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SEPTEMBER 24, 1997
An Informal Meeting was held by the Mayor and Council of the INFORMAL MEETING
Borough of Carteret on Wednesday, September 24, 1997, Municipal
Court/Police Facility, 230 Roosevelt Avenue, Carteret, New Jersey.
The following were noted present: PRESENT
Mayor Peter J. Sica
Councilmember Bialowarczuk
" DuPont
" Failace
" Feingold
" Gutowski
Noted absent was Councilmember Jack Fazekas.
Also noted present was Borough Attorney Craig Coughlin and Potter
Architects.
Mailed to the Home News Tribune, The Star Ledger, and posted on the STATEMENT OF MEETING
Bulletin Board on September 19, 1997. NOTICE
Discuss architectural plans for the proposed library. PURPOSE OF THE
MEETING
A Representative from Potter Architects said basically they are DISCUSSION
looking for directive. He said if the Borough could outline exactly
what they want out of the project, it will take Potter about five (5) days
to put together a very accurate budget. He said they would also like to
know what is the exact budget.
Mayor Sica said first thing we need to know is what is the Foodtown
Building going to cost to revamp. He asked are they using that as a
Library or a Senior Citizen Center.
Councilmember DuPont said it will be a Library.
Mayor Sica asked if they were going to make a Senior Citizen Center.
Potter Representative said the Foodtown Building is the perfect size
for the Library for a Community of this size. He said we have some
(inaudible) layouts already worked out of the building.
Mayor Sica said as of right now we have about two point six to two
point seven million dollars left in that bond note. He said we
anticipate selling the other piece of property for about a million
(inaudible). He said he is being conservative, he thinks it will go for
more. He said that would give us approximately three million dollars.
Mayor Sica said out of that money we have to purchase the Foodtown
and the other two pieces of property. He said that would leave us
approximately two million dollars. Mayor Sica asked if we could do
the whole Library Project for one million to one million and a half
dollars.
Potter Representative said he thinks they can.
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Mayor Sica said then lets give the Architects a ballpark figure to work
with of one point five million dollars.
Potter Representative asked if they would be separating the Library
from the Senior Section on it.
Mayor Sica said we will not be doing the Senior Section right away.
Potter Representative said they would have three phases of the
(inaudible). He said the first would be the Library, second would be
the Common Vestibule, and third would be the Senior Center.
Mayor Sica asked the Architect if he could work with two and a half
million dollars.
Potter Representative said they would take a look at the other two
buildings and get back to the Mayor and Council within a week.
Councilmember Failace asked when are we estimating going out to
bid.
Potter Representative said he would like to go to bid right after the
holidays. He said the bid should be awarded by the beginning of
February.
DJOURNED
There being no further business or discussion, upon MMS&C by
Councilmembers Failace and Bialowarczuk and unanimous affirmative
vote of the full membership present the meeting was adjourned at
approximately 6:35 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
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KA HLEEN M. BARNEY ~C C_____
Municipal Clerk
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