Village Council Public Meeting Agenda 12/9/2015

         Village Council Public Meeting Agenda 12/9/2015

       VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD

                   VILLAGE COUNCIL

               REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING

                  DECEMBER 9, 2015

                      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

     Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over – 2015 Year End Holiday Statewide Crackdown

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

9.   Manager's Report

10.  Village Council Reports

11.  ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION

3515 – Bond Ordinance – Construction of Hudson Street          Parking Deck ($12,300,000) – Appropriates this           money for the construction of the Hudson Street           parking deck

3516 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic -             Establish Stop Signs – California                    Street/Fairmount Road and Highland              Avenue/Gardner Road – Establishes Stop signs on            Highland Avenue at the intersection of Gardner           Road and on California Street at the                intersection of Fairmount Road

3517 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic –              Parking Restrictions - Hillcrest Road –             Restricts parking on a portion of the south side     of Hillcrest Road (from 1013 Hillcrest Road,           west to Andover Terrace) from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00         p.m. on all days of the week

3518 – Water Bond Ordinance – Rehabilitation of Water          Tanks ($1,312,500) – Appropriates this money for  the rehabilitation of water tanks

12.  ORDINANCES - PUBLIC HEARING

3509 – Amend Various Salary Ordinances

3510- Amend Chapter 105 – Animals – Cats – Establish a    3-Year Cat License

3511- Amend Chapter 145 Fees – Fees for 3-Year Cat        License

3512 – Amend Valet Parking Ordinance

3513 – Non-Union Salary Ordinance

3514 – Management Salary Ordinance

13.  ORDINANCES – CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING

3489 – Amend Chapter 190 – Land Use and Development -          Establish AH-2 Zone District

3490 – Amend Chapter 190 – Land Use and Development       – Establish B-3-R Zone District

3491 – Amend Chapter 190 – Land Use and Development       – Establish C-R Zone

3492 – Amend Chapter 190 – Land Use and Development       – Establish C Zone District

3493 – Amend Chapter 190 – Land Use and Development       – Amend Various Sections – Multiple Zone Districts     and General Affordable Housing Regulation

14.  RESOLUTIONS

THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 15-375 THROUGH

15-410 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:

15-375    Approve Village Cash Management Plan - Annual        resolution which approves the Cash Management         Plan and Policy. This Cash Management Plan              is to be used as a guide for Village                 officials when depositing and investing the               Village’s funds.

15-376    Designate Official Newspapers for 2016 -             Annual resolution which designates The Record       and the Ridgewood News as the official                   newspapers of the Village of Ridgewood

15-377    2016 Annual Meetings Statement - Annual                   resolution which sets the schedule for the           Village Council Meetings for 2016

15-378    Establish Interest Rate for Non-Payment of           Taxes, Assessments or Other Municipal Liens            for 2016 and Set Grace Period - Authorizes               the Tax Collector to charge 8% per annum on            the first $1,500 of the delinquency and 18%               per annum on any amount in excess of $1,500               becoming delinquent after the due date. Also             allows for a ten day grace period for                   quarterly tax payments. In addition, the Tax               Collector is authorized to charge a 6% per           annum penalty on any fiscal year delinquency               in excess of $10,000.

15-379    Establish Interest Rates for Delinquent                   Payments to the Water Utility for 2016 and           Set Grace Period for Payment of Water Utility          Bills - Sets an interest rate of 8% per annum          on the first $1,500 and 18% per annum on a           balance over $1,500 for the non-payment of           water utility bills in excess of $50. Also               sets a 30 day grace period for the payment of          all water bills. In addition, a 6% per annum              penalty may be charged on any fiscal year            delinquency in excess of $10,000 in paying a           water bill, as is imposed on taxpayers for           the non-payment of taxes.

15-380    Establish Interest Rates for Delinquent                   Payments for Significant Sewer Discharge             Bills for      2016 - Sets an interest rate of 8%              per annum on the first $1,500 and 18% per           annum on a balance over $1,500 for the non-          payment of significant sewer discharge bills              in excess of $50. Also sets a 30 day grace              period for the payment of all water bills. In       addition, a 6% per annum penalty may be                  charged on any     fiscal year delinquency in             excess of $10,000 in paying a significant            sewer discharge bill, as is imposed on                taxpayers for the non-payment of taxes.

15-381    Approve Budget Transfers - Annual resolution              which transfers money in the 2015 budget from         departments which have excess funds to those             departments which do not have adequate funds

15-382   Approve 2016 Temporary Budget - Approves the              2016 Temporary Budget which will fund Village        operations prior to the adoption of the 2016              Budget

15-383    Title 59 Approval – Servicing and Repair of               Electric Source – Approves the plans and             specifications for Servicing and Repairing of        Electric Source prepared by the Village of              Ridgewood Water Department, pursuant to Title        59

15-384    Award Contract – Servicing and Repair of             Electric Source (NTE $77,110) – Awards a            contract to the sole responsible bidder,               Roberge Electric Co., Inc., 150 Johnson                    Avenue, Hackensack, NJ

15-385    Title 59 Approval – Furnishing and Delivering        Sludge Dewatering Polymer – Approves the               plans and specifications for Furnishing and           Delivering of Zetag 7557 Polymer Beginning           January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016,           inclusive prepared by the Engineering                Division, pursuant to Title 59

15-386    Award Contract – Furnishing and Delivering           Sludge Dewatering Polymer (NTE $29,000) –              Awards an additional year, per the contract,            to the lowest responsible bidder, George S.               Coyne Chemical Co., Inc., 3015 State Road,           Croydon, PA

15-387    Title 59 Approval – De-silting and

          De-snagging of Ho-Ho-Kus Brook and Saddle            River – Approves the plans and specifications      for De-silting and De-snagging of the

          Ho-Ho-Kus Brook and Saddle River in the                   Village of Ridgewood, prepared by the                   Ridgewood     Engineering Division, pursuant to             Title 59

15-388    Award Contract – De-Silting and De-Snagging               of Ho-Ho-Kus Brook and Saddle River (NTE              $91,720) – Awards a contract to the lowest            responsible bidder, DTS Services LLC, 65               Royal Avenue, Hawthorne, NJ

15-389    Title 59 Approval – Laboratory Analysis                   Services – Ridgewood Water – Approves the            plans and specifications for Laboratory                   Analysis Services, prepared by the Ridgewood             Water Department, pursuant to Title 59

15-390    Award Contract – Laboratory Analysis Services        – Ridgewood Water (NTE $37,520) – Awards a             contract to the sole responsible bidder, Aqua          Pro-Tech Laboratories, 1275 Bloomfield                    Avenue, Building #6, Fairfield, NJ

15-391    Title 59 Approval – Dewatered Sewer Sludge           Hauling Services – Approves the plans and               specifications for Dewatered Sewer Sludge            Hauling Services for the Village of Ridgewood          Water Pollution Control Facility, Beginning               January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016,           inclusive, prepared by the Engineering                Division, pursuant to Title 59 

15-392    Award Contract – Dewatered Sewer Sludge                   Hauling Services (NTE $80,000) – Awards a               contract to the lowest responsible bidder,               Ridgewood Green RMW, LLC, 2 Clerico Lane,               Building No. 1, Hillsborough, NJ

15-393    Award Professional Services Contract –                    Financial Computer Software (NTE $20,594) -               Awards a contract for the maintenance of            propriety software to Edmunds & Associates,             301A Tilton Road, Northfield, NJ. The                necessary Pay to Play forms have been filed               with the Village Clerk.

15-394    Award Contract – Preparation of 2016 Village         Council Meeting Minutes ($8.50/page) -             Awards a contract for the preparation of the      2016      Village Council meeting minutes to              Melinda Dorl, 611 Parkside Village Way,              Marietta, GA

15-395    Award Contract – Valley      Hospital, Department         of Community Health – Public Health and            Nursing Services (NTE $11,392) - Awards a               contract to Valley Hospital, Department of            Community Health for childhood immunizations,        blood pressure clinics, nursing supervision           and infectious disease reports

15-396    Award Extraordinary Unspecifiable Services           Contract – Field Investigation Study and              Purchase of Replacement Parts for Non-Potable         Water System – Water Pollution Control                    Facility (NTE $9,400) – Awards an EUS                contract to Reiner Pump Systems, 270 Sparta            Avenue, Suite 104, Sparta, NJ, as the sole             source supplier of the TigerFlow pump                systems, in order to troubleshoot the failure        of the Non-Potable Water System

15-397    Authorize Shared Services Agreement -                Municipal Court Teleconferencing (Northwest               Bergen Shared Services) - Approves a Shared            Services Agreement for 2016 for the Northwest           Bergen Shared Service municipalities to use               the Village of Ridgewood’s Municipal Court               Teleconferencing equipment for arraignments

15-398    Authorize Shared Services Agreement – Health         Officer Services (Fair Lawn – NTE $8,750) –             Authorizes a Shared Services contract with            the Borough of Fair Lawn whereby the Borough       of Fair Lawn will provide these services to               the Village of Ridgewood 

15-399    Authorize Amendment to Contract – Pipe,              Appurtenances and Materials for Water                Distribution Maintenance ($107,846) – Awards       an amendment to the contract to the original      lowest responsible bidders, Water Works              Supply Co., Inc. 660 State Highway 23,                 Pompton Plains, NJ and HD Waterworks Supply,      61 Gross Avenue, Edison, NJ. This amendment         is necessary due to additional service                    materials needed to maintain the operability         of the distribution system.

15-400    Authorize Change Order – Cleaning of Concrete        Water Storage Tanks ($2,797.50) – Authorizes          a change order to the original company,            Liquid Engineering Corporation, 7 East                   Airport Road, Billings, MT, which is                 necessary due to the size of the tanks and           extra debris removal

15-401    Approve Cancellation of Grant Balances – 2012        Fire Safer Grant – Cancels a receivable and           reserve grant balance in the amount of                    $11,450 from a 2012 Federal Government Fire               Safer Grant program. This grant has                 fulfilled its purpose and expired on                 December 31, 2014.

15-402    Accept Ridgewood Water Annual Maintenance            Fee – Accepts an operating and administrative         maintenance fee from Ridgewood Water based on          the amount of total tax indicated by the               assessed value of the land owned by Ridgewood        Water

15-403    Revise Special Service Charge for                        Voluminous/Extraordinary OPRA Requests –             Amends the policy in the Village of Ridgewood       for a Special Service Charge concerning                    voluminous (in excess of 200 pages) or                    extraordinary (in excess of three hours of           work to prepare the documents) OPRA requests.         This amendment states that there shall be no             charge passed onto the requestor for Village              attorneys’ fees for any review or assistance              which they may provide in responding to an            OPRA request.

15-404    Authorize Application and Execution of                    Forestry Grant Agreement – Authorizes the            Village Manager to sign a grant application           and if awarded, to execute a Grant Agreement               with the NJ Department of Environmental                   Protection for a Forestry Grant to prepare a              Forestry Management plan

15-405    Appoint Joint Insurance Fund Commissioner -               Appoints Roberta Sonenfeld, Village Manager,         as the Village of Ridgewood’s Fund                  Commissioner for the Bergen County Municipal          Joint Insurance Fund and the Municipal Excess        Liability Joint Insurance Fund for 2015

15-406    Appoint Public Agency Compliance Officer             (P.A.C.O) - Appoints Roberta Sonenfeld,           Village Manager, as the P.A.C.O. for the           Village of Ridgewood for 2016

15-407    Award Professional Services Contract - Risk               Management Consultants - Awards a                         Professional Services contract under a no-bid      contract to Brown and Brown Insurance, 30A               Vreeland Road, Florham Park, NJ. The hiring               of a Risk Management Consultant is required               under the Joint Insurance Fund’s bylaws.

15-408    Appoint Members to Community Relations                    Advisory Board - Appoints Luke Barcy, Roberta        Panjwan, Parker Weil, Yendi Anderson, Susan           Donnelly, Amhmoud Hamza, Adithi Mohan, Chief            John Ward, Ananya Rajagopal, Anita                        Srivastava, Medha Kirtane, William Corcoran,              Richard Ostling, Robert Sheppard, Captain               Jacqueline Luthcke, Robin Ritter, Rev. Carlos          Martinez, Mayor Paul Aronsohn, Rev. Jan                  Phillips, and David Sayles, Jr. to terms             which will expire 12/31/16

15-409    Appoint Members to Project Pride Committee -              Appoints Gary Cirillo (Chairman), Alyssa             Becker, Tonia Cohen, Barbara D’Amato, Donna              Dorsey, Ann Leahy, Debbie Higgins, Janet               Fricke, Maribeth Lane, Rita Bernstein, Kay           Connell, Katherine Cirillo, Creegan Family,               Maggie Coakley, Barry Finlay, Manish                   Shrimali, Mary Ann Sage, Ann Schott, Alex             Majors, Maya Vogel, Holt Family, Shaye                   Calderone, Jeanette Vadeika, Julie Fischer,               Carolyn Angelosante, Saltalmacchia Family,           Tara Cirillo, Merck Family, David Dikun, and             Kelsey Cirillo (student liaison) to terms            which will expire 12/31/16

15-410    Award Emergency Contract – Leaf Pusher                    ($10,650) – Awards an Emergency Contract to               Timmerman Equipment Company, 3554 Rout 22            West, Whitehouse, NJ

THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION, NUMBERED 15-411 WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY AND READ IN FULL:

15-411    Appoint Member to Library Board of Trustees

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

16.  Resolution to go into Closed Session

17.  Closed Session

  1. Legal Matters – Valley Hospital
  2. Contract Negotiations – Verizon; Police Negotiations

18.  Adjournment

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