1. Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Invocation – Councilman Chivukula

4. Roll Call

5. Presentation of New Plaques and Seals by PBA

6. Commendation: Eugene Unger

7. Mayor’s Report

8. Deputy Mayor’s Report

9. Review Prepared Agenda

10. Council Discussion Items

a) No Parking – Kathryn Street
b) Public Notice of Pending Development Application Sign (Mayor Levine)

11. Approval of Minutes:

a) 12/14/04 Regular Meeting
b) 12/14/04 Executive Session
c) 01/04/05 Reorganization Meeting

12. Approval of Warrants

13. Ordinances – Public Hearing:

a) #3514 – Accept Emergency Access Easement – Cal-Sterling Franklin, LLC (Sterling Pointe) – Block 507, Lot 27 (Weston Road/Cedar Grove Lane)

b) #3516 – Amend Code Chapter 226, Vehicles & Traffic – Section 226-19, Through Streets (Add Buffa Drive)

14. Public Discussion

15. Council Comments

16. Introduction of Ordinances

a) #3517 – Amend Code Chapter 52, Salaries & Compensation, Section 52-3, Annual Base Compensation for Elected and Appointed Employees/Officials; Section 52-4, Annual Compensation and Longevity for Managerial and Exempt Employees and Section 52-5, Annual Compensation for Full-time White Collar Municipal Employees. Public Hearing and further consideration is scheduled for February 8, 2005 at 7:00 p.m.

b) #3518 – Amend Code Chapter 236, Water – Article IV, Water Rates and Meters. Public Hearing and further consideration is scheduled for February 8, 2005 at 7:00 p.m.

c) #3519 – Bond Ordinance Amending Bond Ordinance No. 3364 Providing for the Acquisition of Various Utility Vehicles, Equipment and Tools and the Acquisition of GIS Utility Software to Implement GIS Mapping Services for the Water Utility by increasing the Appropriation by $130,000. Public Hearing and further consideration is scheduled for February 8, 2005 at 7:00 p.m.

d) #3520 – Amend Code Chapter 32.04, Renaissance Redevelopment Plan, List Certain Parcels as Not Subject to Taking Through Eminent Domain and to List Standards for Redevelopment and Rehabilitation of Residential Infill Properties. Public Hearing and further consideration to be determined.

e) #3521 – Authorize Acquisition of Block 9, Lot 47.22 (11 Stephen Drive); Block 10, Lot 6.03 (Kiss Farm - Old Georgetown Road) and Block 10, Lots 2 & 6.04 (80 County Rte. 518 & 91 Old Georgetown Road) for Open Space Purposes. Public Hearing and further consideration is scheduled for February 8, 2005 at 7:00 p.m.

f) #3522 – Rescinding Bond Ordinance 3509 and Amending Bond Ordinance 3256 to include Block 507.14, Lots 63.01 & 64 (477-479 Elizabeth Avenue); Block 9, Lot 47.22 (11 Stephen Drive); Block 10, Lot 6.03 (Kiss Farm - Old Georgetown Road) and Block 10, Lots 2 & 6.04 (80 County Rte. 518 & 91 Old Georgetown Road). Public Hearing and further consideration is scheduled for February 8, 2005 at 7:00 p.m.

g) #3523 – Amend Bond Ordinance 3180 by Amending the Description to Include the Acquisition of Playground Equipment for and Other Improvements to the “Playground” at the Kingston School Property. Public Hearing and further consideration is scheduled for February 8, 2005 at 7:00 p.m.

h) #3524 – Bond Ordinance Providing for the Extension of Water Mains along portions of various roadways for the Water Utility of the Township and Appropriating $157,100 therefore and Authorizing the Issuance of $157,500 bonds or notes of the Water Utility of the Township to finance the costs thereof. Public Hearing and further consideration is scheduled for February 8, 2005 at 7:00 p.m.

i) #3525 – Amending Code Chapter 3, Administration, more particularly Section 3-4 – Meetings of the Township Council. Public Hearing and further consideration is scheduled for February 8, 2005 at 7:00 p.m.

17. Consent Agenda

a) Resolution #05-005 – Authorize Insertion in Budget - Chapter 159 – NJ Office of the Attorney General Dept. of Law and Public Safety Division of Highway Traffic Safety in the amount of $6,950 for Child Passenger Safety Education.

b) Resolution #05-006 – Authorize Insertion in Budget - Chapter 159 – NJ Department of Health and Senior Services in the amount of $26,170 for Family Planning Services.

c) Resolution #05-007 – Authorize Insertion in Budget - Chapter 159 – NJ Department of Community Affairs in the amount of $125,000 for Neighborhood Preservation Program.

d) Resolution #05-008 – Authorize Insertion in Budget - Chapter 159 – Somerset County Department of Human Services in the amount of $45,379 for the Franklin Municipal Alliance with a required Township match of $11,345.

e) Resolution #05-009 - Authorize Insertion in Budget - Chapter 159 – Somerset County United Way Youth Mini-Grant in the amount of $1,000 to expand P.L.A.Y. Programs to include 6&7 year olds.

f) Resolution #05-010 – Authorize Insertion in Budget – Chapter 159 – NJ Department of the Treasury, Division of Administration in the amount of $100,000 for connection of Franklin Park area residents to the public water system.

g) Resolution #05-011 – Authorize Insertion in Budget – Chapter 159 - NJ Department of the Treasury, Division of Administration in the amount of $10,000 for police substation at Somerset Community Action Program, 900 Hamilton Street.

h) Resolution #05-012 – Authorize Application/Grant Agreement to NJ Department of the Treasury, Division of Administration in the amount of $100,000 for connection of Franklin Park area residents to the public water system.

i) Resolution #05-013 – Authorize Application/Grant Agreement to NJ Department of the Treasury, Division of Administration in the amount of $10,000 for police substation at Somerset Community Action Program, 900 Hamilton Street.

j) Resolution #05-014 - Authorize NJ Department of Law and Public Safety Safe and Secure Communities Program Continuation Funding Grant Application. (This grant provides $60,000 to continue police personnel grant for two positions.)

k) Resolution #05-015 – Authorize Grant Application to NJDEP Green Acres Planning Incentive Grant. (This is the Township’s Annual Request for fund its open space acquisition program in the amount of $1,000,000.00)

l) Resolution #05-016 – Appealing Somerset County’s denial of Planning Incentive Grant (PIG) funding for the Riya Investment Corporation (Block 58, Lots 9.01 and 10.05).

m) Resolution #05-017 – Authorize Discharge of Affordable Housing Mortgage – Gomez – 237 Columbus Drive, Franklin Park.

n) Resolution #05-018 – Authorize Refund of Water Overpayments.

o) Resolution #05-019 – Authorize Release of Construction Water Meter Escrow Monies.

p) Resolution #05-020 – Authorizing Tax Title Lien Redemptions – Outside Buyer.

q) Resolution #05-021 – Authorize Release of Planning/Building Review Escrow.

r) Resolution #05-022 – Authorize Franklin Township to enter into a Cooperative Pricing Agreement with the Township of Bernards for the Purchase of Technology including Equipment, Programs, Consulting Services and Related Items and Services.

s) Resolution #05-023 – Award Professional Services Agreement – Schoor DePalma – Design a site plan for the Memorial Arboretum (Toto/Gierlich tracts) in an amount not to exceed $16,455.00.

t) Resolution #05-024 – Reject Snow Plowing II Bids (Trucks bidder proposed did not meet the minimum size requirements.)

u) Resolution #05-025 – Award Contract for HVAC Service of Municipal Buildings to Binsky Service for the Public Safety Building in the total amount of $42,235 ($15,575 annually for maintenance and $26,660 for repairs as needed) and Carrier Corporation for all Township Buildings excluding Public Safety Building in the total amount of $33,350 ($8,600 annually for maintenance and $24,750 for repairs as needed).

v) Resolution #05-026 – Award Contract to Della Pello Paving Inc. for Old Bennetts Lane Pavement Resurfacing in the amount of $88,370 and for Berger Street Improvements in the amount of $163,845.

w) Resolution #05-027 – Award Professional Services Agreement to General Code for the recodification of the Municipal Code in the amount of $35,225.

x) Resolution #05-028 – Authorize Letter of Credit Release – Radi – Real Estate Investors LLC – Docket No. PLN2002-0029 in the amount of $647,086.60.

y) Resolution #05-029 – Authorize Refund of Tax Overpayments.

z) Resolution #05-030 – Award Interlocal Services Agreement with North Brunswick for Emergency and Supervisory Animal Control Services.

aa) Resolution #05-031 – Authorize CY2005 Municipal Recycling Agreement with Somerset County at a rate of $23.85 per household per year.

bb) Resolution #05-032 – Appoint Donna Vieiro as Public Agency Compliance Officer- Affirmative Action for a one-year term ending December 31, 2005.

cc) Resolution #05-033 – Appoint Schoor DePalma and CME Associates as Planning/ Engineering/Inspection Consultants for a one-year term ending December 31, 2005.

dd) Resolution #05-034 – Award Snowplowing Contract.

ee) Resolution #05-035 – Authorize Release Constable Escrow Bond – Murray Rothblatt.

ff) Resolution #05-036 – Award Professional Services Agreement for Bond Counsel.

gg) Resolution #05-037 – Award New Plenary Retail Consumption License.

hh) Resolution #05-038 – Award New Plenary Retail Distribution License.

ii) Resolution #05-039 – Appoint Hearing Officer.

jj) Resolution #05-040 – Authorize Issuance of Raffles Licenses.

kk) Resolution #05-041 – Adopt Channel 25 Policies and Procedures.

18. Appointments

a) Nominations for one (1) Alternate #1 Member of the Planning Board for an unexpired two-year term ending December 31, 2005.

b) Nominations for one (1) Alternate #2 Member of the Planning Board for a two-year term ending December 31, 2006.

c) Nominations for one (1) Regular Tenant Member and one (1) Regular Landlord Member of the Rent Leveling Board, each for a three-year term ending December 31, 2007.

d) Nominations for two (2) Alternate Members of the Rent Leveling Board, each for a one-year term ending December 31, 2005.

e) Nominations for three (3) Regular Members of the Health Advisory Board, each for a three-year term ending December 31, 2007.

f) Nominations for a Regular Member of the Health Advisory Board for an unexpired three-year term ending December 31, 2005.

g) Nominations for a Regular Member of the Health Advisory Board for an unexpired three-year term ending December 31, 2006.

h) Nominations for two (2) Regular Members (D) of the Municipal Ethics Board, each for a five-year term ending December 31, 2009.

i) Nominations for eight (8) Regular Members of the Recreation Council, each for a three-year term ending December 31, 2007.

j) Nominations for four (4) Teenage Non-Voting Members of the Recreation Council, each for a one-year term ending December 31, 2005 (1-Male/Public School; 1-Female/Public School; 1-Male/Private School; 1-Female/Private School).

k) Mayor – Acknowledge service as Member of the Library Board or appoint a designee for a one-year term ending December 31, 2005.

l) Nominations for five (5) Regular Members of the Human Relations Commission, each for a three-year term ending December 31, 2007.

m) Nominations for one (1) Regular Member of the Historic Preservation Commission for a two-year term ending December 31, 2006.

n) Nominations for one (1) Alternate #2 Member of the Historic Preservation Commission for a two-year term ending December 31, 2006.

o) Nominations for the following positions on the Youth Services Commission, each for a one-year term ending December 31, 2005:

 Craig Novick Police Chief
 Richard Grammar Police Department Representative
 Sean Hobben Police Department Representative
 Kenneth Schwartz Police Department Representative
 Eva Nagy School Board President
 William Westfield Superintendent of Schools
 Orville Wilson Franklin High School
 Valerie Northey Student Assistance Coordinator
 Ronald Wright Municipal Court Judge
 Walter Galanowsky Director of Health
 ________________ Health Department Representative
 Hazel Davis Housing Authority Representative
 ________________ Organized Labor Representative
 ________________ Local Mental Health Agency
 ________________ Clergy Representative
 ________________ General Public Representative
 ________________ General Public Representative
 ________________ General Public Representative
 ________________ General Public Representative
 ________________ General Public Representative
 ________________ General Public Representative
 ________________ General Public Representative
 ________________ General Public Representative
 ________________ General Public Representative
 ________________ General Public Representative
 ________________ General Public Representative
 ________________ General Public Representative
 Cheryl Ambrose ARISE Representative
 Ronnie Weiner Somerset County Alliance
 Kenneth W. Daly Township Manager
 ________________ YSC Representative
 ________________ YSC Representative
 ________________ YSC Representative
 ________________ YSC Representative
 ________________ YSC Representative
 ________________ YSC Representative
 ________________ Library Representative
 Alice Osipowitz Staff Contact/Chairman

p) Nominations for the following positions on the Business Industry Advisory Committee, each for a one-year term ending December 31, 2005:

 ________________ Township Council
 ________________ Township Council
 ________________ Planning Board Member
 ________________ Board of Adjustment Member

q) Nominations for five (5) Regular Members of the Agricultural Advisory Committee, each for a one-year term ending December 31, 2005.

r) Nominations for one (1) Regular Member of the Cable TV Advisory Committee, for an unexpired two-year term ending December 31, 2005.

s) Nominations for the following positions of the Open Space Advisory Committee, each for a term concurrent with terms on the following boards:

 ________________ Historic Preservation Commission Member
 ________________ Environmental Commission Member
 ________________ Recreation Council Member
 ________________ Agricultural Advisory Committee Member

t) Nominations for a Citizen Member of the Open Space Advisory Committee for an unexpired three-year term ending December 31, 2006.

u) Nominations for two (2) Citizen Members of the Open Space Advisory Committee, each for a three-year term ending December 31, 2007.

v) Nominations for two (2) Regular Members of the Trails Advisory Committee, each for an initial two-year term ending December 31, 2006.

w) Nominations for two (2) Regular Members of the Trails Advisory Committee, each for an initial three-year term ending December 31, 2007.

x) Nominations for three (3) Regular Members of the Trails Advisory Committee, each for an initial four-year term ending December 31, 2008.

y) Nominations for three (3) Regular Members of the Senior Affordable Housing Advisory Committee, each for a three-year term ending December 31, 2007.

z) Nominations for one (1) Alternate #2 Member of the Senior Affordable Housing Advisory Committee, for an unexpired three-year term ending December 31, 2006.

aa) Nominations for three (3) Regular Members and one (1) Staff Contact of the Clean Communities Committee, each for a one-year term ending December 31, 2005.

bb) Nominations for three (2) Council Members to the Financial Oversight Subcommittee, each for a one-year term ending December 31, 2005.

cc) Nominations for one (1) Council Member to the Somerset County Affordable Housing Council Representative Board of Directors for a one-year term ending December 31, 2005.

dd) Nominations for two (2) Council Members to the Somerset Community Action Program/Board of Trustees, each for a one-year term ending December 31, 2005.

ee) Nominations for two (2) Council Members to the Community Foundation, Inc., each for a two-year term ending December 31, 2006.

ff) Nominations for four (4) Council Members and one (1) Staff Contact to the Traffic Management Subcommittee, each for a one-year term ending December 31, 2005.

gg) Nominations for two (2) Council Members to the Hamilton Street Business & Community Corporation, each for a one-year term ending December 31, 2005.

hh) Nominations for one (1) Council Member to the Special Improvement District Advisory Committee for a one-year term ending December 31, 2005.

ii) Nominations for two (2) Franklin Township Members of the Kingston Village Advisory Committee, each for an unexpired two-year term ending December 31, 2005.

jj) Nominations for the following positions of the Stormwater Management Committee, each for a one-year term ending December 31, 2005:

 Kenneth W. Daly Township Manager
 Thomas Zilinek Township Engineer
 ________________ Council Member
 ________________ Environmental Commission Member
 ________________ Planning Board Member
 ________________ Business & Industry Adv. Comm. Member
 Walter Galanowsky Director of Health
 Joyce Miller Purchasing Administrator

kk) Nominations for one (1) Regular Member of the Renaissance 2000 Redevelopment Agency for an unexpired five-year term ending December 31, 2008.

ll) Nominations for two (2) Franklin Township Representatives of the Somerset County Solid Waste Advisory Council, each for a one-year term ending December 31, 2005.

mm) Nominations for one (1) Franklin Township Representative to the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Advisory Committee for a one-year term ending December 31, 2005.

nn) Nominations for the following positions on the Route 287 Task Force, each for a one-year term ending December 31, 2005:

 ________________ Council Member
 ________________ Council Member
 ________________ Council Member
 Sgt. Robert Vornlocker FTPD
 Khaliah Stewart Planner
 Thomas Zilinek Township Engineer
 Gary Howarth Emergency Management
 ________________ Planning Board Chairman
 ________________ Member
 ________________ Member
 ________________ Member

oo) Nominations for the following positions on the Municipal Cross-Acceptance Committee, each for a one-year term ending December 31, 2005:

 ________________ Planning Board Member
 ________________ Planning Board Member
 Khaliah Stewart Planner

19. Executive Session

a) Potential Litigation – Contracts
b) Litigation – Employment
c) Land Acquisition – Farmland Preservation

20. Adjournment