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CITY OF EAST ORANGE THE EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Monday, September 26, 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 26, 2016 6:00 P.M. ROLL CALL SALUTE TO THE FLAG SILENT PRAYER SUNSHINE LAW STATEMENT PUBLIC HEARING 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 PRESENTATIONS MINUTES August 8, 2016……….City Council Regular Meeting July 18, 2016………….City Council Regular Meeting July 11, 2016………….City Council Regular Meeting PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS 1. Correspondence received September 22, 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 Fieldman 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 19, 2016 from TRC Solutions submitting a Notice of Submission of Request for Authorization to Discharge to Surface Water – PSE&G Circuit A-2306, West Orange Switching Station to McCarter Switching Station in Newark, 230kV Underground Transmission Line Project City of East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey. 3. Correspondence received September 19, 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 261, Lot 44 – 206 North Oraton Parkway, East Orange City, Essex County, Program Interest #: 736449, Activity Number: CSP160001 – Communications Center Number: 16-07-28-1051-18. 4. Correspondence received September 19, 2016 from Joint Meeting of Essex & Union Counties submitting a copy of Resolution No. 079/16 – Resolution Making Assessment for Fourth Quarter 2016. 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 BOARD AND COMMISSION MINUTES RECEIVED East Orange Public Library Board of Trustees………………………………………..September 8, 2016 East Orange Planning Board……………………………………………………………August 17, 2016 REPORT OF OFFICERS Tax Collector Monthly Accumulation of Revenue Reports ~2016 Monthly Constable Report – May – August 2016 Tracy Williams REPORT OF COMMITTEES ARTS, RECREATION and CULTURAL AFFAIRS –AMY LEWIS Holman, Gomez, James Resolution I-241 Confirmation of Appointment Status of Women 1 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND ZONING – ROMAL D. BULLOCK James, Cooper, Holman No Resolutions FINANCE – QUILLA E. TALMADGE Cooper, Holman, Johnson Resolutions I-242 Payroll #20 – September 23, 2016-October 6, 2016 City Employees - $2,480,063.01 Water - $134,568.36 I-4 Bill Approval and Payment Listing - 9/26/16 I-243 A Resolution Amending Resolution 1-158 of 2014 Awarding A Professional Services Contract for Public Sector Special Labor Legal Counsel for the City of East Orange Roth D'Aquanni, LLC HEALTH and EDUCATION – MUSTAFA AL-M. BRENT Gomez, Talmadge, Lewis No Resolutions HOUSING, LICENSING and INSPECTION – TYSHAMMIE L. COOPER Brent, Johnson, Bullock Resolution I-244 A Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of One (1) SUV Ford Explorer 4 Door LAW AND LEGISLATION – JACQUELYN E. JOHNSON Lewis, James, Talmadge No Resolutions PLANNING AND GRANTS – CASIM L. GOMEZ Bullock, Lewis, Brent Resolution I-245 A Resolution Authorizing the Execution of the Community Development Block Grant Third Party Contracts PUBLIC SAFETY – ALICIA HOLMAN Talmadge, Bullock. Cooper No Resolutions PUBLIC WORKS – CHRISTOPHER D. JAMES Johnson, Brent, Gomez No Resolutions 2  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-246 A Resolution Authorizing the City to Award A Contract for Health Care Management Services – Integrity Health LLC - $12,640,284.00 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. 44 of 2016 An Ordinance Adopting a Redevelopment Plan for the East Orange Central Core Healthcare Campus District Pursuant to the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq. Ordinance No. 45 of 2016 An Ordinance Amending and Supplementing the Transit Village Area Redevelopment Plan by Permitting Commercial Uses on Freeway Drive East, and Amending the Text of the TVD to Correct Typographical errors and Clarify Ambiguities in Sections 5.1 and 5.6 of the TVD Ordinance on Second and Final 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