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Packet · Sep 8, 2025

Township Council Meeting — Packet

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(E) Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 3701–3708). Where applicable and if the Agreement is in excess of $100,000 and involves the employment of mechanics or laborers, MSU shall comply with 40 U.S.C. 3702 and 3704, as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations (29 CFR Part 5). Under 40 U.S.C. 3702 of the Act, MSU shall compute the wages of every mechanic and laborer on the basis of a standard work week of 40 hours. Work in excess of the standard work week is permissible provided that the worker is compensated at a rate of not less than one and a half times the basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of 40 hours in the work week. The requirements of 40 U.S.C. 3704 are applicable to construction work performed by MSU and MSU shall not require any laborer or mechanic to work in surroundings or under working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous or dangerous. These requirements do not apply to the purchases of supplies or materials or articles ordinarily available on the open market, or contracts for transportation or transmission of intelligence. (F) Rights to Inventions Made Under a Contract or Agreement. MSU shall comply with the requirements of 37 CFR Part 401, “Rights to Inventions Made by Nonprofit Organizations and Small Business Firms Under Government Grants, Contracts and Cooperative Agreements,” and any implementing regulations issued by the awarding agency. (G) Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q.) and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251–1387), as amended— If this Agreement exceeds $150,000, MSU shall comply with all applicable standards, orders or regulations issued pursuant to the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q) and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act as amended (33 U.S.C. 1251–1387). Violations must be reported to the Federal awarding agency and the Regional Office of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). (H) Debarment and Suspension (Executive Orders 12549 and 12689)— MSU warrants and represents that it is not listed on the government wide exclusions in the System for Award Management (SAM), in accordance with the OMB guidelines at 2 CFR 180 that implement Executive Orders 12549 (3 CFR part 1986 Comp., p. 189) and 12689 (3 CFR part 1989 Comp., p. 235), “Debarment and Suspension.” SAM Exclusions contains the names of parties debarred, suspended, or otherwise excluded by

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12549 (3 CFR part 1986 Comp., p. 189) and 12689 (3 CFR part 1989 Comp., p. 235), “Debarment and Suspension.” SAM Exclusions contains the names of parties debarred, suspended, or otherwise excluded by agencies, as well as parties declared ineligible under statutory or regulatory authority other than Executive Order 12549. (I) Byrd Anti–Lobbying Amendment (31 U.S.C. 1352)—If this Agreement exceeds $100,000, MSU shall file the certification required by 31 U.S.C. 1352. MSU certifies that it will not and has not used Federal appropriated funds to pay any person or organization for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a member of Congress, officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a member of Congress in connection with obtaining any Federal contract, grant or any other award covered by 31 U.S.C. 1352. MSU shall also disclose any lobbying with non–Federal funds that takes place in connection with obtaining any Federal award. Such disclosures are forwarded from tier to tier up to the non–Federal award. (J) 2 CFR §200.322 is applicable to procurement of recovered materials. Pursuant to 2 CFR 200.322, MSU must comply with section 6002 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6962. The requirements of Section 6002 include procuring only items designated in guidelines of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at 40 CFR Part 247 that contain the highest percentage of recovered materials practicable, consistent with maintaining a satisfactory level of

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competition, where the purchase price of the item exceeds $ 10,000 or the value of the quantity acquired during the preceding fiscal year exceeded $ 10,000; procuring solid waste management services in a manner that maximizes energy and resource recovery; and establishing an affirmative procurement program for procurement of recovered materials identified in the EPA guidelines. A. Designated items are those set forth in 40 CFR 247 subpart B, as may be amended from time to time, including: 1) Paper and paper products listed in 40 C.F.R. 247.10; 2) Certain vehicular products as listed in 40 CFR 247.11; 3) Certain construction products listed in 40 C.F.R. 247.12; 4) Certain transportation products listed in 40 C.F.R. 247.13; 5) Certain park and recreation products, 40 C.F.R. 247.14; 6) Certain landscaping products listed in 40 C.F.R. 247.15; 7) Certain non-paper office products listed in 40 C.F.R. 247.16; and 8) Other miscellaneous products listed in 40 C.F.R. 247.17. B. As defined in 40 CFR 247.3, “recovered material” means: 1) waste materials and byproducts which have been recovered or diverted from solid waste, but such term does not include those materials and byproducts generated from, and commonly reused within, an original manufacturing process; and 2) for purposes of purchasing paper and paper products, means waste material and byproducts that have been recovered or diverted from solid waste, but such term does not include those materials and byproducts generated from, and commonly reused within, an original manufacturing process. In the case of paper and paper products, the term recovered materials includes: a) Postconsumer materials such as: i) Paper, paperboard, and fibrous wastes from retail stores, office buildings, homes, and so forth, after they have passed through their end-usage as a consumer item, including: used corrugated boxes; old newspapers; old magazines; mixed waste paper; tabulating cards; and used cordage; and ii. All paper, paperboard, and fibrous wastes that enter and are collected from municipal solid waste, and b) Manufacturing, forest residues, and other wastes such as: i) Dry paper and paperboard waste generated after completion of the papermaking process (that is, those manufacturing operations up to and including the cutting and trimming of the paper machine reel in smaller rolls of rough sheets) including: envelope cuttings,

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the papermaking process (that is, those manufacturing operations up to and including the cutting and trimming of the paper machine reel in smaller rolls of rough sheets) including: envelope cuttings, bindery trimmings, and other paper and paperboard waste, resulting from printing, cutting, forming, and other converting operations; bag, box, and carton manufacturing wastes; and butt rolls, mill wrappers, and rejected unused stock; ii) Finished paper and paperboard from obsolete inventories of paper and paperboard manufacturers, merchants, wholesalers, dealers, printers, converters, or others; iii) Fibrous byproducts of harvesting, manufacturing, extractive, or wood-cutting processes, flax, straw, linters, bagasse, slash, and other forest residues; iv) Wastes generated by the conversion of goods made from fibrous material (that is, waste rope from cordage manufacture, textile mill waste, and cuttings); and v) Fibers recovered from waste water which otherwise would enter the waste stream. C. For contracts in an amount greater than $ 100,000, at the beginning of each contract year, MSU shall provide estimates of the total percentage of recovered material utilized in the performance of its contract for each of the categories listed is subsection (A). At the conclusion of each contract year, MSU shall certify the minimum recovered material content actually utilized in the prior contract year.

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Revised Version with Amendments from 5.6.25 Council Meeting AND Changes Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 55D-166 2935-25 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25, SECTION 11.10 OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE (OUTDOOR CAFES IN THE B-1, B-2 AND PC DISTRICTS) BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY that Chapter 25, Section 11.10 of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Orange be and are hereby amended as follows: I. PURPOSE The purpose of this ordinance is to modify the fines set forth in Chapter 25, Section 11.10 of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Orange to require additional standards to be met regarding outdoor cafes located in the Township. II. CHAPTER 25 SECTION 11.10 SHALL BE AND HEREBY IS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED TO INCORPORATE THE FOLLOWING: §25-11.10 BE AND HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS: • The portion entitled “Outdoor Cafes in the B-1, B-2 and PC Districts” which specifies the requirements for outdoor cafes in the Township of West Orange, shall be repealed and replaced by the following language: Outdoor cafes shall be permitted subject to the standards and conditions of § 5-10 of Chapter 5, General Licensing, of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Orange and in conjunction with the following conditions: a. Adequate access for emergency response personnel must be allowed to the main entrance of the serving establishment from the outdoor serving area as defined by Township fire regulations. b. Adequate sidewalk access (at least four feet) must be maintained for easy passage of pedestrians on any public sidewalk or right-of-way. c. Some form of formal space delineation which is aesthetically pleasing, such as a removable fence, shall be required in a parking lot or on sidewalks. d. Outdoor or patio type furniture must be used; upholstered furniture is prohibited. Outdoor cafes serving areas shall be kept broom clean by the establishment with no sweeping of food debris into any street or parking lot.

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Revised Version with Amendments from 5.6.25 Council Meeting AND Changes Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 55D-166 e. Street furniture (seating, tables, fencing, etc.) must be moved into the serving establishment when the outdoor cafe is not open for business. f. Cleanliness of the outdoor serving area is the responsibility of the serving establishment. g. Signage, in addition, to that permitted for the serving establishment pursuant to § 25-15, is prohibited. h. A sketch showing the proposed location of tables, chairs and umbrellas shall be prepared and submitted to the Director of Planning and Development for approval prior to the use of the sidewalk area. i. The use of the described locations shall be authorized by a sidewalk cafe permit issued by the Director of Planning upon compliance by the applicant with the requirements of this subsection and the payment of an annual fee to be prescribed by Resolution at the approval of the Township Council. j. Any permit issued by the Director of Planning shall designate the hours of operation of any sidewalk cafe or outdoor cafe which shall not exceed the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. k. Nothing herein shall be deemed to be a waiver of the provisions of any health and/or licensing ordinance regulating the operation of a sidewalk or outdoor cafe. l. The use of any sound amplification device on sidewalk or outdoor cafes is prohibited. m. Whenever amplified sound or music is being played inside an establishment with an outdoor cafe or sidewalk cafe, all doors must be solid, not storm or screen, and windows that open to the outside sidewalk or outdoor café shall remain closed, except as necessary for entry and exit. n. As of the effective date of this Ordinance, the owner or operator of a restaurant that does not sell alcoholic beverages and the holder of an alcoholic beverage manufacturer license or retail consumption license seeking to utilize for purposes other than selling alcoholic beverages in outdoor spaces as an extension of their businesses shall file an application with the Municipal Zoning Officer and such application shall include:

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Revised Version with Amendments from 5.6.25 Council Meeting AND Changes Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 55D-166 (i) a plan, sketch, picture or drawing that depicts the design, dimensional boundaries, and placement of tents, canopies, umbrellas, tables, chairs, and other fixtures of the outdoor spaces; (ii) a plan for the control of litter, the removal and storage of garbage, and the cleaning of fixtures and grounds. If a business premises’ parking lot is being used for the service and sale of either food or beverages, or both, the owner or operator of a restaurant that does not sell alcoholic beverages and the holder of an alcoholic beverage manufacturer license or retail consumption license shall not encumber more than seventy-five (75%) percent of the lot’s total parking spaces for service and sale, unless the parking lot contains less than eight parking spaces, and shall maintain at least one handicapped parking space in the parking lot. (iii) written consent of the owner of the premises, if other than the applicant. (iv) an insurance certificate naming the municipality as an additional insured, with general liability on an occurrence with a limit of liability of at least $1,000,000, with respect to losses arising solely from the operation of the outdoor dining facility; or an indemnification agreement with the municipality arising solely from the operation of the outdoor dining facility. o. The zoning officer shall issue an approval to the applicant within 15 business days of the application being submitted and deemed complete provided that the applicant meets and abides by all qualifications and requirements herein and imposed by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-164 et seq. with the exception that the zoning officer may deny an application based on current violations of any other health, safety, fire, permitted use, uniform construction code regulation or zoning regulation or upon any applicable law permitting the denial of a zoning permit. An application under this section shall not be considered a variance under the Municipal Land Use Law. p. The Township may deny, revoke, or temporarily suspend the permit of any applicant or permittee that violates, or is not in compliance with, any provision of this Ordinance, applicable State Law, or any provision of a regulation, ordinance or law related to health, safety, fire, permitted use, uniform construction code regulation, zoning,

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any provision of this Ordinance, applicable State Law, or any provision of a regulation, ordinance or law related to health, safety, fire, permitted use, uniform construction code regulation, zoning, or consumption or control of alcoholic beverages not

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Revised Version with Amendments from 5.6.25 Council Meeting AND Changes Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 55D-166 otherwise under the jurisdiction of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control and may also deny, revoke, or temporarily suspend the permit of any applicant or permittee based on any action taken against the applicant or permittee by the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control related to the division’s enforcement of any law or regulation related to the consumption or control of alcoholic beverages under its jurisdiction. q. An appeal to any approval, denial, revocation or suspension may be filed through the municipal clerk with the Township Council. The Township Council, or its designee, shall conduct a hearing and render a decision within 30 days of the filing of the appeal. The Township Council may designate a municipal official or attorney to serve as the hearing officer in place of the Township Council for the purpose of conducting said hearing and rendering said decision. r. A permit issued pursuant to this Ordinance shall be subject to annual renewal. s. If the Township approves an application for the holder of an alcoholic beverage manufacturer license or retail consumption license the applicant shall submit its endorsement to the Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-165. t. Notwithstanding any provision of P.L.2024, c.95 (C.40:55D-164 et al.) to the contrary, all other municipal ordinances pertaining to sanitation, property maintenance, noise, business days and hours of operation, and days and hours of service of alcoholic beverages shall apply, unless specifically suspended or modified by the Township or specifically prohibited by the provisions of this section. u. The Township may either prohibit or limit the days and hours of any live performances, including musical performances, and the playing or projection of any content from a recording, streaming service, or television, cable, or Internet broadcasting service in outdoor spaces or on public sidewalks as a condition of the zoning approval pursuant to sections 3 and 4 of P.L.2024, c.95 (C.40:55D-166 and C.40:55D-167). v, A public sidewalk or an outdoor space, including pedestrian walkways and pedestrian malls, which is subject to a premises expansion permit issued pursuant to section 2 or section 3 of P.L.2024, c.95 (C.40:55D-165 or C.40:55D-166)

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or space, including pedestrian walkways and pedestrian malls, which is subject to a premises expansion permit issued pursuant to section 2 or section 3 of P.L.2024, c.95 (C.40:55D-165 or C.40:55D-166) shall be considered a portion of the premises that is open to the public for the purposes of section 5 of P.L.1999, c.90 (C.2C:33-27).

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