The Bedminster Township Committee will
be holding the May 19, 2025, meeting in the main meeting room of Town Hall at
One Miller Lane, Bedminster, NJ and via Zoom.
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TOWNSHIP OF BEDMINSTER
REGULAR MEETING
May 19, 2025
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 7, 2025.
3.
Pledge of Allegiance
4.
Public Comments – (comments limited to 3 minutes)
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5.
Approval of Minutes
a.
May
5, 2025 – Township Committee Meeting at 7:00 pm.
b.
May
5, 2025 – Executive Session Meeting Minutes at 7:33 pm.
6.
Permits & Raffles
a.
Fireworks Permit for a fireworks display scheduled for June
7, 2025 at Hamilton Farm Golf Club, 1040 Pottersville Road, Bedminster,
NJ.
b.
Fireworks Permit for a fireworks display scheduled for July
2, 2025 at Hamilton Farm Golf Club, 1040 Pottersville Road, Bedminster,
NJ.
c.
Special
Use Permit
for the Township of Bedminster Farmers Market requesting signs to be posted for
an extended period of time to promote the Farmers Market, May through December
2025.
d.
Social Affair Permit to benefit The Center for Great
Expectations on July 15, 2025, from 12:00 am to 8 pm located at Fiddler’s Elbow
Country Club, 811 Rattlesnake Bridge Road, Bedminster, NJ.
e.
On-Premise 50/50 Raffle to benefit Freedom House, LLC. on July 14,
2025, from 9 am to 7 pm located at Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club, 811
Rattlesnake Bridge Road, Bedminster, NJ.
f.
On-Premise Merchandise Raffle to benefit Freedom House, LLC. on July
14, 2025, from 9 am to 7 pm located at Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club, 811
Rattlesnake Bridge Road, Bedminster, NJ.
g.
On-Premise 50/50 Raffle to benefit Autism New Jersey, Inc. on
September 8, 2025, from 11 am to 9 pm located at Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club, 811
Rattlesnake Bridge Road, Bedminster, NJ.
h.
On-Premise Merchandise Raffle to benefit Autism New Jersey, Inc. on September
8, 2025, from 11 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. 2025-003 - Authorizes appropriating $5,000.00
for Building Access Control Upgrades. The public hearing for this Ordinance
is scheduled for June 2, 2025, 7 pm, at the Municipal Building, One Miller
Lane, Bedminster, NJ.
b.
Ordinance No. 2025-004
- Authorizes
appropriating $100,000.00 for Facility Improvements, including but not limited
to the Police, DPW and Town Hall facilities.
he public hearing for this Ordinance is scheduled for June 2, 2025, 7
pm, at the Municipal Building, One Miller Lane, Bedminster, NJ.
c.
Ordinance No. 2025-005
- Authorizes
appropriating $46,240.00 for various equipment for the Bedminster Township
Police Department. The public hearing for this Ordinance is scheduled for June
2, 2025, 7 pm, at the Municipal Building, One Miller Lane, Bedminster, NJ.
d.
Ordinance No. 2025-006
- Authorizes
appropriating $9,000.00 for various firefighting equipment for the Pottersville
Volunteer Fire Company. The
public hearing for this Ordinance is scheduled for June 2, 2025, 7 pm, at the
Municipal Building, One Miller Lane, Bedminster, NJ.
e.
Ordinance No. 2025-007
- Authorizes
appropriating $41,600.00 for various firefighting equipment for the Far
Hills-Bedminster Fire Department. The
public hearing for this Ordinance is scheduled for June 2, 2025, 7 pm, at the
Municipal Building, One Miller Lane, Bedminster, NJ.
f.
Ordinance No. 2025-008
- Authorizes appropriating $7,564.50 for various
equipment for the Far Hills-Bedminster First Aid Squad. The public hearing for this Ordinance is scheduled for June 2,
2025, 7 pm, at the Municipal Building, One Miller Lane, Bedminster, NJ.
g.
Ordinance No. 2025-009
- Authorizes
appropriating $50,000.00 for HVAC replacement and upgrades for Bedminster
Township facilities. The public
hearing for this Ordinance is scheduled for June 2, 2025, 7 pm, at the
Municipal Building, One Miller Lane, Bedminster, NJ.
h.
Ordinance No. 2025-010
- Authorizes
appropriating $5,000.00 for telephone equipment upgrades for the Bedminster
Township municipal offices. The
public hearing for this Ordinance is scheduled for June 2, 2025, 7 pm, at the
Municipal Building, One Miller Lane, Bedminster, NJ.
i.
Ordinance No. 2025-011
- Authorizes appropriating $15,000.00 for repeater
equipment for the Bedminster Township Office of Emergency Management
(OEM). The public hearing for this Ordinance is
scheduled for June 2, 2025, 7 pm, at the Municipal Building, One Miller Lane,
Bedminster, NJ.
j.
Ordinance No. 2025-012
- Establishing requirements and regulations for
residential rental dwellings lead-based paint inspections. The public hearing for this Ordinance is
scheduled for June 2, 2025, 7 pm, at the Municipal Building, One Miller Lane,
Bedminster, NJ.
k.
Ordinance No. 2025-013 – Bond Ordinance appropriating $665,000.00
and authorizing the issuance of $631,000.00 Bonds or Notes of the Township for
the acquisition of a tanker for the Far Hills-Bedminster Fire Department.
various equipment by the Township of Bedminster. The public hearing for this Ordinance is
scheduled for June 2, 2025, 7 pm, at the Municipal Building, One Miller Lane,
Bedminster, NJ.
11.
Public Hearing of Ordinances
None.
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)
None.
13.
Resolutions
a.
Resolution
No. 2025-084 – Amends Resolution No. 2025-082 and authorizes
LEAP Implementation Grant with Somerset County for CDL Training.
14.
Approval of Bill List
15.
New Business
None.
16.
Old Business
a. Utilities
JCP&L, Altice
and NJAW status of the service and repair projects in Bedminster
b.
Pluckemin
Park Senior Housing
c.
Somerset
Hills Public Safety Committee
17.
Township Committee Comments
18.
Executive Session
a.
Contract Negotiations
Pluckemin
Senior Housing
The Friends of
the Jacobus Vanderveer House
b.
Property Acquisition – Open Space
19.
Adjourn
20.
Correspondence
·
Bernards Township – Hearing date for amended
Housing Plan Element and Fair Share Plan.
·
Somerset County – Ordinance establishing speed
limits along Main Street, Peapack Road, and Liberty Corner Road, County Route
512, in Peapack and Gladstone Borough, Bedminster Township, and Far Hills
Borough.