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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 CITY COUNCIL MEETING COUNCIL CHAMBERS, TRENTON, NEW JERSEY THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2015 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 on July 24, 2015. 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 August 14, 2015. I CALL TO ORDER II ROLL CALL III INVOCATION AND FLAG SALUTE IV PUBLIC COMMENT (Limited to Agenda Items only) V DOCKET REVIEW AND ADOPTION Appearances: Terry McEwen, Business Administrator Marc McKithen Esq., Acting Law Director Francis Blanco, Chief of Staff Jim Brownlee, Director, H&HS Monique King-Viehland, Director, H&ED Jacqueline Foushee, Director, PW Ernest Parrey, Jr., Director, TPD Qareeb Bashir, Director, TFD Ron Zilinski, Director, Finance VI PUBLIC COMMENT VII DISCUSSION – Special Counsel for City Council VIII CIVIC COMMENT IX ADJOURNMENT ACTION MAY BE TAKEN AT THIS MEETING Zachary A. Chester, Council President  DOCKET THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2015 1. COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS 1a Tort Claim Notice for Property Damages filed by Yamilca Ann Walker, 15 Oak Street, Trenton, NJ – Against the City of Trenton. 1b Tort Claim Notice for Property Damages filed by Joan C. Nalbone, 33 Imlaystown‐Hightstown Road, Allentown, New Jersey – Against the City of Trenton. 1c Tort Claim filed by Samantha Aquino, New Jersey Property‐Liability Insurance Guaranty Association, 233 Mounty Airy Road, Basking Ridge, NJ – Representing Juan De La Cruz – Against Michael Brown – Policy No. #CP0513731, Claim No.#1512530 – City of Trenton. 1d Tort Claim filed by David M. Schmid, Esquire, Stark & Stark, PO Box 5315, Princeton, NJ – Representing Natasha Martinez, 845 Beatty Street, Trenton, NJ – Against the City of Trenton. 1e Civil Action Request to Enter Default and Certification – Filed by Jeanette F. Frankenberg, Esquire, Stern Lavinthal & Frankenberg, LLC., 105 Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 302, Roseland, NJ – Representing The Bank of New York Mellon F/K/A Bank of New York as Trustee for the Certificateholders CWABS, Inc., Asset‐Backed Certificates, Series 2006‐3 vs. Kenneth E. Williams, Sr., Countrywide Home Loans, Inc, City of Trenton, et. als. 1f Civil Action Complaint for Foreclosure of Tax Sale Certificates – Filed by Anthony L. Velasquez, Esq., 575 Rte. 70, 2nd Flr, PO Box 1030, Brick, NJ – Representing FNA Jersey Lien Services, LLC., vs. Catherine Bramonte, his heirs, devisees and personal representatives or any of their successors in right; title and interest; Mr. Bramonte; spouse of Catherine Bramonte; City of Trenton; et als. 1g Civil Action Complaint, Jury Demand, Designation of Trail Attorney, Certification R. 4:5‐1(b)(2), Certification R. 4:5‐1(b)(3), Discovery Demand and Demand for Insurance Coverage – Filed by Scott D. Grossman, The Grossman Law Firm, LLC, PINHO Professional Center, 57 Schanck Rd. Ste C‐ 13, Freehold, NJ – Representing Sara Abdelmalak vs. Trenton Public Schools, City of Trenton, John Doe, et. als. 1h Civil Action Mortgage Foreclosure Complaint‐ Filed by Fei F. Lam, Esq., Stern Lavinthal & Frankenberg, LLC. 105 Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 302, Roseland, NJ – Representing NJ Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency vs. Marco A. Diaz; Mrs. Marco A. Diaz, his wife; Wells Fargo Bank, National Association; City of Trenton; State of New Jersey and Capital Bonding Corporation. 1i NJDEP Biennial Certfication: Remedial Action Protectiveness/Biennial Certification Form Groundwater: Site J.J. Doherty, 1406 Chambers Street, Hamilton, 08610 1j Civil Action Foreclosure Judgment Champion vs. Branch 15‐205153, State of New Jersey Judgment #DJ‐2238641997 1k Civil Action Foreclosure Complaint – Filed by Shirley E. Pimm, Esq., Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, PC, 400 Fellowship Rd, Ste 100, Mt. Laurel, NJ – Representing Bank of America, N.A. vs. Alexander Correa; Mrs. Alexander Correa, his wife; Johanna Serrano; Springleaf Financial Services, Inc., Santander Bank, N.A., State of New Jersey; City of Trenton, Monument Crossing Homeowners Association, Inc., et. als. 1l Notice to PSEG Company Customers in the matter of the Petition for Approval of Changes in its Electric Green Programs Recovery Charge and its Gas Green Programs Recovery Charge; 1m Notice to PSEG Company Gas Customers in the matter of the Petition to Revise its Weather Normalization Charge for the 2015‐2016 Annual Period. 1n Attached copies of Construction Permits #101513 issued on 9/19/14 for a scheduled at One West Lafayette Street, Trenton, NJ, that were cancelled after the death of the property owner Banad AS OF 8/14/2015 @ 2:02:17 PM  Viswanath on 10/31/2014. The family is requesting the COT Inspection Department to cancel the permits and refund any and all fees attached to said permit as the work outlined will not be proceeding and in fact never began. Listed are two amounts with receipt numbers for the permits that were issued. 1o Civil Action Request to Enter Default and Certification‐ Filed by Jeanette F. Frankenberg, Esquire, Stern, Lavinthal & Frankenberg, LLC, 105 Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 302, Roseland, NJ – Representing New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency vs. Rayanna P. Haile; State of New Jersey; City of Trenton. 1p Civil Judgment Abstract Filed by McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, P.C., Suite 303, 216 Haddon Avenue, Westmont, NJ – Representing PNC vs. Jones (15‐205454) Client City of Trenton, Judgment #DJ‐005374‐19998. 1q Civil Foreclosure Action Notice – Filed by Sarah E. Powers, Esquire, Powers Kirn, LLC, 728 Marne Highway, Suite 200, Moorestown, NJ – Representing Wells Fargo, N.A. vs. Raymundo A. Rodas, et. al., Property located at 1142 Franklin Street, Trenton, NJ. 1r Civil Notice of Filing of Summons and Complaint in Foreclosure – Filed by McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, PC, Suite 201, 216 Haddon Avenue, Westmont, NJ – Representing New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency vs. Brittany N. Clemons, Mrs. Clemons; husband of Brittany N. Clemons, The New Jersey Economic Development Authority and Armco Commercial. Property listed at 70 Louise Lane, Trenton, NJ. 1s Civil Action Judgment – Filed by Jeanette F. Frankenberg, Esquire, Stern Lavinthal & Frankenberg, LLC, 105 Eisenhower Parkway, Suite 302, Roseland, NJ – Representing New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency vs. Rayanna P. Haile, et. al. 1t Civil Action Summons Amended Foreclosure Complaint to Correct Paragraph 5F, H and J of the Original Complaint; to Update Paragraph 2. – Filed by Shirley E. Pimm, Esquire, Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, PC, 400 Fellowship Road Suite 100, Mt. Laurel, NJ – Representing Bank of America, N.A., as Successor by Merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP vs. Anthony Thomas, his heirs, Devisees and Personal Representatives, and His, Their or any of their successors in Right, Title and Interest; Cassandra L. Thomas, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Anthony Thomas, Deceased, Anthony Thomas, Jr.; City of Trenton, et. als. 1u Tort Claim for Personal Damages‐Filed by Rand Spear, Esquire, Spear, Greenfield & Richman, P.C., Two Penn Center Plaza, Suite 200, 1500 J.F.K. Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA – Representing Deborah Bonfanti, 1100 Chestnut Avenue, 1st Floor, Apartment #5, Trenton, NJ – vs. Sutinder Dhanjal, Nirpal Dhanjal, Holly Nance Propery Solutions, City of Trenton, et. als. 1v Civil Action Summons Complaint in Foreclosure – Filed by David M. Lambropoulos, Esquire, Stern & Eisenberg, PC, 1040 North Kings Highway, Suite 407, Cherry Hill, New Jersey – Representing Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Trustee for Residential Accredit Loans, Inc., Property listed at 1411 South Broad Street, Trenton, NJ. 1w Civil Action Notice of Foreclosure – Filed by Buckley Madole, PC, 99 Wood Avenue South, Suite 803, Iselin, New Jersey – Representing The Bank of New York Mellon FKA The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the Certificateholders of the CWABS, Inc., Asset‐Backed Certificates, Series 2007‐1 vs. Senay Kilic, et. al., Property Listed: 1206 East State Street, Trenton, New Jersey. 1x Tort Claim for Personal Injury – Filed by Gabriel R. Lependorf, Lependorf Silverstein, 4365 Route 1 South, Princeton, New Jersey – Representing Sandra A. Baylor, 312 Lalor Street, Apartment C114, Trenton, New Jersey – Against the City of Trenton. 1y Tort Claim for Property Damage – Filed by George M. Malkiewicz, 648 Lafayette Avenue, Trenton, NJ – Against the City of Trenton. 1z Tort Claim for Property Damage – Filed by John Berruti, 111 Squantium Yellow Brook Road, AS OF 8/14/2015 @ 2:02:17 PM  Farmingdale, New Jersey‐ Against the City of Trenton. 1aa Civil Foreclosure Judgment – Filed by McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, P.C., Suite 303, 216 Haddon Avenue, Westmont, NJ – Representing Cenlar vs. Rivera‐15‐204374, Judgment #DJ‐024393‐1998. 1ab Civil Action Real Property Tax Appeal from County Tax Board Judgment – Filed by Kevin H. Giordano, Esquire, Verizon, One Verizon Way, Basking Ridge, NJ – Representing Verizon New Jersey, Inc. vs. City of Trenton. 1ac Civil Action Complaint in Mortgage Foreclosure – Filed by Sanford J. Becker, Esquire, Pluese, Becker & Saltzman, LLC., Mt. Laurel Office, 20000 Horizon Way, Suite 900, Mount Laurel, NJ – Representing Federal National Mortgage Association vs. Brian Loiseau, et. al. 1ad Civil Action Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Complaint – Filed by Laura Ann Pontelandolfo, Esquire, McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, P.C., 216 Haddon Avenue, Suite 201, Westmont, NJ – Representing Ally Bank vs. William Edward Jones aka William E. Jones; Tina Richelle Jones aka Tina R. Jones, COT, et. als. 1ae Tort Claim for Personal Injury – Filed by Stuart A. Tucker, Esquire, Szaferman Lakind, Blum,stein & Blader, P.C., 101 Grovers Mill Road, Suite 200, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 – Representing Tonya S. Coy, 348 Hillcrest Avenue, Trenton, NJ – Against the COT. 1af United State Bankruptcy Court Western District Tennessee – Notice of Commencement of Case Under Chapter – Tiffany Ann Armstrong aka Tiffany Ann Woody aka Tiffany Ann Woody‐ Armstrong – Filed by Arthur E. Ray, Jr., Esquire, 6244 Poplar Avenue, Suite 150, Memphis, TN. 1ag Civil Action Final Judgment – Filed by Bruce S. Luckman, Esquire, Sherman, Silverstein, Kohl, Rose & Podulsky, 308 Harper Drive, Suite 200, Moorestown, NJ – Representing Ajax Holdings 3, LLC, vs. Duling Restoration, LLC, et. al. 1ah Civil Action Notice of Filing of Summons and Complaint in Foreclosure – Filed by McCabe, Weisberg and Conway, P.C., Suite 201, 216 Haddon Avenue, Westmont, NJ – Representing Village Capital & Investment, LLC., vs., Larry Finch, Jr., and Maria Nilsa Finch: Property located at 44 Dresden Avenue, Trenton, NJ. 2. REPORTS 2a City Clerk’s Office – Submitting a requesting for approval of two Raffle applications filed by PTA Notre Dame High School to hold a 50/50 Raffle on September 19, 2015 and the YMCA Trenton Area to hold a Merchandise Raffle on November 21, 2015. 2b City Clerk’s Office – Submitting the month revenue report for the month of July, 2015 of funds collected by the City Clerk’s Office staff – Total $32,704.55 3. MINUTES FOR APPROVAL Regular Meeting, July 16, 201 5 4. RESOLUTIONS 15‐513 RESOLUTION GRANTING RENEWAL OF RETAIL CONSUMPTION LICENSE #1111‐33‐193‐006, INFINITY FAMILY, LLC, 100 WHITTAKER AVENUE FOR THE 2015‐2016 LICENSING PERIOD. (FORMAL ACTION TAKEN 8/6/17) 15‐514 RESOLUTION GRANTING RENEWAL OF RETAIL CONSUMPTION LICENSE #1111‐33‐037‐008, J. DISCOUNT LIQUORS, LLC, 629 WHITTAKER AVENUE FOR THE 2015‐2016 LICENSING PERIOD. (FORMAL ACTION TAKEN 8/6/17) 15‐515 RESOLUTION GRANTING RENEWAL OF RETAIL CONSUMPTION LICENSE #1111‐33‐117‐009, AS OF 8/14/2015 @ 2:02:17 PM  FRANKYE’S RESTAURANT INC., 1500 S. CLINTON AVENUE FOR THE 2015‐2016 LICENSING PERIOD. (FORMAL ACTION TAKEN 8/6/17) 15‐516 RESOLUTION GRANTING RENEWAL OF RETAIL CONSUMPTION LICENSE #1111‐33‐176‐008, PAT’S ORIGINAL DINER, INC., 1300 BROAD STREET FOR THE 2015‐2016 LICENSING PERIOD 15‐517 RESOLUTION GRANTING RENEWAL OF RETAIL CONSUMPTION LICENSE #1111‐33‐254‐004, ISLA DE TRENTON, INC., 477 CHESTNUT AVENUE FOR THE 2015‐2016 LICENSING PERIOD 15‐518 RESOLUTION APPROVING PERSON‐TO‐PERSON TRANSFER OF PLENARY RETAIL CONSUMPTION LICENSE #1111‐33‐125‐008, ELEVEN WEST FRONT LLC. TO RMT HOLDINGS LLC. 15‐519 RESOLUTION GRANTING RENEWAL OF RETAIL DISTRIBUTION LICENSE #1111‐44‐192‐006, ADRIANO’S LIQUOR INC., 634 N. CLINTON AVENUE FOR THE 2015‐2016 LICENSING PERIOD 15‐520 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A 30‐DAY CONTRACT EXTENSION WITH ASSOCIATED DATA PROCESSING CONSULTANTS, INC, 116 VILLAGE BOULEVARD, SUITE 200, PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY 08540 FOR THE OPERATION, MANAGEMENT OR ADMINISTRATION OF DATA PROCESSING SERVICES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION, DIVISION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 2015 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $64,000.00 5. ORDINANCES Public Hearing and 2nd Reading 15‐15 ORDINANCE DESIGNATING AJAX MANAGEMENT, LLC AS THE EXCLUSIVE DEVELOPER OF THE CITY‐ OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 216 EAST STATE STREET, AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF SAID PROPERTY AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A DISPOSITION AGREEMENT AND DEVELOPER AGREEMENT (continued) 15‐18 ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF CITY‐OWNED PROPERTY IDENTIFIED ON THE CITY TAX MAP AS 472 DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. BLVD, BLOCK 8301, LOT 58 PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 40A:12A‐8(G) TO CTS FINANCIAL, LLC ($1,000.00) 15‐19 ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF CITY‐OWNED PROPERTY IDENTIFIED ON THE CITY TAX MAP AS MUIRHEAD AVENUE, BLOCK 7702, LOT 8 PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 40A:12A‐8(G) TO HAWK’S TOWING AND RECOVERY, INC. ($3,500.00) 15‐20 ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION BY GIFT OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 40A:12‐8 AND ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS 15‐21 ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF CITY‐OWNED PROPERTY TO L&F URBAN RENEWAL PROPERTIES, WHICH IS LOCATED AT 637 NORTH OLDEN AVENUE AND DESIGNATED ON THE CITY OF TRENTON TAX MAP AS BLOCK 21604, LOT 14 PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 40A:12A‐8(G) 15‐22 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER 21 “ANIMALS” SECTION 21‐35 “DOGS,” OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF TRENTON AS OF 8/14/2015 @ 2:02:17 PM