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The Meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Carteret was
called to order by Mayor James A. Failace approximately 7:30 P.M. on
Thursday December 7, 2000, Municipal CourtiPolice Facility, 230
Roosevelt Avenue, Carteret, New Jersey.
Upon individual roll call vote, the following were noted present:
Councilmember Patrick Crilley
James O'Brien
Remy Quinones
Buddy Sohayda
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Also noted present were Business Administrator Nicholas Goldsack
and Borough Attorney Craig Coughlin.
Noted absent were Councilmembers Jack Fazekas, Janet Santoro and
Buddy Sohayda.
Councilmember Santoro was noted present at 7:32 P.M.
Mayor Failace said he was made aware by Police Director Elg today
marked the anniversary of the untimely deaths, fifty six years ago of
Deputy Chief Robert Shanley and Police Officer Walter Museenak
who were gunned down in the line of duty serving the citizens of
Carteret. He asked that the citizens of Carteret never forget their
unselfish service and asked everyone to remember these men in their
prayers. Mayor Failace said he asked Director Elg to get a plaque
made for the Police Department in remembrance of these Police
Officers.
The meeting was opened with a moment of Silent Prayer and The
Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor James A. Failace.
The Clerk stated that on November 30, 2000, in full compliance with
the Open Public Meetings Act, a notice of tonight's meeting was sent
to The Home News Tribune, The Star-Ledger and posted on the
bulletin board.
1.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Crilley and O'Brien and
unanimous affirmative vote of the four (4) Councilmembers present,
the minutes of August 29, September 20 and October 5, 2000 were
approved as transcribed and engrossed by the Clerk.
DECEMBER 7, 2000
COUNCIL MEETING
ROLL CALL
MAYOR FAILACE
HONORS TWO FALLEN
CARTERET POLICE
OFFICERS ON THE
ANNIVERSARY OF
THEIR DEATHS:
DECEMBER 7, 1944
PRAYER, PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE
STATEMENT OF
MEETING NOTICE
MINUTES FOR
APPROVAL
:CEMBER 7,2000
RDINANCE #00-55
LIMINATING
EALTH BENEFITS
OR CERTAIN
OROUGH OFFICIALS
~IRST READING
COMMENTS
ORDINANCE #00-56
AMENDING SALARY
ORDINANCE #71-9,
RE: TREASURER/
CFO
FIRST READING
ORDINANCE #00-55 was introduced and adopted on First Reading
and the Clerk authorized and directed to advertise same for Public
Hearing to be held on December 19, 2000, upon MMS&C, by
Council members Quinones and Crilley. Upon individual roll call vote,
Councilmembers Crilley, O'Brien and Quinones voted in the
affirmative. Councilmember Santoro voted no. Councilmembers
Fazekas and Sohayda were noted absent.
ORDINANCE #00-55
"ELIMINATING HEALTH BENEFITS FOR
CERTAIN BOROUGH OFFICIALS"
Mayor Failace said when he asked the Council to eliminate benefits
for the Mayor and Council he was questioned why the Borough
Attorney and Public Defender were not included. He said he agreed
and brought this up at the Agenda meeting because it would be a
savings for the Borough.
Council member Santoro asked who this would be affecting and said
she felt that this was being done now because the new Council would
be appointing new people to fill these positions in which people had
been receiving benefits for years.
Mayor Failace said he brought this subject up in closed session months
ago and said it was before any election took place.
Councilmember Santoro told Mayor Failace that bringing it up and
putting it forward were two different things.
ORDINANCE #00-56 was introduced and adopted on First Reading
and the Clerk authorized and directed to advertise same for Public
Hearing to be held on December 19, 2000, upon MMS&C, by
Councilmembers O'Brien and Quinones. Upon individual roll call
vote, Council members O'Brien, Quinones and Santoro voted in the
affirmative. Councílmember Crilley abstained. Councilmembers
Fazekas and Sohayda were noted absent.
ORDINANCE #00-56
"AMENDING ORDINANCE #71-9 ESTABLISHING SALARY
SCHEDULES AND FIXING THE MANNER OF PAYMENTS OF
SALARIES FOR VARIOUS OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES OF
THE BOROUGH OF CARTERET"
Councilmember Santoro asked who negotiated this amount.
Business Administrator Goldsack said this was brought up at the
Agenda meeting and said there was an analysis done on four
individuals.
ORDINANCE #00-57 was introduced and adopted on First Reading
and the Clerk authorized and directed to advertise same for Public
Hearing to be held on December 19, 2000, upon MMS&C, by
Councilmembers Quinones and O'Brien. Upon individual roll vote,
Councilmembers Crilley, O'Brien, Quinones and Santoro voted in the
affirmative. Councilmembers Fazekas and Sohayda were noted
absent.
ORDINANCE #00-57
"AMENDING ORDINANCE #71-9 ESTABLISHING SALARY
SCHEDULES AND FIXING THE MANNER OF PAYMENTS OF
SALARIES FOR VARIOUS OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES OF
THE BOROUGH OF CARTERET"
Council member Santoro asked why changes were being made.
Mayor Failace said changes were made in February and didn't get to
the Council until now.
Business Administrator Goldsack said there was an agreement
attached to the Ordinance.
3.
ORDINANCE #00-58 was introduced and adopted on First Reading
and the Clerk authorized and directed to advertise same for Public
Hearing to be held on December 19, 2000, upon MMS&C, by
Councilmembers Quinones and Crilley. Upon individual roll call vote,
Councilmembers Crilley, O'Brien and Quinones voted in the
affirmative. Councilmember Santoro voted no. Councilmembers
Fazekas and Sohayda were noted absent.
DECEMBER 7, 2000
COMMENTS
ORDINANCE #00-57
AMENDING SALARY
ORDINANCE #71-9,
RE: PLANNING
BOARD/ZONING
BOARD ENGINEER
FIRST READING
COMMENTS
ORDINANCE 100-58
AMENDING SALARY
ORDINANCE #71,9,
RE: POLICE
DIRECTOR
,CEMBER 7, 2000
mINANCE #00-58
'tENDING SALARY
RDINANCE #71-9,
E: POLICE
IRECTOR
ORDINANCE #00-58
IRST READING
"AMENDING ORDINANCE #71-9 ESTABLISHING SALARY
SCHEDULES AND FIXING THE MANNER OF PAYMENTS OF
SALARIES FOR VARIOUS OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES OF
THE BOROUGH OF CARTERET"
OTION MADE
o TABLE
Councilmember Santoro made a motion to table this Ordinance.
OMMENTS
Borough Attorney Coughlin said the Council needed a second on the
adoption for the motion to be considered.
Council member Crilley asked if it were correct that Councilmember
Santoro could make her motion to table before the Council voted to
adopt.
Borough Attorney Coughlin said the motion was made and had to be
considered before any other motion could be made.
Council member Santoro said this was brought up as a discussion at the
Agenda meeting. She said there were three Councilmembers present
and the Mayor directed the Borough Attorney to meet with the
Director to discuss certain items knowing two Councilmembers were
not in agreement with this.
Councilmember Quinones said that really wasn't accurate.
Councilmember Santoro told Councilmember Quinones that she was
the only Councilmember in agreement and the other two were not in
agreement. She said she thought that would be a consensus and a
majority.
Councilmember Quinones said Council member Santoro considered
two Council-Elect in the discussion. She said they did not consider
Councilmembers that were sitting on the Council now.
Councilmember Santoro told Councilmember Quinones what went
from the Agenda to Council Meeting was usually the consensus of the
Council, which was needed for a vote or to enter into an agreement.
Mayor Failace said today the Council was voting to enter into the
agreement. He said if a Councilmember asked Borough Attorney
Coughlin to do something he could and if a Council member had
something to put on, it could be put on and the Council would then
vote on the issue.
Councilmember Santoro said she spoke to Craig and said he told her
when money was being spent it had to be voted on by the Council but
there was a question on this. She said she didn't understand why they 4.
were bringing it to the Council. She said they didn't give anybody else
a chance to see this or have any input and said she felt they were
rushing before the end of the year.
Mayor Failace said this was very similar to him allowing
Councilmember Santoro to negotiate with Serenity at the Library and
making a decision, which he said he would abide by even if he didn't
agree.
Councilmember Santoro said the Council should be informed on what
they would be voting on.
Mayor Failace said there would be a second reading on the Ordinance.
He said that was different from when her Resolution to go into an
agreement with Serenity without discussion it with the Council.
The Clerk stated Ordinance #00-51 was introduced and passed upon
First Reading at a Regular Meeting of the Borough Council held on
November 14, 2000. It was duly published in the Home News Tribune
on November 21, 2000 with notice that it will be considered for final
passage after Public Hearing to be held on December 7, 2000 at
approximately 7:30 P.M. The Ordinance was posted on the bulletin
board and copies were made available to the general public and
according to law, she read the Ordinance by title.
Upon MMS&C, by Council members Crilley and O'Brien and
unanimous affirmative vote of the four (4) Councilmembers present,
the Mayor declared the Public Hearing to be open:
There being no comments or objections to the Ordinance, the Mayor
declared the Public Hearing to be closed upon MMS&C, by
Council members Crilley and O'Brien and unanimous affirmative vote
of the four (4) Councilmembers present.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Quinones and O'Brien
ORDINANCE #00-51
5.
"AMENDING ORDINANCE #71-9 ESTABLISHING SALARY
SCHEDULES AND FIXING THE MANNER OF PAYMENTS OF
SALARIES FOR VARIOUS OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES OF
THE BOROUGH OF CARTERET"
was finally adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Council members
Crilley, O'Brien, Quinones and Santoro voted in the affirmative.
Councilmembers Fazekas and Sohayda were noted absent.
DECEMBER 7, 2000
COMMENTS
(Continued)
ORDINANCE #00-51
AMENDING SALARY
ORDINANCE #71-9,
RE: CLERK TYPIST
WITH TRANSCRIBING
DUTIES
PUBLIC HEARING
HEARING CLOSED
COMMENTS
ADOPTED
CEMBER 7, 2000
tDINANCE #00-51
tENDING SALARY
mINANCE #71-9,
~; CLERK TYPIST
[TH TRANSCRIBING
JTIES (Continued)
Approved and Adopted: December 7,2000
Introduced: November 14. 2000
Advertised as adopted on First Reading
with notice of Public Hearing: November 21. 2000
Hearing held: December 7. 2000
Approved by: Mavor James A. Failace
Advertised as Finally Adopted: December 14, 2000
RDINANCE #00-53
MENDING CHAPTER
8-5 OF THE CODE,
.E: REPEALING
.ESIDENCY
.EQUIREMENTS
The Clerk stated Ordinance #00-53 was introduced and passed upon
First Reading at a Regular Meeting of the Borough Council held on
November 14,2000. It was duly published in the Home News Tribune
on December I, 2000 with notice that it will be considered for final
passage after Public Hearing to be held on December 7, 2000 at
approximately 7:30 P.M. The Ordinance was posted on the bulletin
board and copies were made available to the general public and
according to law, she read the Ordinance by title.
~UBLIC HEARING
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Quinones and Crilley and
unanimous affirmative vote of the four (4) Council present, the Mayor
declared the Public Hearing to be open:
flEARING CLOSED
There being no comments or objections to the Ordinance, the Mayor
declared the Public Hearing to be closed, upon MMS&C, by
Councilmembers Crilley and Quinones and unanimous affirmative
vote of the four (4) Council present.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Quinones and Crilley
ORDINANCE #00-53
"AMENDING CHAPTER 38-5 OF THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH
OF CARTERET AND REPEALING THE RESIDENCY
REQUIREMENTS FOR BOROUGH EMPLOYEES"
ADOPTED
was finally adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers
voted in the affirmative.
Councilmembers Fazekas and
6.
Crilley, O'Brien and Quinones
Councilmember Santoro voted no.
Sohayda were noted absent.
December 7, 2000
November 14, 2000
Approved and Adopted:
Introduced:
Advertised as adopted on First Reading
with notice of Public Hearing: November 21. 2000
Hearing held: December 7. 2000
Approved by: Mavor James A. Failace
Advertised as Finally Adopted: December 14. 2000
The Clerk stated Ordinance #00-54 was introduced and passed upon
First Reading at a Regular Meeting of the Borough Council held on
November 14, 2000. It was duly published in the Home News Tribune
on November 21, 2000 with notice that it will be considered for final
passage after Public Hearing to be held on December 7, 2000 at
approximately 7:30 P.M. The Ordinance was posted on the bulletin
board and copies were made available to the general public and
according to law, she read the Ordinance by title.
Upon MMS&C, by Council members Crilley and Quinones and
unanimous affirmative vote of the four (4) members present, the
Mayor declared the Public Hearing to be open:
Daphne Miles, 25 Pulaski Avenue asked the Mayor if the
Redevelopment Agency would consist of this Mayor and Council or
would it be an Agency or a Board of Commissioners. She asked if this
was for the lower part of Roosevelt A venue.
Mayor Failace said if this was approved by the Division of Local
Finance it would start in lower Roosevelt Avenue and could be
expanded to include the Carteret landfill area, a larger section of lower
Roosevelt A venue and where the old library was going. He said it
could be expanded into a number of areas in Carteret.
Daphne Miles said she thought it was a plus for the good folks who
Jive down in Chrome and said it was long over due. She said after
meeting with several people including pastors the people are ready for
this and hoped the Mayor and Council and the future Council will
support this and make it an agency of people of Carteret and not the
Council. She said she felt if the Council controlled this agency the
people would be back to having nothing done.
7.
There being no further comments or objections to the Ordinance, the
Mayor declared the Public Hearing to be closed, upon MMS&C, by
Councilmembers Crilley and O'Brien and unanimous affirmative vote
of the four (4) members present.
DECEMBER 7, 2000
ORDINANCE #00-53
AMENDING CHAPTER
38-5 OF THE CODE,
RE: REPEALING
RESIDENCY
REQUIREMENTS
(Continued)
ORDINACE #00-54
CREATING A
CARTERET
REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY
PUBLIC HEARING
COMMENTS
HEARING CLOSED
~CEMBER 7, 2000
RDINANCE #00-54
REATING A
/'lRTERET
EDEVELOPMENT
GENCY
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Crilley and Quinones
ORDINANCE #00-54
"CREATING A CARTERET REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY"
ARRIED UNTIL
HE COUNCIL
ECEIVES APPROVAL
ROM THE LOCAL
INANCE BOARD
was carried until the Council received approval from the Local
Finance Board. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers
Crilley, O'Brien, Quinones and Santoro voted in the affirmative.
Councilmembers Fazekas and Sohayda were noted absent.
OMMENTS
Council member Crilley asked if the next time the Council voted on
this Ordinance it would be a Second Reading or did it need to have
another PubJic Hearing.
Borough Attorney Coughlin said it did not need another Public
Hearing it was carried.
IEETING OPENED
'UBLIC INPUT
IN ALL
ŒSOLUTIONS
A copy of each Resolution was placed on the table for public review
prior to the meeting in accordance with the Rules of Council and upon
MMS&C, by Council members Crilley and O'Brien and unanimous
affirmative vote of the four (4) members present, the meeting was
opened for public input on all Resolutions.
;OMMENTS
Stan Gutowski asked the Mayor for an explanation on Resolution #00-
402 and asked what kind of settlement was being given to Serenity.
Mayor Failace said Council member Santoro had a meeting with Craig,
Nick, Potter Architects and Serenity. He said they had some change
orders and the town had some things, Serenity wanted to sue the town
and he thought the town should sue them but an agreement was made.
Stan Gutowski asked if the town was paying them for anything they
should have done but did not do.
Mayor Failace said they were going to take care of the major items.
Councilmember Crilley asked the Council to table this until the end of
the meeting so the Council could discuss this in Closed Session.
Council member Santoro said this could have been tabled until the
Agenda so it could be discussed. She said today she just wanted to
release money to them for payment.
8.
Councilmember Crilley wanted to discuss this in Closed Session due
to pending litigation on some matters.
Stan Gutowski asked how much the settlement was for and how much
money was left in the bond.
Mayor Failace said the settlement was for approximately ninety
thousand dollars and the bond had about twenty five thousand left. He
said they end up with an over budget of forty-one thousand dollars on
the three-point six million-dollar project.
Stan Gutowski asked where the forty-one thousand was coming from
or where it could be transferred from.
Mayor Failace said they might be going to the Library Board. He said
it might be put into the budget to be paid because this is an emergency.
Robert Kately asked for clarification on Resolution #00-406,
reaffirming appointment of Director of Public Works.
Mayor Failace said the Council received a letter from a concerned
citizen questioning the Resolution being passed at an Agenda meeting.
He said the Council did check with the Borough Attorney who said the
Council did the right thing but just had to reaffirm this at the next
Council meeting which they are doing today. He said a passed
Council was sued for violating the Sunshine Law.
Robert Kately asked Borough Attorney Coughlin if this was legal and
for clarification on the appointment.
Mayor Failace said it was legal and it was published in the newspaper
as they have always done and had been done in the past. He said this
could be reaffirmed as they were doing tonight and did not feel the
Council did anything wrong.
Robert Kately asked if the Council knew what would happen to the
appointment if the Council did do something wrong.
Borough Attorney Coughlin said nothing would be illegal, it would be
in violation of the Sunshine Law which could be overturned. He said
the general remedy was to take that action in a manner that compJies
with the Open Public Meeting Act.
Councilmember Santoro asked if the person who received the
appointment at the Agenda was being paid for the position right now.
Mayor Failace said the person absolutely was being paid but that what
Borough Attorney Coughlin was saying was that nothing was done
wrong, they were just reaffirming the appointment.
9.
Robert Kately asked why they are reaffirming if nothing was done
wrong.
Mayor Failace said because of the letter from the citizen and in the
passed a situation similar to this where the judge said the Council had
to reaffirm at the next Council Meeting.
DECEMBER 7, 2000
COMMENTS
~CEMBER 7, 2000
)MMENTS
~ontinued)
Robert Kately asked which departments where going to fall under the
directorship of the Director and asked the Council to be specific as to
which departments this would affect before the vote.
Mayor Failace said they added the Parks Department to the duties.
Councilmember Crilley said he believed all the blue-collar
departments. He said he believed the Sewer, Streets and Roads,
Garage, Parks and RecycJing.
Council member Quinones said the letter stated the sole purpose of the
appointment was so that the person could supervise the Parks
Department and says a review of Borough Ordinances reveals no such
authority. She discussed the letter in detail and said the Council
should review the facts before voting if need be.
Robert Kately said they have been asking clarification from the
Attorney for four months concerning this appointment.
Borough Attorney Coughlin said the structure of the departments, and
the appointment of Mr. Surick and his qualifications is not what this
Resolution is concerning.
Robert Kately said if the Council made him a Director of PubJic
Works he doesn't have the authority to oversee the Park, they would
need help.
Mayor Failace said the Parks would report to this individual.
Dan Reiman Atlantic Street asked who authorized the change orders
concerning Resolution #00-406 and wanted to know how many there
were and if the Council voted for all of these change orders.
Borough Attorney Coughlin said there is an outstanding change order,
which was compromised by Serenity. He said the agreement
contemplates a negative change order and that they were some where
within the operating margin.
Dan Reiman asked if the Councíl knew what the original amount was.
Business Administrator Goldsack said originally one thirty six or one
thirty nine.
Dan Reiman asked if the Council took action on four hundred
thousand dollars.
Business Administrator Goldsack said it was a cumulative total of
change orders which was negotiated down by Potter to seventy three
thousand.
Ron Rios, Marion Street asked if Resolution #00-400 and #00-401 are
coming out of the bond.
10.
Mayor Failace said yes.
John Sudia said in reviewmg Resolution #00-393 the amount
transferred is thirteen thousand dollars and he has no problem with
that. He said the PoJice Department ordered two vehicles without
authorization.
Councilmember Quinones said that was not true, they had requested
the vehicles but nothing was ordered. She said they were put in place
until the funds were available and said an order could not be put in
without authorization. She said they were working grant money to try
to purchase one vehicle at this time and another within the next few
months.
Councilmember Santoro asked if the department made a call to pick up
two vehicles whether they were ordered or not.
Councilmember Quinones said someone in the department has a
relationship with someone in the car dealership where these cars where
supposed to be ordered. The cars were not ordered but set aside
because this officer had no authorization.
There being no further comments or objections to the Resolutions, the
Mayor declared the Public Hearing to be closed upon MMS&C, by
Councilmembers Crilley and O'Brien and unanimous affirmative vote
of the four (4) Councilmembers present.
RESOLUTION #00-390 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers O'Brien and Crilley
RESOLUTION #00-390
"DIRECTING OF ISSUANCE OF BINGO LICENSES"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Crilley,
O'Brien, Quinones and Santoro voted in the affirmative.
Councilmembers Fazekas and Sohayda were noted absent.
11.
RESOLUTION #00-391 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Quinones and Crilley
RESOLUTION #00-391
"DIRECTING THE ISSUANCE OF RAFFLE LICENSES"
DECEMBER 7, 2000
COMMENTS
(Continued)
MEETING CLOSED
RESOLUTION #00-390
DIRECTING ISSUANCE
OF VARIOUS BINGO
LICENSES
ADOPTED
RESOLUTION 100-391
DIRECTING ISSUANCE
OF VARIOUS RAFFLE
LICENSES
¡:CEliBER 7, 2000
ESOLUTION 100-391
IRECTING ISSUANCE
F VARIOUS RAFFLE
ICENSES (Continued)
DOPTED
ESOLUTION 100-392
.EFUND OF TAX AND/
IR SEWER FEE
IVERPAYMENTS
IDOPTED
lESOLUTION 100-393
~ROVIDING FOR THE
rRANSFER OF SURPLUS
i'UNDS
ADOPTED
RESOLUTION #00-394
AWARD OF BID-
2000 FIRE PUMPER
AND RESCUE ENGINE
ADOPTED
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Council members Crilley,
O'Brien, Quinones and Santoro voted in the affirmative.
Councilmembers Fazekas and Sohayda were noted absent.
RESOLUTION #00-392 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Crilley and O'Brien
RESOLUTION #00-392
"AUTHORIZING REFUND OF TAX AND/OR
SEWER FEES OVERPAYMENT"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Crilley,
O'Brien, Quinones and Santoro voted in the affirmative.
Council members Fazekas and Sohayda were noted absent.
RESOLUTION #00-393 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C, by Council members Crilley and O'Brien
RESOLUTION #00-393
"PROVIDING FOR THE TRANSFER OF SURPLUS FUNDS"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Council members Crilley,
O'Brien, Quinones and Santoro voted in the affirmative.
Councilmembers Fazekas and Sohayda were noted absent.
RESOLUTION #00-394 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Quinones and O'Brien
RESOLUTION #00-394
12.
"AWARD OF BID-2000 FIRE PUMPER & RESCUE ENGINE"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Crilley,
O'Brien, Quinones and Santoro voted in the affirmative.
Councilmembers Fazekas and Sohayda were noted absent.
RESOLUTION #00-395 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C, Councilmembers Quinones and Crilley
RESOLUTION #00-395
"APPOINTING LINDA A. RIVERA PROVISIONAL
ASSISTANT MUNICIPAL CLERK"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Crilley,
O'Brien, Quinones and Santoro voted in the affirmative.
Councilmembers Fazekas and Sohayda were noted absent.
RESOLUTION #00-396 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Crilley and Quinones
RESOLUTION #00-396
"APPROVING DEDICATION BY RIDER 'MUNICIPAL OPEN
SPACE' TRUST FUND"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Crilley,
O'Brien, Quinones Santoro voted in the affirmative. Councilmembers
Fazekas were noted absent.
RESOLUTION #00-397 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Quinones and O'Brien
RESOLUTION #00-397
13.
"AUTHORIZING BID-POLICE DEPARTMENT
BOILER REPLACEMENT"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Crilley,
O'Brien, Quinones and Santoro voted in the affirmative.
Councilmembers Fazekas and Sohayda were noted absent.
DECEMBER 7, 2000
RESOLUTION #00-395
APPOINTING LINDA A.
RIVERA-PROVISIONAL
ASSISTANT
MUNICIPAL CLERK
ADOPTED
RESOLUTION #00-396
DEDICATION BY RIDER
OPEN SPACE TRUST
FUND
ADOPTED
RESOLUTION #00-397
AUTHORIZING BIDS-
POLICE DEPARTMENT
BOILER REPLACEMENT
ADOPTED
~CEI1BER 7, 2000
ESOLUTION 100-398
UTHORIZING SALE
F TAX SALE
ERTIFICATES BY
SSIGNMENT
ASHINGTON AVENUE
USINESS DISTRICT
EVITALIZATION
~ABLED
tESOLUTION #00-399
IUTHORIZING
IPPLICATION TO THE
.OCAL FINANCE BOARD,
Œ: CARTERET
ŒDEVELOPMENT
~GENCY
&.DOPTED
RESOLUTION 100-400
PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES-KILLAM
ASSOCIATES, NOT
TO EXCEED $64,500.00
RE: HARRISON AVENUE
PUMP STATION
REPLACEMENT
ADOPTED
RESOLUTION #00-398 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Crilley and Quinones
RESOLUTION #00-398
"RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF TAX SALE
CERTIFICATES BY ASSIGNMENT"
was tabled. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Crilley,
O'Brien, Quinones and Santoro voted in the affirmative.
Councilmembers Fazekas and Sohayda were noted absent.
RESOLUTION #00-399 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Quinones and O'Brien
RESOLUTION #00-399
"RESOLUTION OF THE BOROUGH OF CARTERET MAKING
APPLICATION TO THE LOCAL FINANCE BOARD PURSUANT
TO NJ.S.A. 40A:5A-4 AND 40A: 12A-ll"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Crilley,
O'Brien, Quinones and Santoro voted in the affirmative.
Council members Fazekas and Sohayda were noted absent.
RESOLUTION #00-400 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Crilley and O'Brien
RESOLUTION #00-400
"PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT FOR
ENGINEERING SERVICES"
14.
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Crilley,
O'Brien, Quinones and Santoro voted in the affirmative.
Councilmembers Fazekas and Santoro were noted absent.
RESOLUTION #00-401 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C, by Council members Crilley and Quinones
RESOLUTION #00-401
"PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT FOR
ENGINEERING SERVICES"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Crilley,
O'Brien, Quinones and Santoro voted 10 the affirmative.
Councilmembers Fazekas and Sohayda were noted absent.
RESOLUTION #00-402 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Crilley and O'Brien
RESOLUTION #00-402
"AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT"
was tabled. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Crilley,
O'Brien, Quinones and Santoro voted 10 the affirmative.
Councilmembers Fazekas and Sohayda were noted absent.
RESOLUTION #00-403 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C, by Council members Crilley and Quinones
RESOLUTION #00-403
"REFERRING REDEVELOPMENT PLAN TO
CARTERET PLANNING BOARD"
15.
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Crilley,
O'Brien, Quinones and Santoro voted in the affirmative.
Councilmembers Fazekas and Sohayda were noted absent.
DECEMBER 7, 2000
RESOLUTION #00-401
PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES-KILLAM
ASSOCIATES, NOT TO
EXCEED $9,600.00,
RE: IMPROVEMENTS TO
ROOSEVELT AVENUE
PUMP STATION
ADOPTED
RESOLUTION 100-402
AUTHORIZING
SETTLEMENT
AGREEMENT SERENITY
GROUP, INC.
TABLED
RESOLUTION 100-403
REFERRING
REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
TO CARTERET
PLANNING BOARD
ADOPTED
ECEMBER 7, 2000
OItMENTS
IESOLUTION #00-404
IPPROVING TRANSFER
)F ABC LICENSE
~ROM MANGYIK, INC.
to NEHA-JAGIR, INC.
mOPTED
RESOLUTION #00-405
/lPPROVING
'tAINTENANCE
/lGREEMENT-ZIP
CONTRACTING
Councilmember Santoro asked for clarification on this Resolution and
if the Planning Board had to vote on this.
Borough Attorney Coughlin said the Council was giving the Planning
Board the Redevelopment plan. He said they have to give their
recommendations and vote on them. He said they have to designate
the area in need of redevelopment.
Council member Quinones asked if the Planning Board had to conduct
an investigation as part of their Public Hearing.
Councilmember Santoro said she knew the Council had to go to the
Local Finance Board and wanted to know if the input from the
Planning Board was needed before the Council voted on this.
Mayor Failace said not to create the agency.
Borough Attorney CoughJin said they are separate tracks, one was
creating the agency and one would provide for the plan.
Council member Crilley said the Council does this as a curtsey review.
RESOLUTION #00-404 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C, Councilmembers Quinones and Crilley
RESOLUTION #00-404
"AUTHORIZING A PERSON-TO-PERSON TRANSFER OF
ABC LICENSE #1201-44-004"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Crilley,
O'Brien, Quinones and Santoro voted 10 the affirmative.
Councilmembers Fazekas and Sohayda were noted absent.
RESOLUTION #00-405 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Crilley and Quinones
16.
RESOLUTION #00-405
"APPROVING MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT ZIP
CONTRACTING"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Council members Crilley,
O'Brien, Quinones and Santoro voted in the affirmative.
Councilmembers Fazekas and Sohayda were noted absent.
RESOLUTION #00-406 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to
the Council for action.
Upon MM&C, by Councilmembers Crilley and Quinones
RESOLUTION #00-406
"APPOINTING DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote Councilmembers Crilley,
O'Brien and Quinones voted in the affirmative. Councilmember
Santoro voted no. Councilmembers Fazekas and Sohayda were noted
absent.
The Clerk stated she was in receipt of a Communication from the State
of New Jersey-Public Hearing, 12/12/00, New Brunswick, NJ Re: NJ
State Development and Redevelopment Plan: Draft Final Plan.
The Clerk stated that she was in receipt of a Communication from the
Township of Woodbridge-Resolution supporting that the archeological
excavation by NJ DOT in conjunction with highway projects for
Routes 18 & 287, and Hoes Lane and Centennial Avenue searching for
historical artifacts continue before the actual road projects begin.
The Clerk stated that she was in receipt of a Communication from
Cultural Resource Consulting Group-Phase II Cultural Resources
Study, Re: OENJ Cherokee Project. Borough will be notified of any
public meetings regarding the Project.
The Clerk stated that she was in receipt of a Communication from the
Borough of Spots wood-Resolution opposing A-2188 eliminating
municipal rent control.
17.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Crilley and Quinones and
unanimous affirmative vote of the four (4) Councilmembers present,
all Communications were ordered to be received and placed on file.
DECEMBER 7, 2000
RESOLUTION 100-405
APPROVING
MAINTENANCE
AGREEMENT-ZIP
CONTRACTING (Con't)
ADOPTED
RESOLUTION 100-406
REAFFIRMING
APPOINTMENT-
DIRECTOR OF
PUBLIC WORKS
ADOPTED
COMMUNICATIONS:
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
WOODBRIDGE
CULTURAL
RESOURCE CONSULTING
GROUP
SPOTSWOOD
ECEMBER 7, 2000
AYMENT OF
ILLS
Upon MMS&C, by Council members Crilley and O'Brien all bills
appearing on the prepared bill list properly audited and signed were
ordered to be paid. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers
Crilley, O'Brien, Quinones and Santoro voted in the affirmative.
Council members Fazekas and Sohayda were noted absent.
EPORTS
'EPARTMENT
The clerk stated that she was in receipt of the following reports:
1. Board of Health-October 2000
2. Clerk's Office-November 2000
3. Welfare-August, September & October 2000
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Crilley and O'Brien and
unanimous affirmative vote of the four (4) Councilmembers present,
all reports were ordered to be received and placed on file.
¡TANDING
;OMMITTEES
BUILDINGS & GROUNDS: Committee Chairperson Santoro said the
Council was moving forward with moving the different departments
into the Community Center. She said some of last issues were the
phone system and the kitchen. She said they have a plan for the
kitchen and spoke to the Freeholders concerning money for the stove
and refrigerator. She said she hoped everyone would be in place by
January first. She said Borough Hall was closed for a day and a half
because there was a strong odor in the Clerk's Office and because of
the mold situation there was a concern for the workers in that area.
She said there was testing done and she would be meeting with the
Business Administrator and the Mayor to go over the building next
week and said it was open at this time. She reported progress.
Mayor Failace said he received the report on the Borough Hall which
stated the building was worse on the outside than the inside on the
second floor. He said the bottom floor was no different than it had
been and he said there was a problem but not because of the negative
air.
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FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION: Committee Chairperson O'Brien
said things are going along fine. He reported progress.
FIRE: Councilmember Quinones reported progress.
PARKS & RECREATION: Committee Chai~erson Crilley said the
House Lighting Contest will be December 14t and 15th and said the
seniors will be judging. He said the prizes are gift certificates to Shop-
Rite for first to fifth place. He said the Council passed Resolution
#00-396, the Open Space Trust Fund. He said he wanted to pass this
Resolution because he felt strongly about upgrading the parks and
went on to explain. He said he hoped the new Council would take
advantage of making commercial property into parks and continue
upgrading the present parks. He said this was an additional hundred
thousand dollars in the budget each year which would include last
year's one hundred thousand dollars that could also be used. He said
by 2005 according to state law all parks in the Borough have to be
upgraded for safety reasons. He said he would be at the Council
meetings after his term and would be glad to share his plan for the
parks with the new Council because the town desperately needed to
revitalize the parks. He reported progress.
POLICE: Committee Chairperson Quinones said she agreed with the
Mayor concerning the plaque for the Police Officers who were killed
in the line of duty on December 7, 1944. She said the Police Director,
with the help of two captains and a lieutenant are currently
interviewing the top two candidates on the police list. She said the
Police Department has not purchased any new vehicles. She reported
progress.
PUBLIC WORKS: Council member Quinones reported progress.
BOARD OF EDUCATION: Committee Chairperson Santoro said
Councilmember Fazekas was involved in the Board of Education
meeting and wasn't sure if it had taken place. She reported progress.
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Mayor Failace said the Linden Marine Transfer Station was approved
by the Union County Board of Freeholders and said he was
disappointed. He said he was there but no other members of the
governing body attended. He said Congressman Valone was there as
well as representatives from many of the other towns who spoke. He
said this has been a done deal and he felt it was a done deal from the
beginning and they did not take into consideration the dangers to the
residents. He said it was sad that not one member of the board came to
the meeting and still felt even though the money was good he was glad
Carteret turned it down for the good of the town and the town's
neighbors. He said the town has received a Transportation Trust Fund
of two hundred and ten thousand-dollar grant for Milik Street. He said
the town has received money for a pedestrian safety grant concerning
Carteret Avenue from a DOT grant which totaled one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars. He said the Building Department has taken in
$885,000 as of October and they are doing a great job. He said that
the department was worth every penny. He said no one wanted to
spend money on sewers but the MCUA will need another two hundred
DECEMBER 7, 2000
STANDING COMMITTEES
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COMMENTS
ECEMBER 7, 2000
OMMENTS
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forty two thousand dol1ars next year. He said next year Carteret would
be spending one hundred seventeen thousand dollars. He said the
Council could bond for the sewers and no one likes to bond. He said
the four hundred thousand dollars a year is going right down the drain
each year he asked next years Council to look seriously at this. He
said he has asked the Council to consider privatization. He said he
didn't know if privatization was the answer but he thought the Council
should spend the money looking into this. He said the fifty dol1ars the
Council took off the Sewer Usage Fee would become at least one
hundred and fifty dol1ars. He said the Town Center Dedication was
Saturday December 16, 2000 at 10:30 A.M. and wanted to see
everyone there. He aid the monument wasn't ready yet but wanted to
do it before the weather got any colder. He thanked the Recreation
Committee for the tree lighting ceremony and complimented them on
the good job they have been doing.
'UBLIC
IISCUSSION
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Cril1ey and Quinones and
unanimous affirmative vote of the four (4) Councilmembers present,
the meeting was opened to the public for discussion.
:OMMENTS
Tom Lang, Colgan A venue complimented Borough Attorney Craig
Coughlin for giving him answers to questions he needed answered. He
said Craig has sent letters and made phone calls concerning the New
Jersey Turnpike. He thanked Councilmembers O'Brien and Crilley for
serving on the Council and complimented them on the fine jobs they
both have done and explained the help he had gotten from each. He
asked where the money went when a Police Officer issued a ticket.
Councilmember Quinones said some of the money goes into a state
fund, some goes toward court costs.
Tom Lang suggested a Carteret Police Officer sit in the McDonald's
lot and give every truck in there a ticket, he said this would pay for the
Police Department's salaries as wel1 as the sewer money the town
needed.
Council member Quinones said the Director was present and would
take it into consideration. She said more tickets have been issued
concerning this issue.
Tom Lang said a police car was on Jackson Avenue and was needed
because the school bus stops and children were present.
20.
Councilmember Quinones said she was aware of this because former
Council member Mancuso lives on Jackson Avenue and has told her
about how fast the cars go and the safety issue.
Tom Lang said the stop sign by CVS has been down for a year and
asked for this to be taken care of because the children are in the area
and the school is right there.
Beverly Hedesh, Chairperson of the Recreation Department said she
will be holding the house lighting contest next week and Friday night
the seniors would be judging and asked if there was a temporary CO
for the seniors to have refreshments inside the new community center.
Council member Santoro said there was a ful1 CO and she could take
the seniors there for refreshments but needed to have someone there to
lock up.
Stan Gutowski, New Jersey Avenue said the Sewer Usage Fee was
charged to the residents by what comes into the house and the Borough
was charged by what goes out. He asked if Woodbridge was trying to
make Carteret pay for some kind of damage.
Mayor Failace said there was a report from Woodbridge's engineers
that states Carteret was responsible for damage to some portion of
their sewers. He said he hasn't reviewed it and needed to sit down
with Al Beninato concerning this.
Stan Gutowski asked if Woodbridge has put a dol1ar amount on how
much they want for this.
Mayor Failace said he didn't know the amount and is waiting for his
meeting with AI. He said he didn't know if they have requested
anything yet, but that he knew they blamed Carteret.
Mary Fountaine asked Councilmember Santoro what was happening
with the old Community Center and if it was being used.
Councilmember Santoro said it was being used by the day and night
senior groups and by the meals on wheels program.
Mary Fountaine asked Councilmember Santoro if the other people in
the community could use the building.
Councilmember Santoro said she assumed it was being used but that it
would have to go through Mr. Brewer.
Mary Fountaine said Councilmember Santoro did not want the
community to use the building and said the residents could not use it.
Councilmember Santoro said she did not say this but did say the
Council might have had to use the building if needed for a displaced
Borough office. She said the community has always used it, why
wouldn't they use it. She said programs were being set up so residents
could use the new community center.
21.
Mary Fountaine asked if children could use this community center for
dances.
Councilmember Santoro said the children could use it if they were
with a group.
DECEMBER 7, 2000
COMMENTS
(Continued)
~CE~mER 7, 2000
)MMENTS
~ontinued)
Mary Fountaine asked what the Council thought of the redevelopment
of lower Roosevelt A venue.
Mayor Failace said creation of the Carteret Redevelopment Agency
was a boom and he intended to go to Trenton on the thirteenth to fight
to create this agency. He said he thought the rest of the Council was in
favor of this but Mrs. Fountaine would have to ask them.
Councilmember Crilley said he and the Mayor met with a man from
Perth Amboy and this gentleman has given them a lot of advise and
said he would be glad to help the Council. He said Perth Amboy has
gotten a lot of money.
Councilmember Santoro said she has always been in support of this
and was on the UEZ Board, which voted to spend the money in lower
Roosevelt A venue.
Mayor Failace said the key to development of lower Roosevelt A venue
was the Redevelopment Agency. He invited Mrs. Fountaine to come
down to Trenton on the thirteenth and said he wished the citizens
would come with the Council and let the Local Finance Board hear
how important this was to Carteret and its citizens, not only for lower
Roosevelt but to have a Redevelopment Agency. He said he couldn't
image any of the Council being against this Redevelopment Agency.
Council member Quinones said she has supported it and showed her
support by voting for this on First Reading. She said she would
continue to support any efforts for revitalization.
Councilmember Santoro said after the meeting she went to Perth
Amboy and got their redevelopment papers and she met with the
Director of Redevelopment from Perth Amboy. She said she also went
to Woodbridge. She said she felt if Carteret was going to have a
Redevelopment Agency she wanted it to be done right.
Mayor Failace said he was against the Council being on the
Redevelopment Agency and wanted it to be residents who are
members of the agency. He thought this would take a gigantic effort
on the part of these people who would be appointed to the board. He
said the Local Finance Board wanted the names of some of the people
the Mayor wanted on the agency before he went to the meeting.
Councilmember Santoro asked if the Mayor was looking for any
names.
Mayor Failace said he would take any names that anyone would give
him.
Mary, resident, said she attended a Council Meeting in the spring and
asked the Council why she still hasn't gotten approval for a
handicapped space in front of her house. She said the Council told her
it was because she had a driveway and said she has seen other
handicapped spaces in front of houses that had driveways. She said
the Mayor told her to apply again and this was the third time and said
it has been months that she had not heard from anyone.
22.
Mayor Failace told her to give him her name and phone number after
the meeting and he would find out what happened to her application.
Mary, resident, asked the Mayor why they did not have street signs in
her area.
Mayor Failace said the signs are being made and couldn't give any
more information because Council member Sohayda who is in charge
of Streets and Roads was not in attendance tonight. He said he would
either have to speak to Councilmember Sohayda or the head of Streets
and Roads but he knew signs were being made.
Daphne Miles asked Councilmember Santoro if she knew who the
members of the Woodbridge and Perth Amboy Redevelopment
Agencies were, if they were Councilmembers or residents.
Councilmembers Santoro said they had multiple agencies. She said
Perth Amboy had ten or twenty agencies because they have a different
agency for every area which is just for that area and said sometimes it
was just citizens but said a lot of the time it was the Council. She said
Woodbridge is mixed.
Daphne Miles asked Mrs. Santoro if she was saY10g it was more
Council than it was citizens.
Councilmember Quinones said our Ordinance provides for a mixture
of elected officials and public.
Mayor Failace said it allowed for a couple of elected officials to sit on
the board for a year at a time and other members to sit for staggered
terms.
3.
Daphne Miles said she would like to clarify what Mary had said about
street signs and said they wanted to know why Chrome never got new
street signs. She said when the town received new street signs Chrome
never got new street signs unless it was Roosevelt or for the streets on
the outside. She said she didn't care about the problems in Borough
Hall and said the people should not lose the right to use the
Community Center because they use it for the churches. She said even
though Mrs. Santoro said the people could use the Community Center
when they call Mr. Brewer he tells them no, you can not use this hall
anymore. She said she would fight the Council tooth and nail to use
this center and said things in town are being build because of the
hardships from the people in the Chrome area. She said the lady had
to spend seventy-five dollars to use a hall to serve a family after a
funeral and wanted to use the Firehouse Community Center not the
new Senior Community Center. She said she would fight for the right
to use the building and thought it was wrong that churches were being
denied the use of the building. She said she was sorry about what was
happening in Borough Hall and said she didn't want to have anyone
work under conditions she would not work under but the citizens of
Chrome should not lose the use of the Community Center even
temporarily.
DECEMBER 7, 2000
COMMENTS
(Continued)
:CEttBER 7, 2000
>MMENTS
;ontinued)
Councilmember Santoro said the offices could be moved to multiple
locations but nothing was being done right now. Councilmember
Santoro said Business Administrator Goldsack had spoken to Mr.
Brewer after the last time this happened so this wouldn't happen again.
She said no one has said any differently to Mr. Brewer and it should
have been clarified with him. She said it wasn't coming from her it
was coming from a neutral Borough employee.
Business Administrator Goldsack agreed with Councilmember
Santoro.
Daphne Miles told Council member Santoro to inform Mr. Brewer to
stop using her name to deny people.
Mayor Failace said he thought it was cleared up and people were not
being denied any longer. He said the town could use two Community
Centers.
Daphne Miles said they should not be displaced because of workers in
Borough Hall and would fight to have the right.
Councilmember Santoro said she didn't want to fight and would ask
Business Administrator Goldsack to put this in writing and give it to
Mr. Brewer tomorrow.
Business Administrator Goldsack said any organization referred to him
by the Mayor has been scheduled to use the Firehouse Community
Center.
Daphne Miles asked the Mayor why only organizations had to use the
Community Center and said it has never been the case before. She
said people used this for birthday parties and Christenings and listed
the other things.
Mayor Failace said Nick would put this 10 writing to Mr. Brewer
tomorrow.
Daphne Miles said they know the seniors come first and she would be
watching to make sure the people are not denied. She said the
redevelopment was good but this would not help with the trucks going
up and down Roosevelt A venue. She said there would be eight
hundred trucks coming down Roosevelt Avenue and businesses would
not survive if they do not take the truck traffic away. She named the
streets along Carteret Avenue and how many crossing guards were
posted there and said there were not enough crossing guards in the
Chrome area. She said the people of Chrome were at fault but they
were not going to take it anymore. She said Industrial Road needs to
be extended and said she would go to McGreevey if she needed to
make this happen and she said she would fight him if need be.
24.
Councilmember Quinones said the project could not go through if
Woodbridge didn't do their part and couldn't speak for them.
Mayor Failace said Carteret would do what they had to do to get
Industrial Road extended but didn't have Woodbridge's position at this
time.
Sandra Russell asked Councilmember Santoro what the people of
Chrome did to her.
Councilmember Santoro said she didn't know the people of Chrome
did anything to her.
Sandra Russell told Council member Santoro everything the people of
Chrome try to fight for Mrs. Santoro tried to knock it down. She asked
Mrs. Santoro how long she has lived in Carteret.
Councilmember Santoro asked what she has knocked down and said
she has been here for twenty-two years.
Sandra Russell said she was born here in nineteen forty and has lived
here all her life. She said at one time Roosevelt A venue was booming.
Mrs. Santoro said her husband was born here and lived here all his life
also and said she does remember Roosevelt A venue booming.
Sandra Russell asked Councilmember Santoro why she didn't want to
see it like that again.
Councilmember Santoro said she was not against things getting done
in Chrome and said she fought for six years to get Columbus School
fixed for the children. She said she was on the UEZ and knows a lot
of the children in the Chrome area. She said she voted against the
sewers which she said didn't even include the Chrome area.
Mayor Failace said what Ms. Russell has heard was the Council
supports the redevelopment, the Redevelopment Agency supports the
citizens being on the agency.
Sandra Russell interrupted the Mayor and said Ms. Santoro wasn't at
the meeting when the Redevelopment Agency was voted on and felt
she should have been at that very important meeting.
Councilmember Santoro said the original meetings were held on
Thursday nights and the meeting had been switched to a Wednesday
night. She said she wouldn't not want to be at the Council meeting
because the of Chrome section. She said Councilmember O'Brien had
the meeting moved because he wanted his Cell Phone Ordinance to be
passed.
Councilmember O'Brien said he had no knowledge when the meeting
was being scheduled.
5.
Sandra Seymore asked if someone was for the Redevelopment than
why weren't they for the sewers and felt you do not do one without the
other.
Councilmember Quinones said she felt they did come together and if
you fix one part of town, it would affect others.
DECEMBER 7, 2000
COMMENTS
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)MMENTS
~oninued)
Mayor Failace said the Council does want to fix it and they approved a
three point six million dollar bond and were hoping to get another one
point five million dollar bond.
Sam Lugo, 44 Fitch Street, said he worked for the Streets and Roads
Department and said last Thursday he and his partner went to
Woodbridge Storage to pick up a desk. He said they waited half an
hour and the lady at Woodbridge Storage said the Borough owed them
one hundred and eighty dollars. He said he went back to Mr. Surick
who told him Mr. Pi no should be in charge of this. He said the next
day around twelve o'clock he saw a desk being torn up, Jeff Pino was
in the office with Teddy and the same desk that was in storage that the
town owed one hundred eighty dollars for was being destroyed. He
said it didn't make any sense to him why they would remove a brand
new desk and destroy it and asked if they couldn't use it somewhere
else.
Mayor Failace said he didn't know about any desk and Mr. Lugo
might have to speak to Mr. Sohayda concerning this.
Sam Lugo said Mr. Surick and Mr. Pino knew about it because they
were the ones who picked up the desk. He said Mr. Surick doesn't tell
anything to Mr. Sohayda. He said he has complained to Mr. Surick
and Mr. Carpenter that his radio on his truck does not work and a
couple of the radios in the trucks do not work. He said he told them a
month before Mr. Surick got his base unit in his office but Mr. Surick
said the radio guy would check it out. He said the radio man came to
fix things and no one checked his radio and felt this was unsafe
because he can hear them calling him but he could call for help if
something happened on the road. He said his truck broke down in
West Carteret and no one heard him for more than twenty minutes. He
said someone was going to get hurt and wanted to know what was
being done, he said he had to drive from Newark with a flat tire. He
said Mr. Surick knew about the chipper truck and only let the two
people who were not going to say anything drive it. He said he wasn't
going to lose his license for them or anyone else and he would drive
but he wasn't going to risk his life. He said the police sited this truck
with eleven violations and Mr. Surick knew about them. He said the
Council gave Mr. Surick an appointment to oversee Mr. Kately and
asked what his qualifications were concerning the Parks and the
Sewers. He said the streets and sign posts in the town are in terrible
shape.
Council member Crilley asked Mr. Lugo if he filled out a daily report
concerning his vehicle.
Sam Lugo said he tells Mr. Surick personally and was only given the
inspection book a month ago. He said he fills them out and gives them
to Vic Kazio. He said he has told them about the radios many times
and listed other things he has had problems with.
26.
Business Administrator Goldsack and Council member Crilley asked if
it was in a report.
Sam Lugo said no it was not in a report because he went directly to the
Supervisor and his boss.
Mayor Failace said Mr. Surick wasn't here and he didn't want to go
back and forth on this.
Sam Lugo said he thought Mr. Surick was supposed to attend an
Council Meetings and asked why Councilmember Quinones reported
progress when things are not being taken care of.
Councilmember Quinones said Mr. Surick didn't have to attend and
that a lot of other department heads weren't there either.
Mayor Failace said he was sorry Mr. Sohayda wasn't here to answer
his questions because he should be answering and not the Mayor.
John Sudia said if anyone is denied the Community Center the person
denying the residents are in violation of Community Development Act
and he said he would be the first one to file charges against them.
Mayor Failace said Councilmember Quinones said progress whether
she agreed with it or not. He said Councilmember Fazekas has missed
the last two Council Meetings and other members have missed
meetings and felt it was unfortunate that the Councilmembers that
were in attendance were taking the brunt of it.
Sam Lugo wanted to know why the Mayor pays a Business
Administrator.
Mayor Failace said the Business Administrator was there to do a job.
Stan Gutowski said the problems with the radios happened before Mr.
Surick was appointed the Director of Public Works and wanted to
know who was in charge of the maintenance of the vehicles.
Councilmember Quinones said she believed it was Mr. Kazio.
Stan Gutowski said Mr. Kazio was in charge the garage and that Mr.
Surick was not responsible for maintenance of vehicles.
Councilmember Quinones said Mr. Surick would directly oversee Mr.
Kazio's department now.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Quinones and O'Brien
RESOLUTION #00-407
"RESOLUTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION"
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was adopted. Upon individual roll can vote, Councilmembers Crilley,
O'Brien, Quinones and Santoro voted in the affirmative.
Councilmembers Fazekas and Sohayda were noted absent.
At approximately 9:20 P.M., a Closed Session was held.
DECEMBER 7, 2000
COMMENTS
(Continued)
RESOLUTION 100-407
TO GO INTO
CLOSED SESSION
FOR LIGATION
ADOPTED
ADJOURNED TO
CLOSED SESSION
:CEHBER 7, 2000
mTING OPENED
At approximately 10:08 P.M., upon MMS&C, by Council members
Quinones and O'Brien and unanimous affirmative vote of the four (4)
Council members present, the meeting was open to the public.
)HHENTS
Mayor Failace asked for a motion to amend the bill list to include a
twenty thousand-dollar payment to the Serenity Group, Inc.
Borough Attorney Coughlin said the way it would be done was to
authorize a twenty thousand-dollar payment to Serenity Group, Inc.
pursuant to a settlement agreement.
Mayor Failace said the payment is the payment the Resolution is
separate.
Several Councilmembers speaking at once, concerning the proper way
to handle this.
Council member Crilley had a question on the motion. He asked if the
motion to pay Serenity does not add it to the bill list.
Business Administrator Goldsack said no, it could be a Resolution.
Councilmember Crilley said any Resolution passed had to go onto the
bill list to be approved.
Councilmember Quinones said no.
Business Administrator Goldsack said it could be paid now but it
would be reflected on the next bill list.
Councilmember Crilley said if you want it paid tomorrow, he felt the
Council should make an amendment to the bill list.
Councilmember Quinones said
Councilmember Santoro seconded
withdraw these motions.
she made that motion and
it and asked if they needed to
Borough Attorney Coughlin said she didn't have to because she was
amending it.
Councilmember O'Brien asked what the Resolution would be reading.
Borough Attorney Coughlin said there would be a Resolution to
authorize payment to Serenity Group, Inc. in the amount of twenty-
thousand dollars for work they performed on the Library/Community
Center and to amend the bill list to include this amount.
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Council member O'Brien asked if they could do that before they
approved the agreement.
Mayor Failace said yes because the twenty-thousand dollars was there.
Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Quinones and Santoro
RESOLUTION #00-402
"AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT"
was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers
O'Brien, Quinones and Santoro voted 10 the affirmative.
Councilmember Crilley voted no. Councilmembers Fazekas and
Sohayda were noted absent.
Upon MMS&C, Council members Quinones and Santoro a motion was
made to amend the Resolution to read it is hereby approved subject to
the certification of funds by the Chief Financial Officer. Upon
individual roll call vote, Councilmembers O'Brien, Quinones and
Santoro voted in the affirmative. Councilmember Crilley voted no.
Councilmembers Fazekas and Sohayda were noted absent.
There being no further business or discussion, upon MMS&C, by
Councilmembers Quinones and O'Brien, and unanimous affirmative
vote of the four (4) Councilmembers present, the meeting was
adjourned at approximately 10:05 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
k~~~MC
Municipal Clerk
KMB/cp
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DECEMBER 7, 2000
RESOLUTIION #00-402
AUTHORIZING AN
AGREEMENT-SERENITY
GROUP, INC.
ADOPTED
MOTION TO AMEND
ADJOURNED
~CEMBER 7, 2000
)UNCIL MEETING
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