PENNINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING

TENTATIVE AGENDA

October 6, 2008 - 7:00 PM

 

Call to Order – Council President

 

Roll Call – Borough Clerk – Betty Sterling

 

Chandler

 

Griffiths

 

Heinzel

 

Lawver

 

Ogren

 

Tucker

 

Persichilli

 

 

Open Public Meetings Statement – Council President

 

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

 

Resignations:       Robert Delorenzo – Effective September 4, 2008

                                Eric Wilkinson – Borough Representative to StonyBrook Regional Sewerage Authority

 

Appointments:     Michael Townsend – Economic Development – Unexpired (1 year) Term to 12/31/08

                        Tom Adelman – Environmental Commission – Unexpired Term to 12/31/2011

 

Brit West – Holiday Walk

 

Ordinance for Introduction

 

BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON

Ordinance No. 2008 - 11

 

AN ORDINANCE MODIFYING INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR SIDEWALK REPAIR AND OTHERWISE AMENDING THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON

 

Committee Reports

·         Planning & Zoning/Environmental Commission/Library –  Ms. Heinzel

·         Public Works/Economic Development –  Mr. Lawver

·         Personnel –  Mr. Ogren

·         Community Services – Ms. Chandler

·         Public Safety – Mr. Tucker

·         Finance – Mr. Griffiths

New Business

RESOLUTION #2008 –10.1

 

Resolution authorizing refunds

 

resolution #2008– 10.2

 

Resolution authorizing payment of bills

 

RESOLUTION #2008 – 10.3

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PLEDGE OF CONTRIBUTION

TO NEW JERSEY LEAGUE OF MUNICIPALITIES IN CONNECTION

WITH A POSSIBLE CHALLENGE TO COAH REGULATIONS

 

RESOLUTION #2008-10.4

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT REQUEST NO.7

TO PENN-BOWER, INC. FOR WORK COMPLETED

UNDER THE 2007 PUBLIC WORKS MAINTENANCE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES CONTRACT

 

RESOLUTION #2008-10.5

 

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT REQUEST NO. 1

TO TOP LINE CONSTRUCTION, INC. FOR WORK COMPLETED

ON HALE STREET RECONSTRUCTION - PHASE II

 

RESOLUTION #2008-10.6

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN EDUCATION EXPENSES

REQUIRED FOR CERTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL FUTURE TAX COLLECTOR

 

RESOLUTION #2008-10.7

 

Resolution Authorizing cancellation of outstanding checks

 

RESOLUTION #2008-10.8

 

RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE 2008 ADOPTED BUDGET (CHAPTER 159)

SPECIAL ITEMS OF REVENUE AND APPROPRIATION FOR

SOLID WASTE RECYCLING GRANT

 

RESOLUTION #2008-10.9

 

RESOLUTION APPOINTING LEE H. ENGELMAN

AS PUBLIC DEFENDER FOR THE YEAR 2008

 

Council Discussion

 

·         Hopewell – Lawrence Bikeway

 

Administrators Report

 

·         Abey Drive – Block Party

·         Invasive Species Strike Team

 

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:

 

·         Litigation – Presbyterian Homes

·         Litigation – 2 Route 31 North (First States)

·         Personnel – Vacation Carryover

 

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

 

Open Session

 

RESOLUTION #2008-10.10

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CARRY-OVER OF UNUSED

VACATION TIME FOR PTL. STEVEN FRIEDMAN

 

 

Approval of Closed Session Minutes for Content But Not Release

 

 

Adjournment