a. Recognition Resolutions
All Council Recognize John Rago (Retirement)
All Council Recognize Director Ian Smith, Commissioner Michael Boykin, and Transitioning Staff
of Mayor Purzycki’s Administration
All Council Recognize Black History Month (Howard High School Addition to the
Brown vs Board of Education National History Park)
All Council Recognize Flowers by Yukie (Over 40 Years in Business)
Harlee Recognize Joyce Woodlen (40 Year business Anniversary)
b. Sympathy Resolutions
All Council Sympathy UD Figure Skating Club
Cabrera Sympathy John Donald Daniello
Cabrera Sympathy Charles W. Tomlinson
Oliver Sympathy Joseph J. Hussey
Oliver Sympathy Paula A. Dozier
Spadola Sympathy Kristin Ann Strouss-Peyton
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/wccpubliccomment020625 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.
CONGO (Hackett presented on behalf of Congo)
Agenda Item #0006 - Ord. 25-002
Passed
An Ordinance to Authorize and Approve an Agreement Between the City of Wilmington and the Lerro Corporation for On-Site Engineering Services for the WITN TV Station
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance authorizes the execution of an agreement with The Lerro Corporation for on-site engineering services for the WITN TV Station for the period from March 1, 2025, through December 31, 2028, at an estimated price of One-Thousand Two-Hundred Fifty Dollars ($1,250.00) per month.
CONGO (Harlee presented on behalf of Congo)
Agenda Item #0007 - Res. 25-005
Adopted
A Resolution Confirming the Appointment of Terence J. Williams as City Auditor
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Resolution confirms the appointment of Terence J. Williams as the City Auditor.
OLIVER
Agenda Item #0008 - Res. 25-006
Adopted
A Resolution Encouraging the Administration to Organize a Wilmington 250 Initiative in Honor of Independence Day
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. In accordance with the 2022-2025 Wilmington City Council Strategic Plan goal of a “Connected, Informed, and Engaged Wilmington,” this Resolution encourages the Administration to develop an initiative to facilitate a Wilmington 250 commemoration of the semiquincentennial of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The Wilmington 250 initiative should involve collaboration with institutions and experts, including but not limited to the City’s Historic Preservation Planner and the Delaware Historical Society, to produce initiatives that reflect the distinctiveness of our City’s story.
JOHNSON
Agenda Item #0009 - Ord. 25-003
1st & 2nd Reading - Referred to CD&UP
An Ordinance to Rezone a Portion of the Parcel of Land Located at 1600 West Eighth Street from a Zoning Classification of R-3 (One-Family Row Houses) to a Zoning Classification of R-5-A-1 (Low-Medium Density Apartment Houses)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance rezones a portion of the parcel of land located at 1600 West Eighth Street (being Tax Parcel No. 26-027.10-253) occupying a portion of the block bounded by West Sixth, West Seventh, North Scott, and North Dupont Streets from a zoning classification of R-3 (One-Family Row Houses) to a zoning classification of R-5-A-1 (Low-Medium Density Apartment Houses).
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81326344632 or visit the WITN22 website 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 813 2634 4632 and then #. International numbers available: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/koa6p2QNE.
