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City Council Agenda: February 18, 2020 City of Passaic New Jersey CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION 5:30 P.M. REGULAR MEETING AGENDA February 18, 2020 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 6, 2019 SETTING FORTH THE SCHEDULE OF REGULAR MEETINGS FOR THE YEAR 2019-2020, 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. MINUTES: February 4, 2020 City Council meeting. V. 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. VI. ORDINANCE FOR SECOND AND FINAL READING (HEARING IS REQUIRED) 1. ORDINANCE NO. 2246-20 ORDINANCE ADOPTING A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR 39-41 LEXINGTON AVENUE (BLOCK 4125 LOT 8) AS AN AREA IN NEED OF REHABILITATION IN THE CITY OF PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY (Introduced at the January 21, 2020 Council Meeting) 2. ORDINANCE NO. 2247-20ORDINANCE ADOPTING A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR 26-28 CENTRAL AVENUE (BLOCK 4125, LOT 18) AS AN AREA IN NEED OF REHABILITATION IN THE CITY OF PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY (Introduced at the January 21, 2020 Council Meeting) 3. ORDINANCE NO. 2248-20ORDINANCE ADOPTING A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR 12 BROADWAY AVENUE (BLOCK 2154, LOT 14) AS AN AREA IN NEED OF REHABILITATION IN THE CITY OF PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY (Introduced at the January 21, 2020 Council Meeting) 4. ORDINANCE NO. 2251-20 ORDINANCE ADOPTING A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR 559 MAIN AVENUE (BLOCK 2144, LOT 1) AS AN AREA IN NEED OF REHABILITATION IN THE CITY OF PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY 1  City Council Agenda: February 18, 2020 5. ORDINANCE NO. 2253-20 ORDINANCE AMENDING THE DESIGNATION OF RESTRICTED PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS BY NJ LICENSE PLATE NUMBER VII. COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS: 6. Satellite Sales, Inc., 749 Main Avenue, submitting application to renew their Arcade License for the year 2020. (with council conditions as per reso no. 9503-03) 7. Church of Holy Trinity, 226 Harrison Street, submitting application to hold a Religious Procession on April 10, 2020 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Procession will commence at 209 Hope Avenue travel to Harrison Street to Lexington Avenue to President Street to Hope Avenue ending at 209 Hope Avenue. (Contingent Upon Departmental Approvals) 8. St. Anthony of Padua R.C. Church, 101-103 Myrtle Avenue, submitting the following applications:  Parish Festival, in their private parking lot on June 5, 2020 from 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.; June 6, 2020 from 4:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.; and June 7, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. (Contingent Upon Departmental Approvals)  Procession, on June 13, 2020 from 8:00 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. The Procession will commence at the corner of Oak Street and Myrtle Avenue will travel Oak Street to Gregory Avenue to Monroe Street to Myrtle Avenue ending on the corners of Oak Street and Myrtle Avenue (Contingent Upon Departmental Approvals) 9. City of Passaic (Administration), 330 Passaic Street, submitting application to hold Street Naming Ceremony “Pastor Jose L. Cruz Place” at the corners of Third Street and Monroe Street, on April 17, 2020 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (Contingent Upon Departmental Approvals) 10. St. Mary’s Assumption Roman Catholic Church, 63 Monroe Street, correspondence cancelling their Procession scheduled for March 13, 2020. 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. 11. Personnel Action Forms January 2020 12. Millennium Strategies January 2020 Activity Report 13. Passaic Self Insurance submitting notice rescheduling their February monthly meeting to February 18, 2020. 14. Redevelopment Agency of the City of Passaic, submitting notice cancelling their February 13, 2020 meeting. 15. City of Passaic Planning Board, submitting agenda of their February 12, 2020 City Council meeting. 16. City of Passaic Zoning Board of Adjustment, submitting agenda of their February 11, 2020 City Council meeting. 17. Hon. Hector C. Lora, submitting memorandum appointed Robert Volinski to the Library Board of Trustees to fill an unexpired term ending December 31, 2020. VIII. RESOLUTIONS: 18. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF PASSAIC ON PASSAIC ON FEBRUARY 18, 2020 AT 5:30 PM OR ANYTIME THEREAFTER TO DISCUSS PENDING LITIGATION, CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AND PERSONNEL MATTERS 2 City Council Agenda: February 18, 2020 19. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR EMERGENCY WATER LINE REPAIR FROM PASSAIC AVENUE TO BOAT HOUSE CAFÉ THIRD WARD PARK PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY (Payment to Delgado Brothers General Contractor of Passaic, NJ be made in the amount of $23,500.00.) 20. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR TAX MAP MAINTENANCE SERVICES AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS BASE MAP SERVICES CITY OF PASSAIC (Awarded to Suburban Consulting of Flanders, NJ in an amount not to exceed $ 12,800.00) 21. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION FOR THE ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTER GRANT PROGRAM 22. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SHARED SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PASSAIC AND PASSAIC BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS 2019 23. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF TAX APPEAL CAPTIONED AVA AND SHIRA BUCHEN V. CITY OF PASSAIC (42 Crescent Avenue, $7,275.00) 24. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF TAX APPEAL CAPTIONED LESTER ROBBINS, TRUSTEE V. CITY OF PASSAIC (537-569 Paulison Avenue, $175,108.98) 25. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF TAX APPEAL CAPTIONED BOTANY PLAZA V. CITY OF PASSAIC (24 Barbour Avenue,$212,956.52) 26. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF TAX APPEAL CAPTIONED DANIEL AND HINDY LIFSHITZ V. CITY OF PASSAIC (130-136 Ridge Avenue, $8,934.95) 27. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF TAX APPEAL CAPTIONED ABE BERKOWITZ, LLC V. CITY OF PASSAIC (300 Monroe Street, $40,863.70,) 28. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING NJ LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY STATIONHOUSE ADJUSTMENT SUPPORT INITIATIVE GRANT APPLICATION 29. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION FOR THE DISTRACTED DRIVING STATEWIDE CRACKDOWN GRANT THROUGH THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY AND TRAFFIC SAFETY 30. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE ASSISTANCE TO FIRE FIGHTER GRANT PROGRAM 31. RESOLUTION CASH MANAGEMENT PLAN 32. RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE OFFICIAL BANK ACCOUNTS AND THE OFFICIAL DEPOSITORIES FOR SUCH BANK ACCOUNTS OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC 33. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SHARED SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PASSAIC AND THE CITY OF CLIFTON FOR HEALTH OFFICER AND COORDINATOR, HEALTH PROJECTS 3/GRANT OVERSIGHT SERVICES 2020 IX. ORDINANCE FOR INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING: 34. ORDINANCE APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR A LONG-TERM TAX 3  City Council Agenda: February 18, 2020 EXEMPTION AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PASSAIC TO ENTER INTO A FINANCIAL AGREEMENT WITH PENNINGTON PASSAIC, LLC FOR PROPERTY IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC AS: BLOCK 3236, LOT 36; BLOCK 3237, LOT 47; AND, BLOCK 3254, LOT 37, (176 PENNINGTON AVENUE; 191 PENNINGTON AVENUE; AND, 199-231 PENNINGTON AVENUE) PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY (Tabled from the February 4, 2020 meeting) 35. ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC, CHAPTER 295, “VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC,” TO CREATE PART 9 “RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMITS” 36. ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC CHAPTER 143 “FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION” X. SCHEDULE HEARINGS 37. Nicomex, 108 Third Street, submitting request for a loading zone to be placed in front of their establishment. (requesting hearing to be scheduled for March 17, 2020) 38. Sunny’s Liquors, 413 Monroe Street, submitting request for a loading zone to be placed in front of their establishment. (requesting hearing to be scheduled for March 17, 2020) 39. Knockout Sports Bar & Grill, submitting request for a loading zone to be placed in front of their establishment (requesting hearing to be scheduled for April 2, 2020} XI. PAYMENT OF BILLS XII. ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT XIII. MAYOR’S REPORT XIV. ADJOURNMENT (Next meeting of the City Council – March 3, 2020) 4