Township of Long Hill
Environmental Commission
Regular Meeting Minutes
Monday, October 23, 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, October 23, 2006 at 7:00 p.m.
The Chairman, Mr. Len Hamilton, called the meeting to order at 7:10 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 October 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 Vice-Chairman called the roll as follows:
Present: Len Hamilton, Chairman, John J. Walsh, Member, Olga Neville, Member, Bill Hopcraft, Township Committee Rep., Joan McCloskey, 1st Alternate (late 7:15), Alexandra Hennessey, 2nd Alternate
Absent: Michael Bergen, Vice-Chairman, Scott Soldan, Member, Bruce Meringolo, Member
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The Regular Meeting Minutes of September 18, 2006 were read. Jack Walsh made a motion to approve; the motion was second by Olga Neville. All in favor.
5. SECRETARY’S REPORT
·Follow-up with Dawn Wolfe on open applications and pending meeting dates
·Sent letter to NJDEP for LOI Request for 1279 Valley Road
6. 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.
7. CORRESPONDENCE:
·Letter of Referral- Application 06-08Z, Block No. 14002, Lot No. 23, 134 East Springbrook Dr., Gillette. Applicant: Philip J. Ponturo. Proposal: Construction of in-ground pool and patio. Meeting Date: Not yet scheduled. A letter will be sent to the Board of Adjustment with EC comments. Closed.
7. CORRESPONDENCE cont’ d
·Letter of Referral- Application 06-03Z, Block No. 12702, Lot No. 21, Elliot Rd, Millington. Applicant: JAM Realty. Proposal: construction of a single-family home on a vacant lot. Meeting Date: November 7, 2006. A letter will be sent to the Board of Adjustment with EC comments. Closed.
·Letter of Referral- Application 06-04Z, Block No. 13501, Lot No. 12 and Block No. 13514, Lot No. 1, Homestead Rd., Gillette. Applicant: James Oliver. Proposal: construction of a single-family home on a vacant lot. (Revised plans submitted.) Meeting Date: October 17, 2006. A letter was sent to the Board of Adjustment with EC comments prior to the meeting date. Closed.
· Block No. 10411, Lot No. 1, 1221 Valley Rd, Stirling. OPRA request for info relevant to environmental site assessment. EC has no comment at this time. Closed.
·August Newsletter from Morris Land Conservancy. Copies were given to all EC members present. EC has no comment at this time. Closed.
·Chatham Borough EC Minutes of 19JUL2006. EC has no comment at this time. Closed.
·Bernards Township EC Minutes of 08MAY, 12JUN, 10JUL & 11Sept2006. EC has no comment at this time. Closed.
·Warren Township EC Minutes of 20JUN, 18JUL & 01AUG2006. EC has no comment at this time. Closed.
·Chatham Township EC Minutes of 12JUN2006. EC has no comment at this time. Closed.
·Request for LOI for 1279 Valley Road, Block 10401, Lots 1, 2, & 3. Karen will send a letter to NJDEP. Closed.
·Alexey presented the EC with pictures that were given to her by the Passaic River Coalition. The pictures (taken in Aug 06) show an unknown white foamy substance through out the Tributory area while the water level was very low. Alexey visited the site this past weekend (Oct 06) and the area was in good condition; however, the water level was very high. The EC will continue to monitor this area.
8. STATUS REPORTS
·Discussion of solar energy possibilities for municipal buildings. Mike will present an update. Open.
·Recycling: Discussion on reports of recyclables in Long Hill's bulk garbage. Alexandra gave a recycling update and she is in the process of trying to get the word out by educating the public on what really is recyclable and how to dispose of it. Items that can be collected have changed since prior lists were posted. Stickers have been placed in Town Hall and in the Library; Alexey has also contacted the schools and newspapers. Alexey asked everyone present to think about and present her with different ideas on how to get the word out. The LHT web site will be revised; she will also try to have the LHT calendar revised. Open.
·Guidelines for conducting an energy audit of Town Hall and other municipal facilities. General discussion. Len passed out an ‘idea’ sheet, discussion held, ideas were brought up and discussed. All were asked to bring additional ideas to the next meeting. Open.
9. NEXT MEETING
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Environmental Commission will be Monday, November 20, 2006 7:00 P.M.
11. ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made to adjourn the meeting by Bill Hopcraft and second by Joan McCloskey. Upon proper Parliamentary procedures, the regular meeting of the Long Hill Township Environmental Commission did duly adjourn at 8:54 P.M. by unanimous vote.
Respectfully Submitted,
Karen Shear, Secretary Environmental Commission
