PENNINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING

TENTATIVE AGENDA

November 3, 2008 - 7:00 PM

 

 

Call to Order – Mayor Persichilli  

 

 

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

 

 

Ordinances for Introduction

 

 

BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON

ORDINANCE NO. 2008-10

 

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER 98, ENTITLED"FEES", OF THE CODE

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

                AND SPECIFICALLY BY AMENDING ARTICLE I, ENTITLED "AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FEES" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE

NEW JERSEY COUNCIL ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING (COAH)

 

 

BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON

Ordinance No. 2008-12

 

AN ORDINANCE REVISING THE DEFINITION OF “TECHNICAL TRAINING

 CENTER” IN CHAPTER 215 OF THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON, PERTAINING TO ZONING

 

 

 

 

 

Ordinance for Public Hearing and Adoption

 

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 –11.1

 

no refunds

 

resolution #2008– 11.2

 

Resolution authorizing payment of bills

 

RESOLUTION #2008 – 11.3

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING BUDGET TRANSFERS

 

RESOLUTION #2008-11.4

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONTRACT WITH

CONSULTING GEOLOGIST TO CONDUCT HYDRO-

GEOLOGIC EVALUATION

 

RESOLUTION #2008-11.5

 

RESOLUTION CONCERNING AMENDMENT OF  AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FEES" ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON

 

RESOLUTION #2008-11.6

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ADVERTISEMENT FOR

PUBLIC BIDS FOR FURNISHING REFUSE COLLECTION TRUCK 

 

RESOLUTION #2008-11.7

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING RELEASE OF PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE RELATING TO

STRAUBE CENTER – MULTI-PURPOSE BUILDING (PO7-005)(VNHA #38548-500-52)

 

 

 

 

 

RESOLUTION #2008-11.8

 

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT REQUEST NO. 5

TO GRES PAVING COMPANY, INC. FOR WORK COMPLETED

ON THE BALDWIN STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT

 

Council Discussion

 

·         Response to Traffic Calming Initiative

·         DCRP Ordinance

 

Administrators Report

 

·         Police Shared Services Grant

 

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:

 

·         Personnel – Police Department Vacancies

 

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

 

Open Session

 

 

Approval of Closed Session Minutes for Content But Not Release

 

 

Adjournment