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CITY OF EAST ORANGE THE EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Monday, September 12, 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, September 12, 2016 6:00 P.M. ROLL CALL SALUTE TO THE FLAG SILENT PRAYER SUNSHINE LAW STATEMENT PUBLIC HEARING PRESENTATIONS MINUTES PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS 1. Correspondence received September 7, 2016 from the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders submitting Ordinance No. O-2016-00023 – “Ordinance Naming Building 92 in Essex County Weequahic Park as the “Essex County Feldman Middleton, Jr., Community Center” In Honor of Entrepreneur, Trailblazer and Park Advocate Feldman “Mootsie” Middleton, Jr.” and Ordinance No. O-2016-00024 – Bond Ordinance Providing for Improvements at Turtle Back Zoo in and by the County of Essex, New Jersey, Appropriating $5,445,000 Therefor and Authorizing the Issuance of $5,185,000 Bonds or Notes of the County for Financing Such Appropriation”. 2. Correspondence received September 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 601, Lot 8.02 – 454 Glenwood Avenue, East Orange City, Essex County, Program Interest #: 734750, Activity Number: CSP160001 – Communications Center Number: 16-03-04-1134-29. 3. Correspondence received August 29, 2016 from TRC Solutions regarding Notice of Revision to Flood Hazard Area Individual Permit Application NJDEP Application No. 0700-07-002.1 FHA, 160001 (IP) & 160002 (U) Harvard Printing Redevelopment Project – 550 Central Avenue (City of Orange) & 22-24 Central Avenue (Twp. Of West Orange) Block 4002; Lots 1.01 & 1.02 (City of Orange, NJ) Block 9; Lots 1, 7, 44, 50 & 56 (Twp. Of West Orange, NJ) City of Orange and Township of West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey TRC Project No. 250404. 4. Correspondence received August 29, 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 371, Lot 12 – 57 North Walnut Street, East Orange City, Essex County, Program Interest #:735572, Activity Number: CSP160001 – Communications Center Number: 15-06-16-1422-40. 5. Correspondence received August 25, 2016 from the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders submitting Ordinance No. O-2016-00018 – “An Ordinance Appropriating $1,090,000.00 by the County of Essex for the Acquisition of Various Capital Equipment”. MAYOR’S COMMUNICATIONS BOARD AND COMMISSION MINUTES RECEIVED East Orange Alcoholic Beverage Control Board…………..……………………..June 14, 2016 REPORT OF OFFICERS Monthly Constable Report – August, 2016 Mujahid Abdul-Haqq Emislair Rosalva REPORT OF COMMITTEES ARTS, RECREATION and CULTURAL AFFAIRS –AMY LEWIS Holman, Gomez, James Resolutions I-226 Mittie Sweet Brookins - Memorial I-227 Vincent L. Hopson, Jr. - Memorial I-228 East Orange High School Class of 1976 – Commendation 1 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND ZONING – ROMAL D. BULLOCK James, Cooper, Holman Resolutions I-229 A Resolution Amending Resolution I-215 and Authorizing the Preparation of a Redevelopment Plan for Property Commonly Known as 80 S. Munn Avenue, 254 Central Avenue, 138-158 S Arlington Avenue and 310 Central Avenue I-230 A Resolution of the City of East Orange, County of Essex, New Jersey, Directing the Planning Board to Prepare a Redevelopment Plan Pursuant to the Provisions of the Local Redevelopment and Housing and Housing Law, NJSA 40A:12A-1 Et Seq For Property Identified as Block 251, Lots 5 & 6 on the Tax Maps of the City of East Orange, Also Known as 40-48 North Munn Avenue I-231 A Resolution of the City of East Orange, County of Essex, New Jersey, Rescinding Resolution No. 1-184 Adopted by the City Council of the City of East Orange July 18, 2016, Which Authorized the Planning Board to Undertake an Investigation as to Whether Block 251, Lots 5 & 6 Also Known as 40-48 North Munn Avenue, Constitutes a Non- Condemnation Redevelopment Area Pursuant to the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, NJSA 40A:12A-1, Et Seq I-232 A Resolution of the City of East Orange, County of Essex, New Jersey, Referring to the Planning Board Proposed Amendments to the Sussex Area Redevelopment Plan Which Was Most Recently Amended by Ordinance No. 38 of 2016, Adopted on August 8, 2016 FINANCE – QUILLA E. TALMADGE Cooper, Holman, Johnson Resolutions I-233 Payroll #18 – August 26, 2016 – September 8, 2016 City Employees - $2,623,311.84 Water - $136,150.08 I-234 Payroll #19 – September 9, 2016 – September 22, 2016 City Employees - $2,636,215.09 Water - $138,634.26 I-235 A Resolution to advertise to accept bids for Proposals to provide Account and Financial Consultant Services I-236 A Resolution to advertise to accept bids for Qualifications for Conflict Counsel Services I-237 A Resolution Authorizing the Renewal of Microsoft 365 Version E3, to Upgrade the Existing “Cloud” Based Email Solution and Office Suites I-4 Bill Approval and Payment Listing (9/12/16) I-238 State of New Jersey Department of Health Childhood Lead Poisoning Grant – Budge Insertion I-239 Duplicate Tax Payments - $26,773.15 HEALTH and EDUCATION – MUSTAFA AL-M. BRENT Gomez, Talmadge, Lewis No Resolutions HOUSING, LICENSING and INSPECTION – TYSHAMMIE L. COOPER Brent, Johnson, Bullock No Resolutions 2 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 Resolution I-240 A Resolution Accepting the Bid of P.A. Contractors, Inc. for the CDBG 2016-2017 ADA Streetscape Project Phase I 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 3 LAW AND LEGISLATION – JACQUELYN E. JOHNSON Lewis, James, Talmadge Ordinance on First Reading Ordinance No. 43 of 2016 An Ordinance Amending the Sussex Area Redevelopment and Changes to the Plan Recently Adopted by Ordinance No 38 of 2016, to Permit in the ARC-3 District More Than One Principal Building on a Lot and Both Commercial and Industrial Uses on a Lot 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