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City Council Agenda: May 21, 2019 City of Passaic New Jersey CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION 5:30 P.M. REGULAR MEETING AGENDA May 21, 2019 7:00 P.M. IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 231 PUBLIC LAWS OF 1975, ADEQUATE NOTICE OF THIS MEETING WAS PROVIDED BY RESOLUTION OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL ADOPTED ON JUNE 19, 2018 SETTING FORTH THE SCHEDULE OF REGULAR MEETINGS FOR THE YEAR 2018-2019, SAID NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED AND POSTED ON THE CITY HALL BULLETIN BOARD BY THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK I. ROLL CALL II. INVOCATION III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IV. RESOLUTIONS – HONORIFIC STREET NAME CHANGE 1. RESOLUTION HONORARILY DESIGNATING THE CORNER BETWEEN ENTRAL AVENUE AND VAN BUREN STREET AS “ECUADORIAN SQUARE” 2. RESOLUTION HONORARILY DESIGNATING THE EASTSIDE CORNER OF BURGESS PLACE AND MAIN AVENUE AS “JOHN WILLIS WAY” V. PROCLAMATION/RECOGNITIONS:  CHAROLETTE POLLNER, PROCLAMATION  BRIAN GUNDERSON, ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER, DIVISION OF HEALTH RECOGNITION  PETER THABIT, TECHNICAL ASSISTANT, DEPARTMENT OF CODE & INSPECTIONS RECOGNITION VI. MINUTES: April 23, 2019 City Council meeting. VII. HEARING OF CITIZENS In Accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act (N.J.S.A. 10:4-1 et seq.). The Council opens every public meeting for comments of the public. However, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 10:4-12 “nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the discretion of a public body to permit, prohibit or regulate the active participation at any meeting,” Therefore, the City Council will not entertain any comments from persons who communicate obscene material, make statements which are considered bias intimidation in which any person attempts to intimidate any individual or group because of race, color, religion, handicap, sexual orientation or ethnicity or makes personally offensive or abusive, defamatory or profane comments, comments intending to harass or speak any offensive or abusive language. The person who makes these statements will relinquish their allotted five minutes for public discussion. VIII. ORDINANCE FOR SECOND AND FINAL READING( HEARING IS REQUIRED) 3. ORDINANCE NO. 2210-19 ORDINANCE AMENDING THE DESIGNATION OF RESTRICTED PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS BY NJ LICENSE PLATE NUMBER City Council Meeting Agenda: May 21, 2019 4. ORDINANCE NO. 2211-19 ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PASSAIC TO VACATE A PORTION OF AMSTERDAM AVENUE, PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 40:67-1, ET SEQ. IX. COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS: 5. Amada D. Curling City Clerk submitting raffle license application for the following organizations:  St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, 216 President Street  Holy Rosary R.C. Church, 6 Wall Street 6. Amada D. Curling, City Clerk, submitting request for a refund of their $2000.00 cash bond to the following organizations:  National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction/My Face (event application withdrawn)  Abel Texcucano/El Carnaval de Huejotzingo De Passaic, Folkloric Event held on September 23, 2018 7. Mar Y Tierra Peruvian Cuisine, 44 Market Street, submitting application to renew their Entertainment License for the year 2019. 8. City of Passaic Recreation & Cultural Affairs, submitting the following applications:  Free Kayak Lessons, in Dundee Island Park, on June 1, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Contingent upon departmental approvals)  Learn to Fish Clinic, in Third Ward memorial Park, on July 14, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Contingent upon departmental approvals)  Memorial Day Parade & Ceremony, on May 27, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The parade will commence on the corner of Lexington Avenue and Highland Avenue travel to Central Avenue to Main Avenue to River Drive ending Armory Park – Corner of Main Avenue and Prospect Street 9. City of Passaic Division of WIC, submitting application to park the City Green Mobile in front of Passaic City Hall, every Friday between June 7, 2019 to November 15, 2019 from 9:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m. (Contingent upon departmental approvals) 10. Alianza Ecuatoriana, 75 Lexington Avenue, submitting an application to hold a Flag Raising in front of Passaic City Hall on August 18, 2019 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (Contingent upon departmental approvals) 11. Amigos Colombianos, P.O. Box 2349, Passaic, submitting application to hold a Flag Raising, in front of Passaic City Hall on July 14, 2019 from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. (Contingent upon departmental approvals) 12. Maria Escobar, Carnaval Tlaxcala, 207 Third Street, Passaic, submitting application to hold a Festival, on June 8 and 9, 2019 in Factory 220 private parking lot from 12:00 noon to 9:00 p.m. and inside Factory 220 from 9:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. Contingent upon departmental approvals) 13. St. Nicholas Ukrainian Church, 216 President Street, submitting application to hold a Casino Night Fund Raising, in their school hall, on June 1, 2019 from 6:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. (Contingent upon departmental approvals) 14. Iglesia Jhon 3:16, 258 Madison Street, submitting application to hold a Prayer Service & Outreach, in School No. 11 Stage Area, on May 25, 2019 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (Contingent upon departmental approvals) 15. St. Anthony of Padua, 101-103 Myrtle Avenue, submitting application to hold a Religious Procession, on July 20, 2019 from 8:00 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. The Procession will commence at the corner of Oak Street and Myrtle Avenue and travel down Oak Street to Monroe Street to Myrtle Avenue ending on the corner of Oak Street and Myrtle Avenue. (Contingent upon departmental approvals) 16. Lajas Civic Club, 37 Market Street, submitting application to hold their 55th Heritage Celebration, in their parking lot and on Market Street between Passaic Street and Essex Street on June 9, 2019 from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Contingent upon departmental approvals) 2 City Council Meeting Agenda: May 21, 2019 17. Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic, 50-62 Third Street, Passaic, submitting the following applications:  Community Outreach Picnic, in Third Ward Park (stage area), on June 15, 2019 from 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m.  Community Car Wash, in their private parking lot, on July 20, 2019 from 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m. (Contingent upon departmental approvals) 17a. Seventh Day Adventist Church, submitting application to hold a Health Fair in the Passaic Indoor Facility, 380 Paulison Avenue, on June 2, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Contingent upon departmental approvals) ALL MATTERS LISTED HEREUNDER ARE CONSIDERED ROUTINE IN NATURE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION ANY COUNCIL MEMBER MAY REQUEST THAT AN ITEM BE REMOVED FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION. 18. Hon. Hector C. Lora, Mayor, submitting the following:  Yzabella Joleen Tenorio, Proclamation  Rhea Dulce Yap Racoma, Proclamation  Taylor Reese Aquino Bordamonte, Proclamation  John F. Willis, Aka “Fish John”, Proclamation  “Do Something Good For Your Neighbor Day”, Proclamation  May 18th Kids To Parks Day, Proclamation  American Clergy Leadership Conference, May 19th, Proclamation  Mt. Zion Baptist Mission Church, Proclamation  Arabic Heritage Month April 2019, Proclamation 19. Personnel Action Form – April 2019 20. Passaic County Board of Taxation, submitting correspondence re: 2019 Final Equalization Table for Passaic County 21. Millennium Strategies Monthly Activity Report April 2019 22. City of Passaic Planning Board, submitting the following:  Agenda of their May 8, 2019 meeting. 23. City of Passaic Zoning Board, submitting the following:  Agenda of their April 30, 2019 meeting 24. Passaic Board of Education, submitting the following:  Notice of their 2019-2020 Annual Meeting Schedule  4AF Certificate and Report of School District Taxes for the 2019-2020 School Year  Notice of their May 6, 2019 Annual Re-Organization Meeting 25. North Jersey District Water Supply Commission, submitting the following:  Minutes of their February 27, 2019 public meeting.  Notice and Agenda of their April 25, 2019 public meeting. 26. NJ Department of Environmental Protection, submitting the following:  Suspected Hazardous Substance Discharge Notification NJDEP Case Number: 19-05-06-1254-32  Suspected Hazardous Substance Discharge Notification NJDEP Case Number: 19-04-29-1020-16  Suspected Hazardous Substance Discharge Notification NJDEP Case Number: 19-04-18-1505-34 27. Borough of East Rutherford, submitting notice to Adjacent Municipalities of their May 13, 2019 public hearing. 28. Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders, submitting the following:  Notice of their June 14, 2019 public hearing 3 City Council Meeting Agenda: May 21, 2019 29. ERM, submitting correspondence re: Discharge of Underwater (DGW) Permit-by- Rule-Proposal, PSEG Former Passaic Gas Works, 246-250 Passaic Street, Passaic, NJ , Block 1083-Lot 30, Program Interest No.:1583355 30. Passaic Valley Water Commission, submitting the following:  Notice of their May 15, 2019 regular meeting.  Minutes of their March 20, 2019 meeting.  Notice and Agenda of their April 17, 2019 regular meeting X. RESOLUTIONS: 31. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF PASSAIC ON PASSAIC ON MAY 21, 2019 AT 5:30 PM OR ANYTIME THEREAFTER TO DISCUSS PENDING LITIGATION, CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AND PERSONNEL MATTERS 32. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR ENGINEERING ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN CONSTRUCTION/ADMINISTRATION MUNICIPAL PARKING DECK – NEW PARKING STRUCTURE CITY OF PASSAIC (Awarded to Desman Design Management of New York, NY in an amount not to exceed $ 233,100.00. 33. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF SEVENTEEN (17) 1- TON SPOT COOLERS (PORTABLE AIR-CONDITIONERS) CITY HALL COMPLEX (Awarded to HERC rentals from Newark, NJ under US Communities pricing in the amount of $ 58,395.00.) 34. RESOLUTION TO AMEND CY2019 MUNICIPAL BUDGET (N.J.S.A. 40A:4-87) HUDSON RIVER SCIENCE & RESEARCH FOUNDATION $10,000 35. RESOLUTION TO AMEND CY2019 MUNICIPAL BUDGET (N.J.S.A. 40A:4-87) REC OPPS FOR INDIVIDUAL WITH DISABILITIES $13,311.00 36. RESOLUTION TO AMEND SFY 2019 MUNICIPAL BUDGET (N.J.S.A. 40A:4- 87) DISTRACTED DRIVING: U TEXT U PAY $5,500.00 37. RESOLUTION TO AMEND CY2019 MUNICIPAL BUDGET (N.J.S.A. 40A:4- 87)NJ DOT MUNICIPAL AID $700,000, NJ DOT URBAN AID $195,426 38. RESOLUTION TO AMEND CY2019 MUNICIPAL BUDGET (N.J.S.A. 40A:4-87) RYAN WHITE & MAI $162,017.00 39. RESOLUTION TO AMEND CY2019 MUNICIPAL BUDGET (N.J.S.A. 40A:4-87) STATIONHOUSE ADJUSTMENT GRANT $34,762 40. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING REFUND OF TAX OVERPAYMENTS -388 BROOK AVE. ($175.67) 41. RESOLUTION SUPPORTING AN APPLICATION TO, AND ACCEPTANCE OF AWARD FROM, THE NJDCA NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION PROGRAM (NPP) 42. RESOLUTION SUPPORTING AN APPLICATION TO THE URBAN LACROSSE ALLIANCE 43. RESOLUTION SUPPORTING AN APPLICATION TO THE DOLLAR GENERAL YOUTH LITERACY FOUNDATION PROGRAM 44. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING REFUND OF TAX OVERPAYMENTS - 142- 148 MAIN AVE APT. C004A ($780.05) 45. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING REFUND OF SUBSEQUENT TAX PAYMENT - 69 THIRD STREET ($1,246.75) 46. RE-BID RESOLUTION REJECTING BIDS FOR INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR RECONSTRUCTION 276 BROADWAY CITY OF PASSAIC 4 City Council Meeting Agenda: May 21, 2019 47. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT WITH DRS IMAGING FOR DOCUMENT IMAGE SCANNING SERVICES (Awarded to DRS Imagining of Springfield, NJ in the amount not to exceed $80,000.00) 48. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT WITH ABSOLUTE FENCE SERVICES FOR CHAIN LINK FENCE ARMORY PARK-DOG PARK (Awarded to Absolute Fence Services of Lincoln Park, NJ in the amount not to exceed $33,642.00) 49. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR FURNISHING OF ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SERVICES CITY OF PASSAIC (Awarded to ParkMobile of Atlanta GA.) 50. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF FIVE (5) PATROL PC COMPUTERS PASSAIC POLICE DEPARTMENT (Awarded to GTBM of East Rutherford, NJ in the not to exceed amount of $38,155.10) 51. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF FIVE (5) 2020 FORD UTILITY INTERCEPTERS PASSAIC POLICE DEPARTMENT (Awarded to Winner Ford of Cherry Hill, NJ in the not to exceed amount of $227,226.15) 52. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR EMERGENCY SANITARY SEWER REPAIR 5TH STREET AND ESSEX STREET PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY (Delgado Brothers General Contractor of Passaic, NJ payment in the amount of $14,528.77) 53. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT WITH SPORT PROS USA FOR FURNISHING & INSTALLATION OF SPORT COURT POWER GAME PERFORMANCE SURFACE FOR HOWARD AVENUE TENNIS COURTS – THIRD WARD MEMORIAL PARK CITY OF PASSAIC (Awarded to Sports Pros USA of Wyckoff, NJ in the amount not to exceed $193,841.00) 54. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CHANGE ORDER TO INCREASE A CONTRACT WITH YOUR WAY CONSTRUCTION HOWE AVENUE PHASE 1 SEWER IMPROVEMENTS CITY OF PASSAIC (Increase contract amount $15,207.75 for a revised total amount of $425,642.45) 55. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CHANGE ORDER TO A CONTRACT WITH YOUR WAY CONSTRUCTION FOR HOWE AVENUE SEWER IMPROVEMENTS – PHASE II CITY OF PASSAIC (Reducing contract $17,283.74 for a revised contract amount of $236,641.46) 56. PASSAIC POLICE DEPARTMENT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CHANGE ORDER TO DECREASE A CONTRACT WITH YOUR WAY CONSTRUCTION TERHUNE AVENUE AND SPRING STREET RECONSTRUCTION CITY OF PASSAIC (Original Contract $317,536.20 adjusting and revised total amount of $303,497.28) 57. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CHANGE ORDER TO A CONTRACT WITH HOWARD C. STORER FOR THIRD WARD MEMORIAL PARK CONCESSION STAND/RESTROOMS/STORAGE BUILDING (Additional $3,278.00 for a revised total amount of $925,277.00) 58. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PASSAIC TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR SOFTWARE LICENSING FOR HEALTH DEPTARTMENT, CODE ENFORCEMENT, TAX ASSESSOR AND DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS (Awarded to SHI International, in the amount of $40,000.00 for period October 1, 2018 to Sept4ember 30, 2019) 59. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR DESIGN OF CIVICPLUS MUNICIPAL WEBSITE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION CITY OF PASSAIC (Awarded to SHI International Corporation of Somerset, NJ in the amount of $37, 000.00) 60. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF INTERLOCAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CLIFTON AND CITY OF PASSAIC FOR ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES FOR 2019 AND 2020. 5 City Council Meeting Agenda: May 21, 2019 61. RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC PLANNING BOARD THAT BLOCK 2179, LOT 26, ALSO KNOWN AS 170 MYRTLE AVENUE, AS AN AREA IN NEED OF REHABILITATION; DESIGNATING THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AS AN AREA IN NEED OF REHABILITATION; AND, DIRECTING THE PLANNING BOARD TO PREPARE AND ADOPT A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN 62. RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC PLANNING BOARD THAT BLOCK 4063, LOT 74, ALSO KNOWN AS 248 HOPE AVENUE, AS AN AREA IN NEED OF REHABILITATION; DESIGNATING THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AS AN AREA IN NEED OF REHABILITATION; AND, DIRECTING THE PLANNING BOARD TO PREPARE AND ADOPT A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN 63. RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC PLANNING BOARD THAT BLOCK 2203, LOTS 6 & 7, ALSO KNOWN AS 141-147 BROADWAY, AS AN AREA IN NEED OF REHABILITATION; DESIGNATING THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AS AN AREA IN NEED OF REHABILITATION; AND, DIRECTING THE PLANNING BOARD TO PREPARE AND ADOPT A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN 64. RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC PLANNING BOARD THAT BLOCK 1131.01, LOT 30, ALSO KNOWN AS 620 MAIN AVENUE, AS AN AREA IN NEED OF REHABILITATION; DESIGNATING THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AS AN AREA IN NEED OF REHABILITATION; AND, DIRECTING THE PLANNING BOARD TO PREPARE AND ADOPT A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN 65. RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC PLANNING BOARD THAT BLOCK 2147, LOT 23, ALSO KNOWN AS 72-74 PARK PLACE, AS AN AREA IN NEED OF REHABILITATION; DESIGNATING THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AS AN AREA IN NEED OF REHABILITATION; AND, DIRECTING THE PLANNING BOARD TO PREPARE AND ADOPT A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN 66. RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC PLANNING BOARD THAT BLOCK 1081, LOT 15, ALSO KNOWN AS 276 PASSAIC STREET, AS AN AREA IN NEED OF REHABILITATION; DESIGNATING THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AS AN AREA IN NEED OF REHABILITATION; AND, DIRECTING THE PLANNING BOARD TO PREPARE AND ADOPT A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN 67. RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC PLANNING BOARD THAT BLOCK 3320, LOT 29, ALSO KNOWN AS 441 PAULISON AVENUE, AS AN AREA IN NEED OF REHABILITATION; DESIGNATING THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AS AN AREA IN NEED OF REHABILITATION; AND, DIRECTING THE PLANNING BOARD TO PREPARE AND ADOPT A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN 68. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING RELEASE OF CLOSED/EXECUTIVE SESSION MINUTES OF CITY OF PASSAIC CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2018 68a. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING REFINANCING OF FIRST MORTGAGE OF 224-232 HOPE AVENUE/CASA BELLA 68b. RESOLUTION DIRECTING A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PASSAIC CITY PLANNING BOARD REGARDING BLOCK 1005, LOT 20 (1 EAST MONROE STREET) AS AN AREA IN NEED OF REDEVELOPMENT/REHABILITATION 6  City Council Meeting Agenda: May 21, 2019 XI. ORDINANCE FOR INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING: 69. ORDINANCE AMENDING THE DESIGNATION OF RESTRICTED PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS BY NJ LICENSE PLATE NUMBER. 70. ORDINANCE APPROVING RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE CITY OF PASSAIC POLICE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO ACCREDITATION BY THE NEW JERSEY STATE ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE 71. ORDINANCE FOR 1ST READING ON PENNINGTON PILOT (OLD ST. MARY’S) (TITLE ONLY) XII. PAYMENT OF BILLS XIII. ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT XIV. MAYOR’S REPORT XV. ADJOURNMENT (Next meeting of the City Council – June 6, 2019) 7