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  Regular Council Meeting Agenda October 26, 2020 - 7:30 p.m. This meeting will be held remotely via WebEx. Public participation information is as follows: Phone: 1-408-418-9388 Link: https://cityofdoverde.webex.com/cityofdoverde/onstage/g.php?MTID=e1e514ed025d717f abca52b4cf4050766 Event number: 173 954 5469 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. Invocation by Mayor Christiansen Pledge of Allegiance Led by Councilman Anderson Adoption of Agenda * Consent Agenda Those items on the Council Agenda which are considered routine and non-controversial shall be marked with an asterisk (*) 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. * 1. Adoption of Minutes - Regular Council Meeting of October 12, 2020 2. Proclamation - Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day and Geography Awareness Week * 3. Council Committee of the Whole Report - October 13, 2020 A. Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement Committee (1) Update on Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) (Captain Brooks of the Delaware Army National Guard) (2) Presentation - Wilmington Hope Commission and Bobby Wilson

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  Council Agenda - October 26, 2020 Page 2 * 3. Council Committee of the Whole Report - October 13, 2020 (Continued) A. Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement Committee (Continued) (3) Library Reopening Plan (Committee recommendation: Approval of the library partially reopening the week of November 1st, as recommended by Staff, with additional details in the plan which include extra cleaning protocols, even if there is an additional cost involved, and no contact entry, and allowing Staff to proceed with those instructions with the understanding that if there is a problem, they can close the library immediately, and to mandate that Staff have a calibrated, no-touch thermometer reading for everyone coming into the library.) (4) Updates on the Progress of the Master Plans for Each of the Major Parks (Committee recommendation: Acceptance of the report) (5) Gate/Park Security (Schutte Park) B. Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee (1) Downtown Dover Partnership Parking Solutions (Committee recommendation: Moving forward with the authorization pending the approval of proposed ordinance #2020-12 at the Regular City Council meeting on October 26, 2020.) (2) Grants a. Fiscal Year 2020 Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program – Joint Grant with Smyrna Police Department & Kent County (Committee recommendation: Approval of the grant project as requested.) b. Fiscal Year 2021 Fund to Combat Violent Crime (Committee recommendation: Approval of the grant and intended purchases.) (3) Pay for Performance Evaluation System (Committee recommendation: To table this item in Committee until a new City Manager is hired, or when it is brought back up again by the Committee, and for Staff to continue to refine the Pay for Performance Evaluation System.) (4) Proposed Ordinance #2020-14 - Project Carry-Forward Budget Balances/Proposed Budget Amendments (Committee recommendation: Approval of the proposed Budget Amendments totaling $8,420,300 for Fiscal Year 2021 and adoption of Ordinance #2020-14.)(See item #8-A) * 4. Quarterly Revenue Report as of September 30, 2020 (Staff recommends acceptance of the report) * 5. 2020/21 Annual Committee Appointments (Deferred during the Annual Meeting of May 11, 2020) A. Election Board - Recommended by Mayor Christiansen (1) First District: Alfreda F. Dean (to fill the expired term of Anita L. McDowell Boyer - term to expire May 10, 2021)(Current term expired 5/2018) * 6. Appointments/Reappointments Recommended by Mayor Christiansen - Silver Lake Commission - Two Year Staggered Terms to Expire June 14, 2021 (the First Regular City Council Meeting in June) A. Tricia K. Arndt (Current term expired 6/2019) B. Zachery C. Carter (Current term expired 6/2019)

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  Council Agenda - October 26, 2020 Page 3 7. Update on In-Person Meetings 8. First Reading - Proposed Ordinances #2020-14 The First Reading is offered on the Proposed Ordinance. Final action by Council will take place during the Final Reading on November 9, 2020. The ordinance is available at the entrance of the Council Chambers, on the City's website at www.cityofdover.com under "Government," or by contacting the City Clerk's Office at 736-7008 or cityclerk@dover.de.us. A. #2020-14 - Project Carry-Forward Budget Balances/Proposed Budget Amendments (Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee) 9. Rezoning Requests - First Readings of Proposed Ordinances The First Reading is offered on the following Proposed Ordinances. They are recommended for referral to the Planning Commission for a Public Hearing on November 16, 2020 and that a Public Hearing before City Council be set for December 14, 2020 at 7:30 p.m., at which time the Final Readings and Council action will take place. The ordinances are available at the entrance of the Council Chambers, on the City's website at www.cityofdover.com under "Government," or by contacting the City Clerk's Office at 736-7008 or cityclerk@dover.de.us. A. #2020-15 - Z-20-02 Lands of NCALL at 35 and 39 North New Street - Review and Recommendation for a rezoning application for two adjacent parcels of land consisting of 5,952 SF +/- and 3,877 SF +/-. The properties are zoned RG-3 (Group Housing Zone). The proposed zoning is RG-1 (General Residence Zone). The properties are located at the southeast corner of North New Street and Fulton Street on the east side of North New Street. The owner of record is National Council on Agricultural Life & Labor Research Fund, Inc. (NCALL). Property Addresses: 35 North New Street and 39 North New Street. Tax Parcels: ED-05-076.08-05-39.00-000 and ED-05-076.08-05-40.00-000. Council District 4. Ordinance #2020-15. B. #2020-16 - Z-20-03 Lands of Silver Linings Holding Corporation at 630 West Division Street - Review and Recommendation for a rezoning application for a parcel of land consisting of 1.08 acres (47,275.3 SF +/-). The properties are zoned C-3 (Service Commercial Zone) subject to the COZ-1 (Corridor Overlay Zone). The proposed zoning is IO (Institutional and Office Zone) subject to the COZ-1 (Corridor Overlay Zone). The property is located on the south side of West Division Street and opposite the intersection with Ridgely Street. The owner of record is Silver Linings Holding Corporation c/o Tolano Anderson and the equitable owner is Dover Interfaith Mission for Housing. Property Address: 630 West Division Street. Tax Parcel: ED-05-076.08-01-40.01-000. Council District 4. Ordinance #2020-16. 10. Final Reading - Proposed Ordinance #2020-12 The First Reading of the Proposed Ordinance was accomplished during the Council Meeting of October 12, 2020. The ordinance is available at the entrance of the Council Chambers and on the City's website at www.cityofdover.com under "Government." A. #2020-12 Amending Chapter 106 - Traffic and Vehicles, Article III - Stopping, Standing, and Parking, Division 2 - Metered Parking, Division 3 - Removal and Disposition of Illegally Parked or Abandoned Vehicles, Sec. 106-181 - Definitions, and Division 4 - Downtown Parking

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  Council Agenda - October 26, 2020 Page 4 11. Resolution No. 2020-13 - Donna S. Mitchell 12. City Manager’s Announcements 13. Council Members’ Announcements 14. Adjournment /tm S:\AGENDAS-MINUTES-PACKETS-PRESENTATIONS-ATT&EXH\Council-Agendas\2020\10-26-2020 COUNCIL.wpd Executive Session Pursuant to: 29 Del. C. §10004(b)(2) - Preliminary discussions on site acquisitions for any publicly funded capital improvements, or sales or leases of real property; 29 Del. C. §10004(b)(4) - Strategy sessions, including those involving legal advice or opinion from an attorney-at-law, with respect to collective bargaining or pending or potential litigation, but only when an open meeting would have an adverse effect on the bargaining or litigation position of the public body; 29 Del. C. §10004(b)(6) - Discussion of the content of documents, excluded from the definition of "public record" in §10002 of this title where such discussion may disclose the contents of such documents; 29 Del. C. §10004(b)(9) - Personnel matters in which the names, competency and abilities of individual employees are discussed, unless the employee requests that such a meeting be open 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.

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• REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MINUTES

  REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING The Regular City Council Meeting was held by video conference on October 26, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. with Council President Hare presiding. Council members present via video or telephone were Mr. Anderson (arrived at 7:32 p.m.), Mr. Sudler, Mr. Neil, Mr. Slavin, Mr. Cole,...

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• COUNCIL PACKET (Meeting packet)

  Regular Council Meeting Agenda October 26, 2020 - 7:30 p.m. This meeting will be held remotely via WebEx. Public participation information is as follows: Phone: 1-408-418-9388 Link: https://cityofdoverde.webex.com/cityofdoverde/onstage/g.php?MTID=e1e514ed025d717f abca52b4cf4050766 Event number:...

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