TOWNSHIP OF UPPER FREEHOLD

TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE

REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING

MAY 15, 2008

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Meeting is called to order by Mayor Alexander at _________P.M.

ROLL CALL:

Robert Faber, ______; Stanley Moslowski Jr., ______; LoriSue H. Mount, _______;

David Reed, ______; Stephen J. Alexander, ______;

Others present: Barbara L. Bascom, Municipal Clerk, Dana L. Tyler, Deputy Municipal Clerk, Granville D. Magee Township Attorney and Granville M Magee, Esq.

FLAG SALUTE:

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING: Notice requirements of R.S. 10:4-18 for an "Annual Notice" has been satisfied by the publication of the required advertisement in the Asbury Park Press and the Messenger Press on January 10, 2008 posting the notice on the Board in the Upper Freehold Township Municipal Building and filing a copy of said notice with the Municipal Clerk.

REPORTS: The following Reports have been received and are on file in the office of the Municipal Clerk.

Board of Health – April 2008

Clerk’s Office – April 2008

Construction Report – April 2008

Court Report – April 2008

Bond Anticipation Note Sale

Tax Collector’s Report – April 2008

Surplus Scrap Metal

CORRESPONDENCE: The following correspondence has been received and is on file in the office of the Municipal Clerk. These items will be kept at the counter for review for the next week.

Letter from the Planning Board inviting the Upper Freehold Regional School Board Representative to the Planning Board meeting on June 24, 2008 – copy attached

Monmouth County Farmland Preservation Plan – April 2008 Draft – Monmouth County will be holding a Public Hearing on the draft Farmland Preservation Plan. The Public Hearing will be held on Monday, May 19, 2008 at 1:00 pm in the Monmouth County Planning Board Conference Room, Hall of Records Annex, Freehold, NJ

Cablevision – Digital Transition Project

Borough of Matawan – Adoption of a Resolution requesting that Governor Corzine, Congressman Frank Pallone, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr., State Senator Jospeh Kyrillos, Assemblyman Sam Thompson, Assemblywoman Amy Handlin, and the Board of Chosen Freeholders for the County of Monmouth Reject New Jersey Transit’s proposed rail extension from Matawan to Lakehurst for the Proposed Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex Rail Route

Monmouth County Park System – Deer Management Program Annual Report –April 2008

State of New Jersey, Department of Community Affairs – Residential Site Improvements Standards (RSIS)

Memorandum from Mr. Newcomb, Twp. Planner – Recommended Ordinance Changes – copy attached

State of New Jersey, Office of the State Comptroller – Notice of Legal obligations and responsibilities pertaining to the recently created office of the State Comptroller – previously e-mailed

Application for a Social Affairs Permit – Friends of the Monmouth County Park System, Inc. is holding a Invitation Only function at Historic Walnford on June 7, 2008 from 5 pm to 8 pm

Monmouth County Planning - Proposed Upper Freehold Regional School District Middle School Campus, Monmouth County Water Quality Management Plan Amendment Application – copy attached

NJ Transit Public Hearing Notice – Public Hearings are being held regarding Senior Citizen and Disabled Resident Transportation Assistance Program - posted

Land Use Notices:

Request for Statewide General Permit – Route 526 & Sharon Station Road, Blk 24, Lot 1 – JMF Properties, LLC, 80 Federal City Road, Ewing, NJ – "Site Remediation of Fuelner Farm"

State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection – No Further Action Letter and Covenant Not to Sue – Adam Leonard, 344 Route 526, Blk 16, Lot 9.03

NJSLM Membership Alert: - Copies attached to Township Committee Packets

Reducing Municipal Fuel Costs

Appellate Division Rules that Mayor can Make Police Appointments under Mayor-Council Government

Joint Program on Foreclosure Crisis

Executive Order Concerning Lead Paint Abatement – Local Implications

Speaker’s Proposal to give Consolidation Commission ‘Teeth’

Follow Up on Childcare Survey

Paid Family Leave

STATE BUDGET SUMMIT

A-500 Affordable Housing

Water Utility Rates Legislative Hearings Soon

Local Unit Alignment, Reorganization and Consolidation Commission (LUARCC) News

COAH Regulations, Affordable Housing

FEDERAL UPDATE from WASHINGTON, DC – Priority Housing Bills Head to the House Floor – Vote YES!

New Office of the State Comptroller – Statutory Reporting Requirements

State Budget Summit – A MUST ATTEND EVENT!!

S-986/A-2178, as amended Private Collection of Property Taxes

MINUTES APPROVED: A motion was offered by ____________, moved and seconded by ____________ that the Special and Executive Session Meeting Minutes of February 19, 2008 and Regular Business and Executive Session Meeting Minutes March 6, 2008 and May 1, 2008 of be approved. The motion was approved by the following vote:

Faber,_______; Moslowski Jr., _____; Mount, _____; Reed, _____; Alexander, _______.

(All Present: 2/19/08, 3/6/08 & 5/1/08)

CONSENT AGENDA

Offered by: ____________________ Seconded by ______________________

RESOLUTION 166-08 A RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN OVERPAYMENT OF TAXES BE REFUNDED ON BLOCK 15 LOT 8

RESOLUTION 167-08 A RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE NJDEP DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY STATEMENT OF CONSENT

RESOLUTION 168-08 A RESOLUTION GRANTING A RAFFLE LICENSE TO THE NJ AGRICULTURE SOCIETY

RESOLUTION 169-08 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN ON PREMISES 50/50 RAFFLE TO HANDICAPPED HIGHRIDERS

Vote:

Faber,_______; Moslowski Jr., _____; Mount, _____; Reed, _____; Alexander , _____.

RESOLUTION 170-08 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING A COORDINATOR/ADMINISTRATOR OF DRUG ALLIANCE PROGRAM

Offered by: ____________________ Seconded by ______________________

Vote:

Faber,_______; Moslowski Jr., _____; Mount, _____; Reed, _____; Alexander , _____.

RESOLUTION 171-08 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXTENSION TO USE A TEMPORARY TRAILER AT BLOCKK 20, LOT 32 – IMLAYSTOWN ROAD

Offered by: ____________________ Seconded by ______________________

Vote:

Faber,_______; Moslowski Jr., _____; Mount, _____; Reed, _____; Alexander , _____.

DISCUSSION:

Rick’s Saddle Shop - Engineer’s Recommendation for reduced Maintenance Guarantee

PRIVILEGE OF PUBLIC:

 

PRIVILEGE OF COMMITTEE:

 

IF NEEDED: TOWNSHIP ATTORNEY READS RESOLUTION FOR TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE TO ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION:

Offered by: __________________________Seconded by: __________________________

Vote:

Vote:

Faber,_______; Moslowski Jr., _____; Mount, _____; Reed, _____; Alexander , _____.

 

RETURN TO OPEN SESSION:

Roll call:

Faber,_______; Moslowski Jr., _____; Mount, _____; Reed, _____; Alexander , _____.

 

 

MOTION TO ADJOURN:

Motion to Adjourn Offered by: __________ Seconded by: __________

ROLL CALL:

Faber,_______; Moslowski Jr., _____; Mount, _____; Reed, _____; Alexander, _____.