Township Council Meeting — Packet

REVISED PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA Township of West Orange 66 Main Street – 7:00 p.m. December 10, 2024-Meeting No. 23 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 and Executive Session - November 25, 2024 4. *Report of Township Officers - None 6. *Reading of Petitions and Communications and Bids - None 7. *Bill List 8. *Resolutions a. MOTION FAILED 327-24 Resolution Authorizing an Award of Contract for 2024 Tree Planting at Various Locations to Frank Galbraith & Son Excavation and Demolition, LLC, 831 Raritan Road, Scotch Plains, NJ in the Amount of $142,130.00 (P. Reynolds) b. 337-24 Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of L5R Plate Readers through the New Jersey State Contract 17-FLEET-00716 (P. Reynolds) c. 338-24 Resolution to Authorize the Purchase of IT Equipment, as Part of the Continued Upgrades to the Communications Center Through NJ State Contract 24-TELE-71883 (P. Reynolds) d. MOTION FAILED 339-24 Resolution of the Township of West Orange, in the County of Essex, State of New Jersey Providing for the Issuance of Special Emergency Notes in an Amount Not To Exceed $1,800,000 to Fund Contractually Required Severance Liabilities Resulting from the Retirement of Employees in the Township (Ditinyak) To be heard after the adoption of Ord. 2881-24 e. 340-24 Resolution Essex County Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Year 2025 (Carballo)