HomeMy Public PortalAbout03-13-07 CouncilMARCH 13, 2007
A Regular Meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of
Carteret was called to order by Mayor Daniel J. Reiman, Tuesday,
March 13, 2007, 6:00 P.M., Municipal Court, Police Facility, 230
Roosevelt Avenue, Carteret, New Jersey.
Upon individual roll call, the following were noted present:
Councihnember Bellino
" Diaz
" Krum
" Naples
" Rios
" Sitarz
Noted Absent was Borough Attorney Robert Bergen.
The Clerk stated that the 2007 Annual Meeting Notice was mailed
to The Home News Tribune, The Star Ledger and posted on the
Bulletin Board on December 27, 2006. The notice of the Re-
scheduled Meeting was published March 8, 2007.
The meeting was opened with a minute of silent prayer and the
Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor Daniel J. Reiman.
Upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Rios and Diaz and unanimous
aff 'mative vote of the full Council present, the Minutes of
February 1 and 15, 2007, were approved and transcribed and
engrossed by the Clerk.
March 13, 2007
ROLL CALL
STATR4W OF
MEETING NOPICE
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MARCH 13, 2007
PRESFNPATIONS Vincent Marietta-
Mayor Reiman said this evening they have a Special Presentation
for Vincent Marietta and he called Mr. Marietta to come forward.
He said he has worked as the Assistant Chief Financial Officer for
many years in Carteret and he will be retiring. He went on to say
that even though it is short lived his wife Carol said she does not
want him in the house all the time so he will be corning back a
couple of hours a week to help out. He said he also has been
involved in the community for many years on many different
programs. He then presented a plaque to Mr. Marietta for all his
dedicated years of service.
Mr. Manetta then thanked the Mayor and Council.
SWEARING —IN Captain Dennis McFadden —
Mayor Reiman said that after serving as provisional Captain he
scored number one (1) on his test and now they are pleased to make
this promotion. He then swore Captiin McFadden in.
Attorney Bergen At approximately 6:10 P.M., Attorney Bergen was noted present.
Noted Present
Mayor Reiman then said they would be taking a two (2) minute
recess.
Meeting Recessed At approximately 6:10 P.M., the meeting was recessed.
Meeting Reconvened At approximately 6:12 p.m., the meeting was reconvened.
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Upon individual roll call vote Councilmembers Bellino, Diaz,
Krum, Naples, Rios and Sitarz were noted present.
ORDINANCE #07 -06 was introduced and adopted on First
Reading and the Clerk authorized and directed to advertise same
for Public Hearing to be held on March 13, 2007, upon MMS &C
by Councilmembers Rios and Diaz. Upon individual roll call vote,
Councilmembers Bellino, Diaz, Krum, Naples, Rios and Sitarz
voted in the Affirmative.
ORDINANCE 07 -06
BOROUGH OF CARTERET
COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX
"CALENDAR YEAR 2007
ORDINANCE TO EXCEED THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET
APPROPRIATION LIMITS AND TO ESTABLISH A CAP
BANK
(N.J.S.A 40A:4- 45.14)"
ORDINANCE 407 -07 was introduced and adopted on First
Reading and the Clerk authorized and directed to advertise same
for Public Hearing to be held on March 13, 2007, upon MMS &C
by Councilmembers Rios and Diaz. Upon individual roll call vote,
Councilmembers Bellino, Diaz, Krum, Naples, Rios and Sitarz
voted in the Affmative.
ORDINANCE #07 -07
"AMENDING SECTION 109.5 OF THE CODE OF THE
BOROUGH OF CARTERET -ALL SUB -CODE FEES"
..a.o
ORDINANCE #07 -06
" Ordinance to Exceed
Municipal Budget
Appropriation Limits
and to Establish a
CAP Bank"
First Reading
ORDINANCE #07 -07
"Amending Section
109.5 of the Code of
the Borough of
Carteret-All Sub -code
Fees"
First Reading
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Mayor Reiman, Mayor Reiman then said they would be adding Resolution #07-
Re: Resolution 110. He explained that this is a tax appeal settlement with Kinder
#07 -110'' Morgan LLC.
Public Portion, Upon MMS &C by Councilnnembers Rios and Diaz and unanimous
Resolution and affirmative vote of the frill Council present, the public portion on
Agenda Items Resolutions /Agenda Items and New Business was opened to the
public.
Gary Giardano, Gary Giardano spoke. He said he is the owner of Garden State
Re: Recycling Recycling in Edison and Galaxy Recycling in Jersey City. He said
Contract he has spoke with the Mayor and he knows that Carteret has been
without a contract for recycling since October.
Mayor Reiman said our Law Director along with the Chief
Financial Officer have been reviewing the proposals and they
made recommendation to the City Council based upon their review
and he referred to Resolution #07 -109, "Authorizing Mayor to
Execute Recycling Agreement" on the Order of Business and then
turned the discussion to Attorney Bergen.
Attorney Bergen said he made the determination to award it to the
Zozzaro Brothers at their Turnpike Facility here in Carteret.
Mi•. Giardano then said that Zozzaro Brothers does not employee
any Carteret residents fast and they don't own the Carteret facility,
they are renting.
The Mayor explained that since they do operate in Carteret it saves
time by dropping off in a facility in Carteret instead of going to
Edison.
Mr. Giardano said the difference in dollars and grades are so
lopsided and Middlesex Borough and a few other towns just
changed because if they do they rate your paper down to three (3)
different grades. Mixed paper which they pay the least for, clean
newspaper which they match their number for and cardboard
which is in the billing. He said we pay the same rate for all three
grades mixed together and they provide free containers to the
town.
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Mayor Reiman said we will not negotiate now in public. He then Public Portion Cont:
said he will ask that the resolution be held off until the next
Council Meeting so the Councilmembers have the opportunity to
review Mr. Bergen and Mr. De Blasio's recommendation based
upon the proposal that was submitted. He explained that certainly
there is dollar value to be considered as well as savings in travel
time. He asked him to give his paperwork to the Municipal Clerk.
Mr. Giardano thanked the Mayor and Council for their time.
Upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Rios and Diaz and unanimous Public Portion Closed
affirmative vote of the full Council present, the public portion was
closed.
Mayor Reiman then asked the Council approve Resolution #07 -85
to #07 -108. They will hold off on the Recycling Agreement for the
Council to review.
Resolutions #07 -85 through #07 -108 were introduced by the CONSENT AGENDA
Mayor and referred to the Council for action.
RESOLUTION #07 -85 RESOLUTION #07 -85
"INTRODUCTION OF THE 2007 LOCAL MUNICIPAL "Introduction of the
BUDGET" 2007 Local [Mmicipal
Budget"
RESOLUTION #07 -86 RESOLUTION #07-86
"DIRECTING THE ISSUANCE OF RAFFLE LICENSE TO "Directing the
THE ROTARY CLUB OF CARTERET" Issuance of Raffle
License to the Rotary
Club"
RESOLUTION #07 -87 RESOLUTION #07 -87
"AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR DISCRETIONARY "Authorizing
FUNDING FROM CDBG PROGRAM" Application for
Discretionary Funding
from CDBG Program"
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RESOLUTION #07 -88
"Professional Services -
T&M Associates, Re:
Phase 1, Preliminary
Assessment Block 102,
Lots 1, 2 and 3"
RESOLUTION #07 -89
"Authorizing a
Professional Services
Contract with CME
Associates, Re:
Engineering and Mapping
Services"
RESOUMON #07 -90
"Approving Change Order
#2 for Roosevelt Avenue
Streetscape -Phase 1"
RESOLUTION #07 -91
"Authorizing a
Professional
Services Contract with
T&M Associates for
General Engineering
Services for the 2007
Calendar Year'
RESOLUTION #07 -92
"Authorizing a
Professional Service
Contract with T&M
Associates for General
Sewer Services for the
2007 Calendar Year"
RESOLUTION 1107 -88
"PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - T &M ASSOCIATES, RE:
PHASE 1, PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT BLOCK 102, LOTS
1,2 AND 3
RESOLUTION #07 -89
AUTHORIZING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT
WITH CME ASSOCIATES, RE: ENGINEERING AND
MAPPING SERVICES"
RESOLUTION 407 -90
"APPROVING CHANGE ORDER 92 FOR ROOSEVELT
AVENUE STREETSCAPE -PHASE 1"
RESOLUTION 407 -91
AUTHORIZING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT
WITH T &M ASSOCIATES FOR GENERAL ENGINEERING
SERVICES FOR THE 2007 CALENDAR YEAR"
RESOLUTION #07 -92
AUTHORIZING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT
WITH T &M ASSOCIATES FOR GENERAL SEWER
SERVICES FOR THE 2007 CALENDAR YEAR"
RESOLUTION #07 -93
RESOLUTION #07 -93 AUTHORIZING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT
"Authorizing a WITH CME ASSOCIATES, RE: COMPREHENSIVE
Professional Services DRAINAGE EVALUATION AND IMPORVEMENTS TO
Contract with CHO LOUIS STREET"
Associates for Comprehensive
Drainage-Evaluation and
Improvements to Louis Street RESOLUTION #07 -94
RESOLUTION #07 -94
"Resolution Authorizing a
Person to Person Transfer
of A.B.C. License
#1201 -33 -027 -004
from Round the Clock
Plaza Foods, Inc. to Mama
Maria of Carteret, LLC"
"RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A PERSON TO PERSON
TRANSFER OF A.B.0 LICENSE #1201 -33- 027 -004 FROM
ROUND THE CLOCK PLAZA FOODS, INC. TO MAMA
MARIA OF CARTERET, LLC"
MARCH 13, 2007
RESOLUTION #07 -95
"APPOINTING A MUNICIPAL JUDGE FOR THE BOROUGH
OF CARTERET"
RESOLUTION #07 -96
"APPOINTING SCOTT MRASZ A TEMPORARY PART -TIME
LABORER"
RESOLUTION #07 -97
"AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT FOR EXTRAORDINARY,
UNSPECIFIABLE SERVICES - EMS BILLING SERVICE"
RESOLUTION #07 -98
"RESOLUTION OF THE BOROUGH OF CARTERET NEW
JERSEY APPROVING THE 2007 -2008 CDBG PROGRAM"
RESOLUTION 907 -99
"APPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE BOROUGH OF
CARTERET HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION"
RESOLUTION #07 -100
"TONNAGE GRANT APPLICATION RESOLUTION"
RESOLUTION #07 -101
"AUTHORIZING A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING
SERVICES CONTRACT WITH CME ASSOCIATES, FOR
PREPARATION OF MAINTENANCE SPECIFICATIONS AND
BID DOCUMENTS FOR A WATERFRONT PARK
MAINTENANCE CONTRACT"
RESOLUTION #07 -95
"Appointing a
Municipal Judge for tb
Borough of Carteret"
RESOLUTION #07 -96
"Appointing Scott
Mrasz a Temporary
Part -Time Laborer"
RESOLUTION #07 -97
"Authorizing an
Agreement for
Extraordinary
Unspecifiable Services
EMS Billing Service"
RESOLUTION 107 -98
"Resolution of the
Borough of Carteret
New Jersey Approving
the 2007 =2008 CDBG
Program'
RESOLUTION #07 -99
" Apointing Members
to the Borough of
Carteret Human
Relations Cammission"
RESOLUTION #07 -100
"Tonnage Grant
Application Resolution
RESOLUTION #07 -101
"Authorizing a
Professional
Engineering Services
Contract with CME
Associates for
Preparation of
Maintenance
Specifications and
Bid Documents for a
Waterfront Park
Maintenance Contract"
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RESOLUTION #07 -102
"Authorizing A
Professional Services
Contract for Engineering
Services with T&M
Associates- Hayward
Avenue Pimp Station
Collection System
Performance Report /NJDEP
AA00"
RESOLUTION #07 -103
"Authorizing Mayor to
Execute a Grant
Agreement with the
County of Middlesex
for Improvements to
Civic Center Sports
Complex"
RESOLUTION #07 -102
AUTHORIZING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT
FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES WITH T &M ASSOCIATES -
HAYWARD AVENUE PUMP STATION COLLECTION
SYSTEM PERFORMANCE REPORT/NJDEP AACO"
RESOLUTION #07 -103
"AUTHORIZING MAYOR TO EXECUTE A GRANT
AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX FOR
IMPROVEMENTS TO CIVIC CENTER SPORTS COMPLEX"
RESOLUTION #07 -104
"DIRECTING THE ISSUANCE OF BINGO LICENSES TO
COLUMBUS SCHOOL P.T.O."
RESOLUTION #07 -104
"Directing the Issuance RESOLUTION #07 -105
of Bingo Licenses to Columbus
School P.T.O." "APPROVING CHANGE ORDER #12005 ROAD
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM"
RESOLUTION #07 -105
"Approving Change Order #1
2005 Road Improvement
Program" RESOLUTION #07 -106
"APPROVING CHANGE ORDER #2 & FINAL 2005 ROAD
RESOLNION #07 -106 IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM"
"Approving Change Order #2 & Final
2005 Road Improvement
Pro e RESOLUTION #07 -107
RESOLUTION #07 -107 "AUTHORIZING REFUND OF TAX AND /OR SEWER FEES
"Authorizing Refund of OVERPAYMENT"
Tax and /or Sewer Fees
Overpayment"
RESOLUTION #07 -108 RESOLUTION #07 -108
"Authorizing a " ?AUTHORIZING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT
Professional Services FOR AUDITING SERVICES WITH LERCH, VINCI &
Contract for Auditing HIGGINS, LLP, FOR ANALYSIS OF VARIOUS ESCROW
Services with Lerch ACCOUNTS"
Vinci & Higgins, LLP,
for Analysis of Various
Escrow Accounts"
MARCt1 13, 2007
were Adopted. Upon individual roll call vote Councilmembers Adopted
Bellino, Diaz, Krum, Naples, Rios and Sitarz voted in the
Affirmative.
Upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Diaz and Rios, all bills PAYMENT OF BILLS
appearing on the prepared list, properly audited and signed, were
ordered to be paid. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers
Bellino, Diaz, Krum, Naples, Rios and Sitarz voted in the
Affuinative.
The Clerk stated that she was in receipt of an Application for an APPLICATIONS
ABC License Transfer - Expansion of Premises, #1201 -44- 039 -002,
State Liquors. Upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Rios and Diaz
and unanimous affirmative vote of the frill Council present, it was
ordered to be approved.
The Clerk stated that she was in receipt of a Communication from OOMMUNICATIONS
the Township of Woodbridge — Land Use & Development
Ordinance, adding Marina & Waterfiont Uses.
Mayor Reiman said they are turning it over to the Construction and
Planning Offices.
Departments - REPORTS
Clerk's Office — February 2007.
Health/Office On Aging — February 2007.
Upon MMS &C by Councilrnembers Diaz and Rios and unanimous
affirmative vote of the full Council present, all Reports were
ordered to be received and placed on File.
Mayor Reiman then asked that they go into a Closed Session to
discuss Litigation.
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RFSOiUrION #07 -109 (a) RESOLUTION 407 -109 (a) was introduced by the Mayor and
"Resolution to go referred to the Council for action.
into Closed Session"
Upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Sitarz and Naples
RESOLUTION 907 -109 (a)
"RESOLUTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION"
Adopted was Adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers
Bellino, Diaz, Krum, Naples, Rios and Sitarz voted in the
Affirmative.
Meeting Closed At approximately 6:20 P.M., this meeting went into a Closed
Session.
Meeting Upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Diaz and Rios and individual
Re- Opened roll call vote Councilmembers Bellino, Diaz, Krum, Naples, Rios
and Sitarz voted in the Affirmative to re -open the Agenda at
approximately 6:28 P.M.
PulAir, Portion, Rea Upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Rios and Diaz and unanimous
Resolution #07 -110 affirmative vote of the hill Council present, the public portion on
Resolution 407 -110 was opened to the public.
The Clerk then read the resolution by title.
"AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT FOR TAX
APPEAL WITH KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS
LLC"
Public Portion Upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Rios and Diaz and unanimous
Closed affirmative vote of the frill Council present, the public portion on
Resolution #07 -110 was closed.
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RESOLUTION #07 -110 was introduced by the Mayor and referred RESOLUPION x/07 -110
to the Council for action. "Authorizing
Settlement Agreement
Upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Rios and Diaz for Tax Appeal with Kinder Morgan Liquid
RESOLUTION #07-110 Terminals, LLG
"AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT FOR TAX
APPEAL WITH KINDER MORGAN LIQUID TERMINALS,
LLC."
Was Adopted. Upon individual roll call vote Councilmembers Adopted
Bellino, Diaz, Krum, Naples and Rios voted in the Affirmative.
Councilmember Sitarz Abstained.
COMMITTEES:
BUILDINGS & GROUNDS: Committee Chairperson Naples
reported that all the offices are now back in 61 Cooke Avenue and
are operating. She complimented Mr. Neibert and the manpower
he provided on a good job. Progress.
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION: Committee Chairperson Diaz
reported that we met all our statutory financial deadlines. It
includes our Amoral Financial and Debt Statements. He said in the
next few weeks we will be working on the Application Process for
Extraordinary Aide. He referred to the Tax Office and as far as tax
collection is concerned, the period ended on February IP and
delinquent notices will be mailed out at the end of the month. He
said the sewer bills will be sent out the end of March. Progress.
FIRE & DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS - Committee Chairperson
Krum thanked Kinder Morgan and the Amoco Companies for the
Firefighting Training Class. Progress.
Mayor Reiman said that Kinder Morgan has acquired a Pump
Truck and are leasing it from the Borough at $1.00 a year.
Committees
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Committees PARKS, RECREATION & PUBLIC PROPERTY: Committee
Cent: Chairperson Bellino reported Parks Department workers have been
helping with the move to Borough Hall over the last few week and
that it is the start of Baseball and Softball season. He went on to
say they will be removing damaged cherry trees from Carteret
Avenue and the John Street Park will be ready in six (6) weeks, in
time for the soccer season. Progress.
POLICE: Committee Chairperson Sitarz reported it will be
approximately another month before the new Police Cars come in
and there has been a lot of damage going on in the streets, tires
being slashed, etc., so they have stepped up on the patrols and
there has been many kids playing in the park by the monument and
they have been sending cars down there also.
PUBLIC WORKS: Committee Chairperson Rios reported that
all the catch basins on Tennyson Street have been cleaned out by
the Sewer Department and they had an inspection with the DEP in
the Hill Section and West Carteret. He went on to say that
Municipal Garage Services have serviced the Fire Department
trucks and did repairs on the EMS I and H and the Senior Citizen
Buses and Police Cars. He thanked Kinder Morgan for the
donation of the lease that we have. He said in Streets and Roads
recycling is being picked up daily and the sweeper has been going
out since the weather has started to break. He commented that we
had a lucky winter as far as snow removal and we should have the
numbers of what it cost us for the snow removal. He wished
everyone a Happy Saint Patrick's Day. Progress.
Mayor Reiman said with the new Pumpers conning in we will have
the old Pumpers coming out of service.
BOARD OF EDUCATION: Conunittee Chairperson Naples
reported a very successful Handicapped Awareness Day.
MAYOR -
Environmental Commission— Appointments.
Mayor Reiman said we still have some vacancies on the
Environmental Conunission.
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The Clerk stated that Mary Masterson has to be put on and there Committees Cent:
are still other vacancies. She said we should put on Ellen Ransdell
as Director and Diane Kish as Secretary.
Mayor Reiman agreed to Ellen Ransdell and Diane Kish and said
that he would be appointing Mary Masterson as Chairwoman.
Proclamation -- Click it or Ticket. Proclamation -
"Click it or Ticket'
Mayor Reiman read the Proclamation into the record:
"WHEREAS, there were 773 motor vehicle fatalities in New
Jersey in 2006; and
WHEREAS, a large percentage of the motor vehicle occupants
killed in traffic crashes were not wearing a safety belt; and
WHEREAS, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
estimates that 135,000 lives were saved by safety belt usage in
nationally between 1975 -2000; and
WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey will participate in the
nationwide Click It or Ticket safety belt mobilization from May
21 -June 3, 2007 in an effort to raise awareness and increase safety
belt usage through a combination of enforcement and education;;
and
WHEREAS, the Division of Highway Traffic Safety has set a goal
of increasing the safety belt usage rate in the state fiom the current
level of 90% to 92 %; and
WHEREAS, a further increase in safety belt usage in New Jersey
will save lives on our roadways;
THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Borough of Carteret and
Carteret Police Department declares it's support for the Click It or
Ticket safety belt mobilization both locally and nationally from
May 21 - June 3, 2007 and pledges to increase awareness of the
mobilization and the benefits of safety belt uses.
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ADJOURNED At approximately 6:40
unanimous affirmative
meeting was Adjourned.
P.M., after no further discussion, upon
vote of the full Council present, this
submitted,
KATHLEEN M.
Municipal Clerk
KMB /Ir
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A Special Meeting was held by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Carteret on Friday, March 30, 2007, 11:00 A.M., Mayor's
Conference Room 61 Cooke Avenue, Carteret, New Jersey.
PRESENT
Upon individual roll call, the following were noted present:
Mayor Daniel J. Reiman
Councilmember Vincent Bellino
" Ronald Rios
" Joseph W. Sitarz
The following were noted absent:
Councihnember Jorge Diaz
" Randy Krum
" Susan Naples
Also noted present were Robert J. Bergen, Borough Attorney and Ron
McPhee.
PRAYER, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The meeting was opened with a moment of Silent Prayer and The
Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor Daniel J. Reiman.
STATEMENT OF MEETING NOTICE
The Clerk stated that the Notice was mailed to The Home News
Tribune, The Star Ledger and posted on the bulletin board on March
27, 2007.
Special
Meeting
Present
Noted Absent
Also noted Present
Prayer & Pledge of
Allegiance
Statement of
Meeting Notice
March 30, 2007
Purpose PURPOSE OF MEETING
of Meeting
To review and approve the BDA Application and any other business
that may come before the Council.
Resolution RESOLUTION #07-111
#07 -111 Authorizing Application to
Authorizing NJDEP —BDA
Application to
NJDEP -BDA Mayor Reiman stated that Resolution #07 -111 is to authorize an
application to the NJDEP for the creation of a Brownfield
Development Area. We are applying to have the Transit Village
Redevelopment Area, a 100 acre waterfront development area, into an
area designated as a BDA. If it is approved it would allow the DEP to
use approximately five million dollars in State and Federal brownfield
funding to help clean up the project. It would be five million dollars
per year. It's a substantial amount of grant dollars. It's a very
competitive process. Last year there were 500 and they selected 3.
This would allow us to expedite our ferry terminal project, our marina
project and the clean -up and redevelopment of that 100 acre site.
Meeting Opened MEETINGOPENED
Public Input PUBLIC INPUT ON RESOLUTION
on Resolution
Upon MSS &C, by Councilmembers Rios and Sitarz and unanimous
affirmative vote of the three (3) members present, the meeting was
opened to the public.
Meeting Closed MEETINGCLOSED
There being no comments or objections to the Resolution, upon
MMS &C, by Councilmembers Rios and Bellino and unanimous
affirmative vote of the three (3) members present, the public portion
was closed.
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COMMENTS
Councilmember Sitarz asked if this was for the whole waterfront.
Mayor Reiman explained that this would include the 17 -acre
waterfront park and would also include the roughly 100 acre
Dupont /Duie Pyle warehouse sites right up to Noe's Creek. In fact,
Dupont Chemical has agreed this year to support BDA application.
Councilmember Sitarz asked if the five million dollars is fiom now
until the DEP says it's cleaned up.
Attorney Bergen explained that assuming you need five million dollars
of funding for clean -up, it is for each and every year for a period of
five years.
Councilmember Bellino asked who make the original determination of
the cost.
Mayor Reiman said it is our environmental experts in conjunction with
the DEP. Ultimately the DEP will have to approve a remedial action
work plan.
Attorney Bergen explained that the benefit of this program is you're
going to get moved from the regular DEP to the Office of
Brownfield's Management. You'll get to the very top, most qualified
DEP people working with you directly on these sites to come up with a
coordinated approach to cleaning them all up rather than trying to deal
with them on an individual basis.
Mayor Reiman said as opposed to just being a file number down it,
Trenton.
Councilmember Rios said in the meantime we're going to be using
these experts, Excel Environmental, Inc. He asked what kind of costs
we are looking at for them.
The Mayor explained that we bill any environmental costs against the
escrow of the developer, any environmental costs associated with the
Comments
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ferry and the Port Authority and the marina which are ongoing. But
essentially for anything dealing with the redevelopment area...
(inaudible)... there will be no out --of— pocket expenses for the City.
Adopted ADOPTED
Upon MMS &C, by Councilmembers Rios and Sitarz
Resolution RESOLUTION #07-111
#07 -111
"AUTHORIZING THE APPLICATION TO THE NJDEP FOR THE
CREATION OF A BROWNFIELD DEVELOPMENT AREA
WITHIN THE BOROUGH OF CARTERET'
Adopted was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Bellino,
Rios and Sitarz voted in the affirmative. Councilmembers Diaz, Krum
and Naples were noted absent.
Resolution RESOLUTION #07-112
#07-112 Grant Application — Bike Path
Grant
Application COMMENTS
Bike Path Ron McPhee explained that this is for $20,000.00 to help with the cost
of a bike path study.
Mayor Reiman asked if this is a county or state grant.
Mr. McPhee said it is a state grant.
Open OPEN —
OPENED TO THE PUBLIC INPUT ON RESOLUTION
Upon MMS &C, Councilmembers Rios and Sitar and unanimous
affirmative vote of the three (3) members present, the meeting was
opened to the public.
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MEETING CLOSED
There being no comments or objections to the Resolution, upon
MMS &C, by Councilmembers Rios and Bellino and unanimous
affirmative vote of the three (3) members present, the public portion
was closed.
ADOPTED
Upon MMS &C, by Councilmembers Rios and Bellino
RESOLUTION #07 -112
"RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A GRANT APPLICATION FOR A
BIKE PATH AT THE CARTERET MUNICIPAL WATERFRONT"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Bellino,
Rios and Sitarz voted in the affirmative. Councihnembers Diaz, Krum
and Naples were noted absent.
Meeting Closed
Adopted
Resolution #07
Adopted
There being no further discussion, the meeting adjourned at Adjourned
approximately 11:20 A.M.
Respectfully submitted,
HLEEN M. BARNEY, 1177 Municipal Clerk
KMB /am
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Special Meeting