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300 Mendham Road | P.O. Box 1295 | Morris Township, New Jersey 07962-1295 Telephone: 973.326.7600 | Fax: 973.644.2726 | TTY Relay: 7-1-1 www.morrisparks.net THE MORRIS COUNTY PARK COMMISSION DISTRIBUTION OF PARK COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Date December 16, 2019 1. President Barbara Shepard 2. Vice President Stuart Lasser 3. Commissioner Anthony N. Abrantes, Sr. 4. Commissioner Julie C. Baron 5. Commissioner Betty Cass-Schmidt 6. Commissioner William A. Cogger 7. Commissioner Edward G. McCarthy 8. Commissioner Richard Seabury, III 9. Commissioner Mathew Tal 10. Executive Director David D. Helmer 11. Freeholder Liaison Deborah Smith 12. File – 2 THE MORRIS COUNTY PARK COMMISSION 300 Mendham Road Morris Township, NJ President Shepard called to order the 888th meeting of the Morris County Park Commission at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, December 16, 2019 in the Auditorium at The Cultural Center, 300 Mendham Road, Morris Township, New Jersey. Executive Director Helmer then read the following notice: PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 et seq., adequate notice of this meeting held at 7:30 p.m. on the 16th day of December 2019 has been provided by publication in the Daily Record and The Star-Ledger by posting said notice in the Administration Building of the Morris County Park Commission, at the County Courthouse, by filing a copy of the same with the Morris County Clerk, and by posting an Agenda on the Morris County Park Commission website. ROLL CALL: Also present at the December 16, 2019 Park Commission meeting were Freeholder Mastrangelo and Freeholder Director Cabana. President Barbara Shepherd Commissioner Anthony Abrantes, Sr. Vice President Stuart Lasser Commissioner Julie Baron Executive Director David Helmer Commissioner Betty Cass Schmidt Deputy Executive Director Richard Vitale Commissioner Edward McCarthy Treasurer Beti Bauer Commissioner Richard Seabury III Park Counsel Suminski Commissioner Tal SALUTE TO THE FLAG President Shepard led those present in the salute to the flag. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES President Shepard asked for a motion to approve the minutes of the November 25, 2019 Park Commission meeting. The motion was made by Commissioner Baron, seconded by Commissioner McCarthy, and approved by voice vote. NOMINATING COMMITTEE The Commission voted on the slate of officers for next year: Stuart Lasser, President, Richard Seabury, III, Vice President, Betty Cass-Schmidt, Executive Committee. The motion was made by Commissioner Baron, seconded by Commissioner McCarthy, and approved by roll call vote. (Attachment No. 1) LIST OF BILLS The Committee reviewed and confirmed approval of the December 16, 2019 List of Bills consisting of Operating Bills in the amount of $311,576.19; Prepaid Expenditures totaling $1,263,532.09, including one payroll totaling $473,305.91; Park Capital, $110,615.69; Morris County Park Improvement Trust, $274,312.65; Park Trust, $415.41; and Grant Funds, $955.54, for a total of $3,450,261.50. There were no disbursements from the Park Police Special Law Enforcement Account or the Dedicated Trust Account or County Capital, for a total of $1,961,407.57. President Shepard asked for a motion to accept the bills as presented for payment for the month of December 2019, totaling $1,961,407.57. Commissioner McCarthy made the motion to accept the payment of bills as presented. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Tal and unanimously approved by roll call vote. (Attachment No. 2) FINANCE AND BUDGET COMMITTEE Vice President Stuart Lasser, Chair Vice President Lasser convened a meeting of the Finance and Budget Committee on Monday, December 16, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. President Shepard, Vice-President Lasser, and Commissioner McCarthy were present, along with Executive Director Helmer and Deputy Executive Director Vitale. Deputy Executive Director Vitale stated that the Committee reviewed the bill list as presented. The 2020 Fee Schedule included in the packet was discussed and, if approved, will become effective as of January 1, 2020. Some of the bigger changes relate to Lee’s Park Marina, with the addition of new docks. Some new pricing structures have been added for cost recovery on the docks. President Shepard stated that the Commission does have some concerns about golf revenues being down, and there was some discussion regarding alternate uses of the golf courses. At this point, that is a challenge, and it will present a challenge for next year’s budget, since it will affect this year’s surplus. Resolution No. Description No. 172-19 Places the Park Commission in Executive Session pursuant to the pertinent provisions of the Open Public Meetings Act. No. 173-19 Adopts Resolution No. 174-19 through Resolution No. 193-19. No. 174-19 Lists meeting times and location for Workshops and Regular Park Commission Meetings for the Morris County Park Commission for the year 2020 and January 2021. No. 175-19 Voids the checks listed in the Resolution. No. 176-19 Adopts the year 2020 Schedule of Fees and Charges. No. 177-19 Awards Contract No. 66-19 titled “One (1) CNC Machine Delivery, Setup and Training” to Techno CNC Systems, LLC of Ronkonkoma, New York in the amount of $62,500.00. No. 178-19 Awards Contract No. 67-19 titled “Berkshire Valley Golf Course Driving Range Netting” to Golf Range Netting, Inc. of Taron Springs, Florida in the amount of $43,050.00. Resolution No. Description No. 179-19 Awards Contract No. 68-19 titled “12 inch Disc Style Chipper and Attachments” to Modern Group, Ltd., of Bristol, Pennsylvania in the amount of $44,236.25. No. 180-19 That the Chief of the Park Police and the Morris County Park Commission recommend that Timothy Williamson, subject to all employment requirements, be retained as a Class II Police Officer from December 1, 2019 through December 31, 31, 2020. No. 181-19 That the Chief of the Park Police and the Morris County Park Commission recommend that, Joseph Abrusci, subject to all employment requirements, be retained as a Class II Police Officer from December 1, 2019 through December 31, 2020. No. 182-19 Awards a professional services contract solicited through a fair and open process pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.4 et. seq. to Bell & Shivas, P.C., of Rockaway, New Jersey, O’Donnell McCoy Heleniak, of Morristown, New Jersey, Trimboli & Prusinowski, LLC of Morristown, New Jersey, and Weiner Law Group, LLP of Parsippany, New Jersey for Legal Services as Special Labor Counsel at the rate of $120.00 per hour for a term of 12 consecutive months beginning January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. No. 183-19 Amends the Year 2019 Operating Budget in the amount of $7,518.04. No. 184-19 Authorizes staff to purchase one Ford Ranger Super Cab, 4-wheel Drive from the Morris County Cooperative Pricing Council Contract No. 15-C in an amount not to exceed $25,201.00. No. 185-19 Extends Contract No. 33-17 titled “Artificial Turf Maintenance at the Fields of Central Park of Morris County” to SportCare Synthetic Turf Maintenance of Bridgewater, New Jersey for the period of one final year beginning Jan. 1, 2020 through Dec. 31, 2020 at the same terms and conditions in the amount of $14,800.00. No. 186-19 Extends Contract No. 9-19 titled “Commercial Park and Recreation Equipment and Supplies-Catalog Sales” to Montague Tool & Supply Co., Inc. of Branchville, New Jersey, General Recreation, Inc. of Newton, Pennsylvania, School Specialty, Inc. of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and Lakeshore Learning Materials of Carson, California for a one-year (1) period beginning January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 at the same terms and conditions. No. 187-19 Extends the lease for the Association of New Jersey Environmental Commission (ANJEC) at the Cultural Center, for a period of one (1) year commencing on January 1, 2020 in the annual amount of $11,812.56 and terminating on December 31, 2020. No. 188-19 Extends the lease for the Nature Conservancy at the Elizabeth Donnell Kay Center in the Township of Chester, New Jersey, for a period of one (1) year commencing on January 1, 2020 in the annual amount of $18,500.64 and terminating December 31, 2020. No. 189-19 Extends the lease for the Community Foundation of New Jersey at the Tracy House, for a period of one (1) years commencing on January 1, 2020 in the annual amount of $11,358.00 and terminating on December 31, 2020. No. 190-19 Extends the lease for the New Jersey Conservation Foundation, at the Bamboo Brook Education Center, Chester Township, New Jersey, for a period of one (1) year commencing on January 1, 2020 in the annual amount of $35,601.96 and terminating on December 31, 2020. Resolution No. Description No. 191-19 Accepts Change Order No. 1 for Contract No. 63-19 titled “Loantaka Brook Reservation Playground Replacement” to Corby Associates of Ridgefield, New Jersey for a no-cost contract extension of 12 days due to delays caused by utility work, and Change Order No. 2 in the amount of $29,230.00 for additional work requested by the Park Commission along with an additional extension time of 17 days to complete the additional work, extending the final project completion date to December 20, 2019, and increasing the total cost of the contract to $332,418.45. No. 192-19 Authorizes the Chief of the Park Police DiPietro to proceed with the employment of Tyler VanDyke as a candidate for the position of Park Police Officer and for the Morris County Park Commission to sponsor his required certification training at the Morris County Public Safety Training Academy.