Regular Council Agenda - REVISED

CITY OF DOVER, DELAWARE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, July 11, 2022 at 6:30 PM City Hall Council Chambers, 15 Loockerman Plaza, Dover, Delaware AGENDA THIS AGENDA HAS BEEN REVISED TO INCLUDE UPDATED WEBEX INFORMATION 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/dqym6g Event number: 2531 284 1154 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 - Mayor Christiansen 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

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - July 11, 2022 PAGE 2 Council so requests, in which event the matter shall be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered a separate item. PRESENTATIONS 1. 50 Year Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve CONSENT AGENDA ADOPTION OF MINUTES 2. Regular City Council Meeting of June 27, 2022 COMMITTEE REPORTS 3. Council Committee of the Whole Report June 28, 2022 Safety Advisory and Transportation Committee 4. Request for Waiver - Appendix A - Subdivisions, Article VI - Subdivision - General Requirements and Design Standards, Section A - Streets (Right-of-Way known as Raymond Street and Railroad Avenue) - Waiver of Requirements for the Reduction of the Minimum Street Right-of-Way Width, Increase in Maximum Length of a Dead-End Street (Cul-de-Sac), and the Elimination of Sidewalk on One Side of a Public Street associated with a Site Development Plan for the improvements to the rights-of-way of Raymond Street and Railroad Avenue to allow for further development of the properties that these streets will give access. (Dawn Melson- Williams, Interim City Planner) (Committee recommendation: defer Item #1 on the Safety, Advisory, and Transportation Committee Request for Waiver - Appendix A - Subdivisions, Article VI - Subdivision - General Requirements and Design Standards, Section A - Streets (Right-of-Way known as Raymond Street and Railroad Avenue) - Waiver of Requirements for the Reduction of the Minimum Street Right-of-Way Width, Increase in Maximum Length of a Dead-End Street (Cul-de-Sac), and the Elimination of Sidewalk on One Side of a Public Street associated with a Site Development Plan for the improvements to the rights-of-way of Raymond Street and Railroad Avenue to allow for further development of the properties that these streets will give access (Dawn Melson-Williams, Interim City Planner) until the July 26, 2022, Safety, Advisory, and Transportation Committee Meeting) 5. Update on School Safety (Chief Thomas Johnson Dover Police Department, Master Corporal Brian Gedney, Dover Police Department, and Dr. Vilicia Cade, Superintendent of Capital School District) (Informational - Committee Action Not Required)

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - July 11, 2022 PAGE 3 Utility Committee 6. Evaluation of Bids – Water Street Stormwater Feasibility Study (Jason Lyon, Director of Water Wastewater) (Committee recommendation: recommend awarding the contract to Century Engineering, LLC, for the City of Dover, Water Street Stormwater Feasibility Project in the amount of $22,500) Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee 7. Authorize a Compensation Study of all City of Dover Employees (Dave Hugg, City Manager) (Committee recommendation: approval of the City Manager to conduct a wage equity study of all City of Dover employees,) 8. Ordinance #2022-07 - Amending Chapter 2 - Administration, Article II. - City Council, Section 2-201 Compensation and expenses for mayor, council, and other elected or appointed officials (Council President Sudler and Councilman Anderson) (Committee recommendation: approval of the ordinance to be retroactive July 1, 2022, and to send to the Regular Council meeting of July 11, 2022, for First Reading, contingent on HB-456 – An Act to amend the Charter of the City of Dover, being passed by the General Assembly and signed by Governor John Carney) 9. Discussion of Council Priorities (Councilman David Anderson) (Committee Action Not Required) MONTHLY REPORTS - MAY 2022 10. City Assessor's Report 11. City Council’s Community Enhancement Fund Report 12. City Manager’s Report 13. City Planner's Report 14. Controller/Treasurer's Budget Report 15. Fire Chief's Report 16. Police Chief's Report

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - July 11, 2022 PAGE 4 ITEMS NOT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ORDINANCES FIRST READING - The First Reading is offered on the Proposed Ordinance. Final action by Council will take place during the Second Reading on JULY 26, 2022. 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 302-736-7008 or cityclerk@dover.de.us. 17. Ordinance #2022-07 - Amending Chapter 2 - Administration, Article II. - City Council, Section 2-201 Compensation and expenses for mayor, council, and other elected or appointed officials 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