TOWNSHIP OF UPPER
2100 TUCKAHOE ROAD
PETERSBURG, NJ  08270

CAPE MAY COUNTY

AGENDA FOR AUGUST 28, 2017

 
REGULAR MEETING OF THE TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE –7:30 P.M.
 
CALL TO ORDER
 

SUNSHINE ANNOUNCEMENT

SALUTE TO THE FLAG

 
ROLL CALL
 
APPROVAL OF MINUTES –          August 14, 2017 Regular Meeting and
                                                             Closed Session Minutes
 
REPORT OF GOVERNING BODY MEMBERS
 

OTHER REPORTS

PRESENTATIONS

1. Recognizing Shawna Mulford as the Special Event Coordinator for the Upper Township 4^th of July celebration.  

RESOLUTIONS

2. Commemorating the 16^th Anniversary of September 11, 2001.

3. Supporting the County of Cape May’s effort to secure grant funding for the construction of a pedestrian/bicyclist path along Roosevelt Boulevard, County Route 623, over Crook Horn Creek.

4. Authorizing a five (5) year extension to the Lease between the Township of Upper and Beacon Animal Rescue, Inc. for the building commonly known as the “Former Animal Shelter” located on Butter Road, Palermo, New Jersey.

5. Appointing James A. Cotton as a part-time employee to the Upper Township Construction Code Office to serve as Plumbing Subcode Official.

6. Authorizing the Mayor and Township Clerk to sign a contract with Comcast Enterprise Services for dedicated Ethernet Services.

7. Appointing Ruderman, Horn & Esmerado, P.C. and Mark S. Ruderman, Esquire to act as Special Legal Counsel in Employment and Labor Law Matters.

8. Appointing Judge Vincent J. Morrison, Judge F. Thomas Hillegass, and Judge Marian R. Ragusa to serve as temporary Municipal Judges on an as needed basis.

9. Accepting the bid and authorizing the execution of a contract for the project known as Replacement of Webster Avenue Bulkhead.

10. Authorizing the Engineer to prepare specifications and solicit bids for park improvements at Webster Avenue.

11. Authorizing an addendum to the contract with Triad Advisory Services, Inc. for Administrative Consultant Services for the Township’s COAH Market to Affordable Program.

12. Authorizing a contract with CCG Premium Recovery Group, LLC to perform a review of the Upper Township Fire Districts Workers’ Compensation Accounts.

13. Authorizing the Mayor and Township Clerk to sign a contract with Ancero, LLC for VoIP Telecommunication Services.

ORDINANCES

14. Public hearing and final adoption of Ordinance No. 010-2017 RE: AN ORDINANCE UPDATING CHAPTER III POLICE REGULATIONS, WITHIN THE TOWNSHIP OF UPPER, COUNTY OF CAPE MAY AND STATE OF NEW JERSEY.

15. Introduction and first reading of Ordinance No. 013-2017 RE: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCE CHAPTER XVIII (FLOOD DAMAGE CONTROL) AND CHAPTER XIX (LAND SUBDIVISION AND SITE PLAN) OF THE CODE OF UPPER TOWNSHIP.

CORRESPONDENCE
 
NEW BUSINESS
 

16. Steven and Margaret DeMarchi request to vacate a portion of Mistletoe Avenue.

17. Steven and Margaret DeMarchi request to purchase Township owned property Block 494, Lots 12, 13, and 14.

18. New Jersey Department of Transportation request for an Ordinance designating Kendall Lane and Tuckahoe-Mount Pleasant Road (CR 664) as one way streets.

19. Upper Township Rescue Squad request to hold a Trunk or Treat fundraising event on October 24, 2017 at Amanda’s Field.

20. Cape May Seashore Lines request to use the Tuckahoe Train Station for an Oktoberfest Express event on September 24, 2017 and Fall Foliage train ride on October 14 and 21, 2017.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS
 

21. Cape May County proposal to install center line rumble strips on several County and Municipal Roads.

 
DISCUSSION
 
PAYMENT OF BILLS
 

22. “I hereby move that all claims submitted for payment at this meeting be approved and then incorporated in full in the minutes of this meeting.”

REPORT OF MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENTS

1. Animal Control
2. Division of EMS
3. MUA Report

 
PUBLIC COMMENT
 
CLOSED SESSION
 

26. Resolution to conduct a closed meeting pursuant to N.J.S.A. 10:4-12, from which the public shall be excluded.

• Personnel
• Contract negotiation – Animal Control Services
• Contract negotiation – Additional Liability Insurance for Non-Profit Organizations
• Contract negotiation – Bayview Avenue Boat Ramp
• Contract negotiation – Atlantic Investigations
• Contract negotiation – Conflict Tax Assessor
• Contract negotiation – Safety and Security and Fall Festival Insurance
• Potential litigation – 30 Rivendell

 
RECONVENE PUBLIC PORTION OF MEETING
 
Action may be taken on Closed Session items.
 
ADJOURNMENT
 
**Please note—the order of the agenda may be changed at the discretion of the Township Committee.