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
