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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1996/01/26 The Agenda Meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Carteret preceding the Regular Meeting February I, 1996, was held on January 25, 1996, 7:00 P.M., Council Office, Munici¡n1Building, 61 Cooke Avenue, Carteret, New Jersey. The following were noted present: Mayor Peter 1. Sica Councilmember Bialowarczuk " Failace " Feingold " O'Brien " Semenza Noted absent was Councilmember Fazekas Also noted present was Borough Attorney Robert Hedesh. Mailed to The Home News & Tribune, The Star Ledger and posted on the bulletin board on January 18, 1996. January 1, 1996. Sampling & Testing ofIndustrial Discharge. John DiNicola. - He spoke saying he would like the Governing Body to appeal the decision made by the Zoning Board. Attorney Hedesh told him he has to file a formal objection to the Council. He told him he cannot do it this way. Mayor Sica told him to put in writing what the objections were, why he feels it should be reversed and then they will grant him a hearing. Attorney Hedesh told him he has to generate an appeal in order for the Council to be able to act. 1 JANUARY 26, 1996 AGE2IDA MEEITNG January 26, 1996 PRESENI' SfATÐ1ENf OF MEEITNG NOnCE MINUl'ES FOR APPROVAL BIDS TO ADDRF.5S GOVERNING OODY JoIm Di Nicola JANUARY 26, 1996 John Di Nicola Contimed CounciImember Fazekas noted present ORDINANCES Adoption Public Hearing Rf,SOl.lITIOO Attorney Hedesh said what is important is that this Council acts properly so its not on the basis of an action against someone else. He is not telling us we can't take the application now because you may blow the deal, he is now telling us we can't make the application now because it is improper to do so. John Di Nicola told Attorney Hedesh that all he is asking now is if he does make a formal application, the Council and the Mayor will hear hi,s appeal. Attorney Hedesh told him that nobody here can answer that question right now At approximately 7:07 p.m. Councilmember Fazekas was noted present. ORDINANCES: First Reading - Amending Chapter 68 of the Code, Re: Alarm Systems. Adoption - #95-61 Vacating Borough Owned Property, Block 208, Lots 6:01 & 6.02. Public Hearing - #96-1 Vacating Easement on Property, Block 208, Lots 6. RESOLUTION: Directing Issuance of Various Raffle Licenses. Authorizing Bids - Wheel Loader. Authorizing Mayor to Execute an Interlocal Service Agreement for Dog Warden Services for 1996. Authorizin.g Mayor to Execute 1996 Municipal Alliance Agreement.. Approving Payment of Liability Claim, $1000.00 - Rodriguez. Directing Issuance of Amusement Game Distriutor's License. Directing Issuance of Amusement Game Device License. Amendment to Temporary Budget. Mayor Sica asked ifany of the Councilmembers had any questions on these Resolutions. 2 Councilmember Failace asked about the one for the Temporary Budget. Mayor Sica said they always do one on that. Councilmember Failace asked about the one for the Wheel Loader. Mayor Sica told him they had rented on but now they are going to authorize for bids to buy one. REPORTS: Fire - December & Annual 1995. Treasurer - Finance Report COMMUNICATIONS: Twp. of Piscataway & City of South Amboy - Resolutions opposing proposed Land Use Regulatory Reform Act. Borough of Metuchen - Resolution requesting State Legislature to examine alternate method of funding schools that does not rely on aggressive property tax. Mayor Sica said on the one about the Twp. of Piscataway & City of South Amboy, he thinks this is that they are trying to make a state conformity in zoning. They are trying to formulate one zoning book that every town should use. He thinks that is crazy. He thinks they should join in and put a resolution on opposing this. Councilmember Semenza agreed. Attorney Hedesh said what they are trying to do is eliminate the controls from Planning Boards given to the Department of Community Affairs for certain building and zoning. Mayor Sica said and for planning. Attorney Hedesh told the Clerk to get him a copy of this. Mayor Sica told Attorney Hedesh to look at this and then they will draw up a resolution. 3 JANUARY 26, 1996 Resolutions Continued lllitû<l'S aH1UNICATIOOS Twp. of Piscataway & City of South Amboy Borough of Met\lchen Piscataway & South Amboy Continued JANUARY 26, 1996 MATIERS FOR DISCUSSIOO MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION: Cœminutor Bid _ Comminutor. The Clerk asked Attorney Hedesh if he wanted to adjust the bid on the comminutor. Attorney Hedesh said he told people that on the bids on the communitorthere is a problem. We opened one and there is another one downstairs in the Purchasing Area. He said we only opened up one publicly because that is all the Clerk was givel'..~ we have to have a resolution rejecting the bids and rebidding it. Mayor Sica asked who had the bid downstairs that wasn't turned over to anybody. The Clerk said it was in Purchasing. Mayor Sica said he wants a report on why the bid wasn't turned over. He said now it will cost us money to readvertise it plus we need the comminutor. Councilmember Semenza and the Clerk said Gloria said the bid was received in Purchasing on time. Tax Assessor Tax Assessor - Requesting to give 2 senior citizens deductions. Attorney Hedesh asked why this is being done with these two (2) people. Mayor Sica said he wants a report from the Tax Assessor why this was done. AIG Claim Services AIG Claim Services - requesting payment ofliability claim, P Misko, $13,000.00 Attorney Hedesh said he didn't know anything about this claim. He sent a letter out asking what this claim was all about. This was held. Counci1member Failace Councilmember Failace - Requesting appointment of Jim Mancuso to the Zoning Board vacancy. Mayor Sica said it is the Mayor's appointment with the advice and consent of the Council. He told Councilmember Failace he would talk to him later about this. Historical Conmittee Historical Committee - Frank Tomczuk asking Mayor & Council to select date for 90th anniversary parade. Mayor Sica said they have to ta1k to the Recreation Commission and see what they have planned first. He said maybe they could incompass the two things in one day. 4 Local Assistance Board - Vacancy. Mayor Sica said he will fill that next week. He told the Clerk to put a resolution on. Office on Aging Board - Three (3) Vacancies. Mayor Sica said they will do the same on this if they find somebody to take them. Air Pollution Board - Vacancy. Ronald Pusillo declined appointment Mayor Sica said the same thing will be done with this. Recreation Commission - Name of Michael Bucsak submitted. Mayor Sica said to put a resolution on Jewish Federation of Greater Middlesex County - Requesting Proclamation for Jerusalem 3000 Celebration and asking the possibility of naming a street in honor of Jerusalem Mayor Sica said they will do a proclamation, but, they don't have any streets to name. He told the Clerk to send them a nice letter explaining that the streets in Carteret are named after veterans. NJ Department of Personnel - Specs for title of Chauffeur does not require CDL License. Need to change title. Provisional - Richard Maher. William Kolibas said everybody had one already, so everyone coming in shold have one Attorney Hedesh told him that is to get someone the title of Chauffeur. He said they will discuss this in Closed Session. Deputy Chief Hack - a) Asking to hold PBA Fishing Derby on June 29, 1996. Mayor Sica said okay. b) Requesting Proclamation for Buckle Up America Week, 2/5/ - 2/9/96. Mayor Sica said to put this on for the next meeting. BUSINESS TO BE ADDED Councilmember Failace questioned last week about AJV and Wanskus. He said there is no contract on file. This is for the Marina. Councilmember Bialowarczuk spoke about the Avenue of Fame. The first six (6) are named and now they have to pick four (4) more. She said you could tie all that in to that celebration at one time. 5 JANUARY 26, 1996 Local Assistance Board Office on Aging Air Pollution Board Recreation Conmission Jewish Federation N.J. Dept. of PersOllIll Deputy Olief Hack Proclamation BUSINESS TO BE AOOrn Marina Avenue of Fane JANUARY 26, 1996 Comoputer Equipnent Internet Sewer flnergency Directive Gennak Drive Hauling 1tl1ch Councilmember Fazekas said if anyone submits any requisitions for computer equipment he wants to look at them. Mayor Sica told the Clerk to send a Memo out to every Department saying no one buys anything in reference to computers unless Councilmember Fazekas looks at it first. Attorney Hedesh told Councilmember Fazekas, about the Internet he might want to contact in North Brunswick. They are going on the Internet and they are doing a complete type of thing on the town and you might want to see what they are doing. Councilmember Semenza said he would just like to comment on our sewer emergency Angelo Valetutto who was brought in to do Parmar's job during emergencies is doing a fine job. Along with our Sewer Department everything is going pretty well over there. He said he didn't see the final outlay. Mayor Sica said he has that and they will go into Closed Session on that because there is going to be some pending litigation. Councilmember Semenza said he would like the Clerk to put out a Directive to all Personnel, that before they give out Mayor or Councilmembers phone numbers for everyday problems that come up they should first be given the Department Superintendant's number before forwarding them to the Mayor and Council. Mayor Sica spoke on Germak Drive. He said it goes down a certain distance and stops and comes in the other way a certain distance and it stops and in between it is a mess. He said the people in that area want us to vacate that and give the adjourning property owner that piece of property. He said he sees no problem with that because it is of no value to us He said it starts from behind Such's and it goes to where the man cut his house in half. Councilmember Semenza said he thought SIX (6) houses were involved. Mayor Sica said they should get rid of it because it is nothing but a headache and it will make the neighborhood a whole lot nicer. Attorney Hedesh said it doesn't call for anything more than to vacate that street. Mayor Sica said they have to get the parameters from Parmar and Attorney Hedesh said to let him check on it. Mayor Sica asked if anyone had any problem with that. He said this would also put it on the tax role. Mayor Sica said he is going to have Ted Surick start hauling mulch from Dauman They are donating as much as we want for the top of the Pop Warner Field. He said he will be donating the sand. 6 Mayor Sica said a young lady from the Hispanic Community from lower Roosevelt Avenue was present and she'wants to speak. He said in the area where she lives there is a Hispanic Club. The young woman said the club has its own liquor license. A gentleman from the Hispanic Community agreed saying that the license would expire June 30, 1996 He said his problem is he was renting from Simon's mother, who owns a 1iquor store right next to the laundermat and she wanted to jack up the rent too high and they couldn't afford it so they looked for another place, which they found and then they submitted an application for a liquor license transfer to that place in August and in December he got a call from De Felice who told them they had a problem, someone was objecting. He questioned why he was not told in the beginning so he would have spent the money he did in the little building he wanted to take over. He said he is here thirty-two (32) years The young woman said the man objecting is doing it out of spite. The gentleman said it is a private club. Only members go in there. Mayor Sica said the problem with this is when they were selling liquor in there Simon never said anything because they were renting his building but now that they aren't renting his building he doesn't want that done anymore. He is saying it is not within four hundred (400) feet. He said we could pass an ordinance. . Attorney Hedesh said there is an ordinance that this Council passed that says the four hundred (400) feet would not apply to Club Licenses. He said the Police Department had questions on this and the Council never acted on those questions. Mayor Sica told the gentleman to bring him a copy of his license and if it is valid they will do it. He commented that these people have a petition from the people down there with 227 signatures on it supporting this. RESOLUTION #96-29 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to the Council for action. Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Semenza and Fazekas RESOLUTION #96-29 "RESOLUTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION" was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers, Bialowarczuk, Failace, Fazekas, Feingold, O'Brien and Semenza voted in the affirmative. 7 JANUARY 26, 1996 Hispanic Club Resolution #96-26 Closed Session Adopted JANUARY 26, 1996 ADJOORNFD TO CLOSED SESSIOO At approximately 7:30 p.m., a Closed Session was held. OPm SESSIOO At approximately 755 p.m, upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Feingold and O'Brien and unanimous affirmative vote of the full membership present, the meeting was opened to the public. ADJOORNED At approximately 756 p.m., after no further discussion this meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, / ~~~£.~¿y KATHLEEN M. 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