MEETING AGENDA

SOUTH PLAINFIELD MAYOR AND COUNCIL

July 19, 2010

Agenda Meeting begins at 7:00pm

1.   Meeting Call to Order by Mayor Butrico in accordance with the Open Public Meetings

      Act, N.J.S.A. 10:4-6.

2.   Roll Call by Municipal Clerk

3.   Pledge of Allegiance

4.       Invocation by Councilman Bengivenga

5.   Proclamation:   Celebrating 20^th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

                           Summer Drama Workshop Week:  July 25 – August 1, 2010

6.   Approval of Minutes of June 21, 2010 -   Agenda, Public and Executive meetings

                                       June 28, 2010 Public Meeting

                                       July 1, 2010 Public Meeting

7.      Public Comment on Agenda items only

8.  Approve Budget Amendment – Resolution # 10-202

9. ORDINANCES – Public Hearing and final Adoption

#1895 entitled:  A bond ordinance providing for the acquisition and installation of

   playground equipment in and by the Borough of South Plainfield, in the

   County of Middlesex, New Jersey, appropriating $38,000 therefor and

   authorizing the issuance of $35,000 bonds or notes of the borough to

   finance part of the cost thereof.

#1897 entitled: An ordinance establishing costs for copying of Records requested

                   pursuant to the Open Public Records Act.

#1898 entitled: An ordinance to amend Ordinance # 1889 entitled: An ordinance

                   providing for the compensation of Officers and Employees of the Borough

                   of South Plainfield in order to effectuate the restructuring of the

                   Assessing Department

#1899 entitled:  An ordinance amending Chapter 187, Vehicles and Traffic, of the Code of

   the Borough of South Plainfield.

10. ORDINANCES:  Introduction

#1890A entitled: Bond Ordinance amending section 3a of Bond Ordinance No. 1890 of the

     Borough of South Plainfield, in the County of Middlesex, New Jersey finally

     adopted May 3, 2010 in order to amend the description of the project and

     to re-appropriate $55,000 proceeds of obligations not needed for their

     original purpose to provide for New Market Avenue road, curb,

     driveway apron, ADA and other improvements and improvements

     to Cherry Street.

11. RESOLUTIONS

#10-188           Establish the actual costs to be charged to requestors of public records,

                      in accordance with Ordinance # 1897.

#10-189                Approve a request by Our Lady of Czestochowa Church to waive the applicable

                         building permit fees for the removal and replacement of the roof on the church

       building located at 807 Hamilton Blvd.

#10-190          Authorize the Chief Financial Officer to issue a refund check in the

                      amount of $920.80 for overpayment of taxes on Block 75; Lot 1,

                      to BAC Tax Services Corporation, CAO-911-01-03, 177 Holston Drive,

                      Lancaster, CA  93536

#10-191                   Authorize a Professional Service agreement between the Borough of South

        Plainfield and Russell Sterling of Sterling DiSanto at a cost not to exceed $6,500;

        said service related to DSC of Newark condemnation matter

#10-192                    Appoint Paul McCullen as a member of the Taxpayers Advisory Board, effective

                           July 19, 2010, said term to expire on December 31, 2012     

#10-193                   Appoint Marion Weber of 1500 Hamilton Blvd. as a member of the Cultural Arts

       Council, Effective July 19, 2010, said term to expire on Dec. 31, 2012.

#10-194           Permit an encroachment of a municipal drainage easement  by the

                      owners of Block 205, Lot 18, to allow for an existing above ground

                      pool located at 205 Joan Street, pursuant to an executed property

                      owner written agreement.

#10-195                  Approve a Block Party requested by Theresa Servedio for Sunday, Sep. 5, 2010

                         from 11:00am to 10:00pm on Harvard Avenue from Garibaldi to Belmont Ave.

#10-196                  Authorize the Chief Financial Officer to issue a refund for a street opening bond

      in the amount of $2000.00 for 131 Waverly Place, Block 209, Lot 12, to property

      owner Elayne Alpert.

#10-197            Authorize T & M Associates to provide engineering services associated

                       with the for design and bid process for Cherry Street,

                       at a cost not exceed $18,000.00. 

#10-198            Authorize the Chief Financial Officer to issue a check in the amount of

       $53,934.09, made payable to the Attorney Trust Account of

       Clarkin & Vignuolo, to fund the compensation of 29 property owners

       affected by the acquisition of easements for the New Brunswick Avenue

       Improvement Project.

#10-199            Approve a request by St. Stephen Orthodox Church to waive the Fire

                       Permit fees for their International Festival to be held on the Church

                       property, 609 Lane Ave, on Sept.10,11 & 12

#10-200                    Authorize a Temporary Budget Amendment in the Current Fund totaling

                           $1,892,000.00 and in the Pool Utility totaling $50,000.00

#10-201           Authorize is hereby given to enter into a professional services contract

                       with Piazza & Associates, 216 Rockingham Road, Princeton, NJ 08540

                       for professional services associated with the administration of the

                       borough’s Affordable Housing at a cost of which shall be an initial start-up

                       of $2,500.00 and a fee of $400 for each unit re-rental and associated

                       costs such as postage and mailings.

12. RESOLUTIONS – Executive Session

     Exec #0719 - Authorize the entering into Executive Session in accordance with the

                        Open Public Meetings Act, P.L. 1975, Ch. 231 for the following item:  

1.      Personnel – Zoning

13. CORRESPONDENCE

1. Monthly Recycling Report – June 2010
2. Environmental commission Minutes – May 12, 2010
3. NJDOT – Announcement of available grants
4. M. Weber – Request for appointment to Cultural Arts Council
5. Block 202, Lot 30 – Request to waive permit fees pursuant to Ordinance # 1894
6. Clarkin – New Brunswick Ave Project: Request for funds for easement compensation

   7. Our Lady of Czestochowa – Request to waive permit fee for replacement of church
       roof

   8 St. Stephen Orthodox Church – request to waive Fire permit fee for International            Festival 

   9. Cardinale – Request to permit encroachment on municipal drainage easement

14. PAYMENT OF BILLS

        Current Fund - $148,992.96

Sewer Utility Operating Fund  -  $16,410.94

        Pool Utility Operating Fund – $5,514.50

        General Capital - $527,461.59

        Grant Fund - $2,965.90

         Treasurers Trust - $300.00

         Recreation Trust - $2,1130.97

       TOTAL OF ALL FUNDS - $711,995.69

15. COUNCIL REPORTS

16. PUBLIC COMMENTS

17. ADJOURNMENT