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Founded in 1962, the Civic League For New Castle County is an organization comprised of community civic associations, umbrella civic groups, good government groups, businesses, and interested individuals. The League provides a forum for education about, discussion of, and action on issues relating to the impact of government on the quality of life in New Castle County

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

CLNCC Endorses NCC R21-030: Council Strategy To Advance Equity And Social Justice Through CARES Act Funds

At their February Monthly Meeting, the Civic League for New Castle County unanimously approved a motion to support R21-030 and will be speaking in favor at the public hearing on Tuesday, February 23rd.


NEW CASTLE COUNTY COUNCIL 

Administrative-Finance Committee 

February 23, 2021 - 4:30 p.m. 

*Virtual Zoom Webinar Meeting Agenda*

The link to join the meeting via computer, smart device, or smart phone is: https://zoom.us/j/377322142 Meeting materials, including a meeting agenda, legislation to be addressed during the meeting, and other materials related to the meeting are electronically accessible at https://nccde.org/AgendaCenter/County-Council-1  

Agenda III: R21-030: IDENTIFYING A PROCESS AND FOCUS FOR FEDERAL FUNDS TO BE RECEIVED BY NEW CASTLE COUNTY UPON THE EXPECTED PASSAGE OF FY2021 RECONCILIATION ACT TO ENSURE RESPONSIBLE FISCAL OVERSIGHT AND TO ENSURE THAT DISCRETIONARY FUNDING DECISIONS PRIORITIZE THE NEEDS OF UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY COVID-19. Introduced by: Mr. Carter, Mr. Hollins 

Excerpt of R21-030

WHEREAS, an initial estimate is that the Reconciliation Act, as currently proposed, will provide approximately $109,213,650 to New Castle County based on the formula for allocation recently calculated by policy staff from the National Association of Counties; and 

WHEREAS, the Reconciliation Act, as proposed, would allow for funds to be used to: 

1. Respond to or mitigate the public health emergency with respect to the COVID-19 emergency or its negative economic impacts. 

2. Cover costs incurred as a result of the COVID-19 emergency. 

3. Replace revenue that was lost, delayed or decreased as determined based on projections of the government as of January 27, 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 emergency. 

4. Address negative economic impacts of the COVID-19 disease; and 

WHEREAS, if the Reconciliation Act is passed, New Castle County will be eligible to receive these funds upon providing the U.S. Treasury with a certification on the use and need of the funds; and

WHEREAS, the social and economic impacts of COVID-19 have disproportionally impacted communities on the lower end of our economic scale, and despite good faith efforts, the delivery of funds under the CARES Act have demonstrated the challenge of having these resources reach many of our most impacted communities, leading to concerns about who has been left out; and

WHEREAS, as currently contemplated the State and Local Coronavirus Fiscal Recovery Funds have no deadline associated with expending these funds, thus allowing adequate time to thoughtfully develop a strategy to deliver these funds to communities most in need; and 

WHEREAS, a thoughtful strategy will ensure that New Castle County has adequate funds to provide continued testing, vaccination, and other health-related programs needed to fight the ongoing pandemic, to restore costs incurred due to COVID-19, and to replace lost revenue resulting from County efforts and programs to provide needed tax relief to burdened citizens, loss of hotel tax revenue, and other lost revenue streams; and 

WHEREAS, a thoughtful expenditure strategy should also allocate significant funds to directly address the needs of the communities hardest hit by the pandemic, and help revitalize and rebuild underserved and struggling communities in our County, including residents in declining suburban areas, our rural communities, and in our municipalities; and 

WHEREAS, a thoughtful strategy to allocate funds to communities most impacted could provide funds to significantly expand youth employment programs, housing programs, home repair programs, improvements in social service programs, increased broadband access, and many other needed actions that would mitigate against the current impacts of COVID-19 and build resiliency to strengthen the communities against future crises that disproportionally affect low-income communities; and 

WHEREAS, Council Members are deeply involved in their communities and provide a strong voice to identify the specific needs of low-income communities, and should be a strong voice in the development of programs to strengthen these communities. 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by and for the County Council of New Castle County that the County Council hereby intends to be an active participant in developing the County’s strategy for the expenditure of any State and Local Coronavirus Fiscal Recovery Funds distributed to New Castle County; and 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council will work with the Administration on the development and implementation of a comprehensive strategy for the most effective use of these funds and will carefully consider the needs of underserved communities that may be given significant relief through a bold strategy associated with this unique funding opportunity; and 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council also expressly intends that discretionary decisionmaking of funding allocations from the State and Local Coronavirus Fiscal Recovery Funds, beyond reimbursement of lost County revenue and direct costs of the fight against COVID-19, be considered through a lens of advancing equity and social justice throughout New Castle County; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council shall also require that the allocation of funds from the State and Local Coronavirus Fiscal Recovery Funds shall be pursuant to legislative action by Council, a co-equal branch of County Government with the Administration, before any expenditure and that each legislative appropriation include a clear description of how the funds will be expended. 

Resolution 21-030 will be voted on at the council's regular evening meeting:


NEW CASTLE COUNTY COUNCIL

 February 23, 2021 6:30 p.m. 

VIRTUAL ZOOM WEBINAR MEETING**

The link to join the meeting via computer, smart device, or smart phone is: https://zoom.us/j/377322142   


 

Saturday, February 20, 2021

NCC Comprehensive Plan Housing And Economic Development VIRTUAL Public Workshop, 6PM Wednesday, February 24th (RSVP)

 Ncc@2050 Deep Dive Session #2

6 - 8 p.m. Wednesday, February 24th

VIRTUAL Meeting

REGISTER HERE

Join us on February 24 for our next NCC@2050 Deep Dive Session! This time we will discuss and brainstorm ideas about Housing and Economic Development.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ncc2050-deep-dive-session-2-housing-and-economic-development-tickets-138319293731?
Throughout 2020, we received important feedback from you about the future of New Castle County - which then helped us understand generally where and what our collective priorities may be. This time we are diving deeper! We will host a series of four digital workshops designed to further examine topics comprising the NCC@2050 Comprehensive Plan.
During these workshops, subject matter experts and attendees will be asked to brainstorm and provide detailed input on draft goals, objectives, alternative future development possibilities, and strategies.
We will also provide an update of the progress of NCC@2050 as well as a summary of the feedback we have heard from our community in 2020. 

Future Deep Dive Sessions:

  • March 17: Infrastructure, Transportation, Water and Sewer Service
  • April 7: Thriving Places: Community Design, Historic Preservation + Bringing It All Together 

*All Deep Dive Sessions will also touch on key principles such as social equity and resilience. 

Visit NCC2050.NewCastleDE.gov to learn more about the NCC@2050 Comprehensive plan.


Take one of the county's surveys on this process and view CPU 2022 planning meeting materials HERE


Saturday, February 13, 2021

CLNCC Public ZOOM Monthly Meeting: 7PM Tuesday, February 16th

 

CLNCC ZOOM Meeting

7 p.m. Tuesday, February 16th

AGENDA

Officers Reports:

Treasurer

Secretary

Vice Presidents

President

Member Comments/Reports

New Business


CLNCC will be considering: 

A MOTION TO SUPPORT LWVDE RESOLUTION FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY: To request the state commission a study of off shore wind power feasability.


Background: July 2020 Willett Kempton presents to LWV on Offshore Wind Potential for Delaware 
  • Delaware is the only coastal state in the northwest atlantic region, from Massachussetts to North Carolina, that has not committed to buying offshore wind.
  • With technological advances of the last several years, the cost of wind energy has decreased to the point that it need not be subsidized, and ratepayers can actually expect a decrease in per-unit energy cost with offshore wind in the mix.
  • On-shore economic opportunities such as marshaling ports and manufacturing facilities have passed Delaware by, despite clear geographic advantages that the Delaware river basin enjoys, because of our lack of commitment to offshore wind.
  • Environmental impacts, including a small impact on wildlife, do exist, but are offset by the reduction of pollution and CO2 emissions, with a long-term positive impact on climate change.



Civic League for New Castle County is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: CLNCC Zoom Meeting

Time: Feb 16, 2021 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Tuesday, February 2, 2021

NCC Comp Plan VIRTUAL Session: Open Space, Conservation, And Recreation - 6:30PM Wednesday, February 3rd (RSVP)


NCC Comp Plan Deep Dive Session #1 

6:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 3rd

Deep Dive Session #1 will focus on:

  • Open Space
  • Conservation
  • Recreation

 Click here to register for Deep Dive #1


NCC@2050 Deep Dive Sessions!   Sessions will be held on Feb. 3, Feb. 24, March 17, and April 7 at 6pm

Throughout 2020, we received important feedback from the community about the future of New Castle County - which then helped us understand generally where and what our collective priorities may be.  This time we are diving deeper!  We invite you to join us for a series of four virtual workshops designed to further examine topics comprising the NCC@2050 Comprehensive Plan.

During these workshops, subject matter experts and attendees will be asked to brainstorm and provide detailed input on draft goals, objectives, alternative future development possibilities, and strategies.  We will also provide an update of the progress of NCC@2050 as well as a summary of the feedback we have heard from our community in 2020.

Future Deep Dive Sessions: 

  • February 24: Housing and Economic Development 
  • March 17: Infrastructure, Transportation, Water & Sewer Service 
  • April 7: Thriving Places: Community Design, Historic Preservation + Bringing It All Together 

*All Deep Dive Sessions will also touch on key principles such as social equity and resilience.

Visit NCC2050.NewCastleDE.gov to learn more about the NCC@2050 Comprehensive plan.