BOROUGH OF WASHINGTON, WARREN COUNTY, NJ

COUNCIL AGENDA

March 18, 2008

8:00 PM

STATEMENT OF ADEQUATE NOTICE:

ROLL CALL:            Clerk will call the Roll

PRESENTATION:

                                    Recognition Awards:    

                                                Officer Christopher Jones

                                                Officer Walter Koch

                                                Charles Van Deursen

                                                Robert Mason

                                                Joe Fox Jr.

                                                Darryl Higgins

                                                Kurt Merrill

                                                Mitchell Tobin

                                                Jim Vinson                                           

COUNCIL

APPEARANCE:

None                           

MINUTES:

1. Regular Meeting March 4, 2008

2. Executive Session March 4, 2008

COMMUNICATIONS:

AUDIENCE:

                                    Remarks, petitions, statements and testimony from guests

EXECUTIVE SESSION:

                                    Greg Coffey – Coffey and Associates

ORDINANCES:

Ordinance 2-2008 - Bond Ordinance Providing for Expenses related to Certain Redevelopment Projects in and by the Borough of Washington, in the County of Warren, State of New Jersey, Appropriating $100,000 therefore and Authorizing the Issuance of $100,000 Bonds or Notes of the Borough to Finance part of the Cost thereof.  (First Reading)

REPORTS

1. Issues and Details Report

2. Municipal Court Report

3. Highway Department Report

4. Engineer’s Report

5. Police Activity Report

6. Collector/Treasurers Report January 2008

COMMITTEE REPORTS

                                    Shared Services Report

Redevelopment Committee                   Senior Services Committee

                                    DPW Garage Committee                      Website Committee

                                    Sewer Committee                                 Curfew Committee

                                    Streets Committee                                Pedophile Ord. Committee

                                    BID Committee

                                    Finance Committee

VOUCHERS:

                                    List Attached

OLD BUSINESS:

                                    Sign Ordinance

                                    Wedding/Civil Union Fee Ordinance

                                    Dulaine Contracting Discussion

                                    Permitted Businesses in Downtown

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Resolution 80-2008 Approval of Change Order #1 S. Brothers

2. Resolution 82-2008 Appointing Financial Analyst to the Sewer Utility

3. Resolution 83-2008 Reducing Performance Guarantee from Toll Bros.

4. Resolution 84-2008 Cancel Performance Bond and Accept Maintenance Bond for S. Brothers

5. Resolution 85-2008 Click it or Ticket

6. Resolution 86-2008 Special Police Services – Release of Escrow Intercounty Paving

7. Resolution 87-2008 Authorizing the Request to Close Portions of Rt. 57 and Rt.31 during the 125^th Anniversary Parade – Washington Fire Department

8. Resolution 88-2008 Tonnage Grant

9. Resolution 89-2008 Amend Temporary Budget

10. Resolution 90-2008 Transfer of Appropriations

11. Resolution 91-2008 Amend Sewer Temporary Budget

12. Resolution 92-2008 Executive Session  

RECAP

COUNCIL REMARKS:

                                    Remarks, Reports, Discussions

ADJOURNMENT:    ______ P.M.

Council Information – Non Agenda Item