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CITY OF EAST ORANGE THE EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING Monday, June 27, 2022 5:30 P.M. (Minutes from the Meeting of June 13, 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 June 13, 2022 The East Orange City Council met on June 13, 2022, at 5:30 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 Malee Wing, First Assistant Corporation Counsel Law Department Dorothy Gallagher, CFO Finance Bruce Davis, Acting Chief Fire Department Monica Reed, Acting Director Human Resources Tiffany Harris-Delaney, Acting Director Planning Eladio Negron, Acting Director Code Enforcement Rupert Bell, Acting Director Public Works Monique Griffith, Director Health and Human Services ALSO PRESENT Tony Jackson Mayor’s Office Captain Darryl Wright East Orange Police Department 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. 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. Charles Williams – Memorial Resolution to be presented 104. Iqua Colson – Retirement Resolution to be presented 105. Bridgette Green – Commendation Resolution to be presented 106. Yukima Vannoy – 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 of The City Of East Orange, In The Resolution to be presented County Of Essex, New Jersey Authorizing A Loan To Brick Church Urban Renewal II, LLC, With Respect to The Brick Church Redevelopment Project 208. Resolution Consenting to The Sale And Transfer Resolution to be presented of The Property Located At 84-88-90 Hollywood Avenue, East Orange, New Jersey And Modification Of Certain Applicable Deed Restrictions Pertaining to Same 209. Resolution Designating 89 North Arlington St Resolution to be presented Urban Renewal, LLC As Redeveloper For 89 North Arlington Avenue and Authorizing St Urban Renewal, LLC For Property Identified on The Tax Map As Block 360, Lot 1, Commonly Known As 89 North Arlington Avenue 210. Resolution Designating Upper Greenwood Realty, Resolution to be presented LLC as Redeveloper for 118 and 120 North 15th Street and Authorizing the Execution of a Redevelopment Agreement with Upper Greenwood Realty, LLC 300 - FINANCE VERNON PULLINS, JR. – CHAIRMAN Holman, James, Lewis 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 #11 Resolution to be presented 308. Stop Payments In Committee 309. Legal Transfer In Committee 310. Tax Payment Plan In Committee 311. Tax Appeal Refund - $24,468.36 Resolution to be presented 312. Annual Tax Sale In Committee 313. Tax Abatement In Committee  300 – FINANCE - Continued VERNON PULLINS, JR. – CHAIRMAN Holman, James, Lewis 314. In Lieu of Taxes In Committee 315. Bills, Claims & Appropriations – 6.13.2022 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 - $4,899.26 Resolution to be presented 323. Authorize Payment of Accumulated Absence Resolution to be presented Liabilities to Former Employees 324. Resolution to be read Budget by Title Resolution to be presented 325. Authorize Temporary Emergency Appropriations Resolution to be presented Pursuant to N.J.S.A.40A:4-1 et seq (The Local Budget Law) 326. Resolution Authorizing the Execution of A Resolution to be presented Settlement Agreement with Indigo 141 Urban Renewal, LLC; Indigo 240 Urban Renewal Co., LLC And Essence 144 Urban Renewal, LLC 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 406. Resolution Requesting That the State of New Resolution to be presented Jersey Legislature Amend N.J.S.A.18A:41-41C (Janet’s Law) to Require That All Teachers In A Particular School Be Trained In Life Techniques 407. Resolution Ratifying the Application To And Resolution to be presented Authorizing Acceptance of Award from The NJ Department of Health’s Strengthening Local Public Health Capacity Program 2023 408. Resolution Authorizing the Acceptance of A Youth Resolution to be presented Leadership Grant Award from The Governor’s Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse 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, Jr., Holman 701. Community Development In Committee  700 – PLANNING and GRANTS BERGSON LENEUS – CHAIRMAN James, Pullins, Jr., Holman 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 706. Resolution To Execute Grant Agreements to Resolution to be presented Accept U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) And Home Investment Partnerships (Home) Dollars For FY2021 ($513,077.00) 707. Resolution To Accept U.S. Department of Housing Resolution to be presented and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) And Home Investment Partnerships (Home) Dollars for FY2022 800 - PUBLIC SAFETY AMY LEWIS – CHAIRWOMAN Pullins, Jr., 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 600 - LAW AND LEGISLATION ALICIA HOLMAN – CHAIRWOMAN Gomez, Lewis, Pullins, Jr. 601. Ordinances on First Reading Ordinance No. 17 of 2022 An Ordinance to Transfer a City Property to Upper Greenwood Realty, LLC 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” 602. Ordinance on Second and Final Reading Ordinance No. 16 of 2022 Ordinance Adding a Loading Zone on Halsted Street – Dunkin Donuts 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 Exempting License Fees for Resolution to be presented Vendors at the Community Family Day 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