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CITY OF EAST ORANGE THE EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING Monday, March 13, 2023 5:30 P.M. (Minutes from the Meeting of February 27, 2023) 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 February 27, 2023 The East Orange City Council met on February 27, 2023, at 5:35 P.M. in City Council Chambers, 44 City Hall Plaza, East Orange, and New Jersey. Adequate notice of such a 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; Brittany Claybrooks; Mustafa Al-M Brent; Tameika Garrett-Ward; Bergson Leneus; Alicia Holman; Vernon Pullins, Jr.; Christopher Awe ABSENT Amy Lewis Christopher D. James CITY OFFICIALS PRESENT Solomon Steplight, City Administrator City Administrator Ronald Hunt, Corporation Counsel Law Department Dorothy Gallagher, CFO Finance Yvonne C. Blake, Acting Director Health and Human Services Tiffany Harris-Delaney, Director Planning Jamal Pearson, Director Recreation Eladio Negron, Director Code Enforcement Tina Sakajani Tax Assessor Monica Reed, Director Human Resources Rupert Bell, Director Public Works Phyllis Bindi, Chief Police Department Bruce Davis, Acting Chief Fire Department ALSO PRESENT Fred Shaw, Commissioner Housing Authority Weston Robinson, Commissioner Alcohol Beverage Control Board Racquel Ferguson, Purchasing Agent Procurement Tony Jackson Mayor’s Office Muzammil Mohamed-Stevens Public Works 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 BERGSON LENUES - CHAIRMAN James, Brent, Lewis 101. Recreation Department In Committee 102. East Orange Public Library In Committee 200 - BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND ZONING CHRISTOPHER D. JAMES – CHAIRMAN Leneus, Pullins, Jr., Brent 201. Brick Church Mall In Committee 202. Brick Church Urban Renewal In Committee 203. Economic Development Corp. In Committee 204. Resolution Designating Legacy Urban Resolution to be presented Development, LLC as Developer for a Certain Property located in the Greenwood Redevelopment Area 300 - FINANCE VERNON PULLINS, JR. – CHAIRMAN Lewis, Holman, Gomez 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 #4 Resolution to be presented 308 Stop Payments In Committee 309 Legal Transfer 2023 Resolution to be presented 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 In Committee 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 - $15,054.74 Resolution to be presented 323. Resolution to Correct Tax Assessments within Resolution to be presented the City of East Orange for Block 842, Lot 9, Pursuant to Taxation Law N.J.S.A.54:4-99 and N.J.S.A.54:4-100 324. Authorize Payment of Accumulated Absence Resolution to be presented Liabilities to Former Employees 325. Authorize Temporary Emergency Appropriations Resolution to be presented Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:4-1 ET SEQ (The Local Budget Law) 326. Resolution Awarding Professional Service Resolution to be presented Agreement for the Acquisition of Bond Counsel  300 – FINANCE - Continued VERNON PULLINS, JR. – CHAIRMAN Lewis, Holman, Gomez 327. Resolution Authorizing PNC Bank National Resolution to be presented Association to Continue Operating and Maintaining Automatic Teller Machine in City Hall 328. Resolution Authorizing the Bid Advertisement Resolution to be presented for Transportation Services for the Department of Recreation 329. Resolution Authorizing the Bid Advertisement Resolution to be presented for Armed Guard Services at Various Sites 330. Resolution Authorizing the Bid Advertisement Resolution to be presented of Request for Proposals for Cost Estimator Services 331. Resolution of the City Council of the City of East Resolution to be presented Orange Authorizing the City to Participate in the Union County Cooperative Pricing Agreement 332. Resolution Authorizing the City of East Orange Resolution to be presented to enter into an Agreement with certain Approved Cooperative Council Contract Vendors Pursuant to N.J.S.A.40A:11-10 333. Resolution Authorizing the City of East Orange Resolution to be presented to enter into a Renewal Agreement for Cooperative Pricing with the Hunterdon County Educational Service Commission 334. Resolution Authorizing the City of East Orange Resolution to be presented to enter into a Renewal Agreement for Cooperative Pricing with the Essex County Cooperative Pricing System 335. Resolution Authorizing the City of East Orange to Resolution to be presented enter into a Renewal Agreement for Cooperative Pricing with the Educational Services Commission of New Jersey 336. Resolution Authorizing the City of East Orange to Resolution to be presented enter into a Renewal Agreement for Cooperative Pricing with the Bergen County Cooperative Purchasing and Pricing Systems 337. Resolution Authorizing the City of East Orange to Resolution to be presented enter into a Renewal Agreement for Cooperative Pricing with the Morris County Cooperative Pricing Council 338. Resolution Authorizing the City of East Orange to Resolution to be presented Enter into a State Cooperative Pricing Agreement 339. Resolution to Correct Tax Assessment between the Resolution to be presented City of East Orange and SBF Estates Urban Renewal, LLC for 14 and 18 North Clinton Street and 20 and 22 North Clinton Street Pursuant to Taxation Law N.J.S.A.54:4-99 340. Resolution to Correct Tax Assessments within the Resolution to be presented City of East Orange for Blocks 23, Lot 14.01, Block 55 Lot 1, Block 56 Lot 41, Block 672 Lot 22 and Block 801 Lot 25 Pursuant to Taxation Law N.J.S.54:4-99 and N.J.S.A.54:4-100 341. Resolution Authorizing Division of Senior Services Resolution to be presented Refund 2022 400 – HEALTH and EDUCATION MUSTAFA AL-M. BRENT – CHAIRMAN Claybrooks, Gomez, James 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 BRITTANY D. CLAYBROOKS – CHAIRWOMAN Holman, Leneus, Pullins, Jr. 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 TAMEIKA GARRETT-WARD – CHAIRWOMAN Gomez, Claybrooks, 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 706. State of New Jersey Department of Resolution to be presented Environmental Protection Green Acres Enabling Resolution 800 - PUBLIC SAFETY AMY LEWIS – CHAIRWOMAN Brent, James, Garrett-Ward 801. Police Department In Committee 802. Fire Department In Committee 803. Resolution Authorizing the City to Retain the Resolution to be presented Services of Gun Shot Detection Services for the Department of Police 804. Resolution Awarding a Contract for the Resolution to be presented Outfitting of 20 New Police Cars 900 - PUBLIC WORKS CASIM GOMEZ – CHAIRMAN Pullins, Jr., Garrett-Ward, Claybrooks 901. Capital Improvement Projects under Construction 902. Streetscape In Committee 903. Resolution Authorizing the Designation of Restricted Resolution to be presented Parking Space 904. Resolution Awarding a Contract of LSRP Services Resolution to be presented for the Compliance Requirements with the NJDEP for Firehouse #1, #3 and #5 600 - LAW AND LEGISLATION ALICIA HOLMAN – CHAIRWOMAN Garrett-Ward, Lewis, Leneus 601. Ordinances on First Reading In Committee 602. Ordinance on Second and Final Reading Bond Ordinance No. 2 of 2023 Bond Ordinance Providing for Phases ll(b), lll(b), IV, V and VI 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 $2,615,000 Therefor and  600 - LAW AND LEGISLATION - Continued ALICIA HOLMAN – CHAIRWOMAN Garrett-Ward, Lewis, Leneus 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 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. NONE The meeting was adjourned at 6:10 PM. Respectfully submitted by: Justin R. Brown, Deputy City Clerk