PENNINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING

TENTATIVE AGENDA

 August 4, 2008 - 7:00 PM

 

Call to Order – Mayor Anthony Persichilli

 

Roll Call – Borough Clerk – Betty Sterling

 

Chandler

 

Griffiths

 

Heinzel

 

Lawver

 

Ogren

 

Tucker

 

Persichilli

 

 

Open Public Meetings Statement – Mayor Anthony Persichilli

 

Notice of this meeting has been given to the Pennington Post, Hopewell Valley News, Trenton Times and Trentonian and was posted on the bulletin board in Borough Hall according to the regulations of the Open Public Meetings Act.

 

Open to the Public – Agenda Items Only

 

Meeting open to public for comments on items on the agenda for which no public discussion is provided.  In an effort to provide everyone interested an opportunity to address his or her comments to the Governing Body, a public comment time limit has been instituted for each speakerPlease come forward and state your name and address for the record.  Please limit comments to the Governing Body to a maximum of 5 minutes.

                                                           

Approval of Minutes

 

 

Mayor’s Business

 

Report of Sidewalk Committee

 

Ordinances for Introduction

 

Borough of Pennington

Ordinance 2008-9

 

Ordinance Providing One-Year Waiver of Permit Fee for Sidewalk

Repair, and amending The Code of the Borough of Pennington

 

Ordinances for Public Hearing and Adoption

 

Borough of Pennington

Ordinance 2008-2

 

AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING RIPARIAN BUFFER

CONSERVATION ZONES AND AMENDING THE CODE

OF THE BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON

 

 

BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON

ORDINANCE NO. 2008-6

 

CALENDAR YEAR 2008

ORDINANCE TO EXCEED THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET APPROPRIATION LIMITS

AND TO ESTABLISH A CAP BANK

(N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-45.14)

 

BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON

ORDINANCE #2008-7

 

AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR AND DETERMINE THE RATE OF COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON, COUNTY OF MERCER, STATE OF NEW JERSEY

 FOR THE YEAR 2008

 

Adoption of 2008 Budget

 

Borough of Pennington

Resolution #2008-8.4

 

RESOLUTION TO ADOPT BUDGET FOR 2008

 

Presentation of Audit Report for 2007

 

 

Committee Reports

·         Planning & Zoning/Library –  Ms. Heinzel

·         Public Works –  Mr. Lawver

·         Personnel –  Mr. Ogren

·         Community Services – Ms. Chandler

·         Public Safety – Mr. Tucker

·         Finance – Mr. Griffiths

 

New Business

 

RESOLUTION #2008 – 8.1

 

resolution authorizing refunds

 

resolution #2008– 8.2

 

Resolution authorizing payment of bills

 

RESOLUTION #2008 – 8.3

 

RESOLUTION GRANTING CONDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION FOR CUP OF JOE TO MAINTAIN

A TEMPORARY OUTDOOR DINING AREA IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY

 

RESOLUTION #2008-8.5

 

A RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATE IN THE

VOLUNTEER TUITION CREDIT PROGRAM (P.L. 1998, c. 145)

 

RESOLUTION #2008-8.6

 

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT REQUEST NO. 1

TO DESANTIS CONSTRUCTION, INC. FOR WORK COMPLETED

ON THE BROOKSIDE AVENUE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT

 

RESOLUTION #2008-8.7

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING JOINT GRANT APPLICATION

 WITH HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP AND HOPEWELL BOROUGH

FOR MUNICIPAL ALLIANCE FUNDING 

 

RESOLUTION #2008-8.8

 

RESOLUTION CERTIFYING THAT ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOROUGH COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON HAVE REVIEWED THE SECTIONS OF THE 2007 ANNUAL AUDIT ENTITLED GENERAL COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

 

RESOLUTION #2008-8.9

 

Resolution Authorizing cancellation of outstanding checks

 

Council Discussion

 

Administrators Report

 

·         Missing Sign – Burke Sinclair

·         TAI CHI Class at Senior Center

 

Professionals Reports

 

 

Public Comment Period

 

Please come forward and state your name and address for the record.  Please limit comments to the Governing Body to a maximum of 5 minutes.

 

 Closed Session

 

AT,               PM, BE IT RESOLVED, that Mayor and Council shall hereby convene in closed session for the purposes of discussing a subject or subjects permitted to be discussed in closed session by the Open Public Meetings Act, to wit:

 

·         Personnel – Police

 

AT,                 PM, Mayor and Council returned to open session.

 

Open Session

 

Approval of Closed Session Minutes for Content But Not Release

 

 

Adjournment