Village Council Regular Public Meeting Agenda 20190313
VILLAGE COUNCIL
REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING
MARCH 13, 2019
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
- Proclaim March Red Cross Month
- Proclaim March Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
- National Poison Prevention Week
8. Comments from the Public (Not to exceed 3 minutes per person - 40 minutes in total)
9. Village Manager's Report
10. Village Council Reports
11. 2019 BUDGET INTRODUCTION
A. Budget Message
B. Introduction - Ordinance 3708 – Establish a CAP Bank - Establishes that the final appropriations in the CY 2019 budget will be increased by 3.5% over the previous year’s final appropriations, amounting to $1,395,566.41 in excess of the increase in final appropriations otherwise permitted. This is done in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A:4-45.14, and is advisable in order to establish a CAP Bank.
C. RESOLUTIONS
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 19-65 THROUGH 19-67 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:
19-65 Approve Temporary Water Utility Capital Budget - Approves a temporary Water Utility Capital Budget, prior to the adoption of the permanent Water Utility Capital Budget
19-66 Approve Temporary General Capital Budget - Approves a temporary General Capital Budget, prior to the adoption of the permanent General Capital Budget
19-67 Approve Temporary Parking Utility Capital Budget - Approves a temporary Parking Utility Capital Budget, prior to the adoption of the permanent Parking Utility Capital Budget
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION, NUMBERED 19-68, WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY AND READ IN FULL:
19-68 Approve 2019 Municipal Budget and Set April 10, 2019 as the Date for the Public Hearing Thereon
12. ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION – RIDGEWOOD WATER
3709 – Amend Chapter 269 - Water Service Connections – Sets the 2019 rates for all new water service connections
3710 – Amend Chapter 145 – Fees - Ridgewood Water Utility – Volume Rates – Sets the fees for: all meters, based on water consumption; new water service connections; and reconstruction at all water connections
3711 - Bond Ordinance - Water Utility Capital ($4,856,800) - Appropriates this money for various capital improvements/purchases, and capital projects for the Ridgewood Water Utility
13. ORDINANCES - PUBLIC HEARING – RIDGEWOOD WATER
NONE
14. RESOLUTIONS – RIDGEWOOD WATER
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 19-69 THROUGH 19-74 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:
19-69 Award Sole Source Contract – Corrosion Control Inhibitor (NTE $210,000) – Awards a sole source contract to ESC Environmental, 6 Redwood Drive, Glenville, NY
19-70 Award Contract under National Joint Powers Alliance Program and Rescind Resolution
#19-43 – Purchase of Backhoe Loader (NTE $95,552) – Awards a contract under National Joint Powers Alliance Program to Foley, Inc., 855 Centennial Avenue, Piscataway, NJ. This price includes a $45,100 credit for the trade-in of two surplus backhoe loaders and credit for a three-month trial period rental of the backhoe loader, prior to its purchase. This resolution also rescinds Resolution
#19-43, due to the fact that the wording for the account charged for this purchase was incorrect.
19-71 Authorize Change Order – SCADA System Software (NTE $10,665) – Authorizes a change order to the original contractor, Emerson Process Management Power and Water Solutions, 200 Beta Drive, Pittsburgh, PA
19-72 Authorize Change Order – Professional Services for Ames Tank Rehabilitation (NTE $3,461.25) – Authorizes a change order to the original contractor, D.J. Egarian & Associates, Inc., 271 Route 46, Suite G208, Fairfield, NJ. This change order was necessary due to additional engineering charges resulting from contractor delays, and will be deducted from the payment to the contractor.
19-73 Authorize Change Order – Professional Services for Southside Reservoir Improvements (NTE $8,000) – Authorizes a change order to the original contractor, D.J. Egarian & Associates, Inc., 271 Route 46, Suite G208, Fairfield, NJ. This change order was necessary due to additional engineering charges resulting from contractor delays, and will be deducted from the payment to the contractor. This change order also extends the completion date to 3/30/3019.
19-74 Authorize Change Order and Rescind Resolution #19-46 – Distribution Improvements and Lakeview Extension - Authorizes Change Order #3 to the original low bidder, Suburban Consulting Engineers, 96 U.S. Highway 206, Suite 101, Flanders, NJ. This change order is necessary due to additional work beyond the original contract scope, and will be deducted from the contractor’s payment, due to construction delays caused by the contractor. This resolution also rescinds Resolution
#19-46, due to the fact that the wording for the account charged for this purchase was incorrect.
15. ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION
3712 – Bond Ordinance - General Capital ($) - Appropriates this money for various capital improvements/purchases, for the General Fund
3713 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic – Parking in all Parking Lots in Central Business District and at the Train Station After 3:00 p.m. – Allows parking in permit parking spots, in all Central Business District lots and the train station lot, after 3:00 p.m. The 3-hour time limit is still in effect in these parking lots and the parking meter fees must still be paid from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
3714 – Amend Chapter 244 – Smoking – Amends the smoking ordinance to amend the definition of cannabis to include the line, “that contain the compound or chemical tetrahydrocannabinol or THC”
3715 – Amend Chapter 186 – Landscapers and Landscaping Services – Amends this chapter to no longer require the licensing of all landscapers (as the State law no longer allows it). Also establishes an Annual Permit, with an Annual Decal, which will allow landscapers to deposit leaves, created by their operations in the Village of Ridgewood, at the Village of Ridgewood’s Lakeview Compost Facility. This will only be allowed during the period of time designated by the Village as leaf collection season. In addition, the vehicles with an Annual Decal must also purchase Facility Acceptance Tickets in order to dump at the Lakeview Compost Facility, and each ticket is good for one load of up to 10 cubic yards in volume.
3716 – Amend Chapter 145 – Fees – Landscapers and Landscaping Services – Establishes the fee for the annual registration fee for an Annual Permit to deposit leaves at the Lakeview Compost Facility, utilizing Facility Acceptance Tickets at $50 for up to 5 vehicles. Also establishes the fee for additional decals for the vehicles at $10 each and Facility Acceptance Tickets at $30 each.
3717 – Amend Chapter 156 – Food and Food Handling Establishments – Outdoor Cafes – Amends the outdoor café ordinance to permit the outdoor cafes to operate between March 1st and December 31st each year; to require that a barrier creates no site obstructions on a corner property; to require that the barriers be weighted; to remove the requirement of a moveable barrier between the outdoor café and the pedestrians if the outdoor café tables are located at the curb; as well as other items
3718 – Bond Ordinance – Parking Utility Capital ($142,000) - Appropriates this money for various capital improvements/purchases, for the Ridgewood Parking Utility
16. ORDINANCES – PUBLIC HEARING
3705 - Amend Chapter 145 – Fees – Significant Sewer Discharger Fees
3706 – Amend Chapter 133 – Refuse Containers
3707 – Amend Chapter 145 – Fees – Refuse Containers
17. RESOLUTIONS
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 19-75 THROUGH
19-101 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:
19-75 Endorse Submission of Recycling Tonnage Grant - Annual resolution which endorses the submission of the Municipal Recycling Tonnage Grant Application to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and designates Johanna Luttrell, Certified Recycling Coordinator, to ensure that the application is properly filed
19-76 Title 59 Approval – Resurfacing and Repair of Various Village Streets – Approves the plans and specifications for 2019 Road Resurfacing and Repair of Various Village Streets in the Village of Ridgewood, prepared by the Village Engineering Division, pursuant to Title 59
19-77 Award Partial Contract – Resurfacing and Repair of Various Village Streets ($1,800,000) – Awards a partial contract to the lowest responsible bidder, American Asphalt and Milling Services, LLC, 96 Midland Avenue, Kearny, NJ
19-78 Title 59 Approval – Cured in Place Pipe Lining Services – Demarest Pump Station and Graydon Park Storm Sewer Line – Approves the plans and specifications for Furnishing and Delivering of Cured in Place Pipe Lining Services Demarest Pump Station and Graydon Park Storm Sewer Lines, prepared by the Engineering Division, pursuant to Title 59
19-79 Award Contract – Cured in Place Pipe Lining Services – Demarest Pump Station and Graydon Park Storm Sewer Line (NTE $176,248.20) – Awards a contract to the lowest responsible bidder, North American Pipeline Services, LLC, 210 Bennett Road, Freehold, NJ
19-80 Title 59 Approval – Concession Refreshment Services – Graydon Pool – Approves the plans and specifications for Concession Refreshment Services – 2019, 2020, The Water’s Edge Café, Graydon Pool, prepared by the Parks and Recreation Department, pursuant to Title 59
19-81 Award Contract – Concession Refreshment Services – Graydon Pool – Awards a contract to the sole proposal from Michael Sims, Mellsworth Food, Inc., 102 East Main Street, Ramsey, NJ. Mellsworth Food, Inc. shall pay the Village of Ridgewood $9,500 for providing the food service at the Water’s Edge Café at Graydon Pool for the 2019 summer season.
19-82 Title 59 Approval – Maintenance of Irrigation Systems/Water Fountains – Approves the plans and specifications for Maintenance of Irrigation Systems/Water Fountains for Contract Years 2019 and 2020, prepared by the Department of Parks and Recreation, pursuant to Title 59
19-83 Award Contract – Maintenance of Irrigation Systems/Water Fountains (NTE $17,000) – Awards a contract to the lowest responsible bidder, Sprinkler Guy Irrigation, LLC, Eric Muehleisen, Owner, 40-15 Berdan Avenue, Fair Lawn, NJ
19-84 Title 59 Approval - Installation, Service and Repair – Police, Fire, and Emergency Services Vehicles and Radios - Approves the specifications for Furnishing, Delivering, and Maintenance of Emergency Equipment, Radios, Vehicle Computer Systems, and Other Listed Patrol Equipment for the Ridgewood Police, Fire, and Emergency Services Departments, July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019, inclusive, prepared by the Engineering Division, pursuant to Title 59
19-85 Award Contract - Installation, Service and Repair – Police, Fire, and Emergency Services Vehicles and Radios (NTE $45,000) – Awards one additional optional year to the lowest responsible bidder, Regional Communications, Inc., 64 East Midland Avenue, Paramus, NJ
19-86 Title 59 Approval – Senior Bus – Approves the plans and specifications for Furnishing and Delivering of a 12 Ambulatory Passenger 2 Wheelchair Passenger Bus prepared by the Engineering Division, pursuant to Title 59
19-87 Award Contract – Senior Bus (NTE $65,030) – Awards a contract to the lowest responsible bidder, Rohrer Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a Rohrer Bus Sales, 314 Dickinson Street, Trenton, NJ
19-88 Title 59 Approval Leasing and Maintenance of Police Vehicles - Approves the plans and specifications for 36 Month Lease and Service Agreement for Two (2) SUVs, Two (2) Sedans, and One (1) Minivan, as well as Service for Other Authorized Vehicles Ridgewood Police Fleet January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2020 for the Village of Ridgewood, prepared by the Engineering Division, pursuant to Title 59
19-89 Award Contract – Leasing and Maintenance of Police Vehicles (NTE $30,000) – Awards the second year of a three-year contract to Enterprise Fleet Management, 1550 Route 23 North, Suite 101, Wayne, NJ
19-90 Award Contract Under State Contract – Various Computer Equipment for Ridgewood Water and I.T. Department (NTE $97,679.03) – Awards a contract under State Contract to Dell, One Dell Way, Round Rock, TX
19-91 Award Professional Services Contract – Upgrade and Maintain SCADA System – Water Pollution Control Facility (NTE $25,000) – Awards a non-fair and open contract to Keystone Engineering Group, Inc., 590 Lancaster Avenue, Suite 200, Frazer, PA. The required Pay to Play forms have been filed with the Village Clerk’s Office.
19-92 Authorize Change Order – Village Hall HVAC System (NTE $5,500) – Authorizes a change order to the original contractor, WHL Enterprises, t/a Bill Leary A/C & Heating, 6 Green Street, Metuchen, NJ
19-93 Award Emergency Contract – Repairs to Demarest Pump Station (NTE $24,961.84) – Awards an emergency contract to ConQuest Construction, Inc., 20 Carver Avenue, Westwood, NJ
19-94 Award Emergency Contract – Repairs to Andover Pump Station (NTE $11,454.95) – Awards an emergency contract to J. Fletcher Creamer and Son, Inc., 101 East Broadway, Hackensack, NJ
19-95 Reject Bid – Furnishing and Delivering Containerized Yardwaste Collection and Disposal Services – Rejects the sole bid received by the Village due to the fact that it exceeds the budgeted funds available
19-96 Authorize Preparation, Execution and Filing of Treatment Works Approval (TWA) – 275 North Murray Avenue – Authorizes Christopher Rutishauser, Village Engineer, to prepare, execute and file a Treatment Works Approval for 275 North Murray Avenue to connect to the Village’s sewer system
19-97 Approve Berm Designs, Patio and Parking Lot Design for Schedler Park Property – Approves the designs for the berm, patio and parking lot areas, pursuant to Title 59
19-98 Accept Donation – Batting Cages at Veterans Field – Accepts the donation from Ridgewood Baseball Softball Association (RBSA) for batting cages on Veterans Field. RBSA has no applications before any Village Boards/Committees.
19-99 Approve Eagle Scout Project – Stone Chess Table “For All Veterans” on James Ten Hoeve Plaza – Approves the Eagle Scout Project proposed by Matthew Rusch which is a stone chess table and plantings. This is being dedicated to all veterans, and will be located at the James Ten Hoeve Plaza between Village Hall and the Ridgewood Public Library. This resolution is adopted pursuant to Title 59.
19-100 Appoint Member to Parks, Recreation and Conservation Board – Appoints Mary Mogerly to a three-year term, which shall expire 12/31/2021
19-101 Accept Donation – Restoration of Stone Wall at Citizens Park – Accepts a donation from Horizon Landscape Company, 411 West Main Street, Wyckoff, NJ to rebuild the stone wall at the entrance to Citizen’s Park. Horizon Landscape Company has no applications before any Village Boards/Committees.
18. Comments from the Public (Not to Exceed 5 minutes per person)
19. Adjournment
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