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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE AUGUST 13, 2007 Mayor Florek called the
meeting to order at 6:31 p.m. in Township Hall, ROLL CALL:
Present: Mr. Krieg
Mr. Cioppettini
Mayor Florek
Absent Mr.
Phelan
Mr. Schrier
Also Present:
Christopher Falcon, Esq., Township Attorney
Ann Carlson, 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 and August 9, 2007; Notice was posted on the Bulletin Board in the
Township Offices and Notice was filed with the Township Clerk . Mayor
Florek read Resolution No. 2007-109 by title and asked for a motion to move into
executive session. RESOLUTION
OF THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE Mr.
Krieg moved and Mr. Cioppettini seconded. All
in favor. Resolution No. 2007-109 is
appended to the official minutes. The
Governing Body adjourned into Executive Session at 6:35 p.m. At
7:36 p.m. the Governing Body returned to open session.
The minutes of the July 24,
2007, meeting were approved unanimously after a motion by Mr. Krieg, seconded by
Mr. Cioppettini. Mayor Florek read
Resolution R2007-110 by title RESOLUTION
OF THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE OF THE APPOINTING
JAMES J. ARNESEN AND MATTHEW S. AMBROSI TO
MENDHAM TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT AS
PROBATIONARY OFFICERS Mr.
Krieg moved to adopt the resolution, Mr. Cioppettini seconded.
The resolution was approved unanimously.
The Governing Body and all present congratulated the two newly appointed
police officers. Resolution
R2007-110 is appended to the official minutes. Trustees of the Ralston
Cider Mill were present for a public hearing on the plans for the renovations
and opening of the Mill. Ray Nadasky,
Carolyn Daly and Kevin Northup were present for the presentation.
Mr. Nadasky spoke of the
progress being made on the plans and he was happy to report that the Mill should
be up and running within the next year. The Trustees requested
approval and funding to go forward with the necessary parking area.
Funding is being requested since there are contractors willing to donate
labor, trucking and machine work and they don’t want to lose this volunteer
opportunity. Funding would allow
them to move forward with the
project while it has momentum. Although
there is not enough funding in place. The
Trustees plan a fundraising campaign that they say will more than make up for
the shortfall and keep the project going. Until
the campaign is under way, they would like the project to continue. Mr. Northup, Engineer for
the Trustees, gave some information on the status of the DEP approvals.
The DEP will not prevent the Trustees from doing any work as long as it
is not within the 50 foot buffer zone around the water that runs through the
property. DEP has asked the Trustees
to identify a water source that is on the other side of The Trustees are before the
Township Committee rather than the Planning Board, since part of the agreement,
at the time the Township leased the property to the Trustees, was that the
Committee be responsible for site plan approval.
Township Engineer, Tom
Lemanowicz, gave a short report on his review of the plans.
He has concerns about the drainage in what is essentially a “bowl”
type area. He is concerned about
water building up and freezing. He
also has concerns about soluble limestone in the area.
Mayor Florek asked Mr. Lemanowicz to put together a list of his concerns
and circulate it for review. Mr.
Northup stated that he would be happy to meet with Mr. Lemanowicz in order to
discuss the concerns. Mayor Florek told the
Trustees that the Committee would get back to them once they had reviewed the
information from Mr. Lemanowicz. Mayor Florek called for any
Old Business. There being none, Mr. Krieg moved to open the meeting to the
public. Mr. Cioppettini seconded and
the meeting was opened to anyone present wishing to be heard. George Koenig, With no one else to be
heard, the Hearing of Persons Present was closed on motion of Mr. Cioppettini,
second of Mr. Krieg. Mayor Florek read
Resolution R-2007-111 by title RESOLUTION OF THE TOWNSHIP
COMMITTEE OF THE APPOINTING Mr. Cioppettini moved to
adopt, Mr. Krieg seconded, all present voted yes.
Resolution R2007-111 is appended to the official minutes. Mayor Florek read
Resolution R2007-112 by title RESOLUTION OF THE TOWNSHIP
COMMITTEE OF THE AUTHORIZING REFUND OF BOARD
OF ADJUSTMENT APPLICATION FEE Mr. Cioppettini moved to
adopt, Mr. Krieg seconded, all present voted yes. Resolution R2007-112 is
appended to the official minutes. Mayor Florek read
Resolution R2007-113 by title RESOLUTION OF THE TOWNSHIP
COMMITTEE OF THE ESTABLISHING DATES FOR
HUNTING FROM TREE STANDS ON TOWNSHIP OWNED NATURAL AREAS Mr. Cioppettini moved to
adopt, Mr. Krieg seconded. All
present voted yes. Resolution
R2007-113 is appended to the official minutes. Mayor Florek read
Resolution R2007-114 by title RESOLUTION OF THE TOWNSHIP
COMMITTEE OF THE APPOINTING ANN L. CARLSON
AS CERTIFYING OFFICER FOR PENSIONS AND BENEFITS Mr. Cioppettini moved to
adopt, Mr. Krieg seconded, all present voted yes.
Resolution R2007-114 is appended to the official minutes. Mayor Florek read
Resolution R2007-115 by title RESOLUTION OF THE TOWNSHIP
COMMITTEE OF THE APPOINTING BRIAN TOWNSEND
FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADDED ASSESSMENT
PREPARATION AND INSPECTIONS The Governing Body
requested time to review the information provided by Mr. Mountain and held the
resolution until that time. Mayor Florek addressed a
request for a resolution from Barbara Kauffman of the Morris county Youth
Drinking Prevention Coalition. Ms.
Kauffman requested a resolution requiring registration of beef kegs prior to
sale. Since Mr. Mountain gave a brief
report on the Emergency Services building. All the issues are being resolved.
The air handling situation is in final design with a relatively cost free
solution. The fire company is
getting back to him about the floor and the generator is out for bid. The JCPL
matter has been resolved with no added cost.
Mr. Schrier intervened – money was to kick in only if a certain
threshold wasn’t met. Because the
scope of the change orders has decreased in magnitude, the cost is much closer
to what was expected, including all the things that were known to be needed.
But, because of the changes, the schedule is off from the original
schedule by about two months. India Brook Park field has
begun. The groundbreaking will be
somewhere in the week of August 20. The next regularly
scheduled meeting will be canceled, but a brief early evening meeting will be
scheduled in order to pay bills and award the generator bid. Mr. Cioppettini commended
Mr. Mountain for all his work and negotiations on behalf of the Township, making
sure that money is being well spent and keeping on top of the contractors. Mr. Mountain addressed the
Open Items List. #5, Knollwood Trail
Drainage - the DEP application has
been pushed back to August. #4,
Drakewick/Hovnanian Drainage – dye test scheduled within the next month.
Mr. Mountain explained the
process by which Brian Townsend was hired to do assessment preparations and
inspections. After a brief discussion, Mayor Florek asked for a motion to adopt
Resolution R2007-115. Mr. Krieg so
moved and Mr. Cioppettini seconded.
All present voted yes. Resolution
No. R2007-115 is appended to the official minutes. Mayor Florek, on motion of
Mr. Krieg, second of Mr. Cioppettini, opened the Hearing Persons Present portion
of the meeting. Township Engineer, Tom
Lemanowicz, was in the audience and reported that On motion of Mr. Krieg,
second of Mr. Cioppettini, Hearing Persons Present was closed and the Governing
Body adjourned to closed session at 8:50 p.m. At 10:35 p.m. the Governing
Body returned to open session. Mr.
Cioppettini moved to adjourn the meeting, Mr. Krieg seconded.
The vote to adjourn was unanimous.
Respectfully submitted,
Ann L. Carlson, RMC
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