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City Council Agenda: September 16, 2025 City of Passaic New Jersey CITY COUNCIL https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1lbJgsSc8wNddQDqYbrGXSMRlmP6B_eNh?usp=drive_link REGULAR MEETING AGENDA September 16, 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 17, 2025, SETTING FORTH THE SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS FOR THE YEAR 2025-2026; 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 SEPTEMBER 6, 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. 2495-25 ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 295, “VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC”, OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC, ADDING NEW SECTION 295-7.4 ENTITLED “STATE STREET MUNICIPAL PARKING DECK FEES” 2. ORDINANCE NO. 2496-25 ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC CHAPTER 295, “VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC,” ARTICLE XII, “SCHEDULES,” SECTION 32.1, “SCHEDULE XIV: STOP INTERSECTIONS” TO ADD ADDITIONAL STOP SIGN AT MONROE STREET INTERSECTION OF HOPE AVENUE Page 1 of 4  City Council Agenda: September 16, 2025 3. ORDINANCE NO. 2497-25 ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC CHAPTER 295. “VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC”, PART 1. “GENERAL PROVISIONS”, ARTICLE XII. SCHEDULES, SECTION 23.1. SCHEDULE IVA: “ANGLE PARKING” 4. ORDINANCE NO. 2498-25 ORDINANCE AMENDING THE DESIGNATION OF RESTRICTED PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS 5. ORDINANCE NO. 2499-25 ORDINANCE AMENDING THE DESIGNATION OF RESTRICTED PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS BY NJ LICENSE PLATE NUMBER VII. COMMUNICATION 6. Weatherly Frias, City Clerk, submitting the following :  Request for a cash bond refund in the amount of $2000.00 Peruvian Parade Inc. (Event: Parade held July 27, 2025)  Request for a cash bond refund in the amount of $2000.00 NJ Peruvians Inc. (Event: Parade held July 27, 2025)  Request for a Monthly Meter Parking Permit fee refund in the amount of $25.00 to Alia Attyeh.  Request for Birth Certificate application fee refund in the amount of $20.63 to Kathleen Alexander 7. 2nd Home Adult Medical Day Care, 63 Grove Street, submitting an application to hold a Wellness Fair, on September 21, 2025, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in their private parking located at 63 Grove Street. (Rain Date: September 28, 2025) (Contingent Upon Departmental Approvals) 8. Church of God of Prophecy, 122 Madison Street, submitting an application to hold a Flea Market, on September 27, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in their private parking lot located at 122 Madison Street. (Contingent Upon Departmental Approvals) 9. Organizacion del Mexicano Americano Unidos NJ , 37 Essex Street., submitting the following applications:  Mexican Flag Raising, on September 28, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Magnus Ellen Square, 330 Passaic Street. (Contingent Upon Departmental Approvals)  Parade, on September 28, 2025 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Parade will commence on the corner of Main Avenue and Passaic Street, and will travel north on Main Street. To Lexington to Monroe Street, to Market Street, ending on Mercer Street entrance of Pulaski Park. (Contingent Upon Departmental Approvals)  Festival , on September 28, 2025 from 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Pulaski Park (Contingent Upon Departmental Approvals) 10. City of Passaic, Administration, 330 Passaic Street, submitting an application to hold an Italian Flag Raising, on October 11, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Magnus Ellen Square, 330 Passaic Street. (Contingent Upon Departmental Approvals) 11. Super Fresh, 161 Jefferson Street, submitting an application to hold their Annual Customer Appreciation event, on October 18, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in their private parking lot located 161 Jefferson Street. (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. Hon. Hector C. Lora, Mayor, submitting the following:  Memorandum Re-appointing Special Law Enforcement Officer – Class II  Memorandum Re-appointing Special Law Enforcement Officer – Class III Page 2 of 4  City Council Agenda: September 16, 2025 13. Passaic County Paratransit, submitting the following :  Public Hearing Notice – Re: Senior Citizens and Disabled Residents Transportation Assistance Program – October 15, 2025 10:00 a.m. 930 Riverview Dr. Suite 200, Totowa NJ 07512 14. Planning Board of the City of Passaic submitting the following:  Agenda of their September 3, 2025 meeting 15. Zoning Board of the City of Passaic submitting the following:  Agenda of their September 2, 2025 meeting 16. North Jersey District Water Supply Commission submitting the following:  Notice and Agenda of their August 27, 2025 meeting 17. Passaic Valley Water Commission, submitting the following:  Notice and Agenda of their August 27, 2025 Special Meeting 18. State of New Jersey , Department of Transportation submitting the following:  Delaware Ave, Oak , Prospect , Jefferson , Passaic & Tulip Street Passaic City, Passaic County FY 2023 Local Transportation Project Fund Program 19. State of New Jersey , Department of Environmental Protection submitting the following:  Suspected Hazardous Substance Discharge Notification NJDEP Case Number: 25-08-22-1450-02 20. Millennium Strategies Monthly Activity Report September 2025 21. Rent Leveling Board of the City of Passaic, submitting the following:  Agenda of their September 11, 2025 VIII. RESOLUTIONS 22. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2025, AT 7:00 PM OR ANYTIME THEREAFTER TO DISCUSS PENDING LITIGATION; CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AND PERSONNEL MATTERS 23. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS LEAD HAZARD CONSTRUCTION MANAGER SERVICES CITY OF PASSAIC (AWARDING ISLAND ENVIRONMENTAL LLC, TOMS RIVER, NJ, IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $200,000.00) 24. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONTRACTS WITH LEAD HAZARD REMEDIATION CONTRACTORS 25. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR SANITARY AND STORM SEWER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS (CDBG FUNDED) (AWARDING JOHN GARCIA, LLC, CLIFTON, NJ IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 254,460.00, INCLUSIVE OF BASE BID A, MONROE STREET STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENTS, BASE BID B, ASPEN PLACE STORM & SANITARY SEWER IMPROVEMENTS, AND BASE BID C, SPRING STREET & BROOK AVE STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENTS) 26. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CHANGE ORDER TO DECREASE CONTRACT WITH JOHN GARCIA CONSTRUCTION CO. DRAINAGE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT (VARIOUS LOCATIONS)(DECREASE CONTRACT BY $17, 208.00 FOR REVISED AMOUNT OF $ 81, 784.00) 27. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR SOLID WASTE TIPPING FEES (DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE AND BULKY WASTE) (AWARDING REWORLD, OF FLORHAM PARK, NJ, FOR AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF $ 14,973,790.00) 28. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING REFUND OF TAX OVERPAYMENTS RESULTING FROM TAX COURT JUDGMENT (78-80 Lexington Avenue, $824.60) Page 3 of 4  City Council Agenda: September 16, 2025 29. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PASSAIC TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR FUNDS FROM THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (ROID) 2026 GRANT PROGRAM 30. RESOLUTION APPOINTING FINANCE DIRECTOR/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 31. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION, ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT, EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR THE PASSAIC UEZ 2026 QUALITY OF LIFE POLICE PROJECT TO THE NJ URBAN ENTERPRISE ZONE AUTHORITY 32. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION, ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT, EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR THE PASSAIC UEZ 2026 ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET TO THE NJ URBAN ENTERPRISE ZONE AUTHORITY 33. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION, ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT, EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR THE PASSAIC UEZ 2026 CLEAN SWEEP/GRAFFITI ERADICATION VEHICLES AND POWER WASH EQUIPMENT PROJECT TO THE NJ URBAN ENTERPRISE ZONE AUTHORITY 34. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION, ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT, EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR THE PASSAIC UEZ FAÇADE AND SIGNAGE PROJECT PHASE 2 TO THE NJ URBAN ENTERPRISE ZONE AUTHORITY 35. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ADOPTION OF THE 2025 PASSAIC COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN 36. RESOLUTION TO ADOPT PROCEURES FOR ADMINISTRATION AND INSPECTION OF FEDERAL AID HIGHWAY PROJECTS 37. RESOLUTION TO ADOPT PROCEURES FOR ADMINISTRATION AND INSPECTION OF FEDERAL AID HIGHWAY PROJECTS 38. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF SURVEILLANCE CAMERA TRAILER PASSAIC POLICE DEPARTMENT IX. ORDINANCE FOR INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING: 39. 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 – October 9, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.) 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 4 of 4