Public Comments

Public Comments

Call to Order

Call to Order
Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call

Item II

Approval of Minutes

Item III

Committee Reports

Item IV

Acceptance of Treasurer's Report

Item V

All Council Recognize Bob King – Delaware Track Star and Hall of Fame Inductee
M. Brown Sympathy Elizabeth Bratcher
Gregory Recognize Elder Helena Michelle Creamer
Gregory Retirement Mary E. Polk
Gregory Sympathy Mr. William Morris
Gregory Sympathy Marian Deatrich Roache
Gregory Sympathy Eartha Rogers
Shabazz Sympathy Joseph N. Perkins, Sr.
Williams Congratulate Salesianum - Delaware State Soccer Team Champions
Williams Congratulate Salesianum – Delaware State Cross Country Champions

Item VI

Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha: 1st District
Agenda #4054
Resolution Authorizing the Department of Licenses and Inspections to
Carry Out the Non-emergency Demolitions of Eleven
PropertiesSynopsis This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for
City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would
be authorizing the Department of Licenses and Inspections to
demolish ten vacant residential properties and one vacant
garage, all of which have been deemed to be nuisance
properties. L&I is certifying to Council that the owners of these
properties have failed to respond to repeated requests to
rehabilitate or demolish these properties, placing the City in the
position of having to take action for the safety of residents who
live near the properties. Once the property is demolished, the
City will place a lien against the property making the owner
liable to repay the City for costs incurred for the demolition.
Darius J. Brown: 3rd District
Agenda #4055
Ordinance
1st & 2nd Reading
Amend Chapter 38 of the City Code Regarding Animal Control
in City Parks
Synopsis This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration and
City Council for City Council’s review and approval. If
approved, Council would be approving amendment to Chapter
38 of the City Code regarding animals in City Parks.
Specifically, this Ordinance would make it illegal for citizens to
walk or allow their animals to roam on the playing fields or
athletic surfaces of City parks. This provision would be added
to the current law which already prohibits citizens from hunting
with animals, disturbing animals in their natural abode,
bringing vicious or unruly animals into a park, or bringing or
riding a horse in a City park.
Dr. Hanifa G.N. Shabazz: 4th District
Agenda #4027
Ordinance 15-007
3rd & Final Reading
Amend Chapter 11 of the City Code to add a new Article VI,
“Illicit Discharge and Connection to MS4”
Synopsis This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for
City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would
be authorizing an amendment to Chapter 11 of the City Code to
add a new section that preserves the health, comfort and
environment of Wilmington residents. Specifically, passage of
this Ordinance will bring the City into compliance with an MS4
permit (municipal separate storm sewer system permit) issued
to the City by the State Department of Natural Resources and
Environmental Control. The City is required to adhere to the
MS4 permit by adopting regulations prohibiting incidents of
illegal dumping into a MS4 and illicit discharges that can
adversely affect local waterways. An estimated 90% of
Wilmington’s stormwater collection system is a Combined
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Sewer Overflow (CSO) system, while the remaining 10% is a
Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4).
Agenda #4040
Ordinance 15-016
3rd & Final Reading
Extend and Rescind Certain Traffic/Parking Regulations
Synopsis This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s
review and approval. If approved, Council would be authorizing
the elimination of a traffic and parking regulation related to the
Community Education Building (CEB) on French Street.
Pursuant to Substitute No. 1 to Ordinance No. 14-024, City
Council had previously authorized temporary traffic and
parking regulations related to the CEB that will expire on May
14. This new Ordinance would continue all of the previous
traffic and parking regulations regarding the CEB with the
exception of allowing the closure of French Street to vehicular
traffic which is currently permitted two times each weekday to
allow for the loading and unloading of students from school
buses. After passage of this Ordinance, only the intermittent
closure of French Street would be permitted for the loading and
unloading of students and only when such a closure is directed
by the Wilmington Police Department in consultation with
officials of the CEB for the safety of students.
Agenda #4056
Resolution
Pending
Approving Construction and Utility Easement Agreement with
New Castle County to Allow the County to Construct and Run
their New Sanitary Sewer Line through Bringhurst Woods Park
Synopsis This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for
City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would
be granting certain construction and utility easements to the
New Castle County government for the construction, operation
and maintenance of a new sanitary sewer line on and across
City-owned land known as Bringhurst Woods Park.
Agenda #4057
Resolution
Pending
Authorizing the Disposition of 1104 A Street and 1106 A Street
to Thomas Hicklin, Jr.
Synopsis This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for
City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would
be authorizing the Department of Real Estate and Housing to
convey ownership of two City-owned properties—1104 A Street
and 1106 A Street—to Thomas Hicklin, Jr. for the purpose of
Mr. Hicklin renovating the properties as residential and
occupying the properties.
Agenda #4058
Resolution
Pending
Supporting the Proposal to Expand the Port of Wilmington and
Strongly Encourage Governor Jack Markell and the Delaware
General Assembly to take Immediate Action to Execute the
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Expansion
Synopsis This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s
review and approval. If approved, Council would be supporting
the expansion of the Port of Wilmington to a site on the
Delaware River in New Castle which would enable the Port to
accommodate larger ships that require larger terminals. The
Port expansion would involve a public-private partnership that
would produce a single, larger pier or dock that could
accommodate seven or more berths thus allowing the Port to
accommodate larger container ships. The expansion is
projected to create as many as 4,000 additional higher paying
jobs for longshoremen.
Agenda #4059
Resolution
Pending
Respectfully Urging the Delaware General Assembly to Support
House Concurrent Resolution No. 30 allowing for the Creation
of the Port of Wilmington Exports Task Force and Encourage
that the Task Force Consider the Economic Development and
Employment Opportunities that an Expansion of Port
Operations would Provide for Residents of the City of
Wilmington
Synopsis This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s
review and approval. If approved, Council would be supporting
the Delaware House of Representatives Concurrent Resolution
No. 30 which calls for the creation of the Port of Wilmington
Exports Task Force. This body would be charged with exploring
the feasibility of introducing new agricultural products for
export which would likely result in new jobs at the Port.
Agenda #4060
Ordinance
1st & 2nd Reading
Authorize a Professional Services Agreement with Itron, Inc.
for Automated Water Meter Reading Services
Synopsis This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for
City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would
be authorizing the Department of Public Works to enter into a
five-year contract not to exceed $324,000 with Itron, Inc., for
automated water meter reading services. Itron, Inc. previously
installed Itron radio transmission modules on the water meters
that allow for the reading to be recorded electronically.
Agenda #4061
Ordinance
1st & 2nd Reading
Enter into a Twenty Year Transfer Agreement to Sell 550 of
Wilmington’s Solar Renewable Energy Credit per Year on the
SRECDelaware MarketPlace
Synopsis This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for
City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would
be authorizing the City, through the Department of Public
Works, to sell 550 of the Solar Renewable Energy Credits
(SREC) that have been generated from the City’s renewable
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energy solar panel project at the Porter Water Filtration Plant.
The SREC’s would be sold over a 20-year period. For the first
ten years, they would be sold at $49.98 per SREC which would
generate $27,489 per year in revenue for the City and at a rate
of $35.00 per SREC for the second ten year period which would
generate $19,250 per year in revenue for the City. This action is
part of the State’s Renewable Portfolio Standard which is a
mandate to increase energy production from renewable sources
such as wind, solar, biomass and other alternatives to fossil and
nuclear electric generation.
Sherry Dorsey Walker: 6th District
Agenda #4036
Ordinance 15-014
3rd & Final Reading
Approve the Removal of a Portion of Seventh Avenue 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 the removal of a portion of a city street from the
Official City Map. Specifically, New Riverfront Associates, LLC,
which owns an eight-parcel property at 415 Seventh Avenue, has
requested that a portion of Seventh Avenue, located between
Duncan Street and the Penn Central Railroad right-of-way, be
removed from the Official City Map. The City Planning
Commission met on March 17, 2015 and adopted a resolution
which recommended approval of the request by New Riverfront
Associates, LLC. The City Law Department has determined that
the City’s ownership of the portion of Seventh Avenue that is
proposed to be removed cannot be established.
Agenda #4062
Ordinance
1st & 2nd Reading
Enact Certain Traffic/Parking Regulations
Synopsis This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for
City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would
be approving certain traffic and parking regulations. These
changes would involve a variety of regulations such as all-way
stop signs, no parking signs, no loading zone signs, four-hour
parking signs and others. For a complete listing of the
traffic/parking regulations and the street that are affected by
this proposed Ordinance, please download a complete copy of
the Ordinance by visiting the City’s website at
www.WilmingtonDE.gov/government/ccagenda.
Charles M. "Bud" Freel: 8th District
Rev. 1 to Agenda #3898
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Sub. 2
Ordinance 14-007
3rd & Final Reading
Authorize a Volume Licensing Agreement with Microsoft
Licensing, GP, to License Microsoft Computer Software
Synopsis This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for
City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would
be authorizing the City to enter into a Volume Licensing
Agreement with Microsoft Licensing, GP to purchase Microsoft
computer software licenses to run City technological devices.
The term of this Agreement is for a period of three (3) years.
Agenda #4042
Ordinance 15-018
3rd & Final Reading
Pledging the Full Faith, Credit and Taxing Power of the City of
Wilmington to the Payment of Guaranteed Parking Authority in
an Aggregate Principal Amount not to Exceed $15,000,000;
Determining that the City’s Assistance in Financing a
Refunding Program of said Authority is in the Public Interest of
the City; and Authorizing Other Necessary Action
Synopsis This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for
City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would
be pledging the City’s full faith, credit and taxing power to
assist the Wilmington Parking Authority (WPA) as it refunds its
Guaranteed Parking Revenue Bonds, Series of 2005, and issues
Guaranteed Parking Revenue Bonds, Series of 2015 in an
aggregate principal amount not to exceed $15 million. The
refunding will allow the WPA to obtain a lower interest rate on
the new bond issuance which the City deems to be in the public
interest of the City.
Agenda #4063
Ordinance
1st & 2nd Reading
Authorize City Contract 14068HRPS, Property and Casualty
Insurance Brokerage Services, As Amended, with USI
Insurance Services LLC, Successor in Interest to Willis of
Delaware, Inc.
Synopsis This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for
City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would
be authorizing the Department of Human Resources to enter
into an amended one-year contract with an option for three,
one-year extensions with USI Insurance Services (USI), a
successor to Willis of Delaware, Inc., to serve as the City’s
property and casualty insurance broker. The contract, for the
period of August 1, 2014 through July 31, 2015, would not
exceed $60,000 and could be renewed up to three times at the
same annual amount. USI was selected through a competitive
City bidding process.
Agenda #4064
Ordinance
1st & 2nd Reading
Authorize City Contract 15016HRPS, Life and Health
Insurance Brokerage Services, As Amended, with USI
Insurance Services LLC, Successor in Interest to Willis of
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Delaware, Inc.
Synopsis This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for
City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would
be authorizing the Department of Human Resources
to enter into an amended one-year contract with an option for
three, one-year extensions with USI Insurance Services (USI), a
successor to Willis of Delaware, Inc., to serve as the City’s life
and health insurance broker. The contract, for the period of
August 1, 2014 through July 31, 2015, would not exceed
$135,000 and could be renewed up to three times at the same
annual amount. USI was selected through a competitive City
bidding process.
Michael A. Brown, Sr.: At-Large
Agenda #4065
Resolution
Pending
Supporting Senate Bill No. 83, which is to Provide Enhanced
Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence and Abuse
Synopsis This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s
review and approval. If approved, Council would be expressing
its support for State Senate Bill No. 83 which would expand the
legal protections for victims of domestic violence and reduce
the ability of the perpetrators of domestic violence from
purchasing or otherwise obtaining a firearm. The state
legislation would also extend protections concerning domestic
violence to include those involved in a substantive dating
relationship as well as those who have co-habited at the time of
an offense or within five years prior to an offense.
Agenda #4066
Ordinance
1st & 2nd Reading
Authorize City Contract 16002PD Police Uniform Cleaning
with Blue Swan, Inc.
Synopsis This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for
City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would
be authorizing the City, through the Wilmington Police
Department, to enter into a one-year contract totaling $30,645
with Blue Swan, Inc. for the cleaning of police uniforms. The
Ordinance also allows the contract to be renewed for at least
two, one-year renewals at the same cost.
Loretta Walsh: At-Large
Agenda #4067
Resolution
Pending
Supporting the Joint Efforts of the New Castle County Office of
Economic Development and the City’s Office of Economic
Development in Developing the Economic Development
Strategic Action Plan
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Synopsis This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for
City Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would
be endorsing the City’s Economic Development Strategic Action
Plan which presents a vision and path forward for economic
development within the City. The City’s Office of Economic
Development has produced a plan that sets forth ten initiatives
that act as the guiding principles for the City’s future economic
vitality and prosperity.

Items VII & VIII

7. Petitions and Communications
8. Adjournment