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CITY OF EAST ORANGE THE EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING Tuesday, May 26, 2015 5:30 P.M. (Minutes from the Meeting of May 11, 2015) ALICIA HOLMAN City Council Chairwoman First Ward Second Ward Andrea D. McPhatter Jacquelyn E. Johnson Christopher D. James Romal D. Bullock Third Ward Fourth Ward Quilla E. Talmadge Sharon Fields Ted R. Green Tyshammie L. Cooper Fifth Ward Alicia Holman Lonnie P. Hughes The following minutes are of necessity, condensed and abridged and do not purport to contain the full contents of the matters discussed. The items referred are subject to legal opinion as to validity. MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING May 11, 2015 The East Orange City Council met on May 11, 2015 at 5:35 P.M. in City Council Chambers, 44 City Hall Plaza, East Orange, and New Jersey. Adequate notice of such meeting was duly given in accordance with law, by publication in local newspapers and by posting on the bulletin board outside and within City Council Chambers. On Roll Call the following Members of Council were present: Sharon Fields; Tyshammie L. Cooper; Theodore R. Green; Lonnie P. Hughes; Jacquelyn E. Johnson; Quilla E. Talmadge; Absent Romal D. Bullock (Arrived @ 5:36 PM) Andrea D. McPhatter (Vacation) Christopher D. James Alicia Holman (Illness in Family) CITY OFFICIALS PRESENT Khalifan Shabazz, Corporation Counsel Law Department William Senande, Esq. City Administrator and CFO Valerie Jackson, Director Planning Christopher Coke, Director Public Works Osner Charles, Acting Director Recreation Department Mark Barner, Assistant Director Property Maintenance Charles F. Salley, Chief Fire Department William Robinson, Chief Police Department’ Thomas Small Tax Assessor Michelle Ralph-Rawls, Director Human Resources Rochelle Evans, Director Health Department Kim Fisher, Director IT ALSO PRESENT Pamela Holmes, Assistant Director East Orange Public Library Lee Fisher Essex County Liaison There were 6 citizens in attendance OPEN HEARING OF CITIZENS Pursuant to Article IV, Section 3 of the Rules of City Council, each person wishing to address the Council, shall step up to the microphone, shall give his/her name in an audible tone for the record and unless further time is granted by the Presiding Officer, shall limit remarks to three minutes. All members of the public are expected to conduct themselves in a proper manner. Any derogatory, abusive or threatening statements will not be permitted. The Chair will immediately rule such conduct out of order and terminate any further comments. Comments: None COMMITTEES 100-ARTS, RECREATION & CULTURAL AFFAIRS 200-BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND ZONING 300-FINANCE 400-HEALTH AND EDUCATION 500-HOUSING, LICENSING AND INSPECTION 600-LAW AND LEGISLATION 700-PLANNING AND GRANTS 800-PUBLIC SAFETY 900-PUBLIC WORKS 1000-COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE 2  100 - ARTS, RECREATION & CULTURAL AFFAIRS – ANDREA D. MCPHATTER Talmadge, Hughes, Bullock 101. Recreation Department In Committee 102. East Orange Public Library In Committee 200 - BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND ZONING – TED R. GREEN Cooper, Bullock, James 201. Brick Church Mall In Committee 202. Brick Church Urban Renewal In Committee 203. Economic Development Corp. In Committee 204. Board of Adjustment In Committee 205. Community Development Corp. In Committee 206. Sanford Evergreen Connector In Committee 207. Resolution of the City Council of the Resolution to be presented City of East Orange, in the County of Essex, State of New Jersey, referring to the City of East Orange Planning Board a Proposed Amendment to the Evergreen Square District Phase II Redevelopment Plan Incorporating Block 524 Lot 15 into the Redevelopment Plan 300 – FINANCE – LONNIE P. HUGHES Green, Johnson, Talmadge 301. Personnel In Committee 302. Tax Refund In Committee 303. Labor Negotiations In Committee 304. Tax Revaluation In Committee 305. Tax Sale Certificate In Committee 306. In Rem Foreclosure In Committee 307. Payroll #10 May 7, 2015 – May 20, 2015 Resolution to be presented 308. Stop Payments In Committee 309. Legal Transfer CY 2015 In Committee 310. Tax Payment Plan In Committee 311. Tax Appeal Refunds In Committee 312. Annual Tax Sale In Committee 313. Tax Abatement In Committee 314. In Lieu of Taxes In Committee 315. Bills, Claims & Appropriations April 2015 Bill Payments Resolution to be presented 316. Tax Sale Assignment In Committee 317. Tax Lien In Committee 318. Tax Lien Redemption In Committee 319. Budget Insertions In Committee 320. Resolution Awarding a Contract for Third Resolution to be presented Party Administrator Services for the City of East Orange 321. Resolution Authorizing the Award for the Resolution to be presented Rental of the East Orange Golf Course Concession Stand Concessionaire 322. Resolution Appointing the City of East Resolution to be presented Orange’s PEJIF Commissioner and Alternate Commissioner 3  300 – FINANCE – LONNIE P. HUGHES - Continued Green, Johnson, Talmadge 324. City Clerk’s Certification regarding CY 2015 Budget Resolution to be presented 400 – HEALTH and EDUCATION – SHARON FIELDS Hughes, McPhatter, Johnson 401. Child Guidance Clinic In Committee 402. Health Department In Committee 403. Mental Health Board In Committee 404. East Orange General Hospital In Committee 405. East Orange Board of Education In Committee 406. Status of Women In Committee 407. Resolution Authorizing the City of Resolution to be presented East Orange to maintain its lease agreement with New Tide, LLC for the rental of space to house its WIC Program 500 – HOUSING, LICENSING AND INSPECTION – TYSHAMMIE L. COOPER James, Fields, McPhatter 501. Rent Leveling In Committee 502. Affordable Housing Program In Committee 503. Housing Authority In Committee 504. Housing, Planning & Coordinating In Committee 505. Private Parking Rentals In Committee 506. Senior Citizens Housing In Committee 507. Housing Summit In Committee 600 - LAW AND LEGISLATION – JACQUELYN E. JOHNSON Bullock, Green, Cooper 601. Ordinances on First Reading Ordinance No. 26 of 2015 An Ordinance Amending and Supplementing Ordinance No. 4 of 2012 and Sections 51-36 and 51-78, and Rescinding Section 51-79 of the Code of the City of East Orange, Known as the “Land Use Ordinance of the City of East Orange,” to revise and clarify the Public Notice requirements for Development and other types of Applications and Amend Regulations Governing when Site Plan Review is required Ordinance No. 27 of 2015 An Ordinance Amending and Supplementing the Evergreen Square District Phase II Redevelopment Plan by Incorporating Block 524, Lot 15 into the area Governed by the Redevelopment Plan Ordinance No. 28 of 2015 An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 1 of 2015 and Ordinance No. 7 of 2015 to Establish the Division of Tax Collection and Revenue Ordinance No. of 2015 An Ordinance to Supplement Chapter 159 of the Code of the City of East Orange to add Security Requirements for Senior Citizen Housing (Sent back to Committee 5/11/15) 602. Ordinances on Second and Final Reading Ordinance No. 25 of 2015 Ordinance to Exceed the Municipal Budget Appropriation Limits and to Establish a Cap Bank (N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-45.14) 604. Bingo/Raffles In Committee 605. A.B.C. In Committee 606. City Council Rules In Committee 4  600 - LAW AND LEGISLATION – JACQUELYN E. JOHNSON - Continued Bullock, Green, Cooper 607. Settlements In Committee 608. Comcast/Suburban Cable Contract In Committee 609. Taxi Cabs vs. Livery Licenses In Committee 610. Resolution Authorizing a Settlement in Resolution to be presented the matter of Housing Authority of the City of East Orange v. City of East Orange/Gemenese Realty, LLC v. Housing Authority of East Orange (Docket No.: C-309-08 and F-12049-09) 700 – PLANNING and GRANTS – ROMAL D. BULLOCK McPhatter, James, Hughes 701. Community Development In Committee 702. Safe and Clean In Committee 703. Small Tools Library In Committee 704. Green Acres Grant In Committee 705. Women’s Summit In Committee 800 - PUBLIC SAFETY – QUILLA E. TALMADGE Fields, Cooper, Green 801. Police Department In Committee 803. Fire Department In Committee 804. Resolution Establishing the East Resolution to be presented Orange Domestic Violence Prevention Task Force 900 - PUBLIC WORKS – CHRISTOPHER D. JAMES Johnson, Talmadge, Fields 901. Capital Improvement Projects Under Construction 902. Streetscape In Committee 903. Resolution Approving an Interlocal Resolution to be presented Joint Service Agreement Pertaining to Parking Lot repair between the City of East Orange and the East Orange Parking Authority 904. Bid: Seasonal Municipal Pool and Spray Resolution to be presented Ground Maintenance Service 1000– COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE 1000. East Orange Parking Authority In Committee Meeting adjourned at 6:00 PM Respectfully submitted by: CYNTHIA S. BROWN MUNICIPAL CLERK 5  EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL 2015 SCHEDULED MEETING DATES In accordance with the New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act, Chapter 231, P.L. 1975, Public Notice is hereby given that the East Orange City Council has established the following 2015 Meeting Dates. Formal action may take place at these Meetings. Executive Sessions may be held at Committee Meetings or at Regular Meetings. These Meetings will be held in City Council Chambers located at 44 City Hall Plaza, East Orange, New Jersey. 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