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
Gregory/M.
Brown
Sympathy Manuel Arnold Wright
Gregory Congratulate the Wilmington Titans Football Undefeated Teams
Gregory Recognize Paul Barry – New Horizons

Item 6

Legislative Business
The legislation that can be viewed online are indicated by a blue hyperlink. Those that are not linked are added when
they are completed by the legal staff.
Nnamdi O. Chukwuocha: 1st District
Agenda #4068
Resolution
Pending
Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to Accept
a Safe Haven Grant from the State of Delaware to Extend the
Weekend Operating Hours of the Williams “Hicks” Anderson
Community Center
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 Parks and
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Recreation Department, to receive a multiple year grant from
the Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and
Their Families in the amount of $67,500. The grant, which does
not required a City match of funding, would enable the City to
keep the William “Hicks” Anderson Community Center open on
weekends for extended hours during the summer months of
2016 and 2017.
Agenda #4131
Ordinance
1st & 2nd Reading
To Authorize Approval of Contract with Cintas Corporation to
Provide Uniforms for Employees with Department of Parks and
Recreation’s Maintenance Division
Synopsis This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for
Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be
authorizing the City, through the Department of Parks and
Recreation, to enter into a 2.5 year contract with Cintas
Corporation for providing uniforms to approximately 26 Parks
and Recreation Maintenance Division employees. The annual
cost of the contract is $9,000 and contains one year renewal
options under the same terms and conditions.
Darius J. Brown: 3rd District
Agenda #4132
Resolution
Pending
Authorizing the Disposition of 916 Bennett, 917 Bennett, 927
Bennett, 854 Bennett, 860 Bennett and 863 Bennett Street to the
Wilmington Housing Partnership
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 City ownership of six properties
in the 800 and 900 blocks of Bennet Street to the Wilmington
Housing Partnership (WHP). The WHP would redevelopment
the properties for future homeownership opportunities.
Agenda #4133
Resolution
Pending
Endorsing the Principles of “Open Data” Through Transparency
and Civic Engagement and Encouraging the Administration to
Secure the Software that is needed to Publish and Maintain
Public Data Sets
Synopsis This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s
review and approval. If approved, Council would be supporting
the concept of “Open Data” whereby the City government
encourages more citizen participation in the local government
process by providing more government information that can be
more easily accessed and shared. “Open Data” further
supports the concept that governments today have access to
software, applications and tools that can enable a government
to collect, store, organize and share information in new and
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innovative ways.
Hanifa G.N. Shabazz: 4th District
Rev. 1 to Agenda #4109
Sub. 1
Ordinance 15-045
3rd & Final Reading
To Enact Certain Traffic/Parking Regulations
Synopsis This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for
Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be
authorizing the Department of Public Works to initiate a series
of new traffic and parking regulations as well as the rescission
of certain traffic and parking regulations.
Agenda #4134
Resolution
Pending
Authorizing the Department of Public Works to Accept a
Drinking Water Innovation and Technology Grant from the
Department of Health and Social Services
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
Public Works, to seek a $50,000 state grant for the purpose of
allowing the City to conduct a cybersecurity assessment of the
Wilmington Water Department’s Supervisory, Control and Data
Acquisition (SCADA) systems. The grant is available through
the Department of Health and Social Services. The assessment
would be conducted by Allied Control Systems, Incorporated.
Theopalis K. Gregory: President (Ms. Shabazz presenting on behalf of Mr. Gregory)
Agenda #4135
Ordinance
1st & 2nd Reading
To Amend Chapter 37 of the City Code Regarding Outstanding
and Overdue Citations
Synopsis This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s
review and approval. If approved, Council would be codifying a
current City policy that governs when vehicles may be
immobilized or towed by the City because of non-payment of a
citation or fine. Specifically, Council would be amending
Chapter 37 of the City Code to direct that that an unpaid fine
will not be considered towards boot eligibility until the appeal
period for that citation or fine has expired. The Ordinance
would make certain in law that because a citizen has an option
to either appeal or pay the fine during an active appeal period,
or to challenge the citation on appeal, that particular unpaid
fine should not be counted toward eligibility for vehicle
immobilization or towing.
Samuel Prado: 5th District
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Agenda #4136
Resolution
Pending
Declaring Surplus the Property Located at 606 East 11th Street
and 52 East 22nd Street
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 declare these two properties as surplus
which would allow the City to dispose of the properties.
Agenda #4137
Resolution
Pending
Authorizing the Disposition of 52 East 22nd Street to Habitat
for Humanity
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 declare this property as surplus which
would allow the City to convey ownership of the property to
Habitat for Humanity for future development.
Agenda #4138
Resolution
Pending
Authorizing the Acquisition of 1332 W. 5th Street Utilizing
Neighborhood Community Stabilization Trust Funds
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 purchase this property from the
Wilmington Housing Partnership (WHP) in the amount of
$42,250 from Neighborhood Stabilization Trust funds. The City
would add this property to its current stock of
homeownership-ready properties that the City will eventually
convey to an eligible purchaser.
Charles M. "Bud" Freel: 8th District
Agenda #4139
Resolution
Pending
Authorizing Collective Bargaining Agreement for the American
Federal of State, County and Municipal Employees, A.F.L. –
C.I.O. Local 1102B Union Contract (Crossing Guards)
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 1102B for the
period of July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2018.
Michael A. Brown, Sr.: At-Large (Ms. Shabazz presenting on behalf of Mr. Brown)
Agenda #4140
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Resolution
Pending
In Support of an Increase of the Minimum Wage for Workers to
$15.00 an Hour and Further Encouraging the Federal and State
Governments to Enact Such Measures
Synopsis This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s
review and approval. If approved, Council would be supporting
a $15.00 federal and state minimum wage and would be urging
the State and Federal governments to enact such legislation or
policies needed to bring about the new minimum wage
throughout Delaware and the nation. The Resolution notes that
Wilmington’s poverty rate for families with children under 18
years of age is more than twice the State of Delaware’s average.
The Resolution also cites other reasons why the minimum wage
should be increased such as evidence that persons who earn
lower wages are more likely to become involved in criminal acts
or instances of domestic violence.

Items 7 & 8

7. Petitions and Communications
8. Adjournment