Baker, Calogera, Greene, Hoff, Maher, Panos, Redmond, Testino, President Butler
1. Salute to the flag and quorum roll call
2. Approval of Minutes of previous meetings
3. Presentation of Bills - BILL LISTING
4. Reports of Clerk and Attorney
5. Preliminary public comments to Council, subject to following conditions and restrictions:
(1) Limited to one (1) subject for maximum period of three (3) minutes
(2) Those desiring to speak must sign list maintained by Clerk
(3) This portion does not encompass Consent Agenda or Second Reading Ordinances or any other matter for which comment or public hearing to occur at this meeting.
6. Public comment limited to items listed on the Consent Agenda.
7. Ordinances: Adoption/amendment of those ordinances for second reading.
8. Proposed ordinances and resolutions.
9. Consent Agenda
10. Unfinished Business
11. New Business and Written Communications.
12. Public comments on any subject matter.
13. Council Comments
14. Adjournment
PRESENTATION
Championship Baseball District Champs – Cheesequake Chiefs (WB)
Certificates of Appreciation – Old Bridge Fair Sponsors & Volunteers (BC)
Old Bridge High School Band – First Place Charter 10 Competition (KC)
HEARINGS
H-1 Release/Reduction Performance Guarantee Temple Ohav Shalom.
H-2 Release/Reduction Performance Guarantee Amboy National Bank 7 Gaub Road
ORDINANCE FOR SECOND READING
ORD. #52-03 Authorizing acceptance of land from E/O Rondinelli Blk. 2150 Lot 4.12
DISCUSSION ORDINANCES
DO-1 Ordinance amending commuter parking permit fees. (RMS)
DO-2 Ordinance confirming and ratifying Chief Thomas Collow’s right to receive Accumulated Sick Leave in accordance with FOP contract and reconciling sick leave time compensation maximums to Township’s Ordinances.
DO-3 Vacation of Paper Street – Portion of Brook Street. (JV)
DO-4 Vacation of Paper Street – Old Road to Englishtown. (JV)
CONSENT AGENDA
C-1 Rescind Resolution #562 Authorizing Temporary Emergency Budget Appropriation – (Six (6) affirmative votes needed for Temporary Emergency Budget Appropriation – only five (5) were received). (RMS)
C-2 Memorialize telephonic vote to Councilman Calogera authorizing Temporary Emergency Budget Appropriation. (RMS)
C-3 License application to the state for video/amusement games for King Sports Plaza, L.L.C. (RMS)
C-4 Resolution approving various elements of the Sommer vs. Old Bridge Case. (WSR)
C-5 Waiver of fees in the amount of $ , for VFW Post # 9468 to hold their Annual Loyalty Day Celebration Program at the recreation hall on Sunday, May 2nd, 2004 between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. (RMS)
C-6 To reinstate Resolution #187 approving the Release of Performance Guarantee for Somerset Tire Service, Inc.
C-7 Renewal of Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, Inc., license for the Year 2004. (RMS)
C-8 Resolution authorizing Subordination of Mortgage of CDBG Mortgage for Linda Rocha. (WSR)
C-9 Resolution authorizing the issuance and sale of up to $5,000,000.00 of General Obligation Bonds, Series 2003A and up to $675,000.00 of Taxable Refunding Bonds, Series 2003B
C-10 Approval of Leave of Absence due to personal illness – Maria Xouris. (AS)
C-11 Bingo/Raffle – RA 17-04 DeFino Central School PTA-RA 18-04 DeFino Central School PTA- RA 19-04 St. Lawrence Council Knights of Columbus - RA 20-04 St. Lawrence Council Knights of Columbus -RA 21-04 Old Bridge High School PTA
C-12 Resolution canceling Capital Ordinance Balances. (HS)
LIQUOR LICENSES
LL-1 Person to Person Retail Consumption Liquor License #1209-33-033-006 Browntown Inn Corp., t/a Browntown Inn to Gem Set, Inc., t/a Browntown Wine & Liquor & Bar. (RMS)
LL-2 Person to Person Place to Place Plenary Consumption Liquor License N.J. Restaurant Services Corp., Inc. #1209-33-034-006 to William F. Cerra, Jr. (RMS)
LL-3 Granting the permission for the acceptance of sealed bids for one Plenary Retail Distribution License (Minimum Bid $250,000.00). (RMS)
DISCUSSION
D-1 Shadowlawn Drive Bus Stop (Follow-up by Administration, Police Department and Recreation).
D-2 Estimate on realignment of streets in the vicinity of 73 Ticetown Road (KC)
D-3 Placement of speed humps for various streets in Ward 4. (KC)
D-4 Crystal Homes – (Vacation of a portion of roadway). (RB)
REPORTS
R-1 Decibel reading status.
R-2 No right turn on red on Cindy Street (Southwest corner of Cindy Street onto Route 9). (Report by: Administration)