REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
A G E N D A
October 12, 2009 - 7:30 P.M. - Council Chambers - City Hall - City of Dover
OPEN FORUM - 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO OFFICIAL MEETING (7:15 P.M.)
INVOCATION BY CHAPLAIN WALLACE DIXON
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
AGENDA ADDITIONS/DELETIONS
*CONSENT AGENDA
Those items on the Council Agenda which are considered routine and non-controversial shall be marked with an asterisk (*) 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.
* 1. Adoption of Minutes - Regular Council Meeting of September 28, 2009
2. Proclamation - Halloween Trick-or-Treat
3. Presentations
A. American Planning Association (APA) - Designation of The Dover Green
B. The Mayor’s Arts Awards
4. Public Hearing/Final Reading - Proposed Zoning Text Amendments
The First Reading of the following proposed ordinances was accomplished during the Council Meeting of August 24, 2009. Copies of the proposed ordinances are available at the entrance of the Council Chambers.
A.Ordinance #2009-18 - Proposed Amendment to Appendix B - Zoning, Article 3 - District Regulations, Section 20A - Industrial Park Manufacturing Zone - Technology Center (IPM2) and Appendix B - Zoning, Article 4 - Bulk and Parking Regulations, Section 4.16.M - IPM Zones
B.Ordinance #2009-19 - Proposed Amendment to Appendix B - Zoning, Article 5 - Supplementary Regulations, Section 4 - Supplementary Sign Regulations
5. Public Hearings - Violation of Dangerous Building Ordinance
A. Property located at 66 Washington Street, Owned by the Estate of Idella P. Sudler
6. Final Action - Proposed Rezoning
Property located on the south side of White Oak Road (SHR 66) east of State Route 1, consisting of 79.16+/- acres, owned by Bay Village of Dover, LLC. The property is currently zoned A (Agricultural) and subject to the AEOZ (Airport Environs Overlay Zone) and SWPOZ (Source Water Protection Overlay Zone) and the proposed zoning is RM-2 (Medium Density Residential) and subject to the AEOZ (Airport Environs Overlay Zone) and SWPOZ (Source Water Protection Overlay Zone) The First Reading of the proposed ordinance was accomplished during the Council Meeting of February 23, 2009. Approval postponed on April 13, 2009 until the planning process on Garrison Oak is further along, as recommended by the Planning Commission, and receipt of a progress report from the City Manager and City Planner in regards to the Garrison Oak planning process.
* 7. Utility Committee Report - September 28, 2009
A. Update on Federal Energy Stimulus Funds (Committee Action Not Required)
B. Status Report on Recycling (Committee Action Not Required)
C. PACE/NAES Monthly Report (July) (Committee Action Not Required)
* 8. Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee Report - September 28, 2009
A. Ambulance Service Needs
(Committee Recommended that the City Manager be Requested to Analyze the Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Budget Carry Forward to Determine if Funds are Available to Add One (1), Eight (8)-Hour Ambulance Shift, with the Understanding That Staff Will Obtain the Answers to the Questions Raised in the Committee's Discussion of this Matter, and That the Matter Be Again Reviewed at the next Committee Meeting)
B. MAG Study - Recommendation to Create Sub-committees to Complete Council Appointed Employees Evaluations
(Committee Recommended Against Staff’s Recommendation to Develop Review Committees for Employees Who Report Directly to Council, with the Understanding That Council Members Could Request to Attend Certain Meetings)
C. MAG Overview of Recommendations
(Deferred by Committee Due to Time Constraints)
D. St. Jones River Watershed Coordinator Grant
(Committee Recommended Authorizing the City Manager to Accept Grant Funds in the Amount of $77,720 from the State of Delaware and to Sign a Memorandum of Understanding to Execute the Contract for the St. Jones Watershed Coordinator)
E. Sale of Excess Property - 101 Jefferson Court
(Committee Recommended That the City Manager Be Authorized to Sell the Property Located at 101 Jefferson Court to Habitat for Humanity for $30,000, Which Will Be Credited to the General Fund, under Exception D of the Land Disposal Policy, and That the Cost of the Demolition and Environmental Clean-up Be Expensed in the General Fund in the Amount of $71,856)
F. Ordinance #2009-23 Amending Chapter 2 - Administration, Article IV - Officers and Employees, Divisions 1, 4 and 7; Chapter 102 - Taxation, Article III - Realty Transfer Tax; and Chapter 110 - Utilities, Article I - In General (Related to Charter Amendments)(See Item #13)
(Committee Recommended Adoption of Ordinance #2009-23)
9. Safety Advisory and Transportation Committee Report - September 30, 2009
* A. Forest Street/Loockerman Street Roundabout (This project was removed from the Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP))
(Committee Took No Action)
B. Prioritization of Transportation Projects
(Committee Recommended the Establishment of New Priorities for Transportation Projects, as Discussed, That Staff Prepare the Additional Language for the Projects for the Report to Council, and That This Matter Not Be Listed on the Consent Agenda)
* C. Briefing on Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) Projects
(Committee Recommended That a Meeting Between DelDOT and City Staff Be Scheduled to Discuss the North State Street Pave and Rehab)
* D. Briefing on City of Dover Projects
(Committee Action Not Required)
* E. Briefing on Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Projects
(Committee Action Not Required)
*10.Monthly Reports - August 2009
A. Budget Report
B. Chief of Police Report
C. City Assessor Report
D. City Manager’s Report
E. City Planner’s Report
F. Dover Fire Department Report
11. Evaluation of Bids - Mid-City Substation Control House Refurbishment
12. First Reading - Proposed Ordinances
The First Reading is offered on the following proposed ordinances. Final action by Council will take place during the Second Reading of the ordinances on October 26, 2009. Copies of all proposed ordinances are available at the entrance of the Council Chambers or can be obtained from the City Clerk's Office.
A. Ordinance #2009-23 Amending Chapter 2 - Administration, Article IV - Officers and Employees, Divisions 1, 4 and 7; Chapter 102 - Taxation, Article III - Realty Transfer Tax; and Chapter 110 - Utilities, Article I - In General
13. Council Members Announcements
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