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OCTOBER 9, 2007

 

A Regular Meeting was held by the Township Council of the Township of Roxbury on October 9, 2007 at 1715 Route 46, Ledgewood, New Jersey at 7:30 pm.

 

OPEN PUBLIC MEETING STATEMENT

Adequate notice of this meeting of the Township Council of the Township of Roxbury was given as required by the Open Public Meetings act as follows:  Notice was faxed to the Daily Record, the Newark Star Ledger and the Roxbury Register on January 5, 2007; notice was posted on the bulletin board in the main hallway of the Municipal Building on January 5, 2007.

 

ROLL CALL: (Present):  Councilwoman Kathy DeFillippo, Councilmen Fred Hall, Richard Zoschak, Martin Schmidt and Deputy Mayor Tim Smith

 

ALSO PRESENT:  Lisa Palmieri, Acting Township Manager; Anthony Bucco, Township Attorney and Janet Rieth, Deputy Clerk

 

ABSENT:  Mayor John Ciaramella and Councilman Jim Rilee

           

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

March 6, 2007 Special Meeting

April 24, 2007 Workshop Meeting – Tabled

 

Mr. Zoschak made a motion to approve the Minutes of March 6, 2007, Special Meeting. Mr. Schmidt seconded the motion.

 

Roll Call:

Mr. Zoschak – yes       Mr. Schmidt – yes

Mrs. DeFillippo – yes    Mr. Hall – yes

Deputy Mayor Smith – yes

 

Motion carried 5 - 0

 

PUBLIC PORTION

There was no public comment.

 

REPORTS OF COUNCIL LIAISON REPRESENTATIVES, COUNCIL COMMITTEES AND NEW BUSINESS/OLD BUSINESS

Mr. Schmidt stated that the Roxbury High School Marching Band participated in a program this past weekend at the Meadowlands, with approximately 20 other bands, and they took second place.

 

Mrs. DeFillippo stated that the Economic Development Committee held a “Securing your Business from Crime” seminar last week, which was given by the Police Department.  Approximately 30 businesses attended.  Five beautification awards were presented to local businesses at that meeting.

 

Mrs. DeFillippo advised that the Main Street Streetscaping Committee will meet tomorrow.  They are planning a kick off fundraiser in December.

 

Mrs. DeFillippo advised that the Water/Sewer Committee will meet on Friday.

 

Mr. Zoschak attended the Ever Young Seniors meeting last Thursday.  He will provide Mr. Raths with several of the Seniors questions and he obtained at the meeting.

 

Mr. Zoschak congratulated Ms. Palmieri on her 10 years of working for Roxbury Township.

 

Mr. Zoschak advised that the Lake Hopatcong Commission Funding Committee meeting that was scheduled for this evening was canceled and rescheduled for next Monday.

 

Mr. Hall stated that he would like Mr. Raths to write a letter to the Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority regarding the proposal to allow the Township to run a trial through their property. This proposal was given to the MCMUA a while ago and the Township has not received an answer as of this date.

 

Mr. Hall gave the Clerk’s office an article regarding document management solutions to  place in the Council’s package this week. 

 

Mr. Smith advised that there is another potential property that may be available for open space.

 

New Business:

NONE

 

Old Business:

A.  Procurement Policy

Mr. Bucco’s Office is working on this item.

 

MATTERS REQUESTED/REFERRED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS, MANAGER,

ATTORNEY OR CLERK

2008 St. Therese Carnival

 

Mr. Zoschak made a motion to approve the dates of June 4 through June 7, 2008 for the St. Therese Carnival.  Mr. Schmidt seconded the motion.

 

Roll Call:

Mr. Zoschak – yes       Mr. Schmidt – yes

Mrs. DeFillippo – yes    Mr. Hall – yes

Deputy Mayor Smith – yes

 

Motion carried 5 – 0

 

Morris County Freeholders revised policy for the disposal of surplus vehicles

The Council will be utilizing a web site for auction of surplus in place of a physical auction.

 

DRAFT ORDINANCES FOR DISCUSSION

 NONE

 

INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES

NONE 

 

HEARING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING

NONE

 

INTRODUCTION AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS

07-389    A RESOLUTION INCORPORATING BY REFERENCE HEREIN AND 

APPROVING THE FOLLOWING NUMBERED RESOLUTIONS LISTED ON THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA FOR THIS DATE: 07-390, 07-391, 07-392, 07-393, 07-394, 07-395, 07-396, 07-397, 07-398, 07-399, 07-400, 07-401, 07-403, 07-404, 07-405

 

Mr. Zoschak made a motion to adopt Resolution 07-389.  Mrs. DeFillippo seconded the motion.

 

After discussion, Mr. Zoschak amended his motion to pull Resolution 07-402 so Council can receive further information.  Mrs. DeFillippo seconded the amended motion.

 

Roll Call:

Mr. Zoschak – yes       Mrs. DeFillippo – yes

Mr. Hall – yes              Mr. Schmidt – yes

Deputy Mayor Smith – yes

 

Motion carried 5 – 0

 

07-390    A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE INSERTION OF AN ITEM OF

REVENUE IN THE 2007 BUDGET FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT pROGRAM

 

07-391    A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE INSERTION OF AN ITEM OF

REVENUE IN THE 2007 BUDGET FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE OBEY THE SIGNS/PAY THE FINES GRANT

 

07-392    A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT TO

TILCON NEW YORK INCORPORATED FOR MILLING AND PAVING OF   HERCULES ROAD AND LEEJAY COURT

 

07-393    A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT TO

WALLY SPERGEL INCORPORATED TO INSTALL TRAFFIC LOOPS AT  HERCULES ROAD

 

07-394    A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT TO ABE

 SNYDER & COMPANY INC. FOR SNOW REMOVAL SERVICES

 

07-395    A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF ONE RACK BODY

WITH ACCESSORIES FOR THE SANITATION DEPARTMENT FROM CLIFFSIDE BODY CORPORATION

 

07-396    A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT TO

 CLINTON PAVING FOR PAVING WORK AT THE HILLSIDE AVENUE

PUMP STATION AND THE AJAX WATER POLLUTION CONTROL   PLANT     

 

07-397    A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE REIMBURSEMENT OF THE

WATER CONNECTION FEE, WATER ALLOCATION APPLICATION FEE,  AND TITLE SEARCH TO MARK TUCCI FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 10 SOUTH SECOND STREET, KENVIL, BLOCK  2611 LOT 12.02

 

07-398    A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE RELEASE OF A PERFORMANCE

GUARANTEE POSTED FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY EXCAVATION PERMIT NO. JULY2106, WASHINGTON STREET, PORT MORRIS, BLOCK 10501, LOT 3.02 

 

07-399    A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE REIMBURSEMENT OF THE

APPLICATION FEE FOR MINOR SOIL PERMIT NO. 092407A TO SCOTT AND GERALYN TYGAR, 9 ROSE COURT, FLANDERS, BLOCK 7904, LOT 1

 

07-400    A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT TO

LANCHA CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION FOR THE LAKESIDE BOULEVARD SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT

 

07-401    A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TOWNSHIP OF ROXBURY TO

SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE PREPARATION OF A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF FIELDS AND GROUNDS THROUGH A SHARED SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ROXBURY TOWNSHIP AND THE ROXBURY BOARD OF EDUCATION

           

07-402    A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE AWARD OF A CONTRACT TO

DVH GROUP FOR  improvements at the  Emmans road park  / baseball field, Ledgewood – Pulled for additional information

            

 07-403  A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE REFUND OF TAXES

 

 07-404   A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE REFUND OF TAXES

 

  07-405   A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF BILLS

       

PERSONNEL CHANGES

 Memo dated October 2nd from Judy Riley, Senior Personnel Coordinator

 

COMMUNICATIONS

September 28, 2007

#2 – Correspondence from Richard Arroyo, Major, Emergency Management Section, Office of the Attorney General, Division of State Police, dated September 11, 2007, re: Commending Robert Hackett, Coordinator of Roxbury Township Office of Emergency Management –  Council commended Mr. Hackett for a great job.

 

#3 – Correspondence from Tina Bologna, Executive Director of the Raritan Highlands Compact, dated September 18, 2007, re: September 27th meeting of the Raritan Highlands Compact – Mike Kobylarz and Christopher Raths attended this meeting.

 

#4 – Correspondence from Judith Silver, Parsippany-Troy Hills Clerk, dated September 19, 2007, re: Resolution of the township Council of the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills Opposing the Sale of State Assets – This has been done by Roxbury Township.

 

#15 – Fax Correspondence from Irene Kropp, NJDEP, dated September 24, 2007, re: Biennial Certification Enforcement – Council would like to make sure that appropriate documentation has been delivered to the NJDEP.

 

#18 – Interoffice Memo from BettyLou DeCroce, to Tony Bucco, Esq., dated September 28, 2007, re: State Division of Archives and Electronic Laws – The Computer Committee will assist Mr. Kuncken.

 

#28 – Mayors Fax Advisory, dated September 25, 2007, re: Regulations of Solid Waste Facilities at Rail Yard – Congressional Hearing – The Clerk’s Office will Fax a letter to Congressman Frelinghuysen’s office

 

October 5, 2007

#4 – Correspondence from Kris Kolluri, Commissioner, NJDOT, dated October 1, 2007, re: Grant FY2007 for Emmans Road, Phase III – This has been done.

 

#5 – Interoffice Memo from BettyLou DeCroce, dated October 2, 2007, re: North Jersey Health Insurance Fund – The Township received a dividend return of $121,441.00 and thanked BettyLou.

 

#9 – Correspondence from Peter McArthur, Esq., dated September 28, 2007 re: ETEL Realty, LLC Preliminary Site Plan Application #PDE-07-25, Block 9201, Lot 2, 99 Route 206 South – Mr. Raths will respond advising them that the Council has no authority and the concerns should be directed to the Planning Board Chairman.

 

PUBLIC PORTION

Robert Kluska, Emmans Road, questioned where the dividend check would be deposited.  Ms. Palmieri advised that it would be deposited into General Revenue.

 

Gary Behrens, 195 Drake Lane, stated in regard to the letter from ETEL Realty, that Mr. Rilee did respond to the applicant’s Attorney advising that this is a Planning Board issue and not a Council issue.           

 

EXECUTIVE SESSION

07-406    A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF

ROXBURY, IN THE COUNTY OF MORRIS, NEW JERSEY AUTHORIZING CONFERENCE OF THE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL WITH THE PUBLIC EXCLUDED

 

Mr. Hall made a motion to adopt Resolution 07-406 for Executive Session.  Mr. Zoschak seconded the motion.

 

Roll Call:

Mr. Hall – yes              Mr. Zoschak – yes

Mrs. DeFillippo – yes    Mr. Schmidt – yes

Deputy Mayor Smith – yes

 

Motion carried 5 – 0

 

ADJOURNMENT

At 8:45 PM Mr. Schmidt made a motion to adjourn the Regular Meeting.  Mrs. DeFillippo seconded the motion.

 

All In Favor – yes

 

Submitted By:

 

 

 

_________________________

BettyLou DeCroce

Township Clerk

MINUTES APPROVED BY COUNCIL

DATE:                        November 5, 2007

ROLL CALL:            Mr. Schmidt – yes            Mrs. DeFillippo – yes

                                    Mr. Hall – yes                     Mr. Rilee – abstain

                                    Mr. Zoschak – yes            Mayor Ciaramella - abstain