The Bedminster Township Committee will be holding the May 19, 2025, 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:
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Topic: Bedminster Township Committee Meeting
Time: May 19, 2025, 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Meeting ID: 829 3249 7574
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TOWNSHIP OF BEDMINSTER
REGULAR MEETING
May 19, 2025
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, 2025.
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Public Comments – (comments limited to 3 minutes)
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5. Approval of Minutes
a. May 5, 2025 – Township Committee Meeting at 7:00 pm.
b. May 5, 2025 – Executive Session Meeting Minutes at 7:33 pm.
6. Permits & Raffles
a. Fireworks Permit for a fireworks display scheduled for June 7, 2025 at Hamilton Farm Golf Club, 1040 Pottersville Road, Bedminster, NJ.
b. Fireworks Permit for a fireworks display scheduled for July 2, 2025 at Hamilton Farm Golf Club, 1040 Pottersville Road, Bedminster, NJ.
c. Special Use Permit for the Township of Bedminster Farmers Market requesting signs to be posted for an extended period of time to promote the Farmers Market, May through December 2025.
d. Social Affair Permit to benefit The Center for Great Expectations on July 15, 2025, from 12:00 am to 8 pm located at Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club, 811 Rattlesnake Bridge Road, Bedminster, NJ.
e. On-Premise 50/50 Raffle to benefit Freedom House, LLC. on July 14, 2025, from 9 am to 7 pm located at Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club, 811 Rattlesnake Bridge Road, Bedminster, NJ.
f. On-Premise Merchandise Raffle to benefit Freedom House, LLC. on July 14, 2025, from 9 am to 7 pm located at Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club, 811 Rattlesnake Bridge Road, Bedminster, NJ.
g. On-Premise 50/50 Raffle to benefit Autism New Jersey, Inc. on September 8, 2025, from 11 am to 9 pm located at Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club, 811 Rattlesnake Bridge Road, Bedminster, NJ.
h. On-Premise Merchandise Raffle to benefit Autism New Jersey, Inc. on September 8, 2025, from 11 am to 9 pm located at Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club, 811 Rattlesnake Bridge Road, Bedminster, NJ.
7. Monthly Report Discussion by Subcommittee Chair
8. Administrator’s Report
9. Community Policing Report
10. Introduction of Ordinances
a. Ordinance No. 2025-003 - Authorizes appropriating $5,000.00 for Building Access Control Upgrades. The public hearing for this Ordinance is scheduled for June 2, 2025, 7 pm, at the Municipal Building, One Miller Lane, Bedminster, NJ.
b. Ordinance No. 2025-004 - Authorizes appropriating $100,000.00 for Facility Improvements, including but not limited to the Police, DPW and Town Hall facilities. he public hearing for this Ordinance is scheduled for June 2, 2025, 7 pm, at the Municipal Building, One Miller Lane, Bedminster, NJ.
c. Ordinance No. 2025-005 - Authorizes appropriating $46,240.00 for various equipment for the Bedminster Township Police Department. The public hearing for this Ordinance is scheduled for June 2, 2025, 7 pm, at the Municipal Building, One Miller Lane, Bedminster, NJ.
d. Ordinance No. 2025-006 - Authorizes appropriating $9,000.00 for various firefighting equipment for the Pottersville Volunteer Fire Company.The public hearing for this Ordinance is scheduled for June 2, 2025, 7 pm, at the Municipal Building, One Miller Lane, Bedminster, NJ.
e. Ordinance No. 2025-007 - Authorizes appropriating $41,600.00 for various firefighting equipment for the Far Hills-Bedminster Fire Department.The public hearing for this Ordinance is scheduled for June 2, 2025, 7 pm, at the Municipal Building, One Miller Lane, Bedminster, NJ.
f. Ordinance No. 2025-008 - Authorizes appropriating $7,564.50 for various equipment for the Far Hills-Bedminster First Aid Squad.The public hearing for this Ordinance is scheduled for June 2, 2025, 7 pm, at the Municipal Building, One Miller Lane, Bedminster, NJ.
g. Ordinance No. 2025-009 - Authorizes appropriating $50,000.00 for HVAC replacement and upgrades for Bedminster Township facilities.The public hearing for this Ordinance is scheduled for June 2, 2025, 7 pm, at the Municipal Building, One Miller Lane, Bedminster, NJ.
h. Ordinance No. 2025-010 - Authorizes appropriating $5,000.00 for telephone equipment upgrades for the Bedminster Township municipal offices.The public hearing for this Ordinance is scheduled for June 2, 2025, 7 pm, at the Municipal Building, One Miller Lane, Bedminster, NJ.
i. Ordinance No. 2025-011 - Authorizes appropriating $15,000.00 for repeater equipment for the Bedminster Township Office of Emergency Management (OEM). The public hearing for this Ordinance is scheduled for June 2, 2025, 7 pm, at the Municipal Building, One Miller Lane, Bedminster, NJ.
j. Ordinance No. 2025-012 - Establishing requirements and regulations for residential rental dwellings lead-based paint inspections. The public hearing for this Ordinance is scheduled for June 2, 2025, 7 pm, at the Municipal Building, One Miller Lane, Bedminster, NJ.
k. Ordinance No. 2025-013 – Bond Ordinance appropriating $665,000.00 and authorizing the issuance of $631,000.00 Bonds or Notes of the Township for the acquisition of a tanker for the Far Hills-Bedminster Fire Department. various equipment by the Township of Bedminster. The public hearing for this Ordinance is scheduled for June 2, 2025, 7 pm, at the Municipal Building, One Miller Lane, Bedminster, NJ.
11. Public Hearing of Ordinances
None.
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 theMeeting)
None.
13. Resolutions
a. Resolution No. 2025-084 – Amends Resolution No. 2025-082 and authorizes LEAP Implementation Grant with Somerset County for CDL Training.
14. Approval of Bill List
15. New Business
None.
16. Old Business
a. Utilities
JCP&L, Altice and NJAW status of the service and repair projects in Bedminster
b. Pluckemin Park Senior Housing
c. Somerset Hills Public Safety Committee
17. Township Committee Comments
18. Executive Session
a. Contract Negotiations
Pluckemin Senior Housing
The Friends of the Jacobus Vanderveer House
b. Property Acquisition – Open Space
19. Adjourn
20. Correspondence
· Bernards Township – Hearing date for amended Housing Plan Element and Fair Share Plan.
· Somerset County – Ordinance establishing speed limits along Main Street, Peapack Road, and Liberty Corner Road, County Route 512, in Peapack and Gladstone Borough, Bedminster Township, and Far Hills Borough.