253-22 Resolution (3 percent) for Phase IA of Flood Mitigation Project - JMEUC 2022.pdf

#13390882.1 253-22 September 20, 2022 RESOLUTION OF THE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, STATE OF NEW JERSEY (THE “LOCAL UNIT”) AUTHORIZING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 40A:4-46 AND 40A:4-48 TO APPROPRIATE THE LOCAL UNIT’S ALLOCABLE SHARE OF THE UNFUNDED PORTION OF PHASE I OF THE FLOOD MITIGATION FACILITIES PROJECT OF THE JOINT MEETING OF ESSEX AND UNION COUNTIES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,520,361 WHEREAS, the Township Council of the Township of West Orange, in the County of Essex, State of New Jersey (the “Local Unit”), desires to adopt a resolution providing for an emergency appropriation pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:4-46 and 40A:4-48 to appropriate the Local Unit’s allocable share of the unfunded portion of Phase 1 of the Project (as hereinafter defined) in an amount not to exceed $2,520,361; and WHEREAS, the Joint Meeting of Essex and Union Counties (the "Joint Meeting") is organized and exists pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:63-68 et seq., and constitutes a public body corporate and politic of the State of New Jersey authorized to exercise essential public and governmental functions, and having all powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate its corporate purposes; and WHEREAS, on October 29, 2012, the Joint Meeting experienced floodwaters generated by Superstorm Sandy and high tide of over twelve feet; and WHEREAS, because of the extraordinary tidal surge during the storm, floodwaters entered and inundated a number of locations within the Joint Meeting’s treatment plant; and WHEREAS, following Superstorm Sandy, the Joint Meeting's consulting general engineers, CME Associates, were retained to conduct a Facilities Flood Control Report to assess the damage caused by the flooding, to review possible modifications to be made to structures to prevent damage from future flooding, and to review alternative flood measures; and WHEREAS, CME Associates also performed a Benefit Cost Analysis to determine the benefits of restoration and appropriate mitigation measures; and WHEREAS, after both studies, CME Associates determined that it would be most beneficial to the Joint Meeting to protect the entire site from future flooding so as to prevent any future damage and to ensure the treatment of wastewater flows during any storm events; and WHEREAS, the Executive Director, in

ting to protect the entire site from future flooding so as to prevent any future damage and to ensure the treatment of wastewater flows during any storm events; and WHEREAS, the Executive Director, in conjunction with the Joint Meeting's General Consulting Engineer, developed a Flood Mitigation Facilities Project (as hereinafter defined)