Agenda for Regular Meeting Revision

Synopsis:  This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. If approved, City Council resolves to celebrate diverse holidays within the City of Wilmington. Council encourages all City departments to consider the principles of inclusivity when planning holiday celebrations and displays.

Synopsis:  This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be encouraging the Mayor to sub-name the 800 block of North French Street as “Reverend Peter Spencer Way”, in recognition of the renowned Wilmington Pastor’s significant contributions to the city and nation’s history.

Synopsis:  This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be opposing the recent actions of the United States Department of Education rescinding the “Dear Colleague” letter and the 2014 question-and-answer document as guidelines for colleges and universities to utilize in compliance with Title IX related to the protection of students from sexual harassment and violence. This Resolution further urges the Department of Education to consider the implications that a change in policy could have on survivors of sexual violence.

Synopsis:  This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be supporting the stance that Governor John Carney has taken regarding the opportunities and challenges facing Wilmington schools and students. This Resolution further thanks Governor Carney for engaging with the Wilmington City Council in the process of implementing evidence-based practices to alter the trajectory of our students, schools and districts.

Synopsis:  This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. If approved, this Ordinance would authorize various parking regulations in the City.

Synopsis:  This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. If approved, this ordinance would authorize the execution of a license agreement between the City of Wilmington and Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. for access to software to apply geographic information system technology to many operational and technical areas within the City (the “Contract”) for the period of three (3) years from September 22, 2017 through September 21, 2020, at an annual price of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) for a total price of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00).

Synopsis:  This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. If approved, City Council would be approving the naming of the indoor basketball court at the William “Hicks” Anderson Community Center the “Matt Chittum Court”.

Synopsis:  This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be asking the Delaware General Assembly to amend Senate Bill No. 125 to add the 6^th District Council Member to the working group tasked with determining the feasibility of developing Canby Park or other locations in Wilmington suitable for the purpose of providing sports and recreational facilities to St. Elizabeth High School and Howard High School.

Synopsis:  This Substitute Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s  review and approval. If approved, Council would be amending Chapter 36 of the City Code to establish the Gun Offender Registry Act (“GORA”), which would require all gun offenders who reside in the City of Wilmington to register with the Wilmington Police Department. A Wilmington resident would be required to register with the Wilmington Police Department within ten (10) business days of disposition and release if he or she has been convicted of a gun offense in the State of Delaware as specified in Title 11 of the Delaware Code and Chapter 36 of the City Code. The GORA is similar to a sexual offender registry, and those required to register could be photographed at the time of registration. Further, registrants would be required to periodically verify registry information and provide notification of a change of address. A registrant remains in the Act’s database for a term of three (3) years from their initial registration. If the registrant re-offends or violates any provisions of the Act, their three (3) year term will begin anew. This substitute ordinance is intended to assist the Wilmington Police Department in its efforts to curb violent crime, particularly criminal acts involving firearms.

Synopsis:  This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for City Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance amends Sections 39-182(a) and 39-251(a) of the City Code to permit both active and retired members of the Wilmington Fire Department enrolled in either the Firefighters’ Pension Fund (the “Old Plan”) or the Wilmington Firefighters’ Pension Act of 1984 (the “New Plan”) to run for the five firefighter positions on the board of trustees (the “Board”) that administers the Old Plan and the New Plan. It also provides a procedure for an active or retired firefighter enrolled in the Old Plan or the New Plan to place his or her name on the ballot, allows active and retired firefighters enrolled in the Old Plan or the New Plan to vote for the elected seats on the Board, and gives priority for the Board’s elected seats to be filled by active members enrolled in the Old Plan or the New Plan.  Finally, as a housekeeping matter, the term “personnel director” has been replaced with “human resources director”.   

Synopsis:  This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance authorizes the City to enter into a three-year agreement with Lerro Corporation to provide on-site engineering services for WITN TV at an annual price of $15,000.00.

This Ordinance amends Section 5-1 of Chapter 5 of the City Code by extending the permitted hours of operation on Sundays for liquor stores located in the City of Wilmington to be from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., except for liquor stores constituting non-conforming uses. Liquor stores constituting non-conforming uses are permitted to operate on Sundays from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. This Ordinance also extends the hours of operation for all liquor stores located in the City of Wilmington for Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve (in the event the holidays occurs on a Sunday) to be from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Finally, as a housekeeping matter, the phrases “at the licensee’s discretion” and “at his or her discretion” have been deleted because they are duplicative of the term “may”.