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CITY OF EAST ORANGE THE EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING Monday, April 27, 2020 5:30 P.M. (Minutes from the Meeting of April 13, 2020) CHRISTOPHER D. JAMES City Council Chairman ​First Ward ​Second Ward Christopher D. James Christopher Awe Amy Lewis Brittany D. Claybrooks ​Third Ward ​Fourth Ward Bergson Leneus Casim L. Gomez Vernon Pullins, Jr. Tameika Garrett-Ward ​Fifth Ward Alicia Holman Mustafa AL-M. Brent The following minutes are of necessity, condensed and abridged and do not purport to contain the full contents of the matters discussed. The items referred are subject to legal opinion as to validity. MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING April 13, 2020 The East Orange City Council met on April 13, 2020 at 5:30 P.M. in City Council Chambers, 44 City Hall Plaza, East Orange, and New Jersey. Adequate notice of such meeting was duly given in accordance with law, by publication in local newspapers and by posting on the bulletin board outside and within City Council Chambers. On Roll Call the following Members of Council were present​: Casim L. Gomez; Vernon Pullins, Jr.; Tameika Garrett-Ward; Bergson Leneus; Amy Lewis​; ​Christopher Awe; Brittany Claybrooks; Christopher D. James ABSENT Mustafa Al-M Brent Alicia Holman ​(sick) CITY OFFICIALS PRESENT Solomon Steplight, City Administrator City Administrator Ryan Linder, Corporation Counsel Law Department Romal Bullock, Director Tax Assessor Andre Williams, Chief Fire Department Phyllis Bindi, Chief Police Department Dominigos Saldida, Director Public Safety Mark Barner, Director Property Maintenance Christopher Coke, Director Public Works Renee Muhammad, Director Recreation Monique Griffith, Director Health and Human Services Daniel Jennings, Director Planning Carolyn R. Reed, Director East Orange Public Library ALSO PRESENT Tony Jackson Mayor’s Office Al Holmes IT 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, shall give his/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. COMMITTEES 100-ARTS, RECREATION & CULTURAL AFFAIRS 200-BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND ZONING 300-FINANCE 400-HEALTH AND EDUCATION 500-HOUSING, LICENSING AND INSPECTION 600-LAW AND LEGISLATION 700-PLANNING AND GRANTS 800-PUBLIC SAFETY 900-PUBLIC WORKS 1000-COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE  ​100 - ARTS, RECREATION & CULTURAL AFFAIRS TAMEIKA GARRETT-WARD–CHAIRWOMAN Pullins, Brent, Lewis 101. Recreation Department In Committee 102. East Orange Public Library In Committee ​200 - BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND ZONING CASIM GOMEZ – CHAIRMAN Awe, Claybrooks, Brent 201. Brick Church Mall In Committee 202. Brick Church Urban Renewal In Committee 203. Economic Development Corp. In Committee 204. Board of Adjustment In Committee 205. Community Development Corp. In Committee 206. Sanford Evergreen Connector In Committee 207. Resolution Designating Novus Landmark Resolution to be presented East Orange Urban Renewal LLC as Redeveloper and Authorizing the Execution of an Amended and Restated Redevelopment Agreement ​300 - FINANCE CHRISTOPHER AWE – CHAIRMAN Lewis, Pullins, Holman 301. Personnel In Committee 302. Tax Refund In Committee 303. Labor Negotiations In Committee 304​. Tax Revaluation In Committee 305. Tax Sale Certificate In Committee 306. In Rem Foreclosure In Committee 307. Payroll No. 6A Resolution to be presented 308. Payroll No. 7 Resolution to be presented 309. Stop Payments In Committee 310. Legal Transfer In Committee 311. Tax Payment Plan In Committee 312. Tax Appeal Refund In Committee 313. Annual Tax Sale In Committee 314. Tax Abatement In Committee 315. In Lieu of Taxes In Committee 316. Bills, Claims & Appropriations – April 13, 2020 Resolution to be presented 317. Tax Sale Assignment In Committee 318. Tax Lien In Committee 319. Tax Lien Redemption In Committee 320. Budget Insertions In Committee 321. Status of Women In Committee 322. Auction In Committee 323. Duplicate Tax Payments I​n Committee 324. Resolution Authorizing Payment of Accumulated Resolution to be presented Absence Liabilities to Former Employees ($17,454.62) 325. Resolution Accepting the City of East Orange to Resolution to be presented Utilize Standard Electronic Funds Transfer(EFT)  ​400 – HEALTH and EDUCATION BERGSON LENEUS – CHAIRMAN Garrett-Ward, Holman, Claybrooks 401. Child Guidance Clinic In Committee 402. Health Department In Committee 403. Mental Health Board In Committee 404. East Orange General Hospital In Committee 405. East Orange Board of Education In Committee 500 – HOUSING, LICENSING AND INSPECTION ​ ALICIA HOLMAN – CHAIRWOMAN Claybrooks, Gomez, Leneus 501. Rent Leveling In Committee 502. Affordable Housing Program In Committee 503. Housing Authority In Committee 504. Housing, Planning & Coordinating In Committee 505. Private Parking Rentals In Committee 506. Senior Citizens Housing In Committee 507. Housing Summit In Committee ​700 – PLANNING and GRANTS BRITTANY D. CLAYBROOKS – CHAIRWOMAN Gomez, Leneus, Garrett-Ward 701. Community Development In Committee 702. Safe and Clean In Committee 703. Small Tools Library In Committee 704. Green Acres Grant In Committee 705. Women’s Summit in Committee In Committee 800 - PUBLIC SAFETY ​ AMY LEWIS – CHAIRWOMAN Brent, Garrett-Ward, Pullins 801. Police Department In Committee 802. Fire Department In Committee 803. Resolution Authorizing the City of East Resolution to be presented Orange New Jersey to Purchase Mobile Data Terminals and Software 804. Resolution Authorizing the City of East Resolution to be presented Orange New Jersey to Purchase Stairway Evacuation Chairs ​900 - PUBLIC WORKS MUSTAFA AL-BRENT – CHAIRMAN Holman, Awe, Gomez 901. Capital Improvement Projects under Construction 902. Streetscape In Committee ​600 - LAW AND LEGISLATION VERNON PULLINS, JR. – CHAIRMAN Leneus, Lewis, Awe 601. Ordinance on First Reading Ordinance No. 14 of 2020 An Ordinance to Transfer City Owned Lots to Jaric Development LLC in the Transit Village Redevelopment Area Under the Auspices of N.J.S.A.40:12A-1 et. seq. known as the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law”  ​600 - LAW AND LEGISLATION - Continued VERNON PULLINS, JR. – CHAIRMAN Leneus, Lewis, Awe 602. Ordinances on Second and Final Reading Ordinance No. 11 of 2020 An Ordinance to Amend and Supplement Article V, of the City Code entitled “Violations, Notices and Abatement Certificates” Ordinance No. 12 of 2020 An Ordinance to Amend and Supplement Article XVI, Chapter 60 of the City Code entitled “Employment of Police Officers by Private Parties” Regulating Off-Duty Employment for Law Enforcement Ordinance No. 13 of 2020 An Ordinance to Approve the Tax Exemption and to Authorize the Execution of a Financial Agreement between the City of East Orange and Norman Towers Urban Renewal, LLC In Committee 603. Bingo/Raffles In Committee 604. A.B.C. In Committee 605. City Council Rules In Committee 606. Settlements In Committee 607. Comcast/Suburban Cable Contract In Committee 608. Taxi Cabs vs. Livery Licenses In Committee 609. Resolution Authorizing the Settlement Resolution to be presented of Litigation in the Matter of O’Donnel McCord v. City of East Orange ($44,000.00) ​1000– COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE 1000. East Orange Parking Authority In Committee Meeting adjourned at 5:48 PM. Respectfully submitted by: Cynthia S. Brown, City Clerk