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City Council Meetings. Jul 24, 2023.

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CITY OF DOVER, DELAWARE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, July 24, 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/rwe5o Event number: 2538 212 2369 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 - Councilwoman 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 - July 24, 2023 PAGE 2 PRESENTATIONS 1. Recognition of Service - Arthur G. Ericson - Board of Adjustment (October 2004-July 2023) CONSENT AGENDA ADOPTION OF MINUTES 2. Regular City Council Meeting of June 12, 2023 3. Special Council Meeting of June 13, 2023 4. Special Council Meeting of June 22, 2023 (Budget Discussion) 5. Regular City Council Meeting of June 26, 2023 COMMITTEE REPORTS 6. Board of Assessment Appeals - June 6, 2023 7. Council Committee of the Whole Report June 13, 2023 8. Council Committee of the Whole Report June 27, 2023 - Land Use Law, FOIA, Ethics Training Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement 9. Consideration of a Public Space Naming Policy (Tricia K. Arndt, Chair of Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement Committee) Mayor and Council Reports 10. Council President Hare 11. First District 12. Second District 13. Third District 14. Fourth District 15. At-Large 16. Mayor Christiansen Utility Committee 17. Presentation - Electric Rate Study (Scott Burnham, New Gen Strategies & Solutions) (Committee Action Not Required)

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REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - July 24, 2023 PAGE 3 Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee 18. Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) Approval for the Water System and Well Sites Security Project (Kay Sass, Public Affairs and Emergency Management Coordinator) (Committee Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager to accept the reimbursement grant for all costs associated with the purchase and installation of the video surveillance and fencing. Authorize the sole source designation for Advantech.) 19. Dover Code of Ordinances - Citation Discussion (Mary Ellen Gray, Planning and Community Development Director) (Committee Recommendation: Approval of the four bulleted recommendations included in the memo from Mary Ellen Gray.) 20. Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Municipal Collaborative Initiative with the Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization (Sharon Duca, Assistant City Manager) (Committee Recommendation: That City Council make a leadership commitment to participate with the Dover / Kent County MPO, and other municipalities, in the application to the SS4A program to prepare a regional Comprehensive Safety Action Plan.) MONTHLY REPORTS - May 2023 21. City Assessor's Report 22. City Council’s Community Enhancement Fund Report 23. City Manager’s Report 24. City Planner's Report 25. Controller/Treasurer's Budget Report 26. Fire Chief's Report 27. Police Chief's Report QUARTERLY REPORTS 28. Quarterly Revenue Report as of June 30, 2023 29. Quarterly Review - Capital Investment Plan (CIP) (April, May, and June) APPOINTMENTS/REAPPOINTMENTS RECOMMENDED BY MAYOR CHRISTIANSEN 30. Historic District Commission - Three-Year Term to Expire July 2026

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REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - July 24, 2023 PAGE 4 A. Ellen H. Richardson B. Mary T. Mason C. Ann B. Horsey 31. Public Advisory Committee of the Dover/Kent County MPO - Dana Shelton - Two-Year Term to Expire July 1, 2025 32. Ethics Commission - Dr. Erika D. Crawford - Five-Year Term to Expire July 31, 2028 RESOLUTIONS 33. Resolution No. 2023-10 - TEFRA approval 2023 NFA PHI Capital Projects (Westminster Village) (112573092) (David S. Hugg, III, City Manager) 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

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