CITY OF EAST ORANGE THE EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING (DRAFT) Monday, March 23, 2026 6:00PM AMY LEWIS City Council Chairwoman Ch rs Citapieriwe Berson Loves “Amy Lewis Sammed R.Monk Vernon Pullins, Jr. FOURTH WARD FIFTH WARD Casim L. Gomez Alicia Holman ‘Tameika Garrett-Ward Naiima H. Fauntleroy Scan QR Code or Visit tinyurl.com/eocouncilagenda to view Agenda. 0 Bars POONLS fe EAST ORANGE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Monday, March 23, 2026 6:00PM. ‘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. ROLL CALL SALUTE TO THE FLAG PUBLICHEARING Ordinance #7 of 202 An Ordinance of the City of East range, Couny of Essex, Now Jersey to Approve and Adopt the North Arlington Avenue Redevelopment Plan PRESENTATIONS MINUTES Minutes can be viewed Here: hitp:lwwwtinyurl comjeocouncilagenda PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS MAYOR'S COMMUNICATIONS 1. Correspondence dated March 18, 2026 requesting confimation of appointment of Hassan Mateen as Director of Code Enforcement. 2. Correspondence dated March 18, 2026 requesting confimaton of appointment of Jean- Guy Lauture as City Adminisrator BOARD AND COMMISSION MINUTES RECEIVED REPORT OF OFFICERS NONE REPORT OF COMMITTEES ARTS, RECREATION and CULTURAL AFFAIRS - TAMEIKA GARRETT-WARD Awe, Gomez, Monk Resolutions 1136 Naima Hall ~ Commendation 1137 Monique Munford - Commendation ‘BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND ZONING - ALICIA HOLMAN James, Gartett-Ward, Leneus No Resolutions FINANCE - BERGSON LENEUS Faunteroy, Holman, Awe Resolutions 1138 Payrol #6 - $3.926,192.21 14 Bil Approval and Payment Listing 03.23.25 1139 Resolution Authorizing the Execution and Delivery of 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 2 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 the State Fiscal Year 2026 New Jersey Water Bank Environmental Infrastructure Financing Program 11140 Resolution Determining the Form and Other Detais of Not Exceeding $1,867 413 Water Utlty Bonds, Series 2026,0f the City of East Orange, in the County of Essex, State of New Jersey and Providing for Ther 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 1141 Resolution Appointing Ronald Hunt to the Position of Corporation Counsel 1142. Resolution Appointing Hassan Mateen to the Position of Director of Code Enforcement 1143 Resolution Appointing Jean-Guy Lauture to the Position of City Administrator 11144 Resolution Waiving Residency Requirement of Certain City Employees - Ronald Hunt, Esquire: 1145 Duplicate Tax Refund - $84,081.23 1146 Resolution Awarding Professional Service Contracts for Tax Appeal Defense Counsel not to exceed $181,500. For combined contracts 1147 Resolution Approving the Corrective Action Plan for the ‘Annual Audit Report for Calendar Year 2024 HEALTH & EDUCATION - SAMMED R. MONK Gomez Leneus, Holman Resolution 1148 Resolution to Award a Contract for Lead Remediation and Abatement or Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes Program - Capped at $275,000 HOUSING, LICENSING & INSPECTION ~ NAIMA FAUNTLEROY Garrett-Ward, Pulins, Gomez No Resolutions PLANNING and GRANTS - CHRISTOPHER AWE Holman, Monk, Faunteroy No Resolutions PUBLIC SAFETY - CHRISTOPHER D. JAMES Leneus, Fauntleroy, Pulins No Resolutions PUBLIC WORKS - CASIM GOMEZ Pulins, Ave, James Resolutions 1149 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 0 exceed $249,740.40 1-150 Resolution Authorizing Change Order No.1 for Architectural and Engineering Design Services for Memorial Park Renovations 3 11151 Resolution Authorizing the Removal of a Restricted Handicapped Parking Space LAW AND LEGISLATION - VERNON PULLINS, JR. Monk, James, Garett Ward Resolutions M52 Resolution Authorizing Settlement of Litigation in the Matter of Bryant Witherspoon v. City of East Orange, f al - $585,000.00 11153 Resolution Authorizing Settlement of Litigation in the Matter of Sabina Jackson v. Cty of East Orange, et a - $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 Resolution 1-154 Resolution Waiving the Twenty-Day Effective Period on ‘Ordinance #7 of 2026 FINANCE - BERGSON LENEUS Fauntleroy, Holman, Awe: 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, Pulins 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 etseq 4 Ordinance #9 of 2026 An Ordinance to Transfer a City Property to SBF Development, LLC in the Transit Vilage Redevelopment Area Under the Auspices of N.J.S.A 40:12A-1 et seq, Known as the “Local Redevelopment and Hosing Law" 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&2) 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 Arington 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" (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. CALL OF WARDS AMY LEWIS City Council Chairwoman FIRST WARD SECOND WARD THIRD WARD Christopher D. James Christopher Awe Bergson Leneus ‘Amy Lewis Sammed R. Monk Vernon Pullins, Jr. FOURTH WARD FIFTH WARD Casim L. Gomez Alicia Holman Tameika Garrett-Ward Naima H. Fauntleroy 5