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CITY OF EAST ORANGE THE EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING Monday, July 26, 2021 5:30 P.M. (Minutes from the Meeting of July 12, 2021) 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 July 12, 2021 The East Orange City Council met on July 12, 2021 at 5:36 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, Jr.; Alicia Holman; Amy Lewis; Christopher Awe; Brittany Claybrooks; ABSENT Mustafa Al-M Brent; Tameika Garrett-Ward (Arrived @ 5:37pm) Bergson Leneus (Arrived @ 5:37pm) Christopher D. James (Arrived @ 5:41 pm) CITY OFFICIALS PRESENT Solomon Steplight, City Administrator City Administrator Ryan Linder, Corporation Counsel Law Department Andre Williams, Chief Fire Department Dorothy Gallagher, CFO Finance Mark Barner, Director Property Maintenance Carolyn R. Reed, Director East Orange Public Library Monique Griffith, Director Health and Human Services Daniel Jennings, Director Planning Mabelteen Tucker, Director Human Resources Jerome J. Pearson, Director Recreation ALSO PRESENT Muzammil Mohamed-Stevens Public Works Tony Jackson Mayor’s Office Richard Pisacane City Council Office 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. 1. Samantha Clarke/Clifton Johnson – Regarding the guard rail on her garage 2. Yolande Nichols – Suggestions were offered regarding the City Website and Illegally Parked Cars 3. Shazaan Napolean – Complaint about Illegal dumping, Streets not being cleaned because of parked cars and the condition of the grounds in front of Burnet’s BBQ not being cleaned 4. Dawn Coleman – Complaint about Potholes, particularly Springdale and N. Oraton Pkwy. 5. George Aquart – When he clicked on Google Maps and searched 91 N. Munn Avenue, disparaging remarks were made about East Orange 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. Honorable Sharon Fields – 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 Authorizing the Execution of a Resolution to be presented Redevelopment Agreement Between the City of East Orange and 227 NWST Urban Renewal, LLC for Certain Property Identified on the Tax Map of the City of East Orange as Block 351, Lot 5, Commonly Known as 235 North Walnut Street and Block 351, Lot 21, Commonly Known as 216 North Clinton Street 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. 13 Resolution to be presented 308. Stop Payments In Committee 309. Legal Transfer In Committee 310. Tax Payment Plan In Committee 311. Tax Appeal Refund In Committee 312. Annual Tax Sale In Committee 313. Tax Abatement In Committee 314. In Lieu of Taxes In Committee 315. Bills, Claims & Appropriations – 7/12/2021 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 In Committee 323. Resolution Amending Resolution I-104 of 2020 Resolution to be presented to Correct the term of the Contract for Planning & Zoning Boards Consultant Services  300 – FINANCE - Continued CHRISTOPHER AWE – CHAIRMAN Lewis, Pullins, Holman 324. Authorized Cancellation of COVID Special Resolution to be presented Emergency 325. Authorized Payment of Accumulated Absence Resolution to be presented Liabilities to Former Employee 326. Authorized Temporary Emergency Appropriations Resolution to be presented Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:4-1 et seq 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 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 508. Resolution for the Refund of Certificate of Resolution to be presented Conformity Inspection Fee - $325.00 (Heather Cassells-Simpson) 509. Resolution for the Refund of Certificate of Resolution to be presented Conformity Inspection Fee - $200.00 (Emanuel Constant) 510. Resolution for the Refund of Certificate of Resolution to be presented Conformity Inspection Fee - $200.00 (Magdy Morcos) 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 Authorizing the Engagement of Bright Resolution to be presented View Engineering to prepare Plans for the Renovation of the East Orange Police Shooting Range  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 In Committee 602. Ordinances on Second and Final Reading Ordinance No. 28 of 2021 An Ordinance to Transfer a City Owned Lot to North Walnut Urban Renewal, LLC in the Transit Village Redevelopment Area Under the Auspices of N.J.S.A. 40:12A-1 et seq known as the “Local Redevelopment & Housing Law” 603. Bingo/Raffles In Committee 604. A.B.C. In Committee 605. City Council Rules In Committee 606. Settlement 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 6:15 PM. Respectfully submitted by: Cynthia S. Brown, City Clerk