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CITY OF EAST ORANGE THE EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Monday, January 11, 2016 6:00 P.M. THEODORE R. GREEN City Council Chairman First Ward Second Ward Christopher D. James Jacquelyn E. Johnson Amy Lewis Romal D. Bullock Third Ward Fourth Ward Quilla E. Talmadge Tyshammie L. Cooper Theodore R. Green Casim L. Gomez Fifth Ward Alicia Holman Mustafa Al-M. Brent  REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, January 11, 2016 6:00 P.M. ROLL CALL SALUTE TO THE FLAG SILENT PRAYER SUNSHINE LAW STATEMENT PUBLIC HEARING PRESENTATIONS MINUTES PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS 1. Correspondence received January 7, 2016 from The State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection regarding Area of Concern: One – 550 gallon #2 Heating Oil Underground Storage Tank System Unrestricted Use – No Further Action Letter and Covenant Not to Sue, Block 293, Lot 15.01 – 288 North Maple Avenue East Orange City, Essex County, Program Interest #: 713217, Activity Number: CSP150001 – Communications Center Number: 15-09-15-1127-59. 2. Correspondence received January 5, 2016 from the Elm Group regarding Former EJ Brooks Company, 164 North 13th Street, Newark and East Orange, Essex County – Block 1941, Lot 15 (Newark, Block 1940, Lots 31, 44-47, 51 and 52 (Newark), Block 75, Lot 1 (East Orange) – Preferred ID: 014371, Communication Center No.: 99-07-30-1657-11, 03-02-27-1434-26 and 05-09-13-1538-57, UST Registration No.: 0143714, ISRA Transaction: Cessation of Operations; Partnership Change; Sale of Property – ISRA Case No.: E20050112 – Well Permit No.: 26-58915 (MW-1). 3. Correspondence received January 5, 2016 regarding IEC Source Control Report – Former Charles Beseler Company, 219 S. 18th Street, East Orange, Essex Co. PI# 025639; ISRA E87207. 4. Correspondence received December 29, 2015 from The State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection regarding Area of Concern: One – 1500 gallon #2 Heating Oil Underground Storage Tank System Unrestricted Use – No Further Action Letter and Covenant Not to Sue, Block 651, Lot 16 – 556 Park Avenue East Orange City, Essex County, Program Interest #: 712771, Activity Number: CSP150001 – Communications Center Number: 15-11-05-1717-08. 5. Correspondence received December 29, 2015 from The State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection regarding Area of Concern: One – 1000 gallon #2 Heating Oil Underground Storage Tank System Unrestricted Use – No Further Action Letter and Covenant Not to Sue, Block 50, Lot 32 – 29 Eaton Place, East Orange City, Essex County, Program Interest #: 709921, Activity Number: CSP150001 – Communications Center Number: 15-08-24-1046-49. MAYOR’S COMMUNCATIONS 1. Correspondence dated January 8, 2016 appointing Alison C. Rolling to serve as a member of the East Orange Water Commission representing the Fifth (5th) Ward for a forty-five (45) day period. 2. Correspondence dated January 8, 2016 appointing Alison C. Rolling to serve as a member of the East Orange Water Commission representing the Fifth (5th) Ward, subject to Council confirmation. Said term will expire on December 31, 2017. 3. Correspondence dated January 7, 2016 appointing Sheilah Coley to serve in the position of Director of Public Safety, subject to Council confirmation for a term coterminous with the Office of the Mayor. BOARD AND COMMISSION MINUTES RECEIVED REPORT OF OFFICERS Monthly Constable Report – December, 2015 Mujahid Abdul-Haqq Bora Balcik Emislair Rosalva Tracy Williams Monthly Constable Report – November, 2015 Mujahid Abdul-Haqq Emislair Rosalva Tracy Williams 1  REPORT OF COMMITTEES ARTS, RECREATION and CULTURAL AFFAIRS –AMY LEWIS Holman, Gomez, James Resolutions I-13 Armelia Ponton-Grooms – Retirement BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND ZONING – ROMAL D. BULLOCK James, Cooper, Holman Resolutions I-14 Resolution Amending Ordinance No. 53 of 2015 correcting the legal name of the developers entity to 315 Urban Renewal, LLC FINANCE – QUILLA E. TALMADGE Cooper, Holman, Johnson Resolutions I-15 Payroll #1 – January 1, 2016 – January 14, 2016 City Employees: $2,367,197.64 Water: $139,230.63 I-16 Resolution Approving Memorandum of Agreement with Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO I-17 Resolution Approving a Memorandum of Agreement with the Engineering Supervisory Personnel Association, Inc. I-18 Resolution Amending the Gas Mileage Reimbursement Rate (.54 cents) for City Employees HEALTH and EDUCATION – MUSTAFA AL-M. BRENT Gomez, Talmadge, Lewis No Resolutions HOUSING, LICENSING and INSPECTION – TYSHAMMIE L. COOPER Brent, Johnson, Bullock Resolution I-19 Resolution for the refund of Certificate of Conformity Fee - $200.00 LAW AND LEGISLATION – JACQUELYN E. JOHNSON Lewis, James, Talmadge Motion M-1 Motion – Constable – Fifth Ward Re-Appointment - Todd L. Thompson PLANNING AND GRANTS – CASIM L. GOMEZ Bullock, Lewis, Brent No Resolutions PUBLIC SAFETY – ALICIA HOLMAN Talmadge, Bullock. Cooper No Resolutions PUBLIC WORKS – CHRISTOPHER D. JAMES Johnson, Brent, Gomez Resolutions I-20 Resolution Authorizing the rejection for Proposals for Janitorial Services for Municipal Buildings I-21 Resolution Authorizing the rejection for Proposals for Soveral Park Tennis Courts and Handball Courts Rehabilitation 2 PUBLIC WORKS – CHRISTOPHER D. JAMES - Continued Johnson, Brent, Gomez Resolutions I-22 Resolution Authorizing the Execution of an Application for a New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Treatment works approval for Lazaro Negrin (Block 290 Lot 19 & 22) I-23 Resolution Authorizing the City to award a Contract for General Plumbing Service at Municipal Buildings – William J. Guarini, Inc. I-24 Resolution Authorizing the Execution of an application for a New Jersey Department of Environment Protection Treatment Works Approval for 125 SHS, LLC c/o Oren Sendowski (Block 711 Lot 10, 11, 12 and 13) ROLL CALL ON CONSENT AGENDA All items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered routine by the City Council and will be acted upon by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, Council may remove that item from the Consent Agenda and discuss it separately under the Regular Agenda NEW BUSINESS REGULAR AGENDA TABLED LEGISLATION REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES ARTS, RECREATION and CULTURAL AFFAIRS – AMY LEWIS Holman, Gomez, James BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT and ZONING – ROMAL D. BULLOCK James, Cooper, Holman FINANCE – QUILLA E. TALMADGE Cooper, Holman, Johnson Resolutions I-25 Tax Appeal Refunds - $588,937.16 I-26 Resolution Waiving Residency Requirements of certain City Employees I-27 Resolution Confirming Sheilah A. Coley as Public Safety Director HEALTH and EDUCATION – MUSTAFA AL-M. BRENT Gomez, Talmadge, Lewis HOUSING, LICENSING and INSPECTION – TYSHAMMIE L. COOPER Brent, Johnson, Bullock LAW AND LEGISLATION – JACQUELYN E. JOHNSON Lewis, James, Talmadge PLANNING AND GRANTS – CASIM L. GOMEZ Bullock, Lewis, Brent PUBLIC SAFETY – ALICIA HOLMAN Talmadge, Bullock. Cooper PUBLIC WORKS – CHRISTOPHER D. JAMES Johnson, Brent, Gomez 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, give his or 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. 3  CALL OF WARDS THEODORE R. GREEN City Council Chairman FIRST WARD SECOND WARD Christopher D. James Jacquelyn E. Johnson Amy Lewis Romal D. Bullock THIRD WARD Quilla E. Talmadge Ted R. Green FOURTH WARD FIFTH WARD Tyshammie L. Cooper Alicia Holman Casim L. Gomez Mustafa Al-M. Brent THE EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL 2016 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 2016 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. Committee Discussion Regular Official & Agenda Meetings Meetings 5:30 PM 6:00PM Monday, January 11th Monday, January 11th Monday, January 25th Monday, January 25th Monday, February 8th Monday, February 8th Monday, February 22nd Monday, February 22nd Monday, March 14th Monday, March 14th Monday, March 28th Monday, March 28th Monday, April 11th Monday, April 11th Monday, April 25th Monday, April 25th Monday, May 9th Monday, May 9th Monday, May 23rd Monday, May 23rd Monday, June 13th Monday, June 13th Monday, June 27th Monday, June 27th Monday, July 11th Monday, July 11th Monday, July 25th Monday, July 25th Monday, August 8th Monday, August 8th Monday, August 22nd Monday, August 22nd Monday, September 12th Monday, September 12th Monday, September 26th Monday, September 26th Tuesday, October 11th Tuesday, October 11th Monday, October 24th Monday, October 24th Monday, November 7th Monday, November 7th Monday, November 21st Monday, November 21st Monday, December 5th Monday, December 5th Tuesday, December 19th Tuesday,, December 19th City Council Reorganization Meeting Monday, January 2, 2017 @ Noon 1/11/16 Corrected 4