Hopewell Township Committee
Monday, September 26, 2005 7:00 p.m.
Hopewell Township Municipal Building Auditorium
201 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road
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I. CALL MEETING TO ORDER/STATEMENT OF PROPER NOTICE BY MAYOR - Notice of this meeting has been posted on the municipal bulletin board and forwarded to the Hopewell Valley News and The Times on January 5, 2005, in accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act, Chapter 231, P.L. 1975.
II. ROLL CALL BY MUNICIPAL CLERK
III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND SALUTE TO THE FLAG
IV. PRESENTATIONS
A. NJDOT ROUTE 31 TASK FORCE
B. MARTIN TRACT
V. ADDITIONAL ITEMS FOR MEETING AGENDA (MAJORITY VOTE)
VI. COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND STAFF REPORTS
VII. PUBLIC SECTION PROVIDED FOR COMMENT AND QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS NOT ON AGENDA
VIII. ORDINANCES - FINAL READING, PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTION
A. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING SECTION 18, "BRUSH AND LANDSCAPE DEBRIS," OF CHAPTER III, "LAW ENFORCEMENT REGULATIONS", OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF HOPEWELL
B. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER III, "LAW ENFORCEMENT REGULATIONS", OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF HOPEWELL TO ESTABLISH REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROPER HANDLING OF YARD WASTE
C. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER III, "LAW ENFORCEMENT REGULATIONS", OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF HOPEWELL TO ESTABLISH REGULATIONS CONCERNING ILLICIT CONNECTIONS TO MUNICIPAL STORMWATER SYSTEMS
D. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER III, "LAW ENFORCEMENT REGULATIONS", OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF HOPEWELL TO ESTABLISH REGULATIONS CONCERNING WILDLIFE FEEDING ON PUBLIC PROPERTY
IX. PUBLIC HEARING - A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF LAND USE LITIGATION
1. Jo-anne Else v. Township Committee of the Township of Hopewell and Township of Hopewell, Docket No. MER-L-3458-01
2. Trap Rock Industries, Inc. and Joseph and William Stavola, Inc. v. The Mayor and Township Committee of the Township of Hopewell an the Township of Hopewell, Docket No. L-341201
3. Pennwell Holdings, LLC and the Garden Organization v. Township of Hopewell and the Township Committee of the Township of Hopewell, Docket No. L-345501.
4. Wachovia Bank, Successor Trustee under the Last Will and Testament of Earl Burroughs, Deceased v. The Township Committee of the Township of Hopewell and the Township of Hopewell, Docket No. L-353-03.
X. ORDINANCES - INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
A. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER XVII, "LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT," OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF HOPEWELL, NEW JERSEY (1978) BY ADDING A VALLEY RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND HAMLET LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (VRC-HLI) DISTRICT
B. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER XVII, "LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT," OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF HOPEWELL, NEW JERSEY (1978) BY ADDING AN OFFICE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (OLI) DISTRICT
C. AN ORDINANCE SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER XVII, "LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT," OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF HOPEWELL, NEW JERSEY (1978) BY ADDING PART OF LOT 19, BLOCK 49, TO THE C-1 NEIGHBORHOOD RETAIL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
XI. CONSENT AGENDA
A. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A REFUND FROM HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP FOR 2005 TAXES PAID IN ERROR
B. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A REFUND FROM HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP FOR 2005 SEWER OVERPAYMENT
C. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING RELEASE OF BONDS AND/OR FEES
D. A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE RESIGNATION OF ANGELA SHINAL, PART-TIME PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE
E. A RESOLUTION TO AWARD A CONTRACT FOR LIFE AND ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS TO JEFFERSON PILOT FINANCIAL
XII. RESOLUTIONS
A. A RESOLUTION FOR AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION (DIESEL TANK REMEDIATION) (Administrator)
B. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT (BRINKERHOFF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES) (Administrator)
C. BILLS & CLAIMS
XIII. PUBLIC SECTION
XIV. EXECUTIVE SESSION RESOLUTION - LEGAL, REAL ESTATE, PERSONNEL, CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS, LITIGATION
XV. ADJOURNMENT AT 10:30 PM