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CITY OF EAST ORANGE THE EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Monday, April 28, 2025 6:00PM VERNON PULLINS, JR. City Council Chairman Scan QR Code or Visit tinyurl.com/eocouncilagenda to view Agenda. FOLLOW US @EOCITYCOUNCIL  EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Monday, April 28, 2025 6:00 P.M. SUNSHINE LAW STATEMENT This meeting, which conforms with the provisions of the Open Public Meeting Act, Chapter 231, P.L. 1975, is a regular official City Council Meeting. Notices have been filed with our official newspaper, with the City Clerk, and posted on the regular bulletin board. The public is permitted to participate where stipulated on the agenda. ROLL CALL SALUTE TO THE FLAG SILENT PRAYER PUBLIC HEARING PRESENTATIONS MINUTES Minutes can be viewed Here: http://www.tinyurl.com/eocouncilagenda PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS 1. Correspondence received April 22, 2025, from Matrix World Engineering Land Surveying and Landscape Architecture, P.C. regarding Classification Exception Area (CEA) Notification PSEG East Orange Gas, 284 North Park Street, Block 905, Lot 12 East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey NJDEP PI #794003 Matrix No. 18-889. 2. Correspondence received April 22, 2025, from NIXZ Environmental regarding Unrestricted Use Case Name: East Orange Auto Service, 391 Central Avenue, East Orange, Essex County, NJ Block: 500 Lot: 24 Preferred ID: 018713 Communication Center # 94-12-12-1154-04. 3. Correspondence received April 14, 2025, from Applied Earth Solutions, Inc., regarding Vapor Intrusion Testing at Dionne Warwick institute, 120 Central Avenue, East Orange, NJ Block: 190 / Lot: 4 for Onkar Fuel aka Lukoil #57347, 100 Central Avenue, East Orange, Essex County, NJ 07018 Block: 190 / Lots: 1 & 5-8 NJDEP Program Interest (PI) #006264, NJDEP Case #20-09-17-1502-10. 4. 2025-26 School District Budget Statement – Tax Levy Certification – Form A received April 3, 2025. 5. Essex County Board of Taxation Resolution, adopted April 3, 2025. 6. Correspondence received April 2, 2025, from Envirotrac Environmental Services regarding Remedial Action Type: Unrestricted Use, Scope of Remediation: Area of Concern (AOC) #1 – Product Piping associated with the Underground Storage Tank (UST) system consisting of one (1) 15,000-gallon unleaded gasoline UST (E7) one (1) 4,000-gallon diesel fuel UST (E8) and no other areas, Case Name: PSE&G District HQ, Address: 284 N. Park Street, East Orange, County of Essex, Block: 905, Lots: 12, 22, 23, 24, 24.01, 25, and 26 Preferred ID: 004170, UST Closure # N004170UCL240001. 7. Correspondence received March 26, 2025, from Joint Meeting of Essex and Union Counties submitting a copy of Resolution No. 036/25 – Resolution Making Assessment for Second Quarter 2025 adopted March 10, 2025. MAYOR’S COMMUNICATIONS NONE BOARD AND COMMISSION MINUTES RECEIVED East Orange Public Library Board of Trustees – March 13, 2025 East Orange Planning Board – March 5, 2025 – via Zoom REPORT OF OFFICERS NONE 2  REPORT OF COMMITTEES ARTS, RECREATION and CULTURAL AFFAIRS – SAMMED R. MONK James, Fauntleroy, Lewis No Resolutions BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND ZONING – CHRISTOPHER D. JAMES Leneus, Awe, Fauntleroy No Resolutions FINANCE – BEREGSON LENEUS Lewis, Holman, Gomez Resolutions I-149 Payroll #8 - $3,521,157.45 I-4 Bills, Claims & Appropriations 04.28.2025 - $12,225,616.46 I-150 Authorize Payment of Accumulated Absence Liabilities to Former Employees - $155,844.60 I-151 Duplicate Tax Appeal - $8,053.64 I-152 Tax Appeal – $14,579.65 I-153 Resolution Authorizing the Award of Non-Fair and Open Contracts for Specialized Educational Instruction Programs for the Summer Work Experience Program (S.W.E.P) HEALTH & EDUCATION - NAIIMA H. FAUNTLEROY Awe, Gomez, James No Resolutions HOUSING, LICENSING & INSPECTION - CHRISTOPHER AWE Holman, Monk, Leneus Resolution I-154 Resolution to Appoint Nicole Amos to the East Orange Housing Authority Representing the Third Ward PLANNING and GRANTS – TAMEIKA GARRETT-WARD Gomez, Leneus, Holman Resolutions I-155 A Resolution Authorizing an Application of the Attorney General (NJOAG) Pedestrian Safety, Enforcement and Education Fund Grant Program I-156 A Resolution Authorizing an Application for the NJ Office of the Attorney General (NJOAG) State and Community Highway Safety Grant Protection I-157 A Resolution Authorizing an Application for the Police Reform and Equitable Justice Grant Program I-158 A Resolution to Amend Account Number on Resolution I-380 I-159 A Resolution Amending Resolution I-400 of 2024 to Change the Vendor Name from Morning Pride Manufacturing, LLC to Reading Fire Equipment, Inc. for the Purchase of Turnout Fire Fighting Gear (Protective Equipment) PUBLIC SAFETY – AMY LEWIS Monk, James, Garrett-Ward No Resolutions 3 PUBLIC WORKS – CASIM GOMEZ Fauntleroy, Garrett-Ward, Monk Resolutions I-160 A Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of a 4520 Tractor and Accessories for the City of East Orange Golf Course through the Hunterdon County Educational Services Commission (HCESC) I-161 Resolution Authorizing the Designation of Restricted Parking Spaces I-162 Resolution Authorizing the Advertisement for an RFP for Janitorial Services for the City of East Orange LAW AND LEGISLATION – ALICIA HOLMAN Garrett-Ward, Lewis, Awe Resolutions I-163 Resolution Authorizing the Settlement of a Workers Compensation Litigation Matter - $36,612.00 I-164 Resolution Authorizing Settlement of Litigation in the matter of Antonio Defranco v. City of East Orange, Et Als - $200,000.00 I-165 Resolution Authorizing Payment of Attorney Fees for Employee #WIL005 - $67,738.85 I-166 Resolution Amending and Supplementing the 2024 City Council Rules 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, the 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 – SAMMED R. MONK James, Fauntleroy, Lewis BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT and ZONING – CHRISTOPHER D. JAMES Leneus, Awe, Fauntleroy FINANCE – BERGSON LENEUS Lewis, Holman, Gomez HEALTH and EDUCATION – NAIIMA H. FAUNTLEROY Awe, Gomez, James HOUSING, LICENSING and INSPECTION – CHRISTOPHER AWE Holman, Monk, Leneus PLANNING AND GRANTS – TAMEIKA GARRETT-WARD Gomez, Leneus, Holman PUBLIC SAFETY – AMY LEWIS Monk, James, Garrett-Ward 4 PUBLIC WORKS – CASIM GOMEZ Fauntleroy, Garrett-Ward, Monk LAW & LEGISLATION - ALICIA HOLMAN Garrett-Ward, Lewis, Awe Ordinances on First Reading Ordinance No. 13 of 2025 An Ordinance Amending Chapter 51-104 “Land Use” Subsection 51-104 “IND District (Industrial)” of the Code of the City of East Orange, in the County of Essex County, New Jersey 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 VERNON PULLINS, JR. City Council Chairman 5