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CITY OF EAST ORANGE THE EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Monday, April 11, 2022 6:00 P.M. 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  REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, April 11, 2022 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 April 11, 2022 from Joint Meeting submitting Minutes from the February 17, 2022 Meeting. 2. Correspondence received on April 8, 2022 from the State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection regarding Columbian Park Improvements, GA# 0705-17-053 and Oval Park Improvements, GA# 0705-21-096. 3. Correspondence received on April 8, 2022 from the State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection regarding Suspected Hazardous substance Discharge Notification NJDEP Case Number: 22-03-31-1652-02. 4. Correspondence received April 7, 2022 from the Essex County Board of Taxation submitting a Resolution – That the Essex County Board of Taxation establishes the percentage of one hundred (100%) as the ratio of assessed to true value of real property as the ratio to be used within the County of Essex for the purpose of assessing the taxable values to be used in levying taxes for the calendar year 2022 and thereafter until changed in accordance with Chapter 51, Laws of 1960 (Revised Statutes 54:4-2.27) and amendments and supplements thereto: Adopted on April 7, 2022. 5. Correspondence received April 6, 2022 from LSRP Consulting regarding Public Notification NJDEP Case Name: 20-28 Ampere Parkway 20-28 Ampere Parkway, Block 94, Lot 17 East Orange, Essex County New Jersey 07071, PI # 973042, Case # 21-12-21-0827-16. MAYOR’S COMMUNICATIONS 1. Correspondence received April 6, 2022 appointing Solomon Steplight to serve in the position of Acting Mayor effective Thursday, April 7, 2022 to April 8, 2022. BOARD AND COMMISSION MINUTES RECEIVED East Orange Public Library Board of Trustees – March 10, 2022 (via Video Conference) REPORT OF OFFICERS Constable Reports William H. Cotton, Sr. Derrick Barrett REPORT OF COMMITTEES ARTS, RECREATION and CULTURAL AFFAIRS – BRITTANY D. CLAYBROOKS Lewis, Gomez, Garrett-Ward No Resolutions BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND ZONING – CASIM GOMEZ Leneus, Brent, James Resolutions I-130 Resolution Supporting Garden State Episcopal Community Development Corporation Application to the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, New Jersey Affordable Housing Trust Fund Program I-131 Resolution Designating Don Pedro Development Corporation as Redeveloper for 81 Eaton Place and Authorizing the Execution of a Redevelopment Agreement With Don Pedro Development Corporation I-132 Resolution Designating Don Pedro Development Corporation as Redeveloper for 118, 124 and 126 North 15th Street and Authorizing the Execution of a Redevelopment Agreement With Don Pedro Development Corporation 1 FINANCE – VERNON PULLINS, JR. Holman, James, Lewis Resolutions I-133 Payroll #7 I-4 Bill Approval and Payment Listing (4/11/22) I-134 Authorize Payment of Accumulated Absence Liabilities to Former Employees -$21,682.07 I-135 Resolution Authorizing Tax Levy Certified By the Board of School Estimate - $24,674,822 I-136 Resolution Authorizing the Award of a Non-Fair and Open Contract for a Public Safety Consultant I-137 Resolution Authorizing PNC Bank National Association to Continue Operating and Maintaining an Automatic Teller Machine in City Hall HEALTH and EDUCATION – TAMEIKA GARRETT-WARD Brent, Claybrooks, Leneus No Resolutions HOUSING, LICENSING and INSPECTION – CHRISTOPHER D. JAMES Garrett-Ward, Leneus, Claybrooks Resolution I-138 Confirmation of Appointment of Nicole G. Amos – East Orange Housing Authority (Third Ward) PLANNING and GRANTS – BERGSON LENUS James, Pullins, Holman Resolution I-139 Resolution In Support of Community Development Block Grant/Home Funding and Community Development Week PUBLIC SAFETY – AMY LEWIS Pullins, Garrett-Ward, Brent Resolutions I-140 Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of Vehicle Technology Equipment for 24 New Police Cars and Portable Radios for New Officers I-141 Resolution Authorizing the Advertisement of an Invitation to Bid for: Police Prisoner Meal Catering Services I-142 Resolution Authorizing the Advertisement of an Invitation to Bid for Police Vehicle Outfitting I-143 Resolution Amending I-323 of 2021 PUBLIC WORKS – MUSTAFA AL-M. BRENT Claybrooks, Holman, Gomez Resolutions I-144 Resolution Authorizing the Advertisement of Invitation to Bid: Columbian Park Improvements – Field House & Swimming Pool I-145 Resolution Authorizing the Designation of Restricted Parking Spaces LAW AND LEGISLATION – ALICIA HOLMAN Gomez, Lewis, Pullins Resolution I-146 Resolution Appointing Theresa E. Pollard, Esquire and Phillip G. Reed, Sr. to the East Orange Cannabis Control Commission for a Four-Year Term 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 2  TABLED LEGISLATION REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES ARTS, RECREATION and CULTURAL AFFAIRS – BRITTANY D. CLAYBROOKS Lewis, Gomez, Garrett-Ward BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT and ZONING – CASIM GOMEZ Leneus, Brent, James FINANCE – VERNON PULLINS, JR. Holman, James, Lewis HEALTH and EDUCATION – TAMEIKA GARRETT-WARD Brent, Claybrooks, Leneus HOUSING, LICENSING and INSPECTION – CHRISTOPHER D. JAMES Garrett-Ward, Leneus, Claybrooks PLANNING AND GRANTS – BERGSON LENEUS James, Pullins, Holman PUBLIC SAFETY – AMY LEWIS Pullins, Garrett-Ward, Bent PUBLIC WORKS – MUSTAFA AL-M. BRENT Claybrooks, Holman, Gomez LAW AND LEGISLATION – ALICIA HOLMAN Gomez, Lewis, Pullins Ordinances on First Reading Ordinance No. 14 of 2022 An Ordinance to Amend to Extend Ordinance to Transfer a City Property to Jarid Jamar Construction Company, Inc in the Greenwood Redevelopment Area Under the Auspices of N.J.S.A. 40:12A-1 et seq, Known as the “Local Redevelopment and Housing Law” Ordinance No. 15 of 2022 Ordinance Supplementing Article III, Stopping, Standing and Parking, Section 260-20, Curb Loading Zones of the Ordinances of the City of East Orange to Add a Loading Zone Along Whitney Place 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 AWE 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 Mstafa Al-M Brent 3 4 5