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MEMBERS CITY COUNCIL ALEX BETHEA OFFICE: (609) 989-3147 MARGE CALDWELL-WILSON FAX: (609) 989-3190 ZACHARY A. CHESTER DUNCAN W. HARRISON, JR. CITY CLERK PHYLLIS HOLLY-WARD OFFICE: (609) 989-3187 GEORGE P. MUSCHAL FAX: (609) 989-3190 VERLINA REYNOLDS-JACKSON TRENTON CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE SESSION TRENTON CITY HALL COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2014 AT 5:30 P.M. AGENDA STATEMENT: Adequate notice of this meeting has been given in accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act, pursuant to Public Laws 1975, Chapter 231. The Agenda for this meeting was sent to the Trenton Times Newspaper, posted on the first floor bulletin board in City Hall, and filed in the City Clerk’s Office on October 10, 2014. I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. DOCKET REVIEW Appearances: Terry McEwen, Business Administrator David Minchello, Esq., Law Director Monique Viehland, Director, H&ED Jacqueline Foushee, Director, Public Works James Brownlee, Director, H&HS Ernest Parrey, Director, Police Department Janet Schoenhaar. CFO IV. CIVIC MATTERS V. EXECUTIVE SESSION – Pending Litigation, Civil Suits VI. ADJOURNMENT ACTION MAY BE TAKEN AT THIS MEETING Zachary A. Chester, Council President  DOCKET THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2014 1. COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS 1a Tort Claim for Property Damages - Filed by Narvis S. Patterson, 399 Cummings Avenue, Trenton, NJ, - Against the City of Trenton. 1b Tort Claim for Personal and Property Damages – Filed by Paul N. Daly, Esquire, PO Box 5315, Princeton, NJ for Antonio Diaz,III, 6 Tomahawk Drive, Burlington, NJ – Against the City of Trenton. 1c Tort Claim for Personal and Property Damages – Filed by Paul N. Daly, Esquire, PO Box 5315, Princeton, NJ – For Dayana Diaz, 6 Tomahawk Drive, Burlington, NJ – Against the City of Trenton. 1d Tort Claim for Personal and Other Damages - Filed by Abraham Campbell and Loretta J. Campbell, 1045 East State Street, Trenton, NJ – Against the City of Trenton. 1e Tort Claim for Property Damages – Filed by Rita Binderiene and Raymond Binderis, 999 Greenwood Avenue, 2nd Floor, Trenton, NJ – Against the City of Trenton. 1f Tort Claim for Other Damages – Filed by Saundra R. Abernethy, 114 Hidden Court, New Hope, PA 18938 – Against the City of Trenton. 1g Tort Claim for Personal Injury – Filed by Rosalie Hakim, 28 ½ Grant Avenue, Trenton, NJ – Against the City of Trenton. 1h Tort Claim for Property Damages – Filed by Charles Edward Jackson, 1216 West State Street, Trenton, NJ – Against the City of Trenton. 1i Tort Claim for Property Damages – Filed by Luis A Febles, 30 Carroll Street, Trenton, NJ – Against the City of Trenton. 1j Notice of Representation – Patrick J. Whalen, Esquire, 109 South Warren Street, PO Box 23653, Trenton, NJ 08608 – Filed for Eric Against – Against the City of Trenton. 1k Civil Action Final Judgment – Gary C. Zeitz, Esquire, Gary C. Zeitz LLC, 1105 Laurel Oak Road, Suite 136, Voorhees – Representing PCIREO-14, LLC. Vs. Joan Baum, her heirs devisees and personal representatives and their or any of their successors in right title and interest; Fred Baum, spouse of Joan Baum, City of Trenton, et. al. 1l Civil Action Summons Complaint – Lionel A. Kaplan, Esquire, Joseph D. Kaplan & Son,P.C., 70 North Montgomery Street, Trenton, NJ – Representing Brenda Kelly vs. City of Trenton, et. al. 1m Civil Action Summons Amended Foreclosure Complaint – Deborah T. Feldstein, Esquire, Pellegrino & Feldstein, LLC, 290 Route 46 West, Denville, NJ – Representing US Bank Custodian for LLF1- NJ vs. Gregory Kozenyuk, City of Trenton, et. al. 1n Civil Action Summons Jury Trial Demanded – Marc F. Greenfield, Esquire, Spear, Greenfield & Richman, P.C., One Greentree Centre, Suite 201, 10,000 Lincoln Drive East, Marlton, NJ 08053 – Representing Brian Downs vs. Korpo Magga, City of Trenton, et. al. 1o Civil Action Summons Foreclosure Complaint – Shirley E. Pimm, Esquire, Phelan Hallinan & Diamond, PC, 400 Fellowship Road, Suite 100, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 – Representing Nationstar Mortgage, LLC vs. Joseph Mack, individually and as Executor of the Estate of Ella Bronner, deceased; Mrs. Joseph Mack, his wife, Antonio Bronner; Mrs. Antonio Bronner, his wife; Michael Bronner; Mrs. Michael Bronner, his wife; Bernadette Ciccaglione; City of Trenton;et. al. 1p Civil Action Notice of Motion to Direct Sheriff to Pay Additional Sums to Plantiff – Sanford J. Becker, Esquire, Pluese, Becker & Saltzman, Attorneys at Law, 20000 Horizon Way, Suite 900, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 – Representing New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency vs. Keyonna Walker, City of Trenton, et. al. Revised as of 10/10/2014 1q Civil Action Summons Amended Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Complaint (to add borrower information, to add heirs and to add heir judgments) – Katherine A. Dorfler,Esquire, McCabe Weisberg & Conway, PC, 216 Haddon Avenue, Suite 201, Westmont, New Jersey – Representing Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Champion Mortgage Company vs. Grace O. Jones, her heirs, devisees and personal representatives and his/her, their or any of their successors in right, title and interest, City of Trenton, et. al. 1r Civil Action Appeal County Tax Board Judgment – Bruce J. Stavitsky, Stavitsky & Associates, LLC, 350 Passiac Avenue, Fairfield, NJ – vs. City of Trenton Tax Assessor, City of Trenton Municipal Clerk, Mercer County Tax Board. 1s Civil Action Order Setting Time Place and Amount of Redemption – Michael Pellegrino, Esquire, Pellegrino & Feldstein, LLC, 290 Route 46 West, Denville, NJ – Representing MACWCP II, LLC vs. Edith J. Lewandowski; John Doe, Husband of Edith J. Lewandowski, Said Name John Doe being fictitious; City of Trenton; et. al. 1t Civil Action Amended Foreclosure Complaint to Add Additional Judgment – William Adam Aitken, Esquire, Phelan Hallinan & Diamond, PC, 400 Fellowship Road, Suite 100, Mt. Laurel, NJ – Representing New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency vs. Boyonneh Keller; New Jersey Department of Community Affairs – Council on Affordable Housing, City of Trenton, State of New Jersey. 1u Civil Action Complaint in Foreclosure – Dominic Simeone, Esquire, Simeone & Raynor, LLC, 1522 Route 38, Cherry Hill, NJ – Representing Daxuan Wang vs. Patrick Vagnozzi; Mrs. Vagnozzi, wife of Patrick Vagnozzi; City of Trenton, BCIC Funding Corporation; and State of New Jersey. 1v Civil Action Taxpayer Complaint – Rodney J. Alberto, Esquire, 949 Lacey Road, Forked River, NJ – Representing Joseph Nadav, c/o City Blue, Inc., vs. City of Trenton. 1w Comcast Channel line-up Notice for municipality. 1x Comcast Channel SurePrice package pricing change for municipality. 1y PSEG Public Notice of Electric Base Rate Adjustments. 1z Expungement Order of Criminal/Juvenile Records of Shaquina Brevard. 1aa City of Trenton Public Notice of Adoption of the City’s Trenton250 Master Plan. 1ab New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Remediation Letter of No Further Action for 910 East State Street. 1ac City Council Suggested/Recommendation Form re: Resident Parking Districts – The Department of Public Works Study/Recommendations to Council for the Mill Hill Parking District. 2. REPORTS 2a. City Clerk’s Office – Monthly money report of revenue collected by the City Clerk’s Office staff for business licenses – Total for September 2014, $10,543.65 2b City Clerk’s Office – Raffle application filed by Trenton Irish Heritage Association for approval of a merchandise raffle to be held on February 15, 2015. 3. MINUTES FOR APPROVAL Conference Session, September 30, 2014 Regular Meeting, October 2, 2014 4. RESOLUTIONS 14-603 RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 2014 AS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF TRENTON 14-604 RESOLUTION GRANTING RENEWAL OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE PLENARY Revised as of 10/10/2014  RETAIL CONSUMPTION LICENSE #1111-33-071-011, COLUMBUS LOUNGE & RESTAURANT, INC. FOR THE 2014-2015 LICENSING PERIOD 14-605 RESOLUTION APPROVING A PERSON TO PERSON TRANSFER OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE PLENARY RETAIL CONSUMPTION LICENSE #1111-33-226-003, PSM TOP ROAD, INC. 14-606 RESOLUTION GRANTING RENEWAL OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONSUMPTION LICENSE #1111-33-009-004, PSM LIQUOR X, INC., FOR THE 2014-2015 LICENSING PERIOD. 14-607 RESOLUTION GRANTING RENEWAL OF PLENARY RETAIL CONSUMPTION LICENSE #1111-33-096-003, JM URENA, INC., 1133 E. STATE STREET FOR THE 2014-2015 LICENSING PERIOD 14-608 RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS TO THE SFY 2015 TEMPORARY BUDGETS OF THE CITY OF TRENTON CURRENT FUND FOR GRANT APPROPRIATIONS ($345,592.00) 14-609 RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS TO THE SFY 2015 TEMPORARY BUDGETS OF THE CITY OF TRENTON CURRENT FUND ($35,330,337.00) 14-610 RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY UTILITY APPROPRIATIONS TO THE SFY 2015 TEMPORARY BUDGETS OF THE CITY OF TRENTON CURRENT FUND ($9,291.000.00) 14-611 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF TRENTON TO CONDUCT AN ACCELERATED TAX SALE PRIOR TO JUNE 30, 2015 14-612 RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONTRACT TO TRENTON ENGINEERING CO., INC., 2193 SPRUCE STREET, EWING, NJ 08638 FOR PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYING AT THE PATTERN MACHINE & FOUNDRY SITE, 3RD AND SCHENCK STREETS FOR THE CITY OF TRENTON, DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $3,500.00 14-613 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $11,117.21 TO BLACKBOARD CONNECTION INCORPORATED, 15301 VENTURA BOULEVARD, BUILDING B, SUITE 300, SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91403 FOR PROVIDING EMERGENCY MASS NOTIFICATION SERVICE FOR THE CITY OF TRENTON DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION, DIVISION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 14-614 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF 12 DELL PRECISION T360 CTO BASE (210 AAXE) COMPUTER UPGRADES AND REQUIRED ACCESSORIES FOR TRENTON WATER WORKS GIS SYSTEM FROM DELL MARKETING LP, ONE DELL WAY, ROUND ROCK, TX 78682 THROUGH NEW JERSEY STATE CONTRACT NO. M-0483 A70256 FROM SEPTEMBER 19, 2014 TO DECEMBER 31, 2014 IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $23,095.56 14-615 RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A BID AND AWARDING A CONTRACT TO GREENE GROUNDSKEEPING, 40 SHERBROOK ROAD, EWING, NJ 08638 TO PROVIDE GROUNDSKEEPING AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES AT THE TRENTON WATER Revised as of 10/10/2014  UTILITY FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $42,500.00 – BID 2014-60 14-616 RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A BID AND AWARDING A CONTRACT TO TRICO EQUIPMENT SERVICES, LLC, 615 STATE ROUTE 33, MILLSTONE TOWNSHIP, NJ 08533 TO FURNISH AND DELIVER ONE (1) 2015 MODEL CASE 580N LOADER BACKHOE WITH QUICK COUPLER HYDRAULIC HAMMER AND ACCESSORIES FOR THE TRENTON WATER UTILITY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $118, 02.00 – BID 2014-51 14-617 RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A BID AND AWARDING A CONTRACT TO GILES AND RANSOME INCORPORATED, 2975 GALLOWAY ROAD, BENSALEM, PA 19020 TO PROVIDE GENERATOR MAINTENANCE SERVICES AT THE TRENTON WATER UTILITY FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $35,320.00 – BID 2014-61 14-618 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING MASONRY ROOF REPAIRS AT TRENTON POLICE HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF POLICE FROM VMG GROUP, 288 COX STREET, ROSELLE, NJ 07203 THROUGH MERCER COUNTY COOPERATIVE CONTRACT PURCHASING SYSTEM CK09MERCE2014-01 IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $48,508.00 14-619 RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A BID AND AWARDING A CONTRACT TO BRIAN HOSKINS FORD, 2601 EAST LINCOLN HIGHWAY, COATESVILLE, PA 19320 TO FURNISH AND DELIVER ONE (1) 2015 FORD F-550 DIESEL EXTENDER CAB 4WD RAWSON SERVICE UTILITY BODY TRUCK FOR THE TRENTON WATER UTILITY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $115,500.00 – BID 2014-53 14-620 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE RENTAL OF A SHARP MX-M464N NETWORKED DIGITAL COPIER FOR THE DIVISION OF PURCHASING FROM SHARP ELECTRONICS, CORP., ONE SHARP PLAZA, MAHWAH, NJ 07430 THROUGH NEW JERSEY STATE CONTRACT M-0053 NO. A82710 FOR A PERIOD OF FORTY-EIGHT (48) MONTHS FOR A MONTHLY RENTAL FEE OF $207.13 - IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $9,942.20 14-621 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A SHARED SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THE MERCER COUNTY PARK COMMISSION FOR LANDSCAPING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE TRENTON BOATING DOCKS 14-622 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF TRENTON TO ACCEPT A GRANT AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,909,787.00 FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) UNDER THE 2013 HOMELESS CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM 14-623 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUB-GRANT AGREEMENTS WITH VARIOUS COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO THE HOMELESS, DISABLED INDIVIDUALS, AND FAMILIES IN THE CITY OF TRENTON AND SURROUND AREAS 14-624 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF DEBORAH SMITH AS CUSTODIAN OF THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR PETTY CASH FUND REPLACING ANTHONY ROBERTS Revised as of 10/10/2014 14-625 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF A WORKERS COMPENSATION CLAIM IN THE MATTER OF MICHAEL ZUCCARELLO V. CITY OF TRENTON, CLAIM PETITION #2012-8924 IN THE CLAIM AMOUNT OF $5,090.00 INCLUDING ATTORNEY FEES AND COST FOR STENO SERVICES 14-626 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF A WORKERS COMPENSATION CLAIM IN THE MATTER OF ISRAEL BONILLA V. CITY OF TRENTON, CLAIM PETITION #2013-85010 IN THE CLAIM AMOUNT OF $9.385.00 INCLUDING ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS 14-627 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF A WORKERS COMPENSATION CLAIM IN THE MATTER OF DORINE DIXON V. CITY OF TRENTON, CLAIM PETITION #2012-5574 AND #2012-5577 IN THE CLAIM AMOUNT OF $36,320.50 INCLUDING ATTORNEY FEES AND COST FOR STENO SERVICES 14-628 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF A CIVIL SUIT IN THE MATTER OF ROBERT CHILSON V. CITY OF TRENTON ET, AL., IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $40,000 14-629 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF A CIVIL SUIT IN THE MATTER OF GEORGE DZURKOC V. CITY OF TRENTON ET, AL., IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $14,392.48 INCLUSIVE OF BACK PAY AND COUNSEL FEES 14-630 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT TO AXA/WCA TOWING, LLC., 2424 EAST STATE STREET EXT., HAMILTON, NJ 08619 FOR SETTLEMENT OF CIVIL ACTION ENTITLED AXA/WCA TOWING, LLC. V. CITY OF TRENTON, SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY, MERCER COUNTY, DOCKET# MER-L-0677-13 ($25,000) 5. ORDINANCES Public Hearing and 2nd Reading 14-53 ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF A PORTION OF A CITY-OWNED PROPERTY, KNOWN AS THE FORMER KRAMER SITE AND IDENTIFIED IN THE CITY TAX MAPS AS 637 NORTH OLDEN AVENUE, BLOCK 21604, LOT 14.1 IN THE ROUTE ONE INDUSTRIAL REDEVELOPMENT AREA TO L & F URBAN RENEWAL PROPERTIES Introduction and 1st Reading 14-54 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 132, ARTICLE X, SECTION 139-91.1, VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSING TO CREATE A VACANT PROPERTY REGISTRATION PROCESS Public Hearing and 2nd Reading for Ordinance 14-54 will be held on November 6, 2014 Revised as of 10/10/2014