April 4, 2019 Wilmington City Council
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Public Comment - Public Comment
Public Comment

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Item I (Part 1 of 2) - Call to Order
Prayer
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Item I (Part 1 of 2)

Prayer
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
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Item II - Approval of Minutes
Item II

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Item III - Committee Reports
Item III

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Item IV - Acceptance of Treasurer’s Report
Item IV

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Item V (Part 1 of 2) - Non-Legislative Business
All Council Sympathy Janiya Monae Henry
All Council Sympathy Christian Coffield
Guy Sympathy Marcus Arnold Carroll, Sr.
Harlee Recognize Beverly Bell
Oliver Sympathy George W. Poindexter
Oliver Recognize Kim Long
Shabazz Sympathy Avery Fitzgerald
Williams Sympathy Jeffrey Sywy
Williams Recognize the Department of Public Works Sanitation Employees
Item V (Part 1 of 2)

All Council Sympathy Janiya Monae Henry
All Council Sympathy Christian Coffield
Guy Sympathy Marcus Arnold Carroll, Sr.
Harlee Recognize Beverly Bell
Oliver Sympathy George W. Poindexter
Oliver Recognize Kim Long
Shabazz Sympathy Avery Fitzgerald
Williams Sympathy Jeffrey Sywy
Williams Recognize the Department of Public Works Sanitation Employees
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Item I (Part 2 of 2) - Call to Order
Prayer
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Item I (Part 2 of 2)

Prayer
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
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Item V (Part 2 of 2) - Non-Legislative Business
All Council Sympathy Janiya Monae Henry
All Council Sympathy Christian Coffield
Guy Sympathy Marcus Arnold Carroll, Sr.
Harlee Recognize Beverly Bell
Oliver Sympathy George W. Poindexter
Oliver Recognize Kim Long
Shabazz Sympathy Avery Fitzgerald
Williams Sympathy Jeffrey Sywy
Williams Recognize the Department of Public Works Sanitation Employees
Item V (Part 2 of 2)

All Council Sympathy Janiya Monae Henry
All Council Sympathy Christian Coffield
Guy Sympathy Marcus Arnold Carroll, Sr.
Harlee Recognize Beverly Bell
Oliver Sympathy George W. Poindexter
Oliver Recognize Kim Long
Shabazz Sympathy Avery Fitzgerald
Williams Sympathy Jeffrey Sywy
Williams Recognize the Department of Public Works Sanitation Employees
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Item VI - Legislative Business
OLIVER
#4633 An Ordinance to Authorize the City to Enter into an Assignment and Assumption
of a Multi-Year Lease between Leased Access Preservation Association Inc. and
Lancaster Associates LLC (1st & 2nd Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and
approval. This Ordinance authorizes the City to enter into an assignment and
assumption of a multi-year lease between Leased Access Preservation Association
Inc. and Lancaster Associates LLC for 2801 Suite 1 Lancaster Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware.
SHABAZZ (Harlee presenting on behalf of Shabazz)
#4634 A Resolution Calling Upon the Delaware General Assembly to Enact Legislation
Requiring a Full-time Mental Health Counselor on Staff at Every Elementary and
Middle School
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and
approval. This Resolution calls upon the Delaware General Assembly to enact
legislation employing research-based best practice ratios of school counselors,
school psychologists, school social worker, and ratios of students to school
counselors and school psychologists far exceed national best practices. As youth
spend a large amount of time in school settings, it is imperative that state and
local policies prioritize the use of school-based mental health interventions,
services and personnel to ensure all children, youth and their families can reach
their fullest potential.
HARLEE
#4621 Ord. 19-005 Approve the Removal of a Portion of Ball Place from the Official
City Map (3rd & Final Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s
review and approval. This Ordinance authorizes the removal of a ten
foot by forty-seven foot portion of Ball Place from the Official City Map.
#4635 A Resolution Approving the Department of Parks and Recreation’s Grant
Application to the Laffey-McHugh Foundation for the 2019 Youth Career
Development Program
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and
approval. This Resolution authorizes the Department of Parks and Recreation’s
application for a grant from the Laffey-McHugh Foundation in the amount of
$10,000.00. The funds would be used to provide training and technical assistance
for the City’s 2019 Summer Youth Career Development Program. No local
matching funds are required.
#4636 A Resolution Approving the Department of Parks and Recreation’s Grant
Application to the State of Delaware for the 2019 Summer Food Service Program
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and
approval. This Resolution authorizes the Department of Parks and Recreation’s
application for a grant from the Delaware Department of Education in the
amount of $945,912.00. The funds would be used to provide meal service for the
City’s 2019 Summer Food Service Program. No local matching funds are
required.
TURNER
Rev. 1
#4616 Sub. 1 Ord. 19-002 To Enact Certain Parking Regulations (3rd & Final Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and
approval. This Ordinance approves various parking regulations in the City.
#4637 A Resolution to Reappoint Jereline Coleman and to Appoint Buck Simpers and
Jeffrey Flynn to the Wilmington Parking Authority Board
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and
approval. This Resolution confirms Mayor Michael S. Purzycki’s reappointment
of Jereline H. Coleman and his appointment of Buck Simpers and Jeffrey Flynn to
the Board of Directors of the Wilmington Parking Authority for terms expiring
June 30, 2023, June 30, 2021, and June 30, 2024, respectively.
#4638 A Resolution Urging the Delaware General Assembly to Adopt Policies
Enhancing Delaware’s Long-term Natural Resource Stewardship and Protection
of Waterways
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and
approval. The human right to water and to sanitation constitutes the right of every
individual, without discrimination, to sufficient, safe, acceptable, accessible and
affordable water and sanitation for personal use. This Resolution urges the
Delaware General Assembly to enact legislation addressing ways to enhance
water resource management, utilization and ecosystem restoration, affirming
Delaware’s commitment to ensuring affordable, accessible, acceptable and safe
water sufficient to protect the health and dignity of Delaware residents.
SHABAZZ (McCoy presenting on behalf of Shabazz)
#4639 A Resolution in Support of the Delaware State Senate Bill 25 to Raise the
Tobacco and Tobacco Substitute Purchasing Age from 18 Years Old to 21 Years
Old
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and
approval. This Resolution encourages and supports the Delaware General
Assembly in enacting legislation to raise the tobacco purchasing age from 18
years old to 21 years old.
FREEL
#4640 An Ordinance to Authorize a Multi-year Amendment to Contract 18022DFPS
(Printing and Mailing Services) between the City of Wilmington and Mailroom
Systems, Inc. (1st & 2nd Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and
approval. This Ordinance authorizes the City to enter into a multi-year
amendment to Contract 18022DFPS for printing and mailing services with
Mailroom Systems, Inc. (the “Contract”), which increases the quantities under
the Contract from a maximum of 300,000 items per year to a maximum of 600,000
items per year, thereby increasing the maximum estimated annual price of the
Contract to $251,100.00 and the maximum estimated total price of the Contract to
$391,137.00, with the possibility of two (2) additional extensions of one (1) year
thereafter at the same maximum estimated annual price of $251,100.00.
DIXON
#4642 A Resolution Approving a Grant Application to and the Acceptance of Grant
Funds from JPMorgan Chase Foundation in Support of the West Center City
Neighborhood Stabilization Plan
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and
approval. This Resolution authorizes the Department of Real Estate and Housing
grant application to and acceptance of grant funds from JPMorgan Chase
Foundation in the amount of $200,000. The funds will be used to support the
West Center City Neighborhood Stabilization Plan. There is no negative fiscal
impact to the City by accepting this grant and no matching funds required.
GUY
#4643 A Resolution Declaring the Property Known as 1814 Gilpin Avenue to be Surplus
and Approving the Property for Disposition to the Wilmington Firefighter’s
Association, Local 1590
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and
approval. This Resolution declares properties known as 1814 Gilpin Avenue,
Wilmington, Delaware to be surplus and approves the property for disposition to
the Wilmington Firefighter’s Association, Local 1590.
Item VI

OLIVER
#4633 An Ordinance to Authorize the City to Enter into an Assignment and Assumption
of a Multi-Year Lease between Leased Access Preservation Association Inc. and
Lancaster Associates LLC (1st & 2nd Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and
approval. This Ordinance authorizes the City to enter into an assignment and
assumption of a multi-year lease between Leased Access Preservation Association
Inc. and Lancaster Associates LLC for 2801 Suite 1 Lancaster Avenue, Wilmington, Delaware.
SHABAZZ (Harlee presenting on behalf of Shabazz)
#4634 A Resolution Calling Upon the Delaware General Assembly to Enact Legislation
Requiring a Full-time Mental Health Counselor on Staff at Every Elementary and
Middle School
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and
approval. This Resolution calls upon the Delaware General Assembly to enact
legislation employing research-based best practice ratios of school counselors,
school psychologists, school social worker, and ratios of students to school
counselors and school psychologists far exceed national best practices. As youth
spend a large amount of time in school settings, it is imperative that state and
local policies prioritize the use of school-based mental health interventions,
services and personnel to ensure all children, youth and their families can reach
their fullest potential.
HARLEE
#4621 Ord. 19-005 Approve the Removal of a Portion of Ball Place from the Official
City Map (3rd & Final Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s
review and approval. This Ordinance authorizes the removal of a ten
foot by forty-seven foot portion of Ball Place from the Official City Map.
#4635 A Resolution Approving the Department of Parks and Recreation’s Grant
Application to the Laffey-McHugh Foundation for the 2019 Youth Career
Development Program
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and
approval. This Resolution authorizes the Department of Parks and Recreation’s
application for a grant from the Laffey-McHugh Foundation in the amount of
$10,000.00. The funds would be used to provide training and technical assistance
for the City’s 2019 Summer Youth Career Development Program. No local
matching funds are required.
#4636 A Resolution Approving the Department of Parks and Recreation’s Grant
Application to the State of Delaware for the 2019 Summer Food Service Program
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and
approval. This Resolution authorizes the Department of Parks and Recreation’s
application for a grant from the Delaware Department of Education in the
amount of $945,912.00. The funds would be used to provide meal service for the
City’s 2019 Summer Food Service Program. No local matching funds are
required.
TURNER
Rev. 1
#4616 Sub. 1 Ord. 19-002 To Enact Certain Parking Regulations (3rd & Final Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and
approval. This Ordinance approves various parking regulations in the City.
#4637 A Resolution to Reappoint Jereline Coleman and to Appoint Buck Simpers and
Jeffrey Flynn to the Wilmington Parking Authority Board
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and
approval. This Resolution confirms Mayor Michael S. Purzycki’s reappointment
of Jereline H. Coleman and his appointment of Buck Simpers and Jeffrey Flynn to
the Board of Directors of the Wilmington Parking Authority for terms expiring
June 30, 2023, June 30, 2021, and June 30, 2024, respectively.
#4638 A Resolution Urging the Delaware General Assembly to Adopt Policies
Enhancing Delaware’s Long-term Natural Resource Stewardship and Protection
of Waterways
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and
approval. The human right to water and to sanitation constitutes the right of every
individual, without discrimination, to sufficient, safe, acceptable, accessible and
affordable water and sanitation for personal use. This Resolution urges the
Delaware General Assembly to enact legislation addressing ways to enhance
water resource management, utilization and ecosystem restoration, affirming
Delaware’s commitment to ensuring affordable, accessible, acceptable and safe
water sufficient to protect the health and dignity of Delaware residents.
SHABAZZ (McCoy presenting on behalf of Shabazz)
#4639 A Resolution in Support of the Delaware State Senate Bill 25 to Raise the
Tobacco and Tobacco Substitute Purchasing Age from 18 Years Old to 21 Years
Old
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and
approval. This Resolution encourages and supports the Delaware General
Assembly in enacting legislation to raise the tobacco purchasing age from 18
years old to 21 years old.
FREEL
#4640 An Ordinance to Authorize a Multi-year Amendment to Contract 18022DFPS
(Printing and Mailing Services) between the City of Wilmington and Mailroom
Systems, Inc. (1st & 2nd Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and
approval. This Ordinance authorizes the City to enter into a multi-year
amendment to Contract 18022DFPS for printing and mailing services with
Mailroom Systems, Inc. (the “Contract”), which increases the quantities under
the Contract from a maximum of 300,000 items per year to a maximum of 600,000
items per year, thereby increasing the maximum estimated annual price of the
Contract to $251,100.00 and the maximum estimated total price of the Contract to
$391,137.00, with the possibility of two (2) additional extensions of one (1) year
thereafter at the same maximum estimated annual price of $251,100.00.
DIXON
#4642 A Resolution Approving a Grant Application to and the Acceptance of Grant
Funds from JPMorgan Chase Foundation in Support of the West Center City
Neighborhood Stabilization Plan
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and
approval. This Resolution authorizes the Department of Real Estate and Housing
grant application to and acceptance of grant funds from JPMorgan Chase
Foundation in the amount of $200,000. The funds will be used to support the
West Center City Neighborhood Stabilization Plan. There is no negative fiscal
impact to the City by accepting this grant and no matching funds required.
GUY
#4643 A Resolution Declaring the Property Known as 1814 Gilpin Avenue to be Surplus
and Approving the Property for Disposition to the Wilmington Firefighter’s
Association, Local 1590
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and
approval. This Resolution declares properties known as 1814 Gilpin Avenue,
Wilmington, Delaware to be surplus and approves the property for disposition to
the Wilmington Firefighter’s Association, Local 1590.
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Items VII & VIII - VII. Petitions and Communications
VIII. Adjournment
Items VII & VIII

VIII. Adjournment
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