Agenda for Regular Meeting

This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be approving a Mutual Support Agreement between the City of Wilmington, New Castle County Vo-Tech School District, Delaware Department of Education, and United Way of Delaware to employ 10 summer youth program participants, assist with training, and evaluate this pilot program.

This Resolution is being presented by the Council for Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be authorizing the City’s requests to the State of Delaware and New Castle County for $40,000 each. The funds would help support efforts to implement the recommendations of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as the work of the CDC Community Advisory Council formed to help address youth firearm violence in Wilmington through a holistic, public-health lens.

This Resolution is being presented by the Council for Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be on record opposing House Resolution 610 which would repeal provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and take steps to expand voucher programs for parents who choose to send their children to non-public schools or to home-school their children, which could reduce funding and resources allocated to public schools.

This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be declaring properties located at 5, 7, 9 East 23rd Street and 3, 4, 5, 13 Gordon Street as surplus and approves the properties for disposition to Conscious Connections for the expansion of an existing community garden.

This Ordinance is being presented by the Council for Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be amending section 44-154 of the City Code to enlarge the boundaries of the Wilmington Business Improvement District to include the 800 block of Washington Street.

This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be authorizing the Department of Public Works’ application for a $80,000 Sustainable Communities Planning Grant from the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. Funds will be used to create a sustainability plan related to sea level rise that builds on modeling already performed by the State of Delaware. The grant requires a 20% local match.

This Ordinance is being presented by the Council for Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be amending Chapter 36 of the City Code to establish the Gun Offender Registration Act (GORA) which would require all gun offenders, convicted in the State of Delaware and who reside in Wilmington, to register with the Wilmington Police Department within two business days of disposition and release as specified in Title 11 of the Delaware Code. Like the sexual offender registry, if enacted, the GORA would also require registrants to be photographed, periodically verify registry information, and provide notification of change of address.

This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be authorizing the City to enter into a contract or contracts with the three (3) “short-listed” electricity providers for services starting in FY 2018 for a term of two (2) or three (3) years with an option to extend for an additional one (1) or two (2) years.

This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be authorizing the issuance of up to $3,600,000 aggregate principal amount of General Obligation Bonds and/or a General Obligation Bond Anticipation Note (Water Meter Replacement Project), Series 2017 or 2018 as the Bond Committee may determine in order to provide permanent and temporary financing, respectively, for water meter replacement costs and to pay the costs associated with issuance of the Bonds or the Note. The estimated cost from the issuance of the Bonds or Note is expected to be approximately $25,000.

This Resolution is being presented by the Council for Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be proposing an amendment to Section 3-300 of the City Charter to change the age-eligibility requirement for Mayor from 30 years old to 25 years of age.

This Resolution is being presented by the Council for Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be requesting that a copy of the Wilmington Police Department Manual be distributed to each member of Wilmington City Council and that members of Council are provided with updates as the manual is amended.

This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be approving an amendment to the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the City and the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #1 (Rank and File) to extend the time for meeting with the Chief of Police and Human Resources upon appeal of a grievance decision by a division commander from five (5) days to 30 days.

This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would recognize that the Chief of the Fire Department has represented that the manpower of the Fire Department has fallen below 95% percent of the number of firefighters set forth in the position allocation list attached to the FY 2018 Annual Operating Budget ordinance and has drafted a resolution calling for the commencement of an academy class for the Fire Department.

This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be amending Chapter 2 of the City Code to require bi-monthly reports to City Council, the City Clerk, the City Auditor, and the City Treasurer from the Law Department on the status of certain pending litigation.