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228-12 December 4, 2012 RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of the Township of West Orange have been advised of the proposed settlement of a Tax Appeal filed on behalf of West Orange under Docket Nos.: 007054-2008, 000404-2009 for the years 2008 and 2009, and filed on behalf of West Orange Plaza, the owner of the property located at the intersection of Eagle Rock Avenue and Prospect Avenue, under Docket Nos.: 001069-2010, 010998-2011 and 001219-2012 for years 2010, 2011, and 2012 and WHEREAS, the said Governing Body has been advised as to the merits of the subject Tax Appeals by legal counsel, expert appraisal personnel hired by the Township as well as the Township Tax Assessor; and WHEREAS, the proposed Tax Appeals settlement components are as set forth in Schedule “A” attached hereto and made a part hereof; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 90-08 passed by the Township Council on April 8,2008, the Township retained Blau & Blau to pursue a tax appeal concerning the under assessment of Block 152.24, Lots 1445 and 1445.05 (the “Property”) which retention was on a one-third (1/3) contingency basis; and WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the Township of West Orange to settle the subject Tax Appeals in accordance with the settlement proposal set forth hereinabove. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the Township of West Orange that settlement of the said Tax Appeals be finalized in accordance with Schedule “A” attached and with respect to same, the Mayor, Municipal Clerk and/or any other appropriate official is hereby authorized to perform any act in order to effectuate the purposes set forth in this Resolution. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Certificate of Availability of Funds pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:4-57 has been certified to by the Chief Finance Officer and is attached hereto and made a part hereof. VICTOR CIRILO Council President KAREN J. CARNEVALE Municipal Clerk Adopted: December 4, 2012

229-12 December 4, 2012 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COLLECTOR OF TAXES TO REBATE PAYMENT TO THE LISTED TAXPAYER PURSUANT TO FINAL JUDGMENT BY THE ESSEX COUNTY BOARD OF TAXATION WHEREAS, final judgment on tax appeals has been rendered by the Essex County Board of Taxation on the petitions of the taxpayers listed on the attached schedule reducing the assessment for the year 2012; WHEREAS, such judgment by merit of N.J.S.A. 54:2-43 shall be conclusive and binding upon the municipal assessor and taxing district; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the West Orange Township Council that the Collector of Taxes and Treasurer of West Orange, be and they are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to cause to be paid to the said taxpayers the sums in full and final satisfaction to rebates due if applicable: Block Lot Name & Address Reduction Amount Assessment 79 33 Monica Elias 100,000 3,544.00 100 Gregory Avenue 102 1 Larry & Gayle Wieseneck 125,000 4,430.00 23 Bloomfield Way 113.01 8 Roderick & Grace Ann Kennedy 175,000 6,202.00 20 Bloomfield Way 113.02 36 6 Ridgehurst, LLC 20,000 708.80 340 Main Street 142.01 54 Lorenzo Pellegrini 26,600 942.70 113 Elm Street 154.17 135 Simona Lieberman & M. Garcia 44,600 1,580.62 31 Hooper Avenue 159.11 13 Carlos Carrera 10,000 354.40 1 Rodman Place 160 11 Vincent &

13 Carlos Carrera 10,000 354.40 1 Rodman Place 160 11 Vincent & Gladys Carano 80,000 2,835.20 446 Northfield Avenue 161.04 6 Terrence & Antoine Cunningham 28,700 1,017.13 44 Maple Avenue 164 15 C0052 Melanie Talesnick 10,800 382.75 52 Buchanan Court

164 25.01 C0067 Kim Islami 10,800 382.75 67 Larkin Circle 164 26 C0057 Jamie Lynn Himmelstein 39,400 1,396.34 57 Larkin Circle 168 38.01 Alix Jules & V. Mondesir 13,500 478.44 1456 Pleasant Valley Way 168.01 29 Paul Papasavas 7,600 269.34 29 Underwood Drive 168.10 6 Martin & Essie Greenberg 69,800 2,473.71 12 Powell Drive 170 15.04 Robert & Rachel Ciotariello 32,300 1,144.71 606 Mt Pleasant Avenue 171 28 Kathleen Brand 93,500 3,313.64 21 Skyline Drive 172.21 2 Fritz & Gertrude Spohrer Trust 13,400 474.90 57 Lorelei Road 175.19 6 Charles & Sheri Klugmann 27,300 967.51 22 Curtis Avenue 176.02 48.10 C0081 Phyllis Erlbaum-Zur 34,400 1,219.14 71 Cummings Circle 176.02 48.10 C0174 Lenore Rabin-Koster 35,500 1,258.12 65 Sullivan Drive 176.24 13 David & Susan Lando 60,000 2,126.40 60 Stanford Avenue 178.54 20 Robert & Rhoda Dryer 29,500 1,045.48 12 Kinzel Lane TOTAL: $ 38,548.09 Karen J. Carnevale Victor Cirilo Municipal Clerk Council President I hereby certify funds are available from: Account No./Amount John Gross, Chief

ipal Clerk Council President I hereby certify funds are available from: Account No./Amount John Gross, Chief Financial Officer

230-12 December 4, 2012 RESOLUTION TO HOLD A CLOSED SESSION WHEREAS, the Open Public Meetings Act (N.J.S.A. 10:4. et seq.) provides for the exclusion of the public meetings of the governing body during the discussion of certain matters; and WHEREAS, prior to the exclusion of the public from a meeting of the Township Council it is required that the Council adopt a Resolution stating the general nature of the subject to be discussed and stating as precisely as possible the time when the minutes of the discussion conducted in closed session can be disclosed to the public; and WHEREAS, this body is about to consider a matter which falls within the purview of N.J.S.A. 10 -4-12, and can properly exclude the public from such discussions; now, therefore, be it BE IT RESOLVED, that the Township Council of the Township of West Orange, now assembled in public session at its regular meeting of November 27, 2012 shall enter into a closed session to consider the following matter(s). () 1. Discussion of any material, the disclosure of which constitutes an invasion of individual privacy. () 2. A collective bargaining agreement or the terms of provisions of same. () 3. Techniques or tactic utilized to protect the safety and property of the public provided that their disclosure could impair such protection. () 4. An investigation of violations or possible violations of the laws of the State of New Jersey and/or the Township of West Orange Administrative Code. (X) 5. Pending or anticipated litigation or contract negotiation in which this body is or maybe a party. () 6. A matter falling within the attorney-client privilege to the extent that confidentiality is required in order for the attorney to exercise his ethical duties to this body. () 7. Personnel matters. () 8. Discussion of any matter which by express provision of Federal law or State statute or rule of Court shall be rendered confidential. () 9. Discussion of any matter in which the release of information would impair a right to

aw or State statute or rule of Court shall be rendered confidential. () 9. Discussion of any matter in which the release of information would impair a right to receive funds from the Government of the United Sates. () 10. Discussion of any matter involving the purchase, lease or acquisition of real property with public funds, the setting of banking rates or investment of public funds, where it could adversely affect the public interest if discussion of such matters were disclosed. () 11. Deliberations occurring after a public hearing that may result in imposition of a civil penalty or suspension or loss of a license or permit. More specifically, the Council may discuss in closed session the following topic(s): Tax Appeals: Arden Courts, Cypress Gardens, Blackburn Development Company, West Orange Plaza, Hutton Park Gardens

(the general subject matters) of discussion shall be indicated by a check mark in the appropriate box and shall be more specifically referred to thereafter to the extent such additional disclosure can be made without compromising the need for confidentiality giving rise to the closed session. IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED, that the minutes of said discussion shall be made public as soon as the matter under discussion is no longer of a confidential or sensitive nature such that the public interest will no longer be served by such confidentiality. The foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Township Council of the Township of West Orange at a public meeting held on Motion: Susan McCartney Second: Jerry Guarino Vote Aye: 5 Opposed: 0 Karen J. Carnevale Victor Cirilo Municipal Clerk Council President Adopted: December 4, 2012

2365-12 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER 7, TRAFFIC, SUBSECTION 7-32.2, RESTRICTED PARKING ZONES, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE BE IT ORDAINED, by the Township Council of the Township of West Orange, in the County of Essex, State of New Jersey as follows: Section 1. Subsection 7-32.2, Restricted Parking Zones, of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Orange is hereby supplemented and amended as follows ( italic type denotes deletion, bold type denotes addition): 7-32.2 Restricted Parking Zones. Pursuant to N.J.S.A 39:4-197.6, Restricted Parking Zones, as defined in N.J.S.A. 39:4-207.6e, are established in front of the following residences as indicated on the Tax Maps of the Township of West Orange, at the specified locations. Parking within a specific zone is restricted to the motor vehicle issued a permit pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4 -197.7. In accordance with N.J.S.A., 39:4-197.6 parking is permitted in the Restricted Parking Zone except when prohibited in front of the residence by other sections of this Chapter. Residence Address No. of Spaces Location 112 Whittlesey Avenue 1 Beginning 24 feet south of the southerly curbline of William Street extended to the easterly curbline of Whittlesey Avenue and proceeding 20 feet southerly. Section 2. If any provision of this Ordinance or application thereof, under any circumstances, is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect any other provisions or applications of this Ordinance that can be given effect without the invalid provision(s) or application(s) and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are severable. Section 3. All other

ations of this Ordinance that can be given effect without the invalid provision(s) or application(s) and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are severable. Section 3. All other Ordinances or parts of Ordinances inconsistent with this Ordinance are hereby repealed.