 8 West Dover  West side of dover off rt 8. Near or in the dover mall, lot near the  Regulated same as alcohol stores old L& D parts store  Yes – Other major road corridors example RT 8 & RT 10  Where ever liquor stores are allowed  Selected business parks  Wherever  The old KFC & A&W on RT 8  Wherever liquor stores are allowed.  Eastside  Wherever makes sense. Marijuana should be treated the same as  Outside city limits alcohol.  Other commercial locations  Wherever there's a tobacco store.  Dover mall, 1 or 2 shops  Wherever tobacco is allowed  Anywhere zoned ok  Wherever you can have liquor stores, have marijuana stores.  Anywhere zoning will allow  White oak  Any location is ok  Why not regulate it as you do for retail sales of alcohol?  Any legal place  With medical marijuana store near hospital  City Perimeter  Woodside and cheswold  Everywhere in Dover  Yes  No limits  Yes – Males  Uncertain  Yes – Wherever  It will lead to other drug use  Yes – Rt 13  No  Yes – Strip mall store fronts  Blue Hen Corporate Center  Yes – near police station  Rt 13 & Alt 113  Other – Dover Mall & Shopping centers  West Dover, South Dover  Yes – Not near school  Strip Malls  Yes – All  Any business should be allowed as long as they follow laws.  Yes – Where possible!  All business areas should be allowed to obtain a license.  Yes – Any  Yes – Wherever they feel like it 14 64

Item 1. “Other” responses to Question 14: What concerns do you have about allowing marijuana related facilities in the City of Dover?  Accidents  Health impact, DWIs second hand smoke  Affects Health problems and unsafe environment.  Heath hazards potentially related to all manufacturing  Alcohol have the same affects. Ban that too  Heath impact on the people.  Allowing drivers to drive under the influence. Drivers around them  I despise the fact that if I am driving or walking and am near have to be exposed to this as well. someone smoking or vaping, I become the second hand receiver  Already smell it where ever I go. Clean Dover up with the trash of the smell and smoke exhaust. being thrown on the ground. Dover should be ashamed of there  I do not have a concern about the impact on it surrounding areas. self letting Dover look like it does. Start informing these people  I do not have concerns. Council members need to visit facilities littering or put up cameras to start fining them. in other states to see what they are like. They are not at all what  Already the smell of Marijuana is overwhelming in Dover. In your some make them out to be. car, grocery store, retail store, fitness facilities, schools, you can't  I Don’t have any concerns. escape it. Intoxicated in public and while driving. This will only  I don’t have any concerns. I think it will make the state a lot of make matters worse. money  Always concerned about crime not necessarily related to  I don't have any concerns as long as it is located in the proper marijuana . place. I'm assuming you can't use the product in the property.  Any new business can bring traffic etc It is ridiculous to think  I feel this is a great step in improving the economy of Dover! everyone will not drive a mile outside of Dover to get it and bring it  I have literally no concerns. Bars already do all the above with home. Not allowing it here isn't going to keep it from being here, it the exclusion of "increased crime". is legal.  I have multiple examples of people in my own life who started  Attracts a population that is not conducive to support those with marijuana and moved on to harder drugs, even when used businesses that advocate the history and tourism of the capital. medicinally because the felt benefit diminishes over time and  Bad idea supporting any Marijuana related activities in or around something stronger is required to achieve the same baseline. the city. Marijuana is a proven health concern and addictive  I have no concerned considering the way the laws wrote it should substance. be handle like alcohol sales .  Black business owners seeking to get into the marijuana  I have no concerns. If you understand how the businesses run business will be shutout and excluded because the current you will understand how many of these worries are not realistic & medical marijuana facilities will have a monopoly on the industry. are based in fear. They’re being allowed to supply retailers before new distributors.  I have no concerns. The city will improve economically and it will  Cannot think of anything bring in more tax revenue  Crashes, bad behavior  I have none at all  Crazy impaired drivers  I have zero concerns.  crime  I imagine it would be similar to having a liquor store in an area.  Decrease in the quality and standards of our living environment  I live right outside of Dover on Cheswold. This will affect us all  developmental status of impaired/handicapped negatively. Do not bring a marijuana facility to Dover.  Distracted driving, DWI, bad attitudes and panhandling  I suggest that the Council take the time to read Alex Berenson's  Don't want Dover to become a Kensington, Philadelphia disaster. book entitled  Dover already smells half the time and there are too many damn  I think it would be beneficial, decreased crime, if people can buy pan handlers Marijuana legally, no need for weed dealers. Less chance of it  Dover will not be seen as family-friendly. being laced with other drugs.  Driving impairment in City of Dover  I think this will be an issue with the older residents. In other  Driving safety States where it’s been legalized, the economy has been boosted  Driving under the influence! Same as alcohol and drugs! Yet I and crime has decreased. Lawful access to marijuana could also smell it from lots of cars. I had one rear end my work vehicle and dampen the opioid crisis we all see in downtown Dover. the police did nothing!!!!  I would not care  DUI  I’m concerned that it hasn’t been allowed sooner  DUIS.  If they are not permitted, illicit market sales will flourish.  Everything and anything about it. We have little children and  If treated to the same standards as alcohol and tobacco sales don’t want them expose to these paraphernalia. Please do not there should be no impact to our youth. None of these should pass this bill as this is detrimental to the betterment of our really be an issue if handled properly. societies and will have a negative overall impact.  I'm concerned about a boom-and-bust cycle that is expected for  Gateway drug leading to other drug issues any state launching a new marijuana market. Dover is struggling  Gateway drugs. to improve its downtown. Opening marijuana stores will not  general degradation of society. Number of folks using it will likely enhance the appearance or safety of our historic Capital city. increase. Impact on teens is inevitable. Comparing marijuana's  I'm more worried about how licenses will be handled, will benefits as compared to alcohol is like comparing a small sin to a business get more help than people. Our state has a track record larger one. That said, its use is ubiquitous. 15 65

Item 1. for businesses, our people should prop up and own most of the  Marijuana is now a legal product in Delaware. There should be businesses. no additional restrictions on a legal product. Existing ordinances  impact on health, well-being and quality of life for all Dover protect against noise, pollution, etc. residents, especially children  Missing out on economic value of excluding marijuana sales and  Impact on health. We know that second smoke is a health risk. production for our City We also know that marijuana carries health concerns. We have  Mo concerns regulated cigarettes because of the effects of second hand  More availability to purchase marijuana will mean more residents smoke. The same should apply to marijuana. using marijuana which I believe will result in increased traffic  Impact on small businesses in the area. accidents due to impairment and crime.  Improper use around children, while operating motor vehicles,  More Homeless performing work with risks of injury to third parties. Lack of regard  More homelessness while using in public spaces is already a problem, encouraging  More traffic accidents use through increased access is not going to help.  motor vehicle accidents due to intoxication  Increase in criminal activity  Multiple Health issues for recreational users  Increase in homeless and additional drug use  My biggest concerns are health and environmental impacts that  Increased impact on State and Federal needs based programs. any manufacturing and industry bring into an area.  Increased Loitering  My concern is that if weed is legalized they won't legalize Delta 9  Increased police presence and It would still be set at 0.3% but it should be a lot higher so  Individual sobriety which impacts ethical and timely decision they get all of the benefits I use it for medical purposes but Delta making for self and others 9. % should be 29% or higher  Individuals under the influence on streets and sidewalks.  My husband and I have personally had negative health impacts Increased drug use. from "second-hand" marijuana smoke in our building. Additionally,  It impairs the ability to drive safely. I live on a 4 way stop corner. opening the door for one such drug just increases the likelihood Someone ran the stop sign and slammed into the back of a that other worse ones will follow. This is very dangerous. properly parked SUV.  N/A  It will make a negative impact on quality of life and the  N/A community’s atmosphere  n/a  It will most likely increase the illegal use of other harmful drugs.  N/A  It will not have an negative impact  N/A  It’s a gateway drug to narcotics, ATS, synthetic, etc.  N/A the criminalization of marijuana, a safe plant to ingest, has a  It’s just a gateway to increase the already massive drug and more significant negative impact on the community, especially crime related issues in the city. How about getting a handle on all marginalized identifies within the community, than recreational the pan handling, and crime, and cleaning up this Capital city? legalization, sales, and manufacturing.  It's a gateway drug.  Need to make sure youth and anything marijuana related are  I've personally lived in a town that allowed marijuana sales and truly separated. Think the retail stores should have similar laws to there were much more traffic accidents due to people smoking in liquor stores and the license application process. their cars and driving impaired because of marijuana. It's  Negative effects on our community dangerous plain and simple!  Negatively effecting the character of downtown Dover that many  Lack of adequate parking. are working to build up. Impact on other non-drug related  Leads to harder drugs and outside gangs crime. businesses of having a proliferation of drug related businesses  Like cigarettes, I think Marijuana products should be heavily downtown. taxed. This would provide more tax revenue and put the price  Negatively effects family values point above what the majority of minors could afford from third  No parties.  No  Loitering and homeless  No  Lost our values as a human being.  no  Making people lazy and having their senses not all there by being  No concern in a fog from smoking weed. But I know it’s all about the money  No concern being made from this. Politicians care less about the everyday  No concerns people who live among the crime, drugs, homelessness  No concerns  Marijuana is a gateway drug that leads to usage of other drugs,  No concerns such as cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl, and others. This  No concerns will also lead to greatly increased healthcare costs and fewer  No concerns healthcare resources available for other medical needs.  No concerns  Marijuana is a mind altering drug which will bring nothing good to  No concerns our city. Homelessness and poverty will increase along with a  No concerns lower standard of living both financially and morally. Please do  no concerns not allow this.  No concerns at all you should be more vested in getting heroin Flacca 16 66

Item 1.  No concerns it should be no different than liquor stores  none  No concerns what so ever. Have the powers that be visit  NONE Maryland, Nevada, New York or New Jersey. Dover currently has  None Medical Marijuana facilities and no one really pays any attention  None to them. Dover is making a big deal about nothing.  None  No concerns! It would make Delaware a lot of money! We could  None build a local solar powered /wind powered train in Delaware with  None the money it brings to the state ! Marijuana is a healing herb  none please treat it like one !  none  No concerns  None  No more than the ones created my alcohol related facilities  None  No negative impacts…  None  No problems. It's neither a dangerous product nor process. If  None alcohol is ok, cannabis should be even more acceptable.  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  NONE  none  None  None  None  None  None  NONE  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None  none  None  None  None  None  None  none  None  None  None hopping it helps crime lower  None  None I think it would do good for the city if placed in the right  None spots.  none  None if they are properly controlled.  None  None it’s legal and should be available. Taxes from it could go to  None our schools.  None  none of the above  None  None of the above  none  None of the above. We have multiple liquor stores, bars &  none breweries & we know cannabis is safer than alcohol.  None  None of them  None  None of these options are a concern to me  none  None!  None  None! Alcohol is way worse.  None  NONE! It'd be nice if we could have retail stores in place during  None my lifetime, especially since it's LEGAL.  None  None, it's happening all over now... Pot heads are mellow, low  None crime alcohol have potential to be mean and reckless  None  None, just like alcohol, you have to be of legal age to purchase.  None  None.  None  None.  none  None.  None  None.  None  none. alcohol is worse. 17 67

Item 1.  NONE. Everyone has been smoking weed before recreational -  The city is already facing significant issues around this will just help limit the black market. Marijuana is a beautiful homelessness, drug abuse and an increase in prostitution. Petty plant that helps many alignments so limiting resources to medical crime, theft and issues around trash are at a too high of a level. patients & ppl that cant afford a card is cruel.  The city loosing HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of money they  None. I hope the people making this decision will visit retail sites are passing up because of this survey. in other communities to understand that a dispensary is really no  The city needs to fix other major issues before even looking at different than a liquor store or pharmacy this  None. Let people do what they want as long as they are not  The City of Dover is in chaos and you want input on where the causing harm to others. best place to manufacture drugs would be in our city? You must  None. They can help drive business, economic development, and be joking? These new laws are the reason for all the crime, the tourism. run down businesses and boarded up homes.  None. This is a very biased survey. The only choices you’re  The City's downtown is already almost unlivable and impossible suggesting here are either no restrictions at all, or heavy to do business in. Drug peddling, prostitution and vagrancy have restrictions or outright banning it. For once, City of Dover, do the quickly increased. Establishing centers that attract legal users will right thing and stop standing in the way of progress. destroy shopping, family and tourist activities.  Not being able to identify and enforce D.U.I. Issues in regard to  The facility staff kept safe during business hours and facility kept Marijuana intoxication. safe after business hours  Nothing  There isn't any concerns  Nothing  There should be no foundation upon which allowing these  nothing operations to exist in Dover. Just like alcohol, it's risks of  Nothing impairment is high and likely to impact the safety of motorists and  Nothing at all pedestrians alike.  Nothing it’s a plant  There will be an increase in trafficking  Nothing only positive will come from this  There would be less zombies walking around  Nothing really  This is a bogus question. There is no evidence that this is so.  Nothing, i think small crimes would go down with people 21+  This is bad all the way around allowed to enjoy bud in the safety of their own home and think  This proposal in no way would assist the multi million dollar about all that school money you can use with all the weed revitalization efforts! The odor alone would be so off putting (just income. drive down State college road with your windows down!) Other  Once again it should be treated the same as alcohol. than obvious $ gains,, I see NO benefit for Dover!  Only benefit  This question seems inappropriate as the state of Delaware has  Only concern is we will need more facilities. And not just Dover. approved the sale. Most people grow it in their basements and  Over- population of marijuana businesses excluding other types gummies are more preferable. of businesses. A smoke shop every other store front is off putting  This should have never been passed in the first place. Do you  Parking congestion and also congestion of crowds may be want someone high on MJ on the highway with you? Teaching or unsafe do to increase of foot traffic it may bring. To keep foot daycare-tending your children? traffic moving along safely we need more sidewalks for around  This will flip the city of Dover upside down. There is already so and leading up to retail areas. much crime. Please do not bring any marijuana facilities to Dover.  Promoting drug use  Too available to youth  Regulations on crops, size, transportation between states,  Totally against use of marijuana. Would open a can of worms. trafficking, security at these facilities.  Traffic issues -- accidents. Accessibility by substance addicts.  Shirt and long term health consequences. Encouraging drug use  Travel and tourism will be adversely affected. will not end well in many ways. This is not pleasing to God and  Violence and increased black market products will destroy the mind, body, and spirit of the user  Violent crimes will increase  Slippery slope, opens us up to further crime activities, organized  We are already dealing with a drug addiction surge, if this isn’t or otherwise. How about the lynching just outside of town last adding any financial gain to the City, we do not need to carry the week, cartel, drug dealing related. Wake the hell up. This should expenses that having this added activities will bring not even be under consideration.  We are having a drug addiction problem as it is so adding drugs  Spiritual and moral weakening of our population in light of to an already problematic situation is ludicrous. We already have security challenges from without and within our country state city serious crime so lets not add more folks with skewed judgement.  stagnation of humans desire to be motivated to grow in jobs, Our youth should not have yet another free choice to drg knowledge, and community.  We need to revitalize downtown. More retail can be one way to  Stop trying to act like it’s going be any worse than the liquor and do it. cigarette stores that are on every street corner.  Route 13 is already loaded with vape stores. Please, no more.  That there won't be enough of them and concerned the  Whether some of the revenue will go back to communities government won't put the money back into the community to help  Worried there won't be enough of them the people  You have no parking now let alone when you sell Marijuana. If you want sell smoking pieces there fine. But your going to have a line to check IDs. Having a open door policy is not going to work. 18 68

Item 1.  Other – None  DUI  Other – Decrease crime  Other – Will lead to more drug use and vagrancy issues for  Other – None business and police.  Other – No type DUI safeguards or regs in place  Just moved from MD to DE none for the above even remotely  Other – increase behavioral health demands on limited facilities happened. Just very large tax revenues.  Other – gateway to other drugs, fentanyl, etc. I love all of my  Health Impact brothers and sisters  It is addictive  Other – groups of people hanging out  Other – Unforeseen issues in regulated policies  Other – Intrastate crime and interstate crime  Stupidity!  Other – gateway drug  Deaths  Other – drug dealers increase  Other – Cause mental health issue  Other – Do we have enough water & electric. Zoning impact and  Contact wanting money to purchase week growth  None. I live less than a mile from a retail store and have seen  Other – precursor to addiction – impacts brain cells especially in zero impact besides increase of traffic. adolescents  No concerns  Other – We have enough people hanging downtown  N/A  Other – None!  Quality of people  Other – Addicts  None  Other – Traffic accidents due to impaired drivers  Impaired driving  Other – Increase water usage  Dangerous drivers. Too many ignore stop signs and red lights.  All of the above We have too many drug and alcohol addicts driving now.  Other - impaired drivers  Health  Other – Addicts come into Dover  N/A  Car Base  Control  Other – Parking  Attracts wrong element  Other – Negative impact on our law enforcement officers and  Trash citizens  Driving under influence  Other – causes addiction to the use of it and other drugs  Panhandlers  Other – Schizophrenia put weeds living on my property  Need odor control  Other – People with respiratory problems  None  Other – I see no reason that this is a good idea.  Increase in intoxicated customers in my place of business  Other – Increase of drug addicts migrating into the city and  Increased need for police management surrounding areas  Not important  Other – Acceleration drug use  Not important  Other – Where will the money go?  Increased traffic and possibly introduction to area of other drugs &  Other – Looks Trashy paraphernalia.  Other – Crime  None exist    Other – Totally against legal marijuana for recreational use.  People high and driving  Other – since dispensaries are necessarily a cash only business,  No weed there are a lot of robberies  Will only have good benefits  Other – Potential for “Stoner” culture to grow  No Drugs  Other – Impaired driving risk due to increase use  Do you want your children to stand at night on the street buying  Other – Not at all and/or smoking 1 &2? No  Other – Quality of life  Gateway Drug  Impact on youth – Marijuana use in children (10-12) and teens in  All nuts if you do dover is already out of control. My kids go to Dover High School,  Fear and it is used heavily daily by probably the majority of students. A  Impaired activity, Driving, Walking and Common sense large reason for all of the behavior issues at Dover High School. If  Operating cars/equipment under the influence it is easier to get this will be worse.  None, kids get much more dangerous, legal are resale it.  Odor – Also the smell when driving around town & on RT 13 is  People driving while high, promotes lazy lifestyle. awful – guaranteed people are smoking and driving. My kids are  mental problems, homelessness about to be driving on their own so it is a major concern for us that  illegal at federal level. they will drive high or encounter others who are.  old post office location. 19 69

Item 1. “Other” responses to Question 15: What potential benefits do you see in allowing marijuana related facilities in the City of Dover?  Marijuana related facilities will benefit recovering addicts. Science  Decreased criminalization of non-dangerous substances, better has shown that individuals addicted to hard drugs have used personal freedom to control and treat ailments and mental health, marijuana to combat withdrawals and associated side effects. as well as increased revenue and removing the necessity of  A decrease in racialized policing in which non-white individuals having people selling it illegally. can no longer be falsely targeted related to "marijuana crimes."  Definite revenue booster to offset City and County Property The "War on Drugs" was an effort to increase racialized policing Taxes.... and needs to be repaired, starting with industry access  Don't see a benefit to ends justifying the means.  Absolutely no benefit at all  Dover can't even control the crime, speeding and homelessness  Absolutely NO benefits whatsoever that you currently have. Allowing this in Dover is an issue to  ABSOLUTELY NO POTENTIAL BENEFITS AT ALL!!! monitor & something that you will never be able to put back in  Absolutely none! Pandora's box. The "personal use" odor is horrible in Dover  ABSOLUTELY NONE!!!!  Dover needs to address other issues first such as crime, drugs,  Absolutely none. prostitution, and homeless. Just drive downtown and open your  Access for those who need it for rehab or medical needs. eyes.  Access to alternative medicines for those who qualify.  Dover was listed as the 5th most dangerous city in Delaware.  Accessibility to the public  Downtown Dover needs to be marijuana free. The people that  All of the above come and purchase are likely those with the finds to purchase,  All of the above. Let people do what they want as long as they however, are unlikely to spend time supporting local businesses. are not causing harm to others. Congestion for this purpose makes little sense.  All short term benefits for long term decline.  Extra economic revenue can open opportunities for or creating  Assisting in the breaking of out dated and unfair stigma and funding for reforming capital School District. Reading levels are stereotypes placed against cannabis consumers embarrassingly low as a whole and we have little resources to support students one on one.  Beneficial  Finally, decriminalization for the possession of marijuana.  Better access for eligible residents. Fairness matters!  Better medically graded product accessible to those who need it  Find another way!  Better quality of life!  For some people help with mental health issues  Better than alcohol  Freedom  can enhance public health by ensuring safe access to cannabis,  Freedom to medicate the way you want reduce illicit market activity, attract tourism, create community programs funded by cannabis revenue, and promote social equity  Generally relaxed and friendlier demeanor. through inclusive business opportunities.  Gives people access to safe marijuana so they don’t have to buy  Cheaper prices for medical Marijuana if we increase supply off the street  collect a sales tax  Go visit San Francisco and ask the residents there how things are going.  Contribution to taxes  Grants given to local business owners from minority groups that  Creating a legitimate market for a product that people will use were unfairly and overly policed for marijuana related crimes regardless allows for users to source that product from a would be a step towards transformative justice. These shops reputable business as opposed to taking chances with laced or should not have large scale corporate ownership if possible. incorrectly cured flower.  Happiness  Crime and criminal activity will increase. Our communities would run down quickly. The city is too small for all of this activity.  Happy & Healthy citizens!!!  Crime Decrease  Healthier citizens and lower healthcare costs  Death Growth. Undergraduate students, more sexual assault and  Help keep the money in our country and keep organized crime more delinquent, etc. families  Decrease in crime (perhaps) because it would be legally  Help people with anxiety, food disorders and medicinal purposes accessible like cancer patients  Decrease in taxes due to increased revenue from marijuana and  Help the city & state get out of debt like the state of Colorado did. more support for community with this revenue  Hey, it's Michael. Ohio is nice, but it's wild that since I've moved  Decrease of opioid use. here they've legalized marijuana and are going to beat Delaware to retail, given the head start we had. I think it's a great idea for  Decreased crime Dover, especially downtown. Wishing you the best  Decreased Crime  I believe Marijuana retail stores should require a membership for  Decreased crime due to more availability, decreased citizens in customers to shop there. Membership fees could help maintain jail for marijuana, increased awareness of benefits of marijuana / the facility and security. Also, membership allows stores to a shift in public perception about marijuana / decreased stigma enforce a code of conduct from members, may help with behavior surrounding marijuana  I do NOT believe there will be any benefits  Decreased crime. 20 70

Item 1.  I do not see any benefit having anything marijuana related in the  It will better the city as a whole ! Dover doesn’t have much to City of Dover. Other cities that have allowed it, regret it. We are offer as it is now , malls are closed or empty Festivals were taken working so hard to make Dover a true capital city. We do not away. All events in town, profit doesn’t go to benefit of the city. need marijuana in any fashion being part of that. Dover needs some type of revenue.  I do not see any benefits to allowing marijuana facilities within the  It will send more cars into the junk yard or to a repair place city of Dover or the greater Dover area. Marijuana is a mind- increasing their businesses profits. altering drug, and will not have positive effects in the community.  It’s important marijuana is controlled because of fentanyl in street  I do not see any benefits whatsoever to the city in allowing drugs. To protect the public the government needs to assure that Marijuana related facilities to be established. the marijuana is pure just like any other pharmaceutical.  I do not support marijuana facilities  It's all positive  I don’t know  I've been wanting Dover Delaware to open your doors to the  I don't live in Dover, but I work in Dover. There wasn't an option future though marijuana for example I don't like drinking but I wish for me to put that so I am putting it here. they would be another option like smoking marijuana and options  I don't see any benefits allowing marijuana sale in city of Dover. from California growers  I don't see any benefits.  Keeping the $$$ that Delawareans spend on cannabis here in  I don't see any economic benefits outweighing the increased use Delaware - and believe me, they do instead of sending it to of marijuana, increased crime, attraction of lower class to the Maryland and NJ area, and the ultimate negative impact on our youth. There isn't a  Leave people alone and let em smoke. They’ll be nicer. trade-off.  Less Black men getting arrested for non violent crimes  I don't support any marijuana activities in Dover  Less crime  I really don’t see an overall benefit. Yes there will be job creation,  Less crime (a safe access point) increased licensing revenue and economic growth from the new  Less crimes related to Marijuana industry but the costs to society outweigh any economic benefit.  Less dependency on pharmaceutical companies.  I SEE A NO BENEFITS IN ALLOWING MARIJUAHA  Less to buy off streets ANYWHERE. OUR SON WAS ADDITCTED WHEN HE WAS  Let police focus on more serious crime. Marijuana use is NOT a ABOUT SEVENTEEN AND IT LED TO ANOTHER ADDICTION, positive for society but its use shouldn't be criminalized any more OFF THE STREET PAIN PILLS. THIS IS NOTHING MORE so than alcohol use. THAN GREED AND THE LOVE OF MONEY WHICH IS THE  Marijuana is a stepping stone for worse drugs. However, I do ROOT OF ALL EVIL. think people in severe pain or cancer should be able to use this  I see no benefit drug.  I see no benefit at all. If this decision goes ahead it will destroy  More peaceful our youth. Also increase motor vehicle accidents. Please say no!!!  Na  I see NO BENEFIT of any kind in promoting drug use.  Na  I see no benefits at all.  No benefit  I see none but a further downgrading if the city.  No benefit  I see that there is benefits in marijuana business but only if you  No benefit don't need a medical card especially if we allow Delta 9  no benefit percentage to be higher like 29% or higher but They will be less  No benefit at all. The sale and production of marijuana should be weed related crime Plus we allow alcohol that kills people illegal.  I see ZERO benefit to allowing marijuana-related facilities in the  No benefit at all. I would hope people would move out of Dover City of Dover. We are already the armpit of the State! Sussex and leave it to the ones who want drugs and homeless people county is growing as is the Middletown area while Dover making Dover a haven for crime and all kinds of ungodliness. It continues to deteriorate. Say NO to allowing this in our city! amazes me that I am even filling this out about allowing this.  If were to have a limited amount of retail stores, we could reap  No benefit to the City of Dover. This will only harm our youth and benefits of potential tax revenues. 13 corridor would present a minority communities. We have seen this throughout our country. negative image for city, most areas would be in close proximity of Please do not make a deal with the devil for money. It never residential/school/hospital/daycares. Limited Venues works.  Income from marijuana. People buy it anyway, so at least the city  No benefit! Do the research on long-term impact in CO/etc not can collect additional revenue & taxes. Plus it will regulate how just quick tax revenue. people buy it instead of buying it illegally on the street.  No benefit! It is failing in other states/cities. Do the research on  Increase in visitors, for purposes of making purchases will trickle long-term usage not just quick tax revenue. down to other stores in the area. EC growth  No Benefit!!!  Increased agricultural growth  no benefit.  Increased foot traffic in downtown Dover to support other  No benefit. businesses and justify the parking garage the city is building.  No benefit.  Increased job security for specific agencies  No benefits  It will be a lot of problems here in Dover, too many Crimes an  No benefits Killing here for an Family, I’m surely against the Marijuana being  No benefits here in Dover, DE  No benefits 21 71

Item 1.  No benefits  None  No benefits to the City by allowing marijuana related facilities.  None  No benefits, it should not be allowed, and if it is approved I’m  none sure it will be located in the minority areas!  None  No benefits, only downside  None  No benefits.  None  No benefits. Dover already has enough issues with drug abuse  None and attracting young families. Place looks like shit, smells like  None skunk, etc.  None  No benefits. The city already has a drug and gang problem  None  No one has stopped using marijuana since I was in college in the  None sixties. Why is city making a mountain out of a mole hill? It  None should be regulated like normal products like alcohol, cigarettes,  None and the like.  NONE  No positive benefits.  None  NO potential benefits, only negative consequences  none  None  none  None  None-  None  None The shorter term $$$$ is so not worth it! Price too high  None for current and future Dover residents!  NONE  None NO BENEFITS what so ever  None  None above  None  None at all. Brings nothing but trouble to city & towns.  NONE  None crime will rise  None  None more trouble and crime and trash and accidents  None  None of the above  None  None of the above!  NONE  None see enclosed responses!  None  None that make it worth wile for the burden that will come as a  None result of allowing it.  NONE  None this is a gate way drug. And drug dealers will have to make  None their Marijuana more potent by mixing other drugs with it to keep  None there users. The state is now a drug dealer, and you want the city  None to be a dealer. The whole population at risk  None  None whatsoever  None  None!  None  NONE!  None  NONE!  None  None!  None  None!  None  None! I expect the health care costs to exceed the benefits.  None  None! It should be illegal! It is a gateway drug!  None  None! People under the influence of any substance is so easy to  None control! Lack of judgement and increased social issues. Marijuana  None is just the first step towards a life of addiction. If it is not allowed to  NONE smoke regular cigarettes, how come this is?  None  None! Robin - fire that idiot police Commissioner and get  none someone who's serious about combating crime. You allow this,  None the door is open for further infiltration, penetration of the cartels,  None street gangs. Clean this city up or leave office.  None  None!  None  None, as stated above.  none  NONE, Just a huge Liability  NONE  None, opening up the use of marijuana very dangerous. What  None drug would be next.  None  None.  None  None.  None  NONE. I SEE THE DESTRUCTION OF OUR WAY OF LIFE. 22 72

Item 1.  None. It’s sad you can’t go anywhere anymore with people  Safer options for pain management. driving and smoking just because it’s legal. Unless we are policing  Social areas our people this is not the way to go.  Social equity in existing industry  None. Marijuana is still a federally controlled substance. Drugs  Some kind of control. If you decide to ban these facilities they are drugs. Ban guns and constitutional rights but allow legal sale will end up right at the city line where you have no control and will of weed to make a buck... see none of the benefits listed above. It’s legal now. Nothing  None. There are no benefits only problems. council does will change that fact.  None. Zero. It will only bring down our state’s capital  Stoned morons will not need to drive to locations elsewhere in  NONE. DONT SMOKE! the county.  None. I am originally from Delaware and have worked as a social  Tax revenue worker for many years. I currently work in Dover. Increased drug  Tax revenue increase. use always has a negative effect on children and results in more  THC has been used for addiction treatment and has been proven crime. Please keep these facilities out of Dover. to be successful. An ME once told me THC does not hold the  None. I have seen how marijuana has impacted youth and young same mode of addiction as heroin does (it’s psychological, not adults. It began as occasional use, then more regular use, finally physical). This will improve the community all around. leading to narcotics.  The benefits do not out way the damage it will do to the city  None. Increase Crime, decrease property values, and destroy  The city can collect sales tax lives.  The downtown is already not very friendly for the public, so any  None. It will only cause more problems and attract stoners to our other business that is questionable is not a good idea. city. Who will take responsibility for the increase in DUIs? And an  The government should not be allowed to assign licenses for any increase in traffic fatalities? legal activity. Making a license for a right is abhorrent to the  None. Whoever is in office during the allowance of such constitution, any government entities that do so should be establishments I will be sure to rally to vote out next election immediately terminated.  Not a benefit  The number one benefit in my opinion is medicinal related  not a benefit without the use of medical cards that hinder people from certain  Not a dam thing things  Nothing  The only benefit would be profit, but it's not worth the damage  Nothing ! done.  Nothing good can or will come from recreational Marijuana  The top dogs get rich and the under privileged are offered yet legalization. another substance to create an issue that could be life changing  Nothing good will become of this. and hinder the growth of a successful determination to better  nothing positive can benefit from this themselves. Please don’t do this. Please.  one of the many potential benefits of uplifting marijuana related  There are no benefits businesses is the dissolution of the local stigma against medical  There are no benefits and recreational users.  There are no benefits  Only benefit will be to the city for the revenue not worrying about  There are no benefits other than increasing crime, violence and public safety and teen age exposure mental health issues.  Only plant for creating jobs; but not having stores around  There are NO potential benefits to having marijuana facilities  Out compete the illicit market, and thereby decrease related anywhere in Delaware. We already have gang/crime issues with crime ; increase property value; etc. limited police protection. All this does is bring more of the shady  Perhaps an end to the fear mongering we’ve lived with all of my characters from New York and PA to Delaware. life?  There are none.  Possible health benefits for those that weren't able to access it  There is no benefit before.  There is no benefit  Put the street dealers out of business, and maybe fewer people  There is no benefit refer back to question 14 will drink alcohol.  There is no benefit to the citizens of Dover  Recreational marijuana should be taxed same as tobacco  There is no benefits products. It will cause as many health issues as regular smoking.  There is no benefits. I fully disagree and reject any and all Plus law enforcement needs to be able to pull cars over from the marijuana usage. smell of pot. Smoking pot/drinking driving should be treat same.  there might be economic and financial benefits in the short term  Reduce illegal black market that is thriving today. but in my view, having marijuana products, facilities etc in the city,  Reduced crime though legal is a bad idea in the long term in my view.  Reduction in crime and violence, increased property values,  There should be no potential benefit for marijuana facilities in the fewer empty storefronts downtown, reduced opioid consumption City of Dover. and reductions in overdose deaths. Life and vitality to the city.  There would be no good benefit, only increased problems. City is more attractive to Millennials and Gen-Zers. Please do not let this destroy our great little city.  Regulated controls  Tourist Dollars  Safer communities, reduced access by minors, reducing the illicit  We don't need any of this within the City limits. market, safer products, less burden on law enforcement. 23 73

Item 1.  What is the difference between liquor stores everywhere? As an  Other – Hopefully it would prevent users from buying from dealers employee in downtown dover, I am in support of retail marijuana & getting marijuana “laced” with something stronger (Fentanyl) for stores. Other drugs and alcohol are the problem down here. example.  WHEN SHOPPING IN STORES I DO NOT LIKE THE SMELL OF  Other - Zero Benefits THOSE USING MARIJUANA  Other – None  Will begin to stop the stigma against the use of the plant.  Other – Crime Hopefully, people will hear about all the medical properties it has.  Other – Neg. Social Impact  Zero benefits  Other - There are no benefits that will offset the negatives  Zero benefits. All this will do is make more people sell it illegally.  Other – Fewer street dealers. You don’t know the quality/safety of  Other – None street weed.  Other – I do not see any potential benefits but medical marijuana  Other – The city needs to oversee these retail stores and all other for patients with terminal conditions aspects of legalizing marijuana.  Other – Less alcohol consumption  Other – Just as liquor needs moderation so does this.  None of the above! (No benefits)  Other – and for health reasons that are not terminal like sleeping  Other – Do not see any benefits  Other – none of the above. While working I have witnessed poor  Other – I don’t think it is good around for the city and in residential job performance, bad forces. Keep marijuana out of Dover, City or the economics. has enough problems, crime as it is & a bad reputation for crime.  Other – decreasing putting people in jail for possession of drugs Devils workshop. Be cautious! or smoking it.  Other – no benefits/use in crime. Marijuana is a pathway for the  Other – No benefits use of more dangerous drugs.  Other – property tax increase. Bring people downtown to spend  Other – Test have proven that marijuana inhibits one’s mind, money in all retail shops. particularly while driving a vehicle.  Other – None! These facilities should be on the agricultural areas  Better Regulation of marijuana products – The only plus is that it of Dover. Not in or close to the City of Dover! would hopefully not be laced with other worse drugs. Overall, our  Other – I am not sure children are suffering because they do not see the harm they are  Other – There are not any benefits. doing to themselves and one it is a habit, they do not have the  Other – Taxes! maturity yet to be able to stop. This is going to be a major  Other – Keep drug dealers off the street? problem as this generation goes into adulthood with substance  Other – There are no benefits issues.  Other – None on a cost/benefit basis  No Benefits!  Other – No benefit to citizens  Do not allow these facilities at all! What do not you understand  Other - Don’t see any benefit about the word NO! No marijuana at all!  Other – No Benefit  None – Do not approve of recreational marijuana use but our astute legislature made this into law.  Other - N/A  Freedom to make choices in a human right  Other – Unknown  Other – Usage of already constructed empty buildings  Other – None should be allowed   Other – Stop helping cultivate addicts  Crime – the destroying of downtown dover same as parking  Other – Making it more like alcohol regulations garage. Please note my vehicle never got fixed or pay to fix it!  Other - Zero  None whatsoever  Other – Less government involvement in our lives  None   None  Other – Employment  More medical use  Other – Lower residential homeowner’s taxes, lower property  None taxes, school/city/county tax reform for Dover residents. Share your wealth with us.  None  Other – Tourism  None, find another way to grow the economy in and around the City of Dover.  Other – There are no benefits to this drug  None that I know of.  Other – No benefits in our beloved city!  None  Other – Crime increase  None – more addicts  Other – Absolutely none!  None  Other – Marijuana that is regulated & sold is safer that what people can buy on the streets! I’d much rather have people  None buying marijuana legally in a location that is only sells marijuana  Do not see benefits – if there were some, would be offset by than supporting a drug dealer who may have other dangerous negative results. drugs.  None  Other – Crime increase  None of the above  Other – Panhandlers employment  No potential benefits  Other – I don’t see how marijuana can make a community better!  Better regulations  Safer product 24 74

Item 1.  None  it has already shown how good it has been, people have already  Avoid illegal sales been good with compliance. Just let it go as is, no need to be in  Put illegal sellers out of business the middle of everything everyone does.  None  Don't see any benefits. "They" must want to see the city to go  None "downhill".  None  None – no positive benefit  This should’ve been started in the Nixon Admin instead the DEA was formed! Crazy!  Against  Absolutely against  Being able to purchase a safe product  Increase tax revenue  I don’t see any potential benefits  Reduced fentanyl and methadone use  Within the old city, none  Absolutely none. I do not support any type of drugs! Next you will want to make heroin legal! I was born and raised here it used to be a quiet place to live and raise a family now it has gone to HELL with no respect for police officers who risk their life  All the Above reasons sound good however, eventually the bad will outweigh the good.  More harm than good.  Against any drugs in City of Dover  None  Dope City  None at all than higher crimes  None, will lead to more drugs, crime and disorder  None Are you guys $$ hungry & could care less about our youth?  Culture, Quality of Life  Negative impacts make this question completely irrelevant.   safe marijuana free from other drugs mixed in that could harm users.  Marijuana is being widely used by our youth @ the HS Level. Major Issues!  Absolutely “NO” benefits marijuana anything will only further decline positive growth in Dover. Citizens of Dover are tired of seeing Dover run into the ground. Have some pride. We are supposed to be the capital of the first state Act like it! Choose better! Drugs destroy lives + families! ENOUGH!  The potential benefits don’t outweigh the cost of what having it will do the city.  Don’t be hypocrites! I never got one of these for alcohol. We voted it in, now just get out of the way!  Let’s be like Cali, stop with being dumb.  Other - Death  Never needed in my lifetime till now.  Absolutely "no" benefits marijuana anything will only further decline positive growth in Dover. Citizens of Dover are tired of seeing Dover run into the ground. Have some pride. We are supposed to be the capital of the First State. Act like it! Choose better! Drugs destroy lives and families. ENOUGH!  I have seen and smelled. No potential benefits. Kindness, goodness, patience, consideration, respect. People helping people.  What is happening to our morals? The state is taken over all the vices, etc. Is prostitution next? 25 75

Item 1. Dover Marijuana Regulations Survey The City of Dover is actively engaging with its residents to gather valuable input. With the legalization of marijuana in the State of Delaware, it is important to establish a comprehensive ordinance that outlines if and where marjuana businesses will be permitted in the City. Your participation in this process is important to ensure that the regulations are fair, just, and reflective of the community’s wishes. Your input matters, and together, we can shape a better and more inclusive future for Dover. 1. What is your age? 5. Do you support allowing any of the Under 21 21 - 34 35 - 44 following marijuana related uses in the City? (You can choose multiple responses) 45 - 54 55 - 64 Over 64 Indoor Product Cultivation Facility Manufacturing 2. What is your gender? Retail Store Testing Facility Male Female 6. Do you support allowing marijuana cultivation, Non-Binary Prefer not to answer. manufacturing, and testing facilities in Industrial and Manufacturing zones with the City of Dover? 3. What Council District do you live in? Yes District 1 District 2 District 3 No District 4 I do not live in the City, but I own a business in the City. Uncertain I do not live in the City. 4. Which of the following policy options do you support? Note: if prohibited, it would still be legal for adults (21+) to 7. Do you support allowing marijuana cultivation, possess marijuana within Dover City limits and use mari- manufacturing, and testing facilities in other juana on private propertty. Prohibition would NOT apply to locations within the City of Dover? If yes, please list medical marijuana facilities. possible locations. Dover should ALLOW recreational marijuana businesses within the City without any special Yes: restrictions. No Dover should ALLOW recreational marijuana businesses within the City with strong controls. 8. Do you support allowing marijuana cultivation Dover should only ALLOW some recreation- facilities in Agricultural zones with the City of al marijuana businesses within the City with Dover? strong controls. Yes Dover should PROHIBIT all recreational marijuana businesses from opening within City No limits. Uncertain Other: 76

Dover Marijuana Regulations Survey (Page 2) Item 1. 9. Do you support allowing retail marijuana stores 13. How important is it that there be a buffer or along the Route 13/Bay Road Corridor within the minimum distance required between marijuana City of Dover? RETAIL STORES and the following types of places? Yes No Uncertain Not at all Somewhat Very Type of Place Important Important Important 10. Do you support allowing retail marijuana stores Residential in Downtown Dover? Schools Yes No Uncertain Daycares Hospitals 11. Do you support allowing retail marijuana stores Parks in other locations within the City of Dover? If “yes” Rehabilitation please respond where in other section. Centers Yes No Other: 14. What concerns do you have about allowing marijuana related facilities in the City of Dover? 12. How important is it that there be a buffer or (You can choose multiple responses) minimum distance required between marijuana Increased Crime Traffic Congestion CULTIVATION, MANUFACTURING, and Decreased Environmental TESTING FACILITIES and the following types of property values Impact places? (Please denote with an ‘X’ under the appropriate column) Noise Odor Not at all Somewhat Very Impact on Youth Other: Type of Place Important Important Important Residential Schools 15. What potential benefits do you see in allowing Daycares marijuana related facilities in the City of Dover? (You can choose multiple responses) Hospitals Parks Economic Growth Job Creation Rehabilitation Increased Better Regulation of Centers Licensing Revenue Marijuana Products Other: Mail to: Or drop off at: • Dover Public Library City of Dover - Marijuana • Customer Services Survey (Weyandt Hall) Scan to complete online: PO Box 475 • City Hall lobby Dover, DE 19903 • John W. Pitts Rec Center. 77

Item 1. City of Dover Recreational Marijuana Ordinances Business Licensing & Zoning September 24, 2024 78

Overview of Presentation Item 1. • Guide to Packet Materials • Timeline to Date • Survey Results • Q&A from August 5 Meeting • Ordinance Options • Next Steps 79

Item 1. Guide to the Packet 80

Guide to Packet Item 1. 1. Draft Ordinances 2. Draft Amendments 3. White Paper 4. Q&A from August 5 Discussion 5. Summary of Survey Results 6. Presentation Slides 81

9/26/2023 Item 1. Dover City Staff briefed CCW on Marijuana Control Act (MCA) 4/9/2024 CCW discussed options for addressing MCA Timeline to Date 6/11/2024 CCW discussed two draft ordinances and requested additional research. 7/9/2024 CCW recommended a moratorium on recreational marijuana uses through 12/31/2024. Survey was extended through 8/31/2024. 7/22/2024 City Council passed moratorium. 8/5/2024 L&F Special Meeting 8/19/2024 OMC began accepting applications 9/11/2024 82 Marijuana Control Act regulations went into effect

Item 1. Survey Results 83

Survey Update Item 1. • Promotion: • Link on front page of website • Link shared with City council 7/2/2024 7/15/2024 8/31/2024 • Landing Page on City Website • Online Survey Launched • Paper Survey Available at Public • Survey period closed • Mailed with utility bills City Buildings & • Paper Survey • Available at public City buildings Mailed with Utility Bills • Total Participation • Online Responses: 1,408 • Paper Survey Responses: 820 • 2,228 Total 84

Comparing Demographics: Age Item 1. Survey Respondents Dover Population Under 21: 1% 21-34: 16% 65+ 17% Under 20 Over 64: 25% 37% 55-64 35-44: 10% 17% 45-54 20-34 10% 26% 45-54: 55-64: 35-44 13% 15% 12% 85

Comparing Demographics: Gender Item 1. Survey Respondents Dover Population Non-Binary Prefer not to 1% answer 3% Male Female Male Female 46% 49% 47% 54% 86

Respondent Residency Item 1. N District 1: D3 Do not live in 17% City: D1 D4 22% Do not live in City, but own a business in District 2: City:, 4% 19% Unknown: D2 10% District 4: District 3: 9% 19% 87

Item 1. Which of the following policy options do you support? Options Other Dover should ALLOW recreational marijuana 749 34% 1% businesses within the City without any special restrictions. Dover should ALLOW recreational marijuana 289 13% businesses within the City with strong controls. Dover should only ALLOW some recreational 262 12% ALLOW without any marijuana businesses within the City with restrictions strong controls. 34% Dover should only PROHIBIT all recreational 886 40% PROHIBIT all marijuana businesses from opening within 40% City limits. Other 37 2% N= 2223 ALLOW all with strong controls Common themes for “Other”: ALLOW some with 13% • Treat like alcohol (8) strong controls • Too much addiction in the City (3) ALLOW 12% • Medical only (3) 58% • Unsure what “strong controls” means (3) 88

Do you support allowing any of the following marijuana related Item 1. uses in the City? (You can choose multiple responses) Options 1250 Cultivation 1059 48% Manufacturing 1003 45% 1200 1188 Retail 1188 53% Testing 1068 48% 1150 All Respondents 2228 1100 1068 1059 1050 1003 1000 950 900 Cultivation Manufacturing Retail Testing 89

Do you support allowing marijuana cultivation, manufacturing, Item 1. and testing facilities in Industrial and Manufacturing zones within the City of Dover? Options Yes 1148 52% Uncertain 7% No 917 41% Uncertain 146 7% N= 2211 Yes No 52% 41% 90

Do you support allowing marijuana cultivation, manufacturing, Item 1. and testing facilities in other locations within the City of Dover? Options Other 3% Yes 837 38% Uncertain 9% No 1117 50% Uncertain 213 10% Other 61 3% N= 2228 Yes 38% Common themes for “Other”: No • Anywhere/Everywhere (24) 50% • Ag/Industrial/Manufacturing areas (13) • Anywhere, except near schools (5) 91

Do you support allowing marijuana cultivation facilities in Item 1. Agricultural zones within the City of Dover? Options Uncertain Yes 1151 52% 6% No 926 42% Uncertain 139 6% N= 2216 Yes No 52% 42% 92

Do you support allowing retail marijuana stores along the Item 1. Route 13/Bay Road Corridor within the City of Dover? Options Uncertain Yes 1192 54% 4% No 940 42% Uncertain 89 4% N= 2221 No Yes 42% 54% 93

Do you support allowing retail marijuana stores in Downtown Item 1. Dover? Options Uncertain Yes 1008 45% 4% No 1131 51% Uncertain 81 4% N= 2220 Yes 45% No 51% 94

Do you support allowing retail marijuana stores in other Item 1. locations within the City of Dover? Options Yes 976 No 1141 Other 175 Other 175 N= 2292 No 1141 Common themes for “Other”: • Anywhere/Everywhere (51) • Rt 13 (9) • Rt 8 (14) Yes 976 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 95

How important is it that there be a buffer or minimum distance Item 1. required between marijuana cultivation, manufacturing, and testing facilities and the following types of places? Schools Daycares Rehabilitation Centers Not at all 284 13% Not at all 297 14% Not at all 461 21% Somewhat 258 12% Somewhat 253 12% Somewhat 342 16% Very 1632 75% Very 1632 75% Very 1353 63% N= 2174 N= 2182 N= 2156 2000 Schools 2000 Daycares 1600 Rehabilitation Centers 1632 1632 1353 1400 1500 1500 1200 1000 1000 1000 800 600 461 342 500 284 258 500 297 253 400 200 0 0 0 Not at all Somewhat Very Not at all Somewhat Very Not at all Somewhat Very 96

How important is it that there be a buffer or minimum distance Item 1. required between marijuana cultivation, manufacturing, and testing facilities and the following types of places? (Cont.) Parks Residential Hospitals Not at all 556 26% Not at all 582 27% Not at all 631 29% Somewhat 391 18% Somewhat 391 18% Somewhat 354 16% Very 1217 56% Very 1195 55% Very 1184 55% N= 2164 N= 2168 N= 2169 1400 Parks 1217 1400 Residential 1195 1400 Hospitals 1184 1200 1200 1200 1000 1000 1000 800 800 800 631 556 582 600 600 600 391 391 354 400 400 400 200 200 200 0 0 0 Not at all Somewhat Very Not at all Somewhat Very Not at all Somewhat Very 97

How important is it that there be a buffer or minimum distance Item 1. required between marijuana retail stores and the following types of places? Schools Daycares Rehabilitation Centers Not at all 265 12% Not at all 334 15% Not at all 455 21% Somewhat 287 13% Somewhat 270 12% Somewhat 367 17% Very 1619 75% Very 1566 72% Very 1326 62% N= 2171 N= 2170 N= 2148 Schools Daycares Rehabilitation Centers 2000 2000 1500 1326 1619 1566 1500 1500 1000 1000 1000 455 367 287 334 270 500 500 265 500 0 0 0 Not at all Somewhat Very Not at all Somewhat Very Not at all Somewhat Very 98

How important is it that there be a buffer or minimum distance Item 1. required between marijuana retail stores and the following types of places? (Cont.) Parks Hospitals Residential Not at all 574 27% Not at all 656 30% Not at all 666 31% Somewhat 381 18% Somewhat 349 16% Somewhat 359 17% Very 1206 56% Very 1150 53% Very 1138 53% N= 2161 N= 2155 N= 2163 Parks Hospitals Residential 1138 1500 1500 1200 1206 1150 1000 1000 1000 800 666 574 656 600 381 349 359 500 500 400 200 0 0 0 Not at all Somewhat Very Not at all Somewhat Very Not at all Somewhat Very 99

What concerns do you have about allowing marijuana related Item 1. facilities in the City of Dover? ? (You can choose more than one) 1600 Options 1400 1338 Increased Crime 1145 1200 1145 Decreased Property 902 1000 998 902 Value Noise 622 800 622 575 Impact on Youth 470 600 470 447 Traffic Congestion 998 400 Environmental Impact 575 200 Odor 1338 0 Other 447 100

What potential benefits do you see in allowing marijuana Item 1. related facilities in the City of Dover? (You can choose more than one) 1400 Options 1200 1146 1119 1127 994 1000 Economic Growth 1146 Increased Licensing Revenue 1119 800 Job Creation 994 600 Better Regulation of Marijuana Products 1127 477 400 Other 477 200 0 Economic Growth Increased Licensing Job Creation Better Regulation of Other Revenue Marijuana Products 101

Survey Themes and Trends Item 1. • Majority (58%) favor allowing • Biggest concerns (over 1000 recreational marijuana selected) are odor and increased businesses within the City crime • Distancing support strongest for: • Biggest potential benefits of • Schools interest (over 1000 selected) are • Daycares economic growth, better • Rehabilitation Centers regulation of marijuana products, and increased licensing revenues 102

Item 1. Questions Asked 103

Questions from August 5 Item 1. Q: If issued a Conversion Q: Will cultivation facilities be License, will facilities need to allowed in Agricultural remain not-for-profit? Preservation Districts? A: No, however, facilities must A: The DE Department of be able to demonstrate that Agriculture did not have a they can continue to support clear answer on this. medical supply. 104

Questions from August 5 Item 1. Q: Can our water and electric Q: What technology is used departments meet the for odor mitigation? demand for cultivation facilities without potential adverse effects A: Most common filtration to our overall systems? system is carbon filtration. Others include biofilters and ozone generators. A: Yes. However, applicants for these uses may need to pay for upgrades. 105

Dover Utility Systems Item 1. Water System • Modeled based on 108 Tgal/day and 75 Tgal/month for all IPM/M/A properties. • Some locations would require upgrades. • Some locations would fail to meet fire flow requirements at that site. • Possible code amendment to clarify that off-site water main upgrades may be required by the owner/developer. • At 108 Tgal/day would be 4th largest water customer • At 75 Tgal/month, water revenue would be $275/month or $3,300/year 106

Dover Utility Systems Item 1. Electric System • Assuming a 100,000 SF facility at 5.36 kwh/SF • Annual usage of 6.432 MW • Fourth largest user in system • System can support this demand • Fiscal Impact • Gross Revenue approximately $462,500/year 107

Item 1. Ordinance Development 108

Ordinance Options Item 1. Prohibit Permit Permit with Restrictions The City may enact a The City may enact a If the City permits policy prohibiting all policy allowing recreational marijuana recreational marijuana recreational marijuana uses in certain zones, businesses within City businesses to open as additional restrictions limits. permitted uses within may be implemented to certain zones. regulate the time, place, or manner in DOING NOTHING WILL which businesses DEFAULT TO operate. PERMITTING USES. 109

Permit with Restrictions Item 1. Distancing Requirements Additional Requirements • May be used to prevent a • Limiting hours of operation, marijuana facility from opening requiring added odor control, near incompatible uses, such as specifying architectural design and schools. signage standards, prohibiting • Evaluation is needed to ensure that outdoor seating, etc. a proposed location meets any/all distancing requirements, which creates administrative workload for staff. 110

Timeline Moving Forward Item 1. September October November December January February March 2025 2024 2024 2024 2024 2025 2025 Retail & Conversion Cultivation Manufacturing State Regulations Licenses Testing Licenses Licenses Process in Effect Issued Issued Licenses Issued Issued Council City Rec from First PC Public Hearing & Ordinances CCW Reading Hearing Action Moratorium Expires 12/31/2024 unless extended 111

Item 1. Decisions Needed 112

Should the City Allow Marijuana Uses? Item 1. •Uses •If yes, what zones? • Cultivation • Cultivation – A, M, IPM, other? • Manufacturing • Manufacturing – M, IPM, other? • Testing • Testing – M, IPM, other? • Retail Stores • Retail Stores – C-4, C-2, other? 113

Should the City Impose Distancing Item 1. Requirements? •If yes, from what? •If yes, how far? • K-12 schools • 100 feet • Daycare centers • 250 feet • Substance • 500 feet rehabilitation centers • 1,000 feet • Residential zones • Military Installations • Colleges & Universities 114

Other questions Item 1. • If retail is allowed in C-2 • If distancing requirement is (downtown CBD), should the imposed, should there be an number be limited, and exemption for Conversion should it be a conditional Licenses? use? • See Amendment 2 • See Amendment 1 115

Ordinance Options Item 1. Prohibit Permit Permit with Restrictions The City may enact a The City may enact a If the City permits policy prohibiting all policy allowing recreational marijuana recreational marijuana recreational marijuana uses in certain zones, businesses within City businesses to open as additional restrictions limits. permitted uses within may be implemented to certain zones. regulate the time, place, or manner in DOING NOTHING WILL which businesses DEFAULT TO operate. PERMITTING USES. 116

Item 2. COMMITTEE ACTION FORM PROCEEDING: CCOW Legislative, Finance & Administration DEPARTMENT OF ORIGIN: City Manager DATE SUBMITTED: 8/30/2024 PREPARED BY: David S. Hugg III, City Manager SUBJECT: Disposal of Surplus Property at 423 Collins Drive under Exemption E. REFERENCE: Article V, Section 2-245 RELATED PROJECT: REVIEWED BY: Davis S. Hugg, III, City Manager and Patricia Marney, Interim Controller / Treasurer EXHIBITS: Area Map, Solicitor’s Opinion CDHH inquiry EXPENDITURE REQUIRED: n/a AMOUNT BUDGETED: n/a FUNDING SOURCE (Dept./Page in CIP & Budget): n/a TIMETABLE: As soon as possible to facilitate building STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve sale/donation to Central Delaware Habitat for Humanity. BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS 423 Collins Drive is a small undeveloped lot that came into City ownership by way of monition sale on April29, 2014. We paid $19,000 for it. I have copies of the monition sale order and deed but no information on why we bought it. We contract for mowing it (around$1,400 per year) but do not use it for any purpose or provide any equipment for a recreational use. It has an appraised value of $39,200. It is slightly rectangular in shape and comprises about 6,800 square feet. Some time ago (February 2024) Central Delaware Habitat for Humanity reached out to inquire about purchasing it to build one of their residences. Our code allows for disposal of surplus property in Article V, Section 2- 425, normally by auction or bid. Habitat has offered to buy the property for $24,000. I have discussed this property with city departments, and none have any use or interest in it so I can declare it surplus. Among the exceptions to the code established standard sale of surplus processes are: Exceptions to standard method of disposition. (1) Exception A—Sale to an abutting owner. When, in the opinion of city council, a public sale would be detrimental to the lands of an abutter, and/or that a public sale would place the abutter at undue risk; or that the combination of abutter's land and city's land would be substantially greater in value than that of the sum of the parcels considered individually, city council may direct the city assessor to have prepared one or more unbiased fee appraisals of the parcel. Thereafter, the subject land will be offered for sale to the said abutter at the appraisal price, plus the appraisal fees, plus the legal costs. In the event the offer is not accepted, a public sale may be ordered. Examples of detrimental affect might be when the surplus city parcel lies between an abutting property and the street and development of the parcel would obstruct visibility of the abutter's property, or when the surplus parcel is zoned multi-family and abuts a single-family parcel. (2) Exception B—Trade of lands. Trade of lands may be approved when it is shown beyond doubt that such a trade will be equal to or better than the lands to be traded either on a "square foot for square foot" measure 117

Item 2. and/or on a "dollar for dollar" measure. (3) Exception C—Conveyance of odd shaped and/or unbuildable parcels. City acquisitions for roads, utility usages, etc. may, after such usage is accomplished, leave a small strip of land that is odd shaped and unbuildable. City council may approve the conveyance of this strip of land to an abutting property owner on request of said owner. The price for these lands shall be at the same cost basis as that paid by the city. If conveyance is made in excess of two years after the date of city acquisition, then the consideration shall either be based on a price established by an unbiased fee appraisal made on the basis of the value added to the abutting property by the acquisition of said lands, or on the city's cost basis for the parcel adjusted for inflation, whichever city council shall select. All fees, legal or otherwise, associated with the conveyance are to be paid by the purchaser. (4) Exception D—Sale of small or irregular shaped lot to an abutting owner. If any excess parcel of land is too small or irregular in shape to be of any value to anyone other than an abutting owner, it may be sold to such owner at either its fee appraised fair market value, or at its fair market value as established by the city's assessment records, whichever city council shall select. The costs of the appraisal and all legal costs shall be paid by the owner requesting the conveyance. (5) Exception E—Donation of land to non-profit organizations. If, in the opinion of city council, the donation of a parcel of excess land to a non-profit organization would be in the best interest of the city, council then reserves unto itself the right to make such donation. I contacted Nick Rodrequez to determine if we could sell it for either $19,000 as paid originally or $24,000 as offered and consider the difference a donation. Exception E applies although it addresses donation, not sale to a non-profit. Recommendation: Mr. Rodrequez indicated that Exception E would apply, and council could authorize sale to CDHH, (a non-profit organization) for either amount with the difference considered a donation. Although the city has maintained the parcel since 2014, I recommend sale/donation of the parcel at 423 Collins Drive to Central Delaware Habitat for Humanity for $19,000 with CDHH paying all appropriate legal fees and settlement costs. 118

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Item 3. ACTION FORM PROCEEDING: CCOW - Legislative. Finance & Administration Committee DEPARTMENT OF ORIGIN: City Manager DATE SUBMITTED: 9/04/24 PREPARED BY: David S. Hugg III, City Manager SUBJECT: Disposal of Surplus Property Adjacent to 600 Forest Street - Parcel ID ED05-076.12-02-75.00 REFERENCE: Sec. 2-425(D) Sale to Adjacent Owner RELATED PROJECT: West Grand, LLC Development Project (request from Erin Barrett, daughter of owner) REVIEWED BY: Davis S. Hugg, III, City Manager and Patricia Marney, Interim Controller / Treasurer EXHIBITS: Survey and Property Card. EXPENDITURE REQUIRED: n/a AMOUNT BUDGETED: n/a FUNDING SOURCE (Dept./Page in CIP & Budget): n/a TIMETABLE: As soon as possible STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve sale of surplus property to adjacent property owner BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS The history behind this request is important to understanding the recommendation. This parcel has been consistently listed in the county tax records as being owned by Linda Duncan and part of the parcel addressed as 600 Forest Street. However, the general city management opinion is that it should be considered as city- owned, along with the extension of S. Kirkwood Street (aka Jerusalem Street) and the small triangle where the city clock is located. In order to resolve the ownership interest, staff reached out to Becker Morgan who had completed a recent survey on behalf of Erin Barrett. Becker Morgan traced title back to the early 1900’s and based on this research their opinion is the City of Dover does own the area in question. They found a deed from 1901, that sells a larger piece of property from Hartnett (Lumber Company) to Delaware Railroad Company. This piece of property includes a good portion of Duncan property, the area in question and the triangle piece on east side of connector road. This property remained owned by the DE RR Co. until 1958, when they then started selling portions of it. The first deed out was to the City of Dover in 1958 and based on the description in the deed it includes the area in question, the connecter road, and the triangle piece. In 1959 the DE RR Co. then sold a large piece to the State of Delaware, which is adjacent to the subject property to the west and south. In 1961, they sold two small pieces of remaining lands back to Hartnett, which then was sold to Duncan in 1999, along with a small triangular piece, which is the northern portion of subject property. Although the county tax parcel files do not agree, the attached survey shows a small parcel of city-owned property on Forest Street west of the extension of S. Kirkwood Street (aka as Jerusalem Way). The daughter of the owner (Erin Barrett) has reached out to see if the city would agree to sell this area to allow her more flexibility to develop the adjacent parcel that they own. For years, based on the County tax parcel files, we have assumed that the entire triangle including the point where a city clock is located was part of the Duncan properties. With this new survey that small area is now confirmed as city owned. It is surplus to our needs and under the code provisions relating to surplus city property seems to fall under Section 2-425 (D) sale to an abutting owner. The Solicitor confirmed that Sec.2-4325(D) could apply. 122

Item 3. Subsequently, GIS and Assessor staff worked with Kent County to create a separate parcel ID, determine the acreage and provide an assessment of value. The parcel ID is ED05-076.12-02-75.00, encompassing 0.21 acres with an assessed value of $54,600. RECOMMENDATION: Sec. 2-425(D) states that an exception to the standard means of disposal includes: Exception D—Sale of small or irregular shaped lot to an abutting owner. If any excess parcel of land is too small or irregular in shape to be of any value to anyone other than an abutting owner, it may be sold to such owner at either its fee appraised fair market value, or at its fair market value as established by the city's assessment records, whichever city council shall select. The costs of the appraisal and all legal costs shall be paid by the owner requesting the conveyance. Staff recommends that this parcel be offered to Erin Barrett at its current assessed value, that no appraisal is warranted, and that the buyer pay all legal fees. 123

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Item 4. CITY OF DOVER CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE TO: Council President, Members of Council, City Clerk FROM: David Hugg, City Manager DATE: September 19, 2024 SUBJ: State Pension Plan Initiative - Path forward For a couple of years, particularly during the budget process, city staff have discussed whether joining the State’s County and Municipal General Pension Plan would be a benefit of value to employees and the city. Police and Fire system employees are already eligible to participate in the State’s Public Safety Pension Plan, so the universe of potential participants is reduced somewhat. Our initial efforts were not well thought out due to a competing variety of major policy and budgetary issues, resulting in confusion and premature actions, particularly involving the State Pension Office. Therefore, not wanting to act in a misguided manner, I am proposing the following Plan: We need to determine and maintain an inventory of individuals who could qualify as participants, and we need to advise potential participants of the specifics of the State Plan, qualifications, relationship to other city plans (such as 401(a) and 457). I envision this as one of several opportunities to present the state program and address questions, hosted by HR with State Pension Office staff as appropriate. These would be general informational sessions. Naomi has gathered information about the universe of pension plan participants (see included table). Then, we need to get expression of interest, so we know who and how many are actually interested. This will assist in determining the actual sign-up process (forms, locations, etc. and any other requirements. At that point we will be in a position to undertake council and state pension board inquires and initiate the council approval process. Naomi had suggested that we first need another resolution date for the pension board to approve. I recommend we start with understanding the level of interest. We will need to complete a resolution letter with a new effective date, after which Council needs to approve the letter in open forum. Once the letter is approved by Council, then we need to send it over to the pension board and await their approval. Council’s approvals are critical as is state acceptance of our request, but I do not want to set an effective date commitment to the rest of the process until we have a much better sense of interest. It may not be meaningful or efficient to establish a new pension option if we only have a limited number of interested and eligible parties. If approved by council, then HR can schedule smaller meetings for employees to record their final choice/decision, after which the list must be finalized and approved by council. All eligible employees must confirm their decision in writing (form to be available). 125

Item 4. Also, we need to confirm who will be included in the pension or if employees will be given a choice. The State plan offers many options for employees to participate in the plan. Options include the city buying in time for employees as well. Note: many current employees are participants in the prior (closed) City General Pension Plan (a defined contribution plan) and not eligible to join, etc. This is a very important council policy step to be successful with this undertaking. Tentatively our policy proposal is along the following lines (my understanding of our intensions): • All newly hired employees must be in state pension after the effective date without a city contribution to IRA money funds. • The city will not buy in time on behalf of any participant; participants can do whatever state allows. • The standard state pension charge (designated percent after the first $6000) will be deducted from employee pay as required. • All existing eligible employees must make an irreversible decision to participate or not by a date certain to be determined. • Employees joining the state pension can continue to participate in any of the IRA based money funds, but the city will not contribute to any matching amount. • Employees who reject the state plan can continue in the IRA money funds (401a and 457) and the city will continue to match at the current approved levels. Next steps – Assignments for HR due by December 31 • Hold a general info session(s) with everyone who might be eligible; this can be organized as desired, can be virtual or in person. These should happen in the next 30 days. • Develop an FAQ’s document or use whatever the State has and collect any questions from our employees so we can have one clear document to share. • Resolve any outstanding participant questions and share as appropriate. • Summarize level of interest/eligibility and prepare report. • Assist in finalizing proposal for council. • Draft necessary resolution(s) and prepare Council Action Form. Tentative target for Council/Committee consideration by 1st Council meeting January. Current Status Number of Pension Participants • General pension fund 77 (not eligible) • Police Pension Fund 106 (not eligible) • Roth IRA 5 • 457 Mission Square 46 457 Nationwide 4 • Fire Pension Fund 1 (not eligible) • 401 (a) 193 • Newly hired since 7/1 6 126

Item 4. Note: Plans are not mutually exclusive. Non-eligibility will need confirmation. Note: Regarding the buy-in provisions, Naomi provided an excerpt below taken from the State’s “County and Municipal General Pension Plan Handbook.” This is an example of the information prospective employee/participants would need for their decisions; hence the need for sessions or other outreach. State County and Municipal General Pension Plan –Employee Buy-in Provisions: • Employment before the date of affiliation with the Plan as purchased by the employer either upon entering or at any time after joining the Plan. Can use for eligibility - Title 29 5551(4)(g) • Employment before the date of affiliation with the Plan as purchased by the employee at an actuarial rate at time of retirement. Cannot use for eligibility - Title 29 5551(4)(d) • Approved medical leaves of absence if work 1 year any time following the leave within the Plan purchased by the employee at retirement. Cannot use for eligibility - Title 29 5551(4)(e) • Approved sabbatical leaves of absence purchased by the employee at retirement. Can use for eligibility - Title 29 5551(4)(f) • Up to 5 years of full-time, active-duty military service purchased at Actuarial Cost Cannot use for eligibility - Title 29 5551(4)(d) • Up to 5 years other governmental service not being used for any other pension credit purchased at Actuarial Cost. Cannot use for eligibility - Title 29 5551(4)(d) • Accrued vacation and sick leave to extend service when the last day worked is other than the last working day of the month or when vesting at a later date. Can use for eligibility - Rule & Regulation 8.2 • Cannot purchase Personal Leaves. Cc: Mayor Assistant City Manager HR Director 127

Item 5. CITY OF DOVER, DELAWARE ACTION FORM PROCEEDING: City Council DEPARTMENT OF ORIGIN: Police SUBMITTED ON: September 13, 2024 PREPARED BY: Captain Robert Roswell, Administration Division Commander REVIEWED BY: David S. Hugg, III, City Manager and Patricia Marney, Actg. Controller / Treasurer SUBJECT: FY25 CIP Budget – Police Department Sole Vendor Purchase Approval for the VirTra Training System TIMETABLE: Purchase to be initiated with Sole Vendor within five (5) days of approval RELATED PROJECT: HVAC System for Future Growth Area REFERENCE: N/A EXPENDITURE REQUIRED: $397,681.25 AMOUNT BUDGETED: $397,681.25 FUNDING SOURCE: State of Delaware FY 25 Grant In Aid Legislation STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve the Sole Vendor Purchase from VirTra, Chandler, AZ. BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS: The Dover Police Department (DPD) is committed to providing its officers with the most effective and realistic training tools to ensure they are well-prepared for a variety of scenarios they may encounter in the field. Traditional training methods, while valuable, may not fully replicate the complexity and immediacy of real-life situations. In light of this, the Department has been exploring advanced training solutions to enhance the realism and effectiveness of its training programs. The system described in the following paragraphs has been identified for several years as highly desirable and is already in use in agencies from across the country. Virtual Reality (VR) simulation training systems have emerged as a cutting-edge technology capable of providing immersive and interactive training experiences. Among the available options, VirTra stands out due to its unique capabilities and technological advantages. Analysis Training Needs Assessment a) Realism: Officers need to train in environments that closely mimic real-life scenarios. VR systems offer high fidelity simulations that incorporate real-world video and interactive elements. 128

Item 5. b) Decision-Making: Effective training requires officers to practice decision-making under stress. VR simulations can recreate high-pressure situations, allowing officers to hone their responses and decision-making skills. c) Safety: Training in a controlled VR environment allows officers to experience and react to dangerous scenarios without the risk of physical harm. Benefits for the Dover Police Department a) Enhanced Training Effectiveness: The realism and interactivity of VR System will enhance the effectiveness of Academy and Agency training programs, leading to better-prepared officers who can perform more effectively under real-world conditions. b) Improved Decision-Making: By training in a high-fidelity VR environment, officers can practice and refine their decision-making skills in various scenarios, improving their ability to handle complex situations in the field. c) Increased Officer Safety: Training in a simulated environment reduces the risk associated with live drills, ensuring that officers gain experience without physical danger. d) Cost Efficiency: While the initial investment in a VR simulation system may be significant, it can lead to long-term savings by reducing the need for live training exercises and potentially lowering the risk of costly incidents. Sole Vendor Justification: The sole justification for purchasing the virtual reality simulation training system from Virtra is its unique and unparalleled capability to integrate real and interactive video seamlessly across multiple screens. VirTra is the exclusive manufacturer offering this advanced technology, which includes: a) Seamless Integration of Real and Interactive Video: VirTra’s system stands out by incorporating real and interactive video that is displayed and fully interactive across all screens simultaneously. This capability ensures a highly immersive and realistic training environment, providing users with a comprehensive and engaging experience. b) Comprehensive Multi-Screen Interaction: The system allows for video-based characters and laser tracking equipment to be actively engaged and detected on each screen at the same time. This feature enables complex training scenarios where events can occur in series, triggering responses across different screens. Such functionality supports dynamic and multifaceted training exercises that are crucial for realistic and effective simulation. c) Proprietary Software Advantage: VirTra’s proprietary software is specifically designed to work seamlessly with their hardware, enhancing the training experience with synchronized visuals and interactive elements. This integration is key to creating a cohesive and realistic training environment that is unmatched by other vendors. Overall, VirTra’s system is justified as the sole choice due to its exclusive technology and capabilities that provide a unique and effective training solution, making it a singular option for comprehensive firearms simulation training. Attached also, is a Sole Source justification letter from the vendor. 129

Item 5. Account Name Dover Police Department (DE) CustID 0623-05596 Contact Name Thomas Johnson Created Date 7/18/2024 Phone (302) 736-7100 Quote Number 00009474 Email thomas.johnson@cj.state.de.us Expiration Date 9/30/2024 Ship To Name Dover Police Department (DE) Prepared By Todd Forman Email tforman@virtra.com Product Product Product Code Product Description Sales Price Quantity Total Price SKU VirTra-Virtual Interactive Coursework and Training Academy™ certified simulator training curriculum. V-VICTA™ is a progressive science based approach to the use of simulation as a training system. Program materials include teacher lesson VirTra Virtual plans, student outline, presentation material, Interactive pre-tests, post-tests, course evaluation and all Coursework and 7001000 V-VICTA-01 interactive video learning material in conjunction $0.00 1.00 $0.00 Training with the simulator for each available course. Virtual Academy™ Instructor scenarios teach, train, test and sustain methodology to ensure participants dynamically absorb information to facilitate long term transfer of critical psycho-motor skills. Available exclusively to all VirTra simulation systems under a current Service or Subscription plan. Glock 17 (Gen 5) Tetherless laser recoil kit with proprietary True-Fire™ technology to eliminate VirTra false-fire and double-shots during simulation Tetherless-Glock 17 4001702 V-G17G5-KIT-1 $5,571.44 2.00 $11,142.88 training. Includes one standard magazine. (All (Gen 5) recoil kits convert real firearms which must be supplied by the customer). VirTra Tetherless-Glock Additional Standard magazine for use with the 4001706 V-G17-SM $738.84 2.00 $1,477.68 17- Standard V-G17 recoil kits. Magazine M4 AR15 M16 Tetherless laser recoil kit. Includes VirTra Tetherless one standard magazine. Includes one micro USB 4010400 V-M4-KIT-1 $6,072.93 2.00 $12,145.86 M4 AR15 M16 Kit charger. (All recoil kits convert real firearms which must be supplied by the customer). VirTra engineered, refillable, double seal, standard VirTra magazine. One refill station (V-RFS) and one Tetherless-Standard 4010403 V-M4-SM $1,127.58 2.00 $2,255.16 adapter plate (V-M4-SM/ASM-AP) required for M4 Magazine CO2 refill. M16, AR-15, M4, 30 Rd. Table-top refill station for all refillable magazines. Includes automatic push button activation and one Refill Station 5000750 V-RFS $5,368.96 1.00 $5,368.96 CO2 tank which must ship empty. Includes travel case. VirTra Adapter plate for the V-G17 (Requires VirTra refill Tetherless-Glock 4001710 V-G17-SM-AP $585.97 1.00 $585.97 station). 17-Adapter Plate TASER 7® simulation cartridge package C: 130 Simulates standoff (3.5 deg.) and close quarter (12 TASER® 7 deg.) probe spreads for TASER 7 deployments in

Item 5. Simulation Cartridge 5000555 V-T7-3.5/12 VirTra simulations. Operates in live, customer $3,954.31 2.00 $7,908.62 Package C supplied TASER 7 device. Includes one USB charging cable. Truss System Overhead truss structure for V-300®, front project 1300102 VHU-TRS-300 $9,268.30 1.00 $9,268.30 (V-300® System) systems. VirTra V-300® Eliminates the 5 inch black border between Borderless 1300050 VHU-BS-300-FP screens to increase immersion on VirTra V-300® $11,530.39 1.00 $11,530.39 Projection systems. Front Project Black Backed Screens. Screen-FP VirTra Installation and Training for one (1) V-300® VirTra V-300® 8000300 V-300-INSTL System. Includes all travel and expenses in the $7,643.13 1.00 $7,643.13 Installation/Training CONUS. Additional year annual service agreement to include telephone support, remote assistance, labor, Screens, Projectors, Cameras, Computers, Truss System, Cabling, Accessories (refill stations, magazines, recoil kits, non-guns, and V-Threat-Fire®), travel, Minor build software Service Plan - upgrades and hot-fixes included i.e., VOS 5.x , 8000821 SP-V300-A $30,659.98 4.00 $122,639.92 V-300® - Annual Security patches, security upgrades included , and 2-day shipping. Annual service and maintenance visit from a VirTra technician upon request. Includes all travel and expenses in CONUS. [Payment due in full upon receipt of order acceptance, no cancellations as this is a subscription plan.] VirTra Systems V-300® LE-1 4K simulator uses five interconnected screens to create fully immersive active engagements in a 300 degree environment surrounding the trainees. VirTra V-300® LE Multi-directional audio and seamless real video 4K (w/ 1 year 1300003 V-300LE-1 4K® create an environment and situation that will $193,815.03 1.00 $193,815.03 warranty) challenge trainees. Comes with LE content library, computer rack, UPS backup, and audio/projection equipment. System is configurable to fit in a variety of spaces (within minimum requirements). One year warranty and support services included. VirTra M4 SM and Adapter plate for the V-M4-SM and V-M4-ASM 4010407 V-M4-SM/ASM-AP $585.97 1.00 $585.97 ASM Adapter Plate (Requires VirTra refill station). VirTra’s patented V-Threat-Fire® return-fire simulator device. Attaches via integrated belt clip to deliver a safe and adjustable electrical impulse or vibration to trainee. Enhances realism and V-Threat-Fire® 5000610 V-TF $4,406.69 2.00 $8,813.38 simulates physical threats during VirTra Training. No eye protection required. Requires wireless station, included. Requires VOS 5.0.36 or higher to integrate. Total Price $395,181.25 S&H $2,500.00 Grand Total $397,681.25 Sales Terms and Conditions for Direct Sales to End Users/Buyer 131 1. Precedence. This Sales Terms and Conditions for Direct Sales to End Users/Buyers “Agreement” applies to Buyer’s purchase

Item 5. of Goods and Services, as defined below, when purchased directly from VirTra “Seller”. Any purchase of Goods and Services sold by Seller is expressly subject to and conditioned upon the terms and conditions set forth herein. By accepting delivery of the Goods and Services, Buyer accepts and is bound by this Agreement. Any different or conflicting additional terms set forth by, whether in Buyer’s purchase order or another communication, are expressly rejected and will not be binding on Seller unless agreed to in writing by an authorized officer of Seller. Now therefore, for good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged by the parties, the parties agree as follows. 2. Definitions: The following capitalized words shall mean: “End Users/Buyer” means the organization or person who buys Seller’s Goods and Services. “Goods and Services” means without limitation, the articles, products, accessories, and services to be supplied to Buyer by Seller. “Technology and Intellectual Property Rights” means all patents, registered and unregistered designs, copyright, trademarks, know-how, software, firmware, hardware, systems, components, or assemblies. “Seller” means VirTra, Inc., located at 295 E. Corporate Place, Chandler, AZ 85225, USA. 3. All Sales Final. All sales are final, and no returns, refunds or exchanges of the Goods and Services are allowed, except as provided by state or federal law, and, to the returns, refunds or exchanges are required by law, must be preapproved by Seller’s Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) form. 4. Restocking Fees. In Seller’s sole discretion, all returns, refunds, or exchanges may be charged a restocking fee of up to 15% of the purchase price paid, plus any applicable shipping and sales tax, unless the returned product is defective, or the return is a direct result of Seller’s error. 5. Payment Terms. Terms of payment are within Seller’s sole discretion and, unless otherwise agreed to by Seller in writing, 50% deposit payment must be received prior to Seller’s acceptance of an order with the remaining 50% balance due upon shipping. Payment for Goods and Services will be made in United States currency ($US Dollar) by a preapproved payment method. Credit card payment terms must be preapproved by Seller’s Finance Department and if approved, invoices are due and payable within the time period noted on invoices, measured from the date of the invoice. An additional 3% fee will be charged to cover processing costs. Seller may at its sole discretion invoice parts of an order separately. No discounts shall be given for early payments. 6. Suspension or Cancelation: Seller may suspend or cancel Buyer’s order for any failure by Buyer to comply with agreed upon payment terms. Seller is not responsible for pricing, typographical, or other errors in any offer by Seller and reserves the right to cancel any orders resulting from such errors. 7. Late Payments. Interest and late payment fees may be calculated from the day after the payment’s stated due date through the date payment is received in full, at the maximum legal allowable interest rate in effect on the applicable dates. 8. Taxes. Sales tax, end user tax, pass-through tax, value-added tax (VAT), transaction privilege tax, consumption tax, customs tax and/or duties are the sole responsibility of Buyer, and Buyer agrees to reimburse Seller for all applicable taxes that Seller is required to collect, regardless of the tax amount being excluded from Seller’s quotes or Buyer’s Purchase Orders. 9. Tax Exemption. If Buyer requests tax exempt status, then Buyer must provide Seller with a correct, valid, and signed tax exemption certificate applicable to the specific Goods and Services purchased, relevant to the end use location, prior to Seller invoicing. If an invalid tax exemption certificate is received or no tax exemption certificate is received, it will be the responsibility of Buyer to pay all required taxes. Additionally, it will be Buyer’s responsibility to obtain any tax refunds permitted if Seller has collected and remitted taxes to a taxing authority. 10. Shipping, Title, Risk of Loss. Shipping and handling costs will be added to all invoices unless otherwise expressly indicated and agreed to in writing at the time of sale. Seller reserves the right to make partial shipments unless specifically stated otherwise on Buyer’s signed Pro Forma Invoice or purchase order and such shipping terms are pre-approved by Seller in writing. Products may ship from multiple locations following the rules of the International Commercial Terms (Incoterms) as published by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). Title and risk of loss passes from Seller to Buyer FOB Origin domestic or Free Carrier (FCA) international upon Seller’s delivery to the named place of delivery, cleared for export, as mutually agreed by both buyer and seller. Once seller is deemed to have delivered goods to the named place of delivery, the buyer is responsible for both unloading the goods and loading them onto their own carrier. Seller shall invoice upon shipping. Any loss or damage that occurs after seller’s delivery is Buyer’s responsibility. Buyer must promptly file claims for damaged items with the freight carrier. Shipping dates are estimates only. 11. Excusable Delays. Seller will use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver all products ordered as agreed or as soon as reasonably practicable. In the event of interruption of any delivery due to causes beyond the reasonable control of Seller, including but not limited to force majeure, fire, labor disturbances, riots, accidents, or inability to obtain necessary materials or components, Seller has the right, in its sole discretion and upon oral or written notice to Buyer, to delay or terminate the delivery. 12. Not for Resale or Export. Buyer represents and warrants that they are buying Seller’s products for the specified end user, and Buyer will not resale or export Seller’s products to a country other than the country listed as the Buyer’s shipping destination. 132 The shipment of certain Seller products outside of the United States of America (USA) is restricted by US federal law and neither Seller’s products nor the technology can be exported out of the US without Seller’s prior written approval. In addition, certain

Item 5. Seller Products require a validated export/import license (DSP 5, 61, or 73) prior to shipment to certain countries. If required, Buyer agrees to submit the required paperwork to Seller to process an application to obtain the required import/export license(s) from the US State Department. Seller cannot guarantee US State Department approval and has the right to cancel any item(s) not approved for import/export by the US State Department. 13. Regulations and Restrictions. Buyer agrees to comply with all applicable laws, codes and license requirements, and controls of the United States and other applicable jurisdictions in connection with the use of Seller products including Buyer’s acceptance of responsibility for the payment of any relevant taxes or duties. Buyer is responsible for understanding and verifying all local laws, regulations, restrictions and building code requirements for the purchase, delivery, receipt, storage, installation and use of Seller’s Goods and Services. Seller may suspend or cancel Buyer’s order, at Seller’s sole discretion, for violation of regulations and restrictions. 14. Technology and Intellectual Property Rights. Buyer agrees that Seller claims, and has claim to, various proprietary rights of its Goods and Services, and Buyer agrees to take reasonably necessary steps to ensure that Seller’s rights will not directly or indirectly be violated, which the parties agree would cause irreparable harm to Seller. Except for the license to use the Goods and Services, the sale of Goods and Services will not confer upon Buyer any license, express or implied, under any patents, trademarks, trade names, or other proprietary rights owned or controlled by Seller, its subsidiaries, affiliates, or suppliers; it being specifically understood and agreed that all the rights are reserved to Seller, its subsidiaries, affiliates, or suppliers. Buyer may not obscure, remove, or alter any copyright, trademark, service mark or other proprietary notices or legends on the products. 15. Design Changes. Seller reserves the right to make changes in design of any of its products without incurring any obligation to notify Buyer or to make the same change to products previously purchased by Buyer. 16. Reverse Engineering. Customer acknowledges and agrees that the products are the confidential, valuable, and proprietary assets of VirTra, and the parties agree that improper use or disclosure of the products would cause VirTra irreparable harm. Accordingly, as a material element of this Agreement and as an inducement for VirTra to enter into this Agreement, Customer hereby agrees that Customer shall not: (a) create or attempt to create by reverse engineering, disassembly, decomplication or otherwise, the internal structure, the source code, hardware design, or organization of any Product, or any part thereof, or to aid or to permit others to do so, except and only to the extent expressly permitted by applicable law; (b) copy, modify, or translate any portion of the products, unless otherwise agreed, develop any derivative works thereof or include any portion of the software in any other software program; (c) separate the Product into component parts for distribution or transfer to a third party; and (e) attempt to make or to aid or permit others to make similar products to the software or products with or without enhancements, upgrades, or modifications. 17. Severable Provisions. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, then the remainder will remain in full force and effect and any invalid provision(s) will be modified or partially enforced by the court to the maximum extent permitted by law to effectuate the purpose of this agreement. 18. Limitation of Liability. To the maximum extent allowed by law, in no event shall Seller’s cumulative liability to any party for any loss or damage resulting from any claims, demands, or actions arising out of or relating in any way to any purchase from Seller exceed the amounts received by Seller under the relevant purchase order, notwithstanding third-party purchases. In no event will Seller be liable for any special, indirect, incidental, exemplary, punitive, or consequential damages, however caused, whether for breach of warranty, breach of contract, negligence, strict liability, tort or under any other legal theory, even if Seller has been advised of the possibility of those damages or if those damages could have been reasonably foreseen, and notwithstanding any failure of essential purpose of any exclusive remedy provided in the Warranty. Seller disclaims any representation that it will be able to repair any product under Warranty or make a product exchange without risk to or loss of programs or data. Buyer agrees to release and save Seller harmless from any and all liability arising out of use or misuse of Seller product, including any claims for damages and personal injuries. Buyer agrees to assume all risks of loss and all liability for any damages and personal injury which may result from use or misuse of Seller product. Seller is not liable for any claims made by a third party or by Buyer for or on behalf of a third party. 19. Relationship of Parties. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as establishing or implying any partnership or joint venture between the parties and nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to construe either of the parties as the agent of the other. Assignment and Sub-Contracting. The contract between Buyer and Seller for the Goods and Services shall not be assigned or transferred, nor the performance of any obligation sub-contracted, without the prior written consent of both Buyer and Seller. The parties agree that such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. 20. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties. This Agreement supersedes and replaces any prior agreement or understanding between the parties, including any oral representations concerning the subject matter of this Agreement. Any prior or extrinsic representations or agreements, with the exception of the product warranty, if provided and any service and license agreement(s), are intended to be discharged or nullified. 133 21. Governing Law, Jurisdiction, and Venue. The laws of the State of Arizona, USA govern this transaction and Agreement, without regard to conflicts of law. Any litigation regarding the interpretation or enforcement of this Agreement shall be resolved in

Item 5. the State of Arizona and the courts of Arizona shall have exclusive jurisdiction over such litigation and the parties agree to such exclusive jurisdiction. The parties expressly reject any application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (“CISG”) to this Agreement and the associated transactions. 22. Warranty. Seller warrants the product manufactured by Seller for a period of one year from delivery to the agreed delivery point (‘Warranty Period’) will materially conform to Seller’s standard specifications available from the Seller for the product at the time of the issuance of the Purchase Order. Seller further warrants that the product, at the time of delivery, will be free from defects in material and workmanship for the Warranty Period. For third party Products not manufactured by Seller, Seller’s only responsibility is to assign to its customer any manufacturer’s warranty that does not prohibit such assignment. Product and parts that are consumed in normal operation are not covered by this Warranty. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Warranty and support may be void for any and all equipment damaged or destroyed by improper handling, use or misuse. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Seller’s Warranty and the remedies set forth in that Warranty are exclusive and in lieu of all other warranties, remedies, and conditions, whether oral or written, statutory, express or implied, as permitted by applicable law, Seller specifically disclaims any and all statutory or implied warranties, including without limitation, warranties of merchantability, design, fitness for a particular purpose, arising from a course of dealing, usage or trade practice, warranties against hidden or latent defects, and warranties against patent infringement. Seller may provide VirTra certified refurbished parts. If Seller cannot lawfully disclaim statutory or implied warranties than to the extent permitted by law, all such warranties are limited to the duration of the express warranty described above and limited to the other provisions contained in this warranty statement. The remedies provided for in the warranty are expressly in lieu of any other liability Seller may have. 23. Buyer Ordered Delivery Delay. In the event of a delivery delay ordered by Buyer, the parties agree to make use of the following: Whereas the Customer has purchased certain products and services from VirTra under the Purchase Order; and Whereas the Customer has directed VirTra to hold and store within its premises the delivery until further notice; and Whereas VirTra shall ship the products FOB destination; and Whereas this Addendum does not operate as an acceptance of goods by the Customer. Now therefore, the parties agree that that VirTra has met its delivery obligations under the terms of sale upon meeting the following condition: VirTra shall provide to Customer photographs documenting that the Purchase Order is ready for shipment. An email from Buyer citing this section 23 shall be sufficient for the parties to process as described herein. -Signature follows - The Buyer agrees that this Agreement shall govern all purchase orders and related transactions. Buyer: Signature: _______________________ Printed Name: ____________________ Date: ___________________________ SELECT PAYMENT METHOD Credit Card; include contact information only (subject to limits) Purchase Order: Check: Other (please specify): 134

Item 5. March 18th, 2024 For the purposes of creating a sole source justification for VirTra Inc’s line of simulators, the following details regarding specific applications should be considered: VirTra has been developing and producing a proprietary simulation system and software using multiple screens and real video for small arms and use of force training since 2001. Based upon our research, VirTra is the only manufacturer of firearms simulation equipment and proprietary software to incorporate real and interactive video seamlessly displayed and fully interactive across all screens at the same time. Video based characters and laser tracking equipment can be engaged and detected on each of the screens of the simulator at the same time or in series of events that trigger others to occur on different screens. In addition, VirTra invented the V-Threat-Fire® Device and is the only manufacturer of this equipment throughout the world. VirTra has been awarded a US Patents (#8,016,594, #8,267,691) for the V-Threat-Fire device and is the only simulator company that can produce or sell any device using a safe electric shock to simulate consequences during screen-based simulation training. The V-Threat-Fire device can be added to any VirTra simulators after the initial purchase and at a later date. VirTra has been awarded US Patent #10,438,503, which relates to VirTra’s TASER® cartridge kits. VirTra is the only company in the United States that can produce or sell a specially triggered training cartridge for the TASER line of products by Axon, the global leader in connected public safety technologies. The patent covers VirTra’s proprietary method of reliably triggering the training device based on the unique acoustic sound produced by a TASER Conducted Energy Weapon’s (CEW) electrical arc. This innovation allows trainees to deploy the cartridges from a real TASER CEW during simulation training and avoid high-voltage feedback. It also allows trainees to practice with a TASER CEW’s “ARC” and/or “Re-ARC” functions, which increases the realism of each training session. By using a live CEW while training in VirTra’s simulators, trainees can improve their technique and develop proper habits that carry into real world situations. The patent applies to both legacy units and the latest multi-cartridge systems used for the TASER X2® and TASER 7® weapons. “TASER CEWs have been classified as ‘less-lethal’ devices, and as such, require the same type of high quality, judgmental use- of-force simulation training as lethal devices like firearms,” said Lon Bartel, Vice President of Training and Curriculum at VirTra. “By combining live TASER CEW and VirTra training cartridges with VirTra’s simulators and library of content, trainees have an opportunity to develop critical decision-making skills when under stress as well as further develop safe weapon handling by practicing the removal and replacement of cartridges during simulations that escalate.” VirTra has been awarded US Patent #10,436,539, which relates to mechanical malfunction of real firearms used in simulation training. VirTra is the only company in the United States that can produce or sell a specially designed kit that affordably converts a live firearm into a safe and reliable training tool that can simulate mechanical malfunction and therefore increase realism. This patent addresses the growing need to safely, affordably, and accurately reproduce the intricacies of real firearms for training purposes. Patent 10,436,539 expands VirTra’s growing library of intellectual property related to affordably converting real firearms (whether pistol or rifle) into suitable training tools that can be used in realistic simulation training without modifying the original firearm. VirTra has created a proprietary software package called V-Author®. The V-Author software allows for the creation of unique training content that can only be used on the VirTra line of simulation equipment. The V-Author software is the only known software allowing for the creation and display of real video-based assets on multiple, seamless screens where all are interactive. V-Author software and scenarios can be added to any VirTra simulators after the initial purchase and at a later date as requested by the customer. VirTra’s – Virtual Interactive Coursework Training Academy® (V-VICTA®)- delivers a program specifically for law enforcement departments that are designed to Teach, Train, Test and Sustain from an all-in-one solution. This program provides a nationally recognized certified curriculum and interactive virtual coursework that was developed exclusively with nationally recognized partnerships. Combined with VirTra’s simulators, V-VICTA provides law enforcement departments all the necessary tools to instill proper training and knowledge transfer to its students that is not available anywhere else. 135

For 30 years, VirTra has been an interactive partner for de-escalation, active threat, judgmental use of force, situational Item 5. awareness, and firearms training for law enforcement, military, and educational markets. With V-VICTA, we have developed an evidence-based training program to provide and support law enforcement training programs in an efficient and cost-effective manner. VirTra has ensured the integration of what the leading science discovers about Simulation and adult learning is woven into all of our material to help maximize the effects of training time and increase abilities learned in the scenarios. Please contact us for information about how to integrate V-VICTA into your department’s training environment. As of the date of this letter, VirTra’s V-VICTA includes the following nationally certified courses with the VirTra Simulation Products: Contact & Cover Concepts: 22508-2209 Weapon Transitions: 22444-2202 Human Factors in Force Encounters: 22493-2208 Tourniquet Application Under Threat I: 22494-2208 Injured Officer Handgun Manipulation: 22492-2208 Tourniquet Application Under Threat II: 20227-2002 Taser Targeting: 23609-2303 Special Populations: Autism: 22507-2209 High Risk Vehicle Stop: Communication to Custody: 23591- De-Escalation: 20254-2008 2303 Crisis De-Escalation: 23592-2303 Active Threat/Active Killer (ATAK): Basic Principles- Mental illness: A Practical Approach: 22505-2209 (Module 1): 21378-2110 Behavior Analysis Threat Response: 22457-2204 Active Threat/Active Killer (ATAK): Basic Principles- Red Dot Optic Training & Sustainment: 22404-2201 (Module 2): 22407-2201 Duty to Intervene: No Such Thing as a Professional Active Threat/Active Killer (ATAK): Explosives- (Module 3): Bystander: 23572-2302 21349-2106 The Advanced Training Certification Course (ATCC) course includes the following accreditation: Simulation Science: Foundations of Simulated Event Module 1: 21320-2102 In summary: • VirTra Simulators have the exclusive ability to simulate return fire, explosions, and other consequences, with our patented V-Threat-Fire® device, delivering safe electric shock impulses to the trainee during scenario training. • VirTra is the only company in the United States that can produce or sell a specially triggered training cartridge for the TASER® line of products by Axon®, the global leader in connected public safety technologies. • VirTra is the only company in the United States that can produce or sell a specially designed kit that affordably converts a live firearm into a safe and reliable training tool that can simulate mechanical malfunction and therefore increase realism. • VirTra Simulators seamlessly display immersive and interactive video across all multiple and interconnected screens. • VirTra Simulators use an automatic ‘table top’ refill station with a liquid compression pump to recharge the liquid C02 propellant used in the tether-less recoil systems. The refill station uses Adapter Plates custom made to fit specific magazines. • The VirTra V-Author® scenario software can only be used on VirTra Simulators. • The VirTra V-VICTA® coursework offers over 80 hours of nationally approved and certified training curriculum available with VirTra Simulation Products. • VirTra Inc. is the only manufacturer of simulation equipment that offers an Upgrade Path. VirTra is the only responsive and responsible source for the above-mentioned equipment and capabilities as they relate to incorporation with the VirTra V-300-LE equipment. This statement is supported by market research and exclusively fulfills the needs of the purchaser. VirTra Systems is the only manufacturer and directly offers the patented V-Threat-Fire, the patented VirTra TASER® cartridge kits and mechanical malfunction kit for use in real firearms, V-Author scenario software, V-VICTA coursework and other products referenced in herein. VirTra the sole manufacturer of the equipment and have the exclusive ability to maintain and service deployments in the Continental United States. Ryan Bray Regional Manager, VirTra Inc. 136 2 of 2