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\"This request . . . would allow the development of a 57 unit affordable senior housing facility on the site to be known as the Vistas of St. Francis,\" said Gwyneth Kaminski of the Department of Land Use and Planning. Kaminski said the rezoning is consistent with the West Side Future Land Use Map in the city's comprehensive development plan and would permit apartment buildings up to five stories with a floor‑area‑ratio limit of 2.

Kaminski told the committee the rezoning site is currently split zoned and occupied in part by a two‑story parking garage accessory to the adjacent St. Francis Hospital; the garage would remain and the housing would be built vertically over it. Staff recommended R5A1 because it allows low‑density apartments and buffers one‑family areas from more intensive commercial uses, while limiting height and density compared with higher‑density zoning alternatives.

Kaminski noted the City Planning Commission approved the proposal at its Jan. 21 meeting (resolution 125) and cited letters of support the city received, including from the Housing Alliance of Delaware, the Pavilions Property Homeowner Association president and West Side Grows Together's steering committee.

Paul Calistro, a housing developer with Cornerstone West, said the project would follow fair housing rules and tax‑credit program requirements. \"There will be an open application process, and it will be on a first come first served by qualified residents,\" Calistro said, and added the project must meet income limits set by the funding program; he said it was not yet determined whether units would be restricted to 50% or 80% of area median income.

Project representatives told the committee they have held five community meetings to date, with monthly meetings on the third Wednesday at St. Francis's community center and attendance ranging roughly from three to 12 residents.

Committee members voiced support. Councilmember Hackett said affordable senior housing is a community priority; another member indicated willingness to cosponsor the legislation. The committee moved the ordinance out of committee by motion and second; members voted by voice and the motion carried (ayes recorded; no roll‑call tally was provided in the transcript).

The rezoning, if approved by full council and followed by any required permitting and financing steps, would make the senior housing development a matter‑of‑right use under R5A1 zoning. Councilmembers and developers asked the city to consider federal pass‑through funds during the project's financing stage and to provide early coordination with licensing, inspection and fire marshal offices during design and construction.

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\"Our mission is to provide quality new roofs to those who cannot maintain the basic provision of safe and secure shelter for their families,\" said Kate Domanski, executive director of Roosts from the Heart. Domanski told the committee the group focuses on homeowners at or below 80% of area median income and that most applicants are single women or elderly single homeowners.

The request comes after the group said it completed 11 roof replacements last year, up from four in its first full fiscal year (2023). Domanski said the group currently has about 30 open applications from its website alone, 14 of them in the city of Wilmington, and expects to use the $50,000 entirely for direct project costs.

Domanski described rising material and labor needs and hidden structural damage that raise costs beyond simple roof replacement. \"In many cases, especially when the home has flat roofs, there have been up to eight layers of roof that has to be removed,\" she said, adding that last year average project costs were about $16,000 after accounting for additional substrate and plywood replacement and other repairs.

Domanski said the nonprofit contracts with an established roofing company and passes warranties to homeowners; she said providers supply both materials and workmanship warranties and the client receives the roof contract under the Roosts from the Heart program. Domanski also said the nonprofit surveys homeowners about six months after a project to track outcomes such as health, energy savings and further home repairs.

Vice Chair Councilmember Shanae Nicole Darby and other committee members thanked Domanski for the presentation and noted the group's budget application is under consideration. Councilmember Hackett asked about per‑roof cost; Domanski said 2023 averages were about $14,000 and rose closer to $16,000 last year because of hidden damage and multiple roofing layers that must be removed and repaired.

A member of the public, Dora Williams of Delaware Concern for Environmental Justice, said she has been in contact with the nonprofit and asked for contact information; Domanski pointed to the group's website and offered business cards.

Domanski said with $50,000 the group hopes to replace roughly three to five roofing systems in Wilmington, depending on each job's condition, and to continue partnering with other home‑repair organizations to link recipients to additional work they may need.

Domanski left committee members with contact information and thanked the committee for the opportunity to present; the committee did not take a vote on the funding request during the meeting.

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Committee approves rezoning to allow 57‑unit senior affordable housing at 1600 W. Eighth St.

Roofs nonprofit asks Wilmington for $50,000 to replace failing roofs for low‑income homeowners