City Council
Regular MeetingTrenton, NJ · October 18, 2016
Agenda
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
COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM
TUESDAY - OCTOBER 18, 2016 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 14, 2016.
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. ROLL CALL
III. EXECUTIVE SESSION – Attorney/Client Privilege (Personnel)
IV. DOCKET REVIEW
Appearances: Terry McEwen, Business Administrator; Francis Blanco, Chief
of Staff; Marc McKithen, Esq., Law; James Brownlee, H&HS;
Qareeb Bashir, TFD; Ernest Parrey, Jr., TPD; Ron Zilinski,
Finance; Les Graham, Inspections; Diana Rogers, H&ED;
Merkle Cherry, PW
V. CIVIC COMMENTS
VI. PUBLIC COMMENT
VII. ADJOURNMENT
ACTION MAY BE TAKEN AT THIS MEETING
Zachary A. Chester, Council President
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 CITY HALL
THURSDAY- OCTOBER 20, 2016 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 14, 2016.
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. ROLL CALL
III. INVOCATION AND FLAG SALUTE
IV. PRESENTATIONS:
Res. 16-638 – Recognizing October 2016 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Appearance: Officers and Members of DIVAS
Res. 16-639 - Recognizing Dr. Mark R. McLaughlin, Core Sponsor of Trenton’s
Beat the Streets Youth Wresting Program
Appearance: Dr. Mark R. McLaughlin
CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION
Latino Merchants Association
V. PUBLIC COMMENT (Docket Items only)
VI. DOCKET ADOPTION
Appearances: Terry McEwen, BA; Francis Blanco, Chief of Staff; Marc McKithen, Law;
James Brownlee, H&HS; Diana Rogers, H&ED; Qareeb Bashir, TFD;
Ernest Parrey, TPD; Ron Zilinski, Finance; Les Graham, Inspections; Merkle Cherry, PW
VII. CIVIC MATTERS
VIII. PUBLIC COMMENT
IX. ADJOURNMENT
Next Council Meeting November 3, 2016
ACTION MAY BE TAKEN AT THIS MEETING
Zachary A. Chester, Council President
DOCKET
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2016
1. COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS
1a Notice of Environmental Rights Act Claim concerning environmental contamination. Property
Listed: 350 Grand Street, Trenton, NJ.
1b Civil Summons and Complaint in Foreclosure – Filed by Ian V. Gallo, Esq., McCabe, Weisberg
and Conway, P.C., Suite 201, 216 Haddon Avenue, Westmont, NJ – Representing Ditech
Financial, LLC vs. Paul E. Baldassari, Mrs. Baldassari, Wife of Paul E. Baldassari and The Bank of
Princeton. Property Listed: 118 Culbertson Avenue, Trenton, NJ.
1c Civil Notice of Motion for the Entry of an Order Setting Time, Place and Amount of Redemption
– Filed by Michael Pellegrino, Esq., Pellegrino & Feldstein, LLC. 290 West Route 46, Denville, NJ
- Representing Paramount Developers, LLC vs. Kenneth Campbell, Charles Pasquarille; City of
Trenton. Property Listed: 238 Cummings Avenue, Trenton. NJ.
1d Civil Action Final Judgment – Filed by Rebecca D. Boudwin, Esq., Comegno Law Group, P.C., 521
Pleasant Valley Avenue, Moorestown, NJ – Representing Community Capital, LLC, vs. Passaic
Street Housing, LLC; State of NJ; State of NJ acting by and through the NJ Department of
Community Affairs; City of Trenton; and RREF II IB Acquisitions, LLC.
1e Civil Action Notice of Motion for Entry of Final Judgment – Filed by Patrick Wesner, Esq.,
McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, P.C., 216 Haddon Avenue, Suite 201, Westmont, NJ –
Representing NJ Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency vs. Beverly Holloway, et. al.
1f NJ Department of Transportation letter to The Louis Berger Group, Inc. to conduct cultural
resource investigations for the proposed Route 29 Cass Street to Calhoun Drainage Project.
1g Tort Claim Notice for Property Damage – Filed by Merrick Wilson – 1332 Moon Drive, Yardley,
PA 19067 – Against the City of Trenton.
1h Civil Foreclosure – Filed by Sanford J. Becker, Esq., Pluese, Becker & Saltzman, LLC, 2000
Horizon Way, Suite 900, Mount Laurel, NJ – Representing Federal National Mortgage
Association vs. Philip Fuhrer, et. al. Property Listed: 656 Lamberton Street, Trenton, NJ.
1i Civil Foreclosure – Filed by Sarah E, Powers, Esq., PowersKirn, LLC., 728 Marne Highway, Suite
200, Moorestown, NJ – Representing The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., fka,
The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as Successor-In-Interest to JP Morgan Chase Bank,
NA, as Trustee for NOMURA Asset Acceptance Corporation Reperforming Loan REMIC Trust
Series 2004-$3 vs. Gerald C. Hicks, et. al. Property Listed: 731 Whittaker Avenue, Trenton, NJ.
1j Civil Action Summons Complaint and Jury Demand – Filed by Kenneth W. Thayer, Esq., Gaylord
Popp, LLC., 750 Bear Tavern Road, Suite 308, Trenton, NJ – Representing Chinelo Williams vs.
Woodrose Properties Golden Swan, City of Trenton, et. al.
1k Tort Claim Notice for Personal Damage – Filed by Robert W. Rubinstein, Esq., The Rubinstein
Law Firm, LLC, 1675 Whitehorse Mercerville Road, Hamilton, NJ – Representing Mark S. Gilbert,
9 Captiva Court, Hamilton, NJ – Against the City of Trenton.
1l Tort Claim Notice of Property Damage – Davina D. Livingston, 29 Montgomery Place, Trenton,
NJ vs. The City of Trenton.
1m Notice of Sheriff’s Sale – Shapiro & Denardo, LLC, 14000 Commerce Parkway, Suite B, Mount
Laurel, NJ – Date of Sale February 14, 2017. Property Listed: 3 New Hillcrest Avenue, Ewing,
NJ.
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1n United States Bankruptcy Court District of NJ – Application to Extend the Time to File Missing
Documents – Stevie Richardson, 618 Riverside Avenue, Trenton, NJ.
1o Notice of Mandatory Electronic Filing Deficiency Notice sent to John V. Dember, Esq.,
Representing – 141 Mercer Street, LLC. vs. City of Trenton.
1p Civil Action First Amended Complaint – Filed by Amber J. Monroe, Esq., Gary C. Zeitz, LLC, 1101
Laurel Oak Road, Suite 170, Voorhees, NJ – Representing Pro Cap III, LLC by its Custodian US
Bank vs. Raintree Holdings, LLC; Davina Holdings, LLC; State of NJ; Stewart Shaw; City of
Trenton, et. al.
1q Tort Claim Notice for Property Damage – Filed by Lashonne Robin Phillips, 61 Wayne Avenue,
Trenton, NJ – Against the COT.
1r Civil Action Summons Foreclosure – Filed by Shirley E. Pimm, Esq., Phelan Hallinan Diamond &
Jones, PC, 400 Fellowship Road Suite 100, Mt. Laurel, NJ – Representing Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.,
vs. Hiroko Tapia; Mr. Tapia; Husband of Hiroko Tapia; City of Trenton; NJ Housing and
Mortgage Finance Agency; NJ Department of Community Affairs-Council on Affordable
Housing; State of NJ.
1s Civil Writ of Wage Execution – Stephen E. Lundy, Esq., Pressler and Pressler, LLP, 7 Entin Road,
Parsippany, NJ – Representing New Century Financial Services, Inc., vs. Joseph Paasewe, II.
1t Tort Claim Notice for Property Damage – Filed by Sterling L. Terry, 865 Lower Ferry Road, #302,
Ewing, NJ – Against the City of Trenton.
2. REPORTS
2a City Clerk’s Office – Submitting the revenue report for the month of September, 2016 for funds
collected by the City Clerk’s Office staff – Total $8,698.86
3. MINUTES FOR APPROVAL
Conference Session, October 4, 2016 Regular Meeting, October 6, 2016
4. RESOLUTIONS
16-638 RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 2016 AS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IN THE
CITY OF TRENTON
16-639 RESOLUTION HONORING DR. MARK R. McLAUGHLIN FOR HIS MANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO
TRENTON’S BEAT THE STREETS YOUTH WRESTLING PROGRAM
16-640 RESOLUTION APPROVING PERSON-TO-PERSON TRANSFER OF PLENARY RETAIL
CONSUMPTION LICENSE# 1111-33-197-012 FROM TIMOTHY’S, INC. TO RAMONITA, INC.
16-641 RESOLUTION GRANTING RENEWAL OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE PLENARY RETAIL
CONSUMPTION LICENSE# 1111-33-126-006, BALCONE, VINO & CUCINA, INC. FOR THE 2016-
2017 LICENSING PERIOD
16-642 RESOLUTION GRANTING RENEWAL OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE PLENARY RETAIL
CONSUMPTION LICENSE# 1111-33-234-011, MATA HOLDINGS, LLC. FOR THE 2016-2017
LICENSING PERIOD
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16-643 RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A BID AND AWARDING A CONTRACT TO HORIBA INSTRUMENTS,
INCORPORATED/SPEX FORENSICS DIVISION, 3880 PARK AVENUE, EDISON, NJ FOR THE
PURCHASE, DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION OF A UNIVERSAL IMAGING SYSTEM IN AN AMOUNT
NOT TO EXCEED $51,620.00 – BID2016-77
16-644 RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A BID AND AWARDING A CONTRACT TO MARK GIALLELLA, 2061
PENNINGTON ROAD, EWING, NJ TO PROVIDE TELEPHONE CABLING, COMPUTER CABLING,
INSTALLATION AND REPAIR OF CENTREX TELEPHONE LINES AND SUPPORT CISCO VOICE OVER
IP TELEPHONE SYSTEM FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $100,000.00 PER YEAR – BID2016-82
16-645 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT FOR A CONTRACT WITH GRES PAVING CO., INC., 2475
EAST STATE STREET, TRENTON, NJ WHICH WAS AWARDED ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS FOR
THE EMERGENCY ROADWAY RESTORATION SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF TRENTON, TRENTON
WATER WORKS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $56,260.00
16-646 RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A BID AND AWARDING A CONTRACT TO ARMANDO’S
CONSTRUCTION, 311 DICKINSON STREET, EWING, NJ FOR INSTALLATION OF BOLLARDS AND
CHAINS, LOWER ASSUNPINK GREENWAY SITES, NOTTINGHAM WAY AND MULBERRY STREET
IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $23,295.00 – BID2016-72
16-647 RESOLUTION REJECTING BIDS RECEIVED FOR FY’2017 ROADWAY RESTORATION FOR
TOWNSHIPS – BID2016-68
16-648 RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A BID AND AWARDING A CONTRACT TO JACK DOHENY COMPANY,
INCORPORATED, PO BOX 609, NORTHVILLE, MI FOR THE FURNISHING AND DELIVERY OF ONE
(1) 2016 800 HPR SERIES III ECO TRUCK MOUNTED SEWER JETTER FOR TRENTON SEWER
UTILITY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $218,500.00 – BID2016-67
16-649 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF ONE (1) 2017 FORD F-250 4WD PICKUP TRUCK
WITH ADDITIONAL ACCESSORIES FOR THE CITY OF TRENTON TO CHAS S. WINNER, D/B/A/
WINNER FORD, 250 BERLIN ROAD, CHERRY HILL, NJ THROUGH NJ STATE CONTRACT T-2100
NO. A88726 IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $37,719.00
16-650 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CHANGE ORDER NUMBER 1 TO THE CONTRACT WITH JANI-KING
OF PHILADELPHIA INCORPORATED, 2500 EISENHOWER AVENUE, NORRISTOWN, PA TO
PROVIDE CLEANING SERVICES AT TRENTON POLICE DEPARTMENT AND TRENTON MUNICIPAL
COURT, 225 NORTH CLINTON AVENUE
16-651 TRENTON AUTHORIZING CHANGE ORDER NUMBER 1 TO THE CONTRACT WITH DEWCON,
INC., PO BOX 439, BASKING RIDGE NJ FOR A FIVE YEAR PROJECT FOR WATER SYSTEMS
DISTRIBUTION IMPROVEMENT INCLUDING CLEANING AND CEMENT MORTAR LINING OF CAST
IRON WATER MAINS, INSTALLATION OF NORTH AREA OF EWING TOWNSHIP NJDEP PROJECT
NO. 11110001-008 FOR THE CITY OF TRENTON, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, DIVISION
OF TRENTON WATER WORKS – BID2013-73
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16-652 RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A BID AND AWARDING A CONTRACT TO BRIAN HOSKINS FORD,
2601 LINCOLN HIGHWAY, COATSVILLE, PA FOR THE FURNISHING AND DELIVERY OF ONE (1)
FORD F-150 4X4 REGULAR CAB TRUCK IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $72,200.00 –
BID2016-63
OLD BUSINESS
16-591 RESOLUTION FIXING COMPENSATION FOR THE MAYOR, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR,
MUNICIPAL JUDGES, CHIEF MUNICIPAL JUDGE AND DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF
TRENTON
16-616 RESOLUTION CREATING A POLICY OF THE CITY OF TRENTON ENTITLED CONTINUING
EDUCATION REQUIREMENT FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS
5. ORDINANCES
PUBLIC HEARING AND 2ND READING
16-50 ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SALARY RANGES FOR THE MAYOR, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR,
MUNICIPAL JUDGES, CHIEF MUNICIPAL JUDGE AND DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS [POSTPONED
UNTIL 10/18/16]
16-51 ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SALARY RANGES FOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS [POSTPONED UNTIL
10/18/16]
16-63 ORDINANCE RE-AUTHORIZING THE DEVELOPER DESIGNATION AND EXECUTING AN
AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF TRENTON AND VISTA CENTER
DEVELOPMENT, LLC., DATED OCTOBER 18, 2007 AND DISPOSITION AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF TRENTON AND VISTA CENTER DEVELOPMENT, LLC., DATED APRIL 17, 2008
16-64 ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER 150 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
TRENTON, “LITTERING,”
16-65 ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
TRENTON AND MARINE TERMINAL URBAN RENEWAL ASSOCIATES FOR THE CITY-OWNED
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1545 LAMBERTON STREET
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