City Council

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 CITY COUNCIL MEETING TRENTON CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 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 December 12, 2014. I CALL TO ORDER II ROLL CALL III INVOCATION AND FLAG SALUTE IV PRESENTATION – PEI KIDS Appearance: Roz Dashield, Ron Fiorello, Mark Parrish V PUBLIC COMMENT (Limited to Agenda Items only) VI CIVIC COMMENTS VII DOCKET ADOPTION VIII PUBLIC COMMENT IX ADJOURNMENT ACTION MAY BE TAKEN AT THIS MEETING Zachary A. Chester, Council President  DOCKET THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2014 1. COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS 1a Civil Action Foreclosure Complaint – William Adam Aitken, Esquire, Phelan Hallinan & Diamond, P.C., 400 Fellowship Road, Suite 100, Mt. Laurel, New Jersey – Representing Wells Fargo Bank. N.A. vs. Roosevelt Grisby, Mrs. Roosevelt Grisby, His Wife, Caroline Bolee; Mr. Bolee, Husband of Caroline Bolee; City of Trenton; New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency; State of New Jersey. 1b Tort Claim for Personal Injury and Property Damage – Filed by Clinton C. Barlow, PO Box 2134, Trenton, New Jersey – Against the City of Trenton. 1c Civil Action Summons Complaint and Jury Demand – Jeffrey J. Goldin, Esquire, Greg Prosmushkin, P.C., 1142 Brunswick, New Jersey ‐ Representing Yauheniya Varabyova and Valentin Varabyova vs. Bonifacy Pisanko, City of Trenton and ABC Companies (fictious entities) and John Does. 1d Civil Action Complaint – Joseph D. Kaplan & Son, P.C., 70 North Montgomery Street, Trenton, New Jersey – Representing Brian Short vs. City of Trenton, XYZ Corporation, I to X and John Doe, I to X, the names XYZ Corporation, I to X and John Doe, I to X, Being Fictious. 1e Civil Action Complaint and Jury Demand – Robin Kay Lord, Esquire, Law Office of Robin Kay Lord, LLC., 210 South Broad Street, Suite B, Trenton, New Jersey, Clifford D. Bidlingmaier, III, Esquire, Kardos, Rickles, Hand & Bidlingmaier, 210 South Broad Street, Suite B., Trenton, New Jersey Representing Elaine Batie, Individually, and as the Administratrix of the Estate of Carl K. Batie, and Karshawn Battle vs. Maurice Skillman, Hykeem Tucker, Christine Baldassari, Italo Baldassari, Baldassari Regency Corporation, City of Trenton, et. al. 1fa Trenton Urban Renewal, LLC re: Villages at Delaware Run Site Improvements – Phase I 1fb Trenton Urban Renewal, LLC re: Villages at Delaware Runs Site Improvements – Phase 2 1g Correspondence re: Former Drew Industries/Horsman Dolls Property (350 Grand Street, Trenton, NJ). 1h Amendment to the Response Action Outcome: Getty Service Station, 1065 South Broad Street, Trenton, New Jersey. 1i Notification with directions to Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset Counties Complete Streets Implementation Workshop. 1j The Mercer County Planning Board Meeting Notice, Wednesday, December 10, 2014. 1k New Jersey DEP Condition Clarification Waiver for Trenton Biogas Freshwater Wetlands Transition Area. 1l Civil Action Summons Complaint for Foreclosure – Michael S. Ackerman, Esquire, Zucker, Goldberg & Ackerman, LLC, 200 Sheffield Street, Suite 101, Mountainside, New Jersey – Representing MidFirst Bank vs. William Calvin Davis, Sr., Individually and as Executor of the Estate of Charles J. Davis, her/his heirs, their or any of their successors in right, title and interest; Mrs. William Calvin Davis, Sr., Wife of William Calvin Davis, Sr.; A. Faye Crammond, his/her heirs, devisees, and personal representatives, and his, her, their or any of their successors in right, title and interests, City of Trenton, et. al. 1m Tort Claim Notice for Property Damage – Filed by Zina Ellis, 27 Summer Street, Trenton, New Jersey – Against the City of Trenton. 1n Civil Action Second Amended Complaint – Gary C. Zeitz, Esquire, Robin I. London‐Zeitz, Esquire, Amber J. Sylvester, Esquire, Gary C. Zeitz, LLC., 1105 Laurel Oak Road, Suite 136, Voorhees, New Jersey Representing – Pro Capital Fund I, LLC by its Custodian, US Bank vs. Karen Salley; Mr. Salley, spouse of Karen Salley; City of Trenton, State of New Jersey acting by and through NJ Department of Community Affairs; Better Community Housing of Trenton, Inc., Bruce W.  Small, DMD; State of NJ; American Trading Company; et. al. 1o Civil Action Summons Order to proceed without Prepayment of Fees – Orlando Brisco vs. John Doe, et. al. 1p Civil Action Second Amended Complaint for Foreclosure of Tax Sale Certificate(s) – Adam D. Greenberg, Esquire, Honig & Greenberg, LLC, 1949 Berlin Road, Suite 200, Cherry Hill, New Jersey – Representing – New Jersey Boardwalk Lien Investments, LLC., vs. George Frater, Gloria Frater spouse of George Frater; Bankers Trust Company as Trustee; City of Trenton, State of New Jersey; Solomon Shapiro; Gary Levingart; Bela Levingart; Jacklyn Morrison; Anthony Ale; US Bank as Custodian for LLF1‐NJ; Lawrence Stephenson; Dwayne Stephenson; Capital One Bank; New Century Financial Services; American Trading Company. 1q Civil Action Summons Complaint – Lionel A. Kaplan, Esquire, Joseph D. Kaplan & Son, P.C., 70 North Montgomery Street, Trenton, New Jersey – Representing Karen Greene vs. City of Trenton, Anthony F. LaPlaca, Joseph LaPlaca, Mary LaPlaca, et. al. 1r NJ DOT Bus Stop Inventory to continue on Route US 206, milepost 44.61, northbound at Pine Street, City of Trenton, Mercer County. 1s New Jersey DEP Soil Remedial Action Permit – 15 Muirhead Avenue, Trenton, NJ. 2. REPORTS 2a City Clerk’s Office – American Legion Post 458 filed a raffle application for approval to hold Pull Tab Raffles from January, 2015 through December, 2015 2b City Clerk’s Office – Submitting the revenue report for the month of November, 2014 for funds collected by the City Clerk’s Office staff. 3. MINUTES FOR APPROVAL Conference Session, December 2, 2014 Regular Meeting, December 4, 2014 4. RESOLUTIONS 14‐689 RESOLUTION GRANTING PERMISSION TO THE TRENTON ETHICS BOARD TO SUBMIT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION 14‐690 RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONTRACT THROUGH FAIR AND OPEN PROCESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH N.J.S.A. 19:44A‐20.4 ET SEQ TO SEAN J. MCWILLIAMS, DVM, 5 CHERYL ANN COURT, BERLIN, NJ TO PROVIDE HUMANE CARE SERVICES OF ANIMALS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DIVISION OF HEALTH FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $35,000.00 – RFP 2014‐33 14‐691 RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A BID AND AWARDING A CONTACT TO SHOR‐LINE, 511 OSAGE AVENUE, KANSAS CITY, KS TO INSTALL KENNEL RUNS AND FELINE CAGES AT THE TRENTON ANIMAL SHELTER IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $30,211.00 – BID 2014‐71 14‐692 RESOLUTION REQUESTING PERMISSION FOR THE DEDICATION BY RIDER TO ESTABLISH A TRUST FUND FOR FEES COLLECTED THROUGH THE VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSING AND REGISTRATION PLAN REQUIRED BY ORDINANCE 14‐54 14‐693 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF VARIOUS PARK AND PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT FOR CADWALADER PARK FROM MARTURANO RECREATION COMPANY, INC., BROOK 235 PARKWAY – 2130 ROUTE 35, BUILDING B, SUITE 222, SEA GIRT, NJ THROUGH NEW JERSEY STATE CONTACT T‐0103 NO. A81411 FROM MAY 15, 2012 TO MAY 14, 2015 IN  AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $114,895.72 14‐694 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT EXTENSION WITH ASSOCIATED DATA PROCESSING CONSULTANTS, INC., 116 VILLAGE BLVD., SUITE 200, PRINCETON, NJ FOR THE OPERATION, MANAGEMENT OR ADMINISTRATION OF DATA PROCESSING SERVICES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION, DIVISION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $256,000.00 14‐695 RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONTRACT THROUGH A COMPETITIVE CONTRACTING PROCESS TO ACRISURE, LLC, 6 DICKINSON DRIVE, BUILDING 300, SUITE 302, CHADDS FORD, PA TO PROVIDE INSURANCE BROKER SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF TRENTON, DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION FOR PERIOD OF ONE (1) YEAR WITH THE OPTION TO EXTEND TWO (2) ONE (1) YEAR EXTENSIONS; STANDARD RATES AND OR PERCENTAGE SHALL BE PAYABLE UNDER THE CITY’S CURRENT INSURANCE – CC2014‐03 14‐696 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF TWO (2) RED 2014 FORD F250 PICK‐UP TRUCKS WITH ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT FROM WINNER FORD, 250 BERLIN ROAD, CHERRY HILL, NJ THROUGH NEW JERSEY STATE CONTRACT T‐2100 A83576 FROM FEBRUARY 22, 2013 THROUGH DECEMBER 21, 2014 FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $99,785.38 14‐697 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF RESCUE EQUIPMENT FROM ESI EQUIPMENT, INC., 119 KEYSTONE DRIVE, MONTGOMERYVILLE, PA FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THROUGH NJ STATE CONTRACT T‐0790 NO. A80967 FROM APRIL 1, 2012 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2015 IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $95,727.00 14‐698 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FURNISHING AND DELIVERY OF TREATED ROCK SALT FOR THE CITY OF TRENTON FROM MORTON SALT INCORPORATED, 2625 BUTTERFIELD ROAD, SUITE 208E, OAKBROOK, IL, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COUNTY OF MERCER COOPERATIVE CONTRACT PURCHASING SYSTEM AGREEMENT ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS FROM DECEMBER 18, 2014 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2015 AT A COST PER TON DELIVERED OF $70.13 AND COST PER TON PICK‐UP AT $70.00 IN AN AMOUNT NOT EXCEED $200,000.00 14‐699 RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION 14‐472, TO THE CONTRACT WITH BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS, INC, PO BOX 2293, MEDFORD LAKES, NJ TO CORRECT THE ACCOUNT NUMBER 14‐700 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF A WORKERS COMPENSATION CLAIM IN THE MATTER OF SUSIE GILLIARD V. THE CITY OF TRENTON, CLAIM PETITION NUMBER 2013‐12639 & 2012‐20681 IN THE CLAIM AMOUNT OF $52,748.00 INCLUDING ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS 14‐701 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF A CIVIL SUIT IN THE MATTER OF MARIA RICHARDSON V. CITY OF TRENTON, ET AL. IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $350,000.00 5. ORDINANCES PUBLIC HEARING AND 2ND READING 14‐57 ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF CITY‐OWNED PROPERTY IDENTIFIED ON THE CITY TAX  MAP AS 104 NORTH HERMITAGE AVENUE, BLOCK 2602, LOTS 31 & 32 AND LOCATED IN THE HERMITAGE AVENUE REDEVELOPMENT AREA TO PATRICIA WILLIAMS 14‐58 ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF CITY‐OWNED PROPERTY IDENTIFIED ON THE CITY TAX MAP AS 48 GRANT AVENUE, BLOCK 1602, LOT 3 AND LOCATED IN THE NORTH CLINTON AVENUE REDEVELOPMENT AREA TO NORMA MCKITHEN INTRODUCTION AND 1ST READING 14‐59 ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY’S REACQUISITION OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTIES THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY CONVEYED BY THE CITY TO HHG DEVELOPMENT PHASE I, LLC 14‐60 REFUNDING BOND ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TRENTON IN THE COUNTY OF MERCER, NEW JERSEY PROVIDING FOR THE ADVANCE FUNDING OF ALL OR A PORTION OF 1) CERTAIN 2005 GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS (QUALIFIED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL QUALIFIED BOND ACT, P.L. 1976 C.38, AS AMENDED) CONSISTING OF GENERAL IMPROVEMENT REFUNDING BONDS, WATER UTILITY REFUNDING BONDS AND SEWER UTILITY REFUNDING BONDS AND 2) CERTAIN 2007 GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS (QUALIFIED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL QUALIFIED BOND ACT, P.L. 1976 C.38, AS AMENDED) CONSISTING OF GENERAL IMPROVEMENT BONDS AND SEWER UTILITY BONDS APPROPRIATING $38,465,000 THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $38,465,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING BONDS FOR SUCH PURPOSES. Public Hearing and 2nd Reading for Ordinance 14‐59 and 14‐60 will be held on January 6, 2015