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Home My Public Portal About07-04-12a The Agenda Meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Carteret preceding the Regular Meeting April 26, 2007, was held on April 12, 2007, 5:00 P.M., Municipal Court, Police Facility, 230 Roosevelt Avenue, Carteret, New Jersey. The following were noted present: Mayor Daniel J. Reiman Councilmember Vincent Bellino " Jorge Diaz " Ronald G. Rios Noted Absent were Councilmembers Randy Krum, Susan Naples and Joseph W. Sitarz. Also noted present was Borough Attorney Robert Bergen. The Clerk stated that on December 27, 2006, the 2007 Armual" Meeting Notice was published in The Home News Tribune, The Star Ledger and posted on the Bulletin Board. The meeting was opened with a minute of Silent Prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor Daniel J. Reiman. March 1,13 & 30, 2007. APRIL 12, 2007 AGENDA MEErING April 19, 2007 PRESENf SfATJiMENl' OF MEErING NOITCE Silent Prayer/ Pledge of Allegiance MINUl'ES FUR APPROVAL APRIL 12, 2007 <XM1OOATIONS Officers Justin Terebetski & Jerome Mitchell. Firefighters of the Year- FF Joseph Lombardi and FF Tom Reynolds. PUBLIC HEARING 2007 Local Municipal Budget - April 26, 2007. ORDINANCES ORDINANCE #()7-08 "Capital Improvement, , Appropriating $425,000.00 Various Sewer Improvements" First Reading- ORDINANCE #07-08 was introduced and adopted on First Reading and the Clerk authorized and directed to advertise same for Public Healing to be held on April 26, 2007, upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Rios and Bellino. Upon individual roll call vote Councilmembers Bellino,Rios and Diaz voted in the Affirmative. Councilmembers Krum, Naples and Sitarz were noted Absent. First Reading "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR VARIOUS SEWER IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE BOROUGH OF CARTERET, COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, NEW JERSEY, APPROPRIATING $425,000.00 FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND- RESERVE FOR SEWER IMPROVEMENTS OF THE BOROUGH FOR THE COST THEREOF" ORDINANCE #()7-09 ORDINANCE #07-09 was introduced and adopted on First "Approving Execution Reading and the Clerk authorized and directed to advertise same of Financial Agreements for Public Hearing to be held on Aplil26, 2007, upon MMS&C by with Gateway at Carteret Councilmembers Rios and Diaz. Upon individual roll call vote Urban Renewal, lLC and Councilmembers Bellino, Diaz and Rios voted in the Affirmative. Camelot at Carteret Councilmembers Krum, Naples and Sitarz were noted Absent. Urban Renewal. lLC and Other Applicable Docunents Related to the Issuance by the Carteret Redevelopnent Ageocy of Redevelopment Area Bonds (Non-Recourse to the Full Faith and Credit of the Borough) and Detennining Various Other Matters in2 Connection Herewith" "APPROVING EXECUTION OF FINANCIAL AGREEMENTS WITH GATEWAY AT CARTERET URBAN RENEWAL, LLC AND CAMELOT AT CARTERET URBAN RENEWAL, LLC AND OTHER APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS REALTED TO THE ISSUACE BY THE CARTERET REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF REDEVELOOPMENT AREA BONDS (NON- RECOURSE TO THE FULL FAITH AND CREDIT OF THE BOROUGH) AND DETERMINING VARIOUS OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION HEREWITH" Mayor Reiman read the title of Ordinance #07-10; "Providing for a Special Assessment for a Portion of the Lower Roosevelt Avenue Redevelopment Area". Attorney Bergen explained that the pre-development agreement provides for a mechanism to secure the funding on any improvement that the Borough doesn't redevelopment by a number of ways and then special assessments against the property so if the property owners don't pay the pilot payments then payments should ever come due on behalf of the Borough there will be special assessments against the land so the Borough can get the land back and move on with another redeveloper. It's just a traditional way of securing whatever entities you put in and lets you move on with the project faster. ORDINANCE #07-10 was introduced and adopted on First Reading and the Clerk authorized and directed to advertise same for Public Hearing to be held on April 26, 2007, upon individual roll call vote Councilmembers Bellino, Diaz and Rios voted in the Affirnlative. Councilmembers Krum, Naples and Sitarz were noted Absent. 3 APRIL 12, 2007 Ordinance #()7-09 Cont: First Reading Ordinance #()7-10 Explanation ORDINANCE #()7-10 "Providing for a Special Assessment for a Portion of Lower Roosevelt Avenue RFdevelopnent Area" APRIL 12, 2007 Ordinance #()7-10 Cont: First Reading ORDINANCE #()7-06 "Ordinance to Exceed Mrmicipal Building Appropriation limits and to Establish a CAP Bank" Public Hearing Hearing Closed ORDINANCE #07-10 "PROVIDING FOR A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR A PORTION OF THE LOWER ROOSEVELT AVENUE REDEVELOPMENT AREA" Public Hearing- The Clerk stated that Ordinance #07 -06 was introduced and passed upon First Reading at a Regular Meeting of the Borough Council of the Borough of Carteret held on March 13, 2007 . It was duly published in The Home News Tribune on March 20, 200, with notice that it will be considered for final passage after Public Hearing to be held on April 12,2006 at approximately 5:00 P.M. The Ordinance was posted on the bulletin board and copies were made available to the general public and according to law, she read the Ordinance by title. Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Diaz and Rios and unanimous affirmative vote of the three (3) Councilmembers present the Mayor declared the Public Hearing to be open. There being no further comments or objections to the Ordinance the Mayor declared the Public Hearing to be closed upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Diaz and Bellino aud uuanimous affilmative vote of the three (3) Councilmembers present. Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Diaz and Rios ORDINANCE #07-06 "ORDINANCE TO EXCEED THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET APPROPRIATION LIMITS AND TO ESTABLISH A CAP BANK" 4 was finally Adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Bellino, Diaz and Rios voted in the Affirmative. Councilmembers KlUm, Naples and Sitarz were noted Absent. APPROVED AND ADOPTED: APRIL 12,2007 INTTRODUCED: MARCH 23,2007 Advel1ised as Adopted on First Reading With Notice of Public Hearing: MARCH 30, 2007 Hearing Held: APRIL 12,2007 Approved By: MAYOR DANIEL J. REIMAN Advertised as Finally Adopted: APRIL 20, 2007 The Clerk stated that Ordinance #07-07 was introduced and passed upon First Reading at a Regular Meeting of the Borough Council of the Borough of Carteret held on March 13, 2007. It was duly published in The Home News Tribune on March 20, 2007, with notice that it will be considered for final passage after Public Hearing to be held on April 12, 2007 at approximately 5:00 P:M.. The Ordinance was posted on the bulletin board and copies were made available to the general public and according to law, she read the Ordinance by title. Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Rios and Bellino and unanimous affirmative vote of the three (3) Councilmembers present, the Mayor declared the Public Hearing to be open. There being no fm1her comments or objections to the Ordinance the Mayor declared the Public Hearing to be closed upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Rios and Diaz and unanimous affirmative vote ofthe three (3) Councilmembers present. Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Rios and Bellino 5 APRIL 12, 2007 Ordinance #()7-06 Cont: Adopted ORDINANCE #()7-07 "Amending Code, Section 109.5 - All Sub-code Fees" Public Hearing Hearing Closed APRIL 12, 2007 Ordinance #()7-07 Cont: Adopted RESOLUTIONS ORDINANCE #07-07 "AMENDING SECTION 109.5 OF THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF CARTERET-ALL SUB-CODE FEES" was Adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Bellino, Diaz and Rios voted in the Affirmative. Councilmembers Kmm, Naples and Sitarz were noted Absent. APPROVED AND ADOPTED: INTRODUCED: Advertised as Adopted on First Reading With Notice of Public Hearing: MARCH 20, 2007 Hearing Held: APRIL 12, 2007 Approved By: MAYOR DANIEL J. REIMAN Advertised as Finally Adopted: APRIL 20, 2007 APRIL 12, 2007 MARCH 13, 2007 Creating Handicapped Parking Space for II Chrome Avenue. Professional Services - CME Associates, Re: Surveying! Engineering Services for Federal Boulevard Redevelopment Area. Amendment to the 2007 Temporary Budget. AuthOlizing Mayor to Execute 2007 Office on Aging Grant Agreement. Recycling Tonnage Grant Application. Approval of the 2007 SID I & 11 Annual Budgets.- Property Tax Cancellation and Refund. Authorizing UEZ Administration Budget for FY 2008. Authorizing Mayor to Execute TW A - Port Reading Business Park, LLC. (Prologis) Approving Place-to-Place ABC Transfer for Expansion of Premises-State Liquors. Authorizing CARA to Bid for Demolition Using Trust Dollars. AuthOlizing the Transfer of Certain Real Propel1y to the Redevelopment Agency. Authorizing the Expenditure of Redevelopment Tmst Dollars for Various Utility and Public Right-of-Way hnprovements. 6 Mayor Reiman asked if there were any questions for resolutions one (I) through (13). The Clerk stated that she had two (2) Property Tax Cancellations and there is only one (I) listed. The Mayor and Clerk decided to combine the two (2) resolutions onto one (I). Attorney Bergen suggested that they put on a final resolution on for the next meeting for the recommendation for the recycling. He said they have been going back and forth and he advised them to cut it offbynext Tuesday. Mayor Reiman then said ifthere were not more questions he would like a motion on the consent Agenda. Resolutions #07-113 through #07-125 were introduced by the Mayor and referred to the Council for action. Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Rios and Diaz RESOLUTION #07-113 "CREATING HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACE FOR 11 CHROME AVENUE" RESOLUTION #07-1 14 "PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - CME ASSOCIATES, RE: SURVEYINGIENGINEERING SERVICES FOR FEDERAL BOULEVARD REDEVELOPMENT AREA" RESOLUTION #07-115 "AMENDMENT TO THE 2007 TEMPORARY BUDGET" RESOLUTION #07-116 "AUTHORIZING MAYOR TO EXECUTE 2007 OFFICE ON AGING GRANT AGREEMENT" 7 APRIL 12, 2007 Resolutions Cont: Consent Agenda RESOUJITON #()7-113 "Creating Handicapped Parking Space for 11 Chrome Avenue" RESOUJITON #()7-114 "Professional Services- mE Assocaites, Re: Surveying/Engineering Services for Federal Boulevard Redevelopment Area" RESOUJITON #()7-115 "Amendnent to the 2007 Temporary Budget" RESOUJITON #()7-116 "Authorizing Mayor to Execute 2007 Office on Aging Grant Agreement" APRIL 12, 2007 RESOLUITON #()7-117 "Recycling Tonnage Grant Application" RESOLUTION #07-117 "RECYCLING TONNAGE GRANT APPLICATION" RESOLUITON #()7-118 "Approval of the 2007 SID RESOLUTION #07-118 1 & 11 Annual Budgets" "APPROVAL OF THE 2007 SID I & II ANNUAL BUDGETS" RESOLUITON #()7-119 . RESOLUTION #07-119 ''Property Caocellation and "PROPERTY TAX CANCELLATION AND REFUND" Refund" RESOLUTION #()7-120 "Authorizing UEZ Administration Budget for FY 2008" RESOLUTION #07-120 "AUTHORIZING UEZ ADMINISTRATION BUDGET FOR FY 2008" RESOLUITON #()7-121 "Authorizing Mayor to Execute 'lWA-Port Reading Business Park, lLC" RESOLUTION #07-121 "AUTHORIZING MAYOR TO EXECUTE TWA-PORT READING BUSINESS PARK, LLC" RESOLUITON #()7-122 "Approving Place-To:-Place RESOLUTION #07-122 Transfe: for ExpanslOn "APPROVING PLACE -TO-PLACE ABC TRANSFER FOR ~~~~ses - State EXPANSION OF PREMISES-STATE LIQUORS" RESOLUITON #()7-123 "Authorizing CARA to Bid for Demolition Using Trust Dollars" RESOLUTION #07-123 "AUTHORIZING CARA TO BID FOR DEMOLITION USING TRUST DOLLARS" RESOLUITON #()7-124 "Authorizing the Transfer RESOLUTION #07-124 of Real Property to "AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY TO the Redevelopnent ligeocy" THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY" 8 RESOLUTION #07-125 "AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE OF REDEVELOPMENT TRUST DOLLARS FOR VARIOUS UTILITY AND PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY IMPROVEMENTS" were Adopted. Upon individual roll call vote Councilmembers Bellino, Diaz and Rios voted in the Affirmative. Councilmembers Krum, Naples and Sitarz. Mayor Reiman then explained that he had provided the Council with a form in their mailboxes and he told them if they had any objections to the bill list they can sign that fOlm. Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Rios and Bellino, all bills appearing on the prepared list, properly audited and signed, were ordered to be paid. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Bellino, Diaz and Rios voted in the Affirmative. Councilmembers Krum, Naples and Sitarz were noted Absent. The Clerk stated that she was in receipt of an Application for Carteret Volunteer Fire Co. #2 - New Members, Thomas Coghan and Anthony Nacco. Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Diaz and Bellino and unanimous affirmative vote of the three (3) Councilmembers present, it was ordered to be approved. Clerk's Office-March 2007. Inspection of Buildings - February & March 2007. Tax Collector - Annual 2006 Report. 9 APRIL 12, 2007 RESOUJITON #()7-125 "Authorizing the Expenditure of Redevelopment Trust Dollars for Various Utility and Public Right-of-Way Improvements" Adopted Mayor Reiman, Re: Bill list PAYMENf OF BILlS APPLICATIONS, Re: Carteret Volunteer Fire Co. #2 REPOR1'S APRIL 12, 2007 BUSINESS 10 BE ADDED MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION Recycling Agreement Sale of Gov~t Surplus . PUBLIC DISCUSSION ADJOURNED BUSINESS TO BE ADDED: There was not business to be added at this time. MATTERS FOR DISCUSSION: Resolution #07-109, Recycling Agreement with Zozzaro Bros., Inc. (Tabled 3/13/07) Attorney Bergen spoke about his recommendation to go with Zozzaro Brothers. He feels it is the best deal and this should be cut offby Tuesday. Council President Rios said the Mayor and he were speaking about a sale of government surplus equipment that the government is releasing for sale for State, Local or County Government Agencies. He explained that he went with OEM to the auction yesterday and purchased a 2006 thirty (30) foot trailer that could be used for different public events that we have throughout the . year. Mayor Reiman said we purchase them for about I % of the actual cost and they are pretty much unused trailers. PUBLIC DISCUSSION: There was no public discussion. After no fmther discussion, per MMS&C by Councilmembers Rios and Diaz and unanimous af:filmative vote of the three (3) Councilmembers present this meeting was Adjomned at approximately 5:30 P.M. 10