Township of Long Hill
Environmental Commission
Regular Meeting Minutes
Monday, March 20, 2006
1. CALL TO ORDER AND STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE
The Environmental Commission (EC) of the Township of Long Hill, in the County of Morris and State of New Jersey convened in a regular meeting at the Municipal Building, 915 Valley Road, Gillette, New Jersey on Monday, March 20, 2006 at 7:00 p.m.
The Chairman, Mr. Len Hamilton, called the meeting to order at 7:13 p.m. He read the following statement:
Pursuant to the requirement of Chapter 231 of the Public Laws of 1975, adequate notice of the meeting including the time, date and location was posted on the Municipal bulletin board; the Echoes-Sentinel and Courier News were notified of the 2006 Meeting Schedule sent to them on January 1, 2006. This agenda was emailed to the Deputy Clerk on March 16, 2006 for posting.
2. MEETING CUT-OFF
Announcement is made that as a matter of procedure, it is the intention of the Environmental Commission (EC) not to continue any matter past 9:30 p.m. at any regular or special meeting of the commission unless the members, then present, pass a motion to extend the meeting to a later specified cut-off time.
3. ROLL CALL
The Chairman called the roll as follows:
Present: Len Hamilton, Chairman, Michael Bergen, Vice-Chairman, Bruce Meringolo, Member, John J. Walsh, Member, Scott Soldan, Member, Olga Neville, Member, Bill Hopcraft, Township Committee Rep., Alexandra Hennessey, 2nd Alternate
Absent: Joan McCloskey, 1st Alternate
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The Regular Meeting Minutes of February 15, 2006 were read. A motion was made to approve minutes by Bruce Meringolo; the motion was second by Mike Bergen. The EC unanimously voted to the approve minutes.
5. PUBLIC QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS
The meeting was opened to the public for questions or comments. As there was no one present, the meeting was closed to public questions.
6. SECRETARY’S REPORT
·Follow-up with Planning and Zoning for upcoming meeting hearing dates. All dates have been updated in this Agenda.
·Follow-up with Planning and Zoning for a list of all open applications to date: None.
·Notified Deputy Clerk of impending Spring Newsletter Article.
·Processed payment and EC Membership Roster for ANJEC.
7. CORRESPONDENCE
·Letter to EC Chair from R. Hurford and A. Lea of Hopewell NJ, urging the EC to invite Mayor of Long Hill to join the US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement. This program, initiated by Seattle's mayor, is a Municipal commitment to try to meet the Kyoto Protocol targets. Discussion held. Copies made and distributed to all EC Members for comment at next meeting. Open.
·Chatham Borough EC Minutes from 1/18 & 2/15/2006. EC has no comment at this time. Closed.
·Chatham Township EC Minutes from 1/9 & 2/13/2006. EC has no comment at this time. Closed.
·LOI notification for Block 81, Lot 3, Stirling Hotel, indicating that the wetlands and boundary lines submitted are accurate as shown for a period of five years. EC has no comment at this time. Closed.
·LOI extension notification for Block 220, Lots 2, 3.01, & 4 (Priestman, Wallace & Deatly) granting a 5-year extension. EC has no comment at this time. Closed.
8. DISCUSSION ITEMS
·Discussion of BMP retrofits for Town Hall parking lot. Also, possibility of a letter to Township Administrator to assist in getting contractor's attention about removal of unauthorized fill. Drawings of Town Hall parking lot reviewed. Several possible BMPs discussed. Len will speak to Justin in re: alternate plans. Len will also ask Justin what the plan is, if any, to remove the dirt in the library parking lot. Open.
·Ordinance revisions: Len advised the EC about the current status of Ordinance #183-05 by the Planning Board. Final revisions should be completed by early April. Closed.
·Capital Budget: some items were mentioned as possible expenditures: LCD Projector and screen, large format plotter (architect quality), Environmental consultant. Open.
·Recycling: Discussion on reports of recyclables in Long Hill's bulk garbage. Alexandra to look into problem and report at next meeting. Open.
8. STATUS REPORTS
·Environmental Assessment Form: Discussion held: 2 examples were presented by Len: 1 for the homeowner and 1 for the designer/planner. The EC will review and comment at next meeting. Open.
9. NEXT MEETING
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Environmental Commission will be Monday, April 17, 2006 at 7:00pm.
10. ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made to adjourn the meeting by Michael Bergen and second by Scott Soldan. Upon proper Parliamentary procedures, the regular meeting of the Long Hill Township Environmental Commission did duly adjourn at 9:25 P.M. by unanimous vote.
Respectfully Submitted,
Karen Shear, Secretary Environmental Commission
