REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
A G E N D A
March 23, 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 LED BY THE SANKOFA AFRICAN DANCE COMPANY
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 - Council Retreat of January 30, 2009
- Regular Council Meeting of March 9, 2009
2. Presentations
A. Certificate of Recognition and Congratulations - Samuel C. Knotts, III
B. Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Distinguished Budget Award
C. Awards by Downtown Dover Partnership - St. Patrick's Day Parade
3. Proclamations
A. Employee Appreciation Day
B. Fair Housing Month
C. Lights Out America
D. Military Retiree Appreciation Day
E. Scots-Irish Heritage Month
4. Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement Committee Report - March 9, 2009
A. Proposal to Leverage Neighborhood Stabilization Program Funding
(Committee Recommended that the Letter of Intent and the Letter from the Delaware State Housing Authority be forwarded to City Council for Approval)
(Committee Recommended that the City of Dover Send a Letter to the Delaware State Housing Authority Requesting Them to Reconsider the Role Being Played in This Proposal, that the City of Dover Feels it Would Be Better for the Delaware State Housing Authority to Distribute Neighborhood Stabilization Program Funds Rather Than the Local Jurisdictions with the Assurance that the City of Dover Would Continue to Get Their Allocation and Continue to Benefit From the Additional Funds that Would Be Brought to the Program From this Investment)
* B. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Federal Stimulus Program): Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Neighborhood Stabilization Program
(Committee Recommended That Staff Review the List of Economic Recovery Dollars to Identify Those Programs for Which City Council Has Already Expressed an Interest (Examples: Youth Services, Homelessness, Etc.) And Identify the Appropriate State Agencies to Which to Direct Letters of Inquiry and Interest So That the City Can Be Considered for this and Attach Thereto Relevant Information Regarding Specific City of Dover Programs or Needs)
* C. Updates
(Committee Action Not Required)
* 5. Utility Committee Report - March 9, 2009
A. Federal Stimulus Program and Dover's Utilities and Energy Programs
a-1. Water/Wastewater
a-2. Energy Block Grant
a-3.Renewable Energy
(Committee Action Not Required)
B. PACE/NAES Monthly Report (January)
b-1.Status Report - Pollution Remediation Project
(Committee Action Not Required)
6. Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee Report - March 9, 2009
* A. Review and Recommendation - Filling Critical Positions
(Committee Action Not Required)
* B. Implementation of MAG Report - Phase I
(Committee Recommended Approval of Staff’s Recommendation for Implementation of Phase I of the MAG Report, as Follows: 1) Adoption of Salary Ranges for Each Grade; 2) Adoption of Recommended Grade Changes for 30 Positions and Salary Adjustments for Three (3) Positions; 3) Adoption of the Market Adjustments to the Salaries of the City Manager, Parks and Recreation Director, and Director of Planning and Inspections Effective January 1, 2009; and 4) Change in Title of Planning and Inspections Director to Planning and Community Development Director)
C.Mid-Year Review of Fiscal Year 2009 Budget and Proposed Budget Revision Ordinances (See Item #12-A)
(Committee Recommended Acceptance of the State of the Budget - Mid-year Review of the City of Dover Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Report)
D. Estimated Impact of Proposed Budget Reductions and Revisions
(Committee Action Not Required)
* 7. CIP Report - January 2009
8. Recommendation of Haggerty & Haggerty Ad-Hoc Review Committee
9. Evaluation of Bids - Emergency Response and Scheduled Site Cleanup Services
10. Appointment of Assessment Appeals Committee
11. Rezoning Request/First Reading (Recommended for referral to the Planning Commission on April 20, 2009 and that a Public Hearing be set for May 26, 2009 at 7:30 p.m.)
A.Property located at 171 North Edgehill Avenue, consisting of 22,914+/- square feet and property located at 705 Maple Parkway, consisting of 65,764+/- square feet, owned by Suzanne Noll. These properties are currently zoned R-7 (One Family Residence Zone) and the proposed zoning is RM-2 (Medium Density Residential Zone)
12. First Reading - Proposed Ordinance
The First Reading is offered on the following proposed ordinance. Final action by Council will take place during the Second Reading of the ordinance on April 13, 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. Revised Budgets for Fiscal Year 2008/2009
(Referred by the Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee)
13. Council Members Announcements
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