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
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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
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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'"
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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