This meeting is being held in conformance with the Open Public Meetings Act. Notice has been given to the newspaper and notice of the meeting has been posted in public places. Next open public meeting of the Council will be held on May 3, 2004 at 8:00 P.M.
AGENDA
OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL
APRIL 26, 2004 – 7:30 P.M.
COMBINED MEETING
Butler, Calogera, Gillespie, Greene, Maher, Panos, Testino, Volkert, President Baker
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
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
February 23, 2004 – Combined Meeting; March 15, 2004 – Agenda Meeting; and March 22, 2004-Regular Meeting
PRESENTATION
CDBG Action Plan FY 2004
HEARING
H-1 Release/Reduction Performance Guarantee – Forest Gardens – Route #34
ORDINANCES FOR SECOND READING
ORD. #08-04 Bond Ordinance authorizing Various Recreational Improvements appropriating the sum of $132,300.00.
ORD. #09-04 Bond Ordinance authorizing Capital Improvements to and the Acquisition of Capital Equipment for the Township Arena appropriating the sum of $105,000.00.
ORD. #10-04 Bond Ordinance authorizing Recreational Improvements at Mannino Park appropriating the sum of $1,155,000.00.
ORD. # 11-04 Bond Ordinance authorizing completing the Various Capital Improvements & Acquisition of Capital Equipment appropriating the sum of $1,086,750.00.
ORD. #12-04 Bond Ordinance authorizing Various Drainage Improvements appropriating the sum of $2,551,500.00.
ORD. #13-04 Salary Ordinance – Department Heads.
CONSENT AGENDA
C-1 Bingo/Raffle BA 62-04 Old Bridge Rotary Senior Housing Bingo Club RA 63-04 Feast of St. Lawrence.
C-2 Chapter 159 in the amount of $52,732.68 in regards to Clean Communities. (HS)
C-3 Memorialize Release Performance Guarantee - Primavera Estates.
C-4 Change Order Professional Services Agreement for – Appruzzese, McDermott, Mastro – Robert Clark, Esq. in the amount of $ (CERT. # ) (AFFIRM. ACT.) (HS)
C-5 Memorandum of Agreement – Old Bridge Municipal Employees Supervisors Association. (HS)
C-6 Cancellation of Real Estate Taxes – Block 1051 Lot 12, 143 Highway 35 – Marathi Vishwa, Inc., billed at $364,400.00 should be at $182,200.00 assessment. (KS)
C-7 Cancellation of erroneously billed Real Estate Taxes – Block 2150, Lot 4.12 deeded to Township; Block 11238, Lot 21.11 billed as Class 1 should be billed as Farmland 3A. (KS)
C-8 Cancellation of Real Estate Taxes because of 100% Disabled Veteran Status Anthony Mitarotonda, 10-A California, Ct. (KS)
C-9 Permission to extend the noise ordinance from 10:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. at the Old Bridge Skating Rink on Friday, June 4, 2004 for the Old Bridge Youth Guidance – Battle of the Bands.
C-10 Resolution authorizing the preparation of a Bid Specification and the Initiation of Competitive Contracting for a Time Information Management System. (HS)
C-11 Approving the renaming of the Civic Center to “The Rich Cooper Civic Center” (request made by the committee to name a Township facility in honor of the late former Mayor/Councilman Rich Cooper). (TB)
C-12 Professional Services Agreement with Mark Remsa for Cedar Ridge II in the amount of “Not To Exceed” $10,000.00.
(CERT. #1223) (AFFIRM. ACT.)
LIQUOR LICENSES
LL-1 Accepting Bid #03-34 of Vasantha K. Perkari for new Plenary Distribution Liquor License on January 12, 2004 in the amount of $301,116.00. (RMS)
LL-2 Issuing a new Plenary Distribution Liquor License #1209-44-New to Vasantha K. Perkari at 428 Lloyd Road, Aberdeen, New Jersey 07747 (Inactive - “Pocket License”) (RMS)
LL-3 Waiver of 2000 (two thousand) feet requirement (Township ORD. #24-97 amending section 6-3.5a) for Liquor License #1209-33-007-004 Janela, Inc. to Bacci , Inc. , t/a Bacci Ristorante – (Distance between Bacci Ristorante is within 100 feet of Raphico, Inc., t/a Vintage Wines. (RMS)
LL-4 Person to Person and Place to Place Transfer of Consumption License #1209-33-007-004 from Janela, Inc. (Inactive) to Bacci Ristorante, 3857 Route 516, Old Bridge. (RMS)
DISCUSSION
D-1 Resolution urging that the State “Property Tax Reimbursement Program” be revised to provide a tax freeze for qualified senior citizens. (ET)
D-2 Ordinance #50-03 – Smoking. (RB)
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