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City Council Agenda: July 20, 2021 City of Passaic New Jersey CITY COUNCIL https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1hKp13hi-UpZ1jiFt9fjc_yrmNbIUX094?usp=sharing REGULAR MEETING AGENDA July 20, 2021 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 22, 2021 SETTING FORTH THE SCHEDULE OF REGULAR MEETINGS FOR THE YEAR 2021-2022, 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 JUNE 12, 2021 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. MAYORS UPDATE V. MINUTES: June 22, 2021 and July 1, 2021 City Council minutes. 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. COMMUNICATIONS 1. Las Palmitas Ramirez, 43 Howe Avenue, submitting application to renew their Entertainment for the year 2021 1 City Council Agenda: July 20, 2021 2. Raj Rana USA, 23 Prospect Street, submitting application to hold a flag raising on August 15, 2021 from 10:00am to 12:30pm at City Hall(Contingent Upon Departmental Approval) 3. Passaic Senior Affairs Department, 330 Passaic Street, submitting application to hold Bingo at the Park on July 13 & 27 and August 10 & 24 of 2021 from 9:00am to 1:30 pm at Third Ward Park(Contingent Upon Departmental Approval) 4. Ojialah Johnson, 123 Brook Avenue, Family Picnic submitting application to hold a Family Picnic on July 11, 2021 from 3:00pm to 7:00pm at Third Ward Park- Boathouse 5. Peruvian Parade Inc, 503 Paulison Avenue, submitting application to hold a Flag Raising on July 24, 2021 from 9:00am to 11:00pm at Passaic City Hall(Contingent Upon Departmental Approval) 6. Peruvian Parade Inc, 503 Paulison Avenue, submitting application to hold a Parade on August 1, 2021 from 9:00am to 12:00pm starting on Main Avenue and Gregory Avenue towards Higland Avenue and ending at Paterson(Contingent Upon Departmental Approval) 7. City of Passaic, 330 Passaic Street, submitting the following applications  To hold Flag Raising on August 15, 2021 from 11:00am to 12:00pm at Passaic City Hall (Contingent Upon Departmental Approval) 8. Organizacion de Mexicanos Americanos Unidos, (OMAU) 37 Essex Street, submitting application for Flag Raising on September 19, 2021 from 10:00am to 11:30am at Passaic City Hall (Contingent Upon Departmental Approval) 9. St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, 60 Holdsworth Court, submitting application for their Annual Church Picnic on September 19, 2021 from 12:00pm to 6:00pm at 217&223 President Street(Contingent Upon Departmental Approval) 10. The following organizations submitting a request for a cash fund refund in the amount of $2,000.00:  Rana Samaj USA, 23 Prospect Avenue, for their event held on March 28, 2021 (Contingent upon Departmental Approvals)  Doing it in the Park, 226 6th Street Apt. 1B, for their event held on July 18, 2020 (Contingent upon Departmental Approvals) 11. My Pace Food Trailer, Loa Johnson, submitting a request for a refund in the amount of $400.00 for their Peddlers License Application (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. 12. Passaic municipal court report – June 2021 13. Millennium strategies Monthly Report – July 2021 14. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection submitting the following:  Suspected Hazardous Substance Discharge Notification NJDEP Case Number: 21-07-07-1308-17  Suspected Hazardous Substance Discharge Notification NJDEP Case Number: 21-06-24-1242-49 15. Passaic Board of Education, submitting the following:  Cancellation of their June 24, 2021 Regular Meeting  Notice of their June 29, 2021 Regular Meeting 16. North Jersey District Water Supply Commission submitting the following:  Notice of their June 14, 2021 Meeting 2 City Council Agenda: July 20, 2021  Notice and Agenda of their June 23, 2021 Meeting  Minutes of their May 26, 2021 Meeting 17. Passaic Enterprise Zone of Development submitting the following:  Minutes of their March 24, 2021 Regular Meeting 18. State of New Jersey Department of Transportation announcing the launch of the TA Set-Aside 2020 Design Assistance Program VIII. RESOLUTIONS 19. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF PASSAIC ON PASSAIC ON JULY 20, 2021 AT 7:00 PM OR ANYTIME THEREAFTER TO DISCUSS PENDING LITIGATION, CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AND PERSONNEL MATTERS 20. RESOLUTION DIRECTING A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PASSAIC CITY PLANNING BOARD REGARDING BLOCK 2151, LOTS 24 AND 27 (31-39 GROVE STREET) AS AN AREA IN NEED OF REDEVELOPMENT/REHABILITATION 21. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF AMENDED RYAN WHITE AND MAI FY-2020 GRANT AWARD 22. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE UPDATED/CORRECTED RE-FILING OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC’S 2021 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM(In the amount of $1,370,222.00) 23. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION GREEN ACRES PROGRAM FOR MULTI-PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT 24. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION FOR THE PASSAIC COUNTY CULTURAL AND HERITAGE COUNCIL PASSAIC COUNTY LOCAL ARTS RE- GRANT PROGRAM 2021 (In the maximum amount of $10,000.00) 25. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION FOR THE PASSAIC COUNTY CULTURAL AND HERITAGE COUNCIL PASSAIC COUNTY HISTORIC PARTNERSHIP GRANT PROGRAM 2021 (In the maximum amount of $8,000.00) 26. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION FOR THE USDOJ BULLETPROOF VEST PARTNERSHIP GRANT PROGRAM 2021 27. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING REFUND OF TAX OVERPAYMENTS RESULTING FROM TAX COURT JUDGMENTS (79-87 South St $60,544.97) 28. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION FOR AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE NJDOH HEALTH STRENGTHENING LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH CAPACITY GRANT AWARD 2022 (In the amount of $291,042.00) 29. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT OF CONTRACT FOR ENGINEERING/ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES MUNICIPAL PARKING DECK- NEW PARKING STRUCTURE (Amended to increase the total amount to $272,100.00) 30. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CHANGE ORDER #1 TO INCREASE A CONTRACT WITH ADVANCED ROOFING & SHEET METAL FOR ROOF REPLACEMENT AT EASTSIDE FIREHOUSE AND SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER (Revised to the amount of $247,000.00) 31. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CHANGE ORDER TO DECREASE CONTRACT WITH ASKARI CONSTRUCTION MUNICIPAL COMPLEX BUILDING MASONRY (Revised to the amount of $221,500.00) 3 City Council Agenda: July 20, 2021 32. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF ONE 2021 FORD EXPEDITION (In the amount of $44,998.40) 33. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF POURED IN PLACE RUBBER SURFACING FOR THIRD WARD MEMORIAL PARK SPRAY PAD PASSAIC, NJ (Awarded to Picerno Giordano Construction in the amount of $39,490.00) 34. RESOLUTION REJECTING BID FOR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AND EMERGENCY REPAIR FOR FIRE APPARATUS SERVICES FIRE DEPARTMENT 35. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING REFUND OF TAX OVERPAYMENTS RESULTING FROM TAX COURT JUDGMENTS (228 PENNINGTON- $1,040.95) 36. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION FOR THE SNY PLAY BALL NEW YORK JETS GRANT PROGRAM 2021(In the maximum amount of $5,000.00) 37. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COVID-19 VACCINATION SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT PROGRAM AWARD(In the amount of $50,000.00) 38. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION FOR NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MUNICIPAL AID GRANT PROGRAM 2022 39. RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE FORM AND OTHER DETAILS OF NOT TO EXCEED $8,916,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 2021 OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC AND PROVIDING FOR THEIR SALE IX. ORDINANCE FOR INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING: 40. ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC, CHAPTER 149 “FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS,” ARTICLE XIV “FLEA MARKETS,” SECTION 69 “FOOD HANDLING, SANITARY REQUIREMENTS, EMPLOYEE HYGIENE AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS” 41. ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC, CHAPTER 277, “TAXICABS” 42. ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC, CHAPTER 295 “VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC,” ARTICLE XII “SCHEDULES,” SECTION 32.1 “SCHEDULE XIV: STOP INTERSECTIONS” 43. ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC, CHAPTER 295 “VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC,” PART 10 “RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMITS,” ARTICLE XXI “RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMIT REQUIREMENTS” 44. ORDINANCE AMENDING THE DESIGNATION OF RESTRICTED PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS BY NJ LICENSE PLATE NUMBER 45. ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC, CHAPTER 125 DWELLING UNITS, ARTICLE I, ILLEGAL OCCUPANCIES, SECTION 125-2, UNAPPROVED OCCUPANCY OF CELLARS PROHIBITED 46. ORDINANCE APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR A LONG-TERM TAX EXEMPTION AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PASSAIC TO ENTER INTO A FINANCIAL AGREEMENT WITH PASSAIC STREET PROPERTIES URBAN RENEWAL, LLC FOR PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC KNOWN AS BLOCK 5000.02, LOT 1 AND BLOCK 1017, LOT 26 (FORMERLY BLOCK 5000, LOT 1) (99-111 Passaic Street and Wall Street in Passaic, New Jersey) 47. ORDINANCE APPROVING A FIVE (5) YEAR TAX EXEMPTION AGREEMENT AND APPLICATION FOR 170 MYRTLE AVENUE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC KNOWN AS BLOCK 2170, LOT 26 4 City Council Agenda: July 20, 2021 V. PAYMENT OF BILLS VI. ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT VII. MAYOR’S REPORT VIII. ADJOURNMENT (Next meeting of the City Council – August 3, 2021) 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 # 854 4199 1479 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 5