Township of Long Hill
Environmental Commission
Regular Meeting Minutes
Monday, December 18, 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, December 18, 2006 at 7:00 p.m.
The Chairman, Mr. Len Hamilton, called the meeting to order at 7:07 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 December 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, John J. Walsh, Member, Olga Neville, Member, Bruce Meringolo, Member, Bill Hopcraft, Township Committee Rep. (late 7:25), Joan McCloskey, 1st Alternate, Alexandra Hennessey, 2nd Alternate
Absent: Michael Bergen, Vice-Chairman, Scott Soldan, Member
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The Regular Meeting Minutes of October 23, 2006 were read. Joan McCloskey made a motion to approve; the motion was second by Jack Walsh. All in favor.
No Meeting was held in November due to no pending correspondence.
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 open applications and pending meeting dates
·Sent letter to NJDEP for LOI Request for 1279 Valley Road.
7. CORRESPONDENCE:
·Request for LOI & Individual Transition Waiver for BLK 13205, Lot 5, Delaware Ave, LHT from Environmental Technology for Rohit Shah. Len previously drafted a letter for EC approval and distribution. Letter approved and sent. Closed.
7. CORRESPONDENCE cont’d:
·Bernards Township EC Minutes of 09OCT2006. EC has no comment at this time. Closed.
·Warren Township EC Minutes of 15AUG2006, 05SEP2006,19SEP2006 & 03OCT2006. Open.
·Chatham Township EC Minutes of 17OCT2006. EC has no comment at this time. Closed.
·Chatham Borough EC Minutes of 16OCT2006. EC has no comment at this time. Closed.
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 will present an update. Beginning in January the recycling effort will begin in the schools. Also, more recycling bins will be added to the ball fields. Open.
·Guidelines for conducting an energy audit of Town Hall and other municipal facilities. General discussion. Open.
9. DISCUSSION ITEMS:
·ANJEC 2007 Smart Growth Planning Grants discussed, one possibility mentioned was water testing.
·Stone House Rd (Haas Rd) Bridge replacement (Report by Chair)
·Year-end Report by Chair, distributed to all EC members.
·Len recognized and thanked Bill Hopcraft for his contribution to this committee.
9. NEXT MEETING
The next Re-Organization Meeting and regularly scheduled meeting of the Environmental Commission will be Monday, January 22, 2007 at 7:00 P.M.
11. ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made to adjourn the meeting by Bruce Meringolo and second by Joan McCloskey. Upon proper Parliamentary procedures, the regular meeting of the Long Hill Township Environmental Commission did duly adjourn at 8:10 P.M. by unanimous vote.
Respectfully Submitted,
Karen Shear, Secretary Environmental Commission
