Borough Council Meeting - March 6, 2023 Monday, March 06, 2023 07:00 PM Online via Zoom

CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Davy

ROLL CALL - Borough Clerk - Betty Sterling

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

OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS STATEMENT

Notice of this meeting has been given to the Hopewell Valley News, Trenton Times and was posted on the bulletin board at Borough Hall at 30 North Main Street and on the Borough website according to the regulations of the Open Public Meetings Act.

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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.EMS Services 

• 2.Community Investment Initiative - $7,000 

• 3.Streetscape Public Information Session - March 28, 2023 from 6 to 8 

• 4.Letter from Pennington Fire Company 

• Fire Company Letter - First Aid Building.pdf (0.02 MB)

APPOINTMENTS (WITH COUNCIL APPROVAL)

• 5.Board Of Health - Mariya E. Brown - Unexpired Term ending 12/31/2025

• Citizen Leadership Form - M. Brown.pdf (0.08 MB)
• Mariya BROWN - resume.pdf (0.02 MB)

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

• 6.Regular Meeting - February 6, 2023 

• Regular Meeting - February 6, 2023.pdf (0.16 MB)

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

ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION

• 7.Ordinance 2023-8 - An Ordinance to Exceed the Municipal Budget Appropriation Limits and to Establish a Cap Bank in Accordance with N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-45.14 in the Borough of Pennington, New Jersey

• Ordinance 2023 - 8 - Cap Ordinance.pdf (0.03 MB)

• 8.Ordinance 2023-9 -  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

• Ordinance 2023 - 9 - Salary Ordinance.pdf (0.02 MB)

ORDINANCES FOR PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTION

• 9.Ordinance 2023-7 - Ordinance Increasing Borough Administrative Fees in Connection with Paid Detail Police Services and Amending Chapter 98 (Fees) of the Code of the Borough of Pennington

• Ordinance 2023 - 7 - Paid Detail Service - Amend Admin Fee.pdf (0.02 MB)

• 10.Ordinance 2023-3 - Ordinance Approving Rules and Regulations for the Pennington Police Department Amending and Superseding "Rules and Regulations of the Police Department of the Borough of Pennington Dated 1995." 

• Ordinance 2023 - 3 - Adopting Rules and Regs for PPD.pdf (0.37 MB)

Budget Introduction 

• 11.BUDGET INTRODUCTION - 2023

• Resolution 2023 - 3.10 - Introduction 2023 Budget.pdf (0.01 MB)
• Pennington 2023 Revenues.pdf (0.08 MB)
• Pennington 2023 Appropriations.pdf (0.08 MB)

COMMITTEE REPORTS

• 12.Planning & Zoning / Personnel - Ms. Gnatt

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

• Public Works - February 2023.pdf (0.02 MB)

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

• Court Report - Jan 2023.pdf (0.08 MB)

• 15.Historic Preservation / Library - Ms. Angarone

• 16.Parks & Recreation - Mr. Marciante

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

• 18.Senior Advisory - Mayor Davy

COUNCIL DISCUSSION

• 19.Communication Plan Update - (Nadine/Kati) 

• 20.Sked Street Park Plan Update - (Nadine/Chico) 

• Sked Park Project Estimate - 2023.pdf (0.01 MB)

PROFESSIONAL REPORTS

Borough Attorney - Walter Bliss
Police Chief - Doug Pinelli
Superintendent of Public Works – Rick Smith
Borough Clerk – Betty Sterling
Chief Financial Officer – Sandra Webb

NEW BUSINESS

• 21.Resolution 2023-3.1 - Resolution Authorizing Refunds

• Resolution 2023 - 3.1 - Resolution Authorizing Refunds.pdf (0.02 MB)

• 22.Resolution 2023-3.2 - Resolution Authorizing Payment of Bills 

• Resolution 2023 - 3.2 - Resolution Authorizing Payment of Bills.pdf (0.02 MB)
• Bill List - March 2023.pdf (1.04 MB)

• 23.Resolution 2023-3.3 - Resolution Authorizing Amendments to the 2023 Temporary Budget

• Resolution 2023 - 3.3 - Resolution Authorizing Budget Transfers.pdf (0.02 MB)

• 24.Resolution 2023-3.4 - Resolution Approving Raffle License RA: 2.23 for the Hopewell Valley Chorus

• Resolution 2023 - 3.4 - Raffle - Hopewell Valley Chorus.pdf (0.01 MB)
• Findings and Determination - Hopewell Valley Chorus - RA2-23.pdf (0.06 MB)
• Raffle Application - Hopewell Valley Chorus.pdf (0.30 MB)

• 25.Resolution 2023-3.5 - Resolution Authorizing Refund of Redemption Monies to Outside Lienholder 

• Resolution 2023 - 3.5 - Lien Redemption - 28 S. Main Street.pdf (0.02 MB)

• 26.Resolution 2023-3.6 - Resolution Appointing Michael W. Pitts, Jr. of Pitts and Sons, LLC as Qualified Purchasing Agent for the Borough of Pennington

• Resolution 2023 - 3.6 - Mike Pitts - QPA.pdf (0.01 MB)
• QPA_Proposal_PB_3.2.23.pdf (0.59 MB)

• 27.Resolution 2023-3.7 - Resolution Authorizing Maintenance and Repair Services for Public Works Vehicles Through On Site Fleet Services, Inc. Under State Contract T-2108 and T-0126

• Resolution 2023 - 3.7 - State Contract - Vehicle Maintenance.pdf (0.01 MB)

• 28.Resolution 2023-3.8 - Resolution Authorizing Issuance of Permit(s) to Hopewell Township Recreation Department for Use of Kunkel Park for Art in the Park

• Resolution 2023 - 3.8 - Art in the Park.pdf (0.01 MB)
• Art in the Park.pdf (0.05 MB)
• Art in the Park - Spring.pdf (0.08 MB)
• Art in the Park - Summer 2023.pdf (0.10 MB)

• 29.(AFTER CLOSED SESSION)

  Resolution 2023-3.9 -  Resolution Authorizing Assessor's Appeal, at Discretion of Assessor, Regarding 2 Route 31 North, Block 201, Lot 6, Borough of Pennington

• Resolution 2023 - 3.9 - Assessor's Appeal.pdf (0.01 MB)

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 - First Aid 

           Tax Appeal - 2 Route 31 North

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

ADJOURNMENT