Regular Council Agenda

CITY OF DOVER, DELAWARE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, March 13, 2023 at 6:30 PM City Hall Council Chambers, 15 Loockerman Plaza, Dover, Delaware AGENDA VIRTUAL MEETING NOTICE This meeting will be held in the City Hall Council Chambers with electronic access via WebEx. Public participation information is as follows: Dial: 1-650-479-3208 Link: https://rb.gy/e4kqxw Event number: 2538 206 7056 Event password: DOVER (if needed) If you are new to WebEx, get the app now at www.webex.com/ to be ready when the meeting starts. The meeting can also be viewed on Comcast Channel 14, Verizon Channel 20, and on the City's Streaming Player located at www.cityofdover.com under "Quick Links". OPEN FORUM - 15 Minutes Prior to Official Meeting (6:15 p.m.) The “Open Forum” segment is provided to extend the opportunity to the general public to share their questions, thoughts, comments, concerns, and complaints. Discussion of any item appearing on the agenda as a public hearing is prohibited during the Open Forum as an opportunity will be provided during consideration of that item. Citizen comments are limited to three (3) minutes. Council is prohibited from taking action since they are not in official session; however, they may schedule such items as regular agenda items and act upon them in the future. INVOCATION - Elder Ellis B. Louden PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Councilwoman Arndt ADOPTION OF AGENDA ADOPTION OF CONSENT AGENDA All Consent Agenda items are considered routine and non-controversial and will be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the Council. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of Council so requests, in which event the matter shall be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered a separate item.

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - March 13, 2023 PAGE 2 PRESENTATIONS 1. Certificate of Recognition Carter's Restaurant CONSENT AGENDA ADOPTION OF MINUTES 2. Regular City Council Meeting of February 27, 2023 COMMITTEE REPORTS 3. Council Committee of the Whole Report of February 28, 2023 Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee 4. Workforce Presentation (Secretary Hubbard, Delaware Department of Labor and Richard Fernandes, DOL Division of Employment and Training Director) (Committee Action Not Required) 5. Community Oriented Policing Services Grant Approval for City-wide Camera Program (Captain Aaron, Dover Police Department) (Committee Recommendation: Approve the submission of the grant application for the $600,000 from the COPS Office) 6. Community Oriented Policing Services Grant Award for Hiring Three (3) Police Officers (Chief Thomas Johnson, Dover Police Department) (Committee Recommendation: Approve the grant award of $375,000 in Federal Funds from the COPS Office) 7. Evaluation of Bids for Hazard Response Services (Paul Waddell, Electric Director) (Committee Recommendation: Award contract to Miller Environmental Group) Utility Committee 8. Evaluations of Bids - Mirror Lake Drainage Basin Improvements (Committee Recommendation: Award contract to Gateway Construction, Inc. for the Mirror Lake Drainage Basin Improvements, ITB #23-0006PW, for $553,015) 9. Annexation Request - Consideration of Utility Services Lands of Calpine Holdings, LLC for Two (2) Parcels on White Oak Road (AX-23-01) (Committee Recommendation: With Application MI-23-01 Comprehensive Plan Amendments 2023 still under review, this Annexation Request has been placed on hold until further notice)

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - March 13, 2023 PAGE 3 10. Annexation Request - Consideration of Utility Services Lands of Christina Kelleher 273 Acorn Lane (AX-23-02) (Mary Ellen Gray, Director of Planning and Community Development) (Committee Recommendation: Upon Consideration of utility services, it is found that electric, water, and sanitary sewer services are provided and/or available to the property at 273 Acorn Lane. The Electric Department and Department of Water and Wastewater have no objection to its annexation) 11. Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) Closing the Digital Divide Presentation (Kay Sass, Public Affairs and Emergency Management Coordinator) (Committee Action Not Required) Safety Advisory and Transportation Committee 12. Discussion Downtown Dover PD Community Office - South Bradford Street (Committee Action Not Required) 13. Traffic Data - Impact on Rezoning Process (Committee Action Not Required) 14. Environmental Safety Concerns - Silver Lake (Committee Action Not Required) 15. Traffic Safety - Constituent Concerns (Committee Action Not Required) MONTHLY REPORTS - January 2023 16. City Assessor's Report 17. City Council’s Community Enhancement Fund Report 18. City Manager’s Report 19. City Planner's Report 20. Controller/Treasurer's Budget Report 21. Fire Chief's Report 22. Police Chief's Report

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - March 13, 2023 PAGE 4 ITEMS NOT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA 23. SETTING OF PROPERTY ASSESSMENT APPEALS - Staff recommended that the 2023 Property Assessment Appeals be scheduled for June 5, 2023, through June 9, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. and one evening (if needed). The hearing times are subject to change. CITY MANAGER’S ANNOUNCEMENTS MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS COUNCIL MEMBERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS ADJOURNMENT THE AGENDA ITEMS AS LISTED MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED IN SEQUENCE. PURSUANT TO 29 DEL. C. §10004(e)(2), THIS AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE TO INCLUDE THE ADDITION OR THE DELETION OF ITEMS, INCLUDING EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, WHICH ARISE AT THE TIME OF THE MEETING