City Council

CITY OF EAST ORANGE THE EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING Monday, September 14, 2020 5:30 P.M. (Minutes from the Meeting of August 24, 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 August 24, 2020 The East Orange City Council met on August 24, 2020 at 5:53 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.; Mustafa Al-M Brent; Vernon Pullins; Tameika Garrett-Ward; Bergson Leneus; Alicia Holman; Christopher Awe; Brittany Claybrooks; Christopher D. James Absent Amy Lewis CITY OFFICIALS PRESENT Solomon Steplight, City Administrator City Administrator Ryan Linder, Corporation Counsel Law Department Romal Bullock, Director Tax Assessor Mark Barner, Director Property Maintenance Monique Griffith, Director Health and Human Services Daniel Jennings, Director Planning Carolyn R. Reed, Director East Orange Public Library Christopher Coke, Director Public Works Domingos Saldida, Director Public Safety ALSO PRESENT Tony Jackson Mayor’s Office Tracy Munford City Council Jean Credido, Esq. McManimon, Scotland & Baumann, LLC 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 55 Washington Resolution to be presented EO LLC or an Entity to be Created as Redeveloper for a Certain Property Located in the Transit Village District Redevelopment Zone and Urban Enterprise Zone 208. Resolution Waiving the Twenty Day Resolution to be presented Effective Period on Ordinance #28 of 2020 209. Resolution of the City of East Orange Municipal Resolution to be presented Council to Approve the Transfer of a Redevelopment Agreement and to Authorize the Execution of an Assignment and Assumption Redevelopment Agreement between 129 Halsted Street Urban Renewal LLC and LJJ OZ Halstead Holding Urban Renewal, LLC 210. Resolution Authorizing a Professional Service Resolution to be presented Agreement Between the City of East Orange and Eric M. Bernstein and Associates 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. 17 Resolution to be presented 308. Stop Payments In Committee 309. Legal Transfer In Committee 310. Tax Payment Plan In Committee 311. Tax Appeal Refunds In Committee 312. Annual Tax Sale In Committee 313. Tax Abatement In Committee 314. In Lieu of Taxes In Committee 315. Bills, Claims & Appropriations – August 24, 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  300 – FINANCE - Continued CHRISTOPHER AWE – CHAIRMAN Lewis, Pullins, Holman 320. Status of Women In Committee 321. Auction In Committee 322. Duplicate Tax Payments In Committee 323. Resolution to Authorize Payment of Accumulated Resolution to be presented Absence Liabilities to Retiring Employee - $31,778.24 324. Resolution Awarding Contract for the Revaluation Resolution to be presented of all Real Property Within the City of East Orange 325. Resolution Requesting Change in Title, Text, or Resolution to be presented Amount of Appropriation Pursuant to N.J.S.A.40A:4-85 400 – 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 in Support of Wearing of Masks to Resolution to be presented Stop the Spread of COVID-19 500 – 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 Authorizing the City to Enter into Resolution to be presented an Agreement with Civic Cares Community Foundation to Facilitate $345K for a COVID-19 Rental Assistance Program 800 - PUBLIC SAFETY AMY LEWIS – CHAIRWOMAN Brent, Garrett-Ward, Pullins 801. Police Department In Committee 802. Fire Department In Committee 803. Resolution Authorizing the Sale of a 1994 Resolution to be presented Seagrave Fire Pumper by the Borough of Tenafly, New Jersey to the City of East Orange, New Jersey  800 - PUBLIC SAFETY - Continued AMY LEWIS – CHAIRWOMAN Brent, Garrett-Ward, Pullins 804. Resolution Authorizing the Sale of a 1993 Resolution to be presented Spartan Fire Pumper by the Borough of Dumont, New Jersey to the City of East Orange, New Jersey 900 - PUBLIC WORKS MUSTAFA AL-BRENT – CHAIRMAN Holman, Awe, Gomez 901. Capital Improvement Projects Under Construction 902. Streetscape In Committee 903. Resolution Authorizing the Advertisement of Resolution to be presented Request for Proposal for Milling & Paving of Various Streets Funding Year 2020 600 - LAW AND LEGISLATION VERNON PULLINS, JR. – CHAIRMAN Leneus, Lewis, Awe 601. Ordinance on First Reading Ordinance No. 29 of 2020 An Ordinance to Transfer City Owned Lots to Masjid As Habul Yameen Under the Auspices of N.J.S.A 40:12-21 et seq Ordinance No. 30 of 2020 An Ordinance Adopting the East Orange Scattered Sites Redevelopment Plan Pursuant to the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A 40A-1 et seq Ordinance No. 31 of 2020 An Ordinance Authorizing the Execution of Financial Agreements for Payments in Lieu of Taxes with each of Brick Church Urban Renewal I LLC, Brick Church Urban Renewal II LLC, Brick Church Urban Renewal III LLC, Brick Church Urban Renewal IV LLC, Brick Church Urban Renewal V LLC, and Brick Church Urban Renewal VI LLC Pursuant to the Long Term Tax Exemption Law and the Redevelopment Area Bond Financing Law with Respect to 533 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, also Identified as Block 683, Lot 1, 15- 33 Halsted Street, also Identified as Block 683, Lot 1.01, 505 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, also Identified as Block 683, Lot 4.01, 507 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, also Identified as Block 683, Lot 4.02, and 513-517 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, also Identified as Block 683, Lot 5, all in the City of East Orange, in the County of Essex, State of New Jersey, and Authorizing Certain other Actions in Connection Therewith Ordinance No. 32 of 2020 An Ordinance Providing for Special Assessment of the Cost of Certain Stormwater and Sanitary Sewer Improvements and Environmental Remediation in the Area of 533 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, also Identified as Block 683, Lot 1, in the City of East Orange, in the County of Essex, State of New Jersey, Authorizing the Subsidy of Certain Non-Recourse Bonds or Notes to be Issued in Connection Therewith in an Amount not to Exceed $9,5000,000, and Authorizing the Execution of Certain Agreements in Connection Therewith  600 - LAW AND LEGISLATION - Continued VERNON PULLINS, JR. – CHAIRMAN Leneus, Lewis, Awe 601. Ordinance on First Reading Ordinance No. 33 of 2020 An Ordinance Providing for the Special Assessment of the Cost of Certain Stormwater and Sanitary Sewer Improvements, Environmental Remediation, and other Site Improvements in the Area of 533 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, Also Identified as Block 683, Lot 1, in the City of East Orange, in the County of Essex, State of New Jersey, Authorizing the Subsidy of Certain Non- Recourse Bonds or Notes to be Issued in Connection Therewith in an Amount Not To Exceed $11,000,000 and Authorizing the Execution of Certain Agreements in Connection Therewith 602. Ordinances on Second and Final Reading Ordinance No. 27 of 2020 Ordinance of the City of East Orange Authorizing The Execution of a Financial Agreement for Payments in Lieu of Taxes with Respect to Certain Properties Identified on the City’s Tax Maps as Block 361, Lots 22 and 16 Commonly Known as 14 Summit Street Ordinance No. 28 of 2020 An Ordinance of the City of East Orange Municipal Council to Approve the Transfer of a Tax Exemption and to Authorize the Execution of an Assignment and Assumption Agreement Between the City of East Orange and LJJ OZ Halstead Holing Urban Renewal, LLC 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 1000– COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE 1000. East Orange Parking Authority In Committee Meeting adjourned at 6:49 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.