Statements by Roy Sudler, Jr.
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Nov 10, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting
Exactly. We can extend our business for their business because their business is our business.
Play from 24:57Nov 10, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting
So unless there's -- if if if we have five if we have need five votes if we if the vote if it's failed, then we can we have to wait. If it doesn't fail, then we can continue if we can continue as Councilman Lewis asked and requested and should be honored. I yield.
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Excuse me, just give me a moment please. I believe I have the floor and I have held that seat so I know what the Council President is and what we can and cannot do. So not trying to ruin anything, but we serve at the will of the people, and I've said this quite often,
Play from 25:21Nov 10, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting
Yes.
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Seconded by Sudler.
Play from 26:48Nov 10, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting
Second.
Play from 27:37Nov 10, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting
Yes.
Play from 27:58Nov 10, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting
Thank you, Council President Neil for recognizing me. Um were there any opposition in regards to this initiative here, or was there any opposition? And if so, what was the nature of opposition?
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I'll second it, Mr. President.
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Yes.
Play from 54:01Nov 10, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting
Thank you, Council President Neil, for recognizing me. I move to accept staff recommendation—
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Thank you, Council President Neil. I wanted to speak to the point of the application process and the fact that it's somewhat burdensome. Um, would you be willing to be-- would you be willing to come to our meeting, um, on, um, Monday, next Monday the 17th, the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Opioid Task Force meeting committee, and express to us, um, some of the challenges and the best way to hurdle through those challenges because we're having the grant process, as well as, um, the application process. And we have Mr. Brad Adams there as well. So we have a workforce development chair, uh Michelle Pauls, our chair of workforce development, and, um, we have some other ad hoc committees. So we would love to hear from you, um, and and share that knowledge so that we can help
Play from 1:08:38Nov 10, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting
you and your workforce development initiative across Dover, Kent County, and throughout the State of Delaware. So—
Play from 1:09:32Nov 10, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting
Absolutely. Thank you, Council President. That's all I have.
Play from 1:09:40Nov 10, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting
Glad to see you in person.
Play from 1:10:01Nov 10, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting
Well, thank you for the clarity. And if you do have someone else from your organization that could come and attend and speak to that, that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Council President.
Play from 1:11:29Nov 10, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting
Now, I understand that, but what I'm trying to ascertain is it would be similarly to the same retrospect where they'll be sent to a collection agency, a capias would be issued, am I correct, for somebody--
Play from 1:31:15Nov 10, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting
And that's something at that juncture where if it was elevated and somebody wishes to contest the summons that was issued on the ordinance, you would--
Play from 1:33:11Nov 10, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting
feel that they need to be ushered off the median and onto uh an area that provides resources or have like a a an array of resources whether it's mental health, substance abuse, um co-occurring issues, whatever circumstance they're dealing with, I would like to see us provide resources for them and not advocate for arresting them. You cannot arrest your way out of the situation. We have to have resources. I would like, if if the council president is okay with that, uh I would like to call our opioid-induced disorder um opioid adviser Ms. Toni Jordan who is an expert and is dealing with uh these type of circumstances right now in North Dover uh Group Counseling. Uh if it's okay, can I call her up to speak on this matter?
Play from 1:39:51Nov 10, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting
Thank you, Mr. President, for recognizing me. Uh so first let me say I do agree with the sentiment and the basis of the foundation of making sure people are safe within the median, um and not have individuals in the median, and how that impact impacts the obstruction of view of the driver and also delay of traffic issues. So I am in agreement with individuals do not need to be on the median um, period, for whatever reason. Um however, my approach is a little bit different. I believe-
Play from 1:39:57Nov 10, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting
And then I'll just have uh once she's finished, you can come forward to state your name, your organization, and just your and just give us your view on the topic from your expertise. Thank you.
Play from 1:40:49Nov 10, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting
Councilman Anderson.
Play from 1:45:17Nov 10, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting
No, not not to take action, but technically is it on the agenda?
Play from 1:57:43Nov 10, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting
So, once we took it off, and again I'm I just want clarity, so once we took it off the consent and it was to be heard, under what procedure or what where does it place? Is it placed back on the agenda to be heard even if we're not taking any action?
Play from 1:57:52Nov 10, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting
Okay. I don't I don't What allows it What allows us to discuss it after it comes off the consent? Under what If we pull up our uh our our uh our meeting, under what under what item or what is the term that we're allowed to be now to discuss this consent agenda, this consent item?
Play from 1:58:18Nov 10, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting
Okay. So So this is So now that the item that we're listening to under we are we are listening to it under just committee discussion, I mean council discussion, and it's not available for When if it's if it's not available for public discussion outside of public forum after we just discussed it, when are we when are they allowed to comment on it?
Play from 1:59:00Nov 10, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting
Thank you, Council President Neil for recognizing me. Um, I move to open the discussion to the public and to suspend the current rules now being that we have not completed all of the agenda items, and listen to the community now.
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Yes.
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Councilman Sudler.
Play from 2:40:23Nov 10, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting
Thanks, thank you, Dr. S- Mayor, I yield to the mayor, and then I'll
Play from 2:40:25Nov 10, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting
Thank you, Council President, for recognizing me. Also, young lady, um, the Veterans Multi-Service Center, which is right here next to uh 9 East Tap House is on the first floor. They also can assist you, and I'm sure that the mayor probably has uh connection there as well.
Play from 2:41:06Nov 10, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting
Doctor.
Play from 2:42:21Nov 10, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting
Aye.
Play from 2:42:24Nov 10, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting
The VMC, Veterans Multi-Service Center, it's it's literally, like, a couple doors down, in Dover.
Play from 2:42:30Nov 10, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting
Mr. President.
Play from 2:42:39Nov 10, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting
And, and let me give you my number as well, if it's, for the public. Three-zero—if you have something to write, and I can also, cuz I'm in housing as well, so I can have a lot of resources for housing.
Play from 2:42:41Nov 10, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting
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Play from 2:42:53Nov 10, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting
Can we pause the time, please? Thank you. I'm sorry for the interruption.
Play from 2:52:08Nov 10, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting
Talk plainly so that Council can hear you.
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Thank you, Council President Neil. Um, an announcement. Um, the Mount Zion AME Church at 101 North Queen Street will be celebrating the completion of its newly constructed addition to the church with a rededication service on Sunday, November 23rd, 2025, in addition to celebrating the election of its former pastor, Reverend Erika Crawford, who was elected and consecrated as the 143rd bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church on Saturday, November 22nd, 2025. Detailed information and has been emailed to the mayor and to all of Dover's city council members. Also, the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Opioid Task Force will be having a committee meeting, committee will be uh having another meeting on Monday, the 17th of this month, and we will be discussing the grant process. We'll have Mr. Brad uh Brad Mr. Brad Owens will be discussing the um the application process for being awarded the opioid money, in addition to Ms. uh not Ms., but Dr. uh Bookhart from Delaware State University, who will be giving out some tips in regards to grant writing for that application. Uh and the last item we'll have on that meeting will be in regards to reaching out peer-to-peer staff and...
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