Township of Long Hill
Environmental Commission
Regular Meeting Minutes
Monday, May 15, 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, May 15, 2006 at 7:00 p.m.
The Chairman, Mr. Len Hamilton, called the meeting to order at 7:08p.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 May 11, 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, John J. Walsh, Member, Joan McCloskey, 1st Alternate, Alexandra Hennessey, 2nd Alternate
Absent: Scott Soldan, Member, Bruce Meringolo, Member, Olga Neville, Member,
Bill Hopcraft, Township Committee Rep.,
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The Regular Meeting Minutes of April 17, 2006 were read. A motion was made to approve minutes by Joan McCloskey; the motion was second by Jack Walsh. 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
None
7. CORRESPONDENCE
·Warren Township EC Minutes from 3/7 & 3/21/2006. EC has no comment at this time. Closed.
7. CORRESPONDENCE cont’d
·Letter of Referral- Application 06-04Z, Block No. 13501, Lot No.12 & Block No. 13514, Lot 1, Homestead Road, Gillette. Applicant: James M. Oliver. Proposal: New construction of single family home on 10 acre lot. Wetland, drainage, critical area i
ssues. No Meeting Date noted. Discussion held. Len will draft a letter with EC comments for review and submission to BOA. Closed.
·Letter of Referral- Application 06-05Z, Block No. 12001, Lot No. 5, 23 Midvale Ave, Millington. Applicant: Daniel Von Pache. Proposal: Addition to existing house. Seeking multiple variances for lot area, lot width and side yard. Lot coverage within requirements. Meeting Date July 11, 2006. Discussion held. Len will draft a letter with EC comments for review and submission to BOA. Closed.
·Letter of Referral- Application 05-11Z, Block No. 10411, Lot No. 6, 1223 Valley Road, Stirling. Applicant: Omnipoint Communications. Proposal: use variance, height variance, front yard setback variance to install new antennas on existing monopole. EC has no comment at this time, Karen will send a letter to BOA reflecting same. Closed.
8. STATUS REPORTS
·Environmental Assessment Form: Discussion held: 2 final drafts were presented by Len: 1 for the homeowner and 1 for the designer/planner. These new forms will be on the next Planning Board Agenda for review. Open.
·Discussion of BMP retrofits for Town Hall parking lot. The lot has been regraded and Justin is still reaching out to contractors for dirt removal. Open.
·Capital Budget: some items were mentioned as possible expenditures: LCD Projector and screen, large format plotter (architect quality), Environmental consultant. Closed.
·Recycling: Discussion on reports of recyclables in Long Hill's bulk garbage. Alexandra continues her research and will report at a future meeting. Open.
·Notice on Mendham Township’s Conservation Easement Project; discussion held on possibly instituting similar project in LHT in the future. Mike and Scott will research further and report at a future meeting. Open.
·A final draft copy of ‘Conservation Plan Element’ was circulated to all EC Members. Discussion held. Len will submit to Planning Board for approval. Closed.
·Possible scheduling of presentation (EC?/TC?) on Integrated Pest Management by Kathy Abbott. Discussion held. Len will contact Ms. Abbott and set up a presentation for a future EC Meeting. Open.
·Environmental Resource Inventory: Mike gave an update of what has been updated and what info is still needed. He will continue to obtain all outstanding info, as available, and update as necessary. Closed.
·Solar panels for municipal facilities discussed. Mike gave a presentation on solar panels. More research will be done and he will update us at a future meeting. Open.
9. DISCUSSION ITEMS
Discussion held on the possibility of the EC recommending to the Mayor that she recognize PNC Bank with a special environmental award. Len will speak to the Mayor regarding this. Closed.
10. NEXT MEETING
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Environmental Commission will be Monday, June 19, 2006 at 7:00pm.
11. ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made to adjourn the meeting by Joan McCloskey and second by Mike Bergen. Upon proper Parliamentary procedures, the regular meeting of the Long Hill Township Environmental Commission did duly adjourn at 9:05 P.M. by unanimous vote.
Respectfully Submitted,
Karen Shear, Secretary Environmental Commission
