20180701 - Village Council Reorganization Meeting
VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD
VILLAGE COUNCIL
REORGANIZATION MEETING
JULY 1, 2018
12:00 NOON
SYDNEY V. STOLDT, JR. COURT ROOM
1. Call to Order - Mayor
2. Statement of Compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act
3. Roll Call of Current Village Council - Village Clerk
4. Flag Salute
5. Invocation – Reverend Monsignor Ronald J. Rozniak – Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Church
6. Comments from the Public (Not to exceed 3 minutes per person - 40 minutes in total)
7. Approval of Minutes
8. Reading of Certificate of Election of Susan Knudsen - Heather A. Mailander, Village Manager/Village Clerk
9. Oath of Office Administered to Susan Knudsen by Heather A. Mailander, Village Manager/Village Clerk
10. Remarks by Councilwoman Knudsen
11. Reading of Certificate of Election of Michael A. Sedon –
Heather A. Mailander, Village Manager/Village Clerk
12. Oath of Office Administered to Michael A. Sedon - Bergen County Executive, James J. Tedesco III
13. Remarks by Councilman Sedon
14. Roll Call of New Village Council – Heather A. Mailander, Village Manager/Village Clerk
15. Call for Nominations for Office of Mayor by Heather A. Mailander, Village Manager/Village Clerk
16. Administering of Oath of Office to Mayor by U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer
17. Call for Nomination for Office of Deputy Mayor by Mayor
18. Administering of Oath of Office to Deputy Mayor by Matthew S. Rogers, Village Attorney
19. Call for Nomination for Office of President Pro Tempore of the Village Council by Mayor
20. Administering Oath of Office of President Pro Tempore of the Village Council - Bergen County Executive James J. Tedesco III
21. Remarks by Deputy Mayor
22. Remarks by Mayor
23. ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION
3650 – Bond Ordinance – Hudson Street Parking Garage
($12 million)- Appropriates this money for the design, management, construction, furnishing and equipping of the Hudson Street parking garage
3651 – 2018 NJDOT Grant – Hillcrest Road Capital Ordinance - Appropriates $215,000.00 for the Hillcrest Road Streetscape project, which will be reimbursed through a $215,000.00 grant from the NJ Department of Transportation
3652 – 2018 NJDOT Grant – North Pleasant Avenue Capital Ordinance – Appropriates $165,627.00 for the North Pleasant Avenue Streetscape project, which will be reimbursed through a $165,627.00 grant from the NJ Department of Transportation
24. RESOLUTIONS
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 18-196 THROUGH 18-210 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:
18-196 Appoint Village Attorney (NTE $275,000) - Appoints Matthew Rogers as the Village Attorney under a no bid contract from for a term of 7/1/18-6/30/19. The required Pay to Play forms have been filed.
18-197 Appoint Village Bond Attorney (NTE $60,000) - Appoints McManimon, Scotland, and Baumann, L.L.C., 75 Livingston Avenue, 2nd Floor, Roseland, NJ as the Village Bond Attorney from 7/1/18-6/30/19 under a no-bid contract. The required Pay to Play forms have been filed.
18-198 Appoint Village Professional Planner (NTE $60,000) – Appoints Brigette Bogart or Brigette Bogart, Planning and Design Professionals, LLC, 648 Godwin Avenue, Suite 2, Midland Park, NJ as the Village Professional Planner from 7/1/18 – 6/30/19, under a no-bid contract. The required Pay to Play forms have been filed.
18-199 Appoint Professional Planning Consultant for Declaratory Judgment Litigation – Affordable Housing and Related Matters (NTE $65,000) – Appoints Elizabeth McManus, LEED, AP, PP, AICP and Clark, Caton and Hintz, 100 Barrack Street, Trenton, NJ as the Village Professional Planning Consultant from 7/1/18 through 6/30/19, under a no-bid contract. The required Pay to Play forms have been filed.
18-200 Appoint Village Prosecutor and Assistant Village Prosecutor (NTE $25,000) – Appoints Mark P. Fierro, 226 Main Street, Suite 303, Fort Lee, NJ as the Village Prosecutor from 7/1/18-6/30/19, under a fair and open contract. Also appoints Elsbeth J. Crusius, 267 Summit Avenue, Hackensack, NJ as the Assistant Village Prosecutor from 7/1/18-6/30/19, under a fair and open contract. The required Pay to Play forms have been filed.
18-201 Appoint Public Defender (NTE $200/case, $3,000 total) - Appoints Susan Cassell as the Public Defender from 7/1/18-6/30/19
18-202 Appoint Community Development Representative - Appoints Janet Fricke as the Village Council’s representative in the Community Development program
18-203 Appoint Representative to Open Space Trust Regional Committee - Appoints Nancy Bigos as the Village Council’s representative to be a part of the County of Bergen’s Open Space Trust Regional Committee
18-204 Appoint Members to the Planning Board - Appoints Mayor Ramon Hache as a Class I member for a term that expires 6/30/20; James Van Goor as a Class II member for a term that expires 6/30/17; Councilwoman Susan Knudsen as a Class III member for a term that expires 6/30/17; Richard Joel and Melanie McWilliams as Class IV members for terms that expire 6/30/2022; and Matthew Bandelt as Alternate #1 to a term that expires 6/30/20
18-205 Appoint Members to the Zoning Board of Adjustment - Appoints Alyssa Matthews as a full member to a term that expires 6/30/22; John Papietro as a full member to an unexpired term that expires 6/30/19; and Isaac Lebow as Alternate #1 to an unexpired term that expires 6/30/19
18-206 Appoint Members to Community Center Advisory Board - Appoints the following members to this Board with terms that will expire 6/30/19: Donald Liebreich – Senior Citizen Resident; Helen Leonard – Senior Citizen Resident; Nancy Friedman – Adult Resident (children in Ridgewood school system); Beth Abbott – Adult Resident; William Carbone – Adult Resident; Captain Forest Lyons or designee – Ridgewood Police Dept. Liaison; Deanna Schablik – Parks & Recreation Dept. Representative; and Sheila Brogan – Ridgewood Bd. of Education Liaison
18-207 Appoint Members to the Ridgewood Arts Council - Appoints the following members for terms that will expire 6/30/19: Frank DelVecchio, Audrey Fink, Sean Flanagan, Sherry Frank, Dana Glazer, Lynn Kenney, Rosemary Gunther McCooe, and Michael Walsh
18-208 Appoint Members to Central Business District Advisory Committee – Appoint Kathryn Schmidt (Ridgewood Guild) and Philip Davis (Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce) to terms that will expire on 6/30/20; Mary Jane Shinozuka as the Citizens Safety Advisory Committee Representative and Ridgewood resident to a term that will expire on 6/30/20; Michael Pickholz and Lorraine Reynolds as Ridgewood residents to terms that will expire on 6/30/20; Gary Kolesaire (business owner and property owner) to a term that will expire on 6/30/20; and Michael Velicu (business owner) to a term that will expire on 6/30/20
18-209 Appoint Village Labor Attorney (NTE $75,000) - Appoints Dominick Bratti of Bratti Greenan, 1040 Broad Street, Suite 104, Shrewsbury, NJ as the Village Labor Attorney under a no bid contract from 7/1/18-6/30/19. The required Pay to Play forms have been filed.
18-210 Appoint Village Councilmembers as Liaisons to Various Boards and Committees - Appoints Village Councilmembers as Liaisons to various boards and committees through June 30, 2019
25. Comments from the Public (Not to Exceed 5 minutes per person)
26. Adjournment
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