Agenda: April 11, 2022

Township Council Regular Meeting

Time: 7:00 p.m.

This township council meeting will be hybrid. The public can access the meeting via Zoom Webinar or come to the meeting in person at the municipal building. The meeting ID is 864 8904 1843. You may also call in by dialing 1-929-205-6099.

Guidelines for attending the meeting in person:

There shall be a maximum of seventy-five (75) public participants allowed in the council chambers during any hybrid meeting. All public participants attending a hybrid meeting in-person must maintain three (3) feet of distance between their chairs except that family members may elect to move their chairs together. Reading of e-mails into the meeting minutes will not be required, they may be entered by acclamation.

1. Call to Order
2. Statement: Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided to the public and the press on January 14, 2022 and January 18, 2022 and was posted on the bulletin board in the municipal building in accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A. 10:4-7.
3. Salute to the Flag
4. Roll Call
5. Presentation
   1. Potential Redevelopment - Legends Property, Block 525, Lots 18 & 19
6. Discussion Item
   1. Grant Writer
7. Mayor Comments
8. Public Comments (For current agenda items only, limited to 3 minutes per person)
9. Review of Bills List
10. Minutes
    1. March 14, 2022—Regular Meeting
    2. March 21, 2022—Special Meeting
    3. March 28, 2022—Regular Meeting
11. Consent Agenda
    1. Resolution #22-85: A Resolution of the Township Council of the Township of Vernon, County of Sussex, and State of New Jersey in Support of Amending Title 35 of the New Jersey Revised Statutes to Permit the Publication of Legal Notices by Government Entities on Official Government Websites Instead of in Newspapers
    2. Resolution #22-86: A Resolution Authorizing Emergency Procurement of Fuel for Daily Operations of the Township of Vernon
    3. Resolution #22-87: Refund for Exempt Property (Block 315 Lot 3 - Frances Bonfiglio)
    4. Resolution #22-88: Refund Overpayment (Block 531 Lot 111 - Eric Ring)
    5. Resolution #22-89: Refund Overpayment (Block 531 Lot 123 - Lereta)
    6. Resolution #22-90: Refund Overpayment (Block 531 Lot 96 - Lereta)
    7. Resolution #22-91: Refund Overpayment (Block 526 Lot 239 - Sorgenti)
    8. Resolution #22-92: Resolution Authorizing an Agreement Between Township of Vernon and AFSCME Local 3181 (Rank and File Unit) For 2022-2024
    9. Resolution #22-93: A Resolution Expressing Community Support for Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Projects
    10. Resolution #22-94: A Resolution Expressing Community Support for Transportation Projects
    11. Resolution #22-95: A Resolution Expressing Community Support for Senior Citizen Projects
    12. Resolution #22-96: Authorizing Contracts with Certain Approved State Contract Vendors Route 23 Auto Mall State Contract 17-Fleet-00241
12. Public Hearing/2nd Reading of Ordinance
    1. Ordinance #22-07: Calendar Year 2022 Ordinance to Exceed the Municipal Budget Appropriation Limits and to Establish a Cap Bank (N.J.S.A. 40A: 4-45.14)
    2. Ordinance #22-08: Bond Ordinance Providing for the Acquisition of a New Fire Truck by the Township of Vernon, in the County of Sussex, New Jersey, Appropriating $655,000 Therefor and Authorizing the Issuance of $424,047 Bonds or Notes of the Township for Financing Such Appropriation
13. Public Comments (Limited to 5 minutes on any topic)
14. Council Comments
15. Council President Comments
16. Adjournment