Public Comment

Public Comment

Item I

Call to Order
Prayer
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call

Item II

Approval of Minutes

Item III

Committee Reports

Item IV

Acceptance of Treasurer’s Report

Item V

Non-Legislative Business

All Council Recognize The Monday Club 125th Anniversary
All Council Sympathy Donald Eugene Osburn
Congo Recognize Imani Henry/100 Men Reading
Freel Sympathy Richard F. Robinson
Harlee Recognize National Caribbean-American Heritage Month
Oliver Sympathy De’Twine Young
Oliver Sympathy Yubaka Holit Foster
Oliver Sympathy Marquita “Kita” Stephens
Oliver Sympathy Robert Oliver Dixon
Oliver Sympathy Ernest Carter
Oliver Sympathy Larry Taylor
Shabazz Recognize Delaware Juneteenth Association 25th Anniversary
Shabazz Best wishes Vester Sr. and Lessie Triplett
Shabazz Recognize Wilmington Public Library & Barber Shops
Shabazz Sympathy Shaalih An’Noour Brock
Shabazz Sympathy Marietta Smith
Shabazz Sympathy Lynn Swiatek

Additional Item

Additional Item

Item VI

Legislative Business

OLIVER
#4671 An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 48 of the City Code to Permit Indoor
Commercial Horticultural Operations As a Matter of Right Within M-1 (Light
Manufacturing), C-5 (Heavy Commercial), W-1 (Waterfront Manufacturing), W-
2 (Waterfront Manufacturing/Commercial), and W-3 (Waterfront Low Intensity
Manufacturing/Commercial Recreation) Zoning Districts (1st & 2nd Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and
approval. This Ordinance amends Chapter 48 of the City Code to define indoor
commercial horticultural operations and certain related terminology and to
permit indoor commercial horticultural operations as a matter of right within M-
1 (Light Manufacturing), C-5 (Heavy Commercial), W-1 (Waterfront
Manufacturing), W-2 (Waterfront Manufacturing/Commercial), and W-3
(Waterfront Low Intensity Manufacturing/Commercial Recreation) zoning
districts. This Ordinance also establishes parking requirements for indoor
commercial horticultural operations.
#4672 A Resolution Scheduling a Public Hearing on July 11, 2019 Regarding the
Proposed Ordinance to Amend Chapter 48 of the City Code to Permit Indoor
Commercial Horticultural Operations As a Matter of Right Within M-1 (Light
Manufacturing), C-5 (Heavy Commercial), W-1 (Waterfront Manufacturing), W-
2 (Waterfront Manufacturing/Commercial), and W-3 (Waterfront Low Intensity
Manufacturing/Commercial Recreation) Zoning Districts
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and
approval. This Resolution schedules a public hearing on July 11, 2019 at 6:30
p.m. in the City Council Chambers regarding the proposed ordinance to amend
Chapter 48 of the City Code to permit indoor commercial horticultural operations
as a matter of right within M-1 (Light Manufacturing), C-5 (Heavy Commercial),
W-1 (Waterfront Manufacturing), W-2 (Waterfront Manufacturing/Commercial),
and W-3 (Waterfront Low Intensity Manufacturing/Commercial Recreation))
zoning districts.

HARLEE
#4661 Ord. 19-027 Authorize and Approve an Extension of a Contract Between the
City of Wilmington and Preferred Meal Systems, Inc. for the 2020
Summer Food Service Program (3rd & Final Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and
approval. This Ordinance authorizes the City to exercise its option to extend
Contract 19048PR - Summer Food Service Program - between the City of
Wilmington and Preferred Meal Systems, Inc. for the 2020 Summer Food Service
Program at an estimated price of Six Hundred Fifty-Eight Thousand, Ninety-
Eight Dollars ($658,098.00) based on an estimated number of meals at the price
of $1.52 per Individual Breakfast, $2.59 per Individual Lunch, and $2.59 per
Individual Supper.
#4673 A Resolution Authorizing the Acceptance of Certain Lands from the Delaware
Department of Transportation for a Skate Park Recreation Facility
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and
approval. This Resolution authorizes the Department of Parks and Recreation to
accept the donation of a portion of the I-95 Right-of-Way, as fully described and
depicted in Exhibit “A”, from the State of Delaware, Department of
Transportation, in order to construct a Skate Park Recreation Facility.

TURNER
#4674 A Resolution Authorizing the Department of Public Works’ Application for a
Grant from the State of Delaware, Delaware Department of Health and Social
Services, Division of Public Health; and the Delaware Department of Natural
Resources and Environmental Control for the City to Conduct a Hoopes Reservoir
Interconnection Study
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review
and approval. This Resolution authorizes the Department of Public Works’
application for a grant from the grantors in the amount of $110,000. This grant
will enable the City to conduct a Hoopes Reservoir Interconnection Study for the
City of Wilmington with the goal of increasing accountability and strengthening
sustainability of the City’s water supply. There is a required 100% local match.

WILLIAMS
#4675 A Resolution Approving the Wilmington Fire Department’s Grant Application to
the Delaware Emergency Management Agency for Secured Communication
Radios and Transceivers
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and
approval. This Resolution authorizes the Wilmington Fire Department’s
application for a grant from FEMA in the amount of $24,000. The grant will
enable the City to fund two separate communications projects that will allow
secure communications within the agency and with other public safety agencies.
#4676 A Resolution Approving the Wilmington Fire Department’s Grant Application to
the Federal Emergency Management Agency for a Radiation Detection System
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and
approval. This Resolution authorizes the Wilmington Fire Department’s
application for a grant from FEMA in the amount of $108,700. The grant will
enable the City to obtain a vessel-mounted radiation detection system which will
increase the safety of passengers and will also be able to identify potential
weapons of mass destruction.
#4677 A Resolution Approving the Wilmington Police Department’s Grant Application
to the Criminal Justice Council for a Sexual Assault Kit Initiative
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and
approval. This Resolution authorizes the Wilmington Police Department’s
application for a grant from the Delaware CJC in the amount of $100,000. The
grant will enable the Wilmington Police Department to fund the testing of Sexual
Assault Kits (“SAK”) to identify evidence, prosecute suspects, and provide
support to victims of sexual assault.
#4678 A Resolution Approving the Office of Emergency Management’s Grant
Application to the State of Delaware for Funds Allocated Pursuant to the 2019
Emergency Management Performance Grant
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and
approval. This Resolution authorizes the Office of Emergency Management’s
application for a grant from FEMA/SOD/DEMA in the amount of $211,905. The
grant will enable the City to provide a system of emergency preparedness for the
protection of life and property. There is a 50% local match requirement.
#4679 A Resolution Approving the Office of Emergency Management’s Grant
Application to the State of Delaware for Funds Allocated Pursuant to the 2019
Homeland Security Grant Program
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and
approval. This Resolution authorizes the Wilmington Police Department’s
application for a grant from the Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland
Security in the amount of $50,000. The grant will enable the Wilmington Police
Department to prosecute violent crime using DNA and other forensic testing to
identify suspects and to decrease the number of violent crime cold cases awaiting
prosecution.

SHABAZZ (Williams presenting on behalf of Shabazz)
#4680 A Resolution Recognizing the Month of June as Re-Entry Month for the City of
Wilmington, and Encouraging the General Assembly to Recognize the Month of
June as Re-Entry Month for the State of Delaware
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and
approval. This Resolution recognizes June as Re-Entry Month and strongly
encourages the Delaware General Assembly to also recognize June as Re-
Entry Month in Delaware.

FREEL
#4668 Ord. 19-031 Implement the City of Wilmington Pension Commission’s
Recommendation Regarding a One-Time Stipend for Fiscal Year
2020 Pursuant to Chapter 39 of the City Code (3rd & Final
Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and
approval. Pursuant to City Code Section 39-6(c), this Ordinance implements the City of Wilmington Pension Commission’s recommendation for Fiscal Year 2020
for a one-time stipend of one thousand dollars ($1,000), in lieu of a cost of living
adjustment, to all City of Wilmington uniform and nonuniform pension benefit
recipients receiving an annual benefit payment of less than twenty thousand
dollars ($20,000). The disbursement of this stipend will occur in July 2019.
Rev. 1
#4669 Sub. 1 Ord. 19-032 Authorizing the Issuance of the City’s General Obligation Bonds
and a General Obligation Bond Anticipation Note in Order to
Provide the Funds Necessary to Finance (I) Street Repairs and
Improvements of Various Streets and Roadways Located Within
the City Limits and (II) the Satisfaction of an Outstanding Debt
Incurred by the Wilmington Housing Partnership; Providing for the
Sale of the Bonds and the Note; and Authorizing Other Necessary
Action (3rd & Final Reading)
Synopsis: This Substitute Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s
review and approval. This Substitute Ordinance authorizes the issuance of up to
$15,600,000 aggregate principal amount of General Obligation Bonds (the
“Bonds”) and up to $15,600,000 aggregate principal amount of General
Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes (the “Notes”) in order to: (i) provide
temporary and permanent financing for street repairs and improvements of
various streets and roadways located within the City limits; (ii) provide
temporary and permanent financing for the refinancing of any outstanding City
debt related to the Wilmington Housing Partnership; and (iii) to pay the costs
associated with issuance of the Bonds and the Notes.

DIXON
#4681 A Resolution Supporting the City’s Application to the State to Expand the
Boundaries of the City’s Downtown Development District and Appointing the
City Planning Director to Serve as the District Administrator (Supersedes
Resolution 19-019)
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and
approval. This Resolution supports the City’s application to the State of Delaware
to expand the boundaries of the City’s Downtown Development District as
illustrated on the map attached hereto as Exhibit “A”. In addition, this Resolution
appoints the City’s Director of the Department of Planning and Development to
serve as the District Administrator for the City’s Downtown Development
District. This Resolution supersedes Resolution 19-019.

SHABAZZ (Dixon presenting on behalf of Shabazz)
#4682 A Resolution Approving the Department of Real Estate and Housing’s Grant
Application to HUD for Lead-based Paint Hazard Reduction & Healthy Homes
Supplement
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and
approval. This Resolution authorizes the Department of Real Estate and
Housing’s application for a grant from HUD in the amount of $4.1 Million. The
grant will enable the City, in partnership with the New Castle County Department
of Community Services, to identify and control lead-based paint and healthy
homes hazards in eligible housing. There is a required $65,000 yearly local
match.

GUY
#4683 An Ordinance to Amend Ordinance No. 19-011 to Delete the Real Estate and
Housing Project Entitled “Housing Partnership Debt Assumption” from the
Capital Program for the Six Fiscal Years 2020-2025 Inclusive (1st & 2nd
Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and
approval. This Ordinance amends Ordinance No. 19-011 to delete the $3,400,000
Real Estate and Housing project entitled “Housing Partnership Debt
Assumption” (the “Project”) from the Capital Program for the six Fiscal Years
2020-2025 (the “Capital Program”). The deletion of the Project from the Capital
Program will reduce the total amount of the Capital Program to $273,047,605, as
set forth on Attachment A. The total amount includes a reduction of $3,400,000
for the Project and $42,500 in the cost of bond issuance.
#4684 An Ordinance to Amend Ordinance No. 19-012 to Reduce the Capital Budget for
Fiscal Year 2020 to Conform with the Amendment to the Capital Program for the
Six Fiscal Years 2020-2025 that Deletes the Real Estate and Housing Project
Entitled “Housing Partnership Debt Assumption” (1st & 2nd Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and
approval. This Ordinance amends Ordinance No.19-012 to reduce the total
amount of the Capital Budget for Fiscal Year 2020 to $76,391,410 to conform
with the amendment to the Capital Program for the six Fiscal Years 2020-2025
that deletes the Real Estate and Housing project entitled “Housing Partnership
debt Assumption” (the “Project”). The total amount includes a reduction of
$3,400,000 for the Project and $42,500 in the cost of bond issuance.

Items VII & VIII

VII. Petitions and Communications

VIII. Adjournment