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CITY OF EAST ORANGE THE EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING Monday, January 11, 2021 5:30 P.M. (Minutes from the Meeting of December 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 December 28, 2020 The East Orange City Council met on December 28, 2020 at 5:37 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.; Tameika Garrett-Ward; Bergson Leneus; Alicia Holman; Amy Lewis; Christopher Awe; Brittany Claybrooks; Christopher D. James ABSENT Mustafa Al-M Brent Vernon Pullins, Jr. (arrived @ 5:47 PM) CITY OFFICIALS PRESENT Honorable Ted R. Green Mayor Solomon Steplight, City Administrator City Administrator Ryan Lider, Corporation Counsel Law Department Phyllis Bindi, Chief Police Department Andre Williams, Chief Fire Department Dorothy Gallagher, Acting CFO Finance Christopher Coke, Director Public Works Monique Griffith, Director Health and Human Services Carolyn R. Reed, Director East Orange Public Library Jamal Pearson, Acting Director Recreation ALSO PRESENT Tony Jackson Mayor’s Office Stanley Edwards 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. No 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 Garrett-Ward, Pullins, Brent, Lewis - 2020 101. Recreation Department In Committee 102. East Orange Public Library In Committee 103. Lena Marie East – Memorial Resolution to be presented 200 - BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND ZONING CASIM GOMEZ – CHAIRMAN Awe, Claybrooks, Brent Gomez, Awe, Claybrooks, Brent - 2020 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 Awe, Lewis, Pullins, Holman - 2020 301. Personnel Continued Acting Appointment Dorothy Gallagher, CFO Resolution to be presented 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. 26 Resolution to be presented 308. Stop Payments In Committee 309. Legal Transfer 2020 – ($1,000,958.00) Resolution to be presented 310. Tax Payment Plan In Committee 311. Tax Appeal Refund – $98,717.66) Resolution to be presented 312. Annual Tax Sale In Committee 313. Tax Abatement In Committee 314. In Lieu of Taxes In Committee 315. Bills, Claims & Appropriations – 12.28.2020 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. Duplicate Tax Payments – ($8,772. 03) Resolution to be presented 322. Duplicate Tax Payments – ($3,385.22) Resolution to be presented 323. Authorize Payment of Accumulated Absence Resolution to be presented Liabilities to Former Employee 324. Resolution Designating Police Practices Defense Resolution to be presented Counsel Through Claims Resolution Corporation, Inc. The City’s Third Party Insurance Administrator 325. Resolution Awarding Professional Service Contracts Resolution to be presented for Tax Appeal Defense Counsel  300 – FINANCE - Continued CHRISTOPHER AWE – CHAIRMAN Lewis, Pullins, Holman Awe, Lewis, Pullins, Holman - 2020 326. Resolution Designating Defense Litigation, Resolution to be presented Workers Compensation and Special Conflict Counsel Through Claims Resolution Corporation, Inc. the City’s Third Party Insurance Administrator 327. Resolution Awarding Professional Service Contracts Resolution to be presented for Special Labor Counsel 328. Resolution Awarding Professional Services Contract for Resolution to be presented Tax Foreclosure Counsel to Goldberg, Mackler, Sayegh, Mintz, Pfeffer, Bonchi and Gill 329. Resolution Awarding Professional Services Contracts Resolution to be presented for Insurance Coverage Defense Counsel 330. Resolution Awarding Professional Services Contract Resolution to be presented for Redevelopment Special Legal Counsel for the City of East Orange 331. Resolution Authorizing the Continued Acting Appointment Resolution to be presented Dorothy Gallagher, CFO 332. Resolution Approving a Settlement Agreement Between Resolution to be presented the City of East Orange and Buzzing Bees Child Care Development, LLC 400 – HEALTH and EDUCATION BERGSON LENEUS – CHAIRMAN Garrett-Ward, Holman, Claybrooks Leneus, Garrett-Ward, Holman, Claybrooks – 2020 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 the City’s Rejection of Resolution to be presented 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 407. Governors’ Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Resolution to be presented grant – Fiscal Year July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022 408. Resolution Authorizing a One Year Lease Extension Resolution to be presented for the City of East Orange’s WIC Division 500 – HOUSING, LICENSING AND INSPECTION ALICIA HOLMAN – CHAIRWOMAN Claybrooks, Gomez, Leneus Holman, Claybrooks, Gomez, Leneus - 2020 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 508. Resolution for the Purchase of Vehicles Resolution to be presented Code Enforcement 509. Resolution Extending the Expanded Definition Resolution to be presented of Rent Set-forth in Ordinance #21 of 2020 until June 2021  700 – PLANNING and GRANTS BRITTANY D. CLAYBROOKS – CHAIRWOMAN Gomez, Leneus, Garrett-Ward Claybrooks, Gomez, Leneus, Garrett-Ward - 2020 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 Lewis, Brent, Garrett-Ward, Pullins - 2020 801. Police Department In Committee 802. Fire Department In Committee 803. Resolution Authorizing the City of East Orange, Resolution to be presented New Jersey to Purchase Two Chevrolet Silverado Special Service Vehicles and Emergency Vehicle Accessory Package for the East Orange Fire Division 804. Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of a 2005 EVI Resolution to be presented Rescue Truck from the Ranburn Rescue Squad, Inc to the City of East Orange, New Jersey – Office of Emergency Management 900 - PUBLIC WORKS MUSTAFA AL-BRENT – CHAIRMAN Holman, Awe, Gomez Brent, Holman, Awe, Gomez - 2020 901. Capital Improvement Projects under Construction 902. Streetscape In Committee 903. Resolution Awarding a Contract of Construction Resolution to be presented /Installation of Digital Signs 904. Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of Various Resolution to be presented Vehicles and Equipment for Public Works Equipment 600 - LAW AND LEGISLATION VERNON PULLINS, JR. – CHAIRMAN Leneus, Lewis, Awe Pullins, Leneus, Lewis, Awe - 2020 601. Ordinances on First Reading In Committee 602. Ordinances on Second and 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. Resolution Authorizing Settlement of Litigation in the Resolution to be presented Matter of Suburban Disposal, Inc. v City of East Orange 1000– COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE 1000. East Orange Parking Authority In Committee Meeting adjourned at 5:55 PM. Respectfully submitted by: Cynthia S. Brown, City Clerk