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CITY OF EAST ORANGE THE EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Monday, June 6, 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, June 6, 2016 6:00 P.M. ROLL CALL SALUTE TO THE FLAG SILENT PRAYER SUNSHINE LAW STATEMENT PUBLIC HEARING Calendar Year 2016 Budget Amendment #1 Ordinance No. 25 of 2016 Calendar Year 2016 Ordinance to exceed the Municipal Budget Appropriation Limits and to establish a CAP Bank (N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-45.14) PRESENTATIONS MINUTES PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS 1. Correspondence received June 1, 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 420, Lot 3 – 121-127 South Munn Avenue, East Orange City, Essex County, Program Interest #: 725769, Activity Number: CSP160001 – Communications Center Number: 14-10-08-1331-53. 2. Correspondence received June 1, 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 442, Lot 1 – 26 Grand Avenue, East Orange City, Essex County, Program Interest #: 725752, Activity Number: CSP160001 – Communications Center Number: 16- 03-31-1407-29. 3. Correspondence received June 1, 2016 from The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Site Remediation Program regarding Classification Exception Area/Well Restriction Area (CEA/WRA) Fact Sheet Form – Former Exxon Facility #31994. 250 Central Avenue, East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey – NJDEP Case # 91-02-28-1503-34, PI # 008624. 4. Correspondence received June 1, 2016 from the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders submitting Ordinance No. O-2016-00013 – “Bond Ordinance Providing for the Improvement of Essex County College in and by the County of Essex, New Jersey, Appropriating $2,500,000.00 Therefor and Authorizing the Issuance of $1,250,000.00 Bonds or Notes of the County Entitled to Benefits of Chapter 12 of the Laws of New Jersey of 1971 for Financing such Appropriation” and Ordinance No. O-2016-00014 – “Bond Ordinance Providing for the certain costs in connection with additions to and Renovations of Buildings on the West Caldwell Campus, in and by the County of Essex, New Jersey, Appropriating $35,000,000.00 Therefor and Authorizing the Issuance of $35,000,000.00 Bonds or Notes of the County for Financing such Appropriation”. 5. Correspondence received June 1, 2016 from the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders submitting Ordinance No. O-2016-00015 – Ordinance Naming the Playground in Essex County Weequahic Park next to building 92 as the “Essex County Carl Sharif Playground” in honor of long-time Newark Activist Carl Sharif. 6. Joint Meeting of Essex & Union Counties submitting Minutes from the March 17, 2016 Meeting and the Annual User Charge Apportionment Report for the year 2015. 7. Joint Meeting of Essex & Union Counties submitting Minutes from the February 18, 2016 Meeting and the Annual Operational Report for the year 2015. MAYOR’S COMMUNICATIONS BOARD AND COMMISSION MINUTES RECEIVED East Orange Public Library Board of Trustees…………………………… ……………May 12, 2016 East Orange Senior Citizens Housing Association/Housing Corporation ……………May 5, 2016 REPORT OF OFFICERS 1  REPORT OF COMMITTEES ARTS, RECREATION and CULTURAL AFFAIRS –AMY LEWIS Holman, Gomez, James Resolution I-140 Beverly R. Riley - Memorial BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND ZONING – ROMAL D. BULLOCK James, Cooper, Holman Resolutions I-141 Resolution Designating the East Orange Housing and Community Development Corporation as Developer of certain sites in the Greenwood Redevelopment Area I-142 Resolution of the Municipal Council of the City of East Orange in the County of Essex, New Jersey to inquire into the purchase and sale of Block 49.01, Lots 1 and 2, located in Hollywood Plaza, in the Sussex Redevelopment Area of the City of East Orange FINANCE – QUILLA E. TALMADGE Cooper, Holman, Johnson Resolutions I-143 Payroll #12 – June 3, 2016– June 16, 2016 City Employees: $2,240,952.72 Water: $135,317.75 I-144 Resolution Cancelling a Tax Bill for Block 761 Lot 8 I-145 Calendar Year 2016 Budget Amendment #1 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 No Resolutions 2 PUBLIC WORKS – CHRISTOPHER D. JAMES Johnson, Brent, Gomez Resolutions I-146 Re-naming 380 Martin L. King, Jr Boulevard as Stephen S. Thomas Way I-147 Resolution Accepting the Bid of Stanziale Construction, LLC for the Milling & Paving of Various Streets Funding Year 2015 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 Resolution I-148 Calendar Year 2016 Budget Adoption 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. 28 of 2016 An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 2 of 2016 (Amended by Ordinance No. 19 of 2016) 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. 29 of 2016 An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 3 of 2016 (Amended by Ordinance No. 18 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 3 LAW AND LEGISLATION – JACQUELYN E. JOHNSON- Continued Lewis, James, Talmadge Ordinance on Second and Final Reading Ordinance No. 25 of 2016 Calendar Year 2016 Ordinance to exceed the Municipal Budget Appropriation Limits and to establish a CAP Bank (N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-45.14) 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 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 6th Monday, June 6th 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 Revised 5/23/16 5