Agenda for Regular Meeting

This Resolution is being presented by the City Council for Council’s review and approval. If approved, the Council would rename the pool at the Brown-Burton-Winchester Park to honor Joseph R. Biden, Jr., the Vice-President of the United States and a former lifeguard at the facility.

This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. If approved, the Council would be requesting that the Delaware General Assembly name the soon-to-be-constructed vehicle and pedestrian bridge connecting I-495 to the Wilmington Riverfront in honor of United States President Barack H. Obama.

City Council will conduct a public hearing at the December 1, 2016 meeting to accept information from the Planning Department and hear comments from the public regarding amendments to the South Wilmington Neighborhood Comprehensive Development Plan.

This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. If approved, the Council would be amending the City’s Zoning Map to rezone fifteen (15) parcels of land in South Wilmington. The parcels would be rezoned to W-4 which would permit waterfront residential/commercial development from the current zoning of M-1, which permits light manufacturing development.

This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration and City Council for Council’s review and approval. If approved, the Council would be amending the City’s laws with regard to the treatment, care, control and licensing of animals to adopt language that is consistent with the State of Delaware’s animal welfare laws. Because the licensing of animals and other laws regarding animals is conducted by the State, it is important for regulations and enforcement purposes that City law be aligned with State law. The new language adds provisions regarding an animal being declared dangerous or potentially dangerous as well as provisions regarding liability for a dog owner for impoundment of a dangerous animal.

This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. If approved, the Council would be amending the 2006 Capital Budget Program to create a new program within the budget known as the Eden Park Architectural and Engineering Services.

This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. If approved, the Council would be amending the 2006 Capital Budget to appropriate $200,000 for the completion of the Eden Park Architectural and Engineering Services. The funds would be taken from an existing balance in the now-completed Peter Spencer Plaza Renovation Project budget line.

This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. If approved, the Council would amending the FY2017 position allocation list by making certain changes in the City Council Office inclusive of adding 2 new positions and deleting 2 positions for a total of 29 positions and would appropriate the transfer of $63,802 from the CATV Fund to the General Fund Personal Services line in City Council to absorb the costs of midyear staffing changes.

This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for City Council’s review and approval. If approved, the Council would be authorizing the Administration to enter into a 36- month contract with Comcast at cost of $99,360. The contract, known as an Ethernet Transport Services Agreement, would upgrade the connection for all of the City’s Fire Stations with the City’s telecommunications network.

This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for City Council’s review and approval. If approved, the Council would be authorizing the Wilmington Police Department to apply for a $10,000 grant from the Delaware Criminal Justice Council to be used for an advertising campaign to promote the Crime Stoppers Program.

This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. If approved, the Council would be approving the installation by Public Works of an all-way stop sign on Red Oak Road as it intersects with Greenhill Avenue.