PENNINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING

TENTATIVE AGENDA

May 12, 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.

                                                           

Approval of Minutes

 

 

Mayor’s Business

 

·         Resignation – Roxanne Douvos – Library Board of Trustees

 

Ordinances for Public Hearing and Final Adoption

 

 

Borough of Pennington

Ordinance 2008-2

 

AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING RIPARIAN BUFFER

CONSERVATION ZONES AND AMENDING THE CODE

OF THE BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON

 

Borough of Pennington

Ordinance 2008-3

 

AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE AND CALIBRATION

 OF WATER METERS GREATER THAN ONE INCH AND AMENDING CHAPTER 206

OF 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 – 5.1

 

NO REFUNDS

 

resolution #2008– 5.2

 

Resolution authorizing payment of bills

 

RESOLUTION #2008 – 5.3

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AMENDMENTS TO THE

2008 TEMPORARY BUDGET

 

RESOLUTION #2008-5.4

 

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CHANGE ORDER NO. 5

UNDER CONTRACT WITH GRES PAVING COMPANY, INC. FOR

HALE STREET RECONSTRUCTION - PHASE I

 

RESOLUTION #2008-5.5

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL SERVICES

 AGREEMENT WITH THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS PENNINGTON FIRE

DISTRICT NO. 1 FOR THE PROVISION OF FIRE INSPECTION SERVICES

 

RESOLUTION #2008-5.6

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN

INTERLOCAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THE BOARD OF FIRE

COMMISSIONERS OF HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP FIRE DISTRICT NO. 1

FOR THE PROVISION OF BASIC LIFE SUPPORT SERVICES

 

RESOLUTION #2008-5.7

 

RESOLUTION ADOPTING A COMPREHENSIVELY REVISED PERSONNEL POLICIES

AND PROCEDURES MANUAL AND EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK, TO BE EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2008

 

RESOLUTION #2008-5.8

 

RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR HALE STREET

RECONSTRUCTION PHASE II TO TOP LINE CONSTRUCTION, CORP. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESOLUTION #2008-5.9

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON

TO ENTER INTO AN AMENDED RECREATION INTERLOCAL SERVICES AGREEMENT

WITH HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP, HOPEWELL BOROUGH AND THE HOPEWELL

VALLEY REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

 

RESOLUTION #2008-5.10

 

RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE APPLICATIONOF THE HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP

POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR STATE GRANT FUNDING FOR FURTHER STUDY OF CONSOLIDATION OF 911 ANSWERING POINTS AND DISPATCH CENTERS

 

RESOLUTION #2008-5.11

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING INTERLOCAL

SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH MERCER COUNTY

FOR EMERGENCY TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

 

RESOLUTION #2008-5.12

( to be provided later )

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SEWER PUMP REPAIRS

 

Council Discussion

 

·         Ordinance - Outdoor Dining

·         Ordinance – Recycling

·         Ordinance and Escrow  – Site Work Drainage/Grading

·         Caterer’s Permit – Joseph Vu

·         Road Closing – June 1, 2008 – St. Matthew’s Church

 

Administrators Report

 

·         Holiday Walk 2007 – Paid Detail

·         League of Municipalities - Support for Motor Vehicles Surcharge to Offset Property Tax Increases 

·         League of Municipalities - $500.00 for COAH

 

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:

 

·         Tax Appeal – First States

 

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

 

Open Session

 

Approval of Closed Session Minutes

(Approved for content but not release)

 

 

Adjournment