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CITY OF DOVER, DELAWARE
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Monday, July 28, 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/luwdu1
Event number: 2530 737 8426
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 Rocha
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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PRESENTATIONS
1. The Dream Initiative: A New Delaware Way (Heather Christopher, Chief of Staff)
CONSENT AGENDA
ADOPTION OF MINUTES
2. Regular City Council Meeting of July 14, 2025
COMMITTEE REPORTS
3. Council Committee of the Whole Report July 15, 2025
Council Reports - June 2025
4. First District
5. Second District
6. Third District
7. Fourth District
8. At-Large
9. Council President Neil
Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee
10. Evaluation of Proposals - Boggs Drive Drainage Improvement Engineering Support
(Jason Lyon, Water/Wastewater Director)
(Committee Recommendation: Award the contract to Verdantas for the Boggs Drive
Drainage Improvement Engineering Support, RFP #25-0022WW, for the amount of
$67,600)
QUARTERLY REPORTS
11. Quarterly Review - Capital Investment Plan (CIP) (April, May, and June)
12. Quarterly Revenue Report as of June 30, 2025
ITEMS NOT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA
13. Proposed Cancellation of August 25 and 26, 2025, Meetings
(Staff Recommendation: Cancellation of Regular Council Meeting of August 25, 2025,
and Council Committee of the Whole Meeting of August 26, 2025.)
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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