Tentative: 10/26/07
Amended: 11/02/07
TOWNSHIP COUNCIL
WORK SESSION/REGULAR MEETING
1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Invocation – Councilman Sumter
4. Roll Call
5. Proclamations:
6. Mayor’s Report
7. Deputy Mayor’s Report
8. Public Discussion (5 minutes per speaker)
9. Council Comments
10. Council Discussion Items – None.
11. Approval of Minutes – None Submitted.
12. Approval of Warrants
13. Public Hearing and Adoption of Ordinances on Second Reading
a) Ordinance No. 3711, Amended – Amend Code Chapter 50, Police Department, Section 50-10, Eligibility for Promotion (Provide Minimum Education Requirements for Promotion within Police Ranks, effective January 1, 2010.)
b) Ordinance No. 3723 – Ordinance authorizing the Township to exceed the Municipal Budget Appropriation Limits and to establish a CAP Bank as per N.J.S.A. 40A:4-45.14.
14. Public Hearing & Adoption of FY2008 Municipal Budget
a) Public Hearing
b) Resolution #07-545 - Read Budget by Title
c) Resolution #07-546 - Adoption of FY2008 Municipal Budget
15. Introduction of Ordinances on First Reading
a) Ordinance No. 3727 - Amend Code Chapter 62, Salaries and Compensation, Section 62-12, Hourly Wage Scale for Blue Collar Employees and Section 62-13, Annual Longevity for Blue Collar Employees as per CWA Contract. Public Hearing and further consideration is scheduled for December 11, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers.
b) Ordinance No. 3728 – Amend Code Chapter 112, Land Development, Article IV, Supplementary Zoning Regulations, Section 112-33, Recycling and Solid Waste Requirements for New Developments of Multi-Family Residential Units or Commercial, Institutional, Government or Industrial Properties; Chapter 146, Construction Codes Uniform, Section 146-1, Fees; and Chapter 284, Recycling, Article I, Mandatory Residential Program, section 284-1, Definitions and Article III, Mandatory Commercial, Industrial, Institutional, Government and Office Park, Section 284-13, Definitions.. Public Hearing and further consideration is scheduled for December 11, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers.
c) Ordinance No. 3729 – Amend Code Chapter 112, Land Development, Article I, General Provisions, Section 4, Definitions; Article V, Conditional Uses, Section 112-37, Churches and similar places of worship and Section 112-41, Home Occupations; Article XXIII, Site Plan Review, Section 112-185, Site Plan Review required; simultaneous review; exceptions; minor site plan application; Article XXVIA, Retail Overlay District, Section 112-206.2, Permitted uses and standards; Schedule 1, Permitted Uses, Schedule 2, Lot and Yard Requirements and Schedule 3, Height, Coverage and Building Requirements.. Public Hearing and further consideration is scheduled for December 11, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers.
16. Consent Agenda Resolutions
a) Resolution #07-547 – Authorize Payment of Short Term Disability Premiums to The Standard in the amount not to exceed $130,000.00 for the period of November 1, 2007 to June 30, 2009.
b) Resolution #07-548 – Support the Adoption of S-2039 and A-172, Exempting Municipal Clerks from Penalties of OPRA Violations under certain Circumstances.
c) Resolution #07-549 – Award Bid – Beyer Brothers Corp. – Purchase of 3500 Dump Truck with Snow Plow.
d) Resolution #07-550 – Award 2007 Historic Grants to Meadow Foundation for the Wycoff-Garrettson HVAC System in the amount of $29,750; the Hageman House Painting Project in the amount of $28,500.00 and the Van Liew Suydam Barn Restoration Project in the amount of $39,640.00/Kingston United Methodist Church for the Historic Door Adjustment and Steeple Repair Projects in the amount of $25,000.00/Kingston Presbyterian Church for the Historic Door Adjustment Project in the amount of $13,000.00.
e) Resolution #07-551 – Support Bills S1341 and A3291 regarding Statewide Keg Registration.
f) Resolution #07-552 – Submission of Township’s comments to the Board of Public Utilities regarding tree management activities in connection with Vegetation Management Regulations.
g) Resolution #07-553 – Authorize Release of Winter Bond – Canal Walk Assoc. LLC – 139 & 143 Saratoga and 6 Delaware.
h) Resolution #07-554 – Approval of Year Two Work Plan of the Neighborhood Preservation Program (NPP).
i) Resolution #07-555 – Authorize Tax Remittals.
j) Resolution #07-556 – Award State Contracts – Furnishings for Building Renovations – Global/Affordable Interior Systems/Allstate Office Interiors, Inc. – Total Amount of all three vendors not to exceed $45,000.00.
k) Resolution #07-557 – Authorize Grant Agreement – NJDCA Neighborhood Preservation Program – Neighborhood Housing Rehab Project - $200,000.00 – Purpose is to provide funds for the Rehabilitation of substandard housing units occupied by low and moderate income households in the NPP neighborhood.
l) Resolution #07-558 – Authorize Participation in the PARIS Grant Program.
m) Resolution #07-559 – Authorize Release of Planning/Building Escrows.
n) Resolution #07-560 – Authorize Issuance of Raffles Licenses.
o) Resolution #07-561 – Authorize Refund of Deposit of Construction Water Meters.
p) Resolution #07-562 – Authorize Refund of Tax Overpayments.
q) Resolution #07-563 – Authorize Release of Performance Guarantee – Joel Mann LLC – Docket #ZBA2005-0196 – Block 6/Lot 29 – 4222 Route 27 – Site Improvements - $17,340.61.
r) Resolution #07-564 – Authorize Tax Title Lien Redemptions.
17. 2007 Board/Commission Appointments
a) Nominations for One (1) Teen-Age Private School Non-Voting Male Member of the Advisory Recreation Council, for an unexpired one-year term ending December 31, 2007. (Recommendation by Recreation Director – Michael Simpson, a sophomore at St. Joseph’s High School)
b) Nominations for One (1) Regular Member of the Advisory Recreation Council, for an unexpired three-year term ending December 31, 2009.
c) Nominations for One (1) Planning Member of the Municipal Cross-Acceptance Committee, for an unexpired one-year term ending December 31, 2007.
d) Nominations for One (1) Non-Senior Citizen Resident Member of the Senior Citizen Advisory Committee for a one-year term ending December 31, 2007.
e) Nominations for One (1) Open Space Advisory Committee Member of the Trails Advisory Committee for an unexpired four-year term ending December 31, 2007.
f) Nominations for One (1) Trails Advisory Committee for an initial four-year term ending December 31, 2010.
18. Adjournment