City Council

NO. 483 OFFERED BY: MENESES SECONDED BY: MELFI _________________________________________________________________ FINAL ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 30-2005, ENTITLED “AN ORDINANCE FIXING AND DETERMINING MUNICIPAL CLASS POSITION TITLES AND SALARY RANGES FOR CERTAIN CONTRCTUAL EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF HACKENSACK. Mayor Townes: “This ordinance has been advertised pursuant to law and now calls for a public hearing. Will someone so move?” Motion offered by Melfi and seconded by Sasso that there be a public hearing. PUBLIC HEARING Motion offered by Meneses and seconded by McAuliffe that the public hearing be closed. BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack, County of Bergen and State of New Jersey, that Ordinance No. 30-2005 ENTITLED “AN ORDINANCE FIXING AND DETERMINING MUNICIPAL CLASS POSITION TITLES AND SALARY RANGES FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS OF THE CITY OF HACKENSACK” pass its second and final reading and is hereby adopted. Roll Call: Ayes – Melfi, Sasso, Meneses, McAuliffe, Townes NO. 484 OFFERED BY: SASSO SECONDED BY: McAULIFFE _________________________________________________________________ FINAL ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 31-2005, ENTITLED “AN ORDINANCE FIXING AND DETERMINING MUNICIPAL CLASS POSITION TITLES AND SALARY RANGES FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTUAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF HACKENSACK”. Mayor Townes: “This ordinance has been advertised pursuant to law and now calls for a public hearing. Will someone so move?” Motion offered by Sasso and seconded by McAuliffe that there be a public hearing. PUBLIC HEARING Motion offered by Melfi and seconded by Meneses that the public hearing be closed. BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack, County of Bergen and State of New Jersey, that Ordinance No. 31-2005 ENTITLED “AN ORDINANCE FIXING AND DETERMINING MUNICIPAL CLASS POSITION TITLES AND SALARY RANGES FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTUAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF HACKENSACK” pass its second and final reading and is hereby adopted. Roll Call: Ayes – Melfi, Sasso, Meneses, McAuliffe, Townes  NO. 485 OFFERED BY: SASSO SECONDED BY: McAULIFFE _________________________________________________________________ FINAL ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 32-2005 ENTITLED “AN ORDINANCE FIXING AND DETERMINING MUNICIPAL CLASS POSITION AND SALARY RANGES FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEES OF THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS (TELECOMMUNICATORS) OF THE CITY OF HACKENSACK”. Mayor Townes: “This ordinance has been advertised pursuant to law and now calls for a public hearing. Will someone so move?” Motion offered by Meneses and seconded by McAuliffe that there be a public hearing. PUBLIC HEARING Motion offered by Melfi and seconded by Sasso that the public hearing be closed. BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack, County of Bergen and State of New Jersey, that Ordinance No. 32-2005 ENTITLED: “AN ORDINANCE FIXING AND DETERMINING MUNICIPAL CLASS POSITION AND SALARY RANGES FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEES OF THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS (TELECOMMUNICATORS) OF THE CITY OF HACKENSACK” pass its second and final reading and is hereby adopted. Roll Call: Ayes – Melfi, Sasso, Meneses, McAuliffe, Townes NO. 486 OFFERED BY: MENESES CONDED BY: McAULIFFE _________________________________________________________________ FINAL ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 33-2005, ENTITLED “AN ORDINANCE FIXING AND DETERMINING MUNICIPAL CLASS POSITION AND SALARY RANGES FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEES OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF HACKENSACK”. Mayor Townes: “This ordinance has been advertised pursuant to law and now calls for a public hearing. Will someone so move?”. Motion offered by Meneses and seconded by McAuliffe that there be a public hearing. PUBLIC HEARING Motion offered by Sasso and seconded by Melfi that the public hearing be closed. BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack, County of Bergen and State of New Jersey, that Ordinance No. 33-2005 ENTITLED: “AN ORDINANCE FIXING AND DETERMINING MUNICIPAL CLASS POSITION AND SALARY RANGES FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEES OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF HACKENSACK” pass its second and final reading and is hereby adopted. Roll Call: Ayes – Melfi, Sasso, Meneses, McAuliffe, Townes NO. 487 OFFERED BY: SASSO SECONDED BY: MENESES _________________________________________________________________ FINAL ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 34-2005 ENTITLED “AN ORDINANCE FIXING AND DETERMINING MUNICIPAL CLASS POSITION TITLES AND SALARY RANGES FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTUAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF HACKENSACK”. Mayor Townes: “This ordinance has been advertised pursuant to law and now calls for a public hearing. Will someone so move?” Motion offered by Melfi and seconded by Meneses that there be a public hearing. PUBLIC HEARING Motion offered by Sasso and seconded by Melfi that the public hearing be closed. BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack, County of Bergen and State of New Jersey, that Ordinance No. 34-2005 ENTITLED: “AN ORDINANCE FIXING AND DETERMINING MUNICIPAL CLASS POSITION TITLES AND SALARY RANGES FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTUAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF HACKENSACK” pass its second and final reading and is hereby adopted. Roll Call: Ayes – Melfi, Sasso, Meneses, McAuliffe, Townes NO. 488 OFFERED BY: SASSO SECONDED BY: MELFI _________________________________________________________________ BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack that Roman Kaminsky, 303 Summit Avenue be appointed to the Zoning Board as an alternate member to fill an unexpired term due to expire on December 31, 2006. Roll Call: Ayes – Melfi, Sasso, Meneses, McAuliffe, Townes NO. 489 OFFERED BY: MENESES SECONDED BY: McAULIFFE _________________________________________________________________ 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:1782 – Hackensack University Medical Center Roll Call: Ayes – Melfi, Sasso, Meneses, McAuliffe, Townes NO. 490 OFFERED BY: MELFI SECONDED BY: SASSO _________________________________________________________________ WHEREAS, the governing body of the City of Hackensack has been advised that an emergency affecting the safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of Hackensack and the general public when sewer collapses occurred on October 5, 2005 and another on November 4, 2005 both on Taylor Avenue; and WHEREAS, the Project Manager notified the City Manager setting forth the circumstances regarding the emergency; and WHEREAS, the governing body is satisfied that an emergency did exist and that immediate action was necessary to restore the aforementioned sewer lines to full operation; and WHEREAS, the total cost of the repair was $21,733.60, which was a fair and reasonable quotation; and WHEREAS, the Chief Financial Officer has certified that funds are available in account 5-01-26-311-311-204. Purchase Order #147171; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack that pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-6 which authorizes the governing body to award contracts without benefit of competitive bidding in emergency situations and the vendor J. Fletcher Creamer & Son, Inc., be paid therefore. Roll Call: Ayes - Melfi, Sasso, Meneses, McAuliffe, Townes NO. 491 OFFERED BY: SASSO SECONDED BY: MELFI _________________________________________________________________ WHEREAS, the City of Hackensack by resolution adopted a Deferred Compensation Plan effective December 5, 2005, for the purpose of making available to eligible employees the accrual of tax benefits under a Section 457 Deferred Compensation Plan; and WHEREAS, the City of Hackensack by resolution retained VALIC Retirement Services Company (“VRSCO”) as the contractor under the Deferred Compensation Plan and executed a Service Agreement with said contractor; and WHEREAS, the Job Creation and Workers Assistance Act of 2002 amended Section 457 of the Internal Revenue Code; and WHEREAS, the Internal Revenue Service issued final code Section 457 regulations on July 11, 2003 and proposed Code Section 415 regulations issued May 13, 2005 that modified the Code Section 457 regulations; and WHEREAS, the IRS has issued model amendments (Revenue Procedure 2004-56) and guidance regarding rollover contributions to eligible retirement plans (Revenue Procedure 2004-12) that apply to Section 457 Plans; and WHEREAS, the IRS has set a deadline of December 31, 2005 for State and Local Government Section 457 (b) plan sponsors to adopt or amend their plans to conform with the Code, regulations and interpretative guidance; and WHEREAS, the City of Hackensack desires its plan to conform with the changes in the code, regulations, and interpretative guidance; and  WHEREAS, the City of Hackensack desires to adopt an amended and restated Plan that conforms with the changes in the code, regulations, and interpretative guidance; and WHEREAS such amended and restated Plan shall supersede the previously adopted Plan; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Hackensack does hereby adopt the amended restated Plan prepared by VALIC and assigned Plan Document identifier 55-PD-VALIC-110305 by the Director of the Division of Local Government Services; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Director of the Division of Local Government Services. Roll Call: Ayes – Melfi, Sasso, Meneses, McAuliffe, Townes NO. 492 OFFERED BY: MELFI SECONDED BY: SASSO _________________________________________________________________ WHEREAS, N.J.S. 40A:4-87 provides that the Director of the Division of Local Government Services may approve the insertion of any special item of revenue in the budget of any county or municipality when such item shall have been made available by law and the amount was not determined at the time of the adoption of the budget; and WHEREAS, the Director may also approve the insertion of an item of appropriation for equal amount; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mayor and City Council of the City of Hackensack in the County of Bergen, New Jersey, hereby requests the Director of the Division of Local Government Services to approve the insertion of an item of revenue in the budget of the year 2005 in the sum of $1,562,340.00, which is now available from the County of Bergen in the amount of $1,562,340.00; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the like sum of $1,562,340.00 is hereby appropriated under the caption Mercer and River Street Pump Station; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the above is the result of funds from Bergen County in the amount of $1,562,340.00. Roll Call: Ayes – Melfi, Sasso, Meneses, McAuliffe, Townes NO. 493 OFFERED BY: MENESES SECONDED BY: McAULIFFE _________________________________________________________________ WHEREAS, Resolution Number 481 was passed on November 21, 2005; and WHEREAS, the City Council believes and consents that it is appropriate to rescind Resolution Number 481; and WHEREAS, fees and escrows were received by the City of Hackensack for a Planning Board application. WHEREAS, the fees were used as follows:  Condition Use Application Fee $1,000.00 Variance Application Fee $ 300.00 Site Plan Application Fee $6,285.00 Professional Escrow $6,000.00 WHEREAS, the application of Great American Chevrolet, LLC was not completed due to technical reasons; therefore, the above referenced amount of money should be refunded to Great American Chevrolet, LLC. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Resolution 481 has been rescinded. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the total amount of the above fees in the amount of $13,585.00 shall be refunded to Great American Chevrolet, LLC. Roll Call: Ayes – Melfi, Sasso, Meneses, McAuliffe, Townes NO. 494 OFFERED BY: SASSO SECONDED BY: MENESES _________________________________________________________________ WHEREAS, the City of Hackensack requires the services of a Title Search Company to perform title searches within the City of Hackensack; and WHEREAS, such professional services will be rendered or performed by individuals who 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, it is the desire of the Mayor and City Council to engage the services of Main Street Title Agency, Inc., 210 River Street, Hackensack, New Jersey 07601, to perform these services; and WHEREAS, a certificate establishing that funds are available from Account Number 5-01-20-150-150-204 of the Current Fund, Purchase Order #147221 in the amount of $7,478.00 has been issued by the Chief financial Officer; and WHEREAS, the Local Public Contracts Law requires that the resolution authorizing the award of contracts for professional services without competitive bidding and the contract must be available for public inspection; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Hackensack that: 1) The Mayor and City Clerk be and they are hereby authorized and directed to execute a contract with Main Street Title Agency, Inc. 2) This contract be 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, upon execution,  for public inspection and publish a notice of the action once in The Record. Roll Call: Ayes – Melfi, Sasso, Meneses, McAuliffe, Townes NO. 495 OFFERED BY: MELFI SECONDED BY: McAULIFFE _________________________________________________________________ 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 $1,490.00 423 19 Hunt, Keith L Jr 2005 ERR PMT 847.00 18 9 Catano, Wilfri D 2004 “ “ 1,101.00 46.01 3 Castro, Ana E 2004 “ “ 1,347.00 119 48 David, Leonard & Weliada 2004 “ “ 18.84 238 5,C015D Rosenberg, Brad & Arline 2004 “ “ 653.00 354 37,C0024 Martin, Eileen M. 2005 “ “ 628.00 354 37,C0041 Bautista, Winifreda 2005 “ “ 614.64 428 1,C003G Yo, Inku 2005 “ “ 2,597.80 600 4 Wells Fargo Real Estate Tax Services 2005 “ “ 1,778.48 624 32 Gregory, Berdie 2004 “ “ 1,788.00 434 20.02 LandAmerica 2005 “ “ 882.92 341 8,C012E Ku, Raymond 2004 “ “ 992.00 46.02 30 Richards, Anthony & Violet 2004 “ “ Refund in the amount of $50.00 to Maureen Falloon, 77 Michael Street, Apartment 93, for Karate Lessons. Roll Call: Melfi, Sasso, Meneses, McAuliffe, Townes NO. 496 OFFERED BY: MENESES SECONDED BY: McAULIFFE _________________________________________________________________ BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack that the Tax Collector be and is hereby authorized to transfer an overpayment of 2003 taxes in the amount of $2,117.00 on Block 126, Lot 8 to unpaid 2006 taxes as per the property owner, Medin Xhaferi. Roll Call: Ayes – Melfi, Sasso, Meneses, McAuliffe, Townes NO. 497 OFFERED BY: SASSO SECONDED BY: MELFI _________________________________________________________________ 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 $7,325,872.95 Capital Account 36,215.53 Trust Account 82,130.00 Public Parking System 39,283.34 Payroll Agency Account 245,472.78 Roll Call: Ayes – Melfi, Sasso, Meneses, McAuliffe, Townes  NO. 498 OFFERED BY: MENESES SECONDED BY: McAULIFFE _________________________________________________________________ WHEREAS, Delta Dental Plan of New Jersey wishes to renew its contract with the City of Hackensack for the Delta Flagship and Delta Dental plans for year 2006; and WHEREAS, the claim rate for Delta Flagship would increase as follows for the year 2006: One Two Three Party Party Party 2005 $16.29 $31.30 $54.91 2006 16.91 32.51 56.35 Difference/month $ .62 $ 1.21 $ 1.44 WHEREAS, the guaranteed renewal premiums for the Super Composite Plan would increase as follows: Current Rates 2006 2007 Admin Admin Admin Monthly Rates $ 5.50 $ 5.75 $ 5.90 WHEREAS, the City’s Self Insurance Committee and the City’s Insurance Agent and Broker of Record have reviewed the renewal contracts and recommend that it is in the best interest of the City to renew; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Hackensack that the Mayor be and is hereby authorized to execute the renewal contract (Plan Document) between Delta Dental Plan of New Jersey and the City of Hackensack, effective January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006. Roll Call: Ayes – Melfi, Sasso, Meneses, McAuliffe, Townes NO. 499 OFFERED BY: SASSO SECONDED BY: McAULIFFE _________________________________________________________________ WHEREAS, the City’s Insurance Committee annually instructs the City’s Insurance Agent and Broker of Record to request proposals for employee and retiree group health insurance coverage; and WHEREAS, the City’s Insurance Agent and Broker of Record has solicited numerous companies and third Party Administrators; and WHEREAS, several proposals have been received from Insurance Design Administrators, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, and Oxford Health Plans; and WHEREAS, after careful review of each proposal by the City’s Insurance Committee and the City’s Insurance Agent and Broker of Record it is their opinion that the City award the employee and retiree group health insurance coverage to Insurance Design Administrators; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack that the Mayor be and is hereby authorized to execute a contract between Insurance Design Administrators and the City of Hackensack for employee and retiree group health care coverage including prescription coverage for the period January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006.  Roll Call: Ayes – Melfi, Sasso, Meneses, McAuliffe, Townes NO. 500 OFFERED BY: MELFI SECONDED BY: McAULIFFE _________________________________________________________________ WHEREAS, various Year 2005 bills have been presented for payment this year, which bills were not covered by Year 2005 Budget Appropriations; and WHEREAS, N.J.S. 40A:4-58 provides that amounts in excess of 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 the transfers in the amount of $73,000.00 be made between the Year 2005 Budget Appropriations as follows: Account No. Account Title From To 5-01-25-265-269-100 EMT S/W 5,000.00 5-01-20-100-100-200 Admin & Executive O/E 5,000.00 5-01-20-130-130-100 Financial Admin S/W 1,000.00 5-01-20-120-121-200 Election O/E 1,000.00 5-01-20-130-130-200 Financial Admin O/E 1,000.00 5-01-21-145-145-200 Tax Collector O/E 1,000.00 5-01-26-290-291-200 Snow Removal O/E 10,000.00 5-01-26-290-291-100 Snow Removal S/W 10,000.00 5-01-26-300-300-100 DPW S/W 5,000.00 5-01-26-300-300-200 DPW O/E 5,000.00 5-01-26-305-307-29P Sanitary Landfill O/E 25,000.00 5-01-20-155-155-200 Legal Services O/E 25,000.00 5-01-26-290-290-100 Streets & Roads S/W 10,000.00 5-01-31-460-460-253 Utilities Gasoline O/E 10,000.00 5-01-26-300-301-100 City Garage S/W 12,000.00 5-01-22-200-201-200 Community Development O/E 12,000.00 5-01-25-265-267-200 Fire Alarm O/E 3,000.00 5-01-25-260-260-200 Volunteer Ambulance Corp O/E 3,000.00 5-01-30-420-420-200 Celebrate Public Events O/E 1,000.00 5-01-30-420-420-100 Celebrate Public Events S/W 1,000.00 __________ _________ Total $73,000.00 $73,000.00 Roll Call: Ayes – Melfi, Sasso, Meneses, McAuliffe, Townes