City Council

AGENDA FOR THE COUNCIL MEETING OF THE BOROUGH OF MOUNTAIN LAKES HELD AT ML HIGH SCHOOL, 96 POWERVILLE ROAD, MOUNTAIN LAKES, NJ 07046 FEBRUARY 13, 2023 EXECUTIVE SESSION – BEGINS AT 6:30PM PUBLIC SESSION – BEGINS AT 7PM 1) CALL TO ORDER AND OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT STATEMENT – Mayor This meeting is being held in compliance with Public Law 1975, Chapter 231, Sections 4 and 13, as notice of this meeting has been reported to The Citizen and the Morris County Daily Record and The Star Ledger on January 9, 2023 and posted in the municipal building. 2) ROLL CALL ATTENDANCE - Clerk 3) FLAG SALUTE – Mayor 4) EXECUTIVE SESSION a. R86-23, Resolution to Enter an Executive Session – Contract Negotiations & Attorney - Client Privilege 5) COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS 6) SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS a. Swearing in of New Police Sergeant 7) REPORTS OF BOROUGH ESTABLISHED BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES 8) BOROUGH COUNCIL DISCUSSION ITEMS a. 2023 Budget b. Reserve for Uncollected Taxes (RUT) & Targeted Unused Fund Balance Policy c. 2023 Goals 9) PUBLIC COMMENT Please state your name and address for the record. Each speaker is limited to one (1) comment of no more than five (5) minutes and no yielding of time to another person. 10) ATTORNEY’S REPORT 11) MANAGER’S REPORT 12) RESOLUTIONS 13) ORDINANCES TO INTRODUCE a. 2-23, Bond Ordinance Providing for the Improvement of the Municipal Tennis Courts in and by the Borough of Mountain Lakes, in the County of Morris, New Jersey, and Appropriating $311,000 Therefor from Various Funds of the Borough b. 3-23, Ordinance Amending the Chapter 111 of the Revised General Ordinances of the Borough of Mountain Lakes and Amending the Fees for Construction Code Permits, the Fee for a Tree Removal Permit and the Fee for Dishonored or Returned Check 14) ORDINANCES TO ADOPT BOROUGH OF MOUNTAIN LAKES FEBRUARY 13, 2023 PAGE 2 15) *CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS Matters listed as Consent Agenda Items are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion of the Council and one roll call vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council member requests an item be removed for consideration. *RESOLUTIONS a. R78-23, Authorizing the Payment of Bills b. R79-23, Enter into a Shared Services Agreement between the Borough of Madison and the Borough of Mountain Lakes c. R80-23, Authorizing the Ratification and Execution of a Collective Negotiations Agreement Between the Borough of Mountain Lakes and Teamsters Local 125– 2021 To 2024” d. R81-23, Authorizing the Borough of Mountain Lakes to Enter into the New Jersey Cooperative Purchasing Alliance Cooperative Pricing Agreement e. R82-23, Authorizing the Refund of Overpayment of Taxes f. R83-23, Authorizing a Discretionary Award for Purchase of Diesel Fuel from JW Pierson Co. in an Amount that May Exceed $17,500 but will be less than $44,000 g. R84-23, Authorizing a Discretionary Award of a Contract to Garden State Fireworks in an Amount that May Exceed $17,500 but Will be Less than $40,000 h. R85-23, Authorizing the Ratification and Execution of a Collective Negotiations Agreement Between the Borough of Mountain Lakes and Mountain Lakes Policemen’s Benevolent Association Local 310 – 2023 To 2026” *APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1/23/23 (Executive) 1/23/23 (Regular) 2/1/23 (Regular) *BOARD, COMMITTEE AND COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS a. Robert Platt to the Environmental Commission as Member with a term running through 12/31/25 b. MJ O’Leary to the Health Commission as Chairperson (previously appointed) c. Dr. Katherine Roberts to the Health Commission as Vice-Chairperson (previously appointed) 16) DEPARTMENT REPORTS SUBMITTED FOR FILING Construction Department Department of Public Works Fire Department Health Department Police Department Recreation Department Code Enforcement/Property Maintenance 17) COUNCIL REPORTS 18) PUBLIC COMMENT Please state your name and address for the record. Each speaker is limited to one (1) comment of no more than five (5) minutes and no yielding of time to another person. 19) NEXT STEPS AND PRIORITIES 20) ADJOURNMENT  BOROUGH OF MOUNTAIN LAKES MORRIS COUNTY, NEW JERSEY ORDINANCE # 2-23 ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE MUNICIPAL TENNIS COURTS IN AND BY THE BOROUGH OF MOUNTAIN LAKES, IN THE COUNTY OF MORRIS, NEW JERSEY, AND APPROPRIATING $311,000 THEREFOR FROM VARIOUS FUNDS OF THE BOROUGH. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOROUGH COUNCIL OF THE BOROUGH OF MOUNTAIN LAKES, IN THE COUNTY OF MORRIS, NEW JERSEY, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The improvement described in Section 2 of this ordinance is hereby authorized a general improvement to be made or acquired by the Borough of Mountain Lakes, New Jersey. For the said improvement or purpose stated in said Section 2, there is hereby appropriated the sum of $311,000, to the extent of $1,000, from moneys available in the Capital Improvement Fund of the Borough, and to the extent of $310,000, from moneys received or to be received by the Borough from the Board of Education as a contribution-in-aid of said improvement or purpose. Section 2. The improvement hereby authorized and the purpose for which said appropriation is made is the improvement of the municipal tennis courts in and by the Borough, including by the reconstruction and resurfacing thereof, and the installation of fencing thereat, together with all landscaping, structures, furnishings, equipment, site work, work and materials necessary therefor or incidental thereto, all as shown on and in accordance with the plans and specifications therefor on file or to be filed in the office of the Borough Clerk and hereby approved.  Section 3. The capital budget or temporary capital budget of the Borough is hereby amended to conform with the provisions of this ordinance to the extent of any inconsistency herewith and the resolutions promulgated by the Local Finance Board showing all detail of the amended capital budget or temporary capital budget and capital program as approved by the Director, Division of Local Government Services are on file with the Borough Clerk and are available for public inspection. Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect after publication after final adoption, as provided by law.  CERTIFICATION: I hereby certify the foregoing to be a true and correct copy of the ordinance duly adopted by the Borough Council of Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, at a meeting held on February 27, 2023. ____________________________ Cara Fox, Borough Clerk Introduced: 2/13/23 Adopted: 2/27/23 Name Motion Second Aye Nay Absent Abstain Motion Second Aye Nay Absent Abstain Cannon Korman Menard Muilenburg Richter Barnett Sheikh