Minutes · Mar 22, 2016
March 22, 2016
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1 Conference Meeting – March 22, 2016 The Township Council of the Township of West Orange met in the Council Chambers, Municipal Building, and 66 Main Street, West Orange, New Jersey at 6:41 p.m. Karen J. Carnevale, Municipal Clerk, read the following statement: This is to inform the general public that this meeting is being held in compliance with Section 5 of the Open Public Meetings Act, Public Law, 1975. A notice of this meeting was emailed to the Star Ledger and the West Orange Chronicle on October 14, 2015. Roll Call: Present: Councilwoman Casalino, Councilman Guarino, Councilman Krakoviak, Councilwoman McCartney and Council President Cirilo A presentation was made by Perry Bashkoff, Social Media Consultant and John McElroy, Chairman, Downtown West Orange Alliance regarding the Slide the City event that will be taking place at the annual street fair on June 4, 2016. Public Meeting – March 22, 2016 The Township Council of the Township of West Orange met in the Council Chambers, Municipal Building, and 66 Main Street, West Orange, New Jersey at 7:46 p.m. Karen J. Carnevale, Municipal Clerk, read the following statement: This is to inform the general public that this meeting is being held in compliance with Section 5 of the Open Public Meetings Act, Public Law, 1975. A notice of this meeting was emailed to the Star Ledger and the West Orange Chronicle on October 14, 2015. Roll Call: Present: Councilwoman Casalino, Councilman Guarino, Councilman Krakoviak, Councilwoman McCartney and Council President Cirilo Public Comment The Council President asked if there was anyone who wished to make a statement at this time. Yvonne Unna – Shepard Terrace Mark Meyerowitz – 19 Howell Drive Rosary Morelli – Ralph Road Mariel Clemenson – Cherrywood Circle Steve Konowich – transit-Virgin Islands Anthony Puglisi – Public Information Officer – Essex County Jerry Eben – 26 Walker Road
2 There was no one else who wished to be heard and the public hearing was closed. *Review of Consent Agenda *Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting The Public Meeting minutes of the March 8, 2016 were approved as submitted. *Resolution(s) adopted on Consent Agenda: a. 82-16 Resolution Authorizing the Collector of Taxes to Rebate Payment to the Listed Taxpayer Pursuant to Final Judgment by the Tax Court of New Jersey (Gagliardo) b. 83-16 Resolution Extending the Deadline for Payment of Sewer Charges from April 1, 2016 to June 1, 2016 (Gagliardo) c. 84-16 Resolution Authorizing Execution of License Agreement with Slide the City LLC (Legal-Buffman) This Resolution would authorize the execution of a license agreement with Slide the City, LLC pertaining to a “Slide the City” event to be held in conjunction with the Downtown West Orange Alliance street fair on June 4, 2016. d. 85-16 Resolution Authorizing Waiver of Garage Sale Fees for Project Graduation Fundraiser (Legal-Buffman) This resolution would waive the five dollar ($5.00) fee for garage sales, as set forth in Section 5-13.2 of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Orange, for all garage sale applications submitted in connection with a May 14-15, 2016 town-wide garage sale being organized by the West Orange Project Graduation Committee (“Project Graduation”). Project Graduation coordinates graduation celebration activities for the students of West Orange High School. e. 86-16 Resolution Introducing the 2016 Local Municipal Budget (Gross) f. 87-16 Resolution for a Request of a Discharge of Mortgage – 72 Park Terrace, Block 113.01, Lot 100 (Planning) g. 88-16 Resolution Authorizing a Public Auction of Abandoned Cars on April 5, 2016 at Twin Towing, 1 Lakeside Avenue, West Orange and Select Towing, 52 Washington Avenue, West Orange (DeSantis) h. 89-16 Resolution an Award of Contract to Reggio Construction, Inc., 1575 West Street, Fort Lee, NJ 07024 for the 2016 Road Improvements, Various Streets in the Amount of $3,355,203.44 (Lepore) i. 90-16 REMOVED j. 91-16 Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of Raffle Licenses (Clerk)
3 k. 92-16 Resolution Authorizing Blau and Blau, Special Counsel for the Purpose of Handling Commercial Tax Appeals to Prosecute Affirmative Tax Appeals for the Year 2016 with Regard to Certain Listed Properties (Legal-Trenk) On motion made by Councilman Guarino and seconded by Councilwoman McCartney, the consent agenda was approved. Ordinance(s) on Second and Final Reading Ordinance 2478-16 a. On motion made by Councilman Guarino and seconded by Council President Cirilo, An Ordinance Amending and Supplementing Chapter 19, Section 10 of the General Ordinances of the Township of West Orange, Entitled “Annual Sewer Charges” was taken up on second and final reading. All members voting “Aye”. The Council President stated that this is the scheduled time for the public hearing and asked the Clerk to read the ordinance by title only. The Council President asked if there was anyone who wished to be heard. There was no one else who wished to be heard and the public hearing was closed. On motion made by Councilwoman McCartney and seconded by Councilwoman Casalino, the above mentioned ordinance was passed on second and final reading and ordered advertised according to law. Councilwoman Casalino, Councilman Guarino, Councilwoman McCartney and Council President Cirilo voting “Aye”. Councilman Krakoviak voting “Nay.” Ordinance(s) on First Reading Ordinance 2479-16 a. Calendar Year 2016 Ordinance to Exceed the Municipal Budget Appropriation Limits and to Establish a Cap Bank (N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-45.14) On motion made by Councilwoman McCartney and seconded by Councilwoman Casalino, the above mentioned ordinance was approved on first reading, ordered advertised according to law, to come up for second and final reading on April 19, 2016. All members voting “Aye.”
4 Ordinance 2480-16 b. 2480-16 Ordinance Amending Chapter 12, Sections 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.7, 8.8, 8.13, 8.14, and 8.16 re: Prohibition of Tobacco Sales to Persons Under the Age of 21 On motion made by Councilwoman McCartney and seconded by Councilman Guarino, the above mentioned ordinance was approved on first reading, ordered advertised according to law, to come up for second and final reading on April 19, 2016. Councilwoman Casalino, Councilman Guarino, Councilwoman McCartney and Council President Cirilo voting “Aye”. Councilman Krakoviak voting “Nay.” Ordinance 2481-16 c. 2481-16 Ordinance Amending Chapter 12 to Include Section 11 re: E-Cigarette Licensing This ordinance would amend Chapter 12 to include an entirely new section, titled E- Cigarette Licensing. The new ordinance is designed to license establishments that sell electronic smoking devices and related products. The funds collected by licensing of such establishments shall be used to fund the development and maintenance of programs related to tobacco cessation, prevention and control as may be established and/or administered by the West Orange Health Department. The licensing fee is $1,200.00 per year and shall be paid to the Township of West Orange to offset budget appropriations in connection with education and enforcement of this ordinance and/or the States Tobacco Age of Sale Inspection Program. In order to allow time for implementation of this ordinance, it will be effective as of July 1, 2016. On motion made by Councilman Guarino and seconded by Councilwoman McCartney, the above mentioned ordinance was approved on first reading, ordered advertised according to law, to come up for second and final reading on April 19, 2016. Councilwoman Casalino, Councilman Guarino, Councilwoman McCartney and Council President Cirilo voting “Aye”. Councilman Krakoviak voting “Nay.” At 10:01 p.m., on motion made by Councilman Guarino and seconded by Councilwoman McCartney, the Council meeting was adjourned. All members voting “Aye”. The Minutes of this meeting are on file in the Office of the Municipal Clerk. KAREN J. CARNEVALE, R.M.C. VICTOR CIRILO, COUNCIL PRESIDENT Adopted: April 5, 2016
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