MARCH 20, 2007
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,
Giovannitti, Hamilton, Kidd, Morina, Tedeski.
Absent: None.
Mayor Burzichelli called the meeting to
order.
Borough Clerk VanScoy read the opening
statement regarding the Open Public Meetings Act.
Mayor Burzichelli opened the floor to the
public.
Mayor Burzichelli stated that several
neighbors were concerned about the status of property on Penn Line Road. An individual had approached him regarding
erecting houses on that piece of property.
He informed the individual that the Borough would not be interested in Apartments,
only single family homes. He reported
to the neighbors that this matter would have to go to the Land Use Board for
approval and the neighbors should be notified of when the matter would be
heard. There isn’t anything going on at
this time. The individual must go
through the Borough’s processes for any zoning variances or site plan
review. The individual cannot do
anything without the neighbors being notified.
There wasn’t any further public
participation.
R. #53.07: RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS IN THE 2006 BUDGET
RESERVE ACCOUNTS. Haynes moved and Hamilton seconded to adopt
R. #53.07. Roll call: Ayes:
Haynes, Giovannitti, Hamilton, Kidd, Morina, Tedeski. Nays:
None. Motion carried.
R. #54.07: RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE
BILLS OUT OF THE 2006 RESERVE ACCOUNTS.
Haynes moved and Hamilton seconded to pay all bills properly signed and
adopt R. #54.07. Roll call: Ayes:
Haynes, Giovannitti, Hamilton, Kidd, Morina, Tedeski. Nays:
None. Motion carried.
R. #55.07: RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE
BILLS OUT OF THE 2007 TEMPORARY BUDGET.
Haynes moved and Hamilton seconded to pay all bills properly signed and
adopt R. #55.07. Roll call: Ayes:
Haynes, Giovannitti, Hamilton, Kidd, Morina, Tedeski. Nays:
None. Motion carried.
R. #56.07: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE BOROUGH OF PAULSBORO TO SUBMIT AN
APPLICATION FOR FUNDING FOR STATE LIBRARY AID FOR 2008.
Haynes moved and Hamilton seconded to adopt
R.
#56.07. Roll call: Ayes:
Haynes, Giovannitti, Hamilton, Kidd, Morina, Tedeski. Nays:
None. Motion carried.
Letter from Paulsboro Little League
requesting permission to hold their annual Opening Day Parade on April 14, 2007
at 10:00 a.m. Haynes moved and Hamilton
seconded to receive, file the letter, approve the request and notify the proper
departments. All were in favor of the
motion.
Memo from Paulsboro Community Ambulance
regarding specifications for a new ambulance and requesting help to pay for
utilities. Haynes moved and Hamilton
seconded to receive and file the memo.
All were in favor of the motion.
Mayor Burzichelli stated the Public
Safety Committee should meet with the Ambulance to discuss their request as the
County may be going to regionalized paid EMT Services. The stipend will be discussed at budget
time.
Received Amusement Games License
Applications from the following:
Paulsboro Elk’s Lodge
Frank’s Pub
Haynes moved and Hamilton seconded to
receive, file the applications and approve the above Amusement Games
Licenses. All were in favor of the
motion.
Received Corrective Action Plan for the
year ending December 31, 2005. Haynes
moved and Hamilton seconded to receive and file the Plan. All were in favor of the motion.
Mayor and Council discussed vacating the
right of way on Reeves Avenue.
Solicitor Pierson explained that the
Borough is not the titled owners of the property, just the right of way
(easement). He felt the Borough could
vacate this easement.
FIRST
READING AND PUBLIC HEARING:
O. #02.07: AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF PAULSBORO
VACATING A PORTION OF REEVES AVENUE. Haynes moved and
Hamilton seconded to adopt O. #02.07 on first reading and introduction and
schedule the second reading and public hearing on April 3, 2007. Roll call:
Ayes: Haynes, Giovannitti,
Hamilton, Morina, Tedeski. Nays: None.
Abstained: Kidd. Motion
carried.
Mayor Burzichelli recommended appointing
Marc Kamp as the liaison to the Land Use Board as the Administrative
Assistant. He would give out and accept
the applications and work with the Secretary and the Administrator. He would not sit on the Board.
Haynes moved and Hamilton seconded to
appoint Marc Kamp as the Administrative Liaison.
Councilman Kidd felt Mr. Kamp had enough
on his plate.
Mayor Burzichelli felt Mr. Kamp would be
a perfect complement and he would not be overrun with duties but that
Councilman Kidd was not very supportive.
All were in favor of the motion except
Kidd.
Mayor Burzichelli recommended Ray Miller
as liaison to oversee any issues with the Veteran’s Park.
Haynes moved and Hamilton seconded to
appoint Ray Miller as the overseer of the Veterans and Veteran’s Park. All were in favor except Morina abstained.
Mayor Burzichelli discussed transferring
the Boys and Girls Club from the Borough to the Boys and Girls Club.
Haynes moved and Hamilton seconded to
authorize the Solicitor to explore options of how to transfer the property and
to protect the Borough’s interest. All
were in favor of the motion.
Mayor Burzichelli discussed converting a
single family structure from a rental property back to an owner occupied
residence. He felt the Borough could
give a five year tax incentive to anyone who converted their rental property to
an owner occupied residence. He
suggested the Solicitor review the ordinance, give a review memo and circulate
it among the Governing Body. All were
in favor of the motion.
Councilman Morina stated he received
quotes for uniforms for the Housing Office.
Councilman Kidd suggested holding off on
this matter until the contracts have been negotiated.
Giovannitti moved and Hamilton seconded
to purchase uniforms for the Housing Officer.
All were in favor of the motion except Kidd.
Councilman Giovannitti stated he will
give a presentation to Mayor and Council on updating the Fire Ordinance.
Mayor Burzichelli stated Council can pick
up the discussion once they receive the presentation.
Councilman Giovannitti discussed
splitting the days for collecting recycling since the Borough is doing the
collecting and the possibility of purchasing a trash truck in order for the
Borough to start collecting its own trash.
Administrator Salvatore discussed
finalizing the acquisition of Block 106 Lot 3.02, which is the old gas station
on Broad Street. The appraisals are
completed, the Ordinances are in hand and the parties have come to an agreement
on prices. The only action left is to
schedule a closing date to acquire the properties.
Administrator Salvatore stated that the
property on Broad Street is in the redevelopment zone, the Governing Body has
adopted ordinances authorizing the acquisition and any action needed to acquire
the property. The owner and the Borough
have come to an agreed price for the parcel.
He felt he needed the Governing Body’s approval because it will ultimately
entail borrowing money, going to a closing, signing a document and acquiring
it.
Solicitor Pierson suggested Council
authorize the Administrator to enter into a contract to purchase the property
that way Council has authorized it to be purchased at the actual price it is to
be purchased for in the contract for sale and can set a closing date and that
Resolution would authorize the actual transaction for the actual dollars.
Administrator Salvatore stated Remington
and Vernick Engineers have done a site investigation for a grant and the latest
reports from Remington and Vernick claims there aren’t there aren’t any gas
tanks at the site. They feel there may
be one small tank in the ground but it was never used. As far as the environmental liability, even
if the Borough acquires the parcel, the Borough does not incur any
liability. The environmental liability
does not transfer to the Borough once the sale is final.
There was further discussion regarding
the purchase of Block 106 Lot 3.02.
R.
#57.07: RESOLUTION OF THE BOROUGH OF
PAULSBORO AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF BLOCK 106, LOT 3.02. Haynes moved and Hamilton seconded to adopt
R. #57.07. Roll call: Ayes:
Haynes, Giovannitti, Hamilton, Kidd with conditions, Morina,
Tedeski. Nays: None.
Motion carried.
R.
#58.07: RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR AN
EXECUTIVE SESSION OF BOROUGH COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF PAULSBORO. Haynes moved and Hamilton seconded to adopt
R. #58.07. Roll call: Ayes:
Haynes, Giovannitti, Hamilton, Kidd, Morina, Tedeski. Nays:
None. Motion carried.
At 8:22 p.m., Mayor and Council went into
Executive Session to discuss contract negotiations.
Giovannitti moved and Hamilton seconded
to open the meeting to the public at 8:42 p.m.
All were in favor of the motion.
Haynes moved and Hamilton seconded to
reconvene in Executive Session at 8:44 p.m. to discuss contract negotiations. All were in favor of the motion.
Giovannitti moved and Hamilton seconded
to open the meeting to the public at 8:55 p.m.
All were in favor of the motion.
Administrator Salvatore discussed purchasing
the Swindell properties, (Block 1.01 Lot 21, 22, 24 & 25) which are four
parcels on Mantua Avenue at a cost of $78,000 and the Broad Street property at
a cost of $225,000. In the January
status report from Remington and Vernick Engineers it states that they
completed the preliminary assessment based upon boring and soil tests, and they
found that there is one underground storage tank on site in a 2,000 to 4,000
gallon capacity. According to the
owner, there was never any product in the tank and this was confirmed by field
observation. There is a non-used empty
tank that is still there. There was
further discussion regarding the report.
He gave everyone copies of the report.
R. #59.07: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE NEW JERSEY STATE POLICEMEN’S BENEVOLENT
ASSOCIATION PAULSBORO LOCAL NO. 122 (PBA) AND THE BOROUGH OF PAULSBORO.
Hamilton moved and Giovannitti seconded to adopt R. #59.07.
Council
President Haynes recused himself from the vote.
Roll
call: Ayes: Giovannitti, Hamilton, Kidd, Morina, Tedeski. Nays:
None. Motion carried.
Captain Grogan reported on the ticket
situation that was written in the audit.
Lieutenant Wachter discussed the program on
the defibrillators. The Borough did not
have a policy to deploy the defibrillators.
There were three officers who volunteered to attend EMT schooling to use
the defibrillators. The Police
Department will outfit one patrol per shift as EMS 1st Responders.
Chief Ridinger discussed the School
Crossing Guards. He recommended
considering a crossing guard at the corner of Spruce and Broad Streets. Also, he asked to consider the four corners
of Billingsport School. He is going to
need authorization to go from nine crossing guards to ten.
Administrator Salvatore stated this
discussion will be done during the Budget presentation.
Mayor Burzichelli stated the parking lot
next door will be starting.
There wasn’t any further borough business.
Haynes moved and Hamilton seconded to
adjourn the meeting at 9:14 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 March 20, 2007 and should not be considered a verbatim transcript of the meeting.
Respectfully
submitted,
_____________________________
_____________________________
Kathy A. VanScoy, RMC/CMC John J.
Burzichelli, Mayor
Borough Clerk