Regular Agenda

CITY OF DOVER, DELAWARE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, November 25, 2024 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://tinyurl.com/3ttzu7e3 Event number: 2538 964 0608 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 - November 25, 2024 PAGE 2 CONSENT AGENDA ADOPTION OF MINUTES 1. Regular City Council Meeting of October 28, 2024 2. Special City Council Meeting of November 6, 2024 COMMITTEE REPORTS 3. Council Committee of the Whole Report of October 29, 2024 4. Council Committee of the Whole Report of November 12, 2024 Safety, Advisory, and Transportation Committee 5. Requests for Waivers – Appendix A - Subdivisions, Article VI - Subdivision - General Requirements and Design Standards, Section A – Streets: Subdivision Waiver of Requirement for Two Connections to Public Street and Section E – Lots: Subdivision Waiver of Requirement for Lot Frontage on a Public Street as associated with Conditional Use Site Plan/Master Plan for the development of Luther Village Planned Neighborhood Design – Senior Citizen Housing Option (Apartment Units). Property Owner: Martin Luther Foundation of Dover, Inc. Property Address: 101 Babb Drive. Tax Parcels: ED-05-077.06-02-90.00-000, ED-05-077.06-02-90.01-000, ED-05-077.06- 02-90.02-000, and ED-05-077.06-02-90.03-000. Planning Reference: C-24-02) (Dawn Melson-Williams, Principal Planner) (Committee Recommendation: Approval of Subdivision Waiver of Requirement for Two Connections to a Public Street and Approval of Subdivision Waiver of Requirement for Lot Frontage on a Public Street) 6. Presentation - Dover Municipal Freight Plan and Downtown Dover Pathways (Marilyn Smith, Executive Director of the Dover/Kent County MPO, Cooper Bowers, DelDOT Planning, and Leah Kacanda, Whitman, Requardt & Associates) (Committee Action Not Required) 7. Presentation - Police Officer Standards and Training Commission (POST) (Sean Moriarty, Executive Director) (Committee Action Not Required) 8. Discussion - Community Concerns Surrounding Trash, Glass Bottles, and Needles (Bishop Lott) (Committee Action Not Required) 9. Discussion - Community Concerns Surrounding Trespassing (Kim Adams) (Committee Action Not Required)

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - November 25, 2024 PAGE 3 Utility Committee 10. Evaluation of Bids - Persimmon Park Place Drainage Basin Improvements (Jason Lyon, Water/Wastewater Director) (Committee Recommendation: Award the contract to Gateway Construction, Inc. for the Persimmon Park Place Drainage Basin Improvements, ITB #25-0006WW, for $1,198,025 ) Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee 11. Presentation - Unsheltered Working Group (Leandra Marshall) (Committee Action Not Required) 12. Discussion - Update on the State Pension (Naomi Poole, Human Resources Director) (Committee Action Not Required) 13. Presentation - Council Dashboard (Sharon Duca, Assistant City Manager) (Committee Action Not Required) 14. Proposed Resolution No. 2024-15 - Creating Economic and Community Development Funds (David S. Hugg, III, City Manager) (Committee Recommendation: Adopt Proposed Resolution No. 2024-15 establishing Economic Development and Community Development Funds. ) Council Reports - October 2024 15. First District 16. Second District 17. Third District 18. Fourth District 19. At-Large 20. Council President Anderson Utility Committee 21. Evaluation of Bids - Brandywine Court Condominiums Water Service Replacement (Jason Lyon, Water/Wastewater Director) (Committee Recommendation: Award the contract to Gateway Construction, Inc. for the Brandywine Court Condominiums Water Service Replacement, ITB #25- 0009WW, for $371,660)

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - November 25, 2024 PAGE 4 22. Evaluation of Bids - Puncheon Run Pump Station Roof Replacement (Jason Lyon, Water/Wastewater Director) (Committee Recommendation: Award the contract to Kirkin Exteriors for the Puncheon Run Pump Station Roof Replacement, for $52,168.00) 23. Dedication of Rights-of-Way and Public Infrastructure - Patriot Village (Jason Lyon, Water/Wastewater Director) (Committee Recommendation: Accept the dedication of rights-of-way and public infrastructure of the Patriot Village Subdivision. Dedication is to include all of the referenced public improvements noted in Attachment A) 24. Discussion - Stormwater Utility Billing Concerns (Sharon Duca, Assistant City Manager) (Committee Recommendation: Recommended the City manager and supporting staff review the criteria for submitting a letter of interest for funding through the Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant Program to help the capital of Delaware address the stormwater and sewer infrastructure needs and provide the committee an update by the subsequent Utility Committee meeting and review the Wastewater Revolving Fund and the Electric Reserve Fund to determine the amount in each and review budget to assess a possible budget amendment. ) MONTHLY REPORTS - September 2024 25. City Council's Community Enhancement Fund Report 26. City Manager's Report 27. Controller/Treasurer's Budget Report 28. Police Chief's Report 29. Fire Chief's Report ITEMS NOT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ORDINANCES FIRST READING REFERRAL - The First Reading is offered on the Proposed Ordinance. It is recommended for referral to the Planning Commission for a public hearing on December 16, 2024 and that a Public Hearing before City Council be set for January 13, 2025 at 6:30 p.m., at which time the Final Reading and Council action will take place. The ordinances are available on the City's website at www.cityofdover.com under "Government," or by contacting the City Clerk's Office at 736-7008 or cityclerk@dover.de.us.

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - November 25, 2024 PAGE 5 30. Proposed Ordinance #2024-31 - Lands of PAM Cubed Real Estate, LLC at 1216 McKee Road Ordinance 2024-31 Review and Recommendation of a Rezoning application for a parcel of land consisting of 1.2302 acres +/-. The property is zoned C-PO (Commercial and Professional Office Zone) and subject to the COZ-1 (Corridor Overlay Zone). The proposed zoning for the property is IO (Institutional and Office Zone) and subject to the COZ-1 (Corridor Overlay Zone). The property is located on the west side of McKee Road and north of the intersection of McKee Road and College Road. (The owner of record is PAM Cubed Real Estate, LLC. Property Address: 1216 McKee Road. Tax Parcel: ED-05-067.00-01-34.00-000. Planning Reference: Z-24-06. Council District 1.) 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