City Council - Council Caucus Meeting

MINUTES OF COUNCIL CAUCUS CAUCUS MEETING OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYONNE, IN THE COUNTY OF HUDSON, NEW JERSEY, HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 630 AVENUE C, ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015. Time of Meeting: 7:00 P.M. The President announced: “I would like to advise all those present that notice of this Caucus Meeting of the Municipal Council of the City of Bayonne of November 4, 2015, has been provided to the public in accordance with the provision of the Open Public Meetings Act of the State of New Jersey. Notice of time and place has been included in the annual notice of meetings, which was posted and filed with the Jersey Journal and the Star Ledger within the time required. An additional notice of time and place of the meeting was posted and filed with the city clerk and forwarded to the Jersey Journal and the Star Ledger by fax on October 30, 2015.” The following Council Members were present if an “X” appears, absent if an “A” appears: Council Members: Cotter X , Gullace X , La Pelusa X , Perez X , President Nadrowski X The Council reviewed the items submitted on the proposed agenda for its next regular meeting and at least one Council Member proposed that the items appearing on the attached agenda should be included on the agenda for the regular meeting, subject to the addition of any items the Council may entertain at the regular meeting which may not have been discussed at the Caucus. CITY  OF  BAYONNE   CITY  COUNCIL   REGULAR  MEETING   NOVEMBER  10,  2015 REQUESTS TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ORDINANCES SCHEDULED FOR HEARING O-1 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BAYONNE, IN THE COUNTY OF HUDSON, NEW JERSEY, AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS BLOCK 221, LOT 26 (426-428 BROADWAY) FROM TWO PALISADES ASSOCIATES, A NEW JERSEY GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. O-2 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BAYONNE, CHAPTER 4, LICENSING, REGISTRATION AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS. Public Safety O-3 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BAYONNE, IN THE COUNTY OF HUDSON, NEW JERSEY, ACCEPTING THE LAND DONATION OF BLOCK 71, LOT 16 (TIP OF EAST GRAND STREET AND 47TH STREET AND AVENUE E) FROM NUNZIO BARBERI, MARIO BARBERI and ANTONIO BARBERI AND/OR THEIR HEIRS. (At the tip of Grand Street and Avenue E) Business Administration O-4 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AN AMENDED REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR BLOCK 411, LOTS 2, 3, 4 AND 5, (COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS 75 EAST 31ST STREET, 77 EAST 31ST STREET, 79-87 EAST 31ST STREET AND 80 EAST 32ND STREET. Peninsula View Development O-5 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BAYONNE, IN THE COUNTY OF HUDSON, NEW JERSEY, AUTHORIZING AERIAL EASEMENTS TO IMTT-BAYONNE OVER BLOCK 480, LOT 1 AND BLOCK 481, LOT 3 ON NEW HOOK ROAD. O-6 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BAYONNE, CHAPTER 7, TRAFFIC. (Restrictive Parking Zones) Public Safety DELETE 247. Neil DeSena, 94 West 56th Street 290. George Wisniewski, 42 West 47th Street ADD 037. George Bessady for his daughter, Miriam, 780 Broadway 055. Dorothy Devney, 23 Hartley Place 135. Marie Amormino, 126 Lexington Avenue 241. Thomas Cappadona, 26 West 27th Street 247. Darlene Sanchez, 172 West 22nd Street 253. John Nesnay, 488 Avenue E  257. Linda Vetter for her son, Kyle, 116 Broadway 266. Germaine White, 861 Avenue C ORDINANCES PROPOSED FOR INTRODUCTION O-7 Approving a Financial Agreement for the Bayonne Plumbing Redevelopment; and a resolution fixing, Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at 7:00 P.M., and the Dorothy E. Harrington Council Chambers, Municipal Building, as the time and place for a public hearing and final passage. O-8 Approving a Financial Agreement for the 19th Street Urban Renewal Project; and a resolution fixing, Wednesday, December 16, 2015, at 7:00 P.M., and the Dorothy E. Harrington Council Chambers, Municipal Building, as the time and place for a public hearing and final passage. O-9 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BAYONNE, CHAPTER 37, HISTORIC PRESERVATION; and a resolution fixing, Wednesday, December 16, 2015, at 7:00 P.M., and the Dorothy E. Harrington Council Chambers, Municipal Building, as the time and place for a public hearing and final passage. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #226, 16 West 9th Street) O-10 ORDINACE OF THE CITY OF BAYONNE, COUNTY OF HUDSON, NEW JERSEY APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AMENDED AND RESTATED DEED TO BAYONNE AUTO TERMINAL, LLC FOR PROPERTY KNOWN AS BLOCK 1180, LOT 1 LOCATED IN THE MARITIME DISTRICT OF THE PNEINSULA, IN THE CITY OF BAYONNE; and a resolution fixing, Wednesday, December 16, 2015, at 7:00 P.M., and the Dorothy E. Harrington Council Chambers, Municipal Building, as the time and place for a public hearing and final passage. O-11 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BAYONNE, CHAPTER 7, TRAFFIC; and a resolution fixing, Wednesday, December 16, 2015, at 7:00 P.M., and the Dorothy E. Harrington Council Chambers, Municipal Building, as the time and place for a public hearing and final passage. (Restrictive Parking Zones) Public Safety ADD 202. Janet Staruch, 31-35 East 11th Street 234. William Farley, 145 West 28th Street 273. Jane Young, 112 West 3rd Street 290. Paul Yurkon, Sr., 509 Kennedy Boulevard COMMUNICATIONS CONSENT AGENDA - Resolution ordering the following Communications to be received and filed: C-1 From the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Summons and Complaint in matter entitled, “CHRISTIANA TRUST vs. CSABAI, et al., incl. THE CITY OF BAYONNE.” (Mortgage foreclosure with 2 Community Development mortgages) OFFICERS’ REPORTS CONSENT AGENDA - Resolution ordering the following Officers’ Reports to be received and filed and any resolution incorporated within them to be adopted: OR-1 From Terrence Malloy, Chief Financial Officer, reporting on vendor payments and recommending payment of same, and a resolution adopting the recommendation and ordering payment of claims. Finance OR-2 From Janet Convery, Treasurer, reporting on the transfer of the following amounts to the Board of Education on October 7, 2015: Finance $5,097,854.00 CLAIMS & PAYROLL FOR OCTOBER 2015 RESOLUTIONS CONSENT AGENDA - Resolution ordering the following resolutions to be adopted: CR-1 Approving the minutes of the regular meeting held Wednesday, October 21, 2015. City Clerk CR-2 Approving the minutes of the council caucus held Wednesday, October 14, 2015. City Clerk CR-3 Honoring the deceased Council President NEIL A. DeSENA. Council CR-4 Ordering warrants drawn to taxpayers representing refunds for overpayment of taxes. (6 properties) Tax Collector CR-5 Ordering warrants drawn to taxpayers representing refunds for overpayment of taxes resulting from judgments rendered by the New Jersey Tax Court. (3 properties) Tax Collector CR-6 Ordering a warrant in the amount of $30.60 payable to the order of the BUREAU OF RABIES CONTROL, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, covering the issuance of 9 dog licenses issued in October, 2015. City Clerk CR-7 Ratifying and confirming the actions of the Municipal Treasurer in issuing a warrant from the Unemployment Trust Fund in the amount of $28,319.91 payable to the STATE OF NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF EMPLOYER ACCOUNTS in payment of unemployment bills for quarter ending September 30, 2015. Finance CR-8 Ratifying and confirming the actions of the Municipal Council is awarding a contract to G.T.B.M., INC. for maintenance of the Info-Cop licensed mobile computer software for the one year period commencing July 1, 2015 for the amount of $17,587.50 prior to the receipt of a “Business Entity Disclosure Certification” pursuant to the non-fair and open process. Business Administration CR-9 Granting ** Bingo licenses to qualified organizations. City Clerk CR-10 Granting ** Raffle licenses to qualified organizations. City Clerk END OF CONSENT AGENDA R-1 Authorizing an agreement with NEW JERSEY ANIMAL CONTROL AND RESCUE, Lodi, NJ, for animal control services for a one year period commencing December 1, 2015 for the amount of $87,500.00. Municipal Services R-2 Authorizing a shared services agreement between the City of Bayonne, Town of Harrison, Town of Secaucus, Town of Guttenberg, City of Union City, and the Township of Weehawken for Local Public Health Services and designating VINCENT RIVELLI as the full time health officer and chief executive officer for all health services and activities. R-3 Authorizing a license and services agreement with MOBILE PAYMENT PROCESSING SYSTEMS, INC. to license the city to use the mPay2 parking management and revenue control system which shall provide certain revenue collection services, data reporting services and other services at no cost to the City of Bayonne Parking Utility. Business Administration R-4 Amending Agreement No. 15-023 with CLARKE, CATON, HINTZ, Trenton, NJ for professional planning services regarding the Council on Affordable Housing to increase the amount of the contract by $12,000.00, making the total contract amount $48,000.00. Chargeable to Account – Affordable Housing Trust Fund. Municipal Services R-5 Amending the MUNICIPAL SHARED SERVICES DEFENSE AGREEMENT providing for the retention of an expert witness in the COAH Affordable Housing Litigation to allow for the retention of a replacement expert witness due to the illness of the originally retained witness. R-6 Designating BORAIE DEVELOPMENT URBAN RENEWAL, LLC as redeveloper of the property located at the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor referred to as a portion of Block 830, lot 1 and authorizing the execution of a redevelopment agreement for the redevelopment of the property in accordance with the redevelopment plan. (Part of Bayonne Bay portion of the Peninsula) Business Administration R-7 Designating KATE HOWARD, LTD. as redeveloper of the property referred to as Harbor Station South at the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor, and authorizing the execution of a redevelopment agreement for the redevelopment of the property in accordance with the redevelopment plan. Business Administration R-8 Reaffirming the designation of BAYONNE AUTO TERMINAL, LLC, AS REDEVELOPER OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE Maritime District of the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor and referred to as Block 1180, lot 1, and authorizing the execution of a redevelopment agreement for the redevelopment of the property in accordance with the redevelopment plan. Business Administration R-9 Approving BUDGETARY TRANSFER #1 in the CY 2015 budget. Finance R-10 Approving Chapter 159 #9 in the CY 2015 budget, seeking permission of the Division of Local Government Services to approve the insertion of an item of revenue in the amount of $6,028.06, under the caption, “Citywide Communication System.” Finance R-11 Approving Chapter 159 #10 in the CY 2015 budget, seeking permission of the Division of Local Government Services to approve the insertion of an item of revenue in the amount of $14,755.38, under the caption, “Body Armor Replacement Fund.” Finance R-12 Approving Chapter 159 #11 in the CY 2015 budget, seeking permission of the Division of Local Government Services to approve the insertion of an item of revenue in the amount of $45,550.00, under the caption, “2014 Assistance to Firefighter Grant.” Finance R-13 Approving Chapter 159 #12 in the CY 2015 budget, seeking permission of the Division of Local Government Services to approve the insertion of an item of revenue in the amount of $1,620.00, under the caption, “New Jersey Turnpike Shuttle Service.” Finance R-14 Approving Chapter 159 #13 in the CY 2015 budget, seeking permission of the Division of Local Government Services to approve the insertion of an item of revenue in the amount of $25,000.00, under the caption, “Port Security Grant.” Finance