AGENDA

VILLAGE COUNCIL

SPECIAL PUBLIC BUDGET MEETING

COURT ROOM

MARCH 15, 2017

5:30 P.M.

1.   Call to Order

1. 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.”

    

2.   Roll Call - Village Clerk

    

3.   Flag Salute and Moment of Silence

    

4.   Public Comments (Not to exceed 3 minutes per person,   30 minutes in total)

1.   Discussion Items

    

   a.   Review of Departmental Budgets

    

      1.   Municipal Court

        2.   Building Department

        3.   Office of Emergency Management (OEM)

        4.   Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

        5.   Tax Assessor

        6.   Management Information Systems (MIS)

        7    Planning

    

   b.   Wrap-up and Next Steps

    

2.   Public Comments (Not to exceed 3 minutes per person)  

       

3.   Adjournment

VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD

VILLAGE COUNCIL

REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING

MARCH 8, 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

1. Declare March Red Cross Month

2. Declare March Colorectal Cancer Awareness         Month

   C.   Declare March as DeMolay Month

   8.   Presentation of Certificates of Recognition to 2016 Boys Cross Country North 1, Group 4 State    Sectional Champions

       

   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

   3588 – Amend Chapter 269 – Water Irrigation Schedule           and Water Emergencies – Limits watering of lawns     for both governmental and non-governmental              properties to two days per week, year-round.        Irrigation by a hand-held hose or drip/micro         irrigation system is allowed any day. Defines           the exceptions to this ordinance as well as the         hours when watering of lawns is permitted, and        enforcement policies and procedures.

   13.  ORDINANCES - PUBLIC HEARING – RIDGEWOOD WATER

        NONE

   14.  RESOLUTIONS – RIDGEWOOD WATER

   THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 17-68 THROUGH 17-70 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:

   17-68          Title 59 Approval – Water Billing and Data           Collection/Processing Services – Approves the        specifications for Water Billing and Data            Collection/Processing Services prepared by           Ridgewood Water, pursuant to Title 59

   17-69          Award Contract – Water Billing and Data                   Collection/Processing Services (NTE $237,395)        – Awards the second year of a two-year                  contract to the sole responsible bidder,               Computil, Inc., 30 Controls Drive, Shelton,           CT

   17-70          Authorize Agreement for GIS Data Exchange            from      Ridgewood Water to Bergen County for Use        by Public Safety – Authorizes a GIS Data           Sharing Agreement between the Village and               Bergen County for the GIS Data Exchange from           Ridgewood Water to Bergen County. This GIS           data will be used by Bergen County and other              Municipal public safety agencies in order to              deliver emergency services.

   15.  ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION

   3589 – Establish Rules and Regulations for Rental of          Rooms in The Stable – Establishes rules and      regulations for rental of rooms at The Stable,         including an application form, Hold Harmless      Agreement, and Certificate of Insurance. Also            establishes Class Usages, based on the group’s           affiliation with the Village; whether or not          they are charitable and/or civic in nature;          and the size of the groups.

   3590 - Amend Chapter 145 – Fees - Establish Rental Fees    – The Stable – Establishes various fees for the        use of rooms in The Stable, depending on the           group’s affiliation with the Village; whether or      not they are charitable and/or civic in nature;        the size of the groups; and the hours the rooms          are rented

   3591 – Repeal Chapter 29, Historic Preservation                Commission, Amend Chapter 190, Land Use and          Development, and Repeal Chapter 251, Swimming           Pools – This ordinance deletes duplicative or           obsolete provisions in the Village Code;           clarifies the meaning and application of          existing regulations; reconciles conflicting         and/or inconsistent provisions in the Village          Code; addresses various omissions in the Village  Code; and provides for more reasonable and more          rational development standards

   16.  ORDINANCES – PUBLIC HEARING

   3581 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic –              Prohibit Parking – Sections of Sherman Place 3582 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic – Angle     Parking

   3583 – Amend Chapter 238 – Sewers and Sewage Disposal –    Addition of Masticated Food Waste

   3584 – Amend Chapter 145 – Fees – Sewers and Sewage      Disposal - Liquid Waste Acceptance Program Fees 3585 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic - Bus        Stops

   3586 – Amend Chapter 145 – Fees – Significant Sewer        Discharger Fees

   3587 – Amend Chapter 145 – Fees – Graydon Pool Fees

   17.  RESOLUTIONS

   THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 17-71 THROUGH 17-82 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:

   17-71          Endorse Submission of Recycling Tonnage Grant        - Annual resolution which endorses the                 submission of the Municipal Recycling Tonnage       Grant Application to the New Jersey                    Department of Environmental Protection and           designates John R. Spano, Recycling                  Coordinator, to ensure that the application             is properly filed

   17-72          Approve Budget Reserve Transfers - Annual            resolution which transfers money in the 2016              budget from departments which have excess              funds to those departments which do not have              adequate funds

   17-73          Award Contract Under State Contract –                Purchase of Parts and Related Services –             Fleet Services – Awards a contract under              State contract for various parts and related             services used by the Village’s Fleet Services          Division

   17-74          Title 59 Approval – Horticultural Supplies –              Approves the plans and specifications for            Horticultural Supplies for the Years 2017 and       2018 prepared by the Parks and Recreation              Department, pursuant to Title 59

   17-75          Award Contract – Horticultural Supplies (NTE              $45,000) – Awards a contract to the low                   bidder, SiteOne Landscape Supply, 100                   Weyerhauser Road, Mahwah, NJ. The Parks                 Department budget will pay $35,500 and the              Project Pride budget will pay $9,500.

   17-76          Title 59 Approval – Coach Bus Transportation              Services – Approves the plans and                         specifications for Supply of Coach Bus                    Transportation Services prepared by the                   Department of Parks and Recreation, pursuant              to Title 59

   17-77          Award Contract – Coach Bus Transportation            Services - H.I.L.T. (NTE $9,000) – Awards a               contract to the low bidder, Vanderhoof                   Transportation Co., Inc., 18 Wilfred Street,              West Orange, NJ

   17-78          Title 59 Approval – Concession Refreshment           Services – Graydon Pool – Approves the plans              and specifications for Concession Refreshment       Services – 2017, 2018, The Water’s Edge Café,       Graydon Pool

   17-79          Award Contract – Concession Refreshment                   Services – Graydon Pool – Awards a contract               to the sole proposal by Michael Sims,                  Mellsworth Foods, Inc., 102 East Main Street,       Ramsey, NJ which will pay the Village $9,300             for the summer season

   17-80         Authorize Payment for Settlement of Property              Damage – PSE&G Pole ($6,643.95) – Authorizes              the payment for settlement of property damage       to be paid to PSE&G for damage sustained to               their pole which was caused by a Village            vehicle

   17-81         Award Professional Services Contract –                    Professional Appraiser – Appoints Ernest Del              Guercio, SCGREA, CDA and Darren Raymond, MAI,       of Associated Appraisal Group, 266 Harristown        Road, Glen Rock, NJ to provide professional            appraisals of several properties

   17-82          Appoint Member to Green Team Advisory                Committee – Appoints Christopher Rutishauser              as the staff member of the Village of                  Ridgewood for a term which expires on                  12/31/17 and Emily Shovlin as a resident           member for a term which expires on 12/31/19

       

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

   19.  Resolution to go into Closed Session

   20.  Closed Session

   21.  Adjournment

AGENDA

VILLAGE COUNCIL

SPECIAL PUBLIC BUDGET MEETING

MARCH 3, 2017

6:00 P.M.

1.   Call to Order

1. 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.”

    

2.    Roll Call - Village Clerk

    

3.    Flag Salute and Moment of Silence

    

4.    Public Comments (Not to exceed 5 minutes per person, 30 minutes in total)

1.    Introduction of 2016 Budget Process - Village Manager   and Chief Financial Officer

1.    Discussion Items

    

   a.   Review of Departmental Budgets

    

1.   Health Department

2.    Traffic and Signal Department

3.    Engineering

4.    Building Maintenance

5.    Water Pollution Control Facility

6.    Fire

7.    Police

8.    Village Clerk/Elections

9.    Village Manager

10. Village Council

11. Village Attorney

12. Finance

13. Tax Collector

14. Parking Utility

    b.   Wrap-up and Next Steps

1.    Public Comments (Not to exceed 5 minutes per person)

2.    Closed Session

      Legal – Northwest Bergen Central Dispatch 

   10.  Adjournment

VILLAGE COUNCIL

SPECIAL PUBLIC MEETING

MARCH 1, 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."

3.   Roll Call

4.   RESOLUTIONS

THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 17-56 THROUGH 17-65 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

17-56 Award Professional Services Contract – Professional Municipal Planning Consultant – COAH Matters and                   Related Litigation (NTE $35,000) – Awards a no bid Professional Services Contract to Elizabeth McManus, LEED, AP, PP, AICP and Clark, Caton and Hintz, 100 Barrack Street, Trenton, NJ from 3/1/17 through 2/28/18. The required Pay to Play forms have been filed with the Village Clerk’s Office.

17-57  Authorize Funding for Part-time Employee and Award of Professional Services Contract to Planning Consultant              for Professional Planning Services for Land Use Boards,Village Council, and Review of Applications (NTE                   $60,000) – Authorizes the funding to hire Brigette Bogart, PP of Brigette Bogart Planning and Design                  Professionals, LLC, 48 Godwin Avenue, Suite #2, Midland Park, New Jersey as a part-time employee with              additional, non-employee requirements for her professional services to attend various Land Use Board and Village Council meetings, and review and consult with the Boards on development applications filed by third parties. The required Pay to Play forms have been filed with the Village Clerk’s Office.

17-58         Appoint Members to Planning Board – Appoints Carrie Giordano as Alternate #1 for a term which expires on               6/30/18 and Frances Barto as Alternate #2 for a term which expires on 6/30/19

17-59         Appoint Members to Library Board of Trustees – Appoints Gail Campbell to a term which expires on 12/31/21,                 Rei Shinozuka to an unexpired term which expires on 12/31/20, and Vikrant Aurora to an unexpired term                  which expires on 12/31/17

17-60         Appointment Members to Community Relations Advisory Board – Appoints Luke Barcy, Chief Jacqueline Luthcke              or designee, Roberta Panjwan, Ananya Rajagopal, Robin Ritter, Parker Weil, Anita Srivastava, Rev. Carlos           Martinez, Yendi Anderson, Medha Kirtane, Mayor Susan Knudsen, Susan Donnelly, William Corcoran, Rev. Jan            Phillips, Mahmoud Hamza, Richard Ostling, David  Sayles, Jr., Adithi Mohan, Robert Sheppard, Aditya             Singh, Yingying Du, Betty Friedel, Anne Wolf to terms which will expire on 12/31/17

17-61         Appoint Members to Stigma-Free Task Force – Appoints  the following to terms which will expire on 12/31/17:             Stigma-free Ambassadors: Dawn Cetrulo (Staff Member) and RoseMary Klie (Village resident); Board of                 Education Representative: Jennie Smith Wilson;                 Representative of Police Dept.: Chief Jacqueline                   Luthcke or her designee; Representative of Fire Dept.:             Chief James Van Goor or his designee; Village Resident:            Betty Friedel

17-62         Appoint Members to Parks, Recreation and Conservation Board – Appoints David Sayles and William Riker, Jr.               to terms that will expire 12/31/19 and Michael Winograd to an unexpired term that will expire on 12/31/17

17-63         Appoint Member to Shade Tree Commission – Appoints  Carolyn Jacoby to a term that will expire on 12/31/21

17-64         Appoint Members to REAC – Appoints Jennie Smith Wilson – Ridgewood Board of Education Representative;Christopher Rutishauser – Village Representative; and David Sayles – Parks, Recreation, and Conservation

          Board Representative for terms that will expire on 12/31/17. Also appoints Yingying Du as a Citizen             Member for a term that will expire on 12/31/19

17-65         Appoint Members to Open Space, Recreation, Farmland and Historic Preservation Committee – Appoints Robert Lasky   – Fields Committee; Timothy Cronin – Director of Parks and Recreation; and Ralph Currey, James Bostler, and              Yu Sun as Resident members for terms that will expire               on 12/31/17

THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION, NUMBERED 17-66, WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY AND READ IN FULL:

17-66         Appoint Village Manager

5.   Adjournment