Agenda for Regular Meeting
02/01/2024 6:30 pm
Virtual Meeting with Anchor Location In-Person and Remote Participation
Council Chambers
Louis L. Redding City/County Building
800 N. French Street – Wilmington, DE 19801
Call to Order
Prayer
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Approval of Minutes
Committee Reports
Acceptance of Treasurer’s Report
Non-Legislative Business
a. Recognition Resolutions
All Council Recognize Captain Faheem Akil (40 Years of Service)
All Council Recognize Black History Month
B. Fields Recognize Genever “Jean” Lewis (90th Birthday)
b. Sympathy Resolutions
All Council Sympathy Theodore Blunt
All Council Sympathy Benjamin “Twin B” Brown
Bracy Sympathy Rosa Lee Crawford Guy
B. Fields Sympathy Mary Tiffany Rozier-Caine
Harlee Sympathy Aurelius Palmer
White Sympathy Faye Taylor
Public Comment
The meeting will be open to the public starting at 6pm, so members of the public can sign up to speak. To sign up for Public Comment, members of the public must go to the following website http://tinyurl.com/wccpubliccomment020124 to fill out the information requested. Public Comment will take place after non-legislative business. The President of City Council will recognize speakers in the order listed on the website.
Legislative Business
OLIVER
Agenda Item #0374 - Res. 24-011
Adopted
A Resolution Approving the Grant of a Temporary Construction Easement in Tax Parcel Number 26-005.40-002 to Brandywine Shad 2020, Inc.
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Resolution approves the City’s grant of a temporary construction easement in Tax Parcel Number 26-005.40-002 to Brandywine Shad 2020, Inc. to accommodate the removal of Dam 6 in the Brandywine River.
Agenda Item #0389 - Ord. 24-004
1st & 2nd Reading - Referred to CD&UP
An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 48 of the City Code to Revise the Height, Floor Area Ratio, and Building Coverage Ratio Restrictions for the W-3 (Waterfront Low Intensity Manufacturing/Commercial Recreation) Zoning District
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance amends Sections 48-353, 48-355, and 48-356 of the City Code to revise the height, floor area ratio, and building coverage ratio restrictions for the W-3 (Waterfront Low Intensity Manufacturing/Commercial Recreation) Zoning District. In addition, as housekeeping matters, this Ordinance (i) rephrases the introductory sentence in City Code Section 48-353 for the purpose of clarity, (ii) adds a missing zero (0) before the decimal point in floor area ratio for rowhouses in the W-4 (Waterfront Residential/Commercial) Zoning District in City Code Section 48-355; (iii) adds a missing zero (0) after the decimal point in the building coverage ratio for rowhouses in the W-4 (Waterfront Residential/Commercial) Zoning District in City Code Section 48-356, and (iv) adds an “s” in the title of City Code Section 48-356.
Agenda Item #0390 - Ord. 24-005
1st & 2nd Reading - Referred to CD&UP
An Ordinance to Rezone the Parcel of Land Located at 1195 East Seventh Street from a Zoning Classification of W-4 (Waterfront Residential/Commercial) to a Zoning Classification of W-3 (Waterfront Low Intensity Manufacturing/Commercial Recreation)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance rezones the parcel of land located at 1195 East Seventh Street (being Tax Parcel No. 26-052.00-004) from a zoning classification of W-4 (Waterfront Residential/Commercial) to a zoning classification of W-3 (Waterfront Low Intensity Manufacturing/Commercial Recreation).
Agenda Item #0248 (Rev. 1) - Ord. 23-029
3rd & Final Reading - Referred back to PW&T Committee
Amend Chapter 2 of the City Code to Create a Procedure Whereby Residents May Petition the Department of Public Works to Conduct Traffic Studies and Install Traffic Calming Devices
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance permits twenty-five (25) or more residents of a designated census tract to submit a petition to the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works, or their designee, indicating residential street traffic issues that substantially affect the livability and safety of the community and requires the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works, or their designee, to conduct a traffic study when certain requirements are satisfied.
Agenda Item #0359 - Ord. 23-039
3rd & Final Reading - Passed
Amend Chapter 36 of the City Code to Increase the Fine for Resisting, Interfering, and/or Hindering Parking Regulation Enforcement Officers in Discharging Their Duties
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.
JOHNSON
Agenda Item #0391 - Ord. 24-006
1st & 2nd Reading - Referred to F&ED
An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 2 of the City Code to Extend the Term of the City’s Active Depository
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance amends Section 2-351 of the City Code to extend the duration of M&T Bank’s designation as the active depository of the City through June 30, 2025.
Petitions and Communications
Adjournment
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Agenda prepared January 25, 2024 and posted on Council’s website, www.wilmingtoncitycouncil.com
