11 May 2009 - Regular Meeting

Agenda at Meeting

(click here for the Agenda e-mailed to Council members - 4:36 pm Friday, 8 May, 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

Alloway

Brennan

Perno

Brunton

Waldron

Fields

North

X

X

X

X

X

X

 X

  1. PUBLIC HEARING (No public comment on any of the following. Borough Engineer Brickley did briefly discuss status of the NJ DOT TE Grant)

Camden County Open Space Grant

NJ Department of Transportation TE Grant

ORDINANCE 09-08 COLA Cap Bank

ORDINANCE 09-09 Bond Ordinance for Capital Improvements

ORDINANCE 09-10 Amending Chapter 71A Stormwater

  1. PUBLIC
     

    ENGINEER'S REPORT

    Engineer's Comments on the Bikeway Extension

    GENERAL PUBLIC

    Mr. Richard Smith:

        -Regarding traffic pattern at far end of Cove, Can anything be done to slow down traffic?

                A discussion ensued. Borough engineer will talk to County Roads Engineer (Bob Kelly)

  1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:    4.13.09    4.27.09    (Y - Yea, N - Nay, A - Abstain)

Alloway

Brennan

Perno

Brunton

Waldron

Fields

North

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

  

  1. CORRESPONDENCE (none)

  2. COUNCIL REPORTS

    Ms. Fields:

        Personnel - No issues

            - Summer hours to start soon

        EMS

            -33 Calls handled by Pennsauken

            -1 handled by Maple Shade

        Planning Board

            - Meets tomorrow (12 May)

        Code Enforcement

            - Abandoned Properties

                24 West End is awaiting appraisal

        NPP - Nothing to report

     

    Mr. Waldron:

        Public Events

            - Birthday Celebration will be at Community Center June 6th

            - First Friday & Friday Night Farmers' Market

            - Memorial Day celebration will be at 10:00 am at Wellwood Park

        Shade Tree Commission

            - Cool Cities trees are going in

            - Krista Lee (chair of Shade Tree Comm.) is resigning

        Historical Planning Commission

            - Looking at a certification for application to demolish a house

        Health

            - Swine flu information has been received

        Communications/Newsletter

            - Articles should be in this week. A bike path survey will be inserted in the newsletter.

       

    Mr. Brunton

        Highway Department

            - April 2009 report

        Licenses

            - April 2009 report

        Office of Emergency Management

            - April 2009 report

     

    Mr.Perno

        CDBG

             - Stimulus money has been applied for

        Buildings & Grounds

            - Windows going in at Borough Hall

            - Mulch has been installed at Community Center

            - Morrissey Park brick repairs have been completed.

       

    Mr. Brennan

        Municipal Court -

            - $15,580.61 received

            - 246 cases added

            - 360 disposed

        Fire Department - No report

     

    Mr. Alloway

        Police Department (download summary)

  3. CLERK'S REPORT

Bids for Police vehicle are in

Budget will be voted 8 June

Painting in Borough Hall begins this week

  1. OLD BUSINESS Ordinance adoption

ORDINANCE 09-08 COLA Cap Bank (Approved 5-1, Mr. Brunton dissenting. Reason for Mr. Brunton's "NO" vote: Not passing this ordinance will impose a small amount of fiscal discipline on the borough. Considering the 18.5% jump in local property taxes last year, Council sorely needs such discipline. Also, with the current state of the economy, an increased tax burden is not a wise thing to impose on already strained resident finances.)

Alloway

Brennan

Perno

Brunton

Waldron

Fields

North

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

  

 

ORDINANCE 09-09 Bond Ordinance for Capital Improvements (Approved 6-0. Mr. Brunton reluctantly supported this ordinance, as repairs to the covered streets must be done. However, Mr. Brunton setting aside funds in the Capital budget each year for such work. The borough should not have to borrow money to fund street maintenance.)

 

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Alloway

Brennan

Perno

Brunton

Waldron

Fields

North

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

  

ORDINANCE 09-10 Amending Chapter 71A Stormwater (Approved 6-0)

Alloway

Brennan

Perno

Brunton

Waldron

Fields

North

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

  

  1. NEW BUSINESS Resolutions to be approve by consent agenda (Approved 6-0)

RESOLUTION 09-69 Apply for CDBG Stimulus funds

RESOLUTION 09-70 Authorize 3 year average tax collection rate

RESOLUTION 09-71 Self examination of budget

RESOLUTION 09-72 ISLA Merchantville Board

RESOLUTION 09-73 Authorization for TE bikeway grant application

RESOLUTION 09-74 Authorization for DOT bikeway grant application

Alloway

Brennan

Perno

Brunton

Waldron

Fields

North

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

  

PROCLAMATION National safe boating week

Ordinances for introduction on first reading. These ordinances will be considered for adoption at the public hearing to be held during the June 8 council meeting.

ORDINANCE 09-11 Amend Section 94-9 Of Code for Antennas

ORDINANCE 09-12 Amending Chapter 54 Peace and Good Order

  1. PAYMENT OF BILLS (R09-75)

Alloway

Brennan

Perno

Brunton

Waldron

Fields

North

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

  

  1. ANNOUNCEMENTS (none)

  2. PRIVATE SESSION (none)

  3. ADJOURNMENT Time 1st 2nd (8:45 pm)

Alloway

Brennan

Perno

Brunton

Waldron

Fields

North

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

  

AGENDA MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE