SOMERSET COUNTY BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS REGULAR MEETING ON APRIL 15, 2003

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1 SOMERSET COUNTY BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS REGULAR MEETING ON APRIL 15, 2003 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: PRAYER: OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT: ROLL CALL: EMPLOYEE PRESENTATIONS: Jacqueline Balak-LaBracio presenting Employee of the Month for March - Beverly Hacker, Human Resources Employee of the Month for April Susan Kalas, SCLS/North Plainfield Humanitarian Award for March Joe Palichka, Facilities and Services PRESENTATIONS: Veterans of NJ Health Care System for Homeless Veterans John Kuhn presenting 2003 Spirit of Somerset Awards John Graf presenting PROCLAMATIONS: RECALL ROUND-UP DAY April 29, 2003 Eileen Popovich, Director, Somerset County Consumer Affairs accepting 1

2 APPOINTMENTS: Somerset County Youth Council - Michele Trinkler, Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School - Veronica Demtchouk, Franklin High School PUBLIC HEARING: PH Guaranty Ordinance securing the Somerset County Improvement Authoritys Obligations in connection with proposed Capital Projects in an Aggregate Principal Amount Not Exceeding $1,400, REPORTS: NEW ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED: PUBLIC: 2

3 CONSENT AGENDA ALL MATTERS LISTED HEREUNDER ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE IN NATURE AND WILL BE ENACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION. ANY PERSON MAY REQUEST THAT AN ITEM BE REMOVED FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: March 4, 2003 March 18, 2003 April 10, 2003 APPROVAL OF PERSONNEL LETTER: #76 COMMUNICATIONS: 77. State of New Jersey, Division of Local Government Services, Department of Community Affairs, Certification of Approved 2003 Somerset County Budget. 78. County of Mercer, Board of Chosen Freeholders, Resolutions: a supporting Senate Bill S-2417 which requires installation of protective fencing along overpass. b supporting AR-241 urging the President of the United States to immediately release all First Responder Funds appropriated by the United States Congress to Municipalities. 79. County of Sussex, Board of Chosen Freeholders, Resolution opposing mandatory disclosure of Bidders Lists during the Bidding Process. 80. County of Union, Board of Chosen Freeholder, Resolution recognizing the efforts of G. Whyte in regard to Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progessiva (FOP), 81. Resolutions supporting cooperation between the State of New Jersey and its Municipalities on Smart Growth and Growth Management Policy Development: a. Borough of Bernardsville, Resolution b. Township of Hillsborough c. Borough of North Plainfield, Resolution e 82. Borough of Ogdensburg, Resolution supporting the State of New Jerseys efforts to protect critical water supplies within the Highlands Region utilizing Counties and Municipalities with the Region as Majority Representatives in the Policy Determination Process and for the provisions of an equitable means of compensations for affected municipalities. 3

4 83. Township of Scotch Plains, Resolution concerning endorsement and support of the November 17, 1998 report of the Green Brook Upper Basin Task Force. 84. Peggy Merritt resigning as a member of the Somerset County Commission on the Status of Women. 85. Brett Radi, Somerset County Clerk, transmitting a check in the amount of $1,569, of which $855, is retained by Somerset County for its own use. NEW BUSINESS RESOLUTIONS/ORDINANCES: ENGINEERING/PUBLIC WORKS Denise Coyle, Freeholder Liaison Approving the Alignment Map and Authorizing Title Searches for the Intersection Improvements at Great Road and Cherry Valley Road located in Montgomery Township, Somerset County and Princeton Township, Mercer County Approving the Property Parcel Map and Designating Road Areas to be Acquired and Authorizing the Acquisition of Lands and Payment for same for Highway Purposes for the Reconstruction of Cedar Grove Lane (CR 619) from New Brunswick Road to Easton Avenue, located in the Township of Franklin. PLANNING BOARD - Rick Fontana, Freeholder Liaison Approving a Development Agreement between Matson Construction and the County of Somerset, $22, cash contribution towards the Cedar Grove Lane Reconstruction Plan in connection with a 2 lot residential subdivision, Franklin Township Concerning a revision to the Upper Raritan Watershed Wastewater Management Plan by the Willow School, Block 5, Lot 8, Bedminster Township and Block 34, Lot 1, Peapack and Gladstone Borough. PROSECUTORS OFFICE Peter S. Palmer, Freeholder Liaison Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Assistance Grant Program, $6, federal, $1, county in-kind, to cover expenses of the 2003 Crime Victims 4

5 Rights Week Program. GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR Robert Zaborowski, Freeholder Liaison Authorizing Application to US Department of Justice for Participation in Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program Prosecutors Office, Sheriffs Department and Jail, Federal Funding, 50% Match (State Grants [Body Armor Replacement Funds] permitted as matching funds). CULTURAL AND HERITAGE COMMISSION Peter S. Palmer, Freeholder Liaison Calling for the Full Restoration of State Arts and History Grant Funds and Full Support and Restoration of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, New Jersey Historical Commission and the New Jersey Cultural Trust. FREEHOLDERS Honoring the Spirit of Somerset Award Winners MOTION TO ADOPT CONSENT AGENDA SECOND VOTE 5

6 REGULAR MEETING NEW BUSINESS PURCHASING/AWARD OF CONTRACTS - Bob Zaborowski, Freeholder Liaison Authorizing the Sale of Surplus, Obsolete Vehicles and Property Ramp Transportation, Port Jefferson Station, NY, 3- Open End Contract 2003 Ford E350 with Turtle Top Van Terra Body, $39,992.00/Each, not to exceed $119,976.00, 3 bidders Mid-Atlantic Rescue Systems, Frederick, MD, Extrication Equipment and Accessories, not to exceed $14,411.06, 2 bidders Gen-El Industries, Inc., Randolph, NJ, as an authorized Dealer/Distributor for Draeger Safety, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA, Protective Clothing and Footwear for Emergency Management Division, State Contract Purchase not to exceed $69, PSE&G, Somerset, NJ, providing, installing and wiring 132 poles, brackets and Fixtures for EDA Streetscape Improvements to Canal Road and Main Street, Borough of South Bound Brook, $243, ($194, grant funding, $48,728.90, county capital funds) Micro Pave Systems, Inc., Cedar Knolls, NJ, Morris County Co-op Contract for Road Resurfacing Category III, Item #1, Crack Sealant-applied, not to exceed $75, Closed Circuit Breathing Apparatus and Accessories for the SCSD Special Response Team, Cooperative Pricing Bid not to exceed $50,000.00, 1 bidder. RECYCLING Denise Coyle, Freeholder Liaison Graham Recycling, York, PA, Marketing of Recycling HDPE Pigmented and HDPE Natural Plastic Material generated by the Somerset County Recycling Program, April 15, 2003 to July 15, 2003, HDPE Natural - $0.16/pound and HDPE Pigmented - $0.095 paid to the County. 6

7 TRANSPORTATION Rick Fontana, Freeholder Liaison Amending Resolution R adopted January 21, 2003, to Barker Bus Company, Bridgewater, NJ, Extending Contract to operate the Davidson Avenue Area Shuttle, April 1, 2003 to December 31, 2003, $94, Transportation Budget and $11, Grant Account. HUMAN SERVICES - Ken Scherer, Freeholder Liaison Authorizing the Amendment to Resolution R adopted August 20, 2002 Entitled "Resolution authorizing the filing of an Application and Contract with the State of New Jersey, Department of Health, for the total amount of $472,213.00, January 1, 2003 to December 31, 2003 and authorizing Subgrant Agreements for Alcoholism Rehabilitation and Education Services" for an additional $60, of funding for a total of $532, HUMAN RESOURCES Robert Zaborowski, Freeholder Liaison 03- Authorizing Execution of Business Association Addendum in compliance with the Privacy rule under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPPA): -198 Oxford Health Plans, Inc. effective and Retroactive to March 1, Coresource -200 Charles Nechtem & Associates -201 ING Employee Benefits Accepting the Memorandum of Agreement and Contract in the Matter of Somerset County and Facilities and Services, International Brotherhood Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, Local 469 for the period of January 1, 2002 to December 31, 2004, $39, in 2002 and $59, in 2003 for 37 employees CULTURAL AND HERITAGE COMMISSION Peter S. Palmer, Freeholder Liaison Authorizing execution of an Agreement between Somerset County Cultural and Heritage Commission and Raritan Valley Community College for use of premises for the Teen Arts Festival, $2,

8 FINANCE - Bob Zaborowski, Freeholder Liaison Payment of claims - $3,685, And ratifying payment of claims - $730, Total -$4,416, ORD Capital Improvement Bond Ordinance to authorize Capital Improvements in and by the County of Somerset, New Jersey in the amount of $10,539, through the Issuance OF $10,034, in General Obligation Bonds and providing a Down Payment of $505, from the Capital Improvement Fund Setting the Public Hearing for ORD for Tuesday, May 6, 2003 at 7:00 P.M Appropriating $19,968, out of the Capital Improvement Fund for General County Government Purposes and Setting a Public Hearing for Tuesday, May 6, 2003 at 7:00 P.M. FREEHOLDERS Opposing mandatory disclosure of Bidders Lists during the Bidding Process AWARD OF CONTRACT - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES/EUS PMK Group, Cranford, NJ, EUS contract for services concerning electricity deregulation in the State of New Jersey, not to exceed $15,