VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD
VILLAGE COUNCIL
REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING
DECEMBER 8, 2021
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 January Radon Action Month
8. Swearing-in of Fire Fighters
A. Fire Fighter Chad Miller
B. Fire Fighter Kevin Monton
C. Fire Fighter Steven Scanapico
3-20, Decorum, the Village Council meetings shall be conducted in the following manner:
Manner of Addressing Council
Persons other than Council members 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 Council member, nor shall any person be permitted to address the Chair while a motion is pending. A Council member 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.
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 21-361 THROUGH
21-368 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:
21-361 Award Sole Source Contract – Software Support - SCADA (NTE $19,869.12) – Awards a sole source contract to Emerson Process Management Power & Water Solutions, Inc., 200 Beta Drive, Pittsburgh, PA
21-362 Title 59 Approval – Furnishing and Delivering Sodium Hypochlorite Solution – Approves the plans and specifications for Furnishing and Delivering Sodium Hypochlorite Solution prepared by Ridgewood Water, pursuant to Title 59
21-363 Award Contract – Furnishing and Delivering Sodium Hypochlorite Solution (NTE $84,000) – Awards the first year of a two-year contract to the lowest responsible bidder, PVS Minibulk, Inc., 10900 Harper Avenue, Detroit, MI
21-364 Title 59 Approval – Pipes, Appurtenances and Service Materials – Approves the plans and specifications for Pipes, Appurtenances and Services Materials prepared by Ridgewood Water, pursuant to Title 59
21-365 Award Contract – Pipes, Appurtenances and Service Materials (NTE $415,000) – Awards a contract to the sole responsible bidder for various items to Core & Main, LP, 61 Gross Avenue, Edison, NJ
21-366 Title 59 Approval – Line Stop Valve Insertion Services – Approves the plans and specifications for Line Stop and Valve Insertion Services prepared by Ridgewood Water, pursuant to Title 59
21-367 Award Contract – Line Stop Valve Insertion Services (NTE $200,000) – Awards the first year of a two-year contract to the sole responsible bidder, Carner Brothers, 10 Steel Court, Roseland, NJ
21-368 Authorize Change Order and Rescind Resolution
#21-333 - Ridgewood Water Headquarters
(NTE $36,348.25) – Rescinds Resolution
#21-333, which had the incorrect dollar amount for the change order. In addition, authorizes a change order, in the correct dollar amount, to the original lowest responsible bidder, Adamo Brothers Construction, 1033 Alexander Avenue, Ridgefield, NJ. This change order is necessary for additional work on wall framing, sheetrock, and a new electric water heater.
15. ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION
3885 – Amend Chapter 145 – Fees – Graydon Pool, Tennis, and Pickleball Membership Fees – Establishes the membership fees for 2022, with no change in price from 2021 membership fees
16. ORDINANCES – PUBLIC HEARING
3878 – Amend Chapter 190 – Land Use and Development – “H” Hospital District
3879 – Establish Standards for Electric Vehicle Charging Spaces in New Developments
3880 – 2021 Management Salary Ordinance
3881 – 2022 Non-Union Salary Ordinance
3882 – 2022 Management Salary Ordinance
3883 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic – Ridgewood Parking Permits Rules and Regulations for Non-Residents
3884 – Amend Chapter 145 – Fees – Fees for Ridgewood Parking Permits
17. RESOLUTIONS
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 21-369 THROUGH
21-393 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:
21-369 Approve 2022 Village Cash Management Plan - Annual resolution which approves the Cash Management Plan and Policy. This Cash Management Plan is to be used as a guide for Village officials when depositing and investing the Village’s funds.
21-370 Designate Official Newspapers for 2022 - Annual resolution which designates The Record and the Ridgewood News, and the Gannett Co., Inc. (the parent company of both newspapers) as the official newspapers of the Village of Ridgewood
21-371 Approve 2022 Annual Meetings Statement - Annual resolution which sets the schedule for the Village Council Meetings for 2022
21-372 Award Contract – Preparation of 2022 Village Council Meeting Minutes (NTE $7.50/page; $17,000 total) - Awards a contract for preparation of the 2022 Village Council Meeting minutes to Irene Alvarez, d.b.a. Alvarez Typing, 307 Allen Place, Ridgewood, NJ as the sole responsible quote
21-373 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
21-374 Award Contract – Landfill Disposal of Solid Waste (NTE $80.49/ton, $764,655 total) – Awards the first year of a two-year contract to the lowest responsible bidder, IWS Transfer Systems of NJ, Inc., 300 Frank W. Burr Boulevard, Suite #39, Teaneck, NJ
21-375 Award Professional Services Contract – Pediatrician for Monthly Child Health Clinics (NTE $1,950 per municipality/$5,850 total) - Awards a Professional Services Contract to Dr. Wayne Narucki, 33 Lincoln Avenue, Rutherford, NJ, as the sole quote received. The Borough of Fair Lawn, the Borough of Glen Rock, and the Village of Ridgewood will each pay one-third the cost of this contract.
21-376 Award Professional Services Contract – Risk Management Consultants (NTE $60,000) – Awards a Professional Services contract under a
non-fair and open contract to Brown and Brown Metro, LLC, 56 Livingston Avenue, Roseland, NJ. The hiring of a Risk Management Consultant is required under the Joint Insurance Fund’s bylaws, and the required Pay to Play forms have been filed with the
Village Clerk’s Office.
21-377 Award Professional Services Contract – Employee Assistance Program (NTE $5,000) - Awards a non-exclusive Professional Services Contract to West Bergen Mental Healthcare, 120 Chestnut Street, Ridgewood, NJ for an Employee Assistance Program
21-378 Authorize Shared Services Agreement – 2022 Child Health Clinic (Fair Lawn & Glen Rock) (NTE Maximum of $1,950 per municipality) - Authorizes a Shared Services Agreement with the Borough of Fair Lawn and the Borough of Glen Rock for a Child Health Clinic. Each municipality will pay one-third of the cost for the program.
21-379 Authorize Shared Services Agreement – TV Inspection of Sanitary Sewer Mains (Northwest Bergen County Utilities Authority)(NTE $0.86 per foot, minimum payment $500/day) - Authorizes the second year of a two-year Shared Services Agreement with the Northwest Bergen County Utilities Authority for TV Inspection of Water and Stormwater mains
21-380 Approve Budget Transfers - Annual resolution which transfers money in the 2021 budget from departments which have excess funds to those departments which do not have adequate funds
21-381 Establish 2022 Temporary Budgets - Approves the 2022 Temporary Budgets for the General budget, the Water Utility budget, and the Parking Utility budget, which will fund Village operations prior to the adoption of the 2022 Budget
21-382 Authorize Cancellation of Emergency Appropriations for Damage Done by Hurricane Ida– Current Fund and Water Utility Fund – Cancels the emergency appropriations of $1,564,500 in the Current Fund and $75,000 in the Water Utility Fund due to the fact that Bond Ordinances #3874 and #3875 have been adopted, so the emergency appropriations are no longer necessary
21-383 Authorize Cancellation of Budget Appropriation Balances – Parking Utility – Cancels the 2021 unexpended appropriation balances in the Parking Utility of $80,000 in Salaries & Wages and $120,000 in Other Expenses so that these balances may be credited to surplus, to offset the anticipated shortfall in parking revenues
21-384 Authorize Refund and Cancellation of Taxes for Disabled Veteran - Block 2908, Lot 44 –
Authorizes the Tax Collector to cancel property taxes paid on and after December 1, 2020, to a 100% disabled Veteran who has filed proof of his disability with the Tax Assessor. Also authorizes the Tax Collector to provide for a refund of such property taxes already paid on and after December 1, 2020 which amount is $13,244.83. In addition, property taxes for the first and 2nd quarter of 2022, in the amount of $6,622 are also cancelled.
21-385 Amend Resolution #21-233 – Body-Worn Camera Grant Agreement – Amends Resolution #21-233 to include the grant agreement period for the purchase of the body-worn cameras for the Ridgewood Police Department
21-386 Resolution on Opioid Litigation Settlement – Establishes that the Village of Ridgewood is going to opt-in to nationwide settlements to resolve all opioid litigation brought by states and local political subdivisions against the three largest pharmaceutical distributors of opioids. These settlements will provide substantial funds to states and subdivisions for abatement of the opioid epidemic across the country and will impose transformative changes in the way the settling defendants conduct their business.
21-387 Appoint Joint Insurance Fund Commissioner - Appoints Heather Mailander, Village Manager/Village Clerk, as the JIF Fund Commissioner for 2022
21-388 Appoint Public Agency Compliance Officer (P.A.C.O.) - Designates Heather Mailander, Village Manager, as the P.A.C.O. for the Village of Ridgewood for the calendar year 2022
21-389 Appoint Member to Library Board of Trustees – Appoints Gail Campbell to a term that will expire on December 31, 2026
32-390 Appoint Members to Stigma Free Task Force – Appoints Dawn Cetrulo and Danielle Fabrizio as Stigma Free Ambassadors; Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke or designee; Rosemary Klie Village resident working in Mental Healthcare; and Jan Bottcher, Village resident, to terms expiring 12/31/2022. Also appoints Sheila Brogan, Board of Education representative; Danielle Pagani, Village Staff in non-emergency position; Fire Chief John Judge or designee; Mary Davey, Village resident working in Mental Healthcare; and Betty Friedel, Village resident, to terms expiring 12/31/2023.
21-391 Appoint Members to Green Ridgewood Committee - Appoints the following as liaisons: Saurabh Dani – Ridgewood Board of Education Representative, Jill Fasano – Village Representative, and Mary Mogerly – Parks, Recreation, and Conservation Board Representative for terms expiring on 12/31/22; and as a Citizen Member: Bob Upton
for a term expiring on 12/31/2024
21-392 Appoint Members to Ridgewood Green Team Advisory Committee – Appoints Anthony Mauriello and Eleanor Gruber to three-year terms expiring on December 31, 2024; Justin Manger and Anthea Zito to terms expiring on 12/31/2023; and Krisha Anant and Sofia
Morino as student liaisons to terms expiring on June 30, 2022
21-393 Appoint Members to Ridgewood Shade Tree Commission – Appoints Carolyn Jacoby to a five-year term expiring on 12/31/2026
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 21-394 THROUGH
21-396, WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY AND READ IN FULL:
21-394 Extend Dining Corrals through March 2022
21-395 Rules and Regulations for Outdoor Cafes through March 2022
21-396 Appoint Member to Planning Board
18. Comments from the Public (Not to Exceed 5 minutes per person)
19. Resolution to go into Closed Session
20. Closed Session
Personnel – Appointments to Boards and Committees; Annual Performance Evaluation of Village Manager
21. Adjournment
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