TOWNSHIP COUNCIL
COUNCIL AGENDA
September 28, 2004
WORK SESSION
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1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Invocation – Councilman Willis Sumter
4. Roll Call
5. Proclamations: Workplace Partner for Life
6. Mayor’s Report
7. Deputy Mayor’s Report
8. Review Prepared Agenda
9. Council Discussion Items
a) Request to Purchase Township Land – Block 285, Lot 8 – 33 Belmar Street
b) Request to Purchase Township Land – Block 283, Lot 13 – Waldorf Street
c) Request to Donate Land – Block 535, Lots 1&2 – Equator Avenue
d) Request for Use of Telephones in Municipal Complex for Phone-a-thon for Library
e) Regulation of Unsolicited Advertising
f) Fire Companies/Sign Ordinance
10. Approval of Minutes
11. Approval of Warrants
12. Ordinances, Public Hearing
a) Ordinance #3485A – Amend Township Code Chapter 127, Fees for Public Records (Various Departments) and Chapter 132, Section 132-12 (6) – Fees Fire Prevention Records. (Ordinance amends fees charged for records so that they are in compliance with the Open Public Records Act.)
b) Ordinance #3490 – Amend Township Code Chapter 3, Section 1, Article IV - Department of Community Development and Section II, Article V – Department of Public Works and Engineering. (Ordinance combines Planning/Zoning/Construction into the Department of Community Development and also combines the Department of Public Works and Engineering Department into one department.)
c) Ordinance #3491 – Amend Township Code Chapter 52, Salaries and Compensation, Section 51-20 – Annual Salary Scale for 911 Telecommunicators and Fire Prevention Officers. (Ordinance amends Salary Ordinance as per the 2004-2007 FMBA Local 88 Contract.)
d) Ordinance #3492 – Amend Township Code Chapter 73, Alarm Systems, Section 73-8, Registration of Alarms Systems. (Ordinance provides for registration of alarms within 30 days of installation or activation with a central monitoring center.)
e) Ordinance #3495 – Ordinance Accepting Utility & Access, Conservation, Right-of-Way, Sight, Deed Easements in connection with The Woodlands at Somerset, LLC, located at Cedar Grove Lane and Weston Road. (Ordinance accepts all deeds and easements as required by Planning Board in connection with The Woodlands at Somerset.)
f) Ordinance #3496 – Amend Ordinance No. 3460 – Lease of Certain Capital Equipment and Vehicles from the Somerset County Improvement Authority. (Ordinance amends ordinance to include full listing of vehicles and equipment provided in ordinance to be included in the ordinance summary,)
g) Ordinance #3497 – Amend Township Code Chapter 52, Salaries and Compensation, Section 52-3 – Annual Base Compensations 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. (Ordinance provides for salary increase for Township Manager and Township Clerk and provides for salary increases as per 2004-05 AFSCME 2426 Senior Managers Contract.)
13. Public Discussion
14. Council Comments
15. Introduction of Ordinances
a) Ordinance No. 3498 – Amend Code Chapter 3, Administration of Government to include the Department of Economic Development; Grants Department and Information Technology Department. (Ordinance is scheduled for public hearing and further consideration on October 26, 2004 at 7:00 p.m.)
16. Consent Agenda
a) Resolution #04-436 – Authorize Tax Title Lien Redemption – Outside Buyers.
b) Resolution #04-437 – Authorize Issuance of Special Event Permit to Citizen Club of Franklin Township for October Festival to be held on October 9, 2004.
c) Resolution #04-438 – Authorize Refund of Tax Overpayments.
d) Resolution #04-439 – Authorize Release of Plan/Building Review/Inspection Escrow.
e) Resolution #04-440 – Amend State Contract with Ikon for Health/Community Resource copier for an additional amount of $1,000.00, new contract total not to exceed $5,995.00.
f) Resolution #04-441 – Amend Contract with Petroleum Traders Corp. for gas and diesel fuel for an additional amount of $75,000, new contract total not to exceed $476,000.00.
g) Resolution #04-442 – Authorize Grant Application with NJDCA Capital Improvement Project for a grant up to $200,000 for municipal capital improvement projects. Grant to be used for the extension of public water to dead end streets off Bennington Parkway in the Franklin Park Section.
h) Resolution #04-443 – Authorize Grant Application with NJDCA Preservation Program for a grant up to $100,000 per year for up to 5 years for property rehabilitation, infrastructure and public facility improvements. Grant would complement the work of the Hamilton Street Business and Community Corporation.
i) Resolution #04-444 – Accepting resignation of Hanns Schwartz from Cable Advisory Committee, effective immediately.
j) Appointment of Robert Mettler as Local Historian to the Historic Preservation Commission for an unexpired three-year term ending December 31, 2005.
k) Appointment of _____________________ as Planning Board, Class 4 Member for an unexpired four-year term ending December 31, 2004.
l) Appointment of _____________________ as Health Advisory Board Member for an unexpired three-year term ending December 31, 2005.
m) Appointment of ______________________ as Open Space Advisory Committee Citizen Member for an unexpired three-year term ending December 31, 2006.
n) Appointment of _____________________ as Senior Affordable Housing Advisory Committee Member for an unexpired three-year term ending December 31, 2005.
o) Appointment of ______________________ as Franklin Township Redevelopment Agency Member for an unexpired five-year term ending December 31, 2008.
p) Appointment of _____________________ as Sewerage Authority Alternate Member #2 for an unexpired five-year term ending December 31, 2007.
q) Appointment of ____________________ as Historic Preservation Commission Council Liaison for an unexpired one-year term ending December 31, 2004.
r) Appointment of _____________________ as Traffic Management Subcommittee Member for an unexpired one-year term ending December 31, 2004.
s) Appointment of ____________________ as Cable Advisory Committee General Public Member for an unexpired two-year term ending December 31, 2005.
17. Executive Session
Personnel – Evaluations
18. Adjournment
