January 3, 2017

1 Conference Meeting – January 3, 2017 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 6:42 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, Chapter 231, Public Law 1975. The annual notice was emailed to the Star Ledger and filed in the Township Clerk’s office on November 28, 2016 and published in the West Orange Chronicle on December 8, 2016. Roll Call: Present: Councilwoman Casalino, Councilman Guarino, Councilman Krakoviak, Councilwoman McCartney, Council President Cirilo and Mayor Parisi. The Clerk stated that the recessed meeting of December 20, 2016 that was to continue tonight was recessed until January 17, 2017. The Oaths of Office were administered to Councilwoman Michelle Casalino by Assemblyman John F. McKeon, to Councilman Jerry Guarino by Mayor Robert D. Parisi and to Council President Joe Krakoviak by the Honorable Harry Starrett, Former Chief Judge of the Municipal Court of West Orange. Council President Krakoviak presented a plaque to outgoing Council President Victor Cirilo and Councilman Cirilo presented incoming Council President Krakoviak with a personalized gavel. Jack Sayers gave an update on the Redevelopment on Main Street. Public Meeting – January 3, 2017 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 7:11 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, Chapter 231, Public Law 1975. The annual notice was emailed to the Star Ledger and filed in the Township Clerk’s office on November 28, 2016 and published in the West Orange Chronicle on December 8, 2016. Roll Call: Present: Councilwoman Casalino, Councilman Cirilo, Councilman Guarino, Councilwoman McCartney and Council President Krakoviak. Public Comment Dave Cubie – Director, West Orange Public Library Rosary Morelli – Ralph Road

2 Monica Perkowski on behalf of Maritza Brown – 17 Bloomfield Way Isabel Strowe-West Orange Hispanic Foundation Anthony Puglisi – Public Information Officer – Essex County There was no one else who wished to be heard and the public hearing was closed. The Council responded at this time. *Review of Consent Agenda *Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting The December 20, 2016 Public Meeting minutes were approved as submitted. *Resolution(s) adopted on Consent Agenda: a. 1-17 Resolution Appointing Council Member Susan McCartney to Planning Board (Clerk) b. 2-17 Resolution Appointing Council Member Michelle Casalino to the Local Assistance Board (Clerk) c. 3-17 Resolution Appointing Council Member Victor Cirilo to the Eagle Rock Senior Citizens Housing Association (ERSCHA-Degnan House) (Clerk) d. 4-17 Resolution Appointing Council Member Jerry Guarino to the West Orange Senior Citizens Housing Association (WOSCHA-John P. Renna House) (Clerk) e. 5-17 Resolution Appointing Council Member Jerry Guarino to the Downtown West Orange Alliance (Clerk) f. 6-17 Resolution Appointing Council Member Michelle Casalino to the West Orange Municipal Alliance Committee (Clerk) g. 7-17 Resolution Appointing Council Member Susan McCartney to the West Orange Arts Council (Clerk) h. 8-17 Resolution Appointing Council Member Joe Krakoviak to the Open Space and Recreation Committee (Clerk) i. 9-17 Resolution Appointing Council Member Michelle Casalino to the Public Relations Commission (Clerk) j. 10-17 Resolution Appointing Council Member Jerry Guarino to the Joint Meeting Commission for a Two Year Term Beginning on January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2018 (Clerk) k. 11-17 Resolution Appointing Council Members Jerry Guarino and Victor Cirilo to the Insurance Fund Commission for a Two Year Term Beginning on January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2018 (Clerk)

3 l. 12-17 Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Professional Services Agreement with Phillips Preiss Grygiel, LLC with Regards to the Appointment of Paul Grygiel as the Planning Director for 2017 (Legal-Moon) m. 13-17 Resolution Authorizing a Professional Services Agreement with NW Financial Group, LLC, 2 Hudson Place, Hoboken, NJ as the Township’s Financial Advisory Consultant for the Period January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017 (Legal-Moon) n. 14-17 Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Professional Services Agreement with Joseph Wenzel, Esq. to Serve as the Township’s Municipal Prosecutor Authorizing the for the Period January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017 at the Rate of $1,000. Per Week. (Legal-Moon) o. 15-17 Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Professional Services Agreement with Wayne DeFeo, 15 Washington Valley Road, Somerset, NJ to Serve as the Environmental Compliance Officer for the Period January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017 (Legal-Moon) p. 16-17 Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Professional Services Agreement with Allied Risk Management Services as Risk Management Consultant for the West Orange Insurance Fund Commission for the Period January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017 (Legal-Moon) q. 17-17 Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Professional Services Agreement with Ellen O’Connell, Esq. to Serve as Hearing Officer for the Township for the Period January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017 at a Rate of $175.00 Per Hour (Legal-Moon) r. 18-17 Resolution Authorizing the Collector of Taxes to Refund Payment to the Listed Taxpayer Due to an Duplicate Payment/Overpayment of the Fourth Quarter 2016 Taxes s. 19-17 Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Professional Services Agreement with PKF O’Connor Davis, 293 Eisenhower Parkway, Livingston, NJ as the Auditor for the Township for the Period January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017 at the Rate of $53,500. per Audit (Legal-Moon) t. 21-17 Resolution Authorizing Change Order No. 1 and Final with Reggio Construction, Inc., 1575 West Street, Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024 for the Contract 2016 Roadway Improvements, Phase II, Watson Avenue in the Amount of $21,214.56 (Lepore) u. 22-17 Resolution Authorizing Change Order No. 1 and Final with Reggio Construction, Inc., 1575 West Street, Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024 for the Contract Cherry Street and Belgrade

21,214.56 (Lepore) u. 22-17 Resolution Authorizing Change Order No. 1 and Final with Reggio Construction, Inc., 1575 West Street, Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024 for the Contract Cherry Street and Belgrade Terrace Roadway Improvements in the Amount of $21,206.78 (Lepore) v. 23-17 Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Professional Services Agreement with Alice Beirne, Esq. to serve as Zoning Board Attorney for the Township for the Period January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017 (Legal-Moon) w. 24-17 Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Professional Services Agreement with Scarinci Hollenbeck, LLC, 1100 Valley Brook Avenue, Lyndhurst, NJ to serve as Labor Counsel for the Township for the Period January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017 at a Rate of $150.00 Per Hour (Legal-Moon)

4 x. 25-17 Resolution to Award a Contract to Queues Enforth Development, Inc. (QED) for the Upgrade to the West Orange Police and Fire Emergency CAD Software (DeSantis) y. 26-17 Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Professional Services Agreement with Bowman Consulting Group, Ltd., 54 Horsehill Rd., Cedar Knolls, NJ to Provide Municipal Planning Services for the Township for the Period January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017 (Legal-Moon) z. 27-17 Resolution Authorizing the Temporary Budget – 2017 (Gross) (resolution to follow) aa. 28-17 Resolution Authorizing Emergency Temporary Appropriation for the Purpose of Funding Eminent Tax Appeals Prior to Adoption of 2017 Budget-NJSA40A:4-20 (Gross) (resolution to follow) bb. 29-17 Resolution Authorizing a Cash Management Plan for 2017 (Gross) (resolution to follow) Prior to the vote on the Consent Agenda, Councilman Guarino noted that he is recusing himself from voting on resolution 22-17. On motion made by Councilman Guarino and seconded by Councilman Cirilo, the consent agenda was approved. All members voting “Aye.” Resolution(s) Removed from Consent Agenda Resolution 20-17 20-17 Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Professional Services Agreement with Fairview Insurance Agency Associates, Inc., 25 Fairview Avenue, Verona, NJ to serve as Insurance Brokers for the Township for the Period January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017 (Legal-Moon) On motion made by Councilman Cirilo and seconded by Councilwoman Casalino, the above mentioned resolution was approved. Councilwoman Casalino, Councilman Cirilo, Councilman Guarino and Councilwoman McCartney voting “Aye.” Council President Krakoviak voting “Nay.” Resolution 30-17 30-17 Public Hearing and Adoption of Downtown West Orange Alliance Special Improvement District 2017 Budget (Brill) At this time, Council President Krakoviak opened the Public Hearing for the 2017 Downtown West Orange Alliance Budget. The Clerk stated the following: This is the time for the public hearing on the Downtown West Orange Alliance Budget (SID) for 2017. The Budget was approved by the Governing Body on November 22, 2016 and advertised in full as required by law on December 15, 2016 in the West Orange Chronicle. Megan Brill, Executive Director and Kevin Kruse gave a presentation and answered questions from the Council members. No one else wished to be heard.

5 On motion made by Councilman Guarino and seconded by Councilman Cirilo, the public hearing was closed. All members voting “Aye.” On motion made by Councilman Guarino and seconded by Councilwoman Casalino, above referenced resolution was approved. Councilwoman Casalino, Councilman Cirilo, Councilman Guarino and Councilwoman McCartney voting “Aye.” Council President Krakoviak voting “Nay.” Ordinance(s) on Second and Final Reading Ordinance 2499-16 On motion made by Councilman Cirilo and seconded by Councilwoman McCartney, An Ordinance Adopting a Redevelopment Plan for An Area in Need of Redevelopment Consisting of Block 9, Lots. 11.01, 11.02, 11.03, 32, 36 and Block 7, Lot 22 in Accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:12A- 1, et seq. was taken up on second and final reading. All members present 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. Sean Moronski of Matrix New World Engineering gave a brief explanation of the above referenced ordinance and answered questions from the Council members. No one else wished to be heard. On motion made by Councilwoman Casalino and seconded by Councilman Cirilo, the above mentioned ordinance was passed on second and final reading and ordered advertised according to law. Councilwoman Casalino, Councilman Cirilo, Councilman Guarino and Councilwoman McCartney voting “Aye.” Council President Krakoviak voting “Nay.” Ordinance 2500-16 On motion made by Councilwoman Casalino and seconded by Councilwoman McCartney, An Ordinance Creating a Reclassification and Salary Schedule of Certain Township of West Orange Employees Setting Forth Their Titles, Classification and Salary Ranges and Adopting a Salary Guide and Establishing Employee’s Status as a Township Employee and Under the Guidelines of the New Jersey Department of Personnel was taken up on second and final reading. All members present 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.

6 No one wished to be heard. On motion made by Councilwoman Casalino and seconded by Councilman Guarino, the above mentioned ordinance was passed on second and final reading and ordered advertised according to law. All members present voting “Aye.” Ordinance(s) on First Reading Ordinance 2501-17 On motion made by Councilwoman Casalino and seconded by Councilwoman McCartney, An Ordinance Amending and Supplementing Chapter 7, Traffic, Subsection 7-29.1, Speed Limits in General of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Orange was approved on first reading, ordered advertised according to law, to come up for second and final reading on January 17, 2017. All members voting “Aye.” Ordinance 2502-17 On motion made by Councilwoman Casalino and seconded by Councilwoman McCartney, An Ordinance Amending and Supplementing Chapter 7, Traffic, Subsection 7-46.2, Parking Prohibited During Certain Hours of Certain Days on Certain Streets Servicing Residential Land Uses, Except by Permit of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Orange was approved on first reading, ordered advertised according to law, to come up for second and final reading on January 17, 2017. All members voting “Aye”. Ordinance 2503-17 On motion made by Councilwoman Casalino and seconded by Councilwoman McCartney, An Ordinance Amending and Supplementing Chapter 7, Traffic, Subsection 7-37.1b, Municipal Parking Yards; Metered Parking, Permit Parking, Time Limited Parking, and Subsection 7- 50.3h Parking Meters in Parking Yards, Prohibited Parking of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Orange was approved on first reading, ordered advertised according to law, to come up for second and final reading on January 17, 2017. All members voting “Aye”. At this time, Lenny Lepore explained the purpose of this Ordinance. Mr. Lepore answered questions of the Council. Pending Matters/New Matters/Council Discussion Council President Krakoviak asked Mr. Lepore to brief the Council as to the artificial turf field at the high school. Also discussed was the ordinance for the Human Relations Commission that is being reviewed by the Legal department, the Municipal Budget process and the auction of the Ridgeway Property.

7 At 10:13 p.m., on motion made by Councilman Guarino and seconded by Councilwoman Casalino, the 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. JOE KRAKOVIAK Municipal Clerk Council President Adopted: January 17, 2017