BOROUGH OF WASHINGTON, WARREN COUNTY, NJ

COUNCIL AGENDA

July 17, 2007

8:00 PM

STATEMENT OF ADEQUATE NOTICE:

ROLL CALL:            Clerk will call the Roll

COUNCIL

APPEARANCE:        None

MINUTES:

1. Regular Meeting June 19, 2007

2. Executive Session June 19, 2007

3. Regular Meeting July 3, 2007

4. Executive Session July 3, 2007

COMMUNICATIONS:

1. NJLM Re: Sales Tax Repeal and Other Information from the DLGS

2. NJLM Re: Ground Water Quality Standards

AUDIENCE:

                                    Remarks, petitions, statements and testimony from guests

ORDINANCES:

1. Ordinance 7-2007 BOND ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING $2,145,950.00 AND ATHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $2,038,652.00 BONDS OR NOTES OF THE BOROUGH, FOR VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS OR PURPOSES AUTHORIZED TO BE UNDERATKEN BY THE BOROUGH OF WASHINGTON, IN THE COUNTY OF WARRE, STATE OF NEW JERSEY. (Final Reading)

2. Ordinance 8-2007 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 94 OF THE WASHINGTON BOROGH ORDINANCE ENTITLED “BOROUGH OF WASHINGTON DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ORDINANCE, AND MORE PARTICULARY AMENDING THE BOROUGH’S DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ORDINANCE, SECTION 94-79.1 ENTITLED “AR-7 AGE RESTRICTED RESIDENTIAL ZONE DISTRICT.” (First Reading)

3. Ordinance 9-2007 AN ORDINANCE FIXING THE SALARY AND WAGES OF CERTAIN MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS AND REPEALING PORTIONS OF PRIOR INCONSISTENT SALARY AND WAGE ORDINANCES. (First Reading)

REPORTS

1. Borough Manager

2. Fire Prevention

3. Collector/Treasurer May 2007

4. Treasurers Report – Recreation

5. General Ledger – February 2007

6. General Ledger – March 2007

7. Police Activity Report

8. Borough Engineer Report

9. Municipal Court

10. Code Enforcement June 2007        

COMMITTEE REPORTS

                                    Redevelopment Committee                   Senior Services Committee

                                    DPW Garage Committee                      Website Committee

                                    Sewer Committee                                 Curfew Committee

                                    Streets Committee                                Pedophile Ord. Committee

                                    Shared Services Committee                  BID Committee

                                    Finance Committee

VOUCHERS:

                                    List Attached

OLD BUSINESS:

1. Policy Defining the Process of Professional Services Provided by all Appointed Professionals. (CW)

2. Green Street Update

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Resolution 165-2007 ABC License for Washington Discount Liquor (Ruling Received from ABC)

2. Resolution 183-2007 Resolution Requesting Change in Title, Text or Amount of an Appropriation Pursuant to NJSA 40A:4-85

3. Resolution 184-2007 Resolution Authorizing the Release of Street Opening Escrow

4. Resolution 185-2007 Resolution Authorizing the Release of Funds from Devloper’s Escrow NJ American Water Co.

5. Resolution 186-2007 Resolution Authorizing the Refund of Sewer Charge

6. Resolution 187-2007 Resolution Authorizing Refund of Tax Overpayment.

7. Resolution 188-2007 Resolution Appointing Sewer Engineer Consultant to Conduct a Sewer Capacity Study.

8. Resolution 189-2007 Resolution to Appoint Sewer Engineer Consultant to Conduct an Evaluation of the South Prospect Street Siphon and Related Sewer Lateral Constuction.

9. Resolution 190-2007 Resolution Appointing an Engineer to Conduct/Prepare a Bicycle Route Survey 

10. Resolution 191-2007 Resolution to Appoint Pat Titus Acting Borough Clerk for July 24, 2007 Special Meeting

11. Resolution 192-2007 Executive Session (if necessary)  

RECAP

COUNCIL REMARKS:

                                    Remarks, Reports, Discussions

ADJOURNMENT:    ______ P.M.

Council Information – Non Agenda Item