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CITY OF EAST ORANGE THE EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Monday, February 22, 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 22, 2016 6:00 P.M. ROLL CALL SALUTE TO THE FLAG SILENT PRAYER SUNSHINE LAW STATEMENT PUBLIC HEARING 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 PRESENTATIONS MINUTES December 28, 2015……………………..City Council Regular Meeting PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS 1. Correspondence received February 17, 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”. 2. Correspondence received February 17, 2016 from the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders submitting 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 Bonds or Notes of the County for Financing such Appropriation”. 3. Correspondence received February 17, 2016 from Joint Meeting of Essex & Union Counties submitting Minutes from the December 17, 2015 Meeting. 4. Annual Financial Statement for the year 2015 (Unaudited), received February 17, 2016. 5. Correspondence received February 9, 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”. MAYOR’S COMMUNCATIONS BOARD AND COMMISSION MINUTES RECEIVED REPORT OF OFFICERS Monthly Constable Report – January, 2016 Bora Balcik William C. Cotton, Sr. REPORT OF COMMITTEES ARTS, RECREATION and CULTURAL AFFAIRS –AMY LEWIS Holman, Gomez, James Resolution I-45 Hamilton V. Bowser, Sr. – Memorial 1 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND ZONING – ROMAL D. BULLOCK James, Cooper, Holman No Resolutions FINANCE – QUILLA E. TALMADGE Cooper, Holman, Johnson Resolutions I-46 Payroll #4 – February 12, 2016-February 25, 2016 City Employees: 2,250,028.67 Water: 146,678.68 I-47 Resolution of the City of East Orange in the County of Essex, New Jersey Authorizing City Officials to undertake certain actions in connection with the issuance and sale of $10,554,500 Bond Anticipation Notes, Series 2016A and $2,505,000 Tax Appeal Refunding Notes, 2016B I-48 Duplicate Tax Payments – $8,341.76 I-49 Resolution to reject RFP for Operation/Management Services for the Restaurant and/or Pro-Shop at the East Orange Golf Course HEALTH and EDUCATION – MUSTAFA AL-M. BRENT Gomez, Talmadge, Lewis Resolution I-50 Resolution Authorizing a Shared Services Agreement with the Township of Irvington for Health Officer Services HOUSING, LICENSING and INSPECTION – TYSHAMMIE L. COOPER Brent, Johnson, Bullock Resolution I-51 Resolution for Refund of Overpayment of Vacant Property Registration Fee – Chula Real Estate- $1,000 LAW AND LEGISLATION – JACQUELYN E. JOHNSON Lewis, James, Talmadge Motion M-2 Motion – Raffle Games Holy Name of Jesus Church 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 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 Resolutions I-52 Resolution Waiving the twenty-day period of Ordinance No. 2 of 2016 I-53 Resolution Waiving the twenty-day period of Ordinance No. 3 of 2016 Ordinances on First Reading Ordinance No. 4 of 2016 An Ordinance to Supplement Chapter 159 of the Code of the City of East Orange to add Security Requirements for Senior Citizen Housing Ordinance No. 5 of 2016 An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 159-109 of the Code of the City of East Orange raising the minimum inside temperature requirements Ordinance No. 6 of 2016 Ordinance Amending the City Code which will govern Cranes and use of Cranes in the Municipality Ordinance No. 7 of 2016 An Ordinance to Vacate “Hollywood Plaza Ordinances on Second and Final Reading 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. 3 LAW AND LEGISLATION – JACQUELYN E. JOHNSON - Continued Lewis, James, Talmadge Ordinances on Second and Final Reading 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 PUBLIC WORKS – CHRISTOPHER D. JAMES Johnson, Brent, Gomez Resolution I-54 Resolution Authorizing the City of East Orange to enter into an Agreement with the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission relative to the Provision of Green Infrastructure Planning Services 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