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City Council Meetings. Feb 27, 2023.

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CITY OF DOVER, DELAWARE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, February 27, 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/ey5jyz Event number: 2538 343 8450 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 - Dr. Pillsbury 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.

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REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - February 27, 2023 PAGE 2 PRESENTATIONS 1. Robbins Hose Company 2022 Annual Report RESOLUTIONS 2. Resolution No. 2023-01 - Ralph L. Taylor, Jr. CONSENT AGENDA ADOPTION OF MINUTES 3. Regular City Council Meeting of February 13, 2023 COMMITTEE REPORTS 4. Council Committee of the Whole Report February 14, 2023 Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement MAYOR AND COUNCIL REPORTS 5. Council President 6. First District 7. Second District 8. Third District 9. Fourth District 10. At- Large 11. Mayor Christiansen 12. Review of Active Recreation Plan – Leander Lakes III Apartments on part of the property at 2285 Forrest Avenue (Planning Reference #S-23-04) Mary Ellen Gray, Director of Planning and Inspections) Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee 13. Downtown Dover Partnership Presentation on Next Steps of Downtown Dover Master Plan (Diane Laird, Director of Downtown Dover Partnership) (Committee Action Not Required) ITEMS NOT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ORDINANCES

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REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - February 27, 2023 PAGE 3 14. Rescheduling of Public Hearing - Proposed Ordinance #2023-01 Comprehensive Plan Amendments 2023 (Applicant Request) Review of a series of Amendments to the 2019 Comprehensive Plan, as amended. The Amendments include consideration of the following as associated with Annexation Application AX-23-01 Lands of Calpine Holdings, LLC – Two Properties on White Oak Road: requests for amendment of Map 13-1: Potential Annexation Areas to revise the Annexation Plan category of two properties and requests for amendment of Map 13-2: Potential Land Uses for Annexation Areas to identify the Land Use Classification of two properties. (Planning Reference: MI-23- 01) A. Consideration of Amendments to Map 13-1: Potential Annexation Areas Plan Map - Request for two parcels located on the north side of White Oak Road and west of Bayside Drive to revise the Annexation Plan category from Area of Concern and unidentified area to Category 2: Priority Annexation Area on Map 13-1: Potential Annexation Areas Plan Map. a. Property Area: 144.83 acres +/-. Property Address: unaddressed parcel near White Oak Road. Property Owner: Calpine Holdings, LLC. Tax Parcel: LC-00-058.00-02-49.00-000. b. Property Area: 104.06 acres +/-. Property Address: 3015 White Oak Road. Property Owner: Calpine Holdings, LLC. Tax Parcel: LC-00-058.00-02-48.00-000. B. Consideration of Amendments to Map 13-2: Potential Land Use for Annexation Areas Map - Request for two parcels located on the north side of White Oak Road and west of Bayside Drive to identify the Land Use Classification as Public & Private Utilities on Map 13- 2: Potential Land Use for Annexation Areas Map. a. Property Area: 144.83 acres +/-. Property Address: unaddressed parcel near White Oak Road. Property Owner: Calpine Holdings, LLC. Tax Parcel: LC-00-058.00-02-49.00-000. b. Property Area: 104.06 acres +/-. Property Address: 3015 White Oak Road. Property Owner: Calpine Holdings, LLC. Tax Parcel: LC-00-058.00-02-48.00-000. The First Reading of Proposed Ordinance #2023-01 was completed on January 23, 2023, at which time a public hearing before City Council was set for Monday, March 13, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. The applicant is requesting the public hearing/final reading be rescheduled for the Regular City Council Meeting scheduled for Monday, April 10, 2023. The Public Hearing occurred at the Planning Commission Meeting on Tuesday, February 21, 2023. (Staff Recommendation: Approve the applicant request to reschedule the public hearing/final reading of Proposed Ordinance #2023-01 to the Regular City Council Meeting scheduled for Monday, April 10, 2023.) . CITY MANAGER’S ANNOUNCEMENTS MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS

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REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - February 27, 2023 PAGE 4 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

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