Minutes · Jun 9, 2015
June 9, 2015
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1 Public Meeting – June 9, 2015 The Township Council of the Township of West Orange met in the Council Chambers, Municipal Building, 66 Main Street, West Orange, New Jersey at 7:02 P.M. Karen J. Carnevale, Municipal Clerk, read the following statement: This is to inform the general public that this meeting is being held in compliance with Section 5 of the Open Public Meetings Act, Public Law, 1975. A notice of this meeting was mailed to the Star Ledger and the West Orange Chronicle on December 4, 2014. Roll Call: Present: Councilman Krakoviak, Councilwoman McCartney, Councilwoman Spango and Council President Guarino Absent: Councilman Cirilo The Township identified and presented for unanimous consent, Item 4 (Minutes), Item 7 (Bills) and Item 8 (Resolutions). On motion made by Councilwoman Spango and seconded by Council President Guarino, the Consent Agenda was implemented. All members voting “Aye”. Public Comment The Council President asked if there was anyone who wished to make a statement at this time. Anthony Puglisi-Public Information Officer-Essex County-Representing Joe DiVincenzo Jim Triosi-President-West Orange First Aid Squad-Nutley, NJ Clare Silvestri-20 Grandview Avenue, West Orange, NJ Bill Masullo-New Providence, NJ Ken Konitzer-Pennsylvania There was no one else who wished to be heard and the public hearing was closed. *Review of Consent Agenda *Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting The Public Minutes of May 26, 2015 were approved as submitted. *Report of Township Officers The Municipal Judge’s report for April 2015 was approved as submitted.
2 *Bills The Bill List was received and ordered paid. A Summary of the Bill List is attached. *Resolution(s) adopted on Consent Agenda: a. 146-15 Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of Raffle Licenses (Clerk) b. 147-15 Resolution Authorizing the Municipality to Apply for the 2014 Recycling Tonnage Grant (Salese) c. 148-15 Resolution Authorizing a Professional Services Contract with Suburban Consulting Engineers, Inc., 100 Valley Road, Suite 202, Mount Arlington, New Jersey to Provide Subdivision Maps of Ridgeway Park on Ridgeway Avenue, Block 158, Lot 39 for a fee not to exceed $3,200.00 (Lepore) d. 149-15 Resolution Authorizing a Contract for the Removal and Replacement of the Roofing System, West Orange Police and Justice Building, 60 Main Street to Build Rite, LLC, 16 Darlington Drive, Wayne, NJ 07470 in the amount $155,580.00, for Base Bid 1, $127,580, Removing and Replacing Flat Roof System , Alternate 1, $28,000.00, Removing and Replacing Shingle Roof System and a Unit Price of $24.50 for Removing and Replacing Deteriorated Wood Blocking (Lepore) e. 150-15 Resolution Authorizing the Auction of Surplus Township Equipment (DeSantis) f. 152-15 Resolution of Support from Local Governing Body Authorizing the Body-Worn Camera Pilot Implementation Program Grant Application (Skinner) g. 153-15 Resolution Authorizing a Professional Services Contract to PS&S, 67B Mountain Boulevard Extension, P.O. Box 4039, Warren, New Jersey 07059 to Provide Design Services for the Improvement of Tennis Courts at Degnan Park, Stagg Field and O’Connor Park for a Fee Not to Exceed $10,100.00 (Lepore) h. 154-15 Resolution Authorizing Legal Services Agreement with Gordon & Gordon, P.C. (Legal- Duffy) i. 155-15 Resolution Authorizing the Collector of Taxes to Rebate Payment to the Listed Taxpayer Pursuant to Final Judgment by the Tax Court of New Jersey (Gagliardo) j. 156-15 Resolution Authorizing Declaratory Judgment Action and Retention of Dr. Robert Burchell as Expert (Legal-Duffy) k. 157-15 Resolution Authorizing Professional Services Contract to Frank H. Lehr Associates, 101 South Harrison Street, East Orange, New Jersey 07018-1799 for Professional Engineering Design Services and Architectural Services through their Sub-Consultant, CTS Group Architecture of Chatham, New Jersey, for a New Lightweight Thin Brick Panel Façade for the Edison Wing of the West Orange Public Library
Architectural Services through their Sub-Consultant, CTS Group Architecture of Chatham, New Jersey, for a New Lightweight Thin Brick Panel Façade for the Edison Wing of the West Orange Public Library for a Fee not to exceed $22,100.00. (Lepore)
3 l. 158-15 Resolution Authorizing a Professional Services Contract to Hatch Mott MacDonald of 412 Mt. Kemble Avenue, Suite G22, Morristown, New Jersey to Provide Professional Engineering Design Services for a New Outlet Structure and Shoreline Stabilization at Lake Vincent, Degnan Park for a Fee not to exceed $40,800.00. m. 159-15 Resolution Authorizing Change Order No. 1 in the Amount of $197,250.00 with Shauger Property Services, Inc., 429 Dodd Street, East Orange, N.J. 07017 for the Contract Mayfair District Storm Sewer Improvements for Restoring the Pavement on Nestro Road and Midro Way for their Entire Lengths and widths Curb to Curb (Lepore) Resolution(s) Removed from Consent Agenda Resolution 151-15 Resolution Rejecting Proposals for the Emergency Medical Services and Assigning the Duties Necessary to Perform the EMS Services within the Township of West Orange to the West Orange Fire Department (Legal-Moon) On motion made by Councilwoman McCartney and seconded by Council President Guarino, the above mentioned resolution was adopted. Councilwoman McCartney and Council President Guarino voting “Aye”. Councilman Krakoviak voting “Nay”. Councilwoman Spango recused herself from the above referenced resolution. Ordinances on Second and Final Reading-None Ordinances on First Reading Ordinance 2454-15 ORDINANCE VACATING DESIGNATION OF PUBLIC STREET PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 40:67-18, and AUTHORIZING INITIATION OF PRIVATE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 40A:12-13(b)(5) was introduced and passed on first reading. The Clerk read the ordinance by title only. On motion made by Councilwoman Spango and seconded by Councilwoman McCartney, the above mentioned ordinance was passed on first reading, ordered advertised according to law, to come up for second and final reading on June 23, 2015. All members voting “Aye”. Ordinance 2455-15 AN ORDINANCE CREATING A RECLASSIFICATION AND SALARY SCHEDULE OF CERTAIN TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE EMPLOYEES SETTING FORTH THEIR TITLES, CLASSIFICATIONS AND SALARY RANGES AND ADOPTING A SALARY GUIDE AND ESTABLISHING THE EMPLOYEE’S STATUS AS A TOWNSHIP EMPLOYEE
4 UNDER THE GUIDELINES OF THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL was introduced and passed on first reading. The Clerk read the ordinance by title only. On motion made by Councilwoman McCartney and seconded by Councilman Guarino, the above mentioned ordinance was passed on first reading, ordered advertised according to law, to come up for second and final reading on June 23, 2015. All members voting “Aye”. At 8:47 p.m., on Motion made by Council President Guarino and seconded by Councilwoman McCartney the Council adjourned and entered into a hearing as the ABC Board. All members voting “Aye”. ABC Matter(s) Resolution 535-15 Place to Place Transfer of Liquor License 0722-33-043-003 (Los Tapatios) from 8 and 10 Main Street to 8 Main Street Following a brief discussion and on motion made by Council President Guarino and seconded by Councilwoman Spango, the above mentioned resolution was adopted. All members voting “Aye”. At 8:50 p.m., on Motion made by Council President Guarino and seconded by Councilwoman McCartney, the Council adjourned as the ABC Board and returned as Council. All members voting “Aye”. On Motion made by Council President Guarino and seconded by Councilwoman Spango the meeting was adjourned at 8:51 p.m. All members voting “Aye”. The Minutes of this meeting are on file in the Office of the Municipal Clerk. KAREN J. CARNEVALE, R.M.C. JERRY GUARINO, COUNCIL PRESIDENT Adopted: June 23, 2015
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