East Orange public meetings in 2024
5 substantive meetings from 2024, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
City Council
The meeting minutes detail several resolutions and ordinances brought before the council. These include decisions on personnel tenure, property transfers, and contract renewals. The council also addressed significant tax refunds and streetscape engineering services.
- Resolution denying Dorothy S. Gallagher’s tenure as CFO
- Tax appeal refund of $53,388.41
- Ordinance to transfer city property to Garden State Episcopal Community Development Corp
- Contract for Engineering Design Service for Main Street Streetscape, Phase II
- Renewal of contracts with Nu-Way Concessionaires, Inc.
City Council
The City Council is reviewing a second amendment to the redevelopment agreement with Brick Church Developers LLC. This includes support for Phase 1B, which proposes a nine-story mixed-use building featuring 420 rental units. The council also addressed ordinances regarding municipal salaries and new stop signs at key intersections.
- Second amendment to the redevelopment agreement with Brick Church Developers LLC
- Proposed 9-story, 420-unit mixed-use building for Phase 1B of the Brick Church project
- Ordinance creating a four-way stop at Midland Avenue and Edgewood Road
- Ordinance creating a three-way stop at Edgewood Road and Crescent Road
- Salary and classification amendments for CWA municipal personnel
City Council
The City Council presented resolutions regarding municipal budget adoption and significant grant agreements. The agenda also included ordinances for cannabis-related land use and new traffic stop signs.
- Grant resolution with NSI Lender LLC for $7,280,000.00
- Grant resolution with the Department of Environmental Protection for $7,280,000.00
- Ordinances permitting cannabis cultivation and manufacturing at Block 23, Lot 3 and Block 10, Lot 1
- Contract for a shaded structure at Columbian Park via Ben Shaffer Recreation
- New stop signs on Midland Avenue at Edgewood Road and Edgewood Road at Crescent Road
City Council
The City Council is reviewing contract renewals for summer and child care food programs through Nu-Way Concessionaires, Inc. The agenda also includes approving tax refunds, payroll, and vendor fees for the upcoming "R'n'B in the City" festival. Additionally, the council is considering a purchase of four vehicles for Code Enforcement inspectors.
- Renewal of $2,393,036.00 contract for Child and Adult Care Food Program
- Renewal of $153,620.00 contract for Summer Food Service Program
- Approval of $53,388.41 in tax appeal refunds to property owners
- One-day vendor fees for the "R'n'B in the City" festival on July 27, 2024
- Purchase of four Ford Escape vehicles not to exceed $138,951.88
City Council
The East Orange City Council will review an ordinance regarding the transfer of city property in the Greenwood Redevelopment Area. The agenda also includes resolutions for vehicle purchases, food program contract renewals, and the denial of tenure for the Chief Financial Officer.
- Ordinance No. 18: Transferring city property to Garden State Episcopal Community Development Corporation
- Resolution I-237: Denying tenure and confirmation of Dorothy S. Gallagher as Chief Financial Officer
- Resolution I-232: Purchasing four 2024 Ford Escape AWD vehicles via ESCNJ CO-OP
- Resolution I-234: Engineering design contract for Main Street Streetscape, Phase II
- Resolution I-229: Tax appeal refunds totaling $53,388.41