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CITY OF EAST ORANGE THE EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING Monday, February 28, 2022 5:30 P.M. (Minutes from the Meeting of February 14, 2022) CHRISTOPHER AWE 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 February 14, 2022 The East Orange City Council met on February 14, 2022 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; Brittany Claybrooks; Alicia Holman; Vernon Pullins, Jr.; Amy Lewis; Christopher Awe ABSENT Christopher D. James CITY OFFICIALS PRESENT Honorable Ted R. Green Mayor Solomon Steplight, Acting City Administrator City Administrator Ryan Linder, Acting Corporation Counsel Law Department Dorothy Gallagher, CFO Finance Jamal Pearson, Acting Director Recreation Romal D. Bullock Tax Assessor Monica Reed, Acting Director Human Resources Tiffany Harris-Delaney, Acting Director Planning Eladio Negron, Acting Director Code Enforcement Monique Griffith, Acting Director Health and Human Services Pamela Holmes, Acting Director East Orange Public Library Rupert Bell, Acting Director Public Works ALSO PRESENT Captain Carla Roberts East Orange Police Department Honorable Samantha Mendenhall, Esq. Municipal Court Muzammil Mohamed-Stevens Public Works Donyale Harris Mayors 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. This Meeting of the East Orange City Council will be conducted via video conference, streaming on Facebook Live - facebook.com/eocitycouncil. Residents may submit a written public comment or question via email to be read during the "Open Hearing of Citizens" portion of the meeting. Comments/questions are to be emailed in advance to citycouncil@eastorange -nj.gov by 5:00 PM. 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 BRITTANY D. CLAYBROOKS - CHAIRWOMAN Lewis, Gomez, Garrett-Ward 101. Recreation Department In Committee 102. East Orange Public Library In Committee 103. Honorable Bob Pickett – Memorial Resolution to be presented 104. Jay Curtis Hutchins, III – Memorial Resolution to be presented 105. Jake Allen – Commendation Resolution to be presented 200 - BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND ZONING CASIM GOMEZ – CHAIRMAN Leneus, Brent, James 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 City of East Resolution to be presented Orange to Terminate the Pilot Agreement with 11 Sussex Avenue LLC 208. Resolution Authorizing the Termination of the Resolution to be presented Pilot Agreement with CAPC 4th Avenue Urban Renewal, LLC 209. Resolution Approving a Settlement Agreement Resolution to be presented between the City of East Orange and 125 SHS Urban Renewal, LLC 210. Resolution of the City of East Orange to Authorize Resolution to be presented the Execution of the Amended Redevelopment Agreement of 14 Summit Street Holdings, LLC for the Development of Block 361, Lots 16 and 22 Located Within the Transit Village District Redevelopment Area 211. Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Financial Resolution to be presented Agreement for Payment in Lieu of Taxes With Respect to Certain Properties Identified on the City’s Tax Maps as Block 180, Lot 15.01 Commonly Known as 10 South Grove Street 300 - FINANCE VERNON PULLINS, JR. – CHAIRMAN Holman, James, Lewis 301. Personnel Confirmation of Samantha J. Mendenhall as Judge of the East Orange Municipal Court 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 #1 Resolution to be presented Payroll #2 Resolution to be presented Payroll #3 Resolution to be presented 308. Stop Payments In Committee 309. Legal Transfer – CY2022 Resolution to be presented 310. Tax Payment Plan In Committee 311. Tax Appeal Refund - $28,311.07 Resolution to be presented  300 – FINANCE - Continued VERNON PULLINS, JR. – CHAIRMAN Holman, James, Lewis 312. Annual Tax Sale In Committee 313. Tax Abatement In Committee 314. In Lieu of Taxes In Committee 315. Bills, Claims & Appropriations – 2/14/2022 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 - $2,820.00 Resolution to be presented 323. Authorize Payment of Accumulated Absence Resolution to be presented Liabilities to Former Employees - $52,773.00 324. Resolution Authorizing the Renewal Purchase of Resolution to be presented Software and Hardware Maintenance Agreements for Financial Accounting System 325. Resolution Authorizing Purchase of a Software Resolution to be presented And Hardware Update for Financial Accounting System 326. Authorize Temporary Emergency Appropriations Resolution to be presented Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:4-1 Et Seq (The Local Budget Law) 327. Resolution Authorizing the City to Enter Into a Renewal Resolution to be presented Cooperative Pricing Agreement With the Somerset County Cooperative Pricing System, #2-SOCCP 328. Resolution Authorizing the City of East Orange to Enter Resolution to be presented Into a State Cooperative Pricing Agreement 329. Resolution Designating Defense Litigation, Workers Resolution to be presented Compensation and Special Conflict Counsel Through Claims Resolution Corporation, Inc., The City’s Third Party Insurance Administrator 330. Resolution Designating Police Practices Defense Counsel Resolution to be presented Through Claims Resolution Corporation, Inc. The City’s Third-Party Insurance Administrator 331. Resolution Designating Special Conflict Counsel to the Resolution to be presented City Council Through Claims Resolution Corporation, Inc. The City’s Third-Party Insurance Administrator 332. Resolution Awarding Professional Services Contracts Resolution to be presented for Insurance Coverage Defense Counsel 333. Resolution Authorizing the City of East Orange to Use Resolution to be presented The Competitive Contracting Process to Secure the Services of a Planning & Zoning Consultant 334. Resolution Authorizing the Advertisement of Competitive Resolution to be presented Contract Request for Proposal for a Hearing Officer 335. Resolution Authorizing Continued Acting Appointments Resolution to be presented 400 – HEALTH and EDUCATION TAMEIKA GARRETT-WARD – CHAIRWOMAN Brent, Claybrooks, Leneus 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 CHRISTOPHER D. JAMES – CHAIRMAN Garrett-Ward, Leneus, Claybrooks 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 BERGSON LENEUS – CHAIRMAN James, Pullins, Holman 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 Pullins, Garrett-Ward, Brent 801. Police Department In Committee 802. Fire Department In Committee 900 - PUBLIC WORKS MUSTAFA AL-M. BRENT – CHAIRMAN Claybrooks, Holman, Gomez 901. Capital Improvement Projects under Construction 902. Streetscape In Committee 903. Resolution Authorizing the Execution of An Resolution to be presented Application for a New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Treatment Works Approval for 14 Summit St Urban Renewal Entity, LLC (Block 361, Lot 16 & 22) 904. Resolution to Award a Contract for the Renovation Resolution to be presented of Three Firehouses #2, #3, & #5 600 - LAW AND LEGISLATION ALICIA HOLMAN – CHAIRWOMAN Gomez, Lewis, Pullins 601. Ordinances on First Reading Ordinance No. 4 of 2022 Ordinance to Appropriate $1,200,000.00 from the Water Capital Improvement Fund to Pay for a Sewer Infiltration and Inflow Study for the Board of Water Commissioners of the City of East Orange Ordinance No. 5 of 2022 An Ordinance Amending Sections 260-14 of the East Orange City Code to Provide for the Creating of No Parking – 9:00 AM- 12:00 PM Ordinance No. 6 of 2022 An Ordinance Amending Sections 260-9 of the East Orange City Code to Provide for the Creation of Four Way Stop Signs at East Park Street 602. Ordinance on Second and Reading Ordinance No. 1 of 2022 An Ordinance to Repeal and Replace Chapter 51, Article XXX Entitled “Storm Water Control”  600 - LAW AND LEGISLATION - Continued ALICIA HOLMAN – CHAIRWOMAN Gomez, Lewis, Pullins 602. Ordinance on Second and Reading Ordinance No. 2 of 2022 An Ordinance Amending Sections 260-9 of the East Orange City Code to Provide for the Creation of Four Way Stop Signs at Various Locations Ordinance No. 3 of 2022 An Ordinance to Amend and Supplement Chapter 260-14.1 of the Code of the City of East Orange for the Creation of No Parking 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 7:08 PM. Respectfully submitted by: Cynthia S. Brown, City Clerk