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The Agenda Meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of
Carteret, preceding the Regular Meeting, July 20, 2000, was held
on July 13, 2000, 7:00 P.M., Municipal Court, Police Facility, 230
Roosevelt Avenue, Carteret, New Jersey.
The following were noted present:
Mayor James A. Failace
Councilmember Crilley
" Fazekas
" O'Brien
" Quinones
" Santoro
Noted absent were Councilmember Sohayda and Nick Goldsack,
Business Administrator.
Also noted present was Borough Attorney Craig Coughlin.
Mailed to The Home News Tribune, The Star Ledger and posted
on the Bulletin Board on July 7, 2000.
Mayor Failace asked for a Motion to Recess this meeting and
reconvene the Grievance Hearing.
Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Crilley and O'Brien and
unanimous affirmative vote of the five (5) Councilmembers
present this meeting was Recessed at approximately 7:02 P.M.
Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers O'Brien and Fazekas and
unanimous affirmative vote of the full Council present this
meeting was Reconvened at approximately 7:35 P.M.
The Clerk again read Roll Call with the Mayor and all six (6)
Councilmembers present and the Borough Attorney.
The Clerk again read the Statement of Meeting Notice.
a) AT&T Wireless Services. Judy Babinski introduced herself
saying that she is the attorney representing AT&T Wireless.
She said she was there before them this evening because they
entered into a lease with Sprint who has the Monopole right
outside the door of the Municipal Property. They went to go
through the Zoning process and it appears that there is some
confusion and she said she didn't know what. AT&T did not
get approval from the Governing Body for us to go on the
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Monopole, so they are here this evening to discuss that with
you. She said she has a representative from Sprint here and she
also has questions regarding what they are going to do.
Attorney Coughlin said they did not go before the Zoning Board
yet. The real issue is this is really an expansion of what is
permissible as he reads under the agreement. He said really their
request is to expand the agreement to allow co-locations to occur.
He spoke to Ms. Babinski and Mr. Greenwald from Sprint and
there is going to be a number of companies that they have entered
into agreements with. Permission to add them, would be requested
of the Borough. He has also talked to him about some monetary
compensation for the Borough, in order for that to occur, but it is
really a question of the Council as to whether you want to allow
that expansion of Sprint's rights. Right now they have the right to
assign their rights under the agreement, with our consent, but, the
agreement is really silent with regard to the co-location issue.
Judy Babinski asked if there was a problem.
Attorney Coughlin said he doesn't know that there would be any
problem. He commented that she should want the Zoning Board to
have all their approvals, etc., but it is an amendment to the
contract. There is some practical advantage to the Borough in it
would obviate the need to have additional towers located in the
community.
Judy Babinski said something inaudible.
Attorney Coughlin asked her if she wanted him to talk about that in
public. He told her it seemed to him that she wanted something
from the Borough. There will be a monetary benefit to Sprint to do
that. He thinks it is only fair that the Borough share in that
monetary benefit. Currently Sprint pays the Borough. If they are
going to enter into an agreement they are going to be compensated
by AT&T and other companies to allow this co-location on their
pole.
Councilmember Crilley asked if there was going to be additional
installed on the ground as well, and are they looking to expand.
Judy Babinski said they are going to stay within the fenced in area
that Sprint has already leased from us. They are going to put their
cabin at the base of the manifold a twelve (12) by twenty (20) foot
area and they will put eight (8) antennas around the manifold.
Councilmember Crilley asked if there was a situation when Sprint
first came in and had this agreement that they were going to
provide certain services to the Borough, which they never did.
Mayor Failace they were supposed to put some police equipment
on the antenna.
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Councilmember Fazekas said this has been approved and there was
promises made.
The Clerk said it was a condition on it being approved.
Councilmember Santoro asked Tony Neibert if he was at those
meetings and asked if it was Planning or Zoning and asked if there
was a condition on there.
Mayor Failace told Councilmember Santoro it was an agreement
but it was not in the resolution.
Councilmember Santoro asked if it was on record.
Mayor Failace said he believed it was on record. It was an
agreement by Sprint too.
Council member Fazekas said we have the Pursuance Grant with
Sprint and we did have to spend monies for wireless and
communications in the Borough and he said that was about two (2)
years. He said they have to sit down and talk and live up to the
agreement.
Judy Babinski said they are scheduled to go before the Zoning
Board on July 25th for approval. This is an application that is
favorable because they are co-locating a manifold and have to put
another manifold in the area. It is just a good thing to do and
because of this she is sure some kind of monetary change will
happen in the Borough, so, not to hold up their application,
because we have to get their system built, and she is sure that
Spint will abide by whatever municipal services put on the
manifold, she said all she needs is the Governing Body's consent,
so that she can go ahead with the Zoning. She has to go through
Tony for all the approvals and site plans and everything like that. If
she does not get their consent tonight she can't go on July 25th and
then it would go until August and this would not be built until late
fall. She commented that all she wants is the property owners
consent, (the Borough), to be in front of the Zoning Board to get
approval to put her antennas on the manifold.
Mayor Failace said he thinks this Council would agree that even
though they have a problem with AT&T being there or not, that we
would have the assurances as to what was agreed at the Board of
Adjustment to be done by Sprint and would be done and he
commented that they would need something in writing before they
could get them that.
James Mancuso said he had asked the Municipal Clerk to call
Sprint, which she did, several times and spoke to many, many
people and they didn't even have the courtesy to call us back. He
said it was a five (5) year lease with an option in case we wanted to
sell the property and beginning last month we received the first
rent since they have been here.
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Councilmember Crilley asked the representative from Sprint, how
come, up until now, with AT&T as a perspective co-tenant, they
are in a hurry to make things right after all this time.
The representative from AT&T said it may have been when they
were Sprint PCS and now they are Sprint Sights USA, which is the
management company and since they did the change of
management on February 1st of this year, this is really the first she
has heard of any of these problems and of course she wants to
work with them.
Attorney Coughlin said what he doesn't sense, is there is a
consensus to the principal to allow AT&T to co-locate. He said it
seems apparent to him that he has a week to get together with
Robert and put together an agreement that the Council can approve
at our next meeting, a week from tonight. That still allows it to get
on the Agenda and allows us to approve it by the 25th.
Councilmember Fazekas told the representative from Sprint that
they haven't delivered to us, they have not negotiated faithfully.
Mayor Failace said we are certainly not adverse to AT&T and their
need to do this. He asked Attorney Coughlin to get together with
them and structure the agreement as such, that if Sprint does not
meet what the Borough has expected of them and what the
Borough asks them to do, that they lose all rights on that what-so-
ever. He asked Attorney Coughlin if we could do that.
Attorney Coughlin said we can if they will agree.
Councilmember Crilley said he didn't think that this Council
should be constrained to the time of one (I) week.
Mayor Failace told Councilmember Crilley what goes into this is
in fact, time lines and dead lines to do specific things that are not
done and if in fact they agree to that when they meet for
negotiations this week with Attorney Coughlin, they will lose the
right to that.
Attorney Coughlin said his mandate is good.
Judy Babinski said if he gets the approval for them to go ahead
with the zoning process and they appear on the 25th and they will
have to revise their site plan, so for them to put an antenna up, they
are looking about a month or two down the road.
Councilmember Crilley said once they get their consent they
cannot stop her and we can't force them to live up to their
agreement.
The representative from AT&T said we can always hold them in
default of their lease.
Councilmember Crilley said that is litigation and money.
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The representative from AT&T said they wouldn't want to do that
either.
Councilmember Fazekas said the first thing he would want to do is
get a check from all the back rent they are dle.
Attorney Coughlin said he thinks that we need an amendment to
the agreement to permit it so we would need a resolution.
b) Borough Engineer - Eric Betz from Killam Associates spoke,
Re:
Town Center Revitalization Project - Contract No. 99-21 - Eric
said the general contractor, Marvec Construction Co. has submitted
shop drawings and most of the required documents for review and
approval and scheduled the pre-construction grade survey for next
week.
Underground Storage Tank Removal - Contract No. 00-01 - Eric
said Target Environmental Co., Inc. has completed the
removalJabandonment of underground storage tanks at the Police
Station (1 UST), Public Works Garage (2 UST's) and the
Wastewater Treatment Plant (5 UST's) and upon authorization by
the Borough the fifth UST was removed and discarded. In
addition soil samples were received this week. He also spoke on
change orders they were requesting.
Public Works Facility AST and Fuel Management System Contract
No. 99-20 - Eric said a pre-construction meeting for this project
was held on June 29, 2000. The contractor spoke on what he was
submitting and what he would be ordering upon approval and
according to his schedule he anticipates mobilizing to the job site
on July 17th and start-up of a new fueling system by August 4th. In
addition the Public Works Department and the Police Department
has requested that the existing motorized access gate requires
replacement.
Police Station - Courtroom EmergencyExit Door - Eric said their
office prepared and distributed Requests for Quotations to ten (10)
contractors last week for the installation of the proposed
emergency exit door and associated handicap accessible ramp on
the southeast corner of the CourtlMeeting Room. The quotations
are due on Thursday, July 20, 2000 and then they will prepare a
report on the results and recommendations for the Mayor and
Council.
Re-roofing of Municipal Fire House and Police Headquarters -
Contract No 98-6 - Eric said this contract was considered complete
in March 2000 and a final change order No. 4 and payment
estimate No. 4R was prepared by their office and forwarded to the
Borough for processing. He also said that following the heavy rain
last week, representatives from the Police Department notified
their office that a leak was evident in the cell block area of the
building. Barrett Roofs was contacted and made minor repairs on
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Borough Engineer
Town Center
Revitalization Project
Underground Storage
Tank Removal
Public Works Facility
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Police Station-
Courtroan Fmergency
Exit Door
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Carteret Park
Athletic Court
Improvements
Applications for
Restricted Parking
for Use by Harlic~
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Library and Senior/
Conm.mity Center
SBÆR FACILITIES
Phase II
the 7th. After more brief rain and continuous ponding of condensate
from the air conditioning unit the Police Department notified their
office that a leak was still evident. Their office investigated the
leak and found it originated from the air conditioning unit. Aerco
Heating & Cooling visited the site and replaced the belts and
cleaned out the condensate drains and they will return to replace
air filters and further investigate. It is Killam's recommendation to
have all the air conditions inspected periodically in the Borough by
a heating and cooling company or maybe replacing some in the
next year or two.
Carteret Park Athletic Court Improvements - Contract No. 00-07 -
Eric said the bids were received for this project on Tuesday, July II,
2000. The apparent low bidder was Halecon Inc., with a Base Bid
of $124,275, a Supplemental Bid of $38,220, for a Total Bid of
$162,495 as indicated in the attached Report Upon Bids Received
dated July 12, 2000. Their recommendation is to award the
contract to Halecon, Inc. upon review and funding consideration
by Mayor and Council.
Applications for Restricted Parking for Use by a Handicapped
Person - Eric said they have completed the review of several
applications for restricted parking spaces along Edgar, Markowitz
and Warren Streets in the Borough. Restricted parking does not
seem warranted at any of the locations. For 82 Edgar Street there is
street parking and an adequate driveway with a space up to three
(3) vehicles. At 126 Markowitz Street has off street parking for up
to three (3) vehicles and on street parking is available. 33 Warren
Street has adequate off-street parking for two (2) vehicles and there
is available on-street parking.
Library and Senior/Community Center - Cooke Avenue Closure-
Eric said as requested by the Borough, Killam Associates
coordinated and assisted with the implementation of temporary
closure and placement of traffic protection and safety barricades
required along the approaches to Cooke Avenue in front of the
Library Project. This was necessary since the general contractor
did not implement the required safety measures in accordance with
the Contract Documents. Killam in conjunction with our traffic
consultant Horner & Cantor prepared the necessary detour and
closure plan and assisted the Borough with the purchase and
installation of the proper safety barricades and warning signs. The
professional service fee is $7,164.65. A resolution is requested
deducting the invoiced amount from the remaining Library Project
balance and authorizing payment to Killam Associates for services
rendered.
SEWER FACILITIES:
Linden Street, Hermann A venue and Cypress Street Sewer
Separation - Phase II - Eric said following the completion of the
surface course paving along Linden Street between Washington
and Carteret Avenues. Since the problem was partially related to a
pre-existing condition along Linden Street, the contractor, Stacey
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Contracting, Inc. has requested a change order in the amount of
$2,989.17 for the cost of asphalt for the additional overlay. Upon
approval of this change order the final contract value of this
contract will be $243,073.57.
Cooke Ave. Sewer Rehabilitation & Pershing Area Sewer
Separation - Contract No. 00-02 - Eric said the contractor has
completed the pre-construction internal television inspection work
and is progressing with the sewer rehabilitation work along Cooke
A venue and he is expected to separate three (3) "illegal
connections" along Pershing Avenue, Blanchard and Emerson
Streets next week.
Contract No. 00-02
Sabo Street Pump Station Replacement and Sanitary Sewer
Improvements - Contract No. 99-13 - Eric said a pre-construction
meeting was held with Ace Manzo Inc and D. Manzo & Son, Inc.
on July 12, 2000 for this project. The contractor is in the process
of submitting shop drawings and anticipates commencing work
within the next two (2) weeks. Eric said they estimate a
construction period of approximately 100 days for the contract.
Contract No. 99-13
Illegal Connection Identification & Infiltration /Inflow Reduction
Program.
Suspect Area Sewer Cleaning and Internal Inspection - Contract
No. 00-06 - Eric said bids were received on June 26, 2000, for
Contract No. 00-06, "Suspect Area Sewer Cleaning and Internal
Inspection," and our Report Upon Bids Received was sent to the
Borough last week and has been attached for your reference. Based
upon the information provided, we recommend award of Contract
No. 00-06, National Water Main Cleaning Co, with a bid of
$70,211, which was $42,649.10 less than the second bidder.
Contract No. QO-06
Smoke Testing or Various Suspect Areas
Smoke Testing
Eric said as a continuation of the identification of the
inflow/infiltration sources into the sanitary sewer system their
office has completed the smoke testing of identified sewer reaches
in the Bergen Street area, Hayward Avenue area (continuation of
the Hill District Evaluation), and a portion of Central Carteret.
Upon review and analysis of the results a report shall be issued to
the Borough.
Emergency Sewer System Repairs
Fmergency Repairs
Eric said a sink hole condition was identified by representatives
from the Sewer Department at the intersection of Irving and
Longfellow Streets last week. Apparently the heavy rain
experienced the previous week coupled with the failing sewer
joints in the Borough's existing storm sewer resulted in the
pavement being undermined and a large void and sink hole was
created. Due to the urgent nature of the repair, National Water
Main Cleaning Co. was contacted to provide an emergency internal
inspection of the sewer confirming the location and the cause of
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Sewer Project
Bond Ordinance
the failure. Upon authorization of the Borough the price and repair
was done by B&W Construction and the work was completed on
Monday, of this week. A storm sewer inlet along Wedgewood
Drive and the entrance to the shopping center was badly
deteriorated and collapsing. After being authorized by the
Borough, B&W Construction provided a price for the repair and
the inlet was reconstructed on Wednesday and Thursday of this
week.
Sewer Project Bond Ordinance
Eric said as per their latest discussions with the Business
Administrator, the revised Sewer Bond Ordinance, under
consideration by the Borough, included the projects listed below:
Pro;ect
Estimated Proiect Cost
Dorothy Street Pump Station
ICl & III Reduction Program Projects
Roosevelt A venue Pump Station Improvements
Annual Sewer System Emergency Contract
Stormwater System Improvements
(Pinho Area, Milik Area, Harrison Area &
E. Elm Area)
Harrison Avenue Pump Station Replacement
Hill District Stormwater System Improvements
Sewer Rate Study
Wastewater Treatment Plant Demolition
Total
$450,000
$305,000
$100,000
$120,000
$250,000
$400,000
$1,400,000
$75,000
$450.000
$3,550,000
Councilmember Santoro said they went through a whole
presentation and we were at 2.4 million dollars and her question to
Al Beninato, at that time, was she thought the Hill District was one
of the neediest areas and she questioned whether there was some
way they could switch around some of the items. She said not to
keep adding, but if there was some way they could do this in a
different priority and keep it around.
Mayor Failace told her to decide what one she would want to cut
out.
Council member Santoro suggested the Wastewater Treatment
Plant Demolition because they were told it was not a priority.
Mayor Failace said he would still like to talk to Nick Goldsack to
see why he wants that done but the bottom line is that it costs us
more money every time we have to do something like this, a bond,
or it could cost us another fifty grand to go through this whole
deal, he thinks the smart thing to do is to just do it. They probably
should have done it for more, instead of doing two (2) years of
two (2) and two (2). He explained to Councilmember Santoro that
this list was already prioritized and he was not sure that the way to
go was to cut this list. He said we have ten to twelve million
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dollars of sewer projects that have to be done and whether they do
it this year or do it at higher interest rates next year that does not
preclude us from getting any money because if we get money we
still have others to do.
Council member Santoro said when Patrick DeBlasio sat out in the
audience and said there is a certain amount that we had left, that
we could pay this bond out of the sewer area, because we had so
much that would still be within the flow of the money that is being
brought in by the sewer bills. This is pushing it up and we probably
can't pay for it. We will be in the red next year in February
anyway.
Mayor Failace said his point is if Nick Goldsack and Patrick
DeBlasio say we can, he believes this is what they should do. He
believes within the next three (3) years they will have some real
problems financially in the sewer account, if they don't make some
moves and do some of the things that have to be done. He said he
will review this with them and then the Council can make a
decision.
ROAD PROJECTS:
Cornell Park Basketball Court Resurfacing
Eric said the basketball court was resurfaced by Halecon, Inc. last
month. The finished work has been deemed unacceptable by our
office and the Borough. The Contractor has agreed to re-mobilize
and perform corrective measures.
Officers Carmine Pannullo & Salvatore Renda.
National Night Out.
March 16, April 24 & May 4, 2000.
First Reading -
#00-28 Bond Ordinance, Appropriating approximately
$3,100,000.00, Re: Sewer Improvements.
#00-29 Amending Code, Re: Receipt of Bids.
Public Hearing -
#00-27 Eliminating Certain Permit Fees for Carteret Senior
Citizens.
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ROAD I'ROJIiLfS
Cornell Park
Basketball Court
Resurfacing
OATHS OF OFFIŒ
PROCLAMATIOO
HINUl'ES FOR APPROVAL
ORDINANCES
JULY 13, 2000
RESOUJITOOS
APPLICATIOOS
aHroNICATIOOS
RESOLUTIONS:
Directing the Issuance of Various Raffle Licenses.
Refund of Tax and/or Sewer Fee Overpayments.
Authorizing Execution of TW A Permit - Earth Tech, Inc.
Professional Services - Schoor DePalma, Inc. not to exceed
$57,000.00, Re: Action Plan for Lower Roosevelt Avenue
Business District.
Authorizing Bids - Used Backhoe.
Councilmember Crilley asked why they are buying a used
backhoe.
Council member Sohayda said the new one is approximately forty
to forty-five thousand dollars. He said he saw the yellow one out
by Superior Auto Body and it is in good shape. They want
$30,000.00 for a used one and he is told it is a very apropos price.
Councilmember Crilley said he did not think they should buy a
used piece of equipment.
Mayor Failace told Council member Sohayda he agreed because
that is one of the mistakes they have been doing in the past.
The Governing Body decided to authorize the bids, a backhoe, not a
used one.
Authorizing Mayor to Execute Agreement - J. Caldwell.
Tax Sale Certificate - Redemption in Installments.
Budget Insertion - Urban Enterprise Zone.
Reaffirming Appointment - C. Pannullo.
Authorizing Extension of Time for Payment of Taxes without
interest to August 31. 2000.
Property Tax Cancellation and Refund.
Waiving Application Fees for Board of Education, Re: CHS
Improvements.
Professional Services - Mc Manimon & Scotland, Esqs., not to
exceed $4000.00 Re: Various Financial Matters.
Approving Fireworks for Ethnic Day.
Volunteer Fire Company #1 - Approval of new member, Carla
Mascaro.
County of Middlesex - Resolution and Agreement with Middlesex
Water Company, Inc., Re: Milling and Paving Portions of
Washington A venue and Roosevelt A venue.
Earth Tech - Legal Notification of Application to NJDEP for a
Freshwater Wetlands General Permit.
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Board of Health - May 2000.
Clerk's Office - June 2000.
Inspection of Buildings - June 2000.
Sewage Collection - May & June 2000.
MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION:
Janet Stark & Jane Van Woeart Personnel Matter. - This will be
discussed in a Closed Session.
Islamic Community of Carteret - Requesting Borough Property-
Mayor Failace said certainly we are not against a piece of property
for the Islamic Community but he is not so sure that is the piece of
property.. .. .. . you want to recall in the past they had some other
groups that came for that piece of property and we said no because
of the plans for Lower Roosevelt Avenue. He suggested maybe
John Riggio can find some other piece of property.
Captain Hojecki - Request Relocation of Bus Stop from Lower
Roosevelt & Pershing South One Block to Salem & Roosevelt
Avenues - The Governing Body also wanted to look into making
the one by Berger Express larger. Councilmember Sohayda will
call and inquire about this.
Planning & Zoning Board - Resolutions adjusting salaries of
Zoning Officer and Engineer/Planner - This will be discussed in
Closed Session.
EKA Associates - Recommending reduction in Performance Bond,
Re: Atlantic Realty Development Corp. - The Governing Body
wants to know why they want the reduction. Mayor Failace will
check into it.
Bids - Park Athletic Court Improvements - The Clerk said this
was already discussed. It will be re-bid.
Board of Health - Abandoned properties - Mayor Failace said the
Council should review what they have and the ordinance and
discuss this at the next Agenda.
NJ Department of Personnel - Eligible/Failure Roster, Re:
Firefighter - The clerk asked if we are hiring and should she get a
certification for this.
Mayor Failace commented that he thought we did not have the
money at the moment to do that and that Nick Goldsack said we
would have to wait until November.
Councilmember Santoro said she was in the office today with Nick
Goldsack and Pat De Blasio and they felt comfortable with it
because they would only be paying a portion towards the
firefighters this year.
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Councilmember Fazekas said they could hold the interview
Tuesday but they did not have the certification.
The Clerk said if they get the certification by Thursday they could
put it on Thursday's meeting.
Police Dispatchers - Appointments - Councilmember Quinones
said they would discuss this in Closed Session.
Tony Neibert - Requesting amendment to Land Development
Ordinance, Re: Bulk Schedule.
Councilmember Santoro asked Mr. Neibert how complete they are
on the Library Project, to get a Certificate of Occupancy.
Tony Neibert said they are 75% complete.
Mayor Failace said he would like to take a five (5) minute Recess.
Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Sohayda and Fazekas and
unanimous affirmative vote of the full Council present this meeting
was Recessed at approximately 8:45 p.m.
Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Crilley and Fazekas and
unanimous affirmative vote of the full Council present this meeting
was Reconvened at approximately 8:50 p.m.
BUSINESS TO BE ADDED:
Councilmember Fazekas said they will talk more about the Fire
Truck and the UEZ. Now that the bond was passed they will need
to go ahead. They are going to wait a little while so they could get
some funding from the UEZ and then Councilmember Santoro can
pursue that.
Mayor Failace said he was undert:œ impression that there was
something passed a while ago that we were not allowed to use
UEZ Funds for that.
Councilmember Santoro said there is a possibility of $200,000.00.
Councilmember Fazekas said also in that Bond they have a
Volunteer Fire Truck and some equipment. He went on to say they
have received, for the Clerk's Office, Document Imaging
Hardware and Software and they will begin that within the next
month. He said next we will network the Police and Fire
Departments together and we will be getting Comcast for Internet
Access for the whole Borough.
Councilmember Santoro said that the EMT Course begins III
September and that is why we need to hire a Firefighter now.
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Mayor Failace said he had talked to Nick Goldsack a week or a
week and one half ago he said it wasn't in the budget.
Councilmember Santoro said Brian O'Connor said there was
$10,000.00 out of last month's overtime that was saved.
Mayor Failace said then that is fine, they will be okay.
Councilmember Santoro said there was a letter sent and they sent it
over to the Library about splitting the security system, but she
explained there seems to be a snag from the Library agreeing that
we are doing this. She commented that we don't have to ask their
permission to do this.
Councilmember Santoro said in reference to bills, she mentioned
about the Police Department air conditioner and also in the new
Rec Building the air conditioning is not working. The filters were
not cleaned and they were built too close to the building.
Mayor Failace said that should still be under war~antee.
Councilmember Santoro said right now they are in the process of
removing the hot water heater out of the building because that was
incorrectly placed.
Councilmember Crilley said they encumbered the funds to do that
so if they can't do it get a new contractor because it has to be done.
It is a safety hazard.
Councilmember Santoro said she wanted to inform them of two (2)
other bills. They are November of last year bills. One for $1840.00,
that has to come out of the asbestos account. It will have to come
out of Buildings and Grounds. This bill was bounced around and
was never done correctly. She said Patrick DeBlasio will find out
about this.
Councilmember Santoro said the second bill is for $3890.00 for
furniture, from Library Creative Concepts. This was ordered back
in November, with no Purchase Order and not encumbered.
Councilmember Santoro said another thing is, the Afternoon
President of the Seniors told her that he gave Nick Goldsack a list
of different items they are going to need when they move over to
the new building. She said they need tables.
Mayor Failace said he told them they will bring over any old tables
they need until they can replace them with new ones.
Councilmember Santoro said the second problem they have is the
kitchen area. Middlesex County has the Lunch Program over there
and they will not approve us with just the sinks in place. No
equipment was ever ordered for that kitchen.
Councilmember Quinones asked what they needed for approval.
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Library/Security
System
Police Department
Air Conditioner
Hot Water Heater
Bill, Re: Asbestos
Accotmt
Bill, Re: Library
Creative Concepts
Tables; Re: New
Cœmmity Center
Kitchen
JULY 13, 2000
Kitchen Cant:
Assembly Conmittee
Sanitary Line
Re: High School
Children, Re:
Minnesota
John Riggio
Cell Phone
Ordinance
Councilmember Santoro said a stove and a refrigerator. She then
asked if we were going to remove the little stove and the
refrigerator out of .......
Mayor Failace said no.
Councilmember Santoro said they need to get something in place
so they will approve us.
Councilmember Santoro said next Friday they are to speak in front
of the Assembly Committee for our Borough Hall Grant. They
called her yesterday to tell her our name is on for the Agenda for
Local Government and if they pass that they go on to the
Appropriations Committee and then they would go to the Senate.
Councilmember Santoro said at the High School they found
another sanitary line. It goes across the field to Park A venue. She
went on to say that on August 2nd there is a Special Meeting for
Nathan Hale for the Zoning Board, for the Board to be heard so
they could accept the bids for Nathan Hale.
Councilmember Sohayda asked where the kids from Minnesota
came from.
Mayor Failace said Senator Vitale has them painting buildings.
Councilmember Santoro said John Riggio was driving to work
with his arm out the door and a Garbage Man threw a garbage pail
and injured his arm.
Councilmember Sohayda said the Garbage Men are also missing
streets.
Mayor Failace told Councilmember Sohayda to call them in
(Manella) and he and Ted Surick would sit down with them and
tell them we will not tolerate that.
Councilmember O'Brien again mentioned that he wanted to
request an ordinance banning the use of cell phones while driving.
He said the first time he suggested this they dismissed this and
since then other towns have passed this and he had a copy of some
of their ordinances. He told them if they dismissed this again
tonight he will just keep bringing it up until he is off the Council.
He spoke briefly on this saying how dangerous driving while
talking on the phone is.
Councilmember Santoro commented that they should let the other
towns test the water first.
Councilmember Quinones said they will take it into serious
consideration.
Councilmember Fazekas said he had no problem with it.
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Mayor Failace said the Governing Body will take it into
consideration and they will have the Borough Attorney look at it
and then they will let him know.
Councilmember Santoro said she met with Councilmember
Fazekas and they had a Technology Meeting and then they met
with the First Aid, Paid Fire Department, Volunteer Fire
Department and they are setting another meeting up for July 27th,
at Borough Hall at 7:00 P.M., concerning, money and different
circumstances the First Aid had asked that we bring back to them.
Technology Meeting
Attorney Coughlin said while they adopted the Ordinance with
regard to the Open Space they never adopted a Public Question, so
they need to put that on the Agenda for a Public Question that
would go on the ballot.
Public Q.Jestion
Attorney Coughlin said he received a proposed developers
agreement , it is with White Rose, who proposed to give the
Borough $15,000.00 to assist in the infrastructure cost as a result in
a change in their plan.
Proposed Developers
Agreement
Attorney Coughlin said he has received a request for a couple of
ordinance amendment changes, with regard to the Curfew. He
received a fax from Detective Tardiff, copied from Chris Elg. The
proposal is to amend our current Curfew Ordinance to prohibit
persons thirteen (13) and under from being out after 10:00 p.m. and
11:00 p.m.on Fridays and Saturdays. Cited in support is the Federal
Missing Children Assistant's Act saying that children under
thirteen (13) are at risk because they don't have survival skills and
are not use to the independence and they also proposed
establishing a 7:00 p.m. curfew for all juveniles under the age of
seventeen (17) for October 30th and a Trick or Treating, October
31 st, limit. He said he will prepare this ordinance.
Qn:few Ordinance
Attorney Coughlin said as a result of the meeting that took place
with members of the Housing Authorities, Members of the
Council, Mayor, Police Officers, they talked about the creation of
an ordinance which would essentially be for Loitering for
obtaining or distributing Controlled Dangerous Substances. The
advantage to the Borough is that it would speed up the processing
and allow them to more effectively combat the problem. He would
recommend to prepare an ordinance for their consideration.
Loitering Ordinance
Attorney Coughlin said with regard to Professional Services, first
the Saperstein Litigation is going to heat up a little bit and we need
to appropriate some more funds for that. There is an outstanding
bill so he would recommend that they increase it about $10,000.00.
He went on to say they also have a situation in a matter of a slip
and fall and is recommending that we appoint Special Counsel
(Spadoro Hilson) and they will vote on that in Open Session next
week. This should be for about $3000.00 to $3500.00. He went on
to speak about Allied Risk, who is our Workers Comp Carrier and
he said right now the way settlements are arrived at are a little bit
unusual in that the Borough has to approve dollar one in
Saperstein Litigation
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Saperstein
Litigation Cant:
settlement. They have asked if we could grant them some limited
authority to settle matters under $5000.00.
Councilmember Santoro asked if we are happy with them.
Attorney Coughlin said we weren't. He suggested to maybe solicit
other carriers.
Mayor Failace told Councilmember Santoro that there were
questions on both sides as to who was at fault.
Attorney Coughlin said he will call them back and say he talked to
the Council and they said no.
Linden Transfer
Station
Mayor Failace said a while back he was granted designated
interested party on the Linden Transfer Station so we will be kept
well informed as to what is going on.
~als
Mayor Failace said he had a meeting with a Borough resident
today, in reference to a young girl who graduated from Carteret
High School and she is in the Arts and she is looking to give a little
back to Carteret. She said they want to do some murals in the town
through the High School Students involved in the Arts. He
commented that he would not be available the next week but after
that he would sit down with her and Dr. Vita and some of the
Board of Education Members and put something together. He said
John Riggio would help her with some Grant Money. In the areas
that they do the murals they also want to do clean up.
Counci1member
Sohayda noted
Absent
At approximately 9:27 p.m., Councilmember Sohayda was noted
absent.
Mayor Failace said he wanted to go into Closed Session to discuss
Litigation, Personnel and Grievances.
RESOUJITOO #00-213 Upon MMS&C by Councilmember Santoro and Fazekas
Resolution to go
Into Closed Session RESOLUTION # 00- 213
"RESOLUTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION"
Adopted
was Adopted. Upon individual roll call vote Councilmembers
Crilley, Fazekas, O'Brien, Quinones and Santoro voted in the
affirmati ve.
MEEl'ING CIDSID
MEEfllK; OPENED
At approximately 9:28 p.m. a Closed Session was held.
Upon MMS&C by Council members Sohayda and Fazekas and
unanimous affirmative vote of the full Council present this meeting
was opened to the public.
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Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers O'Brien and Fazekas and
unanimous affirmative vote of the full Council present, upon no
further discussion, this meeting was Adjourned at approximately
10:43 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Í<A HLEEN M. BARNEY V
Municipal Clerk
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ADJOURNED