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
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.
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
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.