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A Regular Meeting of the Borough Council of the Borough of Avalon was held on Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at 7:40 p.m. in the Meeting Room, 3100 Dune Drive, Avalon, New Jersey.
Attendance: Public ------12 Reporters ------1
The meeting was called to order by Council President Covington.
Roll call: Council President Covington Present
Council Vice President Dean Present
Councilman Ellenberg Present
Councilwoman Hudanich Present
Councilman McCorristin Present
Also present:
Scott Wahl, Business Administrator
Stephen D. Barse, Esquire, Borough Solicitor
William Macomber, Director of Public Works/Utilities
Chief William McCormick
Paul Short, Code Enforcement Officer
Sal DeSimone, Flood Plain Manager
Thomas R. Thornton, P.E., Borough Engineer, Hatch Mott Macdonald, LLC
Council President Covington read the Open Public Meetings Act Announcement.
Notice of this Regular Meeting was included in the Annual Schedule of
Meetings dated June 25, 2014. It was given to the news media and posted on the Official Bulletin Board as required by law.
Public comments regarding Resolutions:
None.
Resolution No. 165-2014: A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE EMPLOYEE
POLICY MANUAL AT SECTION 9.14 ENTITLED
“PROBATION PERIOD” TO ENSURE CONFORMANCE WITH SECTION 5 OF THE BOROUGH CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF AVALON
Motion made by Council Vice President Dean, seconded by Councilman Ellenberg that the resolution be adopted.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Council Vice President Dean Aye
Councilman Ellenberg Aye
Councilwoman Hudanich Aye Councilman McCorristin Aye
Council President Covington Aye
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Resolution No. 166-2014: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE RELEASE OF
THE PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE IN THE
AMOUNT OF SEVENTEEN THOUSAND TWO
HUNDRED NINETY-SIX DOLLARS AND TWENTY
CENTS ($17,296.20) SUBMITTED BY MICHAEL
GLEASON FOR VARIANCE APPLICATION FOR
BLOCK 22.09, LOTS 54, 56.01, 63 AND 65.01, 782 21ST
STREET IN THE BOROUGH OF AVALON
Resolution No. 167-2014: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE RELEASE OF
THE PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE IN THE
AMOUNT OF TWENTY-ONE THOUSAND FOUR
HUNDRED TWO ($21,402.00) DOLLARS SUBMITTED
BY THOMAS WELSH FOR A MINOR SUBDIVISION
FOR BLOCK 18.02, LOTS 1 AND 2, 1858 AVALON
AVENUE IN THE BOROUGH OF AVALON
Resolution No. 168-2014: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE RELEASE OF
THE PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE IN THE
AMOUNT OF FOURTEEN THOUSAND NINE
HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX DOLLARS AND FORTY
CENTS ($14,936.40) SUBMITTED BY MICHAEL &
FRANCESCA SIDOR FOR A VARIANCE PLAN FOR
BLOCK 56.04, LOTS 27,29,31,33,78,80,82 AND 84, 283
57TH STREET IN THE BOROUGH OF AVALON
Motion made by Council President Covington, seconded by Councilwoman Hudanich that the resolutions be adopted.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Council Vice President Dean Aye
Councilman Ellenberg Aye
Councilwoman Hudanich Aye Councilman McCorristin Aye
Council President Covington Aye
Resolution No. 169-2014: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION
OF A CONTRACT WITH THINK PAVERS
HARDSCAPING, LLC OF SWEDESBORO, NJ FOR
39TH STREET PARK, CONTRACT NO. M-99 FOR
BASE BID IN THE AMOUNT OF FOUR HUNDRED
NINETY-TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ($492,000.00)
AND SUPPLEMENTAL BID “A” IN THE AMOUNT OF
SIXTY-NINE THOUSAND ($69,000.00) DOLLARS FOR
A TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT OF FIVE HUNDRED
SIXTY-ONE THOUSAND ($561,000.00) DOLLARS
Motion made by Councilman McCorristin, seconded by Council Vice President Dean that the resolution be adopted.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Council Vice President Dean Aye
Councilman Ellenberg Aye
Councilwoman Hudanich Aye Councilman McCorristin Aye
Council President Covington Aye
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Resolution No. 170-2014: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING HATCH MOTT
MACDONALD, LLC TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION
ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR 39TH STREET PARK,
CONTRACT M-99 ON A REIMBURSABLE BASIS FOR
AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THIRTY-SIX
THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED ($36,500.00) DOLLARS
Motion made by Councilman Ellenberg, seconded by Council President Covington that the resolution be adopted.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Council Vice President Dean Aye
Councilman Ellenberg Aye
Councilwoman Hudanich Aye Councilman McCorristin Aye
Council President Covington Aye
Resolution No. 171-2014: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING JOSEPH S. CLARK,
QUALIFIED PURCHASING AGENT FOR THE
BOROUGH OF AVALON TO RE-ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR BOROUGH CONTRACT NO. 14-.01 R-2, POST EVENT DISASTER RECOVERY ASSISTANCE FOLLOWING A NATURAL OR MANMADE DISASTER FOR THE BOROUGH OF AVALON WITH BIDS TO BE RECEIVED AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE AND RATIFYING, CONFIRMING AND APPROVING ALL RE-BID ACTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO DATE
Motion made by Councilwoman Hudanich, seconded by Councilman McCorristin that the resolution be adopted.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Council Vice President Dean Aye
Councilman Ellenberg Aye
Councilwoman Hudanich Aye Councilman McCorristin Aye
Council President Covington Aye
Resolution No. 172-2014: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF
BILLS
Motion made by Council Vice President Dean, seconded by Council President Covington that the resolution be adopted.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Council Vice President Dean Aye
Councilman Ellenberg Aye
Councilwoman Hudanich Aye Councilman McCorristin Aye
Council President Covington Aye
Second reading, public hearing and final action on Ordinance No. 710-2014:
Motion made by Councilman Ellenberg, seconded by Councilman McCorristin that Ordinance No. 710-2014 be brought on for second reading, public hearing and final action.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Council Vice President Dean Aye
Councilman Ellenberg Aye
Councilwoman Hudanich Aye Councilman McCorristin Aye
Council President Covington Aye
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Borough Clerk to read aloud Ordinance No. 710-2014:
Ordinance No.710-2014:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 19 (FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION) OF THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF AVALON
Council President Covington opened the meeting for public hearing on Ordinance No. 710-2014 and asked if there were any questions or comments.
There were no questions or comments.
Motion made by Councilman Ellenberg, seconded by Councilman McCorristin that the public hearing be closed.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Council Vice President Dean Aye
Councilman Ellenberg Aye
Councilwoman Hudanich Aye Councilman McCorristin Aye
Council President Covington Aye
Motion made by Councilman Ellenberg, seconded by Councilman McCorristin that Ordinance No. 710-2014 be finally adopted, submitted to the Mayor for approval and advertised according to law.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Council Vice President Dean Aye
Councilman Ellenberg Aye
Councilwoman Hudanich Aye Councilman McCorristin Aye
Council President Covington Aye
Reports of Officials:
Scott Wahl, Business Administrator, provided an update on a meeting he attended in Long Branch, NJ for the Jersey Shore Partnership, September 9, 2014. He reported the Partnership is interested in developing greater partnerships with municipal and business leaders throughout the southern shore region, which includes Cape May and Atlantic counties. He asked for and received permission from Council to volunteer his efforts to create partnership and marketing opportunities on behalf of the Partnership, which advocates for beach nourishment projects that provide resiliency to storm events along with employment and revenue to the local, county, state, and federal governments.
Public Comments:
None.
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Motion made by Councilwoman Hudanich, seconded by Council Vice President Dean to adjourn the Regular Meeting.
ROLL CALL VOTE: Council Vice President Dean Aye
Councilman Ellenberg Aye
Councilwoman Hudanich Aye Councilman McCorristin Aye
Council President Covington Aye
Regular Meeting adjourned at 7:53 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Marie J. Hood, Assistant to Borough Clerk
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Charles P. Covington, Council President