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A Regular Meeting of the Mayor and Council of th¡> Borough of
Carteret was called to order by Mayor James A Failace at 7:30
P.M., Municipal CourtlPolice Facility, 230 Roosevelt Avenue,
Carteret, New Jersey on January 20, 2000.
Upon individual roll call the following were noted present:
Mayor James A. Failace
Councilmember Patrick Crilley
" Jack Fazekas
" James O'Brien
Remy Quinones
Janet Santoro
Buddy Sohayda
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Also noted present was Borough Attorr."j Craig Coughlin and Business
Administrator Nick Goldsack.
Silent Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance.
Statement of Meeting Notice: Mailed to The Home News Tribune,
The Star Ledger and posted on the bulletin board on January 14,
2000.
Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Fazekas and Quinones and
unanimous affirmative vote of the full Council present the Minutes
of December 16, 1999 were approved and transcribed and
engrossed by the Clerk.
ORDINANCE #00-1 was introduced and adopted on First Reading
and the Clerk authorized and directed to advertise same for Public
Hearing to be held February 3, 2000, upon MMS&C by
Councilmembers Fazekas and O'Brien. Upon individual roll call
vote, Councilmembers Crilley, Fazekas, O'Brien, Quinones,
Santoro and Sohayda voted in the affirmative.
"AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 254-20 OF THE
CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF CARTERET TO CREATE NO
PARKING ZONE ALONG TERMINAL A VENUE"
ORDINANCE #00-2 was introduced and adopted on First Reading
and the Clerk authorized and directed to advertise same for Public
Hearing to be held on February 3, 2000, upon MMS&C by
Councilmembers Fazekas and O'Brien. Upon individual roll call
vote, Councilmembers Crilley, Fazekas, O'Brien Quinones, and
Sohayda voted in the affirmative. Councilmember Santoro voted
no.
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JANUARY 20, 2000
<JXJNCIL MEEITNG
January 20, 2000
ROLL CAlL
PRAYER, pLEDGE OF
AI.LEX;IANCE
SfA'l'EMI'Nf OF MEEITNG
NonCE
MlNUl'ES FUR APPROVAL
ORDINANCE 4100-1
Amending Code,
Section 25420 -
No Parking Re:
Terminal Avenue
First Reading
ORDINANCE 4100-2
Capital ImprovemPJlt
Appropriating
$250,000.00 RE:
Various Sater
Improvements
JANUARY 20, 2000
First Reading
Discussion
"AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR VARIOUS SEWER
IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE BOROUGH OF CARTERET,
COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, NEW JERSEY, APPROPRIATING
$250,000.00 FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND -
RESERVE FOR SEWER IMPROVEMENTS OF THE
BOROUGH FOR A COST THEREFOR"
Councilmember Santoro said they had just had their Agenda last
week and Killam and Associates had requested a Bond Ordinance.
She questioned if this would be including the Capital Improvement
for the sewers.
Mayor Failace said this would pay for some of the items to be done
right away.
Councilmember Santoro questioned if we should know exactly
what improvements they are voting on.
Mayor Failace said in this case they are appropriating the money
and as they need it for the sewer improvements they use it
otherwise we would have to wait twenty (20) days every time they
do a sewer improvement and that is counter-productive.
Councilmember Santoro asked why this was not brought up at last
week's Agenda Meeting when they were talking about the sewers.
Mayor Failace said he was called by Patrick today saying we had
to do this first in order to appropriate that money.
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Councilmember Santoro asked if we had this money in the budget.
Councilmember Crilley said it is a fully funded new one that is
coming from the sewer reserves.
Mayor Failace said we cannot stop or slow any sewer
improvements or too much damage will be done and he spoke on
some of them. He said we may have to go out and bond for another
million to two (2) million dollars to keep this going or we will be
in very bad shape.
Councilmember Santoro when polled said she had understood the
needs but she would like to know in what order we would be doing
the repairs and after the report from Killam last week was
$425,000.00 for Dorothy Street she is concerned what we are
allotting and what work is being done.
Mayor Failace said it was all in the report Killam gave us. He said
it was approximately $37,000.000 for the design and he said
approximately $3000.00 was knocked down by Killam after
finding some information for that which was within the Borough.
Councilmember Santoro voted no.
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Mayor Failace said the bottom line is we have to continue with our
sewer projects. We need ten (10) million dollars to fix the sewers.
We are looking, we have talked to Congressman Menendez,
Killam and Associates have people lobbying it for us in
Washington but we cannot stop. We don't have the money in our
sewer reserve anymore. We have used over two (2) million dollars
in the last couple of years to fix our sewers. If we don't continue
the DEP will add on to the fifty thousand dollar fine instead of
abating that. He also commented that it is not this Council's fault
that we have ten million dollars worth of sewer projects that needs
to be done.
A copy of each Resolution was placed upon the table for review
prior to the meeting in accordance with the Rules of Council and
upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Quinones and Fazekas and
unanimous affirmative vote of the full Council present the meeting
was opened for public input on all resolutions.
John Sudia questioned the Killam Resolutions.
Mayor Failace said one is sewer work and one is engineering
design. He said they are using UEZ money for the $54,000.00
project, Resolution #00-25, because if they don't do it within a
year they will lose the UEZ money end of it and we want to
finance something we can be proud of.
Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Fazekas and Quinones and
unanimous affirmative vote of the full Council present the public
portion on resolutions was closed.
RESOLUTION #00-16 was introduced by the Mayor and referred
to the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Quinones and Fazekas
RESOLUTION #00-16
"DIRECTING THE ISSUANCE OF BINGO LICENSES TO
CARTERET JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote Councilmembers
Crilley, Fazekas, O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted
in the affirmative.
RESOLUTION #00-17 was introduced by the Mayor and referred
to the Council for action.
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JANUARY 20, 1999
Discussion Cant:
MEEITNG 0PmID
Public Input on
Resolutions
Public Portion
Closed
RESOUJITOO 4100-16
Directing the
Issuance of Various
Bingo Licenses.
Adopted
RESOUJITOO 4100-17
Directing the
Issuance of Various
Raffle Licenses.
JANUARY 20, 2000
Upon MMS&C, by Council members Quinones and Fazekas
RESOLUTION #00-17
"DIRECTING THE ISSUANCE OF RAFFLE LICENSES TO
HOLY FAMILY SCHOOLH.S.A. & ST. JOSEPHR.C.
CHURCH & ST. JOSEPH HOME SCHOOL ASSOCIATION"
Adopted
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote Councilmembers
Crilley, Fazekas, O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted
in the affirmative.
RESOLUITOO #00-18
Amerdnent to 2000
Temporary Bu:lget
RESOLUTION #00-18 was introduced by the Mayor and referred
to the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Quinones and Fazekas
RESOLUTION #00-18
"AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT TO THE 2000 TEMPORARY
BUDGET"
Adopted
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers
Crilley, Fazekas, O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted
in the affirmative.
RESOLUITOO #00-19
Award of Bid -
Stunp <lItter
RESOLUTION #00-19 was introduced by the Mayor and referred
to the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C by Council members Fazekas and Quinones
RESOLUTION #00-19
"AWARD OF BID - VERMEER 752 STUMP CUTTER"
Adopted
was adopted. Upon individual roll call votes Councilmembers
Crilley, Fazekas, O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted
in the affirmative.
RESOUJITOO #00-20 RESOLUTION #00-20 was introduced by the Mayor and referred
Professional Servicesto the Council for action.
Craig Coughlin Esq.,
nt not to exceed Upon MMS&C by Council members Quinones and Fazekas
$60,000.00, Re:
Legal Services RESOLUTION #00-20
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"PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT FOR LEGAL
SERVICES"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote Councilmembers
Crilley, Fazekas, O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted
in the affirmative.
Councilmember Santoro questioned the Borough Attorney's
salary.
Borough Attorney Coughlin explained to her that his salary is
$30,000.00 that is included in the ordinance. The rest of the money
includes the work he does on an hourly basis so he can go ahead
and do this work when he is directed to do it rather than wait until
a separate resolution is passed for it. It may all be spent or it may
not.
RESOLUTION #00-21 was introduced by the Mayor and referred
to the Council for action
Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Crilley and Sohayda
RESOLUTION #00-21
"AUTHORIZING MAYOR TO EXECUTE INTERLOCAL
SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR DOG WARDEN SERVICES"
was Tabled. Upon individual roll call vote Councilmember Crilley,
Fazekas, O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted in the
affirmati ve.
RESOLUTION #00-22 was introduced by the Mayor and referred
to the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C by Council members Quinones and Fazekas
RESOLUTION #00-22
"AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASING FROM STATE
CONTRACTORS BY THE BOROUGH OF CARTERET FOR
2000"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers
Crilley, Fazekas, O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted
in the affirmative.
RESOLUTION #00-23 was introduced by the Mayor and referred
to the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Fazekas and Quinones
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JANUARY 20,2000
Resolution #00-20
Cant:
Adopted
RESOUJITOO fIOO-21
Authorizing Mayor
to Execute Inter-
local Services
Agreement for Dog
Warden Services
Tabled
RESOUJITOO 100-22
Approving State
Contractors for Year
2000.
Adopted
RESOUJITOO 100-23
Authorizing Mayor
to Execute AgreewJlt
~.1ith MIdllff'JI"'X G:mty
fir I\.blk: IhIlth
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J.ðNR'{ 20, ID)
Resolution 100-23
Continued
RESOLUTION #00-23
"AUTHORIZING MA YOR TO EXECUTE AGREEMENT WITH
MIDDLESEX COUNTY FOR PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES."
Adopted
was adopted, Upon individual roll call vote Councilmembers
Crilley, Fazekas, O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohaya voted in
the affirmative.
RESOLUTION #00-24 RESOLUTION #00-24 was introduced by the Mayor and referred
Renewal of Agree- œlhtCouncil for action.
ment with Mid-State
Federal Credit Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers O'Brien and Sohayda
Union, Re: Parking
Lot
RESOLUTION #00-24
"RENEWAL OF AGREEMENT WITH MID-STATE FEDERAL
CREDIT UNION RE: PARKING LOT"
Thbled
was Tabled. Upon individual roll call vote Councilmembers
Crilley, Fazekas, O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted
in the affirmative.
RESOLUITOO #00-25 RESOLUTION #00-25 was introduced by the Mayor and referred
Professional Services-to the Council for action.
Killan Associates,
not to exceed Upon MMS&C by Council members Fazekas and O'Brien
$54,000,00, Re: Town
Center Project
RESOLUTION #00-25
"PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT FOR
ENGINEERING SERVICES"
Adopted
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers
Crilley, Fazekas, O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted
in the affirmative.
RESOUJITOO #00-26 RESOLUTION #00-26 was introduced by the Mayor and referred
Creating Handicapped to the Council for action.
Parking Space - Hagaman
Street & tblberry Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Quinones and Sohayda
Street
RESOLUTION #00-26
"CREATING HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACE 75
HAGAMAN STREET"
Adopted
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers
Crilley, Fazekas, O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted
in the affirmative.
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RESOLUTION #00-27 was introduced by the Mayor and referred
to the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Fazekas and Quinones
RESOLUTION #00-27
"RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENTS TO P&H
CONSTRUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF $7,801.02"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote Councilmembers
Crilley, Fazekas, O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted
in the affirmative.
RESOLUTION #00-28 was introduced by the Mayor and referred
to the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Fazekas and Quinones
RESOLUTION #00-28
"APPOINTING TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES FOR 2000
BASKETBALL PROGRAM"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote Councilmembers
Crilley, Fazekas, O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted
in the affirmative.
RESOLUTION #00-29 was introduced by the Mayor and referred
to the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Fazekas and O'Brien
RESOLUTION #00-29
"PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT FOR LEGAL
SERVICES"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote Councilmembers
Crilley, Fazekas, O'Brien, Quinones and Sohayda voted in the
affirmative. Council member Santoro voted no.
RESOLUTION #00-30 was introduced by the Mayor and referred
to the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C by Council members Fazekas and Santoro
RESOLUTION #00-30
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JANUARY 20, 2000
RESOLUITOO #00-27
Authorizing Payments
to P&H Construction
in the Amotmt of
$7,801.02
Adopted
RESOLUITOO 4100-28
Appointing SeasmJa1
Employees-Winter
Basketball Progran
Adopted
RESOWITOO #00-29
Professional Services
Genova, Burns &
Venoia, not to exceed
$25,000.00
Adopted
RESOUJITOO #00-11
AgreenÈI1t . For
Extraordinary
Unspecified Services-
Gartland & Cœq:m1y,
Re: Insurance ~
JANUARY 20, 2000
RESOUJITOO #00-30
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Adopted
"AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT FOR EXTRAORDINARY
UNSPECIFIED SERVICES"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers
Crilley, Fazekas, O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted
in the affirmative.
RESOUJITOO #00-31 RESOLUTION #00-31 was introduced by the Mayor and referred
Authorizing Revewal to the Council for action.
of Junk. Dealers/Yard
License - David R. ~ C "I b F k d S h d
-Upon MMS&C by ounCl mem ers aze as an 0 ay a
Adopted
RESOLUTION #00-31
"RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE RENEWAL OF A JUNK
DEALERS' /Y ARD LICENSE FOR THE YEAR 2000 TO DAVID
R. BASS AT 1 BEVERLY STREET, CARTERET, N.J. 07008
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers
Crilley, Fazekas, O'Brien, Santoro and Sohayda voted in the
affirmative. Councilmember Quinones abstained.
RESOUJITOO #00-32 RESOLUTIION #00-32 was introduced by the Mayor and referred
Requesting Relocation to the Council for action.
Bus Stop Adjacent to
Civic Center Park
Adopted
RESOUJITOO #00-33
Appointing Mary
Jane Keratt -
Temporary Clerk
Typist
Adopted
Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Fazekas and O'Brien
RESOLUTION #00-32
"RESOLUTION REQUESTING RELOCATION OF BUS STOP"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers
Crilley, Fazekas, O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted
in the affirmative.
RESOLUTION #00-33 was introduced by the Mayor and referred
to the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Fazekas and Crilley
RESOLUTION #00-33
"APPOINTING MARY JANE KERATT TO THE POSITION OF
TEMPORARY CLERK TYPIST IN THE CONSTRUCTION
OFFICE"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers
Crilley, Fazekas, O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted
in the affirmative.
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RESOLUTION #00-34 was introduced by the Mayor and referred
to the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Fazekas and Sohayda
RESOLUTION #00-34
"PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT FOR C-3 SEWER
OPERATOR"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers
Crilley, Fazekas, O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted
in the affirmative.
RESOLUTION #00-35 was introduced by the Mayor and referred
to the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Sohayda and Fazekas
RESOLUTION #00-35
"RESOLUTION WAIVING ENGINEERING FEE-REVIVAL
CENTER CHURCH"
wasadoþted. Upon individual roll call vote Councilmembers
Crilley, Fazekas, O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted
in the affirmative.
RESOLUTION #00-36 was introduced by the Mayor and referred
to the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C by Council members Quinones and Fazekas
RESOLUTION #00-36
"APPOINTING A REPRESENTATIVE TO SERVE IN THE
OFFICE ON AGING"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote Councilmembers
Crilley, Fazekas, O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted
in the affirmative.
Fran Mancuso was appointed the representative to the Office on
Aging.
RESOLUTION #00-37 was introduced by the Mayor and referred
to the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C by CounciJmembers Sohayda and Quinones
RESOLUTION #00-37
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JANUARY 20, 2000
RESOUJITOO #00-34
Professional Services
Alexander Biel Jr.
not to exceed
$12,000.00, Re: C-3
Operator
Adopted
RESOLUITOO #00-35
Waiving Engineering
Fee - Revival Center
Onn:ch
Adopted
RESOLUITOO 1100-36
Appointment to the
Office on Aging
Adopted
RESOUJITOO #00-37
Appointing O1arles
Heller -Board for
the Disabled
JANUARY 20, 2000
RESOUJITOO #00-37
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Adopted
"APPOINTING MEMBER TO THE CARTERET BOARD FOR
THE DISABLED"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers
Crilley, Fazekas, O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted
in the affirmative.
Charles Heller was appointed to the Board for the Disabled.
RESOLUITOO #00-38 RESOLUTION #00-38 was introduced by the Mayor and referred
Professional Service; to the Council for action.
Killam Associates, not
to exceed $65,000.00 Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Fazekas and Quinones
RE: Various Fngineering
Matters RESOLUTION #00-38
Adopted
"PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT FOR
ENGINEERING SERVICES"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote Councilmembers
Crilley, Fazekas, O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted
in the affirmative.
RESOUJITOO #00-39 RESOLUTION #00-39 was introduced by the Mayor and referred
Professional Services"to the Council for action.
KilIan Associates
:~ :~t;;:t300-æon MMS&C by Councilmembers Fazekas and Quinones
Puup Station Upgrades
Adopted
RESOUJITOO 100-0.40
Professional
Services-KilIan
Associates,not to
exceed $35,000.00,
Re: Various Matters
Involving Borough's
Sewers and Sewer
System
RESOLUTION #00-39
"PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT FOR
ENGINEERING SERVICES"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers
Crilley, Fazekas, O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted
in the affirmative.
RESOLUTION #00-40 was introduced by the Mayor and referred
to the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C by Council members Fazekas and O'Brien
RESOLUTION #00-40
"PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT FOR
ENGINEERING SERVICES"
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was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers
Crilley, Fazekas, O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted
in the affirmative.
RESOLUTION #00-41 was introduced by the Mayor and referred
to the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Fazekas and Quinones
RESOLUTION #00-41
"PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT FOR
ENGINEERING SERVICES"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote Councilmembers
CrilJey, Fazekas, O'Brien, Quinones and Sohayda voted in the
affirmative. Councilmember Santoro voted no.
RESOLUTION #00-42 was introduced by the Mayor and referred
to the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers CrilJey and Fazekas
RESOLUTION #00-42
"RESOLUTION APPROVING CHANGE ORDER"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers
Crilley, Fazekas, O'Brien and Quinones, voted in the affirmative.
Councilmember Santoro voted no and Council member Sohayda
abstained.
Councilmember Santoro said her concern is going over the twenty
percent change order.
Mayor Failace said they did it as an emergency.
Attorney Coughlin said the Borough Engineer declared it to be an
emergency situation which would allow us to do that because there
was a potential risk of sewage backing up in people's homes and
there wasn't time to go out and re-bid the process and do the
changes. He explained according to Al Beninato the potential for
the surcharge of the station itself would have wiped out the entire
station and additionally would have potentially resulted in
discharges which would have constituted DEP violations which is
particularly in light of the proposed penalty that exists. For all of
those reasons they called on P&H and unfortunately the amount of
the change order exceeded the twenty percent of the original
contract.
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Resolution #00-40
Adopted
RESOUJITOO #00-41
Professional Services
KilIan Associates,
Not to Exceed
$11,000.00, Re:
Engineering Design
Services, Re: Town
Center Project
Adopted
RESOLUITOO #00-42
Approving OIange <kœi:'
$28,292.5O,Re: P&H
Construction Company
Adopted
JANUARY 20, 2000
Resolution 00-42
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RESOUJITOO #00-43
Authorizing Rental
and Maintenance
Agreement with
Preferred Cleaning
Solutions
Adopted
Council member Santoro said the reason she is voting no is because
she was not part of the original contract and then to be responsible
for the change order to that contract, that is why she voted no.
RESOLUTION #00-43 was introduced by the Mayor and referred
to the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Fazekas and Quinones
RESOLUTION #00-43
"RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING RENTAL AND
MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH PREFERRED
CLEANING SOLUTIONS"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers
Crilley, Fazekas, O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro ad Sohayda voted in
the affirmative.
RESOLUTION #00-44 was introduced by the Mayor and referred
to the Council for action.
RESOUJITOO #00-44
Opposing "Q::.ean
Routing" of Air
Traffic and Urging Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Fazekas and O'Brien
a Redesign Initiative
Adopted
APPLICATIOOS
CounciJmemþeI;,
Santoro, Re:
Recreation
Appointments
RESOLUTION #00-44
"RESOLUTION OPPOSING "OCEAN ROUTING" OF AIR
TRAFFIC AND URGING A REDESIGN INITIATIVE"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers
Crilley, Fazekas, O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and Sohayda voted
in the affirmative.
The Clerk stated that she was in receipt of an application from St
Joseph RC Church concerning the amendment of Raffle License
RU550 to cancel it. Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Fazekas
and Quinones and unanimous affirmative vote of the full Council
present it was ordered to be approved.
Councilmember Santoro asked what happened to the Resolution
for the Recreation Appointments.
Mayor Failace said Beverly Hedesh had requested that we take
that off. She believes that if anyone wants to help and volunteer
she will certainly accept their help but she has to take it off right
now and she will do it down the road.
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Councilmember Santoro asked Attorney Coughlin about what
power of authority can we remove something without tabling it.
Attorney Coughlin said it IS not on this Agenda.
Councilmember Santoro said we had discussed it during the
Agenda to put on for this meeting.
Attomey Coughlin agreed but then said as he recalled the Mayor
had asked for names. It is his appointment with the Council's
consent. Additionally there are any number of things that don't
make it to the Agenda for action. It would only have to be Tabled
if it were scheduled or listed and the Council had it before for
consideration and they decided not to take any action. There was
no motion or resolution before the Council to consider right now.
Councilmember Santoro she questioned Attorney Coughlin that
when they talk about it at the Agenda do they have to request that a
resolution for it be put on for the Council Meeting by him.
Attomey Coughlin said the Mayor would have to approve it.
Mayor Failace said in his discussion with Beverly Hedesh she
asked that he do not put it on the Agenda for a vote. She would
prefer they just contact her and volunteer and work with her.
Councilmember Santoro questioned why they didn't just table it.
Mayor Failace said he never put it on.
Attorney Coughlin said there was not need to put it on to table it.
He explained that the appointment was the Mayors and if he
choses not to advance names then there is no reason to do that.
Councilmember Quinones asked if the matter was formally]isted.
Attomey Coughlin said he was not sure.
Mayor Failace said it might have been on and he asked for names.
Attorney Coughlin said they are sub committee positions.
The Clerk stated that she was in receipt of a Communication from
the Township of Bloomfield concerning a resolution opposing
reselling or trading obsolete weapons to manufacturers, brokers or
dealers; Requesting grant funding to defray loss of revenue.
The Clerk stated that she was in receipt of a Communication from
MC Board of Chosen Freeholders concerning resolution adopting
Integrated Pest Management.
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JANUARY 20, 2000
Councilmember Santoro
CantiIll.led
ŒMtJNICATIOOS
JANUARY 20, 2000
allMUNICATIOOS
Continued
PAYMENl'OF
BILLS
REPOKrS-
Departments
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The Clerk stated that she was in receipt of adJmmunication from
the City of South Amboy concerning a resolution opposing S-
1742/A-2328, Re: Police & Fire Personnel Retirement Policy.
Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Fazekas and O'Brien and
unanimous affirmative vote of the full Council present these
Communications were ordered to be received and placed on file.
Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Fazekas and Quinones, all
bills appearing on the prepared list, properly audited and signed,
were ordered to be paid. Upon individual roll call vote
Councilmembers Crilley, Fazekas, O'Brien, Quinones, Santoro and
Sohayda voted in the affirmative.
The Clerk stated that she was in receipt of the following reports:
Board of Health - November & December 1999.
Clerk's Office - December 1999.
Inspection of Buildings - December 1999
Sewage Collection - December 1999.
Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Fazekas and Quinones and
unanimous affirmati ve vote of the full Counci I present all reports
were ordered to be received and placed on file.
BUILDINGS & GROUNDS: Committee Chairperson Santoro
said on January 51h she met with Nick Goldsack and Jeff Pino to sit
in on a meeting on the Library/Community Center Project. She
said she spoke to Attomey Coughlin and said she would like a
copy of the letter that puts Jeff Pi no in the capacity of the project.
Attomey Coughlin explained he sent a letter to Serenity indicating
that he would be overseeing the Library/Senior Citizen Project on
behalf of the Borough.
Committee Chairperson Santoro said during the meeting she asked
what buildings would be under Buildings and Grounds and the
Business Administrator advised her they were the Recreation
Building, Borough Hall, the Annex, Fire House, Police Station,
Welfare building, Board of Health, Borough Garage, Hot House,
Sewer Plant Trailer and the new Community Center Library. Mr.
Pino advised her that they have a temporary CO for the Library
and Sections 1,3, 4, the Auditorium and the Vestibule. They
estimate completion of the January 5th meeting at the end of
January and the estimated completion of the building, the end of
February the beginning of March. As of January 7th she had asked
for a breakdown of the cost to the Library Project and then she
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spoke on the different bonds totaling now, 5.4 million with a
balance of 49,031. She also asked the Business Administrator if
there was room in other buildings, if the time rose to move the
employees out of Borough Hall. She then said there would be a
Buildings and Grounds Meeting at 7:00 p.m., at Borough Hall at
which time they wiJ] go over Buildings and Grounds at which time
she would like a proposal of work that has to be done at Borough
Hall. She also understood that tomorrow there would be a Job
Meeting on the Library Project at noon and went on to say the
Board of Education has their Agenda Meeting last night and their
Regular Meeting is the 26th and she would like to meet with them
the week of January 31st She said on Saturday night she attended
a meeting for Mike Bucsak who was honored for his work as Chief
and and she attended the Recreation Commission also.
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION: Committee Chairperson
O'Brien said he met a couple of times with the Business
Administrator and Patrick De Blasio and he commented that it is
going to be a tough budget this year. He is meeting with the
Department Heads next week and shortly after that the whole
Council will be meeting with the Department Heads to go over
their requests. The Business Administrator has informed everyone
they have a zero based budget. In a separate matter with the
census, last week Vince Manetta went to a meeting concerning it
and he was supposed to meet with him this week but he had a close
friend that passed away so they will be meeting tomorrow
moming. He said in the next few weeks everyone will be getting
mail concerning the census and he asked as soon as we get it to
please fill it in completely and send it right back. He commented
that the information is confidential but we need it to help get
money from the State, from the Federal Government, and from
various programs. With that progress.
FIRE: Committee Chairperson Fazekas said he is updating the
computer software in the Fire Department and he went on to say
that the ADA cost should be included in the Infrastructure Budget
and that Brian O'Connor would be meeting with Conrail on
Monday regarding the homes on Jackson A venue and Monroe.
PARKS & RECREATION: Committee Chairperson Crilley said
before he got into Parks & Recreation he wanted to address a letter
that was in the paper a couple of weeks ago right after the Re-
Organization Meeting. He had spoke about the Rural Metro
Ambulance Service. He commented that he didn't remember
exactly everything he said but if he didn't say it, this ambulance
service which serves the town between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.,
Monday thru Friday, was brought upon after meetings with
Councilmembers, he and other Councilmembers and
representatives from the Police Department, First Aid Squad and
Fire Department. This was not done and pushed down anyone's
throat' this was done because there was a need for coverage in this
Borough that wasn't being done. He said people were sometimes
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JANUARY 20, 2000
CXMITlTEI:S Continued
Councilmember
Pat Crilley,
Re: Rural
Metro
waiting over an hour for Ambulance Services and anyone who has
waited for an ambulance knows that every minute is an eternity. So
we were asked to help address and solve the problem. He then
went on to say that being a Councilman requires making hard
decisions and you get help in making them by talking to the people
outside in the lines and then he said right after the Re-
Organization Meeting someone wrote a letter to the paper. He then
read the letter aloud:
During the Re-Organization Meeting said the Councilman Pat
Crilley (Councilmember Crilley commented that they spelled his
name wrong) how it was instrumental bringing Rural Metro
Ambulance Service into Carteret. This was done to solve a
problem many Communities are facing, the lack of volunteers.
(Councilmember Crilley commented that was the only true
statement in this letter). According to Crilley this paid service costs
nothing to either the tax payers or the patients. The patients
insurance company is responsible for any fees. Crilley is wrong
and should not be proud of his alliance with Rural Metro.
(Councilmember Crilley commented that he is right and he is very
proud of his alliance with Rural Metro. He went on to say this has
gone on for about seven (7) to eight (8) months now and he knows
of no patient in Carteret who paid a dime to Rural Metro in
Carteret and said if somebody does know of somebody please let
him know and he will take care of it, but, at one point this was
brought up and he spoke to Rural Metro and they assured him that
the agreement that they had was they would bill the patient's
insurance company and if the patient doesn't have insurance or
whatever the insurance pays, they win take that as payment. They
will not take payment from the patient. He had spoken to police
officers and he spoke Friday to someone who had a need for this
ambulance service and they spoke very highly of the men and
women on the ambulance. One of the benefits of this besides that
the service is available to us is that as a private contractor is
required to have two (2) certified EMT's on the rig. The Carteret
Volunteers only need one (I). He commented it has to be better.
He then explained he is not disregarding our service, he said we
have a lot of fine people volunteering and corning forward and
doing a lot of work and they do a good job. They just can't cover a
twenty four (24) hour day because they have responsibilities to
their families and their jobs. He then again went on to read the
letter) Rural Metro does charge the patient's primary provider but
if the insurance company denies the claim the patient is
responsible. (Councilmember Crilley said that was an out and out
lie. The problem with this lie is that there is going to be patient out
there, whether it be an elderly or a poor person that might not have
insurance, that God forbid they should ever need an ambulance
service, is not going to call and they may attempt to drive
themselves and if somebody God Forbid should ever die or get
really injured because they are afraid to call the ambulance service
because they are afraid to pay the bill because of this letter then
that is on his shoulders because that is an out and out lie. He
commented the old English Teacher use to tell him something,
some people have constipation of the brain and diarrhea of the
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mouth. I don't know where he gets this. Either that or he has just
got sucked down the Republican sewer.
An unidentified voice commented that they won't even take a
kidding.
Councilmember Crilley responded saying thank you.
The unidentified person said thank you.
Councilmember Crilley went on to read the letter:
Responsible for outstanding balances.( Councilmember Crilley
said what is obscene is that this ambulance ride to Rahway
Hospital costs $545.00. The particular invoice he referred to had a
loan charge of $450.00 and a charge of $9.00 per mile and a
disposable glove charge of $7.00 per pair. An ambulance service a
doctor, anybody who bills you is going to charge to whatever you
want but the insurance company has a system of paying what the
fair market value for your area is. Whatever that is that is all they
are going to pay whether they charge a thousand dollars, five
hundred dollars, that is all they are going to pay. The Northern
New Jersey area has a set fee for ambulance services and that is all
they will pay and again they will not bill you for the difference. He
again began reading the letter), the Council should condemn this
company and remove it from our community.(Councilmember
Crilley said the Council should condemn Fred Gerstler and
condemn him from the community. He then went on to read the
letter), either Crilley has not kept in touch with the system that he
has put in place or he is not being truthful. (Someone inaudible
said something inaudible) if your insurance company constantly
invoices services, do you think that they would raise your rates.
(Councilmember Crilley said you can't control that, but he
offered, what would you rather have a quicker ambulance service
or a potential that they are going to raise your rates, which he don't
think happens, but he would still rather have an ambulance service
that will respond in a timely matter. He then again began to read
the letter), If you start submitting ambulance costs to your carrier
then you will see the increase. You will be paying for your service.
The Council should address the lack of daytime ambulance service
with a plan to utilize the Fire Department. (Council member Crilley
said he thinks the boot of this whole thing is involved in the Fire
Department. A program has been used and you have heard us
mention that they saved a life a couple of months ago with the
First Response of the Fire Department. Their two (2) concerns with
that program are, to fund it on a full time basis from 6:00 p.m. to
6:00 a.m. would require having additional fire fighters and of
course there would be a tax increase to the people. The second
problem would be that firemen's first responsibility are to answer
fires, so if there is a fire going on and a first aid call and this is
your primary response you don't have a primary response. Then
we are back to the problem we had, waiting for out of town
services to come. So there are holes in that. Then he says and this
is really a beauty and he again went on to read the letter), a strong
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Couocilmember Crille}
Cont:
JANUARY 20, 2000
Counci1member
Crilley Cont:
<XHITITEES
Continued
leader would solve this problem with the town's existing resources
a Fire Department and the First Aid Squad) Councilmember
Crilley said if the First Aid Squad would answer these calls we
wouldn't have this problem, so he don't understand where he is
coming from. He don't understand any of this. The only thing he is
doing is putting the fear into the people of this town in using a
perfectly legitimate ambulance service and he wished he was there
tonight. He said he don't respond to letters in the paper by writing
other letters. He don't agree with these spitting contests by writing
letters in the paper, but he does respond when people don't tell the
truth and try to put... and he said he doesn't know whether he is
going to run for election again or whatever... and try to put fear
into people to get himself elected and then Councilmember Crilley
went on to read the letter), And he should say we use the existing
towns resources, not throw other people's money at it.
(Councilmember Crilley said we are not throwing anybody's
money at it because it isn't costing the taxpayers anything and it
isn't costing the patients anything. With that Progress in the Park).
POLICE: Committee Chairperson Quinones said she was going to
reserve most of her comments for the next Public Meeting. The
Police Committee has its first official meeting with the Director
tomorrow and there are a number of items they want to discuss,
although she certainly has been in contact with him over the last
few weeks over ongoing matters. She will tell the public at this
point while the last Police Committee certainly focused on
Administrative (inaudible) in the Department, which we believe
and still believe are very important in moving the Department
forward, this Police Committee, and certainly she intends to have
a little bit of a different focus and that is one of addressing some of
the issues that she thinks effect the quality of life of the people of
Carteret, that being the drug, prostitution and the crime problems
in general. They discussed at the last meeting, and she said she
thinks all the Councilmembers are in agreement with her, to issue
a Directive which would allow the publication of names of people
who have been caught soJiciting prostitutes. She feels very strong
about this issue and she has a number of ideas as to the other
members of the Police Committee moving this forward and she
will be updating us as things move along. Progress.
Councilmember Santoro asked Councilmember Quinones about
discussing the free drug testing policy.
Councilmember Quinones said that is something that will be
considered for all of the Borough, not just the Police Department.
PUBLIC WORKS: Committee Chairperson Sohayda said as we
could tell there is a snow storm going on out there and they have
about a dozen people out there still finishing up. They have been
salting and plowing all day long since about noon time and he
didn't know of any major catastrophes that have taken place today.
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He said they are pretty much done with cutting trees and they were
patching roads prior to the snow storm and then commented if
anybody needs a pothole in the road patched please call the
Municipal Garage at 541-3881. They have a lot of sand and salt
there in reserve so they are in pretty good shape. He then said on
the 19th he met with Mr. Surick and Mr. Goldsack and they are
looking into Interlocal Agreements with Woodbridge for different
services. On the 26th they are going to have a meeting and any
Councilmember is invited to come, during the daytime hours in
Nick's office. They are looking into recycling collection of
Middlesex County, utilization of their people. Progress.
Mayor Failace told Councilmember Sohayda when he spoke about
the meeting on the 26th, there could only be three (3)
Counci]members present.
Mayor Failace said he has contacted Congressman Mendez about
our sewer problems and it looks like we will be put into a Federal
Water Bill. He don't know how much. We are looking for a
minimum of five million dollars, but he would like to get the
whole ten million dollars. As part of that what we have also done is
contacted the head of the Middlesex County Office of Emergency
Management. After the last storm he heard about some of the
problems we had he called him to tell him about some grant money
that might be available, so at the meeting we called Al Beninato
and Eric Betz of Killam and had them apply for it for all the
flooded areas we are having problems with. These are not included
in the regular sewer problems we had. We have another 2.1 million
dollars to be done by the Industrial Road and we have applied for a
grant for that. He said he will do whatever it takes to take care of
these sewer projects and if it means in the interim we have to bond
for a million or two million dollars, he urges this Council to agree
with that. He doesn't like doing that but we have no other choice.
We cannot stop what we are doing. Al Beninato told us at the last
Agenda Meeting that the DEP had requested from him, when we
would be starting Phase II of our sewer project. He commented
that we hadn't finished Phase I because every time we open a door
we find another problem. He also asked if anyone had any other
ideas where we can get money. He spoke a little on privatizing the
sewers. He then went on to speak about Conrail. They are trying to
get them to get away from our backyards. He commented that they
have not been good neighbors m in Jersey City they have to stay
one hundred (JOO) feet away from the homes and in Carteret they
are only seventy five (75) feet away. He said Woodbridge filed
suit on this and won.
Mayor Failace made a for a motion to have Attorney Coughlin
either join in a Class Action Suit with other municipalities who are
fighting Conrail or we will file our own suit and referred it to the
Council for action.
Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Fazekas and Quinones and
individual roll call vote, Council members Crilley, Fazekas,
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Mayor Failace
Sewer Problems
Conrail
Motion to File Suit
Motion Made &
Carried
JANUARY 20, 2000
James Mancuso;
Re: Conrail
PUBLIC DISQJSSIOO
Andy Tarrant,
Re: Conrail
O'Brien, Quinones and Sohayda voted in the affirmative.
Councilmember Santoro voted no until she receives all the facts.
James Mancuso spoke on Conrail. He explained it has nothing to
do with the Turnpike. He said Conrail has the worst hazardous
spills and accidents in the United States.
Councilmember Santoro asked if we had inspectors in our town.
Brian O'Connor, Acting Fire Superintendent said he has gone out
there.
Mayor Failace said they have a log on it and we file complaints.
We have done everything we can and we have to stop this now.
Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Quinones and Sohayda and
unanimous affirmative vote of the full Counci] present the meeting
was declared open for public discussion.
Andy Tarrant questioned the resolution for Conrail, if prior to the
voting should it have been made open to the public for comments.
Attorney Coughlin said the Mayor made a motion with regard to
taking...... .
Andy Tarrant interrupted again saying to make a resolution.
Attorney Coughlin said to make a resolution.
Andy Tarrant questioned what that resolution asked, because he
did not know.
Attorney Coughlin said what he has done is he had directed him to
investigate bringing an action against Conrail with the purpose of
addressing concerns that he is familiar with relative to issues of
having trains that are essentially..... our position is that their
warehouse behind the train, although there is no structure there,
things are being left there unattended and things are stored there.
Andy Tarrant asked if he also mentioned the fact that he spoke
about entering with other communities with a Class Action Suit.
Mayor Failace said he said to see if there was a Class Action Suit.
Andy Tarrant asked him what they voted on because he didn't
know and then he asked the Mayor if he had said money is no
object.
Mayor Failace agreed that money was no object to stop the
problems in this town with the sewers.
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Andy Tarrant again said it should have been open to the public
prior to the resolution.
Attorney Coughlin said he was directed to take action. The Mayor
asked for a motion. There is no resolution pending.
Andy Tarrant asked Attorney Coughlin if it was his understanding
that there was no resolution.
Attorney Coughlin said it was his understanding.
Andy Tarrant asked Attorney Coughlin what his job was.
Attorney Coughlin said his job is to investigate pursuing a lawsuit
either individually in the sense that the community would stand
alone or by becoming partners with other communities in actions
that may be pending or may be contemplated to address the
concems that the Borough has relative to the actions to Conrail.
Andy Tarrant said Councilmember Santoro asked him questions
conceming points of (inaudible), concerning what is placed on the
Agenda on the Agenda Meeting and what actually comes to the
Council Meeting. He questioned if you make a motion on the
Agenda and it is second, it is put on the Agenda for the Council
Meeting.
Attorney Coughlin said no.
Andy Tarrant then asked if anyone had the right to put on or take
off what they want at the meeting.
Attorney Coughlin said she would request an ordinance or
resolution, which ever was appropriate, and it would be advanced
for Council's consideration at the Council Meeting.
Andy Tarrant asked if there was a vote at the Agenda Meeting to
put it on the Council Meeting.
Attorney Coughlin said no. He told him the law says that the
Mayor controls the Agenda Meeting so if he wants it on for the
Council Meeting it will go on.
Andy Tarrant directed his questioning to Councilmember O'Brien
since he is in charge of Finance. He said that at this meeting
$199,000.00 was appropriated to Killam and he questioned how
much was appropriated in the 2000 budget to go for engineering
costs.
Councilmember O'Brien said so far there is two (2) amounts, the
$35,000.00 and the $60,000.00. They are automatically in the
budget. The other items are beyond that.
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JANUARY 20, 2000
Andy Tarrant Coot:
Agendas
Engineering Fees
JANUARY 20, 2000
Andy Tarrant
Continued
Stanley Gutowski,
Re: Rural Metro
Andy Tarrant asked where that money comes out of, if it comes
out of Capital Improvement.
Councilmember O'Brien said the $50,000.00 bond is coming out
of the Sewer Fund and the other items are coming out of UEZ
money.
Andy Tarrant asked if this was the anticipated expenses for the
year 2000.
Councilmember O'Brien said it was.
Andy Tarrant asked how much was appropriated for engineering
costs in the Temporary Budget.
Councilmember Crilley said initially just the (inaudible) thousand.
A lot of those figures come out project by project.
Mayor Failace said the Engineering Budget that was prepared and
given to us was eleven million dollars. That is for all the work and
the engineering costs were $35,000.00 and $60,000.00. The rest
comes out of Capital for the project, out of the Sewer Reserve.
That is what is in there now. He believes that the $250,000.00 in
Capital is from the $300,000.00 that was in the Sewer Reserve. He
said there will be more money that is in Sewer Reserve Capital
throughout the year. The money comes from the Sewer Tax
payments from the citizens.
Andy Tarrant asked if they could show him how much we spent in
1999 Engineering Fees. He then asked in reference to the Library
he heard that it cost 3.8 million and we are at 5.4.
Mayor Failace said he had to understand the double breakdown,
the Library cost 3.4 million dollars to build. We purchased that
property for 1.1 million dollars. The prior monies, money was
spent to purchase the old Mobile Property which we have had
numbers up to $600,000.00 if someone would like to purchase that.
That is where that other monies went, in other work in the old
Library. The actual cost of the Library was 3.4 to build and we
spent 1.1 million to purchase property. He said you can go through
all the numbers with Nick Goldsak.
Andy Tarrant said so that meant when you are talking about the
cost of the Library don't talk about what it cost to build or buy the
property.
Stanley Gutowski told Councilmember Crilley that he had to use
Rural Metro and he got a bill and his insurance company didn't
pay for it so he called Rural Metro and they said if the insurance
company didn't cover it he wouldn't have to pay it. He said
secondly as a former Chairman of the Building Committee he
guesses he can explain some of what is going on here. The original
ordinance back in 1995 for 2.8 million dollars also includes the
Recreation Center the Health Dept. and numerous other things.
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Only 2.3 million dollars of that was earmarked to do the Library.
1.1 million dollars was spent to purchase the property. $160,000.00
was spent on John Wanskus and they brought a Library Project
here. We then passed two (2) Bond Ordinances. The bid came in at
almost 2.8 and 2.9. He commented that we did a few change
orders, so the construction ultimately wound up being 3.4 million
dollars, construction project cost. The figures he has heard here for
five or six million dollars, are so incorrect and inappropriate. We
have not exceeded the 3.4 million dollars and we will not.
Councilmember Santoro said possibly if this was expended before
your time and before you had taken over on a committee then she
would have read the same information at that time. In taking over
at this time, seeing a heading on a piece of paper saying "Library
Building Costs Purchase of Land and Buildings" totaling 5.4
million dollars that makes it different, so when someone comes
across later on down the road if there is explanations for them that
is fine but this is what the figures are that we expended on the total
cost of the Library, whether it was previous land and previous
building, we still have that on our Library Building costs.
Stanley Gutowski said that was incorrect.
Councilmember Santoro then asked him if he was saying that this
computer and what it is charged to is incorrect.
Stanley Gutowski said yes.
A resident, Susan Loofty said she was speaking in reference to
Andy Tarrant getting upset before when the Mayor was speaking
about money being no object to fix the sewers for the residents and
him complaining about the cost of the Library when he had been in
favor of the Lease Purchase Agreement with the Board of
Education. She said education and the Library go hand in hand.
Councilmember Quinones said the Library issue had been beaten
to death, but she feels it is a beautiful Library and the residents
should all be proud of it. She also commented that even with the
Library the taxes have been stabilized.
A resident named George from 19 Byron Street spoke on how well
Rural Metro helped his 83 year old sister in law on
Emerson Street when she was bit by a pitbull. Rural Metro
explained about being paid, if the insurance pays, that would be
sufficient. He explained he would transport her to the Medi Center
so they explained there would be no bill because they did not
transport even though they assisted her.
Daphne Miles spoke about Conrail. She said she thinks and
Superintendent O'Connor can vouch for this, with her being an
employee of GA TX she works around that stuff everyday and you
get comfortable with it and it is dangerous. She said there should
be no discussion the Council should just act on Conrail.
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JANUARY 20, 2000
Stanley Gutowski
Library Project
Susan Loufty, Re:
Library
Geprge, Resident
Re: Rural Metro
Daphne Miles,
Re: Conrail
JANUARY 20, 2000
Counci1member
Santoro, Re:
Conrail
Mr. Singh
Bob Rosario,
Zoning Board
JæIeS Mancuso,
Re: Canrail
Tan Lang,
Re: Blinking
Traffic Light
Stop Sign
Plowing
Councilmember Santoro said everybody knew this fight was going
on about Conrail and that anytime they could move into a law suit
to fight it. She explained her concern is she worries about the
Amoco tanks and that Carteret is surrounded by a lot of different
situations and all she asked for, if this was going to be brought up
tonight, was to explain exactly what they are going to do. She is
not against helping the people.
Mr. Singh a resident of the town spoke saying the meeting
disappointed him. He said everything was questioned and
commented they should just do what is good for the town.
Bob Rosario welcomed the two (2) new Zoning Board members.
He then said he had a situation back in July involving Rural Metro
and it worked out very well for him. He then addressed the Conrail
issue. He said he lives only three blocks from there and he is
afraid of letting his children out. He said he is in favor of the Class
Action Lawsuit. He also commented that he could not understand
why Councilmember Santoro would say no to this.
Council member Santoro again commented that she didn't say no
but she just wants more information on this before she says yes and
then they argued back and forth for a short while.
James Mancuso spoke about Conrail and all the problems the
town has been having for the last eight (8) years with them and all
the things they have done to fight them.
Tom Lang of 5 Colgan Avenue asked about the traffic light that
has been blinking at Roosevelt and Holmes Avenue for the last
thirty (30) days and he asked who is responsible for getting it
fixed.
Councilmember Sohayda said the parts are on order.
Tom Lang then asked about a stop sign that has been knocked
down by CVS. He said it is always getting knocked down and he
feels it is in the wrong place with the truck traffic, etc. He
suggested to put a stop sign on all the corners there.
Councilmember Sohayda said we cannot put stop SignS just
anywhere it has to be legal.
Nick Goldsack said that is on private property. He explained if the
stop sign is a legal stop sign then it can be put up, if it is codified in
the ordinance. The problem is that it is on private property and we
have to check to see if the codification said it should be there.
Tom Lang then asked why the plows don't go down to the black
top when they plow.
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Councilmember Sohayda said there is a wedge that keeps the plow
up a little bit and the roads are not level, so they get down as much
as possible.
Tom Lang then commented that he had complained about the
accessibility of the lanes and the tolls in the moming for the
Turnpike. He asked if it is a law that there should be a reasonable
amount of lanes open during the peak hours.
Mayor Failace said he will check on it for him.
Tom Lang then spoke about timing at the traffic light at CVS. You
can only get about four (4) cars through there. He questioned if
there is a set amount of time for a traffic light.
Nick Goldsack told him that is set by the D.O.T.
Tom Lang commented that he hadn't seen anything in The Home
News Tribune about Carteret lately.
Mayor Failace told him they hadn't had a reporter for a while until
this evening.
BOARD OF EDUCATION:
Tom Lang said he was aware there was no heat in some classrooms
in Colombus School for the last couple of days.
Committee Chairperson Santoro said she hasn't met with the
School Board yet and she wasn't aware of it. She suggested to go
to their meeting next Wednesday night and she said she would also
try to go.
Councilmember Crilley there was no heat just on Tuesday. There
had been a long cold weekend and the heat had some trouble
starting up.
Brian O'Connor, 63 Grant Avenue, said in reference to Rural
Metro he feels it was necessary to have them come in because
there was no one to do it. They are doing a good job. He then said
they opened the door to the First Response and he would like to
speak on it. He said it has nothing to do with the Rural Metro or
Carteret First Aid. This would be just for additional men to
respond or when the other ambulances were at the hospital they
could respond. He said the cost of an extra man would be about 3
cents a day per household and he commented he will always be
fighting for that additional man so we can better serve the public.
Councilmember Crilley said there is no question that the First
Response Program is a good legitimate program. He said it could
be a backup but not the primary response to First Aid Calls. He
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JANUARY 20, 2000
Plowing, Coot:
Turnpike
Long Traffic Light
Newspaper
Heat; Re: Coluob.Js
School
Brian O· Connor, Re:
Rural Metro &
First ResponSe
JANUARY 20, 2000
Fred Burns,
Re: Conrail
Recyclables
ADJOORNED
also said he thought that Rural Metro should not be the final
answer to the problem.
A resident Mr. Fred Burns spoke saying he Jives on 63 Jackson
Avenue and he is one of those poor people that has lived with
Conrail for twenty eight (28) years and he is afraid to go to sleep at
night for fear he won't wake up in the morning.
Mr. Burns then spoke on trash collection. He said because of the
Holidays he hasn't had a recyclable pickup in three (3) months. He
asked if there could be an alternate day.
Mayor Failace said he will look into this to see what can be done.
There being no further business or discussion, upon MMS&C by
Councilmembers Quinones an O'Brien and unanimous affirmative
vote of the full Council present, the meeting was adjourned at
approximately 9:35 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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KATHLEEN M. BARNEY
Municipal Clerk
KMB/lr