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

Harlee Sympathy Buddy Milburn
Oliver Sympathy Robert Samuels
Oliver Sympathy Constance V. McIntosh-Murray
Oliver Sympathy Veola Robinson
Williams Sympathy Stephen L. “Steve” Horgan

Additional Item

Additional Item

Items VI & VIII

VI. Legislative Business

SHABAZZ (Harlee presenting on behalf of Shabazz)
#4605 Ord. 18-054 Amend Chapter 2 of the City Code Regarding the Census 2020
Complete Count Committee (3rd & Final Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and
approval. This Ordinance establishes a Census 2020 Complete Count Committee
for the purpose of mobilizing and leveraging personnel and resources both
internal and external to City government, in order to provide assistance to the
representatives of the United States Census Bureau in the conduct of the
decennial census. The intent of establishing this committee is to assure an
accurate census count – and consequentially, an equitable share of financial
assistance and federal and state representation for Wilmingtonians.

TURNER
#4609 A Resolution to Rename the Indoor Basketball Court at the William “Hicks”
Anderson Community Center the “West Center Court”
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and
approval. This Resolution approves the renaming of the indoor basketball court at
the William “Hicks” Anderson Community Center the “West Center Court.”

MCCOY
#4610 An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 5 of the City Code Regarding Businesses
(1st & 2nd Reading)

Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and
approval. This Ordinance amends Chapter 5 of the City Code requiring
businesses that sell tobacco products, electronic smoking devices, or tobacco
paraphernalia to place such items behind a counter in an area that is not
accessible to customers without the intervention of an employee of the business so
as not be placed within the reach of children.

FREEL
#4607 Ord. 18-055 Constituting Amendment No. 1 to the Fiscal Year 2019 Operating
Budget (Being an Ordinance to Amend Substitute No. 1 to
Ordinance No. 18-011) (3rd & Final Reading)

Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and
approval. This Ordinance is the first amendment to the Fiscal Year 2019
Operating Budget. It contains both increased budget appropriations for the Law
Department, the Department of Human Resources, the Department of Public
Works, the Police Department, and the Fire Department and changes to the
position allocation list for the Mayor’s Office, the Department of Human
Resources, the Department of Public Works, and the Police Department.

#4597 Ord. 18-051 A Project Ordinance Approving and Authorizing the Financing of
a Project for the Community Education Building Corp; Making
Certain Findings with Respect Thereto; Authorizing the Issuance
of City of Wilmington Revenue Bonds in an Aggregate Principal
Amount Not to Exceed $35,000,000; and Authorizing Other
Necessary Action (3rd & Final Reading)

Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration and Office of City
Treasurer for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance will enable the City
to issue tax-exempt and/or federally taxable revenue bonds for the refinancing of
a project for the Community Education Building Corp. (the “Borrower”). The
Bonds will be special revenue obligations of the City, payable exclusively from payments made by the Borrower under the Agreement, the Note, and the
Mortgage (if required) and from available funds under the Guaranty.

*#4612 A Resolution Urging the Delaware General Assembly to Allow for a Special
Election to Fill a City Council Vacancy

Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and
approval. This Resolution urges the Delaware General Assembly to enact
legislation that calls for a special election to fill a Council Member vacancy
exceeding 180 days from the date of the next general election and serve the
remainder of unexpired vacated Council seat term.

GUY
#4599 Ord. 18-053 An Ordinance Authorizing the Issuance of the City’s General
Obligation Bond, Series of 2018-SRF, in Order to Provide the
Funds Necessary for Capital Projects of the City of Wilmington
Relating to Phase II of the City’s Transmission and Distribution
Water Main Improvements; Providing for the Sale of the Bond to
the Delaware Drinking Water State Revolving Fund; and
Authorizing Other Necessary Action (3rd & Final Reading)

Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Office of City Treasurer for Council’s
review and approval. This Ordinance authorizes the issuance of a General
Obligation Bond, Series of 2018-SRF, in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000,
which will be sold to the Delaware Drinking Water State Revolving Fund in order
to (i) finance capital projects of the City, specifically, Phase II of the City’s
Transmission and Distribution Water Main Improvements Project, (ii) pay
administrative costs relating to such capital projects and (iii) pay the costs of
issuing the Bond.

#4611 An Ordinance Authorizing the Issuance of the City's General Obligation Bond,
Series of 2019-SRF in order to Provide Funds Necessary to Finance Capital
Projects of the City Relating to Various Water Main Distribution Improvements
and Upgrades Throughout the City; Providing for the Sale of the Bond to the
Delaware Drinking Water State Revolving Fund; and Authorizing Other
Necessary Action (1st & 2nd Reading)

Synopsis: This Ordinance is presented by the City Treasurer’s Office for Council’s review
and approval to authorize the issuance of a General Obligation Bond, Series of
2019-SRF, in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000, which will be sold to the
Delaware Drinking Water State Revolving Fund in order to(i) finance capital
projects of the City, specifically, certain improvements and upgrades to the City’s
water main distribution infrastructure as set forth in the City’s capital budget for
its Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2018, (ii) pay administrative costs relating to such
capital projects, and (iii) pay the costs of issuing the Bond.

SHABAZZ (Reconsideration by Walsh)
*#4604 Res. 18-085 To Appoint City Council Member for the First Councilmanic
District (Resolution defeated December 6 to be Reconsidered)

Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and
approval. This Resolution appoints Albert Mills, pursuant to Wilm. C. (Charter) §
2-101, to fill the vacancy created by former Council Member Nnamdi O.
Chukwuocha, for the remainder of former Council Member Chukwuocha’s term
in accordance with the recommendation of the Special Committee.

VIII. Adjournment