Somerset County, New Jersey

TOWNSHIP COUNCIL
COUNCIL AGENDA
MARCH 26, 2002

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

WORKSESSION - MARCH 26, 2002 - 7:00 P.M

1. Call to Order

2. Review Prepared Agenda for Regular Meeting

3. Committee Reports:

 

Financial Oversight Committee
Advisory Board of Health - Councilman Mazzola
Fire Prevention Board - Councilmen Grippo & Mettler
SCAP Board of Directors Members - Councilmembers Barrier & Sumter
Library Board - Councilman Grippo
Emergency Life Support Delivery Committee- Councilmembers Eberle, Grippo & Mazzola
Recreation Facility Study Committee - Councilmembers Grippo & Mazzola

4. Drought Update

5. Volunteer Policy

6. Request for Vacation of Portion of Queens Place

7. Route 287 Sound Barriers

8. Applications for Appointment to Township Committees

9. Adjournment

REGULAR MEETING - MARCH 26, 2002 - 8:00 P.M.

1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Invocation - Councilman Chivukula
4. Roll Call

5. Commendations & Proclamations:

 

Marconi Day
Lion's Vision Awareness Month

6. Minutes -

 

Worksession - 3/05/02
Regular Meeting - 3/12/02
Special Meeting - 3/12/02
Executive Sessions - 3/5/02 & 3/12/02

7. Warrants

8. 8. Ordinance Hearing - 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)
[Carried from 2/12/02, 2/26/02 & 3/12/02 - Carry to 4/9/02 pending receipt of report from Planning Board]

9. Ordinance Hearing - Amend Code - Chapter 187, Recycling - Fees for Appliance Pick up Publish Notice of Final Adoption

10. Public Discussion

11. Ordinance Introduction - Amend Code - Chapter 202, Soil Control
Publish in accordance with law for public hearing on April 23, 2002

12. Consent Agenda:

 

A. Tax Title Lien Redemptions:

 

Melendez -Block 85/Lot 56.03C0142 - $492.06 - 142 Kingsberry Drive
Rice - Block 171.01/Lot 164 -$251.23 - 31 Kassul Place (2001)
Rice - Block 171.01/Lot 164 -$9,756.19 - 31 Kassul Place (2000)
Sanders - Block 265/Lot 17 - $231.18 - 236 Blake Avenue
Burton -Block 386.17/Lot 129.54 - $931.53 - 18 Boyard Court

B. Tax Overpayments -Various

C. Tax Remittals -Kantor

D. Budget - FY2002 - Insertion in Budget - NJ Department of Traffic Safety - Make it Click Grant - $9,720.00

E. Bond Sale - Combination of Certain Issues of General Improvement Bonds into a Single Issue - $19,065,000

F. Bond Sale - Combination of Certain Issues of Open Space Trust Fund Bonds into a Single Issue - $21,975,000

G. Bond Sale -Combination of Certain Issues of Water Utility Bonds into a Single Issue - $790,000

H. Bond Sale - Determining the Form and Other Details - $41,830,000 General Obligation Bonds ($19,065,000 General Improvement/$21,975,000 Open Space Trust/ $790,000 Water Utility)

I. Bid Award - Wireless C & E - Maintenance of Police Radios - $22,152.00 for maintenance plus $3,000 for miscellaneous repairs

J. Purchase - Winner Ford - ten (10) marked police vehicles at $20,508; three (3) unmarked police vehicles @$20,058 - $265,254 - Somerset County Improvement Authority

K. Purchase - Acentra Technologies, Inc. - Citrix Phase 2 - $74,128.26 - State Contract

L. Purchase - Warnock Automotive - 2002 Ford Super Duty F250 for DPW - $19,809.30 - State Contract

M. Purchase - Atlantic Trailer & Equipment Sales - Landoll Equipment trailer - $34,340.40 - Negotiated Purchase

N. Purchase - M.F.A. Roofing, Inc. - Re-Roofing of Health/Community Resource Building, 935 Hamilton Street -$16,400 - Section 3-13

O. Purchase - Fluid Conservation Systems - 10 Permalog Leak Noise Loggers and 1 Patroller Unit plus training - $17,075 - Section 3-13

P. Escrow Release - Construction Water Meter:
Penn Bower, Inc. - $850.00

Q. Escrow Release - Inspection Fees:
Advanced Foods - $821.25

R. Performance Guarantee Release Rejection - US Homes/Hampton Ridge/HAR Realty/Edgewood Estates/ - $508,245.00

S. Performance Guarantee Reduction - Gordon Veronica Avenue Associates (Veronica Avenue Medical Arts Building) - Docket #P99032P - $363,694.36, minus $254,586.05; balance remaining $109,108.31

T. Performance Guarantee Release - Advanced Foods/JOH Associates -Docket #P98012P - $146,932.20

U. Grant Agreement - NJ Department of Traffic Safety - Occupant Protection Grant/Make it Click - $13,137.00

V. Grant Application -Somerset County Open Space Partnership Grant Program - Acquisition of Negri site - $250,000

W. Grant Agreement - Somerset County - Municipal Alliance for Drug Enforcement Demand Reduction Program - $35,699 Grant/$35,699 Township Match (75% cash/25% in kind)

X. Tax Rate -Fire District No. 1

Y. Tax Rate - Fire District No. 2

Z. Tax Rate - Fire District No. 3

AA. Tax Rate - Fire District No. 4

BB. Authorize Raffle/Bingo Licenses

CC. Authorize Out-of-State Training - Patti Elliot - NEHA Conference - June 29-July 3 - Minneapolis, MN

DD. Discharge Affordable Housing Mortgage - Shashikant & Pragna Patel to Girish & Dipiti Patel - 3 Columbus Drive

EE. Junkyard License - Somerset Recycling Center - 2002 Deferred to 4/9/02

FF. Amend Professional Service Agreement - A. D. Marble - Historic Survey of Two houses/Canal Road & Old Georgetown Road - additional $5,000

GG. Professional Service Agreement - Schoor DePalma - Engineering Services/ Middlebush Park Facility, Phase 1 - $39,440.00

HH. Professional Service Agreement - Heyer, Gruel & Associates - Designation of Millstone River/D &R Canal Redevelopment Areas - $15,000.00

II. Appointments - Advisory Board of Health

13. Council Comments

14. Adjourn

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