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Home My Public Portal About10-07-10 agendaThe Agenda Meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of AgNA MUTM Carteret preceding the Regular Meeting, Thursday, October 21, 2010, was held on October 7, 2010 , Council Chambers, Memorial Ocatd)er 7, 2010 Municipal Building, 61 Cooke Avenue, Carteret, New Jersey. The following were noted present: PRFS � Mayor Daniel J. Reiman Councilmember Vincent Bellino Jorge Diaz " Dennis DiMascio " Randy Krum Susan Naples Joseph W. Sitarz Also noted present was Kathleen M. Barney, Municipal Clerk and Robert Bergen, Borough Attorney. The Clerk stated that on January 4, 2010 the 2010 Annual Notice SIA'III"M OF [ EE M was mailed to The Home News Tribune, The Star Ledger and NMCF posted on the Bulletin Board. It was published in The Home News on January 6, 2010 and in The Star Ledger on January 8, 2010. The meeting was opened with a minute of silent prayer and the Silent Prayer/ Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor Daniel J. Reiman. Pledge of Allegiarce [III M FOR APFRWAL Upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Diaz and Sitarz and unanimous affirmative vote of the fill Council present the Minutes of September 23, 2010 were approved and transcribed and engrossed by the Clerk. FrDai Y1TIm Mayor Reiman then read the following Proclamation into the Prevention record: ' �.i�tte Nbnth - txtobar 2010" Crime Prevention Month — October 2010. "WHEREAS, the vitality of our town depends on how safe we keep our homes, neighborhoods , schools, workplaces and communities; WHEREAS, crime and fear of crime destroy our trust in others and in civic institutions, threatening the community's health, prosperity and quality of life; WHEREAS, people of all ages must be made aware of what they can do to prevent themselves and their families, neighbors and co- workers from being harmed by crime; WHEREAS, the personal injury, financial loss and community deterioration resulting from crime are intolerable and require investment from the whole community; WHEREAS, crime prevention initiatives must include self - protection and security, but they must go beyond these to promote collaborative efforts to make neighborhoods safer for all ages and to develop positive opportunities for young people; WHEREAS, adults must invest time, resources and policy support in effective prevention and intervention strategies for youth and teens must be engaged in driving crime from their communities; 2 � $ 0 WHEREAS, effective crime prevention programs excel because of partnerships among law enforcement, other government agencies, civic groups, schools, faith communities, businesses and individuals as they help to nurture communal responsibility and instill pride; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mayor Daniel Reiman do hereby proclaim October 2010 as Crime Prevention Month in the Borough of Carteret and urge all citizens, government agencies, public and private institutions and businesses to invest in the power of prevention and work together to make the Borough of Carteret a safer, stronger, more caring community. " Mayor Reiman said the crime stats were printed just recently on data universe and lie did a comparison, picking a random number of eight (8) years, showing crime is down 24 %. Councilmember Naples agreed saying they also did a nice visual and when you look at it an impact is really made. '. 07-4 V ITTT •I W611 1. Directing the Issuance of Various Raffle Licenses. RESC) UC 2. Authorizing Agreement Between the Borough and the UEZ for the Health & Wellness Parking Expansion. 3. Authorizing Bids -Solid Waste Collection. 4. Property Tax Cancellation. 5. Approving Change Order No. I for Tec -Con Contractors, Inc. Re: 2010 Multi -Park Improvements (Little Park). 6. Approving Change Order No. 2 & Final for Zenith Construction Services, Inc., Re: Louis Street Tennis Court and Basketball Court Improvements. 7. Approving Change Order No. 2 & Final for Zenith Construction Services, Inc. Re: 2010 Multi Park Improvements (Carteret Park). 3 Resolutions Cast: 8. Designating Butter Construction as the Conditional Redeveloper of a Portion of the Middlesex Avenue Redevelopment Area. %yor Reinm Mayor Reiman referred to Resolution #2 explaining that this is the UEZ Zone that has previously funded $500,000.00 to the construction of the Health and Wellness Center and that this $500,000.00 isn't for acquisition but it is for the expansion of the parking facilities within this area, to create a downtown parking area on Cooke Avenue and part of Romanowski . He said it is a $500,000.00 grant from the UEZ. They have applied and they need our consent to apply to the State Department of UEZ. . Mayor Reiman referred to Resolution #8 explaining this is the four (4) acre track off of Middlesex Avenue and Industrial Road and that our last meeting we designated Newman Refrigeration as a part developer for a portion of the site, which Butter Construction has proposed to develop. Mayor Reiman then asked if there are any questions from the Council on Resolutions Fl thru F8. There were no questions from the Council. ga� A(FDM Resolutions #10 -242 thru #10 -248 were introduced by the Mayor and referred to the Council for action: Upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Sitarz and Krum: 121 mI zCw10-242 Nr RESOLUTION #10 -242 gER,N'RE BaUM "AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE BOROUGH AM RE UEZ FTC `R E AND THE UEZ FOR THE HEALTH & WELLNESS PARKING HEAL & 1�R= EXPANSION PROJECT" PAPKRU FXPMIM HFIJD2V RES=CN #10 -243 RESOLUTION #10 -243 'A[JIIDI=U BIDS-SOLID "AUTHORIZING BIDS -SOLID WASTE COLLECTION" mm (U =ca ca I 4 � M ALOPIID Please note that Resolution #RI "Directing the Issuance of Various Clerk's Ibte Raffle Licenses" was omitted from the Consent Agenda. RE50LUITQV #10-244 RESOLUTION #10 -244 " m= TAX "PROPERTY TAX CANCELLATION" CADKTLIATIQV" RESOLUTION #10 -245 RE3JL CN #10-245 "APPROVING CHANGE ORDER NO. I FOR TEC -CON APFavIDc GWE CONTRACTORS, INC., C. RE: 2010 MULTI -PARK (nDER M. 1 l CDN CTIVIRACIORS Ili. RE: E IMPROVEMENTS (LITTLE PARK)" 2010 M-P 1LTI ARK RESOLUTION #10-246 DFROM RS ( 11M PARK) " "APPROVING CHANGE ORDER NO. 2 & FINAL FOR RE=CIV #10-246 ZENITH CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC., RE: LOUIS "APPMrM QWCE ORDER STREET TENNIS COURT AND BASKETBALL COURT M. 2 & FINEF R ZhPTl'IFl I= MPROVEMENTS" Q1MUZZEM SMIUStK• RE: TOUTS S= TWOS RESOLUTION #10 -247 0= Aim FASDEM I L I "APPROVING CHANGE ORDER NO. &FINAL FOR ZENTITH 1= BVIRVEIM CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC., RE: 2010 NIULTI -PARK R50WITM #10-247 IMPROVEMENTS (CARTERET PARK). "APPMnM QAE ORDER M. & FN4L FCR ZISM RESOLUTION 410 -248 mmSIRLL^I m SFRVICs, "DESIGNATING BUTTER CONSTRUCTION AS THE � NR CONDITIONAL REDEVELOPER OF THE MIDDLESEX SMJ p AVENUE REDEVELOPMENT AREA" RELUITCN #so-20 were Adopted. Upon individual roll call vote Councilmembers " CESIQ= RMIR QaMtCI' M AS U E Bellino, Diaz, DiMascio, Krum, Naples and Sitarz voted in the CMM0 T1 EW1?FR Affinnative. OF TEE MDUM AVE2�l , REDEVRDINM AREA" ALOPIID Please note that Resolution #RI "Directing the Issuance of Various Clerk's Ibte Raffle Licenses" was omitted from the Consent Agenda. • •C.T 11 PAMvMr CF Upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Diaz and Sitarz, all bills B appearing on the prepared list, properly audited and signed, were ordered to be paid. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Bellino, Diaz, DiMascio, Krum, Naples and Sitarz voted in the Affirmative. pa= Clerk's Office —September 2010. Inspection of Buildings- September 2010. Upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Diaz and Sitarz and unanimous affirmative vote of the full Council present, all Reports were ordered to be received and placed on file. BIBMIESS TO BE BUSINESS TO BE ADDED hhyor Reinmi Mayor Reiman said we have two pending retirements in the Fire Department , Virag and Captain Gadomski. They have filed their paperwork to retire early next year. He said he and the Fire Commissioner will be interviewing the next batch of Captains and they will talk to the union on how we can fill those positions, depending on the budget. He went on to explain that we have always been building a little trust fund for retirements, but, we anticipate getting hit this year and early next year with substantial amount of retirements in police and fire because of Governor Christie's proposal to change the formula, which would be (a) they are looking to extend the number of years an employee would need to retire and (b) the older officers, based upon contract and case law, when they retire they are allowed X amount of their sick time and vacation time, so it would be a typically $50,000.00 to $70,000.00 severance pay. He asked that we have an active Fire Captain, Firefighters and Police list. 6 BUSIlNISS TO BE AIM O�TP: Councilmember Bellino asked if based off the demand and the Co=iburber Bellino positioning is it required to have X amount of Captains, Lieutenants and other leadership capabilities on the front line. Mayor Reiman explained we would have to address the contract. %yor Re-iR m He said the Fire Department specifically lays out the number of officers, which is five (5) Captains, four (4) the way they work now, which is twenty -four (24) on, seventy -two (72) off and four (4) platoons, so there is one (1) Captain per platoon. He said the other Fire Captain is also the Fire Official who works a four (4) day work week and oversees fire inspection services for the Borough. He said he addressed , with the Union President and the Fire Chief, how we can sit back and perhaps save some money and even if we are obligated to have X amount perhaps we can delay the implementation to save dollars for a short period of time. He went on to explain the other part of it is that we are obligated under our Federal Grant to maintain the level of personnel (year to year) basis because we accepted and received a grant to lure two (2) additional fire fighters over a five (5) year period. He explained in the past we have operated as low as sixteen (16) and we are now on twenty -two (22) and the range has been anywhere from twenty (20) to twenty -two (22). He said we have two (2) additional fire fighters, now funded by the feds and partially funded by our business conununity and although we are not required to have that same number for twelve (12) calendar months, by the end of the year (year to year) we do have to have the same number of personnel in the department to maintain our eligibility for the grant. Councilmember Bellino said he did not understand and questioned Cmur-i_1nadber Bellino if we are top heavy, at this point, would it be easier or fairer served to have more Indians instead of chiefs, so to speak. Mayor Reiman said it is something we need to address with the %yor Reiman FMBA during negotiations. 7 • r. a• • • ablic lbrtion Upon MMS &C by Councilmember Diaz and Naples and unanimous affirmative vote of the full Council present, the public portion of the meeting was opened. There were no comments from the public. Public Portion Upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Diaz and Sitarz and closed unanimous affirmative vote of the ftill Council present, the public portion was closed. AD M) After no further discussion, upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Diaz and Naples and unanimous affirmative vote of the full Council present, at approximately 6:10 P.M., the meeting was Adjourned. Respectfully submitted, KATHLEEN M. BARNEY, MM Municipal Clerk E KMB /Ir 8