Transcript CITY OF - Hackensack

CITY OF
2014 YEAR END REPORTS
Redevelopment Updates
Development Projects
 94 State St. (220 unit project-completed by June 2015)
 150-170 Main St. (380 unit project- demolition started)
 210-214 Main St. ( approval for 135 unit project)
 210 Moore St. (approval 192 unit project)
 Atlantic St. Park (Construction started-completed by
Memorial Day 2015)
 Atlantic St. Parking Garage
 City owned Lot C: Submission of Tidelands application
to NJDEP
Redevelopment Updates
Planning Projects
 240 Main St.(Pre-App meeting for 108 units)
 18 Camden St.(Pre-App meeting for 244 units)
 150 River St. (Pre-App meeting for redevelopment for 19.2 acres.)
 Probation Site
 Two Way Street (initiated construction drawings with Boswell)
 Old Bridge St. (Pre-App meeting for 40 units)
 161 Main St. (Pre-App meeting for 9 units)
 149 Main St. ( Pre-App meeting for 60 units)
 Aldi’s Supermarket ( Planning Board submission for 17K supermarket on
Sears Site.
 311-321 Main St. Pre-App meeting for 300 units
Project Manager
• Capital Projects Completed
1. Columbus Park Improvements: Playground
2. Emergency Operations Center
3. 2013 Municipal Aid Grant
4. Fire House #2-Summit Ave-PEOSHA Mandated
5. CDBG 2013 Resurfacing Program
6. Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund:
Pulaski Park
7. Second Ward Park-Repair Storage Tank
8. Old Hoboken Road-Drainage Improvements
Police Department
• In 2014 there were 103,853 calls for service.
• There were 3,039 arrests made in 2014, an increase of 298 over
2013(2,741)
• Patrol & Quality of Life:
– 15,556 Summonses Issued
– 6,581 Moving Violations
– 8,975 Parking Violations
• Detective Bureau had 2,035 cases assigned in 2014
• 50 arrests were made for DWI
• 2,759 accidents occurred in the City
– 416 persons were injured with 3 fatalities
– Of the reported accidents 92 pedestrians involved & 13 bicyclists
• The Youth Division
– 585 juvenile cases were investigated
FIRE DEPARTMENT
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State LHU Registrations: 425
Local Registrations: 2,633
Periodic Inspections Performed: 2,749
Violations Issued: 5,336
Total Inspections Performed (includes reinspections complaints etc.) : 10,177
Building Department
• Permit Count: 1,444
• Inspections Scheduled:
 Building Subcodes: 2,001
 Electrical Subcodes: 1,609
 Fire Subcodes: 858
 Plumbing Subcodes: 1,938
• Emergency Calls:
65 Calls After Hours
 75 Calls During Regular Hours
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Municipal Court
 Total Tickets Entered: 47,641
 Total Tickets Disposed: 48,034
 Criminal Cases Entered: 3,312
 Criminal Cases Disposed: 4,211
Tax Collector
• Property Tax Cash Receipts (001): 160,051,003
• Parking Coin Receipts From TD: 434,082
Tax Assessor
• There are 450 Tax Court Appeals Still
Outstanding
• 2014 had 594 County Tax Appeals
• As of February 27,2015 for the 2015 tax year
there are 496 State Tax Court Appeals and
approx. 25 at the county level
DPW
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2014 Renovation of the City Hall Auditing Department
Showmobile
Maintain Five Pump Stations
All Custodial work is done by Maintenance Department
Maintain all Sprinkler & Fire Alarm Systems throughout the
City
• Holiday Lighting and all decorations throughout the City
• Tree Department
-Trees Topped: 110+
-Trees Stumped: 126+
-Trees Trimmed: 160+
DPW
• Snow Removal and Salt City Roads
• City Garage is responsible for maintaining
Police and Sanitation Vehicles as well as
Sweepers and Salt Trucks
• Maintain City Hall, Health and Building
Department vehicles as well as handle any
special requests from these Departments
• All Registrations and Titles for all City Vehicles
and Equipment
DPW
• Sewer Department:
-100+ Work Orders were entered and completed
-Town Storm Catch Basins are inspected for debris
• PM Program: (acute sewer areas) cleaned on a weekly or bi-weekly
basis
• Emergency Call Outs
• Street Department:
-Concrete Sidewalks Completed: 18
-Repair and Install Handicap Mats
-Fix Pot Holes
-Hot Patch Completed: 7500
-Cold Patch Completed(Winter): 820
-Clear Debris from Streets- 187 cleanups
-Catch Basins and man Holes- 32 completed
Sanitation and Recycling
• Total Garbage collected 19,113.54 tons at a
cost of $1,167,476.94
• Total Recyclable Materials collected 3,030.64
tons
• The City received $90,725.20 in revenues
• We will be receiving a minimum of $57,340.62
from our Recycling Grant
Health Department
• Vital Records Office Activities for 2014
- Marriage Licenses: 313
-Marriages Recorded: 642
• Vital Records Issued
-Birth Certificates: 15,675
-Marriage Certificates: 1,338
-Death Certificates: 4,940
-Total for Certificates: 21,953
• Environmental Health
-Routine Inspection Total: 958
• Animal Licenses
-Cat: 157
-Dog: 723
Health Department
• Immunization Activity Summary
- Number of Clinics Held: 11
- School Age Total: 419
- Adult Total: 817
• Child Health Conference Activity Summary
-Number of Clinics Held: 32
-Total Number of Visits: 212
• WIC Program Clients Served
- Hackensack Clients: 1471
Library
Children’s books & Magazines
57,611
Children’s Media
6,048
Adult Books & Periodicals
53,056
Adult Media (DVDs, video games, MP3 & CD
books, Music CD’s)
49,182
Downloadable music/audiobooks/eBooks,
magazines (Zinio) Hoopla (streaming) &
database usage
12,340
Young Adult Books
6,441
Periodicals/Microfilms in-house usage
5,636
Library
Reference Questions
24,053
Computer Assistance at Reference Desk
5,004
Internet Usage( Includes iPads, game
computers)
43,900
Children’s program attendance ( includes
class visits, guitar classes, outreach visits)
4,263
Young Adult and Adult Program
attendance
5,608
Electronic Door Counter
194,119
Recreation
• 2014 Programs Include:
-Youth Basketball
- Jr. Soccer, Baseball and Basketball
• Summer Playground – (over 20 trips total)
- For children ages 5-10 (Theatre Camp)
- For children ages 10-15 (Adventure Camp)
• Open Gym for Basketball on a daily basis
• Senior Citizens St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon, Novemberfest
Luncheon
• Easter Egg Hunt in Staib Park
• July 4th Fireworks Events
• Cheerleading Program
• Halloween Party
• Children’s Holiday Party
Cultural Arts Center
January
“Doubt”
February
“God of Carnage”
Dance Evolution
March
Latino Variety Show
“Howdy Stranger Improve”
April
Spring Art Show
May
“Bloody Bloody Andrew
Jackson”
June
“Race”
“Shakespeare in the Park”
July
“Howdy Stranger Comedy”
“Lost in Yonkers”
August
“Once on this Island”
September
“Urintown”
October
“The Spitfire Grill”
November
“Rugrat’s Live”
December
Hispanic Christmas Play
City Clerk
• For the Year 2014 we have received and
processed:
-OPRA Requests: 743
-Raffle Licenses: 33
• Council Meetings
- Special Meetings: 4
- Regular Meetings: 23
Auditing Department
2014 Budget
• Goal was “long term stabilization”
• Budget Objective: eliminate causes of tax increase
spikes through establishing reserves
– Snow Removal Reserve: $170,506
– Accumulated Absence Reserve: $151,539
• Budget Objective: to create a more accurate Budget
– Budget Transfers Dec.31,2014: $814,204
– Budget Transfers Dec.31,2013: $2,852,560
Anticipated Revenues $322,003 over projection
Unanticipated Revenues $766,626
Auditing Department
• Tax Appeals
– Settled Appeals paid in 2014: $8,175,648
– Settled in 2014 to be financed: $6,200,000
• Long Term Debt
 $4.1 million-Combined Sewer Overflow Project
 $8.65 million-Tax Appeal Refunding
 $2.5 million-other projects
 Total new Debt-$15,283,250
As a result our Net Debt:
Dec 31,2014 - $39,249,130 0.719%
Dec 31,2011 - $43,523,003 0.730%