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HomeMy Public PortalAbout2002/06/20 JUNE 20, 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, June 20, 2002, Municipal Court/Police Facility, 230 Roosevelt Avenue, Carteret, New Jersey. Upon individual roll call, the following were noted present: ROLL CALL Councilmember Frank Parisi " Daniel Reiman Ronald Rios Janet Santoro Buddy Sohayda Also noted present was Borough Attorney Robert J. Bergen, Esq. Noted absent was Councilmember Brian Sosnowski. The meeting was opened with a moment of Silent Prayer and The PRAYER, PLEDGE Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor James A. Failace. OF ALLEGIANCE The Clerk stated that on June 14, 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 Rios and Reiman and unanimous APPROVAL OF affirmative vote of the five (5) Councilmembers present, the minutes MINUTES of June 6, 2002 were approved as transcribed and engrossed by the Clerk. Council President Janet Santoro read the commendation for Officer COMMENDATION James Hart who participated in a three hundred mile bike run to OFFICER JIM HART benefit fallen officers. She said the eighteen officers rode through three states to the National Law Enforcement Officers' Memorial in Washington, D.C. She said this year they raised a half million dollars. Councilmember Rios read the commendation for Robert and Beverly COMMENDATION __ Hedesh who are moving to South Carolina and have been very active ROBERT & BEVERLY over the years in Carteret. He thanked Beverly for her many years of HEDESH hard work and said everyone will miss her; Mr. Hedesh was not present. Councilmember Santoro said Mrs. Hedesh will be missed and said she COMMENTS tirelessly gives her time to the Recreation Commission and felt she has done an outstanding job and will be missed. JUNE 20, 2002 Mayor Failace agreed and congratulated Mrs. Hedesh. Council President Santoro read the commendation for Wanda COMMENDATION Wehrhahn who has worked as a Crossing Guard in the Borough for I,/ANDA }/EflRHAHN thirty-five years and will be retiring. She wished Wanda a long happy retirement. RECESS Upon MMS&C, by Councilmember Rios and Reiman and unanimous affirmative vote of the five (5) Councilmembers present the meeting was in recess at approximately 7:45 P.M. MEETING At approximately 7:50 P.M. the meeting was reconvened. Upon RECONVENED individual roll call, the following were noted present, Councilmembers Parisi, Reiman, Rios, Santoro and Sohayda. Noted absent was Councilmember Sosnowski. COMMENTS Mayor Failace asked if anyone had his gavel and said this was the fifth one that he has had stolen. ORDINANCE #02-15 ORDINANCE #02-15 was introduced and adopted on First Reading CAPITAL ~ and the Clerk authorized and directed to advertise same for Public APPROPRIATING $50,000 Hearing to be held on July 18, 2002, upon MMS&C, by RE: AIR (EI~II'IC~IING Councilmembers Santoro and Rios. Upon individual roll call vote, UNIT Councilmembers Parisi, Reiman, Rios, Santoro and Sohayda voted in the affirmative. Councilmember Sosnowski was noted absent. ORDINANCE #02-15 "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FOR THE BOROUGH OF CARTERET, COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, NEW JERSEY, APPROPRIATING $50,000.00 FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND OF THE BOROUGH FOR THE COST THEREFOR" JUNE 20, 2002 Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Santoro and Parisi and AGENDA AMENDED unanimous affirmative vote of the five (5) Councilmembers present a TO INCLUDE motion was made to amend the Agenda to include Resolution//02-270, RESOLUTION #02-2?0 naming the primary provider of the ambulance service to be the Borough of Carteret from 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M., seven days a week and to authorize the appropriate Borough Officials to implement this -- process. A copy of each Resolution was placed on the table for public review MEETING OPENED prior to the meeting in accordance with the Rules of Council and upon PUBLIC INPUT ON MMS&C, by Councilmembers Reiman and Sohayda and unanimous ALL RESOLUTIONS affirmative vote of the five (5) Councilmembers present, the meeting was opened for public input on all Resolutions. Stanley Gutowski, 53 New Jersey Avenue asked what the original "not COMMENTS to exceed amount" was on the T & M Associates bill for the Sewerage Treatment Plant and what the amount of $6250.00 as stated in Resolution//02-263 was for. He said if the project was completed on schedule, why was the Borough being billed an additional $6250.00. Borough Attorney Bergen said the project is slightly over schedule. -- He said there was a change in the scope of work and he explained. Councilmember Parisi asked if Mr. Norbut said they were back charging the company $6000.00 to compensate for this. Borough Attorney Bergen said he did not want to discuss the Borough's claim but they would pursue whatever the claim is. Mayor Failace said he believed they were behind at one point. Borough Attorney Bergen said the engineer stayed on the contractor to get them to finish. He said this contractor was one hundred thousand dollars less than the others. Pat Tozzi asked for clarification from the Council on Resolution//02- 270. Councilmember Santoro said it was to name the primary provider of ambulance service for the Borough of Carteret, 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. seven days per week and authorize the appropriate Borough Officials to implement this process. Pat Tozzi asked when T & M Associates would be designing the handicapped ramp according to Resolution//02-264. Councilmember Santoro said we would be building the ramp ourselves but it has to be designed properly. JUNE 20, 2002 There being no further comments or objections to the Resolutions, the MEETING CLOSED Mayor declared the Public Hearing to be closed, upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Rios and Parisi and unanimous affirmative vote of the five (5) Councilmembers present. BLOCK AGENDA The Borough Clerk asked if any Councilmembers wanted any Resolutions to be taken off the Block Vote and asked for a motion. Councilmember Santoro said she wanted Resolution #02-270 voted on COMMENTS separately and Resolution #02-268 would be discussed in Closed Session. Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Sohayda and Santoro and unanimous affirmative vote of the five (5) Councilmembers present, Resolutions #02-257 to #02-267 and Resolution #02-269 were approved. The Council present agreed also that Resolution #02-268 would be held for Closed Session discussion and Resolution #02-270 would be voted on separately. TRANSCRIBER' S At this time the Council voted on Resolution #02-270 and for the sake NOTE of continuity the Resolutions have been placed in the following order. Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Santoro and Pax/si Resolution #02-270 was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Parisi, Santoro and Sohayda voted in the affirmative. Councilmembers Reiman and Rios voted no. Councilmember Sosnowski was noted absent. Councilmember Reiman said by placing this under the Fire COMMENTS Department he knew they would have complete attention. He said he believed the First Aid members deserve the opportunity to try this for a six-month period and spoke about the First Aid Squad. He said it does not cost the Borough any additional money to give them the opportunity to try. He said he knew the Council wants to move ahead to create an in house EMS Service and put it under the Fire Department. He said by adopting this Resolution they are not hiring EMS people when they are needed for in house service, the town would be purchasing two additional ambulances which would make five ambulances in a 4.4 square mile town. He said the First Aid should have been given the opportunity to try and felt six months was not a long time and he voted no. Councilmember Rios said he felt this was probably one of the most difficult decisions he has had to make since he was on this Council. He said he has been heavily involved in the yearlong process involving the EMS/First Aid issue. He said he had no doubt the Fire Department would handle this professionally and efficiently and they will do a good job. He said he felt with the business plan the First Aid proposed, the Council and First Aid should have negotiated a little 4 JUNE 20, 2002 longer and felt they could have come up with a different plan with COMMENTS them providing the service and being the primary provider. He said the town would have their own ambulance and would be the back up. He said his decision was not a reflection on either side, he was concerned about providing the most efficient coverage for the residents. He said this was a business decision and felt if they gave the First Aid Squad a six-month trail period and they did not perform up to the Council's expectations the Council would go with the Fire Department. He said he felt it was worth looking into letting them be the primary provider right now and he voted no. Councilmember Santoro said this has been an ongoing situation and everyone knows volunteerism is on a decline and spoke about some of the reasons. She spoke briefly about the costs and how Rural Metro worked and why this was no longer working. She said the First Aid Squad was dedicated trained individuals who do an excellent job volunteering their time. She said the Council supports their efforts. She said the Council is talking about a business decision and said the Council should take out their heart and their feelings to make their decision. She said she was going to ensure that the residents of town will have someone to respond to them from 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. with the best possible professionals and she hoped it would be open to the First Aiders. She thanked the First Aid Squad for their dedication and voted yes. Councilmember Sohayda said he did not view this as a business decision. He said he has seen the volunteer and paid Firemen work together and get along on and off the job. He said he wanted those kind of people when there was an emergency call and spoke about different times when the Fire Department has responded. He spoke about when people needed an ambulance and how long they had to wait for the First Aid and said he felt this inaction should stop and he didn't care whose fault it was and he voted yes. Mayor Failace said he respected the Fire Department and was disappointed the Council did not give the First Aid the opportunity to be the primary handling service of the community. He said he was sorry to hear what Councilmember Sohayda had to say but the First Aid would hire from the same pool as the EMT would hire from. He said the Council did ask for a business plan and explained that he felt they deserved the chance to serve the Borough. He said he does worry about the possible costs to the Borough down the line. He said he knew the Fire Department would do a fine job but he is not sure it is the best business decision. Councilmember Santoro said she wanted to clarify what Councilmember Reiman said about the Borough purchasing two new ambulances. She said the Council applied to the Soldiers and Sailors Fund and they would pay $10,000.00 a year for ten years to offset some of the costs. Borough Attorney Bergen said the Council received a letter AUTHORIZING concerning Block//134/Lot #35. He said he felt someone needed to SOMEONE TO do a Title Search. He asked for a motion to authorize a person to do a DO A TITLE SEARCH Title Search. JUNE 20, 2002 AUTHORIZING Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Parisi and Sohayda and TITLE SEARCH unanimous affirmative vote of the five (5) Councilmembers present, FOR BLOCK #134 the Council voted to authorize a Title Search to be done on Block LOT #35 #134/Lot #35. RESOLUTION #02-257 RESOLUTION #02-257 was introduced by the Mayor and was ANENDNENT TO 2002 referred to the Council for action. TENPORARY BUDGET Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Sohayda and Santoro RESOLUTION #02-257 "AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT TO THE 2002 TEMPORARY BUDGET" was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Parisi, ADOPTED Reiman, Rios, Santoro, Sohayda voted in the affirmative. Councilmember Sosnowski was noted absent. RESOLUTION #02-258 RESOLUTION #02-258 was introduced by the Mayor and was-- APPROVING APPROVAL referred to the Council for action. OF 2002 ABC LICENSES Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Sohayda and Santoro RESOLUTION #02-258 "APPROVING THE RENEWAL OF VARIOUS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL LICENSES FOR THE 2002-2003 LICENSE TERM" ADOPTED was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Parisi, Reiman, Rios, Santoro, Sohayda voted in the affirmative. Councilmember Sosnowski was noted absent. JUNE 20, 2002 RESOLUTION $$02-259 was introduced by the Mayor and was RESOLUTION #02-259 referred to the Council for action. APPOINTING ~Y S~ Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Sohayda and Santoro -- RESOLUTION $$02-259 "APPOINTING TEMPORARY SEASONAL EMPLOYEES TO THE PLAYGROUND PROGRAM" was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Parisi, ADOPTED Reiman, Rios, Santoro, Sohayda voted in thc affirmative. Councilmember Sosnowski was noted absent. RESOLUTION $$02-260 was introduced by the Mayor and was RESOLUTION ~02-260 referred to the Council for action. APPOINTING Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Sohayda and Santoro RESOLUTION $$02-260 "APPOINTING TEMPORARY SEASONAL LAWN -- MAINTENANCE WORKERS IN THE BOROUGH OF CARTERET" was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Parisi, ADOPTED Rciman, Rios, Santoro, Sohayda voted in thc affirmative. Councilmcmbcr Sosnowski was noted absent. RESOLUTION $$02-261 was imroduced by the Mayor and was RESOLUTION #02-261 referred to the Council for action. APPOINTING Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Sohayda and Santoro SUB-(Xi)E O~-~lClAL RESOLUTION $$02-261 "APPOINTING LOUIS MILONAS PART-TIME ELECTRICAL HHS INSPECTOR/ALTERNATE ELECTRICAL SUB-CODE OFFICIAL" was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Parisi, ADOPTED Reiman, Rios, Santoro, Sohayda voted in the affirmative. Councilmember Sosnowski was noted absent. JUNE 20, 2002 RESOLUITION #02-262 RESOLUTION //02-262 was introduced by the Mayor and was AUII-IClllZII~G ~ referred to the Council for action. OF BI~S ~. Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Sohayda and Santoro RESOLUTION//02-262 "AUTHORIZING RECEIPT OF BIDS FOR A BUCKET TRUCK" was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Parisi, ADOPTED Reiman, Rios, Santoro, Sohayda voted in the affirmative. Councilmember Sosnowski was noted absent. RESOLUTION //02-263 was introduced by the Mayor and was RESOLUTION #02-263 referred to the Council for action. PROFESSICt~ SI~{YICI~- NOT IO EXr'mla] $6,250.00 RE:SEWAGE ~ Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Sohayda and Santoro PI2%NT Dllel3g~'l'mON RESOLUTION #02-263 "AUTHORIZING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES WITH T&M ASSOCIATES- SEWER TREATMENT PLANT DEMOLITION" was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Padsi, ADOPTED Reiman, Rios, Santoro, Sohayda voted in the affirmative. Councilmember Sosnowski was noted absent. RESOLUTION //02-264 was introduced by the Mayor and was RESOLOTION #02-264 referred to the Council for action. ~ ~IA~, ]lqC., RE: DESIGIq 13F Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Sohayda and Santoro HEAL'Ill DIEPAR'II'IM~ RESOLUTION #02-264 "AUTHORIZING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES WITH T & M ASSOCIATES- DESIGN OF A HANDICAPPED RAMP AT THE BOARD OF HEALTH BUILDING" was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Parisi, ADOPTED Reiman, Rios, Santoro, Sohayda voted in the affirmative. Councilmember Sosnowski was noted absent. JUNE 20, 2002 RESOLUTION #02-265 was introduced by the Mayor and was RESOLUTION #02-265 ENDORSING FY 2003 referred to the Council for action. Nd-l]Or IIIIAI~AY Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Sohayda and Santoro RESOLUTION #02-265 "ENDORSING FY 2003 NJDOT ROADWAY CATEGORY GRANT APPLICATION" was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Parisi, ADOPTED Reiman, Rios, Santoro, Sohayda voted in the affirmative. Councilmember Sosnowski was noted absent. RESOLUTION #02-266 was introduced by the Mayor and was RESOLUTION #02-266 I~BIORSING FY 2003 referred to the Council for action. NJllor PI~EffllllAN SA~i¥ ~ Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Sohayda and Santoro RESOLUTION #02-266 "ENDORSING FY 2003 NJDOT PEDESTRIAN SAFETY CATEGORY GRANT APPLICATION" was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Parisi, ADOPTED Reiman, Rios, Santoro, Sohayda voted in the affirmative. Councilmember Sosnowski was noted absent. RESOLUTION #02-267 was introduced by the Mayor and was RESOLUTION #02-267 referred to the Council for action. PROFESSI~ SI~VIC~- TO EZ~:~oJ $1850.00, Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Sohayda and Santoro AID APPLICATIONS RESOLUTION #02-267 "AUTHORIZING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES WITH T & M ASSOCIATES- FY 2003 NJDOT STATE AID APPLICATIONS" was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Parisi, ADOPTED Reiman, Rios, Santoro, Sohayda voted in the affirmative. Councilmember Sosnowski was noted absent. 9 20, 2002 RESOLUTION ~:02-268 RESOLUTION #02-268 was introduced by the Mayor and was ~,WARDING A CONTRACT referred to the Council for action. FOR THE COLLECTION, REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Par/si and Rios AND TRASH REFUSE RESOLUTION #02-268 "AWARDiNG CONTRACT FOR THE COLLECTION, REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE AND TRASH REFUSE" was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Parisi, ADOPTED Reiman, Rios and Santoro voted in the affirmative. Councilmember Sohayda voted no. Councilmember Sosnowski was noted absent. RESOLUTION #02-269 was introduced by the Mayor and was RESOLUTION #02-269 referred to the Council for action. APPOINTING NORMA DIGIORGIO TEMPORARY CLERK TYPIST Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Sohayda and Santoro RESOLUTION//02-269 "APPOiNTING NORMA DIGIORGIO TEMPORARY -- FULL-TIME CLERK TYPIST" was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Parisi, ADOPTED Reiman, Rios, Santoro, Sohayda voted in the affirmative. Councilmember Sosnowski was noted absent. RESOLUTION #02-270 was introduced by the Mayor and was RESOLUTION #02-270 referred to the Council for action. AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MUNICIPAL EMS Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Sohayda and Santoro SERVICE RESOLUTION #02-270 "A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZiNG THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MUNICIPAL EMS SERVICE" ADOPTED was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Parisi, Santoro and Sohayda voted in the affirmative. Councilmembers Reiman and Rios voted no. Councilmember Sosnowski was noted absent. 10 JUNE 20, 2002 The Clerk stated that she was in receipt of an Pd3C License Transfer- APPLICATIONS: regarding Partner's Pub. Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Rios ABC LICENSE and Reiman and unanimous affirmative vote of the five (5) RE: PAR'Ilq~'S PUB Councilmembers present it was ordered to be accepted. The Clerk stated that she was in receipt of an application from the CARi?.k, qKr Jl~ Carteret Jewish Community Center-Amend RL #1652A and BL O3MtI~I.'IY #1653A by adding date. Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Rios ADD DATE and Reiman and unanimous affirmative vote of the five (5) Councilmembers present, it was ordered to be approved. 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 and Sohayda voted in the affirmative. Councilmember Sosnowski was noted absent. The Clerk stated that she was in receipt of the following reports: REPORTS DEPARTMENT 1. Board of Health-May 2002 2. Inspection of Buildings-May2002 Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Reiman and Rios and unanimous affirmative vote of the five (5) Councilmembers present, all reports were ordered to be received and placed on file. BUILDINGS & GROUNDS: Councilmember Reiman in the absence STANDING of Committee Chairperson Sosnowski said the Buildings and Grounds COMMITTEES Committee authorized the purchase of an air conditioning unit and duct work for the Police Department. He said graffiti at the Library __ has been taken care of and removed by Borough workers and the Annex will be sand blasted and painted within the next thirty days. He reported progress. FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION: Committee Chairperson Reiman said they would have a Finance meeting with the complete Council 11 UNE 20, 2002 soon to talk about the budget. He spoke about some things that might ;TANDING 3OMMITTEES reduce the debut. He said there were some cuts made and explained that there was also additional revenue brought in by the Building Department. He said there was about $260,000 in cuts and which would bring the tax increase to six or seven cents. He thanked Robert and Beverly Hedesh and said she has done a phenomenal job for the town as Chairwoman of the Recreation Commission. He said he wanted them to enjoy their retirement in South Carolina. He reported progress. F1RE: Committee Chairperson Sohayda said on Saturday the Fire Department conducted a School Bus Extrication Class and spoke about the details. He thanked Villani Bus Company for donating the bus and B & L Towing for moving the bus. He said members of the Fire Department met with various agencies concerning Deep Water Ports and explained. He thanked Westwood Auto Supply for the donating an air chisel. He reported progress. POLICE: Committee Chairperson Santoro said the Police Department would be interviewing for four new Police Officers next week. She said there would be a train moving through the area with waste and Carteret does not have a lot to say about it since the Federal Government informed the Borough. She said the Police and Fire Departments were aware and she hoped it would be gone and there would not be any problems. She spoke about the carnival being in town where sometimes people "flip out". She said this year there were no additional Police Officers for the Lower Roosevelt Avenue. She reported progress. PARKS & RECREATION: Committee Chairperson Rios said the Girls' Softball Tournament was cancelled due to the weather and would be rescheduled for July 27 and 28. He said the Boy's Little Tournament would be July 13 through the 27th. He said there will be a Dog Show on July 23rd and gave the details. He said the dinosaur in Shore Crest Park has been replaced. He said the new water fountain has arrived and it would be going in Carteret Park where it would be available twenty-four hours a day and is vandal proof. He said the Summer Youth Recreation Program begins July 8 and ends August 16. He said the PBA Fishing Derby would be held on June 29th. He said on Ethnic Day they would be having a Softball game in Carteret Park and the Democrats would be challenging the Republicans. He said they would have raffles going on throughout the game and the proceeds would benefit the World Trade Center Scholarship Fund. He reported continued progress. 12 JUNE 20, 2002 PUBLIC WORKS: Committee Chairperson Parisi said the 2002 Road STANDING Improvement Project Plans are complete and have been submitted to COI'IMITTEES the NJDOT. He said Carteret Avenue Pedestrian Improvement has two repairs left, the Milik Street Rehabilitation should be complete by the end of the week. He said there are two Resolutions for the 2003 -- DOT Grant Program. He said he Suspect Sewer Separation work has been completed, the Harrison Avenue Pump Station is eighty percent done and the Roosevelt Avenue Pump Station is one hundred percent done. He said the Sewer Treatment Plant Demolition is done and explained about some of the problems they had with this project. He said next Monday or Tuesday they would putting stone in and they would be able to move the Recycling back to its original spot soon. BOARD OF EDUCATION: Committee Chairperson Parisi said there was a letter from the Board of Education authorizing their end of the garbage contract with the schools. He spoke about the Middle and High School graduations. -- Mayor Failace congratulated Officer James Hart for a job well done. COMMENTS He wished Bob and Beverly Hedesh good luck in South Carolina and Wanda Wehrhahn good luck on her retirement. He spoke about the train as Councilmember Santoro had and said the train would have dirt contaminated with plutonium on it. He said they would be having a meeting with several Mayors and some members of the Legislature. He said there was not much we could do about this and said he felt it was scary. He said his daughter Danielle was in the Aids Bike Ride that started this morning. He said it would be about four hundred miles and they would be raising six million dollars. Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Reiman and Rios and unanimous PUBLIC DISCUSSION affirmative vote of the five (5) Councilmembers present, the meeting was opened to the public for discussion. __ James Mancuso, 43 Jackson Avenue said he got a call about the Skate COMMENTS Park and it is in bad condition. He explained what has been happening and said he felt someone would get hurt. Councilmember Rios said he would inform Mr. Kately and felt they might have to change their policy concerning this Skate Park. He asked Mr. Mancuso about metal that was installed there. James Mancuso asked about the Conrail train case. 13 ;UNE 20, 2002 Borough Attorney Bergen said the Council has never appropriated any 3Or. It. lENTS more money on this matter. James Mancuso spoke about what has been done since he was involved. Borough Attorney Bergen said he was in contact with them and the letter that was sent back to the Borough would not take this anywhere near the court. He said if the Council wanted to go further they would have to appropriate more money for that and told Mr. Mancuso that he was working on a proposal regarding the street sweepings and hoped to have it ready for the next meeting that would serve the County and the Borough. Stanley Gutowski, New Jersey Avenue asked for a clarification on the First Aid Agreement. He said if the Borough of Carteret, the Fire Department takes care of 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. who would take care of 6:00 P.M. to 6:00 A.M., the Carteret Volunteer Ambulance Squad. He asked if they were allowed to do the same billing the Borough does. Councilmember Santoro said they have that option and she did not know. She said they are a separate group and the Council can not control that and explained. Bob Magella, Coolidge Avenue, Captain, Carteret Fire Department said on behalf of the Fire Department they fully understood the importance of the decision the Council made tonight, lie said the Fire Department feels this a major role and assured the Council and the residents that the full weight of the Fire Department would be put behind this program. He said his men can do anything and they accept this responsibility and they will give the Borough something they will be very proud of. Stanley Gutowski asked if there was a timetable on this. Mayor Failace said as soon as possible. Councilmember Rios said the Council has to be concerned with the Board of liealth's application, the Borough made to allow them to go into the Ambulance Service. Georgia Barton asked if they are going to work at night and others are working during the day, why couldn't they use the same ambulance. She asked if the town paid for the ambulances with donations. Councilmember Reiman said it is a private organization. Mayor Failace said there is no cost to the Borough. Georgia Barron said the Borough has given them money through donations and wanted to know if they were the town's ambulances. Councilmember Rios said they are owned by First Aid Incorporated. 14 JUNE 20, 2002 Georgia Barron said we have to buy new ambulances and said she felt COMMENTS it was crazy since this is one town they should help us out. RESOLUTION//02-271 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to RESOLUTION #02-271 RESOLUTION TO -- the Council for action. GO INTO CLOSED SESSION Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Rios and Reiman RESOLUTION//02-271 "RESOLUTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION" was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Parisi, ADOPTED Reiman, Rios, Santoro and Sohayda voted in the affirmative. Councilmcmbcr Sosnowski was noted absent. At approximately 8:40 P.M. a Closed Session was held. CLOSED SESSION At approximately 8:50 P.M., upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Rios MEETING OPEN and Sohayda and unanimous affirmative vote of the five (5) TO PUBLIC Councihnembers present, thc meeting was opened to the public. Councilmember Sohayda made a motion to re-bid the garbage project. MOTION MADE No second was made and the motion was not carded. NO SECOND Upon MMS&C, and unanimous affirmative vote of the five (5) ETHNIC DAY 2002 Councilmembers present, Councilmember Rios announced the 2002 COMMITTEE NAMED Ethnic Day Committee: Chairwoman: Taqualla Ransdell Members: Michelle Grandell Judy Leshko Robert Kately Marilyn Musco 15 JUNE 20, 2002 There being no further business or discussion, upon MMS&C, by ~,DJOURNED Councilmembers Padsi and Rios and unanimous affirmative vote of the five (5) Councilmembers present, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:5 2 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Municipal Clerk KMB/cp 16