The Bedminster Township Committee will
be holding the June 17, 2024, meeting in the main meeting room of Town Hall at
One Miller Lane, Bedminster, NJ and via Zoom.
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Township Committee Meeting
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June 17, 2024, 07:00 PM Eastern Time
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TOWNSHIP OF BEDMINSTER
REGULAR MEETING
June 17, 2024
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 5, 2024.
3.
Pledge of Allegiance
4.
Public Comments – (comments limited to 3 minutes)
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5.
Approval of Minutes
a.
June
3, 2024 - Township Committee Meeting at 7:00 pm
6.
Permits & Raffles
a.
On-Premise Merchandise Raffle to benefit The Timothy J. Piazza Memorial
Foundation, Inc. on August 12, 2024, from 9 am to 9 pm located at Fiddler’s
Elbow Country Club, 811 Rattlesnake Bridge Road, Bedminster, NJ.
b.
On-Premise
50/50 Raffle to benefit
The Timothy J. Piazza Memorial Foundation, Inc. on August 12, 2024 at 9 am to 9
pm located at Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club, 811 Rattlesnake Bridge Road,
Bedminster, NJ.
7.
Monthly Report Discussion by
Subcommittee Chair
8.
Administrator’s Report
9.
Community
Policing Report
10.
Introduction of Ordinances
a.
Ordinance No. 2024-006
– Establishes regulations
and permit requirements for filming throughout Bedminster Township. The public hearing for this Ordinance is
scheduled for July 1, 2024, 7 pm, at the Municipal Building, One Miller Lane, Bedminster,
NJ.
b.
Ordinance No. 2024-015
– Amends Chapter 13 Entitled “Land Management”,
Section 13-400 entitled “District Regulations” and adds Section 13-401.3
Entitled “Lot Coverage Standards for all Single-Family Residential Uses” in
Bedminster Township. The
public hearing for this Ordinance is scheduled for July 15, 2024, 7 pm, at the
Municipal Building, One Miller Lane, Bedminster, NJ.
11.
Public Hearing of Ordinances
a.
Ordinance No. 2024-007 – Authorizes appropriating $354,924.72
for Capital Facility Improvements in Bedminster Township.
b.
Ordinance No. 2024-008
– Authorizes
appropriating $5,000.00 for Building Access Control upgrades.
c.
Ordinance No. 2024-009
– Authorizes the
funding for the 2024 Pavement Management Plan for the Bedminster Township
Department of Public Works.
d.
Ordinance No. 2024-010
– Authorizes the
funding for Various Equipment for the Far Hills-Bedminster Fire Department.
e.
Ordinance No. 2024-011
– Authorizes the
funding for various equipment for the Bedminster Township Police Department.
f.
Ordinance No. 2024-012
– Authorizes the
funding for various equipment for the Bedminster Township Department of Public
Works.
g.
Ordinance No. 2024-014
– Authorizes 2023
Capital Funds for engineering design improvements to Union Grove, Lisk Hill,
Daly, and Longview Roads for which the Township has received a NJDOT FY2023
Local Aid Grant for $286,530.00.
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. 2024-084 – Authorizes the renewal of Fiddler’s Elbow Country
Club liquor license for the period of July 1, 2024, until June 30, 2025.
b.
Resolution
No. 2024-085 – Authorizes the renewal of Delicious Heights
Enterprises Corp. liquor license for the period of July 1, 2024, until June 30,
2025.
c.
Resolution
No. 2024-086 – Authorizes the renewal of Pluckemin Liquor LLC
(DBA Colonial Liquors) liquor license for the period of July 1, 2024, until
June 30, 2025.
d.
Resolution
No. 2024-087 – Authorizes the renewal of Cold Spring Liquor
Corp. (DBA Pluckemin Inn) liquor license for the period of July 1, 2024, until
June 30, 2025.
e.
Resolution No. 2024-088 – Appoints a
temporary part-time Electrical Subcode Official and Electrical Inspector
Highrise Hazardous Specialist (HHS).
f.
Resolution
No. 2024-090 – Authorizes the hiring of temporary employee(s) in
the Tax Office to assist with the preparation and mailing of tax bills.
g.
Resolution
No. 2024-091 – Authorizes the refund of lien redemption monies
to outside Lien Holder.
h.
Resolution
No. 2024-093 – Authorizes the 2024 Traveling Teens Salaries for
the Recreation Department.
13.
Resolutions
a. Resolution
No. 2024-069 –
Authorizes and approves the Amended Shared Services Agreement with the Borough
of Far Hills for the provision of tax/sewer utility collector office services.
b. Resolution
No. 2024-083 –
Appoints Police Officer Jeffrey Veltri to the position of Sergeant in the
Township of Bedminster Police Department.
c. Resolution
No. 2024-089 –
Authorizes consent to the proposed Northeast, Upper Raritan, and Lower
Raritan/Middlesex County Water Quality Management (WQM) Plan Amendment.
d. Resolution
No. 2024-092 –
Authorizes the submission of a grant application and execution of a grant
contract with the New Jersey Department of Transportation for the “Gatehouse,
Autumn Ridge, Kestrel and Drummers Log Road Improvement Project”.
e. Resolution
No. 2024-094 –
Governing Body Certification of Review of Audit.
f. Resolution
No. 2024-095 –
Authorizes the approval of the 2023 Audit Corrective Action Plan.
14.
Approval of Bill List
15.
New Business
16.
Old Business
a.
DOT
Improvements
Route
206 and Lamington Road crosswalk
b.
Utilities
JCP&L, Altice and NJAW status of the service and repair
projects in Bedminster
c. Pluckemin Park Housing
d. Somerset Hills Public Safety Committee
17.
Township Committee Comments
18.
Adjourn
19.
Correspondence
·
Township
of Bernards Ordinance No. 2551
– Amends the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of Bernards Chapter 21
“Drainage”.
·
Township
of Chester Ordinance No. 2024-13
– Amends Chapter 113, Land Use, Article 36, § 113-243 of the Code of the Township of Chester.
·
Borough
of Far Hills Ordinance No. 2024-09
– Adopts a Redevelopment Plan entitled “Redevelopment Plan”.
·
Township
of Tewksbury Resolution No. 2024-08
– Adopts the 2024 Master Plan and Development Regulations Reexamination for the
Township of Tewksbury.