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, November 26, 2001, at 8: 00 P.M. Mayor Zisa called the meeting to order 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 Deputy Mayor 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 by posting a copy on the Bulletin Board in City Hall ". Mayor Zisa called for a motion to approve the minutes of the meeting held November 5, 2001. Motion offered by Stein, seconded by Trammell that the minutes be approved as submitted. Carried. RESOLUTION #305 OFFERED BY: MATTEI SECONDED BY: 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 reason stated. AMOUNT BLOCK/LOT NAME YEAR REASON I $ 125.00 764.00 343 542 10,C003G 29.5 D Siegel, Evelyn G. Sanguino, Stephen 2001 1999 SC Ded. Err. Pmt. 100.00 577 35 Daleo, Nicholas & Diana 2000 Vet. Ded. 150.00 241 23 Sherbrooke Co-Op Inc 2001 Vet. Ded. 512.51 238 5,C012H Barbaris, Pat 2001 Err. Pmt. 493.00 539 14,C005D Scala, Arlene 2001 Err. Pmt. 1,480.56 124C 29 Rothman, Robert 2001 Err. Pmt. 3,536.23 237 2B,C001K Fidelity Tax Corp. 2002 Err. Pmt. 1,372.00 547 15A Chase Manhattan Mtg. 1999 Err. Pmt. 645.88 238 5,C007E Wells Fargo Home Mtg. 2001 Err. Pmt. $10.00 to Cole,Schotz,Meisel,Forman & Leonard, 25 Main St., for Paramus Property List requested in error. $45.00 to Guia Barreiro, 50 Prospect Terrace, East Rutherford, for a registration for Youth Basketball program which was cancelled. The following represents Excavation Performance Guarantees which are to be released: I Name/Address Site Permit No. Amount Capital Buildings 120 Passaic St. E-6371 $300.00 513 17th st. #1 Union City, NJ 07087 Eugenio P. Lorenzo 61 Maple Ave. E-6539 580.00 61 Frederick St. A & B Puntasecca 390 Park Street E-6392 550.00 110 So. River St.  d AT & T Local Serv. HMC/Essex & 2n E-6399 $1,475.00 275 Old New Brunswick Rd. Piscataway, NJ 08854 J.F. Creamer & Son 36 Second St. E-6418 550.00 101 E. Broadway TCGNJ/AT&T Mercer & River E-6422 450.00 I 275 Old New Brunswick Rd. Piscataway, NJ 08854 J. F. Creamer & Son Ackerson & Fair E-6425 575.00 101 E. Broadway Solar Mite Elect. Contractor Main & Linden E-6437 550.00 922 King George Rd. Fords, NJ 08863 Solar Mite Elect. Contractor Mercer & State E-6438 375.00 922 King George Rd. Fords, NJ 08863 Vincent Zito 390 Washington E-6466 300.00 31 Williams Ave. Avenue S. Hackensack, NJ 07606 & E-6467 300.00 Absolute Const. 189 James St. E-6487 750.00 115 E. 11th Ave. I Roselle, NJ 07023 Danella, Inc. 2nd St. HUMC E-6505 375.00 501 Hoes Lane #107 Piscataway, NJ 08854 Kypros Xenofontas 71 Campbell Ave. E-6523 325.00 71 Campbell Ave. Frederic Duchac 370 Marvin Ave. E-6577 325.00 P.O. Box 644 Englewood, NJ 07631 Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa RESOLUTION #306 OFFERED BY: STEIN SECONDED BY: GALVIS BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack that Resolution #230, passed on August 20, 2001, awarding a contract to Block and Rose, Inc., for the purchase of furniture and equipment for the Johnson Public Library be amended to reflect a name change of the awardee to Haworth, Inc., while maintaining the same state contract number. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa I RESOLUTION #307 OFFERED BY: MATTEI SECONDED BY: TRAMMELL WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Hackensack adopted deferred compensation plans of Great West, Valic and Equitable; and  WHEREAS, the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 contains significant reforms to such plans and the City wishes to comply with said reforms; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council hereby adopt the amendments of the deferred compensation plans pursuant to the federal laws provided by the rulings of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa I RESOLUTION #308 OFFERED BY: TRAMMELL SECONDED BY: MATTEI WHEREAS, the Health Department has a need to provide an influenza and pneumonia immunization program for the senior citizens of Hackensack; and WHEREAS, the Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey , provides financial reimbursement to public health agencies who provides these services to their Medicare eligible senior citizens; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and Council of the City of Hackensack, hereby enter into an agreement with Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey to obtain reimbursement for influenza and pneumonia immunizations administered by the Health Department to Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey clients; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized to execute all applicable documents necessary to implement this program. I Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa RESOLUTION #309 OFFERED BY: MATTEI SECONDED BY: GALVIS WHEREAS, the City of Hackensack's contract for health coverage with Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, Horizon HMO expires on December 31, 2001; and WHEREAS, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield has offered to renew the contract at 14.41% increase for health coverage and 26.16% for prescriptions; and WHEREAS, the Self Insurance Committee, on the advice of the City's Insurance Agent of Record recommends the renewal of the Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO health coverage; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Hackensack hereby approve the renewal of the Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO Health Coverage for the year 2002. I Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa RESOLUTION #310 OFFERED BY: STEIN SECONDED BY: TRAMMELL INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 12-2001 ENTITLED: "AN ORDINANCE FIXING AND DETERMINING MUNICIPAL CLASS POSITION TITLES AND SALARY RANGES FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTUAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF HACKENSACK". BE IT RESOLVED that the above ordinance, being Ordinance No. 12-2001 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 December 17, 2001, at 8: 00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be reached at the regular meeting place of the City 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: RESOLUTION #311 Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, OFFERED BY: GALVIS Trammell, SECONDED BY: Stein, Zisa MATTEI I INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 13-2001 ENTITLED: "AN ORDINANCE FIXING AND DETERMINING MUNICIPAL CLASS POSITION AND SALARY RANGES FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF HACKENSACK ". BE IT RESOLVED that the above ordinance, being Ordinance No. 13-2001 as introduced, does now pass on first reading and that said Ordinance shall be considered for final passage at a meeting to be held, December 17, 2001, at 8: 00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be reached at the regular meeting place of the City 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, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa RESOLUTION #312 OFFERED BY: TRAMMELL SECONDED BY: STEIN I INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 14-2001 ENTITLED: "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 170, SECTION 51 (AS CREATED BY ORDINANCE NO. 6- 2001) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF HACKENSACK, NEW JERSEY ENTITLED "SCHEDULE II: NO PARKING CERTAIN HOURS". BE IT RESOLVED that the above ordinance, being Ordinance No. 14-2001 as introduced, does now pass on first reading and that said Ordinance shall be considered for final passage at a meeting to be held, December 17, 2001, at 8: 00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be reached at the regular meeting place of the City 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. RESOLUTION #313 OFFERED BY: TRAMMELL SECONDED BY: MATTEI WHEREAS, a Bergen County Community Development Grant has been proposed by the following: I $ 30, 000. 00 - American Red Cross for their emergency service transportation project; and $108, 916.00 for their Chapter house construction project; $ 30, 000.00 -Martin Luther King Senior Center for their Intergenerational Program;  $ 60,000.00 - Bergen County Division of Family Guidance for Sojourner's Place, a multi-service residential program for women between the ages of 16 and 21; $ 32,915.00 - Hackensack C.A.R.E.S, Inc., for their C.A.R.E.S. Project; and $ 87,000.00 The ARC of Bergen & Passaic Counties, - Inc., for improvements to the Hoehne Training Center; and I $ 43,000.00 Program; for their Independent Living & Family Support $ 40,000.00 Bergen County Technical Schools for Entrepreneur - project at the Bergen Workforce Center; $ 121,000.00 - Bergen County Housing Coalition for their Tenant Outreach and Guidance 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; and WHEREAS, the aforesaid projects are 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 I 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: Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa RESOLUTION #314 OFFERED BY: STEIN SECONDED BY: GALVIS BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack that the following organizations be granted permission to conduct Raffles and Bingo Games in accordance with the applications on file in the office of the City Clerk: RA: 1654 HAS Holy Trinity RA: 1655 HAS Holy Trinity BA: 1656 Parent Teachers Guild of St. Francis School BA: 1657 Holy Name Society of St. Francis Church BA: 1658 St. Francis Church I RA: 1659 Project Graduation Hackensack High School RA: 1660 St. Francis Church RA: 1661 Auxiliary of Hackensack Medical Center Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa RESOLUTION #315 OFFERED BY: GALVIS 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:  Current Account $ 7, 057, 176.91 Capital Account 15, 298.75 Public Parking System Account 9, 769.94 Trust Account 24, 132.00 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 RESOLUTION #316 OFFERED BY: STEIN SECONDED BY: GALVIS WHEREAS, the public Health Priority Funding Act of 1977 provides for participation of local health agencies and makes available financial aid to assist such agencies; and � WHEREAS, the City of Hackensack has established and maintains a program of recognized public health activities and meets the minimum standards of performance as prescribed by the Public Health Council in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey; and WHEREAS, the Hackensack Health Department qualified for Public Health Priority Funding for the period of January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2002; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Hackensack that John G. Christ, Health Officer of the City of Hackensack, be authorized to make application to the New Jersey State Department of Health and Senior Services for Public Health Priority Funding for the period January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2002. Roll Call: RESOLUTION #317 Ayes - Mattei, OFFERED BY: Galvis, TRAMMELL Trammell, Stein, SECONDED BY: Zisa STEIN I BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack that Agatha Toomey, Director of Human Services, Louis J. Garbaccio, Chief Financial Officer and Raymond N. Carnevale, Director of Purchasing, be and they are hereby authorized to sign checks, drafts, instruments, bills of exchange, acceptances and/or other orders for the payment of money from account number 2082015002349 in the First Union National Bank. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa RESOLUTION #318 OFFERED BY: STEIN SECONDED BY: TRAMMELL WHEREAS, various Year 2001 bills have been presented for payment this year, which bills were not covered by Year 2001 Budget Appropriations; and WHEREAS, N.J.S. 40A: 4 - 58 provides that amounts in excess of I appropriations over and above the amounts deemed to be necessary to fulfill the purpose of such appropriations may be transferred to appropriations deemed to be insufficient during the last two months of the year; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack that transfers in the amount of $205, 000.00 be made between the Year 2001 Budget Appropriations as follows:  FROM TO Community Development Consultant O/E $ 5,000.00 Election O/E $ 5,000.00 Sanitary Landfill O/E 150,000.00 Group Insurance Plan O/E 150,000.00 Salary Adjustment S/W 50,000.00 Fire Official S/W 50,000.00 I Total $ 205,000.00 $ 205,000.00 Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa RESOLUTION #319 OFFERED BY: GALVIS SECONDED BY: STEIN WHEREAS, the City of and the County of Bergen have, through their respective representatives, engaged in preliminary dialogue to discuss the feasibility of addressing the flooding problems that occur in the area of the railroad trestle located at River Street and Mercer Street in the City of Hackensack (hereinafter "The Mercer Street Pump Station Improvement") ; and WHEREAS, the Chief Financial Officer of the City of Hackensack has certified that funds are available in account number X-50-P12- 001 in an amount not to exceed $200,000.00 for this purpose; WHEREAS, the County has requested that the City memorialize its intention to financially participate in the aforesaid "Mercer Street Pump Station Improvement" project; I NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and council of the City of Hackensack that the City hereby memorializes its intention to financially participate in the "Mercer Street Pump Station Improvement" project in an amount not to exceed $200,000.00; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that no funds are to be expended until such time as a formal agreement by and between the City and the County is approved by appropriate resolution of the City Council. Roll Call: Ayes - Mattei, Galvis, Trammell, Stein, Zisa 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. Councilman Stein announced the production of Scrooge to be held at the Cultural Arts Center for the first three weekends in December and encouraged those who can attend to do so. He also announced the Tree Lighting Ceremony which will be held on Friday, November 30th, at 5: 00 PM I Mayor Zisa opened the meeting to the public for discussion of City business. Len Nix, 83 Elm Avenue, asked questions regarding the Mercer Street Pump Station Improvement Resolution and asked several questions about the Financial Disclosure Forms. Mayor Zisa and the City Attorney responded. Frances Roser, 101 Prospect Avenue, asked that consideration be given to adjusting the 5% rental increases allowed to be charged by landlords every year. She added, with the Social Security increase of 2.6%, there is no justification for a 5% increase every year. Mayor Zisa advised her that the matter was reviewed in the past. The Council may take another look at it in the future. Susan Jergenson, 181 Bonhomme Street, complained about the comments made by Lt. Carroll who went to the polls on Election Day while she was working as a poll worker. She did not like the way he spoke with her. Mayor Zisa pointed out that the Mayor and Council does not run I elections in town, that the City Clerk does. Frank Ardizonne, Blanchard Terrace complained about the rate increases by Cablevision. A recommendation was made that he contact the Public Utility Commission in Newark. Chico, 82 South State, advised of an honor by the President of Columbia and that Hackensack will be in their History Book in Columbia. George, 108 Essex Street also commented on being honored and that the President thanked them for keeping their cultural alive in this country. Arlene Schatz, 137 Liberty Street, asked that the sewers be cleaned to help prevent flooding in the area. She also complained about people parking on the north and south side of Lodi Street between McKinley Street and Green Street. There are no sidewalks and people have to walk in the street. Mayor Zisa asked Mr. Lacava to check to see if the recycling plant has permitted parking in the area. I Motion offered by Galvis, seconded by Trammell that the public hearing be closed and the meeting be adjourned. Carried (9: 15 PM) . COUNCILMAN I ATTEST: