Public Comment

Public Comment

Call to Order

Call to Order

Invocation

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

Approval of Minutes

Approval of Minutes

Committee Reports

Committee Reports

Acceptance of Treasurer’s Report

Acceptance of Treasurer’s Report

Non-Legislative Business

All Council Sympathy Dr. Emmanuel Babbatunde Durosomo
All Council Recognize Housing Opportunities of Northern Delaware “Fair
Housing Month”
D. Brown/Wright Sympathy Robert L. Davis, Sr.
D. Brown Retirement Beverly Ann Williams Berry
D. Brown/Wright Commend Brandon Lee Brinkley Foundation
Cabrera Sympathy Leonard Young
Cabrera Sympathy Lawrence Franklin Hayes
Gregory Commend Reverends Barbara and Robert Henry
Gregory Recognize Raheim Burnett
Gregory Sympathy Coleman E. Smith
Gregory Sympathy Carolyn Davis Wright
Gregory Delaware Chapter #0094 of the National Association of Black
Veterans
Prado Sympathy Christian Andrew Serrano
Shabazz Congratulate Main Street
Dorsey Walker Recognize Senior Corporal Daniel Vignola
Dorsey Walker Bishop Eric D. Garnes (Christian Love Worship Cathedral)
Williams Recognize Price of Piedmont Lodge #475 100th Centennial
Celebration
Wright Congratulate Kenneth Everett
Wright Welcome Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated
Wright Sympathy Frank R. King

Legislative Business

Darius J. Brown: 3rd District

Agenda #4188

Resolution 16-026
Adopted
Approving the Proposed Amendments to the Price’s
Run/Riverside/11th Street Bridge Neighborhood
Comprehensive Development Plan (Public Hearing)
Synopsis A public hearing will be held at tonight’s meeting prior to a vote
being taken on this Resolution which is being presented by the
Administration for City Council’s review and approval. If
approved, Council would be authorizing an amendment to the
Price’s Run/Riverside/11th Street Bridge Neighborhood
Comprehensive Development Plan in order to revise maps A
through Q to include a property located at 3604 Downing
Drive. The City Planning Commission, at its March 15, 2016
meeting, recommended that City Council approve the change to
the plan.

Agenda #4177

Ordinance 16-012
Passed
Annex a Parcel of Land Located at 3604 Downing Drive
(Downing Drive Industrial Park), Contiguous with the City
Boundary in the Vicinity of the Riverside Neighborhood
Analysis Area, New Castle County, Delaware, and in
Connection Therewith, to Amend the Boundaries of
Councilmanic District No. 3, the Building Zone Map – Flood
Districts and to Add the Annexed Territory to the City’s
Corporate Boundaries (Public Hearing)
Synopsis A public hearing will be held at tonight’s meeting prior to a vote
being taken on this Ordinance which is being presented by the
Administration for City Council’s review and approval. If
approved, Council would be authorizing the Administration to
annex a parcel of land in New Castle County at 3604 Downing
Drive into the City of Wilmington based on a Petition for
Annexation from the property owner, Moat Street LLC. The
property lies within the Downing Industrial Park and is
contiguous to the City boundary and the Riverside
neighborhood. If approved, the ordinance would annex the land,
assign a zoning classification of M-1 (light manufacturing) to
the land, amend the City’s Building Zone Map to reflect the new
property, amend the 3rd Councilmanic District to add the
property and amend the City’s official boundaries to include the
new property.

Theopalis K. Gregory: President (D. Brown presenting on behalf of Gregory)

Agenda #4180

Ordinance 16-013
Passed
Authorize the City to Enter into a Lease Agreement with the
Urban Bike Project of Wilmington, Inc. for the Lease of the
Premises Located at 301 East 15th Street
Synopsis This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for
City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would
be authorizing the Administration to enter into a two-year lease
agreement with the Urban Bike Project of Wilmington, Inc. for
use of a City-owned property at 301 East 15th Street to house
the operations of the non-profit agency. The monthly lease fee to
the City would be $500. The Urban Bike Project supports
Wilmington communities by providing access to bicycling as a
healthy, affordable and practical means of transportation and
recreation.

Hanifa G.N. Shabazz: 4th District

Agenda #4166

Ordinance 16-010
Held
Authorize an Extension to City Contract 14045WDPS, Fire
Hydrant Testing and Rehabilitation Services with Utility
Service Co., Inc.
Synopsis This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for
City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would
be authorizing the Administration, through the Department of
Public Works, to extend, for one additional year, the contract
with Utility Service Company, Inc. (USC), for the inspection,
water flow testing and rehabilitation of the City’s
approximately 2,500 fire hydrants. The original contract with
USC became effective last March and contained two, one-year
contract extension periods. The City will pay USC $386,920
(the same amount as the first year of the agreement) for the
second year of the agreement which is scheduled to begin on or
about March 12, 2016.

Agenda #4167

Ordinance 16-011
Held
Authorize an Extension to City Contract 14046WDPS, Valve
Inspection, Exercising and Rehabilitation Services with Utility
Service Co., Inc.
Synopsis This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for
City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would
be authorizing the Administration, through the Department of
Public Works, to extend, for one additional year, the contract
with Utility Service Company, Inc. (USC), for valve inspection,
exercising and rehabilitation services. The original contract
with USC became effective last March and contained two,
one-year contract extension periods. The City will pay USC
$386,920 (the same amount as the first year of the agreement)
for the second year of the agreement which is scheduled to
begin on or about March 12, 2016.

Agenda #4189

Ordinance 16-019
Referred to Committee
To Enact Certain Traffic/Parking Regulations Throughout the
City
Synopsis This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for
City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would
be authorizing certain traffic and parking regulation changes.
Citizens can view a copy of the Ordinance to review all of the
recommended changes by clicking on the agenda link.

Agenda #4190

Ordinance 16-020
Referred to Committee
To Approve the Removal of a Portion of E Street, Claymont
Street, and Green Street from the Official City Map
Synopsis This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for
City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would
be authorizing portions of E Street, Claymont Street and Green
Street to be removed from the Official City Map. The request for
the change is being made by 200 LLC, the owner of eight
parcels of contiguous land in South Wilmington. The request,
which has already been approved by the City Planning
Commission, would allow the City and New Castle County
governments’ access to existing buried utilities as well as water
and sewer infrastructure in the area.

Theopalis K. Gregory: President (Shabazz presenting on behalf of Gregory)

Agenda #4191

Resolution 16-027
Adopted
Supporting House Bill 283, the Veterans, Skilled Workers and
Community Workforce Act
Synopsis This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s
review and approval. If approved, Council would be urging the
Delaware General Assembly to pass House Bill 283, also
known as the Veterans, Skilled Workers and Community
Workforce Act. This legislation would require that on all Statefunded
construction, public works or improvement projects,
contractors and sub-contractors draw 30% of the workforce for
a particular project from the Representative District within
which the project is located and 5% of the workforce from
among eligible Delaware veterans.

Theopalis K. Gregory: President (Dorsey Walker presenting on behalf of Gregory)

Agenda #4192

Ordinance 16-021
Referred to Committee
To Close a Portion of Liberty Street (Proposed Site of the
Wilmington Skate Plaza)
Synopsis This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for
City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would
be authorizing a portion of Liberty Street to be closed based on
the recommendation of the Departments of Public Works and
Planning. The City Planning Commission approved the
recommendation at its March 15, 2016 meeting.

Robert A. Williams: 7th District

Revision 1 to Agenda #4096

Sub. 1
Ordinance 15-039
Passed
Amend Chapter 40 of the City Code Regarding Elected and
Appointed City Officials’ Disclosure of Delinquent Property
Taxes, Water/Sewer Fees, Licenses and Inspections Fees, Fees
Related to Parking or Red Light Violations or Other Obligations
Owed to the City
Synopsis This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s
review and approval. If approved, Council would be authorizing
amendments to Chapter 40 of the City Code that would require
elected and appointed City employees to report annually any
outstanding delinquencies to the City in taxes or fees.
Specifically, this Ordinance would require all elected and
appointed City officials to file an annual declaration of
delinquent obligations with the City’s Human Resources
Department by the last day in January. Elected and appointed
employees would have to declare if they are delinquent on
property taxes, water/sewer fees, license and inspection fees,
parking or red light fines or fees, or any other obligation owed
to the City. Failure to comply with the law would be a Class A
misdemeanor offense under a State law that prohibits
individuals from making a false written statement. Maximum
violations of the law are punishable by up to one year of
incarceration and a fine of up to $2,300, restitution or other
conditions as a court may deem appropriate.

Agenda #4193

Resolution 16-028
Adopted
Encouraging Leaders of the Wilmington Police Department to
Provide Training and Certify Officers to Carry Narcan While on
Duty
Synopsis This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s
review and approval. If approved, Council would be requesting
that the Administration require that the Wilmington Police
Department [provide training and certification for police
officers to carry and administer Narcan, an emergency
medication that has been shown to counteract the effects of
opioid-related drug overdoses. This effort would help to
mitigate a dramatic increase in heroin and opioid abuse in
recent years and save lives.

Charles M. "Bud" Freel: 8th District

Agenda #4159

Ordinance 16-008
Passed
Ratify and Authorize an Agreement with Belfint, Lyons &
Shuman, P.A., for the Conduct of the CAFR and Federal Funds
Audits for Fiscal Year 2015, 2016 and 2017
Synopsis This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for
City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would
be authorizing the Administration to enter into an agreement
with the auditing firm of Belfint, Lyons & Shuman, P.A., to
provide an annual audit of all City government departments, as
required by the City Charter, for Fiscal Years 2015, 2016, and
2017. The estimated cost of each annual City government audit
is estimated to be $185,000. The agreement also allows for the
possibility to two, one-year extensions of the contract by mutual
agreement of the City and auditing firm. Belfint, Lyons &
Shuman, P.A. was awarded the audit contract as the result of a
public request for proposals.

Agenda #4194

Ordinance 16-022
Referred to Committee
Establishing Salaries of City Council Members to be Effective
as of the First Tuesday in January, 2017
Synopsis This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for
City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would
be authorizing implementation of a new salary structure for
City Council Members who will take office in January 2017,
after the November, 2016 general election. The new salary
structure is part of a 1987 Council Compensation Commission
methodology that recommended salary increases every four
years for those citizens elected to the 13 part-time positions of
City Council. The new salary structure to begin in 2017, if
enacted by Council, would be $35,650 for President of Council
(current salary is $34,950), $33,150 for the Finance Committee
Chair (current salary is $32,500), $32,030 for the President Pro
Tem of Council (current salary is $31,400) and $28,205 for the
remaining members of what will be the 107th session of
Wilmington City Council (current salary is $27,650 for
members of the 106th session).

Agenda #4195

Resolution 16-029
Adopted
Approving the Wilmington Police Department’s Acceptance of
a Reimbursable Capital Fund Grant from the State of Delaware
for a Real Time Crime Center Project
Synopsis This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for
City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would
be authorizing the Administration, through the Departments of
Planning and Police, to accept two appropriations from the
Delaware General Assembly’s Fiscal Year 2016 Bond and
Capital Improvements Act. Specifically, the Police Department
would be authorized to accept a $750,000 appropriation for the
new Real Time Crime Center and the Planning Department
would be authorized to accept a $500,000 appropriation for
park improvements. There are no local matching funds required
for either appropriation.

Agenda #4196

Ordinance 16-023
Referred to Committee
To Authorize an Installment Payment Agreement, Security
Agreement with VAR Resources LLC, d/b/a VAR Technology
Finance, to Finance the Procurement of Certain Computer
Hardware and Software
Synopsis This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for
City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would
be authorizing the Administration, through the Division of
Integrated Technologies (IT), to enter into a five year agreement
with VAR Resources LLC to finance the procurement of
hardware and software top upgrade the City’s IT services. The
total cost of the agreement is $1,108,098.63 to be paid in five
equal installments of $221,619.73.

Theopalis K. Gregory: President (Freel presenting on behalf of Gregory)

Agenda #4197

Resolution 16-030
Adopted
Requesting the Delaware General Assembly to Approve an
Amendment to Section 8-200 of the City Charter Regarding
City Contracts and Procurement Requirements
Synopsis This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for
City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would
be joining with the Administration in asking the Delaware
General Assembly to make certain changes to the City Charter
related to the City’s contracting and procurement requirements.
Specifically, the changes would improve the City’s procurement
procedures, increase public access to contracting opportunities
through Internet advertising, and allow the City to participate
in cooperative purchasing agreements.