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BOROUGH OF NORTH PLAINFIELD

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2010 (Following the Agenda Conference)

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

ROLL CALL

Council Members: Mary H. Forbes Robert E. Hitchcock Lawrence La Ronde Everett Merrill Frank Righetti Douglas M. Singleterry Frank “Skip” Stabile, Council President

Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag

Statement of Compliance as to Notice of Meeting

APPROVAL OF COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES:

Agenda Conference and Regular Meeting of January 25, 2010 Roll Call

CONSENT AGENDA

Statement by Council President

RESOLUTION: Mr. Hitchcock: 02-08-10-01 Approving Consent Agenda Roll Call

CONSENT AGENDA RESOLUTIONS:

a. Authorizing Charitable Solicitation in Roadways by North Plainfield Rescue Squad

- 1 - b. Authorizing Raffles Licenses for various organizations (Resolutions continued)

c. Authorizing issuance of Taxi/Limo Owner license for 2010 to the following:

Marco P. Cobo-Ramos, t/a North Plainfield Taxi 232 Somerset Street North Plainfield, NJ 07060

d. Authorizing issuance of Taxi/Limo Driver licenses for 2010 to the following:

Sonia Cobo 205 Somerset Street North Plainfield, NJ 07060

Patricio Cordova 1525 South Second Street Plainfield, NJ 07063

Wilfredo Ortega-Lazo 546 East Second Street Plainfield, NJ 07060

e. Authorizing Contract with Business & Government Insurance Agency

f. Authorizing Emergency Sewer Repair of Grove Street

g. Urging the Legislature to Amend the Open Public Records Act (OPRA) to Address Various Technical and Practical Issues

h. Authorizing Amendment to the 2010 Temporary Budget

i. Authorizing the Borough Treasurer to refund Property Tax Overpayments

j. Authorizing the Borough Treasurer to refund Tax Sale Certificate Redemptions

k. Calling for Executive Session re: Litigation

l. Approving the Consolidated Bill List of February 8, 2010

- 2 - REPORTS 2009:

Police Department – November Monthly

Plainfield Area Humane Society – Annual Report for 2009

COMMUNICATIONS: New Jersey Conservation Foundation Re: 2010 New Jersey Land Conservation Rally Far Hills, NJ NJ Department of Environmental Protection Re: Community Forestry Status Report for 2009 Trenton, NJ Re: NJDEP Child Care Facility Approval Letter for Klubhouse Kids, 447 Greenbrook Road Somerset County Department of Public Works Re: North Plainfield Borough Resolution 01-11- Somerville, NJ 10-02j Designating Bus Stops Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, Re: Application for Freshwater Wetland General Inc. Permit No. 17 and Individual Flood Hazard Area Elmwood Park, NJ Permit/Hardship Exception Green Brook Multi- Use Trail PSE&G Gas Asset Management Re: Road Repairs Scheduled for 2010 Newark, NJ Plainfield Area Regional Sewerage Authority Re: 1st Quarter 2010 Billing Middlesex, NJ Re: Agenda for February 4, 2010 Meeting and Minutes of January 7, 2010 Meeting Verizon Re: Custom Payphone Service Woodlawn, MD Re: Verizon Franchise Fee Community Child Care Solutions Re: Services Offered to Residents of Somerset Somerville, NJ County Robin Stabile Re: Letter of Resignation from Rent Stabilization North Plainfield, NJ Board Municipal Clerks’ Association of New Jersey Re: Municipal Clerks’ Association Membership NJ Government Records Council Re: Frank D’Amore v. Borough of North Trenton, NJ Plainfield, GRC Complaint No. 2009-248 Joan Long Re: Minutes of Senior Citizen/Community North Plainfield, NJ Center Committee Meeting, 25 January 2010 Margaret J. Gould Re: Resolution of the Borough Council of the Borough Clerk of Peapack and Gladstone Borough of Peapack and Gladstone Urging the

- 3 - Legislature to Amend the Open Public Records Act to Address Various Technical and Practical Issues Catherine DeAppolonio Re: Letter of Resignation from Board of North Plainfield, NJ Adjustment

REQUESTS FOR AGENDA ITEMS

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

COMMENTS BY MAYOR, ADMINISTRATOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS

RECESS

EXECUTIVE SESSION:

1. Litigation – E.M.B.

RECONVENE

ADJOURNMENT