Somerset County, New Jersey
Somerset
County, New Jersey
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TOWNSHIP
COUNCIL
1. Call to Order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Invocation - Deputy Mayor McKenzie 4. Roll Call 5. Commendations/Proclamations: School Board Recognition Month 6. CBDG Hearing - Bonnie von Ohlen, Grants Coordinator - Overview of 2005 Program Year and Public Comments 7. Mayor's Report 8. Deputy Mayor's Report 9. Review Prepared Agenda 10. Council Discussion Items a)
Vacation of a portion of Marshall Street 11. Approval
of Warrants 13. Council Comments 14. Introduction of Ordinances a) #3526 - Amend Code Chapter 225, Vehicles & Traffic, more particularly Section 226-13, Parking Prohibition (Add Kathryn Street). Public Hearing and further consideration is scheduled for February 22, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. b) #3527 - Amend Code Chapter 3, Administration of Government, more particularly Section 3-50, Advisory Board of Health (Add Absenteeism Policy). Public Hearing and further consideration is scheduled for February 22, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. - Tabled c) #3528 - Amend Code Chapter 112, Development Ordinance, Article II, Zoning, Section 112-6, Zoning Districts, Subsection B, Zoning Map (Rezone Block 58, Lots 9.01, 10.04 and 10.05 from R40 (Single Family Residential) to A (Agricultural). Public Hearing and further consideration is scheduled for February 22, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. d) #3529 - Bond Ordinance - Authorizing Acquisition of Block 5.02, Lot 1.05 for public purposes (Police Pistol Range) in the amount of $82,500.00. Public Hearing and further consideration is scheduled for February 22, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. e) #3530 - Amend Development Ordinance, Section 112-9G - Sign Regulations. . Public Hearing and further consideration is scheduled for February 22, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. 15. Consent
Agenda b) Resolution #05-043 - Authorize Tax Title Lien Redemptions - Outside Buyers. c) Resolution #05-044 - Authorize Cancellation of Outstanding Checks. d) Resolution #05-045 - Authorize Release of Special Event Escrow to St. Sharbel Marconite Church in the amount of $300 for the St. Sharbel Festival held in June 2004. e) Resolution #05-046 - Award State Contract to GovConnection, Inc. for various computer licenses in an amount not to exceed $31,144.30. f) Resolution #05-047 - Authorize Extension of Contract to Communications Specialists, Inc. for service and maintenance of Department of Public Works radios from December 1, 2004 to November 30, 2005 in an amount not to exceed $2,363.60 for maintenance and $7,000.00 for service. g) Resolution #05-048 - Authorize Extension of Contract to Midco Waste System for recycling transfer center from March 1, 2005 to February 28, 2006 in an amount not to exceed $132,800.00. h) Resolution #05-049 - Authorize Registration Renewal for Commodity Resale System - Resale of gasoline to Somerset County Board of Social Services from March 23, 2005 to March 22, 2010. i) Resolution #05-050 - Authorize Payment of CDBG Subgrant Agreements with HUD 2004 to Franklin Township Food Bank in the amount of $20,000 for the purchase of a cargo van; Great Expectations in the amount of $100,000 for site improvements and to SCCOAH for Housing Counseling in the amount of $7,000. j) Resolution #05-051 - Authorize Payment for Membership in Joint Insurance Fund to Central Jersey Joint Insurance Fund for the period of January 1 to June 30, 2005 in the amount of $323,631.72. k) Resolution #05-052 - Accepting Resignation of Brian Regan as Council Liaison to the Health Advisory Board effective immediately. l) Resolution #05-053 - Accepting Resignation of Gloria Parker as Senior Affordable Housing Advisory Committee Member effective immediately. m) Resolution #05-054 - Authorize Decrease in Police Department Petty Cash Fund from $1,000.00 to $500.00. n) Resolution #05-055 - Authorize Issuance of Raffle & Bingo Licenses. 16. Resolutions
(To be voted on separately.) b) Resolution #05-057 - Authorizing Discharge of Affordable Housing Mortgage from Diane M. Stuewe to Kelli A. Collazo, 31 Crabapple Lane, Franklin Park. 17. Appointments a) Five (5) Regular Members of the Recreation Advisory Council, each for a three (3) year term ending December 31, 2007. Heidi Kearnan; Diane Negri; John Moon; Linda Smith; and Matthew Perry. b) Three (3) Teenage Non-Voting Members of the Recreation Advisory Council, each for a one (1) year term ending December 31, 2005. Beth Ann Clyde (Teen Public School); Jacqueline Diana (Teen Private School); Jonathan Kuligowski (Teen Public School). c) Ten (10) Members of the Senior Citizen Advisory Committee, each for a one (1) year term ending January 31, 2006. Franklin
Twp. Senior Citizen Club Member Charles
Seigel d) One (1) Township Council Representative to the Youth Services Commission for a one (1) year term ending December 31, 2005. Fred A. McKenzie e) One (1) Planning Board Member to the Open Space Advisory Committee with a term concurrent with Planning Board term. Theodore Chase f) Three (3) Regular Members of the Senior Affordable Housing Advisory Committee, each with a three (3) year term ending December 31, 2007. Martha Belnavis; Dorothy M. Tompkins and Alexander Taylor Jr. g) One (1) Regular Member of the Sewerage Authority for a five (5) year term ending January 31, 2010. Martin Engelhardt - Tabled h) One (1) Council Liaison to the Health Advisory Board for an unexpired one (1) year term ending December 31, 2005. Shirley Eberle 18. Adjournment |