MINUTES
OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION
CRANBURY, NEW
TIME AND PLACE OF
MEETING
The regular meeting of the Cranbury
Township Environmental Commission was held in Town Hall on September 19,
2005 at 7:00 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
With a quorum present, Peter Sibley,
Chairman of the Cranbury Township Environmental Commission, called the meeting
to order and acted as the Chairman thereof, and Kristen H. Hamilton acted as
Recording Secretary of the meeting.
STATEMENT OF ADEQUATE NOTICE
Pursuant with the Sunshine Law, adequate notice in accordance with the
Open Public Meeting Act (N.J.S.A. 10:4-6) was provided on January 4, 2005 of
this meeting's date, time, place, and agenda, was mailed to the news media, was
posted on the Township bulletin board, was mailed to those requesting personal
notice, and was filed with the Municipal Clerk.
MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE
James Applegate, John
Kobland, William Mikula, Thomas Patterson, Barbara Rogers, and Peter Sibley,
Chair.
MINUTES
The minutes of the August 15, 2005,
meeting were reviewed and approved as amended on a motion by James Applegate;
seconded by William Mikula. Barbara
Rogers and John Kobland in favor; all others abstained.
The 2006 budget was reviewed. Membership Dues was increased to $300.00;
Miscellaneous Expenses was decreased to $1,850.00. All other line items stayed the same as
2005.
WORK SESSION
Cranbury Day – All members opined that this
year’s Cranbury Day was the “best presentation ever”. Special thanks goes to John Kobland. It was agreed that next year something is
needed to draw people into the booth; for example, large-text banners
highlighting each of the principal EC projects, with a handout for each. Barbara Rogers suggested “Make Your Own Pet
Rock” for children.
Progress Toward 2005 Goals –
New Members – Membership is at full
strength.
Stormwater Regulations – There has
been good progress concerning carwashes.
The Gully Guard installed at the firehouse is working well. Pete Sibley ordered two inlet devices for the
school and Presbyterian Church parking lots.
On October 8, 2005, the 8th grade will be holding a carwash
fundraiser. The EC will supply the
carwash flyer as a handout. Pete Sibley
advised that he is having problems getting carwash soap. Samples are forthcoming. Bill Mikula will draft BMPs on vehicle
washing.
The storm drain labeling will be a
continuing obligation. Door hangers for
the Scouts are printed and available.
Cranbury Brook Preserve – Jim
Applegate continues to contact the Natural Resources Conservation Service
regarding his letter dated June 30, 2005.
He advised that he recently examined the property and noticed a patch of
Japanese Knotwood, which needs to be destroyed.
Stream-Corridor Ordinance – Bill Mikula
will provide the model stream-corridor documents to John Kobland so he can
begin to work on a draft document.
ERI – Tom Patterson will attempt to
locate a digital parcel map for Sean Ronan of Amy Greene Associates. The Tax Office will be contacted for a copy
of the tax map. A request for
photographs will be in the quarterly Township newsletter.
Volunteer Projects - The fence along the drive into
the West Property has been completed.
George Conley V’s application for a message center kiosk to be located
on the West Property has been approved by the Project Review Committee and will
now go before the Township Committee. It
was noted that his application was modified to include a “No Motor Vehicles”
sign rather than chains to prevent motor-vehicle access. The EC needs to determine what information
should be put in the message center. A
map and brochure was suggested.
All EC members should think about
additional volunteer projects for the list.
Cedar Brook Water Sampling – Bill Mikula advised that water
sampling would be done in the fall. He
will have the scope and parameter list completed before the end of the
month. Bill will research if arsenic
should be included in the testing parameters.
John Kobland and Jim Applegate are willing to help with the sampling.
The EC reviewed a draft letter to
Acting Governor Codey from Pete Sibley in support of DEP Environmental Services
Program Funding. The draft will be
forwarded to Dave Stout for review and comment prior to submittal.
Soil Testing Kits – Tom Patterson advised that he has
received the results of four additional soil test kits from
Bill Mikula will contact Freehold Soil regarding the Initial
Application Reviews submitted on Block 6,
A motion
was made by Pete to enter into executive session, seconded by Bill, all in
favor.
The EC entered into
closed session for discussion of personnel matters.
Meeting
was reopened to the public.
ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
There being no further business, on motion duly made,
seconded, and carried, the meeting was thereupon adjourned.
CERTIFICATE OF
SECRETARY
I, the undersigned, do hereby certify:
That I am duly elected and acting secretary of the Cranbury
Township Environmental Commission and,
That the foregoing minutes of the Environmental Commission,
held on September 19, 2005, consisting of 3 pages, constitute a true and
correct copy of the minutes of the said meeting.
IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed the name of said Environmental Commission
the _______________, 2005.
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Kristen H. Hamilton, Secretary