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The Agenda Meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of
Carteret preceding the Regular Meeting May 4, 2000, was held on
April 27, 2000, 7:00 P.M., Municipal Court!Police Facility, 230
Roosevelt Avenue, Carteret, New Jersey.
AGENDA ~
April 27, 2000
The following were noted present:
PRESENr
Mayor James A. Failace
Councilmember Crilley
" O'Brien
" Quinones
" Santoro
" Sohayda
Noted absent was Councilmember Fazekas.
Also noted present was Borough Attorney Craig Coughlin and
Nicholas Goldsack, Business Administrator.
Mailed to the Home News Tribune, The Star Ledger and posted on
the bulletin board on April 19, 2002.
SfA'IDIENl' OF
~ OOl'ICE
Borough Engineer - Albert Benanito spoke on various subjects.
The Underground Storage Tank Removal - Contract No. 00-01,
the Public Works Facility AST and Fuel Management System
Contract No. 99-20, the Borough Hall Microbial Testing, the Town
Center Project - Contract No. 99-21, the Sewer Facilities,
Improvements to Dorothy Street Pump Station - Contract No. 00-
05, Illegal Connection Identification & InfiltrationlInflow
Reduction Program, Bergen, Hayward and Harrison Avenue
Pumping Station Improvements - Contract No. 98-14, Cooke Ave.
Sewer Rehabilitation & Pershing Area Sewer Separation -
Contraçt No. 00-12 and Jackson Avenue and Bernath Street/So
Whittier Street and Coolidge Avenue, the Roads Projects, Contract
Nos. 978-12 and 99-11, Industrial Road and Louis and Fillmore
Paving Project and NJDOT Year 2001 Trust Fund Applications.
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National Day of Prayer & Day of Prayer in New Jersey and the
Clerk stated they are adding on Breast Cancer Awareness.
PROCLAHATIœ
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Fazekas noted
Present
Matters For
Discussion
Public Hearing-
#00-16 Amending Salary Ordinance #71-9, Re: Supervisor -
Sewage Department.
Directing the Issuance of Various Bingo Licenses.
Directing the Issuance of Various Raffle Licenses.
Amendment to 2000 Temporary Budget.
Refund of Tax and/or Sewer Fee Overpayments.
Approving Change Order - $1,531.87, Re: P&H Construction -
Bergen, Hayward and Harrison Avenue pumping Station
Improvements.
ABC Licenses - 2000 License Renewals.
Township of Woodbridge - a) Land Use and Development
Ordinance Amendment, Re: Time Limit for Decision and Effect.
b)Resolution opposing use ofMTBE as a gasoline additive.
County of Middlesex - Resolution requesting Union County Board
of Chosen Freeholders to notify Middlesex County and its
Municipalities of Linden Transfer Station Hearing.
Township of South Brunswick - Resolution opposing Assembly
Bill A-1309/Senate Bill S-866, Re: Access to Public Records.
Mayor Failace asked Attorney Coughlin to speak to the Council in
reference to the Linden Transfer Station, about our asking for
interested party status.
Attorney Coughlin said that is why he prepared a letter asking that
specifically that the Borough generally granted that status, which
will allow the Borough to keep on top of developing issues as they
go along. There is no formal applications given.
Clerk's Office - May 2000.
At approximately 7:10 p.m., Councilmember Fazekas was noted
present.
MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION:
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Bond Ordinance #00-17, Tabled. Mayor Failace said to talk about
it tonight so they can do whatever they have to do next week. He
then asked what the problem was.
Bond Ordinance #(X)-17
Councilmember Santoro asked what length of time they were
looking at.
. Mayor Failace and Nick Goldsack said for a million dollars for
ten (10) years.
Nick Goldsack said based on the interest rate they would go out
for the bans. He said they would not start making principle
payments until after the fifth year upon bond anticipation notes.
You only have interest payments for the first five (5) years.
Councilmember Santoro asked based on the figures what would
the interest be.
Mayor Failace said they are looking at approximately a point and
one half a year.
Councilmember Santoro said her concern is that some of the items
wouldn't have a ten (10) year life expectency. She suggested
maybe it would be better to pay some of them from the budget than
to pay additional interest on it for a ten (10) year period. She then
said in reference to the Fire Truck, she called the gentleman back
on Wednesday in Trenton, from the DCA, to see if he could help
us and he wasn't there. She said that is an option, if they could do
something better for us price wise it would make sense to use
them.
Mayor Failace said when they bought the first truck they looked at
the MCIA and it did not come out better for us.
Nick Goldsack said the only thing the ordinance does is to
authorize the Borough to go out. If in the interim we have
something more viable than this then they can cancel that portion
of the Bond Ordinance. We don't have to use it, it just puts the
credit line out there.
Councilmember Santoro said she wants a list put together of what
we are using, not what we can juggle in and out on the items.
Councilmember Crilley asked if they designate $400,000.00 in this
bond and we get a grant for the Fire Truck for part or all of it he
asked if that money then can be used for another purpose.
Nick Goldsack said they could amend the ordinance and use it for
something else or cancel that portion of the ordinance out.
Councilmember Santoro asked about the removal and replacement
of the undergound storage tank, if that was depleted or would they
be coming up with a couple more later on. She asked if the
$1l0,000.00 will be the depletion.
Underground Storage
Tank
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Nick Goldsack said the $80,000.00 has already been done. The
$1l0,00.00 is for the above ground sewage tanks.
Fire Truc.ks
Councilmember Quinones asked about getting Fire Trucks.
Mayor Failace said if there is something left over that is fine, but
his position is he doesn't want to hold this bond up. The bottom
line is to get it in place and get it done.
Sewer Bond
Councilmember Santoro asked what we were doing about a sewer
bond.
Mayor Failace said if need be we will, but, we are not doing
anything right now.
Councilmember Santoro said they have been talking about it and it
is something we do have to do pretty quickly and questioned if we
could find out what we need to do before we make a decision.
Nick Goldsack said two million thirty five thousand dollars is
necessary for the sewer, based on the engineer's report and this is
based on the Borough needs, with respect to Public Works, Parks
Department, Police and Fire Departments and various other
departments as far as their needs for Capital Projects.
Councilmember Santoro said we are looking for a two (2) million
dollar bond as far as the sewers and a one (1) million dollar bond
for this now.
Nick Goldsack said the sewer bond is a self-funding bond. The
sewer fees pays for those bonds.
All present spoke on this for a short while.
Nick Goldsack said his recommendation is that the Ordinance be
read as is, because if we change it then we will have to get Bond
Council to amend this ordinance again, to re-vamp it. If there is
anything that the Council wishes to cancel out then we could do
that by resolution.
Councilmember Crilley asked ifit was advertised.
Attorney Coughlin said they are talking about introducing it as is
and then amending it subsequently.
Bond; Re:
OJrnputecs
Councilmember Santoro asked if the $65,000.00 finished the bond
in reference to computers back in November.
Councilmember Fazekas said the $65,000.00 was taken for the
Library so that money will be for part of the hook up between
some of the buildings.
Councilmember Santoro asked if that completed everything.
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Councilmember Santoro said she would like to meet to review
proposals for Borough Hall. They decided to have only three (3)
people meet in the Library at 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday. She then
asked if we could get a schedule for the whole Council for the
Turnpike Meetings for when and where they are.
Borough Hall
Councilmember Quinones said she passed around some flyers in
reference to grass cutting. Then she went on to say she wanted to
discuss the hiring of three (3) officers but thought it would be more
appropriate to discuss it in closed. She spoke about grants that
could be used to hire them.
Hiring New Police
Officers
Councilmember Crilley said he is getting complaints from the
people who are taking advantage of the YMCA Exercise Programs
that are being held upstairs in the Hot House. He said the women
are not happy there.
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Nick Goldsack said they made a commitment to them that as soon
as the Seniors were moved over to the New Community Center we
would provide scheduled facilities for them.
Councilmember Crilley asked if there was anywhere in the
meantime.
Councilmember Fazekas said he would check with St. Elias
Church and Councilmember Crilley said he would check with St.
Joseph Church.
Attorney Coughlin said he got out the latest version of the Towing
Ordinance and he passed it out. He said he and Nick met with the
towers to obtain their input and this reflects those changes and he
revised it and sent it out and gave them a month to look at it. He
said where the highlights are is where the Council should be aware
of . He said the current ordinance provides for a list of ten (10).
Anyone who could meet the criteria of the ordinance, most
significantly the response time, would be eligible to get on the
Towing List. It also establishes a Heavy Duty Towing List. This
ordinance creates two (2) separate lists. There is some rate
increases in there. There is also a remedy on the list for people who
didn't get some weeks that they would have gotten because of it
being carried.
Towing Ordinance
Mayor Failace said for the Council to review it and if there is no
problems they can put it on for Thursday.
Attorney Coughlin said unless there is a strong objection to doing
it. He said he had talked to Sergeant McFadden and he thought it
was fine and needed no changes. He said they do need to carve out
a process for putting titles on the vehicles, but that is not included
here, so in some point subsequent to that you will probably have to
amend it. He then said on another subject, Nick Goldsack just got
a copy of the Metrocom Agreement. He said if we recall we had
Tabled consideration of that agreement because of the fact that
there was the possibility a change in the rate structure, which
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Towing Ocdinance
Continued
Abandoned
Buildings
Library
Drug Polic.y
Head Start
would provide for a franchising fee which was significantly more
than the draft that we had. It is his understanding through the
counsel for Ricochet, that in fact this agreement that was given to
Nick is reflective of a agreement that has been worked out at the
League of Municipalities. They put together a sample agreement
and he asked them for a copy of it. Their attorney said this was
included in it an she indicated that Councilman Fazekas has been
in touch in terms of utilizing the services they are going to provide
and that he thought it might be beneficial and he said copies will
be provided for them.
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Councilmember Santoro asked about abandoned buildings.
Councilmember Crilley said he has a list of all the abandoned
buildings from Mr. Neibert and he told him it is up to the Council,
what they want to do.
Councilmember Santoro asked about maintaining vacant land.
Councilmember Crilley said it is identified in a letter that was
given to them. He said Councilmember Sohayda should get a copy
of it and pass it on to Ted Surick so they are sure it is maintained
over the summer.
Attorney Crilley asked about the keys to the various doors at the
Library Building.
Councilmember Santoro said to get some made and then they
could move the people in there.
Nick Goldsack said the Assessor's Office does supply to Ted
Surick and Bobby Kately a list of Borough owned properties on an
annual basis to make sure they are maintained. He said he thinks
Bobby Kately has the list.
Mayor Failace asked Attorney Coughlin where they were at with
the Drug Policy.
Attorney Coughlin said he had a couple of conversations with Paul
Mercatanti with regard to that and he didn't think he had any real
problems with it and he was going to make some comments and he
hasn't gotten those yet.
Mayor Failace said to please get them because he wants to move
forward. He then went on to say he and Nick met with Carol
Thomas from Head Start the other day and the Jewish Community
Center has offered their building for Head Start if necessary, for
maybe a small fee. Carol Thomas doesn't think they could use it
for Head Start but can use it for some Head Start Programs and so
they are looking into that now. He told him that Carteret has not
gotten their fair share in the past from the County with finances
that could be used for various programs through Head Start which
he is going to work with him on. They have another meeting set up
in another week or so. He is looking for a couple of Borough
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Councilmember Fazekas said no there is more. He said one of the
problems he has moving ahead is with the (inaudible) 2000 system.
They are still going through the aches and pains of a new system.
The state hasn't approved the NCIC 2000 so that they could move
ahead with the MVP. That is another additional $75,000.00 to
$100,000.00. He then said he wanted to move ahead with the
imaging documenting because there is files that need to be
addressed. He also said the telephone system has to be set up. He
spoke on that he just had a new financial system put in.
Bond; Re:
OJrnputers
Councilmember Crilley said they should address all that when they
decide what they are going to do with Borough Hall.
Councilmember Fazekas said he wants to address the archiving
and taking the files out because they have to take them out
anyway. He said that some of the $65,000.00 would be used for
that and it will cover but we also have to move forward with the
telephone systems to the existing locations, the Police, the Annex
and the Firehouse.
The Mayor asked ifthat was in the original budget.
Councilmember Fazekas said it was. He said he will re-evaluate
the Fire Department and submit to the Council two (2) other costs
on Monday.
Councilmember Santoro asked about abating Borough Hall and all
present spoke on it for a short while.
Councilmember Quinones said after the DCA and P.O.S.H.A.
comes in then Tiffany Bater can make a recommendation if we
have to evacuate and that can be substantiated or negated by the
state and if that happens we will deal with it then.
Agreement - R. Talalai - Attorney Coughlin said he had reached
out to Lieutenant Talalai today but he said he believed that
Councilmember Quinones had gotten some comments back from
him.
R. Talalai
Councilmember Quinones said she thought it might be better to
address that in Closed Session.
Local Assistance Board - a)Re-appointrnent of Director.
b) Change of Name to "Department of Social Services.
Local Assistance
Board
Mayor Failace said they talked about it and it was agreed to.
American International Recovery, Inc. - Request for payment of
claim, M. Materazzo.
American Inta:rntiaÐl
Recovery
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Board of Heal th
Dire.c. tor of
Public. Works
Stanley Gorecki
Nancy M.Ilowski
Resolution #00-135
BUSrmss 10 BE
ADDl'D
Health Depactment
Building Grant
New Camunity
Center
Board of Health - Two (2) vacancies. Mayor Failace said to call
Ellen Ransdell because she has the names.
Director of Public Works - Ordinance establishing position and
salary. The Governing Body decided to have a Special Meeting to
discuss this.
Mayor Failace asked for the Special Meeting to be at 7:00 P.M.
before the next scheduled Council Meeting.
Stanley Gorecki - Property improvements. Mayor Failace said
Nick Goldsack just advised him that there may be a legal problem
with this so they will discuss it in Closed Session.
Nancy Mulowski - Personnel Matter. Mayor Failace said they will
discuss this in Closed Session.
Resolution #00-135/Tabled 4/24/00- Re: Authorizing Bids for
Carteret Park Improvements. Councilmember Crilley said to leave
that Tabled until they do the Bond Ordinance and until the
Engineer and himself are still working on what exactly we are
going to do.
BUSINESS TO BE ADDED:
Councilmember Fazkeas said he met with the Health Department.
Weare going to automate that so they could eliminate a lot of their
manual efforts. They need document imaging. He then asked if
anyone has talked to them about what facilities they could use in
the Community Center.
Councilmember Santoro said she will go to the next Board of
Health Meeting.
Councilmember Fazekas said in reference to the grant for the
building do they have any deadlines.
Councilmember Santoro said they wouldn't give us any time until
they set the meeting up.
Councilmember Santoro asked about the New Community Center.
Councilmember O'Brien said he was over there today and he
spoke to Attorney Coughlin about sending a letter to Serenity. The
temporary certificate of Occupancy expired yesterday and Tony
Neibert was going to look at it today. There is a lot of work not
done.
Mayor Failace said in reference to that he spoke to Potter and they
will talk about it in Closed Session.
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owned properties in the Chrome Section. They will get the funds to
rehabilitate those properties:R won't cost us a penny. They will get
a ratable on it. They will do it through MCEOC. He told Nick to
get a couple of properties and see what they can do with it and talk
to him some more because he thinks this is something that can be
great. He can rehabilitate those properties through the MCEOC for
free. He said they are also interested in the rehabilitation of lower
Roosevelt Avenue. There will be programs for minority business
people to move in there. He then said that Catholic Charities have
been talking about the Health Building partnering with them. He
then went on to say that he, Nick, AI, Eric and Jim Mancuso, who
is Chairman of the Planning Board and John DuPont went down to
visit and meet with the Turnpike Engineer and Assistant County
Engineer and approximately seven (7) or eight (8) other people, in
reference to our problem with the Turnpike. They had four (4)
alternates to try to remedy the problems and he spoke shortly on
this. He said they have not finished their assessment and it will
probably not be done until the end ofthe year.
Councilmember Santoro asked about Bellemead.
Mayor Failace said the County basically said Bellemead is dead.
He said he had a meeting with them a while ago and they have
another one coming up so he will be speaking to them shortly.
Mayor Failace said that they would be going into a Closed Session
for Litigation and Personnel
Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Crilley and Santoro
RESOLUTION #00-139
"RESOLUTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION"
was Adopted. Upon individual roll call vote Councilmembers
Crilley, Fazekas, O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted
in the Affirmative.
At approximately 8:40 P.M. a Closed Session was held.
Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Quinones and O'Brien and
unanimous affirmative vote of the full Council present, this
meeting was again opened to the public at approximately 10:19
P.M.
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Head Start Continued
Beuemead
IID;OLUl'Iœ 100-139
Resolution to go
into Closed Session
Adopted
MEEITNG CL.ŒED
MEEITNG OPE1'IED
ADJOORNED
With no further discussion, upon MMS&C by Councilmembers
Quinones and Santoro and unanimous affirmative vote of the full
Council present, this meeting was adjournetl at approximately
10:20 P.M. ~ ~
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'KATHLEEN M. y V,....
Municpal Clerk
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