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Home My Public Portal About02-09-17 AgendaFebnjary 9, 2017 The Agenda Meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Agenda Nseti g Carteret preceding the Regular Meeting, Thursday, February 23, 2017 was held, Thursday, February 9, 2017 AT 6:00 P.M., Council Chambers, Memorial Municipal Building, 61 Cooke Avenue, Carteret, New Jersey. The following were noted present: Roll Call Mayor Daniel J. Reiman Councilmember Jorge Diaz It Dennis DiMascio Vincent Bellino Susan Naples Ajymar Johal Noted Absent was Councilmember Randy Krum Noted Absent Also noted present was Kathleen M. Barney, MMC, Municipal Noted Present Clerk and Robert J. Bergen, Law Director. The Municipal Clerk stated that the 2017 Meeting Notice was Statanmt of Nesting Notice mailed to The Home News Tribune, The Star Ledger and posted on the Bulletin Board on January 6, 2017. Notice was published in The Home News Tribune and The Star Ledger on January 11, 2017. The meeting was opened with a minute of silent prayer and the Silent Prayer/Pledge of Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor Daniel J. Reiman. Allegiance 1 Febnrary 9, 2017 Minutes for Approval Upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Naples and Bellino and unanimous affirmative vote of the five (5) Councilmembers present the Minutes of January 9, 2017 were approved, transcribed and engrossed by the Clerk. Oh "AN ORDINANCE APPROVING APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL AGREEMENT" First Readirg Ordinance #17 -1 "AN ORDINANCE Mayor Reiman said this is the Federal Business Center promptly APPF00% APPS =CN owned in West Carteret. FC)R FRWO.AL AGRM4Nr' ORDINANCE #17 -1 was introduced and adopted on First Reading and the Municipal Clerk authorized and directed to advertise same for Public Hearing to be held on February 23, 2017, upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Bellino and Naples. Upon Individual Roll Call Vote Councilmembers Diaz, Naples, Bellino, and Johal voted in the Affirmative. Ccxrrci_lrrgrber Abstained Councilmember DiMascio Abstained. Noted Absent Councilmember Krum was noted Absent. Ordiraxe #17 -2 "AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING THE CARTERET BUSINESS "AN ORDIN4\ DESICI\IA= THE BUS= P PARTNERSHIP, INC. AS REDEVELOPER OF CERTAIN PROPERTY M. AS PEDEVELOPER OF KNOWN AS TAX BLOCK 6704, LOTS 6.03 AND AUTHORIZING THE CR AIN PROPEIUY KKN -T%N AS TAX BLOCK( 6704, LOIS 6.03 AND AUII-D RU U E BCFDJ 1 TO KqM INTO A RIDEVEL OR1 NF AGREE4 NT AND PUKHAST; AND SALE AGFEE4NF GTM THE CAR= BUS]NESS PAFIIER-q a - P , 2 Fey 9, 2017 BOUROUGH TO ENTER INTO A REDEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT WITH THE CARTERET BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP, INC." ORDINANCE #17 -2 was introduced and adopted on First Reading and the Municipal Clerk authorized and directed to advertise same for Public Hearing to be held on February 23, 2017, upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Diaz and Bellino. Upon Individual Roll Call Vote Councilmembers Diaz, Naples, Bellino and Johal voted in the Affirmative. Concilmember DiMascio abstained Councilmember Krum was noted Absent. Mayor Reiman opened a public hearing of the 2017 Green Acres Application for the Arthur Kill Park — Phase III Don Norbut Presented: What we have is the application to the DEP Green Acres Office for funding for additional acquisition of approx. 5 acres at the waterfront along the Arthur Kill immediately adjacent to the 6.5 acres that the Borough currently owns was dedicated by Dupont to the Borough for Ferry Terminal. The entire property originally consisted of 30 acres, you had 8.6, another 5, that will leave approx. 17.4 Acres. You were required to hold a Public Hearing and pass a resolution for the Project Application. The assessment was at 2.5 million dollars that's approximately 500,000 dollars per acre arranged with 2 appraisals that the Borough has one (1) from the Dupont property and one (1) from the appraisers. So we put it at about a half a million dollars an acre. This compliments again the Terminal Property W• Ca=ilmmiber ALstri _. I . _. Public Hearing 3 February 9, 2017 9M Don Norbut and the future Riverwalk that goes along this entire area down to Nos Creek and another piece of the overall master plan that your putting together that you have been working on for 20 years. Its another step in developing the Waterfront. Mayor Rai= Mayor Reiman: The bottom part of the page would be the actual Arthur Kill Chanel, the top which is off the map would be the Industrial Highway, to the far left is the actual waterfront park. So these are parcels that we currently own as part of our settlement with Dupont but that we have not yet constructed. They're doing active remediation, so if you been down to the Waterfront recently you see that they have been doing some grading and some remediation. They are bringing in the spoils and materials to grade that site. Some time spring or summer they'll turn over the balance of that, god willing 8.8 acres where we can start making those improvements for parking lot improvements and other improvements. So this 5 plus or minus acres is to the immediate north of that parcel. Don Nortut Don Norbut: yeah Mayor Reittrm Mayor Reiman: We are already in active negotiations with Dupont to acquire this parcel and to acquire even perhaps the balance of the site, we want to make sure we get this Green Acres Application in so the state can help fund part of that acquisition. Don Norhit Don Norbut: I've spoken to the Green Acres office, certainly they know that Carteret is the inquiring a more open space conservation and are committed to the program and you have been very successful in receiving the funds in the past. This round of funding has a little bit less available but against the number of applicants that actually submit and how your project ranks in 4 Febn. 9, 2017 WeT . Public portion on Resolutions Upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Naples and Diaz and /Agenda its and New Unanimous affirmative vote of the five (5) Councilmembers Bus present, the public portion of resolutions /Agenda items and New Business was opened to the public. Noted absent Councilmember Krum was noted absent No Courts There were no comments from the public. Public Portion Closed Upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Naples and Diaz and unanimous affirmative vote of the five (5) councilmembers present, the public portion was closed. Mayor Reiman read the Resolutions into the record: Mayor Reim Read the Resolutions #17 -22 d=gh 1. Directing the Issuance of a Raffle License to St. Joseph RC #17 -37 Church. (22) 2. Appointing Special Law Enforcements — SLEO I and II. (23) 3. Professonial Services — Mott Macdonald, Re: Emeregency Sewer Force Main. (24) 4. Tonnage Grant Application Resolution. (25) 5. Designating Public Agency compliance officer. (26) 6. Approval to Submit a Grant Application and Execute a Grant Contract with the NJDOT for the Industrial Road Improvement Project. (27) 7. Authorizing the Mayor and /or Director of Engineering to Execute a TWA Permit with Regard to NJDEP for Various Projects within the Borough. (28) 8. Green Acres Enabling Resolution — Arthur Kill Waterfront Park, Phase III. (29) [: February 9, 2017 relation to others since ours is a base project there are a few Don Norbtt higher priority ones. Mayor Reiman: Don, the actual ask for DEP how much are mayor Rei= we asking for? Don Norbut: 2.55 million, 2.5 million for the land acquisition and Don Norhut then there's incidental costs as far as title, boundaries, survey and surveying to establish new boundary lines. Mayor Reiman then asked if the Governing body had any ma y or Reinm questions. Upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Naples and Diaz and unanimous affirmative vote of the five (5) Councilmembers Open to Public present the Public hearing was opened to the public. Councilmember Krum was noted absent Noted absent A resident by the name of Dennis McFadden of 7 Skitka Avenue, Carteret, NJ 07008 lived in town approx. 60 years and feels this Resident ca=ted project will be good for the town. Upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Diaz and Bellino and Public hearing uas closed unanimous affirmative votes of the five (5) Councilmembers present, the public hearing was closed. Councilmember Krum was noted absent 5 Fehiiary 9, 2017 9. Directing the Planning Board to Undertake an Investigation to Determine Whether Certain Property Constitutes an Area in need of Redevelopment. 30) 10. Refund of Tax and /or Sewer Fee Overpayments. (31) 11. Amendments to the 2017 Temporary Budget. (32) 12. Creating a Handicap Parking Space — 96 Daniel Street. (33) 13. Approving Final Pay Estimate and Closeout Change Order — 2014 Road Improvement Program — Contract a Project. (34) 14. Authoring Execution of Redevelopment Agreement. (35) 15. Amended Resolution: Authorizing the Execution of a Redevelopment Agreement with the Carteret Business Partnership, INC as Redeveloper of a Portion of the Cooke Avenue Mixed Use Redevelopment Area. (36) 16. Authoring and Directing the Borough Planning Board to Determine Property in Need of Redevelopment. (37) ** *Clerk's note (Resolution 17 -37 was a duplicate and therefore NJIE removed from the agenda) Mayor Reiman then asked for a motion on the Consent Agenda. Resolutions #17 -22 thru #17 -36 were introduced by the Mayor and referred to the Council for action: Consent Agenda Upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Diaz and Naples Adopted RESOLUTION #17 -22 Resolution #17 -22 DIRECTING THE ISSUANCE OF A RAFFLE LICENSE TO ST. JOSEPH RC D=tirg the issuance of a CHURCH raffle license to sSt. Joseph RC QzA-ch Resolution #17 -23 RESOLUTION #17 -23 Appointirg special law APPOINTING SPECIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS — SLEO I & II elforcaTmt officers - SLID I & II 7 FeaiiaLy 9, 2017 Resolution #17 -24 Professional services - %tt Macdonald, re: an gency seer force rain Resolution #17 -25 Tamage grant application resolution RESOLUTION #17 -24 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES — MOTT MACDONALD, RE: EMERGENCY SEWER FORCE MAIN RESOLUTION #17 -25 TONNAGE GRANT APPLICATION RESOLUTION Resolution #17 -26 RESOLUTION #17 -26 Desertion public agency canp] DESIGNATING PUBLIC AGENCY COMPLIANCE OFFICER officer Resolution #17 -27 RESOLUTION #17 -27 Approval to sub a giant APPROVAL TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION AND EXECUTE A application and execute a grant GRANT CONTRACT WITH THE NJDOT FOR THE INDUSTTRIAL ROAD contract wuth the NJDC7I' for the IMPROVEMENT PROJECT irdlustrial road improve project Resolution #17 -28 Aud oriziig; the Mayor and/or Director RESOLUTION #17 -28 of engineering to execute a AUTHORING THE MAYOR AND /OR DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING TO TWA pandt with regard to EXECUTE A TWA PERMIT WITH REGARD TO NJDEP FOR VARIOUS NJDEP for various projects PROJECTS WITHIN THE BOROUGH within the Boron Resolution #17 -29 RESOLUTION #17 -29 Green Acres enabling resolution - GREEN ACRES ENABLING RESOLUTION — ARTHUR KILL Arthur Kill Waterfront Park, Phase WATERFRONT PARK, PHASE III II Resolution #17 -30 Directing the p larm'ng board to undertake and investigation to det Prrrri n , wi -ether certain property constitutes an area in need of re3eveloprmt Resolution#17 -31 Refund of tax and/or sewer fee averpa}mnents Resolution #17 -32 Arendrmt to the 2017 terporary' budget RESOLUTION #17 -30 DIRECTING THE PLANNING BOARD TO UNDERTAKE AN INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER CERTAIN PROPERTY CONSTITUTES AN AREA IN NEED OF REDEVELOPMENT RESOLUTION #17 -31 REFUND OF TAX AND /OR SEWER FEE OVERPAYMENTS RESOLUTION #17 -32 AMENDMENT TO THE 2017 TEMPORARY BUDGET Resolution #17 -33 RESOLUTION #17 -33 E:1 February 9, 2017 CREATING A HANDICAP PARKING SPACE — 96 DANIEL STREET RESOLUTION #17 -34 APPROVING FINAL PAY ESTIMATE AND CLOSEOUT CHANGE ORDER — 2014 ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM — CONTRACT A JOB RESOLUTION #17 -35 AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF REDEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT RESOLUTION #17 -36 AMENDED RESOLUTION: AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A REDEVELOPMENT WITH THE CARTERET BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP, INC. AS REDEVELOPER OF A PORTION OF THE COOKE AVENUE MIXED USE REDEVELOPMENT AREA were Adopted. Upon Individual Roll Call Vote Councilmembers Diaz, Johal, Naples and Bellino voted in the Affirmative. Councilmember Krum was noted Absent. Resolutions =. Resolution #17 -33 Creating a Harrlicap parking space Resolution #17 -34 AppruA g final pay estimte and closeout d ge order - 2014 rid improvamt project - contract a job Resolution 17 -35 Authorizing execution of redevelopmnt areerelit Resolution #17 -36 Pied resolution: aud urinirg the execution of a redeveloprent with the Carteret business partnership, inc. as redeveloper of a portion of the Cooke avenue rrdxed use redeve-lopent area ,. _.... Councilmember DiMascio voted yes in all resolutions except he CouncilmaTjber voted yes Abstained on Resolution #17 -36 Amended Resolution: Authorizing except abstained to the Execution of a Redevelopment Agreement with the Carteret Resolution #17 -36 Business Partnership, INC as Redeveloper of a Portion of the Cooke Avenue Mixed Use Redevelopment Area. (17 -36) Upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Diaz and Naples all bills appearing on the prepared list, properly audited and signed, were Payrmt of Bills ordered to be paid. Upon Individual Roll Call Vote, Councilmembers Diaz, DiMascio, Johal, Naples and DiMascio voted in the Affirmative. 9 February 9, 2017 KI Noted absent Councilmember Krum was noted Absent. �k s REPORTS: office 1. Clerk's Office — January 2017 Upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Diaz and Bellino and unanimous affirmative vote of the five (5) Councilmembers present, all Reports were ordered to be received and placed on file. Noted absent Councilmember Krum was noted absent. Business to be Added BUSINESS TO BE ADDED: Councilmember DiMascio: Great job plowing. Councilmember Naples: Councilmember Johal Councilmember Bellino: Councilmember Diaz: Nothing at this time. Nothing at this time Nothing at this time Nothing at this time 10 Feh iaty 9, 2017 After no further discussion, upon MMS &C by Councilmembers Adja=ie3 Naples and Diaz and unanimous affirmative vote of the five (5) Councilmembers present, the meeting was Adjourned at approximately 6:12 P.M. Respectful) submitted, A�u KATHLEEN M. BARNEY, MMC Municipal Clerk 11 Febmary 9, 2017 12