Agenda for Regular Meeting

Synopsis:  This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance approves the “Riverside Phase 3” major subdivision plan and authorizes the City to accept the dedication of new segments of East 25th Street, East 26th Street, Edgemoor Avenue, and Rosemont Avenue as public rights-of-way and add them to the Official City Map.

Synopsis:  This Ordinance is being presented by the City Council for Council’s review and approval. This legislation increases the fine resisting, interfering, and/or hindering parking regulation enforcement officers in the discharge of their duties from $500.00 to $1,000.00.

Synopsis:  This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Resolution authorizes the Wilmington Police Department’s grant application to the United States Department of Justice, Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, in the amount of $237,482.00.  The proposed grant funding would be used to cover the salary for a civilian cold case investigator and overtime costs as part of overall violent crime reduction efforts.  No local matching funds are required.

Synopsis:  This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance authorizes the City to execute an amendment to the Master Services Agreement with Paymentus Corporation for an online payment processing and bill presentment system to: (i) extend the duration of the Master Service Agreement’s initial term for three (3) additional years, with the possibility of two (2) extensions of one (1) year thereafter; (ii) provide that Paymentus Corporation will deliver a standard integration with the City’s CIS vendor, systems, and software at no cost to the City; (iii) revise Schedule A to the Master Services Agreement to increase the fee for direct payments for utility billing and to add an additional service for instant payments (text to pay); and (iv) make some other minor revisions to the language of the Agreement.

Synopsis:  This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance authorizes the City to execute four (4) agreements (namely, a Software License Agreement, Software Implementation Services Agreement, Support and Maintenance Agreement, and Hosting Service Agreement) with Systems & Software, Inc. for software and related services for utility billing.

Synopsis:  This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Resolution authorizes the Mayor, or his designee, to file a Substantial Amendment to the City Fiscal Year 2024/Federal Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Action Plan Budget with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which reduces the allocation of CDBG Program funding for the City’s demolition program by $705,000, increases the allocation of CDBG Program funding for the City’s substantial rehabilitation of vacant homes program by $705,000, and makes an allocation of $450,000 of CDBG Program funding for the New Castle County lead and healthy homes programs.

Synopsis:  This Substitute Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Substitute Ordinance amends Chapters 2 and 40 of the City Code to exempt City employees, other than elected officials, from the City’s residency requirement.  This Substitute Ordinance also eliminates the City Officer and Employee Residency Review Board and the requirement to file an annual declaration of residency with the Department of Human Resources.  Finally, as housekeeping matters, this Substitute Ordinance eliminates outdated references to City Charter Section 3-304(b) and updates the names of the Human Resources Department and its director.