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CITY OF EAST ORANGE THE EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Monday, March 20, 2023 6:00 P.M. 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  REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, March 20, 2023 6:00 P.M. ROLL CALL SALUTE TO THE FLAG SILENT PRAYER SUNSHINE LAW STATEMENT PUBLIC HEARINGS PRESENTATIONS MINUTES PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS MAYOR’S COMMUNICATIONS 1. Correspondence received March 20, 2023 reappointing Marvin T. Braker to serve as Municipal Court Judge for a three-year term, expiring December 31, 2025. 2. Correspondence received March 20, 2023 reappointing Steven Brister to serve as Municipal Court Judge for a three-year term, expiring December 31, 2025. 3. Correspondence received March 20, 2023 reappointing Samantha J. Mendenhall to serve as Municipal Court Judge for a three-year term, expiring December 31, 2025. BOARD AND COMMISSION MINUTES RECEIVED REPORT OF OFFICERS REPORT OF COMMITTEES ARTS, RECREATION and CULTURAL AFFAIRS – BERGSON LENEUS James, Brent, Lewis Resolution I-92 Bradley David Conway - Memorial BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND ZONING – CHRISTOPHER D. JAMES Leneus, Pullins, Jr., Brent No Resolutions FINANCE – VERNON PULLINS, JR. Lewis, Holman, Gomez Resolutions I-4 Bill Approval and Payment Listing – 3/20/23 I-93 Introduction of the Calendar Year 2023 Budget I-94 Authorize Payment of Accumulated Absence Liabilities to Former Employees - $1,676.62 I-95 Legal Transfer CY 2022 1 HEALTH and EDUCATION – MUSTAFA AL-M. BRENT Claybrooks, Gomez, James Resolution I-96 Resolution Authorizing Execution of a Lease by The City of East Orange with 7 Glenwood Avenue Assoc., LLC for the Lead Poisoning Prevention Program HOUSING, LICENSING and INSPECTION – BRITTANY D. CLAYBROOKS Holman, Leneus, Pullins, Jr. No Resolutions PLANNING and GRANTS – TAMEIKA GARRETT-WARD Gomez, Claybrooks, Holman No Resolutions PUBLIC SAFETY – AMY LEWIS Brent, James, Garrett-Ward Resolution I-97 Resolution Authorizing and Approving an Award of Contract through (Sourcewell/17-Fleet-00758) Cooperative Pricing (2022/2023) Chevy Tahoe (CK10706) 4WD 4DR PPC 9C1 Package NJS PUBLIC WORKS – CASIM GOMEZ Pullins, Jr., Garrett-Ward, Claybrooks Resolutions I-98 Resolution Awarding a Contract for Professional Services – Environmental Consulting Services for the City of East Orange Firehouse #5 I-99 Resolution Accepting the Proposal for the Roof Replacement and Repointing the exterior Brick Parapet for the Council Chambers LAW AND LEGISLATION – ALICIA HOLMAN Garrett-Ward, Lewis, Leneus No Resolutions ROLL CALL ON CONSENT AGENDA All items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered routine by the City Council and will be acted upon by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, Council may remove that item from the Consent Agenda and discuss it separately under the Regular Agenda NEW BUSINESS REGULAR AGENDA TABLED LEGISLATION REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES ARTS, RECREATION and CULTURAL AFFAIRS – BERGSON LENEUS James, Brent, Lewis BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT and ZONING – CHRISTOPHER D. JAMES Leneus, Pullins, Jr., Brent 2 FINANCE – VERNON PULLINS, JR. Lewis, Holman, Gomez HEALTH and EDUCATION – MUSTAFA AL-M. BRENT Claybrooks, Gomez, James HOUSING, LICENSING and INSPECTION – BRITTANY D. CLAYBROOKS Holman, Leneus, Pullins, Jr. PLANNING AND GRANTS – TAMEIKA GARRETT-WARD Gomez, Claybrooks, Holman PUBLIC SAFETY – AMY LEWIS Brent, James, Garrett-Ward PUBLIC WORKS – CASIM GOMEZ Pullins, Jr., Garrett-Ward, Claybrooks LAW AND LEGISLATION – ALICIA HOLMAN Garrett-Ward, Lewis, Leneus 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, give his or 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. CALL OF WARDS CHRISTOPHER AWE City Council Chairman FIRST WARD SECOND WARD Christopher D. James Christopher Awe Amy Lewis Brittany D. Claybrooks THIRD WARD Bergson Leneus Vernon Pullins, Jr. FOURTH WARD FIFTH WARD Casim L. Gomez Alicia Holman Tameika Garrett-Ward Mustafa Al-M Brent 3 4