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City Council Agenda: November 10, 2020 City of Passaic New Jersey CITY COUNCIL https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vgVgQvd9W2i6rCJiO0EL4nUI4KFieS3h?usp=sharing REGULAR MEETING AGENDA November 10, 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 23, 2020 SETTING FORTH THE SCHEDULE OF REGULAR MEETINGS FOR THE YEAR 2020-2021, SAID NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED AND POSTED ON THE CITY HALL BULLETIN BOARD BY THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK PLEASE BE FURTHER ADVISED DUE TO COVID-19 THIS MEETING WILL BE VIRTUAL STREAMED. PUBLIC NOTICE AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR THIS MEETING WAS PUBLISHED IN THE HERALD NEWS AND POSTED ON NOVEMBER 5, 2020 ON THE CITY OF PASSAIC WEBSITE AT: WWW.CITYOFPASSAIC.COM (COUNCIL AGENDAS) INSTRUCTIONS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE IN THE LAST PAGE OF THIS AGENDA. PLEASE BE GUIDED ACCORDINGLY. I. ROLL CALL II. INVOCATION III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IV. MINUTES: October 20, 2020 Council meeting minutes. V. MAYORS UPDATE VI. 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. VII. ORDINANCE FOR SECOND AND FINAL READING (HEARING IS REQUIRED) 1. ORDINANCE No. 2276-20 ADOPTING A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR 208 PASSAIC AVENUE (BLOCK 3238, LOT 1) (Introduced at the September 8, 2020 City Council meeting) 1 City Council Agenda: November 10, 2020 2. ORDINANCE No. 2278-20 ORDINANCE ADOPTING A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR 426 & 430 LAFAYETTE AVENUE, 102 AND 102B GRANT STREET AND 13-19 WICKHAM STREET (BLOCK 3219, LOTS 4, 5, 15, 32 AND 38) (Introduced at the September 22, 2020 City Council meeting- revised backups) 3. ORDINANCE No. 2280-20 ORDINANCE AMENDING THE DESIGNATION OF RESTRICTED PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS BY NJ LICENSE PLATE NUMBER (Introduced at the October 20, 2020 City Council meeting) 4. ORDINANCE No. 2281-20 ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC, CHAPTER 295, “VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC,” ARTICLE XVI, “BUS STOPS,” SECTION 295-38 “LOCATIONS DESIGNATED” (Introduced at the October 20, 2020 City Council meeting) 5. ORDINANCE No. 2282-20 ORDINANCE APPROVING EASEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PASSAIC AND ADITYA PASSAIC REALTY, LLC FOR PROPERTY IDENTIFIED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC BLOCK 4126, LOT 14 (11-13 CENTRAL AVENUE) (Introduced at the October 20, 2020 City Council meeting) VIII. COMMUNICATIONS: 6. Fragancia Sports Bar, LLC, submitting application to apply for a new Entertainment License for the year 2020. 7. Fragancia Sports Bar, LLC, submitting application to renew their Entertainment License for the year 2021. 8. City of Passaic Housing Authority, 52 Aspen Place, submitting application to hold a Trunk or Treat on October 31, 2020 from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m. at 33Aspen Place parking lot (private property) 9. Vreeland Village Community Association, 220-226 Sixth Street, submitting application to hold Trunk or Treat Halloween Safety Program on October 31, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in their parking lot (private property) 10. Passaic Housing Authority Chestnut Garden Resident Council, 228 Chestnut Street, submitting application to hold Halloween Safety Program on October 31, 2020 from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in their parking lot (private property) 11. Taylor Berkowitz, 285 Aycrigg Avenue, submitting correspondence request for the City Council to vote down Ordinance No. 2276-20. 12. JF Garcia, 285 Aycrigg Avenue, submitting correspondence request for the City Council to vote down Ordinance No. 2276-20. 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. 13. Proclamation for Gustavo Pena 14. Personnel Actions-November 2020 15. Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders, submitting notice of their December 3, 2020 public auction. 16. Passaic Municipal Court – Monthly Report September 2020 17. MCB Engineering Associates, L.L.C. submitting the following: 2 City Council Agenda: November 10, 2020  Correspondence Re: The Station at Passaic, Flood Hazard Area Individual Permit, Block 5000, Lot 1, Wall Street, City of Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey-MCBEA File Number 3971  Flood Hazard Area Line Verification And Individual Permit Environmental Report For The Station At Passaic Wall Street Block 5000, Lot 1  Flood Hazard Area Line Verification and Net Fill Calculations Engineer's Report For the Station at Passaic Wall Street Block 5000, Lot 1  Site Photographs For Wall Street Block 5000 Lot 1 18. Housing Authority of the City of Passaic submitting the following:  Notice of their Board of October 21, 2020 Commissioners Meeting.  Minutes of their January 22, 2020 meeting  Minutes of their February 19, 2020 meeting  Minutes of their March 4, 11, 2020 meeting  Minutes of their April 15, 2020 meeting  Minutes of their May 20, 2020 meeting  Minutes of their June 17, 2020 meeting  Minutes of their July 15, 2020 meeting 19. Zoning Board of the City of Passaic submitting the following:  Notice of their September 22, 2020 meeting.  Agenda of their October 13, 2020 meeting  Minutes of their January 14, 28, 2020 meeting  Minutes of their February 11, 2020 meeting  Minutes of their March 31, 2020 meeting  Minutes of their April 28, 2020 meeting  Minutes of their May 12, 26, 2020 meeting  Minutes of their June 16, 30, 2020 meeting  Minutes of their July 21, 2020 meeting  Minutes of their September 22, 2020 meeting 20. City of Passaic Planning Board, submitting the following:  Agenda November 4, 2020 meeting  Agenda of their October 14th, 2020 meeting  Agenda of their September 30th, 2020 meeting  Minutes of their January 8, 2020 meeting  Minutes of their February 12, 2020 meeting  Minutes of their March 4, 2020 meeting  Minutes of their April 15, 2020 meeting  Minutes of their May 6, 2020 meeting  Minutes of their June 10, 2020 meeting  Minutes of their July 8, 22, 2020 meeting  Minutes of their August 5, 2020 meeting  Minutes of their September 9, 2020 meeting  Minutes of their September 30, 2020 meeting  Minutes of their October 7, 2020 meeting 21. Redevelopment Agency of the City of Passaic, submitting the following:  Agenda of their October 15, 2020 meeting  Minutes of their April 30, 2020 meeting  Minutes of their August 13, 2020 meeting 22. Passaic Valley Water Commission, submitting the following:  Notice and Agenda of their October 14, 2020 meeting  Notice of their November 12, 2020 meeting 23. State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection submitting the following:  Suspected Hazardous Substance Discharge Notification NJDEP Case Number: 20-10-29-1010-47  Suspected Hazardous Substance Discharge Notification NJDEP Case Number: 20-10-07-1005-23 3 City Council Agenda: November 10, 2020 24. Department of Environmental Protection Division of Parks & Forestry  The Station at Passaic - Wall Street Block(s) - 5000 (NJDEP Bl. - 1017) Lot(s) - I (NJDEP Lots - parts of O, 22, 23, 25, 27 and 36) Passaic City, Passaic County  Land Use Management Program Division of Land Use Regulation Property Owner Certification IX. RESOLUTIONS: 25. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF PASSAIC ON PASSAIC ON NOVEMBER 10, 2020 AT 7:00 PM OR ANYTIME THEREAFTER TO DISCUSS PENDING LITIGATION, CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AND PERSONNEL MATTERS 26. RESOLUTION APPOINTING MEMBER TO THE PASSAIC HOUSING AUTHORITY (Diana McNair) by Councilwoman Melo 27. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING REFUND OF TAX OVERPAYMENTS RESULTING FROM TAX COURT JUDGMENTS (391 Brook Ave-$739.08) 28. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING REFUND OF TAX OVERPAYMENTS RESULTING FROM TAX COURT JUDGMENTS (229 Central Ave.-$9,984.45) 29. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SHARED SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PASSAIC AND THE CITY OF PATERSON AND THE CITY OF CLIFTON FOR 2020 BYRNE JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) PROGRAM AWARD 30. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE NEW JERSEY DIVISION OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY STATE AND COMMUNITY HIGHWAY SAFETY GRANT 2020 31. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION FOR NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY – DRIVE SOBER OR GET PULLED OVER YEAR END HOLIDAY CRACKDOWN GRANT PROGRAM 2020 32. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION FOR FIREHOUSE SUBS PUBLIC SAFETY FOUNDATION GRANT 2020 33. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION FOR NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION – TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES SET- ASIDES GRANT PROGRAM 2020 34. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE COUNTY OF PASSAIC DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, DIVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES STIGMA FREE COMMUNITIES MINI-GRANTS PROGRAM AWARD 35. RESOLUTION ENABLING NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION GREEN ACRES PROGRAMS MULTI- PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT 36. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRANSFER OF BLOCK 1001.03, LOT 1 AND BLOCK 1017, LOT 20 ON THE TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC, COMMONLY KNOWN AS DUNDEE ISLAND, TO THE COUNTY OF PASSAIC 37. RESOLUTION: APPROVAL TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION AND EXECUTE A GRANT CONTRACT WITH THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE 2021 PASSAIC CITY 8TH STREET PRESERVATION PROJECT. 4 City Council Agenda: November 10, 2020 38. RESOLUTION AMENDING CONTRACT FOR EMERGENCY INSTALLATION FROM BENMAR CONDITIONAIRE OF SANITIZING UV LAMPS INTO VARIOUS AIRCONDITIONING DUCT MOUNTED SYSTEMS CITY BUILDINGS (Additional $4,983.47 amending the original contract to $ 40,098.47 be awarded to Benmar Conditionaire Corp, Clifton, NJ is hereby authorized.) 39. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT FOR BULK ROCK SALT 2019-2020 WINTER SEASON ( Amendment to the contract between the City of Passaic and Chemical Equipment Labs of DE, Inc. for Bulk Rock Salt for the period December 1, 2019 through November 30, 2020 shall be extended until November 30, 2021. ) 40. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF TWENTY (20) BWX-100 BODY WORN CAMERAS PASSAIC POLICE DEPARTMENT (Awarded to SF Mobile Vision, Inc. dba Coban Technologies of Houston, TX in the amount of $22,126.50.) 41. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR PLUMBING SERVICES TIME AND MATERIAL CITY OF PASSAIC (Awarded to Delgado Brothers Plumbing & Heating of Passaic, NJ in an amount not to exceed $ 30,000.00) 42. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR MUNICIPAL COURT INTERPRETER – SPANISH/ENGLISH EVENING SESSIONS (Awarded to Yonny Gomez, of Clifton, NJ in the amount of $ 188.53 per session with a not to exceed amount of $ 20,738.30) 43. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT WITH DRS IMAGING FOR DOCUMENT IMAGE SCANNING SERVICES HEALTH DEPARTMENT (Awarded to DRS Imaging, of Springfield, NJ in the amount $ 35,400.00.) 44. 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 (SHI International for Software Licensing (Spatial Data Logic) in the total amount of $ 45,000.00 for the period October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021) 45. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR CONSULTANT/CLINICAL SUPERVISOR FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAM (Awarded the contract for Consultant/Clinical Supervisor For Substance Abuse Treatment Program in the amount of $75.00/hour not to exceed $40,000.00 for the period January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021) 46. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR PHYSICIAN SERVICES FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAM (Awarded To Dr. Nirmal Trivedi, Flemington, NJ -$300.00/Hr. not to exceed $48,000 for the period January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021) 47. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR GRANTS CONSULTANT CITY OF PASSAIC (Awarded to Millenium Strategies of Caldwell, NJ in the amount of $6,500.00/month for a not to exceed amount of $78,000.00 for the calendar year January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021) 48. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF ONE (1) UNIMAC WASHER EXTRACTOR AND DRYER FOR PASSAIC FIRE DEPARTMENT (Super Laundry Equipment Corp. of Carlstadt, NJ in the amount of $22,424.00 is authorized) 49. RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE FORM AND OTHER DETAILS OF NOT TO EXCEED $4,800,000 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 2020 OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC, OR SUCH OTHER AMOUNT AS DETERMINED BY THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE / CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER TO ACCOMPLISH THE REFUNDING ON THE TERMS REQUIRED BY THE LOCAL FINANCE BOARD PURSUANT TO N.J.A.C. 5:30-2.5 AND CONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE SALE AND DELIVERY OF SUCH 5 City Council Agenda: November 10, 2020 BONDS TO NW CAPITAL MARKETS, INC. 50. RESOLUTION TO AMEND CY2020 MUNICIPAL BUDGET (N.J.S.A. 40A:4-87) MENTAL HEALTH COUNTY GRANT-STIGMA FREE - $500 51. RESOLUTION TO AMEND CY2020 MUNICIPAL BUDGET (N.J.S.A. 40A:4-87) PEDESTRIAN SAFETY GRANT FY 2021 - $30,000 52. RESOLUTION – BUDGET TRANSFERS CALENDAR YEAR 2020 53. RESOLUTION REJECTING PROPOSALS FOR PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MARKETING SERVICES PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY X. ORDINANCE FOR INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING: 54. ORDINANCE AMENDING THE DESIGNATION OF RESTRICTED PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS BY NJ LICENSE PLATE NUMBER XI. PAYMENT OF BILLS XII. ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT XIII. MAYOR’S REPORT XIV. ADJOURNMENT (Next meeting of the City Council Meeting– November 24, 2020) JOIN MEETING LINK: https://www.facebook.com/PassaicCityHall/ MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, WHO WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE DURING THE PUBLIC PORTION FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, CAN CALL-IN AT 929 436 2866 US (New York) AND ENTER THE MEETING ID # 814 1589 4337 For residents dialing in please be advised to Press *6 to mute or unmute your phone Press *9 to raise your hand and indicate you would like to speak 6