11/18/2024 City Council Regular Meeting

AGENDA REGULAR MEETING of the City Council of the City of Cape May, NJ Cape May City Hall Auditorium 643 Washington Street, Cape May, NJ 08204 Monday, November 18, 2024, at 5:00 P.M. Please be advised that the City of Cape May holds 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 page (instructions on how to watch 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 ADDITIONS/DELETIONS FROM AGENDA EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH UPDATES/OLD BUSINESS City Manager City Solicitor City Council RECOGNITION OF THE HONORABLE LOUIS J. BELASCO, JR., CAPE MAY CITY MUNICIPAL JUDGE (RET.) 302-11-2024 Resolution Recognizing the Service of the Honorable Louis J. Belasco, Jr. as Municipal Court Judge for the City of Cape May FY2025 SMALL CITIES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM PUBLIC HEARING – Mark Blauer, Blauer Associates 303-11-2024 Resolution for the Adoption of a State Model Citizen Participation Plan for DCA Small Cities Program 304-11-2024 Resolution Identifying a Small Cities Fair Housing Officer 305-11-2024 Resolution Approving the Public Facilities Grant Management Plan 306-11-2024 Resolution Approving Submission of Fiscal Year 2025 Small Cities Public Facilities Application SAFE STREETS AND ROADS ACTION PLAN PROGRAM PRESENTATION – Greenman- Pedersen, Inc. (GPI) 307-11-2024 Resolution Approving the Cape Island Safe Streets & Roads Program Action Plan ORDINANCES FOR SECOND READING AND CONSIDERATION FOR ADOPTION: 546-2024 An Ordinance Amending 434 of the City of Cape May Code to Establish Limits on City Recycling Collection and Require Private Collection for Amounts Exceeding Those Limits PUBLIC HEARING 547-2024 Ordinance Cancelling Certain Funded Capital Appropriation Balances and Reappropriating Said Funds for Other Capital Projects PUBLIC HEARING 548-2024 Ordinance Amending Bond Ordinance 399-2020 and Capital Ordinances 302-2016 and 418-2021, Each Heretofore Finally Adopted by the City Council of the City of Cape May, in the County of Cape May, State of New Jersey, to Amend the Descriptions Set Forth Therein PUBLIC HEARING PUBLIC PORTION ON RESOLUTIONS ONLY: Those wishing to publicly comment shall come forward, give their name and address and speak into the microphone. Please limit comments to a 5-minute timeframe. CONSENT AGENDA: Reports: Tax Collector Report for the month of August 2024 Police Incident Report for the month of October 2024 Fire Incident Report for the month of October 2024 Resolutions: 308-11-2024 Resolution Authorizing invitation for Bid for Lighting Upgrade and Replacement Bid Cape May Convention Hall 309-11-2024 Resolution Authorizing Procurement of Convention Center HVAC Services through New Jersey State Contract – Division of Purchase and Property Contract T1372 310-11-2024 Resolution Authorizing Award of Contract to Hudson Machinery LLC Through Sourcewell National Cooperative Contract #093021-Exp for Diesel-Robotic Arm Vacuum Litter Collector 311-11-2024 Resolution of Award of Lafayette Trails Bid to Massett Building Company 312-11-2024 Resolution of Award of Lafayette Street Park Phase 1 Bid to Think Pavers Inc. 313-11-2024 Resolution Authorizing Invitation for Bids for NJDOT Reconstruction of Ohio Avenue 314-11-2024 Resolution Appointing Member to the Cape May City Shade Tree Commission 315-11-2024 Resolution Authorizing Conservation Easement for a Historic Preservation Fund Grant Regarding the Franklin Street School 316-11-2024 Resolution Authorizing a Shared Services Agreement with the Cape May County for Electrical Services for the Promenade and Beach Avenue 317-11-2024 Resolution Authorizing the Sale of Surplus City Property No Longer Needed for Public Use through Govdeals.Com Public Online Auction 318-11-2024 Resolution Authorizing Invitation for Bid for Boardwalk Preservation Fund Program Cape May Promenade Improvements – Phase 1 319-11-2024 Resolution for the Payment of Bills NEW BUSINESS: • City Solicitor • City Manager • City Clerk – City offices closed November 28th and 29th, 2024 for Thanksgiving Holiday • Councilmembers PUBLIC PORTION: Those wishing to publicly comment shall come forward, give their name and address and speak into the microphone. Please limit comments to a 5-minute timeframe. ADJOURNMENT CAPE MAY CITY COUNCIL NOTICE OF LIVE-STREAMED, IN-PERSON MEETINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS Please be advised that the City of Cape May holds 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