Agenda for Regular Meeting

This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for City Council’s review and approval. If approved, the Council would be authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to accept a Federal grant through the State of Delaware which would be used to fund the Department’s Child and Adult Care Food Program for the period of October 3, 2016 through September 30, 2017.

This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for City Council’s review and approval. If approved, the Council would be authorizing the Department of Real Estate and Housing to accept a property (vacant lot) at 627 West 5th Street as a donation from the owner which is Wells Fargo Bank.

This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration and City Council for Council’s review and approval. If approved, the Council would be designating the City’s Mobile Food Vending Unit Program as a permanent program versus a pilot program which is how it was originally approved by Council.

This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for City Council’s review and approval. If approved, the Council would hold a public hearing regarding amendments to the Delaware Avenue/Bancroft Parkway Neighborhood Comprehensive Plan. This comp plan was originally adopted in 2007 and amended in 2009. The City Planning Commission adopted further amendments to the plan on August 16, 2017 which will be the subject of tonight’s public hearing.

This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be authorizing amendments to the City Building Zone Map. Specifically, there are four parcels of land located in Rockford Falls on the Brandywine River which are currently zoned C-6 or Special Commercial District. Three of the parcels would be rezoned to W-4 or Waterfront Residential Commercial District and the fourth parcel would be rezoned to R-3 or One-Family Row Houses. The Council will also be holding a public hearing tonight on the above zoning changes.

This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. If approved, the operating hours for Sunday liquor stores sales in Wilmington would be extended. Under this legislation, liquor stores would be permitted to open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays during the months of October through December. For the remaining months of the year, January through September, liquor stores could be permitted to open from Noon to 5 p.m.

This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. If approved, the Council would be authorizing the Administration and City Treasurer to execute bond sales to finance improvements to the City’s water treatment plant and the City’s water mains. In June of this year, City Council authorized the Treasurer to borrow up to $2 million to finance for the water treatment plant project and up to $5 million for the water main project. The $2 million bond sale will carry an annual interest rate of 2% over a 20-year payback schedule while the $5 million bond sale will carry an interest rate of 1% over a 20-year payback schedule.

This Ordinance Amends Chapter 40 of the City Code (the Personnel Code) by Replacing Section 40-54 to Comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for City Council’s review and approval. If approved, the Council would be authorizing the Administration to apply for a $4.2 million Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant from the U.S. Department of Justice which would be used to hire 15 police officers. The three-year grant would require a 25% local match of funding from the City.

This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for City Council’s review and approval. If approved, the Council would be authorizing the Administration to accept a $223,978 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice. The money would be used by the City to pay for overtime assignments for an anti-violence initiative and to pay the salary of a cold case homicide investigator position. This grant does not require a local funding match by the City.

This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for City Council’s review and approval. If approved, the Council would be authorizing the Administration to apply for four State of Delaware grant from the Special Law Enforcement Assistance Fund (SLEAF) in the amount of $105,750. The money would be used by the City to fund police training, to purchase a DRONE, to purchase 110 ‘officer down’ first aid kits and to enhance the visitor access management system at police headquarters for better tracking of persons entering the building.

This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for City Council’s review and approval. If approved, the Council would be authorizing the Administration to apply for a $5,245 grant from the Delaware Criminal Justice Council. The money would be used by the Wilmington Police Department for on-site training entitled Crime Prevention through Environmental Design which is a collaborative program with the Delaware Attorney General’s Office.