THE RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE COUNCIL’S

PUBLIC WORKSHOP AGENDA

JULY 5, 2017

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.”

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. Discussion
7. Ridgewood Water
8. Award of Contract – Lafayette Reservoir Improvements     
9. Award of Professional Services Contract – Cedar Hill Reservoir Improvements

1. Parking

1. Train Station Parking
2. Municipal Complex Parking Lot

1. Budget

1. Authorize Release of Cash Bond
2. Acceptance of Donation – Board of Education – Stigma Free Initiative
3. Acquisition of Property
4. Blue & White Collar Salary Ordinances
5. Amendments to Salary Ordinances
6.  

1.       Policy
2.  

1. Report on Ridge School Traffic Solutions
2. Enrollment of Unlawful Students in Ridgewood Schools
3. Fee for Use of Parks
4. Options for Glenwood Road Railroad Crossing
5.  

1.       Operations

1. Major Soil Permit – Chestnut Village7.         Review of July 12, 2017 Regular Public Meeting Agenda9.         Council Reports11.       Adjournment
2.  
3. 10.       Public Comments (Not to Exceed 5 Minutes per Person)
4. 8.         Manager’s Report
5.  

VILLAGE COUNCIL

SPECIAL PUBLIC MEETING

JUNE 28, 2017

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."

4. RESOLUTIONS

17-170 Award Contract – Infra-red Paving Restoration

17-171 Reject Bids – Central Valet Parking Services

17-172 Authorize Application to the Bergen County Historic Trust Fund – Zabriskie-Schedler House, Phase 2

17-173 Authorize Application to the Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund – Turf Field at Maple Park

17-174 Annual Renewal of Liquor Licenses

17-175 Set Public Hearing Date for Settlement Negotiation

5. Adjournment

THE RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE COUNCIL’S

PUBLIC WORKSHOP AGENDA

JUNE 28, 2017

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.”

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. Presentation – Open Space Survey Findings
7. Discussion

1. Ridgewood Water

1. Award of Contract – Infrared Asphalt Restoration            b.         Budget                        1. Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund Grant Application            c.         Policy                        1. Ordinance to Amend Chapter 260 – Trees and Shrubs            d.         Parking                        1. Rebid Central Valet Services8.         Motion to Suspend Work Session and Convene Special Public Meeting10.       Motion to Adjourn Special Public Meeting and Reconvene Work Session  11.       Discussion (Continued)                        1. Lease of Property for Co-Location of Wireless Telecommunications                                                Antennas – Glen Avenue Tank Location                        3. Award Professional Services Contract – Cedar Hill Reservoir Improvements            b.         Parking
2.            
3.                         2. Award Contract – Polyphosphate Pumps for Corrosion Control
4.             a.         Ridgewood Water (continued)
5.  
6.  
7.  
8. 9.         Special Public Meeting – See Attached Agenda
9.            
11.  
13.  
15.  

1. Removed from Agenda
2. Update on Parking Garage
3. Clinton Avenue Parking – Safety Concerns

1. Budget

1. Declare Fire Department Equipment Surplus
2. Award Contract Under State Contract - Tires
3. Award Contract Under State Contract – Police Handguns, Holsters, & Magazine Pouches
4. Award Contract Under State Contract – Two Police Patrol SUVs
5. Award Contract Under State Contract – Lifts and Support Stands – Fleet Services
6. Award Contract Under National Joint Powers Alliance – Front End Loaders with Snowplows
7. Award Contract Under National Joint Powers Alliance – Two Sanitation Trucks with Snowplows
8.  

1.       Policy
2.  

1. Boards and Committees - Fields Committee
2. Endorse Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund Program – The James Rose   Center
3. Title 59 Approval – Painting Curbs Yellow
4. Options for Glenwood Road Railroad Crossing
5. Amend Chapter 145 – Fees – Tree Protection
6. Garber Square Bike Lane
7.  

VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD

VILLAGE COUNCIL

REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING

JUNE 14, 2017

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

     NONE

8. Recognition of Ridgewood Art Ambassadors

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. Public Hearing – Historic Preservation Grant Application – Restoration of Zabriskie-Schedler     House Phase II at Schedler Park Property

13. ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION – RIDGEWOOD WATER

     NONE

14. ORDINANCES - PUBLIC HEARING – RIDGEWOOD WATER

     NONE

15. RESOLUTIONS – RIDGEWOOD WATER

THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 17-148 THROUGH

17-149 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:

17-148    Award Contract - Improvements to                     Booster/Transfer Stations (NTE $827,000) –           Awards a contract to the lowest responsible             bidder, Fred Devens Construction, 403                Stonetown Road, Ringwood, NJ

17-149    Award Professional Services Contract – Design        and Construction Administration of    Granular           Activated     Carbon (GAC) Treatment System at             Carr Treatment     Facility (NTE $303,400) –             Awards a no-bid contract to Arcadis U.S.,            Inc., 17-17 Route 208 North, Fair Lawn, NJ.               The required Pay to Play forms have been           filed with the Village Clerk’s Office.

16. ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION

3601 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic –             Establish Stop Signs at Upper Boulevard and          Glenwood Road – Establishes Stop Signs at            Glenwood Road and Upper Boulevard

3602 – Amend Chapter 222 - Power Tools, Landscaping,           and Yard Maintenance Equipment – Amends this         ordinance to prohibit the commercial use of      power tools in all residential zones or within           200 feet of a residential property line, when           such use is conducted on a commercial or            industrial property, on all Federal holidays

3603 – Authorize Special Emergency Appropriation –         Master Plan Revision ($250,000) – Authorizes      this expenditure, which will be financed over 5         years, with one-fifth of the amount paid each           year

3604 - Amend Chapter 265 - Vehicles and Traffic –        Hours for Closure of Clinton Avenue to Through      Traffic – Authorizes Clinton Avenue to be closed      to through traffic from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.           and 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on school days

17. ORDINANCES – PUBLIC HEARING

3599 - Amend Chapter 260 – Trees and Shrubs

3600 – Amend Chapter 212 – Parks and Recreation Areas         Prohibition of Dogs Off-Leash in Certain Parks

18. RESOLUTIONS

THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 17-150 THROUGH

17-186 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:

17-150    Waive Fourth of July Vendor Fees - Waives            solicitor’s fees for vendors connected with            the Ridgewood Fourth of July Committee

17-151    Grant Permission to Fireworks Company for           Fireworks Display - Permits Fireworks                Extravaganza, 174 Route 17 North, Rochelle              Park, NJ to hold a fireworks display on July               4, 2017, with a rain date of July 5, 2017  

17-152    Authorize Snow Plowing Agreement with Bergen         County - Approves the second year of a                   two-year Agreement for snow plowing with            Bergen County for 2017-2018, whereby the             Village plows County roads, and is reimbursed        for same by the County

17-153    Title 59 Approval – Reconfiguration of                    Ridgewood     Train Station Parking Lot –                Approves the plans and specifications for               Train Station Parking Expansion with Compact            Car Spaces for the Village of Ridgewood,             prepared by the Village of Ridgewood                 Engineering Division, pursuant to Title 59

17-154    Title 59 Approval – Butterfly and Sensory            Garden at The Lester Stable – Approves the           plans and specifications for                              Butterfly/Sensory Garden at Lester Stable           prepared by the Department of Parks and                   Recreation, pursuant to Title 59

17-155    Award Contract Under State Contract –

          E-Ticketing Hardware (NTE $4,797.01) – Awards        a contract under State Contract to CDW                Government, 75 Remittance Avenue, Suite 1515,          Chicago, IL

17-156    Award Contract Under Middlesex Regional                   Educational Services Commission Cooperative               Purchasing Program – Furniture for Village            Hall Lunchroom (NTE $15,000) – Awards a                contract under Middlesex Regional Educational        Services Commission Cooperative Purchasing           Program to KI Furniture, 1330 Bellevue                   Street, Green Bay, WI

17-157    Title 59 Approval – Furnishing and Delivering        of Crossing Guard Services – Approves the              plans and specifications for Furnishing and               Delivering of Crossing Guard Services for           Village School Posts for the Ridgewood Police        Department, June 1, 2016 through July 31,              2017, inclusive, renewed for an Additional              Year, August 1, 2017 through July 31, 2018,               prepared by the Engineering Division, in             conjunction with the Ridgewood Police                  Department, pursuant to Title 59

17-158    Award Contract – Furnishing and Delivering           Crossing Guard Services (NTE $329,630.49) –              Awards a contract for the one-year extension           in the original contract, to the lowest                  responsible bidder, All City Management                   Services, Inc., 10440 Pioneer Boulevard,             Suite 5, Santa Fe Springs, CA

17-159    Title 59 Approval – On-Call Traffic                  Engineering Services – Approves the plans and          specifications for Request for Proposals for           On-Call Professional Traffic Engineering             Services for the Village of Ridgewood,                    prepared by the Ridgewood Engineering                  Division, pursuant to Title 59

17-160    Award Professional Services Contract – On-           Call      Traffic Engineering Services (NTE                    $5,000) – Awards a Professional Services               contract to Petry Traffic, LLC, 155 Passaic            Avenue, Fairfield, NJ from July 1, 2017                   through June 30, 2018

17-161    Authorize Shared Services Agreement –                Disposal of Dewatered Sludge (Passaic Valley           Sewerage Commission, NTE $48 per 1,000                    gallons) – Authorizes a three-year Shared           Services Agreement with the Passaic Valley           Sewerage Commission, for disposal of                dewatered sludge from the Village’s Water              Pollution Control Facility

17-162    Approve Resource Room at Gatehouse at Irene               Habernickel Family Park - Women Gardeners of              Ridgewood – Approves the request of the Women          Gardeners of Ridgewood to renovate and                 utilize one room in the upper level of the           Gatehouse at the Irene Habernickel Family            Park to serve as a collection site to house             printed literature, periodicals, gardening            books, reference materials, and historical              artifacts or the Women Gardeners of                  Ridgewood. In addition, this resource room           will be open to the public one afternoon per               month, and a member of the Women Gardeners              will be present to supervise activity and           provide information and gardening assistance              to the public. The Women Gardeners of                  Ridgewood will renovate and furnish the room              as well as provide for insurance coverage, at       their own expense, as a gift to the Village.

17-163    Authorize Cleaning of Kings Pond Park by             Ridgewood Wildscape and Partners – Authorizes        a cleanup by Ridgewood Wildscape and their               partners of the Kings Pond area on June 11,           2017. The Village will provide assistance by              providing chest waders, gloves and other             protective equipment to handle the debris,            rakes and hand tools, and pickup and disposal          of the debris. This cleanup has been reviewed           by the Village Engineer, pursuant to Title           59.

17-164    Support the Fibrodysplasia Ossificans                Progressiva (FOP) Awareness Initiative –               Supports the FOP Awareness Initiative and               urges the medical community to continue                  researching for treatment and a cure for this        rare genetic disorder in which the body makes        additional bone in locations where bone                  should not form which in time produces a              “second skeleton” that immobilizes the joints        of the body

17-165    Approve 2016-2017 Renewal of Ridgewood Lodge              No. 1455 BPOE Liquor License – Approves the              2016-2017 renewal of the Ridgewood Lodge No.               1455 BPOE liquor license

17-166    Approve 2017-2018 Renewals of Liquor Licenses        - Approves the annual renewal of liquor                    licenses in the Village of Ridgewood

17-167    Authorize Refund of Taxes for Disabled                    Veteran (Block 3106, Lot 28) – Authorizes a             refund to a resident who has filed proof of a         100% permanent disability due to active                  service in time of war. This refund shall be              from November 28, 2015 forward, without                   interest.

17-168    Urge Support of 2% CAP on Police and Fire           Arbitration Awards – Urges the State                   Legislature to support a five-year extension               on the 2% CAP on Police and Fire arbitration               awards, which will provide them with hard            data to examine and then make a final                   decision as to whether this law should be           made permanent

17-169    Authorize Mailing of Estimated 2017 Third            Quarter Tax Bills – Authorizes the mailing of          estimated tax bills for the 2017 third                   quarter

17-170    Approve Funding of Master Plan Revision                   through Special Emergency Notes – Approves              the funding of the Master Plan Revision                through Special Emergency Notes and that they           be paid in amounts of not less than one-fifth        of the total amount appropriated

17-171    Authorize Acceptance of Senior Bus from NJ           Transit – Authorizes the Village Manager to               accept a Chevrolet El Dorado from NJ Transit,           which is used as the Senior Bus by the                    Village. This vehicle is being released to           the Village in “as is” condition with no             warranties. This acceptance also requires              that when the vehicle is sold in the future,            any proceeds will be used for transportation              services.

17-172    Approve and Authorize Execution of Agreement              – Estate Card Tax Savings Program Master               Service Agreement – Approves the Estate Card              Tax Savings Program Master Service Agreement               and authorizes its execution by Village                   Officials

 17-173   Appoint Members to Planning Board – Appoints              James Van Goor as a Class II Member with a            term expiring 6/30/18; Councilman Jeffrey           Voigt as a Class III Member with a term                  expiring 6/30/18; Joel Torielli and David            Scheibner as Class IV members with terms             expiring 6/30/2021; and Frances Barto as an              Alternate #2 member with a term expiring           6/30/19. All appointments will be effective               at the Planning Board’s Reorganization                    Meeting.

17-174    Appoint Members to Zoning Board of Adjustment        - Appoints Sergio Alegre and Greg Brown as            regular members with terms expiring 6/30/21             and John Papietro as Alternate #1 with a term           expiring 6/30/19

17-175    Appoint Municipal Court Judge - Appoints             David T. Pfund as the Municipal Court Judge              from 7/1/17-6/30/20

17-176    Appoint Village Attorney (NTE $275,000) –            Appoints Matthew Rogers as the Village                   Attorney under a no bid contract from

          7/1/17-6/30/18. The required Pay to Play             forms have been filed.

17-177    Appoint Village Labor Attorney (NTE $40,000)              - Appoints Dominick Bratti of Budd Larner,             P.C.      as the Village Labor Attorney under a no          bid contract from 7/1/17-6/30/18. The                 required Pay to Play forms have been filed.

17-178    Appoint Village Bond Attorney (NTE $60,000) -        Appoints McManimon, Scotland, and Baumann,               L.L.C., 75 Livingston Avenue, 2^nd Floor,            Roseland, NJ as the Village Bond Attorney           from 7/1/17-6/30/18 under a no-bid contract.              The required Pay to Play forms have been            filed.

17-179    Appoint Municipal Prosecutor - Appoints                   Margaret Sullivan, Esq. as the Village                    Prosecutor from 7/1/17-6/30/18

17-180    Appoint Public Defender and Alternate Public              Defender - Appoints Susan Cassell, Esq. as           the Public Defender and David Altieri, Esq.,               as the Alternate Public Defender from                7/1/17-6/30/18

17-181    Appoint Community Development Representative         - Appoints Janet Fricke as the Village                Council’s representative in the Community               Development program

17-182    Appoint Representative to Open Space Trust                Regional Committee - Appoints Timothy Cronin as               the Village Council’s representative to be a part           of the County of Bergen’s Open Space Trust                   Regional Committee

17-183    Appoint Members to Community Center Advisory              Board - Appoints the following members to               this Board with terms that will expire                  6/30/18: Donald Liebreich – Senior    Citizen               Resident; Helen Leonard – Senior Citizen             Resident; Liz Kloak – Adult Resident                 (children in Ridgewood school system); Nancy       Friedman – Adult Resident (children in                 Ridgewood school system); Beth Abbott – Adult        Resident; William Carbone – Adult Resident;               Captain Forest Lyons or designee – Ridgewood       Police Dept. Liaison; Deanna Schablik – Parks        & Recreation Dept. Representative; and Sheila        Brogan – Ridgewood Bd. of Education Liaison

17-184    Appoint Members to Ridgewood Arts Council -               Appoints the following members for terms that        will expire 6/30/17: Linda Bradley, William            Carbone, Margie Downs, Gregory Farrell, Sean           Flanagan, Audrey Fink, Sherry Frank, Dana            Glazer, Kathleen Jordan, Michael Walsh, Bob               Leibow, Rosemary Gunther McCooe, and Laura              Schultz

17-185    Appoint Village Councilmembers as Liaisons to        Various Boards and Committees - Appoints           Village Councilmembers as Liaisons to various          boards and committees through June 30, 2018

17-186    Approve Release of Closed Session Minutes –               Authorizes the release of the August 10, 2016        Closed Session Minutes, on June 16, 2017

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

20. Resolution to go into Closed Session

21. Closed Session

1. Legal – COAH; Valley Hospital
2. Contract Negotiations – Central Valet
3. Personnel – Boards and Committees22.  Adjournment
4.