Public Comment

Public Comment

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

Non-Legislative Business
Gregory Sympathy Quiaire Nesmith
Gregory Sympathy Eugene C. Maloney
Walsh Sympathy Bernadette Butler

Item VI

Legislative Business
CHUKWUOCHA
#4081 A Resolution Supporting Senate Joint Resolution No. 4 and the Creation of the
Education Funding Improvement Commission and Respectfully Encourage
Members of the General Assembly and the Commission to take into
Consideration the Needs of the Students in the City of Wilmington when Studying
Funding Structures and Making Recommendations
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. If
approved, Council would be supporting the decision by the Delaware General Assembly to create an
Education Funding Improvement Commission. This appointed body would conduct a comprehensive
review of the State’s public education funding system and make recommendations for its
improvement. The Commission is empowered to determine how groups of students—including lowincome
students—could benefit from additional funding. The Council Resolution also urges members
of the Commission to take into consideration the needs of the students in the City of Wilmington
when making recommendations for funding structure improvements.
SHABAZZ
Rev. 1
#4070 Sub. 1 Ord. 15-027 Amend Chapter 3 of the City Code Relating to the Treatment,
Care, Control and Licensing of Animals (3rd & Final Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration and City Council for City
Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be authorizing amendments to Chapter 3
of the City Code related to the treatment, care, control and licensing of animals. Specifically, the
Council would be aligning the City’s animal care and control laws with State law which is important
to the City’s interests as the State move forward with establishing a State animal control and
enforcement process. Under the new Ordinance, all animal owners would still be subject to strict
licensing and rabies inoculation requirements as well as fines or possibly imprisonment for violating
City laws regarding the treatment and care of animals and the proper control of animals so they do
not become a nuisance or a danger in the community. The Ordinance would also end the
requirement that the owners of one breed of animal—pit bull—must register their animals with the
City in addition to having to license their animal. Under the new Ordinance, all animal owners and
all animals would be subject to the same legal requirements and would be treated equally under the
law.
DORSEY WALKER
Rev. 1
#4062 Sub. 1 Ord. 15-023 To Enact Certain Traffic/Parking Regulations (3rd & Final
Reading)
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 streets 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.
FREEL
#4063 Ord. 15-024 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.
(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 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.
#4064 Ord. 15-025 Authorize City Contract 15016HRPS, Life and Health Insurance
Brokerage Services, As Amended, with USI Insurance Services
LLC, Successor in Interest to Willis of Delaware, Inc. (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 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.
#4082 A Resolution Approving the Filing of a Grant Application by the Department of
Planning with the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs to Fund
the City’s Historical Preservation Planning Program for the Federal Fiscal Year
2015
Synopsis: This Resolution 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 Planning,
to accept a $17,848 grant from the State of Delaware’s Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs.
The funds would be used as part of the annual cost of Wilmington’s Historic Preservation Planning
Program. The State grant requires a local match which has already been budgeted in the City’s
General Fund.
#4083 An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 13 of the City Code and Repeal and Replace
Chapter 45, Article IV to Modernize Solid Waste Disposal Services (1st & 2nd
Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for City Council’s review and
approval. If approved, Council would be amending Chapter 13 of the Wilmington City Code
regarding health and sanitation and would be repealing and replacing a portion of Chapter 45 of the
Wilmington City Code regarding solid waste disposal. These changes are intended to increase the
City’s collection rate for recyclables thus improving the City’s environmental accomplishments and
reducing costs associated with the disposal of trash in the local landfill. The legislation would
provide approximately 21,000 residential homes and apartments with a free 65-gallon gray bin for
weekly disposal of trash. If a resident has more trash than the gray bin will hold, they will be
required to dispose of extra trash in a specially colored and marked City-issued trash bag purchased
from the City for $1.00 per bag. This new process will be waived during the Thanksgiving and
Christmas holidays to allow for the collection of extra holiday trash at no additional charge. The
legislation will also amend the City’s special pick-up collection system to provide residential homeowners
with one free special pick-up a year. Additional pick-ups for residential customers would
cost $50.00 while special pick-up collections for owners of rental properties would cost $75.00
under the new legislation.

Items VII & VIII

VII. Petitions and Communications
VIII. Adjournment