VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD
VILLAGE COUNCIL
REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING
NOVEMBER 8, 2017
8:00 P.M.
- Call to Order - Mayor
- Statement of Compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act
- Roll Call - Village Clerk
- Flag Salute and Moment of Silence
- Acceptance of Financial Reports
- Approval of Minutes
- Proclamations
NONE
- Presentation by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) to Ridgewood Police Officers
- Comments from the Public (Not to exceed 3 minutes per person - 40 minutes in total)
- Village Manager's Report
- Village Council Reports
- ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION – RIDGEWOOD WATER
NONE
- ORDINANCES - PUBLIC HEARING – RIDGEWOOD WATER
NONE
- RESOLUTIONS – RIDGEWOOD WATER
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 17-331 THROUGH
17-335 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:
17-331 Establish Interest Rates for Delinquent Payments to the Water Utility for 2017 and Set Grace Period for Payment of Water Utility Bills - Sets an interest rate of 8% per annum on the first $1,500 and 18% per annum on a balance over $1,500 for the non-payment of water utility bills in excess of $50. Also sets a 30-day grace period for the payment of all water bills. In addition, a 6% per annum penalty may be charged on any fiscal year delinquency in excess of $10,000 in paying a water bill, as is imposed on taxpayers for the non-payment of taxes.
17-332 Accept Ridgewood Water Annual Maintenance Fee - Accepts an operating and administrative maintenance fee from Ridgewood Water based on the amount of total tax indicated by the assessed value of the land owned by Ridgewood Water
17-333 Award Additional Contract – Infrared Asphalt Surface and Miscellaneous Repairs (NTE $200,000) – Awards an additional contract for Infrared Asphalt Surface and Miscellaneous Repairs for Ridgewood Water to the lowest responsible bidder, J. Fletcher Creamer and Son, Inc., 101 East Broadway, Hackensack, NJ. This contract was previously awarded for work to be done for the Village of Ridgewood, in an amount not to exceed $80,000.
17-334 Award Professional Services Contract – Design Services – Ames Tank Rehabilitation (NTE $47,300) – Awards a no-bid Professional Services Contract for Design Services for the Ames Tank Rehabilitation to D.J. Egarian & Associates, Inc., Route 46 West, Suite G-208, Fairfield, NJ. The required Pay to Play forms have been filed with the Village Clerk’s Office.
17-335 Authorize Change Order – Lafayette Reservoir Improvements (NTE $52,020) – Authorizes a change order for Lafayette Reservoir Improvements to the original contractor, G. Meyer Group, 613 Newark Avenue, Bradley Beach, NJ. This additional work is necessary for landscaping and site work necessary in order to remove and replace 1,000 linear feet of fence surrounding the property, per a Homeland Security audit.
- ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION
3623 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic – Establish Stop Signs at Cliff Street and First Street – Establishes a Stop sign on Cliff Street in the northbound direction, at the intersection of First Street
3624 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic – Establish Stop Signs at Various Locations at Intersections with West End Avenue – Establishes Stop signs at the following intersections: Melrose Place and West End Avenue, westbound; Bellair Road and West End Avenue, westbound; Cantrell Road and West End Avenue, eastbound; and West End Avenue and Cantrell Road, southbound
3625 – Amend Chapter 190 – Land Use and Development - Allow Certain Illuminated Interior Signs in the Central Business District – This will allow certain interior illuminated signs in the B-1, B-2 and C districts, by adding a new definition of “interior displays”; amending the definition of a “sign”; and creating a new subsection entitled “Interior Displays”
- ORDINANCES – PUBLIC HEARING
3618 – Supervisors Salary Ordinance
3619 – Non-Union Salary Ordinance
3620 – Management Salary Ordinance
3621 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic – South Hillside Place
3622 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic – Establish Stop Signs at Hope Street and Gilbert Street
- RESOLUTIONS
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 17-336 THROUGH
17-364 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:
17-336 Approve 2017 Budget Transfers - Annual resolution which transfers money from departments which have excess funds to those departments which do not have adequate funds
17-337 Authorize Tax Title Lien Premium to be Deposited into General Fund – Authorizes the Tax Title Lien premium of $26,000, on Block 3402, Lot 9, located at 170 North Pleasant Avenue, which was sold to a third party in 2012 and not redeemed, to be turned over to the Village Treasurer for deposit into the general municipal revenue for the Village of Ridgewood
17-338 Establish Interest Rate for Non-Payment of Taxes and Assessments for 2018 and Set Grace Period - Authorizes the Tax Collector to charge 8% per annum on the first $1,500 of the delinquency and 18% per annum on any amount in excess of $1,500 becoming delinquent after the due date. Also allows for a ten-day grace period for quarterly tax payments. In addition, the Tax Collector is authorized to charge a 6% per annum penalty on any fiscal year delinquency in excess of $10,000.
17-339 Establish Interest Rates for Non-Payment of Other Municipal Liens for 2018 and Set Due Date - Sets an interest rate of 8% per annum on the first $1,500 and 18% per annum on a balance over $1,500 for the non-payment of other municipal liens. Also sets the due date at 25 days from the date of Village Council certification of costs. In addition, a 6% per annum penalty may be charged on any fiscal year delinquency in excess of $10,000 in paying other municipal liens, as is imposed on taxpayers for the non-payment of taxes.
17-340 Establish Interest Rates for Delinquent Payments for Significant Sewer Discharger Bills for 2018 - Sets an interest rate of 8% per annum on the first $1,500 and 18% per annum on a balance over $1,500 for the non- payment of significant sewer discharge bills. Also sets a 30-day grace period for all bills. In addition, a 6% per annum penalty may be charged on any fiscal year delinquency in excess of $10,000 in paying a significant sewer discharger bill, as is imposed on taxpayers for the non-payment of taxes.
17-341 Title 59 Approval – Refurbish Leach Body for Sanitation Vehicle – Approves the plans and specifications for Leach Body for the New Sanitation Truck in the Village of Ridgewood
17-342 Award Contract – Refurbish Leach Body for Sanitation Vehicle (NTE $32,000.28) – Awards a contract to the lowest responsible bidder, American Hose & Hydraulics, 700 21st Avenue, Paterson, NJ
17-343 Award Contract – Disposal and Recycling of Vegetative Waste (NTE $50,000) – Awards a contract for the disposal and recycling of vegetative waste to B & B Organic Waste Recycling, 280 Marshall Mill Road, West Milford, NJ. B & B Organic is awarded this contract as a qualified “end user” of recyclable materials.
17-344 Award Contract – Emergency Repair of Graydon Pool Chlorination System (NTE $4,952.50) – Awards a contract to Thomas English & Associates, 290 Barrow Road, Jersey City, NJ, as an emergency repair during the regular Graydon pool season
17-345 Award Contract Under State Contract – Portable Emergency Generator – Water Pollution Control Facility and Ridgewood Water (NTE $86,000) – Awards a contract under State Contract to United Rentals, 222 Bergen Turnpike, Ridgefield Park, NJ. $75,000 of this purchase will be funded through a Hazard Mitigation Grant and the balance will be funded through Ridgewood Water.
17-346 Award Contract Under State Contract – Steel Dump Body with Salter, Hydraulics, and Snow Plow – Streets Department (NTE $60,276) – Awards a contract under State Contract to Trius, Inc., 5049 Industrial Road, Farmingdale, NJ
17-347 Award Contract Under National Joint Powers Alliance Contract – F650 Diesel Crew Cab Chassis (NTE $61,407) – Awards a contract under National Joint Powers Alliance Contract to National Auto Fleet Group, 490 Auto Center Drive, Watsonville, CA
17-348 Award Contract under State Contract – Two Loader Snowplows and Two Sanitation Truck Snowplows (NTE $65,268) – Awards a contract under State Contract to Trius, Inc., 5049 Industrial Road, Farmingdale, NJ
17-349 Award Contract under Bergen County Contract – Bobcat Skid-Steer Loader – Street Division (NTE $75,697) – Awards a contract under County Contract to Bobcat of North Jersey, 201 Maltese Drive, Totowa, NJ
17-350 Award Professional Services Contract – Pediatrician for Monthly Child Health Conference (NTE $5,700) – 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.
17-351 Award Professional Services Contract – Valley Hospital, Department of Community Health – Public Health and Nursing Services (NTE $11,620.28) – Awards a contract for the provision of public health and nursing services for childhood immunizations, blood pressure clinics, nursing supervision, and infectious disease reports
17-352 Award Professional Services Contract – Software Support for Finance Department (NTE $21,539) – Awards a no-bid Professional Services Contract to Edmunds & Associates, 301A Tilton Road, Northfield, NJ. The required Pay to Play forms have been filed with the Village Clerk’s Office.
17-353 Approve Shared Services Agreement – Child Health Conference (Fair Lawn & Glen Rock) (NTE Maximum of $1,900 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.
17-354 Approve Shared Services Agreement – TV Inspection of Sanitary Sewer Mains (Northwest Bergen County Utilities Authority) - 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. The charge will be $0.84 per foot with a minimum charge of $400 per day in 2018.
17-355 Title 59 Approval – RFP for Hudson Street Parking Garage – Approves the plans and specifications for Request for Proposals for Design/Build of a Multi-Level Traditional Self-Parking Structure Hudson Street Parking Lot, Lots 12 and 13, Block 3809 prepared by the Ridgewood Engineering Division, pursuant to Title 59
17-356 Authorize Cancellation of Public Assistance Trust Fund Reserve Balance – Cancels the appropriation reserve balance of $1,506 from the Public Assistance Trust Fund because Public Assistance is now administered by the Bergen County Department of Public Assistance
17-357 Authorize Cancellation of Grant Reserve Balance – Local Bikeway Grant – Cancels the reserve of $2,000 for the 2003 Local Bikeway grant because it has expired
17-358 Authorize Cancellation of General Budget Appropriation - Shared Services Agreement – Fleet Services (Washington Township) - Cancels the appropriation in the 2017 Current Fund Budget for $38,025 due to the fact that the Mayor of Washington Township refused to sign the Shared Services Agreement and therefore, the Agreement was not effective
17-359 Authorize Encroachment Agreement – 115 Monte Vista Avenue – Authorizes an Encroachment Agreement which will maintain the minor encroachment for existing stone pillars that project into the public right-of-way
17-360 Approve Major Soil Moving Permit – Ridgewood Dayton, LLC – 100-152 South Broad Street – Approves a Major Soil Moving Permit for this project, with certain terms and conditions including a performance bond; establishment of an escrow account; specific hours/days that trucking of the soil will be allowed; establishment of routes that the trucks must take; and restrictions on trucks moving soil during specific events at the churches in the area
17-361 Endorse Application for Community Development Block Grant – West Bergen Mental Healthcare – Housing Specialist - Confirms endorsement of a $55,992 CDB grant. This resolution does not obligate the financial resources of the Village but will expedite the expenditure of Community Development funds.
17-362 Appoint Members to Local Emergency Planning Committee - Appoints members from the Village, as well as members from the community, to the Local Emergency Planning Committee for a term that shall expire on November 30, 2018
17-363 Accept Donation of Tree – Lester Stable – Accepts the gift of a memorial tree in memory of Andy Antista, from his family and friends. This tree will be planted at the Lester Stable and is dedicated in honor of Mr. Antista’s valued and dedicated service to the Village of Ridgewood as a Planning Board Member and President of Ridgewood Wildscape.
17-364 Approve Valley Hospital Settlement Agreement – Approves the terms of a Settlement Agreement with Valley Hospital and authorizes the Mayor and Village Clerk to sign the Agreement
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 17-365 THROUGH
17-367, WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY AND READ IN FULL:
17-365 Title 59 Approval – Planting of Trees in Various Locations
17-366 Award Contract – Planting of Trees in Various Locations
17-367 Authorize Shared Services Agreement – Purchase of Brine (Hawthorne)
- Comments from the Public (Not to Exceed 5 minutes per person)
- Resolution to go into Closed Session
- Closed Session
- Legal – Barrington Road; Ridgewood Water Lawsuit; Park Mobile contract
- Adjournment
