PENNINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING

TENTATIVE AGENDA

 September 8, 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

 

 

 

Ordinance for Introduction

 

BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON

ORDINANCE NO. 2008-10

 

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER 98, ENTITLED"FEES", OF THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON, COUNTY OF MERCER, STATE OF NEW JERSEY AND SPECIFICALLY BY AMENDING ARTICLE I, ENTITLED "AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FEES" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECENTLY ADOPTED THIRD ROUND SUBSTANTIVE RULES OF THE NEW JERSEY COUNCIL ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING (COAH), PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE "THIRD ROUND SUBSTANTIVE RULES" AS PUBLISHED IN THE JUNE 16, 2008 NEW JERSEY REGISTER, AND

THE "STATEWIDE NON-RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT FEE ACT" [SECTIONS 32 THROUGH 38 OF P.L.2008, C.46 (C.40:55D-8.1 THROUGH C.40:55D-8.7)]

 

Ordinances for Public Hearing and Adoption

 

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

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 – 9.1

 

No Refunds for September

 

resolution #2008– 9.2

 

Resolution authorizing payment of bills

 

RESOLUTION #2008 – 9.3

 

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 #2008-9.4

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING RELEASE OF REMAINING PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE

FOR THE SHOPPES AT PENNINGTON BASED ON FINAL

COMPLETION OF PROJECT

 

RESOLUTION #2008-9.5

 

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CHANGE ORDER NO. 2

UNDER THE BALDWIN STREET RECONSTRUCTION

CONTRACT WITH GRES PAVING COMPANY, INC.

 

RESOLUTION #2008-9.6

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR PREPARATION

OF REVISED HOUSING PLAN ELEMENT AND FAIR SHARE PLAN IN COMPLIANCE WITH

THIRD-ROUND COAH RULES

 

RESOLUTION #2008-9.7

 

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT REQUEST NO. 4

TO GRES PAVING COMPANY, INC., FOR WORK COMPLETED

ON THE BALDWIN STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT

 

RESOLUTION #2008-9.8

 

A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF “RECOGNITION DAY” FOR ALL

FIRST CALL RESPONDERS AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS

 

RESOLUTION #2008-9.9

 

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT REQUEST NO. 2

TO DESANTIS CONSTRUCTION, INC. FOR WORK COMPLETED

ON THE BROOKSIDE AVENUE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT

 

RESOLUTION #2008-9.10

 

A RESOLUTION COMMITTING TO PETITION WITH A THIRD ROUND AFFORDABLE HOUSING PLAN AND TO EXPEND AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND MONIES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HOUSING ELEMENT AND FAIR SHARE PLAN FOR THE BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON

 

RESOLUTION #2008-9.11

 

RESOLUTION CONCERNING AMENDMENT OF “AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FEES" ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON

 

RESOLUTION #2008-9.12

 

RESOLUTION ADOPTING A CASH MANAGEMENT PLAN

 

Council Discussion

 

·         Sidewalk Liability/Insurance issues

 

Administrators Report

 

·         “ Green Market”

·         East Welling Block Party

 

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 – Education Benefits

 

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

 

Open Session

 

Approval of Closed Session Minutes for Content But Not Release

 

 

Adjournment