Borough of North Plainfield

BOROUGH OF NORTH PLAINFIELD

AGENDA

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2008 (Following the Agenda Conference)

NORTH PLAINFIELD COMMUNITY CENTER 614 GREENBROOK ROAD, NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ

ROLL CALL Council Members: Mary H. Forbes Michael Giordano Jr. Robert E. Hitchcock Frank Righetti Douglas M. Singleterry Jenny Uptegrove Frank “Skip” Stabile, Council President

Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag

Statement of Compliance as to Notice of Meeting

PUBLIC COMMENT General public comments shall be limited to five minutes for each individual. (Rule 29 of the Borough Council’s Rules of Order)

APPROVAL OF COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES:

Agenda Conference and Regular Meeting of December 10, Agenda Conference and Regular Meeting of December 17, 2007 Roll Call

HEARING: ORDINANCE NO. 08-01, AN ORDINANCE TO REVISE, AMEND AND SUPPLEMENT SECTION 7-3 OF THE BOROUGH CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF NORTH PLAINFIELD, ENTITLED “PROHIBITED PARKING” BY CREATING A NEW SUBSECTION ENTITLED SUBSECTION 7-3.10, “PARKING OF BOATS,” be read by its title by the Clerk Roll Call

Reading of title by the Clerk

PUBIC COMMENT

MOTION: Close public hearing Roll Call

RESOLUTION:

- 1 - Mr. Hitchcock: 01-22-08-01 Adoption and advertising of Ordinance No. 08-01 Roll Call

HEARING: ORDINANCE NO. 08-02, AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND, REVISE AND SUPPLEMENT THE BOROUGH CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF NORTH PLAINFIELD, MOST NOTABLY CHAPTER XXIII, “TAX EXEMPTIONS,” be read by its title by the Clerk Roll Call

PUBLIC COMMENT

MOTION: Close public hearing Roll Call

RESOLUTIONS: Mr. Singleterry: 01-22-08-02 Adoption and advertising of Ordinance No. 08-02 Roll Call

Ms. Uptegrove: 01-22-08-03 ORDINANCE NO. 08-03, AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND, REVISE AND SUPPLEMENT THE BOROUGH CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF NORTH PLAINFIELD, CHAPTER XIII “WATER AND SEWER,” SPECIFICALLY SECTION 13-4 ENTITLED, “SEWER USAGE CHARGES,” MORE SPECIFICALLY, APPENDIX A ENTITLED, “SCHEDULE OF RATES,” be read by its title by the Clerk Roll Call

RECOMMENDATION BY THE MAYOR FOR APPOINTMENT BY SOMERSET COUTY BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS:

SOMERSET COUNTY SOLID WASTE ADVISORY COMMITTEE:

Henry R. Stoner - One-year term

CONSENT AGENDA

Statement by Council President

RESOLUTION: Mrs. Forbes 01-22-08-04 Approving the Consent Agenda Roll Call

CONSENT AGENDA RESOLUTIONS:

- 2 - a. Authorizing the issuance of a taxicab owner license for calendar year 2008 to the following:

Miguel Yanez, t/a Las Americas, 287 Somerset Street Luis A. Gallegos, t/a Flash Taxi L.L.C., 26 Greenbrook Road Amparo Mendez-Cobo, t/a Flash Taxi L.L.C., 26 Greenbrook Road Wilson S. Jative, t/a Flash Taxi, 26 Greenbrook Road Rodrigo A. Espin, t/a Flash Taxi, 26 Greenbrook Road

b. Authorizing the issuance of a taxicab driver license for calendar year 2008 to the following:

Julian Martinez-Sambrano, 1229 East Second Street, Plainfield Jose Chumbiauca, 1275 Rock Avenue, Apt. F-11

c. Authorizing the public sale of surplus vehicles no longer needed for public use

d. Authorizing the Police Department to sell tangible personal property which has come into its possession by finding or recovery at a public auction to be conducted on the Internet on websites www.propertyroom.com or www.stealitback.com commencing February 15, 2008

e. Authorizing the Borough Treasurer to refund certain tax sale certificate

f. Authorizing an extension of the grace period for the first payment of Special Assessment bills for the three ordinances finalized in October 2007

g. Authorizing the Treasurer to refund certain dumpster bond

h. Approving the Consolidated Bill List of January 22, 2008

REPORTS 2007:

November Monthly: Police Department

COMMUNICATIONS:

Stanton & Stieh, Esqs. Re: Civil Action Complaint on Contract, John Franssen Piscataway, NJ vs. Borough of North Plainfield and Elizabethtown Water Co. d/b/a New Jersey American Water

Borough of Watchung Re: Ordinance OR:07/21 entitled “An Ordinance Amending and Supplementing Ch. 138, “Zoning,” Sec. 138-3 “Definitions” and Sec. 138-21 “Fences and Walls”

- 3 - of the Code of the Borough of Watchung, Adopted 1971, As Heretofore Supplemented and Amended” Plainfield Area Humane Society Re: Activity Report for November 2007 Plainfield, NJ

Plainfield Area Regional Sewerage Authority Re: Agenda of Regular Meeting of Jan. 10, 2008 and Middlesex, NJ minutes of Regular Meeting of Dec. 6, 2007

NJ State League of Municipalities Re: League Seminars: Sexual Harassment - Your Rights; Survivor Skills for Supervisors

NJ Department of Environmental Protection Re: Community Forestry Status Report for 2007 Division of Parks and Forestry

Somerset County Planning Board Re: Somerset County Planning Forum – Feb. 4, 2008

NJ Department of Environmental Protection Re: Remedial Action Report Approval – Swedish Imports Inc., 505 Somerset Street

John J. Sullivan, Jr., Esq. Re: Notice of Planning Board Hearing on application by Attorney for the Applicant Anita Builders, LLC for approval to construct a one-story Middlesex, NJ building at 37-39 Harmony Street

NJ Department of Transportation Re: Route 22 Pedestrian Assessment

Senator Nicholas P. Scutari Re: North Plainfield selected by the NJ Department of NJ Senate, District 22 Transportation to receive funding from the FY 2008 Transportation Trust Fund Municipal Aid Formula Program in the amount of $150,000 for the Oneida Avenue Improvement Project

Saul Ewing, Esqs. Re: Application for Individual Flood Hazard Area Newark, NJ Permit,, 100 Union Avenue, Watchung

Frank N. D’Amore Sr. Re: Violation of Ordinance 11-10, 104 Sycamore North Plainfield, NJ Avenue

REQUESTS FOR AGENDA ITEMS PUBLIC COMMENT

COMMENTS BY MAYOR, ADMINISTRATOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS

- 4 - ADJOURNMENT