February 17, 2009
A Budget Meeting of the Township Council of the Township of
Roxbury was held on February 17, 2009 at 1715 Route 46, Ledgewood, New Jersey
at 7:30 PM.
OPEN PUBLIC MEETING STATEMENT
Adequate notice of this meeting of the Township Council of
the Township of Roxbury was given as required by the Open Public Meetings Act
as follows: Notice was faxed to the
Daily Record, the Newark Star Ledger and the Roxbury Register on December 17,
2008; notice was posted on the bulletin board in the main hallway of the
Municipal Building on December 17, 2008.
ROLL CALL (present):
Mayor Kathy DeFillippo, Deputy Mayor Jim Rilee, Councilmen Gary
Behrens, Fred Hall, and Timothy Smith
ALSO PRESENT: Christopher
Raths, Township Manager and BettyLou DeCroce, Township Clerk
Absent: Councilmen
Martin Schmidt and Richard Zoschak
Mayor DeFillippo amended the agenda to open the meeting for Public Portion
No Comment
Mayor DeFillippo closed the Public Portion of the meeting
REPORTS OF COUNCIL LIAISON REPRESENTATIVES, COUNCIL
COMMITTEES AND OLD BUSINESS/NEW BUSINESS
1) 2009 Capital Budget Department
Review
a. Parks and Recreation
Mr. Raths stated that Dave Stierli, Director of Parks and
Recreation, will not be available for tonight’s meeting, but will attend the Budget
meeting of March 3, 2009.
b. Buildings and Grounds
Mr. Raths stated that Dave Stierli, Director of Parks and
Recreation, will not be available for tonight’s meeting, but will attend the
Budget meeting of March 3, 2009.
c. Engineering
Mr. Smith asked for more information about the large dollar
amount being recommended for Lake Silver Springs. Mike
Kobylarz, Township Engineer/Director of Public Works, stated that the
owners of Lake Silver Springs claim that the Township’s drainage system, in
that area, discharges sediments, oil and other contaminants into their
lake. The funds would be used to install
a storm water inceptor to redirect the water from the lake. The Council asked for the reasons for moving
forward at this time. Mr. Raths stated
that this has been in the Capital plan for at least three to four years. He will re-evaluate the necessity of getting
this taken care of in this budget and get back to Council.
Mr. Hall asked what the starting and ending locations would
be for the Berkshire Valley Road
resurfacing project. Mr. Kobylarz stated
that it would begin at the Jefferson border
and end at the Mill Road
intersection. Mr. Kobylarz stated that
the application to the NJDOT for this project also includes a bike/pedestrian
path in the stretch being resurfaced.
The Council discussed the plans for Shore Hills drainage
and, also, the stream stabilization and dredging plans for Succasunna Lake.
d. Water and Sewer
Mr. Smith asked about the costs associated with the DPW
facility. Mr. Raths stated that the
sewer and water utilities have to allocate money regarding the facility. Mr. Blood, Assistant Director of Public
Works, stated that the costs associated with the Gulf Hill pump station are
routine. Mr. Kobylarz explained some of
the details of the Phase I of the Water Master Plan to the Council. Mr. Blood discussed the advantages of the
automated meter reading system and the anticipated savings that it will
generate.
Council members discussed the savings that would be
associated with the advancement of the proposed window replacement project at
the Municipal Building and the possibility of
receiving State funds if improvements, as recommended by an Energy Audit, are
completed within a certain amount of time.
Discussion took place regarding the purchase of computer
diagnostic software for the trucks or possible sharing of the equipment with
the Board of Education or surrounding municipalities.
2) 2009 Operating
Budget Discussion
MATTERS
REQUESTED/REFERRED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS, MANAGER, ATTORNEY OR CLERK
Mr. Hall asked Mr. Raths to reply to the Board of Education
regarding their request to have us supply them with a list of “hazardous roads”
and the reasons why the Council will not do that.
PUBLIC
PORTION
Mayor DeFillippo opened the meeting for Public Portion
No Comment
Mayor DeFillippo closed the Public Portion of the meeting
DRAFT ORDINANCES
FOR DISCUSSION
None
INTRODUCTION OF
PROPOSED ORDINANCES
None
HEARING AND
ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING
None
DRAFT RESOLUTION
FOR DISCUSSION
None
INTRODUCTION AND
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS
None
COMMUNICATIONS
February 13, 2009
EXECUTIVE SESSION
None
ADJOURNMENT
At 9:30 PM, Mr. Smith made a motion to adjourn. Deputy Mayor Rilee seconded the motion.
Roll Call: All
in Favor – Yes
Submitted By:
________________________________
BettyLou DeCroce
Township Clerk
MINUTES APPROVED BY
COUNCIL
DATE: March 10, 2009
ROLL CALL: Mr. Schmidt – yes Mr. Behrens – yes
Mr.
Hall – yes Mr. Smith – yes
Deputy
Mayor Rilee - yes
