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Home My Public Portal About04-22-10c A Regular Meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Cmteret was called to order by Mayor Daniel J. Reiman at 6:00 P.M., Thursday, April 22, 2010, Council Chambers, Memorial Municipal Building, 61 Cooke Avenue, Cmteret, New Jersey. Upon individual roll call vote the following were noted present: Councilmember Vincent Bellino " Jorge Diaz " Dennis DiMascio " Randy Krum " Susan Naples " Joseph W. Sitarz Also noted present was Kathleen M. Barney, Municipal Clerk and Robelt J. Bergen, Borough Attorney. The meeting was opened with a minute of silent prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance led by Mayor Daniel J. Reiman. The Clerk stated that the 20 I 0 Annual Notice was mailed to The Home News Tribune, The Star Ledger and posted on the bulletin board on January 4, 2010 and published in The Home News Tribune on January 6, 2010 and in The Star Ledger on January 8, 2010. I AffiIL 22, 2010 REWlAR t1'EI'lN; April 22, 2010 lUL CAlL SilEnt Prayer/Ple:lge of AllEgian:e soo:F.M'NT CF M'EI'.IN; NJTICE AffiIL 22, 2010 MINJIES Fill APfIDIAL OIDJNllNE #10-4 ''Cap Ordinarce to EXcEB:l In:lex Rate" First Rea:lirg M3.yor Reinan Re: Ordinarce #10-4 M3yorRe:irren OIDJNllNE#l0-S I brdimn:e REq..rir:irg Private Storm Drain Retrofittirg" Upon MMS&C by Council members Diaz and Kium and unanimous affhmative vote of the full Council present, the Minutes of April 8, 2010 were approved and transcribed and engrossed by the Clerk. ORDINANCE #10-4 was introduced and adopted on First Reading and the Clerk authorized and directed to advertise same for Public Hearing to be held May 6, 2010 at approximately 6:00 P.M., upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Sitarz and Krum . Upon individual roll call vote Councilmembers Bellino, Diaz, DiMascio, Krum, Naples and Sitarz voted in the Affirmative. "CAP ORDINANCE TO EXCEED INDEX RATE" Mayor Reiman explained in reference to Ordinance #10-4 this allows us to bank additional dollars via ordinance required by the statute and said we will have a zero increase in taxes this year and we have added growth of thilty (30) million in the last two (2) years and he explained if down the road the city needed to increase it by more than 2 \1,% or 3%, this allows us, at that point in time, to make a detennination. Mayor Reiman then explained that the next tln'ee (3) ordinances had to do with the Depmtment of Environmental Protection. ORDINANCE #10-5 was introduced and adopted on First Reading and the Clerk authorized and directed to adveltise same for Public Hearing to be held at approximately 6:00 P.M., upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Sitm'z and Naples. Upon individual roll call vote Councilmembers Bellino, Diaz, DiMascio, Ki'um, Naples and Sitarz voted in the Affhmative. 2 "ORDINANCE REQUIRING PRIVATE STORM DRAIN RETROFITTING" Mayor Reiman explained that this ordinance had to do with requiring private storm drain retro-fitting for industrial or. commercial sites or anyone that owns or operates private storm drains. ORDINANCE #10-6 was introduced and adopted on First Reading and the Clerk authorized and directed to adveltise same for Public Hearing to be held June 17, 2010 at approximately 6:00 P.M., upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Diaz and Naples. Upon individual roll call vote Councilmembers Bellino, Diaz, DiMascio, Ki'um, Naples and Sitarz voted in the Affirmative "ORDINANCE REGULATING CERTAIN REFUSE CONTAINERS AND DUMPSTERS" Mayor Reiman explained this ordinance has to do with private refuge containers, dumpsters and recycling on commercial, industrial and private propelty. ORDINANCE #10-7 was introduced and adopted on First Reading and the Clerk authorized and directed to advertise same for Public Hearing to be held June 17, 2010 at approximately 6:00 P.M., upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Sitarz and Bellino. Upon individual roll call vote Councilmembers Bellino, Diaz, DiMascio, Krum, Naples and Sitarz voted in the Affilmative "ORDINANCE REGARDING FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION" AffiIL 22, 2010 OIDJNllNE #10-5 First Rea:l:i.Ji ~ayor Re:irren Re: Ordinarce #10-5 OIDJNllNE #10-5 'brdimn:e Regy1at:irg . REgulatirg Certain RefUse Cmta:i:rers arrl D..rq:sters" First Rea:lirg M3y0r Re:irren, Re: Ordinarce #10-5 ~JNllNE #10-7 ''Qrdimrie REgardirg Fleed rarege PrevEntirn" FirstRea:lirg 3 AffiIL 22, 2010 M3.yor Re:irren, Re:Ordinarce #10-7 , Crurcilrrarl::er Eellino M3.yor Re:irren OIDJNllNE #10-8 ''re:hnical PlIclll"o'-lt to Ordinarce #(j)-(Jj" First Rea:lirg M3yor Re:irren, Re:Ordinarce #10-8 / ..T~ May<?r Reiman said this ordinance is in conjunction with FEMA (Federal Emergency l'vf.anagement Association), that has to do with the flood maps for Carteret and said it has recently updated the flood maps for the whole nation, explaining the only way homeowners in Cmteret would be eligible for flood insurance under the Federal program is if we adopt the ordinance and FEMA Maps and declare the area a' flood zone. He said any property or homeowners that were effected by this ordinance have received notification from his office or from Engineering and were informed that they can object to FEMA. . Councilmember Bellino questioned, based on the legality, of FEMA and prime notification of home ownership and buying, isn't the insurance more liable then the govelmnent at this point. \ . :: Mayor Reiman explained that what this does is provides, if". someone is in the new flood zone, according to the Federal Govelmnent and FEMA, the option of going out and getting private flood insurance or they can go to the Federal Government because they have just been added to the flood zone and the state and national flood program will be cheaper. . ORDINANCE #10-8 was introduced and adopted on First Reading and the Clerk authorized and directed to advertise same for Public Hearing to be held June 17, 2010, at approximately 6:00 P.M., upon Mt\1S&C by Councilmembers Sitarz and Bellino. Upon individual roll call vote Councilmembers Bellino, Diaz, DiMascio, Kium, Naples and Sitarz voted in the affirmative "TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE #09-06" OF THE BOROUGH OF CARTERET, IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, FINALLY ADOPTED JULY 9, 2009" Mayor Reiman explained this ordinance is a language change from . the Bond Counsel, regarding this project, recalling we initially allocated 8.1 million dollm's for this' project and then reduced it to 4 approximately 4.1 million dollars and this is for sewer and storm water road improvements specifically funded for the construction of a new sewer line under the Turnpike from Carteret to West Carteret and there is a couple of minor technical amendments to that ordinance. ORDINANCE #10-9 was introduced and adopted on First Reading and the Clerk authorized and directed to advertise same for Public Hearing to be held May 22, 2010 at approximately 6:00 P.M., upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Diaz and Krum.. Upon individual roll call vote Councilmembers Bellino, Diaz, DiMascio, Krum, Naples and Sitarz voted in the affirmative "BOND ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR VARIOUS PARK IMPROVEMENTS IN AND BY THE BOROUGH OF CARTERET, IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, NEW JERSEY, APPROPRIATING $1,230,000 THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $480,000 BONDS OR NOTES OF THE BOROUGH TO FINANCE PART OF THE COST THEREOF" Mayor Reiman explained tills ordinance includes the Ash Street Park, the improvements to Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Monument at Carteret Park and will include improvements to other parks as well as Sullivan Field. It appropriates approximately one (1) million dollars of Middlesex County Open Space money, $250,000.00 as an Inter-local Agreement between us and the Board of Education, $480,000.00 from the New Jersey Department of Envirorunental Protection Green Acres Division and a few dollars in the Municipal Open Space Fund. Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Sitarz and Naples and unanimous affilmative vote of the full Council present, the public portion on Resolutions/Agenda Items and New Business was opened to the public. 5 AffiIL 22, 2010 M3yor Re:irren Cmt: CEDJNllNE#10-9 ''furl CluI:in3n:e ProIiclirg ; for Varicus Park .JiTprovEl1Ellts " First Rea:lirg M3yor Re:irren, Re: Ordinarce #10-9 FUblic Fbrtirns rn Resolutirns/Pg€!'l:E Il:Errs arrl Now fusiness A1RlL 22, 2010 Ka1 Fre:mm Ken Freeman spoke saying a couple of weeks ago he stopped at the sales office on Lower Roosevelt Avenue and there was a gentleman there who told him the office was closed. He then asked the Mayor if Kaplan is still involved in the project. Mayor Reiman told him Kaplan still owns the project. Ken Freeman asked if they owned the Phase I or the Phase II they are doing right now. Mayor Reiman told him they own the entire project. Ken Freeman said the tax record shows that Gateway in Carteret Urban Renewal is Kaplan. Mayor Reiman agreed, explaining for a redevelopment project under the statute you need to be an urban renewal entity. Ken Freeman said pmt of the property is still under the current redevelopment agency and it was not transferred yet and asked how that worked. Mayor Reiman explained as the properties were acquired; some through eminent domain and some through private transaction, the ones that were acquired through eminent domain are held in trust through the Redevelopment Agency upon the execution of the agreement to the next phase and the reason we did that is, at any point in time, if Kaplan was in default of their agreement, the. property would be owned by the Redevelopment Agency and we would be able to terminate them without going to court to take the property back, so it was held to the benefit of the Borough. Ken Freeman asked the Mayor if Phase I was from Arthur Avenue to McKinley Avenue. Mayor Reiman said approximately. 6 Mayor Reiman said it absolutely would and explained a portion was completed and they are in the process of redesigning those homes to be reduced to more moderate size from 3200 square foot townhouse, that was originally designed at the height of the market. He said it will be back in front of the Planning Board at the end of the summer or the fall and have construction started on the rest of Phase IA and lB towards the end of the year. Ken Freeman questioned as to what was being built between McKinley A venue and Pershing Avenue. Mayor Reiman said they are being built and designed as condos. Ken Freeman asked if they would be sold as condos. Mayor Reiman explained there is a requirement they be sold as condos within a certain amount of time because in tills market condos are the first units that stop selling and the last units that start selling during a recovery, so if it cannot be sold they are allowed to rent for five (5) years under the contract. The town would have no control over tills because it is private property. Ken Freeman questioned the financing sign between Pershing and Terminal. Mayor Reiman said that is Investors Savings Bank, who are financing the construction of the project. They are the mortgage holder for Kaplan. Ken Freeman asked if that IS Phase II mld would it be more condos. Mayor Reiman said that is a mix, according to the Redevelopment Agreement, of commercial store fronts as well as condos or apartments above for about three hundred (300) plus units. 7 AffiIL 22, 2010 Ka1 F'r'ffnm Cmt: AffiIL 22, 2010 FUblic furtirn Close:l RIBXlJI'IQ\B Resolutirn #10-103 Resolutirn #10-105 Resolutirn #10-107 Resolutirn #10-1<B Upon MMS&c by Councilmembers Sitarz and Diaz and unanimous affirmative vote of the full Council present the public pOltion was closed. Mayor Reiman then read the Resolutions into the record: #10-100 - Directing the Issuance of Various Raffle Licenses. # I 0-1 0 I - Directing the Issuance of a Taxi Driver License - Faisal Islam, Safeway Taxi. # I 0-1 02 - Amendment to the 20 I 0 Temporary Budget. #10-103 - Authorizing Bids for a Mack Roll-Off Truck. # I 0-1 04 - Authorizing CARA to execute a Professional Services Contract with CME Associates for the 2010 Road Program-Phase A &B. #10-105 - Introduction of the 2010 Local Municipal Budget. #10-106 - Award of Contract for Hermann Avenue Sanitary Sewer Cleaning & TV Inspection to Oswald Enterprises, Inc. # I 0-1 07 - Award of Contract for Turnpike Smlltary Sewer Crossing to Cruz Contractors. #10-108 - Refund of Tax and/or Sewer Fee Overpayments. # 10-109 - Requesting Postage Paid Status on All Election Registrations and Applications. # I 0-11 0 - Authorizing Agreements with Carteret Board of Health Regarding the Purchase of Equipment and Fixtures for the Health & Wellness Center. Mayor Reiman explained in reference to Resolution #10-103, tills was part of the MCIA funding fi'om2007. Mayor Reiman explained in reference to Resolution #10-106, this is usually done prior to the reconstmction of the roadway. Mayor Reiman explained in reference to Resolution #10-107, contractor number one (l) was disqualified from the bid sheet. Mayor Reiman explained in reference to Resolution #10-109, this is a resolution they will send to the county as well as to other 8 Mayor Reiman explained in reference to Resolution #10-109, this is a resolution they will send to the county as well as to other municipalities requesting that they pick up the cost for voter registration fOlms, absentee ballots, etc. Mayor Reiman asked the Council if they had any questions on any of the resolutions. Councilmember Sitai'z asked in reference to Resolution #10-106, if that is where the road keeps sinking in. Mayor Reiman said yes, we had our engineering contractors out there and they did some soil borings and samples. He said we had about $465,000.00 in DOT grant money for that particular project and this is our fair share cost of it. Resolutions #10-100 through #10-110 were introduced by the Mayor and referred to the Council for action: Upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Diaz and Sitarz RESOLUTION #10-100 "DIRECTING THE ISSUANCE OF VARIOUS RAFFLE LICENSES" RESOLUTION #10-101 "DIRECTING THE ISSUANCE OF A TAXI DRIVER'S LICENSE-F AISAL ISLAM, SAFEW A Y TAXI. RESOLUTION #10-102 "AMENDMENT TO THE 2010 TEMPORARY BUDGET" RESOLUTION #10-103 "AUTHORIZING BIDS FOR A MACK ROLL-OFF TRUCK" ~ AffiIL 22, 2010 Resolutirns Cmt: Card1rrarl:er Sitarz, Re: Resolutirn #10-105 <IN3ENT J'CEIDI.. Resolutirn #10-100 ''DirEctirg t:h2 1= of Varicus Raffle licmses" Resolutirn #10-101 ''DirEctirg t:h2 I= of a Taxi Driver's licmse-Faisal , WtIoBy Taxi" Resolution #10-102 ''AIBdil'l,t to tTe 2010 TEllpJJ:ary fu:lget" Resolutirn #10-103 '~tmrizirg Bids for a M3ck Roll-off'Ihrk" AffiIL 22, 2010 Resolutirn#10-104 'IIutlvrizirg ('ani to l')(e:utJ a Professional Cmtl=t wi.th GE Associates for t:h2 2010 Pad Progran - Tha.se A & B" Resolutirn #10-105 ''Int:ra:k.tion of t:h2 2010 lccal M.Jnicipli fulget" Resolution #10-105 I 'Jlwml of Cbntra::t for H;i:rrann Averue 8anitary &I'ff Cleanirg & 'IV ~tion to ~clc1 Ehterprises, Ire." Resolutirn #10-107 '~of Cbntra::t for 'IlJrrpike 8anitary S&-er Crossirg to Quz Cmtl=tors" Resolution #10-108 ''Refurrl of Thx an:l/ or &116: Fee OverJ:a}ITfflts" Resolutirn #10-1<B ''Rapsstirg fbstage Paid Status rn all ElECtion REgistratirns arrl Aj::plications' , Resolutirn #10=110 'lIut:lnrizirg Ag1:eEI1Ellt with Glrteret fuard of Health REgardirg t:h2 Rm:h3se of Fq.rl.plEllt arrl Fixhn:es for t:h2 Health & \-klln2ss C'a1ter" ALDPIED PAYM'Nr CF BIlLS RESOLUTION #10-104 "AUTHORIZING CARA TO EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH CME ASSOCIATES FOR THE 2010 ROAD PROGRAM- PHASE A & B. RESOLUTION #10-105 "INTRODUCTION OF THE 2010 LOCAL MUNICIPAL BUDGET" RESOLUTION #10-106 "A WARD OF CONTRACT FOR HERMANN AVENUE SANITARY SEWER CLEANING & TV INSPECTION TO OSWALD ENTERPRISES, INC." RESOLUTION #10-107 "AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR TURNPIKE SANITARY SEWER CROSSING TO CRUZ CONTRACTORS" RESOLUTION #10-108 "REFUND OF TAX AND/OR SEWER FEE OVERPAYMENTS" RESOLUTION #10-109 "REQUESTING POSTAGE PAID STATUS ON ALL ELECTION REGISTRATIONS AND APPLICATIONS" RESOLUTION #10-110 "AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT WITH CARTERET BOARD OF HEALTH REGARDING THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT AND FIXTURES FOR THE HELATH & WELLNESS CENTER" were Adopted. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Bellino, Diaz, DiMascio, Krum, Naples and.Sitarz voted in the Affirmative. 10 ordered to be paid. Upon individual roll call vote, Councilmembers Bellino, Diaz, DiMascio, Ki'um, Naples and Sitarz voted in the Affirmative. Depm1ments- Health/Office on Aging - February & March 2010. Upon MMS&c by Councilmembers Diaz and Naples and unanimous affirmative vote of the full Council present, all Reports were ordered to be received and placed on file. BUILDINGS & GROUNDS - Committee Chairperson Naples reported they are filllshing up two (2) projects, the Borough Annex renovation, where the bank will be leasing the space temporarily and the Library Teen Center. She said they are both being done in-house, wlllch will create a savings. FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION - Committee Chairperson Diaz reported at our Tax Collection Office the official move of two (2) of our cashiers has been completed to the far left hand side of our Municipal Annex Building. He said this is in preparation of our lease agreement with Investors Bank, scheduled for June 1st. He went on to report the tax collection period will begin on May 1st and run through May loth and the Sewer Collection period ends on April 30th with delinquent notices being sent thereafter. He then spoke about a survey sent from our Economic Development Office to residents to solicit some ideas on what types of businesses and restaurants they would like to recruit for Carteret, to make it more appealing. He encouraged people to complete the survey and send it in. Continued Progress. FINANCE & DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS - Committee Chairperson Ki'um reported through a grant from the Federal 11 AffiIL 22, 2010 Pa}llffit of Bills Cmt: RERRIS CI111TI'IEE3 AHUL 22, 2010 mMITIEl'S Cant: Government we sent two (2) firefighters for Radiological Training at the Ulllted States Testing Center in Nevada where they received training and use of our radiation detectors, which are carried on the fire apparatus in training and responding to dirty bomb instances and also radiological emergencies. He went on to report we received a $2500.00 grant from Factory Mutual Insurance Company, which we will use to purchase a lap top computer and software for fire prevention pre-planning and also hazardous material information and we also had firefighter Sam Perry complete fire safety office training and is now a volunteer Lieutenant in Volunteer No.2. Progress. PARKS, RECREATION & PUBLIC PROPERTY - Committee Chairperson Bellino reported basic day to day seasonal operations are being done. He said the Little League Opening Day and Parade and the Sheikh Parade went well. Progress. POLICE - Committee Chairperson Sitarz reported the Police Depmtment is about 50% completed with setting up the computers in the cars and the three (3) green cars are coming in within a week or two. Progress. PUBLIC WORKS: Committee Chairperson DiMascio repOlted everyone is working hard. Progress. Mayor Reiman complimented the Park and Streets and Roads Depmtments, who have been jointly working together on the parks projects. He said under the recent contract we awarded the improvements around the Memorial Monument funded by the DEP and the county and we saved about $7500.00 by having our men do the work and complete it in about one (1) day. BOARD OF EDUCATION: COlmnittee Chairperson Naples reported on Monday, May 3rd, the Elementary and Middle School students will begin their state testing and she wished them well. She explained that our test scores have been rising and hope it will continue. She said the Blue Fire Step Temn at the High School are now the State Step Champions and then made mention that the Jmllor Prom took place and the children donated the money they 12 would have spen~ on favors for themselves to the Juvenile N1hritis Foundation. She explained the donation was made because there is a staff member with a child who has Juvenile Nthl'itis and was presented to the child at the prom. Mayor Reiman then rep011ed that the Board of Education Budget was defeated commenting that their tax levy had gone down by three (3) or four (4) vote and said he will meet with the Board of Education Administration next week and invited the Finance and Board of Education Committee Chairperson to join lllm. He said he and our auditors and Chief Financial Officer will start to review their budget next week saying it called for a zero tax increase and we will have to do all to insure that programs and programmatic dollars are all funded and will not know if we will cut or add until we have the opportunity to review it. He said we had some involvement in terms of the overall numbers, but we have yet to see the exact allocations in their budget of what they are funding and not funding and said he mlticipates at the May 61h Agenda Meeting they will have all their numbers. Proclamation - Silver Star Banner Day. Mayor Reiman read the Silver Star Balmer Day Proclamation into the record: "WHREAS, the Borough of Carteret has always honored the sacrifice of the men and women in the N'llled Forces; and WHEREAS, The Silver Star Families of America was formed to make sure we remember the blood sacrifice of our wounded and ill by designing and manufacturing a Silver Star Banner and flag; and WHEREAS, to date The Silver Star Families of Nllerica has freely given thousands of Silver Star Banners to the wounded and their families; and 13 AffiIL 22, 2010 Cannittees G::.nt: M3.yor Re:irren m:xIPM\TICN: Silver Star I'amer ray AffiIL 22, 2010 PJ=1matirn Cmt: M3.yor Re:irren WHEREAS, the members of The Silver Star Families of America have worked tirelessly to provide the wounded of this City and Country with Silver Star banners, flags and care packages; and WHEREAS, The Silver Star Families of America's sole mission is that every time someone sees a Silver Star Ballller in a window or a Silver Star Flag flying, that people remember the sacrifices for tIlis City, State and Nation; and WHEREAS, the people and Mayor of the Borough of Carteret wish that the sacrifice of so many in our Armed Forces never be forgotten; NOW, THEREFORE, I DANIEL J. REIMAN, MAYOR OF THE BOROUGH OF CARTERET, do hereby proclaim "My appreciation of The Silver Star Families of America and honor their commitment to our wounded Armed Forces members, I hereby declare May list "SIL VER STAR BANNER DAY" the permanent and oflicial day to honor the wounded and ill Soldiers of the Borough of Carteret" Mayor Reiman then acknowledged Patrick DeBlasio in our Finance Department, he said we introduced our 2010 Municipal Calendar Year Budget, which is approximately 2.5 million dollars under last years budget. He said our introduced budget tllis year is 36,978,000, which is a significant reduction under last year and was introduced with a zero tax increase wlllch had to do with our shared services and continued limitation of positions through attrition, commenting we are down over twenty (20) full time employees over the last few years. He said we have private contractors handling maintenance and grass cuttings and our Parks Department is down to six (6) employees fi'om seventeen (17) over the last eight (8) years. He said along with the growth in ratable, we added thi11y million dollars to the ratable base in the last two (2) years and in the last four (4) out of seven (7) years we have 14 been able to stabilize our municipal taxes and have a zero increase to our residents. After no flllther discussion, at approximately 6:25 P.M., upon MMS&C by Councilmembers Diaz and Bellino and unanimous affirmative vote of the full Council present, the meeting was Adjourned. Respectfully submitted, ~~..~~~~~~L"7J." Municipal Clerk (j KMB/lr 15 AffiIL 22, 2010 i\D.Xffi\lED 16