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CITY OF EAST ORANGE THE EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING Tuesday, October 13, 2020 5:30 P.M. (Minutes from the Meeting of September 28, 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 September 28, 2020 The East Orange City Council met on September 28, 2020 at 5:42 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; Alicia Holman; Amy Lewis; Christopher Awe; Brittany Claybrooks; Christopher D. James Absent Mustafa Al-M Brent CITY OFFICIALS PRESENT Solomon Steplight, City Administrator City Administrator Malee Wing, Corporation Counsel Law Department Romal Bullock, Director Tax Assessor Mark Barner, Director Property Maintenance Daniel Jennings, Director Planning Carolyn R. Reed, Director East Orange Public Library Christopher Coke, Director Public Works Domingos Saldida, Director Public Safety Andre Williams, Chief Fire Department Mabelteen Tucker, Director Human Resources ALSO PRESENT Jamal Pearson Recreation Muzammil Mohamed-Stevens Public Works 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 103. Shedrack Basil Skeete – Memorial Resolution to be presented 104. Mittie B. Lassiter-Worrell – Memorial 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 207. Resolution Designating Fraleg Group Inc or an Resolution to be presented Entity to be Created as Redeveloper for a Certain Property Located in the Transit Village District Redevelopment Zone and an Urban Enterprise Zone 208. Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Redevelopment Resolution to be presented Agreement Between the City of East Orange and 440 MLK Dr LLC for Certain Property Identified on the Tax Map of the City of East Orange as Block 370, Lot2, Commonly Known as 440A-442 MLK Dr. 209. Resolution Amending and Extending the Designation of Resolution to be presented Jaric Development as Redeveloper for 440 and 444 Dr. MLK, Jr., Blvd Located in the Transit Village Redevelopment Area 210. Resolution Authorizing a Community Benefits Agreement Resolution to be presented Between the City of East Orange and SV 19 N Harrison Urban Renewal Entity, LLC 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. 19 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 – September 28, 2020 Resolution to be presented 316. Tax Sale Assignment In Committee 317. Tax Lien In Committee  300 – FINANCE - Continued CHRISTOPHER AWE – CHAIRMAN Lewis, Pullins, Holman 318. Tax Lien Redemption In Committee 319. Budget Insertions In Committee 320. Status of Women In Committee 321. Auction In Committee 322. Duplicate Tax Payments - $32,066.46 Resolution to be presented 323. Miscellaneous Refund In Committee 324. Electronic Tax Sale Program Resolution to be presented 325. Tax Appeal Refunds - $278,097.37 326. Resolution Authorizing a Professional service Resolution to be presented Agreement Between the City of East Orange and Berneke Economics 327. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Resolution to be presented Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus Cares Act (CDBG-CV) 328. Authorize Payment of Accumulated Absence Liabilities Resolution to be presented to Former Employee - $5,139.39 329. Resolution of the City of East Orange, in the County Resolution to be presented of Essex, New Jersey Authorizing an Application to the Local Finance Board With Respect to not to Exceed $1,000,000 Non-Recourse Taxable Special Obligation Pilot Redevelopment Area Bonds to Finance a Portion of the Summit Street Project Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-29(a)(3) and N.J.S.A. 40A:12-67(g) 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 Award Cost Estimating Services (Lead Grant Program) 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 Ratifying a Shared Service Agreement Resolution to be presented Between the City of East Orange and the East Orange Board of Education 804. Resolution Supporting and Approving the Resolution to be presented Submission of an Application for Involuntary Accidental Disability Retirement Under the Police and Firemen’s Retirement System 805. Resolution Supporting and Approving the Submission Resolution to be presented of an Application for Involuntary Accidental Disability Retirement Under the Police and Firemen’s Retirement System 806. Resolution to Acknowledge the Month of October 2020 Resolution to be presented as a National Fire Prevention Month in the City of East Orange 807. Resolution Authorizing the Advertisement of Invitation Resolution to be presented to Bid for Source Capture Exhaust System for East Orang Fire Department 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. 34 of 2020 Ordinance Amending the 2015 East Orange Transit Village District Redevelopment Plan to Permit Ground Floor Office Space Uses Along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Both the Central Business District and the Arts and Cultural District Ordinance No. 35 of 2020 Ordinance to Transfer a City Owned Lot to Andre Cooper LLC in the Transit Village Redevelopment Area Under the Auspices of N.J.S.A. 40:12-A-1 et seq, Known as the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law Ordinance No. 36 of 2020 Ordinance Amending Ordinance 17 of 2017 to Extend the Time Frame for Completion of the Execution of an Amended Financial Agreement Between the City of East Orange and SV 19 N Harrison Urban Renewal Entity, LLC 602. Ordinances on Second and Final Reading 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. Reappointment of Darryl Gayton to the Alcoholic Resolution to be presented Beverage Control Board  1000– COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE 1000. East Orange Parking Authority In Committee Meeting adjourned at 5:57 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.