City Council

THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY COUNCIL MEETING December 19, 2013 7:00PM AGENDA CALL TO ORDER OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT STATEMENT In compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act, NJSA 10:4-6, this is to announce that Adequate Notice of this meeting was provided in the following manner: On January 8, 2013, advance written notice of this meeting was posted on the Official Bulletin Board in the City Hall, was emailed to THE BURLINGTON COUNTY TIMES for publication and emailed to the CAMDEN COURIER POST for advise, was filed with the Municipal Clerk, and was mailed to all persons who requested and paid for such notice. The proceedings of all meetings are electronically and manually recorded, and the Minutes will be on file in the office of the Municipal Clerk. FLAG SALUTE ROLL CALL Mayor: Randy H. Miller Council President: Robert H. Bancroft Council Members: Lawrence F. Carlbon Robert E. Lowden, Jr. Mark A. Schwedes Robert D. Thibault Engineer: William H. Kirchner (Attendance not required.) Municipal Clerk: Donna F. Snyder, RMC/CMR/CPM Administrator/Director of Public Safety: Richard A. Wolbert Solicitor: Brian Guest - Parker, McCay, P.A. MINUTES Approval of Regular Session Council Minutes from 12/10/13. There was no Executive Session.  2 RESOLUTIONS RESOLUTION 2013-178 A Resolution opposing the Route 13 Bridge Partners LP Industrial Incinerator Project in Bristol Township, Pennsylvania. RESOLUTION 2013-179 A Resolution, with authorization by the Division of Local Government Services relative to their 2013 Transitional Aid Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Beverly, approving in accordance with the Beverly City Employee Manual, the buyback of 40 Vacation Hours for employees James Boettger, Dan Schoen, and Sheldon Merritt as outlined below, with Certification of Funds by the Beverly City CFO. Police James Boettger $36.3341/hr. $1,453.36 Public Works Sheldon Merritt 14.55/hr. 582.00 Public Works Dan Schoen 19.01/hr. 760.40 RESOLTION 2013-180 A Resolution awarding bid for the “Rehabilitation of Playgrounds: Talbot Hall and Farnum Parks Project” to Gower’s, Inc.,384 Eayrestown Road, Southampton, NJ 08088 in the base bid amount of $82,230.00 with funding via the 2012 Burlington County Municipal Parks Development Program Grant, with Certification of Funds by the Beverly City CFO. RESOLUTION 2013-181 A Resolution approving a new Mercantile License to Mark R. VanSciver, doing business as “MVS Supply Co., LLC” to be located at 424 Cooper Street, Store 1, Beverly, NJ 08010, Block 1161/Lot 5, with all required fees being paid, pending Zoning approval and all other Prior Approval requirements. RESOLUTION 2013-182 A Resolution Canceling 2013 Budget Appropriations to Surplus. RESOLUTION 2013-183 A Resolution Transferring 2013 Budget Appropriations. OLD BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS BILL LIST Review and Approval of the December 19, 2013 Bill List. 3 CORRESPONDENCE (Note that all Correspondence will be handled/filed by and in the Office of the Municipal Clerk.) COMMENTS/REPORTS Mayor Council Administrator/Public Safety Director Professionals Clerk Court Administrator – November 2013 Report Tax Collector N.B. Approval needed for October 2013 Court Administrator’s Report and November 2013 Tax Collector’s Report presented at Council’s 12/10/13 Meeting, but not voted on at the time. PUBLIC COMMENT Please state you name and address clearly for the record. EXECUTIVE SESSION Resolution 2013- : A Resolution of the Common Council of the City of Beverly to hold Executive Session in accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act, P.L. 1975, Chapter 231, permitting the exclusion of the Public from a meeting in certain circumstances which the Governing Body deem now exist: _____Attorney Client Privilege _____Contractual Matters _____Current and/or Possible Litigation ____Personnel Matters _____Review of Executive Session Minutes ACTION TAKEN AFTER EXECUTIVE: ____YES ____NO ____N/A ADJOURNMENT