Berkeley Heights Township : Township Council Meeting Preview - November 23, 2021

Press release from the Berkeley Heights Township:

November 22, 2021

By Council President Jeanne Kingsley

Want to know what is being discussed by the Town Council at its next meeting?

The next Township Council meeting will be held on Tuesday November 23 at 7:00PM.  Member of Council, Mayor Devanney, and Administration staff will be participating electronically via ZOOM in this meeting.  For this and all future electronic meetings, members of the public will be able to comment by video and comments will also be accepted by email to aminkoff@bhtwp.com or by writer letter to Township Clerk, 29 Park Ave, Berkeley Heights NJ 07922.  Comments must be received by the Township Clerk by 4:00 PM on the date of the ZOOM meeting.   The meeting ID for the Zoom meeting is http://zoom.us/s/3575747364.  

The first item on the agenda is a conference session on the ARP Covid Funds by NW Financial to discuss what the Funds available to the township are and how they can be used. 

 The second item is a conference session on the Recreation Master Plan prepared by members of the Recreation Commission. 

There will be a public hearing and final adoption of the following ordinances:

The council will vote on the following resolutions:

• Approve Bill List dated November 23, 2021 in the amount of $1,013,494.72 for vouchers that have been properly approved for processing and payment.
• Authorize changes to the scope of the Municipal Complex Redevelopment Project.
• Authorize the cancellation of balances in capital improvement Ordinances.  The balances are no longer required as the projects have been completed
• Authorize the cancellation of balances in reserves in capital fund. The balances are no longer required as the projects have been completed.
• Approve the insertion of an item of revenue in the 2021 budget of $40,000 for the Kids Recreation – Union County.
• Approve the insertion of an item of revenue in the 2021 budget of $4,000 for Greening Union County.
• Approve the insertion of an item of revenue in the 2021 budget of $6,318 for Municipal Alliance Program.
• Award a contract to Van Cleef Engineering for NJEIB Methane Gas Flare Replacement for the Waste Water Treatment Plant in the amount of $35,000.
• Award a contract to Van Cleef Engineering for the NJEIB Tertiary Filter Replacement for the Waste Water Treatment Plant in the amount of $76,425.
• Authorize a tax settlement for the property located at block 703, Lot 4. 
• Authorize a short-term extension of an existing telecommunications lease, which will expire on November 19, 2021 in the amount of $3,201 per month.
• Authorize a permitted extension of construction work hours to Fiserv, Inc. for the site known as 100 Connell Drive.  

The Council will introduce an ordinance establishing the Truth, Community Healing, and Inclusion Committee. If the introduction of this ordinance is approved, there will be a public hearing and final vote on this ordinance on December 7, 2021.  

To view the complete Council agenda, go here.

This press release was produced by the Berkeley Heights Township. The views expressed here are the author’s own.