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 21st, 2001, 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 for Mrs. Biddle to call the roll. Present - Councilman Roger B. Mattei, Councilman Jesus Galvis, I Councilwoman Juanita Trammell, John F. E. Salkin. Zisa, Deputy Mayor Mark A. Stein, City Manager James S. Lacava, City Attorney Richard Absent - City Clerk Doris L. Dukes who was attending Mayor the !IMC Conference. Joyce Biddle, Secretary to the City Clerk was present to act her stead. Mrs. Biddle: 11 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 called for a motion to approve the minutes of the meetings held on May 2na and 14th , 2001. Motion offered by Stein, seconded by Trammell, that the minutes be approved as submitted. Carried FINAL ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1-2001 ENTITLED: "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 30-99, TO AMEND A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND DESIGNATING THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HACKENSACK TO I ACT AS THE REDEVELOPMENT ENTITY FOR THE BLOCK 240A REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AND AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HACKENSACK TO ESTABLISH AN OFFICE/RETAIL OVERLAY DISTRICT. Mayor Zisa: "This ordinance has been advertised according 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 Mayor Zisa: "Is there anyone who wish to be heard concerning this ordinance"? There was no response. Motion offered by Mattei, seconded by Trammell, that the ·public hearing be closed. Carried RESOLUTION #114 OFFERED BY: STEIN SECONDED BY: TRAMMELL BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack, County of Bergen and State of New Jersey, that Ordinance No. 1-2001 ENTITLED: "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 30-99, TO AMEND A I REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND DESIGNATING THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HACKENSACK TO ACT AS THE REDEVELOPMENT ENTITY FOR THE BLOCK 240A REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AND AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HACKENSACK TO ESTABLISH AN OFFICE/RETAIL OVERLAY DISTRICT", pass its second and final reading and is hereby adopted. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa RESOLUTION #115 OFFERED BY: STEIN 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 reason stated: AMOUNT BLOCK LOT NAME YEAR REASON $3, 772.00 307 1.03 65 6 Ninth Ave. Assoc. 1997 STB 3, 854.38 307 1.03 65 6 Ninth Ave. Assoc. 1999 STB 746.00 327 16 Barton, Hyacinth G. 1999 ERR.PMT. 1, 290.94 5 65 16 Hall, John C.& Vanessa 1999 ERR.PMT. 150.00 348 llA Romano, Joseph W & Marie 2000 Vet.All. 5 30.00 1, 274.00 824.85 5 41 601 457 l, COOlE 29 51 Brown, Myers, Christina Angela G. Archer, Richard & Klair 1999 1999 2001 ERR.PMT. ERR.PMT. ERR.PMT. I 868.72 237 2B, C010J SI Bank & Trust 2001 ERR.PMT. 1, 218.26 441 14, C0014 National City Mortgage 1999 ERR.PMT. 446.00 5 41 1, C006D Kyle, Jacqueline 1999 ERR.PMT. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa RESOLUTION #116 OFFERED BY: TRAMMELL SECONDED BY: GALVIS BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack that the following organization be granted permission to conduct Raffles in accordance with the applications on file in the off ice of the City Clerk: RA: 1646/1647 Holy Trinity R.C. Church Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa RESOLUTION #117 OFFERED BY: MATTEI SECONDED BY: STEIN WHEREAS, Services require computers; and the City of Hackensack Department of Police and Human Hardware and Software Maintenance on its I WHEREAS, DMA Industries, Inc. submitted a proposal in the amount of $16, 800.00 , which is fair and reasonable; and WHEREAS, the Chief Financial Officer has certified that funds are available in the General Fund of the 2001 Budget from account numbers 1-10-310-232 in the amount of $12, 5 76.00 and 1-10-620-232 in the amount of $4, 224.00, P.O. #121968; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the proposal for Hardware and Software Maintenance for the Department of Police and Human Services of the City of Hackensack, be awarded to DMA Industries, Inc., P.O. Box 710, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410, for the total amount of $16, 800.00. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa RESOLUTION #118 OFFERED BY: STEIN SECONDED BY: TRAMMELL 1, WHEREAS, the City of Hackensack has received Change Order No. in the amount of $48, 097.90. from Kaycon General Contracting for I an increase in work for various departmental requests, related to the Hackensack Civic Center Renovation Pro j ect; 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. X-50-Pll-001 of the General Capital Fund in the amount of $48,097.90. P.0.#118582; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $48,097.90 for Kaycon General Contracting, 274 Elm Avenue, Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 be and is hereby approved. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa RESOLUTION #119 OFFERED BY: TRAMMELL SECONDED BY: STEIN I WHEREAS, the City of Hackensack requires the services of a Consultant to assist in the coordination and preparation of applications for funding of various and significant projects perceived to be vital to the economic, environmental and aesthetic improvement of the City; and WHEREAS, the ability to undertake this function is specialized and qualitative in nature and requires expertise, extensive training and proven reputation in the field of endeavor, rendering same as "extraordinary unspecifiable services" as defined in N.J.S.A.40A:ll-2(7) of the Local Public Contracts Law; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Mayor and Council of the City of Hackensack to extend the contract engaging the services of Muller, Bohlin and Associates, 233 Montgomery Street, Highland Park, New Jersey 08904, for the period January 1°t through December 31, 2001; and WHEREAS, the Chief Financial Officer has certified that funds are available from Account No. 1-10-343-227 of the Current Fund, in an amount not to exceed 72,000.00, P.O. #121843 I NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the City of Hackensack, as follows: by the Mayor and Council of {l) The Mayor and City Clerk be and they are hereby authorized and directed to execute a contract for the extended services, with Muller, Bohlin and Associates; (2) This contract is awarded without competitive bidding as the services qualify as extraordinary unspecifiable services in accordance with N.J.S.A.40A:ll-5(1) )a) (ii) of the Local Public Contracts Law. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk be and is hereby directed to retain a copy of the contract, upon execution, for public inspection and to publish a notice of this action once in the Record. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa RESOLUTION #120 OFFERED BY: MATTEI SECONDED BY: GALVIS I BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack that the Mayor and City Clerk be, and they hereby are, authorized to execute a Release to Deluxe Sales and Services, Inc., formerly of 600 South River Street, Hackensack, New Jersey 07601, in connection with the provision to the City by Deluxe of three International automated garbage trucks, VIN Nos. 607681, 607682, and 607683; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the appropriate City Official be, and hereby is, authorized to endorse the titles to said vehicles for transfer to Deluxe, or its designee. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa RESOLUTION #121 OFFERED BY: TRAMMELL SECONDED BY: STEIN WHEREAS, the governing body of the City of Hackensack has been advised that an emergency affecting the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of Hackensack and the general public when sewer lines collapsed at Myer Street, Berdan Place, Broadway and New Street, Railroad Avenue north of Passaic Street and Old River Road north of Bridge Street; and I WHEREAS, the Director of Operations of the City of Hackensack furnished the City Manager a written report setting forth the time, place and circumstances regarding the emergency; and WHEREAS, the governing body is satisfied that an emergency did exist and that immediate action was necessary to correct these conditions; and WHEREAS, the cost to correct the conditions was $17, 967.95, which is a fair and reasonable quotation; and WHEREAS, the Chief Financial Officer has certified that funds are available in Account #0-10-5 30-204 of the Current Fund. P.O.# 121995; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack that pursuant to N.J.S.A.40A:ll-6, which authorizes the governing body to award contracts without public bidding in emergency situations that the vendor, J. Fletcher Creamer and Son, 101 East therefore. Broadway, Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601, be paid I Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa RESOLUTION #122 OFFERED BY: MATTEI SECONDED BY: GALVIS WHEREAS, an emergent condition has risen with respect to insufficient temporary appropriations to facilitate the awarding of contracts and insurance premiums and payment on salaries and taxes and no adequate provision has been made in the 2001 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 the year 2001 pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.40A:4-20 (Chapter 96, P.L.195 1) including this resolution total $12, 352, 748.00; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED (not less than two-thirds of all the members thereof affirmatively concurring) that in I 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 $920,000.00; 2) That said emergency temporary appropriation will be provided for in the 2001 Budget. 3) That one certified copy of this resolution be filed with the Director of Local Government Services.  Current Appropriations Group Insurance Plans O/E $500,000.00 Fire Hydrant Service O/E 60,000.00 Snow Removal S/W 20,000.00 Snow Removal O/E 10,000.00 Streets & Roads Lighting O/E 80,000.00 Street Cleaning O/E 10,000.00 Garbage & Trash S/W 100,000.00 Parks & Playgrounds S/W 60,000.00 I Recreation Dept. O/E Library O/E Safe & Secure 10,000.00 40,000.00 30,000.00 TOTAL $ 920,000.00 Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa RESOLUTION #123 OFFERED BY: STEIN SECONDED BY: TRAMMELL BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack that the Mayor, City Clerk and any other appropriate City Official be authorized to apply for, and execute, an application and agreement for a $500,000 grant under the New Jersey, Department of Transportation Trust Fund Authority Act and Local Bridge Bond Act. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa RESOLUTION #124 OFFERED BY: GALVIS SECONDED BY: STEIN WHEREAS, the City of Hackensack wishes to apply for grant funding for a project under the Safe and Secure Communities Program I (Grant #P-2155); 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 Mayor and 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 to each applicant as authorized. I 5. The aforementioned application seeks a grant of $60,000.00 for the Hackensack Police Department; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor I 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 #125 OFFERED BY: TRAMMELL SECONDED BY: STEIN WHEREAS, a Bergen County Community Development Grant has been proposed by the Martin Luther King Jr. Senior Center, Inc. , in the amount of $25, 000.00 for unprogrammed funds to employ a coordinator to assist with the feasibility study and other jobs as it relates to their building project; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the State Inter-local Services Act, Community Development funds may not be spent in a municipality without authorization by the Mayor and Council; WHEREAS, and the aforesaid project is in the best interest of the I people of Bergen County; and WHEREAS, this resolution shall not be deemed nor inferred to be considered an endorsement or approval of any future application filed in connection with this project in the context of funding, zoning or other considerations; 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 projects; 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 projects may be expedited. Roll Call: Ayes - RESOLUTION #126 Mattei, OFFERED BY: Galvis, MATTEI Trammell, Stein, SECONDED BY: Zisa TRAMMELL I 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 $ 1, 636, 641.3 6 Public Assistance II 43, 5 41.35 Capital Account 137, 103.96 Public Parking System Account 4, 688.5 3 Public Parking Capital 23, 263.01 Trust Account 12, 924.20 Payroll Agency Account 99, 3 80.32 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 I Mrs. Biddle advised the Mayor that the Docket was completed. The Mayor asked the City Manager, City Attorney and members of Council if they had anything to report. City Attorney Salkin wanted to publicly thank the friends of "Destination Imagination" on their recent, highly successful, fund raising project, a car wash, held on Saturday, May 19th at the high school parking lot. They raised "a lot of money" to send the three teams from the High School, Middle School and Jackson Avenue School to the global finals at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.  Mayor Zisa stated that he is very excited that three teams qualified to represent Hackensack. He mentioned that The Record will be doing a piece on this event. The Mayor then opened the meeting to the public for discussion of City business. Jack Donovan, Willow Avenue, mentioned that he delivered a letter to The Record for publication before the Municipal Election, I regarding campaign literature complaining about various city services, but they would not publish it. He stated he would like to see free parking made available at the Library. Eric Martindale, 416 Simons Avenue, asked questions regarding properties in the City, which were answered. He asked about the proposed Sears building scheduled for construction in Paramus. Mr. Salkin said he had attended the public hearing in Paramus and will be attending a meeting with the Maywood Attorney regarding this but has not seen the plan as yet. Motion offered public hearing be closed and the (8: 40 PM). I DEPUTY MAYOR MARK A. STEIN B. MATTEI ATTEST: I