REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
A G E N D A
January 14, 2008 - 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 December 10, 2007
2. Presentations
A. Certificate of Appreciation and Congratulations - Ronald L. Short, Sr.
B. Wal-Mart Police Grant
C. Mayor's Prayer Breakfast Contributions - Boys & Girls Club and USO Delaware
D. Dover Fire Department - 125th Anniversary
E. Civic Center Feasibility Analysis Committee - Report of Analysis and Recommendations
F. Certificates of Appreciation - Civic Center Feasibility Analysis Committee
3. Proposed Resolution - Edwin L. Sapp
4. Public Hearing/Final Reading - Rezoning
Property located on the west side of North DuPont Highway (Route 13) at the southwest corner of the intersection with College Road, consisting of 17.87+/- acres of a larger parcel, owned by the State of Delaware (Delaware State University). The property is currently zoned IO (Institutional and Office) and the proposed zoning is SC-2 (Community Shopping Center). The First Reading of the proposed ordinance was accomplished during the Council Meeting of November 13, 2007.
* 5. Special Utility Committee Report - December 3, 2007
A. Presentation - I & I (Inflow and Infiltration) Removal
B. Proposed Ordinance - Chapter 110 - Utilities, Article III - Water Service, Division 7 - Water Impact Fees (See Item #17-A)
C. Dark Fiber Lease Policy
D. PACE/NAES Monthly Report (September and October)
6. Tax Appeals Committee Report - December 10, 2007
A. Public Hearing - Tax Appeals
a-1. Creekstone Properties
a-2. Hertrich Capitol Auto Dealership
a-3. New Hope Housing / Phoenix Properties
a-4. Wild Meadows, LLC
* B. Stipulation - McDaniel, Joseph S. III
* C. Clerical
* D. Investments Together, LLC
* E. Senior Citizen Property Tax Exemption - Essie M.. Durham
* F. General Discussion
* G. Dover Downs
* 7. Utility Committee Report - December 10, 2007
A. Draft Verizon Contract
8. Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee Report - December 10, 2007
* A. Review of 2005 Charter Review Committee Recommendations - Article II
* B. Position Change - Treasurer/Finance Director to Controller/Treasurer (Recommend Approval of Position Change)
C.Proposed Ordinance - Downtown Incentive - Sewer Impact Fee Waiver - New Construction - Appendix C - Downtown Redevelopment, Article IV - Development Incentives, Section 2 - Multiple Story New Construction Projects (See Item #17-B)
9. Parks, Recreation, and Community Enhancement Committee Report - December 11, 2007
A. Explore Locations for Proposed Boys and Girls Club (Recommend acceptance of the Wyoming Mill Road location for the magnet site for the Boys & Girls Club)
* B. Parks and Recreation/Open Space Plan - Review of Active Recreation Area - Farthing Woods (Recommend denial of the open space/active recreation plan submitted for Farthing Woods and that a cash-in-lieu of land be required if there is no willingness to offer an actual “tot lot” plan)
* C. CDBG Program Guidelines for Review (Referred back to staff for presentation of a decision sheet on each of the actions that have been taken between January and December, with a recommendation for re-programming if necessary)
D. Proposed Zoning Text Amendments - Appendix B - Zoning Ordinance
* d-1. Article 3 - District Regulations, Section 10 - Institutional and Office Zone (IO) (Tabled by Committee)
d-2.Article 5- Supplementary Regulations, Section 1- Supplementary Regulations Applying to Residence Zones, Subsection 1.10 - Portable Storage Units (Referred by Council on October 22, 2007) (See Item #10-A)
* E. Updates
10. Public Hearing/Final Reading - Proposed Zoning Text Amendment
The First Reading of the following proposed ordinance was accomplished during the Council Meeting of September 24, 2007. Copies of the proposed ordinances are available at the entrance of the Council Chambers.
A.Appendix B - Zoning Ordinance, Article 5 - Supplementary Regulations, Section 1 - Supplementary Regulations Applying to Residence Zones, Subsection 1.10 - Portable Storage Units
*11.Special Utility Committee Report - December 11, 2007
A.Appendix B - Zoning Ordinance, Article 3 - District Regulations, Section 29 - Source Water Protection Overlay Zone (SWPOZ), Section 29.7 - Tier 3 (See Item #18-A)
12. Special Safety Advisory and Transportation Committee Report - December 13, 2007
A.Proposed Ordinance Amendment - Chapter 46 - Fire Prevention and Protection, Article III - Fire Codes, Section 46-128 - Sprinkler Requirements (See Item #17-C)
* B. Waiver Requests of Land Subdivision Regulations
b-1. Farthing Woods -Waiver Request for Street Right-of-Way Radius and Maximum Length of Cul-de-sac
b-2. Stonebrook East Planned Neighborhood Design - Waiver Request for Reduction of Street Radius
b-3. Stonebrook West Planned Neighborhood Design - Waiver Requests for Reduction of Street Radius and Maximum Length of Cul-de-sac
b-4. Blue Hen Apartments - Waiver Requests for Reduction of Minimum of Street Right-of-way Width and Elimination of Emergency Rear Access Requirements
* C. Briefing on MPO Projects
13. Special Utility Committee Report - January 2, 2008
A. Public Hearing - Draft Cable Franchise Agreement - Verizon Delaware LLC
*14.Monthly Reports - November 2007
A. Budget Report
B. Chief of Police Report
C. City Assessor Report
D. Planning and Inspections Report
E. Dover Fire Department Report
F. CIP Report
15. Evaluation of Bids
A. Police Vehicles
B. Contact Chamber Piping Materials
C. Contact Chamber Concrete Vaults
16. Request for Proposals - Services to Provide Water Treatment Chemicals
17. 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 January 28, 2008. 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. Chapter 110 - Utilities, Article III - Water Service, Division 7 - Water Impact Fees (Utility Committee)
B. Appendix C - Downtown Redevelopment, Article IV - Development Incentives, Section 2 - Multiple Story New Construction Projects (Legislative, Finance, and Administration Committee)
C. Chapter 46 - Fire Prevention and Protection, Article III - Fire Codes, Section 46-128 - Sprinkler Requirements (Safety Advisory and Transportation Committee)
18. First Reading - Proposed Zoning Text Amendments
The First Reading is offered on the following proposed ordinances. Since they are amendments to the Zoning Code, they are recommended for referral to the Planning Commission on February 19, 2008, and that a Public Hearing be set for March 10, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. and that the Second Reading and Final Action by Council take place at that time. 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. Appendix B - Zoning Ordinance, Article 3 - District Regulations, Section 29 - Source Water Protection Overlay Zone (SWPOZ) (Utility)
19. Council Members Announcements
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