Township of Long Hill
Environmental Commission
Regular Meeting Minutes
Monday, August 14, 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, August 14, 2006 at 7:00 p.m.
The Vice-Chairman, Mr. Michael Bergen, called the meeting to order at 7:10p.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 Change Schedule sent to them on July 27, 2006. This agenda was emailed to the Deputy Clerk on August 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 Vice-Chairman called the roll as follows:
Present: Michael Bergen, Vice-Chairman, Scott Soldan, Member, John J. Walsh, Member, Bruce Meringolo, Member, Joan McCloskey, 1st Alternate, Billl Hopcraft, Township Committee Rep.,
Absent: Len Hamilton, Chairman, Olga Neville, Member, Alexandra Hennessey, 2nd Alternate
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The Regular Meeting Minutes of June 19, 2006 were read. A motion was made to approve minutes by Joan McCloskey; the motion was second by Bill Hopcraft. 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 no one from the public was present, we closed this section of the meeting.
6. SECRETARY’S REPORT
·Follow-up with Dawn Wolfe on outstanding application meeting dates.
·Coordinate new meeting date with Commissioners for August.
7. CORRESPONDENCE
·Letter of Referral- Application 06-05P, Block No. 11301 & 11401, Lot No. 4 & 23, Valley Rd. Applicant: Parthenon Realty, LLC. Proposal: New construction of a bank. Meeting Date 9/12/06. A letter will be sent to the Planning Board with EC comments. Closed.
7. CORRESPONDENCE cont’d:
·Letter of Referral- Application 04-17Z, Block No. 13402, Lot No. 1.05, 691 Long Hill Rd, Gillette. Applicant: Pietro Maggiopinto. Proposal: construction of a single-family home on a vacant lot. No Meeting Date noted. A letter will be sent to the Board of Adjustment with EC comments. Closed.
·Letter of Referral- Application 06-07Z, Block No. 12803, Lot No. 36, 446 Carlton Rd, Millington. Applicant: Patriot Media. Proposal: Installation of new site tower. Meeting Date 8/22/06. **On agenda in error, not an EC matter** Closed.
·Warren Township EC Minutes from 5/2 & 5/16 & 6/6/2006. EC has no comment at this time. Closed.
·Chatham Borough EC Minutes from 6/21/06. EC has no comment at this time. Closed.
·2007 Meeting Calendar Request. The EC has decided to keep its regular meeting schedule of the 3rd Monday of the month, with the exception of interference with holidays. A letter will be sent to the Deputy Clerk advising of meeting schedule. Closed.
8. STATUS REPORTS
·Discussion of BMP retrofits for Town Hall parking lot. The lot has been re-graded and Justin is still reaching out to contractors for dirt removal. Open.
·Recycling: Discussion on reports of recyclables in Long Hill's bulk garbage. Alexandra continues her research and will report at a future meeting. Open.
·Presentation to EC scheduled on Integrated Pest Management by Kathy Abbott for September 18th. Open.
·Solar panels for municipal facilities discussed. Mike advised the commission he is still conducting research and feasibility. He will update us at a future meeting. Open.
10. NEXT MEETING
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Environmental Commission will be Monday, September 18, 2006 at 7:00 P.M.
11. ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made to adjourn the meeting by Scott Soldan and second by Bill Hopcraft. Upon proper Parliamentary procedures, the regular meeting of the Long Hill Township Environmental Commission did duly adjourn at 9:15 P.M. by unanimous vote.
Respectfully Submitted,
Karen Shear, Secretary Environmental Commission
