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VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD
VILLAGE COUNCIL
REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING
MAY 10, 2023
7:30 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. Proclaim May 21-27, 2023 as Emergency Medical Services Week
B. Proclaim May as Mental Health Awareness Month
C. Proclaim June as Pride Month
D. Proclaim June 4, 2023 as National Cancer Survivors Day
E. Proclaim June 2, 2023 as National Gun Violence Awareness Day
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 Councilmembers 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 Councilmember, nor shall any person be permitted to address the Chair while a motion is pending. A Councilmember 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. PUBLIC HEARINGS – BERGEN COUNTY TRUST FUND GRANTS
A. Bergen County Municipal Park Development/Improvement Grant Application - RESCINDED
B. Bergen County Trust Fund Grant Application - Property Acquisition – 510 West Saddle River Road
1. Explanation of Bergen County Trust Fund Grant Application – Property Acquisition - 510 West Saddle River Road
2. Public Hearing on Bergen County Trust Fund Grant Application – Property Acquisition - 510 West Saddle River Road
12. ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION – RIDGEWOOD WATER
NONE
13. ORDINANCES - PUBLIC HEARING – RIDGEWOOD WATER
NONE
14. RESOLUTIONS – RIDGEWOOD WATER
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 23-160 THROUGH 23-166 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:
23-160 Title 59 Approval – Infrared Asphalt Surface Repair – Approves the plans and specifications for Infrared Asphalt Surface Repair, Asphalt Trench Patching, and Miscellaneous Curb and Sidewalk Repair, July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 prepared by the Engineering Division, pursuant to Title 59
23-161 Award Contract – Infrared Asphalt Surface Repair (NTE $125,000) – Awards a contract to the lowest responsible bidder, J. Fletcher Creamer and Son, Inc., 101 East Broadway, Hackensack, NJ
23-162 Award Professional Services Contract – Public Communications Consultant (NTE $27,925) – Awards a non-fair and open Professional Services Contract to Raftelis, 227 West Trade Street, Suite 140, Charlotte, NC. The required Pay to Play forms have been filed with the Village Clerk’s Office.
23-163 Award Professional Services Contract – Professional Engineering Services - Ridgewood Corrosion Test (NTE $17,500) – Awards a Professional Services Contract to New Jersey Institute of Technology, 323 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, Newark, NJ
23-164 Award Professional Services Contract – Green Acres Consultant (NTE $15,000) – Awards a Professional Services Contract to Topology NJ, LLC, 60 Union Street, First Floor, Newark, NJ
23-165 Authorize Award of Lease of Wireless Telecommunication Antennas – Glen Avenue Water Tank – Authorizes the award of a lease to the highest responsible bidder, DRW NX LLC, 540 West Madison Street, Suite 2500, Chicago, IL, in the amount of $441,600/year
23-166 Authorize Consent Order with NJ Department of Environmental Protection – Compliance Schedule for PFAS Treatment – Authorizes the Mayor and Village Clerk to sign the NJDEP Administrative Consent Order, which outlines the compliance schedule for PFAS Treatment in the Ridgewood Water Utility
15. ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION
3958 – Amend Chapter 145 - Fees – Significant Sewer Discharger Fees - Establishes significant sewer discharger fees for 2023
16. ORDINANCES – PUBLIC HEARING
3942 – Amend Chapter 3 - Administration of Government
3954 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic – No Stopping or Standing – Various Well Houses
3955 – Amend Chapter 145 – Fees – Fire Department Fees
3956 – Amend Chapter 133 - Refuse Containers
3957 – Amend Chapter 18 – Green Ridgewood Composition and Membership
17. RESOLUTIONS
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 23-167 THROUGH 23-180 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:
23-167 Award Contract – Second Treatment of Ash Trees with Emerald Ash Borer Insecticide
(NTE $17,000) – Awards a contract to the lowest responsible quote from Bartlett Tree Experts, 33 Zazzetti Street, Waldwick, NJ
23-168 Award Sole Source Contract – LUCAS CPR Devices and Accessories (NTE $34,971.72) – Awards a contract to the sole source provider, Stryker Medical, P.O. Box 93308, Chicago, IL
23-169 Award Contract Under State Contract – Computer Software – Spatial Data Logic
(NTE $50,200) – Awards a Contract under State Contract to SHI, 290 Davidson Avenue, Somerset, NJ
23-170 Award Contract Under State Contract – Parts, Materials, and Supplies – Fleet Services
(NTE $165,000) – Awards a Contract under State Contract to various lowest responsible bidders for various parts and supplies
23-171 Award Contract Under State Contract – Tires – Fleet Services (NTE $80,000) – Awards a Contract under State Contract to Hudson Tire Exchange, 212 Hudson Street, Hackensack, NJ and Custom Bandag, 401 East Linden Avenue, Linden, NJ
23-172 Award Contract Under State Contract – Bulletproof Vests and Related Law Enforcement Personnel Items (NTE $75,000) – Awards a Contract under State Contract to Lawmen Supply of New Jersey, 7150 Airport Highway,Pennsauken, NJ
23-173 Award Contract Under the National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance – CCTV/Access Control and Other Licensing Fees (NTE $50,726 for the 2-year contract) – Awards the second year of a two-year contract to Secure Watch 24, 70 Moonachie Avenue, Moonachie, NJ
23-174 Award Contract Under Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Contract – Leasing and Maintenance of Police Vehicles (NTE $130,000) – Awards a Contract under Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Contract to Enterprise Fleet Management, Inc., 1550 Route 23 North, Suite 101, Wayne, NJ
23-175 Award Contract Under Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Contract – Pickup Truck Rentals for the Police Department (NTE $28,000) – Awards a contract under Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Contract to United Rentals, 22 Bergen Turnpike, Ridgefield Park, NJ
23-176 Authorize Change Order – PSE&G Energy Saver Program (NTE $44,084.30) – Authorizes a change order for reduced lighting replacements and additional work for HVAC control compatibility. The PSE&G will pay 75% of the cost, and the Village will pay 25% of the cost. The amount of the change order will be paid in the Village’s monthly PSE&G bills, over a 5-year period.
23-177 Acknowledge No Bids Received for Coffee Concession at Ridgewood Train Station – Acknowledges that the Village received no bids, for a second time, for the Coffee Bar at the Ridgewood Train Station. Due to the fact that no bids were received for a second time, the Village is now authorized under State statute to negotiate with any party interested in operating the Ridgewood Train Station Coffee Bar.
23-178 Rescind Resolution #22-102 – Membership and Terms for Ridgewood Community Access Network (ACCESS) – Rescinds Resolution #22-102 which established a new composition of the membership and new terms for members for Ridgewood Community Access Network (ACCESS), which were contradictory to the original ordinance which also established the composition of the membership and their terms
23-179 Appoint Members to Green Ridgewood Committee - Appoints Justin Jonsson and Sophia Florida as Citizen Members to terms which expire on 12/31/2023; and appoints Justin Manger and Yvonne Nava to terms which expire on 12/31/2025
23-180 Authorize Brook Cleanup – Temple Israel – Authorizes Temple Israel to clean up the Ho-Ho-Kus Brook
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 23-181 THROUGH 23-183, WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY AND READ IN FULL:
23-181 Award Contract - Garbage and Recycling Cans for Central Business District
(NTE $59,123.22)
23-182 Authorize Bergen County Trust Fund Grant Application – Property Acquisition – 510 West Saddle River Road
23-183 Appoint Member to Shade Tree Commission
18. Comments from the Public (Not to Exceed 5 minutes per person)
19. Adjournment
