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HomeMy Public PortalAbout07-08-10 agenda The Agenda Meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Carteret preceding the Regular Meeting, July 22, 2010 was held on July 8, 2010, Council Chambers, Memorial Municipal Building, 61 Cooke Avenue, Carteret, New Jersey. The following were noted present: Councilmember Vincent Bellino " Jorge Diaz " Dennis DiMascio " Randy Krum " Susan Naples " Joseph W. Sitarz Also noted present was Linda A. Rivera, Assistant Municipal Clerk and Robert J. Bergen, Borough Attorney. Noted Absent was Kathleen M. Barney, Municipal Clerk. The Assistant Clerk stated that on January 4, 2010, the 2010 Annual Notice was mailed to the Home News Tribune, The Star Ledger and posted on the bulletin board. It was published in The Home News Tribune on January 6, 2010 and in The Star Ledger on January 8, 20 I O. The meeting was opened with a minute of silent prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor Daniel J. Reiman. JULY 8, 2010 AGENDA NEETING JULY 8, 2010 PRESENT STAIDlENT OF ~lEETING NOTICE Silent Prayer and Pledge of Allegiance JULY 8, 2010 NINUTES FOR APPROVAL PRESENTATIONS July 22, 2010 Nayor Reiman , Re: Ordinance #10-11 ORDINANCE #10-11 "APPROPRIATING $1,833,000 FRON Tl-lE CAPITAL INPROVENENT FUND, FUND BALANCE AND RESERVES FOR TI-J.E 2010 ROAD PROGRAN AND VARIOUS CAPITAL INPROVENENTS" First Reading Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Sitarz and Krum and unanimous affirmative vote of the full Council present, the Minutes of June 24, 2010 were approved and transcribed and engrossed by the Clerk. PRESENTATIONS: July 22, 2010 Council Meeting. First Home Run - Lloyd Padmore. Perfect Game - Tyler Baez. Mayor Reiman then explained the First Reading Ordinance to follow will be by title only and the text of the ordinance will change prior to adoption. He said Mr. De Blasio, Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer, will give the additional dollars that had come in the County and State Grants. He went on to say it is a fully funded Capital Ordinance for various Capital Improvements for roadway, sewer, park and other work and it is a compilation of monies that we acquired through state, county and/or federal grants or endowments. ORDINANCE #10-11 was introduced and adopted on First Reading and the Assistant Clerk authorized and directed to advertise same for Public Hearing to be held on August 5, 2010, upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Diaz and Sitarz. Upon individual roll call vote Councilmembers Bellino, Diaz, DiMascio, Krum, Naples and Sitarz voted in the Affirmative. "APPROPRIATING $1,833,000 FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND, FUND BALANCE AND RESERVES FOR THE 2010 ROAD PROGRAM AND VARIOUS CAPITAL IMPROVENlENTS" 2 Mayor Reiman then said he had added resolution number G9 to the Clerk's copy prior to the meeting. He said it is the conditional designation of Royal Coffee of New York and RPM Warehouse, Inc. Corporation as the conditional developer for Block 49.02 Lot 2. He explained this will give us the ability to negotiate a redevelopment agreement and said it is not a redevelopment agreement and said this is the old Ball Glass Facility that was shut down approximately five (5) years ago and is part of the Minue Street Redevelopment Project/ Redevelopment Zone and will allow us to begin negotiations to re-locate Royal Coffee into a two hundred and forty thousand square foot facility in Carteret and will also look to put on a 200,000 square foot addition. He said this will be a coffee company brewing show room and it is a high end coffee and they would bring the beans to Carteret to brew and then ship all over the world. He said he will ask for a conditional designation of sixty (60) days and then he will repOlt back as to whether or not we have an agreement. Resolutions G 2 tlllU G 9, #10-162 thru #10-169 were introduced by the Mayor and referred to the Council for action. Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Diaz and Sitarz RESOLUTION #10-162 "AUTHORIZING PURCHASES FROM STATE CONTRACTORS FOR 2010" RESOLUTION #10-163 "RESOLUTION INCREASING THE BID AND QUOTATION THRESHOLD" RESOLUTION #10-164 "AUTHORIZING THE RENEWAL OF VARIOUS ABC LICENSES FOR THE 2010-2011 LICENSE TERM" RESOLUTION #10-165 "AUTHORIZING INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH MIDDLESEX COUNTY FOR THE 2010 ROAD PROGRAM" JULY 8, 2010 Nayor Reiman, Re: Resolution G9 added to Agenda CONSENT AGENDA RESOLUTION #10-162 "AUTHORIZING PURCHASES FROM STATE CONTRACTORS FOR 2010" RESOLUTION #10-163 "RESOLUTION INCREASING TI-J.E BID AND QUOTATION THRESHOLD" RESOLUTION #10-164 "AUTHORIZING TI-J.E RENEI-IAL OF VARIOUS ABC LICENSES FOR THE 2010- 2011 LICENSE TERN" RESOLUTION #10-165 "AUTHORIZING INTER- LOCAL AGREfrlENT \oJITH MIDDLESEX COUNTY FOR THE 2010 ROAD PROGRAN" 3 JULY 8, 2010 RESOLUTION #10-166 "AUTHORIZING A RESOLUTION #10-166 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AUTHORIZING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT CONTRACT \VITH WITH APPRAISAL CONSULTANTS CORP" APPRAISAL . CONSULTANTS CORP" RESOLUTION #10-167 "AUTHORIZING ~ND~NT TO THE 2010 TEMPORARY BUDGET" RESOLUTION #10-168 "AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A NEI-I TAXICAB DRIVER LICENSE" RESOLUTION #10-167 "AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT TO THE 2010 TEMPORARY BUDGET" RESOLUTION #10-168 "AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A NEW TAXICAB DRIVER LICENSE FOR THE 2010-2011 LICENSE TERM TO TORY JAMES SANDERS, RE: SAFEW A Y TAXI" RESOLUTION #10-169 "RESOLUTION OF THE BOROUGH OF CARTERET CONDITIONALL Y DESIGNATING ROYAL COFFEE AS THE REDEVELOPER FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE WEST CARTERET COMMERCIAL REDEVELOPMENT AREA AND AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT(S) RESULTING THEREFROM" RESOLUTION #10-169 , 'CONDITIONALLY DESIGNATING ROYAL COFFEE AS THE REDEVELOPER FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED \VITHIN THE \VEST CARTERET CONMERCIAL REDEVELOPMENT AREA AND AUTHORIZING were Adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councihnembers AGRE~S(S) Bellino, Diaz, DiMascio, Knnn, Naples and Sitarz voted in the RESULTING THEREFROM" Affirmative. ADOPTED Councilmember Bellino Mayor Reiman Councilmember Bellino Before voting Councilmember Bellino questioned if Resolultion #10-169 was a self funded project. Mayor Reiman explained that it is self funded and explained we had preliminary discussions to allow them to use some of the ARRA Funding of which we received eleven million dollars as part of the ARRA Designation, which allows then to borrow money at a lower interest rate on Wall Street. Council member Bellino asked if fhture ratables have been determined yet. 4 Mayor Reiman said it has not been determined as of yet, explaining the building structure is still there, they made some interior renovations so there would be an increase in the value of the propelty and said once the new construction takes place it will also increase, not only in job growth but the value of the propelty with additional taxes. He said this will all be part of the negotiations and said this does not give them the authority to do anything, it just gives us the authority to negotiate with them. Please note that Resolution G1 was removed from the Consent Agenda. Upon MMS&C by Councihnembers Diaz and Sitarz all bills appearing on the prepared list, properly audited and signed were ordered to be paid. Upon individual roll call vote Counci1members Bellino, Diaz, DiMascio, Krum, Naples and Sitarz voted in the Affirmative. The Assistant Clerk stated that she was in receipt of an Application from the Carteret Fire Rescue #3-Membership upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Krum and Diaz. Upon individual roll call vote Councilmembers Bellino, Diaz, DiMascio, Knul1, Naples and Sitarz voted in the Affirmative to approve the applications. Mayor Reiman explained this is for the career Fire Department members to be part of the Firefighters Exempt Fund at the State level, which does not cost us anything and said they need to have it part of a Fire Rescue Squad #3. He went on to explain that previously we had Fire Company #1 and #2, which were volunteer companies but #3, although we have had paid career fire fighters for one hundred (100) years technically was never created as a Fire Rescue Squad. JULY 8, 2010 Mayor'Reiman, Re: Ordinance #10-11 Clerk's Note PA~NT OF BILLS APPLICATIONS Carteret Fire Rescue #3-Membership 5 JULY 8, 2010 REPORTS Clerk's Note PRESENTATION, OEN Councilmember Di Mascio Clerk's Office- June 2010. Construction Office - June 2010. Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Diaz and Bellino and unanimous affirmative vote of the full Council present, all Reports were ordered to be received and placed on file. A presentation of an award would now take place which was not listed on the Agenda. Mayor Reiman then asked Dan Beasley, OEM and Councilmember Bellino to come forward to present a special commendation to one ofthe Deputy Directors Greg Gunther who has been with them for eighteen (18) years and has been active and made many contributions to the community. BUSINESS TO BE ADDED: Council member DiMascio reported he received complaints that there is no light on the flag on McKinley and Laurel. Mayor Reiman said the Parks Department would be having a meeting with Mr. DuPont the next day and they should discuss this, commenting there may be an issue with electricity or they may just have to call PSE&G and let them know a flood light is out. Councilmember DiMascio said there was a complaint from 82 Daniel Street that the road is sinking in front of the house and the curb is deteriorating. Mayor Reiman directed him to call Engineering and also commented that according to our code and statute the homeowner 6 is responsible for the curb line and the sidewalks up to the street line but ordinarily we do not enforce any issue with the curbs if we are doing a street program and commented if there is a sink hole there they may be some sewer issues so he will have John DuPont with someone from the Sewer Department go out there tomorrow. Council member DiMascio said people have requested paving for some streets such as Whitman between Sunset and Longview and Tenmyson between Sunset and Longview. Mayor Reiman then directed the Asssistant Clerk to make a copy of a Street Book produced about eight (8) or nine (9) years ago by Killiam Associates or Hatch Mott MacDonald and identifies the streets and lists them on evaluations and explained each year they pave a few streets from that. He said this year they will be paving approximately twelve (12) streets in the Tennyson Estates area and the Redevelopment Agency will also be paving some streets within the redevelopment zone using some of the proceeds from the redevelopment agreements, so we should be paving approximately twenty (20) to twenty-five (25) streets. Councilmember DiMascio asked the Mayor about missing street signs. Mayor Reiman told him the Police Department evaluates them every day and should be logging any street signs missing and sending them on a daily basis to Public Works. Council President Krum said he notified John DuPont about "Curb Your Dog" signs in the Shorecrest Park area. Mayor Reiman explained about small placards from the Board of Health to put into your front lawn. He also suggested to see Jolm DuPont. Council President Knlll1 questioned a new law was passed for signs for pedestrians at a cross walk to say "Stop" and we still have "Yield" and commented that many towns already have them. 7 JULY 8, 2010 Councilmember Di Mascio Cont: Mayor Reiman Councilmember DiMascio Council President Krum JULY 8, 2010 Councilmember Sitarz Mayor Reiman Councilmember Sitarz PUBLIC DISCUSSION Councilmember Sitarz spoke on the roll off truck that was just purchased. Mayor Reiman said about two (2) hours ago we had our final meeting with Kinder Morgan and they brought in their 1.3 million dollar impact fee for the Phase 1 Redevelopment for the sixty (60) million dollar construction project of the diesel blending facility. He explained they pulled their permits today and they will be starting construction very soon and one (I) million dollars will be going towards the Health and Wellness Center or other Capital Projects and $300,000.00 will go towards beautification projects along their propelty fronting the Industrial Highway. He said he will also begin negotiations with them on Phase II of their property which will be another substantial redevelopment of what was previously Bright Star, which was a chemical operation and the site is now vacant. Council member Sitarz commented we just put a lot of money into putting guardrails on Industrial Road and asked if we could put "No U-Turn" signs up along the Highway. Mayor Reiman explained he has Mr. Norbut, the T&M engineer for our project, looking at the "No U-Turn" signs as well as a "Dedicated U-Turn" so the trucks know they can go down Industrial Road and make a left onto Roosevelt A venue and wrap around to get back to the Turnpike. He said we are also looking to put three (3) foot high markers on the center of the highway. He said the project has not been completed yet for the guard rails so the contractor is still responsible for the guardrail until it is fully complete. Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Sitarz and Diaz and unanimous affirmative vote of the fhll Council present, the public portion of the meeting was opened. 8 There were no comments from the public. Upon MMS&C by Councihl1embers Diaz and Kl'um and unanimous affirmative vote of the full Council present the public portion of the meeting was closed. After no fmther discussion, upon MMS&C by Councilmembel's Diaz and Bellino and unanimous affirmative vote of the full Council present, the meeting was Adjourned at approximately 6: 17 P.M. Respectfully submitted, cY~ Q. ~ LINDA A. RIVERA Assistant Municipal Clerk Lr 9 JULY 8, 2010 PUBLIC PORTION CLOSED ADJOURNED 10