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City Council Agenda: April 23, 2026 City of Passaic New Jersey CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MFtmk0OajfTlNueQSOxim7J6W-9n7AL1?usp=sharing APRIL 23, 2026 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 APRIL 16, 2026, PUBLIC NOTICE AND ZOOM INSTRUCTIONS FOR THIS MEETING WERE 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. 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. V. COMMUNICATION 1. Weatherly Frias, City Clerk submitting the following:  Applications for a Raffle License for Applications for a Raffle License for St. Holy Rosary RC Church, 6 Wall Street, Passaic 2. Brothers United in Christ, 60 Summer Street, submitting an application to hold an Outdoor Service in their private parking lot located at 60 summer Street, from May 2026 through October 2026 on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., and Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (Contingent Upon Departmental Approvals) 3. Holy Rosary R.C. Church, 6 Passaic Street, submitting an application to hold their Annual Church Picnic on September 12 and 13, 2026 from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.. in their private parking located at 6 Wall Street, on (Contingent Upon Departmental Approvals) Page 1 of 3 City Council Agenda: April 23, 2026 4. Fragancia Sport Bar LLC, 161 8Th Street, submitting an application to renew their Entertainment License for the year 2026. 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. Zoning Board of Adjustment of the City of Passaic submitting the following:  Agenda of their April 14, 2026 regular meeting 6. Planning Board of the City of Passaic submitting the following:  Agenda of their April 15, 2026 regular meeting 7. North Jersey District Water Supply Commission , submitting the following:  Minutes of their February 25, 2026 regular meeting 8. Passaic Valley Water Commission submitting the following:  Agenda of their March 25, 2026 regular meeting 9. Rent Leveling Board of the City of Passaic, submitting the following:  Minutes of their January 22, 2026 regular meeting  Minutes of their December 18, 2026 regular meeting  Notice of their April 14, 2026 special meeting  Notice rescheduling their April 16, 2026 meeting to April 28, 2026  Agenda of their April 14, 2026 special meeting 10. Whitestone , 30 Independence Boulevard , Suite 250 Warren NJ, 07059, submitting the following:  Notice of Groundwater Classification Exception Area/ Well Restriction Area Former Pierson Industries (North) 74 – 152 Eighth Street Block 1024, Lot 17 (Merger of Former Block 1024, Lot 17 And Former Block 1024, Lot 54.01) City & County Of Passaic, New Jersey NJDEP SRP PI NOS.: 018157 & G000006259 Whitestone Project No.: EJ2118422.005 11. Environmental Resources Management , Inc. 200 Charles Ewing Boulevard Suite 160, Ewing, New Jersey 08628, submitting the following:  Notice in Lieu of Deed Notice PSE&G Former Passaic Gas Works Columbia Avenue and Passaic Street City of Passaic Passaic County SRP Program Interest #: 158355 Columbia Avenue and Passaic Street 12. State of New Jersey , Department of Environmental Protection submitting the following:  Waterfront Development, Flood Hazard Area, and Water Quality Permit Approval for Dundee Spur Conversion to Pedestrian Bridge Project (Permit No. 1607-23-0002.1, LUP250001) 13. Passaic Municipal Court submitting the following :  Passaic Monthly Court Report –February 2026 Page 2 of 3  City Council Agenda: April 23, 2026 VI. RESOLUTIONS 14. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC ON APRIL 23, 2026, AT 7:00 PM OR ANYTIME THEREAFTER TO DISCUSS PENDING LITIGATION; CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AND PERSONNEL MATTERS 15. RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR EMERGENCY SANITARY SEWER COLLAPSE WALL STREET BETWEEN 8TH STREET AND 9TH STREET (AWARDED YOUR WAY CONSTRUCTION, IRVINGTON, NJ, IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 161,875.00). 16. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT OF CONTRACT FOR UPGRADING COMPUTER DOMAIN SERVERS – CODE ENFORCEMENT (INCREASING CONTRACT AN ADDITIONAL $3,000.00 AMENDING TOTAL TO $ 24,825.00). 17. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE, DELIVERY, AND INSTALLATION OF EIGHT (8) PARK BENCHES THIRD WARD MEMORIAL PARK PASSAIC, NJ (AWARDED TO MRC, SPRING LAKE, NJ, IN THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF $ 18,969.46). 18. RESOLUTION AWARDING A PROPOSAL FOR FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKS DISPLAY SHOW (AWARDED TO SERPICO PYROTECHNICS, LLC. OF TOMS RIVER, NJ IN A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $24,064.00). 19. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF ONE (1) 2026 FORD EXPEDITION – FIRE DEPARTMENT (AWARDED TO ALL AMERICAN FLEET, PARAMUS, NJ IN THE AMOUNT OF $65,138.00). 20. RESOLUTION RATIFYING AND AUTHORIZING ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION CODE FEES VII. ORDINANCE FOR INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING: 21. ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC, CHAPTER 259, “STREETS AND SIDEWALKS,” ARTICLE II, “STREET EXCAVATIONS; TELEPHONE BOOTHS,” § 259-2, “DEFINITIONS,” AND § 259-7, “RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING EXCAVATIONS,” TO ESTABLISH A FIVE-YEAR ROADWAY MORATORIUM AND ENHANCED RESTORATION REQUIREMENTS FOR RECENTLY IMPROVED ROADWAYS 22. ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $6,600,000 ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF PASSIC, INCLUDING $1,600,000 AVAILABLE IN THE CITY’S RESERVE FOR ROADS, SEWER AND PARK IMPROVEMENTS AND A $5,000,000 GRANT EXPECTED TO BE RECEIVED FROM THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS TO PROVIDE FOR DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY VIII. PAYMENT OF BILLS IX. ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT X. MAYOR’S REPORT XI. ADJOURNMENT (Next meeting of the City Council – May 5, 2026, 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 INCLUDED IN THE RECORD: 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