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CITY OF EAST ORANGE THE EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Monday, August 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, August 22, 2016 6:00 P.M. ROLL CALL SALUTE TO THE FLAG SILENT PRAYER SUNSHINE LAW STATEMENT PUBLIC HEARING PRESENTATIONS MINUTES June 27, 2016………….……………….City Council Meeting June 6, 2016……………………………City Council Meeting May 23, 2016…………………………...City Council Meeting PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS 1. Correspondence received August 19, 2016 from the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders submitting Ordinance No. O-2016-00017 – “Ordinance No. O-2016-00017 – Salary Ordinance – County of Essex – 2016- 2017”; Ordinance No. O-2016-00019 – Ordinance Naming the 10th hole at the Essex County Weequahic Golf Course as the “Wiley Williams 10th Hole” in honor of the Essex County Golfing Legend Wiley Williams; Ordinance No. O-2016-00020 – Ordinance Naming the Rubberized Track in Essex County Watsessing Park as the “ Essex County Horace Ashenfelter Track” in Honor of 1952 Olympic Gold Medalist Horace Ashenfelter, III; Ordinance No. O-2016-00021 – Ordinance to Establish Essex County Electronic Fees for the Office of the Register of Deeds and Mortgages and Ordinance No. O-2016-00022 – Ordinance for Release of Reverter rights with respect to certain Real Property and Improvements located in the City of Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, known as the Bears and Eagles Riverfront Stadium. 2. Correspondence received August 11, 2016 from the State of New Jersey Department of Transportation regarding Transportation Alternatives Program Request for Applications. 3. Correspondence received July 22, 2016 from the Local Finance Board Approving a Resolution regarding Refunding Bonds and Notes in an amount not to exceed $3,165,000. 4. Correspondence received July 15, 2016 from the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders submitting Ordinance No. O-2016-00018 – “An Ordinance Appropriating $1,090,000 by the County of Essex for the Acquisition of Various Capital Equipment”. 5. Correspondence received July 15, 2016 from the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders submitting Ordinance No. O-2016-00017 – “Salary Ordinance – County of Essex – 2016 and 2017”. 6. Joint Meeting of Essex & Union Counties submitting Minutes from the May 12, 2016 Meeting. MAYOR’S COMMUNICATIONS 1. Correspondence dated August 22, 2016, appointing Sharifa R. Salaam to serve as a Municipal Court Judge, filling the unexpired term of Sherwin Campbell, CJMC. Said term will expire on December 31, 2016. 2. Correspondence dated August 11, 2016 appointing Sherwin Campbell to serve as Chief Municipal Court Judge, filling the unexpired term of Harold W. Fillilove Jr. Said term will expire on December 31, 2016. 3. Correspondence dated August 10, 2016, appointing Sheila Coley, Director of Public Safety to serve as Acting Mayor, effective 4:30 P.M. on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 through 8:30 A.M. on Monday, August 15, 2016. BOARD AND COMMISSION MINUTES RECEIVED East Orange Planning Board……………………………………………………………..July 6, 2016 East Orange Senior Citizens Housing Association/Housing Corporation……………June 2, 2016 REPORT OF OFFICERS REPORT OF COMMITTEES ARTS, RECREATION and CULTURAL AFFAIRS –AMY LEWIS Holman, Gomez, James Resolutions I-210 Kenny Macklin - Commendation I-211 Frederick D. Moore - Commendation I-212 Leon J.I. Moss - Commendation I-213 Maria Armwood-Johnson - Retirement 1 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND ZONING – ROMAL D. BULLOCK James, Cooper, Holman Resolutions I-214 A Resolution Designating 4347 N-Walnut Urban Renewal Entity, LLC as Redeveloper in the North Walnut Redevelopment Area for 43-47 and 51-53 North Walnut Street I-215 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of East Orange, County of Essex, New Jersey, Authorizing the Preparation of a Redevelopment Plan for Property Identified as Block 410, Lot 1 and Block 221, Lot 44 on the City’s Tax Maps I-216 A Resolution of the City of East Orange, County of Essex, New Jersey, Designating the Property Identified on the Tax Maps of the City as Block 410, Lot 1 and Block 221, Lot 44 as a Non- Condemnation Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1, Et Seq. FINANCE – QUILLA E. TALMADGE Cooper, Holman, Johnson Resolutions I-217 Payroll #17 – August 12, 2016 – August 25, 2016 City Employees - $2,576,761.58 Water - $135,239.56 I-218 A Resolution Approving Memorandum of Agreement With Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO (School Traffic Guards) I-219 Confirmation of Appointment – Sherwin Campbell, Chief Judge I-220 Confirmation of Appointment – Sharifa R. Salaam – Municipal Court Judge I-221 A Resolution of the City of East Orange, in the County of Essex, State of New Jersey (The “City”) Authorizing the Submission of an Application to the Local Finance Board Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:2-51 and N.J.S.A. 40A:2-55 in Connection With the Issuance of Not to Exceed $3,200,000 Aggregate Principal Amount of Refunding Bonds and/or Refunding Notes to Fund Emergency Appropriations I-222 A Resolution to Waive Vendor Fees for Eid Al Adha I-4 Bills, Claims & Appropriations HEALTH and EDUCATION – MUSTAFA AL-M. BRENT Gomez, Talmadge, Lewis No Resolutions HOUSING, LICENSING and INSPECTION – TYSHAMMIE L. COOPER Brent, Johnson, Bullock Resolution I-223 A Resolution Authorizing the City to Award a Contract for Boarding Up Services and Rubbish Removal of Vacant and Abandoned Properties Service LAW AND LEGISLATION – JACQUELYN E. JOHNSON Lewis, James, Talmadge No Resolutions PLANNING AND GRANTS – CASIM L. GOMEZ Bullock, Lewis, Brent No Resolutions 2 PUBLIC SAFETY – ALICIA HOLMAN Talmadge, Bullock. Cooper No Resolutions PUBLIC WORKS – CHRISTOPHER D. JAMES Johnson, Brent, Gomez Resolution I-224 A Resolution Authorizing Change Order No. 1 for the Soverel Park Tennis & Handball Courts Rehabilitation 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. 42 of 2016 Refunding Bond Ordinance Authorizing the Issuance of Not to Exceed $3,200,000 Aggregate Principal Amount of Refunding Bonds and/or Refunding Notes by the City of East Orange, In the County of Essex, State of New Jersey, for the Purpose of Funding Emergency Appropriations for Tax Liens Owed by the City and Appropriating the Proceeds of Such Refunding Bonds to Such Purpose 3 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