APRIL 21, 2009

 

PAULSBORO. N.J.

 

7:00 P.M.

 

WORK SESSION MEETING

 

Council Chamber:

 

     Mayor Burzichelli presided at a Work Session Meeting of Council, held on the above date and place.

 

     Members present were: Haynes, Hamilton, Kidd, Morina (arrived at 7:05 p.m.), Tedeski.  Absent:  Giovannitti.  Borough Clerk VanScoy was not present due to the School Election.

 

     Mayor Burzichelli called the meeting to order.

 

     Mayor Burzichelli read the opening statement regarding the Open Public Meetings Act.

 

     Mayor Burzichelli opened the floor to the public.

 

     There wasn’t any public participation.

 

     Haynes moved and Hamilton seconded to close the floor to the public.  All were in favor of the motion.

 

     R. #78.09:  RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF BILLS OUT OF THE 2009 TEMPORARY BUDGET.  Haynes moved and Hamilton seconded to pay all bills properly signed and adopt R. #78.09.  Roll call:  Ayes:  Haynes, Hamilton, Kidd, Tedeski.  Nays:  None.  Motion carried.   

 

     R. #79.09:  RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR CHANGE ORDER NO. 5 – WELLS NO. 8 & 9 AND OBSERVATION WELL CONSTRUCTION IN THE BOROUGH OF PAULSBORO.  Haynes moved and Hamilton seconded to adopt

R. #79.09.  Roll call:  Ayes:  Haynes, Hamilton, Kidd, Tedeski.  Nays:  None.  Motion carried.

 

     Received Request For Proposals for Temporary Well Pumping Services:

 

     1.  Uni-Tech Drilling Company, Inc.                         $23,400.00

     2.  William Stothoff Company                                   $25,800.00

     

     Haynes moved and Hamilton seconded to receive, file and accept the RFP’S.  All were in favor of the motion.

 

     At 7:05 p.m., Councilman Morina arrived for the meeting.

 

     R. #80.09:  RESOLUTION OF THE BOROUGH OF PAULSBORO APPOINTING TEMPORARY WELL PUMPING SERVICES THROUGH THE FAIR AND OPEN PROCESS.  Haynes moved and Hamilton seconded to adopt

R. #80.09.  Roll call:  Ayes:  Haynes, Hamilton, Kidd, Morina, Tedeski.  Nays:  None.  Motion carried.

 

     Receipt of Bids:  Reconstruction of Billings Avenue – Phase I & II:

 

     1.  American Asphalt                                    $219,710.90

     2.  Mount Const. Co.                                     $243,734.87

     3.  Paramount Ent., Inc.                               $251,213.50

 

      Haynes moved and Hamilton seconded to receive, file and spread the bids in the minutes.  All were in favor of the motion.

 

     R. #81.09:  RESOLUTION AWARDING BID FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF BILLINGS AVENUE – PHASES I & II OF THE     BOROUGH OF PAULSBORO.  Haynes moved and Hamilton seconded to adopt

R. #81.09.  Roll call:  Ayes:  Haynes, Hamilton, Kidd, Morina, Tedeski.  Nays:  None.  Motion carried.

 

     R. #82.09:  RESOLUTION OF THE BOROUGH OF PAULSBORO AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION WITH THE COUNTY OF GLOUCESTER FOR A 2009 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT.  Haynes moved and Hamilton seconded to adopt R. #23.09.  Roll call:  Ayes:  Haynes, Hamilton, Kidd, Morina, Tedeski.  Nays:  None.  Motion carried.

 

     Letter from Malcolm A. Vella, AmSpec, regarding Open House.  Haynes moved and Hamilton seconded to receive and file the letter.  All were in favor of the motion. 

 

     Letter from Lisa Morina, Gloucester Department of Economic Development regarding representative to the Gloucester County Municipal Economic Development Council.  Haynes moved and Hamilton seconded to receive and file the letter.  All were in favor of the motion.

 

     Haynes moved and Hamilton seconded to re-appoint Marc Kamp as the representative to the Gloucester County Municipal Economic Development Council.  All were in favor of the motion.

 

     Letter from David D. Roche’, Sickels & Associates, Inc., regarding Transportation Enhancement ARRA Program.  Haynes moved and Hamilton seconded to receive, file the letter and authorize the Administrator to file any applications that would be needed.  All were in favor of the motion.

 

     Councilwoman Tedeski asked to discuss the Open House that AmSpec would like to hold.  She questioned if this was going to be an Open House for anyone walking down the street or just for selected people.  It is June 5th on a Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  She was wondering if they were going to need some type of protection just to block off the area or get it clarified.

 

     Mayor Burzichelli stated there is time and the Borough needs to find out what kind of space and what kind of tent they are going to put up.

 

     Chief Grogan stated the Safe and Secure Grant was applied for.  It is a reoccurring grant that the Borough has had since 1993-1994.  It has been approved and it is a yearly process.  The Borough will receive that money again this year.  He stated Live Scan, the electronic fingerprint station, he mentioned before was a gift from the State Police due to the volume and will be installed within the next two weeks.  He has applied for a Grant called Jag Grant that has no matching funds through the County Prosecutor’s Office where they are in cooperation with five other towns to exchange personnel if necessary but the bulk of the grant is for equipment and overtime.  Mayor and Council will get a formal request to proceed with that Grant.  He has had a meeting to discuss the approach.  Buffer Zone Safety Grant is another grant the Police Department is in cooperation with the Prosecutor’s Office with Greenwich Township, Logan Township and some other municipalities will also be a part of this grant.  That grant will be primarily for equipment and a variety of things including updating the radio system in the Police Department which is a problem, emergency roadside signs which is the type that can be hooked on the vehicle and move about for traffic control purposes relating to the Buffer Zone Safety and a number of other items that would relate to that.  The License Plate Recognition System is moving along quite well.  He just had a meeting recently with a gentleman from Federal which is the company that the County selects.  He is fortunate that Paulsboro is going to be a recipient of it.

 

     Chief Grogan stated as far as police activity there was an incident last night at Brooklyn Pizza where the owner was followed home and assaulted.  They feel confident they will be able to identify the accomplices in that. There has been an increase in fights.  He discussed accreditation status.  It is a long way off.

 

     Chief Grogan discussed modification to the promotional process.  The Resolution he is proposing would give more detail as to how this process is done so that it is more defined and Mayor and Council would have a guide to follow and it lends itself consistency with the process.

 

     There was further discussion regarding the promotional process and the changes Chief Grogan has proposed.

 

     Administrator Salvatore stated he would like the proposed Resolution reviewed by the Attorney and also by the Barker Scott Law Firm as well as the JIF MEL.  Mayor and Council could possibly adopt this at the next meeting.

 

     Haynes moved and Hamilton seconded to send the proposal for review and take it up at a following meeting.  All were in favor of the motion.

 

     R. #83.09:  RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR AN EXECUTIVE SESSION OF BOROUGH COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF PAULSBORO.  Haynes moved and Hamilton seconded to adopt R. #83.09.  Roll call:  Ayes:  Haynes, Hamilton, Kidd, Morina, Tedeski.  Nays:  None.  Motion carried.

 

     Items to be discussed in Executive Session are the grievance from the last meeting, contract negotiations and pending litigation.

 

     Mayor and Council went into Executive Session at 7:40 p.m.

 

     Haynes moved and Hamilton seconded to open the meeting to the public at 8:10 p.m.  All were in favor of the motion.

 

     INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING:

 

     O. #03.09:  CALENDAR YEAR 2009 – ORDINANCE TO EXCEED THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET APPROPRIATION LIMITS AND TO ESTABLISH A CAP BANK (N.J.S.A. 40A:4-45.14).  Haynes moved and Hamilton seconded to adopt O. #03.09 on introduction and first reading and schedule the second reading and public hearing on May 5, 2009.  Roll call:  Ayes:  Haynes, Hamilton, Kidd, Morina, Tedeski.  Nays:  None.  Motion carried.

 

     Mayor Burzichelli stated there will be a zero tax increase this year.

 

    

 

 

 

 

     INTRODUCTION OF THE 2009 BUDGET:

    

     R. #84.09:  2009 BUDGET.  Haynes moved and Tedeski seconded to adopt

R. #84.09 on Introduction and schedule the public hearing on May 19, 2009 at 7:15 p.m.  Roll call:  Ayes:  Haynes, Hamilton, Kidd, Morina, Tedeski.  Nays:  None.  Motion carried.

 

     Administrator Salvatore explained how the Borough isn’t increasing taxes this year.

 

     Council President Haynes thanked Administrator Salvatore on a job well done on this budget. 

 

     There wasn’t any further Borough business.

 

    Haynes moved and Hamilton seconded to adjourn the meeting at 8:20 p.m.  All were in favor of the motion.

 

     This is a brief summary of the Work Session Meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Paulsboro held on April 21, 2009 and should not be considered a verbatim transcript of the meeting. 

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

_____________________________                         _____________________________

 Kathy A. VanScoy, RMC/CMC                              John J. Burzichelli, Mayor

 Borough Clerk