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CITY OF EAST ORANGE THE EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING Monday, September 26, 2022 5:30 P.M. (Minutes from the Meeting of September 12, 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 September 12, 2022 The East Orange City Council met on September 12, 2022, at 5:35 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 Solomon Steplight, City Administrator City Administrator Dorothy Gallagher, CFO Finance Eladio Negron, Director Code Enforcement Tiffany Harris-Delaney, Director Planning Malee Wing, Acting Corporation Counsel Law Department Bruce Davis, Acting Chief Fire Department Phyllis Bindi, Chief Police Department Monica Reed, Director Human Resources Rupert Bell, Director Public Works Jamal Pearson, Director Recreation Yvonne C. Blake, Acting Director Health Department ALSO PRESENT Javonna Baker, Assistant Corporation Counsel Law Department Tony Jackson Mayors Office Muzammil Mohamed-Stevens Public Works La’Nay Grant Health Department Bennie Brantley, President CWA Sherkera Lucas, Commissioner East Orange Water Department Racquel Ferguson, Purchasing Agent Procurement 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. Resolution Authorizing the Rejection of a Resolution to be presented Bid to Contract for the Child & Adult Care Food Program Services and Authorizing the Re-Bidding of the Child & Adult Care Food Program Services 104. Resolution Authorizing an Emergency Contract Resolution to be presented for the Child & Adult Care Food Program Service 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 Designating Polaris American Resolution to be presented Real Estate, LLC as Redeveloper of 11 and 37 North 18th Street and Authorizing the Execution of a Redevelopment Agreement 208. Resolution Authorizing the Conditional Designation Resolution to be presented of SBF Estates Urban Renewal, LLC as Redeveloper for 38 North Clinton Street 209. Resolution Amending I-131 of 2022 which designated Resolution to be presented Don Pedro Development Corporation as Redeveloper for 81 Eaton Place and Authorized the Execution of a Redevelopment Agreement with Don Pedro Development 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 #17 Resolution to be presented 308. Payroll #18 Resolution to be presented 308. Stop Payments In Committee 309. Legal Transfer In Committee 310. Tax Payment Plan In Committee 311. Tax Appeal Refund - $145,136.36 In Committee 312. Annual Tax Sale In Committee 313. Tax Abatement In Committee 314. In Lieu of Taxes In Committee 315. Bills, Claims & Appropriations – 9.12.2022 Resolution to be presented 316. Tax Sale Assignment In Committee 317. Tax Lien In Committee  300 – FINANCE - Continued VERNON PULLINS, JR. – CHAIRMAN Holman, James, Lewis 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 - $38,878.10 In Committee 323. Resolution to Cancel Grants Receivable and Resolution to be presented Appropriated Reserve Balances 324. Authorized Payment of Accumulated Absence Resolution to be presented Liabilities to Former Employees - $119,164.43 325. Amending Resolution I-270-2022 Authorizing Resolution to be presented Payment of Accumulated Absence Liabilities to Former Employees - $67,074.71 326. Miscellaneous Refund - $100.00 Resolution to be presented 327. Electronic Tax Sale 328. Resolution Authorizing the City to Purchase Two Resolution to be presented 2022 Ford Escape S Model AWD Vehicles for the Department of Health and Human Services 329. Resolution Authorizing the City to Purchase One Resolution to be presented 2023 4DR 4WD Ford Explorer Vehicle for the Department of Health and Human Services 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 508. Confirmation of Appointment - Able Rumph Resolution to be presented to the East Orange Housing Authority representing the Fifth Ward 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 Supporting an Application Seeking Resolution to be presented Up to $75,000. In Funding from the NJ Department of Community Affairs Firefighter Grant 804. Confirmation of Appointment – David Williams Resolution to be presented – Coordinator of Emergency Management 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 Award of a Contract Resolution to be presented to Nature’s Choice Corporation for Brush and Tree Part Removal and Disposal 904. Resolution Authorizing the Award of a Contact Resolution to be presented for Hauling and Disposal of Leaves to Nature’s Choice Corporation 905. Resolution Authorizing the Change Order No 1 Resolution to be presented for the City Council Flooring Replacement 906. Resolution Authorizing the Award of a Contract Resolution to be presented to John Matthes Septic Pumping for the Removal of Sanitary Septic System Waste 907. Resolution Authorizing the Rental of Various Resolution to be presented Trucks Through HERC Rentals, Inc. Under the NJ State Contract #GS=0020T 908. Resolution Authorizing an Amendment to Contract Resolution to be presented #5878 for the Renovation of Three Firehouses, #2, #3 & #5 600 - LAW AND LEGISLATION ALICIA HOLMAN – CHAIRWOMAN Gomez, Lewis, Pullins, Jr. 601. Ordinances on First Reading In Committee 602. Ordinances on Second and Final 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 603. Bingo/Raffles In Committee 604. A.B.C. In Committee  600 - LAW AND LEGISLATION - Continued ALICIA HOLMAN – CHAIRWOMAN Gomez, Lewis, Pullins, Jr. 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. Confirmation of Appointment – Marjani Jones Resolution to be presented to the East Orange Parking Authority representing the First Ward 610. Confirmation of Appointment - Crystal G. Resolution to be presented Booker to the East Orange Parking Authority representing the Third Ward 611. Resolution Amending Resolution I-231-2022 Resolution to be presented Confirming the Mayor’s Appointments to the East Orange Parking Authority 612. Confirmation of the Mayor’s Appointment – Resolution to be presented Derrick Samuels to the East Orange Parking Authority 613. Confirmation of Appointment of Sherkera Resolution to be presented Lucas to the East Orange Water Commission representing the Fourth Ward 614. Confirmation of Appointment of Kevin T. Resolution to be presented Mickens to the Board of Cannabis Control 615. Resolution Waving the Twenty Day Effective Resolution to be presented Period on Ordinance No.26 of 2022 1000– COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE 1000. East Orange Parking Authority In Committee Meeting adjourned at 6:15 PM. Respectfully submitted by: Cynthia S. Brown, City Clerk