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September 19, 2005 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE LITTLE SILVER BOROUGH COUNCIL September 19, 2005 The meeting was called to order and the Statement of Compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act given by Mayor Castleman at 7:30 P.M. She also announced the cancellation of the Workshop Meeting scheduled for Thursday, September 15, 7:30 p.m. and rescheduled for Monday, September 19, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. with the Regular meeting to follow at 8:00 p.m. "Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided by the mailing of a notice to the Asbury Park Press and The Two River Times, by filing same with the Clerk of the Borough of Little Silver and by prominently posting said notice on the bulletin board of the Borough Hall, all since September 13, 2005." The salute to the flag was led by Mr. VanWinkle and followed by a moment of silence. Roll Call: Present: Mayor Castleman, Mr. Bitman, Mr. DeNoia, Mr. Galante, Mr. Gilmour, Mr. O’Scanlon, Mr. VanWinkle and Mr. Biehl, Administrator/Clerk Absent: Attorney Bennett Communications: None Student remarks and brief remarks from other members of the Public: None Resolution - Payment of Bills and Claims, September 19, 2005 Mr. VanWinkle offered this resolution in favor of the payment of the following vouchers which have been properly authenticated and presented for payment representing expenditures for which an appropriation was duly made in the budget adopted by the governing body, including any emergency expenditures in the said appropriation for this payment of said vouchers and which the Municipal Financial Officer has certified that sufficient funds are available to pay the same from each designated appropriation. Check Disbursements Operating – Current Year $ 102,603.39 Operating – Prior Year 0.00 School Taxes 0.00 Capital 194,889.64 Grant 0.00 Various Trusts & Reserves 1,102.15 Escrow Projects 3,278.75 Payroll of 9/9/05 $ 128,025.30 Void Checks: $ 0.00 Manual Checks: $ 0.00 Wire Transfers: $ 0.00 Total $ 429,899.23 I hereby certify that there are sufficient funds available to pay the above listed vouchers as submitted. Lynn Marie Gale, C.M.F.O., Chief Financial Officer. Motion: Mr. VanWinkle Second: Mr. O’Scanlon Council and Public Discussion: None Roll Call: Affirmative: Mr. Bitman, Mr. DeNoia, Mr. Galante, Mr. Gilmour, Mr. O’Scanlon, Mr. VanWinkle Negative: None Abstentions: None REPORTS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS: FIRE, FIRST AID, INSURANCE AND NEWSLETTER (Board of Health, Emergency Management and Public Affairs): Mr. Galante reported that the Fire Department is having their annual Golf Outing on October 10. POLICE AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS (Library Trustees): Mr. O’Scanlon, no report. BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, EQUIPMENT, STREET LIGHTS (Safety Committee, Drug Alliance, Environmental Commission & Open Space): Mr. Gilmour, no report. PERSONNEL (Business & Professional Association, Local Assistance, Recreation, Waterfront Committee, Downtown Development Committee, Little Silver Cross Acceptance Liaison): Mr. Bitman, no report. PUBLIC WORKS (Planning Board, ADA, Parker Homestead Liaison, Recycling): Mr. DeNoia, no report. FINANCE AND BUDGET AND INSURANCE (Property Maintenance, Shade Tree Commission, Finance Advisory): Mr. VanWinkle, no report. Council and Public Discussion: None Mayor's Report: Mayor Castleman reported that she and Mr. Gilmour had gone to Monmouth Park in preparation for the Breeders’ Cup to be held there in 2007, expecting 55,000 people, and that surrounding towns are being asked for cooperation. She said she and Mr. Gilmour had suggested using the Railroad Station and Red Bank Regional High School for parking and shuttling people to Monmouth Park. Mayor Castleman also reported that the Parker Homestead has been inspected and a report should come back in about six weeks regarding getting the Homestead on the National Registry. She added that the survey for the National Registry had been funded by an anonymous donor from the Borough, so was at no cost to the Borough. Other Reports: Mr. Biehl gave the Financial Summary for the Month of August 2005: Cash on Hand Beginning of the Month $ 6,879,763.00 Total Monthly Receipts 5,847,737.00 Total Monthly Disbursements 3,138,476.00 Cash on Hand End of Month $ 9,589,024.00 He noted that the majority of the Borough’s invested funds are in the New Jersey Cash Management Fund at an average rate for the month of 3.39%. Old Business: ORDINANCE INTRODUCTION (carried from September 6, 2005): Mayor Castleman introduced by title: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED “CHAPTER 16” LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS CREATING AND ESTABLISHING AN 4-4 ZONE WITH ZONING AND DESIGN STANDARDS OF THE BOROUGH OF LITTLE SILVER, COUNTY OF MONMOUTH, STATE OF NEW JERSEY Mayor Castleman further said the Ordinance Introduction was being carried to the Regular Meeting of October 3, 2005. Motion: Mr. Galante Second: Mr. Gilmour Council and Public Discussion: None Roll Call: Affirmative: Mr. Bitman, Mr. DeNoia, Mr. Galante, Mr. Gilmour, Mr. O’Scanlon, Mr. VanWinkle Negative: None Abstentions: None New Business: Mayor Castleman read the following: P R O C L A M A T I O N WHEREAS, the annual Red Bank Area CROP WALK for the HUNGRY helps to make a difference in the lives of people here at home through fourteen local partner programs and around the world in eighty countries by raising money and collecting peanut butter, rice, and beans for food pantries; and WHEREAS, the annual Red Bank Area CROP WALK for the HUNGRY has been serving Red Bank area citizens in need for twenty three years; and WHEREAS, the annual Red Bank Area CROP WALK for the HUNGRY will be walking on Sunday, October 16, 2005 in its 25th walk to help our community become aware of and concerned about hunger and its causes; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Suzanne S. Castleman, Mayor of the Borough of Little Silver do hereby proclaim Sunday, October 16, 2005 as CROP WALK DAY in the Borough of Little Silver and encourage our citizens to support this 25th CROP WALK for the HUNGRY. ______________________ ___________________________ Date Suzanne S. Castleman, Mayor Consent Agenda: Mayor Castleman announced that the following Resolutions would be approved by Consent Agenda. Motion: Mr. O’Scanlon Second: Mr. Galante Roll Call: Affirmative: Mr. Bitman, Mr. DeNoia, Mr. Galante, Mr. Gilmour, Mr. O’Scanlon, Mr. VanWinkle Negative: None Abstentions: None R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, paying for rising fuel costs under Cap Law restrictions will force local officials to under-fund essential services; and WHEREAS, coming together with budget-busting public employee pension and benefit bills, these fuel costs threaten to undermine the ability of municipalities to adequately protect the public’s health, safety and welfare; and WHEREAS, fuel costs affect virtually every municipal service, especially public safety, and including homeland security activities; and WHEREAS, with no flexibility because of Cap limitations, any service cuts will jeopardize the public’s safety and security; and WHEREAS, certain contractors, such as trash carters, have already approached the Borough about fuel surcharges on their contracts; and WHEREAS, faced with a 2.5% Cap, these vital services will be under-funded if municipalities are forced to finance them without the flexibility provided by a Cap exception; and WHEREAS, Hurricane Katrina’s devastation all along the Gulf Coast has further exacerbate this problem; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Governing Body of the Borough of Little Silver does hereby ask Governor Richard Codey to direct the Local Finance Board to grant a one-year exception to all municipalities for any unanticipated fuel costs, retroactive to July 1, 2005, which retroactivity is necessary in order to allow fiscal year municipalities to apply the exception in their current budgets; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this Resolution be forwarded to Governor Richard Codey, Senator Ellen Karcher, Assemblyman Michael Panter, Assemblyman Robert Morgan and the New Jersey League of Municipalities. R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, the Borough of Little Silver Police Department is in need of 22 28” Traffic Cones, 11 Cone Signs and 8 R1-6 Pedestrian Signs; and WHEREAS, the Traffic Safety Officer Police has solicited the following quotes: Seely Equipment & Supply Farmingdale, NJ $2,461.45 Certified Speedometer Service Old Tappan, NJ $2,476.50 Garden State Highway Products Vineland, NJ Did Not Quote; and WHEREAS, adequate funding for this purchase is contained in the 2005 Police Department Budget; and WHEREAS, the Borough Administrator/Clerk has reviewed the quotes and finding them to be in order recommends the low quote submitted by Seely Equipment & Supply; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Little Silver that the low quote submitted by Seely Equipment in the amount of $2,461.35 for the above referenced items be and is hereby accepted. R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, the Borough of Little Silver Emergency Medical Services is in need of two 35 PST Proflexx Stretchers, two Ferno 71-S Basket Stretchers and two 31220 Reeves Sleeves; and WHEREAS, the First Aid Captain has solicited the following quotes: Matrix Ballentine, SC, NJ $7,838.00 VE Ralph Kearny, NJ 07032 $6,848.00 (Incomplete Quote) Emergency Med. Pro Waukesha, WI $2,288.38 (Incomplete Quote) Ferno-Washington, Inc. Wilmington, Ohio $7,636.00 (Incomplete Quote) Bound Tree Wilmington, Ohio $ 865.60 (Incomplete Quote); and WHEREAS, adequate funding for this purchase is contained in Ordinance 601-05; and WHEREAS, the Borough Administrator/Clerk has reviewed the quotes and finding four of the five quotes to be incomplete recommends the low quote submitted by Matrix; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Little Silver that the low quote submitted by Matrix in the amount of $7,838.00 for the above referenced items be and is hereby accepted. RESOLUTION WHEREAS, Block 13, Lot 9 owned by Palatial Homes, Inc., was subdivided, and replaced by Block 13 Lots 9.01 and 9.02; and WHEREAS, as of June 30, 2004 Block 13, Lot 9 no longer exists and must be removed from the assessment rolls; and WHEREAS, the resulting tax levy on Block 13, Lot 9 for 2005 amounts to $7,042.00; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Little Silver, that the taxes for Block 13, Lot 9 in the amount of $7,042.00 is hereby cancelled. Public Portion Remarks of the citizens for the good of the Borough: Rosemary Brewer, Environmental Commission, reported that on September 28 at 10:00 a.m. the DEP will be coming to see the Parker Homestead pond, and invited any members of the Governing Body to attend. She reported that there is still money available for dredging the pond. Discussion followed regarding the disposal of the materials. Mrs. Brewer also requested that the Mayor and Council go forward with the Infrastructure Trust Application to get on the list for possible funding of the purchase of property. Some questions regarding financial restrictions were presented and the Mayor and Council decided the matter should be discussed further and that Attorney Bennett should review the application. Mrs. Brewer then asked if the property belong to Shore Point Distributors had been sold. The Mayor and Council replied that nothing had come before the Planning Board, and that they had heard nothing official regarding the sale of the property. Motion to Adjourn: Mr. Galante Second: Mr. Bitman Roll Call: Voice Vote - Ayes – Unanimous The meeting was adjourned at 8:20 p.m. Michael D. Biehl | |||||||||||||||
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