City Council

City Council Resolutions, January 9, 2008 NO. 01-08 OFFERED BY: MCAULIFFE SECONDED BY: MELFI WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-19 provides for appropriation in a temporary resolution the permanent debt service requirements for the fiscal year, provided that such resolution is effective after December 20th of the year preceding the beginning of the fiscal year; and WHEREAS, the principal and/or interest will be due on various dates from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 inclusive, on sundry bonds and notes issued from outstanding debt; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the following appropriations be made to cover the period from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 inclusive: DEBT SERVICE - CITY OF HACKENSACK Payment of Bonds 1,640,000.00 Interest on Bonds 568,332.50 Interest on Bond Anticipation Notes 182,853.81 Payment on Bond Anticipation Notes - WASTEWATER TREATMENT LOAN Payment of Loan Principal 110,283.76 Payment of Loan Interest 38,887.50 BERGEN COUNTY IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY BERGEN COUNTY BANK LOAN PROGRAM LEASE PAYMENTS Principal 33,000.00 Interest 37,394.50 DEBT SERVICE - PUBLIC PARKING UTILITY  Payment of Bonds 245,000.00 Interest on Bonds 92,970.00 EQUIPMENT LEASE PAYMENTS $ Lease Payments 130,771.32 Roll Call: Ayes: Melfi, Townes, McAuliffe, Meneses Absent: Sasso “The City Clerk announces that the following items are considered to be routine in nature and will be enacted in one motion; any items requiring expenditure are supported by a Certification of Availability of Funds; any item requiring discussion will be removed from the Consent Agenda; all Consent Agenda items will be reflected in full in the minutes.” NO. 02 - 08 OFFERED BY: MCAULIFFE SECONDED BY: TOWNES WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey Division of Taxation sent the City of Hackensack Homestead Rebates for the following two residents that have moved: Demiris, Stavros $1,483.06 formerly Block 448 Lot 10 350 Hamilton Place, Hackensack, NJ 07601 Mail to: 7414 Coventry Court, Riverdale, NJ 07457 Russell, Dock Jr. $1,005.99 formerly Block 324 Lot 4.01 and Catherine – 148 Clay Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601 Mail to: PO Box 1169, Hackensack, NJ 07602 WHEREAS, per the State of New Jersey, we are responsible to forward above payments to a forwarding address if possible, NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Hackensack, that we process two checks made payable as listed above and given to the Tax Collectors office to be mailed. Roll Call: Ayes- Melfi, Townes, McAuliffe, Meneses Absent: Sasso  NO. 03 - 08 OFFERED BY: MCAULIFFE SECONDED BY: TOWNES WHEREAS, on December 3, 2007, appointments were made per Resolution #427-07 appointing Michael J. D’Arminio to the Housing Authority for a five (5) year term to expire December 31, 2012; and WHEREAS, his term should have been until December 6, 2012; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the city of Hackensack that this correction be made. Roll Call: Ayes- Melfi, Townes, McAuliffe, Meneses Absent: Sasso NO. 04 - 08 OFFERED BY: MCAULIFFE SECONDED BY: TOWNES _______________________________________________________________ BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack that the following organizations be granted permission to conduct a Raffle in accordance with the application on file in the office of the City Clerk: RA: 1850 - Hackensack University Medical Center RA: 1851 - Bergen Tech Knights Booster Club Roll Call: Ayes – Melfi, Townes, McAuliffe, Meneses Absent: Sasso NO. 05 - 08 OFFERED BY: MCAULIFFE SECONDED BY: TOWNES WHEREAS, the Governing Body of the City of Hackensack finds and declares that N.J.S.A. 40A:5-17-1 empowers authorized municipal employees to process the cancellation of tax refunds and/or delinquencies of less than Ten ($10.00) Dollars, and  WHEREAS, the Governing Body further finds and declares that the Municipal Tax Collector, Elisa Coccia, is qualified to process the cancellation of tax refunds and/or delinquencies of less than Ten ($10.00) Dollars, and WHEREAS, the Governing Body further finds and declares that it is in the best interest of the citizens of the City of Hackensack for the Municipal Tax Collector to be authorized to process the cancellation of tax refunds and/or delinquencies of less than Ten ($10.00) Dollars in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:5-17-1; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Governing Body of the City of Hackensack that Municipal Tax Collector, Elisa Coccia, be and is hereby authorized to process the cancellation of tax refunds or delinquencies of less than Ten ($10.00) Dollars during the calendar year of 2008 in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:5-17-1. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Municipal Clerk provide a certified copy of this resolution to the Tax Collector. Roll Call: Ayes- Melfi, Townes, McAuliffe, Meneses Absent: Sasso NO. 06 - 08 OFFERED BY: MCAULIFFE SECONDED BY: TOWNES WHEREAS, the Governing Body of the City of Hackensack finds and declares that N.J.S.A. 54:5-19 requires that the City of Hackensack conduct a public tax sale to enforce unpaid municipal liens by selling said liens in accordance with the Tax Sale Law; and WHEREAS, the Governing Body further finds and declares that the Municipal Tax Collector, Elisa Coccia, is qualified to hold said Tax Sale in the calendar year 2008 for 2007 municipal unpaid charges; and WHEREAS, the Governing Body further finds and declares that the annual Tax Sale may be at the discretion of the Municipal Tax Collector; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Governing Body of the City of Hackensack that the Municipal Tax Collector, Elisa Coccia, be and is hereby authorized to conduct the Annual Tax Sale during the calendar year of 2008 in accordance with N.J.S.A. 54:5-19. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Municipal Clerk provide a certified copy of this resolution to the Tax Collector.  Roll Call: Ayes- Melfi, Townes, McAuliffe, Meneses Absent: Sasso NO. 07 - 08 OFFERED BY: MCAULIFFE SECONDED BY: TOWNES WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 54:4-67 permits the Governing Body of the City of Hackensack to fix the rate of interest to be charges for the nonpayment of taxes, assessments, or any other municipal charges. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Governing Body of the City of Hackensack that the rate of interest on unpaid taxes shall be eight (8) percent per annum on the first One Thousand Five Hundred ($1,500.00) Dollars of delinquency and eighteen (18) percent per annum on any amount in excess of One Thousand Five Hundred ($1,500.00) Dollars to be calculated from the date the tax was payable until the date of actual payment, provided that no interest shall be charged if payment of any installment is made on or before the tenth calendar day following the date upon which the same became payable; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the rate of interest on unpaid sewer bills shall be eight (8) percent per annum on the first One Thousand Five Hundred ($1,500.00) Dollars of delinquency and eighteen (18) percent per annum on any amount in excess of One Thousand Five Hundred ($1,500.00) Dollars to be calculated from the date the tax was payable until the date of actual payment, provided that no interest shall be charged if payment of any bill is made within thirty (30) calendar days following the billing date; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that when the 10th day of grace period for taxes, or the 30th day for sewer billing falls on a Saturday or Sunday, it is due on the following Monday, and if the following Monday is a legal holiday, it will be due and payable on the following Tuesday, and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that in addition to the interest provided above, on all delinquencies in excess of Ten thousand ($10,000.00) Dollars and which are not paid prior to the end of the fiscal year, the tax collector shall also collect a penalty of six (6) percent of the amount of the delinquency in excess of Ten Thousand ($10,000.00) Dollars. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Municipal Clerk provide a certified copy of this resolution to the Tax Collector. Roll Call: Ayes- Melfi, Townes, McAuliffe, Meneses Absent: Sasso  NO: 08 – 08 OFFERED BY: MCAULIFFE SECONDED BY: TOWNES 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 reasons stated: AMOUNT BLOCK LOT NAME YEAR REASON 280 Prospect Ave. Corp. $250.00 341 5 c/o Whitehall 2007 Vet Allow. $2,288.00 541 15 Shore Quality Abstract 2006 Duplicate Payment $250.00 113.02 28 Orefice, Maria 2007 SC Allowance $250.00 343 14,C006G Anitori, Elizabeth 2007 VW Allowance King, Wilson J & $250.00 321 1,C003G Elizabeth 2007 Vet Allowance $1,724.00 317 10,C0204 Osinski, Rick 2007 Duplicate Payment Giunta, Thomas & $861.00 537 1,C001G Dawn 2006 Duplicate Payment McMillan, Matthew & $250.00 421 8,C0041 Givens, V. 2007 Vet Allowance $704.10 330 27 Peralta, Cesar R. 2006 CTB Judgment Kamal, Ahmed & $626.85 13 1,C002B Zamarrud 2007 CTB Judgment Serpa, Carlos A & Del $254.72 34 13 Pilar V 2007 CTB Judgment $118.00 42 8 Santos, David & Silva 2007 CTB Judgment Tsamas, George & $174.10 136.01 28 Tina 2007 Overbilled Prop $33.58 146 1 JP Morgan Chase 2007 Overbilled Prop $3,774.00 204 13 111 River St Assc.LLC 2006 Overbilled Prop $1,302.00 204 16 111 River St Assc.LLC 2006 Overbilled Prop $3,598.00 204 17 111 River St Assc.LLC 2006 Overbilled Prop $165.17 244 22 Rice, JoAnne 2007 CTB Judgment $5,086.00 343 12A,C015B Peck, Andrei & Magda 2007 Overbilled Prop $3,237.73 344 11 Hackensack Dev LLC 2007 CTB Judgment  Gentile, G Thomas & $703.17 415 15.03 Josephine 2007 Overbilled Prop $264.67 435 1,C0N1D Jones, Teresa Elaine 2007 CTB Judgment $94.53 436 7,C002E Rengifo, Beatriz S 2007 CTB Judgment Holsinger, John R & $571.13 441 54 Lorraine T 2007 CTB Judgment Nemer, Adnan & $93.53 447 22 Ericson, Laura 2007 CTB Judgment $185.07 455.02 50 Lennox, Scott 2007 CTB Judgment Krueger, Walter H $577.10 561 61 &DA 2007 CTB Judgment Hayes, David & $370.14 578 17 Sheryal 2007 CTB Judgment $306.46 614 5 Pace, Stephen 2007 CTB Judgment $354.77 614 7 Pace, Stephen 2007 CTB Judgment $250.00 353 63,C0059 Ashford, Veronica 2007 SC Allowance Roll Call: Ayes: Melfi, Townes, McAuliffe, Meneses Absent: Sasso NO. 09 - 08 OFFERED BY: MCAULIFFE SECONDED BY: TOWNES WHEREAS, pursuant to an advertisement in The Record, bids were received on October 30, 2007 for The Purchase and Delivery of one New Transport Mobile Bleachers for the City of Hackensack, Department of Public Works; and WHEREAS, bids were received from Century Industries and Kay Park- Recreation Corp.; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Hackensack that the contract for the purchase and delivery of one new Transport Mobile Bleachers be awarded to Century Industries, 165 and Highway 311, PO Box U, Sillersburg, IN 47172 for the contract price of $26,152.00; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief Financial Officer has certified that funds will be available in accounts C-04-55-Y15-000-015 of the Capital Budget ($24,700.00) and 7-01-201-26-130-130-262 ($1,452.00) of the Current Budget, Purchase Order #159272. Roll Call: Ayes- Melfi, Townes, McAuliffe, Meneses Absent: Sasso