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CITY OF EAST ORANGE THE EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING Monday, December 11, 2023 5:30 P.M. (Minutes from the Meeting of November 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 Tameika Garrett-Ward Fifth Ward Alicia Holman Mustafa AL-M. Brent Like Us on Facebook: @EASTORANGECITYCO UNCIL 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 November 27, 2023 The East Orange City Council met on November 27, 2023 at 5:40 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; Brittany Claybrooks; Tamika Garrett-Ward; Bergson Leneus; Vernon Pullins, Jr.; Amy Lewis; Christopher D. James; Christopher Awe; ABSENT Mustafa Al-M Brent (Absent ) Alicia Holman (Absent) CITY OFFICIALS PRESENT Ted R. Green Mayor Dorothy Gallagher, CFO Finance Rupert Bell, Director Public Works John Porcaro, Director East Orange Public Library Horace Henry, Acting Director Health Department Jerome Pearson, Director Recreation Phyllis Bindi, Chief Police Department Bruce Davis, Acting Chief Fire Department ALSO PRESENT Ronald Hunt, Esq. Corporation Counsel Law Department Shantika Dorsey, Esq. Assistant Corporation Counsel Law Department Tony Jackson Mayor’s Office Gary Edmonds, Captain Fire Department Captain Calvin Anderson Police Department Jerome Pearson Recreation Monica Reed Human Resources There were 8 Citizens in attendance. 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 BERGSON LENEUS – CHAIRMAN James, Brent , Lewis 101. Recreation Department In Committee 102. East Orange Public Library In Committee 103. Jeanne Lucille Garrett – 92nd Birthday Resolution to be presented 104. Winston Scott – Memorial Resolution to be presented 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 300 - FINANCE VERNON PULLINS JR. – CHAIRWOMAN Lewis, Holman , Gomez 301. Personnel In Committee 302. Tax Refund Duplicate Tax Payments $7,722.69 Resolution to be presented 303. Labor Negotiations In Committee 304. Tax Revaluation In Committee 305. Tax Sale Certificate In Committee 306. In Rem Foreclosure In Committee 307. Payroll No. 23 Resolution to be presented 308. Stop Payments In Committee 309. Legal Transfer ($2,391,968.19) 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 (11.27.2023) 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. Authorized Payment of Accumulated Resolution to be presented Absence Liabilities to Former Employees - $11,224.94 323. State of New Jersey, Department of Health, Resolution to be presented Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Grant 2024 324. Resolution Authorizing a Contract Thirty Party Resolution to be presented Administrator Services for the City of East Orange’s Prescription Benefit Services 325. Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Rider Resolution to be presented to the East Orange Water Commission Pursuant to Resolution I-166 of 2016  400 – HEALTH and EDUCATION MUSTAFA 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 800 - PUBLIC SAFETY AMY LEWIS – CHAIRWOMAN Brent, James, Garrett-Ward 801. Police Department In Committee 802. Fire Department In Committee 900 - PUBLIC WORKS CASIM GOMEZ – CHAIRMAN Pullins Jr. , Garrett-Ward , Claybrooks 901. Capital Improvement Projects Under Construction 902. Streetscape In Committee 903. Resolution Authorizing an Award of a Non-Fair Resolution to be presented and Open Contract for the Paving of Two Parking Lots, For the Department of Public Works 904. Resolution to Award a Contract Extension for Resolution to be presented Snow Plowing & Snow Removal Services for 2023-2024  600 - LAW AND LEGISLATION ALICIA HOLMAN– CHAIRWOMAN Garrett-Ward, Lewis, Leneus 601. Ordinances on First Reading In Committee 602. Ordinances on Second and Final Reading Ordinance No. 27 of 2023 An Ordinance Amending Ordinance #19 of 2023 of the City of East Orange, County of Essex, State of New Jersey, Granting a Deed of Easement to Brick Church Urban Renewal I, LLC, Brick Church Urban Renewal II, LLC, Brick Church Urban Renewal III, LLC and Brick Church Urban Renewal VII, LLC Ordinance No. 28 of 2023 An Ordinance Amending Chapter 21 of the City Code Entitled "Court" to Authorize the Appointment of Two Additional Municipal Court Judges Ordinance No. 29 of 2023 Bond Ordinance Providing for Phase Il of the Lead Service Line Replacement Program of the East Orange Water Commission, for and by the City of East Orange, In the County of Essex, State of New Jersey, Appropriating $25,000,000 Therefor and Authorizing the Issuance of $25,000,000 Bonds or Notes to Finance the Cost Thereof Ordinance No. 30 of 2023 An Ordinance Amending and Supplementing Chapter 218 of the City Code Entitled "Rent Control and Conversions" 603. Bingo/Raffles In Committee 604. A.B.C. Resolution confirming the reappointment of Resolution to be presented Darryl Gayton - ABC 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. Resolution Adopting the January 2024 Resolution to be presented City Council Meeting Dates 610. Resolution Authorizing 20-day Waiver for Resolution to be presented Ordinance No. 30 of 2023 1000– COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE 1000. East Orange Parking Authority In Committee Meeting adjourned at 6:00 PM. Respectfully submitted by: Cynthia S. Brown, City Clerk