2700-22 - Amending and Restating Mellon Ave - West Orange.pdf

#13472599.1 168182/002 be filed with the officer of the Township in charge of the records of tax liens of the Township within ten (10) days after service thereof.

#13472599.1 168182/002 1. Description of the Improvement: Construction of a sanitary sewerage system of the Township of West Orange must be extended into Mellon Avenue between Cleveland Terrace and Kitchener Avenue to service five lots along that street that do not have sanitary sewer service, including two lots with building improvements that currently have subsurface underground individual sewage disposal systems, commonly known as septic systems, as identified and described in Schedule A attached hereto and by this reference hereby incorporated herein (the “Project”), which properties are owned by private persons. The improvements and purposes provided in the bond ordinance shall also include, but not be limited to, site excavation and restoration, tree and root removal, grass seeding, tree planting and other landscaping improvements, incidental roadway repaving and patching, all engineering and design work, preparation of plans and specifications, permits, bid documents, contract administration, work, materials, equipment, labor and appurtenances as necessary therefor or incidental thereto. 2. Percentage of the Cost To Be Borne By The Property Owners Set Forth in Schedule A: The costs to be borne by the property owners is approximately 66.67% or 2/3 of the total costs of the Project, as 3 out of the 5 properties affected by the Assessments are privately owned and the remaining two properties are owned by the Township. __________________________________ KAREN J. CARNEVALE, Municipal Clerk

#13472599.1 168182/002 TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE PUBLIC NOTICE BOND ORDINANCE 2700-22 STATEMENT and SUMMARY The bond ordinance, the summary terms of which are included herein, has been finally adopted by Township Council of the Township of West Orange, in the County of Essex, State of New Jersey on December 6, 2022 and the twenty (20) day period of limitation within which a suit, action or proceeding questioning the validity of such ordinance can be commenced, as provided in the Local Bond Law, has begun to run from the date of the first publication of this statement. Copies of the full ordinance are available at no cost and during regular business hours at the Clerk’s office for members of the general public who request the same. The summary of the terms of such bond ordinance follows: Title: BOND ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A SANITARY SEWERAGE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED LATERALS LOCATED ON MELLON AVENUE BETWEEN CLEVELAND TERRACE AND KITCHENER AVENUE, IN AND BY THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, STATE OF NEW JERSEY; APPROPRIATING $285,000 THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $271,400 BONDS OR NOTES OF THE TOWNSHIP TO FINANCE PART OF THE COST THEREOF AND DIRECTING A PORTION OF THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT OF THE COST THEREOF Purpose(s): Installation of a sanitary sewerage system and associated laterals located on Mellon Avenue between Cleveland Terrace and Kitchener Avenue on Block 175.08, Lots 8, 9 and 12 and Block 175.14, Lots 1, 2 and 3, as referenced on the official tax map of the Township as identified and described in Schedule A attached hereto. Appropriation: $285,000 Bonds/Notes Authorized: $271,400 Down Payment: $13,600 Section 20 Costs: $25,000 Useful Life: 40 years ATTACH SCHEDULE A LIST OF PROPERTIES TO BE ASSESSED __________________________ KAREN J. CARNEVALE, Municipal Clerk

#13472599.1 168182/002 DOWN PAYMENT CERTIFICATE I, the undersigned Chief Financial Officer of the Township of West Orange, in the County of Essex, State of New Jersey, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that prior to final adoption of the ordinance entitled, “BOND ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SYSTEM OF SANITARY SEWERAGE WITHIN MELLON AVENUE BETWEEN CLEVELAND TERRACE AND KITCHENER AVENUE, IN AND BY THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, IN THE COUNTY OF ESSEX, STATE OF NEW JERSEY; APPROPRIATING $285,000 THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $271,400 BONDS OR NOTES OF THE TOWNSHIP TO FINANCE PART OF THE COST THEREOF AND THE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT OF THE COST THEREOF”, there was available as a down payment for the improvements authorized by said bond ordinance the amount of $13,600, which sum was made available by virtue of a provision or provisions in a previously adopted budget or budgets of the Township for down payment or for capital improvement purposes. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this _____ day of ______________, 2022. JOHN GROSS, Chief Financial Officer

#13472599.1 168182/002 CERTIFICATE OF INTRODUCTION I, the undersigned Clerk of the Township of West Orange, in the County of Essex, State of New Jersey, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is an extract from the Minutes of a meeting of the governing body of the Township duly called and held on November 22, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. at the Township’s Municipal Building, and that the following was the roll call: Present: Absent: I FURTHER CERTIFY that the foregoing extract has been compared by me with the original minutes as officially recorded in my office in the Minute Book of the governing body and is a true, complete and correct copy thereof and of the whole of the original minutes so far as they relate to the subject matters referred to in the extract. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the corporate seal of the Township this ____ day of ______________, 2022. (SEAL) KAREN J. CARNEVALE, Municipal Clerk

#13472599.1 168182/002 CERTIFICATE OF FINAL ADOPTION I, the undersigned Clerk of the Township of West Orange , in the County of Essex, State of New Jersey, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is an extract from the Minutes of a meeting of the governing body of the Township duly called and held on December 6, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. at the Township’s Municipal Building, and that the following was the roll call: Present: Absent: I FURTHER CERTIFY that the foregoing extract has been compared by me with the original minutes as officially recorded in my office in the Minute Book of the governing body and is a true, complete and correct copy thereof and of the whole of the original minutes so far as they relate to the subject matters referred to in the extract. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the corporate seal of the Township this ____ day of ______________, 2022. (SEAL) KAREN J. CARNEVALE, Municipal Clerk

#13472599.1 168182/002 CLERK'S CERTIFICATE I, KAREN J. CARNEVALE, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that I am the duly appointed Clerk of the Township of West Orange, in the County of Essex (the "Township"), a municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New Jersey, and that as such I am duly authorized to execute and deliver this certificate on behalf of the Township. In such capacity, I have the responsibility to maintain the minutes of the meetings of the governing body of the Township and the records relative to all resolutions and ordinances of the Township. The representations made herein are based upon the records of the Township. I DO HEREBY FURTHER CERTIFY THAT: 1. Attached hereto is the bond ordinance introduced on November 22, 2022 and finally adopted on December 6, 2022. 2. After introduction, the bond ordinance was published as required by law on ______________ ___, 2022 in The Star Ledger. 3. Following the passage of the bond ordinance on first reading, and at least ten (10) days prior to a public hearing thereon, and further consideration and final adoption thereof, I caused a summary of the bond ordinance together with Schedule A and a notice of the pendency of this bond ordinance to be given in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:65-6, and the time and place, when and where the bond ordinance was to be further considered for final adoption, to be: (i) published in its entirety in a newspaper (meeting the qualifications of N.J.S.A. 40:49-1 et seq., N.J.S.A. 40A:2-19 and N.J.S.A. 35:1-2.2) and, if applicable, and (ii) served, in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:65-2 to N.J.S.A. 40:65-6, upon every person whose lands may be affected by the bond ordinance or any assessments which may be made in pursuance thereof.

#13472599.1 168182/002 4. Following the passage of the bond ordinance on first reading, and at least seven (7) days prior to the final adoption thereof, I caused to be posted in the principal municipal building of the Township at the place where public notices are customarily posted, a copy of said ordinance, including Schedule A, and a notice that copies of the ordinance would be made available to the members of the general public of the Township who requested copies, up to and including the time of further consideration of the ordinance by the governing body. Copies of the ordinance and Schedule A were made available to all who requested same. 5. After final passage, the bond ordinance was duly approved by the Mayor on ______________ ___, 2022 (if applicable) and was duly published as required by law on ______________ ___, 2022 in The Star Ledger. No protest signed by any person against making any improvement or incurring the indebtedness authorized therein, nor any petition requesting that a referendum vote be taken on the action proposed in the ordinance has been presented to the governing body or to me or filed in my office within twenty (20) days after said publication or at any other time after the final passage thereof. 6. The ordinance has not been amended, added to, altered or repealed and said ordinance is now in full force and effect. 7. A certified copy of this bond ordinance and a copy of the amended capital budget form has been filed with the Director of the Division of Local Government Services, Department of Community Affairs, State of New Jersey as applicable. 8. The official seal of the Township is the seal, an impression of which is affixed opposite my signature on this Certificate.

#13472599.1 168182/002 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the corporate seal of the Township this day of , 20__. (SEAL) KAREN J. CARNEVALE, Municipal Clerk

#13472599.1 168182/002 CERTIFICATE OF SUPPLEMENTAL DEBT STATEMENT I, the undersigned, Clerk of the Township of West Orange, in the County of Essex, State of New Jersey, DO HEREBY CERTIFY, that the attached Supplemental Debt Statement was prepared, executed and sworn to by John Gross, the Chief Financial Officer of the Township as of November 22, 2022, that such Supplemental Debt Statement was filed in my office on November 22, 2022 and with the Director of the Division of Local Government Services, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs on _____________ __, 2022. KAREN J. CARNEVALE, Municipal Clerk