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CITY OF EAST ORANGE THE EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Monday, January 25, 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 25, 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 21, 2016 from The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Site Remediation Program-Remedial Action Protectiveness/Biennial Certification Form – Soil, Site Name: Manufacturers Village, 365 Glenwood Avenue, East Orange, County of Essex – Program Interest (PI) No.: 135330 – Case Tracking Number: 02-03-21-0100-38. 2. Correspondence received January 13, 2016 from The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Site Remediation Program-Classification Exception Area/Well Restriction Area (CEA/WRA) Fact Sheet Form, Site Name: LNA Facility No. 57202 – Program Interest (PI) No.: 006263 – Case Tracking Number: 06-06-08-1446-18; 07-05-14-1309-54. 3. Correspondence received January 11, 2016 from the State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Site Remediation Program-Classification Exception Area/Well Restriction Area, Former Exxon Service Station #31677 – 516 William Street, East Orange, Essex County – Program Interest (PI) No.: 007473 – Subject Item ID: CEA100026428. 4. Correspondence received January 11, 2016 from Kleinfelder, Inc. regarding CEA Notification Letter - Former Exxon Service Station #31677 – 516 William Street, East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey – NJDEP Case # 89-05-03-1151, PI # 007473. MAYOR’S COMMUNCATIONS BOARD AND COMMISSION MINUTES RECEIVED REPORT OF OFFICERS REPORT OF COMMITTEES ARTS, RECREATION and CULTURAL AFFAIRS –AMY LEWIS Holman, Gomez, James Resolution I-28 Jesse Jeffries, Jr. - Memorial BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND ZONING – ROMAL D. BULLOCK James, Cooper, Holman No Resolutions FINANCE – QUILLA E. TALMADGE Cooper, Holman, Johnson Resolutions I-29 Payroll #2 – January 15, 2016 – January 28, 2016 City Employees: $2,153,127.73 Water: $133,363.80 I-30 Resolution Emergency Temporary Budget - $49,481,708.41 I-31 Cash Management Plan 1 FINANCE – QUILLA E. TALMADGE - Continued Cooper, Holman, Johnson Resolutions I-32 Legal Transfer CY 2016 I-33 Resolution Fixing the Interest Rate on Delinquent Taxes HEALTH and EDUCATION – MUSTAFA AL-M. BRENT Gomez, Talmadge, Lewis No Resolutions HOUSING, LICENSING and INSPECTION – TYSHAMMIE L. COOPER Brent, Johnson, Bullock Resolutions I-34 Resolution Confirming the Re-Appointment of Walter L. Waters to the East Orange Housing Authority I-35 Resolution Confirming the Appointment of Sean T. Middleton to the East Orange Rent Control Board LAW AND LEGISLATION – JACQUELYN E. JOHNSON Lewis, James, Talmadge Resolutions I-36 Resolution Confirming the Appointment of Alison C. Rolling – Fifth (5th) Ward to the East Orange Water Commission I-37 Resolution Confirming the Appointment of Michele Antley – First (1st) Ward to the East Orange Water Commission 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 No Resolutions 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 2  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 Resolution I-38 Resolution Authorizing the Award of a Fair and Open Professional Services Contract for Budget Consultant - $40,000.00 – HJA Strategies, LLC 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. 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 3  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