Agenda for Regular Meeting

Synopsis:  This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval.  This Ordinance amends Chapter 2 of the City Code to require City Council and its Redistricting Committee to count incarcerated individuals in State of Delaware of federal correctional facilities at their respective last known addresses before incarceration for redistricting purposes, if such individuals were residents of the City of Wilmington immediately before their respective dates of incarceration.  This requirement applies to every future redistricting beginning with the redistricting that occurs as a result of the federal decennial census of 2020.  Finally, as a housekeeping matter, this Ordinance deletes current City Code Section 2-32.1 regarding the census 2000 complete count committee because it is obsolete.

Synopsis:  This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval.  This Ordinance amends Chapter 4 of the City Code by repealing Subchapter 7 in its entirety, which eliminates (1) licensing requirements for stationary engineers and firemen operating steam boilers, turbines, and engines in the City; (2) attendant and inspection requirements for power boilers, fired pressure vessels and installations using nuclear fuels; and (3) the Board of Examining Engineers.

Synopsis:  This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval.  This Resolution authorizes the Department of Parks and Recreation’s grant application to the State of Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control for funds allocated pursuant to the 2021 Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Trails Grant Program in the amount of $150,000.00.  The funds will be used for improvements to the Christina Park pier.  A local match of one-third (1/3) of the grant amount is required.

Synopsis:  This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval.  This Ordinance is the first amendment to the Fiscal Year 2022 Operating Budget Ordinance, which was enacted in Substitute No. 1 to Ordinance No. 21-019.  This amendment contains: (1) changes to the position allocation list for City Council and the Mayor’s Office; (2) revised budget appropriations for City Council; (3) increased budget appropriations for the Department of Public Works and the Department of Information Technologies; and (4) a transfer from the Tax Stabilization Reserve portion of the General Fund Balance to the Economic Strategic Fund.

Synopsis:  This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval.  This Ordinance amends Chapter 37 of the City Code to ensure privately owned official traffic control devices are removed within a reasonable time after the completion of a construction project.

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 State of Delaware Special Law Enforcement Assistance Program for $60,000.00 in grant funding.  The proposed grant funds would be used to upgrade the Police Department’s existing Crash Data Recorder equipment, purchase twenty (20) new bicycles to be used by patrol officers, and upgrade mobile forensic equipment to enhance investigative capabilities.  No local matching funds are required.

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 State of Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security Fund to Combat Violent Crime (FY 2022) for $419,208.06 in grant funding.  The proposed grant funds would be used to cover overtime costs as part of overall violent crime reduction efforts.  No local matching funds are required.

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 Justice Assistance Grant Program for $219,891.00 in grant funding.  The proposed grant funds 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 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 Assistance Fiscal Year 2021 Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program for $800,000.00 in grant funding.  The proposed grant funds would be used over a three-year period to hire two (2) additional personnel for the Police Department’s Victim Services Unit, and to support local efforts around violence reduction undertaken by the Police Department, its criminal justice partners, and Community Violence Intervention Program.  No local matching funds are required.