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PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA Township of West Orange 66 Main Street – 7:00 p.m. January 4, 2022 Meeting No. 1 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 24, 2021, and published in the West Orange Chronicle on December 2, 2021. Statement of Decorum In all matters not provided for in subsection 3-15.1 and except upon consent of the Council President, each person addressing the Council pursuant to this subsection shall be required to limit his or her remarks to five (5) minutes, and shall at no time engage in any personally offensive or abusive remarks. The chair shall call any speaker to order who violates any provision of this rule. (1972 Code § 3-15.2) Roll Call – Councilwoman Casalino, Councilwoman Matute-Brown, Councilman Rutherford, Councilwoman Williams, Council President McCartney, Mayor Parisi 1. Public Comment 2. *Consent Agenda 3. *Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting – Public Meeting December 14, 2021 4. *Report of Township Officers - None 6. *Reading of Petitions and Communications and Bids a. Correspondence from Mayor Parisi Appointing John O. Gross as Business Administrator, Subject to the Township Council Advice and Consent (Mayor Parisi) 7. *Bills-None 8. *Resolutions a. 1-22 Resolution Authorizing the Temporary Budget – 2022 (Gross) b. 2-22 Resolution Authorizing a Cash Management Plan for 2022 (Gross) c. 3-22 Resolution Authorizing an Emergency Temporary Appropriation for Funding of Tax Appeals (Gross) d. REMOVED 4-22 Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Professional Services Agreement with Heyer Gruel & Associates, 236 Broad Street, Red Bank, NJ 07701, for Professional Planning Services Associated with the Preparation of an Area in Need of Redevelopment Investigation-Block 61 and Block 88, Lot 17 for a Total Cost NTE $22,000. (Legal-Trenk) e. 5-22 Resolution Authorizing the Collector of Taxes to Refund Payment to the Listed Taxpayer Due to An Overpayment of Taxes Due to a Duplicate Payment (Tax Collector) f. 6-22 Grant Agreement Between the Township of West Orange and the State of NJ by and for the Department of Environmental Protection in the Amount of $50,000. to Fund the Resiliency Planning – Township of West Orange Tree

t Between the Township of West Orange and the State of NJ by and for the Department of Environmental Protection in the Amount of $50,000. to Fund the Resiliency Planning – Township of West Orange Tree Inventory Project (Grant Writer – C. Kapura)

g. 7-22 Resolution Authorizing the Execution and Recording of a Discharge of Mortgage on the Property at 214 Gregory Avenue after the Township’s Receipt of the Loan Funds Repaid as Part of the Township’s Housing Rehabilitation Program (Legal-Moon) h. 8-22 PUBLIC HEARING and Adoption of Downtown West Orange Alliance Special Improvement District 2022 Budget (Brill) i. 9-22 Resolution Designating the Official Newspapers for the Township of West Orange (Clerk) j. 10-22 Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of Raffle Licenses (Clerk) k. 11-22 Resolution Acknowledging the Mayor's Appointment of John O. Gross as Business Administrator and his Residency (Mayor Parisi) 9. Ordinances on Second and Final Reading a. 2670-21 An Ordinance Amending Chapter 2, Section 17.5, Chapter 4, Section 33.1 and Chapter 12, Section 12-10 of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Orange (Smoking Prohibited) (Legal-Trenk) b. 2671-21 An Ordinance Amending Chapter 2, Section 14.5 and Establishing Chapter 2, Section 14.9 of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Orange (Appointment of Police Department, Officers and Personnel) (Legal-Moon) c. 2672-21 An Ordinance Amending and Supplementing Chapter 7, Traffic, Subsection 7-18.1, One-Way Streets Designated, Subsection 7-7.3, Temporary Parking Prohibited for Snow Plowing and Removal, Subsection 7-12, Parking Prohibited for Street Cleaning and Maintenance, Subsection 7-14.1c, Night Parking Restricted and Subsection 7-14.7, Alternate Side Parking of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Orange (Lepore) 10. Ordinances on First Reading a. 2674-22 An Ordinance Amending Chapter 2, Section 48.2 of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Orange (Municipal Insurance Fund Commission – Definitions) (Legal-Moon) b. 2675-22 An Ordinance Amending and Supplementing Chapter 7, Traffic, Subsection 7-19, Through Streets, 7-20 Stop Intersections and 7-21 Multiway Stop Intersection of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Orange (Lepore) 11. Pending Matters/New Matters/Council Discussion 12. ABC Hearing-None 13. Adjournment The Council President may at his/her discretion modify with consent the order of business at any meeting of the Council if he/she deems it necessary and appropriate. (1972 Code § 3-8; Ord. No. 726-84; Ord. No. 1157-93; Ord. No. 2128-07 § II) Agenda is subject to

nsent the order of business at any meeting of the Council if he/she deems it necessary and appropriate. (1972 Code § 3-8; Ord. No. 726-84; Ord. No. 1157-93; Ord. No. 2128-07 § II) Agenda is subject to change. Next Meeting Date(s): January 18, 2022