PENNINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING  - October 1, 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

 

 

 

Presentation

 

 

Ordinances for Introduction

 

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.

 

Ordinances for Public Hearing and Adoption

 

BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON

COUNTY OF MERCER

ORDINANCE NO. 2007-8

 

AN ORDINANCE INCREASING CERTAIN APPLICATION FEES AND OTHER CHARGES FOR THE PLANNING BOARD AND THE PLANNING BOARD ACTING AS A BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, AMENDING CHAPTER 98 OF THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON

 

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 – 10.1

 

Resolution authorizing refunds

 

resolution #2007– 10.2

 

Resolution authorizing payment of bills

 

RESOLUTION #2007 – 10.3

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ADVERTISEMENT FOR

PUBLIC BIDS FOR FURNISHING LOADER BACKHOE 

 

RESOLUTION #2007 – 10.4

 

RESOLUTION FOR RENEWAL OF MEMBERSHIP IN THE

MID-JERSEY JOINT INSURANCE FUND

 

RESOLUTION #2007-10.5

 

RESOLUTION CERTIFYING THAT ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOROUGH COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON HAVE REVIEWED THE SECTIONS OF THE 2006 ANNUAL AUDIT ENTITLED GENERAL COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

 

RESOLUTION #2007-10.6

 

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT REQUEST NO. 1

TO PENN-BOWER, INC., FOR WORK COMPLETED

ON THE 2007 PUBLIC WORKS MAINTENANCE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES CONTRACT

 

 

 

RESOLUTION #2007-10.7

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING USE OF “MERCER AT PLAY”

GRANT MONIES FOR ACQUISITION AND INSTALLATION OF PLAYGROUND

 EQUIPMENT FOR KUNKEL PARK

 

RESOLUTION #2007-10.8

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF

BOROUGH EQUIPMENT AND PERSONAL

PROPERTY NO LONGER NEEDED FOR PUBLIC USE

 

RESOLUTION #2007-10.9

(To Be Provided Monday)

 

RESOLUTION AWARDING ASPHALT CONTRACT TO

ARAWAK PAVING CO., INC. PURSUANT TO COOPERATIVE

PRICING SYSTEM WITH HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP

 

RESOLUTION #2007-10.10

 

RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT FOR BROOKSIDE AVENUE

RECONSTRUCTION TO DESANTIS CONSTRUCTION, INC.

 

RESOLUTION #2007-10.11

(to be provided Monday)

 

BMS Agreement

 

Council Discussion

 

·         Catering Permit – Wine Tasting – October 10, 2007

·         Pets at Public Events

 

Administrators Report

 

·         Special Needs Registry

·         Bldg. Department change per DCA

 

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:

 

·         Contract Negotiations – Police

 

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

 

Open Session

 

Approval of Closed Session Minutes

(Approved for content but not release)

 

 

Adjournment