Tentative:  02/01/08

Amended:  02/08/08

TOWNSHIP COUNCIL

AGENDA – FEBRUARY 12, 2008

6:00 P.M. – ANTI-HARASSMENT TRAINING

7:00 P.M. - WORK SESSION/REGULAR MEETING

 

 

1.                 Call to Order

 

2.                 Pledge of Allegiance

 

3.                 Invocation – Councilwoman Danile

 

4.                 Roll Call

 

5.                 Commendations/Proclamations

 

6.                 Mayor’s Report

§        Charge Task Force on Open Space & Parks in Southern Portion of Township

 

7.                 Deputy Mayor’s Report

 

8.                 2008 Community Development Block Grant

 

a)      Presentation by Bonnie von Ohlen, Grants Coordinator

b)     Public Hearing

 

9.                 Public Discussion (5 minutes per speaker)

 

10.       Council Comments

 

11.       Council Discussion Items

 

a)      Land Use Committee Report

b)     Administration Committee Report

c)      Fair and Open Subcommittee Report

 

12.       Approval of Minutes:  Reorganization Meeting:  January 1, 2008

 

13.       Approval of Warrants           

14.       Public Hearing and Adoption of Ordinances on Second Reading

a)     Ordinance No. 3732-Amend Traffic Code, Chapter 226, Vehicles and Traffic, Section 226-22 – Turn Prohibitions (Rt. 27 & Holland Drive; Easton Avenue & Frontage Road; Cedar Grove Lane; Easton Avenue; and Elizabeth Avenue) and Section 226-30 – Handicapped Parking – Add 283 Park Street. 

 

b)     Ordinance No. 3733 – Authorize Granting of Drainage Easements and Right-of-Way Dedication – Docket #PLN2004-0065 – Block 74.01, Lots 1.01; 1.03; 2.01; 2.03 ( Van Cleef Road).

 

c)      Ordinance No. 3734 – Amend Code Chapter 236, Municipal Services, Street Lighting – Add Somerset Run. ) 

 

d)     Ordinance No. 3735 – Amend Lease with Trap Rock Industries – Communications Antenna/Transmission Line & Receiving Equipment – January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.  ) 

 

e)      Ordinance No. 3736 – Amend Code Chapter 62, Salaries and Compensation, Section 62-4 – Annual Compensation for Managerial and Exempt Employees and Longevity Phase Out for Blue Collar Supervisors. 

 

f)       Ordinance No. 3737 – Amend Development Code, Chapter 112, Article XXVIA, Retail Overlay District, Section 112-206.2, Permitted Uses and Standards; Schedule 2, Lot and Yard Requirements and Schedule 3, Height, Coverage and Building Requirements. 

 

15.       Introduction of Ordinances on First Reading

 

a)     Ordinance No. 3741 – Amend Code Chapter 226, Vehicles and Traffic, Section 226-30, On-Street Handicapped Parking Space – Add 31 Parkside Street.  Further consideration and public hearing is scheduled for March 11, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, Municipal Complex.

 

b)     Ordinance No. 3742 – Amend Code Chapter 384, Water, Section 384-19, Curb Connection Capital Fee – Fee for FY2008 - $1,724.10.  Further consideration and public hearing is scheduled for March 11, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, Municipal Complex.

 

c)      Ordinance No. 3743 – Amend Code Chapter 226, Vehicles and Traffic, Section 226-31C – Regulations for the Movement and the Parking of Traffic on all other Private Property – Delete Somerset Glen.  Further consideration and public hearing is scheduled for March 11, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, Municipal Complex.

 

d)     Ordinance No. 3744 – Amend Code Chapter 384, Water, Provide Waiver of Curb Connection Capital Fees and Water Meter Fees – The Center for Great Expectations (Project supported by Township grant funding.  Further consideration and public hearing is scheduled for March 11, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, Municipal Complex.

 

e)      Ordinance No. 3745 – Amend Code Chapter 166, Drug-Free Zones, Section 166-1, Maps Adopted (Add  Eternal Life Christian Center).  Further consideration and public hearing is scheduled for March 11, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, Municipal Complex.

 

f)       Ordinance No. 3746 – Amend Code Chapter 354, Telecommunications Services – New Appendix Article VI, Cablevision Lightpath – NJ, Inc.  Further consideration and public hearing is scheduled for March 11, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, Municipal Complex.

 

g)     Ordinance No. 3747 – Amend Code Chapter 5, Administration of Government, Article II, Executive and Legislative, Section 5-4, Meetings of the Township Council – Add Provision that no Township Board/Commission/Committee Regular Meeting would be held on the same day and same time as a Township Council Worksession/Regular Meeting.  Further consideration and public hearing is scheduled for March 11, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, Municipal Complex.

 

16.       Consent Agenda Resolutions

a)      Resolution #08-067 – Authorize Release of Planning/Building Review Escrows.

 

b)     Resolution #08-068 – Authorize Release of Performance Guarantee – Alfred Schnug – Block 286/Lots 36-75; Block 286/Lots 31-36; & Block 304/Lot 4  – Viking Avenue – Docket #PLN2002-0016 – Site Improvements – $156,569.76.

 

c)      Resolution #08-069 – Award Bid – Cornell Equipment Co., Inc. – Purchase of a Spreader, 2-Pre-Wer Systems and Trade-in of 1986 Spreader – Amount Not to Exceed $34,589.00.

 

d)     Resolution #08-070 – Authorize Purchase – New Jersey American Water Company – Fire Hydrant Charge for January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008 and Previous Periods – Amount Not to Exceed $56,968.10.

 

e)      Resolution #08-071 – Award Bid – Cutaway Bus for Township Senior Citizens – Amount Not to Exceed $114,981.00.

 

f)       Resolution #08-072 – Authorize Tax Appeal Settlement – Takara Company – Block 528.06/Lot 5.06 – 101 Belmont Drive.

 

g)     Resolution #08-073 – Authorize Discharge of Second Repayment Mortgage and Affordable Housing Agreement – Block 20.10/Lot 11.02 C1809 – 227 Columbus Drive, Franklin Park.

 

h)     Resolution #08-074 – Accept Resignation of Chandrakant Desai from the Human Relations Commission, effective immediately.

 

i)       Resolution #08-075 – Authorize Adjustment of Water Bill – 34 Hughes Road.

 

j)       Resolution #08-076 - Authorize Extension of Lease with Albert Puchalek – Block 20.02/Lot 8, also known as Catalpa Property for a period of 3 years. 

 

k)      Resolution #08-077 – Authorize Issuance of Raffles Licenses.

 

l)       Resolution #08-078 – Authorize Insertion in FY2008 Municipal Budget – Chapter 159 – NJ Office of  the Attorney General, Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Highway Traffic Safety Child Passenger Safety Grant in the amount of $5,100.00

 

m)   Resolution #08-079 – Extend Contract – Tree Trimming and Removal Services – April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009 – Miklos Tree Service, LLC – Amount Not to Exceed $18,000.00 annually.

 

n)     Resolution #08-080 – Extend Contract – Water Meters – HD Supply Waterworks – April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009 – Amount Not to Exceed $400,000.00 annually.

 

o)      Resolution #08-081 – Award State Contract – Dell ASAP Software – License and Software Assurance for SQL Server – Amount Not to Exceed $8,897.00.

 

p)     Resolution #08-082 – Add Amboy Bank as Township Depositories.

 

q)     Resolution #08-083 – Authorize Traffic Signal/Pre-Emption Agreement – Route 27 and New Road – Bunker Hill Road.

 

r)      Resolution #08-084 – Recommendation to the Somerset County Board of Elections to relocate Election District 12 in Ward 4 from the Community/Senior Center located at  505 DeMott Lane to the Housing Authority located at 1 Parkside Street.

 

s)       Resolution #08-085 – Authorize Tax Title Lien Redemptions – Outside Buyer.

 

17.       Board and Commission Appointments

 

A.      Advisory Board of Health

 

§         Nominations for One (1) Student Non-Voting Member of the Advisory Board of Health for a one-year term ending December 31, 2008.

 

   

 

B.      Advisory Recreation Council

 

§         Nomination for One (1) Regular Member of the Advisory Recreation Council for a three-year term ending December 31, 2010.

 

C.      Agricultural Advisory Committee

 

§         Nominations for Two (2) Regular Members of the Agricultural Advisory Committee, each for a one-year term ending December 31, 2008.

 

D.      Business & Industry Advisory Committee

 

1.      Nominations for One (1) Board of Adjustment Member of the Business & Industry Advisory Committee, for a one-year term ending December 31, 2008.

 

2.      Nominations for One (1) Business Owner with More than 50 Employees to the Business Industry Advisory Committee, for a four-year term ending December 31, 2011.

 

3.      Nominations for One (1) Chamber of Commerce Member to the Business Industry Advisory Committee, for a four-year term ending December 31, 2011.

 

4.      Nominations for One (1) Small Business Owner w/10 Employees or Less to the Business Industry Advisory Committee, for a four-year term ending December 31, 2011.

 

E.       Cable Television Advisory Committee

 

§         Nominations for Four (4) Regular Members of the Cable Television Advisory Committee, each for a two-year term ending December 31, 2009.

 

F.       Human Relations Commission

 

§         Nominations for One (1) Regular Member of the Human Relations Commission, for an unexpired three-year term ending December 31, 2008.

 

G.     Joint Advisory Committee/Kingston Village

 

§         Nominations for One (1) Regular Members of the Joint Advisory Committee/Kingston Village, for a three-year term ending December 31, 2010.

 

 

H.      Senior Affordable Housing Advisory Committee

 

§         Nominations for One (1) Council Member of the Senior Affordable Housing Advisory Committee, for an unexpired three-year term ending December 31, 2009.

 

I.        Trails Advisory Committee

 

1.      Nominations for Two (2) Regular Members of the Trails Advisory Committee, each for a four-year term ending December 31, 2011.

 

2.      Nominations for One (1) Open Space Advisory Committee Member of the Trails Advisory Committee, for a term concurrent with Open Space Advisory Committee term.

 

18.               Executive Session:  Labor Negotiations – PBA & Litigation:  FRAID & Kings Row Lawsuits.

 

19.               Adjournment