*Revised
TOWNSHIP OF UPPER
2100 TUCKAHOE ROAD
PETERSBURG, NJ  08270

CAPE MAY COUNTY

AGENDA FOR SEPTEMBER 25, 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 –          September 11, 2017 Regular Meeting and
                                                             Closed Session Minutes
 
REPORT OF GOVERNING BODY MEMBERS
 

OTHER REPORTS

RESOLUTIONS

1. Designating the date and time for Trick or Treat in Upper Township.

1. Authorizing the purchase of dune fencing in the amount of $35,940.00 from the 2011 Capital Improvement Bond Ordinance.

1. Authorizing additional cash drawer funds in the Upper Township Municipal Court.

1. Appointing Raymond Poudrier as a temporary employee to the Upper Township Construction Code Office to serve as Fire Protection Subcode Official.

1. Approval of a payment plan for Block 573, Lot 13 on the Municipal Tax Map of the Township of Upper.

1. Authorizing the Mayor and Township Clerk to sign a contract with Brinkerhoff Environmental Services, Inc. for Asbestos Safety Control Monitoring Services.

1. Authorizing the Engineer to solicit bids for the abatement and removal of asbestos containing material at Upper Township Old Town Hall.

1. Appointing Louis A. Bonato as an Appraiser for the Township of Upper.

1. Refund EMS Ambulance Billing Overpayments to UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company and Family Life Insurance Company.

1. Authorizing the Mayor to sign and submit a Municipal Aid Grant application for Fiscal Year 2018.

1. Authorizing the purchase of a 2018 Ford F150 Crew Cab 4 X 2 and Options and for the Chief Financial Officer to withdraw funds in the amount of $33,613.00 from the account entitled Recycling Trust Account for such purposes.

1. Chapter 159 Resolution for the insertion of a special item of revenue into the 2017 budget that was not determined at the time of the adoption of the budget—New Jersey Department of Transportation Municipal Aid Program in the amount of $158,000.

1. Chapter 159 Resolution for the insertion of a special item of revenue into the 2017 budget that was not determined at the time of the adoption of the budget—Cape May County Open Space Program for the Harbor Road Bike/Pedestrian Gateway project in the amount of $500,000.

1. Urging the County of Cape May to reduce the speed limit along Commonwealth Avenue in Strathmere to 25 mph.

1. Tax refund Block 306, Lot 14.02 and Block 623, Lot 4.

1. Authorizing a notice of violation and abatement of nuisance pursuant to Township Code Section 11-1.

ORDINANCES

1. Public Hearing and Final Adoption 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
 

1. OCHS Soccer Booster Club, Inc. request to hold a Raffle #RA-481 on December 8, 2017 at Yesterday’s, 316 Roosevelt Boulevard, Marmora.

1. Greater Tuckahoe Area Merchants’ Association request to hold Raffles #RA-482 and #RA-483 on November 18, 2017 at the Upper Township Community Center.

1. New Jersey Best Practices Worksheet CY2017/SFY2018.

 
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
 

1. Steven and Margaret DeMarchi request to purchase Township owned property Block 494, Lots 1 through 15.

 
DISCUSSION
 
PAYMENT OF BILLS
 

1. “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. Department of Public Works
3. MUA Report

 
PUBLIC COMMENT
 
CLOSED SESSION
 

1. 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 – Quality Asset Recovery
• Contract negotiation – Request for Access Block 350, Lot 12
• *Contract negotiation – New Jersey Highway Authority
• *Safety and Security
• Litigation – Affordable Housing
• Litigation – Holt v. Upper Township Zoning Board, et al.
• Litigation – Tax Appeals

 
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.