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Home My Public Portal About06-06-13 agendaJUNE 6, 2013 AGENDA MELTING The Agenda Meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Carteret preceding the Regular Meeting, June 20, 2013, was held June 6, 2013 on June 6, 2013, 6:00 P.M., Council Chambers, Memorial Municipal Building, 61 Cooke Avenue, Carteret, New Jersey. The following were noted present: PRESENT The Clerk stated on January 3, 2013 the 2013 Annual Notice was mailed to The Home News Tribune, The Star Ledger and posted on the Bulletin Board. Notice was published in The Home News Tribune and The Star Ledger on January 8, 2013. The meeting was opened with a minute of silent prayer and The Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor Daniel J. Reiman. MINUTES FOR APPROVAL: There were no minutes for approval for this meeting. STATEMENT OF MELTING NOTICE Minute of Silent Prayer /Pledge of Allegiance MINUTES FOR APPROVAL 1 JUNE 6, 2013 COMMENDATIONS COMMENDATIONS: a) Hurricane Sandy Volunteers b) Memorial Day Participants Memorial Day Participants Memorial Day Participants: Mayor Reiman said they have presentations this evening for people who participated in our Memorial Day Parade. He asked our past National Commander George Lisicki and the Commissioner of our Parks and Recreation Committee, Councilmember Vincent Bellino, to come forward and then presented the following commendations: Carteret Elks Lodge #2235 American Legion Post 263 American Legion Marching Band Carteret Fire Department Volunteer #1 l,aYt�Y�t F�re"C'Jep2Yt(nerL Vdiurit�er d2 Carteret Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary Carteret Fire Department Carteret Police Department P.B.A. Carteret Police Department F.O.P. Girl Scouts of Carteret Troop 81599 Theodore Roosevelt Masonic Lodge #219 Carteret Junior Softball League Carteret Starz Cheerleaders Carteret Cub Scouts Troop #88 Carteret Office of Emergency Management Carteret High School Band Kearny Caledonian Pipe Band Star Landing PVT. Nicholas Minue VFW Post 2314 Avenel V.F.W. #7164 Motorcycle Club Past District 8 Commanders Middlesex County Carteret Special Recreation Gurdwara Dasmesh Darbar Sikh American Cultural Association 2 JUNE 6, 2013 Mayor Reiman said the committee did a great job in putting the Parade Marshals parade together and said our Parade Marshals did a great job and he asked them to come forward. They are : Maggie Burns Margaret Russo Joseph Russo Kathleen Szymanski Sue Murphy Allison Skrocki Carey Marchitto Hurricane Sandy Volunteers: Hurricane Sandy n nr_ a sked, orrr ibraru -Dirgrtor-5barla_Emergyan Volunteers Councimember Diaz, who is a member of our Library Board, to come forward. He explained in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy we had about ten (10) million dollars worth of damage done in public parks and property and over fifty (50) million dollars done in private assets. He spoke on some of the effects of the storm that caused the damages and commented on how our community pulled together helping each other and did not incur a major injury or fatality. He explained how in the aftermath we had residents volunteering in various areas such as the parks, the seniors, the community shelters and at the Library where there was a significant amount of damage including taking all the books off the shelf packing them and then un- packing them and putting them back. He said they had to replace all the floor tiles and carpet and the mold in the walls. Mayor Reiman then presented the following commendations to the people who volunteered their help with Hurricane Sandy: Lovjoat Singh Etel Buss 3 JUNE 6 2013 Hurricane Kulbir Kaur Gagandeep Kaur Sandy Harveer Singh Paige Fleming Volunteers Avdeep Kaur Hargurjit K. Grewal Cent: Gurwinder Singh Muhammad Tufail Ahmad Gursharan Kaur Gurpreet Kaur Cathy Dougherty Tevin Wynn Jaspreet Kaur Fantasia Norman Harneet Bahia Alyssa Barotilla Mihir Desai Jasneet Singh Heaven Mangual Claire Mauril Brenda Hernandez Sarah Abdelnabi Michael Ferreira Veenat Parmar Jim Griffin Deborah Dushanek James Guevarra Anmo) Jaswal Sabrina Seraphin Navjit Kaur Sukhmani Chahal harla Emery heresa'Matias � Samuei L'Shell Rodriguez Annabelle Tomasino Jagmeet Singh Kathryn Chalfant Jujhaar Virk Theresa Maniquis Amritpal Singh Donna Croson Jenna Ramos Supinderjit Kaur Rita Tanski Prabjote Bolla Chanpreet Kaur Manrit Kaur Amil Arshad Kyle Williams Sumita Sharma Crandall Johnson Mohul Arshad Rasheeds Daniels Raheem J. Freeman Arnold Rubin Lee Hall Teddy Soltys Evelyn Carpio Nidia Pagan Jennifer Carpio Diana Aquino Dolores Moore Malachi Cook Jasmine Roman Raina Franklin Andrew Kaskiw Navdip Kaur Lucy Ona Cyril Legagneur Davinder Singh April Lunanuova 2 JUNE 6, 2013 Ariana Mohammed George Rubinos Travis Shelton Jaspal Singh Kerry D'Emilio Gina McCrea Lisa Nigro Rick Nagy Hurricane Sandy Volunteers Cont: Mayor Reiman then recessed the meeting at approximately 6:21 Meeting Recessed P.M. a nd recon it at approximatel 6:26 P.M. and Reconvened Upon MMS &C by Councimembers Sitarz and Bellino and unanimous affirmative vote of the full Council present, the public portion on Resolutions /Agenda Items and New Business was opened to the public. Mayor Reiman said the meeting is opened on Resolutions, Payment of Bills and any other business that may come before the Council. Joe C. — He said he received a letter in the mail about paving the streets and then mentioned that the lamp posts being fixed and said he was there on behalf of his neighborhood to thank the town because they seem to be listening to the complaints of the residents. Public Portion on Resolutions /Agenda Items and New Business Joe C. 5 JUNE 6, 2013 Mayor Reiman Mayor Reiman said we try to take action any time there is a complaint or a question or a concern. Public Portion Closed Upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Sitarz and Bellino and unanimous affirmative vote of the full Council present, the public portion was closed. RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTIONS: Mayor Reiman then read the Resolutions into the record: 1. Directing the Issuance of Various Raffle Licenses. 2. Professional Services — CME Associates, Re: Survey, Design and Permitting Services for Washington Avenue 3. Professional Services — CME Associates; Re: Survey, Design and Permitting Services for Washington Avenue Redevelopment Project — Phase II. 4. Professional Services — CME Associates; Re: Survey Design and Permitting Services for Washington Avenue Redevelopment Project —Phase III. 5. Awarding Sewer System Emergency Service Contract. 6. Authorizing and Awarding Bid — 2013 Road Improvement Project. 7. Professional Services — Hatch Mott MacDonald, Re: Engineering Services for Hermann Street Sewer Evaluation. 8. Accepting and Approving Requests for Various Professional Services for Consulting Engineer — Special Projects /Environmental. 9. Authorizing Renewals of Various ABC Licenses for the 2013 -2014 License Term. 10. Authorizing Issuance of a Taxicab Owner's License to Thomas Lipnicki. 2 JUNE 6, 2013 11. Authorizing Issuance of a Taxicab Driver's License to Thomas Lipnicki. 12. Budget Insertion of $34,388.41 from the NJ Clean Communities Program Grant. 13, Budget Insertion of $14,600.00 from the Older American Act. 14. Budget Insertion of $20,149.00 from the Municipal Alliance Program Grant. 15. Budget Insertion of $368,850.00 from the NJ Transportation Trust Fund Authority Act Grant. 16. Budget Insertion of $8,931.30 from the Summer Food Program Grant. 17. Property Tax Cancellation. 18. Approving Renewal of Inactive Liquor License Held by Patel Padem for the 2013 -2014 License Term. MCUA and the Borough of Carteret for Solid Waste Disposal. 20. Refund of Tax and /or Sewer Fee Overpayments. 21. Authorizing Rejection of Bids and Authorizing Contract Negotiations for the Industrial Road Drainage Culvert Investigation Project. RESOLUTIONS Cont: Mayor Reiman then asked for a motion on the Consent Agenda. Mayor Reiman Councilmember DiMascio questioned Resolution #18, about the Councilmember liquor license for Padem Patel, if he ws going to use the license. DiMascio Mayor Reiman explained this is a renewal of an inactive license Mayor Reiman that was the old Partners Pub, that became Brothers Bistro. He said the license was purchased out of bankruptcy through a federal bankruptcy trustee so we have been given direction by the Federal Bankruptcy Court to re- activate the license but at the 7 JUNE 6, 2013 moment it remains a pocket license, inactive, so they will have to either sell it or use it in the next two (2) years or it will die. CONSENT Resolutions #13 -99 thru #13 -118 were introduced by the Mayor AGENDA and referred to the Council for action. Upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Diaz and Krum: RESOLUTION RESOLUTION #13 -99 #13 -99 "PROFESSIONAL SERVICES -CME ASSOCIATES, RE: SURVEY, DESIGN tdashington AND PERMITTING SERVICES FOR WASHINGTON AVENUE Avenue REDEVEOPMENT PROJECT -PHASE I" Redevelopment Project Phase I RESOLUTION #13 -100 trSOL {J?: ?"J r 7`13-100 "PROFESSIOP AL SERVICES =C%fIE ASSC CIAiEs, I E: �Uk3i ti i CSiGiV AND PERMITTING SERVICES FOR WASHINGTON AVENUE Phase II REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT -PHASE II" RESOLUTION RESOLUTION 413 -101 #13 -101 "PROFESSIONAL SERVICES -CME ASSOCIATES,RE: SURVEY DESIGN Phase III AND PERMITTING SERVICES FOR WASHINGTON AVENUE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT -PHASE III" RESOLUTION #13 -102 RESOLUTION #13 -102 Sewer System "AWARDING SEWER SYSTEM EMERGENCY SERVICE CONTRACT" Emergency Service Contract RESOLUTION #13 -103 RESOLUTION "AUTHORIZING AND AWARDING BID — 2013 ROAD »13 -103 IMPROVEMENT PROJECT" 2013 Road Improvement Project RESOLUTION #13 -104 RESOLUTION #13 -104 Hermann Street "PROFESSIONAL SERVICES -HATCH MOTT MACDONALD, RE: Sewer Evaluation ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR HERMANN STREET SEWER EVALUATION" JUNE 6, 2013 RESOLUTION #13 -105 "ACCEPTING AND APROVING REQUESTS FOR VARIOUS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR CONSULTING ENGINEER - SPECIAL PROJECTS /ENVIRONMENTAL" RESOLUTION #13 -106 "AUTHORIZING RENEWALS OF VARIOUS ABC LICENSES FOR THE 2013 -1014 LICENSE TERM" RESOLUTION #13 -107 "AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF A TAXICAB OWNER'S LICENSE TO THOMAS LIPNICKI- NORTHEAST LIVERY SERVICE" RESOLUTIOS Cont: RESOLUTION 7#13 =105 Special Projects Environmental RESOLUTION #13 -106 ABC Licenses RESOLUTION ir'13 -107 Taxi Oimer License Re: T. Lipnicki S ,0 RESOLUTION #D1 408 RESOLUTION #13 -108 "AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF A TAXICAB DRIVER'S LICENSE TO Taxi Driver's License Re: T. THOMAS LIPNICKI" Lipnicki RESOLUTION #13 -109 "BUDGET INSERTION OF $34,388.41 FROM THE NJ CLEAN COMMUNITIES PROGRAM GRANT" RESOLUTION #13 =110 "BUDGET INSERTION OF $14,600.00 FROM THE OLDER AMERICAM ACT" RESOLUTION #13 -111 "BUDGET INSERTION OF $20,149.00 FROM THE MUNICIPAL ALLIANCE PROGRAM GRANT" RESOLUTION #13 -112 "BUDGET INSERTION OF $368,850.00 FROM THE NJ TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND AUTHORITY ACT GRANT" RESOLUTION A3 -109 NJ Clean Communities Program Grant RESOLUTIONS #13 -110 Older American Act RESOLUTION #13 -111 Municipal Alliance Program Grant RESOLUTIONS 413 -112 NJ Transportation Trust Fund Authority Act Grant 0 JUNE 6, 2013 RESOLUTION #13 -113 Summer Food Program RESOLUTION #13 -113 "BUDGET INSERTION OF $8,931.39 FROM THE SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM GRANT" RESOLUTION #13 -114 Property Tax RESOLUTION #13 -114 Cancellation "PROPERTY TAX CANCELLATION" RESOLUTION #13 -115 "Patel Padem, RESOLUTION #13 -115 Inactive Liquor "APPROVING RENEWAL OF INACTIVE LIQUOR LICENSE HELD BY License PATEL PADEM FOR THE 2013 -2014 LICENSE TERM" RESOLUTION #13 -116 Solid Waste Disposal RESOLUTION #13 -116 "AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE MCUA A N D TH E BOROUGH OF CARTERET FOR SOLID WASTE RESOLUTION #13 -117 Refund of Tax And /Or RESOLUTION #13 -117 Sewer Fee "REFUND OF TAX AND /OR SEWER FEE OVERPAYMENTS" Overpayments RESOLUTION #13 -118 RESOLUTION #13-118 Rejection of Bids "AUTHORIZING REJECTION OF BIDS AND AUTHORIZING CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE INDUSTRIAL ROAD DRAINAGE CULVERT INVESTIGATION" ADOPTED were Adopted. Upon individual roll call vote Councilmembers Bellino, Diaz, DiMascio, Krum, Naples and Sitarz voted in the Affirmative. Clerk's Note Please note that Resolution #1, "Directing the Issuance of Various Raffle Licenses ", was omitted from the Consent Agenda. 10 JUNE 6, 2013 Upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Diaz and Sitarz, all bills appearing on the prepared list, properly audited and signed, were ordered to be paid. Upon individual roll call vote, Councimembers Bellino, Diaz, DiMascio, Krum, Naples and Sitarz voted in the Affirmative. PAYMENT OF BILLS APPLICATIONS: APPLICATIONS 1. Carteret Volunteer Fire Department -New Members, Vanessa Simms, Dakota Smith, Casey Heughins, Erik Sosa, Wesley Sohail, Michael Fritz, James Gallagher. 2. ABC License Transfer — IMI, Inc. to Carteret Dining, LLC (Holiday Inn). 3. ABC License Transfer -EIDO, Inc. to Olivera da Serra Steakhouse II Inc. The Clerk stated that she was in receipt of an Application for Carteret Volunteer Fire Departmemters, Vanessa Simms, Dakota Smith, Casey Heughins, Erik Sosa, Wesley Sohail, Michael Fritz and James Gallagher. Mayor Sica asked Fire Commissioner Krum, in reference to Application #I, if he had to opportunity to review any of the applications for the new members. Fire Commissioner Krum said he would contact Chief Hruska to start the interview process. Upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Diaz and Sitarz and unanimous affirmative vote of the full Council present, it was ordered to be received and placed on file. Mayor Reiman said the police did their background checks but we need to be sure the physical fitness is done. Carteret Fire Dept. New Members 11 JUNE o, 2013 APPLICATIONS Cont: ABC Transfer from IMI Inc. to Carteret Dining, LLC (Holiday Inn) The Clerk stated that she was in receipt of an Application for an ABC License Transfer from IMI Inc. to Carteret Dining, LLC (Holiday Inn). Upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Diaz and Sitarz and unanimous affirmative vote of the full Council present, it was ordered to be received and placed on file. ABC Transfer The Clerk stated that she was in receipt of an Application for an from EIDO ABC Transfer — EIDO Inc. to Olivera da Serra Steakhouse II, Inc. Inc. to Upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Diaz and Sitarz and unanimous Ser da Serra affirmative vote of the full Council present, it was ordered to be Serra Steakhouse received and placed on file. REPORTS REPORTS: 1. Clerk's Office — Ma 2013. 2. Inspection of Building- May 2013. Upon MMS &C by Coumcilmembers Diaz and Sitarz and unanimous affirmative vote of the full Council present all reports were ordered to be received and placed on file. BUSINESS TO BUSINESS TO BE ADDED: BE ADDED Councilmember Councilmember Krum said there was progress in the Fire Krum Department. Councilmember Councilmember DiMascio said finally the guard rail was fixed by DiMasci4. the Turnpike. 12 JUNE 6, 2013 Mayor Reiman said we were set to fix it after threatening to take it to court and we had the bids set up and they just showed up and fixed it. He said part of the issue is we are partnering with Middlesex County to probably file suite against the Turnpike Authority in state court so their improvements at the time that they made them meet federal code in ADA , except access building, no longer meet the codes so we and the county are not taking over any responsibility until they fix what they need to fix. Councilmember DiMascio said he thinks the speed bumps are getting out of hand in our town commenting there are two (2) on Wedgewood Drive where there are fourteen (14) or fifteen (15) houses and there is one (1) on Daniel Street and commented no one cuts through Daniel Street to get out or come into town. and at the same time some people will call and complain so it is a mixed bag. Councilmember DiMascio asked if we could have the corners painted yellow because it is very dangerous in the intersections and referred to the corner of Washington Avenue by the Day Care. Mayor Reiman said they are painted yellow there. Councilmember DiMascio said but they are always parked there. Mayor Reiman said we have just added some SLEO I AND SLEO II who will be focusing on traffic enforcement. He also told Councilmember DiMascio to talk to Mr. Riley about getting them painted and to make sure John DuPont is aware of it. He commented it is twenty -five (25) feet for an intersection. Mayor Reiman said this evening there is another meeting coming up of which there seems to be some residents here. It is for a Mayor Reiman Councilmember DiMascio Councilmember DiMascio Mayor Reiman Councilmember DiMascio Mayor Reiman 13 JUNE 6, 2013 presentation from T &M. He said he invited them here to see some plans for some storm water management issues they have been dealing with the state and the feds. ADJOURNED After no further discussion, upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Diaz and DiMascio and unanimous affirmative vote of the full Council present, the meeting was Adjourned at approximately 6:33 P.M. Respectfully submitted, KATHLEEN M. BARNEY, MMC Municipal Clerk KMB /Ir 14