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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1996/12/12 The Agenda Meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Carteret preceding the Regular Meeting December 19, 1996 was held on December 12,1996,7:00 P.M., Council Office, Municipal Building, 61 Cooke Avenue, Carteret, New Jersey. The following were noted present: Councilmember Bialowarczuk " Failace " Fazekas " Feingold " O'Brien " Vesey Noted absent was Mayor Peter 1. Sica and Borough Attorney Robert A. Hedesh. Mailed to The Home News and Tribune, The Star Ledger and posted on the bulletin board on December 6, 1996. a) Borough Engineer -Mr. Parmar spoke saying the work in West Carteret was temporarily suspended. He then gave a report, of which most was inaudible. At approximately 7·04 p.m., Attorney Hedesh was noted present. Attorney Hedesh told Parmar he has asked him for two (2) years for the specs for the paving and curbing of Beverly Street. He said a percentage of papers and appraisals has to be done. They are going to need it and on February 2nd someone will be looking for it so he suggests that he put it together. November 19, 1997 1 DOCEMBER 12, 1996 AGllIDA MEETING December 12, 1996 PRESENf SfATEMENI' OF MEEITNG OOITCE Borough fugineer Attorney Hedesh noted present DEŒMBER 12, 1996 ORDINANCES RESOLUITOOS <XM1UNICATIOOS Twp. of Edison Rt;t()K15 Public Hearing - #96-20 Providing for the Purchase of 20 Cooke Avenue, Appropriating $60,00000 from the Capital Improvement Fund - Reserve for Sewer Improvements and $100,000 from Bellemead Development Corporation. #95-30 Amending Salary Ordinance #71-9, Re: Mayor's Aid Insurance Coordinator Duties. #96-31 Amending Code, Chapter 202, Entitled "Recycling Program", Re: Leaves. #9~ 32 Authorizing Purchase of Block 207, Lots 5, 6 & 7 from United Counties Trust Company, Re: 20 Cooke Avenue. Directing the Issuance of Various Bingo Licenses. Directing the Issuance of Various Raffle Licenses. Approving Transfer of Surplus Funds. Refund of Tax overpayments. Cancellation of Outstanding Checks. Authorizing Sale of Surplus Equipment. Cancellation of Capital Improvement Appropriation Balances. Cancellation of Appropriation Balances. Authorizing Mayor to Execute Local Law Enforcement Grant. Amending Resolution #96-298, Authorizing Bids for 15 Mobile Home Heating Units to 20 units. Designating Handicapped Parking Space - 559 Roosevelt Avenue. Transfer of ABC License #1201-33-061-005 from Bolieb, Inc. to Exit 12, Inc. (subject to receipt of NJ Tax Clearance Certificate) Twp. of Edison - Resolution supporting passage of legislation amending Municipal Land Use Law to permit off site traffic impact and impact upon student population to be considered in granting site plans and sub- division applications. Middlesex Water Company - Petition for a rate increase. Board of Chosen Freeholders - National Pearl Harbor Rememberence Day. Air Pollution - October & November 1996. Board of Health - November 1996. Inspection of Buildings - November 1996 Treasurer - November 1996. Welfare - November 1996. MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION: 2 ~<..~..; .~. ,,;':.~ Reorganization Meeting - January I, 1987 at 12:00 Noon. Bid - Passenger Bus. The Clerk said if somebody looks at it she will put it on. 1 Attorney Hedesh said they better put it on and they could take it off the Agenda. Personnel Matter - G. Carpenter. The Clerk said that is for Closed Session. Richard Greenberg - a) Request that the members of the UEZ COß1ßÚttee be appointed by resolution .The Clerk said to put that on. Petition - Carteret Housing Authority Tenants. Iris Colon was present to speak on this. She said she had spoke to the Council for a year and there was no solution. Another lady explained the problems with all the drug deals going on in her neighborhood and that she alwa)S calls the police and she was told only the Detective can work with the drugs problems, not the Patrol. 1 Another lady asked where the police were at 3 :00 when the children were let out of school, by Columbus School.. She said someone tried to get her child to go into a van one day after school. She said they should be there watching the children. Councilmember Bialowarczuk said she was just trying to find out what the question was between the Narcotics Division and Patrol Division and exactly what they were told. A lady said they were told if a Patrolman comes down and investigate and they (inaudible) then they are going to be investigated by the State about how they did. Attorney Hedesh asked the woman if the Deputy Chiefs have told her that. The Lady said yes. Attorney Hedesh said he was making the assumption that Deputy Chief Hack wouldn't tell you something that was not true. The Lady said he didn't think he was lying either. 1 Attorney Hedesh said what he is saying is what Councilwoman Bialowarczuk is saying is that she needed to know the source and when it comes from a Deputy Chief that is maybe what you have to investigate. He then asked if the most of the problems, under the letter here........now he is hearing those things ..........is the problem centered around this situation. , DECEMBER 12, 1996 Reorganization Meeting Bid, Re: Passenger Bus G. Carpenter Richard Greenberg Petition Drug Deals Police DEŒMBEE 12, 1996 Traffic Light, Re: Pershing Ave. & Roosevelt Ave. One of the Ladies said that area. Attorney Hedesh said that was not his answer and he repeated the question again. Another Lady asked why they took the light away from them....... the light that goes between Pershing Avenue and Roosevelt Avenue. Attorney Hedesh said because the state of New Jersey said it was an illegal light. The Lady said they are going to fight to get a light back because all the drug addicts stand by that store and don't let them see and that is why these car accidents always happen. Councilwoman Bialowarczuk asked if she could quote what she is saying here is that there is a specific problem in that particular corner) that you ..... The Lady said inbetween Roosevelt, Pershing and all the way straight down. Council member Bialowarczuk asked if they had called Patrolmen and Police. One of the ladies said yes. She said a patrol car came the other day when a man's windows were all busted up and they asked the man why and he said he didn't know why. Councilmember Bialowarczuk asked if they had made any arrests of any drug dealers of criminals down there. Iris Colon said they would not even go upstairs. She said the only Patrolman that did something about it was Gary Guiliano and that when he is out there, everybody knows him and they feel secure. Another Lady said the police have not been down there for over a month. They haven't not been put on in the area. They leave 1l:00 at night but they haven't been down there in months. Councilmember Bialowarczuk said the Housing Authority pays. A lady said she lived in HI for years with her mother and after her mother passed away and her brother went to school she has had to fight when her sister passed away so she could live in her apartment because she was scared to live down there because there was shootings and everything. Councilmember Bialowarczuk asked her if she had approached the Narcotic Division. The lady said she did and got nothing. 4 .J The lady went on to say that of the fifteen (15) signatures that they have on the petition, everyone of those people tried to help with things that she told some ofthe people present in private. Attorney Hedesh suggested that this conversation may go into Closed Session because the problem is they may have to investigate if there is a County Prosecutor involved in this. He said if there is a County investigation they may be hard pressed to find out something. He asked Iris Colon if anyone has told her that the County is investigating. Iris Colon said the County called her on two (2) different occasions and what they asked her is impossible. Attorney Hedesh asked her if they told her there was an investigation. Iris said it is not an investigation. For them to start an investigation they need another civilian camera. Attorney Hedesh said he didn't care what they need. He said he is trying to ascertain whether we can get an answer for her or not. He said he knows if the County has it, it will be almost impossible to get it because they are going to say there is a pending investigation and they are going to present it............... Iris Colon said it is not a pending investigation, they asked her if he can have that camera there and she can't. She will not force the people to do the same thing over again. They are tired and moving out. Attorney Hedesh then said he wanted to discuss this in Closed Session. A lady said that it was said that Housing pays for the Patrolman. She then asked where they were, that she is comfortable where she is, but she used to watch patrolman leave at 1l:00. Attorney Hedesh said the shift ran until 1l:00 for the Housing people that got paid. Sergeants _ Swearing In Ceremony. It will be held at the next Council Meeting, Analytic Resources, Inc. - Request to do utility audit. The Clerk said they get that all the time. Attorney Hedesh said he would turn it over to Patrick. Councilmember Bialowarczuk wants certificates put on for this meeting for the city football team She said she would get the names 5 DEŒMBEE 12, 1996 Petition Sergeants DEŒMBER 12, 1996 Governor Mr. Swalik Watkinsons Resolutions CounciImember Fazekas noted absent Property CIosings Councilrnember Fazekas noted present Councilmember O'Brien said Harold told him the Governor is going to be in town tomorrow. One of her people spoke to Lou Panigrosso. It will probably be over at the Middle School. Governor Whitman and former Governor Kean. He said maybe Lou could give a call to the Clerk earlier in the day to find out where they will be. Attorney Hedesh said Mr. Swalik lives on the end of Post Boulevard. The piece he gave to us is the piece in the middle between him and his neighbor. He maintains it. What it is, is, Virginia Street that would run into the fields. He doesn't know if this guy wants the property but it is irrelevant to us. We would have to vacate it and give it to both sides, which he thinks Mr. Swalik is going to have to buy his piece. It is obviously of no use to the Borough. - Attorney Hedesh said Watkinson's, two resolutions, they put hourlys on it. What happens is if you put on an hourly rate....... you can't do it like that because when he does a master plan he will be doing cost. It is like a contract. In other words he is going to pay a surveillance say $65.00 an hour. He is going to pay it and cop additional costs to the Borough. The same with the foreclosures, it is the same situation. Tom told him today that there would be no way for him to pay those He couldn't bill them to the Borough because that would be illegal for him to bill at his hourly rate. They will amend the resolutions from the last meeting. At approximately 7:30 P.M., Councilmember Fazekas was noted absent. Attorney Hedesh then spoke on the closings to the property. He has the title work. He got the title to the policy and it is absolutely clear. The contract has been delivered to them. He didn't get a signed one back but that is really irrellevent because we cannot decide it until we pass that ordinance so we will have to redo it Monday. The contract was contingent on the property being passed through the ordinance. He said the title work is done, the survey is done, once the ordinance is passed he is setting the closing at this point for Friday the 20th probably at the Agenda Room or at his office. Because of the cash deals (inaudible). He said he would get Resko's out to Patrick before that do he will know what checks to cut prior to. He said he will talk to Patrick and make sure the checks are cut. He then commented that the rest of the discussion is Closed Session. At approximately 7:35 p.m, Councilmember Fazekas was noted present. 6 ~-;1"~ ,..-- , RESOLUTION #96-342 was introduced by the Mayor and referred to the Council for action L Upon MMS&C, by Councilmembers Failace and Fazekas RESOLUTION #96-342 "RESOLUTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION" was adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Bialowarczuk, Failace, Fazekas, Feingold, O'Brien and Vesey voted in the affirmatve. At approximately 7:35 p.m., a Closed Session was held. L At approximately 8:35 P.M., upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Vesey and Failace and the unanimous affirmative vote of the full membership present, this meeting was opened to the public. A motion to adjourn was made by Councilmember Bialowarczuk and second by Councilmember Vesey. After no further discussion this meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, - -~ --------- :.y KATHLEEN M. BARNEY 'tv Municipal Clerk KMB/1r -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEŒMBER 12, 1996 RESOLUITON # 96-342 Closed Session Adopted ADJOORNID TO CLOSED SESSIOO OPEN SESSIOO ADJOORNED ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------