Statements by Tricia K. Arndt
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Sep 29, 2026, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
No, on the advice of the solicitor.
Play from 5:37:39Sep 29, 2026, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
I make a motion to table Resolution 2026-12.
Play from 5:39:33Sep 14, 2026, Special Council Meeting
Um, and just to piggyback off of that, um, Robert's Rules of Order, I believe we had, um, I think you helped us set that up, Dr. Hollingsworth come in. I thought we paid her some type of stipend, but I'm not positive. You could probably have her attend a Human Relations Commission meeting and talk about parliamentary procedure and Robert's Rules of Order and that sort of thing. I know you were the person that was closest to her.
Play from 46:05Aug 10, 2026, Regular Council Meeting
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Play from 02:07Aug 10, 2026, Regular Council Meeting
Move to adopt the agenda.
Play from 02:32Aug 10, 2026, Regular Council Meeting
Second.
Play from 03:19Aug 10, 2026, Regular Council Meeting
Yes.
Play from 03:38Aug 10, 2026, Regular Council Meeting
Yes.
Play from 13:03Aug 10, 2026, Regular Council Meeting
Yes.
Play from 15:36Aug 10, 2026, Regular Council Meeting
Yes.
Play from 22:32Jun 8, 2026, Special Legislative, Finance and Administration Committee Meeting
Move to adopt the agenda.
Play from 00:03Jun 8, 2026, Special Legislative, Finance and Administration Committee Meeting
Aye.
Play from 00:12Mar 24, 2026, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
Thank you. So I agree with you neighborhood should be notified, not just the folks on East Loockerman, um because the entire neighborhood is is util- utilizing that street to access the neighborhood and their homes, I'm quite certain. Um I think to Council President's point with speeding throughout the city, I think it's a dangerous precedent to close one street because of speeding, because
Play from 09:28Mar 24, 2026, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
So the next request is going to be the "I want to close my street and I want my street closed off for speeding." So if we do it once, I feel like we need to be prepared to to field those additional requests. Looking at this picture, and with these two red square triangle signs here, if we had a sign that said "no through traffic, residents only," something to indicate that through traffic is not welcome, something to indicate, you know, reminders of the speed limit. There's just nothing here that is telling people that we, you know, speeding is a problem and we're watching you and we want you to slow down. Those two red signs there, I mean, I never learned about those in driver's ed. I don't even know what they're supposed to signify.
Play from 09:49Mar 24, 2026, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
So just I don't think we've exercised all of our options at this point. In terms of traffic calming, that street itself is so narrow that it it's traffic calming in and of itself, or at least it should be, with the exception of the few people that are speeding through the neighborhood. We've done the speed studies and it showed that speeding was I'm not going to quote a number, because I don't remember. It was quite some time ago that we had that study done, but it did not indicate that speeding was such that we had to take aggressive action. So those are those are my recommendations. If we want to close it on a temporary basis, I would support doing it this way and then be ready to feel the complaints from the residents when they're upset that they can't get to their homes. I yield.
Play from 11:22Mar 24, 2026, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
Now the 25 mph is the electronic one about halfway down the street.
Play from 25:09Mar 24, 2026, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
Thank you. So how much was the uh what was the cost of the study, and who is the firm?
Play from 39:13Mar 24, 2026, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
$48,000. And the timeline for, like, how long it would take to get that study done?
Play from 39:28Mar 24, 2026, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
Just noting that, you know, we throw around do a study, do a study, do a study, and this the amounts for the consultants to do these studies, it's it's substantial, and it it adds up. $48,000 is it's a lot. I'm glad there's CTF funds, and hopefully we'll get some good data. Thank you.
Play from 39:39Mar 24, 2026, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
infrastructure project? Does the state then pick up the tab for finishing the project, so to speak, doing the paving overlay over the project after we've dug up the street and improved the infrastructure? So there's a cost savings in that the state is going to pay for the paving?
Play from 55:42Mar 24, 2026, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
I mean it seems like they should. They're going to do it anyway.
Play from 56:03Mar 24, 2026, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
Okay. Thank you. And I thought I had another question, but it has escaped my mind, so I yield.
Play from 56:06Mar 24, 2026, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
Yes.
Play from 58:57Mar 24, 2026, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
Thank you. Um it looks great. I mean it it reads better. It the um amendments are very simple and straightforward, so with that, I I'd like to make a motion to approve staff recommendation.
Play from 1:00:06Mar 24, 2026, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
Aye.
Play from 1:00:36Mar 24, 2026, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
Thank you. So I was just going to express support for the ordinance as well and and the points that you had made, especially the downtown buildings where the apartments rented so they're making enough to cover the mortgage or the rent or what have you, so they're not actively marketing those down first floor spaces. With respect to Councilman Neil's concerns, other municipalities are doing similar, and I was thinking that Smyrna had an ordinance that addressed these types of situations. So I just pulled it up. I can't find that part specifically, but the exemption, the way it's worded in the Smyrna ordinance, which you probably already looked at it in your research, but it says the building is if it's being actively marketed by a licensed real estate broker or owner who is regularly advertising the property in newspapers circulated in the town of Smyrna. So they got really specific with, you know, you better be advertising, you better be working hard to get this property sold, as opposed to how it is currently in your ordinance with approved by the design committee of the Downtown Dover Partnership. I served on the design committee, their focus primarily on what the sign would look like. And I think maybe having a licensed real estate broker or actively marketing it would be more impactful than having the design committee review the sign in the window. So, thank you. I yield.
Play from 1:12:11Mar 23, 2026, Regular Council Meeting
I move to adopt the agenda.
Play from 00:06Mar 23, 2026, Regular Council Meeting
I move to adopt the consent agenda.
Play from 00:59Mar 23, 2026, Regular Council Meeting
Yes.
Play from 01:21Mar 10, 2026, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
What type of housing are you building in Georgetown? Like, are there like, I grew up in a row home in Philadelphia, my first townhouse was in DE, what kind of housing are you building?
Play from 41:24Mar 10, 2026, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
Thank you for the presentation. And I don't think we could have scheduled this better if we tried. It wasn't even intentional. I think Councilman Anderson scheduled the first presentation, and I scheduled the second, but having the two presentations together and illustrating the need and a potential solution...
Play from 1:04:58Mar 10, 2026, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
Yes, you really are, you really are. I'm cautiously optimistic. I say cautiously because we certainly know that public opposition comes hard and fast, and we hear it from our constituents. Also noting that you have not met with the planning department, so in terms of looking at what is possible within that zoning
Play from 1:05:12Mar 10, 2026, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
and what the restrictions are, and what would need to occur in order to allow such a facility to-
Play from 1:05:28Mar 10, 2026, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
to exist in that location. So that is a whole other thing that that needs to be looked at. Um, so I would encourage you to to make an appointment with our planning department, um, and start going down that road. Um, I really like how those wraparound services, I mean that's that is the model that we are encouraged to to support and and to look towards and I'm I'm certainly, um, encouraged by your experiences and the lessons learned from Georgetown. It It It takes a lot to say, "Well, this didn't work and we're going to do this differently," and to acknowledge mistakes that were made and to correct those mistakes. Um, I do have a couple questions. Um, it was on one of your slides, but I don't think folks were able to read it. Um, the length of time that folks stay in these shelters?
Play from 1:05:32Mar 10, 2026, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
Okay, thank you. Um, and when you say programmatically, um, folks are living elsewhere, but still coming in to take advantage—
Play from 1:06:05Mar 10, 2026, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
Okay.
Play from 1:06:13Mar 10, 2026, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
Okay.
Play from 1:06:14Mar 10, 2026, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
Okay.
Play from 1:06:51Mar 10, 2026, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
So the average length of stay was 4 months?
Play from 1:07:00Mar 10, 2026, Council Committee of the Whole Meeting
Okay, thank you. Um, and then after that 4 months, where do they go? Because Ms. Williams has indicated that there are very limited options for where they can go.
Play from 1:07:03