BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING - 10/2/23 Monday, October 02, 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.Re-Zoning of Block 201/Lot 6 - 2 Route 31 (Jim Kyle/Jim Reilly) 

• 2.Work Session Meeting Schedule: 

  For November 6th Meeting:   Work Session October 30, 2023 at 7:00pm / Deadline to submit items October 25, 2023 

  For December 4th Meeting:   Work Session November 27, 2023 at 7:00pm / Deadline to submit items November 20th (Monday)

  No Work Session for December 28th year end meeting

  No Work Session for January 2nd, 2024 Reorganization and Regular Meetings

• 3.Citizen Advisory Committee - Master Plan 2025 

PRESENTATIONS

Shade Tree - Kate Fullerton

Parks & Recreation - Brett Margulis

MAYOR'S APPOINTMENTS

• 4.Appointment of Emergency Management Coordinator - Chief Douglas Pinelli 

• 5.Ad-Hoc Citizen Advisory Committee - Master Plan 2025 

  Nell Haughton    Natalie Shivers    Kristin Tunkel    Rich Tunkel   Allison Neary   Meredith Moore   Tom Timperman   Jason Peretson   Toni Lewis   Mary Ternoey

  Yasmine Zein    Ryan Schwab   Suzanne Elliott   Emily Bent   Gretchen Overhiser

• 6.Economic Development - Raoul Momo - Unexpired Term ending 12/31/2027

APPOINTMENTS (WITH COUNCIL APPROVAL)

• 7.Parks & Recreation - Ruth Sullivan - Unexpired term ending 12/31/23 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

• 8.Regular Meeting - September 5, 2023 

• 9.Special Emergency Meeting - August 24, 2023 

APPROVAL OF CLOSED SESSION MINUTES (FOR CONTENT BUT NOT FOR RELEASE)

• 10.Closed Session Minutes - August 7, 2023 

• 11.Closed Session Minutes - September 5, 2023 

ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION

ORDINANCES FOR PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTION

• 12.Ordinance 2023-14 - An Ordinance Prohibiting Certain Stormwater Discharges From Roof Leaders, Downspouts, Yard Drains and Other Pipes and Drains Into the Storm Sewer System And Public Right-of-Way

COMMITTEE REPORTS

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

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

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

• 16.Historic Preservation / Library - Ms. Angarone

• 17.Parks & Recreation - Mr. Marciante

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

• 19.Senior Advisory - Mayor Davy

COUNCIL DISCUSSION

• 20.Social Affairs Permit - Pennington Fire Company 

• 21.Social Affairs Permit - Pennington Business & Professional Association - Holiday Walk

• 22.Trenton Cyrus Lodge - Oktoberfest - October 14, 2023 

• 23.Communication Plan Update (Nadine/Kati) 

NEW BUSINESS

• 24.Resolution 2023-10.1 - NO REFUNDS FOR OCTOBER 

• 25.Resolution 2023-10.2 - Resolution Authorizing Payment of Bills 

• 26.Resolution 2023-10.3 - Resolution Authorizing Conditional Offer of Employment to New Police Officer in the Pennington Police Department 

• 27.Resolution 2023-10.4 - Resolution Authorizing Professional Services Agreement with Van Note Harvey Associates in Connection With Preparation and Submission of a Safe Routes to Schools Grant Application (VNHA Project No. BOOFP-23016P)

• 28.Resolution  2023-10.5 - Increasing hours for Technical Assistant to Construction

• 29.Resolution 2023-10.6 - Resolution Authorizing the Hiring of Bryce Paul as Laborer in the Department of Public Works 

• 30.Resolution 2023-10.7 - Resolution Authorizing Block Party on October 29, 2023 Beginning at 6pm (Rain Date October 31, 2023) 

• 31.Resolution 2023 - 10.8  - Resolution Authorizing the Remediation of Infestation and Charging the Property Owner the Costs of Such Remediation Pursuant to Sections 136-7 and 136-8 of the Pennington Borough Code

• 32.Resolution 2023-10-9 - Resolution Authorizing Professional Services Agreement with Van Note Harvey Associates in Connection with Proposed EPA Regulations Regarding Perfluorinated Chemicals (PFC) on the Borough's Water System (VNHA Project No. BOOFP-23005) 

• 33.Resolution 2023-10.10 - Resolution Authorizing Release of Final Performance Guarantees and any Remaining Escrow Fees to American Properties in Accordance With Resolution 2023-7.13 

• 34.Resolution 2023-10.11 - Resolution Approving Updated Proposal Final Design for the 2016 TA Pennington Project

PROFESSIONAL REPORTS

Borough Administrator - Donato Nieman

Borough Attorney - Walter Bliss

Borough Clerk - Betty Sterling

Chief Financial Officer - Sandy Webb

Chief of Police - Doug Pinelli

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:

        Cannabis Update 

        Negotiations - 12 N. Main Street (Jim Kyle) 

        Beigene - (Mayor/John Valenza) 

        Negotiations - EMS Service

        Negotiations - Pennington First Aid Building

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

ADJOURNMENT