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, April 17, 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 Deputy City Clerk to call the roll. Present: Councilman Roger B. Mattei, Councilwoman Juanita Trammell, Deputy Mayor Mark A. Stein, Mayor John F. Zisa, City Manager I James S. Lacava, City Attorney Richard E. Salkin and Deputy City Clerk Anna LaMarche Absent: Councilman Jesus R. Galvis and City Clerk Doris L. Dukes Mrs. LaMarche: "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 z isa called for a motion to approve the minutes of the meeting held April 3, 1995. Motion offered by Stein, seconded by Trammell that the minutes be approved as submitted. Carried Resolution #109 OFFERED BY: MATTEI SECONDED: STEIN 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: $ 3,731.00 BlOO L3 Bergen Beverage Partners 1993 STB 4,082.00 BlOO L3 Bergen Beverage Partners 1994 STB 33,560.32 B207 L3 Court Plaza Associates 1994 STB I 5,959.72 B207 L4 Court Plaza Associates 1994 STB The proceeds for the above are to come from the Capital Account. $ 3,297.00 B407A L37 Viswanathan & Kamala Gurunathan 1995 Err. Pmt. 2,574.00 B317 Ll6 Bergen County Chip, Inc. 1995 Err. Pmt. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Trammell, Stein, Zisa Absent - Galvis Resolution #110 OFFERED BY: STEIN SECONDED BY: TRAMMELL BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack that Thomas Toscano be and is hereby appointed to serve as the alternate for Eugene Duffy as a member of the Bergen County Community Development Committee on behalf of the Mayor and Council to June 30, 1995, to be effective immediately. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Trammell, Stein, Zisa Absent - Galvis Resolution #111 OFFERED BY: MATTEI SECONDED BY: TRAMMELL I WHEREAS, the Departments of Public Works and Human Services of the City of Hackensack require Hardware and Software Support and Maintenance for their computer system: and WHEREAS, a proposal dated January 1, 1995, for maintenance of said systems to include hardware and software has been obtained from DMA Industries: and WHEREAS, these services are of an extraordinary unspecif icable nature as it involves the maintenance of a complex computer system as defined by 5:30-14-c promulgated by the Local Finance Board, Division of Local Government Services, and N.J.S.A 40:11-5(i)(a)(ii). NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the proposal of OMA Industries, P. O. Box 710, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410, be accepted and a Service Contract in the amount of $9,840.00 be awarded; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Financial Officer certifies that funds will be available in the General Fund of the 1995 budget I from accounts: 5-010-401-232 $ 4,920.00 and 5-010-620-232 $ 4,920.00, Purchase Order #88037. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Trammell, Stein, Zisa Absent - Galvis Resolution #112 OFFERED BY: TRAMMELL SECONDED BY: STEIN WHEREAS, the Police Department of the City of Hackensack requires maintenance support for their audio logging machine; and WHEREAS, a proposal dated January 1, 1995, for maintenance of said system has been obtained from KLS Associates., Inc.; and WHEREAS, these services are of an extraordinary unspecificable nature as it involves the maintenance of a complex system as defined by 5:30-14-c promulgated by the Local Finance Board, Division of Local Government Services, and N.J.S.A. 40:11-5(i)(a)(ii). NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the proposal of KLS Associates, Inc., 50 East Main Street, Little Falls, NJ 07424, be accepted and a Maintenance Agreement in the amount of $ 3,437.00 be awarded; and I BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Financial Officer certifies that funds are available in the General Fund of the 1995 budget from account 5-010-310-204 $3,437.00, Purchase Order #88094. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Trammell, Stein, Zisa Absent - Galvis Resolution #113 OFFERED BY: STEIN SECONDED BY: TRAMMELL WHEREAS, the Hackensack Emergency Medical Technicians Bargaining Unit, Local 2081A of the I.A.F.F., A.F.L. C.I.O., has been recognized by the New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) to negotiate with the City of Hackensack for the purpose of a labor contract; and WHEREAS, both parties have been involved in negotiations for a contract regarding conditions of employment and wages; and WHEREAS, both parties have reached an agreement and same has been incorporated into the language of the proposed contract. ::; ;" . - NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by ,the.,�ity .�ounciJ, of the City of Hackensack that the Mayor be and hereby is authorized to sign the contract with the Emergency . Medical Technicians, Local 2081A, I.A.F.F., A.F.L. C.I.O. for the period January l, 1995 through I December 31, 1997. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Trammell, Ste�n, Zisa Absent - Galvis ·  Resolution #114 OFFERED BY: MATTEI SECON DE D BY: TR AMMELL INTRO DUCTION OF O RDINANCE NO. 7-95 ENTITLED: "AN ORDINANCE FIXING AND DETERMINING MUNICIPAL CLASS POSITION AND SALARY RANGES FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF HACKENSACK•. BE IT RESOLVE D that the above ordinance, being Ordinance No. 7-95 as introduced, does now pass on first reading and that said Ordinance shall be considered for final passage at a meeting to be held on May 1, 1995, at 8:00 P. M., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be reached at the regular meeting place of the City I Council, and at such time and place all persons interested be given an opportunity to be heard concerning said Ordinance and that the City Clerk be and she is hereby authorized and directed to publish said Ordinance according to law with a notice of its introduction and passage on first reading and of the time and place when and where said Ordinance will be further considered for final passage. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Trammell, Stein, Zisa Absent - Galvis Resolution #115 O F FERED BY: MATTEI SECON DED BY: STEIN BE IT RESOLVE D by the City Council of the City of Hackensack that the bills in the following accounts be and are hereby ordered paid: General Account $1,284,729.93 Public Assistance I Account 12,108.91 Public Assistance II Account 14,273.71 Capital Account 225,112.56 Public Parking System Account 6,916.73 S.U.I. Account 21.03 Payroll Agency Account 228,112.72 Trust Account 16,968.00 I BE IT FURT HER RESOLVE D that said bills are on file as a public record in the office of the Chief Financial Officer. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Trammell, Stein, Zisa Absent - Galvis Mrs. LaMarche advised the Mayor that the Docket was completed. The Mayor thanked her and asked the City Manager, City Attorney and members of Council if they had anything to report. They did not. Mayor Zisa stated he received a letter regarding the appointment of Thomas Toscano by Governor Whitman to the Tidelands Resource Council. Mr. Toscano is the City Manager's Assistant and will keep us posted on the activities of this Council. At this time the Mayor opened the meeting to the public for discussion of City business. Horatio Danevich, 24 Emerald Street, representing a group of residents in the area of the recent fire on Devoe Place, asked, "What is the City going -t-o· ·do \to prbt:ect us?11 I Mayor Zisa explained that t-hey were operating contrary to what I our law dictates, storing materials of this nature. This location was designated as a transfer station: these chemicals should not have been there. Under Federal and State guidelines, a report of stored chemicals is required once. a yea+. ,·Our Fire Prevention are on the road every day of the year and at least once a year go to industrial sites. Since the fire, an aggressive approach has been taken by the City Manager and City Attorney to talk to the State. A law will be introduced requiring: 1) A designation on the exterior of the building to show what type of chemicals are inside. The business owner must comply. 2) The reporting to the City would not be on an annual basis, but on a continual basis on everything stored, even overnight. Until this time it has not been required if materials are transferred from truck to truck. Mr. Danevich spoke on upgrading our ordinance to protect all residents, property values in the area hitting rock bottom as a result of this fire, visits to the Prosecutor's office for copies of reports, and the great job done by the Fire Department. Mayor Zisa asked the City Manager to give an update regarding clean-up. The City Manager reported that as of an April 11th report, a salvage company was to buy some of the chemicals in the building and ,. that a list of the chemicals was in his possession. He asked the City Attorney about the time limit on clean-up and the Attorney will follow up on this. The Mayor recommended that Mr. Danevich contact Assemblyman Zisa directly as he will be responsible to introduce new legislation. Jack Donovan, Willow Avenue, commended Mr. Danevich on his presentation and suggested he go directly to EPA and ask for their help. Dorothy Schwartz, 47 Prospect Avenue, stated she had attended a Planning Board meeting and learned that additional structures were being considered on Hackensack Medical Center property. She felt any new construction would add to the traffic situation that already exists. She is concerned about landlords of multiple dwellings in the area receiving official notification of hearings and not passing the information on to the tenants. The Mayor thanked Dr. Schwartz and asked the City Attorney about the notification process and posting of notices. Steve Sebastian, resident near fire, said that water had collected towards the back of his yard and wanted to know if any I testing of the water was planned and of any long-term effects from these chemicals. Mayor Zisa suggested he contact the Bergen County Health Department, who is doing the monitoring for DEP, requesting a soil test and also ask questions of long-term effects. Richard Rankin, 430 Union Street, spoke about his concern regarding lawsuits. He asked for an accurate cost figure on the jail situation which he stated he could not obtain, and questioned the lawsuit brought by Mr. Rupp, on behalf of the applicants for housing on Passaic Street, as a result of the Zoning Board decision. Mr. Rankin, referring to an article in The Record about harassment towards the Packards market, expressed his feelings that the City's treatment was overly harsh. Discussion followed. Motion offered by Mattei, seconded by Trammell that the public hearing be closed and the meeting be adjourned. Carried (9:05 p.m.) I Absent COUNCILMAN JESUS R. GALVIS ATTEST: