Agenda: June 12, 2023

Township Council Regular Meeting

6:00 p.m.—Executive Session, closed to the public
7:00 p.m.—Regular Meeting, open to the public

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 830 4980 3307. 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.

YouTube of the  June 12, 2023 council meeting

June 12, 2023 Agenda Backup Updated 6/12/2023

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. STATEMENT: Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided to the public and the press on January 6, 2023 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. ROLL CALL

4. EXECUTIVE SESSION – Resolution #23-148 – Resolution to Enter into Executive Session Collective Bargaining 

______________________________AT 7:00 PM ___________________________________

1. CALL TO ORDER 

2. STATEMENT: Adequate Notice of this Regular Meeting was provided to the public and the press on January 6, 2023 and was posted at 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

   The Mary Jane Joint, LLC 

6. PUBLIC COMMENTS (For Current Agenda Items Only, Limited to 3 Minutes Per Person)

7. ITEM FOR DISCUSSION  

Ordinance #23-16: Bond Ordinance Providing for the Improvement of the Sanitary Sewerage System in and by the Township of Vernon, in the County of Sussex, New Jersey, Appropriating $4,316,500 Therefor and Authorizing the Issuance of $822,000 Bonds or Notes of the Township for Financing Such Appropriation

8. REVIEW OF BILLS LIST 

9. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

   May 22, 2023 – Regular Meeting

10. CONSENT AGENDA 

   Resolution #23-138: Approving a Solicitor’s Permit – Erika Rivera, Reality Empire 

   Resolution #23-149: Renewal of Liquor Licenses in the Township of Vernon for the 2023-2024 Licensing Term

   Resolution #23-150: Refund for Totally Disabled Veteran (Block 527 Lot 515 – Soricelli)

   Resolution #23-151: Refund for Totally Disabled Veteran (Block 527 Lot 515 – Soricelli)    

   Resolution #23-152: Canceling Taxes for Total Disabled Veteran (Block 527 Lot 115 – Soricelli)

   Resolution #23-153: A Resolution Reappointing Kristen Umansky as Tax Assessor for the Township of Vernon

   Resolution #23-154: Chapter 159 Resolution Requesting Approval of Revenue and Appropriation Amending the 2023 Budget as a Revenue and Appropriation of $61,134.79  

   Resolution #23-155: Chapter 159 Resolution Requesting Approval of Revenue and Appropriation Amending the 2023 Budget as a Revenue and Appropriation of $3,453,972.00

   Resolution #23-156: Resolution of the Township of Vernon, County of Sussex, State of New Jersey, Authorizing the Hiring Emergency Medical Services Through the Competitive Contracting Process

   Resolution #23-157: Resolution Authorizing the Sale of Surplus Vehicles and Equipment No Longer Needed for Public Use on an Online Auction

   Resolution #23-158: Resolution of the Township of Vernon, County of Sussex, State of New Jersey, Awarding RFP 4-2023 Engineering Services CY23 Sewer Expansion Project to Dewberry Engineers

   Resolution #23-159: Authorizing for Participation in the County of Sussex Volunteer Fire and Emergency Medical Services Grant Program Funded by the American Rescue Plan Act’s (ARPA) Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSLFRF), Assistance Listing #21.027

   Resolution #23-160: Approving a Charitable Solicitor’s Permit: McAfee Volunteer Fire Department

   Resolution #23-161: Approving a Solicitor’s Permit – Power Home Remodeling

   Resolution #23-162: Resolution Confirming Peter Laemers as Judge of the Vernon Township Municipal Court

   Resolution #23-163: A Resolution to Terminate All Participation Under the State Health Benefits Plan (Including Medical and Prescription Drug Plan Coverage)

   Resolution #23-164: Resolution to Join North Jersey Municipal Employee Benefits Fund

   Resolution #23-165: Resolution of the Township Council of the Township of Vernon in Support of an Adult-Use Cannabis Retailer License for Mary Jane Joint, LLC

   Resolution #23-166: Resolution Authorizing the Execution of an Amendment to the Shared Service Agreement Between the Township of Vernon and the Borough of Hamburg for Animal Control Services

   Resolution #23-167: Authorizing a Sidebar Agreement Between the New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association Local #285 and the Township of Vernon Regarding Retirement Terms

   Resolution #23-168: Authorizing a Sidebar Agreement Between the New Jersey State Policemen’s  Benevolent Association Local #285 and the Township of Vernon for Payment During State PBA Leave

   Resolution #23-169: Authoring Execution of Memorandum of Agreement for the Collective Bargaining Agreement for 2024-2028 Between the Township of Vernon and New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association Local No. 285

   Resolution #23-170: Renewal of Inactive Liquor License (T&Z Holding Co. LLC) Requiring Special Ruling in the Township of Vernon for the 2023-2024 Licensing Term

   Resolution #23-171: Renewal of Inactive Liquor License (JD Vernon Lodge and Inn LLC) Requiring Special Ruling in the Township of Vernon for the 2019-2020 Licensing Term

   Resolution #23-172: A Resolution Rescinding Resolution #22-184 Entitled “Renewal of Pocket Liquor License (JD Vernon Lodge and Inn LLC) Requiring Special Ruling in the Township of Vernon for the 2021-2022 Licensing Term”

   Resolution #23-173: A Resolution Rescinding Resolution #22-197 Entitled “Renewal of Pocket Liquor License (JD Vernon Lodge and Inn LLC) Requiring Special Ruling in the Township of Vernon for the 2022-2023 Licensing Term”

 11. INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE 

   Ordinance #23-16: Bond Ordinance Providing for the Improvement of the Sanitary Sewerage System in and by the Township of Vernon, in the County of Sussex, New Jersey, Appropriating $4,316,500 Therefor and Authorizing the Issuance of $822,000 Bonds or Notes of the Township for Financing Such Appropriation 

12. PUBLIC HEARING/2^ND READING OF ORDINANCES 

   Ordinance #23-14: Capital Ordinance

   Ordinance #23-15: Bond Ordinance Appropriating $2,861,000, and Authorizing the Issuance of $2,432,486 Bonds or Notes of the Township, for Various Improvements of Purposes Authorized to be Undertaken by the Township of Vernon, in the County of Sussex, New Jersey  

13. PUBLIC COMMENT (Limited to 5 Minutes On Any Topic)         

14. MAYOR COMMENTS

15. COUNCIL COMMENTS 

16. COUNCIL PRESIDENT COMMENTS 

17. ADJOURNMENT