November 8, 2006 Minutes

November 8, 2006

Council President Trish Sheilds opened the regularly scheduled meeting with a salute to the flag and moment of silence.

She then stated, “In accordance with Section 5 of the Open Public Meetings Act, Chapter 231, P.L. 1975, notice of this meeting was posted on the bulletin board designed for that purpose and notice was mailed to the official newspaper provided by Resolution adopted January 3, 2006”.

Under Roll Call the following council members were present: Councilwomen Haven, Cortese and Sheilds, Councilmen Shopp Ottoson and Witzig. Solicitor John B. Kearney was also present. Mayor Susan R. Griffith was absent.

Council President Sheilds proclaimed November 19 – 25, 2006 as National Family Week South Jersey.

Motion to approve the minutes from October 17^th was made by Councilwoman Cortese, seconded by Councilman Shopp. All were in favor.

The following Committee Reports were presented:

Councilman Donald Witzig said the Police Department reports for September and October are on file with the Borough Clerk for public review.

Councilwoman Barbara Cortese presented the Public Works activity for October. A complete copy is attached to these minutes.

Council President Trish Sheilds reported that approval has been received from State to proceed with proposals for the design of Phase II of the Streetscape project. She noted that proposals will be going out shortly. Regarding the guiderail on East Atlantic Avenue, Sheilds reported having asking the County for financial help with the project.

There were no comments from the public on agenda items.

Old Business:

Public hearing for Ordinance 2006:1226

Ordinance 2006-1226 – an Ordinance to Chapter 450 of the Code of the Borough of Haddon Heights Related to Require all Residential and Nonresidential Development within the Borough to Provide for Its Share of Affordable Housing Attributed to Its Development.

Hearing or seeing no comments from the public, motion to close the public hearing was made by Councilwoman Cortese, seconded by Councilman Shopp. All were in favor. Motion to adopt Ordinance 2006:1226 was made by Councilman Ottoson, seconded by Councilwoman Cortese. Under roll call all members voted yes.

New Business:

Introduction of Ordinance 2006:1227. Public hearing and final adoption will be held on December 5, 2006, 8:00pm.

Ordinance 2006:1227 – Ordinance Regarding Stormwater Control, Chapter 397, Article III of the Code of the Borough of Haddon Heights.

Motion to introduce Ordinance 2006:1227 was made by Councilwoman Cortese, seconded by Councilwoman Haven. All were in favor.

Resolution 2006:161 – Resolution Establishing Fair and Open Process for All Contracts Expected to Exceed $10,000.00 and Not Subject to Formal Bidding Process According to the Local Public Contracts Law. (Requests for proposals and/or quotes will be on the Borough’s official website (www.haddonhts.com) at the end of November).

Motion to adopt Resolution 2006:161 was made by Councilwoman Haven, seconded by Councilman Ottoson. Under roll call all members voted yes with the exception of Councilman Shopp who abstained.

Resolution 2006:162 – Resolution Authorizing the Refund of Tax Overpayments. (Duplicate payments made in error during refinancing, sale of property or granting of Veteran’s deduction).

Motion to adopt Resolution 2006:162 was made by Councilman Ottoson, seconded by Councilwoman Cortese. Under roll call all members voted yes.

Resolution 2006:163 – Resolution Authorizing the Police Department to Purchase 20 Glock, .40 Caliber Semi-Automatic Pistols with Attached tactical Flashlights and New Leather Gear Utilizing a State Contract. ($11,260.56 after a $2,700 trade-on allowance for present weapons).

Motion to adopt Resolution 2006:163 was made by Councilman Witzig, seconded by Councilwoman Have. Under roll call all members voted yes.

Resolution 2006:164 – Resolution Authorizing Payment of Bills and Claims for the 1^st Half of November.

Motion to adopt Resolution 2006:164 was made by Councilwoman Cortese, seconded by Councilman Ottoson. Under roll call all members voted yes.

Resolution 2006:165 – Resolution Authorizing Transfers of Appropriations. ($3,000 to Legal Contractual and Legal O/E due to incorrectly budgeting and unanticipated costs related to TAN, Police contract and tax appeals. $6,100 to Gasoline O/E due to fluctuating costs of fuel and $2,950 to Zoning S/W due to incorrectly budgeting. The total of $12,050 is being transferred from Public Works S/W.)

Motion to adopt Resolution 2006:165 was made by Councilwoman Cortese, seconded by Councilman Witzig. Under roll call all members voted yes.

Resolution 2006:166 – Resolution Requesting Approval of Items of Revenue and Appropriations NJS40A:4-87. (When the 2006 budget was adopted, the amount anticipated to be received from the Clean Communities grant was lower that the actual amount received. This resolution will allow $518.78 to be placed in the budget.)

Motion to adopt Resolution 2006:166 was made by Councilwoman Cortese, seconded by Councilman Shopp. Under roll call all members voted yes.

Resolution 2006:167 – Resolution Renewing Contract for Prescription Plan.

Motion to adopt Resolution 2006:167 was made by Councilwoman Haven, seconded by Councilwoman Cortese. Under roll call all members voted yes.

Resolution 2006:168 – Resolution Renewing Contract for Dental Coverage.

Motion to adopt Resolution 2006:168 was made by Councilwoman Haven, seconded by Councilwoman Cortese. Under roll call all members voted yes.

Resolution 2006:168 – Resolution Authorizing Payment to Ralph Cuthbert $586.66 and James Hanton $744.00.

Motion to adopt Resolution 2006:168 was made by Councilman Ottoson, seconded by Councilman Shopp. Under roll call all members voted yes.

At this point in the meeting, Council President Sheilds called for remarks from the public. There were none.

Motion to adjourn was made by Councilwoman Haven, seconded by Councilwoman Cortese. All members were in favor.

______________________________________ 8:15pm

Joan D. Moreland, Borough Clerk