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CITY OF EAST ORANGE THE EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING Monday, September 12, 2022 5:30 P.M. (Minutes from the Meeting of August 22, 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 August 22, 2022 The East Orange City Council met on August 22, 2022, at 5:36 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; Tameika Garrett-Ward; Bergson Leneus; Brittany Claybrooks Alicia Holman; Vernon Pullins, Jr; Christopher D. James; Christopher Awe ABSENT Amy Lewis CITY OFFICIALS PRESENT Dorothy Gallagher, CFO Finance Monica Reed, Director Human Resources Rupert Bell, Director Public Works Jamal Pearson, Director Recreation ALSO PRESENT Javonna Baker, Assistant Corporation Counsel Law Department Tony Jackson Mayors Office Muzammil Mohamed-Stevens Public Works La’Nay Grant Health Department Howard Ray Health 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. Glenn Brown – Concerns about accidents on the corner of Beech and So. Burnet Street. 2. Virginia Jeffries – Committee agenda that is posted does not reflect what the meeting is going to be about therefore, they are still in violation of the Open Public Meeting Act. 3. Yvette Morant – Need a four (4) way stop sign at the corner of No. Clinton and Summit Street, there has been two accidents and the cars always landed in her yard. 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. Paquita Geraldine Hudson Roberts – Memorial Resolution to be presented 104. Earnestine Grubbs – Memorial Resolution to be presented 105. Captain Berkely E. Jest – Memorial Resolution to be presented 106. The Life and Legacy of Althea Gibson – 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 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 #16 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 – 8.22.2022 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 323. Resolution Awarding a Contract for A Resolution to be presented Municipal Auditor for The City of East Orange 324. Chapter 159 For the American Rescue Plan Grant Resolution to be presented 325. Chapter 159 For the United Way of Greater Resolution to be presented Newark For Essex County Covid-19 Mitigation  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 706. Resolution Authorizing the Execution of The Resolution to be presented Community Development Block Grant and Home Grant Third-Party Contracts 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 City to Advertise Resolution to be presented for The Furnishing of General Plumbing Services at Municipal Buildings 904. Resolution Authorizing the City to Advertise Resolution to be presented for The Furnishing of General Electrical Services at Municipal Buildings 905. Resolution Authorizing the City to Advertise Resolution to be presented for The Furnishing Supplemental Snow Plowing Services 906. Resolution Authorizing the City of East Orange Resolution to be presented to Advertise for The Milling & Paving of Various Streets Funding Year 2022 907. Resolution Authorizing the City to Advertise Resolution to be presented for The Resurfacing of Parking Lot At 229 North Munn Avenue  900 - PUBLIC WORKS - Continued MUSTAFA AL-M. BRENT – CHAIRMAN Claybrooks, Holman, Gomez 908. Resolution Accepting the Lease Proposal of Resolution to be presented Temporary Facilities for Construction Preparation of Firehouses 909. Resolution Accepting the Proposal of Roof Resolution to be presented Replacement for Firehouse #3 and #5 600 - LAW AND LEGISLATION ALICIA HOLMAN – CHAIRWOMAN Gomez, Lewis, Pullins, Jr. 601. Ordinances on First Reading Ordinance No. 26 of 2022 An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 13 of 2022 Which Legalized and Regulated the Sale of Recreational Cannabis and Cannabis Products Within the City of East Orange Ordinance No. 27 of 2022 Bond Ordinance Providing for Various 2022 Capital Acquisitions and Improvements, By and In the City of East Orange, In the County of Essex, State Of New Jersey; Appropriating $30,500,000 Therefor and Authorizing the Issuance Of $29,047,616 Bonds or Notes of The City to Finance Part of The Costs Thereof Ordinance No. 28 of 2022 An Ordinance to Appropriate $850,000.00 From the East Orange Water Capital Improvement Fund to Pay for Engineering and Capital Planning Assessments for The East Orange Water Commission 602. Ordinances on Second and Final Reading Ordinance No. 24 of 2022 An Ordinance to Transfer a City Property to Don Pedro Development Corporation in the Greenwood Redevelopment Area Under the Auspices of N.J.S.A. 40:1A-1 et seq, Known as the “Local Redevelopment and Housing Law” Ordinance No. 25 of 2022 An Ordinance to Transfer a City Property to Tejada Development, 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’ 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 6:10 PM. Respectfully submitted by: Cynthia S. Brown, City Clerk