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Home My Public Portal About1997/02/13 The Agenda Meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Carteret, preceding the Regular Meeting, February 20, 1997, was held on Thursday, February 13, 1997, 7:00 P.M., Municipal CourtlPolice Facility, 230 Roosevelt Avenue, Carteret, New Jersey. The following were noted present: Mayor Peter J. Sica Councilmember Bialowarczuk " DuPont " Fazekas " Feingold " Gutowski Councilmember Failace was noted absent. Also noted present was Borough Attorney Craig Coughlin. Mailed to the Home News Tribune, The Star Ledger and posted on the bulletin board on February 17,1997. a. Patricia Holden - She said we have received $170,000.00 so far from the Cranbury Contract. It is in our account. The next $170,000.00 will be coming in June. A third allocation of the four (4) is due in December and she requested in writing if they will give to us sooner. When we contracted with the County to the Home Fund, which is a source of funds that are Federally supplied to subsidize Affordable Housing, and we used it to replace the eleven (II) units Up the Hill. We signed an agreement when they did our original plan saying that we would give them $220,000.00 in matched money after the Cranbury Program, to match the Home Fund. They need to have it as a zero interest ten (10) year loan for the Developer. No Grants to the Developer. That would have to be in the hands of the County by mid September. They said in reference to giving us the third, one hundred and seventy, sooner than later, they said they had no objection to it, the money had to be borrowed so they didn't think it would be a problem. If they give up that money we could supply, out of each installment, a resolution and a contract of$75,000.00, that we set aside out of the $170,000 to equal what ever it comes out to be. It will be set aside from the additional installments from the $370,000.00 that we have right now because they will not be able to utilize that all by June, when the new money will be coming in and we will not be able to utilize all of that by December. This way we can meet our obligation to the County of the $220,000.00, so she asked for a 1 FEBRUARY 13, 1997 AGmDA HEEITI«; February 13, 1997 PRESENf SfA'J.'F.HmT OF HEEITI«; Wl'IŒ 10 ADDRESS OOVERNING JD)Y Patricia Holden FEBRUARY 13, 1997 Patricia Holden Qmtimed resolution put in place to authorize the Mayor to enter into a contract with the Developer that we distribute out of this $170,000.00, in three allocations, that we will give to the contractor in a ten (10) year zero interest loan payable at the end of ten (10) years. She said out of the $680,000.00, $220,000.00 would be a loan to the Developer and the rest should be available to the homeowners. Mayor Sica it will be the same way with the Readington money. Pat Holden said the Readington funding is in very good stages of approval . We already have the approval of the Middlesex County Planning Board from last year and it should be going to C.O.A.H. for final approval within the next sixty (60) days. We have a year from that approval date for them to give us our first installment which should be about $485,000.00, 20% of the money which we will get in five (5) years. She said they have allocated out of that and should it go through, the Council approved by resolution, towards the end of last year, twenty-eight (28) units for the Cardinal China Building. She said the total should be about $700,000.00 which comes out of the two point three two million which subsidizes those units and the rest at this particular moment is open for homeowners. She said she is putting together a policies and Procedures Manual for the Mayor and Council to review it and give her an opinion on it and she will amend it accordingly, meanwhile she needs to get this resolution in place so that she can get a contract ready to show that we are going to payout of the Cranbury allocation. Councilmember Feingold asked what if aything would be the consequences if the Council did not adopt such a resolution. Pat Holden said it would be a problem because the Federal money would be guaranteed by us, upon the approval if there is a need in the Project Plan. Mayor Sica said when we accept money from Cranbury, Readington or Alexandria you have to show them that you are doing something with this money. He then spoke about some of the plans they had for the money. Attorney Coughlin asked if we had already had the contract in place before we asked the Mayor to sign it. Pat Holden said you at least come up with the terms of the contract. She explained some of the contract and said that $220,000.00 is looking to be the number, $20,000.00 per unit for eleven units. Councilmember DuPont mentioned Mr. Raia and how he also did Cardinal China. Pat Holden told Councilmember DuPont that Carteret is subsidizing Affordable Housing for needy Housing. It is free money, not coming out of our pocket. Councilmember DuPont said he didn't think it would be free, but it had already been hashed out. Councilmember Gutowski said after the $220,000.00 it leaves $460,00.00 and then asked Pat Holden if anyone had approached her about the new Senior Building. Pat Holden said yes and that this would come out of the Readington money or the next batch of money. Mayor Sica said there is a certain criteria that we have established that only so much money goes for Developers. We have a hundred and ten applications right now for the four hundred and some thousand dollars from the Cranbury money alone and along with the Readington money they could probably give all those people some kind of money. Ifwe do the other Senior Project that money will have to come out of the next batch that they are negotiating with two (2) other towns. Pat Holden said she needs a resolution or a contract that will match the resolution and then she told Attorney Coughlin he can review the agreement. She then went on to discuss a Business Directory that would show all of the town's business. There would be no cost to the town at all. A man in Rahway would be printing it. up for the town. Councilmember Fazekas asked Pat Holden to look into a Chamber of Commerce. Pat said she had looked into it about two (2) years ago. She spoke with the County. She said we mostly have Corporate not Retail, but she will look into it again. She again asked for their approval on the Business Directory. She said they could write up the language. Mayor Sica said okay. Councilmember Fazekas asked Pat Holden if she goes through with the Business Directory to make sure the Internet is specified in there. b) Borough Engineer - Parmar then spoke about the Chrome Area for leakages and lor improper connections, that we are waiting for Conrail's response for the Second Phase of the Hill Section Storm System, and that the Applications for registering and Closure Permits, required for underground tanks at new Sport & Recreation Center, are ready and that a licensed company named Barco Systems Inc. was contacted to empty these tanks for $7500.00. An EPA J.D. is required before emptying the tanks. He also commented for complete removal we may have to go to public 3 FrnRUARY 13, 1997 Patricia Holden CDntinued Bormgh Engineer FEBRUARY 13, 1997 Borough Engineer CDntinued RESOLUITOO #97-65 Resolution to go into Closed Session Adopted MEEfING CLOSID MEEfING OPEmD MINlJfES FOR APPROVAL BIDS bidding as it will be more than the allowable amount without bidding. He said the Electrical Code Inspector has submitted his reports for the Pump Stations at Bergen and Hayward Ave. and these are sent to the contractors for a price. They are making full efforts to get more specific requirements on these since they are still not very specific and they will be submitted as soon as received. He went on to say the acquisition of the land is still awaited for the Sabo Pump Station, but the DEP Permit for this is expired, so after acquiring the land application they will be made to reissue the permit and the same situation is for the elimination of the Etheridge Pump Station. Mayor Sica told the Council to make a motion to go into a Closed Session to discuss Litigation. Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Fazekas and DuPont RESOLUTION #97-65 "RESOLUTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION" was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Bialowarczuk, DuPont, Fazekas, Feingold and Gutowski voted in the affirmative. Councilmember Failace was noted absent. At approximately 7:35 p.m., a Closed Session was held. Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Fazekas and DuPont this meeting was reopened. Upon individual roll call vote Councilmembers Bialowarczuk, DuPont, Fazekas, Feingold and Gutowski voted in the affirmative. Councilmember Failace was noted absent. At approximately 8:05 p.m., this meeting was re-opened. Mayor Sica was also noted absent. January 1,1997. 20 Mobile Home Heating Units. 4 Public Hearing - #97-4 Amending Salary Ordinance #71-9, Re: Board for the Disabled. #97-5 Capital Improvement, Appropriating $53,000.00 for an Adult Passenger Bus. Amendment to the Temporary Budget. Approving Renewal of ABC License- Sail Inn. Issuance of Various Amusement Device Licenses. Issuance of Various Amusement Game Distributor's Licenses. Directing Issuance of Various Raffle Licenses. A ward of Bid-Adult Passenger Bus. Middlesex County Planning - a)Resolution of 1997 scheduled meetings. b)Resolution of official meeting Agenda. PSE&G _ Notice of Public Hearing, March 21, 1997- Trenton, N.J., Re: Permit application for new gas main installations in road right-of-way. Fire - January 1997. Inspection of Buildings-January 1997. Treasurer-January 1997. MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION: COUNCILMAN GUTOWSKI - Change to Notice of Bidders, Re: Receipt of Bids. - Councilmember Gutowski said he would like all the bids to be presented at the Council Meeting' at 7:00 or 7:30 p.m., accepted by the Borough Clerk, so we could get all the bids here and straightened out and they won't be all over Borough Hall. He said sometimes the bids go to Gloria in Purchasing. After all present discussed this, Councilmember Fazekas said only the Clerk will receive bids. BARRY ALBIN ESQ. - Requesting additional appropriation, $2077 .36 - Re: State vs. Connolly. BUSINESS TO BE ADDED: Councilmember Feingold complimented our Borough Attorney saying he does a good job and works well with the Mayor and Council. 5 FEBRUARY 13, 1997 œDINANCES - Public Hearing RESOLUI'lOOS aHtUNICATlOOS RtlU<:15 MATl'ERS FOR DISCUSSlO Councilman Gutowski Barry Albin BUSINESS 10 BE ADOrn Cound1member Feingo FEBRUARY 13, 1997 BUSINESS 10 BE ADOrn: CDntinued: Sports Facility 20 Cooke Avenue Negotiations ADJOURNED Councilmember DuPont said we got a violation notice for the Sports Facility. It was for sedimentation and they threatened to fine us. There are a couple of minor things and we have to speak to Mr. Parmar, our Engineer. Councilmember Fazekas said in reference to 20 Cooke Avenue, he thought that the Architect was going to do the layout for the computer system. He has found a lot of purchases being made, totaled up to about $20,000.00 and that is not including the ADA Compliance. He said he wants to get a total amount of how much they are going to spend and he thinks we all need to sit down and discuss this. He set up a meeting for Wednesday with Councilmember Bialowarczuk and the rest of the committee. Councilmember Gutowski said we have a lot of contracts to be negotiated and we need a negotiating committee. He would like it to be the Mayor, Councilmember Failace and himself. Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Gutowski and Fazekas and unanimous affirmative vote of the five (5) Council members present, this meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:25 p.m. Respectfull Y submitted, ~~ 'KATHLEENM. BARNE Municipal Clerk KMB/lr ---------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------