Date and Time
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October 3 2022 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
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Location
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Hybrid-In Person & Via Zoom
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Description
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The Bedminster Township Committee will be holding the October 3rd, 2022, meeting in the main meeting room of Town Hall at One Miller Lane, Bedminster, NJ and via Zoom. Members of the public are invited to join in person or to register for the Zoom meeting by contacting the Municipal Clerk at (908) 212-7000 x 404, or by emailing [email protected] to register. Participants will be asked to enter the Meeting ID and Password to join the meeting virtually using the link below:
Bedminster Township is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Bedminster Township Committee Meeting
Time: Oct 3, 2022 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Meeting ID: 815 4205 9772
Passcode: 350389
Dial by your location: +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
Join Zoom Meeting:
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TOWNSHIP OF BEDMINSTER
REGULAR MEETING
October 3, 2022 - 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 6, 2022.
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Public Comments – (comments limited to 3 minutes)
By Phone
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On PC
How to raise your hand in Zoom:
a. During a meeting, click on the icon labeled "Participants" at the bottom center of your PC or Mac screen.
b. At the bottom of the window on the right side of the screen, click the button labeled "Raise Hand."
5. Approval of Minutes
a. September 19, 2022 – Township Committee Meeting at 7:00 pm
b. September 23, 2022 – Special Township Committee Meeting at 8:30 am.
6. Permits & Raffles
a. Fireworks Permit for a fireworks display scheduled for October 21, 2022, on September 10, 2022 at approximately 9:15 pm at Hamilton Farm Golf Club, 1040 Pottersville Road, Bedminster.
b. Raffle License Amendment to benefit Music in the Somerset Hills, Inc. amending the date of the drawing from September 24, 2022 to December 1, 2022 at 7 pm, at 1350 Larger Cross Road, Bedminster.
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
None.
11. Public Hearing of Ordinances
a. Ordinance No. 2022-012 - This Ordinance authorizes the appropriation of $400,000 for the repaving and reconstruction for Clucas Brook Road Neighborhood Improvements.
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 No. 2022-118 – Authorizes the refund of property tax overpayments due to an overbill of taxes on the property as a result of changes in assessment.
b. Resolution No. 2022-119 – Authorizes the Mayor and Township Clerk to sign the property development agreement with Somerset County for the Community Garden project.
c. Resolution No. 2022-123 – Authorizes Bedminster Township CFO to execute and submit a Memorandum of Understanding between the State of New Jersey Office of Emergency Management (NJOEM) and the Township of Bedminster relating to the application for grants under the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
d. Resolution No. 2022-126 – Authorizes Township Attorney to file an answer and counterclaim for a lawsuit.
13. Resolutions
a. Resolution No. 2022-106 – Adopts a Purchasing Manual to Establish the Purchasing Policy and Procedures for the Township of Bedminster.
b. Resolution No. 2022-113 – Authorizes the Appointment of a Temporary Assistant Treasurer.
c. Resolution No. 2022-116 –Authorizes the provision of a loan pursuant to the Township of Bedminster Affordability Assistance Program for the purchaser of an affordable housing unit located at 61 Village Green Road.
d. Resolution No. 2022-117 – Appoints a part-time Fire Subcode Official.
e. Resolution No. 2022-120 – Authorizes the Township to award a contract for the Clucas Brook Road Neighborhood Improvement Project to Top Line Construction, 22 Fifth Street, Somerville, New Jersey, in the amount not to exceed $378,833.43.
f. Resolution No. 2022-121 – Authorizes the hiring of a new police officer for the Bedminster Township Police Department.
g. Resolution No. 2022-122 – Identifies Township of Bedminster employee salaries for the Township’s 2022 Litter Pickup Program.
h. Resolution No. 2022-124 – Amends Resolution 2022-007 and authorizes additional funds to be expended for Affordable Housing Agent professional services.
i. Resolution No. 2022-125 – Authorizes Automated License Plate Reader Grant Application with the State of New Jersey
14. Approval of Bill List
15. New Business
16. Old Business
a. COVID-19 Emergency
Bedminster Township status update during this health emergency.
b. DOT Improvements
Guardrail extension on Route 206
c. Utilities
JCP&L, Altice and NJAW status of the service and repair projects in Bedminster
d. Pluckemin Park Housing
17. Township Committee Comments
18. Executive Session
None.
19. Adjourn
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