NOVEMBER 15 2010
PAULSBORO.
N.J.
6:00 P.M.
WORK SESSION
MEETING
Council
Chamber:
Council President Haynes 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: Mayor Burzichelli (Mother
sick).
Council President Haynes called the
meeting to order.
Borough Clerk VanScoy read the
opening statement regarding the Open Public Meetings Act.
Council President Haynes opened the floor
to the public.
Mary Harris, President, Paulsboro Senior
Citizens Club, requested the use of the shuttle bus to transport the Senior
Citizens to Nicolosi’s for their annual Christmas Party on December 11, 2010.
Giovannitti moved and Haynes seconded to
approve the above request to use the shuttle bus and notify the proper
departments. All were in favor of the
motion.
There wasn’t any further public
participation.
Minutes of a Work Session Meeting held on
October 18, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. Kidd moved and
Minutes of a Regular Meeting held on
November 3, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. Kidd moved
and Tedeski seconded to receive, file and approve the above minutes. All were in favor of the motion.
R. #180.10: RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE
BILLS OUT OF THE 2010 BUDGET. Kidd moved and
R.
#181.10: RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE
TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM CERTAIN ACCOUNTS TO OTHER ACCOUNTS IN THE 2010 BUDGET. Kidd moved and
Item No. 9, second reading and public
hearing on O. #11.10, was held until 7:15 p.m. which is what was advertised.
SECOND
O. #12.10:
AN ORDINANCE TO FURTHER AMEND
AND SUPPLEMENT SALARY ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF PAULSBORO. Kidd moved
and
There wasn’t any public participation.
Tedeski moved and
Giovannitti moved and Hamilton to adopt O. #12.10 on second and final reading. Roll call:
Ayes: Haynes, Giovannitti, Hamilton,
Kidd, Morina, Tedeski. Nays: None. Motion carried.
Letter from Jerry Fischer, State of
Letter from Jerry Fischer, State of
Administrator Salvatore questioned why
NJABC is looking at and reviewing the resolutions for renewal all of a sudden.
Solicitor DeTitto stated Governor Christie
has had a review of all entities at the State but she has never seen anything
like this before.
Letter from Owen C. Haynes, Sr., Riverside
Inn, regarding licensed area of the parking lot. This item was removed from the agenda at this
time.
Tax Assessor Robyn Glocker-Hammond gave a
presentation regarding the following:
Memo from Gerald A. White, Deputy County
Administrator, regarding Tax Maps for 2012 Revaluation.
Letter from Craig Remington, Remington
& Vernick Engineers, regarding Computer-Generation of new set of Tax
Maps.
Kidd moved and
Tax Assessor Hammond stated the tax maps
have to be updated to be ready for the County’s Phase III Revaluation in
2012. Remington and Vernick Engineers
stated it will cost $40,000. Furthermore
the County wants digital versions and the County will pay for the digital tax
maps. Another bid was received in the
amount of $55,000. This is a lot of work
and will take four to six months to do.
The tax maps have to be approved by this time next year. She recommended appointing Remington &
Vernick to get started. She stated towns
are being reimbursed.
Administrator Salvatore stated the Borough
only has to fund the tax maps but the revaluation will be conducted by the
County. This matter should be listed on
the first meeting in December or the beginning of January.
Administrator Salvatore questioned the
Hubb’s tax appeal.
Tax Assessor Hammond stated there were two
property owners’ that appealed their taxes in 2009 based on the Hubb’s
property. The County did not lower the
appeals but raised the Hubb’s property tax assessment.
Administrator Salvatore stated the Hubb’s
did not appeal their taxes in 2009.
Tax Assessor Hammond stated nothey did not
but they appealed in 2010 due to the County raising their tax assessment.
Administrator Salvatore suggested this
matter be held until the next meeting. He
further questioned what the County based their decision on.
Tax Assessor Hammond stated it was based on the cement not the statutes.
Glenn Roemmich, Emergency Management
Coordinator, stated he has received a proposal in the amount of $62,348 for the
Emergency Notification System. The
Borough is receiving that amount from Valero.
He further stated once the system is up and running there will be no
cost to the Borough.
Administrator Salvatore informed
Emergency Management Coordinator Roemmich to order the system and recommended awarded
it upon the funds being available from Valero.
R.
#182.10: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE
AWARD OF AN AGREEMENT TO THE PROTECTION BUREAU OF
Fire Official Phil Zimm discussed amending
Chapter 34A, Fire Prevention Code. He
discussed the fee schedule and inspecting once every two years. He further discussed the difference in Non
Life Hazards and Life Hazards. He would
like to have the Ordinance introduced at the next Regular Meeting.
Solicitor DeTitto discussed amending
Chapter 22, Certificates of Occupancy, to add carbon monoxide detectors.
INTRODUCTION
AND FIRST
O. #13.10:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF PAULSBORO AMENDING CHAPTER 22,
“CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY” OF THE BOROUGH OF PAULSBORO. Kidd moved and
Solicitor DeTitto also discussed the draft
amendment to Chapter 47, Peddlers, Hawkers and Solicitors to include yard sales
and hours to hold a yard sale.
Councilwoman Tedeski questioned who would
keep track or monitor a yard sale.
Councilman Giovannitti felt it would be
the Zoning Officer, Police Department and/or the Code Office.
The Ordinance will be introduced at the
next Regular Meeting.
The presentation by Engineer Erik Biermann
regarding the water meters was taken off the Agenda.
Solicitor DeTitto discussed the request
from Wayne and Linda Pilger to purchase a portion of land. She suggested issuing an easement with a time
frame instead of the purchase. The time
frame could be until the Pilger’s sell their property, or the Borough sells the
property, etc but it should have some type of wording ending the easement.
Council President Haynes felt an easement
would be the better option instead of selling the land.
Councilwoman Tedeski suggested taking a
look at the property and discussing the terms of the easement.
Solicitor DeTitto stated it could be a
long process and to bring the discussion back up at the next Regular Meeting.
Giovannitti moved and
SECOND
O. #11.10:
BOND ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CONSTRUCTION
OF AN ELEVATED WATER TANK IN AND OR THE BOROUGH OF PAULSBORO, COUNTY OF
GLOUCESTER, NEW JERSEY; APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF $2,100,000 THEREFOR;
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OR BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES
OF THE BOROUGH OF PAULSBORO, COUNTY OF GLOUCESTER, NEW JERSEY IN THE AGGREGATE
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF UP TO $2,100,000; MAKING CERTAIN DETERMINATIONS AND
COVENANTS; AND AUTHORIZING CERTAIN RELATED ACTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE
FOREGOING. Giovannitti moved
and
There wasn’t any public participation.
Giovannitti moved and
Police Chief’s Report:
Memo from Chief Frank Grogan regarding
Liquor Law Violations regarding the Riverside Inn.
Memo from Chief Frank Grogan regarding
Liquor Law Violations regarding Bennies on the Rail.
The above memos were taken off the Agenda.
Chief Grogan stated there was an issue
with the disposition of cases to the County.
He has assigned Det. Sgt. Marino to this matter. Det. Sgt. Marino consults with the officers
and calls the County when the notice is received by the Police Department. He represents the Police Department’s
interest in that case. He has been doing
this for six months and he thanked Det. Sgt. Marino for all his hard work.
Chief Grogan stated the new camera system
is in place but they have been unable to get it working. It works but the problem is sending it to the
computers. The IT computer persons
cannot figure out the problem. The next
step is to separate the Police Department’s internet from the Borough’s. It is supposed to be in house and the
Department is to have its own email exchange server as it is mandated by the
State. The Police Department is now its
own host but they are still working through the bugs.
Chief Grogan stated mischief night went
uneventful.
Chief Grogan stated the Police Department
received information about a retaliation that was going to take place. The Patrol found the cars and they attempted
to evade the patrol. One car got away
and two other cars were stopped separately.
There was drugs found but there wasn’t any guns found. The Department seized the car which is worth
around $10,000 and also seized money.
Councilman Morina discussed the kids
hanging out across the street from the
Chief Grogan suggested meeting with the
owners as a group.
Councilwoman Tedeski stated the Crime Free
Housing Committee, the Lieutenant and the Code Office has been talking about a
parking lot ordinance.
Lieutenant Wachter stated there is a
parking lot ordinance on the books but have to add the new parking lot.
Solicitor DeTitto stated she is working on
the ordinance and is formatting it.
Councilwoman Tedeski suggested having it
ready for the next Regular Meeting.
Councilman Giovannitti questioned if the
Police Department still has a person working with housing.
Chief Grogan gave an update on the Housing
Officer for the Police Department who is also the Court Officer and Juvenile
Officer. He reports to the County
Housing Authority. He has a list of
police calls and the County will look at the list to see if they are
interested. There are quite a few
chronic violators and seven to eight people is going to lose their subsidy. He further stated communication is the key as
he sends out a lot of emails. The
Officer also works two days and two nights a week and fills in for shifts.
R.
#183.10: RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR AN
EXECUTIVE SESSON OF THE BOROUGH COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF PAULSBORO. Kidd moved and
The items to be discussed are as follows:
1.
Pending
litigation – TA Operating Corp. v. Borelli, et als.
2.
Police
disciplinary settlement matter.
At this time, 8:03 p.m., Council went into
Executive Session.
Giovannitti moved and
R.
#184.10: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE
ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IN THE DISCIPLINARY MATTER OF
THE BOROUGH OF PAULSBORO POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Giovannitti moved and Kidd seconded to adopt R. #184.10: Roll call:
Ayes: Haynes, Giovannitti,
Hamilton, Kidd, Morina, Tedeski. Nays:
None. Motion carried.
There
wasn’t any further Borough business.
Haynes moved and
This is a brief summary of the Work Session Meeting of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Paulsboro held on November 15, 2010 and should not be considered a verbatim transcript of the meeting.
Respectfully
submitted,
_____________________________ _____________________________
Kathy A. VanScoy, RMC/CMC John J.
Burzichelli, Mayor
Borough
Clerk