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City Council Agenda: October 24, 2023 City of Passaic New Jersey CITY COUNCIL https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FRvKxi1LqiCtiA1vYdDzaDL03XPtwGQA?usp=sharing REGULAR MEETING AGENDA October 24, 2023 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 13, 2023, SETTING FORTH THE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS FOR THE YEAR 2023-2024; 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 IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL STREAMED VIA ZOOM. PUBLIC NOTICE AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR THIS MEETING WERE PUBLISHED IN THE HERALD NEWS AND POSTED ON OCTOBER 13, 2023 ON THE CITY OF PASSAIC WEBSITE AT: WWW.CITYOFPASSAIC.COM (COUNCIL AGENDAS.) INSTRUCTIONS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE LAST PAGE OF THIS AGENDA. PLEASE BE GUIDED ACCORDINGLY. I. ROLL CALL II. INVOCATION III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IV. MAYOR’S UPDATE 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, please be advised that the Council will not entertain any comments from persons who communicate obscene material, make statements which are considered bias intimidation in which a person intends to intimidate any individual or group because of race, color, religion, gender, handicap, sexual orientation or ethnicity or makes comments intending to harass or speak any offensive 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. 2414-23 ORDINANCE ADOPTING A REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR BLOCK 2172.01 LOTS 13, 14, 15 AND 16 ( 386-394 MONROE STREET ) IN THE CITY OF PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY (Introduced at the September 19, 2023 City Council meeting) 2. ORDINANCE NO. 2415-23 ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF PASSAIC’S SCATTERED SITE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR PROPERTY DESIGNATED AS BLOCK 3319 LOT 1, BLOCK 3318A LOTS 7 & 20 AND BLOCK 3318C LOTS 9&20 ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC AND LOCATED Page 1 of 5 City Council Agenda: October 24, 2023 AT 217 BROOK AVENUE, PASSAIC, NJ (Introduced at the September 19, 2023 City Council meeting) VII. COMMUNICATION 3. Weatherly Frias, City Clerk, submitting the following :  Request for a cash bond refund in the amount of $2000.00 to Rana Samaj. (Event: Holi Festival held April 09, 2023)  Request for a cash bond refund in the amount of $2000.00 to Peruvian Parade INC. (Event: Peruvian Parade held July 30, 2023)  Raffle License application for the following organization: Ukrainian Wave Foundation -240 Hope Ave, Passaic NJ 07055 4. City of Passaic (Department of Recreation), 330 Passaic Street, submitting the following applications:  Fall Festival in Christopher Columbus Park (Indoor Facility) on October 28, 2023, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Contingent Upon Departmental approvals) 5. Our Lady of Fatima , 153 Washington Place, submitting the following application:  Religious Procession on December 12, 2023, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The procession will commence at the Corner of Exchange Pl and Pennington Ave and will travel to Passaic St to Washington Place ending point 153 Washington Pl(Contingent Upon Departmental approvals) 6. Evelyn T. Robinson, Vreeland Village Community Association, 220-222 6th Street, submitting an application to hold a Halloween Trunk N Treat Safety Program, at 220-222 Sixth Street, on October 28, 2023, from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Rain Date: October 29, 2023)(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. 7. Hon. Hector C. Lora, Mayor, submitting the following:  Memorandum re: Police Special Swearing- in  Proclamation :Honoring Senator Anthony M. Bucco In Recognition of Italian American Heritage Month  Proclamation: In Recognition of Irene Jeyowski 8. Ramiro Zuniga and Joanna C. Moran 11 Van Winkle Ave submitting the following: Notice to property owners within 200ft of Development: 568 River Drive and 7 Union Ave, Passaic NJ Block 1292.03 lots 50,52 and 24 Zone R-1 9. Passaic Valley Water Commission submitting the following:  Notice of their October 25, 2023 meeting  Minutes of their August 28, 2023 meeting  Minutes of their July 26, 2023 meeting 10. Brockerhoff Environmental Services LLC submitting the following:  Public Notification and Outreach Kurtin's Service Center 25-29 Passaic Avenue, Passaic City, Passaic County, NJ 07055 NJDEP Program Interest #027136 NJDEP Case #00-07-26-1213-43 11. State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection submitted the following :  Suspected Hazardous Substance Discharge Notification NJDEP Case Number: 23-10-05-1334-48  Soil Remedial Action Protectiveness / Biennial Certification Form Melard Manufacturing Corporation – 153 Linden Street, Passaic NJ 07055 12. State of New Jersey Department of Transportation submitting the following: Page 2 of 5  City Council Agenda: October 24, 2023  Communication – Applications for the NJDOT Fiscal Year 2024 Local Freight Impact Fund are now being accepted 13. North Jersey District Water Supply Commission submitting the following:  Minutes of their August 23, 2023 meeting 14. Passaic Municipal Court –September 2023 Report 15. City of Passaic, Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, submitting the following:  Notice and Agenda of their September 21, 2023 meeting  Cancellation Notice of their October 19, 2023 meeting  Notice of their November 16, 2023 meeting 16. 441 Pascack Rd Urban Renewal LLC, submitting URE ownership for disclosure from September 1, 2017 to 2023 VIII. RESOLUTIONS 17. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF PASSAIC ON PASSAIC ON OCTOBER 24, 2023, AT 7:00 PM OR ANYTIME THEREAFTER TO DISCUSS PENDING LITIGATION, CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AND PERSONNEL MATTERS 18. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR SPECIAL PROJECT ARCHITECT (Awarded to DMR Architects, in an Amount not to Exceed the Amount of $30,000.00) 19. RESOLUTION REJECTING PROPOSALS FOR SPECIAL PROJECT ENGINEER 20. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR MUNICIPAL COURT PUBLIC DEFENDER (Awarded to Curt J. Geisler, LLC. Garfield NJ, in an amount not to exceed the amount of $30,000.00) 21. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR CITY PLANNER CY 2024 (Awarded to Plan 2 Consultants Of Hawthorne, NJ not to exceed the Amount of $15,000.00) 22. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR AMERICAN RESCUE ACT PLAN FUNDING CONSULTANT (Awarded to NW Financial of Hoboken NJ, Not To Exceed 5,000.00 Per Month) 23. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR CONFLICTS COUNSEL/ADVISORY LEGAL /RENT LEVELING BOARD ATTORNEY (Awarded to R&R Advisors LLC, Montclair NJ, $125.00 per hour/ not to exceed $150.000.00) 24. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR LICENSED SITE REMEDIATION PROFESSIONAL (LSRP) (Awarded to Matrix New World, Florham Park NJ, not to exceed 30,000.00.) 25. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR RE-BID PHYSICIAN SERVICES FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT (Awarded to Dr. Nirmal Trivedi MD, Flemington NJ, not to exceed 48,000.00) 26. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR SPECIAL LEGAL COUNSEL. ( Awarded to Eric M. Bernstein, Warren NJ, not to exceed 48,500.00) 27. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR LICENSED PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR (Awarded to Neglia Engineering, Lyndhurst, not to exceed $30,000.00) 28. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR BOND COUNSEL CY2024. (Awarded to Waters, McPherson, McNeil, P.C, Secaucus, NJ not to exceed $35,000.00) 29. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR RISK MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT/BROKER, MEDICAL, DENTAL, VISION, AND PRESCRIPTION INSURANCE. (Fairview Insurance Agency, in the not to exceed 3.5% of Annual Premium $60,000.00) Page 3 of 5  City Council Agenda: October 24, 2023 30. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CHANGE ORDER TO INCREASE A CONTRACT WITH NORTHEAST ROOF MAINTENANCE INC. FOR LOW SLOPE EPDM ROOF REPLACEMENT FORSTMAN LIBRARY (Contract with Northeast Roof Maintenance Inc. of Perth Amboy, NJ increase of $4,640.00 increasing the contract amount to $109,140.00) 31. RESOLUTION REJECTING BIDS FOR NEW ONE-STORY BUILDING 69 JEFFERSON STREET 32. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO A CONTRACT WITH E&LP PLANNING ASSOCIATES FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR SANITARY STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENTS (Contract with E&LP, of High Bridge, NJ increase of $3,000.00 increasing the contract amount to $71,200.00) 33. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT WITH PFIZER, INC. OF NEW YORK AND MODERNA US, INC. FOR EMERGENCY PURCHASE OF COVID-19 19 VACCINES (PFIZER, INC. OF NEW YORK , NY AND MODERNA US INC. OF Cambridge, MA in the amount of $24,962.55) 34. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PASSAIC DIVISION OF HEALTH TO RENEW USDA GRANT FOR THE SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN (WIC) FOR FFY 2024 35. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING REFUND OF TAX OVERPAYMENTS RESULTING FROM TAX COURT JUDGMENT (160 Broadway $9,373.36) 36. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING REFUND OF TAX OVERPAYMENTS RESULTING FROM TAX COURT JUDGMENT (16-52 Factory St; 466 Van Houten Ave; 50 Delaware Ave ; 49- 53 Willett St ;35-45 Willett St ; 38 Willett St - $19,110.00) 37. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF $260,492 IN FUNDING FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ) EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) 2023 PROGRAM 38. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SHARED SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PASSAIC AND THE CITY OF PATERSON AND THE CITY OF CLIFTON FOR 2023 BYRNE JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) PROGRAM AWARD 39. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR DRAINAGE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS (John Garcia Construction Co. Inc of Clifton NJ in the amount of $98,992.00) IX. ORDINANCE FOR INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING: 40. ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 39 “POLICE DEPARTMENT” ARTICLE VI “OFF DUTY POLICE SERVICES” SECTION 16 “PAYMENT FOR OFF-DUTY POLICE SERVICES” AND SECTION 17 “ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND FEES” OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC CODE 41. ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC AMENDING THE CITY OF PASSAIC CODE OF ORDINANCES TO REPEAL CHAPTER 143; TO ADOPT A NEW CHAPTER 143; TO ADOPT FLOOD HAZARD MAPS; TO DESIGNATE A FLOODPLAIN ADMNISTRATOR; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE X. PAYMENT OF BILLS XI. ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT XII. MAYOR’S REPORT XIII. ADJOURNMENT Page 4 of 5 City Council Agenda: October 24, 2023 (Next meeting of the City Council – November 09, 2023, at 7:00 PM) JOIN MEETING LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89892612341 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 Page 5 of 5