VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD

VILLAGE COUNCIL

REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING

AUGUST 10, 2016

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. Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over 2016 Statewide Crackdown
2. Declare September Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
3. Declare September National Preparedness Month

8. Comments from the Public (Not to exceed 5 minutes per person - 30 minutes in total)

9.   Village Manager's Report

10.  Village Council Reports

11.  ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION – RIDGEWOOD WATER

     NONE

12.  ORDINANCES - PUBLIC HEARING – RIDGEWOOD WATER

     NONE

13.  RESOLUTIONS – RIDGEWOOD WATER

16-233    Authorize Compensation for Participants in Lead and Copper Sampling and Testing Program – Authorizes Ridgewood Water to credit $25 to the water service accounts of the participants in the lead and copper sampling and testing program

16-234    Amend Agreement for Online Credit Card and Bank Account Debit Payment of Water Bills – Elimination of Convenience Fee for Customers  – Amends the existing agreement with Metropolitan Communications, LLC for the processing of credit card and bank account debit payments for water bills so that Ridgewood Water will be charged the $.25 convenience fee instead of the customer being charged

16-235    Authorize Change Order – Cold Water Meters and Supplies ($30,000) – Authorizes a change order to the original vendor, Rio Supply, Inc., 100 Allied Parkway, Sicklerville, NJ. This change order was necessary due to additional work not anticipated at the time of the award.

16-236    Award Contract Under State Contract – Chlorine Analyzers and Supplies – Awards a contract under State Contract to Hach Company, P.O. Box 608, Loveland, CO

16-237    Award Professional Services Contract – Hydrogeologic Consulting for Capital Improvement Program

16-238    Title 59 Approval – Servicing and Repair of Electric Source – Approves the plans and specifications for Servicing and Repair of Electric Source, prepared by Ridgewood water, pursuant to Title 59

16-239    Award Contract – Servicing and Repair of Electric Source – Awards a contract to the sole responsible bidder, Roberge Electric Co., Inc., 150 Johnson Avenue, Hackensack, NJ

14.  ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION

3542 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic – Violations and Penalties – Increase Parking Ticket Fines

3543 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic – Overnight Parking Restrictions

3544 – Amend Valet Parking Ordinance

3545 – Amend Chapter 249 – Streets and Sidewalks – Increase Fines for Paving Moratorium Violations

3546 – Amend Chapter 145 – Fees – Sewers and Sewage Disposal Fees – Increase Annual Service Charge for Out of Village Dischargers

3547 – Ban Puppy Mills

15.  ORDINANCES – PUBLIC HEARING

3540 – Amend Chapter 190 – Land Use and Development – Regulations for Political Signs and Temporary Signs

3541 – Repeal Ordinance 3066

16.  RESOLUTIONS

16-240    Award Contract Under State Contract – Ford F350 Pickup – Parks Department (NTE $39,249) – Awards a contract under State contract to Cherry Hill Winner Ford, John Grealy, 250 Berlin Road, Cherry Hill, NJ

16-241    Award Contract – Recycling of Vegetative Waste (NTE $20,000) – Awards a contract to a qualified “end user” of recyclable materials, Nature’s Choice, 398 Lincoln Blvd., Building 1, Middlesex, NJ

16-242    Award Contract – Recycling of Vegetative Waste (NTE $30,000) – Awards a contract to a qualified “end user” of recyclable materials, B & B Organic Waste Recycling, 280 Marshall Mill Road, West Milford, NJ

16-243    Award Contract Under Houston-Galveston Area Council Cooperative Purchasing Program – Pierce Saber Pumper Fire Engine (NTE $449,799) – Awards a contract under the Houston-Galveston Area Council Cooperative Purchasing Program to Pierce Manufacturing, Inc., 2600 American Drive, Appleton, WI

16-244    Award Contract – Continuity of Operations/Continuity of Government Plan NTE $14,920) – Awards a contract to the lowest quote given by CDR Maguire, Inc., 2080 Silas Deane Highway, Rocky Hill, CT

16-245    Reject Bids – Operation of the Lakeview Compost Facility – Rejects the bids received due to the fact that the bids exceeded the funds available

16-246    Amendment to Central Business District Advisory Committee Resolution – Terms of Members

16-247    Authorize Tax Lien Premium for Block 3304, Lot 6 to be Given to Village Treasurer - Authorizes the Tax Collector to turn over $10,600 from a Tax Title Lien for 350 Walthery Avenue that was sold and for which a premium was paid, but not redeemed, to the Village Treasurer to become part of general  revenue

16-248    Renew Membership in the Bergen County Municipal Joint Insurance Fund

16-249    Authorize Ridgewood Wildscape Association to Fund Treatment of Noxious Weeds at Kings Pond Park

16-250    Declare Property Surplus – Street Sweepers – Declares two street sweepers surplus property and authorizes the Village Manager to dispose of said property

16-251    Support S-2254 and A-3821 Affirm Legislative Intent of the Fair Housing Act 

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

18.  Resolution to go into Closed Session

19.  Closed Session

1. Personnel – Village Manager’s Office

20.  Adjournment

VILLAGE COUNCIL

SPECIAL PUBLIC MEETING

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

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.   ORDINANCES – CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING

1.   3540 – Amend Chapter 190 – Land Use and Development – Regulations for Political Signs and Temporary Signs

     

2.   3541 – Repeal Ordinance 3066

   5.   Resolution #16-254 - Confirm Endorsement of Community Development Block Grant – SHARE, Inc. – 130 Prospect Street - Emergency Repair of Hot Water Heating Boiler - Confirms   endorsement of a $15,000 CDB grant. This resolution does not obligate the financial resources of the Village but will expedite the expenditure of Community Development funds.

   6.   Adjournment

THE RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE COUNCIL’S
PUBLIC WORKSHOP AGENDA
SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

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 5 Minutes per Person - 30 Minutes in Total)
6. Discussion
a. Community Development Block Grant – SHARE, INC.
7. Motion to Suspend Work Session and Convene Special Public Meeting
8. Special Public Meeting - See Attached Agenda
9. Motion to Adjourn Special Public Meeting and Reconvene Work Session
10. Presentation

a. Update on Lead in Water
b. Friends of Schedler

11. Discussion

a. Ridgewood Water

1. Award Contract – Two Jeep Patriot Vehicles – Water Department
2. Award Contract – Feasibility Study for Removing PFCs at the Carr Treatment
Facility
3. Award Contract – Design and Construction Administrative Services for Various Improvements at Booster and Transfer Stations

b. Parking

1. Valet Parking – Chestnut Street
2. Traffic Calming Project Near Travell School
3. Sherman Place, Stanley Place and Pomander Walk Parking Issues
4. Amendment to Parking Regulations for Brookside Avenue
5. Regulations on Broken Meters

c. Budget

1. Award Contract – Ford F350 Pickup Truck – Traffic & Signal Department
2. Award Contract – Ford F350 Pickup Truck – Traffic & Signal Department
3. Award Contract – Purchase of Brush Chipper – Parks Department
4. Award Contract – Two Stump Grinders – Parks Department
5. Award Contract – Second Year – Laboratory Analysis Services – Graydon Pool & Water Pollution Control Facility
6. Award Contract – Second Year – Sodium Bisulfite Solution and Sodium Hypochlorite Solution – Water Pollution Control Facility
7. Award Contract – Elgin Street Sweeper – Streets Department
8. Award Contract – Electronic Equipment, Software and Computer Upgrades
9. Award Contract – Property Maintenance Services for Derelict Properties
10. EUS – Blower Motor – Water Pollution Control Facility
11. Authorize Extension of Leasing Maintenance Program – Police Cars
12. Surplus of Dump Truck – Parks Department
13. Ridgewood Senior Citizen Housing Corporation Pilot
14. Amend Capital Budget for Northwest Bergen Central Dispatch
15. Shared Service Agreement – Child Health Clinic to Include Fair Lawn
16. Reject Bid – Janitorial Services

d. Policy

1. Letter to Planning Board on Revisiting Master Plan for AH-2, B-3-R, and C-R Zones
2. General Lighting Policy at Village Parks and Lots
3. Amend Ordinance #3547 – Sale of Dogs and Cats
4. Ribbons for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
5. Transportation Alternatives Program Grant
6. Amend Chapter 275 – Yard Waste
7. Discussion of Ord. 3532 – Regulations of Audio/Video Recordings at Public Meetings
8. Historic Preservation Grant - Schedler House
9. Discussion of Bergen County Open Space Trust Fund Grant – Kings Pond Park
10. Policy on Public Comment

e. Operations

1. Authorize Property Maintenance Violation Service at 505 Fairway Road
2. Cleanup of Gypsy Pond/Kings Pond Area

12. Review of September 14, 2016 Regular Public Meeting Agenda
13. Manager’s Report
14. Council Reports
15. Public Comments (Not to Exceed 5 Minutes per Person)
16. Resolution to go into Closed Session
17. Closed Session
a. Legal – Valley Hospital Litigation; HealthBarn
b. Personnel – Village Clerk’s Office, Village Manager’s Office, Appointments to Boards and Committees

18. Adjournment

VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD
VILLAGE COUNCIL
REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING
SEPTEMBER 14, 2016
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

A. Fire Prevention Week
B. Gold Star Mother’s Day
C. National Breast Cancer Awareness Week

8. Comments from the Public (Not to exceed 5 minutes per person - 30 minutes in total)

9. Village Manager's Report

10. Village Council Reports

11. ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION – RIDGEWOOD WATER

NONE

12. ORDINANCES - PUBLIC HEARING – RIDGEWOOD WATER

NONE

13. RESOLUTIONS – RIDGEWOOD WATER

16-285 Award Contract under State Contract – Two Jeep Patriot Vehicles (NTE $42,793) – Awards a contract under State Contract to Hertrich Fleet Services, Inc., 1427 Bay Road, Milford, DE

14. ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION

3548 – Amend Chapter 265 Vehicles and Traffic - Parking Regulations – Brookside Avenue – Amends this chapter to provide for three hour parking, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, from September 1 through June 30, on both sides of Brookside Avenue from Spring Avenue southward
3549 – Repeal Ordinance 3532 – Audio/Video Recording of Public Meetings – Repeals Ordinance 3532 which requires notification of audio/video recordings of public meetings of Village Boards/Committees which are not usually recorded
3550 – Amend Chapter 275 – Yard Waste Regulations – Amends this chapter to provide new regulations concerning putting leaves out into the street and leaf pick-up as well as new regulations regarding the separation of grass clippings and other types of yard waste
3551 – Amend Chapter 3 – Administration of Government Section 3-13(A) – Order of Business Relating to Public Comment – Amends this chapter to allow for Public Comment at the beginning of the meeting for no longer than 40 minutes; and changing the time for speakers to three minutes each
3552 – Various Capital Improvements at Northwest Bergen Central Dispatch ($26,000) – Appropriates $26,000 from the Capital Fund Balance for improvement at NWBCD including cameras, doors, computers, air conditioners, emergency generators and alarm panel
3553 – Amend Ordinance #3547 – Sale of Dogs and Cats – Amends Ordinance #3547 to disallow hobby breeders to sell their dogs and cats in pet stores in Ridgewood
3554 – Amend Valet Parking Ordinance – Chestnut Street
Amends the on-street parking meter zones and the on-street loading and unloading zones for the East and West sides of Chestnut Street

15. ORDINANCES – PUBLIC HEARING

3542 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic – Violations and Penalties – Increase Parking Ticket Fines
3543 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic – Overnight Parking Restrictions
3544 – Amend Valet Parking Ordinance
3545 – Amend Chapter 249 – Streets and Sidewalks – Increase Fines for Paving Moratorium Violations 3546 – Amend Chapter 145 – Fees – Sewers and Sewage Disposal Fees – Increase Annual Service Charge for Out of Village Dischargers
3547 – Regulate/Ban the Sale of “Dog and Cat Mill” Animals in Pet Shops
16. RESOLUTIONS

THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 16-259 THROUGH
16-284 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:

16-259 Title 59 Approval – Laboratory Analysis Services - Approves the plans and specifications for Furnishing Laboratory Analysis Services Beginning January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017, Inclusive, prepared by the Engineering Division, pursuant to Title 59
16-260 Award Contract Laboratory Analysis Services – Graydon Pool & Water Pollution Control Facility (NTE $14,316.50) – Awards a one-year extension of the 2016 contract to Garden State Laboratories, Inc., 410 Hillside Avenue, Hillside, NJ, at the same price as 2016
16-261 Title 59 Approval – Sodium Bisulfite and Sodium Hypochlorite Solutions – Approve the plans and specifications for Furnishing and Delivering of Sodium Bisulfite Solution and Sodium Hypochlorite Solution Beginning January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016, Inclusive, prepared by the Engineering Division, pursuant to Title 59
16-262 Award Contract – Sodium Bisulfite and Sodium Hypochlorite Solutions – Water Pollution Control Facility – Awards a one-year extension of the 2016 contract to Miracle Chemical Company, 1151 B Highway No. 33, Farmingdale, NJ, at the same price as 2016
16-263 Removed from Agenda
16-264 Reject Bid – Property Maintenance Services – Rejects bid received due to prices bid being higher than expected.
16-265 Award Contract Under State Contract – Ford F350 Pickup Truck – Traffic & Signal (NTE $57,416) – Awards a contract under State Contract to Cherry Hill Winner Ford, 250 Berlin Road, Cherry Hill, NJ
16-266 Award Contract Under State Contract – Ford F350 Pickup Truck – Traffic & Signal (NTE $47,284) – Awards a contract under State Contract to Cherry Hill Winner Ford, 250 Berlin Road, Cherry NJ
16-267 Award Under State Contract – Electronic Equipment, Software, and Computer Upgrades (NTE $223,248.77) – Awards a contract under State Contract to SHI International Corporation, 290 Davidson Avenue, Somerset, NJ
16-268 Award Contract Under National Joint Powers Alliance – Brush Chipper – Parks Department (NTE $119,738.36) – Awards a contract under the National Joint Powers Alliance to Northeastern Arborist Supply, 50 Notch Road, Woodland Park, NJ
16-269 Award Contract Under National Joint Powers Alliance – Street Sweeper – Streets Department (NTE $206,896.45) – Awards a contract under the National Joint Powers Alliance to Timmerman Equipment Company, P.O. Box 71, Whitehouse, NJ
16-270 Award Contract Under The Education Services Commission of New Jersey Contract – Two Stump Grinders – Parks Department (NTE $67,504) – Awards a contract under The Education Services Commission of New Jersey Contract to Cherry Valley Tractor Sales, 35 Route 70 West, Marlton, NJ
16-271 Award Extraordinary, Unspecifiable Services Contract – Blower Motor – Water Pollution Control Facility (NTE $30,000) – Awards an Extraordinary, Unspecifiable Services Contract to various vendors: Spencer Turbine Co., 600 Day Hill Road, Windsor, CT; Carfi Electric, 124 Emeline Drive, Hawthorne, NJ; and Keystone Engineering Group, 590 Lancaster Avenue, Suite 200, Fazer, PA
16-272 Authorize Extension of Contract - Leasing and Maintenance Program for Police Cars (NTE $30,000) – Authorizes the extension of a contract for the third year of a three-year contract to Enterprise Fleet Management, 1550 Route 23 North, Suite 101, Wayne, NJ
16-273 Declare Property Surplus – Parks Department Dump Truck – Declares a Parks Department dump truck surplus property and authorizes the Village Manager to dispose of said property

16-274 Amend 2016 Capital Budget for Northwest Bergen County Central Dispatch Capital Improvements – Amends the 2016 Capital Budget to indicate that $26,000 from the Capital Fund Balance be appropriated to pay for the Village’s share of capital improvements at Northwest Bergen Central Dispatch
16-275 Approve Shared Services Agreement – Child Health Clinic (Glen Rock and Fair Lawn) - Authorizes a Shared Services Agreement with the Borough of Glen Rock and the Borough of Fair Lawn to have their residents participate in the Child Health Clinic in the Village of Ridgewood. Each municipality will pay one- third of the cost for the remainder of 2016, which is $1,266.
16-276 Reject Bid – Janitorial Services – Rejects the sole bid for this service due to the fact that its benefits were outweighed by its detriments
16-277 Authorize Application for Historic Preservation Grant for Zabriskie-Schedler House – Authorizes that an application for a Historic Preservation Grant for the Zabriskie-Schedler House be submitted
16-278 Remove from Agenda
16-279 Remove from Agenda
16-280 Establish Annual Service Charge and Payment for Guarantee Bond for Ridgewood Senior Citizen Housing Corporation and Guaranty of Payment of Revenue Bonds - Authorizes the Village Manager to execute an agreement reflecting the annual service charge, in lieu of taxes, for Village services provided to the Ridgewood Senior Citizens Housing Corporation’s housing development. In addition, it requires the payment of $25,000 from the Ridgewood Senior Citizen Housing Corporation for guaranty of the timely payment of principal and interest of 2005 Revenue Bonds.
16-281 Authorize Letter be Sent to the Planning Board for the Review of Ordinances 3489, 3490, 3491, and 3492 – Authorizes that a letter be sent from the Village Council to the Ridgewood Planning Board requesting that the Planning Board openly discuss and
re-evaluate the zoning criteria which was the basis for regulations found in Ordinances 3489, 3490, 3491 and 3492, specifically the appropriate densities of development compared to floor area ratios and on-site parking in the Central Business District
16-282 Appointments to Financial Advisory Committee – Appoints members to the Financial Advisory Committee
16-283 Appointments to Central Business District Advisory Committee – Appoints representatives of the Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce, the Ridgewood Guild, resident members, business owners, Village Council liaison, the Police Chief or designee and the Village Engineer for staggered two-year terms
16-284 Appointments to Ridgewood Arts Council – Appoints members to the Ridgewood Arts Council to terms expiring 6/30/17. Also appoints Audrey Fink as the Chair and Rosemary Gunther McCooe as the Vice-Chair for terms expiring 6/30/17.

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

18. Resolution to go into Closed Session

19. Closed Session

A. Legal – RCRD Lawsuit, Town Garage Property
B. Personnel – Village Manager Search

20. Adjournment