HomeMy Public PortalAbout06-21-12cJune 21, 2012
A Regular Meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of
Carteret was called to order by Mayor Daniel J. Reiman at 6:00
P.M., Thursday, June 21, 2012, Council Chambers, 61 Cooke
Avenue, Carteret, New Jersey.
Upon individual roll call the following were noted present:
Councilmember Vincent Bellino
" Jorge Diaz
Dennis DiMascio
" Randy Krum
Joseph Sitarz
Noted absent was Councilwoman Susan Naples.
Also noted present was Borough Attorney Robert J. Bergen, Esq.
and Municipal Clerk Kathleen M. Barney, MMC.
At this time the Mayor asked that all cell phones be turned off or
on silent.
The meeting was opened with a minutes of Silent Prayer and the
Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor Daniel J. Reiman.
Mayor Reiman asked that anyone wishing to sign in to address the
Governing Body to please do so now.
Council
Meeting
Roll Call
Noted Absent
Noted Present
Silent Prayer/
Pledge of Allegiance
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Statement of The 2012 Annual Notice was mailed to The Home News
Meeting Notice Tribune, The Star Ledger and posted on the bulletin board
on January 9, 2012. Notice was published in The Home
News Tribune on January 9, 2012 and in The Star Ledger on
January 10, 2012.
Approval of Upon MMS &C, by Councilmembers Diaz and Sitarz and
Minutes unanimous affirmative vote of the five (5) members
present, the minutes of June 7, 2012 were approved as
transcribed and engrossed by the Clerk.
Public Portion, Public Portions on Resolutions /Agenda Items and New
Resolutions, Agenda Business -
Items & New Busines
Upon MMS &C, by Councilmembers Diaz and Krum and
Open to Public unanimous affirmative vote of the five (5) members
present, the meeting was opened to the public.
Louis Wilden stated that he is here to discuss the Glass
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Wilden Steagall Bill #1489. He said he has literature to pass out
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regarding Glass Steagall and also information on NAWAPA
creating a continental system of water regulations. Bill
#1489 would restore the Glass Steagall prudent banking
system. He has a resolution of support from the Middlesex
County Board of Freeholders. He asked for a resolution
from Carteret asking that Bill #1489 be implemented. He
asked that they call Congressman Sires for his support.
Mayor Reiman asked if he met Congressman Sires.
Felipe Souza
Mr. Wilden said his colleagues have met with him.
Felipe Souza is here from the same organization. He wants
to urge the Borough to pass Glass Steagall. Right now the
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money in your pocket can be all you'll have. If it doesn't
pass we could be the next Greece or Spain. We could go to
the banks or ATM and they'll be nothing there. We could go
to a store and the bread will be $20.00. Without Glass
Steagall that's the reality. We have to keep investment
banks away from commercial banks. Then we could tell
Wall Street just because you made a bad investment we are
not going to bail you out. He asked them to urge our
representatives to pass the Glass Steagall Act.
Mayor Reiman said obviously we have not had an
opportunity to read it. We will have to take a look at it and
consider it for a future Council Meeting. As the bill is
proposed, it is looking to separate Commercial Banks from
Non- Commercial Banks. Any proposals for the Federal
Reserve System?
Mr. Wilden said they would like to convert to a National
Bank,
The Mayor thanked Mr. Wilden.
Upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Sitarz and Bellino and
unanimous affirmative vote of the (5) five members
present, the meeting was closed to the public.
Resolutions -
1. #12 -103 Professional Services - Potter Architects,
Re: NJSP Marine Barracks.
2. #12 -104 Professional Services -Excel
Environmental Resources, Inc. Re: Remedial
Work Regarding the Carteret Boat Ramp Parking
Lot.
Discussion
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Closed to Public
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Mayor Reiman said this is remedial work with regards to the Boat
Ramp. We are trying to get our money back from the DEP. We have
to submit some remedial action plans with regard to this.
Resolutions 3.
#12 -105 Budget Insertion from the Summer
Continued
Food Program Grant.
4.
#12 -106 Salary Resolution - Tax Assessor.
5.
#12 -107 Authorizing Execution of Agreement
with Middlesex County Division of Solid Waste
Management, E -Waste Subsidy Program.
6.
#12 -108 Authorizing Renewal of Various ABC
Licenses for the 2012 -2013 License Term.
7.
#12 -109 Awarding Bid for Television Inspection
of Existing Sanitary & Storm Sewers.
8.
#12 -110 Authorizing Lease Agreement with
NuWorld for Parking & Shuttle Service.
9.
#12 -111 Authorizing Bids for Marina Wave
System.
10.
#12 -112 Authorizing Bids for Miscellaneous
Streetscape Project.
Consent Agenda Resolutions #12 -105 through #12 -112 was introduced by the
Mayor and referred to the Council for action
Upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Sitarz and Bellino
Resolution #12 -103 RESOLUTION #12 -103
Professional Service "AUTHORIZING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT FOR
Contract, Potter
Architects ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES WITH POTTER ARCHITECTS -
NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE MARINA BARRACKS AT CARTERET"
RESOLUTION 12 -104
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Resolution #12 -104
Authorizing Professional
"AUTHORIZING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH Services Contract Excel
EXCEL ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES, INC" Environmental
RESOLUTION #12 -10S Resolution #12 -105
20 12 BudgetRevenue
REQUESTING APPROVAL OF INSERTATION OF $9,788.73 THE Summer Food Program
2012 BUDGET REVENUE AVAILABLE FROM THE SUMMER FOOD Grant
PROGRAM GRANT"
RRESOLUTION #12 -106
"SALARY RESOLUTION"
RESOLUTION #12 -107
"AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE BOROUGH OF CARTERET AND MIDDLESEX
COUNTY DIVISION OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT E -WASTE
SUBSIDY PROGRAM"
RESOLUTION #12 -108
"AUTHORIZING LIQUOR LICENSE RENEWALS"
RESOLUTION #12 -109
"AWARDING BID FOR TELEVISION INSPECTION OF EXISTING
SANITARY AND STORM SEWERS"
RESOLUTION #12 -110
"AUTHORIZING LEASE AGREEMENT WITH NUWORLD
FOR PARKING & SHUTTLE SERVICE"
RESOLUTION 412 -111
"AUTHORIZING BIDS-
Resolution #12 -106
Salary Resolution
Resolution #12 -107
Agreement- Borough
of Carteret & Middlesex
County - Solid Waste
E -Waste Management
Resolution #12 -108
Authorizing Liquor
License Renewals
Resolution #12 -109
Award of Bid for TV
Inspection- Sanitary
& Storm Sewers
Resolution #12 -110
Authorizing Lease
Agreement with NuWorld
Parking & Shuttle Service
Resolution #12 -111
Authorizing Bids
Marina Wave System
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FOR THE MARINA WAVE SYSTEM"
Resolution #12 -112
Authorizing Bids -
Miscellaneous
Streetscape Project
RESOLUTION #12 -112
"AUTHORIZING BIDS -
FOR MISCELLANEOUS STREETSCAPE PROJECT"
were adopted were adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers
Bellino, Diaz, DiMascio, Krum and Sitarz voted in the affirmative.
Councilmember Naples was noted absent.
Councilmember Krum asked the Mayor if they were still in
Discussion remediation for the slips at the Waterfront.
Mayor Reiman replied they have some dollars set aside from the
DEP. It is under the HDSRF Fund. We hope to be out to bid
sometime this summer and start remediation before the end of the
year. At the moment we do not have our Waterfront Development
permit. We have applied for it and the DEP is considering it. The
Mayor said he had a meeting that afternoon with Cindy Randanzo
from the DEP. HARBOR Opts which is basically a lobbying
organization for some of the industry and for the pilot association
they have been opposing for any recreational use of the channel.
They have been opposed to it from the beginning and they have
tried to stop us with the Pier Extension, the Boat Ramp and the
floating dock. They have always lost. The US Supreme Court has
ruled in the past that the channel is as much for recreational use as
it is for commerce. Once we get through with the permit process
and get the permit we will know a better time frame on this.
Councilmember Krum said that the residents were asking him and
he didn't know.
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Mayor Reiman said if all goes well we could be in the ground this Discussion
year, otherwise there is a moratorium. The Army Corp. has a Continued
moratorium on dredging from January 1 until June 31. If we don't
get in before the winter then it'll take place next year.
Upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Diaz and Bellino, all bills Bill List
appearing on the prepared list, properly audited and signed were
ordered to be paid. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers
Bellino, Diaz, DiMascio, Krum and Sitarz voted in the affirmative.
Councilmember Naples was noted absent.
REPORTS
BUILDINGS & GROUNDS - Committeewoman Naples was noted
absent. In her absence the Mayor reported Progress.
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION - Committeeman Diaz reported for
several weeks the finance department has been busy preparing for
the annual audit. It is underway and going very well. Progress.
FIRE & DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS -- Committeeman Krum
reported on June 16th the Fire and EMS participated in Kinder
Morgan worse case Scenarios Drill. The Drill included members of
Kinder Morgan Emergency Response Team and their Office of
Emergency Management and the Police Department. We also have
four (4) officers attend a two (2) day tactical command class for
fighting fires in garden apartments and local dwellings at the
Middlesex Fire Academy. On a sad note, on June 11th a long time
member of our morning checkup program, Mary Cero, passed
away. Mary was in the program for fourteen (14) years and
referred to the firefighters & EMT as her Fire Kids. Mary passed
away at the age of 104 years old and her morning conversations
will be greatly missed. Other than that, Progress.
Reports
Buildings & Grounds
Finance & Adminstration
Fire & Domestic
Preparedness
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Parks,
Recreation & PARKS, RECREATION & PUBLIC PROPERTY- Committeeman
Public Property Bellino reported there has been a normal weather and clean up is
ongoing. Progress.
Re: Kelly Miller The Mayor said they had a fantastic Charity Circus with the Kelly
Traveling Circus Miller Traveling Circus. This is their first venue into Carteret. It
was sold out shows and we had to add a fifth show to it. It was
really a spectacular time and very affordable for families to come
and enjoy. The Mayor thanks the Parks Department for their
assistance.
Police POLICE- Committeeman Sitarz reported that they are waiting for
one more police car to come in and then all the new police cars
will be on the road. Other than that, Progress.
Public Works
Comments
PUBLIC WORKS - Committeeman DiMascio reported that he spoke
to Mr. DuPont about six weeks ago about the railing on Roosevelt
Avenue as you come off the Turnpike.
The Mayor said we sent a letter to the Turnpike and the County.
The County said it is the Turnpikes responsibility and the County
says it is the Turnpikes responsibility.
Committeeman DiMascio said that they called Deputy Director
Ronald Rios to see what he could do.
The Mayor said Ralph Albanir who oversees Public Works and
John Reiser, the Engineer from the County has taken the position
that those improvements have not been accepted by the County
from the Turnpike. So therefore they are saying is that the
Turnpike needs to fix the railing, but they need to fix some of the
curb -cuts and the Handicapped crosswalks before the County will
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take the responsibility. So it seems to be some sort of match
between the County and the Turnpike. We are going to go on
record telling the Turnpike they need to fix those improvements.
They did come in and modify the timing at one of those
intersections but there's still more to do.
Committeeman DiMascio said Hickory and Hagaman again. The Discussion
patch that Public Service patched. He spoke to Mr. DuPont again Continued
and he said he thought they already fixed that. It is worse now
almost like a sinkhole.
The Mayor asked if he knew what utility it was.
Councilmember DiMascio replied PSE &G.
The Mayor said the only way we can get their attention is by not
paying ... We just got the Water Company to fix Matthew St. where
they had a water leak. We held back $330,000.00 dollars back, Re: PSE&G
almost 18 months worth of bills before they came and fixed it. We
will now continue to play that game with PSE &G until they get the
work done
Councilmember DiMascio reported Chestnut and Jackson; the Discussion
residents are complaining that it is a very dangerous intersection Re: Blinking Li=ght
because the cars are shooting right through the stop sign there. He or stop
said he didn't know if they could put a four- way Stop or a Blinking
stop.
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Mayor Reiman said they could get Public Works to add a blinking
red light above the Stop Sign. There is plenty of visibility. You can
see the stop sign but they are blowing past the stop sign. We'll look
to add a blinking flasher.
Councilmember DiMascio addressed Council Bellino about
Veteran's Field and who maintains the field.
Councilmember Bellino said the Parks Department maintains
Veteran Field.
Discussion Councilmember DiMascio asked if there was a certain brush to
maintain the field.
Councilmember Bellino replied if required than yes, if not required
than no.
Mayor Reiman said about twice a year an outside contractor
comes in with a machine that looks like a sweeper, it has a brush
on it and it re- grades all the rubber pellets around.
Councilmember DiMascio said for the amount of time it is being
used, it should be done every two weeks.
Mayor Reiman said two weeks isn't feasible from a cost
prospective but perhaps we could increase how often it is being
done.
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Councilmember Bellino said to try to keep up with it, even our
fields here we get done every quarter because the pitching
mounds get ripped up.
Councilmember DiMascio said there are patches on the field, he Discussion
was watching a game on Sunday and it is wearing out, I don't want Continued
to lose the field.
Mayor Reiman said we will raise that with the maintenance
contractors and the Parks Department.
Councilmember Bellino said it should have been done last week
and replaced already. It is an ongoing thing.
Councilman DiMascio said that is the only field I see like that. Out
of town keep coming in and running tournaments here.
Mayor Reiman asked who's running it from out of Town.
Councilman DiMascio replied that he didn't know. They just say it
is out of towners coming in and running tournaments.
Mayor Reiman said you should verify that. Tonight is the High
School Graduation and he wished the Senior Class the best of luck.
He will also be heading down, momentarily to the County
Freeholders Meeting. The County has a resolution on for tonight
for a grant of Seven million dollars for our Waterfront project. We
look forward to picking up that check.
Mayor Reiman
Senior Class
Graduation
County Freeholders
Meeting
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Adjourned After no further discussion, Upon MMS &C, by Councilmembers
Diaz and Sitarz and unanimous affirmative vote of the five (5)
members present, the meeting was adjourned at approximately
6:19 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
KATHLEEN M. BARNEY, MMC
Municipal Clerk
KMB /apm
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