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City Council Agenda: November 6, 2025 City of Passaic New Jersey CITY COUNCIL https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xv6EM4uJyDho2rAaTQYgQdOFFnz1g50E?usp=sharing REGULAR MEETING AGENDA November 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 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 OCTOBER 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. MINUTES: May 6, 2025 - City Council Meeting 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, 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. VII. ORDINANCE FOR SECOND AND FINAL READING (HEARING IS REQUIRED) 1. ORDINANCE NO. 2502-25 ORDINANCE AMENDING THE DESIGNATION OF RESTRICTED PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS BY NJ LICENSE PLATE NUMBER 2. ORDINANCE NO. 2503-25 ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC, CHAPTER 295, “VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC,” ARTICLE XVI, “BUS STOPS,” SECTION 38 “LOCATIONS” TO ADD BUS STOP ON LEXINGTON AVENUE Page 1 of 4  City Council Agenda: November 6, 2025 VIII. DISCUSSION ON: “AUTHORITIES AND AGENCIES” AS PER THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY BEST PRACTICE IX. COMMUNICATION 3. Weatherly Frias, City Clerk, submitting the following:  Request for a refund of a cash bond in the amount of $2,000.00 to Organización de Mexicanos Americanos Unidos (OMAU) for a public property event held on September 28, 2025 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. 4. Hon. Hector C. Lora, Mayor, submitting the following:  Memorandum appointing Jorge Gil to the Planning Board as a Alternate 2, term to commence immediately and expire June 30, 2027 5. Jay R. Schwartz, Passaic County Board of Taxation, submitting correspondence re: County and Open Space Taxes. 6. Zoning Board of the City of Passaic submitting the following:  Minutes of their October 8, 2024 meeting  Minutes of their October 29, 2024 meeting  Minutes of their November 12, 2024 meeting  Minutes of their November 26, 2024 meeting  Minutes of their December 3, 2024 meeting  Minutes of their December 17, 2024 meeting  Minutes of their February 11, 2025  Minutes of their February 25, 2025 meeting 7. Planning Board of the City of Passaic, submitting the following:  Agenda of their October 22, 2025 meeting 8. North Jersey District Water Supply Commission submitting the following:  Notice and Agenda of their October 22, 2025 meeting  Minutes of their September 24, 2025 meeting 9. Passaic Valley Water Commission, submitting the following:  Notice and agenda of their October 22, 2025  Minutes of their September 25, 2025 meeting  Adoption of Bond Resolution 10. Redevelopment Agency of their City of Passaic submitting the following:  Notice rescheduling their October 16, 2025 meeting to October 28, 2025 11. Alcoholic Beverage Control of the City of Passaic, submitting the following:  Notice cancelling their October 16, 2025 meeting. 12. Brckerhoff Environmental Services, LLC , Environmental Consulting and Remediation, submitting the following: Unrestricted Use Response Action Outcome – Area of Concern , Kurtin’s Service Center, 25-29 Passaic Avenue, Passaic, NJ , Block: 2147.01, Lot: 53 – NJDEP Program Interest: 027136 13. State of New Jersey , Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Coastal and Land Use Compliance and Enforcement submitting the following:  Correspondence re: United Scrap Iron & Metal Co- Final Adnisnistrative Consent Order, NJDEP File NO: NEA250001-1607-14-0002.0; 705-713 River Drive, Block 1326, Lots 1 & 1.5, Passaic Page 2 of 4  City Council Agenda: November 6, 2025 14. State of New Jersey , Department of Environmental Protection submitting the following:  Suspected Hazardous Substance Discharge Notification NJDEP Case Number: 25-10-16-0949-31  Suspected Hazardous Substance Discharge Notification NJDEP Case Number: 25-10-24-1142-05 15. Parking Authority of the City of Passaic, submitting the following:  Notice rescheduling their October 15, 2025 meeting to October 23, 2025 16. Passaic Board of Education, submitting the following:  Notice of their October 27, 2025 meeting X. RESOLUTIONS 17. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC ON NOVEMBER 6, 2025, AT 7:00 PM OR ANYTIME THEREAFTER TO DISCUSS PENDING LITIGATION; CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AND PERSONNEL MATTERS 18. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT OF CONTRACT FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FOR HAMMOND AVENUE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS(CHANGE ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 31,900.00) 19. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT WITH GRAPHIC IMAGE, INC. FOR 2026 RECYCLING CALENDARS (AWARDING GRAPHIC IMAGE, INC., MILFORD, CT, IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 28,412.44) 20. RESOLUTION AWARDING 2025 UEZ DIRECTORY (AWARDED TO GRAPHIC IMAGE, INC., MILFORD, CT, IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $ 17 419.00) 21. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR RISK MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT/BROKER MEDICAL, DENTAL, VISION, AND PRESCRIPTION INSURANCE (CURRENT AND RETIREE EMPLOYEES) (AWARDED CONTRACT TO FAIRVIEW INSURANCE AGENCY, IN THE NOT TO EXCEED 3.5% OF ANNUAL PREMIUM AND/OR AMOUNT OF $ 60, 000.00) 22. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR SPECIAL PROJECT ARCHITECT (AWARDED TO DMR ARCHITECTS, HASBROUCK HEIGHTS NJ IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $30,000.00) 23. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE DIVISION OF ENGINEERING OF PASSAIC (AWARDED TO NEGLIA GROUP, IN THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $ 325,000.00) 24. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR MUNICIPAL COURT PUBLIC DEFENDER (AWARDED TO CURT J. GEISLER, LLC IN THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $ 35,000.00) 25. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS ENGINEER (AWARDING NEGLIA ENGINEERING, IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $50,000.00) 26. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR CONCESSION MANAGEMENT SERVICES SYNTHETIC ICE-SKATING RINK THIRD WARD MEMORIAL PARK PASSAIC, NJ (AWARDED TO LEGACY, WAYNE, NJ IN THE NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF $ 41,902.00) 27. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CHANGE ORDER TO INCREASE A CONTRACT WITH Z- TECH CONTRACTING CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS SPRAY PAD (AMENDMENT OF CONTRACT INCREASE OF $ 6,600.00, INCREASING CONTRACT TO $ 135,809.20) 28. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING REFUND OF TAX OVERPAYMENTS RESULTING FROM TAX COURT JUDGMENT ($12,909.11) Page 3 of 4  City Council Agenda: November 6, 2025 29. RESOLUTION ACCEPTING FUNDING FROM THE CITY OF PATERSON FOR THE PASSAIC MUNICIPAL ALLIANCE TO ASSIST PERSONS WITH THE HIV SPECTRUM DISEASE IN OBTAINING AND MAINTAINING STABLE HOUSING THROUGH THE HOUSING OF PEOPLE WITH AIDS (HOPWA) PROGRAM FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY 1, 2026 TO DECEMBER 31, 2026 IN THE AMOUNT OF $125,000.00 30. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING NEW JERSEY CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION PLAN4HEALTH APPLICATION 31. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PASSAIC COUNTY STIGMA-FREE INITIATIVE GRANT PROGRAM FY2025 APPLICATION 32. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR THE US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE BODY-WORN CAMERA POLICY AND IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM TO SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES FY2025 33. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR FIRE ALARM MONITORING SERVICES, EQUIPMENT ANNUAL INSPECTION SERVICE, AND MAINTENANCE(Awarded to United Federated System, Inc., Totowa, NJ $ 5,569.00/yearly, hourly rate $ 95.00- premium hourly rate $ 142.50) 34. RESOLUTION REJECTING PROPOSALS FOR BURGLAR ALARM MONITORING, EQUIPMENT /SERVICES, AND CCTV CAMERAS SYSTEM MAINTENANCE / SERVICES 35. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A SEASONAL SPEED HUMP PROGRAM 36. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION, ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT, EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR THE PASSAIC UEZ 2026 MARKETING PROJECT TO THE NJ URBAN ENTERPRISE ZONE AUTHORITY XI. ORDINANCE FOR INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING: 37. ORDINANCE ADDING PART 12, "CLERGY PARKING PERMITS," TO CHAPTER 295, "VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC," OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC CODE (Second and final hearing to be set for December 2, 2025 XII. PAYMENT OF BILLS XIII. ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT XIV. MAYOR’S REPORT XV. ADJOURNMENT (Next meeting of the City Council – December 2, 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