Agenda for Regular Meeting

Synopsis:         This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. The Wilmington City Council 2022-2025 Strategic Plan envisions a “Healthy Wilmington,” by advocating for and enacting legislative measures to address preventable health threats. Tobacco-related illnesses contribute to more than 1,400 deaths annually in the State of Delaware and millions of dollars in public health expenditures. The City of Wilmington has the highest tobacco retail density in the State of Delaware, with as many as 18.32 retailers per 1000 people in some census tracts. This Resolution requests that the Delaware General Assembly make allowances for the City of Wilmington to levy an excise tax on cigarettes locally to prevent and reduce tobacco consumption.

Synopsis:         This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Resolution urges the Delaware General Assembly to enact legislation that will amend Title 4 of the Delaware Code to enable licensed establishments in the City of Wilmington to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption until 2:00 a.m. A draft proposed General Assembly bill is attached to the Resolution. 

Synopsis:         This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance amends Chapter 34 of the City Code by establishing residential rent stabilization policies.  For non-exempt residential dwelling units, the authorized rent ceilings for rental units shall be determined by the current base payment standards established by the New Castle County Housing Authority.  In addition, and subject to the ren ceiling provisions, the maximum percentage increase to rent in any 12-month period shall be the lesser of (a) three percent (3%) or (b) the 12-month average percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington (All Items), as most recently published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor.

Synopsis:         This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance amends Section 11-61 of the City Code to expand the City’s “religious noise exemption.”

Synopsis:         This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval.  This Ordinance dissolves the Wilmington Neighborhood Conservancy Land Bank, as outlined by 31 Del. C. § 4716(b).

Synopsis:         This Ordinance is being presented by Council for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance codifies the City’s ability to initiate Charter amendments either through City Council action or by voter petition for a Charter Commission, and establishes clear procedures for elections, public education, and referendum scheduling.

Synopsis:         This Ordinance is being presented by Council for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance amends Chapter 2, Article III by creating a new Division 20, restarting the Wilmington Arts Commission.

Synopsis:         This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance amends the City’s Organizational Chart to include managers and supervisors within the myriad departments.  The Ordinance also cleans up typographical errors.

Synopsis:         This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance authorizes the City to execute the first amendment to Contract 23002WD (Boiler Inspection and Maintenance Services) with A.A. Duckett, Inc., which will extend the contract for one (1) year.

Synopsis:         This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval.  This Ordinance authorizes the City to execute an agreement with PMA Management Corp. for third-party claim administrative services for the period of one (1) year from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, with the option of three (3) one-year extensions thereafter.

Synopsis:         This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval.  This Ordinance amends Chapters 4, 5, 13, 34, and 44 of the City Code to standardize the procedure for the application of partial payments made by customers for unpaid fees, civil fines, civil penalties, and taxes that are due and owing to the City.

Synopsis:         This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance amends Section 44-64 of the City Code to: (i) increase the exemption on real property taxes for elderly and disabled persons to the first $210,300.00 of assessed value of real property; (ii) increase the income threshold for participation in the real property tax exemption to $15,650.00 for an individual and $21,150.00 for a married couple; and (iii) delete, as a housekeeping matter, references to the real property tax exemption for caregivers that expired in 2019.

Synopsis:         This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Resolution approves grant funding for Imperial Dynasty Arts Program from Council Member Yolanda M. McCoy’s Community Support Discretionary Funds totaling $3,750 for Drum Jawn, a community event bringing music education to Wilmington by providing children access to drums and other musical instruments.

Synopsis:         This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance authorizes the City to execute a lease agreement with the Wilmington Housing Authority to lease 400 North Walnut Street for the Wilmington Police Department for a period of five (5) years commencing on or about July 1, 2025.

Synopsis:         This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance authorizes the City to execute an agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc. to purchase body cameras, tasers, and related services for the Wilmington Police Department for a period of five (5) years commencing on or about July 1, 2025.

Synopsis:         This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Resolution expresses opposition to any proposal to the Delaware General Assembly that would significantly modify the procedures for selecting the New Castle County Council President and/or replace the role with a 13^th county councilmanic district.

Synopsis:         This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. In alignment with the 2022-2025 Wilmington City Council Strategic Plan goal of fostering a “Connected, Informed and Engaged Wilmington,” this Resolution approves grant funding to Union Park Gardens Neighborhood Association (UPGNA) from City Council Member Christofer C. Johnson’s Community Support Discretionary Funds totaling $5,000 for food and other equipment for the Summer Movie in the Parkway, Summer Band in the Parkway, and Veterans Day Celebration in the Parkway events.

Synopsis:         This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance amends Section 40-338 of the City Code regarding military leave to provide that an employee shall be entitled to a leave of absence not to exceed five years of cumulative service during the employee’s entire employment with the City regardless of the employee’s date of hire, consistent with the provisions of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (“USERRA”).   The terms of this Ordinance shall not apply to any bargaining unit employee, as such term is defined in Section 40-6 of the City Code, whose employment is governed by a collective bargaining agreement whose terms conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance.

Synopsis:         This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Resolution confirms the reappointment of Robert S. Greco and the appointment of Kenesia Jackson, William C. Jones, II and Reginald M. Grinnell to the Board of Pensions and Retirement.