AUGUST 15,
2005
A. Mayor Gatti calls the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. announcing that all laws governing the Open Public Meetings Act have been met and that this meeting has been duly advertised.
B. EXECUTIVE SESSION:
Personnel/Code Enforcement
Personnel/Zoning
Contract Negotiations/PBA Local 317
Contract
Negotiations/Block 13, Lot 34.01
(portion) (
Contract Negotiations/Block
12.01,
Contract Negotiations/Block
70,
Contract
Negotiations/Block 8,
Contract
Contract Negotiations/Hunting Specifications
Contract Negotiations/Awarding of Liquid Deicing & Dispensing Station Bid
Attorney-Client Privilege/Executive
Session Minutes (August 15, 2005)
C.
SALUTE TO
THE FLAG.
D. ACTION TAKEN DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION.
E. CONSENT AGENDA:
All items listed with an asterisk “r” are considered to be routine by the Township Committee and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Committee member or citizen requests, in which event the item will be re-moved from the General Order of Business and considered in its normal sequence on the agenda.
F. r APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES of meeting of August 1, 2005.
G.
PUBLIC
HEARING - 8:00 p.m.
1. BOND ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR
ACQUISITION OF AIRPORT AND LAND FOR PRESERVATION (BLOCK 48, LOT 23; BLOCK 55,
LOT 33; BLOCK 56, LOTS 1, 3, 6, & 8 AND BLOCK 67, LOT 2, OWNER: SOLBERG
AVIATION/HROMOHO), IN AND BY THE TOWNSHIP OF READINGTON, IN THE COUNTY OF
HUNTERDON, NEW JERSEY, APPROPRIATING $22,000,000 THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING THE
ISSUANCE OF $21,700,000 BONDS OR NOTES OF THE TOWNSHIP TO FINANCE PART OF THE
COST THEREOF
Ordinance #24-2005
H. CORRESPONDENCE/OTHER INFORMATION:
1.
Letter dated July
26, 2005 from Donna Mallery, Somerset Hills YMCA,
regarding the Annual Bicycle Around the Somerset Hills Tour - Saturday, September 10, 2005.
2. Letter from Alex DeCroce,
New Jersey General Assembly Republican Office, requesting that the
Committee consider a resolution supporting their effort to reduce property
taxes by 30% in three (3) years.
3. Letter
dated August 10, 2005 from Donald W. Baldwin regarding Mayor Gatti’s August 5, 2005 letter to residents.
4. Resolution
from the Town of Clinton supporting renewal of the New Jersey
Transportation Trust Fund and increased dedication for Local Aid.
5. Notice
dated July 28, 2005 from Gail W. McKane, Municipal
Clerk, Twp. of Clinton, regarding public hearing of Ordinance #891-05
Supplementing & Amending Chapter 165 entitled “Land Use Regulations,”
Section 165-112 (Child Care Centers).
6. Notice
dated July 25, 2005 from Diane L. Schottman,
Municipal Clerk, Borough of Flemington, regarding adoption of a
Resolution supporting renewal of the
7. Notice
from Pitney Hardin, LLP, regarding hearing before the Readington Twp.
Planning Board - Block 46, Lot 14.03 (New Cingular
Wireless, PCS, LLC).
8. Notice
from Jeffrey B. Lehrer, Esq., regarding hearing before the Branchburg
Twp. Planning Board - Block 17, Lots 16 & 17 (Bridgewater Wholesalers,
Inc.).
9. Letter
dated July 29, 2005 from Andrew D. Gale, Supervisor, Land Use Regulation
Program, regarding Authorization for Freshwater Wetlands Statewide
General Permit No. 6 & No. 7 - Charles Urban, Block 21.12, Lots 46 &
46.03.
10. Letter dated July 21, 2005 from Steven
Glasson, President, Glasson Environmental Services, regarding application
for Letter of Interpretation - Block 44, Lots 2.01 & 2.02 Bedminster
Township - Lobell North LLC & Lobell
South, LLC.
11. Letter
dated August 2, 2005 from Stephen M. Risse, PE,
Bayer-Risse Engineering, Inc., regarding application
for Letter of Interpretation - Presence or Absence - Shabbecong,
LLC, Block 48, Lot 10 (entire file available for review in the
Clerk’s Office).
12. Notice dated August 1, 2005 from John
Peel, PP, PK Environmental Planning & Engineering, regarding
Application for Letter of Interpretation - Michael Eng, Block 97, Lot 2
(entire file available for review in the Clerk’s Office).
13. Notice from Public Service Electric
& Gas regarding Filing and Public Hearings for proposed increase in
BGSS Commodity Charges for Residential Gas Customers.
I.
OLD
BUSINESS:
None.
J.
NEW
BUSINESS:
r 1. Viacom
Outdoor - request for reimbursement of overpayment ($1,020.08).
r 2. Resolution
authorizing Mayor to sign the agreement with the NJDOT for Readington Police
Officers to direct traffic for a project on Mullen Road (as approved at
the June 20th Committee meeting).
r 3. Postponement of Mortgage -
r 4. Application for Raffles License -
r 5. Application for Raffles License -
K. ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT:
L.
ATTORNEY’S
REPORT:
M.
ENGINEER’S
REPORT:
N.
COMMITTEE
REPORTS:
1. Frank Gatti:
Finance Department
r a. Payment of the Bills.
Police Department
Planning Board
Historic
Preservation/Museums
2. Gerry
Shamey:
Liaison to Fire Companies and Rescue Squad
Engineering, Roads, Maintenance & Recycling
School
Crossing Guards
3. Julia Allen:
Planning Board
County Ag. Develop. Board Liaison
Farmland\Open Space Preservation\Land Projects Liaison
Sewer Advisory Committee
4. Thomas
Auriemma:
Recreation Department
Library Services
Code Enforcement Department\Construction Code Department
5. Beatrice
Muir:
Board of Health
Public Assistance
Municipal Court
Animal Control
O. COMMENTS
FROM THE PUBLIC.
P. COMMENTS
FROM THE GOVERNING BODY.
Q. ADJOURNMENT.