November 26, 2019

1 Conference Meeting – November 26, 2019 The Township Council of the Township of West Orange met in the Council Chambers, Municipal Building, 66 Main Street, West Orange, New Jersey at 6:41 p.m., Karen 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 September 26, 2018 and published in the West Orange Chronicle on October 4, 2018. Roll Call: Councilwoman Casalino, Councilman Krakoviak, Councilwoman Matute-Brown, Councilwoman McCartney, Council President Guarino On behalf of the Mayor and Township Council, Councilwoman McCartney presented commendations to several volunteer groups in West Orange. Mr. Sayers gave an update on redevelopment, specifically The Edison Lofts. Councilwoman McCartney mentioned that Prism Partners’ Edison Village won the Urban Land Institute Northern NJ 2019 Excellence Award in the residential category. The Council gave their liaison announcements. Public Meeting – November 26, 2019 The Township Council of the Township of West Orange met in the Council Chambers, Municipal Building, 66 Main Street, West Orange, New Jersey at 7:47 p.m., Karen 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 September 26, 2018 and published in the West Orange Chronicle on October 4, 2018. Roll Call: Councilwoman Casalino, Councilman Krakoviak, Councilwoman Matute-Brown, Councilwoman McCartney and Council President Guarino. At this time, Richard Trenk, Esq. made a presentation with regard to Ordinance 2593-19 on first reading which would approve a financial agreement between the Township of West Orange and Green Essex Partners Urban Renewal, LLC. Also present to answer questions were Michael Hanley, NW Financial, Jonathan Schwartz, BNE Real Estate Group and Tiena Cofoni, McManimon, Scotland & Baumann, LLC. Public Comment Corrine Miller – Woodland Avenue Anita Strauss – Morris Road Joyce Rudin – Woodland Avenue Rosary Morelli – Ralph

Real Estate Group and Tiena Cofoni, McManimon, Scotland & Baumann, LLC. Public Comment Corrine Miller – Woodland Avenue Anita Strauss – Morris Road Joyce Rudin – Woodland Avenue Rosary Morelli – Ralph Road Megan Brill – Executive Director, Downtown West Orange Alliance Tammy Williams – Chair, Human Relations Commission Loren Svetvilas – Prospect Avenue Monica Perkowski – 17 Bloomfield Way Anthony Puglisi – PIO Essex County There was no one else who wished to be heard and the public comment portion of the agenda was closed. The Council continued to ask questions with regard to the above referenced Ordinance.