Regular Council Agenda

CITY OF DOVER, DELAWARE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, June 12, 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/9lquk Event number: 2539 196 1581 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 Boggerty 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 - June 12, 2023 PAGE 2 PRESENTATIONS 1. Certificate of Appreciation - Sade Truiett - Joint Subcommittee to Evaluate American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding Requests from Nonprofits CONSENT AGENDA ADOPTION OF MINUTES 2. Regular City Council Meeting of May 22, 2023 COMMITTEE REPORTS 3. Council Committee of the Whole Report May 23, 2023 Safety Advisory and Transportation Committee 4. Quarterly Briefing on Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) (Marilyn Smith, Executive Director Dover/Kent MPO) (Committee Action Not Required) Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee 5. Dover Human Relations Commission Update (Alan Gaddis, Chair) (Committee Action Not Required) 6. Discussion - Fiscal Year 2023 Audit Program (Lori Peddicord, Controller/Treasurer) (Committee Recommendation: Acceptance of the Audit Program Report) 7. Review of Fiscal Year 2022/2023 Annual Budget Amendments (David S. Hugg, III, City Manager) (Committee Action Not Required) MONTHLY REPORTS - April 2023 8. City Assessor's Report 9. City Council’s Community Enhancement Fund Report 10. City Manager’s Report 11. City Planner's Report 12. Controller/Treasurer's Budget Report 13. Fire Chief's Report 14. Police Chief's Report

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - June 12, 2023 PAGE 3 APPOINTMENTS RECOMMENDED BY THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT 15. Economic Development Committee - One-Year Term to Expire May 13, 2024 Kim I. Adams - Minority Voting Member Clayton E. Hammond - Minority Voting Member 16. Committee Civilian Members - One-Year Term to Expire May 13, 2024 Utility Committee - Michael S. Pugh APPOINTMENTS RECOMMENDED BY COUNCIL COMMITTEE CHAIRS 17. Committee Civilian Members - One-Year Term - Expiring May 13, 2024 Safety, Advisory, and Transportation - Vonderlear E. Smack ITEMS NOT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA 18. Setting of Electric, Water, and Wastewater Rates and Tariffs (Staff Recommendation: Adoption of Rates and Tariffs as presented for Fiscal Year 2024.) 19. Setting of Public Hearing - Electric Fund Budget (Staff Recommendation: That a Public Hearing be set for June 26, 2023 at 6:30 p.m.) 20. Review of Pension Benefits - Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) (David S. Hugg, III, City Manager) ORDINANCES FIRST READING - The First Reading is offered on the Proposed Ordinance. Final action by Council will take place during the Second Reading on June 26, 2023. 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. 21. Proposed Ordinance #2023-05 - Fiscal Year 2023/2024 City of Dover Budget Ordinance (Staff Recommendation: Approval of Proposed Ordinance #2023-05.) 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

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