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****DRAFT**** CITY OF EAST ORANGE THE EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, October 14, 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 Tuesday, October 14, 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 October 7, 2025, from the State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection regarding Area of Concern: One 550-gallon #2 Heating Oil Underground Storage Tank System Unrestricted Use – No Further Action Letter and Covenant Not to Sue, Block 63, Lot 38, 102 North 17th Street, East Orange City, Essex County, Program Interest #: 1113612, Activity Number: CSP250001, Communications Center: 25-08-21-1652-51. MAYOR’S COMMUNICATIONS NONE BOARD AND COMMISSION MINUTES RECEIVED East Orange Planning Board – September 3, 2025 (VIA Zoom) REPORT OF OFFICERS NONE REPORT OF COMMITTEES ARTS, RECREATION and CULTURAL AFFAIRS – SAMMED R. MONK James, Fauntleroy, Lewis Resolutions I-329 Jackie Patricia Ann Williams- Memorial I-330 Norma L. Smith- 95th Birthday I-331 Dr. Brian D. Agnew- Commendation BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND ZONING – CHRISTOPHER D. JAMES Leneus, Awe, Fauntleroy Resolutions I-332 Resolution Designating Chiql, LLC As Redeveloper For 75 William Street Located in the Greenwood Redevelopment Area I-333 Resolution Designating TD+ Partners as Redeveloper of Certain Properties known As Blocks 56,62,64 & Lots 1,12,26,43 Located in The Greenwood Redevelopment Area I-334 Resolution Designating Detail Oriented Contracting, LLC As Redeveloper of Certain Properties known As Block 62, Lot 9, Located in The Greenwood Redevelopment Area 2 FINANCE – BEREGSON LENEUS Lewis, Holman, Gomez Resolutions I-335 Payroll #18 - $3,671,635.24 I-336 Payroll #20 - $3,712,149.45 I-4 Bill, Claims & Appropriations – 10.14.25 I-337 Resolutions Authorizing the Continued Acting Appointment In An Unclassified Position I-338 A Resolution Authorizing the Award of Contract for Towing & Storage Services for The City of East Orange I-339 Resolution Authoring the Advertisement of the Qualification Proposals for Various Professional and Consultant Services I-340 Resolution Authorizing the City of East Orange to Utilize the PEPPM Cooperative Purchasing System, To Secure Various Technology Goods, Services, And Supplies on an As- Needed Basis I-341 Authorized Payment of Accumulated Absence Liabilities to Former Employees- $2,380.00 I-342 Resolution Approving Memorandum of Agreement with the Firemens’s Mutual Benevolent Association, Branch No. 23 HEALTH & EDUCATION - NAIIMA H. FAUNTLEROY Awe, Gomez, James No Resolutions HOUSING, LICENSING & INSPECTION - CHRISTOPHER AWE Holman, Monk, Leneus No Resolutions PLANNING and GRANTS – TAMEIKA GARRETT-WARD Gomez, Leneus, Holman Resolutions I-343 Resolution Authorizing an MOA Between The City Of The East Orange and The Department of The Community Affairs Division of Housing and Community Resources I-344 Stated Of New Jersey, Department of Law and Public Safety 2025 Summer Expansion Grant I-345 State Of New Jersey, Urban Enterprise Zone Authority East Orange UEZ Admin Budget FY 25 PUBLIC SAFETY – AMY LEWIS Monk, James, Garrett-Ward No Resolutions PUBLIC WORKS – CASIM GOMEZ Fauntleroy, Garrett-Ward, Monk Resolutions I-346 Resolution Authorizing and Awarding an Emergency Contract To Kings Steamers for Janitorial Services At Municipal Facilities I-347 Resolution Authorizing the Advertisement For An Invitation to Bid for General Electrical Services At Municipal Buildings and Facilities I-348 Resolution Authorizing the Advertisement for An Invitation to Bid for General Plumbing Services at Municipal Buildings and Facilities I-349 Resolution Authorizing the Designation of Restricted Parking Spaces 3 LAW AND LEGISLATION – ALICIA HOLMAN Garrett-Ward, Lewis, Awe Resolutions I-350 Resolution Authorizing the Settlement of a Workers Compensation Litigation Matter – James Baker I-351 Resolution Authorizing the Settlement of a Workers Compensation Litigation Matter – Jonathan Negron 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 PUBLIC WORKS – CASIM GOMEZ Fauntleroy, Garrett-Ward, Monk LAW & LEGISLATION - ALICIA HOLMAN Garrett-Ward, Lewis, Awe Ordinance on First Reading Ordinance No. 29 of 2025 Bond Ordinance Providing for Various 2025 Capital Acquisitions and Improvements, By and In The City of East Orange, In the County of Essex, State of New Jersey: Appropriating $4,587,792 Therefor and Authorizing the Issuance of $4,368,650 Bonds or Notes of Bonds or Notes of the City Finance Part of the Costs Thereof 4  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