Village Council Public Meeting Agenda 20141210

                                    

                VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD

                   VILLAGE COUNCIL

               REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING

                  DECEMBER 10, 2014

                      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 – 2014 Year End Holiday Statewide Crackdown

8.   Appointment and Swearing-in of Volunteer   Firefighter

    

  1. Resolution 14-298 Appoint Volunteer Firefighter Robin Savage
  2. Oath of Office

9.   Swearing-in of Career Fire Department Personnel

  1. Fire Lieutenant Justin O’Connor
  2. Fire Captain Gregory Hillerman

    

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

11.  Manager's Report

12.  Village Council Reports

13.  ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION

3451 – Amend Chapter 145 – Fees – Significant Sewer      Discharge Fees – Establishes the fee for tax          exempt properties at $4.03 per thousand            gallons of flow into the system and              commercial/industrial/institutional premises at           $4.03 per thousand gallons of flow into the          system in excess of one EDU

 

 

 

 

3452 – Amend Chapter 147 – Filming – Police Officer        Fees – Establishes that the fees for Police        Officers for traffic control during filming will      be found in Chapter 145 - Fees

3453 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic –              Parking Meters, Time Limit Parking, and            Additional Misc. Amendments – Establishes all 2-      hour parking meters as 3-hour parking meters;           establishes times for time limiting parking and          parking meters; and other minor amendments           required

3454 – Amend Chapter 145 – Fees Pertaining to Towing           Services – Increases the fees pertaining to:          towing services; the annual permit fee for a tow     truck driver; storage services for vehicles;       emergency road services; vehicle recovery and           winching; towing of Village-owned or operated        vehicles within the Village; and towing vehicles      impounded or seized by the Village Police               Department

3455 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic –              Change Parking Meters to Three Hours – Changes          all parking meters in the CBD parking lots to            three hours

14.  ORDINANCES - PUBLIC HEARING

3442 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic -             Installation of Stop Signs - Belmont Road and         Hamilton Road

3443 – Bond Ordinance – Work at Hudson Street Lot              ($100,000)

3444 – Management Salary Ordinance

3445 – Non-Union Salary Ordinance

3446 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic -              Establish Ridgewood Parking Permits

3447 – Amend Chapter 145-6 – Fees – Ridgewood Parking          Permits

3448 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic –             Central Business District Employee Parking –        Cottage Place and Franklin Avenue (Ken Smith)       Parking Lot

3449 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic –              Change Parking Meters to Three Hours

3450 – Establish Fees for Parking Meters

15.  RESOLUTIONS

 

THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 14-299 THROUGH

14-330 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:

14-299    Approve Eagle Scout Project – Little Free            Library – Approves the Eagle Scout project of        a Little Free Library to be installed at the             North Maple Avenue entrance to the Ridgewood               Public Library as proposed by Eagle Scout            candidate Kenneth Crane-Moscowitz. This has              also been approved by the Library Director           and the Library Board of Trustees.

14-300    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.

14-301    Designate Official Newspapers for 2015 -             Annual resolution which designates The Record       and the Ridgewood News as the official                   newspapers of the Village of Ridgewood

14-302    2015 Annual Meetings Statement - Annual                   resolution which sets the schedule for the           Village Council Meetings for 2015

14-303    Establish Interest Rate for Non-Payment of           Taxes, Assessments or Other Municipal Liens            for 2015 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14-304    Establish Interest Rates for Delinquent                   Payments to the Water Utility for 2015 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.

14-305    Establish Interest Rates for Delinquent                   Payments for Significant Sewer Discharge             Bills for      2015 - 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.

14-306    Increase 2015 Deferred School Taxes -                Increases      deferred school taxes from                 $43,923,989.02 to $44,718,562.00, an increase       of $794,568.00 from 12/31/13 to 12/31/14

14-307    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

14-308   Approve 2015 Temporary Budget - Approves the              2015 Temporary Budget which will fund Village        operations prior to the adoption of the 2015              Budget

14-309    Authorize Vending Machine for Village Hall –              Authorizes the Village Manager to sign an            agreement with Good & Healthy Vending, LLC,               309 Broadway, Hillsdale, NJ for a vending               machine in Village Hall. Also authorizes the        vending machine to be placed in the vestibule        of Village Hall in the alcove area where the               ATM used to be located.

14-310    Award Contract – Preparation of 2015 Village         Council Meeting Minutes ($3.00/page) - Awards      a contract for the preparation of the 2015             Village Council meeting minutes to Erin                   Gomyo, 22 Wilts Avenue, Hillsdale, NJ

 

 

14-311    Award Contract Analytical Testing of                 Contaminants – Ridgewood Water (NTE $12,275)            – Awards a contract to a qualified vendor,            Eurofins Eaton Analytical Lab, 750 Royal Oaks           Drive, Suite 100, Monrovia, CA

14-312    Award Contract – Community Notifications –           Nixle (NTE $11,000) – Awards a contract to a               sole source provider, Nixle, LLC, 594 Howard            Street, #204, San Francisco, CA

14-313    Award Contract – Laboratory Chemical Testing         Paraphernalia – Ridgewood Water – Awards a           contract to a sole source provider, IDEXX           Distribution, Inc., One Idexx Drive,          

          Westbrook, ME

14-314    Award Contract – GIS Data and Mapping System              Software – Ridgewood Water (NTE $10,087) –           Awards a contract to a sole source provider,            Bentley Systems Inc., 686 Stockton Drive,             Exton, PA

14-315    Award Contract – Software for Computerized           Hydraulic Model – Ridgewood Water                         (NTE $23,719.27) – Awards a contract to a              sole source provider, Bentley Systems Inc.,               686 Stockton Drive, Exton, PA

14-31     6    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

14-317    Award Contract – Water Billing and Data              Collection/Processing Services (NTE $190,350)        – Awards the first year of a two-year                   contract to the sole bidder, Computil, Inc.,         30 Controls Drive, Shelton, CT

14-318    Award Contract – Valley      Hospital, Department         of Community Health – Public Health and            Nursing Services ($12,723.02) - Awards a               contract to Valley Hospital, Department of           Community Health for childhood immunizations,        blood pressure clinics, nursing supervision               and infectious disease reports

14-319    Award Contract Under State Contract – GIS            Design System for Water Pollution Control              Facility Collection System (NTE $22,385) –              Awards a contract under State contract to           SHI, 290 Davidson Avenue, Somerset, NJ

14-320    Award Contract Under State Contract – Repair              of Police Department Radios and Antennas (NTE      $5,000) – Awards a contract under State                  contract to Regional Communications, Inc., 64      East Ridgewood Ave., Paramus, NJ. This is            necessary because the total expense spent on              this commodity has exceeded $17,500 for 2014.

14-321    Award Contract Under State Contract – Traffic        Control Signals (NTE $11,650) – Awards a           contract under State Contract for 2 four-             phase controller Assembly in Type G Cabinet               for the Traffic and Signal Division. This is        necessary because the total amount spent on               this commodity exceeds $17,500 for 2014.

14-322    Award Emergency Contract – Supply of                 Replacement Valves for Eastside Pump Station           (NTE $72,806) – Awards an emergency contract           to Harper Control Solutions, Inc., 1010                  Washington Blvd., Stamford, CT

14-323    Award Emergency Contract – Installation of           Replacement Valves for Eastside Pump Station           (NTE $19,800) – Awards an emergency contract           to CFM Construction, 5 Bay Street, Stirling,               NJ

14-324    Award Professional Services Contract –                    Surveying of Hudson Street Parking Lot (NTE               $5,625) – Awards a Professional Services             Contract to Daniel M. Dunn, P.L.S., P.P.,           Dunn Surveying and Mapping, P.A., 40 East            Prospect Street, Waldwick, NJ

14-325    Authorize Shared Services Agreement -                Municipal Court Teleconferencing (Northwest               Bergen Shared Services) - Approves a                   Shared Services Agreement for 2015 for the           Northwest Bergen Shared Service                      municipalities to use the Village of                 Ridgewood’s Municipal Court Teleconferencing      equipment for arraignments

14-326    Confirm Endorsement of Community Development              Block Grant Application – Village of                  Ridgewood – Ramp to New Bathrooms at Lester               Stable - Confirms endorsement of a $60,000            CDB grant. This resolution does not obligate              the financial resources of the Village but           will expedite the expenditure of Community              Development funds.

14-327    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

14-328    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

 

 

14-329    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 2015

14-330    Award Extraordinary Unspecifiable Contract –              Boiler at Ridgewood Fire Headquarters

 

THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 14-331 THROUGH

14-336, WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY AND READ IN FULL:

 

14-331    Title 59 Approval – Digital Notification Sign        at Village Hall and Wilsey Square

14-332    Approve Participation in West Bergen Mental               Healthcare, Inc. Employee Assistance Program

14-333    Authorize Agreement – CDL Drug and Alcohol           Counseling ($25/CDL Holder)

14-334    Authorize Moving Federici Sculpture to                    Village Hall

14-335    Contractor for Temporary Heat for Fire House

14-336    Declare Dodge Neon Surplus Property

 

 

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

17.  Adjournment

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