ALL COUNCIL
B. FIELDS
HARLEE
OLIVER
WALSH
Note Revision: The agenda has been revised to add item #0129 pursuant to the President of City Council’s authority under City Council Rule 8. In addition, item #0097 (Ord. 21-048) has been removed from the agenda as well as an item listed under Non-Legislative Business.
PUBLIC COMMENT
The meeting will be open to the public starting at 6pm, so members of the public can sign up to speak. To sign up for Public Comment, members of the public must go to the following website
https://tinyurl.com/wccpubliccomment012022 to fill out the information requested. Public Comment will take place after non-legislative business. The President of City Council will recognize speakers in the order listed on the website.
Note: In an effort to protect the public and city employees during the recent, rapid increase of COVID infection resulting from the Omicron variant during the Governor’s continuing state of public health emergency, the President of City Council has decided pursuant to his authority under the Freedom of Information Act that this meeting of Council shall be fully virtual with no anchor location. City Council Chambers and Committee Room will not be used for the meeting,
or open to the public. Members of the public are also welcomed to observe the proceeding and participate by ZOOM or by telephone through the links provided here:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87367110258 or visit the WITN22 website http://www.witn22.org or WITN YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/WITN22Wilmington/ or listen in only by calling one of the following phone numbers (929) 205-6099 or (301) 715-8592. You will be asked for the Webinar ID. Please enter 873 6711 0258 and then #. International numbers available: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kegm48HSUl.
Synopsis: This Substitute Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance updates the City Code to more closely match State law provisions relating to abandoned vehicles. Updates to the code include provisions for removing vehicles from private property when a vehicle has been abandoned with or without the property owner’s consent and the notice requirements that must be observed before a vehicle is removed. This Ordinance also rectifies an ambiguity created under 21 Del. C. §4402 (d) by empowering Wilmington Police officers to call for the removal of abandoned vehicles from private property.
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance authorizes the removal of a portion of North Pine Street, located between East Sixth and East Seventh Streets, from the Official City Map.
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance authorizes the issuance of the City’s General Obligation Bond, Series of 2022-WPCRF, in an amount not to exceed $11,400,000 (the “2022 Bond”). The 2022 Bond will be sold to the Delaware Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund in order to (i) finance capital projects of the City, specifically, the increased costs associated with the Wetland Park Project due to the increase in size of the stormwater sewer shed to divert a greater quantity of stormwater away from the undersized combined sewer overflow collection system, (ii) pay administrative costs relating to such capital projects, and (ii) pay the costs of issuing the 2022 Bond.
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance authorizes the issuance of a General Obligation Bond, Series A of 2022-DWSRF, in an amount not to exceed $7,500,000 (the “2022A Bond”). The 2022A Bond will be sold to the Delaware Drinking Water State Revolving Fund in order to (i) finance capital projects of the City, specifically, the installation of new drinking water mains and replacement of aging cast iron mains as set forth in the City’s capital budget for its Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2020, (ii) pay administrative costs relating to such capital projects, and (iii) pay the costs of issuing the 2022A Bond.
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Resolution is being presented by Wilmington City Council expressing their lack of confidence in Chief of Police, Robert J. Tracy and expressing the desire of Council for the City’s Administration to engage in actionable police policy and procedural reform.
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Resolution accepts the resignation of Council Member Rysheema Dixon and formally certifies that a vacancy exists in an At-Large Council position, which shall be filled by appointment of a duly qualified successor in accordance with City Charter Section 2-101 and City Code Section 2-34.
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Resolution authorizes the Office of Emergency Management’s grant application to the Delaware Emergency Management Agency for 2021 Emergency Management Performance Grant funds in the amount of $237,000.00. The funds will be used to support the operation of the Office of Emergency Management and the Emergency Operations Center.
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