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PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA Township of West Orange 6:00 p.m. Continuation of January 9, 2024 - 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 21, 2023, and published in the West Orange Chronicle on November 30, 2023. 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 Ghebremicael, Councilwoman Scarpa, Councilwoman Williams, Council President Rutherford, Mayor McCartney 1. Public Comment – Agenda Items Only - COMPLETED 2. *Consent Agenda 3. *Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting – Public Meeting December 5 4. *Report of Township Officers - None 6. *Reading of Petitions and Communications and Bids - None 7. *Bills-None 8. *Resolutions a. 1-24 Resolution Designating the Official Newspapers for the Township of West Orange (Clerk) b. 2-24 Resolution Authorizing the Temporary Budget – 2024 (Gross) - APPROVED c. 3-24 Resolution Authorizing a Cash Management Plan for 2024 (Gross) - APPROVED d. 4-24 Resolution Authorizing the Township to Increase the Annual Rate in the Township’s Professional Services Agreement for a Public Health Nurse Utilizing Additional Grant Funds Awarded to the Township by the New Jersey Association of County and City Health Officials (Legal-Moon) e. 5-24 Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of Raffle Licenses (Clerk) f. 6-24 Resolution Approving Governor’s Council On Alcoholism And Drug Abuse Fiscal Grant Cycle October 2020-June 2025 (VanDyke) i. 7-24 Resolution Authorizing the Governing Body of the Township of West Orange to Apply for a Grant from the State of New Jersey in the amount of approximately $15,000 to fund the following project: Update of Cultural Resource Survey for Township of West Orange, New Jersey (Brian Feeney, HRC Chair) j. 8-24 Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a

roximately $15,000 to fund the following project: Update of Cultural Resource Survey for Township of West Orange, New Jersey (Brian Feeney, HRC Chair) j. 8-24 Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Professional Services Agreement with Blau and Blau, 223 Mountain Avenue, Springfield, NJ to Serve as the Special Tax Counsel for Commercial Properties for the Township for 2024 at a Flat Fee Rate of $6,000. Per Month (Legal-Trenk)

k. 9-24 Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Professional Services Agreement with Richard Trenk, Esq., Trenk Isabel Siddiqi & Shahdanian, PC, 290 W. Mt. Pleasant Avenue, Suite 2350, Livingston, New Jersey 07039 to Serve as Township Attorney, and other Members of Trenk Isabel Siddiqi & Shahdanian, PC, to Assist Him at his Direction and at No Additional Cost for Non-Litigated Matters and for which the Firm is not hired as Special Counsel for 2024 at the Rates specified in the Agreement (Legal) l. 10-24 Resolution Authorizing a Professional Service Agreement with Hendricks Appraisal Company, Inc., 7 Hutton Avenue, West Orange, NJ to Provide Appraisal Services to the Township for the Period of January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024 at an Hourly Rate of $150. (Legal-Trenk) m. 11-24 Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Professional Services Agreement with Fox Rothschild, LLP, 49 Market Street, Morristown, NJ to Serve as Labor Counsel for the Township for 2024 at the Rates Specified in the Agreement (Legal-Trenk n. 12-24 Resolution Authorizing Phillips, Preiss. Grygiel. Leheny. Hughes, LLC, 70 Hudson Street, Suite 5B, Hoboken, NJ to Provide Planning Director Services for Calendar Year 2024 at the Rates specified in the Agreement (Legal-Trenk) o. 13-24 Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Professional Services Agreement with CME Associates, 1460 Rte. 9 South, Howell, NJ for Engineering Services for the Township for 2024 at the Rates Specified in the Agreement (Legal- Trenk) p. 14-24 Resolution Authorizing a Professional Services Agreement with PKF O’Connor Davies, 20 Cranford Drive, Suite 301, Cranford, NJ 07016, for appointment as the Township Auditor for the Period January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024 at the Rate of $57,000 per Audit. (Legal-Trenk) q. 15-24 Resolution Authorizing Execution of Professional Services Agreement with Associated Appraisal Group, 6 Commerce Drive, 3rd Floor, Cranford, NJ for Appraisal Services – 2024 for an Amount NTE $60,000. (Legal- Trenk) r. 16-24 Resolution Authorizing a Professional Services Agreement with NW Financial Group, LLC to Provide Financial Consulting Services for the Calendar Year 2024 at the Rates specified in the Agreement (Legal-Trenk) s. 17-24 Resolution Authorizing a Contract Between The Township Of West Orange And CGP&H, LLC for Administrative Agent Services for Affordable Housing at the Rates

ified in the Agreement (Legal-Trenk) s. 17-24 Resolution Authorizing a Contract Between The Township Of West Orange And CGP&H, LLC for Administrative Agent Services for Affordable Housing at the Rates Specified in the Agreement (Legal-Trenk) t. 18-24 Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Professional Agreement with Wilentz, Goldman, & Spitzer, P.A., 90 Woodbridge Center Drive, Woodbridge, NJ to serve as Bond Counsel for the Township for 2024 at the Rates Specified in the Agreement (Legal-Trenk) u. 19-24 Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Professional Agreement with Wilentz, Goldman, & Spitzer, P.A., 90 Woodbridge Center Drive, Woodbridge, NJ to serve as Redevelopment Counsel for the Township for 2024 at the Rates Specified in the Agreement (Legal-Trenk) v. 20-24 Resolution Authorizing Retention of Antonelli Kantor, P.C., 354 Eisenhower Pkwy., Suite 1000, Livingston, NJ, as Labor Counsel for the Period January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024 at an Hourly Rate of $200. for Attorneys and $85. for Paralegals (Legal-Trenk) w. 21-24 Resolution Authorizing Retention of Antonelli Kantor, P.C., 354 Eisenhower Pkwy., Suite 1000, Livingston, NJ, as Special ABC Prosecutor for the Period January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024 at an Hourly Rate of $165.00 (Legal-Trenk) x. 22-24 Resolution Authorizing 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, 2024 through December 31, 2024 at a Total Cost of $24,000. (Legal-Trenk)

y. 23-24 Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Professional Services Agreement with Community Action Services, P.O. Box 6025, East Brunswick, NJ for Housing Rehabilitation Services for the Township for 2024 at the Rates Specified in the Agreement (Legal-Trenk) z. 24-24 Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Professional Services Agreement with Matrix New World, 26 Columbia Turnpike, Florham Park, NJ, to Serve as Environmental Consultant for the Township for 2024 at the Rates Specified in the Agreement (Legal-Trenk) aa. 25-24 Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Professional Services Agreement with Wayne DeFeo, 15 Washington Valley Rd., Warren Township, NJ to Serve as the Environmental Compliance Officer for the Township for 2024 at the Rates Specified in the Agreement (Legal-Trenk) bb. 26-24 Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Professional Services Agreement with Ellen O’Connell, Esq., Price, Meese, Shulman & D’Arminio, PC, 50 Tice Blvd., #380, Woodcliff Lake, NJ to Serve as the Hearing Officer for the Township for 2024 at an Hourly Rate of $185. (Legal-Trenk) cc. 27-24 Resolution Authorizing Professional Services Agreement with Institute for Forensic Psychology Consultant Service (Legal-Trenk) dd. 28-24 Resolution Authorizing Execution of Professional Services Agreement to Retain BBG as Redevelopment Appraiser - 2024 (Legal-Trenk) ee. 29-24 Resolution Authorizing an Emergency Appropriation in the Amount up to $2,500.000 to Grabowski Construction 770 Northfield Avenue, West Orange, NJ 07052 for Emergency Cleaning Services at the Inlet Pipe with Trash Rack that Collects Runoff and is a Tributary to Wigwam Brook (Carballo) ff. 30-24 Resolution Authorizing an Emergency Appropriation in an Amount not to exceed $13,979.97 to Shauger Property Services, Inc., 429 Dodd Street, East Orange, NJ 07017, for Emergency Sanitary Sewer Construction to the Township’s Sanitary Sewer Main Located Behind No. 10 Burnett Terrace within the Township’s 5-foot Right- of-Way (Carballo) gg. 31-24 Resolution To Set The Interest Rate And Penalties To Be Charged For Delinquent Tax Payments (Longo) hh. 32-24 Resolution Authorizing The Collector Of Taxes To Rebate Payment To The Listed Taxpayer Pursuant To Final Judgment By The Tax Court Of New Jersey (Longo) ii. 33-24 Resolution Authorizing The Issuance Of A Duplicate Tax Sale Certificate Pursuant To N.J.S.A.

Payment To The Listed Taxpayer Pursuant To Final Judgment By The Tax Court Of New Jersey (Longo) ii. 33-24 Resolution Authorizing The Issuance Of A Duplicate Tax Sale Certificate Pursuant To N.J.S.A. 54:6-52.1 (Longo) jj. 34-24 Resolution Authorizing a Professional Services Contract to CME Associates, 1460, Route 9 South, Howell, NJ 07731 to Provide Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Services for the Main Street Corridor Crosswalks and Sidewalk Improvements Project for an Amount not to exceed $75,000.00 (Carballo) kk. 35-24 Resolution Authorizing an Additional Expenditure in the Amount of $24,994.50, to Genova Burns, LLC, 494 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102, Subject to Confirmation of Available Funds by the Township’s Chief Financial Officer for Legal Services Provided to the Township Council in re: Township of West Orange ESX-L- 004687-23 (Gross) ll. 36-24 Resolution Authorizing an Emergency Appropriation in the Amount of $56,282.92, to Essex & Morris Contracting Co., 12 Candice Way, East Hanover, NJ 07936, for Emergency Repair of the Crosswalks at the Intersection of Franklin Avenue and Main Street, Charles Street and Main Street and the Damaged Brick Paver Walkway in Front of 429 Main Street (Carballo) mm. 37-24 Resolution Accepting the Public Improvements, Including the Rights of Way at Colonial Woods North and Extension of Nance Road and Public Easements Shown on the Filed Map Entitled “Final Plat-Block 173, Lot 2 and Block 172.29, Lot 40.02, Colonial Woods North, Township Of West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey” (Carballo)

nn. 38-23 Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Professional Services Agreement with Bourne Noll & Kenyon, 382 Springfield Avenue, Summit, NJ to Serve as Special Tax Counsel (Residential Properties) for the Township for 2024 at a Flat Rate of $3,250. Monthly (Legal-Trenk) oo. 39-24 Resolution To Confront, Condemn And Combat Anti Semitism (Legal-Trenk) 9. Ordinances on Second and Final Reading a. 2833-23 An Ordinance Amending Chapter 21, Section ___ of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Orange – Gas Leaf Blowers (Legal-Trenk) 10. Ordinances on First Reading a. 2834-24 An Ordinance Amending And Supplementing Chapter 7, Traffic, Subsection 7-19, Through Streets And 7-21 Multiway Stop Intersections Of The Revised General Ordinances Of The Township Of West Orange – Valley Road and Mitchell Street(s) (Carballo) 11. Pending Matters/New Matters/Council Discussion  Council Consensus Appointments:  Economic Development Commission  Older Adults Advisory Board 12. ABC Hearing a. 730-24 Resolution Rescinding In Part ABC Resolution No. 724-23 Removing License No. 0722-33-006-009 Misty’s Restaurant and Bar, Inc as a Licensee Approved for Renewal for the 2023-2024 License Terms for Failure to Renew 2022-2023 License (Clerk) b. 731-24 Annual Renewal for Plenary Retail Consumption License 0722-33-006-009 Misty’s Restaurant and Bar, Inc. for the License Term of 2022-2023 (Clerk) c. 732-24 Annual Renewal for Plenary Retail Consumption License 0722-33-006-009 Misty’s Restaurant and Bar, Inc. for the License Term of 2023-2024 (Clerk) 13. Public Comment – Non Agenda Items 14. 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 change. Please click the link below to join the webinar: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82678286016?pwd=ep_ctunW6T0YmwcqL53Dct387amwhA.nsSIcFGBqbAZTTJ3 Webinar ID: 826 7828 6016 Passcode: 957460 Next Meeting Date(s): January 23, 2024