Public Comment

Public Comment

Item I

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

Non-Legislative Business

D. Brown/Council Recognize Walnut Street YMCA Youth in Government
D. Brown Retirement John Casey, Delaware Contractors Association
M. Brown Sympathy Tameia Carter
Cabrera Sympathy Dr. Thomas Ashley Graves, Jr.
Cabrera Sympathy Gina DelleDonne
Congo Commend Reverend Dr. Clifford I. Johnson
Gregory Recognize Richard Dyton
Gregory Sympathy Rhonda Ayres-Sanders
Gregory/Cabrera Recognize John Watson
Williams Retirement Richard Lindell

Items VI - VIII

VI. Legislative Business

GREGORY (Chukwuocha presenting on behalf of Gregory)
#4243 A Resolution Encouraging the Federal Government to Investigate the Feasibility
of Enacting a Program Designed to Offer Young Professionals Student Loan
Forgiveness and Deferral Options to Incentivize Residency in Urban, Suburban or
Rural Communities with Designated Levels of Poverty and Economic
Disadvantage
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval.
If approved, Council would be urging the Federal government to incentivize residential living in
higher poverty and economically disadvantaged communities in Wilmington and around the
nation by adopting a student loan forgiveness or deferral program. The Resolution states that
the adoption of an incentive program would allow a student to take advantage of the benefits of loan
forgiveness or deferral if they agreed to reside in residential areas in order to inject energy and
investment in those areas. The Resolution is being offered as a way to reduce the projected $1.2
trillion student loan burden on student citizens in the United States while infusing residential
communities with energetic and involved Americans who are eager to enter the workforce after
completing their education.

GREGORY (Congo presenting on behalf of Gregory)
#4244 A Resolution Establishing a Council Organization Commission to Conduct a
Review of City Council’s Structure and Organization and Make Findings and
Recommendations to this Council within 180 Days of its Appointment
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval.
If approved, Council would be establishing the Council Organization Commission (COC), a
five-member advisory group appointed by the Council President and comprised of Wilmington
residents who are currently not holding and/or seeking public office. The mission of the COC
would be to update the 30-year old report of the 1987 Council Compensation Commission,
which laid out a formula for periodic updates to the compensation plan for citizens who serve as
Members of City Council. The COC is further charged with reviewing the structure and
functions of the Council. Specifically, the COC would recommend the appropriate number of
Council Members based on current and historic population totals and needs of City residents,
the appropriate number of district and at-large member positions; whether the Council
President position should continue to be a part-time position or become a full-time position with
appropriate compensation; and the reasonableness of establishing staggered Council terms of
office. The COC is charged with issuing a report within 180 days of its appointment. The report
would be presented to the 107th Session of Council which convenes in January of 2017 for its
consideration. Any part or parts of the report that are accepted and enacted by the 107th Session
would become effective beginning in January of 2021 when the 108th Session of the Council
convenes.

SHABAZZ
#4203 Ord. 16-027 Authorize Contract 17004PW – Bituminous Concrete with
Diamond Materials, LLC (3rd & Final Reading)
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 Public
Works Department, to enter into a one-year agreement with Diamond Materials LLC for
bituminous concrete which is commonly referred to as asphalt, blacktop, or pavement. The
agreement totals $92,375 and carries an option for the City to renew the agreement at the same
rate and conditions for two, one-year extensions.

#4226 Ord. 16-032 Authorize Contract 17008PW – Vending Machine Service – with
RDS Vending, LLC (3rd & Final Reading)
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 enter into a one-year contract beginning July 1, 2016 with RDS
Vending, LLC for vending machine services in all City government buildings. The City would
receive $1,253 per month or 25% of gross sales (whichever is greater) for allowing this vending
company to sell its goods in City buildings. The contract contains an option for three, one-year
extension periods. RDS Vending LLC was selected through a City competitive bidding process.

#4227 Ord. 16-033 Authorize a Municipal Discount Disposal Fee Agreement with the
Delaware Solid Waste Authority for the Disposal of Municipal
Solid Waste and Recyclable Materials (3rd & Final Reading)
Synopsis : This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for City Council’s review
and approval. If approved, Council would be authorizing the Departments of Public Works and
Parks and Recreation to enter into separate five-year agreements with the Delaware Solid Waste
Authority (DSWA) for the disposal of the City’s trash (solid waste) and recyclable materials.
Under the Public Works agreement in the first year, the DSWA will accept the City’s trash and
recyclable materials at the Cherry Island Landfill for a cost of $69 per ton instead of the regular
$85 per ton tipping or dumping fee. In each of the following four years of the agreement, the cost
to the City would increase by one dollar per year. Under the terms of the Parks and Recreation
agreement, the DSWA will accept the City’s trash for a cost of $65 per ton versus the regular
$85 in the first year of the agreement. As with the Public Works agreement, the cost to the City
would increase by one dollar in each of the four successive years of the Parks and Recreation
contract. The City anticipates saving $1,828,000 in trash tipping fees over the course of the fiveyear
agreements along with an additional savings of $150,400 in disposal costs for recyclable
materials.

#4236 Ord. 16-039 Authorize an Agreement for Water and Sewer Service Line
Protection Programs with American Water Resources, LLC
(3rd & Final Reading)
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 enter into a five-year contract with American Water Resources
LLC (AWR) to administer and provide a voluntary warranty protection program for
Wilmington’s residential owners of water service lines and sewer laterals (water and sewer
service lines). This program would enable residential owners of water and sewer lines to
purchase warranty protection from AWR for water and sewer line maintenance and repair costs
on portions of the water and sewer system that are the responsibility of the property owner and
not the City government. AWR would pay the City an initial $50,000 administrative fee and
would also annually pay the City 10% of the warranty fees it collects from residential owners. In
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addition, AWR will pay the City $20,000 annually to be used at the City’s discretion to assist
residential water and sewer line owners who are not AWR warranty customers. The annual cost
to a residential owner to have both their water and sewer lines under warranty with AWR is
approximately $100.

#4245 A Resolution Supporting the Efforts of the Federal Railroad Administration and
its Regional, State and Local Partners to Study and Propose Enhancements to the
Transit Infrastructure in and around Delaware, and Encouraging Collective Action
and Innovation to Expand Public Transit and Rail Options for Wilmingtonians
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval.
If approved, Council would be supporting efforts by the Federal Railroad Administration and its
regional, state and local partners to expand the range of public transit and rail options for
Wilmington residents as well as for all residents of Delaware. The Resolution further urges a
collective effort to come up with innovative projects to improve and enhance public
transportation.

WILLIAMS
#4228 Ord. 16-034 Amend Chapter 42 of the City Code Regarding the Mobile Food
Vending Unit Pilot Program (3rd & Final Reading)
Synopsis : This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration and City Council for
Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be authorizing an amendment to the
City’s Mobile Food Vending Unit Pilot Program to extend the expiration date of the pilot
program to September 30, 2016 instead of June 30, 2016. The extension period will allow the
City to gather more information about the food vending program to help determine its
effectiveness.

FREEL
#4238 Ord. 16-040 Authorize the Issuance of the City’s General Obligation Bonds,
Series of 2016, In Order to Provide the Funds Necessary to Refund
Certain Outstanding Prior General Obligation Bonds of the City;
Providing for the Sale of the Bonds; and Authorizing Other
Necessary Action (3rd & Final Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for City Council’s review
and approval. If approved, Council would be authorizing the issuance of up to $50 million in
General Obligation Funds in order to enable the City Treasurer to refinance current City bond
debt at a lower interest rate. This Ordinance would authorize the Treasurer to proceed to secure
a lower interest rate which would save the City money on future payments to retire its
outstanding debt.

VII. Petitions and Communications

VIII. Adjournment