REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
A G E N D A
April 9, 2007 - 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 - Council Retreat of March 15, 2007
Regular Council Meeting of March 26, 2007
2. Resolution - Spring Clean Up Week
3. Presentations
A. Government Finance Officer’s Association (GFOA) Distinguished Budget Presentation Award
B. Mirror Lake Fountain
C. Police Department Annual Report
D. Planning and Inspections Department Annual Report
4. Public Hearing/Final Reading - Proposed Amendments to Comprehensive Plan Update 2003, as Amended in May 2005 and September 2006
The First Reading of the following proposed ordinances was accomplished during the Council Meeting of January 22, 2007. Copies of the proposed ordinances are available at the entrance of the Council Chambers.
A. An Ordinance amending the City of Dover Comprehensive Plan Update 2003, as amended in May 2005 and September 2006, by amending Land Development Map 11-1 by changing the Land Use Type from Commercial to Residential Medium Density on that property located east of South Bay Road and east of the Blue Hen Corporate Center, owned by Blue Hen CC, LLC. (Rezoning from SC-3 to RM-2 - See Item #5B) (Postponed during the 3/12/07 Council meeting)
5. Public Hearing/Final Reading - Rezoning
A.Property located at 747 North DuPont Highway, consisting of three (3) parcels containing 25.058+/- acres, owned by 747 Associates, LLC. These properties are currently zoned C-4 (Highway Commercial) and the proposed zoning is SC-2 (Community Shopping Center) The First Reading of the proposed ordinance was accomplished during the Council Meeting of February 26, 2007.
B.Property located east of South Bay Road and east of the Blue Hen Corporate Center, owned by Blue Hen CC, LLC. The property is currently zoned SC-3 (Regional Shopping Center Development) and the proposed zoning is RM-2 (Medium Density Residence) The First Reading of the proposed ordinance was accomplished during the Council Meeting of January 22, 2007. (Postponed during the 3/12/07 Council meeting) (Petition Received)
* 6. Special Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement Committee Report - March 19, 2007
A. FY 07 CDBG Grant Application Presentations, Review, and Recommendations
* 7. Utility Committee Report - March 26, 2007
A. Discussion - Options to Address Regulation 1146 Emission Control Requirements at McKee Run 3 Electric Generation Station (Deferred by Committee 1/22/07)
B. Dedication of Rights-of-Way and Public Infrastructure - Fox Hall West Phases II and III
C. Proposed Energy Conservation Plan for Dover - Update - Items Implemented by the City
D. Franchise Agreement Comprehensive Strategy - Video Services - Parameters for the Negotiations with Verizon for the Franchise Agreement
E. Consideration of Letter of Support - Transmission Project
F. PACE/NAES Monthly Report (February)
*8. Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement Committee Report - March 27, 2007
A. Presentation - Silver Lake/St. Jones Landscape Plan
B. Consideration of Letter of Support - Delaware Valley Development Company (Walker Woods)
C. Proposed Zoning Text Amendments
c-1. Appendix B - Zoning, Article 3 - District Regulations, Section 10 - Institutional and Office Zone
c-2. Appendix B - Zoning, Article 5 - Supplementary Regulations, Section 14 - Day Care Facilities
c-3. Appendix B - Zoning, Article 6 - Off-street Parking, Driveways and Loading Facilities, Section 3 - Required Off-street Parking Spaces
c-4. Appendix B - Zoning, Article 12 - Definitions
(A Public Hearing and Final Reading of the Proposed Ordinances will take place During the Council Meeting of April 23, 2007)
D. FY 07 CDBG Grant Application - Oral Presentation - Whatcoat Social Service Agency
E. Updates
F. Livable Delaware Grant
G. FY 07 CDBG Grant Applications, Review, and Recommendations
(A Public Hearing and Final Action on the Grant Applications will take place During the Council Meeting of May 14, 2007)
*9. Safety Advisory and Transportation Committee Report - March 27, 2007
A. Signalization Update
B. Prioritization of Transportation Projects
C. Discussion - Full-time Emergency Management Coordinator
D. Miscellaneous - Dover MPO Update
10. Evaluation of Bids
A. Wesley College Parking Lot
B. Fire Apparatus Maintenance
C. College Road Distribution Substation Transformer
11. Setting of Property Assessment Appeals and Appointment of Assessment Appeals Committee
*12.Re-Appointments - Downtown Dover Development Corporation - 3 Year Terms to Expire 4/23/2010 (Recommended by Mayor Speed)
A. Michael Harrington - Commercial Real Estate Representative
B. Joseph McDaniel - Finance Representative
C. Gerald Street - Legal Representative
*13.Appointment Recommended by Mayor Speed - Historic District Commission - Joseph McDaniel (To Fill Unexpired Term of Beverly Williams - Term to Expire July 26, 2008)
14. Annexation/Rezoning Request - First Reading (Recommended for referral to the Utility Committee on April 23, 2007, the Planning Commission on May 21, 2007, that a Referendum be held on June 14, 2007, and that a Public Hearing be set for June 24, 2007 at 7:30 p.m.)
A. Property located at 1086 South State Street, containing 0.2548+/- acres, owned by Investments Together, LLC. The present zoning classification is BG - General Business (Kent County) and the proposed zoning classification is C2-A - Limited Central Commercial Zone (City of Dover)
B.Property located on the south side of Forrest Avenue, approximately 1,495.5 feet west of Mifflin Road, containing 5.0+/- acres, owned by Edwin B. Baker, III and Donald Carey. The present zoning classification is RS-1 - Single Family Residence (Kent County) and the proposed zoning classification is R-10 - One Family Residence (City of Dover)
15. Council Members Announcements
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THE AGENDA ITEMS AS LISTED MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED IN SEQUENCE. THIS AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE TO INCLUDE THE ADDITION OR THE DELETION OF ITEMS, INCLUDING EXECUTIVE SESSIONS.