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THE RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE COUNCIL

PUBLIC WORKSHOP AGENDA

January 6, 2021

7:30 P.M.

 

1.         7:30 pm – Call to Order – Mayor

2.         Statement of Compliance with Open Public Meeting Act

            Mayor: “Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided by a posting on the bulletin    board in Village Hall, by mail to the Ridgewood News, The Record, and by submission      to all persons entitled to same as provided by law of a schedule including the date and          time of this meeting.”

“Due to the fact that we continue to meet through a remote meeting format, there are some required announcements to make.

 

• All participants are muted during this meeting.

 

• Anyone wishing to make comments, may do so during Comments from the Public, and during the public hearings on any ordinances by dialing *9 on your phones to raise your hand, and then once you are recognized, dialing *6 on your phones to unmute, or by raising your hand icon if you are on your computers. You must state your name and address for the record.

 

• Members of the public may also submit written comments to us for any future remote meetings by either email to Donna Jackson, Deputy Village Clerk, at djackson@ridgewoodnj.net, with the subject line, “Comments for Village Council Meeting” or written letter to Donna Jackson, Deputy Village Clerk.  Written comments must be received by 4:00 p.m. on the day before the remote meeting in order to be read into the record during the meeting. All written comments must adhere to the time limits already set by ordinance.

 

• Members of the public commenting during a remote meeting shall not act in any manner to disrupt the meeting. If anyone becomes disruptive during the meeting, they will be muted. If time permits, the disruptive individual shall be allowed to speak after all other members of the public are provided an opportunity to comment.

 

• Any continued disruption may result in the member being prevented from speaking during the remainder of this meeting. Disruptive conduct includes, but is not limited to, shouting, interruption, and the use of profanity.” 

 

3.         Roll Call – Village Clerk                                                                                                       

4.         Flag Salute/Moment of Silence

5.         Public Comments (Not to Exceed 3 Minutes per Person - 40 Minutes in Total)

6.         Manager’s Report

7.         Council Reports         

8.         Presentation – Residential Energy Aggregation                    

9.         Discussion

            a.         Ridgewood Water - None

 

            b.         Parking - None           

 

            c.         Budget

1.         Temporary Budget

2.         Resolution for Deferred School Tax

3.         Award Contract – Kitchen Renovation – Fire Department

4.         Amendment to Local Supplemental Violations Bureau Schedule of Designated Offenses and Payable Amounts

5.         Street Paving and Streetscape

6.         Allocation of Funds to United Way for Special Needs Housing

d.         Policy                        

1.         Pickleball Rules and Regulations

 

e.         Operations                              

1.         Adopt Notice of Tort Claims Form

2.         Habernickel Park - 1057 Hillcrest Road

3.         Authorize Application for Bergen County Community Development Block Grant – SHARE - 104 Cottage Place

4.         Authorize Application for Bergen County Community Development Block Grant – SHARE - 130 Prospect Street

5.         Stop Signs at Albert Place and Maxwell Place at Eastside Avenue

10.       Review of January 13, 2021 Public Meeting Agenda

11.       Public Comments (Not to Exceed 5 Minutes per Person)

12.       Closed

            a.  Personnel – Appointment to Parks, Recreation and Conservation Board

13.       Adjournment

VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD
VILLAGE COUNCIL
REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING
DECEMBER 9, 2020
8:00 P.M.

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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.   Proclamation

     Proclaim January Radon Action Month

    

Pursuant to Chapter 3-19 of the Code of the Village of Ridgewood, Manner of Addressing Council, and Chapter

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.

 

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

     NONE

13.  RESOLUTIONS – RIDGEWOOD WATER

THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 20-365 THROUGH

20-388 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:

20-365    Title 59 Approval – Servicing and Repair of             Electric Source- Approves the specifications               for Servicing and Repairing of Electric                   Source, prepared by Ridgewood Water, pursuant          to Title 59

20-366    Award Contract – Servicing and Repair of               Electric      Source (NTE $250,000) – Awards the           second year of a two-year contract to the               original lowest responsible bidder, Vanore              Electric, Inc., 145 Lexington Avenue,                  Hackensack, NJ

20-367    Title 59 Approval – Landscaping Services –             Approves the specifications for Landscaping           Services, prepared by Ridgewood Water,                   pursuant to Title 59

20-368    Award Contract – Landscaping Services (NTE              $100,000) – Awards the second year of a two-           year contract to the original lowest                  responsible bidder, Clarke Moynihan                 Landscaping & Construction, Inc., 229 Main              Street, Andover, NJ

20-369    Title 59 Approval – Furnishing and Delivering           of Sodium Hypochlorite – Approves the                specifications for Furnishing and Delivering               of Sodium Hypochlorite, prepared by Ridgewood        Water, pursuant to Title 59

20-370    Award Contract – Furnishing and Delivering of           Sodium Hypochlorite (NTE $111,735) – Awards              the second year of a two-year contract to the      original lowest responsible bidder, Miracle               Chemical Company, 1151B Highway 33,                    Farmingdale, NJ

20-371    Title 59 Approval – Line Stop and Valve                Insertion Services – Approves the                      specifications for Line Stop and Valve                 Insertion Services, prepared by Ridgewood           Water, pursuant to Title 59

20-372    Award Contract – Line Stop and Valve                   Insertion Services (NTE $200,000) – Awards             the second year of a two-year contract to the       original lowest responsible bidder, Carner           Brothers, 10 Steel Court, Roseland, NJ

20-373    Title 59 Approval – Pipe, Appurtenances and             Service Materials – Approves the                     specifications for Pipes, Appurtenances and             Service Materials prepared by Ridgewood                Water, pursuant to Title 59

20-374    Award Contract – Pipe, Appurtenances and               Service Materials (NTE $415,000) – Awards the         second year of a two-year contract to the               following original lowest responsible bidders        in various categories of materials: Core &              Main, LLP, (aka Water Works Supply Co.,                Inc.), 660 State Highway 23, Pompton Plains,            NJ; Raritan Group, 301 Meadow Road, Edison,            NJ; and Capitol Supply Construction Products,           Inc., 149 Old Turnpike Road, Wayne, NJ

20-375    Title 59 Approval – Annual PFAS Laboratory              Analysis Services – Approves the                      specifications for Annual PFAS Laboratory               Analysis Services, prepared by Ridgewood               Water, pursuant to Title 59

20-376    Award Contract – Annual PFAS Laboratory                Analysis Services (NTE $82,600) – Awards the               second year of a two-year contract to the               original lowest responsible bidder, Aqua           ProTech, Inc., 1275 Bloomfield Avenue, Bldg.            6, Suite 37D, Fairfield, NJ

20-377    Title 59 Approval – Tree Maintenance Services           – Approves the specifications for Tree                   Maintenance Services prepared by Ridgewood               Water, pursuant to Title 59

20-378    Award Contract – Tree Maintenance Services             (NTE $80,000) – Awards the first year of a             two-year contract to the lowest responsible            bidder, Downes Tree Service, 65 Royal Avenue,        Hawthorne, NJ

20-379    Title 59 Approval – Cold Water Meters –                Approves the specifications for Cold Water            Meters prepared by Ridgewood Water, pursuant               to Title 59

20-380    Award Contract – Cold Water Meters (NTE                $214,642.50) – Awards the first year of a              two-year contract to the sole responsible             bidder, Rio Supply, Inc., 100 Allied Parkway,          Sicklerville, NJ

20-381    Award Contract Under State Contract –                  Chlorine and Phosphate Analyzers (NTE                 $87,671.37) – Awards a contract under State               Contract to Hach Company, 5600 Lindbergh           Drive, Loveland, CO

20-382    Award Contract Under State Contract – Aerial           Mapping (NTE $104,940) – Awards a contract           under State Contract to Civil Solutions, 215           Bellevue Avenue, Hammonton, NJ

20-383    Award Contract – Milling and Paving of                 Garrett Place (NTE $34,080) – Awards a                    contract to the lowest responsible quote from        R.M. Tuit Paving and Trucking, LLC, 113               Edward Drive, Ringwood, NJ. The Borough of              Midland Park will be paying one-half of this            cost ($17,040) due to the fact that they wish          to pave the entire street, and not just the            side of the street where the water main was             replaced.

20-384    Award Professional Services Contract –                  Hydrogeologic Consulting Services (NTE                 $171,000) – Awards a Professional Services               Contract to WSP USA, 600 East Crescent                 Avenue, Suite 200, Upper Saddle River, NJ.              The required Pay to Play Forms have been               filed with the Village Clerk’s Office.

20-385    Award Professional Services Contract – Design           and Construction Administration of Twinney            PFAS Treatment and Improvement (NTE $242,300)         – Awards a Professional Services Contract to              Mott MacDonald, 111 Wood Avenue South,                  Iselin, NJ. The required Pay to Play forms             have been filed with the Village Clerk’s               Office.         

20-386    Award Additional Year of Contract – Servicing           and      Repair of Potable Water Pumping                   Facilities (NTE $500,000) – Awards an                   additional year of a contract to the original        lowest responsible bidder, William Stothoff             Company, Inc., 110 River Road, Flemington, NJ

20-387    Authorize Change Order – Professional                  Engineering Services for Farview and Eastside           Station Improvements (NTE $5,000) –                  Authorizes a change order to the original             lowest responsible bidder, Boswell                     Engineering, 330 Phillips Avenue, South                Hackensack, NJ. This is necessary in order to           bring the facility into compliance with the            necessary alarm system, which was not part of          the base contract for professional services.

20-388    Reject Bid – Laboratory Analysis Services –            Rejects the sole bid received due to the fact         that the specifications for the bid items for        2021 had the incorrect quantities listed

THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION, NUMBERED 20-389, WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY AND READ IN FULL:

20-389    Award Contract – Elks Club Interior and                Exterior Partial Demolition

14.  ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION

3833 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic –              Establish Stop Signs at Shelton Road and Steilen     Avenue – Establishes a stop sign on the west           side of Shelton Road at Steilen Avenue

3834 – Authorize Renewal of PILOT Agreement –                  Ridgecrest – Authorizes the renewal of a PILOT          Agreement for Ridgecrest Senior Housing, whereby      they have a tax abatement program with the                Village, and then pay a service charge in lieu          of taxes. In addition, the Mayor and Village            Clerk are authorized to execute the renewal of        this agreement.

15.  ORDINANCES – PUBLIC HEARING

3824 – Amend Chapter 215 – Peace and Good Order -              Establish Regulations for Municipal Parking          Facilities

3825 – Amend Chapter 145 – Fees – Hudson Street Parking   Lot Permit

3826 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic –             Permit Parking

3827 – 2020 Non-Union Salary Ordinance

3828 – 2020 Management Salary Ordinance

3829 - 2021 Non-Union Salary Ordinance

3830 – 2021 Management Salary Ordinance

3831 – Amend Various Salary Ordinances

3832 – Special Emergency Ordinance to Appropriate              $2,047,254, Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic          Public Health Emergency

16.  RESOLUTIONS

THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 20-390 THROUGH

20-415, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF RESOLUTION 20-397, 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:

20-390    Approve 2021 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.  

20-391    Designate Official Newspapers for 2021 -              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

20-392    2021 Annual Meetings Statement - Annual                resolution which sets the schedule for the             Village Council Meetings for 2021

20-393    Award Contract – Preparation of 2021 Village           Council Meeting Minutes (NTE $9/page;               $18,000 total) - Awards a contract for             preparation of the 2021 Village Council           Meeting minutes to Caitlin Powers, 413 Van        Emburgh Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ as the sole          responsible quote

20-394    Award Contract – Water Pollution Control          Facility Façade Repairs (NTE $37,000) –          Awards a contract to the lowest responsible         quote from ConQuest Construction, Inc., 20        Carver Avenue, Westwood, NJ

20-395    Award Contract – Replacement of Doors at          Water Pollution Control Facility (NTE              $16,000) – Awards a contract to the lowest       responsible quote from Jay’s Construction,        LLC, 401 East 25^th Street, Paterson, NJ

20-396    Award Contract – Disposal of Street              Sweepings (NTE $4,247.66) – Awards a              contract to IWS Transfer Systems of NJ,         Inc., 300 Frank W. Burr Boulevard, Suite 39,           Teaneck, NJ, which is a NJDEP qualified “end           user” of recyclable materials

20-398    Award Additional Amount of Contract –                  Yardwaste Disposal ($32,000) – Awards an               additional amount of contract to a NJDEP           qualified “end user”, B and B      Organic Waste            Recycling, 280 Marshall Hill Road, West                Milford, NJ

20-399    Award Professional Services Contract –            Annual Maintenance Contract for Software for        Finance Department (NTE $25,000) – Awards a           Professional Services Contract to Edmunds &           Associates, 3001 A Tilton Road, Northfield,       NJ

20-400    Award Professional Services Contract – Risk             Management Consultants (NTE $60,000) - Awards           a Professional Services contract under a

          no-bid 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.      

20-401    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

20-402    Award Contract Under The Interlocal               Purchasing System – Streaming/Production of        Village Council Meetings (NTE $18,000) –          Awards a contract under The Interlocal             Purchasing System to Swagit, 850 Central

Parkway East, Suite 100, Plano, TX

20-403    Authorize Shared Services Agreement – TV                Inspection of Sanitary Sewer Mains

          (Northwest Bergen County Utilities Authority)           - Authorizes the first year of a two-year           Shared Services Agreement with the Northwest            Bergen County Utilities Authority for TV              Inspection of Water and Stormwater mains, on            an as needed basis. The charge will be $0.85            per foot with a minimum charge of $500 per            day in 2021.

20-404    Authorize Shared Services Agreement –                  Barbershop, Beauty Shop, and Nail Salon                Inspections (Norwood) – Authorizes a Shared              Services Agreement with the Borough of                    Norwood, whereby the Village of Ridgewood               will provide the Borough of Norwood with                these inspections for the year 2021

20-405    Declare Property Surplus – Various Fire           Department Equipment – Declares various Fire       Department equipment surplus property and        authorizes the Village Manager to dispose of      said property

20-406    Declare Property Surplus – Division of Solid      Waste Packer Truck – Declares a 2003 Crane      Carrier Packer surplus property and               authorizes the Village Manager to dispose of       said property

20-407    Approve 2020 Budget Transfers - Annual                 resolution which transfers money in the 2020            budget from departments which have excess           funds to those departments which do not have              adequate funds

20–408    Approve Annual Renewal of Liquor Licenses –            Approves the renewal of the liquor licenses           for Maple Avenue Liquors, LLC and Signature            Cocktails, LLC for the license term of July             1, 2020 – June 30, 2021

20-409    Appoint Joint Insurance Fund Commissioner -            Appoints Heather Mailander, Village                   Manager/Village Clerk, as the JIF Fund                 Commissioner for 2021

20-410    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            2021

20-411    Appoint Members to Open Space Committee –              Appoints Robert Lasky (Fields Committee              Member), Frances Barto (Class IV Planning            Board Member), David Sayles (Parks,                   Recreation & Conservation Board Member),

          Nancy Bigos, Director of Parks and                    Recreation, and Ralph Currey, James Bostler,           Yu Sun, and Fred Jubitz as Ridgewood                    resident members for terms that will expire              on 12/31/2021

20-412    Appoint Members to Project Pride Committee –           Appoints Gary Cirillo, Chairman, Mary Ann             Sage, Alyssa Becker, Ann Schott, Tonia Cohen,          Holt Family, Barbara D’Amato, Jeanette                 Vadeika, Donna Dorsey, Julie Fischer, Ann               Leahy , Carolyn Angelosante, Debbie Higgins,            Saltalmacchia Family, Janet Fricke,    Stott               Family, Kay Connell, Katherine Cirillo, Tara            Cirillo, and Quinn Stott-Student Liaison to               terms that will expire on 12/31/2021

20-413    Appoint Members to Central Business District           Advisory Committee – Appoints William                 Gilsenan, as a business owner, for a two-year         term, which term shall expire on June 30,               2022; Michael Velicu, as a business                    owner, for a one-year term, which term shall            expire on June 30, 2021; and Stephen Aspero,           as a Ridgewood resident member to fill an             unexpired term, which term shall expire on              June 30, 2021

20-414    Appoint Members to Stigma-free Task Force –            Appoints Chief Jacqueline Luthcke or                  designee, Jan Bottcher and Michelle Branigan             as Village Resident members to terms which               will expire on December 31, 2022

20-415    Appoint Members to Green Ridgewood Committee           - Appoints the following as liaisons:                   Saurabh Dani – Ridgewood Board of Education            Representative, Robert Kearny – Village             Representative, and Mary Mogerly – Parks,              Recreation, and Conservation Board                    Representative for terms expiring on                  12/31/21; and as Citizen Members: Bob Upton

          and Ellie Gruber for terms expiring on                 12/31/2021; Yvonne Nava and Christine                 Amundsen for terms expiring 12/31/2022; and              George Wolfson and Beth Gould Creller for             terms expiring on 12/31/2023.

THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION, NUMBERED 20-397, WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY AND READ IN FULL:

20-397    Award Contract Under Bergen County Contract       – Lawn Mower for Water Pollution Control        Facility (NTE $20,222.61)

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

18.  Resolution to go into Closed Session

19.  Closed Session

     A.   Legal – Tax Appeal – Pondview Medical                  Settlement

     B.   Contract/Personnel – Professional Services             Contract for Firearms Range

20.  Adjournment

VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD
VILLAGE COUNCIL
REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING
NOVEMBER 9, 2020
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

     Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over – 2020 Year End     Holiday Statewide Crackdown

Pursuant to Chapter 3-19 of the Code of the Village of Ridgewood, Manner of Addressing Council, and Chapter

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.

 

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

     NONE

13.  RESOLUTIONS – RIDGEWOOD WATER

THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 20-336 THROUGH

20-340 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:

20-336    Title 59 Approval – Well Improvements –                Approves the plans and specifications for             2020 Well Improvements prepared by Ridgewood              Water, pursuant to Title 59

20-337    Award Contract – Well Improvements ($744,850)           – Awards a contract to the sole responsible           bidder, William Stothoff Company, Inc., 110            River Road, Flemington, NJ

20-338    Award Professional Services Contract –                 Various Transmission and Distribution                Infrastructure Improvements (NTE $194,765) –              Awards a non-fair and open contract to                 Suburban Consulting Engineers, Inc., 96 U.S.            Highway 206, Flanders, NJ. The required Pay            to Play forms have been filed with the                Village Clerk’s Office.

20-339    Award Professional Services Contract –                 Attorneys for PFAS Insurance Recovery –                Awards a Professional Services Contract to            the law firm of Eisenstein Malanchuck, LLP,              1048 Potomac Street NW, Washington, D.C., on               a contingency basis. This contract shall                incur no cost to the Village for insurance             recovery and services litigation other than               the time of the Village and Water Department              employees, staff and attorney that may be               needed to assist in the litigation.   

20-340    Adopt PFAS Master Plan – PFAS Planning and              Treatment Study – Adopts the Ridgewood Water            – PFAS Planning and Treatment Study which           will provide guidance to Ridgewood Water               Staff and professionals as the Village                 embarks on proposed design and construction            of no less than four years, at a cost of no               less than $100 million of capital investment           for proper mitigation of PFAS contaminants

14.  ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION

3824 – Amend Chapter 215 – Peace and Good Order -              Establish Regulations for Municipal Parking          Facilities – Establishes rules and regulations            for all municipal parking facilities, including             the Hudson Street garage

3825 – Amend Chapter 145 – Fees – Hudson Street Parking   Lot Permit – Deletes the fees for the Hudson            Street parking lot only

3826 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic –             Permit Parking – Amends the locations where the             Ridgewood Premium Parking Permit, the Ridgewood        Non-Premium Parking Permit, and the Ridgewood        Non-Resident Parking Permit can be used. It also   indicates that the Ridgewood Parking Permits are     not required in any lots or in the Hudson Street     garage after 12:00 Noon on all days; however,        the parking is limited to 3-hours in these             locations, during regularly metered hours. The            Train Station Parking lot does not require a            parking permit on Saturdays, but payment must be       made during metered hours.  In addition, the            Ridgewood Parking permits shall not be used in          the Chestnut, Walnut, or Prospect Street lots,           Monday through Friday, but may be used in these        lots on Saturday.

3827 – 2020 Non-Union Salary Ordinance - Establishes           salaries and various employment criteria for            non-union personnel for 2020

3828 – 2020 Management Salary Ordinance - Establishes          salaries and various employment criteria for            management personnel for 2020

3829 - 2021 Non-Union Salary Ordinance - Establishes           salaries and various employment criteria for            non-union personnel for 2021

3830 – 2021 Management Salary Ordinance - Establishes          salaries and various employment criteria for            management personnel for 2021

3831 – Amend Various Salary Ordinances – Amends various   salary ordinances to include new titles and            stipends received by Village employees

3832 – Special Emergency Ordinance to Appropriate              $2,047,254, Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic          Public Health Emergency – Appropriates this          money to pay for various expenses related to the   COVID-19 pandemic Public Health Emergency

15.  ORDINANCES – PUBLIC HEARING

3815 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic –              Placement of Stop Signs in Various Locations      

3816 – Amend Chapter 190 – Land Use and Development –          Affordable Housing – Require an Affordable                 Housing Set-Aside

3817 – Amend Chapter 190 – Land Use and Development –          Affordable Housing – Create the AH-3 Affordable           Housing Zone District

3818 – Amend Chapter 190 – Land Use and Development -          Affordable Housing – Amend B-1 and B-2 Districts

3819 – Amend Chapter 190 – Land Use and Development –          Affordable Housing - Create the B-3 Zone             District

3820 – Affordable Housing Administration Ordinance        Development Fees

3821 – Amend Chapter 145 – Fees - Graydon Pool                 Membership Fees and Other Graydon Pool Fees   

3822 – Amend Chapter 145 – Fees – Tennis Badge Fees 3823 – Amend Chapter 145 – Fees - Day Camp Fees

16.  RESOLUTIONS

THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 20-341 THROUGH

20-362 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:

20-341    Award Contract Under State Contract – Graydon           Pool      Wellhead Repair (NTE $44,000) – Awards a           contract under State Contract to Rapid Pump &          Meter Service Co., Inc., 285 Straight Street,         Paterson, NJ

20-342    Award Professional Services Contract – Valley          Hospital, Department of Community Health and           Community Benefit – Public Health and Nursing          Services (NTE $11,853.01) - Awards a contract        for the provision of public health and                 nursing services for childhood immunizations,          blood pressure clinics, nursing supervision,       and infectious disease reports

20-343    Award Professional Services Contract –                  Pediatrician for Monthly Child Health Clinics           (NTE $5,850) - Awards a Professional Services          Contract to Dr. Wayne Narucki, 33 Lincoln             Avenue, Rutherford, NJ. 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.

20-344    Authorize Shared Services Agreement – 2021             Child Health Clinics (Fair Lawn and Glen           Rock) - 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 $1,950,               which is one-third of the cost for the                  program.

20-345    Authorize 2020 Budget Transfers - Annual                resolution which transfers money from                  departments which have excess funds to those             departments which do not have adequate funds

20-346    Authorize Tax Collector to Charge for Mailing           of Tax Sale Notices - Authorizes the Tax            Collector to charge $25 per mailing of the           tax sale notice and add it to the cost of the           tax sale, in lieu of any two publications of            the tax sale notice

20-347    Authorize Cancellation of General Capital               Ordinance Balances – Cancels the unexpended            balances that remain dedicated to capital             projects now completed or changed in scope

20-348    Authorize Submission of Application for 2021           Recreational Opportunities for Individuals             with      Disabilities (ROID) Grant – Authorizes            the submission of an application for this            $20,000 grant. The Village will be required            to provide 20% matching funds for this grant            ($4,000).

20-349    Declare Property Surplus – Fire Department –            Declares damaged fire hose which is not                    suitable for repair and no longer needed for               public use, surplus property and authorizes               the Village Manager to dispose of said                  property

20-350    Accept Donation of Fire Suppression Equipment           for Mobile Concession Stand – Accepts the             $3,200 donation from the Ridgewood Junior              Football Association for fire suppression               equipment for the mobile concession stand.             The Ridgewood Junior Football Association             does not currently have any applications              before any Village Boards or Committees.

20-351    Adopt Update of Bergen County’s Multi-                 Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan -                Adopts the Bergen County Multi-Jurisdictional       Hazard Mitigation Plan as an official plan of         the Village of Ridgewood and designates the             Emergency Management Coordinator to                    coordinate with the various Village                    departments to pursue implementation of the            plan.

20-352    Authorize Submission of Pre-Application to             Green Acres for Green Acres Diversion –                 Authorizes the submission of a pre-                    application for the major diversion of                  parkland at 308-316 South Broad Street to               correct a long-standing situation wherein               designated parkland was sold and developed             into affordable housing. The Village is                proposing sufficient replacement land as           parkland, by creating an easement for                  parkland on Marlborough Road (a paper street)           and designating the area at the end of the            cul de sac of Hammond Road, as open space           properties.

20-353    Approve 2020 Holiday Parking Plan in Central            Business District – Designates that all store         and business owners; employees in the Central      Business District; shoppers; diners; and               people doing business in the CBD be granted             free parking at all meters/kiosks in parking            lots in the Central Business District                    including the Ridgewood train station                  commuter parking meters and in the Hudson               Street Garage on December 5, 12, and 19,               2020. Although the parking in all of these              locations is free on these dates, there shall      be a 3-hour time limit during the hours when               meters/kiosks are usually in effect.

20-354    Establish Rules and Regulations for Virtual             Meetings – Establishes rules and regulations               for virtual meetings, as required by the               Division of Local Government Services’ Local               Finance Notice 2020-21

20-355    Authorize Application to Division of Local              Government Services – Special Emergency               Appropriations – Authorizes the Village to             submit an application to the Division of              Local Government Services for special                   emergency appropriations for expenses due to            the COVID-19 pandemic

20-356    Authorize Settlement of Claim – Oak Manor               Apartment Building ($10,000) – Authorizes the           payment of a settlement of claim for damage               done to the Oak Manor Apartment Building by a       Village sanitation truck

20-357    Appoint Members to Parks, Recreation and                Conservation Board – Appoints William Riker,            Jr. and David Sayles to three-year terms that         shall expire on December 31, 2022

20-358    Appoint Member to Shade Tree Commission –              Appoints Steve Freides as an Alternate #2             Member to the Shade Tree Commission, to a              term that will expire on December 31, 2024

20-359    Appoint Member to Ridgewood Arts Council –             Appoints Julie Mchedlishvili to a term that           shall expire on June 30, 2021

20-360    Appoint Member to Central Business District            Advisory Committee – Appoints Maximilian              Viola as a member of the Ridgewood Guild, to           replace Kathryn Schmidt, which term shall               expire on June 30, 2021

20-361    Authorize Payment of Attorney Fees – One               Village, One Vote Lawsuit ($11,257.50) –              Authorizes the payment of Attorney’s fees to            the attorneys for the plaintiffs in the               One Village, One Vote litigation as ordered            by Superior Court Judge Estella De La Cruz

20-362    Authorize Execution of Addendum One-Year               Lease of the Gate House at the Irene                  Habernickel Family Park - HealthBarn, USA,              Inc. – Authorizes the addendum of the                   one-year lease of the Gate House at the Irene           Habernickel Family Park, through January 31,            2022, between the Village of Ridgewood and            HealthBarn, USA, Inc., to be executed by the               Mayor and Village Clerk

   

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

18.  Resolution to go into Closed Session

19.  Closed Session

     Personnel – Appointments to Boards/Committees

20.  Adjournment

THE RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE COUNCIL
PUBLIC WORKSHOP AGENDA
December 2, 2020
7:30 P.M.

 

1.         7:30 pm – Call to Order – Mayor

2.         Statement of Compliance with Open Public Meeting Act

            Mayor: “Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided by a posting on the bulletin    board in Village Hall, by mail to the Ridgewood News, The Record, and by submission      to all persons entitled to same as provided by law of a schedule including the date and          time of this meeting.”

 “Due to the fact that we continue to meet through a remote meeting format, there are some required announcements to make.

 

• All participants are muted during this meeting.

 

• Anyone wishing to make comments, may do so during Comments from the Public, and during the public hearings on any ordinances by hitting *9 on your phones to raise your hand, and then once you are recognized, hitting *6 on your phones to unmute, or by raising your hand icon if you are on your computers. You must state your name and address for the record.

 

• Members of the public may also submit written comments to us for any future remote meetings by either email to Donna Jackson, Deputy Village Clerk, at djackson@ridgewoodnj.net, with the subject line, “Comments for Village Council Meeting” or written letter to Donna Jackson, Deputy Village Clerk.  Written comments must be received by 4:00 p.m. on the day before the remote meeting in order to be read into the record during the meeting. All written comments must adhere to the time limits already set by ordinance.

 

• Members of the public commenting during a remote meeting shall not act in any manner to disrupt the meeting. If anyone becomes disruptive during the meeting, they will be muted. If time permits, the disruptive individual shall be allowed to speak after all other members of the public are provided an opportunity to comment.

 

• Any continued disruption may result in the member being prevented from speaking during the remainder of this meeting. Disruptive conduct includes, but is not limited to, shouting, interruption, and the use of profanity.” 

 

3.         Roll Call – Village Clerk                                                                                                       

4.         Flag Salute/Moment of Silence

5.         Public Comments (Not to Exceed 3 Minutes per Person - 40 Minutes in Total)

6.         Manager’s Report

7.         Council Reports

8.         Presentation – Tree Inventory

9.         Discussion

            a.         Ridgewood Water  

                        1.         Reject Bid – Annual Laboratory Analysis Services

                        2.         Award Professional Services Contract – Hydrogeologic Consulting Services

3.         Award Professional Services Contract – Design and Construction Administration of Twinney PFAS Treatment and Improvements

4.         Award Additional Contract Year – Servicing and Repair of Potable Water Pumping Facilities

5.         Award Contract Under State Contract – Chlorine and Phosphate Analyzers

6.         Award Contract Under State Contract – Aerial Mapping

7.         Award Contract – Year Two Servicing and Repairing of Electric Source

8.         Award Contract – Year Two Landscaping Services

9.         Award Contract – Year Two Furnishing and Delivering of Sodium Hypochlorite Solution

10.       Award Contract – Year Two Line Stop and Valve Insertion Services

11.       Award Contract – Year Two Pipe, Appurtenances and Service Materials

12.       Award Contract – Garrett Place Watermain Project Planning

13.       Award Contract – 2021-2022 Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Laboratory Analysis Services

14.       Award Contract – Elks Club Interior & Exterior Partial Demolition

15.       Award Contract – 2021 Tree Maintenance Services

                        16.       Award Contract – 2021 Cold Water Meters

17.       Award Contract – Change Order #1 Professional Engineering Services for Farview and Eastside Station Improvements

                                   

            b.         Parking

                        1.         None  

            c.         Budget

1.         Budget Transfers

2.         2021 Cash Management Plan

3.         Award Professional Services Contract – Software for Finance Department

4.         Award Contract – Purchase of Lawn Mower for Water Pollution Control Facility

5.         Award Contract – Water Pollution Control Facility Façade Repairs

6.         Award Contract – Yard Waste Disposal

7.         Award Contract – Street Sweeping Disposal

8.         Award Contract – Replace Doors at WPC

9.         Award Contract – Preparation of 2021 Village Council Meeting Minutes

10.       Award Professional Services Contract – Feasibility Assessment for the Ridgewood Indoor Firearms Range

11.       Award Contract – Computer Software and Hardware for the Public Access Channel/Video Streaming

12.       Declare Surplus – Solid Waste 2003 CCC Packer

13.       Declare Surplus – Fire Equipment

 

d.         Policy

            1.         Stop Signs at Shelton Road Approach to Steilen Avenue

            2.         Removed from Agenda

            3.         Council Appointed Boards and Committees – Funding and Fundraising

            4.         Ridgecrest PILOT Agreement

            5.         Mandatory Outdoor Mask Policy

           

e.         Operations                              

            1.         Authorize Shared Services Agreement – TV Inspection

2.         Authorize Shared Services Agreement – Cosmetology Inspections Borough of Norwood

3.         Renewal of Liquor License – Signature Cocktails, LLC, Maple Avenue Liquors

4.         Updated Violation Ordinance Schedule

             

10.       Review of December 9, 2020 Public Meeting Agenda

11.       Public Comments (Not to Exceed 5 Minutes per Person)

12.       Closed

a.         Legal – PFAS Case Update; Lease of Water Property for Wireless Communications; Barrington Road; One Village One Vote Litigation

b.         Personnel – Supervisors Contract; Appointments to Boards and Committees

c.         Contract Negotiations – Contract for 1057 Hillcrest Road

 

13.       Adjournment