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City Council Agenda: June 4, 2026 City of Passaic New Jersey CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1d_1uOmHmqCIi_4EfJYIQbwIHGAd33BVO?usp=sharing June 4, 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 MAY 21, 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. ORDINANCE FOR SECOND AND FINAL READING (HEARING IS REQUIRED) 1. ORDINANCE NO, 2527-26 ORDINANCE TO EXCEED THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET APPROPRIATION LIMITS AND TO ESTABLISH A CAP BANK (N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-45.14) (Introduced at the May 5, 2026 council meeting) 2. ORDINANCE NO. 2531-26 ORDINANCE AMENDING THE DESIGNATION OF RESTRICTED PARKING FOR DISABLED PERSONS BY NJ LICENSE PLATE NUMBER VI. COMMUNICATION 3. Weatherly Frias, City Clerk, submitting the following:  Request for a refund to Angel Emmanuel Liriano Fernandez, for a marriage license fee in the amount of $28.00 (Christian Martell) Page 1 of 3  City Council Agenda: June 4, 2026 4. Mayor’s Hector Lora Youth Council, 330 Passaic Street, submitting an application to hold a 5K Event at Third Ward Park on May 30, 2026 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. (Rain Date: May 31, 2026) 5. Nefesh Inspired, 174 Rutherford Blvd., submitting application to hold a Jog/Walkathon Event at Third Ward Park on June 14, 2026 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Rain Date: June 21, 2026) Contingent upon Departmental Approvals. 6. Dayanara Bunay, 450 E 184 8th Street, Bronx, NY 10458 submitting an application to hold a civil wedding ceremony on July 25, 2026, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Third Ward Park (near the water fountain) (Contingent Upon Departmental Approvals) 7. Zuniga Entertainment LLC t/a Fiesta Night Club, 115 President Street, submitting an application submitting an application for a new Entertainment License for the year 2026. VII. CY 2026 BUDGET ADOPTION “PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED" 8. RESOLUTION ADOPTION OF THE CY 2026 MUNICIPAL BUDGET 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. 9. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, submitting the following:  Notice of their June 25, 2026 regular meeting.  Agenda of their May 21, 2026 regular meeting.  Minutes of their April 16, 2026 regular meeting. 10. Zoning Board of Adjustment of the City of Passaic submitting the following:  Agenda of their May 19, 2026 regular meeting 11. Rent Leveling Board of the City of Passaic submitting the following:  Agenda of their May 13, 2026 meeting 12. Applied Earth Solutions Inc. submitting the following:  Correspondence re: Response Action Outcome Documentation -390 Broadway, Passaic 13. Arcasis U.S. Inc, submitting the following:  Correspondence re: Indoor Air Notification Area Notification -270 Passaic Avenue, Passaic 14. Borough of Rutherford , submitting the following:  Notice of Public Hearing regarding Ordinance No. 3753-26 – An Ordinance to Amend and Supplement Chapter 131 of the Code of the Borough of Rutherford to Create a B-1 Affordable Overlay Zone and Amend Chapter 50- 11, scheduled for May 26, 2026 at 6:30 PM 15. North Jersey District Water Supply Commission , submitting the following:  Meeting notice of their May 27, 2026 regular meeting  Agenda of their May 27, 2026 regular meeting 16. State of New Jersey , Department of Environmental Protection submitting the following:  Suspect Hazardous Substance Discharge Notification NJDEP Case Number : 26-05-19-1531-40  Suspect Hazardous Substance Discharge Notification NJDEP Case Number : 26-05-20-1110-41 Page 2 of 3  City Council Agenda: June 4, 2026 17. Passaic Municipal Court, submitting the following:  Monthly Report for April 2026 VIII. RESOLUTIONS 18. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC ON JUNE 4, 2026, AT 7:00 PM OR ANYTIME THEREAFTER TO DISCUSS PENDING LITIGATION; CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AND PERSONNEL MATTERS 19. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXTENSION OF CURRENT CONTRACT FOR COLLECTION OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS 20. RESOLUTION REJECTING BIDS FOR ELECTRICAL SERVICES TIME AND MATERIAL 21. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PASSAIC UEZ TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE NEW JERSEY URBAN ENTERPRISE ZONE AUTHORITY FOR FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $344,486 FOR THE PASSAIC UEZ ADMINISTRATIVE BUDGET FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2026 TO JUNE 30, 2027 22. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF RYAN WHITE PART A AND MINORITY AIDS INITIATIVE GRANT FUNDS 2025 23. RESOLUTION RE: GOVERNING BODY CERTIFICATION OF THE ANNUAL AUDIT 24. RESOLUTION APPROVING THE APPLICATION OF THE CITY OF PASSAIC TO HOLD A FIFA WATCH PARTY BLOCK EVENT WITH CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL ON PUBLIC PROPERTY IX. SCHEDULE A HEARING: 25. Donovan Henderson, 266 Passaic Street, submitting an appeal of a decision of the City of Passaic Rent Leveling Board and requesting that the City Council schedule a hearing date regarding the appeal. 26. Robert Fonticoba, Esq., on behalf of the property owner of 390 Monroe Street, submitting an appeal of a decision of the Rent Leveling Board and requesting that the City Council schedule a hearing date regarding the appeal. X. PAYMENT OF BILLS XI. ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT XII. MAYOR’S REPORT XIII. ADJOURNMENT (Next meeting of the City Council – June 16, 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