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City Council Agenda: October 05, 2021 City of Passaic New Jersey CITY COUNCIL 2021 Oct 5 PUBLIC- LEGAL PACKET - Google Drive REGULAR MEETING AGENDA October 05, 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 SEPTEMBER 28, 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: September 09, 2021 , September 23, 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. ORDINANCE FOR SECOND AND FINAL READING (HEARING IS REQUIRED) 1. ORDINANCE NO. 2319-21 AMENDING THE DESIGNATION OF RESTRICTED PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS BY NJ LICENSE PLATE NUMBER 2. ORDINANCE NO. 2320-21 APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR A LONG-TERM TAX EXEMPTION AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PASSAIC TO ENTER INTO A FINANCIAL AGREEMENT WITH 125 SOUTH ST URBAN RENEWAL LLC FOR PROPERTY LOCATED ON 1 City Council Agenda: October 05, 2021 THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC KNOWN AS BLOCK 1030, LOT 33 (127- 129 SOUTH STREET) VIII. COMMUNICATIONS 3. City of Passaic Recreation submitting application for a Prayer Vigil for Ayush Rana and Nidhi Rana on Saturday, September 28, 2021 Location: Benson Ave-side and Main-Avenue side from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30p.m. (approved by roll-call) 4. Soveida Cespedes and Maria Garcia (39 Westervelt Place); submitting application to hold “Manuel turns 100 years old Party” on Saturday, September 25, 2021 at Tara Schvenko Pasrk (Westervelt Place) from 3:00p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (approved by roll-call) 5. Vorged LLC/Brandom Taylor; submitting application to hold a Car Show at Factory 220 Passaic St. on Saturday, September 25, 2021 from 12:00 noon to 6:00p.m. 6. Arthur Soto/Jeanette Santana Heaven’s Gate Christian Church -194 Burgess Place- Passaic; submitting application to hold a Prayerwalk-Sidewalk on October 2, 2021 from 8:00 a.m. -2:00 p.m. (starting at Passaic City Hall, right onto Main Ave; Left on Washington Place, right onto Prospect St. to Main Ave. Continue on Main Ave. and then, left on Monroe St. to Bobby Thomas Band shell. 7. Rene Griggs 23 Aspen Pl. Apt-6C; submitting application to hold a Halloween Tricky Trunk on Aspen Place Backyard on Saturday, October 30, 2021 from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. 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. 8. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection submitting the following:  Re: Suspected Hazardous Substance Discharge Notification –Aycrigg Ave 9. Passaic Valley Water Commission submitting the following:  September 15, 2021 Agenda  Special meeting Notice for September 22, 2021 10. North Jersey District Water Supply Commission, submitting Minutes of their July 28, 2021 meeting.  Notice of Meeting Revision – September 22, 2021  September 22, 2021 Agenda  August 25, 2021- Minutes 11. Passaic County Board of County Commissioners  Notice of Public Hearing – October 26, 2021 12. Applied Earth Solutions INC.  Response Action Outcome 13. City of Passaic Enterprise Zone Dev. Corporation  Minutes for June 16, 2021 14. RLG Environmental INC.  Response Action Outcome 15. Passaic Municipal Court – Monthly Report for August 2021 16. Passaic Board of Education –Board secretary office –  Meeting Notice – September 30, 2021 2 City Council Agenda: October 05, 2021 IX. RESOLUTIONS 17. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF PASSAIC ON PASSAIC ON OCTOBER 05, 2021 AT 7:00 PM OR ANYTIME THEREAFTER TO DISCUSS PENDING LITIGATION, CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AND PERSONNEL MATTERS 18. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION’S SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM (NOT TO EXCEED 1,000,000.00) 19. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF RECYCLING CONTAINERS/RESIDENTS CITY OF PASSAIC ( $17,700.00) 20. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR ALCOHOL BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) PROSECUTOR CITY OF PASSAIC (NOT TO EXCEED $30,00.00) 21. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR 2021 NJDOT LOCAL AID ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS CITY OF PASSAIC($571,221.75) 22. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF TWO (2) 2022 CHEVROLET SPARK SEDANS PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER ($30,708.30) 23. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR LABOR COUNSEL CITY OF PASSAIC(NOT TO EXCEED 175,000.00) 24. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXTENSION OF HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING MAINTENANCE/ REPAIR CONTRACT (TWO YEARS EXTENSION) 25. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR GENERAL LEGAL COUNSEL CITY OF PASSAIC (NOT TO EXCEED $350,000.00) 26. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF THIRTY FOUR (34) DOME CAMERAS PASSAIC POLICE DEPARTMENT ($36,149.76) 27. RESOLUTION ACCEPTING FUNDING FROM THE NEW JERSEY STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DIVISION OF FOOD AND NUTRITION FOR SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM 2021 (TOTAL AMOUNT $217,562.83) 28. RESOLUTION REFERRING PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO MAIN AVENUE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN TO THE CITY OF PASSAIC PLANNING BOARD 29. RESOLUTION DIRECTING A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE PASSAIC CITY PLANNING BOARD REGARDING BLOCK 2172.01 LOTS 68, 71 AND 74 (295 OAK STREET, 291-293 OAK STREET AND 199 GROVE STREET) AS AN AREA IN NEED OF REDEVELOPMENT/REHABILITATION 30. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY OF PASSAIC TO ACCEPT SEVEN (7) YOUTH FOOTBALLS FUNDED BY THE NEW YORK JETS 2021 PLAY BALL FOOTBALL GRANT X. ORDINANCE FOR INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING: 31. ORDINANCE CHAPTER 232 OF THE CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC “RECREATIONAL CANNABIS ESTABLISHMENTS”. 32. ORDINANCE AMENDING THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR MAIN AVENUE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AREA (reference Res. Item 28) XI. PAYMENT OF BILLS XII. ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT XIII. MAYOR’S REPORT 3 City Council Agenda: October 05, 2021 XIV. ADJOURNMENT (Next meeting of the City Council – October 19, 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 # 898 9261 2341 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 4