20161109 - Village Council Regular Public Meeting

              

                VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD

                   VILLAGE COUNCIL

               REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING

                  NOVEMBER 9, 2016

                      8:00 P.M.

1.   Call to Order - Mayor

2.   Statement of Compliance with the Open Public       Meetings Act

3.   Roll Call - Village Clerk

4.   Flag Salute and Moment of Silence

5.   Acceptance of Financial Reports

6.   Approval of Minutes

7.   Proclamations

     Recognize Emmanuel on their 125th Anniversary

8. Comments from the Public (Not to exceed 5             minutes per person - 30 minutes in total)

9.   Village Manager's Report

10.  Village Council Reports

11.  ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION – RIDGEWOOD WATER

     NONE

12.  ORDINANCES - PUBLIC HEARING – RIDGEWOOD WATER

     NONE

13.  RESOLUTIONS – RIDGEWOOD WATER

THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 16-330 THROUGH

16-334 ARE TO BE ADOPTED BY A CONSENT AGENDA, WITH ONE VOTE BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL. THERE IS A BRIEF DESCRIPTION BESIDE EACH RESOLUTION TO BE CONSIDERED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. EACH RESOLUTION WILL BE READ BY TITLE ONLY:

16-330    REMOVED FROM AGENDA

16-331    Award Sole Provider Contract – Corrosion             Inhibitor – Awards a contract to the sole              provider, ESC Environmental, 6 Redwood Drive,          Glenville, NY

16-332    Award Extraordinary Unspecifiable Services           Contract – SCADA Upgrade (NTE $366,238) –             Awards an EUS Contract to Emerson Process              Management Power and Water Solutions, Inc.,               200 Beta Drive, Pittsburgh, PA. The required        Pay to Play forms have been filed with the             Village Clerk.

16-333    Accept Ridgewood Water Annual Maintenance            Fee - Accepts an operating and administrative         maintenance fee from Ridgewood Water based on          the amount of total tax indicated by the               assessed value of the land owned by Ridgewood        Water

16-334    Establish Interest Rates for Delinquent                   Payments to the Water Utility for 2017 and           Set Grace Period for Payment of Water Utility          Bills - Sets an interest rate of 8% per annum          on the first $1,500 and 18% per annum on a           balance over $1,500 for the non-payment of           water utility bills in excess of $50. Also               sets a 30-day grace period for the payment of          all water bills. In addition, a 6% per annum              penalty may be charged on any fiscal year            delinquency in excess of $10,000 in paying a           water bill, as is imposed on taxpayers for           the non-payment of taxes.

14.  ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION

3559 – Amendments to Various Salary Ordinances – Amends    various salary ordinances to add titles that are      currently used in the Village as well as to         delete titles no longer used by the Village

3560 – Non-Union Salary Ordinance - Establishes                salaries and various employment criteria for         non-union personnel for 2016

3561 – Management Salary Ordinance - Establishes               salaries and various employment criteria for         management personnel for 2016

3562 – Amend Chapter 190 – Land Use and Development -          Regulations for A-Frame Signs in Central             Business District – Establishes regulations for        A-frame signs used by businesses in the CBD

3563 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic – No           Stopping or Standing – Bogert Avenue and            Cambridge Road – Amends Chapter 265 to create No      Stopping or Standing on both sides of Bogert           Avenue from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. from East        Glen Avenue, north; and on both sides of            Cambridge Road from East Glen Avenue, north.         These restrictions will be in effect Monday           through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.,          September 1st through June 30th.   

3564 – Capital Fund Balance – Replacement of HVAC Unit   

     Ridgewood Library ($32,000) – Appropriates this          money for the purchase and installation of one      HVAC rooftop unit for the Ridgewood Public            Library

3565 – Authorize the Execution of Amended Lease for        Social Services Association’s Use of 6 Station         Plaza – Authorizes the execution of the amended           lease for Social Services Association’s use of 6       Station Plaza at the Ridgewood train station,           for a lease period of five years

3566 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic –             Establish No Repeat Parking in Zone Districts in      Central Business District – Establishes no                repeat parking within zone districts in the            Central Business District

3567 – Amend Chapter 145 – Fees – Fees for A-Frame         Signs in Central Business District – Establishes     a $100 annual fee for A-frame signs in the CBD

15.  ORDINANCES – PUBLIC HEARING

3555 - Amend Chapter 145 – Fees – Section 156 – Food           and Food Establishments – Retail License Fees

3556 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic –              Parking Restrictions on Pomander Walk

3557 - Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic –             Parking in the CBD

3558 – Amend Chapter 145 – Fees – Parking Permit Fees

16.  RESOLUTIONS

THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 16-335 THROUGH

16-357 ARE TO BE ADOPTED BY A CONSENT AGENDA, WITH ONE VOTE BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL. THERE IS A BRIEF DESCRIPTION BESIDE EACH RESOLUTION TO BE CONSIDERED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. EACH RESOLUTION WILL BE READ BY TITLE ONLY:

16-335    Approve Budget Transfers - Annual resolution             which transfers money from departments which               have      excess funds to those departments which            do not have adequate funds

16-336    Title 59 Approval – Landfill Disposal of             Solid Waste – Approves the plans and                   specifications for Landfill Disposal of Solid       Waste prepared by the Ridgewood Water                Department, pursuant to Title 59

16-337    Award Contract – Landfill Disposal of Solid               Waste ($68.95/ton) – Awards the second year           of a two-year contract to IWS Transfer                 Systems of NJ, Inc., 375 Routes 1 & 9, Jersey           City, NJ

16-338    Award Contract – Layout, Printing and                Distribution of 2017 Village Calendar (NTE              $10,477) - Awards a contract to Ridgewood               Press, 609 Franklin Turnpike, Ridgewood,             NJ as the     lowest quote received

16-339    Award Contract – Valley      Hospital, Department         of Community Health – Public Health and            Nursing Services (NTE $11,620.28) – Awards a       contract for the provision of public health               and nursing services for childhood                   immunizations, blood pressure clinics,                    nursing supervision, and infectious disease             reports

16-340    Award Contract Under State Contract - IT             Upgrades and Equipment for Various                      Departments (NTE $109,480.40) – Awards a           contract under State Contract to Dell, One           Dell Way, Round Rock, TX

16-341   Award Contract Under Houston-Galveston                       Cooperative Purchasing Program – 2017 Utility            Vehicle – Emergency Services (NTE $150,000) –            Awards a contract under Houston-Galveston             Cooperative Purchasing Program to Unruh Fire,           Inc., 100 Industrial Drive, Sedgwick, KS

16-342    Award Contract under U.S. Communities                Cooperative Purchasing - HVAC Unit –                   Ridgewood Library – Awards a contract under               U.S. Communities Cooperative Purchasing to           Trane Building Advantage, 19 Chapin Road,            Building B, Suite 200, Pine Brook, NJ

16-343    Award Contract Above Bid Threshold –                 Electrical Supplies – Traffic & Signal                Division (NTE $35,000) – Awards a contract              above the $17,500 threshold to Feldman                    Brothers Electrical Supply, Inc., 26 Maryland        Avenue, Paterson, NJ

16-344    Approve Change Order – Log Truck – Extended               Warranty (NTE $10,000) – Approves a change           order for an extended warranty on a 2015 Log       Truck

16-345    Declare Property Surplus – Parks and                 Recreation Vehicle – Declares a 1999 GMC              Sierra Truck surplus property and authorizes               the Village Manager to dispose of said                   property

16-346    Approve Loan of Historic Red Cross Art                    Posters to Northwest Bergen History Coalition      – Approves the loan of the Village-owned           Historic Red Cross Art Posters to the                Northwest Bergen History Coalition for their              World War I Centennial Bazaar in May 2017

16-347    Endorse Participation in Federal LESO 1033           Program to Obtain Federal Surplus Property -               Endorses the participation of the Ridgewood             Police Department in the 1033 Program as             managed by the State Police Office of                Emergency Management, for the receipt of             Federal surplus property

16-348    Authorize Shared Services Agreement – Health              Officer (Fair Lawn – NTE $8,900) – Authorizes      a Shared Services Agreement with the Borough             of Fair Lawn for this service

16-349    Authorize Shared Services Agreement – TV             Inspection of Sanitary Sewer Mains (Northwest         Bergen County Utilities Authority) -                 Authorizes the first year of a two-year                  Shared Services Agreement with the Northwest              Bergen County Utilities Authority for TV             Inspection of Water and Stormwater mains.               The charge will be $0.83 per foot with a             minimum charge of $400 per day in 2017.

16-350    Establish Interest Rate for Non-Payment of           Taxes and Assessments for 2017 and Set Grace              Period – Authorizes the Tax Collector to             charge 8% per annum on the first $1,500 of           the delinquency and 18% per annum on any             amount in excess of $1,500 becoming                  delinquent after the due date. Also allows             for a ten-day grace period for quarterly tax              payments. In addition, the Tax Collector is               authorized to charge a 6% per annum penalty               on any fiscal year delinquency in excess of            $10,000.

16-351    Establish Interest Rates for Delinquent                   Payments for Significant Sewer Discharge             Bills for      2017 - Sets an interest rate of 8%              per annum on the first $1,500 and 18% per           annum on a balance over $1,500 for the non-           payment of significant sewer discharge bills              in excess of $50. Also sets a 30-day grace              period for the payment of all water bills. In       addition, a 6% per annum penalty may be                  charged on any     fiscal year delinquency in             excess of $10,000 in paying a significant            sewer discharge bill, as is imposed on                taxpayers for the non-payment of taxes.

16-352    Adopt Community Forestry Management Plan and              Authorize Execution of Documents – Adopts the        Village of Ridgewood New Jersey Community             Forestry Management Plan, prepared by Ron              Farr, Certified Forester, of Farr Forestry           Services, LLC and authorizes the execution of        documents to implement the plan

16-353    Appoint Members to Local Emergency Planning               Committee - Appoints members from the                Village, as well as members from the                   community, to the Local Emergency Planning           Committee for a term that shall expire on            November 30, 2017

16-354    Appoint Member to Planning Board – Appoints               Melanie McWilliams as a Class IV member of              the Planning Board to fill an unexpired term            which shall expire 6/30/18

16-355    Appoint Joint Insurance Fund Commissioner –               Appoints Heather Mailander as the Joint                   Insurance Fund Commissioner for the remainder        of 2016 and in 2017 until she no longer                    serves as the Acting Village Manager

16-356    Authorize Execution of Agreement with Bergen              County for Upgrading of Traffic Signals along          Certain County Roads – Authorizes the Mayor,             Village Manager, and Village Clerk to execute       an Agreement with Bergen County for the                   upgrade and improvement of the following             intersections: North Maple Ave./Oak St.,

          Oak St./Franklin Ave.,

          East Ridgewood Ave./Pleasant Ave., and North              Broad St./Franklin Ave.

16-357    Establish Interest Rates for Non-Payment of               Other Municipal Liens for 2017 and Set Due            Date – Authorizes the Tax Collector to                 charge 8% per annum on the first $1,500 of           the delinquency and 18% per annum on any             amount in excess of $1,500 becoming                  delinquent after the due date. Also                    establishes the due date as 25 days from the              date of the Village Council’s certification               of costs. In addition, the Tax Collector is             authorized to charge a 6% per annum penalty              on any fiscal year delinquency in excess of            $10,000.

THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 16-358 THROUGH

16-360, WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY AND READ IN FULL:

16-358    Authorize Uber Pilot Program

16-359   Oppose Pilgrim Pipeline

16-360    Authorize TAP Grant Application

17.  Comments from the Public (Not to Exceed 5 minutes    per person)

18.  Resolution to go into Closed Session

19.  Closed Session

  1. Legal - RCRD; Mohel vs VOR; Affordable Housing Declaratory Judgment; Healthbarn

  2. Personnel – Fire Department; Boards and Committees; Village Manager Search

20.  Adjournment

 

 

 

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