AGENDA FOR

PUBLIC MEETING OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL

TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2005

8:00 PM

(Agenda Meeting - 7:00 p.m. on same date)

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1.   Meeting Call to order by Mayor Gallagher in accordance with the Open                       

      Public Meetings Act.

2.   Roll call by Municipal Clerk

3.   Pledge of Allegiance

4.   Invocation by Councilperson Kubala

5.   Acceptance of Governing Body Minutes – July 12, 2005 (Agenda & Public)

                                                                           July 12, 2005 (Executive Session)

                                                                           July 18, 2005 (Special Meeting)

6.  SPECIAL ORDINANCE – Introduction

     #1706 – An ordinance to exceed the municipal budget appropriation limits and to establish a CAP

                        Bank in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:4-45.14.

7.   Introduction of the SFY 2006 Budget and set September 20, 2005 as the Public Hearing date.               

8.   Public Comments on Agenda Items only.   

9. ORDINANCES – Introduction

     #1707 – An ordinance vacating a portion of Kenneth Avenue, Lyons Place, Bley Place, Shaw Place

                        and Race Place in the Borough of South Plainfield.

     #1708 – An ordinance appropriating $540,000.00 for the acquisition of capital improvements more

                        specifically for the Monument Park footbridge and for the Police Department’s

                        Detective / Juvenile Conference Facility.

     #1709 – An ordinance providing for the sale of municipal land known as Block 284, Lot 24 in the

                        Borough of South Plainfield, New Jersey to Peter Ganiaris in the amount of $40,000.00.

10. RESOLUTIONS

     #229 – Authorize the release of performance bond posted by Tonsar, Inc. for public improvements to

                        Block 335, Lots 1 & 2 (501 Fulton Street).

     #230 – Approve block party request from Grace and Bob Lyons for September 4, 2005 (no raindate)

                        on Revere Road between May Avenue and Putnam Avenue.

     #231 – Approve block party request from Kristina Nieradka and Laurie Venetucci for September 24,

                        2005 (September 25, 2005 raindate) on Conklin Street from both ends of Leeds Drive.

     #232 – Approve block party request from Virginia O’Brien for August 13, 2005 (no raindate) on

                        Madison Drive (North and South Madison) from Plainfield Avenue to South Central

                        Avenue.

     #233 – Approve block party request from Elaine Kolodziej for August 13, 2005 (August 20, 2005

                        raindate) on Delaney Court between house #16 and house #29.

     #234 – Approve block party request from Patricia White for August 27, 2005 (no raindate) on

                        Ledden Terrace between Tooz Place and George Street / Frase Street.

     #235 – Issue an Off-Premise 50/50 raffle license to the South Plainfield Volunteer Rescue Squad on

                        September 5, 2005 at 10:00 p.m. in accordance with all Borough and Legalized Games of

                        Chance Control Commission regulations. All State fees have been paid and all Borough

                        fees have been waived.

     #236 – Authorize the Chief Financial Officer to issue refund check(s) in the amount of $1,713.58.

     #237 – Authorize the Chief Financial Officer to cancel unexpended balances in the SFY2005 Pool

                        Utility Budget.

     #238 - Authorize the Chief Financial Officer to issue refund check(s) in the amount of $2,647.89.

     #239 – Authorize appropriation transfers of the FY2005 Budget in the amount of $20,000.00 for the

                        Current Fund. These transfers are made in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:4-58.

     #240 – Award a contract to Pinto Bros. Disposal Service to perform bulky waste collection for the

                        period August 1, 2005 through July 30, 2006 at a cost not to exceed $153,400.00.

     #241 – Award a contract to Garden State Power Sweeping to perform street sweeping in the Borough

                        for the period July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006 at a cost not to exceed $44,335.00.

     #242 – Authorize a refund in the amount of $124.00 to ADS Environmental, Inc. for building permits

                        taken on behalf of the owners of 227 Lowden Avenue, who have decided against doing

                        the permitted improvements.

     #243 – Authorize a refund in the amount of $77.00 to Municipal Consulting Group for building

                        permits taken on behalf of the owners of 3212 Beverly Road, who have decided against

                        doing the permitted improvements.

     #244 – Accept the resignation of part-time public safety telecommunicator Shannon Colucci effective

                        immediately.

     #245 – Authorize the waiver all permit fees (except electrical) associated with the abatement work

                        being done at Franklin School.

     #246 – Approve the title change from Motor Vehicle Operator Elderly Handicapped to Clerk Driver

                        for Linda Fiore. This title change will not result in any salary adjustment.

     #247 – Authorize the Mayor and Municipal Clerk to execute the agreement allowing the owner of

                        Block 528.04 Lot 1 to construct a fence along a 20 foot buffer easement.

     #248 – Approve the increase in hours worked by Joseph Abbruzzese in the capacity of the Borough

                        Fire Official in reviewing construction plans for the building department. The previously 

                        approved stipend will be increased by $1,500.00.

     #249 – Authorize the Mayor and Municipal Clerk to execute the Inter-Local Agreement between the

                        the Borough and Middlesex County by where the Borough received a $25,000.00 Grant

                        from the Middlesex County Homeland Security Fund to be used to upgrade the

                        Borough’s Computer Forensic Lab.

     #250 – Authorize the Mayor and Municipal Clerk to execute all documents between the Borough and

                        the New Jersey Department of the Treasury by where the Borough has received a

                        $50,000.00 Grant to be used to offset the cost of the new Police Department Detective /

                        Juvenile Conference Building.

     #251 – Authorize amendments to the FY2006 Temporary Budget – Total Appropriations Outside

                        “CAPS” in the amount of $256,139.56 and Total Pool Utility Appropriations in the

                        amount of $20,000.00.

     #252 – Authorize a Capital Budget Amendment in the amount of $540,000.00 to be utilized for the

                        construction of a footbridge at Monument Park and for the construction of the Police

                        Department’s Detective / Juvenile Conference Building.

     #253 – Authorize a “Professional Services” contract with THP, Inc. to prepare all necessary

              documents relative to the updating the Borough’s affordable housing element, as required

              by the Council on Affordable Housing.

     #254 – Authorize the Borough to purchase the required computer antivirus licenses at a cost not to

                        exceed $4,826.25. The name of the vendor is being withheld for security purposes.  

     #255 – Authorize the entering into Executive Session for items approved by the Open Public

                        Meetings Act, P.L. 1975, Ch.231.

     #256 – Authorize the waiver all permit fees (except electrical) associated with the installation of

                        a 4ft x 8ft sign being installed at Pilgrim Covenant Church.

     #257 – Authorize the hiring of Traci Caparruva as a full-time Public Safety Teleccommunicator

                        effective August 7, 2005 at an annual salary of $29,138.00.

     #258 – Approve block party request from Thomas Lanza for September 5, 2005 (no raindate) on the

                        entire length of Faye Street.

     #259 – Authorize the Mayor and Municipal Clerk to execute all documents between the Borough

                        and Middlesex County by where the Borough has received a $180,525.00 Grant from the 

                        Middlesex County Open Space, Recreation and Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust

                        Fund. These funds will be utilized towards the construction of a footbridge at Monument

                        Park.

     #260 – Authorize the Mayor and Municipal Clerk to execute the Redevelopment Agreement with

                        Denholtz SP, LLC for the Hamilton Boulevard Industrial Site.

11.  CORRESPONDENCE

1. Monthly Report – Recycling Department – June 2005

2. Monthly Report – Code Enforcement – June 2005

3. Meeting Minutes – Business Advisory Group – June 1, 2005

4. Annual Report – Recycling Program – FY 2005

5.   Monthly Report – Environmental Department – July 2005

6. Meeting Minutes – Library Board of Trustees – June 12, 2005

7. Meeting Minutes – PARSA – July 7, 2005

8. Monthly Report – Code Enforcement – July 2005

12.   PAYMENT OF BILLS

        Current Fund - $3,769,363.35

        General Capital - $49,017.53

        Grant Fund - $3,751.83

        Treasure Trust - $32,374.90

        Recreation Trust - $17,908.12

        Pool Utility -$4,865.10

        Sewer Utility - $3,920.59

        Dog Trust - $269.40

        Sewer Utility Capital Fund - $23,958.00

        Pool Capital - $

        Sewer Utility Reserve - $28,734.31

        Current Fund Reserve - $177,871.49

        Pool Utility Reserve - $1,006.87

       TOTAL OF ALL FUNDS - $4,113,041.49

13.   REPORTS

14.   PUBLIC COMMENTS

15.   ADJOURNMENT