City Council

' The Regular Meeting of the City Counc � l of the City of Hackensack was held at City Hall, 65 Central Avenue, Hackensack, New Jersey, on Monday, April 15, 1996. 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: Deputy Mayor Roger B. Mattei, Councilman Jesus R. I Galvis, Councilwoman Juanita Trammell, Councilman Mark A. Stein, Mayor John F. Zisa, City Manager James S. Lacava, City Clerk Doris L. Dukes and City Attorney Richard E. Salkin 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 April 1st and 8th, 1996. Motion offered by Trammell, seconded by Stein that the minutes be approved as submitted. Carried. Resolution #121 OFFERED BY: MATTEI SECONDED BY: TRAMMELL BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack that the following organization be granted permission to conduct a raffle in accordance with the application on file in the office of the City Clerk: RA: 1494 Hackensack High School P.T.S.A. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa I Resolution #122 OFFERED BY: GALVIS SECONDED BY: STEIN BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack that Plenary Retail Distribution License No. 0223-44-023-003, heretofore issued to Kim Nack Joon and Rosanne, 130 Anderson Street, Hackensack, NJ, be transferred to Kim Nack Joon & Rosanne, 130 Anderson Street (for expansion of premises), Hackensack, New Jersey, effective April 19, 1996. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa Resolution #123 OFFERED BY: STEIN SECONDED BY: MATTEI BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack that Plenary Retail Consumption License No. 0223-33-049-004, heretofore issued to Postridge, Inc., Route 4 & Hackensack Avenue, Hackensack, New Jersey, be transferred to Houston's Restaurants, Inc., T/A Houston's; Houston's Restaurant, (Riverside Square Mall­ Space 181) Route 4 & Hackensack Ave., Hackensack, New Jersey, effective April 22, 1996. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa I Resolution #124 OFFERED BY: TRAMMELL SECONDED BY: GALVIS BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack that Mayor John F. Zisa be and is hereby authorized to execute a Plan Document Request and Insurance Program Acknowledgement with American Family Life Assurance Company of New York (AFLAC) for the purpose of providing a Section 125 Cafeteria Plan for municipal employees. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa Resolution #125 OFFERED BY: STEIN SECONDED BY: TRAMMELL WHEREAS, the City of Hackensack has received Change Order No. 3 in the amount of $6, 178.97 from Landscape Restoration, Inc., for the Baldwin Park Improvements project, which will adjust the original contract from $56, 652.36 to $76, 869.33; and WHEREAS, the City's Consulting Engineer has recommended that this Change Order be approved; and I WHEREAS, the Chief Financial Officer has certified that funds are available from Account No. X-050-J02-001 of the Capital Account in the amount of $6, 178.97, P.O. No. 81618. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Change Order No. 3 for Landscape Restoration, Inc., be and is hereby approved. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa Resolution #126 OFFERED BY: GALVIS SECONDED BY: STEIN WHEREAS, New Jersey Revised Statutes 39:10A-1-7 provides that the City has the right to sell at public auction all abandoned vehicles after due notice has been published in a newspaper five (5) days previous to the date of the proposed sale. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the aforementioned vehicles listed in the advertisement to appear in The Record on Friday, April 19, 1996, and notification that they will be offered for sale by the City Manager or a designated representative at the times designated in the notice on Thursday, April 25, 1996, be and are hereby authorized to be sold. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa I Resolution #127 OFFERED BY: GALVIS SECONDED BY: TRAMMELL WHEREAS, a Bergen County Community Development Grant has been proposed by the following: $60, 000 - Bergen County Department of Human Services, Division of Family Guidance, 21 Main Street Room llOW for their Sojourner's Program; 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 resource 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 be sent to the Director of the Bergen County Community Development Program so that implementation of the aforesaid project may be expedited. I Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa Resolution #128 OFFERED BY: MATTEI SECONDED BY: TRAMMELL WHEREAS, Aspect Development, Inc. is the owner of certain real property known as Block 103, Lot 95.42; Qua!. COOlA, COOlB, COOlC, COOlD, COOlE, C02A, C002B, C002C, C002D, C003A, C003B, C003D, C004A, C004B, C004C, C004D, C004E, COOSA, COOSB, COOSC, COOSD and COOSE, designated as 80 Clark Street; and  WHEREAS, the taxpayer has filed an appeal to its 1993 real property tax assessments, which matter was settled pursuant to Resolution No. 41 passed by the Mayor and Council on February 5, 1996, and which matter is presently pending in the Tax Court of New Jersey; and WHEREAS, the assessments for the subject property are as set forth on Schedule "A"; and WHEREAS, the taxpayer now seeks to invoke the Freeze Act (N.J.S.A. 54:51A-8) applying the 1993 reduced assessment to the I year 1995; and WHEREAS, it is the recommendation of the Tax Attorney and Tax Appraiser that this matter should be settled; and WHEREAS, said settlement is in the best interests of the City of Hackensack. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the May�r and Council of the City of Hackensack that the Tax Counsel be and he is hereby authorized and directed to execute any and all documents which may be necessary in order to eff'ectuate a settlement of litigation entitled "Aspect Development, Inc. v. City of Hackensack", Docket No. 000121-94 presently pending in the Tax Court of New Jersey, so that the assessments be reduced as set forth in Schedule "A", with the Freeze Act being applied to 1994 and 1995; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the foregoing settlement is predicated upon a full waiver of any interest payable to the taxpayer on the refund. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa Resolution #129 OFFERED BY: MATTEI SECONDED BY: TRAMMELL I WHEREAS, S. Setteducati & M. Tridente are the owners of certain real property known as Block 107, Lot 13 designated as 318 W. Pleasantview Avenue; and WHEREAS, the taxpayers had filed an appeal to their 1994 real property tax assessment, which matter was resolved by reducing the yearly assessment to $201,800; and WHEREAS, the yearly assessment for the subject premises is $228,100; and WHEREAS, the taxpayers now seek to invoke the Freeze Act (N.J.S.A. 54:51A-8) applying the 1994 reduced assessment to the year 1996; and WHEREAS, it is the recommendation of the Tax Attorney and Tax Assessor that this matter should be settled; and WHEREAS, said settlement is in the best interests of the City of Hackensack. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Hackensack that the Tax Counsel be and he is hereby authorized and directed to execute any and all documents which may be necessary in order to effectuate application of the Freeze Act I for 1996 in further settlement of litigation entitled "S. Setteducati & M. Tridente v. City of Hackensack", Docket No. 012947-94, so that the assessment be reduced to $201,800 for 1996; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the foregoing settlement is predicated upon a full waiver of any interest payable to the taxpayer on the refund. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa Resolution #130 OFFERED BY: GALVIS SECONDED BY: TRAMMELL 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 $ 2, 022, 401.22 Public Assistance II Account 11, 695.83 Capital Account 135, 992.50 Public Parking System Capital Account 842.50 Public Parking System Account 5, 806.33 Payroll Agency Account 122 I 781.14 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that said bills are on file as a I public record in the office of the Chief Financial Officer. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa Resolution #131 OFFERED BY: STEIN SECONDED BY: MATTEI WHEREAS, N.J.S. 40A-8, as amended, provides that the budget be read by title only if a resolution is passed py not less than a majority of the full governing body, providing that at least one week prior to the date of hearing, a complete copy of the approved budget, as advertised, has been posted in City Hall and copies were made available by the City Clerk to persons requiring them; and WHEREAS, these two conditions were met. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Council approved the reading of the budget by title only. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa The adoption of the 1996 Municipal Budget, offered by Stein I seconded by Trammell and unanimously carried, is on file as a permanent record in the office of the City Clerk. Mayor Zisa announced the City has been denied aid every time an ·application was submitted. The state tells us we do not qualify, but yet we have lost almost one-million dollars in state aid. He asked if anyone had any contacts in Trenton to express the feeling of the Council. Mrs. Dukes advised the Mayor that her Docket was completed. Mayor Zisa thanked her and asked the City Manager, City Attorney and members of Council if they had anything to report. Councilman Galvis commended the Recreation and Police Departments for the job they did for the opening of Mini Soccer. Mayor Zisa announced the ten teams in the Hackensack school system who were successful at the local level of the Olympic of the Mind Program participated in the State competition on Saturday, April 13th. There were some teams who were successful at the State level and will be participating in the National competition. He extended congratulations to all. The Mayor opened the meeting to the public for discussion of I City business and asked if anyone present wished to be heard. Horatio Donovich, 24 Emerald Street, presented a proposal for Johnson Park to be used as their "home " for soccer. Mayor Zisa requested data on the number of head injuries on artificial turf. He advised Mr. Donovich that his proposal will be taken under consideration. Joseph Siclick, 307 Prospect Avenue, reported Anderson Street, Passaic Street �nd Central Avenue are very dirty and wanted to know what happened to the street sweepers. He said he would  'lo like to see something done. Mayor Zisa said he asked similar questions of the Department of ·Public Works a few weeks ago. The street sweeper does not go out if the department is short of manpower for the garbage trucks. He said this year has been worse than other years. The City used a mixture of salt, sand & grit and it stays on the streets. He said he anticipates the sweeper being on the roads in full force in the next two weeks. Rainer Olster, 144 Union Street, aadressed the sweeping of I streets and pot holes. Leo Battaglia, 72 Emerald Street, discussed the issue of a decent field to play soccer. Mayor Zisa said the entire program has to be evaluated and would "weigh" their recommendations. Councilmen Stein and Galvis also made comments regarding a field for soccer. Chris, 82 South State Street, also spoke on the subject of Soccer. Dorothy Schwartz, 4 7 Prospect Avenue, spoke on the subject of City Hall bureaucracy and the issue of newspaper vending machines. Motion offered by Trammell, seconded by Stein that the public hearing be closed and the meeting be adjourned. Carried (9:55 P.M.) I �/� ' �· I f MANJESR. s ATTEST: I