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City Council Resolutions, September 16, 2008 NO. 282- 08 OFFERED BY: MENESES SECONDED BY: MC AULIFFE ________________________________________________________________ FINAL ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 17-2008, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY ORDINANCE 2-97, Chapter 32-36, ENTITLED “SPECIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS PROGRAM” ADOPTED FEBRUARY 18, 1997 “This ordinance has been advertised pursuant to law and now calls for a public hearing. Will someone so move? Motion offered by Councilwoman Sasso and seconded by Councilman McAuliffe that there be a public hearing. PUBLIC HEARING Motion offered by Councilwoman Sasso and seconded by Councilman 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. 17-2008 entitled: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY ORDINANCE NUMBER 2-97, CHAPTER 32- 36, ENTITLED “SPECIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS PROGRAM” ADOPTED FEBRUARY 18, 1997 has passed its second and final reading and is hereby adopted. Roll Call: Ayes: Meneses, Townes, Sasso, McAuliffe, Melfi NO. 283- 08 OFFERED BY: TOWNES SECONDED BY: MC AULIFFE ________________________________________________________________ FINAL ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 19-2008, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER 90 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF HACKENSACK, NEW JERSEY ENTITLED, “FOOD AND DRINK”. “This ordinance has been advertised pursuant to law and now calls for a public hearing. Will someone so move? Motion offered by Councilwoman Sasso and seconded by Councilman McAuliffe that there be a public hearing.  PUBLIC HEARING Motion offered by Councilman Meneses and seconded by Councilman 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. 19-2008 entitled: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER 90 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF HACKENSACK, NEW JERSEY ENTITLED, “FOOD AND DRINK” has passed its second and final reading and is hereby adopted. Roll Call: Ayes: Meneses, Townes, Sasso, McAuliffe, Melfi NO. 284- 08 OFFERED BY: SASSO SECONDED BY: MC AULIFFE ________________________________________________________________ FINAL ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 21-2008, A BOND ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR RENOVATIONS TO 89-91 ANDERSON STREET IN AND BY THE CITY OF HACKENSACK, IN THE COUNTY OF BERGEN, NEW JERSEY, APPROPRIATING $250,000 THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $237,500 BONDS OR NOTES OF THE CITY TO FINANCE PART OF THE COST THEREOF. “This ordinance has been advertised pursuant to law and now calls for a public hearing. Will someone so move? Motion offered by Councilwoman Sasso and seconded by Councilman McAuliffe that there be a public hearing. PUBLIC HEARING Motion offered by Councilwoman Sasso and seconded by Councilman 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. 21-2008 entitled: A BOND ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR RENOVATIONS TO 89-91 ANDERSON STREET IN AND BY THE CITY OF HACKENSACK, IN THE COUNTY OF BERGEN, NEW JERSEY, APPROPRIATING $250,000 THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $237,500 BONDS OR NOTES OF THE CITY TO FINANCE PART OF THE COST THEREOF has passed its second and final reading and is hereby adopted. Roll Call: Ayes: Meneses, Townes, Sasso, McAuliffe, Melfi  NO. 285- 08 OFFERED BY: SASSO SECONDED BY: MC AULIFFE ________________________________________________________________ FINAL ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 22-2008, AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $140,200 FOR THE RESURFACING OF VARIOUS STREETS IN AND BY THE CITY OF HACKENSACK, IN THE COUNTY OF BERGEN, NEW JERSEY “This ordinance has been advertised pursuant to law and now calls for a public hearing. Will someone so move? Motion offered by Deputy Mayor Townes and seconded by Councilman McAuliffe that there be a public hearing. PUBLIC HEARING Motion offered by Councilman Meneses and seconded by Councilman 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. 22-2008 entitled: AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $140,200 FOR THE RESURFACING OF VARIOUS STREETS IN AND BY THE CITY OF HACKENSACK, IN THE COUNTY OF BERGEN, NEW JERSEY has passed its second and final reading and is hereby adopted. Roll Call: Ayes: Meneses, Townes, Sasso, McAuliffe, Melfi NO. 286 - 08 OFFERED BY: SASSO SECONDED BY: MC AULIFFE ________________________________________________________________ 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 $ 4,637,007.36 Grants $ 134.22 Payroll Agency Account $ 294,615.76 Public Parking System $ 8,522.17 Capital $ 6,575.00 Trust Account $ 10,391.00  Roll Call: Ayes – Meneses, Townes, Sasso, McAuliffe, Melfi “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. 287-08 OFFERED BY: SASSO SECONDED BY: MC AULIFFE ______________________________________________________________________________ WHEREAS, there exists in the City of Hackensack a need for the services of an accountant to reconcile the Municipal Court General Accounts from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009; 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, it is the desire of the Mayor and Council to retain the services of Garbarini & Co., P.C., for an amount not to exceed $12,000.00; and WHEREAS, a certificate establishing that funds will be available in the 2008 Budget from Account No. 8-01-43-490-490-204 of the Current Fund in the amount of $12,000.00, purchase order No. 160018 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 made 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 Garbarini & Co., P.C., Division Avenue and Route 17 S. , P.O. Box 362, Carlstadt, New Jersey, 07072, to perform the aforesaid services. 2) This contract is awarded without competitive bidding as a professional service in accordance with the Local Public Contracts Law (N.J.S.A. 40A:11-1 et seq.); 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 a notice of this action once in The Record.  Roll Call: Ayes – Meneses, Townes, Sasso, McAuliffe, Melfi NO. 288 - 08 OFFERED BY: SASSO SECONDED BY: MC AULIFFE BE IT RESOLVED, that the following individuals are appointed as Special Law Enforcement Officers in the City of Hackensack for the period of January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008: Joseph Abruscato Roll Call: Ayes- Meneses, Jamie Anderson Townes, Sasso, McAuliffe, Kingsley Attor Melfi Anthony Avila James Calero Antonio Perez Albert Comacho Sheila Ramirez Todd Compesi Terrence Robinson Adam Cordero Michelle Rodriguez Jessica Cosby Juan Santiago Luis Cruz Glorimar Santiago Gregory DiGuglielmo Frank Scordo Steven Diaz Matthew Scott Xavier Espinoza Matthew Selems Henry Espin-Zamora Kyle Seper Tara Feury Kristen Shaw Sharday Figueroa Justin Siek Paul Frye Thomas Sucameli Amaya Garcia Joel Tatis Julian Gonzales Carlos Taveras Waldo Gonzales Litty Thomas Michael Guarino Enrique Torres Charo Heredia Karina Vallejo Andrew Howe Bryan Weber Romeo Jospeh Magdalena Kawalek Joanna Klubek Sean Kohler Emily Lyons William Mayano Roberto Medrano Matthew Mulroy Nicole Nelson  NO. 289-08 SE CONDED BY: OFFERED BY: SASSO 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 refunds for the reasons stated: AMOUNT BLOCK LOT NAME YEAR REASON $1,473.00 401 12.01 Greenpoint Mortgage 2007 Dup Pymt Summit 36, LLC c/o The $1,424.00 248 12 S. Hekemian Group 2008 Dup Pymt $2,050.00 249 5 Pace, Jane 2008 Dup Pymt Meneses, Townes, Sasso, Roll Call: Ayes: McAuliffe, Melfi  NO. 290 - 08 OFFERED BY: SASSO SECONDED BY: MC AULIFFE ___________________________________________________________________ BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hackensack that the following organization be granted permission to conduct Bingo and a Raffle in accordance with the applications on file in the office of the City Clerk: RA: 1875 - Gilda’s Club Northern New Jersey RA: 1876 - Gilda’s Club Northern New Jersey RA: 1877 - Community Resource Council - Helpline Roll Call: Ayes – Meneses, Townes, Sasso, McAuliffe, Melfi NO. 291 - 08 OFFERED BY: SASSO SECONDED BY: MC AULIFFE WHEREAS, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Green Acres Program, hereinafter referred to as the “State” provides loans and/or grants to municipal and county governments and grants to nonprofit organizations for assistance in the acquisition and development of lands for outdoor recreation and conservation purposes; and WHEREAS, the City of Hackensack desires to further the public interest by obtaining funding in the amount of $553,565.00 from the State to fund the 2 nd Ward Park Improvement Plan at a cost of $1,107,130.00. NOW, THEREFORE, the Mayor and Council for the City of Hackensack hereby authorizes City Manager, Stephen LoIacono to:  Make application for a grant  Provide additional application information and furnish such documents as may be required, and  Act as the authorized correspondent of the City of Hackensack WHEREAS, the State shall determine if the application is complete and in conformance with the scope and intent of the Green Acres Program, and notify the City of Hackensack of the amount of the funding award; and WHEREAS, the City of Hackensack is willing to use the State’s funds in accordance with such rules, regulations and applicable statutes, and is willing to enter into an agreement with the State for the 2 nd Ward Park Improvement Plan;  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF HACKENSACK, 1. That the Mayor of the City of Hackensack is hereby authorized to execute an agreement and any amendment thereto with the State for the project known as 2nd Ward Park Improvement Plan; 2. That, the City of Hackensack has its matching share of the project, if a match is required, in the amount of $553,565.00; 3. That, in the event the State’s funds are less than the total project cost specified above, the City of Hackensack will procure the balance of funding necessary to complete the project; 4. That the City of Hackensack agrees to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations in its performance of the project; and 5. That this resolution will take effect immediately. Roll Call: Ayes- Meneses, Townes, Sasso, McAuliffe, Melfi NO. 292- 08 OFFERED BY: SASSO SECONDED BY: MC AULIFFE ________________________________________________________________ WHEREAS, the Second Ward Park is in dire need of renovations and the neighborhood in which it is located needs a fully functional park; and WHEREAS, the Second Ward Park Improvement Plan is part of the City of Hackensack’s greater urban renewal plan in which all public parks and places of recreation will be updated and renewed for the benefit of its citizens; and WHEREAS, the City of Hackensack desires to make application for a grant to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Green Acres Program to fund the Second Ward Park Improvement Plan; and WHEREAS, one of the conditions of the application for Green Acres funding is that a public hearing be held. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a public hearing with reference to this matter will be held on Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 65 Central Avenue, Hackensack, New Jersey. Roll Call: Ayes - Meneses, Townes, Sasso, McAuliffe, Melfi  NO. 293 - 08 OFFERED BY: SASSO SECONDED BY: MC AULIFFE WHEREAS, there exists in the City of Hackensack a need for the services of an Engineer for the City of Hackensack; and WHEREAS, such professional services will be rendered or performed by a person authorized by law to practice a recognized profession pursuant to N.J.S.A.19:44A-20.4, 20.5, et seq.; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Fair and Open Process Rule, N.J.S.A. 19:44A- 20.4 et. seq., advertisements for proposals were published on the City of Hackensack’s Web Site, and received and reviewed for the aforementioned professional services which anticipated cost will be over $17,500 per year. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of Hackensack that: (l) The Mayor and Council of the City of Hackensack, through the City Manager, are hereby authorized and directed to retain the services of Boswell Engineering, 330 Philips Avenue, South Hackensack, New Jersey, to perform the services as the City Engineer for the City of Hackensack. (2) This contract is awarded pursuant to a fair and open process. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk be and is hereby directed to retain a copy of the contract for public inspection. Roll Call: Ayes- Meneses, Townes, Sasso, McAuliffe, Melfi NO. 294 - 08 OFFERED BY: SASSO SECONDED BY: MC AULIFFE WHEREAS, on February 26, 2008 a Developers Agreement by and between the City of Hackensack and the Hackensack University Medical Center was duly executed; WHEREAS, paragraph 13 therein provides for the provision of Emergency Medical Services/Ambulance Services by Hackensack University Medical Center to the City of Hackensack 12 hours a day, 7 days a week, at no cost to the City, equal to or better than the services then provided by the City EMT’s; and  WHEREAS, the City wishes to implement the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40A:11- 4.1-4.5 et seq., to effectuate similar benefits of this provision. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS: 1. The City Purchasing Agent be and he is hereby authorized to prepare a request for proposal documentation pursuant to the act; 2. The City Purchasing Agent is hereby directed to comply with all other provisions of the act. Roll Call: Ayes- Meneses, Townes, Sasso, McAuliffe, Melfi