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CITY OF EAST ORANGE THE EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING Monday, July 13, 2020 5:30 P.M. (Minutes from the Meeting of June 22, 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 Like Us on Facebook: @EASTORANGECITYCOUNCIL 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 June 22, 2020 The East Orange City Council met on June 8, 2020 at 5:34 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; Jr.; Vernon Pullins; Tameika Garrett-Ward; Bergson Leneus; Christopher Awe; Amy Lewis; Brittany Claybrooks; Christopher D. James ABSENT Mustafa Al-M Brent (arrived @ 5:39 PM) Alicia Holman CITY OFFICIALS PRESENT Solomon Steplight, City Administrator City Administrator Ryan Linder, Corporation Counsel Law Department Juan Uribe, CFO Finance Department Romal Bullock, Director Tax Assessor Andre Williams, Chief Fire Department Domingos Saldida, Director Public Safety Mark Barner, Director Property Maintenance Mabelteen Tucker, Director Human Resources Christopher Coke, Director Public Works Rene 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 Tracy Munford City Council 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. ✓ Jamillah Lawson: Asked guidelines for installing speed bumps and when will the pools, playgrounds and basketball hoops be restored ✓ Geneva C. Paul: Complained about Illegal fireworks occurring from the evening until the early morning hours which is interrupting sleep 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 103. Nellie Jane Brownridge – 100th Birthday Resolution to be presented 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 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. 12 Resolution to be presented 308. Stop Payments In Committee 309. Legal Transfer In Committee 310. Tax Payment Plan In Committee 311. Tax Appeal Refund In Committee 312. Annual Tax Sale In Committee 313. Tax Abatement In Committee 314. In Lieu of Taxes In Committee 315. Bills, Claims & Appropriations – June 22, 2020 Resolution to be presented 316. Tax Sale Assignment In Committee 317. Tax Lien In Committee 318. Tax Lien Redemption In Committee 319. Budget Insertions In Committee 320. Status of Women In Committee 321. Auction In Committee 322. Authorize Temporary Emergency Resolution to be presented Appropriations Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:4-1 Et Seq (The Local Budget Law) 323. Resolution to Authorize Payment of Accumulated Resolution to be presented Absence Liabilities to Retiring Employee 324. Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Resolution to be presented Contract for Human Resources Management Information System  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 406. Resolution Authorizing a One-Year Re-extension Resolution to be presented for the City of East Orange’s Division of Substance Abuse 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 706. Resolution Awarding Home Funds to Garden State Resolution to be presented Episcopal Community Development Corporation for Affordable Housing Initiatives 707. Resolution Amending Resolution I-56 of 2017 Resolution to be presented Authorizing Application and Acceptance of NJDEP Green Acres Funding for the Columbian Park Field Court and Pool Renovation Project 800 - PUBLIC SAFETY AMY LEWIS – CHAIRWOMAN Brent, Garrett-Ward, Pullins 801. Police Department In Committee 802. Fire Department In Committee 900 - PUBLIC WORKS MUSTAFA AL-BRENT – CHAIRMAN Holman, Awe, Gomez 901. Capital Improvement Projects under Construction 902. Streetscape In Committee 903. Resolution Authorizing Change Order No. 1 for Resolution to be presented Engineering Design Services for Main Streetscape Economic Development Authority Project  600 - LAW AND LEGISLATION VERNON PULLINS, JR. – CHAIRMAN Leneus, Lewis, Awe 601. Ordinance on First Reading In Committee 602. Ordinances on Second and Final Reading Ordinance No. 20 of 2020 An Ordinance of The City of East Orange Authorizing the Execution of a First Amendment to Financial Agreement for Payments in Lieu of Taxes with Respect to Certain Properties Identified on the City’s Tax Maps as Block 386, Lots 2, 3 and 4 (Hue Soul Site) Ordinance No. 21 of 2020 An Ordinance Amending the City’s Rent Leveling Code to Limit the Imposition of Additional Costs on Tenants Bond Ordinance No. 22 of 2020 Bond Ordinance Providing for the Local Unit’s Allocable Share of the Flood Mitigation Facilities Project of the Joint Meeting of Essex and Union Counties, By and In the City of East Orange, In the County of Essex, State of Ne Jersey (The “Local Unit”) on Behalf of the East Orange Water Commission: Appropriating $1,245,0000 Therefor and Authorizing the Issuance of $1,245,000 Bonds or Notes to Finance the Cost Thereof Ordinance No. 23 of 2020 An Ordinance Amending Chapter 25 of the East Orange City Code to Expand the Membership of the East Orange Public Safety Advisory Counsel 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 In-Support of the Annual Washington Resolution to be presented Juneteenth National Holiday and National Juneteenth Holiday Campaign 1000– COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE 1000. East Orange Parking Authority In Committee Meeting adjourned at 5:45 PM. Respectfully submitted by: Cynthia S. Brown, City Clerk In accordance with Executive Order 107, the City of East Orange Offices are closed to the public. For the safety of residents and employees, the Meetings of the East Orange City Council will be conducted via Video Conference, Streaming on Facebook Live-facebook.com/eocitycouncil until further notice.