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VILLAGE OF RIDGEWOOD VILLAGE COUNCIL REGULAR PUBLIC MEETING DECEMBER 13, 2017 8:00 P.M.
- Call to Order – Mayor
- Statement of Compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act
- Roll Call – Village Clerk
- Flag Salute and Moment of Silence
- Acceptance of Financial Reports
- Approval of Minutes
- Proclamations
Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over – 2017 Year End    Holiday Statewide Crackdown
- Comments from the Public (Not to exceed 3 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â minutes per person – 40 minutes in total)
- Village Manager’s Report
- Village Council Reports
- ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION – RIDGEWOOD WATER
NONE
- ORDINANCES – PUBLIC HEARING – RIDGEWOOD WATER
NONE
- RESOLUTIONS – RIDGEWOOD WATER
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 17-372 THROUGH
17-379 ARE TO BE ADOPTED BY A CONSENT AGENDA, WITH ONE VOTE BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL. THERE IS A BRIEF DESCRIPTION BESIDE EACH RESOLUTION TO BE CONSIDERED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. EACH RESOLUTION WILL BE READ BY TITLE ONLY:
 17-372   Title 59 Approval – Line Stop and Valve              Insertion Services – Approves the plans and           specifications for Line Stop and Valve                Insertion Services prepared by the Ridgewood          Water Department, pursuant to Title 59
17-373   Award Contract – Line Stop and Valve                 Insertion Services (NTE $100,000) – Awards            the first year of a two-year contract to the          lowest responsible bidder, Carner Brothers,          10 Steel Court, Roseland, NJ
17-374   Title 59 Approval – Water Billing and Data           Collection/Processing Services – Approves the          plans and specifications for Water Billing            and Data Collection Services prepared by the              Ridgewood Water Department, pursuant to Title         59
17-375   Award Contract – Water Billing and Data              Collection/Processing Services (NTE                   $237,395/year) – Awards the first year of a           three-year contract to the sole responsible             bidder, Computil, Inc., 30 Controls Drive,            Shelton, CT
17-376   Award Contract Under State Contract –                Emergency Generators (NTE $100,291.65) –              Awards a contract under State Contract to            United Rentals, 222 Bergen Turnpike,               Ridgefield Park, NJ
17-377   Award Professional Services Contract –               Evaluation of Water Quality (NTE $170,000) –           Awards a no-bid Professional Services                   Contract to Mott MacDonald, 111 Wood Avenue              South, Iselin, NJ. The required Pay to Play              forms have been filed with the Village               Clerk’s Office.
17-378   Authorize Change Order #1 – Professional              Services for Lafayette Reservoir Improvements        (NTE $5,000) – Authorizes Change Order #1 to           the original low bidder, H2M Associates,              Inc., 119 Cherry Hill Road, Parsippany, NJ.           This change order is necessary due to                 remediation recommendations for the                deteriorating inside of the reservoir dome.
17-379   Authorize Change Order #1 – SCADA System              Software (NTE $14,944.96) – Authorizes Change        Order #1 to the original low bidder, Emerson              Process Management Power and Water Solution,              200 Beta Drive, Pittsburgh, PA. This change           order is necessary due to additional                  software licenses needed for the Ridgewood           Water Department and the Village Water                Pollution Control Facility.
- ORDINANCES – INTRODUCTION
3626 – Amend White Collar Salary Ordinance – Amends          Ordinance No. 3608 to make minor adjustments to         the previously adopted White Collar salary           ordinance
3627 – Amend Blue Collar Salary Ordinance – Amends       Ordinance No. 3607 to make minor adjustments to        the previously adopted Blue Collar salary           ordinance
3628 – Amend Management Salary Ordinance – Amends           Ordinance No. 3620 to make minor adjustments to         the previously adopted Management salary            ordinance
3629 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic – CBD         Employee Parking – Cottage Place Lot – Restores         15 parking spaces to general parking by            eliminating 15 CBD Employee Parking spaces in        the Cottage Place lot
3630 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic –             Prohibit Overweight and Over Length Vehicles –         Glenwood Road – Prohibits vehicles in excess of          22 feet in length and 10,000 pounds in Gross           Vehicle Weight on Glenwood Road, from Upper           Boulevard to the Ho-Ho-Kus municipal boundary
- ORDINANCES – PUBLIC HEARING
3623 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic –           Establish Stop Signs at Cliff Street and First          Street
3624 – Amend Chapter 265 – Vehicles and Traffic –           Establish Stop Signs at Various Locations at       Intersections with West End Avenue
3625 – Amend Chapter 190 – Land Use and Development –         Allow Certain Illuminated Interior Signs in          the Central Business District
- RESOLUTIONS
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS, NUMBERED 17-380 THROUGH
17-411 ARE TO BE ADOPTED BY A CONSENT AGENDA, WITH ONE VOTE BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL. THERE IS A BRIEF DESCRIPTION BESIDE EACH RESOLUTION TO BE CONSIDERED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. EACH RESOLUTION WILL BE READ BY TITLE ONLY:
17-380   Approve 2018 Village Cash Management Plan –           Annual resolution which approves the Cash          Management Plan and Policy. This Cash               Management Plan is to be used as a guide for          Village officials when depositing and                investing the Village’s funds. Â
17-381   Designate Official Newspapers for 2018 –              Annual resolution which designates The Record        and the Ridgewood News, and the USA Today              Network (the parent company of both                newspapers) as the official newspapers of the      Village of Ridgewood
17-382   2018 Annual Meetings Statement – Annual              resolution which sets the schedule for the            Village Council Meetings for 2018
17-383   Approve Budget Transfers – Annual resolution           which transfers money in the 2017 budget from      departments which have excess funds to those          departments which do not have adequate funds
17-384   Approve 2018 Temporary Budgets – Approves             the 2018 Temporary Budgets for the General           budget, the Water Utility budget, and the              Parking Utility budget, which will fund              Village operations prior to the adoption of           the 2018 Budget
17-385   Award Contract – Preparation of 2018 Village         Council Meeting Minutes ($8.50/page/NTE        $18,000) – Awards a contract for preparation        of the 2018 Village Council Meeting minutes      to Caitlin Powers, 413 Van Emburgh Avenue,          Ridgewood, NJ as the sole quote
17-386   Title 59 Approval – Leasing of Police                 Vehicles – Approves the plans and                    specifications for 36 Month Lease and Service       Agreement for Two (2) SUVs, Two (2) Sedans,           and One (1) Minivan, as well as Service for           Other Authorized Vehicles Ridgewood Police             Fleet January 1, 2018 through December 31,              2020 for the Village of Ridgewood, prepared           by the Engineering Division, pursuant to              Title 59
17-387   Award Contract – Leasing of Police Vehicles           (NTE $2,335.10/month) – Awards a contract to          the lowest responsible bidder, Enterprise           Fleet Management, Inc., 1550 Route 23, Wayne,        NJ
17-388   Title 59 Approval – Landfill Disposal of              Solid Waste – Approves the plans and                   specifications for Landfill Disposal of Solid        Waste, prepared by the Ridgewood Water                   Department, pursuant to Title 59
17-389   Award Contract – Landfill Disposal of Solid           Waste ($66.95/ton) – Awards a contract for             2018 and 2019 to the lowest responsible                bidder, IWS Transfer Systems of NJ, Inc, 375           Routes 1 & 9, Jersey City, NJ
17-390   Title 59 Approval – Rental of Two Designated         Parking Spaces on North Broad Street by the         Taxi Stand – Approves the plans and              specifications for Lease of Two (2)             Designated Parking Spaces at North Broad         Street Taxi Stand from the Village of              Ridgewood for One (1) Year Starting January       1, 2018, prepared by the Engineering            Division, pursuant to Title 59
17-391   Award Contract – Rental of Two Designated             Parking Spaces on North Broad Street by the              Taxi Stand – Awards a contract to the sole              bidder, E & K, LLC, 99 Royal Avenue,                   Hawthorne, NJ with payment to the Village of          $2,000 for the 2018 calendar year
17-392   Title 59 Approval – 2018 Recreational Program         Instruction – Approves the plans and                  specifications for Recreational Program               Instruction with the Department of Parks and          Recreation, Contract Year 2018, prepared by           the Ridgewood Recreation Department, pursuant          to Title 59
17-393   Award Contract – 2018 Recreational Program            Instruction – Awards contracts to various             vendors for 2018 recreation programs offered            by the Village of Ridgewood’s Department of           Parks and Recreation
17-394   Title 59 Approval – Poster Display                   Advertising at Train Station Complex –                Approves the plans and specifications for           Rebid Poster Display Advertising at the                 Village Train Station Complex Specific                Locations in the Village of Ridgewood,                prepared by the Engineering Division,                pursuant to Title 59
17-395   Award Contract – Poster Display Advertising           at Train Station Complex – Awards a contract              to the sole bidder, Intersection Media, LLC,          10 Hudson Yards, 26th Floor, New York, New           York. The Village will receive 60% of the Net         Annual Billings earned by Intersection Media,          LLC.
17-396   Award Contract Under State Contract – Police          Radios (NTE $30,648.50) – Awards a contract             under State Contract to Motorola Solutions,          Inc., c/o Regional Communications, 64 East              Midland Avenue, Paramus, NJ Â
17-397   Award Professional Services Contract – Risk           Management Consultants (NTE $60,000) – Awards          a Professional Services contract under a
no-bid contract to Brown and Brown Metro,             LLC, 56 Livingston Avenue, Roseland, NJ. The             hiring of a Risk Management Consultant is          required under the Joint Insurance Fund’s             bylaws.
17-398   Award Professional Services Contract –                Employee Assistance Program (NTE $5,000) –           Awards a non-exclusive Professional Services             Contract to West Bergen Mental Healthcare,             120 Chestnut Street, Ridgewood, NJ for an             Employee Assistance Program
17-399   Award Professional Services Contract –                Security Improvements – Phase 1 (NTE                 $143,922) – Awards a no-bid Professional            Services Contract to Secure Watch 24, 70              Moonachie Avenue, Moonachie, NJ. The required          Pay to Play forms have been filed with the              Village Clerk’s Office.
17-400   Endorse Application for Community Development          Block Grant – SHARE, Inc. – 104 Cottage Place      – Air Conditioning Improvements – Confirms           endorsement of a $13,600 CDB grant. This          resolution does not obligate the financial            resources of the Village but will expedite            the expenditure of Community Development             funds.
17-401   Endorse Application for Community Development          Block Grant – Village of Ridgewood – Ridge             Road Ramp – Confirms endorsement of an                 $80,000 CDB grant. This resolution does not           obligate the financial resources of the              Village but will expedite the expenditure of           Community Development funds.
17-402   Endorse Application for Community Development          Block Grant – Family Promise – Sheltering              Programs – Confirms endorsement of a                  $25,000 CDB grant. This resolution does not           obligate the financial resources of the              Village but will expedite the expenditure of           Community Development funds.
17-403   Declare 1998 Ford E-150 Van Surplus – Traffic          & Signal Department – Declares this piece of              equipment surplus and authorizes the Village            Manager to dispose of said property
17-404   Authorize Refund of Portion of Property Taxes          Paid and Cancellation of Real Estate Taxes           for Disabled Veteran – Block 3609, Lot 4 –           Authorizes the Tax Collector to cancel                property taxes paid on and after August 31,           2017, to a 100% disabled Veteran who has             filed proof of his disability with the Tax            Tax Assessor. Also authorizes the Tax                 Collector to provide for a refund of such             property taxes already paid on and after             August 31, 2017, which amount is $5,929.12.
17-405   Accept Grant Funding from Bergen County              Municipal Alliance Grant – Accepts a                  Municipal Alliance Grant in the amount of             $11,677 for the 2018-2019 program year. This           grant provides for Drug and Alcohol Awareness     Programs for the community.
17-406   Authorize Village Manager to Send Letter to          ParkMobile – Nonrenewal of Contract –                 Authorizes the Village Manager to send a              letter to Parkmobile indicating that the           Village wishes to terminate the current              Agreement with Parkmobile
17-407   Oppose New Beekeeping Regulations – Opposes           the new beekeeping regulations which limits              beekeeping and the number of hives to                specifically sized lots throughout the State              of New Jersey
17-408   Appoint Health Officer – Appoints Dawn                Cetrulo as the Health Officer for the Village        of Ridgewood
17-409   Appoint Joint Insurance Fund Commissioner –           Appoints Heather Mailander, Village Manager,              as the JIF Commissioner for 2018
17-410   Appoint Public Agency Compliance Officer             (P.A.C.O) – Designates Heather Mailander,             Village Manager, as the P.A.C.O. for the            Village of Ridgewood for the calendar year           2018
17-411   Endorse Application for Community Development          Block Grant – SHARE, Inc. – 104 Cottage Place      – Boiler Improvement Project – Confirms                   endorsement of a $12,925 CDB grant. This              resolution does not obligate the financial            resources of the Village but will expedite            the expenditure of Community Development             funds.
- Comments from the Public (Not to Exceed 5 minutes per person)
- Resolution to go into Closed Session
- Closed Session
- Legal – Water Pollution Control                      Facility/RGRME Project; Ridgewood Water               Lawsuit
- Contract Negotiations – Parkmobile
- Personnel – Water Department; Performance             Review – Village Manager/Village Clerk
- Adjournment
