Township of Long Hill
Environmental Commission
Regular Meeting Minutes
Monday, April 30, 2007
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, April 30, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.
The Chairman, Mr. Len Hamilton, called the meeting to order at 7:20 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 2007 Meeting Schedule sent to the Deputy Clerk on August 16, 2006. This agenda was emailed to the Deputy Clerk on April 9, 2007 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, Devanshi Jackson, Member, Bruce Meringolo, Member, Joan McCloskey, 1st Alternate, Alexandra Hennessey, 2nd Alternate
Absent: Scott Soldan, Member, Gina Genovese, Township Committee Rep.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
·March 19, 2007 Regular Meeting Minutes were read Joan McCloskey made a motion to approve; the motion was second by Michael Bergen. All were in favor.
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
·Process additional ANJEC Membership dues and submit additional PO for Membership Dues.
**Tonight’s meeting was originally scheduled for Monday, April 16, 2007, however due to inclement weather the meeting was re-scheduled.
7. CORRESPONDENCE:
·Letter of Referral- Application 07-04Z, Block No. 13403, Lot No. 20, 54 Cottage Place
Gillette. Applicant: Tim & Nancy Moran. Proposal: Pool and Spa; lot coverage and steep slope issues. No meeting date scheduled. Len previously drafted a response letter. Plans reviewed and discussion held. Len will make revisions to draft letter per EC recommendations and send to Board of Adjustment. Closed.
·Letter of Referral- Application 06-09P, Block No. 12802, Lot No. 2 & 3.01 and Block No. 41205 Lot 1, 1418 & 1446 Long Hill Rd, Stirling. Applicant: Phyllis Wallace, Sally Deatly & Maribelle Priestman. Proposal: Proposed septic systems in lieu of public sewer connection. No meeting date scheduled. Len previously drafted a response letter. Plans reviewed and discussion held. Len will make revisions to draft letter per EC recommendations and send to Planning Board and NJDEP. Closed.
·Letter of Referral- Application 06-10Z, Block No. 12303, Lot No. 8, 45 Division Avenue
Millington. Applicant: Omnipoint Communications. Proposal: Seeking to erect a monopole communication tower. Height variance and side-yard setback. No meeting date scheduled. Len previously drafted a response letter. Plans reviewed and discussion held. Len will make revisions to draft letter per EC recommendations, forward to the EC for final review and send to Board of Adjustment. Closed.
·Letter of Referral- Application 06-06P, Block No. 12303, Lot No. 33, 221 River Rd, Millington, NJ. Applicant: Mario Mocarski. Proposal: Seeking minor subdivision and bulk variances. No meeting date scheduled. Len previously drafted a response letter. Plans reviewed and discussion held. Len will make revisions to draft letter per EC recommendations and send to Planning Board. Closed.
·Request for LOI - General Freshwater Wetlands Permit Application to NJDEP from James Oliver (referenced to Letter of Referral 06-04Z) for Block 13514 Lot 1 and Block 13501 Lot 12, Homestead Road, LHT. Permit to construct driveway through wetland area. Len will draft a letter and send to EC for comments prior to sending letter to NJDEP. Closed.
·Chatham Borough EC minutes for 2/21/07 & 3/21/07. EC has no comment at his time. Closed.
·Chatham Township EC minutes for 3/6/07. EC has no comment at his time. Closed.
·Outdoor Issues Newsletter received and distributed to all EC members. Closed.
8. STATUS REPORTS
·Discussion of solar energy possibilities for municipal buildings. Mike will present an update at a later date. Closed.
·Recycling: Discussion on reports of recyclables in Long Hill's bulk garbage. Alexandra will present an update at a later date. Closed.
·2007 Goals: Goals were finalized and presented to the Township Committee. Final copies distributed to all EC members. Closed.
8. STATUS REPORTS cont’d
·Continuation of Long Hill comprehensive energy policy recommendations. Len presented a draft comprehensive energy policy and ordinance. Discussion held and suggestions made about educating the public. Len will revise policy and ordinance for review at next meeting. Open.
·Update on ordinance revisions. Len met with Justin Lizza and reviewed the ordinance revisions. The ordinance revisions are now with the Planning Board for approval. Closed.
**Motion made to extend meeting past 9:30pm by Michael, the motion was second by Alexandra. All in favor.
·EC position on paper streets. Discussion held. Len will send a letter to the Township Committee on EC recommendations on the handling of vacation of paper streets in the future. Closed.
·EC comment on Morris County drainage project. Len brought up an issue currently occurring on St. Joseph’s Drive. Discussion held. Len will send a letter with pictures to the Engineering Departments both at Morris County and LHT as well as the Township Committee on the issue. Open.
9. NEXT MEETING
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Environmental Commission will be Monday, May 21, 2007 7:00 P.M.
10. ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made to adjourn the meeting by Bruce Meringolo and second by Michael Bergen. Upon proper Parliamentary procedures, the regular meeting of the Long Hill Township Environmental Commission did duly adjourn at 9:50 P.M. by unanimous vote.
Respectfully Submitted,
Karen Shear, Secretary Environmental Commission
