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CITY OF EAST ORANGE THE EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING Monday, December 14, 2020 5:30 P.M. (Minutes from the Meeting of November 23, 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 November 23, 2020 The East Orange City Council met on November 9, 2020 at 5:39 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; Tameika Garrett-Ward; Bergson Leneus; Alicia Holman; Christopher Awe; Brittany Claybrooks; Christopher D. James ABSENT Vernon Pullins, Jr. (arrived @ 5:46pm) Amy Lewis CITY OFFICIALS PRESENT Honorable Ted R. Green Mayor Solomon Steplight, City Administrator City Administrator Ryan Linder, Corporation Counsel Law Department Dorothy Gallagher, Acting CFO Finance Daniel Jennings, Director Planning Carolyn R. Reed, Director East Orange Public Library Mabelteen Tucker, Director Human Resources Andre Williams, Chief Fire Phyllis Bindi, Chief Police Dr. Monique Griffith, Director Health Romal Bullock Tax Assessor Christopher Coke, Director Public Works ALSO PRESENT Anthony Jackson Mayor’s Office Muzammil Mohamed-Stevens Public Works Jamal Pearson Recreation 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. None 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 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. 23 Resolution to be presented 308. Stop Payments In Committee 309. Legal Transfer 2020 – ($15,144) Resolution to be presented 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 (11.23.2020) 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 Payment of Accumulated Resolution to be presented Absence Liabilities to Former employee ($3,793.11) 323. Duplicate Tax Payments ($13,511.18) Resolution to be presented 324. Resolution Change in Custodian of Petty Resolution to be presented Cash Fund (Uribe to Gallagher) 325. Resolution Change in Custodian of Petty Resolution to be presented Cash Fund (Saldida to Gallagher) 326. Cash Management Resolution to be presented  300 – FINANCE - Continued CHRISTOPHER AWE – CHAIRMAN Lewis, Pullins, Holman 327. Resolution Approving the Certification of the Chief Resolution to be presented Financial Officer as to the Anticipated Deficit in Operations of the City of East Orange, in the County of Essex, State of New Jersey Directly Attributable to COVID-19 Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:4-539m), and Approving the Submission of an Application to the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in Connection with the Proposed Funding of Such Anticipated Deficit Through a Special Emergency Appropriation of the City 328. Resolution Approving a Revenue Sharing and Escrow Resolution to be presented Agreement Between the City of East Orange and The East Orange Parking Authority 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 Proposing the Memorandum of Resolution to be presented Understanding Between the East Orange Department of Health and Human Services and Newark Community Health Center 407. Resolution Proposing the East Orange Board Resolution to be presented of Health's COVID-Safe Community Pledge 408. Resolution Authorizing the City to Purchase One Resolution to be presented (1) 2020 Ford Fusion SE AWD 2.0L ECOBOOST Engine for the Health Department 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 to Authorize the Submission of a Resolution to be presented Grant Application to the New Jersey Department of Transportation for the FY2020 Transportation Alternatives Set Aside Program  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 600 - LAW AND LEGISLATION VERNON PULLINS, JR. – CHAIRMAN Leneus, Lewis, Awe 601. Ordinance on First Reading Ordinance No. 41 of 2020 An Ordinance of the City of East Orange, in the County of Essex, State of New Jersey, Providing for a Special Emergency Appropriation Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:4- 53(m) to Fund an Anticipated Deficit in Operations for the 2020 Fiscal Year of the City Directly Attributable to COVID-19 602. 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 1000– COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE 1000. East Orange Parking Authority In Committee Meeting adjourned at 6:08 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. 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