Borough Council Meeting - April 3, 2023 Monday, April 03, 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.Congressional Funding Request 

• Subcomittee on Interior Environment and Related Agencies Guideline.pdf (0.12 MB)
• CDS Funding questionaire - submitted 3-17-23 (1).pdf (0.34 MB)
• CDS - Cost analysis - VNH.pdf (0.18 MB)

• 2.Streetscape - Public Information Center Update 

• 3.Arbor Day Proclamation 

• PROCLAMATION - Arbor Day - 2023.pdf (0.01 MB)

PRESENTATIONS

• 4.Master Plan Reexamination Update - Jim Reilly / Andy Jackson 

• Master Plan - Cover Letter.pdf (0.05 MB)
• Pennington Reexamination Report final draft 3-07-2023 v2.pdf (1.69 MB)

• 5.Emergency Management Plan - Train Derailment Scenario - Dave Berez

MAYOR'S APPOINTMENTS

APPOINTMENTS (WITH COUNCIL APPROVAL)

Meredith Coleman-Moore - Shade Tree Committee - Unexpired Term ending 12/31/2023

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

• 6.Budget Work Session - February 28, 2023 

• Budget Work Session - February 28, 2023.pdf (0.05 MB)

• 7.Regular Council Meeting - March 6, 2023 

• Regular Meeting - March 6, 2023.pdf (0.08 MB)

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

• 8.Closed Session Minutes - March 6, 2023 

ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION

ORDINANCES FOR PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTION

• 9.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)

• 10.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 for the Year 2023

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

PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTION OF 2023 BUDGET

• 11.Resolution 2023-4.3 - Resolution Authorizing Compliance with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 

  Public Hearing and Adoption of 2023 Budget

  Motion/second to open the Public Hearing on the 2023 Budget.

  Discussion

  Motion/second to close the Public Hearing.

  Motion/second to adopt the 2023 Budget.

• Resolution 2023 - 4.3 - Civil Rights Act.pdf (0.03 MB)
• Civil Rights Compliance.pdf (1.56 MB)
• Civil Rights Policy (Personnel Manual).pdf (0.04 MB)
• Pennington Budget Presentation 02-28-23.pdf (0.06 MB)
• 1108_certifiedintrobudget_2023 - Signed.pdf (0.92 MB)

COMMITTEE REPORTS

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

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

  Resolution of the Pennington Open Space Committee - Use of Pennington Open Space Trust Fund for Acquisition and Recreation 

• Open Space Resolution - Use of Funds - Sked St. Park.pdf (0.13 MB)

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

• 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.Pennington Day 2023 - Nadine 

• 20.NJ Local Government Week - April 16th to 21st - Nadine 

• 21.Communication Plan Update

• 22.Review of OPRA and Open Public Meetings Act - Donato

• Summary - Open Public Meetings Act - OPMA.pdf (0.40 MB)
• Summary - Open Public Records Act - OPRA.pdf (0.24 MB)

NEW BUSINESS

• 23.Resolution 2023-4.1 - Resolution Authorizing Refunds 

• Resolution 2023 - 4.1 - Resolution Authorizing Refunds.pdf (0.02 MB)

• 24.Resolution 2023-4.2 - Resolution Authorizing Payment of Bills 

• Resolution 2023 - 4.2 - Resolution Authorizing Payment of Bills.pdf (0.02 MB)
• Bill List - April 2023.pdf (1.18 MB)

• 25.Resolution 2023-4.4 - Resolution Authorizing Purchase of Portable and Mobile Radios From PMC Associates Under State Contract 83900

• Resolution 2023 - 4.4 - Authorizing Purchase of Radios under State Contract (2).pdf (0.01 MB)
• PMC Associates - Radios.pdf (0.15 MB)

• 26.Resolution 2023-4.5 - Resolution Recognizing NJ Local Government Week, April 16th to April 23rd, and Encouraging All Citizens to Support the Celebration and Corresponding Activities

• Resolution 2023 - 4.5 - Local Government Week.pdf (0.01 MB)

• 27.Resolution 2023-4.6 - Resolution Authorizing the Auction of Certain Surplus Property No Longer Needed for the Public Use by Pennington Borough Utilizing the Services of GovDeals, Inc.

• Resolution 2023 - 4.6 - Gov Deals - Online Auctions.pdf (0.02 MB)

• 28.Resolution 2023-4.7 - Resolution Authorizing Security Upgrades to Borough Buildings Through Cooperative Pricing System Agreement with the Hunterdon County Educational Services Commission 

• Resolution 2023 - 4.7 - Security Upgrades to Borough Buildings.pdf (0.01 MB)
• Hogan Security.pdf (0.16 MB)

• 29.Resolution 2023-4.8 - Resolution Authorizing Purchase of Remote Read Meters From Rio Supply, Inc. Through Cooperative Pricing System Agreement with the North Jersey Wastewater Cooperative Pricing System 

• Resolution 2023 - 4.8 - Remote Read Meters.pdf (0.01 MB)
• RIO Supply - Remote Read Meters.pdf (0.14 MB)

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:

                Tax Appeal - 2 Route 31 North

                 Pending Litigation - Hopewell Township - PILOT 

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

ADJOURNMENT