23 February 2009 - Regular Meeting

Agenda at Meeting

(click here for the Agenda e-mailed to Council members - 8:49 am Monday, 23 February, 2009)

(Mark's Comments / Annotations are in Red)

1. CALL TO ORDER - PUBLIC MEETING STATEMENT

2. PLEDGE - SILENT PRAYER

3. ROLL CALL (X = present; blank = absent. Council President Waldron presiding)

4. PUBLIC HEARING

   1. PRESENTATION-Engineer will update Borough projects

      Borough engineer Joe Brickley reviewed several borough projects:

          - Speed humps\

              - 24 in final proposal; five in pilot program

          - Replacement of ramp at police department at borough hall

          - Morris & Prospect Streets Reahabilitation

   2. PRESENTATION-Cool Cities Initiative

      Alexander McCartney and a representative from the Shade Tree Commission discussed the "Cool Cities Initiative."

          - This will bring 200-250 trees to Merchantville at no cost to the borough.

5. PUBLIC

Mr. Joe Brickley:

    1.    Supports the Cool Cities initiative

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: 11.10.08 11.24.08 12.08.08 1.26.09 2.9.09 (Y - Yea, N - Nay, A - Abstain)

6. OLD BUSINESS

Ms. Fields reported that new Timeclocks are working well. One change in Public Eorks is that all hourly employees must punch out for lunch - cannot work through lunch any more.

Mr. Waldron reported that trees ordered several months ago should be in during the first or second week of March.

6. NEW BUSINESS - Resolutions to be approve by consent agenda  (Resolutions R09-37, 38, 40 & 41 considered)

   1. RESOLUTION -R09-36 Shared Service Agreement with Barrington for CFO (At urging of Mr. Brunton, Council voted to table resolution until additional information on the increased cost of the CFO is available)

   2. RESOLUTION-R09-37 Records Management Committee

   3. RESOLUTION-R09-38 2009 Paris Grant IV Application

   4. RESOLUTION- R09-39 SHARE Grant with Cherry Hill  (At urging of Mr. Brunton, Council voted to table resolution pending clarification of scope of SHARE Grant study)

   5. RESOLUTION-R09-40 Authorize Submission to NJ Local Finance Board for EIT Financing

   6. RESOLUTION-R09-41 Authorize Submission & Preparation of EIT Application

   7. RESOLUTION-R09-42 Authorize Cool Cities Initiative (No hardcopy available. Approved 5-0-1, Mr.  Brunton abstaining)

       Resolutions R09-37, 38, 40 & 41 only:

      Alloway	Brennan	Perno	Brunton	Waldron	Fields	North
      Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y

7. APPROVAL - Hire Public Works Employees  (Mr. Brunton presented the names and basic qualifications of two candidates selected by himself and supervisor of Public Works to fill two openings. Council approved 6-0)

8. DISCUSSION - Satellite Dish Antennas (Council discussed proposed changes to Satellite Dish rules. Mr. Brunton raised concerns about impact on other types of antennas (CB, Ham radio, etc.) and Council elected to send changes back to Planning Board for further review)

9. DISCUSSION- Cleaning Service Quotes (Quotes for new cleaning services in Borough Hall were discussed)

10. ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Rodney Greco from the County sent a thank-you to the Department of Public Works for their efforts during the snowstorm

• American Flag drop box is now in place at the outside of Borough Hall annex.

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