October 7, 2021 Wilmington City Council
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Item I - Call to Order
Prayer
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Item I

Prayer
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
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Item II - Approval of Minutes
Item II

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Item III - Committee Reports
Item III

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Item IV - Acceptance of Treasurer’s Report
Item IV

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Item V - Non-Legislative Business
All Council Recognize Mikaelyn Austin
All Council Sympathy Newark Council Member Sharon Hughes
All Council Recognize Hurricane Ida First Responders
All Council Sympathy Robert Maxwell
Cabrera Recognize Delaware Hispanic Awards & Dr. Ronaldo Tello
Cabrera Recognize National Peace Week
Cabrera Sympathy Morris Lee Simms, Sr.
Harlee Recognize Martin P. Hageman (Downtown Visions)
McCoy Recognize I Am My Sister’s Keeper’s Tea Party
Oliver Sympathy Thelma Lorraine Taylor
Oliver Sympathy Marian E. Bleen
Oliver Sympathy Stephan L. Fullman
Oliver Sympathy Michael Jarmon
Walsh Sympathy Richard Mazzio
Item V

All Council Recognize Mikaelyn Austin
All Council Sympathy Newark Council Member Sharon Hughes
All Council Recognize Hurricane Ida First Responders
All Council Sympathy Robert Maxwell
Cabrera Recognize Delaware Hispanic Awards & Dr. Ronaldo Tello
Cabrera Recognize National Peace Week
Cabrera Sympathy Morris Lee Simms, Sr.
Harlee Recognize Martin P. Hageman (Downtown Visions)
McCoy Recognize I Am My Sister’s Keeper’s Tea Party
Oliver Sympathy Thelma Lorraine Taylor
Oliver Sympathy Marian E. Bleen
Oliver Sympathy Stephan L. Fullman
Oliver Sympathy Michael Jarmon
Walsh Sympathy Richard Mazzio
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Item VI - Public Comment
Item VI

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Item VII - Legislative Business
DARBY
#0096 An Ordinance to Enact a Moratorium on Residential Water Shut-Offs to Enable the
City of Wilmington to Develop and Implement a Program to Assist Residents with
Delinquent Water Bills Using Funding from the Low-Income Household Water
Assistance Program (LIHWAP) (1st & 2nd Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and
approval. This Ordinance enacts a temporary 6-month moratorium on water
service disconnections and creates notice and reporting requirements for the
Department of Public Works.
OLIVER
#0097 An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 4 of the City Code to Eliminate (I) Licensing
Requirements for Stationary Engineers and Firemen, (II) Attendant and Inspection
Requirements for Power Boilers, Fired Pressure Vessels and Installations Using
Nuclear Fuel, and (III) the Board of Examining Engineers (1st & 2nd Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance amends Chapter 4 of the City Code by repealing
Subchapter 7 in its entirety, which eliminates (1) licensing requirements for
stationary engineers and firemen operating steam boilers, turbines, and engines in
the City; (2) attendant and inspection requirements for power boilers, fired
pressure vessels and installations using nuclear fuel; and (3) the Board of
Examining Engineers.
Rev. 2
#0082 Sub. 1 Ord. 21-037 Amend Chapter 34 of the City Code Regarding Bed Bug
Extermination and Treatment (3rd & Final Reading)
Synopsis: This Substitute Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review
and approval. This Substitute Ordinance would prescribe the duties of landlords and tenants with regard to the treatment and control of bed bugs. For any rental agreement for a dwelling unit entered into or renewed after the effective date of this ordinance, the landlord or any person authorized to enter into such agreement shall provide to such tenant an informational brochure on bed bug prevention and treatment prepared by the Department of Licenses and Inspections (L&I).
HARLEE
#0086 Ord. 21-040 Amend Chapter 48 of the City Code Regarding Uses Permitted in
the W-4 (Waterfront Residential/Commercial) Zoning District and
Parking Lot Landscaping Requirements for All Waterfront Zoning
Districts (Public Hearing - 3rd & Final Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and
approval. This Ordinance makes the following amendments to Chapter 48 of the
City Code (the “Zoning Code”) regarding uses permitted in the W-4 (Waterfront Residential/Commercial) zoning district: (1) prohibits drive through facilities as matter of right uses; (2) limits light manufacturing uses to a maximum of 5,000 square feet per approved use as both matter of right uses and uses permitted with
Zoning Board of Adjustment approval; and (3) prohibits outdoor wholesale storage as a use permitted with Zoning Board of Adjustment approval. In
connection with the aforementioned amendments, this Ordinance defines the term
“drive through facility”. This Ordinance also amends the Zoning Code to remove the exemption from the City’s parking lot landscaping requirements for all waterfront zoning districts (W-1 (Waterfront Manufacturing), W-2 (Waterfront
Manufacturing/Commercial), W-3 (Waterfront Low Intensity Manufacturing/Commercial Recreation), and W-4 (Waterfront
Residential/Commercial)), thereby requiring all new parking lots in waterfront zoning districts to comply with the City’s parking lot landscaping requirements.
N. FIELD
#0098 An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 37 of the City Code to Ensure Privately Owned
Official Traffic Control Devices are Removed within a Reasonable Time After
the Completion of a Construction Project (1st & 2nd Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and
approval. This Ordinance amends Chapter 37 of the City Code to ensure
privately owned official traffic control devices are removed within a reasonable
time after the completion of a construction project.
SPADOLA
Rev. 1
#0090 Sub. 1 Ord. 21-044 Amend Chapter 2 of the City Code to Require Annual Ethics
Training (3rd & Final Reading)
Synopsis: This Substitute Ordinance amends Chapter 2 of the City Code to require all Elected
Officials, Appointed Officials, and City Employees to attend an ethics training presentation approved by the Wilmington Ethics Commission or view a recorded ethics training as a housekeeping matter, this Substitute Ordinance deletes some language from and adds some language to City Code Section 2-345(a) to clarify the jurisdiction of the Wilmington Ethics Commission as set forth in City Code
Section 2-343.
Item VII

DARBY
#0096 An Ordinance to Enact a Moratorium on Residential Water Shut-Offs to Enable the
City of Wilmington to Develop and Implement a Program to Assist Residents with
Delinquent Water Bills Using Funding from the Low-Income Household Water
Assistance Program (LIHWAP) (1st & 2nd Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and
approval. This Ordinance enacts a temporary 6-month moratorium on water
service disconnections and creates notice and reporting requirements for the
Department of Public Works.
OLIVER
#0097 An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 4 of the City Code to Eliminate (I) Licensing
Requirements for Stationary Engineers and Firemen, (II) Attendant and Inspection
Requirements for Power Boilers, Fired Pressure Vessels and Installations Using
Nuclear Fuel, and (III) the Board of Examining Engineers (1st & 2nd Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance amends Chapter 4 of the City Code by repealing
Subchapter 7 in its entirety, which eliminates (1) licensing requirements for
stationary engineers and firemen operating steam boilers, turbines, and engines in
the City; (2) attendant and inspection requirements for power boilers, fired
pressure vessels and installations using nuclear fuel; and (3) the Board of
Examining Engineers.
Rev. 2
#0082 Sub. 1 Ord. 21-037 Amend Chapter 34 of the City Code Regarding Bed Bug
Extermination and Treatment (3rd & Final Reading)
Synopsis: This Substitute Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review
and approval. This Substitute Ordinance would prescribe the duties of landlords and tenants with regard to the treatment and control of bed bugs. For any rental agreement for a dwelling unit entered into or renewed after the effective date of this ordinance, the landlord or any person authorized to enter into such agreement shall provide to such tenant an informational brochure on bed bug prevention and treatment prepared by the Department of Licenses and Inspections (L&I).
HARLEE
#0086 Ord. 21-040 Amend Chapter 48 of the City Code Regarding Uses Permitted in
the W-4 (Waterfront Residential/Commercial) Zoning District and
Parking Lot Landscaping Requirements for All Waterfront Zoning
Districts (Public Hearing - 3rd & Final Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and
approval. This Ordinance makes the following amendments to Chapter 48 of the
City Code (the “Zoning Code”) regarding uses permitted in the W-4 (Waterfront Residential/Commercial) zoning district: (1) prohibits drive through facilities as matter of right uses; (2) limits light manufacturing uses to a maximum of 5,000 square feet per approved use as both matter of right uses and uses permitted with
Zoning Board of Adjustment approval; and (3) prohibits outdoor wholesale storage as a use permitted with Zoning Board of Adjustment approval. In
connection with the aforementioned amendments, this Ordinance defines the term
“drive through facility”. This Ordinance also amends the Zoning Code to remove the exemption from the City’s parking lot landscaping requirements for all waterfront zoning districts (W-1 (Waterfront Manufacturing), W-2 (Waterfront
Manufacturing/Commercial), W-3 (Waterfront Low Intensity Manufacturing/Commercial Recreation), and W-4 (Waterfront
Residential/Commercial)), thereby requiring all new parking lots in waterfront zoning districts to comply with the City’s parking lot landscaping requirements.
N. FIELD
#0098 An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 37 of the City Code to Ensure Privately Owned
Official Traffic Control Devices are Removed within a Reasonable Time After
the Completion of a Construction Project (1st & 2nd Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and
approval. This Ordinance amends Chapter 37 of the City Code to ensure
privately owned official traffic control devices are removed within a reasonable
time after the completion of a construction project.
SPADOLA
Rev. 1
#0090 Sub. 1 Ord. 21-044 Amend Chapter 2 of the City Code to Require Annual Ethics
Training (3rd & Final Reading)
Synopsis: This Substitute Ordinance amends Chapter 2 of the City Code to require all Elected
Officials, Appointed Officials, and City Employees to attend an ethics training presentation approved by the Wilmington Ethics Commission or view a recorded ethics training as a housekeeping matter, this Substitute Ordinance deletes some language from and adds some language to City Code Section 2-345(a) to clarify the jurisdiction of the Wilmington Ethics Commission as set forth in City Code
Section 2-343.
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Items VIII & IX - VIII. Petitions and Communications
IX. Adjournment
Items VIII & IX

IX. Adjournment
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