Agenda for Regular Meeting
02/15/2024 6:30 pm
Virtual Meeting with Anchor Location In-Person and Remote Participation
Council Chambers
Louis L. Redding City/County Building
800 N. French Street – Wilmington, DE 19801
Call to Order
Prayer
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Approval of Minutes
Committee Reports
Acceptance of Treasurer’s Report
Non-Legislative Business
a. Recognition Resolutions
Cabrera Recognize Apostle Frank Burton, Jr.
Cabrera Recognize Lucius H. King, Jr.
b. Sympathy Resolutions
All Sympathy Valerie Trammel
Congo Sympathy Alexis C. Jones
Fields Sympathy Phyllis Ann Cunningham
B. Fields Sympathy Beatrice Marie Mills
Mills Sympathy Ethel Taliaferro
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 http://tinyurl.com/wccpubliccomment021524 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.
Legislative Business
DARBY
Agenda Item #0392 - Ord. 24-007
1st & 2nd Reading - Referred to F&ED
An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 45 of the City Code to Prohibit the Department of Finance from Including Arrearages of Unpaid Water, Sewerage, and Stormwater Fees and Related Costs in Monition Actions Against Customers that are Owner-Occupants
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by Council for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance amends Chapter 45 of the City Code to prohibit the Department of Finance from instituting monitions actions against City utility customers whose debts consist solely of unpaid water, sewerage, and stormwater fees, interest, penalties, and costs. This Ordinance shall become effective on July 1, 2024.
OLIVER
Agenda Item #0393 - Res. 24-012
Adopted
A Resolution Urging the Department of Human Resources to Study and Present Findings to the Administrative Board and City Council Regarding College Degree Requirement Removal from Some Job Descriptions
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Resolution urges the Department of Human Resources to review and implement a study to determine whether college degrees are required for city jobs.
Agenda Item #0389 - Ord. 24-004
Public Hearing - 3rd & Final Reading - Passed
Amend Chapter 48 of the City Code to Revise the Height, Floor Area Ratio, and Building Coverage Ratio Restrictions for the W-3 (Waterfront Low Intensity Manufacturing/Commercial Recreation) Zoning District
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance amends Sections 48-353, 48-355, and 48-356 of the City Code to revise the height, floor area ratio, and building coverage ratio restrictions for the W-3 (Waterfront Low Intensity Manufacturing/Commercial Recreation) Zoning District. In addition, as housekeeping matters, this Ordinance (i) rephrases the introductory sentence in City Code Section 48-353 for the purpose of clarity, (ii) adds a missing zero (0) before the decimal point in floor area ratio for rowhouses in the W-4 (Waterfront Residential/Commercial) Zoning District in City Code Section 48-355; (iii) adds a missing zero (0) after the decimal point in the building coverage ratio for rowhouses in the W-4 (Waterfront Residential/Commercial) Zoning District in City Code Section 48-356, and (iv) adds an “s” in the title of City Code Section 48-356.
Agenda Item #0390 - Ord. 24-005
Public Hearing - 3rd & Final Reading - Passed
Rezone the Parcel of Land Located at 1195 East Seventh Street from a Zoning Classification of W-4 (Waterfront Residential/Commercial) to a Zoning Classification of W-3 (Waterfront Low Intensity Manufacturing/Commercial Recreation)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance rezones the parcel of land located at 1195 East Seventh Street (being Tax Parcel No. 26-052.00-004) from a zoning classification of W-4 (Waterfront Residential/Commercial) to a zoning classification of W-3 (Waterfront Low Intensity Manufacturing/Commercial Recreation).
JOHNSON
Agenda Item #0385 - Ord. 24-002
3rd & Final Reading - Passed
Authorizing the Issuance of the City's General Obligation Bond (Water Distribution & Transmission Improvements - Lead Removal Project), Series A of 2024-DWSRF, in Order to Provide the Funds Necessary for the Replacement of Watermains in the City's Distribution System; Providing for the Sale of the 2024A Bond to the Delaware Drinking Water State Revolving Fund; and Authorizing Other Necessary Action
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 (Water Distribution & Transmission Improvements – Lead Removal Project), Series A of 2024-DWSRF, in an amount not to exceed $17,700,000 (the “2024A Bond”), which will be sold to the Delaware Drinking Water State Revolving Fund in order to (i) finance a project to eliminate any exposure potable water may have with lead material in the City’s distribution system by the replacement of old cast iron pipe with modern day cement-lined, ductile iron pipe with an engineered rubber gasket, with the expectation the City will replace approximately four miles of watermains in its distribution system, as set forth in the City’s capital budgets for its Fiscal Years ending June 30, 2020, June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2024, (ii) pay administrative costs relating to such capital projects, and (iii) pay the costs of issuing the 2024A Bond.
Agenda Item #0386 - Ord. 24-003
3rd & Final Reading - Passed
Authorizing the Issuance of the City's General Obligation Bond (PFAS Removal Project), Series B of 2024-DWSRF, in Order to Provide the Funds Necessary for Removing PFAS from the City's Treatment Facilities; Providing for the Sale of the 2024B Bond to the Delaware Drinking Water State Revolving Fund; and Authorizing Other Necessary Action
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 (PFAS Removal Project), Series B of 2024-DWSRF, in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 (the “2024B Bond”), which will be sold to the Delaware Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, in order to finance projects to implement the most cost-efficient means of removing Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS) from the City’s drinking water to gain compliance with impending changes to the Safe Drinking Water Act Water Quality Regulations and to add UV to elevate the log removal capabilities at the Porter Filter Plant to match the log removal capabilities at the Brandywine Membrane Plant, as set forth in the City’s capital budget for its Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2024, (ii) pay administrative costs relating to such capital projects, and (iii) pay the costs of issuing the 2024B Bond.
Agenda Item #0391 - Ord. 24-006
3rd & Final Reading - Passed
Amend Chapter 2 of the City Code to Extend the Term of the City's Active Depository
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance amends Section 2-351 of the City Code to extend the duration of M&T Bank’s designation as the active depository of the City through June 30, 2025.
Petitions and Communications
Adjournment
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Agenda prepared February 8, 2024 and posted on Council’s website, www.wilmingtoncitycouncil.com