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City Council Agenda: June 17, 2025 Revised: June 17, 2025 City of Passaic New Jersey CITY COUNCIL https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1AbG-mNasi9R7z9twTsUTkUCvypH4aCgQ?usp=sharing REGULAR MEETING AGENDA June 17, 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 MAY 21, 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. PRESENTATION: Proclamation Ceremony V. MAYOR’S UPDATE VI. MINUTES: February 20, 2025- City Council Meeting VII. 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. VIII. COMMUNICATION 1. Weatherly Frias, City Clerk, submitting the following:  Request for a cash bond refund in the amount of $2000.00 to Rana Samaj for their April 13, 2025 Holi Festival of Colors  Request for a Marriage license fee refund in the amount of $28.00 to Jannelle Herbert. Page 1 of 5 City Council Agenda: June 17, 2025 Revised: June 17, 2025 2. City of Passaic (Recreation Department) 330 Passaic St., submitting an application to hold a Juneteenth Festival & Fireworks event, at Magnus Ellen Square., on June 14, 2025, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. (Contingent Upon Departmental Approvals) 3. Passaic NAACP, P.O. BOX 1321, submitting an application to hold a Juneteenth Celebration at Third Ward Park, on June 14, 2025 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Rain date: June 21, 2025) (Contingent Upon Departmental Approvals) 4. Christian Pentecostal Church , 86 Market Street , submitting an application to hold an Outdoor Worship Service in their private parking lot from July 15, 2025 to July 18, 2025 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Contingent Upon Departmental Approvals) 5. City of Passaic (Administration Department) 330 Passaic St., submitting an application to hold a Honorary Street Naming (Montiel Street), at the corner of Monroe Street and Colombia Avenue, on June 21, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. (Contingent Upon Departmental Approvals) 6. Trinity Assembly of God Church , 160 Passaic Avenue., submitting an application to hold a Picnic in Appreciation of the Passaic Police Department at 160 Passaic Avenue, on June 22, 2025 from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (Rain Date: June 29, 2025)(Contingent Upon Departmental Approvals) 7. Church of the Holy Trinity, 226 Harrison St, submitting an application to hold a Procession on June 22, 2025, from 5:00p.m to 7:00 p.m. Procession will commence at the Church of the Holy Trinity located at 209 Hope Avenue, will travel to Harrison Street, to Lexington Avenue, to President Street, to Hope Avenue, Ending at Church of the Holy Trinity (Contingent Upon Departmental Approvals) 8. Passaic Housing Authority, 52 Aspen Place, submitting an application to hold a Senior BBQ at Pulaski Park (north side), on July 18, 2025, from 2:00p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Rain Date: July 21, 2025) (Contingent Upon Departmental Approvals) 9. St. Joseph R.C. Church, 7 Parker Avenue, submitting an application to hold an Annual Parish Picnic, at their private parking lot, on June 29, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 pm (Contingent Upon Departmental Approvals) 10. JFS Passaic – Clifton, 110 Main Avenue , submitting an application to hold a Health Fair, at Third Ward Park , on June 29, 2025 , from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Contingent Upon Departmental Approvals) 11. Public School No. 21 , 255 Madison Street, submitting an application to hold Field Day event at Christopher Columbus Field, on June 11, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Contingent Upon Departmental Approvals) 12. Passaic Preparatory Academy , 252 Boulevard, submitting an application to hold a Senior Picnic , at Pulaski Park , on June 13, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Rain Date: June 16, 2025) (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. 13. Mayor Hector C. Lora, submitting the following:  Proclamation In Honor of Filemon R. Montiel and Maria Y. Sanchez Street Naming: Montiel Street  Proclamation in Honor of Dr. Robert H. Holster  Proclamation Honoring Rosa King on the Celebration of Her 100th Birthday A Century of Life, Legacy, and Love  Proclamation in Honor of Lorenzo T. Hernandez, MSW 14. State of New Jersey , Department of Environmental Protection submitting the following:  Correspondence Re: Sub-Slab Soil Gas Sampling at: 6 Monroe Street ;Passaic, Passaic County Block: 1011, Lot: 13; Sample date: April 9th, 2025 ; For: Trenka Henry Former Dry Cleaner Co-Location Investigation ;Passaic, Passaic County Page 2 of 5  City Council Agenda: June 17, 2025 Revised: June 17, 2025 NJDEP Interest Program PI# 1097901  Suspected Hazardous Substance Discharge Notification NJDEP Case Number: 25-05-13-1158-33 15. State of New Jersey , Department of Transportation :  Grant application announcement : Fiscal Year 2026 State Aid Programs 16. Passaic Valley Water Commission submitting the following:  Notice of Meeting dates Starting June 2025 through December 2025  Agenda of their May 21, 2025 meeting  Minutes of their April 23, 2025 meeting  Audit Report for the year ended December 31, 2022 17. City of Passaic, Planning Board submitting the following  Agenda of their June 4, 2025 meeting 18. City of Passaic, Zoning Board of Adjustments submitting the following  Agenda of their May 27, 2025 meeting  Minutes of their May 7, 2024 meeting  Minutes of their June 4, 2024 meeting  Minutes of their June 18, 2024 meeting  Minutes of their July 9, 2024 meeting  Minutes of their August 6, 2024 meeting  Minutes of their August 20, 2024 meeting  Minutes of their September 10, 2024 meeting  Minutes of their September 24, 2024 meeting 19. Rent Leveling Board of the City of Passaic submitting the following:  Agenda of their May 27, 2025 meeting  Notice of their May 29, 2025 Special meeting  Agenda of their May 29, 2025 Special meeting  Notice rescheduling their June 5, 2025 to June 2,2025 meeting  Agenda of their June 2, 2025 meeting 20. Borough of East Rutherford Planning Board:  Notice re: Rescheduling of their May 15, 2025 meeting to June 12, 2025; Re: The adoption of the Housing Plan Element and Fair Share Plan as an amendment to the Borough of Rutherford’s Master Plan 21. PSEG, submitting the following:  Notice of Public Heating : June 10, 2025- Notice to Public Service Electric and Gas Company Electric Customers : In the Matter of the Petition of Public Service Electric and Gas Company for Approval of the Next Phase of the Gas System Modernization Program and Associated Cost Recovery Mechanism – Docket No. GR25020033 22. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board of the City of Passaic submitting the following:  Agenda of their May 15, 2025 meeting  Notice of their June 12, 2025 meeting IX. RESOLUTIONS 23. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC ON JUNE 17, 2025, AT 7:00 PM OR ANYTIME THEREAFTER TO DISCUSS PENDING LITIGATION; CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AND PERSONNEL MATTERS 24. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR GARFIELD AVENUE EAST SIDE CULVERT REPAIR AND REVITALIZATION PROJECT (CMS CONSTRUCTION, INC., PLAINFIELD, NJ, TOTAL AMOUNT $ 80,985.00) 25. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR PRE-PACKAGED MEALS FOR SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM 2025 (AWARDED TO NU-WAY CONCESSIONAIRE, KEARNY, NJ, IN THE ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $ 173,614.75) Page 3 of 5 City Council Agenda: June 17, 2025 Revised: June 17, 2025 26. RESOLUTION FURNISHING AND DELIVERY OF SIXTY (60) NEW FIRE HELMETS AND ONE HUNDRED (100) FIREFIGHTER HOODS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. (AWARDED TO AA EMERGENCY SUPPLY CO., INC., OF WHITE PLAINS, NY. IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 36,240.00) 27. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CHANGE ORDER TO INCREASE A CONTRACT WITH YOUR WAY CONSTRUCTION FOR MERCER STREET DRAINAGE AND ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS (AMENDMENT OF CONTRACT INCREASE OF $$4,287.30, INCREASING CONTRACT TO $ 93,427.69) 28. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR 2025 UEZ ROAD IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT (BRIGHTVIEW ENGINEERING, LIVINGSTON, NJ, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $ 49,960.00) 29. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR FURNISHING AND DELIVERY OF FOUR (4) 2025 RECON POWER BICYCLES AND ACCESSORIES (AWARDING A CONTRACT TO RECON, FORT WAYNE, IN, IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 21,587.00) 30. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CHANGE ORDER #13 - $ 32,023.50 PARKING DECK – PASSAIC AND STATE STREET (INCREASING CONTRACT $ 32,023.50 TO A REVISED AMOUNT OF $ 13,665,809.76) 31. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION, ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT, EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR THE PASSAIC UEZ BUSINESS AREA TRANSPORTATION PROJECT PHASE 2 TO THE NJ URBAN ENTERPRISE ZONE AUTHORITY ($995,000.00) 32. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPROVAL TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION AND EXECUTE A GRANT CONTRACT WITH THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE VAN BUREN ST, PROSPECT ST, AND PASSAIC AVE IMPROVEMENTS (NJDOT (MA) MUNICIPAL AID & URBAN AID) 33. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPROVAL TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION AND EXECUTE A GRANT CONTRACT WITH THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE MAIN AVE & WESTERVELT PL, BOULEVARD AVE & ST. MARY HOSPITAL, AND HIGHLAND AVE & MAIN AVE PROJECT (NJDOT (STT) SAFE STREET TO TRANSIT) 34. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPROVAL TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION AND EXECUTE A GRANT CONTRACT WITH THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE PAULISON AVE AND GREGORY AVE IMPROVEMENTS (NJDOT BIKEWAYS) 35. RESOLTION AUTHORITZING APPROVAL TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION AND EXECUTE A GRANT CONTRACT WITH THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE HARRISON ST, ESSEX ST, AND MARKET ST IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT (NJDOT (LTPF) LOCAL TRANSPORTATION) 36. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC’S 2025 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT AND HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS 37. RESOLUTION OF NEED IN SUPPORT OF THE APPLICATION OF L&M STATE STREET ASSOCIATES, LLC TO THE NEW JERSEY HOUSING AND MORTGAGE FINANCE AGENCY IN CONNECTION WITH THE REDEVELOPMENT OF A PORTION OF ALFRED SPEER VILLAGE FOR AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT IN THE CITY OF PASSAIC 38. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING REFUND OF TAX OVERPAYMENTS ($2,348.38) 39. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING REFUND OF TAX OVERPAYMENTS ($2,884.56) 40. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING REFUND OF TAX OVERPAYMENTS ($3,453.01) 41. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING REFUND OF TAX OVERPAYMENTS ($53,616.57) Page 4 of 5  City Council Agenda: June 17, 2025 Revised: June 17, 2025 42. RESOLUTION HONORIFICALLY DESIGNATING THE CORNER OF MONROE STREET AND COLUMBIA AVENUE AS “MONTIEL STREET” 43. RESOLUTION SETTING MEETING DATES OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC FOR THE FISCAL YEAR (2025-2026) 44. RESOLUTION HONORIFICALLY DESIGNATING THE CORNER OF LEXINGTON AVENUE AND PRESIDENT STREET AS “DR. ROBERT H. HOLSTER STREET” 45. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPROVAL TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR GRANT FUNDING AND EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FOR SITE ASSESSMENTS AT BLOCK 1001.3, LOT 2; BLOCK 1001.03, LOT 22; AND BLOCK 1001.03, LOT 1 IN THE CITY OF PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY 46. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A SHARED SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH PASSAIC BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR EMERGENCY USE OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES 2025-2026 47. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A SHARED SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH PASSAIC BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR USE OF SCHOOL AND CITY FACILITIES 2025-2026 X. ORDINANCE FOR INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING: 48. ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC, CHAPTER 295, “VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC,” ARTICLE XVI, “BUS STOPS,” SECTION 38 “LOCATIONS” TO RELOCATE BUS STOP ON BROADWAY 49. 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” 50. ORDINANCE AMENDING THE DESIGNATION OF RESTRICTED PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS BY NJ LICENSE PLATE NUMBER 51. ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 49, THE SALARY OF THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC (Proposed by Council President Schaer) 52. ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 99, "CARNIVALS, BAZAARS AND FAIRS," OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC CODE TO REVISE FIRE INSPECTION FEES AND PROPANE/GENERATOR DEVICE FEES 53. ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 102, CLOTHING BINS XI. PAYMENT OF BILLS XII. ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT XIII. MAYOR’S REPORT XIV. ADJOURNMENT (Next meeting of the City Council – July 1, 2025, at 12:00 Noon) 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 5 of 5