VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD
VILLAGE COUNCIL
REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING
JUNE 8, 2022
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
Bee City USA and National Pollinator Week
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 Council members 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 Council member, nor shall any person be permitted to address the Chair while a motion is pending. A Council member 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. ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION – RIDGEWOOD WATER
NONE
12. ORDINANCES - PUBLIC HEARING – RIDGEWOOD WATER
NONE
13. RESOLUTIONS – RIDGEWOOD WATER
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 22-184 THROUGH 22-189 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:
22-184 Award Contract – Disposal of Soil Spoils (NTE $150,000) – Awards a contract to RVH Mulch Supply, LLC, 455 West Main Street, Wyckoff, NJ. This is awarded without competitive bidding, and is going to a qualified end user, as provided by law.
22-185 Award Sole Source Contract – Leak Detection Services (NTE $39,750) – Awards a contract to the sole source provider, Asterra Technology, 16885 West Bernardo Drive #305, San Diego, CA
22-186 Title 59 Approval – Water Billing and Data Collection Services - Approves the plans and specifications for Water Billing and Data Collection Services
22-187 Award Contract – Water Billing and Data Collection Services (NTE $98,914.60) – Awards the optional second year of a two-year contract to Computil, Inc., 30 Controls Drive, Shelton, CT, on a month to month basis
22-188 Award Contract Under Bergen County Contract – Concrete and Road Repair Materials for Water Main Repairs (NTE $120,000) – Awards a contract under Bergen County Contract to Braen Stone Industries, Inc., 400-402 Central Avenue, Haledon, NJ
22-189 Authorize Change Order – Install and Maintain a CCTV/Access Control System – Ridgewood Water Headquarters (NTE $2,357.28) – Authorizes a Change Order to the original contractor, Secure Watch 24, 70 Moonachie Avenue, Moonachie, NJ. This change order is necessary due to the fact that the installation of door monitoring/door contacts and maglock were not anticipated at the time the contract was awarded.
14. RESOLUTION
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION, NUMBERED 22-190 WILL BE ADOPTED BY A CONSENT AGENDA, WITH ONE VOTE BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL. THERE IS A BRIEF DESCRIPTION BESIDE THE RESOLUTION TO BE CONSIDERED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. THE RESOLUTION WILL BE READ BY TITLE ONLY:
22-190 Authorize Emergency Appropriation – Recycling Truck ($355,000) – Authorizes an emergency appropriation as the replacement of this truck is necessary, due to a cracked frame. The Village Council is introducing Bond Ordinance #3913 this evening, which will reimburse this emergency appropriation, once it is adopted.
15. ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION
3910 – Amend Ordinance Chapter 145 – Fees – Significant Discharger Sewer Fees - Establishes significant sewer discharger fees for 2022
3911 – Amend Chapter 145 – Fees – Vehicle Fees for Police Details – Increases the fees for the use of police vehicles, on Police Details, to $25/hour
3912 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic – Time Limit Parking, Overtime Parking and Repeat Parking – This ordinance defines Time Limit Parking; states that a deposit of money is required to park; and defines Overtime Parking and Increasing Parking Time, both of which are prohibited
3913 – Bond Ordinance – Purchase of Recycling Truck (NTE $355,000) – Appropriates this money for the purchase of a recycling truck
16. ORDINANCES – PUBLIC HEARING
3907 – Policy on Absences for Volunteers Serving on Village Boards and Committees
3908 – Blue Collar Union Salary Ordinance
3909 – White Collar Union Salary Ordinance
17. RESOLUTIONS
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 22-191 THROUGH
22-235 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:
22-191 Waive Fourth of July Vendor Fees - Waives solicitor’s fees for vendors connected with the Ridgewood Fourth of July Committee
22-192 Grant Permission to Fireworks by Grucci for Fireworks Display - Permits Fireworks by Grucci to hold a fireworks display on July 4, 2022, with a rain date of July 5, 2022
22-193 Title 59 Approval – School Bus Transportation for Day Camp – Approves the plans and specifications for Furnishing and Delivering School Bus Transportation Services for the Ridgewood Department of Parks and Recreation, June 1, 2022 through September 1, 2022, prepared by the Department of Parks and Recreation, pursuant to Title 59
22-194 Award Contract – School Bus Transportation for Day Camp (NTE $28,000) – Awards a contract to the lowest responsible quote from Joshua Tours, LLC, 204 Myrtle Avenue, Passaic, NJ
22-195 Award Contract – Exhaust System for Garages – Fleet Services (NTE $35,144.75) – Awards a contract to the lowest responsible quote from Clean Air Company, Inc., 428 New Brunswick Avenue, Fords, NJ
22-196 Award Contract – Polartek Dual AC Servicing Machine – Fleet Services (NTE $15,250) – Awards a contract to the lowest responsible quote from Tac Tools, LLC, 52 Forest Avenue, Paramus, NJ
22-197 Award Contract Under State Contract – Cool Net Shade and Hardware - Graydon Pool
(NTE $37,767) – Awards a contract under State Contract to General Recreation, Inc., 25 Reese Avenue, Newtown Square, PA
22-198 Award Contract Under State Contract – Short Term Rental of Pickup Trucks – Police Department (NTE $28,000) – Awards a contract under State Contract to United Rentals, 22 Bergen Turnpike, Ridgefield Park, NJ
22-199 Award Contract Under State Contract – Ford F350 – Parks Department (NTE $66,276) – Awards a contract under State Contract to Route 23 Auto Mall, LLC, 1301 Route 23 South, Butler, NJ
22-200 Award Contract Under State Contract – Ford
F-750 Chassis – Solid Waste (NTE $76,125) – Awards a contract under State Contract to Route 23 Auto Mall, LLC, 1301 Route 23 South, Butler, NJ
22-201 Award Contract Under State Contract – Ford
F-350 – Recycling (NTE $43,460) – Awards a contract under State Contract to Route 23 Auto Mall, LLC, 1301 Route 23 South, Butler, NJ
22-202 Award Contract Under State Contract – Short Term Rental Cars – Police Department
(NTE $28,000) – Awards a contract under State Contract to United Rentals, 22 Bergen Turnpike, Ridgefield Park, NJ
22-203 Award Contract Under State Contract - Fuel (NTE $200,000) – Awards a contract under State Contract to Racheles/Micheles, 116 Keller Road, Clifton, NJ
22-204 Award Contract Under Sourcewell – Storage Tank and Trailer – Parks Department
(NTE $9,904.80) – Awards a contract under Sourcewell Cooperative Contract to FDR Hitches, 1173 Goffle Road, Hawthorne, NJ
22-205 Award Contract Under Sourcewell Contract – Packer Body – Solid Waste (NTE $105,185.60) – Awards a contract under Sourcewell Cooperative Contract to Sanitation Equipment Corporation, 80 Furler Street, Totowa, NJ
22-206 Award Contract Under Sourcewell – Rear Loader Packer Truck – Solid Waste (NTE $340,971.60) – Awards a contract under Sourcewell Cooperative Contract to Sanitation Equipment Corporation, 80 Furler Street, Totowa, NJ
22-207 Award Contract Under Sourcewell – Rear Loader Packer Truck – Recycling (NTE $338,698) – Awards a contract under Sourcewell Cooperative Contract to Sanitation Equipment, 80 Furler Street, Totowa, NJ
22-208 Award Contract Under Sourcewell – Leasing and Maintenance of Vehicles – Police Department (NTE $50,000) – Awards a Contract under Sourcewell Cooperative Contract to Enterprise Fleet Management, Inc., 1550 Route 23 North, Suite 101, Wayne, NJ
22-209 Award Contract Under Educational Services Commission of New Jersey Cooperative Contract – Snowplow for Ford F550 – Streets
(NTE $6,428) – Awards a contract under Educational Services Commission of New Jersey Cooperative Contract to Cliffside Body Corporation, 130 Broad Street, Fairview, NJ
22-210 Award Contract Under Educational Services Commission of New Jersey Cooperative Contract – Rack Body – Recycling (NTE $33,644) – Awards a contract under Educational Services Commission of New Jersey Cooperative Contract to Cliffside Body Corporation, 130 Broad Street, Fairview, NJ
22-211 Award Contract Under Educational Services Commission of New Jersey Cooperative Contract – Heavy Duty Tire Changer – Fleet Services (NTE $22,880) – Awards a contract under Educational Services Commission of New Jersey Cooperative Contract to Mohawk Lifts, LLC, 65 Vrooman Avenue, Amsterdam, NY
22-212 Award Professional Services Contract – Drug and Alcohol Testing and Pre-Employment Physicals (NTE $16,650) – Awards a Professional Services Contract to Valley Medical Group, 1400 MacArthur Boulevard, Mahwah, NJ
22-213 Award Professional Services Contract – Fire Department and EMS Chart Review and Billing (NTE $16,800) – Awards a Professional Services Contract to Keavney & Streger, LLC, 103 Carnegie Center, Suite 300, Princeton, NJ
22-214 Approve Chapter 159 Budget Amendment – State of New Jersey, Department of Health - Strengthening Local Public Health Capacity Program Grant - Requests the Director of the Division of Local Government Services to approve the insertion of an item of revenue into the 2022 annual budget in the amount of $274,735 for the grant from the State of New Jersey Department of Health, Strengthening Local Public Health Capacity Program Grant
22-215 Authorize Encroachment Agreement – 32 Sherman Place – Authorizes an Encroachment Agreement for the retaining wall at 32 Sherman Place, which encroaches into the public
right-of-way, and authorizes the Mayor and Village Manager to execute the Agreement
22-216 Authorize Encroachment Agreement – 769 Upper Boulevard – Authorizes an Encroachment Agreement for the fence at 769 Upper Boulevard, which encroaches into the Village’s sanitary sewer right-of-way, and authorizes the Mayor and Village Manager to execute the Agreement
22-217 Declare Fire Department Property Surplus – Declares a front load washer and various lengths of fire hose surplus property and authorizes the Village Manager to dispose of said property
22-218 Authorize Execution of Subordination Agreement – 337 Goffle Road – The Village of Ridgewood holds a mortgage on property located at 337 Goffle Road in the Village to ensure certain improvements were performed by the owners of the property as a condition of approval of a minor subdivision application which was granted by the Village of Ridgewood Planning Board in 2003. This mortgage is only held to ensure compliance with the Planning Board’s requirements. The owner of the property wishes to refinance and the refinancing company is requiring the Village to sign a Subordination Agreement, in regard to the mortgage. This resolution authorizes the Mayor and Village Clerk to execute the Subordination Agreement, on behalf of the Village of Ridgewood.
22-219 Approve 2022-2023 Renewals of Liquor Licenses - Approves the annual renewal of liquor licenses in the Village of Ridgewood
22-220 Appoint Village Attorney (NTE $92,500) - Appoints Matthew Rogers as the Village Attorney under a non-fair and open contract from 7/1/22-12/31/22. The Pay to Play forms have been filed with the Village Clerk’s Office, as required by law.
22-221 Appoint Village Bond Attorney (NTE $80,000) - Appoints McManimon, Scotland, and Baumann, L.L.C., 75 Livingston Avenue, 2nd Floor, Roseland, NJ as the Village Bond Attorney from 7/1/22-12/31/22 under a non-fair and open contract. The Pay to Play forms have been filed with the Village Clerk’s Office, as required by law.
22-222 Appoint Village Labor Attorney (NTE $30,000) - Appoints Dominick Bratti of Bratti Greenan, LLC as the Village Labor Attorney under a non-fair and open contract from 7/1/22- 12/31/22. The Pay to Play forms have been filed with the Village Clerk’s Office, as required by law.
22-223 Appoint Professional Affordable Housing Planner and Related Matters (NTE $20,000) - Appoints Elizabeth McManus, LEED, AP, PP, AICP and Kyle + McManus Associates as the Village Professional Planning Consultant for Affordable Housing and Related Matters, from 7/1/2022 - 12/31/2022, under a non-fair and open contract. The Pay to Play forms have been filed with the Village Clerk’s Office, as required by law.
22-224 Appoint Village Prosecutor and Assistant Village Prosecutor (NTE $15,000) - Appoints Mark P. Fierro, 1086 Teaneck Road, Suite 3A, Teaneck, NJ, as the Village Prosecutor from 7/1/22-12/31/22, under a non-fair and open contract. Also appoints Elsbeth J. Crusius, 267 Summit Avenue, Hackensack, NJ as the Assistant Village Prosecutor from 7/1/22 - 12/31/22, under a non-fair and open contract. The Pay to Play forms have been filed with the Village Clerk’s Office, as required by law.
22-225 Appoint Village Auditor (NTE $35,331 for Annual Audit; $5,412 for Review of 2021 Annual Debt, Annual Financial Statement, and Review of 2022 State Budget Documents) – Appoints Nisivoccia, LLP, 200 Valley Road, Suite 300, Mount Arlington, NJ as Village Auditor from 7/1/22-12/31/22 under a non-fair and open contract. The Pay to Play forms have been filed with the Village Clerk’s Office, as required by law.
22-226 Appoint Municipal Public Defender and Alternate Municipal Public Defender
(NTE $4,500) - Appoints Susan Cassell, Esq. as the Municipal Public Defender and David Altieri, Esq., as the Alternate Municipal Public Defender from 7/1/22-12/31/22
22-227 Appoint Community Development Representative - Appoints Janet Fricke as the Village Council’s representative in the Community Development program
22-228 Appoint Representative to Open Space Trust Regional Committee - Appoints Nancy Bigos as the Village Council’s representative to be a part of the County of Bergen’s Open Space Trust Regional Committee
22-229 Appoint Members to Planning Board - Appoints all current Planning Board members for six additional months on their current terms
22-230 Appoint Members to Zoning Board of Adjustment – Appoints all current Zoning Board of Adjustment members for six additional months on their current terms
22-231 Appoint Members to Green Ridgewood – Appoints Caitlyn O'Leary as a Citizen Member to a term that will expire on 12/31/24
22-232 Appoint Members to Central Business District Advisory Committee – Appoints Glenn Carlough as a business owner member to a term from 7/1/22 - 6/30/24; Chief Jacqueline Luthcke and Christopher Rutishauser to a term from 7/1/22-6/30/23; and Councilwoman Pamela Perron to a term from 7/1/22- 12/31/22
22-233 Appoint Members to Shade Tree Commission – Appoints Maria Damasco as a regular member to a term that expires on 12/31/26
22-234 Appoint Members to Ridgewood Arts Council - Appoints Audrey Fink, Sean Flanagan, Rosemary Gunther McCooe, and Stella Song as members of the Ridgewood Arts Council to terms that will expire on 6/30/23
22-235 Appoint Village Councilmembers as Liaisons to Various Boards and Committees - Appoints Village Councilmembers as Liaisons to various boards and committees through December 31, 2022
18. Comments from the Public (Not to Exceed 5 minutes per person)
19. Adjournment
