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City Council Agenda: May 6, 2025 City of Passaic New Jersey CITY COUNCIL https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15cQI37XP2iq5sJXyNCET9SxpIlu5zI3B?usp=sharing REGULAR MEETING AGENDA May 6, 2025 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 18, 2024, SETTING FORTH THE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS FOR THE YEAR 2024-2025; SAID NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED AND POSTED ON THE CITY HALL BULLETIN BOARD BY THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK PLEASE BE FURTHER ADVISED THIS PUBLIC MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED IN PERSON. THE ZOOM STREAM PROVIDED IS FOR VIEWING ONLY AND IS OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC AS A CONVENIENCE ON APRIL 23, 2025, PUBLIC NOTICE AND ZOOM INSTRUCTIONS FOR THIS MEETING WERE PUBLISHED IN THE HERALD NEWS AND POSTED 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. 2481-25 ORDINANCE ADDING ARTICLE V, "LITHIUM-ION BATTERY SAFETY REGULATIONS," TO CHAPTER 139, "FIRE PREVENTION," OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC CODE 2. ORDINANCE NO. 2482-25 ORDINANCE AMENDING THE DESIGNATION OF RESTRICTED PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS BY NJ LICENSE PLATE NUMBER Page 1 of 3  City Council Agenda: May 6, 2025 VII. COMMUNICATION 3. City of Passaic, Recreation Department, 330 Passaic Street, submitting an application to hold July Family Festival, starting July 3, 2025 through July 5, 2025, from 6:00 p.m to 10:00 p.m.; July 6, 2025 through July 7, 2025 from 4:00p.m to 10:00 p.m. Fireworks will be held on July 4, 2025 at 9:00 p.m. (Fireworks Rain Date: July 5, 2025) (Contingent upon Departmental Approvals) 4. Bais Medrash LTorah, 254 Passaic Ave, submitting an application to hold a Bonfire Event at private parking lot located at 181 Lafayette Avenue , on May 15, 2025, from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. (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. 5. Hon. Hector C. Lora, Mayor, submitting the following:  Proclamation Honoring the Life and Legacy of Jennifer Cristal Contreras 6. Passaic Enterprise Zone Development Corporation, submitting the following:  Resolution 24-43 Establishing meeting dates for Year 2025 7. State of New Jersey , Department of Transportation submitting the following:  Notice re: Safe Routes to School Design Assistance Program 8. North Jersey District Water Supply Commission, submitting the following:  Agenda of their April 23, 2025 meeting 9. Passaic Valley Water Commission submitting the following:  Agenda of their April 23, 2025 meeting 10. Borough of East Rutherford Planning Board:  Notice re: Adoption of Resolution 25-01 (Master Plan) 11. City of Passaic, Zoning Board of Adjustments submitting the following  Notice cancelling their April 22, 2025 meeting  Agenda of their April 22, 2025, meeting 12. Passaic Board of Education, submitting the following:  Notice of their April 28, 2025, Annual Organization Meeting VIII. RESOLUTIONS 13. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC ON MAY 6, 2025, AT 7:00 PM OR ANYTIME THEREAFTER TO DISCUSS PENDING LITIGATION; CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AND PERSONNEL MATTERS 14. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND INSPECTION SERVICES PASSAIC URBAN ENTERPRISE ZONE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT SIDE WALK REPLACEMENT PROJECT (PASSAIC STREET AND MAIN AVENUE) (LS ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES CORP, MONTVILLE, NJ, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $ 17,800.00) 15. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT WITH FOVEONICS IMAGING SOLUTIONS FOR DOCUMENT IMAGE SCANNING SERVICES DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS AND CODE (RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT TO FOVEONICS IMAGING, CLINTON, NJ IN AN APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $ 36,600.00) 16. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CHANGE ORDER #11 - $ 5,664.00 AND CHANGE ORDER #12 - $ 47,058.85 PARKING DECK – PASSAIC AND STATE STREET (INCREASING CONTRACT $52,722.85 TO A REVISED AMOUNT OF $ 13,633,786.26) Page 2 of 3  City Council Agenda: May 6, 2025 17. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT FOR TELECOM SERVICES – REGIONAL AND LONG-DISTANCE INCLUSIVE OF CIRCUITS CONNECTING CITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDINGS (AWARDED TO DATA NETWORK SOLUTIONS, LITTLE SILVER, NJ IN AN APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $6,000.00/MONTH FOR 20 MONTHS FOR AN APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $ 120,000.00) 18. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF TAX APPEALS CAPTIONED JOHN DEMIRDIJIAN V. CITY OF PASSAIC 19. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF TAX APPEALS CAPTIONED CHESTNUT HILL PROPERTY LLC v. CITY OF PASSAIC 20. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF TAX APPEALS RANI MGMT., LLC v. CITY OF PASSAIC 21. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF TAX APPEALS 168 JEFFERSON ASSOCIATES, INC. v, CITY OF PASSAIC 22. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF DUPLICATE TAX SALE CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 99 OF PUBLIC LAWS OF 1997 (56 Rutgers Place) 23. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF DUPLICATE TAX SALE CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 99 OF PUBLIC LAWS OF 1997(18 Rosz Place) 24. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR THE NJ DIVISION OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY CLICK IT OR TICKET MOBILIZA TION GRANT PROGRAM FY2025 25. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING GRANT APPLICATION TO THE GOVERNOR’S COUNCIL ON SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER FISCAL GRANT CYCLE JULY 2025-JUNE 2026 26. RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE COUNTY OF BERGEN'S APPLICATION TO THE NORTH JERSEY TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AUTHORITY FOR THE LOCAL CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT PHASE OF THE PASSAIC STREET BRIDGE OVER THE PASSAIC RIVER PROJECT IX. ORDINANCE FOR INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING: 27. ORDINANCE AMENDING THE DESIGNATION OF RESTRICTED PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS BY NJ LICENSE PLATE NUMBER X. PAYMENT OF BILLS XI. ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT XII. MAYOR’S REPORT XIII. ADJOURNMENT (Next meeting of the City Council – May 20, 2025, at 7:00 PM) Members of the public can view, but not participate in, the City Council meeting starting at 7:00 P.M. by using the “Zoom” online meeting platform using the following Internet link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89892612341 MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC VIEWING VIA ZOOM WHO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A STATEMENT READ AT THE MEETING: Please email your prepared statement to publiccomment@cityofpassaicnj.gov by 3:00 P.M. on the day of the meeting. Please note that viewing the meeting via Zoom and submitting a written statement are not substitutes for live attendance and do not constitute official meeting participation under the Open Public Meetings Act. Page 3 of 3