CITY COUNCIL MEETING

CITY HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
319 EAST STATE STREET,
TRENTON, NEW JERSEY
THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2011, 5:30 P.M.

AGENDA
STATEMENT: Adequate notice of this meeting has been given in accordance with the Open
Public Meetings Act, pursuant to Public Laws 1975, Chapter 231. The Agenda for this meeting
was sent to the Trenton Times and the Trentonian Newspapers, posted on the first floor bulletin
board in City Hall, and filed in the City Clerk’s Office on, April 15, 2011

I. CALL TO ORDER
II. ROLL CALL
III INVOCATION
IV FLAG SALUTE
V PUBLIC COMMENT (Comments should be limited to 3 minutes)
VI DOCKET REVIEW AND ADOPTION
VII CIVIC COMMENTS
VIII ADJOURN

Action may be taken at this meeting

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 DOCKET
THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2011

1. COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS

1a Tort Claim – Curtis Hicks, 120 Columbia Avenue, Trenton, NJ – claim against the City of Trenton for
property damage

2a Tort Claim – Gloria Perez-Cruz, 215 S. Front Street, Trenton, NJ – claim against the city of Trenton
for personal injury

3a Civil Action – Pellegrino & Feldstein, LLC, 290 Route 46 West, Denville, NJ representing Edison Tax
Services, LLC vs Raymond Morris – Docket No. F-059613-10

4a Civil Action – Szaferman Lakind, Attorneys at Law, 101 Groves Mill Road, Suite 200, Lawrenceville,
NJ representing DWA Holding, LLC, 640 W. State Street, Trenton, NJ vs City of Trenton

5a Civil Action – Szaferman Lakind, Attorneys at Law, 101 Groves Mill Road, Suite 200, Lawrenceville,
NJ representing PERRY 220, LLC, 216-220 Perry Street, Trenton, NJ vs City of Trenton

6a Civil Action – Archer & Greiner, P.C., Attorneys at Law, 700 Alexander Park, Suite 102, Princeton,
NJ representing Trenton Country Club vs Ewing Township and City of Trenton

7a Civil Action – Jeffrey M. Hail, Esquire, Fox Rothschild, LLP, 997 Lenox Drive, Building 3,
Lawrenceville, NJ representing DB Realty II, 1 W. State Street, Trenton, NJ vs City of Trenton

8a Civil Action – Jeffrey M. Hail, Esquire, Fox Rothschild, LLP, 997 Lenox Drive, Building 3,
Lawrenceville, NJ representing H.M. Royal, Inc. (a.k.a. H M Royal, Inc.), 689-691 Pennington
Avenue, Trenton, NJ vs City of Trenton

9a Civil Action – Jeffrey M. Hail, Esquire, Fox Rothschild, LLP, 997 Lenox Drive, Building 3,
Lawrenceville, NJ representing Capital View Urban Renewal Associates, LLC, 157-163 W. Hanover
Street, Trenton, NJ vs City of Trenton

10a Civil Action – Timothy P. Duggan, Esq., c/o Stark & Stark, PO Box 5315, Princeton, NJ representing
Education Property Investors, Inc., 363-369 W. State Street, Trenton, NJ vs City of Trenton

11a Civil Action – Stark & Stark, 993 Lenox Drive, Lawrenceville, NJ representing The Times of Trenton
Publishing Corporation, vs City of Trenton

12a Civil Action Direct Appeal – Schneck Law Group, LLC, 301 S. Livingston Avenue, Suite 105,
Livingston, NJ representing Ritchie & Page Distr Co., Inc., 300 Third Street, Trenton, NJ vs City of
Trenton

13a NJ Transit – Notice to notified that the Federal Transit Administration is making funds available to the
State of NJ for the purchase of equipment for the transportation of senior citizen and people with
disabilities

14a State of New Jersey, Department of environmental Protection – Progress Report Approval Notice for
Isles, Inc. 33 Tucker Street, Trenton, NJ
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 15a Capitalhealth, 750 Brunswick Avenue, Trenton, NJ – Announcement of the formation of the Capital
Health Neurosciences Network.

16a Civil Action – Weir & Partners LLP, The Liberty View Building, Suite 310, 457 Haddonfield Road,
Cherry Hill, NJ representing Tomas Martinez vs. City of Trenton, Docket No. L-880-11

17a Trenton Housing Authority – Agenda for meeting on Wednesday, April 13, 2011

18a Tort Claim – Avolio & Hanlon, P.C., Attorney at Law, 3150 Brunswick Pike, Suite 120,
Lawrenceville, NJ representing Max Bruno, 341 Hobart Avenue, Hamilton, NJ vs the City of Trenton

19a Tort Claim – Avolio & Hanlon, P.C., Attorney at Law, 3150 Brunswick Pike, Suite 120,
Lawrenceville, NJ representing Jonathan O’Donnell, 7 Hamilton Lake Drive, Hamilton, NJ vs. the
City of Trenton

20a Tort Claim – Avolio & Hanlon, P.C., Attorney at Law, 3150 Brunswick Pike, Suite 120, Lawrenceville,
NJ representing Richard Wood, 303 Wegner Avenue, Hamilton, NJ vs the City of Trenton

21a Tort Claim – Avolio & Hanlon, P.C., Attorney at Law, 3150 Brunswick Pike, Suite 120,
Lawrenceville, NJ representing Brian Pagano, 341 Hobart Avenue, Hamilton, NJ vs the City of
Trenton

2. REPORTS
2a Monthly Cash Report – City Clerk’s Office revenue collected for the month of March, 2011

3. MINUTES FOR APPROVAL

Council Meeting, October 19, 2010 – Regular Session
Council Meeting, October 21, 2010 – Budget Session

4. RESOLUTIONS FOR REVIEW AND ADOPTION

11-191 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF TRENTON TO CONDUCT AN

ACCELERATED TAX SALE PRIOR TO JUNE 30, 2011
11-192 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF TRENTON TO ACCEPT A GRANT
AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,222,351.00 FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) UNDER THE 2010 HOMELESS
CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM
11-193 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TRENTON POLICE DEPARTMENT TO DONATE
CANINE DOG “TANYA” TO POLICE OFFICER EDWARD LEOPARDI AS A PERSONAL
PET
11-194 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT WHICH WAS
AWARDED THROUGH A NON-FAIR AND OPEN PROCESS TO HALEY STUART, LLC,
75 CHESTNUT RIDGE ROAD, MONTVALE, NJ 07645 TO PROVIDE TRANSITIONAL
PARALEGAL SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF TRENTON IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $4,357.50
11-195 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT FOR A CONTRACT WITH THE FIRM OF
INTERNATIONAL SALT CO., INC., 655 NORTHERN BOULEVARD, CLARK SUMMIT,
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 PA 18411 FOR PRE TREATED ROCK SALT WITH LIQUID MAGNESIUM
CHLORIDE/LIQUID ORGANIC FOR TREATMENT OF THE VARIOUS STREETS WITHIN
THE CITY OF TRENTON DURING THE 2010/2011 WINTER SEASON BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, DIVISION OF STREET (not to exceed $99,400)
11-196 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT FOR A CONTRACT WITH CARROLL
DEMOLITION; 4 YOUNGS ROAD, HAMILTON, NJ 08619 WHICH WAS AWARDED ON
AN EMERGENCY BASIS FOR THE DEMOLITION OF 30-32 TAYLOR AVENUE TO
ALLEVIATE A DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS CONDITION (not to exceed $44,120)
11-197 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT FOR A CONTRACT WITH YANNUZZI &
SONS, INC; 152 RTE 206 SOUTH UNIT #14; HILLSBOROUGH, NJ 08844 WHICH WAS
AWARDED ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS FOR THE DEMOLITION OF 703 MARTIN
LUTHER KING BLVD TO ALLEVIATE A DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS
CONDITION (not to exceed $45,535)

5. ORDINANCES
Introduction and First Reading

11-06 ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 10-36 REGULATING EMPLOYMENT OF OFF-

DUTY POLICE OFFICERS FOR POLICE RELATED ACTIVITIES
11-21 ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 132 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF TRENTON
REGULATING HOUSING STANDARDS TO IMPOSE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
WITH RESPECT TO PEST EXTERMINATION
11-22 ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 56 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF TRENTON
REGULATING COMMERCIAL STRUCTURES TO IMPOSE ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO PEST EXTERMINATION
11-23 ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF 119 EAST HANOVER STREET IN
THE CANAL BANKS REDEVELOPMENT AREA AND THE EXECUTION OF A
DISPOSITION AGREEMENT WITH THE CRISIS MINISTRY OF PRINCETON AND
TRENTON
11-24 ORDINANCE APPROVING AN APPLICATION FROM BUILDING 114 URBAN
RENEWAL LLC AND GRANTING A LONG-TERM TAX EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO
N.J.S.A. 4OA:20-1 ET ESQ.
11-25 ORDINANCE APPROVING AN APPLICATION FROM BUILDING 120 URBAN
RENEWAL LLC AND GRANTING A LONG-TERM TAX EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO
N.J.S.A. 40A:20-1 ET SEQ.
11-26 ORDINANCE APPROVING AN APPLICATION FROM BUILDING 101 URBAN
RENEWAL LLC AND GRANTING A LONG-TERM TAX EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO
N.J.S.A. 40A:20-1 ET SEQ.
11-27 ORDINANCE APPROVING AN APPLICATION FROM BUILDING 104 URBAN
RENEWAL LLC AND GRANTING A LONG-TERM TAX EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO
N.J.S.A. 40A:20-1 ET SEQ.
11-28 ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A LEASE BETWEEN THE CITY OF TRENTON AND THE
CITY OF TRENTON WEED AND SEED PROGRAM FOR THE USE OF VACANT CITY-
OWNED PROPERTY FOR GARDENING

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Public Hearing and Second Reading
11-15 ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE XVI OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
TRENTON REGARDING RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS TO ADD GRACE PERIOD AND
EXEMPTIONS
11-16 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN APPLICATION FROM 10 WEST LAFAYETTE
STREET URBAN RENEWAL CORPORATION AND GRANTING A LONG-TERM TAX
EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 40A:20-1 ET SEQ.
11-17 ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $6,000,000 FROM THE WATER UTILITY
IMPROVEMENT FUND TO PROVIDE FOR VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS TO THE
WATER UTILITY IN AND BY THE CITY OF TRENTON, IN THE COUNTY OF MERCER,
NEW JERSEY.

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