Public Comments

Public Coments

Item 1

Call to Order
Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call

Item 2

Approval of Minutes

Item 3

Committee Reports

Item 4

Acceptance of Treasurer's Report

Item 5

Non-legislative Business


All Council Retirement Celena Hicken
All Council Sympathy Ruby Mae Ryle
Cabrera/Council Sympathy Alejandro Lind
Chukwuocha 37th Annual Hershey National Track & Field Meet (Parks &
Recreation)
Dorsey Walker Sympathy Mary Rachel Doughty
Gregory Retirement Howard R. Young, Jr.

Item 6

Legislative Business
Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha: 1st District
Agenda #3983
Resolution
Pending
Approving the acceptance and use of grant funds from the State
of Delaware for the Fiscal Year 2015 Child and Adult Care
Food Program
Synopsis This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for
City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would
be authorizing the City Administration to accept a $477,163
grant for a Child and Adult Care Food Program to be
administered by the Parks and Recreation Department at
various locations around the City from October 6, 2014 through May 31, 2015. This grant is from the Federal government and
comes to the City through the State of Delaware. While there is
no local match of funds required for this grant, the City is
required to pay food program vendors and then be reimbursed
by the other governments.
Hanifa G.N. Shabazz: 4th District
Agenda #3984
Ordinance
1st & 2nd Reading
To approve the removal of New Street from the official city
map
Synopsis This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for
City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would
be authorizing a change to the Official City Map of Wilmington
to remove a portion of New Street from the map. The portion of
New Street that is affected is near Vandever Avenue, Palmers
Row and Mabel Street and is owned by Delmarva Power. The
utility recently renovated a substation at the site based on a City
Design Review and Preservation Commission (DRPC)
recommendation. The affected portion of New Street is now
completely surrounded by the substation, thus the need to
remove that portion from the official map. The City Planning
Commission will review this Ordinance at its October 21
meeting.
Agenda #3985
Ordinance
1st & 2nd Reading
To adopt the subdivision plan known as "Walnut Ridge at 15th
and Walnut Streets" and to accept the dedication of a new city
street to be named "Koinonia Drive"
Synopsis This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for
City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would
be approving a subdivision plan known as Walnut Ridge,
located at 15th and Walnut Streets, to create nine parcels for
residential development. The Ordinance would also add a street
to the Official City Map known as Koinonia Drive. The City
Planning Commission will consider this Ordinance at its
October 21 meeting.
Agenda #3986
Resolution
Pending
Supporting the City's application to the State of Delaware to
have certain areas of the City designated as Downtown
Development District
Synopsis This Resolution is being presented by the Administration and
City Council for City Council’s review and approval. If
approved, Council would be authorizing the Administration to
submit an application to the State by November 1 requesting
that Wilmington be designated as an official development
district under the State’s Downtown Development District Act.
This new law was enacted during the last session of the Delaware General Assembly. If Wilmington is designated, a
development plan assembled by the Administration, Council
and community representatives would be entitled to certain
state government funding supports in order to achieve the
development goals listed in the plan.
Sherry Dorsey Walker: 6th District
Revision 1 to Agenda #3974
Sub. 1
Ordinance 14-040
3rd & Final Reading
Amend Chapter 44 of the City Code in order to extend the
City's exemptions from real estate taxation to caregivers
Synopsis This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s
review and approval. If approved, Council would be authorizing
a property tax exemption for a property owner who qualifies
under certain conditions as a caretaker to another person.
Currently, the City offers a tax exemption for elderly and/or
disabled individuals that is calculated on the first $40,500 of
the assessed value of a property. This ordinance would allow
qualified caregivers to be eligible for a similar property tax
exemption. Whereas, however, an elderly and/or disabled
property owner may apply for an exemption for a three-year
period after which time they may re-apply, a qualified caregiver
would be eligible for only a one-year exemption and would
have to re-apply each year to keep that exemption. The new
category of caregiver is defined as a property owner whose
family member is chronically ill, disabled, or is otherwise
unable to perform the critical tasks of personal care necessary
for everyday survival. If this Ordinance is approved by Council
and signed by the Mayor, it will become effective on December
1, 2014 and will carry a five-year sunset provision that would
make it effective only until December 1, 2019, unless it is
extended by ordinance.
Charles M. "Bud" Freel: 8th District
Agenda #3987
Ordinance
1st & 2nd Reading
Constituting Amendment No. 2 to Fiscal Year 2015 Operating
Budget (being an ordinance to amend Substitute No. 1 to
Ordinance No. 14-016, As Amended), by making changes to the
Fiscal Year 2015 Position Allocation List for the City Auditor’s
Office
Synopsis This Ordinance is being presented by Administration for
Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be
authorizing as change in the City’s Position Allocation List as it
relates to the Office of the City Auditor. In particular, the
appointed position of “Auditing Administrative Assistant”
would be removed from the list and a merit position entitled “Staff Auditor” with a pay grade of “P” would be added to the
list. In addition, the title of “Senior Auditor-IT” would be
changed to “Senior Auditor” with no change in pay grade.
There is no fiscal impact to the FY 2015 City Operating Budget
as a result of these changes.
Agenda #3988
Ordinance
1st & 2nd Reading
Authorizing the issuance of the City’s General Obligation
Bonds, in order to provide the funds necessary to finance the
costs of acquiring containers for municipal solid waste
collection and recycling receptacles for use within the city
limits; providing for the sale of the Bonds; and authorizing
other necessary action
Synopsis This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for
Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be
authorizing the Administration to issue up to $1 million of
General Obligation Bonds to finance the acquisition of
containers to be used for the City’s curbside recycling program
and for the disposal/collection of solid waste materials. This
Ordinance would also pay the costs associated with the
issuance of the Bonds.
Loretta Walsh: At-Large
Agenda #3989
Ordinance
1st & 2nd Reading
Approving the rezoning of five areas within the Baynard
Boulevard Analysis area
Synopsis This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for
City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would
be authorizing the rezoning of five areas within the Baynard
Boulevard Analysis Area and the respective amendments to the
Comprehensive Plan.
Agenda #3990
Resolution
Pending
Scheduling two public hearings on November 20, 2014 for
certain amendments to the Baynard Boulevard Comprehensive
Plan and the proposed rezoning of five areas within the Baynard
Boulevard Analysis area
Synopsis This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for
City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would
be authorizing a public hearing to be held on November 20,
2014 for the purpose of publicly reviewing the rezoning of five
areas within the Baynard Boulevard Analysis Area and the
respective amendments to the Comprehensive Plan.

Items 7 & 8

Petitions and Communications