PENNINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING

TENTATIVE AGENDA

April 7, 2008

7:00 PM

 

Call to Order – Mayor Anthony Persichilli

 

Roll Call – Borough Clerk – Betty Sterling

 

Chandler

 

Griffiths

 

Heinzel

 

Lawver

 

Ogren

 

Tucker

 

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.

 

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

 

 

Presentations

 

 

Ordinances for Introduction

 

Borough of Pennington

Ordinance 2008-2

 

AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING RIPARIAN BUFFER

CONSERVATION ZONES AND AMENDING THE CODE

OF THE BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON

 

Committee Reports

·         Planning & Zoning/Library –  Ms. Heinzel

·         Public Works –  Mr. Lawver

·         Personnel –  Mr. Ogren

·         Community Services – Ms. Chandler

·         Public Safety – Mr. Tucker

·         Finance – Mr. Griffiths

 

New Business

RESOLUTION #2008 – 4.1

 

Resolution Authorizing Refunds

 

resolution #2008– 4.2

 

Resolution authorizing payment of bills

 

RESOLUTION #2008 – 4.3

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AMENDMENTS TO THE

2008 TEMPORARY BUDGET

 

RESOLUTION #2008-4.4

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR

FUNDING TO NJDOT SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM

 

RESOLUTION #2008-4.5

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH

HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP TO PROVIDE HEALTH SERVICES FOR 2008

 

RESOLUTION #2008-4.6

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A PROFESSIONAL

SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH PARS ENVIRONMENTAL

INCORPORATED FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE

2007 RIGHT TO KNOW SURVEY

 

RESOLUTION #2008-4.7

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING RELEASE OF ENGINEERING

ESCROW AND PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE RELATING TO INSTALLATION OF

WATER VALVES AND FIRE HYDRANT BY COMMERCE BANK (VNHA #34021-500-22)

 

RESOLUTION #2008-4.8

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT REQUEST NO. 6

TO PENN-BOWER, INC. FOR WORK COMPLETED UNDER THE 2007 PUBLIC WORKS MAINTENANCE AND

 EMERGENCY SERVICES CONTRACT

 

RESOLUTION #2008-4.9

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING NEW INTERLOCAL

SERVICES AGREEMENT AFFECTING USE, MAINTENANCE

 AND CLEANING OF THE SENIOR CENTER

 

RESOLUTION #2008-4.10

 

RESOLUTION OPPOSING THE FAILURE OF THE GOVERNOR’S PROPOSED

STATE BUDGET FOR THE 2008-2009 FISCAL YEAR TO TREAT

PROPERTY TAX RELIEF AS OUR PRIORITY

 

RESOLUTION #2008-4.11

 

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF A  RECYCLING TONNAGE GRANT FOR 2007

 

RESOLUTION #2008-4.12

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING RELEASE OF PERFORMANCE

GUARANTEE FOR INSTALLATION OF GREASE INTERCEPTOR

AND MONITORING WELL FOR JANN’S SWEET SHOP

 

RESOLUTION #2008-4.13

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ADVERTISEMENT FOR

PUBLIC BIDS FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION

OF A PORTION OF HALE STREET

 

Council Discussion

 

·         Budget workshop meeting – (April 21, 2008)

·         Pets at Public Events

 

Administrators Report

 

·         Reminder:    May 5, 2008 meeting changed to May 12, 2008

·         Clean Communities Grant Award - $4,000

·         Fire Inspections

·         Pennington Day – Letter from Albert Teixeira

 

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:

 

·         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