PENNINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING

TENTATIVE AGENDA

December 1, 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

 

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 speaker.  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.

                                                           

Approval of Minutes

 

 

Mayor’s Business

 

 

Oath of Office

 

 

Ordinances for Introduction

 

BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON

ORDINANCE 2008-8

 

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE AMENDED MERCER COUNTY RECYCLING PLAN AND AMENDING AND

SUPPLEMENTING ARTICLE I OF CHAPTER 172 OF THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON.

 

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 2008 - 13

 

ORDINANCE DETERMINING POSITIONS ELIGIBLE FOR THE DEFINED CONTRIBUTION

RETIREMENT PROGRAM, AS REQUIRED BY CHAPTER 92 OF THE LAWS OF 2007

 

BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON

ORDINANCE 2008-14

 

ORDINANCE CONCERNING REQUIREMENTS FOR COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE AND AMENDING

ARTICLE II OF CHAPTER 172 OF THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON

 

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

 

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

 

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 –12.1

 

Resolution authorizing refunds

 

resolution #2008– 12.2

 

Resolution authorizing payment of bills

 

RESOLUTION #2008 – 12.3

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING BUDGET TRANSFERS

 

RESOLUTION #2008-12.4

 

RESOLUTION CONCERNING AMENDMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FEES

 ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON

 

RESOLUTION #2008-12.5

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT REQUEST NO. 3

TO DESANTIS CONSTRUCTION, INC. FOR WORK COMPLETED

ON THE BROOKSIDE AVENUE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT

 

RESOLUTION #2008-12.6

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT REQUEST NO. 3

TO DESANTIS CONSTRUCTION, INC. FOR WORK COMPLETED

ON THE BROOKSIDE AVENUE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT

 

RESOLUTION #2008-12.7

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CHANGE ORDER NO. 1

UNDER CONTRACT WITH TOP LINE CONSTRUCTION CORP. FOR

HALE STREET RECONSTRUCTION - PHASE II

 

RESOLUTION #2008-12.8

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT REQUEST NO. 2

TO TOP LINE CONSTRUCTION CORP. FOR WORK COMPLETED

ON HALE STREET RECONSTRUCTION - PHASE II

 

RESOLUTION #2008-12.9

 

RESOLUTION APPOINTING ELIZABETH STERLING BOROUGH CLERK AND REGISTRAR

OF THE BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON

 

RESOLUTION #2008-12.10

 

RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE 2008 ADOPTED BUDGET (CHAPTER 159)

SPECIAL ITEMS OF REVENUE AND APPROPRIATION FOR

BODY ARMOR REPLACEMENT FUND

 

Council Discussion

 

 

Administrators Report

 

·         2009 Municipal Aid Award – Lower King George Road - $352,000.

·         Comp Time Request – Jeff Wittkop

·         December 26th, 2008

 

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:

 

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

 

Open Session

 

Approval of Closed Session Minutes for Content But Not Release

 

 

Adjournment