1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Open Public Meetings Act Notice
3. Roll Call
4. Reports and Communications from Committee
--Committee Minutes 7 July 2003
--Sub Committee Reports -
5. Agenda Additions/Changes
6.
Ordinances First
Ordinance 07-03-11—An Ordinance of the Township of Cranbury amending “An ordinance fixing the salaries and wages for the manner of payment thereof, and ratifying salaries and payments to the employees and officials previously paid” (Second Reading 4 August 2003).
7. Consent Agenda
Resolution # R 07-03-151 – Payment of Bills
Resolution # R 07-03-153 – Resolution canceling various grant balances in the current fund. (Money transferred to surplus)
Resolution # R
07-03-154 –Resolution providing for the insertion of a special item of revenue
in the Municipal Budget of the
Resolution # R 07-03-155 – Resolution of the Township of Cranbury awarding a contract for Force Main Construction to CRJ Contracting, Inc., in the amount of $ 795,216.59.
Resolution # R
07-03-156 – Resolution authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to Execute an interlocal
services agreement between
Resolution # R 07-03-158 – Resolution authorizing the grace period for the payment of third quarter 2003 tax payments only till August 15 2003.
8. Work Session
a.
Police Station Presentation
Kurt Schmitt,
Mylan Architects, will present the revised Cranbury Police Station design to
the Township Committee and public. The
building police station will be built in the vicinity of
b.
An auction of the Holland House was held on 11 July at 9:00 A.M.. Two qualified bidders were present along with members of the public. Joe Stasi was the high bidder at $75,000.00.
MOTION: Move to approve the Resolution # R 07 – 03 – 157 – Accepting the Holland House Bid.
c.
Corrective Action Plan for 2002 Audit
The Township Committee was provided on 26 June copies of the 2002 Audit and a summary of the 2002 Audit report. The summary of the 2002 Audit reports was published in the Cranbury press on 11 July 2003. State law requires that the Township Committee formally acknowledge receipt of the audit and action plan in addition to approving the action plan.
MOTION: Move to approve the Resolution # R 07 – 03 – 150 – Approving the Corrective Action Plan for 2002 Audit.
d.
Presbyterian Church HPAC Issue (Trishka Waterbury)
The Township Attorney will report
on the status of the concerns raised by the buildings and grounds committee of
the Presbyterian Church in a letter to the Township Committee during the 7 July
2003 meeting.
e.
The current owners of the property
known as the Cohen Property on
f.
Temporary Control Panels at Four Seasons at Cranbury
Applied Water Management, Inc. a subcontractor to Khovananian, requests the Township Committee authorization to utilize a temporary control panel at the sewage pumping station at Four Season’s at Historic Cranbury.
9. Public Comment (For any items not on the agenda)
10. Mayor’s Notes
11.
Closed Session – Resolution # R 07-03-152 – Closed
Session Committee Minutes – 7 July 2003; Land Acquisition/Condemnation; Fischer
Property. Advice of Counsel and matters falling within the Attorney-Client
privilege regarding the status of Fischer and options for acquiring same;
Contract: Value engineering/Construction
oversight; Personnel: Environmental Commission Nominee: Personnel: Sick time
pay out for retired Police Officer; Land Acquisition/Contract:
12. --- Approval of Closed session minutes of 7 July 2003,
--- Resolution # R 07-03-149 - A resolution regarding the acquisition of Block 19, Lots 11 and 12 (“Fischer Acres”)
--- Mayoral appointment to the Environment Commission.
13. Adjourn
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TC July 2003