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CITY OF EAST ORANGE THE EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Monday, July 11, 2016 6:00 P.M. THEODORE R. GREEN City Council Chairman First Ward Second Ward Christopher D. James Jacquelyn E. Johnson Amy J. 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 July 11, 2016 6:00 P.M. ROLL CALL SALUTE TO THE FLAG SILENT PRAYER SUNSHINE LAW STATEMENT PUBLIC HEARING None PRESENTATIONS MINUTES PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS 1. Correspondence dated July 1, 2016 from the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders regarding the adoption of 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” at the Wednesday, June 22, 2016 Meeting. MAYOR’S COMMUNICATIONS 1. Correspondence dated July 11, 2016 appointing Director of Public Safety Sheila Coley to serve as Acting Mayor from Saturday, July 16, 2016 until 8:30 AM on Monday, July 25, 2016 while the Mayor is on vacation. BOARD AND COMMISSION MINUTES RECEIVED East Orange Planning Board May 4, 2016 REPORT OF OFFICERS Monthly Constable Report – June 2016 Emislair Rosalva Bora Balcik Monthly Constable Report – May 2016 Bora Balcik REPORT OF COMMITTEES ARTS, RECREATION and CULTURAL AFFAIRS –AMY J. LEWIS Holman, Gomez, James Resolutions I-171 Kobie Sanders – Memorial I-172 National Disability Voter Registration Week BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND ZONING – ROMAL D. BULLOCK James, Cooper, Holman Resolution I-173 Resolution Authorizing the Execution of an Indemnity Agreement to Protect Against Adverse Title Matters FINANCE – QUILLA E. TALMADGE Cooper, Holman, Johnson Resolutions I-174 Payroll #14 – July 1, 2016 – July 14, 2016 City Employees - $2,400,142.07 Water - $146,014.52 I-175 City of East Orange Cancellation of Budget Appropriation 1 FINANCE – QUILLA E. TALMADGE Continued Cooper, Holman, Johnson Resolution I-176 State of New Jersey Department of Agriculture Summer Food Service Grant HEALTH and EDUCATION – MUSTAFA AL-M. BRENT Gomez, Talmadge, Lewis No Resolutions HOUSING, LICENSING and INSPECTION – TYSHAMMIE L. COOPER Brent, Johnson, Bullock Resolution I-177 A Resolution Authorizing the Advertising for the Boarding-Up Services and Rubbish Removal of Vacant and Abandoned Properties LAW AND LEGISLATION – JACQUELYN E. JOHNSON Lewis, James, Talmadge Resolution I-178 A Resolution in Support of Congressional Democrats’ Proposal to Restrict the Purchase of Guns by Individuals on the Federal “Terror Watch List” that is Established by the Federal Department of Homeland Security 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 Resolution I-179 A Resolution Awarding a Contract to Public Service Energy and Gas to Install a Gas Line at the East Orange Golf Course 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 D. LEWIS Holman, Gomez, James 2 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT and ZONING – ROMAL D. BULLOCK James, Cooper, Holman Resolution I-180 Resolution Authorizing and Directing the Planning Board of the City of East Orange to Evaluate Whether the Transit Village District Redevelopment Plan (“TVD”) should be Amended and Supplemented to Include Commercial Uses as a Permitted Principal Use with the TR-O High Rise & Office District, Limited to Properties with Frontage on Freeway Drive: and to Review the Entire TVD for Procedural and Substantive Appropriateness 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. 36 of 2016 Adopt a Park Ordinance Ordinance No. 37 of 2016 Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 35 of 2015, the Financial Agreement between the City of East Orange and the Entity known as 315 Urban Renewal Co., LLC to Amend the Existing Financial Agreement to increase the Number of Residential Units from One Hundred Fifty-One (151) to One Hundred Sixty-Eight (168) Residential Units Ordinance No. 38 of 2016 An Ordinance Amending and Supplementing the Sussex Area Redevelopment Plan B Incorporating Block 185, Lot 2 into the Area Covered by the Redevelopment Plan; and By Changing Block 48, Lot 1 and Block 181, Lot 1 from the ARC-2 District to the ARC-3 District; and Amending the Administrative Provisions of the Plan to Clarify when Site Plan Approval is Required and when Redevelopment Agreements are Required Ordinance No. 39 of 2016 An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 3 of 2016 (Amended by Ordinance No. 18 of 2016 and No. 29 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 Ordinance No. 40 of 2016 An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 2 of 2016 (Amended by Ordinance No. 19 of 2016 and 28 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. 3 LAW AND LEGISLATION – JACQUELYN E. JOHNSON Lewis, James, Talmadge Ordinance on First Reading Ordinance No. 41 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 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 D. Lewis Romal D. Bullock THIRD WARD Quilla E. Talmadge Theodore 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 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 2014 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 Meeting Meeting 5:30PM 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 Monday, December 19th Monday, December 19th City Council Reorganization Meeting Monday, January 2, 2017 @ Noon ~~Revised 5/23/16~~ 5