City Council

The Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Hackensack was held at City Hall, 65 Central Avenue, Hackensack, New Jersey, on Monday, March 6, 1995. Mayor Zisa called the meeting to order at 8:,00 p.m and asked everyone to stand for the flag salute. The Mayor then asked the City Clerk to call the roll. Present: Councilmen Roger B. Mattei and Jesus R. Galvis, I Councilwoman Juanita Trammell, Deputy Mayor Mark A. Stein, Mayor John F. Zisa, City Manager James s. Lacava, City Attorney Richard E. Salkin and City Clerk Doris L. Dukes Mrs. Dukes: "In accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act, Chapter 231, Laws of 1975, adequate notice of this meeting was provided by sending a notice to The Record and posting a copy of same on the Bulletin Board in City Hall." Mayor Zisa called for a motion to approve the minutes of the meetings held February 21, 1995. Motion offered by Trammell, seconded by Mattei that the minutes be approved as submitted. Carried Resolution :!1=51 OFFERED BY: MATTEI SECONDED BY: STEIN BE IT RESOLVED that transfers totaling $2,047,000.00 be made between 1994 budget the appropriations indicated in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-59: CURRENT APPROPRIATIONS INSIDE CAP I From: Public Buildings & Grounds S/W 94-260-110 $ 22,000.00 Planning Board O/E 94-270-211 1,500.00 Fire S/W 94-302-115 30,000.00 Police S/W 94-310-110 100,000.00 Community Development O/E 94-343-550 2,000.00 Streets & Roads S/W 94-420-110 4,000.00 Snow Removal S/W 94-425-120 20,000.00 Snow & Ice Related Costs 94-425-260 15,000.00 Parks & Playgrounds S/W 94-701-110 7,500.00 P.E.R.S. 94-951-570 304,000.00 Police/Fire Pension Fund 94-954-570 1,541,000.00 $2,047,000.00 To: A&E O/E 94-201-312 $ 1,500.00 Elections O/E 94-205-310 100.00 Assessment of Taxes O/E 94-215-211 10,000.00 Legal Svcs-Codification of Ord 94-241-312 2,000.00 Public Buildings & Grounds O/E 94-260-420 22,000.00 Telephone O/E 94-261-231 7,000.00 Board of Adjustment O/E 94-280-314 4,500.00 Group Insurance Plans/Employees 94-291-522 430,000.00 I Fire O/E 94-302-251 30,000.00 Fire Hydrant Service 94-305-252 15,000.00 Police O/E 94-310-650 30,000.00 First Aid Ord 94-320-322 5,000.00 Emergency Medical Svc O/E 94-325-225 500.00 Building Inspector O/E 94-341-210 1,500.00 Streets & Roads O/E 94-420-670 4,000.00 Streets & Roads - Lighting 94-450-251 24,000.00 Garbage & Trash 0/E 94-510-410 15,000.00 Sewer O/E 94-530-430 2,000.00 Parks & Playgrounds 94-701-410 7,500.00 Salary Adjustment 94-980-110 1,435,400.00 $2,047,000.00 Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa Resolution #64 OFFERED BY: TRAMMELL SECONDED BY: MATTEI BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack that the proper officers be and are hereby authorized to make the following refunds for the reasons stated: $ 289.20 Bll9 L40 Peter Austin 1992 STB 23,614.36 B504A Ll3A Oritani Motor Hotel 1993 STB Proceeds for the above to come from the Capital Account I 40,750.92 B504A Ll3A Oritani Motor Hotel 1994 STB 92.47 B77 L25 Glenton & Joyce Evans 1994 Err. Pmt. 1,028.00 B20 L57 Est. of Mary Uzzalino 1994 Err. Pmt. 1,000.00 B590 LlA Christine Shields 1994 Err. Pmt. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa Resolution #65 OFFERED BY: STEIN SECONDED BY: GALVIS WHEREAS, the City of Hackensack has a need to purchase and install a waste oil evacuation system for the new DPW facility: and WHEREAS, D. T. Allen Contracting Company, Inc. has been contacted to provide the City of Hackensack with a waste oil evacuation system and install it at the new DPW facility for $5,200.00: and WHEREAS, the Superintendent of Public Works and Confidential Aide for the City of Hackensack recommend this purchase: and WHEREAS, the Chief Financial Officer has certified in writing that funds are available from Account No. 05-0593-005, the Capital Account, Purchase Order No. 87514 dated February 22, 1995. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Purchase Order issued to D. T. Allen Contracting Company, Inc. is hereby approved. Roll Call: Resolution #66 Ayes - Mattei, OFFERED BY: Galvis, MATTEI Trammell, Stein, Zisa SECONDED BY: GALVIS I WHEREAS, the City of Hackensack wishes to apply for grant funding for a project under the Safe and Secure Communities Program: and WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of the City of Hackensack have reviewed the application and have approved said request: and WHEREAS, the project is a joint effort between the Department of Law and Public Safety and the City of Hackensack for the purpose described in the application. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack as follows: 1. As a matter of public policy, the City of Hackensack wishes to participate to the fullest extent possible with the Department of Law and Public Safety. 2. The Attorney General will receive funds on behalf of the applicant. 3. The Division of Criminal Justice shall be responsible for the receipt and review of the applications for said funds. 4. The Division of Criminal Justice shall initiate allocations I to each applicant as authorized. 5. The aforementioned application seeks a grant of $60,000.00 to fund a project entitled "Park and Walk Program". BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor, City Clerk and all other  appropriate City officials be and they hereby are authorized to execute any and all documents necessary for the perfection and filing of said application. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa Resolution #67 OFFERED BY: TRAMMELL SECONDED BY: GALVIS WHEREAS, there exists a need for the City of Hackensack to provide professional clinical laboratory services to comply with the New Jersey State "Minimum Standards of Performance for Local Health I Departments"; and WHEREAS, the City of Paterson, Division of Health, located at 176 Broadway, Paterson, New Jersey, can provide the necessary clinical laboratory services which are necessary for Hackensack to be in compliance with "Minimum Standards of Performance for Local Health Departments"; and WHEREAS, the City Council pursuant to the power delegated to it by N.J.S.A. 40: 81-9 may appoint professionals to perform said services for the City of Hackensack; and WHEREAS, City of Paterson, Division of Health, has agreed to perform said services for the City of Hackensack for the period March 1, 1995 through December 31, 1995; and WHEREAS, the maximum amount of the contract is $1,800. 00 and funds are available for this purpose; and WHEREAS, the Local Public Contracts Law (N.J.S.A. 40A: ll-l et seq.) requires that the resolution authorizing the award of contracts for "Professional Services" without competitive bidding and the contract itself must be available for public inspection. I NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Hackensack as follows: 1. That the Mayor and City Clerk be and are hereby authorized and directed to execute an agreement with the City of Paterson, Division of Health, to provide clinical laboratory services for the City of Hackensack for the period March 1, 1995 through December 31, 1995; and 2. This contract is awarded without competitive bidding as a "professional service" in accordance with the Local Public Contracts Law (N.J.S.A. 40A: ll-l et. seq.) because the same is expressly excluded from competitive bidding; and 3. That a notice of this resolution be published once in The Record. 4. That this resolution shall be effective as of March 1, 1995; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Financial Officer has certified in accordance with N.J.S.A. 52: 27B-10 and 40A: 4-57 that monies are available from the general funds in account number 95-605-560 in the amount of $1,800.00 to be charged on Purchase Order I No. 87592. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa Resolution #68 OFFERED BY: MATTEI SECONDED BY: STEIN WHEREAS, there is a matter now pending in the United States District Court entitled "Robert B. Reich, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor vs. City of Hackensack", and bearing file number 94-5234 (AJL); and - 1 WHEREAS, said matter alleges that the City of Hackensack did violate the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, with respect to the overtime compensation paid to Hackensack Police Officers Michael Mordaga, Robert Wright, James Mordaga, Heywood Powell, Charles Elston, Alberto Gutierrez and Chris Toomey between April 15, 1986 and January 29, 1993; and WHEREAS, a settlement of this matter requiring the City to distribute a total of $ 91,246.70 in compensation to the aforenamed I Police Officers has been reached by and between the City of Hackensack and the United States Department of Labor; and WHEREAS, the proposed settlement has been recommended to the City Council as being fair, equitable, and in the best interest of the people of the City of Hackensack by the City Attorney. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack as follows: 1. The Hackensack City Council hereby ratifies and confirms the offer made to Robert B. Reich, Secretary of Labor, with respect to the resolution of the allegations of violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended. 2. The Mayor, City Clerk, City Attorney and any other appropriate City officials be and they hereby are authorized to execute any and all documents necessary to effectuate this settlement including, but not limited to, a Consent Judgment to be entered in connection with the pending matter in United States District Court; and said City officials are further authorized to do and perform all acts and things necessary to effectuate the provisions of said Judgment and any or all stipulations, amendments and changes therein. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa Resolution #69 OFFERED BY: STEIN SECONDED BY: GALVIS BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack that the following organization be granted permission to conduct a raffle I in accordance with the application on file in the office of the City Clerk: RA: l461 Capt. Harry B. Doremus Post #55 American Legion Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa Resolution #70 OFFERED BY: TRAMMELL SECONDED BY: MATTEI BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack that the bills in the following accounts be and are hereby ordered paid: General Account $ 5,090,429.77 Public Assistance II Account 8,072.75 Public Parking System Account 4,830.07 Capital Account 95,772.93 Public Parking System Capital Account 250.34 County Com. Development Block Grant Acct. : 52,415.50 Payroll Agency Account 78,941.76 I Trust Account -314.00 State Unemployment Fund Account 6,396.09 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said bills are on file as a public record in the office of·the Chief Financial Officer. ·Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa Resolution #71 OFFERED BY: MATTEI SECONDED BY: GALVIS WHEREAS, N. J.S. 40A-8, as amended, provides that the budget be read by title only at the time of the public hearing if a resolution is passed by not less than a majority of the full governing body, providing that at least one week prior to the date of hearing a  3(, complete copy of the approved budget, as advertised, has been posted in City Hall, and copies have been made available by the City Clerk to persons requiring them; and WHEREAS, these two conditions have been met. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the budget be read by title only. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa I Resolution #72 WHEREAS, $100,000.00 a has Bergen been OFFERED BY: County proposed GALVIS Community by the SECONDED BY: Development Bergen County Grant CHIP of for TRAMMELL renovations at 261-265 State Street in the City of Hackensack; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the State Interlocal Services Act, Community Development funds may not be spent in a municipality without authorization by the Mayor and Council; and WHEREAS, the aforesaid project is in the best interest of the people of Bergen County; and WHEREAS, this resolution does not obligate the financial resources of the municipality and is intended solely to expedite expenditure of the aforesaid Community Development funds. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Council of the City of Hackensack hereby confirm endorsement of the aforesaid project; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution shall be sent to the Director of the Bergen County Community Development I Program so that implementation of the aforesaid project may be expedited. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa Resolution #73 OFFERED BY: GALVIS SECONDED BY: TRAMMELL WHEREAS, a Bergen County Community Development Grant of $250,000. 00 has been proposed by the Bergen County Community Action Program, Inc. for their Shelter Support Services and Support Work Assurance Project (SSSWAP) to provide shelter and training for the homeless in the City of Hackensack; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the State Interlocal Services Act, Community Development funds may not be spent in a municipality without authorization by the Mayor and Council; and WHEREAS, the aforesaid project is in the best interest of the people of Bergen County; and WHEREAS, this resolution does not obligate the financial resources of the municipality and is intended solely to expedite expenditure of the aforesaid Community Development funds. ) I NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Council of the City of Hackensack hereby confirm endorsement of the aforesaid project; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution shall be sent to the Director of the Bergen County Community Development Program so that implementation of the aforesaid project may be expedited. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa Resolution #74 OFFERED BY: GALVIS SECONDED BY: TRAMMELL WHEREAS, a Bergen County Community Development Grant of $ 68,183. 00 has been proposed by the Bergen County CAP for their ESG Transitional Housing Program in the City of Hackensack; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the State Interlocal Services Act, Community Development funds may not be spent in a municipality without authorization by the Mayor and Council; and WHEREAS, the aforesaid project is in the best interest of the I people of Bergen County; and WHEREAS, this resolution does not obligate the financial resources of the municipality and is intended solely to expedite expenditure of the aforesaid Community Development funds. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Council of the City of Hackensack hereby confirm endorsement of the aforesaid project; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution shall be sent to the Director of the Bergen County Community Development Program so that implementation of the aforesaid project may be expedited. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa Resolution #75 OFFERED BY: GALVIS SECONDED BY: TRAMMELL WHEREAS, a Bergen County Community Development Grant of $ 115,500.00 has been proposed by the Bergen County Community Action Program for Operation of the Bergen County Homeless Shelter in the City of Hackensack; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the State Interlocal Services Act, Community I Development funds may not be spent in a municipality without authorization by the Mayor and Council; and WHEREAS, the aforesaid project is in the best interest of the people of Bergen County; and WHEREAS, this resolution does not obligate the financial resources of the municipality and is intended solely to expedite expenditure of the aforesaid Community Development funds. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Council of the City of Hackensack hereby confirm endorsement of the aforesaid project; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution shall be sent to the Director of the Bergen County Community Development Program so that implementation of the aforesaid project may be expedited. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa Mayor Zisa announced the public hearing on the 1995 Municipal Budget and called for a motion to hold the public hearing. I Motion offered by Mattei, seconded by Stein that the public hearing be held. Carried Mayor Zisa said the vote will not be taken tonight. We are still waiting to hear from the State regarding the aid. He asked if anyone present wished to speak on the 1995 Municipal Budget. Rainer Olster, 144 Union Street, made comments on the budget and requested that it be reviewed again to see if there are more savings. Mrs. Dukes advised the Mayor that her Docket was completed.  The Mayor asked the City Manager, City Attorney and other members of the City Council if they had anything to report. They did not. The Mayor opened the meeting to the public for discussion of City business. Bob Syrex, 28 Terhune Place, advised that hi·s sewer backs up several times during the year and he calls to have the problem taken I care of. When he called the City Is crew he was told they found grease. He was also told that Burger King is pouring grease in the sewer lines. Mayor Zisa asked him to contact the City Manager. Mr. Lacava took the information from Mr. Syrex. Herb Bien, President of CHARM, thanked the Mayor for sending representation to the Downtown N.J. meeting recently held and asked if someone could speak with the officers regarding what can be done to help Hackensack. Mayor Zisa said he is waiting for a report from Mr. Toscano. Mr. Bien said they had a meeting with the Chamber and they are working on this as a joint effort. He also asked if a survey could be done to find out what the merchants want regarding parking. Mr. Bien asked when will the homeless shelter for feeding be moving. Mayor Zisa said we were told this evening that construction would be finished by the end of April. Eric Martindale, 33 Essex Street, spoke on the Borg's Woods project. He distributed a document to the members of Council only. Joe Ceambra, merchant on Main Street, also spoke on the parking and asked if a survey could be done regarding making Main Street two-way again. He asked for information on locations and costs for I parking spaces. Mr. Lacava will provide the information. Richard Rankin, 430 Union Street, and Rainer Olster, 144 Union Street, also spoke on two-way Main Street. Motion offered by Stein, seconded by Trammell that the public hearing be closed and the meeting be adjourned. Carried (9: 33 p.m.) COUNC MAN ROGER B. 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