a) Jane Scudder – Girl Scout Gold Award
b) Black History Month Committee
c) Arbor Day in Franklin Township
d) Franklin Township Tour de Franklin Day
e) Hamilton St. Business & Comm. Corp. Check Presentation

a) Donation of Block 97, Lot 42 (145 Delmonico Avenue) to Township
b) Williams Pool Schedule
c) Request of Vacation of a portion of Winslow avenue (Block 200, Lots 26-32)
d) Mini Dump Suggestions
e) Franklin Park Water Issues (Public Meeting scheduled for April 28th)
f) 4th of July Celebration

a) Regular Meeting – September 30, 2003
b) Regular Meeting – December 11, 2003
c) Regular Meeting – March 23, 2004

11. Approval of Warrants
12. Ordinances, Final Adoption (Public Hearing held on February 24, 2004)

a) Ordinance #3431 – Acquisition of Land – 0.703 acre portion of Block 34.09, Lot 59.02 – Vliet Road for purchase of land under water tank.

b) Ordinance #3432 – Capital Ordinance – Appropriating $65,000 for Acquisition of Land – 0.703 acre portion of Block 34.09, Lot 59.02 – Vliet Road for purchase of land under water tank.

a) Ordinance 3441: Ordinances amending Code Chapter 226 – Vehicles and Traffic, Section 226-25 (Bus Stops) by establishing Bus Stops along Route 27.

b) Ordinance 3442: Ordinance amending Code Chapter 226, Vehicles and Traffic, Section 226-4, Penalties to increase the assessment of traffic summonses by one dollar ($1.00) for Brain Injury Surcharge effective June 2004.

c) Ordinance 3443: Ordinance increasing burial permit fees from $1.00 to $5.00 as a result of the Mandatory Electronic Death Registration System effective March 1, 2004.

d) Ordinance 3444: Ordinance amending salary ranges and longevity payments for Blue Collar Supervisors as per July 1, 2002 to June 30, 2005 contract.

e) Ordinance 3445: Bond Ordinance appropriating $268,000 for the purchase and installation of various information services equipment for various departments and the construction of a new equipment room.

f) Ordinance 3446: Ordinance amending Chapter 210 – Streets and Sidewalks by amending the definition of “Emergency” and amending Permit for Opening; Exception by including a five (5) year moratorium on newly constructed and reconstructed streets and a three (3) year moratorium on newly overlaid streets.

a) Ordinance 3433 – Authorizing leases with the Meadows Foundation, Inc. for utilization as historic houses and parks and amending term of lease to 25 years.

b) Ordinance 3452 – Bond – Road Overlay

c) Ordinance 3453 – Capital Ordinance – Berger Street

d) Ordinance 3454 – Amend Open Space Advisory Committee Ordinance to add a Shade Tree Commission Member.

e) Ordinance 3455 – Amend Code Chapter 226, Vehicles and Traffic, Section 226-4, Penalties to increase the assessment of traffic summonses to comply with State assessments.

f) Ordinance 3456 – Amend Franklin Township Code, Chapter 217, Weight Restriction of Vehicles over 6 tons on Magnolia Road.

g) Ordinance 3457 – Amend Franklin Township Code, Chapter 218, Taxicabs to prohibit use of horns to summon fares.

h) Ordinance 3458 – Griggstown/Quail Farm Easement

a) Resolution #04-160 – Approve Policy on Public Discussions at Township Council Meetings

b) Resolution #04-161 – Acceptance Project, Release of Performance Bond, Authorize Change Order and Approval of Final Payment in connection with Intersection Improvements at Davidson Avenue and Pierce Street.

c) Resolution #04-162 – Authorize Performance Guarantee Reduction for Somerset County Action Program – Docket No. PLN2002-0021 – Bond in the amount of $221,400.00.

d) Resolution #04-163 – Authorize Tax Title Lien Redemptions – Outside Buyers.

e) Resolution #04-164 – Authorize Release of Construction Water Meter Escrow Monies to Pulte Communities in the amount of $565.00.

f) Resolution #04-165 – Authorize Discharge of Mortgage – Shantilal & Shushila Patel from Abhay & Pramila Sinha (239 Columbus Drive).

g) Resolution #04-166 – Award Contract for Automobile Body Repair and Refinishing to Summco, Inc., d/b/a Maaco Auto Painting and Bodyworks for the period of May 1, 2004 to April 30, 2005 in an amount not to exceed $70,000.00.

h) Resolution #04-167 – Certification of Fiscal Year 2005 – Preliminary Municipal Tax Levy.

i) Resolution #04-168 – Authorize issuance of Raffle License(s).

j) Resolution #04-169 – Award Professional Services Agreement to Heyer, Gruel & Associates to prepare the 2005 Master Plan in an amount not to exceed

k) Resolution #04-170 – Award Professional Services Agreement to James Pettit for engineering services in connection with the Library Expansion Project in an amount not to exceed $30,500.

l) Resolution #04-171 – Authorize refund of tax overpayments.

m) Resolution #04-172 – Authorize Renewal of Plenary Retail Consumption License #1808-33-016-006 (Jerome E. Decker, inactive license) for the 2003-04 license term with special ruling vacating prior special condition and imposing new condition.

n) Resolution #04-173 – Award Professional Services Agreement with Schoor DePalma for engineering services in connection with construction, demolition and cleaning of debris on Open Space Property located at Block 11.01, Lots 73.01 and 83.01 in an amount not to exceed _________.

o) Resolution #04-174 - Authorize Insertion in Budget (Chapter 159) of NJ Law and Public Safety Body Armor Grant in the amount of $9,095.14.

p) Resolution #04-175 - Authorize Insertion in Budget (Chapter 159) of NJ Law and Public Safety Child Passenger Safety Grant in the amount of $6,485.00.

q) Resolution #04-176 - Authorize Insertion in Budget (Chapter 159) of NJ Law and Public Safety Safe and Secure Communities Grant in the amount of $60,000.00.

r) Resolution #04-177 - Authorize Insertion in Budget (Chapter 159) of NJ Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Priority Funding in the amount of $18,096.00.

s) Resolution #04-178 - Authorize Insertion in Budget (Chapter 159) of NJ Department of Environmental Protection Clean Communities 2004 Grant in the amount of $51,378.04.

t) Resolution #04-179 - Authorize Insertion in Budget (Chapter 159) of Local Initiative Support Corp. (LISC) for Hamilton Street Administration in the amount of $25,000.00.

u) Resolution #04-180 - Authorize Insertion in Budget (Chapter 159) of NJ JDDP 3rd Year Youth engaged in Service (YES) Allocation in the amount of $52,500.00.

v) Resolution #04-181 - Authorize Insertion in Budget (Chapter 159) of NJ Department of Community Affairs Livable Communities Local Library Aid in the amount of $75,000.00.

w) Resolution #04-182 - Authorize Insertion in Budget (Chapter 159) of NJ Public Library Construction Bond Program in the amount of $1,033,600.

x) Resolution #04-183 – Authorize refund of water overpayments.

y) Resolution #04-184 – Authorize execution of discharge of CDBG Mortgage – Denise M. Stuewe – Block 34.03, Lot 16.01 C 0216 – 31 Crabapple Lane.

z) Resolution #04-185 – Authorize issuance of Special Event Permit for Franklin High School Promenade – Pre-Prom Photo Sessions on May 7, 2004 from 4:00 to 6:30 p.m.

aa) Resolution #04-186 – Authorize Municipal Consent to Elizabethtown Water Company to service Block 516, Lot 6.05. (Tabled)

bb) Resolution #04-187 – Resolution authorizing the release of Plan/Building Review Escrows.

cc) Resolution #04-188 – Award competitive contract to Character Assets, Inc. for the administration of the Character
Assets Program from April 15, 2004 to December 15, 2004 in an amount not to exceed $26,000.