Cape May City Council Regular Meeting

AGENDA REGULAR MEETING of the City Council of the City of Cape May, NJ Cape May City Hall Auditorium Tuesday, December 19, 2023 5:00 P.M. 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 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 UPDATE: City Manager City Solicitor City Engineer EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH RESOLUTION: 326-12-2023 Resolution for the Appointment of Deputy City Clerk in the City of Cape May Oath of Office administered to Deputy City Clerk Turner – Sworn in by City Clerk Erin C. Burke, Cape May City Clerk 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: Fire Incident Report for the month of November 2023 Resolutions: 327-12-2023 Resolution Authorizing the City of Cape May to Accept a Subgrant Award of the Federal Fiscal Year 2023 of Emergency Management Performance Grant and Emergency Management Agency Assistance 328-12-2023 Resolution Authorizing Submission of a Strategic Plan for the Cape May County Municipal Alliance Program (FY2025 Lower-Cape Municipal Alliance) 329-12-2023 Resolution Providing for the Insertion of a Special Item of Revenue in the Budget Pursuant to Chapter 159 PL 1948 FY 2023 Small Cities CDBG 330-12-2023 Resolution Authorizing Invitation for Bid for Security Camera Installation in the City of Cape May 331-12-2023 Resolution Authorizing Award of Contract for Safe Streets & Roads Program Action Plan 332-12-2023 Resolution Authorizing the City of Cape May to Enter into a Cooperative Pricing agreement - Edgemarket Cooperative Pricing System 333-12-2023 Resolution Authorizing Approval of a Required Disclosure Award to Airespring Inc. for Software Defined Wide Area Network (SDWAN) Services 334-12-2023 Resolution of the City of Cape May, County of Cape May, State of New Jersey, Authorizing the Award of Cooperative Contract with Supply It all/ South Jersey Paper for Sweeper/ Scrubber Equipment, through Hunterdon County Educational Services Commission Cooperative Pricing System Contract HCESC-CAT-SER- 23-03 335-12-2023 Resolution of the City of Cape May, County of Cape May, State of New Jersey, Authorizing the award of Cooperative Contract with Core and Main for Meter infrastructure and Related Supplies Through Educational Services Commission of New Jersey Cooperative Pricing System Contract 19/20-27 336-12-2023 Resolution of the City of Cape May Council Authorizing Negotiations for HVAC Energy Efficiency Improvements - Direct install Program Under N.J.S.A. 40a:11- 5(3) 337-12-2023 Resolution of the City of Cape May Council Awarding Bids 23-10/23r-10 from Negotiations for Energy Efficiency Improvements through the Atlantic City Electric Small Business Direct Install Under N.J.S.A. 40a:11-5(3) 338-12-2023 Resolution Rejecting Submittal from ARC Document Solutions for Competitive Contract - CC #23-07 Digital Archive for File Preservation Services 339-12-2023 Resolution Authorizing CC#23-07 to Alternative Micrographics in a Fair and Open Manner for Digital Archive for File Preservation Vendor 340-12-2023 Resolution for Transfers of Appropriations – 2023 Budget 341-12-2023 Resolution for the Payment of Bills OLD BUSINESS: NEW BUSINESS: • City Solicitor • City Manager • City Clerk – o City offices will be closed on Monday, December 25, 2023 and Monday, January 1, 2024 in observance of Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, respectively. o Cape May City Council Reorganization Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at 4:30PM. • 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 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 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