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The Agenda Meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of
Carteret preceding the Regular Meeting June 19, 1997 was held on
June 12, 1997, 7:00 P.M., Municipal Court/Police Facility, 230
Roosevelt Avenue, Carteret, New Jersey.
The following were noted present:
Mayor PeterJ. Sica
Councilmember Bialowarczuk
" DuPont
" Failace
" Fazekas
" Feingold
" Ciutowski
Also noted present was Borough Attorney Craig Coughlin.
Mailed to the Home News & Tribune, The Star Ledger and posted on
the bulletin board on June 6, 1997.
The Borough Engineer Parmar addressed the Cioverning Body:
1. He stated there was a Pre-Con Meeting for Federal Boulevard and
Leffert Street road scheduled for June 13, 1997, at 9:30 A.M. at
Borough Hall. He said D.O.T would be attending.
2. He spoke on the Survey and design works for Industrial Highway.
He said as per D.O.T. the grant is in progress.
3. He said he spoke with the D.O.I. District 3 Engineer Michael
Russo about getting a date for a meeting for Industrial highway.
He said Mr. Russo would inform him next week about the date.
4. He spoke about all of the roads. He said as per the list received
from the Road Department the roads have been inspected and the
sections needing repairs have been listed and marked on the road
map as attached. He said there are about 55 road crossings and
12000 .. .(inaudible)... road lengths needing repairs. He said the
preliminary estimate for all these repairs is a little over
$1,000,000.00. He said however, this may be phased out in the
next four years setting priorities at the rate of $250,00.00 each
year. He said he is requesting the Council to study this in more
details for setting priorities.
Councilmember Failace asked Borough Engineer Parmar if he was
saying the entire area in red from one point to the next.
Borough Engineer Parmar said yes from one crossing to another.
5. He said applications for applying for D.O.T. grant for 1998 is
being prepared. He intends to apply for a grant in the amount of
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$195,000.00. He said the deadline for the application is June 30,
1997.
Councilmember Failace asked the Mayor if this grant could be used
for any road in Carteret.
Mayor Sica said it could not be for any road. He said it would have to
be for a through street that other people use.
6. He said the Recreation Center is complete building wise. He said
the only remaining work is external sit work. He said inspections
are done and very minor punch list items are being attended. He
said the contractor is requesting a final walk through inspection
and handing over of the building to Borough. He said advice is
requested from the Council with regard to this.
Mayor Sica said as soon as the Contractor finishes the punch list the
Council would go over, look at it, and accept it.
Borough Engineer Parmar said the Building Department would not
issue the Certificate of Occupancy if the work is not completed.
Mayor Sica said that was all right. He said the tanks still have to be
removed and the concrete has to be chiseled somewhere.
Councilmember DuPont asked ifthere was a time frame on that yet.
Mayor Sica said the guy is going to call Borough Engineer Parmar in a
day or say and give him all the information and then the tanks can be
taking out. He said he talked to Stanley about this today. He said he
tentatively got an agreement with a company that he has done a favor
for. He said the company does this kind of work and they are probably
the biggest around. He said they would come in, supervise everything,
make up the paper work, have it inspected, let the Council remove
them. He said all the Council will have to do is pay for the testing. He
said the company would not pay for the testing.
7. He said three messages have been left for Shalom for a meeting
date. He said this meeting would be to discuss piece of land for
Sabo. He said he is still waiting for a response.
8. He said a letter to D. E. P. regarding lifting of sewer ban is under
preparation. He said Mr. Art Zoda ofD.E.P. is being consulted in
this matter.
Transcriber's notes there are two conversations going on at once
conversation inaudible.
Councilmember Failace stated he was just asking Borough Engineer
Parmar about the light. He said he found out the light was a personal
light. He said the light on the corner of Ciinda A venue and Capp
Street.
Councilmember Ciutowski said Public Service came down and took
the light and said the Mayor's office requested to have the light shine
on the Shorecrest Park. He told Public Service to put the light back
up.
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Councilmember Failace said Public Service is putting that light back
up. He said the other light is a personal light.
Mayor Sica said then there is nothing the Council can do about it.
Councilmember Failace said he knows but he is hoping to get them to
turn the light down some so it does not shine unto the next block. He
said there are blinders that can be put around them.
Transcriber's notes conversation totally inaudible to many people
talking at once.
Sergeant Ronald Bennett to Address the Cioverning Body. He said on
the A.B. C. Renewals.. .(inaudible)...
Mayor Sica said he requested a letter before the Council approved
these A.B.C. Licenses. He said there is potential litigation here so this
needs to be discussed in Closed Session.
March 6, 19 &20,1997.
Public Hearing #97-17 Amending Salary Ordinance #71-9, Re:
Recreation Leader.
#97-18 Capital Improvement, Appropriating $40,000.00 for
improvements ofthe Borough Recreational Facility.
Renewal of 1997 -1998 ABC Licenses.
Appointing Temporary Summer Recreation Employees.
Approving Settlement - Transtech.
Appointing Advisory Board - Law Enforcement Cirant.
Directing the Issuance of Various Raffle Licenses.
Borough Clerk Kathleen Barney asked Councilmember Ciutowski if he
had a list of names to put on the resolution for the temporary summer
recreation employees.
Councilmember Ciutowski said he would have the names by tomorrow.
Planning Board - Recommending amendments to Land Development
Ordinance.
Township of Old Bridge - resolution opposmg A-2l88, Design
Immunities Act.
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Township of Pi sac at away - Ordinance providing for Inter - Municipal
Police Assistance.
REPORTS
Air Pollution - April 1997 .
Fire - April 1997.
Inspection of Building - May 1997.
Treasurer - May 1997.
Welfare-May 1997.
Theodore Surick - Public Works Manager.
MATTERS FOR
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Bid - Lease of Property, Municipal Ciarage
Mayor Sica said to make a resolution awarding the bid to Spectrum.
Councilmember Failace said he has a question. He said he had a
question come to him on this. He asked if there was anything illegal
about the way, the bid specs went out, specifically geared to this
specific tower.
Mayor Sica said absolutely not. He said he had someone else to check
it out.
Borough Attorney Coughlin said the reason this was done in addition
was because the bid specs included the rights of the community to use
that tower in connection with emergency services. He said there was a
direct benefit to the community. He said he is almost certain the bid
specs included that.
Mayor Sica said yes it did. He said the reason he did that was because
there are a lot of problems with the tower here. He said once the land
over there is developed they could just run a cable across from their
tower over to here and with there communication system the Borough
will not have any problems.
Councilmember Failace said the question he got was because the bid
specs were specifically for this sprint tower.
Mayor Sica said it could be for any bodies tower.
Borough Attorney said it was not for the tower it was for that land for
towers he said not for anything. He said if there was excess property,
theoretically the Council could put out a bid that said bid whatever use
you want and the Council will consider it. He said again the Borough
is getting benefits from this because the Council could use the tower
free of cost.
Mayor said to create a resolution awarding the bid.
Library/Senior Center - Architectural Report.
Deborah Uhouse - Request to fill vacancy, Assistant Violations Clerk.
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Councilmember Failace said he feels this should be tabled until all
negotiations are finalized.
Mayor Sica said he has no problems with tabling this until negotiations
are finalized.
Telecom Plus- Request to do telephone system audit.
Borough Clerk Kathleen Barney said she spoke with Ciloria today and
Ciloria said this is not need because it was just done last year.
Mayor Sica said yes the Borough just had this done last year.
AIR, Inc. _ Requesting payment of deductible, $648.40 - Re:
Dotegowski.
Mayor Sica said to put on resolution.
Beverly Hedesh - Recreation Commission Appointments.
Assistant Clerk - Personnel matter.
Borough Clerk said this is just her assistant has been out. She said her
assistant was only suppose to be out for two weeks and ended up being
out for two and a half months and she never put the resolution on. She
said she wanted to put a resolution on just to have the record clear.
Superintended Cireenberg - Personnel matter.
Councilmember Ciutowski stated he would like to put an ordinance on
appropriating $50,000.00 for some park improvements out of the
money that was transferred over. He said specifically the hockey rink,
the basketball court in Short Crest and maybe do something down in
Chrome Park because there are a lot of kids skating down there as
well. He said he thinks a few thousand dollars would help to get
things going.
Mayor Sica stated something needs to be done with the sidewalk that
runs along Carteret Avenue where the monument runs out. He said so
maybe the ordinance should be for $60,000.00. He said he would like
to have it done before Ethnic Day.
Councilmember Feingold stated he would like to know what if
anything was being done about the Police and Fire radios.
Councilmember DuPont stated he has been pushing to replace. He
said half of them have been replaced and by ...(inaudible)... will be
replaced.
Mayor Sica said he is going to bring up at the next UEZ Meeting...
Councilmember DuPont said he has already had that approved.
Mayor Sica said the Council could take it down to Trenton and see if
they will give them a portion of the money. He said if 35% of Carteret
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is designated UEZ they will give the Borough 35% of the money. He
said once that is approved there will be money to buy the rest of them
out or take 35% this year and 35% next year.
Councilmember Feingold said even though he is not on the Police
Committee he has been getting complaints from all the Police.
Councilmember Fazekas said the Fire Department has already
submitted a proposal for UEZ funds to Pat Holden.
Mayor Sica said he has two things to go over. He said one of the
things is the Bellemead Project. He said he would like to go into
Closed Session on that and then maybe go back into Open Session and
put a resolution on. He said he would rather discuss it in Closed
Session first.
Borough Attorney Craig Coughlin said it is anticipated litigation. He
said he would also like to talk about the East Amwell RCA in Closed
Session because it has to go into negotiations.
Mayor Sica asked for a motion to go into Closed Session to discuss
Litigation, Personnel Matters and Contract Negotiation.
Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Failace and Fazekas
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was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers
Bialowarczuk, DuPont, Failace, Fazekas, Feingold, and Ciutowski
voted in the affirmative.
At approximately 7:25 p.m. a Closed Session was held.
Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Failace and Fazekas and
unanimous affirmative vote of the full Councilmembers present the
Agenda Meeting was re-opened at approximately 8:23 p.m.
Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Fazekas and Failace and
unanimous affirmative vote of the full Councilmembers present, after
no further discussion, this meeting was adjourned at approximately
8:24 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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THLEEN M. BARNEY ~ C
Municipal Clerk
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