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HomeMy Public PortalAbout2002/01/17 JANUARY 17, 2002 The Regular Meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of COUNCIL MEETING Carteret was called to order by Mayor James A. Failace approximately 7:30 P.M. on Thursday, January 17, 2002, Municipal Court/Police Facility, 230 Roosevelt Avenue, Carteret, New Jersey. Upon individual roll call vote, the following were noted present: ROLL CALL Councilmember Frank Parisi " Daniel Reiman " Ronald Rios " Janet Santoro " Buddy Sohayda " Brian Sosnowski Also noted present was Borough Attorney, Robert J. Bergen, Esq. Mayor Failace asked everyone to remember Neil Zullo, Volunteer PRAYER~ PLEDGE Fireman and Ben Lauricella, Crossing Guard who recently passed OF ALLEGIANCE away in their prayers. The meeting was opened with a moment of Silent Prayer and The Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor James A. Failace. The Clerk stated that on January 11, 2002, in full compliance with the STATEMENT OF Open Public Meetings Act, a notice of tonight's meeting was sent to MEETING NOTICE The Home News Tribune, The Star-Ledger and posted on the bulletin board. Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Reiman and Santoro and APPROVAL OF unanimous affirmative vote of the full membership present, the MINUTES minutes of December 6, 2001 were approved as transcribed and engrossed by the Clerk. Councilmember Sohayda presented a Commendation for Firefighter of COMMENDATION: the Year 2001 to Firefighter Joseph Gadomski. Councilmember 2001 FIRi~'I~ Sohayda read a letter written by Fire Chief Brian O'Connor about OF THE YEAR Joseph Gadomski detailing what he has done to deserve this honor. At this time a hearing was held, a representative from Double Edge HEARING: Contracting, LLC Louis Raimo was noted present. DOUBLE EDGE CONTRACTING, LLC Borough Attorney Robert Bergen said he had notification from the Borough Engineer that Double Edge ~vas the lowest bidder for the demolition of the Sewer Plant. He said the bid did not include a copy of their UST certification, which is required from the Department of JANUARY 17, 2002 DOUBLE EDGE Environmental Protection for removal of underground storage tanks. P. ONTRACTING He spoke in detail of some of the requirements that should have been (Continued) included in the bid. He said their bid was approximately $90,000.00 lower than the second lowest bidder. He explained the details on the subcontractor's certification in comparison to the bid being submitted. He said he spoke to someone from the State concerning this who said sometimes there is a mix-up with subcontractors concerning this. He COME4ENTS spoke about the New Jersey law and what was required in waiving defects in a bid and permanently waiving the license. He said he found nothing in the company's references to authorize this Council to reject their bid. He said the Council could award the bid if they want to. Louis Raimo said he has been working with this sub-contractor for six or seven years and felt it was a minor mishap on the subcontractor's part which he was not aware of until the Borough Engineer and Mr. Bergen brought it to their attention. He said they will do a professional job and they will meet the Borough's requirements. Borough Attorney Bergen told Mr. Raimo the Council does not have to award the bid to them and would hold their feet to the fire and they better perform on this job. He said if the Borough Engineer tells them of a problem the Council will move quickly to take the contract from them. Councilmember Reiman asked if this was one of the largest projects Mr. Raimo has undertaken. Mr. Raimo said they have taken on a project in East Hanover for sixty thousand square feet and he spoke on behalf of the subcontractor they used for that project. Councilmember Reiman asked when they would start the project in Carteret if the Council awards them the bid. Mr. Raimo said he would be ready tomorrow. Councilmember Reiman asked Mr. Raimo how he could come in with such a low bid compared to other companies. Mr. Raimo said he has less overhead with his company and employees. Councilmember Santoro asked if Borough Engineer Donald Norbut was comfortable with this. Borough Attorney Bergen said he spoke to Mr. Norbut who said the past performance has been satisfactory with limited experience with jobs of this size. Councilmember Santoro asked if Mr. Bergen felt comfortable awarding the bid to Mr. Raimo's company. She asked what would happen if the Council did not award them the bid. Borough Attorney Bergen said he was comfortable with this, the company's attorney could take them to court and felt comfortable defending awarding the lowest bidder. He explained what would 2 JANUARY 17, 2002 happen if the contractor were to go to court and part of the contract DOUBLE EDGE concerning insurance on the job. CONTRACTING (Continued) Councilmember Sohayda asked if the Recycling Center would be disturbed in the way of construction. Mr. Raima said this would not be a problem and would speak to the COMMENTS Borough Engineer. Councilmember Rios asked how long the job would take. Mr. Raimo said this would take a month if there were not any unforeseen problems. Borough Attorney Bergen asked if there was anyone who had any problems with Double Edge Contractors. Councilmember Reiman made a motion to amend the Agenda to include Resolution #02-39 approving the agreement with the County Joint Insurance Fund, which the Borough joined on January 1, 2002. Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Rios and Sohayda and MOTION TO AMEND unanimous affirmative vote of the full membership present a motion TfiE AGENDA RE: was made to amend the Agenda to include Resolution #02-39 INCLUDE RESCSJJrlON approving the agreement with the County Joint Insurance Fund. ~02-39 Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Reiman and Sohayda and MOTION TO AMEND unanimous affirmative vote of the full membership present a motion THE AGENDA RE: was made to amend the Agenda to include Resolution #02-40 INCLUDE RESOlI/I'I~ awarding the bid for demolition of the Sewer Plant to Double Edge ~02-40 Contractors. ORDiNANCE #02-01 was introduced and adopted on First Reading ORDINANCE #02-01 and the Clerk authorized and directed to advertise same for Public AMENDING ORDINAN{~ Hearing to be held on February 7, 2002, upon MMS&C, by #84-6, EST~mJ.qHING Councilmembers Rios and Reiman. Upon individual roll call vote, A iiSI!fl OtARGE Councilmembers Parisi, Reiman, Rios, Santoro, Sohayda and Sosnowski voted in the affirmative. ORDiNANCE #02-01 "ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE #84-6 ENTITLED 'AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A USER CHARGE SYSTEM 1N THE BOROUG OF CARTRET, COUNTY OF MIDDLESESEX, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, TO PROVIDE FUNDS NEEDED TO PAY FOR ALL EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE BOROUGH'S SEWERAGE SYSTEM'" 3 IANUARY 1Ts 2002 3OMMENTS Councilmember Reiman explained about the Ordinance and how this would secure that the residential Sewer Usage rates would stay the same and increase the commercial and industry rates in the Borough. ~)RDINANCE #02-02 ORDINANCE #02-02 was introduced and adopted on First Reading ~MENDING SALARY and the Clerk authorized and directed to advertise same for Public :)RDINANCF~?i-9~ Hearing to be held on February 7, 2002, upon MMS&C, by lIE: SI~IOR Pl!lfl~'r Councilmembers Reiman and Sohayda. Upon individual roll call vote, ~'I.FRK & PURCI-IASING Councilmembers Parisi, Reiman, Rios, Sohayda and Sosnowski voted ~ in the affirmative. Councilmember Santoro voted yes on the Senior Permit Clerk and abstained on the Purchasing Agent. SEETING OPENED A copy of each Resolution was placed on the table for public review PUBLIC INPUT ON prior to the meeting in accordance with the Rules of Council and upon ~LL RESOLUTIONS MMS&C, by Councilmembers Rios and Reiman and unanimous affirmative vote of the full membership present, the meeting was opened for public input on all Resolutions. MEETING CLOSED There being no comments or objections to the Resolutions, the Mayor declared the Public Hearing to be closed, upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Rios and Reiman and unanimous affirmative vote of the full membership present. CONSENT AGENDA Borough Attorney explained about a "Consent Agenda". He said the Council can now vote on the Resolutions as a block instead of each individual Resolution to save time instead of voting on twenty Resolutions, they would vote on the block of Resolutions. He said if any Councilmember wanted a Resolution to be voted on separately, they could ask for that and the Resolution would then be voted on by itself. JANUARY 17, 2002 RESOLUTION #02-24 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to RESOLUTION #02-24 the Council for action. DIRECTING THE ISSUANCE OF VARIOUS RAFFLE LICENSES Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembcrs Reiman and Sohayda RESOLUTION #02-24 "DIRECTiNG THE ISSUANCE OF VARIOUS RAFFLE LICENSES" was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Parisi, ADOPTED Reiman, Rios, Santoro, Sohayda and Sosnowski voted in the affirmative. RESOLUTION #02-25 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to RESOLUTION #02-25 the Council for action. REFUND OF TAX AND/OR SEVJER USER FEES Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Reiman and Sohayda RESOLUTION #02-25 "REFUND OF TAX AND/OR SEWER USER FEES" was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Parisi, ADOPTED Reiman, Rios, Santoro, Sohayda and Sosnowski voted in the affirmative. RESOLUTION #02-26 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to RESOLUTION #02-26 the Council for action. AUTHORIZING MAYOR TO EXECUTE ][I~II~LDCAL SI~VICES AGRm~- Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Reiman and Sohayda RESOLUTION #02-26 "AUTHORIZiNG MAYOR TO EXECUTE iNTERLOCAL SERVICES AGREEMENT-ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES" was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Parisi, ADOPTED Reiman, Rios, Santoro, Sohayda and Sosnowski voted in the affirmative. IANUAR¥ 17~ 2002 IESOLUTION #02-27 RESOLUTION #02-27 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to UJTHORIZING MAYOR the Council for action. O. Itt NIII~ GOUNTY ~ PtlI~I.!C HEALTH Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Reiman and Sohayda RESOLUTION #02-27 "AUTHORIZING MAYOR TO EXECUTE AGREEMENT WITH MIDDLESEX COUNTY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES" m. DOPTED was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Parisi, Reiman, Rios, Santoro, Sohayda and Sosnowski voted in the affirmative. [UISOLUTION {:02-28 RESOLUTION #02-28 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to PROFESSIGNAL SI!IIVIO*5;- the Council for action. LId'(Il, VINCI 4Y&II(IGIXS, ~or TO E~ $2500.00, RE: REVIE~ OF Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Reiman and Sohayda RESOLUTION #02-28 "AUTHORIZING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH LERCH VINCI & HIGGINS FOR ACCOUNTING SERVICES" ~.DOPTED was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Parisi, Reiman, Rios, Santoro, Sohayda and Sosnowski voted in the a£fi~nativ¢. RESOLUTION #02-29 RESOLUTION #02-29 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to ['lll:kq!F~I~ SI!2VICES- the Council for action. ID EXc~:m $80,000.00. RE: HUNICIPAL l!l~INlflflOl~ Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Reiman and Sohayda SERVI~ RESOLUTION #02-29 w "AUTHORIZING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH DONALD J. NORBUT, OF T&M ASSOCIATES AS THE BOROUGH ENGINEER FOR THE YEAR 2002" was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Parisi, Reiman, Rios, Santoro, Sohayda and Sosnowski voted in the affirmative. JANUARY 17. 2002 RESOLUTION #02-30 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to RESOLUTION #02-30 the Council for action. PROFESSIONAL SERFICES TO EXcreta 975,000.00, Pa!;: BORDU<tt AttORNEY Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Reiman and Sohayda ~ 2002 RESOLUTION #02-30 "AUTHORIZING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH ROBERT J. BERGEN OF GILL & CHAMAS AS THE BOROUGH ATTORNEY FOR THE YEAR 2002" was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Parisi, ADOPTED Reiman, Rios, Santoro, Sohayda and Sosnowski voted in the affirmative. RESOLUTION #02-31 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to RESOLUTION #02-31 the Council for action. APPROVING CHANGE (ltl)ER Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Reiman and Sohayda II'~[II~II{IAL ROAD RESOLUTION #02-31 "APPROVING CHANGE ORDER #1-TARHEEL ENTERPRISES- IMPROVEMENTS TO INDUSTRIAL ROAD" was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Parisi, ADOPTED Reiman, Rios, Santoro, Sohayda and Sosnowski voted in the affirmative. RESOLUTION #02-32 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to RESOLUTION #02-32 the Council for action. PROFESSI~ l!2<l'~ $5000.(I), RE: Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Reiman and Sohayda GttI~'N ACRES AI'I~LICAII(~I W~£]~RONT PARK RESOLUTION #02-32 "AUTHORIZING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES WITH T&M ASSOCIATES- GREEN ACRES APPLICATION, WATERFRONT PARK" was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Parisi, ADOPTED Reiman, Rios, Santoro, Sohayda and Sosnowski voted in the affirmative. 7 {ANUARY 17, 2002 RESOLUTION #02-33 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to IESOLUTION ~:02-33 the Council for action. ~'l'lS PLAN-~C Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Reiman and Sohayda RESOLUTION #02-33 "RESOLUTION ADOPTING A FLEXIBLE BENEFITS PLAN" ~,DOPTED was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Parisi, Reiman, Rios, Santoro, Sohayda and Sosnowski voted in the affirmative. RESOLUTION t1~02-34 RESOLUTION #02-34 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to /~/ARD OF BID- the Council for action. ~ STATI{Iq Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Reiman and Sohayda IMPROVENENTS RESOLUTION #02-34 "AWARDiNG BID FOR ROOSEVLET AVENUE PUMP STATION IMPROVEMENTS" was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Parisi, ADOPTED Reiman, Rios, Santoro, Sohayda and Sosnowski voted in the affirmative. RESOLUTION #02-35 RESOLUTION #02-35 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to PROFIEF~I~ Sl~,l/Ii"l~i- the Council for action. ~ El[Ca~:~vn $14.0(0).00 R~: SUSPECT AREA Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Reiman and Sohayda SE{,IER SEPARATION AND IMPROVEMENTS PLANNING DOCUMENT RESOLUTION//02-35 "AUTHORIZiNG A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT FOR ENGINEERiNG SERVICES WITH T&M ASSOCIATES-SUSPECT AREA SEWER SEPARATION -- AND IMPROVEMENTS PLANNING DOCUMENT" ADOPTED was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Parisi, Reiman, Rios, Santoro, Sohayda and Sosnowski voted in the affim~ative. 8 JANUARY 17~ 2002 RESOLUTION #02-36 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to RESOLUTION #02-36 the Council for action. APPOINTII~ l~ICtt~l*l. Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Reiman and Sohayda RESOLUTION #02-36 "APPOINTING MICHAEL MAJUR-PARK MAINTENTENANCE WORKER" was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Parisi, ADOPTED Reiman, Rios, Santoro, Sohayda and Sosnowski voted in the affirmative. RESOLUTION #02-37 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to RESOLUTION #02-37 the Council for action. RE-' ?kRKII~ LOT Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Reiman and Sohayda RESOLUTION #02-37 "AUTHORIZING RENEWAL OF AGREEMENT WITH MID- STATE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, RE: PARKING LOT" was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Parisi, ADOPTED Reiman, Rios, Santoro, Sohayda and Sosnowski voted in the affirmative. RESOLUTION #02-38 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to RESOLIJTION #02-38 the Council for action. DIRECTING ISSUANCE OF VARIOUS BINGO LICENSES Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Reiman and Sohayda RESOLUTION #02-38 "DIRECTING THE ISSUANCE OF VARIOUS BINGO LICENSES" was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Parisi, ADOPTED Reiman, Rios, Santoro, Sohayda and Sosnowski voted in the affirmative. 9 JANUARY 17, 2002 RESOLUTION #02-39 RESOLUTION #02-39 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to APtttOV-II~ AGtI~ the Council for action. W-rlH MIDD{ F~iEX NUNICIPAL ~ Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Reiman and Sohayda ~SOLUTION g02-39 "~PROV~G AG~EMENT WITH MIDDLESEX CO~TY FOR M~IC~AL JOlT ~SU~NCE F~" ADOPTED was adopted. Upon individual roi1 call vote, Councilmembers Parisi, Reiman, Rios, Santoro, Sohayda and Sosnowski voted in the affirmative. RESOLUTION Jt02-40 RESOLUTION #02-40 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to AV/ARD OF BID-FOR the Council for action. SEI~ERAGE TRFATMENT PLANT DEMOLITION TO DOUBLE EDGE Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Reiman and Sohayda CONTRACTING, LLC RESOLUTION//02-40 "AWARDING BID FOR SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT DEMOLITION TO DOUBLE EDGE CONTRACTING, LLC" ADOPTED was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Parisi, Reiman, Rios, Santoro, Sohayda and Sosnowski voted in the affirmative. APPLICATIONS: The Clerk stated that she was in receipt of an application for an ABC ABC LICENSE License Transfer from Partner's Pub, Inc. to Albob, Inc. Upon TRANSFER- MMS&C, by Councilmembers Reiman and Rios and unanimous PAR'IXER'S PUB affirmative vote of the full membership present it was ordered to be TO ALBOB, INC. accepted and sent to the various departments. COMMUNICATIONS: The Clerk stated that she was in receipt of a Communication from LOUIS BERGER Louis Berger Group, Inc.- Notification that the NJ Turnpike Authority GROUP, INC. is applying for Drainage Improvement Projects in Carteret and Woodbridge, NJ. Written comments accepted. Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Rios and Reiman and unanimous affirmative vote of the full membership present all Communications were ordered to be received and placed on file. 10 JANUARY l?. 2002 Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Reiman and Parisi 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 Parisi, Reiman, Rios, Santoro, Sohayda and Sosnowski voted in the affirmative. The Clerk stated that she was in receipt of the following reports: REPORTS DEPARTMENT 1. Clerk's Office-December 2001 2. Inspection of Buildings-December 2001 3. Social Services-November & December 2001 Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Sohayda and Reiman and unanimous affirmative vote of the full membership present, all reports were ordered to be received and placed on file. BUILDINGS & GROUNDS: Committee Chairperson Sosnowski said STANDING COMMITTEES the fire alarm went off in the Library. He said there was a power outage in the area and they had to close the Library for most of the day to air out the building because there was a leak in the emergency generator. He said the Buildings and Grounds Committee has changed supervision from Patrick DeBlasio to Tony Neibert, effective February th 4 . He said there would be a meeting concerning the needs of the Recreation Center on February 8th and spoke on this in detail. He said he contacted C&M Doors concerning the doors on the building and said the buildings need a lot of work. He reported progress. FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION: Committee Chairperson Reiman said the Borough has joined the Middlesex County Municipal Joint Insurance Fund. He said this would cut the increase the Borough would be facing in half, there would still be an increase but it would only be three hundred thousand dollars, which is half of what was expected. He spoke about the surplus and collection rate for 2001, which was up. He said the Historical Committee was moving along and they were looking at a twenty-three thousand-dollar grant. He said the Waterfront Park would be rebid and they are looking for lower bids to come in. He said they are working with the County on getting a grant. He reported progress. 11 IANUARY 17. 2002 FIRE: Committee Chairperson Sohayda said on January 26th at 7:00 3TANDING ~OMMITTEES P,M. there would be a swca~ng in ceremony for the new officers for the Volunteer Firemen. He said the Council has applied for a grant for volunteer equipment and spoke about the details. He said truck no. 5 was in service for a week. He said there were two firefighters who were enrolled in EMT school. He thanked and commended the firefighters for their work in the gas spill at Kinder Morgan and spoke about how this situation was handled. He said Neil Zullo was a former Volunteer Chief and asked everyone to keep him in their prayers. He reported progress. PARKS & RECREATION: Committee Chairperson Rios said they have been addressing the concerns of the boys' Little League and the girls' Softball in preparation of Opening Day. He said the majority of the work has been done on Veterans' and Mustillo Fields. He spoke about the Winter basketball program that is going on at the Middle School, which began, last Saturday and will go for nine weeks until mid March. He spoke about the Veteran's Monument in Carteret Park and how they would be renovating the area and what it might cost. He said there would be a 3 on 3 basketball tournament in March. He said the Easter Egg Hunt would be on Palm Sunday, March 24th at 2:00 P.M. He reported progress. POLICE: Committee Chairperson Santoro spoke about the large drug bust at the Holiday Inn. She commended the Police for doing an excellent job in the confiscation of the drugs and money. She said they are working on the Policemen's Park and spoke about where it would be located and what she hoped would take place with various areas of the town concerning the Streetscape. She said the Police Committee had their first budget meeting with the Police and they would have to put budgets in. She said the Council would be looking to keep all the budgets down. She said she has been in Trenton with the Economic Development Agency looking for money for the Bellemead project and said Congressman Menendez was helping the Borough with getting money. She said 66 Edwin Street was demolished and addressed Ms. Rodriguez about the process. She said she met with the Redevelopment Agency, John Riggio of Community Development and,the UEZ Agency and felt they need to work together if they plan to move ahead and make Lower Roosevelt Avenue a reality. She reported progress. PUBLIC WORKS: Committee Chairperson Parisi said we were blessed with mild weather this year and were not using the salt or sand in the Road Department. He said the guardrail by McDonald's has been fixed and they spoke to the contractor. He said 66 Edwin Street 12 JANUARY 17, 2002 has been razed and secured over the weekend. He said the County STANDING COMMITTEES sweepers were sweeping in town yesterday and today. He said they would be getting quotes for stenciling the streets by the Nathan Hale School area to make the area safer for the children but need permission from the County first. He said there was an injury in the Streets and Roads Department and the person would be back to work Tuesday. BOARD OF EDUCATION: Committee Chairperson Parisi said he would be meeting with Dr. Vitta, Superintendent of Schools, next week and would speak with Mr. Aleksandrich soon. He said the Board of Education is in the process of putting their budget together. He reported progress. Councilmember Santoro said on Sunday Woodbridge had their Community Center opening which would open in March and said since we don't have anything like that in Carteret our residents are welcome to make use of the Community Center in Woodbridge. MayorF~lacereadthe ~llowingproclamaion: PROCLAMATION: SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION MONTH SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION MONTH WHEREAS, New Jersey's Public Schools serve more than 1.2 million children from Kindergarten through Grade 12; and WHEREAS, the direction of Public Education in New Jersey is charted locally by individual School Boards, whose 4,800 members serve as advocates for Public Education as they work with administrators, teachers, parents and local residents; and WHEREAS, Boards of Education provide accountability to the democratic system of governing the schools by communicating the needs of the district to the Community while impressing upon administrators the public's expectations for the School District; and WHEREAS, School Board members receive no remuneration for their services; and WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Carteret is justly proud of the academic, athletics and social achievements of the students in our community; and WHEREAS, the New Jersey State Board of Education and the New Jersey School Board Association have declared January 2002 to be School Board Recognition Month, a time that all residents might acknowledge the contribution made by our Local School Board Members. 13 JANUARY 17, 2002 PROCLAMATION: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mayor and SCHOOL BOARD Council of the Borough of Carteret does hereby commend the service RECOGNITION of the Carteret Board of Education and its members to our community MONTH (Continued) and its children; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Carteret do hereby proclaim JANUARY 2002 AS SCHOOL BOARD RECOGNITION MONTH in Carteret, and urges all citizens to join in recognizing the dedication of Local School Board Members, past and present, as we work together to improve educational opportunities for our children. COMMENTS Mayor Failace spoke about the newspaper article about the Turnpike and Interchange 12. He said he and the Council are united to make sure Carteret gets what it needs. He spoke on how strongly they felt on stopping the trucks and the traffic problem. Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Reiman and Rios and unanimous PUBLIC DISCUSSION affirmative vote of the full membership present, the meeting was opened to the public for discussion. Tony Brown, 562 Roosevelt Avenue, said people need transportation COMMENTS on Sundays and said the two cab companies in town are not listed in the phone book. He spoke about the problems concerning getting around the area and how much it cost. He said he felt there should be a bus from one train station to another and spoke about how crowded and late the buses were. He felt there should be a local bus on Sunday since there was a need by many residents in the area. Mayor Failace asked Mr. Brown to give his name and phone number to Borough Clerk Barney so they could get in touch with him. He asked Borough Attorney Bergen to initiate a letter to New Jersey Transit and Mr. Brown could come to the meeting to help move this forward. Councilmember Reiman said he would look at who the two taxis are in Carteret and make sure they are charging according to the Ordinance. Tony Brown asked the Council to put signs on Roosevelt Avenue telling trucks to use Industrial Road since he felt they do not belong there unless they were making deliveries. Patricia Rodriguez, 72 Edwin Street thanked the Mayor and Council for demolishing the garage on Edwin Street. She thanked the Police 14 JANUARY 17, 2002 Department for apprehending the person who car jacked her son and ptlBLIC DISCUSSION the Fire Department for helping her during an asthma attack. She said (Continued) she waited twenty six minutes to be transported. Councilmember Rios said the Council understood and they were actively working on the situation. Joseph Novakowski, Afternoon Senior Citizen Group, said the Senior Citizens need someone to address their problems to. Councilmember Santoro and Sosnowski said they would talk to him and give him their numbers for the future. Bill Soniak, President Evening Senior Citizen Group, said he would like a Council liaison to help with their problems, needs and concerns. Mayor Failace said maybe they could put together a Council Committee and they would speak about this at the next Agenda Meeting. Bill Soniak said they can not use the bus with wheelchairs to go where they have to go. Councilmember Reiman said he will look at the Community Development Block Grant money to purchase a handicap accessible bus. -- Mayor Failace said they are having a Community Development meeting at the end of the month and they are going to recommend this. Beverly Hedesh, Chairperson of Recreation, said the bulletin board at the Community Center is for information for the departments in the building. She said every time she puts something on the board for the Recreation Department, it is erased and she wanted to know why. Councilmember Reiman said they are looking at consolidating Social Services and the Office of Aging and they are planning to have one full time director in the building. He said it would be Hadiyah Muhammad who has expertise in helping Senior Citizens. Borough Attorney Bergen said the Council has introduced an Ordinance to sell the MCEOC a piece of property, which was foreclosed on awhile ago. He said there were some title problems he is working on with Mr. Miller, from the title company. He said he was trying to have Mr. Miller do most of the work. He said he would like to authorize them to go into the building and get some work done but he could not do that without the proper permits from Tony Neibert. He said he needed a motion on this. Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Reiman and Rios and unanimous MOTION TO HAVE affirmative vote of the full membership present, a motion was made to MCEOC ORDINANCE have an Ordinance drawn up to sell a piece of property to the MCEOC. DRAWN UP 15 JANUARY 17. 2002 COMMENTS Borough Attorney Bergen said Don Norbut, Borough Engineer advised him American Oil wants to be able to discharge; 1.5 million gallons into the Borough's sewer system and asked him to get this to the Council before the next meeting. He said they would pay the normal fee. He said he would like the Council to authorize the Engineer to allow this to take place as long as all the necessary permits are in place and approved by the Engineer, the Finance Committee and Public Works or the Sewer Department. He said they have met with Mike Camevale. Councilmember Reiman said the MCUA has already approved the permit for the County DEP and explained the amount of money this company would be paying to the Borough. Borough Attorney Bergen said he needed a motion to authorize the Mayor to execute the MCUA permit if it was in a form acceptable to the Borough Attorney, Borough Engineer and the Sewer Department. He said it would allow for the discharge and he explained what would be going into the sewer system and what part of the Borough's Sewer System it would be discharged into. MORION MADE Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Rios and Reiman and unanimous TO AUTHORIZE affirmative vote of the full membership present a motion was made to MAYOR TO authorize the Mayor to execute the MCUA permit. EXECUTE MCUA PERMIT There being no further business or discussion, upon MMS&C, by ADJOUR~IED Councilmembers Reiman and Rios and unanimous affirmative vote of the full membership present, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:45 P.M. Respectfully s~ubmitted, ~.'~HLEEN M~. ~N-EY, ~ Municipal Clerk KMB/cp w 16