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A PILOT tax abatement is being proposed for the residential project (highlighted) to be built across from Seidler Field and next to Netherwood Station. |
Plainfield City Council meets for its agenda-setting session Monday, February 3. There are a number of items of interest --
CITIZENS BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE: An item is listed under 'unfinished business'. Each Councilor gets to name a member to the committee that reviews the annual proposed budget and makes suggestions.
COUNCILMANIC RESOLUTIONS: There are four resolutions celebrating and honoring several individuals and organizations. The Clerk's office needs to tighten up: Councilor Ashley Davis, who is in her second year on the Council, has her first name misspelled on three resolutions. C'mon gang.
INSURANCE PLANS: If you recall, the City was going to return to the state's health insurance plan. Seems that did not work out, so there are resolutions to cancel the Delta Dental contract, and to renew a contract with Aetna for $15M, which includes a dental component.
POLICE ACCREDITATION: Plainfield's Police Department is preparing to be reaccredited. The cost of $46,000 is picked up by the Union County Prosecutor's Office. Accreditation makes possible a reduction in the JIF (Joint Insurance Fund) premium -- from which many settlements are made throughout the year.
CONTRACT SAVINGS: Director Dabney brings pleasant news: three of the contracts for various projects (including Rushmore Park) are coming in under the contract price -- for a savings to the City of nearly $!6,000. Good job! That is offset by the purchase of a new street sweeper -- cost $224,000. These things are not cheap.
PROPERTY CLEANUPS: Eight properties cleaned up for a total of $4,687 -- the surprise being seeing a Denmark Road property on the list.
CISCO TRAINING: The Communications Director proposes two items concerning the Cisco Certification Training program. One is for a contract with an individual to provide training for $28,500. The other is for Union County College to also provide training for $32,750. I believe this is the third year for this program. The original affiliation with Al Sharpton's NAN seems to have fallen by the wayside. This seems to me to be the first mention of the city paying UCC for offering the program. Also, after two full years, the public has yet to hear how many persons have been certified after completing the program. Wouldn't that be good to know?
TAX ABATEMENT: The Council is being asked to grant a tax abatement for the residential project to be built on North Avenue near the Netherwood Station and across the street from Seidler Field. The 30-year PILOT is expected to generate $306,000/year when the project is up (as opposed to $22,409 the City now receives). 150 construction jobs are expected, but permanent full- and part-time jobs are quite modest at 1-8.
TAX INCREASE COMING: There is a proposed ordinance (MC 2020-08) to establish a cap bank (once again). The City says in the ordinance that it expects to raise taxes by 3.5% again this year. (The cap bank allows the city to exceed the state-mandated ceiling of 2.5% per year.)
City Council meets in an agenda-setting session at 7:00 PM in the Council Chambers / Courthouse at Watchung Avenue and East 4th Street. Parking available on the street and in the lot across from Police Headquarters.
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