Agenda for Regular Meeting

Synopsis:        This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Resolution respectfully urges members of the Delaware General Assembly to give favorable consideration to Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 57 (SS 1 for SB 57), An Act to Amend Title 11 of the Delaware Code Relating to Postconviction Remedy, and to adopt the bill as amended to modernize post-conviction remedies, expand access to DNA testing, eliminate arbitrary time barriers, and update legal standards that advance fairness and justice for all Delaware residents.

Synopsis:        This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Resolution expresses strong support for Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 58 (SS 1 for SB 58), An Act to Amend Title 11 of the Delaware Code Relating to Postconviction Remedy, that would strengthen access to justice, protect the innocent, and uphold the integrity of Delaware’s legal process.

Synopsis:        This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Resolution requests the Delaware General Assembly to amend Section 2101 of the City Charter to provide for four-year staggered terms of office for City Council.

Synopsis:        This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Resolution requests the Delaware General Assembly to amend  Section 2- 100 of the City Charter to impose a term limit for City Council members of not more than three (3) terms in each representative capacity; council member elected from a councilmanic district, council member at large, and president of the council. 

Synopsis:        This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Resolution initiates a proposed amendment to Wilmington City Charter Section 3-300 lowering the minimum age requirement of those desiring to serve as Mayor from twenty-five (25) to eighteen (18).

Synopsis:        This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Resolution initiates a proposed amendment to Wilmington City Charter Section 2-103 lowering the minimum age requirement of those desiring to serve as members of Council from twenty-five (25) to eighteen (18). 

Synopsis:        This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance amends Chapter 35 of the Wilmington City Code to explicitly include gender identity as a protected class under the City Code’s Human Rights provisions. The amendment aligns the City Code with Delaware’s Gender Identity Nondiscrimination Act of 2013 and reaffirms Wilmington’s commitment to equality and provision of basic human rights.  It also updates the definition of “sexual orientation” to align with recent Delaware law.

Synopsis:        This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance amends Chapter 45 of the City Code to establish charges for inspections and re-inspections conducted pursuant to the City of Wilmington Cross-Connection Control Program.

Synopsis:        This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance empowers the Department of Licenses and Inspections to document cable television, telecommunications, or similar utility wires and cables which impede the public right of way and to provide notice to the service providers responsible.  The Department is further empowered to issue civil penalties to service providers or to take other reasonable steps to ensure the public right of way is clear of wires and cables in the event the service provider fails to take steps to eliminate the obstruction within 10 days of notice from the Department. 

Synopsis:        This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance authorizes the City to execute a first amendment to a professional services agreement with Itron, Inc. for mobile automated meter reading operations and system maintenance to transition from automated meter reading (AMR) to advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) for collection of water meter usage information from City water meters.

Synopsis:        This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Resolution approves grant funding for A Heart For the City DE from Council Community Support Funds for operational needs, including the expansion of the iRise Dining Hall to offer an additional hot meal weekly to those in need.

Synopsis:        This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance establishes a temporary moratorium on smoke shops within the City of Wilmington.