20181010 - Village Council Regular Public Meeting

VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD
VILLAGE COUNCIL
REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING
OCTOBER 10, 2018
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

 a. National Diabetes Awareness Month
 b. Blindness Awareness Month and Recognition of    75th Anniversary of Vision Loss Alliance of    New Jersey
 c. Recognition of “The Spirit of America’s Story   - The Wall” Traveling Exhibit in Ridgewood

8. Presentation of Certificates of Recognition - 2018  U.S. National Taekwondo Championship Team

9.  Comments from the Public (Not to exceed 3              minutes per person - 40 minutes in total)

10. Village Manager's Report

11. Village Council Reports

12. ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION – RIDGEWOOD WATER

 NONE

13. ORDINANCES - PUBLIC HEARING – RIDGEWOOD WATER

 NONE

14. RESOLUTIONS – RIDGEWOOD WATER

THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 18-296 THROUGH
18-299 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:

18-296 Award Contract – Carr GAC Treatment System
  (NTE $2,774,890) – Awards a contract to the    sole  responsible bidder, Coppola Services,    Inc., 28  Executive Parkway, Ringwood, NJ
18-297 Award Contract Under State Contract – Safety    Lighting for Ford F-350 (NTE $9,425.61) –    Awards a contract under State Contract to    Beyer Ford, 170 Ridgedale Avenue, Morristown,   NJ
18-298 Authorize Change Order #1 – Design and     Construction Administration of GAC Treatment   System (NTE $41,030) – Change Order #1, due    to additional work beyond the scope of the    original contract to the original vendor,    Arcadis U.S., Inc., 17-17 Route 208 North,    Fair Lawn, NJ
18-299 Authorize Change Order #2 – Distribution    Improvements and Lakeview Extension Study
  (NTE  $4,800) – Authorizes Change Order #2,    due to engineering changes resulting from    contractor schedule delays, to the original    vendor, Suburban Consulting Engineers, Inc.,    96 U.S. Highway 206, Suite 101, Flanders, NJ

15. ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION

3674 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic –          Designate Flex Parking Spots for Central          Business District Employee/General Public        Parking – Cottage Place Parking Lot – Allocates      an additional 16 parking spots in the Cottage      Place parking lot which will be designated as      “Flex Parking Spots” which may be used by either    Central Business District employees or         shoppers/diners on a first come, first served      basis throughout the day

3675 – Amend Chapter 145 – Fees – Ridgewood Parking      Permits and Central Business District Employee      Parking Stickers and Hangtags – Increases the     annual fees for Ridgewood Parking Permits, as     follows: useable by Ridgewood residents in all     lots - $1,300; useable by Ridgewood residents in    Chestnut St. parking lot, North Walnut St.        parking lot, Cottage Place parking lot and Route    17 Park & Ride lot - $975; useable by non-        residents at Route 17 Park & Ride lot - $975;       and useable by non-residents at the Cottage      Place parking lot - $1,950. Also increases the     Central Business District Employee sticker -      $25 annually and monthly hangtags - $100/month     or $50 after the 15th of the month.
3676 – Bond Ordinance – Zabriskie-Schedler House         Restoration and Rehabilitation ($400,000) –     Appropriates this money to bond for both the      Village’s portion of the cost and the portion of    the cost that will be received from Bergen      County Historic Preservation grants for this     project. Once the money has been spent on the     project, the Bergen County grants will reimburse    the Village for 50%.
3677 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic –          Designate Fairfield Avenue as Through Street –     Designates Fairfield Avenue, from East Glen       Avenue to Franklin Turnpike, as a through street
3678 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic –      Establish Stop Intersection at Driveway and     Parking Prohibited on Driveway into Irene      Habernickel Family Park – Establishes a Stop     intersection from the exit driveway onto          Hillcrest Road and prohibits parking at all      times on both sides of the driveway, from         Hillcrest Road to the parking lot, at the Irene      Habernickel Family Park
3679 – Management Salary Ordinance - Establishes      salaries and various employment criteria for     management personnel for 2018
3680 – Non-Union Salary Ordinance - Establishes      salaries and various employment criteria for     non-union personnel for 2018
3681 – Amend Chapter 105 Animals – Poultry and Fowl –       Amends the section of the Village Code      pertaining to the keeping of fowl. There are     changes in the locations of coops; construction     requirements for coops; number of specimens kept    within a coop; requirements for what is placed      under the feeding area; the maximum number of      chickens; and the annual fee.

3682 – Amend Chapter 260 – Trees and Shrubs – Amends      this section of the Village Code to not require      the following on private property:  a permit to      remove trees; a replacement tree when trees are      removed; and planting of a specific type of      tree.

16. ORDINANCES – PUBLIC HEARING

3672 – Amend Chapter 3, Administration of Government -     Article VIII - Residency Requirements for      Civilian Titles
3673 – Amend Chapter 244 – Smoking

17. RESOLUTIONS

THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 18-300 THROUGH
18-312 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:

18-300 Award Contract Under State Contract –     Portable  Radio – Police Department (NTE    $3,094.05) – Awards  a contract under State    Contract to Motorola Solutions, Inc., c/o    Regional Communications,  Inc., 64 East     Midland Avenue, Paramus, NJ
18-301 Award Contract Under State Contract –     Purchase of Ammunition – Police Department    (NTE $27,222.94) – Awards a contract under    State Contract to Eagle Point Gun/T.J. Morris   & Son – New Jersey, 1707  Third Street,     Thorofare, NJ
18-302 Award Contract Under Houston-Galveston Area    Council Cooperative Purchasing Contract –    2019  Heavy Duty Rescue Fire Truck (NTE     $408,000) – Awards a contract under Houston-   Galveston Area  Council Cooperative Purchasing   Contract to Ferrara  Fire Apparatus, Inc.,    27855 James Chapel Road,  Holden, LA
18-303 Award Contract Under County Contract –     Hooklift and Accessories for Chipper Truck    (NTE $57,993) – Awards a contract under     County Contract to Cliffside Body      Corporation, 130 Broad Avenue, Fairview, NJ
18-304 Declare Property Surplus – 1999 Autocar     Tanker Truck – Declares this property surplus   and authorizes the Village Manager to dispose   of it

18-305 Accept 2017 Annual Audit Report - Accepts the   annual audit for 2017 and certifies that all    members of the Village Council have reviewed,   at a minimum, the sections of the audit     entitled “Comments and Recommendations”
18-306 Accept 2017 Corrective Action Plan - Accepts    the Corrective Action Plan proposed to     correct the deficiencies found in the 2017   Annual Audit
18-307 Approve Submission of 2019 NJDOT Paving Grant   Application – Spring Avenue - Approves the    submission of an electronic grant application   for the 2019 NJDOT Resurfacing of Spring    Avenue from South Maple Avenue to South     Pleasant Avenue and authorizes the Village    Engineer to sign the grant agreement on     behalf of the Village of Ridgewood
18-308 Approve Submission of 2019 NJDOT Paving Grant   Application – Franklin Avenue Streetscape -    Approves the submission of an electronic    grant application for the 2019 NJDOT Franklin   Avenue Streetscape Safety Improvements from    North Broad Street to North Maple Avenue and    authorizes the  Village Engineer to sign the    grant agreement on behalf of the Village of    Ridgewood
18-309 Authorize Execution of Bergen County Open    Space Grant – Maple Park Turf Field –     Authorizes the  Village Manager to sign the    Bergen County Trust  Fund Project Contract for   this $100,000 matching grant
18-310 Authorize Preparation of Flood Plan for     Ridgewood  – Authorizes the Village Manager to   pursue with Bergen County and The Land     Conservancy of New Jersey, in conjunction    with Rutgers University, the preparation of a   Flood Plan for the Village of  Ridgewood for    residential properties
18-311 Accept Donation of Water Bottle Filling     Stations from Girl Scout Gold Award Candidate   – Accepts a donation from Girl Scout Gold    Award candidate, Celeste Walsh, for water    bottle filling stations
18-312 Request Assistance from Bergen County for    Franklin Avenue Intersection/Traffic Control    Device Improvements – Requests that Bergen    County assist the Village of Ridgewood for    Franklin Avenue Intersection/Traffic Control    Device Improvements

THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 18-313 AND 18-314, WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY AND READ IN FULL:

18-313 Authorize Purchase of Block 3607, Lot 41 –    111 North Maple Avenue – Ridgewood Elks Lodge   (NTE  $1.1 million)
18-314  Authorize Purchase of Block 2703 Lot 8 - 451    Goffle Road (NTE $235,000)

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

19. Adjournment