Public Comments

Public Comments

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
All Council Sympathy Reverend Lottie Lee
All Council Recognize City of Wilmington HBCU Week 2020
Freel Recognize OperaDelaware’s 75th Anniversary Season
Harlee Sympathy Valerie Melton Swanson
Oliver Sympathy Larry “Squeeze” Portis
Oliver Sympathy Kenneth Saddler
Oliver Sympathy TaQuan Davis
Oliver Sympathy Carmella V. Jackson
Oliver Sympathy Caroline Powell
Oliver Sympathy Michael Amir Shabazz
Shabazz Recognize International Peace Week 2020

Item VI

Legislative Business

FREEL

#4843 Ord. 20-035 Constituting Amendment No. 1 to the Fiscal Year 2021 Operating
Budget (Being an Ordinance to Amend Substitute No. 1 to
Ordinance No. 20-016) for Body Cameras (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 2021
Operating Budget Ordinance. It contains changes to the position allocation list
and increased budget appropriations for the Police Department to fund a body
camera program.

#4861 Ord. 20-045 Authorizing the Issuance of the City’s General Obligation Bonds
and/or General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes, in One or
More Series on a Tax-Exempt and/or Taxable Basis, In Order to
Provide the Funds to Finance Various Capital Projects of the City;
Providing for the Sale of the Bonds; and Authorizing Other
Necessary Action (3rd & Final Reading)

Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and
approval. This Ordinance authorizes the issuance of up to $42,000,000 aggregate
principal amount of General Obligation Bonds (the “Bonds”), and/or General
Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes (the “BAN”) in anticipation thereof, in order
to: (i) finance any duly authorized capital project of the City specified in the
City’s capital budgets for its Fiscal Years ending June 30, 2018 and June 30,
2020; and (ii) pay the costs associated with the issuance of the Bonds and the
BAN.

#4862 An Ordinance to Authorize and Approve a Contract Between the City of
Wilmington and Axon Enterprise, Inc. for Body Cameras and Related Services
(1st & 2nd Reading)

Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and
approval. This Ordinance authorizes the execution of a five-year Master Services
and Purchasing Agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc. to purchase body cameras
and related services for the implementation of a body camera program for the
Wilmington Police Department.

GUY

#4854 Ord. 20-042 Amend Chapter 40 of the City Code By Repealing and Replacing
Section 40-8 Thereof Regarding the Wilmington Employee Plan of
Occupational Safety and Health (3rd & Final Reading)

Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and
approval. This Ordinance amends Section 40-8 of the City Code by placing
responsibility for preparation of the Wilmington Occupational Health and Safety
Plan with the Wilmington Occupational Health and Safety Administration.

WALSH

#4863 A Resolution Approving the Police Department’s Grant Application to the United
States Department of Justice, Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant
Program, to Support the City’s Cold Case Investigator and Violence Reduction
Overtime Costs

Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and
approval. This Resolution authorizes the Wilmington Police Department’s grant
application to the United States Department of Justice, Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, for $196,855.00 in grant funding, which would
be used to cover the salary for a civilian cold case investigator in addition to
overtime costs as part of overall violent crime reduction efforts. No local
matching funds are required.

#4864 A Resolution Approving the Police Department’s Grant Application to the State
of Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Fund to Combat
Violent Crime FY 2021, to Support Violence Reduction Overtime Costs

Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and
approval. This Resolution authorizes the Wilmington Police Department’s grant
application to the State of Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland
Security, Fund to Combat Violent Crime FY 2021, for $413,084.82 in grant
funding which would be eligible to cover overtime costs as part of overall violent
crime reduction efforts. No local matching funds are required.

#4865 A Resolution Approving the Fire Department’s Grant Application to the Federal
Emergency Management Agency to Support Routine Marine Maintenance

Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and
approval. This Resolution authorizes the Wilmington Fire Department’s grant
application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a component of the
United States Department of Homeland Security, in the amount of $75,000.00.
The funds will be used to support routine marine maintenance of the
Department’s boat. A twenty-five percent (25%) match is required.

#4866 A Resolution Approving the Fire Department’s Grant Application to the Delaware
Emergency Management Agency to Support the Placement of Twenty Gamma
Neutron Pagers

Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and
approval. This Resolution authorizes the Wilmington Fire Department’s grant
application to the Delaware Emergency Management Agency in the amount of
$77,415.00. The funds will be used for the placement of twenty (20) gamma
neutron pagers on all Department apparatus, which will alert Department first
responders to radiation incidents.

#4867 A Resolution Regarding the Wilmington Fire Department Commencing an
Academy Class

Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and
approval. In this Resolution, City Council recognizes that the Chief of the Fire
Department has represented that the manpower of the Fire Department has fallen below ninety-five percent of the number of firefighters set forth in the position
allocation list attached to the fiscal year 2021 annual operating budget ordinance
and has drafted a resolution calling for the commencement of an academy class
for the Fire Department.

Items VII & VIII

VII. Petitions and Communications

VIII. Adjournment