Agenda for Regular Meeting

This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be supporting a U.S. Government effort entitled “Fair Chance Business Pledge” launched by the White House to urge private businesses to eliminate barriers to employment for persons with a criminal record. In Delaware, the State Chamber of Commerce, following a request from City Council, has agreed to promote this initiative among its members. This Resolution is urging businesses located in and serving Wilmington to join this national initiative to provide employment opportunities to the approximately 1,200 individuals who have paid their debt to society and are released from prison each year.

This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would hold a public hearing on September 15 at 6:30 p.m. in City Council Chambers to provide citizens with an opportunity to comment on amendments to the Delaware Avenue/Bancroft Parkway Neighborhood Comprehensive Plan which was originally adopted by City Council on December 20, 2007 and amended on December 3, 2009.

This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would hold a public hearing on September 15 at 6:30 p.m. in City Council Chambers to provide citizens with an opportunity to comment about Ordinance 16-028 which proposes amendments to Chapter 48 of the City Code. Specifically, these amendments relate to the rezoning of four parcels along the Brandywine Creek near the northern end of Riddle Avenue and Mill Road from C-6 to W-4 to R-3. Ordinance 16-028 was originally introduced by City Council on May 5, 2016. The City Planning Commission approved the rezoning proposals on August 16, 2016.

This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be authorizing a budget amendment to FY 2017 Operating Budget for the purpose of allowing the Administration to make certain changes to the Position Allocation List pertaining to the Department of Human Resources and to the City’s executive and managerial salary structure and matrix.

This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be authorizing the Administration to borrow up to $6 million through the issuance of General Obligation Bonds and a General Obligation Bond Anticipation Note to finance repairs and improvements of various streets and roadways. The estimated cost to issue the Bonds or Note is approximately $25,000 which is also funded through this Ordinance.

This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be authorizing the refunding or refinancing of a 2013 Bond issuance that was used to fund property acquisition, construction and rehabilitation of single-family properties by the Wilmington Housing Partnership (WHP). This Ordinance authorizes the issuance of up to $3.4 million principal amount General Obligation Bond Series 2016 to provide for the refunding of the City’s General Obligation Bond Series 2013. The WHP will apply all or part of the proceeds from its property sales to the payment of the 2016 Bond. All of the 2016 Bond proceeds will be loaned to the WHP pursuant to a loan agreement between the City and the WHP.