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CITY OF EAST ORANGE THE EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Monday, April 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, April 11, 2016 6:00 P.M. ROLL CALL SALUTE TO THE FLAG SILENT PRAYER SUNSHINE LAW STATEMENT PUBLIC HEARING Ordinance No. 9 of 2016 An Ordinance of the City of East Orange Municipal Council to approve the Tax Exemption and to authorize the Execution of a Financial Agreement between the City of East Orange and East Orange Hospitality Urban Renewal, LLC Ordinance No. 10 of 2016 An Ordinance of the City of East Orange Municipal Council to approve the Tax Exemption and to authorize the Execution of a Financial Agreement between the City of East Orange and Indigo 141 Urban Renewal, LLC PRESENTATIONS Tyrone Miles Panthers Stanley Edwards East Orange Rams Odell Rolling Wildcats Ed Giles Wildcats Fritz Dupiche Jaguars MINUTES PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS 1. Correspondence received April 8, 2016 from the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders submitting Ordinance No. O-2016-00008 – “Ordinance Authorizing the Execution or Acknowledgement and Delivery by the County of Certain Agreements in Connection with the Essex County Improvement Authority’s not to exceed $8,250,000 “Project Consolidation Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2016”. 2. Correspondence received April 8, 2016 from Woodard & Curran Commitment & Integrity Drive Results regarding Response Action Outcome, Remedial Action Type: Restricted Use with Permit Requirements, Scope of Remediation: Entire Site (including AOC-6, AOC-7, AOC-8, AOC-9, AOC-11A and AOC-12A located on a subdivided portion of the former Parkway Lofts Property) – 5 Lawrence Street, Township of Bloomfield and City of East Orange, Essex County, Block 61, Lot 1 (Bloomfield) and Block 320, Lot 12 (East Orange) Preferred ID: 015526 (Subdivided portion of the former Parkway Realty Property) Communication Center # 97-07-22-1004-52, 12-08-07-0959-57, 12-08-27-314-47, UST Registration # 015526, UST Closure #N05-4216, N12-8458, N12- 8474. 3. Correspondence received April 8, 2016 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 91, Lot 1.05 – 2 Lawton Street, East Orange City, Essex County, Program Interest #: 720914, Activity Number: CSP160001 – Communications Center Number: 15-05-20-1629-05. 4. Correspondence received April 6, 2016 from the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders submitting Ordinance No. O-2016-00012 – “Bond Ordinance Providing for Various Capital Improvements by the County of Essex, New Jersey, Appropriating $10,900,000 therefor and Authorizing the Issuance of $10,380,000 Bonds or Notes of the County for Financing such Appropriation”. 5. Correspondence received April 4, 2016 from Indigo 240 Urban Renewal Co., LLC submitting a copy of the Independent Accountants’ Audit Report – December 31, 2015. 6. Correspondence received April 4, 2016 from the State of New Jersey Department of Transportation regarding Safe Routes to School Request for Applications. 7. Correspondence received April 4, 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 458, Lot 33 – 82 Brookwood Street, East Orange City, Essex County, Program Interest #: 720692, Activity Number: CSP160001 – Communications Center Number: 15-08-28-1612-34. 8. Correspondence received April 1, 2016 from the East Orange School Board of Education submitting the Certificate and Report of School Taxes (A4F-Form A) 9. Correspondence received April 1, 2016 from the State of New Jersey Department of Transportation, informing that our community has been selected to receive funding from the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s (NJDOT) Fiscal Year 2016 Municipal Aid Program for Various Streets- 2016 – East Orange in the amount of $417,350. 1  MAYOR’S COMMUNICATIONS 1. Correspondence dated April 7, 2016, appointing Dwight Saunders, Director of Property Maintenance to serve as Acting Mayor effective 4:30 pm, Thursday, April 7, 2016 through 8:30 am Thursday, April 14, 2016. 2. Correspondence dated March 31, 2016 from Susan P. Taglieri, Secretary to the Mayor advising that Mayor Taylor vetoed Resolution I-75, Appointment of Auctioneer due to an error. BOARD AND COMMISSION MINUTES RECEIVED REPORT OF OFFICERS Tax Collector Monthly Accumulation of Revenue Report ~2016 Monthly Constable Report – March, 2016 Bora Balcik Mujahid Abdul-Haqq Emislair Rosalva Todd L. Thompson Tracy Williams Monthly Constable Report – February/January, 2016 Tracy Williams REPORT OF COMMITTEES ARTS, RECREATION and CULTURAL AFFAIRS –AMY LEWIS Holman, Gomez, James Resolution I-92 Bid: City Wide Coach Bus Service BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND ZONING – ROMAL D. BULLOCK James, Cooper, Holman Resolutions I-93 Resolution Authorizing the Planning Board of the City of East Orange to investigate whether Lot 2 in Block 185 should be designated as an area in need of Redevelopment and including as part of the Sussex Area Redevelopment District; and to amend the Sussex Area Redevelopment Plan I-94 Resolution of the City of East Orange, in the County of Essex, New Jersey, Authorizing the Execution of an Escrow Agreement with Prospect EOGH Hospital Properties, LLC in Connection with the East Orange General Hospital I-95 Resolution Extending the Designation of Novus Landmark East Orange, LLC as developer of the sites at City Hall Plaza (Block 373, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5.01, 5.02 and 6) in Transit Village Redevelopment Area I-96 Resolution of the City of East Orange, Authorizing the Execution of an Escrow Agreement with TD Partners & JG Petrucci for the Redevelopment of 20-30 Evergreen Place, Block 692, Lots 24 and 25 and 75 Halsted Street, Block 692, Lot 10 in the Transit Village Redevelopment Area of the City of East Orange FINANCE – QUILLA E. TALMADGE Cooper, Holman, Johnson Resolutions I-97 Payroll #8 – April 8, 2016– April 21, 2016 City Employees: $2,244,299.19 Water: $138,154.18 I-98 2016 Temporary Capital Budget I-99 Resolution Cancelling Tax Sale Certificates 10-01088 and 10-01093 (Reid Temple) 2 HEALTH and EDUCATION – MUSTAFA AL-M. BRENT Gomez, Talmadge, Lewis Resolution I-100 Governor’s Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Fiscal Grant Cycle July 2014-June 2019 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 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 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 3 FINANCE – QUILLA E. TALMADGE Cooper, Holman, Johnson Resolution I-4 March 2016 Bill Payments 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 Bond Ordinance No. 17 of 2016 Bond Ordinance providing for Various Water Improvements and Acquisitions of Equipment for the East Orange Water Commission by the City of East Orange, in the County of Essex, State of New Jersey (the “City”) to be Financed by the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust Fund Program; Appropriating $23,100,000 therefor and Authorizing the Issuance of $23,100,000 Bonds or Notes of the City to Finance the Costs thereof Ordinances on Second and Final Reading Ordinance No. 9 of 2016 An Ordinance of the City of East Orange Municipal Council to approve the Tax Exemption and to authorize the Execution of a Financial Agreement between the City of East Orange and East Orange Hospitality Urban Renewal, LLC Ordinance No. 10 of 2016 An Ordinance of the City of East Orange Municipal Council to approve the Tax Exemption and to authorize the Execution of a Financial Agreement between the City of East Orange and Indigo 141 Urban Renewal, LLC 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. 4  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 18th Monday, July 18th 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