Regular Council Meeting Agenda

CITY OF DOVER, DELAWARE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, March 28, 2022 at 6:30 PM City Hall Council Chambers, 15 Loockerman Plaza, Dover, Delaware AGENDA 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: 1-408-418-9388 Link: https://rb.gy/zghurv Event number: 2333 035 6338 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 - Councilman Neil 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 28, 2022 PAGE 2 PROCLAMATIONS 1. National Library Week 2022 PRESENTATIONS 2. Certificate of Appreciation - St. Patrick's Day Parade - Codi Canasa, Tabby Proud, and Kay Sass 3. Certificate of Congratulations - Dover High School - 2021 Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) Unified Basketball Team-State Champions 4. Certificate of Recognition - Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald, Caesar Rodney School District Superintendent, Retirement CONSENT AGENDA ADOPTION OF MINUTES 5. Regular Council Meeting of March 14, 2022 6. Special Council Meeting of March 21, 2022 COMMITTEE REPORTS Council Committee of the Whole Report of March 15, 2022 Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee 7. Evaluation of Bids – Vac Truck – Bid Number 22-0021PW (Mark Nowak, Public Works Director) (Committee recommendation: Awarding the contract to THC Enterprises, Inc. t/a Mid- Atlantic Waste Systems, for the City of Dover Truck Mounted Single Engine Jet/Vacuum Combination Sewer Cleaner, Bid #22-0021PW, for the amount of $399,040, as recommended by staff.) 8. Sale and Disposition of Excess Real Property - 710 and 715 Slaughter Street (Dave Hugg, City Manager) (Committee recommendation: 1. Determine that the property is excess property; 2. Authorize the City Manager to convey the excess property in accordance with Chapter 2, Section 2-422 D - Standard Method of Disposition and 2-422 (c) relating to recovery of costs unless requested by the City Council to dispose in accordance with Chapter 2, Section E - Exception to Standard Method of Disposition; and 3. Authorize the City Manager's Office to negotiate a final sale price, as recommended by staff.)

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - March 28, 2022 PAGE 3 9. Proposed Charter Amendments to the City of Dover Charter (Dave Hugg, City Manager) (Committee recommendation: to send the City of Dover Charter amendments to Council for consideration, as discussed.) (Resolution No. 2022-02 Amendments to the City of Dover Charter will be considered in the latter part of the meeting.) (See Item #14) Special Council Committee of the Whole Report of March 22, 2022 Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee 10. Evaluation of Bids - Switchgear Building for Garrison Oak Technology and Business Park (GOTBP) Substation (Paul Waddell, Electric Director) (Committee recommendation: Awarding the Switchgear Building for Garrison Oak Technology and Business Park Substation contract to Philadelphia Electric, as recommended by staff.) 11. Proposed amendment to Policy for Council Community Enhancement Fund Expenditures (Councilman Anderson) (Committee recommendation: Approval of the proposed amendment to the Policy for Council Community Enhancement Fund Expenditures) 12. American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Appropriation of Supplemental Funding (Tracey Harvey, CBDG Manager) (Committee recommendation: Approval of the recommendations of the Joint Subcommittee to Evaluate American Rescue Plan Act Funding Requests from Nonprofits.) APPOINTMENTS 13. Appointment Recommended by Council - Board of Assessment Appeals - Douglas M. Doyle Four-Year Term Expiring March 2026 (to fill the expiring term of Todd Stonesifer, Real Estate Brokerage of Sale) ITEMS NOT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA 14. Proposed Resolution No. 2022-02 - Amendments to the City of Dover Charter (Dave Hugg, City Manager) (Committee recommendation: Approval of the proposed amendments to the City of Dover Charter; adoption by City Council of Resolution No. 2022-02 requesting the General Assembly to amend the Charter and adoption of the subsequent Ordinance amendments.) CITY MANAGER’S ANNOUNCEMENTS COUNCIL MEMBERS’ ANNOUNCEMENTS

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - March 28, 2022 PAGE 4 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