Agenda: August 22, 2022

Township Council Regular Meeting

Time: 7:00 PM – VIA ZOOM WEBINAR OR IN PERSON (HYBRID)

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, this council meeting was a hybrid meeting meaning the public could access the meeting via a Zoom Webinar or attend the meeting in person at the municipal building.

Youtube video of the August 22, council regular

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 was provided to the public and the press on January 14, 2022 and July 29, 2022 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

    Indoveda LLC – Retail Cannabis License Application (Resolution #22-208)

6. REVIEW OF BILLS LIST

7. MAYOR COMMENTS

8. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

    July 12, 2022 – Special Executive Session

    July 25, 2022 – Regular Meeting

    August 8, 2022 – Regular Meeting

    August 8, 2022 – Executive Session 

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

10. CONSENT AGENDA

Resolution #22-208:  Resolution of the Township Council of the Township of Vernon in Support of an Adult-Use Cannabis Retailer License for Indoveda LLC

Resolution #22-209: Resolution Authorizing Grant Applications to the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs for Firefighter Gear

Resolution #22-210: Resolution Authorizing Fireworks to be Displayed on October 28, 2022 within the Township of Vernon

Resolution #22-211: Refund Overpayment (Block 526 Lot 183 – Malcolm Rogowski)

Resolution #22-212: Refund Overpayment (Block 197 Lot 30 – Town Title Agency, LLC)

Resolution #22-213: Refund Overpayment (Various Blocks and Lots-Mark & Annmarie Zaremba)

Resolution #22-214: Refund Overpayment (Block 234 Lot 62 – Lereta)

Resolution #22-215: Authorizing the Collective Bargaining Agreement with American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees and Vernon Township

Resolution #22-216: Chapter 159 Resolution Requesting Approval of Revenue and Appropriation Amending the 2022 Budget as a Revenue and Appropriation of $38,000.00

Resolution #22-217: Authorizing the Award of a Required Disclosure Contract with Granicus for Compliance Software

Resolution #22-218: Resolution Opposing the Proposed Increases to the State Health Benefits Program

11. INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE

Ordinance #22-16 – Ordinance of the Township of Vernon, County of Sussex, State of New Jersey, to Repeal and Replace Chapter 170 of the Municipal Code Entitled “Cable Television and Communications” and to Grant Municipal Consent for the Operation of a Cable Television System within the Township of Vernon, New Jersey to CSC TKR, LLC

12. PUBLIC HEARING/2^ND READING OF ORDINANCE

Ordinance #22-15 – An Ordinance of the Township of Vernon, County of Sussex, State of New Jersey, Amending and Supplementing Chapter 5 of the Municipal Code of the Township of Vernon

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

14. COUNCIL COMMENTS

15. COUNCIL PRESIDENT COMMENTS     

16. ADJOURNMENT