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Home My Public Portal About1997/02/27 An Agenda Meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Carteret preceding the Regular Meeting, March 6, 1997, was held on February 27, 1997,7:00 P.M., Municipal Court/ Police Facility, 230 Roosevelt Avenue, Carteret, New Jersey. The following were noted present: Mayor Peter J. Sica Councilmember Bialowarczuk " DuPont " Failace " Fazekas " Gutowski Noted absent was Councilmember Feingold Attorney Craig Coughlin. and Borough Mailed to the Home News Tribune, The Star Ledger and posted on the bulletin board on February 21, 1997. At approximately 7:08 P.M. Borough Attorney Craig Coughlin was noted present. 1. a) Mayor Peter J. Sica - for Borough Engineer- in the Chrome area there are seven (7) majü: ¡:.laces where there is an infiltration of water. It is okay if" :here is storm water going into sanitary, that is not against the law. That will cost the Borough one hundred sixty thousand dollars ($ 160,000.00) more this year to the MCVA. On six (6) different streets the Mayor said he can calculate three hundred (300) gallons per minute when we get a rain. That is eighteen thousand (18,000.00) gallons an hour. If it rains for a couple of hours we will have major influx down there. It has to be looked at to see what can be done. Conrail is still reviewing the permit to put in the line along their tracts. There are two (2) more quotes from Code Environmental and All-State power Vac and one from Barco. The Borough Engineer is recommending Barco. The Mayor said that it is up to the Council as to who to award it to. The maximum amount for the operation is nine thousand dollars ($9,000) and we have to get it pumped out before we can dig it out. We might as well award it to Barco. In the recreation center there is a drawing that was made by the Borough Engineer. On the lower windows the Mayor said he wants guards put up to keep the kids from breaking the windows. There is a quote from the contractor. The Mayor said to hold off because maybe they could get the guards for a lower price. The electrical inspector reviewed all the drawings in that building and it was okay for BX cable. The electrical inspector wanted to change it after all the work was done. It would cost us eighty-eight hundred dollars ($88,00.00) to change it. We are not going to do that. There is nothing wrong with BX cable FEBRUARY 27, 1<Jfl AGENDA MEETING ROLL CALL STATEMENT OF MEETING NOTICE RE: BOROUGH ENGINEER FEBRUARY 27, 1997 MINUTES FOR APPROVAL RESOLUTIONS COMMENTS unless he can demonstrate to us why (inaudible). We're not going to change it. It was his mistake. Councilmember Failace wanted to know ifthere was a problem with doing it or not. Mayor Sica said he Hla..le the mistake let him eat it. The Mayor asked the Borough f.';torney if he spoke to (inaudible) concerning the property on Passaic Street. They are going to give us the land for free. On Sabo Street we have a pump station and we want to eliminate it and make it gravity fed lines. We have to acquire some land from one of the industries in back of Steiner Avenue. The name of the company is Gemini. They have agreed to give us the property for free. It is (inaudible) land so nothing can be built on it. Minutes for approval January 1, 1997. RESOLUTIONS: 1.Amendments to the Temporary Budget. 2.Refund of Tax and lor Sewer Overpayment. 3.EUS- Global Insurance Co., Re: Fire Department Vehicles. 4.Approving 1997 -1998 Community Development Block Grant Program. 5.Authorizing UEZ Coordinator to Request Funds for Industrial Road Engineering Study. 6.Authorizing UEZ Coordinator to Request Funds for Streetscape Feasibility Study for Town Center Councilmember Failace said if we're going to get the feasibility study and we're talking about using the money in both areas. Why not Roosevelt A venue too? Mayor Sica said it is going to be two (2)- or three (3) years before we can even do it. We can't do anything until that road is in. No one is going to give us any money or do anything down there until we get that road out of there. We have a meeting with Mayor McGreevy, on the 14th I'm already scheduled to go down to the UEZ and tell them we want to use our money to do the engineering, including the Woodbridge part. The money would be reimbursed from Woodbridge, to us, so we can expedite the thing and get it going. Councilmember Failace said maybe they can give us some money back on the water we sent them. Councilmember Fazekas asked what street is the town center going to be on. He asked if he could get Pat Holden to give him more information on that. At the last UEZ meeting, the Mayor talked 2. FEBRUARY 27, 1997 about the trucks and he said that we would look into both Chrome and Pershing Avenue. Mayor Sica said we are going to look in both areas. We have sketches made for both areas already. There is no sense in spending money in the Chrome area right now just to let it sit on the shelf for three (3) years. COMMENTS Councilmember Fazekas said whatever the cost; it is an additional cost just to include that because it would be a lot less if it was included now instead of later. Mayor Sica said he doesn't see how it is going to be any less. Later on, if you have an Industrial Road in there then you can plan accordingly. If not, it is like stabbing in the dark. Councilmember Fazekas said he knows we tried to do this center of town. He just thought that Chrome should be considered. Mayor Sica said nobody wants to do the Chrome area more then he does. If we can get the trucks out of there then he thinks the important thing to do is for the cily to enter into some kind of project to buy one half of that whok street. It is approximately 125 feet deep. If you buy one half of that whole side you can widen that road and make it into a pedestrian mall type of thing and still have houses on the other side. Weare never going to have a downtown shopping area. No one shops in downtown areas anymore. Councilmember Fazekas said he wanted to talk to Pat Holden about it. He said maybe he'll push the trucks a little more to get that street done. Mayor Sica said that is no problem. 7. Approving Policy and Procedure Manual for Rehabilitation RESOLUTIONS Program. 8.Amending Resolution for Dog Warden Services. 9.Award of Bid-Mobile Home Heating Units. 10.Authorizing Bicycle Sale. 11. Professional Services-Robert A. Hedesh, Esq. For legal services, not to exceed $468.75 - Re: Fonesco vs. Borough ofCarteret. Councilmember Failace said he wants to know what the professional services for Robert Hedesh are for. He asked if there was some paper work that had to be done. COMMENTS 3. The Municipal Clerk said yes, although the paper work hasn't been taken out yet. :BRUARY 27, 1997 tESOLUTIONS 12. Professional Services- Lerch, Vinci & Higgins for review of the Sewer User Charge system, not to exceed $6,000.00. 13. Directing the Issuance of Various Raffle Licenses. 14. Directing the Issuance of Various Amusement Device Licenses. ~PPLlCATIONS APPLICATIONS: I.ABC License Transfer-from Maureen Bruss to Enrique Giordano (B&B Lounge). ŒPORTS REPORTS: UTTERS FOR nSCUSSION I.Air Pollution- December 1996 & January 1997. 2.Board of Health- January 1997. 3.Clerk's Office- FebiCíalY 1997. 4.Welfare-1996 Ann~.:al & January 1997. MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION: I.Professional Service Resolution, Robert Hedesh, Manella- Tabled-2/20/97. This will discussed Session. 2.Recycling Department- Carmela Pogorzelski, appointment expires 3/9/97. Esq. Re: in Closed Temporary Councilmember Failace said what if that was another year? :;OMMENTS The Municipal Clerk said that would be making Carmela Pogorzelski permanent. Resolution for meeting. 3. Borough Engineer- Need to appoint Land Surveyor for 1997. Mayor Sica said to tell them to recommend someone and then they will discuss it. 4. Richard Greenberg- Requesting meeting with Mayor & Council. Mayor Sica said to the Municipal Clerk to make that meeting one day next week. 5.Genny Lavan-a) requesting step two on grievance dated 1/20/97. b) Requesting Mayor & Council hear grievance dated 12131/96. 6.Afscme Local #3850-Requesting date to negotiate with committee. 4. The Borough Clerk said she can set up a date. 7. City of Perth Amboy- Letter asking for recommendations, Re: Conrail. Councilmember Failace said we will do it at 6:00 P.M. He also wanted to know what that letter from Perth Amboy was about. 8.Robert A. Hedesh-a) Suggesting Borough introduce a resolution requesting legislation granting municipalities immunity from payments of legal fees if Attorney General or County Prosecutor initiates a complaint and Grand Jury returns an indictment. b) Letter- personnel matter regarding a Borough Employee. This will be discussed in Closed Session. Mayor Sica said he suggest that the Borough make a resolution. Send it to every other town, maybe that will stop them from this silliness. 9.NJ Department of Personnel-Certification of Eligible for Appointment, Deputy Municipal Court Administrator. One name on the list, Anthony Abello. We have to put a resolution on to certify him. 10. Jessie Bagala-Personnel Matter. Mayor Sica said that will be discussed in a Closed Session. l1.Coregis- a) Requesting payment for liabilty claim, $25,000.00- Re: McClendon - the fire up the hill. b.) Requesting payment of liability Re: Perlman -injury in Carteret Park. Mayor Sica said to the Borough Attorney Craig Coughlin to review them and see if we have to pay. l2.Patrick DeBlasio- Proposed ordinance for Improvements- $20,000.00 for cherry picker $20,000.00 for improvements to 20 Cooke Avenue. Capital repair & Councilmember Failace asked if that was in excess of sixty-two thousand dollars ($62,000.00) that we had set up for 20 Cooke Avenue? Mayor Sica said no, that it is all part of it. Councilmember Fazekas asked if Patrick DeBlasio got a pnce from the architect for the firehouse. Mayor Sica said yes he did. 5 Councilmember Fazekas asked if we would get anything for the ADA compliance. FEBRUARY 27, 1997 MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION - CONTINUED DISCUSSION 'EBRUARY 27, 1997 ISCUSSION lESOLUTION 197-77 ;LQSED SESSION II.DOPTED Mayor Sica asked him ifhe had anything on it. Councilmember Fazekas said if we are going to let the Borough Engineer look at it, the wall is separated from the floor and also the roof because it is leaking. Mayor Sica said when they built the firehouse he told them that would happen and the same thing happened in the Municipal Building. He said he would have the Borough Engineer look at it. The foundation went. T:iey put one hundred twenty pounds (120) of concrete in that fc"ndation. Councilmember Fazekas said it is starting to separate now. He doesn't know if Mr. Parmar is going to look at that. Maybe the Borough Engineer can look at it. Mayor Sica said they are looking at a major problem. That wall has to be tied back together to make it structurally safe. Councilmember Fazekas said he also received a letter yesterday, it concerns Carteret Park. They are trying to resurface the basketball court and it also needs additional lighting. Mayor Sica said he was going to bring that up too. He'll have Willie Kolibas get some prices on it, get some ballpark figures for the paving work and we will take it from there. Public Service will put up the lights for free as long as we buy their electricity. Councilmember Failace asked if they were going into Closed Session in reference to the letter they received? Mayor Sica said yes we are. RESOLUTION # 97-77 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to the Council for action. Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Failace and Fazekas RESOLUTION #97-77 "RESOLUTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION" was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Bialowarczuk, DuPont, Failace, Fazekas, and Gutowski voted in the affirmative. Cour.cil::lember Feingold was noted absent. At approximately 7:25 P.M. a Closed Session was held. 6 FEBRUARY 27, 1997 At approximately 8:56 P.M. upon MMS&C, by CouncilmemL:f.;f~ Gutowski and Fazekas and unanimous affirmative vote of the five- (5) members present, this meeting was opened to the public. At approximately 8:57 P.M, upon ìvIlvíS&C by Councilmembers DuPont and Failace and unanimous "ffirmative vote of the five- (5) members present, this meeting was adjourned. Respectfully Submitted, ~J~~c Municipal Clerk KMB/apm 7. OPENED TO THE PUBLIC ADJOURNED ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------