Regular Council Meeting

CITY OF DOVER, DELAWARE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, June 23, 2025 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/y2wwdr Event number: 2537 803 4802 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 Julia M. 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.

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - June 23, 2025 PAGE 2 PRESENTATIONS 1. Delaware Arts Alliance (Neil Kirschling, Executive Director) CONSENT AGENDA ADOPTION OF MINUTES 2. Regular City Council Meeting of June 09, 2025 COMMITTEE REPORTS 3. Board of Assessment Appeals - May 29, 2025 4. Council Committee of the Whole Report June 10, 2025 Council Reports - May 2025 5. First District 6. Second District 7. Third District 8. Fourth District 9. At-Large 10. Council President Neil Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee 11. Downtown Development District (DDD) Relaunch (Ann Marie Townshend, Rossi Group, and Chris Salzano, Planner II) (Committee Action Not Required) 12. Proposed Ordinance #2025-12 - Amending Chapter 102 - Taxation, Article III - Realty Transfer Tax, Sec. 102-71 - Definitions and Article IV - Abatement of Real Estate Taxes, Sec. 102-113 - Qualifications (David S. Hugg, III, City Manager, and Ann Marie Townshend, Rossi Group) (Staff Recommendation: That the committee approve Proposed Ordinance #2025-12 and forward it to council for approval) APPOINTMENTS/REAPPOINTMENTS 13. Dover Human Relations Commission-First District Appointment - Justina Brinkley - (to fill the unexpired term of Joseph Simmons- term to expire February 2026)

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - June 23, 2025 PAGE 3 ITEMS NOT ON CONSENT AGENDA 14. Correction to Regular Council Meeting Minutes of June 28, 2021 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 14, 2025. 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. 15. Proposed Ordinance #2025-12 - Amending Chapter 102 - Taxation, Article III - Realty Transfer Tax, Sec. 102-71 - Definitions and Article IV - Abatement of Real Estate Taxes, Sec. 102-113 - Qualifications (David S. Hugg, III, City Manager, and Ann Marie Townshend, Rossi Group) FINAL READING - The First Reading of the Proposed Ordinance was accomplished during the Council Meeting of JUNE 09, 2025. The ordinance is available at the entrance of the Council Chambers and on the City's website at www.cityofdover.com under "Government." 16. Proposed Ordinance #2025-09 - Amending Chapter 102 - Taxation, Article I - In General, Section 102-1 - Valuation and assessment (Allison Haines, Interim Customer Service Director) 17. Proposed Ordinance #2025-10 - Amending Chapter 2 - Administration, Article V. - Finance by Adding Sec. 2-426 - Credit Card Processing Fees(Allison Haines, Interim Customer Service Director) 18. Proposed Ordinance #2025- 11 - Fiscal Year 2025/2026 City of Dover Budget Ordinance 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