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CITY OF EAST ORANGE THE EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Monday, October 24, 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, October 24, 2016 6:00 P.M. ROLL CALL SALUTE TO THE FLAG SILENT PRAYER SUNSHINE LAW STATEMENT PUBLIC HEARING 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 PRESENTATIONS MINUTES PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS 1. Correspondence received October 24, 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 522, Lot 3 –105 South Burnet Street, East Orange City, Essex County, Program Interest #: 740547, Activity Number: CSP160001 – Communications Center Number: 16-08-31-1652-23. 2. Correspondence received October 20, 2016 from The Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission regarding a Public Hearing – December 20, 2016 – Proposed Change 16 to PVSC Rules & Regulations (“R&R”). 3. Correspondence received October 13, 2016 from EcolSciences, Inc. regarding a Response Action Outcome – The Sussex Mall, 12-60 Sussex Avenue, East Orange, New Jersey – NJDEP PI# 159522.. 4. Correspondence received October 12, 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 53, Lot 37 – 26 North 16th Street, East Orange City, Essex County, Program Interest #: 739772, Activity Number: CSP160001 – Communications Center Number: 16-08-22-1454-49. 5. Joint Meeting of Essex & Union Counties submitting Report of August 2016 (Public Notice Cancellation of Meetings); Report of July 2016 (Public Notice Cancellation of Meetings); Minutes of June 16, 2016 and Annual Financial Report for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. MAYOR’S COMMUNICATIONS 1. Correspondence dated October 21, 2016 supporting a RAB/PILOT for Prospect Medical/EOGH for 240 and 300 Central Avenue . BOARD AND COMMISSION MINUTES RECEIVED REPORT OF OFFICERS REPORT OF COMMITTEES ARTS, RECREATION and CULTURAL AFFAIRS –AMY LEWIS Holman, Gomez, James Resolutions I-260 Honorable Lester E. Taylor, III - Commendation I-261 Dr. James E. Huger - Memorial I-262 Resolution Awarding Bids for City Wide Coach Bus Transportation Services to throughout the City of East Orange 1 BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND ZONING – ROMAL D. BULLOCK James, Cooper, Holman No Resolutions FINANCE – QUILLA E. TALMADGE Cooper, Holman, Johnson Resolutions I-263 Payroll #22 – October 21, 2016-November 3, 2016 City Employees - $2,249,804.59 Water - $132,024.14 I-264 Duplicate Tax Payments I-265 A Resolution of the City of East Orange Authorizing an Application to the Local Finance Board with respect to Not To Exceed $1,000,000 Non-Recourse Redevelopment Area Bonds to Finance a portion of the East Orange General Hospital Redevelopment Project Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-29(a)(3) and N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-67 I-266 State of New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety Body Armor Grant - $17,101.11 I-267 Resolution Authorizing the City to Award a Contract for Real Estate Appraisal Services I-4 Bill Approval and Payment Listing (10/24/2016) I-268 Resolution Amending Resolution I-234 of 2016 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 Resolutions I-269 A Resolution Approving the Acceptance of the Continum of Care Renewal Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), in the amount of Six Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Eight Hundred Five Dollars ($625,805) I-270 Resolution of Support from Local Unit of Government for the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) Grant PUBLIC SAFETY – ALICIA HOLMAN Talmadge, Bullock. Cooper No Resolutions 2 PUBLIC WORKS – CHRISTOPHER D. JAMES Johnson, Brent, Gomez No Resolutions 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. 50 of 2016 Ordinance of the City of East Orange Authorizing the Execution of a Financial Agreement for payments in Lieu of Taxes with Respect to Certain Hospital Properties located at 240 Central Avenue and 300 Central Avenue Ordinance No. 51 of 2016 An Ordinance to Amend and Supplement Chapter 60, Article IX, Section 60-53 of the Code of the City of East Orange (Amended 06-28-1971 by Ordinance No. 30 of 1971; Amended 04-10-1972 by Ordinance No. 13 of 1972; Amended 02-25-1974 by Ordinance No. 8 of 1974; Amended 02-23-2015 by Ordinance No. 7 of 2015) Ordinance No. 52 of 2016 An Ordinance to Amend and Supplement Chapter 60, Article IX, Section 60-39 of the Code of the City of East Orange (Adopted 12- 14-1981 by Ordinance No. 32 of 1981; Amended 12-28-1981 by Ordinance No. 35 of 1981; Amended 07-19-1982 by Ordinance No. 38 of 1982) Ordinance 53 of 2016 Ordinance to Amend and Supplement Chapter 218-1 ET SEQ., of the Code of the City of East Orange, entitled “Rent Control and Conversions” 3  LAW AND LEGISLATION – JACQUELYN E. JOHNSON ~ Continued Lewis, James, Talmadge Ordinances on First Reading ~ Continued Ordinance 54 of 2016 An Ordinance Amending Sections 260-9 of the East Orange City Code to Provide for the Creation of Four (4) Way Stop Signs at Various Intersections Ordinances on Second and Final 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 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 2016 ELECTION IMPORTANT DATES TO KNOW October 18th (21 Days before the Election)  Last Day to Register to Vote or make changes to current voter registration 2016 ELECTIONovember 1 st  Deadline to Mail the application for a Vote-By-Mail Ballot November 7th  Deadline to apply in person or by authorized messenger, for a Mail-In Ballot application 5