CITY COUNCIL - ELIZABETH, N. J.
REGULAR MEETING - TUEDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2011
7:30 P. M.
AGENDA
ROLL CALL.
PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG.
PUBLIC SPEAKING.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
ORD. NO. 4266 - Authorize the establishment of a personalized handicapped parking space for Carmen Lopez, 659 Madison Avenue.
PETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.
By the Clerk:
Letter dated November 18, 2011, from the Business Administrator recommending the award of a contract to Language Line Services, Inc., P.O. Box
202564, Dallas, TX, for Telephone Interpreter Service for the Police Department and the Municipal Court Division for the period of November 1, 2011 through October 31,
2012, at a cost not to exceed $50,000.00.
Which was received.
By the Clerk:
Letter dated November 21, 2011, from the Business Administrator recommending the award of a contract to Avaya, Inc., 161 Cliveden Drive, Newtown,
PA, for the purchase of telecommunications wired for various departments for the

period of November 1, 2011 through January 31, 2012, at a cost not to exceed
$70,000.00.
Which was received.
By the Clerk:
Letter dated November 21, 2011, from the Business Administrator recommending the award of a contract to Office Solutions, Inc., 217 Mount Horeb Road,
Warren, NJ, for the purchase of telecommunications equipment wired for various departments for the period of November 1, 2011 through January 31, 2012, at a cost not to exceed $50,000.00.
Which was received.
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COUNCIL
PETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.
– DECEMBER 13, 2011 – 2
By the Clerk:
Letter dated November 28, 2011, from the Business Administrator requesting authorization for the proper City officials to enter into an agreement with the Assembly of God Portuguese Ministry of Elizabeth, Inc., 1123-1131 Dickinson Street, Elizabeth, in order for the City to exercise its option to renew the present parking lot lease for the period of September 1, 2011 to August 31, 2013, at the nominal consideration of one
($1.00) dollar per year.
Which was received.
By the Clerk:
Letter dated November 28, 2011, from the Business Administrator recommending the award of a contract to Edmunds & Associates, 301A Tilton Road,
Northfield, NJ, for Software and Hardware Support/Annual Software Maintenance for
Finance, Purchasing and Revenue for a period of one year in the amount of $33,285.00.
Which was received.
By the Clerk:
Letter dated November 28, 2011, from the Business Administrator recommending the award of a contract to Lawmen Supply Co., NJ, Inc., 5521
Whitehorse Pike, Egg Harbor City, NJ, for Riot Helmets, Cleaning Tools, Clothes and
Patches for the Police Department for the period of November 15, 2011 through April
30, 2012, at a cost not to exceed $50,000.00.

Which was received.
By the Clerk:
Letter dated December 1, 2011, from the Business Administrator requesting authorization for the proper City officials to accept the 2011 Drive Sober or Get Pulled
Over Year End Crackdown Grant, sponsored by the New Jersey Division of Highway
Traffic Safety to enhance safety on the roads during the Holiday Season from
December 5, 2011 to January 2, 2012, in the amount of $5,000.00, and to use the sample resolution provided by the State of New Jersey.
Which was received.
By the Clerk:
Letter dated December 1, 2011, from the Business Administrator recommending the award of a contract to Independence Constructors, 1200 Route 22 East,
Bridgewater, NJ, for Cleaning, Inspections, Monitoring of Oil/Water Separators and
Above and Underground Tanks at various locations and DEP compliance for the period of December 1, 2011 through May 31, 2012, at a cost not to exceed $50,000.00.
Which was received.
By the Clerk:
Letter dated December 5, 2011, from the Business Administrator recommending the award of a contract to Dynamic Imaging Systems, Inc., 2 Eves Drive, Suite 200,
Marlton, NJ, for a Facial Recognition System in the total amount of $88,143.00.
Which was received.
By the Clerk:
Letter dated December 5, 2011, from the Business Administrator requesting to amend the resolution adopted on October 9, 2011, with The Chubb Group of
Companies, through the agent-of-record, Otterstedt Insurance Agency, for property insurance covering all City-owned properties in the original amount of $88,886.00; for an increase of insurance premium an additional cost of $9,880.00 for this year due to the City having to update values on its property, thereby raising the total yearly premium to $98,766.00.
Which was received.
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COUNCIL
– DECEMBER 13, 2011 – 3
PETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.
By the Clerk:
Letter dated December 5, 2011, from the Business Administrator requesting authorization for the proper City officials to apply and accept a grant award for the
Health Care Innovation Challenge, through the Center on Medicare and Medicaid
Innovation, to participate with Trinitas Regional Medical Center and other partners to

develop innovative ways to implement better health and improved care while lowering costs for people enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance
Programs.
Which was received.
By the Clerk:
Letter dated December 5, 2011, from the Business Administrator, advising that being satisfied an emergency did exist, recommends the award of a contract to Big Top
Contractors, 31 Elliot Street, Avenel, NJ, for the demolition of 1115 Magnolia Avenue in the amount of $23,000.00.
Which was received.
By the Clerk:
Letter dated December 5, 2011, from the Business Administrator requesting that
City Council reject all bids received on November 16, 2011, for the FY12 EMS
CBRNE/Decon Support Vehicle and authorize the Purchasing Agent to re-advertise with substantially revised specifications.
Which was received.
By the Clerk:
Letter dated November 29, 2011, from the City Attorney requesting that City
Council consider introducing an ordinance to execute a Sewer Easement Agreement with AJL Elizabeth, LLC, 540 North Avenue, Union, NJ, on Tax Account No. 5-366, which runs between Elizabeth and First Avenues.
Which was received.
By the Clerk:
Letter dated December 5, 2011, from the Second Assistant City Attorney, on behalf of Sidera Network, LLC, 55 Broad Street, 2 nd Floor, New York, NY, requesting permission to enter the public right-of-way and authorization for the proper City officials to enter into a Right of Entry Agreement so that it may locate, place, attach, install, operate and maintain facilities within municipal right-of-ways within the City of Elizabeth.
Which was received.
By the Clerk:
Letter dated November 15, 2011, from the Chief Financial Officer requesting authorization for the Tax Collector to cancel/refund/credit an over billing of taxes for
2011 Tax Year on the property located at 178-184 First Street in the total sum of
$15,648.49.
Which was received.
By the Clerk:
Letter dated December 2, 2011, from the Chief Financial Officer requesting authorization for the Tax Collector to refund/credit an over-billing of the 2011 Tax Year on the property located at 543-547 Westminster Avenue in the amount of $6,970.07.
Which was received.

By the Clerk:
Letter dated December 6, 2011, from the Chief Financial Officer advising that
– additional grants may be appropriated in the 2012 SFY Budget by budget amendments.
Which was received.
COUNCIL
– DECEMBER 13, 2011 – 4
PETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.
By the Clerk:
Letter dated December 6, 2011, from the Chief Financial Officer requesting authorization to submit an application to the Local Finance Board to participate in the
New Jersey Environmental Trust 2012 Financing Program to finance the Midtown
Infrastructure Project, in an amount not to exceed $5.2 million.
Which was received.
By the Clerk:
Letter dated December 6, 2011, from the Chief Financial Officer recommending that the City Council requests the Director of the Division of Local Finance make the following estimated corrections in the 2012 Municipal Budget to account for the City’s share (local share) of grants (Chapter 159) approved subsequent to the adopted budget; Matching FundsCity’s Share from $992,050.00 to $867,050.00; Local Share:
Kids Recreation Trust 2011 from -0- to $125,000.00.
Which was received.
By the Clerk:
Letter dated November 28, 2011, from the Director of Health and Human
Services requesting permission to enter into an agreement with the University Hospital-
Lattimore Practice at UMDNJ to provide diagnosis, treatment, monitoring, case management and field services for residents of Elizabeth with confirmed or suspect tuberculosis disease for the period of January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012, in an amount not to exceed $33,648.00.
Which was received.
By the Clerk:
Letter dated November 21, 2011, from the Director of Planning and Community
Development requesting authorization for the proper City officials to execute any and all documents necessary and appropriate to partially d ischarge the City’s mortgage with
Waters Edge, LLC, to construct 6 units of For Sale housing on the property located at
70B Magnolia Avenue, Elizabeth, this is the fifth unit that has been sold.
Which was received.

By the Clerk:
Letter dated November 22, 2011, from the Director of Planning and Community
Development requesting to extend the lease agreement with the Board of Education for the Center for Infant Development, 630 South Street, Elizabeth, to September 30, 2013, at a cost of one dollar ($1.00) per year.
Which was received.
By the Clerk:
Letter dated November 30, 2011, from the Director of Planning and Community
Development requesting authorization for the proper City officials to rescind the resolution adopted February 23, 2010, for an Owner Occupied Deferred Payment Loan on the property located at 1343 Fremont Place; applicant is now ineligible for program assistance.
Which was received.
By the Clerk:
Letter dated December 2, 2011, from the Director of Planning and Community
Development requesting to amend the resolution adopted September 27, 2011, with
Union County College for a UEZ proposal for Zone Assistance funds to implement
Phase 4 of the Customer Service Skills Training Initiative Program, in the amount of
$297,900.00, specifically to include the Certificate of Availability of Funds.
Which was received.
COUNCIL
– DECEMBER 13, 2011 – 5
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PETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.
By the Clerk:
Letter dated November 21, 2011, from the Director of Public Works requesting permission to have liens placed against properties listed on Schedule A on file in the
City Clerk’s Office for the removal and disposal of debris from said properties in the amount of $4,331.71.
Which was received.
By the Clerk:
Letter dated December 2, 2011, from the Director of Public Works recommending the award of a contract to Suburban Consulting Engineers, Inc., 100 Valley Road, Suite
202, Mount Arlington, NJ, to provide professional engineering services in connection with the conceptual design of the Holland Playground and Skate Park Facility at a cost not to exceed $13,500.00.
Which was received.

By the Clerk:
Letter dated December 5, 2011, from the Director of Public Works requesting authorization for the renewal of the fifth year of the five year contract with Regional
Industries, LLC, 800 East Grand Street, Elizabeth, for a one (1) year period commencing January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012, at a cost of $3,950,000.00.
Which was received.
By the Clerk:
Letter dated December 2, 2011, from the Fire Director requesting authorization for the proper City officials to accept and sign all appropriate documents for the
Memorandum of Understanding between The Office of Homeland Security and
Preparedness, Urban Areas Security Initiative Working Group and the Elizabeth Fire
Department EMS Division for the acceptance, utilization and coordinated efforts of a
2012 Ford F450 4x4 Utility Body with Snow Plow Pick-Up Truck, also known as the mass casualty response unit, to support Emergency Medical Service operations.
Which was received.
By the Clerk:
Letter dated December 2, 2011, from the Fire Director requesting authorization for the proper City officials to accept and sign all appropriate documents for the
Memorandum of Understanding between The Office of Homeland Security and
Preparedness, Urban Areas Security Initiative Working Group and the Elizabeth Fire
Department EMS Division for the acceptance, utilization and coordinated efforts of a
2012 Freightliner Medical Ambulance Bus to support Emergency Medical Service operations.
Which was received.
By the Clerk:
Letter dated November 8, 2011, from Mr. German Romero Quinones, President, on behalf of Club Valley 2010 Corp., 120 Berwick Street, Elizabeth, NJ, requesting that your Honorable Body consider waiving the facility fee for the use of the Recreation
Center in which Club Valley can have soccer practice during the fall and winter months.
Which Was Referred To Council As A Whole.
REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS
By the Clerk:
Letter December 13, 2011, from the Finance Department submitting a list of all bills, claims and vouchers which have been paid as of the close of business on Friday,
December 9, 2011.
Which was received.
COUNCIL – DECEMBER 13, 2011 – 6
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ORDINANCES ON FIRST READING

ORD. NO. 4267 - An ordinance authorizing the execution of a Sewer Easement
Agreement with AJL Elizabeth, LLC., 540 North Avenue, Union,
N.J., on the property located at 328 Elizabeth Avenue, between
Elizabeth Avenue and First Avenue.
ORD. NO. 4268 - Authorize the execution of a lease agreement between the City of
Elizabeth and the Assembly of God Portuguese Ministry of
Elizabeth, Inc., 1123-1131 Dickinson Street, for rental of the parking lot adjacent to the church for use by City employees during regular business hours for the period September 1, 2011 to August
31, 2013, at an annual fee of $1.00.
ORD. NO. 4269 - Authorize the execution of a lease agreement between the City of
Elizabeth and the Elizabeth Board of Education for the use of the
City-owned property located at 630 South Street, as the Center for
Infant Development, for the period October 1, 2011 to September
30, 2013, at an annual fee of $1.00.
PUBLIC HEARING AND FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF THE FOREGOING
ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE PLACE AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO BE
HELD TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2011, AT 7:30 P.M.
ORDINANCES ON FINAL PASSAGE
ORD. NO. 4266 - Authorize the establishment of a personalized handicapped parking space for Carmen Lopez, 659 Madison Avenue.
NEW BUSINESS
Authorize an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2012 Budget to insert, as an Item of
Revenue, a State of New Jersey, Department of Commerce and Economic
Development, UEZ Retail Skills Center Grant 2011 in the amount of $297,900.00.
Authorize an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2012 Budget to insert, as an Item of
Revenue, a County of Union Kids Recreational Trust Fund Grant 2011 in the amount of $125,000.00.
Authorize an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2012 Budget to insert, as an Item of
Revenue, a State of New Jersey, Department of Law and Public Safety, Highway
Safety Grant 2011 in the amount of $43,761.81.

Authorize an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2012 Budget to insert, as an Item of
Revenue, a State of New Jersey, Division of Criminal Justice, Body Armor 2011 Grant
2011 in the amount of $26,999.53.
Authorize an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2012 Budget to insert, as an Item of
Revenue, a State of New Jersey, Department of Motor Vehicles, Drunk Driving
Enforcement Grant 2011 in the amount of $8,985.40.
Authorize the proper City officials to submit a request to the Director, Division of Local
Finance, to make corrections in the City's 2012 Fiscal Year Municipal Budget to account for Change of Title or Text of Appropriation approved subsequent to the adopted budget.
COUNCIL – DECEMBER 13, 2011 – 7 –
NEW BUSINESS (Cont'd.)
Authorize the proper City officials to submit an application to the Local Finance Board to participate in the New Jersey Environmental Trust 2012 Financing Program to finance the Midtown Infrastructure Project in an amount not to exceed $5,200,000.00.
Authorize the award of a contract to Language Line Services, Inc., P.O. Box 202564,
Dallas, TX, for Telephone Interpreter Service for the Police Department and the
Municipal Court Division for the period November 1, 2011 through October 31, 2012, at a cost not to exceed $50,000.00.
Authorize the award of a contract to Avaya, Inc., 161 Cliveden Drive, Newton, PA, for the purchase of telecommunications wired for various departments for the period
November 1, 2011 through January 31, 2012, at a cost not to exceed $70,000.00.
Authorize the award of a contract to Office Solutions, Inc., 217 Mount Horeb Road,
Warren, N.J., for the purchase of telecommunications equipment wired for various departments for the period November 1, 2011 through January 31, 2012, at a cost not to exceed $50,000.00.
Authorize the award of a contract to Edmunds and Associates, Inc., 301A Tilton Road,
Northfield, N.J., for the Software and Hardware Support/Annual Software Maintenance for Finance, Purchasing and Revenue, for a one year period from the date of the contract in the amount of $33,285.00.
Authorize the award of a contract to Lawmen Supply Company, NJ, Inc., 5521
Whitehorse Pike, Egg Harbor City, N.J., for the purchase of riot helmets, cleaning tools, clothes and patches for the Police Department for the period November 15, 2011 through April 30, 2012, at a cost not to exceed $50,000.00.

Authorize the award of a contract to Independence Constructors, 1200 Route 22 East,
Bridgewater, N.J., for cleaning, inspections, monitoring of oil/water separators and above and underground tanks at various locations and DEP compliance for the period
December 1, 2011 through May 31, 2012, at a cost not to exceed $50,000.00.
Authorize the award of a contract to Dynamic Imaging Systems, Inc., 2 Eves Drive,
Marlton, N.J., for a Facial Recognition System for the Police Department in the total amount of $88,143.00.
Authorize the proper City officials to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with the
University Hospital - Lattimore Practice at UMDNJ to provide diagnosis, treatment, monitoring, case management and field services for City residents confirmed or suspected of tuberculosis disease for the period January 1, 2012 to December 31,
2012, in an amount not to exceed $33,648.00.
Authorize the award of a contract to Suburban Consulting Engineers, Inc., 100 Valley
Road, Mount Arlington, N.J., to provide professional engineering services in connection with the conceptual design of the Holland Playground and Skate Park Facility at a cost not to exceed $13,500.00.
Authorize the renewal of the contract with Regional Industries, LLC., 800 East Grand
Street, Elizabeth, to provide for the collection, hauling and disposal of garbage, trash and recyclable materials throughout the entire City, including the Housing Authority, all private and public schools and Board of Education buildings, for the fifth year of the five
(5) year contract, commencing January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012, in the amount of
$3,950,000.00, in accordance with the schedule of prices submitted at the time of bid.
Authorize the proper City officials to enter into a Right-of-Entry Agreement with Sidera
Network, LLC., 55 Broad Street, New York, NY, to locate, place, attach, install, operate and maintain facilities within municipal right-of-ways within the City.
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NEW BUSINESS (Cont'd.)
COUNCIL – DECEMBER 13, 2011 – 8
Authorize the proper City officials to execute all appropriate documents for the
Memorandum of Understanding Agreement between the Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, Urban Areas Security Initiative Working Group and the Elizabeth
Fire Department, EMS Division for the acceptance, utilization and coordinated efforts of a 2012 Ford F450 4x4 Utility Body with Snow Plow Pick-up Truck, also known as the
Mass Casualty Response Unit, to support Emergency Medical Service operations.
Authorize the proper City officials to execute all appropriate documents for the
Memorandum of Understanding Agreement between the Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, Urban Areas Security Initiative Working Group and the Elizabeth

Fire Department, EMS Division for the acceptance, utilization and coordinated efforts of a 2012 Freightliner Medical Ambulance Bus to support Emergency Medical Service operations.
Authorize the proper City officials to accept the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over 2011
Year End Statewide Crackdown Grant in the amount of $5,000.00, sponsored by the
New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety for the period December 5, 2011 through
January 2, 2012.
Authorize the proper City officials to apply and accept a grant award for the Health Care
Innovation Challenge, through the Center on Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, to participate with Trinitas Regional Medical Center and other partners to develop innovative ways to implement better health and improved care while lowering costs for p eople enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Programs.
Reject all bids received on November 16, 2011 for the FY12 EMS CBRNE/Decon
Support vehicle and authorize the Purchasing Agent to readvertise with substantially revised specification.
Rescind the resolution adopted February 23, 2010, authorizing an Owner Occupied
Deferred payment loan on the property located at 1343 Fremont Place.
Amend a resolution adopted September 27, 2011, authorizing the use of City of
Elizabeth Zone Assistance Funds in the amount of $297,900.00 to provide funding for a
Customer Service Skills Training Initiative Program
– Phase 4, with Union County
College at the Jersey Gardens Mall, specifically to include the Certificate of Availability of Funds.
Amend a resolution adopted October 9, 2011, authorizing The Chubb Group of
Companies, to provide insurance covering City-owned properties at an annual premium of $88,886.00, specifically to increase the premium an additional $9,880.00, to update property values, raising the yearly premium to $98,766.00.
Authorize the partial discharge of a mortgage held by the City on the property located at
70B Magnolia Avenue, which was sold by Waters Edge, LLC, to a qualified purchaser under the terms of HOME Funds “For Sale Housing” .
Authorize the Tax Collector to cancel/refund/credit an overbilling of taxes on the property located at 178-184 First Street for Tax Year 2011 in the total amount of
$15,648.49.
Authorize the Tax Collector to refund/credit an overbilling of taxes on the property located at 543-547 Westminster Avenue for Tax Year 2011 in the total amount of
$6,970.07.
Establish liens for the removal and disposal of debris on properties listed on Schedule A on file in the City Clerk’s Office in the total amount of $4,331.71

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NEW BUSINESS (Cont'd.)
COUNCIL – DECEMBER 13, 2011 – 9
Establish a handicapped parking space in front of the premises located at 1448
Lexington Place.
Establish a handicapped parking space in front of the premises located at 876 Bond
Street.
Establish a handicapped parking space in front of the premises located at 549 Third
Avenue.
Authorize settlement in the workers compensation litigation matter of Oris vs. the City of
Elizabeth, in the total amount of $19,476.00.
Authorize a change of date for the Organization Meeting from January 2, 2012 to
January 3, 2012 at 12:00 noon.
D enounce the Board of Education’s request for a waiver from the State for
Superintendent Pablo Munoz’ salary.
Pay utility bills.
COMMENDATIONS
Helene Scheuer, Retirement, Human Rights Commission
Robert (Bob) Croom, Retirement, Community Relations Specialist
Khaseem Greene, Rutgers Linebacker, co-Big East Defensive Player of the Year
MEMORIALS
Evangelist Iola Kenner-Richards
Cora M. Lepkosky

ADJOURNMENT