CITY OF EAST ORANGE THE EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Monday, March 23, 2026 AMY LEWIS City Council Chairwoman @EOCITYCOUNCIL Scan QR Code or Visit tinyurl.com/eocouncilagenda to view Agenda. FOLLOW US 6:00PM� 2 EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Monday, March 23, 2026 6:00 P.M. ROLL CALL SALUTE TO THE FLAG PUBLIC HEARING Ordinance #7 of 2026 An Ordinance of the City of East Orange, County of Essex, New Jersey to Approve and Adopt the North Arlington Avenue Redevelopment Plan PRESENTATIONS MINUTES Minutes can be viewed Here: http://www.tinyurl.com/eocouncilagenda PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS MAYOR’S COMMUNICATIONS 1. Correspondence dated March 18, 2026 requesting confirmation of appointment of Hassan Mateen as Director of Code Enforcement. 2. Correspondence dated March 18, 2026 requesting confirmation of appointment of Jean-Guy Lauture as City Administrator. BOARD AND COMMISSION MINUTES RECEIVED REPORT OF OFFICERS NONE REPORT OF COMMITTEES ARTS, RECREATION and CULTURAL AFFAIRS – TAMEIKA GARRETT-WARD Awe, Gomez, Monk Resolutions I-136 Naima Hall – Commendation I-137 Monique Munford - Commendation BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND ZONING – ALICIA HOLMAN James, Garrett-Ward, Leneus No Resolutions FINANCE – BERGSON LENEUS Fauntleroy, Holman, Awe Resolution s I-138 Payroll #6 - $3,926,192.21 I-139 Resolution Authorizing the Execution and Delivery of SUNSHINE LAW STATEMENT This meeting, which conforms with the provisions of the Open Public Meeting Act, Chapter 231, P.L. 1975, is a regular official City Council Meeting. Notices have been filed with our official newspaper, with the City Clerk, and posted on the regular bulletin board. The public is permitted to participate where stipulated on the agenda.� 3 Loan Agreements to be Executed by the City of East Orange, In the County of Essex, State of New Jersey and Each of the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank and the State of FINANCE – BERGSON LENEUS (Continued) Fauntleroy, Holman, Awe New Jersey, Acting by and Through the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and Further Authorizing the Execution and Delivery of a Escrow Agreement, All Pursuant to the State Fiscal Year 2026 New Jersey Water Bank Environmental Infrastructure Financing Program I-140 Resolution Determining the Form and Other Details of Not Exceeding $1,867,413 Water Utility Bonds, Series 2026,of the City of East Orange, in the County of Essex, State of New Jersey and Providing for Their Sale to the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank and the State of New Jersey Pursuant to the State Fiscal Year 2026 New Jersey Water Bank Environmental Infrastructure Financing Program I-141 Resolution Appointing Ronald Hunt to the Position of Corporation Counsel I-142 Resolution Appointing Hassan Mateen to the Position of Director of Code Enforcement I-143 Resolution Appointing Jean-Guy Lauture to the Position of City Administrator I-144 Duplicate Tax Refund - $$4,081.23 I-145 Resolution Awarding Professional Service Contracts for Tax Appeal Defense Counsel – not to exceed $181,500. For combined contracts I-146 Resolution Approving the Corrective Action Plan for the Annual Audit Report for Calendar Year 2024 HEALTH & EDUCATION – SAMMED R. MONK Gomez, Leneus, Holman Resolution I-147 Resolution to Award a Contract for Lead Remediation and Abatement for Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes Program – Capped at $2,745,000 HOUSING, LICENSING & INSPECTION – NAIIMA FAUNTLEROY Garrett-Ward, Pullins, Gomez No Resolutions PLANNING and GRANTS – CHRISTOPHER AWE Holman, Monk, Fauntleroy Resolution I-148 Resolution Authorizing the Execution of Third Party Contracts for Home ARP and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)� 4 PUBLIC SAFETY – CHRISTOPHER D. JAMES Leneus, Fauntleroy, Pullins No Resolutions PUBLIC WORKS – CASIM GOMEZ Pullins, Awe, James Resolutions I-149 Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of a Stump Grinder and Woodchipper for the City of East Orange, Through the Sourcewell National Cooperative Purchasing Program – in an Amount not to exceed $249,740.40 PUBLIC WORKS – CASIM GOMEZ (Continued) Pullins, Awe, James I-150 Resolution Authorizing Change Order No.1 for Architectural and Engineering Design Services for Memorial Park Renovations I-151 Resolution Authorizing the Removal of a Restricted Handicapped Parking Space LAW AND LEGISLATION – VERNON PULLINS, JR. Monk, James, Garrett-Ward Resolutions I-152 Resolution Authorizing Settlement of Litigation in the Matter of Bryant Witherspoon v. City of East Orange, et al - $585,000.00 I-153 Resolution Authorizing Settlement of Litigation in the Matter of Sabrina Jackson v. City of East Orange, et al - $40,000.00 ROLL CALL ON CONSENT AGENDA All items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered routine by the City Council and will be acted upon by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, the Council may remove that item from the Consent Agenda and discuss it separately under the Regular Agenda. NEW BUSINESS REGULAR AGENDA TABLED LEGISLATION REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES ARTS, RECREATION and CULTURAL AFFAIRS – TAMEIKA GARRETT-WARD Awe, Gomez, Monk BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT and ZONING – ALICIA HOLMAN James, Garrett-Ward, Leneus� 5 Resolution I- 154 Resolution Waiving the Twenty-Day Effective Period on Ordinance #7 of 2026 FINANCE – BERGSON LENEUS Fauntleroy, Holman, Awe Resolution I-4 Bill Approval and Payment Listing 03.23.26 HEALTH and EDUCATION – SAMMED R. MONK Gomez, Leneus, Holman HOUSING, LICENSING and INSPECTION – NAIIMA FAUNTLEROY Garrett-Ward, Pullins, Gomez PLANNING AND GRANTS – CHRISTOPHER AWE Holman, Monk, Fauntleroy PUBLIC SAFETY – CHRISTOPHER D. JAMES Leneus, Fauntleroy, Pullins PUBLIC WORKS – CASIM GOMEZ Pullins, Awe, James LAW & LEGISLATION - VERNON PULLINS, JR. Monk, James, Garrett-Ward Ordinances on First Reading Ordinance #8 of 2026 An Ordinance Amending the East Orange Scattered Sites Redevelopment Plan Pursuant to the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law N.J.S.A. 40:12A-1 et seq Ordinance #9 of 2026 An Ordinance to Transfer a City Property to SBF Development, LLC in the Transit Village Redevelopment Area Under the Auspices of N.J.S.A 40:12A-1 et seq, Known as the “Local Redevelopment and Hosing Law” Ordinance #10 of 2026 An Ordinance Amending and Supplementing Article II Chapter 260-9 of the City Code Entitled “Stop Intersections “to Provide for the Creation of Stop Signs Ordinances on Second & Final Reading Ordinance No. 7 of 2026 An Ordinance of the City of East Orange, County of Essex, New Jersey, to Approve and Adopt the North Arlington Avenue Redevelopment Plan (BD&Z) Ordinance No. 4 of 2026 An Ordinance of the City of East Orange, County of Essex, New Jersey to Transfer a City￾Owned Property Located at 183 North Arlington Avenue (Block 361, Lot 6) to Aivilo & Partners, LLC in the North Arlington Avenue Redevelopment Area Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:12-A-1 et seq, Known as the “Local Redevelopment and Housing Law”� 6 CALL OF WARDS AMY LEWIS City Council Chairwoman OPEN HEARING OF CITIZENS Pursuant to Article IV, Section 3 of the Rules of City Council, each person wishing to address the Council, shall step up to the microphone, give his or her name in an audible tone for the record and unless further time is granted by the Presiding Officer, shall limit remarks to three minutes. All members of the public are expected to conduct themselves in a proper manner. Any derogatory, abusive or threatening statements will not be permitted. The Chair will immediately rule such conduct out of order and terminate any further comments. .�