Agenda for Regular Meeting

Synopsis:         This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Resolution approves the bid of Families Thriving, LLC for one (1) parcel real estate located at 1331 Vandever Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware 19801 (being New Castle County Tax Parcel No. 26-037.10-081) as the best bidder and authorizes the Mayor and the City Clerk, or their respective designees, to execute any and all documents necessary to effectuate the disposition of such property to Families Thriving, LLC.

Synopsis:         This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Resolution authorizes the Department of Public Works to grant Delmarva Power & Light Company a utility easement in connection with Delmarva’s installation, operation, maintenance, and/or removal of a pad-mounted transformer to provide Delmarva with the ability to independently shut down electric and communications services to the City’s Brandywine pumping station when needed while allowing electric and communications services to the surrounding area to remain unaffected.

Synopsis:         This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Resolution confirms Mayor John Carney’s appointments of Michael S. Purzycki, Dwight Holden, and Sylvia Banks and reappointments of Jeffrey Flynn and Larry Carson to the Board of Directors of the Wilmington Parking Authority to serve as members of said Board for terms to expire on June 30, 2026, June 30, 2027, and June 30, 2028, June 30, 2029, and June 30, 2030, respectively.

Synopsis:         This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Resolution authorizes the Department of Public Works’ grant application to the State of Delaware Department of Health and Social Services Division of Public Health for an Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities Grant in an amount not to exceed One Million Nine Hundred Eighty-Three Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-One Dollars ($1,983,661.00), or such other amount that the DHSS awards. The proposed grant funds would be used to support completing the design and first phase of construction to incorporate the most cost-efficient means of removing PFAS from the City’s source at the Porter and Brandywine Plants. No local matching funds are required.

Synopsis:        This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance establishes rules for the operation of electric bicycles and low-speed motor scooters within the City of Wilmington that are consistent with recently enacted State law.  The Ordinance also imposes helmet requirements for those who operate or ride on as passengers on bicycles, electric bicycles, and low-speed motorized scooters.

Synopsis:         This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance authorizes the City to enter into a five-year agreement with RingCentral, Inc. for a communications platform that unifies voice, video, messaging, and contact center services, with an option to extend the agreement for one (1) additional year.

Synopsis:         This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance amends Chapter 34 of the City Code to establish a voluntary rent escrow program for residential tenants living in the City of Wilmington and provides 1) the eligibility requirements for participation in the program; 2) the tenant’s obligations when participating in the program; and 3) the manner in which funds held in an account opened by the City or third-party contracted by the City will be released.  This Ordinance also requires the Department of Licenses and Inspections to include a statement regarding the availability of the program on all violation notices and placards posted on properties condemned as unfit for human habitation.

Synopsis:     This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance amends Chapter 40 of the City Code to increase parental leave to twelve weeks following the birth, adoption, or placement of a foster child in accordance with State law, provide for six weeks or eight weeks of medical leave to an eligible employee following the birth of a child depending upon the delivery method, reduce the accumulation of combined leave to a maximum of sixty days, and change the calculation of combined leave payout.

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 amended grant application to the State of Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control for funds allocated pursuant to the 2025 Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Trails Grant Program in the amount of $190,000.00. The funds will be used for improvements to Eastlake Park. A local match of one quarter (1/4) of the grant award is required.

Synopsis:         This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance authorizes the City to exercise four (4) one-year  extension options for a professional services agreement with Northeast and Bucks Company t/a Mullin and Lonergan Associates, Inc. to assist the Department of Real Estate and Housing with various matters, including, but not limited to, the preparation of the City’s five-year consolidated plan, the City’s annual action plans, and the administration of the City’s CDBG, HOME, ESG, and HOPWA programs.

Synopsis:         This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Resolution authorizes the Department of Land Use and Planning’s Federal Fiscal Year 2024/City Fiscal Year 2025 grant application to the Delaware Department of State, Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs (“DHCA”) in the amount of $15,707.00, or such other amount that DHCA awards. The funds will be used to support the City’s Historic Preservation Planning Program, which has been in existence for over thirty-five (35) years.

Synopsis:         This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Resolution authorizes the Department of Land Use and Planning’s Federal Fiscal Year 2025/City Fiscal Year 2026 grant application to the Delaware Department of State, Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs (“DHCA”) in the amount of $15,707.00, or such other amount that DHCA awards. The funds will be used to support the City’s Historic Preservation Planning Program, which has been in existence for over thirty-five (35) years.

Synopsis:         This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and   approval. This Resolution urges the Administration to explore all available fiscal measures before proposing any increase to water or sewer rates, including the temporary or partial use of General Fund resources to stabilize rates and avoid placing additional costs on Wilmington residents.

Synopsis:         This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance mandates that members of the public be provided the opportunity to participate virtually in all regularly scheduled public meetings of legislative and administrative bodies of the City.