Public Comment

Public Comment

Call to Order

Call to Order
Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call

Item 2

Approval of Minutes

Item 3

Committee Reports

Item 4

Acceptance of Treasurer’s Report

Item 5

Non-Legislative Business
D. Brown Recognize Dr. Lamont Browne
D. Brown Pettinaro Management, LLC - 50th Anniversary
Cabrera Welcome Ji Seong-ho
Cabrera Commend Manuel Diaz Rivas 65th Infantry Regiment
Gregory Sympathy Willie J. Snow, Sr.
Gregory Recognize Howard High School Retired Teachers
Gregory Congratulate former Blue Rock Players & World Series Champions
Gregory Commend Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Mu Pi Chapter
Gregory Retirement Christina Superintendent Dr. Freeman Williams
Gregory/M. Brown Best wishes John Monk - 85th Birthday
Gregory/Wright Congratulate Tatiana and Gerret Copeland Maritime Center
Shabazz Sympathy Barbara Costango

Item 6

Legislative Business
D. BROWN
#4119 A Resolution Authorizing the Disposition of 707 E. 9th Street to Mainstream
Properties
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 Real
Estate and Housing Department, to convey this property to Mainstream Properties for a nominal
fee so the property can be rehabilitated and sold to a homeowner.
City Council Agenda November 19, 2015 Page 2
#4120 A Resolution Encouraging the Delaware Center for Horticulture to Rename the
12th and Brandywine Urban Farm” to “Eric Robinson Urban Farm at 12th and
Brandywine”
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by City Council for City Council’s review and
approval. If approved, Council would be encouraging the Delaware Center for Horticulture to
rename the urban community garden at 12th and Brandywine Streets to the “Eric Robinson
Urban Farm at 12th and Brandywine” in honor of the late, former Wilmington City Council
Member, community leader and activist, real estate entrepreneur and professional
photographer.
SHABAZZ
#4121 A Resolution Supporting the Efforts of Transit Officials in Delaware and
Maryland to Explore the Possibility of Expanding MARC Commuter Rail
Service into Delaware
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by City Council for City Council’s review and
approval. If approved, Council would be supporting the efforts of the Delaware Transit
Corporation (DTC) and Delaware Authority for Regional Transit (DART) to work with the
Maryland Transit Administration to provide rail service between Perryville, Maryland and
Newark, Delaware, which is the only segment of the Northeast rail corridor without rail service.
The Resolution would also applaud the efforts of DTC and DART to strengthen Wilmington’s
public transportation infrastructure as a means of support local economic development.
#4122 A Resolution Supporting the Anticipated Expansion of SEPTA Service from
Philadelphia to Wilmington
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by City Council for City Council’s review and
approval. If approved, Council would be supporting the efforts of the Delaware Transit
Corporation (DTC) and Delaware Authority for Regional Transit (DART) to work with the
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) to expand rail service between
Wilmington and Philadelphia to include more weekday, weekday evening and round-trip trains.
The Resolution would also applaud the efforts of DTC and DART to strengthen Wilmington’s
public transportation infrastructure as a means of support local economic development.
#4123 A Resolution Approving the Disposition of Ten (10) Properties to Central Baptist
CDC
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 Real
Estate and Housing Department, to dispose of 10 properties to the Central Baptist Community
Development Corporation for the purpose of being part of the National Community
Reinvestment Coalition’s “Growth” initiative. The mission of the Growth initiative is to provide
affordable, secure homeownership options for low to moderate income families, provide housing
and financial counseling to qualified homeowners and to create construction jobs, workforce
apprenticeship opportunities and workforce readiness training in targeted communities.
City Council Agenda November 19, 2015 Page 3
#4124 A Resolution Authorizing the City to Acquire 615 South Church Street from
Church Group, LLC to be used as Part of the South Wilmington Wetland 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 Office of
Economic Development, to purchase the property at 615 Church Street at a cost of $459,000
from the seller, Church Group LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. The City will use the
property as part of the South Wilmington Wetlands Project to remediate flooding in the
Southbridge area and for construction of a new right-of-way to provide improved traffic
circulation in South Wilmington.
#4125 An Ordinance to Authorize the City to Enter into a Lease Agreement with Option
to Purchase for the Parcel of Land Located at 401 Garasches Lane (1st & 2nd
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 Office
of Economic Development (OED), to enter into a lease with option to purchase agreement with
the Riverfront Development Corporation (RDC) regarding a property at 401 Garasches Lane.
The City would eventually like to acquire this property for use as a roadway connection which is
part of the Christina River Bridge and Garasches Lane road development projects. The City
would move forward with the purchase of the property only after the RDC receives a DNREC
certificate verifying that the property has been remediated to remove any contaminants. The
lease agreement will be the lesser of $91,500 per acre or $300,000.
PRADO
#4126 A Resolution Authorizing the City’s Department of Real Estate and Housing to
Acquire 127 N. DuPont Street from Cornerstone
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 Real
Estate and Housing Department (RE&H) to take ownership of a property at 127 North DuPont
Street from the current owner, Cornerstone Community Development Corporation. In return for
the City taking ownership of the property, Cornerstone would agree to return to the City
$21,594.71 which is part of a Neighborhood Stabilization Grant which the City awarded to
Cornerstone to support a neighborhood project that was not completed. RE&H will transfer or
redevelop the property to support ongoing neighborhood revitalization efforts in the immediate
area.
WILLIAMS
Rev. 1
#4080 Sub. 1 Ord. 15-038 Amend Chapter 5 and Chapter 42 of the City Code Regarding the
Creation of a Pilot Program of Regulations Surrounding Mobile
Food Vending Units (3rd & Final Reading)
City Council Agenda November 19, 2015 Page 4
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 the City to establish
a pilot program for mobile food vending vehicles to park on City streets in metered parking
spaces that are designated by the Commissioner of Public Works. The pilot program will begin
when this Ordinance becomes law and will end on June 30, 2016. Licensed, inspected and
properly permitted food vending vehicles would be given an opportunity to reserve Citydesignated
parking spaces on a daily basis from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and during evening hours. Each
approved food vendor would pay the City a daily fee of $22.00 which is an amount that would
cover the daily average income of two metered parking spaces which would be required to
accommodate a food vending vehicle. Each vendor would also pay a transactional fee to an
online vendor approved by the Public Works Commissioner which would handle the daily
scheduling of the locations which the mobile food vendors would reserve. Under this Ordinance,
a food vending vehicle operator will be allowed to conduct business if he/she has a valid State
and City business license, has passed a safety inspection by the City Fire Marshal’s Office and
has obtained proper insurance and State health inspection documentation, all of which has been
verified by the City’s Department of Licenses and Inspections. Currently, food vending trucks
are only required to be inspected by the City Fire Marshal’s Office prior to a special event in the
City.
FREEL
#4127 A Resolution Extending the Time for Review by the City Planning Commission
of Ordinance No. 14-026 for an Additional Ninety (90) Days through and
Including March 1, 2016
Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval.
If approved, Council would be agreeing to extend the period by which the City Planning
Commission may review the former Wilmington Finishing Company project by an additional 90
days to March 1, 2016. Ordinance 14-026, which was originally introduced June 5, 2014,
proposes amendments to the City Zoning Map by rezoning the property in question from C-6 to
W-4 and R-2 zoning classifications.
#4128 A Resolution Authorizing Collective Bargaining Agreement for the American
Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, A.F.L. – C.I.O. Local 320
Union Contract
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
Human Resources Department, to enter into a new three-year collective bargaining agreement
with AFSCME Local 320 for the period of July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2018.
#4129 A Resolution Authorizing Collective Bargaining Agreement for the American
Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, A.F.L. – C.I.O. Local
1102 Union Contract
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
Human
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Resources Department, to enter into a new three-year collective bargaining agreement with
AFSCME Local 1102 for the period of July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2018.
#4130 An Ordinance to Authorize Contract 16004DFPS - Purchasing Card Program –
with Bank of America Merrill Lynch (1st & 2nd Reading)
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
Department of Finance, to enter into a three-year contract (with an option for two, one-year
renewals) with Bank of America Merrill Lynch to implement a Purchasing Card or P-Card
Program to save the city money on the purchasing process for materials, supplies, equipment
and services. As examples, the agreement would reduce the transaction cost for city purchase
orders to $23 instead of the current $125 and eliminate a $35 per transaction fee charged for
current air and train reservations.
GREGORY (Freel presenting on behalf of Gregory)
Rev. 1
#4098 Sub. 1 Ord. 15-040 Authorize the Establishment of the Wilmington Neighborhood
Conservancy Land Bank (3rd & Final Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by City Council and the Administration for
Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be authorizing the establishment of
a non-profit corporation to be known as the Wilmington Neighborhood Conservancy Land Bank
Corporation (WNCLBC), granting this entity all of the rights and powers provided to a Land
Bank by the Delaware Code. The Ordinance also establishes the composition of the Board of
Directors of the WNCLBC which will serve as the management authority of the Land Bank, and
establishes as well as the WNCLBC Technical Board comprised of State, City and communitybased
organizations which will advise the WNCLBC. A land bank is a public authority created
to efficiently hold, manage and develop vacant/blighted properties and acts as a legal and
financial mechanism to transform vacant, abandoned and tax-foreclosed property back to
productive use. A land bank can revitalize blighted neighborhoods and direct reinvestment back
into these neighborhoods to support a comprehensive or longer-term community vision.
#4115 Ord. 15-051 Constituting Amendment No. 3 to Fiscal Year 2016 Operating
Budget, Being an Ordinance to Amend Substitute No. 1 to
Ordinance No. 15-013, the Ordinance Adopting the Annual
Operating Budget for the Fiscal Year Beginning on July 1, 2015
and Ending on June 30, 2016 (COLA & One-time Payment for
Non-Union Employees and the Cost for Local 320 Union Contract
and Cost for Local 1102 Union Contract) (3rd & Final Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and
approval. If approved, Council would be appropriating funds for a new three-year collective
bargaining agreement with AFSCME Local 320 for the period of July 1, 2015 through June 30,
2018. The agreement would provide Local 320 union employees with a 3% annual cost-of-living
City Council Agenda November 19, 2015 Page 6
salary increase as well as one-time payment of either $2,000 or $4,000 depending on when the
employee was hired. The cost of the 3% COLA and other associated contractual items will be
$262,684, to be funded from the City’s projected FY 2016 surplus, and the cost of the one-time
payment will be $546,852, to be funded from the City’s unassigned fund balance. The annual
future fiscal year cost of the 3% COLA increase and other associated contractual items is
projected to be $262,648. Council would also be appropriating funds for a new three-year
collective bargaining agreement with AFSCME Local 1102 for the period of July 1, 2015
through June 30, 2018. The agreement would provide Local 1102 union employees with a 2.25%
annual cost-of-living salary increase as well as one-time payment of either $2,000 or $4,000
depending on when the employee was hired. The 1102 agreement also provides union members
with a one-time payment (subject to certain specifications) of $150. The cost of the 2.25% COLA
will be $242,200, to be funded from the City’s projected FY 2016 surplus, and the cost of the
one-time payment will be $679,400, to be funded from the City’s unassigned fund balance. The
annual future fiscal year cost of the 2.25% COLA increase and other associated contractual
items for Local 1102 is projected to be $242,000. Finally, for the City’s non-union employees,
the Ordinance would appropriate funding for a 2% annual cost-of-living salary increase
retroactive to July 1, 2015 as well as one-time payment of either $2,000 or $4,000, depending on
when the employee was hired. The cost of the 2% COLA for non-union employee will be
$432,000 and would be funded from City’s projected FY 2016 surplus, and the cost of the onetime
payment will be $926,000 to be funded from the City’s unassigned fund balance. The
annual future fiscal year cost of the 2% COLA increase for non-union employees is projected to
be $432,000.
CABRERA
#4111 Ord. 15-047 Amend Chapter 5 of the Wilmington City Code to Provide for the
Issuance of a Provisional Business License (3rd & Final Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the City Council for Council’s review and
approval. If approved, Council would be providing the City Administration with a new tool to
reduce nuisance properties which adversely affect public health, safety and welfare as well as
property values. Specifically, the City, through the Commissioner of Licenses and Inspections,
would be able to issue a provisional business license, instead of renewing an existing business
license, to the owner of any business that 1) has been sent a notice of public nuisance under
section 5-58 of this chapter, and 2) has been identified by the Commissioner of Licenses and
Inspections as a business that should be subject to a provisional business license. A provisional
business license authorizes continuation, without penalty, of the business, pending the final
decision by the Commissioner of Licenses and Inspections to issue or deny a business license.
The provisional business license shall be issued with reasonable conditions designed to abate
public nuisance activity. If the conditions are not corrected, the City may deny the issuance of a
business license. The owner of a business who receives a provisional business license or who is
denied a business license may appeal the Commissioner’s decision to the City’s Board of
License and Inspection Review. A non-refundable $50.00 filing fee is required at the time of
filing for an appeal.

Items 7 & 8

VII. Petitions and Communications
VIII. Adjournment