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Minutes · Jan 3, 2012

January 3, 2012

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1 Public Meeting – January 3, 2012 The Township Council of the Township of West Orange met in the Municipal Building, 66 Main Street, West Orange, New Jersey at 7:00 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, Chapter 231, Public Law, 1975. A notice of this meeting was mailed to the Star Ledger and the West Orange Chronicle on December 7, 2011. Roll Call: Present: Councilman Anderton, Councilman Cirilo, Councilman Krakoviak, Councilwoman McCartney, and Council President Spango Absent: None The Township identified and presented for unanimous consent, Item 5 (Minutes), Item 8 (Bills) and Item 11 (Certain Resolutions). On motion made by Councilman Krakoviak and seconded by Councilman Anderton, the Consent Agenda was implemented. All members voting “Aye”. Public Comment The Council President stated that this is the scheduled time for the public hearing and asked if there was anyone who wished to be heard. Darius Galate, West Orange There was no one else who wished to be heard and the public hearing was closed. Minutes The Public Minutes of December 19, 2011 were approved as submitted. Bills The Bill List was received and ordered paid. Summary of the Bill List is attached. RECESSED AGENDA, CONTINUED FROM MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2011 On motion made Councilman Cirilo and seconded by Councilman Krakoviak, the Council resumed the meeting of December 19, 2011. All members voting “Aye”. The following Resolutions were adopted:

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2 Resolution #303-11 Resolution Authorizing the Chief Financial Officer to Cancel 2010 Current Fund Budget Appropriations Fund at Year End Following discussion and on motion made by Councilman Krakoviak and seconded by Councilman Anderton, the above mentioned resolution was adopted. All members voting “Aye”. Resolution #304-11 Resolution Authorizing Transfers Between Budget Appropriations Following discussion and on motion made by Councilman Krakoviak and seconded by Councilman Anderton, the above mentioned resolution was adopted. All members voting “Aye”. January 3, 2012 Public Agenda Resolutions The following resolutions were adopted: Resolution #291-11 Resolution Authorizing the Professional and Environmental Engineering Services of the Firm Birdsall Services Group, Eatontown, NJ of Block 159.08, Lots 53 and 55,Wiley Terrace and Edgewood Avenue for a Fee of $7,500 – REMOVED FROM AGENDA PRIOR TO VOTE Resolution #1-12 Resolution Authorizing the Mayor and Police Chief to Execute Any and All Documentation Necessary to Obtain the 2012 Cops in Shops Grant Resolution #2-12 Resolution Authorizing Discharge of Mortgage for 1 Sussex Road, Block 173.07, Lot 1 Resolution #3-12 Resolution Authorizing the Township to Obtain the Appraisal Services of Hendricks Appraisal Company, LLC, Seven Hutton Avenue, West Orange to Perform Appraisals for Lots 53 and 55 in Block 159.08 for a Fee Not to Exceed $3,000 Resolution #4-12 Resolution Authorizing a Cash Management Plan for 2012 Resolution #5-12

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3 Resolution Authorizing the Temporary Budget – 2012 Resolution #6-12 Resolution Authorizing the Township to Obtain the Services of Matrix New World Engineering, Inc., 120 Eagle Rock Avenue, Suite 207, West Orange, NJ 07936 to Perform Preliminary Environmental Assessment Reports for Lots 53 and 55 in Block 159.08 – Wiley Terrace and Edgewood Avenue and Lot 55.04, Lot 18-7 Belgrade Terrace for a Fee of $4,200.00 Ordinances on Second and Final Reading - None Ordinances on First Reading Ordinance #2344-12 On motion made by Councilman Krakoviak and seconded by Councilman Anderton, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER 7, TRAFFIC, SUBSECTION 7- 23.1, TURN PROHIBITIONS, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE – 464 EAGLE ROCK AVENUE, was taken up on first reading by title only. All members voting “Aye”. The Clerk read the ordinance by title only. Following discussion and on motion made by Councilman Anderton 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 January 17, 2012. All members voting “Aye”. Ordinance #2345-12 On motion made by Councilman Cirilo and seconded by Councilwoman McCartney, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER 7, TRAFFIC, SUBSECTION 7- 23.1, TURN PROHIBITIONS, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE – WOODHULL AVENUE, was taken up on first reading by title only. All members voting “Aye”. The Clerk read the ordinance by title only. Following discussion and on motion made by Councilwoman McCartney and seconded by Councilman Anderton, the above mentioned ordinance was passed on first reading, ordered advertised according to law, to come up for second and final reading on January 17, 2012. All members voting “Aye”. Resolution #297-11

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4 Resolution Authorizing Change Order No. 1 and Final in the Amount of $40,312.37 for the Valley Road Parking Lot to Helios Construction, Inc., 1321 A Allenhurst Avenue, Ocean, NJ 07712 Following discussion and on motion made by Councilman Anderton and seconded by Councilman Cirilo, the above mentioned resolution was adopted. Councilman Anderton, Councilman Cirilo, Councilwoman McCartney and Council President Spango voting “Aye”. Councilman Krakoviak voting “Nay”. On motion made by Councilman Anderton and seconded by Councilman Cirilo, the Council agreed to add the following resolution to the agenda. All members voting “Aye”. Resolution #7-12 Resolution Authorizing an Executive Session for the Purpose of Discussing Contract Negotiations – Land Purchase On motion made by Councilman Krakoviak and seconded by Councilman Cirilo, the Council went into Executive Session to discuss Contract Negotiations. All members voting “Aye”. The Minutes of this meeting are on file in the Office of the Municipal Clerk. On motion made by Councilman Krakoviak and seconded by Councilwoman McCartney, the meeting was adjourned at 8:13 P.M. All members voting “Aye”. PATRICIA SPANGO, COUNCIL PRESIDENT KAREN J. CARNEVALE, MUNICIPAL CLERK Adopted: January 17, 2012

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