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COUNCIL WORK SESSION - March 25, 2024 Monday, March 25, 2024 07:00 PM Online via Zoom

I.Call to Order

II.Roll Call - Borough Clerk - Betty Sterling

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

III.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.

IV.Open to the Public/ Public Comment

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.

V.Work Session Discussion Items:

  1. 1.Donation - Pennington First Aid - Gazebo 

  2. 2.Ordinance - Water/Sewer Rate Increase (Introduction)

  3. 3.Congressionally Directed Spending Applications (Deadline 3/25/24) 

            Water Line Replacement

            Police Equipment / Architect Fees

  4. 4.Deer Management Summary - (Kit) 

  5. 5.Amendment to Animal Control Ordinance (John Valenza)  

  6. 6.Public Message Displays (Banners / Message Boards)

  7. 7.Resolution 2024-4.6 - Resolution Recognizing NJ Local Government Week, April 7th to April 13th, and Encouraging all Citizens to Support the Celebration and Corresponding Activities

  8. 8.Resolution 2024-4.7 - Resolution Authorizing the Borough Administrator to Submit a Grant Application to Pennington Day 

  9. 9.Resolution - 132 West Welling Ave. - Lien on Property 

  10. 10.Resolution - Amending Council By-Laws 

  11. 11.Resolution - Easement Agreement for Fence - 122 Baldwin Street

  12. 12.Resolution - Art in the Park 

VI.Review of Tentative Council Regular Agenda

  1. 1.Presentation - Shade Tree (Kate Fullerton) 

  2. 2.Appointment - Gian-Paolo Caminiti as Borough Official - Planning Board 

  3. 3.Resignation:  Mona Habiby (Administrative Coordinator) 

  4. 4.Proclamation - Donato Nieman

  5. 5.Proclamation - Arbor Day 

  6. 6.Budget Adoption 

  7. 7.Resolution 2024-4.4 - Resolution Authorizing Shared Services Agreement Between Hopewell Township, Hopewell Borough, Pennington Borough and the Hopewell Valley Regional School District for Municipal Alliance 

  8. 8.Resolution 2024-4.5 - Resolution Authorizing Submission of Governor's Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Fiscal Grant July1, 2024 to June 30, 2025

  9. 9.Resolution 2024-4.8 - Resolution Authorizing Cancellation of Outstanding Checks

  10. 10.Resolution 2024-4.9 - Resolution Authorizing Block Party on July 6, 2024 from 4Pm to 8PM on Voorhees Avenue (Between Sked Street and Burd Street) 

  11. 11.Resolution 2024-4.10 - Appointing  Gian-Paolo Caminiti as Joint Fund Commissioner for the Remainder of 2024  

  12. 12.Resolution - Authorizing Applications for Congressional Funding 

  13. 13.Ordinance 2024-2 - 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 (Public Hearing and Adoption) 

  14. 14.Ordinance 2024-3 - BOND ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO BALDWIN STREET AND BALDWIN COURT 11 IN AND BY THE BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON, IN THE COUNTY OF MERCER, NEW JERSEY, APPROPRIATING $700,000 THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $182,270 BONDS OR NOTES OF THE BOROUGH TO FINANCE THE COST THEREOF.

  15. 15.Ordinance 2024-4 - 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 2024

  16. 16.Ordinance 2024-5 - AN ORDINANCE REGULATING REMOVAL OF TREES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AND AMENDING THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON

  17. 17.Ordinance 2024-6 - AN ORDINANCE REGULATING PRIVATELY-OWNED SALT STORAGE

  18. 18.Ordinance 2024-7 - BOND ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR VARIOUS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS IN AND BY THE BOROUGH OF PENNINGTON, IN THE COUNTY OF MERCER, NEW JERSEY, APPROPRIATING $325,000 THEREFOR AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $308,750 BONDS OR NOTES OF THE BOROUGH TO FINANCE PART OF THE COST THEREOF.

  19. 19.Resolution - Tax Appeal Settlement 

VII.Open to the Public/ Public Comment

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.

VIII.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:

    -  Open Space Acquisition (Alan Hershey) 

    -  Negotiations - EMS

    -  Personnel Matter - Police

    -  PFAS Building Update

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

IX.Adjournment