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AUGUSf 31, 2000
The Agenda Meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of
Carteret preceding the Regular Meeting September 7, 2000 was
held on August 31, 2000, 7:05 P.M., Municipal Court, Police
Facility, 230 Roosevelt Avenue, Carteret, New Jersey.
AGENDA MEEl'ING
August 31, 2000
The following were noted present:
PRESENT
Councilmember Crilley
O'Brien
Quinones
Santoro
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Noted absent was Mayor James A. Failace and Councilmembers
Fazekas and Sohayda and Borough Attorney Craig Coughlin.
Mailed to the Home News Tribune, The Star Ledger and posted on
the bulletin board on August 23,2000.
SfAnMEN!' OF
MEEl'ING OOITCE
00R0Uœ EN;INEER
a. Borough Engineer - MUNICIPAL PROJECTS: 1. Eric Betz
from Killam and Associates gave his report. He spoke on the
Waterfront Park, that they will be completing the Grant
Closing Documents and forward them to the EDA for approval
and release of the check to the Borough.
tblicipal Projects
At approximately 7:10 p.m. Doug Walsh, Esq., substituting for
Attorney Coughlin, was noted present.
Attorney noted
present
2. Police Station - Courtroom Emergency Exit Door - Eric
reported they have requested Requests for Quotations and upon
receipt and review of them they will prepare a report presenting the
results and recommendations to the Mayor and Council.
Police Station
At approximately 7:12 p.m., Councilmember Fazekas was noted
present.
Counci1member Fazekm
noted present
3. Library and Senior/Community Center - Eric reported the
General Contractor, Serenity Group has failed to make an effort to
complete the Punch List Items on the Construction Code Officials
list, the Borough Engineer's list and particular items on Potter
Architects List. A certification has been requested to enable the
Borough to proceed with the necessary actions to place the
contractor in default and terminate the contract.
Library and Senior/
Cœm.mity Center
b. Eric Betz then spoke on SEWER FACILITIES: 1. llIegal
Connection Identification & Infiltration/Inflow Reduction
Program. NJDEP Sewer System Status Report - Eric reported
his office has completed the required monthly project status
report requested by the NJDEP. They also have a hearing on
Sewer Facilities
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Sewer Facilities
Cont:
ICI & II
Reduction Program
Continuation
Improvements to
Dorothy Street
PunpStation
Improvements to
Roosevelt Ave. Punp
Station
Annual Sewer System 5.
Fmergency Service
Contract
Improvements to 6.
Hagaman and Sycanore
Streets
ICI & 1/1 Reduction 7.
Program - !base IB
ICI & 1/1 Reduction 8.
Program - Fbase ID
ICI & 1/1
Reduction Program
Fbase IIC & IIC;
Sanitary Manhole
Rehabilitation
Bergen, Hayward &
Harrison Punp
Station Improvements
October 24, 2000 in which their office and the Borough
Attorney will represent the Borough to provide information
regarding the Borough's Sewer System and progress made by
the Borough.
2. ICI & III Reduction Program Continuation - Eric reported that
A continuation of this program requests a Professional Services
Budget in the amount of $86,500. He stated that a budget was
allocated for the mandatory continuation of the ICI & III
Program in the recent year 2000 Sewer Bond Ordinance in the
amount of $305,000.
3. Improvements to Dorothy Street Pump Station - Contract No.
00-05 - Eric reported that they are prepared to advertise the
contract for public bid and they are requesting a reimbursable,
not to exceed budget of $35,000. Public bidding of this contract
was authorized by the Borough by Resolution #00-136.
4. Improvements to Roosevelt A venue Pump Station - Eric
reported the Roosevelt Avenue Pump Station requires
electrical, controls system, HV AC repairs, pump maintenance
and two (2) new communicators. At this time they need a lump
sum Engineering Budget of $6,200 and a Engineering Design
Budget of $11,700 and Construction Engineering Budget of
$9,600. The estimated construction costs are $80 - $95,000.
Annual Sewer System Emergency Service Contract - Contract
No. 00-03 - Eric reported that the bid documents have been
Completed and the contract is ready for advertisement. The
Budget amount of $120,000 was included in the Sewer Bond
Ordinance.
Improvements to Hagaman and Sycamore Streets - Illegal
connections were confirmed along Hagaman Street and a
resolution is required to extend a contract award.
ICI & III Reduction Program - Phase m - Eric spoke on
investigation of thirty-four (34) "suspect areas" in the storm
sewer system and they investigated them with television
cameras and smoke testing.
ICI & III Reduction Program - Phase ill - The results of the
metering program were included in the April 24th report,
proposing smoke testing, dye testing and television inspections
for each area with evidence of inflow.
9. ICI & III Reduction Program - Phase IIC & IIC; Sanitary
Manhole Rehabilitation - Contract No. 99-19 - Contract for
this was awarded to Vangelis Construction Co. on June 22,
2000.
10. Bergen, Hayward and Harrison Pump Station Improvements -
Contract No. 98-14 - Eric explained that the work for this
contract is progressing.
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11. Bergen Street and Hayward Avenue Pumping Stations Pump
Replacement and Rehabilitation - Contract No. 99-6 - This is
to schedule a startup and testing meeting to test and check the
calibration of the flow meters, pressures, flow rates and general
performance of both locations
12. Sabo St. Pump Station Replacement & Sanitary Sewer
Improvements - Contract No. 99-13 - This contract was
awarded to Ace Manzo Inc. & Son, Inc. on June 22, 2000.
13. Cooke Avenue Sewer Rehabilitation & Pershing Area Sewer
Separation - Contract No. 00-02 - Contract was awarded to
Allstate Power Vac, Inc.
14. Improvements to Dorothy Street Pump Station - Contract No.
00-05 - The design documents are complete and the Borough
is proceeding with the adoption of a Sewer Bond Ordinance to
appropriate the necessary funding to construct the
improvements.
15. Suspect Area Sewer Cleaning and Internal Inspection
Contract No. 00-06 - Eric said they are continuing
investigation of the remaining seventeen (17) suspect areas by
internal sewer cleaning and closed circuit television inspection.
16. Year 2000 Sewer Bond Ordinance - A Special Council
Meeting was held on June 22, 2000 to discuss the required and
lor mandated sewer repair and improvement projects that
should be considered for the year 2000.
At approximately 7:30 p.m., Mayor Failace was noted present.
Anthony Neibert - He will speak III Closed Session.
Robert Kately - Mayor Failace said he already spoke to him.
June 1, 15 & 22, 2000.
Public Hearing - #00-35 Establishing a New Subsection "160-
67 A" of the Code, Re: Plot Plans - 1&2 Family Dwellings Without
Planning or Zoning Board Approval.
#00-36 Amending Chapter 168 of the Code, Re: Regulating Use of
Mobile Telephones While Operating a Motor Vehicle.
#00-37 Capital Improvement, Appropriating $55,000.00 - Re:
Library Repairs.
#00-38 Establishing the Position of Public Works Superintendent.
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Bergen Street and
Hayward Avenue
Punping Stations
Punp Replacement and
Rehabilitation
Saba Street Punp
Station Replacement
& Sanitary Sewer
Improvements
Improvements to
Dorothy Street Punp
Station
Suspect Area Sewer
Cleaning and
Internal Inspection
Year 2000 Sewer
Bond Ordinance
Mayor Failace noted
present
Anthony Neibert
Robert Kately
MINlJI'ES FOR
APPROVAL
ORDINANCES ,
Public Hearing
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#00-38
Should of been
First Reading
Mayor Failace
RESOll1ITOOS
Mayor Failace said he would speak about this in Closed Session
and then the Attorney said this ordinance should have been put on
for First Reading, not Public Hearing because at the last meeting it
was amended to Public Hearing but it should of still be on for First
Reading.
Mayor Failace then apologized for being late for the meeting but
he explained he had to go to a wake. Then he asked if they had
discussed all the resolutions for Killam.
Directing the Issuance of Various Raffle Licenses.
Directing the Issuance of Various Bingo Licenses.
Professional Services-Killam Associates not to exceed $1680.00,
Re: Contract Administration in Conjunction with the Oil Gas
Conversion at Police Headquarters.
Professional Services -Killam Associates, not to exceed $2200.00,
Re: Borough Generators.
Professional Services -Killam Associates, not to exceed $6200.00,
Re: Punch List Inspection Work-Carteret Library. Councilmember
Santoro said this will be discussed in a Closed Session.
Professional Services-Killam Associates, not to exceed $2700.00,
Re: Bid Documents in Connection with Oil/Gas Conversion at
Police Headquarters.
Professional Services-Killam Associates, not to exceed $5200.00,
Re: Cooke Avenue sewer rehabilitation and Pershing Avenue
Sewer Separation Project. This will be discussed in a Closed
Session.
Rofessional Services-Killam Associates not to exceed $5000.00,
Re: Borough Storm and Sanitary Sewer System. This will be
discussed in Closed Session.
Authorizing Agreement with Preferred Cleaning Solutions.
Authorizing Agreement with Garden State Laboratories Services.
Professional Services-J.e. Morris Associates, not to exceed
$9350.00. Re: Oil/Gas Conversion at Police Headquarters.
Property Tax Cancellation.
Resolution Authorizing Payment to Various Contractors
Performing Rehabilitation of Homes Pursuant to Council on
Affordable Housing (COAH) Regulations.
Resolution Supporting Home Rule and Opposing Bill AS332.
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Resolution Authorizing Refund of Tax and/or Sewer Fees.
Taxi Cab License Application, Re: Pen's Ram Trading Inc.
Verizon, Re: Public Notice Revised Hearing Dates.
Middlesex Water Company, Re: Application for Approval of an
Increase in Base Rates.
NUI, Elizabethtown Gas Company's Notice of Public Hearings,
Re: Re-distributed due to a change in the date of the Flemington
meeting. New date Thursday 9-21-00, 7:30 P.M.
Application for a Statewide General Permit No. I New Jersey
Turnpike Authority Right-of-Way Maintenance Activities.
Department of Personnel - Notice of Promotional Examination,
Re: Police Lieutenant effective date September I, 3000.
Mercer Group International, Re: Ordinance #2000-9; seeking to
obtain exemption status to accept source separated Recyclable
Material from Carteret pursuant to NJSA 13:15:IE-99.l6(d). The
Governing Body said they need more information from Mercer and
that they should contact the Business Administrator.
Marcy Behrmann, Home News Tribune requesting access to
reports of emergency medical calls from June 2000 and June 1995
pursuant to Open Records Law, NJ Stat. Ann. Section 47:1-1 to
47AIA.4. This will be done and be handled by Attorney Coughlin.
Fiber Optic DesignlBuild Project-requesting permission to
construct laterals within the paved R.O.W. on Federal Blvd. And
Blair Road. Mayor Failace said there is a moratorium on those
roads and he told Al Beninato that the roads have to be closed
correctly and they have to review the design.
Richard Greenberg- letter of resignation as of August 25, 2000.
Sitar Company -Vacating Germak Drive. Mayor Failace said we
have to get a survey done on that property.
Attorney Walsh said they don't own the fee title interest, they only
own the easement type of interest and in this case, by State Statute,
it is a right of way which is a different type of easement interest.
He explained that all they can do is vacate their interests.
Mayor Failace doesn't want to give this to anybody one way or
another.
Attorney Walsh said to let Sitar do the survey on it. He explained
that most towns have the person that is asking for it do it at their
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APPLICATI(JIS
<XH1UNlCATI(JIS
MATJ:IiES FOR
DIsaJSSlOO
Lieutenant Praootiona]
Exam
Mercer Group
March Bel:mnann
Fiber Optic Design/
Build Project
R. Greenberg
Sitar Company/Germak
Drive
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Sitar Cont:
John Spoganetz
Dispatchers -
Part-Time
New Bus Shelter
Bus Shelter
Upgrade
Michael Carnevale/
B. lrizary
Michael Hack
Partner's Pub
own cost so then he then at his own risk decides whether he will
spend his own money.
Attorney Coughlin will send Sitar a letter to do the survey.
John W Spoganetz requested to review all documentation received
by the Mayor and Council Re: Privatization of the Borough Sewer
System, per NJ Right to Know Act & Freedom of Information Act.
Mayor Failace asked if that automatically becomes public record
because it was clocked in.
Attorney Walsh said if it was received and placed on file then it is
a public record.
Mayor Failace said it was a Closed Session of discussion.
Attorney Walsh said until you have actually accepted it, it is not
subject to the Right to Know Law and he said that none of them
present were not subject to The Freedom of Information Act unless
Federal Funding is somehow used in the receipt.
Mayor Failace said it was reviewed in Closed Session.
Attorney Walsh said then it is not subject to the NJ Right to Know
Act & Freedom of Information Act. He thinks you should have
Attorney Coughlin answer that.
Job Postings - Two (2) Part-Time Dispatchers per Director Elg.
This was taken off per Councilmember Quinones. She will discuss
this with Director Elg.
New Bus Shelter Walgreens.
Bus Shelter - Upgrade to existing shelter by Commuter Lot.
Michael Camevale - Requesting change of title for Bert Irizary in
Sewer Department. Mayor Failace said this is just a title change.
Michael Hack - Requesting James Durek Esq. to represent him in
a Civil Action, Re: Tiaisha R. Caldwell vs. Borough. This will be
discussed in a Closed Session.
Partner's Pub-Request to Close Down per ABC; late filing of
paperwork for 99/2000 license. Pursuant to NJSA33:l-12.l8. The
Assistant Clerk told the Governing Body she gave them all a copy
of what ABC had faxed over to her today. Then she read aloud
what she and an attorney from ABC spoke about on the phone
today. She also said the police will not close them down unless
they receive something from ABC in writing.
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Mayor Failace said we will have to get something writing from
Attorney Coughlin.
Robert Kately - Request for a "Senior Only" Meeting with Mayor
and Council, Re: Senior Citizen Transportation Department.
Mayor Failace said we cannot have a "Senior Only" Meeting, it
would have to be open and then he went on to say that he met with
the President of both Seniors during the week and they asked him
to hold off and they will speak to the Seniors. They can have an
Open Meeting if they want a meeting.
Robert Kately - Request for Meeting with Governing Body to
discuss breakdown of expenditures and overtime in Parks and
Senior Transportation Departments. Mayor Failace said he had
requested that information a few weeks ago and as soon as he gets
it he will review it and go over it with the Council and if they want
to meet with Mr. Kately , they will.
Mr. Kately spoke saying to the Mayor that the information he had
requested is on his desk.
At approximately 7:45 p.m., Councilmember Fazekas was noted
absent and he was again noted present at 7:48 p.m.
BUSINESS TO BE ADDED:
Councilmember Fazekas spoke saying we more or less got the go
ahead from the UEZ. He said he don't know approximately how
much they are going to see, it should be about 35%, which is
$40,000.00 so it will come out to about $140,000.00. He asked for
a resolution to go out for bids for the truck.
Councilmember Crilley asked the total cost of the truck.
Councilmember Fazekas said $400,000.00.
Councilmember Santoro said John Riggio has filed this with the
UEZ. She said the bond is in existence for the fire truck so this will
just lower the amount.
Councilmember Santoro said she had a meeting with different
groups at the Library, new Community Center and they have
found out they may have to shift around certain furniture. The
Office for the Disabled needs a conference table to hold meetings
with the families. They are meeting there on Wednesday morning
to look at the possibility of what they will be needing. She went on
to say she talked to Patrick DeBlasio about the two (2) pool tables
in the side room and the seniors would like to remove one (I) pool
table and put in a big screen television and a couple of card tables
and some computers.
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Robert Kately
Counci1member Fazekas
noted Absent &
Present
BUSINESS 10 BE ADDED
Fire Truck
Library/Cœm.mity
Center
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Ballot, Re:
General Election
Cell Phone
Ordinance
Basketball Courts
Mayor Failace asked what they would do with the pool table and
then commented that they would sell it.
Councilmember Quinones asked what the procedure would be to
get something on the referendum on the ballot for the General
Election.
Attorney Walsh said he thinks you would have to pass a resolution
with forty (40) days prior to the election, on which you would be
having the referendum on . Then he commented not to hold him to
that date. He said then it is a question of whether it is a binding or
non-binding referendum.
Mayor Failace said it is non-binding.
Attorney Walsh said that is all they have to do.
Councilmember Quinones asked Attorney Walsh to pass on to
Attorney Coughlin to put on a resolution drafted for the next
Council Meeting to put a referendum on the ballot asking the
voters their opinions as to whether Borough workers should be
required to live in town. She said one of the reasons she did that
was because of the whole matter of the Dispatchers situation,
which was handled very inappropriately and given the fact that it
came down to what it did, she would like to put this into the hands
of the people that pay the salaries.
Councilmember Santoro asked if in order to draft a resolution do
they have to have the consensus of the Council.
Councilmember Crilley said she thinks it has to be done by this
week. because he thinks it is fifty four (54) days now.
Councilmember Quinones said if she is off by the timing that is
fine, but, she wants it on for next week if they have time to do it.
The Governing Body agreed to put this on.
Councilmember Crilley called up and discontinued his telephone
service.
Councilmember Santoro asked how many readings the Cell Phone
Ordinance would have.
Mayor Failace said if they vote on it this week you still have
twenty (20) days from when he signs it.
Councilmember Crilley asked Eric Betz from Killam where they
stand with the re-bid of the Basketball Courts.
Eric said they had to change something in the documents and he
has to ask Nick Goldsack what had to be changed and he has to get
a budget from the Board of Education to let them contribute to
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this. That is the way to get more money into the project or
complete as is.
Councilmember Crilley said he wanted to conference on this. He
then said just for the Council's opinion they could scrap this, this
year, instead of going out to bid on the basketball and tennis court
this year. They could scrap that plan and use the remaining funds
to do another park. The money was never designated for a specific
reasons other than parks.
Councilmember Santoro asked how much it would cost to do
where they play socceer.
Councilmember Cri1l1ey said he thinks a lot more than what they
have because that program is going to require a lot of work.
Mayor Failace said he thinks that should be considered for next
year.
Councilmember Fazekas asked Councilmember Crilley what other
parks he had in mind.
Councilmember Crilley said Grant Avenue and Shore Crest have
not been addressed. Parkview has been addressed a little. He has
to find out from Patrick, how much is left in the budget.
Mayor Failace said he would like to put Sue Ivanitski on the
Library Board to replace Ruth Ann who left to take the position on
the Housing Authority. He said he heard there was a discussion
with the commissioners of the Housing Authority in reference to
giving up Borough property across the street to them and then he
asked if anyone that was present had met with them. He just
wanted everyone to know that property is involved in the
Rehabilitation Project for Lower Roosevelt Avenue and they
would have to talk to John Riggio. It is not for give away or for
sale.
Councilmember Santoro said it is good he said that because he
would not have known.
RESOLUTION #00-276 was introduced by the Mayor and referred
to the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Fazekas and Quinones
RESOLUTION #00-276
"RESOLUTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSIION"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote Councilmembers
Crilley, Fazekas, O'Brien, Quinones and Santoro voted in the
affirmative. Councilmember Sohayda was noted absent.
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Basketball Courts
Cont:
Sue lvanitski
RFSQUITIOO #00-276
Resolution to go II
Closed Session
Adopted
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MEETING CLOSED
MEETING OPENED
ADJOORNED
At approximately 8:23 p.m., this meeting was closed.
Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Crilley and O'Brien and
unanimous affirmative vote of the five (5) Councilmembers
present this meeting was opened at approximately 10:20 p.m.
Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Crilley and O'Brien and
unanimous affirmative vote of the five (5) Council members
present, after no further discussion, this meeting was adjourned at
approximately 10:21 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Linda A. Rivera
Acting Assistant Municipal Clerk
LAR