BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING - July 10, 2023 Monday, July 10, 2023 07:00 PM Online via Zoom

CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Davy

ROLL CALL - Borough Clerk - Betty Sterling

Angarone; Chandler; Gnatt; Marciante; Stern; Valenza; Mayor Davy

OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS STATEMENT

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OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

The Meeting is now open to the public for comment. 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 speaker. Please raise your hand and when the Borough Clerk acknowledges you state your name and address for the record. Please limit comments to the Governing Body to a maximum of 2 minutes.

MAYOR'S BUSINESS

• 1.Great Western Bike Path 

• 2.Area in need of Redevelopment - Landfill - Jim Kyle 

• 3.NJDEP - Green Acres Letter 

• 4.Assemblyman Anthony Verelli Funding Request for Route 31 Water Main Repair

• 5.Resignation - Elise Thompson - Parks and Recreation 

• 6.Resignation - Timothy Schwartz - Environmental Commission 

• 7.2024 Reorganization Meeting 

MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT

Yasmine Zein - Environmental Commission - Alternate #1 - Unexpired term ending December 31, 2024 

Michael Abrahamson - Environmental Commission - Alternate #2 - Unexpired term ending December 31, 2023

APPOINTMENTS (WITH COUNCIL APPROVAL)

John Gasparine - Parks & Recreation - Unexpired Term ending December 31, 2023.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

• 8.Regular Meeting Minutes - June 5, 2023 

COMMITTEE REPORTS

• 9.Planning & Zoning / Personnel / Economic Development - Ms. Gnatt

• 10.Public Works / Open Space / Shade Tree - Ms. Stern

• 11.Finance & Technology / Public Safety / Arboretum / Landfill - Mrs. Chandler

• 12.Historic Preservation / Library - Ms. Angarone

• 13.Parks & Recreation - Mr. Marciante

• 14.Board of Health / Environmental Commission - Mr. Valenza

• 15.Senior Advisory - Mayor Davy

COUNCIL DISCUSSION

• 16.Communication Plan Update (Kati/Nadine) 

NEW BUSINESS

• 17.Resolution 2023-7.2 - Resolution Authorizing Payment of Bills 

• 18.Resolution 2023-7.3 - Resolution to Request Amendment to the 2023 Adopted Budget (Chapter 159) to Insert a Special Item of Revenue and Appropriation for Stormwater Assistance Grant 

• 19.Resolution 2023-7.4 -  Resolution Authorizing Takedown of Large Hazardous Limbs From Silver Maple Tree in the Exclosure Within the Arboretum and Authorizing the Use of Open Space Funds for this Purchase

• 20.Resolution 2023-7.5 - Resolution Authorizing Grant Application for Improving the Condition of Roadway Infrastructure on Abey Drive, Mallard Drive and Queens Lane in the Borough and Further Authorizing Execution of a Grant Agreement with the New Jersey Department of Transportation Under the 2024 Municipal Aid Program

• 21.Resolution 2023-7.6 - Resolution Authorizing A.C. Schultes to Perform Work Required on Improvements to Well #6 Through Cooperative Pricing System Agreement With The North Jersey Wastewater Cooperative Pricing System

• 22.Resolution 2023-7.7 - Resolution Authorizing and Approving a Shared Services Agreement Between the Borough of Pennington and the Mercer County Improvement Authority for Curbside Collection of Recyclables for the Term of Five (5) Years Commencing on January 1, 2024 Through December 31, 2023  

• 23.Resolution 2023-7.8 - Resolution Authorizing Professional Services Agreement With Van Note Harvey Associates for Preparation of Boundary Survey in Connection With 417B South Main Street, Block 1002, Lot 12.02 on the Borough Tax Map and Further Authorizing the Use of Open Space Funds for These Services

• 24.Resolution 2023-7.9 - Resolution Authorizing Agreement with LexisNexis Relating to Accident Reports  

• 25.Resolution 2023-7.10 - Resolution Expressing Pennington Borough's Requests to Mercer County Related to the Great Western Bike Path Through Pennington Borough

• 26.Resolution 2023-7.11 - Resolution Granting Conditional Authorization for La Unica (Las Patatas De Rafa, LLC) to Maintain a Temporary Outdoor Dining Area in the Public Right-of-Way in 2023

• 27.Resolution 2023-7.12 - Resolution Creating an Unpaid Internship for Yasmine Zein 

PROFESSIONAL REPORTS

Borough Administrator - Donato Nieman

Borough Attorney - Walter Bliss

Borough Clerk - Betty Sterling

Chief Financial Officer - Sandy Webb

Chief of Police - Doug Pinelli

      Beigene - Truck Update

Superintendent of Public Works - Rick Smith

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

The Meeting is now open to the public for comment. 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 speaker. Please raise your hand and when the Borough Clerk acknowledges you state your name and address for the record. Please limit comments to the Governing Body to a maximum of 2 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:

       Contract Negotiations - American Properties 

       Personnel - Police Matter   

       Legal Matter - Beigene

       Reorganization Meeting - Review of Professionals

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

• 28.Resolution 2023-7.13 - Resolution Authorizing Release of Performance Guarantees For Heritage at Pennington Subject to Conditions

ADJOURNMENT