Kearny Town Council Regular Meeting - Agenda –
Wednesday, November 8, 2017 7:00 PM Kearny Town Hall
I. CALL TO ORDER: PUBLIC MEETINGS LAW NOTICE
II. ROLL CALL
III. SALUTE TO THE FLAG
IV. CONDUCT OF MEETING NOTICE
V. SWEARINGS-IN OF FIREFIGHTERS
Dylan Schalago Daniel Madden Ethan Evanchick Christopher Vezos Matthew Miller
VI. CAUCUS MEETING
A. Communications
1. Kearny UEZ: inviting Mayor Santos and Council to attend the annual Holiday Tree Lighting Event on Thursday, November 30, 2017 beginning at 5:30 p.m. on the steps of Town Hall. M&C
2. Kearny UEZ: requesting that the following accommodations be made on Thursday, November 30, 2017 for the annual Holiday Tree Lighting Event: a) closure of Kearny Avenue to traffic from Liberty Street to Quincy Avenue (including Grove Street) between 4:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. b) no parking on the west side of Chestnut Street, just in front of Town Hall Park, during the day for unloading and loading of material and equipment c) police presence in Town Hall Park and at the line for pictures with Santa d) DPW’s assistance before, during, and after the Tree Lighting event M&C/POLICE/DPW/REC
3. Anthony Carratura, KHS Head Wrestling Coach: requesting permission to have a canning fundraiser on Saturday, December 23, 2017 to raise money for the KHS Wrestling Booster Club. M&C/POLICE/DPW/REC
4. Letter received from Norman A. Dykstra, Corresponding Secretary of the Phil Kearny Civil War Round Table congratulating the Town of Kearny on its Sesquicentennial and year-long celebration.
5. LICENSES: 3 – GARAGE SALE; 4 – CANVASS LICENSES
B. Reports of Department Heads
1. Library Director’s Report for September 2017 2. Library Director’s Report for October 2017 3. Construction Code Enforcement Department Report for October 2017 4. Certified Tree Experts (CTE) Report dated October 25, 2017 including Recommended Tree Removal(s) 5. Engineer’s Report dated November 8, 2017
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C. Presentation by John S. Stolz, Partner, Lowenstein Sandler LLP on Ridge Crossing, LLC’s Proposed Commercial and Residential Redevelopment
D. Status update on Town’s vacant and abandoned properties by James P. Bruno, Esq., Castano Quigley LLC
E. Reports of Council Members
VII. OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS AND MATTERS OF PUBLIC INTEREST
VIII. BUSINESS OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL: ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION
2017-(O)-59 McCURRIE An Ordinance to Further Amend and Supplement An Ordinance Entitled "An Ordinance Concerning Civil Service in the Town of Kearny, County of Hudson", Adopted June 27, 2017 and All Various Civil Service Titles in the Town of Kearny (Police Chief Salary for 2016 and 2017)
2017-(O)-60 McCURRIE An Ordinance to Amend the Code of the Town of Kearny, Chapter IX, Entitled “Animal Control”, to Add a New Section Governing “Raising and Maintenance o f Chickens”
2017-(O)-61 McCURRIE An Ordinance Adopting Restrictions on Short-Term Rentals
IX. BUSINESS OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL: ORDINANCES FOR 2ND READING (PUBLIC HEARING)
2017-(O)-58 McCURRIE Ordinance Vacating Handicapped Parking Zone at 41 Rutherford Place
X. BUSINESS OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL: MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS
CONSENT AGENDA: All matters listed with an asterisk (*) are considered to be routine and non-controversial by the Mayor and Council and will be approved by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council Member or citizen so requests, in which case the item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.
A. *Minutes be Approved (pending any corrections):
B. *Motion to Suspend the Reading of Communications (read by title)
*2017-(R)-515 Bills List Resolution
*2017-(R)-516 Resolution Authorizing Permission to Encroach Upon Town Right of Way at 154 Ogden Avenue, Block 278, Lot 1, for the Purpose of Removing an Underground Fuel Tank.
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*2017-(R)-517 Resolution Authorizing Firstech Environmental, Inc. to Encroach upon Town Right-of- Way at 164 Seeley Avenue in Connection with the Environmental Remediation of the Property at Block 144, Lot 22 for the Purpose of Performing Soil Sampling Activities through Four (4) Soil Borings.
*2017-(R)-518 Resolution Granting Permission to J. Fletcher Creamer & Son, Inc. of Hackensack, NJ for Emergency Road Opening Permit at 4 Park Avenue, Block 49, Lot 23, in Order to Repair Curb Box.
*2017-(R)-519 Resolution Granting Permission to J. Fletcher Creamer & Son, Inc. of Hackensack, NJ for Emergency Road Opening Permit at 470 Elm Street, Block 191, Lot 3, in Order to Repair an 8” Water Main.
*2017-(R)-520 Resolution Granting Permission to J. Fletcher Creamer & Son, Inc. of Hackensack, NJ for Emergency Road Opening Permit at 526 Kearny Avenue, a/k/a 524-528 Kearny Avenue, Block 194, Lot 3, in Order to Repair Curb Box.
*2017-(R)-521 Resolution Granting Permission to J. Fletcher Creamer & Son, Inc. of Hackensack, NJ for Emergency Road Opening Permit at Garfield Avenue and Chestnut Street in Order to Repair a 6” Water Main.
*2017-(R)-522 Resolution Granting Permission to J. Fletcher Creamer & Son, Inc. of Hackensack, NJ for Road Opening Permit at Highland Avenue and Rutland Avenue in Order to Replace a Fire Hydrant.
*2017-(R)-523 Resolution Granting Permission to J. Fletcher Creamer & Son, Inc. of Hackensack, NJ for Road Opening Permit at 723 Forest Street, a/k/a 725 Forest Street, Block 131, Lot 35, in Order to Replace Curb Box.
*2017-(R)-524 Resolution Authorizing a Refund for a 2018 Overnight Parking Permit for Dowd Playground Parking Lot to Eugene Antunes in the Amount of $125.00 as the Applicant is Moving.
*2017-(R)-525 Resolution Authoring the Suspension of Parking Meter Enforcement (but not the Two (2) Hour Parking Limit at Metered Locations) for the Holiday Season from Sunday, December 10, 2017 to Monday, December 25, 2017 Inclusive.
*2017-(R)-526 Resolution Authorizing Six (6) Hours Overtime to Dinis Conceicao, MIS Technician, to Restore the Edmunds System on October 13, 2017, and to Resolve a Power Outage on October 18, 2017. ($377.28)
*2017-(R)-527 Resolution Authorizing Six (6) Hours Overtime to Jonathan Szura, Technical Assistant Land Use in the Construction Code Enforcement Office, to Attend the Planning Board Meeting on November 1, 2017 and the Zoning Board Meeting on November 2, 2017. ($202.68)
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*2017-(R)-528 Resolution Authorizing Twenty-four (24) Hours Overtime to Robert Charles, Building Inspector/Code Enforcement Officer in the Construction Code Enforcement Department, to Conduct Additional Building Inspections in the Absence of a Building Subcode Official from October 3-6, October 10-13, October 16-20, and October 24-27, 2017. ($1,316.16)
*2017-(R)-529 Resolution Authorizing Twenty (20) Hours Overtime to Susan A. Evanchick, Administrative Clerk in the Construction Code Enforcement Department, to Coordinate Closeout of CCED Financial Documents and Issue Permits. ($1,612.29)
*2017-(R)-530 Resolution Authorizing Twenty (20) Hours Overtime to Christine Nee, Technical Assistant in the Construction Code Enforcement Department, to Issue Permits. ($1,257.18)
*2017-(R)-531 Resolution Authorizing Twenty (20) Hours Overtime to Maria Quinteros, Account Clerk in the Construction Code Enforcement Department, to Issue Permits. ($573.53)
*2017-(R)-532 Resolution Requesting the Director of Division of Local Government Services to Insert an Item of Revenue and Appropriation (Chapter 159) for HCOS Gunnell Oval Playground Improvements Grant FY 2017 in the Amount of $445,000.00.
*2017-(R)-533 Resolution Requesting the Director of Division of Local Government Services to Insert an Item of Revenue and Appropriation (Chapter 159) for Bulletproof Vest Partnership G rant FY 2017 in the Amount of $8,944.72.
*2017-(R)-534 D OYLE Consent Agenda Resolution
2017-(R)-535 SANTOS Resolution Authorizing Eighty (80) Hours Overtime within the Department of Public Works to Repair KPD Vehicles, Assist Hudson County Improvement Authority (HCIA) with Setup for Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Day, Work on Paperwork Backlog in Department, Repair Streets in South Kearny, Accept Election Materials at Town Hall, Assist UEZ with Annual Paw-rade, and Assist UEZ with Tree Lighting Event. ($4,132.42)
2017-(R)-536 SANTOS Resolution Authorizing Emergency Contract to Montana Construction Company Inc. and Neglia Engineering Associates for the Temporary Emergency Drainage Channel Repair along Frank’s Creek (John Hay Ave.) in the Amount not to Exceed $22,000.
2017-(R)-537 SANTOS Resolution Authorizing a Professional Service Agreement with Mott MacDonald to Perform Consulting Services for the Town Related to Valuation of the Keegan Landfill at a Cost not to Exceed $20,000.
2017-(R)-538 SANTOS Resolution Approving a Five-Year Extension to the License Agreement with New Jersey Transit Corporation for use of a 288 Square Feet Parcel on Harrison Avenue as a Pump House Containing Storm Water Sewer Pipes and an Automatic Pump.
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2017-(R)-539 SANTOS Resolution Approving a Drainage Easement Agreement with Libby Toth in Furtherance of Improvements to the Gunnell Oval Recreational Facility (Block 204, Lot 58).
2017-(R)-540 SANTOS Resolution Accepting the Donation and Planting of Trees by Residents of 213 thru 220 Beech Street.
2017-(R)-541 SANTOS Resolution Authorizing Submission of an Application for Kearny Municipal Alliance Grant for Fiscal Year July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019 in the Amount of $35,148.00.
2017-(R)-542 SANTOS Resolution Pursuant to Town Code Section 23-7 Approving Curb Cut at 2 Pine Street, Block 202, Lot 1, to Accommodate a New Driveway.
2017-(R)-543 SANTOS Resolution Pursuant to Town Code Section 23-7 Approving Curb Cut at 98 Beech Street, Block 195, Lot 9, to Accommodate a New Driveway.
2017-(R)-544 SANTOS Resolution Pursuant to Town Code Section 23-7 Approving Curb Cut at 357 Forest Street, Block 210, Lot 33.01, to Accommodate a New Driveway.
2017-(R)-545 SANTOS Resolution to Enter into Closed Session to Discuss the Following Matters Relating to Anticipated Litigation, Litigation, Contract Negotiations, and Personnel Matters, to wit: Review of Police Chief Contract in connection with his retirement, Appointment of Police Chief, General Personnel Matters, Litigation regarding John Keegan vs. Town of Kearny
2017-(R)-546 ECKEL Resolution Approving Agreement with the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management for the Town’s Participation in the State’s Urban Search and Rescue Task Force.
2017-(R)-547 CARDOSO Resolution Appointing Two Security Attendants for Municipal Court.
XI. EXECUTIVE (CLOSED) SESSION
XII. ADJOURNMENT
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