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TOWNSHIP
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May 20, 2009
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TOWNSHIP MEETING
MAY 20, 2009
The regular scheduled meeting of the Mayor and
Committee of the Township of Oxford was held on May
20, 2009 in the Township Municipal Building, 11
Green Street, Oxford, New Jersey.
Deputy Mayor Bonnie Riley announced that the meeting
had been properly advertised in compliance with the
OPMA of 1975 and called the meeting to order at 6:05
PM.
In attendance were Bonnie Riley, William Bray, Alex
Lazorisak, Michael Finelli, Katrina
Campbell (substitute for Michael Lavery) and Sheila
L. Oberly.
Everyone stood and recited the flag salute.
Mrs. Riley stated that the tax and sewer reports for
April 2009 are available to the public in the back
of the room.
Mrs. Riley made a motion, seconded by Mr. Bray and
passed unanimously on roll call
vote to have Alex Lazorisak assume all of Angelo
Accetturo’s appointments: Class I
Member to the Oxford Land Use Board, Liaison to
Pollution Control Financing
Authority, Warren County Pequest River Municipal
Utility Authority and Warren County
Board of Chosen Freeholders.
On motion by Mrs. Riley and seconded by Mr.
Lazorisak to appoint Alex Lazorisak as
Mayor of Oxford Township for the remainder of 2009.
Mr. Bray voted No.
Resolution 2009-43 Introduction of the 2009 Budget
was tabled until later in the
meeting.
Mr. Finelli submitted the “blue and orange map”
showing the Highlands Module 1. On
the map, the blue portion shows non-developable land
and the orange section shows
developable land, which there is a long list of
requirements that make the properties
non-developable and developable. Mr. Finelli stated
that Module I is specific to terminology relative to
the Highlands Plan conformance progress. As of
today, the Highland Council has approved Module I
and now the township can start on Module II. Module
II may refine or revise this map based on additional
requirements. There are a total of seven modules,
which will develop a build-out numbers for
municipalities. The ultimate build-out numbers for
municipalities will relate to the Township COAH
obligations, which will be addressed in the Housing
Element and Fair Share Plan, which is due in
December.
Mr. Finelli said it is imperative to set up a
meeting with the Highlands Council in regard to the
Oxford Textile property since this property may not
be approved as a future wastewater service area.
Lloyd Tubman, Attorney for Oxford Textile stated
that New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection created this dilemma with
the PRMUA plant and the present
sewer service areas. NJDEP rules require that every
six years that the wastewater
management plan be updated. Warren County is the
only county in the state of New
Jersey that requires that each township create a
Wastewater Management Plan.
On motion by Mr. Lazorisak seconded by Mr. Bray and
passed unanimously on roll call
vote to have Mrs. Riley contact Eileen Swan from the
Highland Council to set up a
meeting date to discuss the OTI property.
On motion by Mrs. Riley and seconded by Mr. Bray to
approve the meeting minutes of
April 1st and 15th, 2009. Mr. Lazorisak abstained.
William Colantano distributed worksheets to the
Committee and stated that there are two line items
that are understated and may need to be modified.
The two items:
Streets and Roads O/E Budgeted $40,000 to be
increased to $56,000
Municipal Courts Budgeted $43,000 to be increased to
$53,000
Court-Salaries Budgeted -0- to be increased to $
3,800
Mr. Lazorisak suggested that Bill Colantano, Dawn
Stanchina and Bonnie Riley set up a meeting to
discuss what amount should be budgeted for Streets
and Roads-O/E,
Municipal Court and Court Salary and report back to
the Committee at the June 17, 2009 Township meeting.
Mr. Colantano stated that the 2009 budget is using
$353,000, from the surplus balance
leaving a $102,000 balance. This amount that is left
in surplus, is lower than normal.
RESOLUTION 2009-43
MUNICIPAL BUDGET NOTICE
Municipal Budget of the Township of Oxford, County
of Warren
for the Fiscal Year 2009
BE IT RESOLVED, that the following statements of
revenues and appropriations
shall constitute the Municipal Budget for the year
2009:
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that said Budget is to be
published in the Star Gazette
in the issue of June 4, 2009:
The Governing Body of the Township of Oxford does
hereby approve the following as
the Budget for the year 2009:
RECORDED VOTE:
AYES NAYS ABSTAINED ABSENT
Alex Lazorisak
William Bray Bonnie Riley
Notice is hereby given that the Budget and Tax
Resolution was approved by the
Governing Body of the Township of Oxford, County of
Warren on May 20, 2009.
A hearing on the Budget and Tax Resolution will be
held at the Oxford Township
Municipal Building, 11 Green Street, Oxford, NJ at
6:00 PM on June 17, 2009 at which
time and place objections are to be said.
Budget and Tax Resolution for the year 2009 may be
presented by taxpayers or other
interested persons.
On motion by Mr. Bray and seconded by Mr. Lazorisak
to adopt Resolution 2009-43
Introduction of the 2009 Budget. Mrs. Riley voted
No.
RESOLUTION 2009-53
REFUNDING TAX SALE CERTIFICATE #512
THAT WAS REDEEMED
WHEREAS, the property owned by Brad J Kelly and
Elinor Kiesling, also
known as Block 10, Lot 14 located at 34 Buckley Ave
had unpaid 2008 sewer service
charges and was sold at a Tax Sale held on April 6,
2009 by the Oxford Township Tax
Collector; and
WHEREAS, Plymouth Park Tax Services, LLC of PO Box
2288, Morristown,
NJ 07962-2288 was the successful bidder of the above
stated property; and the amount of
the Tax Sale consisted of taxes, sewer service
charges, interests and other costs, and
totaled $763.48 and is represented by Tax Sale
Certificate #512; and
WHEREAS, Bank of America Corp. paid $778.75 on April
20, 2009 to the
Oxford Township Tax Collector to satisfy the
outstanding Tax Sale Certificate;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and
Township
Committee of the Township of Oxford on this 20th day
of May 2009 that the Chief
Financial Officer be authorized to draw a check
payable to Plymouth Park Tax Services,
LLC in the amount of $778.75 for the redemption of
Tax Sale Certificate #512 and
forward such check to the Tax Collector for further
processing; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a premium paid at tax
sale in the amount of
$900.00 be also refunded to Plymouth Park Tax
Services, LLC at the same address, with the check
being forwarded to the Tax Collector for further
processing.
On motion by Mr. Bray, seconded by Mrs. Riley and
passed unanimously on roll call
vote to adopt Resolution 2009-53 Tax Sale
Certificate #512.
RESOLUTION 2009-54
REFUNDING TAX SALE CERTIFICATE #503
THAT WAS REDEEMED
WHEREAS, the property owned by Brian M & Nancy A
Venezia, also known as
Block 1.01, Lot 27 located at 99 Jonestown Road had
unpaid 2008 sewer service charges and was sold at a
Tax Sale held on April 6, 2009 by the Oxford
Township Tax Collector;
and
WHEREAS, 33 Somerset St., LLC of 7 Riveredge Dr.,
Fairfield, NJ 07004-1013
was the successful bidder of the above stated
property; and the amount of the Tax Sale consisted
of sewer service charges, interests and other costs,
and totaled $764.76 and is represented by Tax Sale
Certificate #503; and
WHEREAS, Bank of America Corp. paid $792.06 on May
18, 2009 to the
Oxford Township Tax Collector to satisfy the
outstanding Tax Sale Certificate;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and
Township
Committee of the Township of Oxford on this 20th day
of May 2009 that the Chief
Financial Officer be authorized to draw a check
payable to 33 Somerset St, LLC in the
amount of $792.06 for the redemption of Tax Sale
Certificate #503 and forward such
check to the Tax Collector for further processing;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a premium paid at tax
sale in the amount of
$300.00 be also refunded to 33 Somerset St., LLC at
the same address, with the check being forwarded to
the Tax Collector for further processing.
On motion by Mrs. Riley, seconded by Mr. Bray and
passed unanimously on roll call
vote to adopt Resolution 2009-54 Tax Sale
Certificate #503.
Mayor Lazorisak read the following two
proclamations:
TOWNSHIP OF OXFORD
11 Green Street www.oxfordnj.org Phone: 908-453-3098
Oxford, NJ 07863 Fax: 908-453-3787
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Ovarian Cancer is called the “Silent
Disease” because its symptoms
are often vague or subtle; and
WHEREAS, Ovarian Cancer is the fifth leading cause
of cancer deaths among
women and the leading cause of gynecologic cancer
death in the United States;
Each year, more than 22,000 women are diagnosed with
the disease and
approximately 16,000 die from it; and
WHEREAS, If detected in its early stages, survival
from ovarian cancer is 90-95
percent. Yet the five-year survival rate for the
disease is only 28 percent, because it
is so difficult to detect early; and
WHEREAS, The Turn the Towns Teal campaign was
launched by Gail MacNeil
during her ten year battle of ovarian cancer.
WHEREAS, Kaleidoscope of Hope (KOH), the Atlantic
Health System and the
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition-Northern NJ (NOCC)
are partnering to
promote awareness of ovarian cancer through the Turn
the Towns Teal campaign.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IF RESOLVED that the Mayor and
Committee of the
Township of Oxford declare September 2009 as Ovarian
Cancer Awareness Month
and support Turn The Towns Teal awareness campaign.
TOWNSHIP OF OXFORD
11 Green Street www.oxfordnj.org Phone: 908-453-3098
Oxford, NJ 07863 Fax: 908-453-3787
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Myasthenia Gravis is a neuro-muscular
disease striking children
and adults, affecting control of voluntary muscles
and afflicting several hundred of
our fellow New Jerseyans; and
WHEREAS, the symptoms of this disorder include, but
are not limited to,
difficulty moving, breathing, swallowing, speaking
and seeing; and
WHEREAS, the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of
America, Inc. is a non-profit
organization founded, “to facilitate the timely
diagnosis, and optimal care of
individuals affected by myasthenia gravis and
closely related disorders, and to
improve their lives through programs of patient
services, public information,
medical research, professional education, advocacy,
and patient care,” and
WHEREAS, Myasthenia Gravis is one of the major
neuromuscular disorder
affecting residents of New Jersey: and
WHEREAS, it is fitting to recognize the many
physicians who demonstrate an
untiring effort to treat this disease and search for
a cure;
NOW, THEREFORE, I Alex Lazorisak, Mayor of Oxford
Township, Warren
County, State of New Jersey, do hereby proclaim the
month of
JUNE 2009
AS
MYASTHENIA GRAVIS AWAFENESS MONTH
ENGINEERS REPORT:
Mr. Finelli said that a grant application was
submitted to the New Jersey Department of
Transportation for repair of Buckley Avenue.
ATTORNEY’S REPORT:
All items are for Executive Session.
Mr. Bray stated that he would be meeting with the
police and PBA for contract
negotiations in early June.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Joan Mulligan asked if a police merger is still
being discussed. Mr. Bray said that he has put all
conversations on hold about a police merger with
Washington Township until a third committee member
was appointed and had a chance to review the
proposal.
Diane Hooper asked about merging with Belvidere and
Mansfield Township. Mr. Bray
said that he heard nothing back from Belvidere and
Mansfield did not want to pursue a contract with
Oxford.
Mr. Phillips asked if the Township could share
employees with the Oxford Central
School. Mrs. Riley stated that the Township already
mows the school grass and does
some repairs on the outside of the school building.
Mrs. Hissim stated that at the corner of Henderson
Street and Share Place, there is a big hole with a
grate that has pipes sticking up in the air. She
said someone is going to get hurt. Mrs. Riley said
that Lou Accetturo, DPW Supervisor would inspect the
damage and report back to her.
Calvin Inscho asked if the Township would give him
permission to put up a fence over
the sewer pipe in his yard. He submitted a letter to
the Township asking for a waiver.
Mr. Lazorisak said he would give the letter to our
attorney for review.
Mr. Bray made a motion, seconded by Mr. Lazorisak
and passed unanimously on roll call vote to grant
installation of the fence subject to attorney and
engineer’s review and a signed letter.
Loraine May stated that she personally would like to
keep the police in Oxford. She said she would like
to clarify police merger-different police
departments come together and form one department
and shared services-other township come when they
are able.
End of Public Comment at 9:25 PM.
On motion by Mr. Lazorisak, seconded by Mr. Bray and
passed unanimously on roll call vote to have a five
minute recess.
On motion by Mr. Bray, seconded by Mrs. Riley and
passed unanimously on roll call
vote to return to open session.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
WHEREAS, Section 8 of the Open Public Meeting Act,
Chapter 231, P.L. 1975, permits
the exclusion of the public from a meeting in
certain circumstances, and
WHEREAS, this public body is of the opinion that
such circumstances presently exist.
1. The public shall be excluded from the discussion
of any action upon the
hereinafter-specific subject matter.
2. The general nature of the subject matter to be
discussed is: one contractual
matter, (Cambridge). and litigation matter (50 Wall
Street).
On motion by Mrs. Riley and seconded by Mr. Bray to
enter into Executive Session at
9:40 PM.
At 10:40 PM, the Committee entered into Open
Session.
Mr. Lazorisak stated that Mr. Finelli has gotten
preliminary numbers for the clean up of OxWall with
a figure around $700,000, on the high end. He will
continue to do more
investigation work; the Mayor and Mr. Finelli will
talk to some developers and look at all the options
before the Township proceeds.
Mr. Lazorisak authorized Bonnie Riley, Deputy Mayor
to perform a marriage ceremony
on June 25, 2009 between Robert Sweigert and Heather
Nicole Tobias-Leonardo.
Mr. Lazorisak will contact Mr. Popinko to have his
attorney contact Mr. Lavery.
On motion by Mrs. Riley, seconded by Mr. Lazorisak
and passed unanimously on roll
call vote to pass all the bills listed on the May
20, 2009 Bill List.
On motion by Mr. Lazorisak, seconded by Mrs. Riley
and passed unanimously on roll
call vote to adjourn the meeting at 10:50 PM.
__________________________
Sheila L. Oberly, RMC
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