HomeMy Public PortalAbout2002/08/08 AUGUST 8, 2002
The Agenda Meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of AGENDA MEETING
Carteret preceding the Regular Meeting, August 15, 2002, was held August 8, 2002
on August 8, 2002, 7:00 P.M., Municipal Court/Police Facility,
230 Roosevelt Avenue, Carteret, New Jersey.
The following were noted present: PRESENT
Mayor James A. Failace
Councilmember Ronald Rios
" Janet Santoro
" Buddy Sohayda
" Brian Sosnowski
Noted Absent were Councilmembers Frank Parisi and Daniel
Reiman.
Also noted present was William Peck, Esq. who was representing
Robert Bergen, the Borough Attorney, who was noted Absent.
Mailed to the Home News Tribune, The Star Ledger and posted on STATEME~rr OF
MEETING NOTICE
the bulletin board on August 2, 2002.
TO ADDRESS GOVERNING
a) Tony Neibert - Councilmember Santoro said she had invited BODY
Mr. Neibert to a previous Council Meeting. There was Tony Neibert
questions about the Borough issuing summons and signs to
property owners and she knows Tony has been working on it.
Tony Neibert said he has put together information concerning
where we are with the plan. He handed out paperwork in reference
to this and said they could look at the stats on it. He explained that
the multi colored sheet they use to track violations, summons and
warrants. He spoke shortly on this. He said with the passing of the
Bulk Property Maintenance Code, it has given us an added feature
to look at some of the areas we had not had an enforcement of. It
has given us a tool to look at the multiple occupancies and houses
that shouldn't be. The Property Maintenance Code is the basis of
what the Council is trying to do to redevelop Carteret. He went on
to explain that they had taken pictures of the before and after of the
violations and spoke on this briefly. He said each violation they
receive is about two and one half inspections. He said about
$16,000.00 since January 1st has been issued. He said in September
they are doing a realignment of Mr. Nagy's duties, where about
70% of his time will be devoted to property maintenance issues
along with a good portion of his time.
Councilmember Santoro asked if they could have some copies of
the paperwork, (about twenty (20)), Mr. Neibert gave out
explaining the property maintenance for the next meeting.
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Tony Neibert Cont: Councilmember Santoro asked Mr. Neibert if they come across a
senior are they informed about the programs available to them.
Mr. Neibert said they are.
Mr. Neibert said he and Councilmember Rios are trying to clean
up the industrial areas.
Councilmember Santoro asked who has the responsibility to go out
to the sites.
Mr. Neibert said Cookie takes the violation sheets off the computer
and distributes them to him, Mr. Nagy and Mrs. Ransdell of the
Health Department and they collaborate on the violations. He
commented that they usually let the Board of Health answer most
of the grass questions and a water problem would be both
departments, etc.
Councilmember Santoro said her concern is there is two (2) active
departments and a program going and she said that only one (1)
should control the follow up on it.
Mr. Neibert said he thinks it would be his department that should
do that since they just passed the ordinance.
Councilmember Santoro asked if the Board of Health had a list like
this.
Mr. Neibert said no.
Councilmember Santoro said maybe they could request from them
to do something and we could be aware of what they are doing.
Mr. Neibert said when people come in with warrants the Police
Department will be sent out after the individuals with the warrant.
Mayor Failace asked as an example, if at this time all Borough
owned property is clean.
Mr. Neibert answered, No. He said obviously that is a situation that
the Park's Department has a problem getting to it with their
workload.
Councilmember Rios said he has been in contact with Mr.
Neibert's office in the past three (3) months probably about a
dozen time about one individual, a commercial business. He then
asked the attorney present if he could mention the name public.
Attorney Peck said he would not at that time.
Councilmember Rios said he did not think it was fair to the
residents in that particular area to put up with that kind of bad
neighbor policy that they do. He said Mr. Neibert's office has been
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very active in this. He said people should not have to put up with Tony Neibert Cont:
such a large amount of bird droppings in their back yard.
Tony Neibert commented that when they were there it was
approximately two-thousand (2000).
Councilmember Rios said that it is not acceptable and then went on
to say he rode around in that area, and said it was Lafayette Street.
Mr. Neibert said that is an area where the Board of Health had
originally taken the lead because of health issues and they are still
actively involved in that. He said that his office would be siting
him on being a Public Nuisance. He said he understood from Mrs.
Ransdell, that John Dowd, the sanitarian has gone to the state and
requested them to look into the problem for us. He said their waste
product winds up in open containers in their yard and they also
have a problem when they receive their deliveries that it spills out
onto Roosevelt Avenue and into the driveway and that is where the
birds start picking up. He then said he and Mr. Rios are also
dealing with another situation with a pool. He said their last court
appearance was this particular Wednesday and they recommended
to the judge that they remove the pool and the judge recommended
to the defendant that the pool be drained and not pulled up until
they get the PE's report from the retaining wall and also on the
final fixing. The other resident that was involved is very happy and
wished to extend her thanks to our department for the work we had
done. He spoke shortly on this.
Councilmember Rios said his concern it is not fair to the neighbors
of either case. He questioned why they couldn't say to the judge on
-- their behalf to go for the maximum.
Tony Neibert said he did. His recommendation is that the pool be
decommissioned. The defendant pleaded his case and the judge
talked to the other neighbor and they decided to be a little more
lenient. He commented that the people involved are friends.
Councilmember Rios said that was a satisfactory answer and he
was sure the rest of the Council would agree and then he asked Mr.
Neibert if the Council could request him to shut down that
business.
Tony Neibert said they could. He said they corrected the outside a
lot but they have an have an internal control problem. He said he
would take that in consultation with Attorney Bergen before doing
that. He said they probably would need proper notification.
Councilmember Sohayda asked Mr. Neibert if there was a
company in court, it was public knowledge and then asked him the
narae.
-- Mr. Neibert said I~C. He then spoke on this and other projects that
are cleaning up the town.
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Borough Engineer b) Borough Engineer - Don Norbut spoke on various projects. On
the Road Improvement Projects, he spoke on the 2002 Road
Program and wants a resolution put on for the Council Meeting
for the award of the bid, and then he said the Milik Street
Rehabilitation is scheduled to be completed. He then spoke on
Sanitary Sewer Projects, saying the Harrison Avenue Pump
Station will have the final site work completed within the next
several weeks and the Roosevelt Avenue PS Communitor and
HVAC Contract, Standard Industrial Services have completed
all the contract work and is scheduled to complete the extra
contract work for the installation of new wet well duct work
within the next week and on the Roosevelt Avenue PS VFD's
and Control Replacement the bids were received for the
replacement of variable frequency drives and the main control
panel. The low bidder was Quality Electric Construction
Company which they are recommending the award of bid to
and he would like a resolution put on for this at the Council
Meeting and on the Sewer Inspection Camera Purchase, they
will be selecting a camera system for this. Then he spoke on
the Waterfront Park, on Contract Administration saying they
had initiated regular progress meetings with the Reicon Group,
who have submitted a tentative schedule for a six (6) month
contract completion and a shop drawing submittal schedule.
The NJDEP Soil Cap Approval was received by the NJDEP.
On Environmental Permits, they had the Anny Core Engineer
Permit and it expired and we cannot apply for an extension so
what we have to do is re-file new applications and during that
process the New Jersey and New York Sandy Hook Pilots
Associations put in a protest about conflict between large ships
and small water craft they have proposed for the project. They
will respond to the Army Core within the next ten (10) days. On
the Temporary Construction Access Easement, the Borough
Attorney is pursuing one from the owner of Lot 1, Block 4 and
anticipate it within the next week. He then spoke on Grants and
Loans, saying they received $500,000 from Green Acres for
the Waterfront Park, Phase II and will be asking Green Acres
approval to transfer this to cover improvements at the Carteret
Park and Sportsmen Field, on or before August 15th. On the
Fall 2002 Green Acres Application, they will be preparing one
for submission to Green Acres on August 15, 2002 for
approximately one (1) million dollars for Waterfront Park,
Phase II improvements, along with pond dredging and edge
treatment improvements at Carteret Park. On the 2002
Middlesex County Downtown and Business District
Imrovement Fund he said The Middlesex County Office of
Economic Development will be accepting grant applications
for a maximum grant award of $100,000 for projects aimed at
Downtown and/or Central Business Districts, town and
commercial centers, due September 6, 2002.
Councilmember Santoro said they are filing for that grant and
spoke on this shortly. She said Don Norbut was doing a good job
in putting it together for them.
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He then spoke on General Issues, on the Roosevelt Avenue Borough Engineer
Bypass, West Cartert he said he was recently contacted to the Cont:
Woodbridge Township Engineer concerning the Borough's Truck
Diversion Plan and said the township's administration is favorable
to using Milik Street as the designated truck bypass route instead
of Federal Boulevard and the township is not favorable to signing
Omar Avenue for "Local Traffic Only. He asked Mr. Simicsak to
put something in writing and they can move forward with the
county and on the Hill District Storm Sewer Project Planning
Document we are proceeding with the preparation of the
environmental information document as required by the USEPA
for the Hill District Storm Sewer Project. His intent is to submit a
draft planning document for Mayor and Council review, prior to
the next Council/Agenda Meeting. On Industrial Monitoring
Contract Renewal, he said quotes were received for Wastewater
Monitoring of Industrial Users for 2002. The low bidder was
Garden State Laboratories at $17,496. They are recommending
awarding the bid and he wants a resolution put on for the Council
Meeting.
Don Norbut then went on to speak about the additional work at the
Roosevelt Avenue pump Station they had authorized $23,000
worth of work. It was over and above the normal contract scope for
him to observe that work and do the necessary paperwork and he is
asking for an increase in his fee of about $2700 bringing his fee to
about 7%.
Councilmember Santoro asked if anyone had a problem putting
that on and none of the Governing Body present objected.
Don Norbut said he spoke to the County and they are ready to
come in September and do all of the overlay work on several local
streets. As part of the 2002 Road Program we are going to do some
base repair and then mill and pave them.
Councilmember Santoro asked Mr. Norbut to check on what roads
they are doing.
Don Norbut said the last item is associated with the Road Program,
which is again $750,000. He explained they had to put a couple of
deduct items in the bid just to make sure they had enough money
to award a contract and that was for the extension of the Fire
House Driveway and also for Liebig Lane.
MINUTES FOR
Mayor 23 & July 18,2002. APPROVAL
Police Officers - Councilmember Santoro said they are doing the C(I'~ENDATIONS
commendations for the murder investigation she spoke about and
Chief Pieczyski has the list and she wants to recognize all the
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COMMENDATIONS people involved. She also wants to recommend Sue and Bob Talali
Cont: for their work on National Night Out.
ORDINANCES Public Heating -
#02-16 Amending and Supplementing Ordinance #00-22, Creating
Chapter 183 of the Code, Re: Open Space Trust Fund.
#02-17 Amending Chapter 182 of the Code, Re: Park and --
Recreational Fees.
#02-18 Amending Article 1, Licensing Regulations, Chapter 71, Re:
Alcoholic Beverages.
#02-19 Amending Code, Section 254-37, Schedule XiX, Re: No
Passing Zones.
RESOLUTIONS Directing the Issuance of Various Raffle Licenses.
Refund of Tax and/or Sewer User Fees.
Authorizing Various Contractors to Perform Rehabilitation of
Homes Pursuant to COAH.
Authorizing Extension of Time for Payment of Taxes to September
3, 2002.
Authorizing Carteret Community Development Department to
Request Funding for the Roosevelt Area Business District
Revitalization.
Mayor Failace asked the Finance Committee if they ever floated a
bond for that.
Councilmember Santoro said she did not think they ever completed
that and said they were just talking at a Budget Meeting about
adding into that.
The Mayor said that he meant that Patrick was looking in order to
assure, since the tax bills went out late, enough funds. Patrick was
looking to go out and borrow money at a very low interest rate.
Councilmember Santoro said they had to do that already.
Requesting Approval of Insertion of $15,995 the 2002 Budget
Revenue Available from the Gates Foundation Library Computer
Grant.
Appointing the School Traffic Guards for the 2002-2003 School
Season.
Councilmember Santoro said we have two (2) guards retiring and
also they are looking for alternates to be able to start training
because they are anticipating at the end of December the
possibility of more.
Award of Bids - Roosevelt Avenue Pump Station.
Award of Bids - 2002 Road Program.
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Councilmember Santoro said on resolutions, we need to vote on a
resolution appointing George Strangos to are UEZ as a voting
member·
RESOLUTION #02-302 was introduced by the Mayor and was RESOLUTION ~02-302
Appointing Member
referred to the Council for action, to the Urban ~J~t rW~
Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Santoro and Rios 7one
RESOLUTION #02-302
"APPOINTING MEMBER TO THE URBAN ENTERPRISE
ZONE ADVISORY COMMITTEE"
was Adopted· Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Adopted
Rios, Santoro, Sohayda and Sosnowski voted in the Affirmative.
Councilmembers Parisi and Reiman were noted Absent.
Councilmember Santoro said in next weeks meeting they will look
to appoint in the advisory.
Clerk's Office - July 2002. REPORTS
Building Dept. - July 2002·
MATTERS FOR
MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION:
NJ Department of Personnel - Certification of Eligibles for DISCUSSION
Appointment, Re: Principal Cashier Typing. Two (2) Provisionals. Principal Cashier
Date of Disposition: 10/01/02. Typists
The Assistant Clerk said that was for Mary Koke and Michelle
Blacknall.
b) Certification of Eligibles for Appointment, Re: Secretary Secretary/Board
Board/Commission. One (1) Provisional· Date of Disposition: Commission
10/25/02· The Assistant Clerk said the Clerk advised her to have
this brought up again in Closed Session·
T&M Associates - Sewage Treatment Demolition Project, Re: Soil T&M Associates
Settlement.
Mr. & Mrs. Retamozo - Request to purchase property. Mr. & Mrs. Retamozo
The Assistant Clerk showed them the letter from the Retamozos'
and the Mayor said they had to have the Borough Attorney look at
it and directed the Assistant Clerk to give him a copy of the letter.
Omnibus Driver - To replace Janet Stark. Omnibus Driver
Councilmember Santoro asked if that was posted.
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Omnibus Driver Councilmember Rios said it was and he then said he wanted to call
Cont: a Parks Committee Meeting this week with Mr. Kately. He said we
have someone already there and someone has to take his position.
The Mayor said then the driver that is there now will move up and
we are looking to put someone in his position.
Councilmember Rios said he wants to make his recommendations
to the Council at the next Council Meeting. --
BUSINESS TO BE BUSiNESS TO BE ADDED:
ADDED Councilmember Santoro said they will be interviewing the week of
the 19th for the EMT positons. She said she will not be here the
EMT Positions week they are interviewing, so Councilmember Sohayda will step
in to do that as the head of the Fire Committee.
Councilmember At approximately 7:55 P.M., Councilmember Santoro was noted
Santoro noted Absent.
Absent
Pond Councilmember Sosnowski said he talked to Ted Surick about the
pond. He suggested to do something in-house instead of spending
$450,000.
Councilmember Rios said he understands exactly where he is
coming from and we may be able to do it in-house, but, the total
project is not going to be just dredging it. There is concrete work
on the outside. He said they have to get hold of the state to get rid
of the fish to hold them for us, etc. He said he spoke to the man
that comes and does the Honorary PBA Fishing Derby and asked
him some questions about dredging the whole pond and he told
him they would have to them up and they would come and get the
fish and when we get done with the project they would come back
with all the fish and they would re-stock it. He then went on to
World Trade speak about the World Trade Center, September llth. He suggested
Center Disaster we as a Borough should have something at night, about 6:00 or
7:00 P.M., in the evening, so the people interested could be there.
He said they would be planting three (3) trees in remembrance of
the people that lost their lives for Carteret. We are going to have a
plaque made up for them. He said he spoke to Mr. Meehan and
there is a very good possibility that they could get a piece of steel
from the World Trade Center. He then directed the Assistant Clerk
to fax the Deputy Mayor in charge of that, who spoke to Mr.
Meehan, a letter from the Governing Body requesting a piece of
steel from the World Trade Center Disaster and told her to mention
Mr. Meehan, who lives in town and his daughter lost her life in this
tragedy and gave us his fax number and then gave the fax number
to the Assistant Clerk. He also suggested we do something with the
Fire Department, Police Department and the Veteran's Alliance.
Mayor Failace suggested to contact Mr. Tomczuk.
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Councilmember Rios then directed the Assistant Clerk to contact World Trade Center
the churches to ring their bells at approximately 6:00 P.M. on Disaster Cont:
September llth.
Mayor Failace said to make sure we don't conflict with someone
else.
Janet Stark
Councilmember Rios said he wants a Council Commendation for
Janet Stark, bus driver, who worked for the Borough for twenty
some odd years. He said he would also like to discuss in Closed
Session about the EMT negotiations.
Councilmember Sohayda said on September llth at approximately Councilmember Sohayda
9:30 to 10:45 there will be a service at the Fire House. Secondly he
will be out of the Borough from the 23rd to the 28th. He will be in
Missouri with the Fire Department. We were nominated for a
National Award, one of seven (7) towns in the United States. The
Borough is paying for two (2) firemen to attend and he is paying
for himself to attend.
Fire Department
Brian O'Connor, from the Fire Department, said we were
recognized as one of the seven (7) finalists from the International
Association of Fire Chiefs around the County for our (inaudible) of
Life Program.
Councilmember Sohayda said he has an Administration Hungarian Reformed
Submission from Chief Pieczyski, referred to him by Church
Councilmember Santoro, from the Hungarian Reformed Church.
They are inquiring if there is a possibility of the recent fifteen (15)
minute parking regulation that is now in effect on Washington
-- Avenue, between, Pershing and Cooke, be changed so the
parishioners of the church can park there on Sunday to attend
church. He said the upside for changing the ordinance would be the
church members would be allowed to park there on Sundays to
attend church and the downside would be the store (Little Kliens)
opens on Sunday mornings and has a constant flow of customers
picking up the Sunday newspaper. He asked for this to be brought
to the Council's attention and advise him if there is a change in the
ordinance, thereof. He commented that they only have one (1)
service on Sunday morning. He said they just did it for the church
up the hill.
The Mayor said he felt everyone would agree.
Councilmember Rios said he had a question from a Borough Borough Office
resident asking if he could sit at different intervals in a Borough
office, because he was there today and he was asked to be
removed, or removed himself from the office. He was removed by
the police and he felt he should be able to sit there and the
supervisor of that department said he shouldn't be able to sit there
as long as he would like to.
Mayor Failace said it is the Hot House in the Park.
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Borough Office Councilmember Rios said it is the Office of the Senior
Cont: Transportation.
Mayor Failace said they should be careful, because we are treading
on thing ice, because there are many residents who stop in to say
hello.
Attorney Peck said he would want to discuss it with Attorney
Bergen and get back to them. --
Garbage Collectors Mayor Failace said he received a lot of complaints that the new
garbage collectors are leaving the cans in the middle of the street.
He asked for someone from the Streets and Roads Committee to
talk to Ted Surick and make a note to tell them this is not
acceptable.
Councilmember Sohayda asked the Assistant Clerk to inform
Councilmember Parisi about it.
RESOLUI?ION 5gO2-303 RESOLUTION #02-303 was introduced by the Mayor and
Resolution To Go referred to the Council for action.
Into Closed Session
Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Rios and Sohayda
RESOLUTION #02-303
"RESOLUTION TO GO iNTO CLOSED SESSION"
Adopted was Adopted. Upon individual roll call vote Councilmembers Rios, --
Sohayda and Sosnowski voted in the Affirmative. Councilmembers
Parisi, Reiman and Santoro were noted Absent.
MEETING CLOSED At approximately 8:08 p.m., this meeting was Closed to Discuss
Litigation and Personnel Matters.
Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Rios and Sosnowski and
MEETING OPENED unanimous affirmative vote of the three (3) Councilmembers
present this meeting was opened at approximately 8:25 P.M.
ADJOURNED Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Sosnowski and Rios. and
unanimous affirmative vote of the three (3) Councilmembers
present, after no further discussion, this meeting was Adjourned at
approximately 8:26 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
LINDA A. RIVERA
Assistant Municipal Clerk
LAR
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