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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE NOVEMBER 27, 2007 Mayor Florek called the
meeting to order at 7:31 p.m. in Township Hall, ROLL CALL:
Present:
Mr. Krieg
Mr. Schrier
Mr. Phelan
Mayor Florek
Absent:
Mr. Cioppettini
Also Present:
Christopher Falcon, Esq., Township Attorney
Ann Carlson, Township Clerk Mayor Florek led all in the
Pledge of Allegiance and then read the following statement: Adequate
notice of this meeting of the Township Committee of the Township of Mendham was
given as required by the Open Public Meetings Act as follows:
Notice was given to the Observer Tribune and the Daily Record on January
11, 2007; Notice was posted on the Bulletin Board in the Township Offices and
Notice was filed with the Township Clerk on January 11, 2000. APROVAL
OF MINUTES Upon
motion of Mr. Schrier and second of Mr. Krieg, the minutes of the regular
session and closed session of November 8, 2007, were approved unanimously. OLD
BUSINESS Mayor
Florek read Ordinance 13-2007 for second reading/adoption. BOND ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR VARIOUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS OF THE
TOWNSHIP OF MENDHAM, IN THE COUNTY OF MORRIS, NEW JERSEY, APPROPRIATING THE
AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF $535,000 THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $318,250
BONDS OR NOTES OF THE TOWNSHIP TO FINANCE PART OF THE COST THEREOF Upon
motion of Mr. Phelan and second of Mr. Schrier, the Public Hearing on Ordinance
13-2007 was opened. With no one
desiring to be heard, the Public Hearing was closed upon motion of Mr. Krieg and
second of Mr. Phelan. Mrs.
Florek called for a motion to adopt Ordinance 13-2007.
Mr. Schrier so moved and Mr. Krieg seconded.
Upon a call of the roll, Ordinance 13-2007 was adopted unanimously.
Ordinance 13-2007 is appended to the official minutes. HEARING
PERSONS PRESENT Upon
motion duly made and seconded, Mayor Florek opened the floor to Hearing Persons
Present. With
no one present to be heard, and upon
motion duly made and seconded, Mayor Florek closed this portion of the meeting. NEW
BUSINESS Mayor
Florek read Ordinance 14-2007 by title for first reading/introduction: AN
ORDINANCE OF THE Mr. Schrier
moved to adopt upon first reading, Krieg seconded.
Mr. Mountain
explained that this ordinance provides the final rate increase for Mendham East,
which will go into effect the first quarter of 2008.
The utility is self-sustaining and the increase is necessary so that
taxpayers not receiving this service are not asked to pay the cost of the
service. A public information
meeting has been scheduled and all ratepayers have been notified. Mr. Phelan
asked if the affordable housing units in Mendham East were subsidized for this
cost. Mr. Mountain said no, that
there is no special consideration of those units.
He said that he has spoken with some residents of the affordable housing
units and while they are not happy with the increase, they understand why it is
necessary and do not feel that it makes it impossible to live there.
Mr. Krieg noted that, at the ratepayers meeting, he will pay special
attention to what residents of affordable units have to say about the situation. Mayor Florek
called for a roll call vote on Ordinance 14-2007.
All present voted yes and Ordinance 14-2007 was adopted upon first
reading. Ordinance 14-2007 is
appended to the official minutes. Mayor Florek acknowledged
the appointment of two new firefighters to Brookside Engineer Company #1, Junior
Member Jesse Mills and Regular Member Daniel Wood.
The Governing Body extended congratulations to these two new members. Mayor Florek acknowledged
Glen Geiger from Day Pitney, representing Mendham Golf and Tennis Club.
Mr. Geiger presented a letter he had sent to Mr. Mountain proposing that
a sub-committee be formed to meet with him and the greenskeeper at the
golf club in order to discuss the maintenance issues
and possible solutions. Mr.
Geiger stated that he would like to have the maintenance procedures explained in
more detail and hopefully a solution could be reached that would be amenable to
all. Chris Boyle, greenskeeper
at the Club, was introduced to answer questions from the Governing Body.
He stated that the club has been beginning its maintenance at 6:00 a.m.
and ending approximately 2:30 p.m. This has been the club’s practice for many
years and the recent complaint is the only one they Club has received. Maintenance
starts at the first and 10th holes and keeps ahead of the first
golfers. Starting maintenance later
forces golfers to start later. Mr. Schrier stated that the
intent of this noise ordnance is to allow all residents of Mr. Geiger and Mr. Boyle
spoke of using certain equipment that is quieter than other equipment, but the
ordinance makes no provision for quieter equipment.
Mr. Krieg stated that at the time of adoption of this ordinance, the
Governing Body members looked at state regulations.
Due to the significant measures needed to comply with those regulations,
they decided not to incorporate them in the ordinance.
Mayor
Florek and the Governing Body asked Mr. Mountain to
form a subcommittee to meet with Mr. Geiger to look for a solution. The
Governing body agreed to enter into a contract with The
date for the Annual Reorganization Meeting was set for January 2, 2008 at 7:00
p.m. Chief
Costanza was present to speak to
complaints about truck traffic on The
machine was out for 168 hours and measured traffic traveling both north and
south, and speed of the vehicles. The
Department does put patrol cars out at this road from three to four times a week
for up to an hour at a time. The
Chief went on to say that from the information received from the machine, it
appears that there are a large number of landscaping trucks that travel on
Township
resident Cecelia Donato, who lives on Chief
Costanza suggested that the department continue to monitor traffic on Mayor
Florek read Resolution R2007-138 by title AUTHORIZING
DISCUSSION WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OF THE PUBLIC
Contractual Issues –
Property Acquisition - Municipal Services Site
Property Acquisition – Sisters of
Potential Litigation Mr. Phelan moved to adopt,
Mr. Schrier seconded and all present voted yes.
Resolution R2007- is appended to the official minutes. ADMINISTRATOR’S
REPORT Mr.
Mountain reported that Verizon FIOS is in the process of installing equipment
and should have TV 25 up and running on its system by the end of January or
earlier. Mr.
Schrier had questions about production of the new talk show being readied for
TV25. He questioned whether the
volunteers who are producing the show will be “owning” it.
Mr. Mountain said that there has been no decision made on this and as a
member of the Cable Committee, he intends to oppose that.
If the show is going to belong to the producers, he feels that they
should then be responsible for soliciting underwriting monies.
Mr. Schrier agreed that since TV25 is a public access channel, ownership
of the show should belong to the people of Mr.
Krieg asked how much money is being generated for the community through the
cable stations. Mr. Mountain said it
is now in the neighborhood of $20,000 - $25,000, a large increase from prior
years. He asked the Governing Body
to consider how to use this revenue – whether they want to continue to use it
as miscellaneous revenue in the general fund, or put it back into the station. Mr.
Phelan asked Mr. Mountain when new carriers would be added to the cell tower
other than Verizon. Mr. Mountain
said they have a timeline on how this is to be handled, or it will be shut down.
He should have an answer in the next week.
CORRESPONDENCE There
was no correspondence to discuss. LEGISLATIVE
REPORT Mr.
Schrier had nothing to report from the Legislature. HEARING
PERSONS PRESENT Upon
motion made and seconded, Mayor Florek opened this portion of the meeting.
Pat Zimmerman, At
8:46 p.m. Mr. Phelan moved to adjourn to closed session, Mr. Krieg seconded and
the meeting moved into closed session. At
9:51 p.m. the Governing Body returned to open session.
Mayor
Florek called for a motion to adjourn. Upon
motion duly made and seconded, the meeting adjourned at 9:52 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Ann L. Carlson, RMC
Township Clerk Check
Register Attached
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