1/7/2025 REVISED City Council Meeting

REVISED MEETING AGENDA of the City Council of the City of Cape May, NJ Cape May City Hall Auditorium 643 Washington Street, Cape May, NJ 08204 Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM Please be advised that due to the standing state of emergency declared by Governor Phil Murphy via Executive Order 374, the Cape May City Council is meeting on January 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM to take action on items essential to the functioning of the City only. These action items are listed below and have been selected from the Special Meeting, Reorganization Meeting, and Regular Meeting agendas that were duly posted and distributed on January 3, 2025. The intent is to postpone all other action items previously scheduled for January 7, 2025, including City Council’s full Reorganization Meeting, to Wednesday, January 22, 2025 with adequate public notice provided. Please also be advised that the City of Cape May is holding all scheduled City Council meetings in-person at the Cape May City Hall auditorium, 643 Washington Street, Cape May, NJ 08204. Meetings will also be streamed live on the City’s Youtube channel (instructions are attached to this agenda). CALL TO ORDER – Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag CLERK’S ANNOUNCEMENTS Open Public Meetings Law P.L. 1975, Chapter 231 of the State of New Jersey (Sunshine Law) Under the Open Public Meetings Law, notice of this meeting was sent to the Cape May County Herald and the Press of Atlantic City, and a copy of the agenda was delivered to each member of City Council, and posted on the Cape May City website and Cape May City Hall bulletin board. Notice is hereby provided that Cape May City Council Meetings are audio recorded and/or video streamed live. Live video streams are posted to the Cape May City website. The City of Cape May is not responsible if audio recording or live video streaming of a meeting is unavailable. ROLL CALL SELECTED FROM SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA: 01-01-2025 A Resolution Providing for a Meeting Not Open to the Public in Accordance with the Provisions of the New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A. 10:4-12 – Collective Bargaining Negotiations for the following units: GWU Upper Management; UAW Local 2327 Middle Management; PBA Local 59 - Cape May City Superior Officers Association; CWA Local 1036 White Collar; and CWA Local 1036 Blue Collar, I.A.F.F. LOCAL 3495 (added 1/7/2025) SELECTED FROM REORGANIZATION AGENDA: Nominations for Deputy Mayor 02-01-2025 Resolution for Election of Deputy Mayor 04-01-2025 Resolution for Appointment of Class III Planning Board Member – Maureen McDade 05-01-2025 Resolution for Appointment of Washington Street Mall Business Improvement District Management Company, Inc. Board Member – Lorraine M. Baldwin 06-01-2025 Resolution for Appointment of City of Cape May Historic Preservation Commission Board Liaison – Lorraine M. Baldwin 07-01-2025 Resolution for Appointment of City of Cape May Shade Tree Liaison – Shaine P. Meier 08-01-2025 Resolution for Appointment of City of Cape May Environmental Commission Liaison - Steve Bodnar 12-01-2025 Resolution Designating Official Newspapers for the Year 2025 in the City of Cape May- Cape May County Herald, Cape May Star and Wave, and Press of Atlantic City 23-01-2025 Resolution Authorizing Employee Assistance Program Services for 2025 – Health Advocate 24-01-2025 Resolution for Appointing Members of Various Boards and Commissions of the City of Cape May 31-01-2025 Resolution Establishing 2025 Business Hours for City Hall in the City of Cape May 32-01-2025 Resolution Designating Meeting Day and Place for Council Meetings of the City of Cape May 33-01-2025 Resolution Establishing 2025 Scheduled Holidays for the City of Cape May 34-01-2025 Resolution Authorizing the City Clerk to Issue Bingo and Raffle Licenses throughout the Year to Qualified Organizations 37-01-2025 Resolution Designating Public Agency Compliance Officer 38-01-2025 Resolution Authorizing Contracts with Certain Approved State Contract Vendors for Contracting Units Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40a:11-12a 39-01-2025 Resolution Concerning Deferred School Tax Levy – City of Cape May School District 40-01-2025 Resolution Concerning Deferred School Tax Levy – City of Cape May – Lower Cape May Regional School District 41-01-2025 Resolution Approving the 2025 Cash Management Plan for the City of Cape May 42-01-2025 Resolution Approving the 2025 Temporary Budget 43-01-2025 Resolution Affirming Rate of Interest on Delinquent Taxes and Assessments and Fixing a Six (6%) Percent Penalty on Delinquent Taxes and Municipal Charges for the Year 2025 49-01-2025 Resolution Authorizing Renewal of Shared Services Agreement for the Services of a Municipal Court Administrator with the Borough of West Cape May 51-01-2025 Resolution Appointing Honorary Non-Voting Members to the Cape May City Environmental Commission Mayoral Appointments Historic Preservation Commission Environmental Commission Library Advisory Committee Office of Emergency Management Class II Planning Board Member SELECTED FROM REGULAR MEETING AGENDA: 56-01-2025 Resolution Appointing the ACMJIF Fund Commissioner for the City of Cape May 58-01-2025 Authorizing Procurement of Facilities Department HVAC and BMS Install at Old County Library Services through New Jersey State Contract – Division of Purchase and Property Contract T1372 63-01-2025 Resolution for the Payment of Bills PUBLIC PORTION: Those wishing to comment publicly shall come forward, give their name and address and speak into the microphone. Please limit comments to a 5-minute timeframe. ADJOURNMENT ACTION MAY OR MAY NOT BE TAKEN Erin C. Burke, City Clerk January 7, 2025  CAPE MAY CITY COUNCIL NOTICE OF LIVE-STREAMED, IN-PERSON MEETINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS Please be advised that the City of Cape May is now holding all scheduled City Council meetings in-person at the Cape May City Hall auditorium, 643 Washington Street, Cape May, NJ 08204. Meetings will also be streamed live on the City’s YouTube account (instructions on how to watch below). To watch and listen to the Council Meeting: - Prior to the start of the meeting, visit the City’s website, www.capemaycity.com, and click the yellow “Livestream” tab on the left-hand side of the screen, or; - Select the meeting you wish to observe (may have to click “Videos” for a full listing) Please note that written submissions and comments made via telephone will no longer be accepted. You must attend the scheduled meeting in-person to make your public comment. Public comments will be limited to a five-minute timeframe. Further notice is given that this notice and relevant meeting documents are posted with each Council Meeting Agenda on the “Meeting Calendar” page of the Cape May City website, www.capemaycity.com, and also posted on the municipal bulletin board. Erin C. Burke, City Clerk The City of Cape May