Item I

Call to Order
Prayer
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call

Item II

Approval of Minutes

Item III

Acceptance of Treasurer’s Report

Item IV

Non-Legislative Business
a. Recognition Resolutions
All Council Recognize Youth in Government Day
All Council Recognize Housing Opportunities of Northern
Oliver Recognize Delaware Afro Sports Hall of Fame
Mills Recognize Providers Appreciation Day
Spadola Recognize Yuko Thomas
b. Sympathy Resolutions
All Council Sympathy Maurice Pritchett
Oliver Sympathy Tyerra Jonviea Arrieanna Weddington

Item V

Public Comment
The meeting will be open to the public starting at 6pm, so members of the public can sign
up to speak. To sign up for Public Comment, members of the public must go to the
following website https://tinyurl.com/wccpubliccomment050423 to fill out the
information requested. Public Comment will take place after non-legislative business.
The President of City Council will recognize speakers in the order listed on the website.

Item VI

Legislative Business
MCCOY
#0296 An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 34 of the City Code to Establish a Voluntary
Rental Payment Escrow Program (1st & 2nd Reading)
City Council Agenda May 4, 2023 Page 2
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for City Council’s review and
approval. This Ordinance Amends Chapter 34 of the City Code to Establish a
Voluntary Rental payment escrow program for tenants renting in the City of
Wilmington. Further, the Ordinance deletes outdated references to “Municipal
Court.”
JOHNSON
#0297 An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 45 of the City Code to Establish a Water Utility
Assistance Program (1st & 2nd Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for City Council’s review and
approval. This Ordinance amends Chapter 45 of the City Code to create a
permanent Water Utility Assistance Program, to be administered by the
Department of Finance. The Water Utility Assistance Program will provide
eligible City residents, as established by the Department of Finance, with
financial assistance to pay water and sewer bills.
#0298 An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 45 of the City Code to Require that City Council
Calculate Water, Sewer Service, and Stormwater Rates and Charges be Calculated
Every Three Years (1st & 2nd Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for City Council’s review and
approval. This Ordinance amends Chapter 45 of the City Code to establish a threeyear structure for water, sewer service, and stormwater rates and charges, to
become effective in Fiscal Year 2025.
#0299 A Resolution Encouraging the Delaware General Assembly to Support SB No. 2
to Better Regulate Firearms and Promote Responsible Gun Ownership
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by City Council for City Council’s review and
approval. This Resolution urges the members of the Delaware General Assembly
to support SB No. 2, An Act to Amend Title 11, Title 24, and Title 29 of the
Delaware Code Relating to Deadly Weapons, to better regulate the sale and
transfer of handguns and promote responsible gun ownership.
N. FIELD
#0300 An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 5 of the City Code to Extend Sunday Hours of
Operations for Non-Conforming Liquor Stores (1st & 2nd Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for City Council’s review and
approval. This Ordinance amends Chapter 5 of the City Code to extend the Sunday
hours of operation of “non-conforming” liquor stores to match the hours of
operation of commercially zoned liquor stores in the City.
City Council Agenda May 4, 2023 Page 3
CABRERA
#0301 An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 37 of the City Code to Reduce Civil Penalties
for Certain Parking Violations (1st & 2nd Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for City Council’s review and
approval. This Ordinance reduces the civil penalties for certain parking violations
from $40.00 to $30.00. This Ordinance also eliminates the discount for early
payment of civil penalties for certain parking and motor vehicle violations. Finally,
this Ordinance extends the deadline to protest citations from twenty (20) to twentyone (21) days

Item VII

DISSOLVE INTO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
a. Publicly announcing for whom each Council Member voted for from the November
28, 2022 meeting of the Committee of the Whole for the prior vacancy for the AtLarge seat vacated by the late Council Member Loretta Walsh
b. Publicly announcing for whom each Council Member voted for from the February 1,
2023 meeting of the Committee of the Whole for the prior vacancy for the 1st District
seat vacated by the late Council Member Linda M. Gray

Item VIII & IX

PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
ADJOURNMENT