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

All Council Retirement Edward “Ed” Johnson
Guy Sympathy Kevin G. Holmes
Oliver Sympathy Effie Doggett Jones
Oliver Sympathy Udana M. Campbell
Shabazz Recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Shabazz Recognize Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Shabazz Recognize Charlotte Miller-Lacy
Shabazz Sympathy Kelly Ranck Minster
Shabazz Celebrate New Sweden Centre’s “Who Wore What When” Fashion Show
Shabazz Celebrate Zeta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (95th Anniversary)
Williams Sympathy A. Paul Johnson

Item VI

Legislative Business

TURNER
#4436 An Ordinance to Authorize and Approve a Multi-Year Contract Between the City
of Wilmington and Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (1st & 2nd
Reading)
Synopsis : This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review
and approval. If approved, this ordinance would authorize the execution of a license
agreement between the City of Wilmington and Environmental Systems Research
Institute, Inc. for access to software to apply geographic information system
technology to many operational and technical areas within the City (the
“Contract”) for the period of three (3) years from September 22, 2017 through September 21, 2020, at an annual price of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00)
for a total price of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00).

WILLIAMS
#4437 A Resolution Approving the Disposition and Transfer of a Surplus City-owned
Lawn Mower to the Community Athletic League
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and
approval. This Resolution authorizes the disposition and transfer from the
Department of Parks and Recreation through the Division of Procurement and
Records, Department of Finance, of a 2012 Toro Groundsmaster® 7200 (Fleet
#1597; Vin #31100259) to the Community Athletic League to help maintain its
baseball and softball fields. Said lawn mower has been replaced and is
considered to be surplus property.

FREEL
#4427 Ord. 17-042 Amend the Capital Improvements Program for the Six Fiscal
Years 2012-2017 by Amending Ordinance No. 11-014 (Police
Department) (3rd & Final Reading)
Synopsis : This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review
and approval. This Ordinance amends the Capital Improvements Program for the
Six Fiscal Years 2012-2017 for the purpose of transferring the entire balance of
funds
remaining in the “Weapons Range Improvements” project into a newly created
project entitled, “Patrol Rifle Program,” in the approximate amount of
$194,600. There will be no net change in the total funds for the Capital
Improvements Program for the Six Fiscal Years 2012-2017, which remains at an
amount of $253,641,000.00.

#4428 Ord. 17-043 Amend the Capital Budget for Fiscal Year 2012 by Amending
Ordinance No. 11-015 (Police Department) (3rd & Final Reading)
Synopsis : This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review
and approval. This Ordinance amends the Capital Budget for Fiscal Year 2012
for the
purpose of transferring the entire balance of funds remaining in the “Weapons
Range Improvements” project to a newly created project entitled, “Patrol Rifle
Program” in the approximate amount of $194,600. There will be no change in
the total funds for the Capital Budget for Fiscal Year 2012, which remains at an
amount of $108,537,000.00.

#4429 Ord. 17-044 Amend the Capital Improvements Program for the Six Fiscal
Years 2006-2011 by Amending Ordinance No. 05-016 (Fire Department) (3rd & Final Reading)
Synopsis : This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review
and approval. This Ordinance amends the Capital Improvement Program for the
Six Fiscal Years 2006-2011 to alter the allocation of previously budgeted
expenditures and to allow for the inclusion of a newly created capital project.
There shall be no fiscal impact to the City as the amendment simply allocates
surplus funds already budgeted for one project to be used for another newly
created project by transferring the entire balance of funds, approximately
$568,400, from the “Station #5 Replacement” project to the “Station
Renovations/Refurbishing” project within the Fire Department. There will be no
change in the total funds for the Capital Improvements Program for the Six
Fiscal Years 2006-2011, which remains at an amount of $165,888,000.00.

#4430 Ord. 17-045 Amend the Capital Budget for Fiscal Year 2012 by Amending
Ordinance No. 11-015 (Fire Department) (3rd & Final
Reading)
Synopsis : This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review
and approval. This Ordinance amends the Capital Budget for Fiscal Year 2006
for the purpose of changing the Capital Budget funding allocation for the Fire
Department, as set forth in the amended Capital Improvements Program for
Fiscal Years 2006-2011, the first year of which is the Capital Budget for Fiscal
Year 2006, which amendment transfers the entire balance of the funding for the
“Station #5 Replacement” project to the “Station Renovations/Refurbishing”
project, in the approximate amount of $568,400. There will be no change in the
total funds for the Capital Budget for Fiscal Year 2006, which remains at an
amount of $80,843,000.00.

#4438 A Resolution Authorizing a Grant Application to the Bloomberg Philanthropies
2017 Mayors Challenge Focusing on Jobs and Training for Re-Entry Population
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review
and approval. If approved, this Resolution would authorize the Mayor’s Office’s
application to Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge. If awarded, the
funds will be used to decrease joblessness among the re-entry population and
provide training and support to program participants to help them succeed. No
matching funds are required.

#4439 A Resolution Confirming the Appointment of Terence J. Williams as City Auditor
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review
and approval. If approved, this Resolution would confirm the appointment of
Terence J. Williams as City Auditor pursuant to City Charter Section 3-201.

SHABAZZ (Freel presenting on behalf of Shabazz)
#4441 A Resolution Approving a Grant from City Council to the Culture Restoration
Project (Behind Those Bars)
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and
approval. If approved, Council would be approving a grant by City Council to the
Culture Restoration Project (Behind Those Bars) in the amount of $7,500.

SHABAZZ (Freel presenting on behalf of Shabazz)
#4442 A Resolution Approving a Grant from City Council to Neighborhood House, Inc.
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and
approval. If approved, Council would be approving a grant by City Council to
Neighborhood House, Inc. in the amount of $15,000.

Items VII & VIII

VII. Petitions and Communications

VIII. Adjournment