October 6, 2022 Wilmington City Council
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Item I - Call to Order
Prayer
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Item I
Call to OrderPrayer
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
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Item II - Approval of Minutes
Item II
Approval of Minutes
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Item III - Committee Reports
Item III
Committee Reports»
Item IV - Acceptance of Treasurer’s Report
Item IV
Acceptance of Treasurer’s Report»
Item V - Non-Legislative Business
All Council Sympathy former Council Member At-Large Rysheema Dixon
All Council Recognize Council Member At-Large Loretta Walsh
Cabrera Recognize Crystal Baynard Norman
Cabrera Recognize Very Reverend Father Michael Murray
Darby Recognize Landlord Engagement Lab Team
Fields Recognize Bishop Aretha Morton
Harlee Sympathy Rose Perkins
Harlee Recognize Dr. Jackie McCullough
McCoy Sympathy John Kwiatkowski
McCoy Sympathy Larry L. Yarbray
McCoy Recognize I Am My Sister’s Keeper Tea Party
Oliver Sympathy Edward Maggitti
Oliver Sympathy Bishop James Odell White, Sr.
Oliver Recognize Lazarus Educational Services, Inc.
Oliver Recognize Salute to Legendary Riverside Mothers – Second Edition
Oliver Sympathy Rev. John Theodore Green, Jr.
Oliver Sympathy Deborah Crisden-Boone
Oliver Recognize Pastor Appreciation Month
Spadola Recognize Lights On Afterschool
Spadola Recognize Peace Week
Item V
Non-Legislative BusinessAll Council Sympathy former Council Member At-Large Rysheema Dixon
All Council Recognize Council Member At-Large Loretta Walsh
Cabrera Recognize Crystal Baynard Norman
Cabrera Recognize Very Reverend Father Michael Murray
Darby Recognize Landlord Engagement Lab Team
Fields Recognize Bishop Aretha Morton
Harlee Sympathy Rose Perkins
Harlee Recognize Dr. Jackie McCullough
McCoy Sympathy John Kwiatkowski
McCoy Sympathy Larry L. Yarbray
McCoy Recognize I Am My Sister’s Keeper Tea Party
Oliver Sympathy Edward Maggitti
Oliver Sympathy Bishop James Odell White, Sr.
Oliver Recognize Lazarus Educational Services, Inc.
Oliver Recognize Salute to Legendary Riverside Mothers – Second Edition
Oliver Sympathy Rev. John Theodore Green, Jr.
Oliver Sympathy Deborah Crisden-Boone
Oliver Recognize Pastor Appreciation Month
Spadola Recognize Lights On Afterschool
Spadola Recognize Peace Week
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Item VI - Public Comment
Item VI
Public Comment
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Item VII - Legislative Business
DARBY
Rev. 1
#0034 Sub. 1 Ord. 21-021 Amend Chapter 4 of the City Code to Provide for Civil Fines for Owners of Vacant Properties Who Fail to Register Them (3rd & Final Reading)
Synopsis: This Substitute Ordinance is being presented by the City Council for Council’s review and approval. The Ordinance approves the institution of civil penalties on property owners who fail to comply with the registration requirements for vacant properties.
#0181 Ord. 22-026 Naming the Concord and Madison Triangle as the “Beatres R.Dunn Triangle” (3rd & Final Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance names the Concord and Madison triangle as the “Beatres R. Dunn Triangle,” in recognition of Beatres Dunn and her significant contributions to the City of Wilmington.
#0230 An Ordinance to Amend Ordinance No. 22-031 to Allow Community Support Grants from the Temporary City Council Special Fund to be Made to For-Profit Small Businesses to Mitigate Financial Hardship Arising from the Covid-19
Pandemic (1st & 2nd Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance amends Ordinance No. 22-031 to allow community support grants from the temporary City Council special fund to be made to forprofit small businesses to mitigate financial hardship arising from the COVID-19
pandemic.
#0231 An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 2, Article III, Division 18 Sections 2-150.80; 2-150.84 and 2-150.85 of the Wilmington City Code Relating to the CitizenComplaint Review Board (1st & 2nd Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and
approval. This Ordinance amends the Code provisions establishing the Citizen
Complaint Review Board.
OLIVER
#0215 Ord. 22-034 Approve the Removal of a Portion of Marsh Lane, Located Between 1175 and 1190 East Seventh Street, from the Official City Map (3rd & Final Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance authorizes the removal of a portion of Marsh Lane, located between 1175 and 1190 East Seventh Street, from the Official City Map.
#0232 A Resolution Approving the Department of Public Works’ Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant Program Application to DEMA to Develop and Evaluate Flood
Mitigation Alternatives for the Lower Brandywine Area
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Resolution authorizes the Department of Public Works’ 2022 Hazard Mitigation Assistance grant program application to the Delaware Emergency Management Agency in the amount of $666,675.00. The funds will be used to develop and evaluate flood mitigation alternatives for the Lower Brandywine area riverine and tidal flooding and prepare a grant/funding request to implement the proposed alternative(s).
#0233 A Resolution Approving the Department of Public Works’ Sewer Overflow & Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grants Program Application to DNREC to Address Infrastructure Needs in the City Regarding Combined Stormwater and Sewer
Overflow
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Resolution authorizes the Department of Public Works’ grant application to the State of Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control for funds allocated pursuant to the Sewer Overflow & Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grants Program in the amount of $421,250.00. The funds will be used to reduce combined sewer overflows, mitigate the quantity and quality of stormwater discharge into the Brandywine Creek, and create a greenspace that will benefit the local community.
#0234 An Ordinance to Require the Creation, Publication and Maintenance of a Revised City of Wilmington Organizational Chart (1st & 2nd Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance provides for a revised Organizational Chart for the City of Wilmington that includes photographs of City Council, the Mayor’s Office,Treasurer, Auditor, all administrative Department heads and Divisions Directors, and all Boards and Commissions.
B. FIELDS
#0217 Ord. 22-036 Rename the 4th and Rodney “Tot Lot” After Pastor Lottie LeeDavis (3rd & Final Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance renames the 4th and Rodney “Tot Lot” as the
“Lottie Lee-Davis Tot Lot.”
SPADOLA
Rev. 1
#0211 Sub. 1 Ord. 22-032 Amend Chapter 4 of the City Code to Create Payment Structure forLicensing Fees for Stationary Engineers and Firemen and to Reduce the Number of Persons on the Board of Examining Engineers from Three to One (3rd & Final Reading)
Synopsis: This Substitute Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Substitute Ordinance amends Chapter 4 of the City Code by establishing fee structures for residents and nonresidents. Further, it reduces the Board of Examining Engineers from three members to one.
Item VII
Legislative BusinessDARBY
Rev. 1
#0034 Sub. 1 Ord. 21-021 Amend Chapter 4 of the City Code to Provide for Civil Fines for Owners of Vacant Properties Who Fail to Register Them (3rd & Final Reading)
Synopsis: This Substitute Ordinance is being presented by the City Council for Council’s review and approval. The Ordinance approves the institution of civil penalties on property owners who fail to comply with the registration requirements for vacant properties.
#0181 Ord. 22-026 Naming the Concord and Madison Triangle as the “Beatres R.Dunn Triangle” (3rd & Final Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance names the Concord and Madison triangle as the “Beatres R. Dunn Triangle,” in recognition of Beatres Dunn and her significant contributions to the City of Wilmington.
#0230 An Ordinance to Amend Ordinance No. 22-031 to Allow Community Support Grants from the Temporary City Council Special Fund to be Made to For-Profit Small Businesses to Mitigate Financial Hardship Arising from the Covid-19
Pandemic (1st & 2nd Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance amends Ordinance No. 22-031 to allow community support grants from the temporary City Council special fund to be made to forprofit small businesses to mitigate financial hardship arising from the COVID-19
pandemic.
#0231 An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 2, Article III, Division 18 Sections 2-150.80; 2-150.84 and 2-150.85 of the Wilmington City Code Relating to the CitizenComplaint Review Board (1st & 2nd Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and
approval. This Ordinance amends the Code provisions establishing the Citizen
Complaint Review Board.
OLIVER
#0215 Ord. 22-034 Approve the Removal of a Portion of Marsh Lane, Located Between 1175 and 1190 East Seventh Street, from the Official City Map (3rd & Final Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance authorizes the removal of a portion of Marsh Lane, located between 1175 and 1190 East Seventh Street, from the Official City Map.
#0232 A Resolution Approving the Department of Public Works’ Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant Program Application to DEMA to Develop and Evaluate Flood
Mitigation Alternatives for the Lower Brandywine Area
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Resolution authorizes the Department of Public Works’ 2022 Hazard Mitigation Assistance grant program application to the Delaware Emergency Management Agency in the amount of $666,675.00. The funds will be used to develop and evaluate flood mitigation alternatives for the Lower Brandywine area riverine and tidal flooding and prepare a grant/funding request to implement the proposed alternative(s).
#0233 A Resolution Approving the Department of Public Works’ Sewer Overflow & Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grants Program Application to DNREC to Address Infrastructure Needs in the City Regarding Combined Stormwater and Sewer
Overflow
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Resolution authorizes the Department of Public Works’ grant application to the State of Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control for funds allocated pursuant to the Sewer Overflow & Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grants Program in the amount of $421,250.00. The funds will be used to reduce combined sewer overflows, mitigate the quantity and quality of stormwater discharge into the Brandywine Creek, and create a greenspace that will benefit the local community.
#0234 An Ordinance to Require the Creation, Publication and Maintenance of a Revised City of Wilmington Organizational Chart (1st & 2nd Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance provides for a revised Organizational Chart for the City of Wilmington that includes photographs of City Council, the Mayor’s Office,Treasurer, Auditor, all administrative Department heads and Divisions Directors, and all Boards and Commissions.
B. FIELDS
#0217 Ord. 22-036 Rename the 4th and Rodney “Tot Lot” After Pastor Lottie LeeDavis (3rd & Final Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance renames the 4th and Rodney “Tot Lot” as the
“Lottie Lee-Davis Tot Lot.”
SPADOLA
Rev. 1
#0211 Sub. 1 Ord. 22-032 Amend Chapter 4 of the City Code to Create Payment Structure forLicensing Fees for Stationary Engineers and Firemen and to Reduce the Number of Persons on the Board of Examining Engineers from Three to One (3rd & Final Reading)
Synopsis: This Substitute Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Substitute Ordinance amends Chapter 4 of the City Code by establishing fee structures for residents and nonresidents. Further, it reduces the Board of Examining Engineers from three members to one.
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Items VIII & IX - VIII. Petitions and Communications
IX. Adjournment
Items VIII & IX
VIII. Petitions and CommunicationsIX. Adjournment