Meeting Name: Municipal Council Agenda status: Final-revised
Meeting date/time: 11/14/2016 6:30 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chamber
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16-1737 1  Hearing of CitizensHEARING OF CITIZENS 1. Ronald Johnson, 452 Washington Street, Newark, NJ City of Newark Issues. 2. Tawanna Jennings, 425 Washington Street, Newark, NJ City of Newark Issues. 3. Monica Hadley, 425 Washington Street, Newark, NJ Issues/contract. 4. Gail Muhammad, 120 Prince Street, Newark NJ City of Newark Issues. 5. Phillip Spears, 452 Washington Street, Newark, NJ City of Newark Issues. 6. Faruq Abdul’Aziz, 102 Eastern Parkway, Newark, NJ Donald Trump you’re fired. 7. 10-4 Evans, 149 Huntington Terrace, Newark, NJ City of Newark, Landlord and Community Issues. 8. Opal R. Wright, 15 Vanderpool Street, Newark, NJ The “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.” 9. Karen Greene, 460 Avon Avenue, Newark, NJ The treatment/conditions of houses after fires. 10. Atta Boamah, 58 Leslie Street, Newark, NJ The Mayor’s report card and other problems. 11. Nixida Vargas, 151 S. 8th Street, Newark, NJ I was treated like a thief at the Lombardi Center. 12. Jessica Vargas, 151 South 8th Street, Newark, NJ Harassment of my kids at the Lombardi   Not available
16-1744 15.-a ReportJoint Meeting of Essex and Union Counties, 2016 Fourth Quarter AssessmentPass Not available
16-1745 15.-b ReportOffice of the City Clerk, 2015 Annual ReportPass Not available
16-1746 15.-c ReportCity of Newark Center for Court Innovation, Newark Community Solutions and Newark Youth Court, Quarterly Progress Report, July 1, 2016 - September 30, 2016Pass Not available
16-1747 15.-d ReportNewark Board of Adjustment, Minutes, October 13, 2016 and October 27, 2016Pass Not available
16-1748 15.-e ReportJoint Meeting of Essex and Union Counties, Minutes, September 15, 2016Pass Not available
16-1751 15.-f ReportAffirmative Action, Monthly Report, October 2016Pass Not available
16-1752 15.-g ReportNewark Landmarks & Historic Preservation Commission, Minutes, November 2, 2016Pass Not available
16-1662 16PSF-aOrdinance: Amending Title XV Solid Waste Mangement, Chapter 6 Disposal Facilities and Illegal Dumping, Section 6 RewardsOrdinanceAN ORDINANCE TO AMEND TITLE XV, SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT, CHAPTER 6, DISPOSAL FACILITIES AND ILLEGAL DUMPING, SECTION 6, REWARDS OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED BY ESTABLISHING A UNIFORM REWARD AMOUNT AND AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO ISSUE THE REWARD WITHOUT ADDITIONAL MUNICIPAL COUNCIL APPROVAL.Pass Not available
16-1611 17R1-a (as)FOP - Collective Bargaining Successor AgreementResolutionDept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Personnel Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Labor Agreement Purpose: Collective Bargaining Agreement - Successor Agreement Entity Name: Fraternal Order of Police, Newark Lodge No. 12 Entity Address: 51 Rector Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Project Fiscal Impact: $71,181,937.48 average per year during life of the contract Funding Source: City of Newark Budget Lines Contract Period: January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2017 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient (X) n/a Additional Information:Pass Not available
16-1738 17R9-aResolution: Urging Passage of Assembly Bill #3723 and Declaring Intent to Amend the Newark Payroll Tax OrdinanceResolutionDept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Declaring Intent Purpose: Urging Passage of Assembly Bill 3723 and Declaring Intent to adopt an Ordinance to be proposed by the Mayor of the City of Newark, authorizing a reduction in Newark Payroll Tax Obligations for Employers with workforces more than 50% of which are Newark residents. Additional Information: Sponsor:Pass Not available
16-1719 17R9-bResolution: Re-appointment to the Board of Adjustment - Barry E. DobsonResolutionDept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Board of Adjustment Appointment Purpose: Re-appointment of Alternate Member #2 Name of Appointee: Barry E. Dobson Address: 211 Second Street, Newark, New Jersey 07107 Appointment Term: Commencing upon confirmation and ending March 31, 2018 Sponsor: Council Member Eddie Osborne Additional Information:Pass Not available
16-1742 17R9-cResolution: Expressing Profound Sorrow and Regret (11/14/16)ResolutionEXPRESSING PROFOUND SORROW AND REGRET Sponsored by President Mildred C. Crump 1. Prophetess Mildred Lane Spikes 2. Mr. Keith Isaac, retired Lieutenant of the Newark Police Department and former Director of the Office of Emergency Management 3. Mr. Keith Rowe, ‘Force of Nature’Pass Not available
16-1743 17R9-dResolution: Recognizing and Commending (11/14/16)ResolutionRECOGNIZING & COMMENDING Sponsored by President Mildred C. Crump 1. 10th Pastoral Anniversary Celebration for Reverend Vincent M. Rouse, Sr. of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church 2. Gates of Heaven Mid-Day Prayer Chapel celebrating their 21st Anniversary with an Anniversary Banquet and Honoring Ceremony on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 11-13, 2016 3. Ms. Rosa M. White in celebration of her 100th Birthday on July 1, 2016 Sponsored by Council Member Augusto Amador 4. Students of the East Side High School Soccer Team on winning the Essex County Championship against top ranked Seton Hall Preparatory School by a score of 4-0 on Sunday, October 30, 2016 Sponsored by Council Member John Sharpe James 5. Individuals in the Military for their service, dedication and contributions at the Genesis Building on Friday, November 11, 2016 6. Individuals for their dedication and service to the Women’s Auxiliary of the American Legion Post 152 on Thursday, November 10, 2016 Sponsored by Council Member Gayle Chaneyfield Jenkins 7. Mr. Martin “Marty” Pierre Brodeur on his retPass Not available
16-1768 17R9-e (as)Resolution: Hold Harmless and Indemnification Agreement - Barringer High School Annual Tailgate Party (LQ)ResolutionDept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Hold Harmless and Indemnification Agreement Purpose: Barringer High School Annual Tailgate Party Entity Name: Newark Public Schools Entity Address: 2 Cedar Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Event Location: Newark Schools Stadium, 450 Bloomfield Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07107 (First Avenue Entrance, Restrooms) Event Date(s): Thursday, November 24, 2016 Event Time: 7:00 A.M. until 12:00 P.M. Additional Information: Sponsor: Council Member, Luis A. QuintanaPass Not available
16-1331 17R12-a(as)Supply and Delivery of Water Purification Chemicals for the City of Newark's Pequannock Water Treatment PlantResolutionDept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Bid Contract Purpose: Supply and Delivery of Water Purification Chemicals for the City of Newark’s Pequannock Water Treatment Plant - Contract No. 09-WS2016 Entity Name: 1.Chemtrade Chemicals US LLC., 90 East Halsey Road, Parsippany, New Jersey 07054 2.USALCO Baltimore Plant LLC., 2601 Cannery Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21226 3.Gulbrandsen Technologies, 2 Main Street, Clinton, New Jersey 08809 4.Carmeuse Lime, Inc., 11 Stanwix Street, 21st Floor, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania 15222 5.JCI Jones Chemicals, Inc., 103 River Street, Warwick, New York 10990 6.Kemira Water Solutions, 4321 West 6th Street, Lawrence, Kansas 66049 Entity Address: See Above Contract Amount: Amount not to exceed $1,400,000.00, the combined total cost for all six (6) chemical suppliers for the two year period Funding Source: Department of Water and Sewer Utilities Budget Years 2016, 2017 and 2018 Contract Period: Two (2) Years from the datePass Not available
16-1431 17R12-b(as)Contract No. 13-WS2016 Supply and Delivery of Water Purification Chemicals for the City of Newark's Pequannock Water TReatment PlantResolutionDept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Bid Contract Purpose: Supply and Delivery of Water Purification Chemicals for the City of Newark’s Pequannock Water Treatment Plant - Contract No. 13-WS2016 Entity Name: George S. Coyne Chemical Co., Inc. Entity Address: 3015 State Road, Croydon, Pennsylvania 19020 Contract Amount: Amount not to exceed $500,000.00 Funding Source: Department of Water and Sewer Utilities Budget Years 2016, 2017 and 2018 Contract Period: Two (2) years from the date of the Notice to Proceed Contract Basis: (X) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS (X) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: There is one (1) vendor with a contract not to exceed $500,000.00 grand total of all Included chemicals for two (2) years based on quantity Bids Solicited: Four (4) Bids Received: One (1Pass Not available
16-1575 17R12-c(as)Regular Dam Safety Inspections 2016 - Civil DynamicsResolutionDept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Professional Services Contract Purpose: Regular Dam Safety Inspections Entity Name: Civil Dynamics, Inc. Entity Address: 109A County Rte. 515, P.O. Box 760, Stockholm, New Jersey 07460-0760 Contract Amount: Not to exceed amount of $53,500.00 Funding Source: Department of Water and Sewer Utilities Budget Contract Period: One (1) Year from Contract Award Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( X ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a Additional Information: Proposal Solicited: Three (3) Proposal Received: Three (3)Pass Not available
16-1528 18.-aWilsey Street Parking Prohibition OrdinanceOrdinanceAN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 23:5-1, PARKING PROHIBITED AT ALL TIMES, OF TITLE 23, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, BY PROHIBITING PARKING ON WILSEY STREET, EAST SIDE, FROM WARREN STREET TO NEW STREET (CENTRAL WARD).Pass Not available
16-1739 18.-bTawanda Sheard AssignmentAppointmentDept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Appointment Purpose: Appointment to the Rent Control Board as a Tenant Representative Name of Appointee: Tawanda Sheard Address: 93 Schley Street, Newark, New Jersey 07112 Appointment Term: Commencing upon confirmation for a term ending July 9, 2017 Sponsor: Additional Information: Replacing Samuel J. AugustPass Not available
16-1755 18.-cMs. Adalgiza A. NunezAppointmentDept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Appointment Purpose: Civilian Complaint Review Board Name of Appointee: Adalgiza A. Nuñez Address: 24 Commerce Street, Suite 1825, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Appointment Term: 1-year term commencing upon confirmation Sponsor: Additional Information: Representative of La Casa de Don PedroPass Not available
16-1763 18.-dCivilian Complaint Review Board- CaudleAppointmentDept/ Agency: Office of the Mayor Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Appointment Purpose: Civilian Complaint Review Board Name of Appointee: Solomon F. Caudle Address: 362 Mount Prospect Street, Apt D5, Newark, New Jersey 07104 Appointment Term: Commencing upon confirmation and ending May 17, 2018 Sponsor: Additional Information: Representative of the Municipal Council Filing unexpired term left by the resignation of Wesley N. JenkinsPass Not available
16-1749 18.-e (as)2016 Tax Appeal Refunding Ordinance $9,675,000OrdinanceREFUNDING BOND ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF AMOUNTS OWING TO OTHERS FOR TAXES LEVIED IN AND BY THE CITY OF NEWARK, IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, NEW JERSEY, APPROPRIATING $9,675,000.00 THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $9,675,000.00 BONDS OR NOTES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK FOR FINANCING THE COST THEREOF.Pass Not available
17-0901 1  MotionA motion requesting that the Business Administrator attend all Council Meetings and Special Conferences.Pass Not available
17-0902 17M-b. MotionA motion requesting that the Department of Public Safety ticket and tow the abandoned vehicles on Passaic Street; furthermore, requesting that all tractor trailers illegally parked on Passaic Street and Verona Avenue are ticketed.Pass Not available
17-0903 17M-c. MotionA motion requesting that the Department of Public Safety have the fire/emergency zone areas visibly painted around the Prudential Center, specifically Mulberry Street where cars are parked during events.Pass Not available
17-0904 17M-d. MotionA motion requesting that the GI Go Fund be sent a letter of appreciation and gratitude for recognizing the Councilman as Veteran of the Year.Pass Not available
17-0905 17M-e. MotionA motion extending a sorrow and regret to the family of longtime beloved Newark street performer, Eric “Uggie” Bowens, who was the victim in another senseless act of violence happening too frequently in the City of Newark, on November 7, 2016.Pass Not available
17-0906 17M-f. MotionA motion requesting that a letter of appreciation and gratitude be sent to Mayor Ras J. Baraka for his tribute to former Mayors Kenneth A. Gibson and Sharpe James at the Best Western/Robert Treat Hotel on November 11, 2016.Pass Not available
17-0907 17M-g. MotionA motion requesting that the Department of Public Safety, the Department of Neighborhood and Recreational Services and the Department of Health and Community Wellness, once again address the homeless population at Stockton Street and the Route 1 underpass, who have returned to the area and become a major quality of life issue for the residents.Pass Not available
17-0912 17M-h. MotionA motion requesting that Governor Chris Christie and the New Jersey Legislature extend the Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) legislation which provides municipalities in the program much needed tax revenues and subsequent tax relief for the residents.Pass Not available