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Dec 15, 2020
The Commissioners of Rehoboth Beach Virtual Regular Meeting will be held on Friday, December 18, 2020, at 2 p.m.
AMENDED AGENDA
PLEASE NOTE - AS PERMITTED BY GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY, IN ORDER TO LIMIT THE RISK OF POTENTIAL COVID-19 EXPOSURE, THE PUBLIC SHALL BE DENIED ENTRY TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING.(1) THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING ELECTRONICALLY. FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS ARE LISTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS AGENDA.
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Correspondence (relating to agenda items only)
4. Approval of Minutes
- Executive Session held on December 7, 2020
- Regular Meetings held on September 18, 2020, October 16, 2020, and November 20, 2020
- Special Meetings held on October 19, 2018, October 6, 2020, October 13, 2020, October 20, 2020, November 10, 2020, November 17, 2020, and December 7, 2020
- Special Workshop Meeting held on December 7, 2018
- Workshop Meetings held on December 10, 2018, January 7, 2019, and December 7, 2020
5. City Manager's Report
6. City Solicitor's Report
7. Departmental Reports
Building Inspector Report for November 2020 ***
Police Department Report for November 2020
8. Board & Commission Reports
A. Planning Commission
Planning Commission Report - 11 Dec 2020 ***
9. Committee Reports
A. Boardwalk & Beach Committee
B. Environment Committee
10. Liaison Reports
A. Chamber of Commerce
B. Historical Society
C. Main Street
D. Cape Henlopen Senior Center
11. Old Business
A. Consider renewal of Catts & Lynam beach concession contract covering 2021-2026.
Draft Catts & Lynam Agreement (Redline v.2) - 07 Dec 2020
B. Consider Committee actions:
Sunset the City's Budget & Finance Committee.
Appointment of Robert Van Horn as a voting member of the Trees & Green Infrastructure Committee.
C. Consider the recommendation of the Audit Committee to approve the City's independent audit prepared by the firm Barbacane, Thornton & Company for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020.
Memo from Audit Committee accepting audit - 02 Dec 2020
D. Consider an ordinance to amend Chapter 83, Alcoholic Beverages, §83-1 and §83-2 relating to the conversion of violations of said sections, Possession by minors and consumption by minors prohibited; exceptions, from criminal to civil offenses; and to amend Chapter 198, Peace and Good Order, adding new §198-37.1 relating to violations of Article IV, Offenses Against Public Peace and Safety, Urinating/Defecating in Public.
Draft Ordinance re Public Alcohol and Urination (v.1) - 27 Oct 2020
12. New Business
13. Commissioner Announcements/Comments
14. Review future meeting dates/meeting content.
15. Citizen Comment
16. Adjournment
AGENDA ITEMS MAY BE CONSIDERED OUT OF SEQUENCE
[Time may not allow for consideration of all agenda items.]
*For additional information or special accommodations, please call (302) 227-6181 (TDD Accessible) 24-hours prior to the meeting.
***These reports were added to the agenda when they became available for posting.
- MEETING INSTRUCTIONS -
**The Board of Commissioners is holding this meeting under the authority issued by Governor John C. Carney through Proclamation No. 17-3292.(1) The meeting will be conducted using video-conference technology.
Members of the public wishing to speak will be required to pre-register with Ann Womack, City Secretary, at [email protected] at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the meeting.
Citizen comment will be administered by a moderator to ensure everyone has an opportunity to comment. You will not be able to speak until called upon by the moderator.
Registered members of the public joining the meeting on the phone or by computer will be provided an opportunity to make comments. Citizen comments regarding Old Business, New Business, and Committee Reports will be heard during each agenda item after discussion by the Board of Commissioners or at the discretion of the Chair and prior to any vote being taken. Speakers shall state their name and address. Comments are limited to three (3) minutes or at the discretion of the Chair. Comments on non-agenda items will be heard under "Citizen Comment".
The City will stream this meeting using the same technology it uses for its chamber broadcast that can be viewed on the City portal at /Portal/ or YouTube. This stream will broadcast the meeting, the public will not be able to comment or speak using this broadcast. This stream will experience a 30-second delay.
The Board of Commissioners meeting materials, including the "packet", are electronically accessible on the City's portal at /Portal.
If any member of the public would like to submit comments electronically, please feel free to send them to Ann Womack, City Secretary, at [email protected]. All comments shall be submitted at least two (2) full business days prior to the meeting date to allow for proper distribution.
(1) These restrictions are being implemented to limit the exposure and risk related to "COVID-19" for City personnel and members of the public who seek to attend the Board of Commissioners meeting. The meeting protocol has been established pursuant to the authority issued by Governor John C. Carney through Proclamation No. 17-3292.
See: https://governor.delaware.gov/proclamation-173292-03132020.
