9 March 2009 - Regular Meeting

Agenda at Meeting

(click here for the Agenda e-mailed to Council members - 4:48 pm Friday, 6 March, 2009)

(Mark's Comments / Annotations are in Red)

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

  2. PLEDGE - SILENT PRAYER

  3. ROLL CALL (X = present; blank = absent)

Alloway

Brennan

Perno

Brunton

Waldron

Fields

North

 

X

X

X

X

X

 X

  1. PUBLIC HEARING

    PUBLIC

  1. ENGINEER'S REPORT - Mr. Brickley provided a discussion of proposed borough projects along with a multi-page summary of their estimated costs and actual engineering expenditures to date. Here are the summary pages: Page 1, Page 2, Page 3. Note the engineering funds spent to date.

Mr. Kevin Barnett:

    1.    Suggested another option from Speed Humps for Oak Terrace traffic control - make Oak Terrace one way. Said all Oak Terrace residents support the idea. Police Chief indicated no issue with it. Fire Department also indicated they have no issue.

  1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: 12.22.08  2.23.09 (Y - Yea, N - Nay, A - Abstain)

Alloway

Brennan

Perno

Brunton

Waldron

Fields

North

 

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

  

  1. CORRESPONDENCE - Letter received from RICC regarding requirement for a certified recycling coordinator.

  2. COUNCIL REPORTS

Ms. Fields:

Planning Board

    - Meets tomorrow (10 March)

    - Six members have completed training

    - Will discuss satellite ordinance

Code Enforcement

    Abandoned Properties

        - 24 West End Av is being declared abandoned.

        - three new properties being investigated

NPP

    - Stacy Loue report has been distributed

Currently trying to schedule a Merchantville Riversharks night

 

Mr. Waldron:

    Historical Planning Commission

        - New sign approved for the stained glass store

    Public Events

        - Meet Monday the 16th

    Shade Tree Commission

        - Cool Cities plan in place

Mayor North noted that the car show will not take place this year

   

Mr. Brunton

    Highway Department

        - February 2009 report

    Licenses

        - February 2009 report

    Office of Emergency Management

        - No report

 

Mr.Perno

    There is a hole in the Fire Department roof over the kitchen

    Community Development Block Grant

        - no report

    There will be no historic trust grant received this year

   

Mr. Brennan

    Fire Department

        - Monthly Fire report - 9 borough calls, 1 mutual aid

        - Leaky roof

            will ask Solicitor to put together a letter to ask surrounding property owners to cut back tree limbs.

    Municipal Court -

        - $20,907.19 received

        - 340 cases added

        - 394 disposed

  1. CLERK'S REPORT

     

    Next budget meeting at 6:00 pm March 23

    Newsletter is almost ready

    More files have been sorted and are ready for destruction

  2. OLD BUSINESS

  1. RESOLUTION 09-36 Shared Service Agreement with Barrington for CFO (Mayor North discussed his perspective. Passed 5-0 by roll call vote)

  2. RESOLUTION 09-39 SHARE Grant with Cherry Hill (Passed 5-0 by roll call vote)

  1. NEW BUSINESS - Resolutions to be approve by consent agenda

    1. RESOLUTION 09-43 Join Southern NJ Regional employee benefits fund (It was noted that there is no increased cost of medical insurance this year)

     

    ONE WEST MAPLE AVENUE, MERCHANTVILLE, NJ 08109

    (856) 662-2474

    WWW.MERCHANTVILLE.COM

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    1. RESOLUTION 09-44 Southern NJ Regional employee benefits fund Commissioner

    2. RESOLUTION 09-45 Approval of work plan for the Neighborhood Preservation Program

    3. RESOLUTION 09-46 Appoint Environmental Engineer

     

    Alloway

    Brennan

    Perno

    Brunton

    Waldron

    Fields

    North

     

    Y

    Y

    Y

    Y

    Y

    		  

     

    1. DISCUSSION Borough Hall furniture and carpet (Costs of new furniture and carpet for Borough Hall offices was discussed. Two different qualities of furniture were discussed - the less expensive is lower quality. There is sufficient money in the budget for either set)

    2. FINANCIAL REPORTS

  3. RESOLUTION 09-47 Payment of bills

Alloway

Brennan

Perno

Brunton

Waldron

Fields

North

 

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

  

  1. ANNOUNCEMENTS

  1. PRIVATE SESSION 09-48 Matters of personnel

Alloway

Brennan

Perno

Brunton

Waldron

Fields

North

 

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

  

After Private session ended, Council went back into public session and voted 5-0 to authorize an appraisal of 24 West End (the abandoned property).

Council also discussed current status of Wellwood Apartments (606 W. Maple Av). Mr. Higgins and Mayor North talked with NJ Norse Friday. Council voted 5-0 to require that NJ Norse perform to the agreement they signed with the borough by six months after the borough signed it (by May 18, 2009).

  1. ADJOURNMENT Time:_____ (9:15 pm)

Alloway

Brennan

Perno

Brunton

Waldron

Fields

North

 

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

  

AGENDA MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE