THE RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE COUNCIL’S

PUBLIC WORKSHOP AGENDA

REVISED

January 8, 2014

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."

3. Roll Call – Village Clerk

4. Flag Salute/Moment of Silence

5. Public Comments (Not to Exceed 3 Minutes per Person)

6. Presentations:

    a. GASP - School/sidewalk smoking issues

7. Discussion:

    a. Budget:

       1.)  2014 Health Officer Contract – Borough of Fair Lawn
       2.)  Resolution for Emergency Repair – 1998 Bandit Model 1850, Whole Tree
               Chipper – Parks and Recreation Department
       3.) Removed from Agenda
       4.) Removed from Agenda
       5.) Award of contract – Fleet Service Fuel and Related Services
       6.) Award of Contract – Landfill Disposal of Solid Waste
       7.) Award of Contract – Service and Repair of Potable Water Pumping Facilities
       8.) Extraordinary Unspecifiable Services – Water Pollution Control Facility Power Outage
       9.) Award of Contract – 2014 Recreational Program Instruction

   b. Operations:

      1.) Multi-Space Meter Unit – Park and Ride
      2.) Municipal Alliance Grant 2013 Extension

  c. Policy:

     1.) Amend Chapter 165 Hazardous Collection Conditions
     2.) Change Order - Controlled Doors at the Veterans Field Bathroom

8. Review of January 15, 2014 Agenda

9. Manager’s Report

10. Council Reports

11. Public Comments (Not to Exceed 3 Minutes Per Person)

12. Resolution to go into Closed Session

13. Closed Session

    a.) Personnel:

      1.) Fire Department
      2.) Engineering
      3.) Village Planner
      4.) Nepotism Policy – Police and Fire Departments
      5.) Appointments to Boards and Committees
      6.) Employee Health Benefits – Required Hours Per Week to Qualify 

    b.) Legal:

      1.) Ridgewood Water Lawsuit

14. Adjournment

VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD

VILLAGE COUNCIL

REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING

APRIL 11, 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. Mayor’s Comments　

6. Acceptance of Financial Reports　

7. Approval of Minutes　

8. Proclamations　

A. Proclaim April as Tree Planting Month and April 27, 2018 as Arbor Day

B. Proclaim April 28, 2018 LAX Day in Ridgewood

C. Proclaim May 6-12, 2018 National Drinking Water Week

D. Proclaim May as Building Safety Month

E. Proclaim April 1-21, 2018 Distracted Driving Crackdown

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

3642 – Water Utility Capital Ordinance ($1,317,000) - Appropriates this money for various capital improvements/purchases, and capital projects

for the Ridgewood Water Utility

13. ORDINANCES - PUBLIC HEARING – RIDGEWOOD WATER

3636 – Re-establish Water Rates and Fees – 2010-2017 3637 – Amend Water Rates and Fees – 2018

14. RESOLUTIONS – RIDGEWOOD WATER

THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 18-109 THROUGH

18-112 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:

18-109 Award Contract – Annual Renewal of Mapping Software for GIS for Ridgewood Water (NTE $17,342) – Awards a contract as a sole source provider to Bentley Systems, Inc., 686 Stockton Drive, Exton, PA

18-110 Reject Bid – 2018 Well Improvements – Rejects the bid received for well improvements due to the fact that it exceeded the cost estimate for the project

18-111 Authorize NJDEP Treatment Works Approval (TWA) Applications for Carr Well Facility – Authorizes Christopher Rutishauser, Village Engineer, to file the required NJDEP TWA applications on behalf of the Village of Ridgewood for the discharge of effluent from the Carr Well Facility to the Village’s sanitary sewer collection system

18-112 Approve Temporary Water Utility Capital Budget - Approves a temporary Water Utility Capital Budget, prior to the adoption of the permanent Water Utility Capital Budget

15. ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION

3643 – Establish a CAP Bank - Establishes that the final appropriations in the CY 2018 budget will be increased by 3.5% over the previous year’s final appropriations, amounting to $1,351,174.37 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.

3644 – General Capital Ordinance ($4,948,000) - Appropriates this money for various capital improvements/purchases, and capital projects, and purchase of vehicles for the general fund

3645 – Increase Fees for Corrections to Vital Records – Increases the filing and processing fees for correction of forms with the State of New Jersey (birth, marriage, death, civil union and domestic partnership) to $50

16. ORDINANCES – PUBLIC HEARING

3638 – Amend Chapter 212 - Parks and Recreation – Establish Rules and Regulations for Seasonal Skatepark

3640 - Establish Policies for Use of Level One Rooms – Village Hall

3641 – Amend Chapter 145 – Fees – Fees for Use of Level One Rooms – Village Hall

17. 2018 BUDGET INTRODUCTION

A. Budget Message

B. RESOLUTION

18-113 Approve 2018 Municipal Budget and Set May 9, 2018 as the Date for the Public Hearing Thereon

18. RESOLUTIONS　

THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 18-114 THROUGH

18-136 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:　

18-114 Approve Temporary General Capital Budget - Approves a temporary General Capital Budget, prior to the adoption of the permanent General Capital Budget

18-115 Approve Emergency Temporary Budget Appropriations – Approves Emergency Temporary Budget Appropriations for the payment of claims prior to the adoption of the 2018 General, Water Utility, and Parking Utility operating budgets

18-116 Title 59 Approval – Tub Grinder – Approves the specifications for Furnishing and Delivering One (1) Tub Grinder prepared by the Water Department, pursuant to Title 59

18-117 Award Contract – Tub Grinder (NTE $365,580) – Awards a contract to the lowest responsible bidder, W.E. Timmerman Co., Inc., 3554 Route 22 West, Whitehouse, NJ

18-118 Title 59 Approval – Replacement of Interior and Exterior Main Entrance Doors at Village Hall – Approves the quote specifications for the Replacement of Interior and Exterior Main Entrance Doors at Village Hall prepared by the Engineering Division, pursuant to Title 59

18-119 Award Contract – Replacement of Interior and Exterior Main Entrance Doors at Village Hall (NTE $29,000) – Awards a contract to the lowest quote received from Automatic Door systems, LLC, 86 Porete Avenue, North Arlington, NJ

18-120 Award Contract Under Middlesex Regional Educational Services Commission Cooperative Purchasing Contract – Replacement of Maple Park Turf Field (NTE $500,011) – Awards a contract under the Middlesex Regional Educational Services Commission Cooperative Purchasing Contract to Shaw Sports Turf, 96 Evesboro Lane, Freehold, NJ

18-121 Award Professional Services Contract – Planning Services for Visioning Process for Update to Master Plan (NTE $77,583) – Awards a fair and open Professional Services Contract to NV5, Inc., 7 Campus Drive, Suite 300, Parsippany, NJ

18-122 Authorize Shared Services Agreement – Vehicle Maintenance and Repairs (Ridgewood Board of Education) – Approves a Shared Services Agreement with the Ridgewood Board of Education for vehicle maintenance and repair services

18-123 Authorize Execution of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) – Ridgewood Health Department with Bergen County Department of Health Services (Public Health Emergency Preparedness) - Authorizes the Mayor, Health Officer, and Village Clerk to execute the MOU which will allow the Village of Ridgewood to partner with Bergen County Department of Health Services for the provision of planning, implementation, and response for State approved services/activities for bioterrorism, infectious disease outbreaks, and other public health threats

18-124 Authorize Execution of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) – Ridgewood Health Department with Bergen County Department of Health Services (Tuberculosis Control) – Authorizes the Mayor, Health Officer, and Village Clerk to execute the MOU which will allow the Village of Ridgewood to partner with Bergen County Department of Health Services for the provision of tuberculosis control, containment, and prevention

18-125 Authorize Execution of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) – Ridgewood Health Department with Bergen County Department of Health Services – (HIV Testing and Services) – Authorizes the Mayor, Health Officer, and Village Clerk to execute the MOU which will allow the Village of Ridgewood to partner with Bergen County Department of Health Services for the provision of HIV counseling, testing and referral services

18-126 Authorize Execution of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) – Ridgewood Health Department with Paterson Health Department (Childhood Lead Poisoning) – Authorizes the Mayor, Health Officer, and Village Clerk to execute the MOU which will allow the Village of Ridgewood to partner with the Paterson Health Department to provide a regional site for public health nurse case management of childhood lead poisoning

18-127 Authorize Execution of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) – Ridgewood Health Department with Fair Lawn Health Department – Interim Health Officer Services – Authorizes the Mayor, Health Officer, and Village Clerk to execute the MOU which will allow the Health Officers of Fair Lawn and Ridgewood to provide Interim Health Officer Services for each other when necessary

18-128 Declare Property Surplus – Various Equipment - Police Department – Declares various equipment from the Police Department surplus property and authorizes the Village Manager to dispose of said property

18-129 Declare Property Surplus – 1998 Auto Packer – Streets Department – Declares a 1998 Auto Packer surplus property and authorizes the Village Manager to dispose of said property

18-130 Declare Property Surplus – Graydon Pool Inflatable WIBIT Aquatrack – Declares the Graydon Pool inflatable WIBIT Aquatrack surplus property and authorizes the Village Manager to dispose of said property

18-131 Authorize Site Access to Geographic Services, Inc. to North Walnut Street Parking Lot for Sampling Purposes - Authorizes Geographic Services, Inc. to have site access to the North Walnut Street parking lot to sample the existing groundwater monitoring wells as part of the investigation of the subsurface contamination at 32 Cottage Place. This authorization is granted for a period of time not to exceed three years. Geographic Services, Inc. will comply with all Village regulations in performing their work and will also share the information they obtain with the Village of Ridgewood.

18-132 Approve Person to Person and Place to Place Liquor License Transfer – Rocco Berardi to BB Ridgewood, LLC t/a Bareburger – Approves a person to person and place to place plenary retail consumption liquor license transfer from Rocco Berardi, with no licensed premise to BB Ridgewood, LLC t/a Bareburger, 15 East Ridgewood Avenue

18-133 Appointments to Planning Board – Appoints Frances Barto as a Class IV member of the Planning Board, to a term expiring 6/30/20, Matthew Bandelt as Alternate #1 to a term expiring 6/30/18, and Allyson Wesner as Alternate #2 to a term expiring 6/30/19

18-134 Appointments to Ridgewood Environmental Advisory Committee (REAC) – Appoints Pamela Perron as a Citizen Member to a term expiring 12/31/20, and Christine Amundsen as the Alternate #1 Member to a term expiring 12/31/19

18-135 Appointments to Ridgewood Green Team Advisory Committee – Appoints Catherine Brienza and Justin Manger as Citizen Members for three- year terms expiring 12/31/20 and reassigning George Wolfson from a Citizen Member to a member of REAC, to a one-year term expiring 12/31/18

18-136 Appointment to Shade Tree Commission – Appoints Susan Nashel to a term expiring 12/31/22

THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 18-138 THROUGH

18-139, WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY AND READ IN FULL:

18-138 Appointments to Community Relations Advisory Board

18-139 Cancel Contract – Renovation of Somerville Tennis Courts

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

20. Resolution to go into Closed Session

21. Closed Session

A. Legal – Green Acres Diversion

B. Legal/Contract Negotiations - Hudson Street Parking Garage

22. Adjournment

VILLAGE COUNCIL

SPECIAL PUBLIC MEETING

MAY 28, 2014

7:30 P.M.

1. Call to Order - Mayor

2. Statement of Compliance with the 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."

3. Roll Call

4. 2014 Budget Hearing

a. Presentation of 2014 Budget

b. Village Council’s Comments

c. Public Hearing on 2014 Budget

d. Resolution #14-133 Amendment to Parking Utility Budget

e. Resolution #14-134 Adoption of 2014 Budget

5. ORDINANCES - CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING

a. Ordinance 3413 – General Capital Bond Ordinance

b. Ordinance 3414 – Water Capital Ordinance

c. Ordinance 3415 – Parking Utility Capital Ordinance

6. ORDINANCES – PUBLIC HEARING

a. Ordinance 3419 – Bond Ordinance – Paving ($1,549,000)

b. Ordinance 3420 – General Capital Bond Ordinance

7. Adjournment

THE RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE COUNCIL’S

PUBLIC WORKSHOP AGENDA

MAY 28, 2014

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."

3. Roll Call – Village Clerk

4. Flag Salute/Moment of Silence

5. Public Comments (Not to Exceed 3 Minutes per Person)

6. Motion to Suspend Work Session and Convene Special Public Meeting

7. Special Public Meeting - See Attached Agenda

8. Motion to Adjourn Special Public Meeting and Reconvene Work Session

9. Discussion:

a. Budget

1. Request Bergen County to Restore Open Space Tax

2. Award Contract – Landscaping Services – Ridgewood Water Properties

3. Award Contract – Lightning Detection System

b. Policy

1. Requalification for Community Development Block Grant Program

2. Honoring Roger Wiegand

c. Operations

1. Snowplowing Agreement with Bergen County

10. Manager’s Report

11. Council Reports

12. Public Comments (Not to Exceed 3 Minutes per Person)

13. Resolution to go into Closed Session

14. Closed Session

a. Legal – NJDEP Fine – Ridgewood Water

b. Personnel/Legal– Recycling Division

15. Adjournment