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Home My Public Portal About10-03-13 agendaOMBF.R 3, 2013 The Agenda Meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Carteret preceding the Regular Meeting, October 17, 2013, was held on Thursday, October 3, 2013, 6:00 P.M., Council Chambers, Municipal Building, 61 Cooke Avenue, Carteret, New Jersey. The following were noted present: Mayor Daniel J. Reiman Councilmember Jorge Diaz Dennis DiMascio " Randy Krum " Joseph W. Sitarz Noted Absent were Councilmembers Vincent Bellino and Susan Naples. Also noted present was Municipal Clerk, Kathleen M. Barney and Borough Attorney Robert J. Bergen. AGENDA MEETING October 3, 2013 PRESENT The Clerk stated that on January 3, 2013 the 2013 Annual Notice STATEMENT OF MEETING was sent to The Home News Tribune, The Star Ledger and posted NOTICE 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. Minute of Silent Prayer/ Pledge of Allegiance 1 OCTOBER 3, 2013 MINUTES FOR Upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Sitarz and DiMascio and APPROVAL unanimous affirmative vote of the four (4) Councilmembers present the Minutes of September 19, 2013 were approved and transcribed and engrossed by the Clerk. ORDINANCE #13 -17 The Clerk stated that Ordinance #13 -17 was introduced and 'Aplxrovit� aril adopted on First Reading at a Meeting of the Borough Council of Autlnrizirg a Lease the Borough of Carteret held on September 19, 2013 . It was duly Agreement with the published in The Home News Tribune on September 24, 2013, ffddlesex Cnnrty „ with notice that it will be considered for final passage after Public Irgrav=t Authority to be held on October 3, 2013 at 6:00 P.M. The ordinance was posted on the Bulletin Board and copies were made available to the general public and according to law she read the ordinance by title. Public Hearing Upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Sitarz and DiMascio and unanimous affirmative vote of the four (4) Councilmembers present, the Mayor declared the Public Hearing to be opened. Mayor Reiman Mayor Reiman explained that the meeting was now open on Ordnance #13 -17, which is a lease purchase agreement with the Middlesex County Improvement Authority to finance the acquisition of two (2) plow trucks and three (3) police vehicles. There were no comments from the public. Public Portion There being no further comments or objections to the Ordinance Closed the Mayor declared the Public Hearing to be closed upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Diaz and Sitarz and unanimous affirmative vote of the four (4) Councilmembers present. 2 OCIDBER 3, 2013 Upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Diaz and Sitarz ORDINANCE #13 -17 "AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF CARTERET IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, APPROVNG AND AUTHORIZING THE ENTERING INTO EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A LEASE AND AGREEMENT WITH THE MIDDLESEX COUNTY IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF COUNTY - GURARANTEED CAPITAL EQUIPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2013 OF THE MIDDLESEX COUNTY IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY" ORDINANCE #13 -17 Cont: was finally Adopted. Upon individual roll call vote ADOPTED Councilmembers Diaz, DiMascio, Krum and Sitarz voted in the Affirmative. Councilmembers Bellino and Naples were noted Absent. APPROVED AND ADOPTED: October 3. 2013 INTRODUCED: September 19, 2013 Advertised as Adopted on First Reading With Notice of Public Hearing: September 24, 2013 Hearing Held: October 3, 2013 Approved By: MAYOR DANIEL J. REIMAN Advertised as Finally Adopted: October 11, 2013 Upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Diaz and DiMascio and Public Portion on unanimous affirmative vote of the four (4) Councilmembers Resolutions /Agenda present, the public portion on Resolutions /Agenda Items and New ItEm and New Bus")ess Business was opened to the public. George Stafford is the Outreach Director from the N1 Highlands George Stafford Coalition. He said he was presenting the Governing Body with a 3 � •cap � Gmtge Stafford resolution of support. He explained there has been great stress on Cont: the Highlands in the last twenty -for (24) months or so and there is a lot of pressure on the Council to make changes, noting there is a new Master Plan coming out and for new waivers and changes in the law so developments can take place that under the original act was not allowed. He said he has been going around to two hundred and forty four (244) towns in Eastern and Central New Jersey that get water from them and reported that five billion people get water from them and according to the National Geological Survey Carteret gets twenty five (25) percent of their water from them. He said the resolution he is presenting is in support of the original act. He said they have a natural reservoir of water and went on to speak about this briefly. He then asked the Governing Body to consider supporting this resolution and had copies available for them. %yor Minan Mayor Reiman asked him to give the copies to the Municipal Clerk and said they would take it and review it and take it under consideration. Kevin Urban Kevin Urban spoke next. He asked for clarification on an ad in the classified section of the Home News Tribune for Carteret for thirty million dollars. Mayor Reiman said he did not understand what he was talking about. Mr. Urban then asked about Carteret opposing a ban on natural gas and fracking. %yor Reiftm Mayor Reiman said they were not opposing a ban on natural gas and explained there have been some groups that have gone around to stop and permanently ban any type of fracking or importation of natural gas in development. He said we would not Iv ,1Mt0:7t "Al want to see a permanent ban because they would have to import all the resources from over seas. Mr. Urban then referred to Resolution #4 and asked if that was the forty -eight (48) units. Mayor Reiman said this is the Carteret Housing Authority project of forty -eight (48) senior units and in order to proceed we need to support the resolution allowing for additional senior housing units for sixty -two and older or for disabled residents. He said they are one (1) bedroom Senior Housing Units and said they would also be a replacement for the ones on Bergen Street that were damaged by Hurricane Sandy and will be demolished. Mr. Urban questioned the cost of the parking decks that are being built. Mayor Reiman explained that Mr. Kaplan and Kaplan Companies owns the parking deck on lower Roosevelt Avenue and they are paying for it. He said not one penny of taxpayers money is going into it. He explained the one on Washington Avenue is being built by the Business Partnership so once it is built we will have cost estimates for it and it will be a public parking facility. Upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Diaz and DiMascio and unanimous affirmative vote of the four (4) Councilmembers present, the public portion of the meeting was closed. RESOLUTIONS: 1. Directing the Issuance of Various Raffle Licenses. 2. Professional Services — T &M Associates, Re: Noe Street Area Flood Control Project. 3. Professional Services — T &M Associates, Re: Wednesday Place Force Main and Gravity Sewer Repair. Kwin Urban Cent: :- ! Rdblic Portion Closed 'a@ _J%1 5 4. Resolution of Need for the Carteret Housing Authority Senior Citizen Housing Project. 5. Professional Services- McManimon, Scotland & Baumann, Re: Various Legal Matters 6. Approving Change Order and Final -Essex Street Sewer Repair. 7. Approving RCA Funding for Senior Citizen Housing at 47 Essex Street. 8. Opposing Ban on Fracking and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). 9. Expressing a Limited Objection to the Proposed Water Quality Management (WQM) Plan Amendment Entitled: Middlesex County Future Wastewater Service Area Map. Mayor Reiman asked if there were any questions on any of the Agenda items. There were no questions. GSIWAGENM Resolutions #13 -176 thru #13 -183 were introduced by the Mayor referred to the Council for action: Upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Diaz and Sitarz RES #13 -17.6 'Noe Street Arm RESOLUTION #13 -176 Flood Control Project" "PROFESSIONAL SERVICES -T &M ASSOCIATES, RE: NOE STREET AREA FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT" RES9=CN #13 -177 RESOLUTION #13 -177 Place Force Maain in and Gravity" "PROFESSIONAL SERVICES —T &M ASSOCIATES, RE: WESLEY PLACE FORCE MAIN 0 RESOLUTION #13 -178 "RESOLUTION OF NEED FOR THE CARTERET HOUSING AUTHORITY SENIOR CITIZEN HOUSING PROJECT" RESOLUTION #13 -179 "PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — MCMANIMON, SCOTLAND & BAUMANN, RE: VARIOUS LEGAL MATTERS" RESOLUTION #13 -180 "APPROVING CHANGE ORDER AND FINAL— ESSEX STREET SEWER REPAIR. RESOLUTION #13 -181 "APPROVING RCA FUNDING FOR SENIOR CITIZEN HOUSING AT 47 ESSEX STREET" RESOLUTION #13 -182 "OPPOSING BAN ON FRACKING AND LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) RESOLUTION #13 -183 "EXPRESSING A LIMITED OBJECTION TO THE PROPOSED WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT (WQM) PLAN AMENDMENT ENTITLED MIDDLESEX COUNTY FUTURE WASTEWATER SERVICE AREA MAP" were Adopted. Upon individual roll call vote Councilmembers Diaz, DiMascio, Krum and Sitarz voted in the Affirmative. Councilmembers Bellino and Naples were noted Absent. RE�OLULTQV #13 -178 "Carteret ft sirg Authority Senior Citizen HcusisV' RE9I CN 03 -179 'Various Legal Services" RE`OLMON #13 -180 "Essex Street Samar Rami r RING UnON #13 -181 "Senior Citizen Hoasirg at 47 F&-ex Street" RESOLMCN #13 -182 ' Tosirg Ban on FrwAig & Ligjdied Natural Gas (IN;) RE`S7LLIITCN #13 -183 'bpressirg a L.ir ited Objection to Propose] ]dater Qrality Management (IM) Plan AnendTnnt Ebtitlel Middlesex County FUture [astaater Service Area Map' Upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Diaz and Sitarz, all bills PAyt4Nr OF BILLS appearing on the prepared list properly audited and signed were ordered to be paid. Upon individual roll call vote Councilmembers Diaz, DiMascio, Krum and Sitarz voted in the Affirmative. Councilmembers Bellino and Krum were noted Absent. 7 / :D• 1 RETCRTS REPORTS: Clerk's Office - September 2013. Inspection of Buildings— September 013 Upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Sitarz and DiMascio and unanimous affirmative vote of the four (4) Councilmembers present, all reports were ordered to be received and placed on file. ;Eller BE BUSINESS TO BE ADDED: Nl)kD Council President Sitarz reported Deputy Chief McFadden talked Cavil President Sitarz to Verizon and he and Chief Hurska are going to work on taking the tower antenna off the Police Department . Progress. ARA:(JRNK) After no further discussion, upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Diaz and Sitarz and unanimous affirmative vote of the four (4) Councilmembers present, the meeting was Adjourned at approximately 6:10 P.M. Respectfully submitted, / Z ' /l' , f,'e KATHLEEN M. BARNEY, MMC Municipal Clerk E