SOMERSET COUNTY BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS AGENDA REGULAR MEETING ON DECEMBER 5, 2006

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1 SOMERSET COUNTY BOARD OF CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS AGENDA REGULAR MEETING ON DECEMBER 5, 2006 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: PRAYER: OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS ACT: ROLL CALL: CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION Declaring December 7, 2006 as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day APPOINTMENTS Somerset County Youth Council - Kellan Zheng, Belle Mead, Montgomery High School - Tiffany Lee, Skillman, Montgomery Middle School REPORTS: NEW ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED: PUBLIC: 1

2 CONSENT AGENDA ALL MATTERS LISTED HEREUNDER ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE IN NATURE AND WILL BE ENACTED UPON IN ONE MOTION. ANY PERSON MAY REQUEST THAT AN ITEM BE REMOVED FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: November 8, 2006 November 21, 2006 November 26, 2006 APPROVAL OF PERSONNEL LETTER: #230 COMMUNICATIONS: 231. County of Sussex, Resolution requesting written verification from the Highlands Planning Council, the NJ Department of Environmental Protection and the NJ State Legislature that the Town Center designations currently approved by the State Planning Commission and the Sewer Service Areas currently approved by the NJ Department of Environmental Protection will remain in place and not be altered in any fashion by the recommendations of the Highlands Master Plan without the consent of the governing bodies of the affected Municipalities Borough of Watchung, Lung Cancer Awareness Proclamation 233. Somerset County Agriculture Development Board, Resolutions authorizing the purchase of Agriculture Development Easement: a. Block 85, Lot and Block 57.01, Lot (Sudyam Farm) in Franklin Township. b. Block 41, Lots 2 and 2.01 (Harms Farm) Bedminster Township Jo-Ann Liptak, Raritan, resigning as a member of the Somerset County Planning Board. Letters of Appreciation 235. Pieter Ruiter, Hillsborough, NJ, complimenting the Somerset County s Library website Steve Weinman, RN, CEN, EMT, Deputy Chief, First Aid and Rescue Squad of Somerville, complimenting the work provided to the squad by Jerry Izzo and Pasquale Altomonte in lettering the squad s new special operations vehicle Bruce E. Keeler. Kirkside Committee, thanking John Norwig, Dan Marshall, John Kendzulak and Paul McCall of Public Works for work done near Kirkside Senior Home as part of the reconstruction of the bridge over Easton Turnpike in North Branch Village. NEW BUSINESS 2

3 RESOLUTIONS/ORDINANCES: TRAFFIC SAFETY SERVICES - Denise Coyle, Freeholder Liaison Authorizing an Agreement between the County of Somerset and the Board of Fire Commissioners, Township of Montgomery, for the installation of a Traffic Signal at the intersection of Georgetown Franklin Turnpike, County Route 518, and the Township of Montgomery Volunteer Fire Company #2, Township of Montgomery. PLANNING BOARD - Peter S. Palmer, Freeholder Liaison 06- Release of Performance Sureties: -736 Wayne Tarnowski, Warren, NJ, $6, cash performance surety as a guarantee for road work performed in the right-of-way of County Route #527 for the development of Block 76.02, Lot 17 in Warren Township as a one lot subdivision located on Morning Glory Road (County Route #527) Toll NJ II, LLC, Huntington Valley, PA, $19, surety bond as a guarantee for construction of improvements to New Centre Road (County Route #627) for the development of Block 145, Lots 36 & 37 Hillsborough Township, as a 105 lot residential subdivision known as Hillsborough Chase located on New Centre Road HUMAN SERVICES Robert Zaborowski, Freeholder Liaison Authorizing execution of Consolidated Funding Application, January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007, $2,712, state funds Authorizing Modification to R entitled Authorizing Somerset County to accept Workforce Investment Act Funding from the State Department of Labor, July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007, $1,530, to accept an additional $249, from State Department of Labor and Workforce Development for said period. 3

4 FINANCE - Rick Fontana, Freeholder Liaison 06 Insertion of Special Items of Revenue into the 2006 Somerset County Budget: -740 Bulletproof Vest Partnership. $4, Federal Funding, $4, County Funding -741 NJ Sex Offender Central Internet Registry, $5, Traumatic Loss Intervention for Youth, $12, JAIBG NJACYSC Fall Conference, $50, Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law enforcement Assistance Formula Grant, $92, Federal Funds passed through state, $92, county match -745 SANE/SART Project, $94, Local Core Capacity for Bioterrorism Preparedness, $592, FREEHOLDERS Supporting the New Jersey Department of Transportation s Route 22 Sustainable Corridor Short-Term Improvements MOTION TO ADOPT CONSENT AGENDA SECOND VOTE 4

5 REGULAR MEETING NEW BUSINESS AWARD OF CONTRACT - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES/EUS Camp, Dresser and McKee, Edison, NJ, GIS consulting services, not to exceed $142, Edwards & Kelcey, Morristown, NJ, Construction Engineering Services for the Rehabilitation of Duer Street Bridge #M1001 over the Green Brook, North Plainfield Borough/City of Plainfield, Somerset County/Union County, not to exceed $119, PMK Group, Cranford, NJ, Preliminary Environmental Assessment/Limited Site Investigation Activities Related to the Restoration and Exposition of stone arch Bridge (CIRCA 1731) #H0711 at Railroad Avenue over a former branch of the Green Brook between Bound Brook Borough, Somerset County and Middlesex Borough, Middlesex County, not to exceed $27, Valuation Consultants, Inc., Martinsville, NJ, Real Property Appraisal Services for Proposed Interchange at Route 22 and Chimney Rock Road, Bridgewater Township, not to exceed $39, Maguire Group Inc., Lawrenceville, NJ, Engineering Design Services for the Replacement of Belle Mead-Blawenburg Road Bridge #D0301 over a Tributary to Back Brook, Montgomery Township, not to exceed $160, KC Engineering, P.C., New York, NY, Engineering Design Services for the Rehabilitation of Washington Avenue Bridge #L0903 over the Green Brook, Greenbrook Township/Borough of Dunellen, Somerset County/Middlesex County, not to exceed $198, ENGINEERING/PUBLIC WORKS Denise Coyle, Freeholder Liaison Confirming emergency repairs to vapor recovery system, 750 East Main Street, Bridgewater and authorizing payment to Independence Constructors, Bridgewater, NJ, $29,

6 Authorizing Change Order #1 and Final Payment for R adopted February 21, 2006 to A. Spatz & Sons, Inc. Berkeley Heights, NJ, for Intersection Improvements at Great Road and Cherry Valley, Montgomery Township, Original Cont $677,381.34, Change Order # 1 (Final) $63,304.98, new Contract Amount $740, PURCHASING/AWARD OF CONTRACTS - Rick Fontana, Freeholder Liaison Day Ford, Monroeville, PA, Two (2) Ford Five Hundred All Wheel Drive Four Door Sedans, Co-operative Pricing Bid not to exceed $21, / Unit Cost, $42, total, 4 bidders Day Ford, Inc., Monroeville, PA, (2) 2007 Chevrolet Impalas with Police Packages for the Prosecutor s Office, State Contract not to exceed $35, (1 of these vehicles replaces a 2006 Chevrolet Impala with Police Package originally authorized on May 16, 2006, R06-323) Winner Ford, Cherry Hill, NJ, Two (2) Hot / Cold Meal Delivery Vehicles, Cooperative Pricing Bid not to exceed $41, / Unit Cost, $82, total, 2 bidders Michael C. Fina Corporate Sales, Inc., New York, NY, Employees Retirement & Service Awards, Cooperative Pricing Bid not to exceed $33,250.00, second of two-year contract American Amenities Inc, Woodinville, WA - Disc. from list price on items not specified- 15%; ATD American Co, Wyncote, PA - Disc. from list price on items not specified- 0; Bob Barker Co, Varina, NC - Disc. from list price on items not specified- 0; Charm-Tex Inc, Brooklyn, NY - Disc. from list price on items not specified- 5 10%; Tabb Textile Co, Opelika, AL - Disc. from list price on items not specified- 0, Linens, Personal Care Products & Miscellaneous for County Jail, Cooperative Pricing Bid not to exceed $97,000.00, second of two-year contract Frank Lurch Demolition Co., LLC, Avon by the Sea, NJ, Demolition of 150 Peapack Road (Ash Cottage at Natirar) Including Asbestos Removal and Unregulated Underground Storage Tank Removal, Bedminster Township, not to exceed $29,890.00, 7 bidders Océ Imagistics, Ewing, NJ, cost per copy agreement for CPS800 color copier for the Print Shop, 60 month contract, Not to exceed $53, base plus overage/year, NJ State GSA Community Home Care, Somerville, NJ, Public Health Nursing & Health Services, Competitive Contract not to exceed $5,952.00, Fifth year of contract. 6

7 PLANNING BOARD - Peter S. Palmer, Freeholder Liaison Authorizing the Funding Participation by the County of Somerset in connection with the purchase of Development Easement Rights by Bedminster Township under the PIG Grant Program over Block 41, Lots 2 and 2.01 (Harms Farm), 30.5 acres, $585, State Agriculture Development Committee (60%) percent) estimated at $351,360.00, the County of Somerset (15%) estimated at $110,000.00, Bedminster Township will contribute the balance of the purchase price. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT Authorizing Acceptance of Enhanced Grant from the State of Jersey, Office of Technology, $122, and Insertion of Item of Revenue into the Budget for Enhanced Grant FINANCE - Rick Fontana, Freeholder Liaison Payment of claims And ratifying payment of claims Establishing a New Petty Cash Fund for the Somerset County Election Board FREEHOLDERS Authorizing Thomas C. Miller to execute an Order pursuant to an Application made on behalf of Wayne J. Forrest Resolution urging Bipartisan Action by the State Legislature on Ethics Reform Opposing the Amended Uses of the new State Sales Tax Authorizing Execution of Lease with Warren Street Partners, LLC for premises located at Warren Street and Veterans Memorial Parkway, Somerville Borough, 25,594 square feet of office space, twenty (20) years, at a term rent of $21.00 per square foot for the first year through May 31, 2012 and $21.00 per square foot plus CPI for the remainder of the term. 7

8 Added Regarding Authorization to enter into an Agreement with Richard J. Grosso, Jr. and Mary Grosso, H/W, for the purchase of part of lot 35, block 1001, Montgomery Township, 27 acres in the amount of $723,600.00, as well as associated costs in an amount not to exceed 5% of the purchase price. 8

SECTION 1: SECTION 2:

SECTION 1: SECTION 2: BOND ORDINANCE PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION OF $9,158,250 FOR VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS AND PURPOSES FOR AND BY THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY, AND AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $8,700,338 BONDS OR NOTES OF