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REVISED PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA Township of West Orange 66 Main Street – 7:00 p.m. January 23, 2024 Meeting No. 2 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 2. *Consent Agenda 3. *Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting – Public Meeting December 19, 2023 4. *Report of Township Officers - None 5. *Reading of Petitions and Communications and Bids - None 6. *Bills-None 7. *Resolutions a. 40-24 Introduction of the 2024 Downtown West Orange Alliance Budget (Brill) b. 41-24 Resolution Authorizing the Collector of Taxes to Rebate Payment to the Listed Taxpayer Pursuant to Final Judgment by the Essex County Board of Taxation Cancelling Added/Omitted Assessments (Longo) c. 42-24 Resolution Authorizing the Collector of Taxes to Refund Payment to the Listed Taxpayer Due to a Veteran Exemption (Longo) d. 43-24 Resolution Authorizing Approval to Submit a Grant Application and Execute a Grant Contract with the New Jersey Department of Transportation for the S. Valley Rd (Walker Rd to Township limits), Union St (S. Valley Rd to Township limits), Nassau St (S. Valley Rd to Township limits), Wheatland Ave (S. Valley Rd to terminus) Improvement Project (Carballo) e. 44-24 Resolution Authorizing an Emergency Appropriation to Grabowski Construction, Inc., 770 Northfield Avenue, West Orange, NJ 07052, for Emergency Sanitary Sewer Construction to the Township’s Sanitary Sewer Main Located Across Brook between Beverly Road and Glen Road, that is tributary to the East Branch of the Rahway River in an

for Emergency Sanitary Sewer Construction to the Township’s Sanitary Sewer Main Located Across Brook between Beverly Road and Glen Road, that is tributary to the East Branch of the Rahway River in an amount Exceed $170,277.00 (Carballo)

f. 45-24 Resolution Authorizing Interlocal Agreement with Borough of North Caldwell for Animal Shelter Services - 2024 (Legal-Moon) g. 46-24 Resolution Authorizing an Award of Contract Extension for Tree Removal Services – 2024 (Carballo) h. 47-24 Resolution Authorizing an Award of Contract Extension for Emergency and Non-Emergency Tree Services – 2024 (Carballo) i. 48-24 Resolution Approving Contract with Matrix New World for Concrete Testing at the Biddleman Properties (Legal-Trenk) j. 49-24 State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection, Green Acres Program Enabling Resolution for Supplemental Funding Request (Gross) k. 50-24 Resolution Appointing a Municipal Engineer (Gross) l. 51-24 Resolution Providing Advice and Consent to the Appointments of the Director of the Department of Engineering and the Director of the Department of Public Works (Gross) m. 52-24 Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of Raffle Licenses (Clerk) n. 53-24 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 April 10, 2024 at the Rate Reflected in the Agreement (Legal-Trenk) This contract is amended to reflect an end date of 4.10.24 giving the Township time to approve a contract for a new auditor. 8. Ordinances on Second and Final 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) 9. Ordinances on First Reading b. REMOVED c. REMOVED 9. Pending Matters/New Matters/Council Discussion 10. ABC Hearing a. 733-24 Resolution Authorizing a Person-to-Person Transfer of Plenary Retail Consumption License 0722-33-048-013 from Wilshire Caterers, LLC, 350 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ 07052, to Wilshire Caterers NJ, LLC, 350 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ 07052 (Clerk) b. 734-24 Resolution Authorizing a Person to Person and Place to Place Transfer of Plenary Retail Consumption License 0722-33-020-003 from Miranda, LLC to Benji’s Bagels, LLC t/a Benji’s Mexican Grill, 14 Main Street, West Orange, NJ (Clerk) 11. Adjournment The Council President may at his/her discretion modify with consent the order of

Miranda, LLC to Benji’s Bagels, LLC t/a Benji’s Mexican Grill, 14 Main Street, West Orange, NJ (Clerk) 11. 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.

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