Village Council Public Meeting Agenda 20141112
VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD
VILLAGE COUNCIL
REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING
NOVEMBER 12, 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
- National Diabetes Awareness Day
- Recognize Alzheimer’s Awareness Week
- National Family Week
8. Swearing-in of Firefighter David Kelly
9. Eagle Scout Presentation – Kenneth Crane-Moscowitz – Little Free Library
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
3442 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic - Installation of Stop Signs - Belmont Road and Hamilton Road – Permits the installation of stop signs on Belmont Road, in the northbound direction, with the intersection of Hamilton Road
3443 – Bond Ordinance – Work at Hudson Street Lot ($100,000) – Appropriates this money for survey work as well as the hiring of a firm to perform preliminary professional environmental engineering services at the Hudson Street parking lot
3444 – Management Salary Ordinance – Establishes salaries and various employment criteria for management personnel for 2014
3445 – Non-Union Salary Ordinance - Establishes salaries and various employment criteria for non-union personnel for 2014
3446 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic - Establish Ridgewood Parking Permits – Establishes Ridgewood Parking Permits for both Ridgewood residents and non-residents and delineates the parking lots in which the permits may be used
3447 – Amend Chapter 145-6 – Fees – Ridgewood Parking Permits – Establishes the fees for Ridgewood Parking Permits which is $750/year for Ridgewood residents and $1,500/year for non-residents
3448 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic – Central Business District Employee Parking – Cottage Place and Franklin Avenue (Ken Smith) Parking Lot – Establishes parking by permit for Central Business District Employees in the Cottage Place parking lot and in the lot on Franklin Avenue, which is the former Ken Smith parking lot
3449 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic – Change Parking Meters to Three Hours – Changes all parking meters in the CBD to three hours, with the exception of 15-minute meters which will remain as 15-minute meters.
3450 – Establish Fees for Parking Meters – Changes the fees at the parking meters in the CBD from 25 cents/hour to 50 cents/hour
14. ORDINANCES - PUBLIC HEARING
3440 – Require Pest Control During Demolition of Structures
3441 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic – Installation of Stop Signs – Kensington Drive and Sterling Place
15. RESOLUTIONS
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 14-269 THROUGH
14-293, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF RESOLUTIONS #14-272 AND #14-273 WHICH WERE REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA AND RESOLUTION #14-291 WHICH HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA, 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:
14-269 Approve Budget Transfers - Annual resolution which transfers money from departments which have excess funds to those departments which do not have adequate funds
14-270 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.
14-271 Award Contract – Layout, Printing and Distribution of Village Calendar ($10,829) – Awards a contract to the lowest quote provided by Ridgewood Press, 609 Franklin Turnpike, Ridgewood, NJ
14-272 REMOVED FROM AGENDA
14-273 REMOVED FROM AGENDA
14-274 Award Contract – Sprinkler Repairs at Train Station (NTE $5,580) – Awards a contract for Professional Landscape Irrigation Services to Glenn Jachens, JC Irrigation, 5 Phyllis Drive, Montvale, NJ
14-275 Award Contract Under County Contract – Three Ambulance Stretchers (NTE $45,000) – Awards a contract under County Contract to V.E. Ralph & Son, Inc., 320 Schuyler Avenue, Kearny, NJ
14-276 Award Contract Under County Contract – Ventrac Model 4500Z Kubota(NTE $42,384.25) – Awards a contract under County Contract to Wilfred MacDonald, Inc., 19 Central Boulevard, South Hackensack, NJ
14-277 Award Contract Under State Contract – Mobile Video Recording Devices in Police Cars (NTE $50,000) – Awards a contract under State Contract to Advanced Electronic Design, Inc., Patrol PC, 344 John Dietsch Boulevard, Unit 1 & 2, North Attleboro, MA
14-278 Award Contract Under State Contract – Purchase of 2015 Ford F-350 Truck - Traffic and Signal Department (NTE $42,000) – Awards a contract under State Contract to Chas S. Winner, Inc., t/a Winner Ford, 250 Berlin Road, Cherry Hill, NJ
14-279 Award Contract Under State Contract – Two 2015 Ford F-250 Trucks – Water Department (NTE $81,000) – Awards a contract under State Contract to Chas S. Winner, Inc., t/a Winner Ford, 250 Berlin Road, Cherry Hill, NJ
14-280 Award Contract for Extraordinary Unspecifiable Service – Repairs to Lighting System at Veterans Field (NTE $11,500) – Awards an EUS contract to the following vendors: Eastern Concrete, 475 Market Street, Elmwood Park, NJ; Feldman Brothers, 26 Maryland Avenue, Paterson, NJ; Home Supply and Lumber Center, 160 Van Winkle Avenue, Hawthorne, NJ; A Van Electrical Supply, 36 Utter Avenue, Hawthorne, NJ; AW Meyers, 589 Broad Avenue, Ridgefield, NJ; Signal Control Products, 199 Evans Way, Branchburg, NJ; Rocket Building Supply, 13 Hewson Avenue, Waldwick, NJ
14-281 Title 59 Approval – RFP for Environmental Engineering Services – Hudson Street Parking Lot – Approves the plans and specifications for Professional Environmental Engineering Services for Lots 13 and 12, Block 3809 Hudson Street Parking Lot
14-282 Reject Proposals – Horse Barn at Irene Habernickel Family Park – Rejects the proposals received for Professional Architectural/Engineering Services for the Structural Assessment of the horse barn at the Irene Habernickel Family Park because this project will not be pursued at this time
14-283 Authorize Shared Services Agreement – TV Inspection of Mains (Northwest Bergen County Utilities Authority) – Authorizes a Shared Services Agreement with the Northwest Bergen County Utilities Authority for TV Inspection of Water and Stormwater mains. The charge will be $0.80 in 2015 and $0.82 in 2016, with a minimum charge of $400 per day.
14-284 Declare Property Surplus – Automatic External Defibrillators – Declares several AED units surplus property and authorizes the Village Manager to dispose of them
14-285 Authorize Application for Energy Audit at Water Pollution Control Facility and Other Facilities Through the NJ Board of Public Utilities’ Clean Energy Program – Authorizes the Village Engineer to execute the necessary applications and submit the data for the NJ Board of Public Utilities’ Clean Energy Program Local Government Energy Audit for the Water Pollution Control Facility and other Village facilities
14-286 Confirm Endorsement of Community Development Block Grant Application – Family Promise – Emergency Family Shelter Services - Confirms endorsement of a $9,079 CDB grant. This resolution does not obligate the financial resources of the Village but will expedite the expenditure of Community Development funds.
14-287 Accept CDBG Grant Funds and Authorize Execution of Contract – Ramp from Graydon Parking Lot to Linwood Avenue Sidewalk – Authorizes the Village Manager to enter into a Community Development Block Grant agreement for $35,000 for this ramp and authorizes the Chief Financial Officer to sign all County vouchers submitted in connection with this project
14-288 Support Transportation Trust Fund Reauthorization and Increased Funding for Local Transportation – Supports the reauthorization of the Transportation Trust Fund and urges increased Local Aid funding for local transportation and infrastructure needs and increasing the municipal share of the Local Aid funding for all municipalities
14-289 Approve Cancellation of Property Taxes for Disabled Veteran – Approves the cancellation of property taxes from and after November 1, 2013 for Block 3201, Lot 9 due to the property owner certifying a wartime service- connected disability
14-290 Approve 2014 Holiday Parking Plan in Central Business District – Approves free parking in all parking lots in the Central Business District on the following dates: November 29, December 6, 13, 20, and 27, 2014
14-292 Accept Proposal by PSE&G - Incandescent Streetlight Upgrade – Accepts the proposal by PSE&G to upgrade the 839 current incandescent streetlights to LED fixtures, in increments of 25 lights at a time, until the project is completed
14-293 Authorize Payment for Sej v. Ridgewood – Authorizes up to $7,500 for the payment of Independent Medical Examinations of Robert Sej in regard to the claims he is making against the Village due to a motor vehicle accident with a Village vehicle
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 14-291 AND 14-294 THROUGH 14-295, WILL BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY AND READ IN FULL:
14-291 Accept Clinton Avenue Improvements
14-294 Confirm Endorsement of Community Development Block Grant Application – West Bergen Mental Healthcare – Housing Specialist
14-295 Direct Shade Tree Commission in Assisting the Village Council to Establish Shade Tree Policies
16. Comments from the Public (Not to Exceed 5 minutes per person)
17. Resolution to go into Closed Session
18. Closed Session
- Contract Negotiations/Personnel – Fire Department Salary Negotiations
- Personnel – Compensatory Time Policy; Human Resources Evaluation Process; Finance Department – Chief Financial Officer
19. Adjournment
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