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CITY OF EAST ORANGE THE EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Monday, February 8, 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, February 8, 2016 6:00 P.M. ROLL CALL SALUTE TO THE FLAG SILENT PRAYER SUNSHINE LAW STATEMENT PUBLIC HEARING PRESENTATIONS Honorable William C. Holt - Commendation East Orange Junior Jaguar Midget Cheerleading Squad - Commendation MINUTES PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS 1. Correspondence received February 18, 2016 from the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders submitting Ordinance No. O-2015-00004 – “Ordinance to Rename the Essex County Division of Welfare to the Essex County Division of Family Assistance and Benefits” and Ordinance No. O-2015-00005 – “Ordinance to Rename the Essex County Workforce Investment Board to the Essex County Workforce Development Board”. 2. Correspondence received February 3, 2016 from Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission regarding Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission Bond Resolutions. 3. Correspondence received February 2, 2016 from Comcast submitting a check in the amount of $157,017.00 for the use of Municipal rights-of-way by Comcast of New Jersey II, LLC during the calendar year of 2015. 4. Correspondence received January 22, 2016 from the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders submitting Ordinance No. O-2015-00017 – “Ordinance Amending the Essex County District Solid Waste Management Plan” and Ordinance No. O-2015-00018 – “Ordinance Establishing the Year 2016 Fee Schedule of The Essex County Parks and Recreation Facilities”. 5. Correspondence received January 22, 2016 from Joint Meeting of Essex & Union Counties submitting Minutes from the November 12, 2015 Meeting. 6. Correspondence received January 19, 2016 from Verizon submitting a check in the amount of $36,955.21 for invoice - 47051FiOS Video Payment. 7. Correspondence received January 15, 2016 from the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders submitting Ordinance No. O-2016-00001 – “Ordinance Naming the Parks Building in Essex County Irvington Park as the “D. Bilal Beasley Community Center” in Honor of Essex County Freeholder and Irvington Councilman D. Bilal Beasley”, Ordinance No. O-2016-00002 - ”Bond Ordinance Providing for Various Capital Improvements by the County of Essex, New Jersey, Appropriating $7,250,000.00 Therefor and Authorizing the Issuance of $6,900,000.00 Binds or Notes of the County for Financing such Appropriation” and Ordinance No. O-2016- 00003 – “Guaranty Ordinance of the County of Essex, New Jersey securing the Essex County Improvement Authority’s not to exceed $8,250,000 Project Consolidation Revenue Bonds, Series 2016 (Refunding Project) for the Purpose of Providing Additional Security Therefor and Determining certain other matters in connection therewith”. MAYOR’S COMMUNCATIONS 1. Correspondence dated January 28, 2016 - Proclamation of Local Disaster/Emergency, January 23, 2016 and January 24, 2016 and Rescinder of Local Disaster/Emergency executed by Mayor Lester E. Taylor, III and R. David Williams, Office of Emergency Management. 2. Correspondence dated January 19, 2016 re-appointing Dwight Saunders, to serve as a Member of the East Orange Planning Board. Said term will expire on December 31, 2016. BOARD AND COMMISSION MINUTES RECEIVED East Orange Senior Citizens Housing Association/Housing Corporation February 4, 2016 East Orange Public Library Board of Trustees January 14, 2016 REPORT OF OFFICERS Monthly Constable Report – January, 2016 Mujahid Abdul-Haqq Stephen Hall 1  REPORT OF COMMITTEES ARTS, RECREATION and CULTURAL AFFAIRS –AMY LEWIS Holman, Gomez, James Resolution I-39 William C. Holt - Commendation BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND ZONING – ROMAL D. BULLOCK James, Cooper, Holman No Resolutions FINANCE – QUILLA E. TALMADGE Cooper, Holman, Johnson Resolutions I-40 Payroll #3 – January 29, 2016 – February 11, 2016 City Employees: $2,280,809.33 Water: $137,707.98 I-41 Emergency Temporary Budget - $49, 674, 220.00 I-42 Resolution Authorizing the Award of a Professional Services Contract for Financial Advisory Services $20,000.00 - NW Financial Group, LLC I-43 Miscellaneous Refund – Jorge Soldevila - $193.00 HEALTH and EDUCATION – MUSTAFA AL-M. BRENT Gomez, Talmadge, Lewis No Resolutions HOUSING, LICENSING and INSPECTION – TYSHAMMIE L. COOPER Brent, Johnson, Bullock No Resolutions LAW AND LEGISLATION – JACQUELYN E. JOHNSON Lewis, James, Talmadge No Resolutions PLANNING AND GRANTS – CASIM L. GOMEZ Bullock, Lewis, Brent No Resolutions PUBLIC SAFETY – ALICIA HOLMAN Talmadge, Bullock. Cooper Resolution I-44 Resolution Authorizing the Award of the Prisoner Meals Service Contract between the City of East Orange and Don’s Diner PUBLIC WORKS – CHRISTOPHER D. JAMES Johnson, Brent, Gomez No Resolutions 2  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 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 Ordinances on First Reading Ordinance No. 1 of 2016 An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 18 of 2013 (Amended by Ordinance No. 6 of 2015) Relating to Salaries and Classifications of Certain Municipal Personnel of the City of East Orange Ordinance No. 2 of 2016 An Ordinance Relating to Salaries and Classifications of Certain Municipal Personnel of the City of East Orange that are Members of the Engineering Supervisory Personnel Association, Inc. Ordinance No. 3 of 2016 An Ordinance Relating to Salaries and Classifications of Certain Municipal Personnel of the City of East Orange that are Members of the Communications Workers of America, AFL- CIO PLANNING AND GRANTS – CASIM L. GOMEZ Bullock, Lewis, Brent PUBLIC SAFETY – ALICIA HOLMAN Talmadge, Bullock. Cooper 3 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 4  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 5