SALEM COUNTY BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS
JUNE 16, 2004 MEETING AGENDA
Pledge of Allegiance
Adequate notice pursuant to the Open Public Meetings Act has been given of this meeting.
By forwarding notice thereof to Today’s Sunbeam and Elmer Times Co.
By posting notice thereof on the bulletin board in the Salem County Court House; and
By filing notice thereof in the Office of the Salem County Clerk and the Clerk of the Board all having been done at least 48 hours in advance.
ROLL CALL
MINUTES: Dispense with the reading of the minutes of the May 5, 2004 and May 19, 2004 meetings. Minutes be received, approved and recorded in the Minute Book.
WAIVER OF THE RULES
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Keith Campbell – Salem Main Street Downtown Revitalization Master Plan
SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS
Proclamation – Jay Williams, restoration of the Salem County Court House cannon
Citation Honoring RaDisha Richardson as Recipient of the 2004 NJAC Partnership in Educational Excellence Scholarship
INTRODUCTION: Ordinance No. 2004-02
Ordinance Providing for Capital Improvements of the County of Salem, State of New Jersey, Appropriating the Aggregate Amount of $557,402.47 Consisting of an Amount Currently Appropriated in the County of Salem Adopted Budget Which Will be Reserved in the County of Salem General Capital Fund
Consideration for passage of Ordinance No. 2004-02 on July 21, 2004 following a public hearing.
CORRESPONDENCE
GENERAL
Frank J. Cianfrani, Chief, Regulatory Branch, US Army Corps of Engineers – Public Notice to solicit comments and recommendations concerning issuance of a Department of the Army permit for work located at the following areas:
Delaware Bay at the Lewes Terminal of the Cape May-Lewes Ferry, Sussex County, DE
Main Channel, City of Brigantine, Atlantic County New Jersey
Devils Reach, Cape May County, New Jersey
Governor James E. McGreevey, Commissioner Susan Bass Levin, Acting Director Carl Nittinger, New Jersey Historic Trust – copy of the 2003 New Jersey Historic Trust Annual Report
Paul Wermuth, Esq., Department of Health and Senior Services – letter acknowledging receipt and acceptance of Salem County’s Peer Grouping Allocation and Spending Plan for 2004
Kristi Izzo, Secretary of the Board – notice of public hearing the Board of Public Utilities has scheduled wherein interested parties may present comments for the record
Ira G. Megdal, Cozen O’Connor Attorneys – notice of filing of proposed rate increase and public hearing; and Board of Public Utilities’ Suspension Order dated January 26, 2004
Francis W. Hoeber, New Jersey Juvenile Justice Disparities Inquiry Steering Committee – status report of the juvenile justice disparities inquiry
John W. Trimble, Jr., Mason Point Meadow Bank Association – copy of the April 1st minutes
Dante Rieti, Cumberland/Salem Workforce Investment Board – notice of WIA Allocations for PY 2004-05 and notice of Workforce New Jersey funds for Program Year 2004-05
New Jersey Juvenile Justice Disparities Inquiry Steering Committee – notice of the Attorney Generals Working Group on Curbside and Station House Adjustment Policies
Borough of Oakland, Bergen County – resolution encouraging the utilization of the Ignition Interlock Program
Cape May County – resolution seeking a moratorium on any further discharges of VX Nerve Agent Waste Disposal into the Delaware River
Pennsville Township – resolution requesting County Freeholders to authorize the County Engineer to conduct a traffic study to determine the feasibility of placing a traffic signal at the intersection of Hook Road and Pittsfield Street
Woodstown Borough – 2 resolutions:
1) resolution opposing A2073/S1558 for the award of counsel fees to a prevailing plaintiff for any claim that arises from an alleged violation of "any rights, privileges or immunities secured by the constitution or laws of this state" and
2) resolution requesting Governor McGreevey and the State Legislature to implement a state sponsored financial aid program for military reservists and National Guard members deployed in the global war on terror (GWOT)
DEPARTMENT REPORTS
For the Month of March
Nursing Home
For the Month of April
Nursing Home
Veterans Services & Interment
For the Month of May
Adjuster
Emergency Services Staff Meeting
Emergency Services
Ranch Hope Population Report
Surrogate
Weights & Measures
COMMITTEE/COMMISSION MINUTES
Cultural & Heritage Commission April 22nd & May 20th Minutes
Inter-Agency Council 2003 Annual Report; May 12th General Membership Minutes & Board Minutes
Library Commission May 19th Minutes
Office on Aging Advisory Council May 18th Minutes
Utilities Authority April 27th Regular Meeting Minutes
WIB May 26th Agenda with handouts
PAYMENT OF BILLS & CLAIMS
TREASURER’S REPORT
ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE – Sullivan, Ware, Bobbitt
1. Finance Resolution Cancellation of Check (check # 035952)
2. Resolution Authorizing Renewal of the Commodity Resale System
3. Resolution Authorizing the Freeholder Director and Clerk of the Board to Execute Collective Bargaining Agreement between the County of Salem Board of Chosen Freeholders, the Salem County Prosecutor and the Salem County Prosecutor’s Superior Officers Association (Waiver Required)
4. Resolution Authorizing the Freeholder Director and Clerk of the Board to Execute Collective Bargaining Agreement Letter of Agreement between the Communication Workers of America, Local 1085 and the Salem County Board of Chosen Freeholders (Waiver Required)
5. Resolution Authorizing the Freeholder Director to Enter into a Farm Lease Respecting Property Owned by the County of Salem (Waiver Required)
BUILDINGS & GROUNDS COMMITTEE – Sparks, Sullivan, Simmermon
6. Resolution Authorizing Execution of Contract with the Department of Veterans and Military Affairs in the Amount of Ten Thousand ($10,000) Dollars for the Provision of Transportation Services for Veterans for the Period July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005
7. Resolution Providing for the Insertion of a Special Item of Revenue in the Budget Pursuant to R.S. 40A:4-87, Chapter 159, P.L. 1948 ($10,000 – Veterans Transportation Program)
8. Resolution Awarding a Contract for Supplying and Delivering Janitorial Supplies and Coarse Paper for the County of Salem and the Salem County Cooperative Purchasing System (Wholesale Janitor Supply Company, Inc.)
9. Resolution Authorizing Contract to Provide a Roof on the Social Services Building (McMullen Roofing, Inc.)
COUNTY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE – Simmermon, Bestwick, Timberman
HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE – Bestwick, Timberman, Ware
10. Resolution Authorizing a Professional Services Agreement between Visiting Physicians Associates of South Jersey and the Salem County Board of Chosen Freeholders for Provision of Medication Management to Salem County Senior Citizens
11. Resolution Supporting the Recommendation of the Inter-Agency Council for Support of the New Jersey Child Care Reform Plan Called "A New Beginning"
12. Resolution Amending Resolutions 2003-94 and 2004-072 for Re-Allocation of Funding for Sub-Acute Detoxification and Residential Drug and Treatment Services for the County of Salem (Waiver Required)
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE – Ware, Bobbitt, Simmermon
13. Resolution Entering into an Inter-Local Services Agreement with Cumberland County for Beds at the Cumberland County Juvenile Detention Center
14. Resolution Authorizing a Contract to Provide Foodservice and Foodservice Management for the Salem County Correctional Facility (Canteen Correctional Service, Inc.) (Waiver Required)
PLANNING & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE – Timberman, Sullivan, Sparks
15. Resolution Providing for the Insertion of a Special Item of Revenue in the Budget Pursuant to R.S. 40A:4-87, Chapter 159, P.L. 1948 ($552,610 – WIA-Adult - $194,869; WIA Youth - $194,629; WIA Dislocated Worker - $163,111)
16. Resolution Providing for the Insertion of a Special Item of Revenue in the Budget Pursuant to R.S. 40A:4-87, Chapter 159, P.L. 1948 ($3,000 – WIA Dislocated Worker)
17. Resolution Providing for the Insertion of a Special Item of Revenue in the Budget Pursuant to R.S. 40A:4-87, Chapter 159, P.L. 1948 ($319,455 – WFNJ - TANF $225,529; WFNJ-CAVP & EEI $25,060; WFNJ GA/FS $68,866)
18. Resolution Authorizing Application and Execution of Grant Agreement for the Department of Community Affairs Smart Growth Planning Grant
19. Resolution Authorizing a Professional Services Contract to Ron Rukenstein and Associates to Undertake the Preparation of an Open Space and Farmland Preservation Plan under the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Smart Growth Planning Grant
20. Resolution Providing for the Insertion of a Special Item of Revenue in the Budget Pursuant to R.S. 40A:4-87, Chapter 159, P.L. 1948 ($40,000 – State of New Jersey, Department of Community Affairs, Office of Smart Growth – Cross Acceptance Grant)
21. Resolution Providing for the Insertion of a Special Item of Revenue in the Budget Pursuant to R.S. 40A:4-87, Chapter 159, P.L. 1948 ($1,391,648 – FY04 Homeland Security Grant Program)
22. Resolution Authorizing the Filing of an Application for State Aid to Counties under the New Jersey Transportation Discretionary Aid Funds for Fiscal Year 2004
ROAD & BRIDGE COMMITTEE – Bobbitt, Sparks, Bestwick
23. Resolution Rejecting Bids for Quarry Stone, Rip Rap Stone and Quarry Blend to Various Locations throughout the County of Salem
24. Resolution Authorizing Purchase from New Jersey State Contract Vendor "South State, Inc." for the Salem County Road and Bridge Department
25. Resolution Awarding a Contract for the 2004 Oil and Stone Program for the County of Salem
26. 2004 Beam Guide Rail Project Quaker Neck Road, County Road #657 and North Golfwood Avenue, County Road #642 for the County of Salem
27. Resolution Awarding a Contract for the Alloway-Shirley Road, County Road #611, Phase 4 Alloway and Upper Pittsgrove Townships for the County of Salem
28. Resolution to Approve Application for Motorist Solicitation Pursuant to Resolution No. 98-115 (Parvin State Park Appreciation Committee – revised dates) (Waiver Required)
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Discussion on "Farmland Preservation, Open Space Planning, Town Center Revitalization and Our Quality of Life"
NEW BUSINESS
PUBLIC COMMENT
CLOSED SESSION (may not be required)
29. Resolution Authorizing the Exclusion of the Public from a Meeting of the Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Salem
MOTION TO ADJOURN