12 January 2009 - Regular Meeting

Agenda at Meeting

(click here for the Agenda e-mailed to Council members - 4:50 pm Thursday, 8 January, 2009)

(Mark's Comments / Annotations are in Red)

  1. CALL TO ORDER - PUBLIC MEETING STATEMENT (7:30 pm)

  2. PLEDGE - SILENT PRAYER

  3. ROLL CALL (All Present)

  4. PUBLIC HEARING

PUBLIC

Mr. Bob Disch:

    1.    Cigarette butt holders are frozen with ice

                Mr. Brunton will ask Public Works to look at them

    2.    Regarding Mayor North's letter of political affiliation change -

                 Mr.Disch takes exception to the assertions and assumptions in the letter.

                 Leaving it at that.

Ms. Wanda Rotan:

    1.    "Trend" free newspaper being left on sidewalks -

                - at her request, stopped delivering to the front of her house, but it still gets left on the side of her house.

                - Don't need this newspaper; can delivery of it be stopped?

            Mayor North: Can Fred Kohler look into it? Maybe we can Make some changes.

            Councilor Alloway: We can't do anything about it.

            Solicitor Higgins: Freedom of press issue.

 

    2.    Regarding firewood ordinance introduction:

                Asked about proper time to comment. Was told that before adoption is the appropriate time.

 

ENGINEER'S REPORT (Engineer not present. Clerk read report to Council)

  1. CORRESPONDENCE

Letter from Connie about Hobie Grant

Thank you for concern at Hobie's passing last year.

A. AGREEMENTS -Have been arriving from Professionals  (Available in Clerk's office)

  1. COUNCIL REPORTS

Ms. Fields:

    Personnel

        Will be discussing personnel manual later in meeting

    EMS report - 2008 Summary - 355 Calls; 52% handled by Merchantville, 44% by Pennsauken, 4% by others

        1 January 2009 Pennsauken took over EMS. Ms/. Fields will meet with Pennsauken EMS monthly. Equipment is being turned in by Merchantville EMS members. The building is locked.

    Planning Board - First 2009 meeting is tomorrow (13 January)

    Code Enforcement

        174 Prospect is a possible Abandoned Property

         606 W Maple has been cited again

    Neighborhood Preservation Program - no report

 

Mr. Waldron:

    Public Events -

        Meeting 1/28/09

    Newsletter is coming out this week

    Shade Tree Commission -

        50 trees are coming late February / early March. They need to be planted immediately - volunteers will be needed.

    Historical Planning Commission -

        Reorganization meeting was last week - it is ready to go.

    Department of Health - got department stuff from Councilor Brunton

   

Mr. Brunton

    Highway Department - Annual report for 2008

    Licenses - Annual report for 2008

    Office of Emergency Management - Annual report for 2008

 

Mr.Perno

    Community Development Block Grant - Looking for money for

        Senior Citizen Transportation

        ADA work (street corners and sidewalks)

        will be collective with 2008 & 2009

        Also to redo bathrooms at community center

    Buildings & Grounds

        Community center -

            redo bathrooms (with CDBG)

        Borough Hall -

            Rear driveway work

            Approved new T-Mobile box

                Provides $150 / month income to borough

            Ready to proceed with windows - waiting for them to arrive

            Also looking at furniture & floors

        Fire Department -

            Washing machine to be installed

    Public Works - Registration to be done for all vehicles

    NJEIT Grant - to reline all sewers

 

Mr. Brennan

    Fire Department -

        Monthly Fire report - 12 calls

        Year-end 2008 - 120 calls

    Municipal Court -

        December $15,645.83

        381 cases added; 428 disposed

 

Mr. Alloway

    Police (download summary)

  1. CLERK' REPORT (No Report)

Mayor North acknowledged and accepted my appearance of conflict of interest letter regarding me serving as liaison to Pennsauken Sewerage Authority. He concurred with my analysis of the situation, and he will act as liaison for the time being. [Note: I received this letter from Mayor North regarding the issue as well. - MAB]

  1. OLD BUSINESS

A. APPROVAL Personal Manual and Holiday Schedule (Will be Resolutions R09-27 and R09-28. There was a long discussion concerning the borough Holiday schedule.)

  1. NEW BUSINESS

Ordinances for introduction on first reading. These ordinances will be considered for adoption at the public hearing to be held during the January 26 council meeting. (Introduction approved by Roll Call vote - 6-0.)

  1. ORDINANCE 09-01 Salary for PD and PWD 2009

  2. ORDINANCE 09-02 Chap 20 amended Demolition of Property

  3. ORDINANCE 09-03 Chap 125-13 1 amended-Firewood Storage

  4. ORDINANCE 09-04 Amendment to Chapter 86 Vehicle and Traffic

Resolutions to be read and approved by consent agenda. (Approved by Roll Call vote - 6-0.)

  1. RESOLUTION-09-20 Appointment of Municipal Alliance Coordinator for 2009-Wayne Bauer

  2. RESOLUTION-09-21 Appointment of Tax collector- Michelle Mc Kinney

  3. RESOLUTION-09-22 Authorize 2008 Budget Transfers

  4. RESOLUTION-09-23 Adopting a Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Utilization Plan

  5. RESOLUTION-09-24 Cancel outstanding checks

  6. RESOLUTION-09-25 Amendment to resolution 09-14 designating signatures for Borough Warrants

(RESOLUTION-09-27 Personnel Manual Approval - added at meeting and part of consent agenda)

(RESOLUTION-09-28 Borough Holidays - added at meeting and part of consent agenda)

 

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  1. DISCUSSION- Outgoing council people (Discussion Tabled)

  2. FINANCIAL REPORTS (Approved by Voice vote - 6-0.)

  1. PAYMENT OF BILLS R09-26 (Approved by Roll Call vote - 6-0.)

  2. ANNOUNCEMENTS (Mayor North will be out of town for the 26 January meeting)

  3. PRIVATE SESSION (None)

  4. ADJOURNMENT (8:44 pm)

AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE