Upper Township Committee Meeting: Aug. 29, 2016

TOWNSHIP OF UPPER
2100 TUCKAHOE ROAD
PETERSBURG, NJ 08270
CAPE MAY COUNTY
AGENDA FOR AUGUST 29, 2016
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 1, 2016 Regular Meeting and
Closed Session A and B Minutes
REPORT OF GOVERNING BODY MEMBERS
OTHER REPORTS
PRESENTATIONS
1. Congratulating Upper Township resident Andrea Cummings on the occasion of her retirement after more than Forty (40) years of teaching and community service.
RESOLUTIONS
* 2. Honoring Upper Township resident Dr. Steven Kornberg, MD on being chosen as
the Volunteers In Medicine 2016 Volunteer Doctor of the Year.
3. Commemorating the 15th Anniversary of September 11, 2001.
4. Authorizing the Engineer to prepare specifications and solicit bids for a Dump Truck.
5. Certification of costs for abatement of nuisance on Block 455 Lot 16, Block 455 Lot 33, and Block 653.01 Lot 4.
6. Appointing members to the Upper Township Floodplain Management Public Information Group and authorizing participation in the Multi-Jurisdictional Program for public information.
7. Canceling and refunding taxes on exempt property Block 8, Lot 1.
8. Appointing Ruderman, Horn & Esmerado, P.C. and Mark S. Ruderman, Esquire to act as Special Legal Counsel in employment and labor law matters.
9. Appointing Anthony Lea, Matthew Edwards, and Andrew Mangam as full-time Laborers to the Upper Township Public Works Department.
10. Adopting revisions to the Township of Upper Purchasing Policy.
11. Refund EMS Ambulance Billing overpayment to United Healthcare Insurance Company.
12. Authorizing the Township of Upper to enter into a Cooperative Pricing Agreement for participation in the Educational Services Commission of New Jersey #65MCESCCPS.
13. Authorizing the disposal of personal property with no market value.
14. Tax Refund – Block 730, Lot 23.
15. Authorizing the purchase of certain items from the 2016 Capital Improvement Bond Ordinance in the amount of $23,116.37.
16. Authorizing Assignment of Tax Sale Certificate #10-00025.
17. Authorizing a Notice of Violation and Abatement of Nuisance pursuant to Township Code Section 11-1.
ORDINANCES
CORRESPONDENCE
NEW BUSINESS
18. Ocean City Crew Boosters request to hold Bingo BA #463 at the Upper Township Community Center on various dates beginning September 10, 2016 through October 29, 2016.
19. Upper Township Rescue Squad request to hold a Trunk or Treat fundraising event on October 25, 2016 at Amanda’s Field.
20. Michael Halpern request to vacate a portion of First Avenue, south of Bayaire Road, in Marmora.
21. Garrett Vliet Troop 79, Upper Township, Eagle Scout Project Donation Amanda’s Field Memorial.
22. Upper Township Tax Collector request for Official to bid on behalf of the Township at the Tax Sale scheduled for October 4, 2016.
23. Stockton University Coastal Research Center – Strathmere and Whale Beach June Report.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
24. Corrigan Sports request use of Amanda’s Field for Lacrosse Tournament on July 14-16, 2017.
DISCUSSION
25. Upper Township Historical Preservation Society – Historical Museum.
26. Proposed Ordinance for costs to purchase dumpsters for commercial properties.
PAYMENT OF BILLS
27. “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
28. Construction Code
29. Clerk’s Office
30. Animal Control
31. Tax Collector
32. Municipal Court
33. Finance Office
34. MUA Report
35. EMS Department
PUBLIC COMMENT
CLOSED SESSION
36. Resolution to conduct a closed meeting pursuant to N.J.S.A. 10:4-12, from which the public shall be excluded.
• Contract negotiation – Shore Veterinarian Animal Control Services, LLC
• Contract negotiation – Atlantic Investigations, LLC
• Contract negotiation – Triad Advisory Services, Inc.
• Contract negotiation – Health Insurance
• Contract negotiation – Shared Services Agreement with Cape May County for Fleet Maintenance
• Contract negotiation – New Jersey American Water Company, Inc.
• Contract negotiation – Vital Communications, Inc.
• Contract negotiation – potential lease agreement with Cape May County
• Personnel
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.