REORGANIZATION MEETING
TOWNSHIP COUNCIL - TOWNSHIP OF FRANKLIN, SOMERSET COUNTY
JANUARY 8, 2002- 2:00 P.M.

This agenda is for information only and may change prior to the actual meeting. Official copies may be obtained from the Clerk's Office.

REGULAR MEETING - JANUARY 8, 2002 - 8:00 P.M.

1. Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Invocation - Councilman Levine

4. Roll Call

5. Commendations & Proclamations:

6. Minutes

Special Meeting 12/4/01
Worksession - 12/4/01
Regular Meeting - 12/11/01

7. Warrants

8. Public Discussion

9. Ordinance Introduction - Amend Code - Chapter 112, Development - Section 112-9B(25), Subsection (3), Locations Where Wireless Communication Antennas are Permitted, Paragraph (2), Second Priority Locations and (3), Third Priority Locations
Publish in accordance with law for public hearing on February 12. 2001

10. Ordinance Introduction - Amend Code - Chapter 112, Development - Section - 112-26C(1)A - Engineering Fees for Residential Development; Section 112-29, Escrow Deposits (Single Lot Residential Applications for One Dwelling)
Publish in accordance with law for public hearing on February 12. 2001

11. Ordinance Introduction - Lease - Capital Equipment from the Somerset County Improvement Authority
Publish in accordance with law for public hearing on February 12. 2001

12. Ordinance Introduction - Amend Code, Chapter 47, Police Department - Policy on Suspension of Police Officers
Publish in accordance with law for public hearing on February 12. 2001

13. Ordinance Introduction - Amend Code - Chapter 44, Personnel Policies - Section 44-10, Employment Benefits, Subsection F, Holidays - Add Labor Day
Publish in accordance with law for public hearing on February 12. 2001

14. Ordinance Introduction - Authorize Lease - Trap Rock Industries, Inc. - Communications Antenna/Transmission Line & Receiving Equipment
Publish in accordance with law for public hearing on February 12. 2001

15. Ordinance Introduction - Accept Dedication - Commerce Bank NA - Beekman Road at its intersection with State Highway 27
Publish in accordance with law for public hearing on February 12. 2001

16. Ordinance Introduction - Amend Code - Add Chapter, Joint Advisory Committee for the Village of Kingston
Publish in accordance with law for public hearing on February 12. 2001

17. Ordinance Introduction - Amend Code - Chapter 226, Vehicles & Traffic - Eliminate parking on JFK Service Road
Publish in accordance with law for public hearing on February 12. 2001

18. Ordinance Introduction - Amend Code - Chapter 226, Vehicles & Traffic - Delete On-Street Parking Space - 134 Victor Street
Publish in accordance with law for public hearing on February 12. 2001

19. Consent Agenda:

A. Tax Title Lien Redemptions:

 

Chawla - Block 34.07/Lot 16.07C0053 - $1,071.43 - 15 Chelsea Court
Wen - Block 34.09/Lot 59.02C0354 - $843.44 - 2 Jade Court
Patel - Block 34.12/Lot 21 - $33,306.84 - 8 Garretson Drive (1998)
Patel - Block 34.12/Lot 21 - $37,246.10 - 8 Garretson Drive (2000)
Veronica Plaza Investors - Block 88.01/Lot 43 - $675.80 - 1165 Route 27
Sirmans - Block 142/Lot 1 - $1,473.19 - 37 Millstone Road
Johnson - Block 222/Lot 14 - $351.94 - 54 Dewald Avenue (1998)
Johnson - Block 222/Lot 14 - $338.49 - 54 Dewald Avenue (1999)
Johnson - Block 222/Lot 14 - $290.05 - 54 Dewald Avenue (2000)
Johnson - Block 222/Lot 14 - $244.93 - 54 Dewald Avenue (2001)
WFIP Realty - Block 237/Lot 27 $25,937.37 - 51 Roberts Road
White - Block 274/Lot 36.01 - $296.77 - 183 Arlington Avenue
Sivetz - Block 340/Lot 40 - $575.36 - 28 Abbott Road
Velez - Block 383/Lot 12 - $3,836.12 - 27 Foxwood Drive
Dumas - Block 417.02/Lot 444C0048 - $201.56 - 47 Norwich Place
Lara - Block 432/Lot 3 - $79.28 - 120 Hollywood Ave

B. Tax Overpayments - Various

C. Budget - FY2002 Insertion in Budget - Drunk Driving Enforcement Fund - $16,733.09

D. Purchase - Elizabethtown Water Co. - Fire Hydrant Charges - 1/1/02 to 6/30/02 - $12,213.50

E. Purchase - Office Supplies - Amend Resolution- delete Allied Strauss & Oak Tree Supply/add Staples and Somerset Office Supplies - State Contract

F. Purchase - Central Jersey Joint Insurance Fund - Premiums for 1/1/02 to 6/30/02 - $255,048.87

G. Contract Rescission - IMSoftech - Meter Reading Billing System - $61,500 minus $9,225 for services performed

H. Contract - Somerset County - 2002 Recycling Services - $23.85 per household

I. Agreement - Middlesex County Health Department - Interlocal Services - STD Services - $3,461

J. Approve Annual Compensation - Fire Commissioners - Fire District No. 1

K. Approve Annual Compensation - Fire Commissioners - Fire District No. 3

L. Discharge of Affordable Housing Mortgage - Hall to Robinson - Block 34.10/Lot 59.01C1219 - 73 Amethyst Way

M. Escrow Release - Construction Water Meter:
US Homes Corp. - $715.00

N. Escrow Release - Inspection Fees:
PSE&G Co. Substation, Docket #P99062P - $300.00

O. Performance Guarantee Release - PSE&G Company Sub-station - Docket #P99062P - $138,000.00

P. Performance Guarantee Release Rejection - Parkside Realty Associates, Sections 4-6 - Countryside - The Villages and Country Homes

Q. Performance Guarantee Reduction - Whitehall Manor, Section 8 - Docket #SP507, $504,263.00, minus $201,705.20; balance $302,557.80

R. Grant Application - NJ Agricultural Development Committee - Farmland Preservation Planning Incentive $1.5 million

S. Grant Application - Safe and Secure Communities Program - Continuation of Funding - $60,000.00

T. Grant Application - NJ Transit - Section 5310 Senior Transportation Grant

U. Authorize Raffle/Bingo Licenses

V. Authorize temporary left-turn prohibition - Matilda Avenue and Pine Street

W. Professional Service Agreement - Dennis Kowal Architects- Architectural Services/Library Expansion - $286,843.00

X. Professional Service Agreement - Animal Shelter Services - pending discussion at 1/3/02 worksession

Y. Professional Service Agreement - Community Visiting Nurses - Medical Clinic for Township Seniors - $3,000.00

Z. Professional Service Agreement - Character Assets, Inc. - Character Development Program for Teen Recreation Program - $3,200.00

AA. Professional Service Agreement - Family and Community Services - PT social worker/psychologist for ARISE Program

BB. Professional Service Agreement - Schoor DePalma - Hamilton Street Revitalization Program - $5,700.00 over County grant

CC. Professional Service Agreement - Schwartz Sterling Associations - 2002 Tax Appeal/Franklin Industrial Partners - $7,000.00

DD. Appointment - Consultants to Provide Planning Review, Engineering Review and Inspection Services - Applicant Escrow Funds

EE. Appointment - Youth Service Commission - General Public Members - 1/1/02 to 12/31/02

FF. Appointment - Marc Dashield - Public Agency Compliance Officer - 1/1/02 to 12/31/02

GG. Appointment - Joint Committee for the Village of Kingston - pending discussion at 1/3/02 worksession

20. Nominations for Two (2) Regular Rent Leveling Board Members - 3 year terms - 01/01/02 to 12/31/04

21. Nominations for Two (2) Alternate Members of the Rent Leveling Board - 1 year terms - 1/1/02 to 12/31/02

22. Nominations for Three (3) Regular Members of the Advisory Board of Health - 3 year terms - 1/1/02 to 12/31/04

23. Nominations for Eight (8) Regular Members of the Recreation Council - 3 year terms - 01/01/02 to 12/31/04

24. Nominations for Four (4) Teenage Non-Voting Members of the Recreation Council - 1 year terms - 1/1/02 to 12/31/02:
Public School/Male
Public School/Female
Parochial/Private School Parochial/Private School Female

25. Nominations - Five (5) Members of the Human Relations Commission - 3 year terms - 1/1/02 to 12/31/04

26. Nominations - One (1) Non-Member Senior Member of the Senior Citizen Advisory Committee - 1 year term - 01/01/02 to 12/31/02

27. Nominations - One (1) Non-Senior Resident Member of the Senior Citizen Advisory Committee - 1 year term 01/01/02 to 12/31/02

28. Nominations for Two (2) Members of the Municipal Ethics Board - 5 year terms - 1/1/02 to 12/31/06

29. Nominations for Four (4) Members of the Clean Community Committee - 1 year terms - 1/1/02 to 12/31/02

30. Nominations - Business & Industry Advisory Committee
A. Two (2) Representatives of Township Council - 1 year terms - 01/01/02 to 12/31/02

B. One (1) Representative of Planning Board - 1 year term - 01/01/02 to 12/31/02

C. One (1) Representative of Board of Adjustment - 1 year term - 01/01/02 to 12/31/02

31. Nominations - Five (5) Members of Agricultural Advisory Committee - 1 year terms - 01/01/02 to 12/31/02

32. Nominations - Cable Television Advisory Committee - 2 year terms - 01/01/02 to 12/31/02
Two (2) Board of Education Representatives
One (1) Township Staff Representative
Two (2) General Public

33. Mayor's Appointment - Seven (7) Regular Members of the Shade Tree Commission - 5 year terms/unexpired terms:
Two (2) Members for five year terms - 01/01/02 to 12/31/Unexpired term of Beverly Maddalone - 1/1/02 to 12/31/03
Unexpired term of Leah Marden - 1/1/02 to 12/31/05
Unexpired term of Dean Marzocca - 1/1/02 to 12/31/02
Unexpired termof Joseph Snukis - 1/1/02 to 12/31/04
Unexpired term of Chris Stellatella - 1/1/02 to 12/31/03

34. Nominations for One (1) Alternate Member of Shade Tree Commission - unexpired term of Louis Dema - 01/01/01 to 12/31/02

35. Nominations for One (1) Open Space Advisory Committee/ Environmental Commission Representative - 01/01/02 to 12/31 of year of Environmental Commission term expiration

36. Nominations for Two (2) Citizen Members of the Open Space Advisory Committee - 3 year terms - 1/1/02 to 12/31/04

37. Nominations for One (1) Citizen Member of the Open Space Advisory Committee - unexpired term of Fred McKenzie - 1/1/02 to 12/31/02

38. Nominations - One (1) Open Space Committee/Agricultural Advisory Committee Representative - 1 year term - 01/01/02 to 12/31/02

39. Nominations for Three (3) Township Council Representatives to the Emergency Life Support Committee - 1 year terms - 01/01/02 to 12/31/02

40. Nominations for Three (3) Financial Oversight Subcommittee Members - 1 year terms - 01/01/02 to 12/31/02

41. Nominations for Three (3) Members of the Insurance Commission - 1 year terms - 01/01/02 to 12/31/02

42. Nominations for Two (2) Township Council Representatives to the Community Foundation, Inc. - 2 year terms - 01/01/02 to 12/31/03

43. Nominations for Council's Traffic Management Subcommittee - 1 year terms - 01/01/02 to 12/31/02:
A. Four (4) Township Council Representatives

B. One (1) Franklin Township Police Department Representative

44. Nominations for One (1) Township Council Liaison to Fire Prevention Board - 1 year term - 01/01/02 to 12/31/02

45. Nominations for Council Liaison to Recreation Council - 1 year term - 01/01/02 to 12/31/02

46. Nomination for One (1) Council Liaison to the Advisory Board of Health - 1 year term - 01/01/02 to 12/31/02

47. Nominations for One (1) Council Liaison to the Human Relations Commission - 1 year term - 01/01/02 to 12/31/02

48. Nominations for One (1) Council Liaison to the Senior Citizen Advisory Committee - 1 year term - 01/01/02 to 12/31/02

49. Nominations for Two (2) Council Liaison to the Youth Services Commission/Alliance Against Substance Abuse - 1 year terms - 01/01/02 to 12/31/02

50. Nominations for Two (2) Council Liaison to the Board of Education - 1 year terms - 01/01/02 to 12/31/02

51. Nominations for One (1) Council Liaison to Sewerage Authority - 1 year term - 01/01/02 to 12/31/02

52. Nominations for Three (3) Council Liaison Members to Youth Center Task Force - 1 year terms - 01/01/02 to 12/31/02

53. Nominations for One (1) Township Representative on the SCCOAH Board of Directors - 1 year term - 1/1/02 to 12/31/02

54. Nominations for Two (2) Township Representatives on the Somerset Community Action Program/Board of Trustees - 1 year terms - 01/01/02 to 12/31/02

55. Nominations to Youth Service Commission/Alliance Against Substance Abuse - 1 year terms - 01/01/02 to 12/31/02:
A. Two (2) Council Liaison Members
B. One (1) Clergy Representative
C. One (1) Representative of Local Civil Organization
D. One (1) Representative of Organized Labor
E. One (1) Parent-Teacher Association Representative
F. One (1) Teacher's Local Bargaining Unit Representative
G. One (1) Business/Industry Representative
H. One (1) Local Mental Health Agency Representative
I. Three (3) Police Department Representatives
J. Township Manager or Designee
K. One (1) Board of Education Representative
L. One (1) Chamber of Commerce Representative

56. Nomination by Mayor - One (1) Member of Somerset County Solid Waste Advisory Committee
Nomination by Council - One (1) Member of Somerset County Solid Waste Advisory Committee
(CURRENT APPOINTEES C. ANDREW TWIFORD & HANK KOLAKOWSKI)

57. Nominations - Township Council Representative to SCCOAH Board of Directors (CURRENT APPOINTEE SHIRLEY EBERLE)

58. Nominations - Two (2) Township Council Representative to Somerset Community Action Program/Board of Trustees (CURRENT APPOINTEES WILLIS SUMTER AND CATHERINE BARRIER)

59. Council Comments

60. Adjourn

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