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CITY OF EAST ORANGE THE EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Monday, December 28, 2020 6:00 P.M. 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  REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, December 28, 2020 6:00 P.M. ROLL CALL SALUTE TO THE FLAG SILENT PRAYER SUNSHINE LAW STATEMENT PUBLIC HEARINGS PRESENTATIONS MINUTES PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS 1. Correspondence received December 22, 2020 from PSE&G regarding Application for an Extension of a Freshwater Wetlands General Permit Number 1 PSE&G Natural Gas Distribution and Transmission System Rights-of-Way Maintenance Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset and Union Counties, New Jersey File No. 0000-05-0036.1, FWW160001. 2. Correspondence received December 22, 2020 from the State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection regarding Area of Concern: One 10,000-gallon #2 Heating Oil Underground Storage Tank System Unrestricted Use – No Further Action Letter and Covenant Not to Sue, Block 711, Lot 8.01, 141 South Harrison Street, East Orange City, Essex County, Program Interest #922649, Activity Number: CSP200001, Communications Center Number: 20-10-05-1206-38. 3. Correspondence received December 22, 2020 from Fennelly Environmental Associates, LLC (FEA) regarding Response Action Outcome, Remedial Action Type: Unrestricted Use, Scope of Remediation: Area of Concern: AOC-2 – Closure of Regulated Underground Storage Tank (UST) Systems Conducted on December 10, 2020, Tank Systems Consisted of Four 550-Gallon Gasoline UST and Associated Piping; and no other areas – Case Name: 67 South Munn Avenue, Address: 67 South Munn Avenue, Municipality: East Orange, County: Essex, Block: 410 Lot: 4, Preferred ID: 897428, UST Closure #: N897428UCL200001. 4. Correspondence received December 21, 2020 from Second River Joint Meeting submitting a copy of Resolution No 013-2020 – Resolution of Second River Joint Meeting Annual Board Meetings 2021 adopted on December 2, 2020. 5. Correspondence received December 21, 2020 from the State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection regarding Area of Concern: One 550-gallon #2 Heating Oil Underground Storage Tank System Unrestricted Use – No Further Action Letter and Covenant Not to Sue, Block 62, Lot 11, 103 No. 17th Street, East Orange City, Essex County, Program Interest #920837, Activity Number: CSP200001, Communications Center Number: 19-10-15-0938-06. 6. Correspondence received December 21, 2020 from the State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection regarding Area of Concern: One 550-gallon #2 Heating Oil Underground Storage Tank System Unrestricted Use – No Further Action Letter and Covenant Not to Sue, Block 172, Lot 49, 80 North Grove Street, East Orange City, Essex County, Program Interest #921748, Activity Number: CSP200001, Communications Center Number: 20-06-01-1047-50. 7. Correspondence received December 21, 2020 from New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Site Remediation and Waste Management Program regarding Site Name: Meineke Muffler, Program Interest (PI) Number: 033408, Case Tracking Number for the submission: 03-09-10-1343-15. 8. Correspondence received December 21, 2020 from the State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection regarding Area of Concern: One 550-gallon #2 Heating Oil Underground Storage Tank System Unrestricted Use – No Further Action Letter and Covenant Not to Sue, Block 620, Lot 17, 320 Glenwood Avenue, East Orange City, Essex County, Program Interest #921289, Activity Number: CSP200001, Communications Center Number: 20-09-18-1205-14. 9. Correspondence received December 21, 2020 from the State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection regarding Area of Concern: One 550-gallon #2 Heating Oil Underground Storage Tank System Unrestricted Use – No Further Action Letter and Covenant Not to Sue, Block 743, Lot 15.01, 170 Sanford Street, East Orange City, Essex County, Program Interest #922072, Activity Number: CSP200001, Communications Center Number: 20-10-28-1538-23. 10. Correspondence received December 18, 2020 from the State of New Jersey Department of Community Affairs regarding a Review of Resolution I-318 designating Block 31, Lot 1; Block 40, Lot 1; and Block 180, Lot 1 as an Area in Need of Redevelopment (Non-Condemnation). MAYOR’S COMMUNICATIONS 1. Correspondence dated December 14, 2020 appointing Dorothy Gallagher to serve in the position of Acting Chief Financial Officer for an additional 45-day period, effective December 23, 220. 2. Correspondence dated December 14, 2020 requesting confirmation of Dorothy Gallagher to serve in the position of Chief Financial Officer for a term of office coterminous with the Office of the Mayor. BOARD AND COMMISSION MINUTES RECEIVED East Orange Public Library Board of Trustees – December 10, 2020 REPORT OF OFFICERS Constable Report ~ November 2020 Tracy Williams Muraad Rasheed 2  REPORT OF OFFICERS - Continued Constable Report ~ October 2020 Tracy Williams REPORT OF COMMITTEES ARTS, RECREATION and CULTURAL AFFAIRS –TAMEIKA GARRETT-WARD Pullins, Brent, Lewis Resolution I-376 Lena Marie East - Memorial BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND ZONING – CASIM GOMEZ Awe, Claybrooks, Brent No Resolutions FINANCE – CHRISTOPHER AWE Lewis, Pullins, Holman Resolutions I-377 Payroll No. 26 – December 16, 2020-December 31, 2020 I-4 Bill Approval & Payment Listing (12.28.2020) I-378 Legal Transfer 2020 - $1,000,958.00 I-379 Tax Appeal Refunds - $98,717.66 I-380 Duplicate Tax Payment - $8,772.03 I-381 Duplicate Tax Payment - $3,385.22 I-382 Authorize Payment of Accumulated Absence Liabilities to Former Employee I-383 Resolution Designating Police Practices Defense Counsel Through Claims Resolution Corporation, Inc. The City’s Third Party Insurance Administrator I-384 Resolution Awarding Professional Service Contracts for Tax Appeal Defense Counsel I-385 Resolution Designating Defense Litigation, Workers Compensation and Special Conflict Counsel Through Claims Resolution Corporation, Inc. the City’s Third Party Insurance Administrator I-386 Resolution Awarding Professional Service Contracts for Special Labor Counsel I-387 Resolution Awarding Professional Services Contract for Tax Foreclosure Counsel to Goldberg, Mackler, Sayegh, Mintz, Pfeffer, Bonchi and Gill I-388 Resolution Awarding Professional Services Contracts for Insurance Coverage Defense Counsel I-389 Resolution Awarding Professional Services Contract for Redevelopment Special Legal Counsel for the City of East Orange I-390 Resolution Authorizing the Continued Acting Appointment – Dorothy Gallagher, CFO I-391 Resolution Approving a Settlement Agreement Between the City of East Orange and Buzzing Bees Child Care Development, LLC HEALTH and EDUCATION – BERGSON LENEUS Garrett-Ward, Holman, Claybrooks Resolution I-392 Resolution Authorizing the City’s Rejection of Bids Submitted in Connection with the Request for Cost Estimating Services and Authorizing the Second Advertisement of the Request for Proposals of Cost Estimating Services In Connection With the Lead Grant Program 3 HEALTH and EDUCATION – BERGSON LENEUS - Continued Garrett-Ward, Holman, Claybrooks Resolutions I-393 Governors’ Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse grant – Fiscal Year July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022 I-394 Resolution Authorizing a One Year Lease Extension for the City of East Orange’s WIC Division HOUSING, LICENSING and INSPECTION – ALICIA HOLMAN Claybrooks, Gomez, Leneus Resolutions I-395 Resolution for the Purchase of Vehicles – Code Enforcement I-396 Resolution Extending the Expanded Definition of Rent Set-forth in Ordinance #21 of 2020 until June 2021 PLANNING and GRANTS – BRITTANY D. CLAYBROOKS Gomez, Leneus, Garrett-Ward No Resolutions PUBLIC SAFETY – AMY LEWIS Brent, Garrett-Ward, Pullins Resolutions I-397 Resolution Authorizing the City of East Orange, New Jersey to Purchase Two Chevrolet Silverado Special Service Vehicles and Emergency Vehicle Accessory Package for the East Orange Fire Division I-398 Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of a 2005 EVI Rescue Truck from the Ranburn Rescue Squad, Inc to the City of East Orange, New Jersey – Office of Emergency Management PUBLIC WORKS – MUSTAFA AL-M. BRENT Holman, Awe, Gomez Resolutions I-399 Resolution Awarding a Contract of Construction/ Installation of Digital Signs I-400 Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of Various Vehicles and Equipment for Public Works Equipment LAW AND LEGISLATION – VERNON PULLINS, JR. Leneus, Lewis, Awe No Resolutions ROLL CALL ON CONSENT AGENDA All items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered routine by the City Council and will be acted upon by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, Council may remove that item from the Consent Agenda and discuss it separately under the Regular Agenda NEW BUSINESS REGULAR AGENDA TABLED LEGISLATION REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES ARTS, RECREATION and CULTURAL AFFAIRS – TAMEIKA GARRETT-WARD Pullins, Brent, Lewis BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT and ZONING – CASIM GOMEZ Awe, Claybrooks, Brent 4 FINANCE – CHRISTOPHER AWE Lewis, Pullins, Holman HEALTH and EDUCATION – BERGSON LENEUS Garrett-Ward, Holman, Claybrooks HOUSING, LICENSING and INSPECTION – ALICIA HOLMAN Claybrooks, Gomez, Leneus PLANNING AND GRANTS – BRITTANY D. CLAYBROOKS Gomez, Leneus, Garrett-Ward PUBLIC SAFETY – AMY LEWIS Brent, Garrett-Ward, Pullins PUBLIC WORKS – MUSTAFA AL-M. BRENT Holman, Awe, Gomez LAW AND LEGISLATION – VERNON PULLINS, JR. Leneus, Lewis, Awe Resolution I-401 Resolution Authorizing Settlement of Litigation in the Matter of Suburban Disposal, Inc. v City of East Orange 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, give his or 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. CALL OF WARDS CHRISTOPHER D. JAMES City Council Chairman FIRST WARD SECOND WARD Christopher D. James Christopher Awe Amy Lewis Brittany D. Claybrooks THIRD WARD Bergson Leneus Vernon Pullins, Jr. FOURTH WARD FIFTH WARD Casim L. Gomez Alicia Holman Tameika Garrett-Ward Mustafa Al-M. Brent 5 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. 6