REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
A G E N D A
July 27, 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 July 13, 2009
2. Presentations
A. Certificate of Recognition - Gregg Moore - Delaware Main Street Award Recognition
B. Certificate of Recognition - Lisa Ratliff - Main Street Award Recognition/Greater Dover Committee
3. Annexation/Rezoning Public Hearing/Final Reading - Property Located at 924 Artis Drive (owned by J. Richard Jones and Joan Mead Jones)
A. Annexation Referendum Results (Date): 1 FOR 0 AGAINST
B. Annexation Resolution
C. Rezoning Public Hearing and Final Reading of Proposed Ordinance to amend the zoning designation from AC - Agriculture Conservation (Kent County) to R-8 - One Family Residence (City of Dover) The First Reading of the proposed ordinance was accomplished during the Council Meeting of May 11, 2009
* 4. Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement Committee Report - July 13, 2009
A. Parks and Recreation/Open Space Plans - Review of Active Recreation Areas - Leander Lakes
(Committee Recommended Approval of the Open Space/Active Recreation Plan for the Leander Lakes Apartments, as Recommended by Staff)
B. Report on Spray Park
(Committee Action Not Required)
C. St. Jones Watershed Coordinator
(Committee Action Not Required)
D. Updates
(Committee Action Not Required)
5. Utility Committee Report - July 13, 2009
A. Presentation - 2030 Energy Committee - Solar Project Agreement
(Committee Recommended that the City Manager be Authorized to Execute the Solar Energy Purchase Agreement with White Oak Solar Energy, LLC as Per the Terms Outlined in the Agreement)
* B. PACE/NAES Monthly Report (April and May)
(Committee Recommended Acceptance of the Report)
* 6. Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee Report - July 13, 2009
A. Review and Recommendation - Filling of Critical Positions
(Committee Action Not Required)
B. Elimination of Medicare Part B Reimbursement
(Committee Recommended Approval of Alternative #1, Which Would Provide No Reimbursement to All Future Retirees to be Effective Upon Approval by Council, Noting That This Alternative Refers Specifically and Only to New Hires)
(Committee Tabled Alternatives #2, #3, and #4 Until Receipt of the Consultant’s Report)
(Committee Recommended Authorization to Solicit a Request for Proposal for a Health Care Consultant to Assist the City with Options for Managing its Health Care Costs)
C. Revenue/Cost Saving Ideas Submitted for Consideration (Items #1 - 10)
(Committee Action Not Required)
D. Phase II of the MAG Study
d-1. MAG Recommendations
d-2. Employee Recommendations
d-3. Performance Scores Definition
(Committee Tabled Until the Next Meeting)
7. FOP Labor Contract Tentative Agreement
8. Reconsideration of Revision to 2009 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Action Plan (Motion of May 11, 2009)
9. Evaluation of Bids
A. Construction Manager Anchor Public Library
B. SCADA Equipment Technology Upgrade
*10.Appointment Recommended by Mayor Carey - Election Board - First District - Anita L. McDowell Boyer (To Fill Expired Term of Ruth Morris - Term to Expire May 2012)
11. Final Reading - Proposed Ordinances
The First Reading of the following proposed ordinances was accomplished during the Council Meeting of July 13, 2009. Copies of the proposed ordinances are available at the entrance of the Council Chambers.
A. 2009-05 - Chapter 102 - Taxation
a-1. Article I - In General, Section 102-5 - Income and Expense Reports
a-2. Article III - Realty Transfer Tax, Section 102-77 - Duties of City Assessor
a-3. Article VI - Exemptions; Tax Appeals Committee, Section 102-185 - Appeals
Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee
B.2009-16- Chapter 2 - Administration, Article IV - Officers and Employees, Division 1 - Generally, Section 2-201 (2) - Compensation and expenses for mayor, council, employees and other elected or appointed officials; Councilmembers generally
12. Council Members Announcements
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