20230913 - Village of Ridgewood Regular Public Meeting Agenda
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VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD
VILLAGE COUNCIL
REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
7:30 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
5. Acceptance of Financial Reports
6. Approval of Minutes
7. Proclamations
A. Fire Prevention Week
B. Gold Star Mother’s and Family’s Day
C. National Breast Cancer Awareness Week
3-20, Decorum, the Village Council meetings shall be conducted in the following manner:
Manner of Addressing Council
Persons other than Councilmembers may be permitted to address the Council in the proper order of business. A person present may, upon recognition by the Chair, be heard either upon ordinances upon second reading or at the time of petitions and oral communications from the public and at such other times as the Council may, by majority vote of those present, specifically permit. No person shall address any remark or question to any specific Councilmember, nor shall any person be permitted to address the Chair while a motion is pending. A Councilmember may, through the Chair, respond to any communication or address received pursuant to this section.
Decorum
Any person who shall disturb the peace of the Council, make impertinent or slanderous remarks or conduct himself in a boisterous manner while addressing the Council shall be forthwith barred by the presiding officer from further audience before the Council, except that if the speaker shall submit to proper order under these rules, permission for him to continue may be granted by a majority vote of the Council.
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. ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION – RIDGEWOOD WATER
NONE
12. ORDINANCES - PUBLIC HEARING – RIDGEWOOD WATER
3963 – Bond Ordinance – PFAS Treatment Facilities – West End and East Ridgewood (NTE $11,000,000)
13. RESOLUTIONS – RIDGEWOOD WATER
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 23-288 THROUGH
23-299 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:
23-288 Award Contract – WaterSmart Customer Billing Portal Software – Year 2 (NTE $43,800) – Awards a contract for the second year of a three-year contract to Rio Supply, Inc., 100 Allied Parkway, Sicklerville, NJ
23-289 Award Contract – WaterSmart Customer Billing Portal Software (NTE $122,529.70 total, $48,500/year) – Awards years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 to the sole provider, Vertexone, 1321 Upland Drive, Suite 8389, Houston, TX
23-290 Award Contract – Disposal of Soil Spoils from Repairs and Replacements (NTE $300/container, $50,000 total) – Awards a contract to a “qualified end user”, RVH Mulch Supply, LLC, 455 West Main Street, Wyckoff, NJ
23-291 Award Sole Source Contract – GIS Software Support (NTE $27,500) – Awards a sole source contract for the second year of a three-year contract to ESRI, Inc., 380 New York Street, Redlands, CA
23-292 Award Sole Source Contract – SCADA Software Support (NTE $19,869.12) – Awards a sole source contract for the second year of a three-year contract to Emerson Process Management Power & Water Solutions, Inc., 200 Beta Drive, Pittsburgh, PA
23-293 Award Sole Source Contract – GAC Material for PFAS Treatment (NTE $130,200) – Awards a sole source contract to Calgon Carbon Corporation, 300 GSK Drive, Moon Township, NJ
23-294 Award Under State Contract - Maintenance of the pH, Chlorine and Phosphate Analyzers (NTE $66,181) – Awards a contract under State Contract to HACH Company, 5600 Lindbergh Drive, Loveland, TX
23-295 Award Contract Under Educational Services Commission of New Jersey Contract – Bobcat Compact Excavator (NTE $76,678.60) – Awards a contract under Educational Services Commission of New Jersey Cooperative Purchasing to
23-296 Award Professional Services Contract – PFAS Treatment Designs – Eastside, Main & Mountain (NTE $1,084,500) – Awards a fair and open contract to Arcadis U.S., Inc., 17-17 Route 208 North, Suite 200, Fair Lawn, NJ and authorizes the Mayor and Village Clerk to execute the contract
23-297 Authorize Emergency Water Interconnection with Township of Mahwah – Authorizes the Mayor and Village Manager to execute a contract with the Township of Mahwah for an Emergency Interconnection Agreement with Ridgewood Water for emergency purposes. This is a requirement of the NJ Department of Environmental Protection.
23-298 Authorize Contacting Green Acres – PFAS Treatment Facilities Use of Land Preserved for Recreation & Conservation – Authorizes and directs the Director of Ridgewood Water to apply in writing to the NJDEP Commissioner setting forth and demonstrating that it meets the criteria to use lands preserved for recreation and conservation for drinking water wells and associated treatment equipment or facilities
23-299 Authorize Change Order – Trolley Gate Replacement (NTE $2,825) – Authorizes a change order which is necessary to furnish and add an intercom operator which will allow control of the gate remotely, from the Ridgewood Water Control Center
14. ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION
3967 – Amend Chapter 145 – Fees - 2024 Parking Permit and Pricing for Electric Vehicle Charging – Sets the 2024 Parking Permit fees and sets the pricing for electric vehicle charging
3968 - Amend Chapter 265, Vehicles and Traffic, “Deposit of Money Required; Overtime Parking Prohibited” – Amends this chapter to remove wording that prohibits the Municipal Court Judge from finding a person not guilty and dismissing an overtime parking ticket even if the person did pay, but may have put in the wrong license plate or wrong parking zone
3969 – Amend Chapter 212 – Parks and Recreation Areas – Regulations on Electric Bicycles, Electric Scooters, Electric Skateboards, and Non-Human Powered Vehicles – Prohibits the operation of a motor vehicle, e-bike, e-scooter, motorized bicycle, non-human powered vehicle or similar vehicle in or upon any Village of Ridgewood parkland, Ridgewood Water Company property or other public places in the Village of Ridgewood
15. ORDINANCES – PUBLIC HEARING
3964 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic – Parking Prohibited at All Times and Time Limit Parking – North Walnut Street and Mastin Place 3965 – Amend Chapter 101 – Alcoholic Beverages
3966 – Amend Chapter 3 – Administration of Government – Article II – Village Council
16. ORDINANCE - CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING
3962 - Amend Chapter 190 – Land Use and Development – Establish Regulations for Privately Owned Salt Storage
17. RESOLUTIONS
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 23-302 THROUGH
23-320 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:
23-302 Award Contract Under State Contract –
Tri-Band Radios for Vehicles (NTE $18,535) – Awards a contract under State Contract to Motorola Solution, Inc., c/o Regional Communications, 64 East Midland Avenue, Paramus, NJ
23-303 Award Contract Under State Contract – Ammunition (NTE $40,806.32) – Awards a contract under State Contract to Eagle Point Gun/T.J. Morris & Son – New Jersey, 1707 Third Street, Thorofare, NJ
23-304 Award Contract Under State Contract – New Village Website (NTE $31,884.11) – Awards a Contract under State Contract to CivicPlus, LLC, 302 South 4th Street, Suite 500, Manhattan, KS
23-305 Award Contract Under Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing System – Vehicle Tracking Subscription (NTE $28,197.60) – Awards a contract under Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing System to Verizon Connect, 100 Southgate Parkway, Morristown, NJ
23-306 Award Professional Services Contract – Archaeological Survey – Zabriskie-Schedler House and Property (NTE $35,610) – Awards a Professional Services Contract to the sole responsible quote from Richard Grubb & Associates, 259 Prospect Plains Road, Building D, Cranbury, NJ
23-307 Authorize Shared Services Agreement – Use of Styrofoam Densifier (Garfield) - Authorizes a Shared Services Agreement with the City of Garfield for the use of the Village’s Styrofoam densifier. The City of Garfield will deliver the Styrofoam collected in Garfield to the Village of Ridgewood, and will pay the Village of Ridgewood $5/bag. The Village of Ridgewood will then process the Styrofoam through the Styrofoam densifier and sell the finished material to a company which manufactures products out of the densified Styrofoam.
23-308 Authorize Shared Services Agreement – Use of Styrofoam Densifier (Oradell) - Authorizes a Shared Services Agreement with the Borough of Oradell for the use of the Village’s Styrofoam densifier. The Borough of Oradell will deliver the Styrofoam collected in Garfield to the Village of Ridgewood, and will pay the Village of Ridgewood $5/bag. The Village of Ridgewood will then process the Styrofoam through the Styrofoam densifier and sell the finished material to a company which manufactures products out of the densified Styrofoam.
23-309 Authorize Shared Services Agreement – Use of Styrofoam Densifier (Paramus) - Authorizes a Shared Services Agreement with the Borough of Paramus for the use of the Village’s Styrofoam densifier. The Borough of Paramus will deliver the Styrofoam collected in Garfield to the Village of Ridgewood, and will pay the Village of Ridgewood $5/bag. The Village of Ridgewood will then process the Styrofoam through the Styrofoam densifier and sell the finished material to a company which manufactures products out of the densified Styrofoam.
23-310 Authorize Shared Services Agreement – Dewatered Sludge Disposal from Water Pollution Control Facility (Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission) – Authorizes the Mayor and Village Manager to enter into a Shared Services Agreement with Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission for a 3-year period ending May 31, 2026. Also authorizes the Village Manager and Director of Public Works/Village Engineer to execute any and all applications necessary to do so.
23-311 Authorize Temporary Shared Services Agreement – Removal of Trees on County Roads (Bergen County) – Authorizes the Village of Ridgewood to enter into a Temporary Shared Services Agreement with the County of Bergen for the County of Bergen to remove dead and dying trees within the public right of way on County roads
23-312 Chapter 159 - 2023 Budget Amendment-State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Grant – Requests the Director of the Division of Local Government Services to approve the insertion of a special item of revenue into the 2023 budget for State of NJ Department of Environmental Protection, Storm Water Assistance Grant - $15,000 and that a like sum be appropriated in the 2023 budget under Operations excluded from “CAPS”, Public and Private Appropriations Offset by Revenues: State of NJ Department of Environmental Protection Storm Water Assistance Grant Other Expenses - $15,000
23-313 Declare Property Surplus – Police Vehicles – Declares two Police vehicles, which are unreliable and beyond their life expectancy surplus and authorizes the Village Manager to dispose of them
23-314 Declare Property Surplus – Police Car WatchGuard Camera System – Declares Police car WatchGuard Camera System and various accessories surplus property and authorizes the Village Manager to dispose of these items
23-315 Appoint Alternate Custodian of Records for Ridgewood Police Department – Appoints Police Chief Forest Lyons the Alternate Custodian of Records for the Village Police Department for OPRA requests
23-316 Appoint Local Emergency Management Council – Appoints various Village professionals to the Local Emergency Management Council
23-317 Appoint Member to Shade Tree Commission – Appoints Cavan Sieczkowski to fill the unexpired term of Maria Damasco, which term expires on 12/31/2023
23-318 Appoint Members to Project Pride – Appoints Nina McGonnell and Cavan Sieczkowski to the Project Pride Committee
23-319 Appoint Members to Ridgewood Arts Council – Appoints Audrey Fink, Sean Flanagan, Rosemary Gunther McCooe, Gloria Holmes, Paul Kim, Athena Maxwell, Michelle Rivkin, and Stella Song to the Ridgewood Arts Council for terms that will expire on 6/30/2024
23-320 Appoint Member to Green Ridgewood – Appoints Vivian Ewell as a Student Intern member for a term that expires on 6/30/24
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 23-300, 23-301 AND 23-321, WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY AND READ IN FULL
23-300 Adopt Plan for Schedler Property and Rescind Resolutions #18-261 and #23-148 for Plans for Schedler Property
23-301 Award Contract – Cultural Resource Management and Historic Preservation Specialist
(NTE $25,350)
23-321 Approve and Release a Portion of the 9/4/2019 Closed Session Minutes
18. Comments from the Public (Not to Exceed 5 minutes per person)
19. Adjournment
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