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, May 1, 2000, at 8:00 P.M. Mayor Zisa called the meeting to order at 8:10 PM and asked everyone to stand for the flag salute. The Mayor then asked the City Clerk to call the roll. I Present - Deputy Mayor Roger B. Mattei, Councilman Jesus R. Galvis, Councilman Mark A. Stein, Mayor John F. Zisa, City Manager James S. Lacava, City Clerk Doris L. Dukes and City Attorney Richard E. Salkin Absent - Councilwoman Juanita Trammell 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 by posting a copy on the bulletin board in Hackensack". Mayor Zisa, before starting the regular business of the meeting, welcomed everyone. He called upon Mrs. Ferguson who made a presentation to the Red Cross. She advised everyone that the funds were raised by the kids during the City Manager' s March Madness Basketball League. Representatives from the Red Cross thanked Mrs. Ferguson and the City, as did Mayor Zisa. Mayor Zisa then called upon Charlotte Panny to make presentations to the six (6) winners of the Census 2000 Poster Contest. Presentations included a Hackensack History Book, Bonds which were donated by various banks and Certificates of Appreciation. I Mayor thanked everyone, Zisa, on behalf of all the including the kids and their parents, citizens of Hackensack, for their effort. Mayor Zisa called for a motion to approve the minutes of the meeting held April 17th, 2000. Motion offered by Stein, seconded by Galvis that the minutes be approved as submitted. Carried FINAL ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 6-2000 ENTITLED: "AN ORDINANCE FIXING AND DETERMINING MUNICIPAL CLASS POSITION TITLES AND SALARY RANGES FOR CERTAIN NON-CONTRACTUAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF HACKENSACK". Mayor Zisa: �This ordinance has been advertised pursuant to law and now calls for a public hearing. Will someone so move?" Motion offered by Stein seconded by Galvis that there be a public hearing. Carried I The Mayor asked if anyone wished to speak on this ordinance. There was no response. Motion offered by Galvis seconded by Mattei that the public hearing be closed. Carried RESOLUTION #142 OFFERED BY: STEIN SECONDED BY: MATTEI BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack, County of Bergen and State of New Jersey, that Ordinance No. 6-2000 entitled: "AN ORDINANCE FIXING AND DETERMINING MUNICIPAL CLASS POSITION TITLES AND SALARY RANGES FOR CERTAIN NON-CONTRACTUAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF HACKENSACK", pass its second and final reading and is hereby adopted. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Stein, Zisa Absent - Trammell RESOLUTION #143 OFFERED BY: MATTEI SECONDED BY: STEIN BE IT RESOLVED �y the City Council of the City of Hackensack that the proper officers be and are hereby authorized to make the I following refunds for the reason stated: AMOUNT BLOCK/LOT NAME YEAR REASON $1,667.82 541/17A Hall, Chloe 0. 1999 Err.Pymt. 2,215.44 537/4,C0302 Futterweit, Lorraine 1997 Err.Pymt. 736.76 537/4,C0302 \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ 1998 Err.Pymt. 1,535.06 537/4,C0302 \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ 1999 Err.Pymt. 748.00 537/4,C0302 \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ 2000 Err.Pymt. 1,061.76. 537/4,C0303 \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ 1997 Err.Pymt. 1,018.04· 537/4,C0303 \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ 1998 Err.Pymt. 2,121.24 537/4,C0303 \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ 1999 Err.Pymt. 1,033.00 537/4,C0303 \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ 2000 Err.Pymt. 1,138.00 537/4,C0205 \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ 1997 Err.Pymt. 541.00 537/4,C0205 \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ 1998 Err.Pymt. 1,126.50 537/4,C0205 \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ 1999 Err.Pymt. 549.00 537/4,C0205 \\ \\ \\ \\ \\ 2000 Err.Pymt. 1,352.00 449/52 Hatch, Douglas & Florence 2000 Err.Pymt. $ 12.00 to Michelle Booker, 758 Main Street, Paterson, 07503 for birth record fees collected in error. NJ I Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Stein, Zisa Absent - Trammell RESOLUTION #144 OFFERED BY: MATTEI SECONDED BY: GALVIS BE IT RESOLVED that the proper officers be and are hereby authorized to transfer a tax overpayment in the amount of $745.00 from 1999 taxes to 2000 1st quarter unpaid taxes on Block 506, Lot 16,COOlB as requested by the owner of record. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Stein, Zisa Absent - Trammell RESOLUTION #145 OFFERED BY: STEIN SECONDED BY: GALVIS WHEREAS, Cheryl Block, School Traffic Guard, has requested an extension of a Leave of Absence for five (5) months without pay for medical reasons; and WHEREAS, City Manager James S. Lacava has determined that this employee be granted the extended five (5) month Leave of Absence, commencing April 21, 2000 and terminating September 21, 2000; I NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Hackensack that Cheryl Block, School Traffic Guard, be granted a five (5) month Leave of Absence, without pay, as requested; and  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this resolution be forwarded to the employee's pension system by the Chief Financial Officer. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Stein, Zisa Absent - Trammell RESOLUTION #146 OFFERED BY: MATTEI SECONDED BY: STEIN I WHEREAS, pursuant to an advertisement in The Record, bids were received on January 20, 2000, for Heating and Air Conditioning Maintenance for the City of Hackensacki and WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution #93 adopted March 6, 2000 all bids received were rejected and the Director of Purchasing was given authorization to re-advertise for bids; and WHEREAS, bids were advertised to be received on April 4, 2000, at which time only one bid was submitted by One Source; and WHEREAS, upon review of the bid submitted, it was determined that One Source did not meet the specifications for the project. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack that the bid from One Source be and is hereby rejected. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Stein, Zisa Absent - Trammell RESOLUTION #147 OFFERED BY: GALVIS SECONDED. BY: STEIN I WHEREAS, was received on April 4, pursuant to an advertisement in The Record, 2000, for Radio Communication Maintenance one bid for the Police Department and the Department of Public Works of the City of Hackensacki NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Hackensack that the contract for Radio Communication Maintenance for the City of Hackensack be awarded to Electronic Service Solutions, Inc. , 15 Worth Street, South Hackensack, New Jersey 07606 at the yearly cost of $11, 076.00; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chief Financial Officer has certified that funds are available in Account #0-10-310-275 in the amount of $ 8, 475.00 and Account #0-10 401-275 in the amount of $2, 601.00 from the 2000 Budget in the Current Fund. P.O. #116132. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Stein, Zisa Absent - Trammell RESOLUTION #148 OFFERED BY: MATTEI SECONDED BY: GALVIS I WHEREAS, there exists a provide state-mandated public New Jersey Department of Labor need for the City of Hackensack to health services to comply with the Public Employee Exposure to Blood Borne Pathogen regulations; and WHEREAS, the Bergen County Department of Health has agreed to provide Blood Borne Pathogen Compliance services for the year 2000 for an amount not to exceed $6, 000.00; and  WHEREAS, a certificate establishing that funds are available from Account #0-10 - 855 - 29Y of the Current Fund in the amount of $6,000.00, P.O. #114933 has been issued by the Chief Financial Officer. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack that: 1. The Mayor and City Clerk be and they are hereby I authorized and directed to execute an agreement with the Bergen County Department of Health Services to provide Blood Borne Pathogen Compliance services effective January 1, 2000 through December 31, 2000. 2. This contract is awarded without competitive bidding in ·accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A: ll - 5 (2) of the Local Public Contracts Law because said services are between a County and a Municipality and is excluded from bidding and public advertising. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Stein, Zisa Absent - Trammell RESOLUTION #149 OFFERED BY: STEIN SECONDED BY: MATTEI WHEREAS, the City of Hackensack desires to attract and retain qualified employees to the City of Hackensack and, as a means thereof, has adopted an Internal Revenue Code Section 457 Deferred Compensation Plan and a conforming Amendment (the Plan and such Amendment together hereinafter referred to as the "Plan") for the purpose of making available to eligible employees the accrual of tax benefits under such Plan; and WHEREAS, VALIC RETIREMENT SERVICES COMPANY, an affiliate of VALIC, has been found to possess the necessary administrative, I enrollment and servicing capabilities for the Plan; and WHEREAS Ithat VALIC RETIREMENT SERVICES COMPANY shall be retained by the City of Hackensack as the contractor under the Deferred Compensation Plan and shall educate all eligible employees of the City regarding the Plan and shall enroll and service those eligible employees who participate in the Plan. An enrolling agent, VALIC RETIREMENT SERVICES COMPANY shall be the exclusive agent for its funding options to be offered under the Plan; and WHEREAS, that there has been no collusion or evidence or appearance of collusion, between any local official and a representative of the contractor in the selection of a contractor for the administration of a Service Agreement pursuant to N.J.A.C.5: 37 - 5.7; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor be and is hereby authorized to execute a Service Agreement with VALIC RETIREMENT SERVICES COMPANY which has been assigned by the Director of the Division of Local Government Services identifier #20 - SA­ VALIC/VRSC0 - 010400 and that all necessary documents be submitted to the Director of Local Government Services in the State Department I of Community Affairs. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Stein, Zisa Absent - Trammell  RESOLUTION #150 OFFERED BY: STEIN SECONDED BY: MATTEI WHEREAS, the two-tiered pre - hospital system in New Jersey delivers both basic life support (BLS) and advanced life support (ALS) to 100% of New Jersey residents; and WHEREAS, this is done by a combination of volunteer and proprietary BLS squads and non-transport ALS units, at a cost less than the cost in much of the rest of the country; and I WHEREAS, this system was developed under a waiver by the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) , and saves Medicare thousands of dollars a year; and WHEREAS, HCFA is presently developing a national Medicare reimbursement fee schedule which will most likely provide no reimbursement for non - transport vehicles, or greatly reduce that reimbursement to the ALS system in NJ; and , WHEREAS, this would create a very real potential for the dramatic destabilization of New Jersey's current pre - hospital care system and cause serious conflicts between ALS, volunteer and proprietary BLS services as well as create a situation whereby hospitals may no longer be able to afford to provide ALS pre­ hospital services; and WHEREAS, our citizens are likely to suffer increased morbidity and mortality owing to this situation since scientific data has proven that patient survival is directly related to pre-hospital response times, time to defibrillation, and time to advanced airway control, all three of which will be adversely affected by the I proposed HCFA changes; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack that we do hereby oppose any HCFA changes that will not permit adequate reimbursement by Medicare to non-transport ALS units who work with the transport BLS units in the State of New Jersey. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Stein, Zisa Absent - Trammell RESOLUTION #151 OFFERED BY: GALVIS SECONDED BY: STEIN WHEREAS, an emergent condition has risen with respect to insufficient temporary appropriations to facilitate the awarding of contracts and payment on salaries and wages and no adequate provision has been made in the 2000 Temporary Appropriations for the aforesaid purpose, and N.J.S.40A:4 - 20 provides for the creation of an emergency temporary appropriation for the purpose above­ mentioned; and WHEREAS, the total emergency temporary resolutions adopted in I the year 2000 pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.40A:4-20 (Chapter 96,P.L.1951) including this resolution total $11,875,576.10; and WHEREAS, the interval between the timely introduction of the municipal budget, which requires state approval before adoption generates a reliance upon the provisions of N.J.S.A.40A:4 - 20 for municipalities to approve resolutions authorizing emergency temporary appropriations;  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED (not less than two-thirds of all the members thereof affirmatively concurring) that in accordance with N.J.S.40A:4-20: 1) An emergency temporary appropriation be and the same is hereby made for the awarding of annual contracts in the amount of $632,000.00; 2) That said emergency temporary appropriation will be provided for in the 2000 budget. I 3) That one certified copy of this resolution be filed with the Director of Local Government Services. Current Appropriations Financial Administration O/E $ 5,000.00 Tax Assessor O/E 20,000.00 Legal Services O/E 25,000.00 Planning Board O/E 10,000.00 Rent Stabilization S/W 1,000.00 Group Insurance Plan 400,000.00 Police O/E 50,000.00 School Crossing Guards O/E 1,000.00 City Garage O/E 5,000.00 Street & Roads O/E 5,000.00 Streets & Roads Lighting O/E 30,000.00 Street Cleaning O/E 10,000.00 Garbage & Trash O/E 20,000.00 Parks & Playgrounds O/E 20,000.00 Recreation Department O/E 10,000.00 Celebrate Public Events O/E 10,000.00 Clean Communities O/E 10,000.00 TOTAL $ Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Stein, Zisa 632,000.00 I Absent - Trammell RESOLUTION #152 OFFERED BY: STEIN SECONDED BY: GALVIS 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: Current Account $ 7,222,518.04 Public Assistance II Account 2,316.00 Capital Account 1,123,834.78 Public Parking System Account 4,542.32 Trust Account 46,200.00 Payroll Agency Account 55,474.16 County Community Dev. Block Grant Acct. 25,485.35 Escrow Account 2,425.50 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, Stein, Zisa Absent - Trammell I RESOLUTION #153 OFFERED BY: GALVIS SECONDED BY: STEIN WHEREAS, the City of Hackensack has received Change Order No. 1 from Kaycon General Contracting for an increase of construction of a retaining wall thirty feet in length on Johnson Avenue and Route 4 underpass; and  WHEREAS, Tom Toscano, Director of Operations has recommended that said Change Order be approved; and WHEREAS, the Chief Financial Officer has certified that funds are available from Account No. O 10-260-20U of the Current Fund in the amount of $2, 200.00. Purchase Order No. 116181; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Change Order No. 1 in the I amount of $2, 200.00 for Kaycon General Contracting, 274 Elm Avenue, Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 be and is hereby approved. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Stein, Zisa Absent - Trammell RESOLUTION #154 OFFERED BY: STEIN SECONDED BY: GALVIS WHEREAS, a Bergen County Open Space Recreation, Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund application in the amount of $60, 000 has been proposed by the Mayor and Council for Union Street Park improvements in the City of Hackensack; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the State Interlocal Services Act, such 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 Hackensack; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Hackensack hereby confirms endorsement of the aforesaid I project and is committed to providing a 50% cash match for the project; and ( $30, 000) BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the Director of the Bergen County Division of Community Development so that implementation of the aforesaid project may be expedited. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Stein, Zisa Absent - Trammell Mrs. Dukes advised the Mayor that her 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 opened the meeting to the public for discussion of City business. Dorothy Schwartz, 47 Prospect Avenue, said the City's parking area on Thompson Street was to be used for merchants in the area I and was to be procedures had changed. policed on a regular basis. She There have been a number of cars parked in the lot for the past two weeks and she had not seen any tickets on asked if the them. She wanted to know if her guests could park there when they are visiting. Mayor Zisa advised her that procedures have not changed. Ms. Schwartz also said on April 17th she had reported there were three pot holes needed to be repaired on Thomson Street and was surprised that as of April 24th they had not been repaired. She said there are now five. She asked if there was someone in authority who could demand that heavy traveled roadways be taken care of. Mayor Zisa said yes there is. Mr. Lacava will address these matters. Jack Donovan, Willow Avenue, advised of a meeting he attended regarding "night watch" and was very impressed with the number of I people who attended and the wonderful job the police officers did. Councilwoman Trammell, entered the meeting at this time (8: 55 PM) . Sue Tompkins, 149 Cedar Avenue, asked who decides where the twenty-four (24) hour house for the homeless will be. Mayor Zisa explained the process, adding that the City has nothing to do with it. The facility was scheduled to be used as an office. He recommended that anyone who wishes to be heard on this matter should put it in writing and send it to the Mayor and Council. Larry Riley, 27 Rowland Avenue, addressed the matter of dogs in the Park which frightens people away. He also asked if the Police could periodically appear at the corner of Essex Street and Summit and Prospect Avenues. The school guards on these corners don't seem to get the same respect as when a police officer is present. Lenny Nix, 83 Elm Avenue, spoke on a number of issues. Mayor Zisa responded to most of them. Don Gonzalez, 84 Vanderbeck Place, said the house at 80 Vanderbeck has been demolished and said he was very happy that it has been finally taken care of. I Motion offered by Stein, seconded by Galvis, that the public hearing be closed and the meeting be adjourned. Carried (10: 15 P.M.) MATTEI ALVIS I ATT ��� � COUNCILMAN MARK A. STEIN City Clerk