AGENDA FOR

PUBLIC MEETING OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2006

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 Council President Cerami

5.   Acceptance of Governing Body Minutes – September 19, 2006 (Agenda & Public)                 

6.   PROCLAMATION

Domestic Violence Awareness Month – October 2006

Down Syndrome Buddy Walk Day – October 7, 2006

7.   Public Comments on Agenda Items only.            

8. ORDINANCES – Public Hearing and Final Adoption

     #1754 – An ordinance providing for the sale of municipal land known as Block 362, Lot 6.01 

Kenneth Avenue) to Joseph and Lisa Glowacki in the amount of $127,500.00.

     #1755 – An ordinance creating the employment position of Coordinator of Long Term and Alternate

Care for the Elderly and establish compensation for said position for the year 2006 through 2008.

     #1756 – An ordinance appropriating $473,000.00 for improvements to various capital improvements

within the Borough of South Plainfield. 

     #1757 – An ordinance amending Article X of the Development Review Ordinance of the Borough of

South Plainfield.

     #1758 – An ordinance amending Ordinance #1311 entitled: “Schedule of Required Fees for Escrow

Deposits for Professional Services”.            

9. ORDINANCES – Introduction

     #1759 – An ordinance to amend Ch. 150 of the Code of the Borough of South Plainfield entitled: “

Trailer and Storage Container Use and Licensing”.

     #1760 – An ordinance providing for the compensation of employees of the Borough of South

Plainfield for the years 2006 through 2010.

10. RESOLUTIONS

    #269 – Authorize the release of performance bond posted by Kilmainham Builders for public

improvements to Block 21, Lots 1 & 2 and Block 22, Lots 1 & 9 (Bellew Place).

     #270 – Accept the resignation of Building Subcode Official Thomas Tracey effective September 29,

2006.

     #271 – Terminate the employment of full-time Public Safety Telecommunicator Aaron Sanchez

effective September 22, 2006.

     #272 – Authorize the hiring of David A. Eichler as a part-time Public Safety Telecommunicator

effective September 18, 2006 at a rate of $14.63 per hour.

     #273 – Award a contract to New Image Landscaping for the replacement of trees along the Hadley

Road medium at a cost not to exceed $4,570.00.

     #274 – Authorize the Borough Administrator to submit the Middlesex County Downtown and

Business District Improvement Fund Grant application for the Belmont Avenue / Metuchen Road Improvements.

     #275 – Authorize amendments to the SFY2007 Temporary Budget – Total Appropriations Inside

“CAPS” in the amount of $712,000.00; Total Appropriations Outside “CAPS” in the amount of $320,000.00 and Total Sewer Utility in the amount of $200,000.00.

     #276 – Award a contract to Stilo Excavating, Inc. for the improvements to the intersection of

Belmont Avenue and Metuchen Road at a cost not to exceed $104,169.69.

     #277 – Authorize the hiring of Janine Calvey as a Police Records Clerk effective October 16, 2006 at

a salary commensurate with the existing salary ordinance.

11.  CORRESPONDENCE

1. Memo from Recycling Coordinator, Alice Tempel, discussing the September 2006 Solid Waste Advisory Council Meeting. 

2. Meeting Minutes – Planning Board – August 29, 2006

3. Meeting Minutes – Middlesex County Transportation Coordinating Committee – May 23, 2006

4. Meeting Minutes – Recreation Commission – June 13, 2006

5. Meeting Minutes – Library Board of Trustees – August 8, 2006

12.   PAYMENT OF BILLS

           Current Fund Reserve - $4,084.91

            Current Fund - $180,446.83

  Sewer Utility Operating Fund - $15,858.65

            Pool Utility Operating Fund – $1,018.83

            General Capital - $36,605.05

   Sewer Utility Capital Fund - $

            Grant Fund - $468.00

            Treasurers Trust - $323.02

            Recreation Trust - $7,876.18

  Dog Trust - $

  Pool Capital - $

  Sewer Utility Reserve - $

  Pool Utility Reserve - $

       TOTAL OF ALL FUNDS - $246,681.47

13.   REPORTS

14.   PUBLIC COMMENTS

15.   ADJOURNMENT