The Bedminster Township Committee will
be holding the December 19th, 2022, meeting in the main meeting room
of Town Hall at One Miller Lane, Bedminster, NJ and via Zoom. Members of the public are invited to join in
person or to register for the Zoom meeting by contacting the Municipal Clerk at
(908) 212-7000 x 404, or by emailing [email protected]
to register. Participants will be asked
to enter the Meeting ID and Password to join the meeting virtually using the link
below:
Bedminster Township is inviting you to a
scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Bedminster
Township Committee Meeting
Time: Dec
19, 2022 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Meeting ID: 872 1699 9634
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TOWNSHIP OF BEDMINSTER
REGULAR MEETING
December 19, 2022 - 7 pm
1. Call
Meeting to Order
2. Open
Public Meetings Act Statement
Adequate
notice of this meeting of the Township Committee was sent to the Courier News,
Somerville, Bernardsville News, Whippany and to all subscribers and posted at
the Township Municipal Building on January 6, 2022.
3. Pledge
of Allegiance
4. Public
Comments – (comments limited to 3 minutes)
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5. Approval
of Minutes
a.
November
21, 2022 – Township Committee Meeting at 7 pm
b.
December
5, 2022 – Town Committee Meeting at 7 pm
c.
December
5, 2022 – Closed Session Meeting at 7:30 pm
6. Permits & Raffles
None.
7. Monthly
Report Discussion by Subcommittee Chair
8. Administrator’s Report
9. Discussion on Introduced Ordinances
Scheduled for Public Hearings (opportunity for public question)
10. Introduction
of Ordinances
None.
11. Public
Hearing of Ordinances
- Ordinance No.
2022-014 - This ordinance authorizes the funding of
a 2022 Capital Project for Street Lighting upgrades in an amount of
$25,000.00.
- Ordinance No.
2022-015 - This ordinance authorizes the funding of a 2022
Capital Project for HVAC upgrades in an amount of $50,000.00.
- Ordinance No.
2022-016 - This Ordinance amends Ordinance
#2022-008 adopted on June 20, 2022, to include the Uniform Construction
Code Department.
12. Consent
Agenda (Consent
agenda includes items of a routine nature on which consensus has been previously reached. Committee members may remove any item from the prepared agenda for discussion
& possible action later in the
meeting)
a.
Resolution No. 2022-152 – Authorizes Affordability Assistance
for 3 Village Green Road, Bedminster.
b.
Resolution No. 2022-153 – Authorizes 2023 Winter Enrichment
Program Fees for the Recreation Department
c. Resolution
No. 2022-154 – Authorizes
Award of Contract to Cliffside Body for the purchase of a plow, salter and dump
body for up fit a 2023 Freightliner 108SD for the Department of Public Works.
d.
Resolution No. 2022-155 – Authorizes Award of Contract to purchase
a 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV through ESCNJ coop.
e.
Resolution No. 2022-156 – Authorizes the refund of tax overpayments
Block 59.23, Lot 83189.
f.
Resolution No. 2022-157 – Authorizes Additional funds to be
expended from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund for down payment assistance not
to exceed $60,000.
g.
Resolution No. 2022-158 – Authorizes the execution of a Memorandum
of Agreement between the Borough of Peapack & Gladstone, the Borough of Far
Hills, and the Township of Bedminster for the daily management of the Sanitary
Sewer Transmission System (SSTS) through STAB.
h.
Resolution No. 2022-159 – Authorizes Shared Services Agreement
with the Borough of Peapack and Gladstone, Borough of Bernardsville, Bernards
Township and the Township of Bedminster for the operation of the shared
municipal court January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025.
i.
Resolution No. 2022-160 – Authorizes the execution of an
inter-local Agreement between the Township of Bedminster and the Clarence
Dillon Public Library for the maintenance and service to the property and
building located at 2336 Lamington Road, Bedminster January 18, 2023 to January
17, 2024.
j.
Resolution No. 2022-161 – Appoints John Ryan as a Volunteer
Fire Fighter to the Far Hills-Bedminster Fire Department.
k.
Resolution No. 2022-162 – Authorizes the Mayor to endorse the
NJDEP Treatment Works Approval (TWA) application for the construction of a
sewer main extension for S/K Bed One Associates, LLC located at 1053 Burnt
Mills Road, Bedminster.
13. Resolutions
None.
14. Approval of Bill List
15. New
Business
16. Old
Business
a.
DOT
Improvements
Guardrail
extension on Route 206
b.
Utilities
JCP&L, Altice and NJAW status of the service and repair
projects in Bedminster
c. Pluckemin Park Housing
17. Township Committee Comments
18. Executive
Session
a.
Contract
Negotiations – 2023 Professionals
b.
Personnel
– DPW General Foreman Position
19. Resolutions
a.
Resolution No. 2022-163 – Appoints Public Defender for Shared
Municipal Court for the period of January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023.
b.
Resolution No. 2022-164 – Appoints Municipal Prosecutor for
Shared Municipal Court for the period of January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023.
c. Resolution No. 2022-165 – Appoints a
Public Works Department General Foreman
20. Adjourn