Transient Vendor Proposal Set For Moorestown Introduction

MOORESTOWN, NJ — A proposed change to Moorestown’s legislation involving transient vendors is up for introduction when council meets Monday night.

Moorestown Council will meet on Monday night, June 24, 7 p.m. at town hall, 111 West Second Street. Council will hold a closed session discussion at 7 p.m., with the meeting opening to the public at 7:30 p.m.

The closed session concerns affordable housing issues, and is closed to the public due to attorney-client privilege.

The proposed change to the transient vendor ordinance was suggested by Moorestown Police Chief Lee Lieber. The ordinance would change the current practice which requires the vendor to pay $75 for each employee working the event and requires the police department to conduct a background check on each employee.

Under this proposal, the owner/operator of each vendor would still be required to file an application to receive a permit and obtain a background check conducted by the police department.

However, owner/operator would, in turn, be required to conduct the background check (the same background check utilized by the police department) of employees working the event and certify that the background checks will be available on the day of the event for inspection.

The owner/operator would also be required to certify that no employees with criminal backgrounds would be permitted to work the event without prior notification to the police department and its approval. Read more here: Change To Moorestown Transient Vendor Background Checks Possible

A public hearing and final vote will be held on a proposal to set aside an additional $200,000 and borrow an additional $190,000 in bonds or notes for the resurfacing of Garwood Road. In June of last year, Moorestown Council passed legislation to set aside $725,000, including borrowing $451,250 in bonds or notes, for the project. The design for the project was completed in the spring, according to officials.

However, the bids the township received on May 15 came in higher than what was previously authorized. Without the additional funding authorization, the township would have to split the project up into two phases to take place over the next two years. Read more here: Council Considers $200K Increase For Garwood Road Project

There is one non-consent agenda resolution, in which council will discuss rejecting all bids in connection with the 2018 local road program. Bids were received on June 5 with respect to the milling and repaving of approximately a dozen local roads.

Unfortunately, competition was not healthy due in part to contractors having an abundance of work opportunities and the size of the job. Only two bids were received, according to the agenda posted on the township’s website. Both were higher than the engineer’s estimate of construction costs and the CFO cannot certify the availability of funds.

There are also five items on the consent agenda. To view the full agenda, visit the township’s website.