City Council

NO. 294 OFFERED BY: MELFI SECONDED BY: MENESES _________________________________________________________________ WHEREAS, Michael J. Mordaga, Police Inspector, is requesting an additional twelve (12) month leave of absence, without pay, to serve as Chief of Detectives for the Bergen County Prosecutor’s office; and WHEREAS, Peter J. Capone, City Manager, has determined that this employee be granted a twelve month Leave of Absence, as requested, effective August 1, 2005 and terminating July 31, 2006. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Hackensack, that Michael J. Mordaga, Police Inspector, be granted a twelve (12) 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 – Melfi, Sasso, Meneses, McAuliffe, Townes NO. 295 OFFERED BY: SASSO SECONDED BY: MELFI ________________________________________________________________ WHEREAS, the City of Hackensack, County of Bergen, State of New Jersey desires to apply to the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) for grant funding under the Transportation Enhancement Program; and WHEREAS, the funds are provided under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century commonly referred to as TEA-21; and WHEREAS, the Hackensack Streetscape project meets all the criteria necessary to receive funding under the Transportation Enhancement Program; and WHEREAS, the Hackensack Streetscape project will encourage alternative modes of transportation, enhance the travel experience, improve open space and smart growth, and improve the quality of life for the residents of The City of Hackensack; and WHEREAS, the City of Hackensack agrees to assume a commitment for maintenance of the project after construction is completed; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Governing Body of the City of Hackensack, County of Bergen, State of New Jersey authorizes Muller Bohlin Associates to submit a grant application to the NJDOT for funding under the Transportation Enhancement Program for the Hackensack Streetscape. Roll Call: Ayes – Melfi, Sasso, Meneses, McAuliffe, Townes NO. 296 OFFERED BY: MENESES SECONDED BY: SASSO ______________________________________________________________________________ WHEREAS, the City of Hackensack requires the services of Special Counsel; and WHEREAS, such professional services will be rendered or performed by a person authorized by law to practice a recognized profession and whose practice is regulated by law pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i) of the Local Public Contracts Law; and WHEREAS, the Local Public Contracts Law requires that the resolution authorizing the award of contracts for professional services without competitive bids, and the contract itself, must be available for public inspection; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Mayor and Council of the City of Hackensack to retain the services of James P. Patuto, Esq., 55 State Street, Hackensack, New Jersey, to serve as Special Counsel; and WHEREAS, a certificate establishing that funds are available for this contract from a designated appropriation from the 2005 budget at a rate of $80.00 per hour and shall be provided in subsequent budgets has been issued by the Chief Financial Officer in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:30-14.5 of the Rules and Regulations of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Local Finance Board; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack as follows: 1) That the Mayor and City Clerk be and they are hereby authorized and directed to execute a contract with James P. Patuto, Esq., 55 State Street, Hackensack, New Jersey, to serve as Special Counsel. 2) That this contract is awarded without competitive bidding as a professional service in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i) of the Local Public Contracts Law because said services are to be rendered or performed by a person authorized by law to practice a recognized profession and whose profession is regulated by law, in accordance with the provisions of said Statute. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk be and is hereby directed to retain a copy of the contract for public inspection and to publish notice of this action in The Record. Roll Call:Ayes – Melfi, Sasso, Meneses, McAuliffe, Townes NO. 297 OFFERED BY: MELFI SECONDED BY: McAULIFFE ______________________________________________________________________________ WHEREAS, the City of Hackensack requires the services of Special Counsel; and WHEREAS, such professional services will be rendered or performed by a person authorized by law to practice a recognized profession and whose practice is regulated by law pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i) of the Local Public Contracts Law; and WHEREAS, the Local Public Contracts Law requires that the resolution authorizing the award of contracts for professional services without competitive bids, and the contract itself, must be available for public inspection; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Mayor and Council of the City of Hackensack to retain the services of Brian Chewcaskie, Esq., 222 Fletcher Avenue, Fort Lee, New Jersey, to serve as Special Counsel; and WHEREAS, a certificate establishing that funds are available for this contract from a designated appropriation from the 2005 budget at a rate of $80.00 per hour and shall be provided in subsequent budgets has been issued by the Chief Financial Officer in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:30-14.5 of the Rules and Regulations of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Local Finance Board; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack as follows: 3) That the Mayor and City Clerk be and they are hereby authorized and directed to execute a contract with Brian Chewcaskie, Esq., 222 Fletcher Avenue, Fort Lee, New Jersey, to serve as Special Counsel. 4) That this contract is awarded without competitive bidding as a professional service in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i) of the Local Public Contracts Law because said services are to be rendered or performed by a person authorized by law to practice a recognized profession and whose profession is regulated by law, in accordance with the provisions of said Statute. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk be and is hereby directed to retain a copy of the contract for public inspection and to publish notice of this action in The Record. Roll Call:Ayes – Melfi, Sasso, Meneses, McAuliffe, Townes NO. 298 OFFERED BY: SASSO SECONDED BY: MENESES _________________________________________________________________ WHEREAS, the City of Hackensack requires the services of Special Counsel; and WHEREAS, such professional services will be rendered or performed by a person authorized by law to practice a recognized profession and whose practice is regulated by law pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i) of the Local Public Contracts Law; and WHEREAS, the Local Public Contracts Law requires that the resolution authorizing the award of contracts for professional services without competitive bids, and the contract itself, must be available for public inspection; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Mayor and Council of the City of Hackensack to retain the services of Dennis Oury, Esq., 1 University Plaza, Hackensack, New Jersey, to serve as Special Counsel; and WHEREAS, a certificate establishing that funds are available for this contract from a designated appropriation from the 2005 budget at a rate of $80.00 per hour and shall be provided in subsequent budgets has been issued by the Chief Financial Officer in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:30-14.5 of the Rules and Regulations of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, Local Finance Board; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack as follows: 5) That the Mayor and City Clerk be and they are hereby authorized and directed to execute a contract with Dennis Oury, Esq., 1 University Plaza, Hackensack, New Jersey, to serve as Special Counsel. 6) That this contract is awarded without competitive bidding as a professional service in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i) of the Local Public Contracts Law because said services are to be rendered or performed by a person authorized by law to practice a recognized profession and whose profession is regulated by law, in accordance with the provisions of said Statute. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk be and is hereby directed to retain a copy of the contract for public inspection and to publish notice of this action in The Record. Roll Call:Ayes – Melfi, Sasso, Meneses, McAuliffe, Townes NO. 299 OFFERED BY: SASSO SECONDED BY: MELFI ______________________________________________________________________________ WHEREAS, the Community Resource Council, 387 Main Street, Hackensack, New Jersey 07601, has submitted an application to expand its emergency helpline for $25,000.00 from un-programmed community development block grant funds; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the State Interlocal Services Act, and the practices of the Bergen County Division of Community Development, such funds may not be spent in a municipality nor are such grant applications processed absent authorization by the governing body of the municipality; and WHEREAS, the applicant perceives that the project is in the best interest of the people of Bergen County; and WHEREAS, this Resolution does not obligate the financial resources of the City of Hackensack and is intended solely to expedite the processing of the application; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED as follows: 1. The City Council hereby confirms the endorsement of the processing of the aforedescribed grant application; 2. This endorsement is not intended, nor shall it be  interpreted to express endorsement or support of any future land use applications that the applicant may make in connection with the proposed project. 3. This endorsement shall not be interpreted as an opinion or belief of the legal propriety of the project, as described in the application provided by the applicant to the City of Hackensack. Roll Call: Ayes – Melfi, Sasso, Meneses, McAuliffe, Townes NO. 300 OFFERED BY: MELFI SECONDED BY: MENESES _________________________________________________________________ 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:1771 – LOOM #1971 Lodi Lodge Roll Call:Ayes – Melfi, Sasso, Meneses, McAuliffe, Townes NO. 301 OFFERED BY: MENESES SECONDED BY: McAULIFFE _________________________________________________________________ BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and/or City Clerk is hereby authorized to execute form “WQM003” in connection with remediation activities to be performed by Public Service Electric & Gas Company at property located at 194-210 River Street. Roll Call: Ayes – Melfi, Sasso, Meneses, McAuliffe, Townes NO. 302 OFFERED BY: SASSO SECONDED BY: McAULIFFE _________________________________________________________________ BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack that Plenary Retail Consumption License No. 0223-33-009-008 heretofore issued to El Corso Corporation, 206 Main Street, Hackensack New Jersey, be transferred to Xiaoxia Ni, 206 Main Street, Hackensack, New Jersey, effective August 1, 2005.. Roll Call: Ayes – Melfi, Sasso, Meneses, McAuliffe, Townes NO. 303 OFFERED BY: MELFI SECONDED BY: MENESES _________________________________________________________________ BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack that the Star-Ledger Newspaper, published and circulating in northern New Jersey, be and is hereby designated as an additional official newspaper for the publication of advertisements and notices required by law to be published by the City of Hackensack. Roll Call: Ayes – Melfi, Sasso, Meneses, McAuliffe, Townes NO. 304 OFFERED BY: SASSO SECONDED BY: MENESES ______________________________________________________________________________ WHEREAS, N.J.S. 40A:4-8, as amended, provides that the budget be passed by title only at the time of the public hearing if a resolution is passed by 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 have been made available by the City Clerk to persons requiring them; and WHEREAS, these two conditions have been met; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the budget shall be read by title only. Roll Call: Ayes – Melfi, Sasso, Meneses, McAuliffe, Townes NO. 305 OFFERED BY: MENESES SECONDED BY: McAULIFFE _________________________________________________________________ 2005 BUDGET ADOPTION Roll Call: Ayes – Melfi, Sasso, Meneses, McAuliffe, Townes NO. 306 OFFERED BY: McAULIFFE SECONDED BY: MENESES _________________________________________________________________ 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 $ 2,380,553.58 Capital Account 3,679.00 Trust Account 5,838.79 Public Parking System 34,936.74 Payroll Agency Account 260,972.96 Escrow Account 26,791.35 Roll Call: Ayes – Melfi, Sasso, Meneses, McAuliffe, Townes NO. 307 OFFERED BY: SASSO SECONDED BY: MENESES _________________________________________________________________ WHEREAS, the City of Hackensack requires the services of an engineer in connection with the Tier A Municipal Stormwater Permit Compliance; and WHEREAS, such professional services will be rendered or performed by a person authorized by law to practice a recognized profession and whose practice is regulated by law pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5 (1)(a)(i) of the Local Public Contracts Law; and WHEREAS, the Local Public Contracts Law requires that the resolution authorizing the award of contracts for professional services without competitive bids, and the contract itself, must be available for public inspection; and  WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Mayor and Council of the City of Hackensack to retain the services of Malcolm Pirnie, 17- 17 Route 208 North, Fair Lawn, New Jersey 07410 , to perform such engineering services; and WHEREAS, a certificate establishing that funds are available from Account #C-04-215-55-W13-000-001 of the Capital Fund in the amount of $169,570.00, P.O. No. 145609 has been issued by the Chief Financial Officer; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack as follows: 1) That the Mayor and City Clerk be and they are hereby authorized and directed to execute a contract with Malcolm Pirnie for the performance of the aforedescribed engineering services: 2) That this contract is awarded without competitive bidding as a professional service in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i) of the Local Public Contracts Law because said services are to be rendered or performed by a person authorized by law to practice a recognized profession and whose profession is regulated by law; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk be and is hereby directed to retain a copy of the contract for public inspection and to publish notice of this action in The Record. Roll Call:Ayes – Melfi, Sasso, Meneses, McAuliffe, Townes NO. 308 OFFERED BY: MENESES SECONDED BY: MELFI _________________________________________________________________ WHEREAS, the City of Hackensack requires the services of an engineer in connection with the NJPDES Permit Compliance with the operation of the City’s Combined Sewer System; and WHEREAS, such professional services will be rendered or performed by a person authorized by law to practice a recognized profession and whose practice is regulated by law pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5 (1)(a)(i) of the Local Public Contracts Law; and WHEREAS, the Local Public Contracts Law requires that the resolution authorizing the award of contracts for professional services without competitive bids, and the contract itself, must be available for public inspection; and WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Mayor and Council of the City of Hackensack to retain the services of Malcolm Pirnie, 17- 17 Route 208 North, Fair Lawn, New Jersey 07410 , to perform such engineering services; and WHEREAS, a certificate establishing that funds are available from Account #C-04-215-55-W13-000-001 of the Capital Fund in the amount of $571,274.00, P.O. No. 145610 has been issued by the Chief Financial Officer; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack as follows: 3) That the Mayor and City Clerk be and they are hereby authorized and directed to execute a contract with Malcolm Pirnie for the performance of the aforedescribed engineering services: 4) That this contract is awarded without competitive bidding as a professional service in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i) of the Local Public Contracts Law because said services are to be rendered or performed by a person authorized by law to practice a recognized profession and whose profession is regulated by law; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk be and is hereby directed to retain a copy of the contract for public inspection and to publish notice of this action in The Record. Roll Call: Ayes – Melfi, Sasso, Meneses, McAuliffe, Townes NO. 309 OFFERED BY: SASSO SECONDED BY: McAULIFFE _________________________________________________________________ WHEREAS, pursuant to an advertisement in The Record, bids were received on June 21, 2005 for the Atlantic Street Parking Garage Façade; and WHEREAS, five bids were received; and NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack that the contract for the Atlantic Street Parking Garage Façade be awarded to Bokey, Inc., 553 Pleasantview Road, Hillsborough, New Jersey 08844 for the contract price of $93,000.00; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Financial Officer has certified that funds are available in account #5-05-55-512-000- 206 of the Capital Fund. Purchase Order #145611 Roll Call: Ayes – Melfi, Sasso, Meneses, McAuliffe, Townes NO. 310 OFFERED BY: MENESES SECONDED BY: McAULIFFE _________________________________________________________________ WHEREAS, pursuant to an advertisement in The Record, bids were received on June 30, 2005 for the Johnson Public Library Main Street Façade; and WHEREAS, bids were received from Kario Construction Corp and Astral Construction Corp; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack that the contract for the Johnson Public Library Main Street Façade be awarded to Kario Construction Corp, 114 Essex Street, Rochelle Park, New Jersey 07662 for the contract price of $245,000.00; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Financial Officer has certified that funds are available in account C-04-215-55-V04- 000-001 of the Capital Fund. Purchase Order No. 145605. Roll Call: Ayes – Melfi, Sasso, Meneses, McAuliffe, Townes NO. 311 OFFERED BY: MENESES SECONDED BY: SASSO ______________________________________________________________________________ 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 refund for the reason stated: AMOUNT BLOCK LOT NAME YEAR REASON $1,002.00 429 23 LaTorre, Alfredo & Luz J. 2003 ERR PMT 2,334.00 76 18 Kansas Street, LLC 2005 “ “ 554.00 540 8,C00C7 Countrywide Tax Services Corp 2005 “ “ $55.00 refund to Ildefonsa Deguzman, 6 Station Road, Lincoln Park, NJ 07035, fee for a parking space that is no longer needed. $211.80 refund to Jerry Beke, 614 Ridge Road, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071, for summer trips and and partial camp registration fee since the child does not reside in Hackensack $15.00 refund to Latoya Butler, 114 Sussex Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601, for a summer trip. Roll Call: Ayes – Melfi, Sasso, Meneses, McAuliffe, Townes