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CITY OF EAST ORANGE THE EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING Monday, September 28, 2015 5:30 P.M. (Minutes from the Meeting of September 14, 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 September 14, 2015 The East Orange City Council met on September 14, 2015 at 5:33 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; Romal D. Bullock; Lonnie P. Hughes; Jacquelyn E. Johnson; Christopher D. James; Quilla E. Talmadge; Alicia Holman ABSENT Tyshammie L. Cooper – Arrived @ 5:55 Andrea D. McPhatter – Arrived @ 5:37 Theodore R. Green – Arrived @ 5:39 CITY OFFICIALS PRESENT William Senande, Esq. City Administrator and CFO Khalifah Shabazz, Esq., Corporation Counsel Law Department Christopher Coke, Director Public Works Thomas Small Tax Assessor Valerie Jackson, Director Planning Charles F. Salley, Chief East Orange Fire Department William C. Robinson, Chief East Orange Police Department Kim Fisher, Director IT ALSO PRESENT Osner Charles Recreation T. Missy Balmir Mayor’s Office Mark Barner, Assistant Director Property Maintenance Pamela Holmes, Assistant Director East Orange Public Library Greg Goode Planning Annmarie Corbitt Tax Collector Lee Fisher Essex County Liaison There were 20 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: 1. De Lacy Davis: Taxes on No. Oraton Parkway – PAL property 2. Vernie B. Ellis: Water rate increase and Sink holes on Greenwood Avenue 3. Almeta Walker: Tax bills and Water rate increase 4. Christy Ming-Trent, Danielle Ryerson, Stephen Echevarria and Amanda Han: Animal Shelter Conditions 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 103. Resolution Approving a Form Approving a Resolution to be presented Release and Hold Harmless Agreement Between the East Orange Police Athletic League and the City of East Orange 104. Jessie Mae Griffin Johnson – Memorial Resolution to be presented 105. Ellen Carthorne Jacobs White – Memorial Resolution to be presented 106. New Ephesus Baptist Church – Building Dedication Resolution to be presented 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 Authorizing the Entry into and the Resolution to be presented Execution of a Memorandum of Agreement with The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection 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 #18 August 27, 2015 – September 9, 2015 Resolution to be presented Payroll #19 September 10, 2015-September 23, 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 In Committee 316. Tax Sale Assignment In Committee 317. Tax Lien In Committee 318. Tax Lien Redemption In Committee 319. Budget Insertions In Committee 320. Resolution Authorizing the City of East Resolution to be presented Orange to Employ the Competitive Contracting process to secure an Entity to Manage and Operate the Restaurant 3  and Pro-Shop at the East Orange Golf Course 300 – FINANCE – LONNIE P. HUGHES - Continued Green, Johnson, Talmadge 321. Resolution of the City of East Orange, Resolution to be presented in the County of Essex, New Jersey authorizing City Officials to undertake certain actions in connection with the Issuance and Sale of not to exceed $7,905,991 General Obligation Notes consisting of $2,496,500 Tax Appeal Refunding Notes, Series 2015C, $280,000 Special Emergency Notes, Series 2015D and $5,129,491 Bond Anticipation Notes, Series 2015E 322. Calendar Year 2015 Budget Adoption 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 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 In Committee 602. Ordinances on Second and Final Reading Ordinance No. 45 of 2015 An Ordinance to Amend and Supplement Chapter 260-18 of the Code of the City of East Orange 604. Bingo/Raffles Raffle Game Nassan’s Place Motion to be presented 605. A.B.C. In Committee 606. City Council Rules In Committee 607. Settlements In Committee 608. Comcast/Suburban Cable Contract In Committee 609. Taxi Cabs vs. Livery Licenses In Committee 610. Constable – Third Ward Motion to be presented Anthony Hunter 611. Constable – Fifth Ward Motion to be presented Emislair Rosalva 4  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 900 - PUBLIC WORKS – CHRISTOPHER D. JAMES Johnson, Talmadge, Fields 901. Capital Improvement Projects Under Construction 902. Streetscape In Committee 903. Resolution Awarding Professional Services Resolution to be presented Contract for Engineering & Architecural Consulting Services and Surveying Services 1000– COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE 1000. East Orange Parking Authority In Committee Meeting adjourned at 6:28 PM Respectfully submitted by: CYNTHIA S. BROWN CITY 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. 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