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
All Council Sympathy Marjorie Ash-Ferrell
All Council Recognize Mark Oller
Cabrera Recognize St. Michael’s School and Nursery, Inc. 125th Anniversary
Congo Recognize Kool Kids Learning Center
Freel Commend Charles Henry Gaffeney - “Battle of the Bulge” Veteran
Gregory/M. Brown Sympathy Barbara A. Griffin
Gregory Retirement Fred C. Sears, II
Gregory Retirement Samuel E. Lathem
Gregory/M. Brown Commend Detective Charles Puit

Items 6 & 8

VI. Legislative Business

GREGORY (D. Brown on behalf of Gregory)
#4141 An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 2 of the City Code Regarding the Capital Review Committee (1st & 2nd Reading)

Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. If
approved, Council would be authorizing the establishment of a Capital Review Committee in City Code
to improve the management of the City’s capital program and budget. Because capital expenditures can
be significant, the Council would be supporting more transparency and monitoring of capital
expenditures and acquisitions by mandating quarterly public reviews of capital projects with an
accompanying quarterly report presented to Council for its review. This action by Council would codify a
capital review process that has been guided largely up to this point through policy decisions and actions.


SHABAZZ
#4125 Ord. 15-054 Authorize the City to Enter into a Lease Agreement with Option to Purchase for the Parcel of Land Located at 401 Garasches Lane (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 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 purchase will automatically occur
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. There will be
no additional cost to the city upon ownership of the parcel transferring to the City.

#4142 An Ordinance to Authorize City Contract 16011WD - Water Distribution System Maintenance - with Brandywine Construction Co., Inc. (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 City, through the Department of
Public Works, to enter into a one-year contract beginning July 1, 2015 with Brandywine
Construction Company for maintenance of the City’s water distribution system. The contract,
totaling $3 million, has two, one-year extensions at the sole discretion of the City subject to an
escalation clause not to exceed 2% of the original control. This contract was awarded by the
City as part of a public bidding process.

PRADO
#4110 Ord. 15-046 Amend Chapter 35 of the City Code Regarding Procedures and Enforcement of Fair Housing Complaints (3rd & Final Reading)

Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. If
approved, Council would be authorizing amendments to Chapter 35 of the City Code related to
procedures and enforcement of fair housing complaints. Specifically, once approved, the Ordinance
would establish a City partnership with the State Division of Human Relations which would authorize the
Division to record, track and resolve any substantiated fair housing complaints originating within the
City limits. The Division would also be required to provide the Mayor and the Department of Real Estate
and Housing with an annual report regarding the status of all complaints that have been filed with the
Division and any trends that have been observed.

FREEL
Rev. 1 #3953 Sub. 1 Ord. 14-033 Amend Chapters 4 and 34 of the City Code Regarding Painting of Exterior Surfaces on Buildings and Repair of Fences (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 changes to Chapter 4 of the City Code related to the
responsibilities of property owners to maintain the buildings and fences in order to prevent decay and
weather-related damage. Specifically, the Ordinance requires property owners to remove loose, peeling,
cracking paint and other signs of decay from buildings and to re-paint or re-apply a protective coating.
The Ordinance also mandates that fences shall be maintained in good condition and that large holes,
collapsed sections, missing sections or broken railings and posts be repaired.

#4113 Ord. 15-049 Authorize Contract 15055DFPS – Parking Citation and Collection Services with Xerox State and Local Solutions, Inc. (3rd & Final Reading)

Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. If
approved, Council would be authorizing the Administration, through the Department of Finance, to enter
into a two-and-a-half year contract with Xerox State and Local Solutions, Inc., for a parking citation
database management and collection service system. The annual cost of the contract, which begins
January 1, 2016, is $74,375 for Year 1, $76,234.42 for Year 2, $78,140.25 for Year 3, and if extended,
$80,093.75 for Year 4 and $82,096.08 for Year 5. The Ordinance allows for two possible renewal periods
of one-year each. Xerox was selected by the City as part of a formal Request for Proposals process.

#4114 Ord. 15-050 Authorize Contract 15056DFPS – Digital Parking Permit Systems with Xerox State and Local Solutions, Inc. (3rd & Final Reading)

Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. If
approved, Council would be authorizing the Administration, through the Department of Finance, to enter
into a two-and-a-half year contract with Xerox State and Local Solutions, Inc., for a digital parking
permit system that will automate the City’s permit application process and use License Plate Recognition
technology to enforce City parking laws. The annual cost of the contract, which begins January 1, 2016,
is $57,800 to be paid by the City on a monthly basis. The Ordinance allows for two possible renewal
periods of one-year each. Xerox was selected by the City as part of a formal Request for Proposals
process.

#4130 Ord. 15-055 Authorize Contract 16004DFPS - Purchasing Card Program – with Bank of America Merrill Lynch (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
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.

M. BROWN (Walsh presenting on behalf of M. Brown)
#4143 A Resolution Approving the City of Wilmington’s Acceptance of Grant from the Philadelphia-Camden High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, a Collaborative Law Enforcement Program Funded through the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy

Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for City Council’s review and
approval. If approved, Council would be authorizing the Administration to accept a $30,000 grant from
the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. The funds would be used to partially fund the
salary of a Special Assistant United States Attorney who would assist efforts by the City and United
States Attorney to prosecute violent crime linked to the use of guns. There is no local match of funding
required in order for the City to receive this grant.

#4104 Ord. 15-042 Authorize Contract 16037PDPS – Building Management Services at Public Safety Building with Asset Management Alliance (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 the Administration to award a one-year
contract totaling $282,883 to Asset Management Alliance for the maintenance and management of the
City’s Public Safety Building. The contract includes three (3) optional one-year renewal periods at the
same cost and with the same terms and conditions. Asset Management Alliance is being awarded the
contract as the lowest bidder with the best overall proposal in a City-authorized RFP process.

#4116 Ord. 15-052 Authorize an Amendment to Extend Contract PD12016 – Alarm Registration and Management Services, Inc. with Xerox State and Local Solutions, Inc. (3rd & Final Reading)

Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. If
approved, Council would be authorizing the Administration, through the Department of Finance, to
extend for two more years, the City’s original three-contract with Xerox State and Local Solutions, Inc.,
for alarm registration and management services which was approved by Council in 2012. The cost of the
two-year contract extension is dependent upon the amount of revenue realized from the City’s False
Alarm Program. If the City collects up to $200,000 annually, Xerox will receive 50% of that sum; if the
City collects between $200,001 and $250,000 annually, Xerox will be paid 45% of that total; and if the
City collects above $250,001, Xerox will be paid 40% of that total.

#4117 Ord. 15-053 Authorize Contract 16050FDPS – Ambulance Services with St. Francis Hospital (3rd & Final Reading)

Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. If
approved, Council would be authorizing the Administration, through the Department of Fire, to enter
into a one year (with an option for three, one-year renewals) contract with St. Francis Hospital, Inc., to
provide emergency ambulance services for the residents of the City. There is no cost to the City for this
contract because all costs are the responsibility of the user of the emergency ambulance services. The
maximum out-of-pocket expense to a user of the service is $250. The City awarded this contract to St.
Francis based on a public bid process.

WALSH
#4144 A Resolution Imploring the Mayor and Police Chief to Provide Information Requested by the State Regarding Police Deployment Data and to Cooperate with a Consultant to the Wilmington Public Safety Strategies Commission to Undertake an Immediate Assessment of the Implementation of Recommendations from the Commission

Synopsis: This Resolution is being presented by the Council Leadership of City Council for Council’s
review and approval. If approved, Council would be imploring the Mayor and Police Chief to Provide
Information Requested by the State Regarding Police Deployment Data and to Cooperate with a
Consultant to the Wilmington Public Safety Strategies Commission to Undertake an Immediate
Assessment of the Implementation of Recommendations from the Commission

VIII. Adjournment