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CITY OF EAST ORANGE THE EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING Monday, August 8, 2022 5:30 P.M. (Minutes from the Meeting of July 25, 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 25, 2022 The East Orange City Council met on July 25 , 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.; Mustafa Al-M Brent; Alicia Holman; Vernon Pullins, Jr; Amy Lewis; Christopher D. James; Christopher Awe ABSENT Brittany Claybrooks Tameika Garrett-Ward – arrived @ 6:18 Bergson Leneus CITY OFFICIALS PRESENT Solomon Steplight, City Administrator City Administrator Malee Wing, First Assistant Corporation Counsel Law Department Dorothy Gallagher, CFO Finance Rupert Bell, Director Public Works Jamal Pearson, Director Recreation ALSO PRESENT Tony Jackson Mayors Office Muzammil Mohamed-Stevens Public Works Capitan Wright Police Department Deputy Chief Lawlor Fire Department Howard Ray Health Department Hassan Mateen Code Enforcement 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 – Open Space and what kind of Impact will that have on our citizens. 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. Diana L. Holmes - Memorial 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 Execution of Resolution to be presented a Right of Way Easement with Buzzing Bees Child Care Center, LLC within a portion of the City’s Property 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 #14 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 – 7.25.2022 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 - $800.00 Resolution to be presented 323. Authorize Temporary Emergency Appropriations Resolution to be presented Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:4-1 ET SEQ (The Local Budget Law) 324. Resolution to Adopt CY2022 Municipal Budget Resolution to be presented 325. Resolution to Read Budget by Title Resolution to be presented 326. Resolution Amending the Gas Mileage Resolution to be presented Reimbursement Rate for City Employees for the Remainer of 2022  300 – FINANCE - Continued VERNON PULLINS, JR. – CHAIRMAN Holman, James, Lewis 327. Resolution Terminating the Financial Agreement Resolution to be presented Between the City of East Orange and East Orange Hospitality Urban Renewal, LLC 328. Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Settlement Resolution to be presented Agreement with 725 Park Associates, L.P. 329. Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Settlement Resolution to be presented Agreement with Bakery Village Urban Renewal Associates, L.P. 330. Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Settlement Resolution to be presented Agreement with Dr. King Plaza Urban Renewal Associates II, L.P. and Dr. King Plaza Urban Renewal Associates, L.P. 331. Resolution Authorizing the Award of Contract to Resolution to be presented Maintenance Mart, Inc., 14 Tennent Road, Morganville, New Jersey 07751, For Janitorial Services for Municipal Properties 332. Resolution Authorizing the Execution of an Agreement Resolution to be presented with the Morris Country Cooperative Pricing Council, to Become a Member for the Period of October 1, 2021, Through September 30, 2026 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  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 Designation of Nine (9) Handicap Parking Spaces 904. Resolution Renaming the Intersection of No Oraton Parkway and Davis Place to Gladys Eva Blount Way 905. Resolution Authorizing Emergency Trench Replacement at Firehouse #2 – 60 Main Street 906. Resolution Authorizing the use of Rich’s Tree Service for Tree Removal 600 - LAW AND LEGISLATION ALICIA HOLMAN – CHAIRWOMAN Gomez, Lewis, Pullins, Jr. 601. Ordinances on First Reading Ordinance No. 22 of 2022 An Ordinance to Transfer a city owned Property to Life Long East Orange Builders, LLC in the Greenwood Redevelopment Area under the Auspices of N.J.S.A.40:12A-1 et.seq, known as the “Redevelopment and Housing Law” Ordinance No. 23 of 2022 An Ordinance Amending and Supplementing Chapter 118, Article IV of the City Code Entitled “Mobile Food Vendors”. 602. Ordinances on Second and Final 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 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 6:26 PM. Respectfully submitted by: Cynthia S. Brown, City Clerk