Non-Legislative Business All Council Recognize Mikaelyn Austin All Council Sympathy Newark Council Member Sharon Hughes All Council Recognize Hurricane Ida First Responders All Council Sympathy Robert Maxwell Cabrera Recognize Delaware Hispanic Awards & Dr. Ronaldo Tello Cabrera Recognize National Peace Week Cabrera Sympathy Morris Lee Simms, Sr. Harlee Recognize Martin P. Hageman (Downtown Visions) McCoy Recognize I Am My Sister’s Keeper’s Tea Party Oliver Sympathy Thelma Lorraine Taylor Oliver Sympathy Marian E. Bleen Oliver Sympathy Stephan L. Fullman Oliver Sympathy Michael Jarmon Walsh Sympathy Richard Mazzio
Legislative Business DARBY #0096 An Ordinance to Enact a Moratorium on Residential Water Shut-Offs to Enable the City of Wilmington to Develop and Implement a Program to Assist Residents with Delinquent Water Bills Using Funding from the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) (1st & 2nd Reading) Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance enacts a temporary 6-month moratorium on water service disconnections and creates notice and reporting requirements for the Department of Public Works. OLIVER #0097 An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 4 of the City Code to Eliminate (I) Licensing Requirements for Stationary Engineers and Firemen, (II) Attendant and Inspection Requirements for Power Boilers, Fired Pressure Vessels and Installations Using Nuclear Fuel, and (III) the Board of Examining Engineers (1st & 2nd Reading) Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance amends Chapter 4 of the City Code by repealing Subchapter 7 in its entirety, which eliminates (1) licensing requirements for stationary engineers and firemen operating steam boilers, turbines, and engines in the City; (2) attendant and inspection requirements for power boilers, fired pressure vessels and installations using nuclear fuel; and (3) the Board of Examining Engineers. Rev. 2 #0082 Sub. 1 Ord. 21-037 Amend Chapter 34 of the City Code Regarding Bed Bug Extermination and Treatment (3rd & Final Reading) Synopsis: This Substitute Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Substitute Ordinance would prescribe the duties of landlords and tenants with regard to the treatment and control of bed bugs. For any rental agreement for a dwelling unit entered into or renewed after the effective date of this ordinance, the landlord or any person authorized to enter into such agreement shall provide to such tenant an informational brochure on bed bug prevention and treatment prepared by the Department of Licenses and Inspections (L&I). HARLEE #0086 Ord. 21-040 Amend Chapter 48 of the City Code Regarding Uses Permitted in the W-4 (Waterfront Residential/Commercial) Zoning District and Parking Lot Landscaping Requirements for All Waterfront Zoning Districts (Public Hearing - 3rd & Final Reading) Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance makes the following amendments to Chapter 48 of the City Code (the “Zoning Code”) regarding uses permitted in the W-4 (Waterfront Residential/Commercial) zoning district: (1) prohibits drive through facilities as matter of right uses; (2) limits light manufacturing uses to a maximum of 5,000 square feet per approved use as both matter of right uses and uses permitted with Zoning Board of Adjustment approval; and (3) prohibits outdoor wholesale storage as a use permitted with Zoning Board of Adjustment approval. In connection with the aforementioned amendments, this Ordinance defines the term “drive through facility”. This Ordinance also amends the Zoning Code to remove the exemption from the City’s parking lot landscaping requirements for all waterfront zoning districts (W-1 (Waterfront Manufacturing), W-2 (Waterfront Manufacturing/Commercial), W-3 (Waterfront Low Intensity Manufacturing/Commercial Recreation), and W-4 (Waterfront Residential/Commercial)), thereby requiring all new parking lots in waterfront zoning districts to comply with the City’s parking lot landscaping requirements. N. FIELD #0098 An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 37 of the City Code to Ensure Privately Owned Official Traffic Control Devices are Removed within a Reasonable Time After the Completion of a Construction Project (1st & 2nd Reading) Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance amends Chapter 37 of the City Code to ensure privately owned official traffic control devices are removed within a reasonable time after the completion of a construction project. SPADOLA Rev. 1 #0090 Sub. 1 Ord. 21-044 Amend Chapter 2 of the City Code to Require Annual Ethics Training (3rd & Final Reading) Synopsis: This Substitute Ordinance amends Chapter 2 of the City Code to require all Elected Officials, Appointed Officials, and City Employees to attend an ethics training presentation approved by the Wilmington Ethics Commission or view a recorded ethics training as a housekeeping matter, this Substitute Ordinance deletes some language from and adds some language to City Code Section 2-345(a) to clarify the jurisdiction of the Wilmington Ethics Commission as set forth in City Code Section 2-343.
Non-Legislative Business All Council Recognize Mikaelyn Austin All Council Sympathy Newark Council Member Sharon Hughes All Council Recognize Hurricane Ida First Responders All Council Sympathy Robert Maxwell Cabrera Recognize Delaware Hispanic Awards & Dr. Ronaldo Tello Cabrera Recognize National Peace Week Cabrera Sympathy Morris Lee Simms, Sr. Harlee Recognize Martin P. Hageman (Downtown Visions) McCoy Recognize I Am My Sister’s Keeper’s Tea Party Oliver Sympathy Thelma Lorraine Taylor Oliver Sympathy Marian E. Bleen Oliver Sympathy Stephan L. Fullman Oliver Sympathy Michael Jarmon Walsh Sympathy Richard Mazzio
Legislative Business DARBY #0096 An Ordinance to Enact a Moratorium on Residential Water Shut-Offs to Enable the City of Wilmington to Develop and Implement a Program to Assist Residents with Delinquent Water Bills Using Funding from the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) (1st & 2nd Reading) Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance enacts a temporary 6-month moratorium on water service disconnections and creates notice and reporting requirements for the Department of Public Works. OLIVER #0097 An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 4 of the City Code to Eliminate (I) Licensing Requirements for Stationary Engineers and Firemen, (II) Attendant and Inspection Requirements for Power Boilers, Fired Pressure Vessels and Installations Using Nuclear Fuel, and (III) the Board of Examining Engineers (1st & 2nd Reading) Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance amends Chapter 4 of the City Code by repealing Subchapter 7 in its entirety, which eliminates (1) licensing requirements for stationary engineers and firemen operating steam boilers, turbines, and engines in the City; (2) attendant and inspection requirements for power boilers, fired pressure vessels and installations using nuclear fuel; and (3) the Board of Examining Engineers. Rev. 2 #0082 Sub. 1 Ord. 21-037 Amend Chapter 34 of the City Code Regarding Bed Bug Extermination and Treatment (3rd & Final Reading) Synopsis: This Substitute Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Substitute Ordinance would prescribe the duties of landlords and tenants with regard to the treatment and control of bed bugs. For any rental agreement for a dwelling unit entered into or renewed after the effective date of this ordinance, the landlord or any person authorized to enter into such agreement shall provide to such tenant an informational brochure on bed bug prevention and treatment prepared by the Department of Licenses and Inspections (L&I). HARLEE #0086 Ord. 21-040 Amend Chapter 48 of the City Code Regarding Uses Permitted in the W-4 (Waterfront Residential/Commercial) Zoning District and Parking Lot Landscaping Requirements for All Waterfront Zoning Districts (Public Hearing - 3rd & Final Reading) Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance makes the following amendments to Chapter 48 of the City Code (the “Zoning Code”) regarding uses permitted in the W-4 (Waterfront Residential/Commercial) zoning district: (1) prohibits drive through facilities as matter of right uses; (2) limits light manufacturing uses to a maximum of 5,000 square feet per approved use as both matter of right uses and uses permitted with Zoning Board of Adjustment approval; and (3) prohibits outdoor wholesale storage as a use permitted with Zoning Board of Adjustment approval. In connection with the aforementioned amendments, this Ordinance defines the term “drive through facility”. This Ordinance also amends the Zoning Code to remove the exemption from the City’s parking lot landscaping requirements for all waterfront zoning districts (W-1 (Waterfront Manufacturing), W-2 (Waterfront Manufacturing/Commercial), W-3 (Waterfront Low Intensity Manufacturing/Commercial Recreation), and W-4 (Waterfront Residential/Commercial)), thereby requiring all new parking lots in waterfront zoning districts to comply with the City’s parking lot landscaping requirements. N. FIELD #0098 An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 37 of the City Code to Ensure Privately Owned Official Traffic Control Devices are Removed within a Reasonable Time After the Completion of a Construction Project (1st & 2nd Reading) Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance amends Chapter 37 of the City Code to ensure privately owned official traffic control devices are removed within a reasonable time after the completion of a construction project. SPADOLA Rev. 1 #0090 Sub. 1 Ord. 21-044 Amend Chapter 2 of the City Code to Require Annual Ethics Training (3rd & Final Reading) Synopsis: This Substitute Ordinance amends Chapter 2 of the City Code to require all Elected Officials, Appointed Officials, and City Employees to attend an ethics training presentation approved by the Wilmington Ethics Commission or view a recorded ethics training as a housekeeping matter, this Substitute Ordinance deletes some language from and adds some language to City Code Section 2-345(a) to clarify the jurisdiction of the Wilmington Ethics Commission as set forth in City Code Section 2-343.