PENNINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING  - November 5, 2007

TENTATIVE AGENDA

7:00 PM

 

Call to Order – Mayor Anthony Persichilli

 

Roll Call – Borough Clerk – Betty Sterling

 

DiFalco

 

Garber

 

Heinzel

 

Lawver

 

Tucker

 

Zompa

 

Persichilli

 

 

Open Public Meetings Statement – Mayor Anthony Persichilli

 

Notice of this meeting has been given to the Pennington Post, Hopewell Valley News, Trenton Times and Trentonian and was posted on the bulletin board in Borough Hall according to the regulations of the Open Public Meetings Act.

 

Approval of Minutes

 

 

Open to the Public – Agenda Items Only

 

Meeting open to public for comments on items on the agenda for which no public discussion is provided.  In an effort to provide everyone interested an opportunity to address his or her comments to the Governing Body, a public comment time limit has been instituted for each speakerPlease come forward and state your name and address for the record.  Please limit comments to the Governing Body to a maximum of 5 minutes.

                                   

Mayor’s Business

 

 

Ordinances for Introduction

 

BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON

COUNTY OF MERCER

ORDINANCE NO. 2007 –12

 

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER 215, "ZONING",

OF THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON COUNTY OF MERCER, STATE OF NEW JERSEY

 

 

BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON

COUNTY OF MERCER

ORDINANCE NO. 2007-13

 

AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON, COUNTY OF MERCER, STATE OF NEW JERSEY AUTHORIZING A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH PENNINGTON

 BOROUGH POLICE ASSOCIATION

 

BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON

COUNTY OF MERCER

ORDINANCE NO. 2007-14

 

AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING UNDERAGE DRINKING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AND SUPPLEMENTING PART II OF THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON

 

 

Ordinances for Public Hearing and Adoption

 

BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON

COUNTY OF MERCER

ORDINANCE NO. 2007-9

 

BOND ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS TO THE WATER/SEWER UTILITY IN AND BY THE BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON, IN THE COUNTY OF MERCER, NEW JERSEY, APPROPRIATING $1,200,000 THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $1,200,000 BONDS OR NOTES OF THE BOROUGH FOR FINANCING THE COST THEREOF.

 

BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON

COUNTY OF MERCER

ORDINANCE 2007-10

 

ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $75,000 TO PROVIDE FOR THE ACQUISITION

 OF A BACKHOE IN AND BY THE BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON,

 IN THE COUNTY OF MERCER, NEW JERSEY.

 

BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON

COUNTY OF MERCER

ORDINANCE NO. 2007-11

 

AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON, COUNTY OF MERCER, TO ACQUIRE A CONSERVATION EASEMENT  ON REAL PROPERTY KNOWN AS LOTS 18 AND 19 IN BLOCK 44 IN

HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP, WITH ASSIGNMENT TO D & R GREENWAY LAND TRUST, INC.

 

Committee Reports

·         Planning & Zoning/Library – Ms. Heinzel

·         Public Works – Mr. Garber

·         Personnel – Ms. Zompa

·         Community Services – Mr. DiFalco

·         Public Safety –Mr. Tucker

·         Finance – Mr. Lawver

New Business

RESOLUTION #2007 – 11.1

 

Resolution authorizing refunds

 

resolution #2007– 11.2

 

Resolution authorizing payment of bills

 

                                                           RESOLUTION #2007 – 11.3         

 

RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE 2007 ADOPTED BUDGET (CHAPTER 159)

SPECIAL ITEMS OF REVENUE AND APPROPRIATION FOR

STATE OF NJ – DEP – GREEN ACRES PROGRAM

 

RESOLUTION #2007 – 11.4

 

RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE 2007 ADOPTED BUDGET (CHAPTER 159)

SPECIAL ITEMS OF REVENUE AND APPROPRIATION FOR

SOLID WASTE RECYCLING GRANT

 

RESOLUTION #2007 – 11.5

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING BUDGT TRANSFERS

 

RESOLUTION #2007 – 11.6

 

RESOLUTION ACCEPTING BID FOR SALE

OF LOADER BACKHOE TO THE BOROUGH FOR

THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

 

RESOLUTION #2007 – 11.7

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF INTERLOCAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH

COUNTY OF MERCER FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF MERCER AT PLAY PROJECT INVOLVING

ACQUISITION AND INSTALLATION OF PLAYGROUND

EQUIPMENT AT KUNKEL PARK

 

Council Discussion

 

·         Liquor License

 

Administrators Report

 

·         H.V.A.C. issues at Senior Center

·         Agreement with Mercer County for Lease of Senior Center for Nutrition Program

 

Professionals Reports

 

Public Comment Period

 

Please come forward and state your name and address for the record.  Please limit comments to the Governing Body to a maximum of 5 minutes.

 

Closed Session

 

AT,               PM, BE IT RESOLVED, that Mayor and Council shall hereby convene in closed session for the purposes of discussing a subject or subjects permitted to be discussed in closed session by the Open Public Meetings Act, to wit:

 

·         Contracts – Review Proposals for Feasibility Study

·         Presbyterian Homes – Tax Appeal

 

AT,                 PM, Mayor and Council returned to open session.

 

Open Session

 

 

Approval of Closed Session Minutes

(Approved for content but not release)

 

 

Adjournment