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City of Newark City Hall 920 Broad Street Newark, New Jersey 07102 Meeting Minutes - Final SPECIAL MEETING Wednesday, February 13, 2019 10:00 AM Council Chamber Municipal Council President Mildred C. Crump Council Member Augusto Amador Council Member Carlos M. Gonzalez Council Member John Sharpe James Council Member Joseph A. McCallum, Jr. Council Member LaMonica R. McIver Council Member Eddie Osborne Council Member Luis A. Quintana Council Member Anibal Ramos, Jr. Kenneth Louis, City Clerk Kathleen Marchetti, Deputy City Clerk Municipal Council Meeting Minutes - Final February 13, 2019 CALL TO ORDER Special meeting of the Municipal Council was called to order on the above date in the Council Chamber, Second Floor, City Hall, Newark, New Jersey, at 10:10 a.m. STATEMENT ON OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT In accordance with New Jersey P.I. 1975, Chapter 231, Section 5, adequate notice of this meeting has been provided to the Star Ledger, the Jersey Journal and the public at large; establishing the date, time and location of this meeting, by posting on the designated bulletin board in City Hall and by filing with the Office of the City Clerk, the schedule of regular meetings and conferences of the Newark Municipal Council as adopted as 7R9-a on December 6, 2017. In addition, the agenda for this meeting was disseminated on February 8, 2019 at the time of preparation. ROLL CALL Present: 5 - Augusto Amador, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Joseph A. McCallum Jr., Anibal Ramos Jr., and Mildred C. Crump Absent: 4 - John Sharpe James, LaMonica R. McIver, Eddie Osborne, and Luis A. Quintana James arrived at 10:15 a.m. McIver arrived at 10:15 a.m. Osborned arrived at 10:16 a.m. Present: 8 - Augusto Amador, Carlos M. Gonzalez, John Sharpe James, Joseph A. McCallum Jr., LaMonica R. McIver, Eddie Osborne, Anibal Ramos Jr., and Mildred C. Crump Absent: 1 - Luis A. Quintana City of Newark Page 2 Municipal Council Meeting Minutes - Final February 13, 2019 AGENDA RESOLUTION CODES PER DEPARTMENT 1 Administration 2 Economic and Housing Development 3 Engineering 4 Finance 5 Health and Community Wellness 6 Law 7 Mayor's Office 8 Municipal Council and City Clerk 9 Public Safety 10 Public Works 11 Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services 12 Water and Sewer Utilities City of Newark Page 3 Municipal Council Meeting Minutes - Final February 13, 2019 7. RESOLUTIONS 7R3 Engineering 7R3-a(s) 19-0037 Dept/ Agency: Engineering Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds Purpose: To improve pavement condition in support of large truck traffic on Doremus Avenue and McClellan Street Entity Name: New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Entity Address: P.O. Box 600, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0600 Grant Amount: $3,400,199.00 Funding Source: FY2019 Local Freight Impact Fund (LFIF) Grant Program Total Project Cost: $0.00 City Contribution: $0.00 Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00 Grant Period: N/A Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A Additional Information: Doremus Avenue estimated project cost: $2,132,640.00; McClellan Street estimated project cost $1,267,559.00. A motion was made by the Council of the Whole that this item be Adopted. The motion was adopted by the following votes: Yes: 5- Augusto Amador, Carlos M. Gonzalez, Joseph A. McCallum Jr., Anibal Ramos Jr., and Mildred C. Crump Absent: 4- John Sharpe James, LaMonica R. McIver, Eddie Osborne, and Luis A. Quintana City of Newark Page 4 Municipal Council Meeting Minutes - Final February 13, 2019 8. COMMUNICATIONS Received from Business Administrator Eric Pennington. 8.-a (s) 19-0181 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SALARIES FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS AND/OR TITLES: MAYOR; POSITIONS IN THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR; POSITIONS IN THE OFFICE OF THE NEWARK MUNICIPAL COUNCIL AND OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL CITY CLERK; POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION; POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY; DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT; POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND COMMUNITY WELLNESS; DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING; POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE; DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS; DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND SEWER UTILITIES; DIRECTOR OF RECREATION; AND CORPORATION COUNSEL. A motion was made by Ramos, seconded by Gonzalez, that this item be Amended to remove the Chief of Police. The motion was adopted by the following votes: Yes: 8- Augusto Amador, Carlos M. Gonzalez, John Sharpe James, Joseph A. McCallum Jr., LaMonica R. McIver, Eddie Osborne, Anibal Ramos Jr., and Mildred C. Crump Absent: 1- Luis A. Quintana A motion was made by the Council of the Whole that this item be Adopted as Amended. The motion was adopted by the following votes: Yes: 7- Carlos M. Gonzalez, John Sharpe James, Joseph A. McCallum Jr., LaMonica R. McIver, Eddie Osborne, Anibal Ramos Jr., and Mildred C. Crump Absent: 1- Luis A. Quintana Abstain: 1- Augusto Amador A motion was made by the Council of the Whole that this item be Advanced and Adopted on First Reading as 6F-a. The motion was adopted by the following votes: Yes: 7- Carlos M. Gonzalez, John Sharpe James, Joseph A. McCallum Jr., LaMonica R. McIver, Eddie Osborne, Anibal Ramos Jr., and Mildred C. Crump Absent: 1- Luis A. Quintana Abstain: 1- Augusto Amador City of Newark Page 5 Municipal Council Meeting Minutes - Final February 13, 2019 The ordinance adopted on First Reading today will be advertised in accordance with law, and a public hearing will be held at the special meeting of February 26, 2019 or as soon thereafter as practical, in the Council Chamber, Second Floor, City Hall, Newark, New Jersey. 6. ORDINANCES 6PSF Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage 6PSF-a 18-1309 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, IN THE COUNTY s/as OF ESSEX, NEW JERSEY (THE “CITY”), AMENDING BOND ORDINANCE 6PSF-a ADOPTED ON MAY 17, 2017, ON BEHALF OF THE STATE-OPERATED SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND PROVIDING FOR THE REALLOCATION OF THE $30,582,031.00 APPROPRIATION AND AUTHORIZATION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SCHOOL QUALIFIED BONDS AND NOTES OF THE CITY AMONG VARIOUS SCHOOL CAPITAL PROJECTS CONTAINED THEREIN. Deferred 6PSF-c 101118 Deferred 6PSF-b 102418 Deferred 6PSF-b 110818 Deferred 6PSF-b 120518 Deferred 6PSF-a 121918 Deferred 6PSF-a 010919 Tabled 6PSF-a 012319 Removed from the Table 6PSF-a 021319 No Action Taken 6PSF-f 022019 Deferred 6PSF-f 022219 PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 26, 2019. A motion was made by the Council of the Whole that this item be Removed from Table. The motion was adopted by the following votes: Yes: 8- Augusto Amador, Carlos M. Gonzalez, John Sharpe James, Joseph A. McCallum Jr., LaMonica R. McIver, Eddie Osborne, Anibal Ramos Jr., and Mildred C. Crump Absent: 1- Luis A. Quintana EXECUTIVE SESSION A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to enter Executive Session at 10:29 a.m. The motion was adopted by the following votes: Executive Session closed at 11:31 a.m. City of Newark Page 6 Municipal Council Meeting Minutes - Final February 13, 2019 Public Hearing - 30 Minutes Comments by: Munirah El-Bomani Lisa Parker Deborah Salters Cassaundra Dock Shelia Montique Donna Jackson ADJOURNMENT A motion was made by the Council of the Whole to Adjourn this meeting at 11:54 a.m.. The motion was adopted by the following votes: Yes: 8- Augusto Amador, Carlos M. Gonzalez, John Sharpe James, Joseph A. McCallum Jr., LaMonica R. McIver, Eddie Osborne, Anibal Ramos Jr., and Mildred C. Crump Absent: 1- Luis A. Quintana _______________________________________ MILDRED C. CRUMP PRESIDENT OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL NEWARK, NEW JERSEY ________________________________________ KENNETH LOUIS CLERK OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL NEWARK, NEW JERSEY City of Newark Page 7