The Atlantic City Council will meet in a regularly scheduled session 5:30-p.m. Wednesday, in their Chambers at City Hall. Action items on their agenda include:

• A Resolution “Obligating Funds from the Hotel Whitney Urban Renewal Area Revenue Fund for Appropriation to the Payment of Annual Appropriation Tax Increment Finance Obligations which shall come due in the next Fiscal Year.” The Resolution was tabled during the Council’s meeting Nov. 6th, due to issues with the base values versus the increment applied to the development project. City Administrator John Lund says “It has been concluded that nothing can be done related to the Urban Renewal District nor the Development Agreement, in-time to meet the Urban Renewal report submission deadline of Dec. 2nd.” The Council will be updated further as the Administration is advised by legal counsel on how best to proceed, according to Lund.
• The Council will act on an “Order to approve [an] agreement to provide City Clerk services to the City of Marne.” The City’s Personnel and Finance Committee met Aug. 28th to review a proposal from Marne Mayor Randy Baxter, who reported at that time they will be losing the services of their City Clerk by the end of this year. Marne proposes contracting with the City of Atlantic for those services at a rate of $500 per month. Atlantic City Clerk Barb Barrick feels the arrangement is beneficial for both communities, and that it will place a minimal burden on her office. The Personnel and Finance Committee supports the proposal.
• Action is expected to be taken also, on an “Order approving [an] Engineering Work Order for Additional Bull Creek Engineering Services.” City Administrator John Lund says the Community Development Committee met Oct. 30th to review a variety of storm water issues, and concluded there is renewed interest in the reshaping and relining of the reshaping and relining Bull Creek from 14th to 17th Streets. A survey of the area was developed and has been completed at the request of the Committee, at a “Relatively small cost.” Lund says proceeding to the next phase will result in studies being completed by the Army Corps of Engineers. Once completed and submitted, he says, the City should be granted an individual permit and assess the extent of work to be done. However, with the current backlog of requests for permits, any improvements proposed would not be ready for construction, until the Spring or Fall of 2021. He warns that any storm water construction projects in one year that cost more than $30,000, will result in either a significant increase to the minimum storm water utility bill or an increase in property taxes to offset the decreased abatement the City has been doing to the Debt Service Fund, to manage payments for the Bull Creek portion of the 2016 bond. The aforementioned studies, he says, will allow the City to attach firm figures to the project cost.
• The Council is expected to act Wednesday, also, on passing the 1st reading of an Ordinance amending the City’s Code of Ordinances, with regard to Chapter 21, entitled “City Administrator.” The amendment would change some of the wording with regard to accountability of Boards and/or Commissions, including those of the Parks and Recreation Board. A separate 1st reading of an Ordinance pertaining to the Parks & Rec Board will also be acted upon, Wednesday.

In other business, the Atlantic City Council will act on the re-appointment of Mark Smith to the Airport Commission, and an Order accepting the Tax Sale for 301 Maple Street, a dilapidated property within the City limits, which the County has agreed to allow. Approval gives the city a future opportunity to demolish the property.