Regular Council Agenda MM Revised

CITY OF DOVER, DELAWARE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, December 13, 2021 at 6:30 PM City Hall Council Chambers, 15 Loockerman Plaza, Dover, DE AGENDA VIRTUAL MEETING NOTICE This meeting will be held in-person with electronic access via WebEx. Public participation information is as follows: Dial: 1-408-418-9388 Link: https://rb.gy/vurg0k Event number: 2346 943 9078 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 Louden PLEDGE OF ALLEGIENCE - Councilman Taylor ADOPTION OF AGENDA OATH OF OFFICE ADMINISTERED BY THE HONORABLE JAMES G. MCGIFFIN, JR. - FAMILY COURT JUDGE 1. Council - First District - Julia M. Pillsbury

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - December 13, 2021 PAGE 2 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. PRESENTATIONS 2. Certificate of Appreciation - Bicycle Friendly Committee - Bronze Status 3. Certificate of Recognition - Judy Diogo - Central Delaware Chamber of Commerce PUBLIC HEARINGS Request for Withdrawal of Rezoning Application - Proposed Ordinance 2021-25 The First Reading of the Proposed Ordinance was accomplished during the Council meeting of October 25, 2021 and a Public Hearing was scheduled for December 13, 2021. The ordinance is available at the entrance of the Council Chambers and on the City's website at www.cityofdover.com under "Government." 4. Ordinance #2021-25 - Lands of New Burton Storage, LLC. at 1427 New Burton Road Review of Rezoning Application for one parcel of land consisting of 1.0487 +/- acres (45,681.1 SF +/-). The property is zoned C-1A (Limited Commercial Zone). The proposed zoning is C-3 (Service Commercial Zone). The property is located on the east side of New Burton Road approximately 311 feet northeast of Garton Lane. The owner of record for the parcel is New Burton Storage, LLC. Property Address: 1427 New Burton Road. Tax Parcel: ED-05-085.11-01- 03.00-000. Planning Reference: Z-21-07. Council District 2. Letter received requesting the rezoning request be withdrawn. Final Reading - Proposed Ordinance 2021-23 The First Reading of the Proposed Ordinance was accomplished during the Council meeting of October 11, 2021. The ordinance is available at the entrance of the Council Chambers and on the City's website at www.cityofdover.com under "Government." 5. Annexation/Rezoning of Property Located at Raymond Street, Railroad Avenue, and Grove Street, owned by The College Settlement Company A. Public Hearing - Zoning Classifications Annexation Clarification Amending the Zoning Map of the City of Dover by Annexing the segments of right-of-way in the vicinity of Tax Parcels: ED-05-067.00-02-53.00- 000 and ED-05-067.00-02-56.00-000. The rights-of-way, known as portions of Raymond Street (aka Jason Street), Railroad Avenue, and Grove Street and identified on a plan titled “Plot of Land Belonging to The College Settlement Company,” dated 1899, have a total area of 1.6791+/- acres. Annexation Areas: Area 1: Right-of-way segment of Raymond Street (aka Jason Street) from Mishoe Street to Railroad Avenue at the railroad corridor. Width of 35 feet. Area Size: 0.6447 acres +/- (28,084 SF); Area 2: Right-of-way segment of Railroad Avenue from Raymond Street and extending north

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - December 13, 2021 PAGE 3 approximately 1090.24 feet parallel to the railroad corridor. Width of 35 feet. Area Size 0.8737 acres +/- (38,057 SF); Area 3: Right-of-way segment of Grove Street from Raymond Street and extending north approximately 200 feet to previously abandoned portion of Grove Street. Width of 35 feet. Area Size: 0.1607 acres+/- (7,000SF) (Planning Reference: AX-21-04; Council District 4) B. Adoption of Annexation Resolution No. 2021-26 C. Final Reading/Adoption of Rezoning Ordinance #2021-23 CONSENT AGENDA ADOPTION OF MINUTES 6. Regular City Council Meeting of November 22, 2021 COMMITTEE REPORTS 7. Council Committee of the Whole Meeting of November 23, 2021 Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee 8. Evaluation of Bids - Switchgear Building for Garrison Oak Technology & Business Park (GOTBP) Substation (Paul Waddell, Electric Director) (Committee recommendation: Awarding RFP #22-0008EL to Siemens in the amount of $1,187,158) 9. Evaluation of Bids - Transformer for Garrison Oak Technology & Business Park (GOTBP) Substation (Paul Waddell, Electric Director) (Committee recommendation: Awarding RFP #22-0009EL to Anixter (GE 1b) in the amount of $814,188) 10. Evaluation of Bids - LED Security Light for City Lighting Upgrade (Paul Waddell, Electric Director) (Committee recommendation: Awarding RFP #22-0012EL to Denney Electric in the amount of $163,680) Safety Advisory and Transportation Committee 11. Creation of an Ad-hoc Committee to Discuss the Effects and Implementation of Proposed Ordinance #2021-26 - Creating a New Chapter 28 - Dawdling (Councilman Ralph Taylor, Jr.) (Committee recommendation: Tabling the Creation of an Ad-Hoc Committee to Discuss the Effects and Implementation of Proposed Ordinance #2021 - 26 - Creating a New Chapter 28 - Dawdling until the January Safety Advisory and Transportation Committee meeting). This item has been removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered at item #20.

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - December 13, 2021 PAGE 4 MONTHLY REPORTS - October 2021 12. City Assessor's Report 13. City Council’s Community Enhancement Fund Report 14. City Manager's Report 15. City Planner's Report 16. Controller/Treasurer's Budget Report 17. Police Chief's Report 18. Fire Chief's Report APPOINTMENTS 19. Appointment Recommended by Mayor Christiansen - Ethics Commission - Brandy M. Walker (to fill the expired term of Gary Coy - term to expire July 2025) ITEMS NOT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA 20. Reconsideration - Development of Dawdling Ordinance (Creation of an Ad-hoc Committee to Discuss the Effects and Implementation of Proposed Ordinance #2021-26 - Creating a New Chapter 28 - Dawdling (Councilman Ralph Taylor, Jr.) (Committee recommendation: Tabling the Creation of an Ad-Hoc Committee to Discuss the Effects and Implementation of Proposed Ordinance #2021 - 26 - Creating a New Chapter 28 - Dawdling until the January Safety Advisory and Transportation Committee meeting) (Ordinance #2021-26 was tabled by the SA&T Committee on October 26, 2021) (Recommendation: Discontinue discussion of ordinance #2021-26 - Dawdling) INTERIM CITY MANAGER’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