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

McCoy Recognize Nicole DeAngelo
McCoy Recognize Doris Redding
Oliver Sympathy Gumersinda (Josefa) Lahoz
Shabazz Sympathy Addie Lee McCants
Williams Sympathy John Farrace

Item VI

Legislative Business

SHABAZZ (Chukwuocha presenting on behalf of Shabazz)
#4568 An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 2 of the City Code to Update the Ethics
Provisions (1st & 2nd Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration and City Council, at the
recommendation of the Wilmington Ethics Commission, for City Council’s review
and approval. This Ordinance is part of a comprehensive set of revisions to the
City Code to repeal certain provisions that are no longer necessary or
appropriate and to amend sections that require clarification or updating.
Additionally, it includes substantive recommendations from the City Ethics
Commission to improve and modernize ethics requirements in the City. This
Ordinance amends Chapter 2, Article V, Division 6 to make the following
substantive changes: (1) changes the title from Code of Conduct to Code of
Ethics to more accurately reflect the substance of the code; (2) provides an
updated definitions section to improve clarity of the code; (3) requires the Ethics
Commission to make advisory opinions publicly available in a form redacted to
protect the name of the requester, which will help educate the public and city
employees; (4) eliminates the practice of permitting an absence of conflict of
interest affidavit, which is not in keeping with best practices of financial
disclosures; (5) changes the annual filing deadline to May 1 to ensure filers have
received all financial and tax documents to help them make accurate disclosures;
(6) amends those required complete financial disclosures to include members of
certain boards and commission in addition to all elected officials and appointed
officials to improve transparency; (7) requires financial disclosures of household
members to improve transparency; (8) lowers the thresholds for certain income
related financial disclosures to improve transparency; (9) amends the gift
disclosure to include the aggregate value of gifts from a particular source over
the calendar year to improve transparency; (10) revises the co-signed loans
disclosure to require disclosure of the co-signer to improve transparency; (11)
adds a real property disclosure for property involving city expenditure which
ensures transparency of such acts; and (12) adds a requirement to disclose board
service, which is in keeping with best practices.

HARLEE
#4569 A Resolution Approving a Grant Application by the Department of Public Works
to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to Support the South Wilmington
Wetlands Restoration and Conservation Project
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for City Council’s
review and approval. If approved, Council will be authorizing the Department of
Public Works’ application for a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation in the amount of $2,999,972.00. The funds will be used to support the
Wetlands Restoration and Conservation Project. A 100% match is required and
the City intends to fund the match through a State Revolving Fund Loan.
#4570 An Ordinance to Approve the Removal of Alico Road from the Official City Map
(1st & 2nd Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for City Council’s
review and approval. This Ordinance authorizes the removal of Alico Road from
the Official City Map.

FREEL
#4567 Ord. 18-042 Authorize and Approve a Volume Licensing Agreement between
the City of Wilmington and Microsoft Corporation for Microsoft
Computer Software (3rd & Final Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review
and
approval. This Ordinance authorizes the execution of a Volume Licensing
Agreement with Microsoft Corporation to purchase Microsoft computer software
licenses for the City’s desktop computers for the period of three (3) years at an
estimated price of Three Hundred One Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty-One
Dollars and Seventy-Four Cents ($301,981.74) per year for a total estimated
price of Nine Hundred Five Thousand Nine Hundred Forty-Five Dollars and


Twenty-Two Cents ($905,945.22), with the possibility of one (1) extension of
three
(3) years thereafter, at the option of the City.
#4571 An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 2 of the City Code to Establish (I) a Tax
Stabilization Reserve within the General Fund and (II) an Operation and
Maintenance Reserve and a Rate Stabilization Reserve within the Water/Sewer
Fund (1st & 2nd Reading)
Synopsis : This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review
and
approval. This Ordinance amends Chapter 2 of the City Code by establishing
three reserves in order to: (i) maintain the financial stability of the City; (ii)
provide citizens with essential and quality services; and (iii) limit the need to
increase taxes or water/sewer rates. First, it creates a tax stabilization reserve in
the general fund to provide a reserve to pay City obligations and limit the need to
increase taxes. Second, it creates an operation and maintenance reserve in the
water/sewer fund to provide funding in the event of adverse economic conditions
or a public emergency that impacts the operations and maintenance of the
water/sewer fund such that immediate action is required. Third, it creates
a rate
stabilization reserve within the water/sewer fund to provide a reserve to pay City
water/sewer obligations and limit the need to increase water/sewer rates.
Finally, this Ordinance addresses certain housekeeping matters, including (i) the
replacement of the term “undesignated” in current Section 2-378 of the City
Code
(which will be renumbered as Section 2-376.2) with the term “unrestricted”
because the term “undesignated” is outdated and the term “unrestricted” is more
appropriate and (ii) the renumbering of certain Sections and Divisions of
Chapter
2 of the City Code for continuity purposes and to retain sufficient reserved
Sections for potential future amendments to the City Code. This Ordinance shall
be deemed effective as of June 30, 2018.

GUY
#4556 Ord. 18-037 Authorizing the Issuance of the City's General Obligation Bond
(Wetland Park Project), Series of 2018B-WPCRF in Order to
Provide the Funds Necessary for the City’s Wetland Park Project;
Providing for the Sale of the Bond; and Authorizing Other
Necessary Action (3rd & Final Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and
approval. This Ordinance is being presented by the City Treasurer’s
Office for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance authorizes the
issuance of the City’s General Obligation Bond Series of 2018B-WPCRF
in an amount not to exceed $15,107,399 (the "2018B Bond"). The 2018B Bond
which will be sold to the Delaware Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund in
order to finance capital projects of the City, specifically, the Wetland Park Project.
#4557 Ord. 18-038 Authorizing the Issuance of the City's General Obligation Bond,
Series of 2018C-WPCRF in Order to Provide the Funds Necessary
for the City’s Sewer Separation Projects & Flow Monitoring;
Providing for the Sale of the Bond; and Authorizing Other
Necessary Action (3rd & Final Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and
approval. This Ordinance is being presented by the City Treasurer’s
Office for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance authorizes the
issuance of the City’s General Obligation Bond, Series of 2018C-WPCRF,
in an amount not to exceed $1,206,460 (The "2018C Bond"). The bonds which
will be sold to the Delaware Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund in
order to: Finance Capital Projects of the City, specifically, the Sewer
Separation Projects and Flow Monitoring.

Items VII & VIII

VII. Petitions and Communications
VIII. Adjournment