REGULAR MEETING – OCTOBER 14, 2003 – 8:00 P.M.

1. Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Invocation – Councilwoman Eberle

4. Roll Call

5. Commendations & Proclamations:
Zarapath Woman’s Health Center
Literacy Day
Meaghan Brook – Girl Scout Gold Award
Elizabeth Wynter Lauder – Girl Scout Award
Breast Cancer Awareness Month

6. Approval of Minutes – Regular/ Work session 6/26/03 Work session 7/01/03
7. Warrants

8. Ordinance Hearing – Accept Deeds and Easements – Somerset Run – Final Major Subdivision- Docket #PLN 2003-0006
Publish notice of final adoption.

9. Ordinance Hearing – Amend Code Chapter 236-12, Article IV Water Rates and Meter Charges –Create rate for Users who exceed 350,000 gallons per day - $2.87 per thousand gallons
Publish notice of final adoption

10. Ordinance Hearing – Authorize the sale of certain property to contiguous property owners – Veronica Avenue – Block 88.02 Lot 66.02
Publish notice of final adoption

11. Public Discussion

12. Council Comments

13. Ordinance Introduction – Accept Deed and Easements– Arsha Bodha Center- Amended Site Plan – Docket # PLN 2002-0067 –
Publish in accordance with law public hearing November 13, 2003

14. Consent Agenda
A. Tax Title Liens:
Hitchman – Block 34.02/Lot 16.03 C2602 – 53 Fisher Drive - $404.27
Jones – Block 34.09/Lot 59.02 C0053 – 3 Ruby Court - $123.57
Patel – Block 48/Lot 36 – 7 Clover Place - $56.58 (2001); $134.03 (2002)
Finney – Block 57.01/Lot 33.08 – 2 Castle Court - $29,901.38
Indri – Block 95/Lot 28 – 158 Churchill Avenue - $15,072.99
Teco – 196/Lot 17 – 567 Hamilton Street - $318.22
Delgado – Block 206/Lot 8 – 52 Miller Avenue - $206.70
Shamy – Block 211/Lot 23 – 59-61 Lafayette Avenue - $624.84
Hahn – Block 336/Lot 10 – 12 Indiana Road - $13,412.00

B. Resolution – Encouraging the Franklin Township Board of Education to Participate in a REDI Grant for the purpose of developing a Technology Center

C. Tax Remittal – Block 347/Lot 8 – 1165 Hamilton Street - $4,739.38

D. Release of Construction Water Escrow:
Rainbow – G & J - $715.00

E. Amend Professional Services Contract - Reynolds Group Inc – Engineering For Schoolhouse Road- $56,700.00 An Additional $1,114.67

F. Purchase – Exception to Bid Threshold – Suydam Insurance – Accident Policy Recreation , Community Resource and Work Release Program - July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2004 - $13,645.00 Accident/Work Release $520.00

G. Resolution – Final Approval and Acceptance of Public Improvement – Reconstruction Schoolhouse Road form Randolph to Mettlers Road

H. Agreement – Impoundment of Dogs and Cats – Whitehall Manor

I. Donation of Bicycles African Kind Heart Society

J. Grant Agreement – US Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant – 2003 Program Year - $388,000.00

K. Grant Application – New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection- Office of Natural Lands Management Recreation Trail Program (TEA-21) - $25,000.00

L. Grant Application – New Jersey Juvenile Justice Commission – Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant (JAIBG)– Township Match $825.00 - $8,516.00

M. Application for Tree City USA Designation - New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

N. Resolution – Encouraging the Franklin Township Board of Education to Apply Savings Associated with the closure of the Franklin Charter School to direct Tax Relief

O. Authorize Raffle/Bingo

15. Adjournment