27 May 2008 - Regular Meeting

Agenda at Meeting

(click here for the Agenda e-mailed to Council members - 4:02 pm, Wednesday, 21 May 2008)

(Mark's Comments / Annotations are in Red)

AGENDA:

  1. CALL TO ORDER - PUBLIC MEETING STATEMENT  (7:33 pm)

  2. PLEDGE - SILENT PRAYER

  3. ROLL CALL (Mayor North, Councillors Alloway, Fields, Waldron, Volkert,  Brunton, Perno all present)

  4. PUBLIC

    Mr. Tom Evaul

        1.    Requested update on PNC Bank  and building purchase.

    Mayor North said the borough is in negotiations for financing. Borough will purchase the bank, and the borough is looking at options for financing, etc.

    Ms. Gail Ford

        1.    Asked about speed bumps on Lexington.

    Mayor North said a letter will be sent to residents in the area to come to a Council meeting and discuss speed controls.

        2. Asked about Community Center and NJ Historic Trust.

    Mayor North said that will be discussed. [see item F under New Business, this page - MB]

    Councilor Perno said that the Community Center will require about $2,000,000 in deferred maintenance. A report is available. NJ Historic trust grant is a maximum amount of $750,000 and is a matching grant [that is, the borough will have to come up with an equal amount from other sources or on its own - MB].

        3. Asked about the subjects of R08-62 - Private Session for tonight's meeting.

    Mayor North and Councilor Brunton discussed this briefly. Subjects are Litigation and Personnel. A resolution is being used to enter private session tonight based on training classes which the Assistant Clerk has been taking.

    Mr. Bob Disch

        1.    Thanked the borough and Council for their participation in yesterday's Memorial Day ceremonies.

  5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 10.22.07 (Not ready - tabled until the next Council meeting)

  6. CORRESPONDENCE (None)

  7. OLD BUSINESS (None)

  8. NEW BUSINESS

  1. DISCUSSION-BULLETIN BOARD POLICY (Council, at the behest of Administrator Fry, discussed a draft policy for the use of the bulletin board.)

  2. INTRODUCE AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE- 53-2 (Ordinance 08-04) Night use of park and community center restricted (This is actually Ordinance 08-04 - item title in agenda is in error. This is the first reading of this ordinance, which is based upon the discussion during the Council meeting of 12 May, New Business item F. Approved unanimously)

  3. AMEND RESOLUTION R08-44C Correction of typographical error within document (Approved unanimously)

  4. RESOLUTION R08-59 Purchase Step Van from Collingswood for $1.00 (Resolution based upon the discussion during the Council meeting of 12 May, New Business item E. Approved unanimously)

  5. RESOLUTION R08-60 Authorize Borough Engineer to do study and plan for traffic calming (Approved unanimously)

  6. DISCUSSION-Authorization to apply for NJHT grant application and provide matching funds (Grant applications due June 26; award December 2008. Must match in next year's budget. This is a 50-50 match grant. If NJHT provides $500,000, Merchantville must provide $500,000 for the same purpose, through revenue raising of some sort - additional grants for the matching funds can be used if obtained. If Merchantville cannot match the entire grant amount, grant will be reduced to what Merchantville CAN match. Councilor Perno provided the details. General uses of the grant, chances of obtaining it, etc. were discussed.) )

  7. RESOLUTION-R08-61 Authorize Westfield Architect to provide consulting services for NJHT grant application (Approved unanimously)

  8. DISCUSSION- Meeting Schedules within Borough Hall (Clerk's Office has a meeting schedule posted for all activities within borough hall. If borough hall is not available, the COmmunity Center can also be used)

  9. DISCUSSION- Shared Service Survey (Council was requested to review and provide input to the survey at a future Council meeting)

  10. APPROVE-Junior Firefighter Membership-Adam David Stuhlemmer (Approved unanimously)

  11. APPROVE- Junior Firefighter Membership-Jake Cuzzupe (Approved unanimously)

  1. PAYMENT OF PETTY CASH (R08-65. Approved unanimously)

  2. ANNOUNCEMENTS

     

    Mr. Waldron:

        Parking Meter meeting at Community Center Thursday

        Birthday Celebration will be June 7.

            Mr. Brunton agreed to umpire the baseball game

  3. RESOLUTION- 08-62 PRIVATE SESSION (Moved to take place just before adjournment. Approved unanimously)

  4. RESOLUTION- R08-63 Accept Resignation of Tax Collector (Approved 5-0, one abstention)

  5. RESOLUTION R08-64 Appoint Municipal Tax Collector (Approved unanimously)

  6. ADJOURNMENT (9:24 pm)

 

AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

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