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CITY OF EAST ORANGE THE EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING Monday, July 25, 2022 5:30 P.M. (Minutes from the Meeting of July 11, 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 July 11, 2022 The East Orange City Council met on July 11, 2022, at 5:43 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.; Brittany Claybrooks; Alicia Holman; Vernon Pullins, Jr; Amy Lewis; Christopher Awe ABSENT Mustafa Al-M Brent – arrived @ 5:50 Tameika Garrett-Ward – arrived @ 5:55 Bergson Leneus – arrived @ 5:50 Christopher D. James CITY OFFICIALS PRESENT Solomon Steplight, City Administrator City Administrator Malee Wing, First Assistant Corporation Counsel Law Department Dorothy Gallagher, CFO Finance Monica Reed, Director Human Resources Eladio Negron, Director Code Enforcement Rupert Bell, Director Public Works Jamal Pearson, Director Recreation Monique Griffith, Director Health and Human Services Tiffany Harris-Delaney, Director Planning Bruce Davis, Acting Chief Fire Department ALSO PRESENT Capitan Garcia 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. 1. Virginia Jeffries – Multiple concerns about the agenda’s (Committee Agenda & Regular Agenda) and failure to let the public know what will be discussed at the meeting 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. Wendell Zaire Allen – Memorial Resolution to be presented 104. Glen K. Arnold – Memorial Resolution to be presented 105. Hester Davis - 90th Birthday 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 Assignment Resolution to be presented and Transfer of the Redevelopment Agreement Between the City of East Orange and 45 South Grove Urban Renewal, LLC to LJJ OZ Grove Holding Urban Renewal, LLC 208. Resolution Authorizing a Community Benefits Resolution to be presented Agreement Between the City of East Orange And 45 South Grove Urban Renewal, 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 #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 - $4,986.90 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 – 7.11.2022 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 In Committee  300 – FINANCE - Continued VERNON PULLINS, JR. – CHAIRMAN Holman, James, Lewis 323. Miscellaneous Refund - $25.00 Resolution to be presented 324. Resolution Authorizing the Intended Resolution to be presented Amount and Rate for the 2022 Municipal Recreation Open Space, Amount to be Raised by Taxation Budget 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, Jr., 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, Jr., Garrett-Ward, Brent 801. Police Department In Committee 802. Fire Department In Committee 803. Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of Rifle Resolution to be presented Round Rated Ballistic Shields, Vests, and AR Style Riffles: For Rapid Police Patrol Division Deployment 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. 18 of 2022 An Ordinance of the City of East Orange Municipal Council to Approve the Transfer of a Tax Exemption and to Authorize the Execution of an Assignment and Assumption Agreement Between The City of East Orange and 45 South Grove Urban renewal, LLC Bond Ordinance No. 19 of 2022 Bond Ordinance Providing for Phase III of the Local Unit’s Allocable Share of the Flood Mitigation Facilities Project of the Joint Meeting of Essex and Union Counties By and In the City of East Orange, In the County of Essex, State of New Jersey (The “Local Unit”) on Behalf of the East Orange Water Commission; Appropriating $1,795,000. Therefor and Authorizing the Issuance of $1,795,000. Ordinance No. 20 of 2022 An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 159 of the City Code Entitled “Housing Standards; Property Maintenance” to Require the Installation of Surveillance Cameras in all Dwellings Containing Five (5) or More Residential Units Ordinance No. 21 of 2022 An Ordinance Amending Chapter 260, Article III of the City Code Entitled “Stopping, Standing and Parking” Which Authorizes Overnight Parking on Certain Streets 602. Ordinance on Second and Final 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 1000– COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE 1000. East Orange Parking Authority In Committee Meeting adjourned at 6:20 PM. Respectfully submitted by: Cynthia S. Brown, City Clerk