Date and Time
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April 6 2020 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
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Description
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Due to the COVID-19 emergency, the Bedminster Township Committee will be holding the April 6, 2020 meeting via Zoom. Members of the public are invited to participate by dialing one of the following telephone numbers, depending on your location. Participants will be asked to enter the Meeting ID and Password to join the meeting.
Meeting ID: 279 758 952
Password: 854763
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TOWNSHIP OF BEDMINSTER
REGULAR MEETING
April 6, 2020 – 7 PM
1. Call Meeting to Order
2. Open Public Meetings Act Statement
Adequate notice of this meeting of the Township Committee was sent to
the Courier News, Somerville, Bernardsville News, Whippany and to all subscribers and posted at the Township Municipal Building on January 7, 2020
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Approval of Minutes
a. March 16, 2020 – Regular Township Committee Meeting at 7:00 pm
b. March 16, 2020 – Closed Session Meeting at 8:00 pm
5. Permits & Raffles
a. Request to Amend RL:280 to a new date of October 16, 2020 for the Willow School, 1150 Pottersville Road, Bedminster. All other details of RL:280 remain the same.
6. Public Comments – (comments limited to 3 minutes)
7. Monthly Report Discussion by subcommittee chair
8. Administrator’s Report
9. Discussion on Introduced Ordinances scheduled for public hearings (opportunity for public question)
10. Introduction of Ordinances
11. Public Hearing of Ordinances
a. Ordinance No. 2020-002 AN ORDINANCE TO EXCEED THE MUNICIPAL BUDGET APPROPRIATION LIMITS AND TO ESTABLISH A CAP BANK (N.J.S.A. 40A:4-45.14) This Ordinance provides that a municipality may, when authorized by ordinance, appropriate the difference between the amount of its actual final appropriation and the 3.5% percentage rate as an exception to its final appropriations in either of the next two succeeding years.
12. Consent Agenda (Consent agenda includes items of a routine nature on which consensus has been previously reached. Committee members may remove any item from the prepared agenda for discussion & possible action later in the meeting)
a. Resolution 2020-043 Authorizing the adjustment of sewer charges due to excessive water usage related to the malfunction of an underground water line
13. Resolutions
a. Resolution 2020-044 Supporting a COVID-10 Testing Site in Somerset County
14. Approval of Bill List
15. Discussion Items – Following discussion by Township Committee Members on each item, the Chair will open the meeting for public input
16. New Business
a. COVID-19 Emergency
Bedminster Township status update during this health emergency
17. Old Business
a. Short-Term Rentals
Landlord registrations have increased due to this investigation. The Fire Prevention Dept. has seen a big increase in landlord registrations:
2019 – 165 new registrations; 2018 – 89 new registrations; 2017 – 62 new registrations
b. Engine Braking
Excessive noise complaints from residents near Rt. 206 regarding engine braking has prompted the placement of a portable sign reminding truckers to refrain from engine braking on Rt. 206 at Old Dutch Road from time to time.
c. Pluckemin Park
Inspection of the property by Code Enforcement and Zoning revealed several violations that have been settled in court and repairs have been completed. Inspectors are monitoring complaints from the residents.
d. JCP&L Outages
JCP&L continues to meet with local representatives regarding the status of repair projects in Bedminster with priority given to the Hills Development. Representatives from impacted neighborhoods have organized and will keep in contact with JCP&L regarding the repairs.
e. New Jersey American Water Rate Increase
Bedminster Township is coordinating with other municipalities in the Somerset Hills to file as an intervener in this rate case before the BPU
18. Township Committee Comments
19. Executive Session
a. Contract Negotiation – Administrative Agent for Affordable Housing
b. Personnel Matter – PBA Grievance #2020-01
20. Return to Open Session
21. Adjourn
22. Correspondence
a) Readington Township – Notification from the Township of Readington Planning Board that a public hearing will be held on April 20, 2020 for the purpose of considering a proposed 2020 Amended Third Round Housing Element and Fair Share Plan as part of the Master Plan. Ord. #09-2020
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